R. Comfort

IROQUOIS – Lots of couples have hobbies, often a favourite craft, sport or pastime that they enjoy in each others company, but a local couple has a hobby that’s a little different.

Rather than treasure hunting through a common hobby like antiquing, Mario Pronovost and Joanne Graham spend their time hunting for treasures of a different sort. The two travel scouting musical talent that they want to bring home to share with their community. What they have brought home all summer is an array of well known artists.

MORRISBURG – The instructor of the foot reflexology course, from which Tammy Mattice graduated, was from Vancouver, but part of the curriculum hit pretty close to home.

This instructor from the west coast spoke about the work of Dr. Locke. “We thought that was pretty amazing,” said Natalie Brundige, owner of Lakeshore Massage Therapy in Morrisburg, where Mattice is the registered reflexology therapist on site.

It turns out that some of what Dr. Locke did that made him so famous is reflexology.

MORRISBURG – The Minor Baseball Championship Tournament, held last weekend in Morrisburg, ended without the A championship game being played.

The A championship game, scheduled for Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m., would have been between top two teams through tournament play; Kemptville and Morrisburg, but it had to be cancelled due to heavy rains.

With the the teams unable to reschedule the game they agreed to end the tournament without playing the final, leaving the undefeated Kemptville team with the best record in the tournament.

HULBERT – “You can get a lot more done with a little bit of sugar than with a lot of sour grapes,” said Archie Mellan Friday morning when he welcomed local media to his home for his first official interview after filing his nomination papers Aug. 17 declaring his intentions to seek election as councillor in the Township of South Dundas.

WILLIAMSBURG – People being extra cautious with their money in difficult economic times could have an impact on utility companies like Rideau St. Lawrence, but this summer’s hot weather has reduced the potential effect of conservation measures.

John Allison, director for South Dundas on the RSL board last week provided South Dundas with an update on the utility company, in which the municipality is a shareholder.

“Sales and income from all operations have been stable,” Allison told council.

WILLIAMSBURG – Five submissions have been received for project management services for construction of a new $18 million waste water treatment plant, but the selection of one company to provide the services has been delayed.

South Dundas chief administrative officer Stephen McDonald provided a report to South Dundas council at the August 17 meeting recommending that the Ontario Clean Water Agency be retained to provide the service, but South Dundas mayor Robert Gillard asked that any decision on the report be deferred until a full council was in attendance.

MORRISBURG – What were actually the final regular season games of the Dundas Men’s Roller Hockey season were played August 12 at the Morrisburg arena.

The top two team through the regular season continued their winning ways, with White Lightning posting a 15-11 win over Black Attack and Blue Balls winning 13-7 over Orange Crush.

Blue opened the scoring early in the game and led throughout by a small margin until the eight goal third period.

MORRISBURG – Although taking passengers aboard the newly dedicated miniature train ‘The Moccasin” had to be delayed, the celebrations were not.

The St. Lawrence Park Commission had planned to offer free train rides to the community as part of the celebrations, however they did not receive an engineering stamp of approval in time to allow the train to carry passengers. Although there was some disappointment, everyone who attended was give a voucher for a free train ride when the train does start taking passengers, September 1.

SOUTH DUNDAS – Friday the 13th was a lucky day for the Winchester District Memorial Hospital Foundation’s Close to Home fund raising campaign because it was Business Blitz day.

Through their annual business blitz, funds are raised, oftentimes in very creative ways by businesses across the hospital’s large catchment area.

Here in South Dundas businesses supported the effort in force, some in very creative ways.