Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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View from the StripBy Casey Lessard It’s amazing how contentious change can be. This issue of the Strip profiles the varying opinions about plans to improve the beach and its parking lot. Lambton Shores wants everybody on side so it can get on with the project.Barbara Gare discovered this firsthand earlier this month, after she [...]
To the editor, Have you ever seen someone who seems perfectly suited for his or her job? My mom is such a person.Mom is 61 years old and has worked hard all her life. She is someone who is very dedicated; she enjoys going to work.She worked as a bank teller for over 13 years, [...]
Dear Casey, The October 10th issue was in the post when we got home from being away for a time. One of the items that caught my eye was about the Baileys and their Saturday night ministry. They are responding to the recognition that the teachings of Jesus need to be presented in ways that [...]
Advice from MomBy Rita Lessard I don’t know how everyone else feels about winter, but as far as I’m concerned I am not really looking forward to it. I’m not sure when this all came about, but it probably started when I realized that those fancy high-heeled shoes had to be replaced with the more [...]
John ByrneCAO Lambton ShoresAs told to Casey Lessard This is probably one of the heaviest-used (per capita) beaches in Ontario. We want people that come to this community to see we’re on the leading edge: we’re a progressive community; we’re environmentally sensitive; we’re doing things about reintroducing its natural landscape.The beach is probably our most [...]
John DehondtLambton Shores Ward 1 councillorChair of beach enhancement committeeAs told to Casey Lessard Everybody likes the beach the way it is. We want to improve the parking lot and give some additional reasons to go to the beach. People want us to spend money on the main street. What people forget is there are [...]
Doug Smaill and Janet CarterHuckleberries CaféAs told to Casey Lessard Doug: They’re putting the cart before the horse. People come to the beach. That’s not an issue.I have yet to talk to anyone who is really for beach enhancement. Most people like the beach the way it is now. We need to talk about main [...]
Kristie McIndoe on behalf of Mel and Elia DouglasBonnie Doone Manor on the BeachVia Fax Since the beach enhancement idea first surfaced a few years ago, we have been talking with our customers about what they would like to see at the beach. Many of these families are second, third and fourth generations returning year [...]
Jaye RobinsonBeachfront cottage ownerDirector of events, City of Toronto department of economic development, culture and tourism.As told to Casey Lessard The most pressing issue Grand Bend faces is the water quality in Lake Huron. It’s quite extreme. Unless everybody plays a part in cleaning up the lake, it’s not going to be addressed. Residents and [...]
Chair David BannisterAs told to Casey Lessard I am very much in favour of enhancing the beach. I know people have certain reservations about parts of the plan, but I think overall the plan is a good beginning.The main beach is very important to the community. It’s part of the persona of Grand Bend. I’m [...]
Ron Hunt and Craig ScottAs told to Casey Lessard Ron: Rotary is behind this project. We think it should go ahead.Craig: It becomes a matter of attracting people. Kincardine has just done a fabulous job in its beachfront. Goderich, 10 years ago, built a beach that wasn’t even there and made it accessible. Port Stanley [...]
Story and photos by Casey Lessard Originally from Wales, Bill Osmond is a retired steel refinery instrument technician and Elvis tribute artist. He lives with his wife in Grand Cove Estates. I was watching an Elvis concert – one of the last ones before he died. He walked on stage and he was just a [...]
Recipes supplied by chef Cara Funk, Eddington’s of Exeter Casual Fine Dining 527 Main St, Exeter. (519) 235-3030. Soup: Red lentil and apple with a hint of curry finished with a drizzle of Canadian maple syrupEntrée: Rosemary roasted spaghetti squash with crispy fried bacon. Sautéed white asparagus tossed with shallots, and red Bartlett pear finished [...]
Last Friday students received their Semester One Mid-Term Reports and were asked to complete the Response Form that accompanies them. This form needs to be signed by a parent and returned to the students’ Day One, Period One teacher. We would like to have these forms returned to us by November 30 so that we [...]
Living in BalanceBy Jenipher Appleton Mid 1960s: a typical February morning in Bracebridge, Muskoka at my house. Minus thirty degrees Fahrenheit. My pajama-clad father with winter coat over-top, armed with a bucket of striped sunflower seed, boots crunching over the backyard snow. His goal was to satisfy the voracious appetites of at least a hundred [...]
The StarDust dinner theatre wants your help making this Christmas a happy one for area kids and their families. The Parkhill theatre is donating the profits from its December 8 & 9 Rod Stewart (by Doug Varty) tribute shows to the Ailsa Craig food bank. The theatre will also receive donations of toys and non-perishable [...]
YeeHaw! Benguin Goes Wild West for the 2008 Grand Bend Winter Carnival, which runs February 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10. The Royal Canadian Legion hosts a country dance February 2, the Rotary parade is February 9, and events for children and adults will run both weekends. The Strip will keep you updated on [...]
Looking for a gift for your favourite golfer? The Lung Association’s Golf Privilege coupon books give you a chance to help the charity and get deals at courses across southwestern Ontario. For $39, you get 40 coupons for deals at 17 courses including Bayview Golf Club in St. Joseph, and Sand Hills Golf Resort in [...]
The London Free Press is reporting that a Port Franks woman believes a cougar was in her yard:London Free Press story about cougar sighting For more, visit:Jim Sweeney’s blog
Principal’s PageBy Jeff Reaburn In a couple of columns recently, I have been rather critical of some aspects of student behaviour at South Huron. This week, however, I would like to start by commending the student body for its conduct at the Remembrance Day service we held last Friday. The students were attentive, quiet, and [...]
Principal’s PageBy Jeff Reaburn November is a very busy month for both staff and students at South Huron. This week we are preparing for two very important annual events: the Christmas Child shoebox campaign and Remembrance Day. Students and staff have been asked to put together shoeboxes filled with small gifts for children in poverty-stricken [...]
Thursday, November 12 to 4 p.m. – Grand Bend CHCBereavement Support Group. Please join Social Worker Mickey Gurbin for support and group discussion. 5:30 to 8 p.m. – Hensall Health CentrePublic Flu Shot Clinic. Please be sure to bring your health card. 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. – Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic church, Grand [...]