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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBayfield Breeze, 2010-02-03, Page 16/18/2019 Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 BAYFIELDBREEZE IAN MATTHEW CA D PHMMASAVE BAWIELDBREEZE - ; Mei of Wyv's pwn QPhnengvrs seu ce SHARE MVo... Feb. 3, 2010 Week 6 Issue 31 AREA FOOD BANKS TO BENEFIT FROM LOCAL PRODUCE AND MEATS DONATION Ten thousand dollars in food will be shared among eleven Huron and Perth County Food Banks over the next few months due to an initiative by the United Communities Credit Union (UCCU) IIIII II IIIII II II IIIII IIII IIIII II ROYAL LEPAGE IIIII II IIIII II II IIIII IIII IIIII II SKATE AND DONATE Eleven year-old, Jessie Payne has enlisted the support of her family and school friends to organize the fundraiser: Skate and Donate for Haiti Relief. It will be held on Feb. 7. The Bayfield Arena will be the place to lace up your skates from noon to 3 p.m. If all that exercise makes you hungry a food booth run by Huron Centennial students will be availalbe. On the menu, hot dogs, hot chocolate and Culbert's cream puffs - a local delicacy. Proceeds will go to the Red Cross Relief Efforts. For more information call 519 565-2900. HAITI APPEAL Since Jan. 12, our television screens and newspapers have been filled with images of the aftermath of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake which struck the island of Haiti. On a local level, Bayfield residents can help the initiative of the Canadian Red Cross by attending a Fundraiser — Appeal for Haiti on Feb. 6 at The Docks Restaurant. cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6lssue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 1/9 6/18/2019 Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 On Jan. 26, members of the United t-ormunities Credit Union (UCCU) helped deliver local apples, potatoes, beef and pork to the Huron County Food Distribution Centre in Exeter. This food will be distributed amongst 11 area food banks. Lending a helping hand unloading a truck were Irene Edben and Rob MacVean, both from UCCU. In the background, volunteer, Bill Redshaw also brings in supplies. (Submitted photo) At a giant "food drop" held Jan. 26, UCCU facilitated the first of two deliveries of local apples, potatoes, beef and pork to the Huron County Food Distribution Centre, located in Exeter, through its Farms to Food Banks Program. Over the past three years $200,000 has been donated by United Communities, which has purchased over 360,000 pounds of food for Essex, Huron and Perth Counties. "We worked with local farmers to obtain wholesale prices for apples, potatoes, pork and beef to provide to area food banks" states Jim Lynn, President and CEO of UCCU. "This comes at a time when job loss is high and hunger is extensive. This program not only brings nutritious food to local tables but also brings hope." The Credit Union also has an Employee Gift Matching Program which recognizes staff volunteerism by donating dollars to charities of their choice. Eight employees chose four food banks to have their combined $2,000 match donated to. "Our staff continues to be extremely generous with their time and their money and our Gift Matching Program gives us a meaningful way to recognize this. Because of their dedication, an additional $10,000 will be donated to a variety of charities in the coming months", said Lynn. UCCU has been committed to enriching the lives of its members and communities in Southwestern Ontario for over 66 years providing personal and business members with flexible and professional banking, borrowing, investing and insurance products and services. DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR CONTEST Author, Laura Ingalls Wilder named a nearby water course Plum Creek in her series of children's books. Maybe some local families have a name for a nearby creek that runs through or near their property. Local residents now have the opportunity to bring their own musings to life thanks to a contest being organized by the Bayfield North Watersheds Management Plan committee. They are inviting residents north of Bayfield to "name their creek" - but hurry, the Creek Rediscovery Program Contest closes Feb. 5. The Bayfield North Watersheds is a 40 -square -kilometre area, just north of Bayfield, which is home to 20 small creeks that flow directly into Lake Huron. These creeks have been given such bland scientific names as `Creek G039,' as part of the Bayfield North Watersheds Management Plan, but these alphanumeric names may not mean much to local people. Music for the evening will be provided from 8-11 p.m. by Cactus Jam. "We ask that you come and enjoy the hospitality and music and make a donation as you are able to this most important appeal," said Joyce Lambert, one of the event's organizers. All of the donations collected will be given to the Red Cross Appeal for Haiti. Official Tax receipts will be issued. FILM SOCIETY The curtain will go up at a new time when the first film in the next series of movies offered by the Bayfield Film Society is viewed on Feb. 11. A later start time has been set for the new season with movies starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Bayfield Town Hall. The movies scheduled for the new season are Stone Angel, Feb. 11; Happy Go Lucky, March 11; The Secret Life of Bees, Apr. 8; and Cairo Time, May 13. A season's subscription is just $35 to view these four intriguing films. People are also able to attend individual movies for $10 by purchasing at the door. For subscription tickets please contact Lynne Gillians at 519 565-5884 or by email at lynnegillians@hotmail.com AUSABLE BAYFIELD AND MAITLAND VALLEY WATERSHED PUBLIC MEETING Zurich is the location for a public meeting related to the unveiling of draft proposed assessment reports for Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley watersheds. Assessment reports are required under the Ontario Clean Water Act, 2006 for each source protection area in the region. The reports describe the local watershed areas and available water supply, identify vulnerable areas where drinking water sources might face a risk of contamination or depletion, assess threats to drinking water within those vulnerable areas, and provide information necessary for the development of source protection plans by the source protection committee. Public delegations are welcome at a public meeting to be held at the Municipality of Bluewater — Zurich Complex, 15 East Street, in Zurich on Feb. 25 from 3-6 p.m. To reserve a time to present at this formal public meeting call the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Project at least two days in advance (see numbers below). cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6issue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 2/9 6/18/2019 Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 "The Bayfield North Watersheds Advisory Committee believes people in the community can "The creation of these reports is a very important give these creeks names that have more meaning to them," said Hope Brock, Healthy step forward in protection of our municipal drinking Watersheds Technician with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA). "We're water sources," said Larry Brown, The Ausable hoping that people north of Bayfield will enjoy the chance to name their creeks, become more Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection aware of them and feel even more connected to them than they do already." Committee Chair. "The documents will tell us the Click image to view larger version. A form for the contest is available online at www.abca.on.ca. Submissions must be received no later than Feb. 5. Residents interested in naming their creek are invited to provide the following information: current creek name (e.g., GO31) or creek location (see map at abca.on.ca): proposed creek name; individual's name, phone number and e-mail (optional). If you would like to help your community rediscover a local creek, please submit the details to Hope Brock at the ABCA by phone at 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610, by e-mail to hbrock@abca.on.ca. The form may also be faxed to 519-235-1963. To see which creeks need a name check out The Bayfield North Watersheds Management Plan draft document online at www.abca.on.ca. Page 12 of the PDF document shows a map of the creeks involved. The Bayfield North Watersheds Advisory Committee will select a name after considering all submissions. There will be prizes for creativity. A watershed management plan is created co-operatively by the community and government agencies to manage the water, land and water interactions, and aquatic resources within a particular watershed to protect and enhance the health of the ecosystem as land uses change. According to Brock, the process of developing a community-based watershed plan has created an opportunity to ensure that as many local interests as possible are addressed. "Members of the community have volunteered their time to develop this plan and they are improving the natural environment through their efforts," she said. The watershed management plan document will provide information about the natural environment and community interests and issues to landowners north of Bayfield and to other number of potential drinking water threats in the two source protection areas and the committee will then be able to develop appropriate policies by 2012." For more information on the delegation -format public meeting in Zurich visit sourcewaterinfo.on.ca or phone Jenna at 519-235-2610 or 1-888-286-2610. TAKE TIME IN 2010 More than 45 people have signed up for each of the "Take Time in 2010" programs that are now being held on Monday afternoons until Feb. 15. These programs provide the perfect opportunity for friends and neighbors to learn and share with one another. The programs are held from 1:30-3 p.m. and each of the four participating churches will host one event. It is never too late to participate in the programs. Participants may simply call the church coordinator of the session they wish to be a part of. The cost is $2 per session. Participants are strongly encouraged to register in advance as some speakers may wish to provide handouts and an accurate attendance number would prove helpful in doing so. However, registration at the door is also permissible. Want to attend but don't have the transportation needed to get to the location of the presentation? Rides can be provided, just call the coordinator of that session. Participants at the Feb. 8 session can learn more about "Travel within Canada" as guest Heather Moffat, of Ellison Travel, focuses on Newfoundland as a destination. Moffatt is the manager of Ellison Travel and Tours Group Department. She began her travel career in 1979 and since that time she has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and travel experience. St. Andrew's United Church will play host to this session and Shirley McAllister is the person to get a hold of for more information. She can be reached at 519 565-5620. The final session in the series will be held at Trinity Anglican Church on Feb. 15. Participants will learn about "Adventures in Southern Sudan and Beyond" with Janet Tufts. She is currently the Executive Director of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and is also a very active volunteer. Last year, she traveled to the Sudan with a team representing Canadian Aid for Southern Sudan (CASS) and will share some of those experiences through this presentation. Elaine Scrimgeour is the coordinator of cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6issue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 3/9 6/18/2019 Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 local decision makers, as well as local and government agencies. The land management, this session and she can be reached by calling 519 aquatics, and erosion sections of the plan provide background information, community 565-5544. interests and issues, a management goal and recommended actions. NOMINATE A DESERVING RESIDENT AS CONSERVATIONIST OF THE YEAR Someone you know living within the Ausable Bayfield watershed could be Conservationist of the Year. Residents are being encouraged to think of a person or group who is helping preserve natural health in your watershed and to nominate them today. Nominations are open until Feb. 24. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) has been recognizing the watershed's Conservationist of the Year since 1984. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding conservation achievements such as improving local water quality and quantity, improving forest conditions, fostering environmental education, advocating best management practices, restoring wetlands or protecting fish and wildlife habitat. The Conservationist of the Year will be named at an annual awards evening hosted by the ABCA Board of Directors on March 18 at Ironwood Golf Club on Morrison Line, just east of Exeter. This year's event celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity and will feature a speaker on this theme. There are personal benefits to stewardship projects — such as conserving soil or reducing erosion and improving herd health — but most landowners undertake stewardship projects at their homes, farms or businesses because they want to improve their community. "Local stewards undertake beneficial projects on their land to improve the watershed for the future and this award is a great opportunity to recognize those efforts," said Tom Prout, General Manager and Secretary Treasurer. Last year's Conservationist of the Year winner was the late Lorne Teeple. Landowners and organizations help keep your natural environment healthy — now you can honor that individual, business, family or organization by nominating them as the Conservationist of the Year. To be eligible for the award, recipients must be located within the jurisdiction of ABCA. Current ABCA staff and directors are not eligible. Nomination forms are available at the ABCA office at 235-2610 or 1-888-286-2610 or www.abca.on.ca REMEMBER ME? There are countless photographs of people in the Bayfield Historical Society's Archives collection, but sadly their names were never recorded. In this section we will showcase an image with the hopes that one of our subscribers might be able to identify the individual(s) in the photo. Please email your information to the Editor's attention at the address listed near the bottom of the page in "Submissions". Archivist Ralph Laviolette is pleased to report that some of the images featured recently in this section have garnered some responses from subscribers. In Issue 25, the girls in the photo are more than likely to be Viola Livermore (Lampman) and Nettie Taylor (Deeves). They were photographed in a home -built boat in the Bayfield Harbour around 1929. The two young Bayfield girls shown at the swimming hole in 1915 have been identified. They are (at left) May Howard (Clark) and Margaret (Greta) Baker (Scotchmer). This photo appeared in Issue 26. BRIDGE CLUB Jean Bowman and Gordon Kurtz were the high scorers when the Wednesday Evening Bridge Club met at the Bayfield Lions' Community Building on Jan. 20. The club members will host their next gathering on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. All are welcome to join in the fun. ISSUE 25 ISSUE 26 cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6issue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 4/9 6/18/2019 Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 One guess, as well as some archived notes, would suggest that the ladies depicted in the postcard published in Issue 27 are Isabella (Woods) Hewson and Emily Ormand standing in front of Orlagh. Laviolette would like to make subscribers aware that there is a supply of postcards of this image available at The Archives Room. In Issue 28, three soldiers were featured. They are probably Chas Talbot (left), Stu Larriman (middle), and Harry Preston (right) shown at a training camp in 1942. Does anyone know of their Bayfield family connections? In Issue 30, a lovely scene of folks enjoying an afternoon of boating was highlighted. Does anyone recognize the people in this image taken around 1910? This week, a photo of the Orange Lodge Band is shown. It was possibly taken in either the 1940s or 50s. Does anyone recognize any of the band's members? Does anyone recognize any of these men, members of the Orange Lodge Band? You can also click on any of these images and it will take you to Flicker. There you can enter any comments on the images you like. You can also see larger versions of the images. ISSUE 27 ISSUE 28 ISSUE 30 cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6lssue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 5/9 6/18/2019 Integrity Eerything LAKE HURON NLAL L'57AP-.. r. MIr t.T 0 SHARE ®v®... PHOTO STORY Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 SHEAR 'A L.BIVTT � WINTER ROAD CLOSURES MEANT LITTLE WHEN BAYFIELD WAS SELF SUFFICIENT "For the f rst time we felt a sense of isolation in Bayfield and except for the rare trip to the Goderich Library and the Clinton bank our lives became totally local. " - Robert Roddick (1950s) BY DAVE GILLIANS, PRESIDENT BAYFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY The next time area roads are closed because of a winter storm, take a moment to reflect on what it must have been like in Bayfield before there were any plows or when only certain roads were cleared. Most old timers in the area strongly assert that their winters were much more brutal than we experience today. Until the mid 1950s, a trip to Goderich or Clinton was a major excursion and many villagers never in their lifetime made the long journey to London. Even in the 1950s winter travel by car was an adventure. In the Bayfield Archives, there is an unpublished manuscript entitled 'A Venture in Antiques, The Story of the Roddick's at Century House' by Robert Roddick. The book tells us about living and operating an antique business in Bayfield during the 1950s. 5� rrcrz Before World War II and through the 1940s, very few roads were plowed and transportation was limited to horse drawn sleighs. Heavy snow made things difficult for family doctors orjust about anyone who had urgent business. The road to Clinton was usually better than the road to Goderich because the winds off of the lake often closed Hwy. 21. The road to Brucefield was bad, especially at the Bannockburn Hill. Some roads such as Porter's Hill Line were closed for months during the winter. Bayfield's Walter Westlake built the first snowmobile (then called an 'auto -sled') in this area in the mid -1920s for Dr. Newton Brady. This was about ten years before Joseph Armand Bombardier produced his first half track snowmobile in Quebec. Westlake adapted the 'auto -sled' from a 1920s model car by removing the front wheels and replacing them with skis. According to A.N. McDonald, a reporter for the London Free Press, "An extra or'idle axle' was placed under the frame of the automobile. It was then fitted with extra wheels to provide rotation and traction for the vehicle's caterpillar treads." Since there was no such thing as effective antifreeze in those days, drivers were reluctant to turn the Durant engine off because it would force them to drain the radiator so that it wouldn't freeze. They had to carry an alcohol/water solution and because it evaporated quickly, it was necessary to constantly check and refill the radiator during a trip. Abe Brandon had the mail delivery contract for this area and he was the next owner of the 'auto - sled'. He had been using a team and sleigh or horse and cutter for the first 15 years of his post office career and the 'auto- sled' must have saved him a lot of time. Daily, he left Bayfield on route to meet the train at Brucefield at 6 a.m. He traveled along Mill Road (County Road 3) through Varna and past the Bannockburn Hill to meet the Huron and Bruce CNR train, in bound from Wingham to London. cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6lssue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 6/9 6/18/2019 is Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 Walter Westlake, a Bayfield mechanic, designed and built this early snowmobile in 1927. Abe Brandon and his auto -sled. He customized the vehicle by adding a wooden storage compartment to keep the mail dry. Roddick wrote, "On the highway the big plows cut canyons through the drifts and no sooner would the plow pass than the busy wind would begin to drift in the hole that had been made. Many of the canyons built walls fifteen feet high on their western sides. For the first time we felt a sense of isolation in Bayfield and except for the rare trip to the Goderich Library and the Clinton bank our lives became totally local. Local and pedestrian because the snow banks flanking the village streets came a little closer together after each storm and parking the car in front of a friend's house left little room for other cars to pass." pert11TF. SQ_VtRRE Vis' C'L49 SUBMISSIONS GN wE @arieh. I]nt. 74IMA. BRONSON LINE ZURICH, ONTARIO 519 236 7373 i 519 565 7373 In the afternoon, Brandon again traveled on the snow covered country roads to pick up the mail from the London train and then he delivered it to Varna, Bayfield and a 20 -mile rural route extending from Bayfield to Porter's Hill. Brandon needed to save as much time as he could because in addition to his strenuous mail deliveries, he and his wife, also ran a dairy business. In 1937, he passed his morning route to his brother Harold and sold the 'auto sled' to Frank Allin of Clinton. In subsequent years the vehicle was used to transport oil drillers to their drilling sites. Bayfield during some brutal winter storms was sometimes cut off for several days at a time. During the 1940s, the situation became so grave that a plane was sent from Goderich and dropped a cargo of yeast in a field just south of Mill Road. On another occasion, the village was so isolated that a plane from Goderich landed on the river with a needed shipment of milk. This isolation and sense of self-sufficiency is still remembered vividly by many people. If you look carefully around the village, you will notice that there are many "two horse barns" that housed cutters and horses beside some of our older homes. They serve as reminders of a time when winter travel for anything but an emergency was a daring or foolish adventure. re 111a ii 1°4,ayP optometric cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6lssue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 7/9 6/18/2019 Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 Could it really be just a few short days ago that I was squishing sand between my toes as I walked along the coast line of the Caribbean Sea, watching a school of tiny fish dance circles around my legs, the warm sun beaming down from a sky filled with immaculately fluffy clouds? Vacation seems but a dream now as I sit here at my desk writing this week's "Submissions" — neck stiffening at the number of electronic and paper communications that accumulated while I took a sabbatical from everyday life. Good thing I indulged in a neck and shoulder massage while on holiday. Sometimes I wonder if a vacation is really "worth it". The "to do" list at the front and back end of each adventure always seems so daunting. But then could you go 105 feet below sea level in a US certified submarine, viewing sea turtles, rays, fish and corals in L�m n their protected habitat, if you never left home? Knowing what the view is like at the top of the remains of a Mayan Temple or how the wind feels on my face as I take a gentle boat ride through the mangroves in Roaton, Honduras does make all the preparations worthwhile. For me, vacation is not necessarily just a chance to relax but an opportunity to do something extraordinary and learn about the cultures outside of my "real world". With each experience comes growth and a greater appreciation for my everyday life — no matter how high the mail stacks up. Ideas and contributions to the Bayfield Breeze are always welcome. Deadlines for submissions are Sundays at 4 p.m. Please email me at bayfield.breeze@villageofbayfield.com or call 519-565-2443. Hope to see you online soon at www.villageofbayfield.com - Melody I 1.. Y� Bayfie I d Mews iksto. Exclume 55+ Community One Floor Towrnhelncs 519 - 555 •4542 L www_baylieldmews.ca r _r BAWIELD BREEZE [o SHARE © to F] Credits: SIGN UP To Ft BAY -FIELD BREEZE .� LLICK HERE Writer, editor, photographer: Melody Falconer -Pounder Web publisher/Graphic Designer: Dennis Pal Advertising Sales: Mike Dixon Logo Design: Kyle Vanderburgh, Goderich Print Shop cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6lssue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 8/9 6/18/2019 Copyright 2018, The Bayfield Breeze Login Bayfield Breeze - Week 6 Issue 31 Special thanks to the Bayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce Breeze Committee: Ian Matthew, Roger Lewington, Mike Dixon, John Pounder, Dennis Pal, Melody Falconer -Pounder cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/BayfieldBreezeWeek6lssue3l/tabid/280/Default.aspx 9/9