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A LOOK INSIDE Essex Town Council Notes PAgE 2 ________________ Natyshak is back PAgE 3 ________________ Spitfire Monument has a location PAgE 5 ________________
Vol. 134
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Issue No. 24
Dirty Diva draws in large crowd
EDHS donation helps restock Food Bank shelves PAgE 10 ________________ Relay for Life continues to help in fight against cancer PAgE 11 ________________ Is provincially owned land a health risk or just an eyesore? PAgE 19 ________________ Dirty Diva participants took on a 5km course filled with obstacles on Saturday at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village.
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by Sylene Argent On Saturday afternoon, around 930 participants, mostly women, sprinted off from the start line to take on a 5km course filled with challenging obstacles through the Dirty Diva mud run held at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village. Organizer Shawn Lippert was
thrilled with the eventÕ s turnout. The event was created for women but was open to the public. Ò It was amazing. It was above our expectations. The day was beautiful,Ó Lippert said of the eventÕ s outcome. One of the obstacles in the 5k-challenge included a large mud pool that many of the participants jumped into, creating a large splash of muddy water. Some of the participants even took a quick break at this point to splash their teammates. This mud run, Lippert said, raised money for the Canadian
Transportation Museum & Heritage Village. The idea of hosting the 5km Dirty Diva mud run was to establish an event where individuals from all over the County, Windsor, and beyond could create memories. Going through obstacles, like swimming through a large mud pool with teammates and friends, is a unique way to do that. This also created a unique photo opportunity, capturing a moment where the participants in this fun run where overtaking a challenge. Lippert noted that after the
eventÕ s completion, the Dirty Diva Facebook page was lighting up with pictures the event participants were proud to post. Creating the event as a 5km course was a way to include many participants, as Lippert noted this course was a doable size for most people. He looks forward to the 2015 event. Ò WeÕ ll be back again next year,Ó he said. Lippert is also hosting the Undead, Unleashed Zombie Run in Windsor this September.
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by Sylene Argent 2 Waves Day Spa receives Essex Centre CIP Grant Colleen Lippert of 2 Waves Day Spa approached Council about wanting to get in on the newly approved Essex Centre Community Improvement Plan (ECCIP). She put forward two applications for grants. The first was for a fa• ade improvement for $5,140 to reface the fa• ade, replace front windows, and remove and replace the existing awning. The second phase of this project will be for new signage. She also applied for
a development permit grant equal to 100 percent of any required permit and/or application fees for any municipal permits and/or planning act applications for those improvements. The third request asked that an agreement with Lippert be executed in accordance with the ECCIP to facilitate the request and approve the grants. Council supported the recommendation. Lippert said she needed help through the ECCIP to help her building look nice. She hoped for approval to get moving on this fa• ade and signage improvement project.
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Councillor Randy Voakes also said he was excited for this project to get underway. Councillor Bill Baker added he hopes more businesses come forward and take advantage of the program, which is designed to rejuvenate the esthetics of the downtown business core. Town Planner Heather (Ross) Jablonski noted this is the first application to come forward under the newly implemented ECCIP program. She noted the Essex Centre BIA was also in full support of this project. Council later approved that these CIP grants can be authorized by the Planning Department so long as they fit the guidelines as to what can be accepted to allow these approved grants to move along quickly. Staff could then provide an update
to Council on what was approved. Jablonski said anything controversial would be forwarded to Council. Mayor Ron McDermott initiated this idea.
Development Chris Nepszy said it was a Council decision to do so, likely to connect closely to areas that have been tar and chipped in the recent past. Councillor Randy Voakes Draft Financial gave credit to Deputy Statements Mayor Richard Meloche Essex Council for the 14th getting any received and adopted black top this year as Mike Cowman of BDO it wasnÕ t in the budget DunwoodyÕ s draft until he urged Council financial statements for to put it in. For the 2013. last few years, Council has been committed to Resident questions implementing tar and Concession 14 tar and chip on gravel roads. chip plans Council received this Dan Reaume of report. the 14th Concession requested information as SOMM and ECHRS to why the Town plans requests to put black top on this Linda Iler made two road from Pinkerton Side public presentations at Road to County Road the meeting. The first 15 instead of towards asked Council to agree Walker Road, which has to a street closure on more residents. June 21 in front of the Director of old Carnegie Library on Infrastructure and Gordon Ave. and a noise bylaw exemption for the Essex and Community Historical Research SocietyÕ s (ECHRS) Military Anniversary event. This event may include cadet drills and a military vehicle display. Council agreed to the request. The second request asked for an exemption from the TownÕ s noise bylaw and permission to put up a sign close to the Arner Townline at
the Essex Centre Sports Complex to advertise the incoming Southern Ontario Military Muster (SOMM) to take place August 16 and 17 at the arena grounds staring July 5, and that the sign in front of the Municipal Building advertise the event once the Essex Fun Fest is over. Council moved to accept and support those recommendations also.
Temporary DeputyTreasurer Approved Essex Council moved the recommendation to have the temporary appointment of a DeputyTreasurer through the adoption of a bylaw. This will be affective for two time periods over the summer months to ensure there are no interruptions in every day operations.
Tot Park smoke free bylaw At a previous Council meeting, Essex Council designated the Tot Park on Irwin Ave., adjacent to the Essex Municipal Building, and its buffer zone to the Municipal Building as smoke free. At the June 16 meeting, it supported the related bylaw. Essex Council Notes for Monday, June 16 will be continued in next weekÕ s edition of the Essex Free Press.
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Natyshak is back - Ontario Election 2014
Taras Natyshak, surrounded by family, celebrates getting reelected as the Essex Riding MPP.
by Sylene Argent, Fred Groves and EFP staff Last Thursday, at 9:00 p.m. the polls closed and candidates and voters anxiously awaited the results. In Essex, it became clear early that incumbent Taras Natyshak would be re-elected. The NDP candidate ran away with the election, winning just over 28,000 votes. PC candidate Ray Cecile got 10,178 votes, Liberal candidate Crystal Meloche 6,625 votes and Green Party candidate Mark Vercouteren 1,679 votes. NDP supporters and campaign volunteers were at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village watching the provincial election results trickle in. Cheers erupted when it was confirmed that, for the second time in a row, Essex had elected Natyshak to continue representing the Essex riding at QueenÕ s Park in Toronto. “I got to tell you, it feels pretty good. It was the
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culmination of a lot of hard work,” Natyshak said after learning the election results and receiving words of congratulations from supporters. “To the people of this amazing riding - our home, our neighbours - who have entrusted me once again as their voice in the Ontario Legislature, I say to them and to you thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am honoured to once again have this responsibility on your behalf. Ò We have achieved a lot in this riding tonight. WeÕ ve shown the people of Essex that there is an alternative voice in the legislature - one that doesnÕ t waste your money, one that understands the priorities and one that doesn’t fire one hundred thousand people on day one.” Natyshak received around 60 percent of the votes in the provincial election that was triggered last month when the PCs and NDP parties rejected the minority Liberal governmentÕ s budget. Ò It seemed as though itÕ s quite a convincing victory in Essex. I know itÕ s because we have the best campaign team in the province of Ontario,” Natyshak said. Province-wide, the election resulted in a Liberal majority. Natyshak said he Ò will be ready to work within that dynamic” and added he is proud to be a part of the Andrea Horwath-led team. Natyshak thanked his wife and children for their support. Ò To Jenny, Airika, and Drake, you are the most precious things in my life…there is no way I could have done this with without you.” He also thanked his parents for bringing him to protests and for always giving him the support he needed when he was growing up. “I’m so happy to be your son,” he remarked. He thanked his staff for their dedication. “It’s the thing I am the most proud of, that our staff and my team go above and beyond.” To his supporters, Natyshak said, “the hardest part of the campaign for me is right now, right here. Because I realize as a candidate that none of this could have been possible without your effort, without your support. That also means that it is impossible for me to thank you. I cannot ever repay you for what you have done and the effort you have put in. But I think [what] you are asking of me is to put the same amount of energy that you have given to me into that legislature on your behalf, and to honour the commitment that you made to me by working as hard as you’ve ever seen any member of provincial
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I was pleased to hear that Council has supported the Spitfire committee in its effort to bring a life-size Spitfire monument to Essex. Even better, council agreed that the site for the monument would be in the silo district, which is located very close to the heart of downtown. There were no delays or politicking, just support. And that is what is needed as time is of the essence with respect to this project. If you’re an Essex Centre resident, especially a longtime Essex Centre resident, when you think of the Spitfire plane, you think of local pilot Jerry Billing. Jerry took to the skies in a Spitfire in support of the allied war effort during WWII. He fought over Malta and later over Europe. He took part in the D-Day invasion and when his plane was hit by flak and brought down in July 1944, he escaped capture with the aid of a French family. He continued to fly planes well after the war and into
his senior years. He was lucky enough to keep flying a Spitfire too, as actor Cliff Robertson kept his Spitfire at Jerry’s residence and was pleased to have the experienced pilot care for her. As a child, my family attended some gatherings at the Billings home. It was always exciting for us kids to get to see the Spitfire up close. Jerry is now in his 90s and in an assisted living facility. It would be nice and correct to have the monument up quickly so Jerry can attend the unveiling ceremony. It’s the least we can do for a man, and all the other airmen and veterans who put their lives at risk – and sometimes lost them – to ensure we have the privilege to put up a Spitfire monument. I look forward to seeing the Spitfire mounted above Essex Centre soil, forever flying as a symbol of duty, honour, sacrifice and freedom.
Letter to the Editor I am writing today as a concerned citizen. This year, for the second electoral cycle in a row, the location of my polling station was incorrect on my voter registration card. In driving around the county looking for my polling station, I stopped in at a local candidate’s office who had received dozens of complaints. When I finally arrived at the polling station and stopped in at the feedback station, I learned that dozens of angry and inconvenienced voters had also complained there. The problem is that, despite complaints from the last election, Elections Ontario continues to tell me that St Anthony Catholic School is at 166 Centre Street in Essex. I live in the County, and am not particularly familiar with any of the schools in the towns. When I read the card, I assumed that the school was located in Essex Centre. When we were driving down Center Street in Essex, there were other cars driving slowly through the neighbourhood, lost as well. Apparently, the poll workers told me that Elections Ontario Bureaucrats in Toronto, in their wisdom, insist on
using the municipality name on the voter cards. Would someone please remind them that a municipality is a legal entity and not a physical location? With voter turnout so low in this province, it is extremely important that Elections Ontario do everything in its power to ensure that voters have accurate information to ensure that they can at least get to their polling station. My larger concern is that we are not the only amalgamated municipality in Ontario - there are dozens of them. So that could mean that literally thousands and thousands of voters are being misinformed about the location of their polling station! In my situation, I live in a fairly small region and I had the time to drive around looking for my poll - but there may be thousands of Ontarians who are not so lucky, and all Ontarians should be alarmed that Elections Ontario did not listen to these complaints the last time around - our democracy requires no less. Sincerely, Annette Demers Harrow Ontario
Let’s Talk About... by Evelyn Couch - Street names It has been suggested to me that I find the meaning of each street name within Essex Centre. That will not be easy but maybe I will get some help from my readers. We all know Talbot trail. Or do we? The explanation I know is that Colonel Talbot was commissioned by the British government to encourage settlement along the road that ran east from Windsor to the border near Niagara. So it was Talbot Trail and each town that it ran through had a main street named Talbot. Is that correct? As for Brien Avenue, it was named for the doctor that lived in the house at the corner of Irwin and Brien. There was more than one Dr. Brien but I believe this one was Dr. James. However, it was a Dr. Brien that had the house built that is now Kennedy Funeral Home. So all I can tell you is that Brien Ave. was named after an Essex doctor. And it really is not an avenue but apparently those who named streets didn’t know what made one an avenue. As for Irwin Avenue, when I came to Essex there was a dilapidated house on Irwin at the end of Wellington. I
was told an old man by the name of Irwin lived in it. Frank Irwin, who was mayor from 1939 to 1944, claimed his father was born in the town in 1839 but those dates don’t make sense. According to mayor Irwin his home on Irwin Avenue near Farview Avenue was built in 1871 when his father owned a butcher shop in Essex, although other records say there was no store until 1873. All this makes me wonder if one Frank Irwin was the father of a Frank Irwin. An interesting one within the town is Medora. When Laurie was doing research on the early years of Essex she found that Alexander Cameron bought Talbot Road and in 1852 bought 100 acres adjoining the road after learning that the route for the proposed railway would cross Talbot Street. After he sold it, the condition deteriorated badly and people referred to it as Cameron’s Creek Prior to the burning of the toll gates the editor of the Essex Free Press at the time said Cameron’s Creek was too dirty for bathing and too shallow for navigation.
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Spitfire Monument has a location by Sylene Argent The Essex Memorial Spitfire Committee, a subcommittee of SOMM, received an overwhelming amount of Council support at Monday night’s Council Meeting. The group explained, as it did when it first brought the idea to Council on April 7, what the project was all about. They hoped to get Council approval for a site location for the life-size Spitfire monument, preferably in the silo district behind the Essex Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and next to the Heritage Gardens. x 2” The Spitfire2 col monument is meant to honour all Essex CountyIn airmen, House including Essex ace Jerry Billing. It will be painted, as the WWII fighter plane was when Billing flew one on D-day, June 6 1944. Committee member Michael Beale explained it would be more than just a monument. It would be a way to honour veterans. Ò This is our gift to the
Town of Essex,” he said, about to receive a Spitfire to recognize.” Voakes added that he noting it would serve as gave permission for that a tourism attraction and monument to go to Essex, recently visited Billing in would complement the cutting the delivery time a long-term care facility. silo district. For security from around four months He said that Billing was shot down while serving in reasons, the monument to one. The paint job for the WWII and hid in the mud will be lit at night. Beale stressed the monument, which costs for a month to evade capimportance of moving around $30,000, was also ture. Council supported the forward on this project given as a gift. This gesas quickly as possible. ture left the committee motion to support erecting the monument on Town Ò WeÕ re losing our WWII speechless. The monument will property in the silo district. veterans. We need to move on it.” He added that Bill- be moved from Toronto It also moved to allow the ing is currently in assisted to Essex when the time committee to use the EsCut Down on Litter! sex logo on its letterhead. living. Ò We want Jerry at comes. Please recycleThe this newspaper Councillor Morley committee offithe ceremony.” A confirmed location cially kicked of its fund- Bowman said the Mural is needed to forward with raising campaign on Mon- Committee was proud fundraising. The commit- day evening. It still needs when it erected the spittee also wants permission to raise around $25,000. fire mural in Essex Cen16 CENTRE ST., ESSEX April 4, 2013 Bill Baker not- tre, but the committee was from the Town to use the Councillor Essex logo on its letter- ed he would support that devastated when it had to come down in 2005. This with a $200 donation and head. www.essexfreepress@on.aibn.com Lana Beale said there has Councillor Randy Voakes monument will be even been a lot of support from said heÕ d support the proj- better as a memorial piece. individuals. Because of a ect with a $500 donation. Ò ItÕ s something we can be generous and sizable do- Voakes also put a motion proud of again,” he said. nation, the monument has forward, which Coun- He suggested the Town been ordered. Beale added cil supported, to forward also look into ways it can that because time is of the $1000 to the group for the contribute in-kind to help essence, an individual con- monument from the Coun- move the project along. These motions were tacted two companies that cil Contingency Fund. Baker said that the applauded by a visibly have requests for Spitfires, moved audience, which and a company that was project Ò is very excitingÉ this is great for the com- included Billing’s wife, munity because Mr. Bill- Karen. ing isÉ quite a star for us
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Blaze Osborne (front) received a President’s Choice Children’s Charity grant to go to summer camp. He is surrounded by his mom Suzanne (right), sister Myah (left), care worker Kate Holland (back row), and Jeff’s no Frills representatives.
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parliament work.Ó Moving forward, Natyshak said it will be interesting to see what the Liberal motives and priorities will be. The NDP, he added, will be prepared to scrutinize. He said his party would continue to focus on good paying jobs, addressing affordability issues, and transparency and accountability. Natyshak congratulated and sent well wishes to the other Essex Riding candidates - Liberal candidate Crystal Meloche and PC candidate Ray Cecile.
Cecile and his supporters were at the Fox Glenn Golf Club on election night. As a first-time candidate, he said that the pressure of the 5-week campaign was at first overwhelming, especially as he was dealing with the loss of his mother, but he quickly adapted to the pace. The Lakeshore resident described his campaign as grass roots, a door-to-door trek back and forth across the large Essex riding. The married father of two said the campaign was a positive experience and he was glad he did it, despite the results. Ò It was an opportunity to do something,Ó he said. On the campaign trail, he learned that he loved talking to people, that he was a Ò people person.Ó When asked whether he would run again in another four years, he said, Ò I couldnÕ t say yes or no right now. I am interested, but it will be up to the people.Ó He paid high compliment to his campaign team. Ò Our ground game was good. Time and again they came through for me.Ó He took to the podium, realizing he was going to finish in second. Addressing his supporters, he thanked them. Ò I think, regardless of the results, weÕ re friendsÉ and thatÕ s the most important thing,Ó he said. Ò We worked hard and we kept our principals. Ò We have to stop relying on government so much,Ó he continued. Ò If your neighbour needs a hand, lend them a hand.Ó Election night offered a bittersweet result for Essex Liberal candidate Crystal Meloche. Meloche finished third in her first stab at provincial politics. Ò We went into this expecting this,Ó Meloche said of the local outcome. Ò I was prepared for it. I got my name out there.Ó The 34-year-old married, mother of two, went into the campaign with a lot already on her plate, as she is a LaSalle councillor and works full-time as a real estate agent. Ò The hardest part was that I tried to run a campaign while working full-time, being a councillor and a mom. If I was to run again, I would have to give something up,Ó she said. With an unexpected Liberal majority government, and the closest Liberal member now in London, Meloche said that the next four years, from her position as a municipal councilor could be challenging. Ò I am worried a little because here we donÕ t have anyone pressuring them. That concerns me that we donÕ t have a voice,Ó she said. With a four-year mandate ahead of them, the Kathleen Wynne Liberals will have to balance the budget and look at some key local issues such as the mega hospital.
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Ò I am pleased they got a majority. It gives Kathleen Wynne a chance to show what she can do.Ó Meloche and the other local Liberal candidates, including Windsor-West incumbent Teresa Piruzza who lost her seat, gathered at the Ciociaro Club to watch the results that saw the area without a Liberal member for the first time in nearly 20 years. Four years could make a difference for both voters and those who chose to carry the Liberal banner in the next election, said Meloche. Ò She (Wynne) called me and said thank you for fighting for the party and our plan. I thought that was great,Ó said Meloche. • Results in other ridings in the region: In Windsor West NDP candidate Lisa Gretzky won over the incumbent, Liberal candidate Teresa Piruzza; in WindsorTecumseh NDP candidate Percy Hatfield was re-elected; and Chatham-Kent-EssexÕ s PC incumbent Rick Nicholls was also re-elected.
Essex Legion awards youth poster and literary contest winners by Sylene Argent Part of the Legion mandate is to educate youth about the significant role veterans played in past wars to keep Canada a free nation. In keeping with that role, every year the Legion, including the Essex Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 201), hosts a Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest. The top youth in each category were awarded with certificates last Wednesday evening. In addition to the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest, the Essex Legion also awarded youth who were a part of its annual Public Speaking Program. The Essex leg of the 2013 Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest had 110 more entrants this year than last year for a total of 426 submissions.
Some of these participants were from Essex Public School, Gosfield North Public School, Holy Name Elementary Catholic School, Essex Girl Guides, Rock of Help Academy and St. MaryÕ s Elementary School with French immersion. It was nice to see the increase in participation, said Essex LegionÕ s Youth Education Chairperson Craig Chartier. The high level of participation means the Legion members are doing their job of getting youth interested in preserving history and honouring veterans. He hopes for an even better response from youth within the community next year. The Remembrance Day Poster contest included black & white and colour submissions.
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The Literacy portion of the contest included essays and poems. Each of these categories was split into age divisions (Primary, Junior, and Intermediate) to give each participating youth an opportunity to take
home a top prize for the submissions they worked so hard to complete. First, second, and third place submissions in each category were awarded a certificate and a cash reward of $30, $20, and $10, respectively.
Lydia Campeau’s art work made it all the way to the provincial level through the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary Contest. She received an honourable mention for her work.
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The first place winners from the Branch competition were able to move onto the Zone A-2 competition, which Chartier said involves all nine Legion Branches within the region. At the Zone A-2 Level, The Essex Legion was proud to announce many Essex area youth had placed within the top two in many of the categories. From there, the first place category winners in each division were sent to compete at the District A level, which encompasses all of Southwestern Ontario. At the District A level, Essex Public SchoolÕ s Lydia Campeau placed first in the Primary Colour Poster contest. Her submission, which depicts a cross, poppies, and a dove flying overhead, went on to compete at the provincial level and received an honourable mention. Campeau was surprised to find out her poster did so well in the competition. She enjoyed making the poster to honour veterans because they fought for Canadian freedom.
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Gosfield North presents “Mousetales” by Sylene Argent Last Tuesday and Wednesday, select students at Gosfield North Public School donned creative costumes and presented the play “Mousetales.” Through this production, a group of charismatic mice shared what they think goes on in the schoolÕ s staff room through their own perception. During the play, the mice come out to play when the staff room was vacant. The mice are offended when they hear the teachers complaining about the school having a “mouse problem,” because after all the mice help keep the school clean by picking up crumbs. This play was written and directed by teacher Laurel Robinet. She wrote the script through the inspiration from the book “No Kids Allowed,” which uses the imagination of youth as to what they believe happens in the staff room. Hosting an annual play, Robinet said, is a great way to begin wrapping up the school year, especially since the youth involved put in three months of work to prepare for the production. The students learned their lines, put their own flair into the characters and prepared their costumes. The dancers
in the play even choreographed their own routine. Being a part of the annual play at Gosfield North Public School, Robinet said, allows the participating students a chance to shine. The play would not have been possible without the help from all the staff at the school, she said. All of the staff members were happy to lend a hand. Many parents volunteered their time as well. Robinet was proud of the students who were involved in the production. They learned their parts very quickly and put a lot of effort into ensuring it was the best it could be. These students were a top-notch group to work with, she said.
The Hawk’s Nest
Holy Name School News by Kaylee Drouillard and Reese Dendiuk
Welcome back to the final week of Hawk News for the 2013-2014 school year. Here are a few final school activities occurring before the school year ends. Please join us for our final student of the month assembly on Monday, June 23 at 9:30 am. Our school was chosen as the recipient of the Bea DeBernardi Award for Inclusive Education from Community Living Windsor and will be awarded $1000.00 at the assembly. Also, final Report Cards will go home with students on this day. The last day of school for students is Friday, June 27. As with all school years that come to an end, change is inevitable. We would like to congratulate Mr. Schulert our principal who will be retiring. We thank you Mr. Schulert for your years of service and especially for your dedication and commitment to education to all the staff and students of Holy Name. We wish you GodÕ s blessings of health, happiness and peace as you journey into retirement. We would like to wish Ms. Savage our vice-principal all the best in her new placement at Immaculate Conception School in the Fall as well as all the teachers and students who may not be returning in September. We wish everyone all the best at their new schools and in their new placements. We welcome Ms. Tina Tuer who will be our new principal in September along with Mr. John Fisher who will be our new vice-principal. We know they are going to love our awesome school! In closing, we would like to wish all the students and staff of Holy Name School along with their families a very safe and enjoyable summer. We look forward to seeing you in September. GO HAWKS!!
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EDHS donation helps restock Food Bank shelves
EDHS Principal Tony Omar presents Essex Area Food Bank volunteer Gerry Belanger with a cheque for $600.
He visited each homeroom that day to collect money from staff and students. Each dollar that was raised during this unique fundraiser kept the principal Ò under arrestÓ for one minute. The students raised $300, and Omar also phoned a few friends to match those funds so he could Ô bail himself out.Õ Last Wednesday, June 11, Omar forwarded those funds, a total of $ .00 TREASURE HUNTING $600, to the Essex Area ION S S I M Food Bank. AD Choosing to forward the funds to the Essex Area JUNE 21-22 Food Bank was an easy 9AM-4PM decision for the principal FREE PARKIN NTS who has spent the last G REFRESHMDE & FOO eight years at EDHS. The AVAILABLE school has housed the N I local food bank for many RA OR years. Earlier this year, E SHIN the food bank moved 6155 Arner Townline County Road 23, Essex and reopened inside www.ctmhv.com • 519-776-6909 the gymnasium at Sun Parlour Junior Public
School. The move was due to the high school rebuild project. Ò The school has close ties with the Food Bank,Ó Omar said. Ò They are like family here.Ó Essex Area Food Bank volunteer Gerry Belanger thanked everyone who donated to this fund. Ò We appreciate that and all the work Mr. Omar has done throughout the years,Ó he said. Belanger added that Omar played a huge part in helping the Food Bank find its new location near the high school. Monetary and food donations to the Essex Area Food Bank are always appreciated, Belanger noted, especially this time of year when the donations it received throughout the Christmas holiday season are dwindling. At this time of year, he said, the Food BankÕ s shelves tend to get a little bare. Through donations, schools, local organizations and the public play an
important part in ensuring the Food Bank can continue to serve those within the community facing economic hardship. On Friday, Belanger said, the students at Essex Public School were also happy to forward a large donation of non-perishable food items to the Food Bank. This school, he said, has filled the Essex Area Food Bank van three times since the beginning of the holiday season. Those donations go a long way to helping those in need. Any individual, group or school that can make a donation is urged to phone the Food Bank to make arrangements or to learn more about its services. Ă’ Every little bit helps,Ă“ Belanger said. Food Bank volunteers can be reached at 519-819-1431. The food bank is open to clients on Tuesdays and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
by Sylene Argent Recently, the students at Essex District High School celebrated their principal with Mr. Omar Day, after having learned he would be moving to Riverside Secondary School this fall. Omar spent Friday, May 23 in cuffs to raise funds for a local charity.
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It is important to honor those who have contributed by Fred Groves When I was in Grade 9, Mrs. Repko taught me about geography. She had a passion for teaching, you could tell. There was another part of her we soon found out about. It was in the fall, and I remember her standing on the sidelines of an Essex Red Raiders football game holding either the down box or the first down marker chains. Coach Tom Hennan must have recruited her. That was her initiation into the world of sports, which nearly 40 years later, she is still involved in. Over the years, you name it and Sandy has pretty well done it. When I moved back to the area a dozen or so years ago, one of the first things I did was volunteer as the Kingsville Comets trainer. To my surprise, guess who was running the clock and keeping score up in the lofty perch of the press box? She instantly remembered me and I her. From then until now, she is the glue that keeps a lot of sports organizations together. With a smile and a wonderful sense of humor she is an OMHA rep for her hometown Kingsville minor hockey, but her heart is red-black-andwhite as she is always keeping score at
the Red Raiders basketball games. Her voice was often heard at the Red Raiders football games when she moved up to where it was a little drier but her number one sport seems to be track and field. I remember quite vividly watching her at the starting line of a track meet. She was in control and was sought after by meets and organizers for many years. This fall she will be inducted into the Windsor-Essex Sports Hall of Fame, an honour that is long overdue. She joins coach Dave Prpich who guided the Essex 73Õ s to several championships in their early years and was a mainstay behind the bench of the Windsor Spitfires. Also heading into the local shrine in October is Bill Hogarth who created the Essex wrestling club at the high school and coached several individuals, including Olympian Colin Daynes to many titles. As we in town here continue to work towards our own Ô Essex Sports Wall of ExcellenceÕ , which will be in the Essex Sports Complex in the future, it is imperative that we honor those like Sandy and Dave and Bill and all the others who have made significant contributions.
Relay for Life continues to help in fight against cancer
by Fred Groves The pictures that hang from the trailerÕ s exterior and are tapped to the walls of the tent show the face of a happy, smiling woman. That face belonged to Debbie Tremblay who passed away on May 20, at the age of 47. She died of stomach cancer. Friday night in Harrow, more that a dozen of her family, friends and coworkers huddled around a campfire in between walking laps at the 11th annual Relay for Life. This is more than a Canadian Cancer
in Harrow between 7 am and 7 pm. Organizers had plenty of music and activities to keep the spirits of participants lifted but it was not really necessary to have additional motivation. Those, like Phillips, along with TremblayÕ s sisters and son Josh, knew why they were there. Ò The premise behind staying awake and walking for 12 hours is nothing compared to what cancer patients go through,Ó said Phillips. One of the highlights of the local Relay for Life, and perhaps the most inspiring one was the SurvivorÕ s Victory Lap. Sporting yellow shirts, cancer survivors one-by-
Society fundraiser; itÕ s an opportunity for people like EssexÕ s Cindy Phillips to remember Tremblay and others who have lost their battle with cancer. Ò She had a smile that would light up a room,Ó said Phillips of the woman who she worked with for 15 years. Team Debbie Tremblay took their turns walking the track behind the arena
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one received a rose from supporters, and followed a piper around the track. Dr. Lisa Porter, a
University of Windsor cancer research scientist was in Harrow and brought words of encouragement
and a big thank you to those who continue to raise awareness and funds for her to work towards finding cures for cancer. Ò The progress we have seen in the last few years is amazing,Ó said Dr. Porter. Standing in front of the 30 teams prior to the start of FridayÕ s relay, she said that just a few weeks ago, her mother lost her battle with cancer. That, however, has not discouraged Dr. Porter, as the rate of survivors has doubled from 30 to 60 percent. Ò When I started in 2001, what took a year
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for me to do, I can now do in 15 minutes. I am lucky because I know there is hope and these types of events are important,Ó she said. This was the third consecutive year the local Relay for Life was held in Harrow and fundraising co-ordinator Wendy German said they were hoping to raise $85,000. There were three ceremonies Friday night including the Celebration Ceremony that was the survivorsÕ lap and included the release of doves; the Luminary Celebration, which saw lights lit up around the track and the Fight Back Ceremony. Ò I meet a lot of people who unfortunately lose their battle,Ó said German. Young or old, cancer does not discriminate who it attacks. There are many kinds of cancer, and many kinds of people who continue to survive and to fight to find a cure. With the sun dipping along the shores of Lake Erie, and everyone settling in around the fire to tell stories about the ones they lost, perhaps Phillips summed it up best when she said - Ò We have to fight this terrible disease cancer.Ó
Team Tremblay members had one thing in common Ð their love for Deb. They all had a
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Kuzniak - Todd & Meaghan (Buschman) are excited and thankful for the safe arrival of their son,
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On May 29th, 2014, weighing 7lbs. 6oz. Proud & excited grandparents are Ted & Carol Kuzniak and George & Elaine Buschman. Zoë & gavin are happy to have a new baby cousin.
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_________________________________________________________ The Family of the late Eleanor Saunders wish to express their Heartfelt Thanks to all who came to the Funeral Home to pay their respects and share many Happy Memories. We sincerely appreciated all the lovely floral tributes, charitable donations, messages of sympathy and gifts of food. Thank you to Rev. John van Omme and Staff of Epworth United Church for all your guidance and assistance. Many Thanks to the Lily Rebekah Lodge for the touching service. To the Pallbearers Lance, Don, Bert, Andrew, Dave, Tom and Sherry, thank you for carrying Aunt Eleanor to her final resting place. To the Readers at the funeral service, Dorothy, Cathy, Sherry and Judy special thanks. We are grateful to the UCW Ladies of Epworth United Church for providing the lunch following the funeral. To Stuart and Staff of Sykes Funeral Home we are forever grateful to you for making sure every detail was taken care of. Aunt Eleanor called Sunrise of Windsor her home for the past seven years and we are sincerely Thankful to the Sunrise Family for the excellent care provided. During Aunt Eleanor’s final days, we received extra help from CCAC, Saint Elizabeth and Bayshore and our family nurse Sherry. We Thank everyone involved for their care and compassion. The Kindness of so many will be cherished and remembered always. Aunt Eleanor was a very Special Caring Lady whose SMILE will be sadly missed but not forgotten. _________________________________________________________
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Damphouse, Renee (nee Lock) - Born December 12, 1936 and passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 14, 2014 at 77 years of age. Beloved wife of Lawrence of 55 years. Loving mother of Jeff Damphouse and wife Karen, Mark Damphouse and wife Kristen, Leneath Pettit and husband Michael. Dearest Granny to Sarah O’Brien (Reid), Dereck Damphouse, Jim Damphouse, Ashley Damphouse, Ally Pettit, Awstin Pettit, Briallen Pettit, Sydney Damphouse and Celine Damphouse. Great Granny to Grant and baby O’Brien. Dear sister of Noah Lock (Eileen), Elizabeth Carr (the late Brian), James Lock (Chrissie), Len Lock (Barbara), the late Florence Lofthouse (late Ron) and Ethel Gulliver (late Cecil). Sister-in-law of the late Eva Trudell (late Armand), Leah Oliver (Fred), late Linda Labute (late Norman), Lucille Smith (late Stuart), late Leo Damphouse, and Theresa Verschuren (George). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Many thanks to the Doctors and nurses at Victoria hospital and WRH-Ouellette Campus for their great care. Renee was a long time member of Altar Society at St. Mary’s. She was a wonderful Mom and Renee treated everyone like family. Renee rested at the Kennedy Funeral Home Ltd. (519-776-7378) 128 Talbot St. N, Essex on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, friends are invited to meet the family after 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Maidstone followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery. Donations may be made to Windsor Regional Cancer Centre Foundation. You may send your condolences online at www.kennedyfh.com.
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Knight, norman C. - was born on September 1, 1930 and it is with deep sadness as a family that we announce his passing on Thursday, June 12, 2014 surrounded by his family. Beloved husband and best friend of Dorothy (nee Wallace) for almost 63 years. Dearest father of Craig (Mimi), Sault Ste. Marie; Norma Jean Weaver (late Brian) (Mike Losoncki), Cottam; Jon (Heather), Woodview. Loving grandfather of 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Dear brother of Ethel Webster (late Jack), Dearborn, MI; late Pvt. Roger Knight, late Allan (late Virginia), Earl (Eadie) (late Grace), Woodslee; Jane Skerritt (Ted), Huntsville and late Clifford (Claire), South Carolina. Brother-in-law of Marion Sheridan (late Bob), Woodstock; Helen Fenner (Bill), South River; Shirley Blackwell (Munro), Pt. Rowan; Catherine Brown (Craig), Goulais River. Will also be remembered by his nieces and nephews. Norm attended Woodslee United Church; was a member of Woodslee IOOF lodge: past director of Woodslee Credit Union and Federation of Agriculture. He was a retiree of Chrysler Corp. with 36 years of service. Norm was a very active member of the Clan Wallace Society World Wide; he had many interests, wood working was a specialty. He and Dorothy enjoyed their many travels to Scotland, UK, Australia, New Zealand and especially Italy where he visited his brother’s grave in Ortona. Visiting was held at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 87 Maidstone Ave. E., Essex (519776-4233) on Saturday and Sunday. A Funeral Service to celebrate Norman’s life was held from the funeral home on Monday, June 16, 2014. Rev. Colin Swan officiating. Odd Fellows Service Sunday Evening. Interment Woodslee United Church Cemetery. Memorial donations made to Woodslee United Church or Hospice Windsor Essex would be appreciated. Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort and remembrance at www.reidfuneralhome.ca.
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Thank you to Delica, who made the arrangements and to Ruth who did the baking for my 80th Birthday Dinner Party which was a pleasant surprise. Thank also to everyone who attended and for all of your generous gifts. It was a day I greatly cherish. God Bless You All - Regina Garrod.
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anDRy, gordon - Passed away peacefully with his family at his side on June 15, 2014 at 90 years of age. Beloved husband of the late Gwen (nee Carrington). Loving father of Gord and wife Sue Andry, David and wife Janine Andry, Marion Heywood and the late Carol Dobson and Frank Andry. Also survived by Jim Dobson as well as several other grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Brother of Dr. Harold Andry and wife Maureen of Hamilton and the late John Frank Andry and Steve Andry. Gordon proudly served in the Canadian Army during the entire campaign of WWII. He was a lifetime member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch – 201 Essex. Gordon retired from General Motors. Cremation has taken place. On Thursday, friends are invited to meet the family after 10 a.m. at the Kennedy Funeral Home Ltd. (519-776-7378) 128 Talbot St. N, Essex followed by the memorial service under the Auspices of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch – 201 at 11:00 a.m. Donations may be made to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation. You may send your condolences online at www.kennedyfh.com. _________________________________________________________
BaiLLaRgeon, adrien - 1934-2014 - At 80 years of age and formerly of Tecumseh, passed away June 12, 2014 in Springhill, N.S., after a long and courageous battle with Cancer. Predeceased by his parents Francois and Louise (Janisse) as well as his late wife, Sylvia. He leaves behind his loving wife and friend, Mary Dee Mac Pherson. Dear Father of David (Diane), Christine Moorehouse & Kathy Baillargeon. Beloved brother of Leo (Rose), the late Lucien (Florence) and the late John (Shirley). Brother-in-law of Eleanor Taggert. Cherished grandfather of Rebecca, Becky, Richelle, Madison and Zoe. He will be missed by many neices and nephews. Adrien served in the R.C.A.F. from 1952-1981 where he reached the rank of Major. He then transferred to the Correctional Services of Canada, retiring as Regional Manager of Technical Services in 1996. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 16 at A H Brown Funeral Home, 5 McFarlane St., in Springhill, Nova Scotia.
What’s Going On June 20 – 4-h pig Roast - at the harrow Fair building, 6:30pm. proceeds to 4-h membership costs. Live auction. For tickets & info, call: 519-818-8378 or 519-564-3725. June 20 & 21 - teCumseh aRt oF eating - Food & Wine Festival at Lakewood park. For more info: www.artofeatingtecumseh.com or 519-735-3795. June 21 – WooDsLee Community assoCiation - st. John the evangelist school alumni & Friends Reunion at st. John’s parish hall at 6pm. For tickets: 519-723-4635.
June 21 - ontaRio puRpLe maRtin assoCiation meeting - at the home of marianne & marc Knapp, 3450 malden Road, RR#2, essex at 9am. For info: 519-738-3476. June 21 - essex uniteD ChuRCh DinneR- serving Broasted Chicken, strawberries and ice Cream. advance tickets only. 6pm sharp! Call 519-776-5121 for info. June 21 - stRaWBeRRy soCiaL & yaRD saLe - at Church of the Redeemer , 15545 Cty Rd. 8. 2 miles east of paquette Corners. 8am-4pm.
June 21 - eChRs miLitaRy open house - 11am-1pm at 18 gordon ave. essex. For info: www.echrs.org or call 519-962-9597. June 22 - essex-Kent Cage BiRD soCiety - Baby Bird show at the moose Lodge, 777 tecumseh Rd. W. Club members will be exhibiting their birds. For info: 519-727-3766. June 25 - essex & DistRiCt hoRtiCuLtuRaL soCiety meeting - at the Community Centre, 7:30pm. speaker is marg Dudley. gardens of her latest travels. everyone welcome. June 25 - the migRant WoRKeR Community pRogRam’s annuaL geneRaL meeting - in the Cactus Room at Colasanti’s at 6:30pm. For info: 519-325-0876. June 28 - essex Community seRviCes’ Wine touR & poKeR Run - Call essex Community services at 519-776-4231 for more information or to register.
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nOtIcE _____________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All claims against the estate of Jo Anne Campbell, late of the Town of essex in the County of essex, who died on or about the 28th day of April 2014, must be filed with the undersigned estate Trustee on or before the 18th day of July, 2014; thereafter, the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said estate having regard only to the claims then filed. dATed at essex this 12th day of June, 2014. elaine McCarthy, estate Trustee, by her Solicitors, HICKey ByRNe, 14 Centre Street, essex, Ontario, N8M 1N9. Attn: Joseph A. Byrne. 519-776-7349.
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Facilities Permitted under the Federal Government’s Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) PROPOSED CHANGE Consideration of definitions, provisions and permission of facilities in the Town’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law for facilities licensed under the Federal Government’s Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (SOR/2013-119) (MMPR) and Industrial Hemp Regulations (SOR/98156) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. HAVE YOUR SAY Input on any proposed matter is welcome and encouraged. You can provide input by speaking at the open house meeting or by making a written submission to the Town. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Date: Thursday, June 26th, 2014 Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Place: Knights of Columbus, 1303 County Road 22, Emeryville File Nos: OPA-2-2014 and ZBA-15-2014 WRITTEN SUBMISSION To provide input in writing, or to request personal notice if the proposed changes are adopted, please send a letter c/o Maureen Lesperance, CPT, Planning Coordinator, Town of Lakeshore, 419 Notre Dame St., Belle River, ON, N0R 1A0. MORE INFORMATION For more information please contact Kim Darroch, B.A., M.PL., MCIP, RPP, Manager of Planning at 519-728-2700, extension 245 or kdarroch@lakeshore.ca. A copy of this notice along with draft amendments can be found on the Town's website at www.lakeshore.ca. If you wish to be notified of the decision of Town Council in respect to this matter, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk. LEGAL NOTICE (In accordance with the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c.P.13,). If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Lakeshore before this matter is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Lakeshore Council to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submission to the Town of Lakeshore before this matter is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there is reasonable grounds to do so. Notice of a Public Meeting to receive comments on the applications will be provided in the future in accordance with the Planning Act and the Town’s Official Plan. Dated at the Town of Lakeshore this 12th day of June, 2014
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Harrow United Church Submitted by Larry Anderson We welcome everyone to join our worship services which begin at 10:30 am. Your presence is a blessing to us and we hope that our church family will be a blessing to you! On Sunday, June 22nd, our morning service will be held at the Park Pavilion (located behind the Agricultural Building on McAffee Street). The service will be followed by a picnic. Please bring a lawn chair and a salad or dessert, if possible. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are offered to all who are sick and/or shut-in. If you know of someone we could assist, please contact our church office by calling 519738-4223. Beginning June 20th and for the five Friday’s that follow (4- 7 pm), Harrow United Church will have a BBQ Drive-thru. Just pull into the church parking lot for foot long or regular hot dogs, chips and drinks. Proceeds will go towards various church projects. 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. 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 for more information. To view and listen to Rev. Staples’ inspiring weekly messages and to learn more about 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 Pastor Aaron Thompson will lead us in worship. Nursery supervision is provided. During the service we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper. Do plan to stay afterwards for a time of fellowship with a Potluck to celebrate before summer vacations begin. All are invited to our next Free Movie Event on Friday June 27th. We will be featuring The Lego Movie! Doors open at 6:00 pm, Movie begins at 6:30 pm sharp! Visit us online for service times and directions or just to listen to a sermon or two. www.essexcrc.ca.
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Woodslee Millen Group submitted by Donna Roubos We are happy to introduce 5 members of our youth team here (pictured above) from left to right in front row (Our youth team) Brandon Summerlin , ( YT ) Dan Chalk, ( YT) Brandon Summerlin , (YT) Cole Summerlin , (YT) Tamara Bruner, our members Juliette St Pierre, and Marie Holman. Back row left to right. Sue Holman , Deb Leboeuf, Connie Bruner, and Donna Roubos. The youth team will help us with the fundraising efforts of our Woodslee Millen Cenotaph and of course supporters of our new building in the background at 1925 South Middle Road in South Woodslee. Take a drive out here to see our progress. The newest reports now see the opening in mid August.
Tournament will take place on Sunday, June 29th at Wildwood. Registration forms are found at the back of the church. 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. Happy Birthday wishes to Tania Jobin. Our deepest sympathy to Larry Damphouse and family on the passing of Renee. May she rest in peace. Please keep in your prayers Fr. Chris Quinlan and Tom McCarthy and their caregivers.
Salvation Army Essex Community Church News submitted by Carolyn Barnett We invite you to join us every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. for our weekly prayer meeting. At 11 a.m. you are welcome to attend Family Worship with us. Major Laurie Wilson will be our guest speaker on Sunday, June 22. Our Summer Barbecues at the Thrift Store will be starting soon. Details to follow in next weeks’ news. Hundreds of Salvationists will be meeting together for a Territorial Congress in Mississauga from June 2022/14. It has been 30 years since the last Territorial Congress in the Canada and Bermuda Territory. The five public Territorial Congress meetings will be live streamed through the Salvationist.ca website in Eastern Daylight Time, and anyone not attending in person, is invited to check out these events online at Salvationist.ca and click on the link for this event in the top right hand corner. ‘’Reach out in friendship and encourage the lonely; energize the weary.’
Cozy Corners -BethelMaidstone 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. We hope that all the fathers out there had a great day last Sunday on Father’s Day. Next Sunday marks the final Sunday School class for the season as we celebrate with an awards and teacher recognition event. The next nursing home service is on July 1st, at 2pm. Volunteers are always appreciated. Mark Sunday, July 13th on your calendar for the Fun Fest Interdenominational Church Service at 8:30 am at Sadler’s Pond. Door Greeters next Sunday are Jennifer Reeb and Alex. Elder on Duty is Ted Ure and Lock-up is Jack Thomas.
Maidstone Cross Congratulations to Samuel Saris and Natalie Bernard who and to Weston O’Neill and Nicole Brouyette who were married. Best wishes to you all! The Annual Golf
St. Paul’s/Trinity Anglican The summer schedule starts June 29. Until July 27 there will be one service at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s. From August 3 to 31 the service at Trinity is at 9:15. The Silver Ambassadors Concert Band presents a family musical evening on Continued on Page 20
The Town of Essex team aboard the Heart & Stroke Big Bike.
by Fred Groves When John Scott was 18, his father died of a heart attack. He was 44. That is one reason the Essex councillor climbed aboard the Heart & StrokeÕ s Big Bike on Friday and rode through downtown Essex. Ò My father passed away from a heart attack when he was 44. This means a lot to my family,Ó said Scott. He is a firm believer in living a healthy, active lifestyle and it is no secret that he is a proponent of cycling and running. He said it was not difficult to recruit other members of council including Sherry Bondy and Mayor Ron
McDermott along with CAO Russ Phillips. Ò They realize that they have been affected by it. This is a team building event too,” said Scott. With a family history of heart disease, he keeps himself in great shape. “I have no option. I need to be healthy. I think itÕ s important as a community leader to be healthy.Ó This yearÕ s big bike event started at the Brass Monkey Pub on Laird Ave, and according to Heart & Stroke Foundation area co-ordinator Michelle Gaudette, there were five teams that took part. It was anticipated that they would raise $10,000. Ò We are growing
every year by hitting up more businesses and organizations,Ó said Gaudette. Besides the Big Bike, Heart & Stroke also does a Jump Rope for Heart, February is heart month and June is stroke month. She noted that the Big Bike continues to be a popular team event. Gaudette said strokes are affecting more women and they do know that there is a lot of both heart disease and stroke victims in the Windsor-Essex area. Ò It puts more pressure on us to fundraise to make sure Canadians live longer.Ó
The Corporation of the Town of Essex Notice of Special Meeting to Consider Changes in Building Permit Fees Take notice that the Council for The Corporation of the Town of Essex will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, July 7, 2014, at 4:15 p.m. in the Large Boardroom located at the Municipal Office, 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario. The purpose of the Special Meeting is to obtain public comments on proposed changes to the Town of Essex building permit fees. The Special Meeting is being held pursuant to Section 7 of the, Building Code Act, 1992. A report outlining the proposed changes will be available to the public at the Special Meeting or online at www.essex.ca. The proposed changes in fees will be considered to take effect on August 1, 2014. Any person may attend the Special Meeting, and make oral and/or written submissions either in support of or in opposition to the proposed changes in fees. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed fee changes, you must make a written request to the Clerk of the Town of Essex at 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario N8M 1A8. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Donna Hunter, Director of Corporate Services, at (519) 776-7336 extension 1119, or by e-mail at dhunter@ essex.ca. Dated at the Town of Essex June 13, 2014 Cheryl A. Bondy, Clerk Town of Essex 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario N8M 1A8 Telephone: 519-776-7336, extension 1132
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Essex Mosquito baseball - First tournament of the season submitted to EFP The Essex Mosquito Yellow Baseball team travelled to Harrow on FatherÕ s Day Weekend to participate in its first tournament of the season. On Friday night Essex faced Kingsville. Kingsville came out firing in the top of the first with seven runs. Essex added a single in the bottom half of the inning to make the score 7-1 Kingsville. Jayce P.Õ s double in the bottom of the second helped Essex post three runs to narrow the score to 7-4. Essex went up 10-9 in the bottom of the fourth inning after a double by Sam W. Kingsville had bases loaded in the top of the final inning down by one run. However, the Essex defense was able to shut the door for a 10-9 final in favour of Essex. Game two was Saturday morning against Essex Black. Bryson D. was on the mound and brought his A game firing a healthy diet of strikes. Multi-base hits by Jayce P., Caleb B. and Ryan Z. led the offensive attack. In the end, the Yellow team won 26-2 over their counter parts from Essex. Game three on Saturday afternoon was against the Sailors from Port Dover. Josh J. was on the mound for this tilt. He ended up with five strike outs in three innings in a well pitched game but the Port Dover bats were able to find the holes in the field. Braydin M. provided the lone RBI for Essex with a double. In the end
a lot of mental mistakes in the field by Essex was their undoing as the final score was 15-1 for Port Dover. The semifinal match was on FatherÕ s Day against Port Dover again. Hits by Sam W., Josh J., Braydin M. and Jayce P. allowed Essex to go up 2-0 after the top of the first. Unfortunately defensive lapses reared their head again as Essex gave up nine runs in the bottom of the first. After two innings Port Dover was up 17-2. Everett B. was brought in from the bullpen and provided the spark that Essex needed to mount a comeback. He struck out nine Port Dover batters in 3 2/3 innings.
Jake T. made a great catch in centerfield to add to the frustration of the Port Dover bats. The Essex bats chipped away at the fifteen run Port Dover lead with a series of singles, stolen bases, hits batsmen and walks to eventually get the score to 19-14 by the end of the sixth inning. The Port Dover defense was able to blank Essex in the final inning to keep the score at 19-14. In the end the Yellow team from Essex should be proud of their play. There were many positive moments that occurred, allowing the team to develop further skills needed to continue with a successful season.
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Is provincially owned land a health risk or just an eyesore?
by Fred Groves ThereÕ s often been a question of who owns the 50-acre plot of scrub behind the Essex County Community Living building on Talbot Street. ItÕ s not the Town of Essex, nor Lakeshore, or even a private developer. The long vacated plot is owned by the province and has been since 1987. ItÕ s not considered an eyesore because there are no private residents in the immediate area and most of it is shielded by Essex District High School and commercial development. However, there are possible health risks at stake as weeds grow several feet high, there is a small swampy pond that is haven for mosquitoes and recently spotted, a very large muskrat. One concerned resident who has asked to remain anonymous has been asking questions about this property for years Ð and he has been passed from one group to the next.
an email. The late Bruce Crozier, former MPP for Essex, was instrumental in making sure the property was cleaned up. In all 5,000 full and empty barrels were removed from the ground at a cost of about $800,000. Since then, Gilbert says that the MOE and private parties interested in developing the property have done numerous reports and sampling. Ò The ministry recognizes there is a need for additional remedial work to be performed on the site prior to development The property is officially in Lakeshore of the property,Ó wrote Gilbert. but according to that municipalityÕ s CAO, She noted that none of the reports that the town does not own it. Ò The town has have been done found an offsite migration taken the position not to enter the site due of contamination from the site. to environmental concerns,Ó Kirk Foran There are no ground wells on the wrote in an email. property. Those concerns are more than weeds, bugs and muskrats. In the 1980s the site was home to Dominion Barrel and Drum who, when they went out of business, opted to bury thousands of those barrels in the ground. According to Teri Gilbert, Issues Project Co-coordinator for the Ministry of the EnvironmentÕ s Sarnia/Windsor District, Dominion owned the property from 1970 to 1985 and then it was transferred to Genermak Ltd., which went out of business in 1986. Ò Upon the abandonment of the property, the ministry took action to address environmental concerns on the property. This property was enscheated to the province of Ontario,Ó wrote Gilbert in
Ò Ministry staff will continue to assess the condition of this site and take any action to protect the community and the environment,Ó wrote Gilbert. The property abuts several commercial properties, the Community Living Essex office and the high school’s playing fields. According to Cathy Lynd, Superintendent of Business and Treasurer for the Greater Essex County District School Board, there was no environmental assessment done on the school property prior to construction of the new school. She said that such an assessment is only done when the school board purchases property. There is no signage that indicates who owns the property.
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June 22 at 7 p.m. at Reaume Park, Windsor. Bring a lawn chair. The Parish Fun Day is at Rondeau Park, Grace Church. We will go Wednesday, July 30. Volunteers are needed for the Essex Fun Fest from July 11 to 13. All volunteers must be at least 16. The festival is undergoing many changes and you are needed. Contact Pam McDermott at 519-982-2882. Brooker News submitted by Ruth Newman The Church Family Picnic is this Sunday, at Ridgeview Park, Cottam following the outdoor Worship Service in the pavilion at 11 am. Rev. Linda Hollingsworth leads Kid’s Club on Tuesday at 3:30 pm. Congratulations to University of Windsor graduate Angela Toole who will be attending Teacher’s College in the fall. Robyn Jones, of London, spend Father’s Day weekend with Pastor Steve and Kim. Please keep those with health needs and those in nursing homes in your thoughts and prayers.
Bakerville News submitted by Evelyn Baker Weather in our area has been warm and dry, now we need some rain to keep everything growing nicely. The Pleasant Valley Community Club held a Pepper Party and the lucky folks were Audrey Stanley, Mary Demars, Madeline McGuire, Don Ames, George Diesbourg and Thomas Allison. The Euchre Winners were Don Ames, George Diesbourg, Ken Salter, Elaine Taylor, Eileen Ames, Elaine Ireland and Thomas Allison. Come and join in for a great evening of cards. Everyone is welcome. We are glad to report that Ethel Allison is back at the Iler Retirement Home in Essex after a stay at the hospital. We are all thinking of you and hoping for better health for you soon. Happy Birthday to my Great Granddaughter Sierra. Happy Anniversary wishes to Geri & Ron Robitaille (nee Hanson). The Leamington Fair was held this past weekend and the weather was excellent. Sympathy is extended to the Knight families on the passing of Norm over the weekend. He will be dearly missed by many relatives and friends. Have a great week everyone and enjoy this great weather. Essex United Church
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Essex Retirees’ Club News There will be bus service for seniors to the Fun Fest, and the Retirees are operating bingo games at the Fun Fest. The bus will go to the nursing homes Saturday and Sunday afternoons. At the same time it will come to the Essex Retirees Centre. That will mean seniors may park their car at the Retirees lot and take the bus to the festival. It will provide the same service in the evening of those two days but it was presumed those from the nursing home would not want to go that late in the day. There will be more information on this so watch this column for details. Another new ides this year is having the Retirees operate Bingo games at the Fun Fest on Saturday and Sunday at the request of the Festival committee. At Monday night Pepper, Regina had high score and Doug Fields had most peppers. Betty Fields ended the game with low score, on Tuesday afternoon Larry Lane was the winner with Evelyn Vivier was in second place. Judy Lane had most Peppers and Marion Fuerth took the low spot. Eileen Ames had high score at Wednesday night Pepper. George Diesbourg had most peppers and Louise Perrault came in low. Scores were added and points calculated for Friday Cribbage games. Top players this past year were Larry Lane, Floyd Cascadden and Evelyn Vivier.
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Local Drag Racing results This 1951 Prefect drove around a race track
The first weekend in June found the final round starting line, in Bracket one, with Gubinski’s Gran Torino (L) and McDonald’s Chevy II (R) for both Saturday and Sunday.
The 1951 Prefect that drove around Mosport
Bill Marr of Moncton, New Brunswick, writes: Ò Hi, Bill. I enjoy your column and I think your readers will enjoy this story. Ò In May of 1961, my uncle and aunt, Jack and Mildred Chisholm, who resided in Willowdale (part of Toronto) decided to take a drive north of Bowmanville in their 1951 Prefect to enjoy a picnic lunch and have a look at the new race track facility known as Mosport (pronounced Moe-sport, not Moss-port). It so happened that paving had been completed just a few days previous, there were no workmen around, and Jack convinced the Security Commissionaire to let them take a drive around the course. Ò CanÕ t you picture the Prefect leaning through the turns at Mosport at 15 miles per hour! My aunt captured a couple of minutes of footage on an 8 mm camera from the passenger seat. What a ride!Ó The Prefect was a four-door sedan built in England by Ford from 1939 to 1953 and sold widely across Canada as one of the forerunners of the compact cars adopted by the Big Three in Detroit in 1960 with the Falcon from Ford, the Corvair from GM, and the Valiant from Chrysler (the other noteable forerunner was the VW Beetle). We lived in Toronto in 1951, when Jack and MildredÕ s Prefect was new. My friends and I (I was nine at the time) thought the Prefect looked funny because it was skinnier than the standard 6-passenger North American car of that era. We jokingly said that the Prefect must have been put into a vice at the factory and had its sides squeezed closer together. Ron Pickford was born in England in 1938 and moved with his family to the west end of Toronto in 1953. The family car for much of the 1950s was a Prefect, and RonÕ s mother was photographed standing beside the car in a supermarket parking lot with a shopping cart filled with a week’s supply of groceries. When Ron showed me the photo, I asked him why it was taken. After all, how many people do you know who have their picture taken with a shopping cart? Ron told me the reason. When they lived in England, they had only a small ice box for a refrigerator and had to shop for groceries every day. The photo was for the benefit of the relatives still living in England. See what life is like in Canada! We have a big refrigerator and we can shop for the whole week in one day! 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
submitted to EFP Mark Gubinski was the big winner over the first weekend in June at the Grand Bend Motorplex with four final round appearances. His Essex based 1972 Ford Gran Torino ran the best of 10.50 at 131 mph to take two out of the four championships. In the first points race of the Essex County Bracket Series, HarrowÕ s Ryan Teves took his Camaro to a win in Bracket 2. WoodsleeÕ s Carmen Arquette had to settle for runner-up after he broke the engine in his Mustang. Mark Gubinski won Bracket 1 over WindsorÕ s Carter McDonald. The Extreme 32 class saw TecumsehÕ s Ken Hebert take second place in his dragster to Rob Phillips. Bob Beaudoin from Tecumseh was runnerup in the Bike/Sled class. Steve Doornbosch from Forest won Mod ET over
Mark Gubinski. In Bracket 2, Arquette pressed his Ford F150 tow vehicle into race service and was rewarded with the win over Teves. Once again GubinskiÕ s Gran Torino defeated the 1966 Chevy II of Carter McDonald in Bracket 1. LasalleÕ s Benny Smith won Top ET in his new dragster over Ryan Atkinson from Wyoming. The Mod ET champ was
HeidelbergÕ s Jay Talbot over Mark Gubinski. TecumsehÕ s Ò RacinÓ Jason Brown took a close win away from HarrowÕ s Joe Crosby in Bike/Sled. AmherstburgÕ s Carlie Duffy won the trophy in jr. Junior Dragster. Luke Schwemler from Amherstburg doubled up with a win in senior Junior Dragster and Outlaw 330.
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Yellowjackets get the better of Thunder by Fred Groves In a cross border baseball challenge, the Essex major midget Yellowjackets won both ends of a double hitter with visiting Michigan Thunder on Thursday. In the opener, a walkoff single in the seventh earned a 3-2 win and the second game was just as close, with Essex winning 2-1. • Golfer David Byrne of Essex shot a 72 at the recent RBC Royal Bank qualifier in British Columbia to earn a trip to the final qualifier for the Canadian Open of the PGA tour. • Craig Miller will move from the press box to behind the bench for the Essex 73Õ s this fall. Winning a Schmalz Cup as a player in 2005, he
was the assistant GM of the club for the past three seasons. He will continue in that position but will also replace Anthony Iaquinta as the defense coach. Miller will coach alongside newcomer Cam Crowder and head coach Gil Langlois who enters his fourth year as the bench boss. • The Essex Ravens made it three in a row and raised their OVFL record to 3-1 with a huge 49-7 win over host London Mustangs on Saturday. The Ravens will host Cambridge this Saturday at 7pm at the University of Windsor. • At Leamington Raceway on Friday night, Gordon McDonnell’s Gizmo Girl and Rock n’ Roll King each had first place finishes. It was also a good night for Michael Hamlin as his Run Rolley Run and I Am A Fool each
were second. Essex driver Mark Williams had a first and a third. Horse harness racing will continue in Leamington in a couple of more months. • Another track, this one the Grand Bend Motorplex, saw EssexÕ s Mark Gubinski and his 1972 Gran Torino win two of four final round races. He clocked a 10.50 second, 131 mph in the Essex County bracket. Also doing well were Woodslee’s Carmen Arquette and Ryan Teves of Harrow. • The two-day Ontario Archery Association’s 3-D championship will be held next month. The first shoot will be held at the Kingsville Wild Goose Archery Club and the second will be at the River Canard Conservation Area. Ò There will be guys from Toronto and
Sudbury. Essex County has produced some good shooters,Ó said Tim Price of North Ridge. A former Canadian champion, Price said the sport is gaining in popularity and has seen locals like his son and MaidstoneÕ s Chris McCann win championships. This weekend, they will be at the River Canard site for a team and memorial shoot. • Brett Rickeard of Essex recently won a memorial race at the go-kart racetrack in Leamington. Rickeard took the checkered flag in the TaG Senior race. He won on the last lap in the last turn. • With no reserves on the bench, and three midget call-ups, the Essex Seniors fell 11-1 to Harrow in Essex County Senior Baseball League action last week. The locals, now 3-3, took on host
Essex Yellowjackets Joel Wismer wipes dirt from his hands after stealing a base against the Michigan Thunder.
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Pee Wee Baseball action at Harrow Blues touranment
Pictured from left to right are the Essex Yellow Jackets. Bottom row: Tyler Fuerth, Blake Harnadek. Kneeling: Grant Baker, Cole Kennedy, Hunter Rivest, Carter Tomkins. Standing: Austin Magee, Mackie Jones, Devin DeCaluwe, Josh O’neil, Jack Benoit, Ben Weston. Coaches: Glen Harnadek, Michael Rivest, Dave Kigar.
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submitted to EFP Last weekend the Essex Pee Wee travel team, sponsored by the Essex Legion, went out to Harrow to play in the annual Harrow Blues tournament. The team played very well in the round robin portion of the tournament, finishing with two hard earned wins against Dresden and Kingsville, and a tie against a very big, and talented team from Leamington. On Sunday morning Essex played their semi-final game against an undefeated Port Dover team. It was a very close and exciting game. The Yellow Jackets defense proved to be the difference as they made two outs at third and one at the plate keeping Port Dover scoreless through five innings, and Essex ended the game with a diving catch in the outfield. Essex won that game 7 – 3 and advanced to the finals to face Leamington again. Although the Yellow Jackets played well, Leamington was just too much for them to handle, and Essex ended up losing the final game. Although it’s always tough to lose a big game, I think all were happy with how well these young men played. ItÕ s amazing how every single player had to chip in at some point to make this weekend a success. If Essex was missing any one of their players, they would not have advanced as far as they did.
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Around the track at South Buxton Raceway by Mike Bennett Tiffany Ellis always envisioned her first feature win – celebrating with her family and crew members with photographers snapping pictures and a post-race interview for the cheering fans from the Winner’s Circle. The Cottam driver finally captured her first career win on Saturday – but there was no celebration at the track. She didn’t know for sure until Sunday afternoon. The outcome was finalized a day later when track officials reviewed the video of a race-ending three-car
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crash involving Ellis and two other leaders. The 27-year-old was naturally a little emotional upon receiving the news, some 17 hours after the fact, that she was a first-time South Buxton Raceway feature race winner. Ellis, who led laps 11 and 12, was running second to Merlin’s Eren Vanderiviere when the caution came out three times in a two-lap span, setting the stage for a bizarre finish. On the second attempt to go green on lap 17, Ellis followed Vanderiviere into turn one but got into the back and spun the leader, also collecting thirdplace Tyler Lozon of Grande Pointe. The other lead lap cars steered around the pile-up and continued around the track, joined by Ellis with the checkered flag waving as the time-limit ended the race. Ellis expected to be put to the back of the pack for causing the caution. “They threw the checkered, so I just went off the track,” Ellis said. “I had no idea it was for me.” She was sitting in tech lane when word came across the radio she was the winner. “I didn’t know what to do, I just sat there,” she described the confusion. “My dad (Jim) was hugging me away, and I was like, ‘I won?’ ” Ellis said. Meanwhile on the track, Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse stopped at the finish line thinking he had won the race since he was the first to the line after the accident, while Vanderiviere was vehemently arguing with the flag man and race officials. After the race night was complete, track promoter Sherry Lemesurier placed the race under review. Officials concluded what Ellis believed, that Vanderiviere was getting out of shape before the contact. Lozon was ruled the second-place finisher, followed by Lajeunesse, Kingsville’s Rob Young and Windsor’s West Bertozzi to round out the top five. Harrow’s Patrick Lajeunesse, Ruthven’s Brad Bloomfield and Vanderiviere were the final three-lead lap cars. What was lost in the controversial finish was how strong Ellis ran all night, beating the top points drivers to win her first checkered of the season in the heat race. And she stayed with the feature leader Steve Shaw of Merlin for the first 10 laps before he went to the infield with a
Cottam’s Tiffany Ellis celebrating at South Buxton Raceway.
broken rear gear, giving up the led to Ellis. “I went back to what I had for set up a couple of weeks ago and made some changes to get more drive off the corner,” she said. And, it was a great Father’s Day gift for Jim, who will be in the car on June 28. “He’s one happy man, and I didn’t have to buy him anything,” she laughed, about her victory as a gift to her father. The other four division feature winners were no strangers to Victory Lane. Leamington’s Joel Dick won his sixth feature in seven weeks, taking the lead from Chatham’s Eugene Hoekstra with three laps to go. Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr., Blenheim’s Andrew Reaume, Merlin’s Jeff Daniels and Brad McLeod rounded out the top five. Cottam’s Rob Quick led all 20 laps for his second feature win of the season. Blenheim’s Brett Hope, who held off Quick to win last Saturday, finished second this time. Blenheim’s Jeff Schives held off Chatham’s Chris Ellerbeck for his fourth feature, as two drivers have combined to win all seven features in the entry-level class. Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford picked up his second straight and third feature checkered flag of the season.