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Kingsville Christmas House Tour adds historic flavour

Tour for around 10 years. They enjoyed the addition of Heritage Village. “We first started to get Christmas decorating ideas,” Bellaire said. Now, she said, they enjoy looking at the beautiful homes on display as well. The decorations at the historic buildings gave them plenty of decorating ideas for this year. They are both considering incorporating some of the handmade decorations into their own decor this year. Burr said she has a young grandchild she hopes to make the decorations with.

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by Jennifer Cranston Since 2003 the Kingsville Christmas House Tour has been raising money for Migration Hall, and for the first time Holidays of yore were part of the tour as the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village was included. On Saturday, around 1,000 people toured grandly decorated homes throughout the town, and enjoyed a taste of simpler historic Christmas decor at several buildings at Heritage village. Tourists began their historical adventure at the Jack Miner Homestead built in 1889, and

made their way through the Holden Log House circa 1864. Then it was on to the Tecumseh Train Station, the Gosfield School House of 1907, and the General Store of 1840. The last stop at the Village was the Clark Cabin of 1826, where tourists learned how nine children were raised in the small home with one main room and a loft. Each stop had simple, handmade Christmas Decorations as would have been used in the respective era of the building. Pat Bellaire and Ruth Burr are sisters and have been enjoying the Kingsville Christmas House

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Goodfellows raise over $50,000

Food Banks in the municipality of Essex were extremely grateful last Tuesday as the Essex Area Goodfellows presented them with record breaking donations of $12,000 each. Pictured are: Phil Jones of the McGregor St. Vincent de Paul, Goodfellows Chairperson Wendy Cunningham, Mayor Ron McDermott accepting on behalf of the Salvation Army in Essex, Tokey Ryan of the St. Vincent de Paul in Harrow, Michelle Van hoorne of the St Vincent de Paul in McGregor, and Brian Pollard Treasurer for the Goodfellows.

by Jennifer Cranston Essex Area Goodfellows Chairperson Wendy Cunningham is very pleased with the funds raised through this year’s Goodfellows newspaper drive, which

of Columbus members, and over 30 students from the St. Clair College Pre-Service Firefighter Program, the annual fundraising event brought in over $50,000. The Goodfellows always hold a small amount back each year to be used in emergency situations throughout the year or to be used the following year, if for some reason the drive is less successful. Cunningham points out that if firefighters are called away to an emergency during the newspaper drive, it could reduce donations collected. The Goodfellows’ mandate is to provide food to those in need, so they make large contributions to area food banks. There are four food banks in the Town of Essex: the Essex Area Food Bank, The Salvation

Army Food Bank, and the St. Vincent de Paul Food Banks in McGregor and Harrow. This year, the Goodfellows was able to donate $12,000 to each of these food banks to be used in their Christmas programs and to feed people into the coming year. “The four local food banks are the ones who make it happen,” Cunningham said. “They help the people who come to them have a great meal, warm clothes, and a happy Christmas. We just give them the money to do all the hard work.” Michelle Van hoorne of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in McGregor told a story of how donations from the Goodfellows helped her and her team allocate their resources in a way that made a significant difference in

the life of a young family. “This year we were in a position to help a young couple who was expecting a baby,” she said. People who are served by the St. Vincent de Paul do not visit the food bank; rather, volunteers from the Society visit those in need. Van hoorne said that while visiting this couple they noticed that the young, very pregnant, mother-to-be was sleeping on a mattress on the floor. They were able to get the mother a proper bed, provide nutritious food, and essentials for the baby. The combination of good sleep, enough healthy food and things for the baby helped to make sure mom was healthy and a little less stressed. As a

result, the baby was born healthy and weighing almost 10 lbs. “There are numerous stories about how it is so much more than groceries,” she said. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in McGregor helps many families throughout the year, but this Christmas its representatives expect to hand out over 50 baskets of food along with children’s Christmas gifts. Lonnie Jones of the Essex Area Food Bank said there is still a need for a few toys for children under seven for its Christmas program. The Food Bank will provide food and gifts to over 125 families this year.

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GECDSB students get a wake-up call about bullying by Jennifer Cranston The third week in November in antibullying week and the Greater Essex County District School Board marks the occasion by inviting students in grade seven to a dramatic presentation designed to give them a raw and serious look at the consequences of bullying. For the last five years students at the Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts have been presenting a play called “My Daughter Veera.” The play is based on the true story of Reena Virk. Virk was systemically bullied by her peers

until she was beaten savagely at a party, then beaten a second time into unconsciousness and thrown over a bridge to drown. She died in 1997. “We can’t soften the message anymore,” John Nabben, the WCCA drama teacher who directed the play, said. “We can’t ‘Disney-fy’ the message any more. This is serious.” Because of the emotional gravity of the play, social workers wait in the lobby to help any students who become overwhelmed. Activities were held following the play to help students understand how to recognize bullying

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and how to stop it. The program inspires youth to be encouraging to one another and to stand up for each other. Over the last five years, 10,000 seventh grade students in the Public Board have seen this play. Next year the dramatic presentation for anti-bullying week will be based on the story of Miles Neuts. Neuts, at the age of 10, was hung by his shirt collar from a coat hook in a restroom at his school in Chattam, and left there to die, in February of 1998. Students from Essex area schools saw the play on Tuesday, November 17. Moira Hicks and Pat Cooper of EPS were in the audience that day. Hicks made reference to video news clips that opened the play depicting true stories of various

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severe cases of violent bullying. “I couldn’t believe that these were true stories,” she said. “This actually happens.” Hicks said that she herself has received mean-spirited texts, but they didn’t last for long. She also said that she has seen students being mean to each other and has spoken up to make it stop. She has never seen anything like the bullying that went on in the play. “It scared me,” Cooper said. “That actually happens to people.” Cooper has a more personal understanding of bullying. A friend of Cooper’s was a victim of repeated bullying until Cooper and his brother stepped in. “He’s really small and

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Students get wake-up call about bullying... The boy had been physically pushed around for several days before Cooper and his brother noticed he was emotionally down. When they asked the boy what was going on, the boy invited them to follow him to where his bully was. The bully started in on the boy right away

and when The Coopers stepped in it quickly became a fight. This wasn’t the only experience for Cooper. There was an incident where a friend was physically attacked on his way home from school by another student. Cooper knew that adults were aware of it and expected

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that they would “handle it.” The next day the same bully came after Cooper. The bully attacked him, slamming Cooper’s head repeatedly into his knee, until Cooper lost consciousness. A severe concussion cost him two months of school. He and his family were promised that the situation would be handled. The bully received a one-day suspension. When Cooper returned to school the bully was still there and Cooper felt unsafe, always looking over his shoulder. Cooper and his brother transferred to EPS.

Hicks and Cooper agree that there are bullying cases where adults can help, and that

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Students from Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts present “My Daughter Veera.” The moving play is based on the story of Reena Virk, a teenage girl who was bullied to death in British Columbia.

there are some where adults cannot help. Cooper said that telling adults isn’t always effective. “Things have changed,” he said. “They don’t always get it.” Hicks said when you see someone being bullied it is often easier and more effective to just step up in the moment and say something. She said as scary as it can be to take a stand, the consequences for being a “rat” can be worse. The EPS students’ comments illustrate one of the points made in the play. Veera’s mother laments the clues she missed, and

not taking her daughter’s troubles seriously enough. There is a teacher in the play who walks through a bullying situation and not only ignores it, but shuts Veera down when she tries to talk about it. Helping adults learn to define bullying and address it effectively is an ongoing challenge. EPS Principal Tammy Meloche said that identifying bullying has been one of the school’s goals. “What we’ve tried to do is help kids and parents to define bullying,” she said.

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Ford’s Drive 4UR Community benefits CLEC

by Jennifer Cranston Malcolm Beamann braved the snow and took a test drive in an F150 at Ken Knapp Ford to help raise money for Community Living Essex on Saturday. This is the third time Community Living has benefited from the Ford Canada Drive 4UR Community program. Bob Blair of Ken Knapp said he didn’t

expect the snowy weather to slow down the event. Over 185 people preregistered online to test drive a new Ford, and people could register at the event as well. The program is simple. Ford Canada works with dealerships to get people driving new cars and helping their community at the same time. Participants fill out a survey, drive the new Ford of their choice and

fill out a follow-up survey. Ford Canada then donates $20 to the non-profit organization chosen by the dealership. UP to 300 drivers can participate, earning up to $6,000 for the community organization. “We are certainly grateful to Ken Knapp Ford for including us in this program,” CLEC Manager of Community Relations Tony DeSantis said. DeSantis explained that the money raised in this event will be combined with money raised during the Jingle Bell Run earlier this month and will go into services for those supported by CLEC. He said CLEC provides many services that are not covered by the Province. Beth and Ray Renaud are supported by Community Living. The couple was married in 2009. They are members of the self-advocacy group A New Day. The Renauds explained that their friends at Community Living help them to arrange and prepare for speaking engagements. As members of A New Day they work to promote inclusion, and discourage the use of the “R” word.

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From the C orners of My Mind ••• Comment by Jennifer Cranston ••• Bullying has changed This past week was anti-bullying week in schools across the country, and I had the opportunity to see a play that illustrates how bad it can get. I also had the privilege to talk to some students on the subject. One thing that stuck with me from my experience is how bullying has changed and how hard it is for us to keep up. I was bullied off and on as a kid, and so were many of my friends. There were times I was afraid to go to school because of the mean and humiliating words that would be thrown at me. Once I was afraid to leave my house for a whole summer for fear of running into one group of girls who had decided to hate me. I have a friend who was locked in his locker in high school more than once. Back then it was different. We were often told, “If someone hits you, hit them back,” and many of us did. You could back then. The bully had to have a certain amount of courage themselves, because they had to abuse you to your face, in front of witnesses. Sure there were still bystanders who would do nothing or even cheer the bully on, but the bully took a risk of social rejection themselves by starting the bullying in the first place. They also took the risk, slim as it might have been, of getting punched out. It happened at school or on the playground. There were mean words, public humiliations, pushing, and sometimes a few punches were thrown. Sometimes it was worse. The difference today is that making someone’s life hell doesn’t have to be public anymore. With the advent of cell phones and social media, we have cyber-bullying. Vicious kids no longer have to identify themselves. They can make a fake social media account and attack their victims anonymously. They can send text messages, knowing that their

victim will be too scared or shamed to talk about it. They can tweet terrible things about someone and rather than half a dozen witnesses, the entire school and beyond will see it in seconds. Victims can no longer avoid their bully, or “just stay away from them,” which was always lousy advice anyway. Bullies can harass their victims 24 hours a day with hundreds or thousands of witnesses. It is lightning fast and incessant. Victims often have no escape. Adults weren’t much help when I was a kid; they are even more helpless today. If, and it’s a big if, parents were aware of what was going on back then, they could at least approach the bully’s parents and hope those parents would punish their kids. How does a parent do that if the bully has no identity? A kid could be expelled for violence at school-at least the victim would feel safe within the walls of the building, and others might be deterred. Even if the school could expel a child for cyber bullying, how does that make it stop in any way? There are ways to trace social media accounts, there are ways to identify these people, but the problem is so enormous it is impossible for authorities to catch even a small percentage of them. These abusers feel so untouchable that some of them make it easy, by posting videos of their cruel behaviour online. Sadly, this often happens when it’s gone on for so long that it is too late. Often these videos are of children being swarmed and beaten by gangs of other kids. Often, authorities don’t find the videos or tweets or Facebook posts until after the victim has given up and taken their own life. There is one thing that remains the same over the decades. Bullying

happens among peers, and peers are the most effective deterrent. The modern day slogan holds true. “Stand Up!” When kids stand up against those who systematically abuse other kids, it removes the reward for the bully. Bullies do what they do in a twisted way to get social approval. It is a way to show off their social power. When kids stand up to a bully, and remove that social approval, the reward disappears. If a bully is shunned by several of their peers, they will stop. It’s a risk and every kid will tell you that. By standing up to a bully, they risk having the bully turn on them. What is said less often is that many bystanders want to step up and step in. The fear of standing alone is what stops them. So when one kid takes a stand often others will follow. We cannot ever fully eradicate bullying, nor is it just a child’s problem. It happens to adults too, but that is a subject for another day. Bullying will always be there in one form or another. We can, I think, make a difference in some cases. I do think parents and educators are on the right track, when they encourage kids to stand up for each other. To the kids who stand up to bullying; keep doing what you’re doing. To the kids who are struggling with being left out, being harassed, being humiliated; take heart and do whatever you have to do to get through it. Tell and keep telling until the adults get it, they may not be able to stop it but they can help you get through it. It does end eventually, and the people I know who survived bullying are some of the most successful people I know.

Let’s Talk About... by Evelyn Couch - Unique veteran gift It is gratifying to hear about the wonderful things that have been done to show appreciation to veterans, especially when children are involved So it is of interest when an adult does the unusual as a surprise. An elderly (92) veteran friend of ours needed repairs to his coffee maker. Since the repair shop was on the way to the school where he had been asked to come as a guest for the children, he dropped it off at the shop. Of course he was wearing his medals because he was going to visit the students. The shopkeeper said he could repair it while he was gone and told our friend to pick it up on his way home.

Imagine his delight and appreciation when he was handed a new coffee pot at no charge. It is wonderful that the shopkeeper saw the opportunity to express his gratitude. I remember keenly that after the end of World War II there were people who felt it should not be a subject of conversation. That was not just the veterans. I was scolded by my young helpers when I told the young girls who were Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) about war experiences. I remember when the group at the Cenotaph on November 11 was pitifully small. The horrors that were caused by one leader must never happen again, so we must remember. Such acts of appreciation, as the one shown to our friend, are priceless.

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Essex hosts appreciation night for volunteers great community? It is because of volunteers,” Essex Mayor Ron McDermott said. “Being a volunteer makes you feel good inside,” he continued. He encouraged anyone who hasn’t volunteered to give it a try. He said the Town is grateful to all its volunteers, and Friday’s volunteer appreciation

night, equipped with live music and some hors d’oeuvres, was a small token of appreciation. Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche added that Friday’s event gave the Town and Council an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to the long list of the Town’s volunteers for the great work they do with enthusiasm throughout the year. TRAVEL WITH CONFIDENCE WWW.FORSYTHTRAVEL.COM

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Local student collects socks for those in need

by Sylene Argent Kylie Costie, a grade two student at Colchester North Public School, has been encouraging her friends, family members, and school peers to donate socks for those in need, and her efforts have not

gone unnoticed. In October, she set out to collect socks for those in need. She got the idea after seeing a video online about others who were doing sock drives in October. There was also a student at her school last year who

collected mittens, whose actions helped inspire the sock drive. After doing some research with her family, Costie learned that socks are not often donated, but are very much needed. She set a goal to collect 1000

pairs. She went around to local businesses and went classroom to classroom in her school to solicit help. The generosity of the community exceeded her expectations. She stopped counting the donations when the tally hit 4000 donated pairs. She said socks are important because they help keep feet warm, and helps people avoid getting frostbite. The socks are being distributed to various organizations, including the Salvation Army in Windsor, the Essex Area Food Bank, and Welcome Centre Shelter for Women, the Windsor Residence for Young Men, and Street Help. When she and her family went to drop off the socks at the Salvation Army in Windsor, they learnt the organization did not have one pair of socks to distribute to those in need. She was happy her donation would help so

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Essex kicks off Kettle Campaign and holiday season with tree lighting by Sylene Argent Horse-drawn carriage rides, hot food and beverages, and live music entertainment were just a

few of the fun activities offered to the community on Friday evening as the Essex Salvation Army and the Essex Centre

BIA teamed up to host the annual Christmas Kettle Kickoff and Tree Lighting on the front lawn of the Essex Municipal Building. There may not have been any snow falling as of Friday evening, but that didn’t stop the Essex Salvation Army from kicking off its Christmas Kettle campaign. The event is all about getting the community out to have fun, and get motivated about the upcoming holiday season. “It doesn’t feel like Christmas without snow, but it is time to get motivated to share and give,” Major Sam Roberts of the Essex Salvation Army said. He hopes the local Church would be able to raise $80,000 through its local portion of the Christmas Kettle and letter campaigns. The donated funds help the Salvation Army support local individuals and families in need throughout the year. Through its Christmas program, the Salvation Army was also collecting new, unwrapped toys for area youth. Any donation of new, unwrapped toys would be greatly appreciated and can be dropped off at the Essex Salvation Army Church during its regular business hours. Volunteers are also needed to man the kettles for the Salvation Army, anyone interested in manning a shift is urged to call the church to sign up at 519-776-4628. The Kettles will be set up at Jeff’s No Frills and Foodland in Essex, and at the Walmart in Amherstburg. Roberts was thankful to everyone who contributed to the event, including the local businesses, to ensure the holiday season was kicked off in style, with a giving nature. As the Essex District High School Jazz Band and the Salvation Army

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by Sylene Argent With the little bit of snow that fell across the area over the weekend it was beginning to look a little more like Christmas. And this holiday flare helped spur area shoppers to attend two events hosted over the weekend to get started on crossing a few names off of their holiday list. On Saturday, Cottam United Church hosted its first Christmas Craft Show and Bake Sale. Organizers were thrilled to open the Church’s hall to many vendors, who sold popular items and homemade treasures. Cottam United Church was pleased to host the event to allow the community to come together and enjoy an afternoon while treasure hunting for unique gifts. It is hoped this event will carry on next year and will become a holiday tradition in the area. On Sunday, the Essex Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 201) hosted its annual Craft and Vendor Show.

Vikki McMurren was this year’s event organizer. She was pleased the Legion was able to welcome around 25 vendors to the show, who were also selling many unique items for treasure hunters to discover. The event is held to support the Essex Legion, and its raffles will go to support the local food banks, she said. “It is nice to see people coming out to support us,” McMurren commented.

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The students in the Essex District High School Jazz Band provided holiday tunes for the community to enjoy during the Kettle Kick oﬀ and Tree Lighting event on Friday evening.

Band of Windsor offered holiday tunes during the event, many of the event attendees gathered around the tree, singing carols. With the help of local youth, Essex Mayor Ron McDermott officially turned on the lights on the tree. Roberts was grateful to the Essex Centre BIA for its support in hosting the event. Chairperson MaryAnne Bjorkman was happy the weather was quite a bit warmer for the attendees as it had been the previous two years, which no doubt helped bring in a good crowd of supporters. She said it was a pleasure to work with Roberts to organize the event, which is all about bringing the community together and helping to support local families in need this time of year.

Notice Dated at: Town of Lakeshore and Essex County this, the 25th of November, 2015 Applicant: The Project has been proposed by SP Belle River Wind, LP, by its general partner, SP Belle River Wind, GP Inc. (“Belle River Wind”). Belle River Wind is a joint venture limited partnership owned by affiliates of Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada, ULC (“Pattern Development”) and Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (“Samsung Renewable Energy”). Project Description: As a renewable energy facility, the Project is subject to the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act (the “Act”) Part V.0.1 and Ontario Regulation 359/09, as amended (the “Regulation”), and requires a Renewable Energy Approval (REA) prior to construction. If approved, the Project would have a total maximum nameplate capacity of up to 100 megawatts (MW). As identified in the Act and Regulation, the Project is a Class 4 wind facility. The location of key Project components is shown in the map below. Additional information about the Project is available online at www.belleriverwind.com. Proposed Change: This notice is being distributed at the request of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change to advise of proposed modifications to the Project. Belle River Wind is removing Turbines 13, 34 and 41 and adjusting the placement of Turbines 15, 35, 49, 51, 57 and 206 to address comments and data received during the technical review of the REA application. A Project Modifications Report has been prepared which outlines updates made to each of the reports and studies provided as part of the REA application. The report is available for public review on the Project website (www.belleriverwind.com) starting on November 25, 2015. Project Contact Information: To learn more about the Project, please contact: info@belleriverwind.com Jody Law Project Developer Pattern Development 355 Adelaide Street West, Suite 100 Toronto, ON M5V 1S2 Phone: (416) 263-8026 Brian Edwards Project Developer Samsung Renewable Energy 2050 Derry Road West, 2nd Floor Mississauga, ON L5N 0B9 Phone: (905) 501-5667 Marc Rose Senior Environmental Planner AECOM 105 Commerce Valley Dr. West Markham, ON L3T 7W3 Phone: (905) 747-7793

Renee and Cole join in on some caroling during the Kettle Kick Oﬀ and Tree Lighting event on Friday evening.

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Provincial representatives meet with Council regarding Harrow High

Karen Pitre, Chairperson of the Premier’s Community Hub Framework Advisory Group, and Sam Andrey, Advisor to the Minister of Education on Funding and Capital Issues, speak to Essex Town Council and community members at a special meeting on Monday night.

Karen Pitre, Chairperson of Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Community Hub Framework Advisory Group. “I don’t have an answer for you. I won’t make

by Sylene Argent Essex Town Council and members of the community did not get the answers they were hoping for at a special meeting on Monday with

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promises I can’t keep,” she said. “I don’t want to give anyone the illusion that we can solve this.” Council and Community members made their case for Harrow District High School and argued the flaws in the PARC process that led to the decision to close the school.

“We know that this has been a difficult time,” Pitre said. “But we are not here to weigh in on that.” Essex CAO Russ Phillips spoke on behalf of Council and Administration. He outlined the situation to date and explained what Council was hoping to achieve. “We, council and administration, feel that the needs of the community were not heard,” he said. “We’re trying to find more time at this point.” He explained that Bill Parr and the Harrow Committee had come up with a good solution that solved many of the Board’s accommodation issues, but that it was not heard by the Board. Pitre and Sam Andrey explained that their purpose was to address the community hubs that could exist, housing several services, in school

buildings that have been closed as schools. Pitre mentioned a school building in Ingersoll that the municipality had turned into an excellent youth centre. Pitre explained that her job is to find ways to break down the barriers that exist between Ministries so that a variety of services can co-exist in a building. Parr addressed the guests and mentioned several ways to improve many of their practices, including better ways to fund and build schools. He said that education is vital in a community, but that education is missing in community hubs. “It’s not just about what to do with these buildings once education is lost,” he said. Parr explained that the school board tells the community to “talk to the Ministry,” and the Ministry tells them to “talk to the School Board.” He explained that the Board calls Harrow unviable, but when they are shown how to bring the school to a point of being 97 percent utilized, “that still isn’t viable.” He criticized the Ministry for “strangle-

holding the process.” Phillips pointed out that Pitre’s report on community hubs encouraged better relationships between school boards and municipalities, but that in this case Essex was cut out of the discussions. “It’s the Board’s decision,” Andrey replied. “School boards take care of school board issues, just like municipalities take care of municipal issues.” Councillor Bill Caixeiro responded. “But schools are a part of our municipality and education is our issue,” he said. He explained why he felt the Board had been sabotaging Harrow for several years, including subjecting the school to several accommodation reviews and busing students out of the community. “We’ve been made to look unviable,” he said. “I cannot comment on the decision the Board has made. I cannot go there,” Pitre said. “I can say that the Premier was taken by the fact that we should not be in this situation. We understand that the relationship should work better.”

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Youth use P.A. Day to learn about fire and rescue

by Sylene Argent Friday was a P.A. Day for area youth, but that didn’t keep a handful of local students from

The idea of initiating the program stemmed from learning of a similar program hosted in a different municipality. He said the local firefighters were quick to jump on board as they are always looking for ways to pass along information about fire prevention and safety.

“The Fire Department is always eager to do public education in anyway it can,” Jolicoeur said. The youth were able to try on firefighting equipment, experience a rescue obstacle course, and go through ladder and extinguisher training at

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Harrow Hawks could be taking final flight

Hawks’ coach Tom Abbott and the Harrow team watch Monday’s action.

by Fred Groves While political types were debating the fate of their school, the girls’

hockey team from Harrow High School were making sure the Hawks tradition continues.

Monday afternoon at the Harrow Arena, the Hawks opened up its WECSSAA season with

Harrow’s Sarah Harper trips up Essex captain Gabbi Fuerth.

a 2-1 win over the Essex Red Raiders in what could be its last year on the ice. The Greater Essex County District School Board has decided that Harrow will close in June and that means that the Hawks name, and a winning history, will swoop off into the sunset. “In the back of your mind you know that this could be the last year,” Hawks’ coach Tom Abbott said. A graduate of the school himself, Abbott’s family

has been very involved in extra-curriculum activities at the school. His son, Michael, along with cocoach Rod Robillard’s son, Logan, are on the senior boys’ volleyball team. This team is headed to OFSAA later this week in Toronto. Both Tom Abbott and Rod Robillard have daughters who play on the girls’ hockey team. “My daughter is the president of the student council and my son is the secretary. There has been a lot of talk about this around the dinner table,” Abbott said. Harrow has produced some top notch athletes over the years, including volleyball player Jason Hernandez who was an all-Canadian at St. Clair College and one of the nation’s top triathlete, Lionel Sanders. Not bad for a school that has less than 300 students. For some studentathletes, playing at the high school level could be as far as they advance in their athletic career. “They’ve been on every

school team, they are athletic. They feel they won’t make another team when they continue in school,” Abbott said of his child. As the WECSSAA, SWOSSAA, and even OFSAA titles will now just become part of the record books, probably with an asterisk beside the name Harrow, the frustration of knowing the blue-and-white could be just a memory is still tough to understand. “I’m kind of mad. We just got this team in Harrow a couple of years ago and now it could be over,” Sara Harper said after Monday’s win, She is a member of the girls’ hockey team. Against the Red Raiders, the Hawks certainly did not look like a team that had its back to the wall. They killed off an early penalty and then went up 2-0 before the visitors pulled closer in a highly competitive and defensive battle. “I will play harder so we have something to remember,” Roberts said.

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It’s officially MP Ramsey by Sylene Argent Tracey Ramsey (NDP) is officially the MP for the Essex Riding. She was sworn in during an official ceremony in Ottawa on Monday, November 16. “It was incredible,”

she said of the event after having returned back to the Essex Riding. “It was a wonderful ceremony.” She was pleased to bring along many family members and friends to share in the experience.

She said it was nice to have the support and to be able to share this memorable moment with others. Ramsey said it was an honour and privilege to be a part of the ceremony, which she commented was quite celebratory. Following the ceremony, she was treated

to what she described as a backstage tour of the House of Commons and was shown what is accessible to her now as an official MP. Getting sworn in as the area’s MP will help Ramsey continue to get things in place as a new representative, she commented.

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with canned goods, new toys, and toiletries for those in the community in need. At the end of the event, representatives from the Essex Area Food Bank, the Lakeshore Food Bank, the Downtown Mission Soup Kitchen, the Unit 7-Program for the Homeless, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the Salvation Army, The Iris House, the Hiatus House, and Sparky’s Toy Drive picked up the loot that they will then be able to distribute to those in need in their

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LAMBIER “JOAN ELLEN” (KENNEDY) ~ December 1, 1996 ~ 19 years ago, the love of my life was taken. What “Joan” meant to me - My Friend for 39 years, 6 months. My Wife for 37 years, 7 months. The Mother of our children, Bill, Ken, Barb, 13 Grandchildren, 9 Great. “Joan” gave her all. She kept us together. Always with a smile. My memories of “Joan” remain. In memory of “Joan” my wife, mother of Bill, Ken and Barb. 13 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren. Till we hold hands again. Love, Cecil and family.

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BELLAIRE, Rita (McGuire): December 24, 1922-November 17, 2015 - Her bags were packed, and she was ready for departure to the “real” other side. However, she did leave us one final gift, allowing each of us to get to the station at our own speed so we could each have a chance to say goodbye. Anxiously awaiting her arrival at Heaven’s gates for this glorious reunion are her husband of 63 years, Orville (2006), her Daddy & Mama, Vesty(1982) & Jane (McCann) McGuire (1930), infant sons Bobby(1945) & Tommy(1954), her sister, brothers and their respective spouses, Mary & Gilly Maitre, Emmett & Rita, Cliff & Helen, June & Marj and Everett McGuire, as well as her mother-in-law Beulah Bellaire/McLoskey, in-laws Muriel & Jack McAuliffe(Kay), Teak & Bob Kettle, Bud & Dolly McLoskey & Tom McLoskey along with a host of Irish cousins & friends who will round out this grand homecoming. It will be a “swell” party. Left here on Earth to celebrate what a special gift we were given (best Mom ever) are her six children and their spouses: Judy & Bob Munro, Barry & Tracy, Bill & Vicki, Catherine & Ernie Nikita, Vic & Kathy, and Mary-Ann & Mark Tracey. Forever holding treasured memories of their inspirational Grandma are Todd(Lisa)Munro & Tara Munro; Mike(Olivia)Bellaire & Bob(Sarah)Bellaire; Phil(Jenn)Bellaire & Shannon Chauvin(Jarrod Dent); Naffele Nikita, Matt(Bree)Nikita & Nadia(Sam)Kovac; Sara Bellaire(Colin Galloway), Amber Bellaire(Daniella Olivito) & Tyler Bellaire; Adam Tracey (Karen LeBlanc), Ashley Tracey (Zachary Tonge)& Jason Tracey. In Grandma’s eyes they were pretty special, near perfect! Rita was a delightful G.G. to Brianna, Rhett, Jagger, Cole, Loralei, Brianne, Tia, Hailee, Owen, Logan, Cody, Gavin, Rocco, Victor, Paislee, Ben, Cullen, Mae, Carly, Aidan, Brayden, Chase and one more on the way. Her remaining siblings and in-laws, Stan & Lou McGuire, Helen Jane & Charlie Trepanier & Madeline McGuire along with numerous nieces & nephews will remember this fun-loving, energetic and positive woman as someone with more strength than her tiny stature would ever suggest. It’s been said that the children’s storybook “The Little Engine That Could” is a story about Mom. Mom possessed very strong faith and belief in God. She would never say a mean word about anyone, and she led by example, a true role model. The truth is, you really do reap what you sow as witnessed by the caring, compassionate individuals involved in Mom’s final journey. Thank you Fr. Dave Boutette, and all staff at Malden Park & Iler Retirement Lodge for helping Mom during some of her most trying times. A brightly burning candle has been extinguished. Visitation was held at the Kennedy Funeral Home Limited, Essex. A Funeral Mass was held at the Holy Name of Jesus Church, Essex on November 20th. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery, Maidstone. Donations in Rita’s name are welcome and appreciated at the Essex Food Bank. You may send your condolences online at www.kennedyfh.com.

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KOEHLER, William “Bill” - It is with heavy hearts that we, the family of William (Bill) Ernest Koehler of Lampman, SK, announce his sudden passing on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at the age of 66 years. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 29 years, Linda of Lampman, SK; son of Helen and the late Ernest Koehler, of Maidstone, ON; sisters, Arlene (late Doug), Port Elgin, ON and Deanna (Kim), Kelowna, B.C. Also left to cherish his memory are three daughters, Stacey, Calgary AB, Sarah (Chad), Kelowna, B.C. and Amy, Cochrane AB; stepson Jeﬀ Sheppard, AB; grandsons, Tyler, Spencer, Aiden and Cullen, granddaughter Colby, and late granddaughter Savana, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A Memorial Service will be held in Ontario at a later date. In lieu of ﬂowers, donations in Bill’s memory may be made to a charity of choice. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan. Online condolences can be made at www.hallfuneralservices.ca.

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RAWLINS, Gary - was born on May 15, 1945 and passed away surrounded by the love of his family after a hard fought battle with cancer on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Windsor Regional Hospital. Beloved husband and best friend of Rose (nee Couture) for 50 years. Loving Dad of the late Michael (1968), Marc and wife Michelle and Bobbi Jo Garon and husband Dan. Proud Papa of Alex, Eric and Tanner. Dearest brother of the late Barb Mears (Bob), Jean Boyle (late Norm), Betty Lou Weigand (Dale), the late Glenn Rawlins (Cathy) and Helen Weldon (Bob). Gary will also be remembered and missed by many in the extended Couture Family. Gary retired from GM after 27 years of service. In retirement he enjoyed his time with family, especially his grandchildren. All of Gary’s family wish to extend their heartfelt gratitude to all the Doctors and Nurses at the Windsor Regional Hospital-Ouellette Campus for their care during his battle. Special thanks to Rose Kadri NP for your amazing care. Also, our family could not have made the journey without the support of the CCAC - thank-you all. In following Gary’s wish, cremation has taken place. Memorial visitation took place at Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 87 Maidstone Ave. E, Essex (519-776-4233) on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Funeral Service to celebrate Gary’s life was held from the funeral home on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Rev. Kim Gilliland oﬃciated. If desired memorial donations made to the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre or the Cottam United Church would be appreciated. Family and friends are invited to share their memories or make a donation online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca.

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HELP WANTED: Greenhouse and Packing line Labour. General greenhouse labour, duties include pruning, picking, planting and cleaning of greenhouse. Packing line labour, duties include inspecting, weighing and packing produce on assembly line. Lifting, bending and standing is required. Must be able to work all shifts. Rural area. No public transportation available. Rate of pay$11.00. To apply please email tammy@ policellafarms.com Or Mail to Domric International, PO Box 218, Ruthven ON N0P 2G0. 12/15 _____________________ SNOW REMOVAL OPERATORS AND LABOURERS wanted. Fax resume to 519-723-2336. 13-tfn _____________________ WANTED: MORNING HOMECARE FOR ELDERLY WOMAN IN WHEELCHAIR. Monday through Thursday 8:00 am10:30 am. Please call Betty at 519-99046-1t 4583.

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In the Matter of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18 (Section 29) And in the matter of the lands and premises at the following location in the Town of Essex, Ontario Notice of Intention to Designate Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Essex intends to designate the following property, including lands and structures, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990. Description of Property – Tofflemire Snider Cemetery The cemetery located at Con 1, Part of lot 42, in the former Township of Colchester South in Essex County, is worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value, and meets the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation under the category of historical or associative value. Situated along County Road 50 east, just west of the John R. Park Homestead, the Tofflemire Snider Cemetery serves as the final resting place for several members of Colchester South’s earliest pioneer families. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest The cemetery at Con 1, Part of lot 42 in the former Township of Colchester South, has cultural heritage value as a symbolic example of the collaboration between Colchester South’s earliest pioneers and their families, as many neighbouring pioneers began to share the cemetery by interring their own graves in the plot. This is evidenced by the presence of grave markers belonging to the Buchanan, Tofflemire, Beeman and Brush families. Associatively, the cemetery is the final resting place of John Snider, a United Empire Loyalist and the earliest pioneer to the area, and his wife Elizabeth. Heritage Attributes Heritage attributes that contribute to the heritage value of the cemetery at Con 1, Part of Lot 42, in the former township of Colchester South, are: • Final resting place of Colchester South’s earliest pioneers and their family, as evidenced by grave markers • Final resting place of John Snider, United Empire Loyalist, and wife Elizabeth, earliest pioneers to the area • Shared interment symbolic of collaboration between Colchester’s pioneer families Within 30 days of the publication of this notice, any person may contact the Town of Essex (see below) to give written notice of their objection to the proposed designation(s) to the Clerk. Objections must include a statement of the reasons for the objections and all relevant facts. If a Notice of Objection is received, the Council for the Town of Essex shall refer the matter to the Conservation Review Board for a hearing. Additional information is available from the Town of Essex Planner. Dated at the Town of Essex November 26, 2015 Contact Information: Cheryl Bondy, Clerk Town of Essex 33 Talbot St. S., Essex, ON N8M 1A8 Email: cbondy@essex.ca Phone: 519-776-7336, Ext.1132 Fax: 519-776-8811

Rita Jabbour, Co-op Planner Town of Essex 33 Talbot St. S., Essex, ON N8M 1A8 Email: rjabbour@essex.ca Phone: 519-776-7336, Ext. 1112 Fax: 519-776-8811

Thursday, November 26, 2015

The Voice Of Experience by Evelyn Couch

Mice were the enemy Not long ago a warning signal on my old car indicated there was something wrong with the engine. Not surprising. I took it to the repair shop right away and soon got a phone call to tell me mice had chewed the wires. For someone who is careful not to kill a spider what do I do about those mice, or was it just one mouse? Yes, I am playing favourites with the creatures that get into my garage and mice better not come into my house for I won’t be catching them alive and taking them outside. I will not use the cruel method of a trap and warfarin seems less cruel. After all, doctors do feed it to humans. I know that is not enough to kill, only as a benefit. All of this reminds me of a childhood experience when my mother gave me a dead mouse from a trap to take to the barn for the cats. I felt very sorry for it and I sat on the well housing to examine it. The fur was soft and silky so I stroked it awhile just to enjoy that. You can imagine what my mother said when I told her about the nice mousie. I had to have a thorough hand washing! Anyway, when I feed this warfarin to the garage intruder that caused me trouble and expense, there will not be any body for anyone to pet. I must go now and get that bait into the garage before any more wires are chewed.

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Pee Wee Majors have weekend split submitted to EFP On Saturday night the Ravens were at the WFCU Center to take on the Rangers from Riverside. Eddy Rau was between the pipes for the visitors and had a lot of action early in this one. The Ravens had goals from Tyler Hurtubise and Brendan Smith to keep them in the game, as it headed to the third period. Max Spidalieri buried a rebound from the point and Hurtubise added another goal for Essex but it was the Rangers night, and in the end Riverside took the win with a final score of 6-4. On Sunday Essex was on home ice

welcoming in Lasalle and had a hot Jesse Harrison in net for the match-up. Brendan Smith opened the scoring for Essex followed by a tip-in by Tyler Hurtubise on a blast from the point by Caleb Brockman. Steady goaltending and a great penalty kill kept the Ravens up the entire game. Brendan Fuerth put the puck in the empty net and Nolan Caldwell added an insurance marker in a 4-1 win for Essex. The team will be in Michigan this weekend playing in the Nations Cup Tournament, representing Canada, in what should be a great weekend of hockey.

Atom Major Essex Ravens hockey action submitted to EFP Last weekend the Atom Major Essex Ravens headed down the 401 to take part in the Guelph Powerplay Hockey Tournament. The Ravens went undefeated through the Friday / Saturday preliminary round of the tournament defeating the Burlington Bulldogs 7-3; the Oshawa Jr. Generals 5-3; the Woolwich Wildcats 1-0; and the

Guelph Gryphons 7-2. On Sunday morning the Ravens faced the two time, BB OMHA Champions, Collingwood Blackhawks in the semifinal. Collingwood finished the preliminary round with a 3-1 record and would make for a tough opponent. Despite being hit with the flu bug, the Ravens took a 2-1 lead going into the third period of the game. Collingwood tied

the game, at two, early in the period and the two teams exchanged goals to lock the game at 3-3. In the end, the Collingwood attack proved to much for the flu shortened Essex bench and Collingwood won the game by a score of 4-3. The Collingwood Blackhawks went on to defeat the Amherstburg Stars in the Championship Final by a score of 4-1 later in the day.

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Essex Ravens Novice Majors bring home the gold

Pictured above are the Gold Medal Championship Essex Ravens Novice Majors. Back Row: Coaching staďŹ&#x20AC; (L-R): Brian Wuerch, Tim Rudge, Mark Bleau, Rob Belleau, Kurt Rivest. Middle Row (L-R): Parker Wuerch, Trent Rudge, Freddie McCroy, Dominic DeZorzi, Ethan Dibbley, Ethan Brockman, Travis Rivest, Luke Market, Bryce Belleau, Josh Bleau. Front Row (L-R): Eddie Hickson, Keegan Carswell, Riley Zanier, Mitchell Hickson, Evan Heath, Kadyn Ellis, and Cody Chauvin.

submitted to EFP The Essex Ravens Novice Majors travelled to Lincoln, Ontario November 20-22, 2015 to take part in the 31st Annual Doug Robinson Tournament. In Game 1 of the

tournament, the Ravens faced the South Muskoka Bears. The Ravens came out skating hard, showing that they were ready for this tournament. Both teams battled hard through the first period, which ended with the teams tied

at one. The Ravens kicked it into high gear in the second and third periods with five unanswered goals. Essex took the victory by a score of 6-1. Game 2 was an early one on Saturday morning.

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Novice Majors bring home the gold... Continued from Page 22

Essex was about to face some tough competition from St. Mary’s Rock. The Ravens scored three quick goals in the first period. Essex continued to pressure St. Mary’s with some great back and forth battles in both ends. Essex netted one more goal in the second period and added two more goals in the third. St Mary’s didn’t quit and scored two goals against Essex, but it wasn’t enough for the win. When the final buzzer sounded, the scoreboard read 6-2 in favour of Essex. With this win, the Ravens secured 1st place in their division and got a bye to the semi-final game. On Sunday morning, Essex was ready to go at 8 am. Once again, to face St.

Mary’s Rock to advance to the final. Despite the win on Saturday Essex knew St. Mary’s wouldn’t go down without a fight. St. Mary’s put the pressure on Essex but the Ravens capitalized on some opportunities to get on the scoreboard first. Great offensive and defensive plays at both ends of the ice made for a great game for the fans. Late in the third period, the Ravens were up 3-1 and St. Mary’s pulled its goalie to try and close the gap. The Ravens worked together to clear the puck out of its zone and hold off the opponents to advance to the finals. The Ravens were set to face the hometown Lincoln Blades in the final game of the tournament. Essex came out on

the ice with confidence netting three goals in the first period and four more in the second. Lincoln was able to score a goal early in the second period and another one in the third but it wasn’t enough to catch the Ravens. Essex wanted this championship and gave it everything they had. The final score was Essex 7 and Lincoln 2. Sticks were flying and the kids were celebrating a much deserved championship. Before handing out the medals, the coaches made sure to tell everyone in the arena that our team is made up of all MVPs. The kids put their heart and soul into each of these four games and it paid off... Gold Medal Champions!

Sports Day offers Zumba

by Jennifer Cranston A few women came out to the Essex Recreation Centre to participate in a free Zumba class on Saturday. The class was part of the Town of Essex’s program for

RBCs Sports Day in Canada. Other programs offered by the Town included a free swim and active games for children to play while their parents tried out Zumba.

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The ﬁrst Advent Service put on by the Essex Ministerial Association is Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 12noon at the Christian Reformed Church. We need volunteers for shifts at the Christmas Kettles. Call the church at 519-7764628 if you can help. Thanks to all who helped with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting.

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Messy Church meets again on Thursday, Nov. 26. SA Connections meets from 10 -1 on Tuesdays. We are having a movie day on the 24th. Come out and enjoy fun, fellowship and food and stay for Bible Study afterwards at 1p.m. Our CCM Christmas service at Iler lodge is Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10:30am and at Country Village on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6:30pm.

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We invite to you and your family to attend our Sunday morning worship service beginning at 10:00 am with Pastor Aaron Thompson. Nursery supervision and Sunday school is provided. Join us afterward for a cup of tea or coﬀee. GEMS & Cadets meet on Monday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. All girls and boys from Grade 1 – 8 are invited to attend. All are invited to our next Free Movie Event on Friday, November 27. We will feature Disney’s & Pixar’s movie ‘Inside Out.’ Doors open at 6pm and movie begins at 6:30pm sharp! All children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. A canned good donation is welcomed! Visit us online for service times and directions or just to listen to a sermon or two. www.essexcrc.ca. Cozy Corners - Bethel-Maidstone United submitted by Bev Holland

All are welcome for our Sunday Worship Service at 10am with Pastor Linda Blair. Sunday School begins at 10:15 am. This Friday, Nov. 27, starting at 6:30pm, we will decorate the Church for the Christmas Season. Your help is appreciated as we will place Poinsettias in memory or honour of loved ones. Order forms for Poinsettias are available from Margery Reeb. A short Trustees meeting follows the service on Sunday, Nov. 29. The Door

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Greeters are Rob Reeb and Melvin Reeb; Elder on Duty is Jennifer Reeb; Lock-up is Jerry Farrough. The Iler Lodge Christmas Service is on December 1, at 2pm. All are welcome to share their faith. All faiths are welcome to the Noon Advent Service is on Wed., Dec. 2 at Essex Christian Reformed Church, led by Rev. Kim Gilliland. Luncheon follows with free will oﬀerings accepted. The annual Bethlehem Walk at Guess†wood Camp is on December 4 (7-8:30pm) & 5 (6:30-8pm). The CWL Christmas Dinner is on Dec. 7, at 6:30pm. If you plan to attend please sign up in the Hall by December 3. Donations for the Children’s Aid and Hiatus House are appreciated.

Maidstone Cross Our Mission Club has set up the Giving Tree. Please support our Refugee oﬃce and take a tag to purchase a new Christmas gift and return it no later than December 13. Cemetery Board meets on Monday, November 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the hall. Essex CWL Annual Turkey Dinner and Bazaar takes place on Sunday, November 29 from Noon to 6 p.m. Pasta Night is on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the hall. Proceeds to the Essex Food Bank. The Sandwich South Historical Society invites everyone to a Christmas Gathering at Al & Ethel Grove’s home on December 3 at 7 p.m. Share your family Christmas traditions and a Christmas dessert. If you or someone you know needs a Christmas food basket and lives in Oldcastle or Maidstone please contact Wendy at 519-890-9120. Decorating of our church for Christmas takes place on Sunday, Dec. 21. Everyone is welcome to help. Our sympathies and prayers to the Bellaire family on the passing of their dear mom, Rita. Happy Birthday to Karen Fraser. Please keep Isabelle Shanahan, Lucille Allen and Monica Pare in your prayers and all who are shut in, hospitalized or in nursing homes and their care givers. Essex United Church Submitted by Susan G. Tuck-Sweetman

Join us on Wednesday evenings for our Happy Holly Hour at 7 pm. It is a chance to chat and sing and pray and discuss. Brian Stocks will lead us in worship on November 22 at the 10:30 am service. His message will be “‘Do we Need Rituals?’ Our annual Talent Auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 28 . The evening will begin with a worship service followed by a potluck dinner. Everyone is welcome. Thanks to everyone who made our Fall Yard Sale a huge success. The Essex & District Ministerial Association presents the 2015 Advent series.The ﬁrst service in the series is on Wednesday, December 2: at Essex Christian Reformed

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Continued from Page 24 with Rev. Kim Gilliland. The service begins at 12 noon and will conclude with a soup and sandwich lunch. Free will oﬀering. Everyone is welcome! Antioch Christian Ministries submitted by Linda Knight

Pastor Nancy Clark spoke on how serving Jesus is fun! God is calling us as a people to realize our realm. Connect Cafe is December 6, following the service, for those who are new to ACM. Light refreshments will be served. Legacy Men’s Ministry-Ages 60+ meet the last Saturday of each month at Gerry Gagnes. Legacy Christmas Potluck-December 10, 6:30, at our Woodslee Campus. Wednesday’s-7p.m., Culture of Honour teaching series continues. Intercession-Tuesday’s and Fridays at 9 a.m. Restoration House Healing Rooms is Open Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ‘Blessings to all who come. Thanks to all who serve.’ Be blessed! Essex Retirees’ Social Club Looking forward to seeing everyone at our Christmas Bazaar and Bake Sale on Saturday, November 28! Thursday night Bridge winners were Colleen Chevalier and Pauline Olafson. Georgette Nadeau had high score at Monday Night Pepper; Cecile St. Denis had the most Peppers and Don Ames took low score. Virgery Cascadden had high score at Tuesday afternoon Pepper; Floyd Cascadden and Evelyn Vivier had most Peppers and Ruby Robertson was low. Louise Perrault had high score Wednesday night and Cecile St. Denis and Roger Monchamp both had most Peppers and Judy Kelly placed low. Woodslee Friendship Club Brrrrrr! Good thing we had someplace to get inside and have some fun. The Pepper winners for the past week were: Charlie Chevalier, George Diesbourg, Rita Glowa, Veronica Granger, Dave McMurren and Audrey Stanley. Our Euchre winners were: Joan Broeders*, Ray Brooker, Edna Chevalier, Marge Chevalier*, Mary Demars*, George Diesbourg*, Veronica Granger, Dave McMurren*, Joanne McMurren* Mike Renaud, Cecile St. Denis and George Sutherland. For information, call Fran McKim at 961-9532. Woodslee United Church submitted by Sue Holman

Come join us for Sunday Service and Sunday School at 11:15 am. This Sunday is the ﬁrst Sunday of Advent. We begin a new year in the Christian church with the season of Advent. Rev. Ann will light the Advent candle of Hope. The

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Holy Scriptures will be read by Jean Matalik. Greeting at the door will be Mavis Wharf and Elaine Ireland. It is the last Sunday of the month, so the lunch will be Pot Luck. Bring your favourite dish to share. Choir Practice: Monday at 6 pm to 9 pm. Coﬀee and Conversation: Thursdays at 10 am. Essex and District Ministerial Association Advent Series: Wednesday Dec. 2 at Essex Christian Reformed Church, Rev. Kim Gillliland giving leadership. Wednesday Dec. 9 at Essex United Church, Rev Ann Corbet giving leadership. Wednesday Dec. 16 at Trinity Anglican Church Cottam, Rev Jim Hatt giving leadership. All services begin at 12 noon and conclude with lunch. Free will oﬀering. Everyone is welcome. Carolling in the Village: December 8 at 6:30 pm. We will be carolling in Woodslee watch for the Hay Wagon to go pass your door. Christmas Cantata: December 13 at 11 am. At Woodslee United Church with Woodslee and Belle River Choirs and the Windsor Seventh Day Adventist Choir. Brooker News submitted by Ruth Newman

Our doors are open to all at our Worship Service every Sunday at 10 am with Pastor Steve Jones. Sunday School is available for the children. J.O.Y. Club meet every Tuesday at 3:30 pm led by Rev. Linda Hollingsworth. The ﬁrst of the Noon Advent Services will be on Wed., Dec. 2 at Essex Christian Reformed Church, led by Rev. Kim Gilliland. Luncheon follows with free will oﬀerings. DATE CHANGE The Fall Business Meeting will follow the Worship Service on Dec. 6. The Annual Church Supper and Christmas Concert is on Saturday, December 12, at 6pm. Bring family and friends to enjoy this happy time together.

Trinity Church Please remember in your prayers Elaine, Cindy, Maureen, Auston, James & Harry. The Sanctuary Lamp burns to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Debbie Garant, given by Sheila Grieve and Shad. Happy Birthday this week to George Newman. A very BIG thank you goes out to all who helped and donated for our first apple pie fundraiser. It was a huge success and we will have another in January. Order by leaving a message at the Church office at 519 775 7711. Our Toy drive is coming down to the wire. Gifts will be given to the North and South Kingsville fire stations to be distributed to children in the Cottam/Kingsville area for Christmas. Our giving tree will be up soon to be decorated with donations of hat, scarves and mittens and will be given to the clothing cupboard at St. Paul’s, to be distributed to clients to keep them warm this winter. Join us for our Monday Hymn Study that will begins on Monday, November 30, at 7 PM., and will continue Monday’s during Advent. We will learn their history, reflect on their meaning and share with one another favourite hymn. Thank You Bank will go to our Veterans, for the month of November. Anyone wishing to contribute to the Church Decorating for Christmas, you can place your donation in an envelope marked ‘flowers’ and place it on the offertory plate or give it to Marg. Please include in memory of and given by. Deadline is Sunday, December 13. Please join us Sunday’s at 9:15 in “The Little White Church in the Cemetery” in Cottam. See you there, everyone welcome! Holy Name of Jesus Church

Harrow United Church Submitted by Larry Anderson

We warmly welcome you to join us on Sunday, November 29 for our 10:30 am – Worship Service. Your presence is always a blessing to us and we hope that our church family will be a blessing to you. Last Sunday, Reverend Staples gave a sermon and Mary Baruth shared her Ministry of Music with several, beautiful violin solo’s and also accompanied our Senior Choir. Our second annual Chili Cook-Oﬀ & Toonie Auction was held on Friday, November 20. The event was a great success with over 100 people eating chili, bidding on great gifts with their toonies and most of all, having a lot of fun! We thank everyone for the generous support. Guided Prayer and Retreat – This will be presented by the Harrow Ministerial on December 5th from 9am – noon. Before the Christmas season drags us into the hustle and bustle, take some time to truly focus on the meaning of the season. Rev. Frank Staples and Pastor Karen Sheil will be the morning presenters at the Harrow Mennonite Church. Everyone is welcome to attend. To learn more about the faith community of Harrow United Church, listen to our music and to view Rev. Staples’ weekly messages, please visit our website at: www. harrowunited.org.

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Mike Stefanovichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1973 Camaro Z/28, looking just as new as the day he bought this car 42 years ago.

Mike Stefanovich of Belle River, Ontario, writes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello Bill. Here is the story of my 1973 Camaro Type LT RS Z/28. I am the original owner. I saw the car sitting in front of Ron Hodgins Chev-Olds dealership in Kingsville on a Sunday in July 1973. I bought it the next day. This Camaro later sat for 27 years in my parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; garage in Windsor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is quite rare due to the fact that it is a Rally Sport with split front bumper and with Type LT (Luxury Touring) and Z/28 package. If the Z/28 was ordered with the LT package, stripes and spoilers were deleted. It came with a Muncie 4-speed floor shift and 3:73 Positraction rear end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It now has 56,000 original miles and the engine and transmission have never been apart. It is still a very strong runner. It received a sub-frame restoration in 2012 by Todd Aklman in Tilbury as the lacquer paint was beginning to spider-web. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is one of approximately 1300 Z/28â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with the RS Type LT package. How many were built in Norwood, Ohio, with these options in dark red metallic is unknown. A total of 1,287 were imported for sale in Canada. Only 207 came with the Z/28 option, and only 137 with the M-21 4-speed.â&#x20AC;? Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camaro won First Prize awarded by RM Classics at the Old Autos Car Show in Bothwell, Ontario, in August 2014 for the 1970-75 theme cars. There were about 90 entries. According to information supplied by George Zapora of Vintage Vehicle Services at GM of Canada in Oshawa, Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Z/28 came equipped with a Special Turbo Fire 350 V8 engine (245 horsepower) with finned aluminum rocker covers and bright accents, dual exhausts, heavy duty engine cooling, F60x15 Super Wide Oval white lettered tires on wide rim 15x7 wheels with trim rings, bright lug nuts with special centre caps, special instrumentation, special insulation, black grille, power brakes, heavy duty clutch with 4-speed manual transmission, left hand remote control and right hand manual sport mirrors, and sport suspension with special front and rear springs, to name a few of the options on this car. There must be many car enthusiasts out there who regret selling a car they owned many years ago. Some of them even spend time and money trying to track down that long-gone favourite car. But Mike Stefanovich has no regrets. He never sold his 1973 Camaro Z/28. We wish for Mike many more years of happy Camaro Z/28 motoring! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico. ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, Ont. N8H 3W2. Everyone whose story is published in this column will receive a free autographed copy of my book: â&#x20AC;&#x153;OLD CAR DETECTIVE FAVOURITE STORIES, 1925 to 1965.â&#x20AC;?

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McCann, Wilkinson take home top honours by Fred Groves Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cody McCann and Dalton Wilkinson took home individual awards as the Windsor AKO Fratmen recently held its annual awards night. Capturing its third straight OFC title, the Fratmen named running back McCann as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Offensive Player of the Year while Wilkinson, a defensive lineman, was selected as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s codefensive champion. â&#x20AC;˘ Still with football, the EDHS Red Raiders junior boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team came up short 41-20 at the Dominoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independence Bowl last week. Colby Macrow caught a pair of touchdown receptions from Aidan Whittle, while running back Brent Davison had a major on the ground for Essex. â&#x20AC;˘ EDHS grad Cameron Branch had 12 kills for the Nipissing Lakers in OUA menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball action against Toronto on Friday, and he followed that up with 14 kills and 15 points the following day against Ryerson. â&#x20AC;˘ Current volleyball stats note Jessica Masse has 26 kills and 38 points for the St. Clair College womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team. â&#x20AC;˘ Over at the University of Windsor, Emily McCloskey had seven kills for the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lancers team against Waterloo on Friday, and seven kills and as many points the next day against McMaster. â&#x20AC;˘ Nicole Morse, an EDHS grad, had a pair of points and three rebounds as Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University beat McMaster 60-53 in OUA womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball

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action on Friday. â&#x20AC;˘ The Tony Piroski coached Leamington Junior â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Flyers sit atop the Western Conference with an 18-4-1 record. â&#x20AC;˘ Former Flyer Alex Friesen had a goal to help the Carleton Place Canadiens to a 5-4 CJHL win over Cornwall on Friday night and then the next night had an assist in a 3-2 shootout victory over Smith Falls. â&#x20AC;˘ The EDHS senior boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team will tip-off their WECSSAA season on Tuesday as it hosts Brennan followed by the junior game at 5:30 p.m.

â&#x20AC;˘ Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ed Philion is heading back to the Grey Cup. The former CFL allstar, a past CFL champion with Montreal, is the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Eskimos. The Esks will take on the Ottawa Red Blacks in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual classic. â&#x20AC;˘ Josh King and Amilio Acaupera scored for the Red Raiders as they tied Brennan 2-2 in WECSSAA boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey on Monday afternoon. If you have anything for the sports roundup, please contact Fred Groves at FredGrovesgrover54@ hotmail.com

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73’s Survive 6-4 scare against Flyers Continued from Page 25 The next K of C Fish Fry is on December 11, from 4:30-7pm. The Noon Advent Services is on Wed., Dec. 2 at Essex Christian Reformed Church, led by Rev. Kim Gilliland. Luncheon follows with free will offerings accepted. If you or someone you know needs a St. Vincent de Paul Christmas Food Basket, contact Shelley Market at 519-776-8665, by Dec. 5. The Giving Tree is set up in the Gather Space for anyone interested in taking a tag for a new Christmas Gift for the less fortunate in our community. Get updates to all our Youth Ministry Events at facebook.com/youthminister; Instagram: Hnj_youth or Twitter: @hnjyouth If you would like to be visited by Christmas Carolers on Sunday, Dec. 13, leave your name with Nick. Life Teen meet on Nov. 29 with Mass at 7pm followed by Lifenight until 9:45pm. EDGE meet on Dec. 2 with an Adopt a Family Mall Trip. Bus leaves at 6:15pm. See Nick for details. Our sympathies are extended to the family of Rita Bellaire. Essex Community Services Coats for Kids distribution - The distribution of coats to families and individuals in need is continuing for a few more weeks at the Essex site. Stop in to Essex Community Services, 35 Victoria Ave, Unit 7, Essex. Both children and adult coats are available. Please call 519-776-4231 for more information. Golden Age Golf Report On November 19, 39 golfers dropped 65 aces on the day. Leading the pack, with five, was Bill Ward followed closely by Eva Kah, with four. The Low scores of 16 & 17 for 9 holes were both delivered by Bill Ward. Bill Ward continued his strong play delivering two scores of 35 for 18 holes, and a score of 70 for 36 Holes. The first place team on the days was Team 8 (Andy Orsini, Pete Daudlin, Herb Ascott). Second place went to Team 7 (Caroline Ascott, Mary Ann Vickery, Bill Ward). The third, and final spot, was nailed down by Team Queens (Bill Mayville, Eva Kah, Bill Taylor). We are saddened by the news that Gerry Wilkinson, a founding and long time member of our league passed away. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Paquette News submitted by Pam Hartley

Our Soup for the Soul Sunday was a great success. Together with the bazaar we were able to raise $1458.25 for W.E Care for Kids Foundation. Fantastic job! ‘Travel The Highways of Advent.’ Join the community as we journey to the celebration of Christmas. We will begin our Advent study on Monday evenings starting November 30th. Books are available for purchase. For information go to: www.ststephens-redeemer.com or contact Reverend Paul Poolton 519.969.7808. Join us Sunday November 29th at St Stephens for Family Movie Night as we come together to watch ‘The Family Man’ and discuss what is truly important in our lives. Movie is at 3pm with a potluck dinner to follow. Wear your favorite jammies & bring your pillow!

Matthew Hebert battles to keep possession of the puck against Alvinston last Tuesday night.

by Garrett Fodor In their last meeting on October 27 in Essex, the 73’s fell 6-5 in overtime to the Alvinston Flyers despite scoring two goals in the last minute of the game. The 73’s were looking to avenge that loss on Tuesday night. Essex was also looking to bounce back after the 4-3 loss to Mooretown on Saturday night. The 73’s had to comeback from an early deficit to get the win on Tuesday night after goalie Matthew Badour was beat twice in the opening seven minutes

of play. However, the 73’s offense was present and responded in the first period. Just 34 seconds after Alvinston doubled their lead, Dallas Pereira cut the lead to one. And it was only 32 seconds later that Brett Vorshuk knotted the game up. Closing out the opening period, Essex gained the first lead of the contest with Tyler Scott

getting his stick on a shot at the 10 minute mark. In the second period, the teams were less offensive, with both exchanging goals. Alvinston’s Zach ZanEyk beat Badour high glove side at the 14 minute mark to give his team life, in the tied game. Phil Janikowski beat Flyers goalie Matt Boere to restore his team’s lead

heading into the the third. Alvinston tie the game, once again, in the final frame to create a new game. Both teams were focused defensively, but it was Alvinston who faltered as Janikowski added his second of the night (and the eventual game winner) at the 13 minute mark. Tyler Scott added an empty netter to give Essex the 6-4 victory in a game that Essex outshot the Flyers 39-19. “It feels good to get a win under our belt after that loss,” said Tyler Scot, who finished the night with a pair of goals. “We struggled out there tonight and this year to go out there a play a full 60 minute game. We have to be better in the defensive zone and we have to be better working as a team. We all need to buy into the systems and do it on a daily basis.”

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