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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.”