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- _ . _ "a Mtq - ; l fern-J“, .. _ _ TN" , '8mibis, ss'r""'e%sa , i T "re ""',tossa.. "T't5rhtc:,, 's"SrMMi, on Castleton [ .. "", ... _ gm»... " _;'c5,.,,E??i '2deirtiu _ "reth,ys I own Hall P _ T " _ _ . w". . w. PNTT. " , v'., . fi?"'!! , _ = __t_ "tttste, . I x , .. J .1».-. . J Tr. t rr . . 1 1 _ "i-, ~.. jag“ C _ _ l. . f: , . i, . , Ir, m - M1 d'uctgautos 'tirt'ififtt _ ' #7.... .r - _ _ ”:1“ " "l, k ill 'si. il: », C. ' M. "% _max, By Bob Owen HMS ts") 1 “Mg; t "_. , "id, V . ", 3r"t , if - ' C 2'rt'ti,ctu,C,,i' VrFCt ’ FA - 7 ‘7 kowen@xplornet.com i‘ 'i, -~ _ 7 n; “a“: i V -1 a; V 1rr'tf5fstClr, '/y nadl.7si) , Psa, slrC,',t,trl"Cr: "r After a delayA over a year, work has finally begun l 3 I' --u"d'c.:y: 1“ " . 1 C 2U'?yy/c, J., _ , N” V ', a4..;,.,_;‘m~ ,jj::1- . .c. ,, on phase one ol the restoration and renovation oi the . _ 1 F _ ' c' 13 ' . . W mjjj?“11~» r"p, Castleton Town Hall. ' ' ' . _ . E _ 3; _ .. a , t,tii'irr7terir7r'r>c,tt C',tvc.1tseC:rrd,,'iP, Cramahe Council passed a resolution on February _ - _ _ .'e 15;; .33 = , W. '.apa'iitiCai,tt,iiC':'F 37H~W 20 approving the tender of the lowest bidder, Aveeda _ _ ' _ -F :' fe "'t it' iins - 'limelight/ery, 'i'irt't'i?rcifrs7'T, Construction of Kingston. i ad q _ .-.rr, aiiita't J, "gift " .. .a. 13171-723113? "’ w."": l i _ {if Withinaweek, work had commenced. I 1 _ f - .,,, _ 4,. TL; _ _ s' _ .M .. le' .1 1- , M,tr .a‘ 1 ' V X Currently workers are removing old light fixtures 1 . _ C _ F "', 'tan ‘, / , , "t .3 at?“ ' é T V and outdated wiringinthehall. , f _ f, » , .3 1 _ MN l . . , . ,g. N”? , E qs, ". t 1 -» Once that is complete, Bay Electric will install the i ' " " - ir, - r,T' RI, , " V72: r't=bt,tt.,Ttcrcr't':"2rrt' fl'. new lightfixtures and walloutlets. i t __. A Fia' & L': 13’ is? - Jig? ,k, . ', l _:» (( _ Cf . _ l .' tl Several sealed-over oval windows have been i r , ' I T ' _. ' 1 _ , aka ri-, 'r, 'si,' ii,:),?" , , -', y'ei' uncovered in the balcony. These historic remnants of 1 - _ ' " 1 , i”. "j, Fti, 2’ ga- to) ei _ ( the buil0ing's' youth will _ ,1. a: i,, . . . , ‘ 1 _ . _ ' 11¢”... E _ C '. pf _ . not be restored in phase _ V . . J t K _ "fa' M' ' » " Fi:;' “a y,,:,,,,,,,,,,,,"., c.c'.,i j V one, clue to financial q _ 1 , [ C" "a” ata' 1 c"' . .3, . K: sliiii: ”1““ _ P, 1" 1 "t" restrictions. . ~ 1 _,:, g1: . " _ i ‘ "C. _ , if! 13,... . - _ ' .3 q l f ks 711» .2. T, ,. "i Cramahe Township C.,.,,:-,,,' 1 _ i i l, ' , cy, i , W I , ' , It _ .. i, Scat'" i Chief Building Official, ( /' / V? 1‘ l . l _ "r . .1; 3i u if, - I ' » _ ".'r 'r, ', 3:.» Natalie lVloroz-Cornell says, . f t. {it C, _ i. it 'tp',"?) " 1 ,g , ' $4.3: "u, r : "It is1 hopedI the 111011er I: t)”. it” if /r', I , , . , w, _ - , _ ~. _ Cu7dt'a'."."d ' 2c:rtrrrV,ms..-,,, "t raiser tirougi the Friends l Fr"'"." - g, “I 4' ' v: i JP, "ll I F, , _ , q 1. 1 =' -"""F,FPccct, of Castleton Town Hall I) r:'t"iLil"s'iLdr?,; I_ N ;‘ J " "ll Iliill , T 1. . '2 V ser! fundraising campaign will l-, ‘ . _', i")" i _ ' -- i,' 'al ---' T 1 I ' ~ 1 _ F y T . T "', cover the cost of window li, TL} ".' r"' Fi, [ i _ {It H-V st-At, T . i F _ r .“t j A 1 repairs. It is expected ’73“ 1(ti'rii,i. l f 1 C, ' g; ili,'_sli'.i.1l::' """""'g, » , _ 'te ' I, . eventually all the windows 'i,),??"', " _t,, s i ' l _ , I . I 1: . ’ ( _ 1 will be restored to their .. "r, _ .. (,: t 3 V I 4.”, ”=1." ' *-, l ", r" . "et' ‘ sfrtr.':t 5 original grandeur." j. ”271.???" l V I a , 1lNirtat* as; “hi C “3:; V-, J The restoration for , '; : , 3 . t "_' " _ $542.1, » Relist . ... 1. t T li F in: phase one is expected to , a , ,l I . 8IEli" . 77- T, . i , l 3 f P , wrap up in early May, At 4* A_._. l 2Sl.MIF!. a - - r 1 i 'r',: _lf _ 5,: that time the hall will One of several sealed " "T, . .1: __3 a . . 1.; ll - .. '-r "'#W , t. ii T return to use for all windows in the balcony . , . . J, "ct ,'l'Cii' . . ; . ' _ 5,537; c. c-,ssrijt-/"l, _.. community groups to ofCastlelon Town Hall l, C , 3.1,: ,5}; Fr' L _ Cr _ .. Lo"' ',' .1 “it. _'_'?t' _ s."" 7 F. enjoy. As further money has been opened up, i T . 'idr. 42- 4 II' t)2',si'.?/tri'r-9" A i becomes available for Prroqorit!yceC)r,Eu i ', _ EN Fr/A' " a; use)?» p ,I T " future restoration phases, , i ., " . t, " , ( 1ts1tK, ' ,3 . 1 " the disruptions to hall rentals will be minor. Ms. _ l _ Ilrrri3! - iS , g . a _ ' p’f’NhM a... Moroz-Cot'nell notes with optimism. "The I ‘1: c ;. , _iiilrji-llll,gl, P.' L . . , , rr . _ "e' I ' -- inconvenience of the past year will be but a distant f 'lri"s't"i a W-nz‘rafivf‘1? . wk" it C ' . memory." l " . a“: 'ft . Cir, _ ii; 531;, ._ . 1 _ _ _ 'General Contractor Aveeda Construction Inc. of . l High up under the ceiling electrician apprentice Derrick Vandervelde attends to the 1)rosh"tlifn1nt 1i,1vt7usiteiij1ngotri,h,11i,'lfi,',1el; plaster i, _ _ . _ ,r'T . ,7 3 i‘ceitrxveXi _ preliminary work of phase one of the restoration project. new Br Ear. swat from the back ofthe library. D 1 l R M no] . l, l 11th assey ce e rates ce ry fl f l i . O 1 e (coy/nix, tttSteffen'., b BY BOB OWEN A ts ' anito a. Jake farmed, trained sleigh. The boys in the class would lowen@xplomet.com My s/ 7 horses and wasa blacksmith. . arrive early and start the fire in ‘ . It was a memorable occasion for Ruth and 'Edgar began their the woodstove, then unhitch her 1 the Massey family Feb. 26 as they education in the one-room horse, Dinah, and feed and water . , i i gathered at the Warkworth sisklltoolhouse at Marringhurst. her. ‘ i " Nursing Home to celebrate the en Ruth. was about y her folks Ruth loved outdoor sports and . -. I 100th birthday ofRuth Massey. oaviitli/,1tg1r"ed near Pilot Mound, speiit manihagpy htLyis, at the a 12‘»;- 5: Q, ‘ i . . . ' cur m rin an ont e1 _ ' , t .7 . _ Milli?) 3:151305305‘; "fy Sffguggg Edgar and Ruth continued their hill. g ocal Ski LA A l 'r? F C. ,1 , schooling in Pilot Mound and at She studied iiano and became a I“ "‘1- Lillian Elsey atatime when many ' 18R th , 11 ' T . 1 1 ll. ' M _ J. _ farm families were homesteaders.» get; u enro ed in normal mastei at the keyboard. She loved 1 L 543‘ " i. Lillian and Jake were married “fl .001 at Holland, Manitoba. dogs and cats and had a few special . _ 'T' , I', in 1896 and homesteaded a small .1118 there, she met several girls ones throughout her childhood, ' " farm near Glenora. They move ' to lwfith whom she became close Bubbles .wa,sa,P?mer,ania,n,, whom , ’ Marringhurst before Ruth's older I 'lo/tIii/Cf/St. ' slle particularly 10W and brought . .. . E brother Edgar was born in ter graduation, _Ru,tl1 taught with her from Manitoba. t a a 1902.T11ey were rugged and school at Manitou, Manitoba and It was on the Elsey iarm where g a; resourceful. facing many experienced the many challenges Ruth ultimately met the man of T ‘ challenges in the prairies oT presented with winter weather hcrlife. Lloyd Massey. Ruth Massey at 94. _. and traveling with horse and . SeeRuth Massey onpages SUBMTTEDPHUTD