Memories of... Kingsville, Leamington and Wheatley
Dusting off the memories 16 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Photos from Kingsville-Gosfield Heritage Society 1790-2000 A Stroll Through Time
Cedar Beach Drug Store, owned by Red Morris, Photo courtesy of the Kingsville Archives offered drugs, toiletries, china and souvenirs granted four wishes so far and a fifth isfor sale as well in the works. This year’s recipient willas providing be a 17-year-old Leukemia patient. Cher-a luncheon Speed yl Humes organized the event and wasmenu. boat rides very pleased with the response. Aboutwere available $6,000 was raised, with one participant,from the Cedar Beach Drug John Sabelli raising $1,600 himself. Store for 50 —— cents a ride They come from worlds apart, butfor summer for 17-year-old Jackie Boughazale andvisitors renting 19-year-old Sachi Fujita, there were noa cabin or for cottagers not language barriers. Pen pals since Gradeowning a boat. 3, the two teens finally met and becameThe boats could be taken through the placid canal or out into the rougher waters of Lake Erie. This fast friends, as the two got together inphotograph of an unidentified family, standing outside the Cedar Beach Drug Store, was taken in 1940s or shows early 1950s. This photo the Entrance Class of 1923 for SS # 1 Gosfield South School. This school Kingsville. Sachi travelled from Japanthe late
Circling back to 1992
Wheatley Journal, August 1992 Ken Drummond topped the field at the annual Jack Stein Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday at Talbot Trail Golf Course. Drummond’s blistering 72 bested a field of 120 golfers. Low net was shot by Wayne Cherry of Kitchener, while Herb Cowan of Pike Lake was runner-up to Drummond. —— Miss Elizabeth (Betty) Fullerton is the 1992 recipient of the Erie Shores Business and Professional Women’s Club Achievement Award. This is given annually to a woman who has contributed her talents, energies and human qualities to her community. Betty is retired from Leamington District Secondary School, where she spent 38 years as a physical education teacher and guidance counsellor. Miss Fullerton likes to play bridge, golf and collect stamps. She was given a plaque and a certification of appreciation from MP Jerry Pickard. —— The Wheatley Legion Peewees are deadlocked at one game apiece in their qualifier series with Blenheim to gain entry into the OBA tournament on Labour Day weekend. The locals only mustered one hit in the 1-0 loss. Shawn Mather went the distance for Wheatley, scattering six hits, while walking only two and striking out seven. Doug Vandecaveye had Wheatley’s only base hit. In game two of the series back in Wheatley, the Legion crew came out on top 4-2. Thomas Grubb mowed down the first nine batters he faced, en route to a sixhit victory. He fanned two and walked only one. Mather’s two-run triple in the third proved to be the difference. —— The Mi-Mark Netters defeated the Fishermen 15-12 in Wheatley Lobball League play last week. The Fishermen leaped out to a 10- run lead after two innings, helped in part by the power hitting of Art Zittlau. The Netters bats then got going to take the lead. In the sixth, Zittlau came up again with the bases loaded and one out. “Double-play Fish” came through for the Fishermen, turning one of his patented double plays to end the threat. Kingsville Reporter, August 1992 Members of the Migration Hall fundraising campaign are flying high as they have announced they are nearing their goal. They are currently at 97 per cent of their $650,000 goal, according to fundraising chair Jim Allen. Allen says the project is a definite go and construction should be underway in November. There are about 140 volunteers involved in the fundraising efforts for the new venue being built next to Kingsville District High School. —— About 60 local bowlers took to the lanes last Saturday afternoon, as the Children’s Wish Foundation benefited from their bowling talents and fundraising efforts. Vern Tiessen, chairman of the Windsor-Essex County sub-chapter of the foundation, said this group has
for the visit.
—— Barb and Andre Courtemanche took their guests, Lea and Willie Ramsden of Belgium, on a tour of Niagara Falls last week when they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cosyn of Woodstock. On the way home, they stopped to visit Ruth and Glen Tozer of Comber. —— On Thursday evening, Henry and Marlene Slingerland had a visit with Henry’s cousin, Theo Van Oosterom, his wife Johanna and their three children of Pontypool, Ontario. They came to Canada from the Netherlands in 1981 and this was their first visit to the southernmost part of Ontario.
was located on the south side of Hwy 18 a few miles east of the Arner Townline Road. It has since been moved to Heritage Village is now used as part of the Interpretative Program. The A Look atwas Leamington’ s Past of C. Charles ScottArner, Holland teacher in 1923 Mary R Thomson. Left tocourtesy right: Allie Scratch, Lillian France, Isabel Arner, John Wigle, Clark Scratch, Leila “Peg” Harris, Helen Stephen, Charles Stephen.
Leamington’s Past courtesy of the C. Scott Holland Collection April 1973: Buckingham Real Estate edged Gulliver Insurance 2-1 to Aug. 25, win1992 the Midget - Jan hockey Pearsontrophy. (left) won her 20th Erie At left is captain ShoresKen Ladies DickClub who championship while scored both Eileen goals Johnston with(right) coach was the runner-up. Randy Critchlow.
Leamington Post, August 1992 The Sun Parlour Players group is expected to get a permanent home in the Leamington Arena auditorium. Leamington council has agreed to act quickly to determine the best and most suitable renovations to update the facility, folClippings from the Wheatley Journal, May 1989 lowing a request from the Players last Clippings from the Wheatley Journal week. Players’ spokesperson Todd Pepper appeared before council, citing this fall as the best time to renovate since the group would not be doing their regular fall production this year. Cardinal Carter Secondary School was suggested but the group could not reach an agreement with the school. The old Selkirk School was also mentioned but was deemed unsuitable. —— Miss Leamington Fair 1992 was the first runner-up at the Canadian National Exhibition competition on the weekend. Tracy Dawn Ryder, 22, is a modelling instructor and plans to study law. —— The Big Tomato had its busiest week August cycling 1991 - Junior Tennis Doubles Champs - The Junior program finished off of the summer with well over 800 peo-Submarine - Ditches rose foot after foot following theTennis Thursday evening rainfall their championship rounds on Saturday. Doubles champions were Jenny Harvey and ple stopping by. Visitors from near andand these young lads wasted no time inventing a new game, “submarine cycling”. If Jennifer Tiborcz (centre pair). They are flanked by runners-up Sherry Postma at left and far came to check out the annual Tomatonothing else, it’s afarquick Kara Harvey right.way to wash a ten-speed bicycle! Festival, which drove up numbers for the famous tourist booth. Visitors cameMEMORIES OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON & WHEATLEY PRESENTED COURTESY OF ... MEMORIES OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON & WHEATLEY PRESENTED COURTESY OF ... from as far away as Germany, Ireland and Texas. —— Sixty-three hopefuls skated onto the ice at Wheatley Arena on the weekend, hoping to crack the lineup of the Leamington Junior B Flyers this season. Head Coach Vern Stenlund was pleasantly surprised with the numbers and the 170 OAK ST. W. LEAMINGTON conditioning of the players. The team will play their annual Red and White 1-877-511-2927 • 519-326-9052 game this Thursday. www.leamingtonchrysler.com
