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“No soup for you!” Four words that draw the average person’s mind to the character of the Soup Nazi on the sitcom Seinfeld. For the man who played the Soup Nazi – Larry Thomas – those words still draw a smile. It doesn’t matter how many times over the years people have asked him to say those four words – heck, his own mother does – he doesn’t mind. Thomas will make appearances at events and in cameos in character. Where some entertainers seek to distance themselves from a potential typecasting character, or a song that made them famous, Thomas embraces it. He recently did two nights at the Ten-Seven Cafe in Chatham discussing his acting career that includes appearances on Seinfeld, Scrubs, Arrested Development and in Austin Powers.
At the centre of it all was the Soup Nazi, an abrasive, strict seller of very tasty soup that was in great demand, but not necessarily always available to the four key characters of Seinfeld – Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. Thomas said in his mind, the character was put on the planet to make their lives miserable. “I knew they’d have a terrible relationship with him,” he said. George asked for bread with his soup? “No soup for you!” Elaine bored Thomas’ character with meandering conversation? “No soup for you!” It was behave as the Soup Nazi wanted or...”No soup for you!” Landing the role was by chance. Thomas said he asked fellow actor Jeffrey Tambor to introduce him to the casting director at the time for the Larry Sanders Show, Marc Hirshfeld, who also happened to handle the casting duties for Sein-
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Larry Thomas, left and Chef Dimitar share a laugh over a bowl of soup. Thomas, who played the iconic Soup Nazi on the sitcom Seinfeld, discussed his acting career during two intimate and interactive events at the Ten-Seven Cafe in Chatham Feb. 13 and 14.
feld. The two hit it off, and Thomas earned the chance to audition for the Soup Nazi. Winning the role was in some ways difficult, but easy in others. “They had a couple of very obvious heavy hitters in mind and they probably didn’t think they needed to look too far. But they wanted to bring me in just to see what I could do,” Thomas said. “I ended up touching on something the other two guys missed.”
That “something” was the rough, angry, abrasiveness that Seinfeld viewers readily identify with in the Soup Nazi. “I knew what the food service industry was like. I totally got a feel for this guy. It was really simple. I knew Seinfeld from the first seven seasons; very familiar with the characters. I just thought a guy with a nickname like that must be really, really strict. And definitely the only purpose of him being in that show would be
to run afoul of them (the four main characters),” Thomas said. “Even though there was no script for me to look at the night before, my mind was just filling with images of what kind of trouble would I get into with them?” He tried to emulate Omar Sharif’s delivery and accent from Lawrence of Arabia and continued to conjure up his Soup Nazi. “And then the nickname struck me as someone
who was just volatile,” he explained. “Jerry was a little surprised by how angry my interpretation came off. He did ask me to do it again, not so angry. But in the end he came up to me and said, ‘You know what? Do it the way you did it. The angrier, the funnier.’ And somehow it came out that way.” Thomas said he really enjoyed his time on Seinfeld. Continued on page 3
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Giving thanks to local ag community By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Ag producers shared their bounty and municipal officials and local food bank organizers shared their praise in return on Canada’s Agricultural Day Feb. 11. Members of the Kent Federation of Agriculture (KFA) dropped off a variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as canned goods and some pork and beef to the Salvation Army church on Orangewood Boulevard in Chatham to be shared by the Outreach for Hunger and Salvation Army food banks. Mary Anne Udvari, a KFA member and organizer of the event, said the support from the agricultural sector never ceases to amaze her. “I can’t believe the giving nature of this community,” she said. “You really don’t have to ask twice.” Jay Cunningham, president of the KFA, said the association’s members are so willing to help others
that it’s basically a matter of picking up the telephone. “This is a great example of what we do as ag producers,” he said. “We’re a fairly giving group. You can see what a few phone calls can do.” Brenda LeClair of Outreach for Hunger said the KFA’s donations are of products in great demand. “Families appreciate fresh fruit, vegetables and quality meat products,” she said. “You have really made a difference for people in the community over the years. You are a blessing to all of us.” Salvation Army’s Capt. Stephen Holland said the donations were greatly appreciated. “You are giving nutrition to people who really need it,” he told those gathered at the event. “This really means a lot to us. It’s wonderful how the community comes together.” The gathering by KFA members and donations to the local food banks have become an annual
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Municipal officials, members of the Kent Federation of Agriculture and local food banks gathered to celebrate Canada’s Agricultural Day Feb. 11.
tradition of sorts. Udvari said in the past, the KFA has celebrated Food Freedom Day, the date in the year when a typical Canadian family has earned enough income to feed itself for the year, but opted instead to celebrate Canada Ag Day. This year, Food Freedom Day fell on Feb. 8, she said, only a few days ahead of Cana-
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“Seinfeld was all about the characters. It ends up boiling down to the way these four people treated humanity – each other and others. If you take away all the story lines and even Michael Richards’ fantastic historic physical comedy, it still comes down to the fact they were constantly doing things that people get their comeuppance from. And they always did.” In terms of comeuppance, Thomas said the Soup Nazi’s antics resonated with people in the food and beverage industry, and in retail. “The world of restaurateurs loves him. They have to deal with the public. It’s in every retail situation, but just more so when it comes to food and people’s exactingness,” he said. “I’m sure there isn’t a restaurateur alive that wouldn’t love to say to somebody, ‘This is the way I made it! This is the way I serve it! If you don’t want it, get out!’” As well known as the Soup Nazi character is for anyone who has watched Seinfeld, and given the widespread success of the iconic sitcom, most
everyone in North America knows of the abrasive character Thomas played. Still, he does encounter people who are unaware of the character and who he is. “There was one funny incident on an airplane with a flight attendant who actually took my order for food. We were in first class on this particular trip. I said no to the soup, so she actually said, ‘So, no soup for you,’” Thomas said. “And the guy sitting next to me turned out to be the guy who wrote the music for ‘Dream Girls;’ he was just laughing. We both thought she was just doing a really dry reading. “After he quizzed her a little later on, it turned out she’d never heard of the Soup Nazi and just chose those four words.” As mentioned, Thomas also appeared on sitcoms such as Scrubs and Arrested Development, and looks back on those appearances with a smile. “I would have liked to have done a lot more work than I did and have done, but I must say, just getting to be on Seinfeld, Scrubs and Arrested Development is such a thrill to me. I could hand pick
those three shows – other than Everybody Loves Raymond – as my favourite comedies of their generations,” he said. And as for Everybody Loves Raymond, the long-running Ray Romano sitcom, Thomas said he actually auditioned for the role of Robert, Raymond’s brother, who was ultimately played by Brad Garrett. “I did read for Robert on Everybody Loves Raymond, but I was so totally wrong for the part. They wanted a very big schlub. I couldn’t act that,” he said. “Brad Garrett was a genius. I once communicated to him that it was the happiest part I never got because I got to watch him do it.” As to how the Soup Nazi landed at the Ten-Seven Cafe sharing laughs with patrons, owner Brent DeNure and Chef Dimitar, Thomas said he first met DeNure about 15 years ago in Los Angeles. “We met in 2005 at an office at Universal Studios. We talked and built up a friendship,” he said. DeNure wanted to get Thomas up here for years, and finally things worked out and Thomas and his
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The Soup Nazi, actor Larry Thomas, left, hams it up with Chatham resident Matt Herder after Thomas entertained at Ten-Seven Cafe Feb. 13.
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said. “But when Chef Dimitar came on board, that was the catalyst.” DeNure said the eve-
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2018 designating the entire Municipality of Chatham-Kent as a Community Improvement Project Area. It aligns with the Chatham-Kent Growth Strategy and council’s 2018-2022 term priorities. Norton said incentives are project-based and reflect investment in areas
of greatest need in the community. “We believe the CIP is a result of listening to the community and potential investors and developing something that meets the needs of both. I expect it will stimulate growth and help Chatham-Kent realize its potential.”
Those who wish to address council respecting this matter are requested to notify the Municipal Clerk by telephone at 519-360-1998 prior to the meeting. Copies of the plan are available at municipal service centres during business hours.
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Marc Romualdi and Jonathan Reaume are exhausted, but sporting broad smiles these days. The fatigue came from all the last-minute efforts to ensure their store, Mercato Fresh, was ready for its opening to the public last week on Grand Avenue in Chatham. The smiles were due to the warm reception they received. People poured into the store, located in the former Target building in the ThamesLea Plaza, on opening day Feb. 13, and others flocked to
the company’s website to check out the specials. The latter group actually crashed the site for a time. “We’re humbled to serve the people of Chatham-Kent,” Romualdi said at the Feb. 14 official opening event. Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff said he wasn’t surprised to see the level of local interest. “I knew Chatham-Kent would embrace this store. We’re a growing community excited to have you,” he said to Reaume and Romualdi. The support from the community from the start has Romualdi confident
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Mercato Fresh owners Marc Romualdi and Jonathan Reaume say they are very happy to open their store in Chatham, and credited the municipality for welcoming them with open arms.
he and Reaume made the right choice to begin here. “We felt the love from Chatham-Kent early on. This response, I’ve never felt it like this in any other market I’ve been in,” he said.
Reaume said he and his business partner are happy to be open and believe they chose the right community in which to begin their business history together. “This will always be our first store,” he said.
Most small businesses often underestimate the power of advertising. If an ad in a local publication doesn’t bring customers banging down their front door or jamming their phone lines the very next day, then the ad is perceived to be a waste of money. This could not be further from the truth. Advertising takes time. Ads almost never create the urge to run out and use the advertised product or service (except for sales and limited time offers). Rather, a good ad is like a seed that is planted in the minds of customers, where it grows with more frequent visibility. This is especially true of ads for service, such as contract work or home repair. No one sees an ad for roofing and thinks, “Holy cow! I’ve got to go out and get my roof done right now!” No, a good ad placed in a local publication gradually reaches potential customers over time. When one of these customers does require your service, it is thanks to their repeated exposure to your ad that their initial impulse will be to think of you. Business owners who use this strategy understand that, “It is nice to be known, but it is even better to be seen and recognized!”
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Romualdi added he believes the public will appreciate the quality, price and service – all of which he said are equally important – offered at Mercato Fresh. Romualdi is the owner of M.R. Meats in Windsor. He has brought the selec-
tion and prices with him to Mercato. The store features freshcut meat, cold cuts, dairy products, an in-store bakery, a hot food counter that includes soup made on site from scratch, sushi, and a selection of packaged foods.
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St. Clair College officials say they are hard at work to develop Bachelor of Nursing programs that don’t hand off students to the University of Windsor. And that includes a potential full program at the college’s Thames Campus in Chatham. The provincial government recently decided to give colleges the option to deliver standalone nursing degree programs. To become a registered nurse in Ontario (and a member of the College of Nurses of Ontario), students must obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Providing institutions with the option to continue a collaborative partnership or offer a stand-alone program for future registered nurses allows greater flexibility in meeting particular needs in local communities, according to Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington. “This new policy will allow institutions to have greater autonomy and flexibility over their programming, while maintaining excellence in nursing education,” Nicholls said in a media release. “Colleges and universities will be able to choose whether to deliver their programs collaboratively or on a standalone basis. For colleges, this will be the first time they would be able to offer the Bachelor nursing degree independently of a university partner.” St. Clair College President Patti France welcomed the announcement. “This is terrific news for students and healthcare professionals in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent,” she said. Waseem Habash,
vice-president of academics to St. Clair College, said the college hopes to see Thames Campus have a standalone full nursing program, as well as the Windsor Campus. “We are currently in discussions with the University of Windsor to hopefully collaborate and allow St. Clair College to deliver years three and four at our Chatham campus,” he said. Currently, nursing students can begin their studies here, but have to shift to Windsor to complete the program. “If we are unable to find such a resolution, then, it will be necessary for St. Clair College to develop an independent standalone four-year nursing program.” Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff sees a full nursing program in Chatham as beneficial to local health care. “Nurses are a vital link in our health-care system and I’m pleased that the province has decided to allow colleges to provide stand-alone nursing degree programs,” he said. “St. Clair College has an outstanding reputation and the fact that local students will be able to complete their degree closer to home is a significant step forward for our community and health care.” Since 2000, the province has required any college wishing to offer a nursing degree program to partner with a university. Research has shown that this has created unnecessary costs and other bureaucratic hurdles for some, discouraging students from going into the nursing profession. The Thames Campus situation is a prime example. Students enrol in the college program here but have to relocate to Windsor to complete the program at the University of Windsor. Providing students with the option to complete
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their nursing degree program in their home community reduces the costs for students, making nursing programs more attractive to students who wish to study and pursue careers in local communities, college officials said. Habash said the announcement would have no immediate impact. Students enrolled in the current program will still be required to finish it at the University of Wind-
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Nursing options expand While the Personal Support Worker (PSW) crisis is in the forefront right now, the Canadian Association of Nurses is warning that an aging population is just one factor that will lead to a nursing shortage by 2022, by upwards of 60,000 nurses. That makes the announcement by the Ontario government that colleges will allow students to obtain their nursing degree at college over four years – rather than two years of college and two years university – a very good move. Not only does it help colleges such as St. Clair College in Chatham and its nursing program, it helps students save money by living and going to school in their own communities. That opens up a whole new opportunity for young people who ruled out nursing as a career because of the need to move away to attend school. Nursing is a career that has a higher than average pay scale in Canada, and our nurses work hard for their wage. According to Statistics Canada, the average hourly wage rate for nurses was $36.59 in 2018, and $26.92 for all other occupations in Canada. For people interested in that field, it is certainly a great career choice, with jobs available for grads. Although the four-year college-only program isn’t expected to be up and running until 2022, high school students considering nursing as a future career can plan around asking mom and dad for a room for a while longer while they attend school locally, saving thousands on residence costs and meal plans. For families with multiple kids pursuing post-secondary careers, or those with limited means, this announcement is a good one, and hopefully there will be other degree programs that can follow suit. Making higher education more affordable and accessible for everyone is an important step in creating the workforce we need for our most important services, and health care is definitely one of them.
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The cult of efficiency Sir: “Time is running out.” The thought itself makes us cringe. The anxiety caused by such a thought make us run faster and fasters and find new ways of doing things, as well as pack as many things as possible within a set of time. To be more efficient, often we opt to do more within less, thus taxing every aspect of our lives. We have even created and marketed successfully what is called “time-management.” We have done a great job in organizing ourselves. We did something that no other social animal could even think of. We have successfully compartmentalized the time itself. In compartmentalizing time, we have created years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds and even microseconds. In trying to control and manage time, we find ourselves being controlled by the time itself. We have become its slave: its work-time (which takes up most all of our waking hours), its lunch/ supper time (which never seems to arrive for many because we are being super productive), its family time (which many of us have forgotten what
family time is), and its sleep time (only to find that we are suffering from sleep deprivation). So much for trying to be efficient. Why are we rushing, multitasking, trying to do excessive numbers of things within a short time frame? Or achieving efficiency at what cost? A quick reflection on our efficiency would suggest we are getting stressedout, simply because we are trying to achieve more and more, with less and less. Efficiency is possible, but at a cost of inner peace, relationships and dissatisfaction with life? Our families and friends are the first ones to become victim of our obsession with efficiency and greater productivity. We have less time and energy with those whom we love. Couples sacrifice their quality-time because they have to be more productive at work. Children are left at empty homes with their electronic toys. And what about “me” time? Don’t we care for our inner-self and spirituality? In the name of time-efficiency and greater productivity we have
even lost the art of slowing down, the art of being alone, or the art “to be.” “To do” has replaced “to be.” I am not suggesting we do nothing but stay idle. I am not even suggesting that we spend all the time with our family and friends. I am merely suggesting about maintaining a balance within various aspects of our lives – there is a time to work, to volunteer, to be with family and friends and to be with ourselves, alone with our Creator. I am not downplaying the need for better-time management and higher productivity, but I am questioning the cost of efficiency on the relationships with our family and friends, and on our physical, mental and spiritual health. Is it worth the effort? Undoubtedly, speed and efficiency have their place within our lives. But we need to go back to our primal question – what is our priority? Does quality of life matter anywhere within our cult of efficiency? It seems that we have exchanged quality of life with speed, deadlines, production quotas, low cost coupled with higher
profits. We are running on our self-created treadmill faster and faster to a point that we are getting exhausted and sick. Once again, I ask how would we define our quality of life? Is it more time with family, friends and with ourselves or being exhausted and sick because we are being efficient? Do we want to be more productive? Well then we need to take time for ourselves and our family and friends. This will rejuvenate us, we will be more productive, and also have a quality of life. To rejuvenate, relax, go for a walk, read a book, listen to calming music, meditate and spend time with loved ones. Slow down. Let go of the attachments with the materialistic values. There is no need to run faster and faster in our life, as this will make us exhausted, tired and sick. Furthermore, we will likely lose our family and friends. What matters is maintaining a balance in life. It’s not worth losing our family, friends and our-self while obsessing with efficiency. Naresh James Chatham
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Home sales in Chatham-Kent soared in January after a quiet December. According to figures from the Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors (CKAR), 92 units changed hands last month, up nearly 28 per cent from the same time last year, and setting a new sales record for the month of January. Michael Gibbons, president of CKAR, said a solid start to 2020 was expected. “We know demand is very strong, and home sales began 2020 with a massive new January record as a result,” he said. “That may be possible in a quiet month like January, but there will have to be a considerable jump in new listings in order to pull off the same feat in the spring, otherwise that
more onto the price side.” The strong January followed a rather cool December, where 62 units changed hands, down more than 21 per cent from December of 2018. “January is back up as people are back on the hunt again,” Gibbons said. The average price of homes sold in January 2020 was $246,143, up 12.6 per cent from January 2019. Gibbons said the market continues to fluctuate locally, but the price trend remains upward. “It is difficult to predict. You are at the mercy of market forces,” he said of housing prices. “Based on the drought of listings, I’m not really surprised at the higher prices. Supply and demand says if you don’t have enough out there, what is available is going to go higher.”
The reality, however, is that Chatham-Kent is no longer a well-kept secret in terms of an affordable place to live in the province, Gibbons said. “I believe this is the new normal. We’ve been so underpriced compared to other areas for so long, we are playing catch up,” he said. “Plus, in the past few years, there have been four or five different magazine articles saying ‘here are the 10 cheapest places to live in Ontario’ and we have been on all of them. That’s drawn attention to it.” The location doesn’t hurt either, with close proximity to the Great Lakes, a short drive to Detroit or London, and Toronto still close enough to make day trips there. Gibbons said homes in the $150,000 to $250,000 range remain in very high demand. “It’s almost impossible to find anything. When
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Chatham-Kent home sales warmed back up in January after a rather chilly December. The problem of low inventory has not gone away, however.
you do, you know you are going to have to renovate,” he said. The lower price ranges are suffering, he added. New home construction may be bustling locally, but those homes are typically priced at more than $300,000 and up. There were 105 new residential listings in January 2020. While this was an increase of 11.7 per cent (11 listings) on a yearover-year basis; it remains historically low. In terms of low inventory, Gibbons said some people are waiting to list their home until they find
another, but there are more factors at play. “We have a higher senior population. They like to stay in their homes as long as they can,” he said. An influx of out-of-town buyers is another key factor. Gibbons said between 25 and 30 per cent of properties sold are to people from out of the area. But he said he knows of no one who buys a home just to sit on it and wait for the price to rise before flipping it for a profit. “We’ve got a lot (of outof-town buyers) who are buying to stay. I have seen some outside investment
as well,” he said. “Because our inventory is so low and in the rental market the vacancy rate is so low, it’s not practical here to do that sort of speculation on a large scale. We really don’t have the ability to hold a vacant property. If you are going to hold onto it, you might as well rent it out and get the benefit of that.” Overall supply is currently trending at never before seen lows. Active residential listings numbered 143 units at the end of January. This was down 21 per cent from the end of January 2019.
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Fund fuels Hospice kitchen improvements The Chatham Voice
The South Kent Wind Community Fund, a donor-advised fund of the Chatham-Kent Community Foundation, recently approved a grant of $9,750 to upgrade appliances for the kitchen at Chatham-Kent Hospice. Specifically, the grant purchased a larger freezer, upgraded the dishwasher, and purchased new shelving units for the pantry as well as an in-
duction soup rethermalizer. “The upgrades to our appliances will improve the storage space and flow of our hospice kitchen. This will be greatly appreciated by our kitchen volunteers who prepare meals for our residents and soups and baked goods for their family and friends,” Karen KonecnyBrooks, Hospice kitchen co-ordinator, said in a media release. “This generous grant is
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ElderCollege launches spring courses The Chatham Voice
ElderCollege recently launched its array of courses at its Chatham-Kent campus. Available for people 55 plus, course registration for any of the 78 courses available in Windsor, Essex and Chatham-Kent began online on Feb. 12 although one can register for courses throughout the entire spring semester. One feature of ElderCollege is that you are able to take courses anywhere in the ElderCollege system such as Windsor, Chatham-Kent, Tecumseh, Essex, LaSalle or Amherstburg. C-K ElderCollege has several courses, including one offered by author Fred Osmon about murders in Chatham-Kent. “Murder He Wrote” based on his new book “Taking care of Business.” The course in Dresden is presented by Allen Kominek at the Olde Czech Hall on the “Czech
Migration to Kent County and their Contribution to our Community.” Noted Reiki teachers Donna and Geoff Hibbert are offering a course that will let you learn how to develop deep relaxation, releasing tension and stress. There are also some courses with pick-up in Blenheim including two bus trips – a one-day exploration of secrets of Elgin County and a threeday trip to “Stratford and Beyond” which includes the musical “Chicago” at the Festival Theatre. ElderCollege courses are offered by volunteers. Course fees are moderate, officials said. You can take up to 12 courses for only $155. This is ElderCollege’s 10th year of serving Southwestern Ontario. Course may be found and registered in online at: www.eldercollege.ca or by calling Laura Macmillan at 519-253-3000 x4944 or Catherine Fettes at 519253-3000 x4901. Printed course catalogues are also available. Courses begin March 1.
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Celebrating 75 years of music festivals that includes pianists, singers, instrumentalists, school groups and it’s all operated by hard-working volunteers. No one gets paid to run this,” Prosser explained. “It provides a great, great benefit to the musical artistic life of this community.” He added that parents who believe in the arts and its importance are a big factor too, who, despite the arts not being taught as much in schools, seek out private music teachers to give their children the opportunity to learn. Then the Festival offers those students a chance to showcase their skills. “It’s not about competing to win, necessarily. It’s about hearing other people your own age doing this thing that is special and unusual, although it’s less common than it used to be,” Prosser noted. “Being able to take pride in what they achieve, it’s a very good learning opportunity for children.” Looking at arts for kids, the pianist said it’s not
merely an outlet for them. “The intellectual development that kids achieve through the arts is remarkable,” Prosser said. “If you increase good, quality music teaching and arts teaching, you will increase math scores. The kind of focus that is required in music is far beyond anything that you do that involves the intellect, the emotion, the physicality; you have to learn to do all these things which generalizes across the whole intellectual spectrum.”
Fees to enter the Festival have been kept reasonable to make sure it is accessible to as many students as possible, given that parents might be paying for private lessons as well. Ultimately, Prosser said the longevity of the Festival can be attributed to the community’s desire to acknowledge it is a valuable event. The March 7 concert begins at 8 p.m. and tickets are $25, available at the door at 75 William St., from Kiwanis Club members or by emailing ckmf75th@ gmail.com.
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As part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Kiwanis Music Festival, three notable Festival alumni are returning to Chatham for vocal and violin performances on March 7 at the Kiwanis Theatre in Chatham. The next in the Homecoming Concert series for the Festival will see the return of alumni Ben Smith, pianist; Ryan Nauta, tenor; and violinist Jordan Clayton. All of these musicians are previous winners in the Festival. According to Jim Prosser, Chatham pianist and music teacher, Nauta graduated from McGill University with his Masters in Voice, and was in Chatham last year for the Three Tenors concert with other alumni Ian Cleary, who has been accepted in the Vancouver Opera Young Artist program, and Zander Bechard. Clayton, a Chatham native, is working on finishing his doctorate in musical arts at Western University right now, and is also a former winner of the Festival.
Smith is playing collaboratively for the group, on piano, in addition to playing several solo classical pieces at the concert. He is a graduate of Julliard in New York, and has his doctorate of music as well. Prosser said he travels all over the country as an adjudicator and performer. “He really is an outstanding pianist. The solo concert he played last year was remarkable,” Prosser noted and he looks forward to seeing all three musicians together in one concert. This March 7 concert, Prosser said, is the third in a series to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the music festival. Last year, Heather Kosik was featured in a cabaret, and the Three Chatham Tenors concert comprised the first two in the series. The Kiwanis Musical Festival has been a big part of the music scene in Chatham for 75 years, and Prosser said besides being an excellent showcase for local musical talent, the people behind the scenes are what keep it going strong, year after year. “It’s a thriving Festival. We have 600 entries this year
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The Three Chatham Tenors, from left Ian Cleary, Ryan Nauta and Zander Bechard, perform at during the 75th anniversary concert series for the Kiwanis Music Festival last year. Nauta will be the featured singer in a March 7 concert, collaborating with pianist Ben Smith and violinist Jordan Clayton.
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Ultimate Me event a welcome return It’s no secret I am a huge fan of Morena McDonald of 519 Events and Promotions, and I have been since meeting her while she was a reporter for CKXS Radio in Wallaceburg. I am also a fan of the events she puts on, particularly the ones for women, about women and empowering women. For instance, in partnership with Chatham-Kent Economic Development, the Women’s Leadership Network series is a great one for networking, asking questions and getting loads of information about being a woman in business today. The recent Ultimate Me Day event at Soar Innovations Feb. 11 was also a great event and a collaboration between McDonald, Maureen Geddes and Sharon Campbell-Rayment. Featuring local businesses that offer goods and services for women, the night involved demonstrations and hands-on experience, and was a great showcase of what the area has to offer. About 100 women packed into Soar Innovations in the Daily Planet building on King St. W. in Chatham, to try out henna tattoos, body sugaring, knitting, essential oils, dips and sauces, cooking, and self-care wellness practices such as
Mary Beth Corcoran chakra alignment and arranging your home to support emotional well-being. Shannon Prince from the Buxton Museum was also on hand during Black History Month to bring awareness to the incredible history in our community on southern slaves’ flight to freedom and creating a safe haven in the Buxton Settlement. It is incredible that such a huge piece of history is right here in our neighbourhood and there are people eager to share it with us. According to McDonald, the Ultimate Me Day event began back in 2013, run by several business owners in Chatham-Kent. Geddes, who works at SOAR Innovations and is an international speaker, decided it was time to bring it back, with a bit of a change to it. Calling it the Ultimate Me Day Revival, 16 business owners joined the event with demonstrations centred around
self-care. “Thinking about taking care of yourself, it’s when you are in a good place that you are able to help others,” McDonald noted. “People, especially women, want to take care of everyone around us, but it’s hard to do that if you’re not taking care of yourself.” Mary Beth Corcoran/The Chatham Voice Wise words for a young womMaureen Geddes of SOAR Innovations, left, co-organized the Ultimate an and so very true. Self-care is Me Day Revival with Morena McDonald of 519 Events and Promotions incredibly important to keeping and Sharon Campbell-Rayment, international speaker and trainer in the up your energy and focus when NeuroMindSHIFT Process. working, raising children, Geddes said another Ultimate info on these events is available volunteering and running a Me Day will be on the planning on McDonald’s Facebook page household, no matter how table for the future, and I plan 519 Events and Promo, and she much support you get from on enjoying the next one as a said plans are in the works for your partner. participant and dragging my the highly successful Dresden It’s a lesson we often don’t female family and friends along Night Market and Etsy in Cancome to realize until later in for the ride. ada next events. life, and passing that knowledge on to young women is gift that will keep WINTER on giving as they pass SERVICE SPECIALS through the different on now! stages of their lives. $ Coming up for McDonCall Rob ald and 519 Events and Today! Promotions is Solstice Front End Alignment with full Night March 19 with Campbell-Rayment at suspension and steering inspection SOAR Innovations and Rob, Service Manager McDonald is running a Simpson’s Trivia Night the same evening at the Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm • Licensed Mechanics on Staff Retro Suites Hotel, with 505 Richmond St., Chatham teams vying for the title www.automo.ca of trivia champion. More
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Thursday, February 20: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. Friday, February 21: • Meat draw at 6:00pm at the Thamesville Legion, Victoria Rd., Thamesville. Everyone Welcome. • Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), fun darts (7:30pm) and catch the ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of roast pork, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Everyone Welcome. Saturday, February 22: • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone welcome! • Chatham Community Blood Donation Event - St. Clair College - HealthPlex. 1001 Grand Ave. W., Chatham. 9:00am-1:00pm. • Southern Gospel Music concert with Holy Ground Quartet at Thames Christian Fellowship, 40 Park Ave. East. 7:00pm with refreshments. No charge. Bring a friend!
• Calvary Church, 34 Victoria Ave at Barthe St. invites all ladies to their weekly Wednesday 9:30am COFFEE BREAK. We are starting a new book Comfort. Learn what the bible says to us while meeting new friends. Call 519-354-4235. Thursday, February 27: • Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. • The 60th Annual Lenten Noon Hour Interdenominational Service will be held at Christ Church, 80 Wellington St. W., Chatham (beside bus depot) beginning at 12:10pm until 12:35pm, followed by a sandwich luncheon in the parish hall. The theme this year is “What is Your Life Reflecting?” The speaker will be The Rev. Greg Simpson, St. Andrew’s United Church, Chatham. Free will offering to help Outreach within our community. Friday, February 28: • Meat draw at 6:00pm at the Thamesville Legion, Victoria Rd., Thamesville. Everyone Welcome.
• Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Open House. 9:00am-12:00pm. Come join our crew! 565 Riverview Drive, Chatham. 519-352-4440 ext.221.
• Meal (5:15pm-6:30pm), fun darts (7:30pm) and catch the ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of liver & onions, roast beef or fish & chips for $10. Everyone Welcome.
• Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance featuring the Cornerstone. Everyone Welcome.
• Active Lifestyle Centre afternoon PUB. 1:00pm4:00pm with Disc Jockey Cecil Snow. Come out and enjoy great music, dancing and cool beverages. Everyone welcome.
Monday, February 24: • Chatham-Kent Toast Masters meeting. A non-profit service club that offers members the chance to build their leadership and public speaking skills. 6:30pm-7:45pm. Village on the Thames, 850 Grand Ave W., Chatham. Parking and entrance at the back of the building. 18 and over.
Saturday, February 29: • A Workshop for Church Leaders: Why Churches Grow . . . Or Don’t. 8:45am-12:15pm. Thames Christian Fellowship. 400 Park Ave. E., Chatham. Register online @ www.thameschristianfellowship.com.
• Open Euchre (1:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome.
• Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge 9:30am-11:00am. Everyone welcome!
• Wine Glass Painting workshop with instructor Shelly Webster at the Active Lifestyle Centre. 10:00am-noon in the craft room. $15/person includes supplies and take home glass. Call the centre at 519-352-5633 to book your seat.
• Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Dance featuring the Allan James. Everyone Welcome.
Tuesday, February 25: • Chatham Community Blood Donation Event - St. Clair College - HealthPlex. 1001 Grand Ave. W., Chatham. 9:00am-1:00pm. • Come celebrate Shrove Tuesday by feasting on a pancake supper at Christ Anglican Church, 80 Wellington St. W., Chatham. 5:00pm-7:00pm. All you can eat for $10/adults, $5/children 15 and under. Free under 5 years. Tickets at Church office (519-352-1640), Church wardens or at the door. Gluten free pancakes and sausages available. • A Card Party will be held at Grace Christian Church hall (26466 Bear Line Rd Dover). 7:30pm. Adm. $5. Prizes & lunch. Everyone welcome. • Pancake & Sausage Supper from 4:45pm6:30pm. Holy Trinity / St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Victoria & Selkirk, Chatham. Adults $8, Children 5-12 $5, 4 and under free. Tickets at door or Church office 519-354-1072. • Open Euchre (1:00pm), open shuffleboard (7:00pm) and two-person euchre (7:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Everyone Welcome. Wednesday, February 26: •Pepper (1:00pm) and fun darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.
• Gigantic Garage Sale Sign Up Opportunity - 12:30-3:00pm at the Chatham Public Library upstairs board room. Spots are limited. Business, crafts, direct sale and anyone looking to purge are welcome to attend. Cost for yard sale participants $45/first table, $15 each additional table.. Cost for business/direct sale/crafts: $70/first table, 10x10 spot and hydro options if required. Online payments accepted as well - must email for information. chathamkentanimalrescue.events@gmail. com or call 519-354-5000. CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm. Guests welcome.
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Angel Bilagot, creator of the new Chatham Love Locks installation and owner of the CO., displays the brand new metal piece with her sons Kaius, Simon, Sebastian and Nicolas on Feb. 13. Her sons placed the first locks on the piece and the public is encouraged to visit and place a lock with their initials and a loved one’s on the art piece at 208 Queen St.
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By Sarah Schofield sarah@chathamvoice.com
Inspired by the numerous bridges and structures around the world where people have affixed locks with messages of love or initials, Angel Bilagot wanted to bring the idea to Chatham. Just ahead of Valentine’s Day, Bilagot unveiled her new Chatham Love Locks art installation on Feb. 13 at the CO., her 208 Queen St. art centre. She knew she wanted to create an interactive piece centered on the concept of love and connection. With the most famous example of love locks being Paris’ Pont des Arts bridge which has more than 700,000 locks, the idea spread throughout the years to numerous cities and landmarks since. “Love locks started over 100 years ago and it’s the idea of a profession of love,” said Bilagot. Created from metal, the unique Chatham Love Locks piece was
welded together by Rob Proulx and has wire mesh inside two large metal hearts where visitors are encouraged to bring a lock and place it with their initials and a loved one’s on the installation. “I shared a photo of what I had hoped for with Rob and from starting the conversation until completion, it was probably about six months,” said Bilagot. A registered psychotherapist and drama therapist, Bilagot opened the CO. in September of 2019, wanting to focus on mental health, art and community. From improv groups to art classes, Bilagot wanted to create a space where local artists could not only display their work, but also provide a space for art therapy, art classes and curated workshops. While the art installation may one day find a spot outside somewhere in Chatham in the future, they will be keeping it indoors for now at the Queen Street location for visitors to enjoy.
Free Tutoring every Tuesday night from 5:30pm7:30pm at First Reformed Church. 632 Lacroix St., Chatham. For info call Betty at 519-354-8902. LOVE TO SING? Jubilee Chorus is beginning rehearsals for its Spring Season and new members are always welcome! No experience necessary, no auditions required. We meet weekly on Tuesday nights from 7:00pm-9:00pm at St. Andrews United Church (85 William St. S., Chatham) Call Cynthia Luimes 519-397-3318 if you need more info. Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com
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Angel Bilagot, creator of the Chatham Love Locks installation and owner of the CO., hosted a special Cultivate Local Love Valentine’s Pop-Up event.
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This Pink Shirt Day, let’s lift each other up In 2007, two boys from Nova Scotia took a stand against local bullies and started a movement. When a classmate in their high school was harassed for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school, David Shepherd and Travis Price decided to do something about it. The teens bought over 50 pink shirts and handed them out to their classmates, creating a “sea of pink” in support of the boy who’d been bullied. That was the first Pink Shirt Day, an event that has since made its way across the country and is now recognized on the last Wednesday of February every year. In 2020, the event takes place on February 26 and the theme is Lift each other up. In light of this powerful message, here are seven ways we should all strive to treat each other every day. 1. Be kind. Treat everyone with kindness and empathy, regardless of how you feel about them. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, even those you don’t like. 2. Be inclusive. Make it a point to be friendly with everyone you know, even the people who are different from you. You’ll make others feel good and could even make an unexpected friend. 3. Check in. If you know that someone in your life has recently gone through a hard time, call or text periodically to make sure they’re doing okay.
4. Listen. Be a sounding board for friends who need to talk. However, don’t offer advice unless they ask for it. Sometimes, people just need to share what they’re going through in order to come up with their own solutions. 5. Think before you speak — or post. Sometimes we can hurt people without meaning to. Before you say or post something on social media, think about how others may perceive it, and keep your comments to yourself if you think someone might be hurt by them. 6. Don’t gossip. Though it’s easy to get drawn into discussions about other people, these types of conversations are best avoided. Even if what you say isn’t meant to be hurtful, it’s unkind to discuss others without their knowing it. 7. Speak up. If you see someone getting bullied, don’t just stand there and watch. Instead, say something. Most bullying incidents stop within ten seconds of someone intervening. Bullying in schools is an ongoing problem, but teaching young people how to treat others is a step in the right direction.
6 easy ways to protect yourself from cyberbullies Social media plays an important role in the lives of today’s youth. While it offers a great way to stay in touch with friends and family, it also exposes users to cyberbullying, or harassment that occurs online. Here are six strategies to share with your teen to minimize the risk of being targeted.
4. Think before you post. Because you can’t rely on tone of voice or body language, what you write on the internet or in a text message may be taken the wrong way. Double check to make sure what you’re saying won’t be misunderstood.
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