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For all advertising inquiries please contact 647-459-4136 Published by 8 Eyes and Hands on the Future CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND ARTISTS Geraldine Alletson Sharon Bentley Richard Billinghurst 5 Biologist at the Table; Hmm... Robert Brown I Taste Bananas Angelo Casbarro Judy Craig 6 What’s Going On at the Don Dalziel Kelley England Heritage and Cultural Centre Kathleen Fry Francis Gaio-Mazzolin 8 Eyes and Hands on the Future Brigitte Granton Donna Greenstein 11 The Nobleton Women’s institute Teri Hastings 11 The Art of Scotch contents Marion Hogg Ileen Kohn 12 Cozy Up by the Fire Bernard Lawrence Lorne Macrae 12 This House Was Made for Christmas Dorita Peer Robin Pereira 17 Arts Society King; What’s Happening. Bill Salter Maggie Toplak 19 Team Plays on the Birdfeeder Daniela Travierso-Galati Cheryl Uhrig 19 Hockey in King Scores Again! Phyllis Vernon 14 -15 Dr. Arthur Weis 21 Thinking About Thinking Alex Young Events In and Around ArtsSocietyKing.ca 23 A Tale of Two Churches King Township…just ASK! It’s the most wonderful time Cover Artist: Brigitte Granton is an Dancing Queen award-winning artist who paints of the year landscapes in oil and acrylic paint. She is drawn to the rolling hills Wishing you and yours of the Oak Ridges Moraine as well as the rugged landscapes of a very Merry Christmas. the Muskoka/Parry Sound area. Her work hangs on banners throughout King and in private collections. She was an ASK artist THE at the Schomberg Street Gallery and the Studio Tour. Contact 416.560.2117 Brigitte at brigittegranton.com BIRKSHIRE Rural Winter GROUP thebirkshiregroup.com MOSAiC winter 2015 3 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS Merry & by Marion Hogg Charles Dickens wrote in his classic with her father who taught her how to bid Having raised their two children, Ken and sampler, or a miniature stoneware crock, “A Christmas Carol”Bright that a reborn Ebenezer and, to this day, she loves nothing more than Samantha in this home, the Dockrills are “quirky” holds a special place in Nancy’s Scrooge “ knew how to keep Christmas well a good auction and the thrill of the hunt for now delighted to be sharing their Christmas heart. Whimsical feather Christmas trees if any man alive possessed the knowledge.” that one special piece to add to her home. traditions with their grandchildren. adorn almost every room. Vignettes of Nancy and Mike Dockrill most certain- Nancy and Mike’s collections are vast and Seasonal greenery is gathered and memorabilia are arranged and include ly know how to keep Christmas well and varied, both humble and important. Their brought indoors and sprigs of fresh pine touches like vintage Eaton’s gift boxes and have been celebrating family and friendship particular love is for primitive furniture that and spruce are bound to every window German blown-glass ornaments. in their 170-year-old Schomberg farmhouse predates mass production. It is furniture and placed on every tabletop. Nancy’s Nancy absolutely delights in the season for over 30 years. The two are passionate typically made of local wood and often vast collection of Santas is brought out of and spends days and weeks getting every- collectors of Canadian antiques and their found with its original painted finish. But storage. Some are new, some are old, but thing ready for Christmas day. Most import- interests and knowledge have led to one of the couple, for all their knowledge and all are unique and not necessarily per- ant, she and Mike know that it is friendship the foremost collections in the country. expertise, are far from being antique snobs. fect. Whether a tattered Santa, a primitive and family that truly decorate a house and The house itself was a wreck when Nancy If something “speaks” to Nancy, she can rocking horse, a faded and well-loved warm the long Canadian winters. first set eyes on it with her beloved parents, generally find a home for it. Ken and Betty, so many year ago. Nancy de- Everything in the home is carefully scribed that first visit to the 1845 red brick curated and organized so that there is never house as “like walking back through time.” a sense of clutter or of collecting for collect- Undaunted by the house’s lack of plumbing, ing’s sake alone. There is no museum quality heating, insulation, or modern wiring, Nancy to their house, mainly because Nancy has and Mike plunged in, full of the wide-eyed the eye of a decorator and has carefully enthusiasm of the novice, fuelled by their balanced collections with the need to love of history and all things antique. create a livable and comfortable home. It was Nancy’s parents who first taught In the past she has made a career out of her to treasure the past. For many years helping others decorate their own homes. they farmed the property on the west She has also been an antique dealer, an side of Islington Avenue just south of the almost necessary adjunct to anyone with McMichael Art Gallery. Their own property her level of enthusiasm for collecting. on Islington Ave. south of highway 7 had Nancy has some wonderful pieces of been expropriated, first for the railway, furniture and some fascinating collectables, then for hydro, and finally for a highway. but the pieces she values the most are Through all the changes to the rural those with sentimental attachment, a family landscape they loved so well, they held fast connection or some special bit of whimsy to the tradition and idea of “home.” about them. At Christmas the large Victorian As a child, Nancy attended farm auctions home comes alive with family and friends.

4 MOSAiC winter 2015 BIOLOGIST AT THE TABLE The life your food leads before it reaches the plate

Art Weis is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, and former director of the Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill.

Hmm...I taste bananas, charcoal, axle grease and grandma’s lavender perfume. Scotch whiskey is an acquired taste. the converted sugar; the longer and warmer I know, because I acquired it. For my father the toast, the sweeter the flavor. and his friends, whiskey meant Canadian Next comes the yeast. Like us, this rye, available at popular prices. Bourbon creature gets its energy by using oxygen was high falutin’ stuff. Scotch was a mystery to digest sugar, producing CO2 as waste. to them and to me too. But upon moving Unlike us, it can also survive without to Ontario, new friends and neighbors oxygen. When it does, the sugar cannot vigorously recruited me into the single break down completely, leaving alcohol as malt fold. Resistance was futile…not that the waste product. Alcohol is toxic, but the I offered any. yeasts used by distillers can survive in wort The interesting thing about scotch is its that is up to 10% alcohol. This makes them variety. Some are smooth and caramelly, five or six times more alcohol tolerant than while others taste of liquid ash. All scotch bakers yeast. As fermentation proceeds whiskeys seem to start the same: combine and alcohol levels rise, even these hearty toasted barley sprouts—malt—with water yeasty creatures reach their limit after about to make a brew called the ‘wort’. Next, 30 hours. Then the real fun begins. add yeast and let it go for a couple of days. Once the yeast slows down, the Lactic Afterwards, distill off the volatile good stuff, Acid Bacteria take over. As these microbes then age in an oak cask for a decade or digest the organics in the wort, they more. Bottle it, pour it, and enjoy. If the produce a cornucopia of chemicals with routine is the same, why do scotch whiskeys technical names like, allyl hexanoate, taste so different from one another? geranyl butyrate, and propyl acetate. These One factor is how the malt gets dried compounds are also found in pineapples, and toasted. The toasting ovens are fueled cherries and pears, respectively, and so at least in part with peat, the dark spongy impart these flavors to the wort. The mater produced when bog plants die and entire list of chemicals made by these decompose. While decomposed moss is bacteria is quite long, inluding flavors Scotch Cocktails the key element in peat, the flavor impart- described as ‘parsnip’, ‘geranium’, and my ed by its smoke depends on how much personal favorite, ‘model airplane glue’. Purists will recoil at the thought of mixing scotch with anything other than a few dead grass and heather is mixed in. Care is The amount of each depends on which drops of water. Indeed, I would be ashamed to dilute the goodness of a fine single taken to toast the malt slowly, over a few genetic bacterial strain is in the wort, and malt. But here are two fun cocktails you can make with one of the blended scotch days. In some places peat is used for only how long they are allowed to do their whiskeys (available at popular prices). the first few hours, switching to other fuels business. Some distillers leave them at it The Rusty Nail: Add ice to a short glass. Pour in 3 oz of a peaty blended scotch, to complete the process. But distillers on for an additional two days after the yeast is and 1 oz. of Drambuie—a liqueur that is itself a concoction of scotch, honey the isle of Islay burn only peat, giving their done, while others start distilling after only and herbs. Stir and serve. scotch its distinctively pungent flavor. an hour or two. So why sprout the barley seed, then dry This just scratches the surface: the The Rob Mackenzie: This is my own version of the Rob Roy. Add 2 oz. of scotch, it out, only to mix it back into water for quality of the water in the wort, the design 1 oz. red vermouth and a dash of bitters to an ice-filled cocktail shaker. For the fermentation? Barely seeds are filled with of the still, and the type of oak used in the Canadian twist, add two drops of maple syrup. Shake vigorously, and pour into a starch, but yeast needs sugar to make alcohol. aging cask also make their contributions chilled martini glass. Sprouting tricks barley seeds into converting to flavor. And you can count on me, your Both of these are best enjoyed with your scotch-minded friends and neighbors. starch to sugar, as they would normally do Biologist at (under) the Table, to investigate when a farmer plants it. Toasting caramelizes all of these thoroughly. MOSAiC winter 2015 5 WHAT’S GOING ON at the Heritage and Cultural Centre by Kathleen Fry

“Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!” The world over, people sing this song Robbie Burns was a linguist, a lyricist and through Edinburgh society with charm and to start the New Year and to celebrate a poet. He was a farmer, a labourer, and eloquence, although he considered himself My Heart’s in the Highlands the passing of the old. Have you ever an excise man, responsible for preserving the son of a simple farmer. Burns devoted by Robert Burns wondered about the life and times of the traditional songs and language of Scotland. the last years of his life to the song tradition, man who wrote these beautiful lyrics? Burns was born in Alloway, south Chorus and often a mere fragment from some old Much is made of Scotland favourite Ayrshire, Scotland in 1759 and lived his My heart’s in the Highlands, ballad was transformed by his skills into a Robbie Burns, who gave us all the gift short but significant life moving through- my heart is not here; of Auld Lang Syne – a song that evokes out Scotland and the highlands, shuffling memorable love song or Scots poem. My heart’s in the Highlands, feeling of togetherness and camaraderie off this mortal coil at the still young age of Within Scottish culture, celebrating the a-chasing the deer; even if only for a brief, drunken minute 37. During the 1700’s, Scotland was one life of Robbie Burns is a fascination that A-chasing the wild deer, after the clock strikes midnight. This lowland of the most literate countries in Europe has led to Burn’s dinners happening at and following the roe – folk song was not originally his but Robbie and his father believed in a good educa- an alarming frequency. The celebration of My heart’s in the Highlands Burns is credited with reviving a fragment tion. So, well educated and well read, his him is a celebration of eloquence, of the wherever I go. of a song long forgotten but filled with poems were often written as he worked, perseverance of a beaten-down nation warm brilliant imagery. struggling to provide for his family as he 1. Farewell to the Highlands, and of the enduring beauty and charm of As Burns himself said: contemplated the life around him. farewell to the North, “... is not the Scots phrase, ‘Auld Lang He was a radical and sly rebel with the highlands. The birthpace of valour, Syne’, exceedingly expressive - there is an sympathies for the revolutionaries in France For details on the Robbie Burns celebration the country of worth old song and tune which has often thrilled - but in a time when birth and deport- on January 24th in King, see page 11 in this Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, thro’ my soul”. ment meant everything he made his way magazine. The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.

2. Farewell to the mountains HISTORY’S MYSTERIES high cover’d with snow; Farewell to the straths and green valleys below; SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Farewell to the forests and Forget skateboards and scooters! wild-hanging woods; Rocking horses were the favourite Farewell to the torrents and toy in the 1800’s They were usually loud-pouring floods. hand-made from wood, with real horse hair or twine for tail an mane. Can you find the 12 differences

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The Villanova Artistsby Dorita Peer It is easy to forget how much discipline and knowledge lie behind the actual ability to render a creative impulse into something concrete, beautiful and even useful. As I drove down to Villanova College, initiative to create.” But he also expresses I pondered something I had heard on CBC his wish list: an expanded studio that could that very morning: “Artists need parameters encompass a greater diversity of mediums. to create.” Just so, agrees Angelo Casbarro, His eyes light up imagining the possibilities. the school’s visual arts teacher. His vision Indeed, the space is a bit tight and stark. for his students sees imparting the kind of He has one eye on the college’s future as foundation upon which portfolios are built. well, it seems. As the class of 11th graders dive into their Mr. Casbarro takes me on a tour of the day’s task -- to render a human ribcage hallways where I get an impression of how with felicity and justice – the young artists the students express the school’s vision respond to my question: do they see art as through their own eyes and hands. One a diversion, or as a future career? key assignment includes asking students to “I’m already working at the McMichael create a self-portrait, an opportunity for Gallery,” says Giuliana with considerable pas- perhaps soulful examination of one’s inner sion. “It’s going to be archi- as well as exterior being, tecture for me,” says Jade. as befits the creative spirit About art and design she to which all of humanity is notes, “It’s all connected.” heir. The examples are un- Grace’s interest in art his- failingly charming even as tory inspires her toward they show varying degrees library studies after grad- of daring and soul-baring. uating. The purpose of The spiritual environment the task of the anatomical of this Catholic college, as sketch is “to capture the di- expected, has some influ- mensions with precision,” ence on intentions as well agree Anthony and Aus- as expressions of student tin. Daniel adds that some art. There are relationships Francesca Giannace – Self-portrait use a graph for exacti- to honour: with oneself tude, but today he will first try it freehand. and with others, with past, present and Three young women hard at their future, with Creation itself. There are sketches are also taking courses at the legacies for alumni to leave behind on Haute Couture Academy of Fashion, Fine Villanova’s walls in the expectation that the Arts & Design in Vaughan to augment their generations who follow after will be inspired Natalie Rapallo – Figure Study skills with the craft of making wearable art. to rise and meet each day’s challenges The solemn uniforms they wear to school just as they did, and still do in the big world apparently have not stifled their imagina- beyond the cave walls. tions in the least. Alexis says, “I can see the Mr. Casbarro’s hand print is also on these art in fashion,” as infused from other medi- cave walls, in collaboration with Jim Wag- ums. Tianna, when asked about her muses, ner, who teaches not art but com-tech, in cites Raf Simons and Olivier Roustieng. This the form of two dazzling airbrushed mu- is major league stuff. She means to become rals, portals to the library, which depict a fashion communicator, a stylist, or a buyer. icons dear to young hearts: Harry Potter, For Natalie, fashion is “art for the body” David Suzuki, C.S. Lewis’ Lion, among others. and these intricate and challenging drawing Riding the heavens is a pirate ship that could assignments help her “develop retina be inspired by any number of my favourite memory.” An eye and a sense for form and high seas poems or sagas. The craft seems to Hannah Quniton – Still Life light. Music to Mr. Casbarro’s ears, no doubt. invite the beholder on a voyage of adventure. He outlines what he admits is a rigorous In the upcoming February 4-29, 2016 program, one that is career oriented, exhibit at the King Heritage and Cultural and that begins in grades 9 and 10 with a Centre, Angelo Casbarro and his art stu- Michaela Wong – Task of the Day foundation in technique and design, and dents of Villanova College invite beholders that culminates by grades 11 and 12 in what join them on a voyage exploring their he calls “a release of responsibility and the artistic achievements. 8 MOSAiC winter 2015 Merry Christmas! Our gift to you...

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The motto, “For Home and Country” Sunday, January 24, 2016 reflects the Women’s Institute’s mission Going statement and philosophy: to promote 2:00 - 5:00 pm growth, reform and education, especially King Heritage and Cultural Centre to those in rural areas. In addition, recording their histories. The Institute awareness and advocacy for national and has authored and published “Nobleton 2920 KING ROAD, KING CITY international issues are fully embraced. Heritage 1800-1996” (Books 1 and 2), The first Women’s Institute was found- and, in 2009, they donated all historical Enlightened presentation from a 'scotch sommelier' Global ed in Stoney Creek, Ontario in 1897 and records to the King Township Public Hilarious poetry readings from supported by the Ontario Government. Library. Readers can find these “Tweeds- Humber River Shakespeare Company It was expanded to Britain in 1915 and muir Histories” on the local history page of Bagpiped music • Delicious Scottish fare later to other countries. In 1919, the the library website at www.kinglibrary.ca Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada Pickering College’s Global Leadership Program teaches Below is a sample of some of their other Enjoy food, festivities and an afternoon of unique fun! was formed. key contributions and activities of the WI: Limited Seating • Be sure to book your tickets early students skills that are collaborative, innovative and Not surprisingly, in March 1908, 1944 Initiated the restoration to the creative – encouraging them to consider the world from women from the rural areas of Laskay and $ Nobleton Community Cemetery Tickets: 40 pp (plus hst) different perspectives and to think critically about our Nobleton felt the need to join together and Book online at www.ArtsSocietyKing.ca or by phone at 905-939-9357 form a branch of the Women’s Institute. global context. 1947 Presented the first donation or in person at the King Heritage and Cultural Centre at 2920 King Road At first the meetings were held in alternate of $1000.00 towards the building of a villages, but, due to the distance between presented by All students – from JK to Grade 12 – are immersed in new arena the two villages, the Laskay group separat- 1951 Sponsored, guided and orga- a program that prepares students for university while ed to form its own branch. also encouraging them to make a difference in the By 1935 this very active group, recog- nized the Nobleton 4-H world as ethical, compassionate and values-based nizing the need for a larger community 1957 Was instrumental in helping to decision-makers. hall, pressured the town to hold a com- form the Horticulture Society of Nobleton munity meeting. Six trustees were nom- 1967 Saluted the centennial year Arts Society King inated to oversee the construction of a by presenting monthly programs and new building, completed in 1936; the organizing the Hobby and Antique Nobleton Community Hall. Show on June 15. Also designed and The hall is an excellent example of CALL TO ARTISTS a depression era institutional building, prepared a float for the Centennial Join us at our OPEN HOUSE constructed with labour donated by local Celebration on July 1st. for farmers, and costing a total of $3578.00. 1989 The Recycling committee which Saturday, January 16 It is a 1½ storey building of textured included two members of the Nobleton concrete blocks with red painted mortar, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Women’s Institute started the Recycling SSStttuuudddiiiooo TTTooouuurrr KKKiiinnnggg on a concrete foundation, and a Dutch- Program in Nobleton style, gentle-pitched gambrel roof. 2008 Was awarded a $4000.00 April 23 & 24, 2016 The members of the Women’s institute have played a key role in helping to Heritage Canada Grant to celebrate our To participate visit ArtsSocietyKing.ca Independent Co-educational Day and Boarding School keep the hall in good repair. In 1962 a local heritage. This grant funded the 100th since 1842 | JK to University Preparatory new kitchen, two washrooms, and floor Anniversary Celebration and a 2 act play for application information improvements were undertaken and the entitled “For Home and Country”. Deadline January 15, 2016 16945 Bayview Avenue, Newmarket, ON, Canada WI contributed $3,000 to the project. 2014 Promoted accessibility to The Visit us at www.pickeringcollege.on.ca They continue to meet there today. Nobleton Post Office and Pharmacy Contact us at [email protected] The Heritage Register states: “The cul- located in the Nobleton Plaza. tural value of the Nobleton Communi- or 905.895.1700 ext.259 The Nobleton Women’s Institute con- ty Centre is also related to its contextual tinues to go forward from generation or toll-free at 1.877.895.1700 ext.259 value for its more than seventy years to generation promoting the motto continuously serving as a community and “For “Home and Country.” Some of volunteer focal point.” The building has their recent topics and speakers include: been the venue for church bazaars, wed- dings, dances, youth groups and, since the Elder Abuse, Street Proofing, British 1960’s the meeting place of the Nobleton Home Children, Ethiopian Summer Lions Club. But it is best known as the ESL Program, King/Heritage Society, home of the Nobleton Women’s Institute. and Solar Energy. One of the most valuable and well- For information regarding joining the Nobleton WI, please contact Elizabeth known contributions of The Nobleton image courtesy of Deborah Jolly Women’s Institute was gathering and Douglas at 905 859-0767. MOSAiC winter 2015 11 ozy Up C By the by Kelley England, Manager King Township Public Library kinglibrary.caFire Can you believe it’s that time of year again?! During the winter months, we find ourselves inside more and more, often seeking solace under a warm blanket with a great book, ideally in front of a toasty fire. Let us help you to stock up on some great reads! A.J. Casson (18981992) Through Winter Trees For this holiday season we have asked the staff to submit some of their favourite Design for Christmas card for the Painters of books. Whether they hold sentimental value or are just for pure entertainment, Canada Series the library staff have selected some of their favourites! All available at your Library screen print on paper 13.3 x 14.4 cm in a variety of reading formats; books, eBooks, audiobooks and eAudiobooks. Private Collection Happy Holidays to you and your family from L2015.9.23 all the Staff at the King Township Public Library! in lieu of Juvenile Detention. The author weaves these two time periods and these This House Was Made for Staff picks! two characters together to form a tapestry of hope, forgiveness and friendship. Avail- able in both book and eBook formats. Tanya Prince suggests; My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss Sharon suggests; CHRISTMASby Daniela Travierso Galati “Some days, of course, The Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer feel sort of Brown. Then This 7 volume series This House Was Made for Christmas, on This custom allowed people to remember I feel slow and low, low is a spellbinding saga of display until January 31, 2016, is an invi- family and friends during a special time down. Then comes a Yel- love, loss, ambition, and tation to visitors to celebrate the spirit of of year, and affix their best wishes on low Day and Wheeee, betrayal as we follow the the season with the McMichael Canadian paper through word and image. In time, I am a busy, buzzy bee.” lives of the Clifton and Art Collection through an exhibition of artists were commissioned to design cards Amazingly, Dr. Seuss was Barrington families over a that allowed them to share and promote never able to see this particular work come Christmas cards. These works of art in number of decades. Master greeting cards are drawn from the McMi- their work with the public. to fruition. This book wasn’t published storyteller Jeffrey Archer chael art and archival collections as well as “This show provides a uniquely focused during his lifetime because he couldn’t find takes us on a journey from the back look at the practice of card designs that the right illustrators to capture the alleys of Bristol, England to the streets of other public and private holdings, some of colours and moods in this expressive New York City. Archer ends each book which have never been displayed before. mirrors the development of Canadian art picture book. Through his work, Dr. Seuss with a twist making the reader eager As a form of gift giving and spreading in Toronto during the twentieth century,” provides a positive way to start talking to for the next volume. Readers will have holiday cheer, greeting cards combine in- said exhibition curator, Sharona Adamo- your children about emotions and feeling – to wait until February 2016 for the next spirational imagery with heartfelt messag- wicz-Clements, McMichael Assistant Cu- available in book format. volume in the series: Cometh the Hour. es. The cards selected for this exhibition rator, Collections. “These cards demon- If you have not read the Clifton Chron- include artworks by seminal Canadian strate the important role that commercial Sandra Miceli suggests; icles series, begin your adventure with artists of the early and mid-twentieth work and printmaking had on the careers Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline the other 5 volumes: Only Time will Tell of many Canadian artists, who were able This very readable book (bk 1), The Sins of the Father (bk 2), Best century. Several members of the Group is a great book club selec- Kept Secret (bk 3), Be Careful What You of Seven and their contemporaries are to promote their work by way of their tion but can also serve as a Wish For (bk 4), Mightier than the Sword represented, as well as some members of printing practice.” wonderful solo read. The (bk 5). Available in book, audiobook, Painters Eleven including Jack Bush and Reflecting an array of styles in text and setting of the book alter- eBook and eAudiobook formats. Harold Town. While many cards are rep- imagery, from traditional holiday images nates between two time resentative of each artist’s fine art prac- to religious and historical motifs, this exhi- periods. The first is that of Barb suggests; tice, others reflect rare personal imagery bition appeals to everyone. The nostalgic the United States during the Depression. Water From My Heart by Charles Martin that was meant for private viewership adult can reminisce about the past looking At that time, there was the phenomenon I absolutely loved this lat- at vintage cards; the inquisitive learner in- of Orphan Trains which would transport est book by Charles Mar- amongst family, friends, and colleagues. abandoned or orphaned children from tin. Martin tells compelling The exchange of commercially print- terested in design can learn about different the East Coast of the United States to stories of real relationships ed holiday cards dates back to nineteenth printing techniques; and a child can expe- the mid - western States…there to be and consequences. His century England and continues today. rience the magic of the season by viewing adopted by farming families and raised in books are always hard to cards depicting iconic holiday themes. loving, safe environments. Not always so. put down. This story is For more information on this exhibition The second time period is the tranquil about Charlie Finn and his lonely child- and our festive programming for all ages, environment of present day Maine. The hood, his high intelligence and resourceful- visit mcmichael.com. book also alternates between two main ness, and his drive. You walk with Charlie as characters: Vivian Daly, now elderly but he makes life-changing decisions and ends one of those long ago orphans, transport- up in a dangerous business. His choices A.J. Casson (1898-1992) ed by train to a farming community in produce devastating consequences and he Design for Christmas card, 1927 Minnesota to begin a new life with a new sets out to right wrongs. Set in southern screen print on paper family; and Molly, a 17 year old ward of the Florida and Central America, this book is a 14.4 x 13.2 cm Private Collection state, sentenced to community service must read! Available in book format. 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MOSAiC winter 2015 13 Events in and Around King Township ... just

December 4 – King Township Historical December 31 - The King City Seniors January 28 - Write Now @ King will February 13 - The King Township Museum Society’s Annual Christmas Concert at Centre is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party hold a monthly meeting at the King City presents a Mosaic Windows Workshop All Saints’ Anglican Church, 7:30 - 9:30 pm. at 8:00 pm. Welcome in the new year at Public Library, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Open to all at the King Heritage and Cultural Centre, Featuring the fantastic voice and vintage the ‘Home of the 39’ers’ and enjoy good published and aspiring writers. Call Sue at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Join artist Aman- style of King Township’s Diva in the Rough. food and fellowship. 905-833-9841 905-833-0490 for the scoop. da Brittin and make a beautiful mosaic kingtownshiphistoricalsociety.com glass window. [email protected] or Continues to January 31 - McMichael January 30 - The King Township Museum 905-833-2331 December 5 - Schomberg Village Asso- Canadian Art Collection presents ‘This presents Tea Sampling and Scones at the ciation presents A Main Street Christmas, House Was Made for Christmas’ which King Heritage and Cultural Centre, 2:00 - February 13 - King Township presents a 3:00 - 8:00 pm. Featuring a craft show and celebrates the art of Christmas greeting 4:00 pm. Taste a sampling of heritage teas Community Skate at Dufferin Marsh, 3:00 parade. schomberg.ca cards. mcmichael.com while learning the importance tea had on - 6:00 pm. Enjoy skating on the pond and December 6 - NobletonVillage Association January 3 - Oak RidgesTrail Association will our community. [email protected] or warm your toes in an open bon fire. king.ca presents Christmas in Nobleton at the host a Hike at Cold Creek Conservation, 905-833-2331 Nobleton Gazebo, 6:00 - 9:00 pm. Santa 1:30 pm. Enjoy an 8 km walk. Call Marianne February 15 - King Township presents will be handing out treats and Christmas at 905-939-7007 for information in advance. February 4 - 29 - Arts Society King Family Day Winterfest at Cold Creek cheer. Enjoy hot apple cider, hot chocolate presents Youth in Fine Art at the Conservation Area, 9:00 am -3:00 pm. An and cookies, while you listen to Christmas January 8 - The King City Seniors Centre King Heritage and Cultural Centre, open exciting winter adventure with a variety Carols. [email protected] will hold their Annual General Meeting at Tuesday’s-Saturday’s, 10:00 am - 4:00 of fun activities. king.ca the Centre, 2:00 pm. 905-833-3324 pm. The exhibit celebrates the talented December 6 -The King City Seniors Centre senior art students at Villanova College. February 20 - Cold Creek Conservation is hosting a Christmas Open House at the January 20 - Arts Society King presents Join us for a reception and meet Area presents Introduction to Centre, 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome the King Township Community Groups the budding artists on February 4, Cross-Country Skiing at the Education to join in on the fun and Christmas carol Meeting at the former Holy Name School 7:00 - 8:30 pm. ArtsSocietyKing.ca Centre, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Spend the sing-along. 905-833-2824 on King Road, 6:30 - 9:00 pm. Gather with day with your family learning the basics fellow community partners to discuss plans February 6 – May 1 - The McMichael of skiing and then enjoy and explore the December 8, 9, 10 - King Township will for 2016 and learn how the Township can Gallery presents On Paper. This exhibition trails of Cold Creek. king.ca host a Gingerbread House Workshop support all efforts. ArtsSocietyKing.ca at the Nobleton Arena (8th), King City will be a rare glimpse of the best prints, Arena (9th) and Trisan Centre (10th), January 20 - Cold Creek Conservation drawings and watercolours from the February 24 - Arts Society King and 6:00 - 8:00 pm. king.ca Area presents Hoot and Howl at the Edu- McMichael permanent collection and the King City Library present The cation Centre, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Enjoy a short should not be missed. mcmichael.com King Travel Diary Series at the Library, December 12 - Cold Creek Conservation slide presentation about owls and coyotes 7:00 pm. Join Valerie and Christopher Area presents Christmas at Cold Creek followed by a trip into the woods. king.ca February 7 - Oak Ridges Trail Association Rowley for a presentation on their at the Education Centre, 10:00 am - 12:00 will host a Hike in the Schomberg area, Viking Cruise to Russia. pm. Bring the family for a fun day creating January 23 - Cold Creek Conservation 1:00 pm. Enjoy a 5 km walk through ArtsSocietyKing.ca and King-Library.on.ca festive ornaments, and enjoy a guided Area presents Astronomy Moonlight Schomberg Village. Call Dave at nature walk. king.ca Snowshoe at the Education Centre, 7:00 905-936-4446 for information in advance. February 25 - Write Now @ King will pm. Enjoy a beautiful evening winter hold a monthly meeting at the King City December 13 - Schomberg Lions Club snowshoe and see the stars, sights and February 9 - Arts Society King presents Public Library, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Open to all invite everyone to a Santa Skate at the sounds of nature. king.ca The Experience Series ‘Meet the Artist’ published and aspiring writers. Call Sue at Trisan Centre, 2:15 - 3:30 pm. Meet and at BMO Bank of Montreal in King City, 905-833-0490 for the scoop. skate with Santa at this free annual event, January 24 - Arts Society King and the 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Meet renowned sculptor everyone is welcome. King Museum present The Art of Scotch and Robbie Burns Day at the King Heritage Brett Davis. ArtsSocietyKing.ca February 27 - The King Township Museum December 17 - Humber River Shakespeare and Cultural Centre, 2:00 - 5:00 pm. Learn presents Puppet Theatre and Puppet Company presents A Christmas Carol at the history behind one of the world’s most February 10 - The King City Seniors Making at the King Heritage and Cultural the King Heritage and Cultural Centre, 7:00 famous drinks, sip some samples and savour Centre presents a Destinations Party at Centre, 12:30 - 3:30 pm. Enjoy a show pm. Gather with friends and family and see some Scottish food, enjoy Burns poetry and the Centre, 1:30 pm. Open to all 39’ers and opportunity to create your own the timeless tale of greed, ghosts and salva- bagpiped music. ArtsSocietyKing.ca and in support of the 2015 travel program. puppet. Perfect for all ages. tion to life. HumberRiverShakespeare.ca [email protected] 905-833-3324 [email protected] or 905-833-2331

14 MOSAiC winter 2015 Please contact all groups directly for location and ticket information. Details may be subject to change.

February 28 - Oak Ridges Trail Associa- March 19 - King Township celebrates tion will host a Hike at Seneca King Cam- Earth Hour at Memorial Park and Duf- pus and Mary Lake area, 1:30 pm for an 8 ferin Marsh, 8:30 - 9:30 pm. Enjoy lights km walk. Call Marianne at 905-939-7007 out and a moonlight walk followed by a for information in advance. bonfire. king.ca

March 5 - King Township presents Maple March 17 - Arts Society King presents Syrupfest at Cold Creek Conservation The Experience Series ‘Five Line Rhyme Area, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Enjoy a pan- Time’ at Kettleby Hall, 6:00 - 9:00 pm. cake breakfast, learn about syrup tapping Gather and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the rich history that brought us this with Irish stew and green beer. sweet treat. king.ca ArtsSocietyKing.ca March 27 - Oak Ridges Trail Association March 28 - The Nobleton & King City Gar- March 11 - Oak Ridges Trail Association March 21 - Oak Ridges Trail Association will host a Hike at Happy Valley Forest, den Club will hold a monthly meeting at the will host a Hike at Happy Valley Forest, will host a Hike at Happy Valley Forest, 1:30 pm for a 7 km walk. Call Marianne Nobleton Community Hall, 8:00 pm. Come 9:30 am for a 10 km walk. Call Russ at 9:30 am for a 6 km walk. Call Marianne at at 905-939-7007 for information in out and learn about growing plants in your 905-830-2862 for information in advance. 905-939-7007 for information in advance. advance. garden. [email protected] KING Travel Diaries Arts Society KING

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16 MOSAiC winter 2015 The NEW ASK Experience Series .... Stay tuned What’s Happening by Teri Hastings for a unique series of events happening in 2016

NEW in 2016 is the ASK Experience Series ... Replacing the familiar Festival King, WHAT’S AHEAD IN 2016 YOU ASK? the Experience Series events are interactive presentations that will invite guests to listen, Arts Society King (ASK) is busy planning 2016 arts and culture programming. Many ASK events are free, open to learn and reflect as various topics such all and designed for the enjoyment, engagement and enrichment of our community. Have you ever wondered as art, architecture, poetry, film and more HOW this all comes to be ... this Magazine, Music Concerts, Studio Tours, Exhibits, Travel Diaries etc? are presented. Dates will be throughout ASK is sustained through the efforts of dedicated volunteers who have a strong desire to continue the organization’s original the year, topics unique and interesting, and mandate. Financial support from donors, members and sponsors allow ASK to stay open and accessible, and strengthens our locations throughout King Township. ability to present new and dynamic programming to the entire King community. The Experience Series is generously supported by BMO Bank of Montreal, You can help support Arts Society King in 2016 through a donation or membership. Your contribution directly supports the work King City Branch. Manager Margarida of ASK, and supports arts and culture in King Township. There are a variety of new levels of support with a range of new benefits. Ramos and team landed in King City a We invite you to be a part of a strong organization that enriches King Township through arts and culture for all. year ago and have been embraced by Donations and membership can be done by mail, in person and even online. Please visit ArtsSocietyKing.ca for a detailed outline King Township. They are true leaders in of how you can support ASK, the various levels and benefits, make a secure payment and see what we are up to. And please join community support and spirit. “BMO is us anytime and share in a diverse range of cultural experiences ahead. a proud supporter of the arts and I am excited to extend this support to Arts Society King. It is my joy and privilege to contribute to the community’s enrichment and make art accessible and enjoyed by all,” THANK YOU FOR A GREAT 2015! said Ms. Ramos. Thank you to all Arts Society King members and donors for your support and a successful year. Meet the Artist, Limericks and fun, From January to December you have embraced ASK events, tours, exhibits, workshops and more. Opera.....there is so much in store. Thank you to the following companies who have supported ASK in a variety of ways:

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MOSAiC winter 2015 17 ADVERTORIAL

Christmas is coming, is it time to celebrate or renovate Greetings everyone, can you really be- vorite ski hill is certainly a luxury. What I has seen a number of my clients look to me From my point of view, the challenges lieve 2016 is only around the corner. The have found over the past number of years to help with their cottage reno. It makes are making sure my crew will be available only good news about that is that the Leafs is that when the time comes to upgrade or sense because they understand and respect to work at a location away from their are still in the hunt for a playoff spot. Well, make changes on your second home, it can my pricing, they appreciate my work and home for an extended period of time. Can we can only hope that Babcock is able to be a little more diffi cult than just spending probably most important is they trust me I fi nd the appropriate accommodations get them in. But I’m not here to talk about money. Like any renovation, there is always and my crew. Many people may not have the for my crew while they are working and dreams on the ice, I’m here to talk about a lot of planning involved. You need to de- time to search out and interview contrac- then making sure the materials can get to the dreams you have for your cottage. cide what it is you want to do, what kind of tor’s local to their cottage. This can be one the job site in a timely manner. The key to Although my client base has largely been budget are you going to need, do you hire of the key factors in looking to stick with built locally in the beautiful confi nes of King a decorator and where to you fi nd a good, what they know and who they have come this is planning and preparation. On one of Township, many of my clients have second reliable, trustworthy contractor. These are to trust. Trust is the key factor. Because the current projects, my client and I started to homes that they use to get away from just a few of the key decisions that need to cottage is not just around the corner, it is discuss their project over a year ago. Today, the daytoday rat race. I wonder why they be made. One decision that sometimes fails much more diffi cult for a client to keep an things are going smoothly and I expect the would want to leave King, but I must admit, to rank high on the list of decisions is when eye on the progress. The client needs to project to be fi nished on time for them to being able to leave your home for some is the best time to get the work done. trust that the work is getting done and that enjoy it for the Christmas holidays. private time on a lake or close to your fa- My experience over the past few years the deadlines are going to be met. Merry Christmas, Derrick Jones. ADVERTORIAL Team Plays on the by Lorne Macrae They’re back, The Blue Jays!Bird flower seeds while wary blue jays andFeeder patient A relative used to say that turkeys were so This time it’s the migrant birds squawking cardinals take their time. stupid that they would drown in a dewdrop. away in the diminished foliage. It’s some- Under the feeder are mourning doves That seemed a bit of an exaggeration. thing to wonder about-- bird teams. The competing with the endless predations of Other feeder team players are the wood- Christmas Cardinals, Ducks, Hawks and Eagles. The grey, red and black squirrels. Turn the spot- peckers; namely the little downy and the red- is coming, is it time to list goes on and on, there’s even a Chick- light on the ground after dark and little headed. Yes, there is a Woodpecker team out adees team, Juncos (after the name of the shady bodies scurry away from scavenging there drumming up competition. Let’s nor founder) and Herons. the seeds fallen on the ground. The rabbit forget the robin. Always snatching the bitter Of course none of this seems to have any- or rabbits are there, a mouse or even a red mountain ash berries, I’m not sure what celebrate or renovate thing to do with what turns up at our bird chipmunk. They are all shy when the light the Robins play... but a bit of Googling will no feeders but there has to be some connec- illuminates them and after some hesitation doubt provide the answer. Greetings everyone, can you really be- vorite ski hill is certainly a luxury. What I has seen a number of my clients look to me From my point of view, the challenges they rush off into the safety of the darkness. As frost and snow paint the Canadian lieve 2016 is only around the corner. The have found over the past number of years to help with their cottage reno. It makes are making sure my crew will be available tion. The sports team needs an easily recog- Let’s get back to some other birds that only good news about that is that the Leafs is that when the time comes to upgrade or sense because they understand and respect to work at a location away from their nized symbol and, who knows, a dressable landscape, snow buntings restlessly wheel are still in the hunt for a playoff spot. Well, make changes on your second home, it can my pricing, they appreciate my work and home for an extended period of time. Can mascot to wander at the events. Something wander around the f ields and gardens. These and circle over the fields. Also known as we can only hope that Babcock is able to be a little more diffi cult than just spending probably most important is they trust me I fi nd the appropriate accommodations captivatingly safe for the little guys. It should huge chicken-like footprints left in the snow or snowbirds, we know what these are; did get them in. But I’m not here to talk about money. Like any renovation, there is always and my crew. Many people may not have the for my crew while they are working and be colourful and a name that is short and mud, them’s the tom turkey with his harem of someone say Dunedin? dreams on the ice, I’m here to talk about a lot of planning involved. You need to de- time to search out and interview contrac- then making sure the materials can get to the dreams you have for your cottage. cide what it is you want to do, what kind of tor’s local to their cottage. This can be one easy to say. We don’t want sports announc- hens. We have to look for a long time to find What do our winter birds have to do with the job site in a timely manner. The key to Although my client base has largely been budget are you going to need, do you hire of the key factors in looking to stick with ers stumbling over the team score of the an official team called the Turkeys. We don’t hockey, baseball, golfing or whatever? this is planning and preparation. On one of built locally in the beautiful confi nes of King a decorator and where to you fi nd a good, what they know and who they have come Cyanocitta cristata which is merely the Latin have to guess that a loser group of players can Is there a credible answer? Here’s a current projects, my client and I started to Township, many of my clients have second reliable, trustworthy contractor. These are to trust. Trust is the key factor. Because the name for blue jay. Not all of these teams turn be demoted to the bird that ends up on plat- suggestion on behalf of the birds: homes that they use to get away from just a few of the key decisions that need to cottage is not just around the corner, it is discuss their project over a year ago. Today, the daytoday rat race. I wonder why they be made. One decision that sometimes fails much more diffi cult for a client to keep an things are going smoothly and I expect the up on the bird feeder but the chickadees can ters at certain festive functions. What did the Mother Nature was there first! A clear would want to leave King, but I must admit, to rank high on the list of decisions is when eye on the progress. The client needs to project to be fi nished on time for them to end up in violent competition over the sun- turkey do that made it the butt of derision? winner. Donna Greenstein being able to leave your home for some is the best time to get the work done. trust that the work is getting done and that enjoy it for the Christmas holidays. private time on a lake or close to your fa- My experience over the past few years the deadlines are going to be met. Merry Christmas, Derrick Jones. HOCKEY IN KING SCORES AGAIN Readers may remember that last December’s issue of King MOSAIC featured a touching story of hockey heroes and a dedicated hockey fan. This story, (December, 2014, ”Connections and Collections”), got more response than any other story printed in this magazine. And so – an update! Another ardent fan, one Don Dalziel, ran hockey practices and donated time and hockey group in Nobletlon on Sunday wrote to tell us that there were far more tips to the Nobleton Midget Team. Dalziel mornings. In Dalziel’s words: “At all levels, hockey players who began their careers also mentioned Adam Oates, former King our township volunteers have given here than the ones we had mentioned in resident, recent coach of the Washington thousands of hours and travelled many the article. He told us about Ted (Teeder) Capitals and New Jersey Devils, and more thousands of miles to support our Kennedy who was captain of the Toronto another Hockey Hall of Fame’er. national sport.” Maple Leafs, 5 time Stanley Cup Champion, Dalziel went on to talk about the be- Another hockey supporter, Richard NHL all-star, and inducted into the Hockey hind-the-scenes residents who supported Billinghurst, described hockey in King from Hall of Fame. Ted, who owned a farm in hockey in King; for example, Dr. William a business perspective: his hockey memo- lucky friend and headed off. King Township where he bred race horses, Laceby who established a father-son rabilia store, Hockey Heaven, resided in a Our chauffer reported that, during the church on King Road, (a fine example of drive downtown, Ada talked non-stop, adaptive re-use), for five years. He says recounting all the congratulatory phone that “2002, our first full year in King, was calls from friends she had received. excellent and growth was very strong.” One friend even bought her a disposable But when contract negotiations resulted camera so she could take pictures. And in a 2004 player lock-out, the non-hockey her purse was filled with scraps of pa- season was devastating for any hockey per and pens so she’d be ready for any business. Hockey Heaven eventually autograph opportunities she might come moved to a warehouse store in Aurora. across. As she entered the ACC she berat- And then there was our dedicated fan, ed the ticket-taker for ripping her ticket – Ada Servello. “Every inch of Ada’s tiny a souvenir she planned to keep forever. home on Jane street is jam-packed full of King MOSAiC magazine continues to blue and white. ”Ada’s biggest dream was enrich the lives of readers by promoting to go to a Leaf game at the Air Canada arts and culture for all. While one could ar- Centre. Well, one of our readers, Lino gue whether shooting a puck down the ice Casalino, came to her aid with the offer of into a net is an art, there is no question that – Richard Billinghurst 2 tickets to a game last March. Ada chose a hockey is definitely part of culture in King!

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20 MOSAiC winter 2015 Revolutions “in ” Thinking about by Dr. Maggie E. Toplak, C. Psych. THINKING Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, York University

Imagine that you are doing a crossword puzzle. At least one question has you stumped. Believe it or not, “not knowing the answer” is only one way a problem can be difficult. Over the last 40 years, cognitive scientists have discovered another set of problems that are difficult. Except these more recently studied problems are ones where we think we have the right answer, but we have no idea that the answer is wrong! Here is an example. What is your answer for this problem? A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? – Ileen Kohn

Most people answer “10 cents”, but how our minds work and help to explain beliefs from interfering with new ways where choice outcomes can be negative. that is wrong. A handful of you will have why we get some things right and other to look at a problem. We have learned We also hope to extend this work to answered 5 cents, which is correct. If you things wrong. This is definitely a different that people who understand and do well special populations that are known to answered 10 cents, did your response kind of hard problem than a crossword. on these problems may also be better at make impulsive choices, such as individuals Mcome easily to you? Did it seem like the In my research lab, we study many identifying thinking errors in everyday life. with attention and impulsivity difficulties, right answer? This problem has become problems like the bat and ball question. Ultimately, this work has helped us to as well as gamblers and individuals with very well-known in the field of psycholo- They are called “experimental problems” identify situations where we can make addiction issues. gy. It is called the Cognitive Reflection Test. because they are designed to help us test better decisions that are more rational. What is the King Connection? I would This problem shows us how we may our ideas. In another type of problem, The motto of our research lab is to help like to extend my sincerest thanks to quickly come up with an answer that we we will ask a person to come up with people “do better at knowing what to the residents of King Township who have think is correct, but we are actually wrong. reasons on both sides of an issue, but do and to figure out what is true”. Some helped us with this research, including Because we come up with an answer the issue has to be about one where the exciting directions include how these both kids and adults. You know who you so quickly, and it is like we are lured to person will have a strong opinion. We competencies can be fostered in our are. We could not have done some of think that it is right. Quick answers tend asked a sample of kids to give us reasons children to better prepare them for the this work without your help. to come from emotional reactions, pre- why children should or should not modern world and to learn to avoid There is a lot of exciting work to be viously well-learned experiences, or gut own cell phones. We found that it was making poor choices. For example, the done as a result of this revolution on feelings you cannot explain. Sometimes a extremely difficult for the children and internet is an environment where we are thinking about “thinking”. If you have ques- quick answer is the right one, but some- youth to come up with reasons that were particularly susceptible to making many tions about this article or this program of times it is not. When it is not, we need to opposite to their own perspective. We dumb mistakes, such as posting inappropri- research, just send me an email: mtoplak@ recognize that it is a wrong answer, and have found the same with young adults. ate tweets, posting personal information to yorku.ca. For those of you interested in then pause and think harder to come up When we have very strong beliefs about chat rooms or intimate photos to Instagram. further reading, I would recommend two with a different, better solution. That is an issue or idea, these beliefs can interfere These are just a few examples. The books: Thinking fast and slow by Daniel how most people solve the bat and ball with our ability to come up with different internet can be a hostile and unforgiving Kahneman (2011), and Decision making question correctly. Problems such as these ways to solve a problem. Some people environment. We can teach our children and rationality in the modern world by have given us some critical insights into are better than others at keeping their to better recognize those situations Keith Stanovich (2010). MOSAiC winter 2015 21 MerryChristmas chomberg SHeet Metal Ltd. HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING 905-939-2350 www.SchombergSM.com Over 30 Years of Service Excellence Merry - Family and Children Dentistry - Dental & Gingival Cosmetic - Oral and IV Sedation - Wisdom Teeth Extraction Christmas - In-House Denturist - Direct Insurance Billing from everyone at - Hospital Grade Sterilizer - Same Day Emergency 905-558-3300 Hwy. # 9 & 27, 13255 Hwy 27, Unit B4, Nobleton L0G 1N0 Schomberg (inside the No Frills plaza)

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22 MOSAiC winter 2015 A Tale of Two Churches EDITOR’S NOTE: The following tells the story of two old churches in King Township; St. Mary’s Church in Nobleton, and Christ Church in by Bill Salter Kettleby. Both buildings are important parts of our township heritage. St. Mary’s Church St. Mary’s Catholic Church on the 10th line of King, is the oldest continuously op- One church seems to have been abandoned by the congregation and erating church in the Township. The church has begun to show signs of disrepair - broken windows, a leaky roof, building was erected in 1855 on one acre some vandalism. Meanwhile, maintenance of the other church has of land donated by Patrick & Catherine been taken up as a cause by the parishioners, and money raised by Trainor. Originally a frame structure, the brick exterior was added before the end various unique projects is being used for upkeep and improvements. of the 19th century. St. Mary’s is still known by earlier parishioners as “The Mission Church”, as in its early days it – Phyllis Vernon by Geraldine Alletson Kettleby Church was a mission church serving Nobleton, recalled the Sunday mornings in the win- Christ Church, Kettleby was built in Schomberg , Bolton and Colgan. In 1876 ter time, when her father would hitch the 1891 of local fieldstone in Norman style, it became a part of the Schomberg Parish horse to the sleigh and transport their with a square bell tower. Volunteers from along with St. Patrick’s built in 1877. portable organ to and from the Church this close-knit community assisted, and The cemetery on the property, still in for Sunday Mass. She told a story of Fa- Frank Beatty (father of Neil who still lives use by the descendants of pioneer fam- ther Coleman, pastor of St Patrick’s parish in the village) recalled hearing his father ilies, was opened two years before the from 1915 to 1925, which included both telling about the hauling of the stones. building was constructed, to accommo- St. Patrick’s in Schomberg and St. Mary’s. The fine stained glass windows include date the burial of Cecilia, the 32 year old One Sunday morning, with little time to – Bernard Lawrence the central chancel window, the Tyrwhitt wife of Patrick McCabe who died on Val- spare between Masses, Father Coleman, fruit cake, perfume, gum, towels, soap, Memorial. (Septimus Tyrwhitt bought 46 entine’s Day, 1853. Patrick, who lived to on horseback, galloped from St. Patrick’s tobacco, handkerchiefs, candles, coffee, acres in the valley in 1842, and thus began the age of 90, passed away in January of to St. Mary’s. As he entered the Church- the boom period in the village). Flanking paper and envelopes, pencil, peanuts, 1905 and is buried with his wife in the yard at full gallop, the horse fell dead. Fa- this central window on either side are chocolate, euchre cards, apples, pork and south-west corner of the property. ther Coleman leapt from his fallen steed memorial windows to honour those who beans, hand lotion, talcum and salve.” I recall one weekend in about 1970, and exclaimed “That’s funny, he never did supported the building of the church, “A dinner and dance were held on when a work party had laboured all day that before!” the Wm. Fox family and the Rev. E.W. February 12th 1934 to open the Par- to replace the fence around the ceme- Sibbald, and the many others of different ish Hall (built 1933), and a poem was One Sunday morning, the altar boy tery, which had been knocked over by denominations in the village who (as it is written describing how they were all backed into a lighted candle beside the neighbouring cattle. As the sun was set- recorded) contributed and helped. snowed in, and most spent the night altar setting his robes afire. Fortunate- ting and the fencing was finished, Charlie This stone church, the hub of the there. Some struggled up the hill but ly an agile parishioner in the front pew, Kehoe and Vince O’Neill were leaning on Kettleby community, is seriously in need halfway up they had to ask for shelter leapt over the railing and extinguished the their shovels surveying a job well done. of repair. Restoration has begun and from the Beatty family.” flame before any harm came to the boy. Charlie and drawled to his partner, ”Well the North wall has been done. Several This church, its Women’s Guild, and Most of the parishioners did not see the Vince, I don’t reckon we’ll have to put her successful fundraisers over the last few members of the village have a long his- fire and thought the man had gone mad! up again!”. Charlie Kehoe passed away years have helped to accomplish this. Next tory, which has now entered its second A much more serious fire had occurred in 1980 and Vince O’Neill in 1987. Both up are the Bell Tower and the other walls. century, of serving the community. The on Sunday July 13, 1913, when worship- are buried there in the cemetery and the The project leaders are now working Food Bank is stored in the basement. pers, smelling smoke, rushed out to find fence still stands. on a book, not only to raise additional Christmas in King is a project dedicated the drive shed afire. It was tragically de- As recently as the early 1970’s the funds but also to record the stories and to making Christmas happen for families stroyed along with seven fine horses and church was heated by a wood stove at voices from the past in order to preserve who can’t afford it some years. Many so- wagons. The shed was later rebuilt of con- the back of the building; a stove pipe run- this unique pioneer heritage. cial events include a Spring Tea, Fall Bazaar, crete and steel and still stands today. Christmas in Kettleby, Christmas Carols, ning along the ceiling, carried the heat In researching this book, the authors No longer in use for Sunday Mass, St. have uncovered many anecdotal treasures. Village Potluck dinners, which include throughout the building. In the winter Mary’s has been closed since the building Below are excerpts from the Women’s members of Christ Church. time, a parishioner would arrive early on of a new church in Nobleton on High- Guild (founded in 1896): The book is an important step in pre- Sunday morning to light the fire and warm way 27 , but many familiar old King Town- “October 4th 1898. The first Harvest serving this history. Folks in the area and up the church before service began. ship family names can be found there in Home supper included 46 chickens, in the village are contributing old photo- The oldest surviving member of St. the cemetery, names like Trainor, O’Neill, 16 geese, 4 ducks, 2 turkeys, 1 ham and graphs, memories and hand-written let- Mary’s, Miss Marion O’Neill, who passed 74 pies. This does not include the sweet ters. Other ways that community mem- away this past summer, was formerly a McGuire, and Kehoe. The old church, the stuff like 30 layer cakes.” bers can help are by making donations, King Township school teacher, who was drive shed and the cemetery remain in “November 9th 1916. A special contributing information, sponsoring pag- baptized at St Mary’s 96 years ago and good repair, a memorial to those early collection was taken at Church and on es in the book and buying advance copies. until she passed away, was well and living pioneer families who founded King Town- this date Christmas boxes were packed For further information contact: in a senior’s residence in Markham. Miss ship. Marion O’Neill, too, is now buried for the boys overseas. They contained [email protected] 905-251-1693 O’Neill had an excellent memory and in the Churchyard that she loved so well.

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