Tavistock Gazette - May 27, 2020 Edition

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Serving Tavistock and area since 1895 VOLUME 124 • NUMBER 34

TAVISTOCK, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020

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MAIN STREET A Quick Look at Our Town THIS ‘N’ THAT This past weekend was sunny and warm - social distancing at the local garden centres was challenging - hot, humid weather predicted for most of this week … remember the Bottle Drive this Saturday, May 30th in support of the Tavistock Minor Hockey and the Tavistock Royals . . . Canada’s Covid-19 numbers are at 85,998 with Ontario's number at 26,191 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!

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Ellie Green is one year old May 27th; Reid Harold is 5; Lindsay Vanderhyden, 12; Nicole Danen, 16; anniversaries for Murray and Barb Roth, 42nd; Nathan and Amy Yantzi, 3rd … on May 28th Cole Mosburger is 8; Kenneth Wilhelm, 18; Hope Albrecht, 19; birthdays also for Katelyn Wagler; Angie Wettlaufer … Claire Yantzi is 17 May 29th; Mia Kurzatz, 18; a 16th wedding anniversary for Kris and Krista Matthews . . . on May 30th Carter Cook is 9; Arielle McGregor, 13; Grace Bender, 16; a 28th wedding anniversary for James and Bonnie Kropf … Karsen Ankenmann is 18 May 31st; a birthday for Jessica Clemmer … on June 2nd Evelyn Kalbfleisch is 6; Mac Alexander, 16. Congratulations to all and this year's celebrations will be some for the history books!

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

These video messages became her outlet ...

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- Kristina Hyde, RN

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t takes a special kind of person to become a nurse. It takes an even more special nurse to bare her soul in a public forum; but that’s what Kristina Hyde has done.

A cardiac nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener for the past 13 years, Kristina first turned to Facebook video posts to try and educate and protect people from the threat of COVID-19.

She spoke with a cardiologist at St. Mary’s Hospital at the outset of the pandemic to learn what was coming and was surprised by the response she received. He said he was willing to die rather than leave any patient untreated. ‘If it’s my time to go I will except that,’ he told her. “It was not the answer I was expecting,” she said.

“These doctors and all the other health care workers care and are willing to sacrifice themselves. These people are so selfless; they’re willing to die to help people,” she added. “These are the people that I work with and I’m so damn proud,” she said.

It was through that conversation that Kristina began her video messages to her friends and family. She first asked everyone to be socially responsible by keeping their distance and following government guidelines. “We need to be responsible to each other,” she said. In another video, she demonstrated hand washing and was surprised and humbled when one friend wrote back saying that when she asked her young daughter if she had washed her hands, she replied, “Yes I did Mommy, just like Kristina showed me.”

This kind of message, especially during a pandemic, always makes more sense when you can get the information from someone you know and trust.

Kristina’s mother, Mary Lou, is a Registered

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Nurse who was working at Stratford General Hospital for many years in the emergency department, day surgery and recovery unit.

Kristina always knew she too wanted to work in the health care field, so after graduating from Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School, she enrolled in the Registered Nurses’ Program at Conestoga College. She took an extra cardiac course at the end of her studies and was hired by Stratford General Hospital to work part-time in the cardiac ward and intensive care unit beginning in 2002.

In January of 2007, she took on another part-time job at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener in the Cardiac Catheterization department. In 2009, she ended her work in Stratford and stayed on at St. Mary’s where she is currently sharing hours in the diagnostic day clinic and radiology as well as doing outpatient procedures.

When the COVID-19 pandemic was announced and hospitals were preparing for patients, Kristina started noticing that while most people were being responsible, many weren’t. “I wish I could social distance, but (because of her work) I can’t,” she said. “I’m terrified of bringing it home to my husband and my son.”

In the hospital, staff are screened every day before they are allowed in to work. Kristina has never exhibited any symptoms, nor has she been tested for COVID-19 thus far. “I actually feel really good about going to work,” she said, where everyone is going by the rules. “I’m more comfortable with that than going into the grocery store.”

The most difficult thing to get used to in their hospital work is remembering the proper procedure for a Covid Code Blue. Before COVID-19, everyone would rush into the patient’s room, like a fireman running toward the fire. Now, you have to make sure you are wearing the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) before entering; for your own safety. This creates a slower response time and can mean a delay in treatment. But staff is getting more comfortable with the procedures now, learning what PPE is right for what situation. (continued on page 4)

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Around Our Community

4-H IS 4-EVER before the due date,” Jade explained.

“Sometimes the internet glitches and freezes, but we can see each other and be interactive,” she said.

In a virtual meeting, “we don't get to see and meet the members and leaders, but you can do the project on your own time.”

The best part about these online platforms is that “I can join clubs from all over Ontario that I wouldn't normally be able to join,” Jade said. She is currently enrolled in 4-H Clubs in Perth, Oxford, Brant and Chatham-Kent counties.

Of course, the learning experience is totally different in some cases. “It depends on the club,” she said. “Livestock and vet clubs are better hands on.”

What does she miss the most about in person meetings? “Going on farm tours and being hands on.

Having fun with my friends and my 4-H calf,” she said.

Jade is currently taking 4-H projects entitled Art, Cookie, Pizza, Party Planning, Milk Makes it Better, Dairy, Beef, Time Capsule and Bicycle. These are all made possible by the amazing 4-H leaders.

“My family says the best part of online 4-H is all the cooking and baking they get to eat.”

Jade, 13, is a Grade 7 student at North Easthope Public School and the daughter of Mike and Kirsten Dill. She has younger twin siblings, Lexi and Levi, but they will not be old enough to join 4-H until 2021.

Jade Dill was in her fourth year of doing 4-H Projects when the COVID-19 Pandemic restrictions started, but that has not stopped her from continuing to complete them. She was working in six different Clubs when the pandemic lockdown began, having already completed 30 Clubs in her first three years.

“Some of the clubs that I am currently in have been put on hold and some with a meeting or two left we finished with Zoom meetings,” Jade said.

Because of the Coronavirus, 4-H is being done

by Zoom meetings or virtual meetings. “Virtual meetings are when the leaders put together and email you one meeting at a time and you complete the activity and email pictures and activities back

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WHAT’S IN A STREET NAME?

company that purchased a 25 acre site on Woodstock Street South in 2005.

Lunor’s President called the acreage “a hidden gem”. The Lunor Court street sign was erected in 2006. To their credit the Lunor Group asked the public to submit street names that reflected our heritage. Hence Bauer and Liebler and the extension of Wettlaufer Street.

Tavistock & District Historical Society

By Sherrill Calder Since its early days Tavistock has been a positive mix of old and new. We have always had old families that were amongst the first settlers, farming families that retired to Tavistock and newcomers from “away”. The old and new mix shows up in our businesses, sports groups, service clubs, churches and neighbourhoods. We even see it in our street names. A classic example is in the Fiddlers Glen subdivision where we have Bauer Street (old) and Lunor Court (new).

Edward Bauer came to Tavistock by way of Bright and Sebastopol where he was recognized as an outstanding carriage maker. In 1878 he purchased property

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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 tavistockhistory.ca

The street sign for Bauer Street and Lunor Court in Tavistock. just north of the railway tracks and soon thereafter established Bauer’s Hotel.

The building is still standing at 18 Woodstock Street North. Hotels were different in Ed’s day. Dances were held in

them. Travelling salesman would set up shop to showcase their wares. An 1896 Gazette ad featured a steam feather renovator (cleaner) who promised to make your old feathers as nice as new. You could

always get a tasty meal and a good drink. The Mercantile Review of 1903 stated that Bauer’s is “one of the best appointed hotels in the county and Mr. E. Bauer is one of the best known and highly

esteemed landlords. A good table and the best of wines, liquors and cigars”.

Ed Bauer managed his hotel for 31 years.

Lunor Court is named after Lunor Group Inc., the land development

Special Note: My apologies for the error in last week’s story about Mogk Street. The tennis courts were located at the north end of the street but not quite as far north as the Missionary Church.

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COPING WITH COVID-19 Our Churches and Faith

THE DEPARTED

WORSHIP WITH US! 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.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH SEBASTOPOL-TAVISTOCK Rev. Richard P. Brown / 519-655-2372 Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.

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

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN LCC 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

Betty Ann Roth (nee McGonigle) August 1, 1933 May 21, 2020 The family of Betty Roth is sad to share the news of her death on May 21, 2020.

Betty was a warm and loving person with a true zest for life—every day was a new adventure to her. She cherished her friends and family and could always be relied upon for support and guidance, often over breakfast at Demetre’s or the Schmidtsville. Born in 1933, she had a happy and carefree childhood in Kitchener and on the family farm near Amulree.

She married Edward Roth in 1952, and they raised four children together on their farm in North Easthope. After retiring to Stratford in 1992, she spent many happy years in their home on the Avon River.

Betty is survived by her husband, Edward Roth, sister Joan Scott, and brother Murray (Margaret) McGonigle.

Lovingly remembered by her children Deborah (Paul Kroes), John

(Ingrid), Tim (Janet), and Mark (Stephanie), her grandchildren Martina (Phil) Wendland, Jonathan (Carla), Christopher Roth, Hilary Kroes, Derrick Roth (Allie Core), Lindsay (Jared) Windover-Kroes, Brent Roth, Alison Kroes, Clara and Drew Roth, and by her greatgrandchildren Arabella Wendland, Max and Emma Roth, along with a wide circle of cousins, friends, and neighbours.

She is predeceased by her parents Ross and Margaret (née Doering) McGonigle, brother-in-law John Scott, and grandson Levi Randall Roth.

Betty’s greatest delight was sharing in her grandchildren’s joy, and she could often be found in the bleachers at their sports games and the audience at their recitals.

She loved to meet new people and hear about their lives, whether on her travels around the world, on her back porch on William Street, in her job as a medical secretary, and when welcoming visitors to the city as a tour guide.

She knew how to have fun, and her family has many wonderful memories of theatre excursions, beach days at Lake Huron, carolsings at Christmas, and countless meals together.

A graveside service has been held for close family. We look forward to gathering with those whose lives she touched to share memories at a later time. In lieu of flowers, memorial

donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (https://www. heartandstroke.ca) or Stratford General Hospital (https://sghfoundation. org) by calling the Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock 519-655-2431. Messages and condolences may be left at www.francisfh.ca.

Casket bearers were grandchildren: Derrick Roth, Jonathan Roth, Martina Roth, Christopher Roth, Brent Roth, Clara Roth and Drew Roth.

Violet Wyllie Violet May Wyllie, 88, of Shakespeare passed away peacefully with family by her side, at her residence on Thursday, May 21, 2020.

She was born at Etobicoke on May 7, 1932 a daughter of the late Stephen and Hazel

(Vaughan) Masters.

She married Harry Dunmurray "Henry" Wyllie at Thistletown, Ontario on November 3, 1951. He predeceased her on April 4, 2013.

Violet is survived by four daughters, Karen and husband Steve Garcon, Janet and husband Robert Simons, Bonnie Wyllie and David Goodwin, Cindy and husband Brian Larsen; eleven grandchildren, Nicole (Scott) Garcon, Desiree (Mac) Lupton, Felicia Garcon, Jody (Mike) Bast, James (Amy) Simons, Jill (Paul) Forthuber, Jennie (Spencer) Gall, Julia (Dave) Commisso, John (Carolyn) Rothernel, Emily (Kurtis) Waymouth, Amy (Nathan) Yantzi; thirteen great grandchildren; her sister and brother-in-law, Bernice and Lorne Nixon; her

sister-in-law, Kathleen Wyllie.

She was predeceased by her brother and sisterin-law, Stephen and Lois Masters; six "Wyllie brothers-in-law and six "Wyllie" sisters-in-law.

A family visitation at the Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock was followed by a family graveside service at St. Andrew's Cemetery, North Easthope, Shakespeare on Monday, May 25, 2020.

The Rev. Rob Congram of Shakespeare Presbyterian Church officiated.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or Shakespeare Presbyterian Church would be appreciated and may be made through the Francis Funeral Home by calling 519-655-2431.

Personal condolences can be sent at www. francisfh.ca

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COUNCIL MEETS The Council of the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock met electronically at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Members Present: Mayor Don McKay, Deputy Mayor Don Edmiston and Councillors Matthew Gillespie, Margaret Lupton, Scott Rudy and Phil Schaefer. Absent was Councillor Jeremy Smith.

Staff present were CAOTreasurer Karen DePrest and Clerk Will Jaques.

Council reviewed the May 12, 2020 Hickson Trail Committee Minutes.

Discussion occurred regarding some trail improvements which the Committee is required to undertake. The Township will work with the Committee to find a solution and provide some resources toward the improvements. It was noted that new Committee member, Neil Langlois, has volunteered to cut

the grass on the entire trail this year with his Kobota 52” mower for only the cost of gas. Richard Skevington also confirmed that Don MacKay and his family will take on trimming any tall trees that overhang the centre section between County Road 33 and Braemar Road. The picnic table Richard made for the trail has been stolen from the trail before their name was stenciled on it. Ted and others have worked very hard to trim trees on the trail and it is much improved.

Council and Staff reviewed and discussed items surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic. CAOTreasurer Karen DePrest provided an update on the Township’s current actions, requirements and financial position as a result of the pandemic.

Council discussed

TO EDUCATE & PROTECT (continued from page 1) “It was stressful at the beginning,” Kristina said. “I was up at night, crying, just staring out the window.”

The video messages became her outlet; sometimes with a bit of frustration, but mostly to educate.

Coming out of work and sitting in her car after a hospital shift was where she found her “quiet space,” she said.

At home, her husband, Rick Wilkinson, has been called back to work in the construction business.

Her mother has taken on the job of babysitting their 4-year-old son, Tyler.

Since Kristina’s first video was posted on March 16th, she has been able to regularly address concerns around many different aspects of the pandemic. “I’ve tried to understand that people are all struggling in different ways,” she said.

In the end, all she wants to do is see that everyone can keep their family and friends healthy and safe from this virus. “Remember, this too shall pass,” she said. “Try to stay positive and happy.”

beginning to host its regular meetings inperson again. Council will attempt to meet in person again for its June 3, 2020 meeting. Mayor McKay enquired about the current status of the Innerkip Park washroom renovation project.

Council reviewed the correspondence regarding the AMO 2020 Virtual Conference. The meeting will take place August 17-19. The program will include a combination of live-interactive sessions and recorded material. All of the proceedings will be recorded as they occur and will quickly be made available for Conference delegates to view ondemand. Interested members of Council can advise at the next meeting whether they wish to attend.

Councillor Lupton asked if a transportation service being talked about at County Council would be available to the north end of the county - Hickson and Tavistock.

CAO DePrest commented that they are looking to find out what Zorra and Blandford-Blenheim are interested in and facilitate a three-municipality discussion to determine what they are willing to invest in a network to connect people to larger centres.

“There is a real need for some people needing that connection,” Councillor Lupton said.

The CAO suggested there might be a survey to see when people would like to use it, what time of day, and where is their ideal get-off and get-on point. We need to find out “what does our public want?” she said.

NOTICE 2nd INTERIM TAX INSTALMENT FOR 2020 DUE May 29th 2020 TOWNSHIP OF EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK A reminder that the second instalment of the Interim tax bill for 2020 is due May 29th, 2020. Payments are accepted at the Township Office in Hickson by cash, cheque or Interac; by mail; by PC Banking; at your own bank if they will accept and forward the payment. We also offer pre-authorized payment plans for taxes.

Please contact the office for more information or visit our website at www.ezt.ca to download the application form.

Please note: If you decide to visit our office, provisions are in place to protect you as well as EZT staff during the COVID-19 outbreak. We also have a secure drop box on the exterior of our building should you prefer to drop off your payment after hours or if you do not wish to enter the building. Do not visit the facility if you are sick or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.

If you have any questions about the tax bill that you received, or if you have just purchased property in East Zorra-Tavistock and do not have the tax bill, please contact the Township Office at 519-462-2697 or via e-mail at taxes@ezt.ca.

IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL UPDATES Last week, the Province of Ontario announced that Phase One had begun with some restrictions being lifted. In this first phase, all retail stores with a street entrance, seasonal businesses as well as some health and community service providers have been permitted to open or expand their services effective May 19, 2020. These workplaces must ensure physical distancing safety measures are in place to protect the public. Businesses can refer to the list of essential workplaces for more information on workplaces that can safely reopen. This list can be found on the provincial website at https://www.ontario.ca/page/list-essentialworkplaces The government is also permitting the reopening of some outdoor recreational amenities, including outdoor sports facilities and multi-use fields, off-leash dog areas, and outdoor picnic sites, benches and shelters in parks and recreational areas. On May 16, Ontario also announced that certain seasonal services and activities could reopen such as golf courses, marinas, boat clubs and public boat launches, as well as private parks and campgrounds.

In East Zorra-Tavistock the open spaces in parks, including soccer field and ball diamonds are now open to the public but currently no more than groups of 5 are allowed at once. Please be mindful that there may be others that also wish to use these facilities so please limit your time accordingly. Playgrounds are still off limits at this time.

You are reminded that the best defense against COVID-19 is to keep washing your hands, practice social distancing, and limit your time out of your home, in the community, and with other people. The federal and provincial officers of health are also encouraging people to wear a non-medical mask in public when keeping a distance of 2 metres is not possible.

It has been a slow and steady fight, but every victory Ontario has made against COVID-19 belongs to our heroic health care workers on the frontlines of this pandemic, essential businesses and workers, those stepping up to produce muchneeded medical gear, and the regular people making extraordinary sacrifices to keep their families, friends and communities safe.

Thank you for doing your part

Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Fire Department Update We are living in extraordinary times with the fallout from COVID-19, and the East Zorra-Tavistock Fire Department wants all residents within villages to equally enjoy their increased time at home and in their backyards. We fully realize that there needs to be a balance of enjoying relaxing backyard activities such as family campfires with the ability to enjoy your properties smoke free, respecting those with health concerns and high sensitivity to smoke.

While campfires for cooking purposes are permitted within the villages, burning of other materials for disposal is not. Be a good neighbour and monitor the smoke output from your fire. Please do not have smoke drifting towards your neighbours. Our residents are reminded that campfires are for households only, and not for groups of more than 5.

Please continue to practice social distancing.

Campfires in the villages must follow these simple guidelines: • Pit not to exceed twenty-four inches (24″) in diameter • Pit will have sides no higher than 24″ • Placement of pit to be a minimum of 25 feet from buildings and combustibles (eg. trees, wood fences, decks, sheds) • Sufficient water or an extinguisher are to be readily available to keep fire under control • Fires must be supervised at all times.

• It is recommended that only dry firewood be burned. Lawn trimmings and trees or branches for disposal are not permitted.

• Avoid starting any fire on windy days or days where weather watches or warnings have been announced.

• Respect your neighbours, avoid having smoke drifting towards neighbouring dwellings.

• All toxic materials prohibited by the Environments Protection Act including: treated, painted or laminated woods products, discarded building materials, tires, plastic, rubber, asphalt, foam and insulation shall not be burnt at any time.

As well, the fire ban has been completely lifted within the Township. All controlled burns

must be reported to the Township office and approved by Fire Department Staff.

The Township also provides leaf yard waste depots at the following locations for your yard waste disposal: • Hickson – 158 Loveys St • Innerkip – corner of George and Main Streets • Tavistock – 18 Hendershot St Woodchips are free for the taking! Spruce up your flower beds and help the environment!

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COPING WITH COVID-19 40-year-old training video hits YouTube

DON’S FOOD MARKET TRAINING VIDEO SURFACES CASHIER CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN 1981 It’s nothing new to the Schwartzentruber family, but a 40-year-old grocery store front-end training video filmed in Tavistock in 1981 is making a big comeback.

Steve Schwartzentruber, son of Don and Mary Anne Schwartzentruber, posted the video on his YouTube channel on May 20th and it immediately earned attention from his Tavistock Facebook friends.

Don and Mary Anne were in the grocery business in Tavistock from 1969 to 1996. Steve said they were given a copy of the recording after it was edited. It was later brought out to view any time an employee retired from the business or on a special occasion.

“I sensed people need a lot of hope right now, during the pandemic,” Steve said from his home in Paris, Ontario. “My parents died young and I don’t have a lot of video of them that I can watch,” he said. Mary Anne passed away in 2003 at age 57 and Don died in 2006 at age 62. After his dad died, Steve saved the family’s floor-to-ceiling collection of home movies and photographs, slide and movie projectors. “I took everything and bought a digital scanner.” The training video was recorded on Betamax tape. “I’ve always had it, but got it digitally done a few years back. I never thought of putting it up on YouTube until recently.” Steve said.

Since his parents died, he and his family (two grown daughters, Jennifer and Lacey) have “watched that training video annually on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day,” he said. “I was 9-years-old when that video was shot,” Steve recalled. “I remember the cameraman’s name was Jamie.”

Don and Mary Anne Schwartzentruber moved into their new Knechtel’s associate store at 70 Hope Street West in Tavistock in May of 1979. They had taken over the grocery business from Scotty McDermott 10 years earlier and had been working out of the store at 17 Woodstock Street South, now the Tavistock IDA Pharmacy location.

Steve remembers when their family, he and his older brother Rob, lived above the old store on Woodstock Street South. He said Erma Merklinger was a legacy employee who had previously worked for the McDermott’s. “She used to chase me around the store,” he said. Another memory he has is riding in the back of the truck, sitting on stacks of pop cases, after picking them up from the wholesaler.

Back in 1981, the Canadian Federation of Retail Grocers (CFRG), which included the Knechtel grocery chain, was looking for a new store in which to film their training video. Don and Mary Anne and their staff were more than willing to participate. The 14 minute and 28 second video is entitled “Customer Relations at the Front End.” It features narration and instruction by Mary Anne and an unknown commercial spokesman, as well as a brief note from Don himself.

Staff at that time included Erma Merklinger, Lyla Wilhelm, Audrey Herlick, Linda Schwass, Linda (Roth) Stock, Ed Tiemens (who is still an employee at what is now Sam’s Valumart) and his sister Sharon (Tiemens) Lupton. Some of the Food Market staff posed as plain-clothes customers throughout the video and it also features many local resident customers and their young children. Some of them we recognized include Marilyn Hyde, Barb Quehl, Connie Yausie, Elaine Yantzi and Jane Chesney.

SCREEN GRABS / CFRG 1981 TRAINING VIDEO

Knechtel Food Market owners in Tavistock, Don and Mary Anne Schwartzentruber, are seen in the staff photo at the end of the Canadian Federation of Retailer Grocers video for training front end cashiers in 1981. Behind, at the left, is cashier Audrey Herlick.

Linda (Roth) Stock ABOUT STEVEN This intriguing look back at life in Tavistock 40 years ago is a welcome distraction from the current situation we find ourselves in. Steve knows first hand how it works. He said he has been blessed to be able to bring joy to many children in hospital through his association with a Star Wars fan club that he is a part of. A few years ago, he built a fullsize, remote-control, working replica of R2D2 and now entertains at Sick Kids and Children’s Hospitals on a regular basis. But that’s entirely a different story. To read about it, go to the voices.com/blog and see: fan-built-r2dw-astromech-comicon-charitywork/ You can see the grocery training video at “https:// YouTube.be/A968ASnhjEg” and Steve’s droid videos on his YouTube channel at ‘steven schwartzentruber.’

Sharon (Tiemens)Lupton

Steven Schwartzentruber

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COPING WITH COVID-19 A Family Speaks Up

STUDENTS FACE NEW REALITY When the COVID-19 Pandemic first appeared in Canada, students were given an extended Spring Break. For the Harvey siblings Max, 14, and Charlee, 11, it was an exciting time at first.

“Then I realized that it might be like this for the rest of the school year,” Max said, “once they announced there were more shut downs.”

Like every other student, now, after 10 weeks of staying home, the new reality is setting in. Not being with their friends and classmates is a little more difficult than once believed. “I only knew that I needed to stay away from people,” Charlee admitted.

“I miss seeing my friends and classmates a lot,” Charlee said. “I miss seeing people the most and going into stores to shop. At the start of quarantine, I was painting a lot, but now I’m doing a lot of vlogging on my phone, going for bike rides, playing Roblocks with my friends online, and lots of FaceTime with my best friend. Oh, and lots of eating,” she added.

“Not seeing people is tough, but my friends and I still talk and play video games together online,” Max commented. “To occupy my time, my dad and I are rebuilding a Jeep and I’ve been going for lots of bike rides.”

Keeping up with school work online adds another dimension to the entire situation. Charlee, who is in Grade 6, said, “Mrs. Kaster is my teacher and we do video meetings twice weekly. Google classroom is where my teacher posts our school work. Google Meets is where we have meetings at least twice weekly, and we can private chat with our teachers through Google Hangouts.”

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Mike and Jesse Harvey with Jesse’s mom Paulette Roth, and Charlee and Max Harvey with their dog, Bentley.

“It’s been easier now than at the start, but it is hard to stay focused sometimes,” she added.

For Max, “it hasn’t been bad,” he said. “There has been maybe a couple of times where I was rushing from one assignment to another, but besides that, my teachers are easy to get ahold of if I need help.

My courses have been cut to one big assignment a week to make it easier and then a few smaller worksheets in between for things like Math. My assignments are posted in Google Classroom, and we have meetings through Google Meet.”

Mr. Chris Ross and Mr. Craig White are Max’s teachers and they have class meetings twice a week to catch up and chat about what they are doing in quarantine.

“I probably miss sitting with my friends at lunch playing games the most,”

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Max said.

But there’s an added layer of disappointment in this year’s school closure for Max who is in his Grade 8 graduating year at Tavistock Public School.

Although he did get to tour the high school prior to shut down, “not having our trip to Camp Celtic sucks,” he said. “I have been looking forward to that for a long time.”

“Graduation is something that Max has been looking forward to for years,” said their mom, Jesse. “It is heartbreaking that these kids won’t get their yearend trip that they worked so hard to fundraise for.

However, the teachers have been great with their communication and understanding of the kids’ emotions. Bottom line, their mental health is the utmost priority,” Jesse added.

For Charlee, there’s a layer of anxiety about the Coronavirus that at first she only knew that staying home was necessary. “It worries me that my dad goes to work everyday, and my grandma lives with us, so I’m afraid of her getting it,” Charlee said.

“My mom told me to start a journal and write down my feelings every night before bed. I write down what was good about my day to try not to think about the bad.”

Dad, Mike, works for the Township of Perth South and has still been going to

work everyday throughout this quarantine.

Even though there could be many more weeks or months before a vaccine is developed or a treatment found, “we have to look at what we have gained from this,” Jesse said. “Mike and Max have begun a project to rebuild the Jeep that Mike drove as a teenager.

This project has kept

them busy over the past month and many hours have gone into it, which is quality time for the two of them.” “ Having no sports has been the biggest adjustment for us,” Jesse continued. “Not having to run every night for hockey or baseball was a relief for about a week, and then we all got bored real quick.”

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“I miss sports and my friends,” Max added.

“But we have days where we laugh, play games, and spend time together; which is something we didn’t always have the time to do,” Jesse noted.

“Having family meals together every night is something we now look forward to, as well as family walks, game nights and bike rides more than ever.”

“Isolation is difficult on people, and especially on kids. We have had many discussions on how to look at this, and I find myself having to take my advice alot. I tell the kids to look at the positives - we are safe, healthy and together.”

“This is an adjustment for everyone,” Jesse continued.

“Although feeling helpless sitting at home, we are finding all the reasons to try and look at the bright side of this. We are thinking of all those who are still out there on the front lines, as we have a lot of friends and family who work in health care, or are deemed essential workers, and face this head-on everyday. We need to not live in fear, but be smart when easing back into society. I think this is what our new ‘normal’ looks like. It’s one day at a time.”

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FAMILY TIME Although the pandemic restrictions have been in place since the middle of March, “It’s been a good time to enjoy the family,” says Mark Wettlaufer. He and his daughter, Chloe, 8, were out enjoying the spring weather last week on their bicycles. He and his wife, Kim, “take every moment and enjoy it,” Mark added.

Chloe is a Grade 3 student of Mrs. Sandra Alyea at Tavistock Public School and Chloe has been completing her school work at home, virtually through Google Classroom. She was so excited to see her friends again. ”It put a smile on her face,” Mark said.

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COMMUNITY 4-H PLANS RELAY AT HOME

By Amanda Witmer Despite the current circumstances, the Community 4-H Club was able to meet virtually to discuss plans for the 2020 “Relay At Home”, which takes place on June 13th, 2020 from 7pm - 9pm.

The first meeting was held on May 20th, 2020 via Zoom with 11 members present and three leaders.

The meeting started off with the 4-H pledge, followed by the roll call a memorable experience since March. The club then discussed “at home” activities that should be completed prior to Relay At Home, which included:

a community sign/poster that is centered around Covid-19, Cancer or Relay At Home, three letters/ cards to honour cancer patients and survivors, a homemade snack, as well as writing and decorating luminary bags.

As always, the members come up with a new team name, every year. This year, the members all agreed on the new team name, “Community 4-H Club Distance Doesn’t Stop Us Relayers.” Along with that, the team had been challenged to walk/ run 14 kilometers to depict the 14 years the Community 4-H Club has

participated in the annual Relay For Life.

Members had then discussed fundraising goals for this year, with setting a team goal of $11,000. The night had ended with words focused on cancer and Relay for Life and what they meant to everyone and a snack.

The next virtual meeting will take place on Thursday, May 28th, at 7:30 p.m. Check out the Community 4-H Club team page https:// support.cancer.ca/site/ TR/RelayForLife/?team_ id=471092&pg=team&fr_ id=26576&s_qkey=ca

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How the coffee industry is changing for a sustainable future The year is 2050.

You glare at your buzzing alarm clock after a sleepless night. Thank goodness for coffee, you think. You drag your butt out of bed and shuffle downstairs to your kitchen where a freshly brewed pot of coffee is waiting for you.

Or not.

What if coffee doesn’t exist 30 years from now?

What if climate change means the coffee bean becomes extinct and satisfying your coffee addiction is no longer feasible?

In the wake of a new environmental movement, the coffee industry is shifting towards more sustainable coffee practices and products at all stages of production.

At the farming stage, commercial coffee production has long relied on large-scale monocrops to meet the demand for coffee around the world, but in recent years this practice has been criticized for its negative impact on the surrounding ecosystems.

Tracey Clark, president and CEO of Bridgehead Coffee, has rejected monoculture coffee as part of the company’s commitment to the environment.

“If you were to look at monoculture coffee – so big swaths of coffee land in Vietnam or Brazil where they do strip picking with machine harvesting and they replace coffee trees every five years – that’s a very intensive model,” said Clark.

Instead, the company sells shade-grown specialty coffee sourced from high-elevation plantations.

“In small-scale, high elevation coffee, there are often plants that are 15 to 25 years old,” said Clark.

This helps to maintain soil health, encouraging plant biodiversity in sensitive ecological areas where coffee is typically grown.

In his book Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability and Survival, professor Daniel Jaffee highlights how important shade-grown coffee plantations are to the survival of other species.

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“These plots often contain much of the diversity of the original forest, with dozens of plant species, hundreds of insect species, and a great diversity of soil organisms found in a single small plot,” wrote Jaffee.

There’s also a movement towards environmentally friendly packaging, especially as the single-use coffee pod gains popularity.

According to waste management researcher Cal Lakhan from York University, single-use plastic coffee pods are one of the biggest issues facing the coffee industry.

“Literally tens of millions of coffee pods go to the landfill every single year,” said Lakhan.

In response to public backlash, companies are starting to offer alternatives to the plastic coffee pod.

Companies such as Nespresso have developed a 100 percent aluminium coffee pod which can be recycled under certain circumstances.

“People love the convenience of it, but they hate the wastefulness of the packaging,” said John Pigott, CEO of Club Coffee.

Club Coffee, one of Canada’s largest roasters, is the first company in the world to create a compostable coffee pod.

“When you’re trying to innovate, you are always searching for a consumer need that hasn’t been fulfilled,” said Pigott. “When there were four million rigid plastic K-cups going into landfills in Canada everyday, people got disgusted by that and we knew that, so we wanted to figure out how to solve that.”

Club Coffee’s compostable pod uses compostable polylactic acid fibre for its filter and repurposes the coffee chaff, a tough husk that protects the bean, into a ring that secures the pod.

“Our pod breaks down in about 40 days in industrial composting, converts to dirt,” said Pigott.

Thirty per cent of all pods sold today are compostable.

The main reason why there is not more is because compostable pods are expensive to produce.

“It’s very hard to get your costs down when you’re not as big. So, scale works against the innovators because you’re starting smaller,” said Pigott.

Bridgehead Coffee uses compostable packaging, and Clark says it doesn’t hit the industry benchmark on production costs because compostable packaging can cost double compared to conventional packaging.

Another roadblock facing compostable pods are municipal waste management programs, including the one in Ottawa.

“We’re now facing an issue where –because of municipal infrastructural design – even though we have a more sustainable alternative through the compostable pod, the municipalities won’t accept them,” said Lakhan.

Yet, packaging isn’t the only waste issue facing the coffee industry.

“We used to say our best customer was the drain because people brewed a whole pot of coffee – 12 cups – but maybe six of them went down the drain because after 30 minutes coffee gets burnt or cold,” said Pigott.

Lakhan says this is why single serving coffee pods are actually better for the environment than percolated coffee.

“Discretionary consumption, that ability to use only what I need, is actually really good for the environment,” said Lakhan.

This may sound counterintuitive because of the packaging waste of coffee pods, but Lakhan’s research looks at more than just the coffee pod. They use something called the life cycle approach.

“Life cycle perspective uses what we call cradle to grave – or ideally cradle to cradle,” said Lakhan. “It’s kind of taking a macro approach to environmental sustainability because we’re looking at it from a holistic perspective instead of just one segment.”

“When we did a life cycle comparing the percolated coffee pot versus single use pods, what we discovered was that the amount of wastage that occurred with the percolated pot more than offset whatever environmental savings you accrued from not having as much packaging,” added Lakhan.

This means alternatives to plastic coffee pods may be the future of the coffee industry.

While there seems to be an environmental shift in the coffee industry, it still lacks environmental innovation at the transportation stage. When looking at carbon emissions from the transportation of coffee, the coffee

industry still has a long way to go.

Coffee industry experts often state coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world. This means your coffee has likely travelled across the world to land in your cup.

This fact is largely due to the locations of supply and demand. Unfortunately, it is extremely hard to grow coffee in Europe and North America where there is the largest demand.

Even in countries that grow coffee, locals drink coffee that has travelled many kilometres.

In 1987, Clark travelled to Nicaragua and was shocked to see coffee farmers drinking coffee brands from the global north.

“I could imagine the coffee leaving Nicaragua, going some place in the global north to be roasted, packaged, processed and then shipped back,” said Clark. “Coffee farmers were serving it in the middle of coffee countries as if it was the good stuff.”

When asked about their thoughts on sustainable coffee, a random selection of coffee drinkers in Ottawa said they had never considered the impact of their coffee habits on the environment.

“Even though they might want more sustainable solutions, they’re not necessarily taking the time to educate themselves about what options are available to them,” said Lakhan.

So, what can you do to make your coffee habits ecofriendlier? Be intentional about your coffee choices and learn more about the industry.

This means picking coffee shops that are committed to sustainable practices such as Bridgehead Coffee. Look for cafes which have metal spoons and china teacups instead of stirring sticks and single-use to-go cups.

Also look for cafes with a composting system…

However, this is easier said than done.

“I bake into our leases that there needs to be a provision that we can have compost and recycling because most landlords will only ever provide you with safe waste and carboard,” said Clark.

You can also look for coffee that is sustainably grown certified and switch to plastic pod alternatives. This means learning what each type of pod looks like.

“The average consumer cannot readily differentiate between a compostable pod, or a plastic pod, or an aluminium pod. To them it’s just a pod,” said Lakhan.

If you stick with percolated coffee, only make what you need and save the coffee grounds to use as compost.

“Any opportunity there is to avoid coffee waste is going to have significantly more impactful impacts on the environment relative to recycling,” said Lakhan.

Finally – and this may be a stretch – you could give up coffee.

“If we can source reduce – meaning that we don’t need to make as many beans… the environmental savings are massive,” said Lakhan.

Overall, adopting more sustainable coffee practices could determine the future of coffee.

David Sankoff, a coffee genome researcher at the University of Ottawa, says its important that coffee companies consider the environmental impact of the coffee industry because climate change impacts coffee crops, especially for the Arabica variety preferred by most consumers.

“The problem with Arabica is that it grows in relatively cool areas compared to Robusta, on mountain sides usually. As the temperature goes up, the plantations of Arabica don’t work anymore, and they have to replant them higher up in the mountains,” said Sankoff.

Lakhan says he is hopeful for the future of coffee despite the threat of climate change.

“This is probably the first time in my adult life that people are actually really starting to care not just about their consumption habits but their potential impact on the environment,” said Lakhan.

So maybe coffee will exist in 2050 after all. Maybe 30 years from now, you will still be able to count on coffee to get through the busy days.

We’ll know when we get there, but in the meantime… thank goodness for coffee.

Rose is the eldest daughter of Ed and Julie Danen of RR 2, Tavistock. Project J is a student-led intitiative that provides Carleton journalism students an opportunity to submit their best work and win publication opportunities.

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OPP INVESTIGATING MAN IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER (TAVISTOCK, ON) - On April 24, 2020, Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint concerning an individual impersonating a police officer and stopping people to check their “essential worker” status amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A driver reported she was stopped by an individual on Braemar Sideroad and Highway 59 near Tavistock during the first week of April, The suspect, who was wearing clothing resembling a police uniform, asked the driver about her essential worker status. The driver provided the information and the suspect left the scene.

The suspect vehicle is described as a darkcoloured sport utility vehicle equipped with a light bar with flashing red and blue lights.

Motorists who suspect they have been pulled over or confronted by a police impersonator should immediately call

911 to contact police. Do not get out of your vehicle.

If possible, try to write down a description of the person, their vehicle and their license plate as soon as it is safe to do so.

Any individual convicted of the offence of personating a peace officer could be subject to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or, two years less a day and/or a $5,000 fine.

Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-3101122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.oxfordcrimestoppers. com, where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.

“The OPP do not stop motor vehicles to inquire about the employment status of the driver or its occupants. Drivers should also know that they are not required to prove they are an essential worker to police,” said Oxford OPP Detachment Commander Anthony Hymers.

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B TTLE DRIVE SUPPORTING LOCAL HOCKEY Saturday, May 30th - 9 am - 12 pm In partnership with Tavistock Minor Hockey, the Royals Sr. Team will be facilitating a Bottle Drive to help support both local organizations.

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Sunday’s Walk for Cancer raises $2,310.10 The Tavistock Cancer Society sponsored their first annual “Family Walk” this past Sunday afternoon. A total of 38 walkers participated in the 10 kilometre event which began at 3:00 p.m. Starting at the Tavistock Park, walkers completed the route with snacks for the youngsters and refreshments. Brenda Ehnes, along with her young son, 3-year-old Andrew, was the highest single pledged walker contributing $188.50. The highest pledged family was that of Mr. Herb Wagler at $225.00. The Family Walk was designed to replace the Ladies Great Ride for Cancer but to enable more people to become involved in the event.

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Would you like assistance with your daily routine?

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Computer Sales & Services for Home, Agriculture & Business In-Home or Drop-off Service CONTACT DOUG TURVEY

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Cell: 519-537-9037

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Tavistock Assistance Program

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Serving Tavistock, Stratford & Area since 1994

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Res: 519-655-2548 Bus: 519-273-4400 Independently Owned & Operated

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a-b realty BROKERAGE 88 Wellington Street, Stratford, ON

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST Brian Wilhelm, Broker Kyle Wilhelm, Sales Rep.

Brian: 519-272-3465 • brian@brianwilhelm.com Kyle: 519-574-7244 • kyle@brianwilhelm.com

ADAM SPYLO Sales Representative

519.741.4880 Cell • 519.570.4447 Office teamspylorealty@gmail.com