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July-August 2022 Issue 17

Middlesex Centre – Municipal Minute

Setting the Priorities for our Community: Creating the Municipal Budget Roads, parks, firefighting, police, water, safe buildings, and waste collection – these are just a few of the services provided by municipal government. Some of these services like water and building permits are paid for by user fees, some are offset by grants, and others are funded by your property taxes. Of Middlesex Centre’s $65.2 million 2022 budget, 56% is funded from taxes. When we prepare the annual municipal budget, we look to meet our commitments to essential services and to the goals set out in our Strategic Plan. We also need to plan for our future to ensure that we have funds available for repairs and updates to our roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems, facilities, and vehicles. On top of this, the municipality is challenged with many of the budget pressures we are all facing at home – rising costs of materials, fuel, insurance, and so forth. Setting the budget is a balancing act among these priorities – answering the question of how we continue to provide the high level of services that residents expect versus what the municipality can afford. This is complicated by the fact that the services residents need and want vary from person to person. This is where your input is so valuable. As we start preparing our budget for 2023, we’d like to hear from residents about your priorities. What services do you value? Where should we spend more? Where should we spend less? HAVE YOUR SAY

We’re reviewing how we provide customer service to ensure we are meeting your needs. Let us know how we can serve you better by taking part in an upcoming focus group. • July 12, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Coldstream Fire Hall Building Permits & the Planning Process • July 12, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Komoka Wellness Centre Booking Parks & Recreation Facilities • July 13, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Virtual/Online Building Permits & the Planning Process • July 13, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Virtual/Online General Customer Service To register, visit middlesexcentre.ca/cs-review or call 519-666-0190. We’re reviewing how we provide customer service to ensure we are meeting your needs. Let us know how we can serve you better by taking part in an upcoming focus group. • July 12, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Coldstream Fire Hall Building Permits & the Planning Process • July 12, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Komoka Wellness Centre Booking Parks & Recreation Facilities • July 13, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Virtual/Online Building Permits & the Planning Process • July 13, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Virtual/Online General Customer Service To register, visit middlesexcentre.ca/cs-review or call 519-666-0190. Let us know your thoughts by completing the annual budget survey. It will be available in mid-July at middlesexcentre.ca/budget2023 or you can call the municipal office to request a paper copy. Particularly this year when we all are tightening our financial belts, we want your opinions on which municipal programs and services are most important to you and your family. Municipality of Middlesex Centre 519-666-0190 or 1-800-220-8968 • middlesexcentre.ca Middlesex Centre’s 2022 Municipal Budget received a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. This award recognizes municipalities that demonstrate the highest principles of governmental budgeting.

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A couple of happy young visitors to the Ilderton Farmers Market 10th Anniversary celebration on Saturday June 11, 2022. Photo by Lynne Williams Ilderton and Area Villager Issue #17 July-August 2022 Your local community connector The 100% locally owned and produced Ilderton and Area Villager is published ten times a year with thousands delivered free to area residences, set out at local venues, and posted online at www.villagerpublications.com Publisher: Barb Botten P.O. Box 134, Lambeth Station Ontario N6P 1P9 [email protected] 519-282-7262 Managing Editor & Advertising: Tami Martin [email protected] 519-851-0961 Graphic Artist: Cathy Wood Writers: Rick Young and Lynne Williams Copyright @ 2015 Villager Publications. All rights reserved. This magazine or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the Publisher. Information presented has been compiled from sources believed to be accurate at the time of printing however the Publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. We’d love to hear from you. Cover photo and article suggestions welcome! Contact Tami at [email protected] www.villagerpublications.com

Contestant Brittany Pattyn; 2019 Ambassador Hailey Scott; Runner-up Ashleigh Beacham; Princess Zoe Powers; Prince Callum Klages

Ilderton Fair Ambassador Program Ilderton Community Centre Thursday, August 25, 2022, 7:30 pm

Ambassador contestants must be 18 years of age as of December 31, 2022 and register by August 1st. Prince & Princess Competition Thursday, August 25, 7:30 pm Contestants must be between 4 and 7 years old at time of competition. Winners drawn just prior to the Ambassador Competition. Winners must be available to participate in parade on Fair Day For information on both competitions contact Carolyn at [email protected]

Middlesex Centre Archives receives federal grant The Middlesex Centre Archives (MCA) has received a $28,500 grant through the Library and Archives Canada’s Documentary Communities Heritage Program (DHCP). This grant will support the professional repair, cleaning and digitisation of early records and photographs from the businesses, industry and personal records of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and the Marsh Store (1862-1955). The original fragile records will be preserved meeting archival standards, and the digitised records will become accessible to the public. MCA is one of 11 recipients in Ontario under this year’s DCHP grants.

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Hello everyone,

Let’s start with a Public Service reminder! To ensure your name appears on the voter’s list in order to be registered to vote in the upcoming municipal elections, please visit the Municipal website or go to www.voterlookup.ca. The Delaware Legion #598 celebrated its 60th anniversary and recognized several members with Lifetime Memberships on May 28th. The Legion supports veterans with funds raised from Friday lunches, meat draws, and other events. They regularly host musicians, so if you enjoy live music check the Legion’s Facebook page to get information on upcoming performances! On June 11th, the 132nd Poplar Hill Picnic – a fun-filled day including games, races, baseball games, lipsync contest and much more kicked off at noon. Let’s not forget the food – the Women’s Institute pies as well as the Poplar Hill & District Lions Chicken BBQ dinner never fail to satisfy! The Komoka Kilworth Optimists marked their 50th anniversary, on June 25th with a program including games, face painting, as well as live music and food. The Optimists focus on community activities and fund raisers that benefit kids and their list of accomplishments over the past half century is extensive! It’s been 40 years since the first Del-Ko-Brydge Canada Day event was held! Since 1982, the parade, festivities and fireworks display have rotated between the three communities and this year, it was Delaware’s turn to host all the fun. In the other corner of Middlesex Centre, the Bryanston-Birr Optimist Club started Canada Day celebrations with the Firemen’s Breakfast and hosted a family-focused day including fireworks at dark. Looking forward now, mark your calendars for two events celebrating our “rural roots”! The Tri-County Heritage Club hosts their 44th annual tractor show July 8th – 10th at the Ilderton Fair Grounds, and the Ilderton Fair, which has been a great family event since 1851 runs September 30th – October 2nd . I’ll hope to see you there! Congratulations to all the groups who’ve supported the “community” of MXC and who’ve been making it special for decades and more. All of these long standing events have “someone” in common – YOU – and you know who YOU are! Thank-you to each of you who has worked and contributed to the success of the groups; your dedication and efforts are appreciated and do not go unnoticed! Enjoy the summer, make memories and stay safe,

Aina DeViet, Mayor 519.666.0190 x 5234 [email protected] www.middlesexcentre.ca

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Bill Telfer at work at the Ilderton Co-op.

my grandparents’ retirement home, that sat to the west side of our house. At that time Bill sang tenor in the choir and often contributed with his trumpet at church services. Every Remembrance Day, Bill and his trumpet were in demand at local cenotaph services. Helen played the piano for the Sunday school hymns and also began her career as Vanneck’s longest serving choir member, at the present time surpassing Leigh’s half-century service record by over 20 years! When I look at the Telfers’ and the Telfer spouses’s musical accomplishments, I can’t help but wonder if one must first audition successfully before marrying into the Telfer family. I have many good memories of Bill and Helen, and later Brian and Philip, in the cottage. There were lots of visits back and forth. Bill’s trumpet could be heard during summer evenings and the boys would often drop in for a visit. Philip (at around 3 or 4 years old) took a great fancy to a battered but playable euphonium that Bill had acquired from somewhere. Its size and shape (a sort of teenage tuba) made it manageable for Philip. A well-worn path from the cottage led behind our house around to the back door and a series of ‘oomphs’ steadily increasing in volume would announce Philip’s impending arrival. On one occasion, when Philip was serenading us in the kitchen, my Dad dropped a small cushion into the bell of the horn. Instead of the full-throated, resonant ‘oomph’ there came forth instead a feeble ‘uphh.’ Repeated efforts only resulted in Philip’s face

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becoming redder and redder. Then he noticed Dad standing behind him and immediately a look of suspicion flashed over his face. After a quick glance into the bell of the horn, he yanked the offending cushion free and threw it onto a nearby couch. He resumed his playing but not until after giving Dad a look that words could not describe. It was during those years they were living in the cottage that Bill had his first bout with cancer. Dad and Campbell (Caverhill) took turns driving him to Windsor for his chemotherapy which was onerous but successful. Bill became busier than ever once his health was restored. He and Helen moved into their own home, a restored house they had moved onto a site east of Bill’s parents’ house on the farm. (The restoration was done after the house was moved). Daughter Janice entered the scene, completing the family of two boys and one girl, all three boasting the Telfer talent for music. A big career change occurred when Bill left the co-op to become an elementary school teacher. During the 1950s and ‘60s there was a desperate teacher shortage. A special program was inaugurated whereby suitable applicants took a two-month summer school course. They then taught school for a year before completing a one-year teaching course at Normal School. Bill started his career at Komoka Public School. He was a natural teacher and this, combined with his musical talents, made him a leader at Komoka and later in the London Public School system. After Leigh passed away, he continued operating the family farm which included a milking-cow herd for some years.

In 1953 (perhaps to fill in some spare time) Bill started the Vanneck Glee Club which operated into the early 1960s. This group consisted of young people from around the area and performed for fundraising concerts and church anniversaries. To put the icing on the cake, or at least sweeten the whole package, Bill made (I won’t say found) time to head to the sugar bush during maple syrup season each spring. Rolling Ridge Maple Syrup operated by the Robson Bros. stands on the site of the original shanty in which Bill operated. An interesting sidelight: when Bill was teaching at Komoka, he got the kids involved in making syrup. They learned the process of tapping – the big maples along the Komoka streets were festooned with some sap buckets, but mostly with honey pails and large tin cans. They also became aware of the work involved in gathering and boiling the sap down into syrup. Bill’s teaching methods were ahead of the times and his students benefitted from those methods. Bill’s accomplishments and contributions to church and community, and especially to young people, were truly amazing and Helen was a silent but extremely active partner throughout his career. All of us – and the number is great – who were associated with Bill in any way remember him with respect and affection. Photos courtesy of Janice Telfer (Bill and Helen’s daughter).

John Caverhill is the younger son of the late Ernest Caverhill and Susie Boyd of Lobo Township. John’s writings often reflect his experiences and observations of growing up on the family farm, attending the one room school, S. S. No. 7 Lobo (Bear Creek School), and Vanneck United Church. John’s sense of humour and story-telling skills are legendary. His keen observation skills have augmented his repertoire .

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Deerhaven Park gets a little greener thanks to Enbridge Gas and local Scouts Middlesex Centre got a little greener on the last weekend in May thanks to the hard work of local Scouts and a grant from Enbridge Gas. Twenty-five Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and their parents from the 68th Scouting Group planted 20 large-caliper trees at Deerhaven Park in Ilderton. The trees, mulch and other planting supplies were purchased with a $5,000 Fueling Futures grant from Enbridge Gas. “We are so fortunate to have local partners in the 68th Scouting Group and Enbridge Gas that are stepping up to help us enhance our greenspaces,” said Mayor Aina DeViet, who attended the event. “Middlesex Centre is committed to making our programs and facilities more sustainable and carbon-neutral, and we grateful to be able to extend that effort into our parks.” Enbridge Gas staff were on hand to help with the planting and celebrate the hard work of the Scouts with an afternoon barbeque. “Enbridge is proud to support local priorities that make positive and lasting impacts in our communities,” said Steven Jelich, Director of Southwest Region Operations at Enbridge Gas in announcing the grant. “Together we’re energizing communities through initiatives that strengthen community safety, vibrancy and sustainability.” Press release from Municipality of Middlesex Centre: Contact Heather Kepran, Communications Specialist, Municipality of Middlesex Centre T: 519-666-0190 ext. 5259, E: [email protected]

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Neighbours of Note: Aaron Cowell and Cara Gwizd-Cowell

by Rick Young What’s in a name?

In the case of Ilderton’s The Herb Filled Homestead, the name means many things for co-owners Aaron Cowell and Cara Gwizd-Cowell. “When Aaron and I decided to spend our lives together, we took considerable time to envision the life that we wished to live. Conversations about the life that we wanted to offer our children, circled back to our childhood memories,” says Cara. “The vision we held encompassed roots within the soil, agriculture, and the way of life that had brought us to this point. It only made sense that our homestead would not only feature our generational ties and values, but that which has made the greatest impact upon our lives, herbal medicine.” “Our business name, The Herb Filled Homestead, originated from the desire that we had to return to grass roots farming and self-sufficiency. The word homestead is one that conjures up many images of not only my childhood memories of living on a dairy farm, but the historical relationship that my family has to agriculture, as the farm that I lived on as a child was the homestead that belonged to my mother’s family.”

At present the couple operate out of their home located at 24529 Bear Creek Road. Ninety-five percent of the remedies and products they make feature herbs harvested and grown on the homestead. In addition to its herbal products, they offer herbalism consults, a wide variety of natural healing products, and fire cupping. Aaron offers personal training, nutrition coaching, and CranioSacral therapy. It is a family operation. “While our entire family assists in planting, cultivating, and harvesting herbs, I do all the formulating and crafting of herbal preparations,” says Cara. “My daughter Apple assists me the most when formulating, as she loves the crafting portion as much as I do. However, each of my children have special gifts and we allow them to assist our efforts in the ways that they enjoy most.” “We will be vendors at the Ilderton Farmer’s Market this summer, and we will be opening our own farm store sometime in July. We are completing the final touches on the farm store and will be making an official announcement on our website and social media soon,” says Cara. The couple are honoured to be part of the Ilderton business community. “Everyone has been so warm and welcoming, that it feels as if we are part of one massive, extended family. I feel that the warmth that radiates from the business community is reflective of the community at large,” says Cara. “It is one of the first things that made us fall in love with Ilderton. Ilderton may be outside of a large city, which is slowly creeping closer and closer, but it still very much has retained its small-town feeling that both Aaron and I love so very much.” To learn more about The Herb Filled Homestead and see a full listing of the products and services it offers, visit theherbfilledhomestead. com and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

In 2019, Cara stepped away from midwifery feeling burnt out from both the profession and as a busy mother of four children. “I had always employed herbal medicines within birth work, especially given my childhood exposure and use of them, but was completing my traditional herbalism studies to attain an official title,” says Cara. “I decided that it was time to take my small herbal practice and begin creating the grand vision that Aaron and I had dreamed

of since before we even moved to Ilderton.” Aaron eventually decided to move away from acquired brain injury and kinesiology to pursue building the business full time. He had learned first-hand the reality of care-provider burnout and wanted to work within a profession that provided him with as much work- life balance as possible while still benefitting his clients.

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The Naming of Kilworth by Carol Small, Chair, Middlesex Centre Archives Middlesex Centre Archives recently received a query about the naming of Kilworth. Just how did Kilworth get that name? Kilworth was originally established in 1798 but not under the name of Kilworth. Benjamin Woodhull (1777-1850), originally from New York State, settled the area on the south side of the Thames River. He set up a community that became known as the Woodhull Settlement. Woodhull’s Grist Mill and Flour Mill were built before 1829. A sawmill, two carding machines and a fulling mill were also owned by Benjamin Woodhull. How did Woodhull Settlement become Kilworth? No one is actually sure about the details as the records cannot be found. However, evidence does exist as to how it got its name. Kilworth got its name from Stephen Moore, Lord Kilworth.

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Lobo historian, and his father once visited the Earl. While there, the Earl was sitting on his bed taking shots at flies on the wall. Other reports tell of the Earl shooting through doors and windows – sometimes after dinner while drinking wine. Yet, another account told of the Earl, dressed in old clothes and a hat, striding into the assize’s courtroom, going to the front and parking himself on the bench beside the magistrate. Failing to leave when ordered, the magistrate, who did not recognise the Earl, threatened him with contempt of court and ordered the Sheriff to remove him. The Sheriff informed the surprised magistrate, by reason of his position as a Privy Council member, that Earl was entitled to sit on the bench. The magistrate apologised, and the Earl simply vacated the Court after a time. By 1870, the family had returned to Britain, except one. The Earl’s daughter-in-law, Jane Dance Moore, wife of George Moore, died in 1868 and was interred in the Campbell Cemetery, Komoka. So ended a saga in Lobo Township of an unforgettable character who left his name on a thriving, present-day community. The Middlesex Centre Archives welcomes any records of these early days. If they still exist, it is vital that they are preserved.

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Page 10 Ilderton and Area Villager • July-August 2022 Moore was known for his eccentric behaviour. According to The Heritage of Lobo 1820-1990 , Moore could be “courteous and charming”, but could also be “abrupt and quarrelsome”. Anecdotal stories of his kindness of giving a tour of the Castle to a neighbour directly contrast his berating some neighbours for being careless about their line fences. Amos Jury, renowned Stephen Moore (1792-1883), 3rd Earl of Mount-Cashell and Lord Kilworth, arrived in Lobo Township in 1833 with his wife and children. The Heritage of Lobo 1829-1990 gives an account of the land dealings. The Earl purchased 1000 acres from John Matthews in 1833, including Lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Concession One, which included the broken front lots along the Thames River. After using the Matthews house on Lot 8 for a few years, the Earl built a very large house known as the “Castle”. The “Castle” was L-shaped about 27 metres by 9 metres at the narrow end of the L, and 15 metres at the wide end. In 1917, the Doane family purchased Lot 8 and sold it in 1988 for development. Beth Moyer, in her book, Kilworth, The Woodhull Settlement , states that Moore had become a prominent community member. Probably at a town meeting, Moore suggested the village be named Kilworth after his title and the village in Ireland. But why did the name change? Moyer speculates that, “Perhaps Stephen Moore simply pulled rank and convinced the villagers to use a name that commemorated his title of Lord Kilworth” (Pg 41-2). But sometime between Moore’s arrival in 1833 and 1844, the Woodhull Settlement did become known as Kilworth. The name Kilworth appeared on an 1844 land deed, in a land transfer from J.K. Carey to Francis Jarvis.

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To advertise here, please contact [email protected] 2015-0011-V92-024 Middlesex Centre Archives. Taken in 1988, this picture shows the foundation of the Mount Cashel Castle. The white makers show the corners. The area now is part of a subdivision. Visit middlesexcentrearchive.ca to learn more. 2015-0011-V083-006. Stephen Moore, Earl of Mount Cashel, Lord Kilworth, from the Heritage of Lobo 1820-1990. It states this etching appeared with his obituary in the October 27, 1883, Illustrated London News. 2015-001-V90-004 Middlesex Centre Archives. The head stone of Jane Moore in Campbell Cemetery, Komoka. 2015-0011-V084-008 Middlesex Centre Archives. Captain Matthew’s house foundation in the foreground looking toward the hill where Earl Mount Cahel built his castle. Picture taken about 1988. The area is now part of a subdivision.

Council Communications I have always held a great admiration for our volunteer firefighters. When I was quite young, we had a fire in the chimney. I still remember the crackling sound and it was scary! But the fire trucks were there in short order and resolved the situation quickly (however in the days of party lines, the neighbours beat them!)

during Fire Prevention Awareness in October, assisting with food bank collections in the fall, and as always, called upon to lead or participate in many local parades. Given the summer season, it is timely to remind residents of the outdoor fire rules. Recreational fires are allowed anywhere in Middlesex Centre, subject to certain common-sense rules, such as proper clearances and adult supervision with acceptable means of extinguishment nearby. As well, residents are expected to be mindful of smoke disruptions to neighbours. Open fires in rural areas must be reported both before and after via Dispatch at 519-245-1300. Check out the municipal website homepage middlesexcentre.ca for complete details. Our emergency responders are my heroes, risking life and limb to make our communities safer, and occasionally coming across terrible tragedies. Unfortunately, these situations can leave them very troubled. So, when you see the red flashing lights, or the green flashing lights (volunteers’ vehicles), or hear the sirens, send thoughts of thanks and appreciation to these wonderful men and women!

Our volunteer firefighters are on-call day and night, responding from one of our five stations: Bryanston, Arva, Ilderton, Coldstream or Delaware. Currently there is a contingent of 118 volunteers who are all trained professionally in a highly regulated field. The departments work together to provide full daytime coverage where needed, while evenings and weekends are usually fully covered in their respective areas. They also provide reciprocal mutual aid to all our neighbouring municipalities in Middlesex County, and some Middlesex Centre stations respond with automatic aid if their station is closer to a call. For example, Coldstream station would automatically respond to a fire at Hickory Corners since they could get there before the Adelaide-Metcalfe department. In addition to firefighting, our volunteers are trained as first responders in the event of medical emergencies. Our Coldstream station can provide water/ice rescue, while Delaware is trained in rope rescue. The Ilderton department houses the Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV), which is called upon to better access remote area emergencies. Our firefighters also volunteer in providing community outreach: the MS boot drive around Easter, door-to-door fire alarm checks

Stay safe, stay healthy, shop local, and thank a volunteer firefighter! Photo: Coldstream Volunteer Firefighters participating in the Poplar Hill Picnic, June 11.

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Lee Campbell – Ilderton’s Karate Kid by Lynne Williams It started in 1985 when Lee Campbell’s dad registered himself, Lee, her sister, and their mother for karate lessons. Lee was 16 years old. Thirty-six years later, Lee is still at it, except now she runs her own club – Bernardo Karate Ilderton. “I fell in love with karate from the beginning and competed as a teenager,” Lee explains. Lee received her black belt at 21 and is now a fifth-degree black belt. In 2006, Tom Roberts opened a club in Ilderton where Lee was living. She had loved teaching as a teenager, so Lee asked to help at the new club. When Tom decided to sell the club, Lee took the leap and bought it. That was in 2019, just before COVID. In-person classes soon shut down, but Lee found ways to keep things going. “I did zoom lessons and driveway classes where I taught at the end of my students’ driveways,” adds Lee.

blocks,” she explains. “It’s about integrating focus, discipline, concentration, and confidence into all parts of your life.” Lee operates her club from the Ilderton Legion. Classes start at four years old – the Little Dragons – and are available for all ages. “I love teaching little ones because they’re fearless, but I also love teaching adults because they want to know the history and

mechanics of everything,” Lee says. For more information, email Lee at [email protected].

Lee and her instructors work hard to instill confidence and respect in the students. “It’s more than just learning punches and

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Mark and Renee welcome you to browse their shop at 138 Main Steet in Ailsa Craig, visit them at imaginationcreated. ca and shop online at artisanjunction.ca Watch their social media for information about their one year anniversary event in July!

ARTISTS ALLEY Imagination Created

by Cathy Wood

Mark and Renee Sferrazza believe in finding something good in every piece of wood. When Renee’s special needs son Patrick tragically passed away a few days shy of his 17th birthday, she was gifted with a wood-burner to provide a distraction from the grief. The couple were soon creating many wonderful wooden hand-crafted home and garden items, outdoor games and more. Imagination Created moved to Ailsa Craig last year and the couple opened their first retail store – Artisan Junction – to retail their products and offer other handmade items from more than 30 other local artisans. The facility also offers shop space

rental for those who may need some space periodically for their own projects. “We were known originally for our yard games,” says Renee. “Our top two outdoor games are Yardzee and Corn Hole. Some have been approved for the

Ontario Made Program and we’ll be adding more this year. Our name has been growing the past few years for our custom creations also, which is amazing!” The newest extension of the company is I.C. Epoxy. “We started our epoxy journey this year with partner Britt from Parkhill. She’s been working with epoxy for over a year. We love the creative opportunity epoxy offers,” says Renee.

Custom counter top and shelves (back wall)

Custom creations

EXHIBITS June 18 – July 16

September 10 – October 08 Michaela Fitzsimmons (Fabric Art) Diny Warren (For the Love of Indigo) CLASSES Exciting Classes Coming this Fall: Water Colour, Photography, Wood Carving, Wild Willow Bark Basketry, Paint with Wool

Fibre Art Exhibit & Sale Presented by Strathroy Pioneer Treadlers Spinners and Weavers July 30 – August 27 Beth Turnbull Morrish (Pottery) Darryl Slywchuk (Photography)

For a full schedule of exhibits and classes go to ailsacraigartscentre. wildapricote.org

160D Main Street, Ailsa Craig • Open 1–4pm every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Beth Turnbull Morrish, Turning Bull Pottery

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Strawberry Cream Pie By June Schweitzer at TheSweetShop31 Ingredients Crust 1-1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup of granulated sugar 1/4 cup of melted unsalted butter Cream Cheese Layer 1/4 cup of unsalted butter 8 oz of cream cheese 1/4 cup of icing sugar 1 small package of vanilla instant pudding 1/2 cup of milk Strawberry Layer 1 cup of strawberry yogurt 1 small package of strawberry Jello

1/8 cup of boiling water 1 cup of whipped cream Whipped Cream Layer 2 cups of whipped cream Strawberry Topping Fresh strawberries to garnish Directions

Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter. Press the graham cracker mixture into pie dish going all the way up the sides. Cream the butter and cream cheese. Add icing sugar, pudding powder and milk and mix completely. Pour into the graham base. Chill for 90 minutes. While cream cheese layer is chilling, mix the Jello and boiling water and set aside to cool slightly. Add yogurt and mix well. When cool, add whipped cream to yogurt mixture. Once cream cheese layer is set, fill pie dish with yogurt mixture and return to fridge to chill for 4-6 hours or overnight. Top with remaining whipped cream and garnish with fresh strawberries. DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKETS FOR SUMMER THEATRE? 2 Written by Murray Furrow Our House WORLD PREMIERE July 13 to July 30 Mounties, R.V’s, Viagra, young love, old love & finding out the meaning of home. sponsored by ughson Family H

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