Sad news

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It is with sad news that I report the passing of another member of the Sturgeon Point community.

George Ollerhead passed away on Thursday, February 28th.  Below is his obituary from the Globe and Mail. 

Our thoughts and prayers goes out to the family.

OLLERHEAD, George E.

George Elliott Ollerhead of London, passed away peacefully at Victoria Hospital, with his family by his side, on Thursday, February 28, 2013, in his 79th year. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Susanne (McEwen); sons William (Koo) of Toronto, and Rory (Cathy) of Newmarket; grandchildren Elliott, Cameron, Nicholas, and Jackson; and brother Robin (Maureen) of Guelph. He will be greatly missed also by his extended family, and many friends. George grew up in London and earned a degree at University of Western Ontario before obtaining an MA at the University of Toronto. His lifelong passion for teaching took him from London to Texas, Petrolia, Ghana, Lakefield, and North Bay. After devoting 24 years to his craft at Canadore College and Nipissing University, he retired in 1993. He will be remembered for his jovial and gregarious enjoyment of life, insatiable curiosity, and devotion to his family. Cremation will be followed by private family interment arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.

http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20130302.93314890/BDAStory/BDA/deaths

Update from the SPA President

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Greetings SPA Members,

The New Year is upon us and I hope that it finds all of our friends and family happy and healthy and looking forward to all the possibilities it brings.  This is a quick notice to keep you all informed of recent events around the Point.

New signs and posts:  Some of you may have noticed that there are new street name signs and posts up around the village.  Some of our signs were aging and needed to be replaced.  In order to preserve the continuity of our signage, SPA made arrangements with the City that they would provide the new posts, and we were allowed to have signs made in the style of our choice (at our expense), rather than having the City install the official municipal style signs.  There are still a couple of signs that have yet to be installed but we are very happy that we were able to preserve the look and feel of our hand-painted signage throughout the village.  Many thanks to Eric Jordan and the past board, John Lyon, Jim Milford and Jason Vehrs for their work on this project.

Social Events: The last social event of the 2012 season was the annual Halloween celebration held on Saturday, October 27th.  In the morning there were crafts, pumpkin carving, face-painting and refreshments at the park and despite the cool, rainy weather we had a good turnout of about 25 kids and their families.  In the evening the kids donned their costumes and made their way around the village trick-or-treating.  A good time was had by all thanks to Judy Haverkort, all the volunteers who made the party possible and the households who doled out candy.

Our next social event will be the annual Easter Party at the park to be held on Easter weekend: Saturday, March 30th.  Keep your eye on the SPA website and facebook page for details!  If anyone is interested in helping out with this event please contact me or Judy.

Sturgeon Point History Project:  Liane Kennedy has spent the past couple of years researching the history of Sturgeon Point and the families who have spent time here over many generations.  Her displays and blog entries have been a wonderful source of information and entertainment and are the start of a thorough archive of our history.  We are saddened to learn that Liane has decided to step down from her duties as coordinator of the project; her efforts are greatly appreciated.   At this time the History Project is looking for new volunteers to take over where Liane has left off.  If you are interested please contact the Project at [email protected] or visit the blog at http://stpthistoryproject.blogspot.ca/.

Goings on around our area:  Since the inception of the SPA facebook page we have been posting items of interest throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes.  Items include links to newsletters from local environmental groups, details about local events and businesses and much more.  Please “like” us to stay informed of what’s going on in our area: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sturgeon-Point-Association-SPA/294932620522663.  Thanks to Patricia Aspinwall for her work on maintaining this fabulous resource.

 Regards,
 Lisa
 Lisa Vehrs
President
Sturgeon Point Association
[email protected]

The Good Ol Hockey Game…..

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The good old hockey game!
Its the best game you can name!

It is that time of year to sharpen your blades, tape your sticks and pray for soft landings, the days and times for our annual shinny and skating have been booked!

Here are the dates, times, & places:

Friday, Dec 28: 4-6 PM – Fenelon Falls Arena (the new one!), 27 Veterans Way
Saturday, Dec 29:  2-4 PM – Fenelon Falls Arena, 27 Veterans Way
Sunday, Dec 30: 11AM-1 PM – Bobcaygeon Arena, 51 Mansfield Dr.

For those of you who haven’t participated before, we use 2/3′s of the rink for shinny and 1/3 for recreational skaters, little ones and UN observers. We play 5 minute periods split between younger skaters (roughly 12 and under) and the rest of the motley crew. This keep the little ones out of harms way and the old guys get a break every five minutes to catch their breath.

Please share them with anyone you think that might be interested in joining in the fun and games.

This a great deal, just $20 for families $10 for singles / day.

Having seen the pace of play in years gone by, we recommend the use helmets for one and all. Trust me you won’t be the only one out there sporting protection.

See you on the ice.

Special thanks goes out to Larry Thomas who has been instrumental in the organization of this fun event each year.

More information can be found on our facebook page or calendar.