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The Paisley Advocate May 2011 Page 1 ! " # $ % " & ’ ’ ( ( ) " &* " # + , ’ - # & . & " !// 0 1 /! ’ . & ’ . 2 O n April 13 students of Paisley Central School attended the annual educational program in Walkerton sponsored by the Roots of Bruce. Approximately 800 grade 5 and 6 students from schools in South Bruce and Grey took part in a half day program of interactive learning related to farming, food, safety, and environmental issues. The students rotated through a variety of learning stations set up in the Agricultural Society Buildings by various commodity groups. This year’s theme was called, “The Dirt on Farming”. Commodities included: Bruce County Dairy Producers, Bruce County Cattlemen's Assn., Soils & Crops, 4H Horses, Hydro One, Grey7Bruce Veterinary Assn., Chicken Farmers of Ont., Bruce/Grey Pork Producers' Assn., Dairy Goat Co7operative, Ontario Sheep Marketing, Egg Farmers of Ontario, Alpaca Breeders Collective, Bruce County Farm Safety, Grey7Bruce Health Unit, Canadian Food Grains Bank, Bruce Resource Stewardship Network, Bees, and Maple Syrup. ’& 3

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The Paisley Advocate May 2011 Page 1

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O n April 13 students of Paisley Central School attended the annual educational program in Walkerton sponsored by the Roots of Bruce.

Approximately 800 grade 5 and 6 students from schools in South Bruce and Grey took part in a half day program of interactive learning related to farming, food, safety, and environmental issues. The students rotated through a variety of learning stations set up in the Agricultural Society Buildings by various commodity groups. This year’s theme was called, “The Dirt on Farming”.

Commodities included: Bruce County Dairy Producers, Bruce County Cattlemen's Assn., Soils & Crops, 4H Horses, Hydro One, Grey7Bruce Veterinary Assn., Chicken Farmers of Ont., Bruce/Grey Pork Producers' Assn., Dairy Goat Co7operative, Ontario Sheep Marketing, Egg Farmers of Ontario, Alpaca Breeders Collective, Bruce County Farm Safety, Grey7Bruce Health Unit, Canadian Food Grains Bank, Bruce Resource Stewardship Network, Bees, and Maple Syrup. ������������

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Page 2 The Paisley Advocate May 2011

T his has been a month of waiting, working and training for the

Business Retention and Expansion program. The BR&E project is one that will involve interviewing business owners and discovering their opinions about specific topics. We hope to interview every business owner beginning about May 20 and finish before the end of June. It will take about one hour to complete the survey with two trained interviewers. The survey can be reviewed ahead of time to help the interviewee feel prepared and make the interview go smoother.

The purpose of the interview will not be to learn specifically about each business but rather to take all the opinions and with the assistance of a confidential and outside coordinator, compile all the opinions into statistics. This will give us a powerful document to lobby to the government and even each other for help. We will be able to see what are the top ten things to do in town. What is it that will make the most people happy?

We currently have 14 trained surveyors and there is room for more. If you are interested in helping Paisley with c ollect ing t his va luable information, please contact me ASAP and we will get another training going.

We would like to thank Dan Kerr, our Paisley councillor for attending our the March 1 meeting. Hopefully he will come again soon. It is so important that the municipality know what we are doing.

And on that note, I would like to

thank the municipality for inviting us to speak to them about what we are doing here. I went with Mary Gail Johnston and Karen Kimpel to the municipal council meeting on April 12. We were greeted very warmly and highly praised for our work with the BR&E and our website. Everyone is encouraged to subscribe to the site: www.pais leyvillage.ca and be constantly looking for ways to improve it. It is our doorway to the world. It needs to be the best we can possibly make it.

We also thank the municipality for giving us the $550 so that we have a link to the www.sunsets.com page. (It comes with many, many benefits)

Jenn Harris of Key Lime Creative has volunteered 250 hours of her t ime a nd c ompleted t he brochure. The 10,000 high gloss colour brochures will be ready in time for Paul Crysler to take them to the brochure exchange on April 28, 2011, which we also deeply appreciate.

Many thanks goes to all the advertisers who made this possible without tapping into the Chamber funds. The advertising revenue went to paying for the booklet and without Jenn's help, would have cost at least double what you paid. This brochure/booklet is just beautiful and should attract many people to the area.

Thanks to Micheline Mann for going to Markham to pick them up and delivering them to McGregor Point. We are grateful for everyone's efforts.

We are very interested in getting signs up at the north end of town on the blue Paisley sign. We are glad that the weathered ������ ����������sign has been removed but now it is time to get something else up there. Ideas? You know where we are.

Ken Kelly attended the March 15th meeting and told us about the local success story of the Heritage Farm. It is proof of w ha t ca n be accomplished right here in Paisley. No excuses. This area is just begging to be developed.

At the April 12th meeting Gretel Steinburg, A C B , m a d e a presentation about how regular people become heroes by making a small difference with great love. We all have this opportunity in this amazing community.

In the near future we will be getting a visit from Shannon Woods of the SVCA to hear about how the Maple Syrup Festival could better work with the local business owners (i.e. advertising/ exposure).

If there is anything you would like to learn about, please let me know. I would like to see an educational or inspirational speaker at every meeting and so far, we are doing well with that.

We are also scheduled to review PDCC policies and procedures right now. If you are interested in adding your two cents worth, you can get a copy of the current policies by e m a i l i n g m e a t [email protected]. They are actually very good, but just need a little tweaking to make them current.

Please make note that there is a Facebook page called The Village of Paisley, Ontario. This page has been created so that you can let anyone who is interested in the village know what you have for sale, what you need, or what you think. Please use this FREE forum as much as you wish and of course become a member of this page so you keep up to date.

Remember that as the president of this organization, I am the complaints

department (don't tell Craig) so if there is anything at all that is bothering you about how things are being carried out at the PDCC, please tell me and do not burden the other business owners about it unless, of

course the problem involves them. At the Paisley & District Chamber

of Commerce, we have decided not to charge membership fees for this year. This allows our group to be completely inclusive. I invite all of you to take this opportunity to explore the vehicle and use it as much as possible. At some point, of course, we will have to replenish our funds and membership fees will again be required.

Please come to any of the meetings which are currently the first and third (and fifth) Tuesday of the month in the Town Hall (Legion) council chambers at 7:30 PM (unless otherwise specified). Make sure you are on our email list.

We have an amazing team and your opinion is important to us. Thanks for making Paisley awesome!

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I think Gary and Cathy Lund had the right idea, if spring weather

won’t come here, then head south and meet it half way.

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A s the Chairperson of the Fundraising Committee for the new medical clinic in Brockton, I am pleased to report that as of April 4th, 2011 through your

generosity, we have raised $1,991,150 or 99.55%. We need to raise 8,850 and we will have reached our goal of $2,000,000.

Ford of Canada and Leslie Motors will be holding a special event on June 11th, 2011 to assist with fundraising for our new medical clinic. Further information for this special event will be announced at a later date. We will need your support in order to make this event a success and put our fundraising over the top.

The official opening of our new medical clinic will be on Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 2 p.m. More information will be announced by the South Bruce Grey Health Centre. I urge you to attend the official opening.

In closing, I wish to thank you for your very generous financial support that enabled our new medical clinic to be built. Once again, thank you for assisting us in providing the best health care as close to home as possible.

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T he Paisley Concert Choir presents "Free Spirit",

an eclectic collection of songs guaranteed to chase away the last of those long, long winter blues.

This year’s spring concerts have been moved forward a week, so mark your calendars for the last weekend of May. The concert dates are Friday May 27th at Knox United Church in Owen Sound,

Saturday May 28th at St. Paul’s United Church in Walkerton and Sunday May 29th at Immanuel Missionary Church in

Paisley. All concerts begin at 7:30 pm.

Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door, $5 for children, and may be purchased at Allen’s Home Building Centre, Nature’s Millworks,

from any choir member, or at the door.

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P aisley & District Chamber of Commerce is conducting a

community economic development project, according to Sandra Blodgett, president of PDCC. The Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) project, is designed to stimulate the economic development and growth by assisting existing businesses.

“Helping our existing businesses is the primary objective of the project. Communities such as Chesley have already had very good results with BR+E projects,” said Alicia Mariano, member of the leadership team. “Before considering this project we talked to community leaders in other areas that have used this approach to retain and expand local business and they were very positive about the results. We want to use our results to guide the Paisley community in the planning of future projects.”

Before a community can assist existing businesses it must identify the businesses’ needs, concerns, and problems. Through the BR+E project, local volunteers visit businesses and gather information through a survey process. The local leaders running this program then try to solve the problems or better meet those needs identified by the businesses.

“The visits we are doing with local businesses have four purposes,” said Mary Gail Johnston, vice president of PDCC. “First we want to show our local businesses that we really appreciate the contributions they are making to our local

community. Second, we want to see if they have any concerns, and, if so if there are ways we can help. Third, we will be offering to help our local businesses take better advantage of business resources. Finally, we want businesses to help us set priorities on future direction of local economic efforts.”

“A key aspect of this project is confidentiality,” says Jennifer Harris, BR+E team member. “We do not publish information on individual bus inesses and our volunteer interviewers have been trained with a great emphasis placed on the confidentiality issue.” The volunteers will use a survey to identify, among other items, the businesses’ needs, concerns, and criticisms about the community.

The information gathered from the visits is compiled and analyzed. The local Coordinator and Task Force review this analysis and then write recommendations for future economic development initiatives for Paisley. “One of the reasons for the popularity of the BR+E project is that it not only provides a long range plan for the community but also yields some short –range tangible results,” said Dave Barrett of Saugeen Economic Development.

With our volunteer team trained ann ready, the Paisley District Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the launch of our BR+E Project.

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T his spring the Paisley Legion hosted their annual public

speaking contest for students from Paisley Central School. Students from Grades 478 were selected from the school competition to compete at the Paisley Legion. Some of the topics were Time Travel, The Bermuda Triangle, and Nuclear Energy.

Gracie Frost placed first in the Junior Division and Laura Fullerton placed first in the Intermediate Division. Lauren Maus, Madison Bryce, and Faith Fullerton also spoke in the Junior division. Sydney Frook, Dakota Pederson, and Jacob Pearson

were the other speakers in the I nt e r me dia t e D iv is ion. The winners moved on to the next level of competition.

Snacks and dr inks were generously provided by the Paisley Legion for all the participants and spectators. The Legion also supplied a framed certificate and a small cash reward to the top three contestants in each category.

A “congratulations” goes to each of the speakers; and a special “thank you” goes to the Legion for sponsoring this event.

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on winning the 50” Plasma TV!! The draw was held at our annual

spring banquet. Thank you very much to everyone

that purchased tickets and supported

this fundraiser for our club. We’re hoping to do this again next season.

We are always looking for new members to come out and join, so if you are interested, watch for informat ion in the fall about registration.

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O n April 19th, the Paisley Rotary Club hosted another successful

Rural Urban Night, bringing members of both rural and urban communities together for a good meal, a little fellowship, and a look at what our Rotarians are up to.

After a delicious meal, catered

once again by Bernie Cheeseman and her crew, District Governor Michael Atkins commended the club on their generous efforts in the community, such as the $30,000 they donated to the Paisley Health Clinic, as well as toward Rotary International projects such a the fight to stamp out Polio.

Pr es ide nt La r r y Gilc hr is t discussed the club’s next big project, repairs and improvements to the Palace.

As home to both BeefFest and the Fall Fair, the Palace is an important part of the village, and it is currently in need of a new roof and important upgrades such as new emergency doors and lighting. The washrooms are also in need of renovations, and the club hopes t o ma ke further improvements to the sidewalks. New chairs and tables are also becoming a

necessity. After the formal speeches, Eleanor

Wood from the Hamilton area took the floor and gave a hilarious talk on the importance of having a positive attitude, as illustrated by her experiences being the wife of a reluctant farmer. She received a standing ovation.

For a small group, the Paisley Rotary Club continues to make a big contribution to our village, and for that we should all be thankful.

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T he Paisley 47H Beef Club held

their first meeting of the season on Tuesday, April 19th at the Brucedale Community Centre. The club is focusing on marketing this year.

We have chosen o u r e xe c u t iv e : President 7 Kelsey Ribey, Vice President 7 Jodi Calhoun, Secretary 7 Hayden Teeple, Treasurer 7 Bryce Ribey and our reporters are Kent Ribey and Taylor Ribey.

The Paisley 47H Beef Club is a great place to have fun, meet new people, learn about beef cattle and exhibit at the Paisley Fall Fair.

Our next meeting will be held on May 5th at the Brucedale Community

Centre at 7:00p.m. Our club is welcoming new

members. If you call one of our leaders, Jayne McGillivray at (519)35377294 or Tammi Ribey at (519)38974329, they will give you all the information.

We hope you will join us.

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S unday School has always played a major role at Knox United Church.

As we have previously reported, following the fire in 1961 the congregation at the Anglican Church graciously offered space for the Sunday School students to attend until a new church was built.

The completed Knox United had six classrooms in the basement and three on the main floor on the east side. When the new church was opened, all the classrooms were occupied with Sunday School students 7 as well as the choir room, the kitchen, and the basement auditorium! In 1964 the enrolment was 95 with more children attending during the summer months. Attendance awards given in 1973 were handed out to 51 children within the village representing attendance for 45 Sundays, and 40 for the children living in the country.

When the new church opened, Sunday School personnel were: Superintendent Earl Minto, teachers – Miss F lore nce K ir kla nd, Mr s. Fornataro, Mrs. Lester Leeson, Mrs. George Woelfle, Mrs. Earl Beech, Mrs. Elroy Cumming, Mrs. Howard Carlaw, Miss Mary Howe, Mrs. Lewis Coffman, and Mrs. Keith Weeden. In later years Werner Sukstorf served as Sunday School Superintendent. During this time, money raised by the Sunday School was used to “adopt” several orphans in Third World countries.

The following memories of the early years at the new church are contributed by Sheryl (Cumming) Steinhoff.

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anniversary celebrations is a Yard Sale to be held in the basement of Knox Church: Friday, May 20 from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M., Saturday, May 21 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and on Monday, May 23 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Since the sale is being held in the church basement, inclement weather will not be a problem! Yard Sale enthusiasts are warmly welcomed! :�!����%%"��

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Center have taken the opportunity to get out and enjoy the spring7like weather already this year!

Children from Paisley and area enjoy our local daycare that is situated in the Paisley Central School on Arnaud Street. Children from age 18 months to 12 years enjoy the programs year round.

Right now, there are a few spaces in the toddler room, preschool room and school age program. Shortly, the summer program will be in full swing, offering new friends, hands7on adventure and days of endless fun.

Don't miss out on the opportunity. There is still time to sign your children up. You can contact the daycare at 519735377220.

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I n a small place like Paisley, there are plenty of people you might

consider �"�C�!�C����� . The dedicated volunteer members of the Paisley & District Fire Department certainly fit into that category. Even the firefighters have their own heroes, and on April 9th, they honored them—their spouses—with a special dinner at the Legion.

When an alarm sounds, we all know that our firefighters drop everything and are off to help wherever they are needed, be it a fire, an accident or a medical emergency, but we probably don't think that their spouses who also have to drop everything (or pick up everything, as

the case may be). They must try to keep that barely touched Sunday dinner warm, or drive three kids six different directions, or take care of any number of plans that had to be suddenly put on hold.

The spousal appreciation dinner is an annual event where the firefighters prepare the meal, serve their �������������, and do all the clean7up afterward.

“This year was a perfect example, though,” said Fire Chief Rob Bonderud, “I was supposed to cook the meat, but we had a call, and Donna ended up cooking most of it.”

In the left photo, firefighters Brian McAllister, Franck Kocis, Glen

Hanley and Rob Butchart look just as handy with a dishtowel as they do a fire hose.

In the right photo, in the better7late7than7never category, Wayne Purdy was presented with his 25 Year Service watch by F ire Chief

Bonderud. This month will actually mark Wayne’s 32nd year with the Paisley & District Fire Department.

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T he province of Ontario has been funding s tude nt nutr it ion

programs for over a decade. Paisley Central school students have been fortune to have many volunteers over the past 10 years to provide nutritious foods at the beginning of the day.

It began with Breakfast for Learning, with the focus on foods for those who were hungry. They could come to the school kitchen to help themselves to prepared foods prior to the morning bell.

In 2005 a new Ontario Student Nutrition program was introduced encouraging access to nutritious foods for all children at school. Schools could provide either breakfast, snack or lunch meals to students. At Paisley Central, the shift became a nutritious breakfast tray of assorted foods to each classroom, to be eaten throughout the morning.

After the March break this year, I realized that the breakfast trays were no longer being distributed at the school and stepped up to see what I could do.

A huge thank you and sincere appreciation, from the students, parents and teachers, goes out to Vicki Lake. Vicki does not have children at the school but since Sept. 2009 has taken the lead role in purchasing food, and doing much of the preparation each morning. Due to declining health, Vicki has been unable to come to the school or do the shopping. Teachers have indicated that there is a

positive change in student behaviour and an increase in their ability to concentrate w hen s nacks are available.

So once again, Vicki, thank you from Paisley Central School as you were very kind to take this on.

It has been a steep learning curve for me as I took on the task of grocery s h o p p i n g twice per w e e k , b u y i n g e n o u g h food for about 125 s t u d e n t s daily.

The snacks must be peanut free, fall within nutrition guidelines of fat and sodium restrictions, varied enough that no one becomes bored, appealing to lots of different preferences, and within a budget.

Christie Patterson has been a good shopping buddy and reads nutrition labe ls with me with a keen eye. Debbie Hettrick at Foodland has provided excellent advice on shopping and products as well.

So, the groceries are purchased, Then the task becomes preparing six or seven trays of food each morning by 8:50 am and getting them to the classrooms. I was again interested to

know what were the favourite foods, and how much do these kids eat? So each morning I go to the school at about 8:15 am, and work at jamming as much variety and healthiness that I can jam onto a tray. Of course, I take my daughters Laura and Faith with me

and they provide lots of advice, are very good

to help cut up fresh fruit and deliver

the trays to the rooms. I am usually done by 9 am and h o m e again.

My reward daily has

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shown by the teachers, the students and

b y o u r P r i n c i p a l M r . Mason. Everyone is very happy and show their appreciation in a variety of heartfelt ways. It makes going each morning very easy actually. However, I would love some help!

Part of the nutrition program, I have learned, is that I must submit monthly reports regarding how many students are served, the number of volunteer hours worked, food costs, etc. I was also alarmed to read that, although the program receives regular government funding (as long as the monthly reports are submitted), that

local community fundraising must contribute to some of the program in order for it to also receive the government funding. I thought “Oh no ... I have to fundraise too!” My nerves were calmed however, when I read on and discovered that several local donations have been received this year.

I have to say a very special thank you to the Paisley Firemen’s Association for their donation of $250, Paisley Legion for $250, The Shoreline Conservationist and Wild Turkey Association $100, $200 from Bruce Power, $200 from Thunder Baul Club in Cargill, and $275 from Tim Horton’s. How wonderful that these organizations have realized the value in this program.

I suspect that you have seen ads before, asking for volunteers for the breakfast program at the school. I hope that the information here provides a little clarity on the program. I am in need of some volunteer help from about 8:15 am to 9:00 am, until the end of June. It comes with good training (from me), assistance in delivering to the classrooms (in case you are not familiar with the school rooms), and it comes with appreciation from a whole school building of impor tant people. If you could come once per week for the next two months, please call me and we can discuss a plan.

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T he spring turkey season is upon us once again. It's important that

proper preparations are made. As a member of the Port Elgin Sportsman's Club, I go out to the 4th of Saugeen and make sure everything is lined up properly. Life s i z e d p a p e r silhouettes of a turkey are posted as targets. This is what my intentions were the other day.

When going to the range I take a gun, shells, targets, a stapler to put the targets up with and a marker to fill in the holes on the target. I was setting up on the 50 yard range when it happened. I was using a new type of stapler to fasten the target to a backstop. I couldn't get the staples to come out so I grabbed it with both hands and fired a staple. Oops, that

didn't feel right. Well blankety blank blank blank. I had just stapled my hand to the target. "This is going to hurt," was my first thought. When I reefed my hand back I was right. But t h e staple was still in my hand.

Luckily I had an old pair of pliers in the trunk. With a stick between my teeth for pain I yanked

the staple out. By the way, the stick in the mouth thing is just a myth.

So then I had a sore hand with two holes in it about 1/2" apart.

How would I explain this to my wife and get her blessing on this matter? All of a sudden I had a beyond brilliant idea of how I could get sympathy.

When I arrived home I made out that I was in great agony. I staggered into the house. I put on a grand performance. After my explanation my wife wanted to see where the rattle

snake had bitten me. I squeezed the two holes to make sure there was fresh blood. Once again she was shaking her head." You seem to get into the darnedest situations," she said.

I had my tetanus shot two years ago from a chainsaw incident so I decided to forego any more pain. My wife thought I should be getting another tetanus shot anyway. What's

another hole in your body? When I suggested she could suck

some of the poison out, there was no response.

Finally she just shrugged and said something about life insurance being paid up and me being worth more dead than alive anyway.

She shook her head and went back to her quilt making.

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T he Paisley Farmers’ Market vendors are preparing earnestly

for the upcoming market season. The executive has increased this year from three to seven, making the foundation of the market even stronger.

Our hours of operation will remain as previous years: Saturdays 971, beginning on Victoria Day and ending on Thanksgiving. This will take place behind the arena. We hope this time and location will encourage all market shoppers to enjoy the entire Heritage Village of Paisley as well.

We are still bound to a mandate of promoting locally grown food. The mandate reads: “We will have a minimum of D3EF0� primary producers on the lot at all times. We aim to have growers from within 100 km of Paisley. We encourage and invite everyone in the area who is a primary producer to apply to join us at the market. The Market Board will reserve the right to restrict the number of producers selling the same product during a “season” such as the strawberry season (which will soon be upon us) to make it profitable for every vendor. Preference will go to full and half season vendors and then to those who live closest to the market. All vendors will have to fill out an application that will be reviewed by an application approval team. If you are planning to bring something for just a couple of weeks, it is imperative that you get your request in early in order to avoid disappointment.

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They will be starting the season with the �������,�����������, serving a pancake breakfast with fresh locally made maple syrup. They will have your regular favorites (oatmeal, bacon & eggs, etc) for breakfast and homemade hamburgers on homemade buns for lunch. You will love this addition to the market. Bring out your friends and socialize!

The market could use a few more bakers this season. If you are so inclined, please request an application.

Crafters are always welcome to apply too. Unfortunately, crafters will be accepted only if

we have enough primary producers and

bakers to keep the ratio correct. Last year, we invited crafters on a rotation basis and it worked very well. Being a farmers’ market is very important to us, but the crafters make a nice balance and if you are interested, get an application in.

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for making the 2010 Paisley Farmers’ Market a success and I believe that if we all work as hard this year, the whole town will be bustling every Saturday morning.

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A ssistant Archivist Sue Schlorff welcomed members and guests

of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre for the April meeting. Anne Goeden showed her power point presentation which gave a detailed overview of the upcoming Family History & Genealogy Workshops. Mary MacKay reported on recent research which she carried out for a woman living in Australia and seeking information about her Bruce County roots.

Spe c ia l gue s t Ma r ya nne Cunningham from the Red Rascal Band performed several or her original song compositions which tell the story of her ancestor Hanna, mother of 14 children which she raised in a cabin in the Beaton area.

Her cook stove and tattered aprons were mentioned in the songs. Maryanne shared the account of her journey to England where she visited English parish churches and also of how an internet search for a favourite hymn of a grandmother was productive. Maryanne continued. her performance with a tribute to one of her mentors, Earl Heywood. An accordion medley of songs from around the world concluded her concert.

Monday May 9, 2011 the BCGS meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Bruce County Muse um & Cultura l Centre. Everyone is invited to show a genealogy/family history project and share tips and suggestions for success.

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D ear readers, recently I was loaned a book that rates as "one

you just cannot put down". My brother7in law and former Paisley resident, Blair Blue, realized I am a history buff and would probably enjoy a book on a local doctor in those gold and green days that are no more.

The book in question is titled "Thirty Years On Call, A Country Doctor’s Family Life" written by Doris Pennington. The doctor was her father Robert Tucker,

Older readers will remember or may even have been brought into the world by Dr. Tucker.

The book is both a look at the family life of the Tucker’s and a history of the Paisley area during Dr. Tucker’s tenure.

Robert Tucker was born near Ceylon, in Grey County, in 1888. He was the son of Henry and Emma. His dad died when he was seven and his mother moved to Ceylon, where Robert received his elementary education. He graduated from Owen Sound Collegiate Institute and went on to Stratford Normal School to attain his teaching certificate. A fellow student at both of these institutions was Agnes Macphail, who would later become the first woman elected to the House of Commons.

In fact, he was even engaged to Agnes before WWI broke out. After this Great War Agnes decided to terminate the engagement. In her book, Doris hints Agnes may have

been upset because on his return home, he visited with his mom. However, it was probably her love of politics that surpassed her ardor for Robert. Robert used the money he earned teaching to enrol in medicine at Queen’s University.

In 1915, with a year of school remaining, Robert joined a medical corps and shipped overseas. He was stationed in Egypt where he attended soldiers wounded in the Gallipoli Campaign. The campaign was a disaster, the hospital was closed and Robert and his fellows were ordered back to Canada to finish their medical degrees.

Meanwhile, back at Queen’s, over 1,000 wounded soldiers were housed in Grant Hall for treatment. It was here that Dr. Tucker met his wife to be, Blanche Viola Huton. Viola was a nurse who was born and raised near Prescott. She received her nurse’s training in Rochester, N.Y.

Viola’s mother died when she was still a young child and her youngest brother Bruce died two years later of pneumonia. Her dad died of a heart attack in 1917. At this time she signed up for overseas duty. However, Robert convinced her to stay at Queen’s and after a brief engagement the couple were married in Kingston on April 10, 1918.

They travelled to Paisley on their honeymoon, where Robert’s mother Emma and sister Annie, resided. Little did they know at that time that this was to become their home until the doctor’s death. It was the only time

Viola met her mother7in law who died in December of that year.

The couple returned to Kingston where Robert was still caring for wounded soldiers. On March 28, 1919, their first daughter, Dorothy Jean, was born. They were expecting a son because of the predominance of boys in both families but were thrilled with Jean.

In late 1919, they received word that Dr. P.J.F Houston was leaving his practice in Paisley to head to Toronto. After some discussion, Dr. Tucker and Viola decided to assume the vacant practice. They arrived in Paisley in December of 1919. Dr. Tucker was familiar with the village as his mom lived there and he taught for a while at S.S. #9 before going to medical school. They bought Dr. Houston’s house which would become both home and office for the next thirty years. They paid $3500 for the house. Dr. Tucker placed the following ad in

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In the same article the author noted several Paisley businesses.

Isaac Shoemaker advertised gold7headed umbrellas and cane, crystal bowls, fountain pens and gold7rimmed spectacles.

Druggist P. B. More offered French ivory hand mirrors, hair brushes, jewel cases, and several items for children.

S.F. Ballachey’s General Store offered 97 piece English dinner sets for $30.00, boxed handkerchiefs from 25 cents to $1.50.

In this same issue was Dr. Houston’s farewell speech.

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H ave you ever noticed the handsome stone foundations of

older homes in Paisley? You w ill not ice beaut iful

fieldstones cut to perfection. They were carefully arranged, then mortared in with a mixture of lime, water and sand, which created a very strong b o n d . T h e s e foundations and early stone homes were usually built by stonemasons who were taught the trade back in the Old Country.

When the Town Hall was to be built, in 1874, a call went out to the farmers to bring in all the rocks and stones they could find. A wagonload fetched a big sum of $5.00! Next time you pass by the Town Hall just take a look at the craftsmanship. No wonder many old buildings are still standing straight and strong today. Just a few stone chisels were needed and an eye for cutting the stone.

Now where did the pioneers get the lime? That story takes us back to an old industry. Along the shores of Lake Huron there is plenty of bedrock of limestone. Also, many fields of Grey County & northern Bruce County are littered with limestone rocks. At this time of year, children often used to have to help with stone7picking before the fields were planted. Stone boats were used for this job. That is why you see so many stone fences in the area. Before 1930, in order to gain extra cash, lime kilns were built. On the side of a small hill, a circular rock wall, about 10 feet or so across was fashioned. Limestone was gathered in readiness to completely fill the lime kiln. Near to the bottom, a grate was placed inside. During the clearing of land, wood was set aside to burn in the lime kiln. A very hot fire had to be kept burning for at least three days, to thoroughly burn the lime rocks. The logs were put

in a small opening near to the bottom under the grates. After the fire burned for several days, it was allowed to cool which also took many days. The progress of the burn was determined by the colour of the flame coming from the top of the kiln. First the

flame was a blue, then gradually changed to orange, yellow and finally white when it was done. The stones were reduced to a pile of white lime powder. When cooled, some was bagged and sold, and some was shipped to far away places. In 1872, a bushel of lime was worth 25 cents.

Lime had many uses. In addition to making mortar. It was used in whitewash, as a purifying & bleaching agent in the paper7making industry, for curing of hides, for soap making, and for fertilizer in agriculture.

Soon we aim to have a program on �.&;� at the Treasure Chest Museum. Clarke Birchard is planning an evening at the Museum to talk about rocks found in our area. Watch for "Rocks" sign at the Museum, this month.

Be sure to find your special rock. Has it a story to tell?

———♦——— The Treasure Chest Museum will

open for this year on May 20th, 1 to 4 p.m. on week7ends. Our summer hours begin on July 1st. We look forward to seeing you. If any questions, phone 519735377176, and leave a message.

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interest to me. Recently a customer brought in a book called ������#��+��4"�� :������, published in 1915. This book contains over a 1000 pages of diseases (with illustrations), home remedies (many are downright scary),

veterinary medicines, and even a “how to” section for the good housewife. I thought my readers might enjoy reading some of these as much as I do.

I was particularly amused by the 40 page chapter on “Diseases of Women”. Advice even includes ����������������:

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Of interest, the chapter on “Diseases of Men” contains only two topics, gonorrhea and syphilis. You guys and your wild oats!! Tsk, tsk, tsk!

I hope you got a giggle out of this. I plan to include some of the more “colorful” home remedies from time to time in my articles over the coming year for a little humorous touch. A healthy month to all.

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R ecently we were in need of the services of a contractor due to

simultaneous leaks in both bathrooms in our wonderful old home.

A bathroom job is a pretty heavy duty place to get christened in the art of hiring a contractor. The ubiquitous "they" (aka the undercover council of contractors) say bathrooms (and kitchens) are your most expensive and time consuming jobs. On average, a bathroom will take a month 7 give or take 7 depending on what you are getting done. And once you start ripping and tearing up wet, soggy places, you never know what you will find or need to remove and replace.

How do you budget for that? How can a contractor price a job like that? How do you interview someone whose work you know very little about?

For renovation work, you need a skilled and experienced jack7of7all7trades. Generally contractors need to know plumbing, tiling, electrical, venting, dry walling, and more. Contractors actually use the math we learn in school. But how do you calculate what all of that is worth. A seasoned contractor is like a well7aged wine – a little pricey but worth it in the long run. And you can tell the difference.

I think contractors are young Lego

builders who never outgrew their love of constructing. And their tools are expensive. Trying to do the precise work that builders do, without the proper tool, must be akin to trying to whip up a smoothie without a food processor or “Magic Bullet”

To start with, what needs to happen is some open and honest communication, collaboration and negotiation. You need to make sure you are able to understand each other and can keep everything out on the

table. There is a lot of money at stake! If the contractor

you are interviewing is texting his buddies

about where their next beerfest is happening while

you are going over job specs, he might not be the guy to hire.

You will run into snags and delays. Unknowns can take a lot of time to figure out and can cost lots of money. However, if you and your contractor have set up good communication, many snags, delays and extra expenses will not come as a shock but rather and inevitable part of getting the job done right.

Some contractors like to give a ball park on the total job and some like to be paid hourly. I think you need to make sure both parties understand the payment method and schedule up front. As well, the time frame to complete a job must be understood. If

living in reno7mode for what seems like an eternity sounds like a nightmare, make sure you have some idea how long the job should take and how many other jobs your contractor has on the go.

And for goodness sake, ask around before you start ripping up your walls and widening the hole in the bottom of your wallet. It is not a nice feeling to hear tales of woe when you already feel like you are in too deep. If this fella is going to basically move into your house, for the next few

weeks, his messy or unsafe workspace is going to really bother you 7 especially if you if you find it is taking longer than anticipated get the job done.

Luckily in a small town, reputation is everything. If a contractor is good (or not), you will hear about it. If he isn’t, make sure you tell him. If he’s really good don’t tell anyone or he’ll be too busy to come back.

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A limited number of 300 tickets have been printed for the Paisley

Agricultural Society new Cash Draw and only a few tickets remain to be purchased.

The first four names were drawn at the April monthly meeting and the lucky winners of $25.00 each were Paul Crysler, Rob Butchart, and George Campbell all of Paisley, and Shawna Davidson from Elderslie Twp. Congratulations to our winners and their names have gone back into the draw barrel to possibly be drawn again.

There will be four more names drawn at each of the May, June, July and August meetings, with the grand

prize draw of $1,000 drawn on Sept. 10th during the opening ceremonies of the fair. All proceeds are going toward the purchase of new bleachers for fair visitors to watch the horse show. Research is underway to find an appropriate bleacher design and manufacturer in time for the fair.

If you would like to purchase a ticket, please call me. For those who have already purchased, a very big thank you for your support.

The next meet ing of t he Agricultural Society will be Monday May 16th at 7:30 pm at the Palace. The new 2011 Exhibitor Prize Books will be ready to distribute, so all directors and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend and help with distribution.

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Page 12 The Paisley Advocate May 2011

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L ast month Joyce Denison, of Coquille, British Columbia spent

a few days visiting the Paisley/Elderslie area where her ancestors had been among the first settlers.

In 1854 George Williscroft Sr. and his wife Elizabeth Archer and their nine grown7up children took up lots 8 and 9 on Concession 12 and 13 Elderslie. He was on the first council of Elderslie/Paisley and was the first postmaster at the place which bears his name, Williscroft.

What interesting stories Joyce had to tell about her great7grandfather George Williscroft Jr. who left this area in March of 1865 and went to the Caribou Gold Rush in British Columbia. Family legend says he had quarrelled with his father and left behind a wife and three young children.

How would he get from Ontario to B.C. in 1865, anyway? We aren’t sure, but by the time he got there the gold was pretty well gone, so he became part owner of a saloon at Grouse Creek which was three miles from Barkerville.

By 1871 the well7kept secret about the gold that had been found in the Omineca district reached Barkerville. George Williscroft was one of the 350 or more prospectors who began a very difficult journey by canoe and on foot

to find gold in the little creeks and streams in the Omineca District. He wasn’t as lucky as some who reported panning 390 ounces in 13 days but in a letter which he wrote to his brother in 1873 he tells that he had to walk 80 to 85 miles from Buck’s Bar to Dease Lake over very rough terrain and canoe on many wild little creeks.

However, he admits he got as good a claim as any7 about $459 in the first pan. One day he rocked nine ounces, another $14 on the bedrock. He was preparing to go back in February 1874 and sleigh it in on the ice. Of course many others did too and in a few years the gold in this area ran out.

In 1875 George Williscroft Jr. started a mill at a place later named after him. Georgetown Mills was on Big Bay, 17 miles north of Prince Rupert. Built of hewn lumber, the original part of the plant was still in

use in the late 1920’s. A water wheel was used for power at first, giving an output of 5000 feet a day. George kept enlarging and improving the plant until its output was 20,000 feet. Among the improvements was putting in a water turbine to supplement the power.

The mill supplied most of the local trade of the early days and box lumber was manufactured for the canneries in Skeena, Naas Rivers Inlet and Alert Bay. One of the first shipments ever sent to the Yukon country was made by the Georgetown mill. George Williscroft Jr. continued to operate the mill until his death in 1895 after which Walter A. Williscroft, his youngest brother, came from Cumberland B.C. to operate it for the trustees for three years. Then it was purchased by several men who formed a company and s t e a d i l y a d d e d

improvements and increased the output. Walter Henry Williscroft, son of George Williscroft, was in charge of the mill for the company for many years.

Walter H. Williscroft was Joyce Denson’s grandfather. Although only 15 when his father died, he grew up on the Skeena River but attended a private school in Victoria. From when she was a little girl Joyce had listened to her grandfather’s stories about Georgetown Mills on the coast of mainland B.C. The only way in and

out was by riding on the old steamer I��� that was built by the company and used for towing logs and the distribution of the finished product. It was a twin7screw vessel and made mon th ly t r ips t o V ic t or ia . Sometimes, if it was good hunting, her grandfather ‘forgot’ about school and often rode up and down the coast on the Nell.

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H ave you ever experienced something so meaningful to you

that you wished you could share it with everybody? That’s exactly why LaVerne Macmillan, 75, approached me recently. She had something important to share.

LaVerne's story goes back to February 2011 when she suffered a stroke. Her doctor suggested she needed to get rehabilitation therapy in Owen Sound. She told me, “At first I didn’t think I wanted to be there.” Then she shared with me the details of her treatment, and the various machines used. Clearly, it was all a marvel to her.

But what impressed her most was the overall care – not just from the health care workers, but also from other recovering patients. LaVerne said “We all looked out for each other and cheered each other on.” She believes that this sense of community was vital in her recovery. “You feel

safe; there is a sense of community; they watch you and help you,” she added.

LaVerne had heard some rumours about cutbacks to the rehabilitation program; and that concerned her. She said, “I know how much they can help people.” No doubt LaVerne speaks for many who have endured a stroke or other health crisis. It is at these times when one becomes aware of the value of our health care services and the dedication of the health care team.

The rehabilitation unit in Owen Sound is near the main building of the Grey Bruce Health Services. The health care team includes physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses with r e ha b i l i t a t i o n s p e c i a l t i e s , phys iothera pis ts , occupat iona l t he r a p is t , s pe e c h 7 la n g ua ge pathologist, recreation therapist, social worker, dietician, pharmacist and CCAC case manager.

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T he Township of Bruce Historical Society is celebrating its 28th

Annual Dinner on Friday, June 3rd, 2011.

The theme is “Inverhuron – Past & Present”.

The dinner will be held at the Bruce Township Community Centre at Underwood, at 6:30 pm.

Prior to the dinner, one can do a self7guided tour of Inverhuron by following the map given out with the dinner ticket. Many historical places are listed which should prove to be interesting.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through the directors by May 23rd. ,������4!�KD01C@2LC=2L2�����H�����A����KD01C@2LC=M3D����A����KD01CL@NCDMM=����������4����4��'����%KD01C@2LC=MDL�,��������������!���KD01C@D@CD@1M���A��"���� �����KD01C@2LCD02N�

Come & learn more about an early historical settlement on the shores of Lake Huron!

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...or the more accurate, art on the sidewalks. Jim MacNamara applied his considerable creative skills to this sidewalk chalk rendition of a paisley Easter egg out front of Back Eddies on April 8th. In a few days, of course, it was all gone. �

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The Paisley Advocate May 2011 Page 13

A ll these items are from the May 14, 1930 edition of the Paisley

Advocate. Eighty one years ago, spring had sprung, and the Advocate had plenty of advertisements for those getting ready for the warm weather to come. You could take the car in for a spring tune up at either Thomson’s new North End Garage, or at Gregg’s South7End Service Station. How about a new bicycle, or for those born to be wild, a new Harley. An easy cutting Smart’s push mower would certainly make yard work a snap, and how about a summer rail trip to the Rockies and beyond. For those wishing to stay a little closer to home (and have a spare $4,185 during these depression days) the Richardson Cruisabout would be great for Lake Huron.

In a couple of local news items, a London driver ran into a herd of cattle just south of town (the Advocate invariably portrayed out7of7town drivers as heartless maniacs) and pioneer poet and scholar Thomas O’Hagan, an early settler to the Lockerby area donated several of his books to the Paisley Library. �

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"��� ?� 0� The SDSS� ����������������������������takes place on Thursdays in May (5, 12, 19, 26) from 8 am to 6 pm at 780 Gustavus St. Port Elgin. The greenhouse is on the south side of school, just follow signs.

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"���/��7 The ��� � ������� ���of our new medical clinic the South Bruce Grey Health Centre. will be on Friday, May 13th, at 2 p.m. More information will be announced.

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"��� !�� /�� �: 7 5��#���%+�a t K n o x U n i t e d C h ur c h , Paisley: �A��&; from 5:00 7 7:00 pm, �&�A�&; from 10:00 am 7 4:00 pm and ,*I�&; from 10:00 am 7 4:00 pm

"��� /� 7 ������ ��� �����������sale at the Paisley Library 9 am to 1 pm

"��� /� 7 Paisley Legion Branch

295 2���� &� ����� # ���� on Sat. May 21 from 6 pm to 8 pm. Takeouts available. Please call Legion at 519735375444 & leave a message.

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"��� /� 7 �����+�� ��� ��������bluesman extraordinaire Michael Pickett, Back Eddie's lounge at 8 p.m. with doors open at 7:30 for treats and seat selection. Tickets are $20.

"��� /� 7 ����� � for Tim Hackett & Kim Crow & Family 7 see announcement, below

"��� /�� � 7 19th Annual Paisley Rotary "��� 3��0����A������ at the Palace. See ad on last page for details

"��� /� ��� A���� ?� 7 Nature’s Millworks $�� ��� '� ����� ��� �����-����� —see ad on page 4

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"��� @�7 '� �����&������&�� performs at Knox United Church in .���� ������ at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door

"��� H� 7 Paisley Skating Club �������# (�—see ad on pg. 13

"��� H�7 '� �����&������&�� performs at Paul’s United Church in 4������� at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door

"��� >�7 '� �����&������&�� performs at Immanuel Missionary Church in '� ���� at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door

A���� �� 7 3����� �� ��� �����2 ��� ���� ��� ����� is hosting its 28th Annual Dinner at the Bruce Township Community Centre at Underwood, at

6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through the directors

A���� / � 7 You are cordially invited to the Mount Hope United Church Sunday School Picnic June 12th at 3:00. There will be games, songs and socializing. Please call Crystal at 519738976033 for more information.

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'� ����� -� # ���� &������ ���&������� meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 7:30 pm in the old Council Chambers at the Legion The '� ����� &������ &�� weekly practices are held at Paisley Knox United Church Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. New members are welcome. For more information contact Helen Crysler at 519735374017.

%�� ��� +����� 9 ���� 7 every Monday at 7:30 pm sharp at the Paisley Legion. Everyone welcome.7 resumes September 7

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����������������������� ���'�� ����=��are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month in Kincardine, the 3rd Tuesday of the month in Hanover. Everyone welcome. For more information call (519) 65279437.

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&�.;$9.%+7� at the Scone Schoolhouse, the 3rd Wed. of each month, at 7:30 PM Every one welcome to join the fun. Contact Clare: 519793471351 for more info.

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�4�9�� ; �� � & ���� a t Immanuel Missionary Church begins on Wed. Sept. 23, 2009. For info contact Joe Bourget at 519735375371

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����������������3�����������International Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month. 6:30 7 8:30 pm Port Elgin Independent Community Room, Car pooling available from Paisley (6 pm) Learn to Speak with C o n f i d e n c e & C l a r i t y . www.saugeenspeakers.freetoasthost.info 519735371805 or 519735376021 for more info

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& in stores in the Paisley Area or by Paid Subscription $26.00 (includes GST) per year. Editor: Craig Budreau; Co7editor: Mary Ellen Budreau; Proofreading:

Jennifer Speckhard, Writers: Diane Eaton, Sandra Blodgett, Melissa Kanmacher; Advertising: Jen Harris.

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S uddenly on March 13, 2011 at his beloved farm. Martin England,

of Paisley and Toronto, at the age of 58.

Loving husband and friend of Patricia Heslin; loving and proud father of Katherine Jane. Dear son of Loretta (and the late Louis) England; he will be missed by his brother Mark (Deborah Dos Ramos), his sister Lu7Ann (Oscar Torres) and his nieces and nephews.

Marty enjoyed an active and respected 30 year career in University planning, most recently as Director of Institutional Relations and Senior Policy Advisor to the President at the University of Western Ontario. And he lived his life with the typical intelligence and wit that he brought to his career, enjoying good food, good wine, travelling, hiking in the woods and wildlife spotting. He will be greatly missed by many.

A memorial service was held for family, friends and colleagues on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Lynett Funeral Home in Toronto. The family would like to offer special thanks for the kindness shown by emergency personnel and volunteers.

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The years have passed Since we said "Good Bye." With heavy hearts and tears in our eyes. The thought that you will no longer be here, filling us with fear.

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A special thanks to the health care professionals and homecare support staff for their care and friendliness during his illness.

Your kindness is great ly appreciated and will always be remembered.

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The Coffee Club has been extremely generous in donations to our Branch 295.

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District Fire Department for their quick response to a chimney fire at our home.

It is reassuring to know that there are a great group of firefighters there for your when an emergency arises.

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Leads from Jim Teeple of Paisley, Grace Inglis of Paisley, and Velma and Alex Thornburn of Southampton were helpful in solving the mystery.

It was an absolute delight to hear from Alberta Anness of Port Elgin, who knew the man was Christopher Thornburn.

We still don't know the woman who walked 10 miles for groceries. The answer might be in somebody's diary. Perhaps there will be an &���@.

On another topic, "Inverhuron", we have heard from Jim Skelding of Merrickville, who has undertaken a postcard project on Inverhuron, and Audrey Underwood, Bruce County Historical Society Pres., who is aware of a Western friend's resources on our June 3rd theme.

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error in my last article. The next Friends meeting will be held on May 9 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the library.

The Friends are busily gearing up for their next Books By The Bagful Book sale which will be held on May 21 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

We are accepting donations of gently used books. They can be dropped off at the library or you can give us a call at 519735377225 if you need someone to pick them up.

In the meantime, have you read "The Best Laid Plans" by Terry Fallis? Have you signed the sheet? Paisley branch would love to win the Chesley Challenge for the 3rd year in a row!!

If you read it and enjoyed it, you might enjoy "The High Road" also by Terry Fallis. It certainly hit home, especially in an election year.

Have you tried any Young Adult books? Some of

them are quite good. A series I really enjoyed is

the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. "In a

future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain

control through an annual televised survival competition

pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen7year7old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place."

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B eth Slumskie was the hostess for the April meeting of the

Williscroft Women’s Inst itute. Ever yone enjoyed Marguer ite Caldwell’s waffles and maple syrup. Judy MacKinnon opened the meeting with a poem, the Institute Ode and Mary Stewart Collect.

The 23rd Psalm was read in memory of Greta McLaggan who died recently. She had been a dedicated W.I. member since 1965.

Following the review of the

minutes and treasurer’s report we were reminded of the May 26 District Annual where Barbara Bryce will be the guest speaker.

The Annual Meeting proceeded with the payment of fees and discussion about hosting a ROSE program to focus on heart health in the coming year.

Donated items for the Women’s Centre were collected. The meeting closed with the singing of O Canada.

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