DECEMBER

A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
Being the editor on HOTG has its advantages. I get to work with a wonderfully creative and dedicated
team, and, in our endeavours to bring you interesting stories about our community and the people
who live here, I am constantly meeting new neighbours and discovering new things.
Our cover photo, for example, was shot at the home of Jacqueline Kemball. She has been collecting
Victorian Christmas decorations for years. Since moving to Ballantrae, she’s decided to leave them
out for the enjoyment of her family and friends year-round. Thanks to Brian Freedman for discovering
this and to Pat Whittingham for taking the pictures.
Pat has also agreed to organize another photo contest. The last contest featured the winning shot
of the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland by Robert Pitour on the spring 2015 cover. For this contest,
we are giving you plenty of time to get out and shoot. The winning photo will be featured on our
fall 2016 cover. See Pat’s contest details on page 34.
Results from our readership survey last year indicated that you wanted more stories about food.
We introduced the Neighbourhood Noshing section by Susan Gamble last spring, and in this
issue we’re starting a new “foodie” page called Pot Luck (page 33) in which we publish favourite
recipes submitted by our residents. I hope you will try some of them and consider sending us
some of your recipes to be published in future issues.
I also encourage you to send your suggestions for upcoming profiles and features. In this issue
we’ve got a story by Lynne Balfour on Lowell and Bonnie Dennis. They were responsible for
providing the great food we enjoyed during the week of the Ballantrae Summer Games last
August. There’s also a story by Lee Pollock about how a kidney transplant gave him a new
lease on life and led to his meeting his wife, Lydia.
I must commend assistant editor, Karen Clark, who has proven herself to be a fabulous community
“snoop” with a wonderfully positive spirit and energy. For those of you not going south this winter,
Karen’s piece, “Home for the Holidays,” suggests some interesting diversions close to home.
We are always looking for articles about our residents, so please feel free to send your suggestions.
All feedback, suggestions, recipes, etc. should be sent to homeonthegreen@rogers.com.
Happy Holidays
Anita Draycott
Check out these Past Events on our Website
Due to our publishing lead times, we were unable
to cover the following Past Events:
Bonspiel, Nov. 21; Ladies' Christmas Luncheon, Nov. 26;
Christmas Concert, Dec. 8; Christmas Dinner Dance, Dec. 5.
Please visit ourbgcc.com to view photos.
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