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The GlenEcho Summer 2020 Seniors continue with Service Projects during Self-Isolation I am proud to report that despite the discouragement of having to stay home during this pandemic our residents of Antrim Glen continue to think of others. Many in our community continue to cut milk bags, loop them, and then weave them into mats for the homeless to sleep on. Thanks to Mike Heaphy’s connections, we were able to take on another project of using the scraps of the milk bags to stuff pillows. Other volunteers had collected fabric and then pieced them together to sew pillow covers. Mike picked these up and stuffed them with all the ends cut from the milk bags when cutting strips to weave with. Sandy Wilkie then sewed all the pillowcases and delivered them to Hamilton to be distributed to those on the streets through the Kings Way Mission. Many missions have been closed during this Covid crisis, but thankfully not Kings Way. They still feed scores of people each day and hand out clothes, milk bag mats, and now the pillows. I am also pleased that the many knitters continue to knit squares for us to put together blankets for the less fortunate. We have 15 blankets ready to deliver but need the Women’s Sandy's vehicle loaded for delivery shelter to open for deliveries. Perhaps we will have 20 ready for each of the 20 beds at In As Much House in Hamilton when they are allowed to accept donations. I wish that I could post ALL the names of all those who are helping to make mats and blankets, but there truly are so many! Thank you to all who are making a difference during these difficult days. I am so proud and thankful for each of you. Sandy Wilkie 1 Table of Contents Advertising 27 Glen Echo Roster Beards in Quarantine 18 Chair To be elected Camp Ooch Walkers 14 Managing Editor Charmaine Irwin 905-659-5350 Design/Layout Beryl Cooper Covid 19 - Pastimes 14 Advertising/Treasurer Carol Maund 289 679-0498 Demographic Survey Results 20 Secretary & Dresses for Girls 14 Final proofreader Katherine Horak Gardening 24 Reporters Faye Heffernan & Pat Massier Hudson’s Antics 19 Photographers Brian Massier, Fred Bieler, Lockdown Letter from your Pet 13 and Ken Bangerter Home Delivery Milt Paczay Made in Canada 8 Mask Making 14 DISCLAIMER: The Antrim Glen Homeowners Association is not responsible or Medical Aids 5 liable for any damages resulting from any article, photograph, opinion, statement, advertising representation, warranty expressed or implied in this Meet Your Neighbour – Jan Bignell 4 publication, nor do we endorse or recommend any products or services Memory Lane 3 mentioned or illustrated herein. Any opinions are solely those of the writer or advertiser and do not necessarily reflect the opinion, judgement, or policy of Message from the Board 17 the Antrim Glen Homeowners Association. No reproduction of the material Milestones 10 included in The Glen Echo is allowed without the expressed written consent of the Editors. PT Cruiser Mechanic 15 Editor’s Note: We welcome articles and photographs. Plane, Date, Fear – Randy McEwin 9 Send them to [email protected]. Submissions may Positive Survival Activities 13 be edited for clarity, style, general interest, and space. th Red Hat’s 15 Anniversary 40 Deadline for submission of articles for the Save the Date 25 Fall 2020 issue of The Glen Echo is Spanish Flu - A Retrospect 26 September 15 2020 Travel – Antarctica 11 Tribute – Lynda McKenzie 22 Tribute – Bryan Eaton 6 Wellness Corner 16 Pat’s Ponderings Once upon a time there was an Adult Lifestyle with us will have their life’s celebration later, walking Community of about 300 houses located in an area groups sponsoring good causes sprang up, masks were along a concession road about 30 km from the city made, men grew beards, dogs became cheeky, and little centre of Hamilton. People moved there for the peace girls received new dresses. and quiet, the camaraderie of neighbours, the walking The residents rose to the challenge and continued with trails, and the activities and events that happened daily, their contributions to make Antrim Glen and the world year round. Suddenly, a mysterious virus appeared and a better place to live. We weathered the storm and are the residents watched Covid-19 close the clubhouse, coming out the other end the better for it. called The Glen, shut down the indoor activies as people One thing the Glen Echo staff did not expect was the had to stay two meters apart, and cut off the evening huge contribution by those that live here. We expected get togethers where home made wine was consumed a small issue of about 32 pages but, instead, you and a myriad of stories were exchanged. What were the overwhelmed us with a 40 pager, chock full of news. people to do? Thank you. These stalwart folks didn’t let an old virus dressed as a This will be my last issue as Managing Director and new visitor stop them. They were inventive. The powers Chair and it’s great to go out on a high. Charmaine Irwin that be dictated the rules and the residents followed has taken on the role of Managing Editor and I know them, adding their own twists. No longer were there you will give her and the staff all the support you have large get togethers but smaller groups and even ones given to us in the past. and twos continuing with the camaraderie – the milk I have been with The Glen Echo for 17 issues and have bag group expanded their products, people became enjoyed the experience. Thank you for the opportunity. more innovative in spending time celebrating important Pat Massier birthdays and anniversaries, those that are no longer 2 In 2011, the last house was “dropped off” in Antrim Glen, bringing the total to 289. That year also saw 99 children attend the Grandchildren’s Christmas Party. How our demographics have changed! In 2012, Parkbridge announced that the plan for the year was to construct the bridge over Spencer Creek. This finally came to fruition in November 2014 after Mike Doherty worked through the red tape and problems with various government agencies. Thank you, Mike. It is interesting to see that in 2012, the Pet Owners’ Association resolved many issues and established the leash free area to everyone’s benefit. Whatever happened to this? The Glen Echo celebrated its 10th anniversary of publication in 2012 with a commemorative issue selling for $5 a copy. The Emergency Planning Committee was formed after the December 2013 ice storm. In 2014, a new GlenNet was launched, an upgrade from the previous edition. The Grand Opening of The Glen occurred August 11, 2005 so we have now enjoyed this benefit for 15 years. Happy Anniversary to The Glen. The finished product did not bear much resemblance to the artist renderings, but this was the first clubhouse that Parkbridge had built and it was multifunctional and very welcomed. This building has become the hub of the community over the past 15 years, with many events for our residents and guests, from dinners to wedding anniversaries and from theatre productions to memorials. The construction went on for many months until the final structure was completed. This year, 2020, marks the 15th anniversaries of the annual Christmas Dinner held in The Glen and Bushmill Circle BBQ. In 2015, Parkbridge replaced the old tile floor in The Glen with one that included three shuffleboard courts. In March 2016, the AGHA received a grant of $24,799 to install a new projection screen which has certainly been put to good use over the years with Super Bowl, Grey Cup, and slide shows. We also purchased a generator with proceeds from the grant. September 2016 saw the first FANCE (Friends and Neighbours Cancer Event) fundraiser and silent auction spearheaded by Jack and Charmaine Irwin. This raised $6,051.05 with the second event in September 2017 raising over $7,000. This speaks to the generosity of our residents. The Glennie Award was introduced for December 2016 with the first winners Charlie and Ann Rayner at 214 Glenariff. The award was made by Dick Williamson and has been passed on to subsequent winners for display. That year only 54 children attended the Grandchildren’s Christmas Party. On June 5 2018, the first Bus Tour left Antrim Glen for Port Dover. Since then this has become a very popular activity which now includes extended trips of more than one day. Antrim Glen continues to be the flagship Parkbridge Community – with all of us benefiting. Pat Massier 3 Meet your students who came every year to ensure the icehouse Neighbour was full for the hot summer months. When “Doc”, as he was known, grew too frail Bob and I became caretakers Jan Bignell for the family who all resided in the U.S. He lived in a log house built in the 1890s by a lumber baron and it I immigrated to contained many antique implements, furniture etc. We Canada in the Fall of cooked on a log stove and there was no running water 1970 from Bristol, UK or hydro. We loved it! Because of the remote location after getting married; we sometimes “rescued” lost canoeists or those who my husband Bob had needed help drying out and those with injuries, as been here since increasingly Park Rangers were not often to be found on January. He was a these routes. caver and a photographer which was just what was Bob progressed from caving to fishing and then to needed by the McMaster Geography department, as at serious annual canoe tripping in northern Canada often that time they were exploring caves in the Rockies and following the fur trade routes of the voyageurs; I would in West Virginia.