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The Annual Sugar Plum Bazaar at St. James Hall will be held on Sat. Nov. 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Salvation Army Georgina Church is holding their Annual Christmas Bazaar on Sat. Nov. 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 1816 Metro Rd. in Jackson’s Pt. Home baking, crafts, decorations and hand knitting. Morning snack and lunch available. Club 55 in Keswick is hosting a free members only Family Fun Day on Sat. Nov. 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. featuring Zoo to You, face painting, fish pond and more. The Pefferlaw Arts and Craft Club is holding their Annual Christmas Bazaar on Sat. Nov. 13 at the Pefferlaw Lions Hall in the Seniors’ Room from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Crafts, door prizes, white elephant table and more. The Queensville Players presents Seussi-cal—the Musical starting Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stephen Leacock Theatre. Show runs until Nov. 28. Call the box office at (905) 476-0193 for show times and dates. 39ers Club at 39 North St. in Sutton will host their Annual Christmas Bazaar & Bake Sale on Sat. Nov. 20 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. There is a free Mature Driver Safety Seminar at the Peter Gzowski Library in Sutton on Sat. Nov. 20 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. The Beaverton Legion is hosting a Bake & Craft Sale on Sat. Nov. 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Vendors welcome. Call (705) 426-7852 for information.

The Town of Georgina will host their Award of Merit Dinner and Presenta-tions at 7:00 p.m. on Tues. Nov. 23 at the Briars Resort in Jackson’s Point.

Decorate the Peter Gzowski tree, sing carol’s with the Connor’s Music Choir and join Santa Storytime all on Sat. Nov. 27 from noon until 5:00 p.m. You are invited to bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Pantry and a new toy for the Town of Georgina’s Annual Toy Drive.

The Festival of Lights and Olde Fash-ioned Christmas at the Georgina Pioneer Village begins at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 27. Christmas tree lighting at the Civic Centre will follow at 8:00 p.m.

Shoberry’s Daycare Centre in aid of the Georgina Association for Community Living will host their 3rd Annual Christ-mas Craft Fair on Sat. Nov. 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Sutton Kin Hall.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Sutton Legion will host their L.A. Fall Bazaar Craft & Bake Sale on Sat. Nov. 27 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Crafts, baked goods, white elephant and more.

The Candlelight Christmas Service of Remembrance at the Forrest & Taylor Funeral Home at 7:30 p.m. on Tues. Nov. 30 is an open invitation for family and friends of those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Light a candle and decorate a Christmas ornament with the name of a loved one and place it on a me-morial tree. Light lunch and refreshments to follow.

Skate Canada Lakeside will host regis-tration for the upcoming skating season at the Sutton Arena on Dec. 2– 5-7p.m., Dec. 9—6-7:30 p.m. and Dec. 16—5-7:00 p.m. Sign up by Dec. 16 and be in a draw

for a free registration.

The Sutton Youth Shelter is hosting its Second Annual ’Georgina at a Glance: Indoor Bazaar on Sat. Dec. 4. Admis-sion is free however a donation to the Georgina Food Pantry would be appreci-ated. Vendor tables are available and can be reserved by call (905) 722-9076.

A support group for Diabetes meets the first Wed. of the month at the Peter Gzowski Library and Over-eaters Anonymous meets regularly in Sutton downstairs at Forrest & Taylor every Wed. at 7:00 p.m. Call (705) 437-1928.

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At a special council meeting on Tues-day, November 2 a resolution to per-mit a recount of the municipal elec-tion ballots in Ward 2 was passed by current council members. Dan Fellini, a Ward 2 candidate who lost the seat by 22 votes to Phil Craig, asked council to consider a recount on the basis of reported irregularities at the polling stations and the slim mar-gin of votes between the two candi-dates. “The difference of 22 votes, I am told, is statistically significant enough to warrant a recount,” Mr. Fellini told council members. In addition, Mr. Fellini said scrutineers at the polling stations reported a number of irregu-larities while the votes were being counted. When asked by councillor Szollosy to identify the irregularities, Mr. Fellini said human error could have affected the outcome due to the speed with which the votes were being counted. “I’m told the person who was tallying the votes couldn’t keep up and was getting confused and had to back track a number of times,” he said. Chief Administrative Officer Sue Plamondon made a recommendation to council to allow the recount and said Mr. Fellini had indeed made a case for the recount.

“What is really important at the end of the day is that the count be correct. It is in the public interest that every-one be satisfied that the result is accu-rate,” she said. Councillor Margaret Jordan Clark agreed and said similar incidents causing confusion were witnessed at other polling stations and a recount would validate the results. “Once a request has been made (for a recount) I think for us to deny it is to deny democracy. We want to ensure the integrity of the election and we owe it to the public,” she said. Councillor Szollosy opposed the re-count and said he could see no rea-sonable grounds upon which to re-open the sealed ballot boxes. “In the absence of any reasonable grounds, and I don’t see a reason for the municipality to have a recount, it isn’t justified. Just a close number in and of itself is not justification,” he said. Once council approved the motion to conduct a recount, it was suggested it be conducted by town staff and be held at the Civic Centre at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 15. Ms. Pla-mondon said four mini polling sta-tions would be set up and the recount process would be conducted in accor-dance with election night protocols.

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Council passes resolution for Ward 2 recount Youth, 16 killed on Pete’s Lane in Pefferlaw A 16-year old youth from Toronto died of her injuries on Monday, November 1 after being struck by a vehicle on Pete’s Lane in Pefferlaw on Saturday, October 30. Taylor Lacombe, 16, and her friend Nicole Grozdanovski, 17, of Routley Ave. in Peffer-law were minutes away from rejoining their families for a Halloween celebration when both teens were struck by a Ford Escape driven by a 52-year old Keswick man. According to a family friend and neighbour of the Grozdanovski fam-ily, Barb Weir, the girls were celebrating Hal-loween with their par-ents at the Grozdanovski home when Nicole and Taylor decided to go for a walk. Ms. Weir said the girls turned around at the library and were walking west along Pete’s Lane back to

Routley Ave. when they were both struck by a vehicle also traveling west. Ms. Grozdanovski was treated for her inju-ries at hospital and then released. Ms. Weir says reports that the girls were at-tending another neighbourhood Hallow-een party that had been previously visited by police prior to the acci-dent are false. “The girls had gone out for a walk and that was something they always did when they got to-gether,” Ms. Weir said. According to Sergeant Gary Phillips of the York Regional Police, officers responded to the call at approximately 9:45 p.m. that evening. “Investigators do not believe alcohol or speed were factors in this colli-sion, however they con-tinue to investigate and are seeking witnesses,” he said.

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Sixty per cent of Ward 5 voters voted against Mayor Grossi—now why is that? Hey, Mr. Grossi…it’s me, Pef-ferlaw. You remember me don’t you? You know, that cute little village at the east end of town--the one with the river running through it and the one that is filled with hard working families and dedicated volun-teers. Yea, that’s the one. Well, I sent you a message on October 25th. Did you get it? Were you able to interpret it OK? Well, just in case you are having trouble with it, let me try to explain. It was a call for change, Mr. Grossi. It was a call for a leader who respects us and takes our issues as seriously as those in other communities. You see, Mr. Grossi, we are not a bunch of whiners here. We are just plain folk with a very strong sense of fair play and a long memory. We didn’t think it was fair when our library had to close to pay for better library service in another community. It made us feel less important and not respected. And, we don’t think it is fair that we have to pay $16,000 a year to have our ice pad cleaned when all the other communities get theirs cleaned for free. It makes us feel undeserving. It’s not that we resent paying our taxes, Mr. Grossi. We just wonder why we have to pay for services we don’t have? We don’t begrudge the services in other communities. In fact, we think they deserve them be-cause they are needed there. Just don’t make us pay for them and then insult us by sending us a bill for a service other com-munities enjoy free-of-charge with the taxes we’ve paid. That really puts us in a foul mood. We know change is coming Mr. Grossi and we are worried that with all of the demands upon the town’s resources, that you will forget about us. We are afraid that you will forget our young people need transporta-tion to the services that exist in those other communities; that

you will not remember the gi-ant, digital black hole that ex-ists among our neighbours to the south; and that you will overlook the danger lurking along Station Rd.—a busy thor-oughfare without sidewalks; but most of all, Mr. Grossi we are concerned that our taxes will continue to rise with no addi-tional notice paid to us. That would make us feel very ig-nored and unappreciated. Do you get it now, Mr. Grossi? Do you understand that the message sent on October 25th was a clear cry for a change in attitude toward us? I hope so because sometimes we get very tired jumping up and down trying to get you to consider our point of view. Thanks for listening, Mr. Grossi, and if you ever need anything, we know you won’t forget where we live. Sincerely, Your friend, Pefferlaw (a.k.a. Ward 5)

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Time stands still inside one of Beaverton’s cultural treasures The nostalgia and charm of the Strand Theatre in Beaverton imme-diately has the hair standing up on your arms as soon as you enter. That is of course, if the time warp you experience at the ticket booth doesn’t get you tingling before hand. No automated ticket kiosks here. Owner, operator, projectionist, candy vendor, ticket taker and maintenance man, Vern Flaherty is 82-years old and he has shown every movie featured at the Strand Theatre for over 60 years. He and members of his family built the theatre back in 1955 after clos-ing down the Strand’s original lo-cation on Simcoe Street. “We built the new theatre when we heard the factory (Seeburn) was opening and the population was going to grow to over 3,000,” he said. Everything, including the candy bar com-plete with 1950s advertisements, is as it was 55 years ago. Shortly after the new Strand Theatre was built, Mr. Flaherty discovered an 1897 Edison film projector (called a kinetoscope in those days) laying in the basement of a home on Bay St. in Beaverton. With it, were 20 small, tin canisters of 35mm mov-ies (one of which was in colour) shot in 1897 by Edison. According to Mr. Flaherty, the film and equipment predates the era of movie thea-tres and it was a common practice for the owner of the equipment to travel from town to town to show the movies in town halls. He took the treasures home and eventually his nephew researched the findings and discovered that the kinetoscope and 16 of the 20 first-run Edison films were the only

ones in existence. They took the films to the Canadian Na-tional Archives in Ottawa where they at-tempted to recondition them. In the end, they were re-shot, frame by frame and the films were re-shown during Beaverton’s 125th Anniversary celebration last year and at a Museum of Modern Art premiere in New York City. The completely intact kinetoscope is on display at the Strand Theatre in Beaverton and stands as the only reminder of the early beginnings of the movie industry. Although the theatre itself hasn’t changed much over the years, Mr. Flaherty says the movie industry, with its multiplexes and 3D effects, have attracted crowds away from the beguiling allure of small-town cinemas. And, he longs for the day when his 300-seat theatre was filled to capacity for three showings a day. But, movie goers can still enjoy a national release movie at the Strand and revisit the atmosphere of days gone by as they sit in the original seats and munch from retro boxes of popcorn. It’s a blast from the past.

(Left photo) Vern Flaherty stands beside a display case protect-ing a one-of-a-kind 1897 Edison Kinetescope. (Right photo) One of two vintage Century projectors still used to project movies at the Strand.

Dr. Barry Hanser Dr. Karen Chu

GAC announces changes at gallery Executive Director of the Georgina Arts Centre, Heather Fullerton says changes to the gallery’s policy regarding retail items will mean more room for the artists which will increase the quality of artwork on dis-play. “Retail items will no longer be one of the focal points of the Gallery Shoppe,” Ms. Fullerton said. “It is our clear intent to have the vast majority of art-work provided by true artisans and not by ‘off-shore’ compa-nies.” Previously, artists were re-

quired to pay a $100 charge to have their artwork displayed at the gallery. With the change in policy, contract fees will no longer be charged but artists will be expected to pay a com-mission to the gallery once the piece is sold. Artists and artisans are encour-aged to complete a submission package providing a bio state-ment and details of their sub-missions. Submission forms are available by contacting the Gallery at (905) 722– 9587 or by emailing: gac@gacag.com

SDHS class of ‘78 reunion

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Old barns disappearing in Georgina but remainder in good shape

The kids who graduated from Sutton District High School in 1978 are turning 50 and they got together at the Kin Hall this fall for a class reunion. The group raised $1,500 at the event and will donate the proceeds to the SDHS athletic depart-ment.

At a Georgina Historical Soci-ety Annual General Meeting, Melissa Matt, the archivist at the Georgina Pioneer Village described to an audience of members how century-old barns were slowing disappear-ing from Georgina’s landscape. She said she had recently toured the country-side visiting and photographing old barns and was pleasantly surprised to find many of them being well cared for and in good shape.

Her presentation on barns chronicled the history and evo-lution of the barn from early pioneer days to present day uses. She said most of the pio-neer barns were originally make-shift log homes quickly built to satisfy government settlement conditions before more permanent homes were built on the homestead. The meeting was held at the Georgina Arts Centre on No-vember 3.

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Ward by ward election results While more Georgina residents came out to vote in the 2010 municipal elections than in 2006, voter turn-out was still below 40 per cent. In a 2006 survey conducted by the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasur-ers of Ontario (AMCTO), many respondents experienced in-creased voter turnout in 2006 by changing to a Vote By Mail method. Georgina’s Clerk, Ro-land Chenier, says his depart-ment is preparing a report for council in the new year which will identify alternative voting methods. The following charts identify how the Georgina vote was distributed on a ward by ward basis.

Ward 1 Votes %

Craine 137 5%

Grossi 1,624 55%

Juras 849 29%

Pollock 352 11%

Slessor 958 34%

Wheeler 1839 66%

Attanasio 590 20%

Davies 456 16%

Davison 940 32%

Gordon 787 27%

Leask 154 5%

Ward 2 Votes %

Craine 115 4%

Grossi 1638 60%

Juras 774 28%

Pollock 207 8%

Slessor 788 30%

Wheeler 1849 70%

Craig 954 35.4%

Faudemer 294 10.8%

Fellini 932 34.5%

Martignani 522 19.3%

Ward 3 Votes %

Craine 73 4%

Grossi 1049 56%

Juras 578 32%

Pollock 147 8%

Slessor 567 30%

Wheeler 1271 70%

Laidler 452 24%

Rundle 526 28%

Szollosy 886 48%

Ward 4 Votes %

Craine 91 4%

Grossi 1136 48%

Juras 957 40%

Pollock 197 8%

Slessor 632 28%

Wheeler 1655 72%

Field 1002 43%

Hacken-brook

1336 57%

Ward 5 Votes %

Craine 59 4%

Grossi 664 40%

Juras 826 50%

Pollock 109 6%

Slessor 417 26%

Wheeler 1199 74%

McBre-arty

67 4%

Smoc- kum

926 56%

Stanis-cia

442 27%

Zim-merman

219 13%

In an effort to support the Sutton Food Pantry, the Georgina Pub-lic Libraries forgave users owing over-due library fines when they showed up with an item for the food pantry. According to library Direc-tor and CEO Mary Baxter, the program generated three blue boxes full of non-perishable foodstuffs for the pantry from October 17 to 23. “During this period, Library patrons were encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to any library location. Food items were applied as a credit toward the reduction of

existing overdue fines,” Ms. Baxter said. The Food for Fines program was held in celebration of On-tario Public Libraries Week. “We thank those members of the library who helped us help others,” said Ms. Baxter.

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100 mile Diet program raises awareness to eat local According to organ-izer Krista Jorgensen at the Peter Gzowski Library in Sutton, the 100-Mile Diet/One Book-One Commu-nity program achieved two spe-cific goals for Geor-gina Public Libraries this year. First, it engaged the community and sec-ond, it promoted awareness around the importance of eating locally grown pro-duce. “At the finale event we had a passionate group of people in the room that were at all different stages in thinking about the local foods movement,” Ms. Jorgen-sen said. Throughout the four-month pro-gram, community members were given an opportunity to attend

presentations on local eating, farming, bee keeping, recipes and the local food movement. Although the program concluded with a gala event on October 21, all branches of the Georgina Public Library system have sev-eral resources related to local eating available for community

Food for library fines

Shannon DeLenardo (right) stops by an apple display by Nora Pegg (left) and hus-band Larry Pegg (centre) during the finale for the 100-Mile Diet program.

Georgina Library staff (L to R) Lindsay Dame-cour, Lorna Gardner and Katherine Kofler exhibit some of the donations the library re-ceived for the Food Pantry during our Ontario Public Library Week “Food for Fines” pro-gram.

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Bid Euchre Tourney in Pefferlaw

John Slawson from Sutton-by-the-Lake shows off a winning hand at the Pefferlaw Club 55 Bid Euchre Tournament on Saturday, November 6 where 72 euchre competitors participated.

Three good witches from Ce-darvale Lodge in Keswick joined the fun as dozens of community members and or-ganizers of the Maskinonge River Recovery Project planted trees along a tributary of the river. Between 50 and 75 people, most dressed in Halloween attire, helped to plant 300 trees along the banks of the river bordering the Cedarvale retire-

ment community. Prizes for best costume, crafts, kiddie activities and loads of refreshments were a special delight for residents and par-ticipants alike. Photo above: (Left to Right) Kelly Brown, Director of Mar-keting at Cedarvale Lodge, Lorraine Shinkfield, Resident Care Manager and Donna Taylor, General Manager work together to plant a tree.

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Congratulations to John and Audrey Mills of Moore’s Beach in Pefferlaw who cele-brated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 28. Cheers to you both! FYI—Lydia Rambo for-merly of Esthetics in Jack-son’s Point and Sutton is now a spa technician at Confidente Salon & Spa in Keswick. The members of the Port Bolster Community Hall Board would like to thank David Shearer, Port Bolster Natural Stone, Shaw Hard-ware, and Debbie and Peter Soan for their contributions to the renovation of the gazebo. They also want to express their appreciation to all the volunteers who helped with the garden and restoration.

Happy Birthday to Will Ber-lenbach who celebrated his milestone 60th birthday with family and friends at the Bel-vedere on Saturday, Novem-ber 6. The crowd also took the opportunity to extend Happy Birthday greetings to Martyn Rowe who turned 60 on November 7 and Kevin Kell who also celebrated his special day on November 6. Cheers to all!

The family of the late Muriel (Trix) Randell would like to sincerely thank each and eve-ryone who sent cards, flowers or expressed words of condo-lence. A special thank you to Nance Bushey for her special visits and music that was loved and enjoyed so much. Send social announcements to karen.wolfe@sympatico.ca

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Tree Planting Bee at Cedarvale Lodge

A creative fundraising program designed to offer year-long savings will help raise money to purchase new playground equipment at the new Sutton Public School on Baseline Rd. Residents who purchase a “Sutton Stingers Super Savings Card” for $10 each will be able to present the card at 14 local businesses and receive a dis-count on products and services for a whole year. According to school principal Mr. Steve Young the school has no playground equipment and the card can be used over and over again until September 30, 2011. “You can easily save hundreds of dollars in a year,” he said. He cited examples such as 20 per cent off paint purchases at Sutton Home Hardware, 10 per cent off children’s clothing at Giant Tiger and $1 off subs at

both sub shops in town. The projected cost to install playground climbers for the students is approximately $100,000 and the super savings card is only one of many fund-raising ideas. The cards can be purchased from Sutton Public students or from the school.

In this his fourth book, Six Convicts for Botany Bay, Sut-ton novelist David C. Lawton uses his intimate knowledge of British history to plot the story of six female convicts who are sent to Australia to serve out their prison sentences in 1795. Charged with a variety of crimes, Catherine, Ann, Emily, Sophie, Barbara and Lydie face abuse, starvation and torture on a long and tumultuous journey aboard the convict transporta-tion ship, the Bromley. Mr. Lawton’s heritage as a British subject is evident in his use of English colloquialisms as he drags the reader into the dark and depraved districts of London’s seedier side. Here, Catherine attacks her sexually abusive step-father and a mother who has forced her into a life of servitude and prostitution. On the transportation ship, she meets Emily, the illegitimate

daughter of the King whose birthright dooms her to share the fate of con-victed felons just to keep her secret safely away from Eng-land’s shores. Mr. Lawton, a retired mechani-cal/electrical consulting engi-neer, developed the idea for this novel following the dis-covery that one of his wife’s distant relatives was actually transported to the Australian colonies. The book was published by Melrose Books in U.K. and is available by contacting Mr. Lawton at (905) 722-3741.

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Sutton novelist publishes 4th novel

New school gets creative to fund playground equipment

Sutton Public School leadership students, mascots and Mrs. Miner pose with their cards.

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Eight students from high schools across Georgina shad-owed their parents and other sponsors at the Civic Centre last week during the annual Take a Kid to Work event. The grade nine students were given an opportunity to learn what civil servants do on a daily basis by helping out in the roads department, the Sutton arena and pool, the animal shelter, pioneer village, tax department and Mayor’s office. In the morning, the students were given an overview of workplace safety protocols and the mandates of by-laws and planning departments. Most were quite surprised at the amount of work involved in being a by-laws officer and found the discussion on plan-ning interesting and fun. “I thought by-laws officers just gave out parking tickets. I didn’t know they went into grow-ops,” said Thomas Smith from Sutton District High School. The students were anticipating a “boring” day but in the end felt the experience was fun, interest-ing and entertaining. “It was pretty chills,” said Mr. Smith, who was also interested in planning depart-ment activities which gave him an idea on how to build a zoo. An-other student, Eric Palmer, said he learned how to be mayor but thought he would like to be a by-laws officer instead.

Civic Centre hosts grade nine stu-dents for Take a Kid to Work Day

The grade nine students take a break for a pizza lunch at the civic centre after a morning of interesting and fun-filled infor-mation sessions.

Port Perry High School student Taylor-Rhae (left) learns a little of the demands upon the mayor from Tammi Roberts, secretary to Mayor and Council.

(Right) Mitchell Gerrie, 14, a stu-dent of Sutton District High School is ready to help out dad, Bob Gerrie, a Town of Georgina Road Attendant.

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Gearing up for the holiday season means taking in the many bazaars It’s that time again...Christmas Bazaar Season. Home-made knit-ted items, jewellery, crafts, books and baking were just some of the treasures laid out at the Pefferlaw Lioness Craft and Hobby Show, the Annual Christmas Craft Sale at the Wilfrid Hall, the Christmas Bazaar and Tea at Cayley Hall in Roches Point, the Sutton Seniors’ Christmas Bazaar in Sutton. (Believe it or not, I won a gift cer-tificate for Sobey’s at one of the draws there! KW)

(Photo Left) Pefferlaw Lioness Pat Peter-sen looks over a piece of Fifth Avenue jewellery with sales associate Margaret Jordan at the Pefferlaw Lioness Craft and Hobby Show held at the Pefferlaw Lions Community Centre on Saturday, October 30.

(Photo Above) Little Mya Weller, 3, of Keswick takes home some cookies from Cayley Hall. (Photo Left) Mackenzie O’Grady, 6, from Cannington picks out a pin with her visiting aunt from Akron, Ohio, Sally Davison, at the Wilfrid Hall.

Mary Piercey of Pefferlaw checks out the books at the Sutton Seniors sale.

A circa 1880s “Courting House” located on Lake Dr. in Jackson’s Point was moved to Georgina Trades and Training Inc. (GTTI) in Sutton to un-dergo some major refurbishing before it is moved back to the town-owned landing where it has stood for more than 120 years. Known as the “Courting House” it was desig-nated a Georgina Heritage site in 2009 when the Georgina Heritage Committee lobbied council to save the building from further decay. According to Suzanne Meakins, a member of the Georgina Heri-tage Committee, the structure was built by an ancestor of Gary Sedore and retains its original Victorian look and appeal.

“The name “Courting House” appears to have been given to it in fairly recent times as it was known to be a meeting place for couples to rendezvous. Local lore attributes the lack of seat-

ing originally as an effort to restrain young couples from lingering unduly long or engag-ing in “inappropriate” behav-ior.” Ms. Meakins said the struc-ture’s location is near a mineral spring that was thought to pro-vide health benefits to early vacationers and residents.

With the help of a donation from the Pefferlaw Lioness, the Pefferlaw Library officially opened a new reading room for young readers. Named the K-Pod, the new facility was built in memory of Dot Jones, a long-time member of the Peffer-law Lioness. (Photo Right) The great-grand-daughter of Dot James, Chloe Sondrup, cuts the ribbon on the K-Pod.

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Pefferlaw Library opens junior reading room

Georgina Heritage structure will get a face lift

Johnson House Movers carefully transports the “Courting House” on a flatbed to GTTI where it will undergo restorations.

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A hushed crowd gathered at the ceno-taph at the Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall on Sunday, November 7 to re-member the contri-bution and dedica-tion of Canada’s military. Wreaths of remem-brance were placed at the monument by dignitaries and ser-vice groups alike. Preceding the laying of the wreaths, York Regional Police led a parade of fire fighters from the Pefferlaw fire hall and Cadets along a parade route through town. Services were held in the hall by Rev. Ken Burton.

Pefferlaw remembers Udora Leaskdale Lions Club celebrates 30 years of service

(Photo above) Constable Eric M. Desrosiers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (left) stands beside Pefferlaw resident and World War II veteran John Dalimore (right) after 15 memorial wreaths had been placed at the Pefferlaw cenotaph.

Congratulations to members of the Udora Leaskdale Li-ons Club for 30 years of service to the community. Above, members of the executive listen to a presentation during an anniversary celebration at the Udora Lions Hall on Saturday, November 6. A long and valued list of their contributions to the com-munity over their years of service include scholarships, donations to charities, staging community events and fundraising activities. Congratulations to you all!

According to the Manager of Cultural Ser-vices for the Town of Georgina Phil Rose-Donahoe, last week’s forum called “Redefining Culture in Georgina” was the first of many exercises to collaborate with the community and discover how Geor-gina’s cultural assets can increase tourism and bring more dollars into the town. “We are trying to make the argument that culture should not just contribute to the quality of life, but that it can actually be a

driver of economic development,” Mr. Rose-Donahoe said. The November 1 forum at the Briars in Jackson’s Point saw over 80 participants put their heads together to help the town figure out how to do just that. Armed with examples of municipalities who have successfully gone through a similar process, Mr. Rose-Donahoe said this meeting of the minds provided his department with an opportunity to present

the concept of cultural mapping and cultural plan-ning in an attempt to get everyone on the same page, speaking the same language. “The objective really was to get a lot of like-minded individuals from a cross-section of different organi-zations and geog-raphy to start thinking about culture in differ-ent terms from what we have thought about it before,” Mr. Rose-Donahoe said. “Specifically how culture and our cultural assets if they are nurtured can be an impor-tant part of our economic devel-

opment strategy for the town of Georgina.” Considered a “creative economy”, commu-nities such as Prince Edward County and Orillia have successfully used cultural planning and mapping to cultivate eco-nomic prosperity, Mr. Rose-Donahoe said. It is believed by the Culture Services De-partment that Georgina’s cultural assets are hidden and often underappreciated and one of the first steps in the process will be to map these assets using GIS technology to position them. “The idea behind culture mapping is to get baseline data on your cultural assets so everyone can get a clear picture. Our goal in 2011 is to begin and end the process of actually writing the cultural plan that will include consultations and ongoing dia-logue with the community,” Mr. Rose-Donahoe said. Several round table discussions at the fo-rum dealt with culture in Georgina, the group’s vision and principals and strategy and actions. “We received lots of great feedback from everyone there and we were really pleased with the result. A lot of people felt there was a lot of potential to move forward.” Mr. Rose-Donahoe said the next step will be to start the mapping process and then host another forum tentatively scheduled for March 2011. His department will take the lead on the cultural planning process but he stresses the importance of a collaborative effort involving all stakeholders. “We want to create the framework to find ways where people can get involved in mapping their cultural assets. And, we want to increase our exposure and collabo-ration between our cultural resources and assets.”

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Putting a new face on culture in Georgina

More than 80 members of the business community, social ser-vices agencies, arts groups and festival organizers joined Town of Georgina staff at the Briars on November 1 to ex-plore cultural mapping and planning activities as a driver for economic development.

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Halloween — A Spirit Walk, a trick or treat and pub crawl all in one

Fancy madam, Barb fuller (left) partners with Mr. Pumpkin Head, Glenn Baker (right) at the costume party held at the Sutton Legion on Saturday, October 30.

Above: Ghouls, goblins, Freddie and Big Foot took a frightening turn at this house Halloween night.

Kids of all ages bundled up as the mercury fell to near zero making it one of the coldest Halloween nights in the past 10 years. One ’trick or treat-er’ showed up in a sleeveless dress causing a parent to exclaim, “Tell me those bare arms are part of your costume!” The weekend was also a popular time for the clubbing set to get into the Halloween spirit with parties and costume contests at the Bel-vedere, the Mansion House and Legion.

Heather Belzner (left) lets out a devilish scream as she is attacked by a zebra—Ryan Duffy (right) at the costume party held at the Man-sion House in Sutton.

The Belvedere in Pefferlaw was hopping on Saturday night as party-goers danced the night away to Factor 5. Above, Michelle Naylor is dressed as a toasted western (left), Kim Matt as the Hulk (centre) and sister Janis Matt, a paperbag princess, are all smiles as they generate some Halloween spirit.

These two cool cats, Jack Burns 4, (left) and Trevor McNeil, 2, had fun doing crafts at the Pioneer Village during their annual Spirit Walk on Oct. 24.