Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Fundraiser for Julie
A dog wash/nail clinic/BBQ/LIVE music fundraiser is being held on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Julie Rice. The Wallaceburg resident has been fighting Cystic Fibrosis her entire life and now has a chance to have a double lung transplant. Julie’s friends are doing all they can to raise funds to help her on this journey. Read more about Julie, here. Lisa Holland’s Pro Paws Pet Services is running the event. Appointments are not necessary, but to ensure a spot you can contact Holland or call ahead 519-627-9855. The event is being held at 651 Wallace Street in Wallaceburg.
Wallaceburg Prostate Cancer Support Group holding comedy night
The Wallaceburg Prostate Cancer Support Group is holding a comedy night on Saturday, April 29. Four professional comedians – Shawn McLaren, Monty Scott, Crystal Ferrier and Roy Daye – will be featured at the event. There will also be a silent auction, free snacks and a dance. The proceeds from the event go to prostate cancer research. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the comedy show beguns at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 or $35 a pair. Call John Oliveira 519-365-1599 or Grail Holek 519-627-2106 for tickets. You can also click here for online tickets as well. The event will be held at the UAW Hall.
‘Paws 4 A Cause’
The Friends of the New Animal Shelter in Chatham are hosting ‘Paws 4 A Cause’ Dinner and Silent Auction on Friday night.Country View Golf Course will be the site for a Chicken & Beef Buffet Dinner. Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and there are advance tickets only, get yours today from PAW Rescue on Park Ave. or the Chatham Civic Centre.
Author Carrie Snyder visiting CKPL
To celebrate the grand finale of the 2016 – 2017 CK Reads program, CKPL welcomes critically acclaimed author Carrie Snyder to Chatham Branch on Saturday, May 13 at 2:00 pm. Enjoy an afternoon with the author for a reading and to join in a lively discussion about Girl Runner, a story about Aganetha Smart, a former Olympic athlete who at 104, reflects upon the interesting life she has led.
In the Fall, CKPL launched the “One Book, One Community” project CK Reads. CK Reads encouraged residents throughout the Municipality of Chatham-Kent to read the same book, Girl Runner by Carrie Snyder, and come together as a community to explore its themes and issues in a variety of settings.
In addition to Girl Runner, Carrie Snyder is the author of two works of short stories and a book for children. Her first book, Hair Hat, was a finalist for the 2004 Danuta Gleed award for short fiction. Her second book, The Juliet Stories, was a finalist for the 2012 Governor General’s award for fiction and was selected as a 2012 Globe and Mail top 100 book. Carrie has also written a book for children called The Candy Conspiracy.
To find out more about programs and events at Chatham-Kent Public Library, visit www.ckpl.ca.
If you have a suggestion, story idea, column idea, or if you want to say hello… drop me an e-mail at aaron@sydenhamcurrent.ca.
Photo of the day
The new Chatham-Kent animal shelter is more than $25,000 closer to its goal thanks to a donation from the Donna L’Ecuyer Foundation. Here Friends of the new Animal Shelter committee member Dr. Bruce Warwick accepts a cheque from L’Ecuyer family members Cherie Metcalfe, Audrey L’Ecuyer and grandson Christos.
Chatham-Kent’s new animal shelter has received a large boost from the Donna L’Ecuyer Foundation in the form of a $25,062.62 donation.
Donna, who passed away in 2013 was a local teacher who had a great love for animals, a love she has passed on to her children and grandchildren.
Lynn McGeachy, project coordinator for the new facility, said the group has raised more than half of the $1.5 million needed to build the new shelter.
The shelter is being built adjacent to the current facility on Park Ave. That building has outlived its usefulness. When completed, the new shelter will be a valuable asset to the community.
McGeachy said she was extremely happy with the L’Ecuyer Foundation donation. “This is an excellent example of how passionate people of Chatham-Kent are about proper care for animals. Community response has been very heartwarming.”
Weather forecast from Friday, April 28, 2017 to Sunday, April 30, 2017
Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 18. UV index 7 or high.
Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers overnight. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 11.
Saturday, April 29 – Mainly cloudy. Periods of rain beginning in the afternoon. Wind becoming northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50 in the morning. Temperature falling to 8 in the afternoon.
Saturday night – Showers. Low 6.
Sunday, April 30 – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Windy. High 22.
Sunday night – Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers. Low 13.
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