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By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com
Seventy years ago, Maj. Keith Crummer of Chatham and his company became the first Canadians to cross the Seine River during the Second World War. It was at a small French town www.firefest.ca • facebook.com/ckfirefest named Criquebeuf-surSPONSORS: Seine, and PLATINUM the men had to use their trench shovels as oars after finding an abandoned rowboat. Last month, two of Crummer’s daughters travelled to Criquebeuf to learn the details of the liberation of that small community in Normandy and why their father received such a glowing letter in 1975 from the then-mayor. They left in awe, overwhelmed by the appreciation and hospitality of Jim Blake/The Chatham Voice the host town and host More than 125 walkers raised $25,000 for the Chatham Kent Women’s Centre during its sixth annual Walk-A-Mile fundraiser Sunday. Participants took to family, and humbled to downtown Chatham streets in red high heels to show their support for the centre, which served more than 2,000 women, children and men last year. Paul learn their father was Shettel of Downtown Deli was the top individual fundraiser, while Blairs’ Boot Camp and Talbot Street Trotters took team honours. held in such reverence there. Diane Teetzel and Joan Crummer Rolland headed to France Aug. 13. A week earlier, all Diane The Chatham Voice tham’s corporate news- we’ve been doing a lot of We’ve enjoyed telling tributed more than one wanted was more inforpapers. We’ve worked things right. your stories and exposing million copies to Chamation about the docuIt’s been more than a hard, learned a lot and We heard, “I read it cov- more than a few local is- tham and surrounding ment that had adorned her parents’ wall and year since we launched – judging by the scores er to cover,” so often that sues that needed public areas. The Chatham Voice as and scores of unsolicited we made it part of our scrutiny. now hangs in her home. Continued on page 3 Continued on page 2 an alternative to Cha- calls, e-mails and letters – marketing campaign. We’ve printed and dis-
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