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Serving Tavistock and area since 1895 VOLUME 115 • NUMBER 36
TAVISTOCK, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
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Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
MainStreet A quick look at our town!
THIS ‘N’ THAT
Much cooler weather this past weekend after last week’s hot, humid temerpatures … Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 19th … don’t forget to check out the Tavistock Opti-Mrs. annual Silent Auction held from June 6th to June 17th at Scotiabank, Tavistock … the Woodstock Relay for Life is this coming Friday night.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Mackenzie Kalbfleisch is 19 today June 15th … on June 16th Wesley Berendsen is one year old; Leighton Suderman is 11; Anne Troyer, 19 … Taylor Yungblut is 19 June 17th; and a 5th wedding anniversary for Jedediah and Lisa Zehr … on June 18th Natalie Puklicz is 4; Isaac Hammer, 7; and a wedding anniversary for Bill and Wanda Brown … Eliot Dart is one year old June 19th; Brooklynn Lange, 7; anniversaries for Jeff and Jenna MacLeod, 1st; Bryan and Chantelle McNeish, 1st; and Brett and Lindsay Zehr, 7th … anniversaries June 20th for William and Katherine Gunn, 2nd; Steve and Laurie Lindner, 2nd; Barry and Sharon Zehr, 19th; Jeremi and Supriya Paradis, 13th … on June 21st Carling Schlosser is 6; Rebecca Musselman, 13; Amber Dunn, 18; Alyssa Zehr, 19; and an 8th wedding anniversary for Mike and Darolyn Gilmore. Congratulations!
Down on the farm storytelling Wed., June 22
Not everyone grew up on the farm, but those who have, can tell you stories. And that’s just what the Tavistock & District Historical Society wants you to do. “Down on the Farm” is planned as an evening of storytelling about life on the farm. It doesn’t have to be a chapter out of a Letter from Wingfield Farm, but an anecdote or event that few people simply wouldn’t know about. Take for example the butchering day when families would get together and ready their meat for the season. What about the days when farmers kept six or eight working horses in the barn. There were times for stooking the grain, threshing in the field with an old steam engine, and cutting flax. Pitching hay up onto the wagon was tiring. Back then, cows were milked in the field and cans of milk driven to the cheese factory. Children were often given the task of feeding the chickens and gathering eggs. They also learned how to catch them for supper. If you had a strong back, hoeing turnips was your task. Or one of the most unique operations in the area was boiling willow branches and weaving them into baskets of all shapes and sizes. Come and join others as they share in storytelling on Wednesday evening, June 22, 2011 at the Tavistock Men’s Club Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m. A storyteller will be on hand to get things started.
Tavistock group among top fundraisers in Stratford Relay for Life. BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE
Members of Charlie’s Angels walk in memory of Cephas Roth at the Stratford Relay for Life overnight on Friday, June 10, 2011. Leading with the banner, from the left, are Samantha Roth, Spencer Roth, Haley Roth, Paula Roth, Jessica Harvey, Paulette Roth, and Rick Morgenroth.
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elebrate. Remember. Fight Back. With your support, Charlie’s Angels became one of the largest fundraisers in this year’s Relay for Life in Stratford. The final tally put them at $10,823.07 Saturday morning and elevated them to “Gold” status. “It was an emotional night,” Jessica Harvey said. In memory of her father, Cephas “Charlie” Roth, who passed away on November 11, 2010, the Charlie’s Angels team was made up of family and extended family who came out to walk all night long as a remembrance and a hope that someday a cure will be found. She and husband, Mike Harvey had done the walk five years ago in memory of Jessica’s grandmother. “This year, it had a different meaning,” she said. When Cephas was diagnosed last June, the family thought he would be walking the survivor’s lap with them. “It didn’t work out that way,” she said. “It was a really tough night, but I’m glad we went through with it.” Charlie’s Angels raised over $10,000.00, although they were announced as a “Silver Team” on Friday evening. About $2,600.00 of that was raised at a fundraising yard sale on June 4th. Although it was a rainy day, “people pulled up and got out of their cars in the pouring rain to support us,” said Jessica. Cephas’s wife, Paulette Roth, said it was quite “a bittersweet experience.” Her brother, Rick Morgenroth, came all the way from Alberta to be a part of the event. “I was so glad … it was pretty special,” Paulette admitted. Several Tavistock and area residents participated in the Survivor’s Lap in Stratford including Janet Heinbuch who was wearing a ribbon proclaiming 7 years of
Adriana Danen, 7, daughter of Chris and Janice, places a luminary in memory of her Oma Jane Adriana Danen who passed away in 2003. More photos on page 5.
cancer-free. She walked along with three or four of her Breast Cancer support group, “Circle of Friends” who raised $2,462.45. The Danen family was participating for the eighth year now with more than 30 family members in the walk. The Tractor Troop, some of every brand, included the children and grandchildren of the Tony Danen and Bart Danen families. Tony’s wife Jane passed away in 2003 and five of the 10 Danen families have been touched by cancer in some way. Their team raised $2,981.03. Saputo had a team for the first time this year with 10 members led by Jane McKay. The idea came
from discussions in their health and wellness programs at the plant. Participation in the Relay is big in other Saputo manufacturing centres and seemed a natural fit for Tavistock employees. The team, raised $1,753.50. Mike’s Valu-Tarts raised $2,187 in their third year of the Relay. Lynne Wilker led the team and was inspired to participate when members of her family and employee’s relatives were affected by this devastating disease. This year’s Relay for Life in Stratford raised over $180,000 with 66 teams. They walked around Upper Queen’s Park in Stratford from 7:00 p.m. on Friday,
June 10 until 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 11. The other gold teams were Firm Believers (Famme & Co.) and the Cancer Crusaders. Special, inspirational speaker for the evening’s opening ceremonies was 13-year-old Madison Scott of Whitby. She was participating for the first time, in the Survivors’ Victory Lap, after battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) since age 9. She had been boarding with Tavistock Grade 3/4 school teacher Mrs. Lisa VanOsch, her husband Ken, and their daughter, Madison, in Stratford, while she acted in the Stratford Festival Theatre’s production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” in 2007. She was diagnosed and spent two and a half years in treatment at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto before being declared cancer-free. Her motivational words were an inspiration to all. An original song was debuted at the Relay by Stratford singer and songwriter Stewart Reynolds entitled “Shine a Light.” Available on iTunes, proceeds go to the Relay. Mrs. VanOsch lost her father to cancer many years ago and has been a member of the Stratford Relay for Life committee for the past 10 years. She and her daughter, and fellow Tavistock school teacher Sandra Alyea and her daughters, Sadie and Ainsleigh, were all part of the Walking on Funshine team that raised $3,000. This Friday evening, June 17, 2011, is the Relay for Life in Woodstock. Several Tavistock, Hickson and area teams will participate once again in the Oxford County edition of the Relay. It takes place at College Avenue Secondary School beginning at 7:00 p.m. If you haven’t donated, please go online and pledge your support at http://convio.cancer.ca