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THIS ISSUETHIS ISSUETHIS ISSUETHIS ISSUETHIS ISSUE- Ian Murray, editor We unfortunately set a latenessrecord with our last issue. It is, asmost will understand, a little harderto get things done in December. Thereseemed to be holdups at every stageof production. I apologize for the in-convenience caused to our readers. TTTTTom and I have agrom and I have agrom and I have agrom and I have agrom and I have agreed that theeed that theeed that theeed that theeed that theDEADLINE for the neDEADLINE for the neDEADLINE for the neDEADLINE for the neDEADLINE for the next issue will bext issue will bext issue will bext issue will bext issue will beJanuarJanuarJanuarJanuarJanuary 25, midnight. This deadliney 25, midnight. This deadliney 25, midnight. This deadliney 25, midnight. This deadliney 25, midnight. This deadlinewill apply to articles, thank you notes,will apply to articles, thank you notes,will apply to articles, thank you notes,will apply to articles, thank you notes,will apply to articles, thank you notes,notices, ads, photographs and so on.notices, ads, photographs and so on.notices, ads, photographs and so on.notices, ads, photographs and so on.notices, ads, photographs and so on.WWWWWe will do our best to include noticese will do our best to include noticese will do our best to include noticese will do our best to include noticese will do our best to include noticesof death and birth and such likeof death and birth and such likeof death and birth and such likeof death and birth and such likeof death and birth and such like.

NEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOOD- Lyn Fleming Get Well wishes this month toHelen Miller, who made a trip to thehospital and Tom Richmond, whospent the holidays recuperating froma fall. Our sympathy to Diane Hieatt,whose mom passed away over theholidays in New Zealand. Congratulations to Adam and BarbMiller on the unexpected, early arrivalof their son, Allan Anthony on Fri-day, December 31st. Allan is a grand-son for Keith and Shirley Miller.

Miller family reunion on Amherst Island (for the article and a “who’s who”, see page 14)- Gord Miller photo

HaroldRedekopp cutsthe rug withZelma Koendersat the NewYears Evedinner & dance.

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Congratulations to Jason and Angela Flemingon the birth of their first child, a daughter, TiaRose. Amherst Island’s 2005 New Years babyarrived on January 5th. Larry and I are thrilledwith our first grandchild and “auntie Steph” can’twait to spoil her. Alan and Tia will be great play-mates! Congratulations to Tom Ivison who was mar-ried in Argentina in December. Neighbours Tomand Jackie Sylvester traveled to Argentina for thewedding. About a hundred people came out to the A.I.Public School’s Christmas Café in December.Guests enjoyed treats and sweets while watch-ing the school’s production of “The Jingle BellJury”. Every student in the school had a part in

the play and it never fails to amaze me at whatpros the kids become when they get the costumeson and the lights come up. Congratulations all! AIMS hosted the New Year’s Eve Dinner andDance again this year and was a popular place forIslanders to ring in the New Year. The best Christmas present Amherst Islandersreceived was the Frontenac II’s return to servicethe week before Christmas. It sure made the lastminute shopping and traveling a little easier andcalmed the tempers of those who were caught inthe “ferry line-up games”. So far it has been a mild winter, with not muchsnow - although we did manage a white Christ-mas. I think I prefer the snow to all the rain and

Has it really beenseven years since thebig ice storm ofJanuary 1998?

Here’s a picture takenby Don Tubb of theTownship snow plowrounding the cornerwhere the ThirdConcession meets theSand Beach.

This might remind usof those days of coldand no electricity...or was that just a fewweeks ago? Nevermind!

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slush that we have had over the lastcouple of weeks. The days are start-ing to get longer, if we could just seea little more sun . . .*****WOMEN’S INSTITUTEWOMEN’S INSTITUTEWOMEN’S INSTITUTEWOMEN’S INSTITUTEWOMEN’S INSTITUTE- Joyce Haines The Women’s Insti-tute Christmas potluck dinner was heldDec. 15 at St Paul’s hall. A wide vari-ety of scrumptious food was enjoyed,followed by a short meeting. Thepresident thanked Kirsten and Clairefor organizing the Seniors’ Dinner andall members for their parts. We haveheard praise from many of theattendees. The Finance Committeewill meet in January and all memberswere asked to forward fund spendingideas. A lively gift exchange followedleading to a carol sing with Beth For-ester on piano. The next meeting will be on Janu-ary 19th at 7 pm at the home of JoyceReid. Peter Trueman will be our guestspeaker.*****

JJJJJANET’S JOTANET’S JOTANET’S JOTANET’S JOTANET’S JOTTINGSTINGSTINGSTINGSTINGS- Janet Scott Well, when we chose De-cember 20th back in late Oc-tober as the date for the Amherst Is-land Christmas Bird Count we didn’tget to pick the weather! When I roseat 5:00 AM it was only -13 degreesFahrenheit with northwest winds of7mph. Not only was it cold, it was a

drastic temperature drop since thepreceding days so our water tempera-ture was still higher. As one of my in-trepid fellow birders commented, “Inthe navy we call this Arctic SeaSmoke!” If my fellow Islanders have not al-ready labelled me an ECCENTRIC overthe last twenty years they certainlythought me slightly touched to bemeeting other eccentric birders in thefog and the cold on the Stella dockthat morning. It was definitely verycold with the radio giving wind chillwarnings of -38 and the fog making itnearly impossible to see one anotherlet alone birds. We went immediatelyto the welcoming warmth of the Com-munity Centre and planned our strat-egy. A dozen birders fanned out tocover the Island with the promise ofwarm chili or soup when they re-turned. Did I know that the power wasgoing out? Of course not! The morning light brought a fairy-land of frost. Every blade of grass,fence wire, tree and bush was coveredwith intricate veils of frost. It wasCows in the snow at an Island stone fence TC

Amherst Island Mutual Insurance president Wayne Fleming presents a$1000 cheque to the Neilson Store restoration at the opening ceremonieslast fall. L-R: Alan Glenn; Keith Miller; Hugh Jenney; Wayne Fleming;Bruce Caughey. TC

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amazing but not the easiest of lightconditions in which to spot birds.There may have been lots of ducks,gulls and swans out there but wecouldn’t see them for the fog and ifyou looked inland the sun glinted backat you. Our birders were great though andfound with some Islanders help a to-tal of 37 different species of birds.Some birds were expected but a fewwere late fall migrants. Betty Wemponce again came through with her

Red-bellied Woodpecker and bothChris Kennedy and Peggy Coulter gotus Bald Eagles. Other raptors seen onthe count were Rough-legged Hawks,Red-tailed Hawks, a Northern Harrierand a Merlin but the numbers werelow. We were really lucky that BruceRipley, Bud Rowe and Barry Pinskywere able to find a Boreal Owl in theOwl Woods. That’s a great find atanytime but especially on a bird count.Bruce said he was on the ground, in asunny spot against a pine trunk so I

guess he was trying to staywarm. They saw the regu-lar Snowy Owl at the Footand Gail Gault and FaithAvis walked the Back Beachto identify another SnowyOwl there. By 11:00 we still had notseen a Canada Goose butremember that fog was ly-ing everywhere along theshore. I heard Canada Geeseflying over the school soknew that I could countthem but not in numbers.

Gadwall, Goldeneye and Mallardswere the duck species seen from theferry but I’m sure there were otherducks out there. Some late migrants were RustyBlackbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds,Cowbirds, a Catbird and a HermitThrush. Sometimes they stay this latebut usually they are gone and safelyinto warmer climates by now. The Birders returned to my sad an-nouncement that the power was off

and that I had no hot food for them.They were all being very gracious andkind when suddenly the power re-turned and thanks to the modern in-vention of microwaves their bowlswere served piping hot and the mira-cle of flush toilets reappeared. I maywander around in weird weather andlike swamps and bush but I like mycreature comforts too! Later during the holidays I got a re-ally good look at a Boreal Owl. Youwould think he was posing for cam-era shots and sitting out in one ofRod Barr’s pines as happy as couldbe to find sanctuary on Amherst Is-

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The Codes & The Running Kind Band per-forming at the New Years Eve Dinner Dance

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land. The children with us got a goodlook at this little fellow who has trav-elled so far to spend Christmas withus. They probably will never realizewhat a special sight they saw. I hopehe found a good vole for his holidayfare. Thanks for all the help and sup-port with your calls and sightings.Keep up the great work. Good Birding in 2005*****COUNCIL GLEANINGSCOUNCIL GLEANINGSCOUNCIL GLEANINGSCOUNCIL GLEANINGSCOUNCIL GLEANINGS- Ian Murray “Moved by Councillor Bresee andseconded by Councillor Ashley thatthe correspondence from JoyceHaines, November 24, 2004 re:Christmas Lights on Amherst Islandbe received and that Council approvethe request to install Christmaslights on four trees in the park onAmherst Island at the Ferry Dock andto hook into the power source in thepark for six weeks, in principle, sub-ject to staff investigating the safetyof the hook-up and taking necessaryaction to upgrade the electrical con-nection at an upset cost of $250.00; And further that Mrs. Haines beadvised that any requests to use mu-nicipal property must be brought be-fore Council for approval to ensurethe safety of residents and visitors.

Motion carried.”*** “Councillor Ashley congratulatedTom and Audrey Miller on celebratingtheir 50th Anniversary recently.”*** Council, municipal staff and MTO areconsidering end-loading docks.*** Tags for garbage bags will cost $2.00starting Feb. 1st. Old $1.50 tags canbe exchanged for the new kind.*** Moved by Councillor Ashley and sec-onded by Councillor Bresee that thepresentation by Guy Laporte, TottenSims Hubicki and the Director of Engi-neering Services’ report, November 16,2004 re: Shore Roads - EA be receivedand the following be adopted:1. That Council adopt the recommen-dations of the Technical Steering Com-mittee.2. That Loyalist Township Council en-dorses the Class Environmental As-sessments for South Shore Road andFront Road, Amherst Island EA, and in-structs staff to notify participants thatthe EA is now complete. Motion carried.*****

AIMS MEETING MINUTES FORAIMS MEETING MINUTES FORAIMS MEETING MINUTES FORAIMS MEETING MINUTES FORAIMS MEETING MINUTES FORDECEMBER 2004DECEMBER 2004DECEMBER 2004DECEMBER 2004DECEMBER 2004- Brian Little Eighteen AIMSmembers and oneguest attended the 8a.m. breakfast at St.Paul’s Church Hall. The Girl Guidesprepared breakfast. Kudos were given out to those whowere involved in the building of anddisplaying of the AIMS Float in theFestival of Lights Parade. Despite theweather, a good time was had by all. Allen Caughey has once again pro-vided an off-season home for theAIMS Farmers’ Market Wagon. A monetary donation to the“Christmas Basket” was made on be-half of AIMS. The AIMS bank account is still invery good shape according to Treas-urer Jim Whitton. There were three requests for homecare and Alan Glenn handled them onhis own. Alan Kidd briefly discussed the on-going efforts to secure further grantmonies for the Neilson Store Museumto assist with the final renovations. Guest Speaker Alan Kidd presenteda computer slide show of photos fromspace. Many of which were taken bythe Hubbell Telescope. Many ques-tions were asked and Alan’s impres-sive knowledge of “all things space”was tested and he passed with flyingcolours. The next AIMS Breakfast Meeting isto be held on Saturday January 8th.Annual dues will be collected at thattime.*****

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HOGEBOOM-MILLER (1939)HOGEBOOM-MILLER (1939)HOGEBOOM-MILLER (1939)HOGEBOOM-MILLER (1939)HOGEBOOM-MILLER (1939) A lovely wedding was solemnizedin St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church,Amherst Island at 2 p.m. Saturday,August 26, when Vera Elaine, young-est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. SamuelMiller, and Maurice William, son ofMr. Joseph and the late Mrs.Hogeboom were united in marriage.The Rev. R.K. Earls officiated. The church was beautifully deco-rated with ferns and white gladioli.The dark-haired bride, given away byher father, was a picture of lovelinessin a gown of French Mousseline desoie, with Queen Anne collar andslight train. Her full-length veil fellfrom a coronet of orange blossoms,and she carried a bouquet of Callalilies with knotted satin streamers. The bride’s attendants lookedcharming in Bouffant net gowns.Mrs. T.J. Murphy, Toronto, the bride’ssister and matron of honour, woreturquoise blue, while Miss RuthBoone, Kingston, bridesmaid, woreshell pink. Both wore matching tullehalos with velvet streamers and car-ried American Beauty roses. The twosmall flower girls, Miss Jean Millerand Miss Patricia Murphy, lookedsweetly pretty in French organdygowns of pale yellow with mauve vel-vet accessories, wearing a wreath offlowers with matching veils, and car-rying bouquets of mauve phlox. Mr. Clarence Hogeboom, thegroom’s brother, acted as best man;and Mr. Donald and Mr. KennethMiller, brothers of the bride, wereushers. The wedding music was

played by Miss Arline Miller, sister ofthe bride. During the signing of theregister the congregation sang, “O Per-fect Love.” Immediately following the ceremonya delightful reception was held atMapledene, home of the bride’s par-ents, where the bride’s mother re-ceived the bridal party, wearing royalblue lace with matching accessories,and wearing a corsage of Briarclifferoses. The house was tastefully deco-rated with summer flowers. Luncheonwas served to about sixty guests, dur-ing which toasts were proposed to thebride which were ably responded toby the groom; to the parents, re-sponded to by Mr. Samuel Miller; tothe bride’s attendants, responded toby Mr. Douglas Miller, to the littleflower-girls responded to by Mr. FredS. Neilson, reeve of the Island. Follow-ing which, congratulatory remarkswere given by Mr. Allen Hitchins andMr. Ray McMaster, old family friends. Afterwards, the happy couple left ona motor trip through the Adirondackmountains and eastern New Yorkstate.*****

MILLERMILLERMILLERMILLERMILLER-----WEMP (1940)WEMP (1940)WEMP (1940)WEMP (1940)WEMP (1940) On August 17, at Christ Church Em-erald, Amherst Island, a very prettywedding took place when The Rev.H.C. Secker officiated at the marriageof Helen Frances, eldest daughter ofMrs. A. E. Wemp, and Donald Earlyoungest son of Mr. and Mrs. SamMiller. The church was appropriatelydecorated with flowers of all kinds. The bride, who was given in mar-

riage by her brother [Neilson Wemp],looked very charming in her weddingdress of lace over white satin, her veilbeing held in place with a wreath oforange blossoms. She carried JohannaHill roses. Both her bride’s dress andveil had been worn by her mother. The bridesmaid, Miss MarjorieWemp, sister of the bride, also lookeddainty in pink organdie, with a cap ofpink net edged with blue flowers. Herbouquet was an old-fashioned nose-gay of sweet peas and pink roses. The groomsman was Mr. CharlesHoward and the ushers were Mr.Douglas Miller, brother of the groomand Mr. Ralph Wemp, brother of thebride. The wedding music was playedby Mrs. L.R. Neilson, an aunt of thebride. After the ceremony a reception andluncheon were held at the home ofthe bride’s parents. Later, the coupleleft for a motor trip, the bride wearinga rose coloured dress with a navy bluehat and coat and other accessories.On their return they will reside onAmherst Island.*****MCDONALDMCDONALDMCDONALDMCDONALDMCDONALD-McMASTER (1941)-McMASTER (1941)-McMASTER (1941)-McMASTER (1941)-McMASTER (1941) A very pretty autumn wedding wassolemnized on Saturday afternoon at2:30 p.m. at the home of the bride’sparents, Stella, where The Rev. WilliamParker of Inverary, united in marriage,Margaret Beatrice Gene, second eld-est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. RaymondE. McMaster and Garnet Edwin, old-est son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C.McDonald, Emerald.

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Given in marriage by her father, thebride wore a street length dress ofmidnight blue velvet with matchingaccessories and carried a bouquet ofpink Ophelia roses. She was attendedby her sister, Miss Helen McMasterof Ottawa, who wore a flag blue crepedress with matching accessories andcarried a bouquet of Talisman roses.Roger McDonald of Kingston, brotherof the groom acted as groomsman. The drawing room, where the cer-emony was performed was prettilydecorated with ferns, flowers and au-tumn leaves. During the signing of theregister the Misses Doris McDonaldand Dorothy McMaster sang, “O Per-fect Love.” Following the ceremony, the guests,numbering about thirty, retired to thedining room which was decorated inpink and white. The table linen on thebride’s table was brought from Scot-land over 100 years ago, where lunch-eon was served. The guests were received by Mrs.McMaster, who wore a blue crepegown, with a corsage of pink roses,assisted by Mrs. McDonald who worea soldier blue gown with corsage ofAmerican Beauty roses. The happy couple left by theevening ferry, amid the good wishesof their many friends, on a short hon-eymoon. Upon their return they willreside on the Island where the groomis a successful farmer. Among the guests from outside theIsland were: Miss Amy McDonald ofOttawa, Miss Edna McDonald ofKingston, Mrs. A. Filson ofBalderston, Mrs. H. Young and Mr.and Mrs. D. Young of Erinsville, Mrs.D. Hannah of Enterprise, Mr. and Mrs.H. Finley and Ruth, of Sunbury andThe Rev. and Mrs. William Parker ofInverary.*****

[Here are more Whig-Standard reprintsfrom Janie McCaugherty.AMHERST FERRY SETS RECORDAMHERST FERRY SETS RECORDAMHERST FERRY SETS RECORDAMHERST FERRY SETS RECORDAMHERST FERRY SETS RECORD(c.1966)- Donna Willard, Stella Correspondent The motor ship Amherst Islander thisyear has set a record for winter serv-ice. Last year she plowed through theice until February 21, when a prop shaftbroke, and the ferry had to be towedto the dock at Millhaven. Islanders werethen dependent on ice travel untilMarch 9, when the tug, Salvage Prince,came from Kingston to restore passen-ger and freight service. The ferry re-turned to service on March 16 afterrepairs had been made. Captain Eldon Willard is optimisticthe ferry can continue all winter, butsays it de-pends uponthe weatherand ice condi-tions. Theferry is ingood runningorder andsteps weretaken earlierthis year toprevent lastw i n t e r ’ sb r e a k d o w nfrom happen-ing again. The motorship hasmissed onlyone morningthis winter,that due to asevere snowstorm on Feb-ruary 16.With an occa-sional tripmissed in bad

weather conditions, she is still oper-ating on a full summer schedule of 14trips daily. Service was interrupted somewhaton Tuesday while a new track was be-ing broken in the three mile stretch ofice. Captain Willard, who has been onthe crew for 19 years, described theice and weather conditions as normalfor this time of year. When askedwhether or not a tug is needed to helpout in the winter, Captain Willard saidit would, of course, make the taskeasier, but he thought the ferry wasdoing quite well by herself, to still berunning on a summer schedule. It is, however, popular opinionamong Island residents that a tug

Captain Eldon Willard at the wheel of the MV AmherstIslander, about 1962. ...From Elsie Willard

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on would ensure faster and better serv-ice. There is very little ice travel, thougha few men who work on the main-land are crossing in old cars. A roadhas been bushed “just in case.” Thelong service this winter has been ofspecial importance to Island highschool students attending NapaneeDistrict Secondary School this yearfor the first time. Bus service stillpicks the students up and deliversthem home each night due to thegood crossing situation. In case ofpoor crossing, each of the studentswas required to find a place to stayin Napanee. The Amherst Islander is operatedby two crews of five men each,headed by Captains Eldon Willardand Norman Brooks.***ONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHERONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHERONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHERONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHERONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHERHURHURHURHURHURTTTTT, IN F, IN F, IN F, IN F, IN FALL FROM ISLANDALL FROM ISLANDALL FROM ISLANDALL FROM ISLANDALL FROM ISLANDHOME ROOFHOME ROOFHOME ROOFHOME ROOFHOME ROOF (c.1969)Stella - A 68 year-old resident of thisAmherst Island village was killedMonday and an American worker re-ceived a broken pelvis when they fellfrom the roof of a house they wereshingling. Joseph Maxwell Beaubien, 68, ofStella, and Paul Cook, 65, of Belleville,New York, were shingling a two-sto-rey frame house, owned by HowardWelbanks of Stella, when a toe-boardgave way and they fell about 15 feetto the ground. Provincial Police at Napanee, inves-tigating the accident, said Mrs.Maurice (Vera) Hogeboom and Mrs.Rolf Stein heard screams and foundthe two men lying on the ground atabout 4 p.m. An autopsy was be-ing performed on Mr. Beaubien thismorning at Kingston General Hospi-tal. Mr. Cook is in “comfortable”

condition in KGH with a fractured pel-vis.[Staff: Joseph Maxwell Beaubien diedin 1969.]***[This item is untitled but the date ofJune 21, 1974 was written on it.]SIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE CANSIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE CANSIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE CANSIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE CANSIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE CANSOMETIMES BE LSOMETIMES BE LSOMETIMES BE LSOMETIMES BE LSOMETIMES BE LOST AS ONEOST AS ONEOST AS ONEOST AS ONEOST AS ONEGROWS OLDERGROWS OLDERGROWS OLDERGROWS OLDERGROWS OLDER William Henry Wilkinson lives in ahouse operated by Rideaucrest Homefor The Aged. He misses being able todetermine his own life-style and com-pany. “I’d rather be on my own, youknow,” he said. “You don’t know whatyou’re going to eat. They don’t havemuch choice.” Mr. Wilkinson said the people helives with are not always friendly, andhe misses the companionship of chat-ting. “They have a television,” he said.“They don’t talk.” The Sydenham street drop-in centreprovides him with the opportunity tomeet with other people and enjoy con-versations. “I go to the centre to playcards, chess and cribbage,” he said. He is one of the lucky senior citizenswho is active and can get around thecity easily. At 64 years of age he bicy-cles around Kingston. Living in a home,Mr. Wilkinson is spared worries aboutinflation and the cost of food and rent.He misses managing his own affairsand having his own house and prop-erty. His assets have been given to rela-tives or to the home, he said. He isgiven $35 a month spending moneyin addition to his room and board. “They tell you when to eat and whento go to bed,” said Mr. Wilkinson. “Andthey don’t like you to have a cold.” But Mr. Wilkinson is well looked af-ter. He has lived in Kingston a year anda half. He lived previously on Amherst

Island and in Montreal andDrummondville, Quebec. His fatherwas a United Church minister. Mr. Wilkinson said he is 64 thisyear. “I don’t look that old but some-times I feel it,” he said. “I sometimesworry about when I’m going to die,but then I guess everybody does.”*****

HERE & THEREHERE & THEREHERE & THEREHERE & THEREHERE & THERE- Ian Murray The Whig-Standard of December15 had a front page story on DavidBrady’s new documentary film. “Pen-guins Can Fly” is about John Munro’s2003 marathon swim - from SackettsHarbour to Kingston in 35 hours and15 minutes - and the young disabledswimmers who are benefiting fromthe money raised by the event. Davidis quoted as saying that the 20minute documentary would havecost about $100,000 but so muchwas volunteered that the cost wasonly $1500.*** The 4 electrical power outages De-cember 20-26 - the first 2 combinedwith phones not working - appear tohave been caused by poor mainte-nance and testing procedures. It is important to tell Hydro and Bellwhen their systems are not working.Some patience with robotic phoneanswering systems is required butusually one gets to a human. The hassles with weather, utilities,and small ferry are certainly insignifi-cant compared to the horrifyingearthquake and tsunami damagearound the Indian Ocean. The Beacon would like to hear fromanyone having knowledge about thepossibility of a tsunami hitting ourIsland. This is a relatively stable geo-logical area but there was an earth

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THE SURTHE SURTHE SURTHE SURTHE SURVEYVEYVEYVEYVEY- Zander of DUNN INN When Nance and I sought a build-ing permit from the authorities ofLoyalist Township (so we could im-prove the entrance to our house) theywould not issue one to us until wesubmitted to them a survey of ourproperty. So we had a survey done. The survey showed the configura-tion of our property, the limits of ourproperty and the location on ourproperty of our house, our outbuild-ings and even of our 10 by 10 stone-block patio. As I looked at that piece of paper Irecognized all the features and wasinterested to see them all so clearlymarked. But I also saw so much thatthe survey had missed - which nosurvey could ever show. One thing the survey could notshow is our view. We have a mag-nificent view - as do many water-front properties on Amherst Island.We can see, from our north shorevantage, not only the prominent fea-tures on the mainland, but also thesunsets, the skyscapes, the wavesand the ferry coming and going. I havemany pictures of spectacular sunsets,of magnificent skyscapes, of calm andangry water conditions, and of threedifferent ferries. Another thing the survey could notshow are the birds and animals whichcome onto our property. AlthoughNance does not like to see rabbits,we both enjoy watching them cavorton the lawn and outside our fencedgarden. We have become adjusted tothe snakes which sun themselves onthe bushes near our house. The volescan be a nuisance but we admire

them for their industry. A fisher, theclosest thing to a beaver we have, livesunder the rocks near the water and heis a pleasure to watch. He has no trou-ble playing around the geese and duckswho swim within our view. A blueheron swoops about in the summerand sometimes stands at the end ofour dock. Our bushes are home to bluejays, cardinals, hummingbirds, spar-rows, blackbirds, to mention only afew. One thing no survey can show is thehistory of this place. I am told it usedto be where boats landed to off-loadgoods. It provided a play ground andswimming area for kids years ago.When Alan Glenn and his mother,Chris Gregg, took over the land theyerected on it a very functional houseabout 15 years ago. Our house wasbuilt with Island labour - Alan Glenn,his uncles Keith and Garth Orchard, hischildren (we have his daughter’s ini-tials and footprint in a concrete side-walk). Chris planted trees and flowersall over to beautify the place. A survey is a dull, two-dimensionallook at a piece of property that speaksto me of God working through peopleand things to bring loveliness to light. The survey has been filed away -probably never to be consulted againuntil the property is sold - but Godspeaks to us every day through thewonders of creation. In other places I’ve lived, I seldomtook pleasure or spent time with theview. But here, the view is alive withGod. Some days the best thing I cando for my soul is to sit still, look, lis-ten and enjoy the free gifts of God nosurvey can ever show.*****

BURNING OF WBURNING OF WBURNING OF WBURNING OF WBURNING OF WASTEASTEASTEASTEASTE As a public service, Loyalist Town-ship wishes to inform residents ofLoyalist Township that the burningof waste in woodstoves and inbackyard barrels is hazardous to yourhealth and to the environment andis not a good environmental practice. According to the LAKE ONTARIOLAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLANUPDATE ’04 sponsored by Environ-ment Canada, United States Environ-mental Protection Agency, OntarioMinistry of Environment and NewYork State Department of Environ-mental Conservation, “The chemicaldioxin produced by burning garbagein woodstoves (and in backyard burnbarrels) is emitted through smoke andis also concentrated in the residualash. The burning of garbage at homeor at the cottage is the fifth largestsource of dioxins in Canada.” What do we have to fear from thesmell of burning garbage? The tox-ins in the visible smoke – theparticulates – tend to land close tohome. The dioxins created by burn-ing garbage virtually all make theirway into the atmosphere. The prob-lem is that this seemingly individualaction of burning waste outside orin a woodstove contributes a meas-urable and irreversible portion of thedioxin load to the atmosphere whenmany individuals take that action. One difference between second-hand cigarette smoke and ambientlevels of dioxin in the air is that theprimary route of exposure is not thelungs. Instead, dioxin’s main path-way into our bodies is food, mostparticularly milk, eggs, cheese andother dairy products and all meats.Plants actually absorb dioxins fromthe air in minute amounts and basi-cally accumulate an amount that isrelated to the amount in the air. The

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cross the border for feeding or slaugh-ter in the States, starting in March. Theregulations also include live lambs un-der twelve months old for feeding orslaughter. This probably won’t changethe price this winter, but may help nextfall. The rising Canadian dollar meansthat the lamb trade is unlikely to returnto its former level, but lamb prices inthe U.S. are high at the moment. Thisopening does not cover older cows,which is where much of the damage tothe beef and dairy industry has oc-curred, and some of the protectionistgroups in the U.S. will almost certainlyappeal the ruling. We just have to hopethat the United States Department ofAgriculture have done their homeworkthis time. When the border was set toopen last April a group of U.S. ranchershad the USDA regulations overturnedin the courts. After feeding the stock we openedpresents on Christmas morning, andstarted to look at where they weremade. More than half were made inChina, including most of the clothes,cooking utensils and all the electronicgizmos. Only the books seemed to befrom North America. We thought nextyear we might try for a made-in-Canada

Christmas. I’m writing this on New Year’s Eve,Dianne is working on the ferry, andit is a good time to reflect how luckywe are to live in Canada, for all ourmoaning and groaning about thehealth service or the small ferry. Ithink the disaster in Asia will tem-per all our celebrations this year*****WHAWHAWHAWHAWHAT’S IN A NAME?T’S IN A NAME?T’S IN A NAME?T’S IN A NAME?T’S IN A NAME?-Terry Culbert Have you ever wondered about theorigin of the name Amherst Island?I’ve been curious but never gave itmuch thought until our friends Bruceand Rosy Findlay of Toronto and fre-quent visitors to Amherst Island, re-turned from a trip to the MagdalenIslands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.It was there that they discovered anold postcard, circa 1765, depictingone of the seven Isles de la Madeleinenamed Amherst Isle. Settled in the1700’s by wandering Acadians andshipwrecked British sailors, it is oneof the largest islands of theMagdalens. The Island’s name waschanged to Ile du Havre Aubert dur-

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ing the ‘Quiet Revolution’ last cen-tury as ninety-five percent of its in-habitants spoke French. In Canada, we know of Amherst,Nova Scotia, Amherstburg, Ontarionear Windsor and Amherstview onthe North Channel overlooking ourbeautiful AmherstIsland. The nameAmherst is wellrepresented in theUnited States aswell. There’s anAmherst, NewHampshire, NewYork, Ohio, Vir-ginia, Texas andMassachusetts,just to name afew. Why is there such a proliferationof places named Amherst? Well,they all link back to one man: JeffreyAmherst, army officer and com-mander of England’s armies in NorthAmerica. He was born at Riverhead,Sevenoaks in the County of Kent,England in 1717. Jeffrey was bornto Elizabeth Kerrill and her husbandJeffrey Amherst, a prosperous bar-rister. As a boy of twelve, he wasplaced into service as a page forLionel Cranfield Sackville, the 1stDuke of Dorset. Two years later, nowonly fourteen, Jeffrey joined thearmy. Amherst was appointed aid-de-camp to General John Ligonier,seeing his first active service in Ger-many during the war of the AustrianSuccession. In 1745, he was madea captain in the 1st Foot Guards. Captain Jeffrey Amherst sailed toAmerica in March of 1758 and wasappointed commander of theLouisbourg expedition. He success-fully led the attack against theFrench, which was quite remarkableas he was a very junior army officer

at that time. Amherst’s success wasmarked by his thoroughness and de-liberation, which soon became histrademark and earned him the rank ofcommander of all of England’s army inNorth America. With his capture ofMontreal in 1760 his success becamelegendary. However, he was also known

to occasionally em-ploy unsavoury tac-tics, such as at-tempting to con-taminate his enemywith smallpox in-fected blankets andhandkerchiefs. It hasbeen recorded thatAmherst used thistype of germ warfareagainst American In-dians at the siege of

Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh) during the sum-mer of 1763. Amherst’s army dutiestook him to Boston and Albany, NewYork. After a shortperiod of time, heand his men movedalong the waterwaysand over theportages to LakeChamplain, eventu-ally arriving at theport of Oswego onthe American side ofLake Ontario. Fromthere he proceededeast along the St.Lawrence River toMontreal to fight yetanother battle. Late in the year1763, after morethan five years ofsuccess in theAmericas, JeffreyAmherst returned toEngland. By this timehe had been appointed commander-in-chief in America, a substantive

major-general, a lieutenant-general,the Baron Amherst of Montreal, cul-minating in his being knighted. He diedin 1797 at the age of eighty and wasburied in the parish church ofSevenoaks, County Kent. Sir JeffreyAmherst was much honoured by hiscountrymen. According to Catharine Anne Wil-son’s book: “A New Lease On Life”,the first white man to own AmherstIsland was Rene-Robert Cavelier de LaSalle. On the 13th of May 1675, KingLouis of France granted La Salle theland of Fort Frontenac and the landstretching ten miles west, includingthe islands now known as Amherstand Wolfe. La Salle turned around andgave his gift to his lieutenant HenriTonti, who named his island Tonti Is-land or Isle of Tante. Author Wilsonwrote that there was a good chanceLa Salle or Tonti never set foot thereand the island remained unpopulated.

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11, Paul (Marilyn’s son); 12, Marlene(Marilyn’s daughter); 13, Rebecca(Paul’s daughter); 14, Doug Harold,Marlene’s husband; 15, Samantha(Marlene’s daughter);16, Kyle (Lillian’sgrandson); 17, Lillian (Ron’s wife); 18,Ron Miller; 19, Troy (Gord’s son) ; 20,Trisha (Troy’s wife); 21, Tracey (Gord’sdaughter); 22, Roycene (Marilyn’sdaughter); 23, Amanda (Marlene’sdaughter); and, 24, Nicolas, (Marlenes’son). Gord Miller took the photo.

LETLETLETLETLETTER TTER TTER TTER TTER To BEAo BEAo BEAo BEAo BEACONCONCONCONCON- Nellie Marshall In the November issue of the Bea-con you asked for information on olderphotographs appearing in the Beacon.In the May issue you had a picture ofTom Hill. I boarded with Tom and hissister Maggie some 76 years ago whenI came to the Island to teach in theContinuation School. I will be 96 yearsold next month. . . . I am giving you a picture of Tom and

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Mr. Kohler who came from New YorkCity to visit the Clutes who lived onthe Point in the cottage “JourneysEnd” which Harold and I bought in1974 when Harold retired from sail-ing. We enjoyed Island life there forabout twenty years. Tom Hill had retired from the farmand enjoyed fishing and life on the

water in his row boat. He and Maggielived in the house now the property ofJohn and Alena Schram. Another picture is of Tom & Maggie& great nieces I think. Another is ofRaymond Reid who lived next door &

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THANK YOU NOTESTHANK YOU NOTESTHANK YOU NOTESTHANK YOU NOTESTHANK YOU NOTES I want to thank everyone who hassupported me by purchasingRawleigh products. I became aRawleigh representative in January,2004 and have had a great year sell-ing these products. Thank you andHappy New Year to all of you. Marie Ward***** With the surprise arrival of Allanthere are some people we would liketo thank. First of all the boat crew, RaymondWemp, Hugh Filson, Diane Marshall,& Earl Willard, who knew that itmust be important if Barb and I wereleaving the Island at 1:00 AM. ToWayne Fleming for helping us bylooking after milking when needed.To Duncan Ashley, who helped getthat first milking done so I could getback to the hospital fast. To DougWilliamson who has helped withchores since Allan’s arrival. ToDonnie and Sherry Miller for drop-ping off some clothes for the baby. A very big Thanks to Mom and Dad(Shirley and Keith Miller) and toBarb’s Mom and Dad (Rhonda andDonnie MacLeod) for all their helpand support. Also we would like to thank eve-ryone who has dropped us a line overthe past few days. Thank You Again Adam, Barb and Allan Miller**** I would like to thank all of mynewspaper customers for their pa-tience and support over the last yearthat I have been doing the papers.As of January 3rd, I will be off for 4-

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6 weeks to have and spend time withour new baby. Sandra and Jim Reidhave agreed to take over the paperswhile I am off. If you have a problemor need to start or stop your delivery,please call Sandra at 389-4484. Many thanks to Jim and Sandra fortheir help and to my father-in-law,Larry, for being there & answering theearly morning calls for help! A spe-cial thank you to everyone who re-membered me at Christmas. Wish-ing you all a Happy New Year. Angela Fleming***

FROZEN MEALS DESIGNED FOR SEN-IORS offered by Lennox andAddington Senior Outreach Services.Restricted and special diets can alsobe accommodated. Contact: FredaYouell at 384-4135 for menus, mealdescriptions and prices.

I would like to extend a huge noteof thanks to everyone who was in-volved in the New Years dinner-dance. A special thanks to AIMS, as wellas those who sold tickets (and I won’tname names, as you know who youare). The gym was so tastefully deco-rated, the food was excellent, as wasthe music. It was one of the best NewYears’ Eve parties I have attended, andI have attended many... a simply goodtime was had by all.Elsie Willard

Happy Anniversary Kitten.35 years to go.LoveBob[Staff: this note should have been inthe December issue but we misplacedit. Sorry.]***TREE REMOVAL SERVICE Phone 389-3901****

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The last of four 15,000 lb., 13’X28’ modules squeezes off theFrontenac II enroute to the construction site of Eric andGrace Bailey’s new South Shore Road home.

The four modules making up the Baileyhome were made by Guildcrest Homes inMorewood near Ottawa. Elliott, SageConstruction Services has the exclusiverights to the assembling of these homes.

MOVING DAY! December20th, only 3 hours after the return of theFrontenac II, the pieces began arriving.They had been lined up along CountyRoad 4 for hours waiting their turn assoon as the boat was ready for them. Itwas an amazing sight... good thing theydidn’t wait to bring them over on the ice! Photos and text by Terry Culbert

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Canada PCanada PCanada PCanada PCanada Post Hours:ost Hours:ost Hours:ost Hours:ost Hours:Mon.-Fri. - 9 to 11:30 a.m., 2:30 to 5 p.m.Sat. - 9 a.m. to noon. Sun. - closed.

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-Hours for lunch, afternoon teas and early dinners:Noon to Six, Wednesdays to Sunday,-New and improved menu includesGodden Pork and Willard LambSausages on homemade garlic andParmesan cheese buns.-Hot specials include homemade soups, lasagna,and smoked ham & cheesy macaroni.-Hall available for private functions.Gift Suggestions: - Tea Room Gift Certificates - John Munro Y-Knot T-Shirts @$5.00 each&Commemorative Swim buttons @ $2.00 each - Shirley Miller cards and paintings - Tole painted Island sap buckets - Topsy Farms wool products - Quilts and throws by local quilters - Locally Authored Books Tom Sylvester’s Loyalist Roots Cycling Tours @$8.00 John Kuti’s Archtypes of Self Esteem @ $25.00 Nicole Florent’s Walk, Hike or Jog Kingston @$20.00 Hans Krauklis’ Amherst Island Video @ $16.95 For reservations call Bernice or Neil @ 389-5389

AMHERST ISLAND T-SHIRAMHERST ISLAND T-SHIRAMHERST ISLAND T-SHIRAMHERST ISLAND T-SHIRAMHERST ISLAND T-SHIRTS AND SWEATS AND SWEATS AND SWEATS AND SWEATS AND SWEATSHIRTSHIRTSHIRTSHIRTSHIRTSTSTSTSTS are avail-able for sale from Beth Forester 389-5582 or Nancy Henshaw384-0799.Babysitter availableBabysitter availableBabysitter availableBabysitter availableBabysitter available

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BabysittingBabysittingBabysittingBabysittingBabysittingRed Cross Certified Babysitter. Available early evenings& weekends. Torri Phillips: 389-0512BabysitterBabysitterBabysitterBabysitterBabysitter

- Red Cross Babysitting & CPR certified - availableafter school, early evenings & weekends. BethAlbertan: 389-2662

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SOUTH SHORE COTTAGESOUTH SHORE COTTAGESOUTH SHORE COTTAGESOUTH SHORE COTTAGESOUTH SHORE COTTAGEfor rent on private, secluded peninsula. Over 2000ft oflimestone shoreline. $650 weekly. Call (613) 389-5536 forfurther information.

LAKESHORE RUBBER STLAKESHORE RUBBER STLAKESHORE RUBBER STLAKESHORE RUBBER STLAKESHORE RUBBER STAMPAMPAMPAMPAMP I can provide business and art stamps, daters, signatureand similar products. All stamps are custom made on thepremises and can be ready in 24 hours.Please call 389-8441or fax 389-9770.Email: [email protected] This is a home-based business and available most days.Linda Welbanks.

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TOPSY FTOPSY FTOPSY FTOPSY FTOPSY FARMS:ARMS:ARMS:ARMS:ARMS:Looking for a Wedding or Shower Gift?Want an interesting outing for visitors?Come visit our Wool Shed at 14775 FrontRoad. We offer lambskins & sheepskins; yarn &hats; slippers; mitts; blankets; lap robes; andwraps. GIFT IDEAS: we have several new prod-ucts available, including: muffs (warmth for win-ter ferry crossings), felted purses & other items,& chibis (3 darning needles in a plastic container- for pocket or purse). Prices $2 to $105. We’llmail orders anywhere. CALL TO MAKE SURE WEARE HOME:(613)389-3444.

TTTTTed Gowed Gowed Gowed Gowed Gow P P P P Painting, wallpapering, tiling, hainting, wallpapering, tiling, hainting, wallpapering, tiling, hainting, wallpapering, tiling, hainting, wallpapering, tiling, home main-ome main-ome main-ome main-ome main-tenance and rtenance and rtenance and rtenance and rtenance and repairsepairsepairsepairsepairs..... Free estimates. Island refer-ences. 634-5404.

Thomas A. RichmondThomas A. RichmondThomas A. RichmondThomas A. RichmondThomas A. Richmond, , , , , Certified Electrician. Certified Electrician. Certified Electrician. Certified Electrician. Certified Electrician.Home, Farm & Commercial wiring & repairs, righthere on the Island. Electrical Safety Authority Au-thorized Contractor Program.634-1855.

Bookkeeping , PBookkeeping , PBookkeeping , PBookkeeping , PBookkeeping , Prrrrroperty Oversight & Managementoperty Oversight & Managementoperty Oversight & Managementoperty Oversight & Managementoperty Oversight & ManagementSerSerSerSerServicesvicesvicesvicesvicesRosemary Richmond. Home, Farm,Cottage, Small Business. Island references. 634-1855.

WWWWWAAAAATER WELLS & WTER WELLS & WTER WELLS & WTER WELLS & WTER WELLS & WAAAAATER TREATER TREATER TREATER TREATER TREATMENTTMENTTMENTTMENTTMENTJohn Jeffery- Phone 561-7867.

BURNETT’S PLBURNETT’S PLBURNETT’S PLBURNETT’S PLBURNETT’S PLUMBING of NapaneeUMBING of NapaneeUMBING of NapaneeUMBING of NapaneeUMBING of NapaneeRenovations & New, Submersible & Jet pumps, Water Softeners &Purification, Sales, Service & Rentals. Fully Licensed & Insured.Many satisfied Island customers. (613) 354-9223.

Mindfulness Meditation WMindfulness Meditation WMindfulness Meditation WMindfulness Meditation WMindfulness Meditation WorkshoporkshoporkshoporkshoporkshopThis practice deepens our connection to the rich-ness of the present moment and develops con-centration, insight and compassion.

ComplementarComplementarComplementarComplementarComplementary Healty Healty Healty Healty Health- h- h- h- h- Jocelyne Leyton, RPP,offers treatments in Cranial Osteopathy. This is avery subtle and gentle approach recognizing thesubtle mechanics at work within the head, spi-nal column, viscera and pelvis. The understand-ing of the cerebrospinal fluid has a profound in-fluence on the health of the whole body. For anappointment telephone 384-6488, 9060C FrontRoad.

I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- I am collecting used stamps- any kind for theguide dogs, clean used clothing and books forthe “Cat’s Meow.” Used towels, cleaning prod-ucts, A&P tapes and 12” x 12” knitted squaresmay be left in my front porch or call for a pick-up.The animals really need our help. Freda 384-4135.

RRRRRAAAAAWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTSWLEIGH PRODUCTS To place your order call Marie Ward at 389-5767 or send E-Mail to: [email protected]

GODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAGODDEN’S WHOLE HOG SAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAGEGEGEGEGE Godden’s Whole Hog Sausage is available in four distinct fla-vours - Salt & Pepper; Honey Garlic; Tomato Oregano; Hot Ital-ian - using ALL natural ingredients (no MSG, preservatives, col-ouring). New! Breakfast Sausages - Salt & Pepper or Maple Flavour!Our frozen sausages are available in 5 and 10 lb. boxes at PoplarDell B&B, 389-2012.

LANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSLANDFILL SITE HOURSWed 11-2; Sat 10-noon; Sun 2-4.FERRFERRFERRFERRFERRY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSY OFFICE HOURSMon, Wed, Fri: 9-noon & 1-4Ferry fuel-up days are Tuesday and Friday (be prepared for adelay).LIBRLIBRLIBRLIBRLIBRARY HOURSARY HOURSARY HOURSARY HOURSARY HOURSTuesday 7-9PM, Wed 10-Noon,Friday 1-3pm.

G L M CONSTRUCTIONG L M CONSTRUCTIONG L M CONSTRUCTIONG L M CONSTRUCTIONG L M CONSTRUCTIONIsland owned and operated. Complete services, all trades, anysize job from design to construction to finishing. We havethe connections to get your job done. References.

Gary McDonald:384-1456.

PICNIC TPICNIC TPICNIC TPICNIC TPICNIC TABLES & WEAABLES & WEAABLES & WEAABLES & WEAABLES & WEATHER VTHER VTHER VTHER VTHER VANES FOR SALEANES FOR SALEANES FOR SALEANES FOR SALEANES FOR SALEKeith Miller 389-2588

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Dessert at the New Years Eve Dinner Dance: Amherst Island art in one of its’ truest forms!TC

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