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Wildcats Win!
Congratulations to our local Special Olympic Floor Hockey team, The Wildcats, for winning their
division at a tournament in Mississauga on April 5th. The team won all four games they played!
The above photo was taken during a team practice at West Lynn Public School.
Way to go Wildcats!
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Courtesy of Norfolk General HospitalLast month, The Barrel Restaurant hosted an
evening of buffet style sampling of delicious Italian appetizers and comfort food plus wine tasting with Burning Kiln Winery and
Dover Vineyards. Sixty-seven people were in attendance at a cost of $15 per person. Proceeds from the event went to the Norfolk General Hospital Foundation. Owner Tom Daikos presented NGH CEO Kelly Isfan with a cheque
for $1500!! Thanks for your support! Isfan says, “The Barrel is such a great community partner. This contribution will support ongoing fundraising including the redevelopment of the Labour and Delivery Unit.”
Photo, from left: Nick Zografos, Tom Daikos, Kelly Isfan, and Nick Kokkoros.
By Dave ScottLast Friday night at the Strand Theatre in Simcoe, Hub
Media proudly premiered their first commercial for the big screen. The thirty second ad featured Eising Greenhouses and Garden Centre and was a huge success (with excited cheers from the crowd)!
The commercial concept of Kal Commodore, Chris Atkins and Dave Scott was the first of many for local businesses that will be appearing on the silver screen in Simcoe and Tillsonburg.
Hub Media would like to thank Henry Eising and his staff for their time in helping make the video and of course to Kent and Cindy Rapley for sharing their theatres and bringing local, quality commercials to the big screen.
The commercials not only can be used on the big screen, but also on websites, YouTube, facebook and anywhere your company needs to present it.
You can check out the Eising video at norfolkhub.ca or of course at the Strand and if your business would like to chat about their own commercial give the Norfolk Hub a call at (519) 428-1777.
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MoUntain Bike deMo
By Dave ScottThe Turkey Point Mountain Bike
Club hosted another successful
mountain bike demo out at Long Point Eco-Adventures this past weekend. Despite the rain on
Saturday, they saw close to forty riders come out. Sunday blew that number away, with the sun appearing, riders showed up in much larger numbers to test out the latest in bikes. As usual it was
a very relaxed event with folks of all ages hitting the trails. The BBQ was going and the hamburgers were being served up as the riders returned from their time on the trail.
Mountain Bike Demo Days at Eco-Adventures
Folks enjoying the sun and the Port Dover Fishing Derby last week! Photo by CindyPichette.com
Courtesy of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Upcoming Fundraiser for Jackson Lavers, the 18 month old great-nephew of Jim and Ruth Ann Misener of Delhi. In December Jackson had a cancerous brain tumor removed. He is now undergoing his final three months of chemo treatments in Toronto. Jackson’s parents, Matt and Lindy, will live at the hospital in Toronto
with him. After Jackson is released, he will have to be kept in isolation at home for a further 6 months as his immune system will have been wiped out. Neither Matt nor Lindy will be able to work while Jackson is undergoing all of this. Finances are very tight.
To assist the Lavers family during this difficult time, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Simcoe will be hosting a fundraiser for them at Kaley’s Restaurant, 33 Robinson Street in Simcoe, on Saturday, June 14. Kaley’s will provide a buffet style brunch of eggs, toast, bacon, coffee, tea, and juices at two seatings: 9 to 11 am and noon to 2
pm. Tickets are $12. Six dollars of this will go to the Lavers family. You can purchase tickets in advance by calling St. Peter’s Lutheran church at (519) 426-9226, or you can purchase them at the door of Kaley’s Restaurant on June 14. No tax receipts will be issued.
Cheques should be made out to “Emma and James Wands in Trust for Jackson Lavers.” Donations may be dropped off at Kaley’s restaurant when you come to eat on June 14 or to donate in advance, please call St. Peter’s Lutheran at (519) 426-9226.
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By Dave ScottThe winter session for the North Shore
Swimmers finished up at the pool in Simcoe this past weekend with a robust game of water polo, where team ‘Ross’ and team ‘Scot’ battled for water polo supremacy. By the looks of the energy during the game, these folks will be ready to hit the open lake soon!
If you are interested in learning more about open water swimming give Scot a call at (519) 583-3100 (North Shore Runners). He can provide the proper swimming attire for swimming open water after the long, cold winter. Well lets just say, it may be a bit of an eye opener the first time out, but the water will warm and fun will be had.
Open water swimming is an excellent way to get in shape and enjoy the great outdoors!
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Glam It Up Have your hair styled and enjoy a mani/pedi while you chill out with the girls
Fashionistas Make your own jewelry, headbands and t-shirt designs
WASHI TAPE AWAY It really is amazing what you can style up with washi tape – join us to decorate just about everything!
UPcycling Everything old is new again! Design amazing art out of existing items
Fun with FOOD Make a figure skater, palm tree & butterfly’s out of healthy food & then of course eat it all!
Monster ManiaGlitter slime monsters, bottle top monsters, paint monsters & glove monsters ……. just to name a few
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Earlier this spring in Toronto a 92 year old woman was held captive in her own home. The details of this situation are shocking but I feel they need to be shared. The woman lived alone in Scarborough, in a post war home, she had no family. Although 92 years in age she was quite independent, she did her own grocery shopping and meal preparation but she needed help with cleaning and laundry. Her loyal housekeeper of over ten years became ill so she was on her own.
One day, while at the grocery store she saw a
flyer on the bulletin board for a cleaning woman, the kind of flyer with the numbers written at the bottom that you can tear off and take with you. She took the number and called the cleaning woman that afternoon. It was arranged that the woman would come over for an interview and to discuss the jobs that the elderly woman needed help with. When the cleaning woman arrived she just simply started cleaning the house and on that day a three month reign of terror started. Within a week, the cleaning woman had her husband and two children moved into the house. In a very short time this family completely took over the house, confining the elderly homeowner to her bedroom. They stole her pension money and her life savings of $25,000 and when they were caught they were planning on selling her home and moving the woman with them to an apartment.
It was only luck and good fortune that the elderly woman was saved. A pharmacy delivery person who regularly delivered a specific medication refused to hand over the medication to the strange woman at the door; he insisted that he give the medication directly to the senior. He was lead through the house to her bedroom, when she saw him she was overjoyed and began to hug him, although she said nothing. Her captives never left her alone with the deliveryman but he knew something was very wrong. He left the medication and when he was away from the house he called the police. The poor woman was rescued later in the day by police; her captives were arrested and charged with elder abuse, theft and holding someone against their will. Fortunately this was a good ending to a horrible story, the elderly woman is now doing well and many in the community have come forward with monetary aide to get her back on her feet.
The lessons from this story are clear. If you are a senior and you live alone do not let anyone into your home unless you are absolutely sure about their credentials and why they are there.
Have a neighbour check in on you on a regular basis. Get an emergency response button that you wear on your wrist or on a necklace. These emergency response buttons will help you in case of a fall but in this situation would have had the authorities at the door in minutes to deal with these intruders. Also, keep in mind that there are home care companies, like mine, Victoria Eldercare that will assist you with your basic needs and we will only send a qualified, honest support worker that has been thoroughly police checked and is trustworthy.
I hope that this story alarmed you; people often think it won’t happen to them, but a criminal will always take advantage and it doesn’t matter if it is in Toronto or Tillsonburg, you have to be wary and you have to take precautions.
If you are concerned about your senior neighbours’ safety after reading this article; I applaud you and I challenge you. I ask you to look around your neighbourhood, identify your senior neighbours that live alone. Go over and say hello, introduce yourself if you have never met, leave them a card with your phone number on it, tell them to call you if they have any safety or security concerns and then follow up with a friendly check in once a week. Knowing you are there and that you care could make all the difference in a senior’s life and that friendly check in could be instrumental in stopping a tragedy. It takes a village to raise a child, is a well known truth. It also takes a village to keep an older vulnerable senior safe. We can all do our part.Dr. Bruce Veltri operates Victoria Eldercare, a non-medical home care agency matching exceptional care-givers with elderly seniors, to help them maintain independence and remain safely in their own home. Victoria Eldercare is conveniently located in the new Roulston’s Wellness Centre on Donly Drive in Simcoe. Call (519) 429-2644 or visit our web-site, victoriaeldercare.com for more information about our services..
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A Warning to Seniors Living Alone
— Community Garden Plots are still available off of Gilbertson Drive in Simcoe. Please contact Dave Zeldon at (519) 443-4807 for details.
— We have placed another order for more of our “Legacy of Love” recipe books. The profit will all be directed to the Juravinski hospital for Breast Cancer research. They will make excellent gifts for Mother’s Day or birthdays. So tell your friends, and we will again be pleased to accept your orders. Cost will be $15/book. Contact Debbie Dumais, (519) 429-0130 or Helen Young (519) 583-1197.
— Community Scholarships - Aberdeen Health and Community Services Foundation is pleased to offer annual nursing scholarships and the Don Townsend Pharmacy Award for local students from Brantford, Brant, Haldimand or Norfolk, who will be pursuing post secondary nursing or pharmacy studies in the 2014-2015 academic year. The bursaries will be awarded based on academic excellence and community leadership. Application forms can be downloaded from www.aberdeenfoundation.ca. The
deadline to submit applications is July 10. For more info please call the Foundation Office at (519) 756-5300.
— M&M Meat Shops 26th Annual Crohn’s & Colitis Charity Barbecue Day on Saturday, May 10 from 10 am to 4 pm at 95 Queensway West, Simcoe. For a minimum donation of $3, you get an M&M hamburger or hot dog, a bag of chips, and a drink. Come join the fun!
— Memorial Church in Port Ryerse are hosting their annual Silent Auction on Friday, May 16th from 7 to 9:30 pm. Proceeds benefit church ministry in our local community. Join us as we bid on some great items... take home some treasures! Light refreshments and lots of FUN! Call Leona at (519) 583-9231 to make a donation or for more information.
— The Simcoe Seniors’ Centre, located at 89 Pond St., is holding a plant sale on Saturday, May 17, from 9 am to noon. Hundreds of plants available.
— Saturday, May 17: St. Johns Anglican Church, Woodhouse is having a Ham Dinner from 5 to 7 pm. Please come out and socialize with us. All are welcome. Tickets for the dinner will be available at the door. St. Johns: 883 Norfolk Street South, Simcoe. Price. $15/adult $7/Child.
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Courtesy of Dalhousie Place Supervised Access Centre
Did you know May is Supervised Visitation Awareness month? It is a month long celebration to recognize and pay tribute to the valuable services offered by Supervised Access Centres not only in Ontario, but internationally. Safe child Access Centres exist to provide a comfortable space for children and their families for parental visitation. These safe, neutral and child focused Access Centres help ensure conflict-free access and safety for both children and parents/family members during visit or exchange times, and have a positive impact on our communities. The Centre is a tool that can help families as they go through difficult and/or transitional times. Orange ribbons symbolize safety and are worn in support of this campaign across North America.
The Supervised Visitation Network, an organization consisting of over 500 visitation providers worldwide, adopted
the Orange Ribbon Campaign in May of 2001, and continues to use the symbol of the orange ribbon throughout May (and each day of the year) to raise awareness about the need and impact of safe child access.
The Ministry of the Attorney General provides funding for Supervised Access Centres in 52 Court Districts across Ontario. Expanding from 14 initial pilot projects in 1992, there are currently 103 centres in Ontario. Dalhousie Place Supervised Access Centre began serving Brantford and District in 1992, and began providing Supervised Access in the Haldimand Norfolk Community in 1999. This service has continued to expand and currently the Haldimand-Norfolk Supervised Access Centres are located at 41 Kent Street North in Simcoe and at 172 Argyle Street North in Caledonia. Dalhousie Place was awarded the SVN International Hedi Levenback Service Provider of the Year Award June 1, 2013.
Contact the Simcoe centre by calling (519) 428-4838 (ext. 32) for more information about our services, volunteering, or the orange ribbon campaign.
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As the warm summer weather is fast approaching (we sure hope so anyways!), I thought I would touch base on some tips for staying healthy during hot, hazy summers if you suffer from COPD or other Chronic Respiratory Illnesses.
If you suffer from Respiratory problems here are some tips to help avoid flare ups during the humid weather.
• Quit Smoking! Not to sound like a broken record, but quitting smoking will help improve your respiratory health at any time of year. I know many people figure they already have the diagnosed Respiratory condition so why stop smoking? Stopping smoking will help slow down the progression of your condition.
• Use your Inhalers/Medications as prescribed. Ensuring that you stay on the proper routine/regiment with your Respiratory medications will help you avoid a flare up.
• Take Care of Yourself. Ensuring that you eat healthy, exercise regularly and get the proper amount of sleep.
• Wash Your Hands. Wash your hands properly to help avoid picking up any bugs.
• Stay away from people who are sick.• Avoid Irritants. If you are aware of any
particular things that cause you to have flare ups or things that irritate your Respiratory problems, avoid them. If you find that for example, strong scents cause you to have Respiratory flare ups, avoid them.
And always remember that if you have concerns regarding your Respiratory Conditions to speak to your physician, pharmacist, Respiratory Vendor or other members of your health care team.
Lyndsey Ross, RRT, BSc.Respiratory HomeCare Solutions Simcoe39 Kent Street North, Unit 2Simcoe, Ontario p. (519) 426-1113e. [email protected]
By Lyndsey Ross, RRT, BSc.
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gentleMen oF harMonyontario district chaMpions – again!
Simcoe’s Gentlemen of Harmony have done it again. The championship trophy is back in Simcoe for the next year, following the superb performance by the chorus at the Ontario District Barbershop Competition in Toronto on Saturday, April 12th.
This was the first opportunity that Simcoe Chapter has had to compete for the trophy since winning previously in 2011. Competition rules require that after winning, a chorus cannot compete again for two years, which prevents one chorus from dominating the competition. “Simcoe has been fairly dominant in the Ontario District competition, however” noted Ross Gowan, President of the Simcoe Chapter, “having taken the top prize in 2014, 2011, and 2008 – only once since 2008 has Simcoe competed and not brought home the trophy.” This year the Gentlemen of Harmony scored significantly higher than the second place chorus from Barrie Chapter and third place from London Chapter.
The Gentlemen of Harmony is a barbershop chorus centred in Simcoe and drawing members from a circle that spans Ingersoll, Paris, Burlington, and Selkirk. Directed by Dr. Ray Danley, Simcoe Chapter fields as many as 60 men on risers to sing when they appear to perform in community events. Quartets and mini-choruses often volunteer their services to sing in special church services and community fundraising events. When not assisting local community groups, the Gentlemen of Harmony support Harmonize for Speech, a charitable
organization that assists people who have speech problems, and several local people have benefited from the excellent services provided by this organization.
The slogan for the Gentlemen of
Harmony is “ordinary men making extraordinary music,” and they are proud of their record of teaching men to sing at an extraordinary level. “Dr. Ray Danley is a master when teaching people to sing”
noted Gowan. “But it’s not just about the singing – we look forward each week to the fun and fellowship when we get together on Tuesday nights and into the community to sing.”
Photo, from left: Ray Danley (Director), Peter Vaughan, Terry Pond, and Ross Gowan.
After spending this past Sunday morning supporting the Simcoe-
Norfolk Mandarin MS Walk, Joe and Stella Keller (owners of the M&M Meat Shops Simcoe Store) are gearing up for their annual M&M Meat Shops Crohn’s & Colitis Charity Barbecue Day (on Saturday, May 10 from 10 am to 4 pm at 95 Queensway West, Simcoe). For a minimum donation of $3, you get an M&M hamburger or hot dog, a bag of chips, and a drink. Come join the fun!
Open Weekends!Fridays & saturdays 10am to 5:30pm,
sundays 11am to 4pm
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By MARG WERDEN On the trail of the Whooping Crane
When I was in my teens, I attended a meeting of the Norfolk Field Naturalists with my father and heard about the plight of the Whooping Cranes. At that time, in the late 60s, there were only 42 of these birds left in the world and the fight was on to bring them back from the brink of extinction. Although the concept of a “bucket list” (a list of things to be done before one “kicks the bucket”) had not yet become popular, I decided that if I ever got the opportunity to see one of these birds in the wild, I would take it.
For years, I have known that the main population of this species migrates between Wood Buffalo National Park, on the border between Alberta and the Northwest Territories, and the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. Both of these places are not exactly just a short drive away, so I wasn’t sure how I was going to see a Whooping Crane without a great deal of time and effort. However, in January of this year I learned that a second population of Whooping Cranes had been introduced in eastern North America. This group of cranes migrates between northern Florida and central Wisconsin. The first thing I did was Google how long it took to drive to Wisconsin. Aha, a very do-able 1,100 km. My planning started and before I knew it my daughters, also both enthusiastic birders, and I were on our way on what we called the Craniac Road Trip. (Definition of a craniac: an obsessive enthusiast of various large wading birds of the family Gruidae, or a “crane maniac.”)
When we left the day after Easter, I was not at all sure that we would see this bird in the wild. However, I knew we would see some at the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo, Wisconsin, which works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds and flyways on which they depend. ICF has a captive flock of approximately 100 cranes, including the only complete collection of all 15 species of cranes from around the world, which they use to breed cranes for future release into the wild. However, seeing a captive bird is not the same as finding and seeing one in the
wild, so after exploring the ICF for a few hours, we were on the hunt for a wild Whooping Crane.
Our first and, in the end, only necessary place to look was at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Located on the bed of the former Glacial Lake Wisconsin and the great Central Wisconsin Swamp, the refuge is mainly peat land with dry ridges of sand that were deposited by waves of melting glacier water. Wetlands, meadows, and woodlands provide a variety of habitats that together make up the Necedah NWR. The name “Necedah” is a Winnebago Indian word meaning “land of yellow waters,” referring to the tawny colour of the water, which has been stained by the minerals in the soil. After European efforts to drain and farm the soil were abandoned in the 1930s, the 44,000-acre area became a national waterfowl refuge in 1939 and is now the breeding ground for thousands of migratory birds and other wildlife.
Our first stop at the Necedah NWR was at the Visitor Centre. It was a cool and wet day and we were the only people there so the manager spent considerable time talking to us. I believe he was somewhat awed by the fact that we had made a special trip just to see the Whooping Cranes. In addition to showing us on a map where the best chances of seeing a crane would be, he offered to give us a tour of the NWR the next day, an opportunity we definitely took advantage of. It was early evening by the time we found our first Whooper and it allowed us to take numerous photos before being called back to the nest by its mate some distance away. Mission accomplished!
The next day’s tour with the manager gave us some insights into the establishment of the flock over the years, including the on-going problems, some of the disappointments and many of the success stories. We also were shown some of the behind-the-scenes parts of the refuge that are not normally open to the public and found one Whooping Cranes just metres from the side of the road.
In the mid-1800s, there were approximately 1,400 Whooping Cranes in North America. However, as a result of habitat loss, hunting, and egg collection, this number dwindled to a low of just 15 birds in 1941! Hunting and egg collection are no longer allowed (although there are still occasional reports of them being shot), but their biggest threat is still the loss of wetlands.
Given protection, the wild flock slowly increased in numbers, but such a small population was and
still is very vulnerable to disastrous ecological events such as disease and storms. As a result, efforts have been made over the past 15 years to establish secondary populations on the continent, including the flock that migrates between Wisconsin and Florida and another flock that stays in Florida permanently.
These large majestic white birds are the tallest in North America, standing almost five feet or 1.5 metres tall with a wingspan of 7.5 feet or 2.3 metres. The body of the Whooping Crane is completely white, but the head is red and black. It has tufted feathers over its rump, making it look like it is wearing an old-fashioned bustle. The young birds are mainly cinnamon-toned, with some white, but without red on the head and face.
During courtship, the Whooping Cranes perform an elaborate dance display that includes leaping, wing sweeping and flapping, head tossing and flinging of light objects such as feathers and grass into the air. We watched another species of crane doing this at the International Crane Foundation and it was amazing to see.
Cranes mate for life and live in family groups. When a new couple forms a partnership, they often nest near their parents. Whooping Cranes feed on the ground and in the water by pecking, probing and stabbing food with their bills, foraging for plants, shellfish, crabs, insects, fish and frogs.
Despite the intervention of countless people, the Whooping Crane is not yet off the endangered species list. Counting the birds that are in a captive-breeding flock and in the three wild populations, it is estimated that the total population now stands somewhere between 500 and 600. However, this number is still not enough to avoid future problems. Biologists believe that today’s population must grow to at least five times its current size before they are truly safe from extinction.
I’m very glad that I made the effort to see these birds in the wild this year and hope it isn’t the last time that I’ll see them. For now, though, it’s another item I can check off my “bucket list.”NCEE yard sale, penny drive and BBQ
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