The Creemore EVENTS ONLINE AT CREEMORE.COM ECHO Friday, January 27, 2017 Vol. 17 No. 05 www.creemore.com News and views in and around Creemore Publications Mail Agreement # 40024973 Local women march on Washington Bob Ransier's by Trina Berlo truck stolen Amidst the million or so people to join Bob Ransier is back behind the the Women’s March on Washington wheel of his truck after it was stolen this past weekend were a number on the weekend, but it is a little worse women from Creemore and Mulmur. for wear. They all say they were struck by the The Dodge truck with his name jovial tone of the demonstration and emblazoned on it was gone when he felt very welcome. woke up Saturday morning. He said the “After the election, I was pretty truck was locked at the time. distraught as so many people were,” “They had to have a slim jim to get said Barb Halsall, who was among in and I had the keys hidden under the those who spent two nights on a bus seat,” said Ransier. and a full day marching in Washington “It’s a well known truck, you don’t to show opposition to US President just take trucks like that,” he said. “All Donald Trump on the day after his the chrome and glitter on it, you don’t inauguration. drive a truck like that without getting She said she lived in the United caught.” States for a few years during the 1960s He said people were phoning him to when there was a lot of prejudice, report sightings. discrimination and inequality. Contributed photo “Tim Wilson told me he heard it go “I just had this huge fear that we were Marci Lipman, Carolyn Chapman, Sandra Lackie and Barb Halsall took by his house at 4:30 Saturday morning. going back to those times and you look a whirlwind trip to take part in the Women's March on Washington Jan. 21. Then they saw it down in Lisle at about at Trump’s inflammatory comments – 6:45 in the morning,” said Ransier. racist, homophobic, xenophobic – they Soulotheatre. While at Union Station, they met “The police found it at about 1 p.m. up were all very prevalent back then… It’s When Sandra Lackie learned up briefly with Mulmur resident at the Fourth Line.” a fear of history repeating and I had to of a bus trip from Halsall, she was Alessandra Schlums, 20, and her When they found it, the back end do something,” said Halsall. determined to go. Marci Lipman and friend Brandy Davis, a 19-year-old was smashed but nothing was missing She said Trump has emboldened Carolyn Chapman were also on the Mono resident, who were taking one from the truck. The truck was locked some politicians to behave like bullies same bus, part of the 53 women who of the other busses. but the keys are missing. He has been but he has also emboldened ordinary met at Union Station Friday night to Lipman said the Soulomobile parked searching for the keys that have a key people to stand up and say that’s not travel in a caravan of busses through the with the other 1,200 busses and started chain, a blue flashlight with his name acceptable. night. In addition to being prepped on marching toward the National Mall. on it. She went looking for a way to get to the legalities of protesting and crossing Chapman said she too was feeling “I was up in Alaska a few years ago the March on Washington and a seat the border, those on the Soulomobile quite low after the election. and I got this good luck charm. I put on the Soulomobile out of Toronto, wrote about their experiences and were “I thought, I could feel like this that on there a few months ago. I guess organized by the women behind interviewed by journalists. (See “Marchers” on page 3) it wasn’t so lucky, was it?” Fireworks, comedy, dancing part of Sunnidale Winterama New Lowell’s annual winter Pue, Jeff Elliot and New Lowell’s own beer garden, silent auction at the fire and $15 at the door and are available carnival, Sunnidale Winterama, takes Rich Gill. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. hall, parade at 10:30 a.m., including at town hall in Stayner, at the Legion place Feb. 3-5. Admission costs $10 at the door. the bed races, children’s games, an and online at ticketscene.ca. The weekend kicks off with the Fill up with a pancake breakfast, explosives demonstration by the OPP There is another big breakfast at annual spaghetti supper at the New prepared by New Lowell United at 12:30 p.m. There is a craft show at the Legion on Sunday from 9 a.m. to Lowell Legion Friday from 4:30 p.m. Church members, to start the day the church and the library from 11 a.m. noon, for $7 per person. Register for the to 7 p.m. (children five and under eat Saturday at the Legion from 8 a.m. to to 3 p.m., a Soup-off at the fire hall Taylor Morgan Memorial Snowmobile for free; ages 6-12, $5; 13 and up, $10), 10 a.m. (Children five and under eat from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., a euchre Fun Run at the Legion from 9 a.m. followed by the Burning of the Green, for free; ages 6-12, $4; 13 and up, $5). tournament at the Legion from 1 p.m. until 11 a.m. skating and fireworks at the park. The opening ceremonies are at 11:30 to 4 p.m. Admission to many of the events is Cap off the night with Yuk Yuk’s a.m. at New Lowell Recreation Park Saturday night there is a dance at included in the $2 event button. comedy night at the Legion with but there are events all day beginning the Legion with the live music of Full Visit www.facebook.com/ comedians Sandra Battaglini, Rob with a sno-pitch tournament at 9 a.m., Circle. Tickets cost $10 in advance sunnidalewinterama. Taking care of buyers and sellers "The Best Comedy Show there is." in Mulmur and the Creemore hills for 40 years - Andrew Coyne, (National Post) THE IMPROVISED Saturday,Saturday, FebruaryFebruary 1111 TALK SHOW RCR Realty. Brokerage at atat 88 p.m.p.m. Ginny MacEachern B.A., Broker advance tickets $25 available now at The Creemore Echo and The Town & Country Agent with the City Connections 1-800-360-5821• 705-466-2607 • [email protected] www. aveninghall.com www.ginnymaceachern.com 2 • THE CREEMORE EcHO • Friday, January 27, 2017 Submit your community events [email protected] phone: 705-466-9906 COMMUNITY Calendar fax: 705-466-9908 Upcoming Events Friday, January 27 Thursday, February 9 Saturday, February 25 • Double Toonie Lunch at St. Luke’s Anglican • The Georgian Bay Photography Club meets • Bored Creemorians present Grey Lands, a side Church, Caroline Street West, from 11:30 a.m. to at the Chartwell Georgian Traditions Retirement project of Cuff The Duke’s frontman Wayne Petti, 1 p.m. Homemade soup. Bring a friend and enjoy. Residence (Theatre Room) at 57 Trott Blvd. at at the Creemore Legion lounge. Tickets cost $10 • Dinner and Concert with Kenny Munshaw 6:30 p.m. Lenore Burton will present a slideshow in advance at The Creemore Echo and online at at Utopia Hall, 8396 6th Line, Utopia. Dinner on “Lines, Patters and Textures”. Bring your ticketscene.ca. $15 at the door. Doors at 7:30 p.m. Buffet at 7 p.m. Concert starts at 8 p.m. $25 at the camera. For further information please go to www. Show starts around 8:30 p.m. door. Call 1-877-499-HALL(4255) or visit www. georgianbayphotographyclub.com. utopiahall.ca for more information. Wednesday, March 8 Saturday, February 11 • Alone Together Bereavement Program at Saturday, January 28 • Monkey Toast, The Improvised Talk Show at the Carruthers and Davidson Funeral Home, 7313 • Enjoy a night of cosmic country music with The Avening Hall. Enjoy some laughs with what has been Highway 26, Stayner from 7 to 9 p.m. A 6 week Highest Order in the Creemore Legion Lounge, 27 called “the best live comedy show there is” by Andrew program for a small group; those whose loss is less Wellington St. W. The band is Simone Schmidt, Paul Coyne of the National Post. Food and beverages will recent may find this program as helpful as those Mortimer, Kyle Porter and Simone TB, veterans and be available for purchase with proceeds going to the suffering a recent loss. Pre-registration required. ambassadors of Toronto’s downtown underground Avening Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m., the show starts $10/week. Contact Laurie vandenHurk at Laurie. scene. Presented by Bored Creemorians. Tickets at 8 p.m. Tickets $25 in advance and $30 at the door. [email protected] or 705 970 7737. cost $10 in advance at The Creemore Echo and Advance sales are available at aveninghall.com and online at ticketscene.ca. $15 at the door. Doors at at The Creemore Echo. 705-466-9906. 7:30 p.m. Show starts around 8:30 p.m. • Winter Rock Fundraiser at Royal Canadian Legion, Stayner at 8 p.m. Covers of classic rock Sunday, January 29 bands. Live. Proceeds benefit the Branch. $10 per • Church Services - see page 3. person advance. $12 at door.