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TOWN HALLArchitect Ralph Vandenberg's sketch of the new town hall, which council intends to build on the municipal parking lot around the existing clock tower, was discussed during a committee meeting Tuesday night. The clock tower's roof has been altered to show what could be done. Twenty-seven parking spots are indicated. The main entrance would be facing the clock tower, and the library would be on the main floor, with the council chambers and offices upstairs. A second sketch, far right, shows the architect's plan for the parking lot and market. The vehicles shown on Centre Street would be market trucks with their produce on mornings and days when the street would be closed to traffic.
Prescott council views architect's sketches
PRESCOTT Architect Ralph Vandenberg's sketch of the new town hall, which council intends to build on the municipal parking lot around the existing clock tower at the corner of King and Centre streets, was briefly discussed during a committee meeting Tuesday night.
Vandenberg was unable to attend the meeting because of a previous commitment, according to town clerk-administrator Andrew Brown. However, councillors spent a few minutes discussing the layout of the building's interior and some possible changes.
The sketches of the interior show the library and storage rooms on the first floor, with the staff and mayor's offices as well as council chambers on the second floor. The building would include one elevator.
Councillors will again meet with the architect in the near future to go over the details, Brown said. Once the design is approved, councillors plan to begin choosing building materials. Some councillors have indicated that they would like to see an elegant facade of brick and stone.
Vandenberg provided a rough estimate for the 12,200-square-foot building of $1.2 million to $1.5 million, which does not reflect the cost of demolishing the present town hall on Dibble Street. The cost could vary depending on other variables, such as building materials and fibre-optic wiring, Brown noted.
Coun. Frank Whiten remains the lone dissenter to the town hall project on council. Whiten would prefer that the present town hall be demolished and a smaller building be built to replace it on the Dibble Street lot. Whiten says the present library could remain standing, so the project would cost only a fraction of the pricetag of a new town hall downtown.
The sketches which Vandenberg provided to council last week show an altered clock tower roof, a suggested change. Twenty-seven parking spots are indicated. A second sketch shows the architect's plan for the parking lot and market. An archway would lead from the clock tower into the market on Centre Street, which would be closed to traffic between King and Water streets on market days.
The Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce remains opposed to the project. At a recent public meeting organized by the chamber, 72 per cent of the 502 members of the public who submitted surveys indicated they would prefer that the present building be renovated. An engineering firm is presently conducting a cost estimate to renovate the Dibble Street building. The study, which the chamber and council are funding jointly, will cost $4,500.
PRESCOTT The Prescott Public Utilities Commission will hold a public information session on Monday, Aug. 28 to discuss its plan to merge with several other utilities. The meeting will be held at St. Mark's Parish Centre starting at 7 p.m., reported PUC chairman Don Gibson. Gibson said everyone is welcome "anyone who wants to listen to what's happening with the PUC." Town council plans to send notices about the meeting in final tax bills, which are expected to be mailed this week or early next week, according to clerk administrator Andrew Brown.
KINGSTON The number of people receiving employment insurance from the Prescott Human Resources Development Canada office dropped slightly last month, according to the latest statistics from the federal government. In July, 935 people were collecting benefits in Prescott, down 1.5 per cent from 949 in June of this year.
The unemployment rate for this region of Eastern Ontario, not including Ottawa, was 8.0 in July, down from 8.6 per cent the same month last year.
In Brockville, 788 people collected benefits in July, the same number of claimants as in June.
Overall in the region, the number of people collecting employment insurance dropped 0.9 per cent from June to July. HRDC reported that the figures reflect increases in construction and health-care services in the region. Jobs went mainly to youths age 15 to 24 and to women, according to the report.
GANANOQUE Ontario Premier Mike Harris will headline the list of special guests attending An Afternoon in the Islands, the annual fundraiser for Leeds-Grenville MPP Bob Runciman. Harris will be joined by at least seven cabinet ministers at the party, to be held Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Glen House Resort.
Runciman, minister of consumer and commercial relations, will be joined by Tony Clement, minister of municipal affairs and housing; Diane Cunningham, minister of training, colleges and universities; Janet Ecker, minister of education; Frank Klees, government whip and deputy house leader; Al Palladini, minister of economic development and trades; Rob Sampson, minister of corrections; and John Snobelen, minister of natural resources, Runciman's office reported.
SPENCERVILLE The annual memorial service for St. Andrew's Knox Presbyterian Cemetery will be held Sunday, Aug. 13, starting at 2 p.m., in the church in Spencerville.
PRESCOTT A Prescott-wide garage sale, both downtown and throughout the town, is being organized for Saturday, Aug. 26, the day of the 1000 Islands Poker Run. About 2,000 people are expected to visit town to view the speedboats that day.
SPENCERVILLE The fundraising for the new library on Victoria Street has raised $12,341 to date. This is in addition to the $20,000 donation by Earl and Ruth Connell. The fundraising target is $50,000.
By MONICA WHITNEY - Journal Staff Writer
NORTH AUGUSTA Grenville County farmers are feeling the pinch in their pockets as they contend with a higher-than-average rainfall this growing season.
Adrian Wynands, President of the Grenville Federation of Agriculture, said farmers are facing a lower income this year due to the rain.
"There's a lot of money laying in the fields," Wynands said. "Some [farmers] are worried. The biggest impact is trying to get the hay off in decent quality. There's still all kinds of grass around to be harvested, but at a lower quality."
Wynands, whose main source of income is milking a 40-head dairy herd at his Branch Road farm near North Augusta, explained a season will usually produce three hay cuttings, with the first cut normally made by June 10.
"Some still haven't made the first cut," Wynands said. "The fields are too wet in low areas; the water has just laid there and laid there."
The three basic components that make up a good dairy ration are protein, energy and fibre, Wynands said. If the hay tests at a lower quality, the farmer will need to buy a grain mix with more protein to supplement the herd's diet and keep the cow producing milk. "Protein is the expensive part of the grain mix. It will cost more to produce milk this fall."
Wynands said he was only able to plant 37 of his 55 acres in corn, and he had been planning to put in 35 acres of barley under-seeded with a hay pasture mix. "That's less hay land I'll have next year."
The Ontario Milk Marketing Board has sent a letter to all dairy farmers advising operators to keep an eye on milk production to ensure the domestic market is not undersupplied this fall, the GFA president said.
The OMMB has increased milk production quotas by one per cent, he said, because there could be a shortage of milk this fall.
To compensate, the OMMB may allow companies to import from the United States. However, this is not always a desirable option, because "imports are hard to shut off once they're started," he said.
As a dairy farmer, Wynands said he has an advantage over beef and cash crop farmers. "I have a monthly income as long as I keep producing milk. I know what I will get paid."
Cash croppers who are solely dependent on income from the sale of crops "will hurt the worst," Wynands said. Yields are down, and the growing season is two weeks behind, he explained. Many low-lying wet spots have been "drowned out," and some corn may not even mature. Corn is generally used for a grain mix and silage. If it does not mature, it will all have to be used as silage.
Earl Pollack, the regional manager for South Eastern Ontario with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said about double the normal amount of precipitation and the cool nights have contributed to lower yields this year. Heat units, a measurement of the corn-growing season using a combination of temperature, humidity, hours of sunshine and precipitation, are down by about 400 units, he said.
That's significant enough to have corn plants standing shorter at about eight feet, rather than the usual 10 to 12 feet high at this time of year, Pollack said. The yield is sitting at about two tons per acre instead of five tons per acre. That means it will take more product to fill the silo, and farmers will need to make up the difference, said Pollack, who also lives on Branch Road.
Expected sweet corn yields are also lower, with production running at about 500 dozen cobs per acre instead of 1,000 dozen cobs per acre. Cobs are also shorter this year.However, this will vary according to soil type, Pollack said. Land that is tile-drained will be in better shape, whereas heavy, clay soil will not produce as well. High, sandy land will also benefit because of the higher moisture.
Because of the extra moisture in the soil, nutrients that migrate to the surface of the soil can't get to the crops as easily. "The water is trying to get away and taking the nutrients with it," Pollack explained.
While there has been little evidence of diseases so far in the crops, Pollack said cereal crops such as wheat, oats, barley and corn will be affected by moulds. More of these crops will be of feed-grade quality and will not be used for human consumption. This means a lower price to the farmer.
Pollack warns farmers to be aware of fire risks in barns stacked with wet hay. He suggests barns be checked twice daily to ensure hay bales above 20 per cent moisture content are not internally combusting, creating fire hazards.
He said his office recently helped a farmer near Brockville who had 14,000 bales stacked in a barn, where the temperature reading was 160 degrees Fahrenheit at the top of the barn. "He did have a fire hazard."
There won't be much change at the consumer end for market prices, Pollack predicted, as the state of the U.S. crop largely determines Canada's prices for cash crops, soybeans and corn on the Chicago Stock Exchange.
"The farmer bears the brunt of it."
The GFA represents about 230 farmers, Wynands said.
PRESCOTT The town's market vendors have also been affected by higher-than-average rainfalls this season.
Rain is "another four-letter word we don't need to hear," vendor Eli Countryman said during a steady drizzle last week at the market.
Countryman, who works a 25.5-acre farm near Maynard, said he has "lost in the neighbourhood of $5,000 worth of crops I'll never regain, and that's probably on the low side.
"The rain hasn't done us much good. A lot of stuff was drowned out. About half my crops aren't doing well."
Countryman said he lost two plantings of cucumbers and squash, and his first flush of tomatoes was lost to blight. His cole crops, such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli, were planted in ground that was like mud, and yields are down. Potatoes, celery and onions are doing well, however, he added.
Despite the weather, Countryman reported that sales at the market are good.
Vendor Georgette Bérubé agrees, adding she has had to increase prices to compensate for lower yields. Customers don't mind the higher prices, however, "as long as the produce is fresh," she said.
A bunch of carrots that sold for 50 cents last year is now 75 cents, Bérubé noted, and a quart of yellow beans now sells for $2.50, an increase of $1. "We're getting more money because we don't have much supply."
"I have never seen a year like this in 30 years," said market vendor Diane Schieman of Schieman Gardens near Spencerville.
The season was late by about three weeks, and produce is slow in growing, she said.
Vendor Elise Castonguay said she has lost about $200 in strawberries because of the rain. She normally picks about $1,000 worth of berries in a season, she said.
"The rain does hurt. It was so wet we couldn't pick the berries," said Castonguay.
"It took three tries to get enough to come to market."
Castonguay also sells home-baked goods, which can't be displayed for sale properly in the rain, she noted.
Elwood Reaney, a hobby blueberry and raspberry farmer near Maynard, said it has taken six years of nurturing his plants to get to the market.
"If it turns really wet, the berries will just rot on the plants. The fields are so wet, unless you're careful, you'll sink in."
BROCKVILLE The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Health Unit is asking the public for assistance in the surveillance of the West Nile Virus.
On July 28, health officials near Syracuse, N.Y. announced that West Nile Virus had been discovered in a dead crow. This virus can be transmitted from infected birds to mosquitoes, which can then pass the virus to humans through their bites, causing serious health problems.
The virus has not reached Ontario but has been identified in Syracuse, approximately 200 kilometres away. The virus was first identified in mid-1999 in New York City, where 62 people were infected and seven died.
The first sign that the virus has reached an area is the discovery of birds that have died for no apparent reason. The health unit is asking the public to call 1-800-660-5853 during office hours or 345-5685 any time if dead birds are noticed. The birds will be assessed for suitability of being picked up for testing by a public health inspector. Birds that are decomposed or that have died from obvious causes such as accidents are not indicative of the disease and will not be tested.
Because this virus is transmitted to humans only by mosquito bites, the public is also asked to eliminate any mosquito breeding areas on their properties. Mosquitoes breed in water that is left standing at least four days. Eliminating these areas can be as easy as emptying cans, old tires and any container where water is left standing. Cleaning eaves and drains of built-up leaves and debris can also prevent water from becoming mosquito breeding areas.
KINGSTON The number of people receiving employment insurance from the Prescott Human Resources Development Canada office dropped slightly last month, according to the latest statistics from the federal government. In July, 935 people were collecting benefits in Prescott, down 1.5 per cent from 949 in June of this year.
The unemployment rate for this region of Eastern Ontario, not including Ottawa, was 8.0 in July, down from 8.6 per cent the same month last year.
In Brockville, 788 people collected benefits in July, the same number of claimants as in June.
Overall in the region, the number of people collecting employment insurance dropped 0.9 per cent from June to July. HRDC reported that the figures reflect increases in construction and health-care services in the region. Jobs went mainly to youths age 15 to 24 and to women, according to the report.
GANANOQUE Ontario Premier Mike Harris will headline the list of special guests attending An Afternoon in the Islands, the annual fundraiser for Leeds-Grenville MPP Bob Runciman. Harris will be joined by at least seven cabinet ministers at the party, to be held Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Glen House Resort.
Runciman, minister of consumer and commercial relations, will be joined by Tony Clement, minister of municipal affairs and housing; Diane Cunningham, minister of training, colleges and universities; Janet Ecker, minister of education; Frank Klees, government whip and deputy house leader; Al Palladini, minister of economic development and trades; Rob Sampson, minister of corrections; and John Snobelen, minister of natural resources, Runciman's office reported.
SPENCERVILLE The annual memorial service for St. Andrew's Knox Presbyterian Cemetery will be held Sunday, Aug. 13, starting at 2 p.m., in the church in Spencerville.
PRESCOTT A Prescott-wide garage sale, both downtown and throughout the town, is being organized for Saturday, Aug. 26, the day of the 1000 Islands Poker Run. About 2,000 people are expected to visit town to view the speedboats that day.
SPENCERVILLE The fundraising for the new library on Victoria Street has raised $12,341 to date. This is in addition to the $20,000 donation by Earl and Ruth Connell. The fundraising target is $50,000.
BROCKVILLE The Brockville Police Service is asking people to be aware of telephone scam. Area residents may receive phone calls from people indicating they are with AT&T, Bell or another telephone company, saying they are conducting a test of the telephone lines. You will be asked to push 90# on your phone and then to hang up. By doing this, you allow the caller to then phone anywhere in the world, and it is charged to your telephone bill.
The police have been in contact with Bell security who advise this type of scam is now popular. It is an old scam that resurfaces periodically.
If you receive such a call, simply hang up and do not push 90#.
AUGUSTA Potential burglars fled a County Road 2 home in Augusta Township just minutes before Grenville OPP arrived on the scene Saturday. OPP were called at 3:28 a.m. about a break and enter in progress and arrived within minutes of the call.
Police say neighbours saw a man between five foot five inches tall and five foot eight inches, with medium build and short dark hair that was possibly curly and a mustache entering the residence. He was wearing a white T-shirt and dark jacket.
A dark blue, smaller model pickup, possibly with a ladder rack and ladder, with white writing on the side of the truck, was also seen in the area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. George Duke at 925-4221.
AUGUSTA A 37-year-old Sanderson Road, North Grenville man was arrested for impaired driving over .08 mg and two counts of possession of a narcotic following a two-vehicle accident Friday at 8:20 p.m. on Branch Road of Augusta Township.
Karoly Toth is scheduled to appear in Brockville Provincial Court Criminal Division on Aug. 18. The investigating officer is Chuck Doran.
EDWARDSBURGH Grenville OPP were called Friday at 6:20 p.m. to investigate a break, enter and theft to a residence located on County Road 2 in Edwardsburgh Township. Numerous items with a value of over $7,000 were taken. Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. George Duke at 925-4221.
AUGUSTA A residence on County Road 2 in Edwardsburgh Township was broken into and ransacked, but nothing was taken. Police received the call in the incident Saturday at 9:34 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Paul Bisson.
AUGUSTA A homemade utility trailer was stolen from a residence on Brooks Road in Augusta Township sometime before Sunday at 4:05 p.m. The trailer had an Ontario plate with #RK74187. Const. Jim Blanchette is investigating.
AUGUSTA Grenville OPP were called Sunday at 11:46 a.m. to investigate a recovered stolen vehicle from a property on County Road 21 in Augusta. The property owner had discovered the red 1990 Dodge Spirit burned and destroyed. Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Jim Blanchette.
AUGUSTA - The driver and a passenger of a single-vehicle rollover accident on South Branch Road in Augusta Monday night at 7 p.m. fled the scene of the collision.
Grenville OPP conducted an investigation and charged the driver, Jason Francis, 18, of South Branch Road, with driving while having more than the legal blood/alcohol limit. He is scheduled to appear tin Brockville Court Criminal Division Sept. 1.
By CHRISTINE ENDICOTT - Journal Editor
BROCKVILLE The former BrockTel plant is undergoing an expansion that will add $8 million in new equipment and 170 new jobs during the next two months.
Less than one year after being purchased by SCI Systems of Huntsville, Alabama on Aug. 30, 1999, officials at the former Brock Telecom are again shuffling through resumes to find employees to add to their workforce.
For plant manager Ken Law and other executives, it's nothing new.
"Since being acquired by SCI ... we have added $22 million of capital equipment and hired over 500 people," Law said in an interview last week.
"In the past seven years, we've gone from 500 employees to over 1,500 people."
The latest expansion, which will bring the workforce to 1,670, began in July and will continue through September and October. Law said some of the candidates interviewed in the last round of hiring have already started work. The new assembly and test equipment is expected to arrive during the next eight weeks.
The added equipment and staff will support increased sales. SCI is an electronics manufacturing services company. "We buy parts, assemble them and test them for telephone and computer companies," the plant manager explained.
Those clients then sell their products to the end customers, he noted.
Although SCI serves a wide variety of computer and telephone companies, for the Brockville plant, the major client is Nortel. The increased sales at SCI Brockville are due to increased business from Nortel, Law said.
The entire industry is undergoing rapid growth worldwide. Data transmission is growing 30 per cent per year, while voice transmission is growing four per cent per year, the SCI Brockville manager said.
Law expects that most of the 170 new employees will come from Eastern Ontario, from communities as far as Cornwall, as well as Leeds-Grenville.
"I think it will be positive for the city and the area."
Many new families have come to live in Brockville as a result of the hirings, he noted. Many other new employees had already been living in the local region.
Law does not expect that the city will have a housing problem as a result of the expansion. Last year, 500 new employees were added to SCI's payroll without causing a housing crisis in the Brockville area.
The new jobs will include 150 assembly and test job opportunities as well as 20 salaried staff in the areas of technical support, materials management and production management. The plant, at 100 Strowger Blvd. in Brockville, is presently accepting résumés.
The latest expansion is good news for the Leeds-Grenville economy and for SCI management and staff.
"It emphasizes that if we continue to make our customers happy, we will continue to succeed," Law said.
The former BrockTel plant received ISO certification in the late 1980s as well as environmental ISO certification several years ago. Recently, the company achieved a gold medal at the Canada Awards of Excellence, given by the National Quality Institute.
SCI Systems Inc. is a multinational electronics manufacturing services provider with multibillion-dollar annual sales. The company designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and services products for computer, computer peripheral, telecommunication, medical, industrial, consumer, military and aerospace markets. SCI, one of the world's largest contract manufacturers, operates the largest surface mount technology production capacity in the merchant market.
SPENCERVILLE The Demolition Derby will be held on Sunday, Sept. 10 during the Spencerville Fair, which will run Sept. 8 to 10.
The derby will be held at the Grand Stand beginning at 1 p.m. It's time to begin preparing your cars for the event, advises Rod Norton, one of the organizers. Competitions will be held in four-cyclinder and in the six- and eight-cyclinder categories.
This is the first year the event will be held on the Sunday of the fair. The P&R Company from Kingston is staging the show.
For more information, call Rod Norton at 925-5233.
By CHRISTINE ENDICOTT - Journal Editor
A group of reporters-in-training who visited Fort Wellington last week shared common thoughts about the historic site.
"I thought it would be bigger," said Marie-Monique Jean-Baptiste, 29, of Montreal. "But I'm impressed because they keep it the same way it was."
Jean-Baptiste liked the way the Fort staff have recreated the soldiers' living quarters inside the blockhouse. "Even though it's small, it has great value," she said of Fort Wellington.
Claudine Dorvil, 21, had similar thoughts after seeing the fort last week. "It's impressive," she said. Dorvil enjoyed seeing the beds and dining area the soldiers used. "We see the way they were living and eating."
"I find the guides very professional," she added. "They really know how to explain things."
Jean-Baptiste and Dorvil are now preparing a written report about Fort Wellington for a Haitian community newspaper in Montreal.
They are part of a group called Young Reporters of Canada, people between the ages of 19 and 29 chosen for a federal summer employment program to tour national historic sites and report back to their communities about them.
The young reporters started training in journalism in mid-June. All had previous experience in communications, said co-ordinator Isabelle Tremblay.
Together they visited many parks and historic sites in the Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario, including Louisburg, the Citadel, Fort Anne and Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, La Mouricie National Park, sites in the Quebec City area, Bellevue House in Kingston, the Rideau Canal, 1000 Islands National Park and Fort Wellington.
The young reporters are of Vietnamese, Lebanese and Haitian origin and speak Arabic, Creole and Vietnamese.
"The goal of the project is to reach those ethnocultural communities through some of the members," Tremblay explained. The young reporters will return home this month and prepare reports on the national sites they visited for their ethnic newspapers, radio and television stations in Montreal.
One of the program's goals is to encourage more Canadians from the country's diverse ethnocultural communities to visit historic sites and parks. Rana Atie, 23, explained that few people from her Lebanese-Canadian community in Montreal tour Canada and visit the many historic sites.
"We're sort of nostalgic about our old homes," she said. "We ran out of Lebanon because of the war."
Atie was also impressed by Fort Wellington, even though it is much smaller than many of the other sites the reporters visited, including the Citadel in Halifax.
"I love the guides. They're very enthusiastic," Atie said.
Fort Wellington, however, was "smaller than I expected. It was kind of a cute tour."
The young reporters spent only one day at Fort Wellington, compared with three days at the Citadel, which Atie describes as "massive."
Marla Pachake also enjoyed seeing "the social aspect" of Fort Wellington how the soldiers, their wives and their children lived in the 19th century.
"Very interesting" was how Karen Emmanuel described Prescott's fort, although she also pointed out how much smaller it was than the other forts they had visited, such as the Citadel. Emmanuel enjoyed seeing the soldiers' living conditions.
Emmanuel has a master's degree and has a book to her credit. She is a journalist for a political magazine in the Montreal area.
PRESCOTT This weekend, Aug. 12 and 13, the Spencerville and Roebuck United Church congregations will sponsor their third annual tent meeting, featuring a return visit of evangelist Rev. Valerie Anderson Smith.
A youth event will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and services will be held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
The contemporary-style camp meeting will be held on the property of the congregations' student minister, Doug Warren, at 3708 Maple Ave., which runs off Edward Street just north of Prescott. Plenty of off-road parking is available.
Camp meetings form a colourful part of Methodist history in Canada and, since 1925, are part of the United Church's heritage. The philosophy behind the camp meeting is mobility: the ability to take the church to the people instead of asking people to come to the church. Camp meetings also gave people from isolated faith communities a chance to get together.
New this year is the youth event, which will feature GNF, a Christian rock group from Burlington, Ont., performing on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The guest speaker for both the Saturday youth event and Sunday morning service is the Rev. Anderson Smith, who was born in West Virginia, raised in Ohio, and sensed her call to ministry while she was actively involved in a church in Seattle, Washington. Her Master of Divinity degree, with emphasis in pastoral counselling, is from Colgate Divinity School. She was ordained to ministry within the American Baptist Church in May 1994 and now serves as a chaplain of St. Joseph's Villa, a residential mental health facility for adolescent youth in Rochester, N.Y.
Music for the Sunday morning service will be provided by the worship team and soloist Sara Warren Roberts. There will be many opportunities to sing along with both the old camp meeting songs and contemporary gospel music.
At 2:30 p.m., a service of music and praise will be held with the worship team from the Centennial Road Standard Church of Brockville. Rev. Randy Hopkins of the Standard Church's pastoral team will be the guest speaker. Once again, there will be opportunities to hear and sing gospel favourites.
Between services, at 12:30 p.m., unlike at the historic camp meeting, the menu at the cook tent will be hot dogs, salads and dessert.
Children will have a full slate of activities throughout the day at their own tent. After a story with Valerie in the morning, children will rotate through six activities, including skits, crafts, a nature walk and snacks. They will also bury a time capsule that will be opened next year.
The public is welcome to join this contemporary camp meeting. Casual, comfortable 'camp' dress is encouraged.
Bring along a lawn chair and some non-perishable food goods to be donated to the House of Lazarus for distribution in the area.
A freewill offering will be received.
SPENCERVILLE Girls and women age 17 to 24 are invited to a Spencerville Fair Queen pageant information session to be held this Sunday, Aug. 13.
Organizer Paula Carmichael and 1999 Fair Queen Sarah Bush are looking for community-spirited girls and young women who enjoy the Spencerville Fair and would like to become an important part of the celebration. The pageant and fair offers them the opportunity to meet many new people.
To find out more about the pageant and becoming a contestant, come to the free information session at the Drummond Building in Spencerville on Sunday, Aug. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information, call Paula Carmichael at 658-5258 or Sarah Bush at 658-5413.
By JEFF LEE - Journal Staff Writer
Prescott is one of four Eastern Ontario communities that has been chosen as a possible site for a provincially run charity casino.
In a KPMG report, Prescott ranked third, ahead of Brockville but behind Front of Leeds and Lansdowne and Gananoque. The question of whether or not Prescott wants a casino will be put to a referendum in November.
Dan Powers
Spencerville
"I think anything that would help the community would be
a benefit. Anything that would help out the community would be
great."
Cheryl Powers
Spencerville
"I think it would be great. It's for charity, so I think
it's great."
John Wilson
Prescott
"I like the idea [because] it raises money for charity. Plus
I wouldn't mind going there myself."
Jeff Ferguson
Prescott
"I have no problem [with a charity casino.] It is going to
create jobs, bring people to town. I really don't have a problem
with it."
Betty Hutt
Prescott
"I'm not for it. There is too much gambling available. People
are spending money on gambling and not on hydro or rent.... and
they are living off the government."
Mansel Reid
Prescott
"Something has to happen around here.... It's getting to
be an old retirement farmers' home like Morrisburg."
By Willy Sieling Heuvel
The mystery car trip is taking shape. It should be another very enjoyable day spent with some very nice people. A pot luck lunch will be held at noon. It all takes place on Thursday, Aug. 17. We will leave Walker House at 10 a.m. Call me before Aug. 15 if you are interested.
Our next dinner will be held on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The deadline for reservations is Aug. 24 at 4 p.m.
A few weeks ago, we had a great barbecue, and I forgot to mention Charles and Ann Steiner, who helped make it all happen. Charlie manned the barbecue and Ann helped serve and clean up. Sorry, folks, and thank you!
Winners at the card tables last week were:
Monday bridge: Isabel Locke 6010 and Margaret Nesbitt 4440. Marion Fortier won the draw. Thank you Marion.
Tuesday cribbage: high hand Jean Annable, high score Eleanor Gilligan, 2nd Jean Annable, 3rd Hilda Hutton.
Wednesday bridge: 1st Marjorie Kingston, 2nd Harry Nesbitt.
Thursday euchre: 1st Hilda Hutton, 2nd Eleanor Gilligan, 3rd Mary Mulder. Alice Crowder won the door prize.
By Veronica King
Big changes are taking place at Prescott's Royal Canadian Legion, but not all those changes are due to recent lounge renovations.
Kitchen steward Dorothy Campbell also has a few changes in mind for meals and menus.
"We are planning a Sunday brunch to mark the official announcement of the renovations," Campbell said. "We have one heck of a menu planned."
The renovations to the lounge of Fort Wellington Branch 97 began in mid-July. The planning actually started taking shape long before that. A committee formed in early spring to determine what needed to be done and to call for quotes on the various jobs.
The long-needed facelift has included gutting the lounge down to the original stone wall on the west side of the room. This was done over a period of two weeks. The wall has been sandblasted and repainted and will remain an interior wall of the lounge as a reminder of the historical significance of the building.
The heating and cooling systems have been completely updated, and a new air exchanger has been installed.
The drywall is being completed this week, with lighting and flooring to follow. New chairs and tables will be ordered as soon as members decide on an appropriate style and sturdiness and find a good price.
Committee member Tom Coville said he hopes to have most of the work done within the next two weeks.
"We're planning on having it ready to paint early next week," he said, adding that the workers are right on schedule. He credits the many volunteers who have helped with every stage of the renovations.
And what about Dorothy Campbell? Well, when she isn't diligently feeding the workers a hot lunch, she's helping to plan festivities and special events to bring in revenue for the renovation fund. Her brunch idea is intended to celebrate the work in progress and give people an opportunity to see what the Legion members can accomplish when everyone works together.
"We will offer a brunch that has something for everyone," she explained. The menu will include breakfast fare as well as roast beef, roast pork, potatoes, vegetables and an abundance of salads, desserts and condiments.
Campbell has been a member of the Prescott Legion for two years and brought with her an extensive background in culinary arts.
She is well known for her special small touches.
The bountiful brunch will take place this Sunday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
By Kristy Tait
Stop at Bi-Way in Prescott this Saturday to help support the Forwarders' Museum Bake sale. The sale will run outside the store from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature home-baked goods. All proceeds will go toward the Forwarders' Museum Capital campaign.
Our third Friday afternoon tea last week was a success, raising $85 toward the capital campaign. Don't forget to pencil our fourth and final tea into your agenda. The last tea, on Aug. 18, will be the highly anticipated Chocolate Lovers' Tea. Food and drinks will be served behind the museum from 1:30 until 4 p.m. Entertainment will also be provided.
Thanks to the local businesses this week who helped support our capital campaign. They include: Alpine of Prescott, the Bank of Montreal, Body FX, First Choice Haircutters, Lane's Smoke Shop, Laton Group Accounting Services, Little Luxuries and Normac.
Forwarders' Museum staff will continue canvassing local businesses for the remainder of the summer. If you or your business would like to contribute to the campaign to restore and refurbish the Forwarders' Museum, please contact us at 925-5788, or P.O. Box 2179 Prescott.
Donations over $10 are eligible for a tax receipt, donations over $30 will be featured on the next season's museum brochure, and donations over $75 will be included on a permanent plaque to be mounted in the museum.
Thanks to all of the community members for their support of the capital campaign thus far.
Crime Stoppers and the Grenville County OPP are seeking the public's assistance in solving the break, enter and theft of stereo equipment from a home on Sarah Street in Maitland. Thieves broke into the unoccupied residence through a basement window between 6 p.m. on July 4 and 9:30 a.m. on July 5. The owners were in the process of moving into their new home.
Once inside, the thieves helped themselves to a Techniques five-compact disc turntable, tuner, cassette deck, Nikko 200 watt amplifier, Bowes wireless speakers and a box of compact discs by various artists.
The suspects maliciously damaged other property in the home and left using a basement door.
If you have any information regarding this break, enter and theft, or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers. You never have to give your name and your information could make you eligible for a cash reward. Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Doris Jean Andross, 635 Edward St., Prescott, died July 27, 2000 at Brockville General Hospital. She was 74.
She was born Jan. 28, 1926 in Toronto to Sparling Redmond and Visa Baker, who predeceased her. Mrs. Andross was also predeceased by her husband, Joseph Andross, and her sons, Michael and Kevin.
She is survived by sons Barry (Deborah) and Gordon; grandchildren Carrieann (Brent MacGillivray), Tina, Cory, Shawn and Barry Andross Jr., and Christopher and Michelle Countryman; great-grandchildren Ashly, Dayna, Ethan and Zachary MacGillivray, and Tyler and Lucas Andross; brother Ernie (Doreen) Redmond and nieces and nephews Brian, Cathy , Cindy and Craig.
Mrs. Andross enjoyed seasonal camping at Pleasure Park for 28 years, and she was a member of the South Grenville Jr. B Rangers, in charge of the hockey pucks. She had been employed as a machine operator at Microtel.
Visitation was held at the Chris Slater Funeral Home, Prescott. Rev. Claude Delorme officiated at the funeral service on July 31 at 2 p.m. A committal service followed at the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Tom Beach, Blair Williams, Cory Andross, Shawn Andross, Barry Andross Jr. and Marc Herbison. Honourary bearers were Brent MacGillivray and Milford Brown.
Donations to Cerebral Palsy would be appreciated.
PRESCOTT This Sunday, Aug. 13, the Prescott Kinsmen Amphitheatre will be filled with the sounds of rock and roll performed by the Fabulous BelAirs as part of the Sunday Summer Concerts 2000 program. The show will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last 90 minutes. The group will be playing some great classics from the 1950s and '60s.
For more than 15 years, the BelAirs have been creating and performing shows throughout Eastern Ontario and Northern New York State. Some of their memorable moments include sharing the stage at Brockville's Riverfest with some legends of rock: Jan and Dean, Frankie Valli, the Mamas and Papas and the Five Man Electrical Band. This year, they were featured at Riverfest as the main act on opening night.
Something new for the millennium is the official Fabulous BelAir website. It can be seen at: http://www.fabbel.com. The site includes biographies, photos, downloadable music clips and a complete upcoming gig page for die-hard fans.
PRESCOTT Bingo! The latest local winner for the Superstar Bingo was Gerlene Hunt of Prescott, who won a $25,000 jackpot last Wednesday while playing at Bingo International. Her win took place during a charity bingo for the Iroquois-Matilda Lions Club.
Centennial Park in the town's west end is a busy spot these days, with Kelly's Bay Beach and the Prescott Pool busy with little swimmers cooling off during the occasional hot days we've been experiencing. The boat ramp and even the tennis and beach volleyball courts are occasionally hives of activity. But we can't help feeling that, well, this park could be much, much nicer, a place that local people would want to spend many more hours during their leisure time, a place that Prescott people would be proud to show off to out-of-town guests.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the town and local gardening enthusiasts would get together and make the park into something truly wonderful? The Millennium Committee did include some upgrades to the park in its plan, but unfortunately the committee has been unable to raise enough funds for its ill-fated project. (The committee had envisioned a recreational pathway east of the marina in the town's east end and included improvements to Centennial Park as a side project.)
We'd like to see someone take the leadership on Centennial Park, find funding and help realize its potential in improving the quality of life in town. Perhaps an incumbent or future councillor or mayor could make this a part of his or her election platform this fall. This makes much more sense than a multimillion-dollar new town hall that the public has clearly indicated it does not support.
Christine Endicott
Jeff Lee
Over the long weekend, I found myself in search of a button. It was for one of my brother's shirts. Jay had been holding the bottom button hole clasped together with a safety pin for how long, I don't know, but I do know that hole hadn't seen a button for several months, at the very least.
The search to find a matching button wasn't completely an altruistic deed. No, it was conducted out of a more brotherly kind of love. You see, after stitching a new button, I planned to borrow the shirt for a weekend getaway up north because the plaid beige-and-white shirt was in the kind of shape that reeked "cottage." It could weather a stain or two and still be wearable to a local hangout. It could be separated from me and lost forever, and nobody would be the wiser.
So as Sunday's day-long rainshower began, I hunkered down to the task at hand. First, I checked the inside seams, where for some reason a button or two is occasionally attached. I don't know why some companies do this while others do not. I do know that whenever I do get a shirt with an extra button or two, I never know what to do with them. Do I leave them where I found them and be left wondering that if and when I need a replacement button, it won't have fallen off, leaving me buttonless? Or do I keep them with the other buttons, so I know where to find it when needed? To further complicate the process, some companies just attach a button somewhere on the shirt, leaving it hanging there in a plastic bag, which leads me to believe that I should be removing the buttons sewn into the seams and leaving them with the ones in the plastic bags for safekeeping.
With no button in sight, I sought out the Tupperware container with, I'm guessing, 200 buttons in it. I yelled to my sister Shandra: "Where is that stupid container with the buttons in it?"
"In the plastic thing!" she relied.
So I looked in what I thought was the plastic thing. It had a bunch of sewing things in it: pin things, elastic-y things and other things, but not that Tupperware container.
"Where?"
"In the drawers," she yelled those drawers made of wood, I might add.
I found it in the top drawer. Peeling back the lid, I thought that with so many buttons to choose from, I should be able to find a smallish, greyish button, like the other four on the shirt, if not exact then suitable substitute. I had a sinking feeling. There were buttons that looked from out of this world, far out flower-power buttons, jade-green buttons with psychedelic cat-like eyes that shifted position as you rolled the button back and forth. There were other buttons too: big black ones, that could be used only, in my opinion, on a big red Santa suit, and metal ones from around 1983 and the moonwalk. I narrowed it down to four, but not a single one matched. They were either slightly too big, slightly too small or slightly too grey. After spending more time than I thought possible on replacing a button, I decided that the pin through the shirt suited it best.
John A.H. Morris
Elsewhere in this erstwhile Journal is an architect's sketch of the new town hall he has been engaged to design and cost out for council. It's a bold design, a great concept, a building that would not look out of place on any main street in Canada. In fact we'd be proud to tell people that this is the new Prescott town hall.
The only problem with it is that it is too grand for Prescott's shallow pockets. Its 12,000 square feet of space is much, much more than what we need to house a new library and office space for six or seven employees.
And not only is its design too rich for Prescott's taxpayers' blood at this time when our industrial and retail tax bases are shrinking severely, but it is in a location that the vast majority of taxpayers, especially the business community, does not want.
We can understand Doug Hayes and his council being enthusiastic about the design and the location, but there are many sober, second thoughts that have to be taken into consideration.
Number one is the elimination of most of the 65 parking spots in the present municipal parking lot, with no alternative made as yet for their replacement. If Prescott does get a riverfront hotel, plus a riverfront casino, both King and Water streets will boom with new retail and service businesses, and increased parking, not decreased parking, will be needed if this is to happen.
Council has done absolutely no planning on what will happen to our downtown core if we should start to grow again. We cannot see how Prescott can miss getting a new growth spurt in three to five years as the rapid high-tech expansion in the Ottawa's west end is brought closer to South Grenville by Highway 416.
Contrary to popular belief among council members themselves, we have not been given any exact figures on how much a new town hall would cost, but we can guess by the square-foot figures that have been bandied about that a structure similar to what the architect has sketched would be about $1.5 million.
We did not see anything set aside in the 2000 budget for such a debenture issue, and surely this year's council would not approve such an expenditure for the next council to deal with when it has only about three months left in its term of office.
If council sticks to its guns in its quest for a new town hall in the downtown, and continues to ignore the wishes of the majority to do a proper study on remodelling the present town hall, they should at least accept the compromise of placing it on the November ballot along with the casino referendum.
When we judge the merits of council's decision to build a new town hall, which will include a new, more spacious public library than what exists at present in the Dibble Street building, we have to ask ourselves: How can council tell us we need a new, larger library when it cannot afford to budget enough money to buy new books for the present one? Also, the present library's budget has been cut back so severely that its hours of operation are limited, thus reducing its effectiveness to the public.
With the liberal use of glass and attractive peaks and gables, we have to wonder what maintenance costs will be on such a building as the architect has sketched. We've seen two previous town hall structures deteriorate badly through maintenance neglect.
The old town hall that was demolished in 1960 was allowed to deteriorate to the point where it was beyond repair, and the same thing has been allowed to happen to the Dibble Street building.
The old PHS building, which has served as the town hall since 1960, has had three outstanding caretakers over the years. The first was Bill Elliott, hired in 1932 at a wage of $80 per month. He was succeeded in March 1942 by Alf Gaudin at a salary of $90 per month.
Mr. Gaudin was often commended for the cleanliness of the building and the neat and attractive appearance of the lawn and shrubs. He stayed at old PHS until 1958, when both he and the school retired.
Carrying on the tradition of excellence of Messrs. Elliott and Gaudin was George Roberts, who kept the building and its mechanicals humming in first class order from 1972 until his retirement in 1994. A lot of George's pride went into that building in the 22 years he looked after it, and it must be a blow to his pride today to see the extent to which even the exterior has been allowed to deteriorate.
Our final plea in this matter is for council to tell us to what extent it has committed the town to this architect, how much his line sketch has cost us, and how much it will cost if he is asked to colour in his sketch.
By MONICA WHITNEY - Journal Staff Writer
CARDINAL The heartbeat of Cardinal's summertime spruce-up program - the Bloom Committee - has members who all share a common desire to make their village the best place to live and the most beautiful in the country.
The six-member team has organized, planted, weeded and watered since the spring in one mammoth effort to showcase Cardinal to the country. With the help of many other community volunteers who planted and are maintaining adopt-a-spot gardens throughout the village, the members are now gearing up for the grand finale of all their hard work - judging.
The team includes Lori Pennell, Marj Kempffer, Scott Kuipers, Dick Willis, Debbie Adams and Debbie Johnston.
This Sunday, people selected from the area will be judging the front gardens of 85 residences and 11 businesses in the local bloom contest. General criteria for judging includes use of space, colour, health of plants, neatness and creativity.
Judging in the national Communities in Bloom competition begins Monday. The two judges from Saskatchewan will be given a boat cruise along Cardinal's shoreline and a tour of the village. Cardinal will be marked on such items as use of green spaces and their maintenance, its playgrounds and tidiness of the downtown core and flower arrangements, the heritage aspect of the village, community involvement in the project and environmental programs.
"It's not just gardening and flowers," said committee member Debbie Adams. "The judges will be touring every part of the village. It's quite in depth."
Volunteers will be sweeping through the village Saturday for one last, major clean up before the weekend judging. Anyone wishing to help is asked to meet 9 a.m. Saturday at the municipal office. Garbage bags and gloves will be provided.
Adams, a local hairstylist, says she has lived in Cardinal all her life, and "I like to see Cardinal bloom. I love it.
"In May and June it was my every waking moment," says Adams, who was in charge of ordering plants and lining up adopt-a-spot areas with volunteers. "I felt like my life was pretty much plants, but it was fun. It makes you feel so good, the feedback is so positive. People are thrilled, and that's what makes it all worth it - to hear people in such a happy mood about what's happening in the village."
Scott Kuipers, manager of the Islander Hotel, joined the bloom project to offer his background and skills in horticulture. In the spring, he contributed a weekly gardening column to the Cardinal News. "It's such a good feeling when you go for a walk in the village and you see somebody working on their yard. People love it. Right from day one everybody got together and became really involved," Kuipers said.
Committee member Debbie Johnston, a CASCO employee, said the company has been very supportive of the project as well. "The door's always open for community requests," she said, adding CASCO provided funds to purchase the flower barrels seen around the village.
"I wanted to be more in tune with my town," Johnston said of her desire to be a bloom member. "I love Cardinal. I was born here - I'll never leave here.
"It's a nice way to get together and become more active in the community." Johnston added it's encouraging and "a real ego booster" to have people stop and offer help when she's out weeding a village garden. "People have all good things to say."
Member Marj Kempffer, owner of the General Dollar store, said all the team members are so positive about the project. "The village looks better and better all the time. All in all this group of people is just tireless it seems, but we have a good time," she said. "It's amazing how much energy we have. We should try to bottle it."
Kempffer gave high praise to the municipal council, which has financially supported the group's project, and the village's work crew who built the brackets for the hanging flower baskets and maintain the plants. "The town workers have just been wonderful," she said. "Without them we just wouldn't have the time."
Kempffer credits Lori Pennell and her employer, Sithe Energy, (Cardinal Power) with being the driving force behind the project three years ago.
Pennell explained the general manager of Sithe at the time had been looking for a community project the company could support. After doing some research on the bloom competition in another small community near Picton, Pennell was told to "go run with it", and set about enlisting the support of others.
Sithe continues to be the project's major supporter, paying the $300 entrance fee each year, and this year providing first prize of a patio set.
Pennell said involvement in the project is a lot of fun, and she enjoys seeing the benefits of a cleaner Cardinal. "It's just nicer to live and work in that kind of an environment."
Committee members have been busy for several months in fund raising projects as well. They have organized a mushroom compost sale and plant and T-shirt sales, set up a booth at the Lions community yard sale and held a barbecue. They have also organized a children's poster contest and store window painting.
Prizes for the local bloom contest will be awarded Monday, Aug. 14 at the Cardinal Legion. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the winners will be announced at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The village's national bloom rating will be awarded in September in Edmonton. Cardinal is representing Ontario against other communities in its population category across Canada. The village's four-bloom rating in the provincial contest last year allowed it to move on the nationals this year.
A column with more personal news highlighting "the comings and goings of people and the things you wouldn't know unless you read it in the paper" is Mason's thought for a good community newspaper.
Mills said the local paper could run a section with abbreviated information on more worldly events "to bring people up to scratch of what's happening." Readers could consult a national paper or the library if they had further interest and desired more complete information, he suggested.
"I read the paper regularly. Whatever's there I read." Campbell especially enjoys community profiles, the sports section and reading about the decisions of the local municipal council.
"I enjoy controversial articles because usually you have more than one person saying something, and each has a different opinion." Mills also likes to read about local events, human interest stories and profiles on community people.
Born and raised in Cardinal, Mr. McKee would like to see more historical features on the area. He also enjoys profiles on community members and positive, informative articles.
CARDINAL Early enrollment for all guiding units in Cardinal will take place Monday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Cardinal and District Resource Centre. For more information, contact Lori McNamara at 657-1146.
CARDINAL All children of the community age five to 12 are invited to participate in an Adventure Fair at St. John's United Church, to be held Tuesday, Aug. 22 to Friday, Aug. 25. Sponsored by the church Christian Education Committee, God's Kids in Action features games, songs, crafts, snacks and lots of fun. You can choose to attend just some of the days or for the entire four-day event. Donations of non-perishable goods at the fair to the House of Lazarus are welcome. For more information, call 657-4702, 657-3113 or 657-3604.
CARDINAL A 20-year-old Cardinal man has been charged with several counts of assault after Grenville OPP were called to Brockville General Hospital Aug. 5. Police say a 17-year-old woman had been at the hospital with serious injuries stemming from incidents dating from Jan., 2000 to Aug. 4. The man was then arrested at a Dundas St. residence and charged with assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault, uttering death threats and breach of an undertaking. He was taken into custody pending a bail hearing on Tuesday. A four-month-old baby at the residence remains in the care of the mother.
CARDINAL - When Terry Fox attempted to run across Canada in 1980 to increase awareness of cancer and raise money for research into the deadly disease, he lit a candle in Prescott resident Sharon Spychi that has continued to burn bright for twenty years.
Spychi is organizing the 19th local Marathon of Hope that sees people begin a 10-kilometre walk at Knapp's Yamaha north of Prescott, continue down the second concession to the Blue Church Road, and return to the starting point. The event takes place on Sept. 17.
In an effort to increase local public awareness in the cancer fundraiser this year, Spychi called on students at South Grenville District High School in the spring to create a promotional tool for the walk. Students Holly Coville, Leah Wichmann, Jenna Merritt and Mark Jenkins and teacher Adam Walasek produced a life-size figure of a running Terry Fox.
"I was trying to think of something different to do this year (to raise awareness)," Spychi said.
Spychi is carting the likeness around to area public locations for one-week stints. She's asking people to make a donation to the Terry Fox Foundation in memory of a friend or family member who has died from the disease or who is a cancer survivor, and then sign their names on the large structure.
"I'm hoping the thing gets covered (with signatures) and they have to start writing on the back," Spychi said at the Cardinal TD Bank last week, where several people had already signed and made donations to the cause. Spychi's next stop for the Fox look-alike was the Maynard General Store, and then to other area banks. It will also be at the run site Sept. 17.
Spychi said she took up the torch to honour Fox because she was so touched by his incredible drive and motivation. "I really thought Terry Fox had a lot of guts to do what he did. When he did the run, my grandmother was dying of cancer, and I (later) lost a really good friend to breast cancer," Spychi said.
"The Marathon of Hope caught my attention. Very few people in the world today can say they don't have someone they know who has died of cancer or is cancer survivor. So I do the walk for the two of them; my grandma and my friend."
The Marathon of Hope began locally as a Prescott Kinette Club-sponsored activity, and when the group folded, Spychi took over the organization of the annual walk. Last year the event raised $6,432,41.
Terry Fox had cancer of the bone, and his leg was amputated in March, 1977. He began his run across Canada in April, 1980 in St. John's, Newfoundland, and finished Sept. 1, 1980 in Thunder Bay, Ont., when cancer spread to his lungs. He ran 5,564 km in 143 days.
Fox died June 28, 1981, one month short of his 23rd birthday. He had raised more than $10 million. Since that personal odyssey, more than $250 million has been raised worldwide to fund cancer research.
The local run organizers are also searching for a Terry Team Member to help promote the event. Team members are people with cancer in remission who are living proof that research works, and represent the ultimate goal of the run and of Terry Fox to end cancer. For more information on the event, or to become a Terry Team Member, contact Spychi at 925-5700, or 925-3495.
MORRISBURG - Theatre goers who enjoyed Sylvia last year will want to return for The Cocktail Hour, another A.R. Gurney play at the Upper Canada Playhouse. the Cocktail Hour is about John, a playwright, who has written a new play about his family. Before the play can be produced he needs his parents' permission. Winner of the Lucille Lortel Award as Best Off-Broadway play, The Cocktail Hour makes for a funny and occasionally touching evening. The show previews Aug. 17 and 18 and opens Aug. 19 until Sept. 10. Tickets may be reserved by calling the Upper Canada Playhouse Box Office at (613) 543-3713.
In Under-6 (junior tyke) action on Saturday, August 5, Playit Star beat Hometown Heating 4-2. Playit's Quinton Selleck and Nathan Peters both scored two goals in the win. Mike Pila scored for Hometown Heating.
First-place Lanes Smoke Shop beat third-place Tichborne Auto Supply 4-1. Scoring singles for Lanes were Matt Edgley, Mike William, Emily Colwell and Jesse Boyd. Payton Marriner scored for Tichborne.
Beck's Construction blanked Grenville Fish and Game 2-0. Jeremy Plant scored two for Beck's.
Prescott Chiros beat Brent Scott Insurance 4-0. Cody Knapp had the hot foot, scoring all four of Prescott's goals.
In game two action, Grenville Fish and Game beat Prescott Chiros 6-4. Scoring three a piece for Grenville were Sloan Jarvis and Joey Sargent. Cody Knapp pitched in with three for Prescott, and teammate John Lawless scored one.
Lanes Smoke Shop blanked Beck's Construction 6-0. Matthew Boyd and Matt Edgley each netted two for Lanes, while Jesse Boyd and Emily Colwell each scored singles.
Tichborne Auto Supply beat Hometown Heating 4-0. Payton Marriner scored two for Tichborne, while Brent Van Stralen and John Wood each netted singles.
Tropical Pool Service edged out Playit Star 1-0. Quinton Selleck scored for Tropical Pool.
Under 8 (senior tyke)
In Monday, July 31 action, the Windmill Web Spiders smoked DBL Computing 7-2. Scoring deuces for Windmill were Sean Perrin, Kurtis Lavery and Ian King. Cody Patenaued netted a single. For DBL Computing, Ryan Van Stralen and Josh Pitt each scored singles.
Grenville Pharmacy drubbed Prescott IDA 6-1. Mitchell Bernier scored two for Grenville, while teammates Caitlin Blaedow, Cody Summers, Sarah Hendriks and Rick Champagne each scored singles. Austin Murphy scored for IDA.
Playit Star beat the Colour Pallette 3-0. Scott Stephenson scored two, while Devon LeBurn scored one.
Johnstown Duty Free blanked SLP Printing Devils 4-0. Tyson Levebvre scored two, while teammates John Baker and Ben Hutton each scored one.
On Wednesday, Freer Electric beat the Colour Pallette 4-0. Mitchell Grant, with the hot foot, scored all four of Freer's goals.
Playit Star beat Grenville Pharmacy 4-0. Scott Stephenson scored two, while teammates Devon LeBurn and Zachary Temple netted one each.
Prescott IDA played SLP Printing Devils to a 1-1 tie. Prescott's Austin Murphy scored and SLP Printing Devil's Nicholas Pukas scored.
DBL Computing beat Johnstown Duty Free 5-1. Mathew Barkley scored two for DBL, while teammates Josh Pitt, Ryan Van Stralen and John Jackson netted singles. Ben Hutton scored for Johnstown.
Under 10 (atom)
Becker's edged out Royal Bank, 2-1. Andrew Bernard and Andrea Torrance split the scoring duties, each with one. Hank Heykoop scored for Royal Bank.
TD Bank beat Prophet's Trophies 2-0. Colin Grant and Jessica Rupert each scored singles.
Mac's tied Bank of Montreal 3-3. Scoring for Mac's were Mike Thomas, Jessie Hyland and Brodie Sommerville, each with one apiece. Scoring for Bank of Montreal were Jordan Grootjans, Reilly Grootjans and Trent Blanchette, each with singles.
Hansen's Cavity Kickers edged out Prescott Kinsmen 2-1. Jacob Temple scored both of the Kickers' goals. Nick Goodman scored for Prescott.
Splash Well Drilling beat Prescott Kiwanis 2-1. Thomas Polite and Sean Perrin scored one apiece. Megan Colwell scored one.
Kriska Transport lost to Beach Home Hardware 3-2. Allan Waddell scored two, while teammate Kristian Knapp scored one. For Kriska, Daniel Norton and Chris Noonan each netted one.
In Wednesday's action, Bank of Montreal beat Kriska Transport 2-1. Reilly Grootjans scored both of the Bank's goals. Daniel Norton scored for Kriska.
Hansen Cavity Kickers edged out Prescott Kiwanis 3-2. Tyson Wilson score two, while Kickers' teammate Jacob Temple scored one. Splitting the scoring for Prescott were Kayla McNally and Megan Coswell.
Prophet's Trophies beat Splash Well Drilling 6-1. Curtis Biccum had the hot foot, scoring five, while Kyle Beaudoin netted one. Kailee Byers scored one for Splash Well.
Beach Home Hardware edged out Beckers' 3-2. Kristian Knapp scored two, while Payton Williams netted one. Breanne Henry and Sam Brown each scored singles.
The clash between TD Bank and Royal Banked ended in a 0-0 tie.
Mac's drubbed Prescott Kinsmen 6-0. Michael Thomas scored three, while teammates Evan Modler, Mason Amell and Jesse Hyland scored singles.
Under 12 (Mosquito)
On Monday, August 2, the Shriners beat TechCan Titans 5-1. Cody Sargent scored two, while Dustin Curry, Mike Froom and Tim Hayman all netted singles. Josh Whelan scored one.
A 2-2 tie was the result of the Giant Tiger versus DWJ Plumbing game. Giant Tigers' Nick Francica and Zach Van Allen netted singles. For DWJ, Jordan Dunlop and Josh Joudoin scored one apiece.
Seaway Valley Pharmacy beat Delphi Solutions 3-1. Joel Jodoin scored two for Seaway, while Mike Marchand netted one. Chad Hyland scored for Delphi.
In Wednesday's action, DWJ Plumbing and the Shriners played to a 2-2 tie. DWJ's Josh Jodoin and Carrie Patterson each netted singles. Shriner's Clayton Dunnington and Michael Froom scored one apiece.
Seaway Valley Pharmacy beat TechCan Titans 4-2. Casey Schmitt scored two, while teammates Joel Jodoin and Steven Joudoin each scored singles. Daniel Lewis scored two. Giant Tiger played Delphi Solutions to a 1-1 tie. Nick Francica scored for Giant Tiger and Joel Haystead scored for Delphi.
Under 16 (peewee)
On Tuesday, August 1, Playit Star lost to Kriska Transport 7-1. Playit's lone goal went was scored by David Coden. Kriska's Kurt Latimer scored five, while teammate Kaitly Marriner scored two.
Gateway Packaging beat Nitrochem 2-0. Scoring for Gateway were Jonathan McIntosh and David Wallace.
Thursday, Gateway Packaging beat Playit Star 6-3. Ryan Davy scored three, while Miguel Brisson, David Wallace and Aaron Lavalle each netted singles.
Kriska Transport beat Watermark Printing 7-0. Scoring two goals each were Cory Van Hyning and Mark Jenkins. Scoring singles were Tyler Byrd, Sherri Davidson and Chase Holmes.
JOHNSTOWN The Prescott Piranhas competed in their second meet of the 2000 season, held on Saturday, July 29 at the Johnstown pool.
The Piranhas swam to a fourth-place finish, ahead of Winchester, which finished in last place. Johnstown took first overall, followed by Kemptville and then Chesterville.
The Piranhas had six swimmers earn medallions as the top swimmer in their age group. They are Lisa Norton, gold in 8 and under girls; Jacob Hayes, gold in 8 and under boys; Josh Whelan, gold in 9 and 10 boys; Nathaniel Hayes, bronze in 11 and 12 boys; Kevin Chamberland, silver in 13 and 14 boys; and Beth Typhair, silver in 15 and over girls.
Congratulations to these six swimmers and to the rest of the team on having a successful meet.
Other Piranha results are:
8 and under girls
8 and under boys
9 and 10 girls
9 and 10 boys
11 and 12 girls
11 and 12 boys
13 and 14 girls
* Krystal Sobhie, fourth in butterfly
13 and 14 boys
- * Kevin Chamberland, second in freestyle, first in backstroke and second in breaststroke
- * Logan Gillard, third in individual medley and fourth in freestyle
15 and over girls
Relay results:
eight and under girls
8 and under boys
9 and 10 girls
9 and 10 boys
* Josh Whelan, Dylan Hayes, Kevin Glover and Tyson Wilson, first in freestyle and first in medley
11 and 12 girls
* Amanda Blue, Niki Marshall, Janna Whelan and Elsie Tomalty, second in freestyle and second in medley
11 and 12 boys
* Nathaniel Hayes, Zach VanAllen, Scott Glover and Josh Whelan, second in freestyle and second in medley
15 and over girls
The Prescott-Grenville Minor Bulldogs just completed a great year of hardball.
The team finished the year with 10 wins and four losses to take first place in the South Division.
Meanwhile, at the year-end playoff tournament, the Bulldogs first played Kemptville #1, and won their way to a 18-5 mercy win. Kory Chamberland and Zach Stitt shared the mound.
Everyone got on base, with Payton Williams finishing the game with an in the park grand slam.
In the second game, the Bulldogs face Morrisburg #1 and walked away with a 12-4 win. Josh Parsons had a strong bat with a triple and a home run. Again, everyone got on base. Chris Irving and Payton Williams shared the mound.
The third game decided which team was going to the finals, and the Bulldogs would have to take on Osnabruck. Pitching for the Bulldogs were Kory Chamberland and Payton Williams. The team went on to win 12-3, with 13 walks, and stolen bases by Jeremy Groulx, Cameron Verstegen, Nick Beatty, Tyson Wilson, Mason Williams, Luke Casselman, Chris Irving, and another home run by Josh Parsons. The win advanced the Bulldogs to the finals against their year-long rivals, Morrisburg #2.
In the first inning of the finals, Josh Parsons led off the game with a triple. Zach Stitt brought in Parsons and Jeremy Groulx with a line drive single. (Payton Williams on a double.) Kory Chamberland continued his dominance on the mound against the Morrisburg hitters.
Riley Perrin started the second inning off with a walk, as did Luke Casselman and Ryan Todd, before Kory Chamberland hit a single to score two.
Parsons and Groulx displayed patience at the plate and took walks. Payton Williams hit a double to right field to cash in two RBI's.
Adam Patrick and Tyson Wilson both followed up with two singles.
Chamberland made short work of the Morrisburg batters, allowing one hit and no runs.
With the score 7-0 in favour of Prescott, the Bulldogs gave up its first run in the third inning.
In the fourth, Prescott answered back with four more runs to finish the game with a score of 11-5. The coaching staff of Greg Williams, Peter Chamberland and Gary Todd are very proud of all the players for showing strong sportsmanship.
PRESCOTT - The Prescott Figure Skating Club will hold its first winter school registration this Thursday, Aug. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Leo Boivin Community Centre.
This year, the popular Canskate program for children and adults learning to skate will run on Monday and Wednesday evenings, while the "anklebiters" program for toddlers and others on skates for the first time will be held Wednesday evenings. Because of the high registrations last year for both these programs, both groups will have the ice to themselves during the sessions. Also new this year is a synchro (precision) skating program for intermediate skaters that will be included with registration. The PFSC winter school will begin in October but parents are urged to register their children now. One more registration will be held Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call registrar Nancy Peters at 926-0760 or president Karen McCann at 926-2220. Also, the PFSC Fall School is presenting accepting registrations from junior, intermediate and senior skaters and for CanPowerSkate on Saturday mornings. For more information or to register, contact Donna Baguss at 925-4867.
The 1st annual South Grenville Jr. 'B' Rangers golf tournament is all booked up due to an overwhelming response, says GM Tom Hare. The tournament will be held at the Prescott Golf Club on Saturday, August 12.
PRESCOTT The Prescott Tennis Club will be holding a members only potluck dinner on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the club from 4 to 9 p.m. The resurfacing of the courts has been completed. Doubles tennis runs as follows from 7 to 9 p.m.: Tuesdays, mens doubles; Wednesdays, mixed doubles; and Thursdays, ladies doubles.