Never feel you have to apologise for feeling sad or depressed about losing someone you love. The kind of love you had, and still have, for Mariel is not going to fade ever – and there will always be missing her and longing for her pains. And that's good as it shows the depth of your love. The important thing is to make sure you still live too – for yourself and for your beautiful daughter Sam.
Take care dear friend, love to you and Sam.
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7 Pakistani-origin men convicted of sex crimes in UK
Edited By Odishatv Bureau Published By Odishatv Bureau Last updated May 26, 2016 - 5:58 PM
London: Seven Pakistani-origin men have been found guilty of sex crimes against girls, some as young as 11, in Britain.
A London court heard six girls were drugged and suffered sadistic abuse while aged between 11 and 15.
"You have been convicted of the most serious offences and long custodial sentences are inevitable," the judge at the Old Bailey said in his ruling on Wednesday.
All seven, facing charges of running a sex grooming ring near Oxford, will be sentenced on June 26.
The court heard victims were plied with alcohol and drugs before being forced to perform sex acts. Some had also been beaten, burned and threatened.
The abuse began in Oxford but some of the victims would be later taken around the country to be offered to other men who were in contact with the gang.
Kamar Jamil, Akhtar Dogar, Anjum Dogar, Assad Hussain, Mohammed Karrar, Bassam Karrar, Zeeshan Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain – all in their mid-20s and early 30s – were found guilty of either rape or conspiracy to rape.
The jury was told that key members of the group used and abused the six victims in a systematic and organised sex trafficking ring over eight years until their arrest in 2012.
The court heard how the men identified vulnerable girls for abuse then groomed each one of them until they were under the control of the gang.
Acts of physical and sexual violence escalated into using objects to cause pain and humiliation.
The court heard that girls were tied up, burnt, suffocated, bitten, scratched and urinated upon.
The victims would return to Oxford bleeding, injured and carrying sexually-transmitted diseases.
One of the victims described being plied with hard drugs and forced to have sex with strangers while being filmed at the age of 13.
The men had denied charges including rape, arranging child prostitution and trafficking between 2004 to 2012. PTI AK
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Whether it's your natural hair or hair extensions, tangling and matting can be a hassle. If you have extensions and are experiencing tangling, it is important to discuss with your stylist whether the tangling is normal or extreme. Tangling will occur, similar to your natural hair. However, excessive tangling could mean you have either purchased inferior / poor quality hair extensions or you are not following the proper care and maintenance required for hair extensions.
Hair extension tangling can occur for various reasons, including product buildup, frequent use of heat styling tools, and not using the recommended hair care products for your extensions. Here are a few tips that will prevent or minimise your hair extensions from tangling and becoming a knotted mess!
Use the recommended human hair or synthetic fiber products for your specific extensions. Always apply a heat protectant before using any heat syling tools. Any oils or moisturising products should be used from the mid-shaft down, as they can cause certain methods of extensions to slip. If you are experiencing product build-up, clarify the ends of your hair with a good quality clarifying shampoo. Be careful though, frequent clarifying the hair can cause the colour to fade faster.
Dry hair is a common culprit of tangling hair extensions. Commit to using a deep conditioner once a week or a daily leave-in conditioner. Make sure to only apply the conditioner to the ends to avoid greasy roots, which may cause your extensions to slip. Conditioning your hair will restore any moisture lost due to heat styling, swimming in chlorine, weather, etc.
Brushing your hair should be one of the most important steps in your hair extension care routine. Keep a wide tooth comb or loop pin brush handy to keep up with the recommended three times a day, and always brush gently from the tip to the root.
Wrapping your hair up turban-style or rubbing your hair together with a towel can cause a lot of friction and tangling. Instead, gently squeeze the water out of your hair using an old t-shirt.
Keep your hair tangle free by putting your hair in a loose braid or ponytail before bedtime. Make sure to use a scrunchie, rather than an elastic band, as the tension from a tight elastic band can cause hair breakage. Sleeping with a silk pillow, rather than cotton or other material can minimise the amount of friction caused by tossing and turning throughout the night.


Welcome to the PEMcast, conversations and stories for the culturally curious.
PEM launched the PEMcast in 2014 to connect stories from our staff and collection to the growing audience of podcast listeners. The audio storytelling renaissance has millions of people listening to news, interviews and entertaining audio shows as they jog, cook and commute.
Producers and hosts Chip Van Dyke and Dinah Cardin are committed to creating high-quality, thought-provoking storytelling.
PEM won a Silver Muse Award from the American Alliance of Museums for our podcast series. The judges commended us on conveying the warmth and vibrant curiosity of PEM's staff, while linking the museum and our offerings to broader cultural issues.
Find the PEMcast on Soundcloud,& iTunes or any podcast app and at PEM's blog Connected.
How can museums heighten a sense of empathy and wonder? Increasingly immersive environments and multi-sensory experiences are coming into play. Tune into the most recent installment of the PEMcast as we explore the immersive experience.
Museums and artists have long played on people's sense of empathy and wonder. But now, more than ever, museums are incorporating all the senses in exhibition design and in the design of the whole museum.
Please enjoy this interview with Alex de Steiguer about her work as a photographer and as the winter caretaker of Star Island.
This episode of the PEMcast finishes our three part Historic House Crush series. It features a story about historic house crusher, Karina Waters . Karina is one crusher whose great vision for a crumbling chateau in the French Pyrenees has taken her love of historic architecture to the next level.
The second of three episodes in promotion of our #historichousecrush campaign! In this episode, we talk with people who are pushing the envelope — to use a building term — on presenting historic houses to the public. They're changing the way these houses are run and the way we experience them.
In this episode, we explore how almost exactly 50 years ago, Salem was saved from the wrecking ball thanks to one woman and her mighty pen. This is the first in a series of episodes we're producing about historic buildings around the world and the stories they tell. We're also relaunching our online campaign #HistoricHouseCrush. Join us!
Porzellankrankheit is a German term that means "porcelain sickness." It describes the obsessive behavior of a person smitten by porcelain's mysterious beauty. On this episode, we meet with some people who are very obviously obsessed with the blue and white magic of Chinese porcelain.
In this episode Chip and Dinah celebrate PEM's current public art initiative. We look at three artists and three exhibitions that took us outdoors beyond our walls.
In this episode of the PEMcast, we examine the life of one of America's most famous 20th century painters who you may not know.
Episode 4 of the PEMcast discovers the hidden legacy of Nathaniel Gould in furniture-maker Phil Lowe and collector Tim Leavy.
Are you, or were you a curious kid? Do museums fuel your curiosity? Chip and Dinah talk with a 3-year-old who visits PEM daily.
Are you a Maker? Do you know what a Maker is? Dinah and Chip discuss Adam Savage's "Rules of Making" with Edie Shimel. Then, PEM's Curator of the Present Tense Trevor Smith talks about PEM's upcoming exhibition featuring Maker-extraordinaire Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests.
PEMcast 001 is all about music. We look at the story of the most famous musician in Greek myth, Orpheus. PEM Composer-in-Residence Matthew Aucoin explores the myth of Orpheus and his fateful journey to the underworld. From there we head to France to explore Jean Cocteau's Orphic trilogy and then back to Salem for some of PEM's most memorable audio moments.
We've been noticing here at PEM and in the greater art world that the "i" word keeps popping up. Today we bring you the first in a series of PEMcast episodes that center on the theme of immersive environments.


I'm Hired, Now What: Dealing with employees older than you.
Remember, saying you will do something and actually doing it are two different things.
Remember there is always more in you than you know.
You attract what you expect in life, so expect wisely.
Think about what motivates your greatest effort and seek it out!


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March 12, 2021 buildingSMART International Season 1 Episode 5
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Hear from Rob Painter on a variety of topics including his definition of digital twins, as well as an overview of industries Trimble serves. Learn about Trimble's perspective on open standards and their commitment to the community. Hear about their view on innovation and hear perspectives on what is next for the industry.
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I can't find the tire size I need in the tire size drop down menu. How can I specify the size of my tire?
Setting tire sizes in Virtual CRASH is described in Chapter 6 of the User's Guide. To change a tire's size, simply go to the "axles" menu, select the axle corresponding to the tire size you wish to change. Then, either use one of the preset tire size drop down menu, or manually type your own values.
If the tire size needs to be changed, you can manually change the section width, section height, aspect ratio, and wheel diameter as needed for your subject tire.
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Prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, who will be visiting Nigeria later this week, has stated that Nigeria is home to the highest number of "very poor people" in the world.
Theresa May who spoke in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, said Africa has the highest number of poor people in the world, stating that 87 million Nigerians were living below the poverty line of $1 and 90 cents per day.
The 61-year-old who further stated that the UK is planning to sign a deal with Kenya to ensure the repatriation of stolen Kenyan funds stuck in the UK, said achieving inclusive growth is a challenge across the world, adding that Africa needs to create 50,000 new jobs per day to keep employment rate at its current level till 2035.
Recall that i n June, the Brookings Institution named Nigeria the poverty capital of the world, overtaking India, a country with a total population of over 1.3 billion people. However, the Nigerian government said Nigerians should dismiss the report, considering the fact that it was compiled when the country was in the throes of its worst economic recession in 29 years.
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After recent visits to the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida, Kendrick Meek stopped by the University of Florida Thursday to
After recent visits to the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida, Kendrick Meek stopped by the University of Florida Thursday to rally students, a part of the Democratic base whose enthusiasm may be flagging in the late stages of the election.
Alachua County Democratic Party chair Jon Reiskind tackled the elephant in the room, telling the audience that a vote for Charlie Crist would amount to a vote for Marco Rubio as the three-way race approaches the home stretch.
"It's important to vote your values, not your fears," he said.
Meek touched on issues important to young people: the environment, the minimum wage and student loans — which were overhauled as part of the federal health care bill.
Republicans, he warned, were looking to turn back the progress made in some areas (like student loans) and obstruct it in others (like promoting alternative energy). Meek called on people to encourage others to vote, not just for him, but also for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink.
"Rick Scott is a very dangerous individual," he said, referring to Sink's opponent.
"I'm blind to the polls at this point," he added. Now, with election day less than two weeks away, what matters is getting out the vote.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission seeks info for threatened species list
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PHOTOS: Occupy Wall Street takes Jacksonville
Hundreds of citizens gathered in downtown Jacksonville's Hemming Plaza on Saturday to spread the message of the Occupy Wall Street protestors.
North Carolina Planned Parenthood claims free speech violation in lawsuit against state
Planned Parenthood in North Carolina has followed through on its plans to pursue litigation against the state. North Carolina's GOP-led state legislature recently defunded the chain of women's health clinics.


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Q: OpenGL multiple threads rendering, compute in display interval I need images to be displayed in a constant frame rate, so I use two threads, one for rendering with VSYNC on, one for computing using CUDA, which may takes long time. I want computing thread running in rendering thread interval(after swap buffer, before next frame start rendering).
I have two problems here:

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*How can I know when the image are exactly drawn on screen, then I can awake rending thread. After glutSwapBuffers(), the image may not be actually displayed on screen. I have not found a API to notify display completing.

*How can I stop computing thread when it's time to render, I have tried this_thread::yield() but it often still runs computing thread. I am not familiar with multiple threads programming.

I use C++11 for multiple thread, CUDA for computing, OpenGL for rendering.
Update:
As computing takes long time, but rendering must be performed at 60Hz, so I have to separate into two threads.
I have just resolved this problem by using condition_variable, it is similar to 'producer-consumer' problem. And there is no need to know when the image are actually drawn on screen, you can just let it computes all the time, and CUDA computing thread seems won't interrupt OpenGL rendering thread in one GPU, they are parallel.
Here is the code:
compute Thread:
void update(){
    while(1){
        unique_lock<mutex> locker(buffer_mutex);
        buffCond.wait(locker, []{return !updateFlag;});
        runSolver(d_x);// compute next several images, d_x point to the images buffer
        updateFlag = true;
        locker.unlock();
        buffCond.notify_one();
    }
}

rendering thread:
void render(){
    initGL();
    glutMainLoop();
}
void display(){
    if(updateFlag){
        unique_lock<mutex> locker(buffer_mutex);
        updateBuffer(d_x);
        updateFlag = false;
        locker.unlock();
        buffCond.notify_one();
    }
    .../* OpenGL rendering*/
    glutSwapBuffers();
}

A: Graphics rendering is generally done from a single thread, at least from single thread at a time. I believe the finer details depend on your software stack; for example, from Xlib:

Threaded applications: While Xlib does attempt to support multithreading, the API makes this difficult and error-prone.

More information from a rather opinionated but informed article:

[...] However, most real-life programs access Xlib through higher-level libraries, and the libraries do not initialize Xlib threading on their behalf. Today, most programs with multiple X11 connections and multiple threads are buggy.

With that said, multi-threaded CUDA should still be an option, so one thread can step into CUDA if it's done with OpenGL. That way CUDA can still make progress while another thread is rendering the last frame, but in the critical period delaying the next frame, no threads are waiting. Of course, if you truly have to re-join before and after each frame is rendered, you're just voluntarily incurring the cost of switching contexts without the benefit of concurrency. In this case there is no need for threading.
You may also benefit from reading the documentation or some examples of <atomic>, especially atomic_bool, for shared flags between threads. If used correctly, they can signal state safely between threads with very little cost.

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The Wardrobe's Best Dressed: All We Knew But Couldn't Say by Joanne Vannicola
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I had thought that once I'd escaped my mother and my past, once I'd found independence, that somehow all my fantasies and dreams would come true. It was all a lie, all a bunch of false information that we ingested from television shows, news, and school, the fallacy of a
better tomorrow. Lies.
There would be nothing better, nothing to look forward to. I knew too much. I believed I knew everything there was to know. I believed that kids like me, from violent or broken homes, couldn't buy in to societal norms. They were lies, imposed concepts — marriage and children, houses, nine-to-five jobs — designed to keep us in line. Lines I had no use for. I lived outside of them. I wanted nothing to do with them. With anything.
I was fifteen and no longer satisfied with just starving.
In honor of National Women's History Month, this selection comes from the book, All We Knew But Couldn't Say, available from DunDurn Press. Purchase your copy here! Our curator for this selection is Nilsa Rivera.
Joanne Vannicola is an Emmy award-winning actor, author, and advocate. Vannicola is the chair of outACTRAto, the LGBTQ+ committee at ACTRA Toronto, and sits on the sexual assault ad-hoc committee for women in film and television. Vannicola is the recipient of the Leslie Yeo award for volunteerism (2019), and the recipient of The Margaret Trudeau Advocacy Award (2020). Joanne founded the non-profit organization, Youth Out Loud, raising awareness about child abuse, sexual violence, youth rights, and LGBTQ+ equality. http://www.youthoutloud.ca All We Knew But Couldn't Say, was released in June, 2019, and has been featured as the Top 21 memoirs to read in summer by Bustle magazine, and was featured on The Next Chapter by Shelagh Rogers, the Toronto Star, the Globe, CTV mornings, NOW Magazine, The Girly Club, and the Lambda Literary Reviews. They are currently co-developing a new series, and working on their second book, exploring themes of LGBTQI homelessness. You can learn more at: http://www.joannevannicola.com. Or on Twitter or Instragram: @joannevannicola
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My first look from magical snowy Switzerland - wearing my new teddy coat from Loavies and gorgeous jewellery from Saga di Celine. What do you think about this layered look?
This teddy coat is so beautiful!
You look lovely in all the fluffy layers!
Love your photos, they are always good.
haha it sure is! thank you!!
Hele mooie outfit! Heerlijk jasje moet dit zijn. Mooie sieraden ook!
Love your outfit, deleted my comment before because some typos.
I absolutely adore this outfit! That coat looks so cozy!
Cute! Great photos as well! Beautiful setting!
Jeeze, I really like that coat! It looks so soft and cozy, lol.
It's a gorgeous outfit, the pale colors look so goof on you!!


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Accelerator for Biosciences in Connecticut launched its first program at the start of 2018 and aims to support the development of Connecticut as a hub of bioscience invention and commercialization. Twelve promising ventures have now successfully completed the inaugural program, which has already received support from corporations such as Pfizer and Microsoft.
Alpha-1 Foundation, as of July 1, 2018, Ken Irvine was re-elected to the board of the Alpha-1 Foundation (after rotating off in 2015 due to term limits), whose mission is find a cure for Alpha-1, a genetic lung disease that his late wife was diagnosed with 20 years ago. He is also a founding board member of The Alpha-1 Project, a value-added co-investor with biotech to accelerate finding a cure for Alpha-1. This venture philanthropy initiative enables the Alpha-1 Foundation to harvest the $71 million investment it has made in basic research by partnering with biotech companies to drive forward early stage drug development by de-risking the process. Today, TAP has invested in nine partnerships, including six genomic biotech's. This strategy has paid off in the 7 of the 9 total that are now in clinical trials or will be by year-end 2018.
Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health, The Mailman School of Public Health, one of the top 5 public health schools in the nation, has consistently excellent placement rates with 96% of their graduates either employed in the field of public health or continuing their studies after graduation. If you'd like to post a job or internship, please contact Mailman's Office of Career Services at msphocs@cumc.columbia.edu. If you'd like to recruit directly on campus, we welcome you to register for our annual Fall Career Day on Friday, October 19th.
Crossix published a new blog "Do You Know Where Your Audience Synergies Are?" that analyzed audience exposure linked to consumer health data to identify synergies, defincies, and drivers of new patients starts and ROI.
EIR Healthcare, the award winning modular innovation firm bringing efficient industrial practices to healthcare, real estate and hospitality, announces the arrival of the first-ever modularly built hospital room prototype on US soil this August. It was built in-tandem with manufacturing partner, Admares, a world leader in alternative real estate.
Entrepreneurship Lab Bio and Health Tech NYC concluded its sixth business accelerator program Saturday, June 30th, 2018. The cohort consisted of 19 team ventures and 32 participants overall. View participant accomplishments in the press on their website.
Foray Design co-founder Patricia Kavanagh, MD was recently honored at a benefit for Heights and Hills. Heights and Hills is a Brooklyn not-for-profit that supports community dwelling elderly people. Foray makes Spring, the rolling walker that lets you reclaim your seat at the table: www.foraydesign.com.
Gomo Health announced a new collaboration with the American Heart Association. GoMo Health will now be integrating the Association's digital care plans and educational content into our Concierge Care® population health patient engagement solution suite.
The Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society of NY (HPRMS) cordially invites you to their Summer Social Event on Monday July 30, 2018 from 6-8:30 pm. The event is being held at PS 450 located at Park Avenue South between 30-31st Street. Mix and mingle with colleagues and HPRMS members from across the healthcare industry for an evening of conversation and networking. Event registration includes cocktails and appetizers. Tickets are $30 for members, $45 for non-members. Purchase tickets and learn more about the event here.
MDCalc co-founder and CEO, Dr. Joe Habboushe was featured in a MedGadget interview exploring the point of care references most commonly used by healthcare professionals, and how the recent trend towards evidence-based clinical decision tools has made MDCalc the most used of all.
PatientPoint has named David Guthrie as Chief Product Officer. Guthrie is a high-profile innovator, strategist, entrepreneur and investor in the technology and life sciences industries, bringing nearly 30 years of experience to PatientPoint. In late June, the patient engagement leader announced a content partnership with the V Foundation for Cancer Research® that will bring legendary basketball coach and ESPN commentator Jim Valvano's rallying cry of "Don't Give Up . . . Don't Ever Give Up!"® to cancer patients and caregivers at the pivotal point of care.
Saama, Sagar Anisingaraju, Chief Strategy Officer at Saama is in search of pharma's Moore's law in a new article on eyeforpharma.


The City of Marion is active in business recruitment and retention offering a wide range of assistance and programs to help strengthen the local economy. The Marion Economic Development Office is operated by the Marion Business Association, which coordinates activities with various economic development partners at the local, regional, and state levels. From business incentives to site and location planning, the Marion Economic Development Office provides direct assistance for those looking to do business in Marion.
For information on available commercial properties in Marion, please visit Marion NC Commercial Properties on Facebook or visit the Available Commercial Properties listing at www.hometownmarion.com/properties.
The McDowell Economic Development Association takes the lead on industrial development in Marion and McDowell County and is assisted by the City of Marion, McDowell County, the McDowell Chamber of Commerce and the Marion Business Association.
Marion and McDowell County have a strong manufacturing heritage, with available sites and a great workforce suited to almost any company. The City, County and other agencies are committed to workforce development and helping new or expanding businesses to fill available jobs. As part of this effort, in 2018, McDowell County became the first County in North Carolina and one of only a handful of communities nationwide to complete a Strategic Employment Plan to identify ways to increase the workforce and to fill available positions. To view the McDowell County Employment Plan click here.
Marion has experienced rapid growth in recent years. In 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that Marion had a permanent population of 7,838 residents, as of the April 1, 2010 Census, an increase of 58.6 percent over the 2000 Census figure of 4,943 for Marion. This considerable increase places Marion among the fastest growing communities in North Carolina over the past years. The City's 2014 State certified population is 8,223 and continues the rapid growth shown by the City of Marion in recent decades. Since 1970, Marion has increased in population by 147 percent. Because of Marion's growth in recent years, Marion was designated by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2013 as a Micropolitan Statistical Area. Micropolitan Areas are a fairly recent designation of the U.S. Census Bureau and are defined as areas with an urban core of at least 10,000 residents but less than 50,000 total population plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. The Marion Micropolitan Area includes a population of approximately 45,000 people. The Marion Urban Core has a population of 13,363, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, representing approximately 30 percent of the population of the Marion Micropolitan Area.
Marion is one of 25 designated Micropolitan Areas in North Carolina and one of 536 such areas in the United States. The Marion Micropolitan Area ranks in the top half in population among the 536 Micropolitan Areas in the United States. Marion was named one of the Top 100 Micropolitan Areas in the United States, in terms of economic growth, in 2014 by Site Selection magazine.
Past trends and its excellent location indicate that Marion and its Micropolitan Area are poised for additional growth in the future.
To conduct business in the City of Marion you must first have a City issued business license and zoning compliance approval. A business license is issued by the City Tax Collector after receiving zoning compliance approval from the Zoning Administrator. A business wishing to locate in a permitted zoning district without the need for development approval can obtain the necessary compliance permit and license in one 30-minute visit to City Hall. For businesses requiring City Council or Planning Board approval or requiring a building permit the process may take between may take longer. Whether opening a large manufacturing facility or a downtown retail shop, the City is ready to help you through the process.
Walk-through application and permitting service for all permitted uses within the City of Marion is available in the Planning and Development Services Department at City Hall Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information and to download required applications click here.
The City of Marion Fire Inspector will conduct a fire inspection prior to opening a new business. This service is free of charge and can be scheduled prior to opening by calling the Marion Fire Department at (828) 652-5201.
The City Tax Collector is available at City Hall Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to issue a business license to operate a business and set up commercial waste service. The cost of a business license is $20 per year per business. The cost of commercial waste collection services varies based on the frequency of collection. For more information and to download required applications click here for business licenses and click here for sanitation services.
The City Utility Services Department is available at City Hall Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to establish new water and sewer service accounts. Any business requiring the installation of a new tap may download an application from our website, but the City recommends contacting the Public Works Director prior to submitting the application to the Utility Services Department. For more information regarding utility services and to download an application please click here.
North Carolina Tax ID Number: To obtain a North Carolina Tax ID Number visit www.dornc.com. Complete form NC-BR for sales and use and income withholding.
McDowell County License and Tax Listing Requirements: For information on McDowell County license requirements and tax listing business property contact McDowell County Tax Collector at (828) 652-7121.
Health Department Inspections: Certain types of businesses require a health department inspection. For more Information please contact the McDowell County Health Department at (828) 652-2921.
North Carolina Department of Commerce: The North Carolina Department of Commerce offers the business community a centralized information source for business start-up information, existing industry resources and state business regulations. www.nccommerce.com or (800) 228-8443.


I'm wondering, though, since I just recently found your blog.. have you ever posted tutorials on how you make these, your materials, tools, stitching techniques, etc?
I'm curious. I'd love to learn.
Again, I love him! Have a wonderful weekend!
That elephant is sooo cute!
I do love that elephant!!
This elephant is really cute, Katie. You make such sweet shtuff!
This elephant is just super sweet! Love it!


Frantically checking the url. Yes it is fine.
But halo 3. What the ..?
You know what? I like the new green font. Better than the old grey one.
Here we are now XBox gamers.
I could not make heads or tails and reloaded several times, went to the front page to go through the forum link there, then I went away made coffee and slowly it dawned on me.
I actually thought the forum had been hacked or something.
Feuer Frei!: Where did you get that sig(picture with the uboat)? I remember it from somewhere...Battlefield game or something? MOH?
I always enter through the front page. As soon as I saw the Article at the top left I figured something was up.
Sorry Neal, not this time.
Awsome !! It's stuff like this that makes this forum great !


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Q: Converting object to array I'm getting list of elements but it is object when I want it to be array. I got simply code like this:
var obj = document.getElementsByClassName('_54nc');
var arr = $.map(obj, function(value, index) { return [value]; });
console.log(typeof arr);

And console is saying "object". How do I convert this?

A: In javascript, typeof an array is object. One way you can check if you are getting an array is to look at the constructor of the object:
possibleArray.constructor == Array

If this condition returns true then you have yourself an array.
It is also worth mentioning that you have mixed plain javascript with jQuery. You could improve your code by simply having the following:
var arr = $('._54nc')

You can then use arr[0] to get the first element or arr[1] to get the second and so on.
arr will be an array like object, which in javascript, support numeric subscripting.


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module Carto

  class StaticMapsURLHelper

    def url_for_static_map(request, visualization, map_width, map_height)
      username = CartoDB.extract_subdomain(request)
      request_protocol = request.protocol.sub('://','')
      static_maps_base_url(username, request_protocol) + static_maps_image_url_fragment(visualization.id, map_width, map_height)
    end

    def url_for_static_map_without_request(username, request_protocol, visualization, map_width, map_height)
      static_maps_base_url(username, request_protocol) + static_maps_image_url_fragment(visualization.id, map_width, map_height)
    end

    private

    # INFO: Assumes no trailing '/' comes inside, so returned string doesn't has it either
    def static_maps_base_url(username, request_protocol)
      config = get_static_maps_api_cdn_config

      if !config.nil? && !config.empty?
        # Sample formats:
        # {protocol}://{user}.cartodb.com
        # {protocol}://zone.cartocdn.com/{user}
        base_url = config
      else
        # Typical format (but all parameters except {user} come already replaced):
        # {protocol}://{user}.{maps_domain}:{port}/
        base_url = ApplicationHelper.maps_api_template('public')
      end

      base_url.sub('{protocol}', CartoDB.protocol(request_protocol))
              .sub('{user}', username)
    end

    # INFO: To ease testing while we keep the config in a global array...
    def get_static_maps_api_cdn_config
      Cartodb.config[:maps_api_cdn_template]
    end

    def static_maps_image_url_fragment(visualization_id, width, height)
      template_id = CartoDB::NamedMapsWrapper::NamedMap.template_name(visualization_id)

      "/api/v1/map/static/named/#{template_id}/#{width}/#{height}.png"
    end

  end

end

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Ixodes ceylonensis is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Ixodes. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. It is an obligate ectoparasite of mammals.

Parasitism
Adults parasitize various smaller mammals such as Herpestes smithii, Rattus rattus, Crocidura miya, Suncus montanus, Solisorex pearsoni, Madromys blanfordi, Felis chaus, Felis bengalensis. Nymphs were recorded from Suncus murinus and Rattus species, whereas larva was found from these species and also from Mus booduga. It is a potential vector of Kyasanur Forest disease virus.

References

External links
Hosts and life cycle of Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950, with descriptions of its male, nymph, and larva.

ceylonensis
Animals described in 1950

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A gentle introduction to testing vue applications.
In this tutorial, we'll cover an introduction to testing vue-js applications and components. We'll be testing this simple todo application. The source code for this application lives here. To keep things simple, this application is built with one component, App.vue. Here's how it looks: // src/App.vue editing ?


In the course of a collaboration project we have developed a mobile, infrastrucutre independent sensor platform which automatically records gas concentrations and climatological data. This allows an exact and timely depiction of climatological conditions even in complex building strucutres over a longer period of time.
Besides gas concentrations the measuring unit records the follwoing climatological variables: temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure as well as wind speed in x, y and z direction. The latter is recorded by connecting an external ultrasonic anemometer. The acquired values are saved onto an internal memory chip in one second intervals and are marked with a highly precise time stamp allowing to directly compare the measured data of different platforms with each other. The computing unit is based on a microcontroller with ARM architecture using as operating system a real-time capable Linux version. In addition to the integrated touch screen for on-line control each platform has a USB and ethernet interface. The implementation of a wireless interface via WLAN, Bluetooth or Zigbee is facultative.
Due to a rechargeable battery with 24 hours capacity our sensor platform can be operated independently from any infrastructure. If necessary the platform, however, can be plugged into an existing in-house grid via a commercial power adaptor. The sensor platform is modular and flexible and, thus, can easily be adapted to changing conditions and requirements. We have already integrated measuring units with up to six different sensors.
development and integration of evaluation routines.
detection of environmentally relevant gases such as TVOC, VOC, CO2.
Funded by: BMBF, Project MausKat, Reference 13N11677.


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2015 Zahm Lecture Features Author Tim Egan, Sept. 17
The 2015 Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education will take place on Thursday, September 17, at 7:15 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. Best-selling author Tim Egan, winner of both a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, will present "Francis and Francis: How a Pope and Saint Changed the World, One Heart at a Time." The lecture is free and open to the public.
Egan, a resident of Seattle, is the Northwest correspondent for The New York Times and columnist for the NYT's weekly "Opinionator." In 2006, Egan won the National Book Award, considered the nation's highest literary honor, for The Worst Hard Time, a history of people who lived through the Dust Bowl. In 2001, he won the Pulitzer Prize as part of a team of reporters who wrote the series "How Race Is Lived in America."
The Zahm Lecture in American Catholic Education was established in 1999 to honor Fr. John Zahm, C.S.C., an eminent Holy Cross priest/scientist of the late 19th and early 20th century. Zahm, superior of the Holy Cross in America when the University was founded in 1901, contributed counsel, money, and Holy Cross men to the nascent University. The Zahm lecture honors both his memory and the legacy of Holy Cross priests and brothers on The Bluff by addressing important issues surrounding American Catholic education.
For more information, contact Sarah Nuxoll, Garaventa Center, at 7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, 09-07-2015, 09-14-2015, Events, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Karen Eifler, Tim Egan, Zahm Lecture
HR Lunch & Learn Session: "Diversity," Sept. 17
The next human resources Lunch & Learn session topic will be "Diversity" and will take place at noon on Thursday, September 17, in the Clark Library conference room no. 222. All are invited to join friends and coworkers to learn about diversity issues and enjoy free snacks and giveaways.
For more information contact Chrys Lebs, human resources, at 8973 or lebs@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, 09-07-2015, 09-14-2015, Campus Services, Human Resources Tagged With: Chry Lebs, Human Resources, Lunch & Learn Session
Constitution Day Lecture With Jeffrey Meiser, Sept. 17
New employee and staff portraits
The political science department and provost's office will present "Constitutional Foundation of American Foreign Policy" by Jeffrey Meiser on Thursday, September 17, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. His lecture will celebrate Constitution Day, which honors the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787, and is free and open to all.
Meiser is an assistant professor in the political science department. He was previously on the faculty of the College of International Security Affairs and director of the South and Central Asia Program. He also taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara, The Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Mannheim. His book, Power and Restraint: The Rise of the United States, 1898-1941, was published this year by Georgetown University Press.
For ADA accommodations or event information contact Gary Malecha, political science, at malecha@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, 09-07-2015, 09-14-2015, Academics, Events, Political Science Tagged With: Constitution Day Lecture, Gary Malecha, Jeffrey Meiser, Political Science
Visiting Fulbright Scholar Lectures By Lyubov Mincheva
The Department of Political Science invites all faculty, staff, and students to join to two lectures by Fulbright visiting scholar Lyubov Mincheva, professor of political science at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
On Monday, September 14, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., in the Terrace Room, Mincheva will share her experiences on political transitions in the Balkans since the end of the Cold War in Anne Santiago's Democratization and Its Challenges course.
On Tuesday, September 15, she will lecture on "Factors Shaping the Scope and Dynamics of Illicit Regional Markets" at 7 p.m. in Shiley Hall room 101. Refreshments will be provided.
Mincheva earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2000, and has served as principal-, and/or co-investigator on a number of conflict and security related projects. She has published extensively, including three books on ethnopolitics, spillover crisis, peacekeeping, crime, and terrorism. She is also a member of the governing board of the European International Studies Association.
For more information contact Santiago at 8889 or santiago@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, 09-07-2015, Academics, International Languages & Cultures Tagged With: Anne Santiago, Lyubov Mincheva
Farewell Party For Kristina Houck, August 31
All faculty and staff are invited to a farewell open house hosted by the Garaventa Center (Franz 330) to bid a fond farewell to Kristina Houck on Monday, August 31, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Kristina has served the campus deftly and wholeheartedly for the past 12 years, first as a member of the residence life staff in Shipstad and in recent years as the Health Center's wellness education and prevention coordinator. At last year's staff Christmas luncheon, she and Martin Monto received the President's Award from University president Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C., in recognition of their leadership in establishing the Green Dot violence prevention program on campus. Snacks and libations will be served; please stop in and say goodbye as Kristina takes on new professional challenges.
For more information contact the Garaventa Center at 7702 or garaventa@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Campus Services, Garaventa Center Tagged With: Kristina Houck, Martin Monto, Rev. Mark L. Poorman C.S.C.
Bob Butler Wins 2015 Neil Miner Award
University of Portland environmental science professor Robert F. Butler has received the Neil Miner Award from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT). The award honors individuals for their exceptional contributions to the stimulation of interest in Earth sciences. The NAGT has presented the award since 1953 and is named after Neil Miner, who was known for his contagious enthusiasm for geology and unselfish dedication to his students and his profession. Butler was nominated by fellow geoscience professors and will be honored November 3 at the annual NGAT luncheon.
Butler has been a professor of geophysics at the University since 2004. He teaches earth system science, natural hazards, and oceanography and is known locally as an expert in the field of earthquakes and earthquake preparedness. He is also the project director of Teachers on the Leading Edge (TOTLE), a K-12 Earth Science teacher professional development program featuring Pacific Northwest geology and geological hazards. Among his many awards, Butler was named the Oregon Academy of Science 2013 Outstanding Higher Education Teacher in Science and Mathematics and received the 2014 Fred Fox Distinguished Service to Science Education Award from the Oregon Science Teachers Association.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Academics, Environmental Studies Tagged With: Bob Butler, Neil Miner Award
New Title IX Coordinator Appointed
Lauretta Frederking, acting assistant provost and professor of political science, has been appointed as the University's new Title IX coordinator. Frederking will work with Fr. John Donato, C.S.C., in his capacity as deputy Title IX coordinator for students; Matt Baasten, associate provost, in his position as deputy Title IX coordinator for faculty, and Bill Jenkins, human resources, as deputy Title IX coordinator for staff. Bryn Sopko, departing associate vice president for human resources, will complete all Title IX cases currently open and Frederking will assume responsibility for all new cases effective immediately.
Additional information regarding the Title IX process, resources, and contact information can be found at this link.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Academics, Campus Services Tagged With: Bill Jenkins, Bryn Sopko, Lauretta Frederking, Matt Baasten, Rev. John Donato C.S.C., TItle IX
Melissa's New Ventures
The development office has announced the resignation of Melissa Harteloo, who has accepted a position with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. Her final day at UP will be Wednesday, September 2. Harteloo's career at UP included positions as annual giving officer for UP athletics, managing Pilot Club membership and hospitality events, and playing a key role in helping to present fundraising events and golf tournaments as well as pre-game gatherings and events for Pilot road games and conference tournaments. She is a 2006 UP alumna.
A farewell gathering will take place on Wednesday, September 2, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in the fifth floor conference room of Waldschmidt Hall. All are invited to join in extending appreciation to Melissa for her service to the University and wish her well with her new endeavors.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Campus Services, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Development, Melissa Harteloo
New Faces In Development Office
The development office has announced two new members joining their team:
Matt Wallace will begin on August 26 as manager of the Telephone Outreach Program (TOP). Harvey replaces Trevor Harvey, who recently transitioned to associate director of annual giving. Matt has experience in managing telephone outreach programs and fundraising campaigns for numerous non-profit organizations.
Dawn Geoppinger will join development on September 14 as director of foundation and corporate relations. She graduated from UP in 2001, and since 2007 has work for the City of Cincinnati, where she helped to secure, implement, and manage grants and corporate sponsorships for the city and parks department.
For more information contact development at hanna@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Development, University Relations Tagged With: Dawn Geoppinger, Development Office, Matt Wallace
Repair Project Begins At Buckley Center Well Pump
Repairs to the campus well pump located at Buckley Center will begin Monday, August 31. Part of the quad near Buckley Center will be cordoned off and a crane will be placed there to facilitate the project. Faculty, staff, and students are asked to avoid the work area for their own safety.
For more information, contact university operations at 7540 or landtiser@up.edu.
Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Campus Services, University Operations Tagged With: Buckley Center well pump, University Operations


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Tag Archives: town-hall
The Doors Open Wagon Ride –Valerie Strike Photos– Carleton Place
Posted on September 23, 2019 by lindaseccaspina
All photos by Valerie Strike– She and Gary rode twice LOLOL
Braumeister Brewing 19 Moore Street–Braumeister Brewing Co. is a Bavarian-inspired craft brewery with a taproom and garden. Offering a new experience for beer lovers in and around the Nation's capital, Braumeister is the place to enjoy quality beer and quality conversation. CLICK HERE to read more
The sample room at the Grand Hotel– Salesman would gather their wares in this section of the building and local retailers would come to view and by. It is now the Smith & Barrel pub which is dripping with chandeliers, tin ceilings, warm accents, and a beautiful outdoor patio. With unique adaptations on gastro-pub fare, our chef is constantly creating new and exciting dishes to keep you coming back.our professional mixologists offer an expansive selection of craft cocktails and spirits for any taste. CLICK HERE
The Grand Hotel (former Mississippi Hotel)– one of the top 100 haunted places in Canada.
Napoleon Lavallee bought the property for $50 in 1869 and opened the hotel in 1872 after he sold the Leland Hotel/ Carleton House on Bridge Street. The McIlquham family bought it 11 years later in 1883 and when Joe Belisle worked there from 1917-1920 it had ornate woodwork, a grand staircase and the stone facade had wooden white wrap-around verandas. The elegant dining room tables were covered in fine lace linen and gleaming cutlery, and the Mississippi Hotel became known for its homemade food and attracted travelling salesman from far and wide. The salesmen set up trunks in their rooms offering everything from dishes to clothing that was scooped up by local merchants that came to buy at the hotel. The place was packed daily with fans from Stittsville, Smiths Falls and Perth–and if you talk to Gerald Hastie people came in early for the fresh baked pies, and by noon they were pretty well sold out. Read more here CLICK
Did you know that Stompin Tom Connors that was one of the folks that saved the Grand Hotel/ Mississippi? Stompin' Tom Connors came out of hiding years later to save the beloved hotel where he once sang. In 1990 the Mississippi Hotel was slated for demolition and a few concerned citizens contacted the now reclusive Connors and asked for his help. Connors had become a "recluse" due to his ongoing disagreements with the Canadian music business. The Carleton Place plea to Connors himself got the ball rolling to save the hotel and he and the Mississippi Hotel made national news. READ more here CLICK
The Carleton Place Post Office was built after the Federal Building was closed. Did you also know it always used to be the Central School- but it was torn down.
Circa-1842, 1870, 1962-1963
In the 1850s, parents had to pay what was called school rates and school attendance was not compulsory. The 8 room stone Central Public School was built in 1870 and then in 1876 it was rebuilt and sat in the middle of this large corner lot.
This site was the first Carleton Place Common School that replaced the original form of the 1870 central school that was originally built to form the letter T so a single teacher could watch all the pupils. In 1919 alterations and additions were also added to the Central School.
Read more here CLICK
The Old Federal Building/ Post Office-
The Government built a new federal building in 1891 on Bridge Street during Mr. Struthers' term of office. This new building called the old brown stone building was the post office for years between the Franklin street site and the present post office opened in 1963. This building also housed the Customs Office and caretaker's apartment, and later the unemployment office. Findlay McEwen was appointed Post Master in 1907 after the death of Struthers. McEwen fulfilled the role until his death in 1920. During his term of office three rural mail deliveries were established: Ashton, Innisville, and Appleton.
On the first floor was the post office with Mr. Struthers as postmaster and two ladies for clerks (The Virtue Sisters). Here too as a part of the post office was the Railway Telegraph Service (Myles Shields being CPR operator with Mina Scott). This service later moved to its own building.
Major W.H. Hooper was appointed Post Master in 1920 and served as Post Master until his retirement in 1950. During Hooper's time if office many changes occurred.He had control of the clerk for the position of Telegraph operator until the telegraph service moved to its own building. The school children popped in daily to get warm on cold days and enjoy the steam heat. The caretaker lived on the upper floor and could be counted on to appear as soon as the children entered the building and order them out. Major Hooper was also a gruff individual and his family on the corner of Lake Ave and Bridge Street. READ more here..CLICK
The Keyes Building/ The Granary Apts–
The Granary is located in the historic Keyes Block at 107 Bridge Street in Carleton Place, Ontario. Like many of the old buildings on Bridge Street, the history of The Keyes Building runs deep and is remembered in different ways by many. The original structure that occupied the lot was built in the early 1800's.
The modest wood building housed the Keyes' family shoe business and living quarters. The structure was destroyed by fire in the 1880's. READ MORE HERE CLICK
The Queen's Hotel–
When Tom Sloan was the owner of the Queen's hotel he had a sign out front that was really worth reading:
Good Sample Rooms-Centrally Located
Commercial Rates- One dollar and a half per day
This house has been renovated all through and is one of the coziest and most enjoyable in the Ottawa Valley.
Hotel Rules for Visitors
Board- 50 cents a square foot- meals extra
The hotel is convenient to all cemeteries- hearses to hire 25 cents
Guests are requested not to speak to the dumb waiter
Guests are requested not to play any games more exciting that Old Maid after 7 pm so as not to disturb the night clerk's slumber
If the room gets too warm open the window and see the fire escape.
In case of fire you will have a hard time finding the fire escape, there ain't any.
If you're fond of athletics and like good jumping, lift the mattress and see the bed spring
Married men without baggage are requested to leave their wives at the office for security
Dont worry about paying your bills;the house is supported by its foundation.
READ more here.. CLICK
Woodcock's Bakery
Rick Roberts — Woodcocks unsliced bread and large soft cookies were staples at our house. Harry Delarge was a baker at Woodcocks during the 1960s. One day each week, Harry made baked beans that could be purchased in a paper board french-fry box. Haven't tasted beans that good since…
Linda Gallipeau-Johnston Remember the round loaves everybody – that and sugar buns was our Saturday thing!!!
Sylvia Giles It was the Caramel Cookies that they used to make!!!! The size of a side plate and full of plump raisins!! Mmmmm
Lori Dawn The donut machine in the front window
Moore House- Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce
The first chamber of commerce was founded in 1599 in Marseille, France. Another official chamber of commerce would follow 65 years later, probably in Bruges, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. So how old is Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce? The Honourable Perrin Beatty of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce spoke to local business owners at the Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce breakfast in 2016 at the Town Hall and we celebrated a century of support for local business. So now we are 103!!
Did you know that Moore House was once part of an 100 acre farm which extended from the intersection of Highway 7 and Franktown Road to Rochester Street and included Lake Ave East to Moore Street and Lansdowne Ave to Napoleon. Then it was moved up Bridge Street. READ more here CLICK
Did you know it houses a collection of Roy Brown memorabilia and the ghost of Ida Moore. Who was Ida Moore? READ MORE here– CLICK
The Carleton Place Town Hall–
Mr. Willoughby, the builder, billed the town of Carleton Place for an extra $3,000 which was more than the original agreed upon price. He had decided to add those cupolas of his own accord without mentioning it to anyone, but he still felt the town of Carleton Place should pay for it.
Now here is it where it seems to get cloudy. One newspaper reported that Willoughby took the matter to the Supreme Court. The next story was he simply took the council to a local court. It doesn't matter which story you believe because Wiloughby lost in the end as the town council had not asked for the cupolas.
My question is: Don't you think they would have noticed those cupolas being added and put a stop to it? I am sure this did not happen with a flick of a wand overnight. Another odd story from the Carleton Place files. But honestly, thanks goodness he did.. they are beautiful. READ MORE HERE CLICK
Did you know 100s of people used to walk up and down Mill Street when the mills were open? Bolton House and Roy Brown's childhood home on the right. Bill Bagg and Brook McNabb used to live in that home too. Read more about the Mills here CLICK
Mrs. Gillies House was once located in Memorial Park but burnt down. This fabulous home was destroyed in the 1910 fire that covered a good portion of its neighbourhood including the old Zion Church at the corner of Beckwith and Albert.
A couple of interesting facts … the home was only 26 years old when it burned. Mrs. Gillies who was by then a widow donated the land to the town to be used in perpetuity as a public space.
Read More here- CLICK
House of Fong was one of the only buildings to survive the fire of 1910. You can see the old. Members of the Methodist (United) Church formed a bucket brigade around the church and the parsonage of Rev. A. Wilkinson and succeeded in saving both buildings.
NEXT HISTORY WAGON RIDE AT PUMPKINFEST October 19th.. Each ride begins at Carleton Junction/ Woolgrowers. Scary scary stories only.
where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina's books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun and theSherbrooke Record and and Screamin' Mamas (USACome and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what's there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place. Tales of Almonte and Arnprior Then and Now.
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place- What are Baseball Bats Used for in Movies?
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 1–Bud's Taxi
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 2–A Snack and a View
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place–I Threw Away my Candy at The Ginger Cafe Part 3
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 4–Stepping Back in Time
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 5–Fly Me to the Moon
Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place– Wooly Bully!!!! Part 6
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Keith Morrison and the William and Catherine Struthers Morris Family
Know your People of Carleton Place—We have the Morris Room in the Carleton Place town hall. I did not know much about Keith Morris. We all do now.
Know your People from Carleton Place
This is Keith Morris's Great Grandparents.. the picture is of William Morris, Catherine Struthers Morris and son William.. The picture accompanied an article entitled the Scottish weaver... Donna Mcfarlane
Jo-Anne Dowdall-Brown A true gentleman!
Donna Lowe Ward Such a lovely man. Keith and his wife Beth were our neighbors on Charlotte Street and were so kind and friendly.
Janet French-Baril A wonderful man, full of kindness.
Theresa Fritz He was a great guy and great CAO. He wrote me the most beautiful letter of reference when he reitred. I still have it to this day.
Marlene Springer Started and went to school with his eldest daughter, Ann, Keith worked for Findlays in sales until working for the town. Again he had my dad repair town parking meters!
Stephen Giles Keith was one of the most ethical men to have ever walked through the doors of the Town Hall. Keith, his wife Beth and their family were the nicest people you could know.
Karen Blackburn Chenier One of my favourite people ever.Grew up on Charlotte St and probably spent more time at the Morris home than my own.I can still hear his very distinct chuckle. Great sense of humor which his kids have inherited.!
Laury Foubert Wonderful Boss. Very fair and approachable. Those were good times at the Town Hall.
Karen Dorman This is my uncle. He was married to Beth Stanzel. They have 5 children. Linda , the Morris violin at the Middleville museum was donated by his family.
Dot Smith Great great gentleman very sweet to everyone , Town Hall had a gem when Keith worked there 👍🏼💚
Sandy Dobie Keith was a very special, gentle man who played golf at Mississippi when he finally retired.
all photos Donna Mcfarlane
Another child of William and Catherine Struthers was Janet who married her first cousin John Cleland.. (taught in Ramsey) one of their daughters Nettie married Albert McGonigal and she would be Bill McGonigals grandmother.. the two girls are Nettie on left and Annie Cleland– the couple are Nettie and Albert McGonigal…
Comments and Memories About the Carleton Place Findlay Company
Those Were the Best Days of Our Lives!
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The Winter of 1916
Posted on January 8, 2018 by lindaseccaspina
Jennifer Fenwick Irwin– Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum. This was December of 1916, and the only time I've heard of that the ice here was thick enough for skating. This photo of Horace Brown was taken the same day. He was A. Roy Brown's younger brother and home on leave.
So not thinking with a full deck I assumed that there must have been a heck of a cold snap in the area. As I searched through the archives I found out that the west was hit hard with cold and snow.
Victoria's Snowstorms of the Century – February 2, 1916 and December 28-29, 1996. Huge snowstorms, 80 years apart, clobbered Canada's "snow-free" city with more than 55 cm of snow. The December storm dropped 80 cm of snow in 24 hours, 125 cm in five days with cleanup costs exceeding $200 million (including a record insurance payout for BC of $80 million).
But for the east it was just another winter with the usual comings and goings….
Feb 11th 1916 Almonte Gazette
Then Darla Fisher Giles solved the mystery. A sweet woman named Mrs. Smith who lived on William St was employed as Mrs Johnston's companion and told us kids of a time that you could skate on the river outside Dr. Johnston's house. She claimed it was before the dam was reconfigured and the river froze solid in that area.
Skating at the Central Bridge besides Patterson Funeral Home at Carleton Place 1916.– Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
"My Father finally sent me to skate on the river. I had skates, but he wouldn't ever let me skate on the river before. There were large kids skating right next to the Central Bridge. That was before the dam was changed."
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 31 Oct 1916, Tue, Page 5
"The coldest winter was 1916-17. The winter was so cold that I felt like crying… I can remember we weren't allowed to have a brazier because it weren't far away from the enemy and therefore we couldn't brew up tea. But we used to have tea sent up to us, up the communication trench. Well a communication trench can be as much as three quarters of a mile long. It used to start off in a huge dixie, two men would carry it with like a stretcher. It would start off boiling hot; by the time it got to us in the front line, there was ice on the top it was so cold."
The winter of 1916-17 also caused a famine in Germany and is often known as the 'Turnip Winter'. After an extremely wet autumn had ruined the potato crops and cereal production, the German population was forced to subsist on turnips in order to survive.
Killer Lightning – July 29, 1916. Lightning ignited a forest fire which burned down the towns of Cochrane and Matheson, Ontario, killing 233 people.
As the need for soldiers overseas led to a shortage of workers in Canada, many of these "Austrian" internees were released on parole to work for private companies.
Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what's there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.
Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina's books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun andScreamin' Mamas (USA)
Moonlight Skating to Greensleeves–Comments Comments Comments
The Almonte Skating Rink on "The Island"
So Where Was the Ice Palace?
The Old Carleton Place Arena
So What Did You Wear Ice Skating?
The Figure Skaters of Carleton Place
Skaters Under Ice? Ring That Bell!
Falling Through the Ice- One Reason Indoor Rinks Were Created
Doug Gibson–Founder of Junior Hockey in Carleton Place
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Roots Boots and Brick Yards
Posted on November 1, 2017 by lindaseccaspina
-Photograph of W. Chase's brickyard– tile machine and drying sheds in 1908. -Philipsville
Left to right: George Jones, Herb Richards, George Cockburn, J. Lewis, Wilson Chase, William Warren, James McIlroy, William McIlroy(b. 1895), Stanley McIlroy (born 1899), Lloyd Chase
One of the delights of childhood is curiosity and for parents this can mean answering a never ending stream of "why?" Being involved in museum work or research perpetuates that childhood trait that should never be lost. Wanting question answered keeps our minds open and our thoughts expanding whenever artifacts or documents come into our collection. As the pieces fall into place, more of the past becomes visable and we can truthfully say that we are building the base for a good local museum that will be a proud addition to our community.
An example of excellent sleuthing was recently made available to us by Irma Willoughby who is researching the Willoughby family and their involvement as stone masons, contractors and brick yard owners, not only in this area but much father afield. She is spending hours searching through family memoirs, census records, newspaper archives, registry offices and assessment rolls and is still far from her projected goal of identifying how one family's skills contributed to the building program during the days of settlement and growth.
Charles and Ann Maria Willoughby, from county Cork, Ireland with their family first settled, in the Farmerville area (Athens today). In 1861, the census had them living on Lot 25, Concession 10, Augusta Township, Leeds County with four children still at home. Charles died May 12, 1877 at age 78 and is buried at North Augusta and the Anglican Church–Newboro register records that Ann Marie, age 78, died November 22, 1880.
Their sons William A., Abraham, Isaac and Jacob worked as stonemasons in their early lives and the first three are credited with many stone and brick buildings in Almonte, Carleton Place, Smiths Falls and the surrounding countryside.
Leech School-Photo- Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
William A., the oldest had already married in Ireland, and as many immigrants did, began searching out different communities where work would be favourable. He and his wife Ellen, moved from their first residence in North Augusta to Brockville and then spent 18 years in Almonte before settling down in Carleton Place in 1885. They lived at the corner of Prince Street and Lake Avenue till their deaths, William in 1911, Ellen in 1915. They were so well known and respected that in 1902, the Central Canadian carried a report of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Photo- Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
The bulk of the article enumerated the massive building program that William participated in during the second half of the 19th century. Fifteen churches, 11 school houses, town halls, blocks of shops and apartments, single dwellings, and bridges were built from Almonte to Brockville. As well he participated in the clearance of the railway right-of-way and culvert construction from Carleton Place to the end of Beckwith. His energy was so great that in 1885- 86 he even travelled to Richmond City, Virginia and very shortly became captain over the construction crew of a huge brewery.
Of particular interest to us locally is the construction of three schoolhouses, the Gillies factory and machine shop, the Hawthorne factory and the large additions to the Mississippi and Queens hotels, the construction of the Town Hall and Lockup in 1871, (now the Victoria School Museum) and the masonry work of the "new iron bridge" over the Mississippi in 1887. He operated a "brick and tile yard" for several years at the end of Lake Ave. East and there are many houses still standing with bricks marked "W" on the inside face.
Abraham had a construction business in Smiths Falls and also participated in the building of the McLaren house (burnt) and the Mills Block on Beckwith Street. Isaac was married to Henrietta Bond in Carleton Place in 1868 and is identified in Central
Canada Directory — 1876, as a stonemason living on Moore Street. It is known that he worked on the Leach School (Renwick and Associated Real Estate Ltd.), the Jelly residence and the "large public school building" (Central School — since demolished, Post Office). He was accidentally killed in 1899 while working at Cardinal, Ontario on one of the sections of the St. Lawrence Canal system.
As with many families, skills and trades are handed down through the generations, however, there may be by-passes. One of Isaac's sons — Clifford, known as "Doc" began his trade before the 1920's as an electrician with the H. Brown and Sons Electric Power Co. At the time of his marriage, he was already working for the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Company and helped build many power lines and wired many houses when electricity came to this area — rural electrification began after WW11. David Willoughby took up his father's trade and for the last 40 years has "experienced great satisfaction in his life's work which brought him from basic house wiring to one of Canada's largest complexes of our space at the Shirley's Bay, Department of Communication Centre".
Copy courtesy of Irma Willoughby
Here is local historian Irma Willoughby at the LCGS Show and Tell meeting Saturday. If you have ever talked to her you will come out of the conversation a lot smarter about local history. She was the one who told me about the coffins in Joie Bond's store basement and where the Findlay home stone went too.
The following is the research of David & Irma Willoughby–Carleton Place and District Museum File by Reva Dolgoy
Charles Willoughby married Ann Marie Butler (Bolton) about 1820, in Ireland. She was
born 1802-04, the daughter of George Butler of Co. Wexford (from Nancy Moran –great
granddaughter of Abraham Willoughby, Also, Jacob Willoughby named his son Charles
George Butler Willoughby). The Griffith's Valuation of Gorey (1853) has William Willoughby at #28 Wexford St. and George Butler at #7 Wexford St. An accompanying map of Gorey, at the time revels that William Willoughby and George Butler lived right across the road from each other. So one could surmise that this William Willoughby was the father of Charles and Ann Maria were neighbours, but it is hard to prove with any certainty as census records in Ireland were all burned in the uprising at Four Courts in Dublin in the early 1900's.
Apparently, Charles and Ann had several children, some of whom died as infants. Eight
daughters and four sons survived that we know of. The eldest daughter Maria, along with her husband, William Warren and their three sons were the first of the family to emigrate to Canada. They came to Grenville Co. in 1851 and two years later moved to Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., Ont. (from Sarnia Observer, March 22, 1889, pg. 8) Then son William and his family, including his three brothers came in 1853. William became one the most extensive contractors in Canada (from an article in the Central Canadian newspaper of 1902 marking his 50th Wedding Anniversary). William had helped with the reconstruction of the building of 15 churches, 11 school houses, and 4 town halls in the Ottawa Valley, most of which are standing today and in use, also factories and bridges. He was well-respected by the men who worked for him, the article said.
Charles and Ann Willoughby emigrated after their sons did in 1856-7, with seven daughters, according to some 1901 census reports. After living a short while in Brockville, Ont., they moved to Lot 25, Conc. 10 Augusta Twp.. ptoperty that was apparently given to them by another William Willoughby, who we don't know much about. Charles and Ann lived on this farm in the 1861 census with Alice, Susan, Isaac and Jacob (from P.A.C. Ottawa)
Their daughter, Mary Ann, went to Plympton Twp. also and married Edward Campbell there. Daughter Alice married Joseph Newman and lived in Grenville Co. Abraham Willoughby married Joseph's sister, Mary Newman, and lived near Smiths Falls. Harriet Willoughby married Richard Davis, a neighbour of her parents in Canada. Susan lived much of the time with her brother, Jacob after the death of her parents. Of the other three sisters, Julia, Rebecca and Elizabeth, not much is known. Two of them apparently drowned in a shipwreck out of Brockville and one, while at the railway station in Port Huron, MI.,had a spark land on her bustle and she tragically burned to death.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob all worked as stone masons as well as farming. Unfortunately,
Isaac was killed by a falling stone when he was working at the Rideau Canal. He was just 59. Charles Willoughby died in 1877 in Augusta Twp. Ann Butler Willoughby died in 1880. Their deaths are registered in North Agusta but we haven't been able to locate their grave sites. (source — Doreen Guerriero. April 2000).
When William became established, he sent money back to Ireland for the remaining family to come to Canada. Charles and Ann and their remaining family came out in 1856 ( according to the 1901 census for Alice Willoughby Newman). They appeared in the 1861 census with children Susan, Alice, Isaac and Jacob at Lot 25, Conc. 10 in Augusta Twp., Grenville Co. C1025 P. A. C.). In 1871 census ( C1005 P. A. C.) Charles 72 and Anne, 68 lived at the same place with Jacob 24 and Susan, 20.
CHARLES WILLOUGHBY
This Page is a copy of Family History posted by
Bob Bond email rbond007@tnni,net
FATHER Josh (Joshua ?) Willoughby 1799 -1877
MOTHER ? (an Irish Girl)
MARRIED Anne (Ann) Marie Butler 1802 – 1880 born in Ireland
married ABT 1820 in Kilmuckridge,
Wexford, Leinster Province, Ireland.
1 Elizabeth Willoughby
2 Rebecca Willoughby
3 Julia Willoughby
4 Maria Willoughby 1826 – 1883 born in Ireland; died in Ontario
5 William Willoughby 1829 – 1915
6 Harriat Willoughby 1836 – 1873 born in Ireland; died in Ontario
7 Mary Anne Willoughby
8 Abraham Willoughby 1842 – 1916
9 Alice Willoughby
10 Susan Willoughby 1844 – 1929 born in Ireland; died at Sault Ste. Marie
11 Isaac Willoughby FAMILY LINK Bond Family
12 Jacob Willoughby 1849 – 1925
More LIMITED Carleton Place items. Get them fast!!!–Be the first on your block to have these vintage 50s style glass beverage coasters. Ring in the 120th anniversary of the Carleton Place Town Hall in style. LIMITED stock.. $10 for one coaster–While you are sipping that beverage on a warm summer night you can read all about the history of the town hall here. Buy them at the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum.
What Didn't You Know? The New Town Hall 1897
So Which William Built the Carleton Place Railway Bridge?
Carleton Place Town Hall Sued For Cupolas!
So What was in That Old Alligator Hole Anyways in Carleton Place?
Almonte Bridge- Unsurpassed in the County
Pardon me Boys — Is That the Carleton Place Choo Choo?
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Stories of Wagons and Volunteers
Photo by–crated.com–The Volunteer Sculpture at the war memorial, Almonte, Ontario–By Tony Mihok Buy the print..
Ernie Little's horse leaned hard into the collar of the harness and strained, head down rear legs stretched back, left front hoof tipped forward and down so that he could drive the caulks into the pavement to keep from slipping with the load. The pull on the wagon seemed heavier than usual on the stretch of Little Bridge street from the subway to the roadway in from of the Town Hall.
Ernie sat up front on the upturned nail keg facing the side of the wagon with one arm on the rack. The lines were slack in his hands. He was content to let the horse move up the slope at its own pace. Ernie was happy as usual, smiling, looking around in full enjoyment of this day in early June, 1927.
Behind him on the wagon was a wooden crate which was nailed snug and hard all around. Although it wasn't so very big, it must have had something unusually heavy inside to make the horse strain as hard as it did coming up the slope from the subway to the town hall.
"What's in the box Ernie?" a man called from the street. "Dunno," said Ernie. "Sure is heavy though." Then, as a kind of afterthought he added "I think it's got something to do with Alex Rosamond."
The horse seemed to be wondering too. The box wasn't anywhere near the size of the thousand pound bales of wool that came from Australia and that were wrapped in burlap and tightened in like a corset with steel bands. Two of these bales filled the wagon and made up the usual load for the hose and wagon for the trip to Rosamond Woollen Company's No. 1 mill from the C.P.R. freight sheds, and sometimes in the other direction, from the mill to the railway. This was a regular route for the horse, and now as the wagon came to the level in front of the town hall the horse eased up the strain on the collar and started across to go up Water Street and on to the freight sheds. A small tug on the reins brought him up short. He stopped in his tracks for a moment, as if wondering, what now?
"Gee, Gee up there. Gee." Ernie called out. The horse drove his shoulders again into the collar, swung to the right and moved forward up Bridge Street towards the railway crossing. "Whoa now. Whoa." Ernie brought the horse and wagon to a halt in the space between the town hall and the tracks. He stepped down off the wagon to look over the site more carefully.
Men working there on a stone structure laid down their tools and came back to the wagon to inspect the crate.
Ernie returned to the wagon, picked up the lines and moved to the side of the wagon.
"Back up now. Back, back, back up." The wagon moved close to the stone base. Ernie again slackened off the lines and let the horse enjoy a rest while the men prepared to unload the crate from the wagon.
Ernie read the packing slip idly as he watched the men make ready to lift the crate. "The Volunteer" he read. "The Volunteer", he mused. "Just how does that connect with Alex Rosamond? I wonder."
From–Three Interesting Stories of Almonte's Past
Related Reading-From The Almonte Gazette–The Volunteer …… by John Dunn
Alexander George Rosamond (1873 – 1916) click here
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Posted on March 25, 2017 by lindaseccaspina
In August 30th of 1897 an article was published in the Ottawa Journal about the new Carleton Place Town Hall and it was said that it was a building of which any town or city would be proud of. Of course in true fashion it was also included in the headlines that this new building might cause a new row at the next election.
Carleton Place Town Hall. 'Our thriving neighbour— Carleton Place— is going to build a town hall, and to cost about $6,000 or $7,000. We understand that our townsman, Mr. Wm. Willoughby, has got the contract, and will begin work as soon as the snow disappears next spring. The new building will be erected on the north side of the river, and in rear o f Mr. Wm. Glover's property.
Almonte Gazette–Oct 27 1871
1903 Postcard.. Never seen this one before.. Front and back photo–Click on each
Thanks to Laura @Restovation — we now have this complete photo on file and available for all to look at online. Thank you. Downtown Carleton Place 1909
Built on the south side of the Mississippi riverbanks the new town hall was just about to be opened. The building which faced Bridge Street was to house "a joint" town hall, fire and police station, concert hall and new library.
It was advertised as a building that would astonish strangers by its proportions and ornateness. The cost was currently at $25,000 and there were still yet bills to be settled. There was a good many ratepayers that were furious that the cost was above and beyond of the initial quote of $12,000 and they swore that council would be held responsible for such monstrous costs at the next election. In fact the media wrote that the council was said to have run away with their duties to their constituents, and it was built solely as a monument to them.
Robert McDonaldRobert McDonald Photography
The newspaper also flip flopped and said that they had to admit the building was a credit to the town of Carleton Place built of such fine stone, fancy dressings and a slate roof. The ground floor would house the fire hall where the engine would be kept, along with the police station and the janitor's quarters. The back of the fire hall opened on to the river by means of a tank under the fire hall. Fires anywhere near the town hall could be simply fought without taking the engine out of position. The suction pipe was simply let down into a hole in the floor and the hose carried out to the scene of the fire. Carleton Place had a Ronald fire engine at that time and Mr. Peden the town clerk has said it had given out every satisfaction and prevented many a serious fire. It was reported that they had the same fire engine for 12 years.
The Ottawa Journal, 30 Aug 1897, Mon, Page 3
On the first floor the council chamber, a really handsome room wainscotted in polished birch with painted metal ceilings and stained glass windows. On the same floor was the mayor's and town clerks office and a suite of three rooms to be used by the free library. The main entrance on this floor with all its glass doors, brass fixings, the polished steps and detail of finish of luxury was something only a city might have.
Robert McDonaldRobert McDonald Photography–From the Mississippi Mudds – Aladdin Jr production on February 18, 2017
On the second floor approached by an ornate staircase the grand hall was the full size of the building. This will be where public gatherings are held and the town will rent it out for concerts and to different theatrical companies. The arrangements of this room are fairly modern. There is a large stage 60 by 30 feet and slanting which is in accordance with the latest views on theatrical architecture ,and this hall will hold 1000 people.
Between the floor of the stage and the ceiling of the fire hall is a long hall to be set aside for use for the members of the volunteer fire company. They will use it for their own social gatherings and to store their fire clothes in. At the end of the building next to the fire hall is a fire hose tower where a capital view of the town can be had. The architect that deserves enormous credit is Mr. G. W. King of Toronto. Carleton Place should say proudly,
"Come down and see our new town hall" and then aside, "It comes high but we must have it."
Painting of town hall by Blaine Cornell
Councillor Sean Redmond was the mastermind behind these vintage looking glass coasters–NOW AVAILABLE at the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
When the present Carleton Place Town Hall was built, the central building on its site, said to be the second dwelling built in the town, was the home of Mrs. William Morphy, daughter of George Willis, where she had lived to 1888 and the age of 85, a widow for over fifty years. The town hall was built on the spot very a 'shanty' was built.
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 20 Oct 1897, Wed, Page 6
Jennifer Fenwick Irwin is looking for looking for a company of young girls to perform an artistic march and sword drill at the Town Hall 120th anniversary event!.. check the posting about the town hall concert below in celebration of its opening and comments. Gymnastics and drills were quite prominent in Carleton Place. Know any names? I see a few I recognize. Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 27 Nov 1897, Sat, Page 12
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 27 Sep 1895, Fri, Page 5
Sept 8 1899
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 07 Oct 1897, Thu, Page 6
The Ottawa Journal, 05 Dec 1898, Mon, Page 6
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 27 Mar 1900, Tue, Page 7
Shenanigans of the Monday Night Town Hall Opening
Why is the Town Hall Stage Slanted? Is it Collapsing?
Saved By The Bell in Carleton Place? What Does the Photo Say?
150th Anniversary facts
Related Reading-
Facts You Might Not Know About Carleton Place for our 15oth-part 1
Facts You Might Not Know About Carleton Place for our 150th Birthday – Part 2
Facts You Might Not Know About Carleton Place for our 150th Birthday – Part 6– Fire and Ice
Community Facts You Might Not Know About Carleton Place for our 150th Birthday – Part 7– It was 1957!
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Carleton Place Postcard– What Year Was This Taken?
Posted on March 7, 2016 by lindaseccaspina
This postcard is for sale on Ebay and I am trying to figure out what year it was taken. That is definitely the older bridge. Are those people fishing under the bridge?
These were added by Jennifer Fenwick Irwin from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
Dr. Johnson's house was built in 1902. This photo was taken by Horace Brown shortly after construction of the new dam in 1911.
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Posted on December 29, 2015 by lindaseccaspina
Ever wonder about the cupolas on the Carleton Place Town Hall? Yes, those beautiful spherical cup shaped roofs that just enhance the structure of our beautiful town hall were nothing but trouble to the town and the builder.
In 1897 our town fathers became embroiled in a law suit for $3,000 over those cupolas. There seem to be different versions of the story, each just a tad different than the other.
My question is: Don't you think they would have noticed those cupolas being added and put a stop to it? I am sure this did not happen with a flick of a wand overnight. Another odd story from the Carleton Place files.
Files from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
The Ottawa Journal, 23 Jan 1900, Tue, Page 7
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Shark Week in Carleton Place on the Mississippi Bridge
It was the third week of June in 1885, and every single day for a week the townsfolk gathered on the Carleton Place bridge overlooking the Mississippi, to catch a glimpse of something big in the water. Some said a shark had migrated into the Mississippi, but no one could say how a shark could possibly do that. Each day the crowds assembled on the bridge to watch the movements of an extremely large fish that seemed to taunt all those that tried to capture it.
Even though the gossipers said it was as a big as cow, in reality, the fish was over three feet long and some said it could weigh close to 30 pounds or more. What was it that had the townsfolk enthralled so much it made the newspapers? In the end it was reported by several fisherman that had been summoned to the bridge that it was nothing more than a large pike. There was no word after that in the newspapers if the fish had been captured.
One would say it was the one that got away.
Of course this is not a pike.. this is a sturgeon—but I do believe this could have been the size of it 🙂 Once the gossip got underway in town.
Carleton Place Town Hall Near the bridge info:
Photos by the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum
The Town Hall-the town hall was built in 1897 by George W. King for a princely sum of $26,000. It took two years to complete and is a fine example of Richardson Romanesque architecture.
Did you know people used to skate on the Mississippi River? This photo was taken in 1917 and shows the Carleton Place Town Hall and Patterson's Furniture Store.
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Carleton Place Mod Fashion Show 1960's
Posted on May 15, 2015 by lindaseccaspina
In May of 1965 the Carleton Place Ladies Auxiliary to the Chamber of Commerce had a fashion show at the Town Hall auditorium. The money raised from"Summer Holiday" fashions went to the Chamber of Commerce Swimming Project where hundreds of children are given swimming lessons in the summer.
Over 500 women attended, and the show was convened by Mrs. Vic Bennett. High styled outfits with low price tags and 30 "sew at home fashions" fashions were modeled. A bridal dress made for $30 by Miss Carole Moffat was shown, and the coordinator and commentator was no other than Mrs. Wallace Cook. The second half of the show was from Cook's Store.
There was a power shortage that day, but it did not even sway the ladies who kept sashaying down that runwayno matter what. The models were from Almonte and Carleton Place with the exception of Mrs. R. J. Patterson from Ottawa.
M Terry Kirkpatrick
My sister Laurie Kirkpatrick McCabe with June Hall (McEwen) at Town Hall Fashion Show. Guessing early 60s.
Models in the pictures were Joanne Haneman, Dorothy Cochran, Jann Moffat and Miss Carole Moffat. Mrs Wallace Cook is seen giving instructions to the girls in the last picture. Who was Mrs. Wallace Cook? No other than our beloved Mary Cook.
Come see our "table to table" fashion show at Ladies Who Lunch June 6th in the same venue. Our historic Town Hall in Carleton Place Town Hall. Serenaded by local fiddler Wade Foster.
Stores are: Nancy's Impressions, The Dress Shop, Swirlicious and Wisteria
Carleton Place photo: Shawn Lanthier just added: The picture of the kids on the Carleton Place pier was of a regatta at CPCC. Notice the paddles and the life belts they are wearing. Thank you Shawn:).. and the picture is circa 1976.
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Jeton is the last of a near-extinct breed of variety performers: the gentleman juggler. His elegant dinner jacket and the accoutrements of high society are an essential part of his art. His roguish charm and his charisma make his juggling a thing to relish.