FRISKY BUSINESS appears on July 1st at 3 pm for a set of Classic Rock.

Band members are:








Barry Hussey – Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Andrew McLure- Lead Guitar and Back up Vocals
Mike Garbowsky/D.J. Hussey – Drums
Jeff Carter – Vocals and Bass
Ross Thompson -Vocals and Keyboard
Brett Hussey – lead Guitar
Kierstyn Garbowsky – Vocals and Flute


Frisky Business is a Classic Rock Cover Band based out of St. George Ontario.

The band is available for benefit shows, Private parties or just about any event for a nominal fee. Contact [email protected] for futher info.

Many people saw the band recently at the Devin Stubel fundraiser hosted by the St. George Legion in May – the Legion was packed for this great community event.

CANADA DAY IN ST. GEORGE
THURSDAY July 1st , 2010

This year will mark the 8th year that the Historical Society has presented Canada Day festivities! Come out and enjoy a great afternoon of fun to celebrate Canada’s birthday…

AFTERNOON EVENTS ON THE MAIN STREET:
Main Street will be closed between Beverly Street and High Street.

Main Street Contests & Games (1 – 3 pm)
For children and adults, including best Canada Day Hat & Outfit, Sidewalk Chalk Art, Hula Hoops & more – Prizes to be awarded! Check the door of the Museum or the website for details close to July 1st)

Music from Noon to 4 pm

Great pop/rock favourites with
CINDY ALEXANDER & OFFSUIT (Noon)

Hometown Music-stylist (and Hair-stylist):
GARY GRAY & FRIENDS (1:30 pm),

And fabulous rock hits with
THE FRISKY BUSINESS BAND (2:45 pm)

Bring your lawnchairs to enjoy the music.

ALSO: Museum Open House; Displays & Sidewalk Sales;
Benefit BBQ presented by the Downtown Merchants

FORMAL CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH CORNER:
Starting at 4 pm – Greetings & Speeches
& Birthday Cake (Courtesy of Trevor McLean & the staff of St. George Foodland)
& refreshments (Courtesy of the St. George Tim Horton’s)

Supported by a generous donation by STARLITE HOMES LTD. (Jack Speelziek) and ANNSPEL HOLDINGS LTD. (Debby Speelziek).

Main Street activities coordinated by the South Dumfries Historical Society.

Schedule of events subject to change, check the SDHS (this) website for updates at http://www.southdumfrieshistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/

OTHER CANADA DAY ACTIVITIES IN ST. GEORGE:

Start the day with a pancake breakfast hosted by the St. George firefighters
at the Fire Station from 8 a. m. to 11 a. m. and, later, watch the
“FIRE & THUNDER” FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR!
At approx. 10 pm – at King William Park.
BRING YOUR LAWNCHAIRS!
LIONS CLUB BBQ STARTS AT 6:00 PM
(No other fireworks or sparklers allowed)
Presented by the St. George Volunteer Firefighters.
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Father’s Day Steam and Machine Show, 2010
Westfield Heritage Village, near Rockton, Ontario

Sunday, June 20th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Adults $9.75, Seniors/Disabled $8.75, Youth 6-12 years of age $5.75, Children 5 years and under are free, Parking is free.

Join the Rockton Antique Hobby Club and other hobbyists for a special day of steam and machines featuring steam traction engine rides, model machines, antique agricultural equipment, vintage cars and more. The Cambridge Spinners and Weavers Guild will put on a special presentation exploring dyes and weaving.

Muscle cars, vintage cars and antique cars are welcome and receive 2 free admissions.

Visit these other great steam and machine related museums: Stratford-Perth Museum, Northern Ontario Rail Road Museum and Heritage Centre, Niagara Falls Railway Museum, and the Elgin County Railway Museum.

Forwarded on behalf of Ian Bell:

Hi Friends,
Just a reminder about the Port Dover Marine Heritage Festival this weekend.
FOLK MUSIC – SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURE – TALL SHIP – SMALL SHIPS – COLOURFUL COSTUMES – LOUD NOISES – FREE!

www.portdovermarineheritagefest.ca

Highlights Include: Pub Night 8:30 Friday in “The Brig” at the venerable NORFOLK TAVERN – Freshwater Trade “Rodney The Younger” (18th century conjurer) and open fiddle session “Battle On The Beach” Saturday 7:00 PM “Boy’s Own Adventure” spectacle – Starring the brigantine St. Lawrence II, two 30′ gunboats, artillery, redcoats, bluecoats and Lake Erie.

Concert Saturday 8:30 PM at the museum with British singer Richard Grainger & me. Daytime music Saturday & Sunday TETHERA will be playing songs and tunes of the British Isles on Sunday afternoon Come down if you can! Tell your friends.

Cheers, Ian

The Historic Griffin House in nearby Ancaster (Hamilton), Ontario has limited times when it is open to the public – only during the afternoons of holiday Mondays. With Victoria Day upon us, the home will be open from 1 pm to 4 pm on Monday, May 24th, 2010.

The house is at 733 Mineral Springs Road and was the home of Enerals Griffin from 1834 and he is believed to have come to Canada as an escaped slave by way of the “underground railroad.”

Owned and operated now by the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority, it was declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008.

Admission fees do apply. Adults $3, Students & Seniors $2.50, Children ages 5 – 12 $2.00 and a Family rate of $8.00.

Re-enactment of The Battle of Stoney Creek
June 5 & 62010
A Top 100 Event in Ontario

Experience the drama, pageantry, and excitement of one of the most important eventsin Canada’s history. Bring the whole family for old-fashioned games, food, historicals demonstrations,musical entertainment, fireworks, and the Re-enactment itself.

Featuring:

– a 19th Century encampment
– one of a kind shopping
– food & refreshments

Saturday, June 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and
Sunday, June 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Battlefield House Museum & Park,
77 King Street West, Stoney Creek.

Admission fees are $8.00 for adults and $2.00 for children
(Cost covers the whole weekend. Wristband provided).

For additional information, visit www.battlefieldhouse.ca,email [email protected] or call 905-662-8458.

Is Queen Milli of Galt the story of a well-kept royal secret … or a Canadian fairy-tale about a strange royal marriage? Audience members will have to decide as they enjoy this witty romantic comedy, based on a true Canadian story!

Queen Milli of Galt, by Gary Kirkham, directed by Marion J. Smith and produced by Bonnie McCrae, was the winner of the 2004 Samuel French Canadian Playwriting Contest and is being staged by Paris Performers’ Theatre with special permission from Samuel French Inc.

In 1972 the Duke of Windsor died while living in exile. Two weeks later, an 80-year-old woman living in Galt, Ontario, bought a tombstone and had it beautifully engraved with the claim that she was the wife of the Duke of Windsor (the former King Edward VIII). That is, she was Queen Milli of Galt.

That part of the story can be proved as the tombstone still exists in a cemetery. In the play, a young journalist appears at the home of Millicent Milroy, a retired school teacher, trying to verify the circumstances of Milli’s relationship with the former king of England.

Flashback to 1919 when the Prince of Wales tires of the pomp and circumstance of his tour of Canada and slips away for some private time. Prince Edward teases and charms his way into the life of a young school teacher, Milli. Is this part of the story fact or fiction?

The cast includes: Nicole Drake (Milli), Kelly Malone (Milli’s friend Mona, an actress), Sandra Mann (Milli’s mother), Trevor Wellwood (His Royal Highness, Edward, the Prince of Wales), and Roger Smith (Sir Godfrey, equerry to the Prince).

Tickets are available at the Green Heron Bookstore on Grand River Street North in downtown Paris.

Order tickets by phone at 519-302-0169.

Also, you can order tickets by emailing: [email protected].

Tickets for Queen Milli of Galt cost $15. Pre-paid purchase of 10 or more tickets to a single performance cost only $12 per ticket.

Performances are held in the Special Events Building at the Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver Street, Paris, Ontario. The doors open one hour before curtain time and light refreshments and beverages are available. The facility is wheel-chair accessible and padded chairs provide comfortable seating.

CURTAIN TIMES
Friday, June 4 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 5 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 6 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 10 at 8 p.m.
Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 12 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 13 at 2 p.m.

Announcing the return of the Village of St. George FALL ANTIQUE SHOW!

LABOUR DAY WEEKEND
September 4th and 5th, 2010

Saturday 10 am to 5 pm & Sunday 11 am to 5 pm

A St. George tradition for over 20 years.

We had to miss a year in 2009 because of renovations at the arena, but the Show is back and will impress again.

Quality dealers presenting a range of antiques;
Light lunches, delicious desserts, coffee & tea

Located at the St. George Arena (The South Dumfries Community Centre) –
Approx. 15 minutes west of Flamboro Downs Race Track on Highway #5

Admission $5.00 (under 12 free with an adult).

Plenty of free parking.

Stay and browse and then visit the shops and restaurants downtown, too!

For more information, call Jeff Stutley at (905) 659-1166 or email: [email protected]

Hosted by the South Dumfries Historical Society/St. George Museum & Archives

The Canadian Navy is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Military Museum in Brantford is one place to explore to learn more about this branch of our Armed Forces. Another great place is close by in Hamilton, Ontario, onboard an actual ship!

HMCS Haida
National Historic Site of Canada

Hours of Operation (Open Seasonally)
From May 15th until September 6th
Open seven days a week – 10am – 5pm

September 7th – October 11th – Please call for hours

She is the last remaining example of the 27 Tribal Class destroyers built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy between 1937 and 1945. It has been said that The Tribals were “magnificent in appearance, majestic in movement and menacing in disposition”.

Technologically, they represented the most advanced naval architecture, marine propulsion systems and weaponry of their time.

Once, HAIDA was a mighty fighting ship. Today, she is an irreplaceable historic artifact and her significance has been formally recognized by the Canadian Historic Sites and Monuments Board.

Not only is the ship historically significant, but she is a cultural asset representing a life style, however transient, of more than a generation of Canadians who served in Canada’s Navy between 1943 and 1963.

The thousands of men who sailed in Haida represented a total cross section of Canadian society during that period.

Admission fees:
Adult $3.90
Senior $3.40
Youth $1.90
Family/Group $9.80
School Groups, per student $1.90

(Fees listed are valid from April 1, 2010 until March 31, 2011. Please check back on April 1 of each year for new and updated fee information. All fees listed include applicable taxes and are subject to change – and probably will change when the HST starts up.)