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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 FALL RUMMAGE SALE - St. Luke's Church Hall, Lynd- hurst. CONTINUES Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-noon. Come early for the best deals! Now accepting donations of clean, gently used clothing, books, toys and housewares." Live Entertainment - 8 p.m., Joshua Bates Centre, Athens. Tickets: Athens Town Hall, JB Kelly Ins. or at http://www.joshuabatescentre.com CPHC Senior Exercise Class - (every Thurs.) 10-11 a.m., Portland Comm.Hall. Info. Sally 924-2130/Mary 928-3164. Chit & Chat Coffee Hour - (every Thurs.) 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., downstairs Portland Community Hall. Goodwill offer- ing. Bring treats, board games, cards etc. Sit & chit chat. CPHC Seniors (65+) Gentle Fitness Class - (every Thurs. & Tues.) 10:30-11:30 a.m., Newboro Community Hall. Info. Diana 613-273-9354. Mah jongg (American and Chinese) - (every Thurs.) 1:30 p.m., ABC Hall...! Beginner lesson. If you have a set bring it along. Info. call Freda at 613-273-2571. Euchre - (every Thurs.) 7 p.m., Legion #491, Seeley's Bay. Prizes, light lunch. Mature teens welcome. Open to public. Bingo - (every Thurs.) 7:15 p.m., Elgin Lions Club Hall. Six-hand Euchre - (every Thurs.) 7:30 p.m., Legion #542, Westport. Musician's Circle - (every Thurs.) 7 p.m., ABC Hall, 3166 Cty. Rd. 36 Bolingbroke Rd. No audience. All welcome. Info. Matt Churchill 273-9005. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 P.A. Day Public Skating - 9-11 a.m. Westport Arena. Soup/Sandwich/Dessert Lunch at Athens United Church, 17 Church St, from 11am to 1pm. $5. Tickets at the door. Coffee Break - (every Fri.) 9:30 a.m., Elgin Complex. Enjoy bridge, crib and more. Free will offering. All welcome. Scottish Country Dancing - (every Fri.) 9:30 a.m., McMartin House, 125 Gore St. E., Perth. Beginners and newcomers welcome. Info./Register: 613-264-2767. Line Dancing - (every Fri.) 10-11 a.m., ABC Hall, 3166 Bol- ingbroke Rd. Hooks N' Books - (every Fri.) - Portland Public Library, 1:30 to 4 p.m. (except public holidays). Euchre - (every Fri.) 7 p.m., Legion #207, Delta. Refresh- ments after the 5th game. Fun Darts - (every Fri.) 7:15 p.m., Legion #231 Portland. Everyone welcome. Forfar Euchre - (every Fri.) 7:30 pm, Forfar Community Hall. Light lunch served. Everyone welcome! Euchre - (every Fri.) 8 p.m., Toledo Legion. Light lunch. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 Pirate's Halloween Costume Ball - 7 p.m. - 12 midnight, Newboro Community Hall. Donations accepted. Karaoke/DJ. Halloween Bake Sale & the Launch of Nicki's New Book! - 9 a.m., Westport Library, 3 Spring St. Fundraiser for West- port Public Library. Donations gratefully accepted. Halloween Dance - 8 p.m. - 12 a.m., Legion #231, Portland, Harlem Rd. Custume judging & prizes. Live entertainment. Halloween Dance - Live music, 8-12 a.m., Legion #491, See- ley's Bay. Light lunch. Halloween Dance - 8 p.m. - 12 a.m., Legion #542, Westport. Live entertainment. Light luncheon. Prize for best costume. Spirits at the Mill - Delta - 6:30 p.m. Old Town Hall. A guide will lead you to the Old Stone Mill and attempt to contact & introduce spirits. No Charge - Donations accepted. Info call 613-928-2584 or visit our website @ www.deltamill.org Is Delta's Old Stone Mill Haunted? Spirits of the Mill. Ghostbusters 1 & 2 movies – 1 p.m. A community service offered by the Portland Community Hall Board, in the hall. Info. Del @ 613-483-7873. Westport Lions Club Metal Recycling Program - (every Sat.) 8:30 - 12 noon. Info. Lion Don Baker 273 2721. Please do not leave items at the gate. Thank You. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 Public Skating - 1-2 p.m., Westport, Community Centre. Fun Darts - (every Sun.) 12:45 p.m., Legion #542, Westport. Halloween at Chaffey's Lock – 1 p.m., free ice cream; 2-4 p.m.: Pumpkin carving at the Community Hall; 4-5 p.m.: Hal- lowe'en-themed activities for kids at The Opinicon Discovery Centre; 6:30-7:30 p.m: Spooky walk through the Marion Dunn trail to the Memory Wall where hot apple cider will be served. MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 Wii Bowling - (every 2nd & last Mon. of the month) at 7 p.m., Legion #491, Seeley's Bay. Halloween Bingo - Legion #542, Westport. Doors open 6 p.m. Prizes for costumes, treats and surprises. CPHC "Heartwise" (50+) Exercise Class - (every Mon.) 9:30 a.m., Bolingbroke ABC Hall. Certified instructor. Geared to individual fitness levels. Info. Donna 613-273- 8672 or Margaret 613-273-9244. CPHC Seniors (65+) Gentle Fit Classes - (every Mon.&Wed.) Olivet Baptist Church 10-11 a.m. Info. Diana 613-273-9354. Bridge - (every Mon.) 1 p.m., Westport United Church Hall. Info. Doreen 613-273-3056. Euchre - (every Mon.) 1:30 p.m. Comm. Hall, Elgin. Light lunch. Sponsor: South Crosby Friendship Club. Dart League - (every Mon.) 7:30 p.m. Legion #475, Toledo. No membership fee. Fun dart night. We have extra darts, no experience necessary. Open to everyone. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 The Westport and Rideau Lakes Seniors Luncheon Meet- ing - 12 noon at the Cove. Please encourage new members to join us and hear our guest speaker talk about 'Fraud'. Morton Mug - (every Tues.) 9:30-11 a.m. Great conversation, games, refreshments. All welcome. Free will offering. CPHC Seniors (65+) Gentle Fit Classes 10:30-11:30 a.m., Newboro Hall. Just show up or Info. Diana 613-273-9354. Social Bridge - (every Tues.) 1 p.m. Like to play social bridge? Elgin Complex. Info. Gail 613-359-6192. Westport Area Duplicate Bridge - (every Tues.) at 1 p.m., Westport United Church Hall. Info. Eileen 273-2954/Sally 273-3212. Bingo - (every Tues.) 6:30 p.m. Legion #504, Lyndhurst. Can- teen, fun, prizes. The Legion needs your support. 4-Hand Euchre - (every Tues.) 7 p.m. ABC Hall, Boling- broke. Lunch, prizes.. Info. Joanne at 613-279-1106. Toledo Legion Winter Horseshoes – (every Tues./Thurs.) Players play one night per week, either Tues or Thurs at 7:15 p.m. Info. 613-275-2154. New members always welcome. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Rideau Lakes Horticultural Society Annual General Meet- ing - 7:15, Portland Community Hall. Guest Speaker: Sarah Fenner. Topic: 'Herbal Remedies'. Knox Ecumenical Christmas Candlelight Rehearsals - 7 p.m. Choir led by Joanne Lambert, they welcome all who love to sing. Info. Joyce Kayser at 613-273-6200. CPHC "Heartwise" 50+ Exercise Class - (every Wed.) 9:30 a.m. Westport North Crosby Hall. Certified Instructor. Geared to individual fitness levels. Info. Donna 613-273- 8672 or Margaret 613-273-9244. CPHC Seniors (65+) Gentle Fit Classes - (every Wed. & Mon.) Olivet Baptist Church, 10-11 a.m. Info. Diana 613- 273-9354. Cribbage - (every Wed.) 10 a.m. Legion #542, Westport. Coffee Morning - (every Wed.) 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Newboro Comm. Hall. Meet neighbours, new friends. Learn history. Coffee, tea, snacks. Info. Joan-613-272-2393. Local Radio Amateurs Meet - (every Wed.) 10:30 a.m., at Elly's Korner Diner for coffee and an eyeball QSO. Join us. Drop-In - (every Wed.) 2-4 p.m. Westport United Church. Games, cards, snacks, music, or just sit and visit. A warm welcome to anyone who has the time to join us. Sept.-June. Line Dancing - (every Wed.) 3-4 p.m., ABC Hall, 3166 Bol- ingbroke Rd. Beginners Clogging - (every Wed.) 7 p.m., Newboro Com- munity Hall. Info. Dorothy Meek 613-272-8053 Euchre - (every Wed.) 7 p.m. doors open 6:30 p.m., Legion #504 Lyndhurst. (upstairs main hall). Light lunch, 50/50. Six-Hand Euchre - (every Wed.) 7:30 p.m., North Crosby Hall, Cty. Rd. 10 Westport. Westport Lions Club Metal Recycling Program - (every- Wed.) 8:30 - 12 noon. Info. Lion Don Baker 273 2721. Please do not leave items at the gate. Thank You. North Crosby Friendship Circle Luncheon - 12 noon, North Crosby Hall. Everyone welcome. Info. 613-359-6555. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Community Luncheon - (1st Fri. every month) 11:30 - 12:30 p.m., Elgin Complex. Pay what you can. Spaghetti Dinner - (1st Fri. every month) New Time! 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., Legion #231, Harlem Rd., Portland. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 St. Paul's Christmas Bake Sale & Luncheon - 11 a.m .- 1 p.m., St. Paul's Anglican Church Hall, Westport. Baking, jams, preserves etc. Lunch: soup, sandwiches, dessert & bev- erage. Garage Sale – Perth Legion, 7:30 a.m. -Noon, Breakfast 7:30- 11:00 a.m. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Delta Legion Remembrance Day Services - Worship service at 9:15, Delta United Church followed by a service at the cenotaph in Stone Mills Park at 11 am. All are welcome Old Tyme Fiddlers -2 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., Legion #491, Seeley's Bay. Westport St. Paul's Anglican Church 11:15 am Service Olivet Baptist Church 11 am Service Westport Free Methodist Church 10:30 am Services Knox Presbyterian Church 10:30 am Service St. Edward Roman Catholic Sat. 6:30 p.m. and Sun. 9 .a.m. St. Andrew's-by-the-Rideau Sun 11:00 am Burridge United Church Sundays 8:30 a.m. Westport United Church 11:00 a.m. Newboro St. Mary's Anglican Church 9:30am Newboro United Church 9:45 a.m. Portland Emmanuel Anglican Church Portland 9:00 a.m. Portland United Church 9:15 am Service Bedford Sacred Heart Church Saturdays, May-October 5 p.m. Sundays Oct. 8:45 a.m. Delta Delta United Church 9:15 am Sunday service 613-928-2712 Delta Baptist Church 9:30 a.m. Service Lyndhurst St. Lukes Anglican Church Sunday Service – 11 a.m. Wednesdays – 9:30 a.m. Lyndhurst United Church 1st & 3rd Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Elgin Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle 10:30am & 6:00pm Elgin United Church 11:05 am Service St Columbanus Sat. 4:30 p.m. Sun. 10:45 a.m. Seeley's Bay Seeley's Bay United Church Every Sunday 11 a.m. Olivet United Church 2nd & 4th Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Althorpe/Bolingbroke United Church Sunday Service at 9:30 a.m. COMMUNITY PREVIEW 2 – October 27, 2016 The Review-Mirror C h u rch Services Halloween is a very old tradition celebrated all over the world. Its origins date back more than 2,000 years ago to the ancient Celtic festi- val of Samhain. The Celts celebrat- ed their new year on November 1st, marking the end of summer and the beginning of winter. On the night of October 31st, Samhain was celebrated, when it was believed that ghosts would return and cause trouble, like damaging crops. The Celts thought that the presence of the spirits made it easier for the priests to make predictions about the future. These prophecies were a source of com- fort and direction during the long winter months. RIDEAU DISTRICT MUSEUM 1961-2016 Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark is calling on Minister of Tourism, Cul- ture and Sport Eleanor McMahon to stop a plan to overhaul the Ontario Tril- lium Foundation (OTF) and reduce its presence in local communities. Clark has previously spoken out against OTF's so-called regionalization plan, which would reduce the number of granting catchment areas to five from the current 16. "In rural Ontario, we know regionalization is a code word for decisions being made in far-off board rooms – and that's bad news for local needs," said Clark. Although the govern- ment must sign off before the plan can be fully implemented, Clark asked McMahon in Question Period why she's allowing it to proceed "by stealth." As evidence, he pointed to Trillium's Memoran- dum of Understanding (MOU) with the govern- ment, which requires OTF's 16 Grant Review Teams to have a minimum of 18 volunteer members. But according to the agency's website, only Toronto currently has the minimum – the average of the others is just 9.4. "The volunteers on Grant Review Teams are the heart and soul of the Trillium program who truly understand their communities," said Clark. "These teams ensure granting decisions have the most local impact and they're being allowed to just wither away because vacancies are being left unfilled." Clark also noted he's heard that multiple regions in the province have no frontline staff to help vol- unteer groups navigate the application process. "If the minister doesn't believe me that these changes would have a dev- astating effect on volun- teer groups in rural com- munities and small towns across the province, she should speak to frontline OTF staff," said Clark. "They know their hands- on work with agencies can't be replaced by a 1- 800 number and webina- rs." Clark called on the minister to end the uncer- tainty by pledging not to sign a new MOU with Trillium that includes fewer than 16 catchment areas and taking steps to immediately fill the vacan- cies on Grant Review Teams. Clark asked for an after-hours debate on the issue. The Speaker set the debate for Oct. 25. They also plan on mov- ing to one application intake per year, something Rideau Lakes Councillor Bob Lavoie takes issues with. "I don't believe that moving a single intake per year for capital grants ben- efits rural municipalities where requesting volun- teer groups are small and usually have requests of under $100,000. "These are geared to renovations that will make a facility energy efficient, accessible and up to mod- ern codes/standards. "A single intake per year could also signifi- cantly delay a project, especially if the first appli- cation is refused and can- not be resubmitted for 12 months. Volunteer groups could become disenchant- ed and lose interest in the project. "Combined with the proposed regionalization of OTF zones, this appears to be another initiative that places rural communities at a serious disadvantage," he wrote. Trillium grant changes will hurt rural areas: MPP Clark

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