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Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor You should always be able to ask as many questions as you’d like when working with your financial advisor. So, before you have your annual review, think carefully about what you’d like to ask. Here are a few suggestions: Are my goals still realistic? When you first began working with your financial advisor, you may well have articulated a number of financial goals. For example, you might have said that you wanted to pay for your children’s education, or that you wanted to retire at a certain age, or that you wanted to travel for two months each year during your retirement. In fact, you could have many different goals for which you’re saving and investing. When you meet with your financial advisor, you’ll certainly want to ask if you're still on track toward meeting these goals. If you are, you can continue with the financial strategies you’ve been following; but if you aren’t, you may need to adjust them.

Am I taking on too much – or too little – risk? The financial markets always fluctuate, and these movements will affect the value of your investment portfolio. If you watch the markets closely every day and track their impact on your investments, you may find yourself fretting considerably over your investments’ value and wondering if you are taking on too much investment risk for your comfort level.

Conversely, if you think that during an extended period of market gains your own portfolio appears to be lagging, you might feel that you should be investing more aggressively, which entails greater risk. In any case, it’s important that you know your own risk tolerance and use it as a guideline for making investment choices – so it’s definitely an issue to discuss with your financial advisor.

How will changes in my life affect my investment strategy? Your life is not static. Over time, you may experience any number of major events, such as marriage, children, new jobs and so on. When you meet with your financial advisor, you will want to discuss these types of changes, because they can affect your long-term goals and, consequently, your investment decisions.

How are external forces affecting my investment portfolio? Generally speaking, you will want to create an investment strategy that’s based on your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. And, as mentioned above, you may need to adjust your strategy based on changes in your life. But should you also make changes based on outside forces, such as interest rate movements, political events, new legislation or news affecting industries in which you have invested substantially? Try not to make long-term investment decisions based on short-term news. Yet, talk with your financial advisor to make sure your investment portfolio is not out of alignment with relevant external factors.

By making these and other inquiries, you can help yourself stay informed on your overall investment picture and what moves, if any, you should make to keep advancing toward your goals. A financial advisor is there to provide you with valuable expertise – so take full advantage of it.

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A few of our many favourite features from the past 25 years.

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YEARS AGO this month the first edition of Windsor Life Magazine began delivery. From the beginning, all agreed that Windsor/Essex needed a positive publication that would highlight all that is good in our community and put forth a product that advertisers would find a refreshing, new approach to carry their marketing message. It’s 25 years later and we are still working to that philosophy.

In 1993 the publishing industry was a very different business. At the time the digital age was a few years away and the expense of producing a full colour publication was very prohibitive. As hard as we tried profitability was almost impossible and the original owners decided to stop publishing. After only 18 months the project was in jeopardy and appeared doomed.

Except for one thing: I had and still have a great passion for the magazine business. After a very short series of negotiations I became the sole owner to the rights to the name Windsor Life Magazine. But the rights to the name was all I had. I didn’t even have a fax machine. I had although developed a very good relationship with a group of advertisers who liked what they saw and were willing to continue to support the effort. Family Home Improvements was one of them. They were in our third edition and are still with us. More and more long term advertisers came on board and many are still with us. Our positive approach to stories about our community reflects well on their advertising.

When the digital world surfaced the once labour intensive cost of producing a full colour magazine became much lower and we simply took the savings and printed more copies. Advertisers loved it as more copies delivered meant more response to their messages.

Advertising like any other commodity should be purchased based on two things: quality and quantity. We have never sacrificed our quality in the name of price and by raising our circulation we were able to maintain our price and reach many more addresses. Although advertising prices remain an investment, our cost per thousand copies delivered is among the industry’s lowest. It was working for our advertisers and working for us.

By early 2000 we were and remain completely, except for the printing, produced in house.

My wife Carol had become more involved with the look of the publication and we hired a not long out of college production coordinator and digital artist named Michael Pietrangelo. Unlike veteran designers, Michael was on the leading edge of digital technology and was more than willing to listen to ideas and to develop a fresh look to the magazine. In June of 2002 Chuck Thompson joined us as V.P. of Sales and Marketing. More recently, Joe Deneau, another veteran advertising person has joined the sales team.

Now as we enter our 26th year we are all still together. And our writers Karen Paton-Evans, Leslie Nadon, Dick Hildebrand and Kim Willis have been with us for multiple years with Karen and Leslie starting in our first year. A newer addition, John Liviero handles the in studio photography. Our circulation has continued to grow and we now take our positive message to 70,000 homes and businesses from Amherstburg to Wallaceburg. We remain the only local publication that delivers to all 12,500 businesses in Windsor/Essex and Chatham/Kent as well as more than 54,000 residential addresses in both counties, all delivered directly through Canada Post. Windsor Life Magazine is also available free of charge in many Home Hardware stores, area hospitals as well as many other locations. And the only way we can do that is through the support of our advertisers and the passion of a small group of people who believe they are putting out the best publication they can.

I must take this time to thank everyone: our staff, our many contributing writers and photographers, our readers and our many advertisers who allow us to present the positive side of our area year after year.

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MMA ULTIMATE FIGHTER

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St. Clair College Surpasses 12,000 Students

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Essex Player Dons The Red Wings Uniform

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DYING FOR A DRINK

A New Book Details Ontario’s Dry Days in the Early 1920s

Solutions Moving forward without moving out IN A RECENT SURVEY of Canadian homeowners, only four in 10 respondents were confident they would have enough savings to maintain their lifestyle when they retire. 1One reason may be that, for many, a significant portion of their wealth at retirement is tied up in their home.

And selling their house to free up that money simply isn’t what they want to do.

If that sounds like your situation, you may want to consider accessing the equity in your home to help boost your retirement income. One of the most common ways to do this is through a secured line of credit (also called a home equity line of credit). A secured line of credit lets you borrow what you need, when you need it, at a very favourable interest rate because your loan is secured, or guaranteed, by your home.

In addition to helping you stay in your home longer, there are other potential advantages. When you access your home equity:

Accessing your home equity can help boost your retirement income, ease pressure on your pensions and investments, and help you stay put.

I Your withdrawals are tax-free, unlike withdrawals from registered accounts such as Registered Retirement Savings Plans and Registered Retirement Income Funds I You may be able to avoid cashing out other investments and locking in losses when markets are volatile I You can ensure ready availability of funds to meet unexpected home or health care expenses

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Keep in mind that you may need to have enough cash flow from other sources to cover the monthly interest payments on the secured line of credit.

To protect yourself and keep interest costs from becoming a burden, it’s a good idea to put a cap on the amount you borrow – for example, 20 per cent of the value of your home.

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Your home is an important asset that should figure in your overall retirement planning. Schedule a no-cost appointment with me to find out how well this approach fits your personal situation. And plan to enjoy your retirement knowing that reaching this milestone with less saved than you hoped for doesn’t necessarily mean you need to sell the home you love. I

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With water bordering Essex County on three sides, the front doors of a lot of homes actually front the shoreline, not the road.

Unlike boaters, people walking or driving past can’t glimpse what is often the best side of these residences. In this issue, Windsor Life gives you full access to a contemporary home inspired by a ship.

We also take you to meet some of this region’s most interesting residents.

Award-winning author Patrick Brode has penned a new novel, Dying for a Drink, rich with details of 1920s Windsor during prohibition years. Patrick, who is also a lawyer, recounts the true story of an anti-alcohol, gun-toting preacher named J.O.L. Spracklin, who fatally shot a tavern owner.

Teacher S. Rebecca Leigh highlights Windsor’s reputation as a literary centre, while musing on Windsorites’ reluctance to take up her invitation to post short poems online about what it means to be Canadian.

St. Clair College, founded in 1966 to train men and women for careers, has seen its enrollment increase 21.6% over 2017. Now 12,815 students are learning at the Windsor, Chatham and Toronto campuses.

Autumn Kings is getting loads of airplay, becoming the first Windsor rock band in 13 years to get heavy rotation on radio stations without the help of a label. The Detroit Red Wings will be playing the Autumn Kings’ Devil in Disguise whenever the team scores on home ice. Speaking of which…

The Red Wings have renewed their deal with Essex’s Matt Puempel, previously a member of the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers. The left winger is enjoying his short commute to Little Caesar’s Arena.

Mixed Martial Arts fighter T.J. Laramie of Windsor is battling his way to a spot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Gabriel Iglesias, known as Fluffy to fans everywhere, is bringing his One Show Fits All world tour to Caesars Windsor on Nov. 23.

The stand-up comedian delivered some quips for Windsor Life readers.

Cold weather is here and comfort food is in order. In our Look Who’s Cooking at Home feature, Helga Reidel, president and CEO of the ENWIN Group of Companies, dishes up her classic mom food: Stuffed peppers, squash soup and apple crisp. Sounds like the ideal meal to savour while turning and discussing these pages.

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A Gama leather sectional from Italy is right at home in the contemporary sunken family room, warmed by the fireplace in the polished black marble feature halfwall. Opposite top: Jazzy club chairs encircle a round glass table at the sunny end of the barroom. Opposite bottom: The wife put her skills as a home stager to use as she refreshed the Riverside Driver residence inside and out.

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came down to restoring what is important and keeping the integrity of the home.”

The man of the house knew exactly what he wanted upgraded. An avid boater, he had a solid to do list: Install a main boat lift with 40,000 pound capacity and able to hold a 50 foot boat. Add a second boat lift with 8,000 pound capacity, designed to moor a 23 foot boat.

Save room on the dock for two more lifts for Sea-Doos. The potential to install all of these features was the husband’s key motivation in buying the house.

The lot consumed much of the woman’s attention, particularly the side of the house facing the water. She removed a sunroom that had been attached to the home. Clearing away other architectural and landscape clutter, she revealed the house’s clean, modern two-storey

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A STYLIZED SHIP. An Art Deco-inspired dream home. The Miami Vice house in the 2006 crime movie starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.Those are some of the descriptions that visitors give of a distinctive glass, concrete and stucco house on Riverside Drive in East Windsor. All can agree: It is striking.

It is also the residence of a creative home stager and her supportive husband, who was intrigued to see what his wife would do next in remodeling the 5,000 square foot house and riverfront property they purchased together two years ago.

Built in 1992 for an executive who enjoyed hosting large parties, “the house design was so ahead of its time,” says the woman. Working with an architect and acting as her own designer and contractor, she was very select in deciding which features required updating. “It

Clockwise from top left: The main kitchen's original white lacquer cabinetry is fit with modern built-in appliances, including an induction cooktop; a self-playing grand piano is the star of the barroom. An illuminated image of the Detroit skyline lights up the face of the bar; a stainless steel whirlpool tub invites unwinding in the master bathroom; Glass block glows around the base of the master bedroom's platform bed. A pair of black leather recliners are pointed toward Peche Island and Belle Isle; the white metal staircase has a nautical look; from the plank walkway between bedrooms, the homeowners can see their new swim spa, putting green and boat lifts.

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glass façade. Now the sophistication of the two rounded U-shaped towers flanking the recessed centre of the home could be appreciated.

On the second level, the homeowner redid a former exterior walkway to create the effect of a ship’s plank, protected by glass railing and linking the master bedroom suite in one tower to another bedroom suite in the second tower.

With the sunroom gone and old landscaping stripped away, the yard was a blank canvas. The woman divided it into zones for recreation and relaxation. Her hubby’s desired dock and lifts were installed. A putting green of artificial grass, surrounded by a cement border, was laid along the water’s edge. Concrete formed a large patio, filling the remaining space between the golf area and the house.

A 22 foot swim spa was placed between the towers. An outdoor kitchen, bar and contemporary black and grey dining furniture now sit in the open air. Farther along the patio, white round chairs cluster for conversation. “All the outdoor furniture was brought over on a ship from Spain,” the woman says. Their all-weather materials are in keeping with her maintenance-free design for the entire yard.

Moving indoors, the homeowner decided the interior mostly needed refreshing and refurnishing. The original polished black and white marble floors, illuminated glass block walls and white Corian sills established the palette. New notes of red and yellow were introduced here and there with upholstered armchairs and accessories.

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received a snowy coat of white paint, immediately lightening the feel of the open concept areas and private rooms.

The original owner’s love of entertaining is evident in the ways the living room, barroom, sunken family room, dining room and massive kitchen interconnect. There are few interior walls to block views of the people indoors and the waterscape outside.

The polished black marble fireplace feature wall is only half-height; even the television sits at floor level.

“One of my favourite things in this house” can be spotted by looking downward, the woman says. A landscape of Detroit is inset on the face of the bar in the barroom. “When you flick a switch, the Detroit skyline lights up, appearing as it did in 1992.”

A piano once took centre stage in the barroom. Knowing that would have provided the perfect note to her own décor, the woman was thrilled when her husband surprised her with a black grand piano. “It’s self-playing; the keys play by themselves. I don’t play; none of our kids, now adults, are musical, either,” she says. “When we’re having an intimate dinner in the dining room or drinks in the bar, it’s nice to hear the music.”

Her plans to replace the mirror and black cabinetry that cover a wall behind the piano have been shelved. “If my husband wasn’t moving me to Michigan, that would become a wine cellar. But I didn’t get that far before my husband said we were relocating,” the wife says with good humour.

There is loads of storage in the main kitchen. Curious, the woman counted the cupboards one day and stopped after 50.

Even though the couple have resided in the home for only two years, they have managed to fill them.

The original custom-crafted solid wood cabinets still have their glossy white lacquer finish applied 26 years ago. The Corian counters are also original.

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There’s no mess because all the cooking is going on in the back.”

Climbing a white metal railed staircase intentionally designed to look like it came off a ship, the homeowners can access the second storey family room, master suite and guest suite. Another staircase leads to a third bedroom. New dimensional carpeting in soft grey “keeps it warm,” says the homeowner.

In the master bedroom, the couple sleep on a platform bed supported by a foundation of illuminated glass block. “It’s nice at night to walk into room and see the bed lit. The ambiance is great,” the woman says.

The tower’s curved windows present a 360 degree panoramic view. Seated on his and her black leather loungers, the couple share morning coffee in their bedroom.

“This is the best view on the Detroit River,” the woman believes. “We’re right between Belle Island and Peche Island.”

Many long and happy hours were spent sourcing new furniture, area rugs, light fixtures and other pieces for the house.

Wanting a custom look and fit throughout, the woman turned to Guaranteed A Furniture for colourful, graphic print club chairs in the barroom. A light grey Gama leather reclining sectional, imported from Italy, made its way to the sunken family room.

Now preparing for the couple’s move to Michigan, the woman reflects, “Nothing will ever be as nice as this. We’ve had a lot of fun in this beautiful home. I was lucky enough to be able to transform it to what it is.”

The property is for sale by Angie Goulet of RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. For details and a private tour call 519-944-5955 or imovewindsor@gmail.com.

WLM Windsor Life Magazine is always searching for interesting homes, landscaping, gardens, patios and water features to show our readers what others in the community are doing with their living spaces. If you have a home that you feel would be interesting please email photos to publisher@windsorlife.com. Photos need to be for reference only. If your home is chosen we will arrange for a complete photo shoot. If you wish, you may remain anonymous and the location of your home will not be disclosed.

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Pharmacy technician Sue Kotevski has been compounding prescriptions for Essex County residents for more than 20 years.

Dressed in lab coat and surgical mask, she is in her element at Banwell Pharmacy, where the pristine onsite lab is equipped with leading edge technology.

Compounding pharmacist Mike Hunter is also on the team. He specializes in consults for bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.

Truly taking care of the whole family, the pharmacists also compound veterinary medications prescribed for pets.

Expanding beyond typical pharmacy services, Banwell Pharmacy offers specialty testing for hormones, food sensitivities, thyroid, genetic testing to optimize sports nutrition and more. The pharmacists can organize patients’ medications and refills with personalized EZ-Med-Packs. “We will also have a fast flu shot clinic,” Jeanine says.

WELLNESS SERVICES IN ONE NEW LOCATION PARTNERING WITH PEOPLE in sickness and in health, Banwell Pharmacy Compounding & Medical Centre is now open and introducing new patients to a fresh concept in care.

“We have created a neighbourhood health hub in East Windsor that is dedicated to disease prevention and treatment, taking a proactive approach to complete healthcare for the entire family,” says Registered Pharmacist Jeanine Parete Nakhle.

Patients currently have access to the Banwell Pharmacy, Medical Clinic, Naturopathy Clinic and Pure Nature Nutrition. Services continue to expand at 11400 Tecumseh Rd. E.: the Medical Centre has office space available for physicians wanting to practice in the fresh, modern facility.

Banwell Pharmacy is independently owned and locally operated. “We decide how to best look after our patients,” explains Registered Pharmacist Dennis Koren. “Our size and structure enable us to provide individualized healthcare and respond quickly to patients’ needs.”

Understanding how greatly people depend on their medications, the Registered Pharmacists - Dennis, Jeanine, Joceline Petrasovic and Diana Gifford - are more than simply prescription fillers. “With all new patients, we confidentially review everything related to their health,” says Jeanine. “We ensure all their concerns are addressed and help take a proactive approach to their healthcare.”

Medications are only beneficial when the patient is able to take the prescribed doses.

“As a compounding pharmacy, we can customize a patient’s medications so they deliver the prescribed active ingredients in unique delivery systems, without unwanted ingredients such as dyes, preservatives, lactose, gluten or sugar,” Jeanine says. “We can also add flavour to make them more palatable.”

Nearly every type of prescription for most health conditions can be compounded. Dennis explains, “Compounded prescriptions are great for the patient who requires special dosage forms, such as transdermal creams and gels, lollipops, troches and suppositories. We have unique options for wound care, autism, muscle pain, migraines, peripheral neuropathy and other concerns. We encourage patients to come in and speak with our team about our many solutions.”

In the Naturopathy Clinic, Dr. Nadia Rizzo, ND explores the patient’s entire being to gain understanding of mental, physiological, environmental and spiritual influences on poor health. “We work together to find the root cause and implement an appropriate treatment strategy, which may include homeopathy and botanical medicine,” she says.

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Keeping its patients informed, Banwell Pharmacy Compounding & Medical Centre posts health tips, product information and upcoming wellness talks at banwellpharmacy.com and the centre’s Instagram and Facebook page.

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GABRIEL IGLESIAS Fluffy Conquers The Comedy World STORY BY KAREN PATON-EVANS “HEY, FLUFFY!” is not the greeting you’d expect shouted at a man who grew up in a tough neighbourhood in Long Beach, California.

As a kid, Gabriel Iglesias learned that a well-timed joke or wry remark could get him out of a dicey situation. That theory was put to the test repeatedly in front of slightly less hostile people watching him cut his stand-up chops in biker bars and dive joints before he moved up to comedy clubs.

Dressed in his trademark Hawaiian shirts, selected because they fit a man of his size, the comedian cracked everyone up when he shared that his loving mom insisted, “You’re not fat – you’re fluffy.”

Perhaps Gabriel would have kept that family moment to himself if he had known Fluffy would stick as his nickname. With fans, from kids to a Middle Eastern Prince, all calling for “Fluffy,” the comedian has owned his fluffiness and all the weird and wonderful stuff that goes with it.

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It’s the funny, offbeat and downright bizarre situations that Gabriel somehow falls into that fuel his comedy. A consummate storyteller and versatile mimic, he is riveting to watch and listen to as he transforms with gestures, sound effects and quick voice changes to become a whole cast of characters in one of his fast-paced bits.

“I don’t get controversial, I don’t get political and I don’t tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate,” he has said.

“I don’t have to worry about writing jokes. I just tell stories about things that have happened to me. As long as I’m alive and I’m living and I’m experiencing different things every day, the show will always change.”

Admittedly not the popular kid in school, Gabriel learned to entertain himself as the youngest brother of five much older siblings

who had already left home. While many of his Latin-American relations were singing impressionists, he inherited the family gift of mimicry without the musicality. Yogi Bear, Mickey Mouse and other cartoons provided characters to study. Impersonator Rich Little gave the boy aspiration. When Gabriel, age 10, let loose all the famous voices he had practiced at a talent show, he rocked the school auditorium.

The standing ovation he received that day encouraged the natural entertainer. “I found that laughter was a form of acceptance, and I really enjoyed that and I just - I crave it,” he says.

Since then, comedian has headlined and sold out Madison Square Garden in New York, Staples Center in Los Angeles and The Sydney Opera House in Australia. With 14 million social media followers, Gabriel uses every means possible to maintain a strong connection with his fans globally.

Now age 42, with 20 years of professional show biz under his belt, the performer’s voice is as versatile as ever. It has earned him roles in Coco, Ferdinand, Disney’s Planes and other animated films. Gabriel has also co-starred on the big screen in Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL and A Haunted House 2.

Netflix continues to showcase the multifaceted entertainer and has engaged Gabriel as the star and executive producer of its upcoming television series, Mr. Iglesias. The actor will be returning to school, this time in his portrayal of a high school teacher working with gifted yet misfit kids.

Gabriel’s current One Show Fits All world tour is being taped by Netflix and will air later as a comedy special. Fans in the Windsor-Detroit area don’t have to wait that long, though: Fluffy is bringing his show to The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor on Fri., Nov. 23.

Windsor Life caught up with Gabriel on the road.

WL: You pop up everywhere, on comedy stages, television sitcoms, reality TV, YouTube, Netflix specials and blockbuster movies. With all you have achieved during more than 20 years in entertainment, is there still a dream project that you want to do?

Gabriel: I’ve been a huge Transformers fan since I was a kid. So my dream project is to be in a Transformers movie.

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Gabriel: My inner voice is a sexy Mexican soap star voice because they make everything sound sexy and confident.

WL: Your son, Frankie, is a young man now.

Audiences have come to know a lot about him – and your parenting style - through your comedy. Are you looking forward to becoming Grandpa Fluffy someday to a new generation of ankle biters? Do you figure you will shamelessly mine your potential grandkids for fresh material to use in your stand-up act?

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Gabriel: Always, I have two new ones coming this week. Every time I get behind a bus I feel like a kid on Christmas.

WL: During your Fluffy Food Adventures on television, you chowed down a lot of American regional delicacies. Are there any foods you refuse to eat?

Gabriel: I will not eat durian, puffin, whale or horse!

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Gabriel Iglesias last entertained at Caesars Windsor in September 2016. Celebrating 20 years in comedy, he is returning 9 pm, Fri., Nov. 23. Tickets for his One Show Fits All world tour performance at The Colosseum start at $40 and are on sale now at caesarswindsor.com.

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T.J. “The Truth” Laramie Aiming For The Pinnacle In Ultimate Fighting STORY BY DICK HILDEBRAND / PHOTOS COURTESY TKO MMA

T.J. LARAMIE IS A FIGHTER in more ways than one. Born and raised in Windsor, the young man has faced his share of grief and yet, manages to face the future with determination and high hopes. He was only 8 years old, when his mother, older brother and grandfather passed away within months of each other. Because of the emotional effect the trauma had on his father, T.J. lived with his aunt until she passed away three years later. Fortunately, by that time, his father had recovered sufficiently, and the 11 year-old returned home where he and his younger brother Tony live to this day.

T.J. attended elementary school at Parkview in Forest Glade and matriculated from St. Joseph’s High. “I was an athletic kid,” he says, “so I played a lot of soccer and participated in virtually every sport that the schools had to offer.” But, instead of formal post secondary education, T.J. turned to YouTube which helped him learn how to cut hair and he got a job as a barber at the age of 16, “right out of high school.” 3 years earlier, his father had gotten him interested in the art of ultimate fighting and as he says, “I tried it out because I’ve always had a competitive edge and seemed to have a knack for it. I got hooked and the rest is history.” Incidentally, his brother is also an MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter.

There are few rules in MMA fighting. It can be done on the ground or in a cage and just about anything goes, with certain exceptions. Competitors are not allowed to injure their opponents in the groin, nor are they allowed to gouge eyes, or bite etc. However, fists, elbows, knees and feet are allowed. “You have to look at ultimate fighting as a competition,” he says, “and while you don’t necessarily need to be angry, you have to have a winning attitude and look at it from the standpoint

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that it has to be either him or me. It’s a real adrenaline rush because you never know what’s going to happen next.” And, since it’s a one-on-one match, winning proves who’s the best, unlike team sports where everybody gets the credit.

T.J. Laramie has been fighting competitively for the past 7-and-a-half years and has been relatively successful. Last December, he won the top spot in the featherweight division and defended that title in March of this year. Overall, he’s won 8 out of 11 matches and could be only one win away from making it to the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), which he describes as the major league of fighting.

“When you get to the UFC,” he continues, “you’re considered to be one of the best fighters in your weight division. It is a very difficult road to travel.” And with his next match slated for December of this year or early in 2019, Laramie could find himself in the fighting elite within months. The competitions are normally staged in Montreal or Michigan since there are none locally and he’s even fought in Japan. While he pays his own travelling expenses, some or most are covered by the money he’s paid to fight. On the plus side, UFC winners make a staggering amount of money and T.J. could easily become a millionaire if he continues on his victorious path – his ultimate goal is to be the UFC title winner.

His training program is intense……involving running, cardiovascular workouts, bag work for striking, wrestling techniques, weight lifting and sparring, just to list a few.

He’s in the gym at least 5 or 6 days a week with sessions lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Because of the variety of training, T.J. regularly attends four gyms: Maximum Training Centre on Dougall, Ben Graham Fitness Solutions on Rhodes Drive, Tecumseh JuiJitsu and Michigan Top Team in Dearborn.

T.J. stands 5 feet six inches tall, weighs 145 pounds and is preparing to celebrate his 21st birthday this month. He’s hoping to lose 10 pounds and drop to 135 pounds, enabling him to fight in the bantamweight division. As his workouts become more intense and the level of competition increases, his costs continue to rise, but he’s at the level now where he can’t ease up and he certainly has no intention of quitting.

As he philosophically states: “At the end of the day, the juice is always worth the squeeze!”

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While the new House Lounge at Caesars Windsor pleases guests with its custom art murals, natural wood, burnished steel and leather benches, it is the row of taps pouring local craft beers that really draws people in. Beers made by Frank, Walkerville Brewery, Brew and other small batch breweries are now being served in the House Lounge, open daily from 11 am to 2 am on the Main Gaming floor, next to the expanded E-Pit at 377 Riverside Dr. E. 800-991-7777. caesarswindsor.com.

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WILLIAMS FOOD EQUIPMENT & FAMILY RESPITE SERVICES Hundreds of women lined up two hours before Williams Food Equipment opened its doors and welcomed them to its special Ladies Night on Sept. 27. Located at 2150 Ambassador Dr., Windsor, the supplier to home cooks and restaurants showed guests a good time with culinary treats and demonstrations. The event was hosted in support of Family Respite Services Windsor-Essex, raising more than $4,000 for programming. FRS works in partnership with families who have children with disabilities, providing respite for parents while engaging kids in meaningful activities in community. 519-972-9688. familyrespite.org.

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Believing that “Windsor has some great creative talent, and our region deserves to be recognized on a national level,� Marcello Fontana (left) and his partner Jeff Robillard have been busy this year collecting awards for work done by their advertising agency, Tango Creative Group. Agency Spotter evaluated more than 3,000 international design agencies and determined that Tango is number one. The Tango team collaborating at 1880 Assumption St., Windsor also won nine creative awards from Creativity International Awards, Dot Com Awards, the Summit Creative Award and Hermes Creative Awards. 519-551-1716. wearetango.ca.

THE PRECIOUS PIÑATA EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE Author Charlene Renaud’s best-selling book, The Piñata Theory™, inspired the local woman to create The Precious Piñata Educational Package featuring a Precious Piñata collector character and guidebook for adults, Precious Piñata: What's in Your Child’s Stuffing? Designed to empower, protect and educate kids age five to 10 years, the snuggly Precious is filled with removable Precious Pearls of Wisdom.

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WINDSOR-ESSEX CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY Derrick Drouillard has returned to his hometown to serve as the new executive director of the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society. He brings a wealth of experience in child protective services, earned as an intake social worker in York Region, followed by various roles and executive positions at various Child and Family Services Agencies in southern Ontario. Derrick was most recently Executive Director of Child & Family Services of Elgin-St. Thomas prior to his appointment at WECAS that commenced September 10th.

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THE TOY BOX ECE The Toy Box ECE has opened its seventh location to provide convenient and accessible child care services for families with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age children throughout Windsor. The state-of-the-art facility at 3966 Walker Rd. was designed to promote the growth of the whole child, physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. The fully licensed childcare centre has complete security and all staff are certified in CPR and first aid. Families gathered at the Walker Road Toy Box recently to celebrate the grand opening. 519-966-2727. thetoyboxece.com.

PLASMAN GROUP AND WINDSOR RESIDENCE FOR YOUNG MEN Working together to end homelessness, Plasman Group has partnered with the Windsor Residence for Young Men, a charitable organization that supports young men 16 to 24 years of age build new lives.

WRYM provides a transitional place to live, a supportive functional family atmosphere and a program that includes individual counselling in life skills. On Sept. 26, volunteers from the Plasman Group of automotive companies visited the residence to pick up 10 worn-out mattresses and deliver 10 new ones. The auto components manufacturer encourages other community members to donate household goods and funds to continue the work of WRYM. 226-221-8464. wrym.ca.

SHIRLEY WILLIAMS ART Art lovers and well-wishers were on hand for the Sept 27th preview of new paintings

by Shirley Williams for her Open Studio weekend. The walls of her creative space at 3080 Grand Marais Rd. E., Windsor displayed the artist’s multi-layered, organic abstract paintings. Jazz musicians Ray Bower and Jackson Drovko entertained while guests enjoyed refreshments and the vibrant works on view. 519-980-4852. shirleywilliamsart.com.

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Above, the Autumn Kings are (l-r): Tibor Bognar, Jake Diab, Joseph Coccimiglio, Nick Predhomme. Top: Performing at Saint Andrew's Hall on May 30th with 10 Years, Shaman's Harvest, and Otherwise.

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THREE YEARS AGO, four Windsor musicians in their late teens did what a lot of young people are doing these days.

They formed a band.

Little did they know that their desire, combined with their talent and their drive would take the ‘Autumn Kings’ to heights many only dream of.

The four piece rock combo is the brainchild of Jake Diab, a Windsor native who turns 22 on December 6th. He attended Holy Cross elementary school and earned his high school diploma at Villanova. “I had lots and lots of hobbies as a young boy,” he says, “I played chess, video games and I played hockey.

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He kept busy during his high school years, teaching a bit of guitar and played in a band. He was also a cashier at a supermarket in LaSalle. “I’m very glad I took that part-time job, because that’s where I met Joe Coccimiglio, who would become our lead vocalist in the Autumn Kings.”

The first possible hint of a band came when the two were in the break room discussing a possible jam session. After Jake had finished grade 12 and decided that music would be his career, he contacted Joe and they got together for the start of their musical journey. Jake’s best friend and one of his Villanova classmates with whom he played rock in the music room when the two snuck out of jazz class, was also invited to join. As Jake puts it, “we discovered we had great chemistry together so we decided to start a band. A fourth player was added and in 2015, the Autumn Kings were born.” Each member is a professional, dedicated to music and the band, and all are involved full-time.

Jake Diab is the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist. He is essentially the “booking agent and the PR guy. Tibor Bognar, the bass player, is the band’s financial accounting guy who also manages the social media. The drummer, Nick Predhomme, holds the important position of getting folks to the shows, while Joe Coccimiglio is the extremely versatile lead singer who manages the merchandise and email list.

Despite the awesome responsibilities of running the entire show during 12 to 16 hour days, which also include intense rehearsals, the guys get along, and work together in close harmony.

Diab, who describes the group’s music as “high energy rock with pop sensibility” says the band’s live shows are a sense of great pride, particularly when fans sing along to the songs. He credits Marty Bak, the Windsor producer who works closely with the band, with much of its success. “He is, in my opinion, the best producer on the planet,” says Jake, “he always gives an objective opinion on our songs when we work together and has been instrumental in our sound and how we shape that sound. He champions Autumn Kings like no-one else has.”

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online as the music and videos are available on every possible website. To find out for yourself, log on to AutumnKings.com and check out the various links. The driving sound is clean, powerful and professional.

These guys definitely mean business. Last year, the group released a 10-cut CD titled ‘Silver Screens’ which was followed up a couple of months ago with a single, ‘Aliens’ which is on its way to 100,000 streams. A second 10 track disc is currently in the works and is expected to be released sometime in 2019.

Late last month, Autumn Kings appeared at Rockstar on Central Venue….their first Windsor show in more than a year, after a grueling 120-day tour of 70 Canadian high schools from Ontario to British Columbia. A total of at least 50,000 students, many of them familiar with the band’s music attended.

The group’s Facebook page is expanding rapidly, with more than 40,000 fans. More than one-and-a-half million Spotify streams have also been reported. Recently, in Detroit, band members met with one of their greatest fans, Kid Rock and just a short time ago, the Red Wings announced that the Autumn Kings’ ‘Devil in Disguise’ is one of the songs that’ll be piped into the Little Caesar’s Arena, when the home team scores. The music is aired regularly on a number of radio stations including 89X and the River in Windsor, outlets as far west as British Columbia and on a number of stations in the U.S. Online growth has been so great, that managers and producers in Los Angeles and New York, who refused to take calls less than a year ago, are now reaching out to the band. Diab expects that the ‘Kings’ will be hiring a booking agent and manager by next year and will soon be cracking the lucrative American market.

Fans attending an ‘Autumn Kings’ show will hear a lot of new music, including occasional cover versions of popular songs.

Attendees will immediately see that the guys are clean-cut and don’t project the usual perceived rock persona. “Sure, we like to have fun and to party,” says Jake Diab, “but we want to avoid the pitfalls that so many rock musicians fall into. Our main reward is to do a high energy rock and roll show that the audience will remember. It’s not about girls, money or fame...it’s about writing great music and playing for as many people as possible.”

And, just before a show, there are no drugs or alcohol…the guys loosen up by doing push-ups!

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More than just an assembler and supplier, Kehl Windows and Doors designs and manufactures its own products locally in Harrow, including vinyl and hybrid energy-efficient window systems that owner Richard Kehl has developed over 25 years. He says, “By meeting personally with our clients, we have been able to respond to their needs with custom-made solutions.”

Supplying and installing products for renovation, new construction and commercial projects, Richard says, “We are the only manufacturer in Windsor-Essex County to have Window Wise Installation certification and have been awarded Energy Star Canada’s Most Efficient Product for 10 years.” Being NFRC and Energy Star Certified differs from being a window dealer. “We have to test our products and insulated glass every three years and are audited four times yearly to ensure we’re fabricating the product as tested. This process Owner Richard Kehl presents his new custom is similar to ISO certification where quality is designed fire safe window. continually monitored.”

“I’m a big fan of building for the future, and a big part of that is building a home that is sustainable and energy efficient,” says Richard. “As the government, builders and homeowners increasingly incorporate sustainability into their planning, we’ll see energy efficient options and technologies become more affordable, making net-zero homes much more attainable.”

A net-zero home produces its own energy locally and should aim to produce at least as much energy as it consumes. Becoming totally net-zero will likely require utilizing solar power or other renewable energy source.

To help the home work efficiently, all gaps need to be filled. “A window that is poorly installed or not well-insulated is like having a giant hole in your home’s exterior,” Richard says. “It’s smart to invest in quality products and have them installed professionally.”

Every award that Kehl Windows and Doors has received for its intelligent, efficient solutions has provided motivation to perfect its next innovation.

In 2019, Richard is launching a new collection created with local buildings in mind: Compression window and door systems. Produced in Kehl’s plant with high efficiency materials, the doors and windows are available in numerous glazing packages, accepting glass up to 1 3/8” thick overall.

Engineered for greater security and energy efficiency, the entire window sash is surround with strong hardware. The window tilts inward for cleaning.

Also new is Kehl’s fire escape hatch basement window which meets all building codes for egress. A large pull handle assists with easy access for entering and exiting. The window swings inward like a door, avoiding obstructions outside. Complete with Kehl’s ONE screen system, it can be custom-sized and finished in 30 standard or custom colours.

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MATT PUEMPEL STORY BY DICK HILDEBRAND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE REGINEK, D.I.G. PHOTOGRAPHICS

Clockwise from above: Matt has donned 3 NHL uniforms so far in his career: New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators and now the Detroit Red Wings.

Essex Native Now Wears The Red And White Of The “Winged Wheel” MATT PUEMPEL OF ESSEX HAS JUST ADDED ANOTHER NHL team to his growing resume and will be calling the Little Caesar’s Arena home for the next couple of years.

Born in Windsor, Puempel attended the Maplewood Elementary School in Essex and admits, “I wasn’t a huge fan of school and there really were no subjects I liked. But I did work hard and particularly enjoyed the activities outside of the classroom.” Hockey was always a big part of his life…he started playing at the tender age of 3. His first minor hockey experience was with the Essex Ravens.

The 25 year-old Puempel attended the Essex District High School for two years before being drafted in 2009, at age 16, by the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League. He moved to the Kawartha area city where he completed Grades 11 and 12 at the Thomas H. Stewart Secondary school. After three seasons with the Petes, Matt was signed by the Kitchener Rangers. He was there for one season, until being drafted by the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. He played for Binghampton, which is the Senators’ AHL farm team before cementing his pact with Ottawa. He remained with the organization for three years, was placed on waivers and picked up by the New York Rangers. He played with the team for one season.

Last year, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings’ organization and returned home. This past

September, the left-winger signed a two year deal with the Wings. “It’s nice to be with a team where the rink — and in this case a new rink — is only 30 minutes from your home,” he says, “and it’s a pleasure to be with one of the original six franchises in the NHL. It’s kind of unique having grown up and watching them and then having the chance to play with them.” Incidentally, as a hockey fan, Matt leans to the Toronto Maple Leafs which was his favorite growing up. However, he’s quick to add; “with Detroit being so close and having all that success in recent years, it was hard not to pay attention to the team.”

Puempel had a successful Wings’ training camp and scored a pre-season goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs but was not on the roster for the season opener earlier this month. As is the case in professional hockey, salary cap regulations and contract terms are part of the mathematical equations that determine ice time for the players, and most teams in the league use similar formulas. Matt says it’s fairly complicated and he doesn’t understand it, but “after a while you get used to it and go where you’re sent.” At this writing he is playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins, a Detroit Red Wings affiliated team, in the AHL. It remains to be determined if or when he’ll be on the ice with the Wings this season.

To date, his hockey career has been fairly successful. “I thoroughly enjoyed my years in junior hockey. I always wanted to the play in the OHL, especially after watching the Spits in downtown Windsor. It was always a dream of mine and I had a lot of fun with it.” While he doesn’t have an exact tally of the number of goals he scored in the junior league, he does says it was more than 100. And, in 79 NHL games so far, he’s recorded 10 goals. A career highlight was the night he got a hat trick for the Rangers in a game against the Arizona Coyotes.

Matt realizes that a professional athletic career, particularly in hockey, doesn’t last forever, so one of his career goals is to coach in the Ontario Hockey League. “I think a job in the Peterborough organization would be fun,” he says, “but you never know.” This personable young man is grateful for the opportunities he’s been given. He’s familiar with NHL battles, even though his career is still fairly young. He works hard and takes nothing for granted.

He undoubtedly will give the Motor City his all on the ice.

Not to mention he’ll have his own, large cheering section in Windsor-Essex! WLM

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Do not take anyone or anything for granted. Not everything is as it appears to be. Do not jump to conclusions. One word said can provoke a different response from all who hear it. Life will never be perfect. It is the journey itself that matters most.

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LIBRA SEP 24 - OCT 23: When you find it hard to make decisions, do not wait too long or rush in too fast. The key is the word ‘BALANCE’. You may be feeling confused at times. Stay with what you know. Good results can hide in places you walked on by and did not look or consider what was right in front of you.

SCORPIO OCT 24 - NOV 22: You may find yourself in a fight within yourself. You may know what you want to do. But, you know what you need to do.

Taking the high road can spare you time and worry as ongoing situations are developing.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 21: This may be time to pick yourself up, clean yourself off and be prepared and presentable to enjoy a new chapter opening in your life.

Both at work and home, sudden surprizes can make you feel joyful and capable of handling new responsibilities. You can do it.

Others will help you.

CAPRICORN DEC 22 - JAN 20: Trying to separate facts from fiction both for yourself and others takes up much of your time. Some pieces of the puzzle just do not fit together. Do your best to preserve peace and harmony. The whole world seems to be in chaos right now. Your skills may be required even if you are retired.

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19: Spending for pleasure may cost far more than you could ever have imagined. It may feel as if there is a hole in your bucket.

Money in. Money out. For the most part you should be OK. You must begin to live in the here and now, not in the past or future. What advice would you give someone else?

PISCES FEB 20 - MAR 20 It may be time for a do-over. You are as busy as a beaver. This is a time for building up, not tearing down. What worked before may work again. Your ability to foresee future trends can lead you forward while others are more likely to hesitate. Trust your intuition.

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The Zakoors enjoy taking care of younger people who buy nearly everything online. “We’re also looking after many older people used to going to Sears for Kenmore vacuums – which we’ve repaired for decades. Well, Sears is gone. However, we’ve been here since 1939 and are proud to continue selling and servicing vacuums,” Jon says.

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ST. CLAIR COLLEGE Enrollment has Reached Historic Numbers with Over 12,000 Students STORY BY KIM WILLIS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY ST. CLAIR COLLEGE

WITH ITS INNOVATIVE programming, multiples campuses, partnerships with industry and investments in infrastructure, St. Clair College has become a destination for a growing number of post-secondary students. This year the College surpassed the 12,000 full time student milestone. Today the College has 12,815 students on its three campuses in Windsor, Chatham and Toronto. This represents a 21.6% increase over 2017.

There are now over 1,500 students at the downtown campus.

Five hundred of these students are studying in the newly opened Zekelman School of Business and Information Technology at the One Riverside Drive location.

"With our mix of cutting-edge academic programs and exceptional services and facilities, we are particularly proud to be a part of the rebirth of downtown Windsor by accommodating a large portion of this year's increase in the new Zekelman School of Business and Information Technology building,” says President Patti France.

France also notes the important role that St. Clair College has in being a valuable community partner.

“We fully support the Mayor’s vision of making the downtown more vibrant and support economic development.”

The College recently issued a RFP to build a residence or some form of housing to complement and supplement housing for students in the downtown.

In addition to developments downtown, there is lots happening at the South campus too.

They have recently invested $2.5 million to retrofit areas of the campus. This includes adding additional classroom and common area spaces. Money was also used to renovate the cafeteria. Space was also expanded for the Community Integration through Cooperative Education (CICE) program..

Plans are underway to build the Zekelman Academic Tower with a planned opening in 2021. A $20 million investment is planned to develop a new sports park. This will include indoor tennis courts, volleyball courts, softball stadiums, soccer stadium and indoor soccer field with artificial turf.

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Exciting developments are also happening academically. A new Data Analytics for Business program, a two year Business diploma and Human Resources Management program, are also being launched. The College will also unveil its first Honours Degree in Applied Arts, Social Justice & Legal Studies in September 2019.

At the Chatham campus, where enrollment has increased by 2.8% over 2017, the College opened the new National Powerline Training Centre and have expanded the student residence.

“This program is highly sought after by students. It attracts students from outside of the Windsor-Essex region, We have a strong relationship with industry which is beneficial to our students in many ways,” says Michael Silvaggi, Associate Vice President, Student Services & Registrar.

As part of the 2015 strategic plan it stated that St Clair College will become a destination college in the province. It also specified that the College would be top of mind as a post-secondary institution. Two years later they are well on their way to meeting these goals.

The growth is attributed to dynamic recruitment strategies such as more involvement with high schools, sponsorship of local robotics competitions and meetings with Boards of Education to learn about curriculum and meeting their needs along with meeting needs of students and industry.

St. Clair College embraces the very best in a college education - excellence in teaching, applied learning in our state-of-the-art labs, numerous student support services to help you succeed and an amazing campus life experience.

Full-time students participate in over 120 advanced diplomas, degrees and graduate certificates focused in Health, Technology & Trades, Business & I.T., Media Arts and Social Services.

The college has also worked hard to make admissions and student services easily accessible. At the start of the school year the College now offers a “One Stop Service” for students for three weeks. Students are able to quickly complete admission documents, get their parking pass, visit financial aid and access other student services.

“The goal is to make it easy to come to St. Clair College,” says France.

“Thanks to our partnerships with business and industry, the College will continue to explore and develop new programs that will meet the needs of our future workforce.”

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To ensure her family ate home-cooked dinners no matter how hectic her workweek, Helga Reidel developed a system that she continues as an empty nester. “I cook on Saturday or Sunday or both – but never on weekdays,” says the president and CEO of the ENWIN Group of Companies.

“Our boys Eric, Alexander and Evan were hungry guys, so I had to cook a lot. Apple crisp was a staple when they were at home. Stuffed peppers are their absolute favourite,” Helga says. A cousin’s squash soup recipe became another go-to dish. “There’s no reason to sacrifice flavour” when making big batch meals.

Squash Soup

Stuffed Peppers Ingredients: • 4 Red, Yellow or Green Peppers, whichever colours you prefer • 2 lbs ground beef • ½ cup of uncooked white rice • 1 large onion, chopped finely • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce • 1 egg

• 2 tsp salt • 2 tsp pepper • 1 can of your favourite tomato sauce • 1 can diced tomatoes • 2 tbsp flour • 1 package onion soup mix

Cook rice with one cup of cold water. (Heat rice and water to boiling, remove from heat and let steam until rice is done, let cool slightly).

While rice is steaming, wash and cut top stem ends off of the peppers and clean out seeds. If you have any loose pieces of pepper from the tops, finely dice the pieces as with the onions. In a large enough roasting pan, put in the can of diced tomatoes and sprinkle the flour over this and mix together along with the can of tomato sauce.

Sprinkle 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper over the tomato sauce in the bottom of the pan.

In a large bowl, with your hands mix ground beef, cooked rice, finely chopped onion, finely diced pepper pieces, worcestershire sauce, egg, remaining salt and pepper. Stuff the peppers with the beef mixture and place each pepper, meat side up into the tomato sauce in your roaster. Sprinkle the contents of the onion soup packet over the stuffed peppers and tomato sauce.

Bake at 350˚F. for at least an hour until meat is nicely browned and cooked through. Serve with crusty bread or mashed potatoes.

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Ingredients: • 1 tbsp butter • 2 large onions • 2 cloves garlic • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley • 1 tbsp curry powder • 5 cups squash roasted and mashed • 2.5 cups chicken stock • 1 ½ cups milk • Salt and pepper to taste Melt butter in a soup pot and fry the onions, garlic, for about 8 minutes and then add parsley and curry, and steam the mixture for another 3-4 minutes. Add the squash and chicken stock and simmer 15 minutes. Add 1 ½ cups milk and salt and pepper to taste and stir.

“My biggest challenge now is cooking for just my husband, Rolf, and me. I still cook too much.”

“When our sons come home now on the weekend for a visit, I think of them as guests and that I should make something fancier for dinner. But they really just prefer mom food.”

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Spread crust/crisp mixture over the apples and pat it down firmly.

Bake at 350˚F for one hour. If you want it extra sweet you can mix a tablespoon of icing sugar with a teaspoon of water and drizzle over top. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

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150 Poems Poetry, Like Bread, Is For Everyone STORY BY S. REBECCA LEIGH PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN LIVIERO TWO WINTERS PAST while holidaying in London, I watched a BBC segment on how poet Christopher Jelley collected 6,000 poems over two years from patrons who wrote and left poems in a box in a national park.

For someone who loves poetry, I felt an immediate rush of excitement.

As a teacher of writing, I wanted to bring a glimpse of this social experiment to my home: to collect (at least) 150 poems during the month of July, 2017 in celebration of Canada’s 150th year. But the city was concerned that an unattended box could be mistaken for a bomb. So I created, instead, a Facebook page where patrons could share their poems. I distributed flyers, starting with Windsor’s Canada Day parade, inviting locals to write a three-line poem on what it means to be Canadian. Throughout July, I distributed hundreds of flyers on windshields at the Devonshire Mall parking lot, at the drive thru of several Tim Hortons, in mailboxes i n historic Walkerville. I handed them to strangers in the grocery store and passersby along Riverside drive.

I wanted to know: Are Canadians interested in poetry? Specifically, do people who live in Windsor still see its relevance in everyday life? Jelley can say yes; he collected an average eight poems a day for 700 days. But could I say the same?

It is true: we read poems at weddings and graduations, birthdays and religious ceremonies. And funerals, too. We sing poems in the car as well, for music is poetry too; just ask Taylor Swift. But is poetry really food for all? Like bread, does it nourish the soul?

Despite my efforts to spread the word about the 150 Poems Project, it turns out that it was food for just one person...Barb Townsend.

This is what she wrote: Canada is three times fifty I think that’s really nifty Don’t you?

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That only one person submitted a poem comes as a surprise, for Deborah Dundas describes Windsor as a city of poets in her article “Why Writers Are Retreating to the Windsor Region.”

Windsor’s literary activity is rich, with roots deep and established and boasting of annual poetry events that draw crowds from all corners of the province.

In April, retired University of Windsor instructor, Marty Gervais, runs a double-poetry book launch that draws well over 300 people each year, inarguably the largest literary event held in the province. Black Moss Press has been working with University of Windsor students in this endeavor for at least ten years.

Bookfest is another event not to be missed in Windsor, which is in its 11th year.

Biblioasis, a local bookshop in the historic Walkerville area, offers ongoing poetry readings throughout the year.

Poetry at the Manor, held every October, is a city-run event that takes place at the historic Willistead Manor. It attracts poet laureates from neighbouring cities such as Sudbury, London, Port Dover, and Toronto and is currently in its 5th year. The fact that we have poet laureates in the modern world says something about what we value as a nation. And Canada has a Parliamentary Poet, George Elliot Clark.

Windsor International Writers (WIW) is an organization that offers conferences and events, adult and children’s writing workshops, and summer camps such as the Young Authors Summer Camp currently in its third year.

Mouthpiece, developed by author Vanessa Shields, is another event held each year that invites people to share their stories in local establishments. Shields has tapped into something that is very important, reaching everyday storytellers from the community. It is not poetry per se but in a sense it is. Stories can be, and often are, lyrical.

So if poetry is a bigger part of us (and Windsor) than we may realize, what happened to Project 150?

I offer here a few reflections: One, I think an unattended box would have offered patrons a degree of anonymity that a Facebook page cannot. Two, I think you are more likely to write a poem when visiting a national park, since parks invite reflection. But the more telling reason, I believe, has to do with our feelings about writing. If the invitation to write does not provide full anonymity, as Jelley’s experiment did, we concern ourselves with rightness.

What sounds right? Looks right? Makes sense?

Teaching writing for the last decade convinces me that writer woundedness kept people from participating, a state of being that prevents us from feeling good about our writing.

On the 150 Poems Project FB page I wrote: “rhyme, don’t rhyme; the choice is yours.” Still, people held back.

My dearest colleague and friend, distinguished professor Ron Cramer, loved poetry and enjoyed, like me, the simplest string of words. It was in this vein that I had hoped people would participate, to put together a string of words that says something about themselves as Canadians.

In Turning a New Leaf: A Collection of Writings and Reflections from New Canadians, I have come across some beautiful poems, each revealing someone trying to construct a new identity in a new place. I was hoping to access some of that growing identity in this project.

In an email, George Elliott Clark offered his perspective on the poor turnout of the 150 Poems Project, suggesting that perhaps the vast Canadian narrative makes it challenging to know what it means to be Canadian. “Where there used to be two major Canadian narratives such as Anglo and Franco, there are now at least 150 competing narratives of what it means to be Canadian.”

Clark added: “Of course poetry still matters—urgently—to most of us, especially when we feel the pressure of strong emotion—love, lust, sorrow, regret, anger, rage, nostalgia, wistfulness.”

In Windsor, poetry is for everyone. The events that we hold each year suggest that it is our bread. And perhaps the 150 Poems Project did not take simply because the answer to what it means to be Canadian is so varied and layered that it cannot be summed up in three lines.

Now as Canada celebrates its 151st year, my project continues to raise for me the question, “What does it mean to be WLM Canadian?”

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THE TRUE STORY OF A PROHIBITION MURDER IN WINDSOR STORY/PHOTOGRAPHY BY DICK HILDEBRAND

IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME since the days of the rum runners between Windsor and Detroit…nearly a century, in fact. However, stories…both fact and fiction, continue to hold our fascination as more information is uncovered. One of the city’s best known historians, Patrick Brode, has just completed a new book on an incident that proved to be one of the most controversial and publicized events from Ontario’s so-called “dry days”.

Brode, a lawyer for the city of Windsor, was called to the Ontario bar in 1977.

A graduate of the University of Windsor and the Windsor Law School, he’s also a prolific author focusing primarily on legal cases. Since the 1970s he’s written five works on the history of law in Canada, one of which was a finalist for the City of Toronto Book Award in 1985. A second was a finalist for the Trillium Award in 1990. His book ‘Border Cities Powerhouse: The Rise of Windsor: 1900-1945 arrived on store shelves last year. And, next month his latest effort, ‘Dying for a Drink’ will be officially released. It’s the story of the fatal shooting of tavern owner Beverley ‘Babe’ Trumble at his own establishment early one November morning in 1920 and the incidents that led to his confrontation with the fanatical, anti-booze Methodist minister, J.O.L.Spracklin.

Patrick Brode is an interesting individual to say the least. With his subtle sense of humor and quiet manner, it’s hard to believe that in his younger days he was a fencer.

“No, not in stolen goods,” he quips, “those are the other Brodes. My only claim to fame,” he adds, “despite the fact that I’ve been a lawyer for 40 years, is that I ended

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up in the University of Windsor Sports Hall of Fame.”

‘Dying for a Drink’ takes place in the so-called Border Cities (which is what the Windsor area was once known as) between 1920 and 1923. It is a detailed history of prohibition in Ontario, which incidentally was in effect before the American government passed the Volstedt Act, making the U.S. a dry country before it went into effect in the U.S. Consequently, there was a time when thirsty Ontarians had to cross the Detroit River to buy a drink, even though the distilling and drinking of alcoholic beverages was legal in Ontario, but sale of the stuff was against the law. It could also be exported to other provinces and countries, including the U.S. until prohibition changed that. That’s when the Canadian rum-runners went into business, regularly crossing the river to sell their wares to the illegal bars, or speak-easies as they were called.

The book delves into the differences in attitude between the people of Windsor and those in other Ontario centres. As Brode explains: “It was so open down here…openly wet…and people had no use for the law (namely the Ontario Temperance Act). I found that reading about the gangs around here like the Blood and Thunder Boys in Amherstburg, was fascinating and people like the Reverend J.O.L. Spracklin were shutting these guys down because they were selling beer!” He describes the ordained Minister, who preached temperance as a zealot…“he was a huge, massive, King Kong-sized zealot, who liked to ram the Victorian Era of leading a pure life down your throat.”

Spracklin had been appointed, by the Ontario government, as a Provincial Licence Inspector. He didn’t serve warrants and had no law enforcement experience, but was allowed to carry a gun, as he and his cronies bullied bar keepers into closing their doors. According to the book: “The traditions of British law wherein authorities had to have a properly issued search warrant to enter premises seemed to the Reverend to be an unnecessary nuisance.” The book describes, in great detail, the violence that accompanied the days of Prohibition — one incident involved a cache of liquor that had been stockpiled at Indian burying grounds in Anderdon Township. “Before the conflict ended, over 300 shots were fired and three of the wounded were taken to hospital.” The Amherstburg Echo reported that it was the biggest battle fought in the area since the War of 1812.

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liquor supplies. As Brode writes, “When they failed to get the goods they sought, they left the house riddled with bullets from high-caliber rifles.” Local police never investigated what happened.

Beverley ‘Babe’ Turner operated the Chappell House, a popular Windsor roadhouse. Ironically, both the Turner and the Spracklin families, who hailed from the Woodstock area knew each other. But that didn’t stop the reverend and his gang from breaking into the establishment and confronting Turner, who reportedly was armed and issuing threats. Spracklin, also armed, fired, hitting Turner in the abdomen, who bled to death a few minutes after Spracklin and his men had left the building. The minister went directly to the police station and turned himself in. Later, a coroner’s jury that had been convened for an inquest into Turner’s death, ruled the shooting was a matter of self-defence. The reverend was eventually charged with manslaughter and the case went to trial the following year, but it took the jury less than an hour to return a verdict of not guilty.

‘Dying for a Drink’ is a fascinating book, thoroughly researched and tightly written. Its 162 pages are crammed with information and details of life in the Windsor area during the tumultuous prohibition years. What happened in this part of the country, fascinated newspaper reporters across Ontario, particularly writers for Toronto newspapers, one of which even had a reporter living here so the latest news could be reported quickly. The flavor is reminiscent of the late 1950s television series ‘The Untouchables’ which depicted the exploits of Eliot Ness and his men as they were given free reign by the U.S. government to control the illicit production and sale of liquor in Chicago during Prohibition. The big difference...the book is totally true!

For local history buffs, ‘Dying for a Drink’ is one of those must-have publications to help complete a growing number of books that tell the story of a border city, with a reputation of violence, lawlessness and rebellion against an unpopular law.

The book will be on the shelves November 6th and will be available at Biblioasis, Chapters and Indigo.

A dinner, sponsored by The Essex County Historical Society, celebrating the release of the book will be heald at Ye Olde Bake Shoppe on Sandwich St. December 6th. Visit biblioasis.com/events for more information.

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Saturday, 27 THE FRIENDS OF THE COURT ANTIQUES AND VINTAGE SALE

Till Sunday. Supporting Mackenzie Hall, The Friends of the Court are holding an Antiques and Vintage Sale. 3277 Sandwich St. W., Windsor. 10 am to 5 pm, Sat. 11 am to 4 pm, Sun. $3 daily admission.

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The Windsor Symphony Orchestra Intimate Classics Series commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War with its Remembrance Day program. Leamington United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak St. E. 6:30 pm pre-concert talk. 7:30 pm performance. $30 to 40. 519-973-1238. windsorsymphony.com.

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Also Nov. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25. Elf The Musical, based on the New Line Cinema hit movie, is being presented by the Windsor Light Music Theatre. Chrysler Theatre, 201 Riverside Dr. W. Various 2 pm and 7:30 pm performances. $19 to $36. 519-974-6593. windsorlight.com.

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Till Sunday. The Erie Wildlife Rescue Christmas Yard/Bake Sale will have for purchase holiday items plus trinkets, gifts, books, household products and all kinds of baked goods, including diabetic treats.

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