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By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Chris Burke/Special to The Voice

This snowy owl enjoys a quiet moment of contemplation on a stump north of Chatham. He and three others were spotted recently by Chris Burke and his daughter Tianna.

Chatham-Kent native Kurtis Baute has gone from using thousands of dominoes to chart the history of the universe to detailing the evolution of man while running a marathon.

What goes on in the YouTuber/scientist’s head is never boring.

A year ago, Baute, 29, placed 13,799 dominoes on the floor of his parents’ Maizex Seeds warehouse near Jeannette’s Creek

and toppled them one after another while detailing the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang Theory and ending at present day.

Since then, he’s released about a video a month using quirky methods to showcase scientific principles and real-life experiments, including creating a one-man bio dome in October, and charting mankind’s 42-million-year existence on Earth by running a marathon, a distance of 42 kilometres.

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C-K ranked as a top place to visit in 2019

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

According to an Expedia.ca survey, Chatham-Kent made the list of the 19 best places to travel in the world this year.

The travel website asked 1,000 Canadians where they would recommend travellers visit in 2019.

Expedia officials said the answers were varied, but there was a distinctive pattern: many respondents recommended

travelling within Canada.

So, along with places such as the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Stratford, Calgary and Montreal, Chatham-Kent received high praise.

Stuart McFadden, director of economic development for the municipality, said he thinks part of it is due to the effort to promote the municipality to people outside our borders.

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Our penchant for classic car shows is but one reason why an Expedia.ca survey placed Chatham-Kent on the top 19 places Canadians say they want to visit in 2019.

ing to realize the benefits,” he said.

McFadden added placing on the Expedia list is a result of people sharing their experiences here.

“Obviously people were here and enjoyed themselves,” he said.

According to Expedia. ca, we have a place in Canadian history and this is the year to learn about it.

“From being a stop along the Underground

Railroad to preserving classic cars, this town is happy to tell its story,” the web post said.

Expedia.ca listed visiting the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, attending RetroFest, the Blenheim Classics Auto Show and the Bothwell Old Autos Car Show in the summer, plus visiting Rondeau to enjoy the beach as key reasons to visit.

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Run details history of humans

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“It took four hours and 39 minutes to run. I had the script memorized, but it just blew my mind that I took 43,000 steps, and my whole lifetime is the length of my shoe,” he said. “What’s more, all of written history is the last minute of running. That’s astounding, especially when you think of how much progress we’ve had in that minute.

“We spent 40-something kilometres (40-plus million years) figuring out how to make a wheel, and in 66 centimetres we go from flying to landing on the moon. That’s wild.”

Baute filmed his dialogue for his marathon right here in Chatham-Kent as he jogged along many a stretch of back road. He said it was the perfect location.

“I couldn’t film it here (he calls Vancouver home now) because I can’t just run behind a car in the city for four hours,” he laughed.

While running the marathon got Baute’s heart rate up to an average of 130 beats per minute, he was surprised to see that stepping out of his bio dome experiment spiked his heart rate to a similar number.

“I came out and my heart rate was 130 (beats per minute). That’s incredible. It’s something I wasn’t really prepared for,” he said, adding his rest rate is 59 beats per minute. “I felt the air rush in and my body was working as furiously as it could to get oxygen into my system.”

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Chatham-Kent native Kurtis Baute, a scientist and YouTuber, sweats and tells. He is seen here running along Chatham-Kent backroads while detailing the evolution of man. Mankind’s timeline is 42 million years in length, and Baute this fall ran one centimetre for each year, a distance of 42 kilometres.

When Baute came out of his bio dome, the carbon dioxide levels had risen to 10,000 parts per million. His CO2 monitors couldn’t register anything higher, and warned him the air quality was poor. Shortly afterwards, he terminated his experiment.

Baute had originally hoped to spend as much as three days in a three-metre by three-metre plastic cube to showcase how we need to manage the air we breathe.

Instead, he lasted about 14 hours.

The big problem for

Baute was when the sun rose on his experiment, it was obscured by heavy cloud cover. His 10 small trees and estimated 100 other plants he’d brought with him into the cube didn’t get enough sunshine to scrub out the CO2.

But at no time was he in any physical danger.

Baute said the oxygen levels, typically at about 21 per cent in normal conditions, dropped to 19.6 per cent at its lowest. Even

with the lack of sunlight, the plants were producing oxygen, as the levels began to rise.

“I was really excited; it did start to creep back up,” he said.

But the CO2 levels continued to rise as well.

“It’s a lot to ask,” he said of what the plants needed to do to keep the CO2 levels in check. “There’s a tipping point. If carbon dioxide gets too high, it’s difficult for plants to do their work. They are kind

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Baute conducted the bio dome experiment Oct. 24.

He said he avoided the summer months because the sunshine would have turned his cube into an oven. Even on a fall day, had it been a clear, sunny affair, it would have become quite warm in the cube.

“One day when I was building in there, the sun hit it for about an hour and a half, and it shot up to 34C in there, and the

box wasn’t even closed,” he said. “If we had got a ton of sun, I would have cooked.”

Baute had hoped for a day of intermittent cloud, but that never materialized.

Despite the shorter than anticipated stay in the cube, Baute said it was quite the experience. He garnered news coverage from outlets such as the CBC and BBC, and was trending on Twitter.

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ening people’s lives by years.

Through it all, he was filming It’s like smoking, but you are his own videos and making just breathing in the air.” sure he was safe. What he finds Baute said the bio dome exscary, however, is periment had a how many people “I have a masters in simple and safe around the world conclusion.

In think nothing of environmental science, the video he said elevated CO2 lev- but I am floored by the bluntly, “When levels of carbon dioxels. something goes “I have a masters ide in big cities and wrong in here, I in environmen- small spaces. It affects can just cut my tal science, but I way out,” someam floored by the how we can think.” thing that we levels of carbon - Kurtis Baute can’t just do on a dioxide in big citglobal level. ies and small spaces. It affects “We are not managing it very how we can think,” he said. “In well. We are emitting carbon dicities such as Deli (India), it is oxide and a ton of other air polincredibly polluted. It’s short- lutants and these are contributContinued from page 3

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But Baute stressed we can all do a little to help have a positive impact.

People can contribute in three simple ways, he said – flying and driving less, eating less red meat and using their vote to start a conversation about climate change.

Flying and driving burn fossil fuels, while producing meat for human consumption is a big CO2 problem as well, Baute said. Reports have cattle production eclipsing cars in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.

It’s Baute’s goal to release a video per month

relating to science. For him, coming up with concepts is not an issue. Sorting through them all is.

“I have a huge list of ideas.

Coming up with them is a problem in the opposite way. Last night, for example, as I was trying to go to sleep, I couldn’t stop thinking about pendulums and gravity. These things keep me up at night,” Baute laughed.

“We live in a world of wonders.”

In some ways, Baute never grew up, and that’s a good thing. He said we humans are typically extremely curious as children, but eventually we stop asking “why” all the time.

“Questions kids ask are less complicated, but no less wondrous,” he said. “I think we eventually bury that curiosity.

Wondering about the colour of the sky is a cool thing.”

These days, Baute is trying to answer various questions via video response and experimentation.

“Every month is very different. If I get tired of setting up dominoes, the next month I’m building a giant binary lightning flute,” he said. “I built this instrument and spent a full month trying to learn how to play some simple songs with it. These are the sorts of things I do.”

Who else would build a flute where a person plays it and creates lightning and sound via a Tesla coil?

Baute has also used his bicycle and two sundials to measure the size of the Earth.

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C-K cop faces another charge of sexual assault The Chatham Voice

A Chatham-Kent police officer is facing an additional charge of sexual assault, after being charged with one previous count of sexual assault and assault in December.

According to Chatham-Kent Police Service Staff Sgt. Mike Domony, Const. Andrew Jaconelli appeared in court Jan. 4 to answer to the three charges.

The charges are based on recent disclosures to Chatham-Kent Police and investigation by the Windsor Police Service major crimes unit.

Jaconelli is now facing one additional count of sexual assault in connection with an off-duty incident that occurred in August of 2018.

The officer appeared before the

Ontario Court of Justice at the Chatham Courthouse and was released on a recognizance of bail with specific conditions that he has to adhere to.

The CKPS Professional Standards Branch is conducting further internal investigations under the Police Services Act regarding the possibility of additional Police Service Act charges and a policy/procedure review as required.

The involved officer was suspended from duty on Dec. 14.

Jaconelli has also been charged with an additional count under the Police Services Act with discreditable conduct.

Any witness who has information regarding these allegations is encouraged to contact the CKPS Professional Standards Branch at 519-436-6617.

Environment to top Baute’s focus for 2019

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The experiment also proved the world is round. This past summer, he travelled to Regina, Sask. and set up one sundial in the city before heading out on Highway 33. “I biked 138 km down one of the straightest, longest roads in the world. I used the difference in the lengths of the shadows (of the sundials) to measure the size of the Earth,� he said. “If the Earth was flat, they’d be the same size.�

That video got thousands of comments on it, many of which came

from people who still believe the Earth is flat, he said.

As for what Baute will be focusing on in his videos in 2019, he declined to give away any exact details, but said there will be more projects about the environment. “But I am also just fascinated by science. I want people to have that experience. It’s a positive thing,� he said.

To check out Baute’s YouTube offerings, visit youtube.com/user/ ScopeofScience

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Curious Kurtis Chatham-Kent native Kurtis Baute is trying to live his dream, one that will help educate others on the marvels of science.

But he’ll need our help to get there.

So far, as informative and interesting as his approaches have been to various subjects, it’s been a tough go.

Baute left his job as a science teacher in Vancouver a year ago to work to produce videos, shared via YouTube, to educate and entertain at the same time.

He’s detailed the history of the universe, through creating, placing and then dropping via chain reaction 13,799 dominoes. Each represented the passage of one million years of nearly 14 billion (13.799) years since the Big Bang created our universe.

As the dominoes fell, he discussed key occurrences in the universe’s progression.

All this was done right here in Chatham-Kent when Baute returned for a visit and made use of his parents’ warehouse near Jeanette’s Creek.

That pretty much started it all for Baute. Since then, he’s produced about a video a month pertaining to various subjects. Those included measuring the size of the Earth, using “just my bicycle and two sticks,” as he termed it.

He’s also run a marathon, with each centimetre of distance representing one year in human history; 42 kilometres represented 42 million years passing.

His path? The backcountry roads of Chatham-Kent.

Want to learn about climate change? Spend 14 hours in a large “jar,” an enclosed cube, with 200 plants to hopefully scrub out the carbon dioxide you produce. Baute did.

These are some of his experiments he captured on video over the past year, all interesting and rather unique. And all very educational.

Baute delivers the information in a casual, energetic and informative manner.

He also has the perfect look for a science educator, including his mannerisms, somewhat disheveled hair, and most importantly, unbridled enthusiasm.

He’s entertaining and informative.

But he’s not pop culture. Perhaps if he blew himself up trying to launch himself into space, his video on that calamity would go viral.

What a fickle world we live in today.

Baute’s videos deserve a look, especially by fans of evolution, the environment, and by people from his home community of Chatham-Kent.

View his work at https://www.youtube.com/ user/ScopeofScience

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Opinion

Simple solution for bike paths Sir: Re: Bicycle paths for Victoria Avenue.

I completely agree with the editorial, “Cycling links required,” on Dec. 20.

The ability of governments, of any kind, to find ways to spend great amounts of the taxpayer’s money and to complicate simple things never fails to amaze me!

We do not live on Victoria Avenue, we live somewhat north and east of it, but every time we have to go to the centre of town, we make a point to drive through that beautiful avenue, lined

with such majestic old trees and also beautiful homes; it’s a pleasure to drive through one of the most beautiful avenues in town.

It is just incomprehensible that Chatham-Kent would choose to spend over $250,000 and change the looks of this beautiful avenue to put bicycle paths, when right there, before our eyes, there is such a simple solution to this conundrum.

There is not even a need to widen the sidewalks, there are two sidewalks on Victoria Avenue south

of McNaughton Avenue. Would it not be possible to have a compromise and, by simply putting the bicycle path markers in one of those sidewalks, easily solve the whole problem?

Many will say that north and south bicycle paths would be needed, that pedestrians also need north and south paths, but is there really that great amount of both pedestrians and bicycles using Victoria Avenue that this could not be solved by just a civil compromise of

pedestrians to one side, bicycles to the other? No great expenses or even engineering studies needed!

Then, in the future, when the bicycle traffic gets as congested as the automobile traffic through Victoria Avenue, we can do the engineering studies and widen the sidewalks for bicycle/pedestrian paths, but in the meantime, could we be more reasonable and just adjust and instead use that money to improve other real social problems?

Maria Logan Chatham

Sidewalk extension badly needed Sir: Do you think that after the New Year’s Eve tragedy on the corner of St. Clair and Crerar Drive we could get a continuance of the sidewalk along the east side of the guard rail and a foot bridge over the creek on St. Clair Avenue? Even down to Gregory Drive would be wonderful.

We have never understood why the sidewalk was needed this far in the first place.

It just never made any sense. The original sidewalk on the west side of St. Clair was perfect.

However, if it needed to be built at all, it could have stopped at the

entrance to Kingston Park. Instead it stops in the middle of nowhere ... right at the end of Crerar Drive.

This gives people limited options; to turn around and go back, cross over to the original sidewalk on the opposite side or, as some do, take a chance and walk along

the guard rail with the traffic! This is not safe under the best of circumstances but when you consider the heavy traffic with an abundance of racing; it was only a matter of time!

How can we make these changes?

Dick O’Neill Chatham

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Gincor Werx celebrates anniversary Company took over Blenheim operation a year ago, and forsees growth

arms and helped to make it a great environment for It’s been just over a year everyone. We have filled since Gincor Trailer Werx over 30 new positions setup operations at their and we anticipate hiring local Blenheim custom more.” trailer manufacturing Gincor Werx has more facility and things are than four decades of exlooking strong for the perience and expertise c o m p a n y, in custom a c c o r d i n g “The first year at manufacto municituring and pal officials. the Blenheim facility is known With lo- has been awesome, throughout c a t i o n s and our success is the indusacross Can- thanks to having an try for their ada, Gin- excellent team givworkmancor Werx is ship, techknown as ing 100 per cent. We nical innoan indus- have strengthened vations, and try leader our relationships with for being for their current customers and one of Canp r o d u c t s we have added new ada’s fastwhich inest-growing clude dump customers to the fold.” companies. bodies, pre- - Gincor’s Greg Pavelich “Gincor built trucks, Werx has snow and ice equipment, been recognized as one cranes, flat decks, roll-off of the best managed comhook-lifts, van bodies, panies in Canada and it and heavy haul float trail- shows with the results ers. that they have achieved “The first year at the in just one year at their Blenheim facility has Blenheim location,” said been awesome, and our Stuart McFadden, Disuccess is thanks to hav- rector of Chatham-Kent ing an excellent team giv- Economic Development ing 100 per cent. We have Services. “I’ve had many strengthened our relation- conversations with them ships with current cus- about how they saw very tomers and we have add- positive business valed new customers to the ue in their Blenheim site fold.” said Greg Pavelich, and decided that ChaHuman Resources/ tham-Kent was an ideal Health and Safety Man- place to invest.” ager for Gincor Trailer Gincor Trailer Werx curWerx, via a media release. rently employs about 90 “The community has also staff. Positions include welcomed us with open skilled workers such as The Chatham Voice

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Water line talk in initial stages

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With the lives of people with contaminated wells in Dover and Chatham townships still in limbo when it comes to clean water, a Chatham-Kent woman has been working to open discussions with local politicians regarding water lines.

Unless new information comes to light, those water lines won’t be free, however, according to the municipality.

Jackie Girard, a resident of Chatham Township and member of Water Wells First, wants to clear up “misinformation, rumours and misleading statements” in the public about her attempts to discuss providing water lines to affected residents.

In an interview with The Cha-

tham Voice, Girard said the Water Wells First group has been tweeting comments that make it look like she is trying to get people to sign up for “free” water lines in a “coercive” manner.

She said that is simply not true.

“I am working on getting municipal water to the people who are affected, and the municipality is on board,” Girard said.

“I have not been going door to door and nobody is being asked to sign anything. There is a lot of misinformation out there; rumours, fear-mongering and misleading statements.”

The WWF tweets are cautioning people to not give out any personal information and be wary of “free” waterlines.

Girard said the people with affected wells can’t wait years for the science to prove that

the wind turbine construction and operation are the cause of sediment contamination in the wells, a number which has now reached approximately 35 homes in the North Kent Wind 1 area alone.

“That’s going to take 10 years at least. Look at Navistar. It was 10 years before it was settled and that was when everyone knew they owed that money to their employees,” Girard said.

“It’s unfair to make people wait 10 years for clean water.”

In speaking with the municipality, Girard said she is waiting to hear from CAO Don Shropshire about a meeting to discuss the issue.

“We’re just starting out, looking at costs and how many people are involved. This is just the exploratory phase. We need to find out how many people are affected and go from there,” she noted.

Speaking to The Voice, Shropshire said, in response to the possibility of supplying water lines to affected resiAs: dents, that he did have a discussion with Girard

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Jackie Girard, who is speaking with homeowners affected by bad wells in hopes to start a dialogue with the municipality about getting water lines, said she is waiting to meet with officials about the possibilities.

before Christmas about water lines, but said at this point, they are waiting for the province to announce the results of their review of all the documentation on the clogged wells.

“The province committed to an additional review of the well documentation, and we are waiting for that. We have requested they release that information,” Shropshire said.

“Right now, we have residents who have been promised that information and they are still waiting.”

He noted, currently, if residents want to discuss connecting to municipal water, they need to contact the C-K PUC, and they would need to pay the cost of that connection.

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Health hazard investigation still warranted, Girard says Continued from page 8

He said if new information came forward about the cause of the damage to the wells, they would certainly take a new look at the issue.

Living in the middle of the NKW1 area, Girard said her home is hooked up to municipal water.

She said 15 years ago, the municipality brought in a water line by her house so she chose to pay to hook into it then. For her,

the value of her property will be the same, but the people with bad wells have seen a significant drop in the resale value of their homes.

Girard confirmed that she still believes a health hazard investigation needs to take place and the aquifer needs to be protected from further contamination. She is just part of the membership who wants to see people get clean water now rath-

er than later.

In its Twitter campaign, the WWF posts caution the public to not sign anything and to question the concept of “free” water lines. It also conveys the message that they do not believe the municipality, or any other shareholder in the NKW1 turbine project will ever provide free water lines.

Girard will continue to speak with affected families.

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Chatham mom tops competition

By Bruce Corcoran bruce@chathamvoice.com

Having three kids who are picky eaters ultimately earned a Chatham woman a top prize from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario 2019 Milk Calendar recipe competition.

Gibbons, 49, has an overall love of cooking, but the selective palates of a trio of teenagers sent her into the kitchen time and again trying to come up with meals the three would devour.

“I’d see recipes online and I just started trying them. I have really picky eater children. Sometimes I’d recreate them (recipes) just to get them to eat a dish,” she said.

That’s how her Cheesy Scalloped

Potato Gnocchi recipe came to be.

Gnocchi, essentially dough dumplings, are often served in marinara sauce. It’s a dish Gibbons’ boys enjoyed. Her biggest food critic, her youngest son, Justin, likes gnocchi the most, she said. But high repetition led him to telling her he was getting bored of it.

“You just boil it until it floats and you serve with tomato sauce,” she said.

Enter the creativity of Gibbons.

She added several different cheeses, chives, garlic, cream, you name it, plus prosciutto.

“I like the taste of it . It’s different from bacon. When you fry it up, it gets all crispy and yummy.”

Continued on page 14

HUMAN TRAFFICKING TOWN HALL Mary Beth Corcoran/The Chatham Voice

Chatham’s Tracy Gibbons shows off her recipe that’s featured this month in the Dairy Farmers of Ontario 2019 Milk Calendar. Gibbons was also the winner of the top prize for recipe submissions.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 Municipal Act, 2001 c. 25 s. 379 (2) O. Reg. 181/03, s. 5(1), Form 6

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER The MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below until 3:00 p.m. local time on January 22, 2019, at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8.

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Minimum Tender Amount

All lands are in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, the following are the geographic descriptions and municipal addresses.

1. Roll # 3650-210-004-21832, 12562 Talbot Trail. LT 1 SW OF MAIN ST PL 87; PT LT A SE OF TALBOT ST PL 87 AS IN 651554; CHATHAM-KENT. P.I.N. 00678 0067 (LT).

Assessment: CT 74,200 RTP 25,800 2. Roll # 3650-420-007-13551 UNIT 1 LEVEL 1 KENT CONDO PL NO. 12 & ITS APPURTENANT INTEREST. DESC OF CONDO PROP IS LTS 6,7,8 PT LTS 1,2,3,4,5,9 PT BLK C & PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656), PL 610 & PT LT 4 CON 2 RTS (HARWICH) DESIGNATED AS PTS 1,2,3 24R5825 T/W A ROW OVER PT LT 9 & PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PTS 7,9,11 24R5825 SUBJ TO EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 AS IN 307057 S/T EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 AS IN 307066 S/T EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF UNION GAS LTD OVER LTS 6,7,8 PT LTS 1,2,3,4,5,9 PT BLK C PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 & PT LT 4 CON 2 R.T.S. (HARWICH) DESIGNATED AS PTS 1,2,3 24R5825 AS IN LT14859 AS SET OUT IN CONDO DECLARATION LT14894 & T/W EASEMENT AS IN LT14972 OVER PT LT 9 & PT ACCESS RD (CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PTS 7,9,11 24R5825 & S/T EASEMENT AS IN LT14973 IN FAVOUR OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS KENT CONDO PL NO. 12 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 CHATHAM (CITY). Being 540 Park Ave E, Unit 1, Level 1. P.I.N. 00954-0001 (LT).

Assessment: CT 331,000 3. Roll # 3650-420-007-13553 UNIT 3 LEVEL 1 KENT CONDO PL NO. 12 & ITS APPURTENANT INTEREST. DESC OF CONDO PROP IS LTS 6,7,8 PT LTS 1,2,3,4,5,9 PT BLK C & PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656), PL 610 & PT LT 4 CON 2 RTS (HARWICH) DESIGNATED AS PTS 1,2,3 24R5825 T/W A ROW OVER PT LT 9 & PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PTS 7,9,11 24R5825 SUBJ TO EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 AS IN 307057 S/T EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 AS IN 307066 S/T EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF UNION GAS LTD OVER LTS 6,7,8 PT LTS 1,2,3,4,5,9 PT BLK C PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 & PT LT 4 CON 2 R.T.S. (HARWICH) DESIGNATED AS PTS 1,2,3 24R5825 AS IN LT14859 AS SET OUT IN CONDO DECLARATION LT14894 & T/W EASEMENT AS IN LT14972 OVER PT LT 9 & PT ACCESS RD (CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PTS 7,9,11 24R5825 & S/T EASEMENT AS IN LT14973 IN FAVOUR OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS KENT CONDO PL NO. 12 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 CHATHAM (CITY). Being 540 Park Ave E, Unit 3, Level 1, (Chatham). P.I.N. 00954-0003 (LT).

Assessment: CT 84,000 4. Roll # 3650-420-007-13560 UNIT 2 LEVEL 2 KENT CONDO PL NO. 12 & ITS APPURTENANT INTEREST. DESC OF CONDO PROP IS LTS 6,7,8 PT LTS 1,2,3,4,5,9 PT BLK C & PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656), PL 610 & PT LT 4 CON 2 RTS (HARWICH) DESIGNATED AS PTS 1,2,3 24R5825 T/W A ROW OVER PT LT 9 & PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PTS 7,9,11 24R5825 SUBJ TO EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 AS IN 307057 S/T EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 AS IN 307066 S/T EASEMENT IN FAVOUR OF UNION GAS LTD OVER LTS 6,7,8 PT LTS 1,2,3,4,5,9 PT BLK C PT ACCESS RD (AS CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 & PT LT 4 CON 2 R.T.S. (HARWICH) DESIGNATED AS PTS 1,2,3 24R5825 AS IN LT14859 SET OUT IN CONDO DECLARATION LT14894 & T/W EASEMENT AS IN LT14972 OVER PT LT 9 & PT ACCESS RD (CLOSED BY 256656) PL 610 DESIGNATED AS PTS 7,9,11 24R5825 & S/T EASEMENT AS IN LT14973 IN FAVOUR OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CHATHAM OVER PT OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS KENT CONDO PL NO. 12 DESIGNATED AS PT 2 24R5825 CHATHAM (CITY). Being 540 Park Ave E, Unit 2, Level 2 (Chatham). P.I.N. 00954-0010 (LT).

Assessment: CT 94,000

$15,000.00

$9,999.00

$9,999.00

$9,999.00

$15,000.00

6. Roll # 3650-443-005-13400 LT 47 PL 125; CHATHAM-KENT. Being 223 Duke St, (Wallaceburg). P.I.N. 00554 0061 (LT).

Assessment: RTS 12,300

$15,000.00

$39,133.41

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order, or of a bank draft, or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality (or board) and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold.

Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST (if applicable) and the relevant land transfer tax.

The lands do not include mobile homes situate on lands.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

A copy of the prescribed form of tender is on the Municipality of Chatham-Kent website, www.chatham-kent.ca and on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository under the listing for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: Title

Name of Municipality or Board

Amy McLellan, Manager Revenue or Steven Brown, Deputy Treasurer

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Address of Municipality or Board 315 King Street West, P O Box 640, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8

Recipe will gnocchi your socks off Continued from page 13

5. Roll # 3650-442-008-06300 LT 21 PL 352; CHATHAM-KENT. Being 75 Dell St, (Wallaceburg). P.I.N. 00584 0094 (LT).

Assessment: RTP 16,169

7. Roll # 3650-443-008-01000 PT LT 2 CON 18 CHATHAM PT 2 24R2894 & PT 2 24R6495, T/W 373716; CHATHAM-KENT. 6970 Base Line, (Wallaceburg). P.I.N. 00760 0131 (LT). Existing Provincial Officer’s Order 0723-835KJ4, Order 3202-7M2MBM, Order 8327-7PTRL6, Order 7876-7PVSHY pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act. Interested purchasers contact Municipality of Chatham-Kent Collections department for further details.

Assessment: IX 127,000

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“It adds more flavour.”

Gibbons said her children are her biggest food critics.

“They critique everything.”

They didn’t criticize her new gnocchi dish, however.

“They loved it. Justin told me it needed more garlic,” she laughed.

She posted pictures of her creation on social media. That’s when a friend sent her a link on how to enter for the Milk Calendar.

That led to a scary moment in the household. She said her husband, Mike, feared something was wrong.

But all she had done was open an e-mail.

“There was screaming. I didn’t believe it,” she said. “I went upstairs and got an e-mail. It said congratulations and I was the grand prizewinner.

“I was screaming and my husband thought something was wrong. I couldn’t speak. I could just call his name.”

Not bad for the first food competition of any kind that she’s entered.

“I would have been happy to be a runner up,” she said.

Instead, Gibbons won $5,000 and a prize pack containing various gourmet cheeses from around the nation.

Gibbons said her recipe may be a hit with her family and is now showcased for others to try, but she admits her home creations are more about flavour than visual appeal.

“Mine did not look like that when I made it,” she said, comparing her dish to the photo of the one featured in the Milk Calendar. “Mine looked like I made it in my home kitchen. They tweaked it, made it pretty and used a professional photographer.”

She continues to experiment in the kitchen. Over the holidays, for example, Gibbons said she made a chowder with some of the leftover turkey from Christmas dinner.

Some of those experiments are hits, some not so much.

“My experiments; not all are winners. Sometimes they fail dramatically. Tex-Mex meatloaf did not go over well at all,” she said.

It’s the experimentation and creativity that has Gibbons enjoying working in her kitchen.

“I find it relaxes me. Other people feel it’s a chore, but I like to go in there and cook,” she said. “Dishes are a chore, however. There’s no magic dish fairy.”

To order a Milk Calendar, go to dairyontario.ca.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

Backyard Mission project seeks applicants The Chatham Voice

For the last eleven years, First Presbyterian and First Christian Reformed Churches have undertaken a joint mission project in Chatham.

Over two days, a group of volunteers transforms the outside of a house for an individual in need.

In the past, they have scraped and painted houses, built wheelchair ramps and fences, done general carpentry repairs, replaced eaves troughs, landscaped, and done general cleanup around a house.

This is done free of charge as an outreach of love and compassion to the homeowner.

This year’s project will take place on a Friday and Saturday in August.

The date is yet to be determined.

Organizers are looking for a homeowner in

Chatham whose home is in need of repair or TLC. The recipient must own his/her home, live on the premises, and have homeowner insurance.

Unfortunately because of liability, we are not able to repair roofs.

All work must be done to the exterior of the house.

If you have this kind of need because of disability or other circumstances or you know of someone that would benefit from this project, please reply in writing to: Backyard Mission Project, First Presbyterian Church, 60 Fifth St., Chatham Ont., N7L 4V7. Replies can also be sent via e-mail to office@firstchatham.org.

Please put “Backyard Mission” in your e-mail message header.

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Life

Kitten smitten?

Visiting Lucky wins over the Corcoran household Thursday, January 10, 2019 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

Friday, January 11, 2019 • Meal (5:30pm-7:00pm), open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of cabbage rolls, roast beef or fish & chips for $10.00.

• e-Scapes Photography Exhibition opening reception from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Wallaceburg & District Museum, 505 King St., Wallaceburg until February 1, 2019.

Saturday, January 12, 2019 • Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge every Saturday morning from 9:30am11:00am. Everyone is most welcome.

• Meat draw (4:00pm-6:00pm) and dance (4:30pm-9:30pm) featuring Don & Bonnie at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Sunday, January 13, 2019 • St. Joseph’s K of C Council #10436 Breakfast from 9:00am11:30am at the Spirit and Life Centre (St. Joseph’s Site) 184 Wellington St. W., Chatham. All you can eat buffet with 2 meats, hash browns, scrambled eggs, french toast or pancakes, toast & fruit cocktail. $8.00/plate for adults, $4 children 6-12 and children under 5 free.

• Free Friendship Meal at St. Andrew’s United Church, 85 William St. S., Chatham.

4:00pm-5:00pm. Chicken breast, rice, vegetable, dessert. Sponsored by the Victoria Ave. and St. Andrew’s United Churches.

All are welcome!

Monday, January 14, 2019 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 • Open euchre (1:00pm), open shuffleboard (7:00pm) and two-person euchre (7:00pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 • We welcome all ladies to Calvary Coffee Break, 34 Victoria Ave., at Barth St. Informal bible study, coffee, snacks, occasional speaker. 9:30am-11:00am. Handicapped accessible. 519-354-4235.

• Pepper (1:00pm) and fun darts (7:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham.

Thursday, January 17, 2019 • Open euchre at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham at 1:00pm.

Friday, January 11, 2019 • Meal (5:30pm-7:00pm), open darts (7:30pm) and Catch the Ace (drawn at 6:30pm) at The Chatham Legion, William & Colborne St., Chatham. Choice of pork, roast beef or fish & chips for $10.00.

Saturday, January 19, 2019 • A “4 Course” Robbie Burns Dinner at the Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Ave., Chatham. Advance tickets only $50.00 each.

Limited seating. For info call 519-351-6969.

Sponsored by Veterans’ Tribute Garden Association.

• Saturday Morning Breakfast at First Presbyterian Church, Chatham (corner of Fifth St and Wellington). A delicious nutritious breakfast served free of charge every Saturday morning from 9:30am11:00am. Everyone is most welcome.

• Saturdays at 7 presents Duelling Keyboards: Episode 3 at St Andrew’s United Church, 85 William St. S., Chatham. Who will win the duel? Performers include Devon Hansen, Nancy Tapley, Dan Lankhoff and Emily Pepper. Free will offering ($10/adult suggested donation) Doors open at 6:30pm. All welcome!

Sunday, January 20, 2019 • 18th Annual Chatham-Kent Toy Show & Sale. Displays and hands-on activities. 10:00am-3:00pm. John D. Bradley Convention Centre, 565 Richmond St., Chatham. Adults $5, students $2, 6 and under free. cktoyshow@hotmail.com.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 • Public Health Information Session: How to Use Naloxone. 6:00pm at the Chatham branch of the CKPL. Registration required, please call 519-354-2940.

Thursday, January 24, 2019 • CKPL Wallaceburg branch invites you to a Community Wellness Day to boost your sense of wellbeing and of community over the cold winter months. 2:30pm-4:30pm.

The event will include a free one hour yoga session from 2:30pm-3:30pm, St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dogs from 3:30pm4:30pm. Arts and crafts table for those feeling creative. 209 James St., Wallaceburg.

Omar Daughters of the Nile Itallian Lunch & Silent Auction, Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Mocha Shrine Centre, 468 Colborne St., London. Everyone is welcome! Our sole philantropy, the Canadian Foundation, is for the benefit of the Shriners Hosptial for Children® - Canada. Doors open at 12 noon, lunch served at 1:00pm. Bidding on silent auction ends at 2:00pm. Advance tickets only. $30pp. Get tickets before February 6th.

Call Judith Wods 519-360-0372 or Janet Melnyk 519-471-7895.

Late Sunday afternoon returned our home into a state of feline normalcy for us.

It was downright quiet, in fact.

We had been serving as hosts to Lucky, a cute little kitten owned by Brenna’s boyfriend Matt.

He was back from school for the holidays and Lucky took up temporary residence with us.

Our fur ball feline Finn was initially less than impressed.

Actually, he really didn’t care much at first, as Lucky, a rescue of sorts, was not your typical kitten.

At four months of age, you would expect her to be an extremely curious and overly active kitten. But when she first came to visit, she clung to people when picked up, snuggling right into their necks as if to seek the safest place possible, and was more than content to stay in Brenna’s room.

That was our plan: keep the new kitten away from the big cat. The kitten mostly stayed out of sight, spending time in her cat carrier, in a cat scratching post that had two spots for a kitten to crawl into, and in Brenna’s dresser.

One morning Brenna went back into her room to get dressed and check on the cat, except she couldn’t even find Lucky.

But one of her dresser drawers was partially open. She saw two eyes staring out at her from within that drawer.

We figured the kitten had been abused at some point and had obvious trust issues.

She would barely even play with toys when presented with them, or with a person swinging one back and forth right in front of her.

But at night, I could hear her bouncing around and having some

Bruce Corcoran nocturnal solo fun. Add people to the mix, and she’d return to her docile form. She never even meowed.

But what took place over the holiday break was a metamorphosis of sorts. Eventually, Brenna would bring the kitten out into the living room to cuddle up on a person (Mary Beth became her favourite sleep spot) and socialize. After a week or so, the kitten would come out of the room on her own.

And that’s when she really got to know Finn.

He would give her a low growl at first, sometimes a hiss, and would turn his back and walk away.

And he’d continue his usual rituals of loud, unique meowing when he wants something (usually food or attention) or just to announce his presence.

But Lucky began to behave like a kitten. She became comfortable with her surroundings, including big Finn, and took to playing, running and jumping.

She’d pester Finn to the point he had no choice but to play with her, chase her and wrestle with her.

They’d run the hallway each evening, crashing into closed doors before tearing off the other way.

But it was like watching a defensive tackle going after an undersized runningback in football.

Continued on page 17

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For info call Betty at 519-354-8902.

CK Metal Detecting Club. Last Thursday of the month. Erickson Arena. 7:00pm.

Guests welcome.

Kent Coin Club. Third Wednesday of the month. Library at John McGregor Secondary School. 7:30pm. Al Oulds - president 519-695-5131.

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Finn, the Corcoran cat, left, “enjoyed” a visit from Lucky, the kitten, over the Christmas holidays. As you can tell from this photo, he took great glee in ignoring the kitten, who tried to do the same, but soon failed miserably.

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Make Your Pitch for shot at $3,000 The Chatham Voice

Chatham-Kent Economic Development and the Small Business Centre are challenging local area high school students in grades 9 to 12 to create a two-minute video that showcases their business ideas in order to be entered in a contest that can see them earn a variety of prizes including up to $3,000 to start their business.

The Young Entrepreneurs, Make Your Pitch

competition, which is presented by Ontario Centres of Excellence and the Government of Ontario, is an annual contest designed to help inspire and educate the next generation of business owners and leaders.

“This is an excellent opportunity for students to take an idea or a dream that they have been thinking about and start to turn it into a reality,” said Rosemarie Montgomery, Business Consultant with

the Chatham-Kent Small Business Centre, in a media release. “With access to smart phones, tablets, and other technology, it’s become easier than ever for students to record a short video and enter the contest.”

In 2018, a total of 200 videos were submitted from students across Ontario with a selection of 20 finalists identified and six total winners chosen, including a student from the neighbouring Kingsville area.

“When you consider that one in 10 videos were selected as finalists, the odds are very good for students in Chatham-Kent that they could be submitting a winning idea,” said Montgomery.

“I would love to see Chatham-Kent students, parents, and schools getting behind this competition and pitching hundreds of business ideas.”

According to the Make Your Pitch website, www. makeyourpitch.ca, a va-

riety of tips for a successful video include summarizing your idea in a sentence, highlighting its benefits and what makes it unique. Also, be sure to explain how you came up with the idea, how it will help your customers, and how the business will be profitable.

Visuals such as props, sketches, and prototypes are encouraged to help demonstrate your idea and bring it to life.

Videos are judged

through a combination of online public voting and expert judges’ scores. Finalists are awarded a trip to the Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery event. Winners will each receive a prize pack that includes a reserved space in the Summer Company program, business plan development and consultation, mentorship, and an award of up to $3,000 to start their business.

Deadline for video entries is March 22.

Dust bunnies and crumb critters, oh my!

Continued from page 16

I spotted Finn on one occasion literally pancaking the kitten. He moved over her and just dropped his weight on her. Or he’d tackle her on the way past and she’d go rolling down the hallway.

Each time, she’d come back for more.

I think Lucky won Finn over by her persistence.

She’d go up to him, swat at him a couple of times and roll over on her back.

She even did this on a

chair once while he was on the floor. She was cute, even when she fell off the chair, leaning too much of her body over the edge.

The Christmas tree, which Finn had wonderfully ignored (he actually took to sleeping under it when the lights were on), came under fire by the two of them. Suddenly both cats wanted to climb it.

Down came the tree before they brought it down.

All too quickly, Lucky had to head back to college. OK, Matt did, taking his cat with him.

Finn spent that afternoon sleeping in a chair in the living room, his back to us.

I’m honestly not sure if he was ticked off for losing the energetic kitten, or happy to have his old routine back.

But Lucky came to us a scared little kitty and went home an energetic typical kitten.

What’s behind (and under) the stove

We are blessed with two stoves in our house, one in the kitchen (duh) and one in the basement for when holding big family events.

We are also cursed for having two stoves. The oven elements weren’t heating properly on our kitchen stove and I put off getting it checked out for months, as we still had the basement stove with a functioning oven.

January is Alzheimer

But the energy of a friend is changing all that. Pete, an industrial electrician by trade, and the guy who moved here recently from the City of Kawartha Lakes with his wife Arlene, popped by on Sunday to check out what caused our oven to conk out.

We pulled the stove out to access the back panel. And that’s when we found three knives, fridge magnets, dust bunnies and crumb critters!

Eww. But they cleaned up easily enough.

And Pete quickly figured out the problem. It turns out the switch that turns on the bake element or the broil element is fried. He even thinks it was a big contributor to us blowing out the element a few years back.

I have to order a replacement switch this week, but we should be good to bake in the kitchen again after that.

Awareness Month

The Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia If you or a loved one are among the more than half a million Canadians living with dementia, it’s possible you’ve experienced or witnessed some form of discrimination or stigma as a result. Because it’s sometimes difficult for people with dementia to stand up for their rights, the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada has released the Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia.

Created by the society’s advisory group, the Charter of Rights was written by and for people living with dementia. It ensures that those afflicted can become aware of their rights and empowers them to advocate for themselves. It also enables caregivers who support people with dementia to become familiar with these rights.

The charter includes the right to: • Be free from discrimination of any kind • Benefit from Canada’s civic and legal rights • Participate in developing and implementing policies that affect their lives • Access support that allows them to live independently and be engaged in their community • Access the information and support needed to participate in decisions regarding their own care and diagnosis • Access effective complaint and appeal procedures when their rights aren’t protected or respected

• Expect that their doctors and caregivers are trained in human rights and are held accountable for protecting these rights Not only will this charter help people with dementia advocate for themselves, it will also allow policy makers, health and social service providers and other government agencies to identify the changes that are needed to improve the lives and treatment of people with dementia and their caregivers.

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Fun Stuff 32 Pickle container 33 Thick chunk 34 Grant opponent 35 Plague 36 Coffer 37 Duration 39 Bill’s partner 40 Scooted 41 Turmoil 45 Gujarat garment 48 Vigor 50 Help hoods 51 Unctuous 52 “Holy cow!”

53 Uppercase 54 Untouchable Eliot 55 Agent

ACROSS 1 Ref 4 Present 8 Jeans-maker Strauss 12 Seek damages 13 Dunkable treat 14 Mosque bigwig 15 Jogged untogged 17 Baby feeding finale

18 Standing 19 Parched 21 Started 22 Let slip 26 Reservation residence 29 Marry 30 Part of “to be” 31 Unoriginal one

This week’s answers

DOWN 1 Cold War initials 2 Silent 3 Culprit, for short 4 Small beard 5 Annoyed 6 Retainer 7 Little kid 8 Tripoli’s land 9 Aussie bird 10 Alt. spelling

11 Mischievous tyke 16 Swiss mathematician 20 Scarlet 23 Hardy cabbage 24 Historic times 25 “Pay later” aftermath 26 Lofty 27 Duel tool 28 Hammerhead part 29 Grow bigger 32 Lincoln successor 33 Rid of wool 35 Sch. org.

36 Rabbits 38 Southern side dish 39 Ringlets 42 Early birds?

43 Flight component 44 Yon folks 45 Pouch 46 Counselors’ grp.

47 Agt. 49 Dead heat

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CLASSIFIEDS Announcments

Remembering Arthur Pepper ~ January 10, 2000 Pauline Pepper ~ January10, 2018 Murray Pepper ~ February 8, 2018 If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane.

I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”.

You were gone before I knew it, and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness, and secret tears still flow.

What it meant to love you - No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more; To remember all the happy times life still has much in store.

Since you’ll never be forgotten, I pledge to you today; A hollowed place within my heart is where you’ll always stay.

Love Don & Judy Pepper, Ronnie & Roz Pepper, Allan & Cherie McCabe and families Christ Church welcomes everyone!

You don’t need money to join!

You don’t have to sign a contract!

We don’t take attendance!

Christ Church welcomes everyone – whether you are just browsing or more devout than the Archbishop of Canterbury; if you just got out of jail or are citizen of the year; if you still need a nightlight or doze off to Murder She Wrote; poor as a church mouse or rich as Midas – we welcome you and all those in between.

Try us out on Sundays at 8:30 (yes, a.m.) for a traditional service or 10:30 a.m. for a more contemporary one, or Wednesday at 10 a.m. might work better for you.

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Silk Cemetery Saddle Arrangements.

Everyday/Holiday. Readyto-go. Many colours available. $25. Call 519-354-3411.

Travel Coaches 2019

519-352-1640

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We welcome you!

Help us find Christ For in community Stop Shop All Your

THE ODD JOBBER. If you’re tired of being nagged by odd jobs that no one seems to have time for, here is your solution.

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Chatham Youth Soccer Association has coaching positions available for the following divisions: Girls U-9, born 2010; Girls U-10, born 2009; Girls U-15, born 2004; Girls U14, born 2005 and Girls U-16, born 2003.

For additional information please contact us by email cysa@kent.net or by phone at 519-352-1999.

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The Chatham Voice is not responsible for the contents of advertisements, in print or online. The Voice also reserves the right to clarify or refuse any advertisement based on its sole discretion.

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OBITUARIES

Shirley Ryckman 71, Friday, January 4, 2019 McKinlay Funeral Home

William McGeorge 64, Monday, December 24, 2018 Life Transitions

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William Nicholson 88, Wedneday, December 26, 2018 McKinlay Funeral Home

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019

Life

St. Clair continues its robotics support

The Chatham Voice

For the fifth straight year, St. Clair College is supporting local high school FIRST Robotics teams with a $1,000 donation to each team.

This brings the total support for local teams to

$125,000 since 2014.

St. Clair College is a Gold Sponsor of the Windsor-Essex Great Lakes Regional (WEGLR) event which will be held at the University of Windsor on March 28-30. It is one of the largest FIRST Robotics competitions in

Canada and draws more than 1,500 students from more than 45 teams.

That includes the Chatham-Kent CK Cyber Pack team. St. Clair officials said the college played an integral role in the start-up of the Cyber Pack team in 2015, com-

prised of students from local high schools.

The college also hosts the Lego Robotics annual competition geared to elementary school students.

“The underlying philosophy of FIRST Robotics – that the challenge of

building something can be a highly educational adventure – reflects both the college’s hands-on academic environment and our effort to foster interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects,”

St. Clair President Patti France said in a media release.

“The college is pleased to support these competitors because we know they aren’t just building machines, they are building their futures.”

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