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Lippert Carpentry

~ Wood & Moldings ~
Factory Prices 9568 Hwy. 28S., Apsley, Ont.
Terry Lippert (705) 656-4022

Dr. Heather Hoelke B.Sc.D.C. Tel:613-332-8545
Fax:705-656-1764

 RR #3, Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0

Barrie P. Richardson

I WISH I WAS A BALL IN TIGER’S BAG
© 2007 Barrie P. Richardson

I am round and white and dimpled, there’s a Swoosh mark on my hide,

My owner puts me on a peg then hits me short and wide

I have a smile carved into me from where he hit me fat

But he hasn’t lost or drowned me yet so I’ve gottten used to that

But if I could relive my life I’d like to really brag

That for just a day in the PGA I was a ball in Tiger’s bag.

I’d be there on the Sundays when he’s leading by a stoke

When he uses fewer swings as Phil and Vijay start to choke

Its fun to be a golf ball when it’s Tiger on his game

It strain my soul to fly and roll to the spot of Tiger’s aim

Getting eagles and those birdies as opponents start to sag

Fantastic would my life be as a ball in Tiger’s bag.

To have him lift me from a hole where I’ve helped him go ‘six under’

And he puts me in his pocket for the next tee where he’ll thunder

I dream the ride from one green to the next tee would be grand

His fingers grasp and rub me as he takes me in his hand

To be this close to greatness when his club-head starts to wag

Oh life would be a hole-in-one, were I a ball in Tiger’s bag.

At a tournament my duffer-owner won me as a prize

For being Honest Golfer though I know his scorecard lies

Me and eleven siblings found our way into a pocket

With his clubs and giant driver to launch me like a rocket

He hacks and swings so funny that I think his game’s a gag

But life would be so lovely, like his Swedish blonde is lovely,

OH! I wish I was a ball in Tiger’s bag.
 

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North Kawartha Fire Department
Fire Chief Max McCauley P.O. Box 550, 280 Burleigh St. Apsley, Ontario, K0L 1A0 (705) 656-4445 or (800) 755-6931 Ext. 21,
Fax (705) 656-4446 Email: m.mccauley@northkawartha.on.ca

New Fire Permit System

There is a new Burning by-law in effect which includes a revised Burn Permit system. The revisions include;

Three types of permits:

- Residential - 12 month, free, fires no bigger than 1 metre

- Contractor - 3 month - $50, fires up to 10 feet in size

- Campground/ Trailer park/Resort - 12 month, $50, no phone in

- You have to call a toll free number before lighting every fire

- Burn barrels, burning leaves, garbage and grass is prohibited o Permits are required for fires ALL year long

- April 1 till Oct 31 burning ONLY after 6 PM until 8 AM – NO DAY BURNING

- New fines structure - $350 fine minimum for any of the following; not having a permit, not calling before lighting, burning during the day in the MNR burn season, burning in a burn ban, burning in a burn barrel, burning grass, leaves etc to name a few of the violations. PLUS up to $50,000 in fines under the Fire Code

- In addition to fines you could be charged for Fire Department response for each truck, each hour and each person responding

- A copy of the By-law is on the municipal website at www.northkawartha.on.ca under Emergency information.

- An online version of the permit is under development. Watch the website in the coming months for it to be available.

- Permit locations: Big Cedar Store, Woodview General Store, Bennets Gas station, Golden Pheasant Restaurant, Clarkes General Store, Eels Lake Marina and the Municipal office.

The purpose of the burning bylaw and permit system is to ensure all open air fires are contained, under control and not a hazard to the environment or our residents / property. The revised permit system allows more flexibility for residents in only having to get a permit once a year. Calling in the lighting of a fire allows the Fire Department to know who is burning and when to avoid costly full department responses to reports of smoke or complaints. Responsible burning prevents out of control fires that could cost loss of life or expensive property damage. Living/cottaging or camping in cottage country could change drastically if an out of control forest fire wiped it all out!

To report an illegal fire or burn complaint call 1-866-968-9922. Your name will be kept confidential and a FD Officer will investigate.
 

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