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The Nineteen COVID “World’s Gone To Hell Awards.”

[email protected] Right about now we’d all like to have the what other people are dealing with —
coronavirus cornered in an abandoned robo calls from God in the middle of the
SALES AND SERVICE OF: • furnaces • fireplaces • boilers warehouse, marching around it with “Death night! And you were worried about Russia
To COVID-19” signs. Soon. Maybe. One meddling in the election?
FREE ESTIMATES day. In the meantime, this illusive parasite • The “Pepto Bismol Award” goes
has produced some human behaviour to the vagh in uffizi restaurant in Bologna,
Steve Donnelly Over 15 years experience locally almost as strange as itself. Here then are 19 Italy where they have only six outdoor
of the most recent events worthy of some tables. So they’re charging by time.
Singh Dentistry sort of dubious award. For $30.00 per hour, per person you eat
Dr. Maninder Singh • The “COVID Loose Lips Sink everything they bring to your table. The
Ships Award” goes to everyone who maximum is two hours but afterwards you
Hours: FOR ALL OF socially distanced themselves from gotta do that Roman feast thing with the
Monday 9-5 YOUR DENTAL NEEDS Theodore Tugboat, Halifax’s cartoon feather.
Tuesday Closed character tourist barge, dry docked by the • The “Restoring My Faith In The
Wednesday 9-5 State of the art facility crash in tourism. Theodore Tugboat is up Young Award” goes to Audrey Rublev,
Thursday 9-5 We deal directly with Insurance Companies for sale at $495,000. It would make for a who while playing in last month’s French
Free dental whitening kit with new patient exam sweet story if Theodore, now orphaned and Open in Paris found the sun to be so bright
Friday 9-5 homeless was to be adopted by The Maid he… imagine me being tickled pink here…
of The Mist and they lived happily ever he turned his baseball cap around so it was
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DreDamreSampaKBitacthherno?om? knows you best, Michael D’Antonio: “If thanks to COVID-19… there was nobody
you’re a human being, be glad you’re not in the stands to witness it.
Call us today. Donald Trump!” • The”Believe It Or Not Award” —
Financing available • The “Can COVID-19 Addle The Brain two employees tested positive at Ripley’s
Award?” goes to US Secretary of State Aquarium.
reFnoovraAtLioLnynoeuerds. https://www.financeit.ca/s/vdiANw Mike Pompeo who last week lectured • In the “I’ve Waited For Something
*Reduced rate for low income seniors African nations on the importance of… free Like This All My Life” category, Woodbine
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We’re Back! • The “Best/Worst Biblical federal government to “legalize historical
BOOK NOW Prophecy Award” goes to Las Vegas pastor horse racing” in which you can bet on old
Denise Goulet, who, with Trump in the races. Please God, let me have one day to
MARTIN’S SERVICES congregation said: “At 4:30 am the Lord bet on the horses knowing who the winners
said to me I am going to give your president are and… and I’ll stop making fun of kids,
NEW TIRE SALES a second win.” Apparently Trump was Jehovahs and Donald Trump.
furious because in the middle of the night • The “So You Wanna Go Bankrupt
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Continued from page two... La Renaissance Students And Staff Put On
Their Rose-Coloured Glasses
would that even look like — in which comedians Marcus
Students and staff at École
college kids leaving a football Brigstocke and Rachel Parris secondaire catholique La
Renaissance (Espanola) put
game sober? passionately and horribly on their rose-coloured glasses
in an effort to see life in a
• The “Best COVID ‘mouth’ popular songs. Wasn’t positive way and to appreciate
the positive elements in their
Inspired Feminist Quote” karaoke painful enough? surroundings. Together, they
prefer to see the positive and
spotted on a woman’s protest • The “Canadian to remain optimistic about
changes and new features
sign in Poland where soon-to- COVID Canine Award” goes to in their life. La Renaissance
students and staff remind us
be dictator Jaroslav Kaczynski a mutt here in Niagara, the only to keep smiling behind our
masks and to be grateful for
has banned abortion (sound dog in the country to contract the little pleasures and joyful
moments that surround us.
familiar?) — “Keep your the virus. When the family was
Starting The School Year
distance from my uterus.” warned against sharing the bed, With Positive Energy

• The “End of Literacy the owner quarantined himself

Award” goes to all of you people to the couch for 14 days. The

using the millions of emojis dog, who is being taught to

available across everything cough into his elbow, has been

from mobile phones to social renamed ‘Trump’. “Hey, I got

platforms. Throw in a few it! Nothing to it! Who’s a good

grunts and a couple of WTF’s boy?”

and pretty soon we won’t have • The “Greatest

any need for words at all. Multitasker Of The Entire

• The “Wackiest Shutdown Award” goes to

COVID Cure Award” goes to CNN chief legal analyst Jeffery

Iran’s Ayatollah Tabrizian for Toobin who during an “election

instructing his followers to put simulation” with fellow writers

essential oil on their… cut to of New Yorker magazine

Johnny Cash: “And it burns, managed to ZOOM conference,

burns, burns, the ring of fire.” offer sage judicial advice on

• The “How COVID the election and choke his

Clogs The Lungs And Mangles chicken all at the same time. “I

The Language Award” goes made an embarrassingly stupid

to people who are sipping mistake,” said Toobin who is

‘quarantinis’ with their taking time off to spend more

‘quaranteam’ while watching time… with himself.

‘covidiots’ protest against • And finally the

masks. Stop before you create a “World’s Most Bored Audience

literal ‘coronapocalypse.’ In The World Award” goes to

• The “No, We Really three highly judgmental horses

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Award” goes to the two sisters in Will1.mp4.

Chicago who stabbed a security

guard 27 times for suggesting Any of the ten books written by
William Thomas are available
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• The “Stop This gmail.com

Right Now Award” goes to

#LipsyncLockdown videos

It is certain that the start of Student Association continue

the 2020-2021 school year to host several fun-filled

was unlike others. However, activities for students and

despite the limitations caused staff members such as virtual

by the COVID-19 pandemic, flash activities, the welcome

traditions are being maintained day for grade 9 students, as

at École secondaire catholique well as various original theme

La Renaissance (Espanola), days.

formerly known as Franco- We invite everyone to explore

Ouest. the school’s Instagram page

While respecting the health - larenaissancenouvelon.

and safety protocols in place, Without a doubt, the family

members of the General spirit still reigns there.

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Recipe November 11th Lions Bingo—Lest We Forget

I made this for supper and Massey. The Lions Club already!) You can also play
the other night and it was Bingo sales this year have been live on YouTube or the local
really tasty! Coating the over the roof and our vendors Eastlink Community Channel.
chicken with cornstarch in Espanola, Webbwood and Information is on our website
and frying it ahead, gives Massey will be given extra www.espanolalionsclub.ca
the dish a delicious, authentic taste. You can also use sweet cards to sell. I strongly suggest in the TV Bingo Section, or
and sour sauce from a jar if you want to save time. Serve buying early for the 4th and search for Espanola Lions
with rice. 11th. Cards will be for sale Club on YouTube.
at the Legion in Espanola... Please plan to attend your
Sweet and Sour Chicken and as a bonus....you can local Remembrance Day
play at the Espanola Legion ceremonies to honour our
• 1 pound of boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts, downstairs. And to top it off veterans who gave so much.
cut into 1” chunks Espanola Legion President, And then, play bingo with the
Gary McPherson, will be Lions to pay honour to those
• 1 egg white calling the first number. (I hear Vets who continue to serve us.
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (1/4 teaspoon table salt) he’s nervous and practicing Let us all show our best.
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 10-ounce can pineapple chunks (reserve juice) Township of Baldwin
• 1/4 cup juice from the canned pineapple Wins Unique Recognition
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 cup ketchup Filing reports and providing assists ministries in their
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (1/4 teaspoon table salt) information to government decision making and
• 2-3 tablespoons brown sugar has led to a unique recognition provides important financial
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cooking oil for the Township of Baldwin. and statistical information
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks Township CAO Karin Bates for every municipality in
• 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks says the municipality has Ontario.
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger or ¼ tsp dried ginger been recognized with the Bates adds the township is
2019 Financial Information proud to be one of 15 Ontario
In a bowl, Return Award. municipalities recognized for
combine the She says the information their work.
chicken with the
egg white, salt Gélinas – Cancer Can’t Wait
and cornstarch.
Stir to coat the Nickel Belt MPP and health cancer care must remain a
chicken evenly. critic, France Gélinas rose in top priority during the second
Let sit for 15 the Queen’s Park legislature wave of COVID-19.
minutes at room yesterday to relay concerns She adds the network provided
temperature or she has been hearing from her with a report showing the
up to overnight in Ontario’s cancer patients delay and cancellation of
the refrigerator. whose treatments have been cancer care due to COVID-19
In another bowl whisk together the pineapple juice, vinegar, delayed due to the COVID-19 has triggered another public
ketchup, salt, and brown sugar. Heat a large frying pan or pandemic. health crisis.
wok over high heat until a bead of water instantly sizzles Gélinas says she met with Gélinas says the report states
and evaporates. Pour in the 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and members of the Canadian that to save lives, cancer care
swirl to coat. It’s important that the pan is very hot. Add Cancer Survivor Network and diagnoses must continue
the chicken and spread the chicken out in one layer. Let the stressing timely access to during any public health crisis.
chicken fry, untouched for 1 minute, until the bottoms are
browned. Flip and fry the other side the same for 1 minute. Moose
The chicken should still be pinkish in the middle. Dish out Corner
the chicken onto a clean plate, leaving as much oil in the pan
as possible. Turn the heat to medium and add the remaining THE KINDNESS CRUISER ... IF SOMEONE HAS BEEN KIND, LET US KNOW!
1 teaspoon of cooking oil. Let the oil heat up and then add Our Kindness program was so successful, it has now been extended until the end of October. If you
the bell pepper chunks and ginger. Fry for 1 minute. Add the know someone who has been kind in the local area, private message Roz or call her at
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