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ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF GUIDING IN CANADA BEGINS IN VILLAGE SEPT. 15
BY MELODY FALCONER-POUNDER
It has become a tradition within Bayfield Guiding that the girls use the revenue from cookie sales to fund a spring excursion. This year the girls went on a Beary Festive Year End Adventure on June 6.
Their first stop was the Covent Garden Market for the London International Children’s Festival. In the morning they took part in two private workshops.
Patrick Côté and Jean Saucier from Montreal shared their distinctive style of humor and magic with the Sparks, Brownies and Guides helping them unleash their performance skills using games and skits.
The first workshop was entitled, The Next Picasso. The girls had the opportunity to paint with acrylics on canvas with creative tips and techniques being shared by a professional artist. Some of the resulting canvases would have looked good on any gallery wall; the instructor was very impressed.
While the paint was drying on their masterpieces, the girls moved across the market to the Spriet Family Theatre for a workshop with two professional clowns.
Jean Saucier and Patrick Côté, of Circo Comedia from Montreal, shared their distinctive style of humor and magic with the girls helping them unleash their performance skills using games and skits.
And then after a lunch break, the girls were treated to a performance by this dynamic duo.
Jean Saucier, of Circo Comedia, performed with Bayfield Girl Guide, Raven Blyde, during a skit.
Saucier is a master equilibrist, juggler, trick cyclist, acrobat and magician, following in the tradition of the Quebec Circus. He performed his feats from dizzying heights while Côté, burlesque clown, expert roller skater and drummer, innocently tried his best to be the “perfect” assistant.
Mid-afternoon was spent exploring all the booths that were offered to the crowds as part of the children’s festival and then it was off to Masonville Place to visit Build-A-Bear Workshop. The girls were given the star treatment as they were all invited to bring their very own cub bear to life – a new friend to remember the 2008-09 Guiding year by.
Members of Bayfield Sparks, Brownies and Guides were roaring with excitement at the start of their visit to the Build-A-Bear Workshop in London during their Beary Festive Year End Adventure.
Now it is time to look ahead to 2009-10. It will be a great Guiding year filled with many celebrations in honor of the 100th anniversary of Girl Guides of Canada. It will be a year not to be missed.
Bayfield Guiding has openings for Sparks, aged 5-6 years; Brownies, aged 7-8 years; Guides age 9-12 years; and Pathfinders, aged 12-15 years.
The groups meet, with the exception of the Pathfinders, on Tuesday afternoons from 4:45 -6:30 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church, 10 Keith Cres., Bayfield. They meet from mid-September to early June.
The Pathfinders will meet twice monthly at the Bayfield Village Inn on alternate Wednesdays from 6:30-9 p.m.
Registration will be held at Trinity Church during Bayfield Guiding’s first meeting of the season on Sept. 15. Girls interested in joining all the levels of Guiding are asked to attend. If you would like to reserve a spot for your daughter please phone Melody Falconer-Pounder at 519-565-2443 or email her at bvi@tcc.on.ca
Bayfield Girl Guide, Jordan Berard, enjoyed working with vibrant colors during The Next Picasso workshop offered as part of the London International Children’s Festival.
GOING THE DISTANCE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
“It doesn’t matter the distance you go, the main thing is that people come to participate,” said Heidi Martin, one of the organizers of the village’s very first Terry Fox Run, Walk or Bike.
Her comment is in keeping with Terry Fox’s philosophy, he once said, “Even though I‘m not running anymore, we still have to try to find a cure for cancer. Other people should go ahead and try to do their own thing now.”
The village event will be held on Sept. 13 and is being organized by the local Terry Fox Committee through the Bayfield River Valley Trail Association (BRVTA).
“It doesn’t matter the distance you go, the main thing is that people come to participate,” said Heidi Martin
It will be an all-inclusive, non-competitive, family oriented event. The Bayfield run is a BRVTA initiative and is scheduled to start and end at Clan Gregor Square. Registration will open at 8:30 a.m. with the event to begin at 9:30 a.m.
It will include various parts of the Heritage and Sawmill Trails. There is two and five kilometer in town routes. A route of 10 km incorporates the trail and town walk and run route. There are also shorter distances of five or seven kilometers possible using the different routes. Bikes are not allowed on the trail route. The bike course is an in town route of either five or 10 kilometers. Included in these routes is one that is both pram and wheelchair accessible. There will be marshals along the routes to guide participants. Anyone who would like more information regarding the various routes and distances can pick up maps from Outside Projects on Main Street.
This poster reminds visitors to Main Street of the upcoming Terry Fox Run, Walk and Bike on Sept. 13. |
Routes for different skill levels and distances are shown on this map for the village’s first ever Terry Fox Run, Walk and Bike (click to view large map) |
As stated in information provided by The Terry Fox Foundation, Fox is a national hero who continues to inspire us all by his heroic efforts and courage. Terry’s Marathon of Hope took place in 1980. The main objective behind this endeavor was to inform Canadians of the importance of finding a cure for cancer. He ran an average of 42 km (26 miles) every day for 143 days. Terry was forced to end his run on September 1, 1980 when the cancer spread to his lungs.
It was Fox's philosophy that if you have given a dollar you are part of the Marathon Of Hope. Putting forth a personal donation is a welcome way to raise funds for the run or participants can collect pledges using forms and/or online pledging. Pledge forms for the Terry Fox run are now available at: Leslies, Bayfield General Store, Sapphire Spa, Jacob's Ladder, Albion Hotel, Royal LePage, The Spa in Bayfield, Art See Cafe, Harry's, Lake Huron Realty and Outside Projects. Organizers would like to extend a thank you to the businesses who have agreed to distribute the pledge forms.
Just as Fox said, it is now up to Canadians to continue his cause with the hope that one day a cure for cancer can be found. The Terry Fox Foundation is responsible for supporting close to $20 million in discovery based research each year in Canada.
And progress is being made, children and youth who have the same bone cancer that Fox had have a good chance of surviving their disease today and most will not loose their legs or affected limbs.
For more information on The Terry Fox Foundation, visit www.terryfoxrun.org. If you are interested in volunteering with the Bayfield run please contact Heidi Martin at outsideprojects@tcc.on.ca or Roger Lewington at rlewington@tcc.on.ca.
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BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC
The Bayfield River resembled a busy highway on Sunday afternoon as the weather was stellar for boating on Labour Day Weekend. See Photo Story below for details...
FILM SOCIETY
The Great Debaters is the first of four films brought to the village for the fall series by The Bayfield Film Society. It will be shown at the Bayfield Town Hall on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
The other theatrical offerings for the season are The Stone of Destiny, Oct. 8; La Vie En Rose, Nov. 12; and Paschendale, Dec. 10.
Season’s tickets are available for $35; individual show tickets may be purchased at the door for $10 each.
For ticket inquiries please contact Lynne Gillians at 519 565-5884 or email lynnegillians@hotmail.com
GARDEN CLUB
Grahame Beakhust, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Bayfield Horticultural Society on Sept. 21.
Beakhust, is the host of The Guerilla Gardener, a television gardening program that boasts 130 episodes profiling gardens in Canada, the United States and New Zealand.
Another highlight of the evening will be the society’s annual fall plant exchange. Those who attend are asked to bring a favorite plant to exchange.
The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Bayfield Lions’ Community Building.
BRIDGE CLUB
Pat Lewington and Harry Wolffe were the high scorers when the Wednesday Evening Bridge Club met at the Bayfield Lions’ Community Building on Sept. 2.
The club will meet next on Sept. 16. The cards will be dealt. at 7 p.m. All are welcome to join in the fun.
EUCHRE CLUB
As the leaves turn color, thoughts return to winter pastimes. With this in mind, the Bayfield Euchre Club will reconvene on Sept. 23. The club meets on alternate Wednesdays at the Bayfield Lions’ Community Building at 7:30 p.m.
New players are invited to come and join returning regulars. The cost is only $1.50 per person. For more information contact Lee at 519 565-2765 in the evenings.
GLEE SISTERS
If singing brings you joy and you are of the female persuasion, the Glee Sisters may be just the choral group for you to join.
The Glee Sisters consider themselves spirited women who hail from all corners of Huron County. They will resume their weekly rehearsals on Sept. 10.
The group rehearses on Friday afternoons from 3-4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church in Bayfield. Afterwards they enjoy a social time. The Glee Sisters’ Musical Director is Leslie Bella and their Associate Musical Director is Sue Scott.
New members are welcome, including anyone who has never sung in a group before. Email Leslie Bella at lbella@tcc.on.ca for more information.
FITNESS AND FUN
Fitness and Fun for both the mind and body is the focus of activities being offered in the village for the more mature among us.
Several of these programs are made possible by Town and Country Support Services (TCSS), while others are simply organized by community minded individuals and groups.
The TCSS are encouraging many avenues of fitness for people to explore this fall including: Dance Fit and Toning; Sit and Get Fit – Gentle Seated Exercises; Indoor Walking; Badminton; and Nordic Pole Walking.
Dance Fit and Toning will be held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-10 a.m. starting Sept. 9. If paid on Sept. 9 participants will receive all classes for $2. Those who decide to pay as they go will pay a fee of $3 for each class.
Sit and Get Fit – Gentle Seated Exercises will begin on Oct. 14. The classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m. and will be 30 minutes in duration. The cost is $1 per class.
Indoor Walking will also begin on Oct. 14 and will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays. There is no charge to participate in this exercise which will be held from 10:15 a.m. to noon.
All three of the above classes will be held in the Bayfield Community Centre.
Huron Centennial School in Brucefield will be the location for Badminton. There will be no charge to participate in this sport offered on Tuesdays from 7-9 p.m. starting on Oct. 13.
Nordic Pole Walking is the latest fitness craze to hit the area. Classes will be held on Fridays at 10:30 a.m. with departure from 6 Main Street. To reserve a spot call 519 565-2202. Classes are scheduled to begin Sept. 11.
Keeping the mind fit is also part of the fun.
Mah Jongg games and instruction will be held at the Bayfield Lions’ Community Building (BLCB) on Thursdays at 1 p.m. The start date is Sept. 10.
Bridge Lessons for Intermediate Level Players will be held at the BLCB at 7 p.m. on Sept. 15, 22 and 29.
OPEN WELL EVENT
Forty-two people braved the inclement weather to attend the Open Well Event held at the Carriage Lane Well located on the northern edge of the village on Aug. 28.
The event was jointly hosted by the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Drinking Water Source Protection Region and the Municipality of Bluewater.
Veolia Water Project Manager, Laurie Cox, provided tours of the well. Organizers felt that the turn out at the event showed how interested people are in their water sources and how they can protect them. In addition to the tour, participants were treated to a complimentary hamburger or hot dog.
This Open Well Event was the most recent in a series of well-attended opportunities to see where the public’s water comes from and how people need to protect water sources.
IN MEMORIAM
The community will be saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Rhodora (Dora) Cruz, 59, as the result of an automobile collision on Sept. 3.
She and her husband, Dr. Norman Cruz were the new owners of a home in Harbour Court. Many in the community will know her husband as one of the family practitioners staffing the medical clinic at Pharmasave Michael’s Pharmacy on Saturdays. She was the senior anesthesiologist at Stratford General Hospital.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, three daughters and two grandchildren.
ROLE REVERSAL
Of course, Bayfield is famous for its sunsets, but this isn't a sunset - it is actually the moon setting! This photo was submitted to the Bayfield Breeze by Karen Haithcock, who has been coming to a cottage in Bayfield for 45 summers. She took the photo in front of her cottage at about 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 when her dog needed to conduct some business out-of-doors. She found the moon setting to be such an unusual sight that she went back into the cottage and retrieved her camera - our readers will be glad she did. (Submitted photo) |