Amherstburg Ice Cream Festival Coming Up!

Looking for a great family event this Canada Day? Something cool and Fun? How about the Amherstburg Ice Cream Festival? There is lots to do for the entire family plus it's a perfect excuse to try all of the ice cream flavours you could ever want.

Look at this line up of events:

Leamington Acro Ropers Competitive Skip Rope Team
Border City Barkers Dog Drill Team
Keri Brown & The Lil' Divas
Clinton Hammond
Twin Blade Buskers
Everybuddies Place Party & Events
Teddy Bear Picnic
Pie of the Year Contest – Pie Auction
Ice Cream of the Year Contest
Ice Cream Eating Contest $10/person local politicians to compete in first round
Bubble Gum Blowing Contest $5/person
Popsicle Building Contest
Screaming Contest
Yo yo Champion - tentative
Face Painting
Book Reading – Janet Buttery
Live music
Gallery of Comic Book Super Heroes - featuring local artist that work for Marvel Comics.

10 A.M. till 10 P.M.

All Canada Day Long

Toddy Jones Park

Amherstburg, Ontario

DO NOT FORGET!

http://www.icecreamfest.ca/

Vendors get your packages in ASAP.-- Simeon DrakichFestival DirectorAmherstburg Ice Cream Festival10am - 10pmCanada Day, July 1/09Toddy Jones ParkAmherstburg,ON.Canadat.519-252-2069

The Old Walkerville Connection

Up the street from the Old Vic and across the field from Taloola. 343 Chilver is where this boat was lovingly restored and housed. This slab on grade brownstone has a pretty big footprint and with two large garage bays around back it was easy to slide all of Mr. Davidson's toys inside. Sweet looking building. Notice the English style store front and notice the slab on grade. It made for a perfect place to restore crafts such as the one above.

343 Chilver Road

RED BULL 2009. WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA

Crowd Shots:

The Two Winners

Jumpers Safe on the Ground

Along River's Edge

In Front of the Line Array

Ground Control to...

Waiting for the Next Round

Over the River

Caesars Windsor

On the Ground

Look at That!

Through the Gate

Detroit, Michigan Crowd

Flags

Replacing a Gate

Detroit Backdrop

Pole Position

Huge Crowd

More People

Fly by Detroit

Windsor Adjusts for Recession, Strike

Food for thought. A Monmouth Roadie sent this in. A good survival guide and nutricious recipe for these trying times. Especially since we now have an overabundance of criters roaming about. Guess which roadie sent this in and win a free coffee. Hint: Roadie might remind you of the interviewer. Let's end our City's strike madness. The Mayor and CUPE need to get back to negotiations now. Get that...Negotiations...Give and Take. We are starting to look silly.

The real story here:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090402/METRO08/904020395

GET YOUR RED BULL AIR RACE TICKETS EARLY

If you are planning to go to the Red Bull Air Race it's time to get your tickets. Buy them on-line and you will save a few bucks over box office price. A very easy process. Just go to the Red Bull site and click and drill. This is a big event for Windsor. Let's all pitch in to make it work. With any luck we will see it return. See you out there!

https://redbullairrace.showare.ch/Performance/ShoWareFrontEndPerEventWithImage.aspx?ACTION=CATEGORY&CATEGORYID=75

Windsor Junk Getting Out of Hand

Illegal Dumping in Old Walkerville during Art in the Park

While record crowds were cruising Old Walkerville for Art in the Park this pair was showing their appreciation in another way. Around 2:15 P.M. and in broad daylight they celebrated the City's garbage strike by dropping off a few gifts in Old Walkerville. They entered through the alley behind the 800 block of Walker Road, found this empty lot and decided that it would be the perfect home for the remnants of a near new Nissan SUV. There are homes next door!

Neatly chopped into several major sections by torch it was just offloaded into this field sharp edges and all. The pictures below were taken on the stealth and offered to the Windsor Police along with full descriptions and a licence plate number. The Police Department said the pics were not necessary and said that they would have an officer out shortly. Two and a half hours had passed and the only people who arived at the scene were the same two men but this time with a tow truck and a new gift carcass. They dropped it off in the same field and left. Again pics were taken, police called and the same anwer was given. "We don't need the pics and we'll have an officer out as soon as possible". After three hours police did arrive only to say that there was nothing they could do because it is a private property and by-law issue.

The by-law for that property clearly states that no outside storage is permitted. Never mind illegal dumping. It was explained to them that the perps were not the ownership but that made little difference in their answer. Does the real owner know about this? With vague answers such as those given by police who knows?

For anyone who might know where these guys are the name on the side of the tow truck is Zaitoun Towing. By the logos on the truck they will tow anything in Canada, the U.S. or Lebanon. The telephone numbers on the truck are: (519) 991-4140 and (519) 254-9777. So far no answer at either line.

So now Old Walkerville has some new blight which the City apparently has no problem with. Why would they? They seem quite content with burdening Windsor residents with growing hills of rotting garbage all over the city. It seems our Mayor, Council and CUPE could care less. No rules now it seems. Free-for-all. So...This blog will be forwarded to at least one extra reader today. Anyone in by-law enforcement who gives a damn.

Offloading a chopped Nissan SUV complete with new 5.3 V8

Make and licence as they leave.

New gift except this time they publicize who they are. Zaitoun Towing. (519) 991-4140 or (519) 254-9777

Gifts from the Zeitoun Bros. Old Walkerville thanks you.

P.S...That Nissan can't be any older than a month old. The engine is brand new and sitting there for the taking. Whoever might need it can consider it a gift from M.O.M.

Chrysler Executive's Boat for Sale

From Len Strahl:

For you Chrysler guys...

This boat is being put up for sale. She was brought out of storage by the widow this weekend to put in the water to make sure everything works. Today she is sitting in her trailer at Riverside Marina. This ChrisCraft was built in Algonac, Michigan in the 1930s for then President of Chrysler Corporation, K.T. Keller.

http://www.chryslerheritage.com/sec500_pdf/Kaufman%20Thuma%20Keller.pdf.

The boat's name is "Rellek" which is Mr. Keller's name spelled backwards. The boat is powered by twin Chrysler 318's. She is capeable of doing 80 mph and she has a long, colourful history of running booze across the Detroit River. Any takers?

The Boat's History and Sale Information:

1929 Chriscraft custom runabout
Walter P. Chrysler bought a 28 foot Chris Craft custom runabout in 1929. Chrysler's second in command, K.T. Keller, was taken with his bosses' boat and in 1933 ordered his own 28 footer. While all the 28ft. runabouts were custom built, Keller's was very custom. He insisted on twin Chrysler Crown engines and thus was built hull number 3172. The depression had been particularly difficult for Chris Craft resulting in left over model no. 214/216 hull components from 1931. Using these components and modifying the engine beds to accommodate the twin engines, Chris Craft delivered Keller's one off in September 1933. An avid fisherman, Keller had the engines modified by the Chrysler engineers to allow for extended periods of slow trolling speed. Chrysler Marine Division expert John Barts remembers the boat well, as he maintained the engines for Keller who kept the boat on the St. Clair River in Michigan. By 1949, Keller was President of Chrysler Motor Co. and the in house engineers thought they would surprise Keller and update his, by now 26 year old speedboat. They replaced the engines with new model Chrysler Crowns, and modified the deck layout aft of the windshield to provide a walkway between the engines and a larger rear cockpit. Along with these changes the engineers had, tongue in cheek, renamed the boat RELLEK which is of course Keller spelled backwards and provided a new steering wheel and hub with this name in brass letters. The boat currently carries this wheel and hub proudly showing her heritage. Combined with this wheel is a twin engine instrument panel and twin CLUM switches making for a distinctive and unique cockpit. John Barts said Keller did not like the changes and in 1956 the boat was sold to Peter McLean of Windsor Ontario. McLean sold the boat in 1966 to William Wilms of the Windsor area who again updated the boat. The twin engines were removed. An additional set of engine beds were installed, the original twin shaft holes were blocked and a single 413 C.I. Chrysler V8 engine fitted. The boat did not see a lot of use from this point on and was purchased by Jack Davidson from the then 93 year old Wilms in 1991. Subject of a major rebuild through the 1990's "RELLEK" was again launched in October 2002 for a late end of season ride. Fitted with 2, 318 C.I. Chrysler V8 engines she performed beautifully, justifying the countless hours and dollars expended in her restoration. - $inquireContact: Duffy Davidson Phone: 519-948-0041

Old Walkerville Connection:

This boat and others from Mr. Davidson's collection was stored and maintained in a historic brownstone on Chilver Road. Can you guess which one?

Clue: Up the street from an old Queen's Inn and across the field from an eatery adorned with an ancient bowsprit.