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Memories of... Kingsville, Leamington Memories of... and Wheatley Photos Kingsville, from Kingsville-GosfieldLeamington Heritage Society 1790-2000 A Stroll Through Time and Wheatley
Cedar Beach Drug Store, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 owned by Red Morris, Photo courtesy of the Kingsville Archives offered drugs, toiletries, china and souvenirs for sale as well as providing a luncheon menu. Speed boat rides were available from the Cedar Mark Ribble Beach Drug Store for 50 gritty player with some upside, whocents a ride gave them fits last summer when theyfor summer visitors renting played the Columbus Blue Jackets ina cabin or for the playoff bubble. cottagers not Foligno was one of the reasons whyowning a boat. The boats could be taken through the placid canal or out into the rougher waters of Lake Erie. This the Leafs lost that series, so let’s hope he photograph of an unidentified family, standing outside the Cedar Beach Drug Store, was taken in can provide what is needed for a playoff the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Leafs active at deadline The NHL trade deadline came and went with more of a whimper than a bang on Monday. Sure, there were some players who changed teams, but nothing like in past years where blockbusters were the theme of the day. The pandemic-shortened season may have had something to do with it. Often-maligned ex-Spitfire, Taylor Hall went to the Boston Bruins, as the lowly Buffalo Sabres let him out of the cellar to move on to a contender. Hall had disappointed in Buffalo, where he signed a huge contract last summer. The former Hart Trophy winner had just two goals so far this season. Here’s hoping he does better with the change of scenery. My Maple Leafs made a medium-sized splash, going after left winger Nick Foligno and goalie David Rittich. Foligno’s story is intriguing, mostly due to his father, Mike, spending parts of four seasons in Toronto in the twilight of his career. Mike Foligno was a fan favourite in the early 1990s when he wore number 71 for the Leafs. The former Red Wing had experienced some great years in Detroit and Buffalo before coming to the Leafs, where he didn’t light the lamp as often as they’d hoped, but he was sure entertaining to watch. His son is built very much like him and plays a similar game, so Leaf fans are either salivating that they have another Foligno in the fold, or stomping their feet that the aforementioned Taylor Hall isn’t coming to Toronto. Either way, I think the Leafs have a
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run. As the naysayers will remind us — every day for 54 years — the Leafs have been in this position before, with hope and promise in their back pocket. Well, hope and promise doesn’t get you very far in the NHL playoffs, where you’ll need great goaltending, physicality and the right scoring touch. Speaking of goaltending, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention another ex-Spitfire in Jack Campbell. He is now the NHL record holder for most consecutive games won to start a season, with 11 wins-in-a-row. Of course, he lost Monday night, but the record still stands. And of course, former Leamington Flyers defenceman, T.J. Brodie, is having a stellar year on the blueline for Toronto, which is a pleasant surprise for me. I expected Tyson Barrie 2.0 and so far, Brodie has been so much better defensively. Time will tell, and I’ll likely be disappointed once again in May, but things are looking up (a little) for my team.
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Allen’s Store, at Cedar Beach, was located on Heritage Road just west of the bridge. A Look inattheLeamington’ s Past courtesy C. Scott Established late 1930s or early 1940s, it providedoflocal residentsHolland and vacationers with staple food products and gasoline. It is now a private residence.
A Look at Leamington’s Past courtesy of C. Scott Holland April 1973:
April 16, 1991 Buckingham After spending 45 Real Estate years with the local edged Gulliver A & P store, cashier Insurance 2-1 to Jane retires. winWigle the Midget She began working hockey trophy. atAt theleft original store is captain situated at the Ken Dick who corner of Queens scored both and Talbot St.coach goals with W.(where today’s Randy Critchlow. Royal bank sits). She started working there as a 20 year-old and was a full-time worker from 1964 until her retirement.
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April 2001 - Spelling Beerose Winners presented with award The Wheatley Optimists Submarine cycling - Ditches foot after foot following the -Thursday evening rainfall conducted the annual spelling bee for grade five students from East Mersea and Wheatley. and these young lads wasted no time inventing a new game, “submarine cycling”. If All contestants received framed certificates and the top three were presented an Oxford nothing else, it’sLeft a quick way to wash a ten-speed bicycle! Chantel DeClerk. dictionary. to right - Nathan Sanders, Elyza Macher,
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