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Apr 21, 14 •
492 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • 1 Comment
Grade 8 student Thomas Presutto focused his recent Kingdom project on the OSPCA. He baked homemade dog treats and sold them for $5 for a bag of five, and raised more than $400 in the process. Presutto dropped off the funds April 19 to the Chatham-Kent branch...
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Apr 17, 14 •
364 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The new Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Chatham-Kent maps are available. This is the fourth edition, and the maps are free. They’re available at local libraries, municipal service centres, and at a variety of local businesses. You can also download the map from the...
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Apr 17, 14 •
385 Views • Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent branch of the OSPCA still has tickets for its 11th annual Furball Fete, slated for April 26th at Countryview Golf Course. Tickets are available at the OSPCA shelter on Park Avenue East, Egan Animal Hospital, Fife Animal Hospital, Chatham...
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Apr 16, 14 •
460 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Rick Schroeder enjoys a cup of coffee at the Park Avenue Tim Hortons in Chatham, a place he’s owned and operated for the past 36 years. But as of this past Monday, he shifted from owner to customer. What do you do after 36 years of getting up well before...
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Apr 16, 14 •
554 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • 3 Comments
Morgan Kellam, right, places an elastic-band bracelet on the wrist of Pastor Mike Maroney of First Presbyterian Church. Kellam and her parents made and sold hundreds of the bracelets and raised more than $1,300, which they donated to First Presbyterian’s...
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Apr 15, 14 •
885 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
A group of St. Clair College students had a chilly, wet, bug-filled time of it overnight last week at Thames Campus. The Child and Youth Worker program accelerated students spent the evening of April 10 through to the late morning of April 11 living outside...
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Apr 15, 14 •
848 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres (CKCHC) and VON Kids’ Circle Program are bringing back the Between the Lines program next month. The program is designed to help youth aged 13-17 who take part in self-harming behaviour. This can include eating...
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Apr 10, 14 •
482 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • No Comments
The annual Uniforms United blood donation campaign at St. Joseph’s Hall recently brought out donors from the general public as well as members of the Chatham-Kent police, fire and EMS services. Here, Chatham-Kent EMS general manager Steve Pancino is prepped...
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Apr 9, 14 •
514 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
As demolition continues on the old Navistar plant in Chatham, a group of former employees will gather later this month to reminisce. The 15-Year and Retirees banquet takes place April 25 at Branch 28 Legion on St. Clair Street. The gathering has taken place...
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Apr 8, 14 •
279 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Celebrity chef Bob Blumer was a special guest at this year’s Foundation of CKHA’s 12th Annual Parade of Chefs on April 3, where diners enjoyed a seven-course meal featuring the very best of local talent and cuisine at Club Lentinas. The event raised...
