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Dr. Maria Lit, Family Dentist
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On Saturday, June 30th we came to Apsley with our grandchildren to look over the Library’s Book Sale. I parked in the Library’s parking lot and was immediately attracted to clumps of very tall, beautiful milkweed plants (butterfly weeds) all in bloom right against the white Library wall. Many of the broad leaves had holes in them and it didn’t take my grandchildren and me very long to discover the very familiar black, yellow and white Monarch caterpillars. There were dozens of them everywhere you looked in various sizes and stage of development. We located one very chubby caterpillar hanging upside down on the underside of a leaf. We were excited since we knew that the next stage in the metamorphosis of the Monarch was the beautiful chrysalis. Two days later we were rewarded. Hanging exactly where we had seen the caterpillar earlier was a perfect green chrysalis with the small gold dots all in a row at the top and a few on the bottom point. Here was the beauty of nature unfolding before our eyes-not a picture or a video but real and alive; and how appropriately located along the walls of the library. It was spectacular and a real treasure! Every time we were in Apsley for the next three weeks (even when we were just passing through), we stopped to check on the progress of our caterpillars and chrysalis. The last time we saw them was on Wednesday morning, July 18th when we visited the Library for the “Lost Worlds” reading programme. The chrysalis was still hanging and the caterpillars were still busy eating. The blooms of the milkweed had wilted and their lovely perfume had gone. On Saturday, July 21st we were packed up and heading back to Toronto-the grandchildren had to be returned to their parents. We pulled into the Library parking lot to see our “little treasures” one last time with our grandchildren. Horror of horrors there was nothing. The milkweed plants had all been mowed down and the parking lot beside the Library thoroughly sanitized. All that remained was a few thick milkweed stems sticking out a few inches off the ground and one single Monarch caterpillar on the white wall of the Library. On a small scale the scene was reminiscent of the type of destruction we often inflict on nature and humanity. I was devastated, I was shocked, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and what had happened. How could anyone brought up in this beautiful part of our province commit such senseless damage? What was the urgency in removing the milkweed? Would it have mattered if those plants were left standing for a few more weeks? Was this person ‘just doing my job’ in total ignorance and complete disregard to our environment? We are brought joy by the beauty of the Monarch and awed by its thousands of miles journey to Mexico. As a species it’s facing very serious environmental challenges and its continued existence is in serious jeopardy. Yet in just a few moments dozens of Monarch butterflies were destroyed and a learning opportunity lost. Our grandchildren were quiet in the back seat of the car and I cried for those magnificent Monarchs and the person who thoughtlessly destroyed them. This seemingly small and inconsequential act is a sad reflection on our callousness towards nature and blind preoccupation with expediency. Why are we so busy that we don’t seem to find the time to look around us and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us? |
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Public Library Ph 656-4333 Fax 656-2538 175 Burleigh Street, Apsley
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Don’t forget to pick up
your copy of the 2007 North Kawartha Community Directory, available FREE
at local retailers or at the Library. Thanks to all of our advertisers.
Without you it wouldn’t have been possible. Coming in July!! TD Summer
Reading Program for children. This year’s theme is “Lost Worlds”. This is
a six week program beginning Wednesday July 11th. Please call the Library
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Thanks to all for your support and patience throughout our campaign for our new North Kawartha Medical Centre. Donations come in all sizes and we could not have done it without all of you. There are a few notes of explanation: As previously mentioned; amounts under $100, although appreciated, will not appear on the wall; amounts that do not fit into a category may be recognized separately (ie. $600 would be under Helper, and under Brick); donations given "in honour", or "in memory" are attributed to that person only, and not to the donor. These methods are according to standard practice in the industry. If you would still like to donate, or would like to increase your amount to a higher category; please do so at the Township Office and we will accommodate your recognition on the Wall and in a future issue of The Voice. Of course, it is all tax-receiptable. Although we took all information directly from the pledge sheets, if there are errors or omissions, please contact me as soon as possible: phone: (705) 742-3317 or email: cetaill fer@hotmail.comand we will rectify the situation. With thanks, Cal Taillefer, Chair NK Medical Centre Capital Campaign
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Next
year it will be thirty years since we bought our property on Rose Island
Rd. just fifteen kilometers north-east of Apsley. Both my husband and I
have a great love for the outdoors and this love of nature we instilled
over the years in our three daughters and now our two grandchildren. 
North
Kawartha