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Volume 6 No. 43
YOUR UNIVERSE
Thursday, November 4th 2010
GOOD ELVES - Some elves, we read in storybooks, are rather mischievous and nasty, but we can’t imagine that includes these particular elves - (Lto R) Jenny Morrison, Cameron Hicks, and Clara Hicks - who are up to nothing
but good in the Uxbridge Youth Theatre production of The Elves and the Shoemaker, opening Nov. 11 at the Music Hall. Photo by Lezley Woodhams.
Another wonderful young woman dies on Uxbridge roads
by Sean Wetselaar and
Sarah Rogers, “Tiger Talk”
In Memory of
Isa Nilsson-Byberg
They say only the good die young.
In this case, it has to be changed to
so much more than 'good'. The
amazing, beautiful, caring, intelligent, and fun has died much too
young. Isa Nilsson-Byberg passed
away early Saturday morning in a
car accident on Davis Drive. Isa was
a grade 12 student at Uxbridge
Secondary School, who will never
be forgotten.
Monday of this week was the most
horrible of any day we've spent at
USS thus far. It seemed every
teacher and senior student had been
touched by this wonderful girl
somehow, and none of them had a
dry eye during the course of the day.
Isa's enthusiastic and outgoing attitude caught everyone's attention
and this past week has been full of
learning moments regarding this
interesting girl.
For those of us who hadn't got to
know Isa as well as we would have
liked, we're sure you've found out
just as much as we have about her
this week. Isa was
outstanding artistically, intellectually,
and socially. If you'd
met Isa even once,
you would know for
sure how outgoing
and friendly she was.
Sarah remembers on
the Europe trip in
March, she hadn't
really known Isa too
well but one night they ended up
chatting for quite a while. It was fun
and really great to talk to Isa. She
always seemed interested in what
you had to say and her stories were
the kind that always trumped yours
in the greatest way. It was never a
dull moment.
Isa was chosen, along with a few
other students, to paint flowers on
the east-facing wall outside La Petite
Fleur. Her beautiful, white lily will
forever be her legacy. She was convinced it wasn't
quite finished, but
to everyone, it was
brilliant. Friends of
hers remember her
complaining about
having to paint over
a pole attached to
the wall. She enjoyed painting but doesn’t really matter.”
"that stupid pole always got in the
This week at USS has been easily
way!", remarked a friend, laughing one of the hardest since we started
at Isa's jovial attitude towards the school in grade nine. Saturday
mural.
morning, we lost more than a classDuring Tuesday November 2nd, at mate. We lost a beautiful, kind, outthe High School, a group of stu- going human being, whose short
dents painted Isa’s locker with life will live on forever, in the hearts
bright, beautiful abstract colours to of everyone that knew her.
showcase, in some small way, her
Isa Nilsson-Byberg, you are loved.
life and love of art. Although the And you will be missed.
painting is not finished at
the time of writing, severFall Fields, Concession 7 by Lezley Woodhams
al names have already
been etched in the locker,
with her closest friends
paying tribute.
While, at a time like this,
it’s easy to get lost in confusion surrounding the
death of a loved one, as
another friend of Isa’s
pointed out, “The ‘why’
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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T h u r s d a y, N o v e m b e r 4 t h 2 0 1 0
Legion sponsors Remembrance concert featuring Mass for Peace
by Wynn Walters
Much music has been written
about the horrors of war and the
hope for peace -- but none more
dramatic than the major work
being performed by the Uxbridge
Chamber
Choir
on
Remembrance
Sunday,
November 14: “The Armed Man
- a Mass for Peace” by Welsh
composer Karl Jenkins.
“Since it was first performed in
2000, it has been performed
some 900 times throughout the
world, and always to rave
reviews,” says John Jackson, president of the Chamber Choir. “It's
an extraordinarily powerful work,
and very moving for both singers
and audiences. It tells of the
menace of war and the descent
from 'the armed man' into a hell
of sorrow, pain and death. The
message of hope is that we can
achieve new understandings and
new outcomes - that we are no
longer destined to repeat the mistakes of the past.”
To give added drama to the
music, choir director Tom Baker
has engaged a number of instrumental soloists, including two
percussionists, two trumpets,
cello and flute, in addition to
piano and organ. The concert,
which is sponsored by the
Uxbridge branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion, will also feature works performed by members of the Uxbridge Youth Choir
Sandford News
with Pat Asling
October-'Gone with the wind! We certainly had plenty throughout the
month but nothing to what my friends
in Belize, St. Lucia and Jamaica, along
with other Caribbean isles have experienced. Hurricane season is supposed to
be over but I guess they don't read!
As one activity blew out another blew
in. The focus was the township election and we congratulate those who
won. One concern is that there are no
farmers represented. We hope that they
will not be neglected as they make up a
very necessary part of our township
and have always been the backbone of
commerce and food production...
Deborah and Dwight Clements
attended the wedding of their son John
at Udora Hall on the 16th, officiated
by his brother Chris. The decorations
and activities were unique but appropriate for the season...
Our moose hunters were partly successful with at least one animal falling
victim. Deer hunters are attempting to
bring home a trophy. No sign of the
animals around here!
The Sandford Gala was a great hit,
dampened by the news that the
evening before our fantastic pianist
Carol Gibson had slipped and broken her ankle and was in hospital.
After undergoing an operation she
has returned home and is recuperating well. Only one performer cancelled
as she was to be accompanied by Carol.
Thanks to some friends, piano virtuoso
B.J. Byers performed. Other musicians
were Bill Richardson, Evelyn
McGuckin, Chris Saunders and
Haydee Grant, Bethany and Allan
McGillivray with Lea Collingwood,
Bill McKee, and “The Village Brass”- a
wonderful smorgasbord of melody...
A cousin of Bill and Sheila
Richardson, from Oklahoma, met
more relatives at the show and was the
focus of a mini family reunion that
weekend at the family farm in
Vandorf...
The Zephyr Church anniversary, on
Oct. 24th was a joyous occasion.
Thanks to the younger generation and
the power of internet they brought out
their peers, filling the pews! Rev. Mary
McHarg gave a stimulating message,
filled with memories. The Sandford
choir, Nancy Wolfe at the organ, Joan
Wideman on the piano, opened the
singing. There was a special musical
number by three of the younger set
and “Freedom Bound” sang some
rousing inspirational numbers...
under the direction of Jennifer
Neveu-Cook.
Jack Ballinger, president of the
Uxbridge Legion, said that partnership with the Chamber Choir
in this concert was very fitting,
since it focused not only on the
need for peace, but also on the
debt we owe to those who have
helped (and continue to help)
make that peace possible.
'The Armed Man” was commissioned by the Royal Armouries
Museum in the United Kingdom
to mark the Millennium (year
2000), and was initially dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis.
It is essentially an anti-war piece
based around the Catholic Mass,
which Jenkins combines with
other sources, principally the fifLater I travelled to Epsom to wish
Nell Laird a happy 98th birthday. Nell
has been associated with many groups
over the years including Pine Grove
and Epsom churches and the Hospital
Auxiliary. From there I went to my
parent's home where two of my nieces
and their families were feting my
father, Don, on the occasion of his 91st
birthday...
It was good to see Jean Trouse,
Deborah Clements, Annabell Jones
and Janet Smith all looking well
despite illnessess...
This Sunday was Peace Sunday. Rev.
Diane invited her puppet friend
Rebecca along. Rebecca taught us how
to do “the wave”, using it as an example of how a smile, a kind word or a
good deed can be passed along to a
whole group of people...
Monday I hosted Xi Epsilon Upsilon
Sorority. Guest speaker was Jennifer
(Mrs. Philip) Wilson of Sandford.
Jennifer is an excellent harpist, music
teacher, actress and mother, who spoke
of the mission she was on, with her
daughters, to Pikangikum, and family
journeys to Africa, South and Central
America...
The phoenix, Sandford store, is rising!
Mark your calendar for the beef supper Thursday, Nov. 25.
teenth century French folk song
“L'homme armé” (the armed
man). In addition to extracts
from the Mass, the text incorporates words from other religious
and historical sources, including
the Islamic call to prayer, the
Bible, and words of Rudyard
Kipling, Alfred Lord Tennyson
and Sankichi Toge, a Japanese
poet who survived Hiroshima,
but later died of radiation poisoning.
Perhaps the best way to capture
the significance of this work is
through the words of Guy
Wilson, Master of the Royal
Armouries, who selected the
texts. He says, "The theme that
'the armed man must be feared'
which is the message of the song,
seemed to me painfully relevant
to the 20th century and so the
idea was born to commission a
modern Armed Man Mass. What
better way both to look back and
reflect as we leave behind the
most war-torn and destructive
century in human history, and to
look ahead with hope and commit ourselves to a new and more
peaceful millennium."
The concert is November 14 at
Trinity United Church, at 3 pm.
Tickets are available in advance at
Blue Heron Books, or by calling
905-852-4282. Prices are $18 for
adults, $15 for seniors and students. Children under 12 and
active or veteran service personnel are free.
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Am I Wrong?
Disposable pets
If you find a stray cat in the next few
days, don't bother taking it to the
Uxbridge-Scugog Animal Shelter:
they don't have any more room.
The shelter is currently at capacity
for stray cats and kittens, and if you
make a visit there and the staff lets
you into the holding rooms, it will
break your heart. Assuming, that is,
that you care about animals.
Beautiful cats – some with kittens
– occupy every cage in the place.
Just about all of them cry for attention. Those that don't just curl up
dolefully in a corner of the cage.
The kittens, too young to have
known or miss the warmth of a
good home, get to gambol around
the floor during play time.
And yet it is the fun-loving, carefree kittens who are the tragedy.
Many have to be euthanized, much
as the staff at the shelter hate having
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column by Roger Varley
to resort to that option. As manager
Vickie McWhirter explained, kittens are extremely susceptible to
picking up disease in the shelter –
more so than more mature cats –
and often the only recourse is to put
them down.
Ms. McWhirter said the shelter
will hold on to cats and dogs as long
as possible, rather than putting
them down. And, luckily, there are
many people willing to go to the
shelter to adopt and save these animals. My own beloved Annie came
from the shelter.
But what distresses me no end is
the statistics that the shelter brings
to Uxbridge Council every three
months or so – and it has nothing to
do with euthanasia. It's one statistic
that indicates to me that cats have
become disposable pets, just as so
many things in our lives these days
have become “disposable”.
From January to September this
year, the shelter received a total of
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
for your support.
I am looking forward to
serving our great community
over the next four years.
GERRI LYNN O'CONNOR
266 cats and kittens. Of those, only
19 were reclaimed by their owners.
For the same period last year, the
shelter took in 269 and only 11 people showed up to reclaim their pets.
If my Annie went missing, I would
be at the animal shelter every day
and I would be scouring the neighbourhood looking for her. When
my sweetheart moved from one residence to another a few years ago,
her cat jumped out of the car and
took off. We searched for the cat for
two weeks – night and day – before
finally finding her.
So what gives with those 258 people who didn't go to the shelter to
find and reclaim their cats during
the first nine months of this year?
Can they be so callous as to just
shrug their shoulders and forget
about the pet that counted on them
for food, shelter and companionship? Personally, I don't think one is
too far off the mark if one judges
people by the way they treat ani-
mals, especially their pets.
On the good side, the shelter manages to have most of their cats and
dogs adopted. In that same ninemonth period, 159 people adopted
cats and the shelter is hoping new
adoptive pet owners will come forward to end their current overcrowding.
But a word of warning. Don't
adopt a cat just because it will give
you a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling.
Keep in mind that cats shed constantly and you will find cat hair
everywhere. Cleaning out kitty litter
is not a lot of fun. Furniture can be
shredded by sharp claws and you
might start finding snags in your
clothing. Real cat lovers are willing
to put up with all that. If you are
not, don't get a cat. You'll only end
up disposing of it.
And one last thing. The shelter
now has its 2011 calendar on sale,
available at the shelter, the township
offices and vet clinics. It seems to
me that if you are an animal lover,
spending $10 on a calendar is a
pretty easy way to show you care.
Tell me, am I wrong?
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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our two cents
Using the team
When she addressed the breakfast meeting of the Uxbridge Chamber of Commerce the morning after her election victory last week, Gerri Lynn O’Connor said one of her first priorities as
mayor, even before she officially takes over in December, will be to get to know her council.
Although she’s no doubt encountered many of them through her work in the community, she’s
only worked with one of them in council chambers before - Ward 1Councillor Bev Northeast.
After so many years with Alex Grant as her right-hand man (actually her left-hand man,
since that’s where the CAO sits in council meetings - the Clerk is on the mayor’s right), Ms.
O’Connor will also have to adjust to a new chief of staff. But Ingrid Svelnis was her Parks and
Rec. Director for several years, so it won’t be a major adjustment. And it’s not her staff that
she’ll have to ride herd over at Council.
As she pointed out at the breakfast, almost as soon as the new council members take their
oaths of office, they’ll be into heavy deliberations on the 2011 Township budget. That means
they need to start working together right away. And at the inaugural meeting, the mayor also
has to announce who’ll be chairing each of the committees (which are all Committees of the
Whole, including all members of council). May we be so bold as to make some suggestions.
At the moment, there are four committees: Finance and Emergency Services; Parks and
Recreation; Tourism and Economic Development; and Planning. There are six council members besides the mayor, leaving two out of the chairmanship loop. For now (the chairs can be
switched around at mid-term, which is a good idea but only happened with one committee
under Mayor Shepherd), we would suggest those two be Jack Ballinger, who will have his
hands full learning the ropes at Regional Council, and Ward 4’s Jacob Mantle, who may have
some political savvy but hasn’t attended a lot of council meetings before.
Finance requires a firm but calm hand in leading budget discussions; we think Ward 5
Councillor Gordon Highet has what it takes. Ward 3’s Pat Mikuse is a creative thinker, and
we’d like to see her touch in Planning public meetings. Ward 1’s Bev Northeast, who is vitally interested in tourism and has the township’s largest industrial park in her ward (not to
mention most of the trails and gravel pits), is a natural for Economic Development, and that
leaves Parks and Rec. for Ward 2 rookie Pat Molloy, a portfolio with which he’ll be very comfortable.
A prickly problem for the incoming mayor will be to resolve the ill feeling between the other
two female members of Council, which often cast a pall over meetings during the last couple
of years. Mayor Shepherd was not a strong enough chair to deal with it effectively. Hopefully,
Ms. O’Connor, who respects both women (and the feeling is obviously mutual), can bring
them together. They are both hard-working, smart women dedicated to the same goals and
interested in the same things. It would be a shame for the team to have two important cogs
constantly grinding against one another.
For our Remembrance Day edition this year, coming out next week, we’d
like our readers to point us to stories of local women (moms, sisters,
daughters, aunts, grandmothers)... in the services, on the home front, in
nursing and Red Cross roles, on the munitions lines, on the farm, or supporting those in uniform from afar. Contact us by phone or e-mail through
the contact info below. And thanks in advance!
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Letters to the Editor
A four year old child is raped in
another community. A 14 year old
Pickering girl is chased by the occupants of a white van. A young child in
Uxbridge is followed by a white van.
All of these incidents occured within a
short drive of each other, but the communication is not happening within
all of these communities.
Letters are sent home to notify the
parents of these incidents but what
about the daycare centres, the stay at
home moms with small children and
the eyes and ears of our daytime community, the crossing guards that have
no children in the system. These
members of our community don't
hear anything unless they hear it on
the street or someone thinks to inform
them.
We have the Amber Alert which is
fantastic after the fact the child has
gone missing, but what about a communication alert before an incident.
Let's be preventative not reactive and
prevent another child from being
abducted or raped.
We have Durham Police, Durham
School board, Township Council,
churches and Block Parents assoc. to
draw on and these organizations are
already within our community so we
don't have to reinvent the wheel. If we
put in motion a communication plan
that is followed by all of these organizations and beyond our boundaries
for other municipalities to react as
well, we might prevent another child
of being raped or abducted, or a white
van from entering our community.
This communication system is almost
complete with the wonderful communication we already have in place, so
let’s just step it up one degree and protect those who are most vulnerable our children.
Bev Northeast
Goodwood
Thank you to Rudy Stocking (Letters,
Oct. 21) for the reminder of what, as
Canadians, we pride ourselves on.
Freedom of speech is one of those
cherished rights. It is very unfortunate and very frightening that Mr.
Harper's M.P.'s don't seem to be able
to exercise this right. They were voted
in to listen to and represent us, the
people that pay their salary. Yet they
are shut down by a power-hungry,
controlling Prime minister.
Scary really this kind of "behind
doors" control, something as
Canadians we would look upon with
disdain and suspicion in leaders of
other countries. Since Harper's ever
"diminishing minority" reign of
power there are alot of things as proud
Canadians we should be uncomfortable with and question. If Harper was
the president or CEO of any major
company, he would be long gone.
What is our problem? Maybe it is that
quaint habit of us Canadians always
apologizing and being sorry. So,
sorry Mr. Harper, we have to let you
go, you’re not really representing us
Canadians as you promised, so we are
really sorry but you’re out!
Mr. Stocking’s letter made me think,
we could be making much bigger
apologies to the world if we are not
paying attention at election time!
Gloria Parsons
Uxbridge
Mr. Langan, thank you, thank you,
thank you for your letter in the
Cosmos on October 28. Finally, a sign
that some people actually read my letters about stop signs and roundabouts. Zephyr is a nice and quiet little town, and if I lived there, maybe I
wouldn't write about stop signs and
roundabouts.
Maybe I would write about my hike
up on Kilmanjaro, or the problems we
had backpacking in the Copper
Canyon, Mexico. I would maybe
write about my back packing trips on
the Chilkoot Trail or on the Inca Trail
to Machu Picchu, Peru. I don't think
the editor of our fine little weekly
paper would want to waste expensive
space on my travel stories. What good
would it do?
The simple reason that I write about
the stop sign problems and roundabouts is that very few people do.
All I like to do by writing about stop
signs and roundabouts is to wake
some people up and try to open their
eyes to the fact that there are many
better ways to cut air pollution, regulate traffic and safe lives in the process.
Smoking laws, protection of the Oak
Ridges Moraine, our safe drinking
water and many other good things,
just didn't come because of someone
writing good travel stories. The
changes came because some people
really cared about others, and wrote
about it. I don't know if you’ve heard
about Global warming yet? Well, we
can sit idly by and watch our world
slowly disappear, or we can do something about it when handing the planet to our children. It's your choice.
Every little bit helps to make our
towns a better place to live in. Much
has been done so far, but much more
is still needed. You may not think so,
but truly, even your letter helps.
Now that I know that I may have
touched some people’s nerves, may I
tell you that Transport Canada recommends roundabouts over traffic lights
and intersections because they do save
lives, up to 90%, and I can also tell
you that Transport Canada says to
never use stop signs for traffic calming, which almost every stop sign in
our towns are for, and that most stop
signs do absolutely nothing for traffic
safety or traffic calming. Transport
Canada and other transport related
organizations know that stop signs
create most of our air pollution and
cost everyone of us up to 50% more
on fuel.
Before the election, our Uxbridge
Energy Conservation Committee put
forward a motion to look in to these
problems. That was before the elections. Hopefully someone will also be
listening now.
Heinz Nitschke
Uxbridge
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Dinner with the town
More lethal than disease
I have a good friend - a choreographer, dance teacher and long-time bachelor
- who is a devotee of church suppers. Not that he goes to church for any other reason, except for the occasional dance class. Certainly not on Sunday mornings. But he loves to go on Friday nights, for the roast beef,
or ham, or turkey, or pasta dinners.
A fellow, after all, can get a little tired of cooking for himself, and where else can you get a delicious homecooked meal, with seconds even of dessert and unlimited coffee, for fifteen bucks or less, all served by the
friendliest people on earth? And if you keep himself informed by reading the community calendar in your
trusty weekly newspaper, you can find one of these regal repasts on almost any given week within an easy
drive from home, almost anywhere you live in southern Ontario. It’s a great rural tradition.
Although we have been known to patronize the suppers at some of the other churches in the township, my
wife and I can almost invariably be found at the annual roast beef dinner at Uxbridge’s Trinity United Church,
held every year on the weekend before Hallowe’en. More often than not, we’ll be serving at the dinner, since
Lisa has been a member at Trinity for a long time and will be on lists of potential volunteers until her dying
day, I reckon.
The shift for servers at this affair is an hour and a half, during which you have the weighty responsibility
of pouring drinks, replacing the placemats, clearing the dishes, and keeping a close eye on the plates of butter and pickle trays (it’s always at the beef supper, by the way, that I’m reminded of one of my culinary pet
peeves - there are never anywhere near enough pickled cauliflowers in a jar of sweet mixed). Chances are
that 90% of the people at your table are friends you haven’t seen in weeks or months, but you have to be
very careful not to get too deep in conversation, lest you leave a coffee cup unreplenished and go to purgatory for derelictiin of duty. After your shift, your reward is theoretically to indulge in a free plate of roast
beef and mashed, but you usually pay for a ticket anyway.
This year, although were asked to serve once again, we couldn’t; we were babysitting our #2 grandson (of
three), four-year-old Declan. We couldn’t hardly ask the lad to fend for himself while we served, but we could
do the next best thing: buy three tickets, although Declan’s was free. The theory is that pre-schoolers don’t
eat much, which in Declan’s case is accurate, but if we’d brought his younger brother Callum, the church
would have gone broke. He’d have consumed two entire roasts and a couple of large bowls of coleslaw.
Although Declan initially declined the opportunity for his very first church supper (“Who eats at church?”,
he reasonably argued), he eventually capitulated if he was allowed to bring a couple of stuffed animals and
his favourite car. The car was a good idea, because there was the inevitable 20-minute wait for a seat in the
packed hall. A goodly number of acquaintances came by to meet him, and almost all of them asked him if
his stuffed toys were going to have supper, too. He was polite, but after the tenth such inquiry, he looked at
his grammy and grampy as if to ask why so many of our friends were clearly insane.
At last we descended the stairs, and as we did the delicious aromas wafted down the hall. The menu at the
Trinity beef supper never changes - mashed potatoes (a little dry, but the gravy fixes that), peas and corn,
the creamiest coleslaw ever, and beautifully well-done beef (woe betide you if you like even a hint of pink
in your meat). If you’re not a coffee or tea drinker, you’re left with Tang (who knew they still sold it?), but
the best part is the pie table - a dozen different varieties, all of them delicious, although most years I hem
and haw but eventually choose the lemon meringue.
Well, okay, the best part of the supper isn’t really the food at all. It’s the noise of people catching up on
each other’s lives, the laughter of letting go in good company after a long week at the salt mines, the sheer
small-town joy of sharing a meal with the whole community.
And as we left the hall this year, Declan decided, despite all of our crazy friends, that having supper at
church wasn’t so bad after all, especially the blueberry pie. In fact, after Lisa took him on a tour, he thought
that churches were kind of cool. That’s a good thing for a four-year-old to discover.
So we’ll probably bring him back to our favourite beef supper again next fall. But the good folks at Trinity
had better make a bit of extra food, because we might just bring his little brother, too.
In his 2009 book Tainted, Canadian author Ross Pennie explores the hypothetical likelihood of a small regional health facility facing a sudden outbreak of mad-cow disease in a small
Ontario community without any apparent explanation. The book is a thriller, an entirely fictionalized depiction
of a system facing a medical crisis and widespread public panic right in our own backyard.
But Dr. Pennie admitted to me - and to the audience watching our interview at the Whitby Pubic Library,
Monday night - that he didn't write this medical mystery as a slam against doctors or Canadian health facilities. No, he said, it was, in a way, medical teaching universities he was decrying.
“I'm not criticizing doctors or the medical system,” he said, “but I am knocking those in academe who would
rather drag each other down than see any one individual scientist get credit for advancing the cause of medicine.”
I found the moment a rather stunning one. His plot line and characterization in Tainted were strong enough
to make most of us squirm with discomfort at the mention of infectious disease pandemics. Mad-cow disease
(or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) breaking out is hideous enough a concept to imagine; and in fact it did occur in
Britain a few years ago. And indeed, Dr. Pennie had seen CJD close up during his two years serving the native
population on the South Pacific island of Papua New Guinea. But here was an otherwise mild and gentle man,
who had perhaps spent more time in the esteemed halls of higher learning than most medical professionals
(outside of medical school), calling down the teaching world in which he has spent a majority of his life.
Among other highlights in a colourful medical career, Pennie has coped with outbreaks of malaria and tuberculosis, conducted surgery in the middle of an earthquake, and worked in a society that accepted cannibalism
as a form of last rights for its ancestors. All that had occurred when he was in his 20s back in the 1970s and
became the foundation for his first book, The Unforgiving Tides.
But after his volunteer service on Papua New Guinea, Pennie had come home to North America and spent
the bulk of the next 30 years studying, then teaching, evaluating and lecturing to medical students in paediatrics and infectious disease research in such places as Charlottesville, Virginia, and Fortaleza, Brazil, as well
as the University of Ottawa and McMaster University in Hamilton. He called his medical career “an adventure.”
He called his desire to write books based on it “a personal writing journey.”
But I was transfixed by his conviction that some doctors at teaching hospitals in this country could be capable of sacrificing a potential medical breakthrough - maybe even life-saving products and procedures - in
favour of personal profit and professional interference. Pennie seemed adamant that behind some medical university walls was an evil that had to be exposed. Then again, when I thought about it, I guess I realized that
medical teaching wasn't the only potential place for such human shortcomings.
After all, politics, religion, business and the arts are equally susceptible to such character flaws. All one has
to do is watch a political campaign such as the most recent municipal campaign in the GTA to recognize how
cutthroat winning and losing can be. It only takes the example of the looming hostile takeover we're witnessing at the Saskatchewan Potash Corporation (by BHP Billiton) to sense the one-upmanship that's rife in some
corporate board rooms. And as gentile as they may seem, I've no doubt the upcoming announcements of such
Canadian literary prizes as the Giller and Governor General Literary Awards will witness just as much envy and
false magnanimousness as might be found at any post-secondary teaching school.
I guess if you scrape at the surface of any workplace or social activity, you will find basic human aspirations
and fears at play, avarice not the least among them. The question I guess we often aren't willing to face - the
way Ross Pennie tries to in his latest novel - is how long do we allow those human frailties to circumvent human
decency and honesty?
Actually, as I write this column, I am reminded of the story a former ambassador once cited from the writings of Canadian literary giant Northrop Frye. Frye apparently told the story of a Canadian Maritime fisherman carrying a pail of lobsters up from the wharf.
“Hey, there's no lid on your bucket,” another fisherman warned him. “The lobsters might escape.”
“Oh no,” the first fisherman said. “These are Canadian lobsters. As soon as one makes it to the top, the others will drag him back down.”
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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Lawn bowling enjoys banner summer on the greens
by Margery Cowley
As usual, the lawn bowling season
means the end of summer and
what a glorious summer we have
had. As well as good bowling
weather, the Uxbridge club welcomed many players from other
clubs both near and far. Lawn
bowling still has that image of it
being only a game for seniors.
Although it is suitable for seniors,
two local groups who came again
this year were at the other end of
the age scale. A grade six class
came from St. Joseph's school
each day for a week and
Stonemoor Day Care brought
twenty four of their older children
for four Tuesdays during the
school holidays. It is amazing how
quickly young people adapt to the
game and once they get the hang
of it, their interest increases and
they have a great deal of fun in
seeing who can get closest to that
little white ball. We spotted many
future champions among them!
Our dedicated greenskeeper for
many years, Bob Owen, is retiring
this year, although he will still be a
playing member. Sandra Owen
too will not be running the tournaments any longer; both very difficult shoes to fill. The club will
realize next season just how much
time and effort those two people
have devoted to the running of the
club.
The novice teams did very well in
district playdowns. This was
invaluable experience for new
players. It is always daunting the
first time, but they show great
promise for 2011. As for seniors,
Elaine Stevenson finished the season in a blaze of glory! With
Brenda Farthing, also from
Uxbridge, Jean McCron and Deb
Hare they won a pennant in the
District Ladies Fours. Then with
Jean McCron, Elaine won another
pennant in the District Ladies
Pairs. Then to crown it all, Elaine
and Ron Geniole from Georgina,
won gold in the provincial final
and the pair went on to
Whiterock, BC to win silver in the
Canadian Championships. A
reception for Elaine and Ron was
held at the clubhouse with friends
from many other clubs coming to
congratulate them.
The annual banquet was hosted
again by Trinity United Church
with Michael Hardock, a talented
young man, playing the piano
during the meal. This is the occasion when club trophies are presented and this year the club
champions for mixed triples are
Margery Cowley (skip) Bruce
Benson (vice) and Pat Wilson
(lead) who is a first year player. In
second place Dave Watt, Jean
Tomlinson and Roy Hanson,
third place, Brenda Farthing,
Bruce Benson and Bev Irwin (also
a first year bowler) and in fourth
place, Elaine Stevenson, Marie
Hockley and Marion Feasby. The
Wednesday night pairs champions
are Bill Farthing and Ken Finlay,
with Brenda Farthing and Pam
Tribbling being runners up.
Again this year the club is grateful to the many businesses in
Uxbridge, both large and small,
for their sponsorship of our open
tournaments and jitneys. This
gives an incentive for players to
enter our tournaments and also
allows us to promote the club and
Meet Me @ the Library
by Shannon Fleming
and Sean Wetselaar
Twice a year the hallowed halls of the
Uxbridge Public Library are graced by
the presence of one of the library’s
biggest fundraising event. Not only is
the Friends of the Library Book Sale a
great opportunity for the library to
make some extra money, it’s a gathering of like-minded individuals that creates a feeling of unity within the town.
The most recent book sale took place
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this past weekend, from October 30 to
November 2.
Saturday morning found line-ups of
eager book hunters waiting outside
both library entrances, as early as 9:15
a.m., and the customers continued to
pile through the doors throughout the
day. At the time of writing this column, the exact amount of money
made through the sale is not known;
however, the sale itself is a great generator of income for the library.
But the book sale is not as simple to
organise as it is to peruse. We at the
library begin to amass donations for
the sale months in advance, and we are
never short of items to sell. The boxes
pile up in the staff room, and the
Friends of the Library must sort
through every single book, with the
assistance of student volunteers.
Transforming the meeting room into
a usable site for the book sale takes several days of preparation, and even the
process of moving books down the
hallway can be a daunting task. But
the library’s book sale is more than just
a sale. It’s an event that many members
of the community look forward to
throughout the year. It brings the
community together, and it contributes to arguably one of the most
important institutions of the town: the
library.
What’s New: Thanks to a generous
contribution by the Friends of the
Library, the library is now in possession of $2,000 worth of British classic
DVDs, including Fawlty Towers,
Hamish Macbeth, and the complete
Sherlock Holmes series, starring
Jeremy Brett.
encourage new members.
The final business of the year was
the Annual General Meeting.
Thanks were expressed to Tom
Morton for his hard work as president and to all members of the
executive and various committees.
Bruno Lenarduzzi was elected as
president for 2011 and his priority will be to increase the lawn
bowling membership. Another
goal for next season will be to
speed up the pace of our greens.
This will mean that less physical
effort will be required when delivering the bowl, making what are
currently difficult shots, easier and
thereby increasing the enjoyment
of the game. In the meantime,
short-mat bowling is now available every Thursday afternoon at
the Seniors Centre starting at 1:30
p.m. Bowls are provided. This is a
great opportunity to have some
fun with a friendly group on cold,
winter afternoons. Call Tom
Morton at 852-9447.
Have a good winter and we hope
to see you on the greens next year!
The Uxbridge Senior Citizens’ Club
**Thank You Uxbridge **
Our annual Quilt Raffle and Fall Bazaar
in conjunction with Community Care Uxbridge
was a great success, thanks to the following:
**Uxbridge Senior Quilters
& Our Members**
& all the folks who attended
Congratulations to the Raffle Winners:
Quilt Winner: Keith Paradine, Uxbridge
Afghan Winner: Sandra Morris, Zephyr
A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO
ZEHRS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
The Uxbridge Cosmos
7
Motley returns - with a twist
by Monica Parker
PEARLS &
LACE
CRAFT SHOW
Sat. Nov 6
10:00am -3:00pm
Goodwood
Community Centre
Gifts for that
hard to buy for
person on
your list.
More Info
905-640-3966
I am by nature an entertainer and storyteller.
I thought it was time to take some of my stories out of the various living rooms I have
shared them in and put them on the stage. I
have talked about my family anecdotally for
years. It was always cathartic and funny but
when I moved back to Canadian winter two
years ago from sunny Los Angeles, I stopped
talking and started writing.
My story is about my long struggle with
weight and about my dysfunctional family. I
believe that's the only kind of family there is.
So for me it was a choice - go to therapy or
write about it. My story is so universal in
many ways. We all suffer as we grow up - it’s
part of growing up. My story focuses on my
struggles with body image. Every woman can
relate and some men too - If
its five pounds too much or
fifty.
Everyone has image problems because we live in a
society that wants us to feel
'not good enough' - To
always be on the hunt for the
next quick cure, the next easy
but expensive fix… It's all
crazy-making. My show is
about the 101 humiliations I
have endured to finally
understand that life is to be
celebrated. It's funny. It's
heartbreaking, as well as a
love story. We all get chipped and dented
along the road of life but that's what makes
us interesting and laughter is the best way to
deal with all of it. Most importantly, it's a life
affirmation that we are all good enough just
as we are.
I have always known I was destined for big
things. I just kept hoping that it meant more
than my dress size. Working in film and television in Los Angeles for more than twenty
years with some of the greats - Sir Anthony
Hopkins, Michael Douglas, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Gena Rowlands, John Cusack,
Gordon Pinsent and George Clooney made
it abundantly clear my dress size was one of
the smallest of my big things. I have recently
returned home to Canada to breathe the
fresh air, create series television and to celebrate life by touring my mostly true, one and
a half woman show - Sex, Pies & A Few White
Lies.
After seeing my play performed in Toronto, Anna
MacKay-Smith,
Artistic
Director of Motley Theatre
Company, asked if I would
come to Uxbridge to do a
stage reading of the show for
her company, without the
lights and sets. It seemed like
a perfect fit, so I will be there
on Sunday, November 14th,
7:00 pm at the Royal
Canadian Legion, 109
Franklin Street, Uxbridge.
$15:00 (at the door).
2 Campbell Drive Suite 101A
(Testa Professional Building)
Need to take a day off? Need some time for
yourself? Need some ideas for Christmas?
Come visit Spa de Vie! We pride ourselves on offering a wide variety of high quality
services and products to accommodate all of your spa needs. We use only top quality,
results oriented, organic and natural products like our skincare lines including Eminence
Organics and Eve Taylor Aromatherapy.
Visit one of our skincare specialists for a facial and full skin analysis, treat your body to
one of our luxurious body treatments, or unwind and relax with a Swedish or Hot
Stone massage. We also offer complete nail care for feet and hands, including Calgel,
an organic gel nail system to enhance and strengthen natural nails.
Let us take care of you while you relax, reflect and rejoice at Spa de Vie.
On November 18th
Spa de Vie will be hosting it's first annual Christmas Gala from
3 -10 p.m. There will be a wide variety of activities for you and a
group of friends to enjoy, including
- gift basket draws
- demos by representatives from both
Eminence and Eve Taylor
- a day-to-night makeup lesson
- samples from our wonderful lines
- Gift Cards and great gift ideas for the holidays
We are also excited to introduce our launch of glycolic peels
and a brand new men's line.
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Spa de Vie
905.862.3760
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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THANK YOU TEAM
Shirley Mount
Joyce Leek
Bev Harrison
Logan O'Connor
Carolle Hockley
Peter Hvidsten
Gerry Oldham
Brock Clark
Bev Durham
Niela Skerratt
Patrick Laplante
Marion Jordan
I could not have done it without your never ending support and encouragement.
I was blessed to have you by my side throughout the election campaign.
Gerri Lynn O'Connor
Cookin’
with Donna van Veghel-Wood
The Jerusalem Artichoke
Sunchoke. Helianthus tuberous.
Growing under the ground like
potatoes, but with the appearance of
fresh ginger, the Jerusalem artichoke
is not in any way related to the
familiar Globe artichoke. This 'artichoke' is native to North America
and thus, very easy to grow. It is
actually harder to curtail its growth
to prevent it from taking over your
garden and has few, if any, pests or
diseases. A few years ago, I planted
some Jerusalem artichokes in front
of my front deck at home. They
grew eight or ten feet tall so Joel
and I dug them all up and removed
them to the far garden. The following spring, the moved artichokes
grew tall and healthy as well as the
ones we thought we had moved
from the deck. They are prolific!
Therefore, for easy gardening and
eating local, find a friend with
Jerusalem artichokes, and plant in
early spring or the fall. By late
August they bloom in small yellow
'sunflower' like flowers. By October,
push a shovel into the earth at the
base of some of your artichoke
plants and reach down and pull out
your bounty. Leave some of the
tubers to grow next year for a neverending supply.
I first encountered 'sunchokes'
when I worked in the city. A basket
full of sunchokes was brought in and
I thought they were pieces of
smooth ginger. After scrubbing
them I made a puree for stuffing
ravioli. The scent was heady; an
earthy yet sunny odour, if that is
possible, was my description. I had
never smelled anything that smelled
so much like earth, except earth,
itself.
TO USE: Scrub the artichokes well,
getting into all the crevices. You can
peel them like ginger or potatoes,
but if they are fresh out of the gar-
Leaskdale News
with Helen Harrison
A Harvest Supper and silent auction
will take place at St. Paul's Leaskdale
Church this Sat. Nov. 6 from 5:30 6:15 p.m. Proceeds are in support
of the Youth Mission Team for their
trip to the Dominican Republic to
conduct a V.B.S camp in
December...
Men's Breakfast will be this Sat.
Nov. 6 @ 8:30 a.m. in the church.
All men are invited to come for good
food and fellowship...
Several local deer hunters are participating in the first hunt of the season this week...
Reg and Joyce Carter have enjoyed
den, just scrub. They can be used as
you would potatoes. SLICE some of
your sunchokes and fry in a little
olive oil and then season with salt
and pepper. Add a few sliced pieces
of garlic for additional flavour and
serve as a side for dinner. Or, thinly
slice the sunchoke and fry in oil
until crisp and enjoy a new flavour
of crisp or potato chip.
CHOP well-scrubbed sunchokes
into small pieces and add to your
salad as a crunchy addition.
Or, make a puree. Peel around all
of the bumps of the sunchokes and
boil in water until tender. Mash
with a little butter or olive oil, salt
and pepper, and serve a delicious
new mash for dinner.
My favourite way to use the sunchoke is in soup. In a large soup pot,
sauté one chopped onion and three
(or more) cloves of garlic until the
onion is transparent. Scrub the sunchokes well and chop into pieces.
Peel, wash and cut up two potatoes.
Add both to the onions and garlic.
Season with salt and pepper. Cover
with stock - vegetable or chickenand bring to a simmer. When the
sunchokes are tender, remove all
from heat and puree in a food
processor until smooth. Add more
stock as necessary. Taste for seasoning and serve in heated bowls.
Try locally grown sunchokes. Eat in
harmony with the planet. Live in
harmony with your universe.
an extensive tour of New Zealand
during the past three weeks, and
returned home yesterday...
The Lucy Maud Montgomery
Society is holding its 'Step in
Thyme' Christmas Gift Sale on Fri.
Nov. 12, 1 - 7 p.m., and again on
Sat. Nov. 13, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the
former manse. Do drop in and
check out the wonderful display of
gift items...
The Women's Day Apart scheduled
for November 13 has been postponed until another suitable date...
Leaskdale W.A. will meet on Wed.
Nov. 17 @ 1:30 p.m. for the annual
business meeting in the church. All
are welcome.
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Scholarship concert features variety of musical styles
Every year the Uxbridge Music
Scholarship Trust, (formerly the
Uxbridge Music Scholarship Fund)
holds three themed concerts as
major fundraisers in their goal to
assist young Uxbridge musicians
with their post secondary music
study costs.
The first in their 2010/2011 season, “Fall into Music” – a sampling
of music variety in Uxbridge, will
be held at St. Andrew’s Chalmers
Presbyterian Church on Toronto St
on Friday, Nov 5 beginning at 7:30
pm. With four distinctly different
genres of music it should be an
interesting, light hearted evening.
Cynthia Nidd and Elaine Brandon,
each well respected as tremendous
music teachers, have teamed up
with Tom McGrail to create the
Parlour Trio which will give us a
taste of Baroque style chamber
music. Chris Saunders (pictured at
right) and Haydee Grant will
change the pace with some vocal
stylings supported by guitar and
rhythm instruments. A new and up
and coming vocalist Brent Buffin
will entertain with his own pieces
accompanied by Matt Gunn who is
a fine guitarist in his own right. To
close the evening, B J Byers will
perform a piece he has never performed in public before!
Now that the UMST is registered,
it can issue tax receipts. Join us on
Nov 5 to be entertained and
inspired.
Public forum addresses
sustainability of northern
municipalities in Durham
The Townships of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog are hosting a public forum to present the North Durham Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP). The
forum provides an opportunity to educate and gather comments from North
Durham residents on the draft ICSP. The community will review the draft ICSP
and learn about the process behind creating the plan.
The meeting will take place Wednesday, November 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. at the Uxbridge Arena Community Centre. Admission is free and all are welcome. Questions and a hopefully free-wheeling discussion are anticipated.
Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog townships are committed to moving towards a sustainable and integrated community in north Durham Region. The municipalities
have teamed up for a unique collaboration to develop an Integrated Community
Sustainability Plan (ICSP) that includes both common and unique areas of focus
for each municipality. The three townships face similar unsustainable economic,
environmental, social and cultural challenges within the context of their rural settings and relatively small population centres. The ICSP will address these challenges and develop opportunities for focused action.
••
Thomas Baker, director
For Remembrance Day . . .
a powerful message about war and peace.
Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion,
Uxbridge Branch
Karl Jenkins
A Mass for Peace
The Armed Man
The program also includes music performed by the Uxbridge
Youth Choir (Director's Choir), directed by Jennifer Neveu-Cook.
Sunday, November 14 at 3 p.m.
Scott Central Public School's Intermediate Boys volleyball team defeated S.A. Cawker Oct 27 to become D.E.A.A.
area champions and are moving on to the Sweet 16 Tues Nov 2.
Trinity United Church, Uxbridge
Tickets $18 ($15 for seniors, students; free for veterans, military
and under 12) from Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge, or at the door.
Summer’s Over, But Local Food Isn’t!
Over a dozen vendors offering a wide variety
of local and organic produce, naturally raised
meats, baking, preserves, honey, maple syrup,
crafts & more.
FARMERS’ MARKET
Uxbridge
Winter
Indoors at the Arena Community Centre
Sundays from 11 – 3, now through March.
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Coming Up
This Weekend...
Tues., Nov. 2 Goodwood Lions Club
Open House at the Goodwood Lions Hall,
7-9 p.m. or Sun, Nov 7th 1-3 p.m. Talk with
our members and learn about what it is to be
a Lion and how Serving our Community can
be fun and rewarding. Refreshments. RSVP
to Lion Julie Walker at 905-640-3529 or
[email protected]
Fri. Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges
Trail Association is hosting a 2 hr., 10 km
moderate to fast and hilly hike in the Walker
Woods. Meet in the parking area on the
east side of Conc. 6, 2 km south of Durham
21 at Albright Rd. Joan Taylor 905-4772161.
Fri., Nov. 5 Fall Into Music Concert for
Uxbridge Music Scholarship Fund 7:30 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Chalmers Presbyterian Church.
See page 13 for more.
Sat., Nov. 6, 7:00 a.m.
The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting a
hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. This is a 1.5
hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. Meet at the
trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6,
1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Joan Taylor
905-477-2161.
Sat., Nov. 6 Youthstravaganza! A
night of entertainment featuring 100% local
youth talent. There's still room if you're interested in signing up, and prizes go to the best
acts. It all starts at 7PM in the Community
Room at the Arena. It's $5 to get in (free for
contestants) and open to people of all ages!
Come out and support your friends and family! Proceeds to Uxbridge Youth Centre.
Sat., Nov. 6 Pearls & Lace Craft
Show
Goodwood Community Centre,
10am-3:00pm Beautiful handmade one of
kind gifts for that hard to buy for person.
Free Admission, Free Parking, Refreshments
available.
Sat., Nov. 6 Operation Warm Hearts
Sale of gently used winter apparel. 10 a.m.
- 1 p.m. Uxbridge Public School. All proceeds to Food Bank. Pay what you can, minimum $2 donation.
Sun., Nov. 7 Music Fest has been going
since Feb 1993! 10-11 a.m. is our next time
together at Reachview Village & it's a lot of
fun. All welcome. For more info please contact Jo at 905-852-6487.
Next Week...
Mon., Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m.
The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting a 2.5
hr. slow to moderate pace hike in Secord
Forest. Well mannered dogs welcome. Meet
at the Secord Parking Lot 2 km south of
Goodwood Rd. on Conc. 3, and east on
Secord Rd. Brian and Wilma Millage 905853-2407.
Tues., Nov. 9 Autism Support Group
in North Durham 7:30 p.m. Precious
Minds, 21980 Hwy 12.
Wed., Nov. 10 Sustainability Plan
Forum See page 13 for more.
Wed., Nov. 10
Woods & Woods
Charity Fashion Show Wooden Sticks
7:30 p.m. Proceeds to Winreach Farm.
Thurs., Nov. 11 Remembrance Day
Ceremony
11 a.m. Brock & Toronto
Street.
Thurs., Nov. 11 to Sat., Nov. 13
Uxbridge Youth Theatre’s Junior Division
presents The Elves and the Shoemaker
– The Musical at the Uxbridge Music Hall.
Evening shows each day at 7 pm with a
matinee on Saturday, Nov.13th at 3:30 pm.
Tickets are available at Presents, Presents,
60 Brock St. W. for $12 and $15.
Thurs., Nov. 11 Precious Minds
Charity Dinner hosted by Uxbridge
Secondary School Students. 6:30 pm in the
school cafeteria. Pasta dinner with a raffle
draw. Tickets at the door, $25 for a family,
$10 for individuals.
Fri. Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m.
The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting a 2
hr., 10 km moderate to fast and hilly hike in
the Walker Woods. Meet in the parking
area on the east side of Conc. 6, 2 km south
of Durham 21 at Albright Rd. Kevin Lowe
416-655-2256 (day of hike)
Nov. 12 & 13 Step in Thyme
Christmas Gift Show Leaskdale Manse,
Friday 4-7, Saturday 10-4. Proceeds to Lucy
Maud Society.
Sat., Nov. 13, 7:00 a.m. The Oak
hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. Meet at the
trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6,
1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. No dogs
please. Russ Burton 905-830-2862
Sat., Nov. 13 Hypno the Magician
Royal Canadian Legion 7 p.m. Tickets $25
at the door.
Sat., Nov. 13 St. Paul's Anglican
10th Annual Beef Dinner One sitting
only, 6:00 pm. Adults $14, Children (12 &
under) $6, Preschoolers are free. 905-8527016 for tickets.
Sat., Nov. 13 Greenbank Folk Music
Society Award winning blues duo, Chris
Whiteley and Diana Braithwaite at
Greenbank's Centennial Hall, 8 PM. Tickets
at Blue Heron Books.
Sun., Nov. 14, 10:00 a.m. The Oak
Ridges Trail Association is hosting an
8.5 km, 2.5 hr. moderate pace hike in
Durham forest and Walker Woods. Bring
water and food. To meet take Lakeridge Rd.
north of Chalk Lake Rd. to Houston Rd.; park
at top of the hill. Grace 905-263-4340.
Sun., Nov. 14
The Armed Man
Remembrance Day concert with Uxbridge
Chamber & Youth Choirs. See page 2 for
more.
Sun., Nov. 14 Sex, Pies & A Few
White Lies Written by and starring Monica
Parker. 7:00 pm. Royal Canadian Legion.
$15:00 at the door.
Upcoming...
Tues., Nov. 16..12 Noon...Uxbridge
Senior Citizens' Club Christmas
Dinner for Members Only. Cost: $15.
Catered Roast Beef Dinner and entertain-
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Yes it is time to get ready for
that snowy, cold weather. If
your footwear or other leathers
need cleaning, re-dying or
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1st.
Tues., Nov. 16 Uxbridge Soccer Club
AGM and Awards Night Uxbridge
Arena Community Centre 7:30pm. At this
time we will be accepting donations of used
cleats in support of the Jump Start Program.
Wed., Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. The Oak
moderate to fast pace 16+ km., 4+ hr. hike
at Walker Woods and The Al Shaw Side
Trail. Meet at the parking area on the west
side of Conc. 7, 2.1 km south of Durham Rd.
21. We will have lunch on the trail. Russ
Burton 905 830 2862.
Thurs., Nov. 18 The Uxbridge
Genealogy Group celebrates its 10 year
Anniversary. Special Event: Tour of the
Sunderland Historical Museum hosted by
Larry Doble. Group will meet at the
Sunderland Museum at 7pm (14 Church
Street Sunderland). New members always
welcome. $2.00 admission For more
info/details please contact Eileen 905-8526973
Fri., Nov. 19 The Goodwood Lions Club
are having a Progressive Euchre Night
@ 8p.m. in the Goodwood Lions Hall, 4289
Front St., Goodwood. Cost is $10/person.
All proceeds will be benefiting the Jennifer
Ashleigh Children’s Charity.
Sat., Nov. 20, 7:00 a.m. The Oak
hr. 4.5 km moderate pace hike. Join us for
breakfast after the hike. Meet at the trail
entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5
km south of Durham Rd. 21. Joan Taylor
905-477-2161.
Sat., Nov. 20 Christmas Craft &
Home Show Trinity United Church, 20
First Ave. 9am-3pm. Over 25 vendors, tea
room, bake sale, white elephant (gently
used) items. Free Admission. For info call
Diane @ 905-852-6213
Sun., Nov. 21 Goodwood Baptist Church
hosts a Gospel Sing with Brian & Ron
Evans, Ralph Sider, & Jim Wagg at
11am. All Welcome.
Ongoing....
Mat Bowling every Thursday at the Seniors'
Centre, Marietta St. 1-30pm. Everyone welcome. Bowls provided. 905 852 9477.
Baby Boot Camp for moms and babies. This
is a free class run by Sunrise. Running from
October 7 until November 25. Space is limited, call Sunrise 905-852-4192.
Indoor Farmer’s Market Sundays, 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Uxbridge Arena Community Centre.
Come check us out! No market Nov. 21.
Operation Warm Hearts Gently used winter apparel. Drop off at Seniors’ Centre or call
905-852-3035 for pickup. Till Nov. 5.
Shuffleboard For seniors Oct. 4 - Apr. 27,
Mon. & Wed. 9 a.m. Ux. Seniors Centre. All
welcome.
CNIB Central Region is looking for volunteers to fill varied roles in the areas of
administration, transportation and public education. For info contact Filomena Di Ruscio at
(905) 898-6413 Ext. 5207 or via email at
[email protected]
Uxbridge Youth Centre Hours Monday to
Friday 3 - 9pm. Saturday 12 - 5pm.
Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are” Store
on Bascom Street accepting good fall and winter clothing. Proceeds to Cottage Hospital.
If you have a community event you’d like us to
mention,
please
contact
us
at
[email protected] or 905-8521900. The deadline for our next issue is 6 p.m.
Sunday.
Elves take over the
Music Hall
Uxbridge Youth Theatre's junior division is proud to present the musical
“The Elves and the Shoemaker” to be performed at the Uxbridge Music
Hall. Show dates are November 11 - 13, 2010. Thursday and Friday performances are at 7:00 p.m. with two shows on Saturday at 3:30 pm and
7:00 pm. Tickets are available for $12 and $15 at Presents, Presents,
Presents, 60 Brock Street West in Uxbridge.
The Elves and the Shoemaker is the story of Lockhart Cobblestone, a poor
shoemaker and his wife Matilda, and their struggles keeping their business
going in the crazy town of Clankbottom. It's the upbeat, fast-paced
retelling of the old favourite childrens' story with lively music numbers
added. Filled with delightfully wacky characters and laced with clever dialogue, it's sure to make audiences of all ages smile.
This production boasts a cast of 21 youth ranging in age from 9 to 13
years, as well as a production crew of five teenagers.
Uxbridge Youth Theatre was founded in 2002 and is a totally non-profit
theatre organization serving youth aged 9-13 in the Junior Division and 1420 in the Senior Division. The primary focus is to develop theatre skills
and inspire self confidence in young people in all areas of the theatre - both
on and off stage. Recent productions have included Godspell and A Little
Princess.
The Uxbridge Cosmos
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Uxbridge volunteer recognized by cbm
Uxbridge resident Christine Bojahra was recently rewarded for 15 years of faithfully volunteering at cbm Canada,
a non-profit Christian organization in Stouffville (formerly the Christian Blind Mission).
“I was very surprised that I was chosen,” says Mrs. Bojahra, when her name was announced as the recipient of
cbm Canada’s first annual Esther Smith Award for Outstanding Volunteer Achievement. “It was a very kind thing
for them to do.”
The award was named after 83 year-old Esther Smith of North York who was honoured by cbm Canada for her
22 years of volunteering at the organization.
Out of 80 cbm volunteers, Mrs. Bojahra embodied the values and qualities of an exemplary cbm volunteer: she
has an exceptional record of service to cbm Canada; donates a significant contribution of her time, talents and
efforts; is a cbm ambassador; and plays an integral role in the volunteer team.
In 1995, Mrs. Bojahra learned about cbm from a friend who suggested she investigate cbm’s Talking Book Library
to get free audio books for her father who had macular degeneration. At that time, she also learned that they were
looking for volunteer narrators and was brought on board. A retired teacher, Mrs. Bojahra, 67, recognizes that people with visual disabilities appreciate TBL’s audio books because they open a world of quality Christian literature.
“I do it because I know I’m helping people,” she recalls. “As I read the Christian literature, it also ministers to
me.”
When Mrs. Bojahra’s husband died six years ago, “everyone at cbm was very supportive. Everyone here is like a
family, they make you feel welcome. I feel like I belong here.”
Mrs. Bojahra has also been active in other departments of cbm, including the Life Changing Moments program.
In November, she will be travelling to India as a cbm ambassador to visit cbm projects.
“I’m very excited about going,” she says smiling. “I’m prepared to help with fundraising when I return.”
The Talking Book Library was developed in 1986 by cbm Canada, Stouffville to serve the needs of those that
have visual disabilities.
SOFA Smiles
with Fred Bendell
Well, well, well, that didn't take
long for the Green and Orange
team to catch up. Week three is
over and both teams are in the
win column now. That takes the
heat off the need for an early season team balancing, although
Bob Boake has an APB for Gary
Cosgrove, looks like he has
missed a few games already? An
emergency executive meeting
was called on Sunday, seems one
of the executive was accused of
one too many high sticking
infractions (although the referee
did not call them), the incident
was reviewed and the individual
will be asked to play with a
shorter stick (hope my back
holds out).
Had our first injury this week
too, John Van Kessel broke his
finger blocking a shot, it must
have been Hank Hall who took
the shot, no one else shoots that
hard. I think John blocked three
shots on the same shift, Greg
Bredin sends his thank you John
and hopes to see you back soon.
Glad to see Steve Yake back and
Gene Moore, never misses a
stride, what a skater. Thank you
Jim Barton for helping with the
refereeing, but can you get a
hockey whistle, we keep looking
for the crossing guard.
Jacob a reality star?
Uxbridge pro golfer Jacob Scriven may be appearing on your TV
screen next January. Jacob, who played on the Canadian Tour
this summer, skipped a California tournament this week for an
audition.
“ I have been invited to Orlando FL for an audition for the Golf
Channel’s Big Break television show. It’ll apparently consist of an
on camera interview and then a range session where they will ask
me to hit a few golf shots,” he said in an e-mail. “If I get into the
show, it will no doubt help me along the way.”
We’ll keep you posted.
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FOR SALE: 27 boxes of good quality laminate flooring. Made in Germany.
Each box covers 13.42 sq. ft. Mahogany colour. $650. Call after 6:00 p.m.
905-852-5809.
FOR SALE: One Free Spirit Exercise Bike $50. One Ladies Eddie Bauer Brand
New Brown Leather Small Jacket $100. 905 852 2021.
LOST on Oct. 6, prescription sunglasses in a black case along Toronto St. near
Country Style. Please call 905 852 4102.
FOR SALE: Used GE Super Capacity, 8 cycle, Heavy Duty Dryer $100.
Windows 7 Home Premium Software for Window Vista PC. This is an upgrade.
$100. Louise at 905-473-7651.
DAYCARE AVAILABLE: Linda's Daycare has two openings. We accept children starting at 10 months to 12 years old. Hours 6:30 am - 6:00 pm. More
information 905-852-9740.
FOR SALE: Sears Electric lawn mower with 100 ft. outdoor extension cord, $29.
905-862-0078.
FREE COSTA RICA SEMINAR: Live in Luxury, Play in Paradise. Discover
Costa Rica's spectacular natural beauty and last affordable frontier. Wed.,
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or
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[email protected]
FOR SALE: Maple Bunk Bed Frame and Dresser with Mirror $200.00.
(905)642-3376.
PIANO LESSONS: New to town, Mrs. Carolyn Piet is now offering piano lessons in her home near Uxbridge High School. (BA Fine Art, Bachelor of Sacred
Music, ARCT in piano and pipe-organ). 905-862-3846.
FOR SALE: Dinette Table - birch, 4 wicker chairs, glass insert top. Excellent
Condition - $150. 905-852-5167.
FREE: One twin sized box spring. One futon twin mattress in very good condition. (905) 852-1096. Pick-up in Uxbridge.
FOR SALE: Oak dining chairs $50 ea (x3), 1 dresser $ 20, assorted kitchen
chairs $5- $10 and 1 solid wood single bed frame (cedar) needs castors free.
Must pick up. 905 862-3999.
FOR SALE: Four Nordic Goodyear winter tires. P205/55R 16, in good condition. $50 for the set. Four Navigator Gold tires. P195/65R15, in good condition.
$50 for the set. Diane or Dave 905-862-3847.
BABY STUFF: 1 Elongate (reg $119) $20. 1 Evenflo Top of Stair Gate (reg
$70) $15. Configure Gate (reg $179) $30. Fisher Price Laugh and Learn
Learning House $20. Imaginarium wooden bead and maze cube $10. Little
People Sets: Farm, Jungle, Schoolhouse, Noah's Ark, House (with people and
animals). All for $30. Imaginarium Train Table $25. All items great condition.
(905) 852-0751.
TRIPLE STROLLER FOR SALE: Valco Baby Twin Runabout Stroller, with toddler seat attachment. Black. Has sun screen, rain cover and coffee holder. Reg.
$1300+. Sell for $450, will consider best offer. In good condition. (905) 8520751.
TODDLER BEDS: Two princess toddler beds with mattress. $30 for each or $50
for both. (905) 852-0751.
FOR SALE: Riding Lawnmower Turf Power 42"cut mint shape $500. 905473-3636.
FOR SALE: 1994 Buick Regal, BC car, good body and mechanicals, runs great,
e-tested, was certified in April 2010, $1200 obo call Ron @ 905-852-9641.
FOR SALE: 3 winter tires on rims for Honda Odyssey, 235/65-16 Bridgestone
Blizzaks, used 3 seasons, $100 each, call Ron @ 905-852-9641.
FOR SALE:. Medical scooter superior quality bought $4000 sell for
$2000.Bedroom suite 5 piece medium dark brown wood $200, chest of drawers (6) natural pine $50, small pine bookcase $25, parrot perch/cage( round)
$40, quality seniors walker hardly used $40. Treadmill $100 works good,
loveseat blue florel spotless $50. 905-649-6111.
FOR RENT: Clean 3 bedroom condo in Uxbridge with parking &
garage.Fridge, stove,dishwasher,washer & dryer incl. $1200/mo & util extra.
First & last & references. Non smoking 647-201-7057.
FOR SALE: Wood chipper/shredder bearcat 8 hp $250. 2 gas powered scooters as is best offer,1950's kenmore sewing machine $50.Pine mirror/shelf with
3 hooks light stain finish $25, pine headboard for single bed $10, 27 inch
flatscreen tv (with tube) works good $40. 905-649-6111.
IN HOME PET CARE Full overnight pet care in MY home or YOUR home.
Responsible, mature adult with references (not a kennel) offers care in her
country home, daily walks. Service in YOUR home offered in Uxbridge,
Goodwood and Stouffville areas. For info or to book your stay call 905 6493325 or email [email protected]
WORK WANTED: Experienced to do carpentry, painting, Exterior and interior, Drywall repairs, plumbing and other minor repairs. 905-852-1424.
FOR SALE: CFM Dutch West wood stove 19,000 BTU Model 244, Black. $250.
905-852-1424.
FOR SALE: Oshawa Driving Cart & Harness-Cover for cart incl $1500 (905)
649-1645.
FOR SALE: 2007 Yamaha TT-R 125LE dirtbike in mint condition. Has custom
graphics kit and under-glow front bottom light kit which can be taken off. Read
more+pics on www.kijiji.ca. 647-453-7219.
SHARE A NANNY: Looking for another family to share a live-out nanny.
Starting December, Mon-Fri. Please call to discuss 416-735-4765.
RIDING BOOTS for sale, ladies/girls size 4-5 and size 6-7 winter paddock
boots, $20-25, and size 7 knee high boots, all-season, $65. All black. 905852-3215 or 852-8457.
FOR RENT: 2 bedroom basement apartment in Uxbridge. Lots of large windows. Newly renovated. 1200 sq ft. Everything is new. Legal registered apartment. All appliances including laundry. Yard area and storage. $1000/mo plus
elec. Walking distance to town. 416-677-4542
SHARED ACCOMMODATION: Working woman looking for roommate to
share 3 bedroom apartment in Uxbridge. Main floor of raised bungalow. 1200
sq ft. Renovated 1 year ago. Walking distance to town. $600/mo plus share of
utilities. 416-677-4542.
WANTED: Girls’ cross-country ski boots, old style, size 2, or newer x-country
skis and boots size 2-3 in good condition. 905-852-9235.
CLEANING LADY AVAILABLE: Over 15 yrs. experience, exc. references,
competitive rates. Thur-Fri openings. 905-862-3877.
FOR SALE: 21 ft. Terry Resort trailer, sleeps 6, exc. condition inside and out,
5th wheel, could deliver. $4900. obo. Must see. 905-862-3877.
FOR SALE: Sheltie pups, ready to go, 2 male, 2 female. Loveable, energetic,
playful, great companion. 1-705-357-3557.
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[email protected]
Early Style Canadian
Handcrafted Pine Furniture
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FOR SALE: 2-year-old energy-saving Kenmore dryer with pedestal drawer.
905-852-7362.
FOR SALE: Queen size sofa bed, down-filled, two-tone light beige. $150. Small
desk, bottom drawer, like new. $20. 905-473-4026.
EAVESTROUGH CLEANING: Fall cleanups, property maintenance. 905-4734026.
WANTED: 2 Horse Bumper Pull Trailer that is unworthy for the road. Needed
for Parelli Horse Playground to be used as an obstacle. Does not need to have
brakes etc. Will arrange for pick-up. 905.649.6309.
HUNTERS! Must sell 2003 Yamaha Kodiak 400 - pd $6,250. in '05, equipped
with WINCH, Gun Holster, Windshield, Saddle bags, very low usage -- asking
$3,500 or best offer. Deborah 905- 852-7063.
WINTER STORAGE for vehicles, equipment, boats, RV trailers etc. Indoor and
outdoor storage. 905 852 7559 or 905 852 1772.
HORSE BARN: New Era Farms now accepting Boarders, Part-Boarders,
Working Students, Students for English or Western Lessons. 905-862-2150.
WATCH FOUND outside doors to Township Building on Toronto Street on
Monday October 18. Call to identify (905) 862-0024.
FOR SALE: 1988 Chevrolet pickup. Newer tires, recent safety, great condition.
$1700 or best offer. Brian 905-252-3269.
KIDS ITEMS FOR SALE: Leap Frog grocery cart good condition and play
Kitchen like new (with food, pots & pans) for sale. Great condition $25 each or
both for $40. 905-852-9868.
AMERICAN BULLDOG PUPPIES FOR SALE: Puppies are ready to go to
their new homes. They have first shots and deworming. 905-852-3839.
MOTHERS HELPER NEEDED: Mom of 9 month old looking for extra pair of
hands a couple hours a week to help with folding laundry, dishes and tidying up.
No major cleaning required. Opportunity for more hours and babysitting if all
goes well. Flexible on days and times. $10/h. email :
[email protected]
FREE: Avon Books ! Do all your X-mas shopping from home ! Call Lydia 905852-3127.
WANTED: People who want to make extra money with Avon ! INTERESTED?
Call Lydia for details. 905-852-3127.
FREE Women's Size 7 Roller Blades K2, never used. Men's K2 Roller Blades,
Size 8, lightly used. Evenflo car seats x 2, 20-100 lbs, 29-54 inches, excellent
shape with all attachments. 905 852 1494.
FOR SALE: Chariot double jogger, with attachments for bike trailer, one infant
support harness. Lightly used. $200 obo. 905 852 1494.
WANTED: Metronome; used, wind-up type; under $10. Gordie: (905) 8520041.
TACK FOR SALE: Brown Baker bridle, rubber reins, like new, $45; weatherbeeta stable blanket, $45; padded girth, S 54, new, $45; winter blanket, S 66,
$45; 3 step mounting block, orig $160, $80. Shining Horses: will groom your
horses you don't have time for. Over 30 yrs experience. $20/session. 905852-5541.
FREE: Wood - 2X6 various lengths, old fence boards, likely most suitable for
burning. Call 905-852-6735.
MOVING SALE: Bowflex Ultimate 2. Up to 310 lbs of resistance upgradable
to 410 lbs. Over 95 workouts. Lat tower, Angled lat bar, Leg extension/Leg curl,
Preacher curl attachments. Build in row machine, squat station, 5 way hand-grip
and ankle cuffs, 20 minute workout DVD, Poster, Manuals, Machine Mat. Also
includes Ab crunch attachment and the accessory rack. Foldable. 1 year old in
new condition, assembled. Asking $1900. Paid $3325 and had to assemble (8
hours). (905) 852-5150. Serious offers only.
DAYCARE AVAILABLE: Loving Mother of 2 has spots available for your
child. CPR and first aid, crafts, lrg outdoor fenced yard, healthy lunch & snacks.
Located in Zephyr Debbie @ 905-473-1988.
FOR SALE: Brand new sofa still in plastic. Faux leather. Brown. Asking
$450. Pete 905-852 9427.
FOR SALE: Filing cabinets, l-shaped office desk, entertainment centre, sewing
machine, wood rocking chair, old magazines, newspapers from the 60's at
great prices. 416 996 4334.
FOR SALE: Senior's walker, with basket, excellent cond. $40
5 x 8 rug, Egyptian woven, anti-static, colour - cream with black border & roses.
$25. 905-852-5104.
FOR RENT: Older home in Goodwoode area, available now, keep expectations
low, it will be love at first sight. 416-989-9636.
CEDAR FENCE RAILS aprox. 30 pcs asking $150. Delivery available, or pick
up in town. Call 905-852-0233.
FOR SALE: LOVE SEAT. Brown micro-suede wrangler leather-look. 63" $250
(paid $600.) 905-862-2774.
FOR SALE: Industrial welder, 3-phase, Miller 333 SRH stick welder. Exc. condition. $350 obo. Alan. 905-852-3665.
FOR SALE: 1997 Chevy Silverado, 4x4 Extendicab, needs transmission. $2000
obo. 705-464-0432.
FOR SALE: Roaster chickens, govt. inspected, free range, 7-9 lbs., $2.50/lb.
705-357-2653.
FOR SALE: Casio digital keyboard with touch response. Ctk 591 model.
Includes stand and base. 150 dollars. Call 905 2420908.
FOR SALE: Girls white whicker vanity table and chair. 35 dollars call 905 242
0908
PILOGA CLASSES Start Thursday, November 4 at the Goodwood Community
Centre, 7-8PM. Stretch, strengthen and relax through this unique and gentle
blend of yoga and pilates. Beginners welcome! Bring your mat, and contact
Jill at 905-852-1099 or [email protected] to register.
LIVE OUT NANNY NEEDED: 8-5 Weekday caregiver for a 4 month old baby
starting January 2011. Alana 905-852-3012
ABANDONED CAT WITH 3 KITTENS LOOKING FOR GOOD HOMES
Left behind when her owners moved, found under neighbour’s deck with three
kittens. Mother cat has been spayed and kittens are 7 weeks old and would like
to find a loving permanent home. 905-852-1814.
FOR SALE: Large indoor rabbit hutch, all metal with rollers in very good condition. $65. 905-862-2894.
FOR SALE: 8' x 8' wool aztec carpet, beige with brown designs. Professionally
cleaned. Very plush and in excellent condition. $60. obo 7' x 6' wool aztec
carpet. Beige with green flecks. Good condition $30 obo. 905-852-2524.
FOR SALE: 2001 Arctic Cat Snowmobile ZL 800 ESR with studded carbides
cover. (905)852-0430.
Interior & Exterior
Wallpapering,
drywall & plaster repairs
Crown moulding Home renovations
905-852-7129
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FOR SALE: Craftsman 10" H.D. Radial Arm Saw. Excellent Shape, Works Great.
$200. (905) 852-4009 Tim.
FOR RENT: ADORABLE UDORA! Lovely lower unit, fully renovated, 2 bedrooms, full bath, gorgeous kitchen adjacent to living/family room with wood
stove. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer, fully fenced yard. $1100/mo, utilities
included. Come home to the country! Call 705 228-8202. Good credit a must.
FOR SALE: Large oak corner T.V. cabin plus 36" T.V. Both in excellent condition
$500 call 905-852-2748.
FOR SALE: Set of 4 Original Aluminum Acura Rims.. Previously on 2002 Acura
TL but will fit many models. Rim size, 205/60/R16 5 bolt pattern. Asking $125
for entire set of 4. Great Deal. 905-852-1961 ask for Don.
FOR SALE: Maytag bottom freezer refrigerator, 5 years old 21.9 cu feet $350.
905-862-0932. 6 months left on extended warranty.
MOVING SALE: Love Seat, Large TV Stand, Dressers, Metal Drawer Cabinet,
Wooden Desk, Window A/C, Ceiling Fans, Rotto Tiller, Lawn Sprayer, Garden
Trailer, Propane Tanks, Push Mower and much more. Visit www.techjp.ca/movingsale or call (905) 852-5150. Serious Offers only.
FOR SALE: Cloth Diapers, Brand new, Fuzzi Bunz size small in girl colours. Fits
child 8-15 lbs. Excellent quality diapers, retail for $25 each new, asking $15
each. 905-862-3436, or [email protected] if you would like pictures.
FOR RENT: 2 bedroom townhouse in Uxbridge, includes: A/C, parking, heel
chair assessible, etc. $975/month + utilities. Available 1st November 2010. 647
519 1407.
FOR SALE: Queen hide a bed, Beveled glass and wrought iron coffee table,
maple table with leaf and 4 chairs,
1940's Singer sewing machine and
bench, Eureka upright vavuum, 2 Maple floor lamps. 905-862-3096.
FOR SALE: One only Eldorado Legend Automobile Tire P215/70R15 M+S.
Less than 500 K since new. $50. 905-852-1265.
LOST: October 13th this year, necklace in or around Snap Fitness in Uxbridge.
(905) 649-2092. You will make a very sad person happy again. Reward, of
course.
FOR SALE: Plastic Little Tikes 2-seater wagon with removable side panels.
Good shape. $25. Pick-up in Uxbridge. (905) 852-1096.
FOR SALE: Camera-canon film SLR-never used. Repel t2 body with E.F.28-90
lens. Plus Sigma zoom 70-300 F 56 A.P.O.
Marco lens &cases, All in perfect condition, $225.00 for all. 905-852-6810.
HOUSE-SITTING: Sr Citizen would like to house-sit a home in Uxbridge for
period of one to three months. Call Dick at 905-852-4501. No charge.
FOR SALE: Winter sports equipment- xcounty skis (7 1/2 Adidias) with poles
and boots, men's (7 &12 Bauer) and lady's (6 1/2) skates, snow board, ski
poles with carrier, heavy rubber boots (12). 905-862-0915.
FOR SALE: Several pine and poplar logs, 4'-10' long. Good for firewood.
Xmas tree stand. 905-862-0915.
FOR SALE: Double front-entry steel door with glass panels, fancy design, double pane, 5'9”x 6'9”; all hardware and matching wood for sides. 905-8620915.
FOR SALE: 4-drawer filing cabinet, beige, in good condition. 905-642-8912.
FOR SALE: 1 western saddle - good condition, beautiful intricate leather work,
size 16. $145. OBO (usable; not just for show) 1 wool quarter sheet, black with
fine bright piping. Never used, $35. 2 pairs of Ariat paddock boots-1 Winter, 1
summer, both size woman's 8, used but lots more miles left on them. $25 each.
2 BRAND NEW martingales excellent quality soft english leather easily pay $80
or more buy for $40 each (one standing one running). Also sheets, saddle pads,
tack, much more. 905-649-1023.
FOR SALE: $600. 6 ft meyers plow frame and pump (no controls) Grant 705228-8655.
FOR HIRE: Carpenter/handy man, for all your projects. $40 an hour. 416705-9993.
FOR SALE: Sofa bed (Sklar-Peplar) taupe colour. Double. $75. Victorian style
love seat, $50. Both in good condition. 905-852-4655.
FREE: Thomas the Train toddler bed, excluding mattress. 905-852-3664.
FOR SALE:Air-Tec Treadmill, 1 hp. electric, to 6 mph., works great. $150. sandra 905-852-2275.
WANTED TO BUY: Lumber from old barns or farmhouses. Demolition available. Brian 905-852-2275.
FOR SALE: Prototype desk-top pay phone, $225. 416-556-1857.
FOR SALE: Two Compton high-definition cable boxes. $50 each, 1 yr. old. 905862-0621.
FOR SALE: Goats, 60-80 lbs. live weight, $1.95/lb. on farm, raised naturally,
non-GMO fed. 167 Islay Road, Woodville.
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FREE FOR 3 WEEKS!
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or 905-852-1900
Deadline: Monday 5:30 p.m.
The Uxbridge Cosmos
13
Van Allen sets hot pace for Bruins
by Roger Varley
Scott Van Allen went on a tear on
the weekend and Tuesday, leading
the Uxbridge Bruins to back-toback wins over the Georgina Ice
and a third against Lakefield Chiefs.
with a total of seven goals and four
assists. His goals included two
game-winners.
Van Allen scored a hat-trick and
added an assist Tuesday as the
Bruins edged Lakefield 9-8 on the
banks of the Ottonobee River. He
scored twice on Friday, including
the overtime goal, and added an
assist as the Bruins downed the Ice
3-2 at the arena. He followed that
with two more goals and two more
assists in Uxbridge's 7-2 thumping
of Georgina in Keswick on
Saturday night.
The three victories brought the
Bruins' record to nine wins, two
losses and one overtime loss, good
for first place in the OHA Jr. C
Central Division, one point ahead
of the Port Perry MoJacks.
Although the Bruins won Friday
night, it wasn't a pretty effort.
There was little evidence they were
playing as a team and poor passing
saw the puck turned over a number
of times. Indeed, it led to
Georgina's second and game-tying
goal.
The Ice opened the scoring on a
power play early in the first when
Mike Ramsey took a double minor
for hooking and cross-checking.
Van Allen tied the score after taking
a pass from Kyle Northover and
deking the goalie. Jesse Johnston
had the other assist. Jayson Heydon
put the Bruins ahead with just over
a minute left in the period, assisted
by Van Allen.
Georgina tied the score late in the
second period and so it remained
through the third. The third period
was costly for the Bruins as
Northover took an awkward fall
into the boards. He will miss a
number of games because of the
Thank YOU!
to all my supporters in Ward 2
and,
CONGRATULATIONS!
to ALL of the
new council members.
Sincerely,
EDWARD BEACH
injury he sustained.
In the overtime period, Van Allen,
assisted by Derek Davis, hit the net
with the winning goal in less than
two minutes.
Travelling to Keswick the next
night, the Bruins started quickly,
with Davis scoring on the first shot
of the game, assisted by Mike
Ramsay. The Ice replied with a
power-play goal but Van Allen put
the Bruins ahead again with a shorthanded goal, assisted by Ryan
Gilmour.
In the second period, the Bruins
unloaded on the Ice, scoring five
unanswered power-play goals. Van
Allen scored one – the eventual
game-winner - followed by Steve
Posteraro, who also had two assists,
Kurt Batty and Matt Allen with
two.
Georgina managed to notch one
more in the third when two forwards broke in on goalie Chris
Seiler. Seiler made a spectacular save
on the initial shot but failed in a
diving attempt to stop the shot
from the rebound.
Coach and general manager Matt
Muir said after Saturday night's tilt
that he was happy with the wins but
admitted Friday night's performance by the Bruins was less than he
wanted. He also said that, although
he stressed strong defensive play at
the start of the season, he is not seeing the results he wants.
Perhaps with that in mind, coupled with the loss of defenceman
Alex Leader to the Orangeville
Flyers Jr. A team, Muir has brought
in a couple of new defencemen.
Brandon Hesson came in from Port
Hope Panthers on Friday and was
joined Tuesday in Lakefield by fellow Panther Josh Morin.
The Bruins return to home ice
tomorrow for a game against the
MoJacks at 7:45 p.m.
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Precious Minds gets
help from CIBC
Precious Minds Support Services
has been pleased to receive a
$5,000 donation from CIBC
towards its fall 2010 Teens
Advance Program.
“We are pleased to support the
important work Precious Minds
provides to youth with developmental needs. The programs
they provide are proactive and
will help prepare these young
teens with the life skills they will
need as they become more independent,” said Larry Tomei,
CIBC's Senior Vice-President of
Retail Markets for Central
Canada.
The goal of the Teens Advance
program is to address changing
social needs of maturing kids,
respond purposefully to the current fitness challenges of this
group and to understand and
practice various life skills as they
approach a time in life of greater
independence. Teens Advance is
an eight-week program held at
Precious Minds Resource &
Learning Centre on Highway 12
north of Greenbank, and various
off-site venues from October 16
through December 4, 2010.
“CIBC's generous contribution
to this project exemplifies belief,
commitment and encouragement to Precious Minds in our
ongoing efforts to meaningfully
support youth with special
needs,” says Sandy Ianuzzo,
Family Support - Child & Youth
Programming at Precious
Minds. “These kids demonstrate
over-the-top enthusiasm for this
accessible community program
that supports their individual
needs. It's a safe time and a place
to nurture friendships.”
“The continued need for programs such as Teens Advance is
huge,” adds Sandy. “There are
an estimated 2,000 children
with barriers to learning within a
50-kilometer radius of our
Resource and Learning Centre,
located on Highway 12, where
Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge
Townships meet. Teens Advance
addresses innovative solutions to
underlying problems in our society and in the long term, the
program supports the family
unit and promotes healthy and
happy families.”
Precious Minds Support
Services is a charitable organization that helps support families
with children who have barriers
to learning, which include full
spectrum from learning disabilities and attention deficits to
more involved development and
physical disabilities like Down
Syndrome, Autism and Cerebral
Palsy. To learn more about the
programs, visit Precious Minds
at: www.preciousminds.com
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
Designed Lifestyles
Mother Nature's Palette
Although we may lament the loss
of summer's heat, most
Canadians will admit that they
enjoy the fresh air and colours of
fall. Why is it that we love all the
bright reds, oranges and yellows
of Mother Nature and yet, for the
most part, opt for beiges, creams
and white interiors?
If you have been watching some
of the design shows or reading
any of the current design columns
or magazines, you will know that
the “designers of the moment” are
proclaiming the end of beige and
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VIEWPOINTS
H
ow well do you know the highways and byways of
Uxbridge Township? The first person each week to call
into our office number, 905-852-1900, and correctly
identify the location of our photo, will receive a prize; this
week, it’s two tickets for The Elves and the Shoemaker. Last
week’s viewpoint (lower photo) was a rear wall of the Reach
Street Car Wash; it was guessed by Tim Daly of Uxbridge.
We’ll have the answer to the upper photo next week. Photos
by Renee Leahy.
with Susan Fedorka
white for interiors. As with so
many things in this world, the
“flavour du jour” in any aspect of
our lives can be attributed to the
economy. When the economical
picture is good, they say skirts are
short and when the economy
tanks, hemlines go down.
According to the experts who
make economical proclamations,
we are uncertain of the future and
will be “nesting” - not a new
term, but one that is being used
to explain our desire to enhance
our personal surroundings.
Sarah Richardson was quoted in
a recent article as saying,
“…that's silvery-green, surrounded by weathered cedar. That's
neutral. It's not a single note. It's
not boring and beige. If you think
about neutrals in your natural
environment, you'll see not
everything is beige.”
Most clients want a “neutral”
backdrop to their furniture and
yet, all colours can be considered
as neutral, on their own. It is only
with the introduction of objects
that contrast or harmony is created.
The dictionary defines neutral
as: “Of or indicating a color, such
as gray, black, or white, that lacks
hue; achromatic.” Well, most
designers would argue with that
interpretation - think back to that
television commercial where the
NEVER FORGOTTEN
In loving Memory of our beautiful & precious daughter &
sister, Lisa Northeast-Jones, who was tragically killed by a
drunk driver November 2nd 1991.
Remembering you, Lisa, is something we do
every day of our lives,
Because beautiful memories are treasured forever.
Remember……
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass…
it is about learning to dance in the rain”.
guys says, “Who knew there were
shades of white!”.
The biggest challenge people
have is selecting the right hue or
tone of a colour. Even beige
comes in a full range of tones and
all colours come in warm or cool
tones. Fortunately, paint companies are now labeling their colours
as warm or cool but that still
doesn't help people who don't
understand the differences
between warm and cool colours.
The other challenge for individuals is the natural and artificial
light in the room. Most colours
look best in the cool light of a
northern
exposure,
but
Canadians prefer to have east and
south facing windows in order to
capture sunrises and the midday
sun. Most people know that they
should look at the colour swatches at home, during different times
of the day, but few people actually look at the colour, in the room,
at the time when they will be in
that particular room the most.
I rarely use my dining room in
the summer, so when I chose the
colour, I waited until October to
make sure that it was the right
colour for my room.
Today, stores are also offering
Dance with the angels Lisa,
you left heartprints on every one of us.…
We love you Lisa and miss you dearly,
Mom, Brad, Jacqui, Racheal, Carrie, Vince, Brenden.
Thank you to Ward 4
residents for your support
and interest in my campaign.
Best of luck to the
new council in dealing with
the challenges they will face.
In loving Memory of my Mom & Dad, Gary and Lisa
Northeast-Jones, who were tragically killed by a
drunk driver on November 2nd 1991.
There is a silent tear
And a silent hurt
Felt deep inside my heart.
Both your spirits live within me,
Giving me strength, courage and guidance.
I am who I am because of you.
You are both my heroes.
larger “chips” - most are approximately 18” x 18”. Alternatively,
you may purchase small samples
of the paint. Benjamin Moore
offers most of its current colours
in small sample bottles.
If you don't want to paint your
walls a variety of colours until you
know for sure which colour you
will select, you can go to one of
the home renovating stores and
purchase a small piece of drywall
and paint it. Not only will the
sample be larger than 18” but if
you buy a large piece of drywall,
you can cut it into several pieces
and place them around the room
to see how the colour looks in
both artificial and natural light.
Don't forget, most rooms have
very little wall space that is
exposed; we place sofas, wall
units, beds, bureaus, sideboards
against walls, hang pictures, artwork and drapes on the walls,
leaving very little wall colour
exposed.
So go bold this fall, and bring
colour into your home, especially
as Mother Nature's colours fade
away!
- MIKE WHISTON
BOLSTER
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The Uxbridge Cosmos
15
Tickets go on sale for winter’s hottest event
Tickets are now on sale for one of
the most popular events on the
Uxbridge winter calendar, the 7th
Annual Ladies Night at the Roxy,
“Movies,
Martinis
and
Manicures”. This year's theme is
“Weddings” featuring that classic
“chick flick”; My Best Friend’s
Wedding starring Julia Roberts.
Have you ever been a bride, ever
wanted to be a bride, ever been a
bridesmaid, mother of the bride
or just love weddings? Well, at the
fabulous Ladies Night, everyone
gets to be a bride!
Included in your ticket “gift box”
is your very own bridal veil, custom-made for this event. You are
to wear this to the event along
with dressing up in any way you
feel you want to. If this involves
bridal attire, a gown or a tuxedo,
you could be eligible to win a
grand prize! The hosts are also
asking all “guests” to send along a
picture
via
email
to
[email protected]
or mail to The Roxy Theatres, PO
Box 339, Uxbridge, L9P 1N7 no
later than January 8th, 2011 to
have it projected on the BIG
SCREEN during the wonderful
spa hand treatment portion of the
evening. Don't forget to indicate
the night you are attending so it
gets on the screen on your night.
If you would like to include a brief
story about the picture, that can
be included as well. Organizers
are adding a few surprises this year
(hint…do you like to sing?), along
with the usual great martinis
(something with champagne this
year…), fabulous food by the Tin
Mill and the event’s very own
exquisite wedding planner, Don
Andrews (the only man allowed in
the building as he brings good
food!).
Finally, an array of great door
prizes and exquisite silent auction
items from some very supportive
sponsors will round out the
evening and help with our ulti-
mate goal of raising funds for our
hospital. So, put on your veil and
escape into the world of love, joy
and laughter of everything
“Wedding” and be prepared to
enjoy the ultimate ladies night
out! The evening will be topped
off with coffees, teas (all decaf of
course) and delicious sweet treats,
maybe even some wedding cake.
To date, this event has raised over
$50,000 for the Uxbridge Cottage
Hospital. The price is the same as
previous years, $75 per ticket,
which includes everything.
Tickets are now on sale at The
Roxy Box Office, Presents,
Presents, Presents and the
Uxbridge Cottage Hospital
Foundation Office. Please note…
there are a limited number of tickets available so don't delay, avoid
disappointment and get your tickets today! Just in time for
Christmas gift-giving! Doors open
at 7:30 pm.
For more information about this
wonderfully crazy, fun-filled night
for the "special ladies" in our community, call Cathy at 416-9896963
or
email
her
at
[email protected]
Film fundraiser helps replace top volunteer’s van
by Wynn Walters
After years of helping others in the
community, Uxbridge's "champion
volunteer" is herself getting a helping hand. The champion volunteer
is Maggie McCreath, who last year
won the prestigious national June
Callwood Award for Volunteerism,
one of very few to receive this award
in Canada. And a special fundraiser
this Friday at the Roxy Theatres will
help get it moving.
"She's an amazing woman," says
Cathy Christoff, owner of the Roxy
Theatres. "She drives cancer patients,
dialysis patients, and for years has run
the 'Operation Warm Hearts' project,
providing donated coats and winter
clothing that she gets cleaned and distributed to those who can't afford
coats." The annual coat distribution
takes place this Saturday at Uxbridge
Public School, when hundreds of
coats will be "sold" for $2 each, with
the proceeds going to the food bank.
The helping hand for Maggie is to
replace her aging van, which has
passed the point of fixing. A small
fund, originally to repair the van, was
launched by the Uxbridge Town Talk
magazine. Because the old van was
not worth fixing, the campaign grew,
with the objective of providing a
replacement vehicle. Maggie, who is
disabled from a stroke suffered 25
years ago, depends on her van to
undertake her many volunteer activities, and to accommodate her disability scooter that she uses around town.
"Never did I think that a small fund
to repair the vehicle would spiral into
an ambitious campaign to buy another van," said Carly Foster, publisher of
Town Talk. The campaign has received
donations from many businesses,
service clubs and individuals, with the
funds going into a trust fund at TD
Bank. Williamson Motors has been
very helpful, giving the old van a
mechanical inspection, then locating
a replacement and bringing it to
Uxbridge, and undertaking the necessary servicing to prepare it for sale. A
further contribution from Williamson
will provide servicing for the fouryear-old replacement van for a speci-
fied period.
Another active volunteer involvement has been Maggie's role in helping with the Roxy Kids in Action - a
youth volunteer group, sponsored by
the Roxy Theatres, which has been
helping the community in various
ways for the past 14 years. The Roxy
is hosting a family-oriented fundraising movie night on Friday November
5th for the grand premiere of
Megamind. The Roxy will
donate all proceeds from the
opening night to Maggie’s
Van Project, and the Roxy
Kids will have a bake sale,
movie poster sale, raffle and
other great prizes. Shows are
at 6:45 pm and 8:45 pm.,
with doors open at 6:15 pm.
"Maggie is special to the
Roxy Kids and it is important to give back to those in
your community that show
our youth what it means to
be a great volunteer! So grab
the kids and head out to a
wonderful night in your
community, for a great rea-
ENA TAKES THE PICTURE - Winner of the "Locate the Barns" contest at Heritage Days was Ena van Wassenaar of Greenbank (centre). Here she is presented with her chosen prize by Carol Johnson and Rachel Mansfield of the Uxbridge-Scott Historical Society.
son, to help out another member of
our community who makes a difference in everyone’s life she touches.,"
says Mrs. Christoff.
Readers interested in adding to the
van fund can make a tax-deductible
donation by sending a cheque to the
Uxbridge Lions Club, P.O. Box 1082,
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N4 and specify
“Maggie McCreath Trust Fund”.
The Uxbridge Cosmos
Stemp’s Stew
A long hard-fought election campaign is over and congratulations
go out to the members of our new
council who were chosen by over
50% of the eligible voters in the
Town of Uxbridge. Would have
been wonderful to have reported a
percentage closer to 100% but,
under our democratic system, you
can't force people to show an
interest in choosing the people
who will run our community for
the next four years. Even though
they are often the first to bitch and
complain when things aren't going
right. That's life.
Putting that aside, the new council seems to have good balance.
There are returning councillors
who have served us well in the past
and will continue to do so in the
future. Both Mayor O'Connor
and Regional Councillor Ballinger
have track records of serving our
community that go back to their
teenage years. Knowing them as
well as I do, I can guarantee that
will not change.
At the ward councillor level there
is good balance of old and new
which will bring stability to council while, at the same time, the two
new members, one very young,
will bring fresh ideas to the table.
16
column by Harry Stemp
Operating our municipality is
never easy. All of us want as many
services as possible, but we don't
want to see increased taxes. This
makes for a tough balancing act
for members of council who will
immediately put in long hours trying to balance the budget among
other things.
So let's wish them well. The election campaign was hard-fought
but, I'm sure everyone will agree
all candidates went about trying to
get elected in a civil manner which
is how things should work in a
small community. If this attitude
moves to the council table, and
Mayor O'Connor is successful in
building a cohesive team, we will
be well served for the next four
years.
And a word to those who ran a
good campaign but failed to get
the required number of votes to be
elected. There is no doubt that this
is a major disappointment for you.
But your interest in trying to gain
a seat on council is what makes
our election system work. And you
did something the vast majority of
residents would never think of
doing: putting their name on the
ballot. So take some pride in that.
It wasn't that long ago that elec-
tion time in this community
would see acclamations to several
positions on council. The interest
of residents was not there. This
time around interest in the election was top of mind. Regardless
of where you went the election
soon became a large topic of conversation. This was due directly to
the large number of candidates we
had on the ballot.
So don't feel bad that you didn't
win. Lick your wounds and take
the next four years to prepare
yourself for another battle. It's
what makes a free society work.
------------------This may sound strange, but I
wasn't terribly disappointed to see
Roger Varley not elected. Not that
I didn't support his running for
council, and not that I didn't
think he would have been a valuable contributor at the council
table.
No, it is for selfish reasons I make
the above statement. I really miss
his “Am I Wrong?” in the Cosmos.
Roger has a unique and interesting
way to draw our attention to what
is
happening
around
us.
Something I missed during his
sabbatical.
So I watched Roger's quest for a
council seat with mixed emotions
and although I am sure Roger is
very disappointed with the outcome, he can take much comfort
that readers will be pleased to have
him back.
-----------------------------And speaking of a free society and
our treasured right to vote, it is
ironic that shortly after the ballots
were counted, a large number of
volunteers will be out around the
community asking you to support
the annual Poppy Campaign. The
dollars you give to buy a poppy go
to support the very people who
answered the call and risked their
lives defending our right to live in
a free society - our veterans.
Uxbridge residents have always
been very generous in supporting
the annual Poppy Campaign and I
know that won't change this year.
Remember - all gave some and
some gave all. It is our turn to give.
---------------------Just when you think that our justice system has gone off the tracks
with lenient sentences, early
release of sex offenders, etc. a decision comes down that gives one
confidence that we can usually
depend on the courts and our
judges to make sensible decisions.
I speak of
the assault
charges
against
shopkeeper
David Chen
in Toronto in which he was
charged with assault and forcible
confinement when he chased
down a habitual thief who was
stealing expensive flower arrangements from in front of his store.
I'm sure everyone in Canada was
watching to see whether this innocent person, who was simply protecting his property, would receive
a harsh jail sentence while the thief
got off with just a few days behind
bars. What a relief to hear that all
charges were dismissed against the
Mr. Chen. The incident happened
in May 2009 and the thought of a
long jail term has hung over his
head for all these months. Can't
even imagine the stress this must
have caused.
As a Globe and Mail editorial
writer commented: “It's an upsidedown world in which police don't
show up to arrest thieves, but
come quickly and take away the
merchants who make the arrests
themselves.”

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