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COVER ARTS CULTURE COMMUNITY September 8–22, 2016 Issue No. 13.16 5000 copies TAZA India Bazaar / P.12 QUESTIONNAIRE WITH RAINE HAMILTON TRIPALADY /p.7 HALLOWEEN DANCE / P.22 THE DEEP ROOTS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AND LINEUP /p.9–11 Restaurant Reviews MUSIC FROM / P.23 THE ACADIAN FOREST /p.19 A FREE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY September 8 – 22, 2016 | 1 ON THE COVER PAGE 2 REG THE FURRY FEATURE: Lil' Lady is a domes- ON THE COVER Matthew Barber and tic black cat with Jill Barber, photographed by Vanessa Heins. medium-length These talented siblings will be performing at the hair. She was born 13th annual Deep Roots Music Festival. See bio approximately Aug on page 10. 3, 2014. She is a sweet little girl found on Gaspereau Margaret Drummond's Mountain. She is very friendly and has WORD OF THE ISSUE: double paws. Obfuscate Wolfville Animal Hospital Verb 12-112 Front Street Wolfville To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; 902 542 3422 to bewilder. "The complex legal intricacies involved can UPDATE: obfuscate in ways that require some translation." Oatmeal is still available. MYSTERY 402 Main St. Wolfville | 902.542.0653 QUOTE thenakedcrepebistro.ca WIN! Complete this puzzle, then submit it to Naked Crêpe for your chance to win a dessert crêpe! Each letter in the quote has been substituted for another letter. For eg, G might equal V. Recover the original letters to solve the puzzle. GR SYIGB LU OEU RMMX MR TMCU, NTKD MF. – HGTTGKS IEKJUINUKQU Name: Contact: 2 | September 8 – 22, 2016 FEATURES WHO’S WHO: RAY SAVAGE – THE EXCELR8R Mike Butler I love writing this column…I get to meet, interact, and then profile wonderful members of our community. I’ve had the pleasure of pro- filing authors, painters, teachers, actors, chefs, business owners, and many more. I usually fly by the seat of my pants to find subjects but lately, the fine folks featured in this column have come from strong recommendations, and that is how Ray Savage surfaced. Ray has an immeasurable history of involvement in his community and I’m so pleased to profile him. Ray Savage was born and raised in New Brunswick. He currently lives in Aylesford with his partner Val Ward, and his springer spaniel Finnegan. After Ray’s first visit to the Valley in the mid 1980’s, driving through a snowstorm in mid-March, he arrived in our beautiful area. The sky was blue with a fresh blanket of snow on the ground (about 4’ deep) worked with small to medium enterprises in and the tulips were poking up above the snow. various facets of their business. One of the Ray was so amazed with all of this that he said biggest thrills of his business is seeing the to himself, “I’m going to live here one day”. tangible results the clients achieve in not only About three years later, Ray made the move their businesses, but also in their personal to the Valley, and he hasn’t looked back. He lives. Ray says, “ It’s tremendously satisfying hasn’t seen the tulips poking up through the when you help facilitate and see someone’s snow since that first visit, but he keeps his business improve, and through this, their eyes peeled each winter, just in case. lives improve, their families' lives improves, their staff’s lives improve, etc. etc. It’s like a big ripple effect and it is so cool to help folks Ray Savage holds the position of Business realize this.” Check out www.excelr8.ca for Coach, Consultant & Trainer with Excel more details about this wonderful service. Or Consulting Services Inc., and has a back- contact Ray at 902-679-7949 with questions ground in finance, sales, marketing, business or comments. efficiencies, and human resources. Ray has been coaching for over 15 years, and has Continued on page 13... September 8 – 22, 2016 | 3 6 INDEX On the Cover ...................................................... p.2 Furry Feature ..................................................... p.2 THE DOME CHRONICLES: THE DAM INDEX Word of the Issue ............................................... p.2 Garry Leeson Mystery Quote.................................................... p.2 canoeing and swimming. We came up with a In 1972, a boxcar from Toronto containing catchy name, acquired a few more quiet old Who's Who ......................................................... p.3 a menagerie of farm animals and an eager nags, purchased some dude saddles, bought young couple pulled into the station platform in canoes, had some brochures printed and we About Us ............................................................ p.4 Kingston, Nova Scotia. They were bound for a were in business. Dome Chronicles ................................................ p.4 deserted hundred-acre farm on the South Moun- tain, determined to preserve the foundations of We called our new venture Wilderness Treks Free Classifieds/Eat to the Beat ......................... p.5 farmsteads past while constructing a geodesic and to our surprise, in a very short time, the dome. They were pioneers of the future, armed brochures were flying off the tourist bureau Locavore ............................................................ p.6 with respect for tradition and an irrepressible shelves and people visiting from various plac- sense of humour. They didn’t call themselves es all around the globe began making reser- GV Questionnaire ............................................... p.7 farmers. They were back-to-the-landers. Farming vations. The first route I chose, a twelve-mile Star Drop/ Free Will Astrology ........................... p.8 was industry and their calling was sustainability. return trip from Cloud Lake, was a trifle am- Over the next forty years, through flood and fire, bitious; five hours in the saddle was a bit too Deep Roots ......................................................... p.9–11 triumph and catastrophe, they persevered, unwit- much for unaccustomed rear ends. I thought tingly sowing the seeds for the modern small- I had better find some easier routes, so I did Active and Healthy Living ................................... p.13 farm movement. some exploring. Birch Lake Stream above Weekly Events/@ the Library ............................ p.14 Crystal Falls seemed like a good prospect. In 1974 we had a few horses lazing around in Town of Wolfville ................................................ p.15 the pasture and I figured it was time that they It only took the horses an hour and a half to started to help paying the bills. We lived in a make their way up the old J.T. Morse Road What’s Happening/Tides .................................... p.16–18 beautiful neck of the woods so why not get a to an abandoned mill site where I could build piece of the tourist trade? What I had in mind a holding corral and keep our canoes. From Acadia Page ....................................................... p.19 was a trekking business along the lines of the there we could spend the better part of the ones I had read about in England and Ireland. day leisurely paddling and portaging our In addition to the riding, we would offer some Continued on page 5... 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