It was a perfect morning for a garage sale and the crowds came. Last Saturday, June 13, the annual Anten Mills Community wide Garage Sale took place. With near perfect temperatures and sunshine, the community was a buzz. Throughout the village top quality goods no longer needed but definitely loved were offered for sale. Lawn furniture, tools, toys, clothing all found new homes. Over 25 homes participated in the sale and a huge thanks goes out to Karis for again coordinating the event this year.
In less than 2 weeks our country will celebrate its 159th birthday on July 1, Canada Day. It’s a day we get to celebrate our heritage, our freedoms, our great way of life. This year Canada Day is on a Wednesday making it challenging for those who try to make a long weekend from it and have a celebration. But not to worry because the Anten Mills Community Recreation Association is going to help. On Wednesday, July 1 from 11:30 until 1 join the fun at the community centre for a free bbq lunch. With the assistance of our wonderful volunteers hot dogs will be on the bbq,there will be some fun corn hole playing along with ball hockey on the multipurpose pad. Who doesn’t like those temporary fun tattoos? They are going to be available also. Ice cream, who wants ice cream especially if it’s hot out? There certainly will be ice cream along with other treats and maybe, and that’s a big maybe, some fresh strawberries. Wouldn’t that be a treat!
At 12 noon it would be great if we could all stand together and proudly sing our national anthem. Hopefully a volunteer will step up and lead us all.
The pavilion is going to be decked out with red and white decorations which leads to another suggestion. Why not show your Canadian pride and decorate your home with some Canadiana? A quick survey of the community saw that only about 25 homes proudly display our national flag on their property. That’s a very low number considering how many homes there are in our village. Lawrence Ave seems to have the most homes displaying our flag followed by Horseshoe Valley Rd. We definitely are not like our neighbours south of the border where the red and white stripes are flown more predominantly but we can still be just as patriotic. On Canada Day let’s all get to fly a Canadian flag even if it’s only little ones on our front yards and demonstrate how proud we are to be a Canadian.
Two of our popular activities will be ending soon for a summer break. The Thursday night euchre will finish tonight, June 18 after an extremely successful rejuvenation. A big thanks goes to Laurie and Judy for bringing euchre back to the community centre and let’s hope that they will take the role back on in September. Finishing next Tuesday will be the Knotty Knitters. Again a very successful season and the knitters made extremely generous contributions to RVH oncology, Georgian Bay General Hospital neonatal unit, the Elmvale and District Food Bank with donations for women, Victoria Village LTC received lap blankets and Furry Friends along with others got donations. The knitters will resume Tuesday, September 8 following the Labour Day holiday.
When is the Fry Guy going to reopen? That’s a question being asked around the village after a post went out on Facebook a couple of weeks ago. The answer is, soon. Contact was made with the purchasers of the property and while they have encountered a few minor setbacks, they intend to move forward and should reopen in the next few weeks. It will be a great return of a much appreciated business in the village. Watch the Anten Mills Community Bulletin Facebook page for details when they are available.
Sunday, June 21 is the Summer Solstice. At 4:24 AM, the sun reaches its closest point to the North Pole. We will see approximately 15.5 hours of daylight that day and have the shortest night. Unfortunately we start to lose a bit of light every day after that until the Winter Solstice which is on Monday, December 21. Make sure that you enjoy the sunshine while you can.
It’s coming to the end of the school year. For those graduating from K, Grade 8, Grade 12, College or University our community offers you our most sincere congratulations for a job well done. We wish you all the best for your future and hope that you get to enjoy the summer.
With school over it’s a reminder that the kids will be out roaming around so if you are driving, please be cautious and drive safely.
Over the summer months you will see plenty of activity at the community centre and park. The Township of Springwater is holding a number of weeks of day camp at the centre which is nice to see. If you are looking for camps, check out the township website for any vacancies.
This weekend is Father’s Day. To all the fathers and dads out there we wish you a very happy day and hope that you get spoiled, just a little bit.
A sincere thanks to Brian Keyes for agreeing to write the last column while Joan and I spent some quality time together on a road trip to see western Canada. We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary, (only 2 years late) and someone’s 75th birthday. Our journey was fantastic and extremely enjoyable. Thanks Brian, we appreciate your assistance.
That’s all for this week. Happy Father’s Day, hope to see you on Canada Day, THANKS for READING, BE WELL, STAY SAFE and as Brian added to the last column, SAY HI to YOUR NEIGHBOUR!