MITCHELL ADVOCATE In 1541, Jacques Cartier reached the Lachine fons above Montreal on tue voyage to Cani in 1672, colonial pee pe Solomon Stoddard was ordained pastor of the 29. He remained at this pulpit for the next 57 years. From 1727, until his death in 1729, Stoddard was assisted by his grandson, Jonathan Edwards. In 1754, fur trader Anthony Henday became the first white man to enter what is now ane In 1777, Gen. G Washington's ain troops were defeated in the “Battle of Brandywine” by a British force under hit Newfoundland. In 1860, Toronto's Horticultural Gardens (now known as Allan Gardens), built on land donated to the city by George Allan, was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales. In 1888, Canadian Gov. Gen. Baron Stanley made one of the oldest surviving recordings. The message, a greeting to U.S. President Grover Cleveland, was recorded at Toronto's Industrial Exhibition (now the Canadian National Exhibition). 11916, the centre span of the Quebec Bridge fell into the St. Lawrence River while being set into place, killing 13 workers. 44, U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill met in Canada at the opening of second Quebec Conference. At this meeting, Roosevelt accepted Churchill's offer to send a British fleet to the Pacific to serve under American command. THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL True north, strong and free ... and beautiful STEPHANIE MARTIN The summer aii hot We also toured through the Newmarket area, Siler gave me an to cool in afew eae jours we it earlier at the tail end of our camping trip to northern Ontario to visit a friend in Bonfield, just east of North Bay. My former guitar player with Steph and the RoadHounds (and was also the founding member) moved with on Saaa! to a beautiful country yperty where we enjoyed a Rea stay. The trip was rather unevent- ful on the roads although once ees benee tocar (with no signs 0 ings) and almost caught air in vin the RV as we hit a bump. I swear our GPS is out to ae, us the worst options and most stress! APPRECIATING YESTERYEAR Back to school news in 1976 BETTY JO BELTON STRATFORD-PERTH ARCHIVES. The short-lived Mitchell Times newspaper first appeared at the end of July in 1976 and the final issue went out on November 10, 1976. At that point, the Times amalgamated with the Advocate, acknowledged as “a weekly news- paper established in Mitchell in 1860.” Given the months that it was published, one of the bigger stories covered by the Times was back to school news for 1976. The editorial on September 1 read: “First day at school important” “For the child facing school for the first time it can be a great affirm why the lush Greahber: Pahould only be owned by farmers. Our final stretch to Mark and Chris’s new homestead was equally interesting as the little northern roads wound around up and down to their property, fighting through the washboard. effect and crawled along at about three-kilometres per hour until we reached smoother terrain and finally arrived. Their property was as beautiful as one would expect in northern the RV’s awning side faced the raised flower beds and hills that wentup into; miles of forest. According We had great weather, toured North Bay and other small towns that are rich with Canadian history, statues and stories. We d beau- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 Z youngest son Max, who seems to think he needs Cam to take him and his band mates to their show all the NC in Mitchell so they have thei t th tiful trails in rural conservation areas and we visited a small pottery barn in the middle of nowhere where I found my new favourite coffee cup. It’s always great to travel with someone from the area, you learn and see so much more. Our stay was great, the com- pany was great and our five days flew by and plans were made to do it again next summer and make it a longer stay with pos- sibly a few more friends and, of course, a band ni gee Theb we looked at, this was also tne to momma bear and two babies, and rumours of a large boar. Needless to say we walked to our trailer at night with caution. sy: continues along with rpoeeibly a few more days of fall [camping] but time will tell if een Tailgate Party Sept. 20. Ifyou haven’t teard by now, this country music concert head- lined by Steven Lee Olsen has Max as one of the opening acts! He’s developed quite a following with his one song that he recent- ly released so be sure to check him and others out that night at Keterson Park. The eventis a fundraiser for West Perth Village and tickets are just $49.99. It would be nice for the weather to co-operate, but just as memorable (or maybe even more) if we need to contend with Mother Nature once again. There's no doubt the fall will Oh, there was one more short tour requested with the RV by by ring nd I’m thrilled and slightly over- whelmed to soak them all in. adventure, albeit a little fright- ening. It’s a whole new environ- ment peopled by strangers. Most children look forward to that first day with excitement. It’s a great step. No longer will he or she be just a “kid.” They'll be going to SCHOOL! What your child learns during the first few weeks of school will in many ways affect the rest of his life. His world is expanding and requires a new set of rules to cope with it. Perhaps you've already walked by the school with him several times. That’s agood idea! You are sharing his experience. You may even have planned to take him to school the first few days and meet him after- ward. But remember, you will not always be able to do that. He'll have to find his own way one of these days. During the next several days think about traffic safety, says the pies fies League Work out the safe that route to make sure he knows it. It’s a simple thing to bring up pedestrian safety practices during these walks - obey the traffic lights, cross at crosswalks or corners, look all ways before crossing, stay away from parked cars, and don’t run or play on the street. all means remember that children learn from exam- ple. If you disregard the rules of the road...so will they. So watch your step - and theirs.” Marie’s Wooden Spoon column premiered in the Sept. 15, 1976 edition of the Mitchell Times. It as to be based on “old, German The first recipe featured was for quick whole wheat onion bread. To make it you neede = 14 cup of good shortening = 3 Tbsp. of brown sugar = legg = 1A tsp salt and Spay your child ne = 2tsp eed: = 34 cup finely chopped onions = Mixall together and Lee until foamy, and add all at one: = 114 cups whole wheat ok = 114 cups sour ee = 3 Tbsp baking pow Mix only until ante is zibiat Bake in a five-inch by ten-inch loaf pan at 350 degrees F for half an hour. Then turn oven to 300 degrees F for 30 minutes more. After the 1-hour baking time, tum out, cool and slice. It can be frozen. Though described as a good after school snack, it seems like this bread would also pack well in one of the school lunch kits advertised in the Sept. 6, 1976 edition of the Mitchell Times. 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