Daytripping Spring 2023

Lake Huron
MI
ONTARIO
NY
Daytripping to AYLMER, COPENHAGEN, PORT BURWELL & BAYHAM
72
3 Pitt St., Port Burwell
519-633-7641
GUIDED TOURS AVAILABLE
HMCS OJIBWA The Museum of
Naval History
See website for current hours.
www.hmcsojibwa.ca
UPDATES & TICKETS ONLINE
Museum Tours - School Field Trips - Workshops & Retreats
98-Acre Property - Trail Hikes - Community Events
Learn about Ontario’s rich dairy y history, s enjoy nature & make ice cream!
Open May to September e
& by appointment po t year round
48075 Jamestown J t Line, RR2, Aylmer
1-888-773-2955 or 519-773-2955
museum@gayleafoods.com
Follow ow us on socials
@dairymuseum
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AYLMER
THRIFT STORE
New stock added daily
Gently used
Womenʼs, Menʼs and
Childrenʼs clothing.
Great condition furniture,
housewares & more!
~ Hand made quilts! ~
for the good of community
Open Monday-Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-4
Accepting Donations Tues, Thurs and Sat 10-4
Come &
take a look.
Itʼs worth the
drive to Aylmer!
@AylmerThriftStore
300 Talbot West, Aylmer • 226-544-0379 • www.mcson.org
THE WOOD CONNECTION
At Copenhagen's p
Biggest i Store, ,
Where Your Project Is Our Specialty!
• Quality Woodworking Tools, Supplies & Hardware
• Unique Custom Made Wooden Carved Signs • Tole Painting Supplies
• Kempston Router Bits • Lang Calendars • Country Home Candles
• Unfinished DIY Wood Crafts, Birdhouses, Gifts, Crafts AND a General Store!
OPEN: MON., WED. to SAT. 9-6 • SUN. 10-5 • CLOSED TUES.
Just t
11km 1km South
t
of Aylmer
519-773-9049
- 73-9
-904
For Over
15 Years!
The “White Pass” Train
replica runs in the store!
PORT
BRUCE
AYLMER Hwy. 3
John Wise
COPENHAGEN
5048
Imperial Rd.
These are the h newest shopsh
to try our big, little paper...
- Aylmer -
Gay Lea Dairy Museum
- Blenheim -
Saffron’s Threads Resale Bouque
- Bothwell -
Boothill General Store
Sundowner Truck Accessories
- Chatham -
Mrs. Bell’s Tea Room
- Dresden -
620 Interiors
Farm Fresh Anques
Crystal’s Curiosies/Gary’s Gallery
- Delhi -
Country Home Candle
- Grand Bend -
Torched Brewing
- Leamington -
Legacy Anques & Aucons
- Port Franks -
Art By 3
- St. Marys -
Towne & Country
Cheese Shoppe & Deli
- Wheatley -
Briar Patch Studio
Some are brand new, some are new to us,
& a few might be back aer an absence.
Please let all our customers know
that you’re y
e Daytripping!
in Southwestern Ontario
®
Music
By Fred Parry
www.fredparry.ca
The Best of Times
“Another one gone.”
in Me
That was the response from a fellow
musician upon learning that, Vaughn,
my friend and former band-mate from
the ‘60s, had passed away.
The ‘60s? Say what!?
Musically, for those of us who were
teenagers, it was the time of our lives…
everything was possible! Led by the
Beatles’ music, the British Invasion was
a-happening; clothing and hair fashions
changed; radio DJ’s were treated like
gods; hundreds of thousands attended
“Woodstock”—the infamous outdoor
rock concert.
Plus, Bob Dylan (Nobel Prize winner in
Literature), Janice Joplin, James Brown,
Jimi Hendrix, Beach Boys, Supremes,
CCR, The Band, Stevie Wonder, Joni
Mitchell, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Doors,
Aretha Franklin, Joan Baez, Simon &
Garfunkel reflective of the phenomenal
variety and musical talent of the non-
British 60s’ superstars.
But, eventually, reality stepped in.
The 60s were over and we had life
decisions to make… post-secondary
education, finding a job, marriage and
starting a family. Before we knew it,
stardom became a fading dream in life’s
rear-view mirror.
Regardless, we were forever changed.
We approached our future with the
same optimism for life that we had with
our music.
At the Celebration of Life service
for Vaughn, many moving tributes
were given by his family. The minister
then asked if any guest wanted to add
something. After waiting for what
seemed like an eternity, I decided to
share some of my feelings about him.
It wasn’t easy. Just
saying his name brought
an instant tear to my
eye. So pausing a bit, I
said, “I loved him, you
know… all of his bandmates
did.” To his wife
Karen, I added that she
wasn’t the only one who
shared a special bond
with him: she had lots
of competition from all his “brothers
and sisters” in attendance. We were all
fans of our soul man! It was all I could
offer… still, it seemed enough.
Finally, Rob, our other great guitarist
from back then, played and sang
Vaughn’s favourite song, fulfilling a
request from his wife.
“I see friends shaking hands, saying
how do you do? They’re really saying,
I love you”
– What a Wonderful World by Louis
Armstrong
Yet, Vaughn was a man of the
present. One grandchild recounting
how he encouraged her despite her lack
of confidence—saying how proud he
was of her achievements and values.
Despite his sickness, he cared less
about his own legacy and more about
her self-image.
“I hear babies crying, I watch them
grow,
They’ll learn much more than I’ll
never know”
Leaving, I felt the awesome power of
joy and love that defined his life—with
none of the transitory, smoky mirrors
of “stardom.” Suddenly, the gift he was
giving us hit home: all things must pass;
but, we’re still here. If there’s any good
we can do, let it be now. Keep the music
going!
“I see trees of green, red roses too,
I see them bloom for me and you”
What a wonderful world? Oh yeah…
the best of times!
2023 BAYHAM EVENTS
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I'm silently
judging
your grammar.
(rain date Aug 20)
Spring 2023 Chuck Norris can pull a hat out of a rabbit.
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