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Jan 15, 20 •
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I normally write about family and local events in my column, but this week is a bit different. It’s about a man I never met and part of a trio I’d been a fan of for a good 45 years. Rest in peace, Neil Peart. Arguably the best rock drummer on the planet,...
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Jan 8, 20 •
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The Big Green Egg saw solid action in recent weeks, starting with a spiral ham. Friends Arlene and Pete wanted to invite us over for dinner. But they asked if I’d cook their ham on the Egg. Duh! Armed with warm weather, I was in. For anyone who has not...
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Dec 11, 19 •
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Chatham lost a really decent fellow recently in Ed Koke, one of the founders of Maple City Business Solutions. He passed away at the hospice, surrounded by family. Ed and brother Keith started a business, Maple City Typewriter, back in 1960, from out of a...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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I had a tough job last week. Well, so did a lot of people. Chatham Chrysler had a chili cook off and they wanted judges to come in and taste the selections and vote on their favourite. They were also collecting donations to the Special Olympics Ontario. Wait,...
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Nov 6, 19 •
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It’s been a sad couple of weeks here in Chatham-Kent. Among the folks who passed away recently were Tony Matteis and Phil Williston. I had the honour of meeting both men and knowing their sons. Phil passed away Oct. 26. For many years, he was the heart and...
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Oct 23, 19 •
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Dearest Chatham-Kent drivers and smokers: You drive me bonkers! What’s worse, you are breaking the law, again and again. I think some of you don’t realize what you are doing is illegal, others aren’t sure, and the rest just don’t care. Let me first...
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Sep 25, 19 •
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What do two people with precious little spare time on their hands do to celebrate 30 years of wedded bliss? If you are Mary Beth and I, you invite friends! First off, Mary Beth asked her brother, who has a trailer up near Bayfield, if we could borrow it for...
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Sep 11, 19 •
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As I sat in our backyard on a recent Sunday, the smell of wonderfully seasoned chicken wings wafting up from our Big Green Egg grill, I came to realize I let my family and friends down this summer just by not barbecuing more. The Egg needs a good workout, and...
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Sep 4, 19 •
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So, it’s a Friday morning. I’m wiping sleep from my eyes and manage to run my electric shaver over my stubble. A look in the mirror reveals a bleary-eyed, middle-aged man whose goatee is in bad need of a trim. No problem. Out comes the rechargeable beard...
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Aug 28, 19 •
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So, we bade farewell to one of our nephews on the weekend, as Connor is off to Toronto to live with his father and complete the final two years of his high school education. How do we say goodbye and good luck at the Corcoran residence? Barbeque! He has...
