Public Announcement - Windsor/Leamington - Chimczuk Museum Celebrates Black History Month

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In honour of Black History Month, the Chimczuk Museum will be offering free admission on February 1. This date marks the official opening of the new temporary display, “Breaking the Colour Barrier: Wilfred ‘Boomer’ Harding and the Chatham Coloured All-Stars.” This display tells the story of the Chatham, Ontario baseball team that became the first black team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship in 1934.

In the evening, there will be a free talk at the Chimczuk Museum hosted by the Museum Volunteer Group. This talk will feature Dr. Miriam Wright and Dr. Heidi Jacobs from the University of Windsor, who directed the Breaking the Colour Barrier project, and Dave Johnston of the Leddy Library who created the project website. In addition, sets of baseball cards featuring the Chatham Coloured All-Stars will be available for sale with proceeds going to the Chatham Kent Black Historical Society. Doors open at 6:30pm with the talk getting underway at 7pm.

This temporary display is a great compliment to the Underground Railroad content currently featured in the Museum’s permanent exhibit: The River and the Land Sustain Us.

For more information, please visit www.museumwindsor.ca or call Museum Windsor at 519-253-1812.

Public Announcement - Windsor/Leamington - Dog Tags Now Available

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Calling all canines and their companions! 2018 dog tags and licences are now available from the Town of Essex.

                                                                                                   

Dog owners can purchase and pay for their tags at Essex Town Hall (33 Talbot Street South, Essex Centre) and The Computer Centre (45 King Street East, Unit 2, Harrow Centre).

 

Owners of previously-licenced dogs should have received a reminder by mail in early January. New dog owners are reminded to fill out their applications as soon as possible, as fees increase on April 1.

 

Until that date, tags for spayed and neutered dogs will cost $15. Tags for unspayed and unneutered dogs will cost $25. After April 1, the fee doubles to $30 and $50 respectively. After July 1, the fee triples from the original price to $45 and $75. Tags for service and police dogs are provided at no charge.

 

“In the case of dog tags, the earlier the better,” says Chief Administrative Officer Donna Hunter. “Tags ensure that owners are reunited with lost dogs, and the funds raised help support dog parks and other animal control programs in our community.”

 

Dog owners are also reminded of the other requirements outlined in the Town’s Animal Care and Control By-law. Residents are allowed a maximum of three dogs per household. Dogs and other animals cannot be tethered or chained for longer than ten hours. Owners are also banned from driving with an animal in the back of an open pickup truck and from leaving an animal in a car when the temperature is too hot or cold.

 

For more information on Dog Tags, please visit www.essex.ca/pets or call 519-776-7336 extension 0.

 

Community Event - Smiths Falls/Perth/North Grenville - Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake 2018

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Our annual Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake takes place February 24th, 2018!

Locations include: Perth, Smiths Falls and Carleton Place – call to register a team today! 

We’d like to thank our sponsors for covering all the costs of this year’s fundraising event – this means that EVERY dollar YOU raise can go straight to the agency’s mentoring programs! Please support our sponsors, and tell them you value their commitment to mentoring local kids! 

This is the agency’s largest fundraiser of the year and we need YOU to have some fun with us!

We will be hosting bowling events at Gratton Lanes Smiths Falls, Vision Lanes in Carleton Place and a Nintendo Wii Party at the Perth Civitan Club.

All you have to do is gather your friends, family or co-workers, collect pledges, and come out for a free game of bowling. Its great fun for a great cause!

Please call the office today at  613-283-0570 or visit www.bowlforlanarkkids.ca to register your team today!

Thank you for participating in the Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake 2018!

It's the largest fundraiser of the year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County, a non-profit, non-government funded agency which provides children the opportunity for personal development and growth through friendship with an adult mentor.

Teams of bowlers from across Lanark County will hit the lanes in Carleton Place, Perth, and Smiths Falls on February 24, 2018 to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County and their core mentoring programs.  To reach our goal of ensuring that every child who needs a mentor has a mentor, we need your help!  Grab 4-5 of your friends, co-workers or family members and start today. 

Choose from our list of locations and join us on the lanes!  All money raised from this event stays in Lanark County to serve the children in your local communities.

  • Carleton Place: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. @ Visions Bowling Centre
  • Perth: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. @ The Civitan Club
  • Smiths Falls:  12 noon - 5 p.m. @ Gratton Lanes
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Gratton Lanes Smiths Falls, Perth Civitan Club
39 Chambers Street
K7A 2Y3
Smiths Falls

Community Event - Sarnia - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner @ Grace United

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All you can eat pancakes, crepes & sausages - gluten free pancakes available too. Tuesday February 13th from 5-6:30 at Grace United Church 990 Cathcart Blvd. Sarnia ON N7S 2H2. $10. for adults. Children 10 & under $5.00. Proceeds support youth activities at Grace.

https://www.graceucsarnia.com/
Grace United Church
990 Cathcart Blvd (near Indian Rd)
N7S 2H2
Sarnia

Community Event - Niagara - 2nd HSC Eli & the Straw Man Concert/Silent Auction

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A fun night out, with some great Niagara Musicians, at the beautiful Seneca Queen Theatre in Downtown Niagara Falls.  The evening is complimented by a well stocked silent auction, with all the proceeds going directly to HSC.  Since 1973, The Huntington Society has been providing help and hope for families living with Huntington Disease - through support services, advocacy and funding cutting edge research.  Eli and the Straw Man have partnered with the Huntington Society performing similar events around southern Ontario and have helped raise over $30,000.00 in their campaign.  Nathan Warriner and Co. will open.  Silent auction runs from 7:00 until 9:00.  Eli and the Straw Man will take the stage at 9:30 pm.  

https://www.senecaqueen.ca
Seneca Queen Theatre
4624 Queen St
L2E 2L6
Niagara Falls
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