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’Burg class raising cash to help African kids receive an education statement.

According to teacher Courtney Mellow, the A meeting with former students came back to child soldier Emmanuel class and wanted to dedJal has spurred a group of icate their Lenten project Wallaceburg students into to help Jal’s Gua Africa campaign. Gua Africa action.

The Grade 7/8 split class promotes education in Africa, speat Christ the cifically in King School “They challenged our Kenya and in Walla- entire school board to ceburg is raise money for it. The the Sudan, by building working hard to whole thing has kind of schools and providing raise funds snowballed.” supplies, as to help give - Teacher Courtney Mellow well as aidkids in Africa access to education, not ing refugees who have survived war and genoguns.

Jal, by age 7, was a mem- cide.

“They’re trying to bring ber of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, battling awareness to it,” Melthe government in the low said of her students.

East African nation. Like “They challenged our enso many other children in tire school board to raise Africa, he was forced into money for it. The whole thing has kind of snowit.

But Jal eventually es- balled.”

The class started a webcaped such brutality.

He’s become an activist site – ctkcalledtoserve. and hip-hop artist. He re- weebly.com – and built cently spoke to students miniature schoolhouses during a visit to Ursuline to raise awareness and College Chatham. That’s cash. The schoolhouses where the Christ the King have gone to every school students met him. To say in the St. Clair Catholic they were impacted by District School Board.

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More than 40 women, plus a number of men and children, came out to walk in the International Women’s Day march organized by Patricia Clark of PMP Productions. This is the third year Clark has organized a women’s walk. “I organize this event to bring awareness to women and to help raise their profile,” she said. Teen model winner Jaydon Thatcher, centre, took part.

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who don’t have a chance to learn,” is why Emily Sparling is so interested in working on the Christ the King project. “We want to raise money and help build more schools.”

Kamryn Hull said Jal helped her realize how fortunate she is to be growing up in Canada.

“We’re learning what it would be like if we were over there,” she said of the struggles of African children. “In Canada, when people go to a restaurant, they become upset if they find a hair in their food.

Over there, people would just be happy to have that food.”

As Mellow said, their efforts snowballed.

“The kids came back and were all excited and wanted to do something.

It went from that to challenging the whole school board,” she said. “They want to bring awareness to the whole issue. They can be agents of change.”

The project continues

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The website talks about the kids, the project, and why they’re doing it.

It all goes back to meeting Jal. “When we went to our UCC day at The Pines, he spoke to them. They were just floored,” Mellow said. “They came back and wanted to raise money for the charity he started.”

Student Braydon McFadden said listening to Jal motivated him to get involved in the project.

“I found him really inspirational,” he said.

Mellow said McFadden has embraced the project.

“Braydon has a huge role in this. He made a presentation to the school board and helped with the web page,” she said.

He’s not alone. The students hope to raise $2,000 for Gua Africa. That’s how much Jal impacted them.

“Just seeing him and knowing he is making a difference for people

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From left, Kamryn Hull, Emily Sparling and Braydon McFadden, three of the students from Courtney Mellow’s Grade 7/8 split class, showcase elements of the class’s Gua Africa fundraiser, which is the group’s Lenten project this year. Included is the auctioning of the painting of a dove, comprised of the fingerprints of children at the school, plus that of several parents.

through Lent right up to Easter.

If the students raise $500

or more, Mellow said they’d get the opportunity to talk to Jal via Skype.

In terms of fundraising, they got off to a great start. Mellow said on the

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She asked, and concerned citizens responded.

Carmen McCauley pleaded for assistance to feed a brace of ducks on Mud Creek in Chatham, as reported in the March 5 Chatham Voice.

Since that article appeared, McCauley said the aid has been pouring in.

One day after the story appeared, she had two men hauling the 55-lb. bags of cracked corn for her. She said the men would each be bringing a bag a week. McCauley has fed the ducks, which were starving, a bag every other day in recent weeks.

That same day, she found a cheque in her mailbox that would pay for five bags of corn. That evening, two other people brought corn to her.

In the following days, volunteers continued to come forth, as well as people pledging money or bags of corn.

“I have the rest of March booked with lovely volunteers. Everyone has their corn now for the next few weeks.

I can breathe a sigh of relief,” she said. “Everyone has been fantastic. So many people

said such nice things to me for stepping up and organizing this. Many compliments on (The Chatham Voice) as well.”

Along with support, McCauley has also received additional requests for help. She said two women told her of two groups of ducks on the Thames River that hang out around small patches of open water near drainage pipes.

The ladies donated money to McCauley and asked if she could feed these ducks as well.

“I went to both places this morning,” she said Sunday.

“There were about 100 too weak to move much. Snowmobilers ran right through the middle of them and none moved. I rode the bags of corn down the incline to the river – it was fun – and spread the corn broadly.”

McCauley has been purchasing her cracked corn from TSC on St. Clair Street.

She said she alerted the store to the starving ducks, and warned staff it would be getting busy.

Store manager Brendan Holland said the weekend was crazy.

“I can’t keep my cracked

corn in stock. I talked to her on the weekend. She had a ridiculous amount of response to it and she let people know we had the cracked corn. It would just start flying off the shelves. We’d get it restocked and it would run out again,” he said. “Judging by the sales we had here, I imagine she’s got two or three skids (of cracked corn) in her garage.”

McCauley now has a support team of nine volunteers to haul the feed to the ducks.

Each day for the rest of the month, the ducks will get a bag of feed, she said. And if there isn’t enough grass showing in April, she said the volunteer effort would continue into that month.

The influx of support has revealed a problem, however.

McCauley said she observed well-meaning families throwing corn and bread at the ducks on the weekend, while their children and dogs ran free. McCauley said the ducks were surrounded by food, but were too scared to eat. The crows, on the other hand, had no such reservations.

“The ducks were too terrified to feed and the crows were having a field day. It was chaos,” she said.

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Neighbours say sex offender moved in on Taylor Avenue

About 20 people picked up placards Wednesday evening on Taylor Avenue to protest against a pedophile believed to be living in the area.

Floyd Porter led the protest.

He said Timothy Arthur Wheaton, a convicted pedophile from New Brunswick, lives in one of the apartments at 73 Taylor Avenue. Porter’s young adopted son lives right next

door, and he’s not happy about it.

“If you look through that balcony,” Porter said said of the second-floor balcony on the north side of the apartment building where protesters believe Wheaton lives, “you can see right into my backyard ...

I have an immediate fear for my son and the kids of Chatham-Kent.”

With chants of “Leave our city; leave our street” and “No rest; no peace,” the protesters

Bruce Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Floyd Porter leads a group of protesters Wednesday evening on Taylor Avenue in Chatham. They say a convicted pedophile lives at 73 Taylor Ave. and they want him to move.

protest. They had little to say about the speculation that the pedophile lives in the apartment building.

“We are not able to confirm or deny that this man does in fact reside in Chatham-Kent,” Const. Renee Cowell said via e-mail. “As far as we are concerned, there is no risk to public safety at this time, nor has there been.”

The general public is not able to access the addresses of convicted sex offenders. According to the provincial MinisSteven Peach, Physiotherapist try of Community Safety and Correctional Services website, Q: My son has a concussion. Other than rest, there is good reason for that. what can we do to treat his concussion?

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walked back and forth in front of the apartment building.

“We want to send a clear message that he’s not welcome,” Porter said. “One child in danger; all children in danger.”

Pat Smith, who heads up the Neighbourhood Watch on that stretch of Taylor Avenue, said the school bus picks up children right across the street from where Wheaton lives.

The Chatham-Kent police were on hand to monitor the

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“They are just bad evMunicipal public works erywhere. In some places, staff have had a tough time people are able to stand in in recent weeks keeping our someone’s driveway instead streets and sidewalks clear of the actual stops, and it of snow, but they are receiv- seems the bus drivers are OK with that,” ing requests to he said. do even more “They are just bad Don’t expect work of late. everywhere. In some municipal Local resiplaces, people are able staff to break dent John Wilout the shovlatt has asked to stand in someone’s els to clear the the munici- driveway instead of pality to clear the actual stops, and it stops.

Miguel PelCK Transit bus seems the bus drivers letier, direcstops around tor of public Chatham.

In are OK with that.” works for the many places, - John Willatt municipality, these stops are nothing more than a sign on said there are about 500 bus a hydro pole above a barrier stops around Chatham. To of snow that separates the clear them of snow “would sidewalk from the roadway. add up to a lot of work.

“For us to undertake clearIn other spots, there is a small area in the snow where ing the bus stops, we’d need

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A man waits for a CK Transit bus on Park Avenue East recently, facing a snow bank as tall as his knees that he’ll have to navigate when the bus arrives.

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a mandate from council,” he said.

The company running the buses in Chatham, In Touch Connection, contracts out snow removal for the 30-odd bus shelters in Chatham, Pelletier said. The municipality clears the snow in the bus terminal on Centre and Wellington streets.

Willatt e-mailed administration asking the municipality to prioritize the clearing of the bus stops, but when nothing happened, he reached out to Chatham councillors and didn’t receive a single reply.

Pelletier said the municipal snow removal expenses fluctuate greatly from year to year, sometimes as low as $2 million, and other times upwards of $6.5 million.

This year’s budget kicked in Jan. 1.

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Take a bow, readers One of the best aspects of publishing a newspaper is that we get a chance to chronicle the life and times of this community and people who live here.

On those occasions when we get to view the positive results of the work we do, it makes the job that much more enjoyable.

Last week our front page story about local resident Carmen McCauley and her efforts to keep the ducks on Mud Creek from freezing and starving in the worst February ever, highlighted the efforts of one determined women.

Bruce’s story so moved readers that Carmen has been inundated with offers of help as bags of corn and volunteers showed up on her doorstep.

The local TSC store could barely keep up with the demand from those who had read the story and purchased cracked corn.

Carmen’s project has now expanded to help other colonies of ducks on the Thames River. With the weather breaking, chances look good for the ducks’ survival.

Two weeks ago, Voice readers and staff and Fahrhall Mechanical Contractors teamed up to get a local couple in need a new furnace after circumstances left them without heat.

We’ve featured stories about Emily Hime’s efforts at her Haitian orphanage, Maison Ke Kontan (Happy Heart House), local cancer survivor Don Wells’ efforts to bring the subject of homelessness to the forefront, Andrew Faas’ crusading efforts to recognize and remove workplace bullying, and too many others to mention.

The common thread in our stories is the humanity that binds us all and the unbroken belief that if we all do what we can, we can achieve anything.

We refer back to the works of Edward Hale, an 19th century American author we used to preface Emily Hime’s initial story: “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2015

Opinion

Nicholls must step down: reader Sir: There are several sad aspects to this recent debacle caused by the thoughtless outburst in the legislature by our MPP, Rick Nicholls, but space will compel me to focus on only one. Mr. Nicholls has obviously lost track of his sense of place and purpose.

Whilst in the legislature and in his public pronouncements, he is the representative of all

the constituents of Chatham-Kent Essex and not representing his personal interests.

The forum in which to display his ignorance and repudiation of the science of the millennia is in the private company of his friends, or from the pulpit of his church.

In the legislature, he is to speak with our voice and not his own, and

he seems to have willfully forgotten this basic principle underlying our democratic structure.

In a time when we struggle to attract fresh, educated, young talent to our community, it is embarrassing and disheartening to have our elected representative expose himself in all his medieval absolutism. We

didn’t need this kind of press. Since Mr. Nicholls has displayed an inability to separate his public and personal personas, I feel that it is incumbent on him to step aside as our MPP. He has done us a great disservice, so I must ask him to please go and shame us no more.

Geoff Hall Chatham

Will rail line be maintained for now?

Sir: I don’t claim to be a railway expert. I used to love Hornby model railways, and 100 years ago my grandfather, Edmund Beecroft, was an executive with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in what used to be called Bombay.

But I do question the decision city council has

made to buy the old CSX railway, line which runs from Chatham to just north of Wallaceburg in an attempt to persuade a fertilizer company to locate here.

Would we purchase rolling stock for this line? What about the track maintenance crew?

Common sense tells one that if a railway service is to be reliable, the equipment must be kept in good working order and regular maintenance is the essential ingredient to achieve this. A railway will not survive for long as a viable operation if it

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I’d love to read more about this exciting project that will encourage a fertilizer company to locate here.

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Design challenge attracts 100+ kids

height down onto the structures.

Allie Doran, a King George VI Public School student who took part in More than 100 teens gathered on the challenge with three classmates, Saturday to show off their ingenu- said competitors were given some Styrofoam, stir sticks, straws, popity.

They took part in the Professional sicle sticks, a plastic shopping bag, Engineers of Ontario impromptu markers and a pair of scissors to design challenge at John McGregor make the egg protector. Doran’s group opted to build Secondary School. a prism-like compartTeams of high “They surprise you. ment. school students built They really invented “Triangles are the catapults to launch most supportive Ping-Pong balls over some great devices.” structure,” she said. a barrier and into - Organizer Ellen Sinclair It easily deflected the a cluster of plastic cups, getting measured for accura- rolling basketball. Teammate Hannah Teetzel dropped it three times cy and distance.

Grade 7 and 8 students worked from three feet, and it handled that in groups of four to build capsules no problem.

But the initial impact from a that were intended to protect an dropped basketball weakened the egg from cracking.

These capsules first had a basket- structure. The second drop crushed ball rolled into them, and then were the prism, and the egg. dropped from a distance of three feet onto the gym floor, before having a basketball dropped onto them from a similar height. Each test was conducted three times.

Four capsules survived the tests and competed in the final. Judges started by dropping the basketball from over their heads, but had to break a tie – and someone’s egg – by throwing the basketball from that

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Hannah Teetzel prepares to drop an egg capsule onto the gym floor at John McGregor Secondary School Saturday.

She and three classmates were part of a group of more than 100 kids who took part in the Professional Engineers of Ontario impromptu design challenge on the weekend. Teetzel’s egg survived the fall, only to get crushed by a basketball moments later.

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Ellen Sinclair, who organized the event, complimented the students on their ingenuity.

“They surprise you. They really invented some great devices,” she said.

The challenge is an annual event, but Sinclair said each year offers different builds for participants.

The fun event is designed to get kids interested in engineering.

“Engineering is a great profession to get into. This is to promote it as a career opportunity.”

Sinclair said she felt no remorse about being the person who dropped the basketball that crushed so many eggs on the day. That’s part of engineering, she said, and the best way to test out the strength of a design.

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C-K teens travel to Guatemala

20 kids to help build school addition

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

A year of preparation is about to pay off for 20 Chatham-Kent teens.

For three hours every Tuesday over the past year, the students have met at the YMCA as part of Project Guatemala.

The YMCA program sent them to the Central America country March 5, where they will spend three weeks getting their hands dirty, helping local citizens.

The students will help build a room onto a schoolhouse in San Cristobal, Verapaz, during their time in Guatemala.

The YMCA’s Mike Walters said there are three pillar elements of Project Guatemala – leadership development, philanthropy and community service.

After all the preparation, the kids can’t wait to get to work.

The thought of leaving our seemingly never-ending winter is also appealing

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Mayor Randy Hope, centre, met with the 20 local Grade 11 students March 3, who headed out two days later to spend three weeks in Central America with the YMCA’s Project Guatemala.

“I can’t wait for the nice Guatemalan heat,” Brandon Vaughan joked.

The trip won’t all be about building the addition and getting blisters.

Vaughan said the group will climb an inactive volcano, Volcan Acatenango, and a trip to see Mayan ruins is on the agenda as

well.

Student Morgan Faugh-Bulkaert said their preparation time went by quickly.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been a year,” she said.

The group gathered each week, learning Spanish, fundraising and bonding. For the past year, the

teens put other activities on hold to focus on Project Guatemala. Now, they can’t wait to head south.

Faugh-Bulkaert said while she is away, she’ll be worried about her family, who will be concerned for her.

“This is a Third World country. They’ll worry,”

she said.

Vaughn wonders how he’ll adjust to the food.

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The group heard from Mayor Randy Hope on March 3.

He wished them well and, among other things, advised them to slop on the sunscreen.

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Do Forno working to break barriers

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Kate do Forno cares about her community and she is putting that passion to use as the project co-ordinator for the C-K Prosperity Roundtable.

A big part of what do Forno has focused on to date is the Breaking Barriers non-juried art show. It’s the third year for the show, which opens March 20 and runs to May 10.

“It’s an art experience. It really brings more awareness to the barriers people face in everyday life,” she said, adding the theme is social inclusion.

Do Forno said Breaking Barriers is a collaborative effort with Chatham-Kent’s employment and social services, in partnership with the Cultural Centre.

The roundtable is made up of representatives of 59 organizations in Chatham-Kent, with a goal of working to eradicate

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Kate do Forno, project co-ordinator for the C-K Prosperity Roundtable, said the Breaking Barriers non-juried art show is slated to open March 20.

poverty in our municipality. the roundtable also must work to just help during a person’s “This project is near and dear with every group and orga- moment of need, but to develto my heart,” do Forno said. nization that “care about the op strategies to guide them into “I sat on it as a representative health and well-being of Cha- the next phase of their lives to from the YMCA when I was a tham-Kent. help them “for the next 20-30 staff member there.”

“Part of my job is just making years.”

Do Forno said she loves the sure the steering committee Do Forno said there is potenwork the roundtable is doing. directs the larger group. The tial to fine tune the Prosperity “I’m really passionate about other part of my role is to en- Roundtable’s efforts in 2015. this community. My husband sure the community has that “There are big pockets of opand I made a decision to make information too,” she said. “We portunity in Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent our home. I need to let them know we are where we can provide some come from a very large and working collaboratively to bet- direction and advocacy. There loving family that has made ter address the needs of the are topics we know are areas of this community home too,” she community.” concern in Chatham-Kent. We said. “To see fellow community Do Forno said it is crucial not won’t ignore them,” she said. members struggling has made me want to help.”

Overall, do Forno said there are four areas of focus for the Prosperity Round Table: public awareness and education, advocacy, social MARCH 9 TO 15, 2015 inclusion, and food security.

“Certainly there is a big opportunity to do some important education about the realities that are here in Chatham, particularly in regards Making farms a safe place to work is every farmer’s spouse has a job, and you don’t want to send them back Agricultural Safety Week, sponsored by the to the TV again. You tell them to get busy somewhere else to transportation, re- business.

Canadian Agricultural Association, takes place March and then you turn back to your chores. training, finding oppor- 9-15, 2015, and this year it’s geared around the theme tunities for employment Be the Difference! So, how can you do that? Maybe you’ll How you can make a difference: Set up a proper play area for young kids away from any farm activity. Nearly and all the pieces that tie recognize yourself below. three-quarters of farm accidents involving children are work into them,” she said.

THE LONE WOLF related, so make sure your kids aren’t near all the action.

Letting the commu- You wait for no one. It doesn’t matter if it’s dark, cold or if The Agricultural Health and Safety Network suggests fencnity know what is tak- time is short; you just get ’er done. You’re often exhausted ing off the play area and using a self-latching gate. And ing place here in Cha- and stressed because you can’t afford the right kind enforce a “no extra riders” rule on tractors and mowers. tham-Kent, in terms of of help or you don’t trust that other people will do the supports for those living job properly. in poverty, is important, How you can make a difference: When you’re working alone, do Forno said. always have the means to communicate in case of an acciAnd the members of dent; carry a cell phone or two-way radio at all times. Some

Donation bin bylaw moving forward

By Aaron Hall Contributing Writer

Council went against staff’s wishes and requested that staff create a bylaw about the use of clothing donations bins within Chatham-Kent.

After the initial staff recommendation was defeated, Chatham Coun. Michael Bondy entered a successful motion for staff to create a bylaw which would provide rules and regulations for new and existing bins located around the municipality related to location, size, visibility and contact information.

Bondy said the problem that was present when he first made the motion last year has since subsided.

“The idea behind this was to put everyone at a level playing field,” he said.

The bylaw is expected to be presented to council before the final council meeting in June.

Community Partnership Fund grants awarded

Council approved a list of grant recipients Monday for the 2015 round of the Community Partnership Fund.

Eighteen applications totaling $139,251.35 under the “Community Projects” portion, and nine applications totaling $34,225 under the “Festivals and Events” were granted.

A staff report says the Community Partnership Fund was established in 2000 and uses matching funding to promote community development projects within Chatham-Kent.

New docs introduced

The latest wave of new physicians in Chatham-Kent was introduced to the community.

Fannie Vavoulis, medical recruiter and education co-ordinator, made her annual presentation to council.

“I feel like a broken record, but I’m a happy broken record,” she said.

A total of 10 new doctors were introduced.

Robertson eyes council size

Chatham Coun. Derek Robertson entered a notice of motion to hire a consultant to investigate the ward boundaries in Chatham-Kent and the size of council.

Robertson said he wants to see the work done by the governance task force be looked at by a third party.

He said the budget would be no more than $20,000.

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Friday, March 13, 2015 • The Kent Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society (Family History) will hold its regular monthly meeting at St. Andrews Residence, 99 Park St., Chatham at 7:00pm. The meeting is free and open to members of the public. Brian Anderson will be sharing his experience in researching the Baldoon Settlement.

• Meal and Fun darts at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dinner at 5:30pm to 7:00pm with choice of lasagna, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00.

Saturday March 14, 2015 • Meat draw and dance at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Meat draw from 4:00pm-6:00pm, dance from 4:00pm-10:00pm with Ridge Road.

• Lego Club in the Children’s room of the CKPL, Chatham location from 2:00-3:00pm. To stack something silly using Lego and your imagination. Registration is not required. All Welcome!

• Ridge House Museum is presenting drop-in activities at the Ridgetown branch of the CKPL until March 21.

See a display of Victorian optical illusion devices with interactive toys. Drop in during regular library hours.

Sunday, March 15, 2015 • Winter breakfast at Merlin Legion from 10:00am1:00pm. Bacon, sausage, ham, french toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, home fries, coffee, tea and juice. $10 adults and $5 kids under 10.

Monday, March 16, 2015 • Solla Sollew Silliness in the Children’s Room of the CKPL, Chatham location from 10:00am-11:00am.

Travel from the Valley of Vung to Solla Sollew with a silly Seuss obstacle course and story. All Welcome.

• The Ridge House Museum is hosting a one afternoon workshop from 1:30pm-4:30pm at the Ridgetown branch of the CKPL. Children age 6-12 will work together to build and experience a camera obscura room, as well as design and create their own thaumatrope. Registration for this free workshop is limited so book your child’s spot by emailing ckridgehouse@ chatham-kent.ca.

• The Blenheim-Harwich Horticultural Society is hosting their March event at 7:30pm at 69 Ellen St. Blenheim in the basement meeting room, Trinity Anglican Church. Contact Terri Dent 519-354-8320 or Sherry Godfrey 519-676-4541 for more details.

Special guest speaker Albert St. Pierre - horticultural expert specializing in garden irises.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 • Shuffleboard, Euchre and pool at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 7:00pm.

• Staycation Silliness in the Children’s room of the CKPL, Chatham location from 9:30am-5:00pm.

Pretend you’re a tourist and drop in. Registration not required All Welcome!

• Movie at your library. Big Hero will be shown at 2:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL.

• St. Patty’s Day Party with musical guest Michael Semineuk in the main dining room at Meadow Park (Chatham), 110 Sandy St., Chatham.

• Irish Shin Dig at 2:00pm at Chatham Retirement Resort, 25 Keil Drive N., Chatham. Music by Don & Bonnie Cook. There is always a bit of Irish in all of us this time of the year.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 • Fun darts at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 7:30pm.

Thursday, March 19, 2015 • Silly Tea Party from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Children’s room of the CKPL, Chatham location. Registration is not required.

Friday, March 20, 2015 • Meal and fun darts at the Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham from 5:30pm-7:00pm with choice of Pork Medalion, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00. One meat draw.

• Movie night at St. Andrew’s Dresden with The Letter Writer, how a simple deed by one person can change lives. 7:00pm. Free as always.

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• The Knights of Columbus are having a Fish Fry Dinner in the Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall at 145 Victoria Ave., Chatham. Perch dinner adults $16, children $8. Pickerel Dinner adults $15, children $7. Baked mac & cheese - $5.

Includes baked potato, veggies, drinks and dessert.

Tickets available at the parish office at 52 Croydon St., Chatham. 519-352-9483.

Saturday March 21, 2015 • Caribbean Night - In Support of Hime for Help - Maison Ke Kontan Orphanage. $30 per person.

Sunset Lounge, 280 Merritt Ave., Chatham. Doors open 6:00pm. Caribbean Dinner at 7:00pm. Dance at 9:00pm. Cash bar, prizes and silent auction. Contact: Red Devil Scuba 519-358-1988. reddevilscuba.com CHAP Volunteer DRIVERS Needed for Chatham-Kent.

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Chatham-Kent Metal Detecting Club Meetings - Last Thursday of the Month, 7:00pm at Evangel Community Church, 76 Sandy St., enter at the back door. Guests Welcome.

VON Volunteer Visiting opportunities available call Jan 519-352-4462 ext. 5227 Toastmasters is a place where you develop and grow - both personally and professionally. Meetings are a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. Guests are always welcome. Join the Chatham-Kent Toastmasters at GreenField Ethanol, 275 Bloomfield Road on Mondays from 6:30 – 8:00pm.

Royal Canadian Air Cadets 294 (Kinsmen) Squadron is looking for new members. If you are between 12 and 18 years of age and have an interest in aviation, camping or just meeting new friends we invite you to visit us any Monday at 6:30 pm at the Chatham Armoury 280 Bloomfield Rd in Chatham. You can also contact us at 519-352-7090.

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Curling runs in their bloodline

Cam Curtis, left, and his father Ben Curtis at the Chatham Granite Club

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For the Curtis family, curling is in their blood. What started several decades ago with Ben Curtis’ parents has been passed down to him, which he in turn has passed on to his son Cam Curtis, as the duo can often be seen on rinks across Ontario, including at Chatham’s Granite Club.

Cam Curtis and his Chatham Granite Club team recently won the Ontario Curling Association zones and regionals, qualifying for provincials where they finished seventh.

While Cam has had recent success, he credits much of it to the experience he’s gained curling alongside his father Ben, who has 32 years of curling experience, including multiple Ontario championships, and a national championship in 2009 representing Chatham at the Travelers Curling Club Championships.

“I think that curling alongside my dad has helped improve my game because he is such an experienced curler,” said the younger Curtis, who is currently in Grade 10 at St. Anne Catholic High School in Lakeshore.

“He can help me with almost anything I might need because chances are he has gone through the same things I’m going through. He always gives me tips, points out things I should be paying attention to.”

For the elder Curtis, the time he spends on the rink with his son is invaluable, and something he describes as a “phenomenal” experience between father and son.

“It is something that I will never, ever forget,” said Ben Curtis, who also curled for the University of Windsor. “It is two hours where

nothing else matters. No chores, no homework, nothing; just teammates … equals. Watching Cam grow as a curler, watching his talents improve, being there to see all of this first hand, makes me one of the lucky ones.”

Although they play together each week at the Chatham Granite Club, watching Cam’s success alongside his Chatham teammates was a different experience for Ben Curtis this winter, one he found tougher than being on the ice himself.

“Watching is so much more difficult than playing,” said Curtis of watching his son reach the provincial championships. “I think part of it has to do with not being able to be out there with him. Not being able to guide him, give him advice; reassure him that he is doing the right thing in that circumstance. I guess that’s all part of letting go. Nonetheless, it’s not an easy thing to do.”

Watching, however, is where this father-son bond originally started, as Cam grew up at the curling club watching and studying his father on the ice.

“Growing up, I went to some of my dad’s games on Thursday nights,” said Cam Curtis, who also competes for his high school’s swim team.

“Whenever I would go, I would watch him play. I’d watch the way he came out of the hack, and how he swept the stones, and kind of I guess you could say ‘studied’ his techniques. When I started curling, I just used the techniques I saw my dad use.”

After years of watching his father win, Cam now hopes it will be his turn to put the Curtis name on more trophies across the country, and follow in his father’s footsteps.

Daylight Savings Time is a barbecuer’s delight. It’s a sign spring is surely on the way (we have to be positive after such a crappy February, right?), and allows we grillers the opportunity to have plenty of natural light for evening cooking.

For much of the winter, I’d barbecue largely on weekends, so I could start late afternoon and be done before the sun had set. I’d cook a large amount of food so we could have it several other nights.

Oh, there were some evenings where I’d be out there with my two portable lights on to illuminate the grill, as the snow swirled and the wind howled.

But this past Friday summed up my frustration with winter.

I’d pulled out some chicken to grill that night, happy that the days were a little longer and I’d be cooking in daylight.

As soon as I left the office that day, I lost my desire to barbecue. The wind was blowing and I just didn’t have the drive to battle Mother Nature yet again.

I’ve posted photos to social media showing me outside cooking in all kinds of weather, including when it was -17C with a wind chill to below -30C. But Friday, I just couldn’t do it.

That’s how this winter has impacted folks. It beat us down slowly and relentlessly. Finally, we shuffled from work or school to home, venturing outside as little as possible.

How un-Canadian!

But spring looms. It’s officially little more than a week away.

Now, if the temperatures would just stay at seasonal or slightly above, we’d be happy, right?

I plan on grilling in the early evening sunlight as much as possible. Time to attack the freezer with a vengeance.

It should be fun, and tasty, and it should burn away any lingering Seasonal Affective Disorder.

But one problem that has developed with turning the clocks ahead an hour is getting up in darkness again. I’m sure I wasn’t alone Monday morning hitting the snooze button on the alarm in total darkness. My body clock will take a beating each morning until sunrise precedes my alarm.

I long for the days when the birds wake me up as they chirp outside our open window as the sun rises. I don’t care that it might be 6 a.m. or earlier. Open windows and early sunlight is what I crave. Well, that and barbecued meat and veggies.

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