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SPENCERVILLE The Spencerville Mill Foundation will formally inaugurate the new Spencer's Mill Park at the mill property in Spencerville on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 3 p.m.
The mill will be open all day for tours, and musical entertainment will be provided from 1 to 3 p.m. Opening events are scheduled for 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be CFRA's Hal Anthony.
Soft drinks and coffee will be available; bring your own picnic lunch. For further information, call the mill office, 658-5885.
PRESCOTT The Codes Running Kind will perform at the Prescott Kinsmen Amphitheatre at the Sandra S. Lawn Harbour for the final Sunday concert of the season. The free concert will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Organizer Norm Fortier welcomes contributions to ensure that a 2001 series of summer concerts can be offered. To donate, speak to Norm Fortier at the bandshell Sunday night or send a donation to: Amphitheatre Summer Con-certs, P.O. Box 160, Prescott, Ontario K0E 1T0. Fortier encourages anyone who enjoys the free concerts to donate $5 or more. He said several popular bands have already been scheduled to perform next summer.
PRESCOTT Youth for Life has a full slate of activities planned for the last days of the school holidays.
On Wednesday, Aug. 23, Youth for Life's trip to Prehistoric World in Morrisburg will take place from 2 to 5 p.m., and a pizza party and movie are planned for Thursday, Aug. 24. Youth for Life will be closed on Friday, Aug. 25 and reopen on Monday, Aug. 28, with a trip to the beach and tennis planned from 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 29 is another beach day, and there will also be crafts. The month will conclude with swimming on Wednesday, Aug. 30 and a beach day from noon to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Anyone age six to 17 can participate in Prescott Youth for Life. For more information, call co-ordinator Leslie Ross at 925-2004.
PRESCOTT The Ducks Unlimited Canada Prescott and District Chapter's 4th annual banquet and auction will be Friday, Sept. 22 at St. Marks Parish Centre. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7:30 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Jim Holmes at 925-5186, Cyril Holmes at 349-3179, Doug Hayes at 925-5872 or Donna Gilson at 658-2453.
PRESCOTT If you like power, speed and noise, be at the Prescott Harbour on Saturday, Aug. 26 to witness the arrival and departure of 150 of the fastest powerboats in North America.
Due to the large number of entries this year, the boats will arrive in two waves. The first group is due to arrive at 11:05 a.m. and leave at 11:45 p.m. after picking up poker cards. The second wave will arrive at 2:40 p.m. and leave at 3:20 p.m. Boats in both waves will line up across the river, and at the signal, blast up the river.
Spectators will get a chance to feel the thunder as the high-speed cigarette boats jockey for the lead position. Some reach speeds up to 150 km-h.
"These are some of the fastest off-shore speedboats in North America," said BIA executive director Mike Boyles. He urged everyone to come to Prescott and mingle with the boat owners while they are visiting the harbour.
On the day of the Poker Run, the Town of Prescott in conjunction with the 1000 Islands Poker Run is holding an all-over-town garage sale. Anyone wishing to participate can put treasures on the street in front of their homes and "watch the money come in," Boyles said.
The business community both downtown and in the north end is having a sidewalk/street sale to combine with the garage and yard sales. Merchants are planning to offer many great specials both inside and outside their stores. Boyles said the merchants will offer great buys in summer stock as well as an assortment of back-to-school and fall items.
"All in all, we should have a great day of fun," the executive director added.
PRESCOTT After six years in the mayor's seat in Prescott, Doug Hayes is stepping down.
Hayes announced during a council meeting Monday evening that he will not seek re-election on council this November after six years as the town's leader.
"I have enjoyed it, and I thank the people of Prescott for having faith and supporting me," Hayes said in an interview after the meeting. "I felt that six years in this position is long enough.... It's time to have new people and new blood in this position. I spent six years working for this town."
Hayes, who works as a supervisor at the Canadian Coast Guard base in Prescott, will stay on until the new council and mayor are chosen this fall, then he will be able to look forward to more time with his family.
Hayes has a 13-year-old son, Matthew, as well as children from a previous marriage.
He said he wants to spend more time with his family and his fiancée, Donna.
"I missed six years of their life because I spent time in meetings," Hayes said. "I thought it was time to spend time with my family and fiancée while they are still around."
He said he is most proud of the fact that "six years ago, people respected me enough or had enough trust in me to be the head of council."
During his tenure, he has met many interesting people, including provincial and federal leaders. "It's been exciting."
He said there was not one particular accomplishment of which he is most proud. "I don't think it's been one specific thing. I think every issue that we deal with is important."
However, the ice storm of January 1998 stands out as a moment of pride, he said. "This community was looked after from Day 1. We had a lot of good people working together."
Hayes questions the Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce's decision last week to put forth a slate of candidates for the municipal election. "I don't have a problem with them saying they support the casino. I don't agree with a slate of candidates. That's not what the election process is about."
He recommends that voters act cautiously and ask many questions before deciding where to place their votes on the ballots this fall. Candidates who focus on one issue should be avoided, he said.
"I'm sure there are going to be some who aren't here for the whole good of the community.... If you're here to grind your own axe, you shouldn't be here."
Hayes supports Coun. Craig Worden's campaign to become the next mayor. Worden put his name forth as a potential councillor one and a half years before the 1997 election and was rejected, he said. From that time, however, Worden attended almost every council meeting for the 18 months leading up to the 1997 election, when he was voted in as a councillor.
"He knows the issues," Hayes said. "If I was a betting man, I'd tell you there will be past councillors and mayors running for council this fall. They'll have a lot of catching up to do."
Hayes said he has attended council and committee meetings almost every Monday night for the past year as well as many other meetings for community groups such as the chamber or tourism committee. He recommends that anyone thinking of running for council should plan to attend at least 75 per cent of those meetings to stay abreast of the many complex issues facing council.
The mayor praised town staff and fellow councillors for their hard work in running the town. "This community can't afford a full-time mayor. Unfortunately that puts a lot of responsibility on department heads. We rely on their recommendations... I think we have the best staff in this area, bar none."
By CHRISTINE ENDICOTT - Journal Editor
PRESCOTT The Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce board of directors gave a strong endorsement to a motion by Wilf Peters and Bill Pakeman that the chamber take a proactive position to support the bid for a charity casino for Prescott. Only one director opposed the motion, made at the August luncheon meeting of the chamber at the Bridgeview Restaurant last Thursday.
Equal support was given a follow-up resolution by John Morris and Wilf Peters that the chamber name members of the Prescott Hotel Project committee as an executive to support the pro-casino effort. All of them Garry Dewar, Ken Durand, Wilf Peters, John Morris and Mike Boyles sit on the chamber board and were present at Thursday's meeting. They were given the authority to add to their committee members of the hotel study group who were not at the meeting.
When he put his motion forward, Morris was questioned as to why he wanted to tie the proposed destination hotel investors into the lobby for a casino for Prescott.
He replied that although in general the same group of people were heading both committees, he did not see this as a conflict of interest. "I am suggesting that the pro-casino committee be run by the same people who want to see a destination-resort type of hotel in Prescott because these are the eight or 10 people in Prescott who can get things done. They've already put up a thousand dollars each of their own money to help finance the hotel study, which shows they have already put their money where their mouth is. These are our real community leaders and they have already proven they want this town to progress and prosper," said Morris.
In response to a letter from Mayor Doug Hayes suggesting that the chamber name a small group to meet with him on a monthly basis in order to keep the chamber informed on municipal business, chamber president Bob Lawn added his own name to a committee of Bill Pakeman, Garry Dewar, Mike Boyles and Ken Durand, who all volunteered to serve as the liaison group.
Coun. John McAuley, who has represented both the town and DuPont of Canada on the board of directors for the past number of years, told the meeting he would not be seeking re-election to council this fall.
When questioned as to how council planned to finance the construction of the proposed new town hall, he said he didn't know and that its financing had never been discussed at any council meeting he had attended.
"As far as I'm concerned," he said, "the whole thing will have to be handled by the new council. We certainly won't see any construction this year."
The chamber has been at odds with the council over the proposed new town hall the past several months, especially the location chosen by council, the downtown municipal parking lot.
Even though a public meeting sponsored by the chamber and surveys by other groups have shown the vast majority of voters to be against building a new town hall at present, and especially in the parking lot, council has refused to change its decision.
This inspired a motion by Garry Dewar and Bill Pakeman that the Chamber of Commerce form a committee to recruit, interview and endorse a slate of candidates for the next municipal election.
Fort Town Concert Association
Also at the meeting, Graham Cudlipp, treasurer of the Fort Town Concert Association, addressed the directors to explain the concert association's campaign to expand its program and audience appeal for the coming season, as well as the local group's long-time association with Jeunesses Musicales of Canada.
He noted the chamber gave the concert association $500 last year, and his request for repeat funding was turned over to the chamber's donation committee.
Mr. Cudlipp explained that this year, the concert association had set up four sponsoring categories, as follows: Sponsors $500; Patrons $100 to $499; Loyalists $50 to $99; Friends, up to $49.
He invited the 25 people at last Thursday's meeting to be guests of the concert association at the first concert of the season on Monday, Oct. 23 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
By CHRISTINE ENDICOTT - Journal Editor
PRESCOTT Town councillors are outraged after hearing of the Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce's decision to choose its own slate of candidates to run in the November municipal elections.
At a meeting Thursday, a majority of chamber directors voted in favour of recruiting, interviewing, selecting and supporting a slate of candidates for the election this fall. Director Garry Dewar made the motion.
The idea angered Coun. John McAuley, who was present at the chamber meeting last Thursday and reported the decision to fellow councillors Monday night.
"I don't understand how one group in Prescott can have a slate of candidates. I would want to be voted in because people thought I would do a good job, not because I was the chamber's candidate."
McAuley, who is not running in this year's election, said council has been trying to work with the chamber, but that council also has to consider the needs of other groups in the community. He said he would prefer to see council meeting regularly with members of five different groups rather than meeting only with chamber representatives.
Mayor Doug Hayes, who is not seeking re-election, suggested the chamber should stick to its mandate of supporting businesses and trying to retain them in the community, which he said is the main focus of chambers across the country.
Hayes asked chamber director Ken Durand, who was present at the meeting, whether the Prescott chamber had a different mandate.
Durand replied that he believes the Prescott chamber's mandate is serving in a business role. Durand said he did not support the chamber's motion to run a slate of candidates, which he said is decidedly different than lobbying for a specific issue such as the proposed casino.
"I don't believe running a slate of candidates is lobbying," Durand said. "Personally, I don't think it's something that the chamber should be doing.... It's not a proper role for the chamber, in my opinion."
"It's the voters in the community who are going to say whether they support a casino," Hayes said. "Maybe they [the chamber directors] need to look at their mandate."
Deputy Mayor Jo-Anne Beckstead said council should consider the views of all town residents. "I have a big problem with dealing with just one group of people on political issues."
However, chamber president Robert Lawn said in an interview Tuesday that the motion may be misunderstood.
"I think, in fairness, Mr. Dewar was endeavouring to ensure that good people would run for council and that good people in council would be encouraged to run again. I didn't see it as an attempt to replace the present council."
Lawn noted that while the chamber has often participated in municipal elections by hosting all-candidates meeting, attempting to run a slate of candidates "is out of the ordinary for us."
The motion was passed at the end of the chamber's regular meeting last Thursday, after several directors had already left, he noted. Because of their haste, no guidelines were set, and no committee has been set up yet to choose candidates, Lawn added.
AUGUSTA The Ministry of Natural Resources is planning an aerial baiting program in September to control the spread of raccoon rabies.
The MNR has been aerial baiting to vaccinate foxes for more than 10 years. A baiting program began last year for raccoons in response to the first case of rabies reported in Ontario in July 1999 in Augusta. Since then, the Rabies Research Unit has conducted trap, vaccinate and release, depopulation and aerial baiting in the area.
There have been 36 reported cases of raccoon rabies in Ontario as of July 25.
Between Sept. 5 to 7, the Rabies Research Unit will drop 500,000 baits in the St. Lawrence region to vaccinate raccoons against rabies. The dates are tentative because of the nature of rabies and its unpredictability in wildlife populations.
The baits contain a blister pack of rabies vaccine. They are labeled as MNR baits and include a phone number should the public find a bait and need to inquire further. The MNR requests that people finding the baits do not touch them, but leave them where they have fallen to be ingested by raccoons.
PRESCOTT Friends of the Windmill are presently having a book written on the history of the Battle of the Windmill which will be available in April 2001. The group is looking for contributions from area residents such as diaries, letters, paperwork or memorabilia. To help, please call 925-4826.
By CHRISTINE ENDICOTT - Journal Editor
PRESCOTT Coun. Craig Worden has announced he will seek the top job in town this November.
Worden, who was elected as a councillor in 1997, was born in Brockville but has spent much of his life in Prescott and Augusta Township. He moved back to town in 1972 and lives on Sophia Street. He is a process operator at Ross Laboratories, a division of Abbott International.
Worden, 50, is married, with five grown children and 11 grandchildren. Four of his children have purchased houses in town, and another is living at home temporarily.
Why did he decide to run for the mayor's seat? "I just figured if I was going to do it, I should do it now."
Worden said councillors should serve a maximum of two to three terms on council.
The next group of councillors will face many challenges, he said. "We certainly have to work at improving the communication with groups in town."
He said council should be proud of the work it has done to date in improving the town's infrastructure and attracting new industry, two goals he would like to continue to pursue if elected as mayor.
The economic development activity should soon pay off for the town, he said. "We're working to attract new industry. We have a few in the making that hopefully will come to fruition."
Worden is also proud of the infrastructure project now under way and hopes to continue to improve and maintain the town's assets.
During this council term, he also served on the committee that created the Joint Services Agreement between the Counties and separated municipalities for land ambulance, social housing and other community needs. "To me, it was a major accomplishment."
Despite their differences, the present council has worked well together, he said.
In the future, Worden said he foresees "an amalgamation - eventually," although he would not specify whether he would like to see Prescott come together with Augusta Township or with other municipalities as well.
Worden, who voted in favour of building a town hall on the clock tower parking lot, said Monday that the project will depend on whether the town can afford it. Council is also waiting for the results of a engineer study on renovating the present town hall on Dibble Street.
"The bottom line will dictate what we do," Worden said.
"If the town can afford it, we definitely need to do something. We need to bring this town up to the 21st century so people will be proud to say, 'This is my home.'"
Good times are ahead for Prescott, he predicted.
"With the 416 and the 401 and the international bridge, we are in a perfect location. It's just a matter of time.
"I want it to be a controlled boom."
PRESCOTT The Prescott Public Library budget has increased approximately 30 per cent in the past three years, says Coun. John McAuley, responding to recent public criticism about the book-buying budget.
In 1997, when the present council was elected, the library's budget was approximately $37,000, he said. Since then, it has grown to $52,000 and slipped back to approximately $50,000, he said.
"Between 1997 and this year, there has been a 28-per-cent increase in money going from the town to the library," the councillor said during a speech Monday night.
During the same three-year period, however, there has been a sharp decline in public donations to the library, he pointed out.
In 1997, the library received $5,200 in donations, but last year, it received only $169. So far this year, the library has received $550, McAuley said.
The councillor was quick to point out that he was not criticizing the library board or the staff, merely pointing out that council was not responsible for the library's inability to purchase more books.
"The revenue has gone up drastically from council to the library, but donations have gone down."
McAuley said he wanted to address the concern because of the recent letters to the editor in The Prescott Journal. "For the last month or so, this council has been taking a lot of flak about not being able to buy books... and spending money on town hall.
"Council did not put the screws to the library. It was not our decision not to order books. The [library] board decides how much money from the budget is spent on books."
SPENCERVILLE This year's Spencerville Fair Queen pageant may be a bust, says an event organizer.
Paula Carmichael says that usually by this time each year, organizers have at least a couple of entries, but this year, no one has entered.
If the pageant does not receive entries soon, Carmichael said, the event might have to be cancelled.
The 2000 Spencerville Fair Queen pageant organizers are still accepting applications from young women interested in competing for the 2000 title.
The competition is open to young women between the ages of 17 and 23 who live in Grenville County. Contestants will be interviewed by a panel of three judges before going on stage to introduce themselves and then answer an impromptu question. The candidates will be judged on their interview, question response, poise and personality.
Contrary to some popular myths, contestants do not need to live on a farm, nor do they need to know a lot about agriculture. The successful candidate will be eager and willing to learn about her community and share her enthusiasm for the fair with others.
As a component of her reign, the winner will represent the Spencerville Agricultural Society for the duration of the fair, attend the annual Chinese dinner, and assist at other board functions. The new fair queen will also attend the Ontario Agricultural Society convention in February, and she will compete in the Ambassador of the Fairs competition at the Canadian National Exhibition next August.
The pageant is an excellent opportunity to meet new people, gain some public speaking experience, and have fun. If you are interested in running, please contact Paula Carmichael at 658-5258.
PRESCOTT The 18-year-old driver of a Toronto/Montreal shuttle van that killed five people in a gruesome crash on Highway 401 between Prescott and Maitland in July faces a maximum penalty of life in prison for the deaths.
Baljit Singh Bajwa of Montreal has been charged with five counts of criminal negligence causing death. He is also facing four counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, charges that carry a maximum of 10 years in prison on each count, OPP Const. Sandra Barr said.
The driver was arrested in Montreal Aug. 16 and returned to Brockville for a bail hearing the next day. This hearing was put over until yesterday at 2 p.m. at Ontario Court of Justice Provincial Division in Brockville.
Barr said the extensive police investigation has involved interviewing witnesses from across Canada, including several from Ontario and Quebec. Police are still trying to determine if speed was a factor in the crash, where the shuttle van company was authorized to operate, and if the driver was authorized to drive in Ontario. Barr said he held a valid Alberta driver's licence.
The OPP are "working hand in hand" with the Quebec equivalent of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation in the investigation, she said.
The Ford Club Van involved in the crash is still in OPP possession, and parts of it have been sent to the Ontario Centre for Forensic Science in Toronto for expert examination, Barr said. The owner of the van, Jassa Singh Dhillon, is under police investigation, she confirmed.
The collision took place at about 7 p.m. July 17. The 15-passenger van was travelling eastbound when it entered the median. The van rolled several times and came to rest in the passing lane of westbound Highway 401. As the van rolled, several people were ejected from the vehicle.
The van from Essor Travel was for a daily car pool between Toronto and Montreal. Five of the 14 passengers died in the crash, and four remain in hospitals in Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal.
PRESCOTT The number of break and enters in this area during the second quarter of 2000 decreased to 26 from 38 during the same period for last year, the Grenville OPP state in their report in relation to the commitments made in their 2000 business plan.
The clearance rate sits at 23.08 per cent, an improvement over the rate of 8.33 per cent for the last quarter. The breakdown of the occurrences show a drop in all zones except Kemptville, where there were four break and enters reported this quarter as opposed to two last quarter.
Two uniformed officers have attended the break and enter investigators' course, and the detachment is forming a property crime team with five members. The team's main function will be to investigate break and enters throughout the county, work with area pawn shops and set up a liaison with neighbouring OPP detachments and municipal police departments, the report stated.
There was an increase of seven personal injury accidents to 30 from the same period in 1999. The detachment continues to analyze accidents and any common problems that arise. RIDE programs are a year-round effort.
The detachment received an average of 32.6 complaints each month from residents in county and township areas perceiving that drivers are speeding on their roads. Traffic management officers and uniform members follow up on complaints, the report stated.
The report was presented to Augusta township council last week.
PRESCOTT A major drug bust and gun seizure north of Spencerville last Wednesday afternoon has resulted in charges against two Augusta men and one man from Kingston.
Grenville OPP say an investigation by their office, the Leeds and Grenville Crime Unit and the OPP Drug Enforcement Section netted a haul worth $750,000 worth of marijuana, plants, hashish, guns, ammunition and money.
Sr. Const. Cindy MacDonald said the raid was executed on a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on a Buckwheat Road farm. A search of the residence and adjacent farm buildings revealed an advanced hydroponic growing operation, she said.
Police seized 1,200 plants of various sizes from the barns, 900 plants in the fields, large quantities of hashish, nine guns several of which are prohibited and assorted ammunition for the guns, money, and cultivation and hydroponic equipment.
"I think it's one of the largest seizures in our area," MacDonald said.
The bust is part of an annual seasonal drug eradication program with the RCMP and local police forces, she said.
When farmers start to cultivate their fields in August and September, they sometimes find patches and large groves of marijuana, MacDonald said. The police then "come in to seize it and destroy it."
Police seized 100 marijuana plants from a Corktown Road, Wolford Township farm in Grenville County Aug. 15 as well.
In 1999, police hauled in $6 million worth of marijuana in Leeds and Grenville, MacDonald said.
Charged in the Spencerville incident are Craig Easterbrook, 41, and Douglas Brenot, 37, both of Augusta, and Rory Scott, 21, of Kingston. They are scheduled to appear in court Sept. 8 to face a variety of possession and weapons charges.
BROCKVILLE - Crime Stoppers and Brockville City Police are seeking the public's assistance in solving the theft of a trailer from CanArm Ltd. on Parkedale Avenue.
Suspects entered a lot at CanArm Ltd. overnight on Aug. 9 and stole a trailer similar to those used to haul stock cars. The trailer contained fiberglas fan housings valued at $5,200.
The stolen trailer has VIN #48B500P28W1034726, with Ontario plate T89654. It is a white 1998 trailer with dual-axle, aluminum mag wheels, double doors on the rear and walk-in door on the side, valued at $12,000.
Police suspect thieves are from Eastern Ontario and that the trailer is somewhere east of Brockville. If you have any information regarding this theft, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You do not have to give your name.
LEEDS-GRENVILLE The region's tourism industry got a healthy boost last week when provincial Tourism Minister Cam Jackson announced $100,000 for a fall promotional campaign.
"It's very good news," said Pat Dewar, Tourism Prescott's representative on the board of the 1000 Islands-St. Lawrence Seaway Corridor Marketing Partnership. "Prescott is very pleased to be part of this partnership. It gives us coverage we couldn't afford otherwise."
The print and radio promotion will target potential tourists in Rochester, N.Y., Northern New Jersey, Toronto, London, Ottawa and Montreal. The marketing plan focusses on building shoulder and off-season visits. The campaign will run from September through December, including the holiday season.
The effort will cost $182,000, with $82,000 coming from the partner groups. Among the many prizes offered will be two weekends in Prescott, including accommodation at Dewar's Inn on the River or the McAuley Motel, visits to sites such as Fort Wellington, and dinner in Chinese and Canadian-cuisine restaurants in Prescott and Johnstown.
Dewar, who co-owns Dewar's Inn on the River, said the summer season is already busy in the Seaway and 1000 Islands, so advertising during the autumn to encourage visits year-round is ideal. "We don't need high-season advertising."
The Great 1000 Islands-Seaway Getaway Campaign is aimed at drawing tourists to the region from Kingston to Cornwall along the St. Lawrence River on both the U.S. and Canadian sides. The print part of the campaign will feature printed inserts being distributed this week. The radio spots will encourage listeners to call or visit a website for an opportunity to win prizes.
The entire region is being promoted, not its allure as a destination for scuba diving, fishing, golfing, boating or historical attractions, for example. "We're not targetting one particular activity," Dewar said. "There's just so much to do in the area."
Jackson visited Gananoque along with MPP Bob Runciman to make the announcement last Wednesday. He praised the area's offerings. "The 1000 Islands/St. Lawrence Seaway Corridor is a gateway to a must-see, world-class tourism region."
Runciman said the province's $100,000 investment will help protect and create tourism jobs in the area.
The 1000 Islands/St. Lawrence Seaway Corridor Marketing Partnership is a consortium of tourism operators along the shores of the St. Lawrence River.
The provincial grant will come from the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership, which was formed in April 1999 to strengthen Ontario's marketing efforts.
"This regional tourism partnership will contribute to an increased two-way flow of visitors over international bridges," Jackson said. "It provides more opportunities for showcasing the province to Ontario and the world, using the 'Ontario: More to discover' brand."
By CHRISTINE ENDICOTT - Journal Editor
PRESCOTT The Forwarders' Museum presented an ambitious renovation plan to Prescott council Monday evening.
Museum board chairwoman Jodi Cromb and curator Kristy Tait showed council a detailed report on the museum's plan for the future, which begins with a plan to repair and renovate the rapidly deteriorating building. The plan also includes facilities for a kitchen and patio where visitors could enjoy tea and coffee as well as a working 1870s-style post office on the main floor where post cards could be mailed. The ideas reflect the need to make it a "living history museum," which is more popular with tourists than typical static museums, Tait said.
The Forwarders' Museum, located at the corner of Water and Centre streets near the harbour, opened in 1979. Cromb said at one point, 10 staff members worked in the building. Now, with fewer grants and lower funding, the museum has a summer staff of two, and "the building itself has fallen into disrepair," she noted. The stucco on the side of the building has deteriorated to the point that local artists could not paint a mural onto it. Much of the wood in the museum has rotted, and artifacts are not protected.
Through its Setting Sail for 2000 renovation plan, the museum board aims to make improvements in five areas: the state of the building, the technology available to allow for cataloguing of artifacts, the storage of artifacts, revenue, and public awareness of the museum.
The tourism centre located within the museum is also "a key component of this project," Cromb said.
The museum board is seeking a Heritage Challenge Fund provincial government grant to conserve and restore the building. Under the program, 25 per cent of the funds must come from private donors such as individuals and businesses, 25 per cent from the municipality, and 50 per cent from the grant.
The cost of building repairs would be approximately $115,000, according to a rough estimate provided by a construction company. The addition would cost $75,000 to $100,000.
Due to water leaks and high humidity in the building, many of the artifacts, boards and beams have rotted, Cromb noted. The museum's collection is in danger of being ruined. "Bandaids aren't going to fix those problems."
Artifacts need to be stored in closed cases so people can't touch them, Cromb said.
Tait noted that many of the museum's pieces and displays do not reflect the museum's original stated purpose, which was to showcase the theme of "trade and transportation with reference to the river, the roads, the railroads and the mails."
"We have great pieces in our collection that have nothing to do with the museum."
To expect two staff members to change the displays each year to keep the museum vibrant is "ridiculous," Tait said. "It's too much work for two people."
The Setting Sail plan includes a proposed 20-foot-by-30-foot addition to the building. The addition would allow offices, a gift shop and a kitchen to be built on an extension of the first floor, extending toward the harbour. A patio that could serve as a summertime tearoom is also planned for the lower level. The museum's washrooms require upgrading.
The main floor would become the post office, while the new Jack Morris Salon upstairs would house changing displays and could also serve as a meeting room.
Cromb said by offering a tea room, the museum would be taking advantage of its prime riverfront location and providing visitors with a waterfront patio. People often ask where they can sit and relax with a cup of tea or coffee, she said.
Under the plan, the museum would generate enough revenue to break even each year, she suggested. Presently, the museum has a deficit of $2,000 to $3,000 per year. After the changes, revenue would be generated in the tea room, gift shop and post office and through admission fees.
Through fundraisers this summer, the museum has already raised $5,300 toward the capital campaign, Cromb noted.
"We feel that the museum can be a vibrant and important part of the waterfront and increase the vacation destination possibilities of the community," she concluded.
Council gave permission to the museum staff to apply for the heritage grant, with the stipulation that application be shown to the museum board and to council before it is mailed.
"A lot of work has gone into this," Coun. Jo-Anne Beckstead said in reviewing the museum's plan. "It's great."
PRESCOTT/CARDINAL - Girl Guides of Canada registration will be held in Cardinal on Monday, Sept. 11 at Benson Public School from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and in Prescott, Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the Anglican Church, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Girls ages five and up are welcome. For more information, call Marion Dixon at 657-3002 or Jeanne Fox-Dibble at 657-4558.
One of the most enjoyable things about growing up in Prescott was its proximity to water. I remember how exciting it was when in 1967 we were fortunate enough to have a swimming pool built. The pool not only provided many hours of fun, but also when I was old enough I was lucky to have many great summers employed as a lifeguard and swimming instructor.
On my visit home this summer, I was dismayed to see the deterioration that has taken place around the pool. It was so sad to look at the rusty fence, the crumbling cement around the pool, the tiles that are no longer even, the grass and weeds growing between the tiles, and those poor old showers.
The lifeguards were hard to identify; they wore no uniforms and only got up from the benches to change shifts. I wondered how they could do their job properly with the loud music blaring.
The washrooms/changerooms left a lot to be desired. Does the pool staff not have to clean them anymore?
I guess the saddest thing of all was the lack of use by Prescott's kids. On one particular day, pool admission was free, yet I never saw more than eight children in for a swim. My understanding was that there wasn't even any advertising to let the public know about the free swim day.
Perhaps it is time the town looked at putting some money and maintenance (while it is still cost-effective to repair) into what was once a well-run, popular summer spot for all Prescott residents. Maybe then, it will again become that wonderful place from summers past.
Kathy Hager (LeClair)
Through your newspaper, I would like to ask the council members: Who may use the washrooms at Kelly's Bay?
A few days ago, I needed to use the washroom at approximately 1:30 p.m. and found it locked. I was told by the staff member who reluctantly opened the door that the washroom was supposed to be locked when the pool was closed, it was only for the use of those using the pool. There are many people who use the park and the beach. Are they to have no washroom facilities? If so, it would seem necessary to construct another washroom. It would be much simpler to keep the existing washrooms open. Many cannot afford to use the pool, but surely everyone using a municipal recreation area has the right to use the washroom.
June Follows
Edward Street, Prescott
By Willy Sieling Heuvel
Dinner at Walker House will be offered this Saturday, Aug. 26 at 5:30 p.m. Pork chops, apples, onions, corn, zucchini and mashed potatoes with gravy will be on the menu, with trifle for dessert. The deadline for reservations is Thursday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m.
We had a delightful day on the mystery tour last week. We went east, visited the tourist centre at the bridge, the Galop Canal Park and the Iroquois Locks, then had our picnic lunch at the Carmen Museum in Iroquois. The museum guides were great; they even made us a cup of tea (it was a bit on the cool side), and we invited them to join us.
We ended up at the Rose Garden at Upper Canada Village. Some of us walked up the hill to the Crysler Monument, and of course we dropped in at the store. It was a very enjoyable day. Thanks, Marlene, for driving the other car.
The final instalment for the trip to Niagara Sept. 20-21 is now due. Please stop in very soon so expenses can be paid.
Card winners
Winners at the card tables last week were:
Monday bridge: Kitty Wormington and Audrey Kingston. Eleanor Hatch won the door prize.
Tuesday cribbage: high score Sam Covey, second Mary Mulder, 3rd Jean Annable, 4th Mary Reynolds.
Wednesday bridge: 1st Ed Zackon, 2nd Isabel Barrigar.
Thursday euchre: 1st Mary Reynolds, 2nd Jeannine Marion and Bea Hemsley, 3rd Alice Crowder, and Marie Shahan won the door prize.
By Ron Whitehorne
At the Rotary meeting July 24, the Prescott Rotary Club agreed to donate $400 toward the swim platform for the Prescott Pool. This enables the instructors to teach younger kids more safely than they could before.
Some $458 was also approved to assist with the purchase of a wheelchair for a local Easter Seals child.
Speaking of Easter Seals, on July 31, the Rotary Club traveled to the Easter Seals Camp Merrywood on Big Rideau Lake where they served more than 100 children and counselors during a chicken barbecue.
The club does this annually to keep in touch with the Easter Seals Kids and to see what the camp may need to keep their facility current.
Over the years though fundraising and the generous donations of the community, the Prescott Rotary Club has donated more than $75,000 to Camp Merrywood.
On Saturday, Aug. 30, Rotarians decided that the local historic site and dive mecca near Riverview Heights west of Prescott needed some surgery, so three Rotarians descended with weed eaters and garbage bags to do what the United Counties had so far failed to do.
The subsequent outbreaks of poison ivy among participants perhaps illustrates why the counties road crews have been reluctant to do their duties at that site.
The site looks infinitely better than it has in a few years.
Any service club interested in cooperating toward the placement of a Johnny-on-the spot at that location should contact president Barry Laushway.
The Prescott Rotary Club will be at the Poker Run selling hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks for good causes.
Hope to see you there!
SPENCERVILLE Two cheques totalling $9,000 were presented to council Monday night toward the township's new fire hall being built just south of Spencerville on County Road 44.
Edwardsburgh Reeve Dave Dobbie and fire chief Jim Purcell received a $5,000 cheque from Dan Davy of DuPont's Maitland site. DuPont also committed another $5,000 toward the $595,000 project to be presented later this year.
Also Monday, the South Edwardsburgh Recreation Association, represented by chairman Lorne Bender and secretary Paul Jollymore, presented a $4,000 cheque.
Last week, work began on the new fire hall despite a shortfall in funds. Council is still soliciting about $20,000 to complete the project.
SPENCERVILLE The library will receive about $1,700 in an additional operating grant from the township, following council's decision Monday night.
Council passed a resolution to grant the library $1,000 and pay the heat and hydro costs until the end of the year. Reeve Dave Dobbie said this additional money should be sufficient to cover the library's operating costs until the new council of an amalgamated Edwardsburgh and Cardinal can approve library funding.
Earlier this year, council approved a $12,500 grant to the library to cover operating costs.
EDWARDSBURGH A Quebec man faces a variety of charges after a reckless driving spree on Highway 416 north of Spencerville on Sunday. Sr. Const. Cindy MacDonald of Grenville OPP said police received a complaint that a tractor-trailer unit was being driven southbound on the highway, weaving from shoulder to shoulder, knocking over pylons and tailgating other vehicles.
Charles Dubé, 57, was charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident, failing to stop for police, impaired driving, dangerous driving and driving with more than the legal blood/alcohol limit.
LEEDS-GRENVILLE Two men have been arrested and charged in relation to the armed robberies of taxi drivers near Roebuck and Tincap. Grenville OPP and the East Region Crime Unit have charged Christopher Cephus Rathwell, 19, of North Augusta and Peter Gerald Townsend, 20, of no fixed address with two counts of armed robbery.
The men were wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, police say. On Aug. 14, they were arrested in a stolen vehicle in Leduc, Alberta by the RCMP.
BROCKVILLE Secondary teachers with the Upper Canada District School Board have voted 88 per cent in favour of strike action.
As a result of the vote, held last Tuesday and Wednesday, the teachers will be in a legal strike position Sept. 1, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation reported. Other teacher groups across the province have also taken strike votes partly as a result of the uncertainty created by the province's Bill 74.
The board will be in a position to change the terms and conditions of employment without negotiation, said Greg McGillis, president of OSSTF District 26, which represents 1,000 regular-contract teachers as well as some other bargaining units employed by the board.
McGillis said a strike vote was necessary to protect local teachers from the possible actions of the board as well as from the provincial government. The key issues are salaries and working conditions. Under Bill 74, high school teachers are now required to teach 6.5 instead of 6.0 courses per year without an increase in pay. As a result of the legislation, there will be fewer teachers and more students in schools this fall, and teachers are concerned that the situation could become worse.
"Since its inception, this mega-board has had a stormy record of teacher/board relations with all of its groups, and we're no exception to that," he said.
"Teachers are concerned that the board is seeking significant rollbacks after a decade of restraint."
He suggested the board could use the hostile environment towards education in the government to "further degrade conditions in the classroom at the expense of students and teachers."
However, the union remains optimistic that the dispute can be resolved without a strike.
"We are cautiously optimistic that things [can be] settled amicably this time and, for that reason, we are keen to sit down and find common ground on those core issues."
Local board trustee Joan Hodge said she is also hopeful that the dispute can be resolved before classes resume.
"It's difficult," she told The Journal. "We have Bill 74 and a funding formula that's really tight. It doesn't leave much flexibility."
She said both sides are trying to "charge forward" to resolve the issue.
"No one wants job action this fall. I honestly hope it doesn't happen. I think everyone just wants to get back to the job of teaching kids."
She said it would be a shame to have a strike just as children are geared up for school.
"It's unfortunate because everyone looks forward to that first day of school. A job action is the last thing I'd want to see."
However, the Upper Canada District School Board has a funding formula that dictates what employees can receive, she said.
The board is also dealing with other issues such as special education, transportation and building accommodation.
Providing funding for students with special needs is becoming increasingly difficult, said Hodge, and rising fuel costs are leading to increases in transportation expenditures. Also, she added, many facilities need updating.
The cash-crunch problems are much the same across the province, said Hodge, who is vice-president of the eastern region for the Ontario Public School Boards Association.
By MONICA WHITNEY - Journal Staff Writer
MAYNARD A six-year veteran on Augusta council, George Vail, has decided to run for re-election in the November municipal race.
"My name will definitely be on the ballot," said Vail. "I have the desire and the knowledge, and the drive is there."
Vail has not yet decided which council position he will seek. However this will be "evident in the next month or so," he said.
Vail is a 30-year employee at Maitland's Nitrochem and is currently a chemical ammonia unloader.
He also manages a small beef operation and 195 acres of land on Ashby Road, just off Lords Mills Road in Augusta Township. He has been a resident of the municipality for 43 years and has lived at his current residence since 1975.
The councillor said he is running again because "this, to me, is the best municipality there is. I believe in it and I want to see things happen and see growth. I just want to make a better life here," said Vail, who is chairman of Augusta's planning committee and co-chairman of the finance committee. He is also on the Augusta Township library board and director of recreation.
Among his visions for the township if elected, Vail said he would like to "see the present planning system is not such a stumbling block" to attracting new residential and industrial development. "Planning is outdated here," he said.
He also wants to "get more proactive and get some industry in here. Right now we have an industrial park going nowhere. I'd like to see it developed."
Vail explained there is scrub and rocky agricultural land "that wouldn't grow anything" that could easily be severed for residential lots. "The rural land around here could be developed," while at the same time retaining Augusta's prosperous agricultural sector, he said.
"It's so hard to get a severance. I'd like to make it easier for people and cut some of the red tape," he said, adding that would increase the residential tax base.
Vail noted he hopes Augusta can tap into the expected surge of people from larger municipalities from the new four-lane Highway 416 to further increase the tax base. He explained there could be a "happy mix" of agricultural and residential communities where one is not forced on the other, "where everybody can work together and it can work for everyone."
Vail also puts heavy emphasis on recreation programs for all ages. "We have a good program right now, but I'm really striving to make recreation even better. I really believe in recreation."
The councillor sees his work in the cleanout of the South Nation River as one of his major accomplishments of his years of office. "I felt really good about that because it helped a lot of people living in residential homes."
Draining primary agricultural land and lowering the water table were among the benefits of the program, he said.
In his first year in office, Vail said he was able to help turn around the township's recycling operation that was "making zilch" into a profitable venture.
Jane Fullarton
Summer activities in Maitland are coming to a close after a busy season.
Seventy-five children ages four to 13 took swimming lessons in area back yard pools. Brandi Allingham, assisted by Mallory Dixon, and Katie Price, assisted by Matt Price, taught two sessions of two weeks each.
The soccer program attracted 160 players aged four to 13 for the 12-week program. It started in May and finished on July 29 with a family barbecue and the presentation of medallions to the players.
The coaches were John Wilson, Ray Avery, Sarah Wilson, Chris Whitaker, Jim Grimes, Bob Gillett, Cynthia Turton, Will Pettem, Nigel White, Marianne White, Jenna Avery, Mitch Lortie and Brad Pettem.
Local students Kurt Donovan, Michael Avery and Jessica Lyons were the referees.
The teams were sponsored by Maitland Lawn and Patio, Beattie Dodge, Have Tents Will Travel, Prescott Auto Sales, Scotia Bank, Brockville Kinsmen, D and T Sports, Goody Fries and Clarica.
Augusta softball finishes this weekend with the bantam boys tournament in Maynard, the pee wee boys tournament in North Augusta and the midget boys tournament in Domville. Maitland had 65 players in five divisions: T-ball, mosquito, mite, pee wee girls and bantam boys. The Maitland coaches were Mike Landon, Greg Hinton, Dave Bunt, Cathy Bunt, Dale Dixon, John Meppelder and Joe James.
Each team also had the invaluable help of parents and volunteers who act as scorekeepers, base coaches and umpires.
Maitland hosted the pee wee girls tournament this past weekend. Addison won the A final and Maitland won the B final.
The annual coaches' tournament will be hosted by Kitley on Sept. 16, with a dance to follow at MERC Hall.
Marie (Barbara Ellen) Gabriel, of RR 2 Prescott, Charleville Road, died Aug. 11, 2000. She was 67.
Mrs. Gabriel was born Nov. 16, 1932 in Prescott, to John Reid and Lulah Sherwood, who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by her husband Robert Gabriel, whom she married June 5, 1954 at St. Paul's United Church, Prescott.
She is survived by sons Myron and Kevin (Leslie); daughters Louise (Wayne) Heise, Dianne Gabriel, Susan (Kevin) Bolton and Janet (Dale) Morden; grandchildren Jennifer, Melissa, Brock, Blake, Montana and Hunter; and brothers Reginald, Raymond, Mansel and Meb Reid.
Mrs. Gabriel was also predeceased by a brother, Ervin Reid and sisters Gertrude Hunter and Viola Windover.
She enjoyed sewing, cooking and spending time with her family. She had been a homemaker.
Visitation was held at the Chris Slater Funeral Home, Prescott, Aug. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral service was held in the chapel of the funeral home Aug. 14 at 2 p.m., with Rev. Blair Paterson officiating. A committal service followed at Maynard Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Wayne Heise, Kevin Gabriel, Kevin Bolton, Dale Morden, Clayton Paquette and Raymond Hough.
Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.
Serena Pearl Roles, 788 Edward St., Prescott, died Aug. 17, 2000 with her family at her side at Brockville General Hospital. She was 70.
She was born March 9, 1930 in Elgin, Ont. to Reginald Gray and Hazel Gifford, who predeceased her. She married Kenneth Paul Roles Nov. 23, 1955 at St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, Prescott.
Mrs. Roles enjoyed music and collecting various items. Despite her illness, she always had a cheerful personality and a kind word for everyone. Mrs. Roles will be missed by everyone.
Mrs. Roles is survived by her husband; her daughters Carol Ann Perrin, Jacqueline (Mrs. Greg Kroone), sons Brian (Shelley) and David (fiancée Betty Buker); grandchildren Stacy Hitsman, Lisa Mellon, Bryan and Ashley Roles, and Amanda and Amber Kroone; great-grandchildren Heather Anne and Sierra Serena, Alyssa and Sydney; sister Betty (Ivan Launderville); and a step-brother Fred Holmes.
She was predeceased by her sister Ann Gray.
Visitation was held at the Chris Slater Funeral Home, Prescott, Aug. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. A mass of christian burial was held at St. Mark's Church Aug. 19 at 11 a.m., with Father J. Hibbert officiating. A committal service followed at St. Mark's Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Fred Holmes, Mark Chapman, Art Hitsman, Dave Marshall, Dennis McInnes and Tim Warren.
Donations to Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes or St. Vincent de Paul Hospital would be appreciated.
By Kristy Tait
Thanks for all of the support at our fourth and final tea. The chocolate lovers' tea held Friday raised $206.40, which will go toward the museum's capital campaign.
The Forwarders' Museum will set up a table out front during this Saturday's town-wide garage sale. If you have any items that you would like to donate to the museum sale table, please contact the museum by Friday afternoon at 925-5788. All money made at the museum's table will be used for the capital campaign to restore the museum building.
Anyone interested in making donations to the Setting Sail for 2000 capital campaign can contact the museum for more information.
Prescott Coun. John McAuley
Every month, residents of Prescott receive a request for funds from our Prescott Public Utilities Commission along with the stack of other bills, and we pay the bills without a chance to say much about the rates or about the service we receive. (Fortunately, the service is usually excellent.) If we have a complaint or a question, the best we can do is contact the PUC's administrative staff and hope they listen to our concerns.
This month will be different. We all have a chance to hear more about how our PUC is run, what its plans are for the future, and how this will affect our monthly bills. We have a chance to ensure that the PUC will continue to provide excellent service to us and charge us fair rates.
On Monday starting at 7 p.m, the Prescott PUC will present its plan for the future. The PUC plans to merge with the electrical utilities in Cardinal, South Dundas and Westport by Nov. 7 of this year along with Canadian Niagara Power to create Rideau St. Lawrence Utilities. The meeting, to be held at St. Mark's Parish Centre on Edward Street, will include a presentation followed by a public question-and-answer session.
This is your opportunity to find out what the PUC has in store for you. Ask as many questions as possible to ensure that you support their plan. Nothing is etched in stone yet; this is your chance to have a say in your electrical service, rather than simply paying your bills every month. Don't miss it.
Christine Endicott
Jeff Lee
Survivor rocks! And I say this with only a hint of embarrassment since the 12th installment saw a series record of 31.1 million viewers in the second half-hour, so I know I'm not alone when I make such a proclamation.
While it took some longer than others to join the motley crew "stranded on a island," the reported number of viewers predicted for the two-hour finale could reach 35 to 40 million.
The series has been steadily drawing viewers to its weekly reality TV melodrama. We've watched as the two separate tribes Tagi and Pagong, each with eight members on the May 31 premiere went about their day-to-day lives before combining to form Rattana tribe. We wondered how the remaining carefree Pagong tribe Gretchen, Greg, Jenna, Gervase and Colleen would fare when combined with the remaining Tagi tribe Sean, Susan, Rudy, Richard and Kelly and its evil alliance. We joined them in their challenges to win treats or immunity from expulsion. We put up with host Jeff Probst, because we knew it was the way to these treats, immunity and the cheesy torch-snuffing ceremony, which occurred when one cast member was "banished" from the island.
But through it all the rain, the rats, the bickering, the starvation the alliance prevailed, with Susan, Kelly (who just barely escaped banishment by winning much-needed immunity), Richard and Rudy the last remaining survivors of the original 16.
But the twist: Several voted-off members now sit on the jury that will decide the $1 million winner. With the lines split nearly by tribe, goofy neurologist Sean and his alphabetical voting system the exception, the balance of power has shifted to the members of the Pagong tribe. I heard that odds-on favourites are with Rudy to win the prize, but now as the finale draws near, I'm not so sure.
One reason is the dark force which is Richard. Even the straight and narrow Sean fell sway to this force, not to mention wacky Greg, who tried unsuccessfully to coddle up to Richard, by picking Richard to join him on the yacht when Kelly refused to make the call to be the one. Sean's reasoning was that Richard had contributed to the group by use of a spear, flippers and goggles to add protein to the group. It was all part of Richard's plan that has held together to the end, despite at times looking as if it would unravel.
Another reason is the amount of press Richard, both good and bad, seems to have received over the course of the series compared with the other members who made the final four. And finally, the way in which the banished members of the island seemed to have only positive things to say even about Richard when probed about his Machiavellian ways.
Speculation has failed in the past remember Gretchen and Gervase? So all I know, whomever wins, I will be surprised by the outcome.
John A.H. Morris
G-G-G-R-R-O-W-W-L-L! The sleeping giant has awakened, giving us reason to believe the little guys and the big guys in this community now have a champion, other than the old Curmudgeon who shares his diary with you in the Journal each week to help keep the mayor, councillors, police department and both federal and provincial politicians in line.
The sleeping giant is the Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce, which came to life with a community-spirited roar at last Thursday's regular directors' meeting.
For the past couple of decades, the chamber has been a rather lethargic beast. It has done most of the things expected of a Chamber of Commerce but has seldom been a pro-active organization ready to lead instead of being part of the supporting cast.
This all changed last Thursday when members of the board of directors came to the luncheon meeting with enough contentious motions to make president Bob Lawn wonder if he was presiding over a maritime caucus meeting of the Canadian Alliance Party, or if someone had slipped some magic mushrooms into the chicken noodle soup special.
In the brief space of half an hour, the chamber directors proposed, debated and passed the following resolutions:
* that the Chamber of Commerce go on record as supporting Prescott as the location for the proposed Eastern Ontario charity casino;
* that the Chamber of Commerce name as a committee to promote Prescott as a charity casino location members of the chamber who serve as directors and investors in the Prescott Hotel Project Study (who were present at the Thursday meeting), with power to add to their committee;
* that the Chamber of Commerce name a committee to meet with the mayor and council on a monthly basis to give council an opportunity to keep the business community informed on its activities;
* that the Chamber of Commerce appoint a committee to recruit, interview and endorse a slate for council for the forthcoming municipal election.
While chamber directors were awake and flexing their muscles, they also expressed their dissatisfaction with Prescott's present police force, noting that neither the Prescott council nor the Prescott Police Commission had any control over the operation of the Prescott Police Department. Although no resolution was introduced or passed, it was the consensus of those who addressed the subject that if a change in police department administration is considered for Prescott that council should opt for the OPP instead of a municipal force or an amalgamated municipal force.
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The most interesting aspect of these debates came from the resolution by directors Garry Dewar and Bill Pakeman in regard to the Chamber endorsing a slate of candidates for the next municipal election.
This is not a new role for the Prescott Chamber of Commerce, because at one time it was standard practice when the chamber was dissatisfied with council decisions or proposals, and it was almost a given that the chamber slate would be elected.
Serving on the chamber was also a stepping stone for anyone who wanted to be the mayor or a councillor. Up to the middle of the 1900s, anyone aspiring for the chief magistrate's chair usually found the jump to the head of the council table was made easier if the candidate made the progression from the chamber presidency.
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We are glad to see our Chamber of Commerce add its voice as well as its actions, to the betterment of the community. With 140 members, the majority of them from Prescott, it is the most representative group of taxpayers in Prescott.
In recent years it has chosen to remain silent and stay at arms-length from most municipal issues, but with Prescott heading into probably the most important decade in its 200-year history, and with probably one of the weakest councils we have had in modern times, some of this slack has to be taken up by a strong voice from the chamber.
What those who proposed the chamber resolution that it select and endorse a slate of officers hope to attract are persons wishing to serve their community on council, but who have no basis of support. With the chamber's endorsement they are assured a sizeable block of votes plus an election committee of some of the town's most influential citizens.
By MONICA WHITNEY - Journal Staff Writer
CARDINAL The head of Cardinal's council who "jumped in with both feet" 12 years ago has decided to jump out.
Larry Dishaw was first elected as reeve of the village in Nov., 1988, and after fulfilling four terms in office, will not be seeking reelection in the upcoming municipal voting.
It's been a long haul for the newcomer on council, who had no prior experience in municipal politics. "I got through it, but it was only because of the clerk of the day (Wes Baldwin) who helped me through," Dishaw said. He also credits staffer Annie Cameron with paving the council road.
"When I came in green as grass, those individuals helped me get through the first six months. I don't know if I would have made it if it hadn't been for those folks."
If he had to offer any words of wisdom for new municipal leaders, Dishaw said he "would strongly recommend the municipal councillor's course. I feel so strongly, I would like to see that adopted in the municipal act." Dishaw felt a reeve should have prior experience as a councillor before becoming head of council.
Dishaw said he decided to run for reeve in 1988 because he "felt it was time for a change. With volunteer experience in the village for some 25-odd years then, I felt I could provide something to the taxpayer of Cardinal."
As president of the Cardinal and District Resource Centre at that time and responsible for a $1.4 million budget and 14 employees, Dishaw was "heavily involved in federal and provincial grant applications. I knew funding was available for various programs that needed to be applied for," he said.
"Being involved in that arena you learn the ropes of what's available and what can be applied for."
Dishaw has been employed by CASCO for 19 years, and is currently a yard hand. "CASCO has been gracious to allow me time to do the job (of reeve). However, he said it "was not always easy" as he had to use a lot of vacation time and his income suffered to meet the commitments of council.
The reeve is also Cardinal's representative on United Counties council, and the commissioner for the local hydro system. He remains the treasurer of the Resource Centre, and is a founding member of the Cardinal Lions Club. He said he has averaged 15 hours a week working on volunteer commitments.
Despite the workload, Dishaw said he has no regrets. "I devoted 12 years of my life to the village and it was my decision to remain for four terms," Dishaw said. "I found out early what I was into. There's a lot of excellent people out there, and it's a pleasure to deal with them, the staff and councillors."
He said he'll also miss being involved in the day-to-day operation of the village, however, "I'm relieved it's almost over more so than excited.
There's wonderment there about how the new township (of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal) will perform. It crossed my mind to see the whole thing through, but I decided to go out the same way I came in," Dishaw said. "I have confidence the new township will be in good hands in the future."
While providing the leadership of four councils, Dishaw sees his major accomplishments as keeping taxes low (only one year in seven held a tax increase); achieving grant funding for such projects as the water treatment plant, tower and distribution system, arena lighting and heaters, restructuring and the new municipal building; establishing the pavilion picnic area and public washroom building; extending the life of the landfill site and completion of the Prosser subdivision.
Among the other major council projects Dishaw noted were the updating of the village history book; Cardinal's information booklet; creation of the museum; the municipal web site; a fibre optics system; community festival revival; an emergency plan exercise; the co-generation plant and establishing back-up power for the municipal office, fire hall and water plant.
Dishaw cited disappointments in his council terms as being an inability to resolve the police billing issue, a lack of business and waterfront development and a reduction in the industrial assessment.
His vision for the new township includes a golf course; a marina, campground and diving operations; seniors condominiums, a mini-storage facility, water and sewer extension allowing for rural development, park and playground improvements, a youth centre, a bike and walking path linking Iroquois, a viewing room at the north end of the arena, a BMX track, and extension of the Prosser subdivision.
The reeve plans to spend more time with his wife Mary Ellen, three children and five grandchildren. "That I'm sure, will take up lots of time," Dishaw said.
He also has plans to travel with his wife, play more golf, indulge a passion for playing on the Internet and enjoy his own swimming pool. He plans to continue his volunteer work with the Lions and the Resource Centre.
Dishaw has kept all his date books from 1988, reminders of the many commitments and projects he has worked on over the years.
"Who knows? I might decide to write a book some day."
CARDINAL - The Cardinal Community Festival Committee has set the schedule for Festival 2000 events Labour Day weekend. The theme for this year's Labourfest celebration is Into the Future.
Events kick off Friday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. with a 24-team slo-pitch ball tournament at the athletic field, sponsored by the Cardinal Men's Slo-Pitch League. This event continues throughout Saturday and Sunday.
Judging for the children's decorated bikes and carriages contest takes place at the east end of John Street at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. Parade participants will gather at the east end of John Street as well, near Sacred Heart Church at 10:30 a.m. The parade begins at 11 a.m.
Children's races get underway Saturday at 12:30 p.m. behind the public swimming pool.
Music by Bordertown will be featured from noon to 4 p.m. at the arena. This event is sponsored by the Cardinal Lions Club, and there is no charge. Bordertown will perform again at the arena from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. for a Lions Club dance.
The Royal Canadian Legion is sponsoring breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 3, beginning at 8 a.m. Registration for the Ride 'N Stride for Cancer begins at 8 a.m. at the pavilion, with the official start scheduled for 9 a.m.
A euchre tournament begins at the Legion Sunday at 1 p.m. S and H Express children's entertainers will perform Sunday for children at the Legion. This free event sponsored by the Legion is slated to begin at 2 p.m.
The Cardinal Ministerial Association is holding an ecumenical church service at the D.J. McLaughlin Park pavilion at 4:15 p.m., to be followed by entertainer Jack McPartlin at 5 p.m.
Gala fireworks sponsored by the festival committee begin at 9 p.m. Sunday at McLaughlin Park
A soap box derby begins Monday, Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. on the Legion hill. The event is sponsored by the Upper St. Lawrence District Scouts.
CARDINAL - The annual CASCO and union family fun day will be held Sunday, Sept. 3 at the Sacred Heart Parish Centre and Best Foods Parking lot. All employees, pensioners and their families are welcome to attend from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The day includes a chicken barbecue, entertainment and refreshments.
CARDINAL - All children of the community age five to 12 are invited to participate in an Adventure Fair at St. John's United Church this week. Sponsored by the church Christian Education Committee, God's Kids in Action features games, songs, crafts, snacks and lots of fun. The event continues today, Wednesday, through to Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. 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.
Funding to purchase a rescue van for Cardinal's fire department has been turned down by the Ministry of the Solicitor General. The village had applied for funding through the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program in Sept., 1999. A letter read to council at its Aug. 8 meeting stated there was insufficient funding available in the program to approve all proposals submitted by municipalities. Cardinal has been placed on a waiting list and will be advised if funds become available this year.
CARDINAL - A passion for gardening as a pastime has earned a Cardinal-area couple a grand prize in the local communities in bloom competition.
Carl and Lois Gilmer of Froom Road just north of Cardinal, received a garden bench donated by Cardinal Power (Sithe Energy) for the best use of red and white at their home. This was a special category for this year to celebrate the millennium. The same colour scheme was also used throughout the village's gardens and barrels and at adopt-a-garden spots.
The Gilmers became involved in the community beautification project when their daughter Diane Carriere of Cardinal remarked on their extensive and flowing front gardens and their choice of red and white as theme colours, which were used to complement the gray brick of the bungalow-style home.
Their landscaping reflects a medley of heirloom plants from Mrs. Gilmer's grandfather, and snippets of past gardening achievements. When the couple moved to Cardinal three years ago from North Bay, they "brought a piece of everything" with them.
The garden is now an attractive potpourri of over 200 begonias, a variety of geraniums, impatiens, hostas, roses, clematis, mums, salvia and a flowering maple, all encircled by a forest of trees on a one and a quarter-acre country lot.
"We've always been into flowers, but for our own enjoyment and pleasure," said Mrs. Gilmer, adding they were surprised by the win. "We always enjoyed it (gardening), even when we were working.
"It's therapy," she said. "If you've had a really busy day, you can just feel yourself relaxing. We've just learned through experience - trial and error."
The results of their efforts come by teamwork, the couple explains, as Mrs. Gilmer tends the flower beds, while Mr. Gilmer manages the expansive lawn. "That way I don't make any mistakes," jokes Mr. Gilmer. "It's always green."
The couple moved back to this area to care for her parents following Mr. Gilmer's retirement from the federal government. Her father Lyall Brown has just turned 91, and enjoys working in the front rock garden. While Margaret Brown, who will soon be 90, is not able to garden, Mrs. Gilmer said she enjoys being surrounded by the beauty.
The Gilmers have only praise for Cardinal's bloom program and the volunteers who organize and help with the yearly event. "We were really impressed with the volunteer adopt-a-spot garden program and the interest they showed," Mrs. Gilmer said. "It's amazing interest for a small community. (Cardinal) has never looked as good as it did this year.
("The bloom committee) has so much enthusiasm, it's catching. They had everybody involved. It's just a good program. They really put a lot into it.
"You can tell they are so proud and really enjoy what they're doing. It's amazing what small towns and villages can do when they get a group that will initiate it and get people involved."
Other major prize winners in the local competition were Karen King, first place for flowered homes, Irma Hartle, second place; and Dwayne Comstock, third.
By MONICA WHITNEY - Journal Staff Writer
CARDINAL The cause of a fire that gutted a Cardinal home Aug. 14 is "definitely classed as arson," said Detective Isobel McVey of the Grenville OPP.
Cardinal and Edwardsburgh firefighters were called to the County Road 2 and Helen Street home just before midnight, and remained at the scene until 5:30 a.m. Aug. 15.
The fire at the two-storey older dwelling had been termed "suspicious" by police, and Kingston Fire Marshall officers John Fox and Guy Deghene began a day-long investigation into the cause last Wednesday.
They were assisted in the examination of the home by Cardinal fire chief Graham Van Camp and other volunteer firefighters.
The actual method of arson is not yet clear, McVey said, and samples of charred debris have been sent to the Centre for Forensic Science in Toronto to be tested for accelerants.
McVey said the residents of the home, Diane Sayeau and Michael Link, did have insurance.
Several people have been interviewed in the investigation and police are trying to develop leads, McVey said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Grenville OPP or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 if they wish to remain anonymous.
"We're looking for who may be responsible for this," McVey said.
Sayeau and Link were also the residents of a George St., Prescott, home that was the scene of a fire in March, 1996.
Prescott Police Sgt. Bryan Somerville said this fire remains an open investigation, and that no charges have been laid. "If new information comes to light... we may be able to charge a suspect," Somerville said.
Prescott fire chief Bill Lawrence said he has been subpoenaed to appear in court in September in connection with the Prescott fire. Lawrence said he understands the case is a civil process regarding a settlement between the insurance company and Sayeau.
Arson was also suspected in the George St. fire.
Cardinal's popular social spot for casual eating and conversation will be closing at the end of the month.
The Walter Street Chatterbox Café is still thriving after three and a half years, but owner Martha Castleman will be locking the doors because of her own health reasons.
The restaurant has a devoted group of regulars, Castleman said, and it's these people and their fun she'll miss. "I like working with people," she said. "The joking and visiting - that's what I'll miss the most.
"(The customers) like to tease and I tease back. They're faithful and funny. It's not anything formal. It's a place you can come into by yourself. I'll follow them (the regulars) wherever they go. I'll still drive them crazy - that's what I'll do."
Even the name of the restaurant that advertises home-cooked meals comes from Castleman's own love for chatter. "Everybody said I talk too much, so I came up with the name Chatterbox Café," she joked.
Closing was a difficult decision for Castleman, she said. "It's sad. "I didn't want to close the place, but it's too much to keep it going. I cried when we made the decision. That last day here is going to be a tear jerker. But I hope to see my customers again."
Castleman felt the closing was necessary because she could no longer rely on the tremendous support and work of her friends, husband Bart and her staff.
"They've helped me out more ways than one," Castleman said, referring to Davie Deline, Ann Gladstone, Geraldine Richardson and Irene O'Brien. "They've helped out at the house in whatever they thought I needed. They ran me to and from the doctor, and came and visited to help cheer me up. If I couldn't get in there and pitch in, I felt I couldn't ask them to do so much. I feel guilty asking so much.
"(Davie Deline) kept it going. I told her to close it down and she wouldn't. She'd call up and see how I was and check up on me."
Castleman said she still suffers from the serious injuries she received in a car accident 15 years ago in Florida. She said she also suffers from allergies.
Operating the restaurant was more of a fun pastime than a job for Castleman.
"I did it to keep me occupied," she said. "As long as I never went in the hole I didn't care. It was like a hobby. I like to cook, and if they came in with a recipe and said they like it, I'd make it."
Castleman said she's always worked in the restaurant business, having started out at the age of 14 at Dixie Lee in Ogdensburg. She later became the manager of Arby's and Lum's restaurants in Florida.
The faithful groups of regulars would come in for just coffee or breakfast, Castleman said, and for the Friday fish fry that would turn haddock in a thin English-style batter into a golden treat.
The annual Christmas party at the Chatterbox with songs and her husband playing the guitar, gifts and Santa Claus also had a faithful following, she said. "It was open to the public and they always came. We'll miss that."
The friendliness of the Chatterbox is also reflected in Cardinal itself, said Castleman.
"It's easy to talk to people (in the village). If somebody needs help, a lot of people are there, which is nice in a small community. Everybody pitches in."
Castleman is hoping to see all her customers Aug. 30 and 31, the last two days the restaurant will be open.
In Under 6 playoff action on Saturday, Aug. 19, Lanes Smoke Shop, which claimed first-place in the division standings, beat seventh-place Hometown Heating 2-0. Emily Colwell and Jesse Boyd each scored one goal.
In other pool 'A' action, finishing fourth-place, Grenville Fish and Game beat Hometown Heating 6-0. Cody Sargent scored three goals, Sloan Jarvis scored two and Christian Zahn scored one.
Lanes Smoke Shop squared off against Grenville Fish and Game, beating Grenville 5-0. Matt Edgely and Jesse Boyd both scored two goals, while teammate Emily Colwell scored one.
In pool 'B', Tichborne Auto Supply won by default over Tropical Pool Service.
Tichborne played Prescott Chiros to a 2-2 tie. Scoring for Tichborne were Brett Van Stralen and John Wood. Cody Knapp scored both of Prescott's goals.
Prescott Chiros beat Tropical Pool Service 4-1. Cody Knapp, again, scored all of Prescott's goals. Amber Warren scored for Tropical Pool.
In pool 'C', Playit Star beat Brent Scott Insurance, 4-0. Scoring two goals each were Alex Modler and Alex Stephenson.
Beck's Construction beat Brent Scott Insurance, 6-0. Scoring for Beck's were Taylor Byers (3), Danielle Joudoin (2) and Kyle McAuley (1).
Playit Star beat Beck's Construction 2-1. Alex Stephenson scored two. Taylor Byers scored one.
Under 8 (senior tyke)
On Monday, Aug. 14, in Under 8 action, Freer Electric edged out Grenville Pharmacy, 3-2. Keith Ditchbourne scored two of Freer's goals, while teammate Mitchell Grant scored one.
Scoring for Grenville were Rick Champagne and Mathew Gilligan with one goal apiece.
SLP Printing beat Playit Star 4-0. Mathew Suatac scored three goals. Matt Edgley scored one.
DBL Computing edged out Prescott IDA 5-4. Computing's Ryan Van Stralen scored three, while teammate Josh Pitt scored two. Scoring for IDA were Chad McAuley (2), Cory Wilton (1) and Austin Murphy (1).
Windmill Web Spiders beat Johnstown Duty Free 3-2. Scoring for the Spiders were Sean Perrin (2) and Hayden Servage (1).
Scoring for Johnstown were Ben Hutton (1) and Devon Dojhans (1).
On Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Under 8 action, Windmill Web Spiders beat the Colour Pallette 6-0. Scoring for the Spiders were Cody Patenaude (2), Sean Perrin (3) and Kurtis Lavery (1).
DBL Computing edged out Grenville Pharmacy 1-0. Josh Pitt scored the lone goal.
Playit Star drubbed Prescott IDA 12-1. Scoring for Playit were Devon LeBurn (3), Scott Stevenson (4), Nicholas Purvis (2), Jessica Dunnington (2) and Jodan Clarke (1). Nathan Clark scored for IDA.
Freer Electric beat Johnstown Duty Free 7-1. Scoring for Freer were Mitchell Grant (1), Braedon Smith (2), Richard Joudoin (1) and Keith Ditchbourn (3).Ben Hutton scored for Johnstown.
Under 10 (Atom)
In Under 10 action on Monday, Aug. 14, Beckers and Prescott Kinsmen played to a 2-2 tie. Scoring for Becker's were Andrew Bernard and Brock Murphy. Scoring for Prescott were Dorrie Smith and Torin Marcynuk.
Bank of Montreal beat TD Bank 3-0. Reilly Grootjans scored all three goals.
Royal Bank beat Mac's 2-0. Curtis Biccum scored both of Royal's goals.
The Royal Bank beat Hansen Cavity Kickers 4-0. Hank Heykoop scored three, and Jamie Graham scored one.
Beach Home Hardware drubbed 10-0. Scoring for Beach were Kristian Knapp (2), Brian McMullen (1), Payton Williams (3), Allan Waddell (3) and Lindsay Millar (1).
Kriska Transport beat Prescott Kiwanis 4-0. Scoring were Alanna Lasenba (1), Bradley Carriere (1) and Daniel Norton (2).
On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Becker's beat Prescott Kiwanis 7-1. Scoring for Becker's were Brock Murphy (2), Cory, last name not available, (3) and Andrew Bernard (2). Dustin Render scored one for Prescott.
Beach Home Hardware beat Hansen's Cavity Kickers 5-1. Kristian Knapp scored three, while teammate Allan Waddell scored two. Tyson Wilson scored one for the Kickers.
Prophet's Trophies edged out Kriska Transport 2-1. Curtis Biccum scored both of Prophet's goals. Daniel Norton scored for Kriska.
Mac's and Royal Bank played to a 0-0 tie.
Prescott Kinsmen beat TD Bank 4-0. Marcynuk scored three goals, while Trevor Madden scored one.
Bank of Montreal beat Splash Well Drilling 8-2. Scoring for Bank of Montreal were Jordan Grootjans (3), Josh Beckstead (1), Reilly Grootjans (3) and Trent Blanchette (1).
Under 12 (mosquito)
On Monday, Aug. 14, DWJ Plumbing beat TechCan Titans 6-0. Scoring for DWJ were Jennifer Lamoureux (1), Josh Joudoin (1), Carrier Patterson (1), Jacob Casselman (1) and Jordon Dunlop (2).
Delphi Solutions and the Shriners played to a 3-3 tie. Scoring for Delphi were Amy Mills (1), Chad Hyland (1) and Joel Hyland (1). Scoring for the Shriners were Mike Froom (1) and Dustin Curry (2).
Seaway Valley Pharmacy and Giant Tiger played to a 1-1 tie. Scoring for Seaway was Jamie Farrell. Scoring for Giant Tiger was Nick Gould.
On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Shriners and Giant Tiger played to a 2-2 tie.
Scoring for the Shriners were Clayton Dunnington (1) and Mike Froom (1). Scoring for Giant Tiger was Nick Gould (2).
Delphi Solutions beat TechCan Titans 3-1. Scoring were Joel Haystead (2) and Robert Turpin. Josh Whelan scored for the Titans.
DWJ Plumbing edged out Seaway Valley Pharmacy 4-3. Scoring for DWJ were Dennis Heldens, Josh Joudion (2) and Mitchell, no last name provided. Scoring for Seaway were Joel Joudoin (2) and Ryan Armstrong.
On Friday, August 18, the Shriners beat Seaway Valley Pharmacy 6-1. Scoring for the Shriners were Mike Froom (3), Clayton Dunnington (2) and Dustin Curry (1). Cassey Smith scored one goal.
Under 16 (peewee)
On Tuesday, Aug. 15, Gateway Packaging beat Kriska Transport 6-1. Scoring for Gateway were Ryan Davy (1), Evan Lavalee (3), Aaron Lavalee (1) and David Wallace (1). Kurt Latimer scored for Kriska.
Watermark Printing lost to NitroChem 6-1. Scoring for NitroChem were David Thornhill (1), Logan Gilland (2), Ryan O'Brien (1), Justin Polasz (1) and Josh Joudoin (1).
On Thursday, Aug. 17, Gateway Packaging and NitroChem played to a 2-2. Scoring for Gateway were Aaron Lavallee and Miguel Brisson. Scoring for NitroChem were Logan Gillard and Josh Joudoin.
Playit Star beat Kriska 5-3. Scoring for Playit were Mike Todd (3), Wes McFarlane (1) and Robin Rivet-Crowe (1).
Scoring for Kriska were Mark Jenkins (2) and Sherri Davidson (1).
Ottawa Carleton Soccer League
In Under 13 girls action, on Monday, Aug. 14, the Prescott Gunners played Goulbourn to a 0-0 tie.
Under 13 boys
On Monday, Aug. 14, the Prescott Gunners played Kanata to a 1-1 tie. Gunners' Mike Armstrong scored the team's lone goal.
Under 11 boys
On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Prescott Gunners beat Smiths Falls 2-1. Scorers were not available.
The Prescott Expos kept their winning streak alive as they drubbed Winchester 16-2 Wednesday, July 19 at home in game one of a two game series.
Prescott pitcher Josh Kirkby went four innings, allowing only one hit, two runs, three walks while striking out 10 batters. Kirkby struck out the side in the third and fourth innings and picked up the win.
Dave Harrington took to the mound in the fifth and finished off the job Kirkby had started. Prescott hitters were Harrington and Kirkby, both with two run doubles; Tyler Dukelow, with two hits and two RBI's; Tyler Libby, with an RBI double; Darren Deslauriers, with two hits and an RBI; Jerry Tzsferis, with two hits and three RBI's; and Kory Brontmire, Jeff Condie and Shane Francois, each with RBI singles. Ryan Mellon also had an RBI in the win.
Prescott 9, Winchester 4
In game two at Winchester on Thursday, July 20, Prescott walked away with the 9-4 win.
Tyler Dukelow started pitching for the Expos going three innings and allowing just two hits, three runs as he struck out five batters. Josh Kirkby came in to pitch in the fourth and went three innings to earn the save. Kirkby struck out five batters but surrendered a home run.
Expos' Dave Harrington had three hits, including a home run. Tyler Dukelow had two-run homer.
Other Prescott hitters were Kory Brontmire, Darren Deslauriers and Andrew Fortier.
Prescott 4 , Osnabruck 1
On Sunday, August 6, in their first playoff game of the season, the Prescott Expos beat Osnabruck 4-1 in a pitchers' dual. Expos starter Shane Francois earned the win as he went five innings, allowing two hits and striking out five.
Jerry Tzaferis came in and pitched two innings to get the save. Tzaferis struck out four batters.
Catcher Tyler Dukelow threw out two base runners attempting to steal. Kory Brontmire had an RBI triple, while Tzaferis scored twice, and Andrew Fortier scored once.
Prescott 7, Osnabruck 4
Tuesday night the Prescott Expos knocked Osnabruck out of the playoffs with a 7-4 victory. Josh Kirkby started on the hill for Prescott going two innings, allowing three runs and striking out three.
Jerry Tzaferis came on for Prescott and earned the win as he went five innings, allowing no runs, and striking out five.
Prescott hitters were Tyler Libby with two doubles, Dustin Drury, Dave Harrington and Tzaferis with doubles, while Kory Brontmire, Ryan Mellon and Tyler Dukelow all had singles. Kirkby had a bunt single.
Runs for Prescott were scored by Harrington, Mellon, Dukelow, Libby and Darren Deslauriers. The Expos now wait for Morrisburg and Winchester to finish their series, which Prescott will play the winner.
CARDINAL One mixed slo-pitch team is needed for the 16th annual mixed slo-pitch tournament, a 24-team tournament to be held during the Labour Day weekend.
The tournament runs from Friday, Sept. 1 to Sunday, Sept. 3 in Cardinal.Teams are comprised of a minimum of six men and four women, and are guaranteed two games. For more information, call Ritchie Pitt at 658-3486 or Barry Stitt at 657-3633.
WINCHESTER Twenty-two Prescott Piranhas took to the pool in the Winchester swim pool and swam to a third-place finish with 196 points.
The Johnstown Bear Paws claimed the top-team spot the at Aug. 6 meet, with Manotick taking second. Kemptville, which finished sixth in total team points, took the top spot in average points per swimmer. In all, seven teams competed.
Piranhas Josh Whelan took the medallion for the top 9- and 10-year old boy with 17 points. The Piranhas host their meet on Sunday, Aug. 27 in Prescott.
The results for the Prescott Piranhas are:
Lloyd Stephenson, Anette Norton and Mike Crozier participated in the coach/parent relay. The Piranhas extend a thank you for their participation.
PRESCOTT The Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Charlie McFarlane golf tournament on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at the Prescott Golf Club.
This is a shotgun start and scramble play. Call Allan Norton or Barb Hamilton at the Toronto Dominion Bank at 925-4244 for more details.
There are two hole-in-ones, with Jim Sheridan sponsoring a cash prize and his and hers golf equipment. Irving H. Miller Ltd. Another business is sponsoring a cash prize. Members will be charged a reduced rate. Carts are extra and can be booked at the TD Bank. The cost includes golf, supper and a nice prize.
PRESCOTT The Alzheimer Society of Leeds-Grenville charity golf tournament will be Monday, Sept. 4 at the Prescott Golf Club.
The shotgun start is at 1 p.m. To register your team or individual or a golf cart rental, call the Prescott Golf Club pro shop at 925-5370.
The South Grenville Rangers Jr. 'B' tryout camp starts Tuesday, Sept. 5 at the Leo Boivin Community Centre in Prescott.
Tryouts will end with the the Rangers final exhibition game on Sunday, Sept. 24 in Athens.
The regular season schedule will begin on Saturday, Sept. 30 with the Rangers' home opener in Cardinal against the Westport Rideaus, the defending Rideau Division champions.
The tryout schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 9:30 to 11 p.m. at the Leo Boivin Community Centre in Prescott
Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 9:30 to 11 p.m. at the Leo Boivin Community Centre in Prescott
Saturday, Sept. 9, an exhibition game, starting at 8 p.m. at the Leo Boivin Community Centre in Prescott
Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 9:30 to 11 p.m. at the Leo Boivin Community Centre
Thursday, Sept. 14, from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Leo Boivin Community Centre in Prescott
Sunday, Sept. 17, a tournament in Charlan
Thursday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Cardinal Community Centre
Sunday, Sept. 24, an exhibition game, starting at 7 p.m. at the Athens Community Centre