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Dad dies trying to :SBVE -_ John Paul Farrell died exact- 1yhowhelivedâ€"takingcareof everyone around him __ w On Friday, Mr. Farrell, 46, was at the helm of his 16-foot motor boat pulling his 15-year-old daughter Abby and one of her friends in tubes through Loon lake, while two of Abby’s other friends rode in the boat. The boat unexpectedly hit a wave on the Gravenhurst-area lake, ejecting the Stoufiville man and the two passengers from the vessel. The boat’s motor remained running, while Mr. Farrell and the four girls tried to swim to safety. The girls 'were wearing life jackets Mr. wagno} “He was exerting all efl’orts to ensure all four girls were safe," said Bill McLean, Mr. Farrell’s brother-in-law. “His entire focus at the time was on the safety of the girls. IP was trying to ensure the boat did not injure the girls. Went under boat after cottage country mishap “He heroically went under the boat,” Mr. McLean said. “IP’s death resulted from impact with the boat." Mr. Farrell owned the cottage on Loon Lake for 21 years. He grew up in Riéhmond Hill BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com See EMILY, page 8 Tribune -41 A STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN Rick Wigmore (from left), president of the Mussdman’s Lake Residents Association, with association 111 Brian and Christine Laing on the shore of the Ninth Line lake. Two associations gt the lake are trying to make improvements for residents, while squabbling. “’“ BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com From a popular stop for Cana- dians travelling between Lake Ontario and lake Simcoe, to an entertainment capital of Southern Ontario and even home to the infamous Boyd Gang bank rob- bers, Musselman’s lake has a past Musselman’s: A lake divided 'it’izens groups can’t get along in colourful Ninth Line community like no other. For much of its early years, the kettle lake area had a rather tran- sient population, including sum- mer cottagers. But in the 19605, those cottagers slowly turned into permanent lesi- dents, thus, creating a new chapter in the lake’s history â€"â€" year-round WOWHRLE PUBLIC WY residential neighbourhood. Like every community, big or small, residents will have their dif- ferences. Some will result in higher fences being built between prop- erties, while other squabbles will become nothing more than lore with too many renditions to deci- pher fact from fiction. Some battles, however, are so entrenched not even the likes of the Dalai Lama can bring the opposing parties together. _ Which seems to be the case with the Musselman’s Lake Resi- dents Association and Friends of See WAR, page 3