Volume 1 Number 9

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Volume 1, Number 9 – August 29, 2007

Inside: Elinor Clarke’s journey around the world

• What will the future bring?
  View from the StripBy Casey Lessard I’ve heard a lot about memories this summer. From tributes to Bill and Helene Regier, to scrapbooking in this week’s issue, reflecting on the past has helped a lot of people in this area, I’m sure.One of the actors I interviewed for Legends, the musical tribute to rock’s icons playing ...
• A new reason to wear clean underwear
  Advice from momBy Rita Lessard Laundry problems – I’m sure we’ve all had them to some degree or other.For instance, how is it that we always seem to lose one sock or forget to take things out of the pockets? And how in the drying process do socks and underwear end up in your pant legs? ...
• Educating Tom
  Keeping the PeaceBy Tom Lessard In 1953, I was having a difficult time at my high school, St. Jerome’s in Kitchener. It was an all boys’ school. My grades were bad. I missed a lot of classes and didn’t appreciate the teachers. I’d rather hang out at the pool halls or be caddying at the golf ...
• World travellers aim to do good
  Elinor and Fred Clarke love to share their experiences of life on all seven continents Seventy-four year old Elinor Clarke leads an aerobics class for seniors at the Grand Bend Legion Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 8:45 a.m., with classes resuming the first week of September. Participants pay $3 per week, regardless of how many ...
• Motocross racer gets the Boot
  Grand Bend teen earns top honours at Canadian championship Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kaelin, who lives south of Grand Bend, swept the motocross racing categories he entered at the Canadian Amateur National Championships in Walton, Ontario, August 15-19. Dylan took home three top-honours and the Bronze Boot award for best all-round amateur rider. As told to Casey Lessard Amateur motocross ...
• Preserving memories scrap by scrap
  Scrapbookers unite for a full day of cutting and pasting ScrapDay 2007Saturday, September 299 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Grand Bend LegionTwelve hours of scrapbooking, door prizes, raffles. Bring your own supplies. Vendors will have some materials for purchase on-site.Sponsored by Creative Memories, Memory Lane, Close To My Heart, Stampin’ Up, and Studs For Your Duds$48 ...
• Ready to go home
  Chamber of Commerce summer student Amy Jennison noticed this male cat at the back of the chamber office, hiding under a tree, cold and weak. Executive director Barbara Gare suggested they should take care of the cat, which they believe was in the wild about six weeks. Staff and volunteers have paid for food, upkeep, ...
• StarDust draws nostalgic to Parkhill
  StarDust dinner theatre, ParkhillSeptember 8 & 9 – Shania Twin(519) 294-1141 for tickets Story and photos by Casey Lessard With four sold-out shows under its belt, the StarDust dinner theatre seems to have hit on the right combination to attract a nostalgic audience looking for a good meal and a good time.“Really nice,” said Dan Fraser of ...
• Lest we forget Legion’s early days
  Royal Canadian Legion Branch 49850th anniversary of current buildingSeptember 8, 3 to 9 p.m.3 to 6 p.m. – live music with 5 to 7 p.m. – steak barbecue7 to 9 p.m. – legion-style horse racingOpen to the public125 tickets available at $10 each Story by Casey Lessard “I know most of the people who were involved in ...
• Looking for a straighter shot?
  Keep your left wrist (right for lefties) flat at the top Golf TipsBy Cameron Rankin One of the secrets to hitting straighter golf shots more often is the left wrist position (the right wrist for lefties) at the top of the back swing. Assuming your fundamentals are correct, this position can be achieved fairly easily. During your ...
• Our Algonquin experience
  Living in BalanceBy Jenipher Appleton Camping isn’t for everyone, but my family has embraced it since our children were very small. Now that they are adults, our sons (and significant others) still share the enthusiasm. The annual sojourn to Algonquin Provincial Park is now an essential part of our well-being as a family. Tapping into one’s ...