On July 29, 1987, Premier David Peterson and his cabinet met in Owen Sound at the invitation of MPP Eddie Sargent. The Premier declared it Eddie Sargent Day across the province in recognition of the longstanding feisty member from Grey-Bruce Riding.

On July 29, 2008, The Ginger Press launched Roses in December: A Biography of Eddie Sargent written by his daughter Patty Belle Sargent. Based on Eddie’s notes, tape recordings, newspaper clippings and the anecdotes of family and friends, this book reveals the strengths and sorrows of a remarkable man. Elected as Mayor of Owen Sound in 1948 (known affectionately as the “Boy Mayor”), Eddie served the voters of the area for many decades as a municipal and later provincial politician. He shaped his community with his prodigious energy; although not all of his ideas panned out, the city is left with a positive legacy of projects he conceived and supported, including Owen Sound’s non profit housing for seniors and the annual Across the Bay Swim (to take place on August 10 this year).

Roses in December captures Eddie’s enthusiasm for life. Starting as a youngster in a remote logging camp in northern Ontario through to his residency in the penthouse at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto, this story is a social history that chronicles the tumultuous growth and change during the middle years of the last century.

ISBN: 978-1-897502-10-5 / softcover / 200 pages / $28.95

5. Roses in December: A Biography of Eddie Sargent by Patty Belle Sargent
Roses in December captures Eddie's enthusiasm for life. Starting as a youngster in a remote logging camp in northern Ontario through to his residency in the penthouse at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto, this story is a social biography that chronicles the tumultuous growth, politics and change during the middle years of the last century. Eddie Sargent served as mayor of Owen Sound and MPP for the region for many decades.
now available $28.95

4. Evaluating: The Critique in the Studio Workshop by Stephen Hogbin
Featured in the February 2008 issue of Woodwork magazine, this new book describes the why of making for woodworkers. In his Foreword, Edward Cooke (Professor of Art, Yale University) says, "Evaluating by Stephen Hogbin provides a way to enter into a full examination of an object's meaning, from conception to assessment."
available in a numbered and signed edition - $24.95

3. Forward: Poems and Photographs by Susan Gibson
Susan has been living and working in the Grey-Bruce region for the past twenty years. This lovely collection of poems and photographs explores the wonders her life here.
available in a signed edition - $13.95

2. The Devil's Chautauqua: A DB Murphy Mystery set in 1925 in Owen Sound by Richard Thomas
The history in this fast-paced novel is real and the mystery is fictional. The Devil's Chautauqua is the sixth novel in the series set in the roaring twenties when alcohol was illegal and automobiles were a novelty.
available in a signed edition - $18.95
Other DB Murphy novels available:
Horseshoe to Gumshoe: The DB Murphy Omnibus containing the first three novels
(Gas Head Willy, The Lost Tire Gang and Thimblerig) $24.95
Four Deuces North $18.95
Special to the Star $18.95

1. Owen Sound: The Community View
Black and white photographs from private collections from 1866-1957. This elegant softcover book shows Owen Sound the way it was.
$35.00 (Also available in a signed, limited edition hardcover for $100)