BLUEWATER - Huron OPP officers are investigating a break, enter and theft to an unoccupied residence located on York Crescent in Hensall.
On March 14, 2013 at approximately 9 p.m., officers responded to the premise after receiving Bell telephone information of unknown trouble with the phone line. Upon arrival, officers located a smashed out basement window. Further investigation revealed the main water line from the water heater had also been damaged causing extensive flooding throughout the basement. Officers then detected a carbon monoxide leak within the residence.
Hensall Fire Department personnel attended the scene to safely shut off the leak and ventilate the residence. Two OPP members were treated and released from South Huron Hospital as a precaution for carbon monoxide exposure.
Approximately $2,500 in property was stolen and the flooding caused an estimated $15,000 to $20,000 in damage to the residence. Among the stolen items include: 15 bottles of alcohol, 2 cartons of Player’s Light cigarettes, 8 gift baskets containing alcohol and a men’s gold necklace.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
BBQ STOLEN FROM BACKYARD
SOUTH HURON - Huron OPP officers are investigating the theft of a stainless steel barbecue and attached cover stolen from the backyard of a Sanders Street West residence. This theft took place sometime between March 11 and March 15, 2013.
The value of the BBQ is estimated at $500. The owner was unable to provide further details on the BBQ.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
GENERATORS STOLEN FROM GARAGE
GODERICH - Huron OPP officers are investigating a break, enter and theft that occurred at a detached garage located at St. David Street. Suspects gained entry by prying open the man door. Once inside, they stole an older model red 1,000-watt Honda gas powered generator and heavier duty red 6,500-watt Honda gas generator. The generators are valued at $550.
This crime took place sometime between March 3, 2013 and March 15, 2013.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
CHEVY PICKUP STOLEN
BLUEWATER - Huron County OPP officers were dispatched to a farm property located on Bannockburn Line after the property owner discovered a burnt out vehicle. Just after 2:30 p.m. on March 17, 2013 officers arrived and located the burnt out pickup truck approximately 150 feet off the roadway.
Officers confirmed the Chevrolet S10 pickup had been stolen earlier in the week from a residence located on Winnipeg Road in Vanastra. The fire caused extensive damage to the vehicle.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
PUDDLE JUMPER GOES FOR A SWIM
HURON EAST - A man, 46, went for an unexpected swim in the chilly Maitland River this past Saturday.
Shortly after 5 p.m. on March 16, 2013 Huron County OPP officers and Huron County paramedics were dispatched to attend the banks of the Maitland River located in Brussels at McCutcheon Drive. Police learned a snowmobiler attempted to catch up with his fellow snowmobile friends by taking a dangerous shortcut across the Maitland River. The driver attempted to “puddle jump” a section of open water about 50 metres wide. His 2011 Yamaha RX1 snowmobile made it half way across the water when it began to take on water and sank. The driver managed to swim back to shore; he was not injured. The snow machine was to be recovered today.
The Elora man was charged with careless driving.
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Mikayla and Jayden Ansley enjoy tea with Gramma Debbie.
Come join the team of Ontario Travel Divas as they trip about Huron County and beyond, relaying their adventures along the way. If you want to take a vacation, have a beach day, explore the best food and agriculture around or even just wine and dine they’ll discover a spot for you to do just that on Ontario’s West Coast, your countryside and coastline.
Join bloggers Jenna Ujiye, Trista Russell, Maegan Reinhart, Sarah Sholdice, Kerri Gingerich, Lisa MacDonald and Karen Stewart here or on their website, Ontario Travel Divas.
By Travel Diva Karen Stewart
Gina and Melanija Wernham enjoy an outing with their great Aunt Linda Bird.
Young princesses and princes from near and far met at the Queens Bakery in Blyth for a Royal Tea this week.
Most were dressed for the royal occasion where they enjoyed balloon sculptures, storytelling and puppets.
Delighted by its enormous success, co-owner Les Cook said it was “lots of royal fun . . . it was a blast! “I’m sure this is the first of many tea parties for children (young and old) as the full house of delightful and excited youngsters were thoroughly enjoying the party.”
Madeline Doran is cute as a button in blue.
Sarah & Abigail Ball with Mom Melanie enjoy the fun with Katie Schneider and her friend, Colleen Edwards.
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Come join the team of Ontario Travel Divas as they trip about Huron County and beyond, relaying their adventures along the way. If you want to take a vacation, have a beach day, explore the best food and agriculture around or even just wine and dine they’ll discover a spot for you to do just that on Ontario’s West Coast, your countryside and coastline.
Join bloggers Jenna Ujiye, Trista Russell, Maegan Reinhart, Sarah Sholdice, Kerri Gingerich, Lisa MacDonald and Karen Stewart here or on their website, Ontario Travel Divas.
By Travel Diva Trista Russell
March Break is great for kids no matter where they’re from (who doesn’t love a week off from school?), but it’s worthwhile to realize what fun you can have without travelling far. As a resident, as well as an employee, of South Huron, I checked out what the municipality had to offer for March Break activities.
This particular day was the South Huron Day Camp. Kids aged six years and up enjoyed a full day of activities at the South Huron Recreation Centre in Exeter. Activities included bingo, a yummy pizza lunch, ice skating, snacks, crafts, and games. The camp was run by Maggie Miller, who was happy with the turnout and said bingo was a hit. A number of community groups and businesses including the Exeter Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Hansen’s Your Independent Grocer, Exeter Lions Club, and New Orleans Pizza made donations, which helped make this event possible.
Friendly faces at the Recreation Centre in Exeter. Darcey Cook, Program & Events Assistant, and Jo-Anne Fields, Manager of Community Services for the Municipality of South Huron.
A brochure listing all of the March Break events in South Huron is available online. There’s free public skating at the Recreation Centre in Exeter today (Friday) from noon to 2:30 p.m., and a Fun Day planned in Crediton from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with crafts, lunch, snacks and games for the kids. This event is hosted by the Crediton Optimist Club and is $10 per child.
For questions about recreation programs in South Huron, give Darcey or Jo-Anne a call at the Recreation Centre at (519) 235-2833. Information about programs and events are also posted on South Huron’s website, Facebook & Twitter pages.
South Huron is proud to be an in motion community. Huron-Perth in motion is a group of recreation and health organizations whose goal is to promote physical activity and get Huron and Perth County residents moving more.
Municipality of South Huron 322 Main Street South Exeter ON N0M 1S6. Phone: (519) 235-0310.
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Come join the team of Ontario Travel Divas as they trip about Huron County and beyond, relaying their adventures along the way. If you want to take a vacation, have a beach day, explore the best food and agriculture around or even just wine and dine they’ll discover a spot for you to do just that on Ontario’s West Coast, your countryside and coastline.
Join bloggers Jenna Ujiye, Trista Russell, Kerri Gingerich and Karen Stewart here or on their website, Ontario Travel Divas.
By Travel Diva Kerri Gingerich
Although I wasn’t always thrifty, I am becoming more and more so the older I get and when I first heard about the new, family-focused ice plant tour put on by Iceculture in Hensall my immediate reaction was, “that sounds cool but $14 per person is a lot of money.”
Long story, short, I decided to check it out and am so glad I did – the tour was professional, educational and well worth the money (be sure to check out the video of me in the ice playground.)
The plant tour itself lasted about 45 minutes and then there was playtime in the ice playground. The tour is very kid-friendly and includes: learning how crystal clear ice is manufactured, watching a carving demonstration, touring of an ice lounge, and of course, the opportunity to slide down a 50-foot ice slide. (See on YouTube here)
If you’ve never had a tour of the plant and are looking for something fun to do with the kids this week, I would definitely recommend checking this out.
The tours run daily through March 17. Tours must be booked in advance. Cost is $14 per person with special group rates available.
For bookings or for more information call Karen at (519) 262-3500 ext 229, or e-mail [email protected].
www.iceculture.com 81 Brock St., Hensall, Ontario.
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Quinn Ross is one of eight lawyers at The Ross Firm. Quinn practises in the areas of real estate, corporate/commercial law and estate law. He also has broad experience in criminal, administrative and civil litigation where he has appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Divisional Court of Ontario, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and various administrative tribunals.
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One hundred and eleven rolling acres of farmland had been in the Pyper family since 1868. Their neighbours, the Crausens, by contrast, only bought their eight acres of land in 1995 … new kids on the block.
That wasn’t the only difference between the Crausens and the Pypers. The Pypers were farming people. They had a small cow, calf operation. Their outbuildings included a very old wooden shed that went roofless for the better part of five years, a large tin shed that sat within easy view of the neighbours, as well as some very old, unused farm machinery that lay scattered about the Pyper farm property.
The Crausens were not farmers. They sold aluminum and glass doors and windows from a building located on their eight acres. Far from keeping old buildings on their property, they actually tore one down to build their very own dream house.
In some ways you might think the neighbours lived in two different worlds. The Crausens, for example, did not appreciate the noise of workers that echoed from the Pypers tin shed, or the occasional visit of Pyper cattle that strayed through the Pyper fences onto the Crausen property.
Nor were the Crausens enamoured of the sounds and aromas that the Pyper livestock inevitably produced, which wafted onto the Crausen property. Finally, the Crausens simply did not like to have to look onto the Pyper property.
Despite the differences however, they were good neighbours. Mr. Crausen did some work for the Pypers and the Crausen’s bought meat from the Pypers.
It is true, there was a stone wall that grandfather Pyper had started to build back in the day, which had been added to over the years by other Pypers. In reality the fence was a hodgepodge of stone wall, chain link fencing, wire which was strung along a tree line, as well as a portion of rail fencing.
The Crausens suggested to the Pypers that the neighbours together plant a cedar hedge that would act as a barrier to cattle as well as a blind between the two properties. The Pypers demurred on the grounds that grandfather Pypers old stone wall had sentimental value, which would be lost to the cedars.
The Crausens then offered that they would be responsible for building up the old stone wall. The Pypers agreed to that suggestion.
All went well . . . at first. The Crausens added small stones to the wall, but after a time, the Crausens, perhaps enthused by their progress, introduced a machine into the operation that was able to pick up and deliver, not only smallish rocks, but rocks that were boulder size.
As the wall grew, the stones and boulders started to roll down the ever thickening wall onto Pyper property, as well as causing damage to the wire fencing that remained on the Pyper property. The Pypers never agreed to that! The friendship was over.
Mrs. Pyper, whose husband had died during the course of the stone fence saga, brought an action claiming that the Crausens had trespassed by allowing the rocks and boulders not only to roll down onto her property but to damage her wire fence as well. She asked the court to award her damages for the removal of all the boulders Crausen placed on the stone fence, the installation of a new page wire fence, four feet high, along 450 feet, and the removal of all the debris from the site. The amount Mrs. Pyper asked the court to award her for the trespass and resulting damage to her property was $25,000.
Was Mrs. Pyper entitled to $25,000? There was no doubt, rocks and boulders placed on the wall by the Crausens, did roll down onto the Pyper property. There was no doubt that rocks and boulders had damaged the Pyper wire fencing as well.
The Pypers would have to pay someone to clear the fallen rocks and boulders off of their lands and repair 450 feet of fence. Shouldn’t it be Crausen?
On the other hand, $25,000 to remove some stones and repair a rickety old fence seemed a bit steep for Crausen to pay the Pyper.
The Judge at the trial found that the stones and boulders on the Pyper property was a trespass. He also found that 170 feet of fencing had to be replaced, not 450 feet. The judge reminded the parties that the plaintiff, Pyper, was only entitled to an award in an amount that would put them in the same position as if the damage to their hodgepodge fence had never occurred.
In other words, if you’re driving a beat up old Ford before a crash, you don’t get a new BMW to replace it.
As the Judge said:
“…the wire fence was old and irregular. It represented a patchwork quilt of different materials used to repair the fence over time. The replacement of this fence with a new fence would amount to betterment, and Crausen is not required under law to provide that.”
The Judge found that the amount required to fix the fence and remove the stones and boulders was $7,000. He calculated that Crausen should be responsible for $5,000 of that expense.
Lessons to Be Learned:
1) Emotional and physical boundaries are important. Make sure you stay on your side of the fence; and make sure others stay on their side too.
2) There are always two sides to every story. You need to find a law firm who believes in telling your side … convincingly.
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Shawn Drennan, middle, takes part in a protest at a K2 Wind Project open house this past summer. File photo.
HEATHER BOA Bullet News GODERICH – The developers of a 270-MW wind energy project north of Goderich are asking the court to dismiss an attempt by a local couple to stop its project.
On Friday, March 1, K2 Wind Ontario Partnership is scheduled to ask the court to strike a request for an injunction that was made by Shawn and Trisha Drennan, landowners in the proposed K2 Wind Project slated for Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, according to a press release issued by the couple’s law firm, Falconer Charney LLP, of Toronto.
The couple is supported by SWEAR, Safe Wind Energy for all Residents.
The Drennans filed a statement of claim Nov. 14, 2012 for more than $4 million in damages from Her Majesty the Queen, Agatha Garcia Wright, who is the director of the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), K2 Wind Ontario Inc., and K2 Wind Ontario Partnership. It also calls for an injunction to prevent the MOE from issuing a renewable energy approval that would allow the project to proceed.
According to the statement of claim, one wind turbine is expected to be built within 600 metres of their home, with another 11 within two kilometres. In addition, a 270-MW substation is slated to be built less than 500 m from their home. The couple claims wind turbines built less than two kilometres from their home will cause serious health concerns such as sleep disturbance, health disease and chronic headaches as a result of audible and inaudible noise and shadow flicker caused by the blades.
Anti-wind turbine supporters plan to muster outside the court house at 8:30 a.m. and continue to rally outside throughout the court proceedings in front of Justice A. Duncan Grace, which are tentatively scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
“We can no longer afford to be complacent. If you don’t want the turbines to be built here then you must help mobilize people in our community before it is too late. Come out and show your support for the cause and your objection to the turbines,” urged an email from CHAT – Central Huron Against Turbines – that circulated today.
The K2 Wind Project is a partnership of Capital Power Corp., Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC and Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and includes 140 2.3-MW Siemens turbines, a substation and a transformer station on land leased from 90 farmers in ACW. However, only four will operate at full nameplate capacity while the remainder will be factory de-rated to ensure the provincially regulated noise thresholds aren’t exceeded at people’s homes.
The project lies north of Kingsbridge I, a 39.6-MW project that went into operation in 2006. The project area is bound by Hwy. 21 to the west, County Road 86 to the north, Golf Course Road and Blyth Road to the south, and Halls Hill Line with a diagonal jog eastward between the Dungannon Road and the Blyth Road to the east.
The partnership, K2 Wind Ontario Inc., has a power purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority, which was signed in 2011 separate from the Feed-In Tariff program.
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Some of the swimmers show off the results. Back row: Jack DeFerrari, Sabrina Dobos, Natasha Dobos, Josephine Noel, Natalie VanNiejenhuis, and Paul McAuley. Front row; Sumiko Noda, Makenna Wormington, Gracin Black.
The Huron Hurricanes attended the WAAC Winter Invitational Swim Meet hosted by Wilmot Aquatic Aces recently. The Hurricanes fielded one of its largest squads of the season with 23 swimmers making the trip to New Hamburg for the meet.
Here are the entries:
Abby Stevens – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke;
Emily Branderhorst – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Emily Faber – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Emma Bernier – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke;
Emma Nethery- 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Gracin Black – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Jack DeFerrari – 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Jeffrey Boersma – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Josephine Noel – 50 Freestyle 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Kerina Boersma – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Kijana Bootsma – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke;
Lauren Campbell – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Livia Swan – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Maddie Ivatts – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Butterfly;
Makenna Wormington – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Meghan DePutter-Lavis – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke;
Natalie VanNiejenhuis – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Freestyle;
Natasha Dobos – 50 Backstroke 50 Butterfly 400 Individual Medley;
Paul McAuley – 50 Freestyle 50 Breaststroke 400 Individual Medley;
Sabrina Dobos – 50 Freestyle 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly 400 Individual Medley;
Samantha Andrews – 50 Freestyle 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly;
Sarah Sparling – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly; and
Sumiko Noda – 50 Freestyle 50 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 50 Butterfly.
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Goderich’s heritage committee secretary Barb Mackenzie was recognized for her work post-tornado, helping property owners in the rebuild. She is flanked by, at left, Mayor Deb Shewfelt, and, at right, Coun. Kevin Morrison, who is chair of the committee.
HEATHER BOA Bullet News GODERICH – The tornado that ripped through Goderich and area in August 2011 was turned into an opportunity for the town to rebuild some of its heritage architecture, Bob Davis, who is on the town’s heritage committee, said before handing out certificates to recognize efforts to conserve or enhance Goderich heritage in 2012.
“One business owner improving, and then encouraging another business owner to improve and here we are with 31 certificates to hand out tonight to recognize your contribution,” he said, at a ceremony held at the Reuben R. Sallows Gallery on Thursday evening.
Kevin Morrison, who chairs the Municipal and Marine Heritage Committee, said its mandate has been to work with property owners and the community.
“The sense of pride that we have experienced from property owners in this town has been absolutely amazing and on behalf of the committee I want to thank you for what you have done,” he said.
Mayor Deb Shewfelt, who helped with the presentations, said the event was ‘very inspiring’ for him.
At the end of the ceremony, Morrison also acknowledged the work of its secretary, Barb Mackenzie.
“She’s just a miracle to have at the building department. We get nothing but compliments when it comes to the work she does,” he said. His comments were met by applause from the audience.
The awards are based on three criteria: a) individuals who have made a significant contribution to Goderich heritage; b) designated property owners who have followed the heritage permit application process and have substantially completed their changes; and c) non-designated property owners (some of whom chose to follow the permit application process although they weren’t required to) whose renovations or rebuilding were noticed as conserving or enhancing the town’s heritage.
The information on each building listed below was provided by Bob Davis.
Krissy Nickle: member of the former Marine Heritage Committee for many years and the now merged Municipal and Marine Heritage Committee 2011-2013. Nickle has had to withdraw due to career demands. She accepted the award from Kevin Morrison, a Goderich town councillor who is also chair of the committee.
12-14 Courthouse Sq. John Little, ABC Investments. Exterior renovations including a re-bricked upper facade that replicates the original brick cornice, pilasters with stone decorations, and arched window surrounds. Interior renovations. Absent
16 Courthouse Sq. Tom and Dawn Fincher, Fincher’s Games and Books. Exterior renovations including a re-bricked upper facade that replicates the original brick cornice, pilasters with stone decorations, and arched window surrounds. Tom Fincher, at right, accepted the award. Also in the photo, from left, are Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt, committee member Bob Davis and committee chair Kevin Morrison.
40 Courthouse Sq. Takalo and Burt, Chartered Accountants. Replacement of brick parapet and replication of detailed cornice moulding. Absent
104-108 Courthouse Sq. Shanahan’s Quality Meats and Deli. Re-bricking of full two-storey façade on both Kingston St and The Square including replication of details. Absent.
122 Courthouse Sq. Carolyn Merritt. Redesigning façade to match adjoining building including historically appropriate details. Interior renovations. Absent.
138 Courthouse Sq. Coldwell Banker Goderich. New construction on the base of previous structure, designed in an updated Italianate style with appropriate heritage detailing in the windows, brickwork and corner treatment. Absent.
140 Courthouse Sq. Denomme Flower Shoppe. Replacement and repair of the façade including replication of the brickwork and upper window. Absent.
142 Courthouse Sq. Wuerth’s Shoes. Replacement and repair of the façade including brickwork and upper window. Employee Judith Cumming accepted the award.
170 Courthouse Sq. Market Square Dental, Dr. Michelle Szasz. New construction in an updated Second Empire style which reflects the historic building it replaces and gives appropriate presence to the corner location.
31 West St., Jim and Connie Doig. Renovation of the façade which returns the building to a more appropriate heritage appearance with a brick look on the upper floor and a wide, bracketed cornice and entablature.
32-34 West St., Henry Elderhorst. Historically appropriate window replacement and repair in upper facade. Also made repairs at 45 West St.
33 West St., West Street Dental Clinic. Roof replacement and upper façade restoration in a historically appropriate manner. Dr. Scott Russell accepted the award.
36-38 West St., Ann McCauley. Historically appropriate window replacement in upper floors. Façade repairs.
37-41 West St. Masonic Lodge. Replacement of upper façade replicating the original brickwork, window treatment, date stone and stone work.
40-42 West St., Dave and Bob Cornish. Replacement of roof and cornice. Interior renovations. Bob Cornish accepted the award.
46 West St. Lyons and Mulhern. Exterior and interior repairs and restoration in a historically appropriate manner. Replicated east parapet and chimneys. Heather Lyons and Jim Mulhern accepted the award.
49 West St., Culbert’s Bakery. Historically appropriate renovations and repair to exterior. Darin Culbert accepted the award.
50 West St., West Coast Kitchens, Claude and Linda Reaume. Historically appropriate restoration of façade and sidewall. Roof and interior repairs.
56-60 West St., Allan Avis Architects. New construction in a two-storey, updated Georgian style complementary to the heritage district.
68 West St., Huron Optometric Clinic. New construction in a two-storey, updated Italianate style complementary to the heritage district. Absent.
33 East St., New Again. Renovation of façade and roof in a historically appropriate manner. Absent.
40 East St., Healthward Bound. Renovation of exterior, including historically appropriate porch. Absent.
55-59 Kingston, St. Hoffmeyer Plumbing and Heating. Renovation and repair of facade and retention of historic building. Absent.
33 Montreal St., Prest and Egener. Repair and restoration of façade features in a historically appropriate manner. Absent.
39 Montreal St., First Baptist Church. Historically appropriate repair and replacement of steeple and other architectural elements. Pastor Rod Gauthier accepted the award.
37 Napier St., Curtis and Amber Moore. Renovation and restoration of home in a historically appropriate manner. Amber Moore accepted the award.
122 St Patrick St., Beth Ross and John Thompson. New construction in a Gothic/Ontario Cottage style appropriate to revitalizing the historic streetscape. John Thompson accepted the award.
126 Park St., Judith McMichael. New construction in a Gothic/Ontario Cottage style appropriate to revitalizing the historic streetscape.
66 Montreal St., Dave and Katie Sutherland. Renovation of the exterior in a historically appropriate manner. Katie Sutherland accepted the award.
263 Cobourg, David and Sally Walker. Renovation and maintenance of home in a historically appropriate manner.
The Crown of Thorns is from the 1940s and symbolizes the cross with the crown of thorns from the crucifixion. Jane Egan purchased it at the Christie Antique Show, initially attracted by the colours. “Yellow orange and red don’t usually don’t work together but in this quilt they do because of its graphic appeal and unusual pattern,” she said.
EXETER – Antique dealer Jane Egan has kept an eye out for careful stitching, bold patterns and unique colour combinations to compile a collection of antique quilts over the past four decades.
The owner of Galt House Antiques in Goderich has amassed more than 100 quilts, with half of them coming from Huron County. Over the years, they’ve been harder to find. While she used to buy two good quilts a week at local auctions, she says she is lucky to find one or two quality quilts a year now.
Fifteen of those quilts will be displayed at the second annual Heritage Quilt Exhibit, April 11 to 13, at Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church in Exeter. Admission $6.
Besides the collection, the Heritage Quilt Exhibit will also showcase heirloom needlework with hooked rugs and christening dresses. The heirloom needlework is an added feature this year, with samplers from the 1800s, petit point, tatting, and crochet. Avid collector Margot Kearney, of London, will display some of her favourites.
A tea room, merchant mall and quilt appraisals will be available throughout the three days.
Questions and call to entry forms can be obtained from Michele Haberer at (519) 236-4905 or Bonnie Sitter (519) 235-1909.
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Cathy Cove is a 26-year resident of Goderich and active member of its environmental committee. She is a freelance writer and co-author of Not Like Any Other Sunday. Cathy Cove founded and directed Parent Network Ontario, a non-profit provincial parent organization that promoted the interests of parents in and outside Ontario’s education systems. She served on the AMDSB Special Education Advisory Committee and was invited to sit on the board’s consultations on improving Communication within the Avon-Maitland school community. She writes in Bullet News Huron about subjects that pique her interest.
On Friday Dec. 14, 2012 the world watched in horror as a tragedy unfolded in Newtown, Connecticut.
Twenty-six innocent people, most of them children were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
In the days that followed words seemed so inadequate.
Words also have a way of providing a sense of comfort and unification in times of tragedy.
On Dec. 19, I watched and listened to the interviews of victim’s families, Newtown authorities, and even the President of the United States.
I heard a representative from Newtown’s Cyrenious H. Booth Library speak about how the library was acting as a catalyst for the community to come together to share in their loss. The library offered grief counseling and generally provided a safe haven for people to come to reflect.
I was reminded of similarities between our own community in the days after the tornado and Newtown.
I remembered the days when Elizabeth Cooper and I knew that getting those personal stories were going to be crucial in the healing of our immediate community.
With this in mind Elizabeth and I decided to send a gift of two copies of Not Like Any Other Sunday to the Newtown library.
Not Like Any Other Sunday is a collection of more than 50 personal stories from the day an F3 tornado struck Goderich on Aug. 21, 2011. The book is currently in its fifth printing.
We sent a letter describing the days after the Goderich tornado and how we felt our book may have contributed in a small way to helping people move on.
In part it read in part:
“If there is one message that we could convey to you and the people of Newtown and the Sandy Hook school community it would be the message that serves as the back cover of our book. ‘Even in despair, there is hope.’ We in Goderich know all about small town spirit and how in the days ahead it will be that spirit and resolve of the people that will see you all through this trying time.”
I thought about Newtown on Super Bowl Sunday as the Sandy Hook Elementary School choir from that school sang America the Beautiful and wondered how that community was doing.
Last week Elizabeth and I received a most encouraging letter from Alana Bennison, from the Newtown library thanking us for the copies of our book.
Bennison wrote that Not Like Any Other Sunday will be added to the library’s Books Heals Hearts project. Books Heals Hearts is a special project for healing that will make materials like our book available for use in their library, Newtown schools and throughout the community.
Elizabeth and I never thought the stories in our book could reach so far and wide.
Knowing it is in the Newtown library and part of the Books Heal Hearts project makes us feel like our efforts to share and help are continuing.
This Thursday is Valentine’s Day. It will also mark the two month anniversary of the events that occurred in Sandy Hook and Newtown.
We hope that the sharing and passing on of the stories in Not Like Any Other Sunday that the hearts of our storytellers will help the hearts of Newtown continue on their healing path.
More information regarding the Books Heal Hearts project can be found online.
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