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TIMBER TRAILS RETIREMENT RESIDENCE - RECIPE FOR MAKING ALL 23 SUPER SENIORS SMILE?
                         Carnival Day !!  Smashing on Piñatas & some
                         great  games  was  a  great  way  for  us  all  to
                         shake off some Covid Blues.  Fun was had by
                         all  with  spray  painted  hair  and  balloons
                         galore.
                         Team Timber Trails put together a fantastic
                         afternoon  full  of  some  much  needed
                         laughter, music , BBQ fun.  COVID lockdowns
                         have been hard on them all and it’s time to
                         smash through to the other side.   Thank you
                         Aimee. For a wonderful idea!
   O'HARA MILL HOMESTEAD AND CONSERVATION AREA
   We  had  an  excellent  turn-out  for  our  Scarecrow  Contest!  Although  it  was  hot,  the
   participants worked hard and built amazing scarecrows.  We would like to say thank
   you to everyone who came out and participated, and an extra special thank you to our
   judges, lemonade stand attendees, and Dave for all the volunteered hard work they put
   into the day!   We hope to continue this event in years to come, so keep your eyes on
   our facebook!   Heather and Mia, the O'Hara Summer Students















   MAGAZINE PUBLISHER PASSES AWAY - COUNTRY ROADS FOUNDER NANCY HOPKINS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   THOMASBURG,  ON  (August  10,  2021)  --  Nancy  Hopkins,  founder  and  publisher  of  Country  Roads,  Discovering  Hastings
   County magazine died August 8 after a long battle with cancer. She was 61 years old. Nancy launched Country Roads in the
   summer  of  2008  as  a  quarterly  magazine  designed  to  cover  “the  arts,  outdoors,  history,  people  and  places”  of  Hastings
   County and the magazine was published without interruption until the spring of 2020, when publication was suspended due
   to the Covid-19 pandemic.
   With a circulation of 15,000 Country Roads was distributed throughout Hastings County, as well as parts of Prince Edward
   County,  as  far  east  as  Kingston,  west  to  Cobourg  and  Port  Hope,  and  north  into  Algonquin  Park.     In  2017  Nancy  was
   honoured with the MVP of the Year award for her contributions to Hastings County tourism. “Nancy was a true storyteller
   and she felt that this area had many fascinating stories and people that deserved to be celebrated,” said her husband John
   Hopkins. “She loved travelling around Hastings County and meeting the people that lived and worked here. She was very
   proud of the region she lived in.”

   A native of Campbellford, where both her grandparents and father at
   one time ran Cole’s Point Resort on Crowe Bay, Nancy spent most of
   her  childhood  and  young  adult  life  in  and  around  Toronto  before
   relocating with John to Stirling in 2006. They moved to Thomasburg in
   2015. One could say magazine publishing and writing were in Nancy’s
   blood. Her father Barry Penhale launched The Outdoorsman magazine
   in  the  1960s  and  contributed  to  numerous  media  outlets  over  his
   career as a journalist. Things came full circle when he joined Country
   Roads as a regular contributor in 2014, providing his reminiscences of
   Hastings County.
   With Nancy’s passing Country Roads has officially ended its print and
   online  publishing  activities.  “Nancy’s  passion  and  commitment  were
   the driving force behind Country Roads,” her husband John said. “It is
   inconceivable to continue the magazine without her presence.”
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