Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and the Surrounding Area
Portland, Ontario
In this Issue…
↬ A Perspective on Portland by Doug Bond
↬ More of Dave’s Handy Hints
↬ Portland Diner’s Club sponsored by
Community and Primary Health Care (CPHC)
Held at CRCHC
↬ Frozen Meals available from CPHC
Community and Primary Health Care
↬ Portland Community Yard Sale
Saturday May 21, 2016 8 am – 12 noon
Join in and “Get rid of your extra stuff”!
↬ Seniors Special Events Summer Picnic
Friday June 17, 2016 BBQ & Entertainment
Volume 2 Issue 2
May  June
2016
Portland-on-the-Rideau
SPRING ……………………………….1950
I wonder what you’re doing, as I write this
little rhyme,
I wonder if you’re dreaming, wide awake,
I’ll bet you often stop your work and take a
little time
To let your memory wander to the lake.
“I wonder if the cottage roof has stood the
winter’s snow?
Or if perhaps the windows are all sound?
I wonder if the engine in the motor-boat
will go?
Or if the flowers are peeping through
the ground?
Did I leave the keys at Scovil’s or bring
them back to town?
I wonder if the Eaton order came?
I’ll have to write and ask him if the new
electric stove
Is safe inside or standing in the rain”?
5th Township-Wide Beautification Contest!
2016 Official colours are PURPLE & PINK.
Go to www.twprideaulakes.on.ca for details.
Registration deadline by July 1st
Call Sue Dunfield 1-800-928-2250
or 613-928-2251 to register
Start to make your flower and plant plans today!
Judging will be done the 3rd week of July.
Portland On The Rideau – Community Newsletter
So . . . As your mind is turning to the cottage,
there in town,
I’m thinking too about the summer time.
The intervening months will soon roll round,
Then you’ll rest up, while I’ll be wearing
down . . . I hope
Sim Scovil
(Taken from North Leeds Lantern June 1987)
Mr. Scovil was our grocer and postmaster until he
retired in the late 1960’s. He sent poems in the off
season to keep in touch with his many customers.
available at www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
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Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and the Surrounding Area
Portland, Ontario
Volume 2 Issue 2
May  June
2016
A Perspective on Portland
Doug Bond March 2012
Through a window of a passenger coach on a train
chugging along the Canadian Northern Line from Smith
Falls to Strathcona Yard (Napanee), Portland station
looked like any of many rural depots of the early 1900’s.
There were usually a few box cars on the siding, one
maybe being loaded with cheese boxes filled with 90
pound cheddars from factories in Newboyne or
Portland. Maybe some of the workers of Bolton’s Mill
would be loading a flat car with lumber. During WW II,
local farmers such as the Barkers and the Mattices kept
some hives of bees to pollinate their fields of clover and
to provide scarce sugar at the time of rationing. That
lonely box car way off at the far end of Portland siding
station might contain 24 boxes of very lively Alabama
bees eager to get at Ontario spring-time flowers.
Twenty-three of those boxes might be still intact.
Rideau Canal
2016 Hours of Operation
May 20 – June 26
Monday to Thursday 10 am – 4 pm
Friday to Sunday and Victoria Day
June 27 – September 5
Monday to Thursday
9 am – 6 pm
Friday to Sunday and Canada Day,
August Civic Holiday & Labour Day
September 6 – October 10
Monday to Friday
10 am – 4 pm
Saturday – Sunday and Thanksgiving
Hours of Operation
Visitor Information
Taken from Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada
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A small, single-storey building gave shelter to station
master and light cargo. On the platform a few relatives
and friends might be eagerly anticipating arrivals.
Sheltered from rain and snow, a few passengers might
await departure, maybe somebody’s son, a young
soldier off to distant war, This scene might have been
at Crosby Station on the B. & W. Line (Brockville,
Westport and S.S.M.R.R.) or at Snow Road Station on the
“Kick & Push” (Kingston – Pembroke R.R.). Inside the
station you would hear the ciphered clicking of the
telegraph. You could inhale the eternal aromas of coal
burning a pot-bellied stove, of the fragrances of lumber
crating and paper packaging and of the incenses of
tobacco that were universal to railway depots. The add
the ultimate factor, the station agent such as Robert
Goudy who meted out parcels wrapped in brown paper,
those magical cubes that arrived on December 20th from
T. Easton and Co. To Kids of all ages, he was a.k.a. S.
Claus. In all seasons, he shared at least an iota of the
joys of arrivals and the tears of departures. Sometimes
those expressions were reversed. He shared with a
father and his young son the warmth of his nearby
home on one frosty winter’s night of the 1930’s as they
waited for the late train to Ottawa. But try on the cloak
of emotion as the station master decoded those dots
and dits of his telegraph receiver when it spelled out
“We regret to inform you that …”
This was a
communication repeated too many times at Portland
Depot during too many wars. How each agent in each
station in each community dealt with such
communications bereft families was very personal,
often quite profound. A community, any community, is
much more that the tally of its buildings. Look through
the lens of heritage appreciation to that little depot that
once stood at the end of Station Road. Then and there,
Portland Station took on a quality unique among
buildings.
To be continued…
Visit Portland Historical Society www.portlandontario.com
Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and the Surrounding Area
Portland, Ontario
24 Water Street
Portland
Volume 2 Issue 2
May  June
2016
Book your next function in the Portland Community Hall!
Portland Community Hall Board Contacts
Chair: Rick Long 613-272-2288
Hall Rental: Don Burchill 613-272-3455
Portland Hall can be rented for private
meetings &/or functions. Ideal for reunions,
anniversaries, birthdays, wedding receptions,
community & fundraising events and more…!
Upstairs canteen can be booked.
Please inquire for more info.
Elevator access
to the 2nd floor.
.
Decorations for
display purposes.
Front flower bed facing Hanna Park.
Nice background for photos!
The hall downstairs is rented by itself
or with the upstairs.
Please inquire for more info.
Portland On The Rideau – Community Newsletter
Hanna Park… by the Rideau,
just across from the hall.
Beautiful area for a picnic!
Portland beach just
across from the hall.
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Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and the Surrounding Area
Volume 2 Issue 2
May  June
Portland, Ontario
Community and Primary Health Care (CPHC)
Portland Office Hwy. 15 (behind Portland Library)
Foot Care clinic the 1st Thursday of every month Cost is $20.00
Please contact Barb Vincent for foot care location & other information
Frozen meal delivery every Friday
Costs are: Entrée $5.00 Soup $2.00 and Dessert $2.00
Barb Vincent 613-272-8014, 613-342-3693 ext. 2321
bvincent@cphcare.ca
VIBE: Venturing in Biblical Education
Wednesday night’s 7:00 pm
Starting April 13th to Dec. 7th
Portland United Church
Please contact Rev. Takouhi
613-272-8977
It’s been 1 year already!
A very special thank you to everyone
who has contributed ideas and
information to Portland On The Rideau
community newsletter.
Thanks for allowing us to share your
events & activities so that people are
aware of the many things to do and see!
Have a great summer!
2016
Spaghetti Nite
PORTLAND LEGION
1st Friday of every month
5:30 – 7 pm
Friday June 17, 2016
Seniors Special Events
Summer Picnic
RAIN OR SHINE
Anyone 50 yrs. of age & older
Twp.’s Seniors Clubs & Non-Members
Lower Beverley Lake Park
BBQ Lunch & Entertainment $10.00
Call Sue Dunfield to reserve
your spot by JUNE 12th
1-800-928-2250
Registration Opens April 1st
Deadline to register
June 17, 2016
www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
Activities & Events within the Township of Rideau Lakes
For more information contact Sue Dunfield, Manager of Community & Leisure Services
613-928-2251 Ext. 238 susan@twprideaulakes.on.ca
Visit
to find
more&activities
& events!
Be www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
sure to pick up your complete
Spring
Summer 2016
Community & Leisure Services Booklet today!
Available at Twp. Municipal Offices, Twp. Libraries and other various locations throughout the Twp.
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Visit www.twprideaulakes.on.ca for more activities & events
Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and the Surrounding Area
Portland, Ontario
Volume 2 Issue 2
May  June
2016
Community & Primary Health Care (CPHC)
Portland Diners Club
Thursday May 26th
Thursday June 23rd
Thursday July 28th
The 4th Thursday of every month in Portland at
County Roads Community Health Centre
(CRCHC)
12 noon $10.00 each
For more information contact Barb Vincent
613-272-8014 CPHC
Settlers Trek 2016
May 15-20
Re-enactment to commemorate the
bicentennial of the arrival of the first settlers
to the Perth Military Settlement in 1816.
Go to the Settlers Trek 2016
Official Website
www.settlerstrek2016.ca
www.portlandontario.com
More information under Township Events at
www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and Surrounding Area
Portland, Ontario
Bi-monthly community newsletter to provide
information for Ongoing activities & Upcoming
Special Events & Activities in and around
the Portland area.
To have your information in the next newsletter
please send an email to
cd.bresee3@gmail.com
613-272-8837
th
June 25 due date for July-August issue.
Rideau Lakes
Horticultural Society
Meets 1st Wednesday of the month
From April to December at the
Portland Community Hall 7:15 pm
Monthly Speakers, Garden Shows & Tours,
Plant Sale, Public Horticultural Projects,
Newsletter, Website & Blog, Christmas Dinner
For more information:
Mark Stevens 613-928-2652
mkbjstevens@bell.net
Visit www.twprideaulakes.on.ca for more activities & events
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Portland On The Rideau
Things to Do & See in Portland and the Surrounding Area
Portland, Ontario
Volume 2 Issue 2
May  June
2016
More of Dave’s Handy Hints…!
⇝ To keep the “Stainless” in stainless steel pots etc. rinse with pure white vinegar and sprinkle with salt
while still wet, then rub with a soft cloth.
⇝ To clean a cast-iron pot, fill with warm water and drop in a couple of denture-cleaning tablets and let sit for
1 hour then rinse and dry. Never use soap on cast-iron as cast-iron is porous and will absorb soap particles.
⇝ To get grimy white socks white again try boiling them in water with a slice or two of lemon.
⇝ To remove tar from your car spray with WD-40 and let sit for a few minutes when wipe with a soft cloth.
WD-40 will not harm your paint.
⇝ To prevent candles from dripping on your tablecloth or furniture put them in the freezer before
lighting them and they won’t drip nearly as much.
David Geddes Portland, ON
PORTLAND
Yard Sale
Put items out on your yard and…
Saturday May 21, 2016
8 am – 12 noon
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Portland On The Rideau
Sunday
CRCHC: Country Roads
Community Health Centre
Hwy. 15 Portland
613-272-2799 ext. 0
CPHC: Community
Primary Health Care
(previously VON) Portland
613-272-8014
Emmanuel
Anglican Church
9:00 am
Portland United
Church
9:15 am
Monday
Portland United
Church
9:15 am
Portland United
Church
9:15 am
Emmanuel
Anglican Church
9:00 am
Portland United
Church
9:15 am
Wednesday
1st Tues. monthly Casino
Bus to Rideau Carleton
$14.50 Leave Portland Hall
8:30am Return 5:00pm
Echo Tours
1-800-667-0210
Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
9:00 am Everyone welcome
Portland Library
Open 2 – 5 pm
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
Free Bus to Gananoque Casino
2nd Tues. monthly Bus
To Kingston $15 return trip
Leave Portland Hall 9:00 am
Leave 3pm Return  4:30 pm
Call Vicky 613-272-2676
to reserve your seat.
Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
9:00 am
Portland Library
Open 2 –5 pm
Portland Library 5–8 pm
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
Portland Library 5–8 pm
Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
9:00 am
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education 7 pm
Portland United Church
Portland Hall Board
Meeting 7:30 pm
2nd Wed. each month
Portland Library
Open 2 –5 pm
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
Thursday
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
9:00 am
Community Luncheon
Portland United Church
4th Tues. every month
Pay by donation. Proceeds
to DIG Dental Issues Group
CRCHC Program
Portland Library
Open 2 –5 pm
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
10:30 am – 12 noon
4th Thursday
Portland Diners Club
Lunch $10 at CRCHC
CPHC program
Free Bus to Gananoque Casino Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
Portland Library 5–8 pm
9:00 am
Portland Library
Open 2 –5 pm
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Free Bus to Gananoque Casino
Emmanuel
Anglican Church
9:00 am
Tuesday
Free Bus to Gan. Casino leave
Portland Hall 10:05 am
Return about 4:00 pm
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
Free Bus to Gananoque Casino
Emmanuel
Anglican Church
9:00 am
Ongoing Monthly Events & Activities
Portland Library 5–8 pm
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
Friday
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
All welcome
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion
Spaghetti Night
1st Friday each month
5:30 pm $7 ea.
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
Saturday
Portland Library
Open 1 – 4 pm
Portland Library
Open 1 – 4 pm
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion Fun darts 7pm
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
Portland Library
Open 1 – 4 pm
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion Fun darts 7pm
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
Portland Library
Open 1 – 4 pm
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion Fun darts 7pm
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion Fun darts 7pm
Portland Library
Open 1 – 4 pm
Portland On The Rideau
Sunday
Visit:
www.settlerstrek2016.ca
www.portlandontario.com
and associated link
www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
for further information on the
SETTLERS TREK 2016
Emmanuel
Anglican Church
9:00 am
Portland United
Church
9:15 am
JUNE 5th
Chicken BBQ 4:30 pm
ELGIN LIONS HALL
Monday
Free Bus to Gan. Casino leave
Portland Hall 10:05 am
Return about 4:00 pm
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
Free Bus to Gan. Casino leave
Portland Hall 10:05 am
Return about 4:00 pm
Portland Library 5–8 pm
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
MAY - JUNE 2016 Upcoming Special Events & Activities
Tuesday
1st Tues. monthly Casino
Bus to Rideau Carleton
$14.50 Leave Portland Hall
8:30am Return 5:00pm
Echo Tours
1-800-667-0210
Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
9:00 am Everyone welcome
Anglican Church 9:00 am
United Church 9:15 am
FISH FRY – Elgin Lions Hall
5 – 6:30 pm JUNE 19th
Sponsored by Elgin United
Church $15 under 12 $5
Please note:
Every effort is made to
pass along (as accurate the
information is given to us)
the many events &
activities that take place
in the area.
Free Bus to Gan. Casino leave Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
Portland Hall 10:05 am
9:00 am Everyone welcome
Return about 4:00 pm
Community Luncheon
Portland Library 5–8 pm
Portland United Church
4th Tues. every month
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
Pay
by donation. Proceeds
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
to
DIG
Dental Issues Group
Call Pat 613-359-6336
CRCHC Program
MAY 30th to JUNE 5th
20th Anniversary for
PARACHUTE’S SAFE
KIDS WEEK
www.parachutecanada.org
/safekidsweek
www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
Rideau Lakes Guiding Unit
6:30 – 8 pm Portland Hall
Call Pat 613-359-6336
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
JUNE 1ST Rideau Lakes
Horticultural Society
Meeting 7:15pm Portland Hall
1st Wed. every month
2nd Tues. monthly Bus
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
To Kingston $15 return trip
Portland United Church 7pm
Leave Portland Hall 9:00 am
MAY 11th 1 – 3 pm
Leave 3pm Return  4:30 pm
Friends Of The Library
Call Vicky 613-272-2676
The Dewey Divas & The Dudes
to reserve your seat.
Featuring their latest books
JUNE 14th
South Elmsley
Delta Mill AGM
Municipal Complex
7 pm in the Mill
SETTLERS TREK
SETTLERS TREK
SETTLERS TREK
Re-enactment MAY 15 – 20
MAY 16th
MAY 17th
(Brockville to Perth)
ATHENS at Centre 76 Pavillion Welcoming Ceremony 5pm.
MAY 15 leaves 12 noon from
5pm Welcoming Ceremony
OLD STONE MILL in Delta
Courthouse Green Brockville
Supper 6pm- Old Town Hall
Arrive in LYN
in Delta-Open to public
MEMORIAL PARK
More info. at
4pm Welcoming Ceremony
www.deltamill.org
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.settlerstrek2016.ca
Happy Father’s Day!
JUNE 19TH
Wednesday
Chair Yoga/Light Stretching
Portland Anglican Church
9:00 am Everyone welcome
Thursday
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Friday
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
All welcome
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion
Spaghetti Nite
1st Friday of ea. month
5:30 - 7 pm
Portland Library
Open 1 pm – 4 pm
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
All welcome
Portland Library
Open 1 pm – 4 pm
Portland Hall
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion
Fun darts 7 pm
SETTLERS TREK
SETTLERS TREK
SETTLERS TREK
MAY 18th
MAY 19th
BREAKFAST 8am
Delta United Church
Open to Public.
PORTLAND- HANNA PARK
5pm Welcoming Ceremony
and Encampment
Portland Library 2 –5 pm
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
Portland Library 2 –5 pm
VIBE Venturing in Biblical
Education Portland United
Church 7 pm Wed. nights
to Wed. Dec.7th Contact
Rev. Takouhi 613-272-8977
TRAVELLING DAY
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 – 12 noon
MAY 20th
RIDEAU FERRY–Public Docks
Relay For Life
JUNE 4TH
6 pm–12 am
Smiths Falls H.S.
613-267-1058
JUNE 11th – 12th
45th ANNUAL
Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour
www.ottawabicycleclub.ca
www.twprideaulakes.on.ca
Annual Spring
Plant Sale
MAY 21st
RIDEAU LAKES
9am Welcoming Ceremony
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PERTH at the
Delta Fair Grounds
BASIN/CRYSTAL PALACE
9 am – 11 am
2pm Arrival of the Settlers
Portland Library
Trek at Pioneer Encampment
Open 1 pm – 4 pm
www.settlerstrek2016.com
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
10:30 am – 12 noon
4th Thursday each month
Portland Diners Club
Lunch $10 each at CRCHC
CPHC program
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
All welcome
10:45-11:45 am
Gentle exercise to help
strengthening at CRCHC
Chair Yoga 9:00 am
Portland Anglican Church
All welcome
Coffee & Chat Drop in…
(Chit Chat) Portland Hall
10:30 am – 12 noon
Saturday
Portland Library
Open 1 pm – 4 pm
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion
Fun darts 7 pm
Portland Library
Open 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Portland Legion
Fun darts 7 pm
CRCHC: Country Roads
Community Health Centre
Hwy. 15 Portland
613-272-2799 ext. 0
CPHC: Community
Primary Health Care
(previously VON)
Portland
613-272-8014