Volume 3 Number 3

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Volume 3, Number 3 – July 8, 2009

Inside: Barb Teskey runs the Relay for Life, and the smoke clears on Bonnie Doone.

• Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
  Joan Love hopes charity will spread like fire, especially when people stop by her house to buy campfire starters she is making out of wax, wood chips, and candle wicks. The idea fulfills a challenge by Reverend Harry Disher, who gave a group of congregants at a swim meet $1 each as seed money to ...
• Life lessons from a late teacher
  Bob Teskey was “a good listener and companion.” This week, his wife Barb pays tribute to his legacy by walking in the Relay for Life. Her lesson: live your dreams. Originally from Sarnia, retired teacher’s assistant Barb Teskey, 58, and her family are participating as team Family Ties in Grand Bend’s 12 hour Relay for Life ...
• Arthur’s legend continues at Huron Country Playhouse
  Leading lady in Camelot was finalist on CBC’s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria Fifty years after celebrated musical writers Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe wrote the hit, Camelot makes its Huron Country Playhouse debut this week, with eight shows a week from July 8 to 25. Set in medieval England, the musical ...
• A season salvaged at Bonnie Doone
  Hotel management sends message of thanks to all those who helped preserve and restore the beachfront landmark Heading into their 52nd year as a beachfront inn, The management of Bonnie Donne Manor-on-the-Beach are thankful that a small March 29 fire contained to one room didn’t destroy their entire business. Although small, the fire led to two months ...
• The absurdity of government debt
  Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part two of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) One of the unspoken absurdities of our money system is government debt. Under our system, the only way a government can pay for its programs and services is through taxes or borrowing. Since taxes are never enough to meet its budget requirements, government ...
• Welcome to summer
  Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Finally, summer has arrived and all of the children have completed another school year. Hopefully all the students had a successful year and will enjoy the summer. The parents, on the other hand, have the unenviable task of keeping all of those kids occupied. Most mothers work, so they have the big ...
• A break from the heat
  Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. On a warm, sunny day in November 1957, some of us were told to pack our gear (what little we were allowed to take out of the country) as we were leaving for home. It didn’t take long as I’m sure most of us had been ready to go since ...
• Sorry about your luck
  Fido… Come… Sit By Yvonne Passmore http://www.FidoComeSit.com My husband is working at a housing complex. He’s worked at a few and can tell you horror stories about the conditions that some people live in. Some of these people are content with a lifestyle that would appall most. Sadly, children and animals are often forced to live with these ...
• Treasuring our heritage
  Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton (The following is a justifiable divergence from the usual topic of ‘our feathered friends’.) As a member and co-director of the Ailsa Craig and District Historical Society, it was recently my turn to open the museum and attend to any tourists who might happen by during an afternoon. The museum, also known ...
• To Do List – July 8-22
  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 ...
• Hayter’s BBQ turkey, radicchio salad, plus green pea and cucumber shooters
  Recipes by James Eddington Eddington’s of Exeter 527 Main Street, Exeter 519-235-3030 – www.eddingtons.ca Photos by Casey Lessard Don’t miss a single recipe. Subscribe to the Strip today! Radicchio Salad 1 head roughly chopped or torn radicchio 1/4 red onion finely sliced 1/2 cup mandarin oranges 1/2 cup quartered strawberries 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/2 yellow pepper, sliced Slivered pecans (optional) Toss all ingredients together and drizzle with dressing. Balsamic Dressing This recipe is ...