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Amazing Race rakes in $55K for United Way

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

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The returning “Creek Connection” team of Bob and Christina Vandersluis works quickly during a final challenge on Saturday at the ninth annual Chatham-Kent Amazing Race. This year’s fundraiser, which raised approximately $55,000 for the United Way of Chatham-Kent, took teams all over the municipality, with stops at Erieau Beach, Blenheim and Mud Creek Park. First place winners were Scott Thompson and David Peltier from “The Team Formerly Known as the KBG.”

Dutch students visit Chatham-Kent

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

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South Kent native Rick Lockyer just wanted to know more about how to help new businesses get on their feet. Instead, he’s hoping to help kids around the world start learning more easily, and at a very young age.

Lockyer, who lives in Rothesay, just outside of Saint John, NB, is the lead mind behind MooBook, a mobile device app that helps people create and customize their own alphabet books, improving each child’s word-association abilities in the process.

The concept is that parents – and even their children – can snap photos and upload them to the MooBook to create the alphabet books with images to which they can best relate.

“This allows parents to create their own ABC e-book. You can put a picture of a child’s dad in the book for ‘D,’” Lockyer said.

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News

Canoe Canada ’14 leads into ’15 tour

dians who were on a 2013 Cy- lands, culminating at the town cle Liberation Tour, gathered of Markelo. In 2015, the tour at the home of will begin in Dick and Dot- “When I went through the Auschwitz, tie Laurie to Netherlands, they treated Poland, where discuss next the Nazis exus so well, and they have year’s trip. terminated The 2013 Lib- never forgotten.” more than a eration Tour - WW2 vet Hugh Johnston million people took riders during the Secthrough Normandy and other ond World War. parts of northern France, into Gert-Jan Oplaat, one of the Belgium and then the Nether- Dutch organizers of the tours, said the cycling expeditions give Dutch and Canadian young adults and teens a chance to visit places in Europe where history was written, often in blood.

“The last trip, we went in the footsteps of your grandfathers and uncles,” he told the Canadians assembled. “Last year was the liberation route. Now we will do the concentration camp route.” on your own.

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The Dutch contingent paddled through Algonquin Park – many of them getting their first taste of canoeing – before visiting Midland and then Chatham. This past weekend, the visitors capped off their trip with a visit to Niagara Falls before returning home.

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“Sometimes we take the freedoms we have today for granted,” he said. “Lest we forget – what better way for our young people to carry that legacy forward than to visit these locations?”

Veteran and Blenheim resident Hugh Johnston said he was proud to see so many Canadian and Dutch people so interested in keeping the memories of the Second World War alive.

He was part of that war, as a member of the Royal Canadian Signal Corps, spending most of that time attached to an armoured company.

“This is a wonderful thing,” he said of the Canadians and Dutch folks gathering and bonding. “When I went through the Netherlands, they treated us so well, and they have never forgotten.”

One visitor, Femke Matthyssen, said the contingent thoroughly enjoyed their time in Canada, regardless of the weather.

“We are now able to make a campfire in the rain, hang food in trees to keep it from the bears, and learned to deal with no Wi-Fi,” she said with a smile.

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News

Weather warnings are in your hands Municipality doesn’t do robocalls

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

If a tornado blows through Chatham-Kent, residents are on their own to receive advance notice.

Al DeVillaer, the municipality’s emergency management co-ordinator, said there haven’t been any tornado sirens in Chatham-Kent in many years, as the province removed them.

The municipality doesn’t do any robocalls to residents warning of the possible development of a tornado in their area.

“There is no robocall system here. We’ve looked into that.

Some municipalities have it, but they are usually smaller,” DeVillaer said.

He added that such call systems

are typically based through one service provider, such as with Bell. But with the divergence of providers, it would be no simple matter to attempt to include every resident of Chatham-Kent on the call list.

In late July, a number of Dresden residents received robocalls for a tornado warning. According to an article in the Sydenham Current, the Sarnia Police Service said it sent an Environment Canada tornado warning for East Lambton to more than 44,000 phone subscribers, using a new system called MyCNN (Community Notification Network).

A Sarnia police IT specialist thinks the Dresden phone numbers were just lumped into a list extracted from the White Pages.

Getting the information on pending severe weather out to the public in a timely manner isn’t easy, DeVillaer said.

“Public notification is always an issue. A lot of times, I will try to use radio stations and social media to get things out right away,” he said.

But DeVillaer suggests not waiting for him to “inter-

Still, DeVillaer said that might pret the information,” and in- hicle, and have enough water stead keep a close eye on the and food for at least three days not be enough. worth of meals.

“What I find is these emersky, especially via the Internet.

“Have a 72-hour kit with food, gencies are now lasting more “Be aware of the weather. Subscribe to Environment Canada medicine, a little cash and a than three days; they’re lasting or Emergency Management spare tank of propane for the a week. Look at the ice storm Ontario websites. You can sub- barbecue. All this is on our web- around Christmas last year in Toronto,” he said. scribe to receive different warn- site,” he said. ings,” he said. “There is also a subscription through the C-K website, but those warnings are largely for health emergencies and water emergencies – a lot to do with the health unit.”

DeVillaer said in recent Only years, Chatham-Kent has been fortunate in terms of avoiding the per golfer worst of the inclement weather. Tornadoes have hit Leamington, With proceeds to benefit: Goderich and Grand Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent, Bend, but not here. DitSt. Clair College programs & scholarships.

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After a summer of rumours, Ian McLarty finally filed his nomination papers Monday to run for mayor.

McLarty finished third in the 2014 election, behind winner Randy Hope and runner up Tom McGregor.

This time around, he joins Jeff Bultje, Marjorie Crew, Reno Lachapelle and John Willatt as the people who have announced they are seeking the top seat in council chambers.

Hope has indicated he will run again, but isn’t likely to file his papers until September.

Meanwhile, Rudy Towes and Karen Robinet are the latest people to announce

their intentions to run for council.

Towes joins incumbent Bryon Fluker, and Holly Sullivan and Mark Authier as the people who have filed their nominations to run in West Kent, Ward 1.

Robinet, meanwhile, is the 17th person to run for one of the six council seats for Ward 6.

She joins incumbents Michael Bondy, Bob Myers, Derek Robertson and Doug Sulman, plus hopefuls Ed Broad, Darrin Canniff, Penelope Duchesne, Mark Holman, Kirk Hooker, Brandon Houston, Aaron Hurst, Brock McGregor, Matthew McReynolds, Chad Sauve, Eric Schrank and Dale Van Dusen.

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An impressive showcase of motorcycles lined William Street on Saturday during Big Brother Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent’s BikeFest event. The fundraiser, held at Tecumseh Park, included a food-eating competition and the raffling of a 2014 Dyna Low Rider Harley Davidson to winners Don and Cheryl Bulmer of Stoney Point.

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‘Of All Places’ to showcase community early next year on CBC TV

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Of all places for a film company to select, OAP Productions Inc. chose North and South Buxton.

Actually, Cara Lewis-Watts, said it’s an excellent location for an episode of their company’s show, “Of All Places,” which is airing on CBC in January.

Lewis-Watts, production co-ordinator for the show, said the crew will be in North and South Buxton for several days in September, culminating with a live comedy performance by host Jonny Harris Sept. 16.

“We have selected Buxton based on the history of the town, to do with the ties to the Underground Railway, the two sides of the town – north and south – and with the raceway,” Lewis-Watts said.

“Of All Places” is focusing on small and quirky communities across the country, Lewis-Watts said.

“This will be for our 12th

episode,” she said. “Each episode we look for a town that most people will not have heard of.”

No town is too small for “Of All Places.” That includes Rowley, Alta., with a population of nine people.

The Buxtons are the third location in Ontario the show has visited. Lewis-Watts said they’ve also been to the communities of Teaswater and nearby Oil Springs.

The production team looks for small towns that many viewers around the country will have never heard of, Lewis-Watts said.

“Part of what we do, we always try to find towns as far away from large urban areas as possible. We don’t really want to choose towns that would be considered commuter towns,” she said.

“Of All Places” shows will run 30 minutes in length, and incorporate Harris’ stand-up routine at each locale with various film clips of the community done the week prior to the routine. “(They’re written specifi-

cally about the community,” Lewis-Watts said of Harris’ stand-up performances. “They’re in town for the week and they’re writing it as they go. Jonny has about a day to memorize his standup routine.”

She stressed Harris’ standup performances aren’t scathing attacks of the host town.

“The comedy is not a roast of the community, but more of a celebration. In no way are we poking fun at a community, but we are making light of funny situations,” she said.

Lewis-Watts said it’s clean humour and is suitable for all ages.

She encourages the public to attend the live comedy taping of Harris in action Sept.

16 at 7 p.m. at the North Buxton Parish Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Lewis-Watts isn’t sure what date the North and South Buxton show will air.

“They (the CBC) only told us the show will begin airing in January,” she explained.

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Planting new seed in C-K

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Experienced farm families start C&L Seed Production White said the two families have deep ties to agriculture in Chatham-Kent.

“The people involved here A new local seed corn production company is put- have been involved in agting down roots in Cha- riculture in Chatham-Kent their entham-Kent. lives; Well, it’s es- “It will be a new facility, tire multi-generasentially ex- with a new warehouse tending the and top-of-the-line dryer tions to be exroot structures and handling equipment. act,” he said.

“We want to of families We’re very excited for continue to that have been build an infarming here the challenge and the vestment in for genera- opportunity.”

- Chris White local agricultions. ture, permaC&L Seed Production Inc. plans to be nent and long-term.”

White said the group’s bein operation in time for the fall harvest, according to one lief is growing seed corn of the company overseers, in Ontario is quite viable, thanks to excellent growing Chris White.

The company will be owned conditions.

C&L will focus on processand operated by two local farming families, the Grif- ing smaller corn lots as well.

“There is a market opporfins – Lyle and Lee – and tunity here. the Stewarts There are very – Chris, Craig “There is a market opand Dale portunity here. There are few new s e e d of Jon Ern very few new seed corn corn faFarms. facilities set up to procilities White said set up to g r o u n d cess smaller-size lots.” process would break - Chris White smallon Communication Road between Talbot er-size lots,” White said.

Trail and Shrewsbury in Sep- “The mentality of a lot of the contract dryers in tember.

“It will be a new facility, the (United) States is to with a new warehouse and build as big as they can. top-of-the-line dryer and But there is still a huge handling equipment,” he demand for people who said. “We’re very excited for don’t need great, big the challenge and the oppor- lots.”

With the goal to be in tunity.”

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It’s our turn Making campaign promises is standard procedure for politicians, but it’s much more rare to see those promises followed through in a timely manner once the ballots have been counted.

So it was welcome news earlier this month then Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne formally announced her government’s Community Infrastructure Fund at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in London.

Even better is that the program ($100 million per year over 10 years) will be available for Chatham-Kent.

The infrastructure fund was initially supposed to be for rural municipalities (under 100,000 population) or those in Northern Ontario.

With just over 100,000, (and shrinking), Chatham-Kent was too large and too far south, but for once those who write the cheques smiled on us, designating this community as rural under this initiative.

Apparently those in Queen’s Park may be finally realizing who and what we are.

The only reason Chatham-Kent exists is that nearly 20 years ago the Mike Harris government used us as the lab rat as it were to test its theories in provincial downloading before rolling them out across the province.

It is only fair that we benefit from the change in perspective.

While it might be nice for our officials (elected and otherwise) to hobnob with the city slickers, the fact is that we have a lot more in common with those under 100,000 than those over it.

With just under 2,500 square kilometres and just over 40 people for each square kilometre, we could be a poster for rural life.

As anyone who’s driven across Chatham-Kent knows, we have plenty of roads and bridges to maintain. Actually, any way you look at it, we have roads, bridges and culverts far outstripping those of almost any municipality.

The money will begin to flow next year, so it’s imperative that we make use of this windfall as soon as possible.

Just because we’re a bigger frog in a smaller pond doesn’t mean we have time to spare.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014

Opinion

Safer sidewalks, please Sir: Re: Safety on municipal sidewalk concerns.

I have read with interest replies from seniors in recent letters to the editor.

I understand their concerns and those of people who have to ride their handicapped scooters or use walkers on the sidewalk in regards to bicyclists on

the sidewalk. The bicycle lanes put on some streets are supposed to help with some of these issues, but I have heard numerous people upset about how and where these lanes were installed, so I will leave that subject up to someone else to write a letter or two about.

The bike lanes have

been the subject of much debate already in the news media and municipal council as well over the past few years.

I do appreciate the concerns of the seniors and handicapped who ride on the sidewalks, and I think that they should be protected from bicyclists on municipal sidewalks.

Riding on city and town roads can be challenging just for the other automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles on the streets at the best of times.

I’ve been almost run over myself several times by bicycles on sidewalks.

Not a good thing to happen to anyone!

Frank Doyle Chatham

Chatham bus route need upgrading Sir: Most riders on the Route 1 bus will welcome input from the Transportation Division regarding the troublesome intersection of Poplar and Sandys.

Many riders might also wonder why the Transportation Division has apparently been unable to identify the problem, focus on it, and rectify it swiftly on its own accord.

Instead, the Transportation Division has allowed the problem at that intersection to fester for months, if not years.

The division is now busily engaged in determining whether a simple re-routing of the Route 1 bus may be a simple solution to a problem

that has frustrated Route 1 riders for a long time. We can only hope that the division will also don its thinking cap and come up with more solutions to the myriad problems plaguing Route 1, problems that have also been festering for quite some time.

In a letter to the Transportation Division dated July 8, I made a few suggestions for improvement.

In addition to four-way stop signs or traffic lights at the Poplar and Sandys intersection, re-routing the Route 1 bus from Sheldon along Wilson and Fielder to Sandys might be one of the solutions.

The Transportation Division should consider what the reaction by residents of those streets might be to increased traffic along those streets. It should be noted that there is a significant “S” curve joining those two streets.

Negotiating the “S” curve might cause considerable jostling and discomfort to passengers, and possible injury, especially to those who happen to be standing. In winter conditions, the bus would run the risk of losing control at that point, perhaps resulting in passenger injury.

Another suggestion was to re-route the Route 1

bus along McNaughton to Sandys, turning left on Sandys at the traffic lights. The Route 1 bus also experiences frequent delays when leaving the shelter on McNaughton and attempting to immediately move into the left lane in order to turn onto Sheldon. Allowing the Route 1 bus the opportunity to move smoothly into the left lane and take advantage of the traffic lights at Sandys would be a considerable timesaver.

Doing nothing to ameliorate such issues facing the drivers and passengers on Route 1 is unacceptable.

Bill Zock Chatham

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Program encourages smart choices and exercising regularly imum of half an hour a day, and has not touched a cigarette.

“At first I thought it was going to be a EatingSOBER is not about losing weight; weight loss thing,” said Laidler, who learned about the program over Facebook. “I came it’s about choices.

That’s the mindset of program co-ordina- to realize that it was more about a lifestyle tors Ben Labadie, 35, and Lindsey Vander- change than losing weight and I really needsluis, 29, when they created the EatingSO- ed that too. It’s been helpful because I’m focusing more of my time and energy on planBER course.

The new healthy eating program is de- ning healthy meals and being healthy.”

Each program participant wears an Eatsigned to target Chatham-Kent’s high rate of obesity by challenging its participants to cut ingSOBER bracelet to remind themselves to out unhealthy food, and exercise regularly. make smart food choices throughout the day.

“You think, ‘How do I make a decision easEmphasis is placed on making good choices as opposed to losing weight, an approach ier?’ and that’s by simply looking down at my bracelet and knowing to that differs from popular promake a better decision,” said grams that emphasize pills or “We’re trying to products. change the way society Labadie.

Laidler says that she hasn’t The free EatingSOBER protaken her bracelet off since she gram has been running for six views healthy eating. put it on just over a month ago. weeks and has attracted 47 par- We want to treat it like “It’s a reminder to yourself ticipants. alcoholism. You won’t about what you’re doing,” she “We’re trying to change the ask an alcoholic to explained. “There’s a girl in the way society views healthy eat- have a beer because program that snaps herself on ing,” explained Labadie, a personal trainer at Performance you know that’s not the the wrist with the bracelet if she’s going to make a bad deFitness and Training. “We want right thing to do.” cision. It also makes people ask to treat it like alcoholism. You - Ben Labadie you questions. It gives you an won’t ask an alcoholic to have a beer because you know that’s not the right opportunity to explain the program and tell thing to do. We want people to stop pushing them a little bit about it.”

Although Laidler often enjoyed fast food food on people that are trying to eat healthy.”

Participants attend a course once a week to before joining the program, she said that it discuss their health triumphs and struggles. is becoming easier to curb the cravings. Her Labadie and Vandersluis keep participants mother’s recent diagnosis of heart disease motivated by providing around-the-clock has given her even more motivation to consupport and even text program members re- tinue with her healthy lifestyle.

“Every time you make a healthy choice, it minding them to go for daily walks.

There is also a Facebook group where mem- becomes easier.” bers of the program can share recipes, discuss their daily food choices, and offer support to one another.

The meetings are held at the Active Lifestyle Centre to accommodate the growing number of participants.

What initially began as a 30-day trial has grown into something more, said Labadie.

“In the second week, we realized it was a little bit bigger than we first thought,” he said. “We saw the way that the program was impacting people … We enjoy it, it’s fun for us.”

Labadie’s fitness background, combined with Vandersluis’ experience as a nurse, has created a program they said is not a diet, but rather a lifestyle change.

All of the expenses for the course thus far, including program guides and bracelets for each member, have been paid out of their own pockets.

Although the program has only been around for a few weeks, the impact it has had on its participants is apparent. Just over a month ago, Rachel Laidler, 38, ate fast food three times a week, never exercised, and smoked nearly a pack a day.

Since joining the program, she has cut out big macs and bacon cheeseburgers from her diet, walks a minBy Katrina Squazzin Contributing Writer

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Rural life tribute

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

Walking into Kim O’Neil’s barn is like walking into the set of a Canadian Pickers television show. Some people have stuff – he has STUFF. O’Neil has transformed the interior of the barn, built by his grandfather Thomas, into a tribute to a rural way of life largely gone now.

He’s opening up the barn and his Stewart Line property north of Wallaceburg for his 11th annual free Mini Farm Show Sept. 6.

The two-storey structure built in 1942 is segmented into various areas depicting farm family life

through the decades, as well as impressive collections of everything from pedal tractors to vintage tools to Christmas decorations.

“You name it, we have it,” he said with a laugh during a recent tour.

In fact O’Neil’s collection is so vast that even those who return to the tour from one year to the next find something new to look at.

“Even some of the people who help me put the displays together will look at something and ask when I got it,” he said. “I tell them I’ve had it for years, I just brought it out for this year’s show.”

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Annual Mini-Farm Show takes place on Sept. 6

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Rural-life history housed in a barn Continued from page 8

O’Neil, owner of O’Neil Tire and Battery in Wallaceburg, credits his wife Carol and friends for making sure the displays look fresh each year.

O’Neil has been a collector of everything farm related for years.

“I get some from auctions and some things just come from people who don’t want them anymore and want to make sure the items are taken care of.”

One item he’s particularly proud of is a portrait of his grandfather, which was painted by his grandmother Ann. It hangs near what used to be the trap door from the hayloft when the structure was a working barn.

The O’Neils’ farmed the property for a century, once having 200 acres.

“I looked at buying some property next door a few years ago but I had just started the business and with farming these days you either have to go big or go home, so we sold the land and kept an acre here.”

The show, which lasts from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. attracts between 800 and 1,000 visitors each year.

“We’ve had people from all across southwestern Ontario,” he said.

“I try to keep a book to have people sign where they’re from but I don’t insist on it.”

Many visitors spend several hours touring the property, taking in the collection of vintage tractors and cars.

This year there will be an old-style plowing demonstration across the road from his property.

Although staging the show

takes some work, O’Neil said he does it because he loves to.

“I love to see the expression on people’s faces when they see something they remember from years ago or children who are seeing this stuff for the first time,” he said. “If the time came when I didn’t love it, I guess I’d just get rid of it all, but I don’t see that happening.”

O’Neil said people need to be reminded that earlier generations weren’t one dimensional.

“If you were a farmer, you weren’t just a farmer. You also had your hobbies, the kids had their toys, and families had all the things that they needed. The displays really show that life back in those days was a lot of fun.”

O’Neil’s property is located at 6477 Stewart Line.

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For the 12th straight year, Bell Aliant has sponsored the Backpacks For Kids program locally. This year, 75 backpacks were provided by Bell and filled with school supplies donated by groups in the community. The backpacks will be distributed through the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre. Here Tim Lozon of Bell and Women’s Centre staff, from left, Cindy Howes, Luisa Teasdale and Grace Van Praet show off some of the backpacks. The United Way also this week handed out hundreds of backpacks and school supplies to area families.

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Life

Missing out on some of the fun As yet another jampacked weekend of fun hit Chatham-Kent, my hip just plain jammed.

But we made the most of it. Unfortunately, that meant staying close to home and missing out on BikeFest, spectating at the Amazing Race and attending a friend’s annual gathering.

The old arthritis caused

Bruce Corcoran me little sleep Friday night. My right hip is in need of replacement, and

normally it just aches when I use it too much.

So during the day, when I overdo it, my hip certainly lets me know it.

A friend who also needs a new hip said his acts up at night. I thought I was the lucky one, as his often ruins his sleep.

I was right. I am lucky that mine pains me during usage. But I over-

used it for several days during the week, and it all added up Friday.

Now I have an inkling of what Herb goes through.

Saturday morning delivered me groggy and achy.

That meant not checking out BikeFest in Tecumseh Park – and from what I heard, it’s got a great new home after spending its

early years out at Duke’s before) may be the tastiHarley Davidson. est thing to come off the Good to hear. barbecue all summer.

And then there was a For dessert, we tried Zone Township gathersomething old, but new ing I missed. The annual – S’mores. We did these party is generally a great in a pepper rack, placing place to meet for laughs, sugar cones in the rack music, good food and and then adding one fun. large marshmallow and I had to settle for a a square of chocolate. We Sunday afternoon barbecooked them at 350 F for cue with friends in our 10 minutes and they were backyard. awesome!

We went a little nuts, It may have been a cooking some stuffed close-to-home weekpeppers, garlic shrimp end, but we still had a and Brie as appetizers, great time here in Chafollowed by salmon, tham-Kent. steak and chicken as the main course on our Big Green Egg. No shortage of garlic anywhere.

The steak went on for 90 seconds a side again at high temperature.

The chicken and salmon went on for 20 minutes.

That salmon, done at 400 F on a cedar plank, with lemon-pepper seasoning (OK, slices of lemon on Chatham Voice image the salmon as we’d done S’mores on the Big Green Egg.

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Classic cars line up outside the A&W for the annual Cruisin’ for a Cure fundraising event in Chatham.

Car enthusiasts help to cruise for a cure

By Mary Beth Corcoran mary@chathamvoice.com

there is no cure.”

For Mann, the disease started with dropped foot and weakness, and progressed from limping to being unable to walk and needing a motorized mobility device.

For Ron Smoulders, the disease progressed differently. He was diagnosed in 1986 and needed a wheelchair, but suddenly, in 1997 he was able to get out of the wheelchair and now only needs a cane to move around.

“When I started getting out the wheelchair, there were very few people in the same circumstances as I was,” Smolders said. “It’s leveled off now and I am not getting any better, but I’m not getting any worse either.”

With events like Cruisin’ for a Cure, people with MS hope research will eventually lead to more treatments and eventually a cure. To donate or get more information, call 519-3512008, e-mail ckmssoc@gmail.com or look up the website at www.mssociety.ca.

What do classic cars, Teen Burgers and Multiple Sclerosis have in common?

All are important pieces of Cruisin’ for a Cure, an annual fundraising event at Chatham’s A&W Restaurant that raises money for the MS Society of Canada, Chatham-Kent chapter, and showcases some sweet looking rides.

Bob Moon, owner of A&W, said the annual one-day event raises money through the sale of Teen Burgers – for each burger sold, one dollar goes to MS. The event coincided with Cruise Night at the restaurant, which happens every Thursday night from about 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. where people with classic cars come and park, enjoy some food and the company of other car enthusiasts.

A&W manager Leigh Ann Twigg said last year the event raised more than $800, and by 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, sales had already doubled that total.

“People have been great, coming through the drive thru and ordering 10 or 18 Teen Burgers,” Twigg said. “We also have jars of coins still to count and a contest to guess the number of suckers in a jar. People are dropping in $10 for one guess.”

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People who live with MS attended Thursday’s event and appreciate the Be Cool in School fundraising efforts. Anne Mann was with Carharrt! diagnosed 40 years ago at the age of 40, and needs a wheelchair. She requires care at home morning and evening. You’d never know her condition from her positive attitude.

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A&W owner Bob Moon, in back, shows off his 1968 Corvette that he has restored and showcased during the Cruisin’ for a Cure fundraising event Thursday evening.

With him are Ron Smolders, standing, and Anne Mann, who live daily with the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis.

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Sports

Thursday, August 28, 2014 • Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham, starting at 6:30pm. Everyone Welcome.

Monday, September 8, 2014 • Chatham OEYC presents: Babes and Books.

A reading program for parents and babies (0-9 months) 190 Stanley St., 1:30pm2:30pm. Register at 519-358-1451 x0.

Friday, August 29, 2014 • The Chatham Branch of the CKPL, Children’s Room invites children to enjoy Mad Science! Limited tickets for this free program available at 1:00pm. Start time is 2:00pm.

Please call the Children’s Room at 519-3542940 ext.247 for further information.

• The Chatham-Kent Film Group presents “Chef”, directed by and starring Jon Favreau.

Showings at 4:00pm and 7:00pm at Galaxy Cineplex Theatres. This cost is $10, cash only; no advance tickets. Season’s passes will be sold for $50 for the year. For information contact 519-359-8455.

Saturday, August 30, 2014 • Come join us in the clubroom for our Saturday Afternoon Dance from 4:00pm8:00pm featuring Richard St. Denis. Branch 28 Legion, 304 St. Clair St., Chatham.

•Meat draw at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham from 4:30pm-6:00pm followed by a dance at 6:30pm-10:30pm featuring Tim McLean.

Sunday, August 31, 2014 • Two Creeks Concert Series featuring Winterline. The bluegrass band keeps winning awards. A great final blast to our 2014 season. 6:30pm. 21638 1 Kent Road, one kilometre north of the village of Wheatley, Ontario. www.twocreeks.ca.

• The 3rd Annual Maple City Mile run in support of our local Heart & Stroke office.

This even is OPEN TO ALL runners and not runners alike. Participants can run or walk in honour of a Heart and Stroke survivor or victim while wearing a special race bib. The MCM run offers a 5K run/walk, 10K and a 10 mile run. The event starts and finishes at the Kinsmen Arena starting at 8:30am. To register please visit www.maplecitymile.com.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 • Movie time at the Chatham Branch of the C-K Public Library. Heaven is for Real starring Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly will be shown at 2:00pm.

Thursday, September 4, 2014 • Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham starting at 6:30pm.

Friday, September 5, 2014 • Dresden OEYC presents: Literacy Fun. Early Literacy Specialist Carrie Myers will share ideas on easy learning activities to take home and put into practice. 9:30am11:00am at 231 St. George St., Dresden. No Registration.

• Meal at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Choice of stuffed peppers, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00. One meat draw. Everyone Welcome.

Saturday, September 6, 2014 • Household Hazardous Waste Day at the Chatham Public Works Garage. 25 Creek Rd., Chatham. 8:00am-3:00pm.

• Kick for a Cause Soccer Tournament.

10:00am-7:00pm at the Mini Pitches (Soccer Fields by YMCA) 101 Court House Lane.

Co-ed team of 5+ goalie (12 players max) $240/team. BBQ, kids activities, games and family fun. Top 3 team awards, raffles & prizes. To register your team contact Crystal Almeida at 519-436-6630 or crystalal@ chatham-kent.ca •Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham has a BBQ and corn roast starting at 12noon.

Meat draw from 4:30-6:00pm followed by a dance from 6:15pm-11:00pm with Shake Band.

•294 Kinsmen Royal Canadian Air Cadets first meeting from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at the Colonel Ansell Armoury, 280 Bloomfield Rd., Chatham. Now accepting new members between the ages of 12-19. Cost of the program is free.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 • Movie time at the Chatham Branch of the C-K Public Library. Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman will be shown at 2:00pm.

Thursday, September 11, 2014 • Shuffleboard, pool and darts at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William and Colborne St., Chatham, starting at 6:30pm. Everyone Welcome.

Friday, September 12, 2014 • Chatham Value Village Donation Drive.

Donate 8 full garbage bags to be entered into a chance to win a $150 shopping spree.

Smaller donations are appreciated and will have their own prizes. Stop by September 12,13,14 to support our donation drive which will directly benefit The Canadian Diabetes Association and other local non-profit organizations.

• Meal at Branch 628 Royal Canadian Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Choice of Lasagna, roast beef or fish and chips for $8.00. One meat draw.

Everyone Welcome.

CHAP Volunteer DRIVERS Needed for Chatham-Kent. CHAP helps Seniors live independently at home! Drive seniors to appointments, groceries, banking, etc. in Chatham-Kent. Contact Marjorie for further info CHAP 519-354-6221 ext. 241.

Griffins dig deep for provincial title Championship dedicated to former player, GM

By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com

When the Wallaceburg Intermediate Griffins lacrosse team took to the floor for their Ontario Lacrosse Association championship earlier this month, the team had an extra player – or two – on their side.

The Griffins dedicated their efforts to teammate Devin Tedford who died in July and team manager Jerry King, who died last year.

Their efforts paid off with the Ontario Intermediate C title as they went undefeated in the Aug. 5-7 tournament in Whitby.

Head coach Jason Fox said the loss of “Teddy” Tedford during the season was difficult.

“Teddy was a first-year player from Blenheim but he was a natural athlete and a great teammate,” he said. “He played hockey in the Blenheim minor system and he came out because he wanted to continue competitive sports.”

Where Tedford was a 21-year-old novice to the sport, Jerry King was the driving force behind the intermediate team.

“Without Jerry, there might not even be an intermediate team,” Fox said. “He did so much for lacrosse over the years that we named our facility in Glen Mickle Park ‘Kings’ Court.’”

It was King who recruited Fox as coach of the team eight years ago. At the time, Fox had just decided to end his playing career that included being a member of the Wallaceburg Red Devils Founders’ Cup Canadian Jr. B championship team of 2001.

“Our Wallaceburg team had folded and I didn’t want to travel to play, but I did want to stay in lacrosse, so Jerry recruited me. “ Fox said the intermediate level (ages 17-21) allows players to continue to play without

having the commitment entailed in Jr. B. “There are certainly players in intermediate who have the ability to play in Jr. B, but a lot of them have commitments to work and education and just can’t devote the time required at that level. It allows them to continue playing a game they love.”

Fox said each year he gets one or two players who haven’t played the game before.

“Some of them come out because they have friends who play, or, like Teddy, they want to make new ones. It’s a great atmosphere.”

The team carried mementoes from Tedford and King with them to games.

“We had Teddy’s No. 3 jersey and we had a lacrosse Teddy bear from Jerry’s wife Marie,” he said. “They players touched them on the way out of the dressing room, and we kept them near the bench. I’d see players come off the floor late in the game sucking for air and wonder if they had one more shift in them. They’d look up, see the sweater and bear and dig deeper.”

The team played its best lacrosse of the season in the tournament. The Griffins went undefeated in the round robin portion, beating Oshawa 8-4, Arthur 6-5, Sun County (based in Kingsville) 10-3, Uxbridge 5-4 and Markham 9-2.

They faced Oshawa again the in the finals and came away with a 6-3 win which Fox said wasn’t as close as the score indicated.

“After Oshawa scored the first goal, our team just settled down and played a textbook game. We controlled it completely and didn’t give them a chance to get into it. I’m so proud of how they responded.”

Fox will be back in lacrosse next year.

“There is a whole generation of people who worked hard to give me the opportunity,” he said. “As long as I’m able, I’ll pass it on.”

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

Guests Welcome.

VON Volunteer Visiting opportunities Available call Jan 519-352-4462 ext. 5227 The Chatham Anglican Community is sponsoring a community fundraiser for Chatham-Kent Hospice in the form of a Fish Fry Dinner on September 12 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, at the corner of Victoria Ave. and Selkirk Ave. Tickets for the dinner are available in advance only for 3 seatings - 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30pm and are $20 each. There is a chicken finger dinner available for the same price, and kids under 12 eat free. Take outs are also available. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 519-354-1072 Tues.-Thurs. from 8:30am-1:00pm during office hours.

Submit your coming events to bruce@chathamvoice.com or michelle@chathamvoice.com

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Members of the Wallaceburg Intermediate Griffins celebrate their recent provincial title. They won it withheavy hearts, having lost a teammate in July and their team manager last year.

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Green airs it out for Concordia Hopes to take over more kicking duties

By Ian Kennedy cksn.ca

He could have landed closer to home, but just like the length of his kicks, Chatham football player Clark Green landed a long way from where he started.

Green is entering his second season with the Concordia University Stingers football team in Montreal. After serving as the Stingers’ starting punter last year, Green is ready to go, and ready to challenge for more responsibility.

“It was a really good experience, coming into the Quebec league with huge schools, playing in front of big crowds was great,” said Green about his freshman experience.

“It was great that I got to come in right away and start at punting. It was a lot easier for me to focus in my first year just being alone out there punting; it took a lot of pressure off me, but hopefully next year I get to do all three kicking roles.”

Punting 69 times for a total of 2437 yards, or an average of 35.3 yards, pinning his opponents inside the 20 a total of 12 times, Green was more than satisfactory as the Concordia punter. His freshman year even included setting a new RSEQ record, kicking a 90-yard punt early in the season.

The Chatham-Kent Secondary School grad, however, isn’t happy with one big kick; he wants to go the distance every time he steps on the field.

“Always my goal is to be

more consistent than last season,” says Green. “I’m aiming for a higher punting average next season, getting rid of that one bad punt a game.”

Green also hopes to take over the starting field goal and kick off roles. He got a taste of each kicking position last year, going 2-for-2 in extra point attempts, and completing five kickoffs, with an average of 46.6 yards.

Despite his on-field success, Green still faced similar challenges to any young athlete moving away from home. In particular, the distance from his father Jeff Green, who coached Clark all through minor and high school football, was a challenge.

“Going all the way through football with my dad helping me out with kicking, it was tough trying to be out there on your own, you obviously have a kicking coach, but it wasn’t really the same bond as me and my dad had,” said the younger Green.

Despite the distance, Green’s parents still made a handful of games, proving distance isn’t as important off the field as it is on.

“We as a family have invested a lot of time into sports,” said Jeff Green, who also coaches the CKSS Golden Hawks, Senior Varsity Chatham-Kent Cougars, and University of Windsor Lancers.

“We thought he’d go to a school closer by, but this school stood out to him and it was the place he wanted to go, so those trips, you had to make them,” added Green, who would often fin-

ish coaching in Chatham at 9 p.m. on Friday, drive all night with his wife to Montreal, and arrive in time to watch Clark play at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

“We made it happen and it was always fun going there and experiencing the university environment,” said the elder Green.

“It’s a lot of driving,” acknowledged Clark, who credits his father for motivating him to practice and strive to reach the CIS level, “but I’m just happy he came to see me.”

Jeff Green, who said his new role as a fan is nerve racking when he’s used to coaching Clark on the sidelines, isn’t letting the distance stop him from giving Clark a few pointers before he heads back.

“The big thing is consistency, know your job, know your skills,” advises Jeff Green of Clark’s upcoming season. “Go in there and be consistent, and be a good teammate.”

As Clark again leaves home, making the long ride to Concordia this fall, he’ll continue sending the ball for long rides when he steps on the field to kick, hopefully not only in a punting role, but as Concordia’s starting kicker.

“Definitely, I’m going into camp this year fighting for a spot,” said the former Chatham-Kent Cougars standout. “It’s a clean slate. Going into this season I have a huge opportunity to do all three.”

The Concordia Stingers will open their season Sept.

6, when they host Bishop’s University.

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Clark Green, pictured here at CKSS, while running a kicking camp for the Chatham-Kent Cougars, hopes to take on a larger role with the Condorcia Stingers this fall.

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The MooBook movement

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MooBook entered its beta testing phase July 7, on the Android mobile phone and tablet platform.

An initial version, called MooBook Light, will be for sale in about a month’s time, Lockyer said.

“It’s currently just on Android,” he said.

How Lockyer got into developing an app is about as circuitous a route as how he wound up living in New Brunswick.

He grew up in Erie Beach and Blenheim and went away to the Golden Horseshoe, eventually obtaining a degree in social work from Hamilton’s McMaster University.

Lockyer worked in Hamilton for about a year before heading west to Vancouver to seek opportunity on the West Coast.

“British Columbia was hiring at the time and it was some place I always wanted to go,” he said.

Lockyer and his wife lived there for about a dozen years. Through that time, he got tired of his career choice and opted to head back to school to Simon Fraser University, taking computer science.

He landed at a solid software company, Crystal Decisions, which is now part of software giant SAP. “It was just an incredible

environment. The lessons I learned about software development and testing were of incredible value,” Lockyer said.

But with a growing family, he and his wife had some decisions to make.

They ultimately opted to leave Vancouver when they found out they were expecting a second child.

“Vancouver is very different than Chatham-Kent or Saint John. It was bloody awful to raise a kid. Long commutes, long work days, expensive real estate even a long commute away,” he said. “It’s not an easy place to live unless you have money or family support.”

With his family in Chatham-Kent and his wife’s in New Brunswick, they had to make a decision.

Eastward they went.

“Now, the in-laws are 20 minutes away and are a big help,” Lockyer said.

When he and his family first arrived in New Brunswick, there were very few tech jobs in the province. Lockyer went back into social work for several years until the job markets shifted.

Eventually, he went on and opened his own consulting business.

“The startup community is a going concern in New Brunswick. A lot of us see

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Chatham-Kent native Rick Lockyer is the main mind behind a new app geared to young children.

a lot of potential,” he said.

That includes attending a Startup Weekend seminar to learn more about how to help budding entrepreneurs shift from concept to implementation. But the process is quite hands on where attendees can pitch ideas.

“I didn’t actually plan on pitching an idea, but as people were pitching, I thought, ‘I’ve got ideas.

This is really neat.’”

Lockyer had a minute to explain his concept. Attendees opted to retain his idea for the weekend seminar, and then the real work began.

“You get down to five or six people per team. The idea is the person has to recruit a team from within that room,” he said. “From there, you get the rest of the weekend to develop

a working business plan and do market validation to see if anyone is willing to pay for your product.”

As for the app’s moniker, Lockyer said naming their project was one of the first items on the checklist at the weekend seminar. An artist on the team created a logo on the spot.

“Cows go ‘moo!’ That’s universal; everyone knows,” he said. “One team member happened to be an artist. He didn’t say a word, but just sat there doodling, or so I thought. We were debating and he all of a sudden held up his work, and we all stopped, looked at it and loved it.”

To end the weekend, Lockyer and his team pitched the retooled concept to a panel of judges, and they ultimately won.

Lockyer’s initial concept was to establish a website-based e-commerce platform where people could upload photographs and publish an alphabet book.

His interest was all due to his own child.

“When my daughter was young, she wouldn’t visualize properly. She’d say, ‘I want to go to the park,’ and we’d take her to the park and she wasn’t happy. She wanted to go to a specific park and a specific

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Lockyer said children often visualize differently.

For example, if a family has a van, one child may see it as a car, while another call it a van, and still a third says it is a minivan.

“They’re all right.”

Being able to tailor-make a picture alphabet book can help parent and child communicate better.

“A picture in the book is supposed to be of a familiar object,” Lockyer said.

His weekend creative team liked the concept, but offered tweaks, including changing it from a website to an app for smartphones and tablets.

It is designed to work in any language the phone or tablet supports, so it has global-reach potential.

And all for less than $2 a month. Lockyer anticipates the cost to use the app would be $1.95 a month or $20 for the year.

“We hope people will see the value the way we do. That’s a cup of coffee a month to make it more fun for your kid to get the basic literacy skills,” he said. “And for older kids, it can be another outlet for creativity.”

While children are an obvious target market, Lockyer sees the book being utilized by more than just preschoolers.

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