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KINMOUNT GAZETTE
THE KINMOUNT COMMITTEE FOR PLANNING AND
July 2015 Volume 7: Issue 8
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Friends and Neighbours: Dummer Township
Dummer Township lies directly east of Duoro Township in Peterborough County.
The township is bounded on
the north by Stony Lake and
the hard granite of the Canadian Shield. To the south are
the farmlands of the St Lawrence Lowlands and southern
Peterborough County. But
Dummer Township itself is a
transition zone or boundary
between the two landforms.
The township contains some
good farmland in the south
and west portions; the rest
being rocky granite or limestone. But that did not stop
the government of Upper
Canada from laying out the
township in farm lots in the
early 1820s. Once completed,
the township was ignored by
settlers for a decade until
1831 when a mass immigration arrived from Britain.
After the Napoleonic Wars
ended in 1815, there was a
massive dislocation in the
British economy. Thousands
of soldiers were discharged
from the British Army. Many
had issues fitting back into
society and many became
“welfare cases” unable to find
work. At the time, welfare
was managed at the “parish”
level. Each parish in England
was responsible for supporting its poor. Some parishes
had a large number of
“surplus” people, fit and able
to work, but totally unable to
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find work or support their families. It was a common practice for
the parish authorities to ship these
surplus residents out to the colonies. In 1831 the parish or Corsley
in Wiltshire England dispatched a
group of 85 surplus residents to
Upper Canada. These immigrants
had their passage paid to Canada
and were even given cash to help
them over their first years as well
as tools, clothes, bedding and other necessities of life. Oh yes, each
family was also given a bible and
free baptisms (before they left)! A
marching band escorted the immigrants to their vessel at Bristol
where the Corley immigrants
were joined by other surplus folk
from nearby parishes until they
numbered 250. One family who
backed out at the last moment and
returned home were publically
shunned for cowardice and wasting a spot for another family!
This assisted immigration arrived
at Cobourg where they were
joined by other groups including a
large number of Chelsea Pensioners. The Pensioners were disabled
soldiers from the Napoleonic War
who were subsisting on small
disability pensions. Most had minor disabilities that hampered
their employment options. It was
estimated they numbered 85,000
as late as 1830! These Pensioners
were a drain on the government
finances, so a scheme was developed to ship them to the colonies
as immigrants. They were given
free land and a buyout 4 years
pension if they signed off on fur-
ther payments. (Such schemes are
still used today!) Thousands took
the deal and headed for Upper Canada. They were going nowhere in
England, and many made the move
for their families‟ future benefit.
In the summer of 1831, almost
2,000 immigrants were sent from
the depot in Cobourg to the township of Dummer. Most of these
immigrants were surplus parish
settlers or bought-out Pensioners.
They were given grants in the
southwest corner of the township
around Warsaw and the boundary
with Asphodel. The first concession
road was called the English Line
after these groups. It was an experiment in mass settlement similar to
the previous Peter Robinson Emigration of 1825. The early group
settlement had been a success, why
not the Dummer Experiment.
Many of the Dummer settlers were
ill prepared for pioneer life in the
backwoods of Peterborough County. The surplus group were somewhat better suited, having had farm
backgrounds than the soldierpensioners. Many of the latter were
disabled and unable to put in the
tough physical labour required to
clear the bush and start a pioneer
farm. After their money was exhausted, numerous pensioners were
forced to abandon their plots and
seek charity in other places. Many
were reduced to begging in the
streets. In the end, the government
of Upper Canada (many of the top
officials were also war veterans)
acted and granted relief to the se-
verely disabled.
But in the meantime, the agricultural settlement in Dummer
Township steadily grew. The
first demand of the new settlers
was for a grist mill, and in 1834,
89 Dummer settlers signed a
petition to have one built. The
nearest mills were at Peterborough or Norwood; miles away
without even rudimentary roads.
The obvious site was a waterfall
on the Indian River at the site of
future Warsaw village. Within a
year, a grist mill was operating
at Dummer Mills, later renamed
Warsaw.
The new settlers wrote dozens of
letters back home to friends and
relatives in England, almost all
praising life in Dummer and
exhorting them to immigrate.
One such letter reveals much
about early life in Upper Canada:
“We have here a whole mass of
woods, no one knows the bounds
of it. If England, Ireland and
Scotland came out, they could
not inhabit it. It was said before
we came out, that it
(immigration) was going to be
stopped, as so many were coming, but don‟t you believe it,
they are all glad to see us come.
Government pays for all, never
was a township filled so fast as
Dummer, a house on almost every hundred acres.”
For the land-starved poor of
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Friends, continued from p.2
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Britain, Dummer Township seemed like a boundless paradise!
Soon the good lots were taken and settlement pushed into the rugged granite fringe of north-east Dummer. There the settlement
fringe stopped and some farms were even abandoned in favour of
better land in northern Peterborough.
A Dummer Pensioner
and medal
Town flowers arrived June 1 courtesy of Austin Lumber & Mash
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JULY HIGH FIVE CLUB
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Taylor Brauer, Trevor Brauer, Tim Pearson, Jess Crego
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES
Natasha Austin, Annabelle Cloutier Austin, Moira Clements, Ryan
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Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary
The Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary
Reserve in Central Ontario is the
largest reserve under the protection
of Ontario Nature (formerly the
Federation of Ontario Naturalists). Located between Norland
and Kinmount the reserve is 1164
acres and is almost entirely forested, much of it being forested wetland.
The reserve straddles the contact
between the granite rocks of the
Canadian Shield and the limestone
of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Forest.
The Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature Reserve is home to habitat
of numerous species that depend
upon large tracts of nearby natural
cover. The Altberg Wildlife Sanctuary Reserve is home to a variety
of species including:
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Red-shouldered Hawks
Birds such as: Hermit Thrush,
Verry, Least Flycatcher,
Ovenbird, and a variety of
Warblers
Deer, Moose, Beaver and
other mammals
Moccasin Flower, Showy
Lady's Slipper, and Northern
Beech Fern are amongst the
many interesting plants
This Sanctuary has replaced several
abandoned Dongola farms.
The flowers require maintenance
GALWAY & AREA
RATEPAYER’S
ASSOCIATION INC.
GARAI has a very special General
Meeting coming up on Saturday July
4, 2015 at the Galway Hall, Galway
Road from10 am to 12 noon sharp.
This will be our only Summer Meeting. Get all the answers from our
guests - Mayor Bev. Matthews, Municipality Trent Hills - formerly Galway, Cavendish and Harvey AND Warden, Murray Jones Peterborough County - about our two
new bridges, tax
increases, cost of OPP, Hydro One
and the also the Municipality's
Strategic Plan for the next 4 years.
Meet new friends
Refreshments
Come early to get a good seat!
Crystal Lake
Rock Bass Derby
Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
White’s Beach - Crystal Lake
REGISTER
ENTRY FEE
WEIGH-IN
9 pm - 12 pm at White’s Beach
$5 per person/$10 family team
3 pm
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Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Curve Lake School by Nancy Thurston
After the Truth and Reconciliation
report came out on the residential
schools, I met with Elder, Murray
Whetung of Curve Lake. Earlier he
had told me that his father had been
sent to the Munci Residential
School at Brantford and I wanted to
know more about the school history
at Curve Lake.
Apparently Murray‟s father, Daniel
Eli Whetung was gifted at Mathematics and by grade 3 knew more
on this subject than the teacher at
Munci.
The Indian agent Kennedy who
wore many hats including preacher,
police, as well as teacher, decided
to bring Daniel Whetung back to
his school at Curve Lake and have
him teach there (no remuneration.)
Actually this Indian Agent had
become interested in farming also,
and had the boys do much of the
farm work during their school day.
Daniel Whetung became chief in
1913 and when the Indian Agent
came in September to take the children to the Residential School he
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said “NO”. He went to Peterborough
and hired a teacher to come to teach
in Curve Lake.
Daniel Whetung served as Chief until
1943. He was an early activist in Indian rights, and was known to be a generous and hospitable man.
Today Curve Lake School goes to
grade three and then the children are
bused to Lakefield School where
native culture and language are
taught. Elder Murray Whetung has
been a guest at this school and shared
his wealth of knowledge with these
children.
This year the Heritage Exhibit at the
Kinmount Fair Sept 4 - 6th features
1st Peoples, Anishnaabe. Do you
want your story told too?
Contact [email protected]
Thank you to our Volume 7 Patrons
In Memory of Norm Silver & Mike McBride
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Salmon Lake Cottager‟s Association
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Happy Summertime everyone! Lot‟s
and lot‟s of things going on this
month.
Wednesday, July 1st - Canada Day
Celebrations at the Fairgrounds live entertainment, BBQ, Wagon
Rides, Kids events and Fireworks at
dusk!
Thursdays - Music in the Park. My
band “Passport” will perform again
this year on July 9 as part of the
Heritage Festival Events - Hope to
see you there!
Saturday, July 11 is the debut of our
by Gord Miller
exciting Highland
Games followed by
Family Fun Day,
and don‟t forget to
visit Kinmount Railway Station - Dave Hodgson and his
team have done a lot of upgrades and
many exciting new features.
Saturday‟s continue to give us the
Farmer‟s Market from 9 to 2. Be sure
to enjoy the great weather and everything our beautiful community brings
us, and feel free to brag about it with
your family and friends!
Letter to the Editor
On Tuesday, June 16 we parked our
ATV's on the Kinmount Rail Trail
and shortly thereafter they became
engulfed in flames. We are very
grateful that both ourselves and no
one else was injured in the incident.
We would like to thank the Firefighters who attended the scene
promptly and professionally. We
would also like to thank those members of our community who offered
kindness and assistance to us during
this horrible event. Namely Firefighter 'Eddie' who went above and
beyond his duty, Brian Ferguson
who stayed with us throughout and
drove us safely home, Tim Harrison
from the K&T Café who assisted
bagging charred remains, Cindy
from the Credit Union and Joan
Simmons who was quick with a
hug.
Richard & Raquel Linton
Irondale
Spot the Shot Recaptured
Last month‟s Spot the Shot:
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Side Roads of Kinmount: Dongola
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Kinmount Library Presents
Wooley Wonderland
2 pm July 24
Storyteller Linda Oliver
2 pm August 4
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The Monck Road was built between Kinmount and Norland in
the early 1870s. The Road opened
up the northern concessions of
Somerville Township to serious
agricultural settlement. The Black
Ash Swamp divides the road into a
Kinmount section (Wilson‟s Corners) and the community of Dongola between the Black Ash
Swamp and Norland. Dongola had
its own Post Office, created in 19
and based in the area where the
Base Line Road joins the Monck
Road (now CR # 45, formerly
Highway # 503).
The area is a flat plateau of limestone rock nestling up to the granite of the Canadian Shield in the
last concession of Somerville. This
plateau was covered by a thin layer
of top soil, but was attractive to
early settlers who preferred thin
soil to the “no-soil” of the Shield.
Settlers pushed in from Norland to
the west, the Base Line Road running north from Coboconk and the
Monck Road dissecting the community from west to east. While
Dongola lay closer to Norland,
Kinmount was only a few miles
further and was a larger centre
with a railway station! Dongola
also lay entirely in Somerville
Township whose office was in
Kinmount.
The area contained a school section (SS # 6 Somerville) which
was formed in 1868. First classes
were held in the home of John
Argue until the log school was
constructed across the Road. Halfway down the Base Line Road
towards Coboconk was SS #5
Somerville (White‟s School) in
what was called the “Rumney Settlement”, and due to low numbers,
the 2 schools shared one teacher
for several years. Both schools,
although only a few miles apart,
continued to operate as one room
schools for many years until 1952
when it closed. The few students
attended SS #6 at Dongola until it
too closed in 1963 and the students
were bussed to the new school in
Kinmount. At the time, the schools
were operated by Township
Boards, hence the longer trip to
Kinmount instead of the shorter bus
to Norland. The Dongola School
was sold as a private home and still
stands today, although additions
over the years have disguised its
“school-look”.
The early name for the community
was “Argue‟s” after the earliest
settler, John Argue, who located
here from Mariposa Township in
1864. John Argue eventually became treasurer for Somerville
Township and began to handle
large sums of money. He petitioned
the government for a post office,
and in 1900 one was granted. John
Argue was a modest man and refused to have his family name used
for the new post office. Hence the
name Dongola was chosen. Dongola was a town on the Nile River in
upper Egypt and was prominent as
a base for the British Army in the
Nile Expedition of 1888. Sudanese
fighters besieged the town of Khartoum, then held by an Egyptian
force led by famous British General
Charles Gordon. After much scandal, a rescue force was sent to the
Sudan but too late as Khartoum fell
and the Egyptian garrison was
slaughtered. The commander of the
relief force, General Wollsley, had
served in Canada and remembered
the famous Canadian canoe-men:
the voyageurs. If the British Army
was going to paddle up the Nile,
they needed the best paddlers, and
Wollsley brought in a contingent of
Voyageurs for the journey. Thus
Dongola passed into British History
as a foreign outpost on the Nile and
a backwoods settlement in Somerville Township! John Argue also
showed his modesty by refusing to
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Kids’ Corner
RAIN LOCATION
For These Events
Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
FAMILY FUN DAY Highlights for Kids!
Rain or Shine! 4 - 9 pm Saturday July 11
KINMOUNT
COMMUNITY
CENTRE
INFLATABLE FUN
Sponsored by
Kinmount
TimbrMart &
St. James
Anglican Church
FACE
PAINTING
As seen on kids TV…
LENNY GRAF
Appearing as:
The Magical Musician
&
Sponsored by
JC’s Cuts &
More &
Kinmount
United
Church
FREE
POPCORN
Sponsored by
Kinmount
Lions Club
Sponsored
By KCPED
by
Crazy Pranks
Engaging Music
Original Songs
Jokes & Tricks
Fun Magic
Foolery
Sponsored by Re/Max Country Living Kinmount
COLOURING CONTEST
Pick up sheets around town or print
at kinmount.ca. Draw for Grand Prize!
TATTOO BOOTH
Both activities sponsored by
Kinmount Legion
Summer Activities for Kids
FAMILY
BINGO
Mondays
6:30 pm at the Legion
Balloon Art Sponsored by
Crystal Lake Cottagers Assoc.
Sponsored by
Kinmount Artisans
Marketplace
Free Surprise For Kids who enter the
Canada Flag Photo Hunt!
Pick up entry sheets in town
or print at kinmount.ca
Bring completed entry to
Sponsored by Kinmount Kinmount Artisans Marketplace by 8:30 pm!
Plus you could win a $25 Gift Certificate!
Artisans Marketplace
SUMMER DAY CAMPS IN KINMOUNT
CRAFTS
FOR KIDS
TUESDAYS 2 PM
Kinmount Library
FUN STORIES
CRAFTS, GAMES &
ACTIVITIES
Wednesdays
10:00 a.m. at
Kinmount
Artisans Marketplace
Registration Required
705.488.2938
Unless something changes Kinmount United Church &
Kinmount Baptist Church have no plans to run summer
half-day camps for kids this year. There is however still a
full day Summer Adventure Camp being offered from 9
am to 4 pm, August 10 to 14 at Kinmount Community
Centre. The camp is an Outreach Program of the Point in Time Centre in
Haliburton and is restricted to children ages 6 - 11. Cost is $30. Bring your
own lunch. Spaces are limited. To register or for more information call 705457-5345 or download a form at pointintime.ca to mail in.
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Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Billy Fountain of KinKeep smiling! Please conmount Fish & Chips for
tact me at 705-488-2919 or
supplying the chickens,
email:
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teering? It‟s fun! For instance
but don‟t count your
plying materials & Paul to leak your information in the Hot
Chicken Poop Bingo. There‟s
chickens before they‟re hatched. Silver for setting up & disman- Stove. Happy summer!
nothing like a little poop to get
Last year‟s Bristol Boards prove tling the pen. And if that didn‟t
1st KINMOUNT
the conversation cracking! I
many chickens pooped on side
make you smile how about
GUIDING UNIT NEWS
found that out when selling
numbers. You never know how this? Someone from a neighOur community rocks! Girls of the
Chicken Poop Bingo numbers at a bird brain works. On Family
bouring town recently told me 1st Kinmount Guiding Unit have so
Kinmount Farmer‟s Market with Fun Day a 4‟ x 8‟ plywood
“I wish our town was more like much to be thankful for. To begin
my friend Yvette “from the Ga- sheet with squares numbered
Kinmount. You know what’s
with Kinmount resident Jack Holzette” Brauer. The idea of selling from 1 to 50 is set up near Kin- different about Kinmount? Kin- man gave another donation to the
numbers at the Farmer‟s Market mount Cenotaph. It‟s fenced off mount’s got pride!” So there
group for their year end camp trip.
hatched from the loss of Gateway so the chicken can‟t cross the
you go folks! Keep flaunting
Friends of the Kinmount Library
General Store & Café. Lynn alroad to get to the other side.
that Kinmount Pride!
provided a Pizza & Gardening Parways supported Kinmount Fami- Each time a Bristol Board is
One thing for sure, Kinmount
ty at the Library June 2. Hopefully
ly Fun Day by selling Chicken
completely sold a live and well Pride shines through at the
the girls find they have green
Poop Bingo numbers in her store. fed chicken is placed in the pen. Kinmount Heritage Festival.
thumbs. The intention is to give the
Instead of brooding or squawkThe crowd gets very eggsited
Be prepared for 3 days of fun
vegetables they planted at the Liing over it we decided to stick
watching the Chicken Dance
and excitement! Two thumbs
brary Reading Garden to the Food
our necks out and try something around strutting it‟s stuff. This
up to all volunteers, businesses, Bank. Last but by no means least,
different. Turned out to be some- is one time you want to be
organizations & residents who Ted & Mary Bateman once again
thing to crow about. We sold 2
“pooped” on! If the chicken
support this community event. invited the girls and their families
Bristol Boards that first Saturpoops on your number you win Like the Gazette, the Festival is to their home for a BBQ & Pool
day! It was so nice to spend time $50. No need to be present to
a project of the KCPED.
Party. You are all so awesome!
outside after being cooped up all win but don‟t get your feathers
Remember if it rains Music in Badges for the girls‟ various acweek with rain. The yolks, oops I ruffled or raise your hackles if
the Park & Family Fun Day
complishments will be awarded at
mean jokes were flying and not
you don‟t win. You are still a
(limited activities) take place at the Canada Day Celebrations July 1
just from us but from plenty of
winner by supporting Kinmount Kinmount Community Centre at Kinmount Fairgrounds.
people we talked with. We plan Family Fun Day! And that is
and the Highland Games still
FAMILY FUN BINGO
to do it again so don‟t be a rotten eggsactly all there is to it!
go forth at the Fairgrounds.
Fun Bingo returns to Kinmount
egg or play chicken, get cracking Thanks to Kinmount Lions for
Legion Monday nights at 6:30 pm.
Saturday July 4 and c‟mon down ruling the roost and not chickenthrough July & August. Admission
to see what I mean! We don‟t get ing out on manning this Family
by donation. Lots of prizes and
up with the chickens. We arrive Fun Day Event. More thanks to
snack bar too! Bingo chips availalong after the rooster crows.
ble if you do not have your own.
Likely somewhere around 10 am.
Everybody welcome!
We fly the coop by 2 pm so
make sure to stop by before then.
Chicken Poop Bingo is a Kinmount Family Fun Day Event.
There‟s no fowl play with Chicken Poop Bingo. If you‟ve played
it before then you know Chicken
Poop Bingo is everything it‟s
cracked up to be. For those who
don‟t know here‟s how it works:
Try to win a little chicken feed
Accounting/Bookkeeping
for your nest egg by buying a $2
BCH Tax Preparation
square on a Bristol Board numGovernment Remittances
3235 County Road 121
bered from 1 to 50. Write your
R.R. #2 Burnt River ON
Payroll
name & phone # legibly (no
K0M 1C0
Personal Tax Returns
chicken scratch) in the square.
Barry Heaton
But don‟t put all your eggs in 1
P.O.S. System Set-up
Phone 705-488-2228
basket. It might be wise to buy
Small Business Set-up
Mobile
705-340-3942
more than 1 square, but which
squares to buy? Seems many
Fax 705-488-3160
people think the middle of the
[email protected]
All at REASONABLE RATES
The Hot Stove Leak by Lynne Kilby
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Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
At approximately 4 pm on Tuesday June 16, 2 ATV’s caused
quite a commotion after catching
fire in the ATV parking area off
the Rail Trail alongside Main
Street. Fortunately no one was
injured in the incident. Thanks to
our Firefighters who contained
the blaze. See Letter to the Editor
page 7 for more details.
Do you know why I like volunteering? It‟s
fun! For instance Chicken Poop Bingo.
There‟s nothing like a little poop to get the
conversation cracking! I found that out
when selling Chicken Poop Bingo numbers
at Kinmount Farmer‟s Market with my
friend Yvette “from the Gazette” Brauer.
The idea of selling numbers at the Farmer‟s
Market hatched from the loss of Gateway
General Store & Café. Lynn always supported Kinmount Family Fun Day by selling
Chicken Poop Bingo numbers in her store.
Instead of brooding or squawking over it we
decided to stick our necks out and try some-
The Pan Am Torch Relay June 4 in Minden
Welcome back to the Fun Photos
Booth at Kinmount Family Fun
Day. Make a memory. Get your
photos on buttons, key chains or
in a frame. Only $5. Thanks for
returning Al & Willie Marling!
Thanks to the volunteers who
planted all the beautiful
flowers in town! And thanks
to Kinmount Brownies for
planting at the library!
Kinmount & District
Lions Club presents
$1,000 to Jane Austin of
the KCPED in support of
the 1st Annual Kinmount
Highland Games
Lenny Graf performs at Family Fun Day
Lenny Graf's dynamic and interactive musical interaction features songs from his popular MTVstyle videos from YTV's Tree-House Channel,
such as "My Bicycle With 17 Flat Tires”, (see
Lenny Graf on Vimeo or Youtube) as well
as traditional family favourites such as "Apples
and Bananas", "Comin' 'round the Mountain", and his spoofs which
invite kids to laugh and sing along. For a wider age range, he has
crafted some zany versions of classic radio hits, including his hilarious treatment of the "Macarena" (re-named the "Macaroni"), "Corn
to Be Wild", and his own tunes such as "Monster Bash" and "It's Impossible to Fit a Buffalo in Your Nose". One moment he may be
showing how his saxophone plays (smallest in the world), and the
next, he'll be telling a joke, or showing a fun magic trick!
Passport Classic Rock (left)
plays Music in the Park Heritage
Edition Thursday July 9; Rick
Fines (above) plays July 30
July 2 THE SATINTONES
July 9 GORD MILLER &
PASSPORT & BBQ
July 16 THE CLEVERLY
HILLBILLYZ
July 23 CHUCK SIMMS
July 30 RICK FINES
Thursdays 6:30 pm
Austin Sawmill Park
Rain Location
Community Centre
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The Hot Stove Leak cont.
Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
UPCOMING EVENTS
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
July 1 - Canada Day 5:30 pm Fairgrounds.
July 2 - Music in the Park begins season 6:30
pm Austin Sawmill Heritage Park.
July 3 - Canada Day Bingo at Legion 6:45 pm
July 7 - Summer Reading Program begins
2 pm at Kinmount Library. 705 488 3199
July 9 - 11 Heritage Festival Music in Park,
Ghost Tour, Highland Games, Family Fun Day
July 15 - Big Buck Bid Euchre 11am
Kinmount Legion $10 Includes lunch.
July 18 - Friends of the Library Book Sale
9 am - 1 pm. Lower Level Kinmount Library
July 18 - Summer Splash Saturday at
Harmony Farm
July 28 - Lunch at the Legion 11am - 1 pm
July 28 - Wooley Wonderland 2 pm at
Kinmount Library.
July 28 - Crafty Tuesday 10 am - noon
Kinmount Artisans Marketplace
Aug. 4 - Storyteller Linda Oliver 2 pm at
Kinmount Library.
Aug. 9 - Journey for Health 9am Austin Park
Aug. 13 - Casino Rama Bus trip 9am - 4pm
Cost $5.00.includes lunch. 705-488-2669.
Tai Chi Mondays & Thursdays, 10am - noon
YOUR AGE
at Galway Hall.
BY CHOCOLATE MATH
Seniors Cards Potluck Lunch, 12:30 p.m.
1. Pick the number of times a week you
Mondays Bid Euchre 1 pm at Legion.
would like to have chocolate.
Messy Church resumes 1st Tuesday in Sept.
2. Multiply this number by 2.
5:30 p.m. St. James Anglican Church.
3. Add 5
Kinmount Public Library Hours:
4. Multiply by 50
Tues. & Thurs 11am - 7 pm, Sat. 9 am - 1 pm
5. If you have already had your birthday
Summer Reading Program - Tuesdays 2 pm
in 2015 add 1765... If you haven't, add
Drop in Crafts last Tuesday monthly 10am 1764.
noon at Kinmount Artisans Marketplace.
6. Subtract the four digit year you were
Kids Crafts Wednesdays 10 am - 11:30 am
born.
Kinmount Artisans Marketplace $3 Call 7057. The last 2 digits of your answer is your
488-2938 to register.
age. The first digits are your original
Cards Wednesdays 7 p.m. Irondale Comm.
number of times you want to have chocoCtr. Donation $2 appreciated. Potluck snacks.
late each week!
Knitting Club Thursdays 1 p.m. No experi8. This is the only year (2015) that this
ence needed. St James Anglican Church.
will ever work.
Music in the Park Thursdays 6:30 pm
Thanks to Bruce Boswell for sending!
Austin Sawmill Heritage Park.
Friday Night Bingo 6:45 p.m. Royal
Bruce Boswell
Canadian Legion., $300.00 Must Go Jackpot.
returns to KinKinmount Farmer’s Market Saturdays
mount Family
9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Austin Sawmill Park.
Fun Day with
Kids Zone Sundays, 11a.m. Kinmount
Oops! Our apologies. When the June Gazette
his awesome
Baptist Church.
went to press some text shifted in the transfer. Highlands Cinemas 7 days a week 705-488assortment of
Icelandic Saga continues in the August edition. 2107 or highlandscinemas.com
tunes.
FAMILY FUN DAY AT
SLICE OF THE NORTH
FREE
YARD SALE &
VENDOR SPACE
Kinmount
Family Fun Day
Call 705.488.2919
2 AGE CATEGORIES!
KIDS CONTEST 7pm
Entry Fee $4
ADULT CONTEST 7:30pm
Entry Fee $6
Register in person by 6 pm
Saturday, July 11
Call 705-488-3030
for more info!
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Canada Flag Photo Hunt at Family Fun Day
CALLING ALL ADULTS & CHILDREN
Win a $25 Marketplace Gift Certificate
Free surprise for all kids who enter
Entry forms available around town & at kinmount.ca
More Family Fun Day
Attractions...
Model Railroad
Fur Harvesters
Fire Fighters
Memorabilia
Chicken Poop Bingo
Bake Sales
Photo Ops
Artisans Market
Vendors - Displays
Raffles - Contests
Prizes
Great Food!
Kinmount Gazette
Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
New Businesses in Town
HEALTH CARE TEAM
From top left: Dr. Elena Mihu,
Dr. Zsuzanna Kaszas,
Physiotherapist Sandra Butler,
Receptionists Nellie Gluck &
Lisa Russell
James Sandford
Registered
Massage Therapist
Plan to visit our new businesses in town from top: Gail Craft Creations;
Riverbank Cookhouse; Solve All Computers and Electronics.
All 3 businesses join in the community spirit at Kinmount Family Fun
Day on Saturday July 11.
705 488 1384
For multiple health issues or just relaxation!
Home visits available after FREE consultation.
Get the most of your benefits, receipts issued.
Hodgson Brothers
Lumber
Now at
KINMOUNT
MEDICAL CENTRE
1st Thursday Every Month
CALL 705-488-2205
Cedar decking, Assorted lumber
Trim & V joint, Custom sawing
Burnt River, Ontario
705-454-2219
705-454-8151
Visit our
Improved
RAILWAY
MUSEUM
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Highland Games
Hwy. 35 & County Rd. 45
Norland
Fresh baked goodies
Fresh sandwiches & wraps
Gluten free products
Gourmet coffee
Organic tea
Specialty drinks
Take a break. Stop in and enjoy a treat!
Monday - Saturday 8 am - 5 pm
with
Thursday & Friday
Kinmount Farmers’ Market
Explore our market!
Saturday, 9 am - 2 pm August 1
“Flavour of the Market”
At Austin Sawmill Park
Call 705-799-1237
Raccoons in your attic?
Beavers eating your deck?
Call Rick @ 705-488-3191
Professional Trapper
Fully licensed & insured
Saturday July 18
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lower Level
Kinmount Library
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Followed by Family Fun Day Main Street 4 - 9 pm
Kinmount Gazette
Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Upcoming Art Show at Kinmount Artisans Marketplace
Kinmount & Area Artisans Guild is excited to be working on a
group Art Show to be displayed at Kinmount Artisans Marketplace Saturday, September 26 in celebration of Canada Culture Days. Members will work with Robbie Craig, a talented
Artist/Photographer www.rcraig.org from the Northwest Territories. Robbie photographs wonderful photos of the Northern
Lights and gave permission to Kinmount & Area Artisans
Guild members to work from his photos pictured on the left.
Artisans work in their own medium & style (acrylic, watercolour, stained glass, wood, jewellery etc.) It will be most interesting to see the variety of different art produced from the
same picture. Members interested in participating should have
their completed Art to the Marketplace by Sept. 12. Questions? Call Judy Mirams 705-286-3557
email [email protected]. For KAAG membership inquiries
call Patti at 705-488-2938.
Kinmount
Artisans Marketplace
Celebrating Summer!
Free Summer Draw
Win fabulous hand crafted prizes!
Free draw ticket with each purchase.
Canada Day Trivia Contest
Try your luck July 1 to win prizes!
Summer Kids Craft Workshops
Wednesdays 10 am - 11:30 am July & August
July 8 Rain Sticks - Kyla Grexton
July 15 Nature Masks - Wendy Michaud
July 22 Kinmount Fair Crafts - Lynne Kilby
July 29 Card Making - Pat St. Thomas Lees
Cost $3 per session per child.
Pre registration required. Call 705-488-2938.
Artisans in the Arena
At Kinmount Highland Games
8:30 am - 4 pm Saturday July 11
Family Fun Day
4 pm - 9 pm Saturday July 11
Free Kids Craft Booth &
Canada Flag Photo Hunt
for Adults & Kids
Win a $25 Marketplace Gift Certificate.
Free surprise for kids who enter!
Entry sheets around town or kinmount.ca
Watercolour on Canvas
Workshop for Adults
July 25 with Donna Stover
Cost $10
Pre registration Call 705-488-2938
SUMMER HOURS
10 am - 4 pm
7 DAYS A WEEK
TILL THANKSGIVING!
17th Journey For Health
Join doctors & staff of Kinmount Health Centre
in this fundraiser proudly presented by Kinmount
District Health Services Foundation Sunday,
Aug. 9 rain or shine, 9 am at Austin Sawmill
Park. Continued support helps with ongoing upgrades of equipment to provide quality care in a
supportive, compassionate environment. The
Foundation‟s VISION is to be the finest primary
care health centre in Ontario in the hearts &
minds of those they serve. The Foundation does
not provide funds for ongoing health centre operating costs. Join the fun! Get a Pledge Form &
sponsors & walk, run or cycle. Forms at Kinmount Medical Centre, Kinmount Pharmacy,
most other town businesses, Irondale Store &
Riverside Inn Norland or call 705-488-2687 or
705-488-2333. The goal is $15,000. Sam Iskander, owner of Kinmount Pharmacy, generously matches the person with the most pledges up
to $1,500. Challenge a friend to match or beat
your pledges. Lunch supplied by Doctors, Staff
& Kawartha Dairy. The Foundation supplies
prizes including prizes for kids 16 & under with
pledges. Grand Prize is a bike. Drinks & oranges
supplied by Kinmount Foodtown, Kinmount Fish
& Chips, Kinvale Restaurant & Shop & Save.
Dorothy’s Delights
by Dorothy Heath
Mystical Layered Bars
1/3 cup butter
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup rolled oats (not instant)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup flaked coconut
3/4 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Heat oven to 350. Melt butter in 9X13
pan. remove from oven. Sprinkle crumbs
and oatmeal over butter and press down
with fork. Pour milk over evenly, then
sprinkle evenly with layers of remaining
ingredients. Bake at 350 for 30 min until
lightly browned. Cool 5 min and cut into
squares. Remove from pan when cool.
Ginger Beef and Snap Peas
1 lb flank steak
2 tsp veg oil
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
2 cups sugar snap peas ends trimmed
1/2 cup beef broth
3 tbsp oyster sauce
Cut steak across grain into 1/4 " slices.
Stir fry ginger in hot oil about 30 sec.
Add steak and stir fry until no longer
pink. Add peas and stir fry 1 min. Scrape
into bowl. Add broth to wok to deglaze
pan. Reduce slightly. Return Beef mixture to wok. Stir in Oyster sauce.
Have a great Summer!
Cooking Q & A
What's the difference between snow peas,
snap peas and garden peas?
Snap peas. also known as sugar snap
peas, are a cross between snow peas &
garden peas. The whole rounded pod is
eaten and has a crunchy texture & very
sweet flavour. Snow Peas are flat. Snap
peas & snow peas may be eaten raw or
cooked. Garden Peas are shelled.
Ethan Strong
Lawn Maintenance, Spring & Fall Yard Cleanups
Dump Runs, Snowplowing
Box 243, Kinmount, ON K0M 2A0
705-341-0105 email: [email protected]
Pea Folklore
Finding only one pea in a pea
pod symbolises good fortune.
A pea pod with nine peas allows you the opportunity to
make a wish once you have
thrown one of the peas over
your right shoulder. And let‟s
not forget a true princess can
feel a pea under a stack of
pillows!
Do you know any more pea
folklore?
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441
by Cathy King
Royal Canadian Legion
John McGrath
Branch 441
Kinmount, Ontario
705-488-3462
HALL RENTALS
705-488-3462
Kinmount Fair
September 5 - 7, 2015
Saturday Grandstand Show
“One of the most recognized Canadian and multiple
JUNO and CCMA award-winning Country Group”
Doc Walker
In addition to our regular weekly
Bingos, we are planning two special
bingos in July with $500.00 Must Go
Jackpots, on July 3rd for Canada Day
and July 31st for the Civic Holiday.
Bring a non perishable food item for
the food bank and get a free bingo
card.
We look forward to the Highland
Games coming to Kinmount July
11. While at the Highland Games
stop by and visit our Tea Room at
the fairgrounds for some tasty refreshments. Watch for our Ladies
Auxiliary Bake Sale at Kinmount
Family Fun Day following the Highland Games. Grand Prize for the
Family Fun Day Colouring Contest
& a variety of tattoos for the Free
Visit our website for details
www.kinmountfair.net
Tattoo Booth are supplied by our
Legion.
In the evening on July 11, back by
popular demand are the Cleverly
Hillbillies.
Wednesday July 15 at 11:00 am is
Big Buck Bid Euchre. Cost is only
$10.
Our friendly lady chefs look forward to serving you at our next
Tuesday Lunch July 28 from 11am
to 1pm. with your choice of Liver n
Onions or alternate meal. Cost $8.
includes dessert.
Our Legion Colour Party will be at
the Canada Day Celebrations July 1
at Kinmount Fairgrounds. Hope to
see you there. Happy Canada Day
everyone!
Thank you to Comrade
Jim Sandford, who
recently volunteered to
re-paint our Branch
Sign. Looking good!
Main Street Kinmount
Kawartha Credit Union is a full-service financial
institution with 25 branches
in North and East-Central Ontario
from Trenton to Parry Sound
ATM available 24 hours
705-488-9963
See You at
Family
Fun Day!
JC’s Cuts & More
WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME
4084 MAIN STREET
KINMOUNT
705-488-1148
See You at Family Fun Day!
TUESDAY
July 28
11 am - 1 pm
Liver & Onions
Or Alternate
Cost $8 Includes
Coffee/Tea & Dessert
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The Library Link
by Mary Ann Dobsi
July is an exciting month for the
children featuring Wooley Wonderland Tuesday, July 28 at 2:00 pm
and Storyteller Linda Oliver Tuesday, August 4 at 2:00. Also this
summer, help us build a “Library
Museum”. This children‟s program
is about exploring and expanding
reading skills weekly with fun stories, activities, games, and crafts.
Registration is required for this program.
Our pet „DAVE‟ is settling into the
library quite nicely. Dave is a worm
(all the worms are called Dave)
which came to us in June for composting. The children learned what
they can compost and what the
worms do to make healthy soil. If
children or adults want to learn
more about vermicomposting
(composting with worms) visit our
website at kawarthalakeslibrary.ca.
Compost Stew by Mary McKenna
Siddals is a great book for children.
This book teaches them what you
can compost in a fun way by saying
the letters of the alphabet.
New for 2015 is a book called The
Wedding Circle by Lee Ashton.
Maura Beth Mayhew, the main
character in the story, dreams about
her perfect wedding and as a librarian, dreams about the new library
being built. While people try to
stand in her way, can these two
dreams become a reality? Check it
out and see what happens.
This month‟s book sale is Saturday,
July 18th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Have a wonderful July!
City of Kawartha Lakes Public
Library, Kinmount Branch
Kinmount Gazette
Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Side Roads: Dongola, continued from p. 8
become post master, nominating
his neighbour John Davis instead.
Dongola never contained any businesses, Kinmount and Norland
were just too close. It never was
graced by a church either, but local
ministers held church services in
the school. There were no sawmills
or other industries, local settlers
patronizing the neighbouring villages as well. The post office
limped along till 1936 when it was
replaced by rural route delivery.
The Black Ash Swamp was part of
the Corben Creek watershed and
drained into Four Mile Lake. It
ruined lots 9,10 in concessions11,12,13,14 of Somerville;
the land being too swampy for
settlement. But in lot 11, the
Monck Road climbed a ridge and
the land became “farmable” again.
On the north side of the Road, lot
11 was occupied by John Magee
and lot 12 by John James Magee.
West of the Magee family were the
2 lots (13,14) that comprised the
Argue Farm. The earliest settlers
got the best land, and these flat,
open lots were cleared and farmed.
Lot 15 (across from the Woodcock
Line) was settled by John Pogue.
His neighbour next door was
George Barkwell, but on his holding the limestone ridge dropped
into the granite and signaled the
western end of the good farmland.
Realizing he was not going to
make a living off this poor land,
George Barkwell supplemented his
income by turning out quality axe
handles. In the Golden Age of
Lumbermen, quality axe handles
were in demand and he turned out
at least 6 hand-made handles daily.
Diphtheria was a dreaded pioneer
disease that was especially deadly
for young children. In 1887, the
disease claimed the lives of the
four oldest children of John Pogue.
Diphtheria was highly contagious,
and funerals for its victims were
held at night. Often a family member led the procession walking
ahead and warning people a diphtheria funeral was coming so they
could stay away! In 1903 Diphtheria visited the Pogue family again
and claimed the 2 year old baby.
Four older children fell sick as well,
but Dr E.A. White of Kinmount
saved their lives by inoculating the
family with a new anti-toxin. Diphtheria has since vanished from the
list of common diseases. South of the
Monck Road (concession 12) lived
the following settlers:
John Blanchard – lot 11
We are committed to your health
John Davis – lot 12
Wesley Woodcock – lot 13
Silas O‟Brien – lot 13
Thomas Cooper – lot 14
Phillip Cooper – lot 15
James Quinn – lot 16
Be a part of the Kinmount Pharmacy Family
The O‟Brien Family had the sad misHave your prescriptions filled with us!
fortune of having 3 sons killed in
Located at the Medical Centre to serve you better
World War II. After the Quinn Farm,
Free Medical, Vitamins & Herbal Consultations
the lots were part of the Front Range
Free Medication Review & Delivery
lots that fronted on the Gull River.
Hours: Mon. to Wed. 9 am to 5:30 pm
These lots were long and narrow,
Thurs. 9 am to 8 pm & Fri. 9 am to 5 pm
and extended from the River (the
front) to the Base Line Road (the
CGC Ltd.
rear). They were surveyed this way
Warren Gas Services
in the 1830s to allow as many as
many settlers as possible to have a
15 Years Serving Kinmount & Area
frontage on the Gull River, which
SALES - SERVICE - INSTALLATION PROPANE
PRO
was the only access at the time. The
FURNACES,, FIRE PLACES
Front range lots in Somerville Town- PHONE
BBQ'S, WATER HEATERS
:
ship extended from Rosedale to Nor- PROPANE
BLAINE WARREN
SERVICES
land and numbered 73 lots. The
(705)
Certified
Gas Technician
northern-most lots were occupied by
[email protected]
WETT
the Lee Family. Since these lots were
3294
Certified
very narrow, settlers often acquired
705-488-3294
several lots, the Lee Family had 6 or
7 of them! Between lots 15 and 16
(concession 12) south of the Monck
Road (right in downtown Dongola!),
a concession road was opened south
to serve several farmers who alienatSales - Service - Installation - Inspection
ed good land in the 11th and 12th conOil, Propane & Gas Furnaces & Appliances
cessions. This side line was called
Air Conditioning, Water Pumps, Etc.
the Woodcock Line after the earliest
settlers, and ran 2 1/2 miles south
Excellent Prices on Double Bottom Oil Tanks
before turning west and joining the
(705) 454-1212
Base Line Road. Several farms were
(705) 928-0334
Coboconk, On
located along the Line including
James Taggart , George Woodcock,
Joe Chynoweth, Stephen Demoe and
Crystal Lake Triathlon
James Rummerfield. The land along
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
this line was among the best in DonWhite’s Beach - Crystal Lake
gola, and some is still farmed today!
Sprint & Relay Triathlon
At the 10th concession, the good land
750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run
gives out and becomes very rough
Tri a Tri & Relay Tri a Tri 12 & under
and swampy as it descends to Four
375 m swim, 10 km bike, 2.5 km run
Mile Lake.
[email protected]
CHARLIE CAMERON
Heating & Cooling
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In the Lions Den by Dave Anderson
Kinmount & District Lions Club is
pleased to sponsor Music In The
Park this summer, at Austin
Sawmill Heritage Park on Thursday evenings for July & August. It
is an enjoyable evening of music
and fun. So be sure to check it out.
Don‟t forget to bring your lawn
chair.
Volunteers are an important part of
our community and we in Kinmount have many people who do
terrific work. If you know of anyone who deserves the honour of
becoming “Citizen of the Year”,
please put on your thinking caps,
and submit their names with a letter explaining why you think this
person is worthy of the title. Flyers
will be out soon.
The Kinmount Lions kicked off
their summer draw on May 30 at
Canadian Tire in Minden. The
grand prize is a sculpted park
bench featuring two bears – one at
each end,- depicted as one about to
catch a fish, and the other end
shows the bear clasping the fish –
already caught, carved by Neil Cox
from The Carving Gallery in
Moore‟s Falls, valued at $ 1800.
Additional prizes include, from
Eganridge Inn Country Club &
Spa - 1 night stay for 2 with Dinner & Breakfast: Canadian TireGas Lawn Mower: Lynn & Jeff
Nicholls from Kinmount & Bobcaygeon, Ont.- Mirrored Jewellery
Cabinet: The Wine Store – 1 batch of
wine of your choice from Minden,
On.: John Austin & Sons Lumber in
Kinmount- $ 100. Gift Certificate:
Dianne & Vic Spring from REMAX
Country Living Reality in Kinmount,
On.- $ 100.00 cash:Doctor Elena Mihu from the Kinmount and District
Health Centre – $ 100.00 Cash: Minden Home Hardware – Picnic Table:
Shop‟N Save Country Style from
Kinmount, On – Computer chair,
Canadian flag blanket & pillow, floor
& desk combo pack: Kinmount Pharmacy -$ 50.Gift Certificate & Spaghetti Factory - Gift Certificate from
Toronto. Tickets are in stores now
and available from Lions members or
come see us Saturday July 11 at the
Kinmount Highland Games at Kinmount Fairgrounds and at Family Fun
Day on Main Street from 4 pm - 9
pm. Come see us for your Chicken
Poop Bingo numbers! On the Civic
Holiday weekend, the Lions help with
the Burnt River Ball Tournament.
Anyone interested in joining or learning more about us contact Trish at
705-488-9918, or drop by one of our
meetings at 7 pm, the 1st & 3rd Tuesday monthly in the lower level of
Kinmount Library. We are always
looking for new ideas and helping
hands.
New Installations or Renovations
Mansfield Plumbing
Commercial, Residential, Cottages
Rick Mansfield, Licensed Plumber
Complete systems from in-coming water to
out-going waste!
16 Highland Gate Blvd.
Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0
705-286-1126 or 705-286-1340
705 457 6364
Hit & Miss Engine
Or Lifter Diesels
W - A - N -T - E - D
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Kinmount & Area Lions are selling tickets on this hand carved bench
along with many other prizes. The draw takes place on Monday of the
Thanksgiving weekend at 1 pm at the Kinmount Legion Parking Lot.
Kinmount Gazette
Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Kinmount...Explore Our Heritage, Experience Our Charm!
KINMOUNT GAZETTE COMMITTEE
Guy Scott, Editor
P.O. Box 249
Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0
Each edition we feature a photo from
the Kinmount Area. We challenge
you to identify the spot.
Submissions of photos welcome. Please
submit to the editor via email with a
detailed description of the spot you
have captured.
Spot the Shot
Phone: 705-488-3182
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the Web
www.kinmount.ca
Last month’s Spot the Shot:
The Railroad Trestle at Crego Creek
(Rushworth’s Creek)
Gazette Committee:
Submission Deadline
For August Edition
Friday July 17, 2015
Lynne Kilby, Staff Writer/Advertising
Yvette Brauer, Finance/Subscription
Jane Austin, Publisher
From the Editor’s Desk
In Burnt River, you can find
the Gazette outside the LiThis edition we are reporting on 3 brary/Post Office. Watson‟s Siding
new businesses in the village (see
has a box at the Burnt River bridge
article). It is always encouraging
beside the mail boxes. We have
when anew businesses start up in
also added paper boxes at the Galthe community: it is a symbol of
way Road and the Crystal Lake
the health of the business sector and Road corners at the highway. Kinthe community. I urge you to stop mount residents will continue to
by and visit our businesses.
have the Gazettes placed in their
Congratulations to some excellent mail boxes.
community volunteers who were
The Icelandic Saga part II will aprecognized for their efforts. Dale
pear in the next edition of the Gaand Troy Smith were awarded City zette.
of Kawartha Lakes awards for vol- Congratulations to the members of
unteering at Kinmount Fair
the Victoria Pony Club on another
for..seemingly ever! Madelaine
successful PPG Games event on
Pearson received recognition from June 14. The two “C” teams placed
Community Care for years of vol- 2nd and 3rd. The “B , “A” and Masunteer service in the County of Pe- ters Teams all finished 2nd in their
terborough.
classes. And finally the “Open”
The Kinmount Gazette now has 4
team finished in 1st place. In the
paper boxes in the area where you next edition, we will have the yearcan pick up a copy of the Gazette. end results.
In Minden, the box is located at
July 11 is a big day for the commuDollo‟s Foodland on Highway #35. nity. The first Highland Games will
happen in the Fairgrounds
starting at 8:30 am and the
annual Family Fun Day will
follow on the Main Street. I
cannot list all the events:
you will just have to read the
Gazette! It will be a happening day! And on Friday July
10, yours truly will be leading his annual Ghost Tour of
the village. Where will we
“spook out”? You will just
have to be there to find out!
On a sadder note, a recent
ATV accident at the Burnt
River Off Road facility
claimed the life of 9 year old
Tyler Massey. It is tragic when
one so young is involved. Our
sympathies to Wendy and her
family.
Next edition lots of results
from the Highland Games, Pan
-Am Games, Family Fun Day
and other events. Stay tuned!
GS
Gramma’s
Fish & Chip Truck
Now at Southwind Motel Hwy 121
OPEN 11 am EVERY DAY
Now Serving Wings $7.50 lb.
Call ahead and your order will be ready when you are
705 - 457 - 6364
Minden
35
Gramma’s Fish & Chips
Same
Great
121
Kinmount
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See You
at
Family
Fun Day!