Tavistock Gazette - April 15, 2020 Edition

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100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED

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Serving Tavistock and area since 1895 VOLUME 124 • NUMBER 28

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-19 MAIN STREET A Quick Look at Our Town THIS ‘N’ THAT Good Friday was sunny but cool and windy while Easter Sunday started out gloomy but turned into a beautiful, sunny warm day with a high temperature of 16ºC - much cooler temperatures called for this week with a possibility of snow …

Canada's Covid-19 numbers (as of April 14) continue to climb at 26,163 with Ontario's number at 7,953 … Physical Distancing is vital in our fight against this virus - please remember every decision we make to NOT follow the rules or taking this pandemic seriously will only delay the time until this pandemic is over . . . thank you is extended to all our local businesses who are working hard to keep our community going with the essentials - thank you also to the many frontline healthcare workers who are fighting constantly against this virus - all are truly appreciated!

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Alyssa Forthuber celebrates her 18th birthday this week April 17th; Amber Riehl is 19; a birthday for Glennda Kaufmann; and a 5th wedding anniversary for Daniel and Desiree O'Hearn . . . on April 18th Devon Zehr is 7; Connor Weldrick, 10 . . .

Hadley and Lauchlyn DeGouw celebrate their 6th birthdays April 19th; Olivia Salese is 15; Reegan Ziegler, 15; Charles Tamblyn, 16; birthdays also for Rev. Everett Mossman; and Bob Sim . . . on April 20th Jesse and Laura Harold celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary . . . Cullen McCarten is 9 April 21st; Blake Bender, 19; and a 96th birthday for Ruth Rosenberg.

Congratulations to all and this year’s celebrations will be for the history books!

THE DEPARTED William Oliver “Bill” Seyler 1957-2020 - died April 11, 2020 James Willam Walter “Jim” Weicker 1947-2020 - died April 12, 2020 (No funeral details available at this time)

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ONLINE EDITION!

WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES

WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

RN Tanya Sippel-McIntosh is pictured in the COVID-19 Assessment Centre trailer at Woodstock Hospital.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Southwestern 922-0096 #9.

Public Health and community health care partners, If you are referred to the assessment centre, you Woodstock Hospital has opened a COVID-19 Assessment will be given an appointment time. Please bring your Centre for residents of Woodstock and Oxford County.

Ontario health card or another form of identification.

There now is a trailer on hospital property serving as the Use the Juliana Drive entrance and park in the visitor assessment centre. parking lot. There will be signs directing you to a Since the Centre opened, local Registered Nurse Tanya designated parking spot for the COVID-19 Assessment Sippel-McIntosh has volunteered to work in the centre Centre. Parking fees have been waived. Once parked, several times a week. Tanya regularly works in the recovery please stay in your vehicle. You will be contacted when unit, but because elective surgeries have been cut back, she it is your time to enter the assessment centre. has been monitoring patients, working at the front desk and Not everyone who attends the assessment the assessment desk. centre will be tested. The physician performing the Tanya has been working at Woodstock Hospital since assessment will determine this. Woodstock Hospital’s 2001, first in the Rehabilitation Unit, then with the Medical/ COVID-19 Assessment Centre is operating 7 days a Surgical team, and now in the Recovery Unit. She graduated week, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.” from Mohawk College, then studied part-time over four years Tanya feels that they have a good supply of test kits to earn her nursing degree from the University of Western on hand at the moment. Anyone who doesn’t pass the Ontario in London. criteria for testing is asked to self-isolate at home. A She lives south of Tavistock with her husband and two proportion of the tests have been used to test health daughters. care workers to make sure they don’t infect patients.

Coming home each night, Tanya said she puts her clothes As far as equipment availability, “I have not been directly in the wash and has a shower. “There are no hugs,” without anything,” she added, although nurses have she said, until that’s done. Her eldest daughter also works in been asked to wear only one mask per shift. Before health care as a dietary aide at peopleCare in Tavistock. This each shift, the staff is brought together for a daily is where Tanya’s mother, Elva Sippel, is a resident and with report. “They keep us well-informed,” she said. the current state for COVID-19, family is not allowed inside Tanya said the moral is high at the hospital, the facility. “We had to line up outside to visit her,” this past encouraged by donations of caps, gowns and food weekend, she said. being brought in for the staff. The emergency services At work, Tanya said, the Woodstock Hospital assessment formed a parade a week ago Friday. “It makes you feel centre has processed more than 20 people a day for the past good and appreciated,” Tanya said. “And it doesn’t go week. The centre is manned by a security guard, registration unnoticed.” clerk, RPN, RN and a physician.

According to a press release from South West Public Health, ”at this time, this is not a walkin or drive up assessment centre. Patients are referred by either a family physician or nurse practitioner, TeleHealth Ontario, Southwestern Public Health, or by calling 1-855-905-6148.

To ease the burden on the health care system, residents are asked to please consider the following before calling 1-855-905-6148: Use the Government of Ontario’s online self-assessment tool. It can be accessed here: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/selfassessment/#q0 Call TeleHealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000.

If you have been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, self-isolate immediately WOODSTOCK HOSPITAL / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO and call Southwestern Public Health at 1-800- RN Tanya Sippel-McIntosh outside the COVID-19 Assessment Centre.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Restaurants provide take-out options

RESIDENTS HELP KEEP RESTAURANT VIABLE Even though restaurants are allowed to remain open to provide take-out meals, business during the new reality of COVID-19 is at a minimum.

“Sales are down 90 per cent,” said Quehl’s Restaurant owner Cindy Larsen last week after she and her husband/chef, Brian Larsen, compared their operation to the same time last year.

“We had four or five banquets booked this year,” Cindy continued, “but they were all cancelled.”

Since the restaurant is not allowed to welcome sitdown guests, “We laid off all our staff,” Cindy noted. “As a result, Brian and I are working many more hours.” Their adult daughters help as much as they can, but Emily has two young children at home and Amy has a young son and is due to deliver her second child at the end of May. The government mandated closures of many types of businesses when the pandemic was first declared on March 11th “Those first few weeks were a little slow,” she admitted. However, with some synchronizing of restaurant hours with D&D Homestyle Cuisine and Café, and between them, they have been able to feed a growing number of Tavistock residents. They are trying not to offer the same meals or soup and sandwich lunches to allow each restaurant to stay busy. Quehl’s current hours are 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Quehl’s customers call in their orders (519-655-2835) and schedule a pick-up time. Pre-paid meals by credit card are placed on a table just inside Quehl’s entrance door with the client’s name on it. If paying in house, they try to schedule offsetting times for pickups to avoid there being more than one or two people at the restaurant checkout counter at a time.

“There have been a lot of people helping people,” Cindy explained. They are picking up meals for their neighbours and shut-ins. Quehl’s has also been delivering to those in quarantine or who are unable to

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The Larsen family, owner/operators of Quehl’s Restaurant are shown from the left, Emily Waymouth, Cindy, Brian and Amy Yantzi. They say it’s a real challenge to operate during the pandemic. get out themselves.

“Frozen, individual, prepared meals are the most popular,” Cindy said.

Getting fresh fruits and vegetable products in stock has also been a challenge. “One week we couldn’t get cabbage,” Cindy said, “and you never know what’s next.”

But people have been very understanding. “If we’re out of something, they say ‘no problem’ and order something else,” she added.

With all the pick-up orders, it’s also a challenge to have enough take-out containers.

QUEHL’S A BRIEF HISTORY The history of the building precedes 1931.

Around the turn of the century, the wood frame structure was bricked over and known as the Wildfang/Staebler Block. It housed a piano dealership, farm machinery sales office, and upstairs, the post office and the Tavistock Gazette newspaper office and a photo gallery. In later years the main floor was a car showroom operated by Andrew Baechler.

The Quehl’s lineage

begins in 1931 with the opening of “Joe’s Place” under the founder Old Joe Steinman. It began as a lunch counter, tobacco shop and barber shop. In 1946, Joe’s son Clarence “Hap” Steinman, joined his father. They incorporated the bowling lanes that were located at the rear of the restaurant, where the Quehl’s banquet facilities are now located.

In 1959, a partnership between Hap and Les Rogers was formed and

the name was changed to “Les & Haps”. Les retired in 1972 and in 1974, Hap sold the business to his nephew Joe Steinman and the name returned to “Joe’s Place” and remained until 1981. At this time, Bill Quehl had acquired what was then the 40-year-old catering business of his grandmother, Ruby Quehl.

Bill closed down the bowling alley, and used the solid oak lanes to form many of the dining tables used today. He renovated

the original dining area of the restaurant.

In 1987, Ruth and Steve Cahill purchased the restaurant and neighbouring buildings - formerly Weicker’s butcher shop

The Larsens want their customers to stop in to pick up a delicious and hearty meal full of local ingredients made into delicious country dishes. “Grab a pie or select from a number of locally made goods including a line of homemade jams, relishes and canned fruits,” Cindy concluded.

Although business is far from usual, Cindy and Brian want to challenge the myth people have that it’s the outof-towners who make their restaurant successful. “It’s not! It’s the local people that make this place go,” Cindy stated. “Thank you Tavistock!”

and the Weicker house joining them together.

A partnership was formed in 1993 with the current owners, Cindy and Brian Larsen, until the Cahill’s retired from

Quehl’s in 1996.

As well as a restaurant, Quehl’s has become somewhat of a museum, with artifacts from the Tavistock area, dating back more than a century.

BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE

A sketch of Quehl’s Restaurant from the 1990’s.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Masks and Gowns being made

GRACE CHURCH MEMBERS LEAD LOCAL GOWN PROJECT Julie Schwartzentruber and her daughter, Emily, 20, are sewing hospital gowns for the peopleCare Communities project.

The initiative is being coordinated locally by Rev. Mary Boland of Grace United Church after she put out a call to members of her congregation to help with the project.

“There are about 150 volunteers involved right now,” Rev. Boland said.

Gowns come pre-cut in a kit and the volunteers are asked to sew them

together. “I did write some thank you notes in the inside of the gowns we made,” Julie said; “as we really do appreciate everyone looking after the residents in these homes.”

Her mother, Audrey Pitts, is a resident at peopleCare, Tavistock.

Emily is an environmental student at the University of Guelph who came home in mid-March when the schools were closed due to the start of COVID-19.

“When the email came through looking for

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Unrelated to the gown project is the making of protective masks, something Rev. Mary Boland of Grace United Church initiated several weeks ago. They are cloth masks, not suitable for healthcare workers, but 60 of them have already been given to folks in the Tavistock community who feel safer wearing a mask. “There was not a great demand for them, but that may increase in the future,” Rev. Boland said.

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seamstresses, we pulled out the sewing machine and Emily was able to make five gowns in just two days,” Julie said.

“We are just trying to help the best way we can,” Julie continued. “We have family that are working in the hospitals in Windsor and Stratford.”

Rev. Boland said that this is a huge project. “We are making 3,000 gowns for all of their homes.”

“This is a wonderful community initiative with an army of volunteer sewers,” said Sheena Campbell, Director, Strategic Communications for peopleCare Communities Inc. “It is truly a great response thanks to Rev. Mary galvanizing everyone’s help.”

“Like other frontline healthcare workers, peopleCare’s staff are putting themselves on the line to flatten the curve, and to care for those who become ill with COVID,” says Ms. Campbell. “These gowns will help keep them safe and healthy so they can continue to do the important work of caring for our vulnerable residents."

The request for

volunteers for the gown project has gone well beyond Grace Church. “The Western Ontario Region of the United Church sent the information to the region,” Rev. Boland continued.

“There are volunteer clusters in Meaford, Carlisle, Orangeville, Listowel, Embro, St. Thomas, Ayr and a very strong representation in Tavistock-WoodstockStratford area, and extending into Ingersoll, Tillsonburg and Courtland area as well.” Other local churches have stepped forward and formed groups as well. “There is a lot of sewing going on,” she said.

Currently there are 865 kits of materials in the hands of volunteers now with over 200 gowns completed. They expect over 2,000 kits to be delivered soon, and they are ready for the challenge. “That is when the nucleus of volunteers will really kick in,” Rev. Mary said. “There are folks who will be delivering kits and picking up completed projects. There are group leaders who will organize the smaller clusters and there are the

individual sewers. It is a great project for moms and daughters (who live together) to do together.”

“People want to help

in whatever way they can. What an incredible outpouring of support for our healthcare workers,” Rev. Mary concluded.

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Emily Schwartzentruber works in her home outside Tavistock on sewing a gown for the gown project coordinated by Grace United Church.

IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL UPDATES

We are still at a very critical point in the fight against COVID-19 in our community. Social distancing, hand washing and staying at home have been proven as the best way to lessen the impacts of this virus. The Township of East ZorraTavistock reminds everyone if you have tested positive for COVID-19, if you are experiencing any of the symptoms or if you have recently returned from travelling then you must self-isolate and not be out in public.

The Municipal office in Hickson remains open but at reduced staffing levels. We encourage all residents to go to our website at ezt.ca to access online services and contact information for each department.

Due to the provincial order of gatherings of no more than 5 people, the Township will now be conducting Council meetings by electronic means. Our first video recording of the April 8, 2020 Special Council Meeting has been posted to

YouTube at https://youtu.be/2MNzUbB9sQc The link is also available on our website and social media. During this period of holding its meetings electronically, the Township continues to work towards providing a livestream of its Council meetings. As well, the Township is working through how it might consider public meetings or required public delegations. The Township asks for your patience during this time as it works with this new technology. Should you have any questions, please contact Township Clerk Will Jaques at wjaques@ezt.ca When social distancing restrictions are relaxed, Council will return as soon as possible to the standard in person format for its meetings.

To help protect the health and safety of people across the province, the Ontario government has extended all emergency orders that have been put in place to-date under s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act until May 12, 2020. This includes the closure of outdoor amenities in parks and recreational areas, non-essential workplaces, public places and bars and restaurants, along with restrictions on social gatherings and the prohibition of price gouging.

There are many programs now available through the Federal government to help Canadians with

financial assistance for lost income with wages, assistance with childcare, wage subsidies for employers and financial help for small business.

There are programs directed to seniors, students, agri business and other industries…we urge you to seek these out, if you have not already. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/ economic-response-plan The Fire Department reminds everyone that all controlled burns are suspended until further notice, however, campfires are still permitted at this time. Please remember that campfires are for households only, and not for groups of more than five (5).

Southwestern Public Health is now doing Facebook live chats at 1 pm on Fridays, we encourage the public to access their website at www.swpublichealth.ca to be part of these discussions.

If you think you have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has it, use the COVID-19 selfassessment to help determine how to seek further care. Please go to https://covid-19.ontario. ca/self-assessment

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

BEADONOR MONTH

GRACE UNITED CHURCH Office: 519-655-2151 - Rev. Mary Boland www.graceunitedtavistock.ca graceunitedchurch@rogers.com Hearing Assistance / Air-conditioning Services available online at the church YouTube channel.

From TAP Program Co-ordinator, Deb Wagler

SEBASTOPOL-TAVISTOCK Rev. Richard P. Brown / 519-655-2372

TAVISTOCK MENNONITE Pastor Jim Brown 131 Wettlaufer St., Tavistock 655-2581 Services available online at: www.tavistockmennonitechurch.ca

TAVISTOCK BIBLE CHAPEL (corner William & Oxford Streets) www.tavistockbc.org BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE

Church Phone 519-276-0701 Wellington Street, Tavistock stpaulstavistock@gmail.com Pastors Andy Schroth & Richard Orlowski No services until further notice!

EAST ZORRA MENNONITE 677044 16th Line Road, East Zorra Pastors Ray Martin & Tanya Dyck Steinmann / www.ezmennonite.ca Service audio recordings available at: https://ezmennonite.ca/worship/

TAVISTOCK MISSIONARY 77 Mogk St., Box 220, Tavistock N0B 2R0 Pastor Hugh Rutledge 655-3611 Email: office@tavistock.church www.tavistock.church

CASSEL MENNONITE 696556 17th Line Road, East Zorra Pastor Wanda Roth Amstutz 519-462-2251 • casselmc@netflash.net www.casselmc.com

ST. MATTHEWS LUTHERAN RR 1, Tavistock, Ont. N0B 2R0 (Maplewood Sideroad and the 16th Line) Interim Pastor Dale Finch www.stmatthewsezt.com

TAVISTOCK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TAP’s Role At This Time

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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The Sullivan family outside their home on Jacob Street East - Mike, Marg, Sean, Laura.

Tuesday, April 7th marked the two-year anniversary since Logan Boulet of the Humboldt Broncos had his organs donated to the Trillium Gift of Life campaign.

To mark the occasion, Tavistock heart transplant recipient Mike Sullivan and his family displayed a Beadonor sign on their front porch along with a couple of crossed hockey sticks.

Since 2003 there have been 19,007 transplants in Canada for heart, kidney, liver, lung and pancreas.

Last year the number of operations increased by 10 per cent.

In the first quarter of 2019/20 (April 1 – June 30, 2019), a record number of

organ transplants saved the lives of 388 Ontarians.

This achievement is credited to Trillium Gift of Life Network’s worldclass practices in organ and tissue donation and transplantation, the commitment of its hospital partners and transplant programs, and most importantly, the altruism of donor families who contributed to an increase in deceased organ donation.

During the same reporting period, a record 106 deceased organ donors generously gave the gift of life to someone in the end stages of a terminal disease, and an additional 553 tissue donors gave the gift of

eyes, skin, bone and heart valves.

“We are seeing this incredible increase in donation and transplant because of the commitment of Trillium Gift of Life Network and its hospital partners to continually offer the opportunity for donation as part of quality end of life care,” says Dr. Jeffrey Zaltzman, Transplant Nephrologist at St. Michael’s Hospital. “ Registration has a significant impact on organ and tissue donation.

Today 34 per cent of Ontarians are registered donors.

Visit www.BeADonor.ca to register or learn more.

MINISTERIAL LETTER The Harrowing of Hell: A Chapter in the Easter Story There was a tradition among the 1st century Jewish followers of Jesus that Jesus descended into hell after he died on the cross and before he came out of the tomb on Easter Sunday. The tradition tells us that Jesus descended into hell to set free all the righteous, from Adam and Eve onward, who had died before Jesus’ Resurrection.

The hell imagined by the early Jewish followers of Jesus was called Sheol – it was a shadowy place, something like the Roman Hades, where all the dead dwelt eternally.

Pastor Dale Finch Christian paintings that we are familiar with show Jesus coming out of the tomb all alone, but in Eastern Orthodox Christian art forms, Jesus comes out of the tomb accompanied by the souls he has freed from hell. Interesting!

A painting of the Resurrection in the Chora Church in Istanbul depicts Jesus coming out of the tomb literally pulling Adam and Eve along with him. What better pair than Adam and Eve to represent symbolically all those whom Jesus has freed from the chains of hell?

Under Jesus’ feet in that same painting we see a defeated Satan and, in the background, we see prison doors with broken locks and chains.

Jesus’ descent into Hell is called the Harrowing of Hell, which means “defeating the power of hell”. All of you who have lived on farms know the word “harrow”. When you harrow, you “defeat the power” of winter-hardened soil and stop the early weeds from taking root.

Maybe this is another way of understanding Easter. Jesus showed us how to change our lives and make the world a better place. So, let’s believe that the Resurrection was a corporate event and continues in the work that God, through Jesus, has called us to do.

Resurrection will come to a glorious conclusion sometime in the future when we finish the work that Jesus began by establishing God’s Kingdom of equality, mutual love, and peace here on earth. Jesus has shown us how to free the world from the hell we all too often make for ourselves. We are a Resurrection people.

The Harrowing of Hell is part of our Easter story, and we say in the Apostles’ Creed that we believe in it. So, it’s fitting to know what it’s all about.

Pastor Dale Finch, St. Matthews Lutheran Church, East Zorra

COVID-19 is a global crisis. We all need to do our part and STAY HOME. TAP recognizes that this can be particularly challenging for the community. If you are in need, please contact TAP by email tapisforyou@outlook.com Some of the ways we can help include: Food Delivery: TAP is preparing a volunteer task force to do your grocery shopping and deliver to your home via porch drop-off. Our grocery delivery is for anyone, not just those who are vulnerable.

Support Network: To address feelings of anxiety and/or depression.

Financial Distress: TAP can support by providing food and other items to lessen the financial burden.

Please contact TAP if you are in need during this stressful time. We’re all in this together and TAP is for you.

For more information email: tapisforyou@outlook.com Neighbours helping Neighbours!

Tavistock Assistance Program 519-655-3500

Birth: Ainsley Bethanie Jutzi JUTZI: With grateful hearts, Andrea and Peter share the early but safe arrival of their daughter Ainsley Bethanie on March 3. Ainsley is a beautiful sister to Jared and granddaughter to Elizabeth and late Dr. Bruce Halliday and Jean Ann and Cam Jutzi.

Birth: Matthew Frederick Phillips Megan and Paul Phillips welcome with love their first child, Matthew Frederick, born on February 28, 2020; weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. Blessed Grandparents: Gary and Marilyn Pearson of Tavistock and Brad and Martha Phillips of Healey Lake.

Proud Great Grandmothers are Norma Pearson and Beatrice Kaufman of Tavistock. Special thanks to Midwife Emily Roth and the nurses at the Listowel Memorial Hospital.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Council

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL PASSES PROCEDURAL BY-LAW Due to physical distancing protocols for COVID-19, East ZorraTavistock Council held their first virtual meeting on Wednesday evening, April 8, 2020 to pass amendments to the procedural by-law.

Upon calling the virtual meeting to order, Mayor Don McKay said that Council is leading the way, “ensuring that the work of the municipality goes forward. We’re open to help area residents with any concern, and I sense a very positive moral among the staff.”

The virtual meeting included the Mayor, Deputy Mayor Don Edmiston and Councillors Marg Lupton, Phil Schaefer, Matthew Gillespie, Scott Rudy and Jeremy Smith as well as CAO Karen DePrest and Corporate Services Manager Will Jaques.

Mr. Jaques went over the legislation to allow for amendments to the Township’s procedural bylaw to address the need for Council meetings to be held electronically during

a declared emergency.

Sections 4 and 7 provide guidance through emergencies called by either local or provincial governments. Meeting virtually will now count toward a quorum and officials can meet inside or outside the Township as necessary.

Mr. Jaques suggested that if restrictions are loosened in the future, and gatherings of more than five are allowed, Council could maintain proper social distancing by meeting at the county building, if permitted. “We may have to to figure out different processes for public meetings,” he said.

“We would want to get back as quick as possible to meeting in person.”

Mayor McKay noted that the amended meeting rules could be used at a later time wherein if individual members are unable to attend due to something like quarantine, “they could still participate and vote.”

Mayor McKay said, “If an emergency were declared, and we needed a

meeting, this really gives that opportunity for that member, wherever they are, to participate and be engaged. So while, yes,

it’s the COVID-19 today, it could be a tornado or something at a later date and so this would not preclude anyone.”

SCREEN GRAB / VIRTUAL COUNCIL SESSION

Mayor Don McKay (bottom, left) and EZT Council on April 8th. Clockwise are CAO Karen DePrest, Marg Lupton, Will Jaques, Don Edmiston, Scott Rudy, Jeremy Smith, Matthew Gillespie and Phil Schaefer (centre).

WHAT’S IN A STREET NAME? Tavistock & District Historical Society

By Sherrill Calder Janelle Drive and Scott Court are connected in more ways than one. Any guesses? What did Henry Vogt do to have an avenue named after him?

Janelle Drive and Scott Court are, indeed, connected in more ways than one. There’s a physical

connection where Scott Court forms a little cul de sac off Janelle Drive. More importantly, there’s a family connection. Janelle and Scott are siblings, the children of Murray McTavish who developed this area.

In 1979 lots on the new Janelle Drive and Scott Court were selling from $19,500 to $23,000. The streets were part of the

new subdivision named Taylor Heights.

Henry Vogt was Tavistock’s first Reeve. Tavistock officially became a municipality in 1909.

Within weeks the Village Council passed many new rules and regulations including a by-law prohibiting spitting on the sidewalks and riding bicycles on them. Perhaps

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more interesting was the by-law regulating the public morals of the village. A jail was discussed but the $45 price quoted by a Hamilton firm for a jail cell door was considered far too costly and a Tavistock carpenter was asked to see what could be made locally. The Henry Vogt Avenue street sign was erected in 1969.

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LITTLE MUDDERS

“This picture is from one of our best memories of the past few weeks. Peyton and Ashlin had 70 acres of mud to ride the four wheeler around in! They had a blast! Both of them were completely covered in mud but the smiles on their faces and the laughter surrounding them made all the mess worth it!” ~ Jenny Lee Christie, Tavistock

BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE

The street sign at the corner of Henry Vogt Avenue and Rudy Avenue in Tavistock.

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changes to garbage and recycling collection STARTING MAY 4, 2020 Affecting Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Ingersoll, Norwich, South-West Oxford, Tillsonburg and Zorra

On May 4, 2020, Oxford County will begin working with a new contractor to collect garbage and recycling.

HERE’S WHAT’S CHANGING:

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Approximately 3,000 customers will have a new pick-up day, mostly in Tillsonburg and Ingersoll. Affected customers will receive communication by mail. Curbside collection in South-West Oxford and Woodstock will not change.

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Pick-up times may shift, so be sure to have your garbage and recycling to the curb before 7 a.m.

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There will be minor changes to what's accepted in your Blue Box recycling; for instance, plastic bags and Styrofoam food and beverage containers will no longer be collected. This change applies to all municipalities except Woodstock.

WATCH FOR UPDATES Affected households will get an updated collection calendar in the mail

Visit Wasteline.ca for news and to sign up for autoalerts

LEAF & YARD WASTE Oxford County offers free leaf and yard waste disposal year-round at 11 convenient drop-off locations throughout the County.

LOCATIONS • Blandford-Blenheim

• Tavistock

• Hickson

• Tillsonburg

• Ingersoll

• Woodstock

• Innerkip

• Zorra

• Norwich

• Oxford County Waste Management Facility

• Springford

MOST LOCATIONS ARE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. Visit Wasteline.ca for more information, including hours of operation, and acceptable and unacceptable materials.

Download the Wasteline mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play

Follow us on social media: @OxfordCounty @WastelineOxford

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Nursing & Retirement Homes

100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING Beatrice (Weitzel) Kaufman was born in Tavistock 100 years ago on April 6, 1920. Her father operated a general store in Tavistock and a business calendar that she kept from that era remained at April 1920.

“The family was too busy after the birth to change the month,” her daughter Marilyn Pearson said.

On April 6, 2020, her children and many other relatives gathered outside the peopleCare nursing and retirement home in Tavistock to wish her a happy birthday. With the physical distancing protocols in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mrs. Kaufman was brought to the window by staff where she was able to greet them, family by family.

Through the window, daughter Marilyn Pearson read congratulatory greetings to her mom from Queen Elizabeth II, Governor General of Ontario, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is Elizabeth Dowdeswell, and Dave MacKenzie, MP for Oxford, a former Chief

of Police for the City of Woodstock, whom Marilyn worked for.

Mrs. Kaufman moved into long term care at the age of 85 and has resided under the care of staff at peopleCare since April of 2012.

Beatrice married Bill Kaufman in 1948 and the couple farmed near Hickson for 60 years.

Here, they raised beef cattle and ran a livestock transporting business.

They also raised eight children and were blessed with 20 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

“Family was her passion and her purpose in life,” daughter Mairlyn stated.

“She and Bill raised four boys and four girls.

This kept her very busy,” she added. “A piece of driftwood hung on the brick outside the front door where her Mom had carved, ‘Will Bea Home’.”

In a letter to the Gazette, Marilyn outlined some of the highlights of her mother’s life.

“Beatrice was a passionate member of Hebron United Church. She volunteered countless hours working with the United Church Women and teaching

Sunday School. She took advantage of any opportunity to host U.C.W. meetings in her home.

These were always a special event, worthy of using fine china teacups and the silver cream and sugar service. Beatrice was very creative which was evident in the many years of her 4-H leadership. Her children and grandchildren always cherished the homemade clothing created with such fine details. She made beautiful quilts, knitted dresses, afghans, socks, mittens and hats for all the new grandchildren.

Her family hold dear the many embroidered pillowcases, lovely table runners with delicate tatting so precisely stitched and beautifully designed artwork. Her flowerbeds and rock garden were immaculate.

She had a flair for making lovely floral arrangements that always adorned the dining room table.

At Christmas, Mrs. Kaufman always decorated the house with handmade crafts and special traditional homemade treats including shortbread,

TAVISTOCK GAZETTE NOW ONLINE ONLY During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Tavistock Gazette will not be publishing a print edition. The necessary need for social and physical distancing and the cancellation of all events and gatherings has caused a significant decrease in local news as well as advertising revenue. This makes it impossible to meet the financial requirements for us to be able to pay both the printing and mailing costs. We hope that when we resume publishing, we will be able to provide our printed edition for you once again. All print subscribers who don’t have internet access will have their expiry date extended.

In the meantime, we will publish a colour-enhanced, online version of the Gazette at www.tavistock.on.ca, FREE to all.

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Daughter-in-law Beth and husband Mike Kaufman try to explain to their grandchildren, Hazel and Ruby, why they can’t go inside to visit. fruitcake and meringue kisses, all from treasured family recipes.

Growing up in the Depression in the 1930’s, nothing went to waste. Everything was homemade and fresh from farm to table, including fruits, vegetables and preserves. The entire family helped with endless weeding and harvesting in summer heat, shelling bushels of peas, husking corn, picking beans, and canning tomatoes, which would be enjoyed all winter long.

Each Saturday she baked pies, cookies and squares. The cookie jar was always fully stocked with delicious, freshly baked cookies. It was always the first place the grandkids and the neighbourhood kids went when they came to visit. Her daughters were grateful to work alongside their mother to learn these life skills and values.

Despite being a small town girl, Beatrice was always eager to travel and explore. Her travel highlights were a trip to Germany to see the Oberammergau Passion Play, an Alaskan cruise with family to celebrate

WILLIAM & BEATRICE KAUFMAN 1948 WEDDING PHOTO

their 60th Wedding Anniversary, as well as visiting family and friends at their cottages. She also saw Canada from sea to sea.

Bea always shared her love of nature with children through frequent trips to the forest on the farm. There, they made maple syrup in a cauldron over a fire, and learned names of the wildflowers, every weed and tree.

Beatrice always talked about her goal to live to 100 years. This dream came true on April 6th.

Years ago, at Christmas, while unwrapping the family nativity scene, she told her daughter she wants to be an angel.”

Marilyn also commented, “The thing I will always cherish the most about my Mom is how she always made you feel so special and so loved. She had a remarkable gift of making the house a home. Family, friends and neighbours always felt welcome.”

The family said Mrs. Kaufman embraced the ‘less is more’ philosophy and raised her children with resourcefulness, ingenuity, creativity and kindness. “As we face this pandemic, many of us are focusing on exactly what Beattie embodied: choosing to live simply with respect and an appreciation for the important things in life,” Marilyn said.

A message received from a nephew, Tom Millard of Toronto, included the following comment that her Aunt Beattie said to him. “If you can’t find what you’re looking for, I’ll show you where it is; and if we don’t have it, I’ll show you how to get by without it.”

Marking 100 years, Mrs. Kaufman now joins two other peopleCare centenarians, Ruth Wettlaufer and Beatrice Yungblut.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Nursing & Retirement Homes

HONOURS HEALTH CARE WORKERS Staff at The Maples Home for Seniors Nursing and Retirement Home were surprised to receive a delivery on Wednesday, April 8th from Sam’s Valumart in Tavistock.

Executive Director Joan Hergott said a large basket filled with fruit and treats and a plant for each residence (Nursing Home and Retirement Home) were delivered.

“So, so thoughtful …” she said.

Staff shown are: Lynn McMahon, Cathy Sippel, Brenda Bender, Laura Drake, Lori Pletsch, Rhonda Lott, Sandra O’Neil, Wendy Yalaksa, Joan Hergott, Sarah McDonald, Melanie Hagen, Kate Fallowfield, Jillian Lightfoot, Sarah Griswold, Jeanette Bender, Marcia Willson, Sarah Canfield, Cassie Barclay, Christina Costello.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Library promotes Easter Egg Hunt

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Above left, Noelle Barron colours one of her Easter eggs while brother Lake shows his painted eggs. At right, Matthew and Ryersen Steckly with their finished, coloured Easter eggs.

LIBRARY EASTER EGG HUNT This past week’s adventure from the Librarian Deb Schurink at the Tavistock Branch of the Oxford County Library was an Easter Egg Hunt.

She asked her young members to create some Easter eggs at home using whatever they could find cereal boxes, rocks, plastic, fabric, construction paper.

“Maybe you have some

supplies left from the library craft bags, but don’t go to the store and buy anything new,” she said.

The children were asked to hang their creations in their front window, from a tree outside, or on their front porch. “Maybe you have some bunnies, baskets or Easter books that you could set up a display on your front porch

as well,” she added. The children and their families were asked to travel around town, practicing physical distancing, to see how many displays they could find and what other kids have been creating.

Mrs. Schurink created a display in the front window at the library and asked the children to send a colouring picture or pic-

ture of their coloured eggs, so she could fill the front window with them. “Easter will be a bit different this year,” she said, “but hoping the Easter Bunny will find you all with a small surprise on Sunday morning.

Keep smiling and we will all get through this together-alone!”

OXFORD COUNTY SEEKS ADVISORY VOLUNTEERS Oxford County is looking for two citizen volunteers to join the Accessibility Advisory Committee for a term that runs until 2022.

Residents interested in applying are asked to submit an application including a resumé by April 24, 2020, at 4 p.m. to: csenior@oxfordcounty.ca

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A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE MOMENTS IN GAZETTE HISTORY - 25 years ago, April 12 1995

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Submitted by Anna Croft - “A mealtime favourite that the kids enjoy!" “Best served with rice” Ingredients: • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts • 3/4 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 /4 cup balsamic vinegar • 1 bay leaf • 1 tablespoon butter

• salt and pepper to taste • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 6 cloves garlic • 3/ 4 cup chicken broth • 1 / 4 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions: Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry. Season the flour with salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat and sauté the chicken until it is nicely browned on one side (about 3 minutes).

Add the garlic. Turn the chicken breasts and scatter the mushrooms over them. Continue frying, shaking the skillet and stirring the mushrooms. Cook for about 3 minutes, then add the vinegar, broth, bay leaf and thyme. Cover tightly and simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes, turning occasionally.

Transfer the chicken to a warm serving platter and cover with foil. Set aside. Continue simmering the sauce, uncovered) over medium high heat for about 7 minutes. Swirl in the butter or margarine and discard the bay leaf. Pour this mushroom sauce mixture over the chicken and serve.

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