Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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Alternative View By Lance Crossley (Part two of a four-part series examining the monetary system.) One of the unspoken absurdities of our money system is government debt. Under our system, the only way a government can pay for its programs and services is through taxes or borrowing. Since taxes are never enough to meet its [...]
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard Finally, summer has arrived and all of the children have completed another school year. Hopefully all the students had a successful year and will enjoy the summer. The parents, on the other hand, have the unenviable task of keeping all of those kids occupied. Most mothers work, so they [...]
Keeping the Peace By Tom Lessard, C.D. On a warm, sunny day in November 1957, some of us were told to pack our gear (what little we were allowed to take out of the country) as we were leaving for home. It didn’t take long as I’m sure most of us had been ready to [...]
Fido… Come… Sit By Yvonne Passmore http://www.FidoComeSit.com My husband is working at a housing complex. He’s worked at a few and can tell you horror stories about the conditions that some people live in. Some of these people are content with a lifestyle that would appall most. Sadly, children and animals are often forced to [...]
Living in Balance By Jenipher Appleton (The following is a justifiable divergence from the usual topic of ‘our feathered friends’.) As a member and co-director of the Ailsa Craig and District Historical Society, it was recently my turn to open the museum and attend to any tourists who might happen by during an afternoon. The [...]
Community/Charity Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Pt. Franks Comm 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. [...]
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! Radicchio Salad 1 head roughly chopped or torn radicchio 1/4 red onion finely sliced 1/2 cup mandarin oranges 1/2 cup quartered strawberries 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese [...]