The South Bayview Bulldog

The most starkly grisly bit of grusomeness seen by The South Bayview Bulldog this season are the two chopped off arms playing a piano at Paul Hahn’s sales and tuning business on Yonge St. at Gibson Ave. Truly horrifying and many giggles all at the same time. The scary demise of Mrs. Filmore and daughter Betsy contrived by the master story teller of Belsize Drive is the challenger. There are many fine pumpkin creations around South Bayview but pumpkins are not necessarily so very fatal. One exception to this is the pumpkin carried by the headless horseman of Washington Irving’s classic woo woo tale, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Although the BBC would have us believe that the pumpkin became popular because Irish immigrants used to make lamps out of them, we think the cursed — and fatal — orange gourd hurled by the horseman at Ichabod Crane may have done more to popularize the pumpkin as a demonic essential of Halloween.

A very nice Toyota bumped into the doors of Summerhill Market on Summerhill Ave. Sunday about 4 p.m. EST. The car took out a display and damaged the metal frame and automatic doors. The brickwork of the building appeared intact. No one was hurt. It is remarkable considering the busy Sunday afternoon traffic at Summerhill Market.  Business continued as usual. A woman said her sister was at the wheel either entering or leaving a parking spot and the car somehow found itself into the doors. The vehicle  is said to have been the subject of a gas pedal recall in recent months.

Erin Moore writes of how Middleton was received among British elite and her place now in the heart of the U.S. Telegraph 

Sally Fur of Sunnybrook Hospital writes to remind South Bayview residents of the annual Operation Raise A Flag as Remembrance Day approaches. Early on the morning of November 11 thousands of flags will be placed on the Sunnybrook lawns adjoining the hospital to thank Canada’s veterans for their heroic service. Everyone is invited to join the salute by purchasing a flag for a modest $25 and send a personal message to a veteran. When veterans awake on Remembrance Day, there will be a patriotic sea of thousands of red and white Canadian flags in their honour. It is a wonderful background to the annual remembrance ceremony at the hospital. To take part visit the Raise A Flag site or call 1-866-696-2008 to purchase a flag  Proceeds from the campaign will go to the Veterans Comfort Fund at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre. Your donation will help Sunnybrook provide veterans with an enhanced quality of life through community outings, continued learning opportunities and special time with family members. Sunnybrook’s Veterans Centre is the largest veterans care facility in Canada and home to 475 veterans who served in the Second World War and the Korean War.

NoJetsTO hopes to see what it calls “concrete steps” from Adam Vaughan, MP elect for Spadina-Fort York, and the new Trudeau government to stop expansion of the Island Airport. The coalition says that Vaughan has been the strongest political voice against the waterfront jet plans since the proposal was first floated in 2013. He has continued his opposition in both his City Councillor and MP roles. In a news release vice chair Laura Cooper thanks Vaughan for his leadership in this area and said she was looking forward to working with a Trudeau-led federal government to end the expansion scheme, reform the Port Authority and secure the ongoing waterfront revitalization.

There are Halloween contests to be decided. We’ll let you know. This one was outside COBs on Saturday.

Is this necessary?

A B.C. man is asking a simple question. Why on earth do we bother ourselves with changing the clock twice a year? There may be reasons but they don’t seem quite as compelling as the old reasons. It is said daylight saving time was implemented during the time of the 12-hour work day. DST gave men more time with their families during daylight hours in the summer. We get that. But now there is a lot of leisure time. There are no industrial or agricultural needs to meet. The critic is Bob Dieno and he finds the whole thing a nuisance. He started an online petition which has been signed by 13,000 people in just a couple of days. Dieno, a Kamloops businessman and former president of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, is not a kook.   He says stick with DST.  “Nowadays, there is no need for the clock change. I would much rather have light in the evening when I come home from work, rather than when I get up and go to work,” he said. “There are safety facts to show why changing the time is bad for our bodies, for elderly people, for people who work. There is a cost to changing time and it is not just an hour.” Dieno said statistics show the likelihood of a serious workplace accident within the first week of the time change increases by 10 per cent. The odds of an accident in the home jumps by 30 per cent over the same week and the risk of a car accident increases by 10 per cent in the first 48 hours after the change.

The Leaside Jr  Wildcats won their seventh game of the PWHL season by a score of 2 to 1 against the Barrie Sharks at Leaside Arena Saturday (Halloween) night. It was a typically fast and entertaining game with Leaside goals by Alex Woods at 11.06 of the first period and Cynthia Cavanagh at 8.20 of the third. The Sharks scored in the third when Kara Washer netted the puck with help from Danika Phlllips and Delaney Pritchard. The Leaside goals saw assists from Mariah Beckett and Rachel Knee in the first and Siobhan Birch and Megan Pardy in the third. Each team had three power plays but all the goals were scored with the teams at full-strength. Barrie had a real chance to tie the game when Alex Woods took a two-minute crossing-checking penalty at 17.37 of the third but Leaside goalie Katie Mowbray locked the doors stopping a driving shot in the final second or two. Shots on goal: Sharks 20, Wildcats 15. The win leaves Wildcats as one of only two undefeated teams in the league, Nepean is also undefeated but has played ten games to the Wildcats seven. The Wildcats face the London Devilettes Sunday in London. Standings

Wildcats gather round goalie Katie Mowbry on her 2-1 win over Barrie

It has been a while now since we’ve seen the Maurice Cody Halloween costume parade along Bayview Ave. The shots below are from 2011. The parade was scheduled, according to crossing guards, to take place but no one seems certain. Who saw it? Readers are asking if the teachers work to rule might have interferred.

Frank Eckert

It’s the time of the year when homeowners are often trying to fit in some outdoor repairs. That was the case on Bessborough  Drive this week where licensed (and government certified)  masonry contractor Frank Eckert was rebuilding a front porch. Frank’s story caught the interest of readers last summer and since then many have seen the outstanding reviews of his work on the HomeStars website  Because of the weather-related nature of his trade, Frank is working to complete as much work as he can before winter shuts things down. Of course there’s next year. If you are in need of masonry, bricklaying or cement work for walkways, porches, fireplaces or any of the other jobs among Frank’s specialties, check out his Bulldog page with a further link to HomeStars.

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