Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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Blue Champagne Conceived & Written by Ken John Grant Musical Arrangements by Bob Ashley, Ted Shadbolt, Dan Parr Directed & choreographed by David Connolly Performed by Michael Killinger, Marianne McCord, Leah Oster, Stephanie Roth, Michael Torontow Music Performed by Charles T. Cozens & Robert Mills Drayton Entertainment Production Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend June 24 [...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Des McAnuff Choreographed by Wayne Cilento Musical direction by Franklin Brasz Stratford Shakespeare Festival Production Avon Theatre, Stratford June 20 to November 1, 2009 Live! On Stage! Review by Mary [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sexy Laundry Written by Michele Riml Directed by David Nairn Performed by Mary Long and Ralph Small Victoria Playhouse Petrolia June 9 to 27, 2009 Live! On Stage! Review by Mary Alderson Don’t mess with success – that must be the rule at Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia. Last summer, they had a very successful run [...]
South Huron DHS’ cafeteria operator reflects on turning 80 and the funeral celebration she wanted to be alive to see Jennie Rowe has run the South Huron District High School cafeteria for more than 40 years, along with other food enterprises including the cafeteria at the Exeter canning plant, the booth at the arena and [...]
South Huron District High School’s music department spent four days from May 13-16 in Chicago as part of an experimental type of band trip. The Strip’s Casey Lessard tagged along. Story and photos by Casey Lessard “Two years ago in Cleveland, I met Benjamin Washington by happenstance,” says South Huron music teacher and band director [...]
Story and Photo by Casey Lessard Drayton Entertainment has struck gold this spring, discovering an adorable ingenue who should have audiences (especially grandmothers) coming back for more Oliver! The play, based on Charles Dickens’ story of the orphan who falls in with a gang of pickpockets, opens June 2 at the Huron Country Playhouse. Joel [...]
When it comes to making money, the Huron Country Playhouse Guild has chosen the right person for its upcoming fundraiser. Humourist and motivational speaker David Chilton, renowned author of Canada’s all-time best selling book, The Wealthy Barber, knows his finances and can help you find your way out of the current economic mess. Chilton will [...]
View from the Strip By Casey Lessard It’s no secret that the newspaper business is in free fall as businesses tighten their advertising budgets. Local papers, like the Grand Bend Strip, are supposed to be immune to such a tightening, but that’s changing. I have to admit that I didn’t see the change coming. It’s [...]
Alternative View By Lance Crossley Let me share my financial predicament. My family currently rents an apartment and within the next year or two we would like to put a down payment on a house by using the government’s First Time Home Buyers Plan (HBP). The plan allows you to withdraw from your RRSP, without [...]
Sign at a pool: The P is already in Pool, so please don’t add yours to it. Sign on a lawn: What leaves your dog’s behind, please don’t leave behind. Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Waste! How is it that we have so much waste? I suppose it’s simple enough to figure out. As [...]
