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| Jim Allsop, co-owner of Grill Marks Bistro, Golf &
Conference Centre, and Phil Landry, Owner/Developer of Nature’s Haven
Parkland Estates & Condominiums extend an invitation to all male
golfers 19 years of age and over, to take part in the First Annual Valley
East Men's Open Golf Tournament which will be a two-day, 36-hole Men’s
Open championship tournament held on September 6 and 7, 2008 at the Grill
Marks Clearview Golf Club in Val Caron and will feature one of the richest
prize packages ever offered in Greater Sudbury with over $63,000 in
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Jim Allsop, on
the far left in the photo, Phil Landry, on the far right, and Tournament
Coordinator, Robert Kirwan, centre, will met with representatives of the
media on July 22, 2008 to announce details of the tournament.
“I
have been involved in golf locally all my life, and I’ve NEVER seen
anything like this in the Greater Sudbury Area,” declared Kirwan, who
grew up in a house that backed on to the Lively Golf Course and whose
brother, Wayne, is a CPGA Master Pro. “This is going to be a two-day,
36-hole stroke play tournament. There are no handicaps involved. What you
shoot is what you score! It’s going to allow the best to go against the
best for some pretty big prizes and more importantly the bragging rights
to be declared one of the top golfers of 2008.”
The
winner of the Championship Flight will take home over $2400 in cash and
prizes. This includes a purse of $1000 in cash, a 2009 membership to Grill
Marks Clearview Golf Club plus over $200 in participation prizes.
Runner-up competitors in the Championship Flight receive $750, $500
and $250 in cash for the next three places. Even the First Flight is
offering cash prizes of $750, $500 and $250 for the top three golfers plus
a 2009 membership for the winner. There will be nine flights of 16 or more
players. The winner of each of the 2nd through 9th
flights will take home $250 in cash plus a 2009 membership to Grill Marks
Clearview. The runner up of each flight will receive $150 in cash.
Arrangements
have been made so that golfers who want to protect their amateur status
with the RCGA will be allowed to do so with a special registration
exemption. The only people not allowed to participate in this tournament
are members of the CPGA. Otherwise, the event is open to everyone which
means that many of the top golfers of the region will be among the
expected field of up to 192 competitors.
“What
I like most about this tournament,” explained Jim Allsop, co-owner of
Grill Marks Bistro, Golf & Conference Centre, “is that whether you
are one of the best golfers in the district, or one of the worst, you will
still be able to play in the Valley East Men’s Open and have a chance at
winning some pretty valuable prizes because you are going to be competing
with others of your own calibre on Sunday after the qualifying round on
Saturday.”
Each person registering for the tournament will receive two rounds
competitive golf; lunch on both days; dinner on both days; a Saturday
evening social; a practice round the week prior to the tournament;
practice privileges at the Valley Family Golf Centre for only $4 a bucket;
plus $205 in participation prizes, including a $50 Men’s Open spring and
fall jacket to take home! Plus, the top ten finishers in each flight will
win additional prizes valued at $100 or more from local merchants. The
entry fee for the tournament is $150.
Phil
Landry, owner of Nature’s Haven Parkland Estates & Condominiums
commented, “My wife and I decided to go ahead with our $100 million
housing development in the Town of
Hanmer
because we believe in the future of
Valley
East
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This golf tournament is another example of just how great this community
has become. I am proud to work with Jim and Robert to create the kind of
championship golf tournament that is in keeping with the image of this
community. It is going to be the one of the biggest and best tournaments
ever held in this part of the province because that is exactly what you
expect when something is done in
Valley
East
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September 6 and 7, 2008
Two Day 36-Hole
Stroke Play Tournament
Lunch & Dinner on Both Days
Guaranteed Prize Package
Golf, Meals, Jacket & Prizes
$150
Entry Fee
Hosted by…
Grill Marks Clearview Golf Club
2516 Hwy. 69N, Val Caron,
Ontario
(705) 897-6419
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Featuring
One of the Largest Total Prize Packages Ever Seen In Greater
Sudbury
at over:
$63,000
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Winner
of the Championship Flight will receive…
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Winner
of the First Flight will receive…
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Winners
of each of Flights
2
through 8 will receive…
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$1000
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$750
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$250
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another $1405 in participation and competition prizes
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1ST
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VALLEY EAST
MEN'S OPEN
GOLF TOURNAMENT
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JEAN BERUBE
MEMORIAL
LADIES OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
AUGUST 23, 2008
Two Lady Scamble
$65 per person
Includes light lunch & dinner
plus prizes
Proceeds to
Canadian Cancer Society
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
(705) 897-6419
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It's
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A Difference In Our Community |
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Valley East Today Community Web Site has been created for one
primary purpose.... TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY!
Valley East Today is a "Living History" of
this rapidly growing community which is becoming quickly
recognized as one of the preferred regions of the City of
Greater Sudbury. As this web site grows, "one story at a
time", it will help develop an image and an identity that
everyone will come to know and accept as Valley East.
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| Names Are Now Being Taken For Spots In The Nature’s
Haven Parkland Condominium Complex |
Expressions
of Interest Are
Pouring In From The Entire Region
The
announcement of the $100 million 77 acre Nature’s Haven Parkland
Estates & Condominiums project which is now under construction at
the north end extension of St. Michel Street in Hanmer has triggered a
flood of interest from people who are considering the kind of lifestyle
that will be available in the residential development.
Nature’s Haven
Parkland Estates will consist of 151 estate-style houses on lots that
are much larger than one would expect to find in similar subdivisions
around the area. Rectangular lots range in size from the smallest at 70
feet by 147 feet, to as large as 82 feet by 174 feet. There are even
sixteen cul-de-sac lots that are larger in area! Visitors to the site
will note that many of the lots in the first phase of the development
are already sold and the rest are going quickly.
Landry stated that he expects to have
all 66 lots in the first section serviced by the end of the year.
Without
a doubt, the Crowning Jewel of the project is the 108 unit, three-story
adult condominium complex. This part of the project is currently being
reviewed by the staff in the planning department of City Hall.
Surrounding the condominium building will be 50 semi-detached houses
with another 100 living units of 1510 square feet including garage. This
will be a gated-style living environment with its own entrance off
Cote Blvd.
, geared to baby boomers approaching retirement or seniors who are
looking to move out of their larger homes and into something much
smaller and easier to handle. Construction on the condominium complex is
expected to begin some time within the next two years.
 Owners Decide To Begin Taking Names For Condo Units
Despite the fact that the Adult Condominium Complex is not yet
ready for construction, this part of the development has generated a
great deal of interest in the community.
Therefore, in order to make sure that local
supporters of their project are given the opportunity to pick up one of
the highly desirable units in the adult living section, the owners of
Nature’s Haven Parkland Developments, Phil and Louise Landry, have
decided to begin taking names of people who would like to be given first
consideration of the available units in the adult condominium complex.
TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE LIST FOR CONSIDERATION OF ONE OF THE ADULT
CONDOMINIUM UNITS CALL PHIL LANDRY
(705) 688-8757
This
is an expression of interest list only. There is no obligation or
commitment to be made at this time. People on the list will be given
full consideration on a first-come basis.
For more detailed information about Nature's
Haven Parkland Estates & Condominiums, visit the web site at: www.natureshaven.ca |
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Condominiums is that it is located in what is now being recognized as one of
the fastest growing and most versatile residential sections of the entire City of
Greater Sudbury. Ward Six consists of the 15,000 people living
in the combined communities of Hanmer and Val Therese. It is
the most northern of the twelve districts of Greater Sudbury
which has allowed this to become the preferred choice for
people who are looking for a rural quality of life without
giving up advantages and benefits of urban living. You are
"just far enough away" from the city to feel as if
you are living in the country, yet "just close
enough" to enjoy the benefits of living in a city. You
are just 20 minutes away from Lasalle Blvd from either end of
Ward 6. For more about
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BISTRO
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GOLF
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CONFERENCE
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the opportunity to serve you. We will do our best to exceed your
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on the left, and Christina Allsop and Tyler Merrin, on the right,
are committed as an ownership group to provide the highest level of
service to each and every one of their customers and clients.
Whether you come to Grill Marks Bistro, Golf & Conference Centre
for dining, golf or conference services, you can rest assured that
the entire management and staff will be going out of their way to
give you an experience you won't forget. GRILL MARKS is much more
than a name! It is a standard of excellence that will symbolize the
treatment you can come to expect whenever you allow us the privilege
of being at your service. |
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Bistro
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GRILL MARKS
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THIS WEEK AT THE MALL |
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The Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre has become the
unofficial "Community Centre" for the Town of Valley East. With
over 250,000 square feet of retail and common area space
contained inside a warm, dry indoor environment, the HVSC has
become the location of choice for most community groups, schools
and organizations wishing to increase their profile or raise
funds for special projects and activities. Each weekend
thousands of shoppers enjoy the displays and attractions that
are set up in the mall. For a complete listing of what is coming
up, click on the ENTER button below. |
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introducing in the near future. Our goal is to create an
"online" shopping reference of all of the goods and
service providers who wish to be made available to our
internet community. It
will contain full feature corporate profiles of businesses and
professionals who are providing local residents with goods and
services. We are fully endorsing these businesses and ask you
to view their profiles to find out more about them. The
following are examples of the types of profiles we will be
providing to you as part of our commitment to the people of
Valley East. |
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Connie
Laforest
Residential Mortgage Specialist
Royal Bank of Canada |
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 CARMIKE'S
SPORTS
MEMORABILIA
Located in the
Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre
See the web site for complete details
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JULY
& AUGUST
Valley East
Today Goes Over The Airwaves During Summer Months on The
Learning Clinic
Robert
Kirwan has been publishing The Valley East Today
Community Web Site at www.valleyeasttoday.ca
since 2003. Each week it is sent out as a weekly online
newsletter to over 3000 subscribers, helping people from
all over the world keep up to date with what is
happening in
Valley
East
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Local
residents will now be able to listen to a weekly radio
talk show that is being hosted and produced by Kirwan
out of the CKLU studios at Laurentian University. Every
Monday evening from
6
p.m.
to
8
p.m.
you can tune in to CKLU 96.7 FM for two hours of
information, interviews and profiles with people,
businesses and organizations making a difference in the
community of
Valley
East
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This is a “live radio talk show” so listeners will
be invited to phone in to ask questions, express their
opinions or share information with the rest of the
audience that covers the entire Greater Sudbury Area.
Catch
the show this coming Monday to find out what Hanmer’s
Nature’s Haven Parkland Estates & Condominiums is
doing that is going to change the future of
Valley
East
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Learn how the Hanmer Valley Shopping Centre is helping
to stimulate the economic development of the entire Town
of
Valley
East
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Find out how Grill Marks Bistro, Golf & Conference
Centre is poised to become one of the leading facilities
of its kind in the region. Find out your options when it
comes to the education and career planning of your
children and how The Greater Sudbury Learning Clinic can
provide you with support.
INVITATION
TO APPEAR ON THE SHOW...
If
you are a resident of Valley East, own a business or
provide a professional service and would like more
information on how to be included on the web site or how
to appear on the radio show as a guest, visit the web
site below, listen to the show on Monday at 6 p.m. or
call Robert Kirwan today at 969-7215
FOR
FULL STORIES ABOUT PREVIOUS GUESTS VISIT THE LINK BELOW
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Robert Kirwan
Independent Education & Career Development Agent
Robert Kirwan is now providing tutoring services for
elementary and secondary school students out of his Greater Sudbury
Learning Clinic office which is located at the Hanmer Valley
Shopping Centre. He can provide private in-home tutors anywhere in
the City of Greater Sudbury. For
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Connie Laforest
Residential Mortgage Specialist - Royal Bank
Connie Laforest, a long time resident of Valley East, will be providing us with special information
articles to help people better understand the new product lines and
options available from the RBC Royal Bank where she works in Valley
East. For
more>>>>> |
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Ron Pedneault
Flooring Specialist - Owner of Fantastic
Floors
Ron Pedneault is a well-known local flooring specialist
who will be providing feature articles that will help the
do-it-yourselfer as well as anyone home owner who is considering
options for flooring and wall tiles. For
more>>>>> |
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Steve Irwin
Community Manager - Sudbury
Scotiabank
Steve Irwin is the person in charge of
the eight Scotiabank Branches that operate in the
Greater Sudbury Area. He is well-known in the for
his contributions to the community and for
maintaining the high standards of customer service
that people have come to expect from Scotiabank.
For more
about Steve Irwin and Scotiabank please follow
this link >>>>> |
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Rob Ferrucci
Cranky Joes Family Restaurant
Rob Ferrucci has been a successful restaurant owner and manager
for most of his life. He knows how important it is to "give
back" to the community and he is looking forward to helping
young people do their part to make this community better for
everyone. For more about Cranky
Joes >>>>>
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“Choosing
A Life That Matters August
18, 2008 |
Please allow me to share a little passage with you that I
have found helpful in keeping things that happen in my life in their
proper perspective. I like to look at this short verse whenever I
need motivation in dealing with circumstances that may be holding me
back from my dream of living a life that truly matters. I have not
been able to identify the author, but I am sure he/she will be happy
to know that it is being used to help other people in this world.
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Ready or not, some day it will all come
to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours, or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten,
will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame, and temporal
power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you
owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments,
frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So too
your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire. The
wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks
you lived on at the end. It won't matter whether you were
beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will
be irrelevant. So
what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built.
Not what you got, but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success, but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion,
courage, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered, or encouraged
others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence, but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many
will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.
What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that
live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom,
and for what.
Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident.
It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.
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George Bernard Shaw said, "People are always blaming
circumstance for what they are. I do not believe in circumstance.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and
look for the circumstance they want and if they can't find them they
make them."
I once heard a
motivational speaker named Bob Proctor explain that, “Successful
people use circumstances to catapult them on toward their goal,
while the masses use them as road blocks. A circumstance may cause a
detour in your life but you should never permit it to stop you.”
Over the years I
can honestly say that the greatest obstacle to achieving success for
many people I came in contact with came down to the use of the
circumstances of their life as an excuse for not following their
dreams. And yet, I have also witnessed many people turn those very
same circumstances around into something positive and find ways to
accomplish their goals. It all boils down to the making a simple
decision. You just have to set your goal and then find a way to get
it done.
The first thing I
do when I have an opportunity to work with young students in high
school, college or university is ask them to describe what they
would like to do with their life after they finish up with their
formal education. It is imperative that they choose the type of
career they would like to pursue so that they have something on
which to focus.
I learned long
ago that no matter what your age, or what your situation in life, if
you don’t have a goal, nothing else matters. It’s like saying
that you want to go on a vacation but you don’t know where you
would like to go. Once you decide where you want to go it is easy to
determine what you must do to get there. Without a destination you
can spend the entire trip traveling in the wrong direction and be
further away from your eventual destination.
It’s the same
way with everything that is important in life. Once you make a
decision; once you know what you want to do and where you would like
to end up, you can use the circumstances of your life to help
achieve your goals. We all have it in us to be successful. All we
have to do is make a choice and then go for it.
Have a good week!
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Click
Here To Read Robert Kirwan's Editorials
From Previous Issues of Valley East Today |
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is just a reminder to tune in to CKLU
96.7 FM every Monday night from 6 to 8
p.m. to listen to Robert Kirwan's
Education Talk Show, The
Learning Clinic INSIDE EDUCATION. |
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The Greater Sudbury Learning
Clinic, with its head office in
Valley East, is the largest personal
tutoring agency in the region.
 Robert
Kirwan, an Independent Education & Career
Development Agent is proud of the tutors who have joined
his Registry of Tutors and is absolutely thrilled with
the work they have been doing with students of all ages
and abilities since he introduced the tutoring agency to
the area.
Parents and children alike have
been extremely pleased
with the positive results that have been accomplished
through the wonderful efforts of tutors who are
passionate about the work they do and who are committed
to providing their students with the very best they have
to offer when it comes to “coaching” them to achieve
their education & learning objectives.
The Greater Sudbury Learning
Clinic offers parents and their children a refreshingly
personal approach to tutoring that has proven to be
extremely effective in helping elementary, secondary and
even post-secondary school students strengthen
critically important learning skills in all subject
areas at all grade levels and in either official
language - English or French.
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Robert
Kirwan, a former teacher with over 28 years of
experience in the
Sudbury
area, has access to over one hundred (100) instructors
who share his philosophy of teaching and are providing
students with a well appreciated “Coaching” approach
to tutoring.
“As
Professional Learning Coaches, each of my tutors
understands that their primary responsibility is to
inspire, encourage and empower their students to greater
success in school and indeed in all aspects of their
life,” explained Kirwan.
In addition to providing personal
tutoring services, The Greater Sudbury Learning Clinic
also provides a wide range of other education and career
planning services to the Greater Sudbury Area. Those
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