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March, 1982 The Castor Review, 9 Recreation What recreation do you want? By Greg Rokosh ' From time to time the Castor Review receives information about some of the interesting and unusual recreational activities in- volving some of our friends and neighbors. Activities such as riding, swimming, reading, pain- ting, skiing, acting, quiltmaking, bridge, running -- the variety is endless. The one aspect making all of these activities recreational is that they are usually done in leisure time and satisfy a need which is not related to making a living, but rather to enriching the quality of one's life. As a service to the communities in the Castor area and to give our staff more ideas for stories and features, the Castor Review is conducting a survey to determine what kinds of recreational ac- tivities interest and engage it's readers. : We will publish the results in our next issue and will also com- municate with various community organizers to pass along informa- tion which may help them in mak- ing up their recreation plans. This survey should give us an idea first of all of the degree of in- terest there is in recreation in each community. Secondly, it should indicate which specific recrea- tional activities people are doing, the kind of activities they would like to see available, and what they would be prepared to do to see these activities developed. __ Recreational activities are, by their very nature, voluntary. They can be engaged in alone -- things like painting, walking, reading, model building, or bird watching -- and some forms require the participation of others -- things like team sports, chess,. checkers, _Horse Bits A contract for protection The column this month is bor- rowed from The Corinthian which published the information on horse stable contracts after receiv- ing the letter from Lola. She has a copy of a sample contract she'll show anyone interested. Lola Wood of Pinetree Stables in ~ Russell, Ontario writes... Question: "T have been looking in vain for -a workable contract for boarding stables. I want something that Public speaking contests A public speaking competition sponsored by Club Optimiste d'Embrun was held recently in Embrun. Entrants gave a 5-minute speech in French on "Vous et Moi et le Futur" (You and Me and the Future) which they had written themselves. There was 3 entries from Ecole St. Joseph in Russell and five from Ecole St. Jean in Embrun. Winner in the boy's category was Stephane St. Denis from Ecole St. Joseph and the winning girl was Claudine Provost from Ecole St. Jean. Congratulations, Stephane and Claudine. Andy Kingsbury, of Metcalfe, has won the Carleton Board of Education's Public Speaking Award. The Metcalfe Public School stu- dent competed with Michael Neill, . of Stittsville Public, and Tammy ong from Sir Winston Chur- ill Public School, at the Cable 12 Television studio. Russell skate-a-thon held The Skate-a-thon organized by Vecole St. Joseph in Russell was a resounding success with $2,222.72 raised by pupils to help finance educational trips, student incen- tive awards, films, and so on. All who took part thank the many individuals who supported their efforts. The following students raised the most toward the objective: Greg Bols, Chris Cousineau, Rhonda' Carscadden, Nicole Oullette and Brian Flem- ing. ' could be altered slightly for an in- dividual stable but would still stand up in a court of law. "m sure other stables would be in- terested if they understood the risks involved. Expert David Shortill is the ideal per- son to answer this particular ques- tion as he is not only a lawyer but also a knowledgeable and ex- perienced horseman who has own- ed and showed horses most of his life and thus has considerable in- sight into the business end of boarding stables. In 1968 David was one of the founders of THE CORINTHIAN. He still writes as a guest columnist from time to time. Answer Very few stables have actual boarding contracts as many horse people are nervous about signing them and also most stable owners do not operate their stables true to standard business procedures. A limited number of stables do have what David refers to as 'WAIVER OF LIABILITY CLAUSES' -- forms which help to protect stable owners against some of the "risks involved" boarding horses that you mention. _ Wade's Footwear & Leather in or card playing. Whatever the ac- tivity, they all become more en- joyable if we can share stories and experiences with someone having similar interests and from whom we can perhaps learn about new and interesting techniques or variations to keep the activity entertaining and meaningful to us. Thank you in advance for your participation in this survey. As an incentive, we are offering a year's free subscription to one lucky in- dividual whose returned form is drawn at random from those received. How can you resist? Please return your completed form to The Castor Review, Box 359, Russell, Ontario or drop it off before April 7th to Maria- Bianca's, Tyo's Red and White, Russell. Vw, ag Richelieu Arts Festival The 6th Annual Richelieu Arts Festival will be held at the Em- brun We cation Centre on Sun- day, May 2. A number of prizes totalling $1200 will be given to the winners of various artistic categories. Participants must be of school age and live in or attend school in Russell Township. Entry forms may be obtained from local schools or the Embrun Library. Specific instructions will be given to the participants after the entry forms have been received and, because of the ever increas- ing number of participants, there is a possibility that the committee will institute some form of elimination prior to the festival date. The Arts Festival is one of the rare events where our youngsters have the occasion to demonstrate their cultural and artistic talents sO let us hope that, as in the past, participants, parents and teachers alike will give their full support. Further information may be ob- tained by phoning Gaetan Legault in Embrun at 443-3104. epee: seine Office 443-2833 Hardware 443-2833 _ Petroleum Dept. 443-2892 |LaCo-operative Agricole RUE NOTRE DAME @ EMBRUN IGA 443-3064 Feed Dept. 443-2946 Fertilizer 443-3333 ra Russell, Ont. AR. a Eldridge Cartage STONE, SAND, FILL, TOP SOIL Bob Eldridge 445-2864 . Name: Here's what I think: (optional) Community: Ages: presently invol No. in household: 0-5 yrs. adult males 5-12 yish ee adult fetnales 13-16 yrs..___ "senior males: 17 - 19 yrs. senior females What forms of recreation are you and members of your household ved in: What forms of recreation would you or members of your household like to see in your community: community: What specific recreational skills or interest which you or members of your household have would you be willing to share with others in your YES Would you be prepared to volunteer some of your time and energies to help organize or support the recreational activites of yourself or so- meone else in your household or in your community? NO Mail to: Castor Review Box 628 : Russell, Ontario KOA 3B0 KEN DUG Bus: 821-1149 Res: 835-2583 L.O. BELL Real Estate Broker DALE Winchester (613) 774-2281 FRAN HUIZENGA Bus: 821-1149 Res: 821-1208 METCALFE PHARMACY LTD. Metcalfe -- 821-1224 REGULAR HOURS Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stateme Box 88, oS ALE MICHEL A. COUSINEAU B.Sc. Com. Accountant Accounting system, Bookkeeping pro- cedures, Payroll services, nts, Special Assignments. R.R. 3, Russell, Ontario. (613) 445-5291 KOA 3B0' Financial Get A New Lease On Life Enrol Now For Spring RIDING SCHOOL -Lola Wood -- 445-2976