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ECHRS pasta dinner helps preserve the past
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Essex & Community Historical Research Society Director Kirk Walstedt and President Laurie Kowtiuk display some of the items that were available through the silent auction portion of the chicken and pasta dinner fundraiser on Saturday evening.
by Sylene Argent The old Carnegie building on Gordon Avenue is no longer a library but it is still a facility that houses a lot of information. It is now the home base for the Essex & Community Historical Research Society and is a place where local individuals can look through historic records to learn about their genealogy or look at artifacts to learn about the area’s rich past. In order for this group of volunteers with a passion for history
to be able to continue to preserve and promote local history, ECHRS needs to fundraise. On Saturday, the group members were pleased to welcome nearly 150 guests to its annual dinner fundraiser held at the Essex Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 201). Here, patrons enjoyed a chicken and pasta dinner, cheered on a group of young Celtic dancers who provided the evening’s entertainment, and had a chance to bid on items through a silent auction. The annual dinner is a huge fundraiser for ECHRS, Society president Laurie Kowtiuk said. Fundraising allows the group
to continue preserving local history, and helps cover operating expenses. For example, one project the volunteers with ECHRS are currently working on is placing land deeds in an artist-type book. The group needed to purchase 100 of these books and this came with a larger price tag. Kowtiuk added ECHRS is also looking to redo the floors in the building in the near future. There has been a great interest at the facility in community members wanting to learn about their family history. ECHRS has many volunteers who are versed in this type of research and are happy to pass along tips to new members who want to investigate their own genealogy and may not know how to begin. Kowtiuk was pleased with the number of people who attended the dinner. This year’s turnout was bigger than she anticipated, and larger than the fundraising dinner has been in the past. She was thrilled with the support. She was also happy with the amount of donations made to the silent auction table. This year’s event, thanks to the generosity of many community members, had around twice as many items as it has had in the past. Kowtiuk was pleased Essex MP Jeff Watson stopped by the dinner to say a few words and support the fundraiser. She was also happy the Windsor-based group Ardan Academy of Irish Dance brought a dozen dancers, aged 7-13, to display several Celtic routines before wrapping up the evening.
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Meeting discusses future of Harrow area by Sylene Argent Last Thursday evening, residents and business owners of the Harrow and Colchester areas were invited to sit with Essex Councillors Sherry Bondy, Bill Caixeiro, and Larry Snively to discuss the future of the south end of the municipality. Ward Four (Harrow Centre) representative on Council, Sherry Bondy, noted she and her fellow Council members wanted to host the meeting to hear current and hot issues from the area’s residents. The participating residents raised many issues with the Town Councillors at the meeting. Bondy said she gathered from the many that filled the community room at the Harrow &
Colchester South Arena that there were concerns with the sign bylaw, property standards in the downtown business core, and some residents and business owners wanted Council to reduce the amount attached to development charges. The need for downtown beautification was also discussed at the meeting, and there was also concern for sidewalks and accessibility to some storefront entrances. “It was great to hear the residents,” Bondy said, adding the meeting had a good turnout. The issue of Harrow Public School and Harrow High School being under an accommodation review with the Greater Essex County District
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High School was a hot topic that was brought up several times during the meeting. Many residents voiced their concerns about the impact on the community if the high school was to close. Some even provided a few ideas in hopes of being able to contribute to saving the schools. It was stressed at the meeting that the community needs to support the high school. Residents need to think outside-of-the-box to come up with a way to utilize the unused space in the high school to offset the cost of operating the high school and keep it as part of the community. A representative from the Harrow & Colchester South Chamber of Commerce took the opportunity to notify Council that the Chamber wants to sit with Essex’s Planning Department to look at a plan to move the Town forward as it relates to municipal investment for beautification improvements for the core business sector of Harrow. It would like support of Town Council and funding set aside for this purpose. The representative was advocating on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce to speak on its issues, which predominately is a perceived lack of investment in Harrow Centre for infrastructure development. It was added that by developing the Downtown core of Harrow, it would create an enticing environment to help grow the community. The issue of development in Harrow
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came up as part of discussions regarding the possible school closures. One resident commented that with more residential growth in the town, the schools wouldn’t be under review. Councillor Snively said the town has to make it easier for developers to come into the municipality. Another issue the Chamber of Commerce rep brought up is that the Chamber’s membership is unfamiliar with the Town’s Community Improvement Program (CIP) and the potential benefits it could bring. The suggestion was to get a town representative to meet with Harrow business owners one on one. The CIP is a municipal grant program that can help provide funding for things like façade improvements within the program’s boundaries. Bondy sits as the Council representative on the Essex Accessibility Advisory Committee.
She would like to see an accessibility component added to the CIP program as she said it is a big issue, and also another component to this program regarding a demolition clause. One business owner asked Councillor Bondy why she supported less funding for beautification in Harrow Centre than Essex Centre through the budget deliberations, which still need to be approved. She responded that when Council was first presented the 2015 budget, it was presented with a zero percent tax increase. She wanted to get the budget passed as early as possible to get projects on the books done faster this year and make this year a working year. Council then did approve a two percent tax increase, while the budget itself still needs to be approved. Council, she added, supported $50,000 for downtown Harrow beautification. During a recent budget meeting,
Council agreed to give Essex Centre $100,000, matching Essex Centre BIA funding, for downtown improvements. $5,000 was set aside for Colchester and another $5,000 for McGregor. In her tenure as a Councillor, Bondy said she has seen a lack of long-term planning and wanted to start those discussions first. She did go to the Chamber in the fall to see what it needed. She added that she has been advocating for a new playground system, and it is finally getting in also, she said. During the meeting, Councillor Snively noted interested residents were urged to join an Action Committee that the Town will start. He said he heard many ideas over the course of the meeting on Thursday. The Committee will work towards looking at ways to implement some of those goals to benefit Harrow.
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Harrow students win prestigious awards and expand their horizons
Harrow students pose for a group photo in Delphi, Greece.
by Jennifer Cranston The Harrow District High School community has much to be excited about lately. Three students have been recognized and
rewarded for outstanding achievement and 22 students recently returned from Europe where they broadened their cultural horizons.
Grade eight students McKayla Howell and Morgan Ashton won the AIM Language Learning publishing contest. The British Colombia based publisher focuses on teaching materials for second languages. The challenge was to write a 1200 word extension to one of their existing plays and include 20 fullpage colour illustrations. Howell wrote an extension to the play “Un Frere Penible,” and Ashton created the illustrations. The story will be published and added to AIM’s reader series. They explained that they were asked by the
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publisher not to release the art or story for publication. Their story is about a sister who wishes for her annoying brother to disappear. Her wish comes true and the girl must embark on an adventure to find him and bring him home. Howell hopes one day to be a professional writer and Ashton, while she enjoys art, hopes to be a member of the RCMP. Each of the girls received a monetary prize and Harrow Intermediate School (in HDHS) will receive $650 of French education material. Senior Sandra Smeltzer has also been recognized for outstanding achievement in the form of an $80,000 scholarship. The award was given for outstanding community involvement and exceptional academics. Smeltzer’s average has been in the high 90s throughout her high school career. The coveted Schulich Leadership Award amounts to a full ride to an under graduate degree at Queen’s University, where Smeltzer will be studying Engineering in the fall. She was nominated by
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There’s a certain and sometimes unreasonable sense of entitlement when it comes to how funding and attention is divided across the municipality of Essex. The idea is that if one area of the municipality gets something, then the others should get it too. Not because they need it, but just because. On the surface that could be seen as fair, but below the surface it becomes clear that that kind of thinking (in some, not all instances) is ridiculous. For example, I don’t think there should be as much time and money put into tourism development in Ward 1 (Essex Centre) as should be put into the other three Wards. There’s a lot more potential in Wards 3 and 4 especially to develop tourism and attract tourists than there is in Ward 1. Recently, the topic of how much money was being set aside for beautification and streetscape development came up at a meeting. More money is going into Ward 1 than Ward 4, and people wondered why. The simple answer is there is more streetscape to beautify and develop in Ward 1 than in Ward 4. There are other reasons too. The Essex BIA (the business community),
for one, committed money to beautification. They are behind the town’s plan. Either the person asking the question about funding is unfamiliar with Essex Centre and, as a result, is unfamiliar with the difference in size between the wards, or they just feel Ward 4 should be entitled to equal money, just because. I’m not putting that particular person or people onto a pedestal. There are no innocent parties in this. I’ve heard people from all parts of the municipality use the “We should get it because they did” argument many times. Council is always walking the tightrope, trying to please everyone and sometimes pleasing no one as a result. It’s tough when you are a Councillor in a municipality divided into Wards. It’s the people in your ward who voted you in. You are accountable to them and they expect you to do your best – for your ward. It’s the last part of that sentence that really matters – for your ward. You fail in doing your best, for your ward, you might fail at the polls in the next election. If we really want the municipality as a whole to prosper though, we
have to use some common sense and realize that funding and attention cannot and should not be divided equally for all things. If funding and attention is allocated where it really matters, we will all benefit. If Ward 1 grows its commercial/ industrial base through planning and improvements, then that means more money into the municipal pot and more money to spend on projects in all parts of the municipality. If tourism grows in Ward 3 and 4 that means more outside money being spent in town and ultimately business growth and success for those businesses catering to tourists in those wards. Again, that means development and more money into the municipal pot as a whole. Let’s stop thinking only about our little piece of turf and let’s focus on the municipality as a whole. If you’re always looking to see what ingredients are being sprinkled into the other guy’s pot, your liable to neglect whatever dish your supposed to be cooking up. And if he’s making soup and you’re making a cake, you don’t need chili powder and garlic cloves just because he has them.
Let’s Talk About... by Evelyn Couch Where was everybody? I was disappointed by the low attendance at the concert by the House Party Band to raise funds for the Spitfire memorial wall. The members are among those who have raised the funds for the Spitfire replica we have and are now trying to gather enough money to pay for a memorial wall that will list veteran air force personnel. What a gift for our town. I wish more people had come out to support the concert they presented to add to the funds. The absence of our councilors was also disappointing. The musicians and the committee have worked so diligently to create something that is a credit to the town and will attract people to come here. The project has received strong support up to this point, with much effort and many donations getting the Spitfire up. Recently, people from Leamington have donated a very generous cheque and many of those
who have worked to provide the needed funding for the Spitfire are from other communities, including Windsor. We can rejoice that the business people through the BIA also donated $5,000. They will benefit from having something that brings people to town and that has put this town in the forefront lately. I just wish there would have been more people at the concert.
CORRECTION: Last week, we published the incorrect amount donated by Peter and Audrey Festeryga to the Spitfire Committee. Their donation cheque was for $2,500 (not $5,000) as written. We apologize for the error.
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Sandra Smeltzer received an $80,000 scholarship from the Schilich Foundation that she will take to Queen’s University where she will study engineering.
Counsellor Mr. Johnson and asked to write an essay. She said she didn’t stress over the essay too much as she really didn’t expect to win the scholarship. She was notified while on a school trip to Europe by email. “I had to read it a couple of times to make sure it was real,” she said. Then she went to the Queen’s website to access her student account to make absolutely certain. “I think there were some tears,” she said. So many in fact that when a friend asked her what was wrong all she could do was show her her phone. “It was a little hard to sleep that night,” she said. Smeltzer was one of 22 students from HDHS who were traveling through Europe. The group visited France, Greece and Italy. The trip is offered to Harrow students every two years to allow them to explore other cultures, history and geography.
Fraud Prevention - Beware of emergency scams and phishing by Jennifer Cranston In our last article in our series about fraud, we will look at “Emergency Scams” and phishing. (pronounced fishing). Phishing is any e-mail falsely claiming to be from an established legitimate organization such as a financial institution, business or government agency. The e-mail may request or direct the consumer to visit a certain website to update or provide personal and/or financial information and passwords. It is really a malicious attempt to collect customer information for the purpose of committing fraud. This is also known as ‘brand spoofing.’ OPP Det. Const. Ted Schendera of the AntiRacketeering Branch of the OPP explains that banking institutions will never ask you to enter your passwords through an email. Schendera said that right now there are websites designed to look like Canada Revenue telling victims that they qualify for tax rebates or refunds. All the victim has to do is enter their banking information to
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Geography teacher Mireya Campbell was a chaperone on the trip. “Most of us have ancestry in Europe,” she said. “In fact one of our students, Cam Bortolon, was able to meet some of his relatives.” The group visited Paris, Athens, Delphi, Rome, Florence and Venice.
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by Sylene Argent Every year, the Essex Retirees’ Social Club ushers in the spring season with its annual Easter Bazaar. This event is held at the group’s clubhouse, located on Russell Street. The Easter Bazaar and its sister event-the Christmas Bazaar are two major fundraisers the club hosts to help maintain its facility. They also act as a way for the club to attract new members. Sylvia Pearce is a Member of the Board of
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Directors for the Essex Retirees’ Social Club. She is also the Fundraising Committee Chairperson. She said she has a very capable crew of five other volunteers who come together to host some of the Retirees’ events, including the Easter Bazaar. “We all work very hard,” she said of hosting the event. Because the Easter Bazaar is an event that houses a baked good table, auction table, and vendor area, Pearce said her crew and many other Retirees volunteer their time to ensure the event is a success. At the Bazaar, people could shop for unique and homemade items, sit and rest at the muffin and coffee break area, or enjoy a lunch. Pearce said that many of the Retirees’ volunteers provided time and talents to make homemade soups, sandwiches, and dessert for the event. There were four kinds of soups to choose from and five kinds of sandwiches. Supporting the Easter Bazaar helps the Retirees’ raise the money to maintain its facility. Pearce was happy with the event’s turnout, but noted attendance was a
little lower this year than usual. The Essex Retirees’ Social Club continues to host its Bingo evenings, on the first and third Friday evenings of the month, starting at 7:15 p.m. More information about the club, its activities, and upcoming events can be found online at www.essexretirees. ca or by calling (519) 776-6689. The facility is staffed Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Getting people in the door to take part in events like the Easter Bazaar always helps attract interest from potential members. Pearce said there has been quite a few interested in joining the club recently. When she gets around three new members to join the club she invites them to the clubhouse as a group. Volunteers give
the new members a warm welcome with a free lunch and tour of the facility. They also explain all of the activities that are available to them. She also stresses the importance of volunteering at the club’s events, and explains how new members can get involved in these opportunities. Pearce thanked all the supporters and volunteers for ensuring the Easter Bazaar was a success. She urges the community to continue to support the club’s events in the future. Looking ahead, the club will host an auction and outdoor yard sale.
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Fraud Prevention - Beware of emergency scams and phishing... says. “Always check the information from a second source. Call your bank or contact Revenue Canada.” Another common Phishing scam is an email that appears to come from your email provider such as Yahoo! or Hotmail. These emails say that your account will be closed is you do not confirm your username and password. As soon as the victim enters this information, the scammers access the email account and send fraudulent emails to everyone on the victim’s contact list. The Canadian AntiFraud Centre (CAFC; formerly Phonebusters) reports phishing fraud scams continue to take a critical financial toll on Canadians. In 2014, the CAFC received 2,412
‘phishing’ complaints. The 1,318 people who were identified as victims lost more than $245,600. To recognize and avoid phishing protect your computer with antivirus software, spyware filters, email filters and firewall programs, contact the financial institution immediately and report your suspicions. Do not reply to any email that requests your personal information. Look for misspelled words. In many of these cases the fraudsters are from out of country and English is not their first language so there are often misspelled words or grammatical errors. Always report phishing or ‘spoofed’ emails. The more people report these emails, the better able
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receive a frantic phone call (or email) from someone claiming to be a grandchild or loved one. The caller will explain that they are involved in some sort of mishap or are having trouble returning from a foreign country and need money right away. Scammers know how to gather your personal information for criminal means. They use phony social media accounts to find real names, real interests, real phone numbers and when you are going to be home or away. They’ll even call in the middle of the night to take advantage of the confusion caused by awaking suddenly with the expectation it’s bad news at that hour. Most of all, they rely upon the victim’s desire to help their loved ones, whatever the cost. To avoid becoming a victim, police advise you to first check with another family member or trusted friend to verify the information BEFORE sending money
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The scammer pleads with the victim not to tell anyone about the situation, such as, “Please don’t tell Dad, he would be so mad.” Consider that if your grandchild really is in trouble in a foreign country, any anger on behalf of the parent will be far overshadowed by a threat to their child’s safety. Money is usually requested to be sent by a money transfer company such as Money Gram, Western Union or even through your own bank institution. If you or someone you know may have been the victim of an ‘emergency’ scam, or ‘Phishing’. Contact the OPP, (519) 738-3796 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) or online at https://www.tipsubmit. com/.
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HEIRS explores little known local military history
Ted Steele talks to Heirs about the Rebellions of 1838-39, including the Battles of Pelee Island and Windsor.
by Jennifer Cranston In 1837 and 1838 there were rebellions and battles in Upper and Lower Canada led by William Lyon Mckenzie and his supporters. American militia groups that were working under the ideas behind Manifest Destiny assisted the rebellions. Ted Steele presented the
story at HEIRS’s March meeting last Thursday. He explained that there were two motivations for the rebellions. American militia groups calling themselves Patriots believed that the British should be removed completely from North America and envisioned one continental nation.
The idea is commonly referred to as Manifest Destiny. As in the War of 1812, these Americans believed that Canadians would support their cause. They were mistaken. Many living in Canada were Loyalists who had escaped persecution, torture and murder at the hands of
Patriots before and during the American Revolution. The border areas where these battles took place were also home to many escaped slaves who had no interest in aiding the Americans. There were also many Natives fighting against them as the United States had a reputation for ignoring treaties, while the British tended to honour them. The other faction in the rebellions was William Lyon Mckenzie. He and his followers were fighting against a government that favoured the Anglican Church in land sales and business transactions. There was no structure for electing representatives or spokesmen for the rest of the citizenry. Steele supported his presentation with excerpts from news articles of the day, journal entries of participants and militia roles. The Rebellions were put down finally at Windsor when 140 Canadian and American
invaders crossed the river from Detroit and captured Windsor. Colonel John Prince led 130 militiamen in beating back the invaders. Steele pointed out that while the Rebellions
ultimately failed, they did lead to changes in government that reduced the favouritism and corruption.
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Sadler, Piroski a winning combination
Pictured are Flyers’ coach Tony Piroski (left) and GM Mike Sadler.
by Fred Groves You won’t see their names on a stats sheet but Mike Sadler and Tony Piroski are extremely valuable when it comes to the success of the Leamington Junior ‘B’ Flyers. For the past four seasons, Sadler has done what he does best, finding the players, while Piroski does what he does best, build a team into a winner. Last year the Flyers won
the Western Conference of the highly competitive Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. This week they are trying to win their second consecutive banner as they battle their Essex County rivals, the LaSalle Vipers. “Give Tony and his staff their due. They have done a very good job in molding talent into a team,” said Sadler, the Flyers’ General Manager. A resident of Cottam,
Sadler has over 40 years of hockey scouting experience which includes running the roads and visiting the rinks for both the Plymouth Whalers and the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. He cut his teeth on hockey scouting and management with the Essex Junior “C’ 73’s.
He admits that the reason he joined the Flyers organization is because he is 100 percent on board with the way Piroski coaches. Piroski was a pro goalie in the International Hockey League and spent nine years behind the bench of the Essex 73’s where he won several league and provincial titles before moving on to Leamington. “He teaches his team to play the right way,” said Sadler. The right way, for Leamington, is a winning formula that has seen Piroski incorporate several of his former Essex 73’s players and assistant coaches into his staff. Former 73’s goalie Brandon Robitaille is the goalie coach, Anthony Iaquinta is an assistant coach, as well as long-time assistant coaches with the 73’s, Jamie McDermott and Lee Jones. Sadler has seen thousands of hockey
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players throughout Michigan and Ontario and is not shy when it comes to stating his opinion about the game. “You could write a book on what I think is wrong with minor hockey. Its (talent level) is getting thinner every year. There is too much emphasis on systems and not enough on developing the basics like skating and taking a pass.” He added that bureaucracy also prevents those who played the game from passing on their knowledge. Finding that good player, the one that will be an important cog in the
wheel of a winning team is not as big a mystery. “The key thing I look for is that a kid has to show you he wants to play and to compete,” said Sadler. As outspoken as he is about the game, this veteran bird dog also has a humble side and when he was asked to name three or four players that he spotted who have gone on to successful professional careers, he said, “I am not going to take any credit for someone’s career.” Perhaps the most difficult job that both Sadler and Piroski have is
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Voice Of Inspiration “The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” ~ Henry Van Dyke
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ECNPLC receives funding Sadler, Piroski a winning for physiotherapy The Essex County Nurse PractitionerLed Clinic (ECNPLC) received news that they would get funding from two separate modules from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The announcement was made Friday afternoon in Windsor. The local healthcare facility will receive funding for a Low Back Pain project, which will include sharing a physiotherapist, chiropractor, and massage therapist with the ECNPLC and City Centre Health Care. It was also announced the local clinic will receive funding through the Integrating Physiotherapy into Primary Healthcare program that will allow the ECNPLC to share a fulltime physiotherapist with City Centre Health Care and VON-NPLC. The ECNPLC will be the lead on both. Around eighty percent
of working individuals experience lower back pain at some point in their lives. To combat this, the province recently announced it would fund over $2 million to seven different areas over the next two years to support physiotherapy and other related services for low back pain sufferers. The Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic was one of the facilities to receive the funding through The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Primary Care Low Back Pain (PCLBP) strategy. Ontario Deputy Premier Deb Matthews was in Windsor at the ECNPLC’s satellite office on Drouillard Road on Friday afternoon to make the announcement. Through the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care’s Primary Care Low Back Pain (PCLBP) strategy, the ECNPLC will receive $329,538. This will help The Essex County
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Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic to provide additional hours for services from chiropractors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, kinesiologists and registered massage therapists to assess low back pain problems and use a holistic approach to treating patients. This is in collaboration with City Centre Health Care. Through the Integrating Physiotherapy into Primary Healthcare, the ECNPLC will receive an additional $97,000 annually to support sharing a fulltime physiotherapist with City Centre Health Care and VON-NPLC. The ECNPLC was one of the first clinics in the province to offer a physiotherapist as part of its primary healthcare services. In late 2013, the ECNPLC began offering physiotherapy as a service to clients. To help offer this service, the clinic brought physiotherapist John Spirou, of Sabga Physiotherapy, on board. “We are thrilled to have integrated a physiotherapist as part of our front line care team. We were the first Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic to do so. Our patients love
having on-site access to a physiotherapist,” Pauline Gemmell, Executive Director of the Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, said. Physiotherapy has many benefits for patients. “Most of us can really benefit from physiotherapy. Whether you are living with a chronic illness, have arthritic joints, are recovering from a stroke or a workplace injury or suffering after that weekend hockey game, physiotherapy is key to restoring and maintaining a level of physical function that permits independent living,” Gemmell said.
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building a different team each year as the more talented players only stay a year or two before they head to the next level. “It’s a little different than at the OHL level, they go into a rebuilding mode,” said Piroski. “We did a pretty good job here last year and the veterans have really stepped up their game.” While the OHL drafts players from minor midget teams, the Junior ‘B’ clubs have to keep a very sharp eye on what other teams are doing, and who they take. And although as head coach, Piroski makes the final decision of who stays on the roster and who leaves, he values Sadler’s experience very much. “He knows talent. Sometimes he can look at a player and know in two or three years that he is going to be a good player.” Sadler says he will keep at it as long as the game is fun. He says that part of that fun is when he and the coach have a slight disagreement on a player. “He has a good handle on the talent in this area. He has done it for 40 years and you can find him in the arena almost five nights a week,” said Piroski.
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EPS students bring social justice home by Jennifer Cranston Grade eight students at Essex Public School, Cole Enlow and Madison Hamilton, recently attended a social justice forum at the University of Windsor where they learned the importance of community service. Faced with the challenge of embarking on a community service project of their own, the two civic-minded students
decided to help out the Salvation Army with their family service programs. They enlisted the help of student council to spread the word about their mission. Asking for donations of clothes, blankets, shoes and toys, they visited each classroom, made announcements over the P.A. and hung posters. They ended up with a truckload of donations
that were collected by Captain Kristen Gray on March 24. Gray explained that some of the donations like gloves, hats and other essential items would be distributed through the food bank. The rest will be sold in the Thrift Store to support the church’s family and emergency programs. These programs include the food bank, emergency shelter and financial assistance to those in need.
The Social Justice Forum hosted about 130 grade eight students from around Windsor and Essex County and helped students explore issues like the right to water, the Holocaust, mental illness, and poverty. Enlow said he enjoyed the format that allowed him to experience everyone’s ideas. Hamilton said she enjoyed the whole day and learned a lot about the Holocaust that she didn’t know before.
Madison Hamilton, Captain Kristen Gray and Cole Enlow show off some of the donations from EPS that the Salvation Army will use to serve our Community.
EPS Rocks Their Socks for Down Syndrome Awareness
submitted to EFP Essex Public School staff and students “rocked their socks” for Down Syndrome Awareness Day. Participants wore mismatched and/or brightly coloured socks to show their support for people with Down Syndrome. This is a worldwide event to raise public awareness and create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome. A big thank you goes to everyone who participated in the event this year! Grade one friends Natalie, Leo and Chloe proudly show off their socks to support Down Syndrome Awareness Day.
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EMHA hosts Day of Champions by Fred Groves The hockey season is quickly coming to a conclusion and on Saturday the Essex Centre Sports Complex was a busy place to be as the Essex Minor Hockey Association hosted its Day of Champions. Trophies and medals and special presentations to MVP’s were made in age groups as young as the Tim Bits division all the way up to midget. EMHA president Brian Diemer and convenor Phil Paquette were on the ice after each game as they handed out the hardware. In between going from the Shaheen to the Libro rink, Diemer said that the local hockey organization had about 450 participants this year. Although that number was down a little from previous years he noted that some of the younger age groups are expanding. “We are strong in Tim Bits and Novices. We don’t lose many of them,”
he said. The Day of Champions is an annual opportunity for local league teams to play against each other in their respective divisions with semi-final and final games being held.
Some of the teams that play in the interlock group with other centres have advanced to playoff rounds. “Our local league did
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Shepley, Russell (Rusty) The family of the late Rusty Shepley would like to thank everyone for all their love, comfort, and support during this difficult time. Special thanks to all of those who sent food, flowers, gifts and donations, also thanks to Rev. Stan Fraser and Reid Funeral Home for their services. There are no words to express the gratitude to everyone who was a part of his life. Our lives are changed forever. - Lisa, Kandis & Kyle Shepley ____________________________________________________
Thank You In celebrating our 50th Anniversary, we would like to thank our two daughters, Tracey Davison and Erin Brough and their families for all of their help and ideas in creating a wonderful fun afternoon. Thanks to all of our friends, family and guests who attended. Thanks for the phone calls, the numerous beautiful cards ,gifts, warm hugs and greetings, the delicious baked goods etc., and for all the generous restaurant certificates. Special appreciation to Tony and Jenn. Carly, Eliane, Jean, Deb, Sherry, Edna, and to Tatum, our sound technician, and to all our family performers who added fun and laughter to our special day. We really enjoyed it and hope all of you did as well. We are blessed beyond measure with a never ending circle of friends and family. Once again,from the bottom of our hearts, thanks to each and every one of you.
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Great Thanks I want to send a great big thank you to my family, friends and neighbours for helping me celebrate my 85th birthday. It brought me back many good memories and fun times. ~ Thank you Again - Nelda Vollans
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In Loving Memory of a dear mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who left us three years ago.
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The family of the late Regina Garrod wish to thank family and friends for their kindness and sympathy in the loss of a loving sister. Thank you for the Mass offerings, floral tributes, and charitable donations. Thank you to the C.W.L. for prayers and a lovely luncheon. Special thanks to Father Dave Boutette, and Deacon Gary Flewelling for the Mass celebrating Regina’s life. Thank you to our pallbearers and to Lorna and the Reid Funeral Home.
More remembering As I wrote about the Dutch people remembering the time, 70 years ago, that Canadians brought freedom from Nazi oppression, it was from the impression that Canadians brought the victory, and our troops did, but the local people from the Netherlands had a special sense of gratitude here because the Essex Scottish was the main force in that final battle. Nelle Oosterom, senior editor of Canada’s History magazine, reports that much of the Netherlands’ resources were taken to Germany, including fuel, food and clothing. In the final winter before liberation, the winter of 1944-45 nearly 2000 died of starvation. In her article, Oosterom mentions Anne Frank and the family in hiding. I had the opportunity of visiting that hiding place years later. To me, who had known about the situation through the print media and radio, it was an overwhelming experience to see it all in detail as it has been preserved. You will recall the Frank family was found, taken to the prison camps and only her father, Otto Frank, escaped alive. Through him, it has been possible to create the surroundings as they were. After the family was taken, Nazi soldiers hunted for any evidence in the hiding place, and when they saw the diary Anne had kept, they threw it aside as garbage. That was fortunate for the sake of history. In her article, Oosterom tells that the cows would be milked around 3:00 a.m. so people who walked for miles could get that milk. Then there would be another milking a few hours later that the Germans took, unaware of why production was low. The Dutch underground forged false identity papers that helped put more than 300,000 in hiding, many of them Jewish children who were taken into Dutch families. When that was discovered there was harsh punishment, such as innocent people being killed in the streets. I think the information in Oosterom’s article deserves one more column. We need to know what the situation was.
We miss your smile, your joking ways. We miss the things you used to say and when old times we do recall, it’s then we miss you most of all. ~ Lovingly remembered and missed by Judy, Sarah & Bob, Steph & Dane, Joey & Tiffany, and your new great-grandson Brayden. ____________________________________________________
Voice Of Inspiration “A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” ~ Unknown
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The Town of Lakeshore Recrea on Division has immediate openings for part me, casual Facility and Rink A endants Please drop off a resume in person at our Municipal Office located at 419 Notre Dame Street, Belle River or the Atlas Tube Centre located at 447 Renaud Line, Emeryville or by mail to Town of Lakeshore, A en on Carol Nussey, Human Resource Coordinator, 419 Notre Dame Street, Belle River, On N0R 1A0 e-mail applica ons can be sent to jobs@lakeshore.ca. Please indicate in the subject line “Facility/Arena A endant posi on Complete job details can be found on our website at www.lakeshore.ca/lakeshore-1/employment-opportuni es
FOR SALE: 36’ 2009 Innsbruck F.R.C. are the initials on it. 2 bdrm. (one King size bed, one with bunk beds), kitchen table collapses into bed. Full shower w/separate bathroom. 10x20 custom sunroom, and shed. At Leisure Lake Campground. Deceiving - lots of room. A must see. Asking $34,000. 519-7159312. 11-4t* _____________________
REAL ESTATE _____________________ Buying or Selling a farm? Do you know the right questions and answers? Farm Experienced Realtor Carl Idzinski, Real 1-tfn Choice Realty. 519-817-8891. _____________________ FOR SALE: 1 ACRE BUILDING LOT at North Talbot, near Manning. $149,900. Water is in and paid for. 45ft culvert to be installed at seller’s expense. Call Experienced Realtor Carl Idzinski, Real Choice Realty. 519-817-8891. 1-tfn _____________________ SERVICES _____________________ INCOME TAX PREPARATION: Good rates on personal, rental and business returns. E-file or paper file. Call Jeannette Grass (519) 776-7090. 6-12t _____________________ “ON TIME MOVERS” - Are you moving? Need something picked up or delivered? Please call Larry or Dave today! 519736-7411 or 519-984-7412. 1- tfn _____________________ POOPER SCOOPING BY D’s Call 519984-3462 between 8:00am and 4:00pm 11- 2t* Monday-Friday only. _____________________ INCOME TAX - Confidential preparation of Personal, Farm, and Senior Returns. Pick up and delivery available. E-file or regular filing. Over 35 years experience. Call Tim Mousseau 519-975-2414 or toll free 1-855-975-2414. 5-12t*
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PUBLIC NOTICE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M. ON MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 The Regular Meeting of Council to be held on Monday, April 13, 2015 will commence at 6:30 p.m. to address an item in Closed Session pertaining to Section 239(2)(f) of the Municipal Act, 2001 (advice that is subject to solicitorclient privilege) being Report of P. Valore, Chief Building Official and R. Orton, Director of Corporate Services RE: Demolition of House located at 1034 Birch. DATED at Kingsville, Ontario this 27th day of March, 2015. Ruth Orton, LL.B., Director of Corporate Services / Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9
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Farm Machinery Auc on Reminder Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 am For Richard Dibbley, Wheatley, held at the Dibbley farm at 21807 Campbell Sideroad. Watch for auc on signs on Wheatley Townline. No Reserve. Farms are Rented. J.D. 7400 dsl, 3448 hrs., FWA; J.D. 855 compact dsl, 4WD hydrosta c, w/60” mower deck; J.D. 750 w/2 point swivel pull hitch; Hardie 650 sprayer w/60’ hydr. boom; two 500 RJ & five Kilbros model 375 & 350 gravity wagons; Agri Trend dual axle 8 T dump trailer; 24’ Tri axle mach. trailer w/hydr. brakes; god llage; J.D. 1408 – 3 ph field chopper w/14’ cut; other good items; 2 Victoria 8000 bu. grain bins, one w/ dryer; Large number of good consignments selling a er Mr. Dibbley’s items: ; tractors-: Kubota L3650 compact dsl; Case 1370 dsl; Case 530 gas; Case 430 gas; Fordson Super Major dsl; McCormick Farmall A; M.F. 135 gas; JD 7000 corn planter; Precision 120’ & Hardie 650 sprayers; water tank on running gear; JD 220 single fold 21’ & Bush Hog 1445 hydr. fold 21’6” discs; Cul va GPS; 24’ Harrowgater; IH 1020 grain head 25’ w/ Horst header wagon; Woods BW180 chopper; 21 ½’ Big Tex trailer 16 T heavy duty w/2 speedy jacks; triple axle trailer w/ ramps; Wes ield 861 auger; Priefert 3 ph arena master 6’ floor maker; roto llers; work benches; log spli er; pallet jack & few other items. There may be addi ons or dele ons. Terms cash, debit or personalized cheque day of sale. Sale Order: Richard Dibbley’s items first, then consignments. Note: not a lot of small items. Proprietor: Richard Dibbley, 519-818-7513 Auc oneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 Details & photos at www.jackmorrisauc ons.com
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Case IH 5400 No ll Drill & Other Equipment Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 am For Glen Carnahan, Amherstburg, Ontario. Sale will be held at Mr. Carnahan’s farm at 4305 Conc. 4 North at the corner of Texas Rd. From Hwy 401 at Windsor take Howard Ave. south towards Amherstburg approx. 15 km to Texas Rd & go west approx. 3 km to Conc. 4 N. No Reserve. Farms are Rented. Tractors: A.C. 185 dsl open sta on, wide front end, 4964 hrs., on tact; A.C. 170 gas; Plan ng: Case IH model 5400 No- ll drill, 24 run, press wheels, heavy duty roller harrows, Market fill auger & Case IH 500 No- ll coulter cart. This drill has not been used for a few years, has always been stored inside & looks to be in excellent condi on; J.D. 7000 – 6 row 30” planter w/dry fert. & monitor, also has not been used for a few years, always stored inside; Two Combines: Gleaner M2 dsl Corn Plus series selling w/rebuilt 16’ AC flex header; Gleaner F2 dsl Corn Plus series selling w/13’ flex header; Corn head: New Idea 30” – 6 row w/quick hook a ach. for AC combine, sells separate a er combines; Header Wagon: E-Z-trail small wheel in very good condi on sells separate; combines & headers have not been used for a few years, stored inside; Tillage: Kongskilde 600 series 6 furrow automa c reset plow in very good condi on; Kongskilde SBC series pull type cult., heavy duty rollers on back; both plow & cul vator stored inside; Landoll 3 ph 11 tooth chisel plow; RJ 22’ fold up packer w/15” wheels; 18’ good land leveler;Corn Picker: Avco N.I. two row, has 12 roller husking bed, looks to be in very good condi on, always stored inside; Tomato Equipment: RJ 3 row cone planter, complete, planters & water tank always stored inside; John Bean air blast sprayer w/500 gal s.s. tank, 318 Chrysler motor mounted on heavy frame, stored inside; two Bu on Johnson 3 row bedder & cul vator; Tomato Harvesters: two Black Welder harvesters, one hard shake, one brush, harvesters have been stored outside, both run & both have electronic eyes that have been stored inside; Ca le Equipment; NH model 351 feed mixer, stored inside; Wagons: approx. 500 bu. gravity wagon w/roll tarp; smaller gravity wagons; Other Items: Ye er 3 ph rotary hoe; Triple K 7 row cult.; 3 ph 9 row cult.; 6” auger on wheels; Hardie 3 ph sprayer approx. 45’ boom w/saddle tank a ach.; two plas c water tanks; furrow cleaner; Kewanee db. chain elevator; small land leveler; small AC wheel disc; AC 2000 five furrow plow; truck axles w/ res & other truck res; Versa le 851 PTO auger; hydr. fert. auger; clover seed spreader; plus other ar cles; Tomato Hampers: approx. 2000 plas c tomato hampers – blue, yellow & green. Note – this machinery has not been used for a few years. What is noted as stored inside is in good condi on. Terms cash, debit or personalized cheque day of sale. Owner or auc oneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. Lunch available. Auc oneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 or 1-800-462-3561 Photos at www.jackmorrisauc ons.com
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519-776-4255 Salvation Army Essex Community Church News Our Good Friday Service will take place at 10:30am on Friday April 3, 2015 and will be followed by a potluck lunch. Please bring a salad or main course dish to share and join us for a time of food and fellowship. You are invited to join us every Sunday at 11 a.m for our Family Worship service. On Easter Sunday, Lt. Kristen Gray’s sermon will be titled “The Resurrection” as we continue with week 27 of our 31 week “The Story” series. We also have a prayer meeting before the service at 10:15 am and anyone is welcome to join us. The next Messy Church will be held on Thursday April 9th from 6:00-8:00 pm.
This program is designed to help families to Grow in God together and we’ll provide the supper that night so you just sit back and relax! Also, on Tuesdays we have lots of great things happening. At 9:30 am we start with a low impact exercise program, then from 10 am-1 pm, SA Connections provides a great place for fellowship with friends while enjoying a free lunch. Everyone is welcome! To check out our activities and keep up to date on all that is happening at our church, go to www.facebook.com/ salvationarmyessex. Essex United Church On Palm Sunday we had a parade of palms. Our 8:30a.m. Easter Sunrise service will be held on the
front lawn. After which, we will have breakfast in the lower hall. The traditional service will start at 10:30a.m. There will be a potluck dinner at 6:00p.m. on Maundy Thursday, followed by the film Veil of Tears at 7. Good Friday service is in the sanctuary at 7:00p.m. To read the comprehensive review report, click on Report: United in God’s Work. To read the proposals, Click on Proposals. There will be special meetings to discuss these ideas. Our prayers are with our sub committees as they work on our vision for the future, It is exciting. Our yard sale is April 24 and 25. Bake sale and luncheon is on the 24th. Items for the sale may be brought to the church, Monday-Thursday, from 9:00a.m. to 12 noon. Please, no computers or electronics. Holy Name of Jesus Church submitted by Therese Lecuyer Life Teen: EDGE - Grades 6, 7, 8, April 8, LaserTag Trip. Bus leaves at 6pm, returns at 9pm. Sign up on the bulletin board. Quest - Grades 3, 4, 5, 6:30 to 7:45 pm. April 1st - Livin’ Forgiven. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper at 7 pm with Adoration until 9 pm.
Good Friday Family Service at 11 am. Traditional Service at 3 pm. Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at 7 pm. Easter Sunday at 8 am, 9:30 am and 11:30 am. Fr. Greg Bonin’s 25th Anniversary, Sunday, May 3 at 2 pm with Mass of Thanksgiving at Most Precious Blood Church followed by light refreshments. Evening celebration at the Serbian Club. Call for tickets and info: 519-948-4133. K of C Fish Fry - Next Fish Fry will be on Good Friday, April 3rd at 4:30 pm in our hall. St. Mary’s Cemetery - Please remove all winter decorations from your loved ones grave before Easter. Happy Easter! Trinity Church Pray for those on our prayer list James, Beverly, Cindy, Stacey, Doug and Larry. The Sanctuary Lamp burns to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Joan Howson, given by Gerry Lester. Happy Birthday this week to Ed Paluch, Jon Gunnell, Jack Beaule, Bill Miller and Anita Hayes. Join us for the remainder of our Holy Week Services. Good Friday there will be a Family Service at 11 AM and at 3 PM we will have a Traditional Service. Saturday, April 4th join our Easter Vigil Service at 7 PM. We thank Pat Jackson for the 40 Acts of Kindness we did during Lent. Our toy drive continues.
There is a box in the Parish Hall, lets see how many times we can fill it up! Hope to see you Easter Sunday at 9:15 at the “Little White Church in the Cemetery.” Maidstone Cross Holy Week and Easter Mass times at St. Mary’s are on Holy Thursday at 7p.m., Good Friday at 2p.m., Easter Sunday at 9:30a.m. Good Friday Fish Fry is on April 3 from 3p.m. to 6p.m. at St. Mary’s hall. Tickets are available at the door. The winners of the Lenten card party from March 29 were; for ladies first place Debbie Goodyear, second place Georgette, third place Rose Girard. Lowest tally to Madonna Benjamin and lone hand was Janet Moore.
Winners for the men’s first place were David Sylvestre, second place Elmer Quinlan, third place A. Eyraud. Lowest tally to K. Christie and lone hands was David Sylvetre. St. Mary’s Altar Society Lenten card parties are done for the year. Thank you to all the volunteers and participants for making this a great tradition. The Sandwich South Historical Society invites everyone on Thursday, April 9 at 7:30p.m. at the Oldcastle Fire Hall to hear Donna Robertson speak on the history of Grace Hospital. The 12th Annual Parish Golf Tournament takes place on Sunday, June 28 at Willow Creek golf course. Call for more info: 519-995-5284. Proceeds Continued on Page 19
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by Sylene Argent The music was booming as jump ropes clicked against the hardwood floors at Belle River District High School over the weekend as the Essex Energizers Jump Rope team hosted the 2015 Provincial Jump Rope Competition. Tiffany Pocock is the Essex Energizers’ president. She was happy to invite 165 competitors to the provincial
competition; 35 of these competitors represented Essex. She said the Energizers performed well over the weekend, and took home many medals and top places in many of the competition’s categories. The Essex Energizers competed again jump ropers from as far away as Thunder Bay, and also teams from Lincoln, Brampton, Ruthven, and two teams from Parry Sound.
There was a lot on the line over the weekend, as the jump ropers in this competition were competing for a chance to advance to the National Competition, which Pocock said would take place in Halifax in May. She hopes, based on the Provincial performances, many of the Energizers will be representing Essex at the National level in May. Pocock said many of the Essex Energizers
performed well under the scrutiny of the judging panel, some of the jumpers even had beaten a few provincial records. Through the competition, the skippers performed many individual and group routines. The competition offered many challenges for the skippers to sign up in, including endurance, speed, and a freestyle challenge that had the competitors perform a routine to music. Being involved in a provincial competition can be nerve-wracking, Essex Energizers’ head coach Vicki van Gent explained. The biggest thing is ensuring the Energizers are striving to do their best. She tells her students - especially
the younger competitors who may be at their first major competition - to go out there to have fun, and to just do what they have been practicing for many months. “We just want them to do their absolute best,” van Gent said. The Essex Energizers is comprised of many dedicated skippers who have shone not only locally but also at the national and world stage. These athletes try out to be on the team. The next team try out is in June. For more information about the Essex Energizers’ Jump Rope team, its recreation programs, or team tryouts, log onto the group’s Facebook page. Most of the Energizers get involved with the
competition team because they have a love for jumping. And with that passion, they are able to combine some gymnastics to create captivating routines either as an individual performer or as part of a group of fellow skippers. One of the great things about being an Essex Energizer is being able to be creative and expressive while being athletic, van Gent added. Pocock was happy the weekend long competition went so well. She thanked the event’s sponsors and volunteers for coming together to ensure everything went smoothly so the skippers could put their best routines forward.
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to St. Mary’s Altar Society. St. Mary’s Cemetery Board ask that you remove all winter decorations from your loved one’s grave before Easter. Please keep Ray Benoit, Gerry Allen, Monica Pare, and Amelia Gerard in your prayers and all who are shut in, hospitalized or in nursing homes and their care givers. Happy Easter everyone! Harrow United Church Submitted by Larry Anderson Our Good Friday Service will be held on April 3rd at 10:30 am. On Sunday, April 5th there will be a Sunrise Service at John R. Park Homestead at 6:30 am and Easter Morning Worship will begin at 10:30 am. We warmly welcome everyone to worship with us through spoken word and inspiring music! Music will include our Senior Choir along with trumpets, percussion, guitar and our pipe organ. To learn more about the faith community of Harrow United Church, listen to our music and to view Rev. Staples’ weekly messages, please visit our regularly updated website at: www.harrowunited.org.
Continued from Page 17 Essex Retirees’ Club News We had a very attractive craft show with many vendors offering their items as well as the interesting ideas presented by the group that worked with JoAnn Hayes. The bird houses drew a great response. Due to Good Friday being the night of usual public Bingo, that event is cancelled for the first Friday in April. We will see you on April 17th. We wish a blessed Easter for all. The Centre will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday. We are planning Bingo at the Fun Fest and we need volunteers. Please sign the bulletin sheet if you can give time for a three-hour session. Pot Luck at noon is on April 14th. Floyd Cascadden had high score at Monday night Pepper. Shirley Stiers and Doug Fields tied for most Peppers and Anna Dobson took low spot. Floyd held the high spot again at Tuesday afternoon Pepper while Judy Lane, Evelyn Vivier, and Judy Kelly tied as those who had most Peppers Wally Laframboise was low. At a Six-hand Pepper game Wednesday night, the men and women tied.
Paquette News Church of the Redeemer`s Sweetie Pies has frozen, ready to bake fruit pies….available year round! Mark your calendars! Redeemer’s 9th annual Pasta Dinner is quickly approaching & is set for Saturday, April 25. More details to follow. Join us for ‘Knitting for Peace’ next Tuesday, April 7 at St. Stephen’s. We meet from 11-2 for knitting & social time. We are knitting hats, scarves and mitts for males and females for the “Out of the Cold” program at All Saints Church. Experienced or not, all knitters welcome. SPROUTS - Bible teaching through play, songs, crafts & games. Newborn to age 4, caregivers stay & build great Christian friendships. Second Thursday of each month at 10am at St Stephen’s. For more info, call Joan Healy at 519737-6055. St. Stephen’s Cemetery Board is asking that all wreaths be removed from the cemetery by April 15. For additional information check out our website at www.ststephens-redeemer. com or contact Reverend Paul Poolton 519.969.7808.
Cozy Corners - BethelMaidstone United submitted by Bev Holland All are welcome to attend our Sunday worship service at 10:00 am with Pastor Linda Blair. Sunday school is at 10:15 am. Last Sunday, March 29 was Palm Sunday, we shared in Holy Communion and the S.S. children enjoyed an Easter Egg Hunt. Thursday, April 2 in Maundy Thursday at 7 pm, we will be sharing Holy Communion around the Lord’s Table. Join us for a time of reflection. Friday, April 3 is Good Friday. There is a Tenebrae service at 10 am. Sunday, April 5 is Easter Sunday service at 10 am. Celebrating the Resurrection, it’s celebrating Holy Baptism. Tuesday, April 7 is the nursing home service at Iler Lodge at 2pm. Volunteers are welcome and appreciated. Monday, April 13 is the U.C.W. Meeting at 1 pm in the Hall. It is Thankoffering. All ladies of the congregation are invited. Saturday, April 25 is the Garage and Bake Sale at Bethel-Maidstone from 9 am - 1 pm. Please save your treasures. Please continue to save your outer milk bags for Tina to make sleeping mats for the
children of Haiti. It takes 320 bags to make 1 sleeping mat. Next week - April 5 - Easter Sunday, the Door Greeters are Lynn & Randy Poisson, Elder on Duty is Jean Moore and Lock-Up is Gord Moore. The message will be “Why Are You Weeping?” Thought for the Week Palm Sunday. “Blessed Are The Peacemakers.” Woodslee United Church submitted by Sue Holman Come join us for Good Friday Joint Service on Friday, April 3, at 10 am. “He is Risen” – Easter Sunday, April 5. Sunrise service at 8 am at the Millen Centre Park followed by breakfast at Woodslee United Church. Easter Sunday Service at 10 am. This is a joint service with Belle River United Church. Both Good Friday and Easter Service is at Woodslee United. Rev. Ann with give the special messages for all Services. Greeting you at the door Easter Sunday with be Ed and Connie Reeb. The Easter Scriptures will be read by Elaine Mailloux. There will be a joint choir from Woodslee United Church and Belle River United Church. Please note there will be no lunch served after the Easter Church Service as breakfast is being served. Joint Session would like to thank everyone for their
generous participation in our Lenten outreach project. It was a great success. Looking for a good book to read? Don’t forget there is a wide selection of books at the Woodslee United Church library. Thank you to Shannon Olsen who hooked the Last Supper rug which is hanging in the Church Hall. It is a beautiful addition to the church. Choir Practice on Monday at 7:30 pm. Every one is welcome. Coffee and Conversation on Thursday at 10 am. Lectionary Group on Tuesdays at 11 am- 12 noon at Belle River United.
Essex Christian Reformed Church submitted by Beverley Van Huizen All are welcome to attend our Good Friday service on Friday, April 3 beginning at 10:00 am. Then come and celebrate the Risen Lord at our Easter service on Sunday at 10:00 am. Nursery supervision is provided. Ladies are welcome to attend our Coffee Break Bible Study on Tuesday morning at 9:30 am. Come for a cup of coffee, fellowship and bible study. We had a great time at our last Movie Night. Thanks to
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PUBLIC NOTICE SPACE FOR RENT 122 FOX ST., COTTAM The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville has approximately 3600 square feet of space currently for rent at 122 Fox Street in Cottam. This building features several large open concept rooms, a kitchenette, as well as washroom facilities. For more details contact Tim Del Greco, P. Eng., Manager of Facilities and Property (ph: 519-733-2123 extension 422 or via email tdelgreco@kingsville.ca). DATED at Kingsville, Ontario this 27th day of March, 2015. Ruth Orton, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9
Residents of Lakeshore and Tecumseh are invited to a public presenta on regarding the
New Single-Site Acute Care Hospital Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. ATLAS TUBE CENTRE Renaud Banquet Hall 447 Renaud Line, Belle River, Ontario The Municipali es of Lakeshore and Tecumseh have invited David Musyj and Dave Cooke, Co-Chairs of the Program and Services Steering Commi ee and Gary Switzer, CEO of the Erie St Clair LHIN to present informa on on the project plans, vision and site selec on process. Hosted by:
For informa on about this presenta on contact: Mary Masse Clerk, Town of Lakeshore (519)728-2700 ext. 231 Laura Moy Clerk, Town of Tecumseh (519) 735-2184 ext. 116
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Continued from Page 19 all who come out to see the movies and bring canned goods for the Essex Food Bank. Visit us online for service times and directions or just to listen to a sermon or two. www.essexcrc.ca. Antioch Christian Ministries submitted by Linda Knight Pastor Rod spoke on ‘Looking to Jesus’ this week. What keeps us away from God? What keeps us at a distance? Show us Lord Jesus. Good Friday Service-April 3rd, 10a.m. Easter Service - April 5th, 10a.m. With special music and Baptismal Service. Spring Conference - April 22 - 24. ‘Transformed by Love’ with Pastor Jeff Johns, Pastor Gerrie Armaly and Pastor Jay Armaly. Restoration House Healing Rooms - where hearts meet hope. 2548 County Rd. 27, Woodslee. Open Saturdays 10a.m-1p.m.
tend to have a higher risk of diabetes and cardiac health issues. Traditionally breakfast is composed of carbohydrates, fruit, protein and a beverage. However, Cloverbuds learned that breakfast can be any healthy food. The meeting started with the 4-H pledge, which the Cloverbuds are still trying to learn. Next came the “Alphabet Toss”. The game continued on in this fashion through all the letters of the alphabet. There was quite a list of great alphabet foods! Next, the group put their eyes and brains to work on a“Breakfast Word Search” and a “Breakfast Word Scramble”. Congratulations to Max, Alina and Nadia who found all 15 words in the word search. The Cloverbuds then divided into 3 groups and made some delicious snacks. The first group made “Oats for All” using oatmeal and honey. The second group made the same recipe using bananas instead of honey and the third group made the recipe using peanut butter. A Cloverbud server in each group made the taste cups. Thank you to Aiden, who brought juice boxes for everyone. The Cloverbuds will meet again in April at Bally Bright Farm near Woodslee. They will watch the dairy cows being milked and also learn about the by-products of dairy cows.
The Anniversary Services were well attended and many friends and neighbors came to help us celebrate. Many thanks to Rev. John Stevenett and John Brett for their musical talents. Thanks also to those who came to help set up for supper and all those who prepared the food. It was a great weekend. The Bible Club Banquet will be on Saturday, April 11 at 6 p.m. at Meadowbrook Fellowship. See Murray Newman for tickets. Our sincere sympathy to the family of Marjorie Cohoe and the family of Dolly Hedge both having passed away last week. Please remember in prayer those in nursing homes as well as the shut-ins in our community.
Essex Community Services On Monday, April 13th, come out and support Essex Community Services at A1 Chinese Food in Essex. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the programs and services that we provide. Eat in or take out, and a dinner buffet is available. Make sure to tell your server you are there to support Essex Community Services!
Woodslee Friendship Club There will be no cards on Good Friday, but there will be as usual on Monday. The winners for last week were: John Broeders, Joan Broeders, Edna Chevalier*, Marg Chevalier*, LeRoy Davison, Chap Fuerth, Veronica Granger, Jean Matalik*, Dave McMurren, Joanne McMurren, Father Larry Mousseau, Ruby Robertson, Jimm Sauve and Cecile St. Denis. For information, call Fran @ 961-9532. Spring please come and STAY!
Essex County 4H Cloverbuds The 4-H Cloverbuds held its second meeting last Tuesday with a “Breakfast Bonanza”. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It starts the metabolism for the day, strengthens the focus and helps control weight. People who do not eat breakfast
Brooker News Easter Sunday willl be celebrated at our 10a.m. worship service with Pastor Steve Jones. The Brooker Brass will play their horns for us. Jr church is available for the children. Kid’s Club every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. led by Rev. Linda Hollingsworth.
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Norman Legault of Kanata, Ontario, owns a 1931 Chrysler coupe with dual sidemounts, luggage carrier, and rumble seat built in Windsor, Ontario. He purchased the car about eight years ago from a retired Chrysler dealer from Kapuskasing now living in the village of Russell, southeast of Norm’s car on display. Note trumpet horns, fog lights, and Ottawa. The car had been yellow-on-black 1931 Ontario license plate. restored years earlier but needed work. Norm removed and cleaned the gas tank, flushed the engine about three or four times before he got it running, found new headlight lenses, had the 4-wheel hydraulic brakes rebuilt, switched to electronic ignition, and bought new Coker tires. The car was then repainted in the original Royal Maroon with black fenders, assisted by his son, a painter by trade. Norm’s car was known as the CM Six in the U.S. and the Deluxe Sport Coupe in Canada. He has a magazine ad listing the price of his car when new at $1140. The car has a straight six L-head engine with 217.8 cubic inches cranking out 70 horsepower at 3200 rpm with a Carter 1-bbl updraft carburetor The engine is mounted on rubber at four points, has a four-bearing crankshaft, and connecting rods and pistons are equal in weight. Further details include a wheelbase of 116.4 inches, overall length of 175.6 inches, and a weight of 2800 lbs. The front I-beam axle and solid rear axle each have semi-elliptical leaf springs. The tires are 5.00X19 inches. The engine also has an oil filter, air cleaner, fuel pump, and crankcase ventilator. Other features include two cowl vents (“His” and “Hers”), side ventilators, adjustable front seat, steel running boards (some older cars had wooden ones), V-shaped grille, hydraulic shock absorbers, and three-spoke steering wheel. Four body styles are listed for the 1931 Chrysler Six in a Used Norm’s 1931 Chrysler was a big hit in the parade at the Car Handbook published Richmond, Ontario, fair on Sept. 13. The “Duke of Richmond” in Canada: a 4-passenger (Robin Derrick) made good use of the rumble seat while roadster with rumble seat Barbara Bottriell, president of the Goulborn Historical Society, ($1140), a 4-passenger waved Queen-like from the passenger window. coupe with rumble seat ($1140), a 5-passenger sedan $1150), and a 4-passenger convertible coupe with rumble seat ($1205). We wish for Norm many more happy years of motoring in his 1931 Chrysler coupe! I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico. ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, Ont. N8H 3W2. Everyone whose story is published in this column will receive a free autographed copy of my book: “OLD CAR DETECTIVE FAVOURITE STORIES, 1925 to 1965.”
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Orton has hot bat for T-birds by Fred Groves Essex’s Justin Orton had an outstanding weekend for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The second baseman went 2-for-4 and scored three runs in a 13-7 win, the first of four wins over Oregon Tech. Game Two on Saturday saw him have three hits including a sixth inning homer. The next day, batting second, he had an rbi double in a 6-1 victory and the second game saw Orton with two more hits to raise his average to .278. • Still with baseball, the Essex Jackets of the Essex County Senior Baseball League will open their 2015 regular season schedule on Wednesday, May 13 when they travel to Leamington to take on ‘Team Mexico’ in a 7:30 p.m. start. Essex has its home opener at the Gaye Queen Memorial Diamond on Sunday, May 17 at 12:30 p.m. against visiting Tecumseh. • Essex’s Matt Puempel is out for the rest of the regular season with the Ottawa Senators. The leftwinger has a high ankle sprain that he suffered as a result of a blocked shot. Puempel had a pair of goals and an assist in 13 games with the NHL club that drafted him. • Another EDHS grad, Kelsey Balkwill is off to a great start in the outdoor
Essex Ravens major atoms goalie Cavan McCabe covers up the puck against Uxbridge in OMHA championship series play on Saturday.
track and field season. The University of Miami Hurricanes speedster was second in the 400m hurdles at the Florida Relays with a time of 59.83 on Saturday. The day before she clocked a fast 54.25 to finish third in the 400m. • Freshman catcher Mitch Hudvagner had a hit and a pair of rbis on Saturday to help the Madona Crusaders to a 16-3 win over Cornerstone in university baseball action. • The Essex Ravens are OMHA major atoms finalists. Saturday afternoon in Essex, they tied Uxbridge Stars 1-1 who won the six-point series. • The GOJHL West Conference championship series between the Leamington Flyers and the LaSalle Vipers is shaping up to be a great one and several players from Essex are playing prominent
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roles. On Saturday in LaSalle, Flyers’ goalie Trevor Wheaton made 32 saves and Alex Friesen had an assist. The next night in Leamington, Vipers’ forward Dalton Langlois and Friesen both had goals and Wheaton made 49 saves as LaSalle won Game 3, 3-2 in overtime. • Owner-trainer Gordon McDonnell continues to win on the track at Western Raceway in London. On Friday night, his Goldies Mach took the wire at 1:59 to win the third race. That was followed by a win in the fifth which saw Mach Shark owned by Marc Adams, Robert Emmons and Mardell Adams finish third. In the ninth, McDonnell’s Praknesmakesperfect was first. If you have anything for the sports roundup, please contact Fred Groves at FredGrovesgrover54@ hotmail.com
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very well. A lot of the teams were at the top of their divisions,” said Diemer. Looking back on the 2014-15 season, the 52nd for EMHA, Diemer is very proud of all the teams including the minor atoms that beat the Uxbridge Stars to win the OMHA title and the major atoms that were finalists, also against Uxbridge. As far as what goes on behind the scenes, coaching applications are still being taken for next fall and there are several positions available on the executive board. Essex Minor Hockey Association had its annual general meeting and it was somewhat of a disappointment as only about a dozen people attended. “It was a pretty low turnout this year. We want to see people come out whether or not there are big issues or not.’ Diemer had not committed at this point to whether he will return as president.
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73’s Open Schmalz Cup run in sweeping fashion by Garrett Fodor With three games at hand over the Exeter Hawks, the Essex 73’s had a chance to win the series last week. For the first time all year, they were in action Tuesday and it was not in their home barn as they were on the road in Exeter for a potential series deciding game. After the first period, the 73’s made no progress in advancing to the semifinals and the Hawks made no progress either in staving off elimination. After twenty minutes of play, the scoreboard showed 0-0. There was not progress after forty minutes either, as the score remained tied, 1-1. Hawks sniper Chase Thornton opened the scoring 1:24 into the second period, but the lead was short lived as Matthew Hebert knotted things up less than two minutes later. Essex outshot the Hawks 27-15. In the final frame, Essex looked to punch their ticket into the semi-finals and came out flying. Tyler Scott opened the scoring five minutes in, picking up his second of the night. And a minute later, the 73’s increased their lead to two when Scott Bromley unleashed a shot from the point on the powerplay. Liam Melady beat Noah Hedrick with five minutes remaining on the clock, giving
Exeter a chance but unfortunately that is as close as they would come. Essex won game four with a score of 3-2. Matthew Hebert finished the night with three points. The 73’s now advance to the semifinals where they will face the Ayr Centennials. The Centennials advanced to the semi-finals by winning four straight over the Grimsby Peach Kings. The other semifinal matchup has the Port Hope Panthers facing the Alliston Hornets. Essex won the flip and started their Schmalz Cup semi-final series vs. Ayr on Tuesday Night, March 31 at the Essex Sports Complex.
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Rotary gives to Spitfire Memorial Committee submitted to the EFP The Rotary Club of Essex recently invited guest speaker Bob Swaddling, a member of the Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee, to hear the story behind the creation of the Spitfire
replica recently erected in Essex. The seed was planted shortly after the former Essex Canadian Tire building was demolished in 2004 — one of its walls bore a mural honouring the WWII services of
local RCAF veteran, Jerry Billing. The Spitfire is credited with saving Britain during the Battle Of Britain. With its Merlin Royal Royce V12 engine, the Spitfire could out maneuver anything in the sky.
The”Mark Nine” replica standing in Essex has the exact same paint scheme, serial number, and call letters as the plane Billing flew over Normandy during the D-Day invasion of June 1944. In addition to the Spitfire plane, the
memorial park will have three flagpoles and an Honour Wall dedicated to each of the 1,400 Windsor and Essex County residents who served with the RCAF and RAF during WWII. The entire project, with additional lighting,
groundwork, foundations and excavating will cost around $150,000, with the majority of the funds coming from public donations. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, May 24 at 2:00 PM.
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Pictured above local pilot and Rotarian Dr. Rick Barnett (right) presents a cheque for $500 from the Rotary Club of Essex to Bob Swaddling, EMSC member, to help support the Spitfire project. (L), Dr. Rick Barnett, Local pilot and Rotarian (R)