Brigid McAndry had a surprise when she opened her curtains last Wednesday morning and saw a black bear running down the driveway and across McDermid Drive. It was in too much of a hurry to stop for a picture. Another bear, or possibly the same one, was also spotted on the Sand Road. Generally, bears want to avoid humans. Most encounters are not aggressive, and attacks are rare. If you do fear for your safety or a bear enters a school yard when school is in session, enters or tries to enter a residence, wanders into a public gathering, kills livestock and lingers around the site or if they stalk people and linger at the site then the MNR recommends that you call 911. You can call the Bear Wise reporting line at 1-866-514-2327 for any non-emergency nuisance bears. It’s always a good idea to prevent bear to human encounters by removing bear attractants from your home and yard. More information can be found at www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise
A shout out to the local volunteer firefighters who have been out battling blazes at several local areas recently. Thank you for the work that you do, and the time required to help out our community.
June 21, also known as the summer solstice, falls on a Thursday this year. This is known as the first day of summer, the longest day of the year and National Aboriginal Day. This is a wonderful opportunity to become better acquainted with the cultural diversity of First Nations and discover the unique accomplishments of our local Anishnaabek in fields as varied as agriculture, the environment, the arts, health profession, tourism and many others, so celebrate their significant contribution to Canadian society.
Happy Birthday wishes are being sent out to Trevor Blay on June 22. If you see him out and about, be sure to give him a shout out. Happy birthday wishes are also going out to Derek Stephens who will be celebrating June 26.
The next monthly euchre tournament will be held this Tuesday, June 26. This marks the summer break of the weekly euchre games, although the Seniors’ Twilight Club will continue to hold the monthly euchre tournaments the last Tuesday of July and August. The Rockville community invites all our weekly euchre games players to come out to the Rockville Hall every Tuesday beginning at 7:30 pm. A light lunch is provided.
The deadline for the application for an antlerless deer validation tag is quickly approaching. This year, you’re able to apply online, by phone or in person by July 3.
If there is someone that you’d like to give a shout out to, please let us know. And in fact, if you have anything that you would like to contribute, please let us know. We know that there is a lot going on in our community but let’s allow everyone to know. If there is an upcoming birthday, anniversary, fundraiser or celebration, please let us know. You can email Cheryl at prov_chick@hotmail.com or call her at 705-862-1613. Submissions must be received by each Sunday at 3 pm for submission in the following Wednesday publication of the paper. We look forward to hearing from you.
