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Litwin-Mackey said the province’s increase of specialty services from the age 18 to 21 has been a positive factor for clients as well as other changes in special needs strategies. “It’s been an important factor in smoothing the transition into adulthood,” she said. “It’s more reflective of society as a whole that 21 is an appropriate age for young people to be on their own.” Ceccacci said the board hopes to have a recommendation forwarded to the province by autumn. “We’ve been told that
we’re at the top of the list regionally in terms of need but that doesn’t guarantee us anything in terms of funding or timing,” she said. “It’s in our favour that the province is aware of the good work done by our staff and the need for our services in the community.” She said the Chatham-Kent operation is one of the oldest in Ontario, having opened 68 years ago. “We were in a scout hut when we started and then we were on Eugenie Street for a while,” Litwin-Makey said. She credited staff with operating strong pro-
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Increased services and client base have meant the Chatham-Kent Children’s Treatment Centre is outgrowing its current building on Lark St. The centre board is submitting a plan to the province for funding to expand its current location or move. Here, executive director Donna Litwin-Makey, treatment centre foundation executive director Mike Genge and board of directors chair Donna Ceccacci examine the centre’s annual report.
grams in all disciplines with clients whose needs vary from mild to high. “We have an amazing group of specialists in all of our areas and many of them have been with us a
long time,” she said. One item the centre checked off this year is that it now offers speech, physio and occupational therapy at all full-day kindergarten programs in
Chatham-Kent. “We are serving a total of 39 full day Kindergarten schools across Chatham-Kent and we also serve a total of 11 outreach Best Start service
locations,” she said. At its recent annual meeting, the centre honoured client Alex Jones as its Hall of Fame recipient and Dick Perrin as its volunteer of the year.
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“We had great performances,” he said of the two Robinsons, “and a good turnout.” More people also showed up for a Canada Day cupcake. People who came to the event also had access to the museum located next door, as well as Milner House across the street. Retro Suites also held free family-oriented events, Van Kesteren said.
Still, he hopes the 2017 Canada Day celebrations – for the nation’s 150th birthday, will be much different in Chatham. “Maybe this is the start of something for next year,” he said, adding he heard interest in people getting involved to right the celebratory ship. “Our office is going to stay in the loop. If we don’t hear of something by January...”
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Following last week’s decision by Chatham-Kent Council to reject his proposal for a blended fire and EMS service, the municipality’s Fire and Paramedic Chief began negotiations for a five-year contract with the current provider Medavie EMS Ontario. “It’s council’s wish so that’s where we’re at,” Stuebing said. “I’m doubtful we will be able to fulfill a five-year contract at the current rate of service.” Stuebing said during research as part of the service review that formed the basis for his recommendation, he became aware of trends that the current service was being stretched to the breaking point. “We have seen an increase in code eights (the term used when an ambulance has to be moved from one location to another to cover for another unit) and we’ve had some code zeroes with no ambulances available. The zeros are often the result of isolated incidents but the eights show we’re getting more calls than we can handle with the current number of units.” Currently there are two full-time ambulances stationed in Chatham and one each in Wallaceburg,
Thamesville, Ridgetown and Tilbury as well as a first response unit in Blenheim. He said response times have been steadily moving downward toward the provincial guidelines and when they become substandard, he will be informing council. “There is no doubt in my mind we’re looking at increased costs and that was part of the proposal to change systems,” he said. “It will be council’s decision how to respond if demand increases in the manner it appears it will.” He said he would recommend moving the ambulance contract timing so that it appears during budget deliberations. “Council should have all of the information at one time so that it can fully prioritize its spending,” he said. Chris Stolte, an executive board member with the Service Employees International Union that represents paramedics, said he was happy to see Stuebing’s proposal rejected. More than 300 paramedics from as far away as Thunder Bay and Ottawa rallied outside the Civic Centre prior to last week’s vote. “The proposal was badly flawed and was certainly biased toward the fire department side of the issue,” he said. “Fire-
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More than 300 paramedics from across Ontario demonstrated in front of the Civic Centre last week as council considered a blended model proposed by administration. In the council meeting that followed, council voted to keep the two services separate.
fighters’ professional groups want to take over EMS work so they can have more job security but they are two different jobs.” Stolte said Chatham-Kent Council was given a colouring book and told to stay within the lines. “I’m glad they saw through what was happening,” he said. Stolte said the size of
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Community Living against ’Burg ER closure By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
The decision of Community Living Wallaceburg to oppose a CKHA plan to close the Sydenham District Hospital’s emergency department was simply a matter of principal, according to board president Derek McGiven. McGiven said CLW, which is responsible for a number of medically vulnerable clients, had never, to his knowledge, been approached about the plan. “We had family members of those we serve express concern that we needed our opinion to be heard on the matter so the board decided it was time to do so. It’s a matter of principal to us.” The board sent an open letter to the Erie-St. Clair Local Health Integration Network saying “the plan to be a grievous mistake that may cost the people we support, our employees and our community their health and well-being.” Community Living Wallaceburg has more than 230 employees and is the community’s largest employer. It provides 400 individuals and their families throughout Chatham-Kent with services including accommodations as well as community and employment supports. Approximately 170 clients are served in the immediate Wallaceburg area including those in supported group and independent living in a more than a dozen residences. “Access to these local health care services has ensured that the people we support receive excellent care; preserv-
ing their health, well-being Island First Nations and St. and quality of life,” McGiven Clair Township and a survey states in his letter. undertaken by the Ontario “Our Wallaceburg based or- Health Coalition. ganization, through our carChatham-Kent Council deing employees, provides an ferred any decision on the extensive range of services matter last month while it around the clock to a medi- waits to hear for input from cally vulnerable population. hospital administrators. This population, along with The Chatham portion of the entire community of Wal- the former Alliance has delaceburg, will suffer imme- veloped a plan with the diate and damaging impacts Chatham-Kent Community should we lose this essential Health Centres and Canadiservice. an Mental Health Association Without a plan that ensures and is seeking $35 million for that a fully functional 24- development of a clinic in hour emergency department Wallaceburg and upgrading is available within Wallace- the Chatham ER burg, lives will be at risk.” SDH is preparing a plan for A full text of the letter can be a centralized health facility in found here: getintocommuni- Wallaceburg with traditional tyliving.com/2016/06/open- emergency room capability. letter-erie-st-clair-lhin-reGovernance and managesydenham-hospital-closure/. ment of the CKHA is currentThe status of emergency ly under investigation by a care in Wallaceburg exac- provincial appointee in order erbated a rift between the to assess public confidence in Sydenham District Hospital the institution. board and the boards of PubLHIN approval is required lic General and St. Joseph’s for any plans. hospitals, the three corporations that form the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. by Gary When the Wallace- Patterson burg board would not endorse Patey’s plan LORD BYRON…Driver Steve Byron earned just as purse money in four OSS races as Leading to replace the SDH much Tyler Borth has earned in purses in 45 starts in emergency depart- Dresden this year. ment with a part-time GET OFF MY BACK…Canada Day was the first time race fans in Dresden got to bet on Racing Under walk-in clinic with no Saddle…the standardbred horses featured riders physicians on site, the and not drivers BUT NO CIGAR…MYRETIREMENTTICKET and Chatham-based board CLOSE Jody Jamieson were just three fifths of a second from suspended governance the track record for three-year-old trotting fillies on Canada Day. The record is 1:58 set by SPARE TIME in April. Since that time, the ROZIE. DO A JIG….Levi “Jiggs” McFadden was honoured health minister guar- on Sunday for everything he did for harness racing anteed 24-hour emer- in Dresden. McFadden drove in his first race in 1933…he drove in his final race at age 77…the gency service in Wal- year before he died. laceburg, a move THREE TIMES A CHARM…MAGNUM SEELSTER and RAE each won their third in a row at Dresden supported by Walpole KELLY Raceway on Sunday!
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Program needs funding Strange indeed are the times when a post-secondary institution identifies a field of study, implements a program, succeeds at the endeavour and has to go hat-in-hand seeking funding to expand it. That’s the position St. Clair College found itself in last week when it came to Chatham-Kent council looking for a quarter of a million dollars to expand its power line technician program. The College got the money, of course. Council agreed earlier this year to provide Ridgetown College $1.5 million for its expansion so it couldn’t say no. Both projects will be funded on a multi-year basis so taxpayers won’t have to bite the bullet all at once. St. Clair has a somewhat spotty record in local initiatives (the James A. Burgess Skills Centre, downtown campus and golf programs come to mind) but appears to have a winner in this venture that has seen enrolment grow from 24 to 145 students during the last five years. It’s not as if C-K is in this alone, as the funding doesn’t kick in unless St. Clair can raise $1 million (including the C-K amount) and another $1 million from a federal strategic education fund. Grandly called the National Powerline Training Centre, the program taps into the need to correct massive upgrades needed to Ontario’s electricity grid. Proponents say each student generates $15,000 in economic spinoff to the community. Increases in enrolment will also aid the college in construction of additional student housing which is a known economic driver. Council’s investment has the potential to establish the Thames Campus as a leader in a particular field of endeavour and provide economic stimulus. We would prefer to see the province showing such leadership but given the fact it recently shelled out hundreds of thousands in bonuses to the staff that brought the Pan Am Games in more than $300 million over estimate, perhaps it’s good Queen’s Park stays out of it.
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More input needed on hospitals Sir: Let me preface my comments by stating that I congratulate the writing staff at The Chatham Voice for their continued coverage of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance governance debacle. Unlike other local media outlets, the various articles lend a far more complete explanation as to what is transpiring as this issue unfolds. From a layman’s point of view, who to believe and what is actually happening is
difficult to determine without all the facts at your fingertips. As to agendas, motives and end games, I don’t believe the answers will truly come until all the political players get involved, someone takes even a somewhat altruistic leadership role and tries to sort everything out for the benefit of the entire citizenry. To that end, I was pleased to see that MP
Bev Shipley, as well as his provincial counterpart, MPP Monte McNaughton, finally decide they had an obligation to voice their thoughts and opinions on the local health care issues. What I am curious about is why Chatham’s own federal MP Dave VanKesteren and his provincial mate, Rick Nicholls have not seen fit to get involved or, at the very
least, let people know what they are thinking? A published interview format with one of the writers at The Voice might be a means for our elected representatives to weigh in on something a little more meaningful than federally hosted coffee-and-tea “shoot the breeze” sessions or the obvious benefits for our provincial MPP participating in a local Zumba class. Dan Kelly Chatham
Sir: I feel a need to respond to a letter to the editor from the Chief Legal Officer of the municipality, as published June 23 in The Chatham Voice, “No grandstanding in uniform.” Personally, I do not believe this letter to the editor was on the top of his to do list, I believe the direction came from higher up. The Chief Legal Officer cites a municipal policy not allowing employees or contract employees
who wear a C-K uniform to voice their political views while in uniform. Can the Municipality, through the policy, explain to me what constitutes a uniform? If workers from Riverview Gardens were to show up at city hall in their scrubs, would that be a uniform? The same could be asked about public works employees wearing the proverbial green work pants and safety boots.
Yet a representative from the municipality, in uniform and I assume on duty, made a presentation to a local service club aired on our local cable station about the same issue. Through the years I have been part of rallies, demonstrations and protests. Some of them with our current mayor. There was one thing I learned quickly; there is no such thing as a dress code at a rally.
While I am pleased to see the municipality endorses our right to freedom of speech, in this case I believe it is unpopular speech that needs to be defended. This issue should have been dealt with between the alleged offenders and their direct employer and representatives, not by a heavy handed, public pronouncement from city hall reinforcing a dress code.
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CL Wallaceburg against hospital closure Sir: We are writing to express our opposition to the potential closing of the Sydenham Campus of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, in particular, losing access to our 24hour emergency department and supporting services. We believe the elimination of our local emergency department to be a grievous mistake that may cost the people we support, our employees and our community their
health and well-being. Throughout our history, Community Living Wallaceburg has relied upon the Sydenham hospital and its 24-hour emergency medical service in our mission to assist the people we support to participate proudly in an inclusive community. Access to these local health care services has ensured that the people we support receive excellent care; preserving their health, well-being and
quality of life. Our Wallaceburg-based organization, through our caring employees, provides an extensive range of services around the clock to a medically vulnerable population. This population, along with the entire community of Wallaceburg, will suffer immediate and damaging impacts should we lose this essential service. For our community,
the proposal is the culmination of the systematic erosion of medical services in our area that we have endured for more than a decade. It is our position that the people we support, our valued employees, and the people of Wallaceburg, Dresden, Walpole Island First Nation and surrounding areas will be forced to travel additional distance to access emergency care should our ER
be closed. The plan to increase the distance to access emergency services, in an area already disadvantaged by health inequities, puts our community in jeopardy. Without a plan that ensures that a fully functional 24-hour emergency department is available within Wallaceburg, lives will be at risk. The current proposal to remove these essential services from Wallaceburg presents an unacceptable reduc-
tion in necessary health services and places little value on our residents’ need for access to vital health care. The individuals that we support, our dedicated employees and our broader community deserve a fully functional, local, and independent 24-hour emergency department. Derek McGiven President, Board of Directors Community Living Wallaceburg
Rondeau cottagers enjoy special perks, reader says
Sir: Sir: I’d like to express my gratitude to the citizens of Chatham-Kent and all the taxpayers of Ontario for their continued financial and public support of the two-tiered system of privilege and access in our two oldest Ontario provincial parks. My parents were fortunate enough to be able to purchase a Rondeau cottage for $6,000 in the 1950s and you have been there for us since the beginning; paying for our garbage collection, streetlights and road maintenance etc., providing free passes for decades, and even covering our taxes. So generous! And don’t think the Rondeau Cottagers (Leaseholders) Association hasn’t been thinking of
you, too. They’ve worked tirelessly over the years to prevent the expansion of campsites in the park and have taken on the hard work of endless complaining to end camping at the south point and to remove those extra beach access points which once existed along Lakeshore Road. The price of maintaining all these special privileges and perks available to fewer than 600 leaseholders in Rondeau and Algonquin is constant vigilance! I’m sure you must appreciate all the time and money the RCA has spent over decades to craft a PR campaign to reshape an image of entitled
leaseholders into selfless environmental stewards, the financial backbone of the C-K economy and the sole reason for the creation of this park. You have so gracefully accepted your second-class position in the park; squeezed into a campground with little privacy, surrounded by cottages and roads, and silently accepted the imposition of the same rules and regulations which most cottagers see as harassment and evidence of a “police state.” You even elected a local government willing to hand over $64,000 of
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Wallaceburg fireworks a year-long commitment By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
When the skies above Wallaceburg lit up with exploding fireworks Friday night, it signaled the end of 12 months of fundraising efforts by a local group of citizens – and the beginning of the next 12 months of work. For the past three years, seven local resident, (Kevin Roocroft, Kristyna Roocroft, Karen Verstappen, Tom Cogghe, Jay Smith, Eric VanDamme and Travis Hooper) have raised $20,000 annually to pay for the event held at Kinsmen Park. Four of the seven work
at Homeward Realty, including chairman Kevin Roocroft who said the group’s commitment to children in Wallaceburg is behind the effort. “We do it for the kids,” he said. “All of our committee members are young, family-oriented people. The fireworks were operated for years but the Knights of Pythias and when we stepped in we all agreed there should be a day full of free activities.” Kevin’s sister Kristyna, said even the event’s name, Wallaceburg Family Fireworks Festival, reflects its purpose. “We wanted something
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The Wallaceburg Fireworks Committee members include (left to right) Karen Verstappen, Jay Smith, Eric VanDamme, Kevin Roocroft, Tom Cogghe and Kristyna Roocroft. Missing from photo is Travis Hooper.
where parents didn’t have to worry about money,” she said. “It’s an important day and everyone should feel part of it.” Kevin said he believes the event, which draws more than 6,000 to Kinsmen Park and adjacent A.A. Wright School playground, is the biggest in
Chatham-Kent. “We have a lot of out of town people who come here each year and help donate to keep it going,” Kristyna said. During the day’s festivities, the group collects donations and sells glow sticks to raise money, but most of the funds come
from sponsors and events held throughout the year as well as a small federal grant from Canada Heritage. The committee sponsors an on-line auction, a trivia night, quarter auctions, raffles, 12 days of Christmas events and operates the children’s program
at the annual Sydenham Challenge Dragon Boat festival. “We literally start planning the day of the event and this year we’re ahead of that since we’re planning something really special for Canada’s 150th birthday next year,” Kevin said.
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the annual Cherry Fest. According to Mavis Purdy, a member of the pie committee, the group has been making pies for in excess of 20 years as a fundraiser. Besides the pies for Cherry Fest, the group also makes several varieties throughout the year available to the public – apple, cherry
(both available made with Splenda for diabetics), wild blueberry, pumpkin, raisin, peach (available seasonally) and mincemeat pies and tarts for the Christmas season. “It started at the United Church in Cedar Springs and then moved here,” Purdy explained. “We made the first 100 pies and they went so fast, we started making more.” To get ready for Cherry Fest, the pie makers start in May making the pie shells and freezing them – 1,500 of them to start - and then in June, start making the filling and assembling the pies, which are unbaked and frozen.
During the week of Cherry Fest, Purdy said pies are also available baked fresh or unbaked ready to go in the oven. “We used to do meat pies with roast beef and cooked our own vegetables to go in it, but there was such a demand, we couldn’t keep up so we stopped making them,” Purdy said. “They were good. People are still asking for them and it’s been almost three years.” A fun bunch of ladies, there is a lot of laughter and joking while they get down to the business of rolling, placing, cutting and baking.
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Taking a coffee break to talk about the upcoming Cherry Fest, the ladies explained they have the process of pie making down to a fine art, but it is still a lot of work. “We could sell more pies, but we just can’t keep up,” said Ron McCracken, organist at the church and volunteer during Cherry Fest. The pies are popular not only in the Chatham-Kent area, but from as far away as Toronto (where one customer buys 20 pies to take home), Hamilton, London and Windsor. One customer from Florida even made the ladies aprons with cherries on them especially for Cherry Fest, committee member Joyce Gardinar said. When asked the secret of the pies, Purdy said they use a family recipe for the pies but had to “doctor it up” to make it in bulk quantities. “We call it our secret recipe; it’s made with love,” Purdy joked. During the coffee break, chair of the Cherry Fest committee Anne Russchen brought the group up to
date on pie progress. In just three sessions in the last week of June, the bakers made 163 pies. Russchen joked that she talked to Justin Trudeau about how hard the group was working and that they deserved a raise of 20 per cent. When one of ladies called out, “What’s 20 per cent of nothing?” Russchen laughed and said, “You know what that is.” The chair praised the group, sincerely thanking them for all the work they do. “You’re all doing a wonderful job and it shows in your dedication.” Pies are available for sale now at the church at 59 Ellen St., on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and also the full week of Cherry Fest July 14-16. To find out more, call Mavis at 519-676-2791 or Dorothy at 519-676-8606. People can also call the church office at 519-6762081 for more info on picking up pies. For more information about Cherry Fest, go to cherryfest.ca.
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The pie women and a couple of men of Trinity Anglican Church in Blenheim are hard at work this week getting ready for Cherry Fest July 14-18, where they will sell more than 2,500 pies. Summer student Rosemary Parker, who is from Ottawa and studying to become a priest, gets a flour makeover from pie maker Marianne Blanchette.
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Strikers put the boots to hunger
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C-K seeks operator for Capitol Theatre By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
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Members of the Chatham Strikers U17 girls’ soccer team and their coaches are filling the back of a Heuvelmans Chev pickup truck with non-perishable food items that will be donated to Outreach for Hunger.
Chatham-Kent is back operating the Capitol Theatre again but for how long is anyone’s guess. St. Clair College, which had operated the facility since 2012, notified the municipality of its plans last October. At that time, it cited operating losses approaching $300,000 and a $3 million reduction in overall provincial funding as reasons for the move. The college had an option to purchase the facility which it also declined. According to a statement released by the municipality, it is in the process of seeking another operator. “There have been several interested parties and the next step is for administration to undertake a “Request for Proposal” process to learn further details on the submissions.” Municipal staff have been researching operations of the 1,200 seat facility to better evaluate potential operators. “The College has been an excellent partner and we expect a seamless transition as the municipality assumes the operations of the Capitol Theatre,” said the municipality’s Director of Community Services, Evelyn Bish. “We thank St. Clair College for its investment in, and contributions to,
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Honouring city’s first OBA champs By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
On a perfect summer morning last week, about 60 friends, relatives and descendants of Chatham’s first Ontario Baseball Association champions, gathered at Stirling Park to commemorate and invigorate memories of the team. The irregular shaped field, tucked next to railroad tracks and dead-end streets in an east side neighbourhood, was home to the Chatham Coloured AllStars, who won their title in 1934. On this site, with its short right field line adorned even then with netting to stop home runs to the now-overgrown triangle in deep centre field, played some of the 1930s finest athletes who showed that talent, not skin colour, wins championships. The often-told story of how a group of largely neighbourhood men won the title is going to get an update thanks to a $72,500 grant from the Trillium Foundation and help from the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame. Miriam Wright, an associate professor with the Department of History at the University of Windsor, will oversee what’s being called the “Breaking the Colour Barrier” project. For the next 12 months, researchers will be collecting oral
histories, digitize print materials and other items about the team and its most famous player, Wilfred “Boomer” Harding, and its star catcher. The idea for the project began when relatives of Harding, who died in 1991, approached the university about preserving the many photographs, newspaper clippings, and other artifacts of his long career. Harding, born in 1915, was called by MP Rick Nicholls, “Chatham’s Jackie Robinson” as he broke colour barriers in a wide number of sports including hockey where he was the first black player in various hockey leagues and the first to skate in Detroit’s venerable Olympia Stadium. “He was an accepted and respected athlete 15 to 20 years before Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s colour barrier,” he said. The team was inducted into the Chatham Sports Hall Fame in 2000. The team’s journey took root after sports icon Archie Stirling noted players’ skills after the team had played two years of exhibition games in the area. Stirling suggested that the team enter the top-flight Chatham City League and eventually compete for an OBA title. The team’s official Hall of Fame highlights notes: “The Coloured All Stars brought
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Friends and family gathered at Stirling Park last week for the launch of a project undertaken by the University of Windsor through the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame with funding by the Ontario Trillium Foundation to document the journey of the 1934 Chatham Coloured All Stars, the first local team to win a provincial baseball title.
Chatham its first OBA title and the team captured the admiration and the hearts of the entire city. (They) defeated Sarnia 2 games to 0, Welland 2 games to 1, and Milton 2 games to 1. In the finals against Penetang and Phil Marchildon who later pitched 8 years in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics, (they) split the first 2 games of the final series. With the score tied 2-2 in the 11th inning of the third and deciding game, the umpire, fearing that the favored Penetang team would lose, in a very controversial decision, called off the game
because of darkness, even though there was enough light to play a “few more” innings .” The All Stars eventually won the series and the championship 2 games to 1 in the extra game. In addition to Harding, Earl Chase, a legendary long-ball hitter who won championships
across Ontario, was also inducted singularly. Heidi Jacobs of the university’s Leddy Library, said researchers are interested in hearing from anyone with knowledge of the team. To check out the site, visit cdigs.uwindsor.ca/drupal/ breaking-colour-barrier.
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Friday, July 8, 2016 • Cold plate lunch at BR.243 Royal Canadian Legion, Ridgetown. Sponsored by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary from 11:00am2:00pm. $7 each.
• Merlin Legion Jamboree, 2 Stanley St., Merlin. Doors open at 2:00pm. Bring your instruments. Host bank “The Marquis”. Admission $4/person. Homemade Food.
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Don’t complain, just volunteer Yes, residents of Chatham, the Canada Day festivities this year were a long way from what we’ve seen in the past, but let’s now look ahead to the future. We can’t let that happen again, not with Canada 150 looming. So, what can we do? For one, get involved. Don’t just wait for someone else to serve it up on a platter. If you want to see a return to the fun day in Tecumseh Park, a parade and fireworks, get on the volunteer bandwagon. It’s obvious changes need to be made for the future for July 1 celebrations in Chatham. Perhaps next year’s event will incorporate Kingston Park and its splash pad. Maybe the event could be run there. Or maybe it could be split between the two parks, with free transit between the two. There is plenty to think about. Maybe some of the community funding from all the energy companies that went to a boat party in the middle of Lake St. Clair could be better utilized next year helping ensure the largest community in the municipality hosts a better Canada Day bash. This is not meant to take anything away from the folks who stepped in at the last minute this year to provide some excellent historical drama for the nearly 400 folks who attended the Cultural Centre events. Kudos to MPP Dave VanKesteren and everyone who helped out for making that happen. But these elements can be part of next year’s festivities. We have such a rich history right in our own backyard, that we should celebrate these as well as the nation’s birthday. After all, this area’s importance in the War of 1812 and being the terminus for the Underground Railroad helped shape this municipality, and our country. Pork on the fork
Last week, I had the “tough” task of working from home one morning to stay close to a 6.5-pound
Bruce Corcoran hunk of pork loin cooking on the Big Green Egg. We had a potluck lunch for our co-op student, Raquel Sa, and, naturally, I offered to bring the meat. So, I prepped the meat the night before, giving it a light rub of mustard to hold the Dizzy Dust rub I spread all over it. That gave the rub a chance to penetrate the meat. The next morning, I prepped my cooking and work area, pulling out the pork from the fridge as I fired up the Egg. I cheat a bit for longer cooks, using a DigiQ temperature control. It measures the temperature in the Egg, as well as the meat. It also has a fan and controls all the inbound air to the enclosed Egg. In short, it’s a great control system, as you just have to play with the top vent to control cooking temperature. Once it’s set up properly, you can essentially forget about it until the meat’s done cooking. As the meat began to roast, I fired up the laptop. Sitting in the shade of the backyard is a great way to work, I must say. In the morning, because of a large maple right beside our patio, I can sit in heavy shade – minimal glare on the computer screen. And considering it was not a sweltering summer day when I cooked, the conditions were near perfect. I had the classic rock playing – of course. A solitary frog croaked away in the background over the sound of the stream running into our pond. I must do this more often. E-mail and a cell phone can keep me plugged in pretty nicely.
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How often to you use the phrase “Google it“? Chances are you have already “Googled” something today. If you did, you probably found the SERP (Search Engine Results Page) had a mixture of organic and paid search results. So what is the difference between organic and paid search? Organic search results are those which come from the algorithm used by the search engine; paid results are
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As the first female police officer in Chatham, Amy Finn knows first hand the issues facing clients of the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre. “In the job I do, I’ve been given a unique perspective,” she said. “It’s nice to know on both ends there is a strong community in place that exists to help adults and children that have been impacted by domestic violence.” Finn was the guest speaker at the women’s centre annual meeting last Thursday. Finn said taking the steps to seek help takes a tremendous amount of courage, regardless of the individual’s circumstances. “You never know who may need assistance,” she said. “It
can happen to anyone.” As a longtime volunteer with the organization she said, “I particularly admire the mission of the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre to help people live free of domestic violence and abuse.” She said although barriers are coming down regarding opportunities for women in society, it hasn’t been easy. When she joined the Chatham Police Department in July of 1998, she didn’t even have a uniform. She said it was “not entirely a welcome thought” to have a woman on the force. “I knew I was quite capable (of being a police officer) and expressed that opinion on a number of occasions,” she said.
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Most businesses benefit from organic search and may decide to increase their presence with paid. Paid will cost you money each time the ad is clicked on and of course the ad will disappear as soon as you stop paying for it. Ad rates range from a few dollars to $50 depending on the popularity of the search term. Another reason organic is popular is that an overwhelming majority of users – 94% — prefer organic results to a paid ad. Consumers are more likely to trust links that aren’t ads. People think organic search results will provide answers that are more relevant, and are thus more likely to click on them. So how can you increase your organic results? There really isn’t any secret except for ensuring your website has quality content that is updated often. It’s interesting to note that you do not need to create all that content yourself. Reviews, media mentions and Facebook all help. If there is an association with the local newspaper in the link it lends more credibility to the link – so post your Chatham Voice Marketplace ads on your website and Facebook pages. If it’s shared often through social media, it will become more popular and typically ranks better in organic search. If you want to grow your presence on Google, consider how you can improve your organic search. Take the time to optimize your website, share your content on social media and invest in audience extension programs that are connect to a credible source, such as the Marketplace hosted by The Chatham Voice. • Katherine Haine is a Digital Media specialist and founder of City Media and ShopLocalNow.ca. Learn more at learn.citymedia.ca.
“Even though I had not wanted to stand out, I found out I had no choice. I was told repeatedly I needed to be an example so no one would think I was getting preferential treatment. “ She said, “breaking down barriers is tough work. It takes a toll on your spirit.” Finn said the counseling efforts by women’s centre staff make all the difference. “There’s always a hug and the words every victim and survivor and anyone needs to hear ‘you’ll be ok you; will get through this’.” During the meeting, staff members Darlinys Diaz Pages, Kim Pask and Linda Ptaszynski were recognized for their service.
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Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre staff members were honoured for their service at the centre’s annual meeting last week. Here (left to right) board president Darlene Smith is seen with staff members Darlinys Diaz Pages, Linda Ptaszynski and executive director Karen Hunter.
Fulfilling Your
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eath is not a topic many people prefer to discuss. However, discussing funeral planning and making arrangements can be a smart financial move and one that limits large decisions at a time of heightened emotions. The main purpose of pre-need planning is to alleviate the financial burden and decision-making during times of grief and stress. Well-executed plans can make the funeral process run like a well-oiled machine. It’s never too early to begin pre-planning a funeral. Making a list of information that will go to a trusted family member, executor of one’s estate or a funeral director is one way to start. Here are some items to include: • Name • Date of birth • Place of birth • Location of will • Military service • Place of disposition, whether a cemetery or crematorium • Organ donation preferences • Funeral and/or wake preferences • Name of funeral home and director All arrangements can be thoroughly considered and spelled out so they meet a person’s desires. If he or she has a preference in cemetery or prefers to be interred at a mausoleum, these requests
can be expressed and not assumed by family members. Pre-planning also enables a person to shop around for the most affordable services, caskets and funeral homes. Because the average cost of a funeral is between $10,000 to $15,000, it is important to spend money wisely. Preplanning also helps avoid inflation of costs later on, enabling a person to lock in the cost of services now. Stress and grief can make family members unable to cope with decisions during the time of death. As a result, one of the most important reasons for pre-need planning is to make the process one in which close friends and family members can come to grips with the death, rather than having to run around for a few days and make arrangements in haste. This way loved ones can simply remember a person how he or she was instead of choosing clothing, disposition places, service wording, and the like. A funeral director can walk a person through the process of pre-planning a funeral. He or she is often licensed to sell cemetery plots and can take much of the work out of the process. A community or family-owned business may have a rapport in the area and offer the best deals or the desired level of personalized service.
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Fun Stuff 28 Oddballs 30 Extinct bird 33 1996 movie title that’s an anagram of 13-Across 36 Champagne + OJ 37 Two under par 38 Ship of the desert 39 Sore 40 Tex- -- cuisine 41 Speck
ACROSS 1 Integers (Abbr.) 4 Journey segment 7 Mr. Crockett 8 Baby’s ailment 10 Roof edges 11 Parka 13 Square one 16 Chum
17 Jagged 18 Cattle call? 19 Portent 20 Show boredom 21 Accumulate 23 Carriages 25 Coagulate 26 “Peter Pan” pooch 27 Existed
This week’s answers
DOWN 1 Fleet-related 2 Finished 3 Methods 4 Yearns (for) 5 Run off to wed 6 Early helicopter 7 Information 8 Church law 9 Alligator’s cousin 10 Kreskin’s claim 12 Recognizes 14 Angers 15 Heavy weight 19 Cheerios grain 20 Nay canceler 21 Antitheft device
22 Tile art 23 Variety of shark 24 As a substitute 25 5 percent of a ton (Abbr.) 26 Kathmandu’s land 28 Travelocity mascot 29 Newark’s county 30 Strength 31 Siblingless 32 Candle count? 34 Mosque bigwig 35 Snack in a shell
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