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RetroFest volunteers pass a hot pink classic car on Saturday, during the 12th Annual RetroFest. An estimated 15,000 people flocked to the downtown on the weekend to enjoy the weather and gaze upon about 600 vintage vehicles. For more photos, turn to page 16.

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Capitol Theatre rocks ’n’ roars

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

The organizers of Rock N Roar for Sophia are thankful Cha-

tham-Kent lived up to its reputation as king and queen of the last-minute club.

Earlier this month, Deb Owen, one of the main people behind

Rock N Roar, feared slow advance ticket sales would lead to a fizzle rather than a sizzle for the local concert and silent auction.

Rock N Roar was a fundraiser featuring local bands and local auction items to raise money for Ronald McDonald House in London, specifically trying to raise $10,000 to have a room there named in honour of Sophia Vlasman. The local teenager is battling cancer of the sinuses.

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As of press time, she didn’t came down the aisles and onto the stage to perform a choreo- know if the funds raised would graphed routine, ending with hit the magic $10,000 mark.

“I have a really, really good them holding up signs that read, feeling, but I really don’t know “ We love you, Sophia.”

“The opening act, even men yet.”

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“We’re incredibly excited to have ‘The Yankee Lady’ here this summer and even more excited that local residents will be able to fly in it,” said Brent DeNure, one of the event organizers. “There are fewer than 10 B-17s flying and The Yankee Lady is one of only six which is allowed to carry passengers.”

The July 16 event has been modeled after the highly successful FireFest, which has brought thousands to the downtown Chatham core its first two years.

“We’re hoping to use the same formula as FireFest, but once we give them a hand this year it will be a standalone event with its own organizers,” DeNure said.

There will be no admission charge and attendees will be able to go on board The Yankee Lady, take part in tethered hotair balloon rides and a number

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The fully restored plane is a “living museum” according to crew chief member Norm Ellickson, who has been involved with the plane for nearly a quarter century.

Ellickson, who has spent a lifetime working on and flying in airplanes, said restoration of The Yankee Lady took nine years.

He said some 20,000 persons have flown in the craft since it reclaimed the skies 15 years ago.

The plane is maintained and operated by the Yankee Air Force Inc., which has its museum in Belleville, Mich. The group is in the midst of a fundraising effort to purchase a part of the former Willow Run plant, which produced thousands of military aircraft in the Second World War. More than 12,000 B-17s were produced and the planes dropped 640,000 tons of bombs on Nazi-occupied sites during the war, more than any other U.S. aircraft.

The B-17’s exploits were immortalized in the movie “The Memphis Belle,” one of the first U.S. bombers to complete 25 combat missions.

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Water blasts from outlets at the Rivard Line pumping station at a rate of 160,000 gallons per minute. The drainage scheme is the largest of its kind in Canada.

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A visit to Bob’s “office” at the end of the Rivard Line recently found both 400 If Bob Goodreau doesn’t do his job right, not horsepower diesel pumps only does he know about it, but a lot of other running nearly full out, moving almost 750,000 lipeople do as well.

Bob is the drainage commissioner of the for- ters (160,000 gallons) of mer Dover Township. For the last 20 years, water per minute into Lake he’s been responsible for making sure more St. Clair.

“The pumps are running than 33,000 acres of land from Dover, the north side of Chatham and as far east as Lou- at 16,500 RPM,” he said. Bob Goodreau “The fastest they can go is isville doesn’t flood.

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“There are 4,000 municipal A key element in drainage is drains in Chatham-Kent, com- drainage commissioners such prising 4,200 kilomeas Goodreau. tres,” he said. “By com“These people know parison there are 3,400 the system incredikilometres of roads in bly well because for the municipality.” the most part they are Dick said his staff of farmers who have a 10 superintendents and full understanding of analysts have as many what needs to be done. as 500 maintenance There are more than 200 projects and 50 capitol pumps alone in the sysprojects in a given year. tem.”

Tim Dick “They do a tremenDick said there is “so dous job,” he said. “The much more to drainage entire system is connected and than gravity. The slope of the since everything is outside, it land is key but so is the type requires an incredible amount of soil, the amount of moisof work to make sure things go ture, the time of year and even Continued from page 4

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This 450 horsepower engine is one of two at the Rivard Drain in the former Dover Township. It has a top speed of 18,000 revolutions per minute.

whether or not there is snow on Given the technology in use “I have to give full credit to it,” he said. “It takes a lot of ex- more than 100 years ago when those who came before us. We’re perience and judgment.” the first drainage schemes were using today’s technology to imEven so, there are times the put in place, Dick said the sys- prove things but whey did with system is tested to its limit and tems worked remarkably well. what they had was amazing.” beyond.

“The two inches of rain we got last week shouldn’t have been a Municipality of Chatham-Kent problem but because NOTICE – PUBLIC MEETING there was already so Building & Enforcement Services much water on the land, Sustainability Review Process we had to move quickly before flooding became On Thursday, June 5th, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., an issue.”

More extreme weather the Municipality invites you to join us at the Civic Centre, Council taxes the system.

Chambers, 2nd floor, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario to “In July last year, we review the Building & Enforcement Sustainability Review Report. had rain comparable to PURPOSE AND EFFECT - In December 2012, Council adopted Hurricane Hazel in the the implementation of the Service Sustainability Review Process 1950s. Parts of north (SSRP). On September 23, 2013, Council identified Building and Chatham received 25 Enforcement Services (B.E.S.) for review during the third cycle of inches of rain in three the service reviews (Oct 2013 to Jan 2014) setting the following weeks,” he said. terms of reference: Large projects such as 1.

Service levels vs. legislative requirements the McGregor Creek di2.

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Bill 124 reserve decade before that have helped a great deal but ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written even so, urban drains or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the in Chatham such as the proposed.

Mud Creek, Brown and McFarlane drain are FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION related to the proposed, sometimes pushed beplease contact: yond their limit.

“We’re seeing more extreme weather and Paul Lacina, Director/Chief Building Official the systems weren’t deBuilding & Enforcement Services signed for it,” he said.

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Picture perfect RetroFest This year’s Retrofest was an amazing example of what happens when a good idea, a great venue and perfect weather come together.

Thousands of citizens from across Chatham-Kent and beyond turned out to view more than 600 cars that were on display in Historic Downtown Chatham.

It was estimated that between 15,000 and 25,000 persons took in the weekend, some from hundreds of kilometres away.

The 12th annual event began Friday night with a traditional cruise around the community, but the major part of the show was Saturday with the hundreds of cars lining downtown Chatham streets.

Tecumseh Park was filled with music, vendors and an outdoors children’s’ movie, which was well attended.

Miss RetroFest, Dani Hrabek, was crowned after receiving more than 1,400 online votes in a contest that attracted 36 entries.

Any event of this size takes plenty of planning and co-ordination The Kent Historic Auto Club, the Historic Chatham Business Association, the participating merchants and Chatham Kent police and city hall staff all deserve praise for the event’s success.

Seeing the event grow (the number of cars have doubled when compared to the first year) is proof positive that hard work pays off.

The immediate spin-off is the thousands who came down and provided a weekend economic boost, but the long-term effect is that thousands saw downtown Chatham and all it has to offer.

Many will be returning to their communities with fond memories of the event and a newly held regard for our community.

From the Capitol Theatre to Tecumseh Park, the event went off without a hitch. Those involved should take a well-deserved bow.

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RetroFest at its retro best Sir: I found last year’s RetroFest to be an impressive event, but this year’s event can truly claim to be the winner of “Chatham-Kent’s Got Talent” and winner of a provincial, if not a national “Idol” competition. Crowds during peak time seemed to be the same as last year, except the peak time lasted significantly longer, providing evidence of a better-attended event.

Our company has hosted and sponsored events in Canada and in the U.S. I can strongly

state, proportional to the intent and meaning of this event, our company could not have come close to a level of success demonstrated by this year’s RetroFest. I always appreciate any community initiative that pays multiple dividends back to Chatham-Kent.

We are a multi-community and not just a Ward 6 City of Chatham district. Although RetroFest seems to create a dynamite infusion of economics to our Chatham

downtown core, all C-K communities seemed to have benefitted. Many people I chatted with came from many miles away, and as they said, used this event to visit friends and relatives in our C-K communities.

One couple I met from Kitchener was staying in Wallaceburg for the weekend and asked me for a listing of retail shops.

Another couple asked for a listing of antique and flea markets. Of

course a number of our communities have such retails stores. This confirmed to me that RetroFest creates spinoff for our communities other than just Chatham.

That’s what it’s about.

With the diversity of happenings at RetroFest, the historical, cultural, educational and entertainment value, my applause is intense to everyone involved with the annual hosting of such a world-class function.

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“Wearing orange silks is ‘We Need More Debates,’ followed by ‘We’ll Try and Make It This Time’ in red. Big blue’s ‘We Got Tripped Up on a Platform’ doesn’t want to run on that part of the track, and green’s ‘Just Get the Message Out’ stepped in a carbon hoof print and has gone lame.

“Being ignored by the big horses is ‘Where the Heck is Chatham-Kent.’

“As we come down to the wire ... ‘Real Reform’ doesn’t have a chance.

‘Same Old Same Old’ is looking strong, while nobody’s favourite ‘It Looks Like a Minority’ and ‘Let’s Do This Again Next Year’ are battling it out. “‘Our Only Real Hope’ seems to be encouraging ‘Get Out and Vote,’ but ‘That’s Up to You” will take it at the wire.

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News

ReStore still building stock

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

Plans for a Habitat for Humanity ReStore are well under way in Chatham thanks to a generous grant and local volunteers.

Habitat board members, staff and volunteers met May 21 at the organization’s new location at 566 Riverview Dr. to showcase progress on the store and offices and thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for the threeyear $368,200 grant that is helping to make it all possible.

Patty Peters, a member of the Trillium local grant review team, was on hand to announce the funds.

“Habitat for Humanity has done an excellent job

of mobilizing and engaging volunteers in the community,” Peters said.

She added that the excellent business plan and track record of Habitat made the choice of supporting the ReStore project an “easy one.” The funds are being used to hire a full-time manager for the store, Kevin Carpenter, lease the rental space at the old Eaton-Yale factory and renovate the facility.

ReStore, according to Habitat executive director Nancy McDowell, will be a retail operation that accepts donations of new and gently used building supply materials and household goods. The bulk of the operation will be run by volunteers, who McDowell credits with

the success of Habitat in the community.

“There are 83 ReStores, soon to be 84, across Canada run 90% by volunteers. That’s 525,000 volunteer hours,” McDowell explained. “Not only are volunteers essential but they also can learn skills that help them find employment.”

Two volunteers with last year’s first house build were able to find jobs thanks to their experience working on Habitat’s project, she said.

Mayor Randy Hope was also on hand to congratulate the board and volunteers and thank OTF for being a major factor in the community, “fulfilling dreams and opportunities.

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Habitat for Humanity executive director Nancy McDowell, left, proudly showcases the new ReStore location on Riverview Drive in Chatham. With her is Ontario Trillium Foundation member Patty Peters, Chatham-Kent CAO Don Shropshire and Mayor Randy Hope.

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News

CKHA recruiter earns national award

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Local medical recruiter Fannie Vavoulis is doing such a good job that she recently earned national recognition.

Vavoulis, the medical recruiter and education co-ordinator for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, earned the Canadian Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (CASPR) recruiter recognition award at a conference in Prince Edward Island.

According to a CKHA press release, the award recognizes a physician recruiter that is innovative and a role model in the areas of physician attraction, recruitment and retention activities, in addition to someone who demonstrates commitment and passion for the profession.

Colin Patey, president and CEO of the alliance, said Vavoulis is all that and more.

“She’s so enthusiastic, so informed, so committed to Chatham-Kent. We all know Fannie.

She just exudes Chatham-Kent,” he said, adding she is very plugged into the community.

As for Vavoulis, she’s proud of the award but is quick to deflect credit.

“For me, it’s humbling. But I also don’t feel that it is just my award. Many people are involved in the recruitment process. It’s an award for the community,” she said. “We’ve done a great and successful job recruiting physicians here. That says a lot about the community.”

Since joining the alliance, Vavoulis has helped bring in 41 physicians – including 20 family

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Municipal CAO Don Shropshire, who was a volunteer on the first home build last year, said the experience was great and he congratulated Habitat on the ReStore grant.

“This is a foundational piece of building Habitat’s future and a great step forward.”

McDowell said they hope to have the ReStore open this July and once that project is completed, they will focus on finding a qualifying family to start a new build next spring, and hopefully have enough funds to do two or three homes a year.

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Life Making the best of a rough weekend

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on a big weekend.

Yeah, I missed RetroFest and Rock N Roar. Rather than checking out classic cars and local bands, I spent most of my time with a thermometer in my mouth Friday night and into Sunday.

Since my wife is just getting over pneumonia, she reminded me – rather sternly, I might add – to take it easy.

So not only did I stay home, but on a beautiful Saturday when yard work was calling my name, I pulled out my gravity chair and settled down on the shaded patio to read a novel, while sipping non-alcoholic beverages.

That’s right, with a growler full of Bayside Brewing Co.’s brown ale mere metres away, I was sucking back water and juice.

But, knowing how ill my wife became for trying to toil through her illness, I heeded her words. I rested, drank my beverages and read a classic – Ar-

Bruce Corcoran thur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World.” Having not read that epic for decades, it was a fresh read for me, and I laughed at the writing style of an early 1900s master. A little too much flourish for today’s standards (then again, anything more than a text message or a tweet is too much for some people today).

So there I sat in the shade, with the sound of the pond and some classic rock in the background, reading away the day.

OK, that was the intention. I quickly had to put down the book and dozed off, a light breeze keeping me company.

So maybe my Saturday could have been a lot

worse. But I do hate being sick.

As a result, when I felt much better on Sunday, I took to some light chores – cleaning the furnace filters and preparing the air conditioner for summer.

Added to that was some weed control and work around the pond.

Nothing major and nothing that would earn my wife’s ire.

And I took repeated breaks, staying hydrated and reading a few chapters. But my final break of the day led me back into the gravity chair. I finished the novel just in time to enjoy the late-afternoon breeze and another nap.

I guess the weekend could have been worse.

But I did hate missing what sounds like a stellar RetroFest, as well as the emotional Rock N Roar concert.

Put pork on your fork

I didn’t even light up the

barbecue this weekend, and it was prime grilling weather.

But that didn’t mean we didn’t enjoy some wonderful home cooking.

My wife did pulled pork in the slow cooker. She put it on overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning – nice and slow, tender, juicy, and spicy.

Our daughter and I are big pulled pork fans. But she missed out for the most part on the weekend, as she spent much of it at a friend’s house, returning home Sunday night after dinner.

“Awww!”

But she had a bun that night and even thought about taking another in her lunch the next day, except she had no means at school to heat up the pork.

As for me, I had a late breakfast sandwich of pulled pork, fried egg and cheese.

For dinner, I just went with the pulled pork and cheese. Awesome.

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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014

Life Habitat hosts Geocache event

kets where visitors can trade an item of their own for an item from the cache.

When finished, the geocachIf you see people travelling in pairs and searching fran- er puts the cache back in its tically about on Saturday, hiding spot.

With the Habitat geocache no need to panic, as they are likely part of a geocache event, teams of two will gather at Sprucedale Unitfundraiser.

Habitat for Humanity Cha- ed Church in Chatham at 10 tham-Kent is holding its a.m. for a shotgun start, of second annual Geocache sorts. Habitat for Humanity challenge from 10 a.m. to 4 C-K executive director Nancy McDowell said p.m. Saturday, that’s when with about 10 “They need to stratand where the teams taking egize. Do they want teams draw part.

They’ll their first be scouring up to pick them up all the to 40 locations way into Chatham and c o - o rd i n a t e s for the day, and in and around go back out, or take a then they’re off C h a t h a m , different route?” in all different searching for - Nancy McDowell directions. caches.

“This pushes Geocaching is essentially a treasure hunt them out into the municipalaided by your cell phone’s ity about 25 minutes from GPS (Global Positioning Sys- the starting point. They have tem) tracking ability. People to find their first cache,” she hide little caches, typical- said. “It’s important because ly outdoors, and record the in there are all the other co-ordinates via GPS. Par- co-ordinates for the rest of ticipants receive the co-ordi- the day.”

Volunteers will man the nates and sometimes clues to cache areas in case teams help locate the cache.

These caches are typically struggle to find the location.

“If they struggle for more small waterproof containers and have sign-in books than five or 10 minutes, we’ll where geocachers jot down give them clues,” McDowell the date they found it. Often, said.

Overall, there are about 40 such caches have little trinBy Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

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Teams have until 4 p.m. to find as many as they want, or can.

“They need to strategize. Do they want to pick them up all the way into Chatham and go back out, or take a different route?”

Teams must be back at 4 p.m., or they face a stiff penalty – a point for every minute they are late.

At stake for the 20 teams is a top fundraiser prize pack worth more than $1,200, McDowell said, as well as the top geocaching prize of $1,000 cash, second place payout of $500, and third place financial reward of $250.

The caches are scattered in various locations, including businesses, historic locations, in natural settings, wherever, McDowell said. Some caches are puzzles that must be solved, some are multi-caches.

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• Jamboree at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

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Former Tilbury resident Brandon Montour will almost surely be selected in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft after the offensive defenseman grabbed the eye of scouts starring for the Waterloo Blackhawks of the United States Hockey League this season.

“My run here in the USHL has been one of the best decisions I have made; the league’s very good,” said Montour, who left the Caledonia Corvairs of the GOJHL after the 2012-2013 season to join the USHL. “I have improved my game in all aspects, and the organization we have here in Waterloo is

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That improvement has been seen by those around the USHL, as well as NHL scouts, who had Montour ranked 186th during their midterm ranking, and 92nd in the final NHL Central Scouting rankings.

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Saturday,June 14, 2014 • Christ Church Choir presents “A Night on Broadway” featuring Megan Nuttal. Starting at 7:00pm at Christ Church, 80 Wellington St. W., Chatham. Doors open at 6:30pm. Free will offering. Refreshments to follow.

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good feeling to just have the opportunity to be showing my skills to NHL teams,” said Montour about his draft ranking and the opportunity to move toward his NHL dream. “A lot of attention and a way to get noticed is playing in the USHL. It is a very good league with high calibre teams, and it is a very good way to developt your game.”

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Sports USHL blueliner has high hopes Black Hawks to a Clark Cup playoff final, where they fell to the Indiana Ice in five games. Montour topped all USHL scorers in the playoffs with 16 points in 12 games.

Enjoying such a success-

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Montour had 14 goals and 48 assists for 62 points in 60 games as a defenseman.

Montour continued that output in the playoffs, helping his Waterloo

ful season and playoff, Montour, who attended Tilbury Area Public School and credits the area for helping to build his skills, hasn’t had much time to think about the NHL draft.

With the season now be- University of Massachu- competed at the Junior A hind him, however, the setts, where he’ll play for level in the past. “I will be offensive the UMass attending the Universidefenseman “It’s in the back of M i n u t e - ty of Massachusetts next is excited men. year to play D1 Hockey my head, you know, about the “Personal so I am excited about that prospects of you want to play good goals are and it should be a great hearing his for the people that to just keep experience for myself.” name called. are watching and the on the gas From Tilbury to the GO“It’s in the teams who are interpedal, keep JHL, USHL, NCAA, and back of my improving some day, potentially the ested in you, so that’s head, you and work- NHL, Montour is making know, you been a motivation all ing hard a name for himself in the want to play year for me.” this sum- hockey world, and will good for - Brandon Montour mer,” said be a name to watch in the the people M o n t o u r, upcoming NHL draft and that are watching and the who is also a talented beyond. teams who are interest- lacrosse player, having ed in you, so that’s been a motivation all year for me,” said Montour of the NHL Draft.

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RetroFest

Sarah Schofield/Special to The Chatham Voice

Curious attendees get a close look at one of the cars on display for RetroFest in downtown Chatham on Saturday.

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014

Sarah Schofield/Special to The Chatham Voice

Classic cars were set up throughout downtown Chatham including along Fourth Street for the 12th Annual RetroFest.

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