VOL. 173, NO.27~ PRESCOTT, ONTARIO ~ JUNE 25, 2003

Prescott hosts CAVRA reunion this weekend

Hundreds of veterans and their families expected to visit the Fort Town

By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor

PRESCOTT ­ Reunion weekend has arrived in Prescott.

The Canadian American Veterans' Association (CAVRA) will be in town to mark the friendly relationship between generations of military personnel and their families on both sides of the St. Lawrence River.

About 500 members attended the 2001 reunion held in Prescott and Spencerville. Ralph Martin, a member of the 2003 organizing committee, expects a similar turnout for this year's event ­ as long as weather conditions are favourable.

CAVRA consists of 14 Royal Canadian Legion branches in Eastern Ontario as well as Navy veterans clubs and individual war veterans. There are also more than 40 groups of veterans from the American side of the St. Lawrence corridor. In all, about 10,000 people are represented at CAVRA.

Martin noted many members of these groups are relatives of veterans, and join out of respect for their family members who served their country..

In addition to paying respect to those who served their countries in two world wars and Korea and other conflicts, the member groups also acknowledge the men and women who have served their countries in peacekeeping roles. In noting the close alliance between Canada and the United States in past times of war, Martin said recent events have served to re-enforce the significance of organizations like CAVRA.

"This year is especially important to our groups because in spite of petty political wrangling those of us who are the so-called common people that make up the backbones of our great nations remember 'United we stand,'" he stated.

The public is welcome to attend several CAVRA events being held this weekend. As reunion participants begin arriving Friday, the gathering will be kicked off with the traditional queen pageant Friday night at the Prescott Legion on Henry Street.

The CAVRA parade forms late Saturday morning at Centennial Park and will depart at about noon, heading east on King Street to the cenotaph at Fort Wellington.

A flag exchange ceremony will begin at about 1 pm. This will be followed at 2 pm by a pipe band competition on the fort grounds. Three bands are set to take part, according to Martin.

A roast beef dinner will be served at the Legion Hall; the night will be capped off with a dance, also to be held in the hall.

Sunday will begin with a breakfast buffet at the hall. Live music and a chicken barbecue are on tap for Sunday afternoon.

The reunion alternates every two years between locations in Canada and the United States.

THIS WEEK

Most offices and stores are closed Canada Day

PRESCOTT ­ The offices of The Prescott Journal and St. Lawrence Printing will be closed on Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1).

The deadline for display and classified advertising for the July 2 edition of The Journal is Friday, June 27 at 5 pm.

Government offices, banks and most retailers will also be closed on Canada Day. Garbage and recycling pick-ups in many communities will be affected by the holiday; check the municipal office for schedule changes.

Relay for Life total higher than last year

LOMBARDY ­ An estimated $315,000 was raised at the fourth annual Relay for Life.

The fundraiser for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society was held Friday night and Saturday morning at the Lombardy Fairgrounds. More than 1,300 people on 142 teams took part in the non-competitive overnight relay. Two hundred seventy-five cancer survivors walked the Survivors' Victory Lap to open the event.

The 2002 edition of Relay for Life attracted 122 teams and raised $305,000.

Final tax bill will not be split this year

PRESCOTT ­ The town has opted not to split its final tax billing into two separate due dates.

Council agreed Monday to issue tax bills with one due date (Sept. 2) for all classes.

Treasurer Laurie Kirkby had been proposing the final tax bill be split, with the due dates being July 31 and Sept. 5. However, a printing problem has resulted in bills having to be redone. Other factors also contributed to a delay in issuing the final bills for 2003.

Last year's final due dates for commercial property owners were Aug. 30 and Sept. 30.

Playgroup to cease operations this month

SPENCERVILLE - A last-ditch effort by the Edwardsburgh Co-operative Playgroup to keep its doors open has proven to be unsuccessful, and the group will close its doors permanently June 30.

The group had been searching for a new home since last fall. The complication for the group was a new legislation from the Ministry of the Environment which required chlorinated or ultraviolet treated water at any building which would house children's programs.

The group had operated for roughly the last 30 years.

With the group's future decided, it is now worried the legislation will affect churches, restaurants and schools which are on well systems.

The savage and deformed slave Caliban, played by Alan Jeans, jumps from the Prescott amphitheatre stage during a rehearsal Saturday afternoon in a scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest. The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival debuts tomorrow evening (Thursday) at the waterfront amphitheatre. See inside for more coverage of the festival and related events. Photo by Monica Whitney

St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival debuts Thursday

PRESCOTT ­ Opening night is less than 48 hours away.

The inaugural edition of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival begins its month-long run Thursday night at the waterfront amphitheatre. Many months of preparation have gone into the festival, which is the creation of Artistic Director Deborah Smith.

Eighteen performances of William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest will be presented between now and July 25.

World-class professional actors under the direction of Kevin Orr will take to the waterfront stage this Thursday, Friday and Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Subsequent performances will be presented on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Theatre-goers will also be able to enjoy the works of members of the South Grenville Guild of Fine Art and sample food and beverages at the Rotary concession area at the harbour.

Other organizations that have signed on in support of the festival are Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation, the Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Prescott.

More than 30 volunteers have been working with Smith and General Manager James Peto to make the festival a success. The support shown by the community has been outstanding, according to Smith.

The festival is also serving as a training ground for members of the Prescott Blossoms program. Participants in the federally-funded project are gaining valuable experience in various aspects of the production.

Tickets for The Tempest can be purchased prior to the performance or in advance at a number of outlets in the Prescott area. Tickets are good for any of the performances.

The opening days of the festival will see an influx of reporters, critics and professional classic theatre patrons from Ottawa, Toronto and other major centres in the Great Lakes region.

It is also expected a French cruise ship that docked at Prescott this spring will make a return voyage to the Fort Town so passengers and crew can attend a performance of The Tempest.

In addition to bringing Shakespeare to the amphitheatre in Prescott, the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Company also plans to offer drama courses to youngsters in communities throughout the region.

There will also be "An Evening of Sonnets" fundraiser held July 26 in Prescott.

For more information, visit the festival's Web site at www.stlawrenceshakespeare. com.

See next week's Journal for complete coverage of opening night and the early days of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival.

Augusta wrestles with 2003 budget figures

By Monica Whitney, Journal Staff Writer

MAYNARD ­ No stone was left unturned when Augusta council analyzed its draft 2003 budget during its first deliberations June 17.

All expenses - from the small cost of a dog tag and office supplies to major life-saving equipment for the fire department - were attacked as council listened to reports from all departments.

The preliminary budget to start the process of whittling away expenses and trying to decide what is most important called for a 53-per-cent increase in taxes to cover all proposed expenditures this year.

However, Reeve George Vail emphasized the document being studied that night "represents wishes," and is "not an actual budget."

Council will now start the difficult task of breaking the figures down and eliminating all expenses except those deemed most required, Vail said during a break in the budget session.

Items that must be kept are those legislated by higher levels of government, those necessary for health and safety and roads equipment to maintain an adequate level of repair on township roads.

"The hard work is in the cutting and there's no where to cut," the reeve said. Cutting services, such as at the public library, is not an option, Vail said, since the township provides so few services as it is.

Additional public meetings are expected before the budget will be passed. The second meeting was scheduled for last night (June 24). Getting the tax increase down to the low single digits is the aim, Vail said. "I would be happy with two per cent," he said. "Two's better but three is livable."

The draft budget indicates total spending of $4,985,682. If the township took no increase in taxes, it would have a shortfall of $1,386,604, explained Augusta CAO Sharon Wilkinson.

She noted residents will see about a $20 reduction on the county portion of their tax bills.

A two-per-cent tax rate hike is normal and "not a heavy hit," she said, although the township would still have a shortfall of $1,347,313. An increase of 53 per cent to the public would leave the township with a shortfall of $183,615. I do not recommend that," Wilkinson advised of such a drastic increase.

"The big kicker" in council expenditures is the cost of the November municipal election, which Wilkinson said would run about $20,000.

In administration expenses, the CAO has budgeted $110,000 for possible tax write-offs. She noted DuPont currently has an appeal before the assessment review board, along with many Augusta residents. Should DuPont win the appeal, the company would have to be credited $80,000.

Other administration expenses include carpet cleaning and $750 for ergonomic office chairs.

Council also questioned the $15,000 honourarium budgeted for Lindsay Penney acting as the township's new community emergency management co-ordinator. Wilkinson noted the figure is fair considering the higher cost of having to employ an emergency program consultant.

She told council Penney works hard, is reliable and willing to put in the required hours to the position.

"If you wanted to pay him less, I don't know if he would continue doing it," she said.

The township's emergency program is required by the province. Penney is also Augusta's deputy fire chief. A total of $25,000 was allowed for the program in the draft budget.

Spending in the public works department has been estimated at $2,287,508. The roads department actually spent about $1.3 million in 2002. Major proposed increases in spending in the deparment include $503,640 for work on Charleville Road and the purchase of a used grader, brush hog, pole barn for storage and used sand screener at a cost of about $230,000. Also included in the department's wish list is $319,000 for gravel resurfacing and a $125,000 transfer to reserves for future vehicles.

In last year's budget, a portion of public works funds to buy gravel was re-allocated to assist in the purchase of a fire truck.

Waste disposal costs are estimated at $616,000.

The fire department is looking to purchase a new rescue van at a cost of $60,000. Department members have already fundraised about $20,000 toward the cost. The proposed department budget is $253,615.

Fire Chief Lorne Dougherty's request to increase the honourarium for firefighters from $30,000 to $40,000 was viewed favourably by council. While Dougherty acknowledged most firefighters are not in it for the money, they should be adequately compensated for their services.

"We couldn't pay these men an hourly wage for what they do for the citizens of this township," Councillor Jane Fullarton said.

Program takes aim at West Nile

Larvicides to be used early next month in Prescott

LEEDS AND GRENVILLE ­ The district health unit will soon begin using larvicides to control mosquitoes that can carry West Nile virus (WNV).

Prescott is one of the urban centres in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark counties where larvicides will be applied in catch basins and municipal ditches which are important breeding areas for the Culex species of mosquito believed to transmit WNV.

Larviciding is aimed at controlling immature mosquitoes that live in water. Methoprene pellets (which interfere with the development of mosquito larvae into adult mosquitoes) will be placed in standing water at the bottom of catch basins and out of the reach of children and pets. The health unit indicates methoprene is highly effective in small quantities and has "low impact" on the environment.

A biological pesticide called Bti will also be applied. The pesticide will not be sprayed, but instead will be applied in granular form directly to surface water by licensed and trained applicators.

West Nile virus is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. Some people develop mild flu-like symptoms after being infected by the virus; in rare cases, serious illness and death can result.

The intent is to begin the larviciding program in early July and repeat it in August.

Prescott and seven other tri-county urban communities with populations of more than 4,000 will participate in the project.

The health unit will inform residents in advance about when and where larviciding will take place. Notices will be placed in newspapers, and other media outlets will also be used. Signs will be posted at some mosquito breeding sites where larvicide may be used.

"Larviciding is just one strategy for controlling the mosquito population," stated Dr. Charles Gardner, medical officer of health.

In an interview with The Journal, Gardner acknowledged there are concerns other urban centres such as Cardinal are not on the list of participating communities. "We are considering things," he said.

At this time, the cost-sharing of the program includes rural townships that may see little or no of the larviciding program. Each catch-basin application costs about $50,000; three applications may be done this summer. The surface water application using the biological pesticide could cost up to $75,000.

The health unit will maintain its West Nile monitoring program. The public is still being asked to report dead crows and take steps to minimize contact with mosquitoes and get rid of standing water from yards and properties.

"It is important for residents to reduce the risk of WNV by minimizing mosquito breeding areas around their homes and by protecting themselves against mosquito bites," Gardner added.

No confirmed human cases of WNV have been reported this year in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark.

For more information on larviciding and West Nile virus, call the health unit at 345-5685 or visit www.healthunit.org.

Artifacts remain in place as museum opens for summer

Downtown Prescott tourist information centre is open daily until Labour Day

By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor

PRESCOTT ­ The contents of Forwarders' Museum will remain in place this season, according to Tourism Prescott officials.

In the absence of a board of directors, a sub-committee of the volunteer tourism group is working with Prescott's community services department to open the downtown facility as a museum and tourist information centre this summer.

As of the weekend, Forwarders' will be open daily until Labour Day.

Tourism Prescott chairperson Graham Cudlipp said students and volunteers will be working at the museum this summer. The intent is to open the second floor to the public, according to Cudlipp. He noted, however, it remains unclear whether visitors will be allowed on the upper floor this season.

There have been concerns expressed about what will happen to the many artifacts and collections being housed in the museum. Cudlipp said nothing has been removed from the museum, adding there are no plans to relocate the items at this time.

"We don't want to lose track of any of the artifacts," Cudlipp said.

He noted the Coast Guard came forward last year and offered storage space during a presentation to the Rotary Club of Prescott, which at the time had taken on the museum as a local project.

The building that houses Forwarders' Museum is in need of major renovations. The town's limited opportunities to obtain a grant to repair the museum have failed, due in large part to the fact the municipality owns the property. However, a criteria change made earlier this year by the Ontario government has opened new grant possibilities.

Tourism Prescott has maintained a presence at the museum for a number of years, Cudlipp noted.

The tourism group is not trying to take over the facility, according to Cudlipp; he referred to the current arrangement as " a short-term solution" that fills the void created by the disbandment of the museum board.

Journal Publisher John Morris, who established the Jack Morris Salon on the second floor of the museum in honour of his late father, said he remains committed to supporting the salon and working with the town and Tourism Prescott to provide a display on the second floor.

Admission to the museum is free; donations are being accepted.

Official opening of trail added to fort celebrations

PRESCOTT ­ The officially opening of Prescott's Heritage River Trail will be among the many activities being held on Canada Day at Fort Wellington.

The national historic site will mark the country's 136th birthday Tuesday, July 1. Bagpipes and cannons will sound at 11 am to officially open the waterfront trail. The public is invited to attend the ceremony to be held at 11 am at the west end of the trail.

Open from 10 am to 5 pm, the fort will offer free admission Canada Day.

In addition to the traditional firing of the cannon at noon and refreshments, the Celtic Rathskallions will entertain with music, instrumental demonstrations, step-dancing and story-telling beginning at 12:30 pm. Music will continue in the fort parade square with musicians from the Brockville Irish Cultural Society until about 3 pm.

Other activities at the fort on Canada Day include crafts, face-painting, cooking and rifle demonstrations and the great Canadian history quiz.

For more information on Canada Day celebrations at Fort Wellington, call 925-2896.

Spend Canada Day at Branch 604

SPENCERVILLE ­ Royal Canadian Legion Branch 604 will mark the country's 136th birthday Tuesday, July 1.

The branch will present day-long entertainment, an outdoor beer garden and a hip of beef barbecue with all the trimmings. The Legion Hall will be suitably decorated for Canada Day.

The barbecue will run from 4 to 8 pm. Tickets are available in advance and will also be available at the door. Proceeds will be used for community projects supported by the Legion.

Town contributing plenty to Prescott Blossoms

In-kind donations and direct costs in excess of $160,000

By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor

PRESCOTT ­ The town has incurred more than $50,000 in direct expenses related to Prescott Blossoms, according to figures provided by Treasurer Laurie Kirkby.

A two-page list of in-kind and direct expenditures was given to The Journal Monday in response to a request made during the Feb. 17 meeting of Prescott council. A similar request for financial details of the town's participation in Prescott Blossoms was made a few weeks ago by Councillor and finance committee chairman Jim French.

Human Resources Development Canada is providing a total of almost $300,000 for two phases of Prescott Blossoms; the first ended in February of this year; a second 26-week project is now under way.

Part of the funding allocations submitted to the federal government include provisions for "in-kind" donations of staff time, materials and other services.

According to figures provided by Kirkby, the town has contributed more than $161,000 to the project since its inception. Of that total, at least $50,000 has come in the form of direct costs to the municipality.

The largest portion (more than $36,000) came in the form of excavation, crushed stone, bed and paving of the former Millennium Pathway area on Parks Canada property near Fort Wellington. Tools, safety equipment, waste receptacles and other materials totalling more than $11,000 were also acquired. Insurance and gas costs associated with use of municipal vehicles by the Blossoms team were also picked up by the town. The total listed for vehicle use is just over $25,000.

From an administration standpoint, the town incurred direct expenses of more than $2,200.

Wages and benefits for the portion of staff time (including the community services director, treasurer, CAO and public works department members) allocated for Prescott Blossoms tops $37,000. The amount allocated to the position of community services director is just under $13,300.

"I was surprised," French told The Journal when asked about the total expenditures. The councillor noted council's support for Prescott Blossoms did not include any commitment to spend municipal money on the project. French said he would like more information on where the expenses are accounted for in the town's budget.

French acknowledged the Blossoms project employed young adults and provided them with training, adding there have been positive results. However, the councillor wants to see more accountability in terms of any municipal spending that relates to the program.

Councillor Garry Dewar also has concerns about the amount of municipal money being spent on Prescott Blossoms. Dewar said he might not have supported the project in the beginning if he knew then what the actual and in-kind costs would be to the municipality.

The town has been reimbursed for certain costs relating to Prescott Blossoms. For example, there is rent of about $3,500 to offset administrative and office costs.

Skateboarding group gets approval to run canteen

PRESCOTT ­ The committee raising money for a skateboarding park has been given the green light to pitch in at the canteen in the Kriska fields area.

At a town committee meeting held Monday night, council agreed to allow the group to open the canteen under the direction of Community Services Director Randy Pelehos. The request was made at the meeting by Nancy Lane of the skateboarding committee. She noted the canteen has not been used regularly the past couple of years; the youngsters behind the skateboarding park project would spruce up the canteen area and run the facility.

Lane reported the group has raised $21,000 so far, and is hoping for good news later this week when the fate of its Trillium Foundation grant application becomes known.

She noted the committee might be $4,000 to $5,000 short of its goal. Lane asked council if it would lend that kind of money to the group, which will continue to raise money through bingos, car washes and other activities.

Some council members indicated they would prefer to wait until the status of Trillium funding is known before committing to a loan. Councillor Garry Dewar said he would be willing to support a loan of the grant is awarded.

Lane said construction would proceed even if the grant is not approved. "We're going to build regardless," she remarked, adding the work would consist of "a flat slab."

Lane went on to state the support the committee has received is appreciated. "Everybody in the community has been wonderful," she said.

The proposed skateboarding park is located in the ball and soccer fields area near the intersection of Sophia Street and Churchill Road West.

Two local elementary school principals are set to retire

SOUTH GRENVILLE ­ The Upper Canada District School Board has announced principal and vice-principal changes that will take effect at the beginning of the upcoming academic year.

Retiring as of the end of August are principals Sheila Fawcett of Centennial '67/North Edwardsburgh Public School and Richard Skinner of Maynard and Maitland public schools.

Linda Lumsden, principal of Lyn/Tincap public schools, will assume principal duties at Maynard and Maitland as of Sept. 1.

Nancy Farley-Holmes will return from leave to become principal of Centennial '67 and North Edwardsburgh.

Harold Hess will be leaving South Edwardsburg Public School in Johnstown to become principal at Westminister Public School in Brockville. He will be replaced by Randy Stevenson, vice-principal at North Dundas District High School.

Centennial '67 and North Edwardsburgh will also be losing their current vice-principal, Susan Thain, who moves on to become acting principal of Toniata Public School in Brockville.

The list of changes distributed Monday afternoon by the school board did not name her successor at the Spencerville and Shanly schools. Further details were unavailable at press time.

The Upper Canada board operates nine elementary schools and one high school in South Grenville.

Water, sewer business plan to be discussed

PRESCOTT ­ A draft business plan for water and sewer services in Prescott will be discussed at a special town council meeting Wednesday, July 2 at the health centre on King Street West.

Earlier this year, council hired a consultant to come up with a plan to manage municipal water and sewer operations, including rates charged to residential and commercial users. For the time being, meter reading and water and sewer billing is still being handled through Rideau St. Lawrence Utilities.

Fair sponsorship network created

SPENCERVILLE ­ The Spencerville Fair Sponsorship Network is seeking partnerships with businesses and organizations in the area.

The network has been formed by the Spencerville Agricultural Society, the community-based volunteer group that operates the fair each year. The 148th edition of the fair will take place Sept. 11-14.

A nine-level sponsorship ladder (ranging from $20 to $5,000 and up) has been established to fit all budgets and donation amounts. Money, products and services are considered sponsorship.

Donors may choose to designate their contribution to up to three specific programs or events offered at the fair. The network will ensure sponsors are properly acknowledged.

For more information, contact Executive Director Mary Tessier at (613) 989-1098.

More than 15,000 people visited the 2002 Spencerville Fair.

Graduating high school students receive national scholarships

By David Dickenson, Journal Staff Writer

PRESCOTT - A pair of South Grenville District High School students has been awarded national scholarships.

Kelly Graham of Algonquin was one of 23 students across Canada to receive the $24,000 (spread evenly over four years) Terry Fox Humanitarian Award for students with high academic standing, community and school involvement and who have overcome a major obstacle.

The Algonquin teen has had her share of battles after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2000 and spending every other week for eight months undergoing treatment for the disease at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

The disease has been in remission since last October; Graham returned to school after having been tutored at home for nearly eight months.

"I had a really good tutor so I was able to keep up," said Graham. "But it was tough not seeing my classmates very much, and it took a little time to adjust after going back."

Graham considers it a huge honour to win the award, especially given it was founded to honour Fox whose cross-country cancer awareness campaign was cut short due to the return of cancer.

"When they called I thought it was to tell me I hadn't won the award," said Graham.

"I was just shocked when they told me I had. It's an amazing honour to be recognized, especially with his name attached to the award."

In the fall Graham, will be attending McMaster University in Hamilton where she will be studying science with her goal to become a pediatric doctor.

"I kind of wanted to do that always," said Graham.

"But after I was sick it just reaffirmed that. I was at the children's hospital (CHEO) all the time and it changed my life, learning not to sweat the little things and forming friendships that will last forever."

Graham has kept active at school as a member of many extra curricular activities such as Ontario Students Against Drunk Driving (OSAID), Spirit of Giving, Student's Council and the Prom Committee.

Shaun Saunders, who worked with Graham in the school's OSAID club, was quick to sing the student's praises.

"She's been involved for about four years," said Saunders. "She was the secretary this year and was instrumental in helping to get the different projects and work within the school up and running. She's done a lot here."

Throop wins millennium award

Crystal Throop was one of 100 Canadians to win the National Millennium Scholarship Award presented by the federal government, which grants the teen $5,000 a year over four years provided she maintains an 80-per-cent average each year of university.

The scholarship is awarded for students with high academic standing as well as involvement with school and the community.

The Spencerville native will be attending the University of Guelph this fall to study animal biology where she hopes to become a veterinarian.

Throop was ecstatic at being one of the 100 choices out of more than 7,000 applicants for the award.

"It's such a huge honour; I was just shocked when I found out," said Throop. "It will definitely help out with university costs. Everyone seems really excited for me, and my family is just thrilled."

Throop's Grade 12 physics teacher Jill Summers was one of the people to vouch for Throop on her application for the scholarship.

"She's such a hard working student," said Summers. "She's actively involved in the school and community. She's very deserving."

South Grenville says goodbye to Bob Hoy

Football, basketball coach retires after 30-year career

By David Dickenson, Journal Staff Writer

PRESCOTT - Long-time teacher and coach at South Grenville District High School Bob Hoy has retired after 30 years of teaching.

Hoy began his career in 1973 at South Grenville in the history department, before leaving for Seaway District High School in Iroquois for the remainder of the year. In 1974, Hoy returned to teach at South Grenville.

Over the years Hoy has taught history, physical education and has also worked in student services as well as a guidance counsellor.

"I was lucky to have been able to work with such great people and such great departments," said Hoy. "The opportunities were there for me and that doesn't always happen. It really gives you a different perspective on things having worked in so many roles."

Hoy is no stranger when it comes to sports. He played fastball with the Domville Aces growing up has been long dedicated to high school athletics, coaching football and basketball over the years.

Hoy considers his work with extra-curricular activities to have been a high spot to his career.

"It's been a big plus for me," said Hoy. "There are a lot of lessons that can be learned with extra-curricular work. You learn to work together as a team and work on your skills to become as good as you can be."

Though there are many good moments throughout his high school career, Hoy considers South Grenville's surprise football win in 1992 to be the most memorable.

"I think the year we beat Cornwall in Cornwall for the championship was one of the most memorable moments," explained Hoy. "We were having an up and down season and the boys really had a hell of a game that day. It was such a high point, because no one expected it.

The veteran teacher is looking forward to his retirement, but expects be be able to find things to keep himself busy.

"I'm sure I'll get a list of things that have to be done," said Hoy. "There are some interests to pursue as well, even ones like golf which can be pretty frustrating."

WALKER HOUSE NEWS by MARNIE LIPPIATT

Walking tour will end here

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 26), the historical society is conducting the first of several walking tours of Prescott. The walk will start at the Forwarders' Museum at 3 o'clock and will end at Walker House, where participants can rest and enjoy a cold lemonade. The group will be led by a town crier and will meet several citizens of yesteryear along the way.

Please bring a down payment for your trip to Stratford. There are several things such as reservations we have to pay in advance. We still have a limited number of tickets left. Please call for information if you would like to join us.

We will be seeing The Taming of the Shrew and The King and I. We also have the opportunity to see the costuming warehouse for the theatre. Breakfasts, one dinner and tickets for the shows are included in the price.

Card game winners: Monday bridge ­ 1st, Ruth Britnell; 2nd, Marjorie Kingston; door prize, Ed Zachon. Fun bridge ­ 1st, Wanda Wilson. Wednesday night bridge ­ 1st, Jim Campbell; 2nd, Kitty Wormington; door, Joyce Nesbitt. Thursday night euchre ­ 1st, Alice Crowder; 2nd, Jean King; 3rd, Jean McCrady; door, Robert Boisvert.

OPP NEWS

Numerous unlocked vehicles entered during the night in three areas

SOUTH GRENVILLE ­ Drivers are being reminded to lock their vehicles in the wake of a rash of thefts early last week.

Several vehicles in the Riverview Heights area just west of Prescott were entered during the overnight hours of June 15-16. No damages were reported; among the missing items are an envelope of cash, cigarettes and some loose change. During the same period, four vehicles parked at two residences on Glen Smail Road were entered. CDs and loose change were reported missing, according to Grenville County OPP. Constable McDade is investigating both sets of thefts.

At least seven separate reports of vehicles being entered the following night in Spencerville were received by Constable Marty McConnell.

Police indicated all the vehicles were entered. The public is reminded to store items of value out of sight or not in the vehicle at all.

Two arrested following report of car entries in Johnstown

JOHNSTOWN ­ In response to a report someone had seen two males rummaging through vehicles in Johnstown in the early morning hours of June 22, Constable Duke responded and located two males; they were arrested after a brief foot pursuit. A 19-year-old man from Brockville is scheduled to appear in Brockville court July 25. The other person arrested is a 16-year-old youth. The investigation continues; the arrests are not believed to be related to similar incidents reported earlier in the week.

Police locate missing woman near her home in Augusta Township

AUGUSTA ­ Police were called to a residence in the Skakum Road area June 22 to assist in a search for an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer Disease. Neighbours and family members conducted a search after the woman had wandered off, but they could not find her. OPP K-9 officer Glenn Perry and Constable Boutilier, an emergency response team back-up officer, arrived at about 7:15 pm. They followed a track which led them about 0.5 km into the bush. Boutilier located the woman, who was suffering from heat exhaustion. She was transported to Brockville General Hospital for observation. Augusta firefighters were also at the scene.

Man injured by fall from motorcycle

JOHNSTOWN ­ A 54-year-old Edwardsburgh/ Cardinal man sustained non-life threatening injuries when he fell off the back of a motorcycle and hit the pavement on County Road 2 near Grenville Park. The collision took place June 20 at about 6:45 pm. The motorcycle was travelling at approximately 20 kilometres per hour when the incident occurred. The passenger was taken to Brockville General Hospital. The driver was a 27-year-old man from Malone, New York.

Stolen tractor found without trailer

PRESCOTT ­ A stolen tractor-trailer was recovered June 18 at 12:30 pm on Highway 401 west of Edward Street. The vehicle had been stolen near London and was found idling on the shoulder of the roadway. The red 1996 Volvo tractor has "JBD" written on the doors. The trailer was not found with the tractor.

Anyone who noticed the vehicle or its occupants is asked to contact the investigating officer, Constable Blanchette, at the OPP detachment in Prescott (925-4221).

Boys arrested in early-morning stop

PRESCOTT ­ While on patrol in Prescott June 18 at about 4 am, Constable Duke spotted a 1995 Buick Riviera driving at an excessive speed. He noticed one of the occupants appeared to be hiding when he saw police. The vehicle was stopped, and the male youths ages 17 and 15 from Edwardsburgh/Cardinal could not provide the constable with any reason for having the vehicle.

The officer arrested both males for possession of property obtained by crime. They were later released into the care of an adult. The vehicle was returned to the owner. Charges are pending.

Edwardsburgh/Cardinal tops list

SOUTH GRENVILLE ­ Members of the Grenville County OPP detachment responded to 118 incidents between June 20-23. Eighty-five occurred in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal; the other 33 originated in Augusta.

Two of the four motor vehicle collisions investigated involved deer.

Anyone with information on occurrences in the townships is asked to contact the OPP at the detachment in Prescott (925-4221) or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Larmour Stephenson receives award from community involvement association

PRESCOTT ­ A local entrepreneur has been recognized for his contribution to a community-based group.

Larmour Stephenson, who until recently owned Lane's Smoke Shop in downtown Prescott, has been honoured with a Community Involvement Award from the Brockville and District Association for Community Involvement (BDACI).

The award was presented last Wednesday at the association's annual awards banquet and AGM.

BDACI is a non-profit organization founded in 1956; at that time, parents opened the first local school for children labelled as "mentally retarded."

Today, the association provides support to 160 families coping with intellectual disabilities in the home. Many of the families live in the Prescott area, which is the highest growth area for referrals to BDACI.

The Community Involvement Award recognizes the leadership and contribution of volunteers who help provide equal opportunity, participation and respect to all people in the community.

Since Sept. 1994, Stephenson sold Nevada tickets at the store, with proceeds going to the association. At a time when government funding is unable to cover all the necessary equipment and mobility aids costs of member families, Nevada sales made the difference. "Without that help, many families would not survive the daily stress caused by inadequately-funded support," stated Audrey Cole, past-president of BDACI.

"Presenting Mr. Stephenson with the Community Involvement Award is our collective way of expressing that appreciation," she added.

Stephenson, who resides in Maynard, stood by the association when Prescott council reviewed the issue of Nevada sales and where proceeds should be going. "He has never wavered in his loyalty to us," Cole stated.

Be a survivor for Girls Inc.

LEEDS AND GRENVILLE ­ The second annual original Survivor Challenge will take place July 19-20 at Lucky Loon Campground on Graham Lake north of Brockville.

Proceeds from the 24-hour event will go to Girls Incorporated of Upper Canada (formerly Big Sisters of Leeds and Grenville). Thirty contestants will vie to become the ultimate survivor and collect a grand prize of $2,400.

For more information, call organizers Rodney and Connie Carr at 498-0758.

Award recognizes volunteers in Augusta

MAITLAND NEWS by Jane Fullarton

The Augusta Township Public Library invites nominations for its fourth annual Dreamers and Doers Award. The award recognizes Augusta residents who have had a dream for their community and have worked to make that dream come true.

Past recipients include Don Filewod, Mark Darroch and Denise Maloney, who all provided a vision for a new library in Algonquin and worked for years to make it happen.

Ken McKittrick was the second-year recipient for his work which helped build the Maitland Education and Recreation Corporation (MERC) Hall.

Last year's honouree was Melba Francis, who was recognized for her contributions towards getting the Roebuck Hall built.

Nomination forms are available at the library in Algonquin and nominations will be accepted at the library until 8 pm Monday, June 30.

The award will be presented at the annual volunteer recognition evening at the library during Library Week in October. A plaque featuring the honouree's photograph and a written description of his or her contributions will be hung in the foyer of the Augusta library.

Some goodies in Pittston

PITTSTON ­ A bake sale will be held this Saturday, June 28 at Pittston United Church.

The sale begins at 9 am and will continue until all the goodies (including muffins and pies) are gone.

A harvest of sales this Saturday

PRESCOTT ­ A yard sale, bake sale and barbecue will be held this Saturday, June 28 from 9 am to 2 pm at Harvest Church on Edward Street.

Proceeds from the event will go to a summer program for kids at the church.

The rain date is July 5.

St. Paul's to host strawberry social

PRESCOTT ­ A strawberry social will take place Sunday, June 29 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at St. Paul's United Church, corner of George and Dibble streets.

In addition to strawberry shortcake, ham, salads and other items will be served. Tickets will be available at the door.

Orange church service held

Forty members of the County Orange Lodge of Rideau/St. Lawrence, along with members of the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association, paraded into the United Church of Canada at Heckston on Sunday, June 22.

The Reverend Blair Paterson, minister for the Heckston/South Mountain Charge, conducted the service, with scripture readings by County Orange members, to a full church of members and Orange visitors.

Reverend Paterson, who is also a Mason, delivered a lively and stirring service focusing on understanding, peace and harmony one with the other.

Following the church service, the invitation to attend lunch at the Orange Hall, #143 in Groveton, was accepted by over 70 members of the Orange Family and members of the Heckston congregation.

The hall was filled to capacity and buzzed with friendly conversation between new and old friends enjoying sandwiches, cake, and cookies along with tea or coffee.

"Waterfront theatre is a magical place"

Prescott's waterfront amphitheatre is the perfect place to stage William Shakespeare's play of fantasy and love, The Tempest, according to Director Kevin Orr.

"It's totally fabulous; this is a very magical place," Orr said during a break in cast rehearsal at the outdoor theatre Saturday afternoon.

"This is perfect venue and that's unique. This place has been made to see performances," he said while sweeping his arms wide to take in the setting.

It's the architecture of the amphitheatre and seating arrangement that has Orr excited about the performances to premiere tomorrow evening. The semi-circular shape of the seating "that wraps around you," with the acoustics of the stage and natural surroundings couple together to create an ideal atmosphere that actually make the job of performing easier, he said.

"I love this place," said Orr, who holds a master of fine arts degree in directing and is currently a professor in the theatre department at the University of Ottawa. "The place has an impact. The sound is clear, the space is friendly; the whole thing seems to jump up. This is where we belong," he said in noting the Prescott amphitheatre reminds him of the famous Globe Theatre.

"The structure lends itself; it's that magic that I think this place has in a significant way." In describing the surroundings, Orr said he sees the boats sail "out of the corner of my eye, and I like it. It's like an island surrounded by water."

In comparing the Prescott scene to any other stage, Orr said it's the difference between playing baseball in a farmer's field or a professional stadium, or a chef who is able to work in the ideal kitchen. "Our playground has all the right toys here, and the toys are beautiful. This is a very, very, unique structure and perfect for us."

The town has been extremely enthusiastic, Orr said, although he stressed the entire concept of a St. Lawrence Shakespeare festival is not possible without the support of the people. Orr said he would return to Prescott "in a flash" for another season, but "if only 50 people come a night, it won't work. We would love to be here for 15 or 20 years and make it a go.

"We will do our very best to make it worth your two hours," Orr said in noting it is the responsibility of the professional cast to stage a first-class performance. "I get a sense here magic will happen very well."

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"It's totally fabulous; this is a very magical place."

Shakespeare festival Director Kevin Orr, commenting on the Prescott harbour and amphitheatre as being the perfect venue for staging The Tempest

Editor's Notebook

A lot of seed money

It comes as no surprise the Town of Prescott has contributed plenty to Prescott Blossoms in terms of so-called donations-in-kind. The time put in by municipal staff and the use of equipment and other municipal services was noted by co-ordinators of the project as part of the application for federal funding from Human Resources Development Canada.

The same cannot be said for the actual expenses incurred by the town. Figures given to The Journal Monday night by Treasurer Laurie Kirkby indicate more than $50,000 in direct spending and an additional $100,000-plus in so-called donations-in-kind have been racked up by the municipality since last July. This is much higher than those claims last year that the project would cost town residents nothing. Clearly, there are visible improvements and some tangible results that can be attributed to the efforts of the Prescott Blossoms team last summer and fall, and we expect there will be more to show as the second edition of the program swings into full gear in the coming weeks. However, the point being made here is no one (including most members of council) had no idea how much of the town's resources were being channelled into Blossoms until those figures finally became available.

Before supporters of Prescott Blossoms and the people associated with the project start bearing down on The Journal for what they see as an attack on the program, let's review the situation. The paper has given a significant amount of positive coverage in the form of articles, editorials and columns. There have been a few times when certain elements were called into question, but these did not take away from the overall contribution made by Prescott Blossoms in terms of the participants and the community as a whole.

By reporting how much money the municipality has spent both directly and indirectly, The Journal is noting the contribution being made by a project partner. At no point did council ever indicate the town would incur expenses totalling anything in the range of $50,000 (without being reimbursed to some extent). Whether ratepayers agree or disagree with the town's contribution, at least they deserve to know how much it is. Individual councillors have expressed concerns at times when certain expenditures relating to Prescott Blossoms have come up in financial reports. After months of wondering, we now have a better grasp on the role the municipality has played in this project. When you add the $20,000 the Rotary Club of Prescott borrowed from the town to donate to Prescott Blossoms, it becomes even more evident the success of the project has almost as much to do with the town's financial involvement than that of the federal government.

Tim Ruhnke

Toronto may have plenty to offer, but it's no Bud's

THE NEW GUY by Tim Ruhnke

Downtown Toronto is the place to go if you like paying $3 for a small cup of iced crappucino or a sticky bun, but not if you have a hankering for fries. During my recent visit to TO, I noticed what appeared to be a chip truck parked on Queen Street in front of city hall. Mind you, it's not really a chip truck like the ones you'd expect to see in any small community in Eastern Ontario. I took the plunge and opted for a small order. (I declined the special, which was small fires and "hot dog" for $3.50.)

Fresh-cut fries my a_s!

The oil they used to cook these potato sweepings was probably scraped off the street beside the truck. The guy was quite friendly and had a certain charm that gave me visions of a quaint little café in Beirut; unfortunately, those french fries tasted as though they had been sent cooked from the Middle East.

I realize Toronto is superior to the rest of the province and country in so many ways (just ask anyone there), but I am one slack-jawed yokel who appreciates the basic things in life. Give me an order of fries from Bud's in Maitland every time, and to heck with the designer fare in downtown TO that is nothing more than regular food with an attitude or that knows somebody.

This is not to suggest people should steer clear of the city altogether. Far from it! Toronto is still a cool place to visit ­ SARS crisis and all. The town is still reeling from the outbreak and the literally millions of dollars being lost each day to cancelled visits and temporary layoffs. Toronto deserves to be made fun of at times, but it remains a great city that is having to cope with a situation that is not its fault. Why not take advantage of those bargain rates and special offers being used to lure people back to town?

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There has been a little visitor hanging around our office for several weeks, and we suspect there is a good home for him somewhere out there. The little guy does not have much to say. It appears he was treated at the Teddy Bear Hospital, and his wounds have heeled nicely.

I am reasonably comfortable stating he is kinda cute.

Although he has become a mascot of sorts in the office, I am sure we could accept losing him to a loving home.

If you want to meet him, drop by the office on King Street West.

Planning begins on redeveloping Prescott's historic waterfront

FROM THE ARCHIVES

June 25, 1953

* Molly Bennett of Spencerville has been appointed swimming instructress for Kelly's Bay Beach, which opens Dominion Day. Miss Bennett is completing a special course in physical education. She will be assisted by Miss Sandra Laing, of Prescott, as beach supervisor.

* Rick Putman and Bill Leacy Jr. were awarded the C.M. Tobin trophy by the donor, Chas. M. Tobin, following their close win over Carroll Tanier and Dwayne Swerdfiger at the first Father's Day tournament at the Prescott Golf Club.

June 26, 1963

* Cadet training as part of physical education programs will be abandoned at South Grenville District High School, effective immediately. The basic reason is the deficiency of qualified instructors.

* Ground was broken for a 7,000-square-foot addition to the Newell Manufacturing Co. plant at Hyde and Sophia streets. Estimated cost is $25,000, according to company President Judson C. Newell. The drapery hardware plant employs more than 100 people, and has been an integral part of Prescott's industrial picture for more than a half-century.

June 27, 1973

* Prescott's waterfront, hub of the town's commercial activity for more than 160 years, will come under the scrutiny of planners, developers, ecologists, idealists and others June 28 at a meeting of the Citizens' Advisory Committee on the Waterfront Redevelopment Plan. Sandra Lawn is chairman.

* Greg Moore was installed as president of the Kinsmen Club. Other members are Mike Baril, Glen Keller, Al Spychi, Bernie Currier, Barry Greene, Eugene Spychi, Ed St. Pierre and Irvin Arcand.

June 29, 1983

* Debbie Dixon, a teacher at the Alternative School on Merwin Lane, has been notified she is a recipient of one of 12 Ontario Medals for Good Citizenship. The award is to be presented by the lieutenant-governor.

* This year's Ontario Scholars from SGDHS are Martha Sayeau, Paula Antonakos, Trevor Aristotle, Fred Dykstra, Paul Larocque, Lisa DiNoble, Paul O'Shaughnessy, Matthew Morris, David Black, Michele Noonan, Laura Easterbrook, Susan Wilkinson, Annette Borger and Walter Ulickij.

* New Lions Club members are Larry Shand (president), Gord Mills, Al Lennox, Morley Stein, Bruce Loker, George Beeton, Glen Keller, John Watson, Wilf Peters, Al Moug and Bob Kiley.

Shakespeare Festival Prescott's most ambitious cultural event ever

FORT TOWN DIARY by John A.H. Morris

Prescott service clubs, town council, scores of local residents and especially local businesses, have been both generous and enthusiastic in their support of the newly-formed Shakespeare Festival that gets underway at the Prescott Harbour Thursday evening. This is the most ambitious cultural event ever planned or staged in the history of this 200-year-old town, and the fact that it is being launched and staged almost entirely with private funds bodes well for the future of the Bard on the banks of the St. Lawrence --- fair Portia.

What is needed now is for the entire town and adjoining townships to attend one or more stagings of The Tempest. Prescott and its South Grenville neighbours have something to prove by making a success of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival. Its organizers were unable to obtain any provincial arts grants for this project, which is typical of the way this community has been treated by the upper echelons of the provincial government.

Success will probably attract provincial government funding next year, but with the Ontario Tories' track record in Prescott, funds will probably be offered on the condition the festival be moved to Brockville or Gananoque. So there you go folks: Climb to walls and battlements/ Yea to chimney tops/ To proclaim this cultural event/ By raising such an universal shout/ That the mighty St. Lawrence/ Will tremble within her banks. (With apologies to Miss Evanson).

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Our squeaky wheel squealed annoyingly the latter part of last week when we heard the news that the municipalities of Gananoque and Leeds and Thousand Islands had each received cheques for over one million dollars from the profits from the year-old Ontario Casino that was located in Gananoque after first being promised to Prescott by the Ontario cabinet.

Our only consolation is that the Robert Runciman Sewage Treatment Plant, turned over to Prescott in lieu of a casino, is functioning about as well as Ernie Eves' cabinet has the past couple of months.

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Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place these days, pity poor Jean Chretien, whose old patronage pal G. "Gorge" Radwanski, has been trying to eat his way out of one of the best political plumbs in Canada. It would be simple for Mr. Chretien just to give his old buddy a lifetime supply of Big Mac gift certificates and turn him loose, but the scenario is scrambled by the SARS-scarred economy in Toronto. It is possible that Chretien believes that if he can keep Radwanski in office as privacy commissioner for just one more year, the lad will be able to eat, drink and snooze Toronto's hospitality industry back to health.

If Chretien can't talk Radwanski into bellying-up in TO, he can probably find a qualified candidate in the person of Chris Stockwell who is without an expense account these days.

*****

We realize that after being kept rather short cropped over the past decade or two, the riverside park in front of Fort Wellington looks rather shaggy in its present state. Truth is, it is a work in progress. Parks Canada and private sector naturalists have combined to allow this property to become a re-naturalized field, sort of a landscape reclaimed by mother nature.

What we are seeing right now is a freshly- minted teenager allowing his public school buzz cut to grow in so he will have the mature shaggy look come his first day in high school in September. By the time he hits grade ten we'll be used to it. We will be used to the re-naturalization of this park in the months and years to come and will learn to appreciate, as will visitors to our town, this landscape that is presently being reclaimed by nature.

We have been assured by the team of Parks Canada and Prescott Blossoms personnel who envisaged this park that the best is yet to come as wild flowers such as brown-eyed susans, Queen Anne's lace and phlox and colourful butterflies reappear in the field. Right now the Parks Canada staff is mowing the many walking pathways in the park every week. Prescott Blossoms will be back this week to assess their 2002 plantings and to create a wild grass bed of short, natural grasses at the west end of the park.

Local citizens who have done so assure us a leisurely meander through the mowed walkways provides a much better perspective of the project than is seen from the highway. If only it wasn't cheek- by- jowl with the beautifully manicured Prescott Golf Club!

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Congratulations to former Mayor Sandra Lawn who is this week's winner of the Canadian Government's "Cash For Life" lottery.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Her kindness makes town a better place

The Editor;

A few weeks ago I wrote, expressing my personal esteem of the citizens, businesses and town authorities, especially for volunteerism and kindnesses so obvious within our locality.

At this time I wish to relate an incident to emphasize my beliefs. On D-Day, I found myself standing in the doorway of a local pharmacy, dressed only in a thin shirt, holding a parcel of medication and reluctant to proceed out to my car in the pouring rainfall. While waiting for a weather break, a young lady passed by with an umbrella. Although my car was several spaces east of my position, this young lady saw me, paused, came out of her way toward me and said to me, "Here Darlin', get under this umbrella with me." And she backtracked in her original movement to my car, holding the protective cover over me until I entered the car. When I thanked her and offered to drive her home, she declined as she had more things to do. In parting from me she said, "I am always so happy to help anyone, and I know you are a veteran."

This is the same lady who laboured very hard with Legion during the ice storm, delivering meals to the needy.

I do know who this young and very attractive lady is. As she may not wish to be singled out, I will say that she is very often on our main street, always with a smile and her blonde hair shining. She is known to many of us, and I am sure you will be able to reason her identity. Meanwhile, God bless her. She has made my esteem for Prescott and its citizens even warmer than I had imagined it to be.

Bob Nuttall

Blossoms provides employment skills

By Astrid Strader, Project Controller, Horticulturist, and Garden Designer

Did you know that Prescott Blossoms' main objective is to give each participant employability skills and life skills training so that they can become fully employed or go back to school? To qualify, the participants have to be youth - that is, ages 16 to 30 and they have to be receiving social assistance. We hope to achieve our goals through working with various community groups and town departments who have similar goals of making Prescott a better place to live, as well as a great tourist destination. Our first week resulted in the participants being certified in First Aid and CPR, WHMIS, workplace safety, public relations and salesmanship.

Every week I'll be highlighting what we're doing. For starters, Lori Harper is being trained as a town tourist ambassador and a survey taker for the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival. Lori declares, "Being trained and getting to work along-side the tourism staff and volunteers at the Forwarders Museum is going to give me the skills and confidence I need to better myself and I will be more capable of getting my career goals off the ground."

Anthony Foreman's dream to be an artist is starting to come true. The talented Chuck Street, owner of The Greater Prescott Graphic Development Corporation, a charitable company, is training Anthony. Working around the clock, they have begun work on creating signs and graphics to disguise the boarded up windows of neglected downtown buildings (some may argue that it should be the responsibility of the owners of these buildings to fix them up - but arguing about this point won't get the results this town needs. Kudos to the BIA for initiating this project. Perhaps the seriousness of this neglect will become the focus it needs to be to get this problem solved at the source).

Peter Higginson is excited, and rightly so. To be able to train and work in such a production as Kevin Orr's The Tempest is, well, "Pinch me!" exclaims Peter. Artistic Director Deb Smith says, "We're so delighted that Peter has such an interest in sound and lighting - that's what we were looking for."

Everyone is getting involved with readying for the launch of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival's The Tempest. Public works and parks and recreation staff will all be helping us out at the Sandra S. Lawn Harbour Amphitheatre. We wouldn't be able to get the amazing stage set together without the talent and skills of Ed Yandeau of public works. You'll just have to come out and see it to believe it!

Thursday is opening night for this world class theatre. I hope all can see what an economic opportunity this is for Prescott - big city theatre in small town Prescott - in a setting considered magnificent by all standards. Performances of The Tempest will run four nights per week for four weeks. During the day, the professional actors will be involved with the Creative Stage's Summer Drama Camps for youth, running weekly in Kemptville, Prescott, Winchester and Manotick. For more information see www.stlawrenceshakespeare.com. For more information on Prescott Blossoms, see my Web site at www.oifhl.com.

Scouts end successful and adventurous year

Submitted by Scouter Karen

From April until now, the time has just flown by, and we are at the end of another busy, successful year. Our Kub Kar rally in April was a great time, and attended by many Cubs, leaders and parents, all cheering for their favourite car. The fastest pack was Mallorytown, and they also held the #1 and #2 positions, belonging to Meghan Hester and Brandon Henderson, while third place went to 7th Prescott's Kyle McAuley. Best design was Gabrielle Noppe, Emma Greenough, and Jonathon Van Allen. Congratulations to all, and also to the winners of our draw. The autographed Ottawa Senator jersey was won by Paulette Pilon of Prescott, the year's membership to Canadian Tire Auto Club was won by Ed Skelton and the Avon basket was won by Alanna Mathies.

Our annual Beaveree was held May 10 and hosted by the 7th Prescott this year at Johnstown Park. We had a wonderful day with lots of sunshine and events for the Beavers. My personal favourite was the "fireman's walk" and I think many of the kids enjoyed this as well, with the chance to get wet and cooled off. Daryl Reynolds did a great job with the organizing of this event, with the help of his assistant leaders, and all the participants had a great time.

We also participated in the Soap Box Derby in Prescott over the long weekend in May and although we didn't win any trophies, we had fun. The next weekend was our bi-annual Can Am Camp and for the first time we invited Cubs to join with us to host our American friends. Friday night was wonderful; everyone had good weather to set up in and we had a nice time chatting with our friends from Pennsylvania, who hosted us back in October. Saturday wasn't bad at daybreak, but by the time we had breakfast, the rain came in and it rained harder and got colder and some of us had leaky tents, saturated clothes, even with our rain gear!

The Cubs went home after supper and some of the Scouts who no longer had anything dry to put on. Sunday morning gave us a break from the rain, at least to break camp while the Americans went to Ottawa for their day trip. It was a fast visit, but even with the terrible weather we had fun and look forward to seeing them in October 2004.

The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts had pretty much finished their regular meetings by the end of May and the only event in June was the bike camp the Scouts and Venturers participated in. There were fewer numbers this year, since many other groups were doing other things and only Brockville and Prescott enjoyed the ride. It started at Gananoque and continued to Mallorytown Landing where they set up camp for the night and then continued their bike ride to just west of Brockville. This was also the same weekend the Chief Scout Award Ceremony was held in Ottawa at Christ Church Cathedral. I'm very proud that one of 7th Prescott's Scouts, Chris Hoogwerf, was at the ceremony to receive his award. It is the culmination of a lot of work and dedication, none of which could be accomplished without the dedication of the Scout, the leaders and the sponsors, not to mention various guests that came to meetings to help fulfill the requirements for this award. It is interesting to note that to receive the award you must put in more community service hours than those required to graduate high school. We hope that we will have other Scouts who are determined to achieve this level and with the community support that we have received this past year, we know we can help these young people achieve their goals.

On behalf of the group committee, leaders and youth, we'd like to acknowledge the communities of Prescott and Cardinal for the support and enthusiasm we have received. I hope this column has helped keep everyone informed about the activities and adventures of the scouting program and after a much-needed rest over the summer, we'll be back to welcome old and new faces back to a great scouting year. See you in September.

Firefighters convention a fun day to test skills

CARDINAL ­ Strength and speed were put to the test Saturday in Cardinal as the local fire department hosted the 91st annual Eastern Ontario Firefighters' Association convention.

Teams from fire departments in Cardinal, Iroquois, Beckwith, Edwardsburgh, Carleton Place, Mississippi Mills, Augusta, Kemptville and Athens participated in field day races and an evening parade through the village. Other events included a roast beef dinner, concert by the Norwood Brass Firemen Band and a dance at the community centre, for which more than 600 tickets were sold.

Members of the Cardinal Lions Club were on hand to assist with the beer tent and bar sales during the dance.

Mississippi Mills came out as the top department of the day, collecting 41 points from several races. The events included three-man ladder climb, eight-man hose coupling, five-man ladder climb, bucket relay, chief and deputy chief race, four-man hose coupling, eight-man international race, four and five-man hose lay, eight-man efficiency contest and eight-man bucket brigade.

The Kemptville department placed second with 26 points, and Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Station 1 (Spencerville) placed third with 24 points. Augusta won 15 points for fourth place, while Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Station 2 (Cardinal) placed sixth with six points.

Prescott and Rideau fire departments were scheduled to participate, although their teams did not attend.

Brian Purcell of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal Station 1 was honoured during the evening ceremony with the Dalton McBrien Memorial Sportsmanship Award.

Mississippi Mills will host next year's convention, and Kemptville will host the 2005 event.

Water meters in Cardinal causing concern for residents

By David Dickenson, Journal Staff Writer

CARDINAL - The Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal is now accepting tenders for the installation of water meters in the village of Cardinal.

Members of the Public Works and Environmental Services Committee announced at last Wednesday's committee meeting requests for tenders have been put out, with two bidders already expressing their interest.

The decision to call for tenders was made after the June 2 regular council meeting at which Cardinal Ratepayers and Tenants Association President Sharan Mathieu spoke to council opposing the budget expenditure for water meters.

Mathieu recommended the $180,000 drawn from Cardinal reserves and ear-marked for the project would be better utilized for the Water Treatment Plant upgrades.

"The re-allocation of reserves would have significantly reduced the overall debt of $880,000, exclusive to the Cardinal ratepayers," said Mathieu.

"I have downloaded a copy of Bill 155 and can find no justification in this bill to support this decision. Should this bill be amended to include that all users of the system must finance operational and capital costs by metered water use, grants will undoubtedly be provided to assist with the installation of water meters. To proceed at this time with the installation of water meters is premature and would preclude the municipality from applying for any available grants."

She also reminded council that many of the water lines within the village are not looped, and there would be concerns relating to that.

"The lines are not looped," said Mathieu. "As such it is necessary for water users on these lines to flush out their lines on a frequent basis in order to dislodge mineral deposits such as iron that have collected in the lines.

"If water meters are installed in the future, clean-out valves must be installed ahead of the meters and municipal staff assigned the responsibility of flushing these unlooped lines on a regular basis. This could prove problematic, particularly during the winter months."

CAO/Clerk Stephen McDonald indicated Monday the recommendation for the installation of water meters was in the minutes from a meeting of the public works committee which council had approved.

"They've called for tenders," said McDonald. "The recommendation was to check out the costs of the meters.

"There is nothing saying it is going to proceed. Ultimately, it is up to the committee to decide after the period for tenders has closed."

CARDINAL BRIEFS

Canada Day events switch to Sunday

CARDINAL - In order to accommodate people who will not get July 1 off, the Cardinal Canada Day festivities will be held Sunday, June 29.

On June 29, organized events will begin at 2 pm with the deck party from 2 pm until 6 pm, which will feature an old fashioned community picnic under the pavilion, horseshoes, a Guides barbecue, games for kids and adults, face-painting and the sale of popcorn and candy floss.

From 6 pm until 10 pm there will be a dance at the Legion with a live DJ.

On Monday, June 30, the deck at the Legion will open at 2 pm with fireworks set to begin at dusk.

On Tuesday, July 1, there will be a Legion Fun Day from 1 pm until 6 pm with euchre, darts, cribbage and a light lunch.

Fish and game club holding bass derby

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

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

Tickets are available at Iroquois Bait and Tackle, Mustard's Variety in Iroquois, McEwen Gas Bar in Johnstown, Rona Home Hardware in Cardinal, B's Bait and Tackle in Cardinal, Cardinal Creations or by calling John Dugan Sr. at 657-1081.

Motorcycle poker run set to roll July 5

CARDINAL - Motorcycle enthusiasts will be flocking to Cardinal July 5 for the start of the Bordertown RiverRun.

This is the second year for the annual motorcycle poker run, which will be presented by the Cardinal Lions Club.

Registration for the event will be at the 730 Truck Stop from 9 am until 10:30 am, before taking a western route through Merrickville, Delta and Lansdowne and then turning around just east of Gananoque to return to Cardinal.

The day will end with a barbecue at the Cardinal Legion set to begin between 3-5 pm.

Proceeds from this year's poker run will be going to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

All bikes are welcome, but the organizers ask that no colours be worn.

For more information, contact Garry at 657-3116 or 657-4408 or Doug at 657-3433.

Highest scouting honour awarded

OTTAWA - A Cardinal youngster has been awarded the highest honour in scouting.

Chris Hoogwerf, a Grade 8 student at St. Joseph Catholic School in Prescott was given the Chief Scout Award, which was signed by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, at the Christ Church Cathedral June 7 in Ottawa.

The member of the 7th Prescott Scouts has been hard at work for two-and-a-half years trying to earn the honour.

Hoogwerf, 13, had a lot of help in achieving his goal having to get community leaders such as members of the OPP to come and talk to the group.

"It was a lot of work," said Hoogwerf, "but I liked the community service. I really like to do the work and earn the badges. It's better than just going out and throwing a ball around."

In order to be a recipient of the Chief Scout Award, the applicant must complete a laundry list of requirements which include numerous activities, such as being qualified for standard level first aid, hold a world conservation badge, earn challenge badges in athletics, outdoors, science and technology, home and family, personal development, culture and society and the environment and completing numerous hours of community service.

This is the Pathfinder Scout's eighth year in the scouting movement, and his third year with the 7th Prescott Scouts.

Hoogwerf doesn't plan at stopping at the Chief Scout Award, as he has already begun working on his next project.

"I'm going to try for the Queen Venturer Award," said Hoogwerf. "It's the next step after the Chief Scout Award, and it's probably a bit more work."

"It is the culmination of a lot of work and dedication," said Hoogwerf's mother, Karen. "The most rewarding part of it is the self-confidence, outdoor skills and meeting new people."

Cemetery service is this Sunday

SPENCERVILLE ­ The annual cemetery service for Union Cemetery will take place this Sunday, June 29 at 2:30 pm.

The guest speaker will be Janet Clapp. The service will be held in Spencerville United Church in case of rain.

Deadline nears for Bloom garden contest

CARDINAL - Building community pride while creating a more beautiful place in which to live is the goal of this season's Community in Bloom friendly gardening competition.

The entire community is being urged to take part regardless of gardening skill for a chance to win one of several prizes, including a patio set.

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

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

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

Water meters topic of ratepayers meeting

CARDINAL - An information meeting will be held by the Cardinal Ratepayers and Tenants Association tomorrow (June 26) about the possibility of water meters being installed in the village.

The meeting will take place at 7 pm at the Cardinal Municipal Hall. The group set a back-up location for the meeting as the Cardinal and District Resource Centre if the municipal hall is already booked.

CORRECTION

The fish derby article that was published last week included an incorrect phone number.

The Journal apologizes to Geraldine Cassel for any inconvenience the error caused.

Algonquin dedicates ball diamond to Lawrence A. Fox

By David Dickenson, Journal Staff Writer

ALGONQUIN - Family and friends gathered in Algonquin Thursday evening to be part of a tribute to Lawrence Fox, who was instrumental in the building of the baseball diamond in the village.

The re-naming of the ball diamond Lawrence A. Fox Memorial Park was felt to be the most fitting tribute to a man who spent numerous years organizing and working to build a ball diamond in Algonquin.

Charlie Murray and Fox's son-in-law, Lawrence McNamara, led the charge to name the field for Fox who passed away last year.

For Fox's wife Gladys, it was a great honour to see what her husband left behind.

"For the family it was a special honour," said Gladys. "His mother Grace Fox even made it out to see the field."

For Fox's children, working with their father to build the diamond was one of their fondest memories.

"Twenty years ago he had a dream that kids could come and play ball at the park," said Fox's daughter, Cheryl McNamara. "It was quite a surprise and honour to find out the diamond he worked hard to build would be named for him. It's not many men who get to leave something behind to be remembered for, but he did."

Fox's son Barry added, "I remember dad spending weekends, nights and holidays over here working. He was really the force behind getting this done. He was always over here working on something. He'd have us over working with him on it. We never got a chance to play on the diamonds, but his grandkids did."

"I remember being too young to get into the good stuff," said Fox's son Bruce. "So I was always over picking stones and griping about it."

According to Lawrence McNamara, before the field was finished kids in Algonquin had to play ball in a farmers field with a backstop, and then at Algonquin Public School.

Today, the fields house baseball and fastball teams from T-ball to peewee, with more improvements possibly on the way.

The Fox family remains active at the diamond, with some of the grandchildren playing fastball there, his daughter and son-in-law coaching teams and remaining active in plans to improve the fields.

"There is a lot of work and a lot of time spent here working on dugouts and fencing," said Lawrence. "We'd love to add lights which could allow for men's and women's leagues to play here. I guess we've inherited the family's dream."

In another tribute to Fox, his oldest grandson, Kyle McNamara, was given the honour of starting for the Algonquin Squirts in the first game after the re-naming of the field.

Icebreakers finish with win

ARNPRIOR - The minor novice Ice Breakers wrapped up their spring hockey season with a strong showing at at tournaments in Arnprior and Ottawa.

In the Arnprior tournament June 6-8, the Ice Breakers managed to make it to the tournament semi-finals before being eliminated.

In their first game the Ice Breakers battled the Ottawa Senators to a 3-3 draw. Brett Van Stralen, Craig Kehoe and Logan Warren had the Ice Breakers' goals, while Nicholas Lamarche (2), Jody Sullivan and Conor Rodrigues each had helpers.

In their second game the Ice Breakers held on for a 2-1 win over the Montreal Road Runners. James Brown had a strong game in goal for the Ice Breakers, while Warren potted both goals and Dillon O'Neil, David Rogers and Parker Krol had assists.

In their third game the Ice Breakers suffered a tough 10-1 defeat to Outaouis with Sullivan scoring the lone goal for the regional team.

In the semi-final match-up the Ice Breakers fought hard, but still lost in a rematch with Outaouis 7-5. Van Stralen, Krol, Kehoe, O'Neil and Daniel Monk scored for the Ice Breakers, while Warren (2), Sullivan, Lamarche, Rodrigues, Spencer Jonsson and Tyler Turcotte had helpers.

The Ice Breakers managed to overcome adversity in their final tournament of the year to capture the consolation final of the Mid-Way Mustang Tournament June 13-15 in Ottawa.

Missing four players, the Ice Breakers opened the tournament with a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Capitals. Kehoe and Tyler Turcotte scored the Ice Breakers goals while Van Stralen, O'Neil, Brandon Keating and Kehoe provided helpers.

In their second game of the tournament, the Ice Breakers dropped a 5-2 decision to the Ottawa Senators. Sullivan and Kehoe each scored for the regional team, while Keating, Rodrigues, Turcotte and Monk had helpers.

A tired Ice Breakers team continued its slump against the Montreal Metro where they fell 5-1. Kehoe scored the lone goal for the Ice Breakers, while Van Stralen added a helper.

In the consolation final, the Ice Breakers were determined to finish the season with a win. Brown had a strong performance in net to propel the Ice Breakers to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa 67's. Monk, Van Stralen, Sullivan and Kehoe each had goals in the win, while Jonsson (2), Rogers, O'Neil and Sullivan each had assists.

GCC hands out athletic awards

MAITLAND - Grenville Christian College handed out its athletic awards at its athletic banquet June 13 in Maitland.

The school enjoyed a successful sports season with the senior boys nordic ski team winning its own MacCormack Cup and finishing second at the Eastern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association meet.

GCC's other big success story of the year was its track and field team which sent pole vaulters Mark Farnsworth, Ho Yin Tang and Blake Chauvin to the Ontario championships in St. Catharines.

Winners of awards in each sport were: (MVP = most valuable player, MIP = most improved player)

Male athlete of the year

Michael Chui

Female athlete of the year

Yvonne Chen

Athletic Service Award

Michael Chui

Ross Seabrook Memorial Soccer Award

Daniel McNiece

Badminton

Jr. Boys MVP - Alex Van Vaerenberg, Jr. Girls MVP - Chelsea Lackey-Ruwald, Sr. Boys badminton - Tenny Tang, Sr. Girls MVP - Karen Wong, Jr. boys MIP - Peter Chui, Jr. girls MIP - Arlie Porteous, Sr. Girls MIP - Ashley Armstrong

Junior girls basketball

MVP - Alexis Culp and Emily Sytsma, MIP - Brittany Steinbach

Senior girls basketball

MVP - Sarah McNiece and Yvonne Chen, MIP - Susan Frye

Junior boys basketball

MVP - Wayne Chen, MIP - Colin MacIntyre

Senior boys basketball

MVP - Sean Kwak, MIP - Katsuki Hama and Blake
Chauvin

Cross-country

Sr. MVP - Greg Farnsworth, Jr. MVP - Dan McNiece, MIP - Charles O'Brien

Junior boys nordic skiiing

MVP - Mark Farnsworth, MIP - Dan Lim

Senior boys nordic skiiing

MVP - Greg Farnsworth

Senior boys soccer

MVP - Raymond Chiu, MIP - Dan McNiece

Tennis

Sr. Boys MVP - Jordan Walker

Track and Field

Midget boys MVP - Mark Farnsworth, Jr. Boys MVP - Blake Chauvin, Sr. Boys MVP - Eric Phelan, Sr. Girls MVP - Oksana Shebetava, Jr. girls MIP - Brittany Steinbach; Jr. boys MIP - Charles O'Brien, Sr. boys MIP - Joseph Wong

Junior girls volleyball

MVP - Emily Sytsma, MIP - Gina Chen

Senior girls volleyball

MVP - Joanna Ko and Yvonne Chen, MIP - Catherine Clark

Junior boys volleyball

MVP - Blake Chauvin, MIP - Wayne Chen and Jamil Ozerdinc

Senior boys volleyball

MVP - Chris Clark and Michael Chiu, MIP - Michael Himes and Scott Silmser

Strong regional meet for local swimmers

OTTAWA - Local swimmers put on a strong performance at the Eastern Ontario Swimming Association Long Course Regional Championships June 13 in Ottawa.

Seven local athletes compete for the Upper Canada Swim Club based in Brockville, which takes part in many different meets throughout the year.

Joel Joudoin and Mitchel Grant of Cardinal have had two of the most successful seasons at the club, having recently won a bronze medal and two
silver medals respectively at the meet.

Grant had one of the top performances for the club, scoring five top five finishes including a pair of silver medals in the boys 11-12 50-metre backstroke and 100-metre backstroke, a fourth place finish in the 200-metre backstroke and two fifth place finishes in the 100-metre freestyle and 200-metre individual medley.

Joudoin managed four top five finishes at the meet, including a bronze medal in the boys 13-14 400-metre individual medley and fifth place finishes in the 100-metre butterfly, 50-metre butterfly and 100-metre breast stroke.

Other local swimmers with top five individual finishes at
the meet were: Dana Stephenson, second, Girls 10 and under
100-metre breaststroke, third
in the 10 and under girls 100-metre freestyle, 50-metre backstroke and the 50-metre
breaststroke and fifth in the
200-metre individual medley and Zoe Kamenz, second in
the girls 11-12 50 metre freestyle, third in the 100-metre freestyle and 100-metre breaststroke and fifth in the 200-metre freestyle.

Ashley Dunnington, Erika Kamenz and Lisa Norton also competed in the regional meet for the Upper Canada Swim Club.

Lawless scores five in Prescott IDA win

PRESCOTT - John Lawless had five goals to help lead Prescott IDA to a 9-0 win over Tropical Pools in Under-8 soccer action last Thursday.

Zack Sunika also had a hat trick for Prescott IDA, while William Barkley added a single.

Under-16

Hartley Sports 3

Chad Hyland (2), Nicholas Wert

Watermark Printing 2

Robert Amell (2)

Gateway Packaging 3

Vince Francica (2), Curtis Biccum

DWJ Plumbing & Sons 0

No goal scorers

Southport 5

Jordan Symington (2), Joshua Rupert, Alexandra Marriner, Sebastian Last

Kriska 2

Cody Warren (2)

Canadian Tire 4

Kevin Beach (2), Samantha Joudoin, Clayton Dunnington

Grenville Towing 2

Patrick Peladeau, Aaron Lavallee

Watermark Printing 3

Robert Amell (3)

Gateway Packaging 3

Vince Francica, Cody Haché, Curtis Biccum

Grenville Towing 4

Evan Lavallee (2), Aaron Lavallee (2)

Kriska Holdings Ltd. 2

Matthew Deeks, Cody Warren

DWJ and Sons Plumbing 5

Joshua Joudoin (3), Nick Maggio, Kyle Edmondson

Canadian Tire 5

Samantha Joudoin (3), Matt Hayes (2)

Hartley Sports 6

Chad Hyland (2), Larry Cardinal (2), Andrew Wilson, Nicholas Wert

Southport 3

Nick Gould, Jordan Symington, Joshua Rupert

Under-12

Hansen's Kavity Kickers 5

Joshua Pitt (2), Troy Armstrong, Devon Lebrun, Ryan Pyke

Kriska Holdings Ltd. 0

No goal scorers

Seaway Valley Pharmacy 2

Allison DeDekker, Kyle Shackles

Shriners 2

Sean Perrin, John Jackson

Giant Tiger 1

Ben Hutton

B.W. Freer Electrical 0

No goal scorers

Beach Home Hardware 1

Skylar Fraser

Grenville Castings 0

No goal scorers

Hansen's Kavity Kickers 2

Troy Armstrong, Devon Lebrun

Shriners 1

Sloan Jarvis

Seaway Valley Pharmacy 2

Mitchell Grant, Richard Champagne

Grenville Castings 0

No goal scorers

Giant Tiger 5

Kyle Jensen, Devon Deschamps, Dylan Render, Chad McAuley, Robert Deeks

Kriska Holdings Ltd. 2

Jeffrey Gaw (2)

Beach Home Hardware 1

Cody Patenaude

B.W. Freer Electrical 0

No goal scorers

Under-10

Colour Pallette 3

Joey Sargeant, A.J. Larocque, Cory Wilson

Playit Star 1

Alexis Kemp

TD Canada Trust 6

Trent Corney (4), Andrew Conklin (2)

Grenville Pharmacy 3

Ronald Harrison (3)

Prescott Kinsmen 2

Damian Haystead, Cody Somers

Kiwanis 2

Connor James, Chris Hendriks

Splash Well Drilling 3

Ryan Van Stralen (2), Sean Blackburn

Colour Pallette 2

A.J. Larocque, Christian Sammier

TD Canada Trust 4

Trent Corney (4)

Prescott Kinsmen 3

Drew Johnston (2), Jeremy Hough

Playit Star 3

Jake Ranger, Brendan O'Hanlon, Michael Lawless

Royal Bank 1

Patrick Spencer

Kiwanis 1

Ryan Maggio

Splash Well Drilling 1

Sean Blackburn

Seaway Physiotherapy 8

Spencer Lee (2), Matthew Boyd (2), Dylan Dobbie, Dillon Stoddard, Mackenzie Reid, Matthew Barkley

Danani Flooring 1

Brett Van Stralen

Royal Bank 5

Austin Murphy (4), Ethan Zahn

Danani Flooring 2

Payton Marriner (2)

Mac's Convenience Stores 4

Coleman Colpitts (2), Jamie Sturgeon (2)

Grenville Pharmacy 1

Tyson Bertrend

Under-8

Prescott IDA 9

John Lawless (5), Zack Sunika (3), William Barkley

Tropical Pools 0

No goal scorers

M.T.J.B 3

Dillan Ault (2), Alex Boswall

Playit Star 1

Aaron Scott

Compendium Group Inc. 4

Adrian Dalrymple (4)

Tropical Pools 4

Dakota Thauvette (4)

Compendium Group Inc. 7

Adrian Dalrymple (6), Shai Kemp

Windmill Web Inc. 2

Patrick Purcell, Cameron Smith

Windmill Web Inc. 3

Matt Fox (2), Patrick Purcell

S.L. Printing Devils 2

Paul DeJong (2)

M.T.J.B. 5

Devontay McNeil (3), Dillan Ault

Hometown Heating 0

No goal scorers

Prophet's Trophies 4

Christian Zahn (2), Kyle Coligan (2)

S.L. Printing Devils 3

Paul DeJong (3)

Prescott IDA 5

Zack Sukunita (3), John Lawless (2)

Playit Star 3

Garrett Knapp, Alex Modler, Evan Eaton

Under-6

Chevron Construction 3

Garrett Thomson, Emma Kirkwood, Spencer Ross

Grenville Fish & Game 0

No goal scorers

Tichborne Auto Supply 1

Devan Hutchinson

Playit Star 0

No goal scorers

Prescott Chiros 4

Zach Shankar (2), Jacob Amell
(2)

Star Security 2

Courtney Crowder, Travis McAuley

Grenville Fish & Game 1

Christopher Argue

Playit Star 1

Cole Cameron

Beck's Construction 2

Merrick Marshall (2)

Chevron Construction 2

Cameron Murray, Garett
Thomson

Tichborne Auto Supply 3

Chad Fretwell (2), Drew Holmes

Star Security 1

Travis McAuley

PDSA soccer standings as of June 22

Under-6

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts

Chiros 7 6 0 1 19 7 13

Tichborne 7 4 1 2 11 8 10

Star 7 2 2 3 14 11 7

Chevron 7 2 2 3 11 10 7

Playit 7 1 3 3 7 6 5

Beck's 6 1 3 2 9 17 4

GFGC 7 0 5 2 5 17 2

Under-8

Teams GP W L T GF GA Pts

IDA 7 6 1 0 41 21 12

Prophet's 7 5 2 0 30 16 10

M.T.J.B. 7 5 2 0 27 15 10

Playit 7 4 3 0 25 21 8

Tropical 7 3 3 1 16 24 7

Windmill 7 3 4 0 21 28 6

SLP 8 3 5 0 25 26 6

Comp. 7 2 4 1 23 34 5

Hometown 7 0 7 0 2 30 0

Under-10

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts

Playit 8 7 1 0 31 14 14

TD 8 6 2 0 42 19 12

Colour 7 5 1 1 22 7 11

Royal 7 4 2 1 19 15 9

Mac's 7 4 3 0 29 17 8

Splash 7 3 3 1 24 26 7

Seaway 7 3 4 0 20 16 6

Kinsmen 7 2 4 1 22 24 5

Grenville 7 2 5 0 18 24 4

Kiwanis 7 1 4 2 9 26 4

Danani 8 0 8 0 9 57 0

Under-12

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts

Hansen's 7 5 0 2 19 7 12

Giant 7 5 2 0 14 7 10

Freer 7 3 3 1 12 7 7

Seaway 7 3 3 1 12 12 7

Beach 7 3 4 0 9 14 6

Shriner 7 2 4 1 10 14 5

Castings 7 2 4 1 7 11 5

Kriska 7 2 5 0 12 23 4

Under-16

Teams GP W L T GF GA Pts

Hartley 7 6 0 1 26 11 13

Gateway 7 4 0 3 21 12 11

Watermark 7 4 2 1 29 20 9

Southport 7 4 2 1 23 18 9

DWJ 7 2 4 1 17 27 5

Towing 7 2 5 0 14 20 4

Canadian 7 1 5 1 18 28 3

Kriska 7 1 6 0 14 26 2

Domville drops heartbreaker in men's league fastball action

SEELEY'S BAY - The Domville Aces of the men's senior
league dropped a close 1-0 match-up against Seeley's Bay June 12.

Seeley's Bay hit a solo home run in the third inning off Domville pitcher Keith Fowler, which proved to be the winner.

Fowler pitched seven innings giving up one run, five hits and one walk while striking out six.

Scott Murray led the Aces with a triple, while Derek Prosser, Charlie Murray, Jeff June and Derek June had singles.

Domville also completed three double plays involving Derek June, Scott Murray and Eric Fowler.

Prescott Tennis Club prepares for start of its junior program

PRESCOTT - The junior program at the Prescott Tennis Club will be starting Monday, June 30.

Lessons and supervised play will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:45 pm until 5:45 pm for the summer, with a tournament to be held at the end of August. Kader El-Fityani will be returning as the instructor this year. The cost per person for lessons including membership is $20 for 8 and 9 year olds and $30 for youths aged 10 to 15.

Beginners are welcome, and there will be rackets available for use by juniors.

For more information or to register, contact Beth Morris at 925-4828.

Gunners teams getting kicks with busy week of soccer action

PRESCOTT - The Prescott Gunners select soccer teams are set for a busy schedule this week.

The Under-11 girls division 1 team will be hosting the Gloucester Green tonight (Wednesday) at 7pm at the Kriska Mini Field.

This Saturday, the Under-14 Gunners boys team will travel to Scarborough to take part in the Robbie International Tournament.

This Sunday, the Under-18 boys team will be hosting a re-scheduled game against Smiths Falls at 6:30 pm at Wolfgang Noe field.

For full schedules, and practice times visit www.ripnet.com/gunners/home.html.

Jr. B Rangers to hold summer scramble golf fundraiser

PRESCOTT - The South Grenville Jr. B Rangers will be holding a summer scramble fundraising golf tournament July 12 at the Prescott Golf Club.

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

Carts must be booked through the club and are not included in the registration.

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

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