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Bayfield Breeze, 2013-12-25, Page 15/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 BAYFIELDBREEZE jft ` PFMMA VE IAN MATTHEW GA � 519-565-533E -T ,l � r BAYFIELD BREEZE : mai rare uMoge's own anBrenew� swite 0 SHARE M**21 .. Dec. 25, 2013 Vol. 5 Week 53 Issue 234 WHAT TO DO NEW YEAR'S EVE? IT'S AS PLAIN AS BLACK AND WHITE VACATION DEADLINES Anyone who has news about an upcoming event that they would like to have appear in the Bayfield Breeze on the following publication dates: Jan. 8, 15, 22 and/or 29th please have the information in to the editor no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Email information can be found in the Submissions Section at the bottom of this page. Thank you! TAOIST TAI CHI Starting in the New Year, Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi TM will be offering practice sessions for graduates of the beginner classes that have been held in the village in the last couple of years. Practice of the Taoist arts can improve strength, flexibility, balance, and circulation and can help calm the mind and cultivate the heart, transforming one into a healthier and more harmonious person. The practice sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. in the Bayfield Town Hall starting Jan. 7. These sessions will focus on practicing the foundations and the various Taoist Tai Chi moves cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreezelWeek531ssue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 1/10 5/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 The Bayfield Town Hall will be the place to be on New Year's Eve as the community is invited to dress up or down in black and white to ring in 2014. Setting the stage for this year's festivities are Tammy Amos, Pat McDougall, Dwight and Janice Nelson. (Submitted photo) Bayfield Town Hall Heritage Society would like to invite people to ring in the New Year in black and white. A "Black and White New Year's Celebration" will be held at the Bayfield Town Hall on Dec. 31 starting at 8:30 p.m. There will be dancing to the music of Starsoundz DJ. Party favors, appetizers and a glass of champagne at midnight are included in the $25 per person. Cash bar. Participants are encouraged to dress up or dress down in black and white to ring in 2014 with friends and family. Tickets are now available at www.ticketscene.ca, Ernie King Music in Goderich, or by calling Kate at 519 565-4404 or Pat at 519 565-2572. 103 MCI Is I DER N N Is via W.111 116,14 M Healthy Lake Huron: Clean Water, Clean Beaches is developing a new Rural Stormwater Management Model. They have released three online videos to share some of the good work local groups, farmers and other landowners, community partners, and students are doing in a largely rural area that stretches from Sarnia to Tobermory. The local people in the videos are working together, along the shoreline, to better manage runoff during storm events and to keep sediment out of creeks, rivers, and Lake Huron. The videos were produced as part of the Rural Stormwater Management Model Project (RSWMMP) and can be viewed at ruralstormwater.com and by clicking on 'Videos' . within the set and will involve doing sets. If you have any questions, please call Doug Brown at 519 565- 5187. GLEE SISTERS The Glee Sisters is a non -auditioned female choir that consists of over 20 spirited women who enjoy making music and having fun together. They will resume rehearsals on Jan. 10th at St. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield. The New Year would be a great time for new members to join. There will be new music and plans to make for their annual earth hour celebration. Anyone interested should email Leslie Bella at Ibella@tcc.on.ca. �0 � NO WA me 1 1 Two Bayfield women would like to remind everyone preparing for holiday gatherings that their tradition of collecting empties for Alzheimer's Disease is continuing this year. Dianne Brandon and Carrie Sabourin will be participating in the 2014 Walk for Memories on Jan. 18 in Bayfield and are now collecting donations for the cause. It is, of course, hoped that everyone will celebrate responsibly this festive season and when doing so plan to donate the empty beer bottles and cans; wine and liquor bottles to their team, "For the Love of Elane and Doris". The ladies being honored are currently living with Alzheimers, Elane Brandon, Sabourin's grandmother, and Doris Schilbe, Dianne's mother. Empties of all sorts may be dropped off at Brandon's Hardware in Bayfield, or picked up anytime, just call Brandon's Hardware at 519 565-2677 or 519 565- 2545. Empties may also be dropped off at Bayfield Convenience in their names. CALLIGRAPHY COURSE Anyone looking for a creative way to pass the winter months in the village might consider picking up a Calligraphy pen. Rita Paakkunainen, is once again offering a 10 -week course starting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. It will be held at the Bayfield Lions' Community Building from 1-3:30 p.m. Paakkunainen, who has more than 20 years experience in the art, notes that the program is very flexible. Each person works at their own speed so the class will accommodate all from beginner to advanced levels. There will be individual attention cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/Week53issue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 2/10 5/28/2019 C'7 Week 53 Issue 234 "These videos were only possible thanks to the landowners who took part, the local groups and people doing great things in the community, schools and students, parents and guardians, staff, the videographers, and the members of the Healthy Lake Huron partnership," said Tim Cumming, communications specialist with Ausable Bayfield Conservation and Healthy Lake Huron's RSWMMP. "It is very powerful to hear local people share their personal stories and we hope their work and their vision will give other residents ideas of some things they can do to protect and improve water quality in their local creek or river." The main video is about ten minutes in length. It is called Working Together for Clean Water, Clean Beaches. The video features landowners and conservation staff from five priority areas along the Lake Huron shoreline. Property owners in the video talk about projects they are doing to keep soil on the land and to keep bacteria, chemicals, and sediment out of watercourses. The video covers five sentinel watersheds along Lake Huron's southeastern shore, including the Lambton Shores, Main Bayfield, Bayfield North (Gullies), Garvey Creek — Glenn Drain (North Shore), and Pine River watersheds. given to all and there is a lot to learn for both beginners and advanced students. Beginners will start with the foundational hand (or script) and advance to the next hand or project as they feel comfortable to do so. The advanced people will review known hands and learn other hands along with working on exciting new projects. "All will have a sense of accomplishment with their finished work," said Paakkunainen. "Illuminating and card making is touched on in this course to show how versatile this new craft can be. It is amazing how creative we can be in a very fun, and relaxing atmosphere." The cost is $130 per person. Please register by Jan. 6 by calling 519 565-2343. FITNESS FUN One of the most popular winter pastimes in Canada is skating and Bayfield is fortunate to have ice in its arena this year to take advantage of. People are invited to attend public skating at the Bayfield Arena on Sundays from 1-3 p.m. as well as Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The ice can also be rented for private use just call 519 565-2121 to learn more or to book a time. There will be no One Care activities from now until Jan. 2. The second video is only two and a half minutes long and it features students from Lucknow Central Public School planting dune grasses along the shore through a project by the Lake All classes will free from Jan. 3 March 31. Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. Everyone that coo mes to a class muss t have completed a client intake form. Anyone who isn't sure The third video is about three minutes in length. It is shot at Bannockburn Conservation Area if they have completed one is asked to consult an and it focuses on the work the community around the Bayfield River is doing to create the new instructor. Main Bayfield Watershed Plan and put the plan into action. Total Body fit classes are held at 8:45 a.m. on The RSWMMP is funded by a grant from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's Showcasing Mondays and 9 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. Water Innovation Program and in-kind contributions from other partners. Healthy Lake Huron is Those who attend are asked to bring a mat. Stronger a partnership of federal and provincial ministries, county and local government, public health Senior Classes are held at 10:20 a.m. Mondays and and conservation agencies, landowners and community groups, and other partners working to Wednesdays. Both classes are held at the Bayfield protect and improve water quality in Lake Huron. For more information visit Community Centre. healthylakehuron.ca and ruralstormwater.com. Tuesday Yoga at the Bayfield Town Hall will resume UNDERSTANDING THE RURAL STORMWATER on Jan. 7 at 10 a.m. The cost is $4 a class. MANAGEMENT MODEL Mah Jongg will be played Jan. 9 and 23. New players always welcome. Healthy Lake Huron's RSWMMP has already improved long-term monitoring of water quality, quantity, and weather through installation of five new or upgraded monitoring stations in Bridge is played at the Bayfield Lions Community drainage areas along Lake Huron's southeastern shoreline. The project is also creating a new Building every Wednesday at 1 p.m. except on Dec. computer model to better understand the impacts when water runs off land during a storm 25 and Jan. 1. event and to mitigate or eliminate those impacts. A new computer model would help municipalities and field staff to work with landowners. The model would also show which Please call 519 565-2202 or 519 565-5638 for more projects would work best to manage stormwater runoff, water quantity and quality from a information. watershed perspective, the ideal scale for projects, and the best locations to place them for the best results. The model, when completed, can also help landowners and funders to decide INMEMORIAM where limited stewardship dollars can be invested for the most benefit. Urban areas already use computer models to manage stormwater runoff but no single model The community will be saddened to learn the loss of currently exists with all the features needed to understand and manage stormwater runoff two of its members lost two of its members in recent cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreezelWeek531ssue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 3/10 5/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 effectively in rural areas like Lake Huron's southeastern shoreline. That's why Healthy Lake days — Gwen Pye-Hoekstra and Jeanne Lindsay. Huron identified the need for this project. For more information, visit ruralstormwater.com and healthylakehuron.ca. Gwen Pye-Hoekstra died on Dec. 15 at Bethell House Hospice in Inglewood, ON at the age of 75. "The model will be a new tool to give people more detailed information about how their projects She was the beloved wife of Ed Hoekstra and the can reduce the impact of runoff during storm events," said Alec Scott, manager of the late Robert (Bob) Pye. She was the dear mother of RSWMMP. "When people can see the benefits created by a wetland, or berm, or natural four children and their spouses. Nine grandchildren barrier, or a planting project, or a change in cropping practices, they may be more likely to will also miss her. consider doing that project, or adopting that practice, on their property." A funeral service was held at the Falconer Funeral Two firms are working together, with Healthy Lake Huron, to create the model: Computational Homes — Bluewater Chapel in Goderich on Dec. 19. Hydraulics International (CHI) and Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR). The model will Cremation. As expressions of sympathy, the family build upon the US Environmental Protection Agency's Stormwater Management Model would appreciate memorial donations to Bethell (SWMM) and the PCSWMM software that is a powerful support package for SWMM modeling. House Hospice. The new model will combine urban modeling features with rural features such as agricultural best management practices; understanding of changes from season to season or even within a Messages of condolence for the Pye-Hoekstra family season (such as changes in crop cover); modeling of roads, ditches, and culverts; slope and may be made at www.falconerfuneralhomes.com terrain types; dynamic travel of water running over land; tracking of key pollutants, such as, sediment, phosphorous and nitrogen; and other features. Jeanne Lindsay (Dunn) died on Dec. 17 at the Huronview Home, in Clinton. She was 93. She was CURRENT CALENDAR SOLD—OUT the beloved wife of the late John Douglas Lindsay. She was the dear mother and mother-in-law of Don THOUGHTS TURN TOWARD 2015 and Barb Lindsay, Bayfield; Lindsay, of Fredrickton, NB; andd James Butcher, of Clinton.. Her five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren shall The 2014 Bayfield Calendar sold out long before the clock was to strike midnight on Dec. 31. miss her. Her son, George Douglas Lindsay, and her daughter, Ellen Elizabeth Butcher predeceased her. Following the great success of the current calendar plans are moving ahead for the 2015 version and more copies will be made available. Building on this success, the project will once A funeral service was held on Dec. 23 at the again be a partnership between the Photography Club of Bayfield (PCoB) and the Bayfield Falconer Funeral Homes — Clinton Chapel with Rev. Lions' Club. Elise Feltrin officiating. Spring Interment Bayfield Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy memorial "By definition, photos representative of Summer and Fall will already have been taken since we donations to St. Andrews United Church, Bayfield or will be making our selection for the 2015 calendar at the end June," said Jack Pal, who the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. spearheads the project for both organizations. "We encourage people to sort through all the wonderful Bayfield photos that they have taken over the last several years. Photos do not need NOTE OF THANKS to have been taken in the last 12 months. We encourage anyone to submit photos, as many as you like!" Don Chilton, of Bayfield, died on Dec. 7 at the age of Participants do not need to be a member of the PCoB in order to submit. Photographers whose 80 years. His family recently sent this note in to the photos are selected for inclusion in the 2015 calendar will receive a free membership to the Bayfield Breeze to share with our readers. PCoB. "A very special thank you to each and everyone who A new Flickr site has been opened specifically dedicated to the 2015 calendar, helped and consoled us in any way following Don's http://www.flickr.com/groups/bayfieldcalendar20l5. Please visit this site and explore the criteria death. We will love him forever. All of us were thrilled for posting http://www.flickr.com/groups/bayfieldcalendar20l5/discuss/72157637525976946/ with the number of friends from far and near who made it through such bad weather on Dec. 14. We A condensed version of the posting criteria is noted here: celebrated Don's life at the Bayfield Town Hall. The Goodbye Service, conducted by Robert and Carole • Preference will be given to those photos that provide an artistic interpretation of the heritage Smith, of Stratford Community of Christ Church, was aspects of Bayfield in line with the declaration of Bayfield as a Heritage Community in 1982. so beautiful and comforting to us all. However, other photographic interpretations will be considered. "Anyone so wishing to donate in his memory —'it's • Photographs should be recognizably Bayfield and, as much as possible, reflect the rich never too late to donate' to the charity of your choice. culture and heritage of our village throughout the four seasons. Suggestions are to the CPH Foundation or to the Bayfield Lions' Club for a planned Dog Park. • Photographs must not have been used in previous years' calendars. "May God bless you. Thank you and have a Merry • Since the calendar will be printed in "landscape" format (most likely 8x12). Photos should be Christmas." edited to that format. — From The Chilton Family • Images should be available, if selected, in a sufficient size (preferably seven megapixels or greater) to allow them to be printed at a resolution of 300 dpi. cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreezelWeek531ssue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 4/10 5/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 HHUNG BOOTS OR SNOWSHOES? ONLY MOTHER NATURE KNOWS The Bayfield River Valley Trail Association (BRVTA) is already looking forward to the New Year. They along with the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) are holding a Welcome to 2014 Winter Hike on Jan. 4. The two Varna Trails, which can be accessed off the parking lot at the Varna Complex, will be the setting for the hiking that will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group hike will start at 11 a.m. sharp, so participants are asked to arrive by 10:45 a.m. Depending on the weather, either hiking boots or snowshoes are acceptable footwear. If there is snow, and anyone wishes to try snowshoes, they can rent them from Outside Projects at 6 Main Street North in the village. There will be a choice of trail, either the Mavis Trail to the Bayfield River, at four kilometers and moderate difficulty, or the Taylor Trail, at just over a kilometer. The Taylor Trail is currently being developed as a mobility trail. Following the hiking, hot dogs and cider will be served in the Varna Complex. Donations for the food will be welcomed. There will be displays and information on the newly released Main Bayfield Watershed Plan, the BRVTA, and the newly formed Huron Tract Land Trust Conservancy. BRVTA memberships will also be available at $20 for single or $25 for family (tax receipts available for donations over $50). Visit bayfieldtrailsandwaters.ca for more information. For further information on this fun start to the New Year please call Roger Lewington at 519 565-2202. SHEAR TALENT' T COPENHAGINS BAYFIELQ 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" 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. Editor's Note: We are now adding the archive's code to the information supplied with the photographs so that if anyone would like to learn more from the Bayfield Archives about certain pictures they can use the code to make the process easier. This week, a colorful greeting to bring to an end our series of holiday cards, does anyone recognize the people in the image? (Archives code: PB6p18) ISSUE 232 -13 In Issue 232, another in our series of greeting cards from the collection of Lucy Woods Diehl. The young person shown on the card is Nan Howard. (Archives code: PB13 15b) cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreezelWeek531ssue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 5/10 5/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 Or �►Ie Plow, rr a. *;AP0101", Make your comments... click on any image and it will take you to Flicks SHARE © EJ.- PHOTO STORY ISSUE 233 M rsl 011risWin IN A" aii) of gPinf55 fhrogb0ld1 11)r ileftr In Issue 233, in the countdown to Christmas we feature another greeting card sent in seasons past from the collection of Lucy Woods Diehl. This is an early Christmas card from the Howard Family — Nan, Jack and Margaret "Toots". (Archives code: PB13 05b) DEER PARK LODGE BE AC 1151 DE R E 5 0 R T /}+] SHOP ciff ON THIS CHRISTMAS DAY BAYFIELD IS ITSELF A GREETING CARD PHOTOS AND STORY BY MELODY FALCONER -POUNDER Our village on a winter's night is serene and welcoming. Outdoor holiday lights twinkle on snow mingled with the soft glow of indoor lights shining from windows, front doors adorned with bright green wreaths festooned by red bows, all combine to beckon friends and family across the threshold to warm themselves by the hearth and share in holiday cheer. Yes, Bayfield becomes a greeting card at this time of year... so on the evening of Dec. 19, 1 trekked out into the solitude and "mild" air to capture some images, before the predicted melt, freeze and cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreezelWeek531ssue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 6/10 5/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 A home on Hamilton Street delights with simple yet thoughtful decor. The entrance to this Carriage Lane home ensures that all will be merry and bright. Lights on this Bayfield Terrace home invites Christmas in. flurries that forecasters have been touting, to ensure that our subscribers could enjoy a white Christmas, well, virtually, at the very least. Enjoy! The window of Marten Arts Gallery offers both trendy and traditional touches - setting a festive tone on Main Street. An inviting entrance to a home on Howard Street. Whimsy and fun delight those who pass by this house in Bayfield Meadows. A stalwart presence on the edge of Clan Gregor Square and Louisa Street this home radiates a soft welcoming glow for the holidays. cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/Week53issue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 7/10 5/28/2019 IASSAGE THERAPY re 519.565.4711 optometric Week 53 Issue 234 BAYFLIELCI BREEZE W _] TH>= I r-lr V , 77, 2018-19 SEASON PIXMATED - IMAGE OF THE WEEK M Santa in the Forest... By Vreni Beeler I` A T�Lo Bird Fading r MMw id 3g4�7rytMIlydRd. S19-56S�S59 Email your photo in Jpeg format to bayfield.breeze@villageofbayfield.com with the subject line Subscriber Photo of the Week. or ... Upload your photo to Flickr. I am looking for the Bayfield that is a delight to the eye — please share photos with a touch of whimsy, beauty, humor or a sense of fun. If you are to include people in your photos be sure to have their permission to publish their picture on-line and also send in their names and where they are from. And don't forget to tell me who took the photo for proper credit to be issued CCIIBBLIE DESIGIu Ewich. ant. GESI GNI BUILD LANDSCAPING SALES & INSTALLATION G,4PDEN CENTER 14199ABRONSON LINE 7URICH, ONTARIO 519 236 7373 !` 519 565 7373 r ,. Bayfield Mews EWusive 55+ Carnmunity One FI"r iawr1h-amts 519. 555 -4542 Ca www_Wi21dm esvS cc.villageofbayfield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/Week53issue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 8/10 5/28/2019 Melody Falconer -Pounder Week 53 Issue 234 SUBMISSIONS Our grandson is 2.5 years old now, he is excited about all things Christmas and it is delightfully infectious! So from our home to yours, and with some help from our wee elf, I wish you the merriest of days this Dec. 25 and offer up this little Smilebox video greeting for all to enjoy - peace, hope, joy and love everyone! - Melody 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. *inmade with Smilebox Digital ecard customized with Smilebox DOWNLOAD SMILEBOX IPHONE APP @ 2013 Perion Network Ltd. All rights reserved. 15809 Bear Creek Pkwy, Redmond, WA 98052 Get Smilebox I Smilebox for iPhone I Help I Privacy Policy cc.villageofbayfiield.com/Members/BayfieldBreeze/Week53issue234/tabid/648/Default.aspx 9/10 5/28/2019 Week 53 Issue 234 BAYFIELD BREEZE Q SHARE © V[®] s 1 C h u P F OR BA}'FIELD BREEZE CLICK HERE. Founding Members Goderich Honda Bayfield Garage Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Ltd. 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