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The Broadway Club By John Gordon Performed by Jade Elliott, Lindsey Frazier & Jay T. Schramek Created & Directed by Robert More Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia May 20 to June 7, 2008 Live! On Stage! Review by Mary Alderson A Trio of Triple Threats The Broadway Club, now playing at Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia is a show [...]
The South Huron District High School percussion ensemble earned a gold standing award at the MusicFest Canada national competition. For more, see music teacher Isaac Moore’s blog.
The South Huron District High School senior band earned a bronze medal this afternoon at the MusicFest Canada national competition. Music teacher Isaac Moore is keeping the school’s bands’ progress in Ottawa on his blog.
The South Huron District High School wind ensemble performed Wednesday morning at MusicFest Canada and is bringing home a silver award for their performance. For the most up-to-date news about the competition, where other SHDHS bands are performing, visit music teacher Isaac Moore’s blog.
View from the Strip By Casey Lessard It’s not often Grand Bend attracts attention on a national stage. Last summer, the country watched Grand Bend and Mt. Carmel for a horrible reason: the murders of Bill and Helene Regier. Friday night, my work covering their murders for the Grand Bend Strip was honoured nationally when [...]
Grand Bend Nursery School needs money to cover funding cut Grand Bend Nursery School Golf Tournament May 30, 2008 – Bayview Golf Club $75 – golf and dinner; $30 dinner only Register by May 15; sponsorships wanted Call (519) 238-2199 [Julia] Story and Photos by Casey Lessard Stretched to the limit of what they feel [...]
By Casey Lessard Grand Bend’s baseball diamond is out of date and dangerous, and it’s going to take $85,000 to get it to standards. For now, the municipality of Lambton Shores hasn’t stepped up to the plate with much help, so the Grand Bend Baseball Project committee is putting the call out to the community. [...]
“The Notebook” actress Rachel McAdams dines at Kelli’s Family Restaurant By Casey Lessard It’s not every day that a Hollywood celebrity visits Parkhill, so you can’t blame Martha Papadopolous of Kelli’s Family Restaurant for not recognizing Rachel McAdams when she sat down at one of her tables for lunch April 27. “She came in here [...]
Support children’s Natural Heritage Education Programs at the Pinery by taking part in the Friends of Pinery Park charity golf tournament June 21 at Widder Station. Packages include: Golf Package ($100): 18 holes of golf, golf cart, 3 course dinner; Sponsor Package ($100): signage on hole and sponsorship recognition. Sponsor and Golf Package ($450); Dinner [...]
There are still a few tickets available for the Huron SPCA Animal House dinner auction, (May 30, South Huron Rec. Ctr., Exeter) which raises money for the Huron County animal shelter. The event sold out at the end of February, but dinner chairperson Kate McKenzie says a few tickets have been returned and are available. [...]
Draft community plans stir debate in Port Franks, Grand Bend By Casey Lessard EDA Collaborative Inc. presented its draft community plans for Lambton Shores at three separate meetings May 6-8, with some praising and others panning the progress. Port Franks Moves to make Port Franks a “lakeside residential natural neighbourhood” mean advertising signs will be [...]
By Casey Lessard Confusion over the wording of a new No Beach Access sign in Port Franks seems ill-timed to coincide with the start of a new beach season. ‘I’ve had a lot of people come in and ask about the sign,” says Christine Orosz of Christine’s Marina Bar & Grill. “They feel they’re not [...]
Lambton Shores hopes residents will get in the spirit and make their community bloom with red this summer. The Lambton Shores Communities in Bloom committee is organizing initiatives to compete for the 2008 provincial title, which is judged based on eight criteria for all municipal, commercial/industrial and residential properties in the municipality: tidiness, environmental awareness, [...]
Fifth generation now working at Aunt Gussie’s By Casey Lessard If you didn’t notice that Aunt Gussie’s was taken over by new owners a year and a half ago, Pat and LeeAnn Powers are content with that. The couple worked at the Ontario Street South restaurant for a couple of years before taking ownership, and [...]
Alternative View By Anjhela Michielsen Consumers have power. Using buying power in a capitalist economy as an active way of creating social change and is one of the most underused forms of expression, and yet en masse it is so powerful. Our economy is built on supply and demand. Wal-mart started carrying organic produce in [...]
To the Editor, Last Wednesday I had the privilege of attending a conversation about Free Trade and Food Sovereignty. The speakers were Ubali Buerrero, a woman representing a farmers’ organization in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Miguel Conlunga, of the Democratic Front of Chihuahua, and Allan Slater, an Oxford County farmer and team member of [...]
True stories from the front lines of motherhood Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Motherhood. What a great adventure it has been for me; I wouldn’t change my station in life for anything. Mothers come in all shapes and sizes – physically and mentally. My mother was a self-taught woman of her generation. Although she [...]
Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard A lot of life spilled through the doors of the Dufferin, most pleasurable, but some not so. I remember one time early in July of 1970 or 1971, Gig, Des and I planned what we thought was a funny prank. The 12th was coming soon (Editor’s note: July 12, [...]
Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton What lays pea-sized eggs, weighs an eighth of an ounce, and can be confused with a moth? It is none other than the truly incredible hummingbird. Only one species inhabits the eastern region of Canada: the ruby-throated or Archilochus colubris. Several other species are found throughout other parts of [...]
Golf Tips By Cameron Rankin http://www.sandhillsgolf.ca Club head: Position your club head at right angles to your intended target line. Grip: The back of your left hand facing your target, looking down you should see between two and three knuckles on your left hand. Right hand palm facing the target, right thumb left side of [...]
Principal’s Page By Jeff Reaburn http://www.shdhs.ca Last Thursday I attended the school production of Our Town by Thornton Wilder, and I came away from the play thoroughly impressed. It was a truly engaging and entertaining production, and I would like to congratulate and commend the director, Ms. Beth Jantzi, and the entire cast and crew [...]
All of the no cost, easy to learn options available may make you dizzy Technically Speaking By Tamara Nicola http://www.visitgrandbend.com/ Blog is a term that describes a thing, a website. It also describes an action. To blog is to add/post something to your website. It is a part of what has been dubbed the Web [...]
Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – 9773 Lakeshore Road (Highway 21 north of the Pinery) Garage Sale – household items. Saturday, May 17 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – 277 Main St. Parkhill Grace Bible Chapel Yard Sale & Barbeque Fundraiser for refugee ministry. Sunday, May 25 2 [...]
Every Tuesday 7 p.m. – Grand Bend Legion Bingo Every Friday 5 to 7 p.m. – Grand Bend Legion Meat Draw May – Ongoing Mid-May and early June – Forest Canada Day Idol Contest applications. North Lambton Secondary School. Live out your idol dream! There are three age categories: 10-14, 15-18 and 19 and over. [...]