June 2009

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June 2009

The Paisley Advocate June 2009 Page 1
P roud of Our Co mmunity, P ro ud of Our He ritage
Paisley & District Chamber Of Commerce
June 2009 - Volume 81
Door Opens for the Last Time
at Pinkerton United Church
O
n May 24, 2009 the Pinkerton United Church
was filled to capacity for its final church
service. About 100 people attended. Some, who
were baptized and married in the church, returned
from a distance to say good bye. The service was
officiated by clergy, Judy Zarubick, Meg Grieves
(Donst) and Keith Reynolds. Shelley Parker and
John Leader sang. Memories were shared and a
luncheon followed the service.
The original church was a wood frame structure
built in 1874, which was replaced with the present
building in 1920. It was founded by the
Presbyterians, then in 1925 the congregation joined
the union, becoming the United Church.
The church property came out of the Pinkerton
farm. The land was donated by the Pinkerton
family, who were among the founders of the hamlet.
“This is a very sad day for us,” said Elaine
Moffatt, a long standing member. She noted that
over the years a lot has been invested into the
church, and so losing it is very difficult.
Her husband, Jack (John) Moffatt has roots in
the church that go back to his great grandfather, John
Moffatt, who was a church elder. Jack’s
grandparents and parents were also faithful members
of the church. Jack, now 80 years of age, remembers
back to his youth when they had a vibrant Young
People’s group which attracted young people from
other churches in the area. “That was an important
social outlet for us,” he said.
The building will be put up for sale. Several
families are now enjoying other churches in the area.
Diane Eaton
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The Paisley Advocate June 2009
T
he Advocate continues to get
around...
In the top p icture, Frank
Parkinson from Arran Twp. enjoys
the Paisley Advocate on the new deck
he just built for his daughter, Amber,
at her house in Courtenay, on
Vancouver Island. He says, " I just
couldn't be that far away from home
without great reading material and my
Dodge truck."
Below that, Jamie Cottrill, son of
Jim and Mary, holds his copy of the
paper in front of Griffith University,
Gold Coast Campus, in Queensland,
Australia. Jamie is attending teacher’s
colledge there and is one of 170
students who left Canada in midJanuary. The Gold Coast is south of
Brisbane and Jamie is living near
Surfer’s Paradise.
In the lower image, one our
youngest and most distant readers, ten
month old Emily Flood, relaxes with
the Advocate in her room at The
Army Guest House orphanage, in
Hanoi, Vietnam. How did the
Advocate get to Hanoi, you ask? Take
a look at the Adoption Announcement
in the back of this paper for a hint.
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Paisley Pharmacy.
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Editor: Craig Budreau; Co-editor: Mary Ellen Budreau; Staff Writers: Diane
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor
hat is going on at McCullough
Fuels? Have you noticed the
change of the colours?
Sunoco has made a return to
Paisley. After having a Shell Station
at the corner of North and Queen for
26 years, we made the difficult
decision to change. This was not easy
as Jim McCullough, has been
involved with Shell for close to 50
years. The main reason being was
that our fuel supplier changed from
Shell to Sunoco. We will still be
offering Shell Lubricants for you to
buy, so nothing will change there with
packaged or bulk lubricants.
We will no longer be available to
accept Air Miles; many people did not
realize that McCullough Fuels had to
pay for those miles every time we
swiped your card. Sunoco offers the
“Sunoco Performance Points”.
Dear Editor
to play during recess and when the
teacher called them in, they all
pretended not to hear forcing her out
into the cold to get them. Apparently
everyone was punished that day. I
heard about how kind or strict such
and such teacher was. I learned about
the ice cream shop that was housed
here after t he b u ild in g was
decommissioned and the meetings or
dances that were held in the
building. The last living daughter of
Miss Annie Sparrow (Mrs. McGill),
Edith came by and sat at my table
with her nephew, Michael McGill and
her neice Gloria of Port Elgin.
I enjoyed seeing the importance
this building held in many people's
lives, I am honoured that I could save
as much of the building as I could in
order that the memories might go on
living in this community.
I hope many of you will consider
planning a hooking lesson or a sugar
cookie party sometime in the future it would be great to see you all
again.............just not 300 of you at
once!
with gratitude,
Michelin
Mann Made Studios
W
M
any thanks to all my new
community friends who came
by the old schoolhouse over the eightday open house. I was flattered by the
level of interest and endless
compliments. The success of the
open house makes the four years of
strife, worry and fear seem distant and
unimportant now.
Three hundred people came
through my house.
Many were
previous students or life-long
residents of the area and everyone
regaled me with a meaningful local
story or historic anecdote. People
remembered that the old stove was set
in the center of the school building
and that there was a hole in the floor
near it where chalk was often
deposited when the teacher's back was
turned. One lady remembered when
hot lunches began and the parents
took turns providing them. Of course,
the old stove was employed to keep
the food warm. Another recounted
how the goat often followed the
children to school or on one
particularly cold and wintry day the
children went far back on the property
Greg McCullough
McCullough Fuels
Jump Rope for ♥
P
aisley Central School children
raised almost $3000 for Jump
Rope for Heart this year.
Special mention goes to Zachary
Brown who raised $801.00 all by
himself. This is the third year in a
row that Zach has been the top
collector (raising over $600/year).
Good for you Zach, for having
the motivation to get out there and
round up all those donations. You
deserve a lot of credit.
Thank you to everyone in the community that donated to this event.
Sandra Blodgett
Skipping is a popular pastime at Paisley Central, with the Jump Rope for Heart
event and the Paisley Peppers Skipping Team. Even Principal Mason was up for
a little Double Dutch.
photo: Becky Maus
Dear Editor
Re: Heritage buildings increase real
estate values
read with great interest the letter
Suzanne S imme-St ire wrote
regarding the Paisley Inn and its value
not just to those of us who live and
work in Paisley but to the whole of
Canada and our Canadian culture. I
too am an outsider having only
recently selected Paisley to be my
new "forever" home and I may be
under or mis-informed about the
battle surrounding this inn but as an
outsider who has chosen to live here, I
would like to respectively put in my 2
cents
Saving, managing and keeping
viable our architectural inventory is
important for a number of aesthetic
and economic reasons. Try listing
five places that you think are
wonderful to visit. Most of us might
think to list; Venice, Rome, Paris,
Barcelona, England, New York as
well as others. All of these locations
have strident and sensitive protection
policies that regulate and control the
preservation of their her itage
buildings thereby creating some of the
m o s t d e s i r a b le c i t ie s f o r
visiting. Visitors bring money and
money attracts businesses which in
turn keep communities economically
feasible.
More importantly however, did
you know that in places where
heritage buildings are preserved and
pr otec ted , t he va lue of t he
surrounding real estate skyrockets?
It's a simple matter of supply and
demand. Older buildings are a very
limited commodity. They are precious
and we just don't have that many.
Take the Distillery District in
Toronto for example. A derelict
section of Toronto now preserved
t h r o u g h s a lv a t i o n a n d r e purposing.
Rental space in this
district is lucrative and vacancies are
I
scarce.
Tourists flock to the
area. Another such example is a vast
old factory complex at Richmond and
Spadina, bought by the Zeidler family
in the mid-1980's when property
wasn't worth much. Margie Zeidler
had a vision of a home for artists and
it was because of her success with that
project that the developers of the
Distillery District had the courage to
take on such a big project as the
Distillery. Each saved building lends
importance and value to the remaining
buildings so protecting them makes
sense too.
Paisley's intact heritage is
somet h ing spec ia l t hat ot her
communities covet. I would like to
enthusiastically embrace that which is
rare and unique here in Paisley and
find ways to capitalize on it so that
the whole community benefits. We
have the opportunity to set ourselves
apart from the communities who
b lind ly str ive to rep lace the
ir r e p la cea b le w it h mu n da ne ,
internat io nal, corp orate, retail
homogenization. It's a terrible process
where every place is going to like
every other place. When our unique
heritage is gone, why would new
businesses, residents and visitors
come here? What would anybody
come to see?
Last weekend I opened my
schoolhouse to visitors to showcase
my historic preservation. When I
started my construction project, there
was no shortage of nay-sayers who
confidently told me I was crazy. Now
I have a unique, heritage home which
the distinction of having had one of
Canada's finest and most innovative
artists teach in it and over 260 people
came to see it. More will come this
weekend.
Preservation does work and it
makes economic sense.
Micheline Mann
Page 4
Willow Creek Bridge Will Stay
Closed for Repairs a Little Longer
Water Tower to Get
Much Needed Facelift
B
efore
lon g t he
residents of Paisley
won’t have to feel ashamed
when they look at their
water tower.
R e pa ir w or k is
currently underway on the
Chesley water tower and
once that has been
completed, the work will
begin in Paisley.
Because
the
refurbishment will be done
on the inside as well as the
outside of the tower, it will
be drained and taken offline, with all of our water
coming directly from the
Chesley pipeline.
Certainly everyone in
town, and especially those
who live near the tower,
will be glad to see it get a
little more eye-appeal.
Craig Budreau
I
f you live on the formerly quiet side streets in the north end of the village,
you may have to put up with some extra traffic for a while longer. The Queen
Street bridge over Willow Creek will likely remain closed for another three or
four weeks, stated County Highway Engineer Brian Knox on May 26th.
The 51 year old bridge is undergoing extensive repairs to its underside and
will get new side railings and the deck will be patched as well. The last time
major work was done on the bridge was 25 years ago. The current repairs
should extend the life of the bridge by another 30 to 40 years.
Craig Budreau
Eat Your Vegetables!
“E
at your vegetables!” Sound
familiar? Maybe you heard it
from your mother, your grandmother
or maybe you have said it yourself.
But do you follow
this age old
advice?
What
do
you eat? Are
you
gett in g
e n o u g h
vegetables and
fruit?
Eating Well with Canada’s Food
Guide says teens and adults need
seven servings of vegetables and fruits
each day including at least one dark
green and one orange vegetable.
Choose vegetables and fruit that are
prepared with little or no added fat,
sugar or salt. The food guide suggests
having vegetables and fruit more often
than juice.
Some of us may be starting to
think about including vegetables and
fruit in our diet. Others might be
meeting the recommendations. Some
may be in the middle; trying to do
more but are not there, yet. This time
of year vegetables and fruit become
much more available and affordable.
It doesn’t matter how new or
experienced you are with vegetables
and fruit, there is something for
everyone.
If you are just beginning to think
about including vegetables and fruit,
you might start with a visit to
www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide.
You can personalize your food guide
to what works for you. In the
vegetable and fruit section, choose
long time favourites or try ones that
are new to you.
When it comes to buying,
growing, and eating vegetables and
fruits, there are a variety of options:
Make a list of fresh and frozen
vegetables and fruit to buy at the
grocery store.
Visit a farmers market. Find one
at www.foodlinkgreybruce.com
Order a Good Food Box. This
program distributes low cost fresh
produce once per month from fifteen
locations across Grey Bruce. Learn
m
o
r
e
a
t
www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca.
Plant your own garden. Work
with the space you have available;
some people grow gardens in planters
on their balcony.
Join a community garden, where
people share the work of gardening
and the produce grown. Or, team up
with the local horticultural or
agricultural society, family, friends
and neighbours to start your own
community garden.
C h e c k
o u t
www.foodland.gov.on.ca for seasonal
recipes.
For further information, call
Public Health at 519-376-9420 or 1800-263-3456, or visit our website at
www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
Legion Ladies Auxiliary Celebrates 50th Anniversary
T
here were lots of smiles, and a
few tears as well, at the Paisley
Legio n Ladies Aux iliary 50t h
Anniversary celebration on April
23rd.
In the pictures, L to R, Ladies
A u x il ia r y O n ta r io C o mma n d
President Joan Fenech congratulates
Marj Campbell, the only remaining
Charter Member of the Auxiliary,
Marg Spracklin (centre) a retired
member of the Auxiliary is recognized
for 42 years of membership, Arran
Elderslie Mayor Ron Oswald extends
greetings from A-E Council to
Chapter P resident Marg Smith
recognizing the group for all the
contributions they have made to the
Legion and the community.
CB
Irish Visitor Traces Local Roots
S
e v e ra l we e k s a g o Ca se
Vanderplas arranged a visit for
Stan Megraw (from Montreal) and
James Megraw (visiting from Ireland).
He had been communicating with Stan
regarding the genealogy of the
Megraw family. Stan was trying to
trace the Megraw connection in
Paisley.
We certainly had a wonderful day
and Mom (Gwen Reid) and James
Megraw were like brother and sister as
they walked around the old Megraw
farm where mom lived for a time after
she and Dad were married. Mom had
much better grasp of the very thick
Irish accent than I did. She seemed to
have a better ear for understanding
what James was talking about, though
I heard a lot of discussion about “A
wee drop of this and that”.
On the way back from a visit to
the Stark Cemetery, we stopped at the
Mill and had a lovely chat there and a
personal tour where mom had an
opportunity to elaborate on some of
her memories of growing up in the
mill.
Below are some notes that Stan
Megraw made from his visit here to
Paisley. It was interesting to be sitting
there and realize that the six of us
were all related but that only four of us
had even known about each other.
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On 1st May 1885, Ainsley Megraw
purchased the Paisley Advocate and,
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of
the town’s founding, he issued a
special edition in 1890 chronicling its
history and early settlers. One of those
was his father John Megraw.
Gwen provides some local family history
In 1849, John Megraw (18191906) left the small townland of
Ballygowan in Co. Down Northern
Ireland, sailed to Canada and settled
in Greeno ck To wnsh ip. Shortly
afterwards, he was hired by John
Valentine to build a sawmill on the
site where the Stark feed and flour mill
was later erected, and which is now
occupied by Nature's MillWorks.
Although John Megraw and his
wife Isabella (nee Wallace) had a
large family of 12 children, they no
longer have any descendants bearing
the ‘Megraw’ surname.
When John Megraw came to
Canada, he left behind three brothers
and a sister in Co. Down. Since that
time, John’s descendants and those of
his siblings have never met. That all
changed exactly 160 years later when
James Megraw, a great-grandson of
John Megraw’s youngest brother
Ansley (1833-1878), travelled to
Canada from his home in Northern
Ireland.
On May 8, 2009, James Megraw
(age 70) of Ballygowan, Co. Down
visited the old Megraw farm on the
outskirts of Paisley, now the home of
the Tom Stark. There he met for the
first time his cousin Gwen (nee Stark)
R e i d (ag e 8 2 ) , th e g r ea t granddaughter of John Megraw.
Joining James and Gwen was Stan
Megraw (age 56), the gg-grandson of
John’s other brother James Megraw
(1 8 2 5 -1 8 70). S ta n resid es in
Mo n trea l, QC an d h is f a ther
emigrated from Belfast to Canada in
1949, exactly 100 years after John
Megraw left the shores of Ireland.
The day’s visit was hosted by Case
Vanderplas, his wife Kathy and
Gwen’s daughter Jeannie Milne
Submitted by
Jeannie Milne
Page 6
Please Watch Your Step...
Paisley is a great place to visit if you’re on a tri p, or shoul d that be a great place to tri p if you’re on a visit. Paving stones along Rowe Street (in the left photo) have been
heaved by tree roots, raising them the full height of the pavers, while assorted cracks and di vots in the sidewalk on the north side of the Queen Street Bri dge provi de an
obstacle course for pedestrians, especi ally seniors (or those like me who have trouble l ooking and walking a the same ti me).
Craig Budreau
Brockton & Area
Family Health Team
level of healthcare possible – we
strive to find new ways to improve
healthcare and we evaluate both
he Brockton & Area Family current practices and new innovations
Health Team (BAFHT) is one of for their success in meeting that end.
the 150 Family Health Teams (FHTs) The BAFHT works collaboratively
currently established by the Ministry with local health and community
of Health and Long-term Care in the service providers, forming community
Province of Ontario. The Family partnerships.
Health Team concept is a new
The BAFHT has administrative
approach to provincial healthcare and offices in Walkerton, Chesley and
is designed to reduce wait times, and Durham, and satellite clinics in
to improve community access to Mildmay and Paisley. Our team
healthcare services at the local level. consists of Family Physicians, Nurse
Family Health Teams are fully funded Practitioners, RN/Health Educators,
by the Ministry and
K in e s io lo g is t ,
Programs at the Paisley Social Workers,
use “state of the
art” information
D ie tit ia ns ,
Health Clinic in June:
t ec hn o lo g y
to
Pharmacists, Foot
prov ide
secure • Wednesdays at 9:30 am - Walk Care Specialists and
& Talk
access to health
A d m i n is t r a t i v e
•
Friday June 5th - Seven Steps to Staff.
records and lab
Health, Lifestyle choices reduce If your family
results.
Family
your risk of cancer at 10 am
Health Teams offer
physician is a
•
Wednesday June 10th - Senior member of the
a
“h o l is t ic ”
Fitness Test 1:30 to 3:00 pm
a pproa c h
to
BAFHT, he/she
•
Wednesday
June
17th
Blood
healthcare.
This
will have
the
Pressure Class 1:00 pm
means that the
support of the
“whole” person is • Tuesday June 23rd - Arthritis BAFHT healthcare
Rehab & Ed program.
treated, and that, in
professionals and
addition to physical These education programs are open to you will benefit
s y m p t o m s , all local residents, call 519-507-2021 from their on-going
psychological and ext. 24 for more info or to register.
care.
You will
s oc ia l
fac t or s
continue to see your
affecting the individual’s health are family physician on a regular basis;
also considered during the healing however, other members of the
process. Family Health Teams use a Brockton and Area Family Health
“population” approach to healthcare – Team may assist your physician in
that is, the needs of the entire providing primary healthcare services,
population served by the FHT are chronic disease management, and selfconsidered, not just the needs of those help tools to help you manage your
in d iv id uals who come in for health and well-being. Our team
appointments. This gives the FHT a members will help you navigate
better understanding of the programs through the healthcare system,
and services requ ired in t he offering support and encouragement
community.
along the way.
The Brockton and Area Family
The Brockton and Area Family
Health Team (BAFHT) is a group of Health Team is working together to
healthcare professionals, each with enhance your community’s physical
their own area of expertise. Like any and emotional well-being. We’re
good team, we have great players; we your team! Look for our monthly
work together; and we share a Community Calendar and come out
common goal. That goal is to provide and be part of the action!
the local community with the highest
By Kathleen Keeshan, BSc
THE TEAM APPROACH
TO HEALTH CARE
T
Paisley R.A.T. Track
W
ould you like to do
this?
Well you can!
Out at the Paisley RAT
Track (where this young
motocross racer was spotted
on May 24) you can race
your dirt bike in the three
sanctioned CMRC races held
each summer.
The RAT Track is one of
Paisley's best kept secrets.
Though it has been in
operation for over 18 years,
many people are still just finding out
about it.
The RAT Track (named for the
Rothmaier Action Team - the
Rothmaier family created and operate
the track) is just north of town on
Conc. 8 of Elderslie (the 1st right out
of town).
If you are a motocross fan and
want to know more about the Paisley
RAT Track, go to www.rattrack.com
to learn more about the history of the
place and the people who are running
it now. I found it very interesting. The
next scheduled race date is June 28.
To find out more about competing
in sanctioned motocross races, contact
the Ro th ma ie r fa mily
at [email protected] or 353-5900 for
more information.
Sandra Blodgett
Chamber on Shaky Ground
A
lack of business people willing
to stand for nomination for
executive positions in the Paisley &
District Chamber of Commerce has
put the Chamber’s future in question.
At their May 28th general
meeting, an election of officers, which
was several months overdue, was
called for. Most of the executive, who
have held positions for a number of
years have indicated that they need a
break.
Sandra Blodgett of Lox, Sox and
Burrow has agreed to stand for
nomination for President, and a new
member, Anne Fauchon of chicpea
Kitchen & Lounge was nominated for
Vice-President. Craig Budreau will
continue as Advocate Editor but
nominees are still required for
secretary and treasurer.
While the Chamber is financially
secure, the problem it faces is the
same one that so many other groups
face - the lack of people willing to get
involved.
If no further nominees will agree
to stand for election by the next
meeting on Monday, June 29th, the
Chamber will likely be “put to sleep
for a couple of years” with the
existing executives retaining their
positions in name only. The Advocate
and the Santa Claus Parade will
continue to operate on their own, but
no further Chamber activities would
be undertaken.
Also discussed at the meeting, a
donation of $200 was made to the
P a is l e y R a t e p a y e r s Gr o up
Beautification Committee to cover the
cost of soil and flowers for the new
flower boxes for the Queen Street
bridge.
The Chamber currently has 25
members. The present executive
consists of President Debbie Hettrick,
Vice-President Sandra Blodgett,
Secretary Barb Abell, Treasurer Mary
Ellen Budreau, and Paisley Advocate
Editor Craig Budreau.
Secrets of the Treasure Chest
I
t is 135 years since the Village of
Paisley became incorporated. Prior
to that it was part of the Township of
Elderslie. The first Reeve of the
Paisley’s first steam train is shown on the original CNR rail bri dge that crossed the
Tees water Ri ver and Mill Dri ve. Watch for the museum’s first featured exhi bit of
the summer which will be all about trains.
Adam Alexander Playing Ball
for Team Ontario
O
n July 5th Adam
Alexander , 17,
of
Gre e noc k
Township, will be
tr a ve ling
to
Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island with 14
other young men from
Ontario to play in the
Under 19 International
M e n’ s
S of t ba ll
Championships.
The event will
include 11 Canadian
p r o v in c ia l
a nd
territorial teams, plus
single entries from US,
Mexico and New
Zealand.
The tournament was created when
men’s softball was not included in the
2009 Canada Summer Games which
Charlottetown will be hosting in
August of this year. The tryouts
began four years ago with 80 players.
On May 15 of this years Adam was
among the final 15 players chosen.
Adam began playing ball when he
was 7, in 1998. After three seasons he
joined Chepstow for a year, and then
qualified for the Walkerton Ontario
Amateur Softball Association which
plays in provincial tournaments. He
has continued to play with OASA
team, and as a result became a
candidate for the International
Championship tournament.
Adam is also an avid hockey
player, having played 5 years for the
Triple A, and then for Junior C in
Walkerton.
He is going into Grade 12, and
plans to do a fifth year. His dream is
to enter Brock University in
kinesiology and then become an
athletic therapist.
“I like the competition and team
spirit.” said Adam. For less rigorous
competition, Adam plays golf and
helps his dad, Dave Alexander with
the poultry business.
Adam would like to thank the
many who have sponsored and
supported him during this time.
Adam, we wish you the best in
Charlottetown.
Diane Eaton
Township of Elderslie was Samuel T.
Rowe who along with Simon Orchard
were the first settlers in Paisley.
Whe n P ais le y became an
incorporated Village January 1874, the
first Reeve was James Saunders. His
council was Duncan Fisher, Alexander
Colborne, William M. Smith, and
Robert Porteous. The council meetings
for the first two years were held in the
local hotels - Graham, Hanna,
Johnston, Chamber and Maher. In
August 1875, a special committee was
appointed to look for a site and
investigate the cost of building a Town
Hall. William Anstead built the Town
Hall on the present site for $3571.00.
The Town bell was purchased from
Troy, New Jersey. On completion of
the Hall a large concert was organized
to celebrate and on March 20, 1976,
Council met for the first time in the
Town Hall. The Council continued to
mee t t he re u nt il t he rece n t
amalgamation.
The Treasure Chest Museum is
pleased to now have the photos of the
Reeves of Paisley hung in the Gallery.
Our first featured exhibit this
season is “TRAINS”. The first train
came through Paisley in 1872. The
station closed October 24, 1969 and
passenger service was discontinued
November 1, 1970.
Many area
residents took a final ride from Port
Elgin to Paisley.
(Some of the history items
mentioned above were taken from the
Historic Album of Paisley.) The
Museum has some of these albums for
sale in our Gift Shop.
The Museum is now open
Saturday and Sunday until July 1 and
then we are open 7 days a week from
1 to 4 pm. If you wish a group tour,
please call at 519-353-7176 and leave
a message, and we will get back to
yo u. If yo u have an y t ra in
memorabilia that you would like to
share in our exhibit, please contact the
Museum at the above number.
Come out this summer and
support your local Museum.
Friends of the
Treasure Chest Museum
Page 8
It’ s the end of another terrifying
“Bruce County Winter,” and those of
us that have thawed out the ice on our
doors and windows are beginning to
rediscover things such as grass, flipflops, and t-shirts that have been lost
to us for the last five months or so.
However, while we are starting to
remember what it feels like to be
warm again, the change in season
brings a few less desirable changes. It
is at this time of year that we teenagers
start to party harder than ever. Without
snowy roads to stop us, it is so much
easier to get to a party. The weather is
getting warm enough for “bush
parties.” School is in its final few
months, so we are all getting excited.
Sooner or later, someone is going to
push themselves too hard and get hurt.
I have known that this is the case
for many years now, but last week I
had an eye opening experience. I
attended the P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent
Alcohol and Risk Related Trauma in
Youth) program, and learned what
happens to those of us who party a bit
too hard.
For the program, each of the
students in attendance walked through
the steps to rehabilitation after an
injury. My first thought was that I was
about to sit through a long lecture
about drinking and driving, however; I
was proven wrong. Very little of the
program focuses on drinking and
driving; we all know the many dangers
of that.
The incident in this case was an
overdose on some kind of drug,
Let’s P.A.R.T.Y.!
whether it was alcohol, pills, or any
other substance. We were then led
through the Owen Sound Hospital,
taken everywhere that an overdose
victim would go, from the ICU, to the
Rehabilitation center, and even the
morgue.
Our first stop was the ICU.
Everything that I was seeing was new,
as I have never been to the hospital for
anything more than stomach aches. So
when the nurse pulled out a tube that
was roughly the size of my forearm;
needless to say I was shocked. The
tube was filled with charcoal, which
overdose victims have to ingest in
order to soak up any remaining
chemicals in their stomach. She pulled
out a tube the size of my pinkie finger;
which, when compared to the charcoal
tube, looked harmless. Unfortunately,
I was wrong to think this, as we were
told that this tube was used to pee for
us. I’ll leave it to your imagination
how the tube is inserted.
All the students present, including
myself, were shocked by all the things
that the patients had to endure, but our
trip didn’t stop at the ICU. We learned
first-hand what it was like to be
disabled. When a person consumes too
much alcohol or drugs, they can suffer
a massive stroke. While everyone
knows that strokes are terrible, it is far
more drastic and eye-opening when
experiencing it first hand. I use the
term “eye-opening” with irony, as we
were in fact blinded during our
demonstration.
We sat on the beds in the
rehabilitation room, watching as a man
tried to pull himself into a chair
without using his legs or hands. This
special seat stood him up and allowed
him to be upright for a whole twenty
minutes. It was quite rattling to realize
that he considered something as
simple as being able to be upright to
be a rare experience.
Throughout the presentation, I was
constantly realizing how difficult life
was for people disabled by overdose
and traumatic injury. While we all
know that people with disabilities such
as paraplegics and quadriplegics live
difficult lives, it is not until you see
and experience their daily lives for
yourself that you realize how truly
torturous it is to build yourself back
up.
With all kinds of new knowledge
and experiences in my mind, I was
ready to head home and tell my
friends about what I had learned.
However, there was one more piece of
the presentation left. It was the one
that hit home the hardest with all of
us. We met Doug.
Doug overdosed on cocaine
several years ago and suffered a
massive stroke. He was in his home
for two straight days before being
found by his mother. After going
through the ICU and rehab center, we
met someone who had been doing it
for real, for years. Doug told us about
himself, or he tried to. When asked
about his story, all he could say was
that he “doesn’t remember much."
Much of the left side of his brain was
dead. This meant that he had to reroute simple tasks, like walking and
talking, through different parts of his
brain. I could not even comprehend
how he did it.
While his vocabulary was limited,
he allowed us to question him to no
end. We learned that his main form or
recreation was walking. His dream
was to someday be able to run. He
loved hockey, and is now no longer
able to play. Talking to him, we all
realized how quickly his life had
shifted, and how easy it could have
been to avoid.
After we all said a very fond
farewell to Doug, we headed home. I
spoke with every other student at the
presentation, and each one had
developed a new sense of awareness
for protecting themselves and their
friends thanks to Doug and the
P.A.R.T.Y. Program administrators.
Seeing what could happen if we were
to get out of control was a powerful
and thought-provoking experience.
Personally, I have told Doug’s story to
almost all of my friends, and all of
them now insist on driving with
s ea t be lt s , a n d kee p a lc o h o l
consumption to a minimum at all
times.
So to anybody that plans on
having a big kegger, bender, binge, or
bush party now that you can get out
again, I just want to ask you to take
care. Every teenager is still going to
have a good time, but it’s not worth
ruining your life over. We all have
things that we want to do before we
die, and “being able to run” is not
something to add to the list.
—————
This great educational program is
made possible through community
support from Grey Bruce Health
Services-Owen Sound site, Canadian
Paraplegic Association-Grey Bruce
Chapter, Boston Pizza (Owen Sound),
Bruce Power, Grey Bruce FOCUS and
Pepsi.
Nathan Wise
Peer Leader,
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Grade 12 Student, WDSS
Toonies for Autism
Monday night card pl ayers made another donation to the Legion. This brings their
total donations to $1,800.00! Pictured are Legion President Dianne Gottschalk
(centre) recei ving the check from Bert Harris, Barb Hobbs and Joyce Purdy of the
Monday night cards pl ayers, while Legion Treasurer Don Worthington l ooks on.
M
onday April 20th through
Thursday April 30, 2009 were
Autism days at Paisley Central
School. This year was Paisley
School’s 8th year, raising $1,306.50
for “Toonies for Autism”.
The
students brought in a Toonie to buy a
Toonie picture which they coloured
and hung on the tree branches in the
school’s front hall.
Two bake sales were also held as
a fundraiser. The money is sent
directly to the Autism Society,
Toronto.
A big Thanks you to everyone
who supported and donated towards
our Toonie for Autism.
The students in the picture are:
back row- Deanna Tanner & Reagan
Teeple, front row- Angus Campbell &
Nikki Campbell
Daycare Visits Fire Hall
Paisley Central School
SCC Report
T
O
n the 26th of May 2009 the
Paisley Day Care (Paisley
Central School) visited the fire hall of
the Paisley Fire Service for a tour of
the hall and to look at the equipment.
The tour was conducted by Firefighter
Frank Kocis, and Captain Gary
Maycock. The teachers were Christa
Sawyer, Jenna Bedford, Nicole
Steffler, Sandy Strauss. The children
got to climb in the trucks and saw a
"Sparky" fire safety video, Frank
Kocis spoke about smoke alarms, fire
safety plans, and fire safety in
general. He then put on his
firefighting equipment and clothing
for the children to see. They then had
a snack of fruit and juice, and then it
was a quick bathroom break before
the long walk back to the school.
Captain Gary Maycock
Ode to Plurals .......
W
e'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox
becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should
never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house is
houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pan be
called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet, And I give you a boot, would a pair
be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Why shouldn't the plural of booth be
called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those, Yet hat in the plural would
never be hose, And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren, But though we say mother, we never
say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him, But imagine the feminine:
she, shis and shim!
Let's face it - English is a crazy language.
There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in
pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England.
We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that
quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither
from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and
hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend.
If you have a bunch of odds and ends
and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English should be
committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and
a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can
burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in
which an alarm goes off by going on.
And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?
Submitted by Sandra Blocgett
he last School Community
Co unc il meet in g of t he
2008/2009 school year was held on
May 20th, 2009 with thirteen people
in attendance. It’s a good thing you
didn’t make it because there just
wasn’t enough food.
Principal Mr. Mason reported on
school organization and staffing
assignments and classes for next year.
Children born in 2005 should be
registered for Junior Kindergarten
for the 2009/10 school year. Parents,
please contact the school to register
as soon as possible.
Congratulations are extended to
Gail Fullerton on receiving the Award
of Excellence, for our school area.
This award is in recognition for the
many hours that she has volunteered
for the betterment of our school,
community and chairperson for the
Bluewater P arent Invo lvement
Committee.
A whopping $49,000 has now
been raised for the Playground
Fundraising Campaign. A huge thank
you to everyone who made a
difference! To ensure installation by
the beginning of the coming school
year, a finalized quote from Play
Power will be presented to the
Bluewater School Board by the 15th
of June, 2009.
The library is a work in progress.
Currently, labelling has now reached
the ‘B’ section and this is encouraging
since this means there are now only
24 more letters/sections to go….
Work will continue over the summer
and your assistance would be greatly
appreciated. Please don’t make us
beg. Call the school to volunteer.
Mrs. Holbrook provided us with a
list of upcoming events:
•June 9 - 12 – Grade 7&8 Trip to
Quebec
•June 9 – Bike safety – OPP officer
will work with approx 30 students
that bike to school
•June 15-17 – Grade 6 OEC Camping
Trip
•June 19 – Activity Day in the
afternoon
•June 22 – Kindergarten Tea & Gr
6,7,8 to Hanover Pool
•June 23 – Grade 8 Graduation &
Gr.SK/1, 2,3,4,5 – Swimming and
Bowling in Hanover
•June 24 – Award Assembly
•June 25 – Last Day of School
—————
The next meeting will be held on
October 7, 2009 at 6 p.m. in the
school library. There will be good
food, refreshing drinks and free
babysitting.
Bernice MacKinnon
Page 10
Paisley Farmer’s Market
Finds Home behind Arena
FHT Brings Diabetes Screening
Clinic to Paisley Pharmacy
Can I Give You a Poke, Today?
The spacious new Farmer’s Market l ocation is located in the large parking lot
behind the arena
T
he Paisley Farmer’s Market was
open for their first day of the year
on Saturday May 23rd, but not at the
downtown location they had hoped.
The market wanted to take up
residency in the town square, but 11th
hour objections forced them to seek
space elsewhere.
In the interim, the market was set
up on the front lawn of one of the
organizers, Sandra Blodgett, right on
Queen Street North, as shown below.
Arran-Elderslie councillors, Sandra
sent the following report, just in time
for the May 30th market day:
Craig Budreau
Af te r w o rk ing th ro ug h
numerous challenges, the Farmer's
Market is no w settled in it's
permanent location. You will be able
to find it behind the arena on
Saturday mornings from 9-1 until
October 10. Because of this excellent
and roomy location, there
is spa ce fo r p len ty
of vendors. If you are
interested in participating,
please contact us at 3534113
You will find plants,
baking, meats, maple
syrup, firewood, tomatoes,
asparagus, other produce
and some crafts. The BBQ
will be on every week.
During the summer we
The market s pent their first Saturday squeezed onto
look forward to having a
Sandra Blodgett’s front l awn
cotton candy machine and
For the past two years the a pancake breakfast.
farmer’s market, which features
Farmer's Markets have proven to
primarily (but not exclusively) local benefit local economies all over the
Mennonite vendors, has been held at world, so it is very exciting to have the
Beachway Burgers at the north end of opportunity to host a farmer's market
the village. Organizer and vendor in Paisley.
David Weber stated that the old
We would like to thank the
location was on a curve, at a spot were municipal councillors and business
traffic begins speeding up, and the owners for their support, questions,
vendors felt a downtown location comments and concerns. We took
would be safer, give them better local them very seriously and feel that our
exposure and help draw tourists to the plan is stronger because of it. We look
core retail area of the village.
forward to a terrific summer. See you
After further consultation with the at the market!
Paisley Chamber of Commerce and
Sandra Blodgett
Fowl
Challenge
Can you spot
all the water
fowl in this
picture taken
above
the
dam on the
T ee swa te r
River early in
May?
(See page 16
for
the
answer)
T
hat was the question that greeted
customers of Paisley Pharmacy at
the Diabetes Screening Clinic held on
Friday, May 22nd.
Pictured above, Kim Biesenthal, a
nurse with the Brockton and Area
Family Health Team, is giving
Advocate Editor Craig Budreau the
low-down on risk factors for, and tips
on the prevention of, diabetes.
In all, 30 patients were screened,
several of which Kim suggested
should see their doctor for a more
thorough testing.
Kim has been holding clinics at
the area pharmacies in recent months,
doing spot checks on patients, and
she’s been very pleased with the
response by the public.
Did you know that total lack of
exercise is actually more dangerous to
your health than smoking? (No, that
doesn’t mean you can start smoking
again.)
Did you know that a “serving” of
meat is about the size of a deck of
cards? Did you know your vegetables
should fill half your plate? Did you
know that your “fasting glucose” (2
hours after a meal) should be between
5 and 8 ?
The P re-Diabetes Screening
Clinic is just one of many educational
events being provided by the BAFHT.
Did you miss out? Well, keep your
eye on the Advocate and also on the
BAFHT calendars for upcoming
clinics. Kim is planning on another
screening clinic in the fall, but there
are many other informative programs
available in the mean time.
And remember, all educational
programs are free to all members of
the community. So, take advantage of
the expertise of these professionals.
We’re very lucky to have them.
Mary Ellen Budreau
Alison Wearing
to Perform at
Sticks & Stones Gallery
P
aisley resident Alison Wearing,
the author of the internationally
acclaimed and nationally bestselling
travel memoir, Honeymoon in Purdah
- an Iranian Journey, will perform a
mo no log ue adaptat io n of her
forthcoming book, Giving Into Light
at Sticks & Stones Gallery.
Employing dazzling imagery,
mu s ic , move me nt , perc uss ive
soundscapes and extraordinary verbal
dexterity, Alison guides us to a
magical village in central Mexico, a
place where the everyday and the
sacred converge. From the comical
and challenging circumstances that
lead to her departure through the
descriptive paradise of her prose,
audiences will be taken on a riveting,
up r o a r io u s , a n d u lt i ma t e ly
transformative journey of love,
acceptance and surrender.
You can see Giving Into Light on
Friday, June 5 at 8pm at Sticks &
Stones Gallery (Back Eddies Café
back space), 660 Queen Street,
Paisley, 519-353-4787. Tickets are
$10, available from Back Eddies Café.
Seating is limited.
Giving Into Light is the story of a
woman who experiences what she
calls ‘post-partum illumination’
following the birth of her first child.
Her attempts to understand this
heightened perception of the world
(contrasted with her daily routine of
sleep-deprivation and fluorescent-lit
church basement playgroups) lead her
on an intuition-inspired journey to a
small village in Mexico, where life
tends more towards magical realism
than reality.
The Mexico of this show is
vibrant and inspiring, replete with
colour, magic, festivals, food,
drumming and dance. It is a
celebration of the richness of Mexican
culture, traditional village life, as well
as a reminder of all that we in the
north have to learn from those who
see and live life so differently. Above
all, this is about a woman’s search for
light in a seemingly dark world and a
glimpse of all of the unexpected
colour and grace she finds along the
way.
Giving Into Light will be part of
t h e L o n d o n Fr in g e Fe s t iva l
(www.londonfringe.ca) from 16-26
June and the Hamilton Fringe Festival
(www.hamiltonfringe.ca) from 18-28
July.
Day of Mourning Ceremony at Bruce Power
O
n Apr. 27, 2009 a Worker’s Day
of Mourning ceremony took
place at Bruce Power. The event was
planned in conjunction with its
workers, union partners, and the GreyBruce Labour Council. A few hundred
employees gathered to remember
those who died or were injured in the
work place. Eight speakers took their
turn at the podium, each emphasizing
an important aspect of worker safety.
Bruce A Restart Vice President John
Sauger emphasized that safety is a
value. He noted that it is not merely a
priority, because priorities change;
values don't. Duncan Hawthorne,
President and CEO assured those
employees in the audience that safety
would be ensured through education
and safety training programs. He
added that all employees are really
their own safety officer, and need to
remind themselves they aren't
invincible.
Chief organizer of the event, Dave
Trumble raised another aspect of
worker safety: the need for protecting
the human person. Psychological
injury is now being recognized as a
legitimate concern.
Diane Eaton
closed with an invocation, challenging
the workers to prioritize human value.
When humans become secondary to
“things” such as the corporation, the
technology, or the dollar, there will
always be a risk of mistreatment and
psycholog ical injury pro ducing
significant stress. The adverse effects
can affect the entire company, as well
as family and society. Human life is
sacred and we can’t forget that.
A wreath of remembrance was
placed at the stone cairn located
outside the B10 building.
This year marks the 20th
Bruce County Heritage Association
gets IPM Donations
anniversary of the event at the Plant.
Attending the ceremony were
family members of past victims. I
spoke afterwards with Ray Zoethout,
whose father was killed in 1962 in an
accident on the site. “That changed my
life”, Ray said. “I had to quit school to
help make money for the family.
Compensation didn’t go far. Mom had
to go out and find a job and get her
drivers license. Five months earlier I
had lost a brother. Those days were
very tough for our family.”
Ray’s testimony underscores the
statement: “An injury to one is an
injury to all,” spoken by Dave
Trumble at the close of the ceremony.
Diane Eaton
Help!
Would you like to help the Paisley Advocate keep being one of the best little
newspapers in the area?
Jennifer Harris of Key Lime Creative currently takes care of all the
advertising for the Advocate. As her business grows, she is left with less time
to devote to the paper. We need a helper for Jen - an amiable volunteer who
knows the business people in the area and could do some of the legwork in
contacting existing and (hopefully) new advertisers. Don’t worry, though, Jen
would still do all the ad design and layout. Because we do not charge our local
readers for the Paisley Advocate, we rely entirely on the income from our
advertisers to keep the paper going.
If you think you could give us a hand, please contact Craig at Paisley
Pharmacy: 519-353-5707 or Jen at Key Lime Creative: 519-353-1805
514 Queen St. S., Paisley
519-353-5707
[email protected]
Jack Riley, Presi dent of the IPM, on behalf of the 2008 Bruce County IPM
Commi ttee donates $ 5,000 dollars to Jim Lemont, President of the Bruce County
Heritage Association. The associati on also recei ved a $1000 donation from Bob
Hammell of the Ontari o Pl owmen’s Association Executi ve.
Happy Father’s Day
To all those
dear old Dads
Out there
We wish to thank
all of our Customers
for making our first
20 years in business
a success!
Mary Ellen & Craig Budreau
please note that we will be
CLOSED on Friday June 5th
Sunday June 21
we apologize for an inconvenience this may cause
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri - 9am to 6pm Sat - 9am to 4pm
Page 12
New Doc
Signs On
With
BAFHT
T
he Brockton & Area Physician
Recruitmen t & Retent ion
Committee is extremely pleased to
announce that Dr. Shazia Ambreen
has signed a Letter of Agreement to
establish a full time medical practice
in Walkerton effective September 1,
2009. Dr. Ambreen’s office will be
located in the Doctor’s Clinical Area
of the Walkerton Hospital.
“Our Physician Recruitment &
Retention Committee is very happy to
welcome Dr. Ambreen and her family
to our community”, said Chairperson,
Maurice Donnelly.
Dr. Ambreen has been doing
locum work in Walkerton for a
number of months after closing her
practice in Sauble Beach.
According to Brockton & Area
Family Health Team Director Steve
Struthers, Dr. Ambreen has agreed to
become part of the Walkerton Family
Health Network, and therefore also a
part of the Brockton and Area Family
Health Team. Her plan is to start her
actual office practice here in
September. People interested in
becoming patients of Dr. Ambreen
may register in the meantime by
calling Health Care Connect at 1-800445-1822
The Physician Recruitment &
Retention Committee is continuing to
work toward the recruitment of
additional physicians within our
communities.
A True Story
About 8 years ago, on a beautiful
and sunny spring day, just like this
one, I was walking up my farm
driveway with my town friend. We
saw one of our fat tame ducks come
up out of a little hollow in the field. I
wondered out loud, “Oh, I wonder if
the duck has a nest down there!”
My friend looked eagerly in the
direction of the duck.
“Why?” she said with her eyes wide,
“Is she pregnant?”
I hardly knew what to say.
Sandra Blodgett
New Events at Bruce County
Heritage Farm
T
he Bruce County Heritage
Association [BCHA] is holding a
"3.5 MPH Tractor Pull", and, under
the coordination of the Bruce County
Museum & Cultural Centre, a
"Country Barn Dance" at the
“Heritage Farm” on County Road # 3,
2 km south of Paisley, Ont., on
Saturday June 20th, 2009.
Tractor Pull coordinator Tom
Thede said; "this is a fairly new
concept in tractor pulling that we are
bringing here to Paisley. It is more a
contest of skill and ability, than one of
weight and power." From the
beginning of the pull, contestants have
75 feet to maximize their groundspeed
without exceeding 3.5 miles per hour
(mph). After the 75 foot mark, as the
throttle is increased to provide more
horsepower for a successful pull,
contestants are disqualified if they
exceed 3.5 mph. Rules for the event
are posted on the BCHA web site,
w w w . b r u ce h e r it a g e . o r g , a n d
TomThede can be reached at 519-8325360, E-mail [email protected] .
The event starts at 12 noon sharp,
Adults $5.00 at the gate, children
under 12 are free, food and beverages
available.
It’s A Real Country Barn Dance!
“Educational programming is an
important part of the Bruce County
Museum & Cultural Centre,” said
Barb Ribey, Museum Curator. “Join
us to raise money for a new floor in
the BCHA Horse Barn! With a new
floor in the barn, we will be able to
offer a wider range of educational
experiences for students of all ages.”
The Country Barn Dance, which
is being sponsored by Hy-Grade
Roofing, will start at 7:00 o’clock
Saturday evening June 20th, 2009,
and will continue until midnight.
Admission is Adults $15.00,
Children under 12 are free.
In
Paisley, tickets are available at Paisley
Pharmacy. Food is available, and
there will be dancing all night long!
Country Barn Dance features a
full line-up of quality local talent
including:
•The Rascals, featuring Mary Ann
Cunningham and friends
•The 10 o’clock Band,
•Bruce-Grey Connection, with Barry
Woodyard
•Country Charm, featuring Reg
Mannerow
Each band will perform for
approximately 45 minutes with other
entertainers to be announced. For
more information and to purchase
tickets in advance contact the Bruce
County Museum & Cultural Centre at
519-797-2080 or 1-866-318-8889.
Bring the whole family to the
Heritage farm for a whole day of
family entertainment and fun on June
20th, 2009, at The Heritage Farm, 2
k m So u th o f P ais le y. V is it
www.bruceheritage.org.
Dinosaurs Invade The Bruce
C
ome and see even life-like
robotic dinosaurs that will make
their home at the Bruce County
Museum this summer! This is a great
family friendly exhibit that is
interactive and sure to be big fun for
the entire family!
Travel 100-million years through
time and come face-to-face with stateof-the-art, life-like, robotic dinosaurs.
This captivating exhibit features many
exciting hands on activities for
visitors of all ages.
This exhibit is generously
sponsored by Ontario
Power Generation
and 101.7 The
One
Bruce County
Muse u m
&
Cultural Centre will
be home this summer
to seven life-like
prehistoric creations
i n c l u d i n g
Tr ic e r a t o ps ,
V e loc ir a p t or P te r a n do n ,
Parasaurlophus, Dilophosaurus
and the ever popular T-Rex
The family fun continues with
our interactive activities: Rub-ADino, Dig-A-Fossil, Build-A-Dino.
Meet our very own baby mammoth
“Tara".
Don't miss The Museum's own
real glacier created in 2008 and our
own Diggin’ Up Bones pit on the
second level exhibit hall.
The museum is open Monday to
Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Open Sundays 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Check our website for holiday
hours: www.brucemuseum.ca
For more information call 519
797-2080 or 1-866-318-8889
M u s e u m A d mis s io n :
Individual: $8.00; Senior/
Student: $6.00; Children 4
-12 $4.00; Under 3 years
of age - Free.
OMA and CMA and
Bruce County Museum
& Cultural Centre and
Grey Roots Museum &
A r c h i v e s
Members Free.
@ Your Library
W
ell, thank you to everyone who
came out to our book sale. It
was another successful one! If you
couldn't make it out on the long
weekend you are in luck as we are
keeping the books at the library for a
couple of weeks more, so come in and
browse.
We are still hoping to do another
movie at the end of June, so keep an
eye out for posters or check our web
site. www.library.brucecounty.on.ca/
palib/.
Anyone interested in signing up
for the TD Summer Reading Program
should contact the library. The theme
of this year's program is mystery and
adventure with Agent 009. Everyone
who signs up will receive a free
posters , st ickers and act iv ity
book. This program is geared for
children aged 5 to 12.
The library will once again be
offering free passes to the Bruce
County museum. Anyone who has a
valid library card can come in and
pick up a pass. Check our bulletin
board for upcoming events at the
museum.
The Friends of the Library will be
having their last meeting for the
season on June 1. This will be a pot
luck, and anyone interested in
becoming a Friend or finding out
more about what we do is welcome to
join us.
We will meet again on September
14 at the library at 5:00.
I leave you with a list of some
great books to read on a lounger with
a tall, cold drink!
James Patterson - 8th Confession
Debbie Macomber - Summer on
Blossom Street
Alexander McCall Smith - Tea Time
for the Traditionally Built
Mary Higgins Clark - Just Take my
Heart
Stuart Woods - Loitering with Intent
Amanda Quick - The Perfect Poison
Ellen Kerr
Page 14
Dispensing Your Prescriptions, and the News too
A Behind-the-Scenes View of Paisley
Advocate’s Editor Team
F
or the last four years Paisley and the
surrounding community has been enjoying the
free distribution of the Advocate. Now it is time to
shine the spotlight on our editor team, Craig and
Mary Ellen Budreau.
Four years ago, when the Chamber was closing
its office, Craig and a few others decided to publish
the paper on a volunteer basis. This has been very
successful. Part of the success can be attributed to
the many hours of editorial work behind the scenes.
Craig gathers the material for each monthly
edition; and then for the entire week prior to
publication, he lays out the contents and squeezes it
till it all fits. Mary Ellen proofreads the articles.
Most of us also know the Budreau’s as the
owners of the Paisley Pharmacy. Mary Ellen is the
pharmacist; Craig operates the storefront and does
the bookkeeping.
The Budreau’s came to Paisley exactly twenty
years ago, on June 1, 1989. Prior to that time Craig
had been working as a mechanical engineer in
Brampton, and Mary Ellen was the Director of
Pharmacy for the Oakville hospital. Mary Ellen
was getting tired of the bureaucracy. She found that
she was spending more and more time in meetings,
and getting further and further from the patients she
was trying to help..
“We had two small children and wanted to get
away from the big city,” Craig said. “We were
looking for an old fashioned apothecary which we
could run ourselves. We saw an ad for the one in
Paisley. We had never been here before, but decided
to take the big jump. We both quit our jobs to come
and run this drug store. It was kind of scary.”
Since coming here, the
Budreau’s have restored
the pharmacy to what it
would have been like in the
Paisley Fire Department
Update
I
would like to take a moment to
remember our fellow firefighter
and friend Steve Van Eeken. You
were lost too soon and you will be
sadly missed by everyone. We will
not forget you.
I hope everyone is having a fire
safe season so far! Summer is quickly
approaching and with it comes a few
new hazards.
You may have seen in the media
recently that Brockton and Kincardine
intend to pull out of the Paisley Fire
Board agreement at the end of 2010.
That will leave Arran-Elderslie as the
sole owner of the department. I have
been assured by the Fire Chiefs from
both municipalities that the reason is
definitely not due to the service
prov ided by the P aisley Fire
Department. The Ontario Fire Marshal
recommended in the survey conducted
in 2007 that the members of the fire
board work to dissolve the partnership
and purchase service from the Paisley
Fire Department instead of being an
owner, much as Saugeen Shores did
last year. In the next few months I will
work with both municipalities to
attempt to work out an agreement that
will be fair to all parties. Of the 3
apparatus we currently operate, two
will be 20 years old in 2011. The fire
hall is also about 37 years old and is
in need of replacement soon. All costs
will need to be rolled into the new
agreement so the service provided
does not deteriorate.
From a fire safety perspective,
there are a few issues arising at this
time of the year. As usual I will stress
the importance and need for smoke
alarms especially in cottages and
trailers. Unfortunately the number of
fire deaths and fatal fires are higher
than this point last year. There have
been 52 deaths due to fire already in
2009! This has to stop! It is sad that a
life could be lost for the cost of a
smoke alarm. Let’s make sure that this
does not happen in our back yard.
We have already been called to 3
grass fires this year. You must call
your municipal office depending
where you reside. All have different
bylaws but the need for the caller to
maintain a fire watch is inherent in all
policies. It is quite surprising how fast
a small fire can take off with a small
breeze! Be careful!
The last issue is the safe use of
fire works. Please use common sense
if you decide to use them. Follow
manufacturer’s instructions and
realize that they are pyrotechnic
devices that are dangerous and could
cause injury or accidental fires.
Please mark the date of the
Fireman’s Breakfast again this year. It
will be held on the Labour Day
weekend on Saturday September 5th.
More information to follow.
Thank you
Rob Bonderud, Fire Chief,
Paisley and District Fire Dept.
early 20th century. They recently restored the
original tin ceiling. “This past year we replaced the
old carpet and all the shelving on the floor,” said
Craig. “We brought down the old grocery counter,
which had been stored upstairs, refinished it and
rebuilt it as the dispensary counter. It fits in with the
old-fashioned look.
Over the past twenty years the Budreau’s have
enjoyed the people coming into the store and also
watching families grow up. “Those we first saw as
babies are now grown up.” said Craig.
Craig has found these last four years as editor of
the Advocate to be fun and satisfying– especially
because of all the different people submitting
articles. “Every month we get people saying how
much they enjoy it,” he said.
While Craig and Mary Ellen have been key
workers in the success of the Advocate, they would
regard the paper as the product of a community
effort.
Of course, no paper would be a success without
a readership. All of us on the Advocate team say
“Thank you” to you, the reader for your support and
interest.
Why not pop into the pharmacy and share your
own thoughts and ideas with Craig and Mary Ellen
Budreau. While you are there, do enjoy the restored
tin ceiling and the beautiful counter. And oh, you
may wish to buy a product as well, and congratulate
them for their 20th anniversary as owners and
operators of Paisley Pharmacy.
Diane Eaton
Celebrating 150 Years
of Presbyterianism in Paisley
O
n June 1 4, Westminster
Presbyterian congregation will
be celebrating one hundred and fifty
years of Presbyterianism in Paisley. A
worship service is planned for 2:30
p.m. with the Rev. Ted Creen of
Owen Sound as guest speaker. All are
invited to come and celebrate.
Presbyterianism arrived in Paisley
with the early settlers who walked for
miles every Sunday morning to gather
in Rowe’s tavern or Valentine’s Mill
for worship. Some Sundays, the Rev.
Mr. McNaughton rode his horse from
Southampton to preach the gospel.
Other times Rev. Mr. Burnett
journeyed through the woods all the
way from Hamilton to preach to the
knot of settlers.
Ten years before these staunch
Presbyterians left Scotland to settle in
and around Paisley, a great schism
had occurred in the established
Church of Scotland as to whether the
church or the state was of higher
authority. Those who maintained that
the church was above the state were
known as members of the Free
Church of Scotland. The remaining
members were the Auld Kirk.
In Paisley supporters of both
branches worshipped together until
1856 when the Auld Kirk secured a
minister of their own and on July 16,
1857 Rev. Kenneth McLennan was
inducted into the Paisley congregation
with additional charges on the second
and fourth lines of Saugeen.
The other group of Presbyterians
became an organized congregation of
the Free Church of Scotland with Mr.
Bremner who came in 1859 and was
ordained in February 1860 as their
first minister. At a later date they too
built a church but in spite of a Canada
-wide vote for church union these two
congregations were never united.
This October will mark one
hundred and fifty years since the first
church, the “Auld Kirk”, was opened
on the top of the hill on Church Street.
A photo of Aul d Kirk (in the distance)
featured i n the most recent Paths of
Paisley booklet.
It was the only Presbyterian Church in
the Counties of Grey and Bruce at that
time except for one built at Mount
Forest, which was without a minister.
It was an unusually handsome
building, of white roughcast structure
with a graceful steeple and had an
imposing appearance from a distance.
The Norman-Gothic style windows
were large, giving a well-lighted
interior. The pews, which seated 350,
were constructed and arranged so as to
add much to the effect of the lighting.
by Mary MacKay
Mary MacKay has written the
story of the trials and tribulations of
the two early congregations as they
persevered through three church
union votes. It will be available
during the barbeque dinner that
follows the anniversary service.
Mary MacKay’s Window on the Past
Excerpts from
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
of the late
MALCOLM HECTERSON
VALENTINE CAMERON M.D.
Born Feb. 14, 1876
This story was written in 1952
when Malcolm was 76 years old, it
is unedited and any errors in dates
or details have not been corrected.
M
y ancestry is not distinguished.
I knew my grandparents Hector
Cameron and Sarah McNeill but
learned little of their preceding
generations. My father was their
second son. His elder brother, who
died in infancy before the family
immigrated to Canada in 1848, was
named Archibald after the uncle,
Captain Arch iba ld Stewart of
Scotland, who had raised Sarah and
her brother James when their mother
died.
Children came regularly to Hector
and Sarah. Kate and Sarah, James and
Mary followed my father, Angus. In
1862 or ’63 , the old Captain was
inspecting his farm when a colt led by
Donald Munn (who afterwards came
to Paisley Ontario and was some kind
of relative of my grandmother) kicked
him and he died. In his will he
bequeathed a su m of money
traditionally estimated at three
thousand dollars to his niece, Sarah,
wife of Hector Cameron.
The Township of Elderslie was
opened for settlement in 1852. A
number of Gaelic speaking Scottish
immigrants took up a goodly portion
of the land but it was not all settled by
Scots. An Irishman named John Rusk
and his sons held a block of one
th ousan d acres o n t he ten th
concession. One of the farms in this
block was on the south-west corner of
concession ten and sideroad five. It
had a clearance of ten acres and a log
cabin where the son William Rusk and
his wife and family lived. Rusk
himself was on the south-east corner
of the same road and his name is
perpetuated as donor of two or three
acres of virgin land fronting on the
sideroad to be a burying ground. It
has been for a century known as
Rusk’s Cemetery. The farm on the
south-west corner attracted Hector
Cameron who made a journey of
inspection in 1863. He was probably
accompanied by Sarah, but this is only
a surmise. Sarah could read and write,
and Hector could not, and besides it
was her money that was going into the
venture. In the years in which I knew
my grandparents, I was always
impressed by the fact that Hector did
not usually act in serious matters
without Sarah’s approval being a
condition.
In 1864 a decision had been made.
A wooden-railed wagon had been
purchased in Thornhill and a team of
horses bought. The belongings of
Hector and Sarah, themselves and five
children were packed into the wagon
and a journey of about one hundred
and fifty miles to their new home was
begun. I remember old “Dolly” that
was one of the pair of horses. In 1882
I lived with my grandparents for a
year. Old Dolly enjoyed almost
uninterrupted leisure. Grandfather
would harness her to the ‘stone boat’
to bring two barrels of soft water from
the pond beside the road on wash days
in the summer, and I suppose she drew
the horse rake in haying time, but the
new team, Bill and Lil, did the work
that year. Lil, I remember, as a
Kentucky Bay who made a brave
show under saddle when Uncle Jim
sometimes rode her. I only remember
one of her colts. This was a mare with
a deformed tail for which Jim
designed a special crupper, which
gave her all the style of a bangtail
hackney. Lil was a misfit as a farm
horse and ended up drawing a cab in
Montreal. The bangtail also was
disposed of and from that time on
Clydesdales were used on the farm.
The first winter in Bruce grandfather’s
horses found a special use. Before the
railroad came to Paisley surplus grain
was sold at the lakep ort of
Southampton, fifteen miles away. Few
or none of the neighbours had horses
so my grandfather was the first
teamster for the local district.
Everybody had a few bags of wheat to
sell and the Cameron sleigh was the
means of transport to market.
Grandmother was one of the few
in the neighbourhood who could read
and write. Before the Baptists sent a
preacher to Paisley there was no
church. On Sunday mornings the
neighbours would come to the
Cameron farm to hear grandmother
read the scriptures in Gaelic. The
Baptist evangelist also spoke Gaelic so
grandmother’s congregation grew less.
A few years later the Presbyterians
came and a church was built two and a
half miles east of the farm at the
corner of the fifteen sideroad. This
church was named Salem.
Very soon after settling on the
farm, grandfather built a framed
house. This is not to be confused with
a ‘frame house.’ A framed house is a
solidly built structure like the structure
of a barn. The sills and framework are
made of squared hardwood logs united
by “tongue and grove” joints. Today,
after some ninety years, the old house
is still erect as though built of stone.
The frame house that Uncle Jim built
when he married his first wife was
moved and joined the old structure
about 1890.
Edited by Mary MacKay for the
Paisley Advocate, April 2009
—————
Mary’s note: The house was lived
in by three generations until 1981
when the farm was sold. Since there
was no use for the house the new
owner sold the windows and floor
boards and wainscoting to antique
buffs but it is still standing in 2009.
To be continued next month
Page 16
Finding Alternatives to Using Pesticides
S
ome tips from the Ontario
Ministry of the Environment and
from “Gardening Grief and Glory” by
Ed Lawrence:
To control weeds in your lawn,
rake with a stiff metal rake from north
to south and then from east to west.
Any weeds like creeping charlie will
be pulled out. When you are finished
add about ¼” to ½” of compost and
then over seed with a mixture of
fescue and white clover. Raise the
blades of your lawn mower to 2 ½” to
3” and the longer grass will shade out
those sun-loving weeds.
Slugs seem to love hostas and here
are some suggestions for controlling
them: Embed a saucer or an aluminum
tart tin filled with beer under the
leaves of the hostas. The slugs are
attracted to the beer and fall into the
dish and drown. In the morning empty
the container and start over again.
Another tip for getting rid of slugs is
to spread crushed egg shells around
the plant. The shells pierce the skin
and the slugs will die.
To get rid of earwigs spray them
with a solution of one part detergent to
40 parts water. You need to actually
make contact with the earwig and as
they are nocturnal, sometimes it’s hard
to discover where they are hiding
during the day. In that case take a
Helen Crysler, Sibylle Walke and J an Marsh enjoy a brief break in the showers at
the Paisley Ratepayers Group annual pl ant sale on May 9th. Wi th Ontari o’s new
ban on cosmetic pesticide use, the group also hosted an information session on
some of the safe alternati ves to pestici des.
piece of an old garden hose and place
it in the garden. In the morning shake
out the hose into a pail of soapy water.
Thoroughly soak a plant to get rid
of ants. But if they are seriously
troubling try a mixture of baking soda
and sugar in a plastic container. Poke
holes so that the ants can get in. This
mixture produces a gas which the ants
can’t get rid of, and that’s the end of
them!
A strong blast of water will also
be enough to knock aphids and spider
mites from a plant.
Plant garlic around your roses and
nasturtiums and marigolds in the
vegetable garden
Boiling water poured on the grass
growing between the cracks in the
patio or walkway will kill the grass.
Squirrels and rabbits can be
discouraged by adding blood meal
around your garden Or try a light soap
and water solution (1 part soap to 40
parts water) spray it on and then
sprinkle some cayenne pepper around
the plant. Don’t forget to wash the
lettuce before you eat it!
To keep cutworms from attacking
your vegetable seedlings, make a two
inch collar for them from a toilet
paper, paper towel roll or paper cup.
Press the collar into the soil around the
plant so that it is one inch below the
ground.
It is possible to make an organic
pesticide by boiling 2 cups of vinegar
with 2 cups of water, but this will be
non-selective. It will kill the weeds
and everything else as well.
Two of the most important things
you can do for your garden are to use
plenty of compost and lots of mulch
(wood chips etc.) Both are available in
town on Church St. at the top of the
hill. And they are absolutely free!
For more information look at Ed
L awre nce’ s we b s ite :
www.gardeningwithed.com.
Jan Marsh
Cargill Corner
D
ear readers, you should be
cognizant of the fact that Cargill
will be hosting two great events in the
next month. Each of them is uniquely
Cargill-flavoured, which puts them in
the "can't miss" category. Both are
highly entertaining and worth the
price of admission. An added bonus
to all who come to these events is that
the visitor gets to rub proverbial
elbows and mingle with Cargillians of
the highest order.
Let's get to the events. Topping
the June schedule at the Cargill Park
and the special and spacious CCC is
the annual Jake's Weekend in the
Park. Jake's weekend is held to honour
the memory of a dearly missed
Cargill Boy, Jason "Jake" Zettler,
who passed from us far too soon. His
former team-mates on The Thunder
host this annual event that plays out
Fowl Answer
on the weekend of June 19-21.
Jake's Weekend" begins on Friday
evening, June 19, both in the CCC
and on the diamonds. The CCC will
be the spot to be. Refreshments are
available on this night from six of the
evening clock until the wee hour of
one in the morn. As well, the many
prizes available in the gargantuan
Raffle will be on display in the
welcoming confines of the CCC on
this night. On the diamonds, action
begins with both men and ladies slow
pitch teams vying for the generous
prizes offered by the lads of The
Thunder.
Incidentally, there is still time to
enter a team. Saturday is the main day
of this weekend. The slow pitch games
continue throughout the day. In
addition, a Beer Gardens is operated in
the CCC from 11:00 am to one hour
Cormorant
( from page 10)
There are four water birds in
the picture a great blue heron,
a cormorant and two Canada
geese (hiding in the grass).
Heron
Geese
past the stroke of Midnight. The
highlight of the day and perhaps the
weekend is the large dance held at the
CCC on this Saturday eve. The very
popular and talented "Auto Pilot" will
perform for your entertainment
pleasure. Sunday has two high points.
First up, is the annual Father's Day
Brunch, hosted by the famous Cargill
"Brunch Bunch." It goes from 9:30 am
until one of the afternoon clock. The
last Father's Day Brunch saw a record
attendance, and was the "father" of all
Cargill brunches so to speak. Our
advice for you, dear reader, is to come
early. The second of the day's
highlights is the drawing for the prizes
in the gigantic raffle. The draws begin
in mid afternoon and continue until the
last prize is offered. This is a can't
miss Raffle. For the comfort of those
present, a Beer Gardens and a food
booth will be in operation.
The second "must attend" party at
the Cargill Park is the 2nd edition of
Cargill's "Pickin' By The Pond" held
on the weekend of July 3-5. This
action-packed weekend is primarily a
country music jamboree. The stage
will be set up on the main ball
diamond. A Cargill Trailer Park with
room for more than 250 camping units
will be established within the
boundaries of the spacious Cargill
Park. For a spot, hurry and call Gail
Lippert at 519-881-1716.
Music
begins at 7:00 pm with Paisley's own
Jim Patterson opening the show.
Following Jim on stage will be Kylie
Joe Mason, Bluegrass Edition, Naomi
Bristow, the Dixon's and Sea Breeze.
The show ends at 11:00 pm. The
show starts at Noon on Saturday. This
day's performers include, in order of
appearance, Ben Lentir, Gary Hooper,
Brontae Huner (an 8-year old singing
sensation), Jim Beech, Randy Satchell,
Crystal Gage, Joanne Post, Cargill's
own troubadour, Wayne Bester, Leask
brothers, Larry Mercey, and the
Becketts. The lights go out at 10:45
pm. The Sunday performer will be
Mary Rowan.
A delicious fish dinner (Howell's)
will be held on Friday July 3.
Saturday's meal will be a Bruce
County Beef Dinner. A breakfast will
be held on Saturday and Sunday. All
are welcome.
A quote on parting, mes amis:
"Don't be an agnostic - be somebody."
-Robert Frost
Brian Raper
I
n the June 3rd, 1886 issue of the
Paisley Advocate, the drugstore of
W. A Hargreaves didn’t have the
largest advertisements, but they did
have the most. Hargreaves advertised
many patent medicines in different
p laces t hr ou gh o ut the paper ,
sometimes as a classified-style ad
(there were dozens upon dozens of
these), and elsewhere as a display ad
from the manufacturer. There were
plenty of spectacular cures within the
pages of the Advocate—and on the
shelves of Hargreaves’ store.
Burdock Blood Bitters not only
took care of liver, kidney, stomach,
bowel and blood disorders, but
apparently cured Mrs. Kilborne’s nose
cancer (applied internally a nd
externally).
Freeman’s Worm Powders put
an end to pale hollow cheeks and a
precarious appetite (and it’s pleasant
to take).
Giles’ Liniment for your horses
must work—just look at the before
and after pictures.
Dr. Chase’s Liver Cure was
another cure-all for liver/kidney/
stomach/bowel/blood problems, but
Paisley 4-H Health Hearts
T
he Paisley 4-H Healthy Hearts
(Life Skills cooking) first got
together on Wednesday April 29,
2009. We had a meeting to get
to know everybody and
decide who will be club
president and secretary. We
tried different foods at this
meeting.
Our second meeting
was on Saturday May 9,
2009, at this meeting we
made fruit smoothies and bran
muffins.
Our third meeting was on
Wednesday May 13, 2009; at this
meeting we made pizzas. We split into
three groups and each group made a
different pizza crust and got to decide
what toppings they wanted on their
pizza. We also made our own little
salad.
Our fourth meeting was Friday
May 22, 2009. At this meeting we
made birdseed bars.
At our fifth meeting on
Wednesday May
27, we made
chicken finger
snack wraps.
We have one more
meeting when we will wrap-up what
we have done through all these
meetings, and what we have learned.
If you think this sounds like fun then
next year you should come and join
us.
Deanna Tanner
don’t you think Dr. Chase is just a
little creepy looking?
The prize for the best name of a
patent medicine has to go to Fluid
Lightning. Take a little of that and
you won’t care what ails you!
My favorite product of all, though,
has to be Dr. E. C. West’s Nerve and
Brain Treatment. The writing is
small, so I have transcribed the list of
ills it will cure: Hysteria, Dizziness,
Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headaches, Nervou s Prostra tion
caused by the use of alcohol or
to b a cco . Wak efu ln ess, Men ta l
Depression, Softening of the Brain
(that’s right, you brain has turned to
mush...), resulting in insanity and
leading to misery, decay and death,
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss
of power in either sex, Involuntary
Losses and Spermatorrhoea caused by
over-exertion of the brain, self abuse
or over-indulgence.
Wow! If that doesn’t fix you up, I
don’t know what will.
Craig Budreau
Page 18
Community Calendar
T
h e P a i s l ey Ad v o ca t e ’ s
Co mmu n i ty Ca len d a r i s
available free of charge to non-profit
co mmunity groups. Sub missions
should be made no later than the 20 th
of the preceding month. Contact
Craig Budreau at Paisley Pharmacy,
353-5707, fax 353-5438, or email
[email protected]
June 5 - Seven Steps to Health
cancer prevention program 10:00 am
at Paisley Health Clinic. Everyone
welcome. Call 519-507-2021 ext. 24
for more info or to register.
June 5, 6, 7 - Paisley Concert
Choir presents "River of Song"
Friday June 5th at Knox United
Church in Owen Sound Saturday June
6th at St. Paul's United Church in
Walkerton Sunday June 7th at Knox
United Church in Paisley. All
concerts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
available from Nature’s Millworks,
Allen’s Tim-br Mart, choir members
or at the door Adults $10, Children $5
June 10 - Senior Fitness Test,
1:30—3:00 at Paisley Health Clinic.
Everyone welcome. Call 519-5072021 ext. 24 for more info or to
register.
June 13 & 14 - Saugeen Paddlers
annual North Canoe Races at Rotary
Park
June 13 - Paisley Firefighters
present Cops for Cancer Shave-Off
as 10 am at Paisley Foodland Come
out and support this worthy cause.
June 14 - Celebrate 150 years of
P resbyterianis m in P aisley at
Westminster Church at 2:30 pm. All
are welcome.
June 15 - Agricultural Society
meeting: Monday June 15th at 7:30
pm at the Palace
June 17 - Blood Pressure class at
Paisley Health Clinic 1:00 pm.
Everyone welcome. Call 519-5072021 ext. 24 for more info or to
register.
June 17 - CROKINOLE: 7:30
PM at the School House in Scone.
Lunch and prizes. Admission $3.00
Come for the fun of it!!
We
are playing the 3RD WEDNESDAY
of each month. Contact Clare @ 519934-1351 for more info.
June 19 - Paisley Hospital
Auxiliary Strawberry Luncheon at
the Presbyterian Church on Friday,
June 19 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Salad plate, Strawberry Shortcake,
Beverage - Adults $ 8.00, Takeout
available contact Winnie, 519 - 353
– 5686
June 19—21 - Jake’s Weekend
ball tournament at the CCC in Cargill
June 20 - Bruce County Heritage
Association 3.5mph Tractor Pull at
Heritage Farm, south of Paisley starts at noon, adults $5, kids under
12 free
June 20 – Bruce County Museum
& Archives COUNTRY BARN
DANCE 7 pm-midnight. Heritage
Farm, Paisley. A fun fund raising
event! Tickets $15 Children 12 and
under free.
June 23 - Arthritis Rehab &
Educat ion pro gram. E veryo ne
welcome. Call 519-507-2021 ext. 24
for more info or to register
June 28 - 10:30 am Church of the
Ascension welcomes all to their
parish picnic. Service followed by
BBQ. All food provided. Kickoff to
the Million Penny Campaign. Bring
lawn chairs.
July 3-5 - Pickin’ by the Pond
weekend of music at Cargill Park
Sept. 5 - Annual Fire Fighter’s
Breakfast
Regularly Scheduled Events:
Walk & Talk fitness program
Wednesdays at 9:30 am. Call 519-507
-2021 ext. 24 for more info or to
register.
Seniors Coffee Break at the
Legion every Monday from 10:00 am
to 11:30 am
Paisley Rotary Club meets every
Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Contact Stewart
Dudgeon for more info.
Paisley Group of Alcoholics
Anonymous meets every Tuesday at
the Anglican Church of the Ascension
hall at 8:00 p.m.
Seniors’ Luncheon is held at the
Missionary Church the last Tuesday
of every month from 12 till 2 pm. All
seniors are welcome
Regular Legion Meeting is held
on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 8
pm, (Executive meet at 6:30 pm)
Paisley Concert Choir practice
at Knox United Church, Paisley on
Wednesdays from 6:30 pm. New
members welcome. For more info.
contact Helen Crysler @ 519-3534017.
Paisley and District Kinsmen
meet 1st and 3rd Thursday each month.
For info, contact Barry McTeer
Legion Ladies Aux. meeting 1st
Thursday each month 7 pm.
Alzheimer Society of GreyBruce Caregiver Support Group
Johnston
T
HELEN BEECH
September 23,1933-March 31, 2009
e would like to thank all those
who sent their best wishes
and condolences to our family at the
passing of our mother. Your
donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society and Royal Canadian Legion,
Branch 295, flowers and food were
greatly appreciated.
Special thanks to Brian & Edith
Beech for preparing a meal for us on
visitation day, and Rev. Judy
Zarubick for her special words of
comfort. We also wish to thank Lois
Gilder and Bonnie Hemstock for
providing music memories at the
funeral service. We would also like
to thank W. Kent Milroy Funeral
Homes and staff for their kindness
and helpfulness in our time of
mourning.
Thanks to all of you for your
support.
Bonnie, Norma, Jo-Anne, Ron
and families.
W
he family of the late Lois
Johnston would like to extend a
heartfelt thank you to all of the
neighbours and friends who brought
food, sent flowers, made donations
and sent cards to us during her illness
and at the funeral. Words alone
cannot express our appreciation.
A special thank you to Kent and
Charlanne Milroy, John Mighton,
Frank and Chad Eagleson for their
guidance and assistance at the funeral
service. Thank you to Bishop Bob
Bennett and Rev. Linda Nixon for
their kindness and friendship. Thank
you to Mary McKay for her meal
between visitations and for her
wonderful eulogy at the funeral, we
were very touched by her words.
We want to extend our deep
appreciation to Dr. M. Gill and the
nurses on the second floor of
Walkerton Hospital for the care and
consideration given to mom during
her stay. Thank-you to everyone who
made our difficult time much
easier. As a family we were very
humbled and honoured by the
support that was given to us and it
will never be forgotten.
Bill, Ann & Gary, Karen &
Steve, Don, Ken & Debbie
Classified Ads
The Royal Canadian Legion Paisley
Branch 295 Rental - Auditorium
Hall (upstairs) Great for parties
of 100 people or less. Bartender
provided. For information and
bookings please call Marg Smith at
519-353-5752.
Custom hay cutting 13’ centre pivot
Discbine. Lay flat or windrows. Joel
Martin 519-353-5083
Loader Attachment, New & Used,
Secondary Square Tubing, Build
your own Gates, Stabling, Racks etc.:
1 x 1 x .125 - $0.67/ft at Kintyre
Metalcraft - 519-353-4113
Think and Drive
Are You Road Worthy?
Thank You
Beech
meets 1st Wednesday of every month
at 1:30 at Grace United Church,
Hanover, and the 2nd Wednesday of
every month, at 1:30 at Southampton
United Church. 1-800-265-9013.
A WAN A K i ds C l u b a t
Immanuel Missionary Church every
Wednesday night, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Registration begins @ 6:00 p.m. Ages
5 and Up. For Info call: (519)3535270 or (519)353-5371
Exercise Walking at Paisley
Central School on Mondays &
Wednesdays 7 to 8 pm. Bring indoor
walking shoes.
Support Groups for people with
Parkinson's are held the 2nd Tuesday
of the month in Kincardine, the 3rd
Tuesday of the month in Hanover.
Everyone welcome. For more
information call (519) 652-9437.
W
ith the days of summer coming
up, more than 150 teen drivers
and parents answered the question
“Are you road worthy?” Teen drivers
and their parents/guardians attended
Think and Drive, held recently at the
Grey Bruce Health Unit. The
interactive evening aimed to raise
awareness of the risks, and to reduce
the number of deaths, associated with
motor vehicle collisions.
The number one killer of Grey
Bruce teens is motor vehicle
collisions. From 2000 to 2003, motor
vehicle collisions were the leading
cause of death for youth aged 15-19 in
Grey Bruce; 26 of 33 deaths (79%)
were caused by motor vehicle
collisions!
Presentations included discussions
on parent and teen responsibilities
including the risks of multiple teen
passengers, negotiating a driver
contract between parents and teens,
the new G1 and G2 legislation, how
claims affect insurance rates and safe
driving practices. There were also
interactive displays including the
OPP’s Rollover Simulator, free give-a
-ways, food and a Grand Prize of
$600 towards a youth’s driver
education or vehicle insurance.
Sixteen year old Samantha
Marlatt, a student at OSCVI was
picked in a random drawn of eligible
participants as the winner of the
Jan Perry hol ds a photo of her son
Drew and his friend Michael; both
young men were killed i n a motor
vehicle collision. One of the Think and
Dri ve presenters, Jan Perry is an
advocate for mi tigating the risks of
multi ple teen passengers in a vehicle.
Grand Prize. Samantha will use the
$600 towards the cost of her driver
education.
Announcements
Obituaries
Lois Johnston
Patricia Oates
J
ohn and Marian Irwin along
with their family invite you to an
open house to celebrate their 50th
Wedding Anniversary on Saturday
June 27th from 2 to 4 at the Fordwich
Hall. Your presence is our gift.
Strawberry Luncheon Hosted by
Paisley Hospital Auxiliary at the
Presbyterian Church, Paisley on
Friday, June 19 from 11:30 a.m. – 1
p.m. Salad plate, Strawberry
Shortcake, Beverage - Adults $ 8.00,
Takeout available – contact Winnie,
519 - 353 – 5686 - Draw for Box of
Groceries
A
t the South Bruce-Grey Health
Centre on Friday, May 8th,
2009, at the age of 71 years, the
former Lois Ribey of Paisley. Loving
wife of Bill Johnston. Dear Mom of
Ann and her husband Gary Maycock
of Paisley, Karen and her husband
Steve Neely of Portland, Oregon,
Don of Toronto and Ken and his wife
Debbie of Sault Ste. Marie. Grandma
of Jessica & Lauren Neely and Emily
& William Johnston. She is survived
by her brothers Murray Ribey and his
wife Dorothy of Bruce Township,
and Ross Ribey and his wife Joyce of
Seaforth. Sister-in-law of Pat Ribey,
Bev Cutting, Rella McTeer, Jean
Johnston and Howard Winch. She
was predeceased by brother Charles,
sister Marg Cutting and son-in-law
Vic Breadner.
Friends may call at the W. Kent
Milroy Paisley Chapel, 216 Queen St.
S., Paisley, on Monday May 11th
from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7.00 to 9.00
pm. Funera l service will be
conducted in the Church of the
Ascension, corner of Inkerman and
Albert St. Paisley, on Tuesday, at
11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Linda Nixon
and Bishop Bob Bennett officiating.
Memorial contributions to the
Church of the Ascension or the
M o c h a S h r in e r s’ P a t ie n t
Transportation Fund would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
I n t e r me n t D o u g la s H i l l
Cemetery.
A
fter a courageous battle with
cancer, at the London Health
Sciences Centre, Victor ia on
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009, at the age
of 44 years, the former Patricia Leis
of Paisley. Beloved wife of David
Oates. Stepmother of Erica Oates of
Hanover, and Matthew Oates of
Courtney, B.C. She will be sadly
missed by Lexie and Ellie. Daughter
of Helen Leis of Sauble Beach. Sister
of Tanya and her husband Dan Ryan
of Sauble Beach. Special aunt to
Andrew, Alex, and Mazie Ryan. She
is also survived by her mother-in-law
Janet Oates of London, brother-inlaw Dennis and his wife Pam Oates
of Alvinston and their children
Christopher and Brad. Niece of Liz
and her husband Gerry Langbein of
Waterloo, Elaine and her husband
Dan Michnay of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, and John Baechler and his
wife Helen of Manotick. She is also
survived by her best friend and
confidante Sharman Adams. She is
predeceased by her father Rudy Leis
in 2005, and by her Aunt Mary and
Aunt Delores.
P r iv a te f a m ily f une r a l
arrangements in the care of the W.
Kent Milroy Paisley Chapel, 519-353
-5133.
Memorial contributions to the
Breast Cancer Research & Education
Fund or to Chesley & District
Hospital Foundation would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
Happy Hockey Smiles
Y
ou Are Invited To Attend The
150th Anniversary Celebration
of Pre s byte rian an d Unite d
Churches Ministry in Paisley at the
Westmins ter Pres byterian Churc h
Sunday June 14th, 2009 Worship
Service at 2:30pm Guest Speaker is
Rev. Ted Creen - Special Music: Port
Elgin United Church Praise Team Hand bell Duet from Sauble United
Church
T o help us c elebrate th is
milestone, please extend this invitation
to other members of your family and
your friends.
Anniversary Dinner - 4:00 pm
Sitting & 5:30pm Sitting. Adults - $12;
10 & Under - $6; 4 & under – Free,
Available from Congregation Members
For tickets to the dinner call Scott
Cumming 519-363-9797 and for more
information please contact Rev. Shelly
Butterfield-Koc is 519-353-6020
Adoption
Flood
Church
Directory
United Church
399 Goldie St. Paisley
353-5278
[email protected]
Pastor Judy Zarubick
Worship service at 10:30 a.m. with
Sunday School during service.
Sanctuary is wheelchair accessible.
Presbyterian Church
(Westminster)
260 Queen St. S,
353-6020
[email protected]
Rev. Shelly Butterfield-Kocis
Paisley
Service: Sunday 10:00 am
Glammis (St. Paul’s)
Missionary Church
(Immanuel Evangelical)
307 Balaklava St. Paisley
353-5270
[email protected]
Rev. Tony Geense
Sunday School (all ages): 9:30 am
Service: 10:30 am
Lessons for Living: 6:30 pm
Friendship Coffee Break: every 3rd
Tuesday 9:30
Senior's Sunshine Fellowship for
55+: every last Tuesday 12:00 pm
Baptist Church
288 Church Street, Paisley
Pastor David Cooke
with Sunday School during service
Bible Class: Sunday 11:00 am
Bible Study: Wednesday 7:00 pm
www.paisleybaptist.org
Anglican Church
(The Church of the Ascension)
251 Albert St, Paisley
Rev. Linda Nixon 363-2339
[email protected]
E
mily Nhat Thi Flood was born
July 1, 2008 in Vietnam. Emily
has been in our hearts since her birth
and officially joined or family on
May 3rd, 2009. Emily’s chosen
parents are Stephanie (nee Hagedorn)
and Darren Flood of Brampton. The
over-the-moon grandparents are
Mary and Bob Hagedorn of Paisley.
Summer Services: 9:30 am starting
June 7, except for June 28 - Parish
Picnic and Million Penny Drive
kickoff at Dr. Milne Park, 10:30 am.
Anniversaries
Thomson
Births
Hynds
S
Ethan MacKi nnon, Andrew Harris and Austin MacKinnon proudly displ ay the
medals they recei ved at the Arran El derslie Minor Hockey B anquet on April 23rd
Photo: Becky Maus
arah Desrosiers and Trevor
Hynds are pleased to announce
the birth of their son Keegan
Christopher Robert Hynds on
Thur s da y Ma y 7, 2009 a t
Temiskaming Hospital in New
Liskeard, Ontario, weighing in at 7
lbs, 11 oz.
Very proud are grandparents are
Robert and Janet Hynds of Thornloe,
Ont. And great-grandmother Greta
McLaggan of Paisley.
E
veryone is welcome to come
help celebrate the 40 th
Wedding Anniversary of Louis and
Donna Thomson on July 4th, 2009
8:00 pm to 1:00 am Upstairs at the
Paisley Legion.
Page 20
Young Entrepreneurial Moms
T
he Mom to Mom Show is an
annual event in Shallow Lake
where moms buy and sell their used
items. This year’s show was on May
2. To balance out the sale, there are
also vendors (moms too) that sell new
items. Here are two of the three
vendors from Paisley that attended the
event..
—————
The Green Grasshopper
Morgan Graham, a 24 year old
new entrepreneur, has lived in Paisley
for about 2 1/2 years. She and her
husband Jesse have two boys, Coby
and Carson. Here's how she got
started:
It has always been important to us
that the boys had a mom at home,
growing up so I decided to start my
own business.
I cloth diapered both boys and
found it hard to find cloth diapers
around our area as well as other
"green" and unique baby must-haves.
So this grew into The Green
Grasshopper Shop. I am very excited
and proud to offer Green to the earth
baby supplies.
I sell Cloth Diapers, Diva Cups,
wooden toys, unique must-haves for
mom and baby, organic clothing,
maternity clothes, pregnancy teas and
much more! I market to moms, dads
and just about anyone who is looking
for baby and new mommy gifts. You
can purchase my products on-line
at www.thegreengrasshoppershop.ca.
Y ou c a n c onta c t me a t
[email protected] or
through my website.
—————
Morg an and Desiree at the Mom to Mom Show in Shallow Lake
Krafty Kreations
Twenty-three year old, Desiree
Hunt, is the proud owner and forward
thinking en trepreneur of Kraf ty
Kreations. Here's her story:
When my "boyfriend at the
time" (now fiancé) and I moved to
Paisley to be closer to Bruce Power,
all I did was scrapbooking but knew I
had a passion for more! I wanted to be
a stay-at-home-mom with a helping
income. After a few months of
searching online I found some
amazing sellers! Hair bows! Who
would have thought? I started small,
just making hair bows and clips and
then thought about the sewing
machine Mike's grandma had left for
him and I decided to give bigger
sewing projects a try! With no training
behind me I taught my self the ins and
outs of sewing. And just like that I
began my crafting adventure. I now
make purses, dresses, pants and
appliqué shirts sets for little boys, hair
bows/clips, blankets and so much
more! I am partial to making baby and
children's items!
I come from a family of very
artistic people. My grandpa and aunt
draw and my grandpa actually has had
a book published. My dad's an
amazing chef, both grandmas sew and
knit and paint and my mom - she has
an art for caring for others. Through
my childhood, all I asked for as gifts
were those silly little $10.00 craft
packs!
I often participate in local area
craft shows, markets, Mom to Mom
sales etc. I have very low competitive
prices and a quality product. I enjoy
helping moms spoil their little ones
and keeping them looking adorable
w it h o u t h a v i n g t o p a y a n
outlandish price! So between being a
stay-at-home-mom and wife, I put my
hands to use in creating something
special for every one!
If you want to see my work, you
c a n
o r d e r
o n - li n e
www.kraftycreations.etsy.com. I will
soon have product for sale at Lox, Sox
& Burrow. You can also see my work
at Wee Kids Zone in Owen Sound.
Y o u c a n c o nta c t me
at [email protected], (519) 377
1156.
I look forward to helping you
make your child beautiful!
I hope you will help us make
Morgan and Desiree feel welcome to
our community. It is refreshing to
have the young entrepreneur alive and
well in Paisley
Sandra Blodgett
Ed. Note: The third Paisley business at
the Mom to Mom Show was Sandra’s
own Lox, Sox, and Burrow. She
featured items from her new kid’s
room which has Mexx infant clothes
and Blu kids clothes.

June 2009

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