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Kinmount Fair 2015 A Tremendous Success October 2015 Volume 7: Issue 12 Inside this issue:

FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS: 2 HONOURED 3

SCHOOL SECTIONS BADDOW S.S. #4 4 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER 5

CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE 6 COUNCILOR’S CORNER 7

SIDE ROADS OF KINMOUNT: BADDOW 8 KIDS CORNER 9

THE HOT STOVE 10

FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2015 13

THE ICELANDIC SAGA PART III 14

MYTHBUSTERS 15 VICTORIA PONY CLUB NEWS 18

HISTORY OF SPARKY THE FIRE DOG 19 DOROTHY’S DELIGHTS 19 LITERARY CORNER: ROSES AND THORNS 21

FIRST NATIONS HONOURED 22 EDITORIAL 23

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Please contact [email protected] if you do not wish to renew Kinmount Gazette, c/o KCPED, P.O. Box 17, Kinmount, On K0M 2A0 Visit us in full colour at Follow Kinmount Events Make cheques payable to K.C.P.E.D. Your name will appear in our kinmount.ca Thank You to Our Patrons Section All issues available online Twitter! @kinmount Tax Receipts issued for Donations $25+ Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Friends and Neighbours: Stony Lake Hall‘s Glen, McCracken‘s the Burliegh Road and by road The canoe was a Canadian discov- tendees. Landing, Crowe‘s Landing, from Warsaw. But in pioneer ery, and Peterborough was often A curious incident in the history Stony Lake PO days, this road access was diffi- called the ―Canoe Capital of Cana- of south Stony Lake was the Stony lake is the easternmost cult. The better way to visit Stony da‖. So famous was Stony Lake water diversion of the , and Lake was by steamboat from among canoeists, that the American project. The Indian River runs arguably, the most famous Lakefield or Burleigh Falls. At the Canoe Association held sever North through Warsaw into Rice Lake lake in the chain. It sits on the height of the (summer) tourist American conventions on the lake. and was the power source for edge of the Canadian Shield industry (1880-1940), 3 steamboat The first in 1883 attracted over 400 many local mills. Its headwaters and the St Lawrence Low- trips per day left Lakefield for canoe enthusiasts from all over are in White Lake, a mere half- lands. It is on a transition ports or landings along the lake. North America. They shipped in mile south of Stony Lake. The point between granite and Some of this traffic was related to their canoes and held a regatta that Indian River suffers from low limestone. It was widely the lumber business, but most was include races. The resulting publici- water flow in dry times, forcing revered by the Natives of the tourist trade. ty further enhanced Stony Lake‘s the mills to shut down. The local Kawartha Lakes as a mystical In 1873 the Midland Railway reputation, especially among Amer- mill owners developed a scheme place. The Natives called the reached Lakefield, making Stony icans. to dig a canal from White Lake Lake ―Kawakonikong‖ (place Lake readily accessible to the Picnics were hugely popular among to Stony Lake and divert water of edible moss) or outside world. The Stony Lake the tourist crowd. They would ca- from the larger lake down the ―Cheboutequoin‖ (big, long, Navigation Company began regu- noe to one of the smaller, unoccu- Indian River. The difference in rocky water). By the 1880s, it lar trips in 1885, and the golden pied islands and pick berries, fish, elevation between Stony Lake was called Salmon Trout lake, age of the tourist hotel was born. swim and generally relax. The is- and White Lake was a mere 7 but by 1900 the term Stoney Early tourists camped on the shore lands on Stony Lake were noted for feet after the dam at Young‘s Lake was in popular use. or islands in canvas tents. A few their profusion of wild berries that Point was built, so in 1838 the Somewhere along the way the private cottages were contructed included blueberries, cranberries, ―Choate Canal‖ was blasted out ―e‖ was lost and it became in the late 1800s, but the main blackberries, wild cherries, goose- and water flowed south down the Stony Lake. base was a series of spectacular berries and wild currants. The larg- Indian River. The project actual- The Lake is dotted by hun- hotels. The hotels catered to the er hotels such as the Belvedere at ly worked! dreds of islands; some large, rich who would often stay for Crowe‘s Landing, the Victoria In the 1920s, huge improve- many small. These islands are several weeks. The campers & House at McCracken‘s Landing , ments to the road system in- mostly granite and the lake cottagers needed to purchase sup- Irwin Inn, Burnham Lodge, and the creased the access to Stony Lake has a rock bottom, as opposed plies, and several summer or Glenwood Hotel. Juniper Island and further opened up the tourist to the mud bottoms of most of branch stores sprang up along the became a centre for cottagers, with industry. But it doomed the the other Kawartha Lakes. shores at places like McCracken‘s a large store and an even larger Steamboat industry, the last The rock bottom means Stony Landing and Crowe‘s Landing. pavilion. A pavilion was a large boats being scrapped in 1944. Lake is a ―cold-water lake‖, These were often branch stores for hall, often with just a roof and Private cottages replaced the and has a slightly different local businessmen. They sold floor, where local events such as grand old hotels of the Golden ecosystem than the mud bot- fresh milk and produce grown dances, parties, etc were held. The Age on Stony Lake. Property tomed lakes. Thus the profu- locally, and the local farmers also south shore of Stony Lake was dot- values rose and the cottages be- sion of salmon (lake) trout prospered. ted by several elaborate pavilions to came more elaborate (and ex- who need cold water. The These early centres were called add to the social life. Many of the pensive!). Today, Stony Lake is countless islands and rocky ―landings‖ because the customers larger pavilions held Sunday church still a very popular tourist desti- shores make Stony Lake a came by boat and ―landed‖ there. services. Tourists would arrive by nation, and cottages on the lake very picturesque place, and Later, the name ―marinas‖ were boat (especially canoes!) formally are the most expensive in the the natural beauty translated used to refer to these businesses. dressed for the highlight of the Kawarthas. into tourism early in the set- In the age of the motor boat, ser- week. To save the ef- tlement period of its history. vices such as gas and repairs were fort of long paddles in As early as the 1850s, locals added. The Stony Lake steamers formal attire, small were using the lake for recrea- called at most of the landings, and steam boats and tion and tourism. The Strick- a substantial wharf was a necessi- launches would tow land Family of famous au- ty. The Landings gradually be- strings of canoes to thors from Lakefield constant- came social centres where visitors church! Regattas were ly wrote about this beautiful gathered informally or formerly also a popular boating lake, all in glowing terms. for regattas. pastime. They featured The north end of the lake lies Popular pastimes for these tourists races and…parades, in Burleigh Township, and is (besides just ―hanging out‖ in- etc. But the big point chronicled in an earlier Ga- cluded fishing, swimming, boat- to a regatta was to ar- zette under Mt Julian. Access ing, picnicking and sightseeing. rive by boat and visit could be gained to the lale via The boat of choice was the canoe. with the other at-

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McCracken’s Landing today; Stoney Lake Boat Cruise—Kawartha Spirit; The Stoney Lake Navi- gation Company c. 1900; Juniper Island Summer Store c. 1900 Page 3 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development School Sections: Baddow SS#4 Since the earliest settlers to Somer- frame school. In 1878 there were so ville arrived to the Baddow area, many students in the section that it one of the earliest schools was set was split in two and a new school up in the same section. SS #4 was built on the east side along the Somerville was set up in 1860. Its North Line Road between Baddow number (4) means it was the fourth and . This new section school section in the township. was christened the Glendown School Numbers 1, 2 & 3 were all along and was numbered SS #9 Somerville. the Road on the east The Baddow School served educa- side of the township. The first tion faithfully in the area until 1967 school was in the house of the when it was retired and the remain- KINMOUNT HOUSE teacher, Roderick O‘Brien. Evi- ing pupils transferred to Burnt River BED AND BREAKFAST dently the teacher sometimes sup- or Schools. This was the 6 Cluxton Street plied the accommodations in pio- time when the township Kinmount, K0M 2A0 neer times! By 1868 the section schoolboards were being replaced by was organized enough to build a the county school boards. The day of (705) 488-2421 or school house. The lot was pur- the one room school was drawing to 1-800-511-0211 chased for $2.50 and has contained a close. But the school house lived www.kinmounthouse.com a school house until this very day! on and was converted to a communi- [email protected] Fire destroyed the rough log ty centre, a role it still practices to school, and it was replaced by a this very day. Providing Hospitality Since 1991

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PIZZA DOUGH MADE FRESH DAILY! is used as the Baddow SUBS - WINGS -PIZZA & MUCH MORE Community DOWNTOWN Centre today KINMOUNT 4090 COUNTY RD. 121 705 488 3030 OCTOBER HIGH FIVE CLUB HAPPY BIRTHDAY Donnie Shaw, Brittany Gautreau, Alyssa Oxley, Wayne Ferren, Brenda Simpson, Hilary Hodgkinson, Elaine Windrum, Simon Cloutier-Austin, Krissy McEwan, Austin Hill, Kevin Freeman, Darius Crawford, Michael Pearson, Yvette Brauer, Bill Bluett, George ―Al‖ Ferren, Michael Ferren, Scott Preiksaitis, Mike Perry, Shirley Thomas, Kiera Allen-Lennox BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jacob Lang CONGRATULATIONS Marriages: Romeo Paradis & Hilary Hodgkinson Jacqueline Fountain & William Massi Kinmount Citizen of the Year: Jane Austin

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Letter to the Editor: The Unknown Soldier How an unknown soldier became favour. He said absolutely. So he our answers to our questions about followed us to dad's room and to life, and death and dying with dig- everyone's amazement he came to nity and honour. attention, saluted dad, thanked him Jan 1, 2015: My father was laying for serving his country and shook in Lindsay hospital dying. He was a hands and sent his condolences to WWII veteran and at age 89 years the family. After everyone was done old had a pretty remarkable life. crying and taking pictures he left, His family were by his side for but nobody got his name. My sister days. My wife and I were in the said "I think he was an angel." hospital lobby when out of no- Approximately 5 months later I had where a soldier walked by and was a knock on my front door. It was gone. I said to my wife "I wish I someone canvassing for the NDP. had stopped him to see if he would His name is not unknown anymore. take a minute to salute my father." It is Mike Perry. Anyone who would About 15 minutes later he walked take time for veterans has my vote! by again and my wife asked him if Thanks Mike! he would mind doing us a huge Larry Forsey, Coboconk

Kinmount Pharmacy reminds you they are available to renew pre- scriptions for patients of Dr. Zsu- zanna Kaszas who recently moved from Kinmount Health Centre. Visit Kinmount Pharmacy FOR ALL YOUR PRESCRIPTION Mike Perry salutes veteran. Mike NEEDS is the Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes- Brock NDP candidate for MP in the federal election Oct. 19. CHRISTMAS MUSIC NIGHT WITH EVERYTHING FITZ The Fitzgerald Family Band December 5th, 2015 7 PM QUILTERS INN Galway Hall PRE MOVING SALE Tickets $15.00 Call 705-488-9954 Starts Saturday Oct. 17 Concert, Desserts & More details to follow on the Loonie Auction Quilters Inn Facebook Page

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Daniels Dandy Den Featuring World’s Smallest Bookshop ———————————————— Thank you to our Volume 7 Patrons  Self Serve Open 24 Hrs In Memory of Norm Silver Patty Jones  One Price Only - $3.00 Proprietors: In Memory of Mike McBride Barbara Wallwork  Old Paper Gord & June Daniels In Memory of Margaret Holman Nancy & Brian Lemire  Large Selection of Topics 3 Miles East of Kinmount In Memory of Garry Sovereign The Langlois Family  Recent & Old Fiction #803 Hwy. 503 In Memory of Joe Bowman Andrew & Marina Hodson Salmon Lake Cottager‘s Assoc Donations Gateway Store Crystal Lake Cottager‘s Association Buck & Janice Thibideau In Memory of Fred & Joyce Strang MINT GIRL GUIDE COOKIES The Kinmount Gazette is a non profit monthly publication On Sale Soon! produced by volunteers & is financially dependant on support through advertising & donations. Visit Us at Harvest Would You Like to be a Gazette Patron? Support the Kinmount Gazette Volume 7 Homecoming! Send your donation to: Kinmount Gazette, c/o KCPED or Call P.O. Box 17, Kinmount, On K0M 2A0 705-488-2919 Make cheques payable to K.C.P.E.D. Page 6 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Councillor’s Corner by Gord Miller Happy October everyone! As we head way), and now embrace WANTED into the last few months of the year, it it as much as I do, taking is always a time to reflect on things the same role with their and gain some perspective with re- own children. Sometimes the gards to the people, events, and things ―thankful‖ is as simple (and as around us. A long-time tradition at our wonderful) as good health, a new FAMILY Miller family Thanksgiving Dinner is grandchild, or a favourite teacher, when we take a moment and ask each but it can also be as meaningful as family member to share something an epiphany or realization of some they are particularly thankful for this sort that can only come with age, DOCTORS year. As our family has grown over or experience. At the heart of the years, with our three children, their each ―thankful‖ declaration is al- spouses, and our five grandchildren, it ways the fact that life is usually can be quite a large gathering and usu- better than we sometimes appreci- ally includes my wife Cathy‘s parents, ate, until we stop and think about KINMOUNT Ed and Alice as well. This part of the it for a moment, and are reminded celebration is my favourite time of the that there is more often than not, a day (although the turkey also ranks great deal to be thankful for. As quite high), as each of us around the you meet with your family and 705-488-2646 table share these things we are most friends this month, perhaps you thankful for. My kids used to groan a might wish to take a moment and bit when they were younger about my ask yourself what YOU are thank- insistence to do this (but always came ful for in your life, and share it up with a doozy of a "thankful‖ any- with those whom you care about. WHO ARE YOUR ANCESTORS? Letter to the Editor GHHS of has people to help you! ancestry.com is available for research Thank you so much for the wonder- Thanks again for a great story. Wednesday's 10 - 3 at 110 County Rd. 49 Bobcaygeon ful piece you placed in the Septem- Gord & June Daniels, ber issue of the Gazette. We were World's Littlest Bookshop, Kinmount

705 - 738 - 0100 surprised and delighted to find it. First search free then $5.00 charge applies unless you are a member or join at a cost of $15.00 a year. You covered every aspect superbly. Large supply of books & family trees. It was a great piece of writing and whichever of you or all of you who are responsible for composing it are to be congratulated. Spot the Shot Recaptured Last month‘s Spot the Shot: Sandy Beach Parking Lot at Crystal Lake during the Triathlon.

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Side Roads of Kinmount: Baddow Part 1 Brenda Mulholland In the south-west corner of Somer- who were among the first settlers, Mixed Media Artist ville Township lies the community but when a post office was estab- of Baddow. It‘s boundaries are lished, the name Baddow was adopt- I could hand draw your Coboconk & to the ed. The Baddow :Post Office was new Home or west, the Burnt River to the east opened in 1875, and closed in 1912 rustic Cottage, and south and the Baseline Road to when rural mail delivery was or your Favourite Pet ! the north. Baddow was the earliest brought in. During its history, the settlement in Baddow post office had only 2 post- with settlers arriving via Fenelon masters: Mrs Ruth Eades and Mrs Full Watercolour or Falls as early as 1854. The area Elizabeth Salter! Most of the Pencil + Ink Sketches contains some of the best farmland Baddow residents were added to

B+W $100. + in the township, with much of the RR#2 Burnt River. Colour $200. + old farms still in operation today. There was no ―Business Section‖ in matting & framing avail. The name Baddow derives from a the Baddow community. There were village and manor house in Eng- the usual churches and schools, but Makes a land (a constant theme in our his- no stores in the area. Baddow resi- wonderful Gift ! tory). dents accessed stores and services in Settlement reached Fenelon Falls Fenelon Falls, Coboconk and Burnt Please call me for details in the 1830s, but Somerville River; according to which one was (705) 488-1574 Township, despite being surveyed, the closest geographically. The Vic- [email protected] did not attract any settlers until the toria Railway did run through the www.BrendaMulholland.com 1850s. The western lots of Somer- eastern edge of the community, but ville were surveyed in long, nar- the nearest station was at Burnt Riv- row strips fronting on Balsam er. On the western side, the - Brenda sept & oct ad Lake and the . This strip Nipissing Railway terminated at was called the Front Range. The Coboconk, giving Baddow residents Front Range started at the Fenelon a choice of railway services! The Township border just north of Cameron Colonization Road (now Rosedale and ended at Norland. Highway # 35) ran through the Front Lots 1 -35 were part of the Range lots from Rosedale to Baddow community. The commu- Coboconk giving the community a nity also consisted of lots east of road access. This Road, while not as the Front Range to the Burnt River famous or as prosperous as the Bob- in concessions 1 -5 of Somerville caygeon Road, did provide an im- Township. The area was so large portant road access to the outside (and settled) that it was serviced world after 1870. by 2 school sections: SS # 4 and While later land grants were free, SS # 9. The settlement was origi- Somerville lands had to be pur- nally called the ―Eades Settle- chased. Lumber speculators pur- ment‖ after the 4 Eades brothers chased many lots around the town- ship for the white pine, but the Eades family paid $80 per 100 acre parcel in 1853. Four brothers pioneered at Baddow, moving from West Hill in Scarborough Township the ―Back Continued p. 17

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FREE FAMILY to scare you HALLOWEEN PARTY 6:30 - 9:00 pm Saturday Oct. 24 Kinmount Community Centre 10 am - noon Tuesdays & Thursdays COSTUME CONTESTS & GAMES! Kinmount Community Centre DANCING! Call 705.488.3044 for info SNACKS! FUN! 2nd Tuesday Each Month Donations for Food Bank Appreciated 5:30 - 7:00 pm Sponsored by Kinmount Community Centre Board St. James Anglican Church Highland Dancing Kinmount Tuesday evenings A special grand Kinmount Community Centre champion at For more information or to register contact Kinmount Fair. One, Two, Breanne at 705-455-7430 Buckle My Shoe Fun, Friendship & Adventure! A Pre-school Program After School Sparks, Brownies for 1 - 3 year olds Drop-In Fun! Guides & Pathfinders 1st Thursday monthly Mondays 6:30 pm 2 pm at Kinmount Library Kinmount Community Centre Kinmount Library 4:30 pm Tuesdays To Register Call 705-488-3199 Call 705.488.2919 for more info

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Keep smiling willingly gives much of her time The Hot Stove Leak by Lynne Kilby and please and energy to many of its activities, October brings traditions and my Gift #2: Name that Pic! remember to notably her role as publisher of the friends, I have not forgotten my What is the name of this contact me at 705-488- Kinmount Gazette and chief organ- tradition of giving you your an- famous 1942 Norman 2919 or email: izer of the first-ever edition of Kin- nual Thanksgiving gift. But first Rockwell painting featuring a [email protected] to mount Highland Games, held this please join me in sending a huge family gathered at the table with share news. Happy Thanksgiv- past July. This event was an un- thank you to our advertisers, pa- a large turkey on the platter? ing! qualified success and has put our trons and contributors for their ANSWERS: Page 12 JANE AUSTIN community on the map, province- community spirit through their CITIZEN OF THE YEAR wide. As a caring, lifelong member wonderful support of the Kin- On Thursday Sept. 4, Kin- of this community, she often ex- mount Gazette. Without them the mount & District Lions Club claims, ‗Yes, I live in Kinmount, Gazette would not be possible. awarded the Gazette‘s own the centre of the universe!‘‖ Sincere thanks also to you, our Jane Austin as Kinmount Citi- faithful readers, for all your feed- zen of the Year. The award was back. I am thankful to live in presented by Kinmount Lions such a caring community. And president J.C. Lagrange at Kin- finally, it is now time for your mount Fair. J.C. stated ―This presents. This year there are 3. year‘s winner of the Kinmount Enjoy! Gift #1...instead of the Citizen of the Year is someone usual poem it‘s a … who in their professional life Turkey Time Quiz! has demonstrated abilities in 1.Turkeys can drown if they look motivating and leading others, up in the rain. while remaining an active and True or False? hands-on team player. That 2. How fast can a wild turkey Gift #3: The Horn of Plenty person has set goals for them- run? Otherwise know as a cornuco- selves that celebrate the EMILY PEARSON (a) 7 mph (b) 11 mph pia, is a curved horn with fruits strength and accomplishments 2015 KINMOUNT (c) 18 mph (d) 25 mph and flowers spilling from its of their colleagues, but also FAIR AMBASSADOR 3. How fast can a wild turkey open mouth. It is a common patiently works in advocating Congratulations to Kinmount resi- fly? symbol of abundance and the for less advantaged and who dent Emily Pearson, the new Kin- (a) 20 mph (b) 27 mph earth's bounty hence its use at are coping with challenges in mount Fair Ambassador. Emily was (c) 45 mph (d) 55 mph Thanksgiving to celebrate the their daily lives. This year‘s born and raised in the Kinmount 4. Turkey meat is good for you harvest season. The symbol's winner is the current principal community so is very knowledgea- because it is lower in cholesterol origin lies in Greek mythology. of Bobcaygeon Public School. ble about Kinmount & area. Being than a lot of other meat. Legend says that Zeus, the king She willingly shares her talents involved in Kinmount Fair comes True or False? of the gods, was raised by a and personal strengths in her to her naturally as she comes from 5. Baby turkeys are called? foster mother named Amal- many volunteer roles in the a family very active in volunteering (a) Chicks thaea, who was either a goat or community. She volunteers on at the Fair. This past summer Emily (b) Poults a goddess who tended a goat. the Kinmount Bursary Com- worked at the Tourist Information (c) Tommies Either way, she fed the infant mittee, the St. Patrick‘s Church Booth at Kinmount Railway Station (d) Gobblers god goat's milk. One day one of Advisory Board and is an providing information to visitors. 6. Turkey eggs are brown. the goat's horns broke off. active member of the Kin- Emily will represent Kinmount at True or False? Amalthaea filled the horn with mount Committee for Planning various functions including the 7. The skin that hangs over a fruits and flowers and gave it to and Economic Development, Ontario Fair Convention in Febru- turkey's beak is its snood. Zeus, who graciously placed it where she lends her organiza- ary at the Royal York Hotel and the True or False? in the sky, where it became a tional and technological skills. CNE Fair Ambassador Competition 8. The dangling skin under a constellation. As part of this community, she in August 2016. turkey's neck is called? (a) Wattle (b) Weedle BCH Tax Preparation Accounting/Bookkeeping (c) Wuddle (d) Waddle 3235 County Road 121 Government Remittances 9. Strathroy, Ontario is the R.R. #2 Burnt River ON Payroll world's largest producer of K0M 1C0 Personal Tax Returns turkey eggs. Barry Heaton True or False? Phone 705-488-2228 P.O.S. System Set-up 10. The wild turkey is the only Small Business Set-up type of poultry native to North Mobile 705-340-3942

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EMMA ATKINSON PLAYSCHOOL What a great summer! And what great tal- RECEIVES IS BACK! ent! Thanks to everyone who supported a FFSS SHAUN CHAPMAN Every Tuesday & Thursday morning from fantastic summer season at Music in the MEMORIAL AWARD 10 am till noon the Kinmount Community Park. Hope to see you next year on Thurs- Each year Fenelon Falls Secondary School Centre is transformed into a haven of fun days at 6:30 pm down by the riverside at selects a graduating student from the Kin- for the little ones. Pre-school kids delight in Austin Sawmill Heritage Park. mount area who has demonstrated Good a variety of toys, circle, snack & craft time The lucky 50/50 winners this season were: Citizenship. Congratulations to Emma Rae and learn how to share and socialize while July 9th $81.00 Barb Hogben Atkinson, the first recipient of the Shaun they‘re at it, all in the comfort of their care- July 16th $115.00 Lynn Scott Chapman Memorial Award of $200. Emma giver. The program is free. Snacks provided July 30th $57.50 Maureen Patrick was extremely thankful and honoured to by Shop ‗n‘ Save. For more information Aug. 6th $75.00 Lynne Kilby receive the award and is using the funds contact Liz at 705-488-3044. Aug. 13th $105.00 Linda Robertson towards her post-secondary education. The 1ST KINMOUNT Aug. 27th $80.00 June Ross award is made possible through funds ini- GUIDING UNIT NEWS Thanks to Mary Ann Styles for helping tially raised to create a skateboard park in Once again the Sparks, Brownies & Girl with 50/50 tickets. memory of Shaun Chapman, a young area Guides have been busy creating scarecrows lad and good citizen who lost his life in a to add festive spirit to the downtown core car accident. Since the skateboard park did for Thanksgiving. Hope you enjoy their not become a reality, the funds are now be- creations! Thanks to Austin Lumber and all ing dispersed in various ways to benefit area who donated materials. The girls send youth. thanks to the Kinmount & District Lions WHAT’S UP AT KINMOUNT Club for their recent donation. The girls join ARTISANS MARKETPLACE the Harvest Homecoming Festivities on Kids Summer Craft Program Thanksgiving Saturday with a Mint Cookie Thanks to all who donated time and exper- Sales Table. For a perfect addition to your tise for the Kids Summer Craft Program. Thanksgiving table make sure to stop by to Thanks also, to the kids who came out to meet the girls and purchase some delicious enjoy craft time fun! cookies! Girls & their families plan to at- Summer Draw Winners tend the Haunted Village at Kawartha Set- The Summer Draw was free for all visitors tlers Village on Oct. 17. Thanks to J. & K. to enter. Lucky winners are: Devitt Transportation Services for offering Peter Nymaid of Minden - vase donated by to donate a bus. For information on joining Local Country Legend Johnny Burke closed Sheila Brenchley. Paulette Strang of Kin- the unit please call 705-488-2919 or visit out this year’s Music in the Park Series on mount - pottery tray & condiment dish do- girlguides.ca. Thursday, August 27. Johnny was inducted nated by Bernie Nicholson. Chris Reed of NEWS FROM MUSIC IN THE PARK into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fenwick - Kinmount Golf Shirt donated by Fame in 2012. the Kinmount Committee for Planning & Economic Development (KCPED), Kathy Erb of Keswick - stained glass maple leaf donated by Linda McGillivray. Megan Ow- ens of Scarborough - Loon Welcome Sign donated by Raquel Linton, Dawn Wilson of Port Perry - Art Set donated by Patti Fleury. Harvest Homecoming Check out special demonstrations at the Marketplace on Thanksgiving Saturday. Free Draw too! New Hours The Marketplace is open daily until Thanks- giving Monday. After that hours are Thurs- day to Sunday 10 am to 4pm until mid June. Mistletoe Magic Discover an enchanting array of unique Above: Emily Pearson is the 2015/16 Kin- hand crafted items just perfect for gift giv- mount Fair Ambassador; Top Left: Kin- ing, 10 am - 2 pm at Kinmount Community mount Lions present donation to the Kin- Centre, Saturday, November 14. Bake Sale, mount Guiding Unit; Bottom Left: Fair Draws, Luncheon & Festive Music. Dona- Ambassador Emily Pearson meets Doc tions for Food Bank appreciated. Walker following their performance at the KINMOUNT Grandstand Show at Kinmount Fair Page 11 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

The Hot Stove Leak cont. UPCOMING EVENTS ONGOING ACTIVITIES Oct. 8 Casino Rama Trip sponsored by Kin- Tai Chi Mondays & Thursdays, 10am - noon KAWARTHA SETTLERS VILLAGE mount Seniors. Bus leaves Legion parking lot at Galway Hall. BOBCAYGEON 9am. Return 4pm. $5.00. Free lunch. To reserve Seniors Cards Potluck Lunch, 12:30 pm a spot call 705-488-2669. Mondays Bid Euchre 1 pm at Legion. Oct.10 Harvest Homecoming activities at Messy Church 1st Tuesday monthly 5:30 Railway Station.& Artisans Marketplace. pm. St. James Anglican Church. Oct. 10 Last chance of the season for Kinmount Public Library: Kinmount Farmer's Market 9am - 2pm Tues. & Thurs 11am - 7 pm, Sat. 9 am - 1 pm Austin Sawmill Heritage Park. Kids Reading Program Tuesdays at 4:30 pm Oct. 17 Friends of the Library Book Sale 9am Pre-School Program first Thursday monthly - 1pm lower level Kinmount Library. 2 pm Call 705-488-3199 to register. Oct. 17 Moving Sale begins at Quilter‘s Inn. Kinmount Playschool Tuesdays & Thurs- Oct. 19 Election Day days 10am - noon Kinmount Community Ctr. Oct. 21 Big Buck Bid Euchre 11am at Kin- Highland Dancing Tuesday evenings at Kin- mount Legion. $10 includes lunch. mount Community Centre. 705-455-7430. Oct. 24 Dinner/Loonie Auction at Legion Cards Wednesdays 7 pm. Irondale Comm. Oct. 24 Free Family Halloween Party 6:30 - Ctr. Donation $2 appreciated. Potluck snacks. 9:00 pm Kinmount Community Centre. Please Foot Care 1st Thursday monthly at Kin- bring food bank donation. mount Medical Centre. Call 705-488-2205. Oct. 27 Lunch at the Legion 11 am - 1 pm Knitting Club Thursdays 1 pm No experi- Spooky fun waits at 85 Dunn St. Bob- Oct. 28 Diners Dinner noon Burnt River Ctr. ence needed. St James Anglican Church. caygeon, Saturday, Oct. 17, at Kawartha Oct. 31 Halloween Meat Draw at Legion Friday Night Bingo 6:45 pm Royal Settlers‘ Village. Highlights include: The 5 pm with rock & roll musician Jeff Moulton. Canadian Legion $300.00 Must Go Jackpot. Haunted Barn in the Carriage House, the Kinmount Farmer’s Market Saturdays kid friendly Drive Shed, bobbing for 9 am - 2 pm. Austin Sawmill Park. apples and marshmallows, kids crafts, a Tell your friends you Kids Zone Sundays, 11am Kinmount magic show by the Great Bobolini, plus read it in the Baptist Church. so much more! Kinmount Gazette! Highlands Cinemas 705-488-2107.

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Congratulations to the Freeman family who were honoured guests at the Kin- Bark Lake Cultural Developments is in the mount Fair Opening Ceremonies. The process of restoring, developing and pre- Freemans have been making & selling Canadian troops attend a Thanksgiving serving the Irondale Church and Parish fudge for the masses at Kinmount Fair service in the bombed-out Cambrai Cathedral, Hall heritage buildings with a view to edu- for 40 years! That’s a lot of fudge! in France in October 1918 cate the public and commemorate the site. Page 12 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Federal Election 2015 mount area this election. Galway Township ing returning office or simply show up on (and the other 5 northern townships of Pe- election day and be ―sworn in‖ as a voter. On October 19 of this year will hold terborough County have been taken away All you need is identification such as driv- a federal election. Canada uses an electoral from Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock er‘s licence or passport and proof you live system called ―First Past The Post‖. The and added to the riding of Peterborough- in the riding. The last proof may be any id entire country is divided into 338 electoral Kawartha. Somerville, Lutterworth and with your address on it including tax bill, divisions popularly called ridings or constit- Snowdon Townships are still part of the phone/hydro bill, etc. You may vote in an uencies. These ridings are constituted by Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock riding. advance poll before the election or on poll- population. The population of ridings vary Here is a list of candidates to date for both ing day at your assigned polling station. by province due to a complicated series of ridings: (candidates have until September Galway residents will be voting at the Gal- rules, but in Ontario, the average riding con- 30 to register) way Hall. Somerville residents will cast tains 100,000 – 120,000 people. Each rid- Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock their ballots at the Kinmount Baptist ing elects one Member of Parliament in the Conservative – Jaime Schmale Church. Snowdon & Lutterworth residents: election. The winning candidate is the one Liberal – David Marquis the polling place location was not known at with the most votes. The Prime Minister is NDP – Mike Perry press time. (usually) the leader of the political party Green Party – Bill MacCallum with the most MPs elected to the House of Peterborough-Kawartha Commons. It is a simple system where the Conservative – Michael Skinner winner is clear on election night. Kinmount Liberal – Maryam Monsef For this year‘s election, the riding bounda- NDP – Dave Nickle ries have been changed or revised. Every 10 Green Party – Doug Mason years or so, the Federal Government chang- Forces et Democratie – Toban Leckie es the riding boundaries based on census In order to vote, you must be 18 years or returns on population. Last election there over, a Canadian citizen and live in the rid- were 308 ridings across Canada. But due to ing in which you wish to vote. Confirmation population growth, 30 more ridings have post cards should be arriving at your home been added. Ontario went from 107 to 122 soon. If you are not on the voter‘s list, you ridings under this change. These riding may still get included by contacting the rid- boundary changes have affected the Kin-

Page 13 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development The Icelandic Saga Part III The railway work was difficult and new to before the railway. Work was available in ble for farming. Thus only scattered lots the Icelandic navvies. Railways were un- the lumber camps or sawmills, but to say the were left by 1875. But many families did known in Iceland. The duties assigned con- Icelanders were unskilled for these jobs is an locate on future farms in 1875. sisted of preparing the road bed for the rail- understatement. Iceland is too cold for most By June 1875, 31 Icelanders had left Hay- way. This included felling trees, leveling a larger trees and the great forests of Canada ford and settled on their own land. The lots road bed by filling in ravines and blasting were frightening to the newcomers. (An old were in Snowdon and Lutterworth Town- out rock cuts. Most of the earth/rock mov- joke goes ―How do you find your way out of ships, all within a 9 mile radius of Kin- ing was done by pick, shovel and wheelbar- an Icelandic forest: stand up!) The lumber mount. Most were empty lots, but a few lots row. For workers who didn‘t want to be industry was not an option. had been partially cleared or previously there in the first place, the work must have Farm labourer was another option. But pio- occupied. One settlers, Johann Jonsson, been depressing. Winter added to the neer subsistence agriculture did not offer rented a farm in Snowdon 6 miles northeast gloom. As fate would have it, the winter of much in the way of paid positions. The farm- of Kinmount, for $40 a year. It was de- 1874/5 was colder and snowier than normal. ers were poor and struggling and didn‘t have scribed thusly: Progress on the railway seemed painfully the cash to hire workers. Besides, most of ―There were good buildings on the farm slow. The main operations of the Hayford the labour involved chopping trees and with 70 acres cleared. Johann and his family crew were a large trestle over Crego Creek, stumping (see above about trees). Some moved there during the summer of 1875. He rock cuts between here and Kinmount and farmers were willing to hire labourers for planted in the spring 2 acres of beans, and several major fills in the same sector. room and board only, a situation not suitable his father grew 6 acres of oats, also a lot of (Remember: railways need level grades: for men with families. A few single men did potatoes. They bought 3 cows for produce only 3% grade is the maximum) accept these positions and single girls could and expected they would have a good profit Railway work proceeded sporadically hire out as domestics in richer houses or from this understaking, but that was not to throughout the winter of 1874/5. But in businesses. But here the language barrier be. They moved to new Iceland () March disaster struck when the Victoria raised its ugly head. Only one Icelander (Jon in the fall of 1875, but had no time to sell Railway Company ran out of money and Janasson) was fluent in English. And there their harvest before setting out. They got suspended operations. The Icelanders were was no school yet. Those without families only half the value of the cows, and sold unemployed. There was no social safety net began to drift away from Hayford looking only a small amount of the harvested hay.‖ as exists today. Alternative sources of em- for work or even room and board. Most The farm in question was almost certainly ployment had to be found to feed the fami- gravitated to Fenelon Falls or Lindsay or the future farm of the Carr family on Lot 15, lies, immediately! 1870s Kinmount was not even further searching for casual labour Concession 1 of Snowdon at Furnace Falls. a rich or prosperous community in the era found in urban centres such as Toronto. Harold Carr believed a log shanty (still) on But the family groups were prevented from the farm dated from this era. such migration. They turned Besides settling on local farms, many Ice- to another choice: starting landic families from Hayford moved east to Hodgson Brothers their own farm. William settle with other Icelanders at Markdale in Hartle, Crown Land Agent Nova Scotia. An agent of the Nova Scotia Lumber based in Minden, was as- Government (Johannes Agngrimsson) signed the task of fitting the showed up in Kinmount in the fall of 1874 Cedar decking, Assorted lumber Icelandic families on their to recruit the disillusioned group from Hay- Trim & V joint, Custom sawing own farms. An earlier at- ford. The offer, besides free land, Included a tempt in the winter to match cookstove, household appliances, provisions Burnt River, Ontario Icelanders with prospective for a year and $11 in cash! Over the next 705-454-2219 farms had ended in disaster. few months, 80 residents from Hayford Heavily treed lots in January drifted east to the Markdale settlement. The 705-454-8151 did not appeal to tree-fearing Markdale story can be found in the Gazette Icelanders. But in the spring issue of Sept. 2012. The Markdale settlers (1875), the land looked more came straight to Nova Scotia from Iceland, verdant and appealing. The and like the Kinmount settlement, was a Icelanders had originally failure. With 5 years, both settlements were wished to settle in a group in abandoned and most of the settlers had Canada, to support each other moved to New Iceland (Gimli, Manitoba). and mitigate assimilation. The Kinmount group left first (September, This was impractical in the 1875) and later recruited the disillusioned Taoist Tai Chi Classes Kinmount area. Previous Markdale settlers to join them. Kinmount at the Galway Hall settlers had settled on much The Icelandic settlers at Hayford also faced Mondays 10:00 am – noon of the better farmland. And the issue of food supplies. Many decided to Thursdays 10:00 am – noon most of the land was unsuita- Continued on p. 16 Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi™ - Registered Charity #11893 4371 RR0001 Page 14 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Summer in Kinmount

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The Icelandic Saga Part III, continued from p. 14 skip the railway agency ―meal plan‖ and tys in Hayford. Fifty-three were living on became involved with the Icelanders has cook for themselves. Supplies were hard to farms around Kinmount., and 24 (mostly been told in a previous Gazette article. In a find in pioneer Kinmount and exceedingly children) had died. The rest had dispersed nut shell, his neice, Caroline Taylor, was expensive in the local stores. All goods had throughout the province to find work. About visiting her uncle stationed in Haliburton to be teamed up the Bobcaygeon Road by 50 were already in Nova Scotia. A group County and happened to take the stage coach horse in 1874 (the Railway was still 2 years were working in Millbrook. The Icelandic service from Bobcaygeon to Minden. Kin- away!) To overcome this adversity, Sigtt- colony was dissolving. mount was a stop on the way, and she saw ryggur Jonasson partnered with a local mer- A special meeting was held in Kinmount on Icelandic Women on the main street dressed chant (James Wilson) and set upon a gen- May 30 to plan for future moves. In 1875 in their native garb. Their costumes made eral store on the Main St of Kinmount. Northwest Fever was running amok in the them stand out and Caroline inquired who Fridjon Fridriksson was hired as clerk to area. Rumours had it good farmland at they were. She was informed by a local of talk Icelandic with the Hayford settlers. cheap prices was available in the newly- the plight of the Icelandic community. In- While the new business conquered the lan- purchased Northwest Territories (Prairies) trigued, she passed on the story to her uncle guage barrier, it did not conquer the price of Canada and the new province of Manito- John who adopted the cause of the Iceland- problem. A Hayford settler named Sigurpall ba. Likewise in the USA, land west of the ers. Gudlaugsson, wrote a letter to relatives back Mississippi River was available for farmers. On their behalf, John Taylor lobbied the fed- in Iceland grumbling about the prices: A large number of Kinmount residents in- eral government in Ottawa. Lord Dufferin, ―Everything is rather expensive here cluding the McArthurs, Clarkes, Camerons the current Governor-General, had a soft (Kinmount), as can be expected, having and Dawsons had already left for these spot for Iceland, having toured the island and landed in the worst possible spot in Ontario. greener fields. Good reports were filtering written a book about the island. Dufferin Jonasson brought us here and built his back to Kinmount about the quality of farm- arranged for a government grant to allow the house where he can set up a store, and sells land on these new frontiers. It was decided Kinmount Colony to relocate in the recently to the Icelanders. He has to fetch product that an exploratory party from Hayford be opened Northwest Territories. This grant of from Toronto which is 100 miles away. He sent to Manitoba to check out the opportuni- $5,000 was unusual as the governments of has to price them high to cover his costs. ties. The party of 5 men included Sigtryg- the 1870s did not make it a policy to subsi- Beef costs 6-7 cents a pound, bacon 10-12 gur Jonasson and John Taylor. The party dize settlers in cash. The deal was contingent cents, a barrel of flower $5-6. A barrel of were delayed, but left for Winnipeg on July of the Icelanders moving to the Canadian rye flour is $5-6. A pound of coffee is 30 2. Prairies (and not the USA!) and Taylor act- cents, a pound of sugar 12 cents. Footwear The story of how John Taylor, a Baptist ing as their agent (at $100 per month). is better priced here than at home.‖ missionary from the Shanty Men‘s Mission Jonasson had a deal with the Department of Immigration to supply the Icelanders who were willing to work. He extended credit to the settlers, but was warned to not exceed the amount of their wages. But this policy was impractical to enforce. Sporadic work and then no work at all left Jonasson with considerable debt s accumulated by Iceland- ers who couldn‘t pay. Requests to the gov- ernment to cover the credit extended to the needy at Hayford were refused. Yet Jonas- son still did his best to keep feeding his fel- low countrymen in need. No evidence could be found to wrap up the dealings of the Ice- landic Store on the Main St of Kinmount, but you can guess what befell it. Goodwill can only go so far. By May 1875 it was clear the Icelandic col- ony at Kinmount was failing. The railway work was suspended in March and showed Fridjon & Gudny Fridricksson 1875 Storekeepers at Kinmount no signs of starting again. On May 29 Sitrigyr Jonasson, the official government St. Patrick’s CWL invites you agent, submitted a report on the Hayford to have the new carillon ring settlement. Of the original 352 passengers for a special intention. who arrived on St Patrick in September For info call Cheryl 1874, only 115 were still living at the shan- 705-488-2724

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Side Roads of Kinmount cont. from p. 8 In the south-west corner of Somer- Range started at the Fenelon Town- ville Township lies the community ship border just north of Rosedale of Baddow. It‘s boundaries are and ended at Norland. Lots 1 -35 Coboconk & Balsam Lake to the were part of the Baddow communi- west, the Burnt River to the east ty. The community also consisted and south and the Baseline Road to of lots east of the Front Range to the north. Baddow was the earliest the Burnt River in concessions 1 -5 settlement in Somerville Township of Somerville Township. The area with settlers arriving via Fenelon was so large (and settled) that it was Falls as early as 1854. The area serviced by 2 school sections: SS # contains some of the best farmland 4 and SS # 9. The settlement was in the township, with much of the originally called the ―Eades Settle- old farms still in operation today. ment‖ after the 4 Eades brothers The name Baddow derives from a who were among the first settlers, village and manor house in Eng- but when a post office was estab- land (a constant theme in our histo- lished, the name Baddow was ry). adopted. The Baddow :Post Office Settlement reached Fenelon Falls in was opened in 1875, and closed in the 1830s, but Somerville Town- 1912 when rural mail delivery was HEALTH CARE TEAM ship, despite being surveyed, did brought in. During its history, the Top left: Dr. Elena Mihu, not attract any settlers until the Baddow post office had only 2 post- Top right: Physiotherapist 1850s. The western lots of Somer- masters: Mrs Ruth Eades and Mrs Sandra Butler ville were surveyed in long, narrow Elizabeth Salter! Most of the Bottom: Receptionists Nellie strips fronting on Balsam Lake and Baddow residents were added to Gluck & Lisa Russell the Gull River. This strip was RR#2 Burnt River. called the Front Range. The Front James Sandford Map Legend Registered 1. SS # 4 Baddow School Massage Therapist 2. Baddow Post Office 3. SS # 9 Glendown School 705 488 1384 4. Mitchell‘s Bridge over Burnt River For multiple health issues or just relaxation! 5. Cameron Colonization Road (now Highway # 35) Home visits available after FREE consultation. 6. Balsam Lake Get the most of your benefits, receipts issued. 7. Burnt River Mitchell’s Bridge Opens Gail’s Craft Creations Knitting & So Much More 4084 Country Rd. 121 (Main Street) Kinmount, On K0M 2A0 705 457 7103

Visit our Left: Mitchell’s Bridge Before Improved (1926) & After (2015) Northline Road. Above: A large crowd RAILWAY attends the Dedication of the new bridge Sept.9 MUSEUM

Page 17 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Hwy. 35 & County Rd. 45 Victoria Pony Club News Norland Congratulations to Alexis Vahey Reese Anderson on Gus – Reserve  Fresh baked goodies from Crystal Lake for a double set Champion  Fresh sandwiches & wraps of good news. Lexie was selected Klohe Barrett on Hardy – 4th  Gluten free products to not one, but two Canadian Reegan Anderson on Morgan – 5th Teams! She was named a member Riley Campbell on Rocky  Gourmet coffee of the Pony Club Prince Phillip Preliminary Training Division  Organic tea Monday - Satur- Games Team for Canada after a Amelia Austin on Kaya – Grand day 8 am - 5 pm  Specialty drinks recent try-out camp held in Nova Champion with Take a break. Stop in and enjoy a treat! Scotia. The PPG Team is com- Emma Pickens on Sierra – Reserve Thursday & Friday prised of 5 Pony Club riders from Champion all across Canada. They will com- Training Division pete with Pony Club teams from the Lexie Vahey on Diesel – Grand Kinmount Farmers’ Market USA, Australia and Britain in the Champion World Championships to be held Ryan Simmons on Nicki – Reserve next year in Australia! Way to go Champion Explore our market! Lexie! That was a great showing! The Vic- Alexis was also selected for the toria riders captured championships Saturdays, 9 am - 2 pm Canadian International Mounted in 3 of the 4 divisions. Way to go! Games (IMG) Team. This involves And for any aspiring riders out “Harvest Homecoming” an expedition to Florida later this there, the Victoria Pony Club will Saturday, October 10th year. Your fellow pony clubbers are be having its initial meeting for the excited for you! upcoming year after Thanksgiving. Results of the recent COR (Central The Pony Club year starts with Ontario Region) Dressage Finals educational meetings and in the include the following results for spring… we ride! Pony Club is Victoria Pony Club: open to all youth between the ages Starter Division of 6 and 25. For further information Julianna Austin on Peanut – Grand contact Julie Austin 488-2291 or Champion Guy Scott 488-3182 or any VPC member. At Austin Sawmill Park Call 705 - 488 - 3250 or 416 - 986 - 7216 Raccoons in your attic? Beavers eating your deck?

Call Rick @ 705-488-3191 Professional Trapper Congratulations to Fully licensed & insured Victoria Pony Club Members for a great showing. They cap- tured championships is 3 of 4 divisions. Alexis Saturday, Oct. 17 Vahey (far right) was selected to 2 Canadian 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. teams and will travel to Florida & Australia Lower Level to compete. Kinmount Library

Page 18 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development History of Sparky the Fire Dog Dorothy’s Delights It was 1951, and a loaf of bread cost 16 cents. messages. The Times They Are A- By Dorothy Heath Smokey Bear was just seven years old. And it Changin’: The ’70s + ’80s From the break- was the year Sparky the Fire Dog was born. up of the Beatles to the end of the Vietnam Hope you enjoy these. He was conceived at the 1950 National Fire War to the introduction of the Walkman, the Cranberry Pear Crisp Prevention Association's Annual Meeting. 1970s were a time of profound and rapid 4 cups pears peeled and chopped (4 or 5 The association announced that the Advertis- change and Sparky followed suit. He started large) ing Council had approved a national fire- the 1970s pretty much unchanged from the 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries prevention campaign to be launched. The new ‘50s and ‘60s — and then, like society 1/2 cup white sugar initiative needed a symbol, and it was a no- around him, he went through some radical 1 tbsp cornstarch brainer. Inspired by the success of Smokey changes. While he continued teaching im- 2 tsp cinnamon (divided) Bear, a Dalmatian character was created using portant fire-safety messages, his entire look 1 cup rolled oats the dog traditionally associated with the fire changed. His appearance was influenced by 3/4 cup a/p flour service. The rest, as they say, is history, as pop art and the trends of the times, from 1/2 cup packed brown sugar Sparky has become an international figure and bellbottoms to flower-power prints. At 1/2 cup butter melted a beloved advocate for fire safety. Thanks to times, he looked like something from a pop- Toss fruit with sugar, cornstarch & 1 tsp changing times, styles, and influences in cul- art poster, with heavy dark lines, little detail, cinnamon. Put in buttered 8" baking ture and Sparky‘s appearance and personality and simple flat colors. Like a lot of us, dish. Toss remaining ingredients to make have evolved over the years. But his commit- Sparky sometimes cringes when he looks crumb topping and spread over fruit mix. ment to being a spokesdog and communicator back at the fashions of the day. But as socie- Bake at 350 for 55-60 min. of life-saving messages, along with his pride ty pulled back from the excesses of the era Serve warm with ice cream. in representing the fire service, has never wa- toward the end of the decade, Sparky also Sweet - Sour Cabbage vered. Here‘s a look at Sparky through the returned to what he was all about: being a 1 1/2 lbs red or green cabbage (I mix years. The early days: The ‘50s + ‘60s Back firedog. He began to look a little less canine them) in his infancy, Sparky sometimes appeared and a bit more like a firefighter, with his 2 medium apples stern and serious, even a bit of an alarmist — Timberland-style boots, cuffed jeans, and 1/2 cup Cola perhaps a reflection of the era, with its Cold suspenders. This new no-nonsense look, 2 tbsp vinegar War tensions and fear of the atom bomb. which he took into the ‘80s, marked the 2 tbsp brown sugar Sparky was using the tone and style of the beginning of the cur- rent Sparky era. A 2 tbsp bacon drippings time to tap into people‘s concerns and fear of Modern Dog for Modern Times: The ’00s 1 tsp salt fire to reach them. More so than today‘s + Beyond Sparky‘s only undergone a few 1/2 -1 tsp caraway seeds Sparky, this early Sparky bore a close resem- nips and tucks since the big makeover; he‘s Shred cabbage (about 3 cups). Core and blance to an actual Dalmatian, with a canine currently drawn with a lighter, smoother dice apples. Toss everything in a pan, snout and a long tail. At the same time, line, to give him a more contemporary look, cover and simmer until tender (about 25 though, he was a bit nattier than the average and he‘s jumped on the physical-fitness min) Stir occasionally. Serve warm. dog, frequently sporting a tie and button-down bandwagon for a more ―buff‖ bod. Sparky‘s shirt. There was sometimes an air of improvi- makeover has extended beyond his appear- Cranberry Trivia sation about his appearance, since style guide- ance; it also includes his personality. Alt- Cranberries are native only to North lines dictating his appearance had yet to be hough he‘s still serious when it comes to his America. Natives used cranberries for developed; early costumed Sparkies occasion- messages, gone is the stern and sometimes dyes, medicine & to make pemmican. ally had to settle for markings better suited to harsh attitude that he adopted in his youth. The name came from settlers who a leopard than a Dalmatian. Sparky lost his He‘s become a kinder, gentler Sparky, em- thought the blossoms were shaped like a tail sometime in the early 1960s, and while phasizing positive messaging in a way that‘s crane‘s head. Settlers made cranberry still serious about teaching the dangers of fire, more appealing to children. juice in 1683. Possible health benefits he was becoming less threatening with his include less risk of urinary tract infec- tion, prevention of some cancer, im- proved immune system & lower blood pressure. And finally what are unhappy cranberries called? Blueberries! Ha! Happy Thanksgiving!

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 441 Royal Canadian Legion by Cathy King John McGrath With summer‘s end, we have many Liver & Onions or alternate. Cof- Branch 441 ongoing and special events planned. fee, tea & dessert, and a ―smile‖ Kinmount, Ontario Monday Nights: Fall/Winter Mixed from your friendly servers. Mark 705-488-3462 Euchre. your calendars for Sat. Oct, 24, An- Tuesdays: Sign Language. Learn the nual Dinner & Loonie Auction. $12 alphabet, common names & phrases. person. Thanks to favourite Auc- HALL RENTALS Wednesdays: Fall/Winter Mixed tioneer Doug Pearson who leads us 705-488-3462 Dart League 7:30 p.m. Seasoned or into temptation to part with our new players welcome. loonies. On Oct. 31 at 5pm talented Fridays: Bingo 6:45 p.m. $300.00 Jeff Moulton is back by popular Kinmount Fair 2015 Must Go Jackpot. demand to entertain with rock & roll Saturdays: Meat Draws from 5pm. at our Halloween Meat Draw. Come Win many great prizes. out for a great afternoon and even- We wish to thank our many volunteers, Big Buck Bid Euchre Wed. Oct. 21 ing of Halloween treats! For more “Friends of the Fair” and loyal fair-goers. 11am $10.00 includes lunch. info please call 705-488-3462 or Your support is greatly appreciated! Tuesday Lunch Fans – last lunch of check out our Facebook page. the season Oct. 27, 11am to 1pm, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

~ Board of Directors In the Lions Den by Dave Anderson Kinmount Agricultural Society Time flies when you‘re having fun. planning projects, sponsorship & I guess everyone in our community fundraisers. If interested in helping can attest to that. Summer is gone, we‘d be happy to have you. Contact kids are back at school & fall is Trish at 705-400-9918. Hopefully here. It‘s time to get back on track you‘ve seen the sculpted bench with a & look towards Thanksgiving & bear at each end, one about to catch a Christmas. For many Kinmount Fair fish, the other clasping a fish. Tickets Main Street Kinmount is the grand finale of summer. On are $5 or 3 for $10. They are going Kawartha Credit Union is a full-service financial Sept. 3 Kinmount Lions hosted their fast so get yours while you can. The institution with 25 branches annual Monster Bingo. Although it draw is Mon. Oct. 12 at 12 pm at Kin- in North and East- was warm we had a terrific turnout mount Legion Parking Lot. Congrats from Trenton to Parry Sound & many went home with cash priz- to our Citizen of the Year 2015 – ATM available 24 hours es. Thank you Coby Lions & all JANE AUSTIN. Well Deserved!! 705-488-9963 who came out to make this a suc- We have medical equipment eg: hos- cessful event. Now that we are into pital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, com- fall we are getting back on track modes, bath chairs & crutches to loan with meetings the 1st & 3rd Tues- to area residents in need. For more JC’s Cuts & More day monthly in the lower level of information call Vic 705-488-3053 or JC’s Cuts & More Kinmount Library at 7 pm. We are Dave 705-488-2005.

WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOME The Library Link by Mary Ann Dobsi 4084 MAIN STREET This month has Ontario Public group of people who care about the KINMOUNT Library Week Oct, 17 - 24. During library, please join us Sat, Oct. 17 @ this week I would like volunteers to 10 am in the lower level. This 705-488-1148 come in and teach something in 10 month‘s book sale is Sat. Oct. 17, minutes. It could be anything. Some 9 am - 1 pm. Happy Autumn! ideas are: how to tie fishing lures, City of Kawartha Lakes Public twist a balloon, say something in a Library, Kinmount Branch different language, etc. Please con- THANKSGIVING SUPPER tact the Kinmount Library if you Do you have a for at HARMONY FARM have 10 minutes to spare and share Kinmount Library? NEW MEMBERS Eat In or Take Out something you do. Stop in Oct. 21 for tea/coffee & treats to celebrate. WANTED Order deadline Oct. 5 We are looking for new members to Friends of Kinmount Library 705 488 3300 join the ―Friend‘s of the Library‖. If you want to be a part of a great 705-488-3199 Page 20 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development

Literary Corner: Roses and Thorns Roses & Thorns by Gladys Suggitt: any book full of records and sta- Many books have been written on tistics. Fortunately the art of story communities in our area, but ―Roses -telling as history is being revived And Thorns‖ is one of the most com- in today‘s world. She also ven- plete. Gladys Suggitt lived all her life tured beyond the borders of her in Baddow, a placed settled by her own Baddow into Somerville grandparents in the 1850s. She cap- Township as a whole. The older tures the entire spirit of the commu- generations marked boundaries by nity: both its history and its lifestyles. township or community and She is particularly adept at the cultur- thought in the big picture. We are committed to your health al side of history; everything from Gladys poured her soul into Roses recipes to agriculture to recreation And Thorns. I had the honour of and on and on. Sometimes these eve- knowing Gladys in my youth and ryday aspects of local life and lore have used her writings in many are ignored by historians and writers Gazette articles. Roses And who concentrate on the events and Thorns is just a good read, even if Be a part of the Kinmount Pharmacy Family politics of local life. A good example you don‘t Have your prescriptions filled with us! is her chapter on how the pioneers know the Located at the Medical Centre to serve you better made vinegar; a necessity in pioneer area. Free Medical, Vitamins & Herbal Consultations preserving and an art almost today. Free Medication Review & Delivery To the modern pickler, acetic acid Hours: Mon. to Wed. 9 am to 5:30 pm comes in a jug. Pioneers had no such Thurs. 9 am to 8 pm & Fri. 9 am to 5 pm luxury and were forced to make their own. CGC Ltd. Gladys is also a story-teller in the Warren Gas Services true sense, compiling anecdotes 15 Years Serving Kinmount & Area passed down from other generations that tell as much of the local story as SALES - SERVICE - INSTALLATION PROPANE PRO FURNACES,, FIRE PLACES PHONE BBQ'S, WATER HEATERS

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First Nations Honoured by Nancy Thurston 8th Fire is a First Nations prophesy many Cultural ways. about this time when all people can There were great artists; an Archer; come together and build a new rela- the Minden Fur Harvesters; the Iron- tionship. How do we do this if we dale Historical Society. There were don‘t know each other? the Heritage crafters spinning; weav- The Heritage Complex at the Kin- ing; knitting; rug hooking; tatting; mount Fair this past Labour Day quilting and leather workers. There Weekend provided a wonderful ex- were archeological and informative perience for all those who came and displays, and the Trading Post with participated in this building of rela- furs , traps and items from a way of tionship. life of early times. Anne Taylor, of the Curve Lake Cul- One could relax in the theatre with tural Centre, shared her stories and 8th Fire and The Land Between; Chil- invited us to ask those difficult ques- dren found their place in the toy tions that tend to separate us. She workshop to play and make a feather demonstrated her basket-making and hair piece; the place to eat offered shared her wealth of knowledge. homemade goodies and drinks while Elder Murray Whetung , also of watching and listening to the enter- Curve Lake, graciously met every- tainment on stage. John Foreman, one with a twinkle in his eye; a story the Broadaxe Hewer , was a big hit or a joke and the wisdom of a true with his Appalation Celtic Band. Elder of 94 years. Dorothy Taylor Yes this was a building of relation- drummed and sang in her strong , ship to be sure, and a new beginning lovely voice, and described the rega- for greater understanding in going lia of the dancers and then continued forward. We thank all those who doing her beautiful bead work. participated and volunteered their From Hiawatha First Nations, Kim time and expertise to make this a true Muskratt worked on her porcupine success. quill work and then demonstrated her The Thunderbird Installation in the beautiful womens dance. Her grand- Village of Kinmount, sponsored by daughters danced and drummed and the Kinmount House Bed and Break- sang in such sweet voices. Tom fast, will remain, reminding us of Cowie shared about wild rice, and honouring First Nations Peoples of the land.

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Page 22 Kinmount Gazette Kinmount Committee for Planning and Economic Development Kinmount...Explore Our Heritage, Experience Our Charm! KINMOUNT GAZETTE COM MITTEE Each edition we feature a photo Guy Scott, Editor Spot the Shot from the Kinmount Area. We P.O. Box 249 challenge you to identify the spot. Kinmount, Ontario K0M 2A0 Phone: 705-488-3182 Submissions of photos welcome. E-mail: [email protected] Please submit to the editor via email with a detailed description of the spot you have captured.

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Gazette Committee: Submission Deadline Lynne Kilby, Staff Writer/Advertising Yvette Brauer, Finance/Subscription For November Edition Jane Austin, Publisher Friday October 16, 2015

Salute to First Nations. The voting as ―not worth it‖. A ing a ―road trip‖ through the From the Editor’s Desk Fair welcomed numerous veteran of WW II promptly back roads of Galway Town- Labour Day (and summer with it!) visitors from First Nations to dis- challenged the youth with the ship on Friday September. The has passed and the world has play and participate at the Fair. The following statement: ―I risked tour leaves the Galway Hall at changed. The 2015 edition of the Irondale Historical Society was also my life in the War for your 10:00 am. Kinmount Fair was plagued by at the Heritage promoting the resto- right to vote. Some friends And finally a notice to resi- super-hot weather and attendance ration of the Irondale Church. They died for this right. Don‘t in- dents of the Galway Road. declined slightly below average. were also giving out free copies of sult our sacrifice by not exer- The bridge over the Union This year‘s Fair was officially John Hulbig‘s history books cising that privilege‖. Well Creek will be closed for re- opened by Jennifer Dettman. Jen- ―Whispering Pines‖. The author said. For details on our local pairs starting the end of Sep- nifer was raised at Union Creek passed away a few years ago, and ridings, see the article in this tember. A detour through the and has gone on to fame and for- left behind cases of Whispering Gazette. Crystal Lake Road will be tune at the CBC. She has always Pines volumes 2, 3and 4. It was a The lovers of FOG (that‘s the necessary. been involved with the Fair, as her great bonus for local history buffs. Friends Of Galway) will hold- GS family has for many generations. Congratulations to Alexis Vahey Once the Fair gets in your blood, for being named to two Canadian it‘s with you for life. Horse Teams. Lexie is a proud At this year‘s Fair we also hon- member of the Victoria Pony Club. oured 2 long time concessionaires We all wish her good luck as she who have been at the Fair for 40 attends the international competi- consecutive years! Joan Freeman tions in Florida and Australia. The (Joan‘s Fudge) and her daughter Victoria Pony Club (based in Kin- Cindy have occupied the same spot mount) will be starting their new at the end of the subway tunnel season in October. The Club meets below the grandstand (also called every two weeks during from Octo- ―The Junction) for 40 years. When ber to April. If you have a child Joan first started, she sold her who is interested, contact Guy (488 SWING INTO ACTION! fudge for 50 cents! Her longevity -3182) or Julie (488-2217) for de- Buy your 2016 membership for our low speaks volume about quality of her tails. You just never know: your price of $500 and golf the remainder of the product. Wally from Wally‘s child could be representing Canada 2015 season for FREE! Workwear has also plied his trade some day at an international com- 2016 WEDDINGS Built in 1919, our one-of-a-kind barn features for 40 consecutive years at the petition! It all starts here! stone from top to bottom with a stunning rustic Kinmount Fair. The rest of the October 19 is Federal Election Day interior situated on a picturesque golf course with year, he operates out of the St across Canada. It is very important stone fence between holes. Jacob‘s Farmers Market near Wa- that everyone vote. I teach Civics Call or email to set up a viewing and book terloo. The fact he attends Kin- (government) to high school stu- now! 155 Hilton’s Point Road mount Fair on Labour Day week- dents, and I heard a really good Norland, ON end speaks volumes . story on the importance of voting. Phone (705) 454-0591 The Kinmount Heritage Exhibit A young voter was heard to reject [email protected] theme this year at the Fair was a www.monckslanding.com Page 23 CARPENTRY Thursday Thursday 2A0 K0M On Kinmount, Box 286 P.O. Christine Weerdenburg 705 David Anderson PAUL SILVER OPEN DAILY 10 am OPEN DAILY KinmountCommunity Centre

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