READ THE TIDES ON LINE AT The Bear River Tides www.thebearrivertides.com A Monthly Presentation published by Volume IV Issue 3 THINK FOR YOURSELF PUBLISHING April 2014 – news, events and social notes for the community MAIN STREET BEAR RIVERIVER

MESSAGE FROM O YOURSELF A FAVOUR... A THE DEEP BROOK LIONS' CLUB. D Read a book! The bookmobile "The Deep Brook/Waldec Lions Club is a arrives in Bear River every third community minded service organization Wednesday from 3 to 5. The bookmo- right here in your neighborhood. We bilarians love to see new faces! Next have our own Lions Hall and are located stop; April 9th. Not only are there right next to Cornwallis Park. We are great books, but a super selection of part of Lions Clubs International, the DVD's for all ages. WINTER SHINGLE MILL largest service organization in the world WINTER SHINGLE MILL today - our motto is "We Serve". CHECK SOME OUT!

We have dinner and business meetings EAR RIVER LEGION the first and third Wednesday of each B The Bear River Legion held the month. Be our guest at one of our dinner HOWARD MORINE POOL TOURNAMENT meetings and see what we are all about. on March 29th, with We also have successful Bingo's every 14 teams participating. Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m., each Fall we have a Seniors Dinner, we par- REASON TO CELEBRATE! ticipate in many of our Lions functions - such as Peace Poster contest, drug A A long lasting tradition; awareness poster contest, youth speech The Keith Lodge in Bear River has a competition, and we are active locally, reason to celebrate! .One of the oldest Provincially and globally. Lodges in Nova Scotia, it received its CHISHOM’S SKI HILL 1960S charter in 1854, making it 160 years For more information and/or questions, old this year. The list of its charter please feel free to contact us at 467- members reflects the history of Bear 0431 or 638-3343. River with names of families from the earliest settlers: Henry Blakely, W.F. NOTHER BUSINESS CLOSES! Marshall, Edwin Vroom, John Graham, A Most of the people in Bear River are John Rice, Andrew Hetterick Harris and mourning the loss of the Changing Tides John Vroom Purdy. Diner which closed its doors for good in Other notable members of the Keith March. While the diner was a thriving Lodge included Alpheus Marshall, de- business, owner Peggy Chisholm says that scendant of an English family who the problems with the Board of Directors came to Nova Scotia in 1769, ship- of B.R.E.D.S., the non profit that owns the builder/ merchant, Captain John Ben- Trading Company building, were becom- son, shipbuilder and master mariner, ing too onerous to deal with. The final Cereno Purdy, Warden of Digby straw was a nasty phone message left on county for 21 years, Edward Tupper, her answering machine by Director Duff M.L.A. (relative of Sir Geroge Tupper) Wilson. James A Purdy, a member for 56 years,and Steven Kniffen, member for The details of the long struggle between WINTER IN BEAR RIVER N.S. 52 years. the Changing Tides and the board of BREDS will be disclosed in the near future THIS YEAR IS THE 275TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLASSIFIED ADS: on thebearrivertides.com FREEMASONRY IN CANADA. TERESA'S HIS AND HER'S HAIRSTYLING: get great cuts, colors, The board of directors of BREDS includes The Keith Lodge has every reason to perms and Highlights. Velda Acker, president, Glendean be proud to continue to represent the 19 Chute Avenue, 467-3930 Parker, Duff Wilson and Glendon Mil- organization's community spirit. —————————————— For all masonry needs including bury. ______WETT inspections, contact AT LAST! Something everyone in Bear Bernie Morine, River agrees on… licensed bricklayer. THIS WINTER IS WAY TOO LONG! Get your chimney cleaned - HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO exploring Turkey, including a hot air HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED....EXCERPT balloon ride over the Cappado- from Heritage Remembered (1981) Reg Long who turns 84 April 4 Richard Scragg, April 5 cian mountains. Zoë made many new "The Board of Trade still continues to serve the village Abbey Frost who urns 13, April 6, friends in Istanbul and looks forward to with a continuing desire to restore and maintain a Steve Isles April 8, returning soon. Somebody has to do it. quality of life more in keeping with its historic Chaz Charlton, April 9,  We are glad to hear that Flora Doehler past. While it is usual to assess the value of any insti- Jenna Melanson April 12, is recovering from a nasty flu that kept tution in terms of its successes and failures, a truer Melanie Meuse, April 12. her in bed for three weeks, and too sick standard would be of its persistence in the face of Sandy Burrell, April 16, to paint!. Flora is doing some house- discouragement and changing circumstances. This has Betty Burrell, April 17, cleaning and is hoping to sell some of been the mark of the Board since it began, and always Rose Meuse, turns 44, April 17, her watercolors from 20 years ago. will be, as long as there are people in Bear River who Johnathan Long, 28 on April 23 Kudos to.... keep alive the spirit of voluntary service so character- Max Wilson turns 11 April 24,  A huge congratulations to Kaylee Mil- istic of the village in its earlier days."

Tim Wilson celebrates 67, April 25, bury who represented Clarke Ruther- ford School in this year’s Chronicle Her- BEAR RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Glendon Milbury, April 26, Shannon Trimper, April 27, ald Spelling Bee. Wow. Kaylee is a The BRHS did hold their annual general meeting in Matthew Dawson turns 12, April 28. grade five student who we all knew February and the president is Roz Mc Cue, vice presi- EARLY MAY BIRTHDAYS: was pretty smart, but Bear River should dent, Bonnie McLeod. There is no secretary, and Chris Barb Longmire, May 1, be pretty darn proud of her for this Tibbs is acting as treasurer until a replacement can be Darlene Peck, May 2, great achievement! She might not have found. brought home the trophy but she is still CONGRATULATIONS TO a winner in our books! The good news is that the Bear River Historical Society Carolyn and Robert Wagner who cele-  Proud parents are Michelle and Blake has received a grant of $7500.00 to conduct a variety of brate 48 years together on April 16th! walking and talking tours as well as experiential work- Milbury,proud grandparents are CONDOLENCES to the family of Dorothy Margie and Mike Reid and Bev and shops. Isles who passed away in February. Glendon Milbury TORY OF THE EAR IVER PART S SS B R : 3 SOCIAL NEWS THE BEAR RIVER BOARD OF TRADE Summer and winter, the steamer continued its service.  We wish Donna Perkins a speedy re- The Bear River Board of Trade may have There were times when Captain Woodworth was com- covery from knee surgery . Donna is had their annual general meeting in pelled to use his command as an icebreaker, as she recuperating at the home of Lil Peck. March as in the past 2 years, but if so, it force her way to the dock. There were times when  Judi Wilson traveled to Australia to was the best kept secret of all. According winter and his ally, ice, held up the passage of the visit long time friends and met up with to the Society's Act of Nova Scotia, notice steamer. Duff Wilson and Bev...... in the South of general meetings must be posted pub- Pacific islands in the way home. licly ten days prior to the meet- The thickness of the ice held the ship in its grasp and  It is nice to see Paul Goodyear back in ing. Maybe, like the old political parties when the tide went down, the Bear River was left high town for a while. of yore, they posted those notices in the and dry as more ice formed around her. On such occa-  Cathy and Eddie Banks recently trav- deep back woods. sions, the ships cargo was loaded on sleds and hauled eled to Saint John to visit with family. In the meantime, once again it appears to the consignees. Then the crew waited for rising tides  Unfortunately Francois Bellefontaine that the Bear River Board of Trade has and softer weather to open the channels for the escape found himself frozen to his chair in of their ship. done nothing. No surprises, lots of excuses. Montreal for the last part of the winter. Those names again? Larry Knox, presi- Herbert Hazelton of Bear River remembers well the  Zoë Onysko flew off to spend a week dent, Duff Wilson, vice president, Rick twelve years he served as cook on the steamer. He in Barcelona Spain meeting up with Jacques, secretary, Chris Tibbs, treas- also sailed on many schooners along the North Atlantic some old friends for a few days, and urer, directors: Don Rice, Jon Welch, Rob coast. One of these ships was the ill-fated Nova Queen then went off to spend three weeks Buckland Nicks, Kelly Foxton, Dan Lagan. which was lost in 1934. Mr Hazelton had changed berths before she left Weymouth for the West Indies. It REGULAR MEETINGS AND EVENTS BEAR RIVER BOARD OF TRADE was on her return trip that she was lost with all hands.

BREDS: The Bear River Economic Devel- Quarterly meeting at 7:30 pm opment Society meets the first Wed. at the Fire Hall. All Welcome. The S.S. Bear River continued on the ferry service until ______each month at 7:30. at the Legion. All Submissions to the Tides must be received 1929 when she was bought by Captain Darrel Cheney of welcome! by the 25th of the month. Call 467 0268 Little River, Digby County. Captain Cheney used the LEGION LADIES' AUX: 1st Thurs. this steamer in the Bay of Fundy transporting general cargo or Email: [email protected] month in Aux room at Legion 7pm Card until the Second World War. He then chartered her as a Parties Wednesday eve’s at 7:30 p.m. ALL WELCOME… supply ship to the Canadian Navy In 1945, the S.S. Bear Visit www.bearrivernovascotia.com for TOPS/KOPS River, the steamer which refused to be intimidated by updates of news and events Thursday 6 to 7 pm the Fundy, fell victim to fire and became a total loss. POOL AT THE LEGION: FRIDAYS , SAT. TUES New Horizons Center Stay tuned for part 4. AT 8PM AND THURSDAY AT 1. for More Info Call: SENIORS DARTS THURS 7:30PM Earl Waterman—467-0421 From the Chronicle Herald, Jan. 1964