Kettleby's Curtis House receives heritage award

 Photos by Barry Wallace

The Kettleby landmark known as the Curtis House,  and owned by Wendy Cockburn and Rick Sikorski has been declared the 2019

King Heritage Award.   The property is located at 456 Kettleby Road, directly opposite Dorio's Bakery.   The owners are to receive an original drawing of their property by acclaimed King Township artist and painter Phyllis Vernon.  A second original version of the artwork has been given to King Township to hang in the municipal headquarters.   Many historical details of the property are to be found in a story of the December 5th edition of The King Weekly Sentinel newspaper.

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Barry Wallace

OSSTF pickets Lecce's King City offices

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Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation were on strike outside Minister of Education Steven Lecce's riding office in King City on Wednesday morning.   Dozens of the one-day strikers were to be found on both sides of the King Road, just east of Keele Street.   Despite the chilly weather, strikers's spirits seemed to be high protested cuts to education by the Progressive Conservative provincial government.   Many passersby in automobiles honked their support of the picketing strikers.

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Beneath the overhead...

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Dark moon ~ dark sky ~ dark eye

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The old Jokers Hill Estate...

Photo by Barry Wallace

Koffler Scientific Reserve

Keele Street ~ north of the 19th Sideroad

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Some of my favourite chipmunk photos...

Photos by Barry Wallace

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Freezing rain and sleet begin...

 Photos by BarrytheBirder

The first day of December brought freezing rain, then sleet, and then blowing snow, but the Mourning Doves were oblivious to the weather as long as I kept the feeders full.

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Vote for your favourite Christmas tree...

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Pictured above is one of the many decorated Christmas trees now on display at the King Heritage & Cultural Centre where adults and children can visit and vote for their favourite tree.   One vote costs a dollar, five votes costs $5, etc., etc.   Each dollar contributed counts as a vote for your favourite tree.   Vote for your favourite tree as many times as you like and help the community group that decorated it, to win 'BEST in SHOW'   All proceeds from this year's 'Tree of Giving' display will go to HOPE HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPICE (formerly Hospice King-Aurora).   Last day to vote is Friday, December 13th.

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Barry Wallace