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Richard Webb wins second Canadian Poker Tour title Story and file photo by Casey Lessard Canadian Poker Tour champion Richard Webb will retain his crown after winning the championship this weekend in Calgary, Alberta. The Grand Bend resident beat the tour’s 50 best players, and wins a second $100,000 contract that pays for his travel [...]
Lambton Shores mayor wants low-pressure sewers before infrastructure funding runs dry The Lambton Shores sewage treatment plant and Zone 3 sewer network could be the last project mayor Gord Minielly is involved in before he retires. Casey Lessard sat down with the mayor to discuss the projects. Why is this project necessary now? We just [...]
Southcott Pines resident Dr. Carl Belke retired from Brandon University after 31 years teaching chemistry. Dick Matzka has cottaged in Southcott for 58 years. Neither is in favour of the sewer project proposed. What are your concerns? Dick: There are two major concerns. One is the expenditure the township plans on making. Two is that [...]
Industry professional thinks septic tanks are fine, gravity next best option Richard Webb of Stewart Webb & Sons has been installing, repairing and replacing septic tanks and sewer line connections for more than 20 years. His family has been in the excavating business for more than 75 years. The Strip asked the Southcott Pines resident [...]
Darlene O’Rourke taking part in torch relay Story and photo by Casey Lessard This is one flame Dashwood firefighter Darlene O’Rourke won’t want to put out. O’Rourke is on her way to Summerside, PEI this week to take part in the 2010 Winter Olympic torch relay. She will run the torch November 22 at approximately [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Cooks working for one of Canada’s top chefs are peeling potatoes grown in Corbett Marcus Koenig moved his family to Canada from Switzerland to start Klondyke Farms, just north of Corbett, in spring 1997. Today, the farm is an organic operation that supplies a farmers’ market in Toronto and several restaurants, including renowned chef Jamie [...]
Grand Bend gambler Richard Webb will travel globe after winning the Canadian Poker Tour crown Richard Webb hit it big January 21 when he won the Canadian Poker Tour Invitational Finals at Ocean World Resort and Casino in the Dominican Republic. Webb was the best of Canada’s top 43 players, who were invited to the [...]
Tim Hoffman of Dashwood and Cathy Costello of Mitchell met through a mutual friend two years ago, and started dating. They got married February 14 on a three-layer cake made of snow as part of the Grand Bend Winter Carnival. Interview & photos by Casey Lessard Take me back to when you first met. Tim: [...]
2008 Federal Election Candidate profiles Huron-Bruce Dave Joslin Christian Heritage Brussels 519-887-9337 joslin@wightman.ca Age: 54 Hometown: Burlington Status: Married College: Georgian College, Owen Sound Concentration: Welder High School: M.M. Robinson, Gr.12 Employer: Cleaver-Brooks City/Town: Stratford Position: Fitter-Welder Activities: hiking, biking Interests: philosophy, theology, political theory Favorite Music: variety Favorite TV Show: don’t watch TV Favorite [...]
The Strip asked all of the candidates five questions related to federal issues in our ridings. The Green Party did not return our questionnaire by press time, and the Christian Heritage Party’s Dave Joslin did not respond to these questions. Huron-Bruce What is the most pressing issue facing your riding, and what do you plan [...]
By Casey Lessard Turnout at the recent sewer meeting (previewed in the Sept. 25 edition of the Grand Bend Strip) was more than double what the municipality of Lambton Shores expected, community services director Peggy Van Mierlo-West said Monday. “We proposed we would get 200 people. We had 400 show up. It’s great to see [...]
View from the Strip By Casey Lessard It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but – like it or not – Grand Bend area residents will soon be tying into a municipal sewage system. Many people aren’t aware of the impending costs that are associated with the process, but with figures in the tens of thousands [...]
The Dashwood resident isn’t eager to tie into Grand Bend’s sewage line. Are you? Story and photo by Casey Lessard Sewage collection system information session Tuesday, September 30 7 to 9 p.m. – Grand Bend Public School Standing in front of a lagoon that currently services the sewage waste of 1100 residents, John Mason wonders [...]
Soap Box Derby Saturday, September 20 10 a.m. – Registration 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Inspection and Practice 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Judging (non-racing) 12:15 to 1 p.m. – Lunch 1 to 4 p.m. – Racing For a man who refuses to grow up, the soap box derby is the perfect activity to [...]
The Dashwood-based Bluewater men’s tug of war team, representing Canada at the world championships in Stenungsbaden, Sweden, repeated their 2006 11th place finish in a pull-off against Italy, which they won handily. Switzerland took the tournament with a win over England. A total of 18 teams competed in the 640kg men’s senior class. See previous [...]
“It’s time to win gold” Ten-time Canadian champions chase elusive world tug-of-war title September 4-7 in Sweden Photos and story by Casey Lessard They’ve been the best tug-of-war team in Canada since 1997, but they’ve never tasted success on the world stage. For the Bluewater squad based at Matthias Metzger’s farm northwest of Dashwood, this [...]
Advice from Mom By Rita Lessard According to the dictionary, old means having lived or existed for a specific time, so even if you are two, three or sixty, you are old. So if you think you’re old, you can feel better knowing it’s true and that you’re not alone. As the old saying goes, [...]
A South Huron man is in stable condition at a London hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The shooting happened Saturday morning at a residence on Parr Line. Police are still investigating, but say the victim and shooter knew each other. James Gould, 64, of South Huron faces attempted murder and firearm [...]
View from the Strip By Casey Lessard Today, we remember the deaths of Bill and Helene Regier in their home one year ago. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of these community leaders, who are dearly missed. When we asked one of the Regiers’ sons what we should do for the one-year anniversary, [...]
The inevitable day has arrived. I had hoped I would be able to continue to provide the Grand Bend Strip newspaper for free indefinitely, but after thinking long and hard this spring, I realize that the only way for the paper to publish this winter is to ask for your support. Like you, I value [...]
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: [...]
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, [...]
