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Cramahe Township will soon Mr. Scott explained the area To help pay for the project, an . . boast its own ecology garden, will (preserve the natural application is being made to the. * thanks to a generous offer made to . environment in Rotary Centennial | federal government for $15,000 f council at its June 17 meeting. Park across from Sunnyside New Horizons for Seniors grant. . 4 The proposal put forward at the Country Markets, reflect the The Scott report noted the park meeting by Comimunity Services | area‘s vegetation and offer people will hopefully one day become a Director Terry Scott, and . a place to be physically active and focal point. Mrs. Ross expressed _ \| supported by Colborne and â€" involved in gardening. It will also her hope it will become a place District Horticultural Society provide an opportunity for the . where people can come and take ( {| President Shirley Ross, was community to learn about organic â€"home plants to grow in their own | | \| quickly approved by council. gardening. 2 gardens. j f | _ Posth honour: Rev. A E. | 1 ® | osthumous nonour: Keyv. gIlCS CC | 4 I | ‘olbodd6 epawitle c wio use | C L6 a0e CH* } & she realized the church y park surrounding the | || By Cecilia Nasmith 32 y /& was in danger of being ||| } | reconstructed chapel. cheemith@nonhumbediandtoday.com abandoned and becoming | _ The property was ‘ The Reverend Agnes Lee has derelict.. I+ ( | deeded _ to the ; !| been posthumously proclaimed _ Aftéer the fire, she | M | municipality by the \ )\ the 2008 Senior of the Year for became a guiding force in X P\ | Baptist Convention of Alnwickâ€"Haldimand Township. the construction of the A J | Ontario and Québec in P °4 Friends and family members oneâ€"thirdâ€"scale replica || [2003, and the park‘s + gathered during the July 3â€" chapel to keep the church W W j 1 9 grand opening took || council . meeting for. the and its heritage alive. eA« 4 TR place July 26, 2004. f presentation and to share "She cared deeply for M Ehi f "We sometimes don‘t memories, most of which dealt | this area and wanted to ! / C i) pay too much attention‘ ' with her efforts to preserve the (maintain its history," Agnes Lee to the wonderful work Wicklow Baptist Church. f Shirley Johnson stated. f people do behind the > Organized in 1798 and built in Referring to her often as â€" scenes, and Rev. Lee is | h 1854, it was known as the oldest "Miss Agnes", Ms. Johnson . truly one of the exemplary figures Baptist church in Ontario before â€" recalls how inspiring she was to . of our community who go day in I it was destroyed by fire in 1986. the Wicklow Chapel Property _ and and day out doing the things | | f Agnes Mildred Lee, who was .Conservation Committee (which she loved the most for the | born in the area (and who later Ms. Johnson : headed). The â€" betterment of the community," | I (‘attended the Toronto Bible example she and her brother Northumberland MPP Lou , College and ended up serving at . Norm Lee presented in lovingly â€" Rinaldi said. . j â€" | Colborne Baptist Church), had tending to the property guided The Rev. Lee died early this _ .\ | § i loved that church all her life. the group as they applied for year at the age of 89, but the park | | When she settled back on the â€" Trillium funding and began work â€" remains both a landmark for the | _ farm where she had been raised, on what is now a heritageâ€"themed â€" community and a tribute to what | =% T Ms. Johnson referred to as her | 14B 4 | _ last major concern â€" /; | ) "demonstrating her love for the . | | | \ 0 community where she was born, â€"_| A 7) ; @ in spent her youth and ended her . / \ pol f ‘ e long ministry. ‘ | ) W s 2 -;3?3 "With the fulfillment of this _ | | ;fl mpere N;.i‘;gkg important dream, Miss Agnes | dhfl' $ wl is 4 was content to retire from active | W Bi%. +4 ministry, but it remained her . hm : w i olsA life‘s passionâ€" > : } P Ammeac _ _ i o "If she were here today, I know â€" | | wih it Ci%" _| : _ TepAveven/SunMeon how she would respond to this \} From left, Alnwickâ€"Haldimand Township administrator Terry Korotki, honour: With determination in | Shirley Johnson, Norm Lee, Mayor Bill Finley and Northumberlandâ€"Quinte . her voice, she would say, ‘I never | West MPP Lou Rinaldiâ€"honoured the late Reverend Agnes Lee during a expected any award. I was just _ | meeting of council in the Alnwickâ€"Haldimand Township Hall. . _ v.>_â€" serving the Lord."" | \ 6 . , | I t | E3 \!