Township
of North Kawartha
December 2005 / January 2006
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Santa Claus Parade!
Mark on your calendar December 4th as this is the day of the Annual Lions Christmas Parade and Children’s Party. The parade will be followed by a children’s party at the Apsley Community Centre. Minor Hockey teams will be hosting games all afternoon. So, come on out for a fun filled day. Friday Night Public Skating! Public Skating is now being offered on Friday’s from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. This has been very well attended so far this year. Public Skating is also offered on Sunday’s from 11am to 12:45pm. Pick-Up hockey is held on Wednesdays at 8:30pm and Adults & Tots Skating is held every Monday morning from 10:30am to 12:00pm. The Early Years Centre will once again be visiting the Apsley Community Centre on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month starting January 20, 2006. The visits will be from 10:30am to 12:30pm. If you have young children this is an excellent program to participate in. This program is free of charge. Youth Snowmobile Training will be held at the Apsley Community Centre on Sat Dec. 17, 2005. Please contact Chris at 656-4529 for more info and registration. Arnie Brown’s Hockey School, Dec 27th to 30th. Register now, limited spaces available. If you have any questions about any Programs you can contact Gary Geraldi at 656-4922 Wilson Park Community Centre Weekly Events: Monday: Line Dancing 7:00 PM Tuesday: Cards 7:30 PM Thursday: Adult Social 12:30 - 4:00 PM Wilson Park C.C. Special Events
Apsley Arena Schedule Monday 10:30am to 12:00pm Adults & Parents & Tots 4:20 to 6:20pm Figure Skating 6:30 to 7:20pm Atom Practice 7:30 to 8:20pm Peewee Practice 8:30pm to 9:30pm OldTimers Pick-up Tuesday Open for Private Rentals. Wednesday 4:20 to 6:20pm Figure Skating 6:30 to 7:20pm Tyke Practice 7:30 to 8:20pm Midget Practice 8:30pm to 9:30pm Pick-up Thursday 7:30pm to 9:30pm Mens League Friday 7:30 to 9:30pm Public Skating Sunday 11:00am to 12:45pm Public Skating 1:00pm to 2:00pm Tyke Game 2:00pm to 3:30pm Atom Game 3:30pm to 5:00pm Peewee Game 5:00pm to 7:00pm Midget Game Please watch and call for the Christmas Holiday Public Skating Schedule. |
Apsley Community Centre Weekly Events: Monday: Walking Group 10:00 AM Apsley Bowmen 6:00 PM Tuesday: A.B.C. Seniors Club 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Country Line Kickers 6:30 PM Wednesday: Walking Group 10:00 AM Line Dancing 11:30 AM Lions Bingo 7:00 PM Thursday: Lions Meetings 2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month Friday: Walking Group 10:00 AM Early Years Centre 1st and 3rd Friday 10:30am to 12:30pm ( starts Jan 20 ) Apsley C.C. Special Events:
Glen Alda Community Centre Weekly Events: Wednesday: Glen Alda Seniors Wed 10:00AM - 4:00 PM 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the Month Friday: Sewing Club 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Bridge 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM On the Watch by June Hitchcox 
SNOWY OWLS Cold weather brings more birds from the north to spend the winter in our area. Although rather rare, a few Snowy Owls from the Arctic are seen every year. Larger irruptions occur in cycles, on average every 4 years, contingent on the number of Artic lemmings, their staple food. Lemming populations increase to the point that there are too many for their available food and enormous numbers die off, forcing the Owls to migrate south to avoid starvation. Snowy Owls are about 24” long, with yellow eyes and have rounded heads, unlike the Great Horned Owl with its ear tufts. They are white with flecks of blackish spots – adult males being almost pure white. Cold is no problem with feathers to the tip of their toes and the black bill almost hidden in the warm feathers of the face. They hunt mainly during the day, in open country, flying with long deliberate downward strokes followed by quick, jerky upward strokes, interspersed with short glides. When perched, they are easily seen, again in open places, near the ground, on fence posts, haystacks or the like. We saw one a few years back on a stump in a marshy area in the Petroglyphs and one spent the winter in fields south of Apsley along #28. Once a Snowy finds an area with plenty of food such as Meadow Voles, it will stay until it migrates north in the Spring. |
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