Essex Free Press - December 17, 2015 by Essex Free Press

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A LOOK INSIDE The Community Improvement Plan is working in Essex PAGE 3 _______________ Woodslee celebrates the Christmas season PAGE 9 ________________

Issue No. 50

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Thousands enjoy the Santa Claus Parade

Writing contest winners recognized PAGE 13 ________________ Essex Centre BIA forwards funds to food banks, ECHRS PAGE 16 ________________ Centennial 4-H anniversary celebrated in Harrow

PAGE 22 ________________ EDHS hoopers get back to winning

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from this organizing team estimated 15,000 people lined Talbot Street to take in the sight of thousands of twinkling lights that decorated a few dozen floats, and enjoy the sounds of the Kingsville-Essex Associated Band and other marching bands from Detroit. Youth dashed to collect the candy the parade entrants offered during the parade, and excitedly waved to Santa as he traveled along the parade route aboard his special float. The jolly man in red wished a joyous holiday season to all his Essex-based friends as his float wrapped up the parade line, along with fire trucks from Essex Fire & Rescue. Representatives of Staples Walker Road travelled along the parade route to collect Children’s Letters to Santa, ensuring he can learn the Christmas wishes of his Essex-based

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by Sylene Argent The spirit of the holiday season has a sense of magic to it, and it was easy to embody that excitement on Saturday evening as the Essex Centre BIA presented the annual Essex Centre Santa Claus Parade. Windsor Parade Corps organizes this event for the Essex Centre BIA, and representatives

friends before his busiest night of the year. The Essex Rotary Club also travelled along the parade route with shopping carts, collecting non-perishable food items for the Essex area Food Bank. This collection will help stock its shelves so its volunteers can continue to help put food on the tables of area individuals and families facing economically stressful times in the New Year. This year’s parade theme was Wild West Christmas and several of the parade entries decorated their floats to suit this theme. Many parade entries from a variety of different organizations took part in the parade on horseback, including the Canadian Cowgirls. The Essex Centre BIA Board was thrilled with the parade outcome, and happy to see so many come out to take in all it has to offer. The parade offered around an hour’s worth of entertainment, and had support from many local businesses and organizations, which entered floats into the well-attended parade.

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The Community Improvement Plan is working in Essex by Jennifer Cranston At the last regular Essex Town Council meeting, administration submitted a report on the progress of the Community Improvement Plan (CIP), and Councillors were excited by the uptake in Essex Centre. The CIP is a program that provides financial incentives through grants for improvements made by business owners and property owners in the business district. It was implemented in Harrow Centre in 2012 and in Essex Centre in 2014. Rita Jabbour is the Town’s co-op Planner, she and Town Planner Jeff Watson submitted the report to Council. The program covers a long list of improvements including front facade, accessibility, outdoor cafes, landscaping, conversion to dwelling units, and more. There are two grant programs that are part of the program, the Revitalization

Grant Program and the Development Grant Program. The Development Grant Program focuses on refunding municipal administrative permit fees. Programs like this exist in a few other municipalities in the area, but Essex is experiencing better success than other towns, according to Watson. Jabbour explained some of the reasons for that. “We work with (applicants) to help them maximize their benefit within the programs,” she said. She explained that the process has been streamlined. It is easy for applicants to understand, the red tape is minimal, and the process is faster. In some municipalities with CIP programs, every applicant must go through Council for approval. In Essex that is not the case. Town staff will work with applicants from the beginning of the process

to the end. “We like to work with them to help them plan their future,” Jabbour said. She also explained that, once work is completed, it is fast and easy to collect the grant money. “Once you bring in a paid invoice, you are paid in a couple of days, never more than 30 days,” she said. Jabbour said that once the Town streamlined the whole process from beginning to end, applications in Essex quadrupled and completed projects have almost tripled. In the first year of the program in Essex Centre around five businesses took advantage of it. In the second year, there have been 14 completed projects, with more applications coming in. Businesses in Harrow have been slower to take advantage of the program. Only five businesses from Harrow Centre used program in 2015. Jabbour explained that she and

Code of Conduct for Council Members adopted by Jennifer Cranston Councillors and Town administration have been working for months to develop and adopt a revised Code of Conduct for Town Council members. One of the final steps of that process was consulting the Town’s new Integrity Commissioner, Robert Swayze. Director of Corporate Services for Essex Donna Hunter presented the new code, complete with Swayze’s recommendations to Council at the last regular meeting and it was approved by Council. “One of the things we elaborated on is “confidential information,” said Hunter. “It’s easier now to understand what is and is not confidential.” Another change, explained Hunter, gives the Integrity Commissioner a better ability to investigate any unethical behaviour of Council members, even beyond the scope of the Code of Conduct. “We don’t want to have to investigate internally in some cases,” Hunter said. The Policy also addresses gifts or money received by Council members. It

defines what gifts can be accepted, such as a “suitable memento of a function honouring the member.” It also defines what gifts cannot be accepted such as any gift or benefit from someone who is lobbying that Council member to make certain decisions within their capacity as a Councillor. Hunter explained that the original policy dictated that any Councillor found to have accepted an inappropriate gift or money would be forced to return said gift. Hunter said that Swayze explained that that provision is outside of Council’s scope. While they can call a member on accepting inappropriate gifts, they do not have the legal authority to force the repayment or return of the gift. That provision has been removed from the Policy Manual. According to the Policy Manual, the purpose of the Code is to ensure that “Council Members carry out their duties in a manner that reflects the following six

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Watson are working hard to change that. They have initiated a survey for all the people who have shown an interest in the program, whether they used it or not, to help them find ways to better serve Harrow. “It’s been a positive experience for the businesses and the Town,” Watson said. Many of our Town’s businesses operate out of rented space. What is especially helpful is that you don’t have to be a property owner to apply. As long as the business owner has permission from the land lord, they can take advantage of the programs. Another interesting part of the program is the promotion of affordable rental homes in the urban centre, particularly over businesses. Watson explained that Essex is lacking in affordable rental housing. “It’s a way to meet our affordable housing goal,” Watson said. Jabbour said that the CIP is good for the whole community. “The CIP is a great example of government and business working together to improve the community at large,” she said. “It’s not only helping business owners, it’s helping the community at large.”

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key principles.” Those principles are Integrity, Accountability, Responsibility, Leadership, Respect, and Openness. Under the heading of Respect the policy dictates: “Council Members will conduct themselves efficiently, with decorum and with proper attention to the Town’s Procedural By-Law. They will treat each other and others with respect at all times, which includes not using derogatory language, respecting the rights of other people, treating people with courtesy and recognizing the different roles others play in local government decision-making.” Mayor Ron McDermott wasted no time enforcing the new policy, when, in the same meeting, he ejected Councillor Randy Voakes for violating the above policy. The Code of Conduct for Council Policy Manual can be found in its entirety on the Town of Essex website atessex.ca.

The Essex Area Food Bank The Essex Area Food Bank will be Closed starting Monday, December 21 and will return Tuesday, January 5, 2016. We would like to thank The Greater Essex District County School Board for allowing us the use of a portion of Sun Parlor Junior Grade School, and to the Clothes Cupboard, which is located at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Brien Ave., for distributing free clothing to the less fortunate families in our community. We are also thankful to the stores in Essex for helping us with our many needs. A final thank you to; the churches and charitable clubs, individuals, businesses, unions, firemen and to all the local gardeners and farmers for donating their fresh produce and to the people who donated from the Comber and Harrow Fairs.

Through your donations, Eileen Clifford’s dream will continue for years to come. For those who wish to send a monetary donation you may mail it to: Essex Area Food Bank For those who wish to donate other P.O. Box 3 items please call 519-800-2340 Essex ON and leave a message. N8M 2Y1

All of the Food Bank volunteers and Board members would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Shawna Coulter (centre) is congratulated by members of the Tecumseh community Policing Committee and OPP Sgt. Rick Tonial for her years of service as Tecumseh’s Community Policing Oﬃcer.

by Jennifer Cranston The Tecumseh Police Services Board recognized OPP Constable Shawna Coulter for her years of dedicated service as its Community Policing Officer on Thursday, December 10. Coulter is a resident of Essex and St. Mary’s Elementary School in Maidstone is one of the many schools she served during her time in Tecumseh. Coulter has spent over a decade in Community Policing and the last eight years in Tecumseh. OPP Sgt. Rick Tonial said Coulter has been an excellent resource, especially with children. “She’ll be missed,” he said. “She had a unique way of getting things done and getting the community involved.” As Community Policing Officer Coulter taught V.I.P. ( Values, Influences and Peers) classes to every grade six class in the municipality. She worked with Cop Camp and COPPS for Charities. She was also heavily involved with educating the public in safety and crime prevention. Police Board Chairperson Chris Hales said Coulter played a large

role in making Tecumseh a safe community. “Good people like you lay the groundwork so we can have one of the 10 safest communities in Canada,” he said to Coulter. Tecumseh Mayor Gary McNamara extended a “sincere thank you” to Coulter. “It starts with how you interact with the youth in our community,” he said. “You were like a magnet to little kids and others.” McNamara also pointed out the work Coulter did behind the scenes. He talked about her service with Cop Camp and mentioned that what most people don’t realize is that Community Policing Officers not only run the annual camp, but raise the funds to pay for it as well. Chairperson of the Community Policing Committee Kate Shaw said that she too would miss Coulter.

“(Coulter) embraced our community and became a driving force. She demonstrated a commitment to our community that never wavered,” she said. She talked about the relationships Coulter had with many children in the community, and how kids and teens would run to her when they saw her coming. “Please know how well respected and admired you are,” Shaw said. Shaw explained that Coulter was instrumental in getting Tecumseh’s state of the art skate park built. Shaw said Coulter went above and beyond with fundraising and holding youth dances. “She was all about trying to make a difference.

She literally never said ‘no.’ She’s awesome and I will miss her very much,” Shaw commented. In September, Coulter moved on to serve at Windsor Courts. She said she enjoyed serving the youth and the community of Tecumseh. Coulter has been with the OPP for 23 years. “The reward I got was when the kids would come up and hug me,” she said. “As an officer, having people run to you rather than away from you is pretty cool.” She said that being part of the lives of young people was one of her favourite parts of the job. “It’s great to be a footprint in their life,” she said.

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SVDP celebrates grand opening of Society Shoppe in Essex

Mayor Ron McDermott and longtime Holy Name St. Vincent de Paul volunteer Florence Jackson cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Essex’s own Society Shoppe. Management from Windsor Essex St Vincent De Paul, local members, and community leaders join the celebration.

by Jennifer Cranston Several members of the community came out to officially welcome St. Vincent de Paul’s Society Shoppe to Essex at its grand opening on Saturday. Staff and volunteers have been working hard at the new store since October to get ready for the official opening. Shoppers were invited to enjoy cake and cookies while they pursued the merchandise. At the

checkout, shoppers had a chance to spin a wheel for a chance to win discounts, gift cards, and other prizes. General Manager Rosanne Winger said she and her team have already been made to feel welcome. “We have already had such great community support,” she said. “Even other merchants have been supportive.” Retired Essex

businessman Ib Fynbo holds the volunteer position of Windsor Essex St. Vincent de Paul President. He spoke to those assembled, agreeing with Winger. “You have really already shown us good support,” he said. Mayor Ron McDermott was pleased to see another storefront in Essex Centre occupied. “Any time there is a building that has something in it, it’s great, especially this organization,” he said. “Here’s a building in town that’s full of nothing but love.” The Society Shoppe sells donated, second hand merchandise to support the services it provides to residents in Windsor and Essex County. St. Vincent de Paul facilitates food banks, and provides countless other services to those in need.

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Howling at the Moon ••• Comment by Sylene Argent •••

Looking Back Already, this week’s edition of the Essex Free Press is the last of 2015. Time certainly goes by so quickly. I always think it is important to look in that review mirror from time to time to take a moment to recognize where one started to know just how far one has travelled. Sometimes moving a mile can felt like just an inch. 2015 has been an interesting year in Essex. We have watched the Honour Wall surrounding the Spitfire Memorial go up, as well as its two more recent additions, the Essex riding elected a new MP in Tracey Ramsey, EDHS celebrate the completion of its new school building, Mr. Essex 73, Frank Matthys, was selected as this year’s Essex Citizen of the Year at a revamped Fun Fest, the 73’s won its seventh Schmalz Cup, permanent dog park plans were unveiled, and Essex won its category and five blooms through the National Communities in Bloom competition. This is all in addition to the many events and fundraisers hosted for the community to enjoy or benefit from. We also learned, recently, that the downtown business core is filling up with many new store fronts. We watched the silos and the Essex Memorial Arena come down, making

way for new opportunities. We also learned the sad news that the GECDSB voted to close Harrow High School, but further that the Town and many citizens are not giving up on that battle. Overall, 2015 was a busy year. There were many ups, and of course, some downs, too. Every event and every fundraiser the Town or its citizens hosts leaves behind a footprint, a foundation for which the future can be built. This goes for accomplishments, too. And it is so nice to see when students or citizens step up to commemorate the accomplishments of others for future generations to learn from, because, as the saying goes, you can’t know where you are going if you don’t know where you have been. Last week, we learned three leadership students at Essex District high School are searching for old yearbooks in hopes of finding information on EDHS athletics. This is in an effort to create a “Hall Of Fame” that will honour all of the hard work, dedication, and success EDHS athletics has experienced over the years. The students are in need of yearbooks for 1987, 1991, 1994, and

1995, and also from 1960-1964, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, and anything before 1956. The students put the word out to the community through an article in the EFP, and I hear they had a great response. But they are still in need of some more data to honour all past athletic accomplishments. The students are trying to create a memorial for those who left a footprint on Red Raider athletics. And that is an exciting endevour. I’m glad the leadership students are taking on this massive project to commemorate athletes of the past, and wish them all the luck in putting this project together. Leadership teacher Angela Lindsay at 519-300-0551 or ange.lindsay@ publicboard.ca can be contacted if anyone has information about past EDHS athletics or yearbooks that can be used. Hopefully, we will see some progress on this project, and many others, in 2016.

Let’s Talk About... by Evelyn Couch The Town is Growing The fact that I titled this as The Town indicates I am not with it as youth used to say. I should have written Essex Centre is growing. Are you as surprised by the number of new businesses as I am? The report in this newspaper states there will be five new ones within the next six or seven weeks. One is a cupcake store. My British Columbia great-grandson will be interested to hear that. He was making cupcakes and selling them, mainly to his high school classmates. The furniture repair shop seems like a great idea, especially if that includes furniture refinishing and reupholstering. A few years ago there was an attractive chair at the side of the road that needed both of those tasks. I knew the owner, so when I finished my work on it I took a picture of it to show to her. She had exclaimed jokingly, “I want my chair back.”

Many years ago when I was doing a report on a new business in Essex, the owner claimed he had waited a long time to find a store available, but he waited because he thought this was the ideal place for his business. The newspaper report stated one visitor had heard there were a lot of “nice little shops in Essex.” Certainly our location is central in the County. If a good percentage of those cars that drive through this town park here so the occupants can shop, or at least admire our Spitfire, then this town will be a good place to establish businesses. And the more diverse they are, the better. I think we need a clothing store for men. Do you remember when Jack Shaw had his men’s shop near what was then the bank of Montreal? And the Moore and Coutts store had a good section for men. With all those changes we need a new directory!

Letter to the Editor... Thank you for printing the comment by Jennifer Cranston in last week’s Essex Free Press. It was good to be reminded that changes in our thinking can change the realities of our world. I want to express my thanks to the new entrepreneurs in our town for choosing Essex as the place to follow their dream. I want to thank the long tenured businesses in our town for continuing to believe Essex is where they belong. They have invested in us so let’s get out and support them. As a member of the committee that developed our CIP incentives for business development I can tell you we have exceeded our expectations of this plan. The reinvestment in our town centres by our business owners, municipal government, as well as residents and community groups is starting to pay dividends.

Essex Centre as well as Harrow Centre have seen positive growth and investment in the commercial and Industrial sectors. Growth in these areas creates job opportunities as well as a reason for new people to call Essex home. Small Businesses (1-99 employees) account for almost 70% of Ontario’s workforce. There are still very serious and important issues we are facing as a town when it comes to infrastructure and development, and we are focusing many of our resources in those directions. However, it is important to recognize the achievements of our town in fighting back against the tide of negative energy washing over rural Ontario towns today. As Jennifer commented, “optimism combined with action has fantastic results.” - Steve Bjorkman, Councillor, Town of Essex

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Playwright provides suggestions for Migration Hall production by Sylene Argent In celebration of the holiday season, Migration Hall is offering Marty Bufalini’s “It’s a Wonderful Life-The Radio Show,” which is a play production that offers that 1940s old time radio show vibe. Bufalini, a Michiganbased radio host and actor, adapted the original Christmas classic in a way that includes his loves for old time radio. He stopped by Migration Hall last Wednesday evening to see how production on his play was going, and gave tips on how to properly use the sound effect items. Play Director Julia Burgess said there are

many iconic radio sound effects from Bufalini’s personal collection included in the play. One of those items is a door that was rescued from the old WXYZ station. This special door was used from the 1930s to the 1950s as the door sound effect for broadcasts of “The Lone Ranger” and the “Green Hornet.” He was able to get his hands on these items as a professor at Wayne State University. The University took over the Maccabees Building where WXYZ used to be stationed. Bufalini explained this door, along with

some other items, were slated for the trash. “They told me they were going to toss it out, so I said ‘toss it in my trunk,’” he said. He said his love for old time radio had him want to adapt “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the ear. The play was first performed around a dozen years ago. The audience will watch on as studio singers and actors perform at vintage microphones in costume under the direction of the radio station announcer, producer, and sound effects coordinator, Migration Hall stated. Though many may know Burgess from her career as a School Board Trustee, she has been involved in community theatre for around 45 years. In the first show she was involved with, Burgess designed the

wardrobe for a local production of “My Fair Lady” in 1970. She saw Marty Bufalini’s “It’s a Wonderful Life-The Radio Show” around ten years ago. And since then, she wanted to bring the show to the area. She is thrilled to be able to offer it this year. She said she had been pitching this play to the Migration Hall Board for the past few years. This version of the Christmas classic “gives it an interesting twist,” Burgess said. Bufalini added that this type of production “Forces you to use the theatre of your mind.” He enjoys those old time radio shows, which has become a lost art. Burgess said the play will attract those who want to see the original storyline, and those

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Woodslee celebrates the Christmas season to sit with Santa and share holiday wishes, the youth were able to pick a prize that they were able to take home. Participating youth also learned that it is better to give than it is to receive as the Woodslee Community

by Sylene Argent Local young families headed out to the Woodslee Community Centre on Saturday to celebrate the fast-approaching holiday season through the Woodslee Community Association’s third annual Christmas Afternoon event. Here, youth enjoyed getting their faces painted, indulged on holidaythemed treats, created Christmas crafts, and had the opportunity to meet Santa at a time when the jolly man in red is making those final preparations for Christmas Eve. After having the chance

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Salvation Army pleased with toy drive support by Sylene Argent In an effort to ensure many area youth of families facing economically stressful times have a bright and exciting Christmas morning, the Essex Salvation Army hosts its annual Christmas Hamper program, which in part collects and distributes toys. On the evening of Tuesday, December 7, members of the Essex

Salvation Army manned a table in the lobby at the Essex Centre Sports Complex during the Essex 73’s home game against Dresden. Here, 73’s fans forwarded new, unwrapped toy items to the Salvation Army in support of its Christmas Hamper program. In exchange for their goodwill, those who contributed to the program received a chance to win 73’s apparel.

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“People were generous tonight,” Carolyn Barnett of the Essex Salvation Army said. In addition to being able to collect a large donation of toys, the Salvation Army was also able to collect two carts worth of canned goods. “We’re really happy with that. “The donations are appreciated. We are hoping to give to 100 children this year,” Barnett continued. This was the second year the event was hosted. Anyone wishing to forward toys to the Essex Salvation Army for the Christmas Hamper program can do so at its Church during its hours of operation. The Church can be reached at 519-7764628. The Salvation Army is in particular need of items that would be suitable for youth aged 10-14, she said. The Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper program includes a holiday dinner, which is being packed at Essex Foodland. During the event, the Salvation Army also had its Christmas Kettle onsite, collecting monetary donations. Donations collected through the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle

Photo submitted: Volunteers display the large amount of toys that were collected for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper program. The toy drive was hosted during the Essex 73’s home game on Tuesday, December 8.

Campaign and its annual Letter Campaign help the local Church to support area individuals and families in need

throughout the year. It is hoped the community gives generously to this program to support others. Volunteers to man the

Christmas Kettles are still needed. Contact the Church to get involved.

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Free children’s books to be available in the Little Lender Libraries

Rotarian Neil NcBeth displays some of the children’s books that will be available for families facing economically stressful times to take to use as Christmas gifts or stocking stuﬀers for their youngsters.

by Sylene Argent From December 19-24, the Little Lender Library located outside the Essex Municipal building will house children’s books that will be available for the taking. Neil McBeth of the Essex Rotary Club initiated installing a few of the Little Lender Library boxes last year. Typically, the motto for this program is to take a book, read it, and then return it, but the Rotary will use the Little

Lender Library outside the municipal building to place gently used or new children’s books in. These books will be available for families facing economically stressful times to take as items to give to their children this holiday season. Essex United Church helps man this Little Lender Library box, and between the Church and the Rotary Club, a few books will be placed inside the box every so

often to accommodate the need. The children’s books will have a variety of themes. Some will be Christmas-based; others will focus on subjects such as history or science. This is just another example of the Essex Rotary and Essex United Church showing support

to the community and giving back. Anyone interesting in donating to the program can email essexrotary3015@gmail. com. McBeth hopes the program goes over well and is well utilized by those who need it.

Pleasant Valley gives unexpected donation to Essex Retirees’

Photo submitted: Members of the Pleasant Valley Community Club present a donation to members of the Essex Retirees’ Social Club. Front row: Ileen Ames of Pleasant Valley, Larry Lane, President of Essex Retirees’, and Don Ames, George Diesbourg, and Joanne Diesbourg of Pleasant Valley. Back row: Floyd Cascadden, Vice President of Essex Retirees’.

submitted to the EFP The Essex Retirees’ Social Club members received an early Christmas gift from the Pleasant Valley Community Club recently. A formal presentation was made at the Essex Retirees’ Christmas Party. The Pleasant Valley Community Club presented a third of the proceeds from the sale of the Pleasant Valley Club building. The Pleasant Valley Community Centre was forced to close and sell the old school house in which its members had enjoyed many years of card playing. The building and its contents were sold. The remaining Directors decided to split the money from the sale of the building to three senior centres located in Leamington, Woodslee, and Essex. The Essex Retirees’ appreciate the unexpected donation of $19,000, which will be a great help with expenses and upkeep of our facility for some time. The Pleasant Valley Club house will continue to be available to rent for private parties.

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Writing contest winners recognized

ARC Writing Contest winners received a plaque and public recognition during the Council Meeting held at the Essex County Civic Centre on Monday, December 7. Pictured, front row: Matt Brady, Isabel Newton, Emily Weglarz, Carly Coombe, and Isaac Newton. Back row: ARC Chair Sheila Herold, Councillor Bill Caixeiro, Councillor Larry Snively, and Mayor Ron McDermott.

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by Jennifer Cranston In September, the Arts, Recreation and Culture Committee offered a youth writing contest with the theme, “How I spent my summer vacation in Essex.” The winners of that contest were recognized at the regular Council meeting held on Monday, December 7 at the Essex County Civic Centre. Mayor Ron McDermott explained the winners wrote about enjoying many of the summer programs the Department of Essex Community Services

offers, such as swimming and summer camps. They also wrote about enjoying festivals like the Essex Fun Fest and the summer concert series hosted at the Memorial Spitfire. “Tonight we want to thank everyone who participated and recognize our top winners,” he said. In the Junior Division plaques were awarded to Isaac Newton for first place and Isabel Newton for second place. In the Intermediate Division plaques were awarded to Matt Brady for first place, Emily Weglarz for second

place, and Priscilla DaRe for third place. From the Senior Division Carly Coombe took first place. In recognition of the winners of the ARC’s Writing Contest, the Essex Free Press is sharing the winning entries.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation In Essex by: Isaac Newton (age 10). This summer, I spent five of the ten weeks at the Essex Clubhouse Day Camp where there

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Writing contest winners recognized... were weekly themes, plus awesome and friendly counsellors. We always played fun games and did activities, but the field trips were my favorite. My favorite was when we went to Springz, but I also enjoyed the splash pad in Colchester. While we were there we had a kite flying competition, built a sand castle, and I got to go fishing for my first time. Sadly, I did not catch anything.

Although I have been going to Clubhouse Day Camp since I was 5, I still love going every year. One of my other favorite things of summer was going to the Fun Fest. I go every year and there is at least one new thing each year. This year, after some convincing, I rode the Pharaoh Ride (it was OK). I saw 10 of my friends from school, plus my teacher. We invited some of my family over to

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see the Fun Fest fireworks. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait until next year! It was a really great summer. Not all of the fun was in Essex, but lots of it was. Where You Belong by: Matt Brady (age 12). Hello, My name is Matt Brady. I am 12-years old and attend 7th grade at Holy Name Catholic School. I live in Essex, and I have lived here for the

past eight years. And I think about all the things I did last summer. So, I decided to write about three important things I did this summer, and what they mean to me. So, one of the things I did this summer in Essex was play Peewee Baseball, and what I liked about that is I get to play with my friends. Also, I get to play baseball all around Essex County, and I have plenty of stories about playing on the road. Like this one time when at a tournament, everyone went somewhere for lunch. Half of us all

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ended up going to the same Subway. In the end I really did like my baseball season this year and Essex was part of what made it so great. Something else I did this summer in Essex (Harrow) was go to the Harrow Fair with my mom, brother, and my friend Evan. And we really had fun going on rides like the Polar Express, bumper cars, and the spider (except when me, my brother, and Evan were all on one car). But the fair eventually got rained out, and I mean it rained hard, so hard that I

felt like I had jumped in a pool with my clothes on. In addition, I also did a lot of geocaching over the summer with my brother and dad in and around Essex County. It was very fun and we also put one at our house, too. But geocaching also can be very hard, like this one geocache in Cottam that involved magnetic locks. To open the geocache you had to match specific keys to a code. Over all it took us an hour to figure it

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Writing contest winners recognized...

Priscilla DaRe won third place in the ARC Writing Contest Intermediate Division, she was late to Council, missing the group photo, but Mayor Ron McDermott insisted that he have the chance to congratulate her.

out, but we did find some cool stuff like a wolverine Lego figure. In conclusion, I had a great summer. And it wouldn’t be the same without Essex. So thank you Essex for all my enjoyment over last summer. How I spent My Summer in Essex by: Carly Coombe (age 17) For most people, summer is a time for traveling out to a different

country and relaxing while there. But for me, summer is a time away from school, to have fun with my friends and family, while staying local, and not traveling too far from home. Now when most people think of staying home during the summer holiday, they just stay in their houses and binge watch Netflix, when in fact there is so much more happening in the town around them. Although I am not

locally from Essex, I do travel and participate in many of the events that the Town of Essex held throughout the summer. Between skating and swimming to a treasure hunt throughout Essex, every day was filled with adventure and excitement. Throughout the months of July and August, Essex held many events that took place all over the county. Some of my favorite events that I attended would have to be the live concerts, the sit-in movies, the Essex Fun Fest, and participating in swimming and skating. With the live concerts, I was only able to attend one, but the one I did attend was amazing. Listening to the band play, the instruments flowed well with one another, making songs have a different meaning than what I thought before. This type of music is often underappreciated, but while listening to instrumental covers of popular songs that are often played on the radio, you develop a better understanding of the effort and practice that goes into learning this song. As for the sit-in movies, I attended both with my family as an outing to get away from the house. The first movie that we saw was How To Train A Dragon 2, which I happen to see in theatres when it

came out, but I went to go see it again anyway because it is an awesome movie. For some reason, watching a movie on a giant blow up screen is more fun than watching it in any theatre. While we were watching the movie, it had begun to rain so they had to close the movie down early. Although this was an unfortunate event, there was another movie that was playing later at the arena. This movie ended up being Night At The Museum 3, which I was really looking forward to as I had seen the previous movie and had not seen this one until that night. The movie ended up great and the free popcorn was delicious. My family and I enjoyed both of these movies. The Essex Fun Fest is another festival that is meant to be enjoyed and shared with friends and family members, which is what we did. The parade took place in the morning, and all the floats that took place in it were beautifully done. Even the Essex mascot fit in well with the entire parade. Once the festival began, the smell of cotton candy and kettle corn floated through the air. After admiring the

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vendor tables, we decided to head over to the rides. Even before we got there, the sound of screaming and laughter filled our ears. The rides covered everything from spinning rides to rides that make you go upside down. Out of all the rides, my favorite ride would have to be the Spider as I must have gone on it about 10 times. Finally, you can’t visit Essex without taking a day to go swim at the recreation center or go skate at the arena. The plus side to swimming in the summer is the water is nice and cool. The rope and slide are perfect for anyone, and is always busy with kids who are jumping around at how excited they are. The downside is how busy the pool always is, but the kids are having fun with their

friends so it really is not that bad. Also, by skating in the winter, it enables you to cool down and have a nice skate when the ice is not so busy. Not many people think of skating in the summer, but it is nice to get out of the heat every once in a while. While the summer only lasted a short 10 weeks, it was jammed packed with fun and adventure. Some things I never wanted and hoped that they would last forever, but everything must come to an end. Although school has started now, the memories that I had in Essex will be remembered forever. Thank you, Essex, for giving me one of the best summers I have had in a long time.

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Essex Centre BIA forwards funds to food banks, ECHRS by Sylene Argent The Essex Centre BIA displayed the spirit of holiday giving at its December board meeting on Tuesday, December 8. The local Business Improvement Association forwarded monetary donations to the Essex

Salvation Army Food Bank and to the Essex Area Food Bank to show support to community members facing economically stressful times. It also forwarded a donation to the Essex & Community Historical

Research Society (ECHRS) for allowing the Essex Centre BIA to use its facility as a gatherspace for its monthly meetings. This donation will help the local historical organization to be able to continue to preserve history and display significant artifacts and documents of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past. These three donations have been given out annually for the past few years, leading into the holiday season. Members of the Essex Centre BIA noted they were happy to be able to give back to the community and show support to families and individuals in need.

Pictured second from the right, Laurie Kowtiuk, Essex & Community Historical Research Society President, accepts a monetary donation from members of the Essex Centre BIA Board.

Members of the Essex Centre BIA Board were pleased to forward a donation to Major Sam Roberts in support of the Essex Salvation Army Food Bank.

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Apple Fest raises $45,000 by Jennifer Cranston The Apple Fest Steering Committee, community leaders, and representatives of Community Living Essex County gathered at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens on Tuesday to celebrate another successful festival. The Ruthven Apple Fest was held at Colasanti’s in September and raised $45,000 for transportation needs at Community Living Essex County. Oddfellow Ron Hicks spoke about the history of

the Apple Fest. The Apple Fest was founded 36 years ago by the Ruthven Oddfellows. Community Living approached the lodge, asking for help with transportation needs. Hicks was the man who made the motion to hold a local festival to support Community Living. Bridget Gagnon is supported by Community Living and she was also a volunteer at this year’s festival. “As a volunteer and someone who benefits from the proceeds, I want to thank everyone who

helped make the Ruthven Apple Fest a success,” she said. CLEC Director of Community Relations Tony DeSantis said that it “takes a community” to put on the festival and thanked the steering committee, the corporate sponsors, and all the volunteers. “There are a lot of worthwhile causes in the community and I want to thank them for choosing to support us,” he said. Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos also thanked Colasanti’s for

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Each night we shed a silent tear. As we speak to you in prayer. To let you know we love you, And just how much we care.

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Chain letters Do you remember when chain letters were circulated? If you forwarded it, usually to three others but sometimes it required five, something wonderful would happen. If you did not, the adverse would happen. Usually the happenings would be described and either way the message made it hard to resist sending the chain letter on to someone. The biggest deterrent for me was knowing how much I hated receiving one and thinking I did not want to annoy anyone that much. Sometimes money was involved, as much as $5, which was worth more to the receiver than that amount would be today. The prediction was that if you and everyone followed the forwarding directions, eventually you would have a considerable sum of money. But I don’t think there were enough foolish people for that to materialize. Do I remember correctly when I think the post office banned them? Now, we get similar messages on the internet as an e-mail. So far what I have received has been amusing. I received one lately that noted I was being sent a hug certificate. It included a poem like this: “If I could catch a rainbow I would do it just for you and share with you its beauty on days you’re feeling blue.” It goes on to mention several things the sender would do and ends with “But all these things I’m finding impossible for me…So let me be what I know best, a friend that’s always there.” The forwarding instructions are to send to all your friends for them to forward and hopefully some will come back to the original sender. The number you get will tell you something about your popularity providing you didn’t send one to yourself, which it stated would be cheating. I hope you enjoy finding a letter from a friend or the family; among all the crap you have to delete.

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by Jennifer Cranston Jesse Anthony Sharron is an opera singer from Cottam who has used his gift to support mental health services at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Sharron raised $1,000 at a concert in Walkerville over the summer, he chose to donate those proceeds to LDMH to support expanded mental health services. Sharron explained that mental health is an important issue for him because he has relatives who live with mental health issues. It has made him more aware and more understanding of the struggles faced by people with mental illness. Megan Miinch is a mental health nurse at LDMH. She was in the recently remodeled Mental Health Neighbourhood of Care to accept Sharron’s donation. She said that walk-in counselling for adults and youth, addiction services, and chronic pain management are only a few of the services provided at LDMH. “We’re making these services more accessible to residents of the County,” she said. She also explained that her team is looking forward to the grand opening of their new Neighbourhood of Mental Health Care very soon. Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos was there to participate in the event. “This is a local family giving back to the services they can find right in their own back yard,” he said. “It’s great.”

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All are welcome to enjoy singing our favorite carols and share fellowship on Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve, at our Candlelight Service starting at 6 p.m. Those on our sick and shut in list may ﬁnd this to be a lonely time of year. Please make an eﬀort to contact them. Thanks to everyone in the community who contributed in so

submitted by Carolyn Barnett

Join us on Sunday Mornings at 11 a.m. for Family Worship led by Major Sam Roberts. We invite you to celebrate that Jesus is the reason for the Christmas season. Following the service, enjoy coﬀee and fellowship.

many ways with the Christmas Kettles and Toy Drive. Your donations and your time are greatly appreciated in this community ministry. Our CCM services start at Iler Lodge on Wed. Jan 6th at 10:30 a.m. and Thurs. Jan. 7th at Country Village , in Woodslee at 6:30 p.m. SA Connections resumes Tues. Jan. 5th from 10 -1, followed by Bible Study. Messy Church starts Thurs. Jan.14th at 6 p.m. These are free community programs open to men, women and children of all ages. Merry Christmas and many blessings in the New Year! Essex Christian Reformed Church submitted by Beverley Van Huizen

this year is Around the World. December 28 – 31. Free registration. Ages: 5 –12. For more information call the church oﬃce at 519-776-5121. Antioch Christian Ministries submitted by Linda Knight

Pastor Gary spoke on how she believes God is healing the church in this hour and forming His character in us for a speciﬁc purpose. Upcoming Events: Youth Christmas Party and Sleigh Ride, December 18 at a farm in Amherstburg. Christmas Celebration Sunday, December 20. Everyone welcome! Light refreshments will be served. Prayer for Essex, every Monday from 2-3 p.m. at Amy Belle’s Fashion.

Note: Restoration House Healing Rooms will be closed Boxing Day and January 3. Legacy Men’s Meeting begins again on January 30th. Be blessed! Woodslee Friendship Club This week, we enjoyed the games without having to worry about going out into freezing weather. That will come soon enough! Our Pepper winners this week were: Charles Chevalier, Edna Chevalier, Rita Glowa, Veronica Granger and Joanne McMurren. The Euchre winners were: Edna Chevalier, Adrian Diesbourg, George Diesbourg, Joanne Diesbourg, Leo Durocher, Irene Gignac, Bob Mullins, Mike Renaud, Ruby Robertson and Cecile St. Denis. For information, call Fran McKim 519- 961-9532.

We would like to extend an invitation to you and your family to attend our Fourth Advent 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. Come out on Sunday, December 20 at 6:00 pm for an evening of Lessons and Carols Candlelight Service. We will have a Dessert Social after the service. Visit us online for service times and directions or just to listen to a sermon or two. www.essexcrc.ca.

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All are welcome for our Sunday Worship Service at 10am with Pastor Linda Blair. Sunday School begins at 10:15 am. The Door Greeters on Sunday are Joanne & Stephanie Pierre; Elder on Duty is Hazel Farough; Lock-up is Jack Thomas. On Sunday, Dec. 20 we will share in Christmas Communion. On Sun., Dec. 20 Cottam United Church presents a musical compilation “Let There Be Joy!” 10:15 am and 7pm. Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Service is on Dec. 24, at 7pm. Christingle Service is on Sun., Dec. 27, at 10am.

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Essex United Church Submitted by Susan G. TuckSweetman

Join us on Wednesday evenings for our Happy Holly Hour at 7 pm. It is a chance to chat and sing and pray and discuss. Our Mitten Tree is up. We are accepting donations of scarves, mitts and hats in all sizes. Please have your donations in by December 13th. We are also collecting donations for Hiatus House. These are their needs; toiletries, socks, slippers, pyjama (all sizes). If you prefer, buy a gift card. Your Outreach Committee only asks that you give what is comfortable for you. Join us for our Christmas Week services: Sunday, December 20 ~ White Gift Sunday, Junior Choir and Mini Cantata and Thursday, December 24 ~ Christmas Eve Services: 7:00 pm Family Christmas Service and 11:00 pm Communion Service with an Agape Meal. Winter Vacation Bible Camp theme

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Centennial 4-H anniversary Hawks earn Read-a-Thon rewards celebrated in Harrow by Sylene Argent The 100th anniversary of the 4-H Club in Ontario was celebrated inside the Harrow Agricultural Building on the evening of Saturday, December 5. Organizers served up a smoked pork chop dinner and offered a night of dancing with the musical stylings of a DJ. It is estimated 200 individuals enjoyed the dinner and dance held in celebration of 4-H Ontario’s centennial anniversary. This number would have likely been even greater had there not been any fog to contend with while driving to and from the event. All those who bought a ticket to the event were given a commemorative 4-H 100th anniversary themed mug. Silent and live auctions offered a number of items to bid on, in addition to a children’s silent auction table. The auctions earned around $3500 for the 4-H Club, thanks to the generous individuals who donated prizes for the event, and those who made bids. Cindy VanderVeen was one of the organizing committee members, along

with Sue Morris, Penny Anger, and Brenda Anger. These individuals formed the committee to host this event as they thought it would be nice for the centennial anniversary of 4-H Ontario to be celebrated in Harrow. In recognition of this celebration, a few individuals took the chance to speak about the Club and the difference it makes in the lives of its members. One of the presentations made on Saturday evening included the 4-H Canning Club forwarding $2100 of its earnings to the Harrow Fair Board. The donation will be used to support the shade shelter where auctions are held during the annual Harrow Fair. VanderVeen, along with her mom and dad, Betty and Gary Anger, created a 4-H display for the event. Those who attended the event could take pictures of this commemorative display to recognize and celebrate the history of the 4-H Club. A special thanks to Donna Anger who made 300 cupcakes, formed into clovers, for the event.

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submitted to the EFP On Tuesday, December 8, the students at Holy Name Catholic Elementary School gathered in the gym to witness three special Read-A-Thon rewards. The students raised over $10,000 for this initiative. To encourage the students, a few of the teachers put themselves on the line as incentives. The first reward was a scooter challenge between Mrs. Farrand

and Mr. Gregetz. It was a close race (with two wipe-outs), but Mrs. Farrand triumphed in the end. The second reward involved two of our female teachers. Mrs. Hastings had her hair coloured blue, and Mrs. Renaud changed her hair colour to a bright shade of red. Our final reward had

our principal, Ms. Tuer, get some tasty cream pies carefully thrown in her face. She was dressed in appropriate attire to accept these special treats. Thanks to all the teachers involved for being such good sports. Great job Hawks!

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Brett Vorshuk pursues the puck in the oﬀensive zone against Dresden on December 8.

by Garrett Fodor Playing three games last week, the Essex 73’s began to show some wear and tear with sluggish play and some key bodies missing from their line up. The 73’s were missing an entire line for the December 11 game against the Alvinston Flyers. The 73’s began the week by hosting the Dresden Jr. Kings on December 8. In the game, Essex had scoring contributions from all four lines to go with a shutout performance from Trevor Wheaton. After the first 40 minutes of play, the game was anyone’s for the taking, despite the 2-0 scoreboard in favour of Essex. Dresden continued to push in the final frame, but were unable to solve Wheaton and his defense. Essex went on to score two goals in the final 12 minutes of the game to win 4-0. Scoring for Essex was four returning players, Matthew Hebert, Michael Vieira, Phil Janikowski,

and Tyler Turner. Alixe Saliba finished the night with an assist and added a handful of blocked shots in Essex’s effort against Dresden. “I think everyone contributed out there, and we just pulled it together,” said Saliba, “We worked the puck down low, and played the corners well to get a nice cycle going. The bounces also went our way, and we managed to put enough of them in.” On Friday night, the 73’s hit the road to face the eighth place Alvinston Flyers. The Flyers were awoken with an offensive explosion. Essex scored four goals in the opening 8 minutes, with the first two goals coming from Tyler Turner in the opening five minutes. The 73’s continued to roll in the middle frame, picking up four more goals, including a pair coming from defenseman Matt Zelko. Trevor Wheaton gave up a pair for the short handed 73’s who were up comfortably

8-2. In the final frame, teams exchanged goals, but Essex prevailed in the end by a score of 10-3. Phil Janikowski had two goals and an assist, while Alixe Saliba had three assists, to extend his point streak to 4 games,

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The 2016 Toy Drive is underway, there is a new box in the Church Hall to be filled and box number two is waiting! Lets fill them again for area kids for next Christmas. Please join us Sundays at 9:15 at “The Little White Church in the Cemetery” in Cottam, everyone is welcome! Continued from Page 21 Epiphany Sunday will be celebrated on Jan. 3. The Iler Lodge Service is on Jan. 5, at 2pm. The Giving Tree is in the Narthex for those who wish to donate to those in need. As well donations are being collected to help with our Syrian Refugee Family fund sponsorship. Trinity Church We remember in our prayers James, Craig, Bill, Fran, Harry, Jane and Maureen. The Sanctuary Lamp burns to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Victor & Marie Van Belle, given by Archie & Vicky Van Belle and Howard & Marg Brackell. Happy Birthday to Joseph Srigley this week. There will be a Blue Christmas Service at St. Paul’s on Monday, Dec. 21, at 7 pm. The Church office is closed for the holidays after December 18, and will reopen on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. During Advent season, donations of hats, scarves and mittens can be placed on our Giving Tree, to be given to the clothing cupboard clients to keep them warm this winter. Our Vestry Meeting will be held on Sunday, Jan. 17, after the service. If you have a report to be handed in, please give them to Bill Jackson as all reports must be submitted to the office by Wednesday, Jan. 6. We are taking orders for Apple Pies again for pick up on January 23rd. You can place your orders by leaving a message at 519 839 5184, or at the Church office at 519 776 7711.

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Come join us for White Gift Sunday and 4th Sunday of Advent at 11:15am. Rev. Ann will give her message. This Advent Sunday is Love. Murray and Jean Logan and Lenore Palmer will serve lunch. Thank you to Belle River and Windsor Seventh Day Adventist Choirs who join our Choir in making our Cantata a great success. Also, Thank you to directors, Scott Bastein and Esther Sayed, and to Carol Malott and Linda Armstrong for the great reception after the concert. This being White Gift Sunday, please bring unwrapped donations of toys and presents for teens. Decorate our trees with socks, hats, gloves and scarves for Downtown Mission. If you would like a home visit or know someone who would like one, please contact Rev. Ann. Rev. Ann will be unavailable from Dec. 25 - Dec. 29. In case of a pastoral emergency, please contact Rev. Kim Gilliland at: 519-839-4266. Please note the church office will be closed for the holidays after Thursday, Dec. 17 and reopen on Tuesday, Jan 5, 2016. Christmas Eve Service with Holy Communion: Thursday, December 24 at 7pm. at Woodslee. Musical guests: Anita Leschied, harp and Averil Spence Clark, flute. Choir Practice is Mondays at 6 pm. Coffee and Conversation: Thursday at 10 am. Please note there will be no coffee hour on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31.

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Maidstone Cross submitted by Wendy Cunningham

Christmas Mass schedule for St. Mary’s is on Christmas Eve at 4p.m. and 9p.m. and Christmas Day at 9a.m. Everyone from St. Mary’s and St. John’s are invited to a Christmas party at Jose’s Restaurant on Friday, December 18 at 7 p.m. Decorating of our church for Christmas takes place on Monday, December 21, at 6 p.m. Thank you to all the generous donors who purchased a Christmas gift for the Refugee families. Thanks to Shaun and Kolleen Fuerth who organize our annual Giving Tree. Happy Birthday to Fr. Moe, Fr. Matt George, Agnes Eyraud, Fr. Mike Ryan, Fr. Larry Mousseau, Andrea McLeod, Michelle Mongeau and Sal Gignac. Please keep all who are shut in, hospitalized or in nursing homes and their care givers in your prayers. May you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Holy Name of Jesus Church submitted by Therese Lecuyer

Our Christmas Mass Schedule is as follows: Christmas Eve 5pm, 7pm, 9pm; Christmas Day 9:30; New Year’s Eve 5pm; New Year’s Day 9:30am. The K of C are hosting a Euchre Night on Mon., Dec. 21, at 7pm in the Parish Hall. St. John Paul and Great Youth Space celebrate a grand opening on Sun., Jan. 10 after Life Teen Mass. The St. Vincent de Paul Society Shoppe is now open in Essex and is also accepting donations. The next K of C Fish Fry is on Jan. 13, from 4:30-7pm. Get updates to all our Youth Ministry Events at facebook.com/youthminister; Instagram: Hnj_youth or Twitter: @hnjyouth From my family to yours, have a Blessed Christmas.

Essex Community Services Essex Community Services Wonders - Are you a senior living ALONE? Feeling isolated? Our Security Reassurance Program can help. Our friendly and professional staff will phone you regularly to check on your comfort and well-being. You choose the day, time and frequency of calls. In the event that we cannot reach you, we alert relatives, neighbours, or emergency services. The goal of this free program is to offer you companionship through a telephone visitation. It offers care, concern and support and enables you to live with dignity and independence in your home. For program details and free registration, call 519-776-4231. We will close at noon on Thursday December 24th, and we will remain closed through the holidays. We will re-open on Monday January 4, 2016. Merry Christmas!

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Harrow United Church Submitted by Larry Anderson

Continued from Page 24 Essex Baptist Church submitted by Stephaie Winger

Our current message series is “The Pursuit of Joy: A Journey Through Philippians.” Sunday morning message recordings are available at our website: EssexBaptist. com. Join us for 11:00 am Sunday Service, Sunday School is at 9:45 am. Kid’s Club is oﬀered for children ages SK-Gr. 3 and Youth Night for Grades 4+ begins Monday from 6:30-7:30 pm. Join us for a Bible study and prayer meeting on Wednesdays at 7 pm. Golden Age Golf Report 42 golfers were rewarded with 70 aces on the day. Leading the pack with 6 was Bill Mayville. 4 dropped for Betty McManus, John Vlodarchyk and Lloyd Honey. Low score over 9 holes went to Lloyd Honey with 15 followed by Bill Mayville with 16. Low score of 34 over 18 holes was shared by Bill Mayville and Lloyd Honey. Bill Mayville had 70 over 36 holes while Bill Ward had 72, Lloyd Honey had 73 and Doug Vickery, John Murphy, Mary Anne Vickery and Tom Hyatt each had 77. 1st place bragging rights with 235 went to team 10 [Bill Mayville, Linda Walsh, Eva Kah]. Sharing in 2nd place with 241 was team 7 [Wanda Hayes, Andy Orsini, Bill Ward] and team Jacks [Mary Binder, Perpetua Hildrop, John Murphy]. 3rd place went to team 4 with 244 [Norbert Gisi, John Vlodarchyk, Lloyd Honey] On December 17th at 9:00 am, members will come together to enjoy a league sponsored breakfast buﬀet at Colasanti’s followed by our regular golf. Bakerville News

We welcome you to join us on Sunday, Dec. 20 for our 10:30 am – Worship Service celebrating the 4th Sunday of Advent. A special thank you is extended to Laurene for her beautiful solo “One Small Child” last Sunday. As well, we thank Jeﬀ for his guitar support during our service. Please note the following, upcoming services: December 17 – Blue Christmas Service (7 pm), December 20 – Carol Service (7 pm), December 21 – Harrowood Service (2 pm), December 24 – Live, Outdoor Nativity and Carol Singing (6:15 pm) and Family Christmas Eve. Service (7 pm). Everyone is welcome to join us! The “Giving Tree” is ready in the downstairs auditorium. Please continue to bring in hats, scarves, mittens and socks to support local organizations that are assisting those in need. Thank you. The generous contributions to the “Love Bucket” last week collected $247 for Hiatus House. Thank you for your support. 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 website at: www. harrowunited.org.

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

McMurrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finish third on track Fond memories of Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supertest gas station

Supertest gas station and coďŹ&#x20AC;ee shop in London, Ontario, in 1957

Supertest was a Canadian gas and oil company from 1923 to 1973 with head office in London, Ontario. Greg Rice, now in Leamington with Realty House, started working at age 13 at his dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supertest gas station at the SW corner of Wellington Road and Langarth W. in London. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We lived upstairs over the station with no running water. You pumped the gas by hand up to the right level in the glass tube on top and then let gravity put it into the car. They were replaced soon after Dad took over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The car parked on the left in the photo is my green 1951 Ford which I bought when I was still 15. I learned to drive on that car. On the right is the front of my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studebaker. I learned to joy ride in that car. The faster you went, the closer to the ground you got until you thought your rear end was rubbing the highway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the back in the photo is the old service truck. I took the front and rear fenders right off. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, you see, father, there was a kid hanging on at the back and I was zig-zagging, trying to shake him off.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I never saw the wire holding up the telephone pole. They really should mark them better. It took both fenders clear off!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coffee shop on the right side of the building was a busy place. At lunch time I would rush home from school for lunch and act as short order cook in the kitchen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weekends were Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time off. I worked from 6:00 am Saturday till around midnight, and again Sunday. I did it all. Pumped gas full service, checked the oil and fluid levels, checked tire pressure, did oil changes, grease jobs, batteries, spark plugs, flat tires, and tune-ups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The old station was replaced with a new one, hoist and all around â&#x20AC;&#x2122;58 or â&#x20AC;&#x2122;59. By then we lived in a house some distance away. Since father wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t around on weekends, guys would bring their cars in for me to soup up their engines for the Saturday night street races. Then back on Sunday so I could retune them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a young kid, I was like a sponge learning from my father and making a whole $1.50 per hour. When they sold the gas station and bought Camp Tamar in Temagami, I loaned them $500 to help them buy the camp - money I had earned off them over the past four years.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: â&#x20AC;&#x153;OLD CAR DETECTIVE FAVOURITE STORIES, 1925 to 1965.â&#x20AC;?

by Fred Groves Frost on Ballykeel, owned by Logan McMurren of Essex, finished third in the ninth race at the Western Fair Raceway on Friday. The horse is trained by Loganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandfather, Vic, who also trained Mack Shark to a third place showing in the eighth race. â&#x20AC;˘ Still with horse harness racing, South Woodsleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Donald Leschied had a good outing at Flamboro Downs on Thursday as his Mister Big Top was third in the ninth race. â&#x20AC;˘ Alex Friesen had a goal, his 14th of the season, on Thursday to help the Carleton Place Canadiens to a 5-2 win over Kanata in Junior â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action. â&#x20AC;˘ Clay Kranack of Essex had an assist to help the visiting LaSalle Vipers to a 6-5 win over St. Thomas on Friday in Junior â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; play. â&#x20AC;˘ It was a tough week for the EDHS junior girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; volleyball team as it was beaten by St. Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Sandwich. Meanwhile, the seniors got by St. Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 26-24, 23-25 and 25-14. Two days later they beat Sandwich 25-23, 19-25, 25-23 to improve their WECSSAA record to 2-1. â&#x20AC;˘ It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take Aaron Langlois long to hit his stride on the ice as he had a goal and an assist to help the Leamington Junior â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Flyers to a 6-1 win over St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Friday. â&#x20AC;˘ Matt Puempel of Essex wrapped up a fourgame point streak as he had an assist for the Binghampton Senators

in a 4-3 AHL loss to Springfield Friday night. â&#x20AC;˘ At the holiday break, Ryan Green has three goals, two of those on the power play, and six assists for the University of Windsor Lancers menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team. â&#x20AC;˘ Craig Voakes has 20 points, including nine goals in 19 games for Southofen ERC in Europe, while his brother Mark has five goals and 20 points for Wolfsburg in the German professional hockey league. â&#x20AC;˘ The EDHS boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

hockey team jumped into first place in the WECSSAA league as it ran its record to 3-1-2 following a 3-3 deadlock with Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Essor last Tuesday. Scoring for the Red Raiders were Dan Mastroianni, TJ King, and Josh King. Both the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams from Essex competed in the Southern Ontario High School Hockey Classic in Windsor this week. If you have anything for the sports roundup, please contact Fred Groves at FredGrovesgrover54@ hotmail.com.

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Essex Ravens Atom Majors win Oshawa Hockeyfest

submitted to EFP Last weekend the Atom Major Essex Ravens travelled down the 401 to compete in the Oshawa Hockeyfest tournament. On Friday afternoon the Ravens were matched up against the Leitrim Hawks in Game 1 of bracket play. The Ravens started the game off slowly; however, found their swagger in the second and third periods for a decisive 8-3 win. As a reward for a job well done the Ravens were treated to an Oshawa Generals game and were able to meet and get autographs from several of the Generals players after the game. After a little OHL inspiration Friday night, it was back to the rink on Saturday to take on the Ajax Knights in Game 2 and the Port Perry Predators in Game 3. Essex defeated Ajax by a lopsided score of 6-0, but the afternoon game against Port Perry would be a much different game. The Port Perry team played a game that looked more like a scene out of Slap Shot then a minor

hockey game. Port Perry recorded 20 penalties and a game misconduct over the course of three periods of play. The Ravens showed great restraint and discipline as they tried to avoid both injury or suspension during the very lopsided 11-0 Essex victory. On Sunday morning Essex faced a strong Richmond Hill Stars team in the semi-finals. This game was a back and forth battle that saw Essex leading 4-2 at the half way point of the third period. Two late Essex penalties allowed Richmond Hill to make it 4-3, but Essex was able to hold on during the dying seconds for the 4-3 victory and punch its ticket to the Championship Final. The Championship Final would be a rematch of Friday’s bracket game against the Leitrim Hawks. Leitrim was ready for a second chance at Essex, jumping out to a 2-0 lead. Essex struggled to find its form but did not give up. Essex battled back and tied the game at two and got

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the go-ahead goal for a 3-2 lead. Leitrim continued to battle but at the final buzzer it was Essex gloves and sticks laying all over the ice as the Ravens lifted the tournament trophy. Congratulations Boys!

EDHS hoopers get back to winning

by Fred Groves After a slow start to this year’s WECSSAA Tier 2 basketball division, the senior and junior boys’ teams from Essex District High School got back on the winning track last week. Thursday at home the juniors opened up the day with an exciting 3734 win over L’Essor.

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Brent Davison led the way for the winners with 18 points, while Dalton Smith added 10. On the senior side of things, the Red Raiders handled L’Essor 51-37 and headed into games this week with a 1-2 record. Jamil Basillio had an outstanding game for Essex as he poured in 16 points, while Ben Curtis

netted eight. Essex’s senior team struggled in its first two regular season games, and according to head coach Dave Harrison, injuries are hampering the Red Raiders in a big way. Both Austin Siefker and Jordan Morgan have been sidelined. “When we get healthy, I think we will improve,” Harrison said. Despite the earlier season losses, including a thumping at the hands of the Brennan Cardinals, the red-white-and-black is accomplishing a few of its goals. “We played Brennan and they are going to be the class of the league. We held their best player (Landon Porter) to 11 points and that was our objective,” Harrison said. Porter was one of the best players in

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Colchester North had a great volleyball season level. This is continued from a longtime list of accomplishments as the Girls’ Volleyball team has won a large majority of the last seven District Championships, their coach noted.

Oozeer noted Colchester’s student population is around 230, and the team competes against schools that have a student population of around 1000.

EDHS hoopers... Continued from Page 27 by Sylene Argent Coaches of the Colchester North Public School Girls’ and Boys’ Volleyball teams are certainly proud of the accomplishments these two teams showed this year, but more importantly of the dedication and devotion these students had shown this season. Boys’ volleyball coach

Izzy Oozeer explained the members of the Boys’ team showed great dedication and determination, and he is extremely proud of that. The girls’ team also showcased great dedication and determination. The coaches were also grateful to the support the parents had shown this season. As a result, the Boys’

Volleyball team had a 79-1 record, and came out of the season as the Suzuki Invitational, LaSalle Classic, Red Raider, Regional, Pronger (county), Night of Champions, District Tournament, and Early Bird Tournament champions. This team has won three

of the last four annual district tournaments, and four of the last five annual Regional championships. The Girls’ Volleyball team came out of the season as the Red Raider, Regional, and Pronger champions, and earned a second place at the South County Tournament and a silver medal at the District

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WECSSAA last year, but without a doubt, that honour belonged to Red Raiders guard Nik Vegli. For the past two seasons Vegli, who is now with the University of Windsor Lancers men’s team, was Essex’s floor general and leading scorer. “You can’t rely on that dominant player this year to get you that key basket,” Harrison said. Without Vegli, who guided the Red Raiders to the WECSSAA title two years ago, the locals will have to rely on several players who are well-rounded athletes and play multiple sports. That includes Adam Amicarelli, James Morgan, and Nash Prieur. “James is an athlete and he can’t be stopped. We’ve got some guys who haven’t played at the high school level like Nash Prieur who is our sixth man.’ Last Tuesday Amicarelli had 16 points and James Morgan added 15 in a slim 51-43 loss to Sandwich. “We have to trust in each other and in our systems. We need to have everyone clicking at the same time,” Harrison said. On Tuesday, the Red Raiders traveled to Amherstburg and will be at Lajeunesse on Thursday before the holiday break.

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