Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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Harvest Written by Ken Cameron Directed by Robert More Performed by Robin Craig and Patric Masurkevitch Victoria Playhouse Petrolia July 21 to August 8, 2009 Live! On Stage! Review By Mary Alderson The concept of retirement does not come easy to most farmers. They’ve said, “Farming is a way of life” so often that to [...]
Hard worker makes cozy nest for himself and cat by restoring century home across the street from his parents Now 23 years old, Tom Love got the idea three years ago to buy the home and acreage across from his parents after it came up for sale. After a year of hard work, with help [...]
Story and photos by Casey Lessard Master boat-builder Skip Izon has been working on a non-aquatic project for the last little while: restoring what’s believed to be the oldest horse-drawn ambulance in Canada. The ambulance, built in Petrolia in 1908, spent the last 25 years at the Lambton Heritage Museum after it spent ten years [...]
Story and photos by Casey Lessard When Deb and Jim McCann bought a lakefront cottage last year, it came complete with a dead tree. Of course, they thought what anyone would: make a pirate. “It’s an elm tree that was hit by lightning about four years ago,” Deb says. “The bark flew off it one [...]
View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I am delighted to see that – so soon after the beach enhancement project – Lambton Shores has received $2.6 million in economic stimulus funding to rework Grand Bend’s Main Street. The work will involve burying above ground hydro wires, and replacing curbs. Work begins in September and [...]
Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part three of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) Another danger of having a money system controlled by private banking interests is something relatively new in our history: the financialization of the economy. Before the 1970s, capital was mostly used for economically fruitful purposes, such as production. Banks still [...]
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Congratulations to my young friend Tanya, who has accepted a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Rubin. The happy couple will soon be out searching for the right engagement ring. I hope Rubin is prepared to spend a bit of cash. When Tom purchased my ring, it cost him $200, [...]
Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. I think it was 1969 that word came down from the top that the battalion was going to fly to Jamaica for a month of jungle training. This was during the month of March, as I recall. After all the paperwork was done, we held QM parades to [...]
Great news for Crediton, where federal and provincial funds will be matched by South Huron for a total of $900,000 to make a sports complex and community centre. The money will join Ontario Trillium Foundation funding and community fundraising to build the project. The project should be done within the next two years. Molson Canadian [...]
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! First off, I must thank my Dad for any barbecue skills I have acquired! Put him in the kitchen and it’s a disaster, but throw him outside [...]
Fido… Come… Sit By Yvonne Passmore http://www.FidoComeSit.com A past client of mine was just telling me how her dog is now trashing her belongings when she is gone to work for the day. She tells me that her dog is angry with her and that’s why he ruins her new glasses, her shoes, her couch, [...]
Story by Casey Lessard Fresh out of college, fresh-faced Thomas Alderson of Strathroy is hogging the spotlight in Camelot, playing now to July 25 at the Huron Country Playhouse. “It’s a dream come true,” says the 21-year-old, whose mother Mary writes theatre reviews GrandBendStrip.com and other newspapers. “I grew up coming to see every show [...]
Review by Casey Lessard It’s a good thing 2 Pianos 4 Hands is running most of the summer at Huron Country Playhouse II – it’s good enough that there should be no empty seats all summer. The comedic musical (versus a musical comedy) centres around two pianists and their careers starting from their first lessons [...]
Late night television fans have the opportunity to see Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night house band, The Roots, when they perform at the Cutting Edge Music Festival August 2 at the Motorplex. Named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the “twenty greatest live acts in the world,” The Roots are releasing a new album this [...]
It may sound like an odd place for a metal concert, but the Grand Bend Legion will host four metal bands, including Toronto’s To Cherish, Battlesoul from London, Grizzly from Wingham and a band yet to be announced. Also on the roster are indie rockers Blaze ‘n’ Murder of Wingham and punk group Streetcore of [...]
Community/Charity Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Pt Franks Comm Ctr. Kids Matter. 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. Peggy Smith at 519-296-5834 for details. 7 p.m. – Grand Bend [...]
2 Pianos 4 Hands Written by Richard Greenblatt and Ted Dykstra Directed by Richard Greenblatt Performed by Patrick Burwell and Jonathan Monro Drayton Entertainment Production Playhouse II, Grand Bend July 15 to August 29, 2009 Live! On Stage! Review by Mary Alderson Anyone who has ever taken piano lessons and hated it when your mother [...]
I’ll Be Back Before Midnight Written by Peter Colley Directed by Robert More Performed by Susie Burnett, Terry V. Hart, Andy Pogson, Elana Post Theatre Orangeville/Victoria Playhouse Production Victoria Playhouse, Petrolia June 30 to July 18, 2009 Live! On Stage! By Mary Alderson If you enjoy a thriller with dark moments of horror, then you’ll [...]
Camelot Disclaimer: the reviewer’s son appears in this production Book & lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Music by Fredrick Loewe Directed by Timothy French Musical Direction by Stephen Woodjetts Performed by Jayme Armstrong, Mark Harapiak, Gabriel Burrafato, William Fisher, Thomas Alderson, and company Drayton Entertainment Production Huron Country Playhouse, Grand Bend July 8 – 25, [...]
View from the Strip By Casey Lessard I want to send my gratitude to everyone who came to my art exhibition opening over the weekend. It was not only a pleasure to see old faces, but also to see the silent supporters who had never previously said hello. I had people visiting from as far [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]