Grand Bend, Ontario community newspaper and entertainment events guide. Also serves Zurich, Dashwood, Port Franks, Exeter, Parkhill. Casey Lessard photos.
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Inside: Tribute to Mary Walker-Thiel
View from the StripBy Casey LessardIt’s easy to take life for granted as we rush through our daily routine. My week includes driving back and forth to Humber College in Toronto, and often to London to spend the day at school with Anjhela. I’ve done...
To the Editor:Readers would not normally sift through the details of the provincial government budget. That’s a shame, because if they did, they’d discover why our province remains headed down a path of financial imprudence: our taxes are too high....
To the Editor:We thoroughly enjoyed the article of Lloyd and Leona (Steinberg, January 23). Sending our congrats and God’s blessings on their 60 years together!We wish to know: after Lloyd shares his “I love you” for nearly 40 times a day, how d...
Hub Thiel reflects on Mary’s life, his luck, and their loveMary Simmons Walker-Thiel was born in Woodstock in 1954. The Zurich resident lost two children in infancy, and her first husband Rick Walker and their son Evan were killed in a car crash in 1...
ABCF Conservation Dinner featured artist David Bannister’s art shows love for the area’s waterABCF Conservation DinnerThursday, April 17 - 5:30 p.m.South Huron Recreation CentreTickets: $50 each Contact: 519-235-2610, 1-888-286-2610 or info@abca.on...
Mexicans Anabel Salas, 18, of Torreón Coahuila and Carmen Rivera, 25, of Taxco both came to Canada in October to learn English. But it wasn’t until an email came through to Anabel’s adopted aunt Doris Becker that they realized the two were living ...
Keeping the PeaceBy Tom LessardFor some reason, I had driven myself to work at Wolseley Barracks in London instead of travelling with my normal carpool (five of us from Huron Park usually rode together).It started to snow in the morning and by noon, re...
Advice from MomBy Rita LessardBrr! It’s been a long time since we’ve had a winter this cold. Perhaps that accounts for the bad mood many people have been in. It seems people have more to complain about when the weather is so nasty.My mother never a...
Three South Huron District High School bands have been invited to play at the national MusicFest in Ottawa in May. The senior band, wind ensemble and percussion ensemble qualified for the nationals with strong performances at the London MusicFest March...
Curves for Women is offering area women a chance to get into shape while helping others. Its annual food drive runs until the end of March, and supports the Exeter and Zurich food banks.Curves waives the $199 start-up fee for new members who bring in a...
The Huron SPCA is preparing for its 2008 dinner auction, which will be held Friday, May 30 at Exeter’s South Huron Recreation Centre. Donations and tickets sales for the annual fundraiser have brought in $166,000 for the animal shelter over the past ...
By Tyler KulaSpecial to the Grand Bend StripStanding between pink-draped tables in the hotel ballroom, a woman chats with her daughter-in-law. She is wearing the same wedding dress as she wore almost 40 years ago, and she smiles and glances around the ...
Getting married soon? There are many people in this area who can help you plan and prepare for your big day. Two bridal shows in April will show what wedding vendors in South Huron and Lambton Shores have to offer.Here are the details: The South Huron/...
It’s Tundra Swan time again! The birds are expected to arrive close to March 20, but it’s really up to them when they arrive. The Lambton Heritage Museum and Pinery Provincial Park host the Return of the Swans festival until March 30.Information fr...
Living in BalanceBy Jenipher AppletonBird songs tell of springWe find ourselves in that lovely transition between late winter and early spring, when the sun feels strong yet the nights remain frigid. Stepping outside in the morning yields a diversity o...
Principal's PageBy Jeff Reaburn, SHDHSLast week we held our second annual PAWS (Panther Active Winter Sports) Day, and we really couldn't have asked for better weather. Although it was a little on the chilly side, we had bright sunshine and clear skies...
Saturday, March 12 p.m. - Pinery Park visitor's centreLife Under the Ice - Meet a park naturalist at the in the Visitor Centre and peer into the underwater winter realm of the ice covered Old Ausable River Channel discovering the channel’s history an...