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VINTAGE BIKE OWNERS KICK BACK
AND RELAX IN CLAN GREGOR
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MELODY FALCONER -POUNDER
OPTLVIIST CLUB
Looking for the perfect Father's Day gift? How about
a round of golf followed by a satisfying pig roast
dinner? Members of the Bayfield Optimist Club now
have tickets available for their upcoming golf
tournament to be held at the Bluewater Golf Course
on June 23.
Registration begins at 11 a.m. with Tee Off following
at noon. Tickets are $50 per person. Carts are $15
extra per person. The fee includes a pig roast dinner
complete with baked potato, Caesar salad and
dessert.
Prizes will be awarded via a random draw. But the
real prize is the fact that participants are helping
raise funds for youth projects in their community.
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Donald Broadfoot, of Clinton, took home the Albion Hotel "Best in Show" Award for the 1940 Indian he
restored complete with sidecar. Broadfoot quite enjoyed taking people for little spins around the village. The
sidecar seat was very comfortable and came complete with a sidekick pooch named Rosie.
Rosie was born to ride! This eight year-old dog
owned by Donald Broadfoot, of Clinton, loves to ride
in the sidecar of Broadfoot's restored 1940 Indian.
Rosie has only been riding for the past year but she
knows when the "boggles" go on it's time to take up
her position on the right side of the side car - she
likes to put her nose out to the breeze.
Motorcycles are fast becoming the way for
many folks to get out on the weekend and tour
the countryside. The number of bikes that can
be seen parked around or driving through the
village is becoming increasingly evident, as the
official start of summer grows closer.
And on Sunday, June 3rd vintage bikes were
very evident, as Bayfield Old Bike Day was held
in Clan Gregor Square.
"Despite the weather, rain on, rain off, there
was a good quality of vintage
bikes on display during Bayfield Old Bike Day,"
said organizer Jerry Baljeu.
According to
Baljeu, 42
bikes took
part in the
event. He
also noted that bike enthusiasts delighted in the range on
display, favorites of note included a 1940 Indian with
sidecar, a mid 1950s Ariel Twin, a single cylinder Royal
Enfield and a great looking BSA Gold Star. The smallest
bike on display was a 1965, 50cc Honda Step -Through.
Show participants had the opportunity to vote for the Albion
Hotel "Best in Show" Award. The winner was a 1940 Indian
restored and owned by Donald Broadfoot of Clinton.
Other highlights of the day included some live music as well
as Goderich Shoreline Radio 99.7 FM broadcasting live
from the show.
Clan Gregor Square was the perfect
setting for bike enthusiasts to mix and
mingle.
To get tickets and/or book a foursome please contact
Optimist Jane Gillman at 519 482-7478.
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"Bayfield's Got Talent" and we're not afraid to
showcase it.
This special evening of music, comedy and dance
will be held on June 24 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's
United Church.
St. Andrew's United Church Choir will host this event
as a fundraiser for the church — a free will offering will
be collected.
FOBL
The Friends of the Bayfield Library (FOBL) would like
to help area youngsters get ready to celebrate
Father's Day. Children, supervised by a parent, are
invited to come to the Bayfield Library located at 20
Main Street to create a Father's Day Craft on the
afternoon of June 9.
The craft making session will run for one hour
starting at 1 p.m. There will also be readings and
refreshments. No registration is required.
On June 16-17, the Bayfield Library staff, with help
from the FOBL, will host their annual book sale. The
sale will run on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. Both titles for children
and adults will be offered for sale. The event will be
held rain or shine. Donations of recently published,
gently used books are welcome and can be dropped
off at the library earlier that week.
For information please call 519 565-2886. The FOBL
are now on Facebook and welcome people to check
them out there!
PCOB
The Photography Club of Bayfield (PCoB) is going
back to school for their next meeting, June 7.
The PCoB will be holding their meeting at Central
Huron Secondary School (CRSS) in Clinton. This
coincides with the school's annual photographic
exhibition, curated by Jacqui Vercruyssen, and
coupled with a silent auction of the student works.
Members of PCoB, and other interested individuals,
are invited to come to this event that will take place in
advance of the PCoB meeting itself.
According to Jack Pal, a PCoB founding member,
"This should provide a great backdrop for our
meeting and at the same time satisfy many member
interests. Since the silent auction ends at 7:15 p.m.,
interested parties are advised to come before 7 p.m.
to take in the exhibit and to participate in the
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A 1956 Ariel Twin owned by lack Graham, of Windsor, and a single cylinder Royal Enfield from 1957 owned by
Geoff Doherty, of Belmont, were just two of the vintage bikes on display at Bayfield Old Bike Day on Sunday.
COOPER'S PERSONAL GEOGRAPHY
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Bayfield's JMR Gallery presents Ontario Artist
Audrey Cooper's exhibit "Personal Geography"
from now until June 17. (Submitted photo)
Ontario Artist, Audrey Cooper, has created "an
exhibit of paintings focusing on the things I see in
my new and latest life in London and
surroundings (Bayfield)."
Her exhibit entitled, "Personal Geography" is
currently on display at JMR Gallery until June 17.
Cooper's desire to take a brush, dip it in acrylic
and paint a picture on canvas didn't emerge until
just before her 78th birthday in 2005.
"You might say I'm a late bloomer, but I did pick
up the brush and here I am, seven years later still
working on memories of yesterday mixed in with
my observations about today. It is a joyful and
enriching way to spend my time. Besides that I
feel I still have something to say before being put
out on that ice floe, and pushing glorious colors around on canvas, is a fine way indeed to say
it," said Cooper, in a recent press release. "I paint because I know I am alive in this time and in
this space.
"My passion is to make you aware of what I see every day - the extraordinary sight of people
living their daily lives, moving through the remarkable landscapes of their world. I want you to
not only look but also see the reality around you, and realize you exist, here, now, in this
moment, and at some future time, you will remember."
This is the first of JMR Gallery's featured Exhibits for the 2012 Season. A closing reception,
with the artist in attendance, will be held on June 17, from 1-3 p.m. Other exhibits planned for
the summer months include: Julie Hawkins, July 11-22; Angela Lorenzen, June 22 to July 8;
Jacquie vanKlaveren, July 25 to Aug. 7; JMR Gallery's third annual "Loving Bayfield" Exhibit,
Aug. 10-26; JMR Gallery's second annual "Clan Gregor Square Foot" Exhibit, Aug. 29 to Sept.
23.
To learn more about any of these upcoming shows visit www.jmrgallery.com.
HISTORY BOOK TO BE OFFICIALLY
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auction."
The PCoB meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. Part of the
meeting will be a workshop/demonstration by PCoB
member, Conrad Kuiper, on Macrophotography. A
comment and critique session on the club's most
recent assignment, Alphabet Photography, will also
be held. Members are encouraged to post their
assignment photos on the PCoB Flickr site.
Many area residents will no doubt have the Bayfield
and Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) 2012
calendar hanging on their wall — they may like to
circle June 15th on it as it is all set to become a very
important date on the village social calendar.
On that Friday evening the photographs selected for
the 2013 calendar will be exhibited during a wine and
cheese event hosted by the BACC. The advertisers
for this new calendar will also be announced. The
calendar itself will be unveiled and the 2013
campaign launched.
The BACC is very pleased to advise that once again
the advertising space in the calendar has been sold
out and the BACC Executive thanks the advertisers
for their ongoing support of this initiative.
The evening will be held at the Bayfield Town Hall
from 7-9 p.m.
This year the recently formed Photography Club of
Bayfield was enlisted to assemble a wonderful mix of
photos of the many beautiful village landscapes and
historical sites to provide the images for the calendar.
The photos selected to represent each calendar
month will be available at the launch as a onetime
opportunity to purchase a framed keepsake. No other
framed enlargements will be sold. The photo used for
the calendar's cover will be auctioned off that
evening.
There is no admission fee for the evening and all are
welcome to attend, however, it is requested that
those who wish to attend RSVP to
i a n m att h ew @tcc. o n. ca.
PIONEER PARK
Live music streaming from Pioneer Park will be a
welcome addition to the Bayfield Sail and Canvas
Festival Weekend as Pioneer Park Entertainment
presents a performance by the Canadian Celtic Choir
on June 16.
The choir will unite their voices in song starting at 8
p.m. in the park. The group, founded in 1996, sings
and promotes Celtic choral music and culture in
Southwestern Ontario.
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Following a successful debut at the Bayfield Historical Society (BHS) meeting on May 28, the Their current repertoire features songs from Ireland,
history book entitled, "For the Love of Bayfield" will be
Scotland, England, Wales and the Canadian
officially launched on Father's Day.
Maritimes ranging from the traditional, including
For The Love of Bayfield
those sung in Irish and Welsh, to modern music of
Local historian, Dave Gillians is the author of this newest
the 20th and 21st Century.
village history. Ken Larone, a local resident as well as a r
residents. These individuals may be interested to
renowned journalist, reviewed the book in Issue 152 of
William Zadorsky was appointed conductor of the
the Bayfield Breeze and gave it high praise.
Canadian Celtic Choir on April 1, 2010. Their
This 11 a.m. concert will offer up a collection of musical picture -postcards from around the
accompanist is Jean Willadsen. The group has
The BHS will host a formal Book Launch on June 17
approximately 50 members and is based out of
from 2-4 p.m. at the Bayfield Town Hall to celebrate this -'..
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history that was six years in the making. Books will be k .-
available for sale at $35. Gillians will be on hand to chat
(this includes a $45 tax receipt). Here in Bayfield
about the stories and to sign copies. At 2:30 p.m. a short
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ceremony will be held to officially launch the book. All v� u, _ _-
SERIES
are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be
served.
Singer/songwriter Andy Kim is the next music icon to
According to Bill Rowat, BHS president, "Dave has dug up many unheralded stories and also
grace the Bayfield Town Hall stage as part of the
come up with some fascinating new perspectives on old stories. For instance, Dave develops a
Bayfield Concert Series, a Meades Bros. Production.
well documented theory that Baron Van Tuyll originally bought the Bayfield tract, not to develop
Tickets are now on sale for the June 16th show
it as a community, but rather to 'flip it' as a secure site for military defense when fears of
entitled, "Songs and Stories". The cost is $30. The
American expansionism were rampant in the early 1800s."
hall doors will open at 8 p.m. with the performance
"For the Love of Bayfield" is also now available for purchase at The Archives Room on Main
scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
Street on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. The net proceeds from the sale of the book
Tickets may be purchased at The Black Dog Pub and
will go to the Bayfield Historical Society to help preserve the village's history.
Bistro in Bayfield, Ernie King Music in Goderich or
RBC Foundation and the Ontario Arts Council are generous supports of the 2012 Bayfield
from ticketscene.ca.
SECOND HALF OF FESTIVAL FEATURES
Regimbal and DNS03, June 24; Opening: Benson
To learn more about all the stellar acts scheduled to
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come to the village in the coming months visit
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bayfieldconcertseries.com.
Artistic Directors Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata will host the second half of their sixth
CPH FOUNDATION
annual Bayfield Festival of Song on June 8 and 9.
The festival began on June 2-3. The remaining concerts will feature Canada's leading operatic
The Clinton Public Hospital is the health care
soprano, Adrianne Pieczonka and dedicated concert and recital artist Alexander Dobson.
provider of choice for many Bayfield and area
Those who attend should watch out for some surprising historical notes and stories, with rarely
residents. These individuals may be interested to
heard songs as well as more familiar music.
note that the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation will
The popular Saturday morning Coffee Concerts continue on June 9 with "Wish you were Here".
be holding its annual fundraising Enchanted Dinner
This 11 a.m. concert will offer up a collection of musical picture -postcards from around the
and Dance on June 23.
world.
The evening will feature both a live and silent
Celebrity recitals will feature two phenomenal evenings of songs, duets and operatic favorites.
auction. Tickets are available now for $75 a person
Canada's superstar soprano Pieczonka along with her partner mezzo-soprano Laura Tucker
(this includes a $45 tax receipt). Here in Bayfield
will perform with Ralls on the piano on June 8. And then on June 9, Dobson will present a
tickets are available by contacting Tyler Hessel, 519
delightful program for a summer night. Both shows start at 8 p.m. Praised for riveting
565-4034.
performances across North American and Europe these stars will no doubt entirely seduce the
audience with their vocal art!
MUSK,'' AT THE BARN
All concerts will be held at the Bayfield Town Hall. For complete 2012 concert information visit
the "Bayfield Festival" link at: aldeburghconnection.org. Tickets are available online or locally at
The landmark barn at Kryart Studio should prove to
The Village Bookshop, 519 565-5600.
be the perfect location for a new summer concert
series.
In support of Ralls and Ubukata dedication to introducing young people to the art of song,
student tickets for the Saturday morning and Sunday concerts will only be $10 -- an adult
"Music at the Barn" will be comprised of five
accompanying them will not be charged!
performances scheduled from June to September on
Sunday afternoons starting at 2 p.m. at Kryart Studio.
RBC Foundation and the Ontario Arts Council are generous supports of the 2012 Bayfield
The line up is as follows: Adrian Jones and Kim
Festival of Song.
Regimbal and DNS03, June 24; Opening: Benson
Brown and Katy Johnston, The Marrieds, July 15;
SIXTY FIFTH ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE
Danielle Durand and Ben Hermann (tentative), July
29; Graham Nicholas, Alanna Gurr and Lowlands,
ONLY WEEKS AWAY
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For 65 years, crowds of people have been coming to the Pioneer Park's Annual Rummage
Sale and snapping up all kinds of bargains and treasures. This year the event will be held on
Friday, July 13th from 7-9 p.m. at the Bayfield Arena.
The sale, along with a silent auction, provides much needed funding for the maintenance and
upkeep of Bayfield's beautiful lakefront parkland that offers visitors fresh lake breezes and
world-renowned sunsets 365 days of the year!
Rummage Sale items may be dropped off at the arena after 11 a.m. on July 12th until 2 p.m. as
well as on July 13th. Anyone who is unable to drop items off on these days, can contact Bud
Robinson at 519 565-5322 or Claire Trepanier at 519 565-2745 and they will arrange for the
items to be picked up prior to the sale.
Please note when donating that baby furniture, sports equipment, and electrical items must be
CSA approved. It should also be noted that the following items will not be accepted: clothing,
shoes, magazines, textbooks, televisions, large appliances, building materials, mattresses,
soiled or broken items.
Bill Rowat is the person to contact if anyone wishes to donate an item or service to the silent
auction. He can be reached at 519 565-5838.
This event could not happen without the assistance of over 120 volunteers. Anyone wishing to
volunteer can contact Sandy Scotchmer at 519 565-2830 or call Trepanier at the number listed
above.
A new addition to the Rummage Sale this year will be "TasTee Queen". They will be set up
outside on the fairgrounds selling their famous hand cut fries, hot dogs and other goodies.
BAYFIELD LIONS' CLUB'S WALK FOR
DOG GUIDES RAISES $7,000
PHOTOS AND STORY BY MELODY FALCONER -POUNDER
Sunday marked the 10th year that Roily and Karen Scott, of Kitchener and Bayfield, had participated in the
Walk for Dog Guides. Their pets Dakota, a Huskey and Cheynne, a Retriever -Newfoundland mix, were ready
and willing to get out on the route.
To some people, their Dog Guides are their eyes, to others, their means to live independently.
On June 3, the Bayfield Lions' Club hosted the local "Purina Walk for Dog Guides" to raise
funds so that more Canadians with disabilities may have a dog guide.
And raise funds they did! The local walk raised $ 7,000.
"Everyone who took part should be very proud of themselves," said Bayfield Lions' Club
President, Larry Simpson. "Next year, our goal will be $10,000."
Simpson noted that both the walkers and dogs had a good day and seemed to really enjoy the
"silly dog tricks" portion of the event. Participants were treated to hotdogs after the walk and all
the dogs went home with a bag of goodies and a certificate.
Aug. 26; and Josh Geddis and Jenny Omnichord,
Sept. 16.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $14 at the door for
the first show. All other shows are $14 in advance
and $16 at the door. Or a season pass can be
purchased for $50 for all five shows. People are
encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets, as
there is limited seating.
For more information or tickets contact Durand at
519 993-3154. Or visit the following Facebook page:
https://www.face boo k. com/pages/Music-at-the-B arn-
Series/127016440764513 Tickets can also be
purchased at ticketscene.ca.
WRITERS' FESTIVAL
Five authors will be coming to the village for the 2012
Bayfield Writers' Festival hosted by The Village
Bookshop on June 23-24.
This year the main event will be held at St. Andrew's
United Church starting at 1 p.m. The authors and
their works featured will be: Hugh Brewster, RMS
Titanic: Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage; Cathy Buchanan,
The Day the Falls Stood Still; Stephen Marche, How
Shakespeare Changed Everything; John Lawrence
Reynolds, Beach Strip; and Andrew Westoll, The
Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary.
Tickets are selling now for $15 and are available at
The Village Bookshop
On Sunday at 12:30 p.m. there is the added bonus of
a First Class Luncheon with Hugh Brewster starting
at 12:30 p.m. at The Little Inn.
History lovers will no doubt enjoy the opportunity to
hear this celebrated Titanic expert and author speak
at this event held in the 100th year since the great
ship went down.
Tickets are available now for $35 per person. For
more information call the bookshop at 519 565-5600.
FILM SOCIETY
Another exciting series of Toronto Film Circuit films
brought to you by the Bayfield Film Society is nearly
at an end.
Those without a subscription can still attend as a
limited number of tickets can be purchased at the
door for $10 per film.
The spring schedule of films concludes with The
Guard on June 14. This final film will begin with a
wine and cheese celebration at 6:30 p.m. at the
Bayfield Town Hall (the movie begins at 7:30 p.m.)
For more information contact: Lynn Gillians, 519 565-
5884 or by e-mail lynnegillians@hotmail.com; or
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The Lions Foundation of Canada trains Dog Guides and assists Canadians with a wide range
of disabilities. Dogs are trained in five program areas, Canine Vision, Hearing Ear, Autism
Assistance, Special Skills and Seizure Response.
According to the Lions Foundation of Canada website, Dog Guides are trained to perform a set
of basic skills that are useful to all handlers. However, some of their training is also tailored to
meet the specific needs of their future handler. The website states that there is an ever-
increasing demand for these service dogs and the Foundation's current goal is to raise enough
funds to provide 160 more Dog Guides in 2012.
Sisters, Pat Shewen (right) and Peg Brant, both of Stratford, headed to the registration desk early Sunday
morning so that they could take Ginger, a Beagle cross and Rhys, Golden Retriever, out on the walk.
Margo Robeson, 519 565-2827 or e-mail
Margo 10510@comcast.net.
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Pickle Ball is the fastest growing sport for seniors
and is gaining in popularity here in Bayfield. It can be
described as a combination of badminton, tennis and
ping-pong.
Ann and Rick LeBeau, of Bayfield, are pickle ball
enthusiasts and would like to teach Pickle Ball to
beginners. They have been playing the sport
themselves for many years and will be playing in the
Summer Games in London, ON. Anyone who would
like a lesson are invited to call them at 519 440-2120.
One Care sponsored Pole Walking is really hitting its
stride in Bayfield. Anyone wishing an introductory
lesson or other info should call 519 565-2202 or 519
565-5638. There is no charge for this and poles can
be provided.
New additions to the current Pole Walking schedule
include: Sundays, Co-ed Pole Walking, 9:30 a.m.;
Tuesday mornings Gentle Jaunt, 9:30 a.m.;
Wednesdays, Gentle Jaunt, 4:30 p.m. and Power
Pole Walking, 5:15 p.m.
The above is in addition to the usual walks for
women are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays and
walks for men Mondays and Fridays. The start time
is 8:30 a.m.
All walks begin from 6 Main Street.
Besides Pole Walking, One Care continues to
sponsor several programs for both men and women
to keep up with their desire to stay fit. Register now
for four months of classes for $50 excluding yoga.
Dancefit and Toning classes are held on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. The classes are
held at the Bayfield Community Centre. The cost is
$4 per class.
The Sit and Get Fit classes are offered on Mondays
and Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. On Fridays a Gentle
Stretch Class is offered at 10:15 a.m. Both of these
fitness opportunities are held at the Bayfield
Community Centre and cost a $2 per class.
A Gentle Yoga Class is held at the Bayfield Town Hall
starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. The cost for is $4
per class and participants are asked to bring a yoga
mat.
Summer Outdoor Yoga will start July 5 in Pioneer
Park at 8:30 a.m. and continue on subsequent
Thursdays. The cost is $3 per session.
Call the numbers listed above for more information
on the above exercise opportunities.
For those people looking to exercise their minds,
Women's Bridge is played every Wednesday at 1
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Kelly Miller, of Seaforth, and Fenex, a Golden Retriever, were ready to
head out on the Bayfield Lions' Club's Purina Walk for Dog Guides on
Sunday morning.
]ane Rowat joined Margo Robeson and her dog, Sadie, on the Walk for Dog
Guides.
p.m. No partner needed to play the cost is $1.50 per
game. For more information call Brenda Blair at 519
565-2881. Bridge is played at the Bayfield Lions'
Community Building.
Boot Camp has come to Bayfield due to the efforts of
fitness enthusiast, Kaylie Ginn. She plans to offer a
large variety of exercises to keep things interesting
and challenging. She will be incorporating strength
training, cardio, yoga, plyometrics, kick -boxing,
interval training and more. One-hour sessions are
held Monday to Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in Clan Gregor
Square.
Each session of the Bayfield Boot Camp costs $10,
or a weekly pass can be purchased for $30. First
sessions will be free. Participants should wear proper
footwear, bring a bottle of water and a yoga mat or
towel. Participants should arrive 15 minutes before
their first session so that Ginn can learn their workout
history. For information contact Ginn at 519 525-
1959.
BEAIUNG CLIMC
Have you heard the news? A monthly hearing clinic
has been established in the village at Pharmasave
Michael's Pharmacy. The next date for the clinic is
June 19.
The Kincardine Hearing Clinic will be offering their
services on the third Tuesday of every month from 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The clinic will offer: hearing aid adjustments and
repairs to all makes and models, no cost hearing
tests, new prescription of hearing aids, wax removal,
hearing aid battery sales as well as hard of hearing
assistive devices. Please call The Kincardine
Hearing Clinic at 1-855-396-6026 to book an
appointment.
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After the walk, members of the Bayfield Lions' Club treated participants to hotdogs. Getting the onions fried
and ready were from I -r: Mike Sproule, Bill Steenstra, Tony Van Bake[ and Ron Harris.
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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" or you can email the archivist directly at
bayarchives@tcc.on.ca or click on the image and make a comment on Flickr. You can view
the entire Collection of Remember Me Photos: Volume 2 on Flickr as well.
This week, the Junior Riders are shown participating in the Bayfield Fall Fair in 1956. Does
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In Issue 151, action at the lunch booth at the 1956
Bayfield Fall Fair was shown. Lucky Elephant Pink
Candy Popcorn would appear to have been a staple
at the booth. Anyone recognize those in the
photograph?
ISSUE 152
In Issue 152, the shooting gallery at the 1956
Bayfield Fall Fair proved to be very popular with both
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men and boys as evidenced by the crowd gathered
around the booth. Does anyone look familiar?
VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL.COM
ONLINE EDUCATION A REALITY OF BAYFIELD'S ECONOMY
A jubilant Stephen and '.- tricia Baker share in the ribbon cutting to officially open the Virtual High School's new
location on Main Street in the village. Stephen is the owner and founder of VHS, as well as the online school's
principal. Patricia is the school's Registrar.
PHOTOS AND STORY BY MELODY
FALCONER -POUNDER
The VHS logo is a shiny red apple. The
classic education/teaching symbol. The
"waves" going out of the stem of the
apple are meant to symbolize the
virtual/online aspect that allows VHS
to reach students around the world.
The Virtual High School (VHS) is 8,100 square
feet of reality. And despite the rain that fell on the
evening of June 1st, a couple hundred people
turned up to see behind the scenes at one of
Canada's largest online high schools during their
grand opening.
The inclement weather held off long enough to
allow for outdoor speeches and an official ribbon
cutting by owner and founder of VHS, Stephen
Baker and his wife, Patricia. She also acted as
master of ceremonies for the formal portion of the
evening. She introduced speakers, Bill Dowson,
mayor of the Municipality of Bluewater; Ben Lobb,
MP for Huron -Bruce; Ashley Hammill, executive
assistant for Lisa Thompson, MPP for Huron -
Bruce; Roger Lewington, Bayfield and Area
Chamber of Commerce (BACC) president; John
Smallwood, curriculum coordinator for English at
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John Smallwood, spoke to the crowd gathered for the Grand Opening on Friday. He is currently the English
Curriculum Coordinator at VHS and has worked with Baker since 1996 when they teamed up to create a Grade
13 Canadian Literature online course.
During the opening speeches, Roger Lewington, president of the Bayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce,
spoke to the positive impact that both the reconstruction of the heritage building and the establishment of VHS
has had to the Bluewater economy.
VHS; and Stephen Baker, founder and owner of
VHS as well as its principal.
In his remarks, BACC President Lewington
commented on what the Bakers have had the
vision to build in Bayfield.
"A couple of years ago at the Mayor's Breakfast
we had Mike Pullen speak on the Creative
Economy or the knowledge based economy... It's
about people being able to establish businesses
where they want to be and to connect to the world
through the internet... there is no more powerful
example of the creative economy than the Virtual
High School. It has much more than regional
importance, I believe it has national importance,
as it is visionary in the creative economy in
Canada. It's the future."
Lewington went on to list some of the positive
impacts that the VHS's move to 27 Main St. N.
has had on the local community. These included:
good local high tech jobs for young people,
money coming in from around the world that stays
in the area and their presence will encourage
other like businesses to start up in the community.
"Apart from this facility, the VHS also employs
educators in our community that are online. There
are 550 jobs on Main Street, that are primarily
tourism driven, this helps a lot to diversify our
economy," said Lewington.
Lewington also commended the Bakers for
making a conscious decision to hire local builders
and trades for their facility where ever possible
allowing all of those construction dollars to flow
through the local Bluewater economy. He also
thanked them for getting involved in the
community philanthropically. Baker is a BACC
board member and VHS has become sponsors
for such recent projects as the BACC village
calendar and the Festival of Fitness and Art in
Bayfield.
What people didn't see when touring the
beautifully transformed Martha Ritz are the 64
distinct high school courses that VHS offers to
4,600 active students instructed by 60 Ontario
College of Teachers (OCT) online instructors.
They did, however, have the opportunity to meet
VHS's administrative staff of 14 who were
available at the open house to field questions.
Like the building that VHS now calls home, the
business has a storied history.
According to the VHS website, in the fall of 1995,
the first Canadian online course, designed in
Notepad, became viewable to anyone using the
Netscape browser. Baker developed this Grade
11 Biology course while working as a staff
member at Goderich District Collegiate Institute
(GDCI). Following the success of the online
Biology course, Baker worked with Smallwood in
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A couple hundred people turned up to see behind the scenes at one of Canada's largest online high schools
during their grand opening on Friday night.
Jeremy DeMers, (far right) is the Elementary School Curriculum Coordinator at VHS. He was kept busy fielding
questions from people who toured the school including, Joyce McIlwain (second from left) and Sue Burton
(centre).
1996 to develop a Grade 13 Canadian Literature
course (ELIOA) that won second prize for best
online course in North America at NAWEB 97.
VHS was not an overnight success story, after this
initial success in creating online courses, Baker
would face a few challenges and obstacles that
prevented his vision from growing. Despite these
setbacks he persevered writing, developing and
teaching online courses.
The VHS website also acknowledges that during
the same time period, Baker was also involved in
the development of another company involving his
children and led by son, John. Desire2Learn was
established in 1999. It used the VHS online
courses as a base from which their learning
management system was patterned.
But the struggle continued. The VHS website
notes that Baker had only one student in 2001
and nine students in 2002. It was then that he
applied to the Ministry of Education in Ontario to
be granted status as an inspected private school
that would have the ability to grant Ontario
Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) credits.
Following a number of inspections by the
education ministry, VHS became a fully
accredited, inspected private school in Ontario in
April 2003, offering credits entirely online and has
remained so ever since.
Each course costs $499 and no textbooks are
required. Course content is written and developed
by VHS curriculum developers matching the
requirements of the province's education ministry.
The online courses have proven to be a terrific
way for some students to achieve their education.
International students, home schooled youth, star
athletes, and musicians, even students who have
faced bullying in a traditional education format can
and do benefit from online learning. They can set
their own learning pace and don't face set
deadlines for assignments or tests. There is no
end of day bell or summer vacation to interrupt
the learning process.
With the continuing growth of VHS, Baker
determined they needed to have a more visible
presence in Bayfield. He was drawn to the Martha
Ritz for its great location. He saw potential in the
building and liked the idea of VHS being right on
Main Street, since staff and visitors would be able
to visit all the restaurants and stores in the area
with ease. Baker's apparent love of history may
also have played a part in selecting the site as he
shared several anecdotes from the property's past
during his remarks.
According to an article published in a souvenir
program created for the village's centennial in
1976, Wm. Connor first purchased the land in
1853. The first building constructed on the
property was called "The Exchange". Connor had
this building partially torn down with one section
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The second storey of VHS is home to the administration. It was a popular place to
tour on Friday night. The open concept design allows employees to effectively
communicate with each other.
When the building was lifted in the summer of 2011 buried underneath they discovered the old boiler door. This
artifact was cleaned up and framed. It now graces the entrance to the building's second storey.
being moved up the street to form the main part of
Tippet's harness shop. In the late 1800s "The
Queen's Hotel" was fashioned. This large frame
building had an elegant two-story verandah and a
small tower room that attractively broke the
roofline at the front. Over the years it was a hotel,
a boarding house and a private home. Then in
1923 Martha Ritz moved to the village from
Stratford and purchased the building. She married
Tom Bailey and the couple ran the Martha Ritz
Hotel together until that infamous Labour Day
Weekend in 1947 when it burned to the ground. It
was said, the pair rebuilt, "The New Ritz", quite
literally on the ashes of the destroyed hotel.
In more recent years, Gayle and Pat Waters,
proprietors of the neighboring Little Inn of Bayfield
owned the building. During that time it housed
hotel rooms, a gourmet food store, spa and later a
restaurant.
Baker noted that when the building was lifted in
the summer of 2011 to accommodate a full
basement, the fabled ashes were indeed
exposed, buried within they discovered the old
boiler door. An artifact they had cleaned up and
framed. It now graces the entrance to the
building's second storey.
The construction project, with John Chapman
working as contractor, started in early February
2011. The VHS administration was fully
ensconced on the second floor of their new home
one-year later.
During Ontario Heritage Week in Feb. of this year,
the Bluewater Heritage Committee honored the
Bakers for the work they had completed on this
heritage- designated building. The open concept
design allows employees to effectively
communicate with each other.
Baker explained to those gathered at the ribbon
cutting the meaning behind the VHS logo that now
adorns the second story front porch of the
building.
The shiny red apple is the classic
education/teaching symbol. The "waves" going
out of the stem of the apple are meant to
symbolize the virtual/online aspect that allows
VHS to reach students around the world.
Stayed tuned ... there is another apple in the
basket but this one is green. Virtual Elementary
School, a project that has been in the works for a
couple of years, is now available for students in
Grades 6-8.
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The property at 27 Main Street N. has seen a number of transformations in the 159 years since Wm Connor first
purchased it.
The Martha Ritz House as it looked on July 11, 2011 during the heart of the reconstruction process. The building
was lifted to accommodate a full basement.
The reconstruction project on the former Martha Ritz House began in Feb. 2011. The staff of the Virtual High
School were able to move in to their home one year later. The official grand opening of the building was held on
June 1.
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SUBMISSIONS
The women (Bonnie Sitter and Dianne Waun) behind the Facebook Group "Save the Elm Trees — Huron
County/Hwy4" are asking for the support of the community again to help prevent the cutting of a healthy
Elm Tree located 1.6 KM from Kippen between 911 addresses 73894 and 73960. The MTO has deemed
that it needs to be cut down due to its proximity to the highway. It has been said that this tree is neither
rare nor endangered. There are a few folks that would like to dispute this, I think. With ongoing road
improvements, a tree gracing the side of a county road is becoming a rare sight indeed! And this
particular tree is endangered as bureaucracy now threatens its very existence. It took a great deal of
passion to save the largest Elm on this stretch of highway, a neighbor to the Elm now threatened, and yet
a very simple solution (placing reflectors around it) was achieved when everyone worked together.
Melody Falconer -Pounder Hopefully this can be done for the neighboring tree as well. I do hope that next time I drive that stretch of
highway I can still delight in the beauty that four remaining Elm trees provide - not just three. (One of the
five was deemed diseased and its removal is not being disputed.) Anyone who wishes to email in support of saving this tree should send their
correspondence to Susan.Wagter@ontario.ca and Martin.Favel@ontario.ca.
It has also been brought to my attention that a commemorative plaque has gone missing off the Post Office Building on Main Street. The building itself will
be demolished soon to make way for the new library, washrooms and post office and members of the Bluewater Heritage Committee (BHC) were planning
on retrieving the plaque so that it could grace the front of the new post office when construction is complete. The plaque is brass and bears the names of
all Bayfield's past Post Masters and Mistresses. It could be that someone had the forethought to remove the plaque for safekeeping. Either way both
members of the Bayfield Historical Society and BHC would like to know its whereabouts. It can be returned without question to The Bayfield Archives,
attention Bill Rowat, or dropped off at the home of Geordie Palmer, 19 Louisa St. or a strictly confidential call can be made to Palmer at 519 565-2903.
These two important "Submissions" leave little room for my thoughts on the week past, I would, however, like to congratulate all involved with the grand
opening of the Virtual High School! Just one more reason Bayfield is such a unique and wonderful place.
And I would also like to thank Donald Broadfoot, and his adorable sidekick, Rosie, for taking me for a spin in the sidecar of his 1940 restored Indian during
Bayfield Old Bike Day on Sunday. One great thing about being the Editor of the Bayfield Breeze is you never know where an assignment will lead you! -
Mclody
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.
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