June 2010 - Ramara Chronicle

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Chronicle
The
RAMARA
JUNE 2010
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Chamber of Commerce at forefront of
effort to install new signs on Highway 12
Thatʼs a stretch
Bayshore Village resident
Ida Herbert, 93, teaches
yoga three times a week
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Wildlife photographer Larry
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Naturalists, shot this photo of
Lucy and Ricky, as they are
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Come see the artists
The Ramara Chronicle, June 2010
We are all looking forward to the Ramara
ArtPark and Studio Tour on July 3 and 4.
It is exciting to have found so many talented
local artists, and to bring them together in a
show that spans the township.
On Page 4 of this
month’s Chronicle, you
will find a tour map with
information on who will
be at which location, and
directions to the three participating studios. The
other tour locations are the
Brechin ball park, the
Brechin Legion and St.
Darleen Cormier Columbkille Catholic
Church on Highway 12.
Our map is followed by three pages of artists’
profiles, short bios and examples of their work.
It’s an impressive display of the quality and
range of artistic talent we have in Ramara.
The ArtPark and Studio Tour will be the first
time this many township artists have exhibited
their work together. Everyone is invited, and
we’re all hoping for a great turnout.
We’re hoping for good weather, too.
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About 100 people came to browse and buy
on Saturday, May 22 at the first Ramara Farm
and Country Market, held at the Brechin ball
park. The market will be held every Saturday
morning through Labour Day, except July 3,
when the ArtPark and Studio Tour will be in
the park.
The first market attracted four vendors. Organizer Bob Poyntz, chairman of the Brechin
Community Centre Board, said he is looking
forward to future growth. “As people become
more aware of the market, we think we’ll see
more vendors and more traffic,” he said. “We
think it’s only going to get bigger.”
Interested vendors may contact Poyntz at
484-2116, or email [email protected].
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After many reader requests, The Chronicle is
now offering subscriptions for those living outside Ramara or for local residents who wish to
have the magazine delivered. We will continue
to provide The Ramara Chronicle free of charge
at our pick-up points. Please see our subscription rates on this page.
— Darleen Cormier, publisher
(705) 484-1576
[email protected]
www.ramarachronicle.com
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Bob Beattie, Suzan Bertrand, Rod Brazier,
Neville Cowan, Adrienne Davies, Shari Darling,
Rae Fleming, Neil Gray, Alisa Herriman, David
A. Homer, Nadir Jamal, Sandra Joyce, Larry
Kirtley, Kevin Lehman, Bob Poyntz, Pam
Poyntz, Anne Saso, Gail Smith, Kory Snache,
Louise St. Amour.
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Rob McCormick
Kristen Field, of Brechin, holds some tarts
she purchased at the first Ramara Farm and
Country Market on Saturday, May 22.
This monthʼs contributors
Darleen Cormier, Publisher
Rob McCormick, Managing Editor
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In search of F. Scott
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Researchers try to pinpoint the location of Camp Chatham, somewhere near Orillia
By RAE FLEMING
During the early days of boys’ camps on Lake
Couchiching, a precocious 10-year-old lad from
St. Paul, Minnesota, and Buffalo, New York,
spent part of the summer of July 1907 at Camp
Chatham, somewhere near Orillia. About a dozen
years later, the novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald began
to write what he called an “Outline Chart of my
Life,” in which he noted his stay at the camp. The
outline chart is published in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
Ledger, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli, who
points out that the chart was intended to evoke
emotions from Fitzgerald’s past, emotions that
might be used in future novels and short stories.
It might not be expected, therefore, that a few
weeks at a camp in 1907 would receive much
mention in Fitzgerald’s chart, begun so many
years later. And yet, surprisingly, the writer did
recall, or perhaps imagined, several details of the
camp and his reaction to it. In the chart, Fitzgerald refers to himself in the third person:
“July: He went to Camp Chatham at Orillia
Ontario, where he swam and fished and cleaned
and ate fish and canoed and rowed and caught
behind the bat [as a catcher?] and was desperately unpopular and went in paper chases and
running contests and was always edged out by
Tom Penny. He remembers boys named Whitehouse, Alden, Penny, Block, Blair and one awful
[cry] baby. He remembers “Pa” Upham singing
The Cat came Back, and a sawdust road and a
camera and making blueprints and the camp library and “Blow ye winds hiegle-di” and tournaments with padded spears in canoes and Pa
Upham’s Cornell stroke.”
Who knows but perhaps in one of his many
novels and hundreds of short stories there is a description of a summer boys’ camp that describes
a “desperately unpopular” boy who never quite
won a prize for foot racing.
Fitzgerald’s chart provides no clues about the
exact location of the camp. It does no good to
look in the several biographies of Fitzgerald.
Most of them make no mention of the camp. In
André Le Vot’s F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Biography,
published in French in 1979, and in English
translation in 1983, the camp is simply noted as a
camp somewhere in Canada.
So where exactly was Camp Chatham?
Enter Theo Dimson. The acclaimed graphic
artist, whose theatre and advertising posters were
so valued that they used to be stolen from
Toronto bus shelters in the 1960s and ’70s, is
now a resident of Brechin. An exhibition of his
poster art is currently on display at Hart House
Gallery at the University of Toronto. A passionate
fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dimson is also a member of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society.
For some time now, Dimson has been curious
about the location of Camp Chatham. He keeps
an eye out for memorabilia connected with
Fitzgerald and the camp. Among his collection is
a Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) tourist brochure,
F. Scott Fitzgerald
published in 1906. Barnfield Point was a railway
property, and the brochure mentioned Camp
Chatham, founded in 1899.
Like André Le Vot, Dimson had read correspondence from the young Fitzgerald to his parents in Buffalo, where his family had moved after
a business failure in St. Paul, the birthplace in
1896 of the young Fitzgerald. In a letter home, he
announced that he was unhappy at Camp
Chatham. Immediately his father sent him something to read, along with a $1 bill. “Spend it liberally, generously, carefully, judiciously,
sensibly,” his father advised, and “get from it
pleasure, wisdom, health, experience.” Obviously
his father had high expectations of what a single
dollar could do. Small wonder that he was a failure in business.
Scott’s mother, who pampered her only son, offered to journey to Orillia to comfort her lonely
son. The thought must have struck horror in the
young man’s mind. He was already unpopular at
camp. Just think how much he would have been
teased if his mother, an eccentric woman with
strange airs and unlaced shoes, had really shown
up at Camp Chatham.
The future novelist took up pen and paper. In
his return letter, Scott warned his mother that she
would not be pleased with accommodations in
Orillia, for it was only a small town without good
hotels. Even though some of the boarding houses
were pleasant, their meals consisted mostly of
lamb and beef. It was not so much a put-down of
Orillia as a way of keeping his mother in distant
Buffalo.
What he really needed, he cleverly told his
mother, was another dollar. “All the other boys
have pocket money besides their regular allowance,” he added. With two American dollars
in hand, Scott’s reputation among his fellow
campers may well have risen, at least slightly.
To understand how the Fitzgeralds knew about
Camp Chatham, the Buffalo connection is important. The camp was spearheaded by a man called
Daniel Upton, who was principal of the Technical
High School in Buffalo. Upton, in fact, may be
the “Upham” in Fitzgerald’s memory of the
camp. There was another Buffalo connection
with camping in Orillia, in the person of a Will J.
Green, who was secretary of the Central Y of
Buffalo. The Fitzgeralds, who were Y people,
may have known both men.
Thanks to Dimson, who continued his search
for Camp Chatham at the Orillia Museum of Art
and History (OMAH), three Orillia residents
have also been bitten by the Fitzgerald-Chatham
bug. Lawyer Don Jenkins, bibliophile Don Ross
of Manticore Books, and Marcel Rousseau, research room volunteer at OMAH and long time
collector of Orilliana, were inspired to search for
the now vanished camp. Using clues found in
clipping files and brochures at OMAH, Fitzgerald’s Outline Chart and Theo Dimson’s GTR
brochure, Jenkins, Ross and Rousseau have concluded that the camp was at Barnfield Point, not
far from Brewery Bay, where Stephen Leacock
built a modest cottage in 1908, the year after
Scott Fitzgerald’s few weeks at Camp Chatham.
A few years later, Fitzgerald became an admirer of the Canadian humorist. In David
Staine’s edited collection of Leacock’s letters,
there is an exchange between the two writers a
decade after Fitzgerald’s month at Camp
Chatham.
In 1917, Fitzgerald, a student at Princeton University, was editor of the university’s Nassau Literary Magazine, which had just published two
Leacock-style satires written by Fitzgerald, who
told Leacock that one of his models was Leacock’s “Hannah of the Highlands.” Leacock
thought Fitzgerald’s two stories just fine, so he
announced in his reply.
In the meantime, Dimson is hoping that the
Fitzgerald Society will one day hold its annual
meeting in Orillia, where perhaps some of the
movies based on Fitzgerald novels such as Tender Is The Night and The Great Gatsby might be
shown, and OMAH might consider mounting an
exhibition. And on the site of Camp Chatham the
town of Orillia might choose to erect an historical plaque.
All this thanks to an artist who chose to live in
Ramara in order to be close to the place where
his literary hero “went in paper chases and running contests” in 1907.
Rae Fleming is an Argyle historian and
biographer who is eagerly awaiting the
publication of his biography of Peter Gzowski.
He can be reached at [email protected].
Stories through film
By KORY SNACHE
Community Correspondent
Local filmmaker and photographer Keesic Douglas may have come a long way, but in another
sense, he hasn’t gone very far, either.
Nearly all the films by the 36-year-old native of
Rama First Nation have been shot within Rama
and surrounding communities. It’s common to see
local landmarks and areas of interest to Ramara
residents in his work.
Douglas has made eight films, building a name
for himself along the way as a director with raw
talent and a knack for using humour to portray serious issues.
His work has been showcased internationally,
from Imaginative in Toronto, a festival focusing
on aboriginal filmmakers from around the globe,
to Sante Fe and Hollywood. In February 2009, his
nine-minute film War Pony was shown at Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, one of
the largest and most respected film festivals in the
world.
“I don’t know if I chose art or if art chose me,”
he says. “I know it sounds cliché, but I find that as
we make our way through life, we are constantly
surrounded by images, and that kind of had an impact on me, I wanted to create my own images and
portray what I felt I had to share.”
The main themes of Douglas’s films and photos
focus on identity and aboriginal issues, such as
what it means to be aboriginal in contemporary
Canadian Society.
Douglas graduated from Park Street Collegiate
Institute in Orillia. He then completed night
courses at Georgian College in Barrie and Orillia,
focusing primarily on photography, which led him
to the Ontario College of Art and Design in
Toronto to complete his BA in fine art.
He is now living in B.C. while he works on his
masters of fine art at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. “I want to teach youth and
give them a voice, give youth an outlet for their
personal creativity,” he says.
War Pony, his most successful film to date, was
made in 2008, and portrays a young native actor
who travels from Rama to Orillia on a bicycle,
fighting common aboriginal film stereotypes along
the way. Another of his works, the eight-minute
film F.A.S., made last year, keeps you guessing. It
is described as a light-hearted look at how DNA
settles into denim. Viewers aren’t sure what it’s all
Rama First Nation filmmaker making a name for himself
Local filmmaker and photographer Keesic Douglas, in a self portrait.
about until the end, when they discover it is not
what they think. Rezurrection (2006) mocks
house-flipping television shows, and, on a more
serious note, his 10-minute film Vanishing Trace
(2007) focuses on racism and identity, and won the
photo medal from Ontario College of Art and Design and was chosen as best short documentary at
Imaginative in 2007.
His work is also being distributed to festivals
worldwide by Vtape, a film distribution company
based out of Toronto.
Douglas’s current work in progress is a film for
his masters thesis. The project focuses on a part of
Ramara’s history as a trade route between Europeans and aboriginal groups in the area.
Starting from the Narrows in Atherley, Douglas
and his paddling partner (me) will travel to
Toronto by canoe, retracing the old trade route
We carry everything native
Moccasins, crafts, art, jewelry and a fully
stocked walk-in humidor. Two kilometres
past the casino on your right. Remember,
if the sign doesnʼt say Rama Moccasin
and Smoke, you are in the wrong place,
6413 Rama Rd. Rama, Ont. L0K 1T0
phone: 705-325-5041 www.ramashop.com
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known as the “carrying place” in the path of our
ancestors. The route follows Lake Simcoe down
the Holland River, then a portage to the Humber
River to Lake Ontario. The film focuses on the
Hudson Bay blanket as a symbol of colonization,
by returning it to the flagship store in downtown
Toronto as a gesture of turning back time and a
simple attempt to show and reverse the effects of
colonization along the way.
Douglas says the greatest influence on his work
has been his father, Mark, a well-known story
teller from Rama First Nation. “I grew up hearing
my father’s stories,” Douglas says. “I know those
stories came from my grandfather, and were
passed down from his father. Storytelling is such a
big part of who we are, and it is really all that we
have” to keep aboriginal culture intact, he says.
For Douglas, film is a modern way of storytelling and portraying one’s vision.
“I want to get to a level where I can be efficient
with my art work, and to keep teaching and expanding on my photography and video workshops,
for youth to learn how to show their own personal
artwork and vision,” he says.
Douglas advises aspiring filmmakers to think independently.
“If you have an idea, just go for it,” he says.
“Try not to mimic what you see on television. Run
with your vision.”
Kory Snache is a Ramara resident and writer. He
can be reached at [email protected].
Your guide to the Ramara
ArtPark and Studio Tour
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The Ramara ArtPark and Studio Tour will
showcase the work of artists throughout
Ramara at two exhibition areas and three
artistsʼ studios in the township.
Saturday July 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Artists in the Ramara ArtPark and Studio Tour
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Susan Bertrand
Anne Saso
Rod Brazier
Gail Smith
Suzan
Bertrand has
lived in Ramara since
2003. The
Lagoon City
resident
works in watercolour.
She completed the Sheridan College illustration program and is
self taught in computer graphics,
with 25 years’ experience in prepress including graphic design
and illustration.
Location: The ballpark
Lagoon City
resident and
organizational
consultant Rod
Brazier was
bitten by the
photography
bug in 1981
when he
moved with his young family to
British Columbia. He has been an
avid photographer and photo-artist
ever since, travelling widely, particularly in Canada. He has a number of juried art shows to his
credit, and has been selling prints
and cards of his photo-art for many
years.
Location: The Legion
Derek Green
Derek Green, a
sculptor in stone,
steel and bronze,
completed his degree
in fine arts at the
Philadelphia University of Arts in 1971.
His work is shown in
galleries across
Canada. His private and corporate commissions range from multi-ton works to
hand-sized pieces in various media. His
sense of humour and appreciation of
beauty inspire his creations, which can
be whimsical and fun, or serious and
thought-provoking.
Acrylic artist
and Lagoon
City resident
Patricia
Anne Saso is
a retired advertising
copywriter,
small business owner, restaurateur, interior
designer, teacher and writer. She
started painting 10 years ago in
an effort to keep her hands busy
while she tried to quit smoking.
She still smokes.
Originally
from
Toronto,
photographer Gail
Smith has
lived in Lagoon City
for six years.
She also paints in watercolour,
using her photos as reference.
She won top honours in the Britannia Beach Impressions art exhibition in British Columbia with
her watercolour entry. She creates designed wire and bead jewelry and has taught wirework
workshops in Whistler. B.C.
Jim Brown
Twenty years, ago,
Orillia native Jim
Brown moved to
Ramara, where he
lives with his wife and two children. He is a self-taught artist working in
several media which he has combined to create sandblasted stones for gardens, pet memorials, and entrance stones.
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Cathy Stuart
Cathy Stuart grew up
in Toronto
and the Lake
Simcoe area,
and also
lived for a
time in Alberta and
Kentucky. She moved to Lagoon
City from Orillia in 2001. She
discovered watercolors in 2003,
and also works in acrylics and
creates pet portraits in coloured
pencil.
Karen Brodie
Originally from Toronto, stone sculptor
Karen Brodie, 50, has lived in Ramara for
five years. She is a second-generation stone
carver and self-described hard-core stone
addict. She creates her sculptures in her
home studio at her Ramara farm.
Barry Peyton
Barry Peyton, 63, is a
watercolourist. Originally from the U.K., he
has lived in Washago,
on the Green River, for
12 years. He works
from his home as a land
use planner. His home
studio is under construction.
Doug Cooper
Acrylics artist Doug Cooper has lived in the Washago area since 1972 with a
little good luck, it became home. He began his “never-ending development
as a painter of pictures” after taking early retirement. He works out of his
home studio.
Colleen Mills
Originally
from
Toronto,
Colleen
Mills is a
self-taught
impressionist acrylics
artist who
moved to Washago from Orillia
in 2008. “My passion is my own
interpretation of Ontario’s glorious landscapes using artistic licence,” she says, “while bringing
meaning to my paintings using
the language of artistic energy.”
Patricia Beecham
Watercolorist
Patricia
Beecham moved
from Toronto to
her home in
Bayshore Village four years
ago. She has
been painting
since 1998. Currently, she has paintings on exhibition at the Orillia
Opera House and Filou Bistro. She
takes much of her inspiration from
her West Coast background, exploring lighthouses, seas, skies and
coastal landscapes.
Louise St. Amour
Louise St. Amour
is a self-taught,
multi-media artist
whose work includes photography, acrylic
painting and
sculpting. Originally from Sudbury, she recently retired from Imperial Oil’s
head office and began painting after moving to Ramara a year ago. Most of
Louise’s paintings are acrylic impressions of her photographs.
Location: Studio 37 by the falls, 1134 Canal Rd., Brechin.
Sheila MacDonald-Ross
Fused-glass artist
Sheila MacDonaldRoss works out of
her Washago home studio. Her work includes glass panels, posy holders,
jewellery, coasters, plates, sun catchers and various other pieces that have
been on display and for sale in galleries in Orillia, the Mariposa Folk Festival, Orillia and District Arts Council, the Orillia Museum of Art and History
Juried Art Show, Muskoka Arts and Crafts show and other seasonal shows.
Location: 3281 Muskoka Street in Washago.
Pamela Rawliuk
Pamela Rawliuk is a Coldwater multi-media artist
specializing in wood carving. Her work is sold at
the Rama Moccasin and
Smoke shop. She studied
package design and advertising at Humber College
and has worked in a variety of art-related jobs. She
started wood carving 10
years ago.
St. Columbkille Catholic Church
St. Columbkille Catholic Church, Highway 12,
Uptergrove, will be open to provide information
about the century old church, built in 1905, and
its beautiful stained glass windows, painted by
Henry St. George at the time. There will be a tea
room in the hall, with strawberry shortcake and
refreshments available for sale.
Micheline (Beaulieu) Marcotte
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Micheline
(Beaulieu)
Marcotte is a
native of Belleterre, Que.,
and a selftaught artist
now living in
Toronto. She
began painting a year and a half
ago. Flamboyant flowers are her
passion. She spends many weekends in Ramara enjoying her passion for painting and working on
a collaborative creation with
long-time friend Louise St.
Amour.
Location: Studio 37 by the falls,
1134 Canal Rd., Brechin.
Maureen Haines
Stained-glass artist Maureen
Haines has been a resident of
Washago for almost 20 years. She
retired five years ago from her career as a high school teacher and
decided to combine her love for
textiles with her passion for antique glass. Her work in stained
glass covers the spectrum of
leaded glass pieces, and incorporates in some pieces her love of
antique glass plates. She finds inspiration from the antique plates
she uses and the surrounding
Muskoka scenery.
Location: 3281 Muskoka Street
in Washago.
Maryleah Palaro
Quilter
Maryleah
Palaro grew up
in Ramara
Township and
later moved to
southern Ontario to complete her
university degree and begin a career
as an elementary school teacher.
She has recently returned to Ramara
with her husband and three young
children, creating quilts, quilted
wall hangings and stained-glass
mosaics inspired by her natural surroundings. Teacher and children’s
author Liz Collard
(left) will be with Palaro in her studio. Jeremiah, The
Schoolhouse Dog, her children’s picture book about a dog
who won’t stay on his leash and causes havoc for the farmers, is based on Collard’s first teaching experience.
Location: 4135 Concession 8 at Muley Point Road.
Vacationers’ choice
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Rama Road has led to conferences, getaways and recreational opportunities for thousands
Rod Brazier
By ADRIENNE DAVIES
Picture a luxury vehicle, laden with VIPs en
route to an important symposium, forced to a
crawl by a herd of cows heading for their summer
pasture in Washago. Picture another, maneuvering
through a cloud of dust raised by a tractor which
has just moved aside to let it by. This was Rama
Road when it was just a thoroughfare like any
other to local residents, but a road to conferences,
vacations and recreational opportunities for thousands of others arriving by boat, train or automobile.
The first residential resort just off Rama Road
was Fern Cottage, established in 1894 when the
McBain family shared their home with summer
visitors who arrived by stagecoach. In 1918 the
Pettapiece family took over, and they and their
descendants, the Rumbles and the Downings, developed Fern Resort into a first-class resort and
conference facility.
Families, many from the U.S., have returned for
decades to their favourite cottages and resort
lodges. The rich and famous, from musicians to
captains of industry, have visited the innovative
Producers, choreographers,
writers and artists found an
escape for weekday
relaxation and weekend
entertaining along the shore
of Lake Couchiching.
resort where staff at one time were cautioned not
to act star-struck if they encountered famous faces
at the pool or in the dining room.
When the YMCA took over Geneva Park at
Longford Mills, it opened up its camping and cottage facilities to out-of-town visitors. In 1932, the
annual conference of the Canadian Institute on
Public Affairs began and soon found its home at
Geneva. The Couchiching Conference became a
forum for critical discussion of issues of interest
nationally and internationally, and attracted luminaries from the fields of politics, social reform,
economics and even military affairs. Senators and
CEOs were invited to share their knowledge and
opinions with other attendees, and the conference
became famous for attracting well-known and
sometimes controversial speakers.
At the same time, Geneva Park was developing
as a major conference centre hosting international
groups such as the SPEBSQSA (Society for the
Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop
Quartet Singing in America), national associations
such as the AOTS (As One That Serves, a nationwide affiliation of Christian Men’s Clubs), and
such provincial concerns as real estate education
courses, sensitivity training and board of education conferences. Along with generations of cottagers, Geneva Park also hosts a camp for
disabled adults through the Ontario March of
Dimes.
Anywhere in the world, you might find someone with a connection to Rama Road, sometimes
as a child or student experiencing recreational and
educational activities. For decades, Camp Couchiching and Camp Wahanowin at Longford Mills,
and the Ontario Student Leadership Centre farther
north, have welcomed generations of young people to the shores of Lake Couchiching.
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Camp among first to go co-ed
A view of Geneva Park from across the water.
(Continued from previous page)
During the 1930s, a piece of property was
rented from Geneva Park by the Anglican Young
Peoples’ Association for a tent camp for the
Toronto diocese. Through the Depression and war
years the camp continued to develop, which led to
the purchase of the property and the official establishment of Camp Couchiching in 1946. It was
one of the first camps to become co-ed during the
1960s, and has provided over the years specialty
enterprises such as the Ontario Cystic Fibrosis
Camp and residential programs for children with
sickle cell anemia and epilepsy. More than 14,000
people have taken part in programs at Camp
Cooch and more have visited the Outdoor Education Centre.
Camp Wahanowin was founded in 1955 by
Harold Nashman and his family, who have operated a traditional summer camp program since
that time. One of the events which has made
Rama Road so well-travelled is visiting day, when
families drop in on the hundreds of children at the
residential camp. But Wahanowin offers much
more. The Toronto Board of Education has operated a music camp since 1971, and The National
Music Camp of Canada has celebrated more than
40 years of providing a musical and recreational
camp experience for students from across Canada.
Some of the biggest names in the music industry
have attended the camp, either as students or instructors.
Where the rocks of the Canadian Shield start to
push through the shallow soil, in 1948 the Ontario
Athletic Commission established a camp to provide training to male secondary school students,
with a female program following two years later.
Professional sports events were taxed to raise
money for these programs. When the Ministry of
Education got on board, two students each year
from every high school in Ontario were sent to
the Ontario Athletic Leadership Camp to develop
organizational and leadership skills through
sports-related activities. Over the past 60 years,
thousands of young people have benefitted from
attendance at one of the short-term multicultural
and multiracial programs which have developed
to include music and other activities.
The Hungarian Baptist Camp is an example of a
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facility that is largely unknown except to its membership. For them it has been an important resource for retreat and revival for decades, hosting
such diverse activities as summer camps for children and ice fishing weekends. Church policy results from the three days of workshops,
discussions and fellowship provided at the North
American Hungarian Baptists’ Annual Convention in July.
Some of us remember Owaissa Lodge, home of
resort living and fine dining, and The Club of
Two Levels, an innovative night club which
brought stellar entertainment to the neighbourhood.
In 1966, Bobby Orr, in partnership with Mike
Walton and advised by their agent, Alan Eagleson,
bought the property with its aging buildings and
established the Orr-Walton Sports Camp which in
its heyday saw 700 students over the season.
Hockey instruction from pros heightened the summer camp experience, and the first hotel at Atherley became a mecca for sports enthusiasts
wanting to rub shoulders with their hockey heroes. Since its closure, the property has inspired
several development schemes, but so far nothing
has come of them, and the shoreline sits idle.
Within a two-hour drive of the GTA, Couchiching became a convenient choice for vacationers.
Various cottage operations and private dwellings
enticed those looking for a quiet retreat by the
lake. Producers and choreographers, writers and
artists found an escape for weekday relaxation
and weekend entertaining along the shore. Most
of the private residences and resorts, which initially were easily accessible only in the summer,
are now open during the winter, and today Rama
Road leads visitors to a year-round playground.
So during your travels, when someone asks
where you are from, mention Rama Road. You
will be amazed at how often you stir a recollection of your new acquaintance’s time spent as a
child or adult in one of the many facilities along
its length.
Adrienne Davies is the secretary of the Ramara
Historical Society. She can be reached at
[email protected]. The society meets the
third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at
the Ramara Centre.
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As an avid whitewater and flatwater paddler of
local routes in both canoeing and kayaking, it’s
great to see an increase of recreational use of our
local waterways.
Paddling local routes is a great way to learn
about and enjoy the lakes and rivers that Ramara
has to offer.
Whether in a top-of-the-line canoe or a beatenup old kayak, no matter the age or skill level, the
runs provide a wonderful opportunity to keep fit
and have fun with the family.
Ramara routes gaining popularity with area paddlers
By KORY SNACHE
Community
Correspondent
The most popular route in the area for whitewater paddlers is the Black River, which starts near
Highway 118 at Vankoughnet and makes its way
south, then west, to Lake Couchiching.
Along the way, the river cuts through small
communities and landmarks such as Cooper’s
Falls, Victoria Bridge and out through Washago.
The main section of the river that is run by paddlers is known as the Park Run. Starting from the
Highway 169 bridge near the entrance to the old
Black River Park, you travel down a series of
Class 1-2 rapids, a great run for whitewater beginners.
In the spring during flood season, the rapids can
increase to Class 2-3 in certain areas. The Black
River route is also very scenic, and offers the opportunity to see beavers, muskrats, deer and even
the odd mink.
The route ends at the McMillan Side Road,
where paddlers take their boats off the river,
change into dry clothes, and share vehicles to pick
up other vehicles from the start point on Highway169. An average run through the park takes
about 90 minutes, depending on how much surfing and ferrying across rapids you like to do. To
paddle the river from Vankoughnet to Highway169 highway, the trip takes two nights and
three days.
The Black River route includes six portages,
mainly due to the presence of beaver dams and
also waterfalls that provide great backdrops for
photos.
A great place to capture a photo with a waterfall
backdrop is a footpath named Lovers’ Lane located on Frank Cooper’s property along Cooper’s
Falls Road. The trail has a little parking spot beside the old general store and leads to the edge of
Copper’s Falls, a great view which is highly recommended. From Victoria Bridge to Highway
169 the route is 31 kilometers and has two
portages. This route is a must for beginner paddlers.
Just a few kilometres east of Sebright is another
great paddle route for whitewater that is slowly
becoming well known in the paddling community.
The writer paddles on the Head River near Sebright.
The Head River run, known for its gentle rapids,
takes two to three hours. If paddlers get hungry or
thirsty a stop at the Timmy Who’s is always a
must. Timmy Who’s, as it is called by paddlers, is
the Quaker Oats Farm operated by Mark and Judy
Spurr. The farm has a gift shop and little restaurant, and even if you are not a paddler, the food,
gifts and decor are worth the drive on a lazy afternoon.
The Head River runs west from Head Lake
along Highway 45 on the way to Norland, and
ends at Lake Dalrymple. The three-kilometre
whitewater run starts at Mackenzie Road and ends
at Lake Dalrymple Road.
There is a series of seven rapids, some formed
by remains of the logging days. Like the Black,
the Head River floods out, and in the spring, taking short cuts through people’s backyards is commonplace.
Along the Head River the rapids are a nice
Class 1-2, and if you have a full afternoon to paddle, both the Head and Black runs can be easily
be accomplished.
The Severn River loop is a scenic and very accommodating 20-kilometre route with four
portages. There are many variations of this route
that can be taken, but the main route is the outer
loop route that follows the Trent Canal to the Sev-
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ern River to the Green River.
Boat traffic is a minor concern, but people
along this route are very friendly and courteous to
paddlers. Usually people give a gentle wave from
a dock and will slow their boats down when passing paddlers which is nice to see. Two main
portages are Wasdell Falls and the lock on Canal
Road. The latter provides a great photo opportunity with the damn and its raging rapids.
Either solo or with a group, the Severn route is
an easy run for all levels of paddlers. It’s a fullday paddle, and access to the route can be gained
at the boat launch on Quetton Street in Washago
which is also where your trip will end.
Even if you are solo, it is not hard to find a
group of paddlers ready to tackle one of these
local routes. Most people are happy to let you accompany them down river and share shuttles.
If you are looking for a club to join, the nearest
one is the Barrie Canoe and Kayak Club (BCKC),
whose members are on the rivers on a regular
basis. It’s an active recreational paddling club
with about 350 members, offering flat and whitewater canoe and kayak, hiking and winter activities. Go to www.bckc.ca.
Kory Snache is a Ramara resident and writer.
He can be reached at [email protected].
St. Andrew’s
repair costs
increasing
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Parishioners back
in church; new roof
driving up expenses
By ROB McCORMICK
Managing Editor
Just skip it
Rob McCormick
Grade 6 student Ally Bate, 11 (right), and Grade 5 student Alyssa Black, 10, perform during a
demonstration by the 20-member Brechin Public School skipping team at the school on May 4. The
team was promoting the schoolʼs Jump Rope for Heart event later in the month.
Washago resident seeks mayor’s job;
retiree to challenge for Ward 4 seat
Mary Bax, a 50-year-old bookkeeper and resident of Washago, will run against Mayor Bill
Duffy in the October municipal election.
Bax, a long-time Ramara resident who has lived
in Washago for six years, filed her nomination papers May 17. “I’ve decided Ramara Township
needs a change, and I’m hoping to be that
change,” she said.
“What I want to do is find out from the people
what kind of changes they want,” she said.
“I just think that I can better provide what the
people want, so I have decided to throw my hat in
the ring.”
She said she had no specific issues.
Bax has owned her bookkeeping company, Bax
Financial Services, for 15 years.
Meanwhile, Roy King, 63, a retired manager of
a private security company and former construction company owner, will run against Councillor
John Appleby in Ward 4.
The tax rate for seasonal residents is an issue,
he said.
“A lot of people that live on the lake, they only
use the Township’s services for about three
months out of the year. They’re paying the same
as year-round residents and just think that they’re
not being heard. They are seasonal residents, but
not seasonal when it’s tax-dollar time.”
King, a Ward 4 resident, says he would try to
hold the line on taxes and “try to slow down unnecessary spending.”
— Rob McCormick
Parishioners at St. Andrews Catholic Church in
Brechin returned to the church last month for the
first time since it closed for repairs in October.
The church celebrated its reopening with a mass
on Saturday, May 8.
Meanwhile, the cost of repairing the 85-yearold church has risen from $340,000 to an estimated $394,000 after problems were discovered
during the recent work.
The church has also learned that another
$55,000 to $70,000 will be needed to fix the roof,
which has to be done within a year, said Herb
Phillipps, a parishioner involved in the project.
The cost rose as the need for more work was
discovered during repairs, Phillipps said. “There
was some extra electrical work that had to be
done, and came to light when they pulled up the
floor,” he said.
In February, the church said the chancery of the
archdiocese in Toronto would provide the parish
with a loan of $215,000, to be repaid through various fundraising efforts including a parishioner
pledge campaign. The remaining $125,000 of the
repair cost was to be paid with the church’s
restoration fund.
Since then, about $44,000 has been raised
through the pledge campaign, events and the sale
of memorial pew cards.
Now, with the increase in repair costs, the
amount of the loan will rise, Phillipps said.
“The amount of the loan is not even totally established with the chancery,” he said. “They are
aware of the increases that have to take place, except for the roof. So whatever the difference in the
figure is, between the $125,000 and the $394,000,
is what we are going to have to take out as a loan.
It is going to increase significantly,” he said.
A Valentine’s pasta dinner, fundraising events
held at Foley Catholic School and the sale of memorial pew cards raised more than $17,000, according to figures supplied by the church.
As of last month, the pledge drive had raised
about $26,000 from 34 per cent of the church’s
parishioners.
“We are in a little deeper, and the pledge campaign isn’t going as well as we thought it would,”
Phillipps said.
Most of the work has been completed, Phillipps
said, except for the installation of a new furnace,
which was expected in late May.
Rob McCormick can be reached at
[email protected].
Inside out
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By SUZAN
BERTRAND
Gardening
A well designed outdoor living space seems to
expand the square footage of your home. Is it any
wonder that taking the inside out is the biggest
trend in home decor?
So throw down the hoe and drop your gloves. If
there’s one thing every gardener needs to learn,
it’s how to relax and enjoy their own back yard.
Pool and spa
If your yard is blessed with the luxury of a
swimming pool, you’ll be faced with the challenge of naturalizing such a large feature. Treat
pools and spas as you would a large garden pond
which just happens to be available for taking a
dip, should the whim beguile you. Soften the
edges and screen mechanical equipment with
plantings of shrubs and bushy perennials. They
need to be hearty enough to withstand the extra
heat and humidity, not to mention being splashed
with chemically treated water. Remember that
blossoming, fruit producing plants will attract
bees and keep in mind that deciduous trees will
drop leaves into the pool. Broadleaf evergreens
such as cotoneaster or euonymus are your best
bet. Soften the severity of fences with trailing
vines of green, and brighten corners with potted
annuals.
Aside from plantings, other important considerations are associated structures. If you decide to
invest in a deck, the material used must be
durable and slip resistant. For over-the-top sumptuousness, consider installing an outdoor shower.
A visually pleasing cabana could be the finishing
touch in decadence. As well as serving as a
change room, it’s a good place to hang towels and
store pool toys.
Great room
The open-air family room creates an opportunity for you to turn your interior design skills inside-out. Start by rethinking the basics. Walls
become trees and shrubs. The ceiling is now open
sky. Windows are the vignettes you create by
Illustration by Suzan Bertrand
To make the transition from indoors to out, you should strive for
a balance of wilderness and civility. Solid walls should give way
to graceful pillars of tall cedars. Trellises laced with decorative
vines help to define your space.
framing a view. Psychologically, we need these
elements in order to feel at ease in the great outdoors. Imagine how awkward you’d feel sitting
on a chair in the middle of your lawn.
To make the transition from indoors to out, you
should strive for a balance of wilderness and ci-
vility. Solid walls should give way to graceful pillars of tall cedars. Trellises laced with decorative
vines help to define your space. A pergola can
serve as the component that connects your outdoor room to the house, and having something
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Healthy lawn ensures
triumph over weeds
Nowhere on the face of the Earth is there
more grassy lawn area per capita than right
here in Ontario. Now that the cosmetic use of
pesticides and herbicides is against the law, it
will be interesting to see whose grass remains
green. As a gardener, I’ve always felt that a
perfect lawn was over-rated anyway. In my
reckoning, turf is the negative space necessary
for visual composition in the garden. Grass is
functional, serving the purpose of a pathway
and play area. Dogs pee on it, cars and machinery drive on it, yet it withstands this abuse and
continues to grow every year. Grass and weeds
are evenly matched competitors for the same
space. Faced with the challenge of life without
chemical help, I think grass will do just fine.
The key to triumph over weeds is to ensure a
thick, healthy lawn, and the following steps
must be taken before Fathers Day.
After its winter hibernation, your lawn is
itching for a thorough back scratching. You
have to gather up the gravel thrown by the
snow blower anyway, so you might as well
rake the entire yard.
Top dressing is useful if you have some low
spots but is certainly not necessary every year.
If you elect to do it, use a mixture of top soil,
peat moss and manure, spread no thicker than
five centimetres or you’ll smother the grass beneath it.
Broadcast some grass seed, then rake it in
before the birds eat it all. If you have access to
a lawn roller, now is the time to put it to use,
but make sure you only fill it one third full of
water. Your goal isn’t to steam-roll the lawn.
You just want to make sure the seed has good
contact with the soil.
The new seed will need gentle watering
every day until it germinates. That shouldn’t
take any longer than six weeks and, hopefully,
Mother Nature will help you out with some
rainy days. Once grass has been established, it
appreciates a regular watering routine. Let the
sprinkler run less frequently but for longer periods of time. Deep watered grass is happy
grass.
You’ve planted it, and now you have to mow
it, so you might as well do it right. Use a sharp
bladed mulching mower unless you just can’t
get enough of raking. As tempting as it is to
show off your mowing skills to the afternoon
crowd, it’s better to do the chore in the early
evening when the sun isn’t stressing out your
grass. To keep from literally getting into a rut,
change the direction of your route each time.
Resist the urge to cut the grass until it’s at least
three inches tall and never cut it shorter than
two inches.
Aerating is fine but de-thatching is usually
unnecessary. Every lawn benefits from a decent layer of thatch. It acts as mulch, keeping
the soil moist and promoting beneficial bacteria while it composts.
Taking these steps will award your grass the
advantage of fighting weeds on its own turf.
Give it a hand by yanking the enemy out by
the roots wherever you see it and your lawn
will be green enough to abuse for years to
come.
— Suzan Bertrand
Corn gluten
wipes out
young weeds
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Beware. Crabgrass is lurking in your lawn. The
spawn of last year’s infestation is just waiting for
the right conditions to germinate. You must strike
before this invader gets a chance to take over.
Sometime between the blooming of the forsythia
and the budding of the lilacs, it’s vital to apply
your pre-emergent herbicide. But wait! Herbicides have been outlawed. What’s a gardener to
do?
Corn gluten is a safe alternative to whatever
weapon you previously used. It functions by
starving weeds before they can get going. When
certain unsavoury seedlings come in contact with
it, their root development is impeded. The subsequent lack of moisture causes the weedlings to
wither away. For all its wondrous properties, corn
gluten is utterly ineffective on weeds that have
already set their roots. Getting rid of those established intruders is like pulling teeth. Dust off the
old dandelion fork or purchase one of the newfangled stand-up weed extractors and get yanking.
Some of the weeds that are most susceptible to
the herbicide properties of corn gluten include
pigweed, purslane, curly dock, creeping bentgrass, lambsquarters and nightshade. Other plants
actually benefit from its 10-per-cent nitrogen
level, making it a good natural fertilizer. A byproduct of corn syrup and starch, it’s safe enough
to eat. Cows and chickens consume corn gluten
as the main course of their diet and the pet food
industry employs it regularly. Corn gluten will
prove to be a valuable addition to your gardening
arsenal.
— Suzan Bertrand
Use outdoor rug to pull patio furniture together
overhead gives a sense of security. Emphasize all
the entrance points to the outdoor room by placing
a pair of potted plants on either side. Repeat plant
colours, but try to shake up the specimens with a
little variety. Keeping containers to the same
medium, such as terracotta, will ensure stylish
continuity.
Use an outdoor rug to visually pull patio furniture together. It should be large enough to extend
under the front feet of opposing chairs. When selecting your cushions, remember that darker fabrics are less inclined to show dirt along the seams.
Have a drinks trolley available to load up for parties and you’ll eliminate the need for running in
and out of the house. A successful outdoor room
will include all the necessities of life.
Backyard fireplaces are all the rage but if you’re
going to build one, there are a lot of considerations
besides style. Before you get carried away, check
to make sure that such a structure is even allowed
in your area. Your insurance policy will likely
need an update with this addition. If the ground is
soft, you will require footings to support the
weight of an outdoor hearth.
Kitchen
Put an end to the rut being worn into the deck by
bringing these three necessities outdoors: a tap for
running water, a chop board and a refrigerator.
Place them near your barbecue. Now you’re cooking! You can get as fancy as you want with these
fundamentals. Just remember to keep the materials
durable. Polymer is the wise choice for cupboards
and I would recommend concrete or stone for
counter tops. Keep it clean or you’ll run the risk of
attracting wildlife. Never store meat or dairy in the
fridge overnight and use a padlock just to be on
the safe side. Naturally you’ll want to have your
potted herb garden within reach of the prep area.
Media room
Staring into a mesmerizing fireplace is pleasant,
but for something a little more entertaining why
not try setting up a backyard drive-in theatre like
my friends Steve and Samantha Johnson? They
use their lovely screened gazebo, furnished with
lots of sumptuous seating for movie nights on the
waterfront. Sam tells me that it’s not a complicated
procedure and the equipment you’ll need is minimal: a laptop computer, a projector, computer
speakers and an eight foot white blind. Presto!
You’re in the movies. She recommends that you
spray the area with mosquito fog an hour before
movie time and light a coil for the evening. All
that remains is to pop the corn and invite your
friends!
You’ve worked hard to create your oasis. Take
the time to derive pleasure from your surroundings. By contriving areas specifically designated
for lolling, lounging and gathering with friends
you’ll be rewarded with your own backyard getaway.
Lagoon City resident Suzan Bertrand
is president of the Flower Buds
Garden Club. She can be reached
at [email protected].
Camping’s early days
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Leaders believed contact with nature led to ‘physical, emotional, and spiritual health’
Each Sunday, reported the Orillia Packet, the Broadview Boys
attended two church services,
the second, in the evening,
being a song service held
around a campfire. Atkinson
and his Broadview Boys returned to Geneva Park for the
summers of 1907 and ’08.
In 1909, after Thomson had
sold Geneva Park to YMCA
Canada as a staff training centre, Atkinson and his Broadview
Boys moved north to Muskoka.
By RAE FLEMING
In 1910, according to David
Town, in his first-rate Building
Character, Stories From Orillia’s Remarkable YMCA, 1872
– 1955, the Orillia Y asked
William Thomson if he would
allow the Y to use a small portion
of his lakeshore property
lieved that contact with nature somewhere in
for a summer camp.
rural Canada led to “physical, emotional, and
“Of course,” came the reply.
spiritual health.”
“Providing
that you don’t chop
In 1905, Atkinson and his Broadview Boys
down
any
trees.”
spent two weeks at Geneva Park on Lake CouchOn a chilly day in early April
iching, some 90 acres of headland owned by
of
1910, Charters Sharpe, boys’
local lumber baron William Thomson. In fact,
work
secretary of the Orillia Y,
most of the land from the Rama First Nations reled
a
group
of young paddlers
serve to Washago was owned by Thomson. Since
across Lake Couchiching. At the
he was a Y supporter, he was surely aware of
six-mile mark they apparently
Atkinson’s work with youth, and was probably
rested at Geneva Park. At the
delighted to give the Broadview Boys permission
10-mile mark they found exto camp on his land.
actly what they were looking for
In 1906, Atkinson was back at Geneva Park for
– a large bay with three smaller
a month. As usual, he and his boys, 95 that year,
bays inside, one of which feaarrived by steamer, which was the only way to
tured a fine sandy beach. This
reach the Ramara side of the lake at that time.
became the Breezy Point home
The boys and staff, including an on-site doctor,
of Camp Summerland.
Photo
courtesy
of
YMCA
Canada
Archives
slept in 11 tents. There were three additional tents
One of the founders of the
C.H.
Atkinson,
a
founder
of
camping
in
Canada.
for dining, staff headquarters and for reading.
Orillia Y, and its first president,
The camp published a daily newspaper, The
was William S. Frost, municipal
vited Orillia residents to attend concerts featuring
Camp Mascot, and, to encourage campers to
politician,
poet
and
proprietor of the upscale Diawrite home, it had its own stationery, and even its camp music and stand-up comics. Now and then
mond Hall on Mississauga Street, the home of
the
boys
challenged
local
teams
to
games
of
own system of mail delivery. In order to teach the
Town’s Jewellers today. Two of his sons, Leslie
boys how to handle money, the camp had its own lacrosse, baseball and football. J.B. Tudhope,
and
Cecil, were among the young men who enMPP and manufacturer of Orillia’s famous
savings bank.
joyed
Camp Summerland in its early years, beTudhope automobiles, took the boys out on his
Music, sports and lectures were important asfore they headed off, along with YMCA friends,
yacht.
And
J.H.
Hammond
of
Orillia
gave
the
pects of camping. On Saturday, July 21, 1906,
to fight in the war to end all wars. Camp alumni
boys a one-hour lecture on local Indian history.
the Broadview Band entertained parents and
of
Summerland and, no doubt, of all camps
Religion was always an important part of the Y.
friends as they steamed to the camp. Atkinson inacross Canada, like to claim that camping made
leaders of them. That may have been the case
with the Frost boys, who, once they returned
from the war, wounded and proud, contributed to
the legal and political life of Ontario for several
decades.
Like the Frosts, Gordon A. Watson, known better as “Skid,” survived the war. Watson had been
BRECHIN
among the young men who paddled to Breezy
Point to found Camp Summerland in 1910. In
Green #2218, Hwy. #12 East
1920, as the new boys’ work secretary of the OrilBrechin, Ontario
lia Y, Watson reopened the camp, which had been
For most of the 20th Century, the Ramara
shores of Lake Couchiching played host to summer camps. The first organized camp on this side
of the lake was led by C.H. Atkinson, a founder
of camping in Canada. In 1896, the year he
founded the Broadview Boys’ Brigade in
Toronto, Atkinson established his first camp, in
Niagara-on-the-Lake. As camping historian
Sharon Wall points out, leaders like Atkinson be-
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Organized camping continues in Ramara
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closed during the war. He founded, among other
things, a Round Couchiching relay race. Like all
camp directors, he and his staff taught wilderness
survival skills, swimming and long-distance canoeing.
William Thomson’s death in 1928 left open the
question of ownership of Breezy Point. The camp
operated until the end of the 1931 season, but was
closed during the Great Depression from 1932 to
1935, when the Orillia Y finally found funds to
buy the property.
Throughout this time, and for years to come,
camp director Watson was the driving force behind the camp. According to David Town, Watson
was a great leader. He “thrived on camp life,”
Town writes in Building Character, “knowing
when to let the boys explore life and when to gently step in ‘to discuss’ a situation with them.”
After the Second World War, camping entered
what camping historians agree was a golden age,
which lasted, more or less, into the 1970s. During
this period, campers still had respect for rules and
leaders, and the drugs and promiscuity, and general loss of discipline that almost ruined many
prestigious camps during the 1980s were problems yet to be faced. After the war, the number of
campers increased, and sleeping cabins replaced
tents. A dining hall and kitchen, a hobby lodge,
and an infirmary were built. In the Sacred Circle,
a totem pole was erected. The camp had its own
orchestra, and a dramatic group that wrote and
produced plays.
Eventually, like most Canadian camps, Sum-
Photo courtesy of YMCA Canada Archives
A Broadview Boys Institute letterhead showing all the camps of C.H. Atkinson from 1896 on.
merland consented to let women enter its male
only domain.
In 1947 the camp welcomed its first female
counsellors and campers, which, Town points out,
made it one of the first Y camps to admit females.
To keep things proper, the girls’ camp was held
after the boys had gone home.
In 1947 campers and equipment could, for the
first time, reach the camp from the Rama Road by
way of a short road. With the new road came
hydro. The days of isolation were coming to an
end. During Ontario’s post-war prosperity,
presided over, from 1949 to 1961, by Camp Summerland alumnus and Premier Leslie Frost, the
growing middle class bought more and more
lakeshore property. In time, motor boats made it
difficult to operate canoeing and swimming programs in safety.
In 1973, Watson retired as camp director. In
1989, five years after his death, the camp property
was sold. The sale was divisive, and became front
page news in Orillia. Y camping on Lake Couchiching came to an end for a few years. In the
1990s, however, the Orillia Y purchased Geneva
Park from YMCA Canada, for use as a wilderness
and youth training centre.
And, as Ramara historian Adrienne Davies
points out, organized camping does continue to
this day in Ramara, in the form of Camp Couchiching, operated by the Anglican Church, and the
Jewish Camp Wahanowin at Longford Mills,
which hosts a National Music Camp. There’s an
Ontario Leadership camp farther north, and a
Hungarian Baptist Camp, a vacation camp for
families.
Thus the legacy of C.H. Atkinson, William
Thomson and Skid Watson lives on in Ramara.
The other 83 per cent of consumer goods are either exempt, or their pre-HST status has not
changed.
Most items that were previously zero-rated, or
not subject to either the PST or GST, will remain
so. These include basic groceries such as milk,
bread and vegetables, agricultural products such as
grain and raw wool, and prescription drugs, drugdispensing fees and medical devices such as hearing aids.
As part of the province’s plan to implement this
new system of consumer purchase taxation, it has
introduced a transition program to offset some of
the increased tax costs.
A single taxpayer who has filed a tax return for
2009 will receive a $100 cheque in June. A similar
amount will be sent to the same taxpayer in December. As long as that taxpayer files a 2010 income tax return, they will receive an additional
and final payment in June 2011, also in the amount
of $100, for a total of $300. A family of two or
more will receive payments on the same schedule
in the amounts of $330 and $335 in June and December 2010 respectively, and a final payment in
June 2011 of $335, for a total of $1,000.
Doug Wilkinson, property manager for three
condo properties in Lagoon City says the HST will
mean increased costs for his condos. “It has to impact costs because an extra percentage on services
will have to be passed on to the condo owners,” he
said.
Wilkinson cites services such as landscaping,
hydro to common areas and any contracted services as items of change. “Services such as these
previously had only GST tax added on. Now that
tax will be increased to 13 per cent,” he said.
Corporation budgets, Wilkinson says, will have
to take these increases into account and the extra
costs will be passed on to owners in monthly common fees.
Another area of impact to Ramara residents will
be to those who will be affected by the new water
meter program. Previously, water user fees to residents using municipal water were a fixed cost, and
were included in the annual tax bill. Once meters
are installed, the bills that result from water consumption will be a taxable service and will carry
an additional 13 per cent on top of usage costs.
Of particular concern to many is the impact of
the new taxation system on home buying. Used
homes are still exempt from this tax, but the services that are required to buy a home are not. Real
estate fees, lawyers’ fees and inspection fees will
all be taxable at the new HST rate of 13 per cent.
Harmonized sales tax about to kick in
By KEVIN LEHMAN
On July 1, Ontario will usher in a new method
of levying tax on goods and services, the harmonized sales tax (HST).
“Harmonized” refers to the fact that this new
system harmonizes, or blends, two different taxes:
the eight-per-cent provincial retail sales tax (PST
or RST), and the five-per-cent federal goods and
services tax (GST), which will combined in the
HST of 13 per cent.
Critics of this controversial tax have denounced
it as a tax grab. But the HST is supported by business organizations including the Ontario Chamber
of Commerce, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Ontario and the Certified General Accountants of
Ontario.
The province says the HST is a modern and efficient system designed to enhance Ontario’s competitiveness and create more jobs.
When the HST kicks in, some purchases will
cost more because they were previously either exempt from or only subject to one tax. These items
(see fact box for examples) account for approximately 17 per cent of the normal consumer goods
we purchase, according to the Ontario Department
of Revenue (www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/taxchange/
changetaxstatus.html).
Argyle historian and biographer Rae Fleming
Volunteer and Washago resident Kevin Lehman
That family feeling
Page 16
Bayview Wildwood resort traces roots back to 1870s and steamer Captain Tom Stanton
Captain Tom Stanton would never recognize the
place today.
On the south shore of Sparrow Lake is a collection of inns and cottages that will celebrate their
112th anniversary this year. Along with the Cottages of Port Stanton, a fractional cottage business, they form Bayview Wildwood Resort.
By KEVIN LEHMAN
Community
Correspondent
Bayview Wildwood traces its roots back to
Stanton who first settled in the area now known
as Port Stanton in1875. The appellation “Captain”
refers to his employment as a steamer captain in
Orillia, but the history of the areas shows it would
apply equally to his status as a captain of industry,
innovation and forward-thinking.
The history of the area as a “resort” goes back
much further than the Stanton arrival. From 1650
on, the Ojibway people, ancestors of those we
know as the Chippewas of Rama, travelled to
Muskoka and Sparrow Lake for their summer
hunting.
Until well into the 1930s, Ramara families that
included the names Williams, Schilling, Duvall
and Simcoe spent their summers there.
As far back as 1876, large numbers of families
and groups, many from the Pittsburgh area,
flooded the Muskokas on summer holidays. Torpitt Road, located at the end of the Bayview Wildwood property, was named for the
Toronto-Pittsburgh connection.
By 1884, campers were returning to Sparrow
Lake year after year, some from as close as Orillia. The men came to hunt and fish and “rough it,”
but the ladies wanted something more genteel, so
the many lodges in the area were created to handle that demand.
Families and friendship are part of the history
of Bayview Wildwood and are still a mainstay of
the resort. From the day in 1898 when Bert and
Mattie Stanton, the son and daughter-in-law of
Captain Tom, started to take summer residents
into their home, that family feeling has never left
the resort. Their first year, Bert and Mattie Stanton spent the enormous amount of $40 to buy furniture to handle the influx. But, since they made
$80 in accommodation rentals, it was well worth
it.
In a brilliant piece of strategy, Captain Tom,
who was active in municipal politics as the deputy
reeve and later reeve of the township, donated
land to the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway in
1906 to construct a station at Sparrow Lake. The
rail line was diverted, the station built and access
to Sparrow Lake became much easier. Previously,
Rob McCormick
Christi Spriggs, assistant general manager of Bayview Wildwood Resort, in front of Albert Manor, one
of the resortʼs first homesteads, built in 1909.
a new piece of the family history fell into
arriving guests had to be picked up in
place. Ron and Irene Stanton are the parWashago and transported by watercraft,
ents of Diane Hounsome, Bruce Stanton
or by the much longer and painstaking
(MP for Simcoe North) and Doug Stanland route.
ton.
The Via Rail Canadian doesn’t stop in
In 1967 Ernest and Clara Stanton sold
Port Stanton these days but it will stop in
the Wildwood Inn to Ron. Neither the
Washago if passengers request, and
Bayview nor Wildwood guests wanted to
Bayview Wildwood still picks guests up
lose the name of their resort, so the Stanthere.
tons formed a new corporation, The
The key parts of the current day
Bayview Wildwood Resort Ltd.
Bayview Wildwood Resort were assemIn 1978, Ron’s son Bruce, the fifth
bled over time. The resort is a collection
Captain
generation
Stanton to be involved, joined
of previous stand-alone facilities.
Tom Stanton
the resort management team, where he
The two main parts, the Wildwood Inn
remained until his election to the House of Comand the Bayview Lodge, were constructed and
mons in 2006.
opened in 1931 and 1945 respectively. In 1954,
Prior to his federal political career and while
Walter Stanton, the owner of Wildwood Inn, sold
president of Bayview Wildwood Resorts Limited
the property to his brother Ernest, who already
and The Cottages at Port Stanton on Sparrow
owned Bayview Lodge. In 1955 Ernest and his
Lake, Bruce was active in local politics as a counwife Clara’s son, Ron, took over Bayview Lodge.
cillor in Severn Township.
Prior to all of this a young lady named Irene
Diane Hounsome is the current president and
Corlett had been introduced to the Sparrow Lake
general manager of the family-owned property.
and the Muskoka area by Ernie Walton. Walton
“I was born in that house right there,” she says,
and his family had made the area their summer
pointing out the window of the dining room of the
residence of choice. The Walton House Suites at
lodge. She has been part of the management team
Bayview Wildwood are named after the family.
since 1987.
Irene loved the area and came back to work at
the Bayview Lodge as a waitress, hired by Ron
Stanton. A short time later, they were married, and
‘We feel we are caretakers of history’
Page 17
“We have a history of welcoming our guests
into a family atmosphere,” she says. Part of that
atmosphere are yearly events such as the Easter
brunch, which attracts 300 guests, and the
Mother’s Day brunch for 500.
Every Thursday night during the summer, registered guests and those who come just for supper
are treated to an action-packed ski and board
water show by Summer Watersports Co.
Each year the resort has a theme for its summer
visitors, which often has people calling ahead.
“We have regular guests calling in April to find
out what the theme is so that they can be prepared,” Hounsome says.
This year’s theme is Dirty Dancing. “It will be
a step back in time,” Hounsome says. Anyone
who remembers the film of the same name can
summon a visual of what this summer theme will
be like.
The theme party lasts all summer, from the last
week in June until the end of August. There will
be table decorating contests every week, and it
will be common to see dance lessons on the
lawn, alongside maybe a yoga workout.
“This place has become a second family to
me,” says Ramara resident Christi Spriggs, the
resort’s assistant general manager. “The business
lends itself to that feeling of belonging.”
Spriggs is a modern-day example of the connection to Pittsburgh, where she is from. She first
came to the area with her parents, who had been
vacationing on Sparrow Lake since the 1950s.
She met her future husband, Glenn, when he was
an employee at a local resort in the early 1990s.
They eventually married and Christi moved to
Ramara.
Bayview Wildwood is Severn Township’s
largest employer, with a staff of 40 to 50 that
jumps to 100 in the summer. The resort likes to
hire locally, and except for some of the students
on the summer staff, employees are from the immediate area, including Ramara.
“Our staff are often family members,” says
Spriggs, whose son, Tyler, 18 has been a member
of the summer staff for the past five years. Hounsome’s two children also work summers at the resort.
“Children come of age and come to work here,
Kevin Lehman
Bayview Wildwood Resortʼs Church of the Good Samaritan, which opened in 1910 and where
services are still held.
continuing the family tradition,” Spriggs says.
Yvonne Dobratz, 63, a server in the dining
room, is another member of the Bayview Wildwood family.
The Severn Township resident wears a resort
employee name tag that shows her title as the
“Mayor of Port Stanton.” She got the title because “I’ve been here the longest. They gave me
a title but no extras,” she laughs.
But she has had some “extras” in her 20-plus
years at the resort. They show up in the photo albums she keeps of the guests who have become
her family.
“There are guests coming here that I have
known ever since I started here,” she says. “They
even phone me at home and I call them.”
Six years ago, two young children of guests
came to her and said, “Our grandmother is in
England and we never get to see her. Will you be
our Canadian grandmother?” So the Mayor of
Port Stanton became their adopted grandmother.
“We feel we are caretakers of history here,”
Spriggs says of the Bayview-Wildwood family
tradition.
Annual tournament
has raised $540,000
For the past five years Bayview Wildwood
has sponsored the Taylor Cup Pond Hockey
Tournament, in memory of Judy Taylor, a
Toronto businesswoman who died of cancer
at a young age.
Each year, usually during the last weekend
in January, the tournament draws some 250
players, friends and families. Funds go to the
Princess Margaret Sarcoma Research Fund.
This year’s event raised $140,000 bringing
the five-year total to more than $540,000.
— Kevin Lehman
“People have made us part of their lives, and
we appreciate it.”
Volunteer and Washago resident Kevin Lehman
Oops...that’s not working
Page 18
We all make decorating mistakes, even those of
us who should know better.
Several years ago I was moving from an ultra
modern condo to a charming two-storey penthouse
apartment built in the 1950s. Moving day arrived
and all my possessions were quickly transported to
their new home in the west end of Toronto.
How to avoid five common interior decorating mistakes
By ANNE SASO
Close to Home
I had done my due diligence...every piece of
major furniture had been plotted out beforehand
on graph paper. I knew where everything would sit
in my living, dining and bedrooms. This move was
going to be a piece of cake.
It was all going like clockwork until the movers
tried to get the nine-foot sofa into the eight-foot
elevator. They pushed and prodded from every
angle. No matter what they did, that sofa simply
wouldn’t fit. Next they tried the stairs…couldn’t
make it past the first floor landing.
I was left with two choices: sell the sofa and
buy another that would fit, or hire a crane to lift
my sofa up and over the 10th-floor balcony at an
estimated cost of $800. The choice was easy.
After a quick phone call to my best friend’s niece,
she bought the sofa on the spot. Lucky for me she
was moving and needed an almost new white
sofa.
Failure to measure your space or the size of
that new sofa can be a costly, time-consuming
error. Next time you’re in the market for a new
piece of furniture, make sure that before you buy,
you’ll be able to get it through the door, or up and
down the stairs. Also be certain that it will fit easily within its assigned wall space. Furniture pieces
that crowd a wall never look right.
Hang your pictures correctly. Don’t hang pictures too high. Most pictures should be centred at
eye level, about five to 5 1/2 feet from the floor.
Consider proportions. Hang larger pictures or picture groupings over your sofa or your fireplace,
and smaller pieces over tables and chairs. The
bottom of the picture should be six to eight inches
above the sofa to allow for head room, eight to 10
inches above the table to accommodate a lamp or
other accessory.
Long hall? The most common mistakes are too
many mismatched pictures or too few centred in
the middle of the wall. The former looks all a
jumble, the latter lost in space. Consider hanging
your pictures gallery style in a single row with
matching frames and mats. Space them evenly
apart (about three to four inches). Make sure their
centres are five feet from the floor, aligned on the
same horizontal plane running through the centre
of each painting. First and last pictures should be
equidistant from the ends or next opening.
File photos
Proportion, height and balance are important elements in planning the look of a room. In the photo
above, the picture above the sofa is too small in relation to the sofa. It is also too high. The floor lamp
is nice on its own, but makes the elephant lamp on the left look too small and insignificant. As well,
the alignment of the photos creates an imbalance. These problems were corrected in the photo below
by increasing the size of the picture, lowering it and lining up the bottom borders of the two pictures.
The elephant lamp was an easy fix. It was raised with some coffee-table books to bring its height
more in line with the floor lamp.
Negative space enhances images on walls
Page 19
The diagram above illustrates a gallery-style technique for picture-hanging, in a single row with matching frames and mats. They are spaced evenly apart
(about three to four inches). Their centres are five to 5 1/2 feet from the floor, aligned on a horizontal plane that runs through the centre of each image.
First and last pictures in the grouping are equidistant from the ends of the wall.
For a more dramatic and fresh approach, try this.
Let’s say you have one large painting 48 inches
wide by 54 inches long. Place it at one end of the
wall, 12 inches from the end and 12 inches down
from the ceiling. Trust me. If you have two borders
that are the same, the picture will look balanced
even though the other two borders are different.
Leave the rest of the wall blank. The negative space
will enhance the painting. This works with one picture, two equal sized panels or a series.
You bought the wrong lighting fixtures. Loved
it in the store but when you hung it in the dining
room, well, it just looked puny and unimportant.
Before you return that chandelier, get out the calculator to determine the right sized fixture for your
room. Assume the width of your room is 12 feet.
Multiply that by two and the end number — 24 —
is the approximate diameter (in inches) for your fixture. If it’s the right width but still looks wrong,
then it’s probably too high. Five and a half feet
from the floor or 30 to 34 inches above the table is
just right. Invest in a dimmer switch: low-level
lighting for your dinner party and brighter light
when you’re preparing your taxes. Centre the fixture over the table, rather than the centre of the
room. Traffic flow and other furniture (buffets and
china cabinets) determine the placement of the
table, which is often to one side. Don’t swag the
cord. Move the junction box if you have to. Your
room will work much better.
The floor lamp you bought makes your table
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lamp look too small. Lamps flanking a sofa don’t
have to match, but should be about the same height.
If the table lamp is not high enough, just raise it by
putting it on a pile of books or decorative boxes.
For reading, the bottom of your lamp shade should
be at eye level, 40 to 42 inches off the floor. If that
table lamp is now too high for reading, move it
away from the sofa about 10 inches to lower the
angle of light over your shoulder.
Awkwardly placed drapery rods. Try to avoid
hanging your drapery rod too close to the top of
the window or, heaven forbid, on the window
frame. If your ceiling is low or the distance between the top of your window casing and the ceiling is less than 12 inches, hang the rod at ceiling
height. If the space is more than 12 inches deep
you can hang the rod at the halfway point. Beautiful window surrounds? Don’t hide them. Go with
a tailored roman shade or decorative shutters set
within the window.
Top-heavy crown mouldings. This is my pet
peeve. Crown moulding adds a lot of pizzazz to a
room when it enhances existing door surrounds and
baseboards. Too often, the beauty of the moulding
is diminished by the small baseboards and door
surrounds that came with the house. Crown should
always be smaller than the baseboard. You can add
to existing baseboard and door casings to improve
their proportions.
Anne Saso is an interior designer and former
instructor in architectural history living in
Lagoon City. She can be reached at
[email protected].
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Wild night in Washago
Page 20
Fifth Rotary Wild Game Dinner raises more than $6,000 for local, international projects
The Rotary Club of Washago and Area’s fifth
annual Wild Game Dinner raised more than
$6,000 for local and international Rotary programs.
More than 100 diners enjoyed an evening of
professionally prepared dishes of elk, bison,
venison, bear, wild boar and various types of fish
Saturday, May 1 at the Washago Community
Centre.
Unlike previous years, the club organized only
one dinner sitting instead of the usual two.
“This year we acquired a good number of corporate sponsors,” said Rod Harth, event organizer
and past president of the club. “That allowed us
to purchase better cuts of wild game than past
years when meat was donated by local hunters.
We were able to provide a more upscale meal and
raise the price from $35 to $50 per seat. Guests
could enjoy the entire evening instead of being
rushed out for a second sitting.”
Attendees traveled from Innisfil in the south to
Port Carling in the north and all points in between. All excess food was donated to the Lighthouse Christian Ministries Men’s Shelter in
Orillia .
Local chefs who donated their culinary skills
included Andy Drechsel of The J.W. Marriott
Rosseau at Red Leaves, Muskoka; Kay Bonsu of
Washago’s Sweet Retreat; Becky Lennerton of
Black River Food Company; and German Obes
Bocage of Patterson Kaye Lodge in Muskoka.
Dishes included buttermilk marinated bear with
caramelized onion and forest mushrooms, hip of
elk with blackcurrant and wild leek sauce, and
cherrywood-smoked wild boar shoulder with
Black River campfire baked beans.
A draw for a .22-calibre Remington 587 rifle
donated by Elwood Epps Sporting Goods in
Cumberland Beach earned $1,500 of the total
raised. The rifle was won by Wayne Martin of
Orillia.
— Chronicle Staff
Dan Herbert
Rotary Club of Washago and Area member
Chris Carman displays a rifle that was raffled
off at the annual Rotary Wild Game Dinner at
The Washago Community Centre on Saturday,
May 1.
Cardboard boat races, Earth Day, Catholic Cup
Foley Catholic School
Foley Catholic School sent two teams to the
cardboard boat races in Orillia.
This is a day-long event where students are
asked to design a boat and build it in two hours
with two, four-by-eight-inch sheets of plywood, a
roll of duct tape, some string and contact cement.
Emily, Sarah G., David and Sarah D. built a
sleek model and were able to make the length of
the pool, but quickly sank with the addition of a
second person.
The students displayed great teamwork and
work ethic, important parts of a day that promotes the skilled trades.
Earth Day
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On the morning of Tuesday, April 20, the
Grade 3-4 students of Foley celebrated Earth Day
a few days early. They were invited to come out
to the Carden Quarry and planted approximately
250 trees before returning to the school. On Friday, April 23, the entire school participated in
Earth Day celebrations by cleaning the school
yard at Foley.
Catholic Cup
On Tuesday, April 20, Monsignor Lee School,
Notre Dame School and Foley participated in the
annual Catholic Cup Senior Girls’ Volleyball
Tournament, hosted by Foley.
Foley, with just six players on the team, was
edged in the semi-final by Notre Dame, 25-23.
In the championship game between Monsignor
Lee and Notre Dame, Monsignor Lee claimed the
championship and took home the cup.
— Kevin Lehman
Brief but beautiful
Page 21
With summer nearly officially here, many of us
think of the flowers being finally in full bloom. In
reality though, some of our wildflowers have already come and gone. One of the first signs of
spring in the Ramara area are the early spring wildflowers such as bloodroot, hepatica, marsh
marigolds, dogtooth violets (trout lily) and, of
course, everybody’s favourite, the trillium.
By NEIL GRAY
the Carden
Field NaturalThe white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), is
typically seen in large groupings, making it a very
memorable display. This perennial plant is a member of the lily family, and is recognized by young
and old alike for its three-petal white flowers,
standing above a whorl of three leaf-like bracts. It
is one of the few plants that a child will remember
from an early age, and of course it is reinforced
throughout our lifetimes by being the official plant
of Ontario.
The breathtaking expansive displays of trilliums
that carpet our woodlands are a result of a very
humble helper. The lovely trillium has a seldom
noticed breeding partner. Believe it or not, one of
the main ways that the trilliums spread their seeds
is through an ant-mediated dispersal (myrmecochory) method; as the ants do not travel too far, the
seed is limited in how far it is spread and the result
is our beautiful clumps of trilliums. The trillium
seeds have an oil covering (oleic acid) which attracts the ants.
Trilliums also have a second breeding partner,
the white-tailed deer associated with our area. Typically, deer tend to eat only taller specimens, but
they have such a fondness for trilliums that the
whole flower is consumed. As a result, the seeds
can be transported several kilometres before they
are deposited, hopefully in an environment that
Gail Smith
White trilliums are the most common. Mutated (left) and red trilliums are rare.
will encourage them to germinate.
Even though the white trillium is the most common trillium seen in the Ramara area, we also have
the red or purple trillium, (sometimes called wake
robins) which in most cases will come up before
the white trilliums are seen. These dark red beauties are rare, and you will see hundreds of white
trilliums for every red one.
If you look carefully, you may even see an unusual white trillium with green stripes. These
stripes are a mutation caused by a plant virus, and
make a very pretty sight. These mutated plants
gradually become sterile, so they do not usually
form large clumps.
Late in the season, pink trilliums “appear,” but
don’t be fooled. In our area, these pink trilliums are
the white trilliums that turn a pretty shade of pink
David A. Homer
to give us a final show in their last days of bloom.
Even though it is sad to see the trilliums fade
away, other plant species are beginning to bloom at
this time of year. In the alvar regions of Ramara
and the surrounding area, prairie smoke and other
intriguing grassland flowers are just beginning to
hit their peak.
Scouting the edges of wetlands or even the roadsides may yield a look at wild orchids, the lovely
showy, pink and yellow lady slippers.
Now is the time to pay attention to these wonderous plants, but please remember to not pick them,
so that others can enjoy them this year and for generations to come.
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Junk, treasure or more?
Page 22
The story is told of two women who went to an
early spring yard sale.
As they were going through stuff, Jane came
upon an old, tarnished crucifix.
“What’s that you found there, Jane?” Ruth
asked.
By NEVILLE
COWAN
Out to Pastor
“Oh, just a piece of junk,” Jane replied.
As Jane moved on, Ruth went over to the pile
and picked up the old Cross. She took a long look
at it, rubbed it with her thumb and exclaimed to
herself, “This is no junk. This crucifix is made of
silver. It’s a treasure.’
Ruth bought the old crucifix for $1 and took it
home. She left it on the dining table with other
stuff she had bought and went to lie down.
Later on, when she woke up, she walked into
the dining room where her seven-year-old son,
Tommy, was standing shortly after arriving from
school. In his hands he held the crucifix, and there
were tears running down his
cheeks.
“What’s the matter
Tommy?” Ruth asked. “Is
something wrong?”
“Oh Mom,” he replied, “It’s
Jesus and they’ve nailed him
to a cross.”
Three persons looked upon
the same object. One only
saw junk. One saw a treasure.
And one saw Jesus.
As I have travelled across this vast country of
Canada one of the things I’ve noticed is that just
about every city, town or village is marked by
crosses held high on the tops of churches. I often
wondered, “What does it mean, all these crosses
standing, it seems, above everything else in society?”
As I travel around Ramara township I also see
the Cross, some on top of churches, some on
front doors, and some on sign boards outside the
churches. And I often wonder, “How are people
responding to this Cross?” And as I have talked
with people I have discovered that we are no different from these three persons who observed
that old tarnished cross from the yard sale.
For some of us it’s just junk, the relic of a past
generation, a religious imposition upon a postChristian generation of unbelievers. It’s just a
story, and nothing else. Listen to the story if you
must, but there is nothing to learn hear. As one
man said to me, “it’s for children and old ladies.”
For others, it is a treasure, a part of history to
study, through which to discover moral and religious truth to inform the mind and move the soul
closer to God. True, it’s a story, but it’s more than
a story. It’s a story based in history and full of
meaning for life today and forever. This is why
most of us go to church on Sunday. We want to
dig into the treasures related to the Cross and
learn from it.
But the old tarnished cross has its deepest
meaning when it reaches the heart and shows us
the person of Jesus, whose self-giving love made
Him give His life for us. And it takes on its richest meaning when it drives us to get to know the
person who died upon that Cross. It takes on its
true meaning when it becomes the centre, not just
of a religion, but of a relationship.
Has you physician diagnosed you with high
blood pressure or elevated cholesterol? Are you
carrying around excess weight? Or do you have a
sedentary job or lifestyle?
You don’t need a diagnosis to be proactive, and
prevention is a great reason to eat healthier and
become more active.
Here are some questions you should include in
your self-assessment.
Do you eat fresh foods such as vegetables,
fruit, lean protein and healthy fats daily?
Do you smoke?
Do you have a medical diagnosis or condition
that is affected by diet and lifestyle?
What are your worst dietary habits?
Could you improve your diet through healthier
food selection, more planning or healthy shopping?
How can you be more active daily?
How are your current health, diet and lifestyle
affecting your life expectancy?
How will healthier dietary and lifestyle habits
improve your quality of life?
Do you have a support system?
What are the first things you need to do to get
started?
Taking 20 minutes to do the above assessment
will provide solutions and strategies that will have
a positive impact on your health and quality of
life. You can do this assessment with your spouse
or a friend to see if there are any common areas
you can work on together.
Record your goals and keep a journal of your
progress. Read pertinent information from your
Take a few minutes with a
piece of paper and pen, and
focus on what your health
concerns are.
Making healthy changes can be simple
Making healthy lifestyle and dietary changes
can seem overwhelming, complicated, and difficult to implement. The reality of “change“ can
also be a large roadblock for some.
By ALISA
HERRIMAN
As a nutritionist, I often deal with clients who
know they need to eat better and live a healthier
lifestyle, but worry that I am going to completely
turn their lives upside down.
But improving your diet does not mean you
have to give up everything you like. Nor does living a healthier lifestyle mean you need to spend
hours daily at a gym.
In reality, making healthy changes can be very
simple.
Doing a quick self assessment of your health
concerns and desired results, while focusing on
the steps it will take to get you there, may seem
like a big job, but it can easily be accomplished in
less than 20 minutes.
You do not need a nutritionist to help you determine your areas of concern and point out any
problematic habits. You just need to take a few
minutes with a piece of paper and pen, and focus
on what your health concerns are as a result of
one or more poor dietary or lifestyle habits.
Rev. Neville E. Cowan is the pastor at Talbot
Creek Community Church in Brechin. He can
be reached at [email protected].
physician, health unit and reputable authors.
You can even find a professional who can help
you address problematic areas head on. A personal trainer will not only help you make progress
with an active lifestyle, but can also be a great
source of motivation. A nutritionist can help you
make simple dietary changes that can lower elevated cholesterol or improve body composition.
You are surrounded with professionals just
waiting to help you reach your goals, but first you
need to know where to start.
You essentially are the first person who can
help you live a healthier life, and doing a quick
self assessment is a great way to get focused.
Your assessment allows you to set some realistic
goals, and create simple strategies to get you
started. It will help you determine where you need
to begin and how to start moving forward. You
have the power to live a long, healthy life, and
only you can make it happen. Health and vitality
await.
Ramara resident Alisa Herriman is a registered
nutritionist and the owner of Nutrinity Health
Services in Orillia. She can be reached
Sick and tired of
feeling sick and tired
Are you struggling to get your inner engine
going in the morning, desperate to keep that
human machine humming after lunch and only
too eager to let it sputter to a stop in the
evening?
You are suffering from fatigue, and you’re
not the only one. Approximately 13 per cent of
office visits to family physicians are for this
condition, which peaks in the 20-to-40 age
group, and affects woman three to four times
more frequently than men.
Common fatigue should not be confused with
chronic fatigue syndrome, defined as persistent
or relapsing fatigue for six months or more, and
which must be ruled out through clinical evaluation.
Causes of common fatigue include inactivity,
depression, heavy alcohol consumption, excessive physical activity, lack of sleep, antihistamines, stress, anxiety and unhealthy eating
habits. It can also be caused by conditions such
as anemia or hypothyroidism.
Head start in the morning: Give yourself an
extra 15 to 30 minutes before starting the day.
This way you dont start off feeling rushed and
tired
A good breakfast: Eat a combination of
carbs (cereal, wheat toast, muffins), protein
(milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, a small piece of
chicken or fish) and good fats. Simple sugars
like those found in doughnuts can over-activate
your insulin, and your blood sugar will drop.
Plan your day: Don’t let the routine control
you. Set specific goals.
Kill lethargy: Watching TV promotes
lethargy. Try reading, or another hobby that is
more energizing.
Rev up: Consider an exercise program, but
don’t overdose. There can be too much of a
good thing.
Small steps: Make a list of tasks you have to
accomplish and tackle one thing at a time.
Take one a day: If you are not taking proper
meals, take a vitamin and mineral supplement.
Teach your body to tell time: Circadian
rhythm, or your internal biological clock, raises
and lowers blood pressure and body temperature throughout the day. This causes swings
from feeling alert to mentally foggy. Change
your schedule to complement your circadian
rhythm, perhaps by getting up a little sooner or
a little later.
Stop smoking: Nicotine is a stimulant. Quitting might leave you feeling tired initially, but
in the long run, the improved circulation and
lung capacity will increase energy.
Make exercise an all day activity: Move
around every couple of hours. Run up stairs,
ride a stationary bike or just walk more.
Just say no: Learn to delegate, sit on one less
committee or otherwise find a way to reduce
your commitments.
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Drop extra weight: Get closer to your
healthy weight. You will notice a significant
difference in energy levels.
Do not oversleep: Too much sleep tends to
make you groggy all day. Six to eight hours
should be enough for most people.
Blow out the candle:. Burning the candle at
both ends, not going to bed until 2 a.m. and getting up early, for example, will leave you feeling burned out.
Get 20 winks: Naps are not for everyone, but
for people with hectic schedules, a short nap at
the same time during the day, say 20-30 min
can be energizing.
Breathe deeply: According to physicians and
athletes, deep breathing can help you relax and
get energized at the same time.
Just have one: Alcohol is a depressant. It
will not rev you up.
Eat a light lunch: A soup and salad and fruit
are light but nutritious.
Take off: Again many researchers agree that
taking a vacation is almost mandatory because
it can be a perfect energy booster .
Color your world: Dark houses can make
you feel fatigued. Several studies have shown
that lots of colour variety and light are important in keeping energy levels high.
Enjoy some music: It can help light your
fire.
Water: Drink lots of water, especially on a
day of activity. Dehydration can cause fatigue.
A triathlete, Drummond King , said that it is
best to start drinking a lot of fluids the day before the body is going to need it.
Adjust medication: Beware of sleeping pills.
They can have hangover effects, as can certain
cold and cough meds.
If it feels good, do it: Massage, whirlpools or
steam baths. If people feel better, they perform
better.
Change and explore: Often, change can
make the difference. Dont get stuck in a rut.
Cut back on coffee: One or two cups can
kick you into gear in the morning but too much
can produce an unpleasant and energy-draining
roller coaster effect.
Finally: Think positive, be motivated and
confident.
Pharmacist Nadir Jamal owns Nadir Jamal
Pharmacy in Brechin. He can be reached
at 484-0074.
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They’re back
Larry Kirtley
No matter where it is I travel across North
America, Europe or the Caribbean, one bird I can
usually count on seeing is the osprey.
By DAVID A. HOMER
Carden Field
Naturalists
Ospreys are one of the most widespread birds in
the world and can be found on all continents except Antarctica. They are not difficult to identify
as they are one of the largest birds of prey in
North America, with a wingspan of about five
feet.
Osprey feed almost exclusively on a diet of
fish, so they stay close to water. They will nest on
just about anything that rises into the air, as long
as there is no significant undergrowth around the
base: utility poles, dead tree snags, old windmills
and even man-made platforms.
However, real estate plays a key role when the
females choose their mate. Location, location, lo-
Once endangered by the effects of pesticides,
ospreys have made a remarkable comeback.
Today, occupied nests are common in our area
cation! They will stray inland as far as five to six
kilometres if they have to in order to find a suitable location for a nest.
The nest is made of tree branches and twigs, but
I have seen all kinds of materials making up a
nest; binder twine, garbage bags and even bits of
plastic toys.
Ospreys can live up to 25 years, and normally
mate for life. They tend to return to the same nest
site, adding more nesting material each year.
Nests of up to three metres in diameter are not uncommon.
In May, the female lays two to four creamy
white and brown eggs, which are incubated for
about 40 days. Then the real work begins for the
male, as he provides all the food for the family.
The female stands guard at the nest, sheltering the
young from the sun and rain and tearing the fish
brought by the male into bite-sized pieces for the
young.
The male searches out its prey by flying high
above the water, hovering and then, upon spotting
the fish, plummeting feet-first, snapping its talons
closed around the fish in an instant. The outer
talon on each foot can rotate, and while the bird is
shaking off the water like a wet dog in order to
become airborne again, it will position the fish so
that its head faces forward. Ospreys will eat a variety of fish up to about 12 inches long.
When the young are fledged at about 50 days,
the parents will coax them off the nest by siting in
nearby trees or on utility poles close by and calling to them. It can be quite comical to watch a
parent teaching its young to fish. In the early
stages, the young will just flop into the water time
and time again with no reward at all.
When they are able to care for themselves, the
parents will stop bringing them food and abandon
them. They reach maturity in three to four years.
Osprey migration takes place in the early fall
when they seek out the open and fish-laden waters
of Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.
In the mid-20th century, we almost lost these
magnificent birds when they were seriously endangered as a species by the effects of pesticides.
However, ospreys have made a remarkable comeback following the banning of DDT and other
pesticides during the 1970s.
Today, occupied osprey nests dot the landscape
as one travels around our area.
David A. Homer is the past president of the the
Carden Field Naturalists. He can be reached at
[email protected].
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David A. Homer
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Local effort provided homes for ospreys
Larry Kirtley
In the mid-1990s, seasonal residents of Val Harbour noticed a decline in numbers of the osprey
that they looked forward to welcoming every
spring.
At the same time, the Environmental Club at
Uptergrove Public School was learning about
habitat destruction threatening the lives of large
birds of prey.
Students also noticed that osprey had built nests
on the tops of hydro poles in the area, endangering the chicks, which were hatching near the
high-voltage wires.
During the winter of 1996-97, several groups
came together to monitor and improve the hazardous situation.
Larry Kirtley
The plan was to relocate the existing nest from
the Skyward Towers pole at the Canadian Coast
Guard telecommunications centre on Muley Point
Road, as well as two other precarious nests in the
area.
With input from the Canadian Wildlife Service
and the Georgian Bay Osprey Society, a customdesigned nesting platform was placed on a cedar
pole erected near the original site.
In March of 1997, before the osprey returned
from their winter homes, Ontario Hydro provided
the equipment and manpower, and local dignitaries as well as the school and other interested
groups were invited to watch the process of moving the nest at the telecommunications site.
Larry Kirtley
Retired teacher Marg Goodchild quotes from a
booklet distributed at the time: “It (the relocation)
took three months to plan and three hours to execute.” She recalls the excitement and sense of accomplishment felt by the whole school weeks
later when the returning osprey accepted their
new perch at this and the other locations.
Many other organizations and private landowners have since followed suit, erecting successful
platforms, and our area is now home to many
nesting pairs.
It almost seems as though the osprey are responding to that other quote, “Build it and they
will come.”
— Adrienne Davies
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The Ramara Chronicle, March 2010
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Mia Shane, 19 months, of Brechin, plays the triangle with a little help from her aunt, Lisa
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Five Ramara
residents win
volunteer awards
BY BOB and PAM POYNTZ
Community Correspondents
Five Ramara residents will be among the recipients when this year’s Ontario Volunteer Service
Awards are handed out on Thursday, June 24,
7:30 p.m. at the Orillia Fairgrounds.
Ramara Township recipients receiving the
years-of-service awards are Joseph Spichtig (40
years), of the Udney Community Centre Board;
David Coleman (20 years), Veterans of the Vietnam War; Darlene Young (15 years) and Margaret
McBain (10 years) former members of the
Brechin Community Centre Board; and Joe Brulotte (10 years), present member of the Brechin
Community Centre Board.
“Volunteers are vital to our community,” said
Township clerk Janice McKinnon.
“Our volunteers put in countless hours on projects that include cleaning up trails, hosting coffee
house nights, dances, dinners, installing fences,
picking up litter, fixing bleachers, reviewing policies, making recommendations for programs,
hosting a full day of activities for youth and seniors and ensuring the safety of our children and
residents. “The list is endless,” she said.
For more information on the Ontario Volunteer
Service Awards, go to www.citizenship.
gov.on.ca.
Brechin welcomes you
Page 27
Chamber of Commerce at forefront of effort to install new signs on Highway 12
By ROB MCCORMICK
Managing Editor
Two new Brechin welcome signs were erected
at each end of the town on Highway 12 last
month, a joint initiative of the Chamber of Commerce, the Brechin Legion, the Ramara Lions
Club and the Township of Ramara.
The design for the signs, which feature the
logos of the four organizations on the backdrop of
a sunset over the water, was created by Xtreme
Digital Graphics, of Lagoon City.
“We looked at many different examples in small
towns around the region,” said Chamber president
Roger Selman. “We chose to use the sunset and
the water in order to best promote our best asset,
which is Lake Simcoe.
“Thousands of vehicles travel Highway 12
every single day, and those signs work 24 hours a
day, seven days a week to promote our community and our region as a growing area. Ramara deserves to be on the map. We have Lake Simcoe at
our doorstep, and you can’t get any better asset
than having one of the nicest lakes in Ontario
minutes away from Brechin.”
Selman and the Chamber deserve the credit for
getting the signs up quickly, said Lions president
Bob White. “If it hadn’t been for Roger, these
signs would not be up now,” he said. “It would
have dragged on and on. I give him full marks for
that.”
The signs, which cost $1,750, were paid for by
the Chamber ($750), the Township ($600), the
Legion ($200) and the Lions ($200).
“I guess it started probably back in March,
when we were trying to promote a positive image
for the Town of Brechin,” Selman said. “We had a
few people say, ‘How can you promote a positive
image when your signs are all beaten up?’ The old
signs were from the past and the different service
clubs in the area.”
The Chamber led the effort, Selman says, with
support from the other three groups.
“It was a Chamber initiative, but I think we got
a great combination of having the Legion involved, the Lions Club, and the Township was
very supportive. We kind of took the bull by the
horns and more or less went ahead and got some
different image graphics done.”
Selman said the new signs will help deliver the
message that Ramara is open for business.
“We are trying to promote a positive image in
the community,” he said. “These are the entrance
gates to the new frontier. We’re not part of Bill
135, which is the greenbelt legislation, so we are
pro-development and pro-progress, as the signs
indicate. We have plenty of space, and because of
the traffic flow on Highway 12, we wanted to
make people aware that we are a positive, growing community, and growing in the right direction.”
Rob McCormick can be reached
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Ramara Chamber of Commerce president Roger Selman (left) and Ramara Lions Club President Bob
White stand beside the new sign in the south end of Brechin. Another sign greets southbound
motorists on Highway 12.
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That’s a stretch
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Bayshore Village resident Ida Herbert, 93, teaches yoga three times a week
At 93, Ida Herbert is busier than lots of people
half her age.
This remarkably youthful dynamo has lived in
Bayshore Village since 1981, when she retired
from her job as an administrative assistant at a junior high school in Toronto.
By BOB BEATTIE
Community
Correspondent
As a volunteer yoga instructor, she teaches three
classes a week: at the Y in Orillia; for 22 residents
of Bayshore who proudly wear their “Aida’s
Girls” T-shirts; and at Simcoe County Community
Services, where she teaches a special-needs group.
She also planned to participate, as she has done
for “six or seven years,” as a Bayshore team member in Orillia’s annual Heart and Stroke Foundation Big Bike event at Couchiching Beach Park
May 19 and 20.
Of course, Aida leads her team in warm up exercises.
Bayshore raised $19,000 last year and hoped to
improve on that total, she said, but a big challenge
was expected from Lagoon City.
Aida sailed from England with her husband,
Michael, their dog and a motorcycle with sidecar,
docking in Halifax in 1948.
Upon arrival, they headed off to meet her sister
in Toronto. Michael drove the motorcycle while
Aida and the dog rode the sidecar.
She admits to a few mistakes in her guiding of
the expedition, like the time they ran out of road
and had to push the bike through a field for about
400 yards until they connected with the road
again. But they made it.
Aida says she and Michael, who died in 2002,
left London “because I was so fed up with England. We won the bloody war and here I am still
lining up for half a pound of sausages to take
home for our supper. That was it. That’s what did
it.”
Michael, she says, was “all for emigrating and
he wanted to go to South Africa, because he had
touched South Africa when he was in the war and
he loved it there. But South Africa wouldn’t take
blue-collared workers,” so she and her husband,
who was in construction, turned to Canada.
When Aida was 50, she says Michael convinced
her to join a fitness club. Aida was wandering
through the facility when she saw a lady performing intricate yoga poses.
“I want to do that,” she thought to herself. She
was captivated, and was soon learning the stances.
Rob McCormick
Ida Herbert at the Hayloft community centre in Bayshore Village, after a yoga lesson there last month.
“I tell them if I can do (yoga)
at 93, they can do it at 50,
and be as young as I am
when they get to 93.”
Yoga instructor Ida Herbert, 93,
motivates her students
Aida says she loves the way yoga allows her
body “to stretch like an elastic,” and enjoys the
way her mind drifts away while holding a stance.
“When you get into the postures,” she says, “and
you relax while you’re holding them, you are very
still inside. Your mind is still, and all of your emotions are still, but your body is working.”
Aida stresses that her students don’t perform
poses that hurt, but do push themselves to benefit
from the stretching procedure.
She emphasizes strong feet and ankles to help
prevent sprains.
To demonstrate, she persuades an out-of-shape
visitor to try a few moves. Walking on the sides of
the feet was followed by standing on toes and very
slowly lowering the heels.
“Don’t let gravity pull those heels down,” she
admonishes. “Try it again.”
After several attempts she seemed satisfied, and
admitted to sometimes having to use “a mean
whistle” to help keep her students in line.
“I tell them if I can do it at 93, they can do it at
50, and be as young as I am when they get to 93.”
When she’s not teaching yoga, Aida also keeps
busy with gardening and keeping her immaculate
home. She says she “definitely” credits yoga for
her longevity, along with “a very happy married
life.”
Lagoon City resident and writer Bob Beattie
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‘The pom in your hand’
Spending Christmas of 2007 in the canine facility temporarily housed in the township yard
works barn was “not in the cards” for a pregnant
Springer Spaniel because of the kind hearts of dog
lovers and canine control officers Allen and Diana
Robinson.
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Ramara canine control officers retire after 12 years
By LOUISE
St. AMOUR
Community
Correspondent
The canine unit had received a call that a dog
had been pushed from a vehicle. The dog sustained no injuries. There is a five-day waiting period before strays can be adopted, so after
clearing it with their supervisor, an exception was
made and the spaniel went home with the Robinsons. Sadie gave birth to seven border
collie/springer pups that were successfully put up
for adoption.
The Robinsons, owners and operators of The
Robinson Boarding Kennels since May 1990 and
Ramara canine control officers since 1998, sold
their business and retired in May. They moved to
the Trenton area to be closer to their daughter,
Wendi-Lynne, son-in-law Mike and their twoyear-old granddaughter, Jasmine.
Among the most precious items the pomeranian
lovers took with them is a rock that Allen gave to
Diana, engraved with the names of their many
pets and the inscription, “Love is the Pom in your
hand.”
The Ramara canine control facility opened in
2008, and provides shelter services for both Ramara Township and Rama First Nation. During
the 2007 construction, strays were housed in the
township yard works barn. Prior to 2007, Ramara
strays and dogs at large were held at the Orillia
facility.
The Ramara shelter is a “no-kill” facility with
the exception of aggression, so all impounded
dogs are either returned to their owners or advertised in the Adopt-a-Dog program. Of 62 impounds last year, 16 dogs were adopted and 46
were returned to their owners.
“This is not a 9-to-5 job,” Diana said in an in-
Rob McCormick
Diana and Allen Robinson with Noah, their pet pomeranian, at the Ramara shelter.
terview shortly before the couple’s retirement.
The canine control officer’s responsibilities include door to door house inspection for tags, collection of tag licence fees, standby for canine
emergencies, responding to general inquires and
complaints, maintaining inspection reports,
preparing summons and court briefs, issuing tickets, ongoing patrols, and overseeing the operation
of the Township canine shelter and adoption program.
Diana says she loved writing and telling dad,
George Hill, her heart-warming animal stories.
George encouraged Diana to put them into print
resulting in her book, Tales of Tails.
“Even though some people are less than happy
to see you,” Allen says, “I still enjoyed getting up
in the morning or the middle of the night. You
take the good with the bad and every day brings a
new box of cereal.”
He says his most gratifying experience was the
reuniting of a Rottweiler with her family after a
separation of three years. Abigail had been stolen
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from the family vehicle in Penetang. The dognappers left the dog in the care of a Ramara resident for two years, so canine control was
eventually called. Due to Abigail’s imbedded
micro chip and Allen’s detective work, the owner
was tracked down and flew in from Calgary to
take the dog home.
Ramara’s shelter was one of the first in Ontario
to address the needs of pets in the community
during an emergency. The Pets of Ramara Emergency Plan (PREP), a contingency for animals, is
now part of the township’s emergency response
plan and allows pet owners access to the shelter.
Pet owners are responsible for the care of their
own pet while they are at the shelter. Diana is
credited with doing most of the emergency procedure research. To ensure that the plan was the best
it could be, a test run with 12 dogs and their owners was conducted. The shelter’s emergency response kits include documentation, cages, food
and dishes in case of relocation during an emergency.
The Robinsons leave with the hope that Ramara
residents will continue their generosity in donating bedding, food and donations to the canine
shelter.
Interviews have been completed and the new
canine control officer was expected to be in place
by June 1st.
The Ramara Township Canine Control facility
is located in Brechin at 3370 County Rd 47, adjacent to Fire Hall #1. For more information, go to
www.township.ramara.on.ca.
Louise St. Amour is a Ramara artist and writer.
She can be reached at louise_stamour@
sympatico.ca.
Page 30
Community calendar
By SANDRA
JOYCE
Calendar Girl
Tuesday, June 1
Euchre Club: Washago Sunshine Seniors,
every Tuesday, 7 p.m. Call (705) 689-1033,
guests and new members welcome.
Meeting: Dalrymple and Countryside Seniors,
regular monthly meeting, first Tuesday of the
month, 1 p.m. the Carden Recreation Hall,
258 Lake Dalrymple Road. Everyone welcome.
the Carden Carvers: the Carden Recreation
Centre, 258 Lake Dalrymple Road, every
Tuesday, 7 p.m. For information call Wendy
Bowes, (705) 833-2046. All welcome.
Wednesday, June 2
Foot Clinic: Washago Sunshine Seniors, first
Wednesday of the month. For appointment
call (705) 689-9464. Guests and new members welcome.
Yoga classes: the Carden Recreation Centre
with Maureen, 258 Lake Dalrymple Road.
Every Wednesday, 10 to 11 a.m. Call Nora
Bayles. (705) 833-2294.
Thursday, June 3
Hot lunch: Brechin/Mara Branch 488 Legion,
every Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Prices vary depending on menu. Call
Jonathon Shier, (705) 484-0946. Open to the
public.
Senior darts: Longford Mills Community Centre, every Thursday, 8 p.m. Sign in at 7:30
p.m. Open to the public. Call Les, (705) 3252084.
Lions Club Dinner: Brechin/Mara Branch 488
Legion. Call Bob White (705) 484-5567 for details.
Friday, June 4
Euchre: Ramara Seniors, Longford Mills
Community Centre, every Friday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Open to the public. Call Harold, (705) 3258053
Washago Bridge Club: Every Friday at noon,
4108 Canal Road, Washago.
Call Anne, (705) 689-8845.
Hot lunch: Brechin/Mara Branch 488 Legion,
every Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Prices vary depending on menu. Jonathon
Shier, (705) 484-0946. Open to the public.
the Carden Nature Festival: Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. For information call David
Homer, (705) 833-2571.
Saturday, June 5
Jam session: Longford Mills Community
Centre, 8 p.m., first Saturday of every month.
Open to the public. Call Les, (705) 325-2084.
Meat roll: Brechin/Mara Branch 488 Legion,
every Saturday, 4 p.m.
Pig roast dinner: Brechin/Mara Branch 488
Legion, 5 to 7 p.m. Open to the public. Advance tickets $12 for adults, $7 for children 413 years. Preschoolers free, $36 for a family
with all children under 18, $2 extra for all tickets sold at the door. Afternoon horseshoe tournament, weather permitting.
Homer, (705) 833-2571.
Sunday, June 4
Homer, (705) 833-2571.
Monday, June 7
Line Dancing: Every Monday 1 to 3 p.m.,
year round, except statutory holidays.
Beginners welcome. Anne, (705) 689-8845.
Bid euchre: Ramara Seniors, Longford Mills
Community Centre, every Monday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Open to the public. Call Liz, (705) 325-3571.
Line dancing: Washago Sunshine Seniors.
Every Monday, 1:30 p.m. Call (705) 325-0680.
Guests and new members welcome.
Bid Euchre: Dalrymple and Countryside Seniors, every Monday, 7 p.m. the Carden Recreation Hall, 258 Lake Dalrymple Road. Call S.
Brulotte, (705) 484-5712. Everyone welcome.
Wednesday, June 9
the Carden Field Naturalists: Regular meeting, second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.
the Carden Recreation Centre, 258 Lake Dalrymple Road. Call David Homer (705) 8332571. Judy Kennedy and Robbie Preston,
Kawartha Field Naturalists, will present Chimney Swifts in Ontario.
Saturday, June 12
Dance: Longford Mills Community Centre,
second Saturday of every month. Elvin Eastcottʼs Country Memories Band, 8 p.m. Open to
the public. Call Les, (705) 325-2084.
Euchre: Lions Club, Brechin/Mara Branch 488
Legion, 8 p.m. Open to public.
Wednesday, June 16
Ham and salad supper: Washago
Community Centre, 6 p.m. Call (705)
689-6424 to reserve your tickets,
$12.
Foot clinic: Brechin/Mara Branch
488 Legion. Open to public. Contact
Gail Scruton, (705) 426-7139.
Canadian Cancer Society: Canvassers and friends of the Ramara
Branch are invited to the June report
luncheon, hosted by the Washago Lioness Service Club, 12:30 p.m.
Call Diane, (705) 484-5925 or Adri-
enne, (705) 329-2677 to reserve your seat.
Cost is $10 per person.
Thursday, June 17
Ramara Seniors: General membership
meeting and lunch, chicken on a bun, $4.
Every third Thursday of the month, 10 a.m.,
Longford Mills Community Centre. New members welcome. Call Jim, (705) 327-5126.
Lions Club Dinner: Brechin/Mara Branch
488 Legion. Call Bob White, (705) 484-5567.
Friday, June 18
Family Movie Night: Washago Community
Centre, 6:30 p.m. Admission $2 per person or
$5 for family.
Foot clinic: Brechin/Mara Branch 488 Legion. Open to the public. Contact Gail Scruton, (705) 426-7139.
Saturday, June 19
Roast beef dinner: Longford Mills Community Centre. Last one until October. Country
western dance, live music with Western
Strings. Cost is $15. Open to the public. Call
Les (705) 325-2084.
Afternoon tea and display of vintage bridal
gowns: Atherley United Church, 115th anniversary. Wedding theme weekend, Balsam
Road and Courtland Street, Atherley, 2 to 4
p.m. Admission $5.
Sunday, June 20
Renew your wedding vows: Atherley United
Church, 115th anniversary, wedding theme
weekend, Balsam Road and Courtland Street,
Atherley, 9:30 a.m. Interested couples contact
[email protected].
Breakfast: Washago Community Centre, 8
a.m. to noon. Adults $6. Children $3.
Wednesday, June 23
Washago Sunshine Seniors: Heritage
United Church Hall, noon. Barbecue lunch,
Sweets by Sharonʼs Members, entertainment
by Allan Scott and “Tex” Howard. Call Wilf
McNiece, (705) 689-1277.
Saturday, June 26
Steak barbecue dinner with strawberry
shortcake: Brechin/Mara Branch 488 Legion,
5-7 p.m. Afternoon horseshoe tournament,
weather permitting. Open to the public. Tickets $12 if purchased before Saturday, June
26, $14 if purchased after 4 p.m. on that date.
Hamburger dinner for the kids, $7.
Send your calendar items to
[email protected]. Items for the July
issue are due by June 10.
Calendar Girl retires
Calendar Girl Sandra Joyce’s July column
will be her last for The Chronicle. We thank
her for getting the Community Calendar organized and off the ground. She was there in
the early going, when we needed help the
most, and we are very grateful to her.
Anyone interested in this volunteer position
is invited to contact managing editor Rob
McCormick at 484-1576, or email
[email protected].
Business awards handed out
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Chamber of Commerce
welcomes new president,
VP and two directors
Louise St. Amour
Marlene Dwight
Marlene Dwight
Marlene Dwight
Clockwise, from top left: Ramara Chronicle managing editor Rob McCormick and publisher Darleen
Cormier receive their Greatest Impact on the Community award from Ramara Mayor Bill Duffy; Roger
Hotoyan, owner of Lambertʼs Motors and Service Centre, accepts the Company Expansion Award
from Chamber of Commerce secretary Dann Oliver; Neal Jolly, of Jolly Automotive, is congratulated
by Duffy for winning the Customer Service Award; and Karen Cogo, of Orillia Aviation, accepts the
Site Enhancement Award from Oliver.
Our Ramara FunFest seeks
public input on future events
By Chronicle Staff
The FunFest committee of the Our Ramara
Coalition will hold two public meetings to solicit
opinion on future events.
The committee is also looking for suggestions
on how to best use $20,000 in funds being held by
the FunFest Corporation in cash and investments.
The meetings will be held at the Ramara Centre
on Tuesday, June 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m.
“The Our Ramara Coalition and the FunFest
Steering Committee both feel that township residents should be consulted about how to best move
forward,” said FunFest treasurer Kevin Lehman.
“We would like the community to tell us what
type of event they would like to see, and what
they think would best serve the residents of Ramara Township.”
The Our Ramara FunFest was held from 2006
to 2009.
The one-day community celebration has featured activities for different age groups including
a children’s village with inflatable playgrounds,
miniature golf, entertainers, face-painting, a talent
show and a Guitar Hero contest. A dance, barbecue, beer tent, displays and vendors were also part
of the festival.
The first FunFests drew crowds of 1,500 to
2,000, but attendance has fallen off, Lehman said,
and no event is planned for this year. “At the end
of the 2009 event, the organizing committee decided to declare a one-year moratorium and seek
input from residents on how to move forward,” he
said. “The purpose of the FunFest is to celebrate
the unique nature of Ramara. Anyone interested in
contributing their opinions will be heard.”
Light refreshments will be served at the meetings.
For further information, call Lehman at 705321-3838 or email [email protected].
By Chronicle Staff
The Ramara Chamber of Commerce handed out
its 2010 business achievement awards at its annual general meeting last month, also welcoming
two new directors, a new vice-president and a
new president.
Awards went to The Ramara Chronicle (Greatest Impact on the Community), Lambert’s Motors
and Service Centre (Company Expansion), Jolly
Automotive (Customer Service) and Orillia Aviation (Site Enhancement).
Roger Selman of Century 21 took over as president from Walt Myers. Scott Brain of the CIBC
was named vice-president. Cara McDonagh of
Travel Counsellors and Jolly joined the board of
directors.
Rama Mayor Bill Duffy and chamber secretary
Dann Oliver presented the awards at the Harbour
Inn restaurant.
“The Ramara Chronicle is a phenomenon,”
Oliver said. He called the monthly magazine,
which began publishing in February, “a vital link
in our quiet community.”
Lambert’s Motors was honoured for its
$200,000 expansion, which increased the number
of bays from two to five.
At Jolly Automotive, Oliver said, “customers
are always greeted with a smile and called by
name, and if it’s break time, they are invited to
have coffee and a chat with the rest of the family
and staff.”
Orillia Aviation received its award for the
$800,000 in improvements owners Mike and
Karen Cogo have made to the Orillia Lake St.
John Airport since purchasing the facility in October 2008. “It is truly a marvel to watch the
transformation of this 230-acre property and the
50-year history of the airport come back to life,”
Oliver said.
Members of the Chamber executive are: Roger
Selman, president; Scott Brain, vice-president;
Dann Oliver, secretary; Karen Jolly, treasurer;
and directors Christine Kaiser-Reid, Cara McDonagh, Steve Watson, Laurie Jaworowicz, Bill
Kahler and Neal Jolly.
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It’s walleye, not pickerel
The walleye, above, is commonly, and incorrectly, referred to as a pickerel.
Over the years, there has been some
controversy over the proper name of one
of the most popular game fish in North
America, the walleye.
Most restaurant menus describe “pickerel” as a local, fresh-caught fish, and if
you ask, the wait staff will almost surely
tell you that pickerel and walleye are one
and the same. Similarly, anglers from Ontario almost always call walleye pickerel.
Wrong.
“Walleye is the proper name,” says Darryl
Choronzey, host of Going Fishing TV, who points
out that some people also refer to a walleye as a
pike. That’s wrong, too, he says.
“Walleye are members of the perch family. True
pickerel are members of the pike family and include redfin pickerel and grass pickerel.
“I just like to stir the pot. The pickerel callers
should check Freshwater Fishes of Canada by Scott
and Crossman to find out that as far as true scientific names go, the walleye is not scientifically a
pickerel. The ones you prefer to eat in the
Kawarthas, Simcoe and the north country are walleye.”
By BOB
and PAM POYNTZ
Community
Correspondents
“It’s definitely Walleye,” says Pete Bowman,
co-host of the popular Fish’n Canada television
show. “Pickerel somehow got put in there as some
sort of nickname. It’s more of a northern Canada
term. Not sure why it happened. Pickerel is a totally different species.
“The name walleye was given because of the
opaque look in the fish’s eyes. If you take pictures
of walleye at night with a flash, you’ll see exactly
why they got their name.”
Wikipedia.org describes walleye (Sander vitreus), as a “freshwater perciform fish native to
most of Canada and to the northern United States.”
It is so named because their eyes, “like those of
cats, reflect light. This ‘eyeshine’ is the result of a
light-gathering layer in the eyes called the tapetum
lucidum which allows the fish to see well in low-
light conditions. In fact, many anglers look for
walleyes at night since this is when major feeding
patterns occur. Their eyes also allow them to see
well in turbid waters (stained or rough, breaking
waters), which gives them an advantage over their
prey. Thus, walleye anglers will commonly look
for days and locations where there is a good ‘walleye chop’ (rough water). This excellent vision also
allows the fish to populate the deeper regions in a
lake, where they can often be found, particularly
during the warmest part of the summer.”
The online reference site describes chain pickerel
(Esox niger) as freshwater fish in the pike family,
with “a distinctive dark chain-like pattern on its
greenish sides. Its body outline resembles that of
the northern pike.” Ranging along the eastern coast
of North America from southern Canada to Florida
and west to Texas, it is also called southern pike
and jack fish in the southeastern U. S.
Walleye fishing tip: We have none. We’re just
going to use our pickerel lures. Good luck!
Bob and Pam Poyntz are volunteers
and Lagoon City residents. They can
Orillia Perch Festival drew more than 5,000 anglers
By BOB and PAM POYNTZ
Community Correspondents
Ramara had two prize winners in the threeweek, 29th annual Orillia Perch Festival, which
ended May 8.
The winner of the adult third grand prize draw
was Matt Penny, of Uptergrove, who won a Kiwi
Angler kayak from Trombly’s Tackle Box.
Grand prizes for kids consisted of shopping
sprees sponsored by Trombly’s Tackle Box and
Downtown Orillia.
The first draw winner of a $1,000 shopping
spree was Meaghan Cousineau, of Washago.
More than 5,000 anglers registered with the festival, up from about 4,000 last year, said events
co-ordinator Doug Bunker. With final figures not
expected until the end of May, Bunker estimated
the increase at 1,000 to 1,200.
“This year there was an increase in kids,”
Bunker said, “but the hotels didn’t do big numbers.
“Grandparents were showing up with kids in
larger numbers than usual, and during the week,
too. They were taking the kids out of school and
taking them fishing, but they weren’t staying
over. They were taking them back home to the
parents at night. It was nice to see. You’re kind of
skipping generations.”
The festival had a moment of controversy when
it was discovered that a tagged fish worth $2,500
had not been caught by the registered angler who
turned it in.
Barbara Leith, a festival official, said the fish
had been given to the angler by a non-registered
fisherman, who told him it was against his religion to enter contests or collect prizes.
Hours after turning the fish in, the angler called
the Chamber of Commerce. “He’d had a crisis of
conscience,” Leith said.
“He wanted to come clean that he hadn’t in fact
caught the fish.”
He was allowed to remain in the tournament.
Bob and Pam Poyntz are volunteers
and Lagoon City residents. They can
Nuts
to you
By SHARI
DARLING
For variety, consider nuts for appetizers when
entertaining. Their weight, texture and flavour can
create extraordinary recipes that partner well with
wine. Be sure to use unsalted nuts to keep your
sodium intake reasonable and to also control the
salt content of your recipe.
Mildly flavoured nuts like almonds and pistachios in appetizers complement white wines.
Look for whites from warm climates with higher
alcohol content.
Cashews and walnuts demand reds.
Here is a recipe celebrating cashews that is easy
to prepare and complements wine.
Wine match
Page 33
The heavy weight and earthy flavour of
this appetizer demands a full-bodied, rich
earthy red wine, such as Amarone from
Italy. In the making of Amarone, the
grapes are left to dehydrate and become
concentrated. This process is called
appassimento, or rasinate (to dry or
shrivel) in Italian and gives the resulting
wine richness, depth and concentrated
flavours.
Shiitake Mushroom
and Toasted Cashew Pate
Chronicle file photo
Serves 4 to 6
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup chopped scallions
• 1 ¼ lb shiitake mushrooms, chopped*
• 2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp curry powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• 1 cup toasted, unsalted cashews
• ¼ cup olive oil
• Sea salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil
• 2 tsp of fresh and finely gated lemon
zest
• 1 French baguette, sliced and toasted
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet on high heat. Add
the scallions, mushrooms, garlic, curry and cumin.
Saute for about five minutes. Meanwhile, in a food
processor grind up cashews. Slowly add olive oil
until it is a thick paste. Transfer nut paste to a bowl.
Add mushroom mixture to food processor and
puree. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the same
bowl and fold them together. Cover pate with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow
flavours to meld. Serve pate with toasts.
* If shiitake mushrooms are not in season, try another wild mushroom such as portobello, and buy a
small bag of dried shiitake mushrooms (2.5 to 4
ounces). Soak the dried mushrooms in the 1/3 cup
of vegetable oil, as the oil will absorb much of the
exotic shiitake taste. Add the oil and hydrated shiitake mushrooms to the saute pan with the portobellos.
Syndicated food and wine columnist and
author Shari Darling can be reached at
Themoanfactory.blogspot.com.
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