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This July, a special friend willbe visiting the area. Televisionfavourite, Thomas the Tank En-gine, will be in St. Thomas for‘Day Out with Thomas: Leaderof the Track Tour 2011.’
“Our event will be bigger andbetter than ever thanks to addi-tional funding from CelebrateOntario,” says Dawn Miskelly ofthe Elgin County Railway Mu-seum who is hosting the event.
She encourages big and littleengineers alike to take a 25minute ride with a 15 tonreplica of Thomas the Tank En-gine, meet Sir Topham Hatt,
enjoy Thomas themed activitiesand (new this year) ventrilo-quists, a petting zoo, hay balemaze and more.
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In a bid to keep up with an in-creasing demand for surgicalservices, Talbot Trail Physiother-apy in St. Thomas is adding toits team. Dr. Andrew VanHouwelingen joined the team atthe facility located at the St.Thomas Elgin General HospitalJune 27 to help offset the work-load of colleague, Dr. TonyCervinka.
“The addition of a second or-thopaedic surgeon will providewelcome relief for the residentsof Elgin County to help reducewait times,” says Chris Streib,owner of Talbot Trail Physiother-apy.
He says that demand for serv-ices has grown rapidly, mostlybecause of boomers who are
more active than their parentsused to be. “So that means weare seeing more sports injuriesand more advanced degenera-tive disease at an earlier age,”he says.
Dr. Van Houwelingen was bornand raised in Waterloo, Ontarioand attended medical school atthe University of Toronto, grad-uating with honours in 2005. Hewent on to practice or-
thopaedics at Vancouver Gen-eral Hospital.
“I had always intended tocome back to Southern On-tario,” he says. “And this is aposition where I can make animmediate impact.”
Orthopaedic surgery is not re-stricted to foot injuries but con-cerns any of the bones, jointsand muscles in the body.
“My goal is to get patients
moving right away. The opera-tions I do won’t work unlessthere’s good physio afterwardand even before,” Dr. VanHouwelingen says, commentingthat his work and the servicesoffered by Talbot Trail Physio-therapy are complementary.
He and his family recentlymoved to St. Thomas and hesays they are excited to explorethe city and surrounding area.
Attention Southwold students Scholarship Award deadline July 31
If you’re a student attending a first yearcollege or university program this fall andyou happen to live in Southwold Township,you may want to apply for the SouthwoldScholarship Award that offers $1,000 to-wards your school fees. But don’t wait. Thedeadline is July 31.
“This is the first year we’ve offered this
scholarship,” says Donna Ethier, CAO/Clerkof the Township of Southwold. “It’s a wayto give back to the youth of our communityand encourage them in studies related tomunicipal government.”
The award will be given to two recipients,one male and one female, who reside inSouthwold Township. Applicants must beentering full-time studies at a college oruniversity this year in the field of businessadministration, finance, environmental,
recreation leadership, agriculture, firefight-ing technology, government services or en-gineering. They must also show a history ofinvolvement in their community.
Donna says that the winners will be an-nounced at the end of August.
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Chris Streib (right), owner of Talbot Trail Physiotherapy, welcomes orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Andrew Van Houwelin-gen to the St. Thomas clinic July 7.
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New Rotary executiveThe new executive for the St. Thomas Rotary Club was installed at a dinnermeeting in Pinafore Park July 4. From left: Wayne McKinnon (vocational),Trudy Kanellis (past president), Malcolm Rust (Rotary Foundation president),Ed Willson (sergeant at arms), Doug Burnard (assistant governor, Area Four),Lee Smith (director at large), Ron Somerville (club service), Paul Nicli (presi-dent), David Paylor (general service director), Mike Moore (treasurer), HelenCampbell (Rotary Foundation treasurer).
Workin’ for the hospitalAllan Weatherall (centre), representing the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospi-tal Foundation, receives a donation for $620.32 from LIBRO Financial Groupemployees in St. Thomas June 24. Representing LIBRO are (left) MelanieMiller, Jesse Brown, Mary-Lou Jones, Jacquie DeMoor, Joann Pay, JulieRichardson-Murphy, Liz Peckering and Kelly Humphries.
Open houses set for Official PlanElgin County seeks public input
Open houses will be held across ElginCounty to seek public input into the county’sfirst Official Plan.
“An Official Plan is a document that setsout goals and objectives about how a com-munity develops and grows,” said countyplanner Steve Evans. “We hope to hear froma lot of people with a variety of interests.”
The open houses will be held July 13 at
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Closing inTwo members of the Stratford Strik-ers close in on Ben Groulx and team-mate Noel McMillan (in red), duringthe annual Soccerfest tournament inAthletic Park. The St. Thomas FlyingSquirrels defeated Stratford 6:0, al-though it was their only win of thetournament.
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Terry Barna as Earl in Port StanleyFestival Theatre’s production of ‘7-10 Split.’
The pure magicof ‘7-10 Split’World premiere opens atPort Stanley Theatre
by Dorothy Gebert
London playwright, MichaelWilmot, is experiencing his sec-ond world premiere at the PortStanley Festival Theatre with ‘7-10 Split.’ Last year’s ‘LoveShack’ was well-received butthis year’s comedy is even bet-ter.
It concerns Earl, a man who“marches to his own kazooplayer” as his wife Brenda callshim. He’s out of work, makingends meet with all sorts of getrich schemes and rememberinghis glory days as an almost pro-fessional bowler.
But things become interestingwhen Earl, Brenda and brother-in-law Larry are visited by Gus-tav, an extortionist with apractical streak.
I wasn’t sure about this onegoing in since it seemed to looka little low-brow. But I have toadmit that I was “making cer-tain socio-economic assump-tions” (as Gustav says in theplay).
It may be about trailer parkresidents but you can’t help butbe drawn into Earl’s strangetake on how the world worksand his optimistic scheming tobuck the system. Terry Barna’sperformance as Earl is espe-cially wacky.
Brenda and Larry are playedby Martha Zimmerman and RodKeith who were in last year’s‘Love Shack.’ Martha embodiesBrenda’s paranoia perfectly andRod plays Larry a little like ArtCarney in ‘The Honeymooners.’
It gets very funny in the sec-ond half with the arrival of Gus-tav, the scam artist who is “areasonable man willing to ex-plore options before resorting toviolence.” And he’s awfullygleeful about it.
Directed by Richard Bauer, ‘7-10 Split’ is great fun and sur-prisingly good.
Note: For all you non-bowlers,a 7-10 split is when the bowleris left with the leftmost andrightmost pin in the back row toknock down with a single ball.
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All the recent sunshine andwarm temperatures have allowedmy wife Christine and me to sit onthe deck and watch the birds atthe feeders.
We also have an arrangementwith the local squirrels and chip-
munks who come up on the deck to take peanutsfrom our fingers. There are people who woulddiscourage us from this habit, but we particularlyenjoy the chipmunks who come under the fencefrom the James & Cathy Plant Conservation Areanext door.
As a group, the chipmunks are territorial andfractious among themselves. They zip by soquickly that we are not absolutely sure how manycome to visit.
My wife has identified most of them by thelength of their tails, some of which have beenamputated in battle, and by the scars on their
heads and sides. I don’t know how she does it,but she has names for just about all of them, fromScruffy to Al to Dodger. I can’t really tell themapart.
Maybe if I took a page from the vandals whobuy cans of spray paint to mar railroad cars, wallsand bridges, I could simple spray the chipmunks’backs with an assortment of waterproof colours.Then I would be entertaining Pinky or Old Red orperhaps Bluey.
I haven’t broken the news to Christine yet forfear she might not like the idea. Then again, tak-ing away their natural camouflage may just setthem up for the local hawks who have beenknown to drop by for lunch.
I’ve thought about this and have decided that Iam being affected by the heat and humidity. If Ican just last a few more weeks, maybe the notionwill pass and I can go back to wondering who iswho when they come to visit. It was a thought.
Editorial by Ric WellwoodGuest
Farewell saluteCathy Grondin (left) shares a laugh with Kim Rowe at Cathy's retirement party at Trinity Anglican Church HallJuly 5. Cathy retired June 30 as executive director of Employment Services Elgin and program coordinator for theYouth Employment Counselling Centre (Elgin - St. Thomas).
Terry Carroll
Change, it’s coming
I’m not sure this means anything in socio-eco-nomic terms, but I’ve been panhandled twice inthe last three weeks in St. Thomas.
The first time was on a beautiful Sunday morn-ing, and the asker was a woman in the parketteat the corner of White and Talbot. “Excuse me sir,do you have any spare change, for food?” sheasked.
“No,” I said. “I don’t.”What I didn’t tell her was that she was asking
the wrong question. If she had asked me, “Do youhave any spare change?” I would have had to an-swer, “Yes, I do.” And there could have been a fol-low-up question such as “Can I please havesome?”
But when she added “for food,” that put her outof the running. She had a bottle of brand-namediet cola on the picnic table, and she didn’t look
malnourished to me. But that’s just me being judg-mental.
The second time was at the corner of Talbot andRoss. I was driving with Nancy and a husky fellowasked Nancy, who had the window rolled down, ifshe had a spare toonie. Nancy told him she didn’t.Heartless perhaps, but these simple questionscarry with them whole worlds of complications.
When I was with United Way, I took a desperatecall for help – hungry kids, eviction looming – after3pm on a Friday. It was too late in the day to workwith an agency, so I helped out personally. Thenext Friday afternoon, I took a call from the sameperson and thought, “Wait a minute. Does shethink I was born yesterday (with a silver spoon inmy mouth)?” The third time, I said “No,” politely.I’m not saying her family was or was not hungry,but people hunger for different things.
Last week, I saw the woman who first ap-proached me hit up a man for change in the sameparkette on Talbot. Maybe she asked a betterquestion, or maybe he had a bigger heart than Ido. He reached in his pockets for change, for food,I’m guessing.
Dorothy Gebert
Testing, testing
Now that I’ve reached the ageof 50, my doctor is prescribing all sorts of tests forme. It seems to be the benchmark age for gettingeverything checked out and establishing a baseline to compare with future tests.
When you’re healthy and don’t feel bad, thesetests seem sort of pointless. Why tempt fate?
But it’s not just the doctor who wants me to havethe tests done, it’s the government too. They wantto make sure things are caught in the early stageswhen they’re less expensive to treat rather thanpay for major problems later.
I’m not any different from other people aboutgoing to the hospital. I’d rather not go there anyearlier than I have to. But if a test will alert me toa potential problem that can be fixed relativelyeasily, I’m in. Even if it hurts.
Last week I went for a mammogram at the St.Thomas Elgin General Hospital. Sue, the mam-mography technician, was very good about mak-ing me feel comfortable and explained what wasgoing to happen.
She was especially emphatic that the new digitalmammography unit the hospital purchased in2009 was much better than the old x-ray machinebecause it didn’t have to take as many images,and she was able to read them much faster.
Good to know, but it still doesn’t prepare you forthe pain of the procedure.
Even though Susan is a relatively young womanand doesn’t need the test yet, she told me she hadit done so that she would know what her patientswere going through. It was nice to know someonewas trying to make the screening process as fastand painless as possible. Hats off to Sue!
And who knew that you shouldn’t have any caf-feine two days before the procedure? Sue told meit makes breast tissue more sensitive. I’ll know fornext time.
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In this, my first ever Letter tothe Editor of any publication, Iwant to air my feelings regard-ing the noise, safety aspect andproximity to soccer fields andplaygrounds of the ShootingClub located behind CowanPark in our community.
Why is it that this shootingclub is allowed to be so close tothe ever growing residentialareas, and the playing fields ofCowan Park? Why is it that theconstant pop, pop, pop is al-lowed?
Even if the noise falls withinany noise bylaws, it is ex-tremely annoying. Is it not timethat this shooting club be relo-cated much farther away fromresidential areas?
I have lived in Lynhurst Villagefor only a year and havequeried some neighbours aboutthe noise. They have filled mein on this shooting club but noone seems to want to do any-thing about it. Perhaps CentralElgin and/or St. Thomas shouldtake a good look at this issue.
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A big thank youAllan Hughson (left), Randy Gordon, Chuck Vint and Jack Damphouse, volunteers from the Association for Com-munity Living, help at the annual seniors barbecue at Pinafore Park July 5. The event was held to say thanks toall seniors for being so valuable to our community. (Photo by Aryn Visscher)
Hollywood visits St. ThomasActor Colin Farrell films atFormet plant
Actor Colin Farrell was intown last Friday to do somefilming for his new movie, a re-make of 1990’s ‘Total Recall.’ Inthe film, Colin plays a factoryworker who begins to suspecthe’s a spy, but isn’t sure whichside he’s on.
Filming took place at the St.
Thomas Formet plant, whichmanufactures truck frames.Colin and other cast members,along with two dozen employ-ees who were hired as extras,filmed some scenes with therobotic machinery.
The public was not allowednear the shoot, although 200employees were given thechance to meet Colin in a spe-cial event.
‘Total Recall’ is set to be re-leased next summer.
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Join the fun down on the farmin West Lorne for the West ElginRAM Rodeo Tour. It’s a weekendthat’s been billed as both wildand Western!
The West Elgin RAM RodeoCommittee have partnered withthe Optimist Club of West Lorneto bring visitors an event filledwith excitement, entertainmentand competition.
In addition to the rip-ridin’rodeo events, there are danceson Friday and Saturday nights,a Cowboy Breakfast on Sundaymorning, with rough campingavailable.
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Get out thebinocularsThe West Elgin Nature Clubin West Lorne
The West Elgin Nature Club iscomprised of a group of people
from the west part of theCounty and the eastern portionof Chatham-Kent, who share acommon interest in naturestudy, as well as the apprecia-tion and preservation of naturalprocesses. From young to old,membership includes farmers,woodlot owners, birders, plantenthusiasts and others whosimply enjoy the outdoorslearning about our natural envi-
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But this summer, the Club willbe hosting weekly Mondaymorning walks and two specialmeetings:
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IF YOU GO…West Elgin Nature ClubMore info? 519-762-2049
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Cactus, Cattle & Cowboys
Saturday July 16th West Lorne• Farmers Market - 8:30 am• Breakfast - West Lorne Firehall• Live Music, BBQ• High Noon Horse Parade• Artisans, Vendors Village• Breed Displays, Dressage, Trail Rides• Children's Activities, Plus More!!!
See full schedule at www.westelgin.net
Arts & Cookery BankOpen HouseSaturday July 16th8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Port Glasgow Fish Fry & Waterfront FestivalCivic Holiday Sunday, July 31st4 pm, Port Glasgow MarinaLive Entertainment, Fish Fry, Fireworks
. . . without leaving Elgin!
IF YOU GO…West Elgin RAM RodeoWhen? July 22-24Where? 24735 Downie Line,West LorneCost? $17 in advance, $23 atthe gate, lower prices for kidsMore info?www.westelginramrodeo.com
Ahoy,mateys!Fish Fry and WaterfrontFestival in Port Glasgow
The annual Port GlasgowFish Fry and Waterfront Festi-val takes place this year on thelast Sunday in July. A tradi-tional fish dinner will beserved with entertainment andfireworks to round out theevening.
The event always sells out,so reserve your place early.
Tickets are available at Marg’sVariety, Knights Hardware,Knights of Columbus Rodney,Rodney Fair Board, RodneyFire Department and the PortGlasgow Yacht Club.
IF YOU GO…Port Glasgow Fish FryWhen? Sun., July 31, musicstarts at 4pm; dinner 5-6:30pmWhere? Port Glasgow Ma-rina, 8536 Havens Lake Rd.,RodneyCost? $14 adults;$6 children 6-12More info? 519-785-1765
The Yacht Club andMarina in Port Glasgow. (Photo courtesy of Elgin County
Economic Development)
West Elgin and Dutton-DunwichBe a tourist in your own backyard and experience the good thingsElgin County has to offer. Discover the ‘wild West’ of the county atattractions in West Elgin and Dutton-Dunwich. From festivals tonatural beauty to culinary delights, you’ll find something to teasethe senses and excite the spirit.
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The scentof purpleLavender Sense inWallacetown
Lavender Sense is a grower oflavender plants, essential oilsand lavender products with thecrisp and clean scent of thefinest lavender.
Pamela and Jesper Andersonlaunched Lavender Sense in2009 by planting two varieties,Provence and Grosso, the twomost widely grown varieties inProvence, France.
In addition to cultivatinglavender, the Andersons selltheir products and offer their
century old farmhouse as a bedand breakfast retreat.
A variety of events take placeon Saturdays throughout thesummer season:• Creating Fabulous Photos –July 16, August 20 • Inspired By Wire – July 23• Henna Art – July 30• Afternoon Delight Theatre –August 27
IF YOU GO…Lavender SenseWhen? Thu.-Sat. 10-5, Sun 12-5Where? 28011 Ash Line, WallacetownMore info? www.lavendersense.com
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Lavender Sense in Wallacetown. (Photo courtesy of Elgin County EconomicDevelopment)
Backus-Page HouseMuseum in Wallacetown
If you’re looking for somethingfor the kids to do this summer,why not enroll them at Adven-ture Day Camp at Backus-PageHouse Museum.
Two week long summer daycamps are offered – July 18-22and August 8-12 – with activi-ties that range from naturehikes, pioneer craft making,wool spinning and more.
Children ages 6-10 are wel-
come to take part. They willmake new friends and learnabout our pioneer past and thegreat outdoors. Preregistration
is required.Or bring the whole family to
the Heritage Farm Show Sep-tember 3-4 where you canenjoy the museum, view variousheritage demonstrations andsee antique farming equipment.
IF YOU GO…Backus-Page House MuseumWhere? 29424 LakeviewLine, Wallacetown More info?www.backuspagehouse.ca
Experience another time
Backus-Page House Museum in Wallace-town. (Photo courtesy of Elgin CountyEconomic Development)
First year anniversary celebrationThe Arts & Cookery Bankin West Lorne
It’s been one year since theArts & Cookery Bank opened ina renovated heritage bankbuilding in West Lorne. Comeand celebrate with friends,neighbours, volunteers and thecommunity who helped makethe vision for this venue a real-ity. The festivities include a cakewalk dance, a photo shoot-outand cake social.
“The local community helpedus so much to get The Bankstarted and see our vision fol-low through,” says Grace Mc-Gartland, chair of the Arts &Cookery Bank. “So we want tothank everyone who helped usaccomplish our successful firstyear.”
IF YOU GO…The Arts & Cookery BankWhen? Sat., July 16, 10am-2pmWhere? 242 Graham Rd.,West LorneMore info? 519-768-9986 orwww.theartsandcookerybank.com
The Arts & Cookery Bank in West Lorne.(Photo courtesy of Elgin County Economic Development)
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A unique Western experienceCactus, Cattle & CowboysFestival in West Lorne
Cactus, Cattle & CowboysWestern Festival in West Lornekicks off with the annual Fire-fighter’s Breakfast at 8am anda Farmer’s Market at 8:30am. Athigh noon, anyone can ride theirhorse, donkey, mule or havetheir horse pull them in a cart inthe Horse Parade. There’s no feeto ride but motorized vehiclesare not allowed.
After the parade, head over toMiller Park for an afternoon offamily events, including a library
sidewalk sale, live entertain-ment, artisan village, horsebreed displays, petting zoo andmore.
New this year is a Battle of theBands, where the winner re-ceives a $400 cash prize and aset at the Boothill Country Jam-boree.
A horse parade is part of the Cactus, Cattle & Cowboys event in West Lorne.
IF YOU GO…Cactus, Cattle & CowboysFestivalWhen? July 16, 8am-6pmWhere? Miller Park, West LorneMore info?www.cactuscattleandcowboys.ca
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��������Open Burning Restrictions Open burning is not permitted in the Municipality of Central Elgin, except with the permission of the Fire Chief and only by written permit signed by the property owner. “Burn Permits” shall not be issued for the built up areas of Belmont, Eastwood Subdivision, Lynhurst, New Sarum, Norman-Lyndale, Orwell, Port Stanley, Sparta, Union and Yarmouth Centre. “Campfires” for the purpose of cooking or providing heat is permitted in all areas of Central Elgin; however, this must be done away from all buildings and in a small contained area no larger than one square metre. Permits are not required for campfires. The fire must be attended at all times by a competent adult with sufficient fire suppression/extinguishing equipment and water readily available. Items to be burned should be clean and dry firewood only. No open burning of grass or leaves shall be allowed in any built up area. Failure to obtain the no charge open burn permit is a contravention of the Ontario Fire Code and Municipal By-law No. 773. A minimum fee for service of $500.00 or $375.00 per vehicle per hour and/or charges laid under the Ontario Fire Code of not more than $10,000.00 shall be levied against the property owner if Central Elgin Fire/Rescue attends your property.
For more information on open burning restrictions, visit the Municipality’s website,
www.centralelgin.org.
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Use of Fire Hydrants
Fire Hydrants located in Central Elgin are for fire fighting purposes only. Hydrants shall not be
used for the bulk supply of water to fill tanks, pools etc. Any use of hydrants should be done by
authorized individuals only with the approval of the Municipality of Central Elgin. Any person
caught using a hydrant for the supply of water may be charged with theft. As well, the use of
hydrants by unauthorized individuals could also compromise public heath and safety. If you see
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Notice of Public Meetings - Proposed Zoning By-law Amendments On Monday, July 18th, 2011, Council will hold public meetings at the following times to consider
the following application:
12:35 pm – 263 Frances Street
The subject lands currently contain a residential dwelling with two dwelling units. The current R1
zoning for the property only permits one one-family dwelling or one unit of a semi-detached
dwelling on a lot. The applicant is selling the subject lands and has applied for the proposed
amendment in order to bring the lands into compliance with the zoning by-law. 12:45 pm – 44846 Talbot Line
The subject lands currently contain a single detached dwelling. The applicants operate Elgin RV
Sales and Service, which is currently located at 44004 Talbot Line. The applicants are proposing to
relocate the business to the subject lands where they reside and operate it as a rural home
occupation. They are proposing to construct a new shop on the subject lands and parking/trailer
storage.
The public meetings will be held in the Council Chambers of the Elgin County Administration
Building, 450 Sunset Drive. A copy of the complete formal notice of public meeting is available at
www.centralelgin.org by clicking the “Notices – Planning” icon or from the Municipal Office and
the Central Elgin Planning Office. For additional information, please contact the Central Elgin
Planning Office at 519-633-2560.
Committee of Adjustment Hearing On Monday, July 18th, 2011, the Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing, at the
following times into an applications for (a) minor variance()s respecting the following property:
12:25 pm – 118 Lorne Street (Appl. COA 14/11)
The hearing will be held in the Council Chambers of the Elgin County Administration Building, 450
Sunset Drive, Central Elgin. A copy of the complete formal notices of public hearing will be
available at www.centralelgin.org or from the Municipal Office and the Central Elgin Planning
Office. For additional information, please contact the Secretary Treasurer, Committee of
Adjustment, 519-631-4860 Ext 286.
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Now they had me inter-ested. They can help empowerchildren and help them transi-
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The lower part of the bus signread: "Reduce Cost, Time,Stress and Save Your Kids." Arethey kidding?
I think a better definition of di-vorce might be: increase yourcosts in life, waste lots of time,get lots of stress, and do every-
thing but murder your kids. I guess the sign just took me
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ANNOUNCEMENTSATTENTION. The Cana-dian Broadcasting Cor-poration (CBC) isplanning to SHUTDOWN our CBC stationsin London, CBC Englishchannel 40 and CBCFrench channel 53.Note: this is NOT a con-version from an analogsignal to a digital signal.THIS IS NO SIGNAL. Ifyou object to this loss ofover the air TV service inour area VOICE YOUROBJECTION. Call theCBC at 1-866-306-4636 and Steve PetersOffice at 519-631-0666. Tell them youwould like CBC over theair service to continuein Southern Ontario.
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Has your life been af-fected by someoneelse’s drinking? If so,AL-ANON is for you! Wewill help. Call 519-434-2613 or 1-888-4al-ANON.
Troubled by someoneelse's drinking? We willhelp! Alateen - Mon-days at 6:30pm, St.Thomas ChristianChurch, 451 WellingtonStreet, St. Thomas.Phone 519-434-2613.
The Alzheimer Society,BBQ, 450 Sunset Drive,rear parking lot, 11am-1:30pm. July 14, 21,22, 28.
Drop-in Support Groupheld 2nd and 4th Tues-day of each month, 4–6pm, in the Elgin MallCommunity Room. CallSerenity House Hospice(519-637-3034) forinfo.
VON is recruiting volun-teer leaders for In-H o m eExercises. Volunteersvisit clients weekly toencourage and supportindividual exercise pro-gram. Contact VON formore information. 519-637-6408.
The Arthritis Society islooking for volunteersfor annual Door to Doorcampaign in Septem-ber. If interested con-tact Dan Knight at519-433-2191 ext1226 [email protected].
Enjoy the colourfulwhimsy of Guild mem-ber Rosemary Nagel’spaintings at the Port
Stanley Public Library,Bridge Street, duringJuly. Call 519-782-4241 for times.
"Day Out With Thomas"the Tank Engine, Me-morial Centre in St.Thomas, July 15-17and 22-24. For tickets,call Ticketweb @ 1-888-222-6608.
Join Serenity HouseHospice’s road trip toDrayton Festival The-atre, July 16. Leave9am arrive St. Jacobs,lunch included. Per-formance 2pm. $95.Call 519-637-3034.
Steak barbecue at Col.Talbot Branch 81, RoyalCanadian Legion,Aylmer, Saturday, July16, 5:30pm. Rain orshine. All welcome.
STPA presents: “Drivenby Eternity”, A John Be-vere video series, Sun-day, July 17 at 6pm,144 Wellington St., St.Thomas, 519-633-3810.
Praise in the Park,Palmer Park (Bandshell)S y d e n h a mSt. W, Aylmer.July 17, 7pm. Weatherrelated alternative -Aylmer Full GospelChurch, 344 Talbot St.E., Aylmer, free event.
Monday, July 18, camp"Times of Nazareth".This is a weeklongcamp 9am-3pm at St.Andrew's UnitedChurch, 60 West Ave.For info 519-631-4558.
Volunteer Open Houseat Canadian Red Crosson Monday, July 18from 6-8pm. 141Wellington St. StThomas. 519-631-
July 19, Elgin County Plow-men's Association Meeting7:30pm, Kettle Creek Con-servation Authority office.Visitors welcome. Knowl-edge of plowing not re-quired. 519-765-4410 or519-773-8531.
Christmas in July, July 20,Full Turkey Dinner with allthe trimmings. Tickets $10Advance, $12 at door, St.Thomas Seniors' Centre,
225 Chestnut St. Doorsopen 4:30pm. Dinner 5pm.
Visit Niagara Botanical andRose Gardens and PalatineRoses on Wednesday, July20. Supper included. $60.Sponsored by Rose Society.Contact Richard Cartwright519-633-3939.
Redeemer Lutheran ChurchVacation Bible School, July20 and 21, 9 – 3. Com-pleted JK to completedGrade 6. Pre- registrationrequired. 519-631-9053.
The Foodland in Belmont ishosting a BBQ fundraiser
benefitting the CanadianCancer Society on Satur-day, July 23 at 11am–3pm.
23rd Annual Junior FlyingDisc Championships, July23, 9am-3pm, V.A. BarriePark. Free to all kids ages6 to 15, 100 player limit, toregister or for more info callDan Barned 519-633-9188.
STPA presents: “Driven byEternity”, A John Beverevideo series, Sunday, July24 at 6pm, 144 WellingtonSt., St. Thomas, 519-633-3810.
Elgin Business Women’sNetwork, July 27, The Artsand Cookery Bank, 242Graham Rd, West Lorne.Networking at 6, dinner at7, rsvp Linda 519-644-1543.
Thursday, July 28, SummerLuncheon with Euchre tofollow, 12pm at St. An-drew's United Church, 60West Ave. For info 519-631-4558.
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BAKER, ALFRED HAROLD of Aylmer passedaway Thursday, July 7, 2011 in his 92nd year.A private family funeral was held July 11,2011. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.BOWEN, WILLIAM “BILL” ROBERT of Port Stanleypassed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 atthe age of 82. Mass of the Christian Burial washeld July 11, 2011. Shawn Jackson FuneralHome.COOPER, KENNETH CHARLES of St. Thomaspassed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 in his79th year. A funeral service was held July 7,2011. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.DICKSON, HEATHER ELIZABETH of London andpreviously of St. Thomas passed away on Sat-urday, July 9, 2011 at the age of 75. A memo-rial service was held July 12, 2011. WilliamsFuneral Home Ltd.
FREEMAN, DOREEN of St. Thomas, passedaway on Thursday, July 7, 2011 in her 83rdyear. A funeral service was held July 11, 2011.Williams Funeral Home Ltd.GOTZMEISTER, GEORGE G. of R.R. #5, Aylmer,passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011 in his55th year. A service will be held Wednesday,July 20, 2011 at 11am, interment will followat the Aylmer Cemetery. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.ROACH, DOUGLAS WILLIAM “DOUGIE” of PortDover, passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 at theage of 71. A memorial service was held July10, 2011. Shawn Jackson Funeral Home.SCHRAM, LeROY C. "DUKE" of London, formerlySt. Thomas, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011in his 77th year. A funeral service was heldWednesday, July 6, 2011. Sifton Funeral
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Hairmasters...........................................................633-2440Hallmark.................................................................633-7675Jenner Pet ....................................................519-207-7387K&K Locksmiths...................................................631-4110Knockout Fashions..............................................633-0530La Senza.................................................................637-6250Magic Nails...........................................................631-3413Mags, Smokes & More ......................................633-9773Metro......................................................................633-8780Northern Reflections ..........................................633-4853OMAC Mortgage .................................................637-1850Payless Shoe Source .........................................637-7796Rayna......................................................................633-4944Rogers Wireless ..................................................637-0384
Riverbed Aqua Massage...................................207-3225Smithbooks............................................................633-4717Sport Mart .............................................................631-4006St Thomas Public Library...................................631-6050St Thomas Town & Country Realty..................207-3000The Station Master..............................................637-0127Stitches ..................................................................631-4600Subway ..................................................................631-0331Suzy Shier..............................................................633-1336TD Canada Trust...................................................633-4640Tan Jay ...................................................................633-5524The Perk.................................................................631-3242Wok Express.........................................................637-6426Zellers.....................................................................633-4645
K & K LocksmithsAt K & K Locksmiths, it’s about keys andso much more.With over 25,000 blanks in stock, therearen’t many keys that the family of Rob,Beth and Dan Burns can’t duplicate. Theyalso offer a line of architectural and de-signer hardware for a look that is notavailable through the big box stores. AndK & K continues to grow its clientele baseby offering both in-store and mobile serv-ice for residential and commercial cus-tomers.The business stocks safes for home orbusiness, and they have a cleaning serv-ice for traditional safes as well as batter-ies for safes with digital key pads.They even carry computer car key dupli-cates for some models. See it all at theirElgin Mall outside location or call 519-631-4110.
Rob, Dan and Beth Burns
SPLASH! into readingby joining the TD Summer ReadingClub at St. Thomas Public Library,Elgin Mall location.Register at the library to receiveyour free goodie bag.Come to activities every Monday,Wednesday, and Friday from 10-noon. Draws, prizes, and so muchmore! Visit the library for more de-tails.
Ontario Early YearsParticipate in a FREE playgroup Thurs-day mornings from 9:30-11:30am. Parents/caregivers andchildren from birth to six years of ageare welcome.
