Volume 3 Number 6

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Volume 3, Number 6 – August 19, 2009

Inside: Grand Bend Art Centre risks closure, Main Street plans revealed, and praising Fat.

  • Art centre at risk of closing doors
    Needs supporters to maintain River Road presence Story and photos by Casey Lessard The Grand Bend Art Centre could give up the lease on its River Road space if a fundraising effort fails to generate enough interest before October. Artists (including this reporter) use the space to teach art workshops to community members. Artist Teresa Marie, who ...
  • Grand Bend Main Street makeover set to start
    Federal and provincial funding means project has to finish by June 1, 2010, but Lambton Shores was ready thanks to master plan Story and photo by Casey Lessard Grand Bend’s Main Street is less than a year away from a major makeover that will see few major changes, but which the municipality believes will make Grand Bend ...
  • In praise of Fat
    Taste of Huron August 24-30 Full list of dinners, workshops, and other events: http://www.tasteofhuron.ca Food for Thought Dinners at Huron County restaurants $35 per person (excluding alcohol, taxes and service) Book through host restaurant. Tuesday, August 25 7 to 9 p.m. – Hessenland $35 – Reserve: 1-866-543-7736 Tasting and discussion with Pelee Island wine master Walter Schmoranz. Features dishes paired or prepared with Pelee ...
  • Artists find Bliss in working together
    Paintings by Lorraine Thomson and Tony Miller on display at Bliss Studio in Port Franks The Art of Bliss Bliss Studio, 519-243-3598 7617 Riverside Drive, Port Franks Story by Casey Lessard A winter storm set in motion a collaboration that led to this summer’s final show at Bliss Studio in Port Franks. Owners Lorraine Thomson and Tony Miller started working ...
  • Is the recession over – or just beginning?
    Alternative View By Lance Crossley On July 23, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced that the recession was coming to an end. On July 29, President Obama said things have gotten better: the United States had prevented a depression and this was the beginning of the end of the recession. On August 3, a Bank of ...
  • The complaints lady
    Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard “Hello, Complaints Department. Rita speaking. How may I help you?” This is my new line, and I feel justified in saying this because anytime there’s a complaint, it is inevitably addressed to me. Some people have an ear for music; I have an ear for complaints. I can live with this ...
  • Reunited and it feels so good
    Tales from the 2009 Lessard reunion Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. My Sunday morning began at 2:45 a.m. when I woke to a bright light shining through my main floor bedroom window. I first thought that someone had forgotten to turn off the ballpark lights, which are directly across the street from my house. I got ...
  • Evita actress has “star quality”
    Story by Casey Lessard Sometimes the Huron Country Playhouse saves the best for last, and this year is one of those times. Evita, playing now until August 29, is top quality theatre thanks to excellent hiring decisions that include a star director, a perfect Evita, and great talent all around. Michael Lichtefeld, who was a performer in ...
  • American kestrel: hawk or falcon?
    Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton During the summer months, plenty of hawks and falcons are on the prowl for rodents and smaller birds. Red-tailed hawks, the rough-legged hawk and goshawks are seen perched in dead limbs, on wires, or soaring over the fields. To identify a rough-legged hawk in flight, look for a large, dark patch ...
  • No need to apologize about walking the dog
    Rules are important, but it’s more important that you and your dogs enjoy the experience Fido… Come… Sit By Yvonne Passmore http://www.FidoComeSit.com While talking to my mother about leash walking her dog, she seemed almost apologetic about walking her little Bichon with an extended or Flex-type leash. I assume she expected that I, as a dog trainer, would frown ...
  • To Do List – August 19 to September 2, 2009
    Community/Charity Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Pt Franks Comm Ctr Kids Matter every Tuesday. Join us as we crochet sleeping mats out of milk bags to send to the children in Africa and South America. Bring your lunch, scissors and a #7 crochet hook. Call Peggy Smith at 519-296-5834 for details. 7 p.m. – Grand Bend Legion Bingo Fridays 5 ...
  • Cool off with a summer soup
    James Eddington’s signature gazpacho is easy and perfect on a hot day Recipe by James Eddington Eddington’s of Exeter, 527 Main Street, Exeter, 519-235-3030 – www.eddingtons.ca Eddington’s Gazpacho 1 cup red onion 1 cup green pepper 1 cucumber 1 cup peeled tomatoes (all above fine-medium chopped) 2 tsp diced garlic 1/4 cup tomato paste 3 1/2 cups tomato juice 1 fresh lemon squeezed 1 sprig thyme 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil Cayenne and salt and pepper to taste This is ...