?Finder The Area's Number One Source for Homeowner News, Information and Realtor Listings ERIK v. WITZLEBEN Real Estate Broker Thursday, May 3, 2012 - The News - 37 "Buying or Selling can be a "Hoot" with Hazel" Hazel Ladouceur Broker of Record 613.639.7011 ALLUMETTE ISLAND WATERFRONT Bright and spacious and open concept, 3 (+) bedroom, 3 bath,elec.+ wood heat all on a very scenic and quiet approx 3 ac.,nicely wooded parcel with large frontage on the culbute channel of the Ottawa River, only 15 mins. from Pembroke, and a great value at $375,000. CALL FAST ! MLS # 8727388 CALL FAST! IT WON'T LAST! Pontiac Quebec Properties RAINBARREL SALE ONLY $60 - NO LIMIT Order online at Rainbarrel.ca/kin PICK UP When: Saturday, May 12, 2012 * 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Pembroke Memorial Centre, 393 Pembroke St. W. Order your barrel online by going to rainbarrel.ca/kin Have questions, please call 613-735-8025 (Gail) or 613-735-2383 (Ann) The Daily Observer and The News are proud to s ...

8 - The News - Thursday, May 3, 2012 STAR SPACES iggins is fi t for a king MARCY CORNBLUM For QMI Agency When award-winning chef and irector/corporate chef of George rown College Chef School, John iggins, teaches his students o create a feast fit for royalty, he nows what he is talking about. For two years Chef Higgins was junior royal cook at Buckingham alace - cooking for the royal amily, the Queen's corgis and cuting up carrots for the Queen to give o her horses each morning. "It was a relaxing place to work. he royal family is down-to-earth; hey are real people just like you nd me. Th ey eat simple, good food rown by local farmers." In the fall of 2009, Higgins, opened he Chefs' House Restaurant (www. hechefshouse.com) where students esign and prepare the menu on eekdays and for special events. A ine of Chefs' House products will rrive in stores later this year. For Higgins, "cooking is my love nd, my hobby." His greatest satisaction is "being able to see o ...

BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS xpect the nexpected hen renovating CHERYLL GILLESPIE Special to QMI Agency Design sounds glamorous, ut even the best designers get eadaches. Designing a room is like a ery complicated puzzle, and nding the right piece and fi ting it into the right space isn't lways easy. We all have challenges and it sn't always easy or smooth sailng when designing and renoating a space. Be prepared for he speed bumps and obstacles ou will inevitably encounter s you travel the path of fabuous spaces. It's the nature of the beast - he wall paint looks darker than he paint chip, or a new door as dented when the movers arried in the bureau, or the op of a new vase was broken uring transport. Faucets leak, eilings get dinged, tables sit ff centre to the fi xtures above, ccessories get broken, wallpaer has fl aws and dogs will pee n your new drapery. When you embark on a projct, I think knowing that 'stuff ' ill happen to even the best esigners, decorators and renvators will help alle ...

40 - The News - Thursday, May 3, 2012 PEMBROKE REALTY LTD. BROKERAGE www.remax-pembroke-on.com WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS Judy DeGeer Kim Kristofferson* *** Elaine Markell * Jennifer Turcotte ** Drew Scott ** Laurie Fletcher* James Scott * Cynthia Lloyd * James Gen ** Shawn DeGeer * Christine Dave Thompson Labrecque* * Svea Hahn * Carole Devine * *** BROKER OF RECORD ** BROKER * SALES REPRESENTATIVE Call for a FREE Market Analysis 613.732.3601 182 PEMBROKE ST. E. 613.687.2020 3584 PETAWAWA BLVD. Lisa Daley * Steve Carson ** Paul McGuire ** Karen Jordan * Deborah Burton * Michael Kelly Patricia Newman* * Les Scott * Sheila Flowers * Rainer Willig * Navada Sargent * Colleen Payer * Deb Bennett * Krystal Nolasco Heather Fuller* Pat Legault* Kim Bourne* * MODEL HOME NOW OPEN www.soldonpetawawa.com Sunday, May 6th, 1:00 - 2:30 pm 36 Doran Street, Petawawa $228,900. MLS 827191 KAREN JORDAN 613-639-6025 NEW LISTING! www.rainerwillig.com $279,900. Custom built home with 2 up & 1 down bed + 2 ba ...

Thursday, May 3, 2012 - The News - 41 TOOL GIRL ight waves of the future MAG RUFFMAN For QMI Agency If you're Canadian, you should e able to answer this question corectly: When it's minus 17 outside, ill bright sunlight melt surface now off the driveway? If you answered 'No', check your itizenship. Even Canadians who live on the undra know that sunlight has an ncanny ability to melt ice and now when the air temperature s far below the freezing point of ater. So how does sunlight convince ce to turn into water, even when it's ellaciously cold outside? Could it be that sunlight contains secret ingredient called 'infraed wavelengths'? Oh yes, it could. our Canadian-ness just went up a otch. All You Can Heat Have you ever sat outside after nowshoeing or skiing and enjoyed he sun's heat on your face, easily magining yourself at a Mexican esort? Even though the recorded emperature was colder than a well igger's belt buckle? Well, THAT is he magic of infrared. Infrared wavelengths heat people ...

42 - The News - Thursday, May 3, 2012 BART Neville*** 613-639-8989 MIKE Neville** 613-401-8080 GLORIA Neville** 613-732-6132 DENISE Bowes* 613-401-6420 ARNIE Jantz** 613-639-7746 PAT Cleater** 613-639-6352 NICOLE Walters* 613-401-2045 ANGELA Genoe* 613-401-9054 OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, MAY 5TH, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00PM. 490 Sacred Heart Road, Eganville Quadeville rd #515 to Sacred Heart rd, stay right MLS# 825003 * $359,900 Tony Worsfold, 613.639.8499 OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MAY 6TH, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00PM. 35 Russell Street, Petawawa Hilda Street to Audrey Street to Russell Street MLS# 825977 * $259,900 Angela Genoe, 613.401.9054 NEW LISTING Lovingly updated 3 bedroom Riverview Bungalow features an oil fireplace, an a spacious open concept living room and dining area. MLS # 829004 * $184,900 Nadia Pardy, 613.401.2308 NEW LISTING Waterfront lifestyle custom built home (2006) features indoor lap pool, hot tub, sauna and oversized master bedroom with 6 piece ensuite. Great boating, fishing, swimming, clo ...

NEW PRICE! 256 Clemow Just pack your bags! 4 level split home is in immaculate condition. Upgrades incl windows, doors, 2 baths, kitchen and new boiler heating system! Vaulted ceilings in LR & DR. Wood fireplace in huge recroom. MLS# 815297 * $234,900 Pat Cleator & Nicole Walters 639-6352 & 401-2045 www.256-clemow.com FAMILY HOME Charming 4 bedroom located on a private lot with recent updates including maple cabinets, counters, backsplash, carpet and furnace and roof. Catherine Rodriques-Bicudo 613 639 9904 MLS # 826283 * $349,900 Bart Neville www.6chippewa.com ROUND LAKE Waterfront home with vintage hardwood floors, walk out basement, 2 large decks to enjoy amazing views & great beach access for swimming and boating. MLS # 821034 * $359,000 Gloria Neville www.661pinepoint.com START RIGHT HERE! 532 Esther. Superb location just needs TLC. Bungalow, 2beds, newer gas furnace, gas fireplace and a mtn/river view. MLS# 826764 * $136,900 Shawn McFarlane, 401-7306 SHAWN McFarla ...

4 - The News - Thursday, May 3, 2012 BANG ON! on't forget to call before you dig SHELLIE CHOWNS For QMI Agency Spring-like weather has brought flurry of activity to construction ites everywhere, and is typically hen excavation activity kicks into ull swing. Unfortunately, spring is also the ime of year when a lot of damage s caused to the underground utility ystem, and in some cases, people re injured because they failed to roperly locate the underground tilities before digging. What are underground utilities? lectrical wires, gas lines, water ines, sewers, telephone, cable, nternet and more. What we don't ee from the surface is an intricate pider web of services and utilities eeping our homes and community afe and functional. SAFE@HOME April is Dig Safe Month, when all Common Ground Alliance members across North America raise awareness of safe digging practices that will improve public safety, reduce costs and increase productivity. Although the majority of professional contractors ar ...

GROWING CONCERNS igger is not always better DENISE HODGINS QMI Agency A dilemma facing many hoppers when they walk into garden centre is what size lant should they buy. Let me ry to explain how I buy plant aterial and hopefully it will nswer this question. Annuals In the case of buying olourful annuals size is mportant. These are the lants you buy in mid-May to ll in the gaps in your garden r use in containers to give a unch of colour. Remember hat annuals only live from he time you plant them until he fi rst frost in late Septemer so you don't want to wait ll summer for them to get to size and show only to have hem get killed by a frost a few eeks later. In the 1960s and '70s, about 0% of all annuals sold were lanted in the ground in ower beds. Now about 85% f annuals are planted in conainers. Annuals are used to give the ow factor in the garden. Keep n mind the bigger the plants he sooner the show begins. suggest when creating your wn planters or baskets buy lants that come in four- ...

46 - The News - Thursday, May 3, 2012 EDMONDS & ASSOCIATES BROKERAGE Lisa Cundal* 639-4357 Evan Cundal* 639-2963 Dave Jones* 585-3325 Natalie Frodsham** 281-2111 Crystal Ramsay* 401-4482 Cindy Ueltzhoffer* 639-7300 Marylin Lynch* 639-7579 $299,900 OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE SUN MAY 6th,1-3 pm * 615 JOHNSON CRES Stunning home in Pembroke, main floor family room and 4 season sun room. Main floor laundry. Boundary Road to Johnson Cres. MLS 817039 HOSTED BY CRYSTAL RAMSAY 613-401-4482 www.theextremeteam.ca $172,900 SAT MAY 5th, 1-3PM * 1122 PEMBROKE ST. W. Great starter home 3 bedroom bungalow. Seller says it has to go, so come take a look! MLS 820569 HOSTED BY DAVE JONES 613-585-3325 www.theextremeteam.ca Solid brick, 3 bdrm 1 bath bungalow in Laurentian Valley. Detached garage with hydro and summer kitchen. Numerous outbuildings for all the "toys". Country living 10 mins to Pembroke/Petawawa. MLS 828456 RYAN PATTINSON 613-401-4267 $249,900 SAT MA ...