Tavistock Gazette - May 13, 2020 Edition

A MOTHER’S DAY STORY

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FRED FUNK: ENTERTAINER EXTRAORDINAIRE

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Serving Tavistock and area since 1895 VOLUME 124 • NUMBER 32

TAVISTOCK, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020

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MAIN STREET A Quick Look at Our Town THIS ‘N’ THAT The last full super “flower” moon of 2020 was last Thursday, May 7th - a beautiful clear, cold night, perfect for viewing … there were snow flurries Friday and Saturday with an accumulation on Monday morning … new garbage service (Emterra) started last week … Canada’s Covid-19 numbers are at 70,342 with Ontario’s number at 20,907 - remember to stay the course and keep up with physical distancing, hand washing and wearing a face mask when distancing difficult - Ontario is beginning to allow more businesses to open with specific guidelines … 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 frontline healthcare workers who are fighting against this virus - all are truly appreciated! … this coming weekend is the Victoria Day weekend - the Hickson Community fireworks has been CANCELLED for this year due to Covid-19!

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Naomi Puklicz is 9 years old May 13th; Delaney Zehr is 17; Owen Hill, 17; Tanner Horst, 19 … on May 14th Michael Fuller is 3; Michael Griffioen, 18; a birthday for Jakob Hill … Maverick Keller is 5 on May 15th; Levi Wiegand, 9; Alexander Hammer, 13; Nicholas Raymer, 16; and a 72nd wedding anniversary for Harold and Doris Winhold … on May 16th William Lindner is 3; Jaxon Hyde, 19; a birthday for Marieke vanRooyen … Luke Herold is 3 years old May 17th; Jacob Kobe, 18; a birthday for Robert Brodrecht; and a 12th wedding anniversary for Darryll and Candice Hopkins … on May 18th Aidan Heinbuch is 4; Jamie Wilker, 17 … Daniel and Kathryn Cressman celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary of May 19th.

CLANG YOUR POTS! in support of our frontline workers Every night at 7:30 p.m.

BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE

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Tarra Trachsel Green has been teaching in Ontario classrooms for the past 23 years!

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n her first co-op placement in Grade 11 at Hamlet Public School in Stratford, Tarra (Trachsel) Green was told that she would make a great teacher by her mentor and teacher, Sandra Lusk.

After graduating in 1996, she began her teaching career in Mexico, because teaching jobs were scarce here in Canada. Tarra returned to Canada a year later, however, and has been teaching in Ontario classrooms for the past 23 years.

Today, as everyone learns the new normal in the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, Tarra is also learning how the virtual classroom works.

Currently working as a Special Education teacher at Sprucedale Public School in Shakespeare, Mrs. Green is holding daily conferences with three classes of students through Google Classroom and Google Meet.

She also joins staff meetings through Zoom video communication conferencing and team meetings.

Before COVID-19 shut down the schools, teachers didn’t have a lot of extra time to learn the new technology; but now they are learning new platforms and new ways to communicate. And although they spend about an hour a day in the virtual classroom, students are keen to learn and visit with their teacher and friends.

The majority of students have their own home computers, but for those who don’t, the Avon Maitland School Board has made iPads and Chromebooks available. “It’s a way to even the playing field and allows all students a chance to learn,” Mrs. Green said.

Along with her Special Ed teaching, Tarra is also responsible for Kindergarten to Grade 8 music at Sprucedale. For these classes, she has been posting online video demonstration exercises in piano, guitar and ukulele. She first learned to play piano with lessons from her church organist, Mr. Wittig, then

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later took music and piano classes while attending Queen’s University.

Mrs. Green has come full circle from her elementary days at Sprucedale Public School under the direction of music teacher Mr. Mountain.

She took over his position six years ago and is now teaching the children of many of the friends she went to school with at Sprucedale.

Raised on a farm just west of Tavistock, a daughter of Bob and Winnie Trachsel, Tarra spent her high school days at Northwestern Secondary School in Stratford. At age 17, she became the Perth County Dairy Princess and travelled to many local schools as a dairy educator, teaching students about the milk industry. During her time in high school, she was asked to help work with special needs students, leading activities and classes.

4-H was another outlet for Tarra’s talents. She also participated in public speaking throughout school and served at her home church, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, SebastopolTavistock, as a Sunday School teacher.

Teaching is something Tarra always really liked to do. “My mom (Winnie) is so skilled at so many things,” she said. “I guess it rubbed off on me.”

Tarra attended McMaster University in Hamilton where she earned her Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology. There, she was on the varsity girls rugby team and was a fitness and aerobics leader as well as teaching at McMaster Sport Fitness School.

A car accident in 1995 “changed my journey from teaching high school physical education,” Tarra admitted. Recovering from her injuries, she took on a new view of kids who are disabled. She taught herself to slow down and asked herself how she could teach things differently. The following year she enrolled in the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University in Kingston for her degree in Special Education.

Upon graduation, teaching jobs were hard to find so by applying through a job fair at the University, she was accepted as one of more than 20 Canadian graduates to teach at a private school in Mexico. At Colegio Ingles in Monterrey, she taught subjects in English to Spanish-speaking Grade 2 students. While she was there, she took classes in Spanish three times a week and became fairly proficient in the language. (continued on page 2)

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Around Our Community

“WE MISS YOU” Sprucedale Public School, Shakespeare, staff were led by Principal Don Rauser in a caravan around the village on Thursday afternoon, May 7th, 2020.

Many Sprucedale families watched from the ends of their driveways as the cars, honking noisily, passed by, followed by the Township Fire Truck driven by Fire Chief Greg Ankenmann.

Sixteen staff members, in cars, joined the parade which began at the school and wound its way through the back streets. The families “had huge smiles on their faces and many of the children were holding signs reading: We Love Our Teachers - We Miss You Sprucedale Staff,” said one of the teacher organizers Kimberley Boon. “We even made the construction crew along the highway and the Akins Lumber Yard workers wave and smile,” she said.

“Everyone adhered to the social/physical distancing rules VERY well,” Ms. Boon added. “We miss the kids that we teach and want them to know that we care about them.” she concluded.

SPRUCEDALE TEACHER, STAFF PARADE

PHOTO BY BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE

TARRA GREEN... (continued from page 1) Returning to Canada, Tarra went back to Kingston where she taught at one of the oldest schools in Canada, Sydenham Public School, a limestone building which opened in 1853.

She taught elementary physical education and special education. Her career took her to many schools in the Kingston and Ottawa area.

Tarra moved back to

the Stratford area where she married Darrell Green of Wellesley at Trinity Lutheran Church on April 5, 2003. Darrell is a son of Barb (Doug MacDougald) and the late Don Green. Darrell works at Conestogo Agri in Drayton. Tarra and Darrell have two sons, Aaron, 13, and Rowan, 11.

Tarra’s first job with the Avon Maitland District School Board was in the rural school of Central Perth in Wartburg, then in Stratford at King Lear and Bedford before moving off to a new school

in Seaforth where she taught special education.

She moved to teaching a Grade 2 class at Anne Hathaway in Stratford for the next eight years as well as teaching special education and physical education. It was about six years ago that Tarra got a welcomed call to join the staff at Sprucedale in Shakespeare.

At Sprucedale, Mrs. Green is involved in many aspects of school life. She started a chess club, has coached soccer, basketball and volleyball and also started a butterfly

garden at the school for the primary grades. Tarra loves photography and has been instrumental with the year book team.

She has also led a few operettas and helped lead Christmas performances in her career including some at Sprucedale.

Since school has been out, Tarra realizes that many people are learning the importance of the arts, including music, reading, writing and drawing or painting. Her online classes have included sessions in cursive writing, and although school work

is important, “you need that little break,” she said.

Tarra’s talents in that regard have led her to publishing her own children’s book in 2014, entitled Sammy Swan’s Summer Adventure in Stratford. Her students were the first children to hear this story and inspired her to publish it. Her boys have helped her with a winter version of Sammy Swan which will be published in the near future. Tarra has also been working on a science fiction novel which she also hopes to finish

and publish through The Author’s Academy.

Tarra writes, paints, and creates in her free time and loves watercolours.

She had also been teaching drum circles to various groups around the area using her own collection of djembe drums and percussion kits.

Since COVID-19, she has also thought about doing online drum sessions.

A talented educator, Tarra can’t wait to get back into the classroom with her students. But for now, virtual visits will have to do.

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

By Sherrill Calder Our story today begins with a man named Alexander Mitchell.

Alex was an interesting character. On one hand he was Shakespeare’s Postmaster and, for a brief time, served as the Reeve of South Easthope Township. On the other hand he was the man taken to court for missing money on land deals in Tavistock. By the time the court decision came down Alex was long gone and, when last heard

from, was far away in Texas. The court sold the land in question to the highest bidder, William B. Hendershot.

Hendershot commissioned a survey of his property in 1868.

On that survey we find some new street names and a long-standing one.

Hendershot Street is, of course, named after the land owner. Minerva Street was a mystery for a long long time. Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare. It would be quite a stretch to find that applicable in Tavistock

in 1868. By the time lots were available for sale on Minerva Street the land was owned by L.M. Richardson. As records are becoming increasingly available on sites like Ancestry, more and more mysteries are solved, including this one. L.M. Richardson is Mrs. Louisa Minerva Richardson of Thorold, Ontario, the daughter of William B. Hendershot.

The long-standing street name mentioned earlier is Hope Street.

By the time of the survey Hope Street had been in existence for 20 years. The

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area to the north was then part of South Easthope Township, named after John Easthope who was a Director for the Canada Company, a British enterprise responsible for land sales and colonization in this area.

It’s believed that Hope Street was also named after Easthope.

Check a future edition of the Gazette to see if your street is named.

If you would like to know more about our local history check www.tavistockhistory.ca

BILL GLADDING / TAVISTOCK GAZETTE

The street sign at the corner of Hendershot and Minerva Streets in Tavistock.

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TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH SEBASTOPOL-TAVISTOCK Rev. Richard P. Brown / 519-655-2372

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Earl John Nickolas Earl John Nickolas, passed away peacefully with his loving wife by his side at Nithview Community Home on Monday, April 20th, 2020 at the age of 79.

Beloved husband of Susan (Swartzentruber) Nickolas for 53 years.

Loving father of Tracey (Kevin Erb), Jacqueline (Brian McNaughton), and Todd (Debbie). Loving pop to Madison (Shawn) and Mykaela (Drew) Erb, Sophia and Alayna Bailey, and Adrian and Gabriel Nickolas. Also remembered by Robert and Nicole McNaughton.

Special uncle to five nieces and nephews.

He is survived by his sister Jane (Howard) Wittig and sister-in-law Judith Ziegler.

He was predeceased by his parents John

and Oleva Nickolas and brother-in-law Ron Ziegler.

Earl was a proud dairy farmer who lived all his life on the family farm. He was also a loving father and grandfather who enjoyed being with his family and passing along his love of ice cream.

He and Susan enjoyed many years of travelling together and also enjoyed 28 years playing Mixed Nuts baseball, meeting new friends, and in recent years, spending the winters in Fort Myers, Florida with many visits from family and friends. Earl was also a past member of both the Tavistock and New Hamburg Optimist Clubs and a life-long member of Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hamburg.

A private family burial took place on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Riverside Cemetery, with a celebration of life to take place at a later date. Pastor Tanya Ramer officiated. Donations can be made to the Alzheimers Society or the Nithview Building Fund.

Personal condolences and donation information available at www. markjutzifuneralhomes.ca Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, New Hamburg.

Larry Bender Larry Daniel Bender, 58, of Tavistock, passed away on May 2nd, 2020.

He was born in Stratford, Perth County, on June 30th, 1961 a son of the late Ivan and Beatrice (Brenneman) Bender.

Larry had a large heart, and consistently lived a life of compassion, kindness and generosity.

He was always ready with a laugh or helping hand and had an amazing ability to connect with people of all stripes.

He was full of passion for organic farming and deeply affected by injustice. He poked us, annoyed us, challenged us and tried to make the world a better place. He greatly loved his three children, Rachel, Noah and Barrett Bender and his son-in-law, John, of whom he approved.

He is survived by his sister, Mary Ann Bender; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim Bender and Sonya Schwartzentruber; Richard and Grace Bender; aunts and uncle, Geoline Bender, Katie Bender, Bruce and Mary Brenneman and many nieces, nephews, greatnephews and a greatniece. Also remembered

by Joanie Willms and the Willms family.

He will be greatly missed by his family and more friends than you can shake a stick at.

A small family graveside service was held on Monday, May 4th and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, either directly or through the Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock by calling 519-655-2431.

Personal condolences can be sent at www. francisfh.ca

Warne, Catherine “Cathy” Denise (nee Schamber) Passed away peacefully, with her husband by her side and surrounded by the love of her family, on Friday, May 8th, 2020 at Sakura House, at the age of 63, after an extended battle with cancer.

Beloved wife of Doug Paterson, devoted mother of Kyle (Jackie), Matthew (Sarah), Amanda (Heather and Matthew) and Austin (Jen), adored grandma to Deeanna. She will be greatly missed by Ron (Joanne), as well as by her brother-in-law Bruce Carpenter, and her siblings, Rob Schamber and his wife Jackie, Susan and her husband Wayne Schwartz, Diane and her husband Rob Leonard, and Dan Schamber.

Cherished aunt of Tim (Sarah), Terry (Colleen), Stephanie, Jamie (Ellisa), Meghann (Matt), Jason, Andy (Kata), Jorden (Mark), Kelsey (Branden), and Michael (Hannah).

She will be fondly remembered by her extended family, friends, and all those who knew her. Predeceased by her parents, Cyril and Betty Schamber (nee Stahle) in 2005, and her sister Margaret Carpenter in 2019.

Cathy was born in Doon and spent the majority of her life in Kitchener, an integral part of the City of Kitchener staff for over 30 years, and a fixture in the annual charity event Rock Revival. Retiring to Tavistock in 2011, Cathy ran the unofficial Tavistock Cat Colony, ensuring the stray cats in the area were fed and cared for, including spaying and neutering, to reduce the growing population. Family meant everything, and despite travelling the world, her happiest times were at home, having a big family meal. Everyone was always welcome, and there were many people who called her Mom, and came to her for help, and love.

Special thanks to Nurse Young Mee Jung and Dr. Fryer for their exceptional care.

In keeping with her wishes, cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Cancer Assistance Program (cancerassist.ca), the KW Humane Society (kwhumane.com), or the Charity of your Choice, in her memory, would be appreciated by the family.

HICKSON LIONS EVENTS CANCELLED The Hickson Lions have cancelled their May 24 fireworks and as well the Brunch in the Park. “We have not made an official decision on Lions Daze as of yet, but I am figuring it will also be a no go,” said Brad Smith. The Firefighters have also cancelled the August Fish Fry.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Gowns, Masks and Volunteers

MAPLES DONATIONS Staff from The Maples Home for Seniors were pleased to receive the new gowns sewn by community member Peg Habsch (photo, left). The Maples purchased and supplied the kits to her. Peg spent approximately 20 hours sewing these gowns for the Home. Special thanks as well is extended to Elizabeth Halliday for her donation of gowns as well.

The Maples staff are also sporting their new caps and headbands graciously donated by volunteers from Grace United Church. These items are a much needed and appreciated necessity as there are buttons on both sides to loop their face mask elastics to prevent their ears from getting sore. Photo, right, PSW Taylor Donaldson models a colourful headband.

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A MOTHER’S DAY STORY All it took was a request from a daughter to her mom!

It has been awhile since I have given you an update about the hospital Gown project. Some of you will have read the articles in the Tavistock Gazette a few weeks ago, one of which was titled “Grace Church Members Lead Local Gown Project”.

Starting with a request from my daughter Jenn Killing who works for PeopleCare Communities Inc., to her mom, Rev. Mary Boland, it has been publicized as a Grace project. I have talked to Brian about how that happened inadvertently but perhaps not surprisingly; my networks after all are through church connections. First of all the call went out to the Tavistock Ministerial and then to the Western Ontario Waterways Region network. That was all it took to galvanize over 200 ladies to set up their sewing machines to contribute to this project. Word spread from one church to another and now folks from many different denominations and communities are involved. It has truly been an incredible experience to work with these ladies. There have been many comments about their personal sense of achievement in doing something constructive against this COVID-9 Pandemic. It is a very worthwhile thing to do while we isolate and wait.

Truthfully the gown project was initiated by PeopleCare Communities Inc. who decided to invest in PPE supplies to protect their staff and residents when these items were not readily available.

PeopleCare purchased and provided all the gown kits. I recruited and coordinated the many volunteers who stepped forward to sew the gowns. Think of a still pool of water. A pebble drops into the middle of the pool. Ripples begin to spread, moving toward the outer edges of the pool. Another pebble drops.

More ripples. Another pebble. Even more ripples.

Eventually the pool is covered with ripples bouncing into one another, back and forth, up and down, side to side, edge to edge. That pebble was my daughter’s phone call, and the ‘water’ is still rippling.

Several group leaders stepped forward to help organize volunteers in their area.

Now my garage serves as an “in and out” store so to speak: as a storage space for supplies and where completed gowns are brought “in” and new supplies go “out.”

Other needs have been added to the project; 800 scrub caps for the healthcare staff to protect their ears when they are wearing masks, and scrub bags in which to carry their soiled uniforms home.

Most of the scrub caps were provided by another group of volunteers in Stratford, called CareMongers.

They provided quite a few of the scrub bags as well.

Today May 8th, marks the day 5 weeks ago when my daughter Jenn called me and wondered whether I could find some volunteers to sew hospital gowns.

It was in a call later that day that she mentioned they needed 3,000 gowns. Where does one start with a request like that? And of course, the church was my first response. This morning I sent out an update to

the sewists, saying that we are in the home stretch.

I am happy to announce that today the last 10 gown kits went out to be sewn.

Amazing! All of that in 5 short weeks.

You may want to know more about how the gowns are being used.

3,000 gowns sounds like a lot, but the number was based on 3 gowns for the care of each resident – for staff and resident use. PeopleCare has 8 homes and almost 1000 residents.

As the completed gowns are returned to PeopleCare, they are laundered and distributed to the homes in amounts based upon the number of residents in each home.

The bags and caps are also laundered and distributed to the staff. Thanks to the CareMongers group in Stratford extra caps have been passed on to The Maples. Masks have also been passed on to both the PeopleCare and Maples homes in Tavistock, to be used as needed.

Six bags of fabric was donated by 2 ladies from Kitchener – a lot of that was and is being used for making scrub bags for the staff, and some of the larger pieces were used to make 10 gowns for The Maples Home here in Tavistock, and to make 10 gowns for the Medical Clinic.

This has been an incredibly rewarding project for the volunteers and myself – a way of giving back to the community in this time of pandemic. I feel blessed and grateful for the opportunity to have been involved.

– Rev. Mary Boland

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COPING WITH COVID-19 A look back at entertainment

ENTERTAINER EXTRAORDINAIRE FRED FUNK WAS TAVISTOCK’S ‘ED SULLIVAN’ Tavistock & District Historical Society

By Sherrill Calder People of a certain vintage remember when “The Ed Sullivan Show” was mandatory television viewing each and every Sunday evening. Did you know that Tavistock has its own Ed Sullivan? His name is Fred Funk.

Fred Funk was just 14 years old when he began entertaining audiences.

It was a modest start, playing in a small musical group at a Tavistock Horticultural Society meeting. The year was 1925.

By the mid 1940s “Fred Funk and his Variety Entertainers” was considered one of the very best variety shows in southwestern Ontario. It was a stage version of an Ed Sullivan type TV show featuring singers, dancers, acrobats, magicians, instrumentalists and comedians. Fred was the manager and master of ceremonies. A frequent and popular member of the troupe was young Lawrence “Bing” Kelly, a local musical prodigy who sang, yodelled and played the ukulele. Big names at the time like Earl Heywood who was known as “Canada’s No. 1 Singing Cowboy” and the Paul Brothers joined Fred on stage.

Fred always encouraged new talent, young and old alike. For many years he spearheaded the local Talent Quest program, Amateur Night and other venues that showcased new acts and old

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Fred Funk and his percussion kit which is now a part of the Tavistock & District Historical Society Collection. favourites.

Fred was an entertainer in his own right. He played the piano, drums, harpophone, marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, musical bells and chimes.

He did solo acts at garden parties, service clubs, church socials, Christmas parties and even at weddings.

He assembled orchestras, often 8

TREAD WATER OR GO DOWN

A Note from The Tavistock Gazette

From the onset of this pandemic, the Tavistock Gazette has tried to be proactive in continuing this 125 year old newspaper. The advertising we are currently receiving will not cover the production costs of a printed and mailed edition. Advertising has dropped off and subscription renewals are few and far between, so we made the decision to go online rather than cease to publish entirely.

At the start, our newspaper association approached Canada Post for reduced rates for mailing, which was denied; and we approached our printing company for a break on a pared down edition, but to no avail. Thus the decision to be able to continue was to publish only an online version.

We are hoping for better times ahead and none of us thought this would go on for this long, let alone many months more; so we will attempt to continue to keep you informed with local news and features online. We are all in this together!

The Editor and his wife

members, that for years on end played at the Tavistock Tattoo, Frolic, Fall Fair, Variety Concerts, special events and regular weekly dances at the arena. Out-of-town engagements included the famed 42 Wellington, Stratford’s best-known dance place, along with bookings at the Lakeview Casino in Grand Bend and the Walper Hotel in

Kitchener, to name just a few.

For decades Fred played in the Tavistock Citizen’s Band.

While Fred’s musical life was fun and rewarding it didn’t pay all the bills. He earned a paycheque from an early age. Fred was born in Tavistock in 1911 and lived his entire life in the house at 19 Jacob Street East. His father

died when Fred was just 14 years old. His mother died a few months later.

Fred’s first job was at the local flax mill. A few years later he advertised his services as a painter and wallpaper hanger charging 25 cents an hour with first-class work guaranteed. In time other jobs took precedence but Fred always kept one hand in the paint can.

In 1935 a Fuller Brush dealer convinced him he could sell their products.

The first housewife Fred tried selling his products to slammed the door in his face. Most salesman would have left but Fred knocked a second time. When the woman opened the door and shouted “Are you back again?” Fred explained that he had just returned to retrieve his nose. She was so surprised that she invited him in and placed an order. Fred switched to selling Rawleigh Products in 1962. He was a well-known, well-liked, successful door-to-door salesman for 48 years.

Fred had a first-class partner in all of his endeavours …. his wife, Anna. Fred and Anna Gerth were married in 1936. In the days of Fred’s variety shows and orchestras Anna was the co-ordinator, ticket seller, secretary and financial manager. In his days as a painter, decorator and door-to-door salesman Anna did whatever was needed at the time.

Fred Funk died in 1987. Anna passed away in 1995. They are buried at Grace United Church cemetery in Tavistock.

If you should know of other people who played in Fred’s orchestra / band over the years please tell us at: tavistockhistory.ca PHOTO BELOW: Band members are, left to right, George Jones, Harold Bingeman, Fred Funk, Margaret Lewis, Edgar Wilker, Susan Mainhart and Glen Gillespie.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Around the Township

ZONE CHANGE APPROVED EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK COUNCIL The Council of the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock met electronically at 9 a.m. on Wednesday May 6, 2020.

Members present included Mayor Don McKay, Deputy Mayor Don Edmiston and Councillors Margaret Lupton, Scott Rudy, Phil Schaefer and Jeremy Smith. Absent was Councillor Matthew Gillespie. Staff present were CAO-Treasurer Karen DePrest and Clerk Will Jaques.

Council reviewed the correspondence from the Town of Tillsonburg regarding rolling back the Carbon Tax and passed a motion to support the resolution.

After some discussion, Council approved the zone change application by H. Loewith Inc. for lands described as Lots 8-11, Registered Plan 74; being Parts 4 & 5, 41R-9562, Township of East ZorraTavistock. The application was to remove the Holding (H) provision in order to permit development of two lots for single detached dwellings on Strathallan Road.

Council approved the

zone change application to rezone lands from ‘Rural Residential Zone (RR)’ to ‘Special Rural Residential Zone (RR-18)’ to recognize the lot area and depth of the existing lots. Holding (H) provisions were included in the amending Zoning By-Law and required the applicant to provide access and/or frontage onto an improved street to be available for residential use of the lands, and that all legal requirements with respect to the design and construction, capital costs, and/or legal agreements have been satisfied.

Planning staff were satisfied that the requirements of the holding provisions have been met and development can now proceed.

Council reviewed the minutes of the April 14, 2020 Hickson Trail Committee meeting which was held via Zoom. Karen Deprest, CAO/Treasurer, provided financial numbers to the end of 2019. Balance was $16,714.

The culvert that was installed at Verkuyl’s, by Mike Lichti Contracting,

cost $1,185.50. It was also noted that there is a separate bank account within the Township’s funds where the committee will earn interest. Grass cutting last year cost $1,918.17 and they are going to get a new quote from Travis Bean and Alexander Innes will provide a quote for cutting the trail with his new Bush Hog. All benches and a picnic table are now installed on the trail. They will be marked with the name Hickson Trail using a stencil. Gravel (free from the Township) could be used to decrease the wet spot at McKay’s crossing in the centre section of the trail and also at Verkuyl’s.

A quote from Bower Hill estimates $2,000 per day for cleaning up dead trees and branches on the trail and to cull the dead/ dying ash trees back 20 feet from the trail. The estimate was 6-7 days, again at $2,000 per day.

The Ash Tree SubCommittee will estimate the number of trees they are now talking about. It was suggested also that friends who were certified

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chain saw users could do the work. Another option might be to hire someone with a mini-excavator who could push over the trees into the bush.

One member was unable to make his monthly hike on the trail because, on his way from his home in Brant County, he was stopped near Burford by the O.P.P. and asked where he was going. After explaining, the officer informed him that all trails were closed to the public and he was to turn around and go home. In fact, trails are not closed in Brant or in Oxford.

They are in Norfolk and in some other areas of the province. Members said that when they were on the trail the many users were using physical distancing in all cases.

Their next regular meeting will be May 12 at 7 p.m., likely using Zoom.

Council also reviewed the report from Building Inspector/Drainage

Superintendent Connor Occleston regarding the petition received for work to the Parker Drain, as well as the appointment of an engineer for the associated work.

According to Section 4(1) of the Drainage Act, for a petition to be valid, the majority of the landowners in the watershed (or representing 50% of the hectarage in the watershed) would need to sign the petition. This was the case. Therefore, Council will proceed with improvements to the Parker Drain and further instructed staff to send notice to Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. They also appointed K. Smart & Associates Limited as the engineer to examine the area requiring drainage as described in the petition and prepare a report as per Section 8(1) of the Drainage Act. Council reviewed

the Monthly Building, Development & Drainage Report from CBO John Scherer and the Monthly Public Works Report from Public Works Manager Tom Lightfoot.

Mr. Lightfoot gave a report regarding the recent asphalt resurfacing tender results. Council accepted the tender submitted by Brantco Construction for the works proposed in contract 2020-07, for the submitted tender price of $251,541.39.

The 16th Line will receive a ‘shave and pave’ treatment. For this treatment, they will be milling off 50mm of asphalt then repaving to the same depth. The milled asphalt will be trucked to the 89 Loveys Street property to be used in future projects. James Street, between Balsam Street and Main Street, Innerkip will also receive a 40mm lift of asphalt.

NEW GARBAGE CONTRACT Beginning May 4, 2020, Oxford County has been working with a new contractor to collect garbage and recycling.

Emterra Group has taken over the contract to collect garbage and recycling. East Zorra-Tavistock residents are asked to set garbage and recycling at the curb by 7:00 a.m. to ensure pick up.

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“It is so nice to be appreciated,” says the staff at The Maples Home For Seniors in Tavistock after Retirement Home Resident, Joe Gummow, ordered two special cakes to show staff he too appreciates all the hard work they are doing.

Mr. Gummow has been a resident at The Maples for the past five years after leaving his home in Stratford. Raised in the Moncton area, Joe said, “You name something I haven’t done and I’d be surprised.”

He worked in a dairy, machine shop, did trucking and had his own business for a while.

Joe’s wife, Betty, passed away in 2015. He has two children Penny (Gary Fraser) in Stratford and Perry (Crystal) in Chatham.

Joe joined the Scots Fusiliers at age 16 and was later in the Perth Regiment. He loves to wear his Cornish National Tartan and the Adair Scottish Tartan from his mother’s side of the family.

At left, Joe poses with Administrative Assistant Laura Drake who he said “did everything” for him to make the cakes happen.

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Self-care is a buzz word that can be seen everywhere recently. It’s great that people are seeing the value in taking time for themselves as self-care builds off of important ideas such as self-compassion and investing in your mental health. However, self-care can seem abstract and vague. How do you know if you are doing it right?

When can you tell that it’s working? With so many people using the word loosely, the meaning of the practice is starting to get lost.

I have found it helpful to view self-care as taking care of your whole self.

When talking about health, there is a tendency to separate different aspects of the self or the body and talk about taking care of them individually.

We have physical health, mental health, emotional health. We talk about gut health, heart health and on and on. Perhaps this is an attempt to make a healthy lifestyle sound more feasible. Separating a big goal into smaller, more attainable goals does have value. However, this has led to the insinuation that mental health is separate from the other aspects of our well-being.

I believe it is incredibly important to remember all parts of the self are interconnected.

The Indigenous peoples have a way of looking at a person that emphasizes the wholistic self. The way it’s been explained to me is that there are four parts of a person: physical, emotional, mental, and

spiritual. The physical aspect refers to our bodies and our environment around us. This includes the weather, our housing situation, and the food we eat. The emotional part would be what is commonly referred to as mental health. This means looking at our stress levels and our ability to cope with emotions. The mental aspect refers to the way we are learning and the cognitive engagement we have with the world around us. Lastly, the spiritual part of self doesn’t necessarily have to be connected to a formal religion, but more so recognizes our connection to all people and nature.

Looking at the wholistic self may seem different at first but when you think about it, you can see it’s a natural way of approaching self-care.

How many times do we end up fixating on only one part of ourselves, desperately trying to improve it and wondering why nothing is changing?

Mental health is an important part to our well-being, but it does not exist in isolation to the rest of our self. If you are finding self-care ineffective in your life, I would encourage you to look at the different aspects of the self. Are you investing time in all four parts? Or are you only focusing on the physical, or the emotional? Take time to reflect on how you are taking care of yourself and make it a challenge to spend time nurturing parts of yourself that may have been forgotten.

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Families have been asked to stay within their “bubble”, so at right, sisters Katie and Jada Namink and first cousin Lily Armstrong take a walk while keeping physical distance.

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FAMILY DELIVERS GAZETTE EDITIONS It may be happening in other family groups, but one out-of-town resident who doesn’t have access the internet is getting her Gazette printed and delivered to the door, by her family.

“I hope that it’s okay that I’ve been printing The Gazette (online edition) and delivering the mini-sized version to my Aunt Doreen Shantz’s mailbox during COVID19,” says Tavistock resident Ryan Steckly.

“She had been missing the stories. It’s smaller on size, but even bigger on content these days,” Ryan said. “Surprisingly still easy to read even at 8.5”x11” size.”

“Thanks for keeping the electronic version of The Gazette available. It’s nice to keep reading all the great local content. It’s also more uplifting than tuning into the noon news,” Ryan said.

Mrs. Shantz has also been busy quilting during COVID-19 and a quilt from Hillcrest Church needed a new temporary home and someone to put a few stitches to it.

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Braves' awards winners include, left to right, Most Sportsmanlike Shawn McKay, Most Valuable and Leading Scorer Brett Bartlett, Best Defenceman Daryl Smith, Rookie of the Year Matt Bender, Playoff MVP Rod Winchester, Most Gentlemanly Jeremy Bartlett, and Most Improved Jeff Konigshofer.

Tavistock Braves Jr. D 1995-96 Awards The Tavistock Braves Junior Development (Jr. D) team held their annual banquet and awards night at the Tavistock Legion Hall on Wednesday, May 15th. Club president Dr. Paul Bartlett chaired the awards portion of the banquet reviewing the feats of former award winners and praising the new recipients. Brett Bartlett earned the Most Valuable Player award as well as the Tavistock Gazette leading scorer award as presented by Bob Gladding Sr. Daryl Smith received the best defenceman award as presented by the Burton family while Jeff Konigshofer was the Most Improved player earning the Swartzentruber-Scott-BeimersBleay award. The Laverne Yantzi trophy for the Most Sportsmanlike player was presented by Steve Yantzi to Shawn McKay and Rookie of the Year, the B. Swartzentruber and Gary J. Yantzi award, was won by Matt Bender. Steve Yantzi also presented the C. J. Bender Memorial Trophy to Jeremy Bartlett as the Most Gentlemanly player. Finally, the Playoff Most Valuable Player trophy was awarded to Braves' goaltender Rod Winchester.

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