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3825ON THE COVERA happy return forWindsor Life’s Afghanistancorrespondent,Cpl. James DornerPhoto by Michael PietrangeloSee page 1432DEPARTMENTS28 NEW & NOTICED40 BON APPETIT!44 PRESS PASS48 HOROSCOPE54 CALENDAR59 PAST & PRESENTFEATURES14 FROM WAR ZONE TO WINDSORSaluting An Area SoldierAfter His Service In Afghanistan30 SINGIN’IN THE RAIN (FOREST)Hospice Gala Goes TropicalAfter The Face To Face Campaign49 THE MEDIAPLEX IS THE MESSAGEState Of The Art CommunicationsLearning Comes Downtown20 WE SHOW THAT W.E. CARESupport Increases For RegionalTreatment Of Sick Youngsters32 MAGICAL NEW YORK“The Big Apple”Lives Up To Its Name51 ONE KIND OF MAGIC TO ANOTHERA Windsor Illusionist SucceedsWith Literature For Youngsters25 “FINDING CORE” REFINES ITSELFThe Chatham Area GroupBreaks New Musical Ground38 ONE MAN SHOWThree PerformersAdd Up To Unique Success57 HELPING THE SUN TO SHINEArea Charity ReachesOut To Deserving Kids8 Windsor Life

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CelebratingActual ProjectsActual Projects30 YEARS!TRUST YOUR NEXT PROJECT TO “FAMILY”Publisher’s NoteOn our cover and in our pages we welcomehome one of our own: a young soldier whoreturns safely from Afghanistan.Windsor Life Magazine was proud to helpchronicle the day to day activities…to saynothing of the life threatening duties…ofCpl. James Dorner of the Canadian ArmedForces during his perilous tour of duty asone of those front liners whose job it was todetect and disarm the improvised explosivedevices (IEDs) so numerously planted byenemy forces.We are thankful to celebrate that Jameshas returned to us safely.As we are all sorrowfully aware, not all ofhis comrades have been so fortunate, andalong with all Canadians, we mourn theirloss but express our gratitude for their serviceto our nation, and to freedom.In the same spirit, on Thursday, August19th, a ceremony will occur in the beautifulpark named Dieppe, west of the foot ofOuellette Ave. on the banks of the DetroitRiver. We’ll gather on a summer day, 68years after a disastrous WW II raid, to consecratea monument whose sister memorialalready stands, thousands of kilometers distant,at Dieppe, France.The link between the two tributes is obvious.It is the struggle for freedom; as oldas time but as current as today. Thank you,veterans all!In this Windsor Life we also detail the improvedmedical treatments available foryoungsters here; the continuing successes ofour Hospice and Dragon Boats for the Cure;we celebrate the new directions of our CityCentre as represented by St. Clair College’sMediaPlex downtown; and we enjoy thefrontiers explored by our multi-talented performingarts community.On another topic, the law, in its enforcement,the upholding of its rights and the insightfulpractice of them, is a guardian of allof us.So we are pleased to catch up, in our PastAnd Present feature, with some of the mostsignificant people ever to practice the professionin Southwestern Ontario.We present again, on the eve of WindsorLife’s 17th anniversary among you, a varietywhich we hope will inform, enlighten…andentertain. Happy rest of summer, everyone!2744 Jefferson Blvd. (519) 945-3000Showroom Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5; Sat. 9-2www.renovationcanada.comBob Robinson

WELCOMEHOMETheWelcome Returnof A Dedicated Canadian SoldierSTORY BYKAREN PATON-EVANSPHOTOGRAPHY BYDICK HILDEBRANDON TOP OF THE WORLD.That’s how Windsor soldier James Dorner has been feelingsince he completed his tour ofduty in Afghanistan and returnedhome on June 2nd.“I was rolling the dice but I made it out alive with everything Iwas born with, and a fewextra nightmares here andthere,” the corporal says.“But other than that, Ithink I got the better endofthe deal. With all themoney I didn’t spend forseven months, I can affordnicer things - maybe evenbuy a house.”After training with theFirst Combat Engineer Regiment in Edmonton, Alberta, the proudmember ofPrincess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the FirstBattalion was deployed to Afghanistan in October, 2009. James’experiences were far removed from those ofhis Essex County boyhood. As a Sapper, hisduties included minesweeping, detonatingenemy improvised explosive devices anddriving a light armoured vehicle.He recounted some ofhis adventures inthe pages ofWindsor Life, intriguing readerswith harsh realities ofservice and funny,all too human encounters with other soldiersand Afghanistan’s people.While readers included James in theirprayers, the intrepid soldier was trying tostay connected via Facebook in the middleofdesolate nowhere. He eventually overcamehis squeamishness about eating breadkneaded by the feet of Afghans eager toshare. He turned 22 at the time ofOperationTombstone, disappointed that the Talibandid not enliven his birthday with a fire14 Windsor Life

fight. A mournful Christmas in the mudwas brightened by the Boxing Day arrival ofcases of candy sent by a thoughtful Windsordentist.Like the rest of his platoon, James dealtwith the stress of perpetual danger; hegrieved the loss of fellow soldiers killed inaction; and he hoped his name wouldn’t beadded to the growing list of Canadian casualties.Knowing that fellow Windsorite andsection mate Spr. James Riley had his backhelped. A promotion from Sapper to Corporalbuoyed James’s spirits and kept himfocused on a job that could not risk momentarydistractions.“When I left Afghanistan, I was overwhelmedwith joy. I couldn’t believe the dayhad finally come!” James admits. “I felt as ifI had spent too much time in that country.As for my troop, no one stayed behind afterwe had left. We all got to go home atroughly the same time. The journey homewas strange. A lot of us just wanted to gethome. But then again, we got to decompressin Cyprus and party for a few days. One ofthe coolest things was once back in Canadianair space, some Canadian fighter jetsescorted us for a little bit, so you would lookout the side windows of the plane and seetwo jets literally metres away.”After James reported to his Edmontonbase, he was eager for the next flight home.“The plane ride to Windsor: that was eventful.Before we had landed, the pilot made aspecial announcement that I was returninghome and a lot of people got out of theirseats to shake my hand. At that point, it waspretty awesome,” James says. “Then whenwe landed they let me off the plane first. Ifelt like a celebrity. My family was even waitingfor me on the runway with one of SuperiorSigns and More's trucks that has mysection photo on the side. And there wereeven more people waiting in the airport.”James’s father Jim, his mother, Annetteand his brother Chas had been granted permissionto greet James son on the tarmac.“The reception was outstanding,” saysJames. Waiting inside the airport, “there hadto be close to 100 people……some I haven’tseen since I was like, 15 years old.”The Dorners had displayed a banner infront of their shop declaring James was cominghome. People called for arrival details sothey could be at the airport. Local mediacaptured the returning soldier’s reunion withhis family and friends.Jim will never forget the day his son camehome. “The emotion of seeing that planefinally touch down was overwhelming for a father,” he says.The Dorner family had spent long months on the alert fornews from Afghanistan. Their concern escalated wheneverJames’s frequent emails didn’t arrive. “When we didn’t hearfrom him for a week, we knew there was a (communications)blackout and a casualty for a family.”“We still read in the papers that a soldier made the ultimatesacrifice and my heart goes out to the family,” Jimsays. “They have to meet their son or daughter in Trentonin a casket.”Happily, “Our emotions were the opposite end of thescale,” says Jim. “Joy and relief.”Naturally, a celebration was in order. What started out asa little family get together snowballed into a big bash forjust under 300 relatives, friends and well wishers at theDorners’ lakeside home. Scheduled for June 5th, partyplans expanded as people offered kegs of beer and food tobarbecue. Windsor International Bluesfest producer Ted▼Top left:Vacationing recently in theRocky Mountains, the most dangerousthing the Windsor soldierdid was gowhitewater rafting.Bottom left: Family, friends, wellwishersand media greet Jamesafter his plane arrives at WindsorAirport on June 2nd.Above: Proud parents Jim andAnnette Dorner and brother Chasreceived special permission to embraceJames on the tarmac.August/September • 2010 15

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The advanced technology of Spinal Decompression systems allow healthcare professionalsto adjust the amount of decompression according to the reaction of the patient’s body. Whenold fashioned traction is used, the patient’s body may sense tension as it is being pulled andreact by going into spasm. In contrast, the latest Spinal Decompression systems counter thisspasm reaction by cycling through a series of pulling and relaxing as the treatment is beingadministered. This makes the decompression treatment much more effective and comfortable,since the patient’s body is not fighting against the pull of a machine.A Comfortable Procedure"Many patients are a little apprehensive the first time they come in and get on the machine,"Dr. Crespo said. "However, once they get on it, they all react the same way. There is animmediate sense of relief once the machine starts pulling. They look at you and say 'Mypain's gone.' After that, it's just a matter of them getting comfortable with it. After a while,a majority will even sleep through the procedure." Here's what one patient says."After the treatment, I really miss coming back and being treated, because I felt like I wasat a spa," said Lisa Morrison, who had suffered four herniated discs. "The treatment was verycomfortable and very relaxing. At the end of some of the treatments, I felt like I had beenthrough a good workout. Like I had gone to the gym and worked out."Enjoying an Active LifeEven after patients have been through spinesurgery, Spinal Decompression Therapymay still offer relief. To her friends, justseeing Angie Horton waterskiing again isnothing short of a medical miracle. That isbecause just a few years ago she was recuperatingfrom her third spine surgery andliving in constant pain."I really felt that I had two options,” shesaid. "It was either a wheelchair or death. Iliterally felt I was going to end up being acrippled person. I was headed in that direction.I'm very glad I did not go under afourth spinal surgery." While recoveringfrom her third surgery, Horton read an articlethat introduced her to the science ofSpinal Decompression Therapy."I have always said that I don't use theword miracle," she said. "I think someoneabove gets that word. But I would honestlysay that this is as close to that word as you'llever get." Within hours of her first treatment,Horton noted that she started to feelrelief. And by the end of her sixth week ofWhen I first came toDr. Schisler I was in extremepain 100% of the time, I faced surgeryfor a herniated L5-S1 disc and was told therewas noother alternative.When I first arrived I was unable tosit orstand without excruciating pain. Dr. Schislerwas very kind and understanding. I had beenin pain for 8 months before seeing him and wasso relieved that someone could help me withoutsurgery.Once I started treatment the pain graduallydecreased. Now I am able to exercise, work,and again, all pain free. I am sothankful andgrateful to the Doctor and the Staff for all theirhelp and support throughout!– Corrie S. Waitress, Windsor, On Oct 08Spinal Decompression Therapy, she was completelyfree of pain. Now that she is able to playwith her grandchildren and live an activelifestyle, she wonders why her surgeon andother medical experts didn't tell her about thistherapy sooner."I actually got to a point where I becameangry," she said. "And I went through a coupleweeks of anger simply because I felt thatother people in the medical field should havebeen obligated to give me this information. I'mnot against surgery. I'm not against all theother things like epidurals, but I feel that theyshould not be on the forefront. They should beon the backburner. These spinal decompressionmachines should be the first thing. Once youhave a proper diagnosis with an MRI, and ifyou are a candidate, this should be the very firstthing to do." Paul Pratt, the firefighter, sharesmuch the same feeling."In my mind, Spinal Decompression is whatyou need to look at first," he says. "I've heardtoo many stories of surgeries that didn't work,and those people wish they had never had itdone. Because, in some cases, they are worseoff than they were before. Spinal decompressionhas got to be your first option."I was not able to work at all for twomonths," he said. "There was nothing I coulddo. I would go back to work on a light dutyposition But even on light duty, sitting in achair doing menial work, after about two daysit would cripple me up again to where I couldn'teven do that." Along with the physical pain,there was emotional stress. He could no longerenjoy time with his grandchildren and felt allthe hopes and dreams for his retirement yearswere in jeopardy. By the end of his therapy,however, Pratt says he was completely pain free.And a year after his therapy, he is still completelypain free, again doing what he loves.Now he's the captain of his fire departmentand is enthusiastically planning for retirement.“It brought my life back,” he added, “all thethings I was doing before. Playing with thegrandchildren, playing with my children. I gotto do things with them. Lifting them, rollingaround with them, playing with them. Allthose things came back without limitations.”To find out more about why you are sufferingwith back or neck pain and how to get relief,call Dr. Schisler for a FREE consultation.The SchislerSpine & Pain Clinic519-988-02203200 DezielDriveGreenwood Centre, Suite 318www.schislerspinecentre.com

STORY KAREN PATON-EVANSW.E. Care forKids FoundationProving “There’s No PlaceLike Home” for Health TreatmentAnd ComfortGrinning from ear to ear, seven adorable childrenbearing a big poster board apiece shuffled into a line.On cue, The Children’s House Montessori Schoolstudents revealed their boards, starting with thedollar sign and followed by 4-3-2-0-0-0: the totalfunds the local community raised last year for theWindsor Essex Care For Kids Foundation.Dedicated to enhancing the health and wellness ofchildren in Windsor and Essex County throughfundraising initiatives, the W.E. Care charitableorganization has gone from strength to strength since its creation in 1997,steadily increasing its profile, donations and ability to support children’shealth care here at home.The original W.E. Care For Kids fundraising campaign was the brainchildof paediatric doctor Joe Galiwango and bankers Bill Micelli and AlanDefoe. Their motivation was simple: sick kids should be treated in theirown community whenever possible. To achieve this would require muchneeded new equipment for area hospitals.Clockwise from above: Our 2010 Spokeskidstruly represent what our organization is allabout. They are Molly Holmes (kneeling),Angelina Boschin (in chair); back row, left toright, Hailey Bennett, Sylvan Doucet Lefebvre,Hannah Russo, Cyrus Mitchell, CarsonReaume.Thomas speaks for many community childrenwhen he simply states...Thank You for beingSomebody Who Cares!W.E. Care’s Operations Manager Paula Talbot.Our 2009 Wrap Up total, the largest yet,thanks to our caring community.

During their first short campaign 13years ago, the founders’ efforts garnered$30,000 to benefit paediatric programs atHôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, LeamingtonDistrict Memorial Hospital and WindsorRegional Hospital. Encouraged by suchsuccess, W.E. Care entered its second yearwith determination and high hopes. Thework paid off again, with donors triplingthe campaign’s initial coffers to $90,000.As more area volunteers became involvedin W.E. Care’s leadership and operation,the organization evolved rapidly. In additionto the three local hospitals, W.E. Carebroadened its scope of support, contributingassistance to the John McGivneyCentre and The Windsor Allergy AsthmaEducation Centre. In 2005, the organizationwas granted Charitable Registrationstatus, boosting its ability to attract evenmore donations.“We started out just to make a little bit ofmoney the first year, and grew from there,”says Paula Talbot, W.E. Care’s operationsmanager. Caring citizens appreciated theneed to support Windsor-Essex Countypaediatric care programs and enable localtreatment of ill and injured children alreadytraumatized by their medical conditionsand being in strange environments awayfrom their homes.Families of young patients also do betterwhen area hospitals can provide treatmentthat previously necessitated anxious tripsto London or Toronto medical centres.“When you have a sick kid, that’s enoughto go through,” Paula observes. “You don’twant to leave the support system you haveat home.”Rising to the challenge of majorfundraising each year, W.E. Care kicks offits official campaign at the beginning ofApril. The community rallies in response,with fundraising events and donor contributionsall year round.“We could not have done it without thefinancial institutions. They have been thebackbone of W.E. Care For Kids,” Paulaexplains. “The financial institutions helpwith fundraising through our gerber daisysales at the branches or hot dog barbecue,book sales, and of course, our annual walka-thon.”This backbone is well braced by thelarger community’s concern for kids. Imaginationis shown by the many and variedways people dream up to raise money.Service clubs hold meat draws and 50-50raffles. Clubs and groups organize fun runsand golf tournaments. Individuals donate▼YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS IS OUR BUSINESS!SIMPLY EXCEPTIONALMONTESSORI PROGRAMMINGSpanish, French,Kinder Yoga and ourNew Learning Literacythrough Music Program!New!Only school insouthwestern Ontariooffering Mandarin as partof our daily curriculum toall 2.5-6 year olds!!!The Children’s House Montessori2611 Labelle St., Windsor519-969-5278Great News!Congrats to all our grade onechildren who took the CAT test!Our scores were incredible!!We scored 94-98% percentilein Mathematics,Reading and Writing!With a grade average of 3.2-3.9+Way to go!!!!!Visit www.tchmontessori.ca for an online virtual tour of our schools!OpenTo ThePublic!LaSalle Montessori6555 Malden Rd., LaSalle519-734-7776A wide variety of learning materialsand educational toys for all ages!French Resources &Materials AvailableCome see us at our new location in theROUNDHOUSE CENTREacross from Devonshire MallThe Children’s House Lakeshore444 Advance Blvd., Tecumseh519-727-8900We’veMOVED!Green Toys!August/September • 2010 21

Kayak Sales • Rentals • Training • GearBirding • Nature • Wildlife Art & Craft • GiftsCanada’s Largest Selection ofBinoculars and Scopes636 Point Pelee Drive, Leamington519-326-5193www.peleewings.caGIVECLEANINGA MODERNTWISTYOUR CLEAN & HEALTHY HOME STORE3041 Dougall Ave., Windsor519-972-555722 Windsor Lifetheir old Cars for Kids. Donations aremade by real estate agencies, restaurants,businesses, associations, golf clubs, employeecharitable funds and media.For the second year running, the SunparlourRodeo supported W.E. Care whileproviding family entertainment. Presentedby Rawhide Rodeo Company, the rodeocowboys and clowns once again pitted theirskills against the bulls, trying to breakrecords in barrel racing and performingother exciting rodeo feats on both Saturday,July 31st, and Sunday, Aug. 1st. The rodeowas set up on the property of JR Excavating,1835 Cty. Rd. 18, Ruthven.On Sunday, September 26th, FinancialFamily Feud will bring together financialinstitution employees, their families andeven their pets in Malden Park for somefriendly rivalry and serious fundraising.RBC Financial Group, United CommunitiesCredit Union, Windsor Family CreditUnion, Motor City Community CreditUnion, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, DesjardinsCaisse Populaire Pointe-Aux-Roches-Tecumseh and Scotiabank are allinvolved with the Third Annual W.E. Carefor Kids Walk-A-Thon five km. walk/runand kids’ dash.“The employees walk and get friends andfamily members to walk as well and getpledges,” says Paula. “Last year, we had over300 walkers and this year we are expectingmore, as we are expanding the event to bea great family day.”Registration starts at 9 a.m. Furry familymembers will strut their stuff at the 9:15contest for the best dressed pet. The walktakes off at 10 a.m. Face painting, entertainment,pizza and hot dogs will helpmake the feud a fun time for everyone.On October 1st, W.E. Care For Kidsgoes glam with the Top Secret – For YourEyes Only – Diamonds are Forever Gala.Held at the Caboto Club, the party beginswith cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and plenty ofaction to follow, including a diamondraffle, live and silent auctions, music, entertainment,a seven course dinner andmartini bar. “We have a committee that hasbeen organizing this annual gala for years,”Paula says. “It is W.E. Care For Kids’ signatureevent that over 500 people attendevery year.”Children also get involved in small andbig ways, holding bake sales, hosting pastanights and burning off energy in long walka-thons.It’s heartwarming to see elementaryand secondary school students lookingout for one another and taking on civicresponsibility so early in life.This year, kids are front and centre asW.E. Care’s official representatives. Aftersuccessful tenures with adult spokespeopleincluding NHL player Kyle Wellwoodand Team Canada hockey player MeghanAgosta, W.E. Care increased its roster. “Weare so excited about our new spokeskids,”says Paula. “We wanted to put the face onour organization, and what better way thanwith actual community children. In March,we had a spokeskids search and I am happyto say that we have seven new spokeskidsright from our own community. To date,we have found that the public enjoysseeing the faces of the kids at our events. Itreally shows where the money is going to.”While the children are the lively publicfaces of the campaign, behind the scenes, aboard of directors, currently led by presidentElizabeth Musyj, guides W.E. Care asit strives to do more each year.The need for ongoing support is evident.In 2008 in Windsor-Essex County, morethan 3,918 babies were born and over 430babies were cared for in the Level III neonatalintensive care unit. Local hospitals sawmore than 21,576 children in emergencyrooms; 1,328 children were emergencyroom trauma patients. Over 13,084 childrenwere cared for through the hospitals’outpatient program.Continuing advances in medical technologyoffer the ability for enhanced carefor local children. W.E. Care has been instrumentalin introducing state-of-the-artequipment in local hospitals, ahead of anyother hospitals in Ontario. One such purchaseis the Vein Viewer, which uses nearinfrared light to map out veins on the skin'ssurface, eliminating the guesswork in findingwhere veins and arteries are located.Another groundbreaking contribution isW.E. Care’s provision of the Glide ScopeVideo Laryngoscope to each of EssexCounty's three hospitals. The device rapidlysecures an airway with a small cameraand video screen, enabling doctors to seewhere they are going.The Vein Viewer and Glide Scope VideoLaryngoscope are examples of tangiblethings the medical professionals identify asneeded and that donors can get behind. “Ithink the public needs to know where themoney is going and how it will benefit thechildren of our community. When youknow where your money is going, it is easierto support the cause,” Paula says.▼

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STORY BY DICK HILDEBRANDPHOTO BY JENNIFER JUNEPHOTOGRAPHYIt’s been nearly 10 years since theChatham area band Finding CoreIt’swas organized, and while its popularityremains strong, things were tumultuousbehind the scenes over thelast year, as artistic differences forcedfounder Eric Broadbent to replacetwo members.▼August/September • 2010 25

a style for everypoint of view ®®519-736-6856 • budgetblinds.com/southwindsorJ.Z. Taine joined the group near its infancyand stays on as bass player, whileKenny Deuxberry is the new lead singer andPaul Demars has taken over the drums.Both are also exceptionally strong singersand as Eric explains, “They’re both catalystsfor us to achieve a heavier, darker and moreofa rock sound than we had before.”As for the new sound: Eric is aiming at ayounger demographic in a way which canbest be described as “Scream meets melody.It’s heavy, hard rock and Kenny, our newlead singer, is up to the challenge. His rangeis amazing. He can go from the lows in thebasement all the way up to extremelyhigh…and everything in between.”And ifyou listen carefully, you’ll hear elementsfrom the roots of rock, such as fromKiss, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, JudasPriest and Van Halen.Each ofthe Finding Core players has afull time job in addition to band duties, andeach prefers it that way. “It’s as full timeas we like it to be,” says Eric, a graphicWeb designer by trade. “We keep it realisticand are able to pick and choose the showswe do.”J.Z. has his own retail business, Paulworks for a grain mill and Kenny is an automotivedetailer. All four are dedicated totheir music and their fans and share a commongoal for the band’s ultimate direction.Within several years, Finding Corerecorded and released a full length record“Silence” and two singles, one ofwhich wastitled “Loaded Gun” and is being featuredin an upcoming action movie. Followingthose sessions and the subsequent personnelchanges, “things kind ofstopped dead intheir tracks,” says Eric.Today, after being rebuilt and redefined,Finding Core is once again on track for possiblerecording sessions, maybe even by theend ofthe summer. Eric, who is delightedwith the band’s new found direction, continuescomposing new material, while bandmembers add their input and the tunes appearto be coming together quickly: a factwhich should minimize the recording times.“We’re finding new compositions arecoming to life instantly at rehearsals. Thewriting process for us is at its best it’s everbeen, and these new songs are being introducedat each next show. It’s really nice togive our long time supporters somethingnew, and I think we’re going above andbeyond what one might expect from us,”says Eric.In the meantime, the search goes on for a26 Windsor Life

producer who is able to capture the band’snew, heavy sound.In early July, the group shared the stagewith Default of the Windsor area at thepopular LaSalle Strawberry Festival and introducedeager crowds to its latest material,which was well received. The two bandshave worked together before and have anadmiration for each other.Eric’s fiancé Sandra Lee, who has managedthe band for five years, recently receivedher third nomination for a Londonmusic award as most popular manager.Finding Core is still featured regularly onRick Walker’s TV show “Old Autos”, whichcan be seen on the “A” Channels, City-TVand has also been picked up by MyTV20 inDetroit.Several years ago, Eric jokingly proclaimedthat his band was the highest endorsedunsigned act in the country. Thatdescription still holds true and the endorsementskeep coming. Recently, after its hiatusand thanks to the tireless efforts of managerSandra, the group landed deals with JacksonGuitars, world famous Fender MusicalInstruments and Eddie Van Halen’s newcompany, EVH gear. “Eddie’s my hero,”proclaims Eric, “and as a guitar player, hiscompany’s endorsement is huge and doesn’tget any better. You’ll be seeing a lot of VanHalen gear in our shows and I’m definitelygetting one of the new Wolfgang Guitars,which Eddie claims is the Cadillac of hisinstrument lineup.”Endorsements are invaluable to strugglingmusicians who are long on talent but shorton cash, giving them the opportunity toplay the finest instruments on the market.The companies stand behind musicians theyfeel will best represent their product, whichin some cases is even supplied free of charge,although usually the gear is delivered at substantiallyreduced prices.Eric Broadbent considers himself “a longtime sales person and whenever I’m on stage,I’m trying to sell the product for the peoplewho have taken a chance on me. I keep theinstrument well polished and show it off tothe kids in the front row who are potentialbuyers.”The four members of Finding Core are onthe same page as far as their aspirations areconcerned, and are approaching the futurewith high morale. With the group’s directionclearly defined and a new disc loomingon the horizon, the group hopes it hasdiscovered the ingredients which could leadto the next step in a potentially successfulfuture.WLYou’ve GotMost ofThe AnswersI can help with the rest.I’ll give you straight talk on financialplanning and wealth building to let youlive today and still plan for tomorrow.My 16 years of financial planning experiencecan help you save time, make a smoothtransition to wealth accumulation, andattain your financial goals.Call or email to set up an appointmentthat’s convenient to your busy schedule.519-250-5190, ext. 409Direct Line 519-250-0515Email: Barbara.Allen@manulifesecurities.ca76 Talbot St. S., EssexPH: 776-6316 • 776-8611 • 776-9788Manulife Securities Incorporated is a Member of CIPFBarbara Allen, HBA, CFP, CDFASenior Financial Advisorfinancial planning for alllife events since 19952255 Cadillac Street, WindsorAugust/September • 2010 27

NEWANDNOTICEDPALAZZI BROS TILE & GRANITESeptember will be a month of celebration and customer appreciation asPalazzi Bros Tile & Granite celebrate 50 years of business. Partners PaulPalazzi, Marco Palazzi, Tony Gagliano and Fabio Bernabo have built theirbusiness with a commitment to supply the finest stone including granite,limestone and marble as well as porcelain tile and exotic hardwoods.Combining these materials with in house flooring design and installationcraftsmen insures total customer satisfaction. Paul Palazzi, pictured here(seated) with second generation family members Rob Palazzi and PaulaPalazzi-Mele, along with his partners and the dedicated team of flooringexperts, invite you to join their celebration and experience what keepsa business going for 50 years and beyond. The Windsor store is locatedat 3636 Walker Rd. and other locations can be found in Leamingtonand Sarnia.MARTELLO’S PIZZAA new pizzeria has opened in LakeshoreOasis (Cty Rd. 22 at Patillo). The familyowned business offers a variety of pizzas,oven baked panzerotti, specialty sandwichesand wraps as well as soups andsalads. Local free delivery available. Visitwww.martellospizza.com for the completemenu. Orders can be placed by calling519-727-5222.UNITED COMMUNITIES CREDIT UNIONA team of 25 United Communities Credit Union employees, family and friends each rode160 km from Grand Bend to London and back in the 20th annual MS Bike Tour, July 24thto 25th. Months of fundraising enabled the credit union team to donate over $12,000,joining 1,725 other riders in raising $1,124,000 to help end Multiple Sclerosis.AND MOM 2Opened on Aug. 2nd, And Mom 2 specializesin maternity and nursing apparelfor mothers. Owner Brenda Denkers saysshe is the first and only Canadian retailer tocarry the All Moms Go to Heaven line ofmaternity, mom, grandmother t-shirts andmore. The pretty shop is located at 154King St. W., Chatham. 519-351-0673.28 Windsor Life

JUMP6The new Jump6 Weight LossProgram has opened in Windsorat 6124 Tecumseh Rd. E.The program begins with adoctor inserting a water filledgastric balloon into the patient’sstomach. The six month journeyis supported by registerednutritional consultants. CEOMario Cortis, pictured here,will also soon become a client.Patients can realistically expectto lose 20 to 60 lbs.Call 1-877-91-JUMP6.GOLIGER’S TRAVELPLUSAfter more than 20 years downtown,Goliger's TravelPlus is relocating to a largerstore with easier access at 2760 Howard Ave.Owner Sarah Hupalo and her staff inviteeveryone to visit their new location beginningAug. 25th and to watch for their grandopening event. 519-252-3427.BOOSTER JUICESmoothie and juice bar, Booster Juice, serves healthy lunch and snack choices designedto support today’s active lifestyle. Nutritious beverages are made with freshly squeezedfruit and vegetables and boosted with acai, matcha, wheatgrass and other beneficial ingredients.Paninis and wraps are also prepared to order at Booster Juice’s Windsor storein Devonshire Mall, 3100 Howard Ave. 519-969-4515.GILLIGAN’STom Hebert and Craig Webbare celebrating the 20th anniversaryof their first Gilligan’sby opening their fifthrestaurant. The new Gilligan’sis conveniently located at3032 Dougall Ave., easily accessibleto hungry guests inSouth Windsor and LaSalle.519-250-9809.VICTORIA & GREENLAWNMEMORIAL GARDENSCelebrating the 2nd anniversary of theirnew facility, Managers Michael Kelleherand Mark Gouin welcome everyone to seetheir state-of-the-art visitation and receptioncentre, which is the first of its kind in the areato feature full banquet facilities. Amenitiesinclude a large formal chapel, soundproofvisitation rooms, terrace, memorial gardenand on-site crematorium. 519-969-3939.August/September • 2010 29

At the conclusion of the 2009 Hospice gala, a gentleman whohad faithfully attended every one of the fundraisingevenings for 30 years approached the event organizers.With tears in his eyes, he expressed his amazement that Hospicecould continue to surprise and impress him. “We can’t wait to wowhim every year,” says Kathy Vincent, public relations/communicationscoordinator for The Hospice of Windsor and EssexCounty.The stalwart guest and about 1,000 other supporters are aboutto be wowed like never before with the upcoming Evening for Hospice:The 2010 Rainforest Gala. “It promises to be a magicalnight,” Kathy says.The ambitious arrangements for the gala showcase Hospice’scan-do attitude. It’s the same collective mindset that has developedHospice from its humblebeginnings to Canada’sfirst Hospice Village, comprisedof a residentialhome, Wellness Centre,Pain and Symptom ManagementClinic and Children’sHouse. Within theHospice Village and beyond,in patients’ own residences,hospital roomsand nursing homes, Hospicehas been providingfree, compassionate careand services to more than30,000 local people dealingwith serious illness duringthe past three decades.“Last year, more than1,000 guests celebrated 30years of Hospice care inour community by attendingour annual Hospice gala. Now our focus is on preserving ourlegacy,” says Executive Director Carol Derbyshire. “This year’s goalis to raise $100,000 at this event. All money raised from our annualgala supports the many programs and services that are offeredto individuals and their families who are living with a life threateningillness.”For the 31st annual Evening for Hospice this October 15th,planners are going beyond mere limitations of geography by transformingWindsor’s Giovanni Caboto Club into a tropical junglerainforest, complete with waterfalls, lush plants, live exotic animalsand bartenders mixing tropical cocktails.“The rainforest theme fits the idea of preservation,” Kathyexplains. “We hope people will walk away from the gala thinkingabout Hospice and leaving a legacy. We’re relying heavily onpeople to provide support.” In addition to ticket sales, the gala30 Windsor LifeThe Hospiceof Windsor andEssex CountyEngaging our Community “Face to Face”And In Gala Fashion, TooSTORY KARENPATON-EVANSdepends on sponsorships and in-kind donations to make the nighta success.Hospice’s donor relations manager Emma Darby adds, “We realizethat with having the event on Friday night, people are tiredafter work, so we want to make sure it’s fun and they have a reallygood time.”The delicious dinner and prize draws should put everyone in theright spirit. Then there’s the evening’s live entertainment, featuringThe Reflections, pop and doo wop stars originating from theGreater Detroit area and performing ever since they recorded theirfirst big hits in the 1960s. Their best known songs include ShabbyLittle Hut; Poor Man’s Son; Like Columbus Did; and their multimillionseller Just Like Romeo & Juliet, which took the numberfive spot on the pop charts and claimed number one on the rhythmand blues charts in 1964.The other stars of thenight will be compellingcreatures from Zoo2You.The guest list of the actualexotic mammal invitees is aclosely guarded secret, butpossibilities include Pocothe African bush baby,Roo, the dama wallaby andthree pound Sylo: the tinyAfrican Fennec fox withseven inch long ears.“This gala is going to be sorefreshing we hope peoplewill remember it for years tocome,” says Kathy.Mindful of the challengingeconomy and despitethe introduction of HST,Hospice is holding its galaticket price at its standard$100 per guest. A call to Hospice at 519-974-7100 will secure ticketsand more information.While not everyone has $100 or time to spare for the gala, manypeople can find $10 to give to Hospice.From August 15th to September 30th, the Hospice Face To FaceChallenge 2010 will mobilize volunteers in the collection of $10from friends and family, coworkers and customers.Several years ago, John Fairley interviewed Carol Derbyshire onhis Face to Face program on TV Cogeco. As Carol spoke about themany services Hospice provides to Windsor-Essex patients, familiesand caregivers, John realized its valuable role in the community.All fired up, he joined Carol and Sandra Pupatello on Saturday inwalking up and down residential streets, knocking on doors andasking citizens for donations. It was very time consuming, withlimited success.FACE TO FACE with the Spitfires. Two members of the Memorial Cup repeatingWindsor Spitfires hockey club, Ben Dubois and Ryan Ellis, display their support andendorsement of our Hospice’s Face To Face campaign for 2010.

Then John dreamed up the concept ofasking 500 people to ask 10 people withintheir own circles for a donation of $10 each.“Every year our goal is $50,000 and 500people,” Kathy says. “Each year we getcloser, but we’ve never achieved 500 people.”In the very first year, $42,000 wasraised; it didn’t take long before the $50,000mark was met in subsequent campaigns.In past Face To Face Challenges, the highestnumber of volunteer canvassers wasnearly 300, so there’s plenty of room toreach the goal of 500 – and soar past the$50,000.With the campaign’s rallying cry of “10dollars, 10 people, too easy,” Hospice is determinedto break all previous records. “Thisyear we want to step it up a notch,” Kathysays. “Not only do we want people to knowabout Face To Face; we want them to knowabout Hospice.”Says John Fairley, “This great entity wecall The Hospice of Windsor-Essex Countyis serving more and more people,” addingthat as an increasing number of people realizewhat Hospice is, the more they appreciatewhat it does. To continue the work,substantial financial support is needed on acontinuous basis.up to70%OFFTo educate and motivate would-be andreturning canvassers to the Face To Facecampaign…Hospice calls them “engagementofficers”…The Hospice Village ishosting an orientation barbecue from noonto 2 pm, Friday, August 13th.Along with free food, entertainment andopportunities to meet celebrities, there willbe information and kits about this year’sFace To Face campaign.The Hospice staff expects to see the familiarfaces of “wonderful” and “passionate”engagement officers who consistently get involvedwith the campaign. “They don’t stopat the 10 people…$10,” Kathy notes.The trust is that new volunteers will soonrealize what it means to serve as an ambassadorfor Hospice.“Once they are on board, they’re on forlife,” Emma says.Everyone who donates is also providedwith a tax receipt.John will be at the barbecue “to meetthe army on the streets”. Past participantsfrequently tell him, “You wouldn’t believehow easy it was.” He is pleased and astonishedby the creativity and energy peopleshow during the 45 day annual campaign.Kids and neighbourhoods hold garage sales;SALE!restaurants and bars dedicate their tips for anight; wedding couples make donations onbehalf of their guests; and all over theCounty, invitations to private family barbecuesthis Labour Day include the requestthat everyone bring a potluck dish and $10to donate to the Face To Face Challenge.While personal interaction is great, anyonecan spread the word about the campaignwithout face to face contact. Throughemail, Facebook and other social networks,volunteers can ask their friends to makedonations on Hospice's secure Web site atthehospice.ca.To become an engagement officer, individualsare invited to register online to receivea campaign kit via email. Or newvolunteers can drop by The Hospice to pickup a kit and promotional lawn signs. It’s alsoa good opportunity to visit The HospiceVillage.“When you’ve been helped by Hospice,there is no question you’ll be there forthem,” John says. He is surprised that withthe low level effort required to be a Face ToFace engagement officer, “We have notsigned up 500 people before. We hope thisis the year that there are 500 faces out thereto be part of the ‘army’.”WLHURRY IN TODAY!expropriationEVERYTHINGMUST GO!Hwy #3 & Howard Ave. • 519-250-5450 • www.essexhomefurnishings.comAugust/September • 2010 31

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NEWYORK, NEWYORKIt’s A Wonderful Town!STORY KAREN PATON-EVANS / PHOTOGRAPHY JEFF PATONTWO TANKS OF GAS ARE ALL THATseparate Windsor from New York City.Once our family did the simple math, therewas only one thing to say: “Road trip!”Heading south in the middle of July isnot ideal, but it worked with everybody’svacation schedules. Our son, Jeff, his wife,Liz, my husband, Jim, and I crossed theWashington Bridge into Manhattan just asour iPod played Frank Sinatra belting out,“I want to be a part of it, Neeeww York,Neeeww York.”Our sentiments, exactly. Pretending to beNew Yorkers for the week, we moved intoa two bedroom vacation loft near CentralPark in Harlem. The old graffiti-covered,crime ridden neighbourhoods are nowcleaned up, gentrified and under evidentobservation of New York’s finest. Familiesstroll on the sidewalks and neighbours gossipon the brownstone stoops into the latesummer evening. The rhythm of merenguemusic pulsing from the club next door sentus dancing into our dreams every night.In the tradition of newcomers, wesaluted the majestic Statue of Liberty standingregally on Liberty Island as we ferried▼Opposite page: With the worldon his shoulders, the four storey tall Atlas hasbeen standing firm in front of the Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue since 1937.His bronze skin still gleams from a six week scrubbing andhandwaxing in 2008.Left: The enormous Metropolitan Museum of Art houses collections from everycontinent including English armor, Stradivari violins, early American furniture,Byzantine marble panels andan Egyptian temple.Above: On Fifth Avenue, the narrow, triangular steel-framedFlatiron Buildingbuilt in 1902 was one of New York’s earliest skyscrapers at 300 feet tall.August/September • 2010 33

Clockwise from top: Radio City Music Hall is a1930s architectural triumph; considered by expertsto have the world’s most perfect stage.The bright lights of Times Square attract peopleseeking theatre, restaurants and shops that stayopen into the wee hours.Robert Indiana’s bright red sculpture, LOVE, standson the Avenue of the Americas: Sixth Avenue.34 Windsor Lifefrom Battery Park to Ellis Island. The building that processed nearly 12 millionimmigrants between 1892 and 1954 is now the Immigration Museum.Photos, documents, recordings, luggage and shoes worn by children ofvarious nationalities as they took their first steps onto American soil tell thestories of hopeful souls determined to make better lives in the Land of theFree. A sampling of their stories was evident in a preserved tenement onManhattan’s Lower East Side. Built in 1863, the cramped, unhealthy apartmentbuilding is now the Tenement Museum, showing how millions ofimmigrants scratched out new lives on the planet’s most crowded spot in theearly 1900s. Today, tiny new condos in the gentrified area sell for millionsof dollars.That’s small change for New York’s most notable family, the Rockefellers,whose influence has shaped the city’s famous skyline. Amassing one of theworld’s largest private fortunes in the oil business by the early 20th Century,John D. and William Rockefeller and family were instrumental in thecreation of major architectural projects, including The Museum of ModernArt, The Cloisters, Lincoln Center, the World Trade Center, Radio CityMusic Hall and Rockefeller Center.After days sweltering on the ground during a relentless heat wave, wesought a breeze at the Top of the Rock one night. On the RockefellerCenter’s observation deck, the hazy pollution obscured the stars but theyweren’t missed; brilliant city lights radiated all around us.The interior of 30 Rockefeller Plaza is equally impressive, its black andgold art deco opulence glowing with sophistication. More familiar surroundingswere found on the NBC Studios tour, which took in the sets ofSaturday Night Live and The Dr. Oz Show.In the heart of Rockefeller Centre is Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller’sbold 1930s foray into the new medium of radio. Saved by public outcryfrom demolition in 1979 and now owned by Madison Square GardenEntertainment, Radio City has been meticulously restored to its art decoglory days. The world’s largest indoor theatre, easily recognized by its domedsunset ceiling, continues to showcase stars and dancing extravaganzas by itsown Rockettes, one of Radio City’s first acts.

While yellow taxis and Metro subwaystations are everywhere, navigating NewYork’s congested sidewalks is a necessity.One of the most pleasant walks is on theBrooklyn Bridge’s dedicated, protectedboardwalk for pedestrians and cyclistsenjoying views over the East River.New Yorkers slow their pace in CentralPark. We toddled along the slopingpaths, pausing at the Victorian gothicDairy and Strawberry Fields’ memorialto John Lennon, who lived and diednearby. All that walking worked up anappetite. Feeling very American, we atehamburgers while watching amateurleagues play baseball.Great food is for the ordering all overNYC: authentic French bistros, gourmetScottish and Irish pubs, fabulous Italianeateries, chic American restaurants andsoft pretzels, hot dogs and sausages withthe works, hot off the street cart.Some of the best food is in the palatialGrand Central Terminal. Trendy, delectablecuisine is served on the balconyabove the busy main concourse andbelow the turquoise sky ceiling, resplendentwith the zodiac painted on its vastdome. Underground is the landmarkOyster Bar & Restaurant, where we fortifiedourselves with boulliabase andNew England clam chowder.▼Clockwise from top: The Brooklyn Bridge, spanning the EastRiver to connect Manhattan to Brooklyn, was opened in 1883.Central Park’s peaceful oasis in the middle of Manhattandraws New Yorkers out to picnic, play and run in the city’s842 acre backyard.Lady Liberty, standing305 feet tall upon her pedestal onLiberty Island, welcomes one and all to America.August/September • 2010 35

Workplace solutions...THAT WORK!PETER K. HRASTOVECLSM, B.A. LL.BE M P L O Y M E N T & L A B O U R L A WPeter K. HrastovecProfessional Corporationwww.peterlaw.ca2510 Ouellette Ave.519.966.1300 ext. 421From Grand Central Terminal, travellersin past days could conceivably embark on ajourney to anywhere. How refined travelmust have felt to a person stepping up toone of the marble ticket counters and speakingthrough a golden grille to request a trainticket. The counters still gleam with carefulpolish, but commuters use passes to rushhome to Connecticut. Canadians now takingthe train to New York would arrive atPenn Station underneath the MadisonSquare Garden complex.Subway trains also stop at Grand Central,but for Canadians perspiring in the 37-degreetemperature, the descent into a stiflingsubway stop felt like a trip into hell. Taxiswere cooler, more convenient, about thesame price when split amongst our party –and cleaner. It’s a challenge to stay neat inthe city heat, yet New Yorkers appearing inManhattan’s pricey districts pulled it off:the women lovely in pretty sundresses andpower suits, the men sharply tailored orflamboyantly attired, according to personalstyle.NYC, the fashion capital of America, is ashopper’s Mecca. Whizzing homeward in ataxi after another late night of theatre anddining, we were treated to a flash tour of thelatest trends by major fashion houses residingon Madison and Fifth Avenues. Chanel,Valentino, Prada, Givenchy, Michael Korsand Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche becamefamiliar signposts indicating how soon wewould reach our loft.By day, we plunged into the noisy shopsbustling with the common folk. Trendy, inexpensivefashions are enticingly displayedon Forever 21’s bright, white floors onTimes Square. Discounted designer clothing,shoes and accessories are jammed intothe Century 21 Department Store, self-proclaimedas New York’s best kept secret.Judging by all the teenaged tour groupsswarming over the racks, the secret is out.Figuring the old movie, Miracle on 34thStreet, had prepared us for Macy’s 1902 flagshipdepartment store in Herald Square, wepushed through the revolving doors andentered into the glittering Land of Enchantment.Since multi-level Macy’s coversnearly an entire block, we paced ourselveswith several short excursions to the world’slargest department store, riding old woodenescalators to access on-trend merchandise.Seeing is as much fun as doing in the BigApple. Times Square is a whirl of movinglights, digital images flashing over banks ofscreens and people everywhere, standing in36 Windsor Life

line for Broadway show tickets, dashing intothe stores, packing into the restaurants. Wesnagged rush seats for Billy Elliot The Musicaland the hottest show on Broadway, LaCage aux Folles, starring Kelsey Grammerof Cheers and Frasier fame and DouglasHodge, who recently won a Tony Award forhis Broadway début as the play’s attentionlovingdrag queen.New York’s museums are world class. TheMetropolitan Museum of Art is a massivecomplex of galleries displaying global treasures.One end accommodates two incrediblyjuxtaposed structures: a small mansioncontaining many rooms furnished in variousAmerican periods; and next door,standing in a still pool of water, the carvedstone Temple of Dendur, dating to 15 B.C.during the Roman reign of AugustusCaesar.The museum floods the senses withworks created by artists, jewellers and craftspeoplefrom every continent. Perhaps thecolossal collection overwhelms some artlovers; we found hundreds of them clusteredon the rooftop, drinks in hand, chattingamidst a jungle of giant bamboo poles.The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museumis Frank Lloyd Wright’s last spectacular architecturalfeat. An elevator shoots to thetop of the building, which, from the outside,resembles a sculpted, horizontallysliced marshmallow. Under its domed glassceiling, we meandered down the gentlespiral ramp, viewing contemporary photographicworks mounted along its walls tillwe reached to the ground level.Across the East River in Queens is theMuseum of Modern Art, which honours themodern era, from European Impressionists’early paintings in the 1880s to contemporaryphotography, drawings, film, media, architectureand design. It’s an interesting tripfrom Vincent Van Gogh’s The Olive Treesto Andy Warhol’s Gold Marilyn Monroe.In Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan,overlooking the Hudson River, TheCloisters Museum & Garden is a tranquilstep back in time. A gift of John D. RockefellerJr. in 1938, the stone building incorporatesarchitectural fragments from ancientFrance. The graceful building on the hilltopencompasses a beautiful collection of medievalworks of religious art.After an exhilarating yet exhausting weekfilled with non-stop sights and sounds, TheCloisters provided a quiet respite as we preparedto return to normal life. New Yorkersno more, it was time to go.WLCanada’s First LEED Platinum School20 proven, energy-reducing environmental technologiesPUBLIC OPEN HOUSEWednesday, August 25th 4 - 7:00 p.m.6320 Raymond Ave. WindsorSpecial toursare available call519-255-3200 ext. 10224Exclusively at...SIGHT FOR SORE EYESDESIGNER OPTICAL BOUTIQUE360 Manning Rd.Village Grove Plaza519.739.0219www.sightforsoreeyes.caAugust/September • 2010 37

Fight Fire WithFuel ProductionsIts Entertaining “One Man Show”. . . . . . Plus Two!BY KAREN PATON-EVANSDDebuting its One Man Show at The Windsor International FringeFestival heldJuly 16th to July 25th, Fight Fire With Fuel Productionsshattered audience expectations from the moment threemen steppedonto The Joy Family Theatre stage to perform a oneman show.Untroubledby their obvious mathematical error, the comedianswent about their business of one-upping each other. The playbegan with a single actor delivering his monologue, alone on stage.A secondactor arrivedon the scene to spout the same openingremarks. Then a third stepped on the boards, uttering the wordsall over again. Bantering andantics ensuedas each actor competedto become the true one man of the show. Throughout the lightheartedrivalry, the performers’ skilful witexaminedthe admirable qualities of sharing, teamwork andfriendship.Written anddirectedby Dave Weaver, One Man Show is a team effort by the author, Josh Reaume, Matt Peartand Tim Ronin. They put on quite a One Man Show seven times during The Windsor International FringeFestival.The cast members’ confidence as one man performers, built by going solo at Yuk Yuk’s and other venues,has evidently conquered fear of being alone on stage. “The risky thing of having two other guys one-manshowingit up with you is balance,” Dave says. “The show needs three equally strong performers and thechallenge of keeping up with each other adds to the tension of doing a three-man one man show. But it’salso the driving force that keeps us all focused and improving on our own skills. Things get hilarious when One Man Show writerand director Dave Weavercomedians compete with comedians.”(left) is shown here withAll kidding aside, Fight Fire With Fuel Productions’ has a serious mandate: “By combining traditional and fellow cast members Mattmodern influences such as standup, improvisation and physical theatre, we hope to attract youth and adults Peart and Josh Reaume.alike to the wonders of theatre with the aim of improving community life through artistry.”38 Windsor Life

Does the team believe they have achievedtheir goal? “Well, gauging how much wehave improved community life is a difficultthing to measure,” Dave admits. “But whenwe get to produce a show, where the audienceranges from teenagers to seniors andthey all laugh, we think we've bridged a generationalgap that a lot offamilies see in ourcommunity. Seems to us that communitiesthat laugh together will work together andcomedy is the nicest way to instigate thatchange.”Windsor Fringe audiences certainlyshared chuckles throughout the One ManShow, laughing at the quick paced dialogueand riotous scenes, such as the medieval battleperformed in slow motion, made all thebetter by showing Silly String pulsing fromthe actors’ gaping wounds.The youngest audience members, new totheatre, seemed to connect with One ManShow’s scene from Romeo and Juliet onFacebook:“Romeo’s status is now single. Mr. Capulet createsthe event "rock-awesome masquerade."Location Capulet Manor. Tybalt started a warin Mafia wars and is recruiting help to takedown Romeo. Friar added the secret marriageapplication and secretly married his friends!Tybalt creates the event "Duel". Mercutio is attending,Tybalt is attending. Romeo is awaitingreply. Mercutio updates "a plague on bothyour houses, ugh." Mercutio has gone offline.Juliet’s nurse becomes a fan of Ladders, helpingher friends consummate their marriage. Romeopoked Juliet *wink*. Romeo updates his currentcity to "Mantua". Juliet adds the onlineapothecary application. Juliet appears offline.Friar messages Romeo "bro shes not dead justsleeping". It ends up in his spamfolder. Julietappears offline. Romeo IS offline. Juliet appearsonline! Juliet is offline. Thus ends Romeoand Juliet, the classic tragedy. As told throughFacebook…the modern tragedy.”Veterans of fringe festivals in Toronto, Vancouver,Saskatoon and elsewhere, the FightFire men found “Windsor's Fringe Festivalis younger and smaller than most, but wascertainly as much fun as the other Fringefests for sure. The tremendous enthusiasmofthe locals and the theatre communitymakes up for anything left desired by thesize ofthe Fringe itself,” says Dave. “We certainlywill be keeping the Windsor Fringe infuture tours so we can grow with it.”After delivering consistently entertainingperformances, Fight Fire With Fuel Productionswill be welcomed back.WLEMERYVILLEANIMAL HOSPITAL106 Emery Dr., Emeryville519-727-3304www.emeryvilleanimal.comWe TreatYour PetLike FamilyAsk us about our guarantee tobe free flee while boarding.Professional boardingservices tailored to the needsof all dog breeds and cats.Complimentary bath forstays longer than four nights.DON’T FORGET YOUR PET’S PARASITE PREVENTIONAugust/September • 2010 39

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Sandbar sponsoredMiss DYC Hydroplaneat the101st Running of theGold Cupin Detroit, Michigan held onJuly 10th-11th.SANDBARSETS NEWRECORD!Join us AUGUST 20TH-22NDas we are proudly participating inthe 2nd AnnualART OF EATINGFOOD AND WINE FESTIVALTecumseh Waterfront Park(Riverside Dr. & Manning Rd.)Sandbar set a new one day salesrecord and served over 900 guests onSaturday, July 10th, 2010.Thank you to all our guests for thesupport, from staff and management!LIVE ENTERTAINMENTEach weekend, the Sandbarprovides local musical talent foryour listening pleasure.FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS8PM-MIDNIGHTSUNDAY ON THE PATIO3:30PM-7:30PMFEATURED ARTISTSChris BolisterSomething NewBrian & MattKelly AuthierShe’s My BeckyAl FazioTheToastmenSam SlyCall for reservations:519-979-5624930 Old Tecumseh Road,Belle River, ON. NOR 1A0www.sandbarpuce.com

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WINDSOR LIFE MAGAZINEPRESS PASSPORTRAIT OF DRAGON BOATS FOR THE CURE, 2010STORY BYKAREN PATON-EVANSShown here with the beautiful new granite dragon sculpture members of the Xanadu Health Club Dragon Boat Team had more than one reason to celebrate. First their RackAttack team set the fastest time in the A-division and then went on to win the Fitness Competition and the A-division Final race.12Lake St. Clair became a moving rainbowon July 8th to 11th as red, yellow, blue,orange and green Dragon Boats glidedswiftly through the waves. The hue oneveryone’s mind however, was pink: thebattle colour for the fight against breastcancer.Competing and fundraising in the 8thInternationalDragon Boats for the Cure,20 cancer fighters powered each slenderDragon Boat: women, men and teenagerspaddling in harmony, guided by theircaptain, keeping rhythm to their drummer’sbeat. Every one of them, and their344 Windsor Life1. Michelle Cannon, co-owner ofSalon Utopia spent the day doinghaircuts for donations to DragonBoats for the Cure.2. Greg Gill, pretty in pink, rowed forthe Salon Utopia team.3. Many local restaurants were inattendance for both the gala andrace day. They included staffmembers from Pasticcios,Mancusos Trattoria, Red Sail,Foia Restaurant and Lounge,Caseys Grill and Bar, MongolianGrill, Canadian Bread Bakersand Tunnel Bar B Q.

supporters on the shore, braved the heat,fatigue and emotion to combat the diseasethat impacts so many lives.Saturday was devoted to high school studentchallenges and breast cancer survivorchallenges. In the student finals, AssumptionPink Raiders paddled into first in2:38.39 seconds, closely followed by NewBreast Friends at 2:39.46.The Breast Cancer Survivors challengewas won by Ohio’s Dragon Dream Team,flying over the finish line with a time of2:39.51. It was a tight race for second place,with the four year old Windsor team, ABreast Or Knot, finishing in 2:41.54seconds and Kentucky Thorough-Breasts’Dragon nearly nose to nose at 2:41.99.On Sunday, 102 teams paddled for theCure off Tecumseh Waterfront Park. In thefinal race, the Great White North PremierWomen Ladies team technically crossed thefinish line first. However, the Toronto paddlerswere not there to medal: they participatedin the Tecumseh event so they couldpractice for the International Dragon BoatFederation’s Club Crew World ChampionshipRegatta, held July 28th to August1st…in China!The opportunity to race against Canada’sbest was a huge motivation for Windsor-Essex paddlers. With GWNPremierWomen’s finish of 2:20.49, Victoria’s SecretWeapons did themselves proud with thewinning time of 2:37.55. It was a stellarperformance by the new team of local highschool and university students. With theirhearts set on making a difference……and having fun……they made a great firstimpression!Breathing heavily on Victoria’s SecretWeapons’ tail was the Dragon propelled byJo Jo’s Misfits for a second place win with2:39.01. Veterans of four Dragon Boatraces, the Misfits are family members andfriends, captained by an eleven year cancersurvivor.Third place was claimed by cOPPs For ACure, back for the sixth year of compassionatecompetition. The Ontario ProvincialPolice men and women were pleased topush their dragon to a 02:42.06 finish.In all, 112 teams raced. “We believe wehad in the neighbourhood of 3,300 paddlerstotal,” estimates Gerry Orum, who,with his partner Beth Noakes and a legionof volunteers, organizes the local event.One of the highlights of the actionpacked weekend, which launched witha gala dinner, was the unveiling of a 30foot long, 20,000 pound granite dragon,▼Have you seen the price of new Harleys lately?Restore morethan just your hair! ®100% UNDETECTABLEHAIR REPLACEMENT SOLUTIONSMen’s & Ladies’Non-Surgical Hair Replacements & TreatmentsHair GrowthTreatmentsFor a FREE CONSULTATION call1716 Mercer, Windsor | 519-258-1149 | www.activ8hair.comC O N S T R U C T I O N C O . I N C .2090 FASAN DRIVE OLDCASTLE, ON N0R 1L0PH 519-737-7260 FAX 519-737-7231 towsleyconstruction.comAugust/September • 2010 45

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HelpingGenerationsto Hear WellTogetherIf you keep missing the punch lines to your co-worker’s jokes or your loved onegets frustrated asking the same question four times before you respond, chancesare your ability to hear is diminishing. The big question…maybe the one yourloved one keeps asking…is: are you going to get your hearing checked?Misconceptions about hearing deficiencyprevent some people from getting professionalattention. “Hearing loss doesn’tmean you are completely deaf; it means youare losing some of your ability to distinguishsounds and hear clearly,” says LisaMacari, Doctor of Audiology at the HearingWellness Centre.“It also doesn’t mean you are getting old.Hearing loss is experienced by people of allages, from young children to the elderly.”Statistics reveal 40 percent of hearing impairedCanadians are under the age of 40.The majority of Canadians with mild tosevere hearing loss are younger than 60.Indications of hearing deficiency includestraining to catch conversation, particularlyin noisy environments; believing peoplewho used to speak clearly now mumble;misunderstanding others’ remarks; andringing in your ears. Your family andfriends may be expressing their concernsabout your hearing ability.“Unfortunately, some people think thatsince they can still hear to some degree,they don’t need assistance right now,” Lisafinds. This may be false. Within the innerear, little cilia hairs require stimulation bysound to keep healthy. “If you have hearingloss, you need louder sounds travelingthrough to the hairs for adequate stimulation.Without hearing aids to provide stimulation,the hairs can shrink and die.”“When that happens, you can turn upthe volume on your TV but the words willstill be garbled, not clearer,” Lisa explains.“You can damage your remaining hearingif you don’t attend to the issue, soonerrather than later.”People determined to regain their hearingcan get testing and treatment at theHearing Wellness Centre. In fact, so manynew patients called the Centre for appointmentsthat wait times stretched to three orfour weeks. Lisa did not think that wasacceptable, so she brought on ChantalePirouet, an externing student completingher Doctorate in audiology. “Now we areable to get more people in here faster,” Lisasays. “Your hearing is too important to losetime.”Lisa and Chantale are very excited aboutthe approaching release of Lyric extendedwear hearing aids. Approved in the U.S.and featured on The Dr. Oz Show, Lyricisdue in Canada in the coming months.“This hearing device is completely invisible.It’s worn 24/7. You can sleep, showerLisa M. Macari, Au.D.Doctor of Audiologyand swim with it – do all the thingsyou can’t do with traditional hearing aids,”says Lisa.Lyricdelivers natural sound quality,using your outer ear to direct sound intothe ear canal, eliminating the need to fiddlewith multiple settings or complex programs.There are no batteries to replace, norepairs to make. You can adjust the volumeor turn the device off while wearing it.As a Lyric-trained hearing professional,Lisa ensures the soft, comfortable device isfitted and adjusted according to your needs.She places the device in your ear canal,where it will function for approximatelyfour months till it is due for replacement.“With professional solutions and newadvancements to address your hearing loss,the deficiency doesn’t need to cause embarrassment,isolation or stress,” Lisa says.“Come hear what you’re missing!”2224 Walker Rd. Suite 10 | P: 519.254.HEAR (4327) | www.comehearagain.com

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The St. Clair College MediaPlexAnother Initiative Changing The Face Of Downtown WindsorSTORY/PHOTOGRAPHY BY DICK HILDEBRANDWE’RELIVE IN...3...2...1!Come September, those words take on a special meaning as the first students passthrough the doors of the St. Clair College MediaPlex in Windsor’s City Centre.The16,000 sq. ft. stateof theart facility will behometo two existing programs:journalism and tourism and travel, with plans to eventually expand the journalism programand also to offer two new subjects: public relations and publishing.In thespring of 2009, thecollegeadministration submitted an application to theCommunity Adjustment Fund for a federal grant. Several months later, Essex MP JeffWatson announced funding of $5 million for the ambitious project and it was completedin March of this year.Earlier this summer at a ribbon cutting ceremony, Watson told the gathering that theSt. Clair project is only part of the millions of dollars that Ottawa invested in Essex Countylast year.Mayor Eddie Francis maintained the MediaPlex is an example of using the recession toreposition the city, and he lauded the city’s partnership with senior levels of government.▼Above: Creating the new media centre meant acomplete rebirth of the former Salvation ArmyCitadelat University Ave. W. and Victoria Ave.The MediaPlex features the latest in mediafacilities, from studios to control areas to printequipment and techniques.Left: The ribbon cutting ceremony (l-r): SenatorMike Duffy, St. Clair College President Dr.John Strasser, Windsor Mayor Eddie Francisand Essex MP Jeff Watson.August/September • 2010 49

He called the development a smart investmentpaying off in many different ways: forthe students, for the College and for downtownWindsor.Former CTV and CBC Ottawa Bureauchief Mike Duffy, who received a Senateappointment a little more than a year ago,says the unique partnership has put Canadaahead of partisan politics, and he praised JeffWatson for his tireless efforts in workingon Parliament Hill for the community herepresents. As for the MediaPlex, SenatorDuffy said, “This is a front and centre mediacentre; a state of the art studio that’ll allowWindsor’s voice to be heard across thecountry.”Veteran CBC and Windsor Star reporterVeronique Mandel, who was named coordinatorof the St. Clair College journalismprogram six years ago, says, “This is asignificant journalism school, not only forWindsor but for the entire province ofOntario and offers a tremendous opportunityfor graduates to be able to work in anynewsroom because of their advanced skillsand abilities. They’ll be much more marketablethan those who specialize in a singlearea.” And it’s her personal pledge “that ourcourses will result in graduates that can becompetitive around the world.”The facility offers a “convergent” programin which students are able to learn all aspectsof newsroom activities from television,radio, print and online writing to editingaudio and video and radio broadcasting.The trainees will even be required to dotheir own still photos as they prepare fortheir media careers.Although there have been many applications,the first semester will accept only80 students. “Once we get through that semesterand evaluate its success, we hope toretain most of the 80 for the second year,”says Veronique, “and perhaps double thenumber.”There are two full time staff members atthe facility: Veronique and another formerCBC broadcaster, David Harrison. Both arewell rounded journalists and will teach othersubjects, including media ethics. Four to sixpart time instructors, all of whom are activein professional journalism, round out theteaching roster.The St. Clair College MediaPlex, locatedat Victoria Ave. and University Ave. W. inthe former Salvation Army building, is theonly facility of its kind in Canada and onlythe third in the world. The building featurestwo computer labs, each with a capacity of50 students. There are four classrooms witha capacity of 50 each, with portable walls toaccommodate two rooms of 50 or one roomof 100. The ultra modern NewsPlex areaincludes four television edit bays, radio controlroom, radio studio, television studio,television control room and computer lab.The MediaPlex design was inspired by theNewsplex at the University of South Carolina,and is a hybrid of it and another inGermany.Its impact in Windsor will be twofold:first, it provides opportunities for studentssecond to none anywhere in Canada; it alsomarks continuing efforts by St. Clair Collegeto play a major role in the revitalizationof Windsor’s City Centre.Justin Fox, President of the StudentRepresentative Council, says that with itscontinual expansion, St. Clair is now designedas a “destination college” which willmost certainly leave its mark as a go-toeducational facility.College President Dr. John Strasser saysthe MediaPlex serves as a guiding light forthe institution and in September, its overallstudent body will top 1,000.As a final footnote, President Strasseradds: “We’ll be having more ribbon cuttingsas long as somebody comes up with themoney!”WLYour support is making adifference in the lives ofchildren in Windsorand Essex County.Thank you!www.wrh.on.ca50 Windsor Life

MY DOG BOOANewBookForKidsByAWindsor Artist, Author and EntertainerSTORY BY DICK HILDEBRANDOn stage he is known asSteven Scott and appearsin magic shows fromeastern Canada to New Yorkto Los Angeles.Scott RawlingsAUTHORIn Windsor, he’s ScottRawlings, and is at hishappiest when he’s athome.Born here 43 yearsago, Scott attendedRiverside High Schooland despite his yearningto be in the entertainmentbusiness, hecompleted an architecturaltechnology courseat St. Clair College. However, upon graduationhe chose an entirely different career path and tookhis magic act on the road, thanks to an Americanpromoter who had seen Scott perform in 1986.On the Atlantic Canada tour which lasted forthree years throughout the summer months,he raised money for fire department wheelchairsports, the Red Cross and various otherorganizations.Scott credits his interest in magic to none otherthan long time family friend Bob McNea, who was for a time Windsor-Detroit television’s legendary Bozo and also Oopsy the Clown.“I grew up with entertainment and magic around me as a kid,” recalls Scott, “and it was that kind of inspiration that got me into thebusiness. I kept it up as a hobby throughout high school with local performances and gradually moved into designing shows for themeparks including Bob-Lo Island, Canada’s Wonderland, Storybook Gardens and Santa’s Village in Bracebridge.”He was married in 1993 but spent at least four months out of each of the next five or six years in the Muskokas working as guestentertainer at various resorts and hotels, while his wife Karen was back in Windsor “living the single life”. Scott says that finally herealized the nomadic lifestyle was taking its toll so he “switched gears”, returned home and formed Magic Enterprises Productions: abooking agency and event planning business which remains in operation today.Not content to sit still and after suffering a broken leg, he decided to try his hand at cartoon drawing: something he had dabbled inas a teenager but hadn’t done for about 20 years. Last year after receiving positive reinforcement from a number of relatives and friends,including Windsorite Mark Gabbana, who lives in California and works as an illustrator for the movie industry, the story of Boo thedog was born.“My Dog Boo”, based on Scott’s own eight year old Samoyed whose name is Boo, is a self published book aimed at children frompreschool to seven years of age. The 35 page publication features drawings of Boo in various human situations, complete with adescriptive paragraph. “I started looking at the illustrations and began putting them into a series complete with stories that rhyme, muchlike the Dr. Seuss books.”▼August/September • 2010 51

52 Windsor LifeInitially, Scott hadpreparedthe book forhimself, but the interest grew andhe wasinvitedto day care centres for personalreadings and to demonstrate his drawingprocedures. The City of Windsor ordered20 books for all its day care centres, whilefriends who had kids ordered their owncopies, at the same time suggesting thatScott shouldconsider creating a series.“There is a strong possibility for a series,”he says, “andsince I also have a female dogI couldbe introducing her into the story. Ihave a lot of ideas and am getting tons offeedback from people who appear to bemore interestedthat I am, but at the momentthe project is still on the backburner.”Both his veterinarian andhis doggroomer continually encourage Scott tokeep the stories of Boo alive.You can order a copy of “My Dog Boo”off the Web at www.mydogboo.ca. At$16.95 it’s designed to delight the youngstersin your family.At the moment, Scott is soliciting publishingcompanies for having the bookproperly promotedandtaken on tour.He continues to cartoon the adventuresof Boo andhas even createda comic striptitled“Boo’s World”, which he’s hopingwill eventually appear in newspapers. Atpresent, the cartoon is featuredoccasionallyin The Shoreline News.In the meantime, Scott andKaren Rawlingsregularly take their two Samoyeds,Boo andLexi, to Central Park Lodge inWindsor, much to the delight of the seniorswho live there.According to Scott, “I’ve done a lot ofstuff andI’m on my last stretch before retiringin about 15 years. We’ve met a lot offine people along the way. I’m on the creativeside and my wife, who takes care ofthe business endof things, is like the RoyDisney of our lives.” The pair loves Windsor,not only because of its proximity toMetropolitan Detroit but also because ofthe great food in town. “I didn’t realizeuntil after my return from Muskoka justhow many great restaurants we have downhere,” says Scott.“My Dog Boo” is a humourous exampleof how the human imagination worksandis a possible Christmas, birthday,or graduation gift for youngsters.The drawings are in full colour and theaccompanying stories are most entertaining.Kids generally love such books, andthis is one capable of enhancing their readingexperience.WL

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Clockwise from top left: Lucas of St. Thomas receiveda Dream trip to Walt Disney Worldin July, 2007; Kaleaof Etobicoke met her pen pal in California in May,2010; Kyle of LaSalle went to Walt Disney Worldin December,2009; VitoldKorkuc of Windsor went to theVancouver Olympics in 2010; Sammy UprichardofWindsor flew to Brandon with the Windsor Spitfires tosee the Memorial Cup; Gisele of Unionville receivedaDream trip to Walt Disney Worldin March, 2006; Vitoldispresentedwith a jersey by Eddie Mio andDaveBatten of Mio/Manz Charities, February, 2010.One Million Reasons Why...Making Dreams Come True SimplyBecause It’s The Right ThingBy Gordon HillmanWhy would anyone want to host a charity golf tournament? Formost people there is usually a personal cause attached to it. Some doit because they suffered an illness and need funds to fight the disease,or they do it to continue a legacy while raising money for a cause.Some tournaments are for happier events and provide funds for localorganizations they belong to.Then there is David Batten, president of Manz Contracting Services,and Eddie Mio, former NHL goalie and current vice presidentof Gretzky Estates Winery. They have hosted a golf tournament forthe past 18 years……surprisingly, for none of the reasons mentionedearlier.The idea for the Mio/Manz Charity Tournament came in thespring of 1992 while David and his family vacationed in Florida.Standing in line at Disney World, Dave and his wife Pat weremoved by the sight of a child with a disability who was also waitingpatiently.In many cases, raising thousands of dollars for a charity wouldbe good enough. Event organizers would gladly hand over a giantAugust/September • 2010 57▼

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PASTANDPRESENTProminent Yesterday...Respected TodayFive Legal Professionals Take AnAffectionate Look BackSome of our region’s premier legal professionals now, 38 years after they wereprofiled in a local magazine. Left to right: Martin Wunder, Q.C., Frank Montello, Q.C.,Clifford Sutts, Q.C., Leo Innocente and His Honour, Judge Anthony Cusinato.The law has been practiced in this region for well over 200 years, but thefirst people to do it were based across the river in Detroit, and therewas speculation that the principal courthouse and jail could be convenientlybased on Bob-Lo Island or at least near it…maybe at Amherstburg.How did our legal base start out in Detroit and then almost transplant itselfto Bob-Lo: a property which later became a popular amusement park andis now an upscale housing development?It was partly because of the worldwide empire building of the time.Great Britain’s authority over what’s now the United States side of theDetroit River ended in 1796, except for a few years in which the fort city wascaptured by the British in the War of 1812 but ceded back to the U.S. by thetreaty which ended the final war ever to be fought between Canadians andtheir American neighbours.By the way: Detroit remains the only principal United States city that wasever occupied by a foreign power.In any event, the British and Canadian legal establishment, modest as itwas, had to move to the south side of the river, and arrangements were made to centre it“in the Parish of Assumption”…the Sandwich Towne neighbourhood of today…until itcould be moved to Amherstburg or even Bob-Lo.Why Bob-Lo?Two centuries ago, our waterways were our principal highways, as in a different formthey remain today, so an island was as convenient as anywhere else, and in some instances,even more so.Still, after a political tug of war between downriver Amherstburg/Bob-Lo and upriverSandwich, Canada’s second Prime Minister, Alexander Mackenzie, oversaw the buildingof the courthouse and jail complex which opened in 1856 and is now the cultural centrenamed Mackenzie Hall in the Right Honourable gentleman’s honour.That was the fourth court building on or near the same site, by the way; two of theearlier three had burned down.One of the first formally trained lawyers to set up practice here was also the first Mayorof the Town of Windsor.Lt. Col. Samuel Macdonnel set up his Windsor practice in 1847 and by 1884, when theBY HAL SULLIVANwww.hal-sullivan.comEssex Law Association was founded, eightlegal practitioners came together to set upthe group and establish a County law library.Each lawyer paid membership dues of$6 a year, and for each one of those paidmemberships, the Law Society of UpperCanada…still the profession’s governingbody for area lawyers…agreed to grant $12to buy books for the law library.In 1890, the library took a giant leap forwardin technology: it leased a telephone.This cost $30 a year.Today the Essex Law Association includesmore than 500 members and its library containsmany thousands of volumes.* * * * * * * * * * * * * *As in all fields of endeavour, in the practiceof law, a certain amount of pioneering takesplace. That was the way of it when the firstcopy of a magazine called Windsor ThisMonth appeared in 1976: 34 years ago.That publication has since disappearedbut its function…to provide an alternativeview of area people and regional situations…has been maintained and enhanced.In the autumn of 1978, five legal professionalsfrom Windsor-Essex were profiled inan article entitled “Behind Oak Doors”.The lawyers, in the order in which theywere featured in the original article, wereClifford N. Sutts, Q.C.; Frank J. Montello,Q.C., now retired; Martin Wunder, Q.C.;Anthony J. Cusinato (for the past 27 yearsHis Honour Judge Cusinato, now of the SuperiorCourt of Justice); and Leo Innocente,who has also retired.All seemed to be deriving a great deal ofsatisfaction from what they were doingand now, in the 10th year of the 21st Century,they still are, whether it continues toinvolve active practice, reduced responsibilityat a less frantic pace, pending retirement…or the new challenges and pleasuresof enjoying a different style of life after theroutine of working sometimes seven days aweek.In 1978, Cliff Sutts said he would arriveat his Westcourt Place office at about 6:30in the morning and be working until late atnight.▼August/September • 2010 59

Growing to meet yourBusiness Law NeedsBart SeguinBart and Brian have joined the Firm as Partners, and will continuetheir practice in Business Law, Secured Lending Transactions, CorporateReorganizations, Commercial Real Estate Transactions, and EstatePlanning & Administration at the firm’s Windsor office.2510 Ouellette Avenue, Suite 301, Windsor, Ontario N8X 1L4 Toll Free: 1-866-422-7988Recipient of the 2008 Golden HammerAward for Most Outstanding SubcontractorBrian ChillmanMake Your Home AnEnergy Efficient EnvironmentwithFIREPROOF • NON-TOXICHIGH R-VALUE • MOLD PROOF • RODENT PROOFINSULATION4192 County Rd. 17, Maidstone519.735.8336www.customfitinsulation.comHis practice still involves high profilecommercial transactions and municipal concerns(the proposed purchase of the Detroitside of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, forinstance) but family and other concernshave encouraged him to take a slightly morerelaxed approach to things.At 78 years of age, Cliff Sutts still swimsfor relaxation and continues to be “a voraciousreader”, devouring two or more booksa week.He also maintains what he calls “a virtualoffice” in Acapulco, Mexico, during thewinter months, and carries on regular workfrom there.“I have entertained thoughts of retiring,”he reflects, “but not yet.”Mr. Sutts counts among his most satisfyingrecent cases the settlement negotiated onbehalf of the City of Windsor in the MFPleasing case involving the area’s Solid WasteAuthority and the Regional Landfill.“Windsor was the first municipality togo ahead with that matter,” he says, “and wearrived at a solution which saved the taxpayersof the city a lot of money.”Frank Montello, acknowledged as one ofthe premier criminal lawyers in Canada, enjoysretirement living in what he calls his“log cabin” on 50 acres of land in southernEssex County.Inspired to take up his profession partlyby what he considered to be inequities insociety faced by immigrants (such as hislate parents, who formerly operated thewell known Paradiso Spaghetti House inWindsor), Frank delighted in providingcourtroom defence in a soft spoken butpersistent way, and for a remarkable varietyof clients.“They were everyone from people accusedof murder to a man I considered a friend:the famous Norman “Yorky” Haworth (whowas convicted hundreds of times for publicdrunkenness; Frank himself was a pallbearerat “Yorky’s” funeral; so was one of the area’sProvincial Judges!).”Frank adds with a chuckle, “If I’m asked,I sometimes offer advice to active membersof the profession; but…do I regret leavingor want to go back? No way!!”Martin Wunder, Q.C., specializes in personalinjury litigation and even after his longyears of practice he stands by the statementabout retirement he made in that magazinearticle 32 years ago: “Not me! I can’t imaginemyself doing anything else.”Mr. Wunder takes particular satisfactionfrom what he considers the legal and60 Windsor Life

societal changes in attitude and obligationresulting from his and other professionals’dedication to achieving justice for victims.Pointing to what he had considered to beinadequate compensations which were previouslyawarded, Martin Wunder outlinesspecific decisions by the Supreme Court ofCanada involving “catastrophic” injuriessuffered by accident victims.“There’ve been cases,” he says, “of awardamounts being limited by law; then the limitationsand awards being changed. In oneinstance, the Supreme Court reduced anaward but then within two years, recognizedits error and since then, more generous compensationshave been allowed.”Martin Wunder, who, by the way, stillbears the affectionate nickname “Buddy”among his friends, points to one of hishigher profile cases involving a teenagedrecreational hockey player who fell onthe ice at the old LaSalle Centennial Arenaand as a result became a “high Level Fourquadraplegic”.Hockey legend Gordie Howe was one ofthose called by Mr. Wunder to testify on theteen’s behalf.The damage award was $11 million.Says Martin Wunder today, “My work is95 percent fun and maybe five percent...sheer terror!”When Anthony E. Cusinato was practicinglaw at the time of his magazine interviewin 1978, he was specializing in constructionand corporation matters, putting in 60 or70 hours a week and even teaching law toCertified General Accountants.All of that changed on Monday, June13th, 1983.In the presence of one of the largestsuch gatherings ever convened locally…anestimated 400 people…Tony Cusinato wassworn in as a member of the Bench of theEssex County Court.He was called to the Bar in 1964 andbegan his career with a former Windsor lawfirm which ended up having three others ofits members becoming judges as well.As a lawyer, Judge Cusinato’s practiceemphasized real estate and commerce.Being a judge has extended his duties intocriminal as well as civil matters.One aspect of civilian life which he hascontinued, as much as he is able, is physicalconditioning and exercise.“Hockey is an interest,” he says, “and Iused to jog five miles a day until I developedknee problems.”Unlike lawyers, judges don’t have a▼GRANITE • MARBLE • LIMESTONE • porcelain tileDr. J.C. MaythamSTAY DRYTHIS SUMMER20% OFFHYPERHYDROSISVALID AUGUST ONLY50 CelebratingYearsin Business!3636 WALKER RD., WINDSOR, ON 519.969.394124 OAK ST. N., LEAMINGTON, ON 519.322.1916322 CHRISTINA ST. N., SARNIA, ON 519.332.8571Let's Renovate! Visit Palazzi Tile today...Quality, Service and Great Prices!!Services include:Botox •Mole Removal •LaserHairRemoval •LaserTeeth Whitening •Registered Massage Therapy •Acne & Rosacea Treatment •Cheek & Lip Enhancement •Non-Surgical Facelift •Veins •www.palazzibros.comFREE CONSULTATIONS!245 Talbot St. W., Leamington519-324-0078And now at...LASER IT! Salon and Medical Spa1011 Front Rd., LaSalle 519-734-1565www.laserlooks.caAugust/September • 2010 61

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