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A LOOK INSIDE Several changes have taken place in the business sector PAGE 3 _______________ Essex Council Notes PAGE 5 _______________ Lost Arts Festival PAGE 7 ________________ Great Waterfront Trail Adventure PAGE 9 _______________ Annual plowing match goes off without a hitch PAGE 13 ________________ Comber fair celebrates 157th festival PAGE 14 ________________

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Volunteer Carol Paterson and members of Essex Communities in Bloom, MaryEllen Morton-Collins and Mary Meloche, display some of the new features in the new McGregor Parkette after the oﬃcial grand opening ceremony hosted last Thursday morning.

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by Sylene Argent What was once an empty lot located next door to the Post Office is now a place McGregor residents can sit, relax, and take in the beautiful scenery of blossoming flowers. On the morning of

Thursday, August 4, representatives of the Town of Essex, members of the Essex Communities in Bloom Committee, and volunteers who have a passion for gardening, gathered at the newly created McGregor Parkette to welcome it as a

recreational feature within the Municipality of Essex. The new recreational space, located along the main road in McGregor, includes a pathway, flowers and greenery, a gazebo, and park benches. MaryEllen MortonCollins, a member of the

Essex Communities in Bloom Committee and a McGregor resident, said the Essex CIB Committee was instrumental in helping to identify the need for a small park in McGregor Centre. “Communities in Bloom is about

encouraging people to beautify their residential and commercial properties, but it is also about civic pride and encouraging a unified community effort. In our community, the CIB program is a catalyst for community involvement and acceptance, a glue helping to bind us together in our efforts to strive for common goals that celebrate our uniqueness, while always reminding us ‘where we belong,’The Town of Essex,” Morton-Collins said. The Essex CIB Committee is active in preparing the municipality for the annual National Communities in Bloom judging. In 2015, Essex received top honours in the Bloom Competition, and received special recognition for transforming a similar parkette in Harrow into Veterans’ Memorial Park. There are plans to get involved in the National Communities in Bloom competition again next year, and the Committee is looking forward to showing off the McGregor Parkette at that point. “It means a lot,”

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Several changes have taken place in the business sector by Sylene Argent The Essex Centre business district landscape has changed quite a bit over the last several months. New opportunities have opened up for small business owners who are looking to improve the area with new facilities or services. Over the last few months, the Essex Centre BIA welcomed four new businesses to Essex Centre, adding new services for area residents to consider using. Tandis Computer Consultants Inc.’s, an already established business of Oldcastle that offers computerrelated services, is new to the area. It is located on Centre Street. Developmental Services/

Cupe 3137 has a new office in Essex Centre, located nearing the Red Apple on Talbot Street. iFreight Logistics has an Essex Centre office, now located on Talbot Street North. Mighty Oak Elementary, located on Arthur Avenue, is a new business in town. It is an alternative school program, offering a holistic curriculum and a program that is centred on arts, nature, critical thinking, imagination, handiwork, and selfdirected exploration. It accommodates students from kindergarten to grade 8. Its representatives recently hosted an open house. Other changes to the Essex Centre landscape include the commercial

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development at the corner of Hopgood and Talbot. Construction is now underway. At the March 21 Essex Council meeting, Council approve the application of Brotto Investments Incorporated for site plan control approval and the execution of a site plan control bylaw and agreement, and that the agreement be registered on title upon acceptance of a storm water management plan, satisfactory to the Town of Essex. The Guardian Pharmacy is looking to establish a new facility. At the June 6 Essex Council meeting Essex Council approved the application of ATM Pharmacies Limited for site plan control approval and the execution of a site plan controlbylaw and agreement for the development of a medical centre at 169 Talbot. The executed site plan agreement will be registered upon acceptance of a storm water management plan. The plan is to have a new and enlarged one-storey modern

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building replace the existing facility. The facility will offer offices for physicians, with opportunity for additional commercial space for other future tenants. The proponents have also applied for an Essex Centre Community Improvement Plan grants for the demolition of the existing building, the rebate of municipal permits and development charges, landscaping and landscaping service fees. Also taking advantage of the Essex Centre CIP program is facility owner of A Little Bit of, which recently received façade improvements. Work continues on the old St. Mike’s facility that is being turned into a medical centre. The old school now connects to the Essex Walk-in-Clinic. It will be a one-stop medical centre. Timothy Meloche Law Office recently moved from its former location on Talbot Street, nearing Victoria Avenue, to its new location. It is now located at 10 Talbot Street North.

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Morton-Collins said of McGregor’s newest piece of recreational infrastructure after the official ceremony. “Every time I go by here, I just smile.” Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche is the Essex Council member who represents McGregor. He spoke of the importance of public spaces throughout the community during the grand opening ceremony. Improving park and recreational spaces has been important for the Municipality of Essex, Meloche said. In late 2014, Essex purchased a play structure from the Harrow Junior Public School for Bramblewood Park and Liberato Park in Harrow. Last year, a new play structure was added to the McAffee Street Playground in Harrow. With grants and donations, the Town was able to install the pavilion at the Robert H. Barclay Peace Garden in Colchester and was able to plant trees at the Heritage Gardens Park in Essex Centre. This year, the community provided input at a workshop in selecting future playground equipment for Bridlewood Park, and implemented a permanent dog park in Essex Centre.

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I’m at that age where basically everyone I know is getting married and/or having kids. I understand how some may feel the need to reach those milestones that are taught to each of us at a very young age. But, at the same time, I’m over here just happy to care for my fur-kids and working at doing what I love to do. Everyone has a vision for their own future. And thankfully, all of our visions are different. There are some people who are meant to find each other, who complete each other, and there are others who prefer to be alone or independent, or find comfort in it, anyway. Getting married and having kids was certainly never on my to-do list. And, I have wondered why that was. And then, usually after a whole two seconds of thought, I shrug my shoulders and state to myself ‘who

cares’ why I never wanted to do the traditional thing. I’m happy doing what I’m doing with my life. That doesn’t stop me from enjoying spending time my cousin’s young children, or getting excited for my friends who have decided to open their hearts to another person, or in creating new life. But then there is the routine of being invited to weddings, children’s birthdays, bridal showers, baby showers, and on and on and on. I’m always happy to participate. I love the idea of celebrating life milestones with the ones for whom I care. But then, part of me is sometimes like, ‘Hey. I don’t want to get married or have kids, but I want to be celebrated for my own milestones, too.’ Sometime I just want to throw myself a party for just being me,

but then I think that would be a bit narcissistic and laugh at myself and continue on with my day. I guess that is what birthdays are for. What I like about celebrating those milestones with others is that I get the opportunity to show them support, even if it means I have to make a bridal dress from toilet paper or buy bags of diapers. What is important is that the people I care for are doing what makes them happy, taking a risk in life, and are bravely helping to continue the circle of life. How cool is that? I’m just glad there are people in my life worth celebrating.

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Ontarians reminded to lower their risk of Lyme Disease submitted to EFP Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, are reminding Ontarians to protect themselves from tick bites while enjoying or working outdoors this summer. Lyme disease can be serious. If not identified early, infection can lead to recurring arthritis, neurological problems, numbness, and paralysis. Lyme disease is spread to humans through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. Tick populations are established in known risk areas throughout the province. In addition, multiple factors are allowing ticks to potentially establish populations in new areas throughout the province. These factors include climate change, warmer winter temperatures and ticks’ ability to “hitch-hike” on suitable hosts, like birds or deer. Ticks live near the ground in woodlands, tall grasses and bushes, and thrive in moist environments, like those found underneath old leaves on the forest floor. The best way to prevent tick bites include: • Wearing closed-toe shoes, long-sleeved shirts and pants. • Pulling your socks over your pant legs to prevent ticks from crawling up your legs. • Wearing light-coloured clothing to spot ticks more

easily. • Using insect repellent containing DEET or Icaridin on clothing as well as on exposed skin, following the product instructions carefully. • Showering or bathing within two hours of being outdoors to remove ticks that can be on your skin but not yet attached. • Doing a daily full body check for ticks. Young blacklegged ticks can be as small as a poppy seed, so look carefully. Check children and pets for ticks as well. • Placing outdoor clothing through the dryer cycle for 60 minutes on high heat before washing to kill any ticks that may be hard to see. If you or a family member are experiencing serious symptoms and health effects, or have concerns about any symptoms, please contact your health care provider.

QUOTES “As a public health physician, I know that Lyme disease is a serious issue. Whether it’s hiking, camping, golfing, working or any other outside activity it is important that Ontarians take these simple steps to protect themselves from tick bites this summer.” — Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care

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Essex Council Notes for August 2 by Sylene Argent Introduction for new Contract Sergeant Essex Mayor Ron McDermott took a moment to recognize Jeff Coulter of the OPP, the new Contract Sergeant for the Municipality of Essex. He will act as a liaison between the Town and the OPP on local matters. McDermott said Coulter has been a resident of Essex since 1988 and was hired to work for the Essex Police Service around the same time. He has received his 25 year exemplary service medal. Coulter has been trained in forensics identification and as a breathalyzer technician, and has provided training for bicycle patrol officers. McDermott added that Coulter’s contribution to the community go beyond the job. He has worked with the Essex Minor Hockey Association. M c D e r m o t t congratulated Coulter

for obtaining the new position and thanked him for his ongoing commitment to the safety of the community.

municipal dignitaries to share best practices with one another and come together to have a greater voice in Ottawa

Report on FCM Conference Councillor Steve Bjorkman reported on the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference that took place in Winnipeg. He was one of the local dignitaries to attend. “The conference was a great opportunity to meet and work with other municipal leaders, and to share stories, ideas, challenges and potential solutions to the issues all municipalities face,” he said. He shared a variety of topics that were discussed during the conference, and noted that he has already talked with Essex’s administration about some of the information he learned. Being active in the FCM, he said, allows

Resident expresses concern on library plight Harrow resident Nancy Baumgartner said she often visits the Harrow Library. “I am in there all the time, so this is something I am very passionate about,” she said. “I’ve been a book addict all my life.” She explained that when she attended elementary school in Colchester, one of the highlights of the week was the arrival of the Essex County Library book mobile as there was not often transportation available to get her to the library branch. She said

that same situation is true for others today, as well. She said she was angry when she learned the youth-orientated summer reading clubs would have to be cancelled because of the strike situation. “Because literacy is so important to our communities,” she said. “Does anybody here want a world where our children only get their information off of the internet?” she asked. She said libraries are important, especially to seniors and youth. She often sees people there using the computers, too. As a former local dignitary, as a former member of Essex County Council and former Reeve for Colchester South, she said she was always proud at how Essex County conducted its business and

proud that it was fiscally responsible and fair to its employees. She said she knows not everything is as easy as it sounds from the outside, but she said she wants to be proud of that again. She said she does not think there has been enough bargaining in good faith.

She wanted to see the library get reopened. She would ask Council support getting everyone back to the bargaining table to get the libraries open again. Council received her presentation.

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Caldwell First Nations Pow Wow Lonnie Dodge, Councillor for the Caldwell First Nations and event organizer, approached Essex Council to announce Caldwell First Nation will hold a Pow Wow and

land Repatriation signing Ceremony. It will have a “Rejuvenation of the Spirit” theme. He said they are looking forward to a good celebration. In a letter he sent to Essex Council, he wrote that it has been 226 years

since the signing of the 1790 Treaty. The event festivities include traditional dancing and drumming. He asked members of Council to consider attending the event or even consider becoming a judge for the Pow Wow.

This event will take place on August 12 and 13, 2016 on Caldwell First Nation land. Council received the report. Report on Ward 1 sewage project Chris Nepszy, Essex’s

Director of Infrastructure & Development, gave a verbal report on the Ward 1 sewage project. He explained Contract 1 of the sanitary sewer upgrades include the installation of a new sewer on Brien Avenue East, as well as a force

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main from pump station 3 out to the lagoons. Contract 2 is the actual construction of the force main and the distribution chamber at the sewage plant. He said on Brien Avenue East, from Gosfield Townline to County Road 8, the sewer has been installed. Asphalt has been restored. The next phase is to install a force main from the corner of South Talbot and Fairview to Victoria. The road will be cut open to get the work done. Work is expected to start in the very near future. It will be drilled under Victoria and the open cut will continue down South Talbot, he said. He said the Town is in the final stages of getting MTO approval in allowing the Town put the force main under the highway. Contract 2 includes the installation of the pump station by the ball diamonds. He said the lagoons are prepped. Council received the report. New Heritage Committee member Council approved Phil Pocock be appointed to serve on the Town of Essex Municipal Heritage Committee. Dates for fall walkabouts The dates for the fall walk-abouts were announced during the meeting. They will be: September 26 for Essex Centre from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Meet up will be at the Essex Municipal Building. For Harrow Centre, the meet up will be at the Harrow Parkette on October 11. It will take place from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

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Lost Arts Festival takes attendees back in time

Ste. Claire Voyageurs, Terry Sorenson, prepares a soup over an open fire while Ross and Jeri Grover (below), prepare18th century wafers.

by Shelbey Hernandez The John R. Park Homestead has earned a reputation of being a local museum where community members can gather to learn about the past. One of the many events hosted at the Homestead is its annual Lost Arts Festival. This event, that celebrates earlier art forms, was held on Sunday, August 7. Over the years, the event has evolved. It started off as the Blueberry Social more than 30 years

ago. According to Kris Ives, the Homestead curator, as more vendors and crafters were added to the event, public curiosity about these crafts prompted the creation of an art formfocused festival. Eight years ago the event was given its present name. There were a wide range of vendors and demonstrators present for the festival. Some included soap-making, blacksmith creations, sketching, and horse-keeping, along with demonstrations on

apple cider making and beekeeping. With so many options, the homestead’s curator said the possibilities are endless. “There’s something for

everyone, from age one to 101,” Ives said. “There’s hands on stuff, there’s toys and games for kids, families come out, multigenerationally, and they come again and again year after year and the kids say, ‘I’ve come every year since I was five.’ And now, they’re bringing their kids out because the festival’s been going on that long. It becomes a summer tradition.” There is a new art form this year known as paper making. Although paper is commonly made from trees, this paper is made from phragmites, an invasive reed species. Since the medium of this art is invasive, Alex Denonville, the Event Planner for Essex Region Conservation Authority, said it’s a great art form. “It’s a really interesting lost art, the making of paper, but it also highlights an invasive species, so it really falls in line with the environmental mandate of ERCA,” Denonville said. She added the activity offers an opportunity where, “Kids can put their hands into the gross goop of phragmites and press it and eventually make it into paper, so it’s a really cool hands-on experience.” The Michigan based Ste. Claire Voyageurs, a reenactment group

focused on teaching the public about the Fur Trade era, brought many art forms to the festival. The group demonstrated candle-making, weaving, rope-making, paddlecarving, whittling, and broom-making. One of its members, Steve Marlar, demonstrated how to make brooms during the event. Marlar can also

make rope, something he’s been doing since he was a child. He’s been in the group for several years and said he enjoys being able to teach others where their store-bought stuff comes from. His wife, Arlene Dobkowski, also makes brooms in the group. She said kids who take part in the activity get to feel a sense of accomplishment.

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Essex Community Concert Band performs in Music Series

The Essex Community Concert Band provided the entertainment in last Wednesday’s installment of the Essex Summer Music Series.

by Sylene Argent The Arts, Culture, and Tourism (ACT) Committee was pleased to welcome the Essex Community Concert Band as its special guest in last Wednesday evening’s installment of the Essex Summer Music Series. The local band is comprised of woodwind, brass, and percussion players, all with a shared passion of learning and performing songs with meaning.

about the Essex Community Concert Band, log onto eccband. com or visit its Facebook page. There are only a few performances left for the Essex Summer Music Series that operates on Monday evenings in Colchester and on Wednesday evenings in Essex Centre until August 31. It is encouraged music lovers bring along their own chair or blanket. There is an opportunity to make a donation to the performer if there is a desire to do so.

The Essex Community Concert Band, a relatively new group, was officially formed in the fall of 2012. Its Mission Statement is, “To provide quality entertainment in the community while continuing to facilitate the growth of local musicians.” This group of performers attracted a large listening audience, who not only enjoyed listening to the tunes performed beneath the wings of the Essex Memorial Spitfire, but in also learning what the songs where about. For more information

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Great Waterfront Trail Adventure cyclists make a stop in Colchester

Past Town of Essex councillor John Scott along with his two kids are photographed arriving at the Colchester Harbour pit stop.

by Shelbey Hernandez It’s common to see Colchester residents utilizing the many bike paths available, but to have 150 cyclists use these paths all at the same time is rare. Those 150 cyclists participating in the ninth annual Great Waterfront Trail Adventure. They began their six-day, 400 km journey at Pelee

Island. The event will end in Grand Bend. Along the way to Windsor, many stopped at the Colchester Harbour. These cyclists, from Canada, the U.S., and Australia, are expected to be on the road anywhere from 30 to 120 km per day. Marlaine Koehler, the Executive Director for the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, said this event

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focuses on making people remember the Great Lakes and the importance of their existence. “For too long, people turned their backs on the Great Lakes,” Koehler said. “The idea of the trail is to protect, connect, and celebrate the Great Lakes. It’s to get people back down to their waterfronts, to rediscover them, to fall back in love with them, and to help support decisions and investments that will continue to see them become healthy, great places to be.” Some bicyclists took the time to enjoy a glass of wine at a local winery, whereas others kept going and even decided to pass the Colchester stop entirely. Whatever the choices made by the cyclists, the event is all about enjoyment. “It’s not a race, it’s an adventure,” Lorraine Koehler, who is Marlaine’s sister, said. “You have all day long to do it, it’s paced purposely so you can stop and enjoy the communities and so you get rest breaks

regularly and it’s fully supported.” Lorraine has done this seven times. When she started, she didn’t even own a bike so she had to borrow one. It was Marlaine who introduced her to the adventure. Since then, she’s been hooked. That was also the case for Charity Landon who, like Lorraine, lives in Toronto. Landon said the rural landscape is a refreshing change of scenery from the busyness of Toronto. “I do love cycling, but because I live in Toronto, there’s a lot of traffic, so you can’t go too far and you can’t go too fast,” Landon, who has done the event four times and volunteered for it once,

said. “It’s nice to be out more in the rural areas and the smaller villages where you can just ride along the road for quite a distance and not have to stop for stop signs every block or always be looking out for cars every direction.” John Scott, a former Councillor for the Town of Essex, was another cyclist. It wasn’t long ago Scott could hardly walk let alone bike for 400 km due to his battle with Crohn’s disease. He was joined by his two kids who made the experience mean even more. “A year ago, I was not even able to walk half a kilometre, let alone cycle like I’m doing now. So it’s very emotional that way, but also I did this three

years ago with my son,” Scott said. “We cycled the other way from around to Niagara Falls. So to be able to do this with him, he’s a strong cyclist, he’s blowing me away and to spend the time with Abby (his daughter) and see all these beautiful communities along the trail that otherwise sometimes you don’t see when you’re on the 401, it’s great.” Considering it is only day two of six, these cyclists have a long way to go. After resting in Windsor, the cyclists headed to Wallaceburg. After that, cyclists will be seen in Sarnia before they enjoy a new stop to this year’s adventure in Grand Bend.

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ERCA Garden Tour teaches native gardening

Expert Susan Kelsh speaks about the Harrow Rain Garden and what types of native plants are used there with the 39 participants who joined in the Essex Region Conservation Authority’s Native Garden Tour held on Sunday, August 7.

Participants Ian and Lyne Trott check out some of the many native plants at the Harrow Rain Garden.

by Shelbey Hernandez With growing interest in people wanting to

place native plants into their gardens, and with more need for these

plants, the Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) found a way to reach and teach the public more on the topic. On Sunday, ERCA hosted a Native Garden Tour. Using a trolley for transportion, 39 participants visited various gardens throughout Essex County. Discussion topics during the Native Garden Tour included how to maintain colour in a garden yearround, how to care for native plants, and how to attract pollinators. The tour began at River Canard Park in LaSalle. It included stops at the Turkey Creek Native Plant Demonstration Garden and the Harrow Rain Garden, located nearing the Harrow Arena. With each stop came different lessons and experts. Darlene Bernyk from Native Trees and Plants spoke at the first stop about why people should plant native plants and the differences between weeds and native plants. For the second stop, Caroline Biribauer, the Outreach Coordinator for ERCA, discussed butterflies and how to attract them to gardens, and the maintenance of native plant gardens. During the third stop, Sue Kelsh with the Master Gardeners of Ontario spoke about rain gardens. Biribauer said one main goal of the tour was to get people to help pollinators.

“In addition to awareness, it’s encouraging people to take that next step of action,” Biribauer said. “We want people to plant milkweed, but we also want people to expand that awareness and that understanding that monarchs need milkweed but pollinators in general need habitat and not just nectar sources, but places where they can lay their eggs and things like that.” This summer has been hotter than usual, according to Biribauer, and so where the other two native gardens were doing quite well, the Turkey Creek garden wasn’t in the best shape. That is why another lesson at that stop was to teach people about the importance of maintenance. “Native plants are not no maintenance, they’re low maintenance,” Biribauer said. “There was evidence of certain plants that had been established for several years so that means their roots are really deep. So in a drought situation, especially this sort of extreme drought situation

that we’re in now, they’re doing really well and they’re blooming and they’re fine. It also

depends on the soil type how they’re going to be fairing against this

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drought, but native plants still need some watering occasionally especially in this situation.” One of the participants, Ian Trott, is an avid bird watcher who also does some gardening with his wife. He now lives in Forest Glade, but grew up in the U.K. Soil in each area is very different, so learning more about native plants and proper planting is important for him because where there are plants there are bugs and where there are bugs

there are birds. “It’s hard with the certain conditions we got this year,” Trott said. “It’s very hard to keep a garden going, but if you got more natural plants, they’re much more resistant. They will survive more in this sort of climate than a lot of the plants you bring in. I’m from the U.K. originally so I used to grow roses all the time. They don’t like this part of the country; it’s too hot and too dry. They prefer damp, cool weather.” Most of these gardens are rather small, according to Biribauer. So the hope is with knowledge being dispersed about native plant gardens, more people will get them started as a way of helping native species. There are many native plant options, including common milkweed, butterfly milkweed, swamp milkweed, iron weed, compass plant, golden rods, blazing star, and grey-headed coneflower.

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by Fred Groves The weather cooperated in a big way on Saturday as dozens of plowmen from across the area, and a few from farther distances, took part in the annual Essex County Plowing Match. While the event is an annual one, this year’s competition had a bit of a different feel to it as it was held inside the boundaries of the City of Windsor, in what used to be Sandwich South Township. Organizers were hoping that the location might draw spectators from the city.

“We are right in the city. I hope they will come out and see it. We try to move it around,” Essex County Plowmen’s Association SecretaryTreasurer Murray McLeod of Cottam said. This year’s match, which also included a farm equipment show, was held on the farm of Leo Hayes on County Road 17, just a short distance from the Windsor Airport. The past several weeks have had near drought conditions in the County and if it had not been for the cooperation of the

hosts and a local youth organization, plowing on Saturday might have been a little difficult. “This is a well-farmed farm. The 4-H kids used it Friday night for their achievement awards,” McLeod said.

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A little rain the day before also helped soften things up a little and when the tractors, and even one team of Belgium horses, started working up the ground, the competition was interesting to watch. An antique tractor

class, including a few Fords and AllisChalmers, was just one of the classes offered, along with others such as age division and the Queen of the Farrow. “Everyone takes it serious. We have an Ontario class and there is bigger prize money,” McLeod noted. He said that some of the plowing competitors had come from as far away as Bracebridge and Strathroy. Nelson Sage and his team of horses, Nick and Jeff, came from Thamesville and showed the fine art of the craft.

“The antique class is quite popular and this year we have the Open Class where they can move on to the Canadians and then the world championship. Ontario is a hot bed of plowers,” McLeod said. Following the competition, an Awards Dinner was held at the St. Mary’s Hall in Maidstone. Next up for some of the local plowers is the International Plowing Match being held this year in Wellington County Sept. 20-24.

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Comber fair celebrates 157th festival Photo submitted by Jessica Azar: Hundreds of people gathered for the fair’s crowd favourite event; the annual Demolition Derby on Sunday, August 7th.

Illusionist Lucas Wilson has his assistant, Kelly Defilla, enter a box that will be impaled with a variety of poles during the 157th Comber Fair.

by Shelbey Hernandez Fairgoers enjoyed an ideal summer weekend of activities, rides, and entertainment offered during the 157th annual Comber Fair. The Comber Fair has

definitely come a long way since it was first hosted over a century-and-a-half ago. The fair started on Middle Road and was later moved to its current location, nearing the

Comber Community Centre, after the land was bought for $1,500. The property was first used as rented pasture land, but once Comber grew, recreation needed to grow with it. Over the years, this agricultural themed celebration, added a variety of events. Beyond the traditional agricultural competitions and exhibits, the fair now includes midway rides and games, live entertainment, pageants and talent competitions, a demolition derby, a car show, professional wrestling, lawnmower racing, bossy bingo, and a truck pull.

The fair has survived many historical events, including the Great Depression, and WWI and WWII. Needless to say, its resilience is largely due to the strength of its community and the constant success of the weekend-long event itself. For Linda McKinlay, a Councillor for the Town of Lakeshore, it’s all about making traditions. “I watch families meet here every year at the Comber fair and I know myself I always have a granddaughter or two from Ottawa because they have to make it to this fair,” McKinlay said. “It’s so non-city, but I see a lot of grandparents and now I’m seeing the fourth generation and they’re altogether at the Comber fair.” It takes quite a few people to put on this fair. In fact, even when the rides are packed away, it’s not over because that’s when planning for the next year’s fair begins. Organizers noted the event had around 15,000 people attend by the Saturday of the event, proving it takes a lot of people to put on a fair of this size. Greg Nussey is one of the many people who

Photos submitted by Jessica Azar help make the fair possible. Since it is a county fair, it’s known for its agriculture component. It is this agricultural focus that Nussey said makes the annual fair good for the community. “A lot of the younger generation thinks the food just comes from the grocery store. So it’s nice to have all the animals down there for the younger kids to see,” Nussey said. He added that there were sheep, cattle, pigs, and some goats on the fairgrounds. A small zoo also allowed youth an

opportunity to pet a few animals. Although this year’s fair is over, plans are already in the works for next year’s festivity. Ron Reaume, President of the Comber Fair Committee, said, “Come on out and join in the fun and the festivities and the events that are happening because there’s something for everybody.”

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In loving memory of our dear Mother

Edith Kennedy Baldwin April 23, 1910 - August 15, 2010 Our hearts still ache in sadness, and secret tears still ﬂow. What it meant to love her, No one will ever know.

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I wish to thank my wonderful family and so many kind friends and relatives for their gift cards, cards, ﬂowers, and for attending my 85th Birthday at Colasanti’s on August 6th. I feel truly blessed. May God bless all of you. ~ Betty Mulcaster ~ _________________________________________________________

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BAUER, Ella Muriel - Entered peacefully into eternal rest at the Iler Lodge Nursing Home on August 4, 2016 at 97 years of age. Daughter of the late Albert and Mary Margaret Bauer. Ella’s ﬁancé Roger Knight passed away during WWII serving our Country in Italy. Dear sister of the late Walter and wife Dorothy Bauer and the late Irwin Bauer. Loving aunt of Jim and Linda Bauer, Wayne and Heather Bauer, Betty Gagnier, the late Gerald Bauer; great nephews Steven and Matthew Gagnier. Ella retired from Bell Canada as a Telephone Operator. She was an avid traveller throughout her life. The funeral for Ella was held at the Kennedy Funeral Home Ltd. (519-7767378) 128 Talbot St. North, Essex. Interment followed at Woodslee United Church Cemetery. Donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Society or the Essex Area Food Bank. You may send your condolences online at www.kennedyfh.com.

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submitted to EFP The Arts, Tourism, and Culture (ACT) Committee’s Essex Summer Music Series continued on Monday night at the Colchester Centre Harbour Park as local band “Fall of Day” performed. This talented group of young musicians played a variety of rock classics, including songs from Foo Fighters, Rush, and Led Zeppelin. An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed listening to the hour long set on a beautiful summer night near the lake. The band consists of Tristan St. Amour on drums, Lucas Gregetz on guitar, Matt Taiariol on bass, and Frankie Phillips provides vocals. The band also played several original songs for the audience to enjoy. The current line-up of the band was formed in 2015. It has played several shows during the past year, including the Windsor Fringe Festival Battle of the Bands, The Optimist Club Fireworks in St. Clair Beach, and the Open Streets Windsor event last month. Fall of Day has a few other gigs lined up and is planning to record some of its original songs before the end of the year. Check them out on Facebook at www. facebook.com/Fall-of-day-1640219239565628/.

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DUCHARME, Susan (nee Purdy)- Was born July 10, 1946 and was received peacefully by her Lord at 10:43 am on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at home. Beloved wife and best friend of Wayne. Loving Mother of Chris Verhoeckx, Diana McMenemy (John), Veronica Fernandes (Neil), Andrew Verhoeckx (Hui), Rebecca Verhoeckx and Jana Hill (Dave). Dear friend of her children’s father, Ron Verhoeckx. Susan will also be fondly remembered by Wayne’s children, Marcy Wuerch (Jason), Michelle Lear (Matt), Melanie Mayer (Adam) and Melise Klassen (Kevin). Adored grandma of 22 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Dearest sister of Faith Young, Marilyn Beckett (late Bill), Wayne Purdy, Elaine Ouellette (Gary), Marylou Renaud (Dennis), Laura Roach(Admer Shishani) and the late Paul Purdy. Susan was an openhearted minister who imparted her Holy Spirit gifts to the many who came and called. Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 87 Maidstone Ave. E, Essex (519-776-4233) was held on Wednesday 2-5 and 7-9 pm. Funeral Service to celebrate Susan’s life will be held from the funeral home on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 11 am. Oﬃciated by Apostle Barbara Yoder. Interment to follow at Heavenly Rest Cemetery. If desired memorial donations may be made to Jewish Voice Ministries Canada or the charity of choice. Family and friends are invited to share their memories online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca.

What’s Going On... EVERY THURS.  CRUISE IN AT CTMHV from 5-8pm. Cruise-In with your classic car or come view them. No admission. Call 519-776-6909 or visit ctmhv.com. AUGUST 12, 13, & 14  32ND ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY STEAM AND GAS ENGINE SHOW - At Co-An Park. For more info: www.essexsteamandgasengine.com. AUGUST 1214  KINGSVILLE FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL - Rain or shine in Lakside Park, Kingsville. 30 performers & children’s activities. www.kingsvillefolkfest.org. AUGUST 13  FARMERS/CRAFTERS MARKET - at St. Paul’s Anglican Church (92 St. Paul St.). Fresh produce, baked goods, handcrafted items, etc. 519-980-4942. AUGUST 13  ESSEX SOUTH 4H BEEF CLUB’S CAR WASH & BBQ - From 9:00a.m.- 3:00p.m. at Essex Home Hardware. AUGUST 16  FREE FOOTCARE By graduating students from St. Clair College. Call for your free appt. At 1:15 or 2:15 at the Essex Retirees’ Social Club. 519-776-6689. AUGUST 20 & 21  WETRA PRESENTS THE RCMP MUSICAL RIDE  3323 North Malden Rd., Essex. For tickets & more information: www.wetra.ca. AUGUST 23  CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES CLINIC Essex Legion Hall Branch 201, 103 Talbot Street North, Essex. 1-7pm. For info: www.blood.ca. AUGUST 25  CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES CLINIC -Camoes Portuguese Club of Harrow, 390 Sinasac Street West, Harrow, 1-7pm. For info: www.blood.ca.

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Career Opportunities Town of Essex Public Skate Monitor, Community Services Fall/Winter Season 2016/17 The Town of Essex is currently accepting resumes for the position of Public Skate Monitor. Reporting to the Manager, Parks and Facilities, the Public Skate Monitor will provide all on and off ice supervision for public skating and holiday skating programs and collect admission fees. Casual Facility Attendant, Community Services Fall/Winter Season 2016/17 The Town of Essex is currently accepting resumes for the position of Casual Facility Attendant. Reporting to the Manager, Parks and Facilities, the Casual Facility Attendant will be the second person on duty and will assist in the day-to-day cleaning and maintenance duties of the arena facilities and provide support and assistance to regular staff. For full details and further information regarding either of these positions, please visit our website at www.essex.ca. Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and detailed resume, clearly indicating the position being applied for, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 19, 2016. Mail or In Person: Manager, Human Resources 33 Talbot Street South Essex, ON N8M 1A8 Email: hr@essex.ca

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Juniors improve and prep for OBA tourney

Brandon Nevin slides into home during Friday night’s game in Essex.

by Fred Groves What a difference three months can make on the baseball diamond. Back on May 11, the Essex Junior Yellowjackets had a very harsh welcome to the Essex County Senior Baseball League. The team got hammered in its circuit debut, 10-0 by the host Amherstburg Cardinals. This past Friday night, at the Gaye Queen Memorial Diamond in Essex, the Yellowjackets showed just how much they have improved by

clipping the wings of the Cardinals 9-0. “They threw a pretty lively guy at us back then (May 11) and we had that whole ‘senior league thing’ in our minds. It was nerves,” Essex coach Wayne Nevin explained. A year ago, the Yellowjackets played in a Windsor-based league, but this year opted to play in the ECSBL. To date, the team has been quite successful. “Psychologically, they aren’t as intimidated as they were at the start,”

Nevin noted. Essex jumped out into an early lead on Friday night after Michael Diana had a solid base hit, putting the hosts up 2-0 after two innings. The battery of Cory Lemire behind the plate and right-hander Ethan Gravelle on the mound made a big difference in this one as Lemire gunned down a possible base stealer in the top of the third and Gravelle got the win, tossing over 80 pitches. Essex plated five runs in its half of the third, some on Amherstburg miscues, but others on solid base hits. Troy Jubinville connected for an rbi and the game was pretty well clinched when, with the bases loaded and one out, Gravelle answered with a two run hit. With the ECSBL winding down, the Yellowjackets are prepping for the Ontario

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FORM 2 Expropria ons Act NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an applica on by The Corpora on of the Town of Tecumseh for approval to expropriate land being Part of Lot 305, Concession South of Talbot Road now designated as Part 1 on Plan 12R-26617 in the Town of Tecumseh in the County of Essex and Province of Ontario For the purpose of a recrea onal trail and related works and improvements.

Baseball Association Junior ‘A’ tournament that will be held August 1921 in Port Lambton. A year ago, Essex made it all the way to the finals of the provincials where it lost to Peterborough, which has moved up to

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‘AA’. Heading into the 12team event, Essex is one of the smallest communities represented. “It tells you what a good bunch of guys we have,” Nevin said of his squad playing at the ‘A’ level. “We will see two

teams from London and one from Kingston. “It speaks volumes to what we have done to get ready,” he added. Two other local junior teams, Woodslee and Harrow, also head to Port Lambton.

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All are welcome to join us for Sunday Worship at 10:00 am. We thank our speaker last Sunday, Jon Cats, and look forward to hearing the message of our guest speaker, Richard Dalton, on Sunday, August 14. The Elder on Duty is Judy Muscedere. Greeting you at the door is Betty and Jim Ellis and Church Lock-Up is handled by Jack Thomas. We continue to collect Canadian Tire money to help support our Syrian refugee family. Please place your donation on the oﬀering plate and it will be forwarded to our family. We need door greeters for the Fall Season. Please sign the list on the bulletin board if you are interested. If you would like your name removed or have any questions please call the oﬃce or see Linda. The Church needs volunteers to

serve on an Interview Team to evaluate candidates to ﬁll our vacancy for July 1, 2017. Please see Lonnie, Connie, or Rob. Holy Name of Jesus Church submitted by Therese Lecuyer

Upcoming Fish Frys are September 9 & 23 from 4:30 - 7pm in our Parish Hall. The Parish Picnic is on Sunday, August 14, at noon, rain or shine. Free for everyone. K of C Golf Tournament and Pasta dinner fundraiser is Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8:30am at Orchard View Golf Course. Pasta Dinner is 4-7pm at St. Mary’s Hall. Proceeds for New Coats for Kids. Call for info: 519-776-4385 or 519-551-3577. Altar Servers are needed. If your child is in Grade 3 or older, please see Father Dave. Training is available. Good condition adult bicycles are needed for the Oxley Retreat House. Please call: 519-738-6136. Lifeteen is August 14 - What is th most important thing you should be

We invite you to join us for Family Worship every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Major Sam Roberts leads an inspirational service which is followed by a time of refreshment and fellowship. If you are in town on Fridays between 10:30 and 1:30, stop by the Thrift Store and enjoy our BBQ lunch! Your support of this weekly event helps fund our Family Services programs. Help us to help others by donating your clean, gently used articles to the Thrift Store. Maidstone Cross submitted by Wendy Cunningham

The Jubilee Refugee committee is collecting used books. Please drop them oﬀ at the back of the church. Please note that there will be no bulletins published in August. Mass intentions will be posted on the bulletin board. On Sunday, September 18th the K of C is hosting a pasta dinner for New Coats for Kids from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the back of the church or at the door. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic please let Fr. Moe know.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applica on has been made for approval to expropriate the land described as follows: 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 (519) 733-2305 www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

Part of Lot 305 Concession South of Talbot Road now designated as Part 1 on Plan 12R-26617 in the Town of Tecumseh in the County of Essex and Province of Ontario Any owner of lands in respect of which no ce is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objec ves of the expropria ng authority shall so no fy the approving authority in wri ng. (a)

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The approving authority is Council of The Corpora on of the Town of Tecumseh, 917 Lesperance Road, Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 1W9 The orpora Con of the Town of Tecumseh Laura oy, lerk M C This no ce last published on August 11, 2016.

TAX NOTICES 2016 Final Property Tax Bills were mailed July 13, 2016 If you own property in the Town of Kingsville you should have received your 2016 ﬁnal tax bill. The tax due dates are as follows:

August 31, 2016 November 30, 2016 Please refer to the brochure included with your tax notice for a listing of the payment options available. Pre-Authorized Payment sign-up forms are available at www.kingsville.ca or at our ofﬁce at 2021 Division Road North. Failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve you from payment of taxes or penalties. Penalties are assessed the day following the due date at 1.25% and each month thereafter until paid. It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to ensure the Town has the correct mailing address. If you have not received your tax notice please call 519-733-2305 or visit the ofﬁce at 2021 Division Road North.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 It may take a little extra eﬀort to solve a particularly puzzling problem this week, Aries. It’s not an insurmountable obstacle, just one that takes patience.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you will have to adapt when your schedule gets turned upside down. Let others see how capable you are by modifying the situation as needed.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, all of your eﬀorts thus far in relation to personal challenges have been well worth the sacriﬁces you have made. Keep doing what you are doing.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, an unconventional approach to a problem may see things fall into place. While others are following one path, you’ll be marching to the beat of a diﬀerent drummer.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you cannot control the actions of others all of the time, but you can change the way you react to certain situations. Take time to develop a response.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, it’s time to get your head out of the clouds for a little bit. Focus on the priorities in your life, which may include family and work responsibilities.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Friends may prove a distraction this week, Libra. It will take a lot of energy to focus on what you need to accomplish rather than getting sucked into other plans.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you need to be more assertive at work, especially if you want to receive the acclaim you feel you deserve. Be conﬁdent in your abilities.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, adjusting to a changing situation at work will require some patience and trial and error. Keep your head down because you will grow comfortable before you know it.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, it may take some time for things to develop, but plans will start to go your way. This could be a week of big change.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Drama seems to ﬁnd you this week, Sagittarius. But you can handle whatever comes your way. Remove yourself from gossip and keep a low proﬁle until things seem to dissipate.

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Continued from Page 18 The RCIA program begins this fall at Holy Name of Jesus church. Happy Birthday wishes to Jenny MacPherson, Linda Halford, Karen Tetzlaﬀ, and Cassia Pulleyblank. Mark your calendars now for a special Homecoming weekend on September 2325 for past and present residents of Sandwich South. There will be gatherings, dinners, and a Memorial service honouring the children

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who perished in the school bus accident 50 years ago. For more information, contact Wendy Pulleyblank-Cunningham at 519-890-9120 or Cheryl Leithead-Skilton at 519-776-6259. Please keep all who are shut in, hospitalized, or in nursing homes, and their care givers in your prayers. Have a great week!

A special thank you to Rev. Catherine Elsdon who led the service last Sunday. Thank you to Jim Hatt, the Minister of Essex United who took care of us during Rev. Ann’s absence. If you would like a special visit Rev. Ann please contact her. Coﬀee and Conversation: Thursdays at 10 am. Everyone is welcome.

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Woodslee Friendship Club On Friday, July 29th, the Euchre winners were Fran McKim, Ray Brooker, Mike Renaud, Cecile St. Denis, and Joanne McMurren. On Monday, the Euchre winners this week were Audrey Stanley, George Diesbourg, Veronica Granger, Joanne Diesbourg, Helene Manley, Joanne McMurren, Charlie Chevalier, Bernice Price, Flo Rivest, and Edna Chevalier. Wednesday pepper winners were Audrey Stanley, Mike Renaud, Edna Chevalier, Aggie Rivait, Joan Broeders, Flo Rivest, and Joanne Diesbourg. On Friday, the Euchre winners were Joan Broeders, Edna Chevalier, Ray Brooker, and George Diesbourg.

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Essex Retirees’ Social Club Winners at Saturday afternoon Euchre were Barb Murphy, Margaret Beneteau, and Anna Dobson. Georgette Naudeau had high score at Monday night Pepper. Louise Perrault and Floyd Cascadden tied with the most Peppers and Eileen Ames was low. Louise Perrault had high score at Tuesday Afternoon Pepper. Georgette Nadeau had the most Peppers and Dorothy Fields was low. Wednesday night Pepper showed George Diesbourg with the most Peppers. Audrey Stanley had high score, while Kathy Smith came in with the low score. Edna Chevalier was our winner at Thursday Night Bridge. Pauline Olafson had second highest points.

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Continued from Page 20 St. Paul’s Anglican Church The Summer Worship Schedule is underway and services for the month of August and September 4th will be at St. Paul’s at 10 am Sunday. In the event on a pastoral emergency from now to August 18th, please contact Sandra Lypps at 519-980-4942. Canterbury College needs your help to provide new students from abroad with supplies to get them settled in their new homes in Windsor in September. Donations of cleaning supplies, paper products, personal toiletries, etc will be collected at the church and passed along to Canterbury College. Our next Market is scheduled for August 13th, from 9am – 1pm, rain or shine, at the church grounds. For table rentals, please contact Sandra at 519-980-4942. Summer Fun Day at Rondeau Park is August 31st, starting at 10am- worship, lunch, and time to explore the park. Please remember our local area food banks are always grateful and in need of donations during the summer months. For more information about us and what’s going on, please check out our website at www.stpaulstrinity.org or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/stpaulsessex. You can also reach us at 519-776-7711 or by email at oﬃce@stpaulstrinity.org. Cozy Corners - Bethel-Maidstone United submitted by Bev Holland

All are welcome to join us for Sunday Worship at 10:00 am. We thank our speaker last Sunday, Jon Cats and look forward to hearing the message of our guest speaker, Richard Dalton, on Sunday, August 14. The Elder on

Duty will be Judy Muscedere. Greeting you at the door will be Betty and Jim Ellis and Church Lock-Up will be handled by Jack Thomas. We continue to collect Canadian Tire money to help support our Syrian refugee family. Please place your donation on the offering plate and it will be forwarded to our family. We need door greeters for the fall season. Please sign the list on the bulletin board if you are interested. If you would like your name removed or have any questions, please call the office or see Linda. The Church needs volunteers to serve on an Interview Team to evaluate candidates to fill our vacancy for July 1, 2017. Please see Lonnie, Connie, or Rob. Essex Christian Reformed Church submitted by Beverley Van Huizen

We invite you and your family to attend our Sunday morning worship service beginning at 10:00 am with Pastor Aaron Thompson. Nursery supervision and Sunday school are provided. Join us afterward for a cup of tea or coﬀee. Visit us online for service times and directions or just to listen to a sermon or two. www.essexcrc.ca.

will be a time to revive and renew at 7:00 pm ~ Service with music by Tim Byrne and his band “No Drama” on Saturday, Aug. 20. We will host a hymn sing on Sunday, Aug. 21. At 10:30 am there will be a wonderful worship service with special music by Marie Bottrell.

Essex Community Services VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Friendly Visiting is a program where volunteers are matched with seniors to provide friendly in-home social visits on a regular basis. It is a service to help ease feelings of loneliness and promote independence for older adults especially those who are homebound and frail. Friendly Visitor volunteers build relationships by providing companionship, emotional support and practical assistance. For those interested in volunteering, please contact Essex Community Services at 519-776-4231 for more information. Thank you!

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Essex United Church Check us out! We are now on facebook. Join us at 10:30 am for Sunday morning services in our air conditioned sanctuary. Mark your calendars. Our Friday Meditation Series is back. Throughout the summer, Noontime Meditations will be presented in our sanctuary. Take some time for yourself. Come and pray. Come and meditate. Come and oﬀer thanks. Come and be quiet. Come and be with God. Come and enjoy! Our next Mediation is Friday, August 26 at 12 noon with Brian R. Sweetman, organ. Join us for a Food Bank Fundraiser on Monday, August 15th at the A1 Chinese Restaurant (Essex location) (cash only after 4pm). Proceeds from lunch and dinner will go to support our local food banks. Keep the weekend of August 19-21 open for our “Revival: United Church Style.” It

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1967 Mustang GTA convertible bought from the man who bought it new Louie King with his ’67 Mustang GTA convertible at Knights of Columbus Car Show in Leamington, Saturday, June 25. Note license plate.

Twenty-two years ago, Louie King of Leamington, Ontario, visited his cousin in California to look for a classic car he would like to buy. He found a 1967 Mustang GTA convertible bought new by a military doctor for his wife. After she died, he gave the car to his grand-daughter, who did not take proper care of it so Grandpa took it back and later sold it to Louie, who had the pleasure of driving it all the way from Vista, California, back to Leamington. This Mustang had a 289 cubic inch V8 when new. Louie replaced it with a 302 cubic inch Mustang V8 but took care to keep the engine compartment looking as original as possible. The 302 came out of an ’86 Mustang, the last year for carburetors before the switch to fuel injection in 1987. Also, the ’86 engine had a serpentine belt driving the various accessories at the front of the engine but Louie has replaced this belt with belts consistent with the 289 engine when new. The GTA designation on Louie’s Mustang indicates the GT option with automatic transmission. The GT package included such goodies as front disc brakes, full dash instrumentation (including tachometer), and special GT badges mounted on the car. The odometer now reads just over 126,000 miles (not kilometers) and yet the car looks just like new, living proof that a car can always look new if given proper care. An interesting option on Louie’s Mustang is factory air, a rare option on a convertible in Canada in 1967 but quite common in sun-drenched California. And speaking of convertibles, Louie was driving one when I first met him in 1957 (was that really 59 years ago?) when he was a body man at Ray A. Young’s PontiacBuick dealership at 9 Mill St. East in Leamington and I was working there for the summer washing cars on their used car lot. Louie at that time was driving a gleaming black 1953 Olds 88 convertible with wide whitewalls and Oldsmobile’s legendary Rocket V8 under the hood. Louie later opened Louie’s Collision at 153 Oak Street West, and I’m glad he did because he performed excellent work on the right front fender of my 1947 Mercury 114 convertible. Louie’s son Mike now runs the business, giving Louie and his wife Joyce more time to enjoy their spectacular ’67 Mustang GTA convertible. 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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Essex to host OBA tournament by Fred Groves The Essex Minor Baseball Association will host this year’s OBA mosquito major championship tournament over the Labour Day weekend. Action gets underway at the CoAn Park in McGregor on Friday, September 2. The host Yellowjackets will open up the 12-team event against Wyoming. Other Essex teams heading to the OBA finals include the rookies team which will be in Kingsville, the peewees will be in Port Dover, and the bantams heads to Waterdown. • Still with baseball, Jessica MacPherson helped Team Ontario win the bronze medal 3-0 over host Nova Scotia at the Canadian Invitational women’s under-21 tournament held

Voice Of Inspiration “We face up to awful things because we can’t go around them, or forget them. The sooner you say ‘Yes, it happened, and there’s nothing I can do about it,’ the sooner you can get on with your own life. You’ve got children to bring up. So you’ve got to get over it. What we have to get over, somehow we do. Even the worst things.” ~ Annie Proulx, The Shipping News

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in Halifax. MacPherson had a pair of hits in the semi-final loss to British Columbia, and in a big 15-0 win over Newfoundland she came on in relief to pitch. • The horse harness racing season got underway in Leamington on Sunday, and several locals did well on the opening day. Driver Mark Williams was in the bike and won the first two races, E Thomas Knight of South Woodslee saw his America Rocks take second in the fifth race, and David Woods of

Essex owns Asterism that won in the seventh. Vic McMurren trained Mach Shark to a second place effort in the eighth. Williams recently won his 5,000th race. • From the diamond, the Woodslee Seniors padded their first place lead in the Essex County Senior Baseball League standings as they beat host Harrow Juniors 13-3 on the weekend. Woodslee has an 18-3 record. If you have anything for the sports roundup, please contact Fred Groves at FredGrovesgrover54@ hotmail.com.

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Essex Yellow Jackets Bantam take a championship title Pictured left is the championship winning Essex Yellow Jackets. From front row to back, left to right: Blake Harnadek, Mackie Jones, Coach Dave Kigar, Steven Debergh, Hunter Rivest, Carter Tomkins, Liam Lovett, Jack Benoit, Devin DeCaluwe, Liam Hall, Coach Mike Rivest, Zach Mann, Josh O’neil, Coach Glen Harnadek, Jacob Canji, and Isaac Glos.

submitted to EFP On Friday, August 5, the Essex Yellow Jackets Bantam travel baseball team travelled to Toronto to compete in a three day, “A” division tournament. The goal for the Essex Yellow Jackets team was to play well enough, against the big city teams, to make the playoff round

on Sunday. In the end, they did much more than that. After defeating teams from Leaside, Toronto, and Waterdown, Essex faced Royal York in the semi-finals on Sunday. Behind some strong pitching by Liam Hall, the Jackets won 6-2 earning the right to face East York in the finals. Dominate pitching again helped the Jackets, this time by Jacob Canji. Essex earned an exciting 6-2 final game victory. The best way to describe how much of a well rounded team effort the Jackets put out, is to repeat what both the Royal York, and East York coaches said: “You’re the best team we’ve ever played.”

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Runs, runs, runs…. Jackets score and win

Braeden Cavanaugh works on his swing as teammate Braydon Chittle looks on.

submitted to EFP 24 runs were belted in, by the Essex Yellow Jackets Rookie team, this past Sunday morning. The hard playing Harrow Blues ran into a very hard hitting Essex team, and were not able to match the offensive production of the explosive Essex squad. Harrow came out of the gate strong, and scored

four runs in the first inning. Essex tightened up it’s defense, allowing little more, and went on to a 24-6 victory. Shortstop, and team “Go to guy” Nash Driedger, set the defensive tone. Catcher Andrew Hildebrant made a big tag, and a big out at the plate, assisted by Driedger. And then there was the hitting. Six members of the Jackets Jimmy Hayes and Blain Mulcaster were the Home Run hitters Sunday morning.

hit perfect. Caleb Cavanaugh, Andrew Hildebrandt, Nash Driedger, Blain Mulcaster, Freddie McCroy, and Braydon Chittle (4 for 4, with 2 doubles and 2 triples). Essex recorded two home runs during the game. Blain Mulcaster and Jimmy Hayes both hit line shots past the right

fielder that may still be rolling. On August 10, the top team, Tecumseh Rangers, are in Essex to meet the Yellow Jackets. Yellow Jacket Evan Heath, and teammates Kael Davidson and Ethan O’Neil all look forward to the challenge.

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