Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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To the Editor, I was a bit disappointed that you didn’t include St. John’s by the Lake Anglican Church in your list of wheelchair accessible buildings. St. John’s has two ramps; one to the church proper and one to the parish hall direct from the parking lot and a wheel chair marked parking space at [...]
165 Exeter businesses surveyed 44% are 100% inaccessible by wheelchair Only 1/5 have wheelchair parking 1 in 5 has a powered door opener Exeter’s average mark (on Strip survey): 40% Criteria and results We assessed 165 core businesses in Exeter, from the Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle in the south, to RONA Cashway in the north, plus [...]
Story by Casey Lessard It’s not easy to find wheelchair accessible buildings in this area, but it was a challenge Lisa Grady knew she had to overcome for her business, Sport-Med. “Accessibility is hard to find,” says Grady, whose store sells aids for people with mobility issues. “We manufacture orthotics, orthopedic products, and we sell [...]
The old saying about getting your foot in the door is bitter irony for people who don’t have the ability to walk through that door. Inaccessible workplaces make finding work much harder for people with disabilities. But it doesn’t have to be so hard, says Jeff Withers of Strathroy’s LEADS Employment Services. “It all depends [...]
Accentual Hair & Spa owner Tina Davey asked us to reevaluate her business for wheelchair accessibility as we noticed a large front step and no sign saying access at the back. For most businesses, we did look around the back, but overlooked a back entry. Upon reevaluation, here are our results: Partially level entry at [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Prom 1545 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Lauren Haberer of Zurich and Marcus Haccius of Shipka were named South Huron District High School’s 2008 Students of the Year at the June 6 prom, held at the school’s small gym. For more about the winners and nominees, see: [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students of the Year 1468 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Kurt Van Osch Parents: Gerald and Lori Van Osch, outside of Mt. Carmel Nickname: Van O Known for: Sports. That’s about all I’m known for. Fall 2008: Guelph for Business Agriculture Most Memorable Moment: OFSAA hockey championships [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students of the Year 1075 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Bryce Halpenny Parents: Scott and Denise Halpenny of Exeter Nickname: B-Rice, Brizzo, Bryzness Known for: Volleyball. It’s my passion. Fall 2008: UWO for Engineering Most Memorable Moment: The last game of WOSSAA volleyball. It was a bad [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students of the Year 1107 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Marcus Haccius Parents: Hubertus and Linda Haccius of Shipka Nickname: Man, Chocolate, Coconut, Tiny Known for: Announcement guy, and drama Fall 2008: Beal for Musical Theatre Most Memorable Moment: In Grade 10 I belly danced in front [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students Of The Year 1358 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Dimitris Fragiskatos Parents: Nick and Jane Fragiskatos of Hensall Nickname: Frag Known for: Being loud, throwing high fives, sports Fall 2008: Fanshawe for Construction Engineering Most Memorable Moment: WOSSAA soccer, or the windshield incident with Kevin Ha. [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students of the Year 1081 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Carly Schroeder Parents: Steve and Brenda Schroeder of Dashwood Nickname: Schroeds. Some people call me Car because they’re too lazy to say my whole name. It’s only two syllables! Known for: Music Fall 2008: UWO for Music [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students of the Year 1057 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Janita Pfaff Parents: Dennis and Marian, outside of Crediton Nickname: Juanita, JP, Jan-Jan Known for: Thinking outside of the box Fall 2008: UWO-Fanshawe for Collaborative Nursing Most Memorable Moment: Field hockey this year. The final game that [...]
Grand Bend Strip – June 11, 2008 – SHDHS Students of the Year 1090 Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Lauren Haberer Parents: Steve and Michele Haberer of Zurich Nickname: Low Known for: Good Marks Fall 2008: Ottawa for Political Science Most Embarrassing Moment: We were out for lunch, the badminton team after WOSSAA, and our coach [...]
2008 SHDHS Student of the Year nominee Katie Anderson Originally uploaded by CaseyLessard Katie Anderson Parents: Ron and Frances Anderson of Exeter Nickname: Katie, Kathleen, Katelyn Known for: Running Fall 2008: McMaster for Science Most Memorable Moment: In Grade 10, our music trip to Ottawa. The whole band went and there were only a couple [...]
By Jurgen Herrmann In June 1978, Erwin and Luzia Schottroff began the dynasty that was to become the Pine Dale Motor Inn. Erwin and Luzia gave up farming and moved to Grand Bend with their three girls, Mary-Jo, Jackie and Barbara. What was to be a five year stay turned into a lifetime of hard [...]
Community groups and local businesses are rallying around a Dashwood woman and her grandson, victims of a fire three weeks ago. Dale Schwartzentruber and Skyler, 7, lost everything in the fire at their rental home, and are staying with a friend until they can find an apartment. Dale and Skyler need help with financial donations, [...]
Grand Bend Burgerfest, a fundraiser for the Optimist Club, returns to the beach this weekend, June 13 to 15. This year’s event revives favourites from ages past: bed races and the Ms./Mr. Burgerfest competition. Friday, June 13 12 p.m. – Business Luncheon 5 p.m. – Admission opens to the public 8 p.m. – Entertainment with [...]
By Casey Lessard It’s appropriate to raise a glass to Twin Pines Orchards and Cider House (left), who we featured for their winery last fall, and to one of our favourite farms, Sunnivue of Ailsa Craig. Both won regional awards for the Ontario government’s Premier’s Agri-Food Innovation Excellence awards. Each won $5,000 for their innovation; [...]
Two new art ventures are launching this month in the same building as the River Road Gallery. Sunset Arts is hosting an open house Friday, June 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the 63 River Road gallery space. The new gallery is a venture by artists Ana Mattos (wax), Bill Nieuwland (acrylic), Catherine Weber [...]
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Where does the time go? Here we are again nearing the end of another school year. Education is so very important today. Unless you have at least your Grade 12 diploma, you would be hard pressed to get any kind of job, unlike in my day, so many eons [...]
Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard Sunday morning. Club Albatross, Huron Park. Hockey game in Detroit. Most of us arrived at the club early as usual. About three hours ahead of bus departure time. As there were 45 passengers, quite a bit of alcohol was being taken with us. While we were waiting, it was [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Being able to notice subtle details is the key to appreciating My Fair Lady, Huron Country Playhouse’s 2008 season opener, playing until June 21. The musical follows the progress of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney street flower girl, as linguist Henry Higgins takes up Colonel Pickering’s challenge to prove that class status [...]
My Fair Lady Book by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe Performed by Roger Dunn and Lynne Griffin Directed by Susan Ferley Choreographed by Gino Berti Drayton Entertainment Production Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend June 3 to June 21, 2008 Live! On Stage! Review by Mary Alderson Summer’s officially arrived with the season opener [...]
Or, How my family and two dogs survived an Algonquin nightmare Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton Not very many people can genuinely say that they have been struck by lightning and lived to tell the story. It’s a tale my family (yes, all four of us plus the dogs) can share after a 1996 [...]
