INSIDELetters

The "Sharon Rose" can be found inthe commercial basin at Port Dover.

STORY PAGE 2

Port Burwell ReportI knew we were off the beaten

track, but .... in Bayham, we lost ourbank. STORY PAGE 2

The Road to Culloden The weekend of May 16th and 17th

celebrated a Scottish Living Historyweekend. STORY PAGE 3

Port Bruce Report A large crowd was on hand for the

annual meeting of the Port BruceRatepayers Association. STORY PAGE 3

Port Stanley ReportPort Stanley Main Beach on Lake

Erie will be flying the Blue Flag againfor the 2015 beach season.

STORY PAGE 4

McLaughlin Buick Clubvisit HMCS OJIBWAHMCS OJIBWA had an exciting

week in Port Burwell. Motorcycles andclassic cars were visiting.

STORY PAGE 5

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Friday May 29, 2015

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Business Roladex Pages 4 & 8 Heinz Winterscheidt

Just imagine you would have towait five years for Christmas. That iswhat we had to do. Five years ago my-self (Heinz) and my wife (Felicitas orFeli) decided to take off one year fromwork and do a motorcycle trip throughthe Americas. Inspiration came fromother motorcycle travelers that sharedtheir stories. A great way to find inspi-ration is to go to a “Horizons Unlim-ited” travel meeting.

We are both fortunate to have a jobwhere we could apply for self fundedleave, which means to work four yearsfor reduced wages to set aside moneyto be paid out in the fifth year. So whenwe are coming back we still have a jobto return to.

So how wonderful will it be tospend one year with the person youlove most? We will find out – it will be

of new people and experience new cultures.

So what is the plan? We left home inOntario early May 2015 on our twoBMW adventure bikes and travelledthrough the Northern States of the U.S,then we will travel North to theYukon/Alaska, then down the WestCoast through the U.S, Mexico, CentralAmerica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bo-livia, Chile to the most southern City ofUshuaia (the capital of Tierra delFuego). From there we drift North againto visit Argentina, Uruguay and maybeBrazil and Paraguay. Most likely we willfly back to Florida from Buenos Airesand finish our trip up the East Coastback to Ontario.

Don’t lose your dreams!

Andrew HibbertRecent events in the Municipality of

Bayham have shed some light in thedifficulties faced by the Bayham coun-cil. The guarantee of the 6 million dol-lar loan against the HMCS OjibwaSubmarine Museum in Port Burwellseems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Itwould seem that smaller municipalitiesthat are stretched over large areas allhave difficulties maintaining public fa-cilities. As an example a large townmight only have one arena or one com-munity centre but a municipality thatincludes two or more small villagesmight have to support two arenas andcommunity centres. In a recent PressRelease the Bayham Municipality is-sued the following announcement.

“The Municipality of Bayham hasdeclared surplus: the StraffordvilleCommunity Centre, the Eden Hall andthe Edison Museum. The Eden Hall maybe operated by a local committee. It ishoped that the Edison artifacts will bedisplayed at a Vienna retail location,and any remainders stored.

to an assessment of Municipal facilitiesundertaken by the Municipality of Bay-ham in 2014, Council was advised thatstructural deficiencies have been iden-tified in the Edison Museum of Viennabuilding resulting in an immediateOrder to Restrict Occupancy. The Mu-seum is currently CLOSED due to pub-lic safety concerns. It is uncertainwhether the site will be open in 2015but to confirm the status, you can contact the municipal office at 519-866-5521.

How important is preserving ourhistory? Four generations of Edison’ssurvived floods, fires, wars, revolutionsand epidemics to become one of thefounding families of Vienna, Ontario,once dubbed “the most flourishingplace in Canada West” by a Toronto re-porter in 1851. The museum, boastingauthentic artifacts donated by the lastsurviving Edison descendant in

An Evangelical Mennonite Churchhas expressed interest in purchasingthe Straffordville Community Centre.Community groups might be able tohave some rental opportunities. Coun-cillor Ketchabaw wondered about re-strictions on certain groups (AylmerExpress). One might imagine legalchallenges.

Bayham will invest $135,000 in thesole remaining community hall, the Vi-enna Community Centre. The LegionBranch #524 and Trinity Parish Hallcan accommodate under 100 in PortBurwell.”

The expense of maintaining publicfacilities is never-ending. In response

Big Changes in Bayham

Fingal couple Felicitas and Heinz Winterscheidt

Above: The Car Show and Shine at the Vienna Restaurant ‘Bayham’s Family Table’.

Left: The Edison Museum in Vienna.

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I have been riding a motorcyclesince I was 18 years old and always en-joyed it. It is such a beautiful way oftravel. Feli took the plunge to acquireher motorcycle license five years ago.And she is loving it now. We are hopingto have a great adventure and meet lots

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LETTERSThe story of the Sharon Rose

Thank you for passing along the Elec-tronic Version of the LEB- I don't alwaysread them right away, but I enjoy it whenI get around to it!

I chuckled when I saw Jim Taylor's ar-ticle in the April 17 edition. I see one ofmy photos of the "Sharon Rose" in-cluded with the article. My fish tug pic-tures seem to turn up in lots of places inthe days of the internet! I also wanted toaddress Jim's query: "wonder if she's(the Sharon Rose) still working Erie'streacherous waters?"

The "Sharon Rose" can be found inthe commercial basin at Port Dover. Shewas rebuilt by Don Mummery of thatport in 1988, and was greatly enlarged.Upon relaunching, she was renamed"Irene Helen M.". After being sold, andmoved around Lake Erie a bit, she re-turned to Port Dover, where she wasbuilt by George Gamble in 1944, andwas renamed "Angler" in 2008. The"Angler" is currently owned by Lynn-Dover Foods of Port Dover, and has been

used sparingly over the last few years. Ihave included a photo of her I took onJanuary 22, 2014.

Thanks & regards, Shaun Vary

Quonset greenhouse on Colborne

I’m a little surprised at the complaintMr. and Mrs. Lord have brought forwardregarding the white Quonset buildinglocated on the Siebenmorgen property.From what I can see the property includ-ing the white Quonset greenhouse iswell maintained, creates interest and isdefinitely not an eyesore.

I’ve seen many properties in PortStanley that are either in great need ofwork and/or are being used as junkyards. I’m sure there are greater con-cerns in Port Stanley than this. Pleasedo not waste our time and energy onsomething so trivial.

As a proud citizen of Port Stanley, Ifeel we should be supportive ratherthan condemning.Krystyna Siebenmorgen Port Stanley

around 9 pm and did a great job ofkeeping the crowd energized and enter-tained and the place closed at around1:30 am. Many thanks to Rick Henry, theMC for the evening who kept thingsmoving at a remarkable pace for the en-tire evening and, of course all the staff atthe Lighthouse restaurant for weavingtheir way through the herds of partiers.And last but not least, thanks to themany people who showed up for theevening and their generosity and sup-port of the community efforts, and thefunds collected for the Burwell PublicSchool breakfast Club program as a re-sult of the pickerel puckers.

Thanks also to Martin Fish for donat-ing the pickerel and their support of thecommunity. �It was really heart warmingto see the community pull together andsupport the community and to start a

new tradition uniting this little Port Bur-well village and municipality �In the picsy'all, you know who you are and if Imissed anyone its because it was a verybusy evening and just trying to get toeveryone through the crowds was trickyat best. What are we going to do nextSaturday night to outdo ourselves. Pas-sion, bring it on!

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Port Stanley helpingCanadians with dis-abilities

On Sunday, May 31, 2015, resi-dents of Port Stanley are taking stepsto help Canadians with disabilitiesachieve greater independence by par-ticipating in the Port Stanley Purina®Walk for Dog Guides. The Port StanleyWalk is taking place at Port StanleyLegion, with registration at 1:30 pmand the Walk beginning at 2:00 pm

One of more than 200 communityWalks, the Port Stanley Purina® Walkfor Dog Guides is organized by localvolunteers and provides communitymembers with a fun and meaningfulway to positively impact the lives ofPort Stanley residents living with dis-abilities. It costs $25,000 to raise, trainand place a Dog Guide, but thanks tothe funds raised by the Walk, Canadi-ans can receive them at no cost.

“We are truly grateful for the sup-port from communities like PortStanley,” explains Sandy Turney, Ex-

Economic development

I knew we were off the beaten track,but .... in Bayham, we lost our bank. InPort Burwell, we have no gas station,nor full grocery store. We barely keepour school open. The Post office mayclose in the future. Economic develop-ment is no longer an option, it is a ne-cessity.

PickerelPuckers,Unite!Thanks to Serge Pietersfor this Pickerel puckerstory.

The previous Satur-day was Pucker-UpNight at the Light-house restaurant ...what a great event andwith a better turnoutthan anyone had everexpected. Rick Henryfrom the Lighthousesays they had close to200 people come out, 45 people puck-ered up to the fish and it was the bestnight they had since Nick opened inJuly of last year. The Mayor, Paul Enswas the first to pucker up, followed bythe deputy Mayor, Tom Southwick andthen the onslaught began!

The Beat Row band came on at

PORTBRUCEREPORTCathy Crane

Ratepayers AnnualMeeting

A large crowd was on hand for theannual meeting of the Port BruceRatepayers Association, held at thepavilion on Saturday, May 23rd.Board Chair, John Blankenship con-vened the meeting. The board’streasurer, Linda Newman, recappedlast year’s activities with two suc-cessful fundraising events (PerchDerby and Fish Fry) adding to thecoffers. The major community proj-ect for the year was installation of awooden ramp at the welcome sign aswell as installing new lights on theChristmas tree in Wonnacott Park.

Invited guests were MalahideMayor Dave Mennill and CouncillorMark Wales. Both guests spoke ofanticipated improvements to thebeach. Mayor Mennill also spoke ofthe county’s work to move the water-line along with the realignment ofDexter Line. Two years ago theRatepayers had appealed to theCounty of Elgin to take steps to en-sure that the waterline supplyingPort Bruce and the Dexter Line road-way were not affected by lakeshoreerosion. The work on relocating thewaterline and realignment of DexterLine is slated to be completed by theend of 2016.

A ‘thank you’ was extended to all

the businesses and individuals whosupport the group’s fundraising efforts,as well as all the volunteers who helpmake the community events a success.

Clean-up of PortBruce Beach

Several Port Bruce residents havebeen working for over a year to haveimprovements made to the ProvincialPark beach. Over time, many logs havewashed up on shore which poses ahazard to beach goers. Poison ivy andother invasive plants are plentiful. Inthe past there has been little supportfrom Ontario Parks for any clean up orimprovements. With the help ofMalahide Mayor Dave Mennill andM.P.P. Jeff Yurek, the issue was taken tothe Minister of Natural Resources, anda solution was found.

At a community meeting on Satur-day, May 23rd, John Salo, a Zone Man-ager with Ontario Parks, outlined plansfor the beach area. Mr. Salo stated thatthe provincial park beach in Port Bruceis a recreation class park, where thereshould be a balance between recre-ation activities and protection of theenvironment. The planned changesinclude two-thirds of the beach area tobe maintained for recreation and one-third as natural areas. Fully exposedlogs on the beach are to be removed,with a few left for use as benches. Amajor clean-up is planned for May29th, in a joint effort with OntarioParks staff, the Township of Malahideand local residents. Park staff will spraythe poison ivy and phragmites as wellas install improved signage.

Accessible pathways from the roadto the beach area are also planned.The ‘mobility mats’ will be rolled over

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Andrew Hibbert The weekend of May 16th and 17th

celebrated a Scottish Living Historyweekend. The event took place at theBackus-Page House Museum operatedby the Tyrconnell Heritage Society. Themuseum is situated in picturesqueJohn E. Pearce Provincial Park, justsouth of Wallacetown, Ontario, and theheart of the Talbot Settlement.

The museum includes the historicbarn, outbuildings, and the 1850’sGeorgian style house museum. Dis-cover period room settings that tell thestory of the Backus family and chang-ing exhibits showcasing the rural com-munities of Dutton-Dunwich andwestern ElginCounty.

The Living Historyweekend allowed vis-itors to step back intime to 1745, and fol-low Charles EdwardStuart ‘Bonnie PrinceCharlie’ and his loyalJacobite supportersas they marchedacross Britain to re-claim the Scottishthrone for the Houseof Stuart! Great KiltedHighlanders! �FrenchNoblemen! �EnglishDukes and Redcoatswere seen involved inskirmishes, music,camp life displays,storytelling and twobattles!

On SaturdayApril 15th the Battleof Prestonpans wasreenacted. It wasthe first significantconflict in the Jaco-bite Rising of 1745.The battle tookplace at 4 am on 21September 1745.The Jacobite armyloyal to James Fran-cis Edward Stuartand led by his sonCharles EdwardStuart defeated thegovernment armyloyal to the

The Road to Culloden at Backus-Page

Hanoverian George II was led by SirJohn Cope. The inexperienced govern-ment troops were outflanked andbroke in the face of a highland charge.The victory was a huge morale boostfor the Jacobites, and a heavily mythol-ogized version of the story entered artand legend.

On Sunday April 16th visitors wereshown the Battle of Culloden Moorthat took place overlooking Inverness.

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Above: Reenactors play Charles EdwardStuart and his Jacobite rebel army shownmarching off the field at Backus-Page.

Left Below: MC and Story Teller for theweekend event was Doug Robinson.

A well-supplied Hanoverian (BritishRedcoat) army led by the Duke of Cum-berland (son of King George II) annihi-lated the much smaller army of LordJohn Murray and their leader, PrinceCharles Edward Stuart.

Charles Stuart's Jacobite army con-sisted largely of Scottish Highlanders, aswell as a number of Lowland Scots and asmall detachment of Englishmen fromthe Manchester Regiment. The Jacobiteswere supported and supplied by theKing of France from Irish and Scotsunits in French service.

This was the bloodiest of all the Jaco-bite battles. It was also the last battlefought on British soil. Charles EdwardStuart’s choice of rough, marshy groundwas catastrophic, and the Jacobiteswords and daggers were no match forthe Hanoverian cannon and guns. Morethan a thousand Jacobites were killedand around 300 Redcoats died. The bat-tle itself was over in an hour. The bloodyaftermath went on for weeks.

The MC/Pioneer Story Teller for theweekend event was Doug Robinson,known in camp as Shaymus Gunn.Doug, dressed in Highland gear, gave acomprehensive and emotional accountof the battles and is obviously very in-volved in Scottish history. He conductedvisitors through the details of each battleand left them charged with emotion.

The weekend included the militaryactions, traditional settlers, merchantsand storytellers, camp fire cooking,musket and sword demonstrations aswell as ceremonies with Royalty. Alwaysa fun and fascinating weekend for thewhole family.

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ready begun and is estimated to becompeted by the end of June 2015,weather permitting.

The West Breakwater was closed byTransport Canada in 1998 because ofsafety concerns and the Municipality ofCentral Elgin originally intended only torepair the concrete and timber that holdthe Breakwater together. A Breakwater isextremely important to a portside Com-munity,

blocking large waves to create a calmharbour and stemming the flow of sedi-ment into the harbour. When the con-struction company doing the repairscreated a concrete surface for their ma-chinery to travel on, the Municipalitydetermined that the next logical stepwould be to use that surface for pedes-trian traffic and thus the Breakwaterproject began.

Reopening the Breakwater is part ofa larger project to improve the harbourfor recreation and to grant greater pub-lic access to the water. In the Fall, Cen-tral Elgin plans to dredge the harbourand use the sediment to reclaim 6 acresof the harbour creating Hofhuis Park,which will be located on the north endof the Breakwater. The Municipality alsoplans to rehabilitate the East Berm andcreate more park land, making the vil-lage of Port Stanley even more welcom-ing to tourists and recreationenthusiasts.

principal of Port Stanley Public Schoolto make a donation of $1000. Themoney will go towards the SchoolFundraising program for new play-ground equipment. The fund hasraised $15,000 over the last two and ahalf years.

This donation is the first of its kindin a new charitable program that willbe funded by Mac’s and Mac’s cus-tomers call “Froster Active Kids”. Theprogram is aimed at assisting localcommunities with projects that willpromote a healthy lifestyle for chil-dren. Community organizations canrequest funds for kids active lifestyleprograms. This particular donationwas initiated by the Port Stanley Mac’sdealer Gabriel Chordekar and his wifeDoris. They have children who attendthe Port Stanley school and were awareof the fundraising program to purchasenew playground equipment. Mac’scustomers can support the programthrough donations at their local Mac’sConvenience Stores.

On hand to enable the first dona-tion from this program was Mac’s Dis-trict Supervisor Mike Farrell who said“This community has been very gener-ous over the years so want to giveback”.

A Walk Along the Pierin Port Stanley From the Elgin County e-Newslettermay 2015

There is something almost magicalabout a walk along a pier in the sum-mertime looking out over the water’sedge as the waves lap peacefullyagainst the shoreline. Soon visitors toPort Stanley will be able to do just thatwhen the West Breakwater opens to thepublic later this summer for the firsttime in nearly seventeen years.

The project includes the construc-tion of an accessible 12 foot wide walk-ing surface, benches for resting and aconcrete wall along the west side act-ing as a railing system to protect peo-ple from strong wave action. The wallwill also have lowered portions, withglass, for those with mobility issues toview the water while on the walkway.Construction on this project has al-

world-class beaches and marinas. The BlueFlag is one of the most recognizable eco-la-bels in the world. No matter where in theworld you see a Blue Flag flying, you know itmeans the same thing: That the beach ormarina is clean, has high safety standards, issustainably managed, and has great waterquality.

Thanks to Chandra Dougall, MPA Municipality of Central Elgin for this report

Donation to the PortStanley Public SchoolPlayground Fund

On Tuesday May 26th, Mac's Con-venience Stores Inc. represented by thePort Stanley Mac’s store met with the

Port Stanley MainBeach Awarded Blue Flag

Port Stanley Main Beach on LakeErie will be flying the Blue Flag againfor the 2015 beach season. This makesPort Stanley’s Main Beach one of 26beaches and six marinas that will be fly-ing the Blue Flag in Canada this sum-mer. To be awarded a Blue Flag byEnvironmental Defence, the Blue Flagcoordinator in Canada, beaches mustmeet 33 criteria relating to water qual-ity, environmental management, envi-ronmental education, and safety andservices.

Mayor David Marr stated, “Flyingthe Blue Flag communicates to CentralElgin residents and tourists in PortStanley that the Municipality is com-mitted to maintaining a clean and safebeach for everyone to enjoy, and thatwe are serious about protecting ourshoreline habitats.”

The Blue Flag is a symbol of prideand excellence, and it allows a commu-nity to join an international network of

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One in seven Canadians is livingwith a disability and the demand forDog Guides is on the rise. Dog Guidesare trained to assist people who are vi-sually impaired, hard of hearing ordeaf, and those who have medical andphysical disabilities. One hundred percent of the funds raised from the Walkwill go towards providing Dog Guidesto Canadians in need.

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HMCS OJIBWA had an exciting weekin Port Burwell. Motorcycles and clas-sic cars were visiting, so it’s safe to saythat OJIBWA will be seeing plenty oftraffic (pun intended) on May 27th and31st. This traffic will include theMcLaughlin Buick Club of Canada andthe London Motorcycle Ride for Dadcharity event.

The McLaughlin Buick Club ofCanada drove in on May 27th

This Wednesday, May 27th, the his-toric submarine was visited by someother historic, but much smaller vehi-cles. The McLaughlin Buick Club ofCanada visited the submarine in PortBurwell as part of their 2015 SpringTour which also includes a tour of thelocal Carolinian environment by thelocal group The Polestars. Approxi-mately 30 classic cars will be parked to-gether near the sub between 10:00amand 3:00pm. Locals, tourists, andmotor enthusiasts are encouraged tocome to view these pieces of automo-tive history, and then to explore themost massive historic exhibit of sub-marine weaponry in Ontario. ThisWednesday, Port Burwell was the placeto witness the history of vehicles fromboth above and below the sea.

London Motorcycle Ride forDad will bring up to 400 motor-cycles to OJIBWA on May 31st

HMCS OJIBWA was once a subma-rine where soldiers worked together tofight in war. This coming Sunday, shewill once again be a gathering place forfighters to work together, but theenemy this time is not human. TheLondon Motorcycle Ride for Dad eventis to be held this Sunday, May 31st andour famous submarine will be one ofthe stops on their journey to defeatprostate cancer. Motorcycle enthusiastsare encouraged to come out and seethe bikes that this event will attract.

The bikes will be at OJIBWA at timesbetween 10:00am-4pm, and will haveopportunity to take a picture of theirbike with the massive sub for a smalldonation of $5. Half of this donationgoes to the museum, and half goes tothe Ride for Dad program. The all-dayRide for Dad includes lunch, a pokerrun, and prizes.

The Elgin Military Museum is ex-cited to see its satellite site playing hostto such exciting events. HMCS OJIBWAis a nearly 300ft submarine that servedin the Royal Canadian Navy from 1965-1998. After being decommissioned, shewas left unused for several years beforethe Elgin Military Museum stepped for-ward to preserve her as a museum ship.She is now open to the public, and willstill be open for tours seven days aweek for the rest of the season. Thosewishing to receive a fascinating tour ofthe sub are encouraged to pre-booktickets online at:www.projectojibwa.ca/, or by callingthe Museum at 519-633-7641.

About the McLaughlin BuickClub of Canada

The Buick Club of Canada was es-tablished in 1971 in the City of Oshawato celebrate the 100th birthday ofRobert Samuel McLaughlin, who hadbeen instrumental in bringing GeneralMotors to Oshawa through his com-pany, McLaughlin-Buick (Originally

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Clark Hoskin Norfolk CountyA new weekend shuttle bus service

will operate along Lake Erie betweenPort Dover and Long Point in NorfolkCounty this summer.

Two buses will make up the serv-ice, called the South Coast Shuttle,stopping at 17 locations along a routethat includes wineries, restaurants,beaches, bakeries, campgrounds,farm markets, bed and breakfasts,horseback riding, marinas, shopping,small towns and villages.

The communities of Turkey Point,Vittoria, Normandale and Port Rowanare also included along the route.

The fare to ride the service one-way, with on-off privileges, is $6 forthe entire route or $2 for in-townstops. Service runs Saturdays, Sun-days and Holidays from May 16through September 27, 2015. Servicestarts at 11:00 a.m. and ends just aftermidnight.

“Norfolk County has so much tooffer tourists, and the South CoastShuttle service will allow more peopleto experience our attractions withoutthe hassle of driving,” said ClarkHoskin, Manager of Tourism & Eco-nomic Development for NorfolkCounty.

The service is an extension of Nor-folk County’s municipal Ride Norfolkpublic transit service. The operationis supported by provincial fundingand numerous private-sector spon-sors.

The TELUS Ride for Dad cam-paign involves ATV, snowmobile,watercraft, and motorcyclists fromacross the country. The goal behindthis campaign is to raise awarenessand funds for prostate cancer re-search. London Motorcycle Ride forDad is one of the many branches inone of the many locations that thisevent takes place.

Donations are accepted, andanyone wishing more informationabout the Ride For Dad can go totheir web site at http://support. pcff.ca/site/TR?fr_id=1331&pg=entry.

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McLaughlin). To celebrate “Sam”, as hewas known, the Canadian AutomotiveMuseum organized a parade of over 50McLaughlin and McLaughlin-Buickcars in front of Sam’s estate, whichwere then to be driven to the Museumfor public display. A small group thenformed the McLaughlin Buick Club ofCanada to establish an annual tributeto Sam and these automobiles. Moreon the McLaughlin Buick Club ofCanada can be found athttp://www.mclaughlin-buickclub.ca/.

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the sand each spring, and removed inthe fall. The accessible pathways maybe installed by 2016, with the fundingcoming from Ontario Parks, the Town-ship of Malahide and one-third localfundraising.

Ontario Parks Ecologist, MelanyCairns, also spoke to the group describ-ing a ‘healthy beach’, being used for bothrecreation and protection of the beach.She explained a ‘restoration event isbeing planned for this fall, where dunegrasses will be planted to naturalize thegrassed beach areas. Volunteers will beneeded for this event as well as regu-larly cleaning up garbage on the beach.

The speakers were unable to show aslide presentation which outlined theirplans; however, the presentation will beposted on the Township of Malahide’swebsite.

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But we will not be slaves to a specificroute. It may change all the time. Wewill take it day by day.

The Motor BikesMy trusted bike is a BMW 1995 R 100

GS/PD classic. I just love this bike and itgoes by “Trudi”. It is 20 years old nowhas about 120 000 km on it and the bikedeserves this trip. There are so manyopinions on what bike to take but in theend it does not matter. It is about theadventure and journey which can beachieved with any kind of bike. Don’tover think stuff – just do it.

“Trudi” is an old airhead with simpletechnology, nothing fancy, a little slowbut dependable (just like the owner). Ijust love to stick to a bike and maintainit. I am a member of the “airheads“, whichis a community of like-minded BMWowners who enjoy this old technology.

Feli’s bike is a 2007 BMW F 650 GS(single cylinder). It is ergonomically theright bike for her and it can take therough stuff with no problem and it isnot too heavy. Feli’s bike and mine havenothing in common, hers is fuel in-jected, computerized, chain driven andfar more complicated.

It is going to be interesting to see howthe bikes will handle this one year trip.

Editors Note:Heinz and Felicitas Winterscheidt

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PORT STANLEY 2015Port Stanley Community Policing Requires volunteers.To help protect your village, call 519-782-3934 or Car-roll at 519-782-7616, 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’sPrograms PomPom Mondays June 1 & 8,6:00-6:45pm Calling all yarnies! We've got pompom mak-ers, let's get creative!Pre-School Story Time Tuesday June 2, 9, & 16,10:15am11:00am Songs, stories & crafts for children aged 05with their caregiver. Please preregister!Adult Programs International Yarn Bombing Day! Satur-day, June 13, 10:00am-12:00pm Come and see our new in-stallation for 2015 and join us to get creative withpompoms! All ages welcome! Make your own Father's Day Cards! Saturday, June 6 Sat-urday, June 20 Drop in to customize your own card for dadfor June 21! Card Making Monday, June 8, 10:00am-12:00pm Createsome handmade cards with Adriana. $5 / person please pre-register!Scrapbooking Monday, June 22, 10:00am-12:00pmBring your photos for a creative session! $5 / person pleasepreregister!Christ Anglican Church Sunday Morning Service,9:30 am with Eucharist. We invite all to join in worshipwith us. Coffee follows downstairs.St. John's Presbyterian Church Tom Jeffrey Pastor.Sunday Worship 10 am followed by Fellowship Hour. TheDoor is always open, why not join us? Sunday Schoolstarts at 10:20 am. The Fellowship Group of St. John's PresbyterianChurch, are having a grab and go Meatloaf Take OutSupper on Friday, May 29th. Advance adult orders are$12 up to the 27th. After that $13. Call 519-782-3971to order or for info.Port Stanley United Church Service of Worship at 11am followed by a time of fellowship. Come join us. We arenow wheelchair friendly and barrier free.Optimist Club of Port Stanley next meeting is June 3rd,7 pm at the Library. If you are interested please join us. Port Stanley Village Association meets the third Thurs-day of the month 7- 8:30 pm. All welcome.Port Stanley Artists' Guild 25th Anniversary Show &Sale. Free Admission Free Parking Art Draws. FridayJune 5th, 7-10 pm (opening night). Saturday June 6th,noon-8 pm, Sunday June 7th, noon-5 pm Port StanleyRoyal Canadian Legion.VON Foot Care Clinic June 25 at The Villa Apts, 289Frances Street 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Call 519-782-4089 forappointment. Sponsored by Port Stanley Lioness Club.Port Stanley Lioness Walk For Guide Dogs Sunday,May 31 Walk Starts at the Port Stanley Legion CenotaphRegistration: 1:30 P.M. Walk starts at 2:00 P.M. For moreinfo call 519-782-4308Al-Anon Meeting, Christ Anglican Church 7:30 pmevery Friday. If there is an alcohol/drug problem of afamily member or friend that is affecting you, the AlanonFamily Groups may be able to help you.Heritage Portwill meet June 25 , 1.30 pm at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre. Post Card books Vol. 1 & Vol 2now available, $90 each, only 1 set remaining. Port Stanley theFirst 100 Years, $25. Get yours at the Lake Erie Beacon, 204-ACarlow Road, side door, 1-5 pm. Proceeds to Heritage Port. 519782-4563.Port Stanley & Community 55+ Club Meets everyMonday 1:30 -4 pm to play Euchre at the Port StanleyArena. For info call 519-782-4801 (John Brenders) or519-685-2101 (Marie Geerts).Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Summer Hours: Mon. & Thurs., 12-7, Tues. & Fri., 12-10, Wed. 11-10. Sat. & Sun., 12-7,Port Stanley Legion Branch #410 Don’t forget the Legion offers the following:Seniors Bridge, Tues. night, Euchre:Wed. nightLegion Darts Tuesday night 8 pm Men’s DartsSaturday Afternoon Meat Draws 3-5 pmPort Stanley Legion Bottle ReturnsMon & Thurs- Closed, Tues, Wed., Fri, Sat 12-4 pm.Port Stanley Legion Ladies MahJongg, Fridays1:30pm. We are looking for beginners as well. If youlike to play MahJongg come on out! Port Stanley Legion Port Stanley Karaoke, Every 3rd Fridayof the month, 7pm - 11pm. Come for the fun.

PORT BURWELL/VIENNA 2015Port Burwell Trinity Anglican 11:30 am Port Burwell Lighthouse Gospel Church 10:45 amPort Burwell Legion Br. 524 Mixed Dart Tournament,Everyone Welcome. Sign up 10:am Start 11:00am.Teams & Doubles. $40:00 per team.Order of the Eastern Star Areme Chapter #15, OESmeets the first Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 pm atthe Vienna Community Centre, Vienna. Otter Valley NaturalistsMonthly Meeting is the sec-ond Monday of the month, 7 pm to 9 pm. Please call519-874-4028 for information. Museum Bayhammeet the 2nd Wednesday of the month7pm, Municipal Office in Straffordville. Call 519 874-4135.Port Burwell - Bayham Horticultural Society, MeetsEvery 3rd Monday, 7 pm at the Port Burwell School,Strachan Street. For more Info 519 874-4260.Port Burwell Historical Society meets the 3rd Tuesday ofthe month, 7 pm at the Marine Museum. Call 519 874-4135.Oriental Masonic Lodgemeets the 4th Tuesday of themonth at the Vienna Masonic Hall, 7:30 pm. New Mem-bers Welcome! Call 519 874-4135.Photographers of the Otter Valley (POV)meet the lastMonday of the month, 6:30 pm, Bayham Public Library inStraffordville. All are welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.Hubbub at the Sub Hub Pub is bubbling back! Join usfor improvisation workshops every Thursday 8-9:30pm at

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AYLMER 2015Aylmer 50 + Seniors Welcome you to join them for Eu-chre or Bridge Every Monday 1 - 3:30 pm upstairs atAylmer Legion Admission $2.

DEXTER 2015Dexter United Church Dexter Line. Service of Worship at9:15 am followed by a time of fellowship.

FINGAL 2015Knox Presbyterian Church Worship 10 am. Coffee,cookies, fellowship follows: Sunday school/nursery 10 am.For info (519) 769-2157. Come and worship with a warmand friendly group of people, we are barrier free.Fingal School SS#12 Annual Golf Tournament, 28June 2015, Dutton Meadows, 11am Shotgun Start, $45.00includes Cart and Meal, $36.00 with meal, no cart, $10.00Meal Only under 12 free. Meal at 2PM at Fingal Pavilion,Fingal Ball Park. Info 519-769-2093 or 519-319-5426.

SHEDDEN 2015Shedden Library Hours: Tues. 2:30-8:30, Thurs. 2-5,Fri. 10 - 5, Sat. 2 - 5 764-2081.Children’s Programs PreSchool Story Time Friday, June 5,12, & 19, 11:00-11:45am Songs, stories & crafts for children 0-5with a caregiver. Please preregister!Come and Support your Library at the ROSY RHUBARB LI-BRARY BOOK SALE Saturday, June 13, 8:00am-3:00pm Hard-covers $0.50 Paperbacks $0.25 Magazines $0.10 For a full listof Rosy Rhubarb Events visit: rosyrhubarbfestival.com Creative Aging Week is June 17 Join us on Friday, June 5 tocelebrate from 2-4pm Rug Hooking Demo by "The Memories in Wool"Make your own Father's Day Card! Saturday, June 6 Satur-day, June 20 Drop in to customize your own card for dad forJune 21!Adult Summer Book Club Participate in this years AdultSummer Book Club! Sign up for Book Recommendationsand Giveaways Read books to win prizes!

SPARTA 2015Sparta Stitchers Every Tuesday 1- 4 pm, Sparta CommunityHall. We quilt, tat, knit, embroider, smock, crotchet, etc. Every-one welcome. Cost is $5. session. Come learn a new skill.Sally Martyn (519-775-2292).7th Annual Girls' Day Out Saturday, June 6, 10 to 5 $35per person, includes light breakfast, gift bags, gifts/discountsfrom participating stores and lunch. Registration begins at10am at the Sparta Community Hall, 46272 Sparta Line. Lim-ited tickets available. To reserve call Eileen Simpson 519-775-2628 or email morgannina@hotmail.com Registration cutoff: May 31. All proceeds go to the Sparta Community Hall.Art Camp for Youth The annual art camp this year will fea-ture mask making of a variety of types as well as mime anddrama using the masks. The camp will run the week of Au-gust 10 to 14 at the Sparta Church Museum. Registration is$90.00 per student and classes will run from 9:00 to 12:00each day with a performance the last day at 11:00. To regis-ter call Sally Martyn at 519-775-2292.

ST. THOMAS 2015Abundant Life Fellowship Join us at the Timken Commu-nity Centre - Doug Tarry room (2 Third Ave.) at 6 pm onSaturdays for a free meal followed by our celebration serv-ice. For more info call 519-633-9207 or go to www.abun-dantlifestthomas.caThe Old St. Thomas Church, 55 Walnut St. is open for thesummer Tuesday to Saturday 9am - 5pm until the end of Au-gust for free tours. 519-633-2610

TYRCONNELL 2015Backus-Page House Museum, 29424 Lakeview Line,519-762-3072.Backus-Page House Museum Monthly Clubs!4th Tuesday, Family History Club 7pm THS Membersfree or $5/person.2nd Wednesday, Textile Arts Club (bring your own projector hand quilt with us) 7pm THS Members free or $5/person

UNION 2015Union United Church, 6008 Stonechurch Rd., Rev. DavidMitchell leads worship with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.We are welcoming friendly Family of Faith and are barrierfree. For info 519-631-0304 and our website: www.unio-nunitedchurch.caUnion Community Centre, Fishing Lure Workshop June6th 11 - 2 p.m. Cost: $5 per person Ages: 8 and up Spon-sored by the Tri - County Bass Masters Association. BBQhot dogs available and pop for a small charge. Call Vicki at519-631-3840 to register by June 1st.

VIENNA 2015Bayham Historical Society meets the 2nd Thursday ofthe month, 7:30 pm at the Vienna Community Centre. Allare welcome. Call Bruce at 519 874-1822.

WEST LORNE 2015The Arts & Cookery Bank, 242 Graham Street, 519-768-9986 Contact: Tammy OliveiraJune 3-- The Lost Arts—Makin’ Homemade Marshmal-lows– The Arts & Cookery Bank, 519-768-9986 – June 9 --Fest-a-Month: The Country Turkey-CelebratingOttoman Cuisine – 6:30pm The Arts & Cookery Bank, –519-768-9986 June 25-- The Lost Arts—Makin’ Stocks & Soups–6:30pm The Arts & Cookery Bank, – 519-768-9986 June 30-- Reunion: 100 Year Book Club-- The Arts &Cookery Bank, – 519-768-9986

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Vienna, Nora Edison Coombe, is atestament to one of the most excitingeras of Canadian history.

Each Edison generation not onlybore witness, but also was intricatelyinvolved in events such as; settlingland granted by the notoriousColonel Talbot, the War of 1812, TheMackenzie Rebellion of 1837 (causingThomas Edison’s Father Samuel tomake a daring escape to the States),The Fenian Raids, and the comple-tion of the CN Railway. A prolific in-ventor himself, Thomas Alva Edison,summered in Vienna with his grand-father during his formative years.�The house where the museum istemporarily located was built in 1853on ground once owned by the EdisonFamily. Helen and Douglas Howarddonated the house to the village forthe purpose of creating a museum.

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consolidate efforts to help the Munici-pality recover from its current financialproblems. The Annual Edisonfest eventwill take place again this year on Satur-day, June 6 at Memorial Park 6226 PlankRoad, from 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. TubDaze, now will be called Beach Fest andwill take place on July 31 to August 2nd.

On Friday May 22 a Car Show tookplace at the Bayham’s Family TableRestaurant. The show was organized byRandy Breyer (shown above) who ownsthe restaurant and is also a Bayham Municipal Councillor for Ward 1. Theshow drew a small but enthusiasticcrowd of car buffs as well as a groupfrom Port Stanley, myself included.Randy hopes to make this a regularevent, possibly weekly, and believes that more needs to be done to revital-ized Bayham and rural Ontario. “LetsBring the Community Back” he wasquoted as saying.

dors/crafters (to be set up by 9:00a.m.), all-day musical entertainment,fire safety house, a magic show,topped off with a local youth talentcompetition, will all be a part of thisfun-filled day.

There will also be free popcorn,kids' face painting, horse and wagonrides, a petting zoo with a variety offarm and domesticated wild animals.

Edison Fest sponsors and donorswill be recognized at the Fest.

Free draws including four newyouth bicycles (limit of one bike perfamily), skateboards, helmets, etc arescheduled between 5:30 & 6:00 p.m. -winners must be in the Park to imme-diately claim prizes upon draw.

The Bayham Historical Society50150 draw will be made at 6:00 p.m.

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The day will kick off at 7:30 a.m.with a Pancake and other breakfastgoodies at a modest price at the ViennaMasonic Hall on Edison Drive.

St. Luke's Church volunteers willoffer BBQ sausage, burgers and fries atthe food booth for lunch, beginning at11:00 a.m.

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