VOL. 173, NO.26~ PRESCOTT, ONTARIO ~ JUNE 18, 2003

Lawyers argue merits of policing decision in court

Prescott ruling is subject of judicial review in Toronto

By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor

TORONTO ­ A three-judge panel has reserved its decision in an appeal of a 2001 ruling that did not allow the Town of Prescott to disband the municipal police department.

A day-long hearing on the matter was held Friday in historic Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto. The town requested the judicial review in response to a 2001 decision made by the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (OCCOPS). An OCCOPS panel determined it could not approve a proposal made by the town and the Prescott Police Services Board to have the Ontario Provincial Police provide service in the municipality.

At that time, OCCOPS noted it would be prepared to reconsider the application if certain conditions were met. It was one of those conditions that received a great deal of attention at the judicial review.

As part of the policing proposal, the OPP had indicated it would offer employment to all uniform members of the Prescott Police Service except Constable Darren Davis. At an OCCOPS hearing held in Sept. 2001 in Prescott, the OPP cited a section of the Police Act that indicated an officer must be "of good moral character." Charges against Davis, a former OPP constable, were stayed when he left the provincial police and was hired a short time later by the Prescott department in 2000.

The condition put forward by OCCOPS was to have the OPP and Davis agree to binding arbitration.

Parties disagree on jurisdiction

Each of the four parties that presented their positions to judges Dennis Lane, William Somers and Susan Greer in Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court had their say on whether OCCOPS has jurisdiction to deal with the employment matter. In addition to the town acting as applicant in the judicial review, lawyers representing the OPP, OCCOPS and the Prescott Police Association were present in court. There was no cross-examination permitted, although lawyers could respond or refer to the remarks of their colleagues.

The town maintained OCCOPS does not have the authority to place such a condition as part of a disbandment proposal. Town solicitor David Migicovsky said the commission is supposed to ensure the proposed policing arrangement would provide adequate and effective service to the community and that no uniform member of the department be terminated without severance.

Whether the OPP made the right decision on the Davis matter is not the point, according to Migicovsky. A political and financial decision duly made by the municipality and its police board would be thwarted if the OCCOPS decision were allowed to stand, he argued. The decision should be quashed and sent back to the commission for further consideration, Migicovsky told the judges.

A similar argument was put forward by Leslie McIntosh, the lawyer representing the OPP. She said the other conditions made by OCCOPS in 2001 have been met.

Speaking on behalf of OCCOPS, Ronald Maines said the commission did not exceed its jurisdiction. OCCOPS is "uniquely equipped" to deal with the treatment and rights of police officers as part of disbandment proposals, he stated. Maines argued the OPP did not apply the proper protocol to the hiring of Davis.

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As a result, OCCOPS decided it would not be appropriate to approve the disbandment until the outstanding labour issue had been resolved.

Although he referred to the Davis matter as a red herring, police association solicitor Martin Doane said the dispute is part of what he called a bizarre situation. Doane told the court a chief superintendent with the OPP gave Davis a good recommendation to Prescott police officials. The town's police board determined Davis was of good moral character, but the OPP is now indicating he is not. "This must have sounded fishy to the commission," Doane said.

He went on to argue OCCOPS has broad discretion and has more expertise than the court to deal with such matters.

In noting a concern that the local police association could be "driving the whole agenda," Migicovsky said it was not the place of the town or the police services board to say who the OPP should hire.

The three judges interacted with legal counsel throughout the hearing and spent more time questioning the positions of the OCCOPS and police association lawyers.

Constable Davis was one of several police and municipal officials from the Prescott area who sat in on the proceedings. Davis told The Journal he could not comment on the proceedings at that time.

A ruling by the judges is expected within the next month.

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Amazing Race coming to area this Saturday

SOUTH GRENVILLE ­ The Amazing Race might be coming to a community near you this weekend.

Two-person teams will be travelling through the united counties area Saturday as part of this United Way of Leeds and Grenville event. Twenty-four teams will begin the race; the last team to complete each task based on clues they receive along the way will be eliminated.

Participating vehicles will be marked with Amazing Race magnets and antenna flags. There will also be four vehicles marked for use by media hosts and volunteers who travel to each community and eliminate last-place finishers. The public is being encouraged to welcome race participants as they complete their challenges.

The winning team will collect a prize of $1,500.

Building permit bylaw receives a facelift

PRESCOTT ­ Town council has given third and final reading to a revised building permits and inspections bylaw.

The new bylaw, which was approved Monday night and takes effect immediately, is more comprehensive than the previous municipal statute. "It's going to pick up a lot of stuff the old bylaw did not," said Councillor and planning and development committee chairman Garry Dewar.

Many of the additions to the bylaw deal with renovations, Dewar noted. Councillor Jim French added there are many things property owners have to pay for, even if the amounts are relatively small.

Dewar could not estimate how much money the municipality has lost in terms of fees that could have been included in the old bylaw.

Relay for Life on track for big weekend event

LEEDS AND GRENVILLE ­ The fourth annual Relay for Life in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark is set for this Friday and Saturday (June 20-21) at the Lombardy Fairgrounds near Smiths Falls.

Teams of 10 runners, joggers or walkers will be taking part in the overnight non-competitive relay. Each team member collects pledges for the Canadian Cancer Society.

The 2002 edition of Relay for Life for Grenville, Leeds and Lanark raised $305,000 for cancer research and community services. More than 1,300 people took part in the event. For more information on Relay for Life or to make a donation, contact the cancer society office in Perth at (613) 267-1058 or lanarklg@ccsont.org.

In South Grenville, the cancer society's CAPE branch serves Cardinal, Augusta, Prescott and Edwardsburgh.

End of Grade 13 met with mixed feelings by double cohort class

By David Dickenson

Journal Staff Writer

PRESCOTT - Only minor concerns linger as students at South Grenville District High School prepare to graduate in the year of the double cohort.

This past school year has been the last year Ontario Academic Credits formerly Grade 13 were offered for students, with a new curriculum having students graduate after their Grade 12 year.

Heading into the year many parents, students and teachers were concerned about the possibility of competing for spots in college and university, but students seemed to have warmed to the concept.

Graduating Grade 12 student Jenna Merritt, who will be attending the fine arts program at Queen's University in Kingston this fall, doesn't think the larger than usual graduating class will be much of an issue.

"For me I don't think I would miss coming back," said Merritt. "I'm pretty sure I would have a tough time finding enough subjects I would want to take. I know what I want to do."

Merrit admits there was a lot of stress about the process, but she doesn't think it was any worse than in past years.

"There was a lot of stress and anticipation with getting in where I applied," said Merritt, "but there would have been stress about it if it wasn't a double cohort.

"I know I wouldn't have applied this year if I didn't think I was ready to go."

Graduating OAC student Stephanie Beach, who will be attending Carleton University in Ottawa for environmental engineering, recognizes the significance of being part of the final class of OAC students at the high school, but finds it hard to think of their class any differently than the grade 12s who will not get a chance at an OAC year.

"It just feels like a regular group," said Beach. "We were put together last year with them while preparing for this year, so we know them as classmates and friends instead of just the grade below us."

Beach thinks all the preparation for this year has made it easier on the students.

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"At first when they explained about the double cohort back in Grade 9 I thought there was going to be a lot more pressure or stress," said Beach. "We're used to it now; we've been going through it and preparing for it since Grade 9, and we don't know any other way."

Beach believes the current group of Grade 12 students will be mature enough to head off to college, but she thinks they will miss out on some of the fun of an OAC year.

"This year has been really fun for me; I got a chance to do a lot of extra-curricular activities and enjoy my last year of school," said Beach. "The Grade 12s had a lot of extra curriculum condensed into their four years that they had to complete. I'm definitely glad to be graduating in the OAC half (of the double cohort) instead of the Grade 12 half."

South Grenville District High School teacher Rick Swift, who had taught OAC and Grade 13 history courses for more than 25 years, is happy to see the system switched to a four-year program.

"I'm a believer in the four-year program for high schools," said Swift. "Every other province and state in North America is on a four-year program."

Swift also has first-hand experience with three daughters who have graduated from OAC before heading off to college.

"When my three girls came back they told me they didn't think they were any better prepared than the students from other areas that only had four years of high school," explained Swift. "By the time they had finished Grade 12 they were ready to get out of the house and go off to school anyway."

Shakespeare festival ready to make mark on national arts scene

PRESCOTT ­ Opening night of the inaugural St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is just eight days away.

The month-long festival featuring 18 performances of The Tempest premieres Thursday, June 26 at the amphitheatre. Executive Director Deborah Smith told The Journal Tuesday things are going "swimmingly."

With a team of 12 professional actors, a seasoned director, established costume designer and literally dozens of volunteers from the community, the festival is poised to make its mark on the performing arts scene.

Smith said there have been many 18-hour workdays the past few weeks as all the elements of the production are being put together. Volunteers and sponsors have rallied to raise enough money to cover the festival's expenses.

Although she was disheartened by the news the festival would not be receiving provincial arts funding this year, Smith was also buoyed by the response from others who got behind the festival.

"I am so proud of Prescott," she said.

A number of Shakespeare festival banners made possible by Prescott Finishing will be placed along Edward Street to lead visitors to the waterfront.

In noting the ample seating at the amphitheatre, Smith said tickets will be valid for any of the 18 evening performances. Tickets are being sold at a number of outlets in Prescott, and can be ordered on line by going to www.stlawrence shakespeare.com

Foreign object found in milk carton

By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor

PRESCOTT ­ A Prescott woman got more than she was bargaining for when she bought a carton of milk recently.

Gladys Gates found a two-and-a-half-inch metal hook in a two-litre container of Natrel 2% partly-skimmed milk she purchased late last month at the Mac's store on King Street West.

Gates said she noticed something rattling inside the carton when she went to pour some milk early last week. "I thought it was ice," she told The Journal.

She left the carton out for awhile, but the rattling persisted. She decided to open the top of the carton and pour its contents into the sink; that was when she saw the foreign object.

"I was dumbfounded," said Gates, who added the metal hook was greasy and had left black marks at and near the bottom of the inside of the carton.

The container was about half empty when its contents were emptied. Gates indicated no one could have placed the foreign object into the carton after she purchased it.

She said she took the empty carton and the metal object back to the store and was offered a replacement carton of milk in return for the hook and empty container. She declined the offer and opted to call the toll-free number printed on the carton.

A company representative visited Gates the day she called. "He couldn't believe it" when he saw the hook, according to Gates.

She said he indicated the metal object may be a piece of machinery that broke off during production; the hook would be taken to a lab for further testing, according to the official.

Gates received a hand-written receipt for the metal hook and empty carton. She is hoping for an explanation of how the object ended up in a milk carton that made it to a store shelf.

The incident continues to affect Gates.

"I haven't been able to drink milk since," she said recently.

A company spokesperson was unavailable for comment.

Credit card used after wallet goes missing

PRESCOTT ­ Two cases of vandalism in town were investigated by Prescott Police during the week of June 9.

On June 9, police received a report of vandalism to a bench in the park near Mackenzie and Churchill roads. Graffiti had been painted on the bench. There is no estimate of damage; Constable Darren Davis is investigating.

The window of the rear door at Central Public School was shot with a BB gun pellet, causing approximately $200 damage. Constable Terry Foster is investigating the incident that was reported June 11.

A wallet containing personal identification, $50 in cash and credit cards was reported lost by a citizen June 16. An investigation by Constable Shawn Steinburg revealed the credit card had been used to purchase merchandise at a store in Ogdensburg, N.Y. approximately one hour after the wallet was lost. The amount charged to the card was about $552 in Canadian funds. Ogdensburg police were contacted regarding the incident.

A female resident reported her purse stolen June 16. The purse contained personal identification. Constable Moe Morrissette is investigating.

While on patrol June 16, Constable Davis observed three young males carrying mats on King Street. The males took off when the officer stopped to investigate. The mats had been taken from Mac's on King Street; charges are pending.

Police received a report from a man June 13 that two aluminum wheels had been stolen from his property. The wheels were of no value other than the value of the aluminum, a police report states. Constable Steinburg is investigating.

Anyone having information regarding any of these or other offences can call Prescott Police Service at 925-4252 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Township clerk achieves perfection

MAYNARD ­ Augusta CAO Sharon Wilkinson is now the township's alternate community emergency management co-ordinator (CEMC).

She recently completed a one-week emergency training/certification course in Ottawa, and became one of only two people in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville to achieve a mark of 100 per cent on the exam.

Lindsay Penney, Augusta deputy fire chief and main CEMC, reported to council June 9 Wilkinson "should be congratulated; she received 100 per cent on a rather rigorous 100-question exam."

Penney also reported the township's community emergency management committee is in the final phases of organizing, and will also consist of an industrial working group and a municipal staff working group.

Family fun this Saturday in Johnstown

JOHNSTOWN ­ The opening of the pool and children's activities are high on the list of things to do at the 12th annual Family Fun Day to take place this Saturday, June 21 at the community centre in Johnstown.

A bicycle parade begins at 1 pm from South Edwardsburg Public School, to be followed by a bicycle rodeo at the community centre. The Ontario Provincial Police is organizing the rodeo. There will also be a barbecue supper and appearance of Bobette the Clown. The event is sponsored by the South Edwardsburgh Recreation Association.

Ultramar needs extended unloading time to meet demand, official says

Company, township to discuss noise concerns in Maitland

By Monica Whitney, Journal Staff Writer

MAITLAND ­ Officials from the Maitland Ultramar Terminal will be meeting with Augusta Reeve George Vail and other council representatives tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss extending hours of shunting operations at the plant.

Ultramar has applied to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) for permission to shunt trains while unloading heating oil between 11 pm and 7 am during exceptional circumstances.

Louis Bergeron, director of business development and terminaling operations at Ultramar's Montreal office, told The Journal Tuesday the company's application to have the restriction lifted was triggered by extremely cold temperatures last winter that caused higher than normal demand for home heating oil.

Ultramar was "barely able to supply" the demand, and unloading at night would help avoid product shortages in the future, Bergeron said. Night-time unloading would probably only occur in winter, and then, only about two or three times in the season, he added.

The plant normally shunts trains during the unloading process twice a day (morning and afternoon) every second day. The operation generally takes about six hours, Bergeron said.

When a train had to sit for half a day before it could be unloaded "it really hurt us," he added.

At the June 9 meeting of township council, a Maitland resident expressed his concern about increased night-time noise at the plant, despite noise barriers being in place. Councillor Jane Fullarton, who also lives in Maitland, noted her concern as well, saying Ultramar had made a commitment to residents during public meetings it would not make night-time deliveries.

Ultramar carried out noise tests on the operations last week and is currently running analysis, Bergeron said.

The MOE night-time shunting guidelines are "severe and difficult to meet," and the company must meet the noise criteria, he said.

Bergeron also stressed Ultramar is "not planning a confrontation" with the township, but would like to work jointly.

Music festival has high hopes for Prescott

By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor

PRESCOTT ­ The Fort Town could play a lead role in a regional festival that emphasizes music, art and local history.

A May 31 concert in Prescott concluded the "Overture" to the Festival on the St. Lawrence, a new initiative funded by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) that also featured fine arts presentations in Kingston, Cornwall and Brockville.

Wiser Hall (formerly known as Whitehall) hosted the Prescott concert featuring the Montreal Guitar Trio. The trio performed under a large tent set up on the back lawn near the river. Inside Wiser Hall, the in-house art collection was on display as were works by local artists Marilyn White and Evan LeClair. It is estimated well over 150 people attended the Prescott event.

Adrienne Shannon, co-director of the festival, said Wiser Hall is an ideal location given its history, art holdings and proximity to the St. Lawrence.

"It's a perfect venue for concerts," she added.

Co-owner Teresa Pelda was pleased with the public's response. She said some of the visitors "were really thrilled to see" the art, and the audience enjoyed the music.

"It was wonderful. I really enjoyed it," said Pelda, who added she would like to see Wiser Hall take part in future festival offerings.

Festival organizers based at St. Lawrence College in Kingston have been scoping out potential concert sites throughout the region, including northern New York. In addition to Wiser Hall, the amphitheatre, some of the older churches in Prescott and Fort Wellington have been identified as possible venues.

Shannon noted the festival has developed "strong friendships and contacts" in Prescott. The Fort Town is well-suited to the festival given the existing focus on the arts and the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, she added.

"I have a sense Prescott is buzzing with activity," said Shannon, who added she is genuinely excited about local prospects for the music and art initiative.

Plans for the 2004 festival focus on late May and the month of June. Shannon noted July and August are already considered prime tourism periods. Organizers are also aware some of the concert venues are not air-conditioned, a factor that works in favour of having the earlier dates.

The May-June period would also coincide with the Doors Open program that enables people to visit local heritage sites, some of which are not always accessible to the public.

The Festival on the St. Lawrence initiative is nearing the end of its one-year term. A funding application to proceed with a second phase of the festival ­ which may include a satellite office in the Brockville-Prescott area ­ is being submitted to HRDC, according to Shannon. Feedback from the federal department has been good, she added.

Walking tour features characters of the past

PRESCOTT ­ Participants in a new historic walking tour of Prescott will be greeted by colourful characters and stories from the past.

Volunteer members of the Grenville County Historical Society, based in Prescott, organized the tours to co-ordinate with several show times of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Company's The Tempest and to provide theatre-goers with additional activities in Prescott. However, the tour can be enjoyed by local residents who may already be familiar with Prescott's past, noted organizer Gordon Swoger.

Tour dates are Thursday, June 26, Saturday, June 28 and July 5, 12, 19 and 26. All tours depart from the Forwarders Museum at Centre and Water streets at 3 pm. Tickets are available at the point of departure.

Lawrence Levere of Johnstown will conduct the tour dressed as a town crier. Along the route, participants will meet a bar maid (Sandra Robertson) from the former Revere House at King and Edward streets, and at Edward and Dibble streets they will encounter Samuel Crane (Swoger) who will tell tales of the early forwarding trade at Prescott.

At a King Street West stone cottage, Susannah Jessup (Sandra Shouldice) will recount stories of being widowed in 1815 from the son of the town's founder and having to manage seven children and business affairs on her own.

Walkers will also be greeted by Isaac Wiser (Gerry Botting), who will discuss his family's distillery business, and Barbara Heck (Betty Ring), known as the founder of Methodism in Upper Canada who was buried at The Blue Church in 1804.

Tour walkers will also get a peek into the past at various other historic buildings on the tour, such as the Alpheus Jones, Frederick Belfoy, Sir Richard Scott and Benjamin French houses.

The tour concludes at Walker House, where lemonade will be served to participants.

"It should be fun," Swoger said of the tour. "We're looking forward to it."

For more information, call the historical society at 925 0489.

Waste committee appointments made

MAYNARD ­ Appointments have been made to Augusta Township's new waste management committee.

Residents appointed at June 9 council meeting were John Baker, Glen Kirkland, Garry Ferguson, Darlene Banning, Gill Cyr and Duaine McKinley.

Deputy Reeve Doug Barton and Chief Building Official and Bylaw Enforcement Officer Doug Beesley will also sit on the committee.

The focus of the committee is to discuss the future of waste management in the township, including issues associated with the Maynard waste transfer station, the impending closure of the North Augusta landfill site and recycling.

GCC graduates receive message of confidence

MAITLAND - Grade 12 and OAC students at Grenville Christian College celebrated their graduation Saturday in Maitland.

The school recognized its graduates of the double cohort year with two valedictorians, Grade 12 graduate Gillian Tyrell and OAC grad Vaughan Chauvin.

Tyrell, 17, of Perth, Ontario and Chauvin, 18, of Wawa, Ontario tried to convey the message of confidence, support and remembering where you came from during their valedictory addresses.

"Grenville's environment has given us the opportunity to make independent choices and regardless of whether or not we made the right decisions, each one has taught us something about ourselves that we would not have learned if the choices had been made for us.

"However, when bad decisions were made, there we're always plenty of people, staff and students alike, ready to help us through the consequences. To these people, our friends, our parents and our leaders, we owe everything that we have accomplished because without them, we would not be here today," said Tyrell during the address.

Chauvin continued, "Attack everything with confidence - remember that there are a lot of people in this room who believe that you can do it and who are there to help you whenever you need it. And have faith, in yourself, in others, have faith in something.

"But if you remember nothing else, remember this; our graduating class is a tight knit group and we will always be there for each other to fall back on, and with a graduating class the size of ours, we'll be practically everywhere."

Tyrell will be attending the University of Waterloo in the fall to take architecture; Chauvin will be attending McGill University to study music technology.

It was noted at the ceremony every single graduate of the 2003 class has been accepted into university or college for the fall semester.

This year's graduates include: Petrina Dziedzom Ajua Akor, Angela Jeanna Augsbury, Peter Brennan Barr, Jordan Roland Augustine Best, Mark John Paul Blom, Emily Ruth Brennan, Farrah Teresa Chan, Jenny Wing Yin Chan, Vaughan Tristan Chauvin, Gene Po-Chun Chen, Grace Jia Lin Chen, Yvonne Nai-Tzu Chen, Raymond Wing Man Chiu, Michael Li-Ming Chui, Christopher Sukree Clark, Risa Marie Corbett, Ashton Marie Tillart-Duvall, Gregory Charles Farnsworth, Amy Jane Fotheringham, Susan Mary Alexandra Frye, Clarah Germain, Brendan James Gilhuly, Michael Christopher Himes, Vanessa Katherine Holland, Joe Chih-Tsung Hsieh, Nicole Evelyn Journal, Selenna Erin Kennedy, Kevin Kilius, Justin Alexander Kurys, Glenn Patrick Lounsbury, Allison Margaret Low, Chelsea Marie McNaughton, Daniel James McNiece, Sarah Lynne McNiece, Rita H.Y. Ngan, Eric Anthony Phelan, Douglas Gregory Radford, Henry W. Smith, Ho Yin Tang, Tenny Yu Hin Tang, Zoë Helen Thriscutt, Chloe Melissa Catherine Trombler, Gillian Rebecca Tyrrell, John Jordan Walker, Karen Wa-Wing Wong, I-Chen Wu and Laura Janina Zielinski-Tobey.

More reasons drivers should stop in Augusta

MAYNARD ­ A number of stop signs will be installed at Augusta Township intersections, according to a bylaw passed by council June 9.

The locations are:

* Kinch Road (which is located north of Land O'Nod Road), at the south side of the east end of Kinch at the intersection of County Road 15;

* Hart Road, at the south side of the east end of Hart at the intersection of Branch Road;

* Irace Drive (which is located near Maitland off County Road 2), at the south side of the east end where it joins back onto itself;

* Riverdale Crescent, at the east side of the north end at the intersection of Irace Drive;

* Oak Street in Maitland, at the south side of the east end at the intersection of Cedar Street;

* Sunset Drive in Riverview Heights, at the west side of the south end at the intersection of Avenue Road, and

* Avenue Road, at the north side of the west end at the intersection of Alta Vista Drive.

Time to register for swimming lessons

MAITLAND NEWS by Jane Fullarton

Registration for the Maitland Backyard Swim Program will take place Thursday, June 19 from 6 to 8 pm, and Saturday, June 21 from 9 to 10:30 am at MERC Hall.

There will be two sessions this year. The first will run from July 14 to July 25 and the second session will be from Aug. 4 to 15.

Classes will be offered according to demand, starting at Mommy and Me to level 12 of the Red Cross Swim Program. Jenna Avery will be the instructor.

Call Tina at 348-1894 or e-mail: pierre tina@ripnet.com for more information.

Youth dance

The next Maitland Youth Dance will take place Saturday, June 21 from 7 to 10 pm at MERC Hall. If you can help supervise, call Cindy Turton at 348-1760 or Susan Clarke at 348-3088.

Official plan

Augusta Township council will hold a public meeting to consider a new official plan Thursday, June 26 at 7 pm at the Maitland hall. An open house will be held on the same day in the same location from 3 to 6 pm.

A representative from Tunnock Consulting Ltd., the firm that created the draft official plan under consideration, will be in attendance to provide members of the public with information on the proposed plan and to answer questions.

The plan will deal with such issues as new housing and commercial development, industrial growth, standards for services, protection of groundwater and prime agricultural lands, stewardship of natural resources and protection of the natural environment.

The plan will also provide for the conservation of heritage buildings and archeological resources.

For further information on how to participate, contact Doug Beesley, chief building official for the Township of Augusta, at 925-4231.

MPP supports decision by provinces to stear clear of new federal firearms act

BROCKVILLE ­ Leeds-Grenville MPP Bob Runciman supports the provincial government's decision not to prosecute anyone charged with failing to register a long gun under the federal Firearms Act.

Ontario and four other provinces have indicated they will take action on gun charges under the Criminal Code of Canada but not under the new act relating to the controversial federal gun registry. Long-gun owners must have their guns registered by July 1 or face possible legal action.

Runciman and the Progressive Conservative government oppose the registry, which has cost an estimated $1 billion to implement.

A 12,000-name petition opposing the gun registry was organized by Runciman and filed with the federal government this year.

"Instead of developing and implementing an effective sex offender registry to help track down child killers and prevent future attacks, they've focused on law-abiding Canadians and have wasted millions of taxpayers' dollars in the process," the MPP stated in a news release.

Mystery guest to speak at men's group breakfast meeting Saturday

PRESCOTT ­ The guest speaker at this month's breakfast meeting of the Seaway Men's Ecumenical Group will keep them guessing.

The mystery speaker will appear Saturday, June 21 at 8 am at St. Paul's United Church, corner of George and Dibble streets. The all-you-can-eat breakfast includes eggs, bacon, sausages, baked beans and fruit. Tickets are available at the door; all are welcome to attend.

The group's mission statement is to provide a forum for like-minded individuals for fellowship and to express Christian faith in the community.

This will be the last regular monthly breakfast meeting until September.

Follow the Paw Prints in the Sand being made by Grenville 4-H Animal Friends

By Krista Dillabough, Grenville 4-H Paw Prints in the Sand Club Press Reporter

Our second meeting was held Sunday, April 26 at the home of Mrs. Jennifer Ireland, with all members handing in their code of conduct and health and safety forms as requested.

The meeting began with all members reciting the 4-H pledge. We then proceeded to listen to the minutes from our first meeting. We had a discussion with regards to naming our club.

Our 4-H Animal Friends Club will now be addressed as "The Grenville 4-H Paw Prints in the Sand Club."

The next item on the agenda was to bathe a guinea pig. That was neat! We talked about the duties of an animal doctor (veterinarian). We may be able to visit an animal hospital in the next little while.

It was such a beautiful day, so we went for a walk, completed a quiz with the help of all the different animal foods which were brought in by each member.

The meeting was adjourned at 4 pm with the next meeting taking place Sunday, May 4 at 2 pm.

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The Grenville 4-H Paw Prints in the Sand Club met at Mrs. Jennifer Ireland's home in Kemptville May 4. The minutes of our April 26 meeting were reviewed along with roll call and the recital of the 4-H pledge.

This was scheduled as a regular meeting, although it was highlighted by a trip to The Little Doghouse on the Prairie grooming facility where the importance of pet grooming was explained to us in great detail. With such beautiful weather that day, the 2-km walk was much enjoyed by all members.

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The club met again May 18 at Mrs. Ireland's home in Kemptville.

The meeting was held outside and started at 2:05 pm. Becky led the pledge, and Melissa explained a game for us to play called "Feed the Dog." The minutes were read by the secretary from our previous May 4 meeting. We then reviewed a pamphlet called "Your New Family Member."

We also discussed different types of toys for your pet and some bones and treats which can help your pet's dental care.

Mrs. Sears explained to us how we can check to see if our pet has fleas. Further discussion was with regards to our next meeting and the completion of our display board.

As we went to have our snack, Mrs. Ireland got a big surprise: she was "pooped" on by a bird in the tree. After overcoming the embarrassing moment, Mrs. Ireland did a demonstration on training a dog.

The meeting was adjourned at 4 pm. The next meeting will be Sunday, May 25 from 1-4 pm at Mrs. Ireland's.

(Due to my absence from the May 18 meeting, I would like to thank one of the members for gathering this information on my behalf so I could submit my report.)

Mail boxes damaged west of town

AUGUSTA ­ Grenville County OPP are investigating several incidents involving damage to mail boxes.

The incidents took place during the overnight hours of June 11-12 on County Road 2 west of Prescott. Between 20 and 30 mail boxes were involved; the area of damage extends into Leeds County.

Damaging property could result in a Criminal Code of Canada charge of mischief being laid.

Anyone with information on the vandalism or who may have seen a suspicious vehicle in the area at the time of the incidents is asked to contact the OPP at 925-4221 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Committee appointments made

PRESCOTT ­ Many community volunteers have been formally appointed to a number of committees based in Prescott.

Town council endorsed the 2003 committee list Monday night. The committees, boards and commissions and the members of the public who belong to them include:

Walker House ­ Valerie Schulz, Doug Fraser, Jeanne Chaters, Ann Steiner, Hughena Holland, Charlie Steiner, Betty Pillar, Ruth Wenger, Roland Barrigar, Vivienne Cudlipp, Findlay Hill;

Tourism Prescott ­ Graham Cudlipp, Pat Dewar, Jeanne Chaters, René Schoemaker, Renata Kimmerly, Ron Kimmerly, Edie Benish, Marianne Cooper, James Peto, Jodi Cromb;

Prescott Public Library Board ­ Christine Endicott, Gavin Robertson, Evelyn Dales, Adelle Throop, Sue O'Hanlon;

Economic Development ­ Judi Baril, Graham Cudlipp, Wilf Peters, Lewis Beach, Bob Lucey, Claire Worth, Heather Lawless, Peter Martin;

Prescott Youth Centre ­ Laurie Kirkby, Robin Demeule, Laurie Stoddard, Josh Rutter;

Amphitheatre ­ Norm Fortier;

Committee of Adjustment ­ Alvie Annable, Cal Drake, Bob Wardrop;

Property Standards Committee ­ John McFarland, Norm Fortier, Ed Girard, Barb Martin

Police Services Board ­ Stan Kijewski.

Heritage day camp at fort

PRESCOTT ­ Children will get a chance to re-live history at Fort Wellington.

The national historic site will once again be offering its heritage day camp for youngsters between the ages of seven and 13. Participants dressed in period costumes will discover what it was like in the 1840s when the fort was occupied by the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment and their families. Activities will include cooking outdoors, making crafts and playing sports of the period.

Two week-long sessions will be held: July 22-26 and Aug. 5-9 (both Tuesday to Saturday). Costumes must be supplied by parents or guardians; patterns are available at the visitor centre.

Each session is limited to 25 children. For more information or to register, contact Elizabeth LeBlanc or Jocelyne Perron (between 10 am and 5 pm) at 925-2896.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"Finding any reason for hope in the future is taking a concerted search."

OFA Vice-President Geri Kamenz, on the many challenges being faced
by the agricultural community

Editor's Notebook

Case closed

The seemingly endless saga of policing in Prescott and whether the municipal department will be disbanded in favour of the OPP continues. The parties assembled in a classic courtroom at Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto last week to offer their take on the situation to three judges. If the judges rule in favour of the town, the decision not to proceed with disbandment would at the very least be reviewed.

Then again, the judges might not agree with the town and police services board; if that is the case, Prescott council would have to decide if it wishes to pursue the matter even further by launching another appeal. We understand any of the parties involved could seek an appeal of the judges' decision. The bottom line is last week's judicial review might not resolve the uncertainty that has cast a shadow over the community, its officers and the civilian staff whose jobs are on the line.

As we have noted before, the decision to seek an OPP contract was made at the beginning of this council's term after the previous council had done much of the legwork. That was two-and-a-half years ago. If the judicial review does not go the town's way, council will have to consider whether it is worth it to appeal the decision or leave that call up to the new council that takes office at the end of this year.

No one has come out publicly and stated the Prescott Police Service has not been getting the job done. In fact, many have been giving high marks to the effort of Acting Chief Bryan Somerville. Maybe the long-term costs of meeting new provincial standards make the OPP a more cost-effective option for the municipality. However, it will be difficult for the town to pursue the matter in court when the service now in place is more than adequate.

Maybe it is worth it to the OPP to pursue the matter in court. The Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services (OCCOPS) is effectively telling the OPP who it must hire, and a court agreeing with that premise could have a ripple effect throughout the province.

But it is the best interests of the Prescott community that council will have to consider. Even if some of the remarks made by judges at the judicial review could be viewed as supportive of the town's position, that does not guarantee a positive outcome. If the OCCOPS decision is reversed, maybe the proposed change in policing will take place sometime later this year and we can all get on with things. If the outcome is not in the town's favour, council should think long and hard about whether it wants to spend the remainder of its term dragging the process out even further.

Tim Ruhnke

The good times worth remembering are happening right now

FORWARDING COMMENTS by Monica Whitney

I am staring out the rain-splattered kitchen window at evening time - it's the window that gives an obscured view of the backyard. The rain has been pounding down all day, so the grass is a fresh green dotted with the goldens and pinks of early summer flowers trying mightily to stand against the wind; the sky is a mottled charcoal.

There are the couple of muddy patches in the yard where the wood for the stove sat stacked during the winter. There's the old bike on its side with the broken rim, too small for anybody to ride anymore. The gentle breezy young willow, shades of yellow and green, that was started from a twig so many years ago, is doubled to the ground with the force of the rain and wind.

An old tire sits abandoned in the middle of the yard - at one time a thick rope held it to the lower branch of the butternut tree to make a swing. But the tree that stood tall and strong for so long is nestled in chunks on the grass. The garden hose snakes around the picnic table, rock pile, neon green hula hoop and broken shovel handle.

The thermometer at the window of my view reads 16 degrees - a little cool for this time of year. I can't see it from here, but the height of the compost pile has been reduced to about half of what it was about two months ago when stacked up with the spring rakings.

There's a puddle in the broken section of the concrete patio off the back porch. Little ripples span out every time a rain drop hits. A broken pencil that fell out of one of the kids' backpacks sits waterlogged. The rain is irresistible. The kids head out after supper in too-big black rubber fishing boots - a red an white maple leaf umbrella tops off the ensemble.

I can't actually smell the outside because the window is closed against the rain. But I know it smells earthy and wormy and fresh.

It's quiet now for a few brief, hard-to-find minutes. Time to enjoy the moment. The images are frozen. I focus on the pictures in the yard and trap them permanently.

I can recall things from decades ago that I didn't think were special or worth remembering then. But they were good times, and I want to remember this evening too, store it in a locked safe and pull it out years from now and say, "those were good times." I want to appreciate now when it's happening, instead of years from now, and treasure this moment and capture it forever.

The rain slows. The evening sun peeks through the departing clouds. It's a simple peaceful scene worth remembering.

Renovations begin at museum that will chronicle town's history

FROM THE ARCHIVES

June 19, 1963

* More than 300 citizens of Prescott and district will gather this evening for the kick-off dinner that will open the canvassing for the Prescott Community Centre Building Fund Campaign. Frank "King" Clancy, former all-star hockey great and vice-president of the World Champion Toronto Maple Leafs, will be the guest speaker at the gala affair to be held at SGDHS. He will be introduced by Leo "Nig" Boivin, Prescott's gift to the National Hockey League and the Boston Bruins' star defenceman.

* When Ventnor Post Office closed on the weekend, its service to the community was just short of a centennial celebration. J. Frank Dobbie worked at the post office for more than 40 years with his father, James M. Dobbie. The closing documents were handed over to Franklin R. Henry of the Prescott office.

* Nickey Severson was named boys champion and Sandra Typhair girls champion at the recent sports day held at Churchill Public School.

June 20, 1973

* Prescott Postal Museum Chairman Earl Connell and Grenville County Historical Society President J.A. Morris are making renovation plans for the former Prescott Cleaners building on Water Street. The building at Centre and Water streets will be renovated and made over into a museum chronicling the early days of Prescott postal history and will contain exhibits on Major J.M. Walsh.

* Greg Moore and Janice Sloan were installed as the presidents of the Kinsmen and Kinette clubs. Past presidents Glen Kellar and Sharon Spychi passed over the gavels.

June 15, 1983

* There has been an encouraging response to the town's new Neighbourhood Watch and Video Identification programs operated by the Prescott Police Department. Group leader Cindy Roegers reports 275 homes have been visited. Peter Currie and Erin Devaney were also hired by the department to carry out the programs this summer.

June 16, 1993

* Prescott's Chick Kirkby and his brother-in-law Leo Boivin were inducted into the Brockville and area Sports Hall of Fame.

* Earning recognition for outstanding athletic achievements at SGDHS were Tracey Sawyer, Tammy Pankhurst, Erica Couperus, Bob Tierney and Josh Bennett.

Digital imagery could create a major bleep in historical records

FORT TOWN DIARY by John A.H. Morris

One of the most interesting aspects of collecting the history of Prescott has been the discovery of old photos dating back as far as the 1860s when black and white photography was just starting to emerge as an art form and a more accurate way of recording history. In the 1890s and early 1900s Prescott had a photographer by the name of E.C. Pinsonneault to whom this town owes a giant debt of gratitude for his photographic legacy of Prescott buildings, sports teams, fire departments, fraternities, orchestras, dance and social groups. It seems that anything Mr. Pinsonneault could get to stand still for 30 seconds got photographed.

Where Mr. Pinsonneault came from or where he disappeared to remains a mystery of Prescott's past, but his work lives on. Photographic records of the town's history between about 1912 and 1950 remain spotty, with most of the photos we have seen being of the Kodak box camera variety. It wasn't until about 1950 that the Prescott Journal began a 50-year period of photo coverage of the town, its events and its people.

Few people realize, and in fact most are surprised to find out that small weekly newspapers such as the Prescott Journal carried very few local photos as a regular part of their weekly news budget until about 1950, only 50 years ago. Reason for this was that the process for making metal engravings was too expensive and therefore not practical.

Two things combined to bring regular photo coverage to the Journal in about 1950. Number one, the Ogdensburg Journal installed an electro-engraving department; and number two, editor Jack Morris (our father) took it upon himself to learn how to take professional type photos and how to develop negatives and make prints.

He started out with a Kodak 120 single lens box camera equipped with a flash that used one-shot flash bulbs. At first he had his films developed and prints made by Kurt Bohenski who had opened a photographic studio on King St. opposite to where the LCBO store stands today. This arrangement lasted for about a year until dad built a primitive dark room in the basement of our home on Henry St. where he taught himself how to mix chemicals, tray develop, fix and rinse his films, and finally how to make, fix and wash and dry prints using a home-made enlarger.

One of the Journal linotype operators at that time was Jim Pearson from Ogdensburg who took the photos to the Ogdensburg newspaper via the old P&O ferry after work on Monday afternoons, and brought back the electro-engravings on his way to work on Wednesday morning (the Journal was published on Thursdays in that era).

This weekly routine carried on for about a decade when the Prescott Journal purchased a Photo-Lathe, a new, low cost technology for engraving photos. In the meantime the darkroom was upgraded and moved to its own room in the basement of the Morris's new home on St. Lawrence St. where it serviced the photographic needs of the Journal until 1966 when a new darkroom was built at the newspaper's King St. premises when the Journal switched from lettterpress to offset reproduction.

Little changed in the photographic process over the next 35 years, with photos still taken on traditional film with traditional cameras, and filed with every edition of the paper. About five years ago the first change was made in this half-century-old procedure when we switched primarily to colour film and had our film processing done at a nearby one-hour photo service, and then scanned either print or negative to get a reproduction image for the Journal. With this system of reproduction we had negatives and prints to file and we eliminated the need to dispose of our photo chemicals which the environmentalists had started zeroing in on.

Our next move into a higher level of technology and photo efficiency has been to switch one hundred percent to digital cameras where we have eliminated negatives entirely. The technology involved in digital photography (sorry, digital imagery) is improving on almost a monthly basis, and probably within a year will provide results comparable to today's best film photography.

Digital imagery, however, presents a problem today for tomorrow's historical researchers, which is preservation of prints and negatives. We have no idea what the shelf life of a computer-generated image will be because of the lifespan of the chemicals involved in creating it. Ditto for the disks being used to store the digital images. The problem that can be foreseen in transferring digital photos from a computer chip to a disk for storage is not how long the disk will withstand the ravages of time, but how long the technology used to create today's files will last, and how compatible or useable these disks will be when faced by computer technology of 2014?

Our advice for those who want to preserve family history is to use colour film and that very serviceable 35mm camera every household seems to have tucked away in a drawer. Why? Do you have any information on disks you filed from your Commodore 64 which you would like to view today? It wasn't too long ago that the Commodore 64 was the leading edge of computer technology.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Get with it, Prescott

The Editor;

This is our fifth year in this area and we have worked very hard to be part of Prescott, volunteering wherever we can.

The Shakespeare Festival has great potential to put Prescott on the map and the fall-out from this could be the possibility of stronger retail operations and restaurants creating seasonal and full-time employment for local residents. I was shocked when I read in the June 11 issue of The Journal (Fort Town Diary) that the writer thought that $16 is too much for a ticket for a live performance of The Tempest.

The writer is misguided if he thinks that his comments are helpful. A guest from Vancouver remarked that the cheapest ticket to "Bard on the Beach" is $30 and they pay $16 to park their car!

Come on Prescott, get with it. This magic number of $10 for a performance or a charity dinner has to change. I do not see people having trouble spending more than $10 to play bingo or shopping in the smoke shops; it is all a matter of priorities. People have told me that they will see if The Tempest is a success before they will donate. With that attitude it will never get off the ground.

The St. Lawrence Festival Company has put their necks on the line. With or without our help the actors have to be paid. Just because it is held under the stars does not mean it is free.

Whether you like Shakespeare or not, the benefits can be good for all of us in the health of the local economy and the general well-being of this lovely community.

Vivienne Cudlipp
Prescott

SCHOOL SCENE

BOUNDARY STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL: On Friday, June 6, our school participated in "Jump Rope for Heart." The students raised more than $4,500 for this event.

On Wednesday, June 18, the Kindergarten and grade 1/2 classes will go to the Mac Johnson Conservation Area in Brockville for the day.

ST. MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL: On Monday, June 16, we celebrated our year-end school mass with Father John Appelman as celebrant. Thank you to our two Grade 3 graduating classes for preparation and carrying out the various roles.

On Thursday, our Grade 3A class will hold a Pioneer Day and our JK/SK "B" class will have a water playday.

On Friday, our JK/SK "A" classes will have a water playday. Assembly will be at 1 pm in the gymnasium.

On Monday, June 23, we will hold the official opening and blessing of our new backyard at 11 am. All are invited to join us. Our grades 1 to 3 students will have their playday in the afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30 pm.

Our JK "A" class will host a year-end celebration at 1:30 pm in the gymnasium.

Or school year-end assembly will be held Tuesday, June 24 at 1 pm. Our JK/SK class will host a family picnic at 11 am.

Our last day of school for students is Wednesday, June 25, and report cards will be sent home that day. Our JK/SK "A" class will hold a family picnic June 25 at 11 am.

Hot lunch this week: Wednesday - JK/SK "A" - pizza; Thursday JK/SK "B" to Grade 3 - pizza.

Greening work continues at Churchill Park

By Astrid Strader, Project Controller, Horticulturist and Garden Designer

It's so much easier weeding in the garden after a rain, but of course, it has to stop long enough for you to be able to get out there. That's just what we did this past week. Special education resource teachers Jacqueline Slowey and Walter McWilliams (also a member of the Prescott Rotary Club) helped us lead a number of classes in plant identification, weeding and mulching at Churchill Park. What enthusiastic gardeners! "The kids really gain from working in the community and they all felt that they had done a good thing at day's end," said Mrs. Slowey.

These students are taking life-skills programs at South Grenville District High School. Educational assistant Terresa Dolan explained, "We did reading and math during the winter and the group has been working the garden at the school since early May."

The student crew consisted of Chris Dyelle, Andrew Marriner, Brandon Gobeil, Jeannie Sherman, Andre Potvin, Raymond Armstrong, Shawn Grandsden, Bill Watson, Elgin Horsefield, Amanda Farmer, Johnathan Rookes and Eric Lawless. Peer helpers were Mandy Shulist and Tyler Byrd, along with educational assistant Rowdy Varacalli. A special volunteer, Kerlyn Snelling, worked right along side the students. During the summer months, Prescott Blossoms will tend the school's beautiful courtyard gardens in return. That's what community is all about, everyone helping out when in need.

The O'Reilly's Community Room has been a wonderful space to conduct the interviews for the Prescott Blossoms candidates, which began training on Monday.

Other fantastic news is that as a special community project, O'Reilly's YIG will be beautifying the planting areas around the 401 Prescott signs, which really need it.

On Friday, the work in setting up for the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival begins in earnest. We all need to tell as many people about this world-class theatre coming to our town - it's going to be awesome!

Seniors make special contributions

WALKER HOUSE NEWS by MARNIE LIPPIATT

June is Seniors' Month in Ontario, an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the special contributions seniors make to our province and to our way of life. This year's theme, "Footstep to Follow," highlights the example seniors have set for us in sharing, learning and leading.

Living longer, healthier, more active lives than ever, today's seniors are re-defining the concept of aging.

Among other things, seniors are athletes, mentors, community leaders, taxpayers, volunteers, pioneers and learners. Seniors are a dynamic resource, and communities across Ontario are reaping the benefits of their wisdom, knowledge and expertise.

We appreciate all those people who have suggestions for programs and who help us to plan and incorporate them.

Mark your calendar and call 925-5300 to reserve your plate next Friday, June 27 at noon for our lunch and strawberry special.

Card game winners: Monday bridge - 1st, Bea Hemsley; 2nd, Harry Nesbitt; door prize, Doris Mossman. Fun bridge - 1st, Wanda Wilson. Wednesday night bridge - 1st, Joyce Nesbitt; 2nd, Ruth Britnell; door prize, Janet White. Thursday night euchre - 1st, Lorne Thompson; 2nd, Hilda Hutton and Wanda Wilson; 3rd, Mary Reynolds and Jessie Shaver; door prize, Marg Fodey.

Augusta official plan to be discussed June 26

MAYNARD ­ A public open house and meeting to review Augusta Township's proposed official plan has been scheduled for Thursday, June 26.

An open house will take place between 3 and 6 pm at the Maitland recreation hall on McLean Blvd. The plan's consultant will be available to provide information and to answer questions. A public meeting to consider the plan follows at 7 pm at the same location.

The official plan applies to all lands within the township, and sets out policies for growth and development for the next 20 years.

Additional information is available at the Maynard municipal office.

District firefighters convention expected to attract large crowds

CARDINAL - The Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Fire Department is preparing to host the 91st annual Eastern Ontario Firefighters Association convention June 21.

Firefighters from Athens, Augusta, Beckwith, Carleton Place, Iroquois, Kemptville, Mississippi Mills and Prescott are set to invade the village with their families for the day to take part in a slue of activities.

According to President of the Cardinal Firefighters Association Brian Moore, Cardinal residents are looking forward to the event and crowds of people who will be arriving in the village to take part.

Moore is hoping for good weather for the day to encourage as many people as possible to take in the festivities.

"It's coming together fairly well," said Moore. "As long as the weather co-operates, it should be a fantastic day for everyone."

The firefighters are expecting to sell out the dance with several hundred visitors slated to visit the village.

Moore recommended those coming into the village for the day should come to watch the competition.

"There will be lots of action with the water, hoses and ladders," said Moore. "It should be pretty exciting."

This is the first time since 1986 that Cardinal has hosted the event, and firefighters from the host Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Station 2 think it should be a success.

COUNCIL BRIEFS

Hit the brakes on Glen Smail

SPENCERVILLE - Council voted to pass a bylaw Monday to reduce the speed limit on portions of Glen Smail Road.

The bylaw lowers the speed limit for a pair of "S" curves on the road to 60 kilometres per hour, down from the previous 80 kilometres per hour.

The reductions in speed will take place near the intersections of Patterson and Hands roads and will last for about 800 and 600 metres respectively.

"It's right on the east end of Glen Smail where there's a couple sharp corners," said Mayor Dave Dobbie. "This will look after both 'S' corners on the road."

The mayor indicated the speed reduction was in the best interests of the township.

"There are some pretty severe 90-degree angles over the crest of the hill," said Dobbie. "It's just a precaution that is being taken after we received a recommendation from the public works manager."

Council looking at West Nile virus concerns

SPENCERVILLE - Council in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal is looking at the possibility of having the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville District Health Unit speak to council about the West Nile virus.

Ward One Councillor Peggy Taylor brought up the idea after attending a recent presentation made by the health unit to the Grenville Land Stewardship Council.

"It was very well done and informative," said Taylor. "I think we should consider asking them to speak to us about it."

Ward Two Councillor Peter Martin suggested if a presentation was to be made it would be a good idea to contact groups who have expressed a concern over the West Nile virus, such as the South Edwardsburgh Recreation Association which had previously sent correspondence on the subject to council.

The mayor asked to find out about the length of the presentation and possible dates.

Garden contest is in full bloom

By David Dickenson, Journal Staff Writer

CARDINAL - The deadline is approaching for the annual Cardinal in Bloom Flowered Homes and Businesses Competition.

Those wishing to compete in this year's competition are required to fill out a registration form.

Forms have been handed out around the community. Homes and businesses in the village of Cardinal, County Road 2 from Blair to Marine Coast Road, Froom Road, Scott Road, Blair Road and Shanly Road up to Highway 401 are eligible.

This year's competition will feature three categories: flowered homes (front yard only); best container garden (visible from front yard); and businesses, service clubs and churches. Judging for the event will take place in mid-to-late August.

Three winners and 10 honourable mentions will be chosen for the flowered homes competition. The winner will receive a patio set, second place will win a garden settee and third place a garden bath. Winners from previously years are ineligible.

Committee members are urging the whole community to take part in the contest regardless of gardening skill.

"We're hoping for participation from as many people as possible," said committee member Lori Pennell. "We want to build community spirt and get people to help put back into the village to make it a more beautiful place."

There will also be a special contest for elementary school children to grow the largest sunflower face. The winner, who will be chosen at Cardinal's Labour Day Festival, will receive a pizza party for five.

Registration forms are available at General Dollar and can be dropped off at the store or mailed to Cardinal in Bloom, P.O. Box 70, Cardinal, Ontario, K0E 1E0.

Council grants road closure for derby

SPENCERVILLE - Township council agreed Monday to grant the closure of the road to the Cardinal Legion in order to hold a soapbox derby on Labour Day.

The road closure would take place between 7 am and 3 pm, with people being granted entrance and exit from the Legion parking lot and boat ramp areas between races.

"It's been working so far," said Mayor Dave Dobbie. "We should stick with the procedure."

Councillor Peggy Taylor noted a temporary closure for August 31 would also be required in Cardinal for the Labour Day parade and Ride'n'Stride.

"We'll have to get another note put in to request this," said Dobbie. "We can do this at our next meeting, there's still plenty of time before the event."

New police chief takes oath of office in 1983

CARDINAL'S PAST

June 17, 1943

* Advertisement: Playing at the Savoy Theatre this week, "Hitler's Children." This is a film everyone should see to better understand what we are fighting for and against. See the truth about the Nazis in this sensational picture.

June 13, 1963

* Joseph Crawford was elected chairman for the 1963-64 minor sports committee of the Canadian Legion. Other members are Vice-Chairman Edward Clifford; Secretary John Gamble; Finance Chairman Mansell Gillmoure; Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Crawford; Softball Chairman Leon Running and Hockey Chairman Dwayne Daw.

June 1, 1983

* All-round cords were presented to Girl Guides Cheryl Watson, Tanya Baker, Martha Fulford, Tracy Miller, Fiona Macintyre and Tammy Abrams.

* Tribute was paid to 18 new pensioners of the Canada Starch Co. They are Raymond O'Brien, Fred Byers, Marjorie Gray, Emaline Fletcher, John Wright, Thomas Gill, Glenn Riddell, Albert Coughtry, William Irving, Don McIntosh, Lloyd Smith, Gerald Thompson, Maurice Shaver, William Bennett, Garnet Covington, Harold Harper, Robert McNutt and Jean Dillon.

June 8, 1983

* The annual Cardinal-Iroquois Minor Hockey Association held its awards banquet at the Cardinal and District Community Centre. The Ray Hall trophy for coach of the year was shared by Rick Patrick, Danny Adams and Rick Ferguson. Individual trophy winners were Jeff Scott, most valuable C player and winner of the Johnstown Recreation Trophy; John Hanna, Prentice Memorial Trophy; David Orzel, most valuable player overall and recipient of the Smitty Mosley Trophy; and Jeff Veltkamp, winner of the Prunner Trophy for the best all-round goalie.

Sheldon Tryon won the Rusty Crawford Trophy for being the most improved tyke player, and the award for being the tyke player who scored the highest number of goals in a tournament.

* An Aug. 1 opening date has been set for the St. Lawrence Medical Clinic on Bridge Street in Cardinal.

* Provincial Court Judge Bruce Hunter administered the oath of office to Cardinal's new police chief, Dwight McLaughlin. He assumed his duties Monday and is replacing Acting Chief Ron Wood, who left the force recently to join the Alliston police department.

June 15, 1983

* The Benson Public School senior girls relay team captured gold medals at the Leeds and Grenville elementary school invitational track and field meet. The team defeated Maynard by one-hundredth of a second to earn the medals.

Team members are Kim Davidson, Julie Amell, Tammy Johnston, Heidi Linnen and Coach Gary Bates.

May 26, 1993

* Casco and Best Foods welcomed new pensioners at the 49th annual dinner. The pensioners are: John Bailey (28 years, 10 months), Eldred Wells (38 years, seven months), Robert Mason (47 years, seven months), Carl Toupin (35 years, three months), Herbert Leizert (29 years, one month), Bernard Patrick (48 years, 10 months) and Leo McKee (38 years).

June 2, 1993

* Clergy and the congregation joined to celebrate the dedication of the church hall at St. James Anglican Church in Crystal Rock. Sally MacInnis and Jim Weldon told the group about the beginnings and plans for the hall while parish priest Rev. Karen Dukes led them in song and read the scripture.

Cardinal man wins sportsman race

BROCKVILLE - A Cardinal man was able to figure out the slick Brockville Speedway June 6 as he cruised to victory in the Sportsman feature class.

Jason Riddell had been close to his first Sportsman win a couple of times in the past only to fall short in the final laps.

Despite numerous cautions and a restart with one lap to go, Riddell was able to keep his cool to win the 20-lap race.

Finding the positive side in agriculture

By Geri Kamenz, Vice-President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

For a group of people known for their eternal optimism, this year is providing the ultimate test for Canadian farmers. Finding any reason for hope in the future is taking a concerted search.

Difficult weather conditions aren't new to farmers - we've faced cold and wet growing seasons before - but now we have a ban on Canadian beef and meat products to the United States and a number of other nations around the world, all because of an Alberta cow being diagnosed with BSE, or mad cow disease.

Along with the ban on our beef and meat products, we have seen a complete chain reaction - everything from rendering plants to slaughter plants and dead stock removal services closing their businesses because there is no place to take their products.

Without dead stock pick-up service, farmers, when they are unfortunate enough to have an animal die on their property, have to bury or compost the carcass. If they fail to do that, they are subject to prosecution by the provincial government. It may seem like things just keep getting worse.

Canadians, including Canadian farmers, have to count themselves fortunate because of the comprehensive efforts of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Every scientific technique possible is being used by the agency to trace the various paths of the one BSE-infected cow, her herd mates and progeny - information that is required by Canada's trading partners around the world to eliminate any conceivable chance the disease remains.

With a disease like BSE, trading partners want total assurance that they won't be allowing the infection into their country. We are told that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is nearing the conclusion of its exhaustive investigation and that still only the one animal has tested positive. That's a major reason for optimism for Canada's livestock sector and everyone who gets a pay cheque for their involvement in the industry.

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture and a number of commodity organizations know that special funding from provincial and federal levels of government will be needed to put the livestock sector and its related industries back on their feet following this BSE crisis. We are developing proposals and plans that will help our governments identify what the needs are and the best way to deliver that assistance.

What is being learned from this encounter with BSE will put Canadian agriculture in a much stronger position for future encounters - not just with BSE but many other diseases that might threaten farmers, their businesses and the jobs and futures of so many other people.

The OFA has participated in the daily update sessions for stakeholders as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency strives to keep all possible partners informed as the investigation evolves. With this information, we have developed a much more comprehensive understanding of what's involved in dealing with such a situation.

Knowing the background and everything that has to be done to cope with BSE or any similar outbreak will hopefully give agriculture and everyone involved in the industry an advantage should there be a repeat experience. The knowledge gained from this process will not be wasted. At OFA, we view that as a major positive for the future.

Geri Kamenz is a beef, pork and cash crop producer at Buckstop Farms on Ventnor Road near Spencerville.

Fishing rules followed by 4-H members at outing

By Eric Connell, Happy Hookers press reporter

Hi everyone. How are you? I am reporting back about our fishing expedition with the 4-H club, the Happy Hookers. We met on May 16 at 7:30 pm on the shore of the Rideau River to try our hand at mudpouting. It was great fun and quite a learning experience.

Kelsey Dillabough, my cousin, caught the biggest fish, a large mouth bass. The bass was between two and three pounds in size but also out of season, so we quickly took a picture and then reviewed the rules of proper release. The fish went happily on his way to newer waters.

After it got dark and the wind died down, we did catch a few fish ranging from sunfish, perch and mudpout. We learned the proper way of holding a cat fish because it has stingers on each side of it. Some of the 4-H members used bamboo sticks to catch their mudpout.

Mike's Trail and Tackle donated the worms. The Willoughby family hosted the meeting at their home on the Rideau River near Smiths Falls.

Also, Mrs. Willoughby gave us many tips on fishing and an excellent informative demonstration on the correct method of cleaning fish. After the demonstration we did have a couple of 4-H members do their own fish cleaning.

As a bonus treat, Mrs. Willoughby deep fried the fish in a scrumptious batter and everyone had an opportunity to try our catch of the night.

The meeting was adjourned at 10 pm.

Next meeting

We had our 4-H Fishing Club meeting May 22 at the Grenville Fish and Game Club. The meeting was called at 7 pm and we had the minutes read and moved. Our Youth Leader, Tristan, put us into groups and we played a fishing game.

We then had Doug Jensen review the rules and regulations for fishing using the 2003 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary booklet. Members talked about the opportunity to purchase club T-shirts. Our meeting ended with the completion of ice fishing rods made by Doug Jensen. Each member received the fishing rod and had to sand and finish it with line, hook and varnish. Some of this work will have to be completed at home, and each member is encouraged to display their fishing rod at the Spencerville Fair.

Our meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm with snacks. The next meeting will be another double meeting on Sunday, June 8, beginning at noon.

Cemetery service June 28

SPENCERVILLE ­ The annual cemetery service for Union Cemetery in Spencerville will take place Sunday, June 28.

The service will begin at 2:30 pm.

Janet Clapp is scheduled to be the guest speaker.

In the event that it rains, the cemetery service will be held at the Spencerville United Church.

The annual service is being organized by the board of directors for the Union Cemetery.

Get hooked at bass derby June 28 and 29

CARDINAL - The Cardinal Fish and Game Club will be holding a Small Mouth Bass Fishing Derby Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29.

There will be two weigh-in periods both days from 11:30 am until noon and from 7:30 pm until 8 pm at B's Bait and Tackle (Cardinal Marina).

Tickets are available at Iroquois Bait and Tackle, Mustard's Variety in Iroquois, McEwen Gas Bar in Johnstown, Rona Home Hardware in Cardinal, B's Bait and Tackle in Cardinal, Cardinal Creations or by calling John Dugan Sr. at 657-1091.

Pair of local residents named to Sports Hall of Fame

By David Dickenson. Journal Staff Writer

BROCKVILLE - South Grenville-area athletes and volunteers were among those recognized at the 2003 Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame weekend.

A pair of South Grenville residents, Mary DeBruyn of Charleville and Ed St. Louis of Cardinal, represented the communities proudly as they were among the five hall of fame inductees for 2003.

DeBruyn, who has been involved in baseball for years, was inducted for her contributions to the sport both at the local and international level as an umpire in baseball and a referee in hockey. She has travelled to many countries to umpire games at the international level, including games in Japan and Venezuela.

In 2000, DeBruyn was awarded the prestigious honour of umpiring the gold medal game between Japan and U.S.A. at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

"It's been an awesome weekend," said DeBruyn. "Next to working the gold medal game at the Olympics, it's the greatest accomplishment in my life."

DeBruyn was nominated for induction into the hall by Prescott's Les McAllister, who was an inductee last year for his work with hockey and softball.

"Les is such a humble great man; I have a lot of respect for him" said DeBruyn. "It's just an amazing honour to know he considers me worthy to be put in the same category with people like himself."

South Grenville's other inductee, St. Louis, has made a name for himself in the area as an outstanding fastball and baseball player as well as a rugged defenceman in hockey.

St. Louis was a top amateur athlete and was recognized for his play with the Cardinal Pats fastball team as well as his amateur hockey career playing for the Baltimore Clippers of the Senior A League.

For St. Louis, it is considered an honour to be joining former Pats teammates Ted and Jack Hoy as members of the hall.

"I'm so proud and honoured to go up (on the wall) with these people," gushed St. Louis. "I played sports all my life with some of the guys up on the wall and getting to go up there with them I can't ask for anything better than that."

Area athletes also had the distinction of being finalists for 2003 athletic awards, with the bantam girls rink from the Prescott Curling Club named team of the year.

The Prescott-based bantam girls rink of skip Laura Payne, vice Laura Mann, second Candace Johnston, lead Ryrie Brisco and coach Brian Savill won the silver medal at the Canada Winter Games this past spring in Bathurst, New Brunswick, becoming the first Ontario team to win a medal at the games in curling in more than 20 years.

Long-time president of the Prescott Figure Skating Club, Joan Hubbard, was one of three nominees for the Investor's Group Volunteering Award, which went to Garry Bates for contributions to baseball in Brockville. Last year, the award was taken home by Jenny Elliott, a long-time contributor to the South Grenville Minor Hockey Association.

South Grenville names Stephenson, Drury and Latham top senior athletes

PRESCOTT - South Grenville District High School capped off a dominating athletic season by naming Cristy Latham top senior girl and Dustin Drury and Tyler Stephenson co-winners of top senior boy.

The Giants enjoyed a very successful sports campaign in 2002-2003 after tallying three Leeds and Grenville Secondary School Athletic Association championships and three berths in the finals.

The boys rugby team, senior boys volleyball team and senior boys basketball team each had excellent seasons to carry South Grenville over more favoured teams in Leeds and Grenville.

Drury and Stephenson, who both played basketball, volleyball, badminton and rugby this year at the high school, were awarded the senior boy athlete of the year award for their hard work and dedication.

The duo was surprised at being named co-winners of the honour.

"I kind of thought it would come down to one of us," said Drury, who also won the honour last year. "But I never thought it would be both of us; It was really a surprise. It's such an honour."

For Stephenson, the award came as even more of a surprise.

"I knew we each were part of three LGSSAA (Leeds and Grenville Secondary School Athletic Association) titles this year," said Stephenson, "but I didn't expect this. It's such a nice end to the year."

South Grenville's senior girls athlete of the year, Cristy Latham, who played basketball, volleyball and soccer for the high school, was shocked to win the award over some of the other athletes at the school.

"I had the opportunity to play with so many good athletes; I didn't expect to win this," said Latham. "Sports has meant everything to me here; without it, high school just wouldn't have been the same."

Junior athlete Sam Joudoin, who has made a name for herself in high school sports this year by moving up in age groups to play on the senior basketball and soccer as well as junior volleyball, was happy but still shocked with winning not only the junior girls athlete of the year, but also individual awards in all three sports she played this year.

"I wasn't expecting awards in basketball or soccer," said Joudoin. "I had a feeling I might win something for volleyball, but I didn't expect this."

Matt Alkerton, who made an impact while playing junior football and basketball this season, was happy with the honour and looking forward to continuing in the two sports for the rest of his high school years.

"With sports it makes high school a lot more fun," said Alkerton. "It really means a lot to me."

The school also recognized retiring teacher Bob Hoy, who has coached at least two sports a year at the high school for more than 20 years, and graduating OAC student Ben Henderson who helped to coach three teams this past year, including the senior boys basketball team which won the LGSSAA title.

Winners of awards in each sport were:

(MVP - Most Valuable Player, MIP - Most Improved Player)

Badminton

Girls MVP - Lisa Weststrate;
Girls MIP - Jenni Kroot; Boys MVP - Eric Delorme; Boys MIP - Peter Veltkamp and Andrew Fortier

Junior girls Basketball

MVP - Becky Graham; MIP - Allison Whyte

Senior girls Basketball

MVP - Cristy Latham; MIP - Samantha Joudoin

Junior boys Basketball

MVP - Matt Alkerton; MIP - Jon Baldwin

Senior boys Basketball

MVP - Jamie Clarke; MIP - Curtis Bucking; Defensive MVP - Dustin Drury; Most Valuable Big Man - Mike Ayerst

Senior boys Football

Team MVP - David DeDekker; Offensive MVP - Eric Perrin; Defensive MVP - Shawn Bradford; Top Offensive Lineman - Mike Harris; Top Defensive Lineman - Ben Forsyth

Girls Rugby

MIP - Kalla Dobbie; Coaches Award - Tiffany Pope

Boys Rugby

MVP - Joel Stone; MIP - Kyle LaFlamme

Junior girls Soccer

MVP - Lyndsay Biccum and Sara Watt

Senior girls Soccer

MVP - Samantha Joudoin; Coaches Award - Mary Ellen Hough

Junior boys Soccer

MVP - Chad Hyland and Matt Hayes

Senior boys Soccer

MVP - Andrew Booth-Reddick

Track and Field

Girls MVP - Kim Howitt; Boys MVP - Shane Pettifer; MIP - Julie Putman

Junior girls Volleyball

MVP - Samantha Joudoin; MIP - Amy Foster

Senior girls Volleyball

MVP - Ashley Weir; MIP - Jessica Watt

Junior boys Volleyball

MVP - Michael Armstrong; MIP - Scott Hall

Senior Boys Volleyball

MVP - Tyler Stephenson; MIP - Luke Meppelder

Local athletes score top finishes in track

BROCKVILLE - Numerous South Grenville athletes had a strong showing at the Leeds and Grenville Elementary School Athletic Association championship meet June 9 in Brockville.

Maynard Public School's Matt Leeder had one of the top performances from area athletes, winning double gold in the senior boys 800- and 1500- metre races. Leeder finished the 800 in a time of 2:21.41, while finishing the 1500 in a time of 4:51.84.

Maynard's Jamie Froats also had a big day being named the Top Senior Girl of the meet after winning the 60- and 100- metre races in times of 8.16 and 12.99 seconds including a new meet record in the 60 metres.

Other top finishes for area athletes include:

Senior girls 60 metres

1. Jamie Froats, Maynard, 8.16; 2. Erika Kamenz, Centennial '67, 8.35

Senior girls 100 metres

1. Jamie Froats, Maynard, 12.99

Junior girls 200 metres

6. Carrie Calhoun, Benson, 31.96

Senior girls 200 metres

2. Jessica Rupert, Maynard, 29.47

6. Ashley Gillis, St. Joseph,
30.34

Junior boys 200 metres

4. Kyle Easterbrook, Maynard, 30.84

Junior boys 800 metres

5. Kyle Easterbrook, Maynard, 2:47.60

Senior boys 800 metres

1. Matt Leeder, Maynard, 2:21.41; 5. Nick West, St. Joseph, 2:34.30; 6. Jamie McFarlane, St. Joseph, 2:34.41

Junior boys 1500 metres

3. Michael Thomas, Maynard, 5:44.09

Senior girls Long Jump

2. Erika Kamenz, Centennial '67, 4.48m

Junior boys Long Jump

5. Toran Marcynuk, St. Joseph, 4.06m

Senior boys Long Jump

6. Mike Froom, Central,
4.66m

Senior girls Triple Jump

2. Erika Kamenz, Centennial '67, 9.25m; 5. Jessica Rupert, Maynard, 8.95m; 6. Mackenzie Liska, Centennial '67, 8.95m

Junior boys Triple Jump

3. Taylor Corney, Maynard, 8.93m

Junior girls High Jump

6. Jolieke Van de Loo, GCC, 1.20m

Junior boys High Jump

4. Trent Corney, Maynard, 1.30m

Senior boys High Jump

4. Peter Snelgrove, GCC, 1.50m; 5. Andrew McCaw, Maynard, 1.45m

Junior girls Shot Put

1. Zoe Kamenz, Centennial '67, 9.37m

Junior girls 4x100 metre relay

6. Maynard, 62.93

Senior girls 4x100 metre relay

5. Centennial '67, 59.67

Shankar scores four in Chiros victory

PRESCOTT - In Under-6 Prescott and District Soccer Association action Zach Shankar had a strong performance scoring all four of Prescott Chiros goals in a 4-1 win over Tichborne Auto Supply June 12. Taylor Prosser had the lone goal for Tichbourne.

Other South Grenville results include:

Under-16

DWJ Plumbing & Sons 4

Nick Maggio (3), Joshua Joudoin

Grenville Towing 3

Joshua Beckstead, Jordan Grootjans, Joshua Perrin

Hartley Sports 3

Chad Hyland (2), Stacey Kenney

Kriska Holdings 2

Jacob Casselman, Cody Warren

Gateway Packaging 3

Kim Murdock, Curtis Biccum, Nick Francica

Southport 3

Joshua Rupert (2), Nick Gould

Watermark Printing 4

Robert Amell (2), Nick McDougall (2)

Canadian Tire 2

Matt Hayes, Dennis Heldens

Gateway Packaging 3

Vince Francica (2), Curtis Biccum

Kriska Holdings Ltd. 1

Jacob Casselman

Southport 5

Joshua Rupert (4), Sebastien Last

Canadian Tire 2

Matt Hayes (2)

Watermark Printing 8

Robert Amell (3), Brandon Spencer (2), Joel Haystead (2), Hank Haykoop

DWJ Plumbing & Sons 3

Joshua Joudoin, Nick Maggio, Kyle Edmondson

Hartley Sports 2

Nicholas Wert, George Piette

Grenville Towing 0

No goal scorers

Under 12

Giant Tiger 1

Robert Deeks

Grenville Castings 0

No goal scorers

Seaway Valley Pharmacy 4

Mitchell Grant (2), Richard Champagne, Cody Liezert

Beach Home Hardware 0

No goal scorers

B.W. Freer Electric 3

Alanna Lesenba (2), Mason Amell

Kriska Holdings Ltd. 0

No goal scorers

Giant Tiger 3

Devon Deschamps, Cody Keller, Megan Colwell

Shriners 1

Sean Perrin

Grenville Castings 1

Andrew Bernard

Hansen's Kavity Kickers 1

Ian King

B.W. Freer Electrical 4

Scott Stephenson (2), Alanna Lesenba, Jordan Turcotte

Shriners 0

No goal scorers

Hansen's Kavity Kickers 3

Devon Lebrun (2), Troy Armstrong

Seaway Valley Pharmacy 1

Richard Champagne

Beach Home Hardware 4

Cody Patenaude (2), Skylar Fraser, Zachary Campbell

Kriska Holdings Ltd. 2

Jeffrey Gaw, Jesse Hyland

Under-10

Royal Bank 2

Ethan Zahn, Patrick Spencer

Seaway Physiotherapy 1

Dillion Stoddard

Colour Pallette 1

Phillip Biccum

Seaway Physiotherapy 0

No goal scorers

Colour Pallette 7

Michael Morrell (3), A.J. Larocque (3), Christian Sammier

Danani Flooring 0

No goal scorers

Mac's Convenience Stores 5

Jamie Sturgeon (3), Dylan Dorey, Taylor Shackles

Prescott Kinsmen 0

No goal scorers

TD Canada Trust 5

Trent Corney (3), Kelly Fee, Devon Johnston

Splash Well Drilling 3

Sean Blackburn (3)

Mac's Convenience Stores 7

Dylan Dorey (2), Jamie Sturgeon (2), Nick Heykoop (2), Sam Cleary

Splash Well Drilling 4

Ryan Van Stralen (3), Sean Blackburn

Playit Star 2

Brendan O'Hanlon (2)

TD Canada Trust 1

Trent Corney

Kiwanis 4

Chris Hendrikx (2), Brandon Mead, Lindsay Letts

Danani Flooring 2

Brett Van Stralen (2)

Prescott Kinsmen 5

Drew Johnston (4), Damian Haystead

Grenville Pharmacy 1

Tyson Bertrend

Playit Star 6

Michael Lawless (2), Brendan O'Hanlon (2), Damien Van hyning, Jeremy Laplante-Lock

Kiwanis 1

Brandon Mead

Under-8

Playit Star 5

Alex Modler (2), Curtis Ross (2), Evan Eaton

Compendium Group Inc 3

Adrian Dalrymple (3)

Prescott IDA 3

John Lawless (2), William Barkley

Hometown Heating 0

No goal scorers

Prophet's Trophies 4

Christian Zahn (2), Kyle Coligan (2)

Windmill Web Inc. 3

Matt Fox (2), Patrick Purcell

Tropical Pools 6

Dakota Thauvette (5), Riley Thomson

S.L. Printing Devils 3

Paul DeJong (2), Ryan Wilson

Compendium Group Inc. 3

Adrian Dalrymple (3)

Hometown Heating 1

Ben Smith

S.L. Printing Devils 5

Paul DeJong (3), Kennedy Murphy (2)

Playit Star 2

Aaron Scott, Alex Modler

Tropical Pools 2

Dakota Thauvette, Auston Wickware

Prophet's Trophies 1

Kyle Coligan

Prescott IDA 7

Zack Sukunita (4), John Lawless (3)

M.T.J.B. 4

Dillan Ault (2), Devontay McNeil (2)

Under-6

Star Security 4

Jonathan Noonan (3), Travis McAuley

Grenville Fish & Game 0

No goal scorers

Prescott Chiros 4

Zach Shankar (4)

Tichborne Auto Supply 1

Taylor Prosser

Playit Star 4

Cole Cameron (4)

Beck's Construction 0

No goal scorers

Chevron Construction 2

Spencer Ross, Garett Thomson

Playit Star 1

Cameron Beaver

Star Security 3

Jonathan Noonan (2), Travis McAuley

Beck's Construction 0

No goal scorers

Prescott Chiros 3

Zach Shankar (2), Jacob Shankar

Grenville Fish & Game 1

Payton Selleck

Prescott secures Sr. 'A' hockey team

PRESCOTT - It looks like Prescott will see the return of Senior 'A' hockey to the Leo Boivin Community Centre this fall.

The Rideau-St. Lawrence Kings which held the ice time needed for the senior 'A' to return to the Fort Town has offered the town the three hours to use for the new team in the area.

"I got a call from Randy Pelehos letting me know someone was willing to give up three hours for us," said potential team owner Greg Simpson. "It came very close to not happening.

Simpson was thrilled with the news.

"They (Rideau-St. Lawrence Kings) apparently called the town and said they could give up three hours for that sort of thing," said Simpson. "It was very nice of them. They seemed very interested in the hockey team. The response has been great."

The team is now under a time constraint to fill out paperwork and pay the league fees by tomorrow (June 19) in order to become part of the Eastern Ontario Senior 'A' League starting this fall.

Simpson didn't figure the paperwork and league fees which are coming due shortly to be much of a problem.

"I guess we'll have to look at a little fundraising," said Simpson. "But things are starting to come together."

Once the paperwork and payments are final the new Prescott team will join Cobourg, Tamworth, Deseronto, Belleville and Kingston for the start of the Eastern Ontario Senior 'A' League schedule in October.

Teams in Peterborough and Whitby have expressed interest in joining the league for next season.

League training camps are expected to start in August.

The team is expected to use the name Falcons or Canadiens to keep with the Senior 'A' hockey tradition in Prescott.

Prescott golfer records ace

PRESCOTT - The third hole-in-one of the season was reported June 8 at Prescott Golf Club.

Prescott resident Dale Duncan recorded the ace on the 116-yard, 9th hole using a 9-iron.

Duncan was joined in her foursome by Marilyn Gill, Norma Martineau and Mary Jane Robinson.

Gunners score win

PRESCOTT - In their second game of the season, the Prescott Lady Gunners
over-18 women's soccer team managed to keep its winning streak alive by scoring a 2-0 win over the Carleton Place Rockets last Monday in Prescott.

Margaret Cameron and Jen Reston each had a goal for the Lady Gunners in the win, while goalkeeper Jessica Baird claimed the shutout.

The girls were able to rally behind Mr. Powers, who stepped in to coach the game

Prescott Tennis Club to host Ontario Senior Games tennis

PRESCOTT - The Prescott Tennis Club will play host to the District Final of the Ontario Senior Games Saturday.

Athletes will compete in the Mens Doubles, Ladies Doubles and Mixed Doubles competition in the 55-64 and 65 and over age groups.

Athletes from Perth and Brockville will be coming to compete in the event.

The event is a make-up from last week's District Final in Almonte which was cancelled due to rain.

The event was open to seniors within the district and will run from 11 am until roughly 3 pm.

Jr. B Rangers to hold summer scramble golf fundraiser in July

PRESCOTT - The South Grenville Jr. B Rangers will be holding a summer scramble golf tournament July 12 as a fundraiser for the upcoming season.

The tournament is a four-person best-ball scramble which will begin at the golf club at 11 am.

Carts are not included and must be booked through the pro shop at 925-5370.

Those wishing to register should list their team of four, phone numbers and whether they are members of the Prescott Golf Club and send the information to Dennis Van Luit, PO Box 1636, Prescott, Ontario, K0E 1T0, fax: 925-2396 or e-mail dvanluit@ripnet.com

Domville Aces hoping for luck against Greenbush tomorrow

DOMVILLE - The Domville Aces senior men's team will be in action tomorrow as they host the Greenbush Generals at 8:30 pm at the Domville ball diamond.

The Aces have had a successful start to their first season back in action in the North Leeds Fastball League.

Domville defeated the Generals in the opening game of the season in mid-May by a score of 13-6.

The Aces are sitting just above .500 after getting off to quick start to the season before suffering a couple tough defeats.

Come out and see the Aces in their inagural season back in ball.

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