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Dream car: 1952 Chevrolet hardtop An email arrived from Doug Janney of Renfrew: “It’s amazing that one finally achieves a lifelong dream at 78 years old. The dream started when I was 14 and living with my parents in Cooksville (now part of Mississauga), where I, with many of my teenage friends, had a passion for hot rods and customized cars. “Each month we eagerly waited for the latest edition of Hot Rod magazine and eagerly discussed its feature articles. Hot rod shows at the CNE in Toronto also inflamed our passion. “My dream car was neither hot rod or customized lead sled. Just the
THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE Bill Sherk
opposite: a jet black bone stock ’51 Chev coupe washed and waxed every weekend. The owner, an older teen, lived around the corner. I wonder to this day if that car has survived.” Now fast forward to 2020 when Doug Janney purchased the beautiful 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door hardtop you see here. He sent me the following description: “Made in California, this car still has its original six-cylinder engine
rebuilt three years ago by a previous owner with dual carbs on an Offenhauser intake, dual exhausts with Fenton headers, PowerGlide transmission, 6 volt to 12 volt conversion, electric wipers, original clock and radio with FM conversion, outside sun visor, Texas Grey with black top, drum brakes with optional power steering, spotlight, radial wide whitewalls, stock steel rims with beauty rings and chrome hubcaps, and interior professionally restored to original.” Doug purchased this
car last summer in Pembroke, from someone who had owned it for four years. Four other previous owners appeared on the Buyers Package List. One was from Shawville,
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Quebec, who had acquired the car in 2011 and had entered the Chevy in local car shows. That owner is now in touch with Doug, who hopes to hear from the
other three to put together the previous history of his dream car. In this hobby, the fun never ends! Always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca
Doug Janney’s dream car today.
Conservation at Erie Shores Golf Course in 1994 By C. Scott Holland Long before the modern day conservation movement, Robert T. Gray, the original pro and designer at Erie Shores Golf Course, initiated a simple program. Through necessity, Gray planted many flowers and trees throughout the course to enhance its natural beauty, as well as define each hole. Many of the trees planted were expected to have a lifetime of approximately 75 years.
As the trees and course both aged, those first trees grew quickly and provided shade, and their purpose of defining the holes was evident. They simultaneously absorbed plenty of water and prevented the erosion of the uppermost layer of soil. From the 1940s to the 1980s, many of those trees became inflicted by diseases like Dutch Elm disease. Replacing them was frequent and started a trend
WHEATLEY — With Step 1 in the province’s road map to reopening looming in the near future, Wheatley Area Minor Soccer has announced that they will not be offering a regular soccer season in 2021. “WAMS has decided it will not be offering a regular soccer season, but we are trying our best to put something in place so that we will be able to get the kids on the pitch this summer,” said a Facebook post last Friday. Step 2 in the province’s road map is expected to kick in around July 6, which would then allow team sports to be
played with precautions. All sports organizations are currently playing a waiting game, and Wheatley Area Minor Soccer is among those groups eager to return to play. “We recognize that your children are eager to get back outside and participate in the sport they love,” said the post. Anyone who registered last year and would like a refund from the postponement from last season, can email their request to wheatleyareaminorsoccer@ gmail.com and include the full name of the player.
Wheatley soccer scraps regular season
whereby the course would plant new donated a purple martin house to be trees. After the tornado of a decade ago, put up on the course and soon members it was an integral part of revitalizing the wanted more of them erected. With the course and one that many of the mem- course nestled along the cozy confines of Lake Erie and not far from Point Pelee bers took part in. In the past, local nurseries would pro- National Park, it was no surprise that vide the course with seedlings or young the tree-laden course would become a trees, but eventually the courses direc- habitat for migratory birds. Past superintendent Dave Cours was tors and superintendents decided to start their own tree and sod farm. The the one who started an environmental move would save the club thousands of program and it was eagerly adopted and continues to thrive today. dollars annually. Although unknown to the directors, one purple martin birdhouse erected in the clubhouse parking lot during the 1940s had a tremendous effect. It was taken down after a few years and repositioned in the centre of the lot. In 1971, the martin houses would become a vital part of the entire course. In May 1994 the first purple martin birdhouse put up on the Don Newland of Erie Shores golf course is viewed by, left to right, Dave Cours, Newland’s Flowers Jim Sudds, John Newland and Rick Harwood.
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