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Issue No. 27
Youth add fair-themed mural to Harrow
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Members of Voices of Youth in Community (VOYC) paint a mural they created in Harrow to commemorate its annual fair.
by Sylene Argent Some of the members of Voices of Youth in Community (VOYC) joined together in Harrow last week to lend their artistic talents to creating a large mural in the alleyway between The Pie Lady Bakery and Restaurant and TD Bank. This outdoor wall mural depicts some of the many events that take place during the annual Harrow Fair. From July 2-4, VOYC collaborated with Harrow-area artist Marilyn McLean of the Essex Mural Committee to create
this mural. Wanda Rodrigues, Program Coordinator for the Voices of Youth in Community program, explained McLean was instrumental in getting the program initiated. Those involved with the project began meeting four months before the first brush of paint was added to the alleyway to discuss details of the project. The youth involved in creating the mural had fun creating it. Their involvement in helping to beautify the alleyway is a way to reflect on what youth want for the area and a way to
enjoy what the community has to offer. This was also a great way for the youth to show their talents. To help fund the mural, VOYC received a $500 grant from TD Canada Trust, thanks to the local branch manager. McLean and the Essex Mural Committee helped with getting the paint and supplies that were needed. VOYC also had great support from The Pie Lady Bakery and Restaurant for the project. The youth involved in creating the mural were from
Harrow, Kingsville, Tecumseh, and Leamington, Rodrigues noted. She added that there is still some space left on the wall that VOYC, or another group, can use to add their own artwork to complement the Harrow Fair Mural. Last summer, VOYC did four murals in Kingsville that are located behind MerlisÕ Coffeehouse and Eatery. VOYC is an ACCESS program and a proud partner of United Way of Windsor-Essex.
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Old Car Detective writes first comedy farce fiction novel
by Sylene Argent After 27 years, it is finally here. Leamington resident Bill Sherk, also known as The Old Car Detective through his weekly syndicated newspaper column, is proud to announce the recent release of his newest novel, “The Big Tomato.”
Sherk is calling this 37-chapter, 276 page novel an easy to read summer book. It is a comedy farce set in 1957 and comes with 17 illustrations. This is the author’s first time trying his hand at writing a fiction piece. Sherk is the son of Frank T. Sherk, the first
Canadian-born president of Heinz. This special link helped lead the author down the path to writing his first fiction novel. He respectfully dedicated the book to his father, and also to all of the employees who worked at the H.J. Heinz plant in Leamington since it first opened its doors in the early 1900s, as well as to the farmers who supplied the factory with tomatoes. Growing up, Sherk lived in Leamington and Toronto. In 1987, he was visiting the Leamington area and was looking at the notable Tomato information booth when his imagination ran away with him. He imagined the big tomato sitting atop a drive in restaurant, like the one Leamington used to have in the ‘50s, with a lot full of the classic cars parked in a semicircle around the facility as their occupants enjoyed a soda, hamburger, and fries. The teens, while eating, would be listening to the syncopated drumbeats and fast guitar riffs of the newly released rock ‘n roll tunes of the time. Everyone there, Sherk imagined, would say ‘see ya at the big tomato tonight’ as they prepared for a night on the town.
Soon after having this vivid vision, Sherk and friend Fred Sweet, originally of Essex, began meeting regularly in Toronto, where the author resided at the time, to discuss the idea of creating a play. The hope was to eventually see the work evolve into a motion picture. These weekly meetings lasted until 1994. Sherk said they had a lot of ideas for what they hoped would become a movie or a play while trying to recapture that era of the past, but hadn’t found the storyline that would hold all their ideas together from the beginning to the end. At this time Sherk was working as a high school teacher, an occupation he retired from in 1997. Around two years ago, after Sherk had moved back to the Leamington area, he finally came up with the storyline for the “The Big Tomato,” which is set in 1957. “And everything is to an extreme,” Sherk said of
the comedy flavour of the book. “It has all kinds of twists and turns.” He attributes part of that “whacky comedy” flare to watching “I Love Lucy” when growing up. At the age of 13 he met Lucille Ball. The show, in some roundabout way, Sherk said, influenced the comical flavour of the book. The challenge of writing a fiction book, Sherk said, is that the author has to make everything up, but still ensure that storyline is believable. He invites people to read “The Big Tomato” and enjoy meeting the book’s characters, such as the teenage nerd Dean Armstrong, who undergoes an important transformation in the book. This character, Sherk said, was based on James Dean, and his last name was taken from the street he grew up on. The book’s villain is something of a mechanic named Axel Hickey, who
is 19-years old, three years older than Dean. There is a conflict between the two in the storyline, and these two characters need to work out their differences. The conflict begins, Sherk said, when Dean rides his bike to the Big Tomato Drive-In restaurant to take photos for an upcoming contest. He inevitably rides his bicycle into the back of a convertible, which happens to belong to Axel, who had abandoned his gal Bonnie Jo to talk to a few of his friends. From the impact Dean lands in the convertible’s driver-side seat. Chaos ensues when Bonnie Jo, from the passenger side, begins to drive the car away, and Axel is not happy about her departure with another man in his own car. Bonnie Jo, Sherk shared, eventually influences Dean to make many changes in his life. All of this chaos happens just shortly
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Members of the Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee Michael Beale and Suzanne Allison.
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continue the fundraising efforts to ensure the monument is erected as soon as possible. Ò We have captured the imagination and the spirit of the county on this,Ó explained Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee member Michael Beale last week at the Essex Heritage Gardens in the area where the monument will be erected.
Though the Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee, which is a subcommittee of the Southern Ontario Military Muster, has had a lot of financial support for the project so far, the group does need to raise around $30,000, which it has been working towards raising. Beale said the committee Continued on Page 9
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Enjoy those green spaces Serving Essex and the surrounding communities since 1896.
Published Thursdays as an independent weekly newspaper, owned and operated by The Essex Voice Limited. Richard Parkinson Ray Stanton - London Publishing Corp. OUR STAFF Sandy Kennedy / Andrew Beaudoin - Office Jessica Beaudoin - Graphic Design / Social Media Lana Garant - Graphic Design Greg Belchuk - Advertising Sales Manager Sylene Argent - News Reporter Jennifer Cranston - News Reporter Shelley Beaudoin - Graphic/Production Richard Parkinson - Editor
In the past 20 years or so, Essex has done a good job in creating green spaces for families to enjoy. When I state that, I think of SadlerÕ s Park and the improved tot parks in the area, not to mention the work done at the Colchester Harbor and the expanding green ways. It wasnÕ t always like that in town. There were a few parks, but those included the playgrounds attached to the schools. That didnÕ t stop us from having a lot of outdoor fun when I was a child. The neighbourhood was our principal playground where weÕ d play games like Ô kick the can (we used a ball)Õ , hide and seek and slips. There
were a number of fields to play impromptu baseball games and there was always road hockey. In terms of parks, the equipment was pretty sparse. There were a few public swing sets, a merry-go-round and a teeter-totter or two. And we used those bits of equipment even when they got rusty and worn. SadlerÕ s Park back then was SadlerÕ s Pond. It wasnÕ t a family park; it was a playground for kids and was wild and overgrown. The trails were those we blazed ourselves and the pond was larger and had lots
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Letter to the Editor Score! It is amazing how the world comes together in soccerÕ s World Cup. Even if our nation is not represented. Our heritage surfaces with great intensity. Faces are painted and the flags of all nations flutter from car windows. You know what I am talking about. Nations put together a team. But the size, power, and even military might of your country makes no difference on this playing field. Remember how little Belgium humbled the United States in their contest? On Saturday, I watched the Netherlands play Costa Rica. Here in our region, Essex especially, the Dutch orange certainly makes up a good part of the community fabric.
And on a personal note, I know, my wife is from Holland. That said, Team Netherlands cannot do what they did to me during the Costa Rica game; where in the closing minutes of regular time, and in much of the overtime, they hit everything but the netÕ s empty space - the goalie, the posts, the cross bar, perhaps every blade of grass! It took a shootout to finally secure Netherlands place in the semifinal with Argentina, and a shot at the World Cup. How do you say (I mean scream) Ò scoreÓ in Dutch? Or just maybe that is how you express it in any language for this game! We all win, when the world scores. Andy Comber Essex
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Let’s Talk About... by Evelyn Couch - The Medora story In my first article about Essex Street names I mentioned that Medora was an interesting one, but somehow the explanation was cut away. There is a report that because Alex CameornÕ s wife did not like living in the wilderness that was to become Essex Centre, he tried to make something attractive for her by giving a street her name. Records claim that he tried to have the burgeoning settlement named Medora but when he did not succeed he named the street that ran parallel to the one named Cameron, Medora. I wonder if that was enough to make her happy. Anyway it makes a pleasant street name. In that area it is obvious why one street is named Station. Can we assume that Mallott, Scratch and Fox represent family names? On the other side there is Stanley, Cranbrook and Maple Row. I believe Maple Row was named as a new street with young maple trees planted. I was told when I moved here that it opened just prior to my arrival as a desirable location for a home. Another new street at that time was Turnhout
Crescent. That name really shocked me. Why was it spelled with an H and how unimaginative could the person naming it be? The same goes for Centre Street as far as establishing an interesting name. Centre it was and is! Someone asked me recently about the origin of St. PaulÕ s and St. James, but I do not have a clue. I have no comment to make about all those curly streets in the Viscount Estates except that the way they are numbered and lack of direction make it easy to get lost. But donÕ t forget those streets were in Colchester when they were named. I heard the developer of the housing behind the Christian Reformed Church that open onto Fairview, tell council they chose EagleÕ s Nest as its name because it gave prestige to the area. This attempt to tell you about street names has not been very productive. I had no idea there were so many but I do have information for the next report that may be of interest.
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Old Car Detective writes first comedy farce fiction novel... after DeanÕ s parents depart for a second honeymoon at the Ò OoLa-La Motel.Ó For Mrs. Armstrong, just getting to meet her husband for the honeymoon is riddled with many hysterical obstacles. In the book, the Tomato Festival has an anticipated sanctioned drag race. The townÕ s police station in the book is also the local laundromat. And when patrons visit the Big Tomato Drive-in Restaurant to order their
burger, they always order it with Ò Sherky RedÓ ketchup. Sherk credits Harry Tiessen of Leamington for coming up with the name. Sherk noted that he and Sweet collaborated on the book. And when one came up with an idea, the other would take that idea and run with it. So far, the author is enjoying positive feedback from his readers. Sherk hopes this book will become a motion picture. He is currently
exploring that possibility and is in contact with a film producer. He is creating a Ò look bookÓ in hopes that if Ò The Big TomatoÓ movie is ever made, it would be filmed in Leamington, which he hopes would help boost the local economy. He is also in the process of writing the bookÕ s play so local teenagers could act out the diverse character at the Bank Theatre and Meeting Place. The novelÕ s cover and layout was done
in Amherstburg at Hawksworth Design Studio. It was also tested at the Windsor Public Library. Though Sherk is a weekly columnist with his syndicated column, Ò The Old Car Detective,Ó he is also the author of nine other novels. For more information on Sherk or to order the novel log onto www.theoldcardetective. ca. Sherk will also sell the book at the annual Tomato Festival Car Show in August.
After 27 years Sherk is glad Ò The Big TomatoÓ is finished and that it turned out the way it did. Ò ItÕ s a great sense of accomplishment,Ó he
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FRIDAY, JULY 11th Downtown Essex Sidewalk Sales all day! 4:00PM - Gates Open 5:00PM to 1:00AM Molson Coors Bavarian Entertainment Gardens Open 4:00PM to MIDNIGHT Carter Shows Midway 3:00PM to 7:00PM - Kids Zone 7:00PM to 9:00PM - Essex Fun Fest Youth Dance - Shaheen Community Room in new arena. Ages 10 through 14. The dance is supervised and no reentry is allowed. Parents are responsible for picking up youth after dance. 7:30PM
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SATURDAY, JULY 12th Downtown Essex Sidewalk Sales all day! 11:00AM - Gates Open 11:00AM - Essex Fun Fest Parade THEME: Get Fit, Essex! 11:00AM Carter Shows Midway NOON to 1:00AM Molson Coors Bavarian Entertainment Gardens NOON to 4:00PM - Essex B.I.A. Classic Car Show DOWNTOWN ESSEX NOON to 4:00PM - Pony Rides (additional $5 per ride) NOON to 4:00PM - Essex
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Lakeshore celebrates Canada Day by Sylene Argent The national flag waved proudly from the hands of patriotic parade-goers dressed in red and white on Tuesday, July 1 as Comber and area residents got together to wish Canada a happy birthday during the Canada Day event. Every year, the Lakeshore community hosts a Canada Day event in a different part of the municipality, and this year’s festival was hosted in Comber. Area residents went to the main street to take in the Canada Day parade, which featured many floats decorated to fit the parade theme of “Lakeshore’s Gone Country.” In honour of the centennial anniversary of the First World War, this parade also included the Diplomats Marching Band and military soldiers. After the parade, many headed to the Comber Fairgrounds to take in the events held there, which included a flag raising and the presentation of the National Anthem. Event-goers were able to cheer on friends during the pie-eating contests and enjoy a free piece of cake provided by the Comber
Many Lakeshore residents lined the main street in Comber last Tuesday to celebrate Canada Day with a parade and other festivities.
IODE ladies and local churches or a piece of free Belle River Optimist Club sponsored watermelon. Residents were also able to meet with Ms. Lakeshore 2014 or Ms. Comber 2013 to learn about their experiences of competing in pageants. Lakeshore and area residents entered their posters or scarecrow contests into the Canada Day competition. These submissions were on
display during the event for spectators to see. The Border City Barkers and the Off Kilter Equine Entertainment had event-goers in awe as the dogs and horses worked with their handlers. Many participants also took in the Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw Tribute Show, which took place before the grand finale of fireworks.
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Memorial Spitfire plane could be here in a few weeks by Fred Groves One of CanadaÕ s remaining World War II heroes, and the pride of Essex, will soon be immortalized Ð and his family and friends are very proud. This past weekend, those closest to Jerry Billing, including his wife Karen and his son Erik, were doing what they do best as they were at the Windsor airport gathering support for the Essex Memorial Spitfire Project. According to Erik, if everything stays on track, the replica plane will be in Essex for the Southern
Ontario Military Muster, August 16-17. Ò This has gone from a group of us back in January saying what are we going to do, and it snowballed from there,Ó said Erik. The plane is in the process of being built and is nearly complete. One donor in Ottawa stepped up and contributed $25,000 and the company making the Spitfire is painting it and shipping it free of charge. Jerry Billing is a highly decorated WWII fighter pilot who retired from the Royal Canadian Air
Force in 1964 and in 1968 settled with his wife and family on their property on the Naylor Side Road. Now 93, Jerry is living in a long-term health care facility in Windsor. Ò I think this is fantastic, I never expected this. It has really picked him up,Ó said Karen Billing. Erik is very proud of his father and shows off a recent picture of Jerry smiling and wearing his famed hat and sunglasses. It is hoped that Jerry will be able to make the trip to Essex to see the plane that will be painted complete with his old call letters. “It’s just a matter of putting him in a shuttle bus... he is going,Ó said a somewhat emotional Erik. Ò We are trying to do everything we can,Ó echoed Karen on Jerry making the trip to see the Spitfire. While the Billing family is proud that Jerry is to be honored, they say that it is not just for him, but the over 400 Essex County service men who were part of the air force in WW II.
Erik Billing (left) and Joe Gibson were at the Windsor Airport on the weekend gathering support for the Essex Memorial Spitfire project.
Ò We are proud to be part of it. ItÕ s nice because it honors all the airmen and the bonus is we get to paint it JerryÕ s colors,Ó said Erik. Jerry Billing flew over Normandy on D-day, was Knighted by France, and penned his book Ô A Knave among Knights in their Spitfires’. After he retired from the RCAF, is love for flying seemed to grow even stronger. Jerry continued to fly Spitfires and for over two decades was at the controls of a beauty owned by actor
Cliff Robertson. Ò Jerry entertained Essex County for many years. He was an artist in the air, he really displayed the ability of the airplane,Ó said friend Joe Gibson. Jerry flew many combat sorties and was shot down July 1, 1944 behind enemy lines. He escaped and evaded the Germans with assistance from the French Resistance. He returned to England and continued to fly. He first volunteered with the RCAF in November of 1940. In 2005, the mural that
depicted JerryÕ s career was torn down. He flew Spitfires for over 56 years. Ò He is absolutely delighted. He cannot believe people are still interested. It was 70 years ago,Ó said Erik. It is planned that the Essex Memorial Spitfire will be located at a permanent park in downtown Essex at the silo district. For more information, and to see pictures of the plane, visit www. jerrybilling.com
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has had extraordinary support not only from the community, but from around the world. Beale noted this monument would honour World War II Spitfire pilot Jerry Billing and all Essex County airmen who have served their nation. There is a push to get the monument in place as quickly as possible as Billing is now in his 90s. Beale noted a representative from GB Replicas in the UK, the company that is creating the monument, contacted other clients who also had ordered Spitfire replicas to request putting the Essex memorial project at the top of the list. This cut the wait-time from 16 weeks to around four. It will still take a few weeks to get it shipped overseas. This company,
Beale added, also offered to paint the memorial, as the airplane would have appeared on D-Day at no charge, which Beale estimated would have cost the committee an additional $30,000. EveryoneÕ s support so far, Beale said, has been amazing. Ò This Town and the community has truly embraced this project,Ó he said. Area residents, and potential supports from outside the area, are urged to donate to the project. Donations can be made at militarymuster. ca by hitting the Ò donate nowÓ button. The donor can then choose the Essex Spitfire project. Potential donors can also contact committee members through the official Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee Facebook or Twitter
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pages to learn more about the project or to arrange to make a donation in person with an official volunteer. In kind donations will also help the Committee save costs. Any local businesses that could provide electrical work, a pole for the plane to rest upon, lighting for night time security, or things like cement work are urged to contact committee members to see how they can help. Also, the committee is urging those who wish to support the project to go to A1 Chinese food restaurant on Monday, July 14 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. A portion of the profits will be forwarded to the project. ChochiÕ s Pizza is also offering “spitfire wings” for the month of July in support of the monument project. Members of the Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee plan to serve patrons supporting the project during the A-1 fundraiser. The Essex Memorial
Spitfire Committee has also formed a Ò Ground CrewÓ committee and is looking for volunteers for this program. These volunteers would help the cause by doing things like handing out fliers at local events to help gain more awareness about the project. Beale and his committee members hope to officially dedicate the monument to the community the week before this yearÕ s Remembrance Day ceremony. This dedication could happen sooner with quick community support. The Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee first approached Essex Council with this idea on April 7. Council supported the project in principal at that time. It was explained at this Council meeting that
a plaque located at the base of the monument would list the names of around 400 airmen. The wingspan of the replica would be 36Õ 10Ó and the monument would be made of fiberglass. Essex used to have a mural depicting a Spitfire, but this memorial was demolished in 2005. At the June 16 Essex Council meeting, Council
supported erecting the monument on Town property in the silo district area. At that meeting Beale said the push to get the monument erected as quickly as possible is because Ò WeÕ re losing our WWII veterans. We need to move on it,Ó he stressed.
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Lakeshore celebrates LaSalle celebrates sports with Luke Willson Day Canada Day... Continued from Page 7
Hosting the Canada Day festival in a different community within Lakeshore every year is a great way to unite the different areas within the municipality, said Lakeshore Mayor Tom Bain. The community members enjoy the event so much, residents help out even when it is not held in their own corner of the community. The fireworks display and the parade always attracts a large number of
spectators, Bain said. Even though last TuesdayÕ s weather was sunny and welcoming to paradegoers, in the past residents have watched the annual parade in the rain. Taking part in events like the Canada Day event, Bain added, is a great way for community members to reconnect and socialize with friends they may have not seen in a while. Ò ItÕ s a great family and community day,Ó Bain said.
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LaSalle hosted a special day on Saturday to recognize resident Luke Willson who, with the Seattle Seahawks, won the XLVIII Super Bowl in February. Here he stands with individuals who helped organize the event that also promoted living a healthy and active lifestyle.
by Sylene Argent The community of LaSalle gathered at the Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex on Laurier Drive on the afternoon of Saturday, June 28 to participate in an outdoor community event to celebrate the achievements of hometown professional football star Luke Willson who, with the Seattle Seahawks, won the 2013 season Super Bowl in February.
Willson played in OVFL with the Essex Ravens. This family friendly event had many activities for youth and their parents to enjoy, explained LaSalle Director of Culture and Recreation, Terry Fink, including soccer, hockey, gymnastics, football and a rock wall. LaSalle police and firefighters were also on hand, to share safety tips and activities with local youth. The reason to host
the day, Fink said, was to honour Willson as a LaSalle resident and Super Bowl Champion. Fink noted Willson played sports locally when he was in high school, and this was a great way to inspire youth to get interested in sports. Willson was onsite to meet fans and sign autographs. He said it was great to be back in town and meet with all of his local fans. He added that he was
happy to see the youth out enjoying the many sporting activities available. To be an inspiration to youth giving it their all in their chosen sport is a pretty cool feeling, he added.
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Artist Antonin Gauthier and one of his creations that has a strong message for local politicians.
by Fred Groves A farmer, a naturalist, a welder and an artist. Antonin Gauthier is all
of those rolled into one. He is also a bit of a philosopher and a storyteller who is fighting
an on-going battle with the Town of Essex. Gauthier is the proud creator of a unique display of artwork that is adjacent to the new soccer complex in Harrow Centre. His treasured work is sculpted together using a welding torch, a hobby he picked up about 10 years ago that has turned into a profession. Ò I practiced with 12inch twisted nails because I didnÕ t know how to weld. I learned it myself,Ó said Gauthier. Slowly his creations began to take shape, and now dozens of them of various sizes are on display in a 10-acre section of property that is a haven for birds, rabbits and other wild life. Ò I made structures like pyramids and then I realized I had a cat. I still have it; that was 10 years ago.” His neighbour, the municipalityÕ s new
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his art being damaged or stolen as he is for the safety of someone who might wander onto his property and fall into his irrigation pond which he uses to water a variety of plants and bushes. According to councillor Sherry Bondy, the town is in the process of planting trees along the property line. Gauthier admits that when he is welding an art piece, all from recyclable material, he usually does not know what it will be until he is finished. Ò It is whatever comes to me. ItÕ s not necessarily animals,Ó he said. Some of his creations include the famed Ô UrekaÕ character, there are cows, pigs, a tiger made out of springs, and a camel. All the pieces are chained to
the ground and most of them move quite easily in interactive ways. Ò ItÕ s all recycled stuff, there are a lot of highpressured tanks. A lot of people give me tanks. I had a friend who was a steel peddler who would give me stuff,Ó said Gauthier. Now living in Leamington and working as a welder in Windsor, he does not have a lot of time or space to continue making sculptures. However it is not lack of time or space that has silenced his creativity. He says it is the on-going disagreement he has with his neighbours. When asked why he is not currently working on a piece, he simply says, Ò What is the point?Ó
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by Fred Groves Archers from across the province, some from as far away as Oshawa, were in Essex County this past weekend taking part in the Ontario Archery AssociationÕ s 3-D championships. Hosted by the Windsor Sportsmen’s Club the first shoot was on Saturday at the Kingsville Wild Goose Archery Club and the next day around 80 shooters were in McGregor. It is the first leg of what is called the Triple Crown. Ò It went well, we like to make it challenging,Ó said Jessie Warner of the SportsmenÕ s Club. The targets in McGregor were anywhere between three and 50 yards away and some of the 40 targets were pretty tough as there were leaves and shadows to
overcome. “Not many people come down to Windsor. They have more of a club scene than a secluded area,Ó said Warner. The closer you are to the centre of the target, the more points are awarded. A perfect shot gets a bonus point. High cross bow group saw a high score of 421, out of a possible 400, the other 21 were bonus points. The highest compound score coming out of Kingsville was 400. “These ones are pretty much on top of their game,” said Warner. That included Blake Kitchen who was defending his 3-D title. The 3-D means the targets are threedimensional and are in the shapes of animals like turkeys and deer. In all there were 14 divisions including what Warner described as an under-12 group and the youth traditional 12-15. The youngest archer was eight and some of the under-12 peewee division had scores of well over 300.
Ò Around here we do a phenomenal job of teaching, we do classes. Each week we get on them to be better athletes.Ó On Saturday, archers registered and the scores from that first day determined which of their peers they would be paired with for the second day. Points are accumulated throughout the Triple Crown of events and most points determines the Grand Champion.
Record Setting Day at Gess†wood
On Saturday morning, HEEAT swimmers gathered at the Gesstwood Camp Pool for a few reasons. First, it was a chance for the younger and new swimmers to test out their endurance with the rest of the team. The day was primarily used to set the swimmersÕ personal bests that will be used to track their times throughout the season. All of the coaches were impressed by what they saw throughout the day from every age group. When all was said and done, besides the personal bests, there were several HEEAT records broken. Pictured left, swimmers that took part in the Distance Challenge display their hardware.
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dUTOT, Orpha - Passed away at the age of 88 in Ladner Hospital, B.C. (formerly of Essex) with her family by her side on March 25, 2014. Wife of late husband William (1988); mother to John T. (Aileen) and Sue Doherty (Don 2012); Dear gramma to Cheryl (Dave) James, Jeanette (Jeremey) Colwell, Amber Dutot, Steven (Amanda) Dutot; loved great-grandma to Chantelle, Jerey, Sarah, Zachary, Rebecca, Kaitlain, Landon, Nathan, and Desiree. Cremation has taken place. Visitation taking place on July 14, at Essex Branch Legion 10-12. Funeral service at 11am with John Postons officiating. If desired, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Ò Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.Ó So excited you were to see Karen and Jerry Billing. The love they showered upon you was amazing. We thank you both from the bottom of our hearts. How she loved to fly. A last farewell for you dear Jackie. From a distance the Spitfire fast approaching us, a roaring engine, people stunned as the ground shook. At tree top heights guided by God’s hand. A tip of the wings right above your casket. A pilot’s salute of honour and remembrance. Everyone’s attention now towards the sky. As Jerry circled the Spit once more. Louder, faster, one last tip of the wings. As Jerry came and swept your soul upon the Spitfire wings. Off to the Heavens they flew together one last time. Such a sad day, so much love for Jackie. A memory that many will never forget. Thanks to everyone for all your support. For our loving daughter now flying above us all. All Our Love, Dad - Mom - Erin, Kayla - Stephanie & Dwayne (2013) Peace To You Give your kids a hug & kiss Tell them they are loved
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519-776-4255 Harrow United Church Submitted by Larry Anderson Harrow United Church will once again join with our friends of the Harrow Mennonite Church for worship during the months of July and August. For the month of July, services will take place at Harrow United Church beginning at 9:30 am. During August, services will be held at the Harrow Mennonite Church at 9:45 am. We would be honored to have you join us for worship this Sunday! Gess†wood Camp Vacation Bible School is coming to Harrow United Church from August 11- 15th! This is open to children ages 5 through 12. Please call our church office at 738-4223 for more information. Our Audio Visual Team is going to take a well-deserved break during July and August. However, if you wish to view past weekly messages by Rev. Staples, or learn more about the exciting ministries of Harrow United Church, please visit us at: www.harrowunited. org.
Essex Christian Reformed Church submitted by Beverley Van Huizen We would like to extend an invitation to you and your family to attend our Sunday morning worship service beginning at 10:00 am as we welcome a guest speaker Mr. David Van Eyk from Chatham to lead us in worship. Nursery supervision is provided. Do plan to stay afterwards for a time of fellowship with coffee or tea. Come and join us for a Hot Dog Barbecue during the FunFest parade on Saturday, July 12 in support our Cadet Boys Club! We will be outside of Schinkel’s Meat Market! Also cheer our GEMS and Cadets on as they will be part of the FunFest Parade!! Visit us online for service times and directions or just to listen to a sermon or two. www.essexcrc.ca Antioch Christian Ministries Submitted by Claude Page Get ready for this year’s Impact Bible Day Camp! 5 Days of Awesome Fun! Kids graduating JK to grade 8 don’t want to miss this week. July
21-25. Time: 8:30am-9:00am Registration, 9am-12pm Activities. Visit www. acmrevivalcentre.com for more details. Restoration House walk-in prayer ministry for those seeking Hope and Healing for physical, emotional needs. Everyone welcome Saturday from 10-1 pm at Woodslee location 2548 County Rd 27. Woodslee United Church submitted by Sue Holman Come join us for our joint service with Belle River United Church in Woodslee at 10 am. Rev. Ann Corbet will be doing the Service. The Door Greeters will be Judi Stowe and Doug Boylan. The Scripture Reading will be read by Lenore Palmer. Coffee and Conversation on Thursday at 10 am. Vacation Bible School at Woodslee United Church “God’s Backyard Bible Camp July 14 to 18 from 9 am to 3 pm. Forms available now. Contact Margaret Ann Gold at 519-715-9584. Summer Reading at the Woodslee United Church Library. If you are looking for some good books to read over the summer, don’t forget to check out the library. Woodslee Friendship Club We wish all our friends who are travelling and on vacation, a safe and enjoyable time. The same wish is for all of us who remain in the area and join our friends for good times around the card tables. The winners for the past week were: Edna
by Evelyn Couch It becomes increasingly difficult to talk about my experiences without repeating what I have told you, perhaps more than once. Sure, I can write it in a different way but it is still the same story. So today I will write about something that is not experience. It is the question I have been asked as to why a Spitfire is being erected to honour Gerry Billing. One question is, were there not any other Spitfire pilots in the district. I donÕ t know. There will be about 400 names of Canadian pilots on a plaque. In those air battles there were many planes but we do know the Spitfire was the fighter and the Lancaster was the bomber. The Nazi planes were doing a great job of knocking both out of the skies. One great and strategic battle was over Malta. It is reported that if the Nazis had not been driven out of there, they would have won the war. We shudder to think what that would have meant to the world:
and yes, to Canada, I don’t think we would have celebrated CanadaÕ s birthday this week. IÕ ll remind you again that Nazi submarines were in the St. Lawrence River. When the Nazis were so well entrenched at Malta, and even in France, they were wiping out our troops that were attempting to drive them out. We know that the only way to do that without such great loss of our soldier was to attack the sleeping enemy and two Essex men, Ben Renaud and Fred Bear, in different regiments, were parachuted over enemy camps at night with orders to slit the throats of the sleeping enemy. A very high percentage of those airborne troops were killed in the confrontation but it did succeed in our forces overcoming the problem, not without heavy loss to those who were dropped into the camps. Both Fred and Ben had great difficulty telling me about the experience. As for Jerry being honoured as a hero, I think it was
very unusual for a pilot to be shot down and to escape and be in actual air combat three times. Many of the pilots did not survive the crash of their planes and most who did were taken prisoner. Using great ingenuity, Jerry avoided capture His story is remarkably unusual. Part of the reason Canada has been slow to recognize Jerry is that he was flying for the British air force, which was willing to accept him without the higher educational standards the Canadian air force required. Jerry’s skill as a fighter pilot and his perseverance in escaping to re-enter the battle is what makes him a Canadian hero, as I understand it. As well, he assisted the French people while waiting to be taken back to England and the French officials felt his contribution was so great they gave him a knighthood that Canada has recognized at the request of France.
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ATTENTION TOWN OF LAKESHORE RESIDENTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN OUR FARMING COMMUNITY? On July 15th our Municipal Council will consider an Official Plan Amendment to permit Medical Marijuana Produc on Facili es to be constructed on the agricultural designated lands (farming areas) in our municipality.
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Other local municipali es such as the Town of Tecumseh and the City of Windsor only permit these facili es on their industrial zoned lands because they deem them to be an industrial use that needs to be regulated and constructed in areas where there are full municipal services.
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Parents and players both need to be educated by Fred Groves There are a few things in this world that are just about near
impossible. The Toronto Maple Leafs winning the Stanley Cup (sorry Leafs fans), going through a revolving door with a pair of snow skis (try it sometime) and certain people curbing bad behavior at a kids hockey game. The last one is why the Essex Minor Hockey Association and all hockey organizations in the province have followed the lead of our co-hockey lovers out in Calgary and implemented the Respect In Sport program. All I can say is, itÕ s about time. I have been on two of the three sides of the hockey world. I have been an observer and on the bench. I have not played the game since I was 12 and itÕ s an embarrassment when I put on skates. I have been known to voice my opinion at the rink. Like everyone else I am overly passionate about our countryÕ s favourite sport. Most parents when they come to watch their kids or grand kids play are respectful, others, and only a small minority, get out of hand. Heck there are still horror stories about parents verbally and physically attacking coaches. I have experienced that first hand and about the only way to describe it is nasty. Hockey is a very expensive sport and for some, once you figure in registration,
equipment, travel and those weekends in the motel, can add up to thousands of dollars. With a vested financial interest, the fact that we sometimes live vicariously through our children and that Southwestern Ontario produces a lot of professional players, we feel we have the right to be obnoxious at the rink. I am guilty as charged. Ask a few people in town here how I reacted when I saw a certain player from Dorchester attack the 73Õ s during last yearÕ s Schmalz Cup playoffs. ItÕ s tough to keep your mouth shut when you see a young man lying on the ice and he is not moving. That brings me to my next point. The number one reason that we get upset is that we donÕ t like seeing overly aggressive play. I like a good body check, the kind Kevin Boggs used to deliver, but sticks to the face and hitting a guy from behind, well that will usually get me screaming. I have great nephews who play the game and they enjoy it. Their dadÕ s played competitive hockey and they have passed the love of the sport onto their sons. It is great to see the local hockey organization and all other hockey associations taking a stand when it comes to Respect In Sport for parents. However, I have said it once and I will say it again � as players get bigger, faster, stronger and better, they need to respect each other and not try to hurt each other on purpose. That is where the education needs to be.
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73Ă&#x2022; s Caldwell returns to be assistant GM
by Fred Groves The Essex 73Ă&#x2022; s received some great news last week. Steve Caldwell who was an assistant coach for the three-time defending Great Lakes Junior Ă&#x201D; CĂ&#x2022; Hockey League champions, has returned as the assistant General Manager to GM Scott Miller. The local hockey team is also currently looking for qualified personnel to handle equipment responsibilities. â&#x20AC;˘ It is off to the Canada Special Olympic Games in British Columbia this week for two Essex brothers, Paul and Jordan Miner. â&#x20AC;˘ The Essex Ravens are on a huge roll, winning their sixth straight game on Friday night as the team steam rolled over the visiting Etobicoke Eagles 56-0 at the University of Windsor. Eli Ferra had a pair of rushing touchdowns, and had 135 yards in his 12 carries. Kicker Hugh Paula was good on all eight of his point after attempts. Essex has a bye week now as coach Glen Mills is busy with Team Ontario. The Ravens are now 6-1 and lead the Ontario Varsity Football League with 305 points in seven games. â&#x20AC;˘ Horse racing returns to Essex County in a couple of more months and Tom Bain and the rest of the local horsemen are proud to announce that there will be 13 race dates in Leamington this fall beginning on Sept. 7 and running until late October. It is expected that a new barn and paddock will be built. â&#x20AC;˘ A couple of local names are doing well in the Jamieson Junior Golf Tour. Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sara Holland is second overall in the womenĂ&#x2022; s division and former Essex 73Ă&#x2022; s Tyler Pope-Ferguson recently shot a 74 to finish atop the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collegiate group. â&#x20AC;˘ Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tyson Way is headed to Quebec in early August. The outfielder is part of the 20-man roster of the Ontario Youth team at the Canada Summer Games. â&#x20AC;˘ Still with baseball, Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mitch Hudvagner and Jeremy Orton are having great summers so far with the Windsor Selects under-18 team. Hudvagner, a catcher, has a .412 batting average and Orton, an outfielder, is hitting .357. If you have anything for the sports roundup, please contact Fred Groves at grover45@hotmail.ca
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Around the track at South Buxton Raceway
Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse, Tirecraft Sport Stocks.
by Michael Bennett Doris Lajeunesse drove with a heavy foot Ð and a heavy heart. The Essex driver won his first feature race at South Buxton Raceway since 2010, taking the checkered flag in the Tirecraft Sport Stocks on Saturday night. After a celebratory dance on the hood of his No. 38 car, his emotions got the best of him as he began his on-track postrace interview. Ò This is for my buddy Rick Fryer,Ó Lajeunesse said, as the one-year anniversary of his longtime friend and crew memberÕ s death was last Wednesday. Ò HeÕ s why weÕ re out hereÉ ,Ó he said, with a pause to collect himself. Ò And my fatherin-law (Larry Voakes) had a heart attack Thursday. He’s doing fine … I called him today and he said to go for it tonight. And we did it É this is for them!Ó
Lajeunesse said, pumping his fist in the air to the delight of the large Essexarea fan base. Lajeunesse, who earlier in the night won his heat race, started in the third row of the 14-car field and needed just two laps to pull into second behind ChathamÕ s Eric Vanderiviere. Lajeunesse got a run on the outside on lap six but his bid for the lead was negated by the first of three cautions over the next four laps. But on the restart, Lajeunesse went right back to the top of the track to take the lead and never looked back, leading the final 14 circuits to snap his long feature famine. He thought he won in back-to-back weeks last month, including the June 14 feature when he crossed the line first after the three leaders were involved in a crash but race officials called the race at that point
and reverted to the last completed lap to make CottamÕ s Tiffany Ellis the winner. “I asked James (MacDonald), is that mine tonight, is it seriously mine?Õ Ó he laughed as he was handed the checkered flag from the track photographer. Ò We had a great car tonight, we had amazing engine,Ó said Lajeunesse, who has six straight topfour finishes including a pair of seconds. Vanderiviere held on for a second-place finish while Merlin drivers Steve Shaw and Eren Vanderiviere and Grande PointeÕ s Tyler Lozon rounded out the top five. CottamÕ s Tiffany Ellis finished sixth, with WindsorÕ s West Bertozzi seventh, RuthvenÕ s Brad Bloomfield ninth and EssexÕ s Dillon Moody 10th. M e a n w h i l e , LeamingtonÕ s Joel Dick continued his amazing season with his eighth Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modified feature win in the 10-week season. SaturdayÕ s win came under unusual circumstances as he passed Belle RiverÕ s Mario Toniolo on the final flag lap of a green-whitecheckered finish. The caution, however, came out for the ninth time, but race officials ruled the race complete at that point because of the time limit and declared Dick the winner after 13 of the scheduled 25-lap distance. Toniolo, in search of his first career feature win, led the first 12 laps before getting passed on the 13th. Ò He deserves to win one these, heÕ s had some pretty good runs and heÕ s been there all year,Ó Dick said of Toniolo, who has eight top-five finishes in the 10 features. It took Dick 10
laps to move into second and was gaining ground on the top of the track, only to have cautions negate his progress. Ò Mario was the guy to beat out there, he was running the bottom so the only place you could pass him was the high side,Ó Dick said. He dialled up the intensity when he heard the call for a green-whitecheckered. “I had to get a good restart, get on the gas and I knew if I could build my momentum through the ‘D,’ I could probably take him through (turns) one and two,Ó he described his late strategy that won the race. “Once I got around him, I was going to the bottom to see if he had anything for me up top,Ó Dick added. Clayton Smith, formerly of Woodslee and now a resident of Taylor, Mich., finished third while CottamÕ s Denis DeSerrano, who ran in
Windsor’s George Rock, Autotech Bombers (entrylevel class).
the top three for the first six laps, finished ninth. OhswekenÕ s Glenn Styres passed St. ThomasÕ Justin Martin on lap 16 and went on to win his first career feature at South Buxton in the Southern Ontario Sprints. TilburyÕ s Kyle Patrick finished fourth after winning his heat race. BlenheimÕ s Brett Hope continued his torrid stretch with his third feature win in the last five weeks in the Tirecraft Mini-Mods. It was a one-two Hope finish as his younger
brother Kyle finished second. KingsvilleÕ s Norm DeSerano and EssexÕ s Dylan Wolters finished 10th and 11th. RidgetownÕ s Jason Haskell led all 20 laps of the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Model feature to win his first appearance of the season, driving for WindsorÕ s Paul Trepanier. WindsorÕ s George Rock led all 15 laps to win his first Autotech Bombers feature in the entry-level class.
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Maidstone Cross What a send off for Fr. Chris…with 2 Bishops, 55 Priests, 4 Deacons, Religious Orders, Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Honor Guard, hundreds of people packed in the Church and Parish Hall. St. Mary’s lost a legend but heaven gained a new angel! Thank you to Tim Hebert and choir for singing all of Fr. Chris’ favorite hymns, Carol Strong and the luncheon ladies, Floyd Rauth, the Eucharistic Ministers, Servers, Ushers, etc. who made this Resurrection Mass a true celebration of Fr. Chris’s life. Glory be to God! Our Cemetery Board would like to remind everyone that items such as flower beds, solar lights, hanging baskets shrubs are to be removed from the graves of your loved ones by July 31st unless they are affixed to the headstone. This helps to ensure the safety and proper maintenance of our cemetery. Copies of our Cemetery Bylaws are available from the parish office at the Rectory. Vacation Bible School for ages 3 to 9 years takes place at Holy Name of Jesus parish hall from August 11 to 15. Registration forms are found at the back of the church. It is free and everyone is welcome to attend. Congratulations to Andrew and Michelle Morgan on the birth of their son, Casey. First grandchild for Tim and Joan Hebert. Please keep in your prayers Tom McCarthy.
Cozy Corners -Bethel-Maidstone United submitted by Bev Holland All are welcome to attend our 10am Sunday Worship Service with Pastor Linda Blair. Sunday School is at 10:15 am and a nursery is available during service. Next Sunday, July 13this the Fun Fest Interdenominational Church Service at 8:00 am at Sadler’s Pond. If you are looking for Vacation Bible Schools this summer there is on at Epworth United Church, Kingsville from July 2125. Phone 519-733-4154 for more information. There is also an evening one from August 11-15 at Cottam United. Phone 519839-4266 for details. On Sunday July 27, we will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The Door Greeters next Sunday are Beth and Kevin Ross. The Elder on Duty is Judy Krol and Lock-Up is Floyd Simpkins.
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Chevalier, Marge Chevalier, Mary Demars, George Davidson, LeRoy Davison, Elaine Ireland, Helene Manley, Dave McMurren, Joanne McMurren, Bob Mullins, Mike Renaud, Cecile St. Denis and George Sutherland. For information, contact Fran McKim at 519-961-9532. Salvation Army Essex Community Church News submitted by Carolyn Barnett If you are shopping on Fridays this summer, stop by the Thrift Store BBQ, starting at 11a.m. All proceeds go to the Salvation Army Food Bank. During the Essex Fun Fest parade, on Saturday, July we will hold a church barbecue fundraiser from 10am-2pm. Join us in the front of our parking lot for something to eat and drink, as you take part in the festivities. There will be no service at the church on Sunday, July 13th. Instead, you are invited to join the Essex community at Sadler’s Park at 8 a.m. ( note the time) for the annual church service that is part of the Essex Funfest activities. It is a beautiful setting for an inspirational time of worship and music. Following the service, you can enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast, put on by the Essex Rotary Club, at Essex United Church.
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Vacation Bible School is scheduled for August 11-15. Contact our parish office if you are interested in volunteering. In accordance with their by-laws, all decorations no affixed to headstones need to be removed from St. Mary’s Cemetery by July 31st. Contact the church with any questions or concerns.
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Pastor Jim Hatt took us to the thoughts of the first followers of Jesus. The Funfest Service at Sadler Nature Pond is Sunday, July 13 at 8 a.m. Pancakes will be served here by Rotary after the service. Our Noah study will be on July 10, 24, and August 7 and 21 at 7 p.m. in the parlour. Plans for Vacation Bible Camp continue for August 11 to 15
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The church, located146 Talbot Street S., Essex celebrates Sunday Eucharist: Saturday, at 5 p.m. Sunday at 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Life Teen Mass is at 7 p.m. every other Sunday. The office hours are Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed at Noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. Phone: 519776-8483. Website: www.hnj.dol.ca A Summer Bible Study for Teens and Young Adults will be held at the home of Chris and Laurie Lapain on July 9, 16, 22, 30, at 7 pm Contact the parish office for details. The Essex Fun Fest Church Service and Breakfast is on Sunday, July 13, at 8am, at Sadler’s Park. Join us at Holy Name Parish Hall on Monday, July 21 for a K of C Euchre night, at 7pm. A Parish Family Mini Golf & BBQ is planned for Sunday, July 27th at 1:30 p.m. at On The Water Miniature GolfCourse, Tecumseh. Advanced tickets only from Ray LeClaire at 519-995-6867.
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Essex Retirees’ Club News Bingo at the Fun Fest - Come to our Fun Fest Bingo and play with us in the Shaheen Room in the arena.. That’s a new feature of the Fun Fest this year..July 12 and 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. The four winners at our special Monday night Pepper were Margaret Beneteau, Floyd Cascadden, Mary Lou Chibi and Evelyn Vivier. Robert Monchamp had high score at Wednesday night Pepper with Eileen Ames earning most Peppers and Floyd Cascadden placing low. At Thursday night Bridge Ruby Robertson was the winner both last week and this’ with Pauline Olafson last week, and Diana Dennis winning the most points this week.
the lucky folks were Sue McGuire, Lawrence Dobson, George Diesbourg, Eileen Ames, Charles Chevalier & Elaine Taylor. For Euchre last week, the lucky folks were Elsie Smith, Eileen Ames, Audrey Stanley, Ken Salter, John Smith, Don Ames. Door Prizes Keith Dresser and Thomas Allison. This past week the lucky folks for Pepper were Keith Dresser, Charles Chevalier, Josie Dresser, Eileen Ames, Audrey Stanley & Al McLellan. On Saturday evening Euchre- Josie Dresser, Elaine Taylor, Eileen Salter, Don Ames, Keith Dresser & Thomas Allison. Door Prizes to Don Kettle & Ken Salter. Come on down and join in for a great time playing cards with your neighbours. All are welcome here. Have a great week everyone and enjoy this nice summer weather.
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Minor hockey implements Respect In Sport program by Fred Groves If your son or daughter Windsor-built 1934 Plymouth with one owner 53 years! is going to play hockey in the Essex Minor Hockey Association this year, you are going to have to do a little homework before you sign on the dotted line. The EMHA has joined other organizations across the province in making it mandatory for at least one member of each household that has a hockey player to complete the online Respect In Sport certification program. Ò We are doing this Bill Ball’s immaculate 1934 Plymouth Model PE coupe at a previous GoneCarCrazy Show ‘n’ because it is mandated Shine. by the OMHA. It is more than needed. Parents need Bill Ball of Amherstburg, Ontario, purchased a 1934 Plymouth Model PE coupe to understand all the rules in 1961, probably never imagining that he would still own the same car over half a and the expectations,Ó EMHA Risk century later! The car was built at the Chrysler plant in Windsor, where BillÕ s dad, said Management Director Harold, had worked in 1934. Coupes with a built-in trunk were $790 and those with Bob Cowper. a rumble seat had a factory retail price of $845. The program is Three young men from the Leamington area had purchased the car in London in designed to prevent the late Ô 50s while attending teachersÕ college. They bought it from a man who had bullying and found it under a pile of scrap in a junkyard. He got it running and put it back on the abuse, harassment. Volunteers, road, then later sold it to the three young men. One of them later bought out the other including coaches, two, then sold the car when he got married. managers and trainers Bill bought the car in running condition in 1961 from NormÕ s Bicycle Shop in have to take a similar Walkerville. He stored the car at two or three locations over the years, hoping to course. Everyone must restore it someday. Around 2000, the car came out of storage and the restoration complete it by August began. Bill already had two NOS (new old stock) running boards he found at a big 31. swap meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He also had two NOS rear fenders, also from Ò I have seen enough Hershey. Fortunately, the body itself was very solid and is now painted in Light to know that this is Gunmetal Metallic. important. We feel The engine is the original one for this car and was rebuilt by a man at Siefker parents and the kids are Automotive in Essex. It has 201 cubic inches and cranks out a very respectable 77 there to have fun,Ó said horsepower. Bill installed a new interior kit and also replaced the fabric insert roof. Cowper. The chrome was redone in London. Essex Minor Hockey BillÕ s Plymouth has several interesting features. A no-draft window has six different positions up and down, and only offered in 1934. The suicide doors (hinged at the rear) were typical of cars of that era. The hood sides have a combination of louvers and doors for proper engine ventilation. The windshield cranks out from the bottom for an early form of air conditioning. The car was put back on the road about ten years ago, and is driven locally with its Ò stump-pullerÓ 4:11 rear end. It is always on display at AmherstburgÕ s Gone Car Crazy Show Ô nÕ Shine. If you see Bill there with his 1934 Plymouth coupe, be sure to say hello! IÕ m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico. ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2. Everyone whose story is published in this column will receive a free autographed copy of my latest book: Ò Old Car Detective Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965.Ó
has been pro-active in ensuring that the hockey experience for players, volunteers and parents is an enjoyable one and already have in place a couple of procedures that make that a reality. Parents are instructed on the 24-hour rule that requests they wait a full day to query a coach on decisions made. Also, there is a complaint intake form that allows people to take their concerns to the board level. Ò Everyone signs off on our Fair play policy. Any violations have possible sanctions. WeÕ ve told parents to stay away because of their behavior,Ó said Cowper. With four grandchildren in hockey, he realizes that there are a few parents who believe that their children are headed to the NHL and that can create lofty expectations for everyone involved. He explained
that the EMHA believes in fair play and that every player deserves equal ice time. The Respect In Sport began as a three-year study done by Hockey Calgary. Even before the OMHA made it mandatory, there were many associations that felt that something had to be put in place. Ò We talked about doing it last year after Windsor did it. We would have followed through with it anyway,Ó said Cowper. The study conducted by Hockey CalgaryÕ s on-line survey had 1,000 participants and many believed they were more aware of their behavior and that of others. Of the 1,000, 34 percent thought that the Respect In Sport program should be taken every year while eight percent said it was not necessary to implement it at all.
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Orioles win three-of-four senior games Essex Yellow Jackets Michgan Tournament
Essex pitcher Matt O’Neil delivers a pitch against Woodslee.
by Fred Groves It was a busy week for the Woodslee Orioles as they won three-of-four games in Essex County Senior Baseball League action, running their record to 9-3. Jordy Davidson got the win on the mound as the Orioles beat Belle River 14-4 earlier in the week. Davidson helped his own cause with a pair of hits
while Scott Granger and Greg Mastronardi also had two hits each. On Thursday, Woodslee ran into some tough pitching and were blanked 2-0 by the Tecumseh Thunder. Sunday was a very busy day for the Orioles as they hit the diamond at 1 p.m. and it was five hours later before they left.
Woodslee first baseman Joe McLeod connects with a base hit.
They opened with a 6-4 come-from-behind win over visiting Amherstburg and then beat the Essex Seniors 15-3. In the first game, Granger and young Cameron Dawson combined to get the win
on the mound while Davidson and Tyler Campbell each had a pair of hits. Despite the score against Essex, it was a close game in the first few innings but that is when the Woodslee offence really took over. Orioles’ first baseman Joe McLeod had an rbi triple in the fifth inning which saw the winners send nine batters to the plate and score five runs off of Essex starter Craig Newman. Once again Essex utilized several midget call-ups and it was second baseman Jerod Fuerth who really stood out in this game. From his middle infield position he made a diving grab for the put out and then slapped the tag on a Woodslee player who was attempting to steal and was gunned down by Essex catcher Sean OÕ Rourke. Fuerth then delivered an opposite field, two-out rbi single which briefly gave Essex the lead. OÕ Rourke had a couple of hits for Essex and Brandon Harris had a solo home run, the first of the season for his team. Woodslee received three hits from Jordan Caron and Todd Kerr was the winning pitcher. The Orioles hosted Harrow Wednesday night.
This past weekend the Essex Yellow Jackets Pee Wee team sponsored by the Essex Legion, traveled to Farmington Hills, to participate in a quite competitive Wolves tournament. The Yellow Jackets played some very good tournament teams from Michigan and Ohio. Essex was rock solid going undefeated on Saturday, including an upset victory over a previously undefeated tournament team from Alpena. In the semifinals on Sunday, Essex ran into another tough team from Oakland County. It was a back and forth game, with each team holding the lead at different points. It was tied going into the final inning, when South Oakland scored three runs that Essex couldnÕ t match in the bottom half of the inning, giving the win to Oakland. Congratulations go out to a very good Yellow Jackets team: Grant Baker, Mackie Jones, Austin Magee, Carter Tomkins, Cole Kennedy, Devin Decaluwe, Blake Harnadek, Tyler Fuerth, Ben Weston, Jack Benoit, Josh OÕ neil, Hunter Rivest, and very proud coaches, Dave Kigar, Michael Rivest, Glen Harnadek and Evan Harnadek. Hey Coach Mike, Ò are your shoes tied?Ó
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