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Nov 6, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The local IODE chapter wants to help everyone get into the holiday spirit and help with some Christmas house decorating ideas all while supporting a worthy cause. Presenting their 15th Annual 2019 Christmas House Tour happening on Nov. 16 and 17 between 1-4...
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Nov 11, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Area florists will be working their magic to dress up Chatham homes in their Christmas finest for the 11th Annual IODE Christmas House Tour Nov. 21 and 22 from 1 – 4:30 p.m. The Captain Garnet Brackin Chapter IODE organize the event each year to raise money...
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Aug 26, 14 •
583 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Chatham-Kent played host to a group of young Dutch men and women recently, as preparations continue for another Canada-Netherlands cycling trip in 2015. A total of 15 Dutch cyclists who will take part in next year’s Frank Graham Cycle Liberation Tour came...
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Jul 8, 14 •
358 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Ian Kennedy • No Comments
Ridgetown’s Crawford McKinlay follows through on a shot with one of his irons on the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour. (Photo by Glenn Gervais) Canada is a winter sports country. At least that’s the belief across much of the globe. For youth hoping to make...
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Mar 25, 14 •
574 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
A group of students from Philadelphia will roll through Chatham-Kent next month as part of a Black History tour of the region. The tour, organized by Blenheim-based Ontario’s Fun Connection (OFC), will take a group of 60 on a tour from April 7-11 through...
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Nov 12, 13 •
874 Views • Feature Story, Life • Jim Blake • No Comments
The ninth annual Christmas House Tour, sponsored by the Captain Garnet Brackin IODE, will take place this Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The six homes are decorated for the Christmas season by The Glass House, The Purple Pansy, Syd Kemsley,...
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Nov 6, 13 •
1136 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
Mere months after an emotional bicycle ride through Europe by a group of Ontario young adults – including a core of Chatham-Kenters – plans are underway for a 2015 edition. Starting, of all places, in Auschwitz, Poland, where the Nazis exterminated more...
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Jul 24, 13 •
641 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
About 80 local citizens withdrew up the Thames River July 17, reliving the retreat of British troops during the War of 1812. But rather than travel on foot along the riverbank or by canoe up the river, the residents retraced the retreat in the comfort of...
