Cordwood curling champions crowned in Keene
There were plenty of winners at the 2017 Kids Cordwood Bonspiel on March 25, hosted by the Keene Lions. Trophies and awards went to:
1st Place Trophy (Tom Mather Memorial Trophy): Tomas Darling, William Darling, Noha Gibbs, Leighton/Crosby Shaw.
2nd Place Trophy (Donated by Percy Elmhirst): Dawson Cook, Cooper Cook, Kayla Cook, Sawyer Cook
3rd Place Trophy (Donated by Pepsi Canada): Georgia Nelson, Nooka Van Katwyk, Sydney Reesen, Max Platt
High Two Game winners (donated by Bonivan Windows): Coen Maguire, Colton Loucks, Emma Loucks, Evan Martin
High One Game Winners (Doug Harris Memorial Trophy): Lucas Bolin, Colby Wood, Tyson Wood, Eddie Post
Sportsmanship Award (Art Howson Memorial Trophy): Aiden Perrin, Hailey Perrin, Holly Perrin, Ben Cunningham
Quilts
“Quilts” is the theme and South Monaghan is the scene for the next meeting of the Otonabee South Monaghan Historical Society, April 25, 7:30 p.m. at the Centreville Fellowship Hall.
Bring your own quilts for show and tell. Tables will be set up to display them. Organizer Vilda Nurse recommends folding them lengthwise to a manageable width, then rolling them up with the patchwork on the outside. If you are bringing a quilt, please contact Vilda at vnurse@ nexicom.net.
Reminders
OSM Food Cupboard, April 13, noon to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Keene United Church.
Spring Fashion show, April 26, 7 p.m., Assumption Hall, Keene Rd. Door prizes and refreshments. Hosted by CWL. Tickets $5, call Joanne Bolton (705) 3136750 or Anna Marie Bolin 705742-8249. Proceeds go to Hospice Peterborough.
Come Cook With Us, starts May 3, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., runs five weeks, Keene United Church. Childcare is available on request. Call (705) 7431000 ext. 316 or email comecookwithus@hotmail.com.
Peterborough Hastings Trans-Canada Trail dinner, May 6, Elmhirst Resort. Grand prize is a trip to the Yukon. Tickets $100, only 200 available. Call Barry Diceman, (705) 742-2103 or Kevin English, 875-4048.
Keene Farmer’s Market, May 19, noon to 4 p.m. Interested vendors should call (705)295-6852 or email tforson@osmtownship.ca.
A Farmer’s Diary
Otonabee farmer John Graham Weir kept journals from 1880 to 1925. They were donated to Trent Valley Archives by William and Juanita Mitchell of Stoney Creek. 1883 April 7, Sat.
Man and team quit working on the railroad and came home in the evening. I sold the team to Robert and James H. Montgomery for $110. 1887 April 4, Mon. I rode up to town in the cutter. After dinner I dropped into E.E. Bowie’s shop and talked politics all the afternoon with him and Valentine Best. Thawing very fast all day. 1889 April 5
This morning my man [Wright] did not get up when I called him. He lay until after breakfast and when I had the chores done he came out and after dinner he went away. In the afternoon Lovina and I attended a meeting of the Rev. Mr. Crossley in Mark Street Church in Ashburnham. At night I attended the Orange Lodge No. 49. Lovina went to Crossley’s and Hunter’s meeting. 1890 April 5
This morning the ground was froze hard enough to carry the waggon and a load of wood I took to town. In the afternoon I brought home a load of lumber and shorts. I never seen the mud so deep as it was this afternoon. Fred Reynolds came home with me tonight.