The Lake Erie Beacon May 13 2016

Serving Lake Erie’s North Shore Friday May 13, 2016

The 1812 Graveside Project

INSIDE Letters The long expected purchase of this property (4980 Sunset Road for Port Stanley STORY PAGE 2 Fire Station).

Port Stanley Report The Port Stanley Lioness Club hosts the annual Port Stanley Walk for Dog Guides.

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Selborne Just a Memory “The Schooner Porcupine” is the remarkable story of one of three U.S. Navy gunboats that Daniel Dobbins built in Erie, Pennsylvania STORY PAGE 3

Taylor Made The “new” Port Stanley harbour is quite a sight (site) these days, isn’t it?

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Trinity Church, Port Burwell Celebrates 180th Anniversary On Sunday, May 22nd, at 11:30 a.m., the congregation of Trinity Anglican Church in Port Burwell celebrates another milestone in its history.

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Vanessa Warner On Saturday May 7th a group of friends, family and history enthusiasts came together at the Sparta Seminary Cemetery on the Northeast corner of Sparta Line and Centennial Road. The commemorative event featured a special dedication of a Heritage Sign and War of 1812 markers on graves of veterans. The event was hosted by the Elgin Historical Society and Deputy Mayor Sally Martyn.

Some might ask why was this important 200 years after the fact to identify these veterans graves and mark them. To understand why we need to look back 200 years.

Port Burwell Report

Top: Descendants of Private Richard Lanning and a member of Canada’s Armed forces, unveil his commemorative plaque.

He died February 17, 1873. See the story of Private Lanning in our next issue or visit the 1812 Graveside Project web site at www.1812veterans.ca

Following the American Revolution Britain left some troops here to protect Upper Canada, Lower Canada and the Maritimes. There was some concern that the Americans might try to overtake this British colony and by 1810 it

Left: A Legion Honour Guard led by piper Noreen Lanning march into the Sparta Seminary Cemetery.

appeared that things were starting to bubble up. The British were heavily engaged with the Napoleonic War in Europe. It was not possible to deploy more British troops here, so the decision was made to ask ordinary citizens to form Flank Units/Regiments to assist

the British troops. The call went out in June 1812 for all able-bodied men 16 to 39 to come forward. By August that year, they needed more so the call went out again, but for men aged 16 to 60.

The 40 - 60 years olds were used for sentry duty, watches, guarding munitions, stores and supplies, moving munitions and supplies, etc. The 16 to 39 year olds were prepared for combat.

These volunteers performed in stints of 45 days more or less and they were paid Continued On Page 4

Port Burwell has many natural attractions, none more impressive than its birds of prey and song birds.

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Injured Canada Goose Last September I discovered a poor Canada goose on Little Beach in Port Stanley.

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Legion Donates To STEGH The Royal Canadian Legion Last Post Branch #41.

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Location For A New Port Stanley Fire Station Municipality Of Central Elgin

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Central Elgin Council Approves Purchase of 4980 Sunset Road for new Port Stanley Fire Station.

The property at 4980 Sunset Road has been identified as ideal for the relocation of the Port Stanley Fire Sta-

tion, and Council has authorized the Mayor and Clerk to execute an agreement of purchase for this property in the amount of $410,000. The recommendation to relocate the Port Stanley Fire Station is found in the Fire Master Plan, received by Council in February.

The existing Port Stanley fire Station is

The approved location for the new Port Stanley Fire Station at 4980 Sunset Road what was the Green Roof restaurant. small, located in a congested area, and there is a lack of parking available. The Master Fire Plan recommended that the Port Stanley Fire Station be reloContinued On Page 7

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LETTERS Port Stanley Fire Station The long expected purchase of this property (4980 Sunset Road for Port Stanley Fire Station) is the right location to replace the inadequate Port Stanley fire hall.

And it saves Selbourne Park.

Now, hopefully, the Municipality and the Volunteer firefighters can lose past biases, making this the location for both Union and Port Stanley.

Additional to the sale of these two older properties there would be many efficiencies in having one location instead of the present two.

Good move Council, but you’re only half way there.

Terry Campbell Port Stanley

New Firehall for Port Stanley In a recent note the Port Stanley Village Association (PSVA) Board Chair Janet Kennedy asked Dan McNeil, the Port Stanley Central Elgin Councillor if he could attend this weeks PSVA meeting to discuss the new Port Stanley Fire Station.

Janet noted that: I've just heard that CE has purchased the vacant land on Sunset Drive and the Green Roof building as the new location for the new Port Stanley Firehall. Congratulations! I understand that the design for the firehall has already been done.

Just couple of questions: Is there a plan to have a public meeting like we had for the Prespa building? Is it possible to see the design before a decision is made to use it to build?

We'd really like to have you there. The main topic is the Fire Plan and our Mayor David Marr and Deputy Mayor Sally Martyn will be there.

Dan answered with the following: Janet, I was on the committee that worked with the firefighters in Belmont on the rebuild of their fire hall. There were no ‘public’ meetings. Normally public meetings are required when zoning changes are necessary or with “variances”.

We will strike a committee of Council to work on this project. The design right now is “generic”. More design work will be required.

Good questions for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor on the 12th. It is in my calendar and will attend unless something comes up. Dan McNeil

PORT STANLEY REPORT

lost, I will be filling in at the store during emergencies, but once again, I cannot thank you enough for all the kindness shown to me at this time.”

OPP Drug Raid In Port Stanley

Andrew Hibbert

Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on April 29th, 2016 at a private residence located on Smith Street in Port Stanley, Central Elgin. A local resident reported seeing 6 police vehicles arrive with 12 OPP Officers armed with Battering Ram and weapons.

Port Stanley Dog Walk The Port Stanley Lioness Club hosts the annual Port Stanley Walk for Dog Guides. These Guide Dogs are provided at no cost to qualified applicants. Thanks to national sponsors, 100% of the funds raised from the Walk go directly to the six Dog Guide training programs. Dog Guides Canada has already provided their specially trained Dog Guides to more than 2,000 men, women and children from ages 4 to 88, all without any government funding. With your help more people can experience the mobility, safety and independence a devoted Dog Guide brings.

The Purina® Walk for Dog Guides is a national fundraising walk held in more than 200 communities across Canada. It raises funds to help train Dog Guides for Canadians with visual, hearing, medical or physical disabilities. Each Walk is organized by local volunteers with support from Lions Foundation of Canada.

This year the Dog Walk takes place on Sunday May 29, 2016.

Sign in is 1:00 PM at the Port Stanley Legion. The walk starts at 1:30 PM. To take part in the walk please contact Bev Filewood at 519-782-3978 or email rayfilewood@rogers.com.

Individuals are welcome or put together a team.

Bev Filewood Retires Bev has been a long time resident of Port Stanley and has been very active in the community. As a member of the Port Stanley Lioness club she worked on many projects including the Bev, in a note to the Lake Erie Beacon said, “I don’t know where to start as to thanking all the friends that came

As a result of the investigation culminating in the search, police seized a quantity of Heroin, Cocaine, LSD, Marihuana and Marihuana resin. Two prohibited weapons; a conducted energy weapon and brass knuckles were also Shown above are Bev Filewood, her huslocated and seized during the search. band Ray Filewood (right) and Home Hard- Police have charged two adults in connection with the seizures. ware store owner Karl Berkelmans. into the Port Stanley Home Hardware store to extend good wishes for me on my retirement from the store, after thirty seven years of service. It was a very humbling experience that was not expected with the outpouring of congratulatory messages that was given. A special thanks goes to Karl Berkelmans and his wife Jody, for all the kindness shown to me, along with the many friends that dropped by with best wishes. It has been quite the road I have gone down with previous owners Trudy & Reg Slade, Jim & Dianne Girard, and finally Karl & Jody Berkelmans.”

“The major thing for me has been the bonus of meeting and greeting not just the local residents, but also the visitors that were just here for the day, who often picked up on my accent and `chatted’ with me as to where they came from. However, not all is

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The existing Port StanleyFire Station shown above is small, located in a congested area, and there is a lack of parking available. The Master Fire Plan recommended that the Port Stanley Fire Station be relocated to a location providing easy access to the Warren Street Bridge. See article page 1.

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Gout can affect anyone, but there are risk factors which increase the likelihood. People with family history may be more likely to experience an attack as genetics plays an important role in our ability to clear uric acid from the body. Similarly, it is more common in adult men. Being overweight increases the risk of developing gout as does drinking too much; alcohol interferes with the removal of uric acid from the body. Weaker kidneys are a common cause of gout in older people. Other medical problems that contribute to gout include: high blood pressure, thyroid disease, psoriasis and some types of cancer. Certain medications can also increase the incidence of an attack: Diuretics (often called water pills), low dose aspirin, niacin, cyclosporine and levodopa

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Selborne Just a Memory The Lost Village of Selborne, Ontario also known as Talbot Mills Andrew Hibbert Few in the present generation are aware of the fact that a little more than a mile upstream from the present village of Port Stanley there once existed a thriving little community known as Selborne. Practically no traces remain of this settlement.

Selborne Village

This thriving hamlet was known as Selborne also nicknamed Suckertown because of the number of sucker fish in the creek. Looking at Kettle Creek today it is difficult to believe that in those early days lake sailing vessels threaded their way through its many windings managing to dock at Selborne, which served the various industries of the village. The river must surely have been wider and deeper, and the one and a half mile sail from Port Stanley must have been delightful, with low pleasant fields running down to the water's edge, and wooded hills of great beauty

This Selborne map is a reconstruction taken from the only known map sources, the J. J. Talman collection at the University of Western Ontario dated 1855. It shows the village to be located on the east side of Kettle Creek. It is the only map of Selborne that is known to exist. This map confirms the presence of a bridge at Selborne. The map also shows the route of the L.&P.S. railway and the London to Port Stanley gravel road. Because of the discrepancies on actual location it is possible that there were homes on both sides of the creek.

The present day Selborne Mill was originally located west of Kettle Creek just off this map.

James Westland was more interested in the business features of Selborne than in its beauty. After striving for about two years to establish a general store in Morpeth he heard of an opportunity in Selborne, no doubt through his wife's relatives the Zavitzes and Minors, whom they frequently visited.

Thomas Daniels purchased half an acre in 1834 and James Meek bought a slightly larger lot. In 1835, William Mason bought a quarter acre on which he built a woolen mill. In 1837 Andrew McKenzie bought a small lot next of David Anderson’s tavern, but in 1840 sold it to James Turville who kept a gen-

eral store. Also in 1837 John Meek purchased a quarter acre. Properties near by were owned by Thomas Hutchison, William Meek, William Burwell and his wife Martha, Adolphus Urin, Hugh Stevens, William H. Allworth, William Burnside, Samuel Farr, and William Forsyth, and the children of Capt.

Joseph Smith. Captain Joseph Smith’s children were: William, Charles who predeceased his father and was married to Louisa Zavitz the daughter of Jesse Zavitz, Jane Smith wife of James Begg, Sarah wife of John H. Winemute, Mary wife of Bryce Thompson.

Some of the other businesses included an Oatmeal Mill operated by a Hornby and a foundry operated by James Turville’s son. Hugh Stinson and Bill Bryce were shoemakers there and Continued On Page 6

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At its height Selborne was described as a busy little village of 18 families.

But all was not beauty at Selborne, where a slight odour of sulphur water is sometimes noticed even today. At that time there was a sulphur spring of some extent. The idea of establishing a health spa at Selborne was considered, to take advantage of the healing powers of these waters. This was never developed. Instead it may be that the unpleasant sulphur odour may have had something to do with the inhabitants of the village moving from this spot.

There is some confusion about Sel-

Above: Joe Johnson (green T shirt) displays part of his collection of artifacts found on his property on Union Road which borders the original Selborne Village.

Behind Joe is Heritage Port Stanley president John Morrow (glasses) and other members of the group. borne's exact location. In 1851, W. H. Smith has Selborne located on the west side of Kettle Creek. A map of the Port Stanley area, circa 1855, from the University of Western Ontario Regional Collection, has Selborne clearly marked on the east side of the Creek as does the area map in the Elgin County Pioneer Museum.

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TAYLOR MADE Jim Taylor Speaks Out The New Port Stanley Harbour The “new” Port Stanley harbour is quite a sight (site) these days, isn’t it?

Gone are the silos. Gone the huge piles of coal and other industrial material (potash anyone?) that once dotted both sides of the harbour to provide heat, income and other benefits for village and area homes. Gone the lakers.

There was a time when Portsiders, well some Portsiders, would visit those coal piles late at night with burlap bags in tow to collect fuel for their furnaces at, shall we say, discounted prices.

It brings back memories. That happens when you grow old.

Like the time I was called into the principal’s office at good old STCI. We called Mr. Trevithick ‘Trevy’ and most of us feared him. Well, we held him in great respect.

He looked at me sternly and said he noticed I had booked off sick the previous day.

Yes sir. The flu, I said, nervously.

Then, with a scowl on his face, he said he had been watching the TV news and couldn’t help but notice a familiar face among the workers unloading a cargo vessel in Port.

Oh, oh!

“Taylor,” he said grimly, “why on earth would you skip classes to do such a thing?”

I reached into my pocket and tossed a wad of bills on his desk. My pay from the previous two days. He looked at the money, paused, and said: “Get back to class, Taylor.”

Then there was one of my first photographic assignments as a budding journalist for the St. Thomas Times-Journal. I was assigned to get a photo of the captain of the first Laker to arrive in Port as the winter season ended as he received the traditional top hat. It was a long-time tradition.

Both the arrival and the photo.

Oh yes, and later on while in high school when I’d join a knot of young Portsiders who spent afterschool and summer hours unloading local grain from dockside railway cars into the those now gone portside silos

for shipment to far-off markets.

During the shipping season vessels from around the world arrived laden with goods such as marble chips, olives, cars and much more, most destined for London and area firms.

Oddly enough some of those olives often found other ways to leave the ship other than in their barrels.

On one vessel from Europe, besides a cargo of marble chips and other items, we noticed cases of fine wine destined for some U. S. port. Chicago as I recall. When I was leaving the ship after a long shift I remember something slipped from my hand, the one under the coat that I was carrying over my shoulder, and smashed on the deck. Directly at the feet of one of the two RCMP officers standing on deck watching, I imagine, for just such goings on.

I never broke stride. Walked ashore like nothing had happened and never looked back.

I often think it was on those docks I developed the nerve and, yes, confidence to enter the field of journalism. It meant I never had to “work” a day in my life. If you know what I mean.

Oh yes, and the time when some toughs who played pool at Kitchie’s pool room in St. Thomas came to Port to pick up some quick bucks on the docks.

When they saw me there, to them one of those uppity, snobby St. Thomas Collegiate pussies, they razzed the heck out of me. Until the dock boss came over and said: “OK Hawk (my longtime nickname), pick out a crew. I think we’ll need about seven.”

I think you can imagine their reaction. Picking out that crew is still one of the emotional highlights of my life.

And I managed to do it without so much as a smile.

And, oddly enough, I noticed a different attitude the next time I played pool at Kitchies.

So, yes, the harbour, serene, almost pastoral these days, is still a place to enjoy nature, watch small boats sail by, and tiny Sea Doos whizz out to the open lake. And there are still fish tugs, although not nearly as many compared to that long-ago fleet.

Face it. Port Stanley is no longer the working, income producing, jobs producing industrial village of old. I sometime wonder who pays the freight these days. If you know what I mean.

Port has always been a tourist town, but at one time it was so much more.

Some of us, very few likely, find that..... sad.

The 1812 Graveside Project

Central Elgin Mayor David Marr and Deputy Mayor Sally Martyn in 1812 costume unveil the new Seminary Cemetery historical plaque.

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grant of money set aside in 2010 by the Stephen Harper government. Four gentlemen from Penetangueshene, Ontario, all re-enactors, persevered the onerous grant process and were successful in obtaining money to purchase the plaques and create a database of 1812 veterans. The purpose of the project was simple – to identify and mark the graves of Veterans of the War of 1812 and record each veteran's story in a database that would be available online for use by scholars, school children and any interested person to read. In the presentations made in Sparta, a short version of each veterans war record was being recorded, so to find out more about these veterans and other veterans who have been honoured, go to www.1812veterans.ca. This project raises interest in communities, instills pride in families who perhaps were unaware of their ancestor's involvement in defense of Upper Canada and takes everyone back to their roots.

a modest per diem for their service. If they volunteered for six months, they were eligible to apply for and obtain a grant for 100 acres of land in addition to their per diem. Many either didn't qualify for the grant or they did not know to come forward to apply to receive it.

When the War was over, there was no public thank you, no parades, no celebrations. The men came home and life went back to normal. At the Federal level there was a decision made to design and strike a medal to be presented to all veterans by Upper Canada. The medal was designed but never struck. However, the design of the medal, front and back, is engraved into the plaques that have been placed on the graves today.

In 1875 the new government of the Dominion of Canada, in an attempt to thank veterans awarded a pension of $20 to each surviving veteran of the War of 1812, however Privates Jesse Page, Richard Lanning, Seth Preffer and Jarvis Thayer all died long before 1875. By performing the ceremony today, we have attempted to right a grave omission. Identifying these veterans and honouring them by plaquing their graves for all to see is the right thing to do.

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Trinity Church, Port Burwell Celebrates 180th Anniversary Trinity Church On Sunday, May 22nd, at 11:30 a.m., the congregation of Trinity Anglican Church in Port Burwell celebrates another milestone in its history. It will be exactly 180 years since the Bishop of Toronto, the illustrious and controversial John Strachan, made the journey from the provincial capital to preach at its first service. It was the first of several visits he made to Trinity in its early decades, at the urging of its founder and chief benefactor, Colonel Mahlon Burwell.

Just six years earlier, Colonel Burwell – surveyor to Colonel Talbot, land registrar, militia officer and politician – had laid out, on his own property, the village at the mouth of the Otter which bears his name, incorporating into his town plan five acres for a churchyard.

The laying of Trinity’s cornerstone in 1833 was reported in the Toronto newspapers, where Burwell was serving his fifth term as a member of the legislative assembly. It would be three years before Trinity’s sanctuary would be, as the Colonel put it in his invitation to the Bishop, “in a state to be preached in”.

Burwell was in the front east pew at that first service, a space reserved for himself and his heirs in perpetuity in Trinity’s deed.

Another Bishop, this one with a closer tie than Strachan’s to the village, will be in the pulpit on May 22nd, 2016.

The incumbent Bishop of the Diocese of Huron, Robert FranklinBennett, grew up in Port Burwell, where his fa-

PORT BURWELL REPORT Allan Spicer

Injured Canada Goose Colleen Burns Port Stanley

ther was Trinity’s rector in the 1960s.

Bishop Bob will be paraded into the service by Port Burwell’s Cub Scout troop, and accompanied by ‘Mahlon and Sarah Burwell’ themselves. The service will also be an opportunity to dedicate Trinity’s new accessibility ramp and restored front entrance, and to pause in the cemetery to pay tribute to the settlers and sailors who rest in the Colonel’s churchyard.

The current rector, Father Robert Clifford, a Port Stanley native, along with Trinity’s wardens and congregation, look forward to welcoming all visitors to this special service and the lunch which follows in the Parish Hall.

For anyone with an appreciation of birds unfamiliar with e-bird.org, Ron would suggest checking it out and creating an account. It’s a great place to report and share your bird sightings, or visit to check out where in Elgin interesting birds, or new birds, are being sighted. There are almost countless ways this great on-line data can be accessed and shared.

A Birders’ Paradise Port Burwell has many natural attractions, none more impressive than its birds of prey and song birds. Once again, our local bird and butterfly expert Ron Allensen (Monarch Landing) continues to discover rare or seldom seen birds, in and around Port Burwell.

On April 24th, he discovered a critically endangered Piping Plover on the East Beach in Port Burwell. Later that day, he relocated the bird on the West Beach, where it was extensively photographed by talented, local photographer, Cliff Dickenson. This is only the second sighting of this species in Elgin County, over the last 27 years.

Exploring the data by region or type in Elgin County, you will find current and past hot spots where you are likely to find good birding. Keen birders like Ron, birding friends and his pals in the Otter Valley Naturalists have put Port Burwell and vicinity on the avian map.

The Plover story only gets better.

Port Burwell currently holds four of the Alice Van Zoeren, of the Great Lakes top five birding spots in Elgin County, Piping Plover Conservation Team, infor 2016. They are: Monarch Landing, formed Ron that the Plover he saw was just east of Port Burwell, the East Beach hatched at Wasaga Beach in 2014. He is and West Beach, the Port Burwell a Canadian Boy all the way!

Provincial Park and the Port Burwell harbour.

Two days later, Ron discovered more great shorebirds on the East May is the month to see the most Beach. This time it was 33 rarely seen beautiful migrant birds en route to their American Avocets. The Avocets are northern destinations. Ron suggests, beautiful, 15 inches tall, black and what a great time to get out for a Sunday white birds with rusty coloured necks wallk along the beach at Port Burwell, or and long bills. Several e-bird buffs and explore the Provincial Park. photographers followed a rare bird With our aging demographic, bird alert, converging upon the beach to watching has been the fastest growing capture a unique photo opportunity, and pastime in Canada. witness one of our most beautiful birds.

Last September I discovered a poor Canada goose on Little Beach in Port Stanley, who was in distress suffering from a horrific wing injury.

Upon closer examination with binoculars I could see he was missing half his wing and open wounds were visible. With the help of other concerned neighbours I managed to capture him and I drove him to Beavercreek Animal Hospital. Dr. Bhatia agreed this injury had not just happened; so the pain this animal had endured over a few days was unimaginable.

After Dr. Bhatia examined the bird, he had no other recourse but to euthanize him. The underside of the goose’s wing had been literally severed. He hadn’t been shot nor had he been caught in a fisherman’s net. Dr. Bhatia agreed this injury could have only been made by a chopping-like tool, a propeller or a jet ski, the last two the most likely.

To some people, it might seem like fun to head their boat or jet ski straight into a flock of ducks or geese, but as you can see, injuries can be catastrophic and in this case, fatal. If this goose had not been rescued, he would have suffered a long, drawn out and excruciating death. Water birds do not have the ability to gain lift and fly away quickly when they are in water. They can do this on land, but in water they don’t have enough traction.

It is a criminal offence to willfully or recklessly kill, maim, injure, wound, poison or cause unnecessary pain or suffering to a bird. (www.ofo.ca Ontario Field Ornithologists) Enforcement of criminal offences related to birds is the responsibility of the police and humane societies. The OPP did come down and see the goose, but without the incident witnessed, they were unable to help.

So a plea to all boaters, please show respect, not just to other boaters and swimmers, but also to the wildlife that share our lakes.

Join Us For A Fundraising BBQ For The Survivors Of The Fort McMurray Fire Silent Auction, Entertainment, and Food 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday May 29, 2016 BBQ to take place at the Port Stanley Legion 310 George Street Sponsored by the Optimist Club of Port Stanley, The Talbot Trail Optimists and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #410

All proceeds go to the Canadian Red Cross, c/o Fort McMurray Fire Relief Fund The following news media have agreed to sponsor ads for this campaign.

The Aylmer Express, The Lake Erie Beacon, The St. Thomas Times Journal, The St. Thomas Weekly News, and The West Elgin Chronicle.

All donations are being matched by the Government of Canada.

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DUTTON 2016

PORT STANLEY 2016

Dutton & District LIONS Friday; May 27, Blood Donor Clinic; in Dutton Dunwich Community Centre; 5 PM till 8 PM. Please; pre-register thru Canada Blood Services to: “Give the Gift of Life”.

Port Stanley Community Policing Requires volunteers.

To help protect your village, call 519-782-3934 or email pscp@rogers.com Port Stanley Library 782-4241 304 Bridge St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, 10 - 8:30 Fri 1 - 5, Sat 9 - 1.

Children’s Programs Preschool Story Time Tuesdays, May 17, 24 & 31, 10:15am-11:00am. Join us for songs, stories and crafts!

For ages 0-5 and their caregiver please preregister, Read with Maggie Saturdays, May 14, 21 & 28, & June 4 & 18. Maggie is a Registered Therapy dog who will be at the library to assist readers ages 6-12! Please call to set up a reading session or for more information!

Space is limited, please preregister.

Adult Programs & Events Itty Bitty Knitty Committee,Thursday, May 26, 7-8 pm Bring your knitted or crochet project for an informal meeting!

Scrapbooking Monday, May 16, 10 am-12 pm. Bring photos to make a scrapbooking page with Mickey!

Please preregister for photo theme: $5/person Adult Book Club Tuesday, May 17, 7-8 pm. The girl who chased the moon : a novel by Sarah Addison Allen.

Port Stanley Artist's Guild Artists of the Month: Catherine McCoy & Penny Crichton Port Stanley Optimists meet the first and third Wesdnesday of the month, 7 pm at the Port Stanley Library. Everyone welcome. We are looking for new members.

Port Stanley Lioness Purina Walk For Dog Guides Sunday May 29, Port Stanley Legion, Registration 1:30 PM Walk begins at 2:00 PM Project of the Port Stanley Lioness Club Call 519-782-4308 for more info.

Port Stanley Gardeners, The Port Stanley Volunteer Gardeners will be calling on everyone to place their orders for geraniums shortly. Proceeds go towards buying flowers for our Port Stanley Gardens. If you are not contacted, please call Barb at 519-782-3912 to place an order. Thank you for all your support!

Volunteers for Harfbourfest? Please contact Michelle Fournier at the Village Square Coffee House.

Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Service, 9:30 am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worship with us.

Coffee follows downstairs.

St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom Jeffrey Pastor.

Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour. The Door is always open, why not join us?

St. Johns Presbyterian Church is holding a breakfast and lunch BBQ, Bake and plant sale on May 14th, 8 am to 1 pm. All monies raised will go to this years out reach project which is The La Loche Friendship Center in La Loche Saskatchewan. For information call 519 782-3971.

Port Stanley United Church Service of Worship at 10:30 am followed by a time of fellowship. Come join us.

We are now wheelchair friendly and barrier free.

Heritage Port May 26th, John Smith, Selborne Mill, 181 Brayside, 1:30 pm. Get your Port Stanley the First 100 Years Book, $25 at the Lake Erie Beacon, 204A Carlow Road, side door, 1-5 pm. All proceeds to Heritage Port. 519 782-4563.

Port Stanley Village Association meets the second Thursday of the month 7- 8:30 pm at the Legion. All welcome.

Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church 7:30 pm every Friday. If there is an alcohol/drug problem of a family member or friend that is affecting you, the Alanon Family Groups may be able to help you.

Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meets every Monday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at the Port Stanley Arena. For info call 519-782-4801 (John Brenders) or 519685-2101 (Marie Geerts).

The Tenth Annual Emily Morgan Celebration Golf Tournament Kettle Creek Golf and Country Club, Saturday, May 21. 1pm shotgun start, $100 per player (adult) $50 per player (youth) Get a team together, provide a donation, or join the volunteer crew! Or stop by later for dinner: $25 per adult; $10 per child All proceeds to The Emily Morgan Foundation.

Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Winter Hours: Mon.12-7, Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 12-10, Sat., Sun., 12-7.

Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forget the Legion offers the following: Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre: Wed. night Legion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s Darts Saturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pm Port Stanley Legion Bottle Returns Mon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm.

Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays 1:30pm. We are looking for beginners as well. If you like to play MahJongg come on out!

Port Stanley Legion Port Stanley Karaoke, Every 3rd Friday of the month, 7pm - 11pm. Come for the fun.

FINGAL 2016

Knox Presbyterian Church Worship 10 am. Coffee, cookies, fellowship follows: Sunday school/nursery 10 am.

For info (519) 769-2157. Come and worship with a warm and friendly group of people, we are barrier free.

Rodney Legion The first Friday of every month is our Friday Luncheon The second Sunday of the Month is our meat bingo doors open 1:30. Bingo starts at 2 Must be 19 Yrs to play The third Sunday of the month is our Brunch 9 am-12pm Every Saturday meat draw Early bird 4:30pm Regular 5pm.

May 21st is welcome back campers. With extra draws and music .All starts at 3pm-8pm.

May 28. We are having a music jam fundraiser for the Legion.

Silent auction table, 50/50 & much more. Starts 1pm-?.

SHEDDEN 2016

The Short History Of Selborne

Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5, Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.

Special Programs & Events Employment Services Elgin Tuesday, June 7th, 6:30-8pm Need help making a resume or cover letter? Sign up for a 1/2 hour session with an employment counsellor. Please sign up in advance, space is limited!

Children’s Programs & Events Preschool Storytime Fridays May 13, 20 & 27, 1111:45am Join us for songs, stories & crafts! For children ages 05 with a caregiver. Please preregister Rosy Rhubarb Fundraising Quilt: 'County Lines' Made by Pat Palmer, Quilted by Al & Heath Houghton Made from Japanese Fabric, measures 78" x 98"Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 Winner will be drawn Rosy Rhubarb Weekend Sunday, June 12.

Adult Programs & Events Yarn Bombing How To! Tuesday, May 24, 7-8 pm We're putting together an installation for this years International Yarn Bombing Day! Want to learn what yarn bombing is all about and make your very own? Join us, no sign up required!

Library Reads May Picks BrittMarie was here : a novel by Fredrik Backman. The fireman : a novel by Joe Hill.

"Order of Eastern Star Lake Erie Perch Dinner, May 29, 4:30pm-7pm at the Keystone Complex, Shedden call 519-769-2093 or 519-764-2757 for tickets."

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Sparta Stitchers Every Tuesday 1- 4 pm, Sparta Community Hall. We quilt, tat, knit, embroider, smock, crotchet, etc. Everyone welcome. Cost is $5. session. Come learn a new skill.

Sally Martyn (519-775-2292).

Qigong will run every Sunday from 1:00 till 2:30 pm. Call Christine for more information 519-775-2748.

Sparta’s Annual Garage Sale Saturday May 14th 9am3pm. Come see what treasures we have for you this year.

More info contact info@spartacandles.com

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Straffordville Community Center April 30th 9am-1pm is Electronics drop off day

ST. THOMAS 2016

Knox Presbyterian Church 55 Hincks Street, Spring Market and Plant Sale, May 14th, 9- 1:pm. Sale includes Garden plants, hanging flower baskets, trees, sewing, bake table, honey, maple syrup, summer reading, and Bath & Body Works products. Lunch is available.

St. Thomas & District Horticultural Society's Meeting,The public is invited to see Mrs. Betty Lou Simpson of the London Garden Club demonstrate flower arranging on Wednesday, May 25th, 7:00 p.m. at the Canada Southern Railway Station, 545 Talbot Street (behind the Giant Tiger Store). Information: Richard at 519-633-3939.

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Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 Lakeview Line, 519-762-3072.

The King is coming to St. Peter's, 29596 Lakeview Line, on Friday, May 13th at 7 pm. Tickets $20. are available at Highland Pharmacy, Dutton, The Dog Spa, West Lorne, or call Anna 519-762-2617 or Diane 519-6152778. All proceeds to The Daffodil Auxiliary.

UNION 2016

Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd., Rev. David Mitchell leads worship with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.

Everyone welcome and we are barrier free. 519-631-0304 www.unionunitedchurch.ca Union Community Centre Babysitting Course May 14th, 9 - 3 p.m. Call Vicki to register and more info. 519-631-3840 Union United Church, Books, Blooms and Baking Sale Saturday, May 14th, 9 am-12 noon. Find a new perennial, book or some yummy baking, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in our tearoom.

VIENNA 2016

Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Community Centre. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.

Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV) meet the last Monday of the month, 6:30 pm, Vienna Community Centre.

All are welcome. Call Bruce for details at 519 550-1822.

Vienna Community Center Bingo May 6 is a BBQ Bingo Doors Open 5:30 bingo 7 pm

AYLMER 2016

Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join them for Euchre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm upstairs at Aylmer Legion Admission $2.

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Samuel Mason operated a woolen factory. There was a butchers shop and slaughter house, a drug store, a grocery and dry goods store and several taverns including one operated by Richard Martin. As well as John Waddal’s distillery (vacant in 1850). There were also several hotels and warehouses including one owned by Samuel Shepherd.

RODNEY 2016

Plains Church Spring Bazaar and Plant Sale (Fairview Ave & Sparta Line) Saturday, May 21, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Refreshments, Craft and Bake Tables; Books; Attic Treasurers, Garden Plants, etc.

Port Burwell Trinity Anglican 11:30 am Port Burwell Lighthouse Gospel Church 10:45 am Trinity Anglican Perish Hall 25 Pitt St. Port Burwell Trinity Anglican, 180th Anniversary Service and Luncheon, Sunday May 22nd, 11:30 a.m.

Port Burwell Legion Br. 524 Trivia on Monday evenings, start 5pm. In the club room, all welcome.

Order of the Eastern Star Areme Chapter #15, OES meets the first Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 pm at the Vienna Community Centre, Vienna.

Otter Valley Naturalists Monthly Meeting is the second Monday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm. Please call 519874-4028 for information.

Museum Bayham meet the 2nd Wednesday of the month 7pm, Municipal Office in Straffordville. Call 519 874-4135.

Port Burwell - Bayham Horticultural Society, Meets Every 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the Port Burwell School, Strachan Street. For more Info 519 874-4260.

Oriental Masonic Lodge meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Vienna Masonic Hall, 7:30 pm. New Members Welcome! Call 519 874-4135.

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James Westland, whose wife was related to the Zavitzes and the Minors, rented a store in Selborne and he wrote in his diary: March 21st, 1850 Turville’s child died, March 23rd,Turville’s child buried, March 26th,Vaccinated J.T.W.(his 2yr old son) March 27th, - Richard Turville died. Dr. Moore here, J.T. taken sick. March 28th, - J.T. died April l4th, - Turville buried.

Obviously the smallpox had hit the Turville’s wiping out half of the family.

The smallpox was blamed on one of the lake vessels bringing in the disease.

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A flood in 1855 carrying massive chunks of ice all but destroyed Selborne and drastically changed the course of Kettle Creek. The only buildings that survived were our Mill and the miller's house. These survived because of their location west of Selborne on a tributary of Kettle Creek called Mill Creek. The

slightly higher elevation and the further distance from Kettle Creek allowed the buildings to escape the disaster. At almost the same time a disastrous fire at the waterfront burned away most of that portion of the village.

Port Stanley in the meantime was developing rapidly. Because of the excellent dock facilities and a harbour mouth close to the open lake. The Selborne docks soon fell into disuse. Selborne was never to be rebuilt. The southern part was swallowed up by Port Stanley and the balance reverted to farmland.

Heritage Port Stanley At a recent meeting of Heritage Port Stanley (HPS) the guest presenter was Joe Johnson who lives on Union Road, where the village of Selborne was also located. Joe brought with him artifacts from Selbourne Village that he has discovered on his property. He says every time he walks out his back door he finds something new. The hundreds of small artifacts, coins, glass and pottery shards covered two long tables at the meeting. He has also discovered part of a foundation wall on his property.

HPS members were fascinated by the finds and the story of the lost village as described above. The fact that Joe’s property is located on the west side of Kettle Creek would indicate that part of the village was also located there. Also in attendance at the meeting were descendants of James Turville mentioned earlier in this article.

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New Port Stanley Fire Station Continued From Page 1 cated to a location providing easy access to the Warren Street Bridge, and that the station be constructed to house a minimum of four fire trucks with drive through accessibility. The property at 4980 Sunset Road would allow for the construction of a new fire station that would meet these recommendations.

Legion Donates To STEGH The Royal Canadian Legion Last Post Branch #410, Port Stanley, made a gift of $1,500 to support the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital’s (STEGH) Great Expansion. Pictured (L-R) Legion President Morgan Kennedy and Legion Donation Chairman Rich McClenaghan.

Mayor David Marr said, “Various councils have talked about the relocation of the Port Stanley Fire Station. It is a need that has been

identified in a number of different studies and plans. I am pleased to see that we as a Council are taking concrete steps towards the relocation and construction of a new Port Stanley Fire Station.”

Although the 6.5 acre property at 4980 Sunset Road includes the Green Roof Restaurant, the majority of the land is vacant and is of sufficient size to permit construction of a new fire station. These estimates are based on designs prepared by architects and engineers from G. Douglas Vallee Limited approximately four years ago. Next steps for Council include further discussion of the timing of construction, including the benefits of beginning the project this year.

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