Kinmount Gazette
KINMOUNT GAZETTE THE KINMOUNT COMMITTEE FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Remembrance Day 2014 in Kinmount December 2014 Volume 7: Issue 2
Clockwise from far left: Gillian Inside this issue: Pearson; Natasha & John Austin; Kelly Lin; R. Wackernagel; FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS 2 Legionnaires organize the wreaths; HISTORY OF REMEMBRANCE DAY 4 Laurie Scott; Bernice Owens SOLDIERS OF THE GREAT WAR 6
SIDEROAD OF KINMOUNT 6
KIDS CORNER 9 THE HOT STOVE 10 HONEY, HONEY, HONEY 14 DOROTHY’S DELIGHTS 15
SCHOOL SECTIONS 18
EDITORIAL 19
Visit us in colour at kinmount.ca All issues available online
Get Results! ADVERTISE IN THE GAZETTE! Rates per issue: Business Card Size $15 2 x Business Card $30 1/4 Page $40 1/2 Page $75 Full Page $150 Thursday Dec. 4 Tree Lighting Ceremony [email protected] Kinmount Railway Station 6:30 pm 705 - 488 - 2919 Carolling, Treats & Sweets, Bonfire & Free Photos with Santa The Gazette is a non profit monthly publication produced by volunteers as a community service. The Gazette is Saturday Dec. 6 entirely dependant on advertising sales Breakfast with Santa & donations to remain operating. We 8:30 - 11 am Kinmount Farmers’ Market are very grateful for the continuing St. James Church Hall support of area businesses & patrons. Kids Xmas Crafts 11 am - 1:30 pm Christmas Open House Do you enjoy the Gazette? Upper Room Kinmount Community Ctr. 9 am - 2 pm Send a donation! Free Surprise for Kids at Kinmount Community Centre Kinmount Gazette, c/o KCPED, P.O. Box 38, Kinmount, On K0M 2A0.
Kinmount Artisans Marketplace Make cheques payable to K.C.P.E.D. 1:30 pm meet Santa downtown Gift Basket Draw! 50/50 Draw! Your name will appear in the Thank Follow him to Kinmount Legion KFM Toonie for first 25 people! You to Our Patrons section on page 15. Gifts for Kids 10 & Under & Family Lunch Christmas Music Night Gingerbread Cookie Decorating Galway Hall - Desserts, Loonie Auction For ages 16 & under Follow Kinmount events on Twitter! Celtic Music with The Family Tye 12 - 2 pm @kinmount Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Friends and Neighbours: Dalrymple
Along the western border of Confederation days, each riding Carden Township lay a large had only 1 polling station. The lake called Lake Dalrymple. station for all the north country The large, shallow lake is was located in Whitby. The two divided in two by a narrow men walked all the way to Whit- spit of land called Avery by to vote, a two day trip down Point. Huron village sites are and a two day trip back. Upon prolific along the lake which returning home, they discovered they called Kechebebobgong, one had voted Conservative and a real tongue twister! The the other Liberal: effectively earliest settlers originally cancelling each other‘s vote! called it Mud Lake, a rather Democracy can be messy! uninspiring generic name. The municipal Office for Carden The name was changed to Township was located at Dal- Dalrymple Lake. The earliest rymple using the old school. The settlers came from Beaverton facility was too small and in the or Kirkfield. The land sur- 1980s, a new community centre/ rounding Lake Dalrymple was township office was built on site. some of the best farmland in The Carden Agricultural Society the township and attracted the began to hold annual fairs at the earliest farmers. community centre. The fair was The first post office was es- discontinued in the 2000s. tablished in 1870 and was The growth of tourism led to a called Upner. It was later change in the community as changed to match the lake‘s Lake Dalrymple became lined name. Dalrymple community with cottages. was concentrated on the east Carden side of the lake. Many set- Carden post office was yet an- tlers from the west and north other abandoned community that sides got their mail from lay along the north boundary of Sebright. In the 1891 census, Carden near the Dalton bounda- 45 families gathered their mail from Dalrymple; the ry. A post office was established largest community in the as early as 1862 and was only township! A school section closed in 1914, There was a (SS # 4 Carden) was opened school section (SS #5 Carden) in the early 1860s It soon had but no businesses or churches. 70 students and a larger, Only 9 families collected their frame school house was built mail at the Carden PO in 1891. to accommodate the area. The school house was located on The school was closed in 1911. the present site of the last school, closed in 1967 and used as a community hall. A church and cemetery was From top: the Dalrymple also located along the east Schoolhouse; a typical Dalrym- shore of the lake. ple Farm House; City of Ka- The Dalrymple community wartha Lakes map showing Dal- never contained a business rymple. section. Shoppers flocked north to Sebright (6 miles) or south to Kirkfield. Orillia was the largest centre for shop- pers. An interesting story concerns two Dalrymple men who vot- ed in an early election. In pre-
Page 2 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Bark Lake Leadership Camp Half way between Irondale and Gooderham lies Bark Lake. The actual lake is several miles north of #503. In the era of the lumber barons, Mossom Boyd lumbered extensively in Snowdon and Gla- morgan Townships. He had a large depot on the south shore of Bark Lake and spent quite a few years logging in this area. Saw logs were floated down Bark Creek to the Irondale River. Supplies were cadged in by a trail from the Monck Road (now 503). To supply the lumber shantys in the area, several pioneers located along Bark Lake. William Spencely was listed on the 1881 census as living at the Bark Lake depot. His son-in-law Sampson Wright
followed by 1901. The road was very primitive. It was originally called a ―cow-splat path‖ and later upgraded to an ox trail. The Wright family were isolated over the winter. One winter, the children caught black diphtheria, a horrible virus that caused the throat to swell shut and as- phyxiation to follow. Being highly contagious, quarantines were im- posed on the Wright family. Before it was over, 5 small children died at Bark Lake. They were buried onsite, but later moved to Gooderham cemetery. The heart broken family abandoned the farm. The next occupant was a hunt camp gang who occupied the old depot site until the 1940s. After World War II, the government of Ontario became interested in outdoor education for school children who were growing up in an urban setting. Somebody remembered the Bark Lake 705-488-1349 site and an exploratory expedition in 1947 was impressed with the site‘s potential. The hunt camp was purchased, a reserve of 4,300 acres of crown land created for the camp and the road upgraded by 1948. Dallyn Pickens, a local man, was hired to be maintenance chief. Forty campers were accommodated the summer of 1948. Throughout the 1950s, the facilities were steadily improved. The De- partment of Education operated the original camp. The counselors were teachers who had an interest in outdoor activities such as swimming, canoeing, woodcraft, camping, first aid and outdoor crafts. The camp- ers were students selected from schools around the province who were trained in leadership. They were housed in tents which slept 5-7 boys. The students arrived by train (the good old IB&O) and got off at Max- well‘s Crossing, the nearest flag stop. One year, the railway was on strike and the campers were delivered back to Toronto by truck: riding The Kinmount Tartan on benches in the back of an army truck! That would be a crime today! Men’s Cap - Tartan Scarf Over the years, Bark Lake Leadership Camp pin-balled between vari- Tammy - Men’s Tie ous government ministries, but kept on expanding and upgrading. It Available at Kinmount Artisans Marketplace or provided employment for many local residents, especially in the Contact Diane at 705-488-2635 Continued p. 5 Page 3 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development History of Remembrance Day November 11, 1918 marked the end of wa was not opened until 1939. da. The poppy symbol was further en- the Great War (1914-1918). This day World War II gave a further boost to the hanced by Canadian Dr John McCrae was originally called Armistice Day. concept of cenotaphs and Remembrance who penned that most famous of war The earliest services were simply held in Day. Thousands of returning veterans poems: In Flanders Fields. McCrae‘s churches as a memorial to the soldiers swelled the ranks of the Royal Canadian words and symbolism are used around who were buried in foreign lands. So Legion, and those not returning swelled the the world on Remembrance Day, and soul destroying was the war that many names carved on the various cenotaphs and especially in the British Commonwealth just quietly paused for a moment‘s re- memorials. Legion branches multiplied after nations. In the USA, November 11 is flection without crowds or fanfare. It 1945, Kinmount branch #441 was formed in called Armistice Day. was a private day of mourning. In 1921 1946 and named after John McGrath, a lo- All the symbolism now attached to Re- the Government of Canada passed the cal boy who paid the supreme sacrifice in membrance Day, including the music, Armistice Day Act which fixed Thanks- 1944. Cenotaphs continued to spread all the two minutes of silence and the laying giving Day, then celebrated the second over Canada, and most communities erected of wreaths has grown up over the years Monday of November as a day for re- one, whether they had a local Legion branch membrance for fallen soldiers. In 1931, or not. Kinmount‘s cenotaph was dedicated since 1918 as the memory of past con- the act was amended to make November following the formation of the local Legion flicts fades and we are in danger of for- 11 the official Memorial Day, and the branch. getting our history. Recent events such title Remembrance Day was officially Remembrance Day has two main purposes. as the assassination of Corporal Cirillo adopted. Thanksgiving was moved to the It honours all those Canadians who had and Warrant Officer Vincent had re- second Monday of October. served in the armed forces of Canada since minded all Canadians our freedoms that In the late 1920s the British Empire Ser- our formation in 1867. An estimated we so cherish are not free: they have a vice League, the forerunner of the Royal 1,500,000 Canadians have served in the Canadian Legion, began to grow in num- Canadian Armed Forces in the following cost. And we honour those brave Cana- bers. The veterans began to build ceno- conflicts: Boer War (1899-1902), World dians who have paid that cost with their taphs or memorials to their fallen com- War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939- lives. rades. Cenotaph means empty tomb. 1945), Korean War (1950-1953), numerous Since it was government policy that fall- United Nations Peacekeeping Missions and Clockwise from far left: Fenelon Falls; en soldiers be buried where they died, finally the Afghanistan War (2001-2014). In Coboconk; Buckhorn; Bobcaygeon; there were no graves to memorialize the all these official conflicts, over 118,000 Curve Lake and Norland deceased. To make them more than just Canadian soldiers perished. While the day names from the past, many communities honours all veterans, it now especially hon- began to honour the fallen with a com- ours those who died in the service of Cana- munity cenotaph. It was physical place da. A bill is before Parliament to designate where a memorial service could be held November 11 an official Canadian holiday. and the names of the fallen be preserved The red poppy has become the symbol of in public for all to see and honour. But Remembrance Day. Red poppies are a wild the idea of public cenotaphs grew slow- flower in northern France, much ly. The National War Memorial in Otta- as we have goldenrod in Cana-
Page 44 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Bark Lake, continued from p. 3 maintenance and kitchen sectors. Leon Wright of Kinmount was the manager for several years. Thousands of school age children swam in the wa- ters of Bark Lake and enjoyed the outdoor experi- ence. The ―spots‖ at Bark Lake were doled out by various government agencies and were highly prized. Counselors from all over Canada also en- joyed the experiences of a summer at Bark Lake. By the 1990s, government financial cut backs began to hobble such pro- grams as leadership camps. After several years of bickering, it was an- nounced in 1993 that the Bark Lake Leadership Camp would be closed. The site was well maintained and had value as a summer camp. It was put up for sale. Hoping for a private sector group to continue the camp. BOOK NOW It was purchased by a private organization and continues to follow the For Interior Work original goal of providing outdoor experiences and education to youth PAINTING & FLOORING TRIM WORK from Canada and around the world. BASEMENT FINISHING
From top; The Ontario Leader- ship Camp crest; Bark Lake aerial view; one of the cabins; a group of campers look over the lake
DINERS’ DINNER Christmas Edition Wednesday Dec. 10 Burnt River Centre
Page 5 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Soldiers of the Great War: J. McGann Joseph Patrick McGann was born Overseas, when the 109th Battalion in Downieville in 1886 to John and was broken up and its men as- Maryann McGann. Sometime in signed to other existing battalions the 1890s the McGann family as replacements, Joseph McGann moved to Kinmount and settled on ended up with the 44th Battalion. lot 36, concession A Galway He was promoted to Lance Cor- Township. The farm was formerly poral sometime during 1917. On owned by the Gilmour family and September 9, 1917 Joseph McGann was located on the Bobcaygeon was officially reported dead from Road just north of the Dutch Line. injuries while a Prisoner of War. It Joseph McGann listed his profes- was speculated he had been cap- sion as lumberman on the census, tured during the Battle of Pass- for like many Kinmount lads, the chendale and died (from wounds?) lumber industry was the means of while in a POW at Tournai, employment. The McGann family France. He was buried in Grave stayed on the farm for several gen- #548 at Tournai cemetery. erations, and then moved to Burnt Despite the fact Joseph McGann River. In 1913, he married Agnes was not part of the Kinmount re- Macdonald from Haliburton and cruits, he was considered a the couple were residing in Lindsay ―Kinmount Boy‖ and his sacrifice when the Great War broke out in 1914. Joseph McGann joined the was honoured by a place on the 109th Battalion in December 1915. Kinmount cenotaph. But he was enlisted in the Lindsay (A) company, not the Kinmount Cenotaphs clockwise from left: (C) company. Gooderham; Burnt River; Minden; Kinmount Christmas Dinner Served DEC 24 11 am to 3 pm Eat In or To Go BEST TO PRE-ORDER YOUR DINNER Xmas Cookie Trays Rum Soaked Xmas Cakes
Great Gift Ideas!
705 488 1101 CLOSED: TUESDAY’S & THURSDAY’S CHRISTMAS DAY & BOXING DAY
BENEFIT DINNER & LOONIE AUCTION For Fire Victim Mary Downer Saturday Dec. 13 at Kinmount Legion Tickets $15 Call 705-488-1309
Page 6 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development WANTED FAMILY DOCTORS Looking for a good home for Willow, a very sweet 6 year old mini KINMOUNT horse. Up to date on needles. Please call 705-488-1419, The Winner of the 100‘s Board and $100 Supporting the Kinmount Gazette is… 705-488-2646 BERNICE OWENS OF KINMOUNT!
WHO ARE YOUR ANCESTORS? Spot the Shot Recaptured GHHS of Trent Lakes has people to help you! Road sign at the ancestry.com is available for research intersection of Som- Wednesday's 10 - 3 at 110 County Rd. 49 Bobcaygeon erville Conc. 6 & 705 - 738 - 0100 Northline Road. The First search free then $5.00 charge applies original sign mis- unless you are a member or join at a cost of $15.00 a year. spelled the word Large supply of books & family trees. Coboconk so some- one removed the extra C.
TO THE Kinmount Gazette $25 per year
Make cheque payable to KCPED c/o P.O. Box 17, Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 705 - 488 - 2282 or E-mail: [email protected]
KINMOUNT GAZETTE COLLECTOR SETS Volumes 1 - 6 $20.00 each 705-488-2266 Available at Kinmount Artisans Marketplace
Page 7 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Side Roads of Kinmount: Glamorgan Township Once the Monck Road leaves Snowdon erham. These earliest settlers sold surplus Township, it enters Glamorgan Township. produce to the lumbermen and worked in the Surveyed in 1858, Glamorgan is the second camps. Along this stretch, the Monck Road of the 4 ―Welsh‖ Townships of southern hugged the Irondale River because it was the Haliburton County (Snowdon, Glamorgan, most level terrain for the road builders. Monmouth, Cardiff). Glamorgan only con- Both the river and the road entered Glamor- tains one hamlet, the village of Gooderham gan at the 6th Concession of Glamorgan. It located in the south central portion of the was 25 lots (about 6 miles) from the Snow- township. Gooderham and most of Glamor- don boundary to Gooderham and the earliest gan, is closely tied by geography and history pioneers settled in the 6th and 7th concessions to Kinmount. The Burnt River, the Monck along the road. The Monck Road ran south Irondale, Bancroft & Ottawa Railway called Road and the IB&O Railway all run from of Irondale River for several miles and only Maxwell‘s after the family on whose lot it Gooderham to Kinmount. Gooderham is crossed the River at lot 5 and continued was located. In the earliest years of the Bark upstream, up the road and up the river along the north bank into Gooderham. The Lake Leadership Camp, Maxwell‘s was the (pardon the pun) from Kinmount. Monck Road cut through the middle of most destination for campers bound for Bark The earliest settlers trickled up the Monck of these lots, following the easiest route be- Lake. Road from Kinmount to Irondale and then fore the settlers arrived. The following set- The following settlers located along this side beyond to Glamorgan Township. The town- tlers were found in these 2 concessions: road in the 5th and 6th concessions: ship was almost inaccessible to settlers be- 6th concession – Lot 5 – William Maxwell fore the Monck Road (now County Road # Lot 1- Edward Flood Lot 6 – Robert Maxwell 503) was completed in 1872. The Irondale Lot 2 – W.R. Curry Lot 8 – Abraham Lake branch of the Burnt River could be used by Lot 3- George White Lot 9 – James Mintz canoe, but the Monck Road really started the Lot 4 – Sampson Wright Lots 8 & 9 – William Simmons history of this area. The first settlers seemed Lot 5 – William Maxwell Lot 10 – George Bonham to cling to the valley of the Irondale River, Lot 6 – Thomas White Lots 11 & 12 – Robert Pallet most of the rest of Glamorgan being largely Lot 7 & 8 – William Hartin Lot 13 & 14– William Henry Garbutt unfit for settlement. A few stragglers occu- After this lot, the Road dipped to the north Lots 15 & 16 – Christopher Vanatter pied the northeast corner of the township, into the 7th concession for the following Lot 17 – John Johnston but they came via Haliburton. The Buckhorn farmsteads: Lot 18 – Issac Johnston Road eventually opened between Buckhorn Lots 9 & 10 – John Williams Lot 19 – Nelson Tripp and Haliburton Village via Gooderham, but Lot 11 – Bill Williams Lot 20 – Benjamin Haines it passed through some rough and unsettled Lot 12 – Edwin Williams By this lot the Buckhorn Road was reached. country and attracted virtually no traffic. In Lot 13 & 14 – Samuel Wiley Many of the settlers in western Glamorgan fact, the Buckhorn Road (now CR # 507) Lot 15 – Joshua Pickens came in the mining rush of the 1880s. Many was untravelled along several stretches for Lot 16 – William McKerron left when the mines failed and the prospects several decades. Only a handful of vehicles Lot 17 & 18 – Joseph Morrison for the Irondale area collapsed. The lumber arrived at Gooderham via the Buckhorn Lot 19 – Charles Munroe Road and for long stretches of time the road By this section the Monck Road has dipped industry did linger in the area for many dec- was impassible due to flooded sections and south back into the 5th concession again. ades and Hunter‘s Mill in Gooderham did even long grass in the middle of the road! Lot 20 – Robert Tindal bring a measure of employment. The IB&O Almost all Gooderham traffic funnelled Lot 23 – Robert Armstrong Railway also provided an outlet for farm and through Kinmount. Lot 24 – Richard Davey forest products and a number of families The Monck Road proved a boon to the lum- Lot 25 – Charles Way remained for several generations. The farm bermen and they were the first to use it ex- Gooderham village occupies lots 25 & 26. community lingered on in the Gooderham tensively. While they floated their logs down A second side road south of the Monck Road the Irondale River, they cadged their sup- and following the road allowance between area until World War II. But today farming plies up the Monck Road. Mossom Boyd, the 5th and 6th concessions of Glamorgan is almost extinct in the township. A drive the lumber King of the Kawarthas operated a was the called the ―Concession Road‖. along old Highway #503 will reveal the fast- number of shantys in Glamorgan, and his While the Monck Road skirted the north disappearing fields so laboursly cleared by Bark Lake Depot was the largest in the area. bank of the Irondale River, the Concession these gallant settlers. They came to the The first business in the township was Road ran along the south side of the river. banks of the Irondale River full of hope they Charles Way‘s hotel at Gooderham (1872) Today this road is called the Contau Lake which catered exclusively to the lumbermen Road. The Concession Road left the Monck could wrest a living from the rocky soils. along the Monck Road. A number of pioneer Road at lot 5 in the 5th concession and ran Many families stayed a generation of two. farmers spread up the road past the Snowdon along the north side of Contau Lake, ending Some families still reside in the area. But boundary and hugged the banks of the Iron- up south of the Irondale River where the Glamorgan was not to be a farming town- dale River between Irondale and Good- Buckhorn Road crossed the river at Good- ship. erham. On lot 5 there was a flag stop for the Page 8 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Kids’ Corner
Kids Drop-in Program Kinmount Library Tuesdays 11 am - 7 pm Themed Stories Crafts & Activities
Saturday Dec. 6 11 am - 1:30 pm Upper Room
Kinmount Community Ctr.
faithful, kings, angels, Joy, Christmas, merry Christmas, Joy, angels, kings, faithful, A Christmas in the Village Event
Reindeer, snow, snow, snow, rocking, Frosty, wish wish Frosty, rocking, snow, snow, snow, Reindeer, Sponsored by the Kinmount Committee for
Santa Claus, jingle, Bethlehem, Bethlehem, jingle, Claus, Santa Planning & Economic Development
holy, merry, white, ANSWERS: ANSWERS:
CAN YOU COME OUT TO PLAY? Victoria Pony Club Awards ONTARIO EARLY YEARS The Central Ontario Region of Canadian Pony Club held their awards banquet PRESCHOOL DROP-IN Nov. 22. The following Victoria Pony Club members won awards: Ryan Simmons Show Jumping – Champion (1st) Dressage – Reserve Champion (2nd) Emma Pick- ens Dressage – Grand Champion Pas de Deux (pairs) – Grand Champion Show Jumping – 3rd Juliana Austin Pas de Deux – Grand Champion Show Jumping – Reserve Champion Dressage – Reserve Champion Rachel Scott Dressage – Grand Christmas Visit Dec. 15 th Champion Amelia Austin Show Jumping – Reserve Champion Dressage – 8 Alys- Kinmount Community Centre sa Bogardis Show Jumping – 7th Alexa Vahey Show Jumping – 9th Congratulations to all the Pony Club members on their accomplishments. It takes a 3rd Monday each month 10am - noon lot of hard work to achieve these results. Bravo girls: you should be proud. Oh yeah, kudos to the parents and (especially) the horses too. They deserve assists on Fun, Friendship & Adventure! these goals! One more special award was won by the Victoria Pony Club as well. Sparks, Brownies & Guides The Magic Peanut won Pony Of The Year. Congratulations Peanut: have another Mondays 6:30 pm Kinmount Community Ctr. carrot! Photo page 19. Call 705.488.2919 for more info
Page 9 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Centre. Free Surprise Bag for The Hot Stove Leak by Lynne Kilby kids. Meet Santa downtown at 1:30 pm Hear ye! Hear ye! One & all! CHRISTMAS and follow him to the legion for a KINMOUNT Though we were to have a gas ANGEL TREES free family lunch. Gifts for kids DISTRICT HEALTH station this fall, Get that Christmas spirit rolling. 10 & under. Complete the day at SERVICES FOUNDATION It was delayed but don‘t you Drop of your donation of toys or Christmas Music Night at Gal- CHIRSTMAS APPEAL know, non perishable food at one of the way Hall. Enjoy delicious des- The Foundation calls upon It is scheduled to start after the Christmas Angel Trees located serts, a loonie auction & Celtic your Christmas spirit & gener- snow! around town by the Kinmount & Christmas Music by the Family osity to support their annual Keep fingers crossed for this District Lions Club. Tye. For advance tickets call 705 Christmas Appeal. Funds as- wonderful thing. KINMOUNT BROWNIES -488-2635. sist with the capital cost of Another good reason to look GIVE THANKS office and medical equipment, LOOKING FOR UNIQUE? forward to spring! It was a pleasure to have a Mary aid with maintenance and SHOP KINMOUNT Lou Ferguson & Cathy King upgrades to the Health Centre ARTISANS MARKETPLACE Hope to see you at some of the from the Royal Canadian Legion You never know what you will and enable the Foundation to many festive events around town attend at our meeting night just discover at this treasure of a provide quality health care. through the coming holiday sea- before Remembrance Day. We shop. Open Fridays, Saturdays & Your support also enables the son. Merry Christmas & Happy appreciate you taking the time to Sundays 10 am to 4 pm. Open Foundation in their search for New Year to you! visit. The Sparks, Brownies & daily the week before Christmas. family doctors. Please send Guides eagerly ―Lent a Hand‖ at your donations to Kinmount FUNDRAISER FOR Keep smiling and please the Remembrance Day Service District Health Services, Box FIRE VICTIM remember to contact me on Sunday Nov. 9, laying 225, Kinmount, Ontario, K0M MARY DOWNER at 705-488-2919 or wreaths for many who were una- The Ladies Auxiliary Branch 441 2A0. Receipts issued for all email: ble to attend. The group also Kinmount, host a Dinner & donations. [email protected] to extends thanks to our local fire Loonie Auction for LA member CHRISTMAS TREE leak your information in the Hot fighters who provided a fun and & town resident Mary Downer LIGHTING CEREMONY Stove! educational evening recently at who recently lost her home to This simple but heart warming the Kinmount Fire Hall. And fire. The event takes place Tues- celebration takes place Thurs- BURNT RIVER special thanks to Kinmount Arti- day, Dec. 13 Tickets $15. Call day, Dec. 4, 6:30 pm at Kin- CRAFT BAZAAR UPDATE sans Marketplace who hosted a 705-488-3199 for more infor- mount Railway Station. Enjoy The United Church Women ex- Christmas Craft Night for the mation. fellowship, bonfire, hot choco- tend thanks to all who donat- girls in their workroom area. late, sweets and a visit from A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY ed prizes for their country auc- FLU SHOTS Did you know there is a discrep- jolly old Santa. Free photos. tion Oct. 25 especially Sam Is- Get your flu shot at Kinmount & ancy in the authorship of ―The CHRISTMAS IN THE kandar the new owner of Kin- District Health Centre from Night Before Christmas?‖ Gener- VILLAGE mount Pharmacy who donated Monday to Wednesday 11:30 ally Clement Clarke Moore is SATURDAY DEC. 6 two lovely perfume gift boxes. a.m.- noon & 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 credited with writing the world Start your day at Breakfast Special thanks to Pat Lees for p.m. & on Thursdays from 11:30 famous poem but there are some with Santa at St. James Angli- organizing all the vendors and a.m. - noon & 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 who believe otherwise. can Church Hall. Stop by Kin- sincere thanks to all those who p.m. There is no need for an ap- The poem was first published mount Farmer‘s Market came out to make this years ba- pointment if you come during anonymously in December 1823 Christmas Open House at Kin- zaar a great success! Mr. Jack these hours. You must however in a New York newspaper. Since mount Community Centre Colinson won this years UCW make sure to bring your Health then it has been reprinted and where there is also Christmas quilt. Card along with you. Please note translated in innumerable lan- Crafts for kids in the upstairs CHRISTMAS you do not have to be a patient at guages. room. Then browse Kinmount FOOD HAMPERS the Health Centre to receive a flu Despite his accomplishments, Artisans Marketplace in the Those who could use a helping shot. Clement Clarke Moore is remem- lower level of the Community hand may register for a Christ- mas Hamper for pick up in Min- BCH Tax Preparation Accounting/Bookkeeping den by calling 705-489-1364 3235 County Road 121 Government Remittances from Dec. 1 to Dec. 12. R.R. #2 Burnt River ON Payroll KIDS COATS, SNOWPANTS K0M 1C0 & BOOTS GIVEAWAY Personal Tax Returns Barry Heaton Ridgewood Public School in P.O.S. System Set-up Coboconk is accepting donations Phone 705-488-2228 Small Business Set-up of winter coats, snowpants & Mobile 705-340-3942 boots for kids until Dec. 6. Make Fax 705-488-3160 sure to stop by and help yourself. [email protected] All at REASONABLE RATES
Page 10 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
The Hot Stove Leak cont. from p. 10 When out on the lawn there "Now dash away! Dash away! arose such a clatter, Dash away all!" bered only for "'Twas the Night Washington Heights, New I sprang from the bed to see As dry leaves that before the Before Christmas," which leg- York. what was the matter. wild hurricane fly, end says he wrote on Christmas Because of his "mere trifle," as Away to the window I flew like When they meet with an obsta- Eve in 1822 during a sleigh he called it, 175 years ago Clem- a flash, cle, mount to the sky; ride home from Greenwich ent Clarke Moore almost single- Tore open the shutters, and So up to the house-top the Village after buying a turkey handedly defined our now time- threw up the sash. coursers they flew, for his family. Some say the less image of Santa Claus. The moon on the breast of the With the sleigh full of toys — inspiration for Moore's pot- Note: Some scholars now be- new fallen snow, and St. Nicholas too: bellied St. Nicholas was the lieve the poem was actually writ- Gave the luster of mid-day to And then in a twinkling, I heard chubby, bewhiskered Dutch- ten by Major Henry Livingston, objects below; on the roof man who drove Moore to Jr. Whatever the authorship When, what to my wondering The prancing and pawing of Greenwich Village to buy his controversy ultimately deter- eyes should appear, each little hoof. holiday turkey. Moore never mines, this work has become a But a miniature sleigh, and eight As I drew in my head, and was copyrighted his poem, and only Christmas favourite. Here‘s the tiny reindeer, turning around, claimed as his own over a dec- original version of ―The Night With a little old driver, so lively Down the chimney St. Nicholas ade after it was first made pub- Before Christmas‖ as published and quick, came with a bound: lic. in 1823: I knew in a moment it must be He was dress'd all in fur, from Moore read the poem to his A VISIT FROM St. Nick. his head to his foot, wife and six children the night ST. NICHOLAS More rapid than eagles his And his clothes were all tar- he wrote it, and supposedly H'Twas the night before Christ- coursers they came, nish'd with ashes and soot; thought no more about it. But a mas, when all thro' the house And he whistled, and shouted, A bundle of toys was flung on family friend heard about it and Not a creature was stirring, not and call'd them by name: his back, submitted the poem to the Sen- even a mouse; "Now! Dasher, now! Dancer, And he look'd like a peddler tinel, a newspaper in upstate The stockings were hung by the now! Prancer and Vixen, just opening his pack: New York, which published it chimney with care, "On! Comet, on! Cupid, on! His eyes — how they twinkled! anonymously the following In hopes that St. Nicholas soon Donder and Blitzen; His dimples: how merry, Christmas. Moore's poem im- would be there; "To the top of the porch! To the His cheeks were like roses, his mediately caught the attention The children were nestled all top of the wall! and imagination of the state, snug in their beds, Seasons Greetings then the nation, and then the While visions of sugar plums ―Thank you so much for electing world. Finally, in 1844, he in- danc'd in their heads, me as your City of Kawartha Lakes cluded it in a book of his poet- And Mama in her 'kerchief, and Councillor for ward three in Octo- ry. Moore died in 1863 and is I in my cap, ber‘s election. It is certainly a great buried in Trinity Cemetery in Had just settled our brains for a honour for me, and I will work hard long winter's nap — to represent our community‘s inter- ests in the best way at all times. I would also like to acknowledge and thank my wonderful campaign sup- porters who put their valued time and energy into making this possible. My wife Cathy and I would like to wish each and every one of you a Very Merry Christmas, and a very Healthy, Prosperous, and Happy New Year in 2015! - Gord Miller"
Merry PAUL SILVER Christmas & P.O. Box 286 Happy Kinmount, On New Year! K0M 2A0 Now booking interior work projects FOR ALL YOUR RENOVATION NEEDS This is a great way to show your (705) 488-2919 E-mail: [email protected] Community Support! Page 11 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
The Hot Stove Leak cont. UPCOMING EVENTS ONGOING ACTIVITIES nose like a cherry; Dec. 4 - Christmas Tree Lighting 6:30 pm at Tai Chi Mondays & Thursdays, 10am - noon His droll little mouth was drawn up like a Kinmount Railway Station., Bonfire, treats, at Galway Hall. bow, free photos with Santa Ontario Early Years 3rd Monday monthly And the beard of his chin was as white as Dec. 6 - Farmers Market Christmas Open 10 a.m. - noon Kinmount Community Centre. the snow; House 10 am - 2 pm Community Centre, Seniors Cards Potluck Lunch, 12:30 p.m. The stump of a pipe he held tight in his 50/50 Draw, Gift Basket Draw Mondays Bid Euchre at 1 pm at Legion. teeth, Dec. 6 - Christmas in the Village - Events Sparks, Brownies, Guides & Pathfinders And the smoke it encircled his head like around town all day & evening. Pancake Mondays 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Kinmount a wreath. Breakfast with Santa & Kids Christmas Community Ctr. Call 705-488-2919 for info. He had a broad face, and a little round Crafts at St. James Anglican Church, Visit Kinmount Public Library Hours: belly Santa at Legion 2 pm for a free family lunch Tues. & Thurs 11am - 7 pm, Sat. 9 am - 1 pm That shook when he laugh'd, like a bowl & gifts for kids 10 & under. Christmas Mu- Sea Cadets Tuesdays 6:15 pm - 9:30 pm full of jelly: sic Night at Galway Hall. Desserts, Loonie Coboconk Legion. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly Auction & Celtic music with The Family Tye. Kinmount Playschool Wednesdays or old elf, December 10 - Diners Dinner noon at Burnt Thursdays 10 am - noon at Kinmount Com- And I laugh'd when I saw him in spite of River Centre. munity Centre. Call 705-488-3044 to confirm myself; Dec. 11 - Casino Rama Trip Cost $5.00. day. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Free lunch. Bus leaves Legion 9 am. Return 4 Cards Wednesdays 7 p.m. Irondale Comm. Soon gave me to know I had nothing to pm. Call 705-488-2669 to reserve. Ctr. Donation $2 appreciated. Potluck snacks. dread. Dec. 12 - Christmas Bingo $500 Must Go Knitting Club Thursdays 1 p.m. No experi- He spoke not a word, but went straight to Jackpot 6:45 pm at Kinmount Legion. ence needed. St James Anglican Church. his work, Dec. 13 - Dinner & Loonie Auction for fire Yoga Thursdays, 5:30 pm - 7 pm at Kin- And fill'd all the stockings; then turn'd victim Many Downer at Kinmount Legion. mount Community Centre. $9.00 per session. with a jerk, Dec. 14 - Christmas Carol Service 2 pm Friday Night Bingo 6:45 p.m. Royal And laying his finger aside of his nose Kinmount United Church Canadian Legion., $300.00 Must Go Jackpot. And giving a nod, up the chimney he December 20 - Friends of the Library Book Kids Zone Sundays, 11am Kinmount Baptist rose. Sale 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. lower level Church. He sprung to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew, like the down of a thistle: APOLOGY But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove The Gazette extends an apology out of sight — to the family of the late Robert Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night. (Bob) Wallace. The obituary published in our November e issue was incomplete due to a computer glitch. The last few lines of the obituary should have read: He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Cremation to be taken place and upon his wishes there will be no service.
Clement Clarke Moore was an American Profes- sor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episco- Robert Wallace passed away October pal Church, in New York City. However, despite 15, 2014 at the age of 71 after a long his accomplishments he is best known as the au- battle with cancer.. thor of “The Night Before Christmas.”
Page 12 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development History of A White Christmas "White Christmas" is an Irving often stayed up all night writing — Berlin song reminiscing about an he told his secretary, "Grab your old-fashioned Christmas setting. pen and take down this song. I just According to the Guinness World wrote the best song I've ever writ- Records, the version sung by Bing ten — heck, I just wrote the best Crosby is the best-selling single of song that anybody's ever written!" all time, with estimated sales in The first public performance of the excess of 50 million copies world- song was by Bing Crosby, on his wide. Other versions of the song, NBC radio show The Kraft Music along with Bing Crosby's, have Hall on Christmas Day, 1941; a sales over 100 million copies. copy of the recording from the Accounts vary as to when and radio program is owned by the where Berlin wrote the song. One estate of Bing Crosby and was story is that he wrote it in 1940, in loaned to CBS Sunday Morning warm La Quinta, California, while for their December 25, 2011, pro- staying at the La Quinta Hotel, a gram. He subsequently recorded frequent Hollywood retreat also the song with the John Scott Trot- favoured by writer-director- ter Orchestra and the Ken Darby HEALTH CARE TEAM producer Frank Capra, although Singers for Decca Records in just From top left: Dr. Elena Mihu, the Arizona Biltmore also claims 18 minutes on May 29, 1942, and Dr. Zsuzanna Kaszas, the song was written there. He it was released on July 30 as part Physiotherapist Sandra Butler, Continued p. 14 Receptionists Nellie Gluck & Lisa Russell
James Sandford Registered Massage Therapist 705 488 1384 For multiple health issues or just relaxation! Home visits available after FREE consultation. Get the most of your benefits, receipts issued.
Now at KINMOUNT MEDICAL CENTRE 1st Thursday Every Month
CALL 705-488-2205 For Appointment
Christmas Carol Service December 14 2 pm Kinmount United Church
Page 13 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Honey Honey Honey, Excerpt from Roses and Thorns by Gladys Suggitt
Honey is Nature‘s sweetener. It requires no required a little box about 4 inches wide and The time until the bee‘s return was care- processing and is a perfect example of a all- 6 inches long with a hand hold carved from fully noted, giving indication of the dis- natural food. In pioneer times, honey and the bottom of the box extending out 3 or 4 tance to the bee-tree. This time would maple sugar served as a valuable substitute inches from one end. This bee box was 4 or 5 vary from a few minutes to half an hour, for sugar. The granulated sugars we use to- inches deep, and approximately one inch the tree was usually in a radius of two day were both expensive and hard to acquire, from the top of the end on which the hand miles. Sometimes at one mile the bee so the early pioneers turned to Mother Nature hold was, a narrow slit was left into which would be 30-40 minutes in returning. A to satisfy their sweet-tooth. was fitted a little smooth moving wooden bee finding a new source for honey Maple syrup was derived primarily from the slide, and on top there was a piece of glass would put on a ‗bee dance‘ and attract sap of the sugar or hard maple, a tree quite large enough to cover the top. Inside the box others to follow. common in our area. But for anyone who has was placed a small amount of natural honey. Soon several bees would be coming to dabbled in the art of making maple syrup, it The bee-man making this box would go out the honey in the box, and when they left requires extensive labour to produce. Honey and look on the wild aster or goldenrod for a for home with a load of honey, the bee on the other hand, can be simply ―harvested‖ wild honey bee. If one was not easily found, man would walk quickly for between in its finished state... if one was lucky enough a little brood wax or old beeswax was placed 100-200 yards in the direction the bees to discover a hive of honey bees. And that‘s on a large stone and set on fire. As the smoke had gone and again place the box on a the rub: how could you find honey bee hives. and fragrance spiraled into the air, if good stone or stump and wait for the bees to In pioneer times, the discovery of a honey judgment had been used in selecting the loca- find it again. This procedure was fol- bee hive with its harvest of natural sweetness tion, a honey bee would soon appear. lowed until the tree was found. One such was often a lucky or chance find. The honey When the bee would alight, the scheming bee tree on the banks of the Burnt River took bees built their hives in the hollow of a large man would carefully flick it into the box and the bees 10 minutes to find the box when tree, not the man-made boxes we see today. the glass was placed on top, then carefully it was only 60 feet from the tree. A good honey tree often yielded 100 pounds pulling back the wooden slide, the bee was The tree when found was cut down to of honey: a bonus find for a pioneer family. given access to the honey below. When the obtain the honey. The comb was 6-8 feet But these lucky finds only happened rarely, if bee started to feed, the glass was removed deep in the tree and the honey was gath- at all. So enterprising settlers developed a and a careful watch was kept. Some sprin- ered in large tubs. The bees were stupe- clever method of hunting down the wild hon- kled a little flour on the bee. The bee, having fied with either tobacco smoke or smoke ey bee hive. The following story describes obtained a load of honey, would rise in the from decayed wood called ‗touch wood‘ how one settler tracked down such a valuable air, circle three times, and head for while the honey was taken down. Bee store of honey: home ,which was always in a straight line hunters often captured the wild bees to ―To accomplish this (find the honey tree) he thus the saying ―he made a bee line for start their own hives.‖ home‖.
History of a White Christmas continued from p. 13 of an album of six 78-rpm songs from the Hit Parade for three weeks. Crosby's first- most often heard today is not the original film Holiday Inn. At first, Crosby did not see ever appearance on the black-oriented chart. 1942 Crosby recording, as the master had anything special about the song. He just said Re-released by Decca, the single returned to become damaged due to frequent use. "I don't think we have any problems with that the #1 spot during the holiday seasons of Crosby re-recorded the track on March 18, one, Irving.‖ The song initially performed 1945 and 1946 (on the chart dated January 4, 1947, accompanied again by the Trotter poorly and was overshadowed by Holiday 1947), thus becoming the only single with Orchestra and the Darby Singers, with eve- Inn's first hit song: "Be Careful, It's My three separate runs at the top of the U.S. ry effort made to reproduce the original Heart". By the end of October 1942, "White charts. The recording became a chart peren- recording session. There are subtle differ- Christmas" topped the "Your Hit Parade" nial, reappearing annually on the pop chart ences in the orchestration, most notably the chart. It remained in that position until well twenty separate times be- addition of a celesta and flutes to brighten into the new year. (It has often been noted fore Billboard magazine created a distinct up the introduction. Crosby dismissed his that the mix of melancholy — "just like the Christmas chart for seasonal releases. role in the song's success, saying later that ones I used to know" — with comforting im- Following its prominence in the musical "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have ages of home — "where the treetops glis- Holiday Inn, the composition won the Acad- sung it successfully." But Crosby was asso- ten" — resonated especially strongly with emy Award for Best Original Song in ciated with it for the listeners during World War II. The Armed 1942. In the film, Bing Crosby sings "White rest of his career. Forces Network was flooded with requests for Christmas" as a duet with actress Marjorie Another Crosby ve- the song. The song is noted for Crosby's whis- Reynolds, though her voice was dubbed hicle, the 1954 musi- tling during the second Chorus. In 1942 by Martha Mears. This now-familiar scene cal White Christ- alone, Crosby's recording spent eleven weeks was not the moviemakers' initial plan. In the mas was the highest- on top of the Billboard charts. The original script as originally conceived, Reynolds, not grossing film of version also hit number one on the Harlem Crosby, would sing the song. The version 1954. Page 14 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
The Library Link by Mary Ann Dobsi Dorothy’s Delights by Dorothy Heath Christmas is just around the corner and the forget the non-fiction books filled with library has a wonderful Christmas collection many ideas to decorate, cook, bake, and Cajun Chicken Bites of fiction and non-fiction books for all ages. make gifts. Handcrafted Christmas by 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast in bite The well-known Dashing through the Snow Susan Waggoner has 40 easy projects size pieces song has been made into a story with a Ca- waiting for you. Also, the library has a 3 tbsp. Cajun Seasoning nadian twist. This children‘s book, written great collection of Christmas CDs to en- Sprinkle chicken with seasoning and let stand by Helaine Becker is hilarious right from the joy listening to. The book sale will be on 15 min. Brown on all sides in hot oil tossing start. Check out Dashing through the Snow Saturday, December 20th from 9:00 am to to prevent sticking together. Cook until no where porcupine and his friends enjoy a ride 1:00 pm. A book is a great gift to receive longer pink inside (2-3 min). Serve with a on a ski-doo. The adult book called 12 Sto- at Christmas. Wishing you a very Merry sauce for dipping made from equal parts of ries of Christmas by Robert J. Morgan is a Christmas. Dijon Mustard and honey. collection of short stories to enjoy and expe- City of Kawartha Lakes Public Library, Cranberry and Almond Muffins rience the wonderment of Christmas. Don‘t Kinmount Branch 1 3/4 cups a/p flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour The Friends of Kinmount 3/4 cup sugar Library are always looking for 1 tbsp. baking powder donations of gently used books 1/2 tsp baking soda for Book Sales the 3rd Saturday 1/2 tsp salt of each month. A Donation Bin 1/2 tsp nutmeg is located by the lower level 1 cup cranberries doors of Kinmount Library. 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/3 cup butter 1 cup milk Letter to the Editor 1 egg. Kinmount Pharmacy would like to intro- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 12 muffin duce the community to our staff member cups with papers or grease well. Mix dry in- Simon Collins. Simon is a part of both the gredients and add cranberries and almonds. pharmacy & medical centre. He provides Set aside. Melt butter and add milk and beat- 100% customer satisfaction with his on en egg. Stir into flour mixture just until mois- time deliveries. He ensures that snow is tened. Divide among 12 muffin cups. Bake cleared from the medical centre/pharmacy for 20 min or until tester comes out clean. Let before we open, which means he is up at stand 5 min before serving warm. 6am to clear the walkways on time and he
transports our waste & recycle to the dump. Simon also helps quite a few elderly people Sat. Dec. 20 in the community with their shopping when $500 MUST GO JACKPOT they can‘t get around. Simon is definitely 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. not ―just‖ our delivery guy! Lower Level 6:30 pm Karen Harrison Kinmount Library Friday, Dec. 12 For Kinmount Pharmacy Royal Canadian Legion Kinmount Thank you to our Volume 7 Patrons MINT GIRL GUIDE COOKIES In memory of Norm Silver & Mike McBride Patty Jones In memory of Margaret Holman The Langlois Family The Kinmount Gazette is a non profit monthly publication produced by volunteers & is financially dependant on support through advertising & donations. Would You Like to be a Gazette Patron? Support the Kinmount Gazette Volume 7 Send your donation to: Kinmount Gazette, c/o KCPED P.O. Box 38, Kinmount, On K0M 2A0 On Sale Around Town! Make cheques payable to K.C.P.E.D. Email [email protected] or Call 705-488-2919 Page 15 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441
Royal Canadian Legion by Cathy King John McGrath Looking forward to Dec. 6 with San- clude turkeys, hams & $500 Must
Branch 441 ta in the Village, and having Santa Go Jackpot! Big Buck Bid Euchre is Kinmount, Ontario visit our Legion and the children cancelled for Dec. We host a New 705-488-3462 Saturday afternoon. Thanks to the Year‘s Eve Pot Luck Party Dec. 31 Ladies Auxiliary who provide treats at 7pm. Activities include music, & snacks for the children after they dancing, darts, shuffleboard & HALL RENTALS 705-488-3462 visit Santa. Mark your calendars for cards. Come chat with friends or Sunday Dec. 7 at 11am for our Craft dance the night away. Free admis- & Bake Sale. Many vendors with a sion. Non members welcome. You variety of unique gifts & a Country are invited to attend our President‘s Raffle Table. The Ladies Auxiliary New Year‘s Day Levee from 2pm to host a Dinner/Loonie Auction fund- 7pm Jan 1. Visit our branch, enjoy raiser Dec. 13 for Mary Downer & food & refreshments & a warm family whose home was destroyed greeting from President, Marylou. Kinmount Agricultural Society by fire. Tickets $15. We hope you Everyone welcome. On behalf of (Kinmount Fair Board) support this worthy cause. For more everyone at Kinmount Legion, Mer- information call 488-1309. Xmas ry Christmas & Happy New Year! ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Bingo is Friday, Dec. 12 . Prizes in- Friday January 23, 2015 8:00 pm – Galway Hall – Galway Road In the Lions Den by Dave Anderson Potluck Dinner 6:30pm Christmas will soon be upon us and ing our club, have a couple of free the Lions want to let everyone know hours a month and would like to we have Angel Trees and hampers set make a difference in the community, up around town. The trees are at the we are always looking for new ideas Medical Centre, Post Office, Gateway and helping hands. Please contact General Store & Café, Kinmount Trish at 705-400-9918. Congratula- Main Street Kinmount Pharmacy, Kawartha Credit Union, tions to Lion Vic Ballik on being Kawartha Credit Union is a full-service financial Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441, presented with the Melvin Jones institution with 25 branches Shop N‘ Save. This is an ongoing Award on Oct. 21 by Lion‘s Club A in North and East-Central Ontario project of the Kinmount Lions and we - 16 District Governor Eleanor Col- from Trenton to Parry Sound want to thank everyone for their gen- well. Lion Vic was recognized for ATM available 24 hours erous donations. The cut off date is his dedication to the club and volun- 705-488-9963 Dec. 17. If you are interested in join- teer efforts.
JC’s Cuts & More
WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME 4084 MAIN STREET KINMOUNT
705-488-1148
Sunday Dec. 7
11 am Left: The Royal Canadian Legion Colour Party parades to the Kinmount Cenotaph on Remembrance Day; Legion Right: Lion Vic Ballik received the Melvin Jones Award presented by Lion’s Club A-16 District Governor Eleanor Colwell on Oct. 21 Page 16 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Gazette News Boxes
We extend a heartfelt thank you to have determined a solution to con- Vic and Dianne Spring of Remax tinuing to bring our readers access Country Realty and Carole Jones to the Gazette nearby to their and Grace Cork of Sutton Kawartha homes. Lakes Realty for the generous do- nation of paper boxes with which to The Burnt River Gazette Box will distribute the Gazette to our friends be located at the Canada Post Box- and neighbours with P.O. Boxes in es on Road 11, near the bridge that Minden and Burnt River. A thank runs over the Burnt River. We are committed to your health you to Glen Weiler and his busi- ness, What‘s Your Sign? who The Minden Gazette Box will be worked his magic to sign the boxes located at a site to be determined so that they are able to be easily in conjunction with the County of identified by our readers. Haliburton. For this month, the copies created for our readers who Be a part of the Kinmount Pharmacy Family As we shared in our previous edi- live in the Minden rural route area Have your prescriptions filled with us! tion, due to the rules of Canada can be picked up at local business- Located at the Medical Centre to serve you better Post and bulk mailing to rural es in Kinmount. Free Medical, Vitamins & Herbal Consultations routes, we were unable to financial- Free Medication Review & Delivery ly support continuing our mail ser- It is wonderful to live in a commu- Hours: Mon. to Wed. 9 am to 5:30 pm vice to the Minden and Burnt River nity where obstacles are overcome Thurs. 9 am to 8 pm & Fri. 9 am to 5 pm addresses. through the creativity and generos- ity of our friends and neighbours.
However, with a little ingenuity and CGC Ltd. the support of these benevolent Warren Gas Services local realtors, we believe that we 15 Years Serving Kinmount & Area SALES - SERVICE - INSTALLATION PROPANE PRO FURNACES,, FIRE PLACES PHONE BBQ'S, WATER HEATERS
: BLAINE WARREN (705) Certified Gas Technician PROPANE488- SERVICES [email protected] 3294 WETT 705-488-3294
CHARLIE Heating & Cooling CAMERON Sales & Service ——————————————————— DECEMBER HIGH FIVE CLUB For All You Heating and Cooling Needs HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY Oil, Propane & Gas Furnaces & Appliances Kristy Brakwell, Michelle Barkwell Air Conditioning, Water Pumps, Etc. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Paul Silver, Jesse Silver, Kaylynn Shaw, Al Preston, Robynne Kilby, (705) 454-1212 Coboconk, Ont. Blair Crego, Michelle Weiler, Travis Watson, Bonnie Warren, (705) 464-1201 Anne Morgan, Bonnie Mulock, Sue-Ellen Crawford, Mellissa Parsons, Jen Dudman, Laurie Scott, John Barkwell, Ali Rankin, Carol Brown, Carol Jarvis, Maxine Marr Do you have an artistic or crafting talent? HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Are you interested in retailing your creations? Greg & Karen Reeves John & Michelle Barkwell - 39 years KINMOUNT ARTISANS MARKETPLACE Give Your High Five by Friday, December 13, 2014 Lower Level Kinmount Community Centre for the January edition 705-488-2938 [email protected] Check us out on Facebook!
Page 17 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development School Sections: Morrison School SS School Section SS # 12 Somerville charge. I said I would see that this White School or Morrison‘s matter was taken up by the trustees. School or Wilson‘s Corners. I saw Sam Kellar trustee and he said SS # 12 Somerville was formed in it would be advisable to call a meet- 1886 to serve the students along ing of the trustees and attend to Wes- the Monck Road west of Kinmount tover‘s complaint as there was anoth- and the Watson‘s Siding area. The er complaint against Rod Easton by School was located at the corner of Mr Windover. the Pinery Road and Monck Road, We had the meeting in the school an area locally called Wilson‘s house. Sam Kellar, Geo Hughes and Corners. The school was painted Rod Easton trustees were present; white in the era when most schools also Mrs Gordon Ban the teacher, R were painted red, hence the nick- Windover, his boy Willie, Garnet name the ―White School‖. Students Hughes and Gordon Easton. The from Watson‘s Siding walked up charges were investigated and when the Pinery Road to attend the explanations were made by the teach- school on lot 6, concession 12 of er, the children, especially the Somerville Township. Westover girl, had not told all the The school was also called Morri- truth about the matter. son‘s School after Alexander Mor- The charge against Gordon Easton. rison who lived across the road and Gordon said he was guilty of saying served as trustee or treasurer for what he did, but he said afterwards to many decades. Thanks to Alex the boys not to do what he told them Morrison‘s diaries we have a bit of to do. Garnet Hughes said that it was knowledge about the operations of so. Willie was not so sure, but the school. Here is a sample of thought Gordon said so. what school trustees dealt with. Everyone appeared satisfied by the The date is 1930 and concerns a investigation which put a different ―complaint‖ from one father about view on the charges made.‖ a school incident: The diary discretely makes no men- ―R Westover came in this after- tion of either issue. It is interesting to noon with a complaint about the see what the role of school trustees teacher for saying that his girl was encompassed in the past. School trus- untruthful and he resented the tees dealt with a lot of different is- sues!
New Installations or Renovations Mansfield Plumbing Commercial, Residential, Cottages Rick Mansfield, Licensed Plumber Complete systems from in-coming water to out-going waste! 16 Highland Gate Blvd. Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0 705-286-1126 or 705-286-1340
BUS TRIP Thursday, Dec. 11 $5.00 Includes Lunch Call 705-488-2669 to reserve
Page 18 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development
Kinmount...Explore Our Heritage, Experience Our Charm! KINMOUNT GAZETTE COM MITTEE Guy Scott, Editor Spot the Shot Each edition we feature a photo from the Kinmount Area. P.O. Box 249 We challenge you to identify the spot. Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Submissions of photos welcome. Please submit to the editor Phone: 705-488-3182 via email with a detailed description of the spot you have E-mail: [email protected] captured. Last month’s Spot the Shot: Road sign at the intersection of Somerville Conc. 6 & Northline Road. The original sign We’re on the Web misspelled the word Coboconk so someone removed the www.kinmount.ca extra C. Submission Deadline For January Edition Gazette Committee: Friday December 13, 2014 Lynne Kilby, Staff Writer/Advertising Yvette Brauer, Finance/Subscription Jane Austin, Publisher tlement of the Town And Coun- the epitome of the ―bomb-proof ty Of Peterborough‖ by Thomas pony‖. Peanut who resides at the From the Editor’s Desk their mail delivery Poole, and any of the books by editor‘s farm, has made a lot of discontinued, we Edwin Guillet. If you have any memories. My daughter rode him The quarterly meeting of the have acquired 2 paper boxes of these rare books around or for years, and one show stands out. Friends Of Galway (FOG) will to allow residents to acquire a happen upon theme in a used The show ring was a morass of be held on Friday December 19 copy of the Gazette. The 2 bookstore, the editor would love mud, and the first 3 ponies in the at the Galway Hall. It will open new paper boxes will be to have them. little kids jumping class all fell or with a pot luck supper at 5:00 pm placed at Howland Junction A Great turnout for Remem- quit due to the poor conditions. The followed by a round table meet- for the northern readers and th brance Day 2014 at the Kin- ring steward asked the jump crew if ing. The topic is ―memories of on the 11 line of Somerville mount Cenotaph. the show should be cancelled. Christmas past‖. Everyone is near Watson‘s Siding for our Any reader who has stories, ―Which entry is next?‖ was the re- welcome to share stories or just RR2 Burnt River readers. We photos or historical materials sponse. When the reply came ―The listen in. hope our readers will get their about the community, always Magic Peanut‖, it was announced Christmas is just around the cor- copy of the Gazette from the- feel free to submit them to the ―If the Peanut cannot do this course, ner, some great gifts for Christ- se 2 sources or at sundry Kin- Gazette. the show is over‖. Peanut completed mas can be found at the Artisans mount businesses. The paper Congratulations to the Magic his jump course flawlessly, even in Marketplace in Kinmount. The boxes were kindly donated by Peanut who was named ―Pony the deep mud. The ring steward Marketplace has some fine local Carol Jones of Sutton Real Of The Year‖ by the Central called out ―Next entry‖ and the books by local authors such as Estate and Vic and Diane Ontario Region pony clubs. show went on. If Peanut couldn‘t do Elva Bates and John Hulbig. Col- Spring of Remax Real Estate. Peanut has been an excellent this course, nobody could! And lected issues of the Gazette are Thanks to Glen Weiler, the and multi-talented show pony Peanut‘s career is not finished yet! available for those who want to new boxes will be decked out for 14 years. He has made a lot Watch for Peanut at the Victoria ―catch up‖ on the local news, in official Kinmount Gazette of young riders look good in Pony Club events: he is sure to be past and present. garb which will be…. Well, numerous horse shows. He is there! GS Every Fall a favourite Canadian you will just have to see your- past time is speculating on ―what self! the weather will be like this win- The Honey Tree story this ter?‖ The Meteorologists are call- edition was lifted from ing for another cold, snowy win- ―Roses And Thorns‖ by ter, with below normal tempera- Gladys Suggitt. I was able to tures and lots of snow. The find a copy of this book in a Farmer‘s Almanac maintains this used book store in Oshawa. winter will be the third of a four The book is long out of print. year long ―Little Ice Age‖. So In fact many books used by far, the Almanac has been cor- the Gazette are long out of rect. Warm up those snow shov- print; including ―Railroad els! Recollections‖ by Charles Victoria Pony Club girls receive awards. Left to right: Reegan Ander- The Gazette has added another Heels, ―Muskoka And Hali- son, Emma Picken, Ryan Simmons, Alexa Vahey, Amelia Austin feature outside our paper. Since burton 1615-1875‖ by Flor- (front), Alyssa Bogardis, Julianna Austin, Reese Anderson some area residents have had ence Murray, ‖The Early Set- Page 19
Christine Weerdenburg 705 David Anderson
Kinmount Marketplace Artisans Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10 am 10 am Sunday & Saturday Friday, Open SUBS SUBS PIZZA DOUGH MADE FRESH DAILY!PIZZA DOUGH FRESH MADE
A SLICEOFTHENORTH Merry Christmas HappyMerry & NewYear!
SHOP STRESSFREE&TAX FREE! OPEN DAILY DEC. 13 TILL DEC. 24 DEC. TILL 13 DEC. DAILY OPEN - Local FineArt, Handcrafts, Gifts & Antiques
WINGS
705 488 3030 4090 COUNTY RD. 121 RD. COUNTY 4090 Visit us on Facebook! on us Visit Kinmount CommunityCentre HistoryBooks & Souvenirs DOWNTOWN KINMOUNT King Power Tools 20% Off Stock In 20% Off Stock In 15% 705 - LowerLevel PIZZA &MOREPIZZA MUCH Snow Shovels Snow DECEMBER DECEMBER
- SPECIALS 488
- 1414
705 705 705
- - - - 488 488
340 488
- - -
- - 2005 2114
4 pm
3199 2005
Breakfastam 11am to 8
10% off UpPick order Over $30.00 (Cash Only) TREE REMOVAL TREE
( L.L.B.O. 705) 488 2596 (705) 488 2683 (705) 488 2596 705) 488 Canadian & Chinese Food
www.kinvale.com Hours 8am
-
Lunch 11am 2pm to -
8pm
Don’t forget to tell our advertisers you saw their ad in THE KINMOUNT GAZETTE