Volume 3 Number 2

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Volume 3, Number 2 – June 17, 2009

Inside: Pinery Provincial Park turns 50, SHDHS prom, Burgerfest 2009, Caroline Bruce’s Tweak Boutique jewelry.

  • Pinery hits the big 5-0
    EDIT (Adding events): Saturday June 20, 2009 1:00 p.m. Visitor Centre, Pinery Provincial Park 1:00 p.m. – Social gathering 2:00 p.m. – Welcome – Pinery: the last 50 years Speeches and Cake Cutting 3:30 & 4:30 p.m. – Rum & Spirits program & Voyageur Canoe trip (Canoe Dock) Story by Casey Lessard Photos courtesy Pinery Provincial Park It has been a big part of family ...
  • Tropical charms
    Caroline Bruce creates exotic accessories at home in Parkhill After spending a couple of years working in Jamaica, Caroline Bruce decided home is where her heart was. The 28-year old recently launched Tweak jewelry (http://www.tweakboutiqueonline.com/), her line of unique hand-crafted accessories made from semi-precious stones, metals and woods. As told to Casey Lessard Photo by Casey Lessard for ...
  • Popular Home and Garden Tour returns June 27
    The Grand Bend Horticultural Society hopes this year’s Festival of Homes, Gardens and Arts sells out like last year’s event did. On board for the June 27 event are nine homes and gardens, 23 artists and 2 nurseries. Passports for the tour are $15, with locations disclosed that day. The passport includes treats such as ...
  • Lance Bedard is Restless to get back into studio
    Grand Bend Canada Day 2009 festivities Wednesday, July 1 – Main Beach 4:30 p.m. – Ken Dinel’s The Band In You students present rock music 5 p.m. – Ruth’s Hat, Lance Bedard, Brian Dale, Vintage Moments 10 p.m. – fireworks Zurich native Lance Bedard is on a roll after launching his debut solo CD, Restless, this spring; he’s already working on the second. “I ...
  • Brian Dale realizes CD dream
    Grand Bend Canada Day 2009 festivities Wednesday, July 1 – Main Beach 4:30 p.m. – Ken Dinel’s The Band In You students present rock music 5 p.m. – Ruth’s Hat, Lance Bedard, Brian Dale, Vintage Moments 10 p.m. – fireworks Long-time Grand Bend performer Brian Dale has finally gotten around to putting together a CD for his fans, and he can’t wait to ...
  • Follow the money
    Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part one of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) “Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talk of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.” – William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1935 Running for ...
  • She’s just a “friend”
    Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard For the first week in June, I had the pleasure of babysitting my granddaughter Katie, age seven, and my grandson Christopher, who will be 17 on June 26. My main charge was the seven year old, but I was responsible to keep an eye on Christopher also. Before my daughter-in-law left, she ...
  • Holy tourism, Batman!
    Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. “Hey, Tom! Have you ever been to Tillsonburg?” No. But I’ve been to Jerusalem. It happened while I was stationed with the UNEF in the Gaza Strip. Somehow my name came up on a list of possibilities of taking a tour of the Holy Land. (I think someone organized a push ...
  • Burgerfest 2009
    Friday, June 19 Main Beach, Grand Bend 2 to 9 p.m. – Burgers and beer 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. – Live entertainment Saturday, June 20 Main Beach, Grand Bend 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Burgers and beer 11 a.m. – Bed races on the beach road 3 p.m. – Mr. & Mrs. Burgerfest contest on stage in the main tent All afternoon ...
  • To Do List – June 17 to July 8, 2009
    Community/Charity Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Port Franks Community 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 ...
  • Maintain your spine angle
    Golf Tips By Cameron Rankin Head Professional, Sand Hills Golf Resort Your spine angle should remain consistent during your backswing and at the impact position. Any loss of body height on the backswing or standing up at impact or the opposite changes in height will cause inconsistent striking of the ball. To improve consistency, work on improving your ...
  • Strawberry white chocolate mousse cake
    Recipe by Janet Erb Eddington’s of Exeter 527 Main Street, Exeter 519-235-3030 – www.eddingtons.ca For those who have been to the restaurant, you may recognize the familiar face of Janet Erb. Well this time she is really putting a smile on our faces. After proofreading my recipes for the Strip newspaper, she said she really didn’t like my ...
  • The precocial killdeer
    Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton The killdeer Charadrius vociferous, a member of the plover family, is named for its piercing call. On a leisurely walk at the back of our property, I heard the familiar “kill-dee!” and noted a female killdeer sprinting away from her nest. In an effort to divert my attention, she went into ...
  • Be all you can be
    Who’s the lazy dog in your house? Fido… Come… Sit By Yvonne Passmore http://www.FidoComeSit.com As much as we love our dogs, and as much as we love having them in our lives, just like others that we love, they make mistakes. Now, it could be argued that we have made the mistakes and our dogs are just reacting to ...