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Dec 16, 13 •
345 Views • Feature Story, Life • Blair Andrews • No Comments
Betty Krisza of Chatham still finds it hard to believe that she is the leader of an international organization with more than 400,000 members. Krisza is now halfway through her term as Grand Regent of the Women of the Moose. “It was pretty awesome...
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Dec 11, 13 •
1804 Views • Feature Story, Life • Aaron Hall • 2 Comments
With the “first grandchild” in her belly, Candace MacBride was excited her parents were moving out west and closer to her. Chatham-Kent’s Cindy and Allan Gall had their belongings sent out to Alberta, right near Candace’s brother, who is stationed in...
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Dec 11, 13 •
363 Views • Feature Story, Life • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
Mary Lou Jorge, left, and Brenda Shreve admire one of the many Christmas trees on display at the Chatham Armoury during the recent week-long Christmas in Muskoka event. Christmas in Muskoka raises funds to help hundreds of students from the St. Clair Catholic...
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Dec 10, 13 •
615 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • No Comments
Michele Grzebien-Huckson, Executive Director, Foundation of CKHA; Frank Uniac; and Sandra Denomey, Chair, Board of Directors, Foundation of CKHA. When Mary Uniac was dying from multiple myeloma three years ago this month, one of the last things she told her...
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Dec 9, 13 •
502 Views • Feature Story, Life • Sarah Schofield • No Comments
A winter chill in the air told us snow might be looming as myself and a dozen other fellow volunteers woke up early and headed to Holy Trinity Anglican Church Saturday morning to begin a full day’s work at Help-Portrait Chatham-Kent. The day consisted...
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Dec 5, 13 •
275 Views • Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The Maycourt Club of Chatham recently donated more than $3,000 worth of items to the Chatham-Kent Women’s Centre. The money purchased needed goods such as pillows, towels, sheets and blankets. Maycourt representatives Brenda DeWolf, left, and Amanda...
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Dec 4, 13 •
749 Views • Feature Story, Life • Aaron Hall • No Comments
A Wallaceburg girl is not going to corral any reindeer, or guide a sleigh around the globe this Christmas season, however, she will be playing the part of Santa for some children at the Ronald McDonald house. Rori Bennett, 9, launched a toy drive recently and...
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Dec 4, 13 •
282 Views • Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
By the time the “Journey to the Manger” exhibit at Blessed Sacrament Church was over on Dec. 1, more than 2,000 people had stopped by to see it. On display were nearly 390 items portraying the nativity, the birth of Jesus. Some were made out of...
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Dec 4, 13 •
1331 Views • Feature Story, Life • Aaron Hall • 1 Comment
After eight-year-old Connor Rushlow stood on a busy street corner in Chatham for a few minutes, holding a sign reading “I’m a bully. Honk if you are against bullying,” he turned to his mother Kandyce Burchiel and uttered two words – “I’m sorry.”...
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Dec 3, 13 •
575 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Congratulations to the young lads of the Chatham Cobras Novice AA hockey team. The kids worked hard to collect 1160 pounds of non-perishable food items for area food banks...
