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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2 SUMMER 2026

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Tech-Knowledge-Y

I’m guessing that we have three types

of people who will be reading a magazine

for those of us who were born before the

Beatles played that final rooftop concert.

The “Flintstones” who want nothing to do

with technology; the “Slowly Evolving”

who have an iPhone but don’t really use

it much; and the “Technoseniors” who

are busy organizing teams for Friday’s

euchre tournament on a Google Doc. The

first two groups are wondering what the

heck a Google Doc is. Wherever you fit in,

do not despair. This might actually offer

a bit of reflection for the Technoseniors

and a helping of “I told ya so” for the

other two groups.

You see, when us Technoseniors

have to calculate a fairly simple math

question, let’s say 6×12, and despite the

fact that we are are perfectly capable of

answering that question, we can’t stop

ourselves from pulling out our phone

which has a calculator app. Now this is

not an “appetizer.” They actually have

built in “applications” and one of them

is a calculator. And they ALL have the

calculator - it’s like the corkscrew on a

Swiss Army Knife - you have to have the

calculator!

And then, If they’re like me, we find

ourselves regretting the decision and

coming up with the answer (72) just as

it’s popping up on our screen. And then,

if they’re like me, we find ourselves

wondering if using our phones to answer

simple questions is actually making us

dumber? I hope not of course, but it’s

become an instinct for some of us. Our

phone knows everything — it is a “smart

phone” after all, and it’s capable doing

many things we couldn’t do otherwise but

is also capable of making us dependent,

or should I just say “lazy.”

Bruce Atkins is my brother-in-law

and he really has no use for technology,

which is a great thing. Except that he’s

a fisherman and real outdoors guy and

Bruce would love all the things a smart

phone can do. It has a compass, it has

maps of the entire world, it could tell him

the weather much more reliably than the

weatherman (shocking, I know). It could

tell him the name and destination of the

ship going down the St. Clair River, the

plane flying overhead and every star in

the sky, and it can also give him 100

different recipes for the perch he just

caught in said river.

However… Bruce knows how to cook

fish, very well I might add. He’s lived

on the river his entire life so he knows

more or less which ship is which, can

probably guess where the plane is going

by the direction it’s heading in, and using

a mobile phone to find the names of the

stars has one fundamental flaw — you

find yourself staring at your phone which

kills your night vision so you can’t see the

stars. And I’m pretty sure he could tell

you that 6×12=72 before you can pull

out your phone and check your email to

see if you have any messages, because

you know you can’t take your phone out

without doing something like that!

And alas, the days of asking an

by Mark Moran, Publisher

imponderable question are long gone.

Imagine you’re at a party and someone

says “Hey, what did they call Kramer

in the first episode of Seinfeld?” The

Slowly Evolving might be able to take an

educated guess while the Flintsones are

wondering what a Seinfeld or a Kramer

is, but the Technoseniors are reaching

for their all-knowing, all-seeing phones

in a race to say “Kessler, it was Kessler.”

I myself have never heard that until I

looked it up this very moment.

The days of ‘we’ll never know’ are long

gone because Google knows every single

thing! Kids today can discover in three

seconds flat that a face clock is actually

called the dial, and give all us old fogeys

a lesson or two about it how it evolved

in 14th-century Europe. It’s a real shame

they can’t read the dang things!

Lots of people my age would have

known that it was called the dial,

although I’m not one of them. We could

have gotten the answer but it’s hard for

us to compete when everyone has a

supercomputer in the palm of their hand

and the Slowly Evolving are still yipping

about how Yoko broke up the Beatles.

And YES... the Flintsones know what

beetles are!

Talking about technology making us

stupid, when is the last time you looked

at a paper map? I don’t know if most

people under 40, much less the average

teenager, could tell you where you are

on map or even what direction north

is? Have any of you Technoseniors ever

found yourself driving to a place that

you know how to get to, on a route that

you’ve driven 1000 times, but for some

reason find yourself enterting it into

Google maps on your phone? And, if so,

do you kind of kick yourself and wonder

if it’s impairing your natural or wellearned

ability to get from one place to

another as easily as you did before all this

technology came along?

The Common-Sense-Types like Bruce

are also thinking “It’s Lambton County

for God’s sake. Almost all the roads run

N-S or W-E and it’s as flat as a pancake.

I’ve lived here for decades and the sun

still rises in the east and sets in the west.

What the heck do I need a map for?!”

May I add that Google Maps will

generally take you on the fastest possible

route. Do we really want to take the fastest

route? You can make it from Sarnia to

Wallaceburg in 39 minutes if you take

Highway 40 but it’s a pretty boring drive.

Or, you could meander along the St. Clair

Parkway which is very relaxing. It goes

through some quaint towns and you

might see a bald eagle or a big cruise ship

or a few lake freighters for an additional

16 minutes of your life. You’ll even go

right past Bruce’s house in Port Lambton.

I want you to know that I did use

Google maps to determine those driving

times, but I did not use my calculator to

do the math (but I did double-check it).

One step at a time folks.

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Everywhere we turn prices are going

up, and up, and up. Over the next few

editions of this series, I will be offering

tips and strategies to help you save

some money on your living expenses.

Let’s talk about Margaret. She is 62.

All her friends and neighbours love her.

She has a couple of grandchildren, and

she just lost her husband after a valiant

fight with cancer.

Here is Margaret’s reality. Truth

Bomb—income is $36,400 per year. 1.

Her rent is $1,881 per month, or

$22,572 per year. Her phone, internet,

and cable bundle comes in at $140.00

per month, or $1,680 per year. She

still drives so add insurance, fuel, and

maintenance costs of $450 to $550

per month, or $5,500 to $6,600 per

year. Groceries for her run

between $300 and $400 per

month, or $3,600 to $4,800

per year.

Medications are a

different concern. Without

insurance coverage this

can be an unmanageable

expense. For our purposes

we will say that Margaret

has minimal coverage.

So, you can see that

Margaret is not making

it. She is not covering her

expenses. Some months she

is ok, while others are very

P A G E

4

A Path to Wellness

Strategies for Affordability

By Chris Treftlin, Shine at Home, Sarnia

WOULD

YOU SAY

difficult. This is too tight. One may be

satisfied with this expense and income

situation by covering short falls with

lines of credit or worse: credit cards.

You shouldn’t be, and here’s why. One

thing goes up—an important situation

presents itself—an emergency, and

unforeseen circumstance and you

are suddenly under water. And that is

exactly what is happening to people

right now with the cost of fuel. With

the 15% to 20% price of gas increase,

Margaret’s budget goes deeper into

the red. Margaret simply cannot afford

another 15% to 20%, nor can anyone

else.

As I said earlier, we will attack these

expenses and income numbers one line

at a time over the next few articles and

Margaret’s Budget Month Year

Income $3,033 $36,400

Expenses

Rent $1,881 $22,572

Phone/Internet/Cable $1450 $1,680

Transportation/Car (incl.

insurance, maintenance, fuel)

$500 $6,000

Groceries $400 $4,800

Medication *Minimal Coverage $360 $4,320

$3,281 $39,372

Net +/- -$248 -$2,972

I will prove that a senior can make it

financially, even in these challenging

times.

Let’s go after the medication expense.

At 65 the Ontario Drug Benefit

kicks in and she would have most of

these expenses covered, but Margaret

is 62 with a very average insurance

plan. Here is where she can see some

significant savings on prescription

drugs. The Ontario Trillium Benefit may

cover two-thirds (2/3) of the out-ofpocket

costs for prescription drugs for

Margaret under the following criteria.

Here’s how it works. Go to the

Ontario government link below:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/gethelp-high-prescription-drug-costs

or go to the local Service Ontario

location.

Apply for the benefit and give

yourself time for approval as there are

reports that the process can be a little

drawn out. Be patient as the results are

worth it. In our scenario Margret pays

$4,320 dollars a year out of pocket. She

managers her Type 2 Diabetes with two

medications, her mild

high blood pressure with

one prescribed drug, and

some high cholesterol.

All these issues are

hereditary.

With her income at

$36,400 her medication

takes up almost 12% of

her total income. After

she was approved for the

Trillium Benefit, she pays

her pharmacy the out

of pocket up front and

submits her receipts every

quarter. After processing

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Margaret gets back the difference

between the out-of-pocket expense and

4% of her income paid quarterly. So,

Margaret goes from paying 12% of her

income to 4% of her income, or a twothirds

savings.

In real dollars that is a $2,864 dollar

a year savings. Which is a $238 dollar a

month savings.

So, in this scenario we have taken

Margaret from a -$248 a with shortfall

to -$10 shortfall just on the cost of

medication.

In future articles we are going to

get our dear Margaret into a much,

much better position through creative

opportunities and options, by not

settling for the status quo, and by using

the courage we all have take on the

issues that challenge us.

Looking forward to sharing with you.

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Disclaimer – This information is for

discussion purposes only and does not

represent a guarantee of outcomes. They

reflect the knowledge and experience of the

author and his best prediction of results

based on known facts, programs, and

strategies. Individual findings may differ

materially.

Summer 2026

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Summer is more than a just a feeling

of the sun, heat and humidity. Think

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that summer has its own unique sights,

smells, sounds, tastes and touches.

There are many means to experience

summer. One could close their eyes and

still appreciate that summer feel.

Like the smell of fresh cut grass. I can’t

describe it, not sure where I’d begin.

In the winter, I’m not even certain if I

remember the smell. But that moment

it fills your nostrils, you recognize it—

yes, fresh cut grass! And of course, the

smell of the neighbours’ BBQs firing

up—grilling season is here.

Then there’s that distinct cracking

sound of the baseball bat, connecting

with the ball. The fans are cheering

as they watch the baseball and soccer

games. Where I live I cannot see the

fields, but I can always hear them

playing. When I’m sitting outside I

can make a pretty good guess of what

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time it is by listening to the soccer

games. And when the summer storm

is approaching, there’s a feel in the air.

We like to sit on the front porch in the

evening as the thunderstorm is starting,

listening to the rumbling still off in the

distance, happy that it’s finally breaking

the humidity.

There are also many delicious

summer tastes. Anything cooked on

the briquette BBQ giving it that extra

smoked flavour is a favourite summer

taste and smell. Or that ice cold beer

that somehow always tastes better in

the summer.

And it just wouldn’t be summer

without the annual drive to Lake Erie

for the Port Stanley experience. Car

windows down feeling the summer

wind blowing through your hair. Visiting

Mackie’s for a glass of Orangeade and

some fresh cut fries. Generations have

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Then it’s just a short stroll across the

hot sand to the lake. With each step

you feel the sand shooting up against

the back of your legs from your flip

flops. Once at that water, who can

resist getting at least their feet wet? Flip

flops in hand, you stand at the water’s

edge feeling the relief as the cold water

splashes over your feet.

After finding the perfect location on

the beach you spread out your towel and

lie down on your back. Even with your

sunglasses on, the sun is too bright so

you need to close your eyes. The warm

breeze runs over you bringing that

distinct smell of sunscreen across your

nose. You’re listening to the tranquil

sound of the waves splashing up on

the shore as you slip into relaxation

and your mind starts to wander. In the

distance you can hear the sounds of

the seagulls as they fly around looking

for their dinner, or at least a french fry.

Then you’re woken up by the sound of

laughter from the little ones as they run

by you, trying to catch the seagulls. Yes,

summer had many feels.

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Did you know there has been a group

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Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever

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Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of

the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Kites rise highest against the wind – not with it.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than

to be responsible and wrong.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the

key to unlocking our potential.

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“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote

the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the

most-requested column I’ve ever written.”

Written by Regina Brett of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take a small step.

3. Don’t waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when

you are sick. Your friends and parents

will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument.

Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing

than crying alone.

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can

take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your

first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate,

resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t

screw up the present.

12. It’s OK to let your kids see you cry.

13. Don’t compare your life to others.

You have no idea what their journey is

all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret,

you shouldn’t be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an

eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful,

beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does

make you stronger.

19. It’s never too late to have a happy

childhood. But the second one is up to

you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what

you love, don’t take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets,

wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save

it for a special occasion. Today

is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for

old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is

the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your

happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with

“In five years, will this matter?”

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is

none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give

time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is,

it will change.

32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No

one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God

is, not because of anything you did or

didn’t do.

35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the

most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative --

dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is

that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are

waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile

and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab

ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already

have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress

up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn’t tied with a bow,

but it’s still a gift.”

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• The other car collided with mine with

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• I thought my window was down but

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• A truck backed through my

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• To avoid hitting the bumper of the

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• I collided with a stationary truck

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• The man behind me struck me on the

backside. He then went to rest in the

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• In my attempt to kill a ly, I drove into

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• I was on my way to the doctor with

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• A pedestrian hit me and went under

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• An invisible car came out of nowhere,

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• I told the police that I was not

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(right) was constructed. Although refurbished after a fire in 1916 and replaced in the

early 1960s by the current court and jail buildings further north on Christina Street,

the original courthouse was a fine structure of cut-stone with an interior trimmed in

oak panelling. It also housed the county council chambers and the county jail. The year

that this photograph was taken, a provincial inspector glowingly reported that “every

part of the gaol [the Victorian term for jail] and the yards were in excellent order, with

the utmost cleanliness prevailing throughout.” Over the year ending September 30,

1872, the jail held 158 male and 9 female prisoners. Of these, 119 were first-time

offenders, 31 were second-time, 8 were third-time, 9 were habitual criminals, 117 were

deemed to be intemperate, and one escaped.

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Look before you leap.

Summer 2026

Maybe we should stop it with the elderly jokes. They’re getting old.

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A Little Poem

For Seniors

Another year has passed

and we're all a little older.

Last summer felt hotter

and winter seems much colder.

There was a time not long ago

when life was quite a blast.

Now I fully understand

about 'Living in the Past'.

We used to go to weddings,

football games and lunches...

Now we go to funeral homes

and after-funeral brunches.

We used to go out dining

and couldn't get our fill.

Now we ask for doggie bags,

come home and take a pill.

We used to often travel

to places near and far.

Now we get sore asses

from riding in the car.

We used to go to nightclubs

and drink a little booze.

Now we stay home at night

and watch the evening news.

That, my friend is how life is,

and now my tale is told.

So, enjoy each day and live it

up...

before you're too damned old!

~ Author unknown

At first I thought he was just ignoring

me when I called. It wouldn't be the

first time Brandy has had 'selective'

hearing especially when there happened

to be a squirrel or bunny needing his

'undivided' attention.

But then I noticed he was easily

startled if I came up behind him or when

I petted him to wake him up.

I hated to face the facts - my funny

canine buddy was going deaf.

He wasn't completely deaf, so now

was the time to retrain him to 'listen' to

hand signals. Who says you can't teach

an old dog new tricks?

While he still had partial hearing, I

continued using voice commands but

now I added hand/body signals. By the

time his hearing was completely gone,

he was able to 'listen' and understand

what my hands were saying.

For the 'come' command, I use the age

Deaf, But Far From Done!

old 'palm up, curl fingers towards you a

few times' method. I'm sure you've used

this on the kids a couple of times at least!

Palm out towards pet, for 'wait'.

Finger pointed at pet and then point

down for 'sit' or 'off'.

Palm facing down then slowly lowered

for 'down' or 'lay'.

Their other senses become more

attuned to make up for the loss of

hearing. Sight. Smell. Even picking up

vibrations and body language. Do not

stomp the floor too close when he's

sleeping! You probably wouldn’t like

someone waking you up like that, so

don't do it to your pet.

Obviously, you need to have your

pet facing you for these commands to

work. If you have another dog, this is

where it helps

to get him in

on the training

too. Bailey,

by Kim

Donovan,

from

Dayripping

May-June 2004

Brandy's 'little brother' helps when

Brandy is facing away from me. I tell

Bailey 'Go get your brother' and off

he goes to herd Brandy back towards

the house. There have been a few

incidences where Bailey was a little

too vigorous in his help and ended up

knocking Brandy over. But he got up -

tail wagging, and with his goofy little

grin, trotted back with his brother.

Bailey has become Brandy's 'hearing

aid buddy'. If there's a stranger about,

Bailey will run and get Brandy and

they'll both be at the window barking.

If it's supper time, Bailey will take a

mouthful of food, go and 'kiss' his

brother's face, then they'll both head

for their bowls.

If I leave the house for any length

of time, I leave the television set on for

company. Radio doesn't do a whole lot

of good for a deaf dog now does it? The

TV has movement.

It is important that you do not let

your deaf dog run loose. Remember, he

not only can't hear you when you call,

but he can't hear a truck or car horn,

or another dog coming up behind him

either. Startled, he may run directly

into danger.

Just because he's deaf, it doesn't

mean he's finished. Your pet still has

lots of unconditional love to give you,

his friend. You can both learn these

tricks together. You never know when

you might need help too.

Deaf, yes. But dumb? Never.

Summer 2026

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YOU SAY

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By Glynn Leyshon, from Daytripping July-Aug 2012

Every time I eat cherries I am taken

back. Sweet cherries have been and

are my favourite fruit. Big, black skins

bursting with juice, they are the nectar

of the Gods - pure ambrosia. I was first

introduced to them when I went picking

on farms outside Hamilton. A flock of

us kids would cycle out to a farm for

the day looking to earn a few cents as

day labourers, sweating in the sun in

the scratchy raspberry canes, or worse,

stooping to pick tomatoes. To climb in a

cherry tree as an alternative was all the

more inviting.

There were ladders at the orchard

trees, some of which were unusual.

They were pointed at one end. These

were made of wood and the side pieces

gradually inclined inward toward each

other until they touched. A pointed

ladder was more easily manoeverable

in the taller trees. After a session in the

raspberry canes, to work a ladder into

position (often with the necessary help

of the farmer) and then climb into the

top of a Byng cherry tree to work in

the shade among the gently fluttering

leaves was to be in the garden of a

thousand delights. No one could see

you; you were out of the sun; you could

eat a luxurious and expensive treat

and to top it off, it was the best paying

job of all. Because sweet cherries were

picked with the stems on, the baskets

filled quicker, and at ten cents a six

quart basket one could, even in a single

day, earn, gasp, folding money! The

first time this happened to me I rode

my wheel home and leaned against the

house while still on my bike. I pulled

the one dollar bill from my pocket and

with great satisfaction snapped it taut a

couple of times just to hear the sound

before turning it over to my mother as

my contribution to the family coffers.

The best place by far to eat Byng

cherries was in the source, the

tree itself. First of all the fruit was

absolutely fresh. Then the setting was

perfect. Being in a tree meant any

possible breeze would hit you, and

you were out of the sun. The serenity

of the perch and the isolation calmed

everything, and the altitude gave one

a view of the world far different from

that of the raspberry picker. From the

vantage point of a high branch in the

tree, I could see the highway on Mount

Hamilton as I popped another delicious

globe of sweetness into my mouth and

wondered what the poor people were

doing. Cherry picking always made me

a bit wistful as I watched distant vehicles

climb the mountain. What were these

people doing? Everyone I knew had to

work during the day. Who were these

people who could take time to drive

around? I would chew pensively on

a cherry and ponder the mysteries of

the universe such as: would I pick fast

enough to earn a dollar today?

It is little wonder that in sport, if one

picks up an easy point by being left

unchecked in some game or other, it

is termed “cherry picking.” Aloft in a

cherry tree I, too, was “cherry picking”.

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You’re never too old to learn.

Summer 2026

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?

The Bargain Hunters

By Maxine Miner • from Daytripping May-June 2006

Thelma Browlee tore out the laneway

at top speed and headed for town. What

a perfect day for the town wide garage

sale, she was thinking as she sped

down the highway. She really didn’t

need a thing, but she always could pick

up something useful for a few bucks

anyway.

The traffic was heavy, as it seemed

everyone had the same idea. Some

were already stopping at a few sales

along the road; but Thelma saw it was

mostly kids toys and clothes-nothing

for her age group.

She drove part way into town and

found a good spot to park under a

tree. Looks like a lot got here early,

she thought as she grabbed her purse

and started checking out things down

in this newer subdivision where sales

were on both sides of the street.

A couple of hours later she spied her

good friend Louise. Thelma waved her

hand and went running over to where

Louise was sitting at a picnic table

with her shoes off. “Boy, my dogs are

about killing me,” she announced. She

reached in a pack and handed Thelma a

cold can of Sprite. “I must have walked

five miles all over town.” Louise joined

her on the bench. “I know what you

mean. What time did you start out this

morning?”

“Oh, I guess maybe it was about

seven. You have to be early at these. I

always eat something before I go to bed

and then come morning I’m all ready to

rare off. What about you?”

“Darn it! I’d hoped to be here

sooner but George insists I cook a full

breakfast for him before he goes to

work. Then I had to listen to his usual

gripes about bringing home more junk.

He enjoys it though when I tell him how

much money I saved. Except that one

when I bought that great pipe wrench

and he looked under the price sticker

and saw it was property of the CNR. I

lived in fear for several days.

Louise laughed, “Did George really

get that mad?”

“No, but I was afraid the police might

come hunting it down. Well show me

what you’ve got.”

“Oh I finally found a lid to that green

glass casserole that I got two years ago.

And these videos and this lovely shirt,

oh shucks I see a couple of the buttons

are missing.”

“I thought you told me someone had

taken that green dish home at the last

seniors dinner? Now just feast your

eyes on this lovely big straw hat. I’ve

always wanted one of these. Isn’t it just

ducky though? I just know when I walk

into church wearing it everyone will

think I’ve been shopping in the city.”

“Oh look Thelma, here come Bonnie

and Bernice. Look at the load they’re

tugging. They must have been here all

night. Come sit down. You must have

hit every sale in town?”

“No, we still haven’t been over

to Maple Lane,” Bonnie groaned,

“But we’re looking for Bernice’s car.

There’s so much confusion and people

tramping about. I’m sure we parked

over here somewhere.”

“Haven’t we been here before

though. Bonnie look... isn’t that the

house where you bought that linen

table cloth?

“Your right, I’ve been there twice.

After we left I found that hole and I took

it right back and asked for my money.

You’d think I asked for the moon

when they had to return my 75 cents.

Honestly now, people need to be more

considerate.

Bernice holds up a pair of blue shorts.

“Look at these, they are just lovely and

I only paid a toonie.”

“Aren’t those a pair we sold last year

in our sale?” Louise asked. “Sure thing

and I remember I charged $3. Oh well

you’re ahead of the game, Bernice can’t

win every time.”

“Hey gals, look whose coming. Isn’t

that Mrs. Lotta Nickles? Hi there! How

are you? Enjoying the sales Lotta?”

“Oh hello everyone! I’m just out

taking a stroll. I never buy anything at

these things. I never saw anything that

I couldn’t live without, but, yes this

morning I did buy a lovely Irish linen

table cloth at that house right there. One

can’t get good linen like that nowdays.

I’ve got to be going now so, ta ta.”

“Old snob, good joke on her. Come

on Bonnie, we still have to find your car,

lets get going.”

Thelma gets to her feet and stretches.

“Say how about we amble over to

the church booth and have a hot dog

Louise?”

“Great idea Thelma, then we’ll take

a turn around again in case we missed

something. Prices will be marked down

soon. Say we take off for Turnerville

sales next Saturday, are you game?”

“Sure thing. Count me in. I’ll be

waiting at the gate.”

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TIME

Time means different

things to different people.

A two year old has no

concept of time. The

teen years are when time

becomes important and could possibly

rule a teen’s life. A young adult knows

the value of time, as far as employment

and their education goes. They may stay

up all hours of the night and sleep away

the day when they get the chance. Once

we learn the importance of dollars, time

starts to have more importance in our

lives.

Anyone who has missed an interview

or been late arriving knows the value of

an hour. A student who has arrived late

for an exam that will decide if they pass

or fail knows the value of time. Being

punctual and arriving on time for work or

class makes one realize the value of time.

Just ask a groom whose bride is late for

their wedding the importance of time.

A woman carrying a baby knows all too

well what a month or two short of term

means to the birth of her infant. If you’ve

ever missed a train or plane by a matter

of minutes, you know the importance of

minutes and hours. Ask someone who

was late to arrive at the bedside of a dying

relative or friend and missed saying their

goodbyes how it feels.

Being a senior, I see the value of time

or lack of it just by watching my children

and grandchildren. The only clock that

has any control over my grandkids is the

one that tells them when they are hungry

or tired and ready for bed. That’s where

parents come in. The same would apply

to the teenagers that are always hungry,

stay up all night and sleep the day away,

or until their stomach tells them it’s time

to eat again.

A young couple, newly married and

starting out, realize how important it is

to use their time productively—working

long hours and spending time building

their nest. Between work, family and

home, raising a family time seems to fly

by. There never seems to be enough time

or money. Ask most people and they will

tell you this was the best time of their

By Therese Lecuyer,

From Daytripping Nov.-Dec. 2014

lives. It was mine! Money

might not be plentiful and

time may be limited but

raising children, which goes

by in the blink of an eye, is

the most wonderful time of our life.

Watching my daughter with her three

children, I envy her. She has little time

for herself these days —she’s probably

almost always exhausted by the end of

the day. This is truly the best time of her

life and happily exhausted or not, she

realizes it. She enjoys the little moments

that make each day special like finding

a stink bug in the raspberry bush and

seeing the excitement on her children’s

faces—the little things.

Once middle age comes along, we

reflect on what we’ve done with our

lives and money over the years and start

devoting time to see when we can retire.

In retirement, we can throw away the

alarm clock and have all the time in the

world to devote to ourselves: travelling or

hobbies. If you haven’t tucked away the

money, travel might not be in the cards.

Hobbies, things that you always loved to

do but didn’t have the time to devote to

while you worked, will help you enjoy

that extra time.

However, if you never had things in

life that you enjoyed doing in between

work hours, you might find yourself lost,

with too much time and little to do! A lot

of people say that they don’t know how

they ever had time to work when they

did, that there aren’t enough hours in a

day once they retire. There are too many

things to do! It all comes down to time.

As the years go by, and we see how

fast time has gone, we wonder where it

has gone. No one ever wished on their

deathbed that they had spent more time

at work, but more with the ones they love.

If I live to be 100, it won’t be long

enough. I hope I can enjoy my time on

this earth and use it wisely—spending

time with my family and friends, helping

others—all for the glory and praise of the

God that made me and time. When I was

diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, it

certainly made me see this all too clearly.

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It’s better to be safe than sorry.

Summer 2026

Do you love the stories you read in The Club? Consider writing one!

Elmore Leonard’s words

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Ralph and Alice, a retired

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to send text messages on

their new mobile phones. The

wife was a romantic type and

a retired English Teacher of

the Classics. The husband,

a retired Navy Chief Petty

By Brian A. Keelan, Sarnia Officer, was more of a nononsense

type of guy.

One afternoon the wife

went out to meet a friend for coffee. She decided to send her husband

a romantic text message, and she wrote: “If you are sleeping, send

me your dreams. If you are laughing, send me your smile. If you are

eating, send me a bite. If you are drinking, send me a sip. If you are

crying, send me your tears. I love you.”

The husband texted back to her: “I’m on the toilet, sweetheart.

Please advise.”

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A fast-thinking senior

Albert was going to bed one night when his wife told him that he

had left the light on in the shed. As he looked for himself, he saw

that there were people in the shed taking things. Albert phoned the

police, and they told him that no one was in the area to help at this

time, but they would send help as soon as it was available.

Albert said, “OK,” and hung up, waited one minute, and phoned

the police back; “Hello. I just called you a minute ago because there

were people in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them

now because they’re dead. I just shot them.”

Within five minutes, there were half a dozen police cars in the

area, an Armed Response unit, the works. Of course, they caught the

burglars red-handed.

One of the officers said, “I thought you said that you shot them!”

With a big smile, Albert replied, “And I thought you said there was

nobody available!”

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Melvin, a police recruit, is taking his final oral exam, and he is asked,

“What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?”

Melvin quickly answered, “Call for backup.”

It’s not always a good idea to lie about your age

Vera is having a bad day at the roulette tables in Las Vegas. Down

to her last $50 and totally exasperated, she exclaims, “What rotten

luck I’m having! What number should I play now?”

A man standing next to her suggests, “Why don’t you play your

age?” (pays 36 to 1)

Vera smiles at him, “Thanks, that’s a great idea.”

He wishes her good luck and walks away. Moments later, he hears

a loud commotion at the roulette table. “Maybe she won!” he thinks

to himself.

He rushes back to the table and pushes his way through the crowd

to find Vera lying limp on the floor, with the table operator kneeling

over her.

The man is stunned, and he asks, “What happened?”

The operator replied, “I don’t know. She put all her money on 29,

and when 36 came up she just fainted!”

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It was such a lovely day I decided to park

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Bluewater Trails slip on my backpack and walk the halfmile

or so to my grandma’s house. (For

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Parents for Parks house).

LEO

As I made my way along the dusty

gravel driveway, the sound of rustling

leaves in the summer breeze was music

to my ears. The herd of Holsteins grazing

in the meadow looked my way briefly,

then went back to their lunch of high,

dry grass. Passing the swimming hole, I

was struck by how little everything had

changed here since I ran wild in my

childhood days. A sad contrast, I thought,

to my old home in Toronto where ugly,

high-rise condominiums had replaced

all the houses on the street where I once

lived.

Being in this beloved place, after all

this time, I felt the years falling away and,

there I was, a kid again, coming to stay

with my grandparents for another long,

wonderful summer. As I trudged along,

I could hear the distant gurgling of the

creek where my gramps had taught me

to fish, and then how to cook the catch

to perfection: After cleaning the fish, he

would coat it with thick mud and place

it in a log fire. When the mud was rock

hard, he’d remove it from the fire and

let it cool, then he would crack open the

hardened mud with a heavy stick, and

there, right before my eyes, would be the

best tasting fish I have ever eaten.

As I approached the old house this

fine summer day, I noticed that the blue

spruce outside the kitchen window looked

much smaller than I remembered it. The

rusty blades on the antiquated windmill,

however, peppered with the bullet holes

of irresponsible hunters, were still turning

idly in the warm summer breeze just as

I remembered. Ferry, the big German

shepherd that used to come barking out

to greet me, is long gone. The rotten rope

strands trailing from the bough of the

Manitoba maple were all that remained

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of the swing where I had spent so many

happy hours swinging in the sun. I

remembered Ferry jumping around like

crazy and barking his head off while I

swung merrily above him.

Pushing open the rickety screen door

of the porch, I found my grandma asleep

in the same old cane rocker where her

mother before her loved to take her little

naps. I was shocked at how small and

frail she looked. I half expected to see

my gramps snoring away on the ancient

sofa, with a newspaper spread over his

face, but he had passed on while I was

wandering.

The sweet smell of freshly squeezed

lemons told me there would be a jug of

lemonade in the icebox, as there had

always been in those long ago summers.

Sitting on the old sofa, listening to the

ticking of the big clock on the living

room wall, I was lost in reverie when my

grandma woke up. After getting over her

surprise at finding me there, then giving

me a big hug, and telling me I looked a

little thin, she invited me into the kitchen

for lemonade and home-made blueberry

pie. We sat at the kitchen table, chatting

about old times until late afternoon. After

a tossed salad supper we strolled around

the old homestead until it was time for

bed. The weekend passed like a flash, and

then it was time to return to the big noise.

I can still picture my grandma waving

to me as I headed back to my car in the

twilight of that summer evening, little

knowing that it was the last time I would

ever see her alive again. It’s said that

you can’t go home again, but some of

us try anyway. It’s just that, even if your

childhood home is more or less the same

as you remember it, you are nowhere

near the same as you were.

The fond memories, of course,

never change. Those memories comfort

me on sleepless nights, and in the megadin

of life in the madding marketplace.

That’s why, no matter what else may slip

my memory as the years roll on, I hope

that I never, ever, forget my grandma’s

house.

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Move Well into Summer:

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By Kelly-Lynn Musico, Brights Grove • Registered Physiotherapist, Registered Yoga Teacher

Yeh, it’s summer time! Time to bring

our active side outdoors. Maybe we’ve

felt cooped up all winter and suddenly

we’re golfing, picking up a pickleball

paddle, spending hours in the garden,

or tackling outdoor projects we’ve

been putting off all winter. It’s a great

feeling—until our body gently (or not

so gently) reminds us that we may have

skipped a few steps getting there.

As a registered physiotherapist and

yoga instructor, I see this every year.

Sometimes, we go from “taking it

easy” in winter to “full speed ahead”

in summer. And while this enthusiasm

is wonderful… our muscles and joints

might just need a little support to keep

up.

The good news? With a bit of

preparation, we can enjoy all our

favourite summer activities—and feel

good doing them.

Warm Up (Yes, really!)

I know… warming up doesn’t

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priority list when the sun

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garden full of weeds. And

yet, even 5 minutes can

make a big difference.

Before heading out, try

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• Gentle shoulder rolls (forwards and

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• Marching in place or a short walk.

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something–lets get ready.” Now that

your body is warmed up, let’s take that

movement into some of our favourite

summer activities.

Golf: It’s All in the Rotation

Golf is a wonderful way to stay active,

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• Start with a few easy practice swings

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• If you’re walking the

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Your goal isn’t the longest

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it is—but a better thought is

finishing the round feeling

good enough to play

again.

Pickleball & Tennis: Quick Feet,

Smart Moves

These sports are great for a social,

fun, and fantastic workout. Sometimes

people underestimate how we need to

move our bodies—quick stops, starts,

and direction changes.

To help stay injury-free:

• Warm up your shoulder, spine, hips,

and ankles before warming up your

pickleball moves.

• Wear supportive shoes with good

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• Give yourself permission to take

breaks! (You don’t have to win every

point!)

And if your body says “that’s enough

for today”—listen—that’s wisdom.

Gardening: The Sneaky Workout

You might not think of gardening

as exercise, but your body knows

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your back:

• Bend at your hips

and knees instead

of your back.

• Avoid staying in one

position too long.

Change it up.

• Vary your

positions. Use a stool, kneeling pad

or raised garden bed if possible.

Think of gardening as mobility

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scenery.

And let’s remember, summer

activities are more than just about

movement—they are a great way for

social connection. Whether it’s a round

of golf, a pickleball game, or chatting

with a neighbour over the garden fence,

these moments matter just as much as

the movement itself.

So, even if you do not do these

activities, the principles still apply.

Before starting any summer movement

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a little strength, and of course, always

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poles and tackle. Gather your tent and

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Ahhh, summer is here at last. The

destination… Long Point Beach. What

a fantastic choice, for the length of time

you choose, to stake this provincial park as

your temporary home away from home.

I am filled with great memories of

riding in the backseat of my parents Chevy

Malibu. Winding along the marsh lined

road as the call of red-winged black birds

and sights of snapping turtles welcomed

my family back for another summer

vacation. As we ventured past the marinas

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Those were the days when my parents,

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as busy as bees, set up camp. My sister

and I would set trail to find the shortest

route to the long sandy beach. Flocks

of gulls and sunbathers alike lined the

crystal blue shore. Hearty laughter, and

the faint drone of radios, accompanied

by the crash of waves were always a

welcome sound. Unique cottages lining

the beach were a constant reminder that

many families return year after year to

embark on the same familiar summer

pleasures.

Lunch would be ready for us. It was

time to head back to camp, this time

choosing to wade waist high in the lake

until reaching what seemed like the

infinite sandbar, leading us all the way

back to the point at which we started. If

we hit it lucky, we would discover a piece

By Lisa Paddon,

from Daytripping July-Aug 2015

or two of colourful beach glass to

start our proud collection.

Back at camp, we would find

our parents winding down from

busily unpacking the necessities

that were so diligently arranged

in coolers and suitcases. Dad

would head off with a sparkle in his eye

to see what awaited his fishing line while

visiting old friends at the marina. The

remainder of the day would be spent on

the beach, where Mom, too, could finally

relax and enjoy the sights and sounds. A

long walk along the beach was always in

order. As we tired ourselves climbing sand

dunes, and observing tadpoles in the little

pools of water along the shore, we would

finally call it a day at the beach.

Night would fall, and following a

Birds of a feather flock together.

hearty dinner of freshly caught perch and

pickerel, that Dad so skillfully caught and

cleaned, we would pat our bellies and

settle in for a traditional campfire. Roasting

marshmallows to a light golden brown over

the dancing flames was always a must.

Fellow campers found common ground

as many campfires glowed brightly in the

distance. The dark sky blanketed with

shining stars offered a wish if you were

quick enough to witness a shooting star.

Tiredness set into our sleepy bones.

Mom would instinctively head inside the

camper to prepare our sleeping quarters.

The lighting of the Coleman stove could

be heard as the dampness of the night

brought forth was dried out by the flame.

Worked like a charm every time. Snuggling

into our cozy, dry sleeping bags, and falling

asleep to the sound of singing crickets was

effortless. Dreams of new adventures at

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Flower Addiction

I’ve seen more than my fair share of

customers over the years, and I can spot

the slightly addicted, those with a fairly

strong addiction and the actual fully

blown crazy addicted gardener from a

long way off.

Let me point out that I work at a

garden centre, and all of the above are

more than welcome to shop there, and I

am more than willing to help them with

their addiction. It may not be a pretty

job, but somebody has to do it.

For those of you unable to recognize

yourself, let me paint you a picture and

I will be frank.

The slightly addicted come to the

centre with fingers lightly stained

with green, feet firmly on the ground

knowing they can’t possibly perfect the

picture of the garden they have in their

head. They are willing to go to great

lengths to get really close to perfection

but they do take into consideration that

lack of rain, floods, and downright nasty

soil just might be conspiring against

them in their drive for perfection. They

are easily dissuaded from trying to

make a Bird of Paradise bloom in their

northern exposure garden in Zone 5.

They will accept a climbing hydrangea

instead, after you have painstakingly

explained how and why the ‘Bird’ is

not suited to their environment. Most

times we do not need a negotiator to

get these people through the shop with

plants they can’t hope to make survive.

We love these people - they are rational

and can be reasoned with.

Now on the other hand, the strongly

addicted will very nearly move heaven

and earth to make a plant “bloom

where it is planted.”

They have their flower

guide in hand, dog

eared, water stained

and smudged with the

perfect combination

of soil and sweat.

Their whole hands are

stained a permanent

green and they are

proud of this show

of solidarity with the

plant world. They

have no intentions

of accepting your

answers to the

questions they have

painstakingly quoted

down in their precious logbook. They

will consider removing part of their

house or relocating in a new zone or

microclimate to make that plant work.

When the season opens up for planting

these folks are giddily addicted to our

shop and roam freely up and down the

aisles, never failing to take home at

least one trunk full each time they visit.

We love these people and admire their

fortitude.

The full blown crazy addicted is a

vision to behold. In the dead of winter

(we are open year round) these persons

of greenery will come to us on bended

knee begging for the smell of soil, the

touch of soil, and practically the taste

of soil to satisfy their cravings. They

have become so disgusted with the

snowy world outside that they are

literally shaking in their snow boots.

If they could, they would try to move

all the snow indoors to melt it, or use

By Agnes Burroughs • from Daytripping May-June 2010

a power washer to make

it go away so they can see

their beloved grass and

plants again. Asked why

they don’t move to Florida

so they can garden year

round, you receive the

haughty reply “Where’s

the challenge in that?”

They must have a green

fix and we are there for

them and will support

their addiction. When the

season opens, these people

are there at least three

times a week - it’s like we

are required therapy to

help them through any dry

spells, wet spells or cranky soil.

They meander up and down the aisles

reading every single label and pondering

where it could work in their landscape.

Some have given up sidewalks for low

growing creeping thyme. Still others

have given up on trying to perfect grass

and have planted rows and drifts of

flowers on every square inch of their

property. Their gardens are awash with

colours, of flowers, birds and butterflies.

Upon coming to the checkout, they nod

knowingly when you greet them with

“Got all those other plants in the ground

you bought on Monday? Terrific, lets get

these rung through so you can be on

your way out into the sunshine again.”

We love all these people, and if you

recognized yourself, don’t worry, there

are worse addictions - at least this one

won’t kill you. It may make you poorer

in the bank account and rich in plants,

but it won’t kill you.

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London Road Diagnostic Clinic

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WHERE to PICK UP The club

M&M Food Markets

Marilyn Gladu, M.P.

Metro - London Rd.

Metro - Northgate

Mission Thrift Store

Sarnia Library

Shine at Home

Shoppers - Wellwise (Northgate)

Sipkens Nurseries

Sole Decisions

Strangway Community Centre

Sunripe

The Shoebox

Treat Yourself Wellness

United Way

van Goozen Music

BRIGHT’S GROVE

Foodland

Skeeter Barlow’s

CORUNNA

Foodland

Hogan Pharmacy

Rob’s No Frills

Pharmasave

FOREST

Foodland

Pharmasave

Williamson Farms Country Store

GRAND BEND

Lambton Heritage Museum

MOORETOWN

Mooretown Sports Complex

OIL SPRINGS

Oil Museum

PETROLIA

Black Gold Brewery

Central Lamb. Family Health

Country Barn

Country Yarns

Heidi’s Independent Grocer

Hogan Guardian Pharmacy

Lambton Audiology

Lambton Pharmacy

SunCoast Natural Health

POINT EDWARD

Bob Bailey, M.P.P.

Tourism Sarnia-Lambton

Twin Bridge Lighting

WHILE THEY LAST!

*Not a complete list, but these locations

should always receive papers.

PORT FRANKS

Grog’s Restaurant

REECE’S CORNERS

Lambton Elderly Outreach

Marcanda Gifts & Tea Room

Zekveld’s Garden Market

WYOMING

Foodland

Lambton County Archives

Marley IDA Pharmacy

Spa-Cation

Copies ALWAYS available at

Book Keeper (Northgate)

ALSO AVAILABLE AT ALL

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Events are listed FREE for

non-profit groups

(space

perming).

Please note that some ongoing and weekly events may be

cancelled during the summer season. Please check ahead.

WEEKLY EVENTS

Dates/times subject to change. We recommend that you check ahead.

weekdays Sarnia Weekly adult activities at Strangway Centre, Sarnia sarnia.ca 332-0656

weekdays TV Low Impact Fitness on Your TV, Cogeco, 9am Cogeco Channel 700 or 6

weekdays TV Health & Fitness with Kerra & Liz, YourTV Cogeco, 9:30am Cogeco Channel 700 or 6

weekdays TV Senior Fit with Marilyn on YourTV Cogeco, 10am Cogeco Channel 700 or 6

weekdays Sarnia Mall Walking, visit Guest Services to sign up www.lambtonmall.com

weekdays Sarnia Day Hospice St. Joseph’s Hospice, Registration required 519-337-0537

weekdays Sarnia Adult Swim Program at Pathways Health Centre aquatics@pathwayscentre.org

weekdays Watford Various activities at East Lambton Community Complex www.warwicktownship.ca

weekdays various Wellness Programs by North Lambton CHC. Pre-register www.nlchc.com

weekdays various LEO Forever Fit, Free classes September to May info@lambtonelderlyoutreach.org

Mon-Sat various Adult Day Program in Forest, Petrolia or Sarnia. Register www.lambtoncares.ca

June Petrolia Petrolia Discovery Tours, Sat and Sun 10-4 petroliadiscovery@outlook.com

July-Aug Petrolia Petrolia Discovery Tours, Wed to Sun 10-4 petroliadiscovery@outlook.com

monthly Pt Franks Craft Classes - Port Franks Seniors (register w Maxine) 519-495-6602

monthly various Book Clubs and events at Lambton County Libraries lclibrary.libnet.info/events

monthly various LEO Diners Club, Hot Lunch, pre-register 519-845-1353 ext 301

Mon Corunna Pepper, Corunna Legion, 1pm www.corunnalegion.ca

Mon (last) online Zoom Drop in & Chat, Lambton Ont Ancestors, (not Dec) www.lambton.ogs.on.ca

Mon Forest Community Drop In, 10am coffee, 1pm Euchre & more www.forestlegion.ca

Mon Pt Franks Fun Darts, 12:45pm at Community Centre llattard@gmail.com

Mon Pt Franks Pickleball, 1pm at Community Centre FB Port Franks Seniors

Mon Pt Franks Euchre, 7pm at Community Centre llattard@gmail.com

Mon Sarnia Scottish Country Dancing, St. Andrew’s Presb. Church, 7-9pm 519-336-1053

Mon Sarnia Sounds of Summer Concert Series, 7pm, Canatara Pk Bandshell www.sarnia.ca

Mon (2nd) Sarnia Buddy Check Coffee, Free Support Group, 11am Legion svance505@gmail.com

Tues (2nd) online Zoom Genealogy meetings, 7-8:15pm, Free www.lambton.ogs.on.ca

Tues Corunna Pub Darts, 7:30pm at Legion 519-862-1240

Tues Petrolia Meat Raffle - 6:30 at Black Gold Brewery, Kiwanis www.petroliakiwanis.ca

Tues Petrolia Toastmasters Club, 7-8pm, St. Andrews Pres. Ch. 519-882-2264 MaryBeth

Tues (1st/2nd) Pt Franks Stitches Crafting Circle, $2/class, beginning April 7, Comm. Ctr. 289-356-7176 Tracy

Tues (2nd) Pt Franks Potluck Lunch and Member Meeting, 11:30am FB Port Franks Seniors

Tues Sarnia Kiwanis Golden K meetings with speaker, 9:30 am 519-383-4549

Tues Sarnia Walking Soccer, Co-ed, 10am at Langtree Controls wkparsley11@start.ca

Tues Sarnia Sounds of Summer Concert Series, 7pm, Suncor Agora www.sarnia.ca

Tues On TV Bingo Night on Cogeco Your TV, Ch. 7, 7pm FB Seaway Kiwanis

Tues Sarnia Bluewater Chordsmen, 7-9pm, All Saints Anglican Church FB Bluewater Chordsmen

Tues Watford Chair Exercises, 10-11am, Watford Legion 519-876-2351

Tues Watford Euchre - Watford Legion 7pm 519-876-2660

Wed online Hospitables Toastmasters Club hospitable.toastmastersclubs.org/

Wed Br Grove Summer Market, June 10 to Sept 9, 4-8pm Kenwick Pk FB Brights Grove Summer Market

Wed Corunna Whacky Wednesday at Corunna Legion 519-862-1240 Legion

Wed Courtright Euchre at Friendship Club, 1pm 519 892 3061 or 519 862 2598

Wed to Oct Gr Bend Farmers’ Market at Lambton Heritage Museum, 9am-1pm lambtonshoresmarkets.com

Wed (3rd) Oil Springs Meeting Night at Oil Springs Legion, 7pm

FB Oil Springs Legion

Wed (3rd) Petrolia Lunch 12-1pm $10, Jamboree 1-4pm by donation FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 Petrolia

Wed Petrolia Euchre, 7pm FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 Petrolia

Wed Pt Franks Caring Quilters, 10am-2pm at Community Centre llattard@gmail.com

Wed Pt Franks Dunes Bridge, 12:30pm at Comm. Ctr. (lessons at 10am) llattard@gmail.com

Wed Pt Franks Pickleball, 6:30pm at Community Centre FB Port Franks Seniors

Wed Sarnia Triple C Carvers, Royal Canadian Navy Club, 8:30-Noon www.tripleccarvers.ca

Wed (3rd) Sarnia Sarnia Horticultural Society meetings (not July/Aug/Dec) 226-402-2587 David

Wed Sarnia Seaway Sounds Chorus 6-8:30 - Come Sing with Us! (not in July) 519-344-8621

Wed Sarnia Sounds of Summer Concert Series, 7pm, Mitton Village Parkette www.sarnia.ca

Wed Sarnia Sounds of Summer Concert Series, 7pm, Kenwick Park www.sarnia.ca

Thurs Brigden Catch the Ace, 7pm at Legion FB Branch 635, Royal Canadian Legion, Brigden

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DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please check ahead if possible.

Thurs Br Grove Mark Moran and Friends at Huron Oaks www.huronoaks.com

Thurs Corunna Cribbage, Corunna Legion 1pm www.corunnalegion.ca

Thurs Forest Catch the Ace 12pm, Thirsty Thursdays 4pm www.forestlegion.ca

Thurs Gr Bend Summer Sunset Sounds, Free concerts on beach, 7pm, July-Aug summersunsetsounds.ca

Thurs Petrolia Darts, Petrolia Legion 7pm www.petrolialegion216.ca

Thurs Petrolia Meat Raffle, Petrolia Optimist Club, Chuck’s Roadhouse 6pm lcpetroliaoptimist.org

Thurs Pt Franks Cornhole, 10:30am at Community Centre llattard@gmail.com

Thurs (3rd) Pt Franks Games Day! 1:30pm at Community Centre FB Port Franks Seniors

Thurs Pt Franks Bid Euchre, 7pm at Community Centre llattard@gmail.com

Thurs Sarnia Catch the Ace, Trivia Night, Sarnia Legion Noon-8pm www.sarnialegion.com

Thurs Sarnia Park Nite (May-Oct) 6pm to dusk at Canatara Park FB Sarnia Street Cruisers

Thurs Sarnia Sounds of Summer Concert Series, 7pm, Germain Pk www.sarnia.ca

Thurs Watford Chair Exercises, 10-11am, Watford Legion 519-876-2351

Thurs Watford Thirsty Thursdays, 6-10pm FB Watford Legion Branch 172

Thurs Wyoming Thirsty Thursdays FB Wyoming Legion

Fri Alvinston In House League Darts, Legion, 7pm FB Alvinston Legion, Br. 249

Fri Corunna Bridge, Corunna Legion 1pm www.corunnalegion.ca

Fri Courtright Pepper at Friendship Club, 1pm 519 892 3061 or 519 862 2598

Fri Forest Farmers’ Market, 9am-1pm FB Forest Farmers and Artisan Market

Fri Gr Bend Meat Raffle 5pm, 50/50, Karaoke, 7pm at Legion FB Grand Bend Legion

Fri Petrolia Karaoke at the 216 Lounge, Petrolia Legion 8pm FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 Petrolia

Fri (last) Pt Edward Vintage in the Village Car Show, until 8pm FB Sarnia Street Cruisers & Village of Pt Ed

Fri Pt Franks Badminton, 10-11:30am at Community Centre llattard@gmail.com

Fri Pt Franks Pickleball, 6:30 pm llattard@gmail.com

Fri (2nd/4th) Sarnia Open Dances, 7:30-11pm, $10, Polish Hall Sarnia 519-337-5708 polishhallsarnia.ca

Fri (1st) Sarnia First Friday, downtown multi-cultural walkabout FB Sarnia First Friday

Fri Sarnia Live Music and Dancing, Sarnia Legion, 7-11pm www.sarnialegion.com

Fri Watford Meat Raffle and Chase the Ace, 6:30pm FB Watford Legion Branch 172

Sat (2nd/ last) Alvinston Meat Raffle, Alvinston Legion, 3:30pm FB Alvinston Legion, Br. 249

Sat (1st) Alvinston Euchre Tournament, Legion FB Alvinston Legion, Br. 249

Sat (3rd) Alvinston Pool Tournament, Legion FB Alvinston Legion, Br. 249

Sat Brigden Meat Raffle, Brigden Legion, 4:30pm FB Branch 635, Royal Canadian Legion, Brigden

Sat Corunna Meat Draw, Corunna Legion, 4pm www.corunnalegion.ca

Sat Forest Meat Raffle and 50/50, Forest Legion 4pm www.forestlegion.ca

Sat (alt) Oil Springs Meat Raffle, Oil Springs Legion 4pm FB Oil Springs Legion

Sat Petrolia Farmer’s Market, Saturdays from 7:30am-Noon (May-Oct) FB Petrolia Farmers’ Market

Sat Petrolia Meat Raffle, Petrolia Legion 2pm www.petrolialegion216.ca

Sat (4th) Petrolia Progr. Euchre Tourn, $10, 1pm start, Noon Lunch $6 FB Royal Canadian Legion Br 216 Petrolia

Sat Sarnia Meat Raffle, Sarnia Legion 3pm www.sarnialegion.com

Sun (1st) Forest Caesar Sunday & Entertainment, Forest Legion, 1pm www.forestlegion.ca

Sun (4th) Sarnia Sarnia Stamp Club meeting, Grace United 2-3:30 (Sep-Jun) sarniastampclub@cogeco.ca

Send Events to info@welcometotheclub.ca

or Submit online www.welcometotheclub.ca/events

MAY 2026

28-31 Forest Lambton Food & Film Festival www.kineto.ca

28-31 Sarnia Poutine Feast, Centennial Park FB Poutine Feast Ontario

29 & 30 Pt Edward Sarnia Quilters’ Guild “Once Upon a Quilt” Show, Arena www.sarniaquiltersguild.org

29 Gr Bend Denise Pelley: The Wonder of Stevie, 7pm at Gr. Bend Place 226-213-4811

29 Pt Edward Vintage in the Village Car Show, BW Bridges 4:30pm-dusk FB Village of Point Edward

30 online Heritage Hour: Lambton Goes Global, 7-8pm FB Lambton Heritage Museum

30 Brigden Family Fun Day, Fairgrounds, Noon-4pm, Free www.opt2mj.com

30 Sarnia Spring into Summer Arts & Craft Event, 9am-3pm, Baxter Pk SarniaKinsemen.ca

30 Pt Edward Mrs. Roper’s Charity Car Wash, Pt Ed Ex-Servicemen’s Club FB Mrs. Roper Romp, Sarnia

31 Sarnia Trivia Cruise, 9am-4pm, start at 46 Indian Rd S FB Retro Car Events

31 Sarnia IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s alzheimer.ca/sarnialambton/en

31 Sarnia Annual Show at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2pm FB Bluewater Chordsmen and Ladies

31 Sarnia Sandra Mogensen in Concert, 2pm, Adv. Tickets www.lawrencehouse.ca

31 Wyoming Good Old Boys, Sunday Afternoon Dance, 1-4pm FB Wyoming Legion

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Summer 2026

Our website may have even MORE events! www.welcometotheclub.ca

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For Live Music Listings check out

FB group “Sarnia’s Live Music Hub” or sarniarocks.com

JUNE 2026

3-6 Sarnia Hidden Talents presents: “Faces of Broadway” www.imperialtheatre.net

4 Watford Summer Market, 4-8pm, Centennial Park FB A-Z Events

5 Forest Spring Fish Fry, 5-7pm, $25, Adv. tickets available FB Forest Legion Branch 176

5 Sarnia Showcase at Sarnia Library Theatre, 6-8pm, donations FB Sarnia Legion Pipe Band

6 Alvinston Grand Opening Celebrations of new location, 3-5pm FB Alvinston Legion, Br. 249

6 Inwood 150th Music Jamboree & Co-Ed Two-Pitch Tourn. FB Alvinston and District Optimists

6 Petrolia Petrolia Eats, Beats and Boutiques, 1-9pm www.visitpetrolia.ca

6 Sarnia Gwetaandaawe Market - indigenous artisans/food 519-336-8410 x242

6 Wallaceburg Vintage Wheels Car Show, Free, 9am-2pm FB Oaks Retirement Village

6 Watford Town Wide Yard Sale www.facebook.com/townwideyardsale

6 Wyoming Legion to Legion Poker Run, BW Hog, 9:30am FB Bluewater Chapter of HOG Group

7 Sarnia First Nations Art Festival on the Lawn, Lawrence House www.lawrencehouse.ca

9-26 Petrolia Ed’s Garage www.thevpp.ca

10 Petrolia Seniors Picnic, Lions Hall, 11am-1pm, Reg by Jun 5th 519-383-4308 Bill Fell

10 Br Grove Opening Day of Market, Kenwick Pk, 4-8pm FB Brights Grove Summer Market

12-13 Corunna Firefighter Field Days FB Corunna Volunteer Firefighters Association

12-13 Petrolia CEEH Auxiliary Yard Sale, 4360 Third St. 519-464-4400 ext. 5406

12-13 Petrolia Town Wide Yard Sale www.facebook.com/townwideyardsale

12-14 Alvinston Alvinston Pro Rodeo www.alvinstonprorodeo.com

12-14 Arkona 150th Anniversary Celebrations FB Arkona 150th Celebration

Celebrate Arkona’s 150th Anniversary

June 12-14, 14 Utter Park, Arkona

Music! Food! Games!

Arkona150.ca

Parade! and More! THANKS TO ALL OF OUR

GENEROUS SPONSORS!

13 Arkona Mini Book sale at Library, 10am-1pm FB LCLibrary

13 Petrolia Mini Book sale at Library, 9am-1pm FB LCLibrary

13 Camlachie Car Show, Lakewood Chr. Campground, 10am-2pm FB Sarnia Street Cruisers

13 Wyoming 25th Birthday Celebrations, 4:30-10pm, Fairgrounds FB Plympton-Wyoming Special Events

14 Alvinston Cowboy Breakfast, BAICC, 9am-Noon FB Alvinston and District Optimists

14 Petrolia CEEH Auxiliary Strawberry Social, 1-4pm at Kerr Cafe FB CEEH Auxiliary

14 Gr Bend Car Show at the Legion, 10am-2pm, $10 entry FB The Grand Bend Legion

14 Wyoming Mike Diericke & the Marquis Classic Country Band, 1-4pm FB Wyoming Legion

14 Sarnia Royal Gala at Library Theatre, 2:30pm, donations at door FB Lambton Concert Band

14 Sarnia The Linda Rondstat Show - Her Songs, Her Story, 2pm www.imperialtheatre.net


18-19 Sarnia UK Pink Floyd Experience, 7pm www.imperialtheatre.net

19 Forest Kiwanis Strawberry Social, 4-7pm at the Legion, adv. tickets Jose 519-381-5673

19-21 Sarnia Sarnia Kin Ribfest www.sarniakinribfest.com

20 Pt Edward Summer Solstice Market, Arena Hall, Noon-5pm FB Bizbaz Markets

20 Wyoming Town Wide Yard Sale www.facebook.com/townwideyardsale

20-21 Sarnia Aamjiwnaang Pow Wow, Bear Park, Rain or Shine www.aamjiwnaang.ca

25 Pt Edward Early Canada Day Celebration www.villageofpointedward.com

26 Gr Bend Maggie’s Wake: CD Release Concert 7pm at Gr. Bend Place 226-213-4811


27 Petrolia Antique & Unique Sale, 9am-3pm www.petroliadiscovery.org

27 Sarnia History of Women’s Inst. in Lambton Cty, library, 1:30-2:30pm www.lclibrary.libnet.info

28 Sarnia Cruise in the Park Car Show, Canatara Pk, 8am-2pm www.sarniastreetmachines.com

28 Wilkesport Historical Society Mtg. at United Church, 7pm FB Lambton County Historical Society

JULY 2026


3-5 Sombra Sombra Days FB Sombra Sports and Recreation

4 Petrolia Generations of Gears: Car, Truck & Tractor Show FB Petrolia and Enniskillen Fall Fair

4 Forest Legion Poker Run, Dinner, Entertainment FB Forest Legion Branch 176

4 Sombra Blueberry Social, 1-4pm FB Sombra Museum

5 Alvinston Antique Vehicle & Tractor Show, BAICC, 11am-3pm FB Alvinston Legion, Br. 249

5 Mooretown Model Train Day www.mooremuseum.ca

MODEL TRAIN DAY

Sunday JULY 5, 2026

1 pm - 4 pm • Adult $6 Child $3

8 Working

Train Layouts

Lots of New Trains

and Models

Come & Check out 94 Moore Line,MOORETOWN

the Action 226-784-3340 • mooremuseum.ca

5 Sarnia Motorcycle & Car Show & Shine, 9am-Noon, Breakfast FB Sarnia Moose Lodge 1046

7-24 Petrolia Good Vibrations: A VPP Original www.thevpp.ca

10-11 Br Grove Music Fest 2026, Kenwick Park FB Bright’s Grove Music Fest

10-11 Petrolia Art in the Park, Free Admission, Victoria Park www.artintheparkpetrolia.com

Victoria Park • Free Admission

OVER 55 Artists & Artisans

JULY 10 & 11 • Fri 11 to 7 • Sat 9 to 5

Oil & acrylic painting, fabric art, pottery,

home decor, woodworking, leather, soaps,

metalwork, jewellery, glasswork, candles,

florals, clothing, items for children & more!

www.artintheparkpetrolia.com • Live Music

11 Petrolia Barn Dance with Scott Manery the Barnburners www.town.petrolia.on.ca

11-12 Sarnia Pride in the Park 2026, Canatara Pk, 12-5pm FB Queer Joy: Canada


18 Pt Edward Bridge Bash 2026, Outdoor Stage (Free) 3-6:30pm FB Optimist Club of Point Edward

18 Pt Edward Bridge Bash 2026, Indoor Stage ($20) 8pm-1am FB Optimist Club of Point Edward

21 Pt Franks Euchre Rama! 10am play, $10 inc. lunch, Comm. Ctr. FB Port Franks Seniors


31-Au 2 Thedford Lumberjack Days FB Thedford Optimist Club

AUGUST 2026


6 Sarnia “Hot Night-Cool Cars” Car Show, Canatara Park www.sarniastreetmachines.com

8 Sarnia Shop the Shoreline, Centennial Pk, 10am-5pm www.edgewooddecor.ca

11-28 Petrolia Piano Legends: A VPP Original www.thevpp.ca

15 Wyoming Fins & Fenders Car Show FB Plympton-Wyoming Special Events Committee


22 Oil Springs Wheels n Wells Car Show, 11am-3pm, Free www.oilmuseum.ca

22 Petrolia Fibre Artisan Festival, 10am-4pm, at Lions Hall FB Lambton County Fibre Arts Festival

22 Wyoming PW Truck & Tractor Pull, Fairgrounds pwtruckandtractorpull1@gmail.com


EXHIBITS

May13-Oct 18 L Shores Bluewaterland: Dive into the Depths www.heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing L Shores Main and Historic Buildings at Lambton Heritage Museum heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing online Nnigiiwemin/We are going home exhibit (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing online Lambton Agricultural Hall of Fame (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing online Lambton at War (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing online Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton www.heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing online The Farmerettes (virtual) www.heritagemuseum.ca

ongoing Oil Springs Main and Historic Buildings at Oil Museum of Canada www.oilmuseum.ca

ongoing online Black Gold: Canada’s Oil Heritage www.oilmuseum.ca

ongoing online International Drillers www.oilmuseum.ca

ongoing online A Disgraceful Riot www.oilmuseum.ca

ongoing online Legacy Oil and Gas Wells www.oilmuseum.ca

ongoing Wyoming From District to County: Celebrating Lambton 175 www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing Wyoming Petrolia 150th Anniversary www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online Historic Tour of Petrolia www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online Sarnia’s First World War in 15 Objects www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online Lambton County’s First World War in 29 Objects www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online Sarnia: We Built This City www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online Snowmageddon www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online The Township of Warwick: A Story Through Time www.lambtonarchives.ca

ongoing online History of Comunity Concert Bands in Lambton Cty. www.lambtonarchives.ca

May 2-30 Br Grove Fast Forward: Senior High School Student Exhibition galleryinthegrove.com

June 6-July 4 Br Grove Our Friends: Current Gallery Friends galleryinthegrove.com

Sept 19-Oct 24 Br Grove Circle of Artists galleryinthegrove.com

Nov 7-Dec 12 Br Grove Gifts of the Season: Annual Artisan Sale galleryinthegrove.com

Sept 5-May 31 Sarnia Debwewe Giizhik | (sound in the distance) from the sky www.jnaag.ca

Nov 7-July 12 Sarnia Making Space: Recent Acquisitions www.jnaag.ca

Apr 17-Aug 30 Sarnia Together Apart | Under One Roof www.jnaag.ca

Apr 17-Aug 30 Sarnia “The Lingering Instant” Mark Stebbins www.jnaag.ca

ongoing online Darla Fisher-Odjig: Beneath the Mask www.jnaag.ca

ongoing online Jean Hay: Facing North www.jnaag.ca

ongoing online Susan Dobson: Focus Finder www.jnaag.ca

ongoing online Group of 7: Their Visions Revisted 100 years Later www.jnaag.ca

ongoing online Z’otz* Collective: Ode to the Inside Out Questions www.jnaag.ca

May Sarnia The Lambton County High School Art Show www.lawrencehouse.ca

June Sarnia “Three Fires by the Water” First Nations Art www.lawrencehouse.ca

July Sarnia Rabia Rizvi Solo in the Main Gallery www.lawrencehouse.ca

July Sarnia Sydney McKichan in the Turret Gallery www.lawrencehouse.ca

August Sarnia ”The Art Life” Texture and colour Members Show www.lawrencehouse.ca

Summer 2026

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TO GET

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YOUR FEET?

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Join us by the Lake!

• Authentic Hickory Smoked Ribs

• Genuine ne Broasted Chicken

• Seafood, Sandwiches, Wraps

Reserve for panoramic views

of Lake Huron from our patio!

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WE REALLY

KNOW OUR

STUFF!

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Canadian blueberries can be enjoyed year-round because

they freeze well. Do not wash berries before freezing.

Simply spread on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer

until firm. They can then be packed in freezer bags, using a

straw to remove air. They will keep for up to a year. Before

use, rinse and towel dry.

You’re sure to enjoy the Herbed Pork Tenderloin with Blueberry Sauce for two. This

delicious dish is perfect to share with a special friend or a dear loved one. Enjoy!

Herbed Pork Tenderloin with Blueberry Sauce

Blueberry Sauce Preparation:

Pork and blueberries b make a luscious combination.

Frozen berries are readily available.

1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper

1 pork tenderloin, about 12 oz.

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Blueberry Sauce Ingredients:

3/4 cup dry red wine or grape juice

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries*

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated

1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

Half an apple, cored and chopped

Rub thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper over pork. In large ovenproof skillet, heat

oil over medium-high heat and brown pork all over, about 4 minutes. Transfer to

a 350 degree oven and roast for about 30 minutes or until tender and just a hint

of pink remains or meat thermometer reads 160 degrees. Transfer to cutting

board; tent with foil and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

Drain fat from skillet. Pour in wine (or grape juice), bring to boil over high heat,

stirring to scrape up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Boil over

medium-high heat until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Stir in blueberries,

sugar and lemon rind; returning to a boil. Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tablespoons

cold water; stir into sauce and simmer just until clear. Stir in chopped apple. Pour

on 2 warmed dinner plates and top with pork slices. Makes 2 servings. Approx.

230 calories, 24 g. protein, 17 g. carbohydrates, 5 g. fat per serving.

Blueberry Ice Cream & Dessert Topping

2 cups fresh or frozen blueberriesb 1 tablespoon water

2 tablespoons sugar

Pinch salt

1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon cold water

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Ice cream (or dessert item such as angel food cake)

In a saucepan, combine the blueberries, water, sugar and salt; cook and stir over

low heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered,

for 7 minutes or until the berries burst.

Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into hot blueberry mixture.

Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the

heat; stir in the lemon juice, vanilla and cinnamon. Spoon over ice cream or angel

food cake. Yield: 1 1/4 cups.

Makes 12 servings: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 23 calories, trace fat, 0

cholesterol, 12 mg sodium, 6 g. carbohydrate, 1 g. fiber.

Blueberries are nutritional powerhouses

and have

become popular because we've realized

the myriad of health benefits they provide: low in

calories, rich in B vitamins, high in vitamin C,

calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron.

Blueberries are considered to be the number one

antioxidant.

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A Cherished Local Treasure

From the Dave Burwell Postcard

Collection

Nestled in the heart of Canatara Park,

the Seaway Kiwanis Children’s Animal

Farm has been a beacon of community

engagement, family fun, and

educational enrichment for decades,

officially opening in 1964. From its

earliest days, the farm has embodied

the collective vision and effort of

Seaway Kiwanis, the City of Sarnia, local

citizens, and organizations dedicated to

providing a space where both children

and adults can connect with nature and

learn about animal care.

The farm is also renowned for its

By Seaway Kiwanis Club

lively community events.

For over 50 years, Seaway

Kiwanis, in collaboration

with the City of Sarnia,

has organized events like

“Easter in the Park” and

“Christmas on the Farm,”

rallying volunteers

to create magical

experiences for families.

More recently, “Fright

Night at CanaScara” has

captured the attention

of crowds with festive

decorations and animatronics managed

by the club.

For years, City of Sarnia staff managed

the farm and cared for its animals, a

tradition that lasted until 2015. In 2016,

stewardship was transferred to the

Humane Society, whose expertise has

further improved the farm’s operations

and animal welfare standards.

Over the decades, the Animal Farm

has become a cherished local treasure,

representing the collaborative spirit

of Sarnia. Its history is marked by

vision, generosity, and dedication—

ensuring that today’s children and

future generations will continue to

enjoy its wonders, learn about animals,

and create lasting memories within

Canatara Park.

In 2007, Seaway Kiwanis introduced

‘Your TV Bingo’ to Sarnia! The weekly

games have been running successfully

for over 18 seasons, thanks to the

dedication of club members. This bingo

event serves as a major fundraiser

for various club events and is crucial

for supporting the Kiwanis Children’s

Animal Farm. The

prize board offers

great rewards for

players!

‘Your TV Bingo’

can be enjoyed

alone or as a group

activity! There

are locations in

town where you

can play in larger

groups, such as The

Moose Lodge, the

Sarnia Legion, and

Hakka Khazana.

Additionally, vendor locations allow you

to photocopy your cards so you can

use bingo dabbers for every game, like

Milk Marc at London and Indian Road!

Even retirement homes, such as Vision,

join in the fun on Tuesday nights! For a

list of vendors where you can pick up

your cards, check the Seaway Kiwanis

website.

New this spring, the Seaway Kiwanis

Satellite Club is hosting ‘Mornings On

The Farm’. This pop-up initiative is a

way to thank the community for its

support and to celebrate over 60 years

of free access to the farm. Join us for

complimentary drinks and veggies to

feed the farm animals! We invite you to

come and say hello. Donations collected

will go towards farm

initiatives. Find

dates in community

calendars and posted

in Canatara.

Donations to the

Kiwanis Children’s

Animal Farm

are considered

Official Ontario

Tax Donations. The

Seaway Kiwanis Club

provides Official Tax

Receipts for various

contributions.

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& Service

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Driving

TRIVIA

Selected

questions from

Answers Below

After Hours

Annual Trivia Night

1. Which Italian town is the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and

Juliet?

2. On Friday the 13th, what do many people drive to Port Dover,

Ontario?

3. What building is covered in over 5,000 diamonds?

Kuala Lumpur Tower

Shwedagon Pagoda

Hanoi Presidential Palace Vishwa Shanti Stupa

4. Who were the two male leads in Quentin Tarantino’s film Once

Upon a Time in Hollywood?

5. From which country does the Riesling grape come?

6. How many people have walked on the moon?

7. In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, what is the name of Hamlet's

girlfriend who dies by drowning?

8. Which South American country is both the smallest in terms of

land mass and population?

Guyana Uruguay Suriname

9. How many times did Ross Geller marry & divorce on Friends?

10. Which famous explorer is credited with discovering the sea

route to India in the late 15th century?

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Vasco da Gama

11. This piece of hardware/fastener is used only in Canada.

12. The fictional acapella group known as the Barden Bellas are

from which movie trilogy?

ANSWERS: 1. Verona; 2. A motorcycle; 3. Shwedagon Pagoda;

4. Brad Pitt & Leonardo DiCaprio; 5. Germany; 6. 12; 7. Ophelia; 8. Suriname;

9. 3; 10. Vasco da Gama; 11. The Robertson screw [driver]; 12. Pitch Perfect

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The Word "UP"

One two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word,

and that word is “UP”. It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when

we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come

UP? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP

to the secretary to write UP a report?

We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers

and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line

UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing

but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.

We open UP a store in the morning, but we close it UP at night. We seem to be

pretty mixed UP about UP!

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, look UP the word UP in the

dictionary... In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page

and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building

UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you

don’t give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we

say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for

awhile, things dry UP.

One could go on and on, but I’ll wrap it UP, for now... my time is UP! Oh... one more

thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night?

U (you) P (pee). Did that one crack you UP? Now I’ll shut UP!

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A Daily Pun For

Senior Fun

clock. When your candles cost more

Listen If you to Mike’s look podcasts up the (humour, definition travel and of poetry) a at: The Retirement Coach:

http://theretirementcoach.libsyn.com/ His book, ‘Don’t Ever than Quit your - a Journal cake. of Like Coping a fine wine—better

pun, with Crisis you & learn Nourishing that it’s Spirit,’ a literary is available device in print & electronic with age, format sitting at Amazon:

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known https://amzn.to/2KBdPWQ

as a play on words. You have Retirement: A night out is sitting on

encountered puns before. Vladimir the patio. When my train of thought

Putin’s favourite regarding Russian often leaves the station without me.

oligarchs is: If you stand by the window, The pay sucks, but the hours are great.

I’ll help you out. Then there was the When you don’t need fun to have

cyclist who was two tired to win the alcohol.

race, and this vacuum sucks, and it’s Yes, many of these are groaners, but

difficult for crabs to share because they groaning fits in with retirement, don’t

are shellfish.

you think? I have never heard so many

I love both play and words, so it’s trials and tribulations from friends who

time to write some puns on retirement. are retired. They actually make me feel

Retirement: Graduation to full-time better because, thus far, I do not suffer

relaxation. I’m not old; I’m youthfully from their many complaints.

challenged.

At my age, an “all-nighter”

means not getting up to pee.

My goal is to retire young

and live old. I’ve reached

the wonder years: I wonder

where my keys are.

My brain goes from “You

probably shouldn’t say that”

to “What the heck, let’s see

what happens.” I used to

have a handle on life, but it broke. I’m

not old; I have seniority.

I’ve stopped trying to hold my

stomach in; it’s not worth the effort.

Retirement: your mind makes contracts

your body can’t keep.

Aging is a walk in the park—Jurassic

Park. My joints are more accurate than

the weather forecast. I’ve reached the

age where “happy hour” is a nap. I’m

not aging; I’m marinating. I’ve seen it

all, done it all, heard it all—I just can’t

remember it all.

You know you’re getting old when

your back goes out more than you do.

I’ve stopped counting birthdays, but they

keep happening. Aging is like being a

fine wine, but I can’t find my corkscrew.

Retirement: where my train of

thought derails. I no longer count the

days; I make the days count. Every

day is Saturday, except for Sunday,

which is nap day. I’m not old; I’m just

chronologically gifted. Retired: Under

new management (see spouse for

details).

Age is just a number... a really, really

high one. Forget age gracefully; age

with attitude. No job, no worries, no

Aging is like being a fine

wine, but I can’t find my

corkscrew.

Speaking of seniors’ complaints,

I filed a complaint about the local

bakery, but they just kneaded more

time to respond. I also tried to lodge

a complaint about the coffee shop,

but they just espressoed no interest!

Indeed, more groaners!

Happy retirement!

Listen to Mike’s podcasts (humour,

travel and poetry) at: The Retirement

Coach: http://theretirementcoach.libsyn.

com/ His book, ‘Don’t Ever Quit - a Journal

of Coping with Crisis & Nourishing Spirit,’

is available in print & electronic format

at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KBdPWQ

TOP 10

Billboard Hits

1 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley

2 Don’t Be Cruel Elvis Presley

3 Lisbon Antigua Nelson Riddle

4 My Prayer The Platters

5 The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant

6 Hound Dog Elvis Presley

7 The Poor People of Paris Les Baxter

8 Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Doris Day

9 Memories Are Made of This Dean Martin

10 (The) Rock and Roll Waltz Kay Starr

Country Songs

1956

Source: playback.fm

1 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley

2 Don’t Be Cruel Elvis Presley

3 Young Love Sonny James

4 Hound Dog Elvis Presley

5 Singing The Blues Marty Robbins

6 Crazy Arms Ray Price

7 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins

8 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash

9 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Elvis Presley

10 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley

Source: Wikipedia

Movies

Around the World

in 80 Days

(Oscar for Best Picture)

The Ten Commandments

Giant

The King and I

Trapeze

War and Peace

The Man Who Knew Too

Much

The Man in the Gray

Flannel Suit

Moby Dick

The Conqueror

Source: the-numbers.com

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Hall of Fame AWARD

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TWO FLOORS to EXPLORE!

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• 58% of women wear nail polish regularly.

• 69% of people save the icing on the cake to eat last.

• 40% of men and 20% of women admit to drinking

milk directly from the container.

• 85% of us eat corn on the cob row by row.

• 30% of women dye their hair, 65% of working

women between age 30 - 50 colour their hair.

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DONATIONS

ONS

Many of us have time to give... consider being a volunteer!

Find some ideas in the list below.

These listings are for reference only.

Please contact the organization for details.

Alzheimer Society of S-L Program, Event and Bingo Volunteers 519-332-4444

CONTACT

Bluewater Health HELP Volunteers: Daily Visitor, Therapeutic Activities, Meal Assistance and more 519-464-4400 ext. 5406

Canadian Red Cross Meals on Wheels (Sarnia, Bright’s Grove, Pt Edward), Transportation in- and out-of-town www.redcross.ca (volunteer tab)

Christmas for Everyone Food and new/unused toys, assisting most of rural Lambton County. (please check expiry dates) 226-349-8660

Family Counselling Centre Provide support to local older adults through Tel-Check and Distress Line programs. 519-336-0120 ext. 251

Habitat for Humanity Handyman Assistant, ReStore: Sales Floor Support, Cashier 519-339-7957

Inn of the Good Shepherd Clothing, linens & bedding, food items. Volunteer opportunities available. 519-344-1746

LC Long-Term Care Living Various opportunities from Coffee Program to organist/pianist to dining companions lambtoncares.ca/volunteer

Lambton Elderly Outreach Transportation, Friendly Visiting, Meals on Wheels, Diner’s Club, Forever Fitness, Administration 519-845-1353

Literacy Lambton Volunteer opportunities in the Adult or Family Literacy Programs, Special Events, and more literacylambton.org/volunteer/

Mission Thrift Store Volunteer cashiers, salesfloor associates 519-337-1614

Noelle’s Gift to Children Bingo & Event Volunteers: online registration at www.noellesgift.ca under volunteer tab www.noellesgift.ca

Petrolia Comm. Refrigerator Any type of food items, personal items and monetary donations 519-882-1390

Petrolia Food Bank Monetary and food donations to food bank (please check expiry dates) 519-882-3950

P-W Historical Society Plympton-Wyoming Historical Society (positions on the Board) and at Museum (in Camlachie) sueewright53@gmail.com

River City Vineyard Donation of food, extra clothing, valuables, and small household items to foodbank and shelter 519-383-8463(VINE)

Sarnia Humane Society Several volunteer opportunities. Non-clumping cat litter, towels and small fleece blankets, etc. www.sarniahumanesociety.com

Sarnia Lambton Rebound Youth Program & Special Events, Cinderella Project Committee, Rebound Rocks 519-344-2841 ext. 101

St. Joseph’s Hospice S-L Residence Reception, Kitchen, Grocery Shopping, Direct Support, Gardening and more 519-337-0537 stjosephshospice.ca

St. Vincent de Paul S-L Volunteers needed to raise awareness and help end hunger and poverty in our community. stvincefb@gmail.com

United Way of S-L Day of Caring, Bingos, and Thank You Community Volunteers theunitedway.on.ca or 519-336-5452

Victorian Order of Nurses Visitor, Footcare Clinic Assistant, Bingo, Adult Day Program, In-Home Exercise 519-542-2310 ext. 4267

Willing Hands Yarn Club Donations of yarn used for scarves, hats, blankets, etc. distributed locally and nationally. 519-336-8808

Women’s Interval Home New unused items only will be accepted to shelter: hygiene items, clothing, gift cards, etc. kyla@womensintervalhome.com

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She was a beautiful grey/

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shading throughout, as most

Siamese are. At the time, all I had

heard about this breed of cat is that they

had strange personalities along with a

strange meow that didn’t really sound

like other cats. Some people think it is a

mournful sound.

When I first laid eyes on her it was

love at first sight…after all, she was a

kitten and at the stage where everyone

says, “Oh! She is so cute and cuddly

and just listen to her purr!” It did not

take long for my friend Carolyn and I to

pick the kitten’s name. It just had to be

Pookie! Let me explain…

Back in the 50’s and 60’s, a Detroit

TV station featured Lunch with Soupy.

That would be Soupy Sales, of course,

who wore a black tophat, a large bowtie

and a huge smile. This entertainer/

comedian shot to fame quickly with the

younger crowd who would rush home at

lunch-time to eat in front of the T.V. with

their hero. He used a wooden pointer,

such as our teachers used, and would

point out on a blackboard the items for

lunch that day. A popular part of the

show was people knocking at the door

wanting to borrow something, like some

sugar for their coffee (Soupy usually

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kept pouring and pouring the sugar into

the cup!) These visitors were unseen to

the viewing audience. Fans of the show

looked forward to Soupy’s interaction

with a variety of puppets. One of the

puppets who would become a favourite,

would pop up from a window and Soupy

would chat it up with a lion named

Pookie. So Carolyn and I agreed, “That

has got to be the kitten’s name.”

Somewhere along the way, the two

of us took that name on as a nickname

for one another, however, shortened it

to Pook. Some 54 years later, the name

still stands.

Growing up in Corunna meant a lot of

freedom for Pookie. Most dogs and cats

were on the loose and my Siamese was

no exception. She enjoyed her freedom

with a lifetstyle unlike an indoor cat.

There was the large field across from

our house leading to the woods and she

would be gone for hours on adventures

only she knew about. A dead mouse or

bird at the front door told the story. I

recall worrying one night when she did

not return home. Well she did show up

the next morning with a battered face

and half-closed eye and we knew she

had met up with a fighting cat from the

neighborhood or some other prowling

creature of the night.

Over the years she developed into a

beautiful, adult cat. She was known as

“the spinning cat” as you could position

your hand at her chest area and spin

her around on the floor like a spinning

top or push her around with your foot.

Pookie would get back on her feet,

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By Nadine Wark,

Sarnia

stagger around like a drunken sailor, but

not so dizzy that she did not flop back

on her side wanting more.

The year I married and moved to

Sarnia, Pookie had to stay in Corunna

as living in an apartment was not

suitable to support the lifestyle to which

she was accustomed. The second year,

moving to a duplex, we picked her up in

Corunna and took her to her new home.

While making our way out of the car,

she somehow bolted! With heavy hearts

(well at least mine!) we walked the new

neighborhood calling her name and did

so for several days. It was common in

those days to announce a lost pet on the

radio which our local station did for me.

Well this was the start of something

big! No, we did not find Pookie but

my husband’s co-workers at the plant

got wind of it and decided to write a

poem which really was entertaining

to everyone but us! My husband was

horrified as the last line of the poem

repeated the announcement on the

radio which I had, in all seriousness

requested…“and Pookie if you are out

there somewhere, please come home.”

Of course, that was the last line of the

poem. Well I didn’t think my husband

would ever live this down, however,

somehow he did survive the teasing.

Looking back at my eight years with

a cat named Pookie brings back fond

memories as any treasured pet does. I

like to think after bolting from the car,

she found a good home to live out her

days, and hopefully she had at least

nine lives.

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YOU SAY

Stop and smell the roses.

Summer 2026

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Survivors

Baby Boomers are survivors!

and

Everyone is familiar with the

reality show, Survivors. Well,

Baby Boomers were the original

survivors. We had no car seats,

no bike helmets, no baby

monitors and definitely no

GPS trackers. As babies, we

didn’t even have soothers.

If we got upset, we gnawed

on our crib rails that were

probably covered with lead paint, but

we learned to spit it out and move on.

Our parent’s idea of childproofing the

house was to close the cellar door, but

we usually took a tumble down the stairs

at one time or another.

We didn’t have vacations to Disney

World. A vacation back then consisted

of Mom and Dad loading a minimum

of four kids into the backseat of the

station wagon and going camping. There

were no seatbelts; the only click you

heard in that car was Dad sparking up

his cigarette with his lighter. We didn’t

continually ask “Are we there yet?”

“Are we there yet?” “Are we there yet?”

There were no seatbelts! We spent the

entire trip jumping all over the car and

beating up our brothers and sisters in the

backseat. We never got bored.

And we didn’t stop halfway at

McDonald’s for lunch and buy Happy

Meals with toy included. There were no

Pokemon action figures back then. Heck,

we didn’t even have McDonald’s yet. Our

happy meals consisted of Mom opening

the cooler and yelling, “Come and get

your bologna sandwich and Kool Aid.

Remember Kool Aid? It came in that

little paper pack, a powdered chemical

you mixed with a jug of cold water and

at least ten cups of sugar. It didn’t matter

if your kids were spun on too much

sugar because you didn’t watch your

kids. There were too many of them. If

your kids had too much sugar, you just

put them on their bikes with no bike

helmets, and said, “See ya! Be home

before the streetlights come on.”

You tore down that street in your

sugar-infused craze, adrenalin pumping

to look for all the other kids who had

Kool Aid for breakfast and were ready

to kick some serious butt at dodge ball

and red rover. If it were winter, we would

have a good old-fashioned snowball

fight. We might even lick a frozen bicycle

bar or two, if you double dared us. Hey,

I wasn’t the first kid to be found hanging

by my tongue from an icy bicycle bar. It

happens!

You better be home before the

streetlights came on because if you

weren’t, you were inflicted with a

terrible punishment. And that terrible

punishment was one or more of your

parents yelling, “Go to your room!” And

believe me that was punishment. For a

kid today, it would be awesome to get

sent to your room. You could play video

games for hours. When we were kids, we

didn’t have many toys. There are only so

many positions you can bend Gumby

OR WOULD

By Barb Day,

from Daytripping July-August 2017

Pokey into before you

get really, really bored.

On the lazy dog days

of summer, we went

swimming, climbed trees

and played with firecrackers.

There were many a hot

summer day when our

mothers shoved us outdoors

with the understanding that

we’d come home when we

got hungry or one of our siblings fell off

their bike and chipped a tooth, whichever

came first.

Sometimes we went to the

neighbourhood park. Our mothers didn’t

constantly bug us to wear sunblock when

we went to the park. Sunblock? That’s

when you hold your hand up in front of

your face, because the sun is too bright

in your eyes…right?

The swings at the neighbourhood

park were made of wood and the slide

was metal. Not uncommon to get a sliver

in your bum or burn the backs of your

legs on a hot slide on a sweltering day.

You could run home anytime, and Mom

would always be there to put a Band-

Aid on your boo-boo. Today a kid would

have to call the office and talk to three

different people before they dragged

Mom out of a meeting just to be told,

“I’m busy right now, go next door and

ask Billy’s babysitter if you can borrow

a Band-Aid.” Our mothers were always

there to kiss it better.

Then there were lawn darts. Lawn

darts looked like long steel missiles with

brightly coloured plastic wings. No one

ever read the rules; we just flung those

darn things everywhere. We hurled them,

and that long, pointed, deadly missile

pierced the ground where it landed.

If one happened to land on your foot

and puncture it, well, you should have

moved! The same goes for horseshoes. I

don’t remember any of my friends ever

being hurt by lawn darts or horseshoes,

but my brother almost choked to death

on a tiddlywink once, and my sister

swallowed a marble. And all the other

generations right now are saying, “What

the heck is a tiddlywink?”

If we got thirsty, we drank straight

from the garden hose or shared a can

of Dr. Pepper with all our friends. We

played in the mud, made mud pies and

sometimes we ate them. We fell out of

trees and broke bones, but we didn’t sue

anyone. We played organized sports, but

you had to win to get a medal.

Our mothers pushed us out the door

in the morning to walk to school with

friends, and if it was a weekend, they

pushed us out the door and said, “Go

play.” And play we did. We played rough,

we played hard, but we played in the

great outdoors in all seasons and all

weather.

We Baby Boomers were independent,

but most of all we were survivors. Yes

we Baby Boomers were the original

survivors. And no one is voting us off the

island…just yet.

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“The Chicken”

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered.

Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to

give their elderly mother.

The first said, "I built a big house for our mother."

The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver."

The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember

how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see

very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire

Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of

a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the

parrot recites it."

Soon thereafter, mom sent out her letters of thanks:

"Milton," she wrote one son, "The house you built is so huge. I live in

only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."

"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel. I stay most

of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is

so rude!"

"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "You have the good

sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious."

Summer 2026

YOU SAY

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

P A G E 31

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Don’t put this down! You’ll have to bend over to pick it back up!

BOB BAILEY

MPP – Sarnia-Lambton

Building A Better Sarnia-Lambton

Hello loyal The Club readers, the warm summer months are finally

here and I’m personally looking forward to visiting all the festivals,

markets, cultural events, and outdoor activities that take place in

Sarnia-Lambton during this glorious time of year. You’ll find details

about many of those great activities right here in The Club, so keep

reading and find out all there is to do in Sarnia-Lambton this

summer.

Visiting with Pat Levesque and John

Dawson at St. Clair Mechanical in

Bridgen. St. Clair’s shop was

recently expanded, thanks in part to

a grant from the Ontario

government.

I was honoured to receive a beaded

poppy from retired Indigenous military

veteran and police officer, Shawn

Osborne, of Royal Canadian Legion Br.

447 Corunna. The beautiful bead work

was completed by elder Sue Williams.

I couldn’t be more grateful.

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and

Housing recently visited

Plympton-Wyoming, for a visit with

Mayor Gary Atkinson and other local

leaders to discuss important

infrastructure projects in the region.

Visiting with Sarnia’s Ryan

Lindsay, creator of the hit show

The Trades, in town to celebrate

its Season 3 premier.

The spring legislative session at Queen’s Park included a flurry of

activity by the Ontario government. In the midst of tariffs and

economic uncertainty, the Ontario government continues to deliver

on its plan to protect Ontario by building the most competitive,

resilient and self-reliant economy in the G7. That plan, detailed in the

2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario, includes taking

immediate action to attract jobs and investment, lower costs for

workers and businesses, keep life affordable for families and

individuals and make targeted investments in key public services

that support the province’s long-term prosperity.

Ontario’s 2026 Budget continues to increase funding for key

priorities like infrastructure, health care and education, while

providing substantial tax relief to make life more affordable for

Ontario families, increase competitiveness and spur investment and

job creation in the province.

I look forward to sharing more exciting news later this year from

Ontario’s 2026 Budget. In the meantime, I hope you and your family

have a wonderful summer enjoying everything Sarnia-Lambton has

to offer!

Joining local health care and municipal

leaders to celebrate the province’s

investment in expanded primary care in

Sarnia-Lambton.

Joining municipal leaders for the annual

State of Lambton Breakfast hosted by

the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of

Commerce.

Speaking to students at

Rosedale School in Sarnia.

On board the new Landline Air

Canada Bus, that will travel daily

from the Sarnia Airport to Pearson

International Airport in Toronto.

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YOU SAY

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Summer 2026

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The Lazy, Hazy, Summer Days of Yesterday

By Lucy Landry • from Daytripping July-Aug 2016

For some reason, I have spent some

time thinking about my childhood days

of summer. I think I must have been

born a sun worshipper as I have always

loved the sun and heat. As a child, I

played for hours, dressing my cats in

doll clothes and pushing them in my doll

carriage. My cats were very patient and

let me do almost anything with them.

They looked so cute in their little bonnets

and dresses. Another joy of summer was

making southern ladies out of Hollyhock

blossoms and buds. Then I would have

a tea party, making dishes out of leaves

and sticks and holding formal dress balls.

Always summer was made special by

the creek that ran in front of our property.

We waded in it, caught minnows in it and

frogs and sometimes even a salamander.

We played in the culvert under our bridge,

and stripped the black wiggly leaches off

our feet and ankles after we got out.

There were not many pools around.

The one in Strathroy was there, but you

had to pay to use it, and it was a long

way from where I lived. There was only a

wading pool in Mt. Brydges, and I did get

there sometimes. When my dad worked,

I would ride to Mt. Brydges and play all

day at the wading pool. I would take my

lunch and a snack and there was a water

fountain there. I wasn’t totally alone

because I had aunts and uncles who lived

nearby, but no one was really in charge

of me and usually I didn’t bother anyone

but played in the little pool all day long.

At this time, tobacco began to be grown

around where we lived. For the first

time we had neighbours with children

that I could play with when there were

no chores for us to do. Tobacco meant

irrigation and ponds were dug to supply

water. We used all the neighbour’s fresh

dug ponds to swim in. Who cared about

the muddy bottoms and slippery sides,

we just enjoyed the cool water, frogs,

bugs and all.

When my dad picked apples, I would

go with him to work and spend a day

in the apple orchard. Again, I had a

lunch and I would play or help pick up

windfalls, or sit in the shade and eat an

apple or two. I went many times with my

dad while he worked there.

My neighbourhood playmates

were, Joe, Julius and Julianne. We did

many things together. We built a hut

in the woods, the frame of which was

still standing after I was married. We

dammed up the creek and flooded my

parents property and the neighbours. It

took us weeks to build and complete and

took my dad a whole day to dismantle. I

don’t remember when I was old enough

to carry my own pocket knife but I always

had one on me and a hatchet. We carved

our names on trees and made whistles,

and I can’t remember one time anyone

ever pulled a knife on anyone else.

We needed them at school to sharpen

pencils and cut rope, and open packages

for the teacher.

I lived where there was a 100 acre

woods behind the house, and from an

early age was allowed to roam the woods

at will as long as I told Mom where I was

going. Many times it was just me and

my dog, Prince. We watched squirrels

and other animals of the woods and the

birds. I used to be able to tell a bird by

its song and could find any nest with its

eggs. I was never destructive and could

walk as silent in the woods as any native,

so I saw many natural sights. Once my

sister and I stumbled on a whole nest of

swamp snakes in a hole left by a tree that

had fallen down. We were a little scared

as the snakes were big and about five

feet long. We ran home but forgot to take

note of how to get back and we never

found that hole again.

We burned wood, so every summer

wood was cut and dragged home where

I had a buck saw of my own to cut up the

long pieces and stacked wood. Usually

our wood pile was the fence around

the chicken house so it was quite large.

I gathered eggs each day and fed the

chickens, every Saturday my mother

killed and dressed two chickens for

Sunday dinner.

Mondays were wash days and I usually

hung the clothes on the line, with those

old fashioned straight clothes pins. We

had a wringer washer and mom had a

wash board, and I had a smaller one. I

once tried to help mom and got my arm

caught in the wringer. Fortunately, there

was a thick quilt going through and my

arm did not suffer too bad. I also washed

my doll clothes and hung them up on the

line to dry.

Those straight clothes pins were great

to use to make people out of. I would

make a bride and groom, complete with

wardrobe and get my Dad to cut off

the clothespin legs for the children and

babies. That

filled up many

an evening of

play and taught

me sewing and

dress design at

the same time.

I always

had my own

garden and

had to look

after it—no

weeds were

allowed. The

good part was

that I did not have to ask permission

to eat anything from my garden. I

could pick and eat whatever I wanted,

whenever I wanted it.

Then there was the outhouse. Every

summer lye was put down the holes and

I got the job of scrubbing the whole thing

out and cleaning out the wasp nests and

putting out the new catalogues. Every

other year, I also got to paint it on the

inside. For night visits, I had a jar with a

candle in it and my own hidden supply

of matches to light it with. One day I was

sitting there doing my business when a

snake came up through the floor, and I

had to lift my feet and scream for help.

We had a big maple tree just made

for kids. I never remember climbing it

but we had a regular swing on one side

and a tire swing on the other. We also

had a place to hook up a hammock. The

perfect place to read a book. The swing

was a stage coach, a horse, an acrobat’s

swing, a whirling dervish, a friend, a

boat or anything we could imagine.

Mostly, I played alone and I had a good

imagination.

Then I learned to ride a bike and

was allowed to ride it on the road. Oh

the freedom! Up and down the road I’d

go. Checking out the sides, the ditch,

and other bridges. Visiting with folks

working in their fields, or peddling up

the hill only to coast down. The wind

in your face and your hair flowing out

behind as you zoomed down the gravel

road hoping not to have a crash.

As I grew older, I was allowed to bike

to my aunt’s in Mt. Brydges, or to visit a

girlfriend on the other side. As soon as

I arrived, we would jump on our bikes

again and ride up and down the roads

and down woodsy trails. Never would

a girl be allowed to do that today but

then we had not a fear in the world.

Sometimes other kids would join us and

we would throw stones at the insulators

on hydro poles, or just race up and down

the roads. We hardly ever met a car, and

if we did, one of the gang always knew

them and we would chat a bit and carry

on.

One of our messier amusements, was

to run barefoot through the cow pasture

trying to splatter each other with cow

pies. This resulted in green feet and even

though we scrubbed in the creek we

could not get

the stain out

for some days.

It was best

not to do this

on a Saturday,

because that

resulted in the

scrub brush

and lye soap

being applied

until it felt

like your skin

was coming

off, because

it would never do to have green feet in

church on Sunday.

The one thing about summer that I

remember most is trying to sleep. My

room was upstairs and there were no

screens on the windows, just those little

sliders you stuck in between the sash

and the sill. Mosquitoes came right

through and it was too hot for blankets

but too many bites without at least a

sheet over you. Many nights it felt like

sleeping in a hot water bath tub as you

tossed and turned trying to get some

sleep, while listening to the buzz of

mosquitoes trying to feast on you. No

fans back then and no air conditioning,

either.

Another favourite way to cool off was

to jump in the rain barrel and pour water

over your head with a cup. The best fun

was when a gentle rain came down and

we would run outside in our bathing

suit or underwear and just play in the

rain or under the water spouts. It was

so refreshing, I would often stay outside

until the rain ended. Then I would run in

the mud room, dry off and get dressed

again, then I would colour or play with

my dolls.

Occasionally, when I went with my

dad, he would buy me an ice cream

cone. Now that was a real treat. We never

had much money so it didn’t happen

often, but to be told I could have a cone,

whatever flavour I wanted, was extra

special. I only remember there being

vanilla, chocolate or strawberry but it

still took a while to decide.

One day stands out in my memory

and I believe it was 1957 when Hurricane

Hazel went through. My dad and I were

in Mt. Brydges and the storm was so

violent we had to stop the car and take

shelter in the ice cream shop. Huge trees

almost bent double and the rain came

down in sheets. All kinds of things went

flying through the air and the noise

was terrible. I don’t know how long it

lasted but when things calmed down we

carefully drove home. Just as we were

turning in our lane, the hydro wires that

had fallen across the driveway began

to spark. Dad was able to stop in time

and we watched as our cedar hedge lit

up like a Christmas tree as the hydro set

fire to the whole hedge row. My mother

came running out from the house and

dad yelled at her to stop because of the

live wires. So she was on one side and

we were on the other. We had to keep

well back until someone from the hydro

company came to make the wires safe.

We were without hydro for some time as

there was so much damage. We did take

a drive up Barrie way one day where the

damage was much worse and we could

not believe the amount of damage that

was done. There are some places visible

even today that remain from the day the

hurricane hit.

Summer was a slow and happy time for

kids back then. There were no organized

games or sports, no camps that I could go

to, it was make your own fun or nothing.

Yes I still had chores and jobs to do, but

mostly I was left alone to enjoy the sun

and the world around me. There wasn’t

even TV to fill in the hours although we did

have the radio to listen to in the evenings.

Most of summer was spent outside until it

was too dark to see, and then we longed

for a cool breeze so we could have a good

sleep. I guess that is why, to this day, I love

to be outside in summer.

OR WOULD

Summer 2026

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• Always take the time to smell the

roses... and sooner or later you’ll

inhale a bee.

• If a motorist cuts you off, just turn

the other cheek... nothing gets the

message across like a good mooning.

• It’s always darkest before dawn... so

if you’re gonna steal the neighbour’s

paper, that’s the time to do it.

• It takes fewer muscles to smile than

to frown... and fewer still to ignore

someone completely.

• I believe no problem is

so large or so difficult that

it can’t be blamed on

someone else.

• If at first you don’t

succeed, skydiving is not

for you.

• My father always

said laughter is the

best medicine, which

I guess is why several

of us ended up dying

of tuberculosis.

Stuff

By Esther Meerschaut

from Daytripping Spring 2022

My house is full of stuff.

I have stuff everywhere: in my kitchen,

my bathroom, and my bedroom. I have

stuff in my cupboards, in my closets, in

my drawers, my attic, my basement,

and in my garage. In those places I have

stuff for wearing, for cooking with, to

garden with, clean with, as well as stuff

for my health like medication and stuff I

really need like clothes, both for wearing

in the house and outside.

I have stuff to clean myself, to make

my hair and skin look better, to make

me look younger and healthier, and to

make me smell better. I have stuff to

hold me in, and stuff to fill me out. I

have stuff to read, stuff to play with, and

stuff to entertain me. I stuff my kitchen

with all kinds of food stuff.

My life is filled with good stuff, bad

stuff, little stuff, big stuff, useful stuff,

junky stuff, and sometimes other

people’s stuff that they have given to

me or that I have bought, often when I

didn’t need it at all.

I spend a lot of time dealing with my

stuff, moving it around and sorting it.

I separate my bad stuff from my good

stuff. The really bad stuff goes into the

trash. I stuff that stuff into bags and let

the garbage truck take it to the dump

where it will join all the stuff that other

people have tossed out.

Other not-so-bad stuff I leave at the

end of the driveway for someone to take

home.

My good stuff is destined for other

places. What I don’t want, I give to

someone who wants more stuff. Some

of it goes to the second-hand store

where I hope someone will add it to

their stuff.

Most of my good stuff, I keep. I put

it somewhere in my house where the

place isn’t too crowded already and

there is room for more stuff. Next time I

do a deep cleaning, I will decide if any of

that good stuff is bad enough or useless

enough to dispose of. At that time, I will

decide whether to put it back where it

was or put it somewhere else. Perhaps

I’ll give it away.

Whenever my daughter comes to stay

for a while, she always brings her stuff

and I have to move my stuff to make

room for her stuff.

And when I visit her, she always

moves her stuff so that I will have room

for my stuff. She empties her drawers

so that I will have room there for what

I brought with me. Together the room

has her stuff and my stuff. It would be

so much easier for me to use her stuff

when I’m there and leave my stuff at

home with all my other stuff.

Last month, I decided to use my

empty guest bedroom closet to store

all my stuff that was too good to throw

away but stuff I might be sorry to lose if

I threw it out.

When I no longer need my stuff, my

daughter will decide what she wants to

keep and what she wants to throw out.

Of course, she will want only the really

good stuff and none of the bad stuff

unless she wants stuff simply because

it reminds her of me or her childhood

years.

At the end of my life, no matter how

much I love all my stuff, I’m going to

have to leave it behind because I know

that I can’t take it with me.

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“There’s a bunch of model railway

stuff in a farm house on LaSalle Line.

If you want it, go and get it today.

Otherwise it’s going in the dumpster

tomorrow.” So read the message on the

note pad.

Hmmm, I thought...probably an old

4x8 sheet of plywood with some cheap

Christmas train set on it. On the other

hand it might be worth a look. Being

the on-site Model Train Nut at Moore

Museum, I, of course, felt duty-bound to

investigate.

The farm house was a hive of

activity. Plumbers a-plumbing, floorers

a-flooring and electricians a-wiring. The

owner had passed away and the house

was being renovated for quick sale. The

dumpster alternative was no idle threat.

The train stuff was on the second

floor. I walked in and my jaw dropped.

No cheapo train set here. There were

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rail weapons, support vehicles, a big

steam locomotive, a large Mosquito

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inches high. All were exquisitely built

and painted except for the BIG ONE, a

four and a half foot long replica of the

battleship Missouri. It was a first class

model, festooned with hundreds of

tiny brass parts. Alas, the ship was not

painted.

Suffice it to say this lovely collection

was not

consigned to the

dumpster. Off to

the museum it

went. (Except for

the battleship. It

came home for a

paint job.)

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happened that

in the summer

of 2024 we

were searching

for a theme

for next years’

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Day (an annual Lionel Train Room

and

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realized 2025 was the 80th anniversary

of the end of WWII. Since the treaty

that ended the war was signed on the

battleship Missouri, the big ship model

became a natural focal point for our

model displays. And so our farm house

salvage inspired the WWII theme which

dominated our Model Train Day in July

2025.

A miniature Military Museum took

center stage on the 8x10 train layout in

the Lionel Train Room. Our “train layout

on a farm cart” became a fictional

corner of wartime England, heavy on

military models. And our Large Scale

layout featured a train loaded with big

model tanks and weapons.

Of course, the big battleship Missouri

was front and center along with 4 other

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We had 285 visitors out for Model

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In late August I was starting to wonder

about Model Train Day 2026 which is

set for Sunday July 5th. Then I got a call

from my friend Gary. “There’s a lady in

Ridgetown who wants to donate a Lionel

model train layout to the museum.”

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PAGE 42

By Jeanette Paddon, St. Thomas

How does someone know the time

has arrived to sell your house, and

move into an apartment? Nearly fifty

years ago, when my husband and I

were house hunting, I fell in love with

this house in the courthouse area, one

of the oldest sections of the city, which

is surrounded by ravines, and boasting

lovely old trees of many species. Most

of the houses are over one hundred

years old, and come in all shapes and

sizes, from huge two-storey homes, to

quaint little cottages. People call them

“ houses with character,” as each one

is unique, and built very differently

from today’s houses. It is a friendly and

very quiet neighbourhood, with young

families and empty-nesters alike. I have

such precious memories from the many

years living in this house. We raised two

daughters here, who eventually went on

to live a life of their own; then, several

years ago, my husband left this earth, so

now I have the whole house to myself.

Though I am happy and comfortable

here, there are many times when I think

a house is way too much space for one

person, as I seem to be in the living room

most of the time, whether on my laptop,

or reading, or watching television. I

even eat my meals here, and never use

the kitchen table. The dining room is

only used a few times a year for family

dinners, and one of the three bedrooms

is used occasionally when I have a

friend come to visit. A big problem also,

is having only one bathroom, which is

upstairs, and though I have considered

a second bathroom on the main floor,

there really is

not a suitable

place for one. So,

should anything happen, preventing me

from going upstairs, I would be in trouble.

Though I hate worrying about something

that might never occur, I also really do

not want my daughters having to make

decisions for me, if anything should.

I have looked at apartments.

Unfortunately, many are outdated, with

old fixtures, and cheap appliances,

and ancient decorating schemes. Since

mostly everything has been updated in

my house, I am not willing to live with

less than I have here. The few newer

apartments in this city, though lovely,

are beyond my price range. Besides,

there are very few apartment buildings

in this area, which is really where I

would like to keep on living. I am close

to downtown, and my favourite grocery

store. This is also a very interesting area

to head out for my daily walk. I know

I would also miss my backyard where

I spend much of my time during the

spring and summer seasons, as I still

love gardening, or enjoying nature’s

beauty while sitting there with a good

book. Though winter is my least favorite

season, I still manage to shovel snow

when necessary, and sometimes am

pleasantly surprised when a goodhearted

neighbour shows up with his

snow blower. So, is there an answer

here? I do believe I have convinced

myself to stay put—for now at least, and

hope for only good things to happen in

the future.

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b. On the floor board, left of the clutch.

c. Next to the horn.

2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown

Cola bottle had holes in it. For what

was it used?

a. Capture lightening bugs.

b. To sprinkle clothes before ironing.

c. Large salt shaker.

3. Why was having milk delivered a

problem in northern winters?

a. Cows got cold and wouldn’t

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b. Ice on highways forced delivery by

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c. Milkmen left deliveries outside of

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they were wearing stockings when

none were available due to

rationing during WWII.

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b. Leg painting

c. Wearing slacks.

5. What postwar car turned

automotive design on it’s ear when

you couldn’t tell if it was coming or

going?

a. Studebaker

b. Nash Metro

c. Tucker

6. Which was a popular candy when

you were a kid?

a. Strips of dried peanut butter.

b. Chocolate Licorice bars.

c. Wax coke-shaped bottles with

coloured sugar water inside.

7. How was Butch wax used?

a. To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it

stood up.

b. To shine floors & prevent scuffing.

c. On the wheels of roller skates to

prevent rust.

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your shoes?

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b. Woven straps that crossed the foot.

c. Long pieces of twine.

9. What was the most dreaded

disease in the 1940’s and 1950’s?

a. Smallpox

b. AIDS

c. Polio

10. What was a Duck-and-Cover

Drill?

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1. (b) On the floor, to the left of the

clutch. Hand controls, popular in

Europe, took until the late 1960’s

to catch on.

2. (b) To sprinkle clothes before

ironing. Who had a steam iron?

3. (c) Cold weather caused

the milk to freeze and expand,

popping the bottle top.

4. (b) Special makeup was

applied, followed by drawing a

seam down the back of the leg

with eyebrow pencil.

5. (a) 1946 Studebaker.

6. (c) Wax coke bottles containing

super-sweet coloured water.

7. (a) Wax for your flat top (butch)

haircut.

8. (a) With clamps, tightened by a

skate key, which you wore on a

shoestring around your neck.

9. (c) Polio. In the beginning of

August, swimming pools were

closed, movies and other public

gathering places were closed

to try to prevent spread of the

disease.

10. (c) Hiding under your desk,

and covering your head with your

arms in a A-bomb drill.

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Some people call it a Halter monitor,

and I imagine an oat bag around my

neck. Turns out it’s called a Holter

monitor named after Dr. Norman J.

Holter and his team in 1957 for their

creation of an ambulatory heart monitor.

It’s a portable way to check your heart

rhythms twenty-four hours a day.

I have worn two, so far. The first

was an early prototype, a prehistoric

forerunner.

I had prepared, like a good patient,

by reading all about Holter monitor

rules online. I sat reviewing them prior

to my appointment. Don’t wear tight

clothes; no bra; no jewellery; wear it for

24 hours each day; don’t bathe; keep your

phone six inches away. I looked forward

to further instructions.

The technician, after smiling and

saying ‘Hello’, had taken a vow of

silence. Wordlessly, she attached

Sleeping With Wires

electrodes in blind spots and then the

four corresponding leads of red, yellow,

green and blue. A weighty black battery

pack was the final part of the installation.

It seemed I had been assimilated into

the Borg Collective.

The pack needed to be supported at

all times or its weight would pull on the

leads, so it had a handy clip to attach

to a waistband. Going to the washroom

was tricky, it was like holding a wallet

throughout the process.

As the technician plugged me in, I

asked my first question. “Does it buzz?”

“Not really.”

“Do I get extra stickies in case

they fall off?” I’m a detail-oriented

catastrophizer.

By Vivienne Mathers, Dundas

“No, they’ll stay on all week.”

I decided rather than asking more

questions I’d simply seek confirmation.

“So, I don’t wear a bra, bathe, wear

jewellery, keep my phone…”

“Oh, you can wear a bra and jewellery,

and you can shower, just unhook the

leads.” I would be as likely to unhook

the leads as to play with jumper cables.

She became chatty. “Er, you don’t want

to stand in front of a microwave, and

you should avoid industrial machinery.”

Well, this was news.

Suddenly, I heard 3 buzzes, then 3

more buzzes. I looked at my chest, then

at her, then back at my infrastructure,

holding my breath. To my alarm she

began moving away from me, then she

answered her desk phone.

The Holter monitor I am wearing today

has only two electrodes and one lead, all

coloured red. Whenever I glance at my

heart area it looks like I’m leaking. The

pack is much smaller and block-shaped.

It’s fully covered with tape and firmly

attached to the middle of my chest.

Now, I am a part of the Lego Universe.

This new design means I no longer fear

sleeping with wires and waking up in an

oddly electrical yet colourful embrace.

Tomorrow, I have been instructed to

unhook the unit promptly at 8am and

return it to the agreed upon location at

precisely 9am. The recording expounds

on the consequences if I do not

complete my mission. The Secretary will

disavow any knowledge of your actions.

This tape will self-destruct in 10 seconds.

Let’s hope I don’t get my wires

crossed.

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Our last day at the cottage had

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had been a great success, except for

the fishing. Unfortunately the lake was

devoid of fish and our supply of bait

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When we all arrived back at the deck,

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there were exactly ten left. After we

divided them up equally, the girls both

sat staring at the long slimy group, not

knowing just what to do next.

As Nana started to touch them and

pick them up, the curiosity of the

girls took over and the new adventure

began. I quietly stood back and

watched in wonderful anticipation of

what would happen next.

Their bravery grew instantly, as they

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They started to put them on their

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The creative minds were in high

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worm a ride on the small magnetic

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called it the traffic conductor. Priceless

pictures captured their first encounter

with these newly discovered wiggly

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In the end, they insisted on taking

home, their new found play things. We

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make their safe new home. With very

little arguement, they slowly watched

their precious worms slither away and

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to the corner store with a dollar, and I’d come back

with five pounds of potatoes, two loaves of bread,

three pints of milk, a pound of cheese, a box of tea,

and a half dozen eggs. You sure can’t do that now.

Too many darn security cameras.

Port Franks Senior Club

In the heart of Port Franks, a quiet

but powerful sense of community

is thriving—one built on friendship,

volunteerism, and a shared commitment

to staying active and connected. At the

centre of it all is the Port Franks Senior

Club, an organization that has become

a second home for more than 230 local

seniors for more than 50 years.

The Club exists for a simple yet

meaningful purpose: to promote the

well-being of seniors in Port

Franks and surrounding

communities. It does this

by offering opportunities

to socialize, stay active, and

remain engaged—not just

with one another, but with

the broader community

as well. From recreational

programs to advocacy, the

Club also serves as a bridge between

its members and municipal, provincial,

and federal organizations.

On any given month, the hall is

alive with activity. Members gather for

monthly potluck lunches, take part in

daily programs, and look forward to

annual bus trips and special events such

as dinners and dances. These gatherings

offer more than entertainment—

they create routine, connection, and

friendships that many members say

are just as important as the activities

themselves.

What truly sets the Port Franks

Senior Club apart is its commitment

to giving back. Funds raised through

popular events such as Euchre Ramas,

Cornhole Tournaments, and other social

By Nancy Verberne, PFS Secretary

fundraisers are reinvested directly into

the community. The Club proudly

supports the local elementary school

snack program, the local food bank, and

minor sports organizations.

Staying informed is easy for members.

A monthly activity calendar is shared by

email and on the Club’s Facebook page,

while printed copies are posted in the

bulletin window at the front of the hall

and on the indoor bulletin board. Whether

members prefer to be online

or offline, everyone has

access to what’s happening

and how to get involved.

At its core, the Port Franks

Senior Club is powered

entirely by volunteers.

Board Members and helpers

generously give their time

to keep programs running

and events successful. New members

are always encouraged to lend a hand—

whether occasionally or regularly—

knowing that every contribution helps

keep the Club strong.

More than just a senior organization, the

Port Franks Senior Club is a community

within a community—one that continues

to grow, welcome new faces, and prove

that connection, purpose, and generosity

don’t fade with age.

For more information please do not

hesitate to reach out.

Brad Fickling - Membership Manager

braddonna@icloud.com

Gerry Verberne - Club President

gerryverberne60@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/PFSeniors/

portfranksseniors1974@gmail.com

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The Real Truth About

“It’s great to see them come and it’s

great to see them go!” my Grandma

W. would remark to Grandpa after

putting up with my six brothers and

sisters plus my antics for several hours

on a Sunday afternoon. “How could

she possibly say that?” I asked when

mom finally confided to me in my

twenties, grandma’s famous words

which undoubtedly where never said

in front of the brood. “We were all

well behaved, polite, not too noisy”

I continued. “Dream on!” my mom

interrupted. “And by the way, I’m sure

a lot of grandparents feel the same way

but they don’t dare admit it to anyone

but themselves!”

Well, now my husband and I are

grandparents and we are now able to

appreciate that Grandma’s words were

laced with humor, wisdom and an

ample dose of realistic thinking. Since

our six grandchildren live no more

than thirty minutes away we see them

fairly often, especially in the summer

months and that’s not all due to us

having a pool. Two of our boys now

have backyard pools but at our place

they get a free barbeque thrown in,

lots of treats for the kids like ice cream

cones with sprinkles which I enjoy as

much as they do and two experienced

lifeguards to help supervise the little

guys when it’s their turn. I must say

those two old ones sure hate getting

GRANDCHILDREN

by Jeanette Brimner, from Daytripping Nov-Dec 2009

out of a cool pool when it’s their turn

to be on guard.

By the way, although I’m only 63

and thirty nine days and my husband is

sixty-five, our four year old grandchild

informed us one day while smiling

sweetly (or maybe it was closer to a

smirk) “Grandma and Grandpa you’re

old cause you’ve got crinkles.” To

this day I’ve never been successful at

finding crinkle remover cream!

To prepare for their visits, we like

to have the pool in working order and

water toys on hand for them to play

with for those that are old enough to

swim. The two and a half year old boys

have their own paraphernalia including

both buoyant toys and non floating

ones (like metal cars) that get

tossed in by the more

mischievous toddler.

Of course the adults

must often retrieve

these and probably

acquire more exercise

than the tots who every

ten minutes want to get

out and play with their

toys on deck until

their lips turn pink

again and they beg to

go in once more.

Watching the two

five year olds takes energy too for they

slip through the water like baby seals

as they swim and dive underwater

which proves to their parents that

all that money spent on swimming

lessons the last three years was well

worth it. The eight year old is a veteran

swimmer while the seven year old

is still very leery of the water. He’s a

studious boy who loves to inspect bugs

and read books, and spend his time in

imaginary play, which means one less

child to watch in the pool.

Though we grandparents aren’t

expected to change the babes soggy

diapers, we are counted on to provide

food with the help of our children who

often provide side dishes. Grandpa

is kept busy grilling hot dogs and

hamburgers and just when everyone

is famished, the meal is served either

on the deck or inside, depending on

the weather. With young children

handling sticky hot dogs or hamburgers

overflowing with relish, ketchup and

tomatoes, the dinner table must be

constantly wiped by our cleanlinessobsessed

daughter-in-law.

The tension increases

every time another juice

cup is spilled or a chunk

of hamburger suspiciously

lands on the floor or gets

tossed across the table.

We grandparents are stoic

and put up with the two

year olds antics and the

hysteric giggling of

the older kids when

someone burps or tells

a knock-knock joke.

When dessert is

served, the wise choice is ice cream

cones for the kids and coffee and pie or

cake for the grown ups who deserve a

rest and a treat. The kids are forbidden

to go into the water until the adults have

regained their stamina to go another

round taking turns supervising from

the deck. A few of us lounge around the

table recalling the days when our kids

were small and we used to rent a cabin

up north near Algonquin for two weeks

every summer. They remember our

treks through the trails in and outside

the park, the trips to Santa Claus

Village, shopping and sightseeing in

Huntsville and Bracebridge and going

to see films at the Outdoor Theatre in

Algonquin where we watched movies

on wildlife, safe camping and other

topics. After seeing a film on bears

one evening my young daughter and

I thought we heard a bear outside our

cabin porch in the middle of the night

crunching on pork chop bones that we

had carefully stored in a creature proof

garbage can covered with a gigantic

stone. We yelled to dad and the boys

for help and when they looked out they

burst into belly heaving laughter for the

bear turned out to be an obese raccoon

having a late night snack.

As the air grows cooler and the sun

recedes, everyone decides it’s time

to pack up and go home. It’s been

another great day with our children and

grandchildren and we’re thankful they

live so close. But we’re also exhausted

and full from supper and need some

down time. A while later as we stand

on the porch waving the last family

goodbye, we smile happily, but under

our breath we mutter in unison “It’s

great to see them come, and it’s great

to see them go!”

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Community

& Home Support

Services

“Alone we can do so little.

Together we can do

so much!”

Helen Keller

Volunteer

& Social

Opportunities

Volunteers

Needed

Friendly Visiting Program

Are you looking to make a

meaningful difference in someone’s life?

Help combat loneliness in our community

and experience the joy of connection.

Call today for more information!

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519-845-1353 ext. 301 or 1-800-265-0203

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Respite Services

LEO Caregiver Respite Program

provides relief for family or friends from

their caregiving role. There is a set hourly

fee for this service. Limitations may apply.

To see if you qualify, contact LEO.

info@lambtonelderlyoutreach.org

519-845-1353 or 1-800-265-0203

Transportation

Need a Ride?

LEO’s trusted, safe, accessible

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