ANOTHER EPIC SUMMER!

THE VOICE OF SAUBLE BEACH
. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 . ISSUE 7 . PUBLISHED BY THE SAUBLE BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE .
INSIDE: COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR, CHAMBER MEMBER PROFILE, COMMUNITY UPDATES, LETTER FROM THE MAYOR, KIDS ZONE & MORE...
ANOTHER EPIC SUMMER!
PHOTO CREDIT TO RT07.CA
Wow, did time ever fly by! Though the summer
of 2015 may be unofficially over that doesn’t
mean the streets of Sauble fall silent, in fact,
the beach is alive with stores, restaurants and
services open and offering end of season sales.
There is a complete offering of beach activities
for land and sea lovers alike. Although Autumn
is upon us the infamous sunsets over Lake
Huron continue to amaze!
In reflection of the the 2015 summer season
many great memories were shared by all…from
family movie nights to weekly classic car shows
to Sauble’s annual signature event, Sandfest.
These events allowed families and friends to
come together. It was a time to laugh, relax and
unwind allowing them all to enjoy making lasting So…why not share on this experience and
memories. Memories that will be cherished for come visit Sauble this Fall and make some
many years to come…looking forward to making more memories - we can’t wait to see you!
many more in summer 2016!
Moving into the Fall we see the days grow
shorter, the temperatures drop and the leaves on
the trees change but there is still a calm hustle
and bustle to be found at the beach. The many
seasonal residents (and a few weekenders) of
Sauble Beach can attest to how great the beach
can be after the final long weekend of summer.
What you have come to know and love during
the summer months can be found through
Thanksgiving.
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A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
WRITTEN BY JAMIE HILL,
SAUBLE BEACH CHAMBER PRESIDENT
Dear Chamber Members and
Residents of the Sauble Beach
Community,
We look forward to seeing all Chamber Members
and their guests at the AGM Thursday October 8,
2015.
If you have any concerns about the Chamber, I want
Wow another summer almost to hear about it. I am here to listen and to offer
over. The weather for this support - I can be contacted anytime at jamiecehill@
years signature event Sand Fest was stellar and the gmail.com.
numbers at the beach were reflective of that. Thanks
to all the volunteers that helped make it a success with Thank you Jamie Hill
special thanks to Amber and Jason Jenings who went
above and beyond.
The Sauble Signpost is published by the Sauble Beach
The face of Sauble Beach is changing were as the
tourism culture has become more families of daytrippers to the beach than longer-term vacationers.
Businesses are working harder and longer hours for
less money and we are all going to have to change our
mind-set to survive this new change in culture.
Chamber of Commerce 8 times a year. 4,500 copies are
printed by the Sun Media and distributed via Canada Post
to RR3 Wiarton, RR1, RR2, and RR3 Hepworth, RR1
Sauble Beach and General Delivery mail boxes in Sauble
Beach, Hepworth, Allenford and Shallow Lake. Copies
available for pick up at various businesses in Sauble
Beach and Hepworth, as well as the Wiarton Echo.
SAILING BACK IN TIME
The Sauble Clipper was a 35
passenger pleasure craft sailing
out of the Sauble River’s Doran’s
Boat Livery from 1946 until the mid
1970s. Captain Morice Doran kept
a regular schedule of Fishing Trips,
Sunset Cruises and excursions each
summer. Taking a cruise or a fishing
trip on the “Clipper” was the summer
highlight of many Sauble Beach
vacationers.
Fishing Trips
Almost every day, the Sauble Clipper
left the Doran docks at 08:30 AM and
motored north on Lake Huron to the
“Fishing Islands” near Oliphant and
Red Bay, with a group of passengers
to test their fishing skills. Bait was
supplied, as well as the coffee for
those adults needing a stimulant.
Brewed on a Coleman stove, with
water drawn directly from Lake
Huron, many folks said they returned
just for the coffee!
Sunset Cruises
Every evening at 06:30 and 07:30
PM, Captain Morice took passengers
on a Sunset Cruise. Leaving the
Sauble River, he would steer the
Clipper out onto Lake Huron and
travelling parallel to Sauble Beach he
would head south, turning around at
the Sauble Beach Entrance Archway
and returning to the river. On the few
days when the lake was too rough
(for his passengers, not for Captain
Morice) he would go up the quiet
waters of the Sauble River to Sauble and Reverse. The hull was white, the
trim green and the cabin a dark brown
Falls.
varnish. Life jackets were stored in
The Beach Dock
the ceiling. There was a search light,
In the early years of the Clipper, siren, fire extinguisher, sand bucket
the Dorans would build a temporary and life boat on board.
pier on Sauble Beach at the Main
Morice’s father, Nathan Doran, had
Entrance. Extending out into the
been a boat builder and commercial
lake, Captain Morice would dock the
fisherman. Naturally Morice and his
Clipper and on Sunday afternoons
brothers followed in their father’s
take passengers for a cruise. Usually
footsteps. Nathan and his family
his brother Ralph Doran came from
moved to Southampton in 1926 but
Southampton to `skipper` these
he had his fishing business on the
cruises.
Sauble River. After serving in the
War, Morice wanted to get back in
Southampton Service
the passenger cruise business again.
Wednesdays were special days at By this time, Doran Boat Works in
the Doran Docks. Every Wednesday Southampton was a going concern,
afternoon, there was a special trip so in 1946 they built the Sauble
to Southampton aboard the Sauble
Clipper which left the dock at 1 PM
and arrived in Southampton at 2
PM. After a layover of 2 hours, there
was the return trip to Sauble. Since
Captain Morice and his family lived
in Southampton for most of the year,
this was an opportunity to get mail,
do banking, etc. The passengers all
enjoyed walking to the downtown
core of Southampton.
Description
The Clipper was a wooden boat,
36 feet long, with a beam of 12 feet
and displaced 10 tons. It carried
a maximum of 35 passengers and
2 crew. Powered by a modified
automotive gasoline engine, it had
a simple gearshift: Forward, Neutral
Clipper. Morice, Nathan, Hartley
and Ralph Doran all were involved
in building this boat which, over the
years, created happy memories for
thousands of passengers.
Adapted from an article by Marvin
Doran written for The 2013 yearbook
of the Bruce County Historical
Society, The full article and yearbook
can be purchased at the Museum or
borrowed from County libraries.
It would be great to have Sunset
Cruises once again!
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S E P T EMBER E VE N T CAL E ND A R
SAUBLE SANDPIPER EVENTS WEEKLY:
FRIDAY
MONDAY
Billiards at 1:00 pm at Sauble Centre-every
Friday
Shuffleboard starts on Wednesday,
September 9th at 1:00 pm and will run
tfor every Monday and Wednesday in
September at 1:00pm at the Sauble Centre.
OTHER SANDPIPER EVENTS:
Cropping September 18th & 19th
Monday, Sept. 14th --GENERAL MEETING
at 11:30 am at Sauble Centre—Pizza Day
Dining in the Dark. September 22nd
Quilters at 9:00 am at Sauble Centre
Bridge at 12:30 pm at Sauble Centre
Bid Euchre starting at 7 pm at Sauble
Centre
TUESDAY
Sauble Cruisers-- Cruise night on the
beach-Season Finale is Sept. 15th
Wednesday, Sept.16th--Soup’s On at
Sauble Centre
Quilting at 9:00 am at Sauble Centre
Monday, Sept. 28th --BID EUCHRE
TOURNAMENT starting at 7 pm at SAUBLE
CENTRE
Solo at 10:00 am at Sauble Centre
Tuesday, 29th —Caring For Cancer
Bridge at 12:30 pm at Sauble Centre
Fridays- 4th and 18th—Creative Stitchers
WEDNESDAY
Email your submissions
for the next Sauble
Signpost by the 20th to
signpost@saublebeach.
Good food box pick up. September 22nd
Please Note: The Sauble Signpost
does its best to include articles,
submissions and photos. However
due to limited space, submissions
To Order a Good Food Box, go to
How does it work?
What does it cost?
Sauble Family Health Team
Payment is collected in advance and produce
is purchased in bulk.
Volunteers sort and
pack the boxes.
$15.00 per box. Subsidy options available.
Contact your coordina-tor.
672 B Main St, Sauble Beach
Order your box by the 2nd Tuesday
of each month, from September through
June
Who can participate?
Everyone who is interested in
food for good value!
getting good
What is the benefit?
Participating in the Good Food Box gives
you a variety of fresh seasonal fruits and
vegetables, at a price that saves you money.
Each month there is a newsletter with a
seasonal recipe, produce storage tips and
healthy eating information.
CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION
519-422-1321
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S A U B L E H E A LT H & B U S I N E S S C E N T R E
As you drive towards the beach, you
may have noticed our new blue and
white sign listing the tenants in your
area medical building. There is also
a new name for the building itself. It
is SAUBLE HEALTH & BUSINESS
CENTRE. This is to help distinguish
between the Building and the Sauble
Family Health Team and other tenants.
We are two separate entities.
The building directors have had a
busy time with fundraising events
which included everything from our
Annual BBQ and Sunset Cruisers
Car Show, craft Sale, and a new
event, The Marj Lipka Memorial Golf
Tournament. A fun time along with a
lot of hard work went into the planning
of these events. A special thanks goes
out to all the sponsors, organizers,
volunteers, and especially you, the
supporters. The list of names is far
too long to mention so a big THANK
YOU TO GOES OUT TO EVERYONE
from the Directors of the Sauble and
Area Medical Clinic Inc. We had a
successful BBQ Fundraiser for the
Business Centre. Good food, fun,
and even some gathering of Sauble
and Area Information!
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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
Where did the summer go?
It always seems to fly by so quickly. I
hope you had a fantastic summer at
Sauble; I sure did. The beach was very
busy this year but the weather was near
perfect almost each and every weekend.
Sandfest was a blast and we boasted
approx. 40,000 attendees. We even had
the amusement park open for a short
time.
But here we are, it’s September!
Summer is over for another year. But all
is not lost; we have the most gorgeous
autumn in Ontario. It’s wonderful to see
the growing numbers of families coming
back to the beach for Thanksgiving. It’s
such a beautiful time here.
Here’s a quick update on beach and
town issues;
Our new paid parking program certainly
had a few hiccups but in the end, we
made more revenue than we budgeted
for. Great news for our taxpayers! We
will review the program over the winter
and make improvements for next year.
The new washrooms on the beach at
Lakeside Village are up and running and
new yellow “Washroom” flags have been
ordered for the roof of each bathroom
facility.
We still haven’t decided what to do with
the areas under the Welcome Sign
but we’re in no rush to find the perfect
solution.
We have finally begun raking and tilling
the beach! The north end especially has
not seen any maintenance in 5 long
years. It’s become so overgrown that
much of our sandy beach has been lost
to grasses and willow bushes. My utter
frustration over the deterioration of our
beach was one of the reasons I ran
for Mayor and I am absolutely thrilled
to report that we are working hard to
bring the beach back to its former glory.
Work began the week of August 17 after
the Plovers departed. It will take some
time to reclaim the beach but we’ll get
there! We are still negotiating with the
MNR as this Council is committed to
hammering out an iron clad policy that
will allow us to maintain the beach each
year without having to obtain permission
from the MNR. We are fully aware of the
Endangered Species Act and will always
abide by it. But the areas of the beach
where the Plovers are not nesting will
now be maintained on an annual basis.
We have agreed to leave the very
northern tip until the spring. The northern
tip at the river is completely covered in
willow bushes. There is virtually no
beach left. We have agreed to leave
the tip of the beach the way it is until
spring because there is a threat of very
high water levels over the fall and early
winter. This could actually erode the
beach in that area. The root system of
the willow bushes should help prevent
erosion. Once the spring is here, we will
remove those as well, restoring that final
section of beach.
On to town issues; we are preparing for
our Budget deliberations for 2016. We
have been advised by our Treasurer that
the savings your Council created this
year will have a positive impact on our
2016 Budget. We achieved significant
savings with the sale of the airport,
eliminating the Administrator’s position,
paid parking revenue and other areas.
Finance Manager Michael Humble
informed Council that we can increase
our current service levels and still bring
back a 0% tax levy increase. As your
municipal taxes increased by almost
20% in the previous 4 year term, your
new Council is working hard to counter
that hit by delivering to you a 2nd
consecutive year with no municipal tax
levy increase at all.
The West Road issue has come to
a head. The West Road is actually a
combination of 4 roads in the Oliphant,
Red Bay and Howdenvale areas. The
West Road is comprised of Bryant St.,
Huron St., part of Howdenvale Rd. plus
Daddy Wier Rd. The County intends
to increase the width of those roads
up to 100 feet. Why would they do
that in little hamlets such as Red Bay?
A road that wide running from South
Bruce Peninsula up and into Northern
Bruce Peninsula is needed to facilitate
transmission lines for wind turbines.
This Council has been diligently working
to prevent this from happening. In
newsletters to their share holders, a
certain wind turbine company boasted
they’ve signed many turbine contracts
with local land owners. Stating they now
have options on 7000 acres, the plan is
to install 250 giant wind turbines on our
beautiful little peninsula! But the only way
they can do that is to create a road that
will not only allow for the construction
of huge transmission lines, they need
a way to transport the massive turbines
up our peninsula. There’s no way they
can transport them up Highway 6,
through Wiarton and up the steep hill
past Colpoy’s Bay. So they need an
alternate route hence the creation of the
West Road. In Oliphant, this road will
connect to the Sauble Falls Parkway
resulting in the transportation of 250
gigantic turbines right through Sauble
Beach. The construction of the West
Road to a width of 100 feet will cost the
taxpayers a whopping $10 to $15 million.
Four hundred people attended two
public meetings held in August. People
spoke out against turbines hoping the
County would listen. We hope the public
meetings sent a major, undeniable
message .....people want those roads to
be paved and repaired, but not widened
to 100 feet.
Please email me if you’d like more info
on this critical issue or any other issue
of concern.
That’s it for now! Have a wonderful fall
and I hope to see you over Thanksgiving.
Readers should note that
any statements or opinions
in
any
advertisement
or article in the Sauble
Signpost are those of the
writer or advertiser and
do not necessarily reflect
the views of the staff of the
Sauble Signpost or the
Sauble Beach
Chamber
of
Commerce
SCHOOL BUS
TIME
Now that September is here, children
are back to school and especially in
our area, school buses are back on
the road. Please take extra care on
our roads as our children make their
way on and off the buses this season.
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Ice Cream Parlour and General Store
Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt
Fireworks and Sky Lanterns
Fries and Poutine
Slushie and Candy
Groceries
Ice and Cold Drinks
Coffee and Newspaper
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V I S I T O R S F R O M A FA R
This Past summer Sauble Beach
welcomed visitors from Nepal to their
Canada Day celebrations. The visitors
from Nepal were members of the
‘Akchhaya Kosh Woman Awareness
Society’ and the ‘Akchhaya Kosh
Saving and Credit Cooperative
Limited’. They were invited here by
the Grey County District Women’s
Institute to learn about management
techniques and technology that will
enhance their skills and ability to
manage Nepal. This included the
management of dairy cow and goat,
handicrafts, horticulture and marketing.
Empowering women to demonstrate
How are we
doing?
leadership and financial management
to their peers and eventually improve
the standard of living for their families
and communities.
Pictured with the visitors are Mayor
Janice Jackson and MP Larry Miller
We are
constantly
looking for
new ideas and
ways to improve,
send us your thoughts and
feedback anytime!
signpost@saublebeach.com
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30 MORE KILOMETRES BEHIND US!
On Saturday, August 22nd, nearly 60
walkers completed a 30km journey
from the Lion’s Head Hospital to
the Wiarton Hospital. With their
exemplary fundraising strategies, our
participants and volunteers were able
to raise a remarkable $58,500!
Street to be welcomed into Wiarton by
Main Street businesses, community
members, family members and highfives! In no time, walkers made it to
the Wiarton Hospital finish line, where
a cheering squad had formed, and a
us on! With nearly 60 walkers,
nearly 40 volunteers and many
communities working together to
create possibilities, Bruce Peninsula
Health Services Foundation is proud
to announce that $58,500 has been
The Walk to Create Possibilities
began at 9:00am at the Lion’s
Head Hospital. With family, friends
and local business owners routing
us on, we got off to a great start!
Throughout the day, approximately
every 3-5km, walkers had an
opportunity to take breaks, enjoy
the luxuries of each full service
rest stop and continue on their
journey to Wiarton. If ever a
participant needed a little help, a
sweep vehicle would scoop them up
BBQ was provided to celebrate a day
and drive them to the next stop!
of success!
At approximately 4:15pm, with a Police
A heart felt thank you and
escort and a road block spectacle
congratulations is owed to everyone
put on by the Red Knights, all who
who pledged, volunteered, sponsored,
participated headed down Main
donated, participated and cheered
of our sponsors, please visit www.
specialevents63.wix.com/wtcp2015.
Our online pledge platform is still
open! If you haven’t had a chance to
donate, please visit www.raceroster.
com/5850, or give us a call to
pledge over the phone: 519-5345856. Help us reach our goal of
$65,000!
If you would like to see more
photos of our day, please like
Bruce Peninsula Health Services
Foundation on Facebook today!
Bruce Peninsula Health Services
Foundation raises funds for
the Wiarton and Lion’s Head
Hospitals, as well, the Foundation
supports Grey Bruce Health
Services Corporate needs and
raised to contribute to the Peninsula’s Owen Sound Regional Hospital
needs.
share of The Hospital Campaign!
A special thank you to RBC Royalbank
and Bayshore Broadcasting for getting
the Walk to Create Possibilities off of
the ground this year! To see a full list
HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY
MICHAEL
DQ MIRACLE TREAT
DAY
Sauble Beach, you are amazing! On August 13th, proceeds
from every Blizzard® Treat sold were donated to your local
Children’s Miracle Network®member hospital. Thank you for
making 2015 a year to remember!
DQ and Children’s Miracle Network have worked together to
provide life-saving treatments to children across North America.
Michael celebrated his 90th birthday in Hanover, They lived in Hanover for 5 years, then moved
Ontario at Tommy D’s restaurant on July 25th, to Kitchener and Mike worked at Marsland
Engineering for 24 years until his retirement in
2015 with relatives and friends.
Here is a brief history of Michael’s past. He was 1978. During this period, they raised two sons,
born in Kitchener on July 25th, 1925 and grew Stephen and David. Their son, Stephen and his
wife Doreen live in Sauble Beach, and have two
up there as well. In 1942, in his
children, Rebecca and Nathan.
2nd year of high school, Mike
Their other son, David and Deb
decided that he had enough
live in Waterloo and have two
of the “good life”, so joined the
children, Justin and Laura. No
army. After basic training at
great-grandchildren yet! In July
Camp Borden, he was attached
1983, they moved up to Sauble
to the Irish Regiment of Canada
Beach to their final home. Alice
out of Nova Scotia. His unit
and Mike have done lots of
was sent over to England and
travelling which includes several
then to Italy. While attacking an
trips to Europe, the British Isles,
enemy position, Mike stepped
cruises and all across Canada
on a Schu mine and blew off his
and the U.S. Both Alice and
right leg thus ending 3 1/2 years
Mike have been involved with the
in the military. Yea! Back home
Sandpipers for approximately 15
to Canada.
years and Mike has been involved
Then Mike met his lovely wife,
with the War Amps for over 60
Alice. How you might wonder,
years. Michael was recipient
well, both Alice and Mike had TB
of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and Queen’s
and were hospitalized at Freeport in Kitchener. Diamond Jubilee medals for involvement with
Through a mutual friend, Alice saw this blonde, the Child Amputees program. This may sound
blue eyed handsome man and Mike this good corny, but all the above has special memories
looking young girl, thus the connection was and Michael is thankful for family and friends
made. They courted for a year and decide “to
over these past 90 years.
tie the knot” in Hanover on July 21st, 1951.
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3RD ANNUAL ARTISAN & CRAFT SHOW
In 2013, three Sauble residents
created what they hoped would
become an annual event showcasing
local and unique handcrafted items,
while helping local animal rescue
organizations. Thursday, August
6th was the third “Summer Festival”
Artisan and Craft Show at Sauble
Beach, and plans are already
underway for next year’s show!
A family-friendly
event,
the
community centre was filled with
vendors, activities and attractions
to appeal to all ages. The Sauble &
Area Men’s Club joined us, offering
up a mouthwatering lunch of BBQ’d
burgers and ‘dogs. Ed and his
Travelling Nashville Road Show is
always a hit, and some amazing
painted faces were seen around the
centre thanks to Laura Lee and her
crew.
Congratulations to draw winners
Nicole Fittler (large cat basket); Wil
MacKay (small cat basket); Carol
Beaton (large dog basket) and Susan
Mole (small dog basket). A special
Thank You to the businesses who
donated the items for the baskets:
Bayshore Country Feeds; Fretz’s
Valu Mart; Grey Bruce Pet Hospital;
North Heritage Animal Hospital;
Pet Valu Kincardine; Pet Valu Port
Elgin; Sauble Beach Pet Hospital;
Southampton Foodland; The Pet
Feed Mill; Wiarton Animal Hospital;
Wiarton Foodland; Zehrs.
Our thanks to all of the 2015 vendors;
Ed & Betty Ruth; the Men’s Club;
Hepworth Tim Hortons, and to
everyone who supported the show by
stopping in.
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THE BIG RED BIKE
This August Fretz’s Valu-mart Congratulations to Fretz’s Valuchallenged their staff to participate mart Staff for their efforts in
on the big red bike. The big red rasing money for a fantastic local
bike and its passengers made
their way through the main street
of Sauble Beach raising a total of
$2516.00 ! All money rasied stays
within the community with Heart &
Stroke Foundation: Grey & Bruce
Counties.
BRIDGE DESSERT RESULTS – JULY 20, 2015
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THING
311 Main St. (Beside Dairy Queen)
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Open till 10pm daily
One hundred bridge players attended the
9th Annual Dessert Bridge at Sauble Beach
Community Centre on July 20, 2015.
Martha Radbourne and Julia Lobsinger were
the overall winners. Nancy Wood and Deb
White were a close second. The highest
round score winners were Pat Davidson and
Gloria Crozier. Diane Keefer and Mae Watts
had the second high round score.
More than 40 prizes, provided by local
businesses and generous individuals, were
distributed to lucky bridge players. On behalf
of the Sandpipers of Sauble Beach we would
like to thank our generous donors.
Several floral arrangements, provided by
Carol Ewles, added to the décor.
The desserts, provided by our own Sauble
Sandpipers, were again beautifully arranged
and presented by Joan Groves and her
assistants Doris Robinson and Iola Beirnes.
Players attended from Owen Sound, Sauble
Beach, Southampton, Kincardine, Walkerton,
Oliphant, Kingston and London.
The convenors, Sharon Beatty and Alice
Ertel, would like to thank all the volunteers
that helped to make the day such a great
success.
SCRAP BOOKING COMES TO SAUBLE
Gather up your pictures and memories and join us at the Sauble Community
Centre on September 25 (4 - 11 p.m.) & 26th (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.) for a fun days of
scrapping. Free make and take, gift bag, along with lunch and dinner will be
provide on Saturday with your registration fee.
For more information contact your hostess Karen of Karen’s Creations in
Wiarton at 519-534-2226.
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THE LOST RING
It was the Saturday evening of the
August long weekend and my family
was up at our Sauble Beach cottage
as every year in recent memory. My
husband Mish was heading down
to the beach to play some football
in the water with our cousins, just
as dusk was settling. It wasn’t long
into their game when my husband
reached out to catch the ball and as
he caught it, he felt his wedding band
slip off his finger and drop into lake.
Stricken with panic, he dove into the
water searching, but the strong waves
due to the incoming storm made the
search near impossible. Nearly an
hour later, I grew concerned as it was
water, Mish came up to get warm. In
the meantime, my Father had gone
into town and rented a metal detector.
That afternoon the search continued
with new gear and help from our
cousins. Hours later, with the clouds
getting darker and our search proving
fruitless we went in, feeling defeated.
At that point, I started to think about
giving up, was thinking about how we
would replace the ring and move on.
The weather was against us and the
ring had been out in the lake for nearly
24 hours now. My husband however,
refused to lose hope and began
to research ring finding strategies
online. That’s when, by some twist of
fate, he found Mitchell & Don Clark
quite dark and went down to find my of Cherished Finds Metal Detecting
husband, still diving and searching. Service.
When he told me what had transpired, Within an hour of calling them, and
I was devastated to say the least. No despite the approaching storm,
amount of money could ever replace Mitchell and his Father Don were at
the ring that I placed on his finger the our cottage ready to search. “Don’t
day we wed. Calling off the search for worry” they said, “If it’s out there,
safety’s sake, we spent a very sad we’ll find it.” Their confidence and
night knowing my husband’s ring was expertise reassured us from the very
somewhere out in the vast expanse of start and their professionalism and
Lake Huron.
knowledge was apparent from the
The next morning armed with a pair outset. With little time as a storm was
of goggles, my husband went out to approaching, Don and Mitchell got
search again, failing to give up or to work, methodically searching the
believe family members who told him area my husband directed them to.
to accept that it was gone. After nearly Unfortunately soon after they hit the
2 hours of searching in the wavy, cool water, it began to lightening, so the
search had to be called off. Promising
to be back in the morning, they packed
up and my husband and I slept much
better that evening knowing Don &
Mitchell were on the case.
Early Monday morning, Don and
Mitchell were back and ready to
resume the search, however, the
lake was still very unsettled and the
waves prevented the search from
being successful. After two hours of
searching for my husband’s ring like
it was their own, they decided to stop
and wait for the water to die down.
Both having to work in the morning,
my husband and I left Sauble, but
were reassured as Don and Mitchell
promised they would keep looking
until they found it.
Later that evening, we received a
call from a very excited Mitchell who
proudly told us he had found my
husband’s ring! After nearly 48 hours
of being thrown around in stormy
waters they had actually found the
precious memento of our wedding
day that we thought was gone forever.
I can’t explain how elated we are and
how grateful to Mitchell and Don we
will always be. We could certainly use
more people like them in this world.
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OBITUARIES
A tree will be planted in the Memorial
Forest of the Grey Sauble Conservation
Foundation in memory of Betty by the
DOWNS AND SON FUNERAL HOME.
MIDDLETON, Mary Elizabeth ‘Betty’
at John Joseph Place Owen Sound
Saturday afternoon September 5, 2015.
Betty Middleton (nee Penny) of Owen
Sound and formerly of Sauble Beach
in her 86th year. Cherished wife of Bill
Middleton of Owen Sound. Predeceased
by her husband James Sinclair (1991).
Beloved mother of Brad Sinclair and his
wife Barbara of Seagrave, Blair Sinclair
and his wife Nancy of Cambridge, Jay
Sinclair and his wife Caroline of London
and Jeff Sinclair and his wife Louise
of Mississauga. Loved grandmother
of Dan, Rob, Trevor (Kate), Katrina,
Leanne, Jocelyn and Mark. Sister of
Wilma Stienstra of Gravenhurst and
Thelma Deeley of London and sisterin-law of Margaret Sinclair of Hepworth,
Doug (Audrey) Middleton of Hanover,
Ada Middleton of Alberta and Lloyd
Dealy of St. Jacobs. Cherished Aunt of
David and Douglas Sinclair of Hepworth.
Loved step-mother of Larry Middleton
and his wife Madeleine of Georgian
Bluffs and step-grandmother of Joelle
(Jeff Brewster) and Erin and step- great
grandmother of Kylie and Logan. The
memorial service was conducted from
the Zion Amabel United Church, Sauble
Beach on Monday, September 14, 2015
at 1:00 p.m. with visitation 1 hour prior
to service. Rev. Bob Johnston officiating.
Private family Interment Zion Cemetery.
Arrangements entrusted to the DOWNS
AND SON FUNERAL HOME, Hepworth.
Expressions of remembrance to
the Canadian Diabetes Association
would be appreciated. Messages of
condolence are welcome at www.
downsandsonfuneralhome.com
SHANKS,
Kathleen
Blanche
peacefully at Grey Bruce Health
Services Southampton Wednesday
August 5, 2015. Kathleen ‘Kaye’
Shanks (nee Stewart) of Sauble
Beach and formerly of Waterloo in
her 95th year. Beloved wife of the
late Frederick Shanks. Dear sister
of Charles Stewart of Stevensville.
Cherished aunt of many nieces
and nephews. Kay will be lovingly
remembered by her good friends Dr.
John and his wife Gena Van Dorp of
Wiarton as well as her friends in the
Sauble Beach area. Predeceased
by her sister Madge Smith and her
brother Bud Stewart. The funeral
service was conducted at the ZION
AMABEL
UNITED
CHURCH,
Sauble Beach on Saturday, August
8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with visitation
1 hour prior to service. Rev. Bob
Johnston officiating. Interment Zion
Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted
to the DOWNS AND SON FUNERAL
HOME, Hepworth.
Expressions
of remembrance to Zion Amabel
United Church would be appreciated.
Messages of condolence are welcome
at www.downsandsonfuneralhome.
com A tree will be planted in the
Memorial Forest of the Grey Sauble
Conservation Foundation in memory
of Kathleen by the DOWNS AND SON
FUNERAL HOME
SAUBLE FAMILY
HEALTH TEAM
NOMINATED
This year the Sauble Family Health
Team was nominated for the Bright
Lights Award presented each year
by the Association of Family Health
Teams of Ontario. This is an award that
is given to the team that exemplifies
innovations which make a meaningful
change to the improvements of patient
experience and health outcomes as
well as the reduction of overall cost
to the health care system. The award
recognizes leadership, outstanding
work and significant progress being
made to improve the value delivered
by interprofessional primary care
teams across Ontario.
The award will be presented at the
Fourth Annual AFTO 2015 Conference
Dinner on October 28, 2015. Good
luck to the Sauble team members!
back row (l-r) Joan Williamson,
Eimear Keely-Dyck, Sue Byers, Kathy
Babin Niven, Dr. Roddy Caulfield,
Keri MacDonnell, Jennifer Dault, Erin
Smith, Lucia Olynyk
front row (l-r) Kerri Kilmartin, Lynn
Royle, Hannah Fraser, Emma Lustig,
Marilyn Lemon
Bruce Peninsula Hospice
BECOME A HOSPICE VOLUNTEER
Share your caring and compassion to help others in our
community live fully.
Hospice volunteers provide non-medical support for
individuals and families coping with a progressive life-limiting illness and/or those who are bereaved.
A training course, the Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care, starts in September at locations including Owen
Sound (Sept. 12th) and Port Elgin (Sept. 24th).
For more information on becoming a hospice volunteer, or about registering for this course, please contact us at:
www.bphospice.ca
Bruce Peninsula Hospice
369 Mary Street, Wiarton, N0H 2T0
519-534-1260 ext 5612
info@bphospice.ca
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REMEMBERANCE IN
MEMORY OF YOUR
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FALLS ABOUT TO BEGIN
SAUBLE & AREA MEN’S CLUB
July 2015 By Jack Fearnall
As you read this report summer will soon
be over and fall about to begin. It has
been a busy summer for the men of the
Sauble & Area Men’s Club with activities
ranging from weekly golf outings to a
bocce ball tournament to assisting with
the collection of hazardous waste. We
have also been involved with fundraising
for the Peninsula Community Food
Bank and have contributed five hundred
dollars to the victims of the recent fires
in Owen Sound. More information
about these events should be included
in our next report.
The month of September is now
underway with three important
functions taking place. Our annual golf
tournament at Chesley Lake is expected
to be another huge success as spouses/
partners are encouraged to accompany
their favourite man. This will be followed
by our car rally and then a sold out trip to
Stratford where the musical “Carousel”
will be enjoyed. This is a very popular
outing as it is ‘all inclusive’ with travel by
luxury coach with two meals provided,
one of these served at Anna Mae’s, the
wonderful Mennonite restaurant situated
in Millbank. Further information can be
found on our website at sites.google.
com/site/saubleandareamensclub/.
On October 20th we hold one of our
three yearly dinner meetings at the
Hepworth/Shallow Lake Legion. Our
guest speaker/presenter is Scott Lovell
of the Residential Hospice of Grey
Bruce. The Hospice has been selected
as our fundraising project for 2015-16.
We are well into this project with our
goal set at $5,000. If you are a member
of our club and haven’t already done so,
please make your contribution soon.
Community Centre in Sauble Beach.
The month of December is reserved for
the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle
Appeal where we will serve as “bell
ringers” at Fretz’s Valu-Mart.
Looking for something to do in your
spare time then consider joining our
club. You will be assured of a warm
welcome.
In November we will honour those who
served our country as we meet at the
Hepworth Cenotaph on November
11th. On November 30th we hold our
annual Shuffleboard Tournament at the
FIVE MORE PEOPLE ARE
LIV ING THE DREAM!
Thank you to everyone, far and wide,
who purchased Live Your Dream
Lottery tickets! Bruce Peninsula
Health Services Foundation and the
Wiarton & District Rotary Club would
not have been able to celebrate the
newly rebranded success of the Live
Your Dream Lottery without you!
Raising funds by way of the Live Your
Dream Lottery is a giant task taken
on by many volunteers. Because
so many volunteers are needed to
make this event a success, it would
be impossible to thank everyone
individually. And without further
adieu, THANK YOU to everyone
who made this event possible!
Special thanks to Bluewater Travel,
Home Hardware Building Center
in Wiarton, The Source in Wiarton,
Suntrail Source for Adventure and
Sparlings Propane who all came
together to make this years prize
package a phenomenal one!
Now for some exciting bits!
Love Your Home – John & Dorraine
Boyne of St. Catharines with ticket
#4865
Explore Your World - Heather Howell
of Wiarton with ticket #7548
Funds raised from the Live Your
Dream Lottery are used to assist in
meeting the health care needs of the
people of the Bruce Peninsula area
and to fund priority hospital projects
to keep our hospitals current.
Funds are also used by the Wiarton
& District Rotary Club for local,
community projects.
If you are interested in an outstanding
advertising
or
sponsorship
opportunity, or know someone who
would be, please contact Tiffany,
at the Foundation office, for more
information – 519-534-5856. We
are excited to put our 2016 prize
package together! If you have any
prize package suggestions that
might help someone live their dream,
please contact us!
Early Bird Winner - Outdoor Follow Bruce Peninsula Health
Adventure – Doug Isbester of Services Foundation on FaceBook
Wiarton with ticket #3802
for the most up to date information,
BBQ Package – Aida Crosthwaite of volunteer opportunities and event
listings! www.bphsfoundation.com
Hamilton with ticket #1151
$1000 Cash – Nic Kreutzweiser of
Sudbury with ticket #2365
55” UHD TV – Ian & Fidel McQuistan
of Collingwood with ticket #5354
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NORTH SAUBLE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
We are enjoying the fall at sauble
beachas well as our church services
and fellowshjp here at North Sauble
Community Church.
began every May 24th weekend when
cottagers returned to the beach for the
beginning of another cottage season
here at Sauble.
We will continue to have as usual Sunday
service at 10:30 am in September till
Labour Day weekend.
Families then returned home in
September to return their children back
to school.
has been trying to adapt and grow and
change. Maybe not always how the
world wants it to change, but at least in
a way that has allowed the church to be
there when it’s needed. While some of
our churches are seeing less people in
the pews, and they wonder “Would the
world notice they were gone?” I can tell
you living in the cottage next door to a
church, people would notice if all the
steeples where gone.
For all those going to church, keep
going, keep praising, keep meeting as
a Christian family. For those who walk
by and are curious, who are starting to
think maybe there’s more than what
We return again for our final service Our Pastoral Students that are hired the secular world tells us. That there
each year are for the most part is more to life than our bank accounts,
Thanksgiving weekend.
North Sauble Community Church was continuing their studies in the fall and so or twitter accounts. That maybe there
one of the first churches at the beach this time schedule has suited them well. is something more. If that’s you, there’s
beginning with interested believers and Please come and join us if you can here a little church just off Main Street with
cottage owners who wanted to have at North Sauble Community Church we its doors wide open. I bet you’ll fine we
are tradition wrapped in a liberal blanket,
fellowship and a church service while would love to meet you!
and maybe just maybe what you’ve
at Sauble. That is why church services
been looking for. Sometimes you have
to leave the main street of life to find the
my sermon around.
real treasures.
So while I am sitting in my ‘study’ during
times of mental impasse I look out the P.S. As I sat in my ‘study’ and wrote
front door. If you’ve been on 3rd Avenue this a young couple walked by, and the
North this summer you know it’s been husband pointed at the church as said
Where have all the steeples gone?
tarred and chipped. Which means I can “Will you look at that?”
Reflection on my time at St. Peter’s by easily hear the footfalls of walkers long P.S.S. To all the people of Sauble Beach
the Lake, Sauble Beach.
before I see them. People are either I’ve met outside the walls of our little
As you read this my time at Sauble Beach passing the church to head to the main church, I want to say thank you. From
will have come to an end. I came the street or the beach or are coming the Mitch a shopkeeper, to the barkeeps at
first weekend in June and leave the first other way to head back to their rented the Dunes. I thank you, because every
weekend in September. My time here cottage. My point is that except for the time I said ‘I was the Summer Pastor’,
has not been the cliché “life changing” first couple of houses on 3rd Ave N, your eyes glowed with curiosity, instead
statement that use, but my time here most are weekly rentals. Which means of darkening with distain. And we all
has been life affirming. Being here every week I get to look up just as a new know Barkeepers, shopkeepers and
has reminded me that life is good, God crop of summer tourist are passing the pastors are all cut from the same cloth,
is good, and that we can’t let the world church. I love their reactions. If they’ve we are all trying to meet people where
around us, the nightly news, or negative just walked off the super busy crowded they are. The only difference with the
hot and windy main street, they are pastor is you don’t need your wallet to
people get us down.
surprised how quickly it dies down, and enjoy the fruits of the kingdom.
When I first came to the Bruce Peninsula
then right there one house in, is a little God Bless, and I hope my travels bring
I said it was like finding Middle Earth. And
church. It’s right there, just out of plain me back to the middle earth of Ontario.
I leave still thinking that, but maybe more
sight for most of the people on the main
specifically it’s like finding The Shire, and
street. You have to step off the main Mark Sceviour
Sauble Beach is like living in Hobbiton.
street to see this little symbol of God on
The world south of Highway 21 exists, but
earth. If you are coming from the other
its part of the world you have to encounter,
direction I always here, “Wow, look a
were as above Highway 21 there is a
church right in the heart of town!” “Is
world that you want to encounter.
it still active?” “Oh how nice.” People
I’ve loved my first encounter with the are glad to see the little white church
“Now autumn days have come again
Bruce, from Sauble to Owen Sound all nestled just behind the ‘Nut Factory’.
And summer days are gone,
the way up to the Tub and back. You (I’m referencing a shop here, not the
have a treasure here; protect it, love it, general feel of Main Street).
Let us take time to give our thanks
and live it.
And do it with a song”
It amazes me every time, that people
There are people out there who think who have no plan on attending the
by anonymous -pastors work one day a week. And Sunday service, find some type of
September brings the resumption of
don’t get me wrong I took advantage comfort in seeing a church. People
committee activity and the time given by
of the sun, sand and water, but I also today just like people for hundreds of
many volunteers.
was here to work and to be a pastor to years, find some comfort in seeing a
a congregation. So that required many steeple. People today don’t want to be
A highlight of the Church year is its
days siting in my study (which is also hit over the head with God. They don’t
anniversary. Zion will celebrate its 125th
the living room, and dining room in the want soap box preachers, or churches
anniversary on September 13. Rev. Jack
cottage) studying, reading, typing and dominating the main street. They want
Fearnall, a former minister, will lead the
retyping. For some the message in to know that when they go looking for
service. The ringing of the Bells of the
the weekly Bible readings comes easy, God, God and the church will be there.
Bruce will enhance the music ministry.
for me it’s like those Matryoshka Dolls And that’s a big task for the current
The Official Board, comprising all
(better known as Russian Dolls). I have generation of church goers. To keep the
committee members, will meet
to slowly peel away another layer to get church doors open, to keep the steeple
September 15 at 7p.m. to present their
to the kernel inside that I can then build raised. But the church for 2000 years
plans for the year ahead.
Our Pastoral student this year Vanessa All would return to Sauble again, for
has been a blessing to all here at North the last service and farewell at North
Sauble. Thanks so much Vanessa for all Sauble Community Church Thanksgiving
weekend .
the lives you touched this summer!
S T. P E T E R ’ S
NEWS
ZION- AMABEL
UNITED CHURCH
The United Church Women (U.C.W.) will
meet September17and October 15 at
1p.m.and all women are invited. Their
TREE-themed Christmas bazaar will take
place on November 21. For information
or to arrange for a table please call JoAnn at 519-422-1996.
Interim minister, Rev. Bob Johnston,
continues to provide pastoral care and we
have been blessed with his inspirational
and reflective messages. Thanks too,
to Rev. Creen and Cliff Bilyea for their
thoughtful messages. Our ministry of
music, directed by Lynda Hammond,
provides pleasure and also gives us an
opportunity to show our appreciation for
our Choir who so willingly give their time
and talent to enhance the weekly worship
experience. A warm welcome waits for
all who join us.
The autumn beauty inspires expressions
of Thanksgiving for which we prepare
with Holy Communion on World Wide
Communion Day - October 4.
The “Cook’s Night Out” Thanksgiving
feast is October 9. Tickets are $14 and
there are sittings at 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Please call Cathy at 519-422-3160.
On October 18, we will join our sister
pastoral charge church, St. Andrew’s, in
the celebration of their 119th anniversary
in Hepworth.
November will bring a new chapter as
we welcome Rev. John G. Smith who
comes to us from Richmond Hill. We look
forward to getting to know Rev. Smith
and his family, as together we continue
to support and expand the life and work
of the Church.
The brilliant landscape of October
reminds one of the words of poet G.
Hancock-“God took some bits of sunset and
blended them to make an autumn day”
Submitted by Joy Patyk
SAUBLE COMMUNITY
OUTREACH
It was one of the warmest summer’s evening
in August when Father Mark Curtis, Canada’s
former singing priest, once again shared
his gift of music and word. The gathered
audience in Huron Feathers Church
overlooked the picturesque Lake Huron
while listening to Father Mark’s renditions
of old time favourites with some new pieces
as well. As a result of this event, we were
able to show our Outreach to the Sauble
Community. Many thanks to everyone who
supported this evening!
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Wow – the day began cloudy but soon
turned into one of the best shows
ever, with sunny, clear blue skies and
thousands of visitors to Sauble Beach.
The local Cruisers hosted 368 classic,
antique, hot rod and special interest
vehicles. Added attractions included
the Sauble Sandpipers holding their
50/50 draw, Ed Ruth with his Country
Jamboree, Doug McMillan’s life size
Mater tow truck, which was a hit with
kids of all ages. Salvation Army BBQ,
in support of their Youth Programs,
Water Heaters and Boilers
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information from both McFarlane
Appraisal Services and Cobble Beach
Concours Show, coming up Sept.
13th. Thanks to the many volunteers
that help make this event possible,
sponsors and visitors – without so
many helpers it could not be done.
The Sauble Sunset Cruisers continue
to run the Tues. evening shows until
Sept. 15th .
Don’t forget that the last event of
our year is the 50’s Dance, Saturday
Oct. 17th, at the Sauble Community
Centre with live music from
Frankie D & The Dreamers
- call for your tickets now
and don’t miss out – 4221996 Proceeds from the
dance go to the annual
Firefighters Christmas Toy
Drive.
THANK YOU
Volunteers - such as Lloyd
Sheridan, Alf Roth,
Office: 519-935-2433 Cell: 519-270-3673
Joe McKenna, Bill Hiscox,
Jim Atkinson and so many
others – thank you !
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BICYCLE SKILLS CONTESTS PREPARE KIDS FOR SUMMER
Early in June, students from
grade one to grade six attending
schools in the municipalities of
North and South Bruce Peninsula,
had an opportunity to compete
in a bicycle skills contest.
Each contest included a helmet
inspection for condition and fit,
a mechanical inspection of each
bike and five rider skill stations.
The rider skill stations included
straight line ride, precision stop,
intersection simulation, serpentine
and weave. Each station had a
value of ten points and riders
could accumulate a total of fifty
points with a perfect ride. Riders
were evaluated on balance skills,
stopping skills, speed control,
traffic awareness and signalling
skills. A repair station and two
mechanics were available on site
to riders whose bikes required
repairs prior to competing. Riders
also had an opportunity to have
their secret identification mark
engraved on their bike in a location
of their choice. The contests this
year were organized by the South
Bruce Peninsula Safe Communities
Committee in partnership with the
Bruce Peninsula O.P.P. and the
BlueWater District School Board.
Schools participating included
Peninsula Shores District School,
Hepworth Central Public School,
Amabel-Sauble Community School,
Bruce Peninsula District School
and St. Edmunds Public School.
A total of three hundred and four
enthusiastic students participated.
Twelve dedicated adult volunteers,
Community Services Officer Kate
Rubinstein- Gilbert and two O.P.P.
Auxiliary officers made sure
each event operated like a welloiled machine. Students from
the leadership Class at P.S.D.S.
from P.S.D.S. deserve special
recognition for their support on
event day. It is also a real pleasure
to acknowledge the individuals,
local service clubs and businesses
who supported these events with
their overwhelming generosity.
The Wiarton Home Building Centre
and Miller’s Home Building Center
in
Sauble
combined
to
donate
three new
bikes. The
South Bruce
Peninsula
Fire
Dept.
donated one
new bike. An
individual
(Who prefers
to
remain
anonymous)
donated
two bikes.
The Wiarton
District
Optimists Club donated $500.00
dollars. The Wiarton and District
Lions Club donated $250.00 dollars.
Dockside
Willie’s
Restaurant
donated $50.00 dollars. Tim Hayes
donated $500.00 dollars. Walmart
donated a $50.00 gift certificate.
Canadian Tire supplied extra
reflectors and helmet mirrors. I dare
you to show me a better example of
communities showing how much
they care about their kids!
The beautiful thing about it was
that we able to give each student
a small prize for participating.
They were pumped!! The two
riders at each school who recorded
the highest scores received an
additional prize. A brand new bike
was the Grand prize at each school.
Everyone who participated had an
opportunity to Win! The names of
all the participants were thrown
into a hat and a name was randomly
drawn. It goes without saying, the
winners were some stoked!! Medals
were also presented to two special
needs students who gave us all a
lesson on what true determination
and courage really look like!! Ben
Macdonald and Tye Everall from
P.S.D.S .You guys Rock!
A final thought. I
saw these messages on the O.P.P.
display board and they hit home
with me. “Drive as if every kid out
there was your own”.” Keep your
head in the game.” “ Don’t be the
one who must shoulder the terrible
blame.”
Submitted by, Terry Bell
Chair, South Bruce Peninsula Community
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DINING IN
THE DARK
The Sauble Beach & District Lions
Club is having a benefit dinner
sponsored in partnership with
Main Street Bar and Grill, Sauble
Beach. This is a truly unique
dining experience in support of
The Canadian National Institute for
the Blind (CNIB). This event is on
Tuesday September 22nd at 6:00
p.m.
For reservations and tickets please
call Johann Lewis of the Lions
Club at 519-422-2042 or Main
Street Bar & Grill at 519-422-2000.
There is limited space so book your
reservation early.
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
www.taoist.org/saublebeach
September 2015
SAUBLE BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER
THANK
YOU
BEGINNER CLASS STARTS: Thurs
Sept 10th
10-12 noon
OR beginners may join ongoing class at any time:
Sauble Christian Fellowship
27 Southampton Parkway, Sauble Beach
www.saublechristianfellowship.org
Thursdays 1-3 pm – year round
Our Corporate/ Tee-Block Sponsors were :
Carson’s Camp, Grey Bruce Sod, Woodland
Park , Fretz’s Valumart, Chesley Lake
Camp, Downs & Son Funeral Home , Sauble
Beach Resort Camp, Peak Real Estate,
Golden Eagle Cottages & Motel, Sauble
Golf & Country Club, Bothwell Real Estate ,
Investment Planning Counsel , Millers Home
Building Center and Beirnes Contracting.
Our Prize Table Donators were : Vi’s Unisex
Hair Salon, Alan Little, Guardian Drugs,
JK’s, Bill Duthler, Rustic Pizza, Sauble
Beach Auto Repair, Sauble Marina, Pizza
Delight, Borden Evans,
McIntee Real
Estate, Cottage Fever, Don Riddell, Paula’s
Hair Shoppe, Nicol Insurance , Story Book
Park , Cathy Roth, DNL’s, Neeltie Arnott,
Foodland Wiarton,
Mars Cosmic Fries,
Foodland Owen Sound, Naves Esso, KitWat Motel, Hair Waves, Wiarton Home Bldg
Ctr , Imagine Fine Gallery, Glass in Motion
, Amicis Coffee Bar, Canadian Tire Owen
Sound, Pinewoods Golf Club, Sauble Golf &
Country Club, Chippawa Golf Club, Northern
Dunes Golf Club and Saugeen Golf Club.
Golf Committee
-- Mike Vogelsberg,
Don
Riddell,
Bill
Duthler,
Lloyd
Sheridan , Alf Roth and Rick Lyttle
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR
NEXT YEAR’S TOURNAMENT ON AUGUST
10 , 2016
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21 years and stilling going strong
The Zion- Amabel United Church Golf
Committee would like to thank the Sauble
Golf and Country Club plus our Corporate
Sponsors and Prize Table Donators for
making our 21st Annual Golf Tournament
on August 12 TH a total success. With
your support our goals were met.
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Openings & Closings, Property Checks,
Trojan UV Water Systems & Lamps
New Sauble Beach Classes:
Call: 519-371-9179
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CATERING AVAILABLE!
The Royal Canadian Legion, 9 Legion
Rd, Hepworth. Catering available.
Call - 519-935-2902
Email - hepworthlegion@eastlink.ca
hepworthshallowlakelegion.ca
Beach Photography is offering a special
on portraits ($75) when booked before
October 1st. What a nicer background than
the awesome autumn colour. Call June
at 519-422-2188 or email jmanewell24@
gmail.com.
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Large hall available for weddings,
anniversary parties or club functions.
Club room also available for smaller
functions, birthday parties etc.
PORTRAIT SPECIAL:
519-371-9179
HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE
MILLER HOME
BUILDING CENTRE TOURNAMENT
The winners of the Miller Home
Building Centre Tournament held on
August 19 at Sauble Sandpiper’s
Lawn Bowling club areas follows:
1st. Katie Schuknecht and Sandy
Weatherall from Chesley
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Traditional service 11 am
St. Andrew’s United Church
Hepworth
Service, 11:15 am
St. Peter’s by-the-lake Anglican Church
7 Third Avenue North, Sauble Beach
519-422-0050
Pastor, Chad Honneyman
First Sunday in May until Thanksgiving
Service 9:30am
Hepworth Baptist Church
2nd. Ken Martin and Barb Eaton from
Chesley
Service: 10:30am & 7pm
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3rd. Pat Kaufmaun and Gerry Bel- air
from Hanover
4th. Pat Smith and Jim Spense from
Hanover
Huron Feathers Presbyterian Church
303 Lakeshore Blvd. N. ( at 3rd St.)
Service overlooking Lake Huron
Sauble Beach Service, Sunday 10am
Summer Months Only
www.huronfeathers.ca
5th Consolation. Veronica Jackson and
Charlotte Panagafka. Southampton
submitted Judy Nafziger
Don’t miss the next
submission deadline!
For the September issue of the
Signpost make sure to e-mail
your
submissions to
signpost@saublebeach.com
by OCTOBER 20th 4pm.
North Sauble Community Church
911 King Edward Ave, Sauble Beach, ON
Services mid-May to Labour Day Weekend;
Thanksgiving Service
Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
northsaublecc@gmail.com
Zion-Amabel United Church
‘J im’
Quality,
Friendly
Service
j.gulliver@bmts.com
Hepworth, ON
519
ECRA/ESA License # 7003132
935-2556
Rev. Gerry Hofstetter
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GET TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES...
NAVES,
YOUR ONE STOP SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
Naves is very supportive in the community
contributing both financially and with their
time.
Whether it be fuel for car, fuel for yourself or fuel
for the fish, Naves is the place to stop.
They Naves is continually upgrading their facilities,
have full service ESSO fuel, 2 Class A Mechanics, staff knowledge through courses, and providing
towing service, car wash, propane fill, bait and the best service they can to the community.
tackle, newspapers both local and beyond, and
a grocery section for your basic needs. Naves
provides these many services to the local
residents or the tourists year round. In the winter,
it is often a central gathering place for some of the
regulars of the area. The coffee is always on!
The business, as Naves has been in operation in
Sauble for 15 years with most employees there
since the beginning.
The newest addition to the business is the
enlarged fishing area.
You will be greeted by the friendly, knowledgable
staff under the direction of the owner Ken and
his sidekick Jamie. Naves has a full time staff of
four and part time of an additional three. They are
ready to serve you come rain or shine or the cold
or snow throughout the year. There are not many
service stations around that offer full service
especially with a smile or sometimes a joke like
the employees of Naves. If you have a question
about your, need a part or just direction, they
always give their best effort to get you an answer.
H E P W O R T H A N G L E R S C O N T I N U E R E S T O R AT I O N
ACTIVITIES ON SPRING CREEK
Students in the photo were employed by the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests
(MNRF) “Summer Experience Program”.
(L-R) Laura Armstrong, Noah Linklater,
Associate Professor James Hamilton,
Theron Solomon, Lauren Chisholm, Justin
Viljakainen
Bruce Power provided a grant to purchase
the measuring and monitoring equipment
required to assess the restoration projects.
Dr. James Hamilton, assistant professor at
Wilfrid Laurier and his wife Katherine coordinated the equipment installation, etc.,
with assistance from the MNRF student
group (photo) and Hepworth Angler Club
members.
These activities included installing the new
equipment, maintaining existing monitoring
stations, downloading data
from monitoring stations,
performing water flow
measurements,
taking/
recording
dissolved
oxygen measurements,
taking channel gradient
sightings and setting up a
weather station.
In addition, these folks
assisted John Schwindt, aquatic biologist
with the Upper Thames Conservation
Authority, conducting bio mass studies on
Spring Creek.
The resulting data will also be used to
manage the migratory (rainbow and brown
trout, chinook and coho salmon) fishery,
including restoring a resident fishery.
PAGE 16 • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 • SAUBLE SIGNPOST
Gas or propane stove,
fireplace, or insert
could reduce your
heating bill.
HWY’s 6 & 21 @ Springmount
Contact Bill at
519-374-7694
or
bill@thefyreplace.com
FALL FAMILY FUN
recipe
SPOOKALICIOUS
DIRT CUPS
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 PKG CHOCOLATE
PUDDING MIX
2 CUPS COLD
MILK
1 8 oz. TUB
WHIPPED TOPPING
15 OF YOUR
FAVOURITE COOKIES
(FINELY CRUSHED)
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HARVEST
LEAVES
PIE
PUMPKIN
STUFFING
THANKSGIVING
TURKEY
WITCH
TRICK
10 OF YOUR
FAVOURITE GUMMIE
SNACKS
APPLE
CANDY
COLOURS
COSTUME
CRISP
FALL
FAMILY
GHOST
HALLOWEEN
TREAT
INSTRUCTIONS:
BEAT PUDDING MIX
AND COLD MILK
IN LARGE BOWL
FOR 2 MINS.
LET STAND FOR
5 MINUTES
FOLD IN WHIPPED
TOPPING AND
1/2 CUP OF
COOKIE CRUMBS
Editor Allison Taylor
signpost@saublebeach.com
Designer & Ad Editor
Allison Taylor
SignPost Photographer
June Manewell, Beach Photography “One
with Nature”
519-422-2188
SPOON INTO
SERVING CUPS AND
TOP WITH REMAINING
COOKIE CRUMBS.
Sauble Beach Chamber of
Commerce
treasurer@saublebeach.com
President Jamie Hill
admin@saublebeach.com
Events Manager Jason Jenings
info@saublebeach.com
519-422-2457
president@saublebeach.com
manager@saublebeach.com
Accounting Inquiries
Administration
Information
REFRIDGERATE FOR
1 HOUR.
TOP WITH GUMMIE
SNACKS BEFORE
SERVING.