Volume 8 No. 6 YOUR UNIVERSE Thursday, February 9th 2012

THE FIRST LEAP - A day after the new gym’s unveiling in Uxbridge on Monday, Shenderey Gymnastics’ young athletes are already given a good stretch. Coach Allison Heppell watches her students as they must hop across the mat and turn themselves upside-down against the wall at the end. See story page 11. Photo by Octavian Lacatusu.

Purple Finch, Enzo Court, by Renee Leahy Inside This Week’s Cosmos

Coffee with a young woman who cares... 3 Gourmet cheese becomes the rage... 6 Crawling the rocks in California... 7 The cougar heads south... 11 Bruins look for better things in playoffs... 14 The Uxbridge Cosmos 2 Thursday, February 9th 2012

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Cost: $2.00 Sign up now or come a lit- Jaekel ZBA 2011-06 lets as ice thickness is compromised. Please 9:00 p.m.; there may be an honorarium tle early to pay at the door. Feel free to bring pil- note: Flags are located at the North End of for the participants chosen. If you are Monday, February 20th lows for children wishing to sit on the floor! Water Elgin Pond. seriously interested in performing on Family Day - No Meeting Stormwater Management Facilities and popcorn available too for $1.00 each. Canada Day, the Committee would like Tuesday, February 21st Please keep off of all stormwater manage- Sat. Feb. 25 Happy Feet 2 Committee of Adjustment Meeting ment facilities. Water levels fluctuate at to see a short audition. To arrange a UXBRIDGE GENEALOGY MEETING…Thur. Feb. 7:00 p.m. these facilities and these facilities are not time for this audition please phone 16, 7:00 pm Topic: 'Palatines in North Durham' safe for skating or other activities. Debbie Dickie at 905-852-5040. Monday, February 27th Speaker: Larry Doble Cost: $2.00. All welcome. CELEBRATION CUPCAKES… Fri. Feb. 24, COUNCIL 7:00 p.m. BOARD APPOINTMENT INTER EMINDERS 11:00am-4:00pm. Drop in and enjoy a treat, along W R The Council of the Township of Uxbridge with a hot or cold beverage as part of our 125th. OVERNIGHT PARKING is now inviting applications from mem- anniversary celebrations! Please be advised that By-law 89-52 as bers of the public who are qualified elec- SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS… watch for details amended prohibits overnight parking from tors of the Township of Uxbridge and to follow soon! November 1 until April 1 between the hours wish to have their names considered for Mark the date… of 2 am and 7 am on roadways and appointment to the Uxbridge Music Hall and consider attending our celebration gala: Municipal lots within the Township of Board. Uxbridge. Any persons interested in offering their BOOK LOVER'S SNOW REMOVAL OBSTRUCTION services by accepting an appointment to Did you know that in accordance with the this Board are invited to submit a letter of BALL AND BENEFIT Township of Uxbridge Traffic By-law 89-52, interest to the undersigned by Thursday, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012 it is an offence to stop any vehicle on a February 23rd, 2012. WOODEN STICKS highway in such a manner as to interfere Any questions regarding this appoint- COCKTAIL HOUR 6-7:00 pm & with the movement of traffic or the clearing ment may be directed to: 3 COURSE DINNER to follow of snow from the highway? Uxbridge Music Hall Board LIVE BIG BAND: “HOT AIR” Please make sure you park off any high- 905-852-9181 DANCING and SILENT AUCTION way or roadway so as to permit snow c/o Township of Uxbridge Tickets available at the adult desk - $95.00 each. removal equipment and vehicles to clean 51 Toronto Street South Only 150 tickets will be sold. Purchase yours soon the streets during the winter season. P.O. Box 190 or better still reserve a table (8) for a wonderful SIDEWALK RESPONSIBILITIES Uxbridge, Ontario, L9P 1T1 evening out, to share in the recognition of our 125th VOLUNTEERS OF UXBRIDGE! Snow Removal By-Law 2008-160 states Email: [email protected] anniversary, and support the continued growth of every owner/occupant of any building or the Uxbridge Library. Black tie optional. Volunteers Needed for: vacant lot within the Township of Uxbridge • BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF shall clear all snow and ice from any side- UXBRIDGE INDOOR WALKING TRAIL NORTH DURHAM, Annual Chicken PUBLIC TENDER walk(s) adjacent to their property within 24 Wing and Pizza Night, Port Perry: hours after the accumulation of snow TENDER #U12-01 Saturday February 25 and/or ice. TREE REMOVAL • BARTON FARMS ANNUAL EASTER SNOWMOBILE BY-LAW Tenders are invited for the supply of all EGG HUNT: Sunday April 8th Please keep the Township Snowmobile By- Want to stay active during the winter months? labour, equipment and material neces- • UXBRIDGE HALF MARATHON: Law in mind while operating your motorized Walk the Indoor Trail , in the halls of Uxbridge Secondary School sary to perform tree removal for speci- Sunday April 22nd snow vehicle this winter season. You are Monday and Wednesday evenings fied roadside trees. • RELAY FOR LIFE, Elgin Park: Friday November 2/11 ± April 30/12 not permitted to ride your snowmobile on Indoor Trail is open from 6:00 ± 8:00 p.m. Tender forms may be picked up at the June 8th and 9th :DONQ¶7DONIRU7HHQV± 7:00 p.m. any sidewalks, park lands or any other Township of Uxbridge Municipal Office For more information on each event or to Volunteers Needed! Please call Rebecca at 905-852-7831 Township property except to cross. 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Uxpool ...... 905-852-7831 Uxbridge Public Library 905-852-9747 Zephyr Library Mon.,Wed., Fri., Sat. 9:30 am - 5 pm 905-473-2375 Arena ...... 905-852-3081 Tues., Thurs. 9:30 am - 9pm Sundays after Thanksgiving to May 24 weekend 1 pm - 5 pm HOURS Tues., Thurs., 2 pm - 8 pm Historical Centre ...... 905-852-5854 Sat 10 am - 3 pm Animal Shelter ...... 905-985-9547 Uxbridge Arts Association: . . .www.uxbridgearts.com Chamber of Commerce . .905-852-7683 Township Library: ...... www.uxlib.com The Uxbridge Cosmos 3 Thursday, February 9th 2012

A Cup of Coffee... with Shelby Stokes by Roger Varley

Every once in a while, we like to Does that explain the response donations as well. enjoyed art class last semester. I've mix it up to make it interesting so touch base with the youth in our when the young boy went missing What other things do you get been taking art all through high they're trying new foods. We community, so this week we recently? involved in? school. made quesadillas, guacamole and invited Shelby Stokes to join us Yes. I think that showed how Well, I play rugby at school and I So what are your goals? salsa. for a cup of coffee. For someone close-knit of a community we are. like to play hockey, soccer and I For my future? I hope to attend So you spend your summer camp who said, post interview, that Everybody stops their lives, puts ref hockey. university to get a psychology time in the kitchen, while all the there's not much for teenagers to everything down and tries to help You’ll forgive me for saying this, I degree and then I want to become others are enjoying the sunshine. do in Uxbridge, Shelby certainly out. We all came out. I was there. hope, but you look more the Prom a marriage and family counsellor. We do play games in between, keeps busy. Was that just spontaneous or did Queen type than a rugby player. Is Help families. because if you're inside, it's good someone organize it? the sports thing because you have You obviously have a leaning to get outside. It's a good mix. To start off, how old are you There was a student-run concept an older brother? toward helping people. Where does How many kids do you get at Shelby? to go and look, but then Durham I think Devin has been a big influ- this come from? chef's camp? I'm 16 going on 17. Police wanted to make sure it was ence, for sure. I was figure skating My parents always raised me to About 20 a week. They love it. It's Just like the song in The Sound of safe so they allowed us to join in when I was little and then I saw help others and they did a really pretty much equal between boys Music. their search. But it was originally my big brother playing hockey, so good job of that. They've always and girls. They're all interested. If Yes, I'll be 17 next Thursday. student based. I said I wanted to play hockey, been really supportive of every- I go back to summer camp this And you're an Uxbridge girl, I hope you won't mind this ques- thing I do and I like to see others year, I'll head in that direction. right? tion, but was joining the search a succeed as well. You learn a lot there. You learn Yes, born and raised. sort of adventure or was it deep- But you've never joined any from the kids, too. We see you every week in the seated concern? organization, other than organ- Being 16 years old and in charge timer's box at the Bruins games. I guess it varies from person to ized sports, like Guides or Scouts of 20 kids is a heavy responsibility. How long have you been doing person. I think most people were or theatre or anything like that? It is. that? very concerned. A boy you know, No, there was never anything that I'm with an older supervisor who's About two years. who was in my grade, I think it interested me enough to give my running the camp, too. Definitely How did you get that job? took over. I don't think for many time to it. safety rules are very well enforced My brother's friend used to do it it was romanticized at all. However, you have been involved from the very beginning of the and he called and asked if I'd do it Does it surprise you that kids your in the township's summer camps week. We're all First Aid trained one Friday night and I kept on age are committing suicide? program, right? and CPR. doing it. I used to time keep for It does. It's confusing. I don't Yes, the last two summers I was a What was the motivation to take house league games and stuff like know what would be going too. Hockey is more fun. It's an camp counsellor and, hopefully on this job? that. And now I referee them. And through their minds. It worries aggressive sport. And he played again this summer. Well, I went to the camps as a kid I play hockey, too. Just house me, for sure. I couldn't imagine rugby, so I started playing rugby. Which of the camps are you because our parents worked all league girls. having that feeling ever. Just a couple of weeks ago, we had involved with? summer. I did chef's camp, art Okay, I want to quickly get to I'm just throwing this out there. a game at the arena with two I worked at chef's camp. We have camp and dance and cheer camp something we talked about the Could it possibly be related to any women's professional hockey teams it at the arena in the community and sports camp. My brother and other night. As we mentioned in issues of bullying? and there was no body contact. hall with the kitchen. It's a great I would go almost every week of the Cosmos recently, there have I'd say there is bullying at school But there is body contact in rugby. space for it. We teach kids simple the summer and then I started been a number of suicides and in different forms, from mild to Do you wish there was body con- things that they can do by them- volunteering and then I got the other causes of young people's extreme I'm sure, although I tact in girls' hockey? selves or more difficult things they job. You grow up at summer deaths in Uxbridge. You are going haven't come across any extreme Yes, I think I would benefit, can do with their parents, depend- camp. to get involved. How? ones. because I'm capable of that. ing on their age. Thank you, Shelby. There's a group at school Will that issue be addressed when What position do you play? How old are the kids? Thank you. (Uxbridge Secondary School) that your group gets together to talk Left defence. Nine to 13. is going to try and get students to about the suicides? Which is why you want body con- So you must be a pretty good cook. communicate how they're feeling I think so, because if we're talking tact? I learned from a girl I worked to prevent situations like that about how they're feeling, what Yes. I've been playing hockey since with. I love to bake. Baking's my from happening. It hasn't been they're fearing, what are their con- Tim-Bits. I must have started favourite, for sure. But we try to finalized but we're going to speak cerns and if bullying is one of their when I was six or seven, so I've at an assembly and get our point concerns, if bullying is the prob- been playing about nine or 10 across and explain that we're there lem, it might be a major theme in years. just to listen and to assist in any the group. I think the students And in rugby you play for the way. We're not professionals coun- involved in the group are pretty Tigers? Coming sellors, obviously. We're just peers well-known and we'll get the word Yes. It looked like fun. I've always that are able to talk to you. It's out. been aggressive in my other sports going to be a big group of kids But you're not just recently con- so I thought: "I'm allowed to hit to the talking about how they're feeling cerned about things like this. in this sport, why not?" I started about things. You've been concerned with social in Grade Nine and we play varsity, I've lost count of the number of issues for quite a while. How old which mean Grades Nine to 12. Cosmos young people who have died in were you when you started selling But this year it might be Grades recent years. What effect does that earrings for charity? Nine and 10 as juniors and Grades have on you students? I think I was about 10, at the fall 11 and 12 as seniors. Feb. 23! I think the whole school is taken fair and a Christmas craft show. How are you doing in school? over with grief and confusion and What led you to do it at that age? Pretty good right now. I just fin- shock. No matter how well you Well, cancer is in my family and ished last semester with an 82 knew the person, it takes over the my next-door neighbour passed average, which wasn't my regular. The Township of Uxbridge whole school. away from cancer, so it hit close to I'm normally a little bit higher. How does it affect you personally? home. Grade 11 has really gotten hard. I Spring/Summer Everybody knows everybody in Do you remember how much you slipped a little bit. But I'm still on our school and it's a whole com- raised for the Canadian Cancer the honour roll. That's my main Community Guide munity thing. There's definitely Society? goal. more grief for the families and I think the first cheque I handed And what are your favourite sub- Your passport to six months close friends, but it does affect in was for about $350. I sold the jects? some others. earrings for $5 a pair and I took Phys ed, obviously, and I really of fun and adventure! The Uxbridge Cosmos 4 Thursday, February 9th 2012 our two cents Empty stores, empty coffers

The revelation at Township Council Monday (see our story on page 13) that taxation of commercial and industrial property in this province is based on income, as opposed to the commercial value of the property, may go a long way to explaining why shut-up store- fronts along Brock Street, or in other areas of Uxbridge for that matter, often stay shut up for considerable periods of time. We may be wrong, but we sincerely doubt whether this particular policy is common knowledge among the general populace. If you own a house in Uxbridge, it doesn’t mat- ter if your family suddenly falls on hard times, if you lose a job or have some other emer- gency that unexpectedly makes it very difficult for you to pay your property taxes (or any other taxes for that matter). MPAC, the provincial body that decides what your property is officially worth, couldn’t care less. There is an appeal process, but the grounds for the appeal have nothing to do with the state of your financial health. What’s sauce for the private citizen, however, is definitely otherwise for the commercial or industrial property owner. In many cases, of course, the property owner is also the owner of the business which inhabits it. In those cases, there is little incentive for letting the land lie fallow; keep up the property, bring in the customers, sell the goods and serv- ices. But just for a minute, put yourself in the shoes of the absentee landlord who loses a com- mercial tenant on Brock Street. The landlord may even have played a significant role in the tenant’s decision to vacate, by charging an uncompetitive level of rent. But that appar- Letters to the Editor ently doesn’t figure into MPAC’s reasoning; it doesn’t matter why Mr. Landlord’s income Just read Shelagh Damus’ piece in explain which signal light to use it to More and more, Canadian law does from the property suddenly decreased, only that it did. Within a short period of time, his Cosmos (Feb. 2) and wanted to tell you treat the round-a-bout as any other not; most brazenly, with respect to the assessment will be reduced, and presumably the longer the space remains unproductive, that it is the best article I have ever read intersection. rights of unborn children. the less property tax he will be obliged to pay. about something I have done that was When approaching the intersection, Justice’s author is God. And I think covered by a paper. It is accurate to a T always yield to traffic that is coming Varley knows this because he is wise If Mr. Landlord has several properties, he will inevitably pick and choose his priorities. If ... and right on the money from start to from your immediate left before you enough to link his quest for it to a men- his property in Aurora is home to a booming business, he will probably choose to invest in finish. Thank you very much for paying enter. If you plan on turning to your tion of the conflict which exists among improvements there, rather than clean up his vacant property in Uxbridge, on which he’s such close attention to the details. And immediate right, use your RIGHT sig- Judaism, Islam and Christianity. But we to effectively capturing the spirit of nal light upon approaching the round- don’t get rid of the problems engen- paying a decreasing tax assessment. And the more difficult the property is to clean up, the what we were trying to achieve. A job a-bout. dered by that conflict by treating those less likely he is to make the effort. A suddenly vacated dress shop is re-rented much soon- very well done ... and much appreciat- If you approach and plan on driving religions’ beliefs as irrelevant to justice’s er, for example, than a restaurant, especially a greasy spoon like the Sanrash, or Uxbridge ed. straight through the intersection do pursuit. Varley would be just as wise to Cookhouse, which seems like it’s been shuttered for decades. NOT use a signal light until you have declare irrelevant his dispute with Mr. Bob Burrows almost reached your exit, then use your Stemp as a means of getting rid of its And can it be a coincidence that the former home of Double H Cleaners on Brock Street Zephyr right signal to notify the other drivers. problem. We get rid of the problem by and the all-too-brief home of Prestige Cleaners in the Hillside Plaza across from Zehrs, If you approach and plan on turning investigating the claims of each and sid- both remain locked and bolted after many, many months? There are even clothes still Roger, you are not wrong (Feb. 2). We left, use your LEFT signal light to noti- ing with the truth of the matter; that is, hanging up in the Prestige location that the landlord’s made no effort to find a home for, are as free in this country as our laws fy the other drivers that you are going siding with justice. When we do that, allow, and it is our duty to ensure that around the circle and exiting, ending we implicitly witness to its God who is or even throw away. That’s how interested he is in re-renting the space. But cleaning up our laws are applied equally to all peo- with turning your signal to the right or irrelevant to exactly nothing. after a dry cleaner must be very messy and expensive. Where’s the incentive to do it? ple. I was xenophobic during the turning it off completely. It is not coincidental that the more As long as this taxation policy remains in place, small town main streets like ours will con- “Pakistanis” era. I was told they put I am a huge round-a-bout fan, espe- God and truth are declared irrelevant to dirt on their apartment floors and grew cially at that intersection, where there is human affairs the more those affairs are tinue to be plagued by ugly, empty storefronts. It’s not just a matter of lost tax revenue, vegetables. I don’t know if that was true, so much traffic coming from all direc- abused. Barris wishes that Harper’s it’s a matter of civic health and pride. A compromise needs to be found. but I do know that three Anglo-Saxon tions. Thanks so much, I hope that threatened pension theft will be arrested males in Zephyr grew illegal pot. The helps!! by another threat: that of an election first time I saw a Muslim woman in a loss. But, even if realized, it is a band- full Burka, I wanted to punch the man Ali Carmichael aid solution. Governments which beside her. I lashed out verbally and Uxbridge debase currency and turn to outright shouted at him that she was suffocating. theft (of stored-up labour, in the CPP (It was very hot). Recently in Uxbridge, After reading them, it occurred to me case) do so because they have unre- I was told that Christianity is absolutely that there is a common theme which payable debts. Those debts are the result the only way to God and my more lib- unifies the Feb. 2 columns of editor of the charging of compound interest eral view was plain wrong! It was sense- Boyce, Roger Varley, Ted Barris, which so quickly adds up and which lies less to argue with either Shelagh Damus and Susan Fedorka. at the heart of our capitalist system. “Fundamentalist” (I now go crying to That theme is the pursuit of justice. The Capitalism, therefore, is state-spon- my Christian Minister instead). My editor seeks it for the township, Varley sored usury. Usury is forbidden by God, 8,900 copies of the Cosmos are published each Thursday in the Township of main value as a Canadian is the Golden for Canadian Muslims, Barris for Who, funnily enough, is declared by Uxbridge: 8,200 delivered by mail, 700 available in stores and boxes. Rule, although I’ve been “corrected” on Canadian pensioners, Damus for home- our cultural masters irrelevant! If there that belief too..... C’est la Vie. less persons and Fedorka (implicitly) for are left any two dirty words recognized Publisher/Editor Conrad Boyce 905.852.1900 God. Therefore, another, even loftier, by them, those words are “God” and Mary Dube virtue was having a good day in this “truth". Looks to me like we’ve been 38 Toronto Street North, Unit One, Uxbridge Ontario L9P 1E6 Zephyr issue, namely, hope: Pursuing justice is manipulated into ignoring the very precursor to attaining it, and when jus- answer to our deteriorating social con- e-mail: [email protected] I am a student who recently returned tice becomes a hallmark of a culture, dition. web site: www.thecosmos.ca from school in Australia, where round- that culture’s citizens thrive. So here’s my starter prescription. Turn a-bouts are the most popular form of But I think Varley’s prescription for it off the television and radio. Begin inves- Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. intersection. I was nervous and excited ends up a placebo. Yes, the law should tigating the claims of Judaism, to return home and see that there was a be equally applied to all. Yes, all citizens (Talmud) Islam (Koran) and EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columnists, contributors and in letters to the editor are not nec- round-a-bout here at the 6th concession should contribute to the common good. Christianity (Catechism of the Catholic essarily those of the The Cosmos. Letters must be signed and the telephone number provided (number and Durham 8. Now, I'm not a profes- But what if the laws themselves are Church) with an eye to discovering the will not be published). Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there is a compelling sional at driving, but after a couple unjust, as in the case of the threatened truth. Follow the truth where it leads reason. Errors brought to our attention will be corrected. The Cosmos reserves the right to edit or refuse to publish unsolicited material. ADVERTISING POLICY: The Cosmos reserves the right to refuse any adver- weeks of using the round-a-bout I have contributions of Barris’ pensioners? No, you. It will lead to justice. tisement. The Cosmos is not liable for slight changes or typographical errors in advertisements or any observed that many people are confused the law is not the author of justice; it other errors or omissions in advertisements. All material herein, including advertising design is copyright- as to which signal light to use when can (and must- if it would not become Dana Pavlick ed, and may not be reproduced in any form without permission. entering. I feel that the best way to an ass) only recognize it in its statutes. Uxbridge The Uxbridge Cosmos 5 Thursday, February 9th 2012 stemp’s stew the barris beat column by Harry Stemp column by Ted Barris Bad news and good The royal image

Bad news and good news for Uxbridge seems to be the norm at present. The bad news is Buried away in a dusty, old photo album somewhere, a photograph I took with what's happening with the development of the former Co-op property on Brock St., and the good news is the possible redevel- my Kodak Brownie “Holiday Flash” camera sits mounted in those black, triangular photo corners. There might opment of the Williamson Pontiac-Buick property on south Toronto St. actually be two or three photos in that series. But the best of them – if you look very closely at the snapshot The First Leaside Corporate head office slated for the former Co-op property is one that has caused tremendous excitement with us all. Finally the eyesore would be turned into a beautiful structure with a LEEDS designation and improve the entire busi- – shows a long limousine carrying an apparently important person who is waving in the middle of the picture. ness district in that part of town. Everyone was anticipating the completion and grand opening sometime this year. Add to this The only sound I remember – above the nearly deafening cheering around me as I framed the shot – was the company, already operating in Uxbridge in another location, has established itself as a strong supporter of community my mother entreating me. events. One does not have to be a rocket scientist to realize if the major problems facing the company are not satisfactorily set- “Take it now, Ted,” she said. “There she is!” tled, then it would be a double whammy for our community. The problem, you see, was that by the time Queen Elizabeth’s limousine passed our location – somewhere The fact that there is little, or no information, forthcoming, about the future leaves a large degree of doubt in our minds. in east-end Toronto that morning in 1959 – we had been pushed back by the police so far from the roadway Hopefully there will be an announcement soon that will bring a degree of good news, the structure will be completed and the and people nearby had crowded in so densely in front of me, that all I had in my Brownie viewfinder was a owner and employees of First Leaside can get on with their lives. We all wish them well. ------sliver of space in the middle of my shot and a split second to click the shutter in order to capture the image. The good news comes with the announcement that the Forest Group is looking at the former Williamson Pontiac-Buick proper- Today, during the 60th anniversary observances of Elizabeth’s accession to the thrown (her father George VI ty as the location of a Seniors Retirement Centre featuring 145 living units plus an 81 unit seniors apartment/condo project died on Feb. 6, 1952), one would be hard pressed to prove that the picture I snapped back in 1959 showed featuring 1 and 2 bedroom units. Plus underground parking. Add to this amenities such as dining facilities, fitness rooms, an Queen Elizabeth II during her official tour of Canada. indoor swimming pool, library, dance hall and a small theatre and one can understand why Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor said Perhaps that unsatisfying experience explains why – ever since – I have never really become a Royal watch- she is really excited about this proposal. I'm sure she is joined by the majority of residents who would like to see this kind of er. Just like my Brownie camera photograph, I’ve always felt distant from the Queen and her family. In fact, attractive development for that property. ironically, it was prior to that 1959 visit, which Buckingham Palace and the Diefenbaker government preferred Naturally, there is still a great deal of negotiating between the developers and council as well as other government bodies which become involved in a project of this size. to call a “Royal tour,” that at least one other Canadian wasn’t particularly impressed. Just before the Queen Uxbridge already has several excellent facilities for our senior population, but there is always room for more as seniors eye arrived, NBC’s “Today Show” interviewed CBC personality Joyce Davidson, who is reported to have comment- Uxbridge as a wonderful community to establish roots. Many arrive from other communities wishing to be close to their chil- ed that as “an average Canadian” she was “indifferent” to Elizabeth’s upcoming tour. If they’d interviewed dren who now live in Uxbridge. One can only hope that negotiations will go well and it will not be long until we see shovels me with my box camera photo of the Queen in a distant cavalcade, I think I would have agreed with Ms. going into the ground. With the positive reception the developers received from Uxbridge council it should be safe to assume Davidson. this will happen. Oh, there are plenty of reasons why I might have become an avid fan of the Royals. During a family trip to ------One has to hand it to Kathy and Mark Christoff. Ever since they took over the Roxy Theatre and renovated it into a wonderful Europe in 1964 to visit relatives in Greece, we stopped for two weeks of holidays in Britain. I loved the U.K. two-theatre operation they have served up the latest movies and come up with some wonderfully unique events - Oscar Night Whether it was Soho, Oxford or the Shakespearean theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, I fit right in. I think I felt being one of them. Over the years Oscar Night has become a 'must' see event and one hears rave reviews from many of those more at home seeing Lord Elgin’s marbles from the Greek Acropolis in the British Museum than I did visiting who attend and have a ball. the actual Parthenon where they’d come from in Athens. Add to that, my mother-in-law (a Scot from Nova Like most special events the Christoffs organize, there is a charity that benefits and, in this case, it is the Cottage Hospital Scotia) never missed the Queen’s Christmas message; nor, consequently did my wife or I. So, there is every Foundation. In seven years, the event has raised over $41,000 for the hospital. reason I should have become a dedicated fan of the Royals, if not a monarchist. But I never did. This year the big night will be held on February 26th, and if you want to attend, you’d better act fast to get a ticket. Despite my disconnect with the House of Windsor, I have had a soft spot for another unofficial member of According to the promo… folks get all dolled up (black tie is optional) and enter the theatre on the red carpet with televi- sion cameras and a celebrity host just like the real show in Hollywood and you see yourself on the big screen being interviewed British royalty. Always a student of history, I grew up reading about, watching film of and listening to record- and then watch the Oscars on the big movie screen. ings of Dame Vera Lynn singing all those wartime chestnuts – “White Cliffs of Dover,” “When the Lights Go As an added treat this year you can hold an actual Oscar (I'm sure thanks to Christopher Chapman) and be filmed giving your On Again,” “There’ll Always be an England” and “We’ll Meet Again.” I had often been fascinated by the way own acceptance speech. Only 20 seconds long which may be a problem for some of my friends. the British songstress seemed to embody the spirit of England – its indomitable optimism, quiet courage, There are a limited amount of the $50 tickets available so don't be disappointed. Get yours soon at the Roxy Box Office, The patience and even its sense of humour – during the Second World War. Then, in 1995 we had a chance meet- Hospital Foundation Office at the hospital, Presents, Presents, Presents or call 905-852-9771 Ext 5286 to reserve. ing. ------My wife and I were enjoying an anniversary present from my parents – a week’s travel in the U.K. My sis- Being in Florida during the run-up to the Presidential elections is an interesting experience, and watching the Republican can- didates debate made me think that “Laugh-In” was back on television. There is no doubt that if you intend to stand for elec- ter and cousins had joined us and, on our second day holidaying in London, they noticed that Dame Vera was tion you had better have a very clean family closet, as your opponents will expose every wrinkle and wart and there are no about to announce a fundraising and awareness-raising campaign to assist veterans in need. It was to take holds barred. place in the historic Cabinet War Rooms under London, where Winston Churchill had endured the darkest days This may not interest a lot of people, but being a political junkie it is non-stop entertainment for me and some of their lines of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz during the war. are priceless. When they attacked candidate Newt Gingrich re his asking his wife for an open marriage, and accused him of Armed with a copy of a book my father and I had co-authored, Days of Victory, I asked if I could meet the being an adulterer many times, did he run for cover? No way. He took the high road and on TV he did not deny the accusa- lady and give her a signed copy of our book. Dame Vera’s handlers agreed and there I was in front of lights, tions but reminded voters that this gave him valuable life experience which he felt was a plus if you wanted to run the coun- try. He mentioned his opponent Milt Romney, who has been married for close to 30 years, asking “what does he know about mikes and news cameras presenting “the Forces’ Sweetheart” with Dad’s and my co-authored book. life?” “To Dame Vera Lynn,” I inscribed on the title page, “who made the lights go on again all over the world.” Following these antics I thought of a couple of famous quotes…. Whereupon she took a copy of her latest book, “We’ll Meet Again,” and signed it: “To Alex and Ted. Yours, “Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the Vera Lynn.” And then she added a hug for emphasis (and the news cameras still clicking and rolling on the first.” - Ronald Reagan. entire spontaneous moment). And thanks to Will Rogers - “There ought to be one day - just one - when there is an open season on politicians”. Now that was a picture of royalty worth framing. The Uxbridge Cosmos 6 Thursday, February 9th 2012

Katherine Brown (Vice), Howard Harper Last Rock by Malcolm Thistle (Second), and Lynda Macham (Lead). The win- ner of the second draw was skipped by Bob Rabbior with Susan Rabbior (Vice), Barry On January 25th folks from the Daytime league at York Curling Deb Kenna, Sharon Marshall, and Liz Smith Simon (Second) and Gail Simon (Lead) from Club in Newmarket visited Uxbridge for a rematch of their ran the kitchen with help from Troy Wagner Tam Heather. Based on a points system the November 18th spiel at York. Eight teams, four each from and Rob Brown, two community service vol- overall trophy winner was the Rabbior team Uxbridge and Newmarket, played two six-end games with a roast unteers from Uxbridge Secondary School. The from Tam Heather. beef dinner in between. The competition was friendly but spirit- team of Bill Harwood (Skip), Bob Harper Congratulations to Nathan Lofgren, Matthew ed as the Uxbridge Daytime league wanted to make up for their (Vice), Peter Holland (Second) and Syd Edwards, Andrew Edwards, and Reis Brauch of November loss. Their determination paid off. The winning team Markham(Lead) from Uxbridge took the tro- Uxbridge Secondary School for a terrific trip in was Rob Holden, Murray Snell, Donna Powers, and Bernice phy. the OCA Gore Mutual School Boy Montgomery from Uxbridge. Second place went to Newmarket’s If there is a signature bonspiel in the Competition. In January the team won the Shirley Charles, Steve Sinclair, Bill Morris, and Barb Dennis. Uxbridge Curling Club program it is probably Zone 6 B side and advanced to the regionals this Uxbridge Wednesday Daytime League Convenor, Gerry Collyer “Uxspiel”, a mixed spiel that attracts the top past weekend at the Granite Club. On Saturday they won two of who organized the spiel made sure everyone won a prize. curlers from across all UCC leagues as well as from out of town their three games which got them through to Sunday. But play- On January 29th Glen McClymont and Ashley Duffy hosted clubs, including this year, teams from High Park, Oakwood, Tam ing against St. Thomas Aquinas the boys lost a heart breaker on the men’s Cow Spiel. The “Cow” Spiel gets its name from a for- Heather, Leaside, East York and Whitby. The event was held this the last rock of an extra end. The team is coached by Rob mer sponsor who was in the meat business servicing the livestock past Saturday and was organized and hosted by Mike and Liz Houston of the Uxbridge Curling Club. farms of Uxbridge and the trophy up for grabs is still the original Smith with help from volunteers Ian and Paula Johnston. Sixteen If you’re interested in learning more about curling at the one with a brown cow on top. Teams from Richmond Hill, Tam teams played two eight-end games over two draws and compet- Uxbridge Curling Club, give us a call at 905-862-6862 or visit us Heather, Peterborough, Oshawa, Leaside, Annandale, Royals, ed for the “Uxspiel” trophy. Lunch was soup and a club sandwich at www.uxbridgecurlingclub.ca and Uxbridge played a daunting three eight-end games over two and a lasagna buffet was served up for dinner. The competition draws. Lunch was chili in a bread bowl made by UCC member was robust and the celebrations convivial. The winner of the first Photo by Renee Leahy Bruce Jefferson and dinner was roast beef and mashed potatoes. draw was a team from Uxbridge skipped by Randy Grant with A fromagerie RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in our midst by Shelagh Damus

The Passionate Cook's Essentials has endeared itself to local foodies with their cooking classes, celebrity guest chefs, and their quality food preparation imple- ments. And now they are also a fromagerie - otherwise known as a cheese shop, complete with their own cheese manager! It all started when owner Lisa Hutchinson brought in cheese from the Monfort Dairy, a local dairy that specializes in small batch artisan cheese. “A few months in, there was heightened Complimentary estate-planning workshop interest, and I worried about relying on sales reps,” says Hutchinson. “Artisan cheeses require care. They need some- one with a wealth of knowledge and experience to deal with The Role of the Executor researching, buying, storing, and maintaining the cheese and educating the consumer about all things cheese.” Enter Uxbridge local Cecilia Smith, the Passionate Cook's This seminar will help you understand your WHEN: new cheese manager. A life long foodie and admitted cheese executor obligations and answer key questions Wednesday, February 22, 2012 lover, Smith jokes that she “received an A level in Home including: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Economics back in Britain.” In her experience, Europeans Refreshments will be served have “more exposure to fine cheeses than their North • What are the criteria for selecting and being American counterparts.” Smith began making cheese for her an effective Executor? LOCATION: own pleasure, then enrolled in George Brown College for • What are the key responsibilities of an Maplebridge Condominium some cheese-related courses. By the end of this year she will Executor? 22 James Hill Court, Uxbridge graduate with a professional fromagerie certificate which she likens to getting a sommelier certificate. • What are legal issues you should be aware of Toronto St S & Campbell Dr “Cheese is still alive, much like wine” says Smith. High end to protect yourself and the estate? restaurants and hotels have sommeliers in charge of their wine RSVP: cellars. “Like wine, cheese changes its flavour as it ages. An 18 YOUR HOST: The information discussed at this seminar is month old Gouda tastes entirely different than a six month Stephen Snoddon, FMA, Investment Advisor ideal for those who will appoint an Executor, old.” There is a lot to know when selecting cheese. Age is only Douglas Chant, CFP, CMA, Investment Advisor and those who may be named an Executor one factor. Just the variety of types is astounding. Fresh cheese RBC Dominion Securities to an estate. We welcome you to invite key is only days old (e.g ricotta), bloomy cheeses are lightly pressed members of your estate plan to join our session and form a soft white exterior (e.g brie/camembert) and GUEST SPEAKER: with you. washed rind cheese imports flavours from the beer, wine, brandy it is bathed in (e.g munster/toscana). 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RBC Dominion Securities Inc. is a member company of RBC Wealth Management, natural approach. a business segment of Royal Bank of Canada. ®Registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. ©2012 Royal Bank of Canada. All rights reserved. continued page 9 The Uxbridge Cosmos 7 Thursday, February 9th 2012 No rock too rough for Uxbridge racer by Octavian Lacatusu racing of a Dakar race, and the recipe is danger- coupled together with a four- ously thrilling. This time, Noualy says it takes speed automatic gearbox, Nearly a decade ago, off-road enthusiasts began more than just speed to get the trophy. both from a Chevy Astro van. throwing themselves at perhaps the most “Somebody will be going flat out, even up to But don't be fooled by the abrupt and aggressive terrain on the planet. 100 miles per hour on some of the high speed school-van powertrain. The Their efforts met with Mother Nature, who, in portions,” he said. “But you come to sections V6 features many “goodies” all her glory, shredded tires, ripped suspensions, where you slow down to literally a walking including a supercharger, bent axles, fried drivetrains and crushed ambi- pace.” bringing the horsepower to a tions. Over the years, they kept at it, making The marriage between the two sports equally potent 400. Ready to take the their machines tougher, faster and as aggressive tests a driver's nerve and judgement to move punishment, the drive axles as the terrain itself. Rock Crawling was born. fast or slow down when necessary. Noualy are from a Mercedes Unimog But from the handful of those courageous explained it's hard to make that transition and model, which is promising, But since the motorsport is still in its infancy, lunatics, the sport became a worldwide phe- not break the vehicle. since the Unimog is universally known as the there is no set “recipe” to how one should build nomenon. This week's “King of The “You have to start thinking smart. You have to most versatile and abused all-purpose vehicle one’s vehicle. Hammers” race on Feb 10 attracted competi- get up on this rock, then you have to get down on the planet. Just as unorthodox is the four- “Build your vehicle in any way you feel is tion from all across the seas, such as Australia, on this one, and then go here, it takes patience speed automatic transmission, which can be going to win the race,” Noualy explained, as Norway, Spain and Japan. Among them will be and experience,” said Noualy, who's been rock operated as a manual. Noualy explained the some drivers run 800 horsepower or more on our own Canadian and Uxbridger, Mathieu crawling for nearly 10 years on an amateur level reason he chose an automatic was due to its their machines. “Even though we have our lit- Noualy, with his custom-built #328 Quaker and racing for the last two. There are lots of les- longevity against shocks and bumps. tle vehicle with half the horsepower of some State Chevy. Noualy hopes to put a Canadian sons to be learned along the way however. “One of the issues I've had was keeping the vehicles, we get to a big hill that's so muddy team this year at the front of the finish line. “It's not something you come into and you transmission alive in the vehicle throughout the that everybody has to winch up, but since we're “My goal that I've set for this year is to finish think you're going to beat everybody, it just race,” he said. “Now it's fitted with a huge less weight, we're more nimble, so we're passing this race as number one and if I can get into the doesn't work that way,” he said. transmission cooler and the best parts around.” everybody,” Noulay said. “We passed a vehicle top 20 finishers then that would just be the It takes a certain kind of fierce animal to ven- Keeping it all together is his own designed that had 700 horsepower, so it's hard to put it cherry on the cake,” Noualy said, confident ture into such harsh conditions. Like a hyena, steel tubing chassis, creating a balanced 50-50 all to the ground and carry the weight around.” that his vehicle has never been this well pre- the 37”off-road wheels on his #328 racer will weight distribution. Joining Noualy will be familiar names such as pared. “We're really putting our best foot for- grab at the sand and rocks via an innovative “You want a little bit of weight towards the Nascar driver Robbie Gordon and American ward for this.” transfer case with high and low gears. back, that when you do go over a jump, you Chopper's Paul Teutel Jr. But Noualy says he The race will take place in California's Depending on the situation, the driver can don't keep nose diving the front end,” Noualy isn't too worried, since he wouldn't be doing Johnson Valley desert, covering 165 miles over switch the vehicle from four-wheel-drive to said. this if it was easy. two laps, travelling across sand dunes and trails. front-wheel-drive or rear-wheel-drive. This Yet it's not all just mechanical wizardry. The “If it wasn't a challenge and it wasn't as diffi- But scalding heat and dust aren't the only comes in very handy for an unpredictable and car's belly is lined with an extremely slippery cult, it wouldn't be as fun,” he said. things that complement this barren landscape. uneven terrain. cutting board material known as a “skid plate” Follow Mathieu's #328 Quaker State Chevy Noualy and his co-driver will be facing deep “It gives you lots of selection, so if you need to allowing the vehicle to slide off the rocks if it on Feb 10's race day by going to sand that can bog down their wheels, uneven go very slow, you can, but if you need to go gets stuck. To reduce the strain on the drivers www.ultra4racing.com/live. We’ll let you know terrain and sheer rocks that can cripple even the fast, you can do that just as well,” Noualy said. themselves, on-board systems feed clean air and how he fares next week. toughest of vehicles. Combine slow speed and The driver can shift down to the lower gears for water into their helmets, allowing Noualy to rock crawling with the high speed endurance more control in tricky areas. take less breaks than other drivers, considerably Behind the front axle lies a GM 4.3 litre V6, improving his lap time. The talented, beautiful nuns of Nonnberg Abbey by Kathy Bridgeman out her expertise. formance are $20 with $1 going to the Canadian Tire Jumpstart We tried to keep to all the vows that the nuns would take upon program. The show runs from February 12th until Feb 25th. Act 1 Scene 9: Max Dettweiller and Captain Georg von Trapp entering the Abbey. One that we just couldn't adhere to was the Check our website for further details www.ryleepussproduc- are having coffee on the terrace of the von Trapp villa. Max is vow of Silence. Beads of sweat trickled down the face of our tions.com chatting when he hears church bells off in the distance. He asks sound engineer Tyler Noble when we told him how Georg "Is there a cathedral around here?" Georg replies "That's many microphones we were using for this produc- our abbey, Nonnberg Abbey." Max: "Do they have a choir?" tion. But Tyler, you always make our shows sound Georg: "A beautiful one". Yes indeed it is a beautiful one! heavenly! When we got our team together for The Sound of Music last The nuns that make up the chorus in Ryleepuss September, one thing we all agreed on was that we had to have Productions’ Sound of Music came from all walks of enough nuns in the cast to create the musical illusion of being life, much as the ladies who joined the Abbey iin at Nonnberg Abbey in Austria. So after three very full days of Nonnberg. We have sisters that have graced the stage auditions, we found ourselves with nineteen nuns, one novice of the Music Hall before, such as Shira Forsyth (our and five postulants, including Maria. fabulous choreographer), Karen Higgins, Marion Late in October, we began our immersion into the world of Smith and Peggy Scruton. We have novices, like the Nonnberg nuns. Nonnberg Abbey is a real place near Jennifer Faric and Amanda van der Gulik. Finally Salzberg Austria. It is the Abbey where Maria Rainer (Kimberley the sweet postulants, Sandra Kreutzer and Kathleen Ramon)tried to find inner peace and happiness, but her over- Kennedy, to name a couple. flowing energy for life soon found the quiet and serene sur- Our ladies are moms, teachers, house stagers, busi- roundings of the Abbey a little too confining. A very wise ness owners, musicians, and students. They have Mother Abbess (Cadina Meadus) gently guided Maria into the devoted the past four months of their very busy lives outside world and into a different life, but one still filled with to learning difficult and challenging music. All of music. And I think we all know the rest of Maria's story... their hard work culminated in a fabulous event held But what about her sisters at the Abbey? Did they struggle with last Saturday at Canadian Tire, Zehrs and Walmart the pronunciation of the latin words in the "Dixit Dominus" in Uxbridge. We arranged to have all of our nuns chant? Did their choirmistress guide them carefully through the participate in a Flash Mob event held at those three "Rex admirabilis et triumphator nobis" chant? Did she raise major stores. All of the songs were sung acapella. It their voices to the rooftops of the Abbey during the "Alleluia" was truly an amazing and very touching event! chorus? And did she lead them triumphantly in "Solving a prob- So please come to our production of Rodgers and lem like Maria"? Our sisters climbed over all of those mountains Hammerstein’s Sound of Music. You can purchase under the intensive, but humour-filled direction of their choir- tickets at Woods & Woods at 70 Brock St W. mistress, Jackie Crawford. Uxbridge. The store is open 7 days a week from 10 Was there a Mistress of the Habits at the Abbey? Our wonder- - 6. Tickets are $12 for youth and $19 for adults. ful costume designer, Rachel Berholdt, looked at me, rolled her Call 905-852-1810. If you want to sing-a-long with eyes up to the heavens and said "HOW MANY NUNS???" the nuns, purchase tickets for our Sing-a-long event Rachel is fabulous and Ryleepuss Productions couldn't do with- on Thurs Feb 23 at 8pm. All tickets for that per- The Uxbridge Cosmos 8 Thursday, February 9th 2012 The Uxbridge Cosmos 9 Thursday, February 9th 2012 Helping the creative entrepreneur thrive

by Octavian Lacatusu this is beginning to make customers wary of own, especially nowadays, says Ginny Van independent booksellers. Veghel of Elemi Organics, specializing in organ- Join us for Glasses dinged and the smiles shone through at “It's a perceived value thing,” Macbeth said. ic aromatherapy products. the Tin Mill's Creative Social Launch event last “When they see a book selling for half the price “You can put on an event by yourself and say Thursday, as artists and business owners helped at Wal-Mart or Costco, they think, hey, that draw 50 people, or you can join with your busi- Valentine’s promote creativity in the local economy. book store is ripping me off.” ness neighbours and you can have 250 people,” The initiative for the event began four years ago The bargain, however, comes at a price. Veghel said. “It works great, because you're not Day as a means of helping local artists and entrepre- According to Macbeth, the unfolding tide is also doing all the work, like creating the event or neurs get their ideas off the ground. Kerri King, diminishing the personal approach of an inde- soloing the advertising costs.” Durham Region's tourism manager, said it's pendent bookseller, in favour of the general Van Veghel's experience in this niche market important for her to gather up the local talent masses. began several years ago while working for an aro- We’ll be open for and get their word out. “If you were to only afford 15 dollar range matherapy company on the West Coast. After regular menu “We had to figure out how we can keep these books, then keep buying from Costco, but you'll leaving the company, she set out on creating a business, but we creative people in our community and how we flip every independent out of business and the business of her own, realizing that some aro- breadth and depth of a bookseller will be gone,” matherapy products out there aren't what they have prepared a support them so they can have a business,” King said. “We can now take those people, put them she said. seem. number of feature on a pedestal, shine the light on them and say Times are tough, but it's important to keep “As a consumer, there was this perception of items for Valentine’s look at the amazing talent we have in Durham.” going forward, regardless of the apparent strug- natural oil that if it contains botanical and essen- such as a Certified Despite the good natured laughs, however, the gle, says Angelo Tramonti, owner of Sarafino tial oils, we assume it's good, but it's quite the Black Angus Steak face of present economic disturbance stood in Imports Inc. opposite,” Veghel said. “Be prepared to sacrifice your time.” Tramonti Veghel explained it was difficult finding natural with a lobster tail... the event's shadow, leering at the otherwise enthusiastic crowd of local entrepreneurs. said. “You need to go for what you love doing, organic products, as they were either very expen- Reserve Now! Local bookseller Shelley Macbeth of Blue but you have to be prepared to go down and hit sive or very poorly packaged, inspiring her to set Heron Books, explained the looming threat over rock bottom and be discouraged, because that's up her own aromatherapy business. independent booksellers, as eBooks and value what happened to us in the beginning.” In the end, King said that an idea can start in books have gained momentum in recent years. Tramonti, specializing in importing olive oil the simplest of ways anywhere by anyone, but Macbeth said she's adapted to the change in and cooking products from his native Calabria, it's all about recognizing the local talent and pro- demand, but nothing remains solid. said he's proud to offer a product of genuine viding the support. “I'll sell the downloads like Kindle or Kobo, but taste to his community, despite economic chal- “It just starts with somebody's delicious salad the margins are ridiculous,” she said. “If you'd lenges. dressing,” King said. “Next thing you know only sell eBooks you couldn't keep your doors “I know that these products not only benefit they're saying oh can you get me a bottle, and open.” the people producing them, but the people that then it turns into a business and that's what CUPID’S From another front come value books, sold en are eating them,” he said. we're all about.” masse at major retail stores such as Wal-Mart and But it's easier to be a business owner and work CORNER - Costco for a fraction of the price. Macbeth said with the community than be entirely on your

great Cheese from page 6 shredded Tex Mex and maybe a round of brie awards just as they have for many years with inhabit our fridges. There are exceptions and their wines. Once again, another merchant is This limits the number of things the producer Valentine their numbers are swelling. Since expanding making it worth the drive to Uxbridge… lucky can influence and the differences tend to be sub- their cheese inventory, from a few local dairies for us we are already here! ideas for tle. For example in small batch dairies, the to cheeses from all over Canada and around the The store will be offering cheese tasting and flavour of the end product can be altered by a world, and hiring Smith as cheese manager, the education evenings as well as offering a new him & her cow's seasonally influenced diet: a dry summer tiny cheese counter at Passionate Cook's selection of regional cheeses monthly. The may produce a more delicate flavour than from Essentials has been generating around 30% of cheese counter is stocked and ready to tease the milk produced during a lush spring. The the store's revenue. That says something. There your palate into sublime submission. homogenized flavour of mass produced cheese is is a movement afoot, a veritable cheese revolu- If Lisa and Cecelia have their way we will soon dull and completely predictable in comparison. tion. And once again Canada is on the forefront be the cheese eating capital of Canada! The We eat a lot of cheese but are more single of an emerging lost art. Canadian cheeses have Passionate Cook's Essentials is located at 68 minded and less adventurous than Europeans: been taking a place on the world stage, winning Brock Street W., 905-862-3359. Valentine’s Day - cheddar, mozzarella, cheese slices, a bag of Canada Reads contender Keith's Flower Shop and Gifts, more than a comes to town The third annual Uxbridge Reads event is around the corner. Local flower store - gourmet book clubs have made their picks for the book all of Uxbridge Visit our gift baskets, unique NEW LOCATION should read. Past winners include Joseph Boyden's Three Day Road with extended hours and Karen Connolly's The Lizard Cage. For the 2012 edition, the floral arrangements, and on Mondays field was opened up. While Canadian works were welcome, they opening March 5th were not necessary and as always, there is a mix of fiction and non- more for your Valentine! at 29 Toronto St. S. fiction titles. This year's lineup is as follows: The Big Necessity by Rose George, Come and NEW NAME, L.M. Montgomery Selected Journals Vol II edited by Mary Rubio and SAME FRIENDLY Elizabeth Waterston, Sylvanus Now by Donna Morrissey, Animal see for yourself. FACES! Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. And by a stroke of luck, one of the contenders, Donna Morrissey will be in town on Friday, February 10. The wine and cheese recep- 14 Brock Street East tion will take place at Passionate Cook's Essentials from 6 - 8 pm. Uxbridge, ON L9P 1M6 Tickets are $40 and include a $20 voucher towards the Donna Morrissey book of your choice, wine and a fabulous range of local (905) 852-3029 and imported chesses from the 'almost a fromagerie' Passionate Cook. Tickets at Blue Heron Books, 62 Brock Street W., 905-852- 4282. The Uxbridge Cosmos 10 Thursday, February 9 th 2012

with Speaker John Mackay, International Rd. Bob Comfort 905-473-2669. www.gurrclub.org or call Gwyn at 905 852 Director of Creation Research Australia. 7224." Coming Up Tour the on site mineral and fossil museum. For Wed., Feb. 22 FREE SIX WEEK WORK- details contact: Martin Legemaate at 905-888- SHOP “On Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Handicapable 'Friends' Ministry returns 0188 or [email protected] Conditions’. Learn new skills and tools to use in weekly on Wednesdays from 7 - 8 p.m. at Trinity Feb. 12-25 The Sound of Music Perennial your daily life. Caregivers welcomed too. Testa United Church, 20 First Avenue, Uxbridge. For THIS WEEKEND favourite from Ryleepuss Productions. For more Sat., Feb. 18 Uxbridge Skatepark Professional Building, 2 Campbell Drive, Suite info call 905-852-6213. info, see page 7. Fundraiser With Whosarmy, Air Marshal 208 Uxbridge. Wednesdays till April 4, 1:30pm Fri., Feb. 10, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges Landing and Lauren Malyon. 6:30 p.m. Uxbridge - 4:00 pm. Pre-register call 1-866-971-5545 Meditation at the Siloam Community Centre. Trail Association is hosting a moderate pace EXT EEK N W Baptist Church. Admission $14. or 905-852-9771x5260. Every first and third Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30 2.5 hr., 9 km loop hike in Durham Forest. There pm. For new and experienced practitioners, this are some hills. Wear boots, icers or snowshoes as Wed., Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges UPCOMING Thurs., Feb. 23 SOUP LUNCH 11am-1pm session provides opportunity to develop and conditions dictate. Meet at the first parking lot Trail Association is hosting a 4 hr., 12+ km Goodwood United Church. $3 for soup, home- strengthen your practice. By donation, (905) 852- east side of 7th Conc., south of Durham Rd. 21. moderate to fast pace loop hike or snowshoe in Mon., Feb. 20 Sandford United Church made bread, dessert and beverage. 9974. Kevin Lowe 416-655-2256 (hike day only). Glen Major/Walker Woods. There are hills. Pancake Supper Sandford Hall, 433 Sandford Meet at parking area on the east side of Conc. 6, Road from 4:30 to 7:30. Prices are $7.00 for Sat., Feb. 25, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges Wellness Thursdays happen every Thursday Fri., Feb. 10 Valentine Dinner 6:30 at 0.6 km north of Uxbridge Town Line or 5.5 km adults and $3.00 for children ages 6 - 12. Trail Association is hosting a 1+ hr., 5 km mod- from 4 to 6pm at the Uxbridge Youth Centre. Goodwood United Church. $12 for SPAGHETTI south of Durham Rd. 21. Russ Burton 905-830- erate to fast pace loop hike on the Al Shaw side These workshops are an opportunity for youth to DINNER including bread, dessert and beverage. 2862. Tues., Feb. 21, 1:00 p.m. Uxbridge Senior Trail. Meet at the trail entrance on the west side of gather with their peers and discuss topics that are Tickets in advance only by calling 905-640-3347. Citizens' Club Tea, Entertainment, and Meeting. Conc. 6, 1.5 km south of Durham Rd. 21. Russ important to them including stress, relationships, Feb. 16 & 25 Uxbridge Minor Lacrosse New Members (55 years+) Welcome, $5.00 Burton 905-830-2862. anxiety, health and friendship just to name a few Fri., Feb. 10 VALENTINE’S YOUTH DANCE Registration Uxbridge Arena- Feb 16h 6:30 - 8 pp/year. Learn about the many activities with Wellness Practitioner Heidi Walczak. Snacks for Grades 4-8 at the Uxbridge Arena – 7-10 pm. pm; Feb 25th 9 am - 12 pm. being held at the Senior Centre, 75 Marietta ONGOING are provided! Additionally, every Thursday at Admission at the door is $7.00 which includes a Street. Call Linda 905-852-6494. 5pm Dave the Guitar Guy will be at the UYC chance to win great prizes! This fundraiser is host- Thurs., Feb. 16 Uxbridge Genealogical North House and Community Churches to provide FREE guitar lessons and educate youth ed by the Uxbridge Youth Choir. Group Lower Hall of Uxbridge Library, 7:00 PM. Tues., Feb. 21 21st Pancake Supper will be holding a soup lunch on on guitar repair, care and accessories. All skill lev- Guest speaker Larry Doble, “The Palatines: "Who Trinity United Church 5 p.m.-7 p.m Adults $ 6.00 Wednesdays from 12 - 1:30pm at St. Andrew's- els are welcome! Sat., Feb. 11, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges were they? Where did they settle? Are you one?" Children ( grades 1-8 ) $ 4.00 preschoolers FREE Chalmers Presbyterian Church. The lunches run Trail Association is hosting a 1+ hr., 5 km mod- All welcome. $2.00 admission, 50/50 draw. , Family $ 20.00. through until March. Come enjoy some healthy, Hospital Auxiliary “Chances Are” Store erate pace loop hike on the Al Shaw side Trail. delicious soup! Pay what you can. on Bascom Street accepting good winter clothing. Join us for breakfast after the hike. Meet at the Fri., Feb. 17 Blood Donor Clinic 1-7:30 Tues. Feb. 21 - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Proceeds to Cottage Hospital. trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 km p.m. Seniors Centre, 75 Marietta St. Supper, St. Paul's Anglican Church, 59 Toronto Greater Uxbridge Road Runners will once south of Durham Rd. 21. Russ Burton 905-830- St. S., Uxbridge. From 6:15 PM. Everyone wel- again be hosting race preparation clinics. These If you have a community event you’d like us to 2862. Sat., Feb. 18, 7:00 a.m. The Oak Ridges come. Tickets at the door or call 905-852-7016 to will help participants build towards the goal of mention, please contact us at cosmos- Trail Association is hosting a hike on the Al reserve. Adults $7, Pre-school Free, Child age 5 to sucessfully completing either the Uxbridge Half [email protected] or 905-852-1900. The Sun., Feb. 12, 2:00 p.m. The Oak Ridges Shaw side Trail. This is a 1+ hr., 4+ km moderate 12 $ 4, Family Rate $ 16. Marathon (21km), 10km or 5km races on April deadline for our next issue is 6 p.m. Sunday. Trail Association is hosting a slow to moderate pace hike. Join us for breakfast the hike. Meet at 22nd in support of the Uxbridge Cottage 5 km, 2+ hr. hike on the Secord-Goodwood the trail entrance on the west side of Conc. 6, 1.5 Wed., Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m. The Oak Ridges Hospital Auxiliary. Nine week training programs Tracts. Bring icers or snowshoes. Meet at the km south of Durham Rd. 21. Joan Taylor 905- Trail Association is hosting a moderate to fast suitable for both beginners and experienced run- Secord parking lot, 2 km south of Goodwood Rd. 477-2161 pace 12 - 16 km, 4+ hr. hike or snowshoe on the ners will start on Monday 20th February. in Goodwood on Conc. 3 and E on Secord Rd. Secord-Goodwood Tracts. There are hills. Meet at Information and sign-up at the Registration Fair Brian & Kathy Clark 905-841-9757. Sat., Feb. 18 7:00 pm. at Goodwood Baptist the Secord parking lot, 2 km south of Goodwood on February 16th. If you would like further infor- Church. 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Maggie Anderson things like whether we enjoy peo- detailed descriptions of all of the or grade 12. Good luck to all Tigers in their ple, offices, driving, being out jobs on our 'you could be a…' And then finally, we were done. own course selections. It's that time of year again for with trees, etc.… lists. It was so entertaining, we It was time to press the 'submit' Remember, the final date for sub- Tigers - that's right, it's course Gosh, we learned we were suit- almost lost ourselves for the button. You could have cut the mission is February 24, but selection time. This article literal- ed to so many things, it was evening. pressure in our house with a Guidance is very strongly ly finds us, your Tiger Talk corre- amazing - some obvious, some Then our moods dampened a knife. The closing page says encouraging you to do your work spondents, both glued to our not so much. For example, we bit as we reminded ourselves that you've reviewed it with your par- ASAP. computers, trying to navigate our never dreamed of being a medical we had to start on the hard work way through the Durham illustrator or an occupational of actually selecting courses. We District School Board's career- hygienist (what is that, anyway?). found the online navigating to be cruising.ddsbschools.ca, the We were intrigued with thoughts somewhat confusing, as we online site that all secondary stu- of being a crime scene investiga- flipped back and forth between dents in Durham must use to tor. We puzzled at why 'crossing screens, trying to find where to select their courses. guard' appeared as an option - go. It made us wonder, on more At first, our moods were high as that particular vocation had than one occasion, whether hav- we cast our eyes toward the never 'crossed' our minds! And ing a good old-fashioned paper future, with stars in our eyes. we laughed when 'nanny' came catalogue of courses to browse This was because before we could up - did Mary Poppins 'cruise' to might have been easier than the even begin to contemplate our find herself in the Banks house- high tech route. But we perse- courses, we had to complete a hold? One of us was also vered and figured out how the various links worked. We also found it tough to really GAME NIGHT WITH THE BRUINS understand the ins and outs of Support Uxbridge’s Team! prerequisites. These seemed like a confusing world of their own. We IT’S THE PLAYOFFS came to the conclusion that the 7:45 p.m., Uxbridge Arena priority was doing our best to Sports Entertainment At Its Best! choose what we thought made sense, and then planning to go to Fri., Feb. 3 Guidance to get answers to our BRUINS vs. remaining questions. But once we figured out how to CLARINGTON zip around, the next part was Check out all more fun. Students have a strict combination of required courses things Bruin at: they must take to obtain a sec- www.uxbridgebruins.com ondary school diploma, so many of these are 'done deals'. It was The Uxbridge Cosmos 11 Thursday, February 9th 2012 Get ready for your red carpet Cougars in New facility has Get ready to party! At the Roxy Theatres’ Oscar Night, the crowd gets all “dolled” up. Uxbridge? (Black Tie is optional). Patrons enter the theatre via the Red Carpet Olympic dreams by Octavian Lacatusu with television cameras and a celebrity host (just like the real Oscars by Octavian Lacatusu “It was my passion, my love and I've in La-La Land), and see themselves on the BIG SCREEN being been enjoying it ever since,” she said. As human beings, we've always debated That passion is clearly alive and well at interviewed. where we belong on nature's food Spinning into the air and performing complex acrobatics in front of millions Shenderey, as students recently partici- While watching the Oscar Ceremony “Live” from Hollywood, they chain. Some argue our intelligence pated at a major gymnastics competi- makes us the supreme predator. Others of flashing cameras may come as fantasy nibble, they sip, they laugh. And to datethey have raised over for some, but no longer. tion in Cancun, Mexico. Pitted against believe our fragility and lack of natural $41,000 for the Cottage Hospital. Shenderey Gymnastics, one of York dozens of other competitors, Kerler's instincts such as stealth, advanced sight Region's biggest competitive athletic team emerged with the gold medal. Included in the $50.00 ticket price is the Oscar Contest (win movie and hearing still makes us vulnerable. programs, has now landed in Uxbridge It still takes guidance and practice to passes for a year to the Roxy Theatres), complimentary wine and Not surprising, since the idea of coming on Reach Street, ready to take in the free the athletic spirit within. beverages and gourmet hors d’oeuvres. Managementeven throws in face to face with a cougar can send chills local talent. Shenderey's Head Coach Shenderey's co-owner and manager, some of the famous Roxy Popcorn for ambiance. down anyone's spine. and President, Alanna Kerler, said Alex Kerler, said during training and You can also bid on the incredible Silent Auction, Pop a Balloon, Possible residence of these creatures in bringing the arena to Uxbridge was a performances parents are often sur- prised at their kids' capabilities. and as an added treat this year, you can hold an actual Oscar and be the Uxbridge area has concerned locals, good “leap of faith” for her staff and stu- as whispers of sightings have begun to “Some of these kids never did gymnas- filmed while giving your very own acceptance speech dents. float around. One individual even “There aren't any gymnastic centres tics before and all of a sudden, they just (remember…only 20 seconds and then the band starts…) and for reported seeing one near Scott Central around here, but there's lots of talent in blow everybody away,” he said. “When everyone’s enjoyment, they will put it on the big screen later in the Public School. However, despite hun- the local kids,” Kerler said. “We get a lot they get recommended to go to compe- evening. Start planning that speech now! dreds of cougar sightings being reported of competitive kids from Port Perry and titions, parents are always like 'Really? My daughter?'”. There are a limited number of tickets printed so don’t be disap- in Ontario since the 1930s, the fabled Uxbridge, so we're really excited.” felines haven't yet made an official Originally founded in 1984, the pro- To ensure fun and success starts from pointed – get yours soon! Tickets are on sale now at the Roxy Box appearance. According to Dr. Rick gram's core revolves around individuals day one, teaching at the new Uxbridge Office, the Foundation office at the hospital, Presents, Presents, Rosatte, senior research scientist at the aged two and a half to 18 years old, spe- facility is Coach Allison Heppell, who Presents or by telephone. Call 905-852-9771 Ext. 5286 to reserve. Ministry of Natural Resources in cializing in national and provincial ath- teaches the earlier stages of the sport. A gymnastic athlete since she was two, it's Peterborough, the only indication of letes as well as professional competi- Visa and Mastercard are accepted. not only about winning, but having their presence has been physical evi- tions. As students progress through A great evening… for a great cause… our hospital! fun. dence such as tracks, DNA, hair, scat three stages of experience, they receive a “I just had really great coaches the and photographs. Even then, Rosatte series of coloured badges as they go along, highlighting their progress. whole way through and it wasn't just says, cougar-related incidents are about the competitions,” she said. “I CONGRATULATIONS unheard of. Participants aged six and up start at red then go on to white, blue, merit, didn't really care if I won, I just had my DANIELLE BLYTH “95% of sightings turn out to be friends and I just love gymnastics.” misidentifications, with people often bronze, silver and eventually gold. AND JOE TAYLOR Kerler said the real deal comes sooner Heppell, 23, said she prefers teaching seeing an animal from a distance for a preschool students since this is where ON YOUR short period of time, such as white- than their students think. “By the time they hit the bronze-silver they determine if this is something they ENGAGEMENT! tailed deer, dogs or coyotes,” Rosatte want to keep going or not. Heppell's explained, basing his investigations by level, they should be getting ready for competitive gymnastics,” she said. passion for working with kids shines looking in the snow, identifying the Keeping to the sport wasn't easy. At through at the gym, by putting herself tracks and studying the photos. LOVE, BOTH OF age 12, Kerler suffered an injury, mak- in their shoes and taking it step by step. “I have not found any credible sight- ing her unable to continue being an ath- The pursuit for the gold continues on, YOUR FAMILIES ings in the Uxbridge area in about two lete, but that didn't stop her. She con- as Shenderey's current competitive ath- years,” he said. Despite their size, these tinued her passion for the sport by letes are to participate in next week's 150-250 pound cats are reclusive and coaching competitive athletics, eventu- Elite Canada athletics event. secretive by nature, making them ally becoming head coach at “At Shenderey, we're always looking to extremely hard to spot. Shenderey's Newmarket location 13 find more talent, constantly searching In one report, a driver saw an animal years ago. for the next Olympian,” Kerler said. running 200 meters away in the dis- tance. “200 meters is a long way to be truly certain of what that animal was,” Rosatte said. “A coyote from that dis- tance can look like a cougar and vice- versa.” According to Rosatte, there's never been a confirmed attack by a cougar on a human being in Ontario. In the unlikely case of a direct encounter with a cougar, Rosatte said to avoid sharp and panicked behaviour, leave the area and contact the police immediately. “Slowly back away, but never turn and run, face the animal and try and look large,” he said, adding that if they do attack, fight back by every means possi- ble. “Cougars are really not very coura- geous and they can be easily dissuaded from their attack,” he said. “Throw something at them; a purse, a camera, anything handy; they are actually cow- ardly.” That's not to say people should hunt these cats down either. Rosatte explained cougars are an endangered species in Ontario and they are protect- ed by the law; meaning they cannot be shot, chased or harassed. To file a report or get more info con- cerning cougars or other unwanted large mammals, go to www.mnr.gov.on.ca or call toll free at 1- 800-667-1940. The Uxbridge Cosmos 12 Thursday, February 9th 2012 Cosmos Business Bulletin Board Tree Service STAN - Your Local L. 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students throughout their high focused, and deals with male teenager the Gilbert and Sullivan classic; she Letters to the Editor school careers (same counsellor depression. had “sailed the ocean blue” on the for grades 9-12), to facilitate rela- 12. USS ran a suicide prevention H.M.S Pinafore as a member of a tionship-building with students workshop on December 9th and 15th 1936 cast - seventy-six years ago! During the recent deputation by lors, I believe, thinking that the and their families; a caring conversa- in partnership with Distress Centre In that cast there was a “remarkably Vanessa Slater of the Youth Centre school was not that interested in get- tion with a caring adult is key. Durham. The school has been fine fellow” who played Sir Joseph regarding supporting and attending a ting involved. Hence, my comment 2. The health curriculum in all accepted in 2013 to participate in the Porter. This actor lost his Josephine in seminar called safeTALK, a statement “I cannot believe the school is doing phys.ed. courses promote good men- JACK project - a new mental health the show but won the heart of a was made by Vanessa that she was not nothing”. tal health, suicide prevention and awareness initiative in conjunction young Connie. The rest, as they say, is getting much support from the Since articles appeared in the local healthy choices. with Kids Help Phone. history. The pair married and son Uxbridge Secondary School and in newspapers about the proposed semi- 3. The family studies curriculum has a Ron Boyd says “I, along with my five fact she was meeting with Trustee nar, it has been brought to my atten- large mental health unit. These two recent unfortunate siblings, had to relive Pinafore Allin on Thursday. It left all council- tion by Ms. Lucy Black, Principal of 4. A bereavement group is run for stu- tragedies happened to former students throughout our childhood. On the USS, that the school is and has dents. The school is partnered with of the school who were attending Saturday at the matinee, as in the been very involved in mental health North Durham Hospice. University. As you can see, the USS is '40's, '50's and '60's mom was singing programs contrary to what council 5. Each year the school participates in and has been very involved. along, word for word, with many of was told. Bereavement Day. On behalf of council, staff and resi- the old songs.” I would like to bring to your atten- 6. A group called SOS (stomping out dents I would like to express our sin- At intermission, Boyd asked his tion some examples of the regular stigma) is run by student and its man- cere thank you to the staff and stu- mom how she was enjoying the show. activities that the Uxbridge Secondary date is to promote mental health dent body of the Uxbridge Secondary With tears in her eyes, she replied, "I School promotes surrounding mental awareness. School for providing excellent pro- can't speak right now. I'm too emo- health. 7. USS runs a mental health aware- grams dealing with mental health tional". 1. USS guidance counsellors “follow” ness week in April with school-wide issues. Following the curtain call, 2012 cast activities and speakers. member Dale St. John presented Mrs. 8. The school provides OMNI - a stu- Gerri Lynn O'Connor Lockridge with a floral bouquet and dent-led group promoting inclusion Mayor she was greeted by the cast. It was a and safe spaces for students at lunch. small thing but according to Boyd, his 9. SLAM - another student-led peer Before last Saturday's matinee per- mother was overwhelmed by the per- mentoring group that promotes formance of H.M.S. Pinafore, the cast sonal good wishes she received from school involvement and healthy was made aware of a special audience the cast and in her own words "It was choices. member. Ninety-four year old Connie one of the most memorable moments 10. USS is partnered with Whitby Boyd Lockridge was in the house. in my life". Shores and runs TAMI (Talking This, in and of itself, was not unusu- About Mental Health), twice per year. al. For the past eleven years, she has Shelagh Damus The students are also taken to the accompanied her son, daughter-in- Uxbridge TAMI summit. law and daughter to take in “many 11. A group started by USS students excellent productions.” But Mrs. called Hope for Happiness, is male- Lockridge had a special connection to

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In an township: Adjustments to assessments Cosmos, treasurer Al Shultz confirmed earlier report to council, public works made by the Municipal Property that the owners of two properties on director Ben Kester said the Manual of Assessment Corporation (MPAC) on Brock Street West also have had their Uniform Traffic Control states three- golf courses, gravel pits and Toronto assessments lowered because they are and four-way stops may be warranted Region Conservation Authority lands assessed by MPAC based on income if 350 vehicles per hour are counted are costing Uxbridge Township and stores in those two buildings have on a minor street. He said a traffic money. sat unrented for considerable lengths count at the two intersections in ques- In a report to Council on Monday, of time. tion showed the highest traffic volume Uxbridge tax collector Donna The stop signs will stay in place: After at Rachel Lee was 768 vehicles a day Condon said adjustments to the months of study and debate, council and 750 vehicles at Galloway. assessments made on golf courses cost decided Monday that stop signs will Nevertheless, in his report to council End Of The Road the township more than $127,000 in remain in place on Bolton Drive at the on Monday, Mr. Kester noted "there property taxes and penalty revenue in intersections of Galloway Crescent have been many e-mail responses" and featuring John Prince 2011. She said the adjustments, which and Rachel Lee Court. recommended the stop signs remain. resulted in reduced assessments for The decision was, perhaps, made eas- presented by: golf courses, followed a settlement ier by the fact that council received a St. Paul's Church reached by MPAC and the National 12251 Regional Rd. #1 COOT Entertainment Golf Course Owners Association fol- Leaskdale, ON 416-540-9831 lowing complaints from members of [email protected] IN MEMORIAM www.cootentertainment.com NGCOA. 2:00 pm $20.00 /person Ms. Condon added there are still four ~ JOHN WILLIAM HARRISON ~ Tickets: Blue Heron Books, Uxbridge, Leaskdale Country Store golf courses in Uxbridge who have not Online orders: www.cootentertainment.com yet reached a settlement agreement Suddenly at home on Mon. Jan. 30, in his 53rd year, John, loved Phone: 416-540-9831 with MPAC and so it is not yet possi- son of Barbara and the late James Harrrison, brother of David, ble to determine whether the township dear uncle of Nicholas. John was a nephew of Bob and Toni will be further impacted. Mitchell of Orleans, ON; and George and Helen Harrrison and She said similar adjustments came Linda Luke of Uxbridge. A service of remembrance took place at about when gravel pit owners had Chapel Ridge Funeral Home in Markham on Feb. 3 with interment UXBRIDGE MEMORIAL COMPANY their property tax classifications in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Scarborough. changed, resulting in write-offs to the 108 Brock Street West, Uxbridge L9P 1P4 township of more than $74,000 in 2010 and $21,600 in 2011, plus a loss Interior Design Services of almost $20,000 in penalty revenue Dave & Lori Tomkinson The tax write-off resulting from ~Colour Consultation ~Space Planning changes to TRCA property was just ~Blinds and Shutters ~Custom Draperies ~Furniture and Finishes over $5,000 in 2011 ~Kitchen and Washroom Design Tel: 905-852.3472 • 1-888-672-4364 • Fax: 905-852-0085 Ms. Condon pointed out that MPAC [email protected] assessments on commercial and indus- Ashley Armstrong 416.671.3249 [email protected] soccer The Uxbridge Cosmos 14 Thursday, February 9th 2012 Bruins vs. Eagles: the playoffs begin by Roger Varley borne out last Wednesday when Posteraro scored on a power play with Ice goalie. This was followed by a goal April or May, or we'll be doing inter- Clarington doubled the Bruins 8-4 in less than a minute gone, assisted by by Ramsey, courtesy of a well-executed views in a couple of weeks." Bowmanville. Nick Kucera and Ramsey, and Blake zig-zag passing play with Robert Coming off a disappointing regular sea- The Eagles launched their offensive Ertel found the net two minutes later, Posteraro and Daulton Lawrence. After son, the Uxbridge Bruins have a chance from the outset and never let up. The assisted by Steve Douitsis and Kenzie the Bruins gave up their third short- to redeem themselves as the OHA Jr. C Eagles led 2-0 after the first period with Smith. However, Clarington scored handed goal in two nights, Ramsey Central Division playoffs begin tomor- a power-play goal and a short-handed their second short-handed goal of the scored again for the Bruins, with the Udora News row night. effort, both the result of defensive mis- night near the midway point and assist going to Kurt Batty. Batty picked The fifth-place Bruins play host to the takes on the part of the Bruins. It would capped off the scoring with just 48 sec- up the puck at his own blue line, skated by Lori Tomkinson fourth-place Clarington Eagles at the have been worse if the goalposts hadn't onds remaining in the game. back behind his own net, took the rub- Uxbridge Arena in the first game of a come into play twice during that period. Returning to the arena for the last ber the length of the ice, behind the Ice best-of-five opening round series, before The annual general meeting of the The Bruins managed to pick up two game of the regular season on Friday, net and back out to the Ice blue line travelling to Bowmanville for games on Udora Hall Board is being held on goals in the second period, with Mike the Bruins made up for the loss to before making the pass. Northover Sunday and Wednesday. If further Thursday Feb. 16th at 7:00 p.m. at Ramsey scoring on the power play, Clarington by clobbering the last-place closed out the period with his second, games are required, the Bruins return assisted by Steve Posteraro and Jayson Georgina Ice: at least, in the first period. also assisted by Batty. the Udora Hall. Everyone is invit- home next Friday, with the fifth game Heydon, and Brett Penrose notching When the first 20 minutes was finished, But the Ice didn't give up, coming ed to attend. New members are scheduled for Bowmanville the follow- one from the blue line, assisted by the Bruins had a 5-1 lead, back with two unanswered goals in the always welcome. We need mem- ing Sunday. Posteraro and Heydon. But the Eagles Captain Kyle Northover, who finished second period. Based on the regular season results, the bers from both sides of the scored another four goals, including the game with three goals and an assist, In the third, Georgina made it interest- teams would appear to be well matched, Ravenshoe Road, from both three power-play markers. opened the scoring just 10 seconds into ing with two power-play goals to tie the with both sides winning four games. Durham and York Regions. If you With Stefan Melnychuk replacing the game, assisted by Rob Acton. Then game before Northover scored his hat- The fledgling Eagles, however, are interested in becoming Kristoff Lyons in the net for the third Posteraro, coming off the bench behind trick, assisted by Ertel and Steve improved as the season wore on, while period, the Bruins looked as though the Ice defence, picked up a pass from Posteraro. Lawrence notched what involved in our community, if you the Bruins faltered badly. This was they were going to stage a comeback, as Penrose and skated in alone against the proved to be the winning goal at the have new fresh ideas for activites midway mark, assisted by Heydon and and events, then this is the best GOING Northover. Georgina threw a scare into place to be... the Bruins by reducing the Bruins lead There has been a lot of specula- JUNIOR CSTANDINGS - Final Regular Season to one goal at the six-minute mark, but tion about the Udora United GREEN Robert Posteraro put the game away Team Wins Losses OT Losses Points Church. While it is currently with just over a minute remaining, AT 410 AUTO closed for the winter, it WILL re- assisted by Ertel. open in the spring. Membership Specializing in LAKEFIELD CHIEFS 27 10 3 57 However, as coach and general manag- has been low recently, but a small Volkswagen er Matt Muir pointed out after Friday's LITTLE BRITAIN MERCHANTS 24 13 3 51 game, neither game meant anything in group of dedicated members are Audi PORT PERRY MOJACKS 20 18 2 42 terms of the Bruins' standing in the working hard to keep the church Hybrid league. running. The church will re-open Porsche CLARINGTON EAGLES 19 18 3 41 "It's the end of an up-and-down roller on Easter Sunday at 11:00 a.m. coaster season for our club," he said. with special guest speaker Rev. European & Asian UXBRIDGE BRUINS 16 20 4 36 "We're happy the season's over, if you Rick Callaghan want the honest truth. We've had some Newton Reed and the entire com- GEORGINA ICE 14 24 2 30 munity is invited to attend. The UÊ, ÊVœÕÀÌiÃÞÊV>ÀÊ­ÊLÞÊ>««œˆ˜Ì“i˜Ì® negatives, we've had some successes and UÊ9iÃ]ÊÜiÊ`œÊ œ“iÃ̈Vö we've had some unfortunate incidents Udora United church is the second UÊÞLÀˆ`]Ê ˆiÃi that have happened. But now we're oldest church in Durham region, ÊÊ>˜`Ê iVÌÀˆVÊ-«iVˆ>ˆÃÌ Charles “Chuck” Faulkner looking at a fresh new slate." second only to the Quaker meeting Asked how he will get the team to for- house in Uxbridge. Sept. 12, 1923 - Feb. 12, 2007 get what has happened and focus on the The Udora-Leaskdale Lions have playoffs ahead, Muir said, "It's up to Dad, Grandpa & Great Grandpa once again provided an ice pad at them". 138 Sandiford Dr., the hall. It is on the tennis court. Unit 5, Stouffville If we could have a lifetime wish "I think it's time this team's going to get serious," he said. "We're either going The outside lights are being left on 905-642-2886 or 1-877-410-2886(AUTO) www.410auto.ca and one dream that could come true, to be sitting here doing interviews in until 9:00 p.m. we would pray to God with all our hearts just to see and speak with you. A thousand words won’t bring you back. We know, because we’ve tried. VIEWPOINTS And neither will a million tears; we know, because we ‘ve cried. ow well do you know the highways and You’ve left behind our broken hearts, byways of Uxbridge Township? The first per- and precious memories, too, Hson each week to call into our office number, but we never wanted memories, 905-852-1900, and correctly identify the location we only wanted you. of our photo, will receive a prize; this week, it’s two tickets for The Sound of Music at the Music Hall. 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