August 30, 2017

New Leamington high school ready for classes

By Bryan Jessop

For the first time since the early 1950s, Grade 9s won’t be the only students standing in awe of their new surroundings at Leamington District Secondary School.

The Greater Essex County District School Board’s newest building will be prepared for the first day of classes in 2017-18 as scheduled, with the construction of the new LDSS moving along as originally planned with only a few minor details left to complete. The 80 Oak Street West structure — built primarily by general contractor Rosati Construction Inc. within budget — opened to accept office staff earlier this month while teams of subcontractors wrapped up the final few elements of construction and a handful of volunteer students and staff began unloading and transporting supplies, files and other items from the older building on Talbot Street West.

In the last few weeks prior to Tuesday, Sept. 5, outdoor details included the completion of laneways for buses and student and staff vehicles and sidewalks by Coco Paving. Meanwhile, painting and the delivery of new equipment took place within the building’s walls.

The 120,000 square-foot school and adjacent Nature Fresh Field sit within a property of 20 acres that include a student drop-off route and bus-only parking docks and lanes. Both student and staff parking lots are situated behind the two-level building.

“Everything is ready to go,” explained LDSS principal Kyle Berard. “Rosati has done an excellent job. They’ve been doing great work here.”

The school’s exterior also features a 15,000 square foot courtyard that will serve as a three-season lounge area for students. Inside, those arriving through the front entry will be greeted by a large atrium with pillars surrounded by elevated round tables equipped with charging stations to power students’ mobile devices.

“It’s a huge leap forward. My hope is that it injects some energy into the community.”

— Kyle Berard

Further back, a triple gymnasium is dividable by one rigid wall and another ‘soft’ wall, with retract-

able seating for up to 1,000 spectators. The gym also includes a state-of-the-art sound and video system valued at $100,000 while the stage — equipped with a lazer data projector — includes a drop-down acoustic wall that provides a room for the music department when in place. The athletic department also offers a 3,500 square foot weight room with new equipment.

The hospitality department features commercial-grade kitchen equipment while the shop and tech area is also being treated to new, high technology features. The new auto shop is centered around two 10,000 pound capacity vehicle lifts while the Communication Technology wing offers new editing equipment, new Mac

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The front entrance of the new Leamington District Secondary School awaits staff and students for the first day of 2017-18 classes — Tuesday, Sept. 5. The 120,000 square foot building’s construction went according to schedule and began accepting office staff in mid August.

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Josh Walker of Three Aces Enterprises moving company transports supplies into the new Leamington District Secondary School on Oak Street West Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Gabriele’s A long-time fixture in uptown Leamington W Business Profile

hether you’re searching for classically elegant, modern, cottagestyle or the more warm, natural rustic style--you have to look no further than downtown Leamington.

A staple on Talbot Street for 42 years, Gabriele Brandsource Home Furnishings and Flooring has undergone relocations and expansions along the way but never wavered from its pledge of personal, quality customer service.

And according to Shelly Gabriele Gale, personalized service, coupled with constantly updating its inventory, has been the key to the success and longevity of her family’s business.

updating some furniture that has worn out its welcome, Gabriele’s staff is anxious to offer its assistance.

Although they have 42 employees, Gabriele’s is a true family business. With Vic and Kathy at the helm, Vic handling the flooring and scheduling of the crews and Kathy managing the office duties, they have welcomed Shelly and her husband Kevin back to the fold, with Shelly handling the accounting end of the business and Kevin taking over the marketing side.

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They learn they can work with what they already have and tie in a few new pieces.”

stores.

There have certainly been changes over the years, but most recently, the whole HGTV craze has certainly influenced the furniture market.

Shelly said customers realize that ‘anything goes’. “They learn they can work with what they already have and tie in a few new pieces,” she said, “and have a real eclectic mix.”

But before you fill that room with new furnishings, you might want to take a look at the flooring—is it looking a little tired, a little worn out or dated? Well Gabriele’s offers a wide selection of flooring that would transform the old room into a showplace.

Shelly said a few accent pieces or wall art also help to transform a room, without spending a lot of money.

Owned by her parents, Kathy and Vic, it began as a flooring centre – offering flooring of all kinds, with crews in place to install the carpet, hardwood, linoleum or tile--crews willing to stand behind the quality of their product and the quality of its installation.

They then took over the old Vogue Theatre, building the furniture store around the original carpet and flooring store.

And for Kevin, educated as a teacher, that was a return to his first job—one he began when he was just 16.

The secret to the success of so much family in one business, said Shelly, “everyone sticking to their job description”.

In the market for new appliances? Well Gabriele’s offers a huge selection of name brand washers, dryers, refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, freezers and wine coolers.

Losing sleep? Well Gabriele’s also has a mattress gallery—one featuring mattresses sure to help you sleep a little better at night.

Now boasting 90,000 square feet of display space at its Talbot Street West location, featuring something for everyone’s tastes—whether they’re furnishing a new home or just

As to the success of the business, it’s relatively simple—personalized service.

She said not only do they assist customers if they’re looking for a little professional advice, they also offer delivery and full set up of the furniture or the appliances. That, she said, helps set them apart from the big box

Shelly said they also offer custom blinds and outdoor furniture.

A mid-range to high-end furniture store, Shelly said they truly have a little bit of everything to help meet the needs of their loyal customers— whatever their budget.

Sitting: Shelly Gabriele Gale, Kathy Gabriele Standing: Vic Gabriele, Kevin Gale.

Study considers County Road 20 changes

By Bryan Jessop

Significant changes could be in store for a vital transportation link between Leamington and Kingsville.

New Leamington high school ready for classes

Chris Patten and Don McKinnon of Dillon Consulting Ltd. discuss some of the possibilities being studied in conjunction with the County of Essex in making improvements along County Road 20 during a public open house at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex Thursday, Aug. 17.

A Municipal Class Environmental Assessment between the County of Essex and Dillon Consulting Ltd. is currently in the works to determine what improvements will be implemented for the 9.4 km stretch of County Road 20/ Seacliff Drive from Kratz Sideroad in rural Kingsville to Sherk Street in Leamington. On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex lobby served as a gathering place for an open house where members of the public asked questions and offered their input on the lengthy list of proposals to address accessibility, safety and convenience for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

The five-hour session included a steady stream of both Leamington and Kingsville residents, who were greeted by representatives of both the county and Dillon Consulting. Rows of 28 poster boards described a variety of options that included sections of the road that would be widened and/or improved with altered intersections, added turn lanes and extended paths for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Currently, the project is in the third of five stages, where alternative adjustments are identified, evaluated and reviewed for recommendation. Following phases will include an environmental study and report and then implementation/construction.

Alternatives 7 and 8 are presently being studied as perhaps the most likely selections for County Road 20 improvements. The first of those two would be carried out over the course of the next five years, focusing on County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) cycle paths in urban areas and paved shoulders in rural zones as well as intersection improvements at Graham Side Road, County Road 31 and Fraser Road. These changes, explained County of Essex manager of transportation planning and development Jane Mustac, could be carried out on land that is already owned by the county.

“It’s definitely an opportunity for us to enhance active transportation and improve safety throughout the corridor,” she noted. “We’ve heard a lot of approval and enthusiasm for the first five years of the plan with CWATS, which has been successful in Kingsville. We’d love to see it expand through the whole corridor.”

With the 1.5-kilometer Phase 1 of the CWATS plan for Kingsville along County Road 20 complete, the current plan sets its sights on another full kilometer of Kingsville’s section of the road for the autumn of this year.

“People are happy to see these additions,” said Mustac. “They can’t wait for it to be implemented. It’s been absolutely praised here — it definitely serves the needs of users at this time.”

Alternative 8 is based on a timeline spanning the next 20 years and will require the purchase of privately owned property. This segment of the plan would include a trail on the south side of the road and a sidewalk on the north side for the entire 9.4 km affected section between Kratz and Sherk. It would also feature widening in some locations for left turn lanes and adjustments to current intersections to improve safety.

Mustac explained that monetary expenses for the project have not yet been calculated, although she noted that the preferred changes would be among the costlier options. The changes being considered address many of the concerns the county has heard from residents, who’ve also stressed the importance of improving school bus stop zones, minimizing the impact on surrounding property and consideration for a road “diet” rather than widening.

The study’s project team will review public comments from the August 17 open house and use them in the upcoming stages of consultation while also presenting them to Essex County council. Updates of the study — as well as the opportunity to submit further questions and comments relating to the project — will be available on the website www.cr20.ca.

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computers and a green screen to produce movies.

Throughout the school, common areas — not including classrooms — will provide space for up to 650 students. The main-floor library has seating for up to 75 visitors.

Four computer labs, four mobile labs, three dry and three wet labs and leading edge computer engineering and robotics rooms are included in the second-floor Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) department as a means of accommodating the school’s new International Baccalaureate program.

“The whole school is very well laid out,” said Berard. “It’s a huge leap forward. My hope is that it injects some energy into the community.”

Berard explained that most useable items from the

old school have been transported to the new location. Once classes get underway on September 5, staff will have approximately six weeks of access to the old building to retrieve any other necessary supplies before it is decommissioned and winterized. In the meantime, the former site’s athletic field will continue to host WECSSAA soccer and football games until Nature Fresh Field — where ground work has already begun — is completed.

The new LDSS is designed to accommodate 1,000 students and although Berard noted that enrollment typically increases by 10 to 15 per cent for a school offering a new building, the new facility will have no difficulties hosting any excess of the current 900-plus student population. A sneak-peak of the new school will be available to students today (Wednesday, Aug. 30), with a public open house slotted for Wednesday, Oct. 11.

The laughs keep coming

I see Saturday Night Live is trying to capitalize on the uncertain political climate in the U.S. by running a weekly Weekend Update segment on Thursday nights this summer.

I believe that is their first foray into weeknight television and maybe they’re just hoping to catch lightning in a bottle, I don’t know.

SNL has been a staple on Saturday nights since I was a teenager.

The show has gone through some lean years and some really good ones. It seems to be very cyclical.

This past season, although on a bit of a down cycle, they did have some bright lights in the political arena, but all of those highlights came from non-cast members like Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy.

It made me wonder how the Not Ready for Primetime Players would have dealt with the current American political climate.

That was the ultimate SNL cast and likely the bar that everyone tries to achieve.

Aykroyd, Belushi, Radner and Chase sounds a lot like a Manhattan law firm, but they were indeed the top of the class when it comes to Saturday Night Live.

The show went on to make stars out of the likes of Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell and continues to produce talent to this day.

Current cast member Kate McKinnon is the funniest of today’s crop and she’s gradually finding her way into movies and showcasing her talent.

I got thinking about some of the other ensemble comedy sketch shows over the years, and certainly the Carol Burnett Show ranks up there and actually preceded SNL’s creation by a few years.

Of course, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In managed to start the ball rolling way back in 1968 and it was pretty political in its own right. Between the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement, there was a lot to talk about.

In 1980, ABC launched a rival to SNL, called ‘Fridays’. I thought it was a great show but it only lasted three seasons.

Of course it aired on Friday nights and most notably launched the career of Michael Richards, who went on to star as Kramer on Seinfeld. Seinfeld co-creator Larry David also sharpened his skills there. The show also produced a movie called Young Doctors in Love, which starred much of the Fridays cast and a handful of soap opera stars lampooning their own shows. I remember going to the show to see that movie and being a tad disappointed.

In Living Color was one the Fox network’s first shows and brought big audiences to the upstart network.

Produced by and starring the Wayans brothers, there were some memorable characters and skits from that show.

It launched the career of Jim Carrey, who brought us Fire Marshal Bill and others.

Jamie Foxx also got his start there, and Jennifer Lopez began as a Fly-Girl dancer on In Living Color.

Watching some of those episodes again really makes you chuckle.

When In Living Color ended its run, the upstart MAD TV struggled out of the gate, but laid down 14 seasons of laughs for audiences on Fox.

It produced memorable characters like Stuart, Miss Swan and Lorrain. If you’ve not seen MAD and want to have a few laughs, you don’t know what you’re missing.

Some of those old sketches are pure gold. That’s why we like to remember them.

They never grow old in our eyes. That Harvey KormanTim Conway dentist sketch will forever live in my mind as one of the funniest ever.

MPP Nicholls concerned over unintended consequences of Bill 148

Submitted as an opinion piece by Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls

Kathleen Wynne promises to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019.

This worries me, and my offices have been inundated with calls from worried business-owners and worried employees.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Life has become much less affordable under the present government. So I’m all for higher wages. Wages should never be allowed to stagnate. There is a need for the minimum wage to increase.

But a 32% rise in only 18 months is much too fast, much too soon.

Here’s why.

If the minimum wage goes up by 32% in 18 months, that will be a massive burden on business. Many will not be able to afford it. Many (especially small businesses) will have to stop hiring, and they may reduce work hours, or lay off employees. Anyone thinking of starting a business may think twice about the rapidly escalating costs over the next two years.

I heard this while I attended a committee hearing in Windsor on Bill 148. I heard that small and mediumsized businesses employ 87% of the Ontario workforce. That’s just under 4 million people! Those employees and bosses are the backbone of our economy.

I also heard that many businesses will have to raise their prices to offset those increased costs. Higher prices will have other unintended consequences. Ontarians with low or fixed incomes may suddenly find their grocery bills become less affordable.

These businesses reported that the more they pay in wages, the more they pay in taxes. Higher wages mean higher payments to the Canada Pension Plan, the Employment Health Tax, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and higher payroll taxes all round. These added costs mean more money off a business’s bottom line, less in your pocket, and more for the government.

One of government’s main tasks should be to make it easier to work and make it easier for business to employ people. We need to keep regulations and payroll taxes reasonable and manageable. We need to let the common sense inform good policy.

The Ontario PC Party understands that a heavy regulatory burden makes it harder to do business and harder to employ people. When changes are sudden and dictated by an out-of-touch government, the problem is even harder to deal with.

What was also concerning in this hearing was that it became obvious that the government’s limited consultation process of a mere two weeks was not enough time to hear from all relevant stakeholders.

In addition to this, the Liberal government has ignored our Ontario PC Party requests for a cost-benefit analysis to be completed. This government has not done one. By contrast, a group that has completed a recent study – the Keep Ontario Working Coalition – reported that up to 185,000 Ontario jobs will be put at risk in the first two years because of new upcoming Wynne Liberal labour reforms. The study also found Ontario’s most vulnerable workers will be the most impacted.

MARK RIBBLE Rib’s Ramblings

Council Report

Rezoning applications presented to Council

The August 28 meeting of Leamington Municipal Council started with a group of consent applications that all required rezoning.

The first application was to sever a 0.27 ha surplus dwelling lot (and to re-zone it from A3 to A5), while re-zoning the residual property of the 18.8-acre land to A1 and consolidating the resulting farm located on County Road 31.

The second application was to create a 0.37 ha surplus dwelling lot (changing the zoning from A1 to A5 and changing the zoning of the retained parcel to prohibit further residential development on the site.

The third application seeks to create the appropriate (C2) zoning for a commercial selfstorage facility and residential dwelling unit and to establish site-specific zone provisions. This will be located at 1126 Mersea Road 2.

The fourth rezoning was an application from the Leamington United Mennonite Home and apartments to rezone land on Oak Street to permit construction of three townhousestyle dwelling units on property currently zoned for two detached houses.

The fifth and last public meeting was to rezone 0.24 ha to permit an addition to a residential farm lot on Mersea Road B. It requires an undertaking not to use the building on the residual land as a bunkhouse, but otherwise is a straightforward move.

Traffic flow changes to accommodate schools

Not only is the Municipality of Leamington planning to reconfigure the Oak Street entrance to Queen Elizabeth Public School and École St-Michel, but there are also plans to change the rules of the road in that area to try and reduce congestion and inconvenience. Both school boards are in agreement with the proposed changes.

First, there will be only all-way stops in the area: Danforth and Alderton, Alderton and Sherman, Maxon and James, and Maxon and Wigle. There will be extensive use of No Stopping and No Parking areas to keep the congestion low.

This will be assisted by the construction of a dedicated bus lane (between Queen Elizabeth and St-Michel) and dedicated student drop-off areas to the east of St-Michel and to the west of Queen Elizabeth. It is hoped that this will help sort out the problems in this area.

Tender awarded for Parkdale reconstruction

The Municipality has received word that the reconstruction of Parkdale Avenue and the installation of separated sewers along its length has been approved for 75% funding from the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund of the Federal and Provincial Governments.

The successful tender was awarded to Direct Flow Inc. in the amount of $618,597 (plus taxes). Since the work will be done under local improvements, the cost to individual benefitting landowners is expected to be an average of about $8,000.

Council receives request for removal from Register of Heritage Properties

The Municipality of Leamington has received a request to remove 21-27 Erie Street North from its Register of Heritage Properties. The owners are concerned that being listed may prohibit certain changes to the property if the status on the Register changes as a result

of changes to the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Heritage Committee has said that they do not want the property removed.

Heritage designation is a protection mechanism with long-term implications for the alteration and demolition of a cultural heritage property. A designated property cannot be demolished or altered in such a way as to affect the heritage attributes of the property, with-

out the approval from Council. The OHA allows a property that has not been designated, but that the Municipal Council believes to be of cultural heritage value or interest, to be placed on the Register. This is commonly referred to as “listing”. Non-designated properties listed on the municipal register and newly identified properties may be candidates for further heritage conservation and protection.

The Leamington Municipal Heritage Committee recommends that the listed property not be removed from the Register of Heritage Properties for the following reasons:

i) Listing does not prohibit the current owners from making any alterations, interior and exterior, to the structure;

ii) The Ontario Heritage Act provides for a process for Council to consider allowing for a demolition permit to be issued upon evaluation;

iii) Preliminary review indicates the structure represents numerous cultural and structural features which are historically significant to Leamington; and

iv) The structure is a significant building within the uptown streetscape.

It is noted that the owners have indicated that it is not their intention to demolish the building. The request has been brought forward based on the possibility of future changes to the Ontario Heritage Act that may restrict even listed properties. There are no pending amendments to the legislation at this time that would further restrict listed properties.

After extensive discussion at the August 28 meeting to clarify the terms used in the report, Municipal Council decided to deny the request to remove the building from the list, understanding that it represents no real difficulty to the owner.

Late fee proposed for taxi licence

Taxi owners in Leamington are required to pay a licence renewal fee of $100 before September 30 each year. In addition, each driver must pay a licence renewal fee of $65. That is, if the fee is paid on time.

Administration has proposed to Municipal Council that if the payment is late, then the fee for the taxi rises $150 and for the driver to $90.

It was explained at the August 28 meeting of Council that “when a licensee does not renew his or her licence by the expiry date, additional administrative and enforcement follow-up is required.”

in the

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, change is afoot, but there is no use trying to cling to the past. Look to the future and find a way to embrace the changes and challenges that lie ahead.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, beneath that cool, calm and collected exterior beats the heart of someone who may be looking for adventure from time to time. Let others see your wild side this week.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you can think of plenty of reasons why you shouldn’t take chances this week, but somehow you are compelled to take risks. Just be careful who you involve.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Your shift with regard to motivation is quite evident this week, Cancer. Others notice this change in attitude and are willing to come on board to support you further.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, an exciting announcement makes it difficult to maintain your composure over the next few days, but give it your best shot. Look at it as a challenge that needs to be met.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, you are usually quick to catch on and can easily read between the lines of a situation. Put this skill to use in an important business meeting in the coming days.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

It is hard for you to respond when people do not play by the rules, Libra. Do not let their activities ruin your week. Continue to follow your own path.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, no matter how many times you run through the details of a specific situation, you still will come up with questions. Work them out until you feel confident.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Something big is on the horizon and you are getting very excited about it, Sagittarius. The wait will soon be over and you can enjoy yourself fully. Try to remain patient a little while longer.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Sticking to your safety zone has done you well, Capricorn. But sometimes you need to step outside of the boundaries for a new perspective. Don’t let apprehension hold you back.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, a packed calendar feels stifling right now. It’s good to have a solid social network, but not if it comes at the expense of free time. See what you can clear from your schedule.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

There is more to living than adhering to career goals, Pisces. Find ways to schedule more activities that bring you happiness.

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Tom Ford, Fashion Designer (56)

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Jake Owen, Singer (36)

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Liam Payne, Singer (24)

AUGUST 30

Warren Buffett, Entrepreneur (87)

AUGUST 31

Jeff Hardy, Wrestler (40)

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Lily Tomlin, Actress (78)

SEPTEMBER 2

Keanu Reeves, Actor (53)

Local teacher transforms classroom

The Kindergarten class at École St-Michel has been transformed into a rustic haven by teacher Angèle Stammler-Truskey, providing a welcoming and cozy environment for young students. Tables and shelves are wood, there is flexible seating and signs are made of driftwood.

Hearing Professional Makes Hearing Healthcare More Accessible with Out Clinic

Over the summer, Angèle Stammler-Truskey, a Kindergarten teacher at École St-Michel in Leamington, has completely changed the look of her classroom from institutional to a rustic haven, transforming the room into a welcoming and homey environment for her young students.

There are no scholastic signs – all signs in the room are made of driftwood StammlerTruskey found along the beaches in Tobermory, the tables and shelves are wood, there are wooden crates instead of plastic bins, and flexible seating such as woodstump stools – these are just some of the examples of the features in the all natural classroom.

Stammler-Truskey is in her 6th year of teaching Junior and Senior Kindergarten at École St-Michel and looks forward to welcoming her students to their new cozy classroom.

Apollo Farm Ltd.

NOW HIRING

Responsibilities:

• Pot and re-pot plants • Assist in grafting activities

• Deleafing , pruning, and harvesting crops

• Planting of crop, placing irrigation drippers

• Crop maintenance and crop scouting

• Clipping, hooking and tying of the plants

• Packing fruit into appropriate boxes, crates, etc.

• Greenhouse tear down and setup

• Transplant seedlings or rooted cuttings

Brandy Breault, Hearing Instrument Specialist at ListenUP! Canada

help those who need hearing healthcare, but are unable to travel to the nearest clinic to get the help they need.

“I basically offer the same hearing healthcare services provided at any other clinic location,” says Breault. “People may not have a driver’s license. A clinic may be too far for people to travel outside of Leamington. People may not be well enough to travel and it may be easier for loved ones to bring them to a clinic closer to home.”

While completing her Speech and Language Sciences degree at Brock University, Breault took some audiology courses that sparked her interest in the

• Dig up wrapping root balls of trees and shrubs • Clean work area Be a part of our championship team!

Requirements:

• Education: Not required

• Experience an asset

• Worker will adhere to company policies and procedures

• Worker will attend all required training as setup by the company

• Worker will have the ability to maintain flexibility to adapt to change, to switch gears as needed

• Excellent leadership, organization, accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to be creative in problem solving

Terms and work conditions:

• Various Hours, Monday to Saturday including Sunday during peak harvest periods • Full time – Permanent

• Minimum Wage $11.43

• Approximately 40 h/w base on the crop seasonality

Brandy Breault is a Hearing Instrument Specialist from ListenUP! Canada who recognizes the need for more accessible hearing healthcare in Leamington. ListenUP! Canada has a hearing healthcare clinic at 313 Main St. E in Kingsville that is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 - 4:30, but for some in Leamington, this may be a distance to travel. So, every other Monday, Breault drives to the Leamington out clinic at the South Essex Community Council at 215 Talbot Street East to provide free, no obligation hearing tests, a broad selection of brand-name, digital hearing aids and assistive listening devices at affordable prices,tings, cleanings and repairs. These out clinic services

pursue a career in audiology and obtained her Hearing Instrument Specialist diploma from Conestoga College. Breault started her student placement with ListenUP! Canada in 2014 and has been with the company ever since – helping clients treat their hearing loss and reconnect with the world around them.

Breault will be at the out clinic on Tuesday, July 4 th & Monday, July 17 th from 8:30-4:30. To book an appointment, please call 1-888-364-5419.

Commuter cycling program created

A new funding source for municipal infrastructure has been created by the provincial government. It is the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Program (OMCC) and it is intended to provide direct, dedicated, annual funding to Ontario municipalities to support the implementation of commuter cycling infrastructure to encourage people to get out of their cars and onto bikes for their daily commute or other frequent trips. Municipalities can apply for funding under one of two streams, based on their population size. Leamington qualifies for Stream 1, which includes municipalities with a population greater than 15,000. Municipalities must also declare their interest in participating in the program each year, identify their eligible projects annually, and confirm that they will be able to fund at least 20% of each project’s cost. Only eligible cycling infrastructure projects that improve or support commuter cycling are eligible for OMCC funding.

One point raised at the August 28 meeting of Municipal Council by Mayor John Paterson was that the data provided by the province estimated a number of “commuter cyclists”, but given the number of migrant workers who rely on bicycles to get around, the question arises: where did they get the number that is quoted? Unfortunately, there were no answers forthcoming.

Council agreed to apply even though the prospects are unknown.

Countywide student shuttle service available

Vanessa Dafonte still has plenty to take care of before her fall semester starts up at St. Clair College. Buying textbooks, finding out where her classes are and getting used to a new schedule is both exciting and stressful. Despite living about half an hour away from St. Clair College though, one thing Dafonte doesn’t need to stress about is how she is getting to those classes.

“Without this service, I’d have to put a pretty big burden on the people in my life to get me to class – it would have been so much harder without this option,” Dafonte, a Chemical Laboratories Technology student at the college said. “When I signed up I really only expected to get a ride to class. I didn’t expect… how friendly the drivers would be,” she added.

The St. Clair Student Shuttle, which offers an accessible, countywide transportation service to and from the St. Clair College main campus has provided a simple solution to a problem faced by so many living in Essex County. The shuttle has been provided to students since 2013 through a collaboration of three local non-profit organizations: South Essex Community Council (SECC), Essex Community Services (ECS), and Amherstburg Community Services (ACS).

Registration for the St. Clair Student Shuttle is now open, and any interested students must register in advance. There is a monthly user fee to offset the costs incurred by the organizations. Once a student has registered, they will be given information on pick-up and drop-off times and locations. Seating is limited and will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Students may call the organization closest to their residence to register.

Fiestas Patrias Celebration September 17 in Leamington

The 16th Annual Fiestas Patrias Celebration 2017 will take place at the Roma Club of Leamington (19 Seacliff Drive East) on Sunday, September 17th from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

It is a free, family friendly event for everyone that celebrates the independence of Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, the home countries of some of the agricultural migrant workers in the Kingsville, Leamington and surrounding communities.

This cultural event will include the game of Lotteria (the Spanish version of bingo), creative balloon sculptures by Jangles the Clown, music by singer Mónica Macías, “Herencia Musical” a vocal group from Mexico, and a folkloric dance group “Viva México”.

An official ceremony, which will include dignitaries and special guests, will follow the entertainment portion of the celebration and close with the “El Grito” Ceremony, conducted by Consul Alberto Bernal, Consulate of Mexico in Leamington.

Leamington man restores, donates antique farm equipment

By Bryan Jessop

Gary Adams of Leamington knows how to ‘weed out’ the historic treasures from what others might consider scrap steel.

Adams has located, acquired, revitalized and donated two of three versions of the locally-invented Bruner Weeder, an innovative farm implement that was first patented more than a century ago. Formerly an auctioneer, he discovered a latter rendition of the rare device at an auction, purchased it himself and brought it home. Unsure of what it was, Adams took a photo of it and brought it to a recent gun show. While there, a man approached him and explained that it was a Bruner Weeder — a tool used to uproot and strip weeds away from rows of crops such as onions.

Upon discovering the mysterious implement’s name and purpose, Adams learned that an older version was owned by local, fellow antique farm equipment collector Henry Driedger. About a week after contacting its owner and arranging to see the device, Driedger gave it to Adams free of charge.

“It took a lot of work. Everything was so rusty — the wheels, the gears, the pulleys… everything.”

— Gary Adams

Backed with a professional history of maintaining and repairing a variety of mechanical items, Adams took to the daunting task of restoring the older, donated version of The Bruner Weeder.

“The teeth were coming out, it was rusty and it was sinking into the mud,” Adams said. “A lot of times, these sort of things just disappear. It took a lot of work. Everything was so rusty — the wheels, the gears, the pulleys… everything.”

After taking photos of it, Adams began disassembling the weeder to begin the restoration process. Both the newer version he acquired earlier and the original copy took months to refurbish, with the local Masonic Lodge and William Mercer Wilson Medal recipient tending periodically to the projects.

The Bruner Weeder donated by Driedger was designed and created by Reuben G. Bruner, who was at the time a resident of Olinda, northwest of Leamington and northeast of Kingsville. Bruner submitted the patent application to the United States Patent Office on June 29, 1912. The device was officially patented on December 8, 1914. One of the two wooden handles reveals a stamping with “The Bruner Weeder Leamington” on the outside, revealing its geographic origin.

Adams explained that the tool would have been used primarily on marsh-area farmland, where lighter soil made for easier use. The implement’s drive wheels turn a shaft that in

turn moves a series of four plate-mounted ‘combs’ in a circular motion, tilling the soil while at the same time stripping weeds and their seeds. During use, soil was scraped toward the crop row while uprooted weeds were cast aside.

While researching The Bruner Weeders online, Adams was able to find the patent, application and accompany-

ing diagrams for the original version donated by Driedger, but has thus far been unsuccessful in trying to do the same for the more updated version, which he has painted red. He was able to locate and print a copy of the patent for the rendition of the machine he has yet to find, patented on June 19 of 1923.

“I’d love to find one to restore,” Adams said of The Bruner Weeder’s 1923 edition.

Since restoring the two he was able to find, Adams donated both to the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village.

“They’re doing no good sitting in my basement or garage,” explained Adams, who also restored the Heinz whistle in Leamington.

Leamington resident Gary Adams reveals two versions of the Bruner Weeder, which he has donated to the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village on the Arner Townline. Adams restored both versions, the older of the two with “The Bruner Weeder Leamington” stamped into one of the handles, after discovering that they were locally developed and patented.

One of two versions of the Bruner Weeder, with Leamington inscribed on one of its handles.

Harry Bergman poses for a photo with a version of The Bruner Weeder patented in 1914. Bergman donated the antique farm implement to Gary Adams, who restored it along with a newer version before donating both to the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village.

EPIC Wineries celebrate 150 years of Canadian winemaking with exhibit and speaker series

EPIC Wineries and Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) are celebrating 150 years of Canadian winemaking in Essex Pelee Island Coast Wine Country. A museum exhibit, “Toast to the Coast – An EPIC 150 Years”, has been created to tell the fascinating story of the evolution of the region’s wine industry from Vin Villa, built on Pelee Island in 1866 and now in ruins, to today’s thriving industry. An exclusive Speaker Series will also be offered to complement the exhibit.

The museum exhibit opened on August 4 and will run until December 31 at Windsor’s Chimczuk Museum. A Speaker Series will be offered between September 14 until November 16 at various locations including Pelee Island Winery, Art Gallery of Windsor, Mackenzie Hall and Chimczuk Museum.

In addition, an EPIC 1867 limited release wine collection can be purchased at ten participating local wineries, each having produced a bottle of wine with a unique, custom-designed label. To pay respect to the pioneers who, in the wilderness of Windsor Essex, carved out a path for the wineries today, each label incorporates a chapter of winemaking history and the entire collection connects the past with the present.

“This was a significant year for not only our nation and province, but also our region’s wine industry. The museum exhibit and its complementary speaker series, along with the limited release wine collection, have been carefully designed to honour our heritage, celebrate our future and enhance the visitor experience,” said Lynnette Bain, Vice President of Tourism Programs & Development of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island.

“Through this collaboration, we have been proud to share the stories of the past 150 years of winemaking with our customers who, in turn, are able to collect limited edition wines to savour not only the taste, but also our history in their own homes,” said Steve Mitchell, President, Essex Pelee Island Coast (EPIC) Winegrowers’ Association.

Go to http://visitwindsoressex.com/epic-1867/ for more information

Former Leamington resident wins 2017 RAIC

Young Architect Award

Jodi Batay-Csorba, originally from Leamington, and her husband Andrew Batay-Csorba received the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) 2017 Young Architect Award. The RAIC Young Architect Award recognizes architects 40 years old or younger for excellence in design, leadership, and service to the profession. The award is intended to inspire other young architects to become licensed and to

strive for excellence in their work.

After studying and working in the United States for more than 10 years, Andrew BatayCsorba and Jodi Batay-Csorba moved from Los Angeles to Toronto in 2010, where practice offers an alternative approach, cultivated in a design tradition unique to the region.

They established Batay-Csorba Architects in 2010 as a collaborative research and design studio. The partners have designed, directed, and managed over 96 internationally-celebrated projects in 38 cities and 11 countries, both on their own and at Pritzker Prize-winning offices before founding their own practice. Their work has been distinguished with international awards, published in over 60 international publications and exhibited across 19 galleries in Canada and internationally. Recognition includes two Canadian Architect Awards of Merit, 2017 OAA Award Design Excellence Finalist, 2015 Twenty and Change Next Generation Award, and a 2014 OAA Concept Award. The office participated in the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale’s Canadian Migrating Landscapes exhibition and the 2013-2014 Protéiforme: architecture paramétrique show at the Maison de l’architecture du Quebec in Montreal, Laval University in Quebec City, and Grenoble, France.

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to the larger discussion of architecture and development in the city.”

As a young, small firm, they have focused on low-rise residential, and mixed use commercial projects, explaining, “With a rapidly evolving morphology of residential typologies for the densification of Toronto’s low-rise residential fabric, this presented an opportunity to make a contribution

Jodi and Andrew Batay-Csorba attended undergraduate studies at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, MI. In 2005, they completed their Masters in Architecture at the University of California Los Angeles. Here, they won first place in the AIA/LA 2x8 Design Competition, exhibited at the Armory Museum and (A+D) Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles, and both received the Franklin D. Israel Memorial Fellowship.

Andrew and Jodi Batay-Csorba.

Andrew and Jodi Batay-Csorba design. (Photos courtesy of v2com)

$7,500 in Fines for Commercial Fishing Violation on Lake Erie

A Lake Erie commercial fishing boat captain has been fined $5,000 and a Wheatley commercial fishing company has been fined $2,500 for a commercial fishing violation on Lake Erie.

Adelino Pombinha, of Leamington, captain of the commercial fishing vessel “Ethan P,” and a commercial fishing licence holder company, both pleaded guilty to permitting fish suitable for human consumption to spoil, contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.

The court heard that on March 6, 2017, Pombinha set and left numerous gill nets in the Essex County waters of Lake Erie. He returned to the area on March 9 to retrieve the nets and the fish he caught. Pombinha, however, left approximately 795 meters (2,600 feet) of gill net in the water and never returned to retrieve it. The abandoned net remained in the water for 65 days until it was retrieved by the Ministry’s Lake Erie Management Unit on May 9. The abandoned net contained approximately 880 kilograms (1,940 pounds) of several species of fish including walleye, yellow perch, lake sturgeon, white bass and white perch, in various stages of decomposition.

Conservation officers with the ministry’s Southern

Care president and CEO Joseph

Erie

Manor general manager Heather Fontaine, Erie Glen resident Millie Graham and Rosewood Senior Living owners and siblings Sheila and John Doherty pose for photos during the retirement home’s 28th anniversary celebration in its dining room Thursday, Aug. 24. Graham, who celebrated her 100th birthday Saturday, Aug. 26, is one of 76 residents living at Erie Glen and was presented with a bouquet of flowers during the annual event. She has resided at Erie Glen since 2002. Rosewood Senior Living purchased the 119 Robson Rd. facility after three months of negotiations with former owner Diversicare after Sheila and John visited Erie Glen Manor for a tour. Rosewood also owns retirement residences in Simcoe and the Greater Toronto Area. Universal Care manages Erie Glen Manor on behalf of Rosewood. The two hour open house celebration on Aug. 24 included staff-prepared meals, live music and wine sampling for residents and invited family members and businesses and community partners. Erie Glen Manor first opened August 8, 1989 and is currently operated by 36 staff members.

Marine Enforcement Unit in Wheatley, with the assistance of an officer from the Northern Marine Enforcement Unit in Parry Sound, conducted the investigation. Justice of the Peace Elizabeth Neilson heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Windsor, on August 14,

2017.

The ministry monitors the commercial and sport fishing industry to protect Lake Erie’s fishery resources, which are managed through an international partnership with bordering U.S. Great Lakes states.

To report a natural re-

THURSDAY MUSIC NIGHT AT LEAMINGTON MARINA. Join Mike & Mary for delightful musical entertainment from 7:00-8:00 p.m. every Thursday evening until August 31, weather permitting. Everyone welcome!

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM at The Salvation Army Leamington Community Church on Friday, September 1 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. while supplies last. 300 backpacks stuffed with school supplies for those who may need help starting the school year off. The event is in partnership with Staples Leamington and is taking place at the Church, 88 Setterington St., Leamington. More info: 519326-4901.

FREE RECOVERY PROGRAMS beginning week of September 4 at South Shore Health Centre, 15 John St., Leamington: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Westover Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Women Only Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation Group; Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. SMART; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Recovery Support in Low German and Spanish; Fridays at 6:30 p.m. CA Group. Individual family and friends education and support to create a recovery plan call 519-990-2530 for an appointment.

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, September 6, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New donors & walk-ins welcome! To book an appointment or for additional information, please contact us at 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App .

SHOOTERS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB MEETING - Wednesday, September 6, from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Photography 101 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for any help needed. Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens, 1550 Road 3E, Ruthven, in the Hibiscus Room in the food court. Please use west parking lot entrance. For further details, contact Mike @mtowne@sympatico.ca. Beginners to professionals welcome. Come join in the Fun!

PEACE PICNIC on Sunday, September 10 at 3:00 p.m. at Seacliff Park. Hosted by The Ministerial - a group of Ministers from the churches of Leamington. There will be games, music and hot dogs. Everyone is invited!

WALK-IT FOR PARKINSON’S - Sunday, September 10, Malden Park Windsor. Register today at www.walk-it.ca or 1-888-8517376.

Suspicious fire in Leamington

On August 24, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Leamington OPP was dispatched to a suspicious fire on Victoria Street. The fire was extinguished by Leamington Fire Services prior to police arrival.

The fire is currently under investigation. Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this crime should immediately contact the OPP Leamington Major Crime Unit at 519-326-2544.

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sources violation, call the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877847-7667 toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours at 519-825-4684. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING EVENTS section in the CLASSIFIEDS for events with admission charges.

WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? ACCESS COUNTY COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES at is seeking dedicated volunteers for their Youth Mentor Program. Applications being accepted until September 15. For more information contact Wanda Rodrigues, Project Manager - The Bridge at 519-324-0990 ext. 33, email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca or apply online at www.accesscounty.ca

BICENTENNIAL BRANCH UELAC SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON MEETING, Saturday, September 16 at 12:00 p.m. sharp, Church of the Ephiphany, 96 Main St. W., Kingsville. RSVP by Sept. 9 at info.bicentennial@uelac.org or 519-995-3529.

THE 16TH ANNUAL FIESTAS PATRIAS CELEBRATION will take place at the Roma Club of Leamington, 19 Seacliff Drive East, Leamington, Sunday September 17 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. It is a free, family friendly event for everyone.

THE ONTARIO PURPLE MARTIN ASSOCIATION will hold its final meeting of the year on Saturday, Setpember 30 at Orchard View Golf Course, 1357 County Road 34, Ruthven at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome. Please bring the stats fo your colony at this time. Please call Paul at 519-738-3476 for further info.

IF YOU WANT TO DRINK, THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS If you want to stop, we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 519-9991234.

SUN COUNTY LYME AWARENESS SUPPORT GROUP - Learn and share about Lyme disease. Monthly meetings held last Wednesday of every month (except July and August) at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens at 6:30 p.m. Meetings resume in September. Everyone welcome!

THE SALVATION ARMY LEAMINGTON CC YOUTH DROP-IN CENTRE open every Tuesdsay, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the church, 88 Setterington St. The centre provides a safe supervised location and use of our computer lab, movies, videogames or table tennis etc. For more info contact us at 519-326-4901.

MOODS DISORDER GROUP MEETS the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor. Info: Nancy at 519-971-4050 or nrkolah@sympatico.ca

DALE’S FRIDAY COFFEE HOUSE

September 22

Doors open at 6:30 and music starts at 7:00 pm. Come and join us for an evening of acoustic music. This is a freewill event with monies benefiting our Community.

The Bank Theatre Proudly Presents THE BIG REVEAL

October 14

Featuring special guest TINA MORGAN: OLDER & BOLDER – A BROADWAY REVIEW - $60 per person - Ticket price includes light appetizers and beverage tastings from our sponsors. Beer and wine available for purchase. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Show starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets available advance only online http://thebanktheatrebigreveal.bpt.me

OFF SITE EVENTS

Dale’s Friday Coffee House Oct. 27, Nov. 24, Dec. 22

Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music at 7:00 p.m. Free-will event.

DAZZLING DUOS

AND TRIOS

October 1

A classical concert featuring a variety of duets and trios for 2 flutes, piano and organ, culminating in an abridged version of the well loved “Mennonite Piano Concerto” by Victor Davies. Performing artists are Helen Brown, Linda Regehr, Natalie Dorion and Jonathan Bayley. Sunday, October 1 at 3:00 at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. $15 or $10 for groups of 10 seniors or more. Tickets available online at http://dazzlingduostrios.bpt.me and at the door. Further ticket locations to be announced.

NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING

September 6 @ 7:30 p.m.

At The Bank Theatre 10 Erie St. S., Leamington. All members welcome. New members - $5 fee.

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Jay Allen at Two Creeks

Jay Allan and his band are on stage at Two Creeks for the Summer Concert Series season finale at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 3.

Jay Allan and his band will entertain you on many different levels. They perform original songs as well as country and other genres. He engages his audiences with catchy songs that make you laugh and gets your toes tapping, and other songs that stir old memories, and of course those few that probably tug your heart strings. Last but not least, they are very adept at getting you to sing along with them. Be prepared to enjoy.

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets or cushions, and possibly a sweater or jacket, as the evenings are getting cooler.

The concerts are free, although the hat is passed for donations to offset costs. Refreshments are provided by Wheatley 1st Scouts. They have done a wonderful job all season and it is very much appreciated.

Two Creeks is located at 21618 Kent Rd. 1. just north of Wheatley.

Church Directory

ANGLICAN

St. John The Evangelist

60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111

Sunday Worship Services 8:30 & 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Church

East West Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 am

Calvary Church North Shore Road, Pelee Island 1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am

BAPTIST

First Baptist Church

3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-5491

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Heritage Baptist Church

555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley

519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner

Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm

Wheatley Baptist Church

47 Talbot St. E., Wheatley 519-825-7433

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church 589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994

Sunday Worship 11 am

220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644

Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am

LUTHERAN

St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church

311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng)

MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Deer Run Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington www.deerrun.church 519-326-9734

Sunday Worship Services 9:00 am (German), 10:30 am and 11:45 am (English Services)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church 108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Leamington United Mennonite Church 78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727

Sunday Worship 9:45 am Summer Worship Services 10 am

Meadow Brook Church 219 Talbot Street East Leamington 519-326-3605

2 Sunday Worship Services 9 am and 11 am

North Leamington United Mennonite Church 625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

South Point Community Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington Pastor Dave Bretzlaff 519-819-1590

Sunday Service 10:30 am

Spanish Service Sunday 6 pm

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Iglesia La Buena Semilla 269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital 194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-326-2373, Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443

PENTECOSTAL

LakePoint Family Church

285 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-322-2316

Service Sunday 10:00 am

Leamington Christian Centre

98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

English/Spanish 6:30 pm

Templo Christiano De Leamington

39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-325-9654

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541

www.pccweb.ca/knoxleamnington/

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Church

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass 5:00 pm

Sunday Masses 8 am and 10 am 10:30 am Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament - Wheatley

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am (Lebanese, English)

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel 88 Setterington Street Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church 9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Olinda-Ruthven United Church 1907 Queen Blvd., Ruthven ON 519-326-3138

Sunday Services at 9:30 am

Wheatley United Church 59 Talbot St. W., Wheatley ON 519-825-4157

Sunday Services at 10:30 am

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda

2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 519-326-4352

Sunday Service 10:30 am

Wheatley Br. 324 Legion news

By Jan Watson

A great turnout – 18 players – shot Fun Darts on August 18 at Wheatley Legion. Dawn Lorondeau, Larry Evoy and Gerry Hucko won all 7 of their games. Arnold Seili, Sandy Simpson and Jim McClellan won 5 games, followed by Rosemary Duquette, Mary Robinson and Richard Howe with 4 wins. Julie Reid, Debbie Seili and Mabel McKee won 3 games. And, tied with one win each, were Donna Corlett, Gord Crook and Steve Acott – Bonnie Evoy, Velma Hope and Tim Moore. The ladies who doubled out were Dawn, Mary, Debbie, Mabel and Bonnie. This was the first time Donna and Sandy came out for Fun Darts and, according to Jim, they did very well. However, Jim advises other players not to stand behind Sandy when she is shooting as she “kicks like a mule”!

Please note, due to the Branch hosting a patio this weekend, Fun Darts will be played on Thursday. Play starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tom Brown was in charge of running the Meat Draws on August 19 and received lots of help from Lori Gouin. Shannon Moore was the only two-time winner. Other winners were Ernie Banyai, Brenda Hyatt, Jane Pursel, Jan Watson, Tom Brown, Jan Liberte, Brian Collins, Doug Miller and Mabel McKee. June Epplett won the 50/50 draw and Joyce Nicholl won 2 of the Tigers baseball tickets that were donated by Loop’s Fishery.

Meat Draws are held every Saturday at Wheatley Legion. The first draw is at 3:30 p.m. and the draws run until 5 p.m.

It’s hard to believe we’re coming up to Labour Day weekend already. Wheatley Legion is hosting an Outdoor Patio, the last one of the season, this Friday and Saturday. Entertainment will be provided by a mixture of Wheatley’s own musicians from the Pier Road Band and the Kintones on Friday night and on Saturday night by Crossroads.

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre Results for Monday, August 21

North/South: 1st, Pauline Mikolash and Vi Major; 2nd, Joyce Bear and Barb Buchanan; 3rd, Roy Trowell and Al Morrison.

East/West: 1st, Joyce Stewart and Buddy Ellwood; 2nd, Sally and Bob Bell; 3rd, Dave Derbyshire and Mame Nicholson.

Games are played each Monday at 12:45 pm. Members and new members always welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club Results for Wednesday, August 23

North/South: 1st, Vi Major and Sharon Lutz; 2nd, Jeanne Manners and Pauline Mikolash; 3rd, Sean Pryke and Ken Pryke.

East/West: 1st, Bob Lee

and Henry Hildebrandt; 2nd, Derek Parry and Dave Derbyshire; 3rd, Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan.

Bridge is played every Wednesday at the Lion’s Hall in Kingsville.

Start time is 7 p.m. For further info call 738-4939. Harrow Bridge Club

Results for Thursday, August 24

North/South: 1st, Marie Ellwood and Vi Major; 2nd, Pat DeNapoli and Teri Ford; 3rd, Marilyn Robbins and Joyce Moran.

East/West: 1st, Ann Pascoe and Jane Gollmer, 2nd, Bob Bell and Dennis Peters; 3rd, Jan Cooper and Frieda Birch.

Bridge is played every Thursday at Harrowood. Start time is 7p.m. For further information call 7384939.

OBITUARY

Emil Hrabets

OBITUARY

Charles “Pat” Irwin

Maureen Pannunzio

Emil Hrabets, 85 years, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Erie Shores HealthCare. Beloved husband of Susanne Hrabets. Dear father of Gary Hrabets (Jill) and Tammy Gruber. Loving grandpa of David Milkins, Jonathan Hrabets (Nicole), Joseph Gruber, Melissa Milkins, Brandon Gruber, and great-grandpa of Josh Hrabets, Jackson Hrabets, Hailee Beaudoin, Nikolas Beaudoin, Jordan Beaudoin and Ryleigh Milkins. Dear brother of Steve Hrabets (Helen), Gerry Hrabets (late Ollie), Mary Oschipok (late Steve), Eddie Huculiak (Gail). Emil will be missed by many nieces and nephews. With respect for Emil’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation or funeral service. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Canadian Cancer Society by contacting the Reid Funeral Home, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631).

Friends may share memories or make memorial donations at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

OBITUARY

Sylvia Mastronardi

Sylvia Mastronardi, 77 years, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Royal Oak Long Term Care.

A lifelong resident of Leamington, Pat passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Leamington Hospital with his loving family by his side at the age of 88.

He leaves behind his loved and adored high school sweetheart, dance partner and wife of 67 years Dulcie (nee McKay). Adored father of twin daughters Michele (Raymond) Koop and Cheryl (Pete) Scorrar.

Cherished grandfather to Charles, Andrew (Lisa) and Rachel Koop, Pamela (Sean) McConnell, Matthew, Christopher and Robert (Krista) Gorek. Greatgrandfather to Brienne, Lindsey, Jared, Olivia, Lacey, Jesse and two great-great grandchildren.

Dear brother to Lynn (Al) Quackenbush. Pat will also be dearly missed by many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends were received at Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519 326-2631) on Friday from 6:00 pm9:00 pm. A Funeral Service to celebrate Pats’ life was held on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Funeral Home at 11:00 am. Interment followed at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Leamington.

Memorial donations may be made to Erie Shores Hospice or the charity of your choice.

Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Maureen Ann Pannunzio (Brophy), 71 years, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017 at Erie Shores Hospice.

Dear mother of Tina Brophy and Todd Brophy (Terry Lynn ForbesBrophy). Loving Nana of Kyle, Sarah, Justin and Kaylynn. Dear sister of Kay (Colin) (the late Jim), Peg (Pat), Geri (Eric), Pat (Linda), the late Will (Linda), and Carl (Tina).

Wife of Sam Pannunzio and the late Gerry Brophy. Maureen will be missed by dear friends Paula, June and Ken, Meta, Cornie and Yvonne, Ida and John, and her extended family.

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., and at St. Michael’s Church, 29 Elliott Street, Leamington on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 from 9 a.m. until time of Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Entombment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores Hospice.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Beloved wife of the late Antonio (1986). Dear mother of Frank Mastronardi (Vicky), Linda Sleiman (David), Jim Mastronardi (Gillian), the late Flora Mastronardi (1993), Gino Mastronardi (Franca). Loving Nonni of Ryan, Spencer, Jaclyn, Alexandra, Carter, Charlotte, Danica and Jackson. Dear sister of Floyd Cacciavillani (Bruna), Gino Cacciavillani (Rosina), John Cacciavillani (Barbara), the late Fenesia Noble, Mary Savoni (late Dan), and sister-in-law of the late Joseph Mastronardi (late Argentina), the late Mario Mastronardi (Emelia and Mario Rossi). Predeceased by her parents Corradino and Elvira Cacciavillani, and her in-laws Frank and Angelina Mastronardi. Sylvia will be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Sylvia loved life and family. She touched many with her kindness and warm words. She also enjoyed socializing with friends, playing bocce, cards and going out with the Birthday Ladies.

Special thanks to the caregivers at Huron Lodge and Royal Oak.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., and at St. Michael’s Church, 29 Elliott Street, Leamington, on Thursday, August 31, 2017 from 9 a.m. until Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Entombment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Canadian Cancer Society or Erie Shores Health Foundation.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

OBITUARY

David Raffoul

David Raffoul, 48 years, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Leamington Hospital, Erie Shores HealthCare.

Beloved son of Juliette and the late Philip Raffoul (2004). Dear brother of Ron Raffoul (Sandy) and Joanne Graves (Chuck). Loving uncle of Nicholas and Toni Raffoul. Dear nephew of Joe Raffoul (Nancy), Paul Raffoul (Marie), Mike Raffoul (Nancy), Max Raffoul (Donna), Morris Raffoul (Terri), Joe Georges (Mountaha), Marie Sleiman (late Michael), Nadia Youssef (Backous), the late Tony Georges, and John Georges (Madeline). David will be missed by many loving cousins.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Thursday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., and at St. Michael’s Church, 29 Elliott Street, Leamington, on Friday, September 1, 2017 from 1 p.m. until Mass of the Resurrection at 2 p.m. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

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2017 Bumble Bee Count looking for volunteer census-takers

In response to global concerns about declines in pollinator biodiversity, Friends of the Earth is launching its second Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count and offering downloadable Census Cards to help identify the bees. The Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count runs until September 15, 2017.

The campaign asks people to look for and take photos of bumble bees and to upload the photos with observations so that scientists can better track the bees and learn more about them.

To take part in the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count, visit http://foecanada.org/en/issues/bumble-bee-count for more information and to download Census Cards.

Participants in last year’s event submitted 1,218 photos and observations for the census including 12 submissions for the critically-at risk yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola).

More than two-thirds of the food crops we depend on benefit from pollination by native bees, honey bees and other pollinators. Bumble bees are capable of buzz pollination making them particularly effective pollinators for certain crops and flowers – including blueberries and tomatoes.

“We hope people will volunteer to go out with our Census Cards and take photos of the bumble bees wherever they are – cottages, national parks or their own garden. By sending Friends of the Earth their photos and observations, they’ll

be helping us learn more about what needs to be done to protect bumble bees,” says Beatrice Olivastri, CEO, Friends of the Earth Canada.

“Canada has over 40 species of bumble bees but many of them are in trouble,” John Bennett, Senior Policy Advisor, Friends of the Earth Canada. “Photos and observations about bumble bees from the Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count could signal changes in how bumble bees are dealing with the same issues you and I face – from heat waves to fires and floods. This is critical information and we really need help from concerned citizens.”

The rusty-patched bumble bee, once abundant in southern Ontario, is now almost extinct and officially designated as endangered. Six more bees have declined to such an extent that scientists have advised the federal Minister of Environment to take steps to protect them.

There are over 850 confirmed species of wild native bees in Canada with little proper monitoring.

Honey bees have dedicated beekeepers to take care of them but wild, native bees need more support. “We think it’s a priority that Canadians learn more about these bees,” says Olivastri. “We want Canadians to be just as familiar with yellow-banded bumble bees and more of the 40+ bumble bee species as they are with Monarch butterflies.”

Birthday

Love you always and forever, Morris, Kathy and family, Marilyn and Doug Happy 80th

Agnes Berg August 30, 1937

With Love from your Family. Celebrating with a family dinner.

tears are for me. We will be together again. Until then, my love will always be with you

CLAYTON (PAT) IRWIN

In loving memory of a wonderful father, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather who passed away 15 years ago on September 1, 2002

We can't have old days back When we were all together But secret tears and loving thoughts Will be with us forever.

An understanding heart An intelligent mind We miss you, dad You were one of a kind.

Loved by your wife Gwen, your 3 children, your 5 grandchildren and your 7 great-grandchildren.

In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother. The love of a wonderful mother is something that always lives on Filling the days with sweet memories long after her presence is gone. You still feel the warmth of her caring, her wisdom will never depart For the love of a wonderful mother forever lives in your heart. Lovingly remembered on your birthday.

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County wide water blitz

From left to right, Great Lakes Institute researchers Shelby Toews (a Leamington District Secondary School graduate), Felicia Vincelli and LDSS Eco Team members Chloe Jakob and Megan Dawson were stationed at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex lobby Saturday, Aug. 19 to accept and analyze water samples submitted by members of the public as part of the GLI’s County Wide Water Blitz. The institute will use DNA sequencing techniques to identify species of micro organisms in the samples to determine and record the overall quality of water bodies in and surrounding Essex County. The Leamington area drew the highest number of samples throughout Windsor and Essex County, with 90 delivered to the LKRC and 24 to Point Pelee National Park’s Visitors Centre. What the GLI — a program at the University of Windsor — referred to as ‘citizen scientists’ ranged in age from two to 92 among participants from the Kingsville, Leamington and Wheatley areas. Pauline Dietz of Leamington made the extra effort by taking her canoe into Lake Erie waters to collect samples.

ABOVE - Two-year-old Madelyn collects a water sample at Kingsville’s Lakeside Park with some help from her father during the Great Lakes Institute’s firstever County Wide Water Blitz Saturday, Aug. 19.

RIGHT - Bianca Grossi collects a water sample near Kingsville along Lake Erie’s shoreline as part of the Great Lakes Institute’s first County Wide Water Blitz.

Midgets win OBA ‘B’ title

The Leamington Midget Lakers won the OBA ‘B’ Championship on the weekend, Aug 25-27. And they did it the hard way, having to defeat the Waterdown Wolves two straight to claim top honours.

Going into the championship final Waterdown was undefeated having given the Lakers their only loss 4-1 on Saturday evening. After defeating Ilderton 7-2 on Sunday afternoon the locals faced the unenviable task of defeating

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The Leamington Midget Lakers captured their second straight OBA ‘B’ championship title in Simcoe the weekend of Aug. 25-27. In front is Lakers fan Ryan Gates. Team members are, front row, left to right: Mike Doyne, Kameron Wall, Collin Wall, Kyle Wall, Dawson Iles, Anthony Fehr and James Hiebert. Back row: Team sponsor Howard Forsyth of Howie’s Custom Coating, coach Chris Lamotte, Jonathan Fehr, coach John Wall, Brandon Teichroeb, Lucas Lamotte, Derrick Antunes, Kyle Wall, Billy Friesen, Brett Enns, Mitch Henry and coach Terry Misener.

Pee Wee and Bantam OBA championships this weekend

If it’s Labour Day weekend in Leamington, it is OBA championship time. This weekend the Leamington District Minor Baseball Association (LDMBA) is hosting two provincial championship tournaments at the Kinsmen Baseball Complex.

Both Pee Wee and Bantam OBA ‘B’ titles will be contested September 1-3.

The Pee Wee tournament, consisting of 10 teams, starts Friday at 4:30 p.m. when Leamington takes on Welland. Other teams involved include Halton Hills, Kawartha, LaSalle, Mitchell, St. Thomas, Stratford, Woodslee and Woodstock

In the Bantam division, Leamington comes up against Ancaster on Friday at 2 p.m. The other teams rounding out the Bantam battle are Chatham, Georgina, Halton Hills, Kawartha, St. Thomas and Stratford.

Tournament starts Friday afternoon, continues all day Saturday, and wraps up on Sunday with the semi-finals and finals.

“Should be lots of good baseball,” says LDMBA president Kevin Gale. “This is what the kids play all year for. It will be exciting.”

Other Leamington teams will be visiting centres across the province vying for their respective championships. The Rookies are in Chatham, the Mosquitoes in Welland, and the Bantam Minors in Stratford.

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All Betances are off

When there are 35 games left in the regular season and you’re chances of making the playoffs are already dismal at best, you’ve got to do something to keep the interest of the fans.

Such is the plight of Major League Baseball. With a 162game schedule, it’s an exceptionally long season for the teams who stumble out of the gates and from there struggle to catch up to divisional leaders. Conversely, fates are often left unsealed in the National Football League until the final day of the regular season, what with the schedule being one tenth the duration. Getting back to the MLB, it comes as little surprise (to many) that tempers can easily flare when a team in the hunt for at least a wild card spot goes head to head with one whose fans have long since been saying things like “maybe next year.” By now, many have heard of the Thursday, Aug. 24 match between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees. Three — count ‘em, three —bench clearing altercations took place (I hesitate to call them all “brawls”) before the dust had settled and Detroit came up with a miraculous 10-6 victory. It’s tough to say who exactly was to blame for the ‘main event’, a brief fist-swinging brouhaha between Tigers’ batter Miguel Cabrara and Yankees catcher Austin Romine. Allegedly, Cabrara told Romaine to “calm down” during an argument with the home plate umpire following a suspected attempted beaning (those, of course, are how 99 per cent of MLB fights begin). After the game, Romine explained that he told Cabrara “this isn’t about you.” Funny, I just assumed that if someone throws a baseball at you hard enough to cause serious injury, you ARE in fact involved in any situation that ensues as a result. Anyway, Cabrara stepped toward Romine from that point (which COULD be considered a threatening gesture), Romine removed his own mask (which could ALSO be seen as an invitation to fight) and then Cabrara gave him a two-handed shove (not too many ways to interpret THAT).

Eight ejections later — one after NY pitcher Dellin Betances struck James McCann in the head with a pitch — the nastiness and verbal sparring finally came to an end. Beaning is always going to be a hot-button topic in the majors. It’s inexcusable yet at the same time often difficult to pinpoint. Pitches DO tend to get away from a pitcher from time to time. After you’ve seen some particularly horrible passes and throws in hockey, football and basketball, it’s easy to understand how a near 100 mph toss of a baseball can miss its mark (the strike zone) by a fair margin. It is, however, difficult to pass off a dangerous pitch as coincidence or a random mistake when it hits a player who homered earlier in that same game.

Schedule for Aug 31: D1 Dawgz vs Farmers; D3 Grinders vs Car Barn; D7 JTF vs Sluggers; Buds bye.

In those situations, it’s perhaps a good idea to let a pitcher know that he’s being an idiot. After a batter humbles you by sending your best fastball over the wall, the best thing to do is swallow your pride and concentrate on the next adversary to fill the box. I certainly respect the umpires who tend to toss pitchers after hitting a batter whether it was intentional or not. If a beaning was done on purpose, yes, ejection is warranted without question or hesitation. Even if it’s accidental, umpires feel compelled to make the game as safe as possible. If the manager won’t take on the responsibility of relieving a pitcher who’s having control issues that day, SOMEBODY has to do it.

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Anyway, there are plenty of fingers pointing in different directions stemming from the Thursday game’s altercations. As a Tigers fan who hates the Yankees with a passion, I’ll admit there’s some bias when I crown the most loathsome player of the day as one of New York’s players. Catcher Gary Sanchez delivered a few cowardly sucker punches in the bench-clearing brawl triggered by the Cabrara-Romine fight and should probably be slapped with the league’s heaviest penalties — that and/or a big ol’ dead tuna, take your pick.

I’m not alone in my sentiments here. Other players in the league seem to hold Sanchez in a regard somewhere between Sean Avery and Claude Lemieux, to offer a popularity scale borrowed from the NHL. I don’t care WHAT sport you’re playing — to sneak in from the perimeter of a player pile up and sucker punch someone who’s already down is unacceptable (Sanchez did the same to Nicholas Castellanos in the same scrum). No, I don’t look upon all the Tigers as innocent little angels from the August 24 chaos, but even the worst of them were admirable compared to Sanchez.

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December 9

I’m starting to find it kind of strange how hockey is by far the sport most associated with violence and fighting, yet bench-clearing brawls in baseball have become exponentially more common. It probably has a lot to do with the ‘unwritten codes’ of the two sports. It’s just a given in hockey that when two players start exchanging punches, you leave them be. Even when Sidney Crosby finds a dance partner (it actually has happened from time to time), his teammates stay out of it. Sure, there’s also a pretty stiff punishment for being the ‘third man in’ — a bit of legislation that other sports might be well advised to adopt.

Personally, my opinion of fights in team sports is much the same as crashes in stock car racing — I don’t really understand why so many people are so enamoured with them. In both cases, it’s usually a few brief seconds of bewildering chaos followed by SEVERAL minutes of mind-numbing delay. I’d rather watch an uninterrupted game/race, even when my team IS the Tigers.

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Skills Fun Night at Erie Shores

With their Best Ball competition rained out earlier this year, the Reid Funeral Home Ladies Golf League finally had great weather for their final fun night on August 14 before the end of the regular scheduled season. This was followed with dinner at the Flamingo where prizes were awarded to the following winners in three handicap divisions.

Best Net – Muriel Davey, Janet Derbyshire and Joyce King.

Longest Drive – Mary Hrynewich, Mary Almasi and Donna Colenutt.

Longest Putt – Kim Axford, Barb Hoflick and Carolyn Reid.

Midgets play three exhibition games

The Leamington Midget Lakers recently played three exhibition games in preparation for the OBA championship in Simcoe Aug. 25-27.

On Tuesday, Aug. 15 they hosted the Belle River Braves and mercied them 11 to 1, on Wednesday, Aug. 16 they visited Tecumseh AAA and shut them out 4 to 0, and on Friday, Aug. 18, under the lights at home, they defeated the Chatham Diamonds 8 to 1.

“The extra games will help us get ready,” said coach Chris Lamotte. “All the teams involved were looking to get some pitching and some extra swings in before OBA’s” Against the Braves, Kameron Wall, Lucas Lamotte, Billy Friesen and Derrick Antunes all had two hits to lead the offense. Wall threw five innings giving up only one run to register the win. Brett Enns came on and threw two innings of shutout relief.

Lamotte and James Hiebert handled most of the heroics

against Tecumseh AAA. The pitching duo held the talented Tecumseh team to only one hit, while striking out seven.

All the Lakers’ offense came in the third inning. Friesen, Antunes and Hiebert all singled to load the bases. Wall then drilled a double in the gap in left centre field to score all three. Ryan Wall then singled Ka Wall home

The quartet of Friesen, Aidan Massad, Mike Doyne and Dawson Iles took care of the pitching duties in the victory over Chatham. Combined they gave up one run, four hits and struck out 12.

Iles helped his cause scoring three times and going 3 for 3 at the plate. Friesen, Teichroeb and Massad had two hits apiece, while Enns, Lamotte, Hiebert and Doyne rounded out the hitting with single tallies.

Brett Thomas and Brandon Friesen joined the Midget team for this game to accommodate five players being unavailable for the weekend.

Chacko, Waldron lead Team Ontario

Baseball Canada’s 16U National Girls Bantam Tournament was held in Vaughan, Ontario August 17-20.

This four-day tournament brought together over 150 of the best female baseball players under the age of 16 representing 10 provinces. Leamington’s Hannah Chacko was the sole representative south of London to be selected by Team Ontario. Hannah (from Leamington Lakers) and teammate Miya Waldron (from Georgina Bulldogs) led Team ‘O’ to a 16-0 victory over Prince Edward Island.

Chacko received the Offensive Player award for 4 RBIs in the game and Waldron received the game Most Valuable Player. Team Ontario finished out of the medals with a 3-3 record while Quebec won gold, Alberta won silver and Manitoba earned bronze.

Chacko and Waldron, both 15, have also been chosen by the Team Ontario 21U Ladies as well and will participate in the National 21U Ladies tournament in Stonewall, Manitoba this week August 23-27.

Even though they’ve become roommates and good friends, Chacko and Waldron will line up in opposite dugouts and square off against each other during the OBA Championship weekend being held here in Leamington on Labour Day weekend. LDMBA will host the Bantam and Peewee B Division tournaments. Volunteers are always needed, please contact Leamington Minor Baseball.

Pictured here are the winners in the three divisions. From left to right, are Carolyn Reid, Mary Hrynewich, Muriel Davey, Barb Hoflick, Joyce King, Janet Derbyshire, Donna Colenutt and Mary Almasi.

E.S. Thursday night men’s golf

With just 6 weeks left to go in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League season at Erie Shores Golf Club, the Bush Wackers continue to hold on to first place. Having the most productive night (Aug. 24) of all teams, picking up 23 points, they now hold a 4-point edge over the Duffers and Bluffers squad who moved up to second place after grabbing 22 points for a 212 tally.

The Sons of Pitches have dropped down to third spot with 208 points after grabbing 17 points to stretch their lead over the fourth place team of Primo who collected 12 points for a grand total of 201. The Weapons of Grass Destruction had a 15-point evening for a 183 total and a 10 point lead over the Killer Tomatoes who are in last place with their 173 points.

In the individual play, Brian Humphreys shot the best gross round of the day with a two under par 34 which was one better than Ward Hutchins and Raoul Morin who both had one under par scores of 35. Mike Ferreira was the next lowest with an even par game of 36.

In the low net category, Neil Debacker had an incredible round of 8 under par net 28 that was three better than the net 31s that Larry Lucier and Claudio Sabelli each scored. Finishing another stroke back with four under par net scores of 32 was the threesome of Mike MacKinnon, Brian Plumb and Russ Brunelle.

Among the nine players who all finished with three under par net 33s were Phil Cornies, Gary Bondy, Roger Cote, Bob Dick, Phil Cornies, Frank Dick, John Tofflemire, Brian Humphreys and Joe Moavro.

It was another slow night for skins with only 7 surrendered on the back nine. Ward Hutchins picked up 2 while Matt Dick, Neil Debacker, Larry Lucier, Mike MacKinnon and Joe Moavro all received single skins.

Ward Hutchins now tops the Skins Money standings with $64.58, while Neil Debacker and Matt Iacobelli are tied for second with $43.75. Brian Humphreys, Matt Quiring and Mike MacKinnon are all sitting tied in fourth place with $33.33. Duane Vlodarchyk is next at $30 and Ralph Warkentin is right behind him in eighth spot with $29.16.

To keep up on all of the league’s results and see who the team matches feature, go onto the Erie Shores website at www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page”, hit “Statistics” and drop down to “2017”.

Talbot Trail Senior Scramble Cancelled

Threatening weather caused the postponement of our Guardian Drugs scramble on Tuesday, August 22. However, of the 61 golfers who started out to play, all but eight completed their individual nine hole rounds. Mother Nature has played tricks on us twice now. Nevertheless, we did enjoy completing our games after the brief rain shower.

Our long putt winner on #2 was Tom Hyatt. Tom had been unable to play for about six weeks due to his back issues, but he certainly seems to be getting his game back in shape very quickly. Scratchy’s shot was within two feet of a hole in one on #9. His marvelous shot won him the closest to the pin.

Three players in the 70-79y division played awesome golf. Shooting masterful 37s were Bill Ward, Vic Reynaert and Dutchy.

Both Joe Vertel and Bob McLean fired excellent 40s. One shot back with his brilliantly played 41 was Rick Thompson. Both Mike Wright and Bob Scott merited terrific 42s. Paul Harrison’s superb driving skills helped him to achieve an outstanding 43. Jerry Paine produced a very praiseworthy 44. Scoring very solid 45s were Dave Dent and John Liddell. Other very commendable results were produced by the following players: Richard Humber, Al Zanuttini, Paul Brown, Larry Schmidt and Mac Hyatt 46s; Gary Benninger and Ray La Pierre 47s; Eugene Abbruzzese, George Toews and Ross MacKintosh shot fine 49s. John Fitzpatrick achieved a nifty 50. Commendable results in the low 50s were earned by Tom Sasso, Gordie, Ken Womack and Larry Hillman.

In the 80-85y division, Gerry Becigneul must have eaten his Wheaties as this youngster came in with a fantastic score of 42. Tom Hyatt produced an excellent 45. Bob Freure shot a superb 47. Both Walter Balsam and Erle Nash fired commendable 49s. Bill Edwards and Fred Takaki followed a few shots back.

Our super senior division also played well. Orvillle Ellwood hesitated to start out with the threat of rain, but I’m sure he was glad he did. Orville shot a terrific 48 to lead his group. Close behind him were Dave la Bonte and Dave Krueger who achieved very commendable results of 49 and 51 respectively.

Our 50-69y division was led by Bummy who shot an outstanding 40. Fred Sleiman, Scratchy and Tom White all carved out excellent 42s. Terrific 43s were earned by Ken

Bachmeier and Larry Hughes. Herb Reid merited a superb 45. Wayne Humber and Howard Mulrain fired very commendable results of 47 and 49 respectively. Three players achieving nifty 50 were Steve Longeway, John Popelas, and Fuzzy. Other fine rounds were shot by Randy Zeray, Dave Tonks, Ron Hillier and Dave Croley.

We thank Bummy for organizing our successful excursion to Deer Run.

Hopefully, with good weather this week Tuesday we will be able to complete our Guardian Drugs scramble.

Golden Years golf starts Sept. 7

The Golden Years Golf League will begin its 22nd year of operation at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens miniature golf course at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 7. The league is a non-competitive group of retirees who gather once weekly from September through early May to enjoy some exercise, fellowship and 36 holes of mini golf. If you are newly retired, new to the county or just looking for a fun activity, come and join the league. There are members from 60 to 80 years of age, proving you’re never too old! For information contact Lloyd at 519-324-1513.

Flyers taking shape

By Bryan Jessop

As the month of August dwindles away, a few more pieces of the pre-season puzzle have fallen into place for the Leamington Flyers.

The local Junior B team completed its customary home and away exhibition series against the cross-county rival LaSalle Vipers, splitting the matches with a 3-2 overtime win at the Vollmer Centre and a 3-0 loss at Unico Arena in Leamington two days later. The Flyers’ bench staff, led by head coach Tony Piroski, continued to whittle the field of potential rookies down following the Friday, Aug. 25 shutout loss. The team was also given a more definitive picture of which veterans would be returning for the 2017-18 campaign.

With about three weeks remaining before the start of the regular season however, the upcoming season’s roster is not yet complete.

“The decisions always get harder as training camp goes on,” explained Flyers assistant coach Ron Soucie. “There are a lot of guys making cases for themselves for us to keep them here. We’ve got some tough decisions to make. There are some who’ve earned an extra look, especially tonight (August 25) — there were a few who surprised us.”

After Friday’s game, the Flyers signed Michigan forwards Kenny Styles and Nathan Skulley — hailing from Trenton and Milford, respectively — as well as Belle River residents and defencemen Andrew Thomas and 16-year-old Colton O’Brien. O’Brien is the brother of Bryce O’Brien, who signed with the Flyers earlier this month.

Leamington’s Wednesday road game roster was made up of rookies vying for vacancies left mostly by graduating-age players from 2016-17. Jack Sanko started the scoring on a power play less than two-and-a-half minutes after taking feeds from Justin Bondy and Cole Welsh. Dylan Bradley tied the score 38 seconds later to take a 1-1 deadlock into the first intermission.

Cory Allen gave the Vipers their only lead early in the second. Rhett Ballaire replied for the Flyers just over 10 minutes later, with Adam Jeffery and Dallas Anderson credited with helpers. Following a scoreless third, Stephene Crevier potted an unassisted game winner after eight seconds of overtime.

Leamington outshot its host 25-20 and went one for two on the man advantage while the Vipers were offered no power play opportunities.

LaSalle’s defense turned its play up a notch at Unico Friday, helping James Walker register the shutout. Cory Allen scored the game winner roughly halfway through the first, with Eric Kirby and Kory Silverio scoring after the midway points of the second and third frames, respectively.

Crevier come closest to spoiling Walker’s shutout bid after accepting a long pass to take advantage of an ill-timed LaSalle line change. With Vipers defenders closing in to cut down the shooting lane, Crevier blasted a shot that beat Walker only to ring off his right post with just over a minute of play remaining in the third.

LaSalle went zero for two on the power play while outshooting Leamington 31-23. The Flyers were zero for three on the man advantage.

“We worked hard tonight. We’re just not used to playing with so many new faces,” said Soucie. We played pretty well (Wednesday) too, especially with a lot of guys who’ve never played together.”

Leamington will welcome back both 2016-17 goaltenders, Noah Hedrick and Connor Meyerink, the latter who played the second half of the August 25 home game against LaSalle. The Flyers expect most eligible players from last season to return, with the exception of forward Liam Hogan — who’s availability is still not certain — and a few trying out for CHL teams. Currently, forward Dallas Maurovic is aiming for a spot on the roster of the QMJHL’s Chicoutimi Sagueneens, having scored once in three preseason contests.

Leamington’s season will kick off with the Showcase Weekend in Brantford Friday, Sept. 8 against the Ancaster Avalanche, followed by a game against the Waterloo Siskins Sunday, Sept. 10. The home opener at Highbury Canco Arena will take place Thursday, Sept. 14 at 7:10 p.m. against LaSalle.

Jaydon Fetter of the Flyers carries the puck away from the Leamington net while Kyle Brothers gives chase during the second period of a Friday, Aug. 25 pre-season Western Conference game at Unico Arena.

The Flyers’ Parker Jacques prepares to backhand the puck out of the Leamington zone with LaSalle’s Eric Kirby giving chase during the second period of a Friday, Aug. 25 Western Conference pre-season tilt at Unico Arena. The Vipers won 3-0, two days after losing to the Flyers 3-2 in overtime on home ice.

Midgets win OBA ‘B’ title

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the favoured Waterdown team two games in a row.

But the Lakers rose to the occasion, upsetting the Wolves 9-3 and then in the late game beating them 6-4.

In the title game at spacious Memorial Park in Simcoe, Dawson Iles, in his first start of the season, pitched all seven innings, giving up only three hits to register the win.

“The defense was the difference,” said coach Chris Lamotte. “Every time Waterdown threatened, the Lakers came up with a big play. Other than a harmless throwing error in the early innings, we didn’t make an error.”

“Our middle infield (Brett Enns and Kyle Fehr) was flawless,” added coach Terry Misener. “The catch of the game had to be Billy Friesen’s in the third inning. With runners on base he caught a ball over his shoulder on a dead run on the warning track in left field.”

Brett Enns led the team offensively with three hits, and Kameron Wall added two in an 11-hit attack. Derrick Antunes had a strong game behind the plate.

In the game to advance to the final, pitcher James Hiebert put on a clinic, keeping the Wolves at bay all night. The Lakers bats exploded for 17 hits – Kyle Wall, Ryan Wall and Brandon Teichroeb had three hits each.

In the semi-final game Lucas Lamotte struck out six to beat the Ilderton Athletics. Lamotte helped his cause with three hits. Teichroeb also had three while Kyle Wall and Friesen

had two each.

In earlier games in the tournament, Leamington opened with a 1-0 win over Stratford, followed up with a 17-2 (was 6-0 going into the final stanza) victory over Halton Hills and edged Bolton 5-3. All three games were played at Misner Park in Port Dover.

“It is what you work all year for. Every player in the line up had his strongest weekend of the season,” pointed out coach John Wall. “Hitting, pitching, defense, it all came together.”

This was a repeat for the Midget Lakers, they won the same title in 2016. Ten players won their second ring.

The Midgets are sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating and include Derrick Antunes, Mike Doyne, Brett Enns, Anthony Fehr, Jonathan Fehr, Billy Friesen, Mitch Henry, James Hiebert, Dawson Iles, Lucas Lamotte, Brandon Teichroeb, Collin Wall, Kameron Wall, Kyle Wall and John Wall. Coaches are Chris Lamotte, Terry Misener and John Wall.

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Alumni show continues to support Miss Lizzy’s Foundation

By Bryan Jessop

The Leamington area’s car buff community has offered both its respect and support to one of the region’s most devoted philanthropists.

Classic and custom car and truck owners and enthusiasts once again converged upon the grounds of The Roma Club Sunday, Aug. 20 for the site’s sixth annual Leamington Cruisin’ Car Show. For the third straight year, proceeds were directed towards Miss Lizzy’s Foundation, started by Leamington resident and breast cancer patient Liz DelCiancio.

Committee members decided to continue honouring DelCiancio’s cause after she passed away in late April of this year, raising $2,000 — approximately the same amount generated by the first Miss Lizzy’s Tea as a fundraiser in March of 2010.

The original recipient of DelCiancio’s charitable efforts was The Image Enhancement Room of the Windsor Cancer Centre. Since then, Miss Lizzy’s Foundation has supported one of the patient rooms and the garden area of the Erie Shores Hospice on Talbot Street West in Leamington. The organization continues to help fund the local hospice while also supporting the refurbishment of the oncology suite at Erie Shores Health Care (formerly Leamington District Memorial Hospital).

“All of the money that is raised here and through other community efforts is kept locally in our community, so that is very important to our foundation and very important to cancer patients.” explained DelCiancio’s daughter and Miss Lizzy’s Foundation president Sarah DelCiancio.

This year’s Leamington Cruisers Car Show drew 225 classic and modified vehicles and owners from across Windsor, Essex County, Chatham-Kent and beyond. Winning the Furthest Travelled award were Rob and Cheryl Ronald of Brantford, who arrived in a 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. Leamington Crusin’ ’17 Car Show coordinator Bill Stasso noted that Rob described the local event as one of his favourites to attend.

This year’s show gave away 65 trophies in original, custom and prestige classes as well as more than 100 door prizes donated by local businesses, organizations and individuals. This year’s fundraiser was backed by 61 sponsors and 10 main sponsors that included Miss Lizzy’s Foundation, CarQuest/ Pete’s Paint and Parts, Dimilo Auto Body and Classic Car Restoration, Hike Metal, Erie Sand and Gravel, Roma Club of Leamington, LKQ, Grossi Plumbing and Heating, Counter Effects and Gaye and Dan Burdick. A team of 22 volunteers, including members of Stasso’s family, helped orchestrate duties including parking, registration, ticket sales, prize draws and beverage sales.

“We can’t put on a show like this without our volunteers,” Stasso said. “Their support and the support of sponsors is critical. Thanks to them, it was a great day.” For more information on Miss Lizzy’s Foundation and its upcoming events, visit the website www.misslizzys.org.

“It has a reputation as a high quality show,” noted Stasso, who organized this year’s event along with fellow committee members Kelly Stasso, Dan Burdick and Blake Hunter. “I think it was successful again this year. It’s not a big amount that we raised, but it’s also about awareness.”

Miss Lizzy’s Foundation during the Leamington Cruisin’ ’17 Car Show Sunday, Aug. 20 at The Roma Club. A total of 225 vehicles were registered for this year’s show, allowing organizers to make a donation of $2,000 to Miss Lizzy’s

Bill and Joan Bonham of Leamington brought their 1972 Chevrolet Corvette to the Leamington Cruisin’ ‘17 Car Show, held at The Roma Club Sunday, Aug. 20.

Ryan Wall slides into home plate – the eventual winning run!

Dawson Iles and Brett Enns celebrate with the championship trophy.

Larry Sumner of Leamington accepts the Best Original/Restored 1977-1986 Award for his 1984 Hurst Oldsmobile from Kelly Stasso.

Kelly Stasso presents

Dimilo of Leamington with the award for Best In Class Modified 1968 to 1972 for his 1969 Dodge Charger.

Right - The 1968 Dodge Charger of Leamington’s Mark Dimilo sports a customized skull design across the rear quarter panel.

A row of entries in the Leamington Cruisin’ ’17 Car Show reveal their engines to classic car enthusiasts.

The 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 of Leamington’s Darren McGill was one of more than 200 entries in the Leamington Cruisin’ ’17 Car Show

1952 Chevrolet 1300 pickup built to be driven

In 1952, a man from North Bay bought a new forest green Chevy 1300 pickup in Oshawa (identical to the U.S. model 3100). About fifty years later, Ronnie Walker of Windsor acquired the truck with only 61,000 miles on it.

Ted Ducharme of Cottam bought the truck from Ronnie in 2005 along with lots of spare parts and drove it another two years with the original six cylinder. Unable to keep up with traffic on the Interstate prompted Ted to add more horsepower.

At first, he installed a 305 small block Chevy with 4-speed on the floor and a Nova rear end but this proved unsatisfactory. He parked the truck for a year before deciding what to do next. Meanwhile, Ted had a 1994 Mustang GT for sale. Brad Bloomfield was a body and paint man in Cottam and agreed to do all the work on Ted’s pickup in exchange for the Mustang. Work proceeded from September to May of 2013. The dazzling silver finish was suggested by Brad’s dad, Dave Bloomfield. Polydor Girard did the upholstery and the dark red leather looks exactly

as it did in 1952.

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Ted shipped the frame to SES on Howard Avenue, where it was stripped to bare metal and powder-coated. While they did their work, Ted picked up a 350 Chev V8 out of a ’77 Motorhome with only 44,000 km. The camshaft came from a ’66 Chevy 327-350 and gives a nice rumble. It was known in the day at the Detroit Dragway as the “Saturday Night Special.”

The 700R4 transmission came from an ex-police car. The rear end with 3:23 gears came from an ’82 Camaro. And best of all, all the parts in Ted’s ’52 pickup are still available from all automotive supply stores.

The front end straight axle and elliptical springs went to a ’37 Chev coupe while Ted ordered parts from Heidt’s in Chicago for a Mustang II front end that could be bolted right onto the truck frame. Cooper tires on 8-inch rims have Corvette Rally wheels. Front tires are 2:35x15 with 2:75x15 in the rear. The front bumper is only 7 ½ inches off the ground.

Several friends deserve special mention. Ted’s son Jason pitched in whenever he could. Ron Tate and Joe Beaulieu helped out a lot. And Connie Anhorn came through with hardto-find parts.

The truck was finally finished and Ted drove it without the hood on its maiden voyage to a car show in Michigan on the long August weekend in 2013. He’s been driving it ever since. And if it picks up the occasional scratch or ding, who cares? He’s having fun, and that’s what this hobby is all about!

I’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.

Erie Shores senior men’s golf

Fifty-eight senior golfers teed up at Erie Shores for their round of golf on Monday, August 28.

The 50/50 winners were Wayne Quinn and John Tofflemire. Closest to the pin on #3 was Stefan Kowal, and on #16 Tom Bondy’s shot held out. Longest putt on #5 was made by Larry Lucier and on #13 by Garth Dennerley.

In a game of 6, 6, 6, where for the first 6 holes you count the low 3 nets, on the next 6 holes you count the low 2 nets and on the last 6 holes you count the low net only, the team with a very low score of 116 won. It included Dave Wilkinson, Garth Dennerley, Alden Warner and Keith Brown. In second place with a score of 124 was the team of Wayne Quinn, Ed Patkau, Don Mensch and Matt Dinchik. In third place at 125 was the team of Stefan Kowal, Heinz Kosempel and Kevin Shaften. Fourth place at 126 went to the team of Tom Miehl, Bob Sutherland and Don Chalcraft.

Low round of the day was shot by Dave Wilkinson, a great round of even par 71. Other golfers breaking the 80 barrier were Matt Dinchik 76, Neil Reimer 78, and Ed Krahn at 79.

Dave Wilkinson was top birdy man with 3 on #3, #8 and #11. Two birds each were made by Kevin Shaften on #2 and #6, Wayne Quinn on #1 and #2, Matt Dinchik #4 and #13, Neil Reimer #4 and #12, and Ross Clark on #2 and #3. Keith Brown, Henry Hildebrandt, and Ron Tiessen birdied #2. Bob Sutherland birdied #4. Ed Schackoskoy, Ron Tremblay, Ken Luxford, Larry Lucier and Bob Park birdied #9. Tom Miehl had a bird on #10. Les Young and Natan Caratanasov had a bird on #12. Stefan Kowal had one on #15, and Garth Dennerley finished off the birds with one on #16.

Next week the league golfs on WEDNESDAY, September 6 at 9 a.m. Remember the date and time change, and if you have not yet signed up, please do so before Friday of this week. See you then.

Ted Ducharme with his awesome ’52 Chevy 1300 pickup.

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Auction Sale of antique furniture, paintings, busts, toys, china, collectibles Saturday, September 9th at 9:00 am at the Community Centre at 7100 Community Centre St., Comber. Furniture: carved swan wooden table base w/glass top; very nice sideboards, china cabinets, tables, lamps, etc; Paintings: lg. oil on canvas (frame size 38”x58”) of John Stuart, Prime Minister under King George III, selling with a reserve of $5,000 –all other items sell without reserve; AM Turner 1895 water colour; numerous other paintings, prints & frames; Plus busts & statuettes, glass, china, thimbles, salt & peppers, tankards & steins, Blue Mountain pottery, toys, sports & Beetles memorabilia, old pipes, lighters, old radios & TVs, brass, cast items & numerous other collectibles. Large number of items. Weather permitting 2nd auction ring outside.

Sale Order: smaller machinery first, tractors last at approx. 12:00 noon. Details & photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com

Terms: cash, debit, Visa, MC (3% premium on Visa, MC – no other premium) Auctioneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530

PRINTING: BUSINESS ENVELOPES,invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Keira at The Sounthpoint Sun for quick and economical service, 519-398-9098. tf

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DINIRO FARMS INC, 725 Mersea Rd. 5 Leamington, is looking for 10 permanent full-time Greenhouse Workers. No experience necessary. $11.60/hr, 40-48hrs/wk including Saturdays and/or Sundays. Start ASAP. Duties include: hand harvesting, tying, clipping, deleafing, cleaning, packing. Repetitive tasks, physically demanding, standing for extended periods in a hot environment. Own transportation, rural area. Email resume: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net eow-au30

Enterprises Ltd.

BUYING GOLD + COINSThurs., Sept. 14, 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m., Unico Community Centre, downtown Kingsville (next to A1 Flooring). All coin collections - Canada, USA, World. Gold & silver coins, sterling flatware, gold jewellery (even broken) watches, military WW1 + WW2 items. 49 years experience. Serving Kingsville since 1976. Dan W. Jones B.A.Ed. 519-819-1805. au30-se6

Position includes picking, clipping, de-leafing, etc., lifting 30-50lbs. Hours vary daily, 6 days/week. Must be able to work independently and be part of a team; will train. Wages start at: $11.43/hour ($11.60/hour after Oct.1) Apply now:

Jack Morris

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E-mail, call or drop off your classified ad by Friday at 4:30 p.m. 194 Talbot St.

1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: sun@mnsi.net We

We are currently seeking an experienced candidate for the FULL TIME, PERMANENT POSITION OF FABRICATOR/ GENERAL LABOURER

Wages negotiable. Willing to train the right candidate. Please forward resume in person to: 229 Talbot St. W. Leamington between the hours of 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. Or by email to: leamingtonglass@bellnet.ca

MONDAY TO SUNDAY, 40+ HOURS PER WEEK WAGE $11.43 /HOUR 100+ VACANCIES

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE CLEANING AND SANITIZING PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING AREAS, BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 19/17 AND OCTOBER 15/17.

SEND RESUME

By Mail: Sun-Brite Foods Inc. Human Resource Dept. P. O. Box 70, Ruthven, ON N0P 2G0

By Fax: 519-326-1714

By Email: hr@sun-brite.com

SUNRITE GREENHOUSES LTD.

is looking to hire for the following position:

SHUTTLE BUS DRIVER

Job Responsibilities

• Part time - Full time basis

• Transport migrant farm workers from home to work, to bank and to and from appointments

• Pickup and drop off migrant workers at locations in Leamington or in Essex County to board buses

• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

• B License, Driver’s Abstract (clean driving records)

• Reliable, organized, flexible

• Handle weight up to 30 lbs

• Able to communicate in English

• Completion of High School

• Permanent Position requiring early mornings, evenings, and weekend availability

Salary:

• Experience an asset

• $17.00 to $20.00 per hour

Interested applicants forward resume to: (E) kent @delfrescoproduce.com (F) 519-733-5290

215 Talbot St. W. Leamington

Looking for full time cooks and dishwasher. Experience an asset. Apply in person

We are seeking GREENHOUSE

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES

• Compensation is $12.00/hr

• Monday through Friday (Occasional Saturdays) Please apply at: careers@aphria.com or mail a resume to: P.O. Box 20009 269 Erie St. S., Leamington, ON N8H 3C4

Via Verde Hydroponics Ltd.

is looking for:

GREENHOUSE WORKERS

• Job duties include plant crop, harvest crop, crop maintenance, greenhouse cleanup, other farm duties as assigned, clean work area, check product for quality assurance, transplant crops, vegetable propagation, sort, pack and stack produce.

• Job requires standing, bending, kneeling for long periods of time, repetitive tasks, working under hot, humid conditions in greenhouse.

• Salary: $11.60 per hour, minimum 45 hours/week including weekends and holidays. Permanent full time job. Email resume to: hr@sunritegreenhouses.com Fax: 519-733-5290 1102 Mersea Road 5, Leamington, ON. N8H 3V6

DEL FRESCO PRODUCE

is looking to hire for the following position:

LOCAL TRUCK DRIVER

Job Responsibilities

• Drop off and pickup produce from various locations, warehouses in the area

• Must be able to operate forklifts, pallet jacks

• Load and unload produce

Qualifications:

• DZ License, CVOR, Driver’s Abstract valid driver’s license with clean record

• Completion of high school

• Organized, flexible, good oral/written skills, must be able to work independantly or as part of a team

• Driver will perform pre-trip, enroute and post trip inspections, bill of ladings, handling weights of up to 50 lbs required

Salary:

• $17.00 to $20.00 per hour

• Full time hours vary per season

Interested applicants forward resume to: (E) kent @delfrescoproduce.com (F) 519-733-5290

CRC FARMS LIMITED

is looking to hire for the following position:

GREENHOUSE WORKERS

Job Duties:

Transplant seedlings, plant crop, harvest crop, crop maintenance, clean work area, check products for quality assurance, greenhouse clean up, other farm duties as assigned. Job is physically demanding, hot and humid during summer months.

Salary: $11.60/ hour, minimum 40 hours/week including weekends

Forward resume to: (E) hr@sunritegreenhouses.com (F) 519-733-5290

381 Seacliff Drive, Leamington, ON N8H 3T9

GREENHOUSE FARM

LABOURERWANTEDWages $11.43/hour. Minimum 48 hours, Monday - Saturday. Must be able to maintain attendance, vital for harvesting. Repetitive tasks, handling heavy crates - 40 lbs., working in hot conditions. No experience and no education required. Send resume to: Ingratta Farms, 341 Morse Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 or fax 519-326-1082. jl26-oc11

RIDGE FARMS,369 TALBOT ST. W. LEAMINGTON. Greenhouse worker 14 positions available. Job duties include such crop as work, winding , pruning, harvesting, checking quality of harvested produce, ability to distinguish between colours, working with sprayer, clipping ,suckering, lowering, deleafing, grading and transplant crops, sort, pack and stack produce, detect disease in crop, greenhouse clean-up and other duties as assigned. Job requires standing bending, kneeling for long periods of time, and working under hot, dusty, humid conditions. Fast-pace environment, work under pressure, repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, attention to detail, hand-eye co-ordination, ability to distinguish between colours. Sitting, combination of sitting, standing & walking, standing for extended periods, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling. Location - rural area, working at heights in dusty, hot and humid conditions. No education or experienced required. Salary - 11.60 per hour, minimum 45 hours /week including weekends and holiday. Permanent full time seasonal position. Beginning January 1, 2018. Please forward your resume by email to ridgefarms@sympatico.ca au16-30

ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR consideration in all areas: Plumbing; Sheet Metal; HVAC. Journey Persons to provide proof of License with OCOT (Ontario College of Trades). Prefer experience with construction trades. Please forward all resumes including references, transcript of schooling, drivers abstract to: Grossi Plumbing, Heating & HVAC Services - 238 Talbot Street W., Leamington, ON. Email: grossi@grossiplumbing.ca. Fax: 519-326-3632. jn28-au30

RIDGE FARMS,369 TALBOT ST. W. LEAMINGTON. Greenhouse worker - 2 positions available. Job duties include such crop as work, winding, pruning, harvesting, checking quality of harvested produce, ability to distinguish between colours, working with sprayer, clipping ,suckering, lowering, deleafing, grading and transplant crops, sort, pack and stack produce, detect disease in crop, greenhouse clean-up and other duties as assigned. Job requires standing, bending, kneeling for long periods of time, and working under hot, dusty, humid conditions. Fast-pace environment, work under pressure, repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, attention to detail, hand-eye coordination, ability to distinguish between colours. Sitting, combination of sitting, standing & walking, standing for extended periods, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling. Location - rural area, working at heights in dusty, hot and humid conditions. No education or experience required. Salary$11.43 per hour, minimum 45 hours /week including weekends and holiday. Permanent full-time seasonal position. Beginning September 1, 2017. Please forward your resume by email to: ridgefarms@sympatico.ca

WELDERS REQUIRED

GREENHOUSE WORKERS NEEDED

Employees will be required to carry out all job tasks

Apply:

Ability to weld steel and stainless steel. JANITORS

REQUIRED

Apply in person to:

MOTIVATED

INDIVIDUAL WANTED

3 days a week, on call, part time, delivering auto parts in Leamington area.

Please submit resume along with driver’s abstract in person to: 224 Talbot St. West, Leamington. Ask for Mark or Kenny.

PART TIME EXPERIENCED cook needed. Apply with resume to Southgate Village 38 Park St. Kingsville, Ontario. au30

GENERAL GREENHOUSE

LABOUR - Full time and full time part time positions available. 40-48 hours per week, weekends/holidays. Physically demanding work, load lifting required, hot humid environment. Minimum wage to start. Apply by fax: 519-326-6702 or email: hriprfms@gmail.com. au23-oc25

EMPIRE LANES - RUNNER and snack bar help wanted4 positions available. Must be available to work nights & weekends. Bring resume to 1771 Talbot Street West, Leamington. au9-30

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Crop work, winding, pruning, harvesting • Checking quality of harvested produce • Other duties as assigned

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Fast-paced environment, repetitive tasks, standing for extended periods • Bend, crouching, kneeling, hand-eye coordination, attention to detail • Working at heights, hot environment

WAGE AND HOURS: • 40 plus hours a week including Saturdays

Wage: 11.43/hour, seasonal, full time

NOTICE

FORM 6 Municipal Act, 2001

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINGSVILLE

Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on September 14, 2017, at the Town of Kingsville Municipal Office, 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville Ontario.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville.

Description of Lands:

Roll No. 37 11 170 000 08950 0000; 179 Lansdowne Ave.; PIN 75179-0009 (LT); Part Lot 1 Concession 1 Eastern Division Gosfield (Kingsville) designated Part 1 Plan 12R13023; Kingsville; File No. 16-05

Minimum Tender Amount: $29,047.22

Roll No. 37 11 280 000 38300 0000; 1034 Birch Ave.; PIN 75185-0499 (LT); Lot 27 Plan 1378 Gosfield South; Kingsville; File No. 16-18

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MIG Welders needed

$15.50/hour

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Union shop Benefits Harrow

Apply w/ resume to Elaine elaine@personnelbyelsie.com

PERSONNEL by Elsie 5923 Tecumseh Rd East Windsor 9 AM - 3 PM Walk ins are welcome!

Minimum Tender Amount: $22,575.69

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST if applicable and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit:

www.OntarioTaxSales.ca

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