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Port Stanley MainBeach on Lake Erie hasbeen awarded the BlueFlag again.
This makes Port Stanley’sMain Beach the only Blue Flagbeach on Lake Erie and one ofonly 17 beaches and four mari-nas that will be flying the BlueFlag in Canada this summer. Tobe awarded a Blue Flag by En-vironmental Defence, the BlueFlag coordinator in Canada,four sets of criteria must bemet: water quality, environ-
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American Hall of FameGordon Lightfoot was in-
ducted into the U.S.-basedSongwriters Hall of Fame onJune 14, 2012. Canada’s mosticonic songwriter, Lightfoot isalready a member of the Cana-dian Songwriters Hall of Fame.Mr. Lightfoot has won 15 JunoAwards and been nominatedfor 5 Grammy Awards.
He was inducted into theCanadian Music Hall of Famein 1986 and the CanadianCountry Music Hall Of Fame in2001, winning a staggering 16SOCAN Awards, including theprestigious Lifetime Achieve-ment Award (in 1990, thencalled the William Harold MoonAward).
In May 2003 he was made aCompanion of the Order ofCanada and is also a memberof the Order of Ontario. Light-foot's folk-pop hits include"Early Morning Rain," "Sun-down," "The Wreck of the Ed-mund Fitzgerald," "CanadianRailroad Trilogy" and "If YouCould Read My Mind.”
Born November 17, 1938 inOrillia, Ontario Gordon Lightfootstudied at Los Angeles’ West-lake College of Music. He re-turned to Canada in the early1960s and began performingat the “Riverboat” duringToronto's fabled folk scene.
In 1966, his debut album
Lightfoot was released. Trackssuch as For Lovin' Me, EarlyMornin' Rain, Steel Rail Bluesand Ribbon of Darknessbrought him internationalrecognition as a songwriter.Cover versions of his songswere recorded by artists suchas Bob Dylan, Johnny Cashand Elvis Presley, until 1971
when his own version of If YouCould Read My Mind became atop ten hit.
In 1974, his classic single,Sundown, went to number oneon the American charts, fol-lowed two years later by TheWreck of the Edmund Fitzger-ald, inspired by a Newsweekmagazine article; it reached
number two on the U.S. Bill-board charts.
By the 1990s he was mostlytouring, giving just fifty con-certs a year by 1998, mainly inNorth America, while he re-leased two albums in the pe-riod. In 2004, he released his20th album Harmony, and ap-peared as a featured guest onCanadian Idol.
Gordon Lightfoot set to wow St. Thomas
The blue flag, Main Beach Port Stanley.
Gordon Lightfoot Canadian singer/songwriter inducted into the AmericanHall of Fame June 14.
Awarded blue flag
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and a velocipede. There will bea train hobby show as well asmodel railway displays, chil-dren’s activities and music. Au-thor Ron Brown will also be atthe event Sunday, June 24from 12 to 3 pm to sign hisbooks including his latest, InSearch of the Grand Trunk.
Additions to this year’s col-laborative event will includeclassic car displays, guidedtours of the CASO Station, aStrawberry Social (Saturdaymorning), displays of nostalgictoys and dolls, and Heritage ofthe Rails dramatic vignettes(Sunday). On the railway landsbetween the Elgin County Rail-way Museum and the CASO
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I fall to piecesLori Holden from St. Thomas portraysthe legendary singer Patsy Cline duringSummerfest at the Knights of Columbuson June 16.
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The Canadian FoodgrainsBank Committee at Knox Pres-byterian Church, St. Thomaswas the recipient of the enthu-siasm and hard work of fiveSouth Secondary School stu-dents.
Their senior business man-agement teacher, Mr. Marcus,gave them a real-life assign-ment. Students were assignedto work in small groups to de-velop and execute a fundraisingproject for a charity of theirchoice.
Beth Currie, Chelsea Manuel,Dylan Stemmler, Serena Barrowand Robbie Timmerman rolledup their sleeves to make andsell pies in support the Cana-dian Foodgrains Bank. Theirgoal was to raise at least$1,000. Ed Ellis, Chair of theKnox Foodgrains Committeeand his wife Donna from St.Thomas, acted as their mentorsfor the project.
The students were very suc-cessful due to their hard workand sales initiative. They madeand sold over 360 pies – acombination of 10” and 5” beef,cherry, blueberry and straw-berry/rhubarb pies. They pur-chased all the ingredients andorganized the pie-making pro-duction in the Knox Churchkitchen.
On April 26 they made 150beef pies, and on April 27 theymade 150 fruit pies. Once thepies were prepared, baked andcooled, they were bagged, la-beled and frozen. Demand fortheir pies exceeded their supply,and an additional 60 pies had tobe made to fill all the orders anddelivered.
This project required manyhundreds of hours of planning,procuring, selling, accountingand follow-up. Each of the stu-dents commented on what agreat learning experience this
was for them.In total, they raised $1,300 for
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The LittleCoupe meetsthe bigLaSalleOne-year-old AddisonHunter of Belmont pulls up inher little coupe with her dadJoe and grand dad Rob onFather’s Day at Pinafore Park.The 1939 LaSalle, owned byPete Verhousen of Watford,was one of 200 old cars in theannual Lion’s Auto Fest in thepark on June 17.
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Keeping the community safetakes dedication and commit-ment. Constable Katherine Mc-Neil, co-ordinator of the St.Thomas Crime Stoppers, hasbeen with program for five anda half years. She assists inevery aspect of the programfrom speaking to elementaryand high school students to or-dering the Crime Stoppers ve-hicles, decals and promotionalmaterial.
In 2011, Const. McNeil re-es-tablished a Student CrimeStoppers program in all sixhigh schools in the district. Sheworked with Bendel Produc-tions to increase the visibility ofthe television crime of theweek by displaying them onlocal Rogers TV, Inside Elgin,Facebook and You Tube. Con-
stable Katherine McNeil wasrecently awarded coordinatorof the year award and the
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Chrysler in St. Thomas starteddonating vehicles on a rotatingbasis to the Crime StoppersProgram in 2006. In May of2008, Dan became an activemember of the Crime Stoppersboard and the amount of dona-tions and support of fundrais-ers grew with his membership.He is a corporate sponsor inthe annual Crime Stoppers golftournament, donates raffleprizes and continues to donatea new vehicle to the programevery 15 months. Dan Dalewas awarded the communityservice award for exceptionalcommitment and support ofthe Crime Stoppers Program.
Constable Katherine McNeilentered a Crime Stoppers arti-cle from the Weekly News andpresented the award of bestmedia coverage in print awardto Anita LaRue, editor of theWeekly News on June 12.
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Const. Katherine McNeil (left) co-ordinator of the St. Thomas Crime Stoppers;Anita LaRue, editor of the Weekly News and Dan Dale, owner of Elgin Chryslerdisplay their awards from Ontario Crime Stoppers on June 12.
A middle-aged man wasn't feeling well, so he went tothe doctor for a check-up. After a thorough examina-tion, the doctor said, "Well, based on my examination,the best thing for you is to cut out all sweets and fattyfoods, give up alcohol, and stop smoking."
The man said, "Well, to be honest with you, Doc, I don't deserve thebest. What's the second best?"
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When Conlan was born at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, we could not have been happier with ourexperience in the Family Centred Maternal Child Care Unit.
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Ribbon cutting ceremonyby Tim Harvey
The East Elgin Sportsmen's Associationnear Aylmer celebrated the Grand Openingof its new $800,000 Clubhouse on June 8.It’s been several years in planning andconstruction. The two-storey structure re-places the original log clubhouse that wasconstructed in the 1950s. Due to repairsbeing deemed too expensive and the needfor more space, the members throughmeetings came up with the concept, de-sign and funding to complete the build-ing.
The new facility is a two-floor structurewith a lift for wheelchair access. A fullkitchen is still being completed and a sep-arate classroom complements the mainfloor. There will be archery, air pistol andrifle programs available to juniors as wellas club members.
The Junior Rifle program at EESA (EastElgin Sportsmen’s Association) startedafter the club was founded and has grownto be known and respected across ourcountry at provincial and national compe-titions. This program has produced toplocal athletes who in the past and presenthave qualified for the Canadian NationalShooting Team and represented Canada atInternational shooting events such as the2010 World Championships in MunichGermany.
The original charter of EESA was fishing
and a conservation club; however, cur-rently there are programs for archery, trap,pistol, in addition to rifle. Other than theJunior Programs, this is a members-onlyclub, but the club is happy to take new ap-plications for membership.
This was also the weekend of the annualOpen House, where the public could comeout and try a large variety of firearms. Thisevent drew over 1,600 people from across
the province and ran from Saturdaythrough to Sunday. Representatives fromfirearms manufacturers, local police forcesand the representation from the ChiefFirearms Office were there to provideknowledge and information.
Members of EESA as well as participantsof the nationally acclaimed Jr. Rifle pro-gram served as volunteers.
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Ribbon cutting ceremony held at East Elgin Sportsmen’s Association on June 8. John Evers (left), Presi-dent of EESA; Joe Preston, MP for Elgin –Middlesex –London; Tony Bernardo, Acting Director of Cana-dian Shooting Sports and Ken Bond, Vice President of EESA. (Photo by Tim Harvey)
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QuotesI love quotes! Who doesn’t love
quotes? I read and hear themabsolutely everywhere. Quotes
give us a lift, a boost and at the best or worst oftimes, allow us to laugh. To be honest, I’m notsure I know anyone who doesn’t have at leastone quote they try to live by, enjoy or have mem-orized. But what really draws us to these smallyet significant sentences? I’ve come to believe itis the very essence of their meaning.
At times we are unable to express ourselves . .. understandable, but once we hear someoneelse explain an experience that is similar to ourown it’s hard not to believe in what’s being said.It’s that feeling of not being so alone in how wethink and feel.
I own this beautiful hardcover book that wasgiven to me by a very dear friend. I call it myquote book . . . yes, not very original but when-ever I hear a quote or a saying that hits home, I
write it down. It’s very therapeutic or it could justbe my own sentimentality . . . yes, my poetic side.
I have tons of these powerful statements in mybook of quotes and I would like to share a fewwith you: This too shall pass, were you lovedenough, if you don’t stand for something you willfall for anything, you should always be suspiciousof perfection, the road to hell was paved withgood intentions, and my favourite, by myfavourite author Virginia Woolf, You cannot findpeace by avoiding life.
Quotes give us something to think about duringtimes of need. I guess that’s the true purpose.I’m sure many of you have great sayings thatyou’ve stored in the back of your mind, and whenneeded they’re released: funny ones, depressingones, fictional ones, powerful ones, or just down-right silly ones. Yet, no matter how crazy they are,if they help, that’s all that counts.
Oops . . .I forgot to express one of my families’favourite quotes – Pick yourself up, dust yourselfoff and start all over again. How can you not lovea good quote?
Terry Carroll
Lots going onThe things that go on in Elgin
are a constant source of aston-ishment. Last Saturday, we
weren’t officially into summer, but things werealready heating up.
In the afternoon, I spent time under a white tentat Pinecroft as Jammin’ In The Cabin played tra-ditional country music, part of a fundraiser forHike For Hospice. The name of the band comesfrom Sunday afternoon sessions in a cabin atPinecroft. All that practising does make a differ-ence. For all their playfulness, these musiciansare no slouches. It’s a tight sound.
(Now I know there are readers who disdain tra-ditional country music so much they think“loose” would be a complimentary way of de-scribing all such performances. Okay, but seewhat happens when your pickup truck won’tstart, your woman done ups and leaves you, notrains run and the bars are all closed. See whatcomfort your uppity classical music / jazz brings
you then. City slicker.)Saturday evening, I attended Summerfest at the
Knights of Columbus Hall in St. Thomas. This wasa night of tribute acts to Tina Turner, Patsy Clineand Michael Jackson. Traditional country musicfans in this area know how powerfully LoriHolden reincarnates the voice of Patsy Cline. ASt. Thomas moment occurred when a womanwith Down’s syndrome who loves to dance andknows many of the lyrics wanted to take over alot of this act. Lori, as Patsy, handled this beau-tifully, barely missing a beat as she allowed thewoman to become part of her set.
And it made perfect sense, past a little initialshock, that the Michael Jackson Tribute setwould be performed by a woman. She had thedance moves, the look and the voice.
A light bulb went on for me. Tribute acts aren’tnecessarily about fan adoration of the deceased.Done well, tribute artists recreate the talentwhich made the artist so famous. And that makesall the difference.
It’s going to be a great summer . . . assumingthat dag-blamed pickup will start.
Community Snapshot
Angels for babiesThe Catholic Women’s League from Holy Angels Church donate baby clothing to the St. Thomas Elgin General Hos-pital on June 13. Joanne Gruber (left), volunteer services; Ruth Gaudreault, RPN; Louise Perrier, first vice; LorraineVallee – Moczulski, president elect and Terry Collins, president.
Under the “It’s about time!”category, we can enter the newsthat Gordon Lightfoot has finallymade it into the American Song-writers Hall of Fame. He hasgiven the entire world a collec-tion of truly fine songs and it’s
curious that more of these melodies haven’tspilled across the border for American con-sumption.
Gordon has done many concerts in the US andhe has stubbornly resisted moving from hishome in Toronto. He doesn’t have to go to thepeople. The people come to him. Aside frommany beautiful love songs, his ventures intosongwriting took him into history with The Cana-dian Railroad Trilogy and The Wreck of the Ed-mund Fitzgerald. He still gives concerts, but his
voice is now less than it was, now that he is 73.I recall that when I was younger, I lumped himinto the same category with Neil Young: greatsongs, but painful singers. I have since changedmy mind about both men.
Several columns ago, I wrote that I could seeGordon performing live at the Steele’s Tavern forthe price of a beer. Some years later, when I wasa News Director at CFOR in Orillia, the town de-cided it would have a Gordon Lightfoot Day. Hehad grown up there and worked part-time in hisfather’s dry-cleaning business. I had the pleas-ure of interviewing him about the honour and hewas genuinely surprised and humble. It took thetown a long time to appreciate him, but it wasthe same for me. Sorry Gordon. You deserve ac-colades for a life in music that has enriched somany people.
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S’ine Maule Staples Steve Mills General Contracting St. Thomas Glass* St. Thomas Tire Service Ltd.* STEGH Foundation* T-Zone Health Tim Hortons Village Square Coffee House Wallpaper Loft* Waterspots* Wayside Inn
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Inspired Not Retired
With help
Are you Feeling “Inspired Not Retired”?
“With help, we’ve successfully
re-entered the Work Force.”
Targeted Initiative for Older Workers(TIOW)
• Aged 55 to 64 (in some circumstances,
unemployed workers aged 50 to 54 or 65
and over may participate)
• Unemployed Call today to register for the next program in August.
This Employment Ontario program isfunded by the Ontario Government
www.jobselgin.ca
Employment Services Elgin
400 Talbot St., St. ThomasP: 519.631.5470
Mon-Thurs8:30am-6pm • Fri 8:30am-4pm
Aylmer CommunityServices
25 Centre Street, AylmerP: 519.765.2082
Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pmTues 9am-6pm
West Elgin SupportServices
160 Main Street, West Lorne
P: 519.768.0020Mon-Fri 9am-5 pm
Buy local, buy freshDid you know that if 10,000
families purchased $2 perweek of locally produced foodthis would keep $1,040,000(just over a million dollars) cir-culating in our local communityof St. Thomas? Local food hashealth benefits, environmentaland economic benefits. TheLocal Food For Local PeopleCoalition is launching a newchallenge to encourage peopleto learn more about their food.On June 16 at the HortonFarmers’ Market in St. Thomas,The Toonie Challenge waslaunched.
•The health benefits of localfood are seen because har-vesting local food at its peakallows the food to taste greaton its own, needing little addedsalt, sugar or fat to enhancethe flavour. Purchasing from
local farms and businessescontributes to local tax rev-enue, infrastructure, jobs andeconomic diversification.
•The economic benefits oflocal food are felt by keepingmoney in our community,which is important for thehealth of our local economy.For example, by buying veg-etables from a local farmer,that farmer can then pay forhis daughter’s ballet lessons.This kind of economy is basedon connections with people.
•The environmental benefitsof local food are demonstratedby reduced fuel costs neededfor transporting food. Buyinglocal food means having ac-cess to information about sup-porting farming practices thatprotect biodiversity, air andwater quality, and preservegreen space.
The Local Food For LocalPeople Coalition is launching anew challenge to encouragepeople to learn more abouttheir food.
For more info. . . www.ipetitions.com
FIREWORKS!FIREWORKS!FIREWORKS!
St.Thomas Kinsmen, Serving the community’s greatest need St.Thomas Kinsmen, Serving the community’s greatest need St.Thomas Kinsmen, Serving the community’s greatest need
Support your local St.Thomas Kinsmen Club
BEST PRICES IN TOWN! NO TAX!BEST PRICES IN TOWN! NO TAX!BEST PRICES IN TOWN! NO TAX!All proceeds support community projectsAll proceeds support community projectsAll proceeds support community projects
BUY LOCAL!
Timken Centre Parking LotOpen Wednesday June 27th
to Monday July 2ndFireworks held at
Pinafore Park this year,all day event!
Beer Gardens open at 11:00 am
Timken Centre Parking LotOpen Wednesday June 27th
to Monday July 2ndFireworks held at
Pinafore Park this year,all day event!
Beer Gardens open at 11:00 am
Take thetoonie challenge
Love of animalsPet Value presented a cheque in the amount of $678 on June 9 forthe Pause for Cause event held at Parkside Collegiate Institute.Money will go to such services as animal coalition, all breed ca-nine and animal aid. Lois Jackson (left), animal coalition; Bran-don Taylor, Pet Value staff; Carol Clarke, all breed canine rescueand Gwen Gratton, Animal Aide.
(Photo by Dianne Bonner)
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information to St. Thomascouncil at the regular meetingJune 18 regarding the trip toXuyi, China. CAO Wendall pre-sented a 60 second slideshowon the highlights of the visit.Chief Graves said, “The rela-tionship that occurred was mostbeneficial for St. Thomas in cul-tural, sports educational, touristexchanges and to seek touristopportunities in the private sec-tor.” Mayor Heather Jacksonsaid, “It was very nice to hearhow open they were in the dis-cussions and today we heardfrom them on future possibili-ties and they seemed eager andexcited to explore some educa-
tional opportunities and culturalopportunities between St.Thomas and Xuyi, China.”2012/2013 New Year’s EveFree Transit Service
Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) in St. Thomas has of-fered to fund the provision offree transit service for the2012/2013 New Year’s Eve. Thegoal of providing free transitservice is to raise public aware-ness related to issues of drink-ing and driving. Councilapproved free transit service onNew Year’s Eve from 8:15 pm to3:15 am from December 31 toJanuary 1. MADD will be in-voiced $1,218 plus HST to fundthe cost of free bus service.2012 Operating Budget
Council received the report TR15-12 regarding changes to the2012 operating budget with in-formation from William Day, Di-
rector of Finance and CityTreasurer and council approvedthe recommended changes tothe 2012 operating budget. Anadditional amount of $38,000(City portion) is to be includedwith the Ontario Works Budgetfor temporary caseworker posi-tions. The library budget will bereduced by $15,400 as requiredto offset additional wage andbenefit costs in 2012 and theValleyview budget is reduced by$10,000. The net financial im-pact of all recommendedbudget account revision is zero,that is, the originally approvedmunicipal property tax levy of$41,877,321 remains un-changed.Annual Big Brother/Big Sister
The fourth annual BigBrother/Big Sister “Golf forKids” golf tournament will beheld at the Kettle Creek Golf andCountry Club on June 29. Pro-ceeds raised from this tourna-ment go toward the annual Kidsand Cops Camp which is runjointly between the St. ThomasPolice Services and Big Brotherand Big Sister of St. Thomas-Elgin.
Donation boxes will be set up forCaring Cupboard
Thank you to Green Lane CommunityTrust and Libro Financial Group for
their contribution
CANADA DAY FIREWORKSSponsored by the Optimist Club of Fingal-Shedden and District
and the Township of Southwold
When: Saturday, June 30, 2012Where: Ball park in FingalTime: Gates open at 7:00 p.m. Rain Date: Monday, July 2nd Clowns, Face Painting, cakeMusic by Bill Farquhar & Austin Gagnier
Anita LaRue’s article about‘manners’ and Ric Wellwood’sarticle about ‘failing students’ran hand and hand. Maybe it’sabout discipline?
Born of an Irish dad and Ger-man mother I grew up with dis-cipline in the family home, andin a one-room school.
What came of this? Hardwork, respect, discipline, andnothing came easy. You mustwork for it.
So glad to have had my strictupbringing and caring parents.
David Harding Sparta
briefsSt.Thomas CityCouncil
Letter to theeditor
Have you heard aboutthe good weather
witch? She's forecasting
sunny spells!
PUBLIC MEETINGSUNDAY HUNTINGTownship of Southwold
(519) 769-2010Thursday, June 28th,
7:00 pm at the Keystone Complex,35921 Talbot Line, Shedden
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Duke of Edinburgh by Todd Rowley
Prince Philip established theDuke of Edinburgh Award pro-gram in 1956 to help youngpeople develop a sense of re-sponsibility to themselves andtheir community. The programstrives to see the personal de-velopment of youth and youngadults, aged 14-25, in fourareas: service, skills, adventur-ous outdoors, and physical fit-ness.
St. Thomas #7 Army CadetSgt. D. Moes recently com-pleted her bronze level trainingthrough the Duke of EdinburghAward program, which is of-fered through the Army Cadetsin St. Thomas. Area youth at-tended a ceremony held atLondon’s City Hall on June 11to be recognized for theirachievements in the pro-gram. London’s Mayor, JoeFontana, presented Sgt. Moeswith her certificate of achieve-ment.
“I decided to join the Duke ofEdinburgh program because itenables me to gain new skillsand experience new things,”said Moes. She recently com-pleted a trip to Algonquin Parkwhere she and fellow Cadetsportaged, camped, and ca-
noed. These experiences helpwith her progress to completethe next level in the Duke ofEdinburgh program.
Being involved in the St.Thomas #7 Cadets began thejourney into the Duke of Edin-burgh program for Moes. “I’vebeen involved in Cadets sinceNovember 2008 after visitingan open house at the ar-mories. Cadets has helped mewith my long term goals be-cause it has taught me the im-portance of dedication and
hard work, team work, leader-ship skills, and self discipline,”
Moes said.“I would encour-age anyone, 12 to 18, to con-sider joining because there issomething for everyone to takepart in and the friendships thatform will last a lifetime!”
For more infor . . .Duke of Edinburgh programwww.dukeofed.org St. Thomas #7 Army Cadetswww.no7cadets.blogspot.com
Cadet Sgt.D.Moes of St.Thomas stands proudlywith Mayor Joe Fontana of London after completingher bronze level training.
(Photo by Todd Rowley)
Helping your people
ColourfulchoicesWith her face painted, eight-year-old RainLawe looks over the display of crafted pendantscarves during Rosy Rhubarb Days in Sheddenon June 9.
(Photo by Brian Wilsdon)
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#Study Area of Proposed
Heritage Conservation District
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OFFICE CLOSING
Municipal Offices will be closed Monday, July 2nd, 2012 in celebration of Canada Day.
WASTE COLLECTION CHANGES
There will be no garbage and blue box recyclables collection on Monday, July 2nd, 2011.
Garbage and blue box recyclables will be collected one day later than normal that week.
For instance, if your waste is normally collected on Monday, it will be collected on Tuesday. If
your waste is normally collected on Friday, it will be collected on Saturday.
FIREWORKS
Celebrate Canada’s 145th birthday with fireworks at dusk on Sunday, July 1st, 2012 at Port
Stanley Main Beach and Don Yeck Park in Belmont.
Summer Council Meeting Schedule For July and August, Council will hold only one regular meeting each month. In July, Council
will meet on Monday, July 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pm.
PORT STANLEY -PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVING THE HERITAGE OF YOUR COMMUNITY
Heritage Conservation District Open House/Public Meeting As part of the Municipality of Central Elgin’s commitment to encourage public participation
in the Area Study being conducted in support of a possible Heritage Conservation District in
Port Stanley, you are invited to a Heritage Conservation District Open House, Wednesday
July 4th, 2012, at the Port Stanley Arena & Community
Centre, 332 Carlow Road, Port Stanley.
Doors Open 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Presentation
8:15 to 9:00 p.m. Open Discussion
The purpose of a Heritage Conservation District is to:
• Implement a planning process that respects the
community’s history and identity;
• Ensure that the community’s heritage conservation
objectives and stewardship will be respected during
the land use decision-making process;
• Allow the community to recognize what it values within
an area that contributes to its sense of place;
• Offer specific economic benefits to property owners by
making them eligible to apply for grant, loan or tax
relief to carry out restoration or conservation work; and
• Encourage and manage cultural tourism activity.
The Open House will include:
• A brief presentation on what a Heritage Conservation District is and the Area Study
being conducted as background information feeding into the process;
• “Storyboards” and other displays illustrating the proposed study area and properties
currently designated under the Ontario Heritage Act; and,
• Opportunity for one-on-one discussion with the individuals responsible for carrying out
the Area Study to see how a Heritage Conservation District might affect you and your
property.
You may also obtain further information on Heritage Conservation Districts by contacting the
Central Elgin Planning Office at email to [email protected] or 519- 633-2560.
Applications Invited – Director, ERTH Corporation The Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin invites applications from
persons willing to serve as a Director of ERTH Corporation. The term of the appointment will
be for four years. ERTH Corporation owns a number of business corporations, including Erie
Thames Powerlines.
Applicants should be eligible to be an elector in the Municipality of Central Elgin and a
resident Canadian. In addition, the Business Corporations Act excludes the following
persons from serving as a director: a person who is of unsound mind and has been so found
by a court in Canada or elsewhere, and a person who has the status of bankrupt. Experience
as a director or manager of a business corporation will be considered an asset.
Additional information is available from the Chief Administrative Officer.
Applications outlining qualifications, including relevant experience and/or education should
be submitted, by Friday, July 6, 2012, to: Donald N. Leitch, Chief Administrative Officer &
Clerk, Municipality of Central Elgin, 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 5V1,
D a r e d e v i lNik was proba-bly the mostwatched personon Friday, June15. Wallenda
walked the tightrope 1800 feetover Niagara Falls, followingthe family tradition of tightropewalking. If you Google Nik Wal-lenda you will easily finddozens of photos, interviews,and news articles on this awe-some display offearlessness. I’m a little –maybe a lot – fearful of heights
– often called acrophobia. I likethe ground. Walking across Ni-agara Falls on a tightrope ispretty close to insanity in mybooks, but not to Wallenda. Hegot a real charge out of doingit. He loved the crowds, the TVcameras, and the anticipationof the event. He believes thatwe need to pursue our dreamsand never give up. Yes Wal-lenda, that's why I stay on theground!
He was fitted with a micro-phone during his 25-minutewalk, so the public could hearhis heart pounding out of hischest. I watched the YouTube
video to hear what Wallendahad to say. You could actuallyhear some of Wallenda's ex-pressions. I heard Wallendasay: “Praise you, Father God.Praise you, Jesus!” The TorontoSun reported Wallenda's walkin these terms: The King of theWire puts his faith in the Kingof Kings.
Wallenda gathered his familyaround for prayer just prior tothe walk and he likes to weara cross around his neck everytime he wirewalks. That cross,is not just a fashion statement.The Toronto Sun reported thatto Wallenda it's a messageabout the religious beliefs theAmerican performer holdsclose to his heart. Now, somemay be offended with Wal-lenda's comments while wire-walking across the falls. Whydrag Jesus into thescene? Can't he keep thosecomments to himself? My re-sponse is simple – youtightrope walk the falls withoutJesus – just go ahead! Andthat, is something to thinkabout.
Something To Think About... Pastor Cusick: ww.stpa.on.ca
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation pink tour bus arrived at Shoppers Drug Mart on Edward Street in St. Thomason June 13. Kelly Cousens (left) pink bus tour guide; Jeff Annandale, front store manager; Karrie Tong, pharmacistowner; Jane Edwards, pharmacist and Carlanna Cook, pink bus tour guide
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45811 Fruit Ridge LineRR#5. St. Thomas
519-775-2216
Ultimate TributesSunday, July 8, 2:00 – 7:00 pm
MotownMemoriesSunday, July 29, 2:00 – 7:00 pm
CarribeanFiesta
Sunday, August 12, 2:00 – 7:00
Reds, Whites,& the BluesSunday, August 26, 2:00 – 7:00 pm
Our 2012 HighlightsSummer Swing
Stork Club Music and MemoriesSunday, June 24, 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Tickets $25.00
Wish Upon a Song 2Showcasing incredible youth
Sunday, August 19, 1:00 – 6:00 pmTickets $20 Advance - $25 at the Gate
A Celebration of Music, Art & CommunityDandyfest 2012
Saturday, September 1, 12:00 – 8:00 pmTickets $25 Advance - $35 at the Gate
Season Pass for all four of these events
$50.00
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SALES SERVICE LESSONS323 Talbot St. 631-1530
Learn to PLAYthis Summer
Guitar Drums Piano
Kids who Study Music do Better in School...
and in Life!
West ElginKids’ Fishing Derby, Port
Glasgow Marina, July 8Cactus, Cattle & Cowboys,
West Lorne, July 21Rodney – Aldborough Fair,
September 14 – 16
Dutton/DunwichAnnual Street Dance, Dut-
ton, July 21Talbot Trail of Yard Sales,
Hwy 3, August 25Heritage Farm Show,
Backus Page House, Septem-ber 14 – 16Southwold
Shedden Fair, August 25, 26RCMP Musical Ride, Sep-
tember 6
Central ElginBelmont Fun Day, June 23Stork Club Summer Swing,
Quai du Vin, June 24CanFest, Port Stanley, June
30 – July 1Port Stanley Art Association
Show, June 30 – July 1Ultimate Tributes, for Easter
Seals, Quai du Vin, July 8Motown Memories, Quai du
Summer Singing Classes for Kids age 5 to 10We sing, we dance, we learn, and we have fun!
Adult Singing Workshop July 6/7 or August 24/25
Learn how to extend your range, improve your tone,and gain power
Visit www.beemusicstudios.com for information or emailSusan at [email protected]
***private instruction also available
Bee Music Studios519-633-7556
From now through September, there’s atremendous amount to see and do in Elgin andSt. Thomas. There’s music to be enjoyed andmusic lessons to be taken. Daytripping and agri-tourism opportunities abound. As always, ElginCounty affords you fitness and relaxationthrough a variety of clubs, businesses and com-munity organizations. Or there’s always a caseto be made for a good book at the beach orunder a shade tree.
Check out the advertisers on these pages forsome wonderful ideas for this summer. In thecoming weeks, watch for details of a new Elgintourism summer contest sponsored by Elgin / St.Thomas Tourism, The Weekly News and myFM.And in the area of events and activities, here’s asampling, from west to east, to whet your ap-petite. For complete listings, have a look at theElgin Tourism website over the summer.
Summer ActivitiesA g r e a t b a l a n c e o f c i t y a n d c o u n t r y
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Summer Camps Since 1957
LessonsHourly Horseback RidingSchool, Business, Church Parties, Birthday Parties
New Indoor Riding Facility & Dude Ranch Horse Clubs
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Congratulations to the Town ofAylmer on its 125th Anniversary
From the Management and Staff of
Thursday June 284 - 4:30 p.m. and again at
5:30 p.m. Derrick Drover Band,Palmer Park Bandshell
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. OpeningCeremonies at Palmer Park(the Bandshell). Kick off an in-credible weekend by comingearly (limited seating). TownCrier, Dignitaries, Balloon Re-lease, the unveiling of QuiltBlocks from the SettlementStories Quilt Trails, and Cake!
5 p.m. to 7:30p.m. KickoffSupper and Old FashionedGames. Aylmer Christian Re-formed Church on CaverlyRoad. Old Fashioned Gameslike: three-legged race, wheel-barrow race, and the beardcontest.
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. OldeAylmer Cruisers Car Show,East Elgin Community Complex
6 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. East ElginMusic Society, Palmer ParkBandshell
Friday June 297 a.m. - 10 a.m. EMMC Com-
munity Breakfast, Curling Club,Aylmer Fairgrounds
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Free Bowlingat Cy’s Bowling Lanes on Tal-bot Street East
5 p.m. - 11 p.m. "A WalkDown Talbot Street - Past &Present" - Aylmer- Malahide
Museum & Archives, GermanCanadian Club on Talbot Line(Hwy # 3)
6 p.m. - 1 a.m. Saxonia &Optimist Clubs Supper / Dance,German Canadian Club on Tal-bot Line (Hwy # 3)
7 p.m. Bike Rodeo, ChalkDrawing Contest, LutheranChurch on Talbot St. W atCaverly
7 p.m. - 11 p.m. Teen VideoDance: $5 (Ages 8-14) EastElgin Community Complex
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Music byTraci Kennedy, Palmer ParkBandshellSaturday June 30
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Dotsy The Clown offering snowcones, cotton candy & balloontwists, Kinsmen Park
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. ShrinersCommunity Lunch and CarShow, ICS Parking Lot on Tal-bot Street
12 noon – 2 p.m. Music byJammin’ In The Cabin, PalmerPark Bandshell
12 noon – 4 p.m. Art in thePark, Palmer Park
1 p.m. Kinsmen Parade onTalbot Street, starting at Fair-grounds
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Free Swim-ming at the Aylmer Pool
4 p.m. – Music by Kayla Mal-skitis & Sarah Twinem, PalmerPark Bandshell
8 p.m. – 1 a.m. Town ofAylmer Dance with live musicby the Sahara Swing Band atEast Elgin Community Com-plex. Light luncheon at 11 p.m.$20 per person (Museum dis-play moves to East Elgin Com-munity Complex)Movie Under the Stars atdusk. Grab a blanket andsome snacks, and come towatch a movie under thestars staring at 9 p.m. Dona-tions to the Corner CupboardFoodbank
Proud to have been partof the Town of Aylmer forover 60 years.Congratulations!
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Sunday July 19 a.m. – 1 p.m. Community
Breakfast, Knights of Colum-bus Club on Beech St.
10 a.m. Ecumenical ChurchService, Palmer Park Bandshell
1 – 3 p.m. Elgin County Her-itage Horse and Buggy Tours atCentre Street
12 noon – 1 p.m. Music byNeil Whyte, Aylmer BaptistChurch on John Street South
3 – 7 p.m. BBQ / Music, Royal
Canadian Legion on JohnStreet North
5 p.m. – Aylmer & MalahideCanada Day events – EastElgin Community Complex.(Museum display continues in-side)
9 p.m. - Aylmer KinsmenCanada Day Fireworks, EastElgin Community Complex.(Rain date, July 2)
Congratulations to theTown of Aylmer on your
125th Anniversary.
Home of572 Talbot Street E., Aylmer 519-773-3141
Best Wishes from the Summers Familyand the Staff of Aylmer Tire.
We are proud tohave been partof this Town for35 years.
657 John Street North. Aylmer
Ryan & Debbie’s
We’re proud to be partof the Aylmer Community
CONGRATULATIONS!
Aylmer 125th Anniversary CelebrationsVisit the Aylmer-Malahide
Museum & Archives, 14 East St.
Free admission. “Doctors & Nurses of Aylmer”
Thurs. June 28 & Fri. June 29, 9 – 1 and 2 – 5;
Sat. June 30, 11 – 4; Sun. July 1, 1 – 4.
Jammin’ for the 125thJammin’ In The Cabin will be performing during Aylmer’s celebration. Here, the group plays tradi-tional country music at Pinecroft June 16, during Hoedown for Hospice, a fundraiser for SerenityHouse Hospice. (Left) Jason Youke, Paul Smith, Tom Kalman and Mark Minor.
Bring the whole family out for this community-wide celebration
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Take me to the beach! ...but there’s more to PortStanley than a great beach!
Port StanleyCanfestJuly 1st Schedule
Acoustic Brunch, 9:30 am -3:30 pm at The Windjammer,324 Smith Street, Port Stanley.519-782-4173
Veterans March & GardenParty, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Each year the Royal Cana-dian Legion Branch 410 holdsa Canada Day Veterans March,followed by a Garden Partywith Canada Day cake cuttingin Cenotaph Park in front of theLegion. Come join the fun andshow your Canadian pride andsupport for our veterans andserving Canadian forces.
Train Rides, 11 am, 1:00 pm& 2:30 pm
Take a Scenic Train Ride in
the wonderful, open-air pas-senger cars of the Port StanleyTerminal Rail. The 11 am trainis the Extended Scenic Ride toWhyte's Station and back.www.pstr.on.ca
Association of Port StanleyArtists Show, 11 am - 5 pm onthe West Pier. A variety of newand recent work in several dif-ferent mediums. Something foreveryone: oil, watercolour andacrylic paintings, photography,sculpture, ceramics, glassworkand mixed media. Everyone iswelcome!Live Music
zoo on the West Pier with ponyrides and destination carriagerides.
Boat Parade 2 - 4 pmBoaters from both Canada
and the United States will beparticipating in our "Boat Pa-rade.” Boats will be encour-aged to decorate themselvesas floats with prizes for besttheme, spirit, live band, deco-rated, non-power, etc. Visitorsand guests line the shores towatch this popular event.
Kids’ Treasure Hunt, 3 pmRegistration at GT's. In what
has become a Canada Day tra-dition, GT's hosts a kids’ treas-ure hunt on the beach,featuring Stinkey Stanley thepirate. Hear the story of howStinkey Stanley discoveredPort Stanley. Each child gets apirate hat and gear when theyregister for this treasure hunt.After Stinkey Stanley readsthem the story of the treasure,he and all the kids follow the
treasure map to discoverwhere his treasure is buried –and no child goes home with-out a share of the "booty.”Registration 3 - 4 pm.Story/hunt starts at 4 pmsharp! Kids 8 years of age andunder please!
Zumba, 4 pmLatin dance class at Ceno-
taph Park.Strawberry Social, 5 - 7 pmPort Stanley United Church
Strawberry Supper at 239 Col-borne Street. Beef-on-a-bun,beans, coleslaw, strawberryshortcake & ice cream, andcoffee, tea or cold drink. Tick-ets available at the door.
Fireworks on Main Beach,10 pm
Dazzling display of fireworkson the beach after the the-atre's evening performance.On-site free-will donations tosupport the Port Stanley FireRescue Association's charita-ble and community work. GlowSales available at main beachprior to the fireworks.
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Port Stanley’sBoat Parade
Port Stanley's time honouredBoat Parade returns to Canfeston Sunday, July 1st at 2 pm.The theme for this year's boatparade is "Canadian", to showour national spirit on our na-tional holiday.
This unique and distinctly PortStanley boat parade featuresboats in the power, sail, fish tug
and non-power/non-sail classof canoe, kayak and paddleboat. In both 2010 and 2011,the village had some innovativeand unusual, imaginative andhighly creative "boats" en-tered.
The parade route starts at thevarious marinas, travels underthe King George VI Lift Bridge,out the inner harbour and thenmakes three circles of the innerharbour. Don’t miss this enter-taining event!
Port Stanley Festival TheatreDating By The Book
Carolyn is divorced, deter-mined, and desperate! Her tri-als and tribulations onlymultiply as she attempts asmooth re-entry into the worldof romance. Chaos ensues as a"How To" book, a helpful"friend", and some dubious ad-vice combine for a night shewill never forget.
"Dating By The Book" runsfrom June 13th to June 30thand will be playing during thePort Stanley Canfest festival.
Port PerchPlate
Don't you just love freshlycaught, perfectly filleted andcooked Lake Erie yellowperch? On Canada Day andthroughout our Canfest Festi-val, restaurants all over PortStanley will be offering a spe-cial Port Perch Plate.
Fill out a ballot rating the PortPerch Plate you eat in any ofthe participating restaurants
and be eligible to win the entirebundle of gift certificates fromPort Stanley merchants. Thedraw will be held at the end ofthe festival and the winner willbe notified.
The restaurant that receivesthe most ballots for the bestPort Perch Plate will win anaward they can display in theirrestaurant. Participatingrestaurants will have a PortPerch Plate sandwich board lo-cated outside their establish-ment.
Participating Restaurants:Green Roof RestaurantGT's Beach Bar & GrillKettle Creek InnWindjammer InnOff the HookThe Wharf
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There’s more to Port Stanley than a great beach!
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HUSKY EVENING SPECIALSSunday – Roast Beef Dinner with Yorkshire Pudding, includes soup, yourchoice of potato and vegetable. Mondays – Meatloaf Monday! Buy 1 meatloaf dinner at the regular price andreceive the 2nd meatloaf dinner at ½ price.Tuesday – Liver and Onions! Buy 1 liver and oniondinner at regular price and receive the 2nd liver &onion dinner at ½ price.Wednesdays – All You Can Eat Pasta! $8.99 includes aslice of garlic toast and a side salad. Three differentpastas & sauces to choose from.Thursdays – ½ Roast Chicken Dinner includes soup,your choice of potato and vegetable.Fridays - Fish & Chip Dinner includes soup, your choice of potato and vegetable.Ask your server for details.
Exit 195, Highway 74 & 401Home of the Big Canada Flag
Please join MPP Jeff Yurek and a number of the area’sleading doctors for an open discussion about the latestfee cuts and what they mean to you. A panel of doctorswill be available to candidly answer any questions youmay have about the proposed fee cuts or OHIP fundingin general.Location: St. Thomas Senior Centre, 225 Chestnut St,St. Thomas, ONDate & Time: Mon. June 25at 6:00 pmContact: Jeff Yurek’s Office: 519-631-0666Coffee and snacks will be served.
Doctor Townhall
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formed Church welcomes theWatoto Children’s Choir withoriginal African music, danceand routines.
The Watoto Children’s Choirhas travelled internationally asambassadors for millions ofchildren in Africa orphaned asa result of HIV/AIDS, war andpoverty.
Watoto is impacting the lives
of more than 2,500 childrenwho have been left aban-doned. Their wish is to rescuethe vulnerable, raise them upto be leaders so they can re-build their nation.
If you go . . .Where? Fellowship ChristianReform Church (641 Elm St.)When? Thursday, June 28 at 7 pmCost? Free admission
Watoto Children’s Choir from Africa.
Look at all thechanges . . .MPP Jeff Yurek (left) listens as Heather Robinsondescribes some of the upgrades to Children's andTeens' Services at St. Thomas Public Library. As a result of recent renovations, the library nowhas bright, interactive space in the lower level foryounger people. Jeff was touring the library June 15.
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East ElginCommunityComplex
Celebrate Canada Day from5:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the EastElgin Community Complex inAylmer on July 1. (raindate,July 2)
Activities range from inflata-bles, carnival games, cottoncandy, mini golf, buggy rides,photo booth, crafts and activi-ties.
Children can join a colouringcontest for a chance to win abike with bike accessories.Hamburgers will be availableas well as live entertainmentsponsored by McTaggart, Arm-
strong, Dewar & Owen Insur-ance Brokers. Remember tobring skates for free publicskating from 5:00 pm to 6:30pm; rentals are available for $2per pair. Hockey and figureskates are available in a vari-ety of sizes.
At 7:00 pm join local digni-taries for the official CanadaDay Celebration and cake cut-ting ceremony. This year spe-cial guest RCMP ConstableAaron Buchner will be in atten-dance at the opening cere-mony. The firework display willstart at dusk and is sponsoredby the Kinsmen Club of Aylmer;donations will be collected atthe entrance.
Celebrate Canada Day
Memories of yesterdayAbbey Velstuck, age 5 and Jack Velestuck, age 2 sell lemonade at their parent’sgarage sale in St. Thomas.
(Photo by Dianne Bonner)
OH, you’re so cute!Tyler greets everyoneat the Paws for Causeevent at Parkside Collegiate on June 9.
(Photo by Dianne Bonner)
Have compassion thatyou want to share withothers? Come and vol-unteer for the VONElgin Hospice VolunteerProgram! For more in-formation call 519-637-6408.
Farmtown Canadaruns Farm Day Campsages 4-12. Send yourkids to meet the herd.Subsidy may be avail-able. Call 519-773-2292 to get websiteinfo.
Do you have an hour aweek to spare? Be-
come a Volunteer Visi-tor. Call VON at 519-637-6408 for moreinformation.
Need an extra set ofhands? The StudentEmployment Office canhelp! Call 519-631-8820 for more details.
Port Stanley Public Li-brary, 302 Bridge St.,displays the work ofGuild members UrsulaRudd and Linda Jonesthrough June. Call519-782-4241 fortimes.
London historian Dan
Brock will speak at theAnnual Meeting of theElgin St. ThomasArchives Assn., June21, 7:30pm, ElginCounty Museum, 4thFloor, 450 SunsetDrive. 519-633-3939.
Thursday, June 21,100th Anniversary Pre-mier, 6:30pm, St. An-drew's United Church,60 West Ave. Refresh-ments. Free will offer-ing.
Big Beef Dinner, FridayJune 22, 5-7pm, St.John's Church on FloraSt. Last chance to fillyour plate till Septem-ber. Cost $12. Saveroom for dessert!
The St. Thomas Roseand Flower Show, Sat-urday, June 23, 2-6pm,Monsignor MorrisonCatholic School, 10South Edgeware Road.
3rd Annual Land ofMisfit MotorcyclistsRide for Children'sHospital, Saturday,June 23, Captains Cor-ner, 170 William St.10am, $15. Call 519-782-7228.
Animal Aide is holdingan OES approved scrapelectronic fundraiser,Saturday, June 23 atOK Tire, 18 Elgin St.,9am-2pm.
Aylmer Garden Tour,June 24, 1-5pm. Sixgardens featured onheritage properties.Tickets $5 at FlowerFountain, Campbell'sOffice Pro, and in frontof Aylmer Library noon-2pm day of tour.
Decoration Day Sun-day, June 24, 1:15pmat Holy Angels Ceme-tery and then proceed-ing to SouthparkCemetery for 2pmservice. St. ThomasLegion, Lord ElginBr.41. Everyone wel-come.
Casino Bus Run DirectSt. Thomas to NiagaraFallsview Casino, Sun-day, June 24, $15 perperson includes buffet.For tickets and moreinfo please call 519-852-2161.
Come celebrate our174th anniversary, St.James PresbyterianChurch, NorthYarmouth, June 24,2pm. Guests the Rea-chout Gospel Choirfrom Chalmers, Lon-don. 519-631-1141.
Dine Out Chicken Bar-becue, Trinity AnglicanChurch, June 25, 5-7pm. $12pp, Home-made Pies & Take OutAvailable. Phone 519-631-7000.
Drum Circle, TuesdayJune 26, 7pm, St.John's Church on FloraSt. Cost $7.50 with adrum. Children 10 andunder free. No experi-ence required. Our in-teractive circle is opento everyone.
The City of St Thomasis hosting a BBQ for theUnited Way, June26, 11:30-1:30pm,545 Talbot Street.Thanks to M & MMeats for donating!
Wednesday EuchreClub, June 27, 2-4pm,St. John's Church onFlora St. Come out andenjoy the great gameof Euchre. We meetevery Wednesday.Freewill offering only.
June 29, SpaghettiDinner, Odd Fellows &Rebekahs Hall, 54Moore St. Doors open4pm, serving 5-7pm.Call for Info 519-631-3494.
Port Stanley UnitedChurch, StrawberrySupper, Friday, June29, 5-7pm, Adults $10,Children 5-12 - $5,Beef on a Bun,Coleslaw, Beans,Strawberries, Cake, IceCream.
Port Stanley Public Li-brary, 302 Bridge St.,displays the work ofGuild membersRowena Spersrud inJuly. Call 519-782-
4241 for times.
The St. Thomas GardenTour will take place onSunday, July 8. Ticketsare available fromCanadale NurseriesLtd. and Bell's BookBin.Information: Richard at519-633-3939.
Memorable Mondays,July 9, 2-3pm, Aylmer-Malahide Museum. 14East St. Aylmer, 519-773-9723. Topic: Fansand Their Language,includes program, re-freshments and hand-out. Members – Free,Non-members $5.
Wallacetown W.I. cele-brates 100th Anniver-sary, Thursday, July 12at Wallacetown Hall,2pm. Join us for music& refreshments &fun. Info 519-762-5495 Louie.
Vacation Bible Camp,Knox PresbyterianChurch, Fingal, July16-20. Info or registra-tion call RubyCromwell 519-769-2519.
St. Thomas SeniorsCentre, Christmas inJuly. Full Turkey Dinnerwith all the trimmings!Wednesday, July 18.Dinner at 5:00pm,Tickets $10 Advance,$12 Day of. 225Chestnut St.
Cactus, Cattle andCowboys, Battle of theBands, July 21, MillerPark, West Lorne, 9am-6pm. Free entrance &concert by 76 South,7pm. Horse parade,vendors galore, dogagility and more.
Port Stanley Public Li-brary, 302 Bridge St.,displays the work ofGuild members JudyRoss and AganetaSawatzky in August.Call 519-782-4241 fortimes.
Memorable Mondays,Aug 13, 2-3pm,Aylmer-Malahide Mu-seum. 14 East St.
Shopping Bus toWalden Galleria Malland Target in BuffaloNY, Sat. August 18,$42pp includes returntransportation only,must have valid pass-port. For tickets/infoplease call 519-852-2161.
Port Stanley Public Li-brary, 302 Bridge St.,displays the work ofGuild members Chan-tal Hutchingame andCarolyne McLeod inSeptember. Call 519-782-4241 for times.
Memorable Mondays,Sept 10, 2-3pm,Aylmer-Malahide Mu-seum. 14 East St.Aylmer, 519-773-9723. Topic: Back toSchool, includes pro-gram, refreshmentsand hand-out. Mem-bers – Free, Non-members $5.
Aylmer Christian Com-munity will host Chris-tian song writers, Keithand Kristin Getty andtheir band from Ten-nessee on September
Knox Presbyterian ChurchHincks Street at Wellington Street
519-631-2414Minister: Rev. Mavis Currie
Organist and Choir Director: Dr. W. D. CarrollJune 24th., 2012 - 10:30am
Sermon: “I bet you’ve never heard this sermon...” Part 3
Won’t you please join us! We’re celebrating 175 years!COME AND WORSHIP WITH US,
EVERYONE WELCOME
Trinity Anglican ChurchThe Church with the Purple Steeple
Service will be at St. Hilda’s - St. Luke’s
Anglican Church10:00am
Dine Out Chicken BarbequeJune 25th from 5-7pm, $12pp
Homemade Pies, Take Out Available 519-631-7000 All welcome.
New Sarum Baptist ChurchPastor Phil Butler
Hwy 74 & 3519-765-1108
10:30 am - Coffee Break, 11:15 am – Worship Service
AlonzoARF's Playtime Specialist!Alonzo enjoys playingwith dogs, snugglingwith people and being outdoors. Six monthold Alonzo loves his leash walks too! He is neutered, micro-chipped, dewormed,received Revolution and vaccinations areup-to-date.
AYLMER FURNITURE AND
APPLIANCES
Open Mon. – Sat. 8-6429 John St. N. (Tall building
behind Beer Store)
519-773-3991Delivery can be arranged
Local movesby D&MMoving
Large selection ofresin furniture, used
appliances andmattresses
THE HAIRCELLAR
519-637-0714www.thehaircellar.ca
80 Ross St. St. Thomas
Wed. 9-8, Thurs. 9-5, Fri. 9-5Sat. by appointment only 9-1
Haircuts by Apprentice JazzetteMen’s $10Ladies $13
COMING EVENTSWe’re Overstocked! Norcard FundRaising /Bella Flor Gift & StationeryItem Inventory Sale. June 23rd, 9-5pm, 2800 Roxburgh Rd. Unit #1,London. Door Prizes & Hourly Spe-cials. Facebook for Pictures & Up-dates. TRAVEL BY TRAIN, Branson Christmas,November 13-19. San Antonio andNew Orleans, October 6-11. Call TourDirector Carol for itinerary and prices,519-268-8007.87th MONTEITH REUNION, July 8th,1-5pm, Pinafore Park, St. Thomas(Dance Pavilion). Come join in thefestivities and potluck dinner. Spreadthe word, RAIN or SHINE. [email protected]
COMPUTERSWILSDON COMPUTER SERVICES -Basic setup, operating system in-stall/upgrade, internet setup/repair,Tune-Up, recommended safety suite,rescue disc, data transfer, databackup. In-Home service available.Call Sara or Ian Wilsdon 519-633-9638.
HOMES FOR SALEBANK FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES &DISTRESS SALE HOMES. Free listingssent to you BEFORE they are on thepublic system.FreeStThomasInfo.com
SERVICES OFFEREDALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS – Drinkingis your business. Helping you to stopis ours. Call 519-633-0430 or WriteP.O. Box 220001, St. Thomas, ONN5R 4P5.
DEATH NOTICESCHADWICK, MELVILLE GERALD, passed away Saturday,June 16, 2012 in his 95th year. A family service held.H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.ETHELSTON, JOHN of RR #1, Eden, passed away onSunday, June 17, 2012 in his 85th year. A funeral serv-ice held June 21, 2012 at 11am. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.GOUNARIS, JERRY of St. Thomas, passed away on Mon-day, June 11, 2012 in his 72nd year. A public memorialservice was held June 17, 2012. Williams FuneralHome Ltd.LeBLANC, MARGARET ROSE of St. Thomas and formerlyof Nova Scotia, passed away on Monday, June 18,2012 at the age of 61. Visitation June 21, 8:45-9:45am. Mass of the Christian Burial held at Holy An-gels’ Church at 10am. Williams Funeral Home Ltd.MAGRI, ROMEO passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012in his 80th year. Funeral mass celebrated June 21,2012 at 11am at St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church.West Lorne Chapel of Denning Funeral Directors Ltd.McCAW, RICHARD WILLIAM “RICK” of St. Thomas,passed away Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the age of 70.A funeral service was held June 20, 2012. WilliamsFuneral Home Ltd.McMURDO, CATHERINE “KATIE” (NEE KISCHAK), passedaway Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the age of 49. A me-morial service was held June 20, 2012. Shawn Jack-son Funeral Home.MILES, PATRICK EDWARD of Springfield, passed awayFriday, June 15, 2012 in his 58th year. A funeral servicewas held June 19, 2012. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.PROKOP, DEBORAH DIANE of RR #5, St. Thomas,passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 in her 57th year. Afuneral service was held June 18, 2012. Williams Fu-neral Home Ltd.
ROSZELL, LARRY WAYNE of Aylmer, passed awayWednesday, June 13, 2012 in his 72nd year. A funeralservice was held June 16, 2012. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.RYLAND, ANNABELLE MARGARET “ANN” of St. Thomas,passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012 in her 81styear. A funeral service was held June 18, 2012.Williams Funeral Home Ltd.STURGIS, ANGELINE of Aylmer, passed away Wednes-day, June 13, 2012 in her 104th year. A funeral masswas celebrated June 16, 2012. H.A. Kebbel FuneralHome.THAIN, ALAN E. of St. Thomas, passed away Friday, June15, 2012 in his 85th year. A funeral service was heldJune 19, 2012. Sifton Funeral Home.THIESSEN, ANNA of Aylmer, passed away Monday, June18, 2012 in her 57th year. Funeral service held at theOld Colony Mennonite Church, Dingle Street, Aylmer,June 21, 2012 at 2pm. H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home.
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519-631-1160118 Wellington Street, St. Thomas
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