Dustin Vallier & Josh Cannon

For Josh and Dustin a few additions to the village skate-board pad is foremost in their minds today.  We found them in a serious discussion sitting side-by-side on the concrete ~ discussing fund-raising.  A lofty goal for a seventeen and eighteen year old.  It seems that if they could rebuild the Plexiglas ramps that some thoughtless individual or individuals burned and replace the missing wooden ramps with steel, they would be able to do the regular jumps and grinds.  Ideally, they would like to be able to do "peg stalls ~ turn back into the quarter."  [I think we have that right.  Josh tries to demonstrate but without a rail . . .]

For now they ride around in a few circles and sit down again.  The village doesn't have a lot for an eighteen year old to do.

Happy Father's Day

Father of Leonard Bernstein, the great U.S. composer, conductor and pianist, when criticized for not having given his talented son more encouragement when he was a child, said, "How was I to know he would grow up to be Leonard Bernstein?"

Happy Father's Day

~THE LITTLE, BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes,  Clifton Fadiman General Editor, 1985.
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Read more. . . YOUR NAME ~ You got it from your father...

Thought for Today ~

"Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you."

~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American author,  Life's Little Instruction Book


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York Park

"Quips and Quotes ~ for the Young at Heart" *
Interviewer:  "Can you remember any of your past lives?
The Dali Lama:  At my age I have trouble remembering what happened yesterday."

"The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm."
~ Aldous Huxley, British writer (1894 - 1963)

"When you are about 35 years old, something terrible always happens to music."
~Steve Race, British pianist, composer.


'You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake."
~ Bob Hope, American actor.

~ "My first advice on how not to grow old would be to choose your ancestors carefully."
~ Bertrand Russell

~ * Richard Benson, Old Geezer Wit,  Summersdale Publishers, 2006.

Harold Robertson PICTURES IN GLASS

Fascinating Personality !

Harold Robertson, Selkirk, ON

After forty-one years at the same company, Harold retired in May, 2004.  By January, 2005, he had begun creating stained-glass artwork.  Now he has achieved a myriad of styles and shapes that require meticulous craftsmanship.  He replaces treasured pieces that have suffered damage.  He sees when someone has a favourite subject or pet and goes to work to create the perfect piece.  Many of his stained-glass artworks go to newly married couples or someone celebrating a special event~ sometimes a memorial in honour of someone.

The Neat Little Bookshop is pleased to host an afternoon with Harold on Thursday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m.  Harold has kindly agreed to bring along some materials, tools and his artist's light to demonstrate how he achieves some of his artwork.

Visit Harold's PICTURES IN GLASS at www.haroldrobertson.blogspot.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 at 1:00 p.m.

Informal.  Everyone Welcome.

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We Shall Never Forget ~

DANGER

DUE TO

DEMOLITION



Royal Canadian Legion Branch 159, Hwy 3



Decades of memories came down yesterday. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 159 built their new facility some years ago with plans to demolish the old.  Legion members will tell us the chronology of events.  Yesterday a small group of neighbours and friends watched as the old building came down.

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"We will Remember Them"



St. Williams Conservation Reserve 

 Working partnerships with land owners and organizations such as stewardship councils, woodlot owners to make good decisions.

Photo:  Frank Sommer, Haldimand Stewardship Council, looking over graphics of forest species. lbw