a First World War hero featured in satellite exhibit at Colborne Art Gallery . ByJohn Campbell the Military Cross. â€", lery of Northumberland in /; ®. Wood has related the story Cobourg, which will run from Colborne â€" The story of ; ie . _ n wl 5> ;| of Rutherford at a number Nov. 3 to Dec. 4. C First World War hero Captain & H g & §§ 7 & e of venues, including a Doors _ The local exhibit put together ; Charles Rutherford VC MC |s=»â€"" e 4 yous= F C_B * Open Northumberland event by Heritage Cramahe opens â€" MM will be featured in a satâ€" L_LJ bemt B lee g al4x>~ â€" iss last year at Royal Canadian with a reception Oct. 13, startâ€" ellite exhibit, Northumberland | pematm ce ' eR w inmdcrll Legion Branch 1?7, which also ing at 7:30 p.m., and continues .. Went to War, that reâ€"opens the |§l ir, ol & ,A E x {\ , W_;EE'E!J wl _ bears Rutherford‘s name. until Dec, 11. The hours are * Heritage Room Gallery at the 2 * SS OM Â¥1I C :,;i fâ€"p * |[|__ "He was a very modest, Thursday to Sunday, from noon ,; Colborne Art Gallery Oct. 13. PMA . ) â€" O ‘. Fs> | P o % §s: 1. T( . â€" o 1 mcari lt humble man and never wanted to ? p.m. Admission is free. His exploits will be brought [Sl _ e fg,';'.‘., B1 -b-ie. % ac>] ï¬'au > i f‘fï¬?x’ls’j&]f\ B to make anything out of all _the ‘Different aspects of World & to life in a 12â€"minute video PrOâ€" | RRRB] \oo n ommmmanroracomenrann i o Lestncen detenmaraarmatansts .. g&r"{%Ll fuss that was {nade over him, War Oneâ€"are reflected: life in . duced and directed by profesâ€" m e j 6 { I | | 1 tds -.E.'!-:lt';‘:x: J so I guess we‘re "makmg it a the trenches and at home, local " sional filmâ€"maker Sean Scally i ‘“.\ 'T“E“T: aâ€" uw, +3 d ids iu5§ for him now," Wood said. heroes, the drive to create a volâ€" ; and scripted by Barrie Wood, | baw t »Ba,l | | 3 Ina ie oc _.‘i%&fji;_f_;--’ es §TZ T "It‘s a pretty exciting thing to unteer army, even the music," _ who portrays a comrade in &l: im e s S fee malr t oo t i l l wl «l sds aiwo~ introduce multiâ€"media to this the county, which contributed 4 arms of Rutherford. . s e e > ;E E _\ F n f es e o s e f ud exhibit so it‘s not all static." to Northumberland Went to .. "It‘s important that we know SMEimRiieectnadioess § m Y 1'51‘.1"}!-|\’L§ i !é flV P Al+ ualfl "| . In the video completed a War, stated in a release. * who our heroes are â€" the ordiâ€" E‘atfl‘ Cl (@h: Sooeh 3 LPF eP , lA NARHN CA o oee on ns / cll month ago Wood talks about _ "It is said that World War / nary folk who in extraordinary pareia m i en en . ib ies â€" Eons o. n e peaniese . Rutherford‘s life before and One changed everything: sociâ€" circumstances became heroes ï¬% : ym tee? es > ~ «â€" C« meceouar| after thg Fjrsl World War as eties, cultures, national boundâ€" 4 or were heroes all along and fiâ€" |_ a~" & * Â¥ . _ _ | well, which lrjcluded his serving aries, power structures, poetry, a nwa"y 3 ï¬hame to show i This photo of troops mustering on King Street in Colborne and numerous other photos Ts Colb?m_es e an-d es hteram-r on hok z ood said. "In the extreme cirâ€" "‘, P J sergeantâ€"atâ€"arms at the Ontario nology and politics. Nearly evâ€" % cumstances of the Great Wwat will be on display in Northumberland Went to War, a sa.tellite exhibit that reâ€"opens the Legislature. erything about life in Canada andithe Renches on Enrope Heritage RWT Gallery at the Colborne Art fallery.S‘l Kmq St. E. aiane. "He was a pretty great guy can be divided into ‘Before‘ and * [Rutherford] got to show exact _ $4EEGrEZ T apeSActdeay : pov 32 //6 ; all around, not even considerâ€" ‘After‘ the Great War of 1914â€" ; ty what he was made of." monwealth‘s most prestigious alone, and then taking another France, including Ypres, Vimy ing the medals," Wood said. 18." Rutherford was the last surâ€" medal for having bluffed 45 35 of the enemy prisoner after Ridge and Passchendale, and _ The Colborne exhibit is one _ Infinite Light, the art of Jilâ€" e viving Canadian to have reâ€" German soldiers, _ including he was joined by other memâ€" was wounded several times but of nearly a dozen satellite exâ€" lian Roosâ€"Markowitz, is runâ€" . ecived a Victoria Cross in the two officers and three machine bers of an assault party he returned to action after recovâ€" hibits throughout Northumâ€" ning simultancously at the Colâ€" * First World War when he died gun crews, into surrendering by commanded as their licutenant. ering each time, acts of valour berland County opening the borne gallery. L in 1989 at age 97. making them think they were _ Rutherford took part in a for which he received the Miliâ€" same day that are part of a _ "Art and history in one fell _ He was awarded the Comâ€" surrounded when in facthe was number of major battles in tary Medal. He also received larger exhibit at the Art Galâ€" swoop," Wood said. C e Cc C Colborne Legion 85 years old â€" but was close to expiring a decade ago . bazg#res) 3voeperes‘! BYJOHNCAMPBELL ,Uï¬i-l/: Ia)/iéf 2oyâ€"R He is the only branchmember to have earned _ Her legion will set a limit of $50,000 on the . "We‘re hoping to establish a capital account the Royal Canadian Legion‘s highest award, the. main prize. towards future renovations and repairs here," _ Colborne â€" Royal Canadian Legion Branch Meritorious Service Medal. A licence to operate the lottery will need to be she said. ie 187 was "close to the edge" of closing about 10 . For many years Prentice, a motorcycle disâ€" obtained from the municipality. & g years ago because of weak finances. patch rider in the Second World War, spearâ€" : "We were in a year that was make it or break headed the legion‘s Christmas hamper program > P s < 62 pn-;isg:;t Patti May said. "There were peoâ€" and ran the food bank it supports. f ® fâ€" (ilaaa c © > ple who believed it wasn‘t if the branch closed, _ A former Colborne Citizen of the Year, he | . _ â€" P fex > * es B ( it was when." . â€" es * was also the first recipient of a random acts of |~ es e+284" is â€" â€"* e 3 _ But May, who had served as president from. kindness award in the community, â€" : e NY “i’i' y w uts n 5 K i | e 1990 to 1996, got a group of legion members to _ He‘s "the definition of service," and served as 6 Cee h ameen! 1 come together as an executive to save the orgaâ€" &n example for her to follow, said May, who has $ O h g - \ C i 9 nization from folding. â€"_â€" been branch president since 2007, apart from t I \ . S s % Ks i They would be either the branch‘s last execuâ€" one year. f : A Bs -,_\,‘, % ais #= (see‘ tive or they would start "pulling [it] out of the _ She has been working on starting a Catch the it ffe~= LCs me -,Ȥm5 # e hole," she said. Ace game in the January that has the promise it Mâ€" > 5y : ie :i,@; § *Apparently we made it," May said with a of being a big revenue generator for the legion. l’ $ M# s o xc d & Aree ineg E4 i laugh in an interview Oct. 14. 4 It‘s a combination of a 50â€"50 draw and a proâ€" | _ U Feas ol oo ht o t e se : Colborne currently has 155 miembers, far gressive draw, in which half the money collected 1 . * ~<l * t+ tyA : e below the nearly 300 it once ? years ago, but each week in ticket sales goes to the legion, and ME , â€"omy C P Sn | ® "we‘re fairly healthy," she said. "We‘re not rollâ€" 20 per cent to the weekly draw winner, who has 4 n me â€" . y en e o > | ing in hcil)gugh biut aj long as we‘re very aarefgl :jhc c}.'“"'l;." ofhwinnjn% the éemaining amount by | _ t 3 o y en : ; t > o a as to how we spend our money,. are paid, drawing for the ace of spades. E5 : ~=z"â€" R s e 5 there‘s money in the bank,[anflfwlgsab]é tg put _ If the ace isn‘t draer the money is set aside F o f ,‘_;' | m some money into the community. That‘s not a to the next week and the pot keeps building unâ€" 64 f == m Coare. bad thing." ol til the ace is drawn, with the odds of winning | C3 R a % es 9 Last month the legion held its 85® anniverâ€" increasing as the deck grows smaller. enA h S 5 e ‘34 sary dinner and the highlight of the evening was _ One community on the East Coast, where the | ___ will . & oo assl 8 past president Don Prentice being presented his game is hugely popular, had a jackpot that grew |_ wall gh se = =. â€" £ 60â€"year service bar. .. . _« ° to more than $1 million, May said. | wl h. 44 { ietee P L C in 43sF ';!k,_,. Colborne Legion president Patti May said the branch was close to calling it quits a decade ago but is now "fairly healthy." The painting is of First World War hero Charles Rutherford, 8 after whom the branch is named, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for taking 45 solâ€" , diers prisoner singleâ€"handedly. John Campbell{Metroland & a 6 on 6 . * k |