June 2014 Volume 6: Issue 8 the Kinmount Fair Is a Yearly Tradition in the Ing Rising Star, Male Artist of the Year and Inside This Issue: Community

KINMOUNT GAZETTE THE KINMOUNT COMMITTEE FOR PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Kinmount Fair Board Announces 2014 Line-Up June 2014 Volume 6: Issue 8 The Kinmount Fair is a yearly tradition in the ing Rising Star, Male Artist Of The Year and Inside this issue: community. Every Labour Day Weekend, the Songwriter Of The Year. Jason won Single village comes alive with anticipation, and Of The Year in 2012 for “They Don‟t Make FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS 2 crowds and excitement (and traffic!) as the Them Like That Anymore”. Jason Blaine will MAY AROUND THE VILLAGE 4 End Of Summer Event disrupts the commu- be at the Grandstand on Saturday August 30 nity. Here is the entertainment line-up for the @ 2:00 pm. SIDE ROADS OF KINMOUNT 5 upcoming Fair. Saturday Night Dance – Ambush Grandstand Show Entertainer – Jason Blaine Back by popular demand is the pure dance MUSICAL EXPERIENCE AT FAMILY FUN DAY 6 Jason Blaine was born in Pembroke, Ontario. band, Ambush. This energetic group has In 2002 at the age of 22, he won the Country played the Kinmount Fair on several occa- DOWN AT THE ALPACA FARM 8 Music Television (CMT) Project Discovery sions over the past few years. KIDS CORNER 9 Talent Search. His first album “While You Friday Night Dance – Montana Sky THE HOT STOVE 10

Were Waiting”, was released in 2005. Since This popular local band is back at the Kin- SOLDIERS OF THE GREAT WAR 13 then the country songwriter/singer has re- mount Fair after a long absence. leased 4 more albums. He has been nominat- DOROTHY’S DELIGHTS 15 ed for several country music awards includ- Continued on p. 2 EDITORIAL 19

Spring in Kinmount Visit us in colour at kinmount.ca All issues available online HERITAGE IN THE VILLAGE 6:30 pm Thursday July 10 Music in the Park & BBQ Bobby Watson & Friends

CANADA DAY PARTY 8:30 pm Friday July 11 Kinmount Fairgrounds Free Ghost Tour 5:30 pm Tuesday July 1 Railway Station

Live Music by Gord Kidd & Friends 4 - 9 pm Saturday July 12 BBQ, Wagon Rides Family Fun Day Checkers the Clown, Kids Games Downtown Kinmount Washboard Hank, Zoo-To-You RCL Colour Party Parade 7pm Vendors, Displays, Great Food, FIREWORKS AT DUSK Contests, Games, Kids Zone Silver Collection FREE VENDOR SPACE! Sponsored by Kinmount Committee for Planning & Economic Development Call 705-488-2919 to book! Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Friends and Neighbours: Lorneville Lorneville was a cross roads Toronto-Nipissing RR, but hamlet just 2 miles north of lacked the east-west access Woodville on the West Quar- available at Lorneville Junction. ter Line of Eldon Township. The population of the village The pioneer road from Wood- mushroomed to 100 and a ville to Bolsover spawned creamery was added to the busi- several cross road hamlets ness community. before 1870. A school section The cross roads hamlet was orig- (Eldon SS #1) was opened by inally called Woodville Junction, 1850 at Lorneville. The ham- but when a post office was es- let contained a hotel and a tablished in 1974, it was called general store as well as a Lorneville. The name was in blacksmith. But in 1871 the honour of the Marquis of Lorne, Toronto-Nippissing Railway a Scottish nobleman who was passed through the hamlet and Governor-General of Canada it received a station. When the from 1878-1883. Eldon was al- Midland Railway also passed ways proud of its Scottish herit- through Lorneville, the ham- age. let became an important rail- Lorneville was really close to the way junction. The Midland flourishing village of Woodville, line linked Lindsay with Bea- and this hampered its growth. verton and eventually Mid- Most businesses and social or- land on Lake Huron. This line became an important freight ganizations preferred the larger line, shipping a lot of Western village, and Lorneville was be- Canadian grain. It was also reft of many community organi- the main rail route from Lind- zations, including churches. In say to Western Canada. 1965-1966, both railway lines The arrival of the railways were closed and Lorneville no really kick-started the com- longer vibrated to the sound of munity‟s prosperity. Local businesses used the station to the iron horse. Its raison d‟etre ship their products to the was gone and the little hamlet world. Other Eldon communi- lost its post office and school as ties such as Woodville, Kirk- well as the last businesses. To- field and Argyle had north- day it is a sleepy hamlet of less south railway access via the than 50 souls.

From top: The Lorneville Railway Station; a copy of the Train Schedule

2014 Kinmount Fair Line-Up cont. from p. 1 hibit. This year‟s theme is Friday Grandstand Show – laughter from all ages. Chil- Amateur Show Saturday & “Fashion”. Rumour has it the Truck and Tractor Pull dren love his antics and adults Sunday by Ambassador Rec- Exhibit will also feature a This year there will not be a love his humour. Be prepared ords “story teller‟s stage”. More demolition derby of Friday. to laugh! Three shows each Saturday Beer Gardens featur- details to follow. Due to declining number of day in Kiddyland. ing the Gord Kidd Band entries, only a Sunday demo Speaking Of Wildlife The Mane Attraction Petting derby will be held. The Truck An entertaining and educa- Zoo and Dalrymple Rabbitry and Tractor Pull will be ex- tional animal show featuring Petting Zoo all 3 Fair Days. tended. some unusual animals. Every Warriors Day Parade – Satur- Children‟s Entertainer – The year young and old are day @ noon Ben Show amazed by this stroll through Another feature of the Kin- This comedic juggler incites the animal kingdom. mount Fair is the Pioneer Ex-

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KINMOUNT HOUSE May Around the Village BED AND BREAKFAST A) Peterborough Newcomer‟s Club 6 Cluxton Street visit Kinmount to see the “sights”. Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 The consensus: Kinmount has lots of “sights” worth seeing! B) Victoria Pony Club (705) 488-2421 or 1-800-511-0211

www.kinmounthouse.com [email protected] 12 riders participated in the first Dressage Meet on May 25. Some results: Starter Class 1st Rachel Scott on Rita 2nd Madelyn Rensink on Ben 3rd Julianna Austin on Peanut Congratulations to the members of 4th Ryan Simmons on Rocky the Victoria Pony Club on their 8th Amelia Austin on Queenie successes at various events in the 12th Emma Picken on Sierra last two weeks. The kids have been 13th Reegan Anderson on Morgan training in the Fairgrounds for the Pre-Training showing season. 4th Alyssa Bogardis on Mac The first PPGs were held on May Training 11. Here are the results: 3rd Natasha Austin on Nikki C Team (Amazing Four) Erica 4th Meg Scott on Quinn Andreson, Julianna Austin, Krissie First Level Barry, Matthew Andreson won 1st Rachel Scott on Kaya 1st Place! C Team (Pony Tails) Reese An- C) The Ontario Provincial Election derson, Emma Picken, Reegan is scheduled for June 12. Stay tuned Anderson, Taylor Swartman, Kait- next edition for the results lyn Barnsdale 3rd Place. B Team Madelyn Rensink, Amelia Austin, Ryan Simmons - 3rd Place A Team Jessie Barry, Lexie Vahey, Alyssa Bogardis, Natasha Austin won 1st Place. Masters Team – Meg Scott, Emily Lindsay, Rachel Scott, Jocelyn Donaldson won Second Place.

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TAI CHI Mondays & Thursdays 10 am till noon Sue Dier, Patti Jones and Lynne Kilby with Lloyd Robertson Saturday, Galway Hall May 24 at Harmony Farm. Lloyd was promoting his book “And That’s the Kind of Life It’s Been”. His book is available at Harmony Farm. Page 44 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Side Roads of Kinmount: Furnace Falls, Part III While the mention of Furnace Falls conjures up On the Snowdon (north) side of the as cottages sprang up along the River and mines and water and railways, the area also con- Monck Road, the land was more suita- the IB&O railway tracks were torn up. tained a sizeable farm element. There was a strip ble. The Burnt River runs through con- The railbed became the road and could of suitable farmland along the Burnt/Irondale cessions 1 and 2 from Howland Junction be travelled from the Three Brothers all River valley that attracted settlers in the 1870s. all the way east (about 5 miles) to Iron- the way to Furnace Falls. Boldt‟s Road is The opening of the Monck Road and the arrival dale. Some suitable farmland was found a private road for use of the cottagers of the IB&O railway in the 1870s opened up the along its banks. The River is broken by only. area for farm settlement. Products could be readi- several waterfalls including Three Lot 6 was patented by William Macdon- ly shipped to market via these routes. The Brothers Falls, Jacob‟s Ladder and Fur- ald and later occupied by William Thom- “possibility” of economic wealth with the iron nace Falls. Just above the Three Broth- as and Nathaniel Crowe. Robert Walker mines attracted a large number of settlers. The ers Falls, the three branches of the Burnt occupied this farm lot and created a cot- smelter at Furnace Falls was buying charcoal and River come together to form the Burnt tage road down to the River to sell cot- the sawmill was handy for timber sales. Although River. The eastern branch is called the tage lots. This road has changed its name sporadic, the mines served as a source of casual Irondale Branch of the Burnt River, and from Walker‟s Road to Ron Road. Lots 7 labour. And there were pockets of land that could is an excellent course for log drivers and and 8 were part of the Walker holdings. be farmed and the products sold to the miners or canoers. Despite its water resources, Lot 9 was patented by John Marigold and shipped to other markets via Kinmount. And if access to this area was gained by the in 1908 Ed Hardacres. Lot 10 had several any of these economic sources didn‟t work out, Monck Road (now 503). farmers: Thomas Williamson (1876), there were always the lumber camps! Haliburton County Road #503 still fol- Thomas Elfrond (1882), Joseph Conway The Monck Road was actually a boundary be- lows the course of the old Monck Road (1882) and finally Thomas Davis Sr in tween Galway Township (Peterborough County) except for a couple of diversions. 1924. At lot 10 there was a road conces- and Snowdon Township (Haliburton County). On Across from the Kinmount Fairgrounds, sion that ran north. A bridge across the the south side of the Monck Road (Galway side) the old Road veers off to the left (north) Burnt River was built to provide access there were a group of settlers in the 18th conces- and runs for several miles north of the for settlers to the north in the second, sion facing the Road. Only the last concession in new highway before merging with the third and fourth concessions. Today, this Galway was suitable for settlement, and there current route. The old road cut through side road is called Conway‟s Road, but were no farms in the 16th or 17th concessions. lot 45, concession A Galway and the bridge across the river is gone. By the Henry Boldt settled on lot 5 but farmed the same hugged the county line until lot 2, 1960s, it had become unsafe and Snow- lot on the north (Snowdon) side as well. His concession 1 Snowdon. The old route don Township refused to replace it. To fields stretched down to the Burnt River and are tried to avoid several beaver swamps by gain access to properties to the north, the still visible today. Lot 6 to the east was settled by taking this route. In the 1930s, the property owners built a forced road from William Shaw. His family still lives on the lot to course of the road was changed to pick a the concession allowance at the Bacon this very day. Asial Crego, the youngest of the 4 more direct route and the swamps were Farm east to join the highway across Crego brothers, patented lot 9. The Crego broth- crossed. from the Furnace Falls Park. The new ers came to Kinmount with their step-father Hen- Lot 1 in Concession 1 was “farmed” by access road was brought up to standard ry Baker at the very founding of Kinmount a number of settlers. Joseph Tripp, W.A. and then assumed by the township and (1858). As they grew up, they settled in the area. Ward and J Russell all lived on the lot. named Bacon‟s Road. The old bridge met Next door lived the Hughes brothers: John on lot An old house still exists on this lot. Lot its final demise when Archie Bowman 10, Robert on lot 12. The Hughes family was 2 north of the Road was patented by fell through it into the river while trying likely the earliest settlers in this area. The 1861 Ezra Ward, lot 3 by Malcolm Bell and to drive a tractor across the old structure. census recorded the family had lost most of their Lot 4 by James Butts. It is doubtful if The south bank of the Irondale River also possessions when their shanty was destroyed in a any real “farming” was done on these featured the IB&O railway line. After fire. parcels. They were rough and swampy. leaving Howland junction, the line As the Monck Road (currently County Road # But on lot 5, Henry Boldt (after 1885) crossed the Burnt River and hugged the 503) merged into today‟s White Lake Road, the maintained a working farm that eventu- Con’t. on p. 7 Irondale River veers to the northeast away from ally included several the boundary and the good farmland peters out. other homesteads. UNWANTED Joseph Holbrook settled on lot 14, concession 18 Earlier occupants of Galway and was the last settler in northern Gal- lot 5 were Thomas SCRAP way until White Lake. 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Page 5 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development A One of a Kind Musical Experience at Family Fun Day Saturday July 12 The word FUN could be Washboard Hank‟s instant. Don't blink, you'll miss something good. middle name and he‟ll prove it to you at Fam- Hank has appeared on TV shows such as the Ele- ily Fun Day - Downtown Kinmount. phant Show, W5, Mr. Dressup, & CBC's Madly It‟s been a few years since Kinmount wel- Off In All Directions. Some of the tunes he may comed Washboard Hank with his amazing play at Family Fun Day include Playin In The conglomeration of bells, licence plates, and Woodpile, Train Yards, Donut Shops Of Ontario, duck calls, etc. The amazing thing is he actu- Marmora Pig, Donald Lowes, Nothing Lasts For- ally gets music out of his oddball collection ever, Ready For The River, Red Dog Ray and the of instruments. He also plays banjo, kazoo, I.P.A., I Love You Queen Elizabeth, Can't Tame and dobro. If the proper plumbing supplies Wild Women or End Of The Night. Hank performs are available and space allows you can expect on Main Street from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. For tons a solo or two on the "Fallopian Tuba," made of family fun make sure to mark your calendar! out of 1 1/2" PVC pipe and a stainless steel Plenty of other fun activities are sure to keep you sink. One reviewer called Washboard Hank laughing. Family Fun Day (formerly Moonlight "a cross between Jerry Lewis (not Jerry Lee) Mania) is the grand finale of the Kinmount Herit- and Stompin' Tom Connors." His repertoire age Festival. Celebrate Thursday July 10 at Music includes bluegrass, rockabilly, country, tele- in the Park & Friday July 11 at a Free Ghost Tour. vision themes and Oktoberfest. He can go The Festival is sponsored by the Kinmount Com- Washboard Hank returns from sensitive to manic to ridiculous in an mittee for Planning & Economic Development. JC’s Cuts & More

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Kinmount Brownies Down at the Alpaca Farm Thanks to Dianne & Vic Spring for inviting are female. Soon it will be annual shearing the Kinmount Guiding Unit to “Wildwood,” time. The alpaca fibre will be used to fill their Alpaca Farm. The girls learned a lot duvets. Shearing is not the alpacas favourite about these gentle animals through hands on thing to do & they can get a little skittish experience. Alpacas are from South America about it but otherwise they are curious, quiet, and are smaller than their cousin llamas. Al- friendly & intelligent. They rarely spit. At pacas have straight ears. Llamas ears are ba- night the animals huddle together to sleep. A nana shaped. The girls were intrigued with lone alpaca would be unhappy. Something “alpaca talk” a gentle humming type sound. that amazed the girls was that Dianne & Vic They were surprised to learn alpacas only sell their alpaca‟s poop! The animals choose have bottom teeth. After hand feeding them a communal area for their dung so it is easy hay the girls learned that the animals also get to clean up. It can be used “fresh” in the gar- pellet food but that they do love to eat grass. den and another bonus the Spring‟s really The Springs have a second enclosure for that like is there is no odour. purpose. It‟s plain to see Dianne & Vic love their “pets” which they have had for a little over a year. A gradual “getting to know you” ALPACA GOLD process took place before Dianne & Vic could move them to their home. First the Fertilizer alpacas were separated into their own pen 120 French Line, Kinmount next to their friends. Dianne & Vic visited “Visit our alpacas while we regularly for a period of time and practiced bag alpaca beans for you” using halters on them before moving them to Dianne & Vic Spring their new home. Since alpacas are subject to the same parasites as deer & moose the 705 - 488 - 3100 Springs installed a high fence enclosure. The Evenings Only outer perimeter is treated to deter parasites from entering. Their herd is all female and There were a few giggles & groans when one (possibly 2) is pregnant. Alpacas the Kinmount Guiding Unit learned that (usually) have only 1 baby called a ‟cria‟. fresh “Alpaca Gold” is sold & can be used The Springs will keep the crias only if they right away to help gardens grow!

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Hometown boy Ethan Strong is in his second year playing for the Kirkland Lake Goldminers of the Northern Ontario Jun- ior Hockey League. It is Tier II Junior A hockey (on par with the Lindsay Muskies). His team won the league championship this year & represented the NOJHL at the Dudley Hewitt Cup held recently in Wellington, ON. Had they moved on, he would have been playing for the RBC Cup which takes place in Vernon BC. Ethan has one year left of Jr A eligibility & hopes to attend an NCAA College in 2015 - 2016. Ethan is a very am- bitious, hard working guy! See his Lawn Care ad on page 15.

Kinmount Sparks, Brownies, Girl Guides & Pathfinders pose for the camera at Pitch In Day May 3. Thanks to the Kinmount & District Lions Club and other community members for joining in on cleaning up the town. Special thanks to Glen & Julie Weiler of What’s Your Sign for making and donating the above sign which reads “Please Help Keep Our Town Beautiful.” Thanks to Jack Holman & the Kin- mount Committee for Planning & Economic Development ( KCPED) Brenda Mulholland for the supplies & treats. Mixed-Media Artist

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The Hot Stove Leak by Lynne Kilby And all that he could see, Was the other side of the mountain... June Is Busting Out All Over! It's out Highlands Cinemas, Keep smiling and sing- The song suggests it's futile to go Summertime Summertime Sum the Model Railway, the ing! Please contact me over the mountain. Why bother? Sum Summertime! Time to Get Artisans Marketplace or Listen at 705-488-2919 or email: All you're going to see is the oth- Your Motor Runnin’, Head Out To The Rhythm Of The Falling [email protected] to er side of the mountain, right? On The Highway but no need to Rain at the Library. Get your leak your information in the Why go all the way up there, to take The Long and Winding kinks out on a Sunny Afternoon Hot Stove. Happy come all the way back down Road. If you‟re Looking For relaxing in the Library Reading Father‟s Day to all here??? To see what you can see? Adventure And Whatever Comes Garden. When The Sun Goes the Dads out there! What a waste of time and energy, Your Way look no further. Down it‟s also theatre time. DEAR DAD right? Maybe. Maybe not. I Know A Place! Summer in Wouldn’t It Be Nice to try Fish- Author Unknown Consider the following quote, Kinmount! Bet This Summer tops in’ In The Dark on a Hot Summer In honour and memory of which argues why bothering to the Summer of 69! Soon School’s Night? For a Good Time check fathers who have passed away: climb your real or personal/ Out For Summer and Those La- out happenings All Summer Long I thought of you today , metaphoric mountain can be in- zy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer at the Legion. Do You Believe In but that is nothing new. credibly valuable for your future begin! In The Summertime When Magic? Get that Top of the I thought about you yesterday, life's work and perspectives: The Weather Is Hot, My Little World feeling with the Magic and days before that too. You cannot stay on the summit Town with the big heart offers a Carpet Ride of Kinmount Fair. I think about you in silence, forever; you have to come down Summer Song of exciting events It‟s Out Of Sight! Try camping at I often speak your name. again. & attractions. Instead of a Vaca- the Fair. I Heard It Through The All I have are memories, So why bother in the first place? tion, try a stay-cation. Enjoy a Grapevine there are many Trail- And a picture in a frame. Just this: What is above knows Summer Holiday in Kinmount! ers For Sale Or Rent in the area. Your memory is a keepsake, what is below, Don‟t miss gorgeous Summer There’s A Summer Place for you From which I'll never part. but what is below does not know Nights and The Summer Wind in Kinmount! Something I can‟t God has you in his arms, what is above. while Groovin’ at Music in the say is I Was Raised On Country I have you in my heart. One climbs, one sees. Park on Sunny Thursday eve- Sunshine but I can say That Sum- ATIME TO CREEP One descends, one sees no long- nings. Bring lawn chairs & We’ll mer Feeling in Kinmount beats A TIME TO SOAR er, but one has seen. Sing in the Sunshine till Sundown Summer In The City! Satisfaction KILIMANJARO There is an art of conducting & the Deep Purple Falls. Music guaranteed! So Don’t Worry, Be Just have to share the news! oneself in the lower regions by enhances Sunny Days - Ain’t Happy. Don’t Let The Sun Catch My sister Nina has published the memory of what one saw Nothin’ Better In The World You You Crying. With all its Sun- her 2nd book! I am in the higher up. Know! When It’s a Beautiful shine, Lollipops & Rainbows, midst of reading her recount of When one can no longer see, one Morning try Walking On Sun- Kinmount‟s got the cure for the her Kilimanjaro triumph in can at least still know. shine in Austin Sawmill Heritage Summertime Blues! For The which she turns her mountain -- Rene Daumal Park. For an Afternoon Delight, Good Times check the Gazette & climbing experience into a We're all climbing a mountain of There’s a Place in the Sun to eat kinmount.ca to see What’s Going motivational book. Nina is a one sort or another. These treks Down By The Riverside on lus- On. It‟s Summertime! I’m a Be- motivational speaker and au- require us to muster more cious Green Grass or at the pic- liever. I’m Hooked On A Feeling thor of the Canadian Bestseller strength than we think we have, nic shelter. See kites Blowin’ In of High Hopes that June will Let Getting Passion Out Of Your more endurance than we think we The Wind as they sail Up, Up & The Sunshine In & Keep On The Profession. Here‟s an example can sustain and more awareness Away. Catch the Summer Breeze Sunny Side giving us Nothing But of her easy reading style: than we think possible. on a Saturday In The Park Blue Skies! Keep Wishing & Do you recall this good ole A Time to Creep, A Time to strolling the Farmers‟ Market. Hoping with me. Imagine if there childhood song? Soar is filled with insights and One Fine Day take a Walk On Ain’t No Sunshine! Look now... The bear went over the moun- basic truths for developing that The Wild Side up the Rail Trail. Oh, Happy Day! Here Comes tain, strength, endurance and aware- For Hot Fun In The Summertime The Sun! Good Day Sunshine! To see what he could see. ness required to turn your work- join in the Heritage Festival Cel- ebration. Washboard Hank will BCH Tax Preparation Accounting/Bookkeeping have you Laughing or Dancing 3235 County Road 121 Government Remittances In The Streets at Family Fun R.R. #2 Burnt River ON Payroll Day, Downtown Kinmount. If K0M 1C0 it‟s the Time Of The Season for a Personal Tax Returns Barry Heaton Heat Wave & it‟s Too Darn Hot, P.O.S. System Set-up Soak Up The Sun & take a dip in Phone 705-488-2228 Small Business Set-up the river or our beautiful lakes. 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Day to all the Dads out there! come all the way back down The Hot Stove Leak cont. from p. 10 DEAR DAD here??? To see what you can June Is Busting Out All Over! when Summer Rain Taps At Author Unknown see? What a waste of time and It's Summertime Summertime Your Window or it‟s Windy In honour and memory of energy, right? Maybe. Maybe Sum Sum Summertime! Time to check out Highlands Cinemas, fathers who have passed away: not. Get Your Motor Runnin’, Head the Model Railway, the Arti- I thought of you today , Consider the following quote, Out On The Highway but no sans Marketplace or Listen To but that is nothing new. which argues why bothering to need to take The Long and The Rhythm Of The Falling I thought about you yesterday, climb your real or personal/ Winding Road. If you‟re Looking Rain at the Library. Get your and days before that too. metaphoric mountain can be For kinks out on a Sunny Afternoon I think about you in silence, incredibly valuable for your Adventure And Whatever Comes relaxing in the Library Reading I often speak your name. future life's work and perspec- Your Way look no further. Garden. When The Sun Goes All I have are memories, tives: I Know A Place! Summer in Down it‟s also theatre time. And a picture in a frame. You cannot stay on the summit Kinmount! Bet This Summer Wouldn’t It Be Nice to try Fish- Your memory is a keepsake, forever; you have to come down tops the Summer of 69! Soon in’ In The Dark on a Hot Sum- From which I'll never part. again. School’s Out For Summer and mer Night? For a Good Time God has you in his arms, So why bother in the first Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of check out happenings All Sum- I have you in my heart. place? Just this: What is above Summer begin! In The Summer- mer Long at the Legion. Do ATIME TO CREEP knows what is below, time When The Weather Is Hot, You Believe In Magic? Get that A TIME TO SOAR but what is below does not My Little Town with the big Top of the World feeling with KILIMANJARO know what is above. heart offers a Summer Song of the Magic Carpet Ride of Kin- Just have to share the news! My One climbs, one sees. exciting events & attractions. mount Fair. It‟s Out Of Sight! sister Nina has published her 2nd One descends, one sees no Instead of a Vacation, try a stay- Try camping at the Fair. I book! I am in the midst of read- longer, but one has seen. cation. Enjoy a Summer Holiday Heard It Through The Grape- ing her recount of her Kilimanja- There is an art of conducting in Kinmount! Don‟t miss gor- vine there are many Trailers ro triumph in which she turns her oneself in the lower regions by geous Summer Nights and The For Sale Or Rent in the area. mountain climbing experience the memory of what one saw Summer Wind while Groovin’ at There’s A Summer Place for into a motivational book. Nina is higher up. Music in the Park on Sunny you in Kinmount! Something I a motivational speaker and au- When one can no longer see, Thursday evenings. Bring lawn can‟t say is I Was Raised On thor of the Canadian Bestseller one can at least still know. chairs & We’ll Sing in the Sun- Country Sunshine but I can say Getting Passion Out Of Your -- Rene Daumal shine till Sundown & the Deep That Summer Feeling in Kin- Profession. Here‟s an example of We're all climbing a mountain Purple Falls. Music enhances mount beats Summer In The her easy reading style: of one sort or another. These Sunny Days - Ain’t Nothin’ Bet- City! Satisfaction guaranteed! Do you recall this good ole child- treks require us to muster more ter In The World You Know! So Don’t Worry, Be Happy. hood song? strength than we think we have, When It’s a Beautiful Morning Don’t Let The Sun Catch You The bear went over the moun- more endurance than we think try Walking On Sunshine in Aus- Crying. With all its Sunshine, tain, we can sustain and more aware- tin Sawmill Heritage Park. For Lollipops & Rainbows, Kin- To see what he could see. ness than we think possible. an Afternoon Delight, There’s a mount‟s got the cure for the And all that he could see, A Time to Creep, A Time to Place in the Sun to eat Down By Summertime Blues! For The Was the other side of the moun- Soar is filled with insights and The Riverside on luscious Green Good Times check the Gazette tain... basic truths for developing that Grass or at the picnic shelter. & kinmount.ca to see What’s The song suggests it's futile to go strength, endurance and aware- See kites Blowin’ In The Wind as Going On. It‟s Summertime! over the mountain. Why bother? ness required to turn your work- they sail Up, Up & Away. Catch I’m a Believer. I’m Hooked On All you're going to see is the place and private life goals and the Summer Breeze on a Satur- A Feeling of High Hopes that other side of the mountain, right? dreams into realistic results. Go day In The Park strolling the June will Let The Sunshine In Why go all the way up there, to ahead, if you feel like daring to Farmers‟ Market. One Fine Day & Keep On The Sunny Side take a Walk On The Wild Side up giving us Nothing But Blue the Rail Trail. For Hot Fun In Skies! Keep Wishing & Hoping The Summertime join in the Her- with me. Imagine if there Ain’t itage Festival Celebration. No Sunshine! Look now... Oh, Washboard Hank will have you Happy Day! Here Comes The Laughing or Dancing In The Sun! Good Day Sunshine! Streets at Family Fun Day, Keep smiling and singing! Paul Silver Downtown Kinmount. If it‟s the Please contact me at 705-488- 25+ Years Serving Kinmount & Area Time Of The Season for a Heat 2919 or email: CARPENTRY - BUILDING - RENOVATIONS Wave & it‟s Too Darn Hot, Soak [email protected] to Up The Sun & take a dip in the leak your information in the P.O. Box 286 Kinmount, On (705) 488-2919 river or our beautiful lakes. The Hot Stove. Happy Father‟s E-mail: [email protected] Sun Can’t Shine Every Day so K0M 2A0

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The Hot Stove Leak cont. UPCOMING EVENTS ONGOING ACTIVITIES June 11 - Kids Club Family fun, 5:00 p.m. - Tai Chi: Mondays & Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. COBOCONK, NORLAND & AREA 7: 00 p.m. St. James Anglican Church. - 12:00 p.m. Galway Hall. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE June 12 - Casino Rama Tripby Kinmount Seniors Cards: Potluck Lunch, 12:30 p.m. This new Chamber of Commerce is a Seniors. Bus leaves Legion parking lot 9:00 Mondays Bid Euchre at 1:00 p.m. at Legion. volunteer association of businesses & a.m. Return 4:00 p.m. Cost $5. Free lunch. To Ontario Early Years Drop In 10:00 a.m. - professionals who joined together to reserve a spot call 705-488-2669. noon Kinmount Community Centre Mondays. improve the social, civic & business June 15 - Bistro Night at Harmony Farm. Sparks, Brownies, Guides & Pathfinders environment in the greater community. Reservations recommended. 705-488-3300. Mondays 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Kinmount The good news is Kinmount is included June 16 - Father’s Day Brunch at Harmony Community Centre. Call 705-488-2919. in the Chamber boundaries! If you Farm. Reservations recommended. Free Craft Drop In last Tuesday monthly would like to get immediate returns & June 18 - Big Buck Bid Euchre 11:00 a.m. at 10:00 a.m. - noon Kinmount Artisans Market- discounts, increase your sales, add your Kinmount Legion. Cost $10 includes lunch. place. Drop in for a chat. All welcome. voice to the business environment of our June 21 - Friends of the Library Book Kids Drop-in Day at the Library every community, or improve our community Sale 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Kinmount Library. Tuesday. Themed stories. crafts & activities. quality of life consider joining. Annual June 21 - Super Saturday Movie & Snacks Kinmount Public Library Hours: membership fees of $120 include ser- for kids, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at St. James Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. vices for networking, advertisement Anglican Church. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. campaigns, referral services, grand June 21 - Public Meeting re Skateboard Park Kinmount Playschool Wednesdays 10:00 openings, chamber publications, maps, Funds 10:00 a.m. Kinmount Community Ctr. a.m. - noon at Kinmount Community Centre. boundaries, brochures, statistical infor- June 24 - Free Craft Drop-In 10:00 a.m. till Wednesday Drop In Darts: 7:30 p.m. at the mation & various business development noon at Kinmount Artisans Marketplace. Legion. Call 705-488-3462 for info. workshops & seminars. To contact the June 24 - Lunch at the Legion. 11 am - 1 pm. Card Night: Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Irondale Chamber call 705-454-1110 or visit June 25 - Diners Dinner Burnt River Centre. Community Centre. Donation of $2 appreci- their website: coboconknorland.ca/ June 27 - Canada Day Bingo $500 Jackpot ated. Potluck snacks.

6:45 p.m. at Legion. Knitting Club Thursdays 1:00 p.m. No expe- July 1 - Canada Day Party 5:30 pm at Kin- rience needed. St James Anglican Church. mount Fairgrounds. Fireworks at dusk. Yoga Thursdays, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm at Kin- HERITAGE FESTIVAL mount Community Centre. $9.00 per session. July 10 - Music in the Park & BBQ with Friday Night Bingo: 6:45 p.m. Royal Bobby Watson & Friends 6:30 p.m. Canadian Legion., $300.00 Must Go Jackpot. July 11 - Free Ghost Tour Youth Group - Fridays nights at Kinmount Meet at Railway Station 8:30 p.m. Baptist Church. July 12 - Family Fun Day Farmers Market Saturdays 9 a.m.- 2:00 pm Downtown Kinmount 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Kids Zone Sundays, 11:00 a.m. at Kinmount Free Vendor Space Call 705-488-2919 Baptist Church.

PUBLIC MEETING Kinmount United Church RE: Skateboard Park KIDS COSMIC CAMP Funds 1/2 Day Summer Camp Ten years ago over $20,000 was 9:30 am - noon July 14 - 18 raised for the purpose of creating Austin Sawmill Heritage Park a Skateboard Park in Kinmount in TO REGISTER PLEASE CALL memory of Shaun Chapman, a 705-488-2129 young Kinmount resident who lost his life in a tragic accident. The project was unable to move A recent promotion by volunteers in the town of forth in that direction. Alternative Coboconk was placing painted bikes in strategic suggestions for use of the funds to places in the downtown core. Plans to hang bas- benefit area youth were heard kets of flowers on the bikes did not materialize April 23. A follow up meeting as the bikes were removed before this could hap- takes place: pen. The MTO has strict policies regarding road Saturday June 21 allowance. Results of a meeting scheduled at the 10:00 a.m. end of May with Chamber General Manager Kinmount Jennifer Wilson were unknown at time of pub- Free Vendor Space at Family Fun Day Satur- lishing. Community Centre day July 12. Call 705-488-2919 to book!

Page 12 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Soldiers of the Great War 1914-1918: James John Budd Jim Budd was born in 1877 in the village of Throughout 1916, the Kinmount Platoon behind in Burnt River. His name is en- Martley, parish of Pensax, county of trained in the Kinmount Community Centre graved on the Kinmount Cenotaph. His Worcester in Western England. As a young (then the Forrester‟s Hall) and later at Base image can be found in the Kinmount Pla- man, he immigrated to Canada in the early Borden near Barrie. By early 1917, the 109th toon group photograph sitting between 1900s. He lived in Toronto and his profes- was shipped to England where it was broken Wallace Scott (author‟s grandfather and sion was insurance salesman. Here he met up or dispersed and the soldiers sent to exist- only 19) and Lieutenant Bill Marks (the Mary Isabella Suddaby, who was born and ing regiments as replacements for earlier platoon commander). The image shows a raised in Burnt River. Mary‟s father, Samuel casualties. Jim Budd was assigned to the 20th blocky, mature man who was old enough Suddaby had settled on lot 11 in the 6th con- Eastern Ontario Battalion. He fought at the to be the father of many of the young re- cession of Somerville in the 1860s. Here battle of Vimy Ridge (April 1917) and es- cruits. Mary was born and grew up along the banks caped unscathed. The group shot has another story to tell. of the Burnt River. The family moved to But Jim‟s luck ran out later that year at the One day, about 20 years ago, a man ap- Burnt River between 1912 and 1915. bloody Battle of Passchendale. On Novem- proached the writer and stated he was re- James and Mary had three children prior to ber 11 (ironic) 1917, Jim Budd was hit in the searching his grandfather, Jim Budd. He James enlisting in the army in 1916. He head by a shell fragment during an attack. joined the Kinmount Platoon of the 109th He was killed instantly. The death report stated the family knew little about him, Overseas Battalion in January 1916 as part said he was hastily buried in a shell hole on and didn‟t even have a photo. I replied I of the “Buddies and Chums” recruiting cam- the battlefield. His name is engraved among had a photo of Jim and produced a copy of paign. Jim Budd was at the “upper level” of the Canadian and Commonwealth war dead the History of Kinmount that contains the the recruitment age, being 38 years old at on the Memin Gate War Memorial in Ypres. story of the Kinmount Platoon. The grand- enlistment. Being a married man, Mary had This impressive cenotaph is dedicated to son spent the rest of the afternoon reading to sign his attestation papers showing her those who were missing in action and their the book on the cenotaph steps, under the legal approval for Jim volunteering to go bodies were never found during the many overseas. (A married man had to have his battles of Ypres. His grave is lost among the name of his grandfather. In Kinmount, wife‟s approval; no surprises dear!) Besides debris of the battlefield. “We will remember them”. his regular pay, his wife was given a sum Jim Budd was 40 years old when he was each month as family support. killed in action. He left a wife and 3 children Charles Edward Allen: Storyteller Part II Submitted by Robert Allen For a good part of his life, Charlie lived have been built by a blacksmith. Little with his Uncle Ed and Aunt Gladys Allen did he know that our Great-Uncle John For quite a few years, his usual mode of on the farm on Allen‟s Alley (presently Allen, whose shop was across the road transportation was his old horse which he owned by my brother, Larry). Their daugh- from Uncle Ed‟s place on Allen‟s Alley, rode from place to place. I remember once ter, Mary, and Ed‟s brother, John, were also was a blacksmith by trade. His influence Peter Pearson telling us that he would hear living there. One cold January/February was obviously a factor in the building Charlie coming by in front of his place sing- night, while everyone was sleeping, the process. ing away, dragging a 100 – 200 foot rope house caught on fire. Luckily, everyone got Another time, we heard about Charlie's and, at the end of the rope, was the old out safely. After emerging, Uncle Ed real- first car. On a cold winter day. he was horse. Anything for a laugh. ized that all his money was upstairs in his coming in on the Galway Road, and his I also remember, when we were young, our bedroom (in those days, Uncle Ed bought old car stopped. After a short time, one Uncles Bud, John and Theo Collins would and sold cattle and always had lots of cash of Jack Austin's log trucks came along. stay at our place if they had been out party- on hand). So, Charlie decided he would go Most likely, Dick Austin would have ing rather than go home because their Dad back upstairs and get the money and, when been driving, and he stopped to ask if would put them to work, no matter what he retrieved it, he discovered that the stairs Charlie needed a tow. They hooked a time they came home. This particular night, had collapsed behind him. Without hesita- long chain onto the car and continued Bud came to our place late, so he lay down tion, he grabbed a blanket from one of the along the Galway Road. Charlie thought on our wood box (about 3 – 4 feet long) in beds, put it over his head and jumped out it would be fun to ride up the snowbanks the kitchen, and he was over 6 feet. Some- the window into a snowbank. He escaped from side to side. After a few ups-and- time during the night, Charlie came along without a scratch. downs from bank to bank, Charlie's car with his horse and thought it would be fun That same winter, Uncle Ed and others went flipped over onto its top and Dick pro- to bring him into the kitchen and try to con- into the woods to cut trees to build their ceeded to drag it that way for over a half- vince Bud that he was in the barn. My par- new house. In the spring, he had the logs mile. When they finally stopped, Charlie ents woke up and heard all the commotion. cut into lumber since it was all green and was laughing hysterically. They turned My Dad got up to investigate, and he could there was a lot of warpage, so parts of the the car upright, noted that miraculously not believe Charlie had the horse in the house were not very straight. When my there was no damage at all, and Dick house. He quickly kicked Charlie and the brother, Larry, was renovating the house towed him home. horse out and on they went toward home. many years later, he commented that it must Page 13 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

Side Roads of Kinmount, cont. from p. 5 south bank all the way to near Gooderham. The next series of lots in concession 1 This route was flat and easy to construct, but were occupied by settlers in anticipa- more importantly, it only required one tion of working at the mines or selling (expensive) bridge across the Irondale River. stuff to the workers. Simon Grady The route surveyed in 1879 and simply cut a alienated lot 11 in 1884, but sold to forced path along the easiest route. It is Joseph Hughes in 1894 after the min- doubtful any of the landowners complained ing bubble had burst. James McKee about a railway line zig-zagging through lived on lot 12, and William Frank their property; so excited were the locals to owned lot 13 and James Stone was on the promise of prosperity! The IB&O was lot 14. Michael Kiley and later Con originally designed to serve the mines at Regan farmed lot 15. At lot 16, the Furnace Falls and for a decade was only Monck Road left the county boundary open to the Falls. In order to serve the locals and angled north-east towards Irondale better, a flag stop was set up on the Conway (concession 4 of Snowdon). Farm (lot 10, concession 1). A small shelter The Monck Road and the was erected and anybody wanting the train IB&O Railway also inter- to stop, simply hung a red flag on a pole. sected at this point and here The engineer could see the flag in advance the village of Furnace falls and stop. No flag=no stop. Conway‟s Flag was located. Archibald Carr Stop was only 3 miles from Howland Junc- located on lot 16 and on his tion and roughly the same distance by road property was located the from Kinmount village. second IB&O flag station: named Furnace Falls. The village itself was located on Top: Three Brothers Falls; an IB and O lot 17 just above the actual wreck near Furnace Falls Falls.

On front cover: Highland Cine- mas; New Girl Guide Sign; Sum- mer Student, Mor- gan opens the Tourist Info. Clockwise from left: Farmers’ Market; New Gauze to Go; Yard Sale on Crystal Lake Rd; New Railway Stat- ue; Model Rail- road open for season Page 14 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

MUSIC Dorothy’s Delights IN THE by Dorothy Heath STRONG’S LAWN CARE Lasagna Cupcakes PARK 1 300 gm pkg ricotta cheese Ethan Strong July & August 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese Thursdays 1 egg Grass Cutting & Trimming, Yard Clean-up 1 jar pasta sauce 6:30 p.m. 1/2 lb ground beef( browned) July 3 egg roll wrappers 77 French Line, Box 243, Kinmount, ON K0M 2A0 Ken Ramsden & 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese. Phone 705-488-3302 email: [email protected] Pre heat oven to 375. Spray 12 regular size Pam Oglesby muffin cups with cooking spray. Mix the July 10 ricotta, parmesan and egg. Mix the sauce Heritage Edition and meat. Put 1 egg roll wrapper in the bottom of each cup, add 1 tbsp. pasta sauce BBQ mix, 1 tbsp. cheese mix. Repeat layers end- JULIE WINDRUM Bobby Watson & ing with pasta sauce. Sprinkle with Mozza- Certified Esthetician Friends rella. Cover with foil and bake 15 ……………………………… min. Uncover and bake 15 min more. Cool Home: (705) 454-0788 July 17 15 min before enjoying. Good hot or cold. Cell: (705) 879-9978 ……………………………… Rick Fines If you cant find the right size wrappers you 95 Pinery Rd. July 24 may layer 2 or 3 in the cup to fit.

Burnt River, Ont. Gord Miller & Home Made Passport Ice Cream Sandwiches July 31 Make a large pan of thin rice krispie Chuck Sims squares. (I use a cookie sheet for a pan) Cut in half crosswise. Saturday 9am - 2pm June 28th Spread 1/2 with 2 cups of your favorite Ice BOOK SALE Cream. “THEME CANADA” Saturday June 21 Top with other 1/2 of squares. Featuring 100% Canadian Wrap and freeze until firm (about 4 hours) Show your true Canadian pride-buy local! 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cut into 6 squares and then cut each square into 2 triangles Lower Level Dip in melted chocolate chips on one end At the Austin Sawmill Park - call 705-799-1237 Kinmount and then in sprinkles. Re wrap and freeze until firm. TURTLE WATCH LowerLibrary Level IN EFFECT Kinmount Letter to the Editor Library To the Editor, Once again Crystal Lake Cottager‟s Asso- Thank you to our Volume 6 Patrons ciation is pleased to support the Kinmount Gazette through the attached cheque. Your  Brian and Nancy Lemire  The Langlois Family paper is full of interesting articles, topics of local interest both to cottagers and resi-  In Memory of Margaret Holman  Heather & Fred Strang dents.  In Memory of Archie & Gladys Bowman  Anonymous Many thanks to the staff for producing  St. James Anglican Parish  In Memory of Joe Bowman such a needed news letter. I know they  Crystal Lake Cottagers Association spend a great deal of time in researching, composing and publishing the Gazette. Would You Like to be a Gazette Patron? Keep up the good work. Again, many Support the Kinmount Gazette Volume 6 by sending your donation to: thanks. Kinmount Gazette, c/o KCPED Sincerely, P.O. Box 38, Kinmount, On K0M 2A0 Don Langlois, Email [email protected] Treasurer, Make cheques payable to K.C.P.E.D. Crystal Lake Cottagers Association Page 15 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441

Royal Canadian Legion by Cathy King John McGrath We are proud to announce our La- Royal Canadian Legion is repre- Branch 441 dies Auxiliary are celebrating their sented by our Legion and Ladies 60th Anniversary. The Royal Canadi- Auxiliary Colour Parties proudly Kinmount, Ontario 705-488-3462 an Legion Kinmount Ladies Auxilia- marching together. On May 31 at ry was chartered in April 1954 and the Ladies Anniversary Dinner, the has been an integral part of the Le- tables turned. The Ladies enjoyed HALL RENTALS 705-488-3462 gion and community for many years. a well deserved rest and the Legion Some of the many activities they branch prepared & served their provide include catering meals for dinner. Hearty CONGRATULA- special occasions, hosting popular TIONS to the Ladies on their 60th summer strawberry suppers and fall Anniversary! turkey dinners; providing funeral Upcoming Activities: teas. Every summer families look Drop in Darts Wednesdays 7:30pm forward to Kids/Family Bingo. We Meat Draws 5pm Saturdays thank the Ladies Auxiliary for the Big Buck Bid Euchre Wednesday many fundraising events and dona- June 18, 11am tions made both locally to Legion Lunch June 24, 11 am - 1pm programs and our Legion Branch. In Canada Day Bingo $500 Jackpot addition our Ladies Auxiliary is very June 27 active in sports and over the years For more information or to inquire placed well in competitions. Whether about renting our Legion Hall call it be Decoration Day at the Ceme- 705-488-3462; for catering contact tery, Fair Weekend Warriors Day the Ladies Auxiliary at 705-488- Parade, or Remembrance Day, the 1309.

The Library Link by Mary Ann Dobsi Last month, the Brownies enjoyed a June Trivia Main Street Kinmount day planting in the Reading Garden. This month‟s trivia is based on a Kawartha Credit Union is a full-service financial Our goal is to provide the Food Bank true story of a little boy‟s experi- institution with 25 branches with fresh vegetables once again. ence after emergency surgery. It in North and East-Central Ontario School will finish soon. Kinmount was made into a recent movie. from Trenton to Parry Sound Library will run a weekly themed More information about this book ATM available 24 hours „Eureka‟ program where children will be available in July. 705-488-9963 explore the great outdoors in a varie- If you guessed Tim Horton for last ty of ways. We will make things month‟s trivia, you are right. The together, make believe together, and Kinmount Library has a book avail- even make a mess! Be sure to pick able about Tim Horton‟s life. The up your material and sign up your book includes many photographs, children. There is another FREE his family‟s life experience, and computer workshop Thursday, June interviews with hockey legends 12 from 1 - 4 pm. offering one-on- such as: Frank Mahovlich, Allan one instruction to learn programs, Stanley, and Johnny Bower. search the web, or just how to turn Happy Reading! on the computer. For more program City of Kawartha Lakes Public information, call 705-488-3199. Library, Kinmount Branch

In the Lions Den by Dave Anderson On April 23 Kinmount & District City of Kawartha Lakes Food Lions Club went to Stuart W. Baker Source at the Kinmount LCBO. YOGA Elementary School to assist the Hali- Anyone interested in joining or burton Lions Club, and see first hand learning more about us please drop 5:30pm - 7pm Vision & Hearing Screening. On by one of our meetings at 7pm the Thursdays $9 May 3 the Kinmount Lions helped 1st & 3rd Tuesday monthly in the Kinmount Community Centre the Kinmount Brownies at Pitch In lower level of the Kinmount Day from 10 - 11am. On May 31, the Library. We are always looking for Kinmount Lions did Tag Day for the new ideas and helping hands. Page 16 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

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Kinmount...Explore Our Heritage, Experience Our Charm! KINMOUNT GAZETTE COM MITTEE Guy Scott, Editor Spot the Shot Each edition we feature a photo from P.O. Box 249 the Kinmount Area. We challenge you Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 to identify the spot.

Phone: 705-488-3182 Submissions of photos welcome. Please E-mail: [email protected] submit to the editor via email with a detailed description of the spot you have captured.

We’re on the Web Last month’s Spot the Shot:: www.kinmount.ca Flooding in Burnt River at the corner of County Rd. 121 & Hillside Drive. Gazette Committee: Lynne Kilby, Staff Writer/Advertising Yvette Brauer, Finance/Subscription Jane Austin, Publisher Submission Deadline For July edition From the Editor’s Desk Friday June 13 A couple of pieces of good mount will vote in the Kin- my life for your right to vote. pull will be expanded. There will be news from around the town. A mount Legion. Lutterworth Many friends paid with their a demo derby on Sunday as usual. rezoning meeting about the voters vote in Minden at the lives. Use that privilege!” For a complete schedule of events, new gas station was held in Community Centre. Snowdon Agreed. check out the Kinmount Fair at Lindsay last month. A number electors will vote in Minden or While we on the election www.kinmountfair.net. More on the of Kinmount residents attend- Gelert or Gooderham, depend- watch, this Fall is municipal Fair in later editions. ed the public meeting to voice ing on what part of the Town- election time. The Gazette will On a sadder note, Mike McBride their support. The Kinmount ship you live in. present a complete list of can- has passed away. Mike lived in Kin- businesses even submitted a If you are on the Voter`s List, didates in a later edition. mount for many years and was petition in favour of the you should receive a card in the Friends of Galway (FOG) will Clerk for the Township of Somer- change. The zoning was ap- mail. Even if you are not on the be having another meeting on proved and rumour has it con- voter`s list, you may still vote Friday June 20 at the Galway ville. Condolences to the family. struction will start by the end on election day. Just show up at Hall. The topic will be garden- GS of the summer. We hope. your polling station on voting ing and farming: in other words Rumour has it the old Dett- day with a piece if identifica- stories of growing stuff in our man`s Gas station at the dam tion showing your address. You area. Everyone is welcome to has been sold. This falling- will be added to the voter`s list attend, share stories or just lis- down building has been an eye on the spot! Or you can contact ten! The evening opens with a sore for some time. Hopefully the returning office in Lindsay pot luck supper at 5:30 pm and the new owner will soon fix at 1-888-774-7749. meeting at 7:00 pm. the situation. The citizens of The Voter`s List remains a The Kinmount Pioneer Society Kinmount go to a lot of effort mystery to many voters. Last is preparing for the 2014 Kin- to beautify the village. It is election, I was left off com- mount Fair. The theme of this discouraging to have this dere- pletely after 37 years of voting year's pioneer complex exhibit lict structure on the main in the same poll! Why I was is “fashion”. Rumour has it the street. Stay tuned for improve- not listed still remains unex- Society will also have a “story- ment``. plained. In the ``old days``, an telling” stage where some tall On June 12, Ontario will vote enumerator came door to door tales may be told (all true of for a provincial government. to compile a very accurate list. course!). All residents of our area are in Today, the voter`s list is com- The entertainment line-up for the riding of Haliburton- piled by… I don`t know! the 2014 Kinmount Fair is re- Kawartha Lakes-Brock. But As a teacher of civics, I am leased in this edition of the your polling station will vary often asked `Why should I Gazette. One noteworthy according to what township bother to vote ``. The best an- change is the cancellation of you live in. All Galway and swer I heard was given by a the Friday night demolition the Somerville side of Kin- WW II vet who stated “I risked derby. The truck and tractor

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