Let Me Earn Your Business!
From Environment Canada
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PULLING WITH ALL HIS MIGHT
As fun as the Wheatley Fish Festival Tug of War across the harbour was for spectators, the competitors felt the physical exhaustion of trying to pull their opponents into submission. Here, Chuck Terron was the front man for his team in Saturday’s tug of war. He’s digging in
to hold the line against his opponents on the other side of the harbour as tug official Jodi Mummery signals the start. The tug of war and tote box races were two of the more popular events of the weekend. More photos are on pages 12-13 of this issue. SUN photo
Thrift Shop girls beat Essex 9-6 in county slo-pitch play With the Canada Day long weekend came some great local baseball. Leamington‘s Intermediate girls slo-pitch team, MCC Thrift Shop, defeated a tough Essex team by a score of 9-6. “Our Thrift Shop girls played their best game of the season, made all the plays they’ve been prac-
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ticing,” said coach Tim Wilkinson. “It’s good to see it come together.” Leading the hitting attack was Teagan Marentette, whose home run to centre field in the second inning tied the game 4-4. Showing off their extra base power was Makenna Weaver with a triple and Elise Wilkinson with a
double. In the fourth, the Thrift Shop took charge of the game by scoring five times. Olivia Scratch, who hit the ball hard all game, led off with a single. Ella Patterson Quenneville, Aurora Willson and Emily Carnegie delivered the RBIs. Rachel Symons and
Elyse Couto contributed timely singles, helping put the game away for good. Elise Wilkinson and Teagan Marentette combined for the win on the mound, with Teagan’s knuckleball keeping the Essex bats cold with four strikeouts. Dynamite defence
was on display throughout the game, with all of the girls making plays. “More wins coming our way with a defence like this,” said coach Todd Marentette. “Great game all around.”
DO YOU WANT TO HONOUR A LOCAL VETERAN? The 2022
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Leamington Veteran’s Banner Project is open for applications (until August 1)
LET’S HONOUR OUR HOMETOWN HEROES! EVERETT
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The Hometown Heroes Committee will meet in August to review applications, at which time we will ask you for a photo of the veteran, then the banner is created in time for hanging in uptown Leamington from Thanksgiving until Remembrance Day. Reach out by email to mark@southpointsun.ca or call 519-398-9098 for more information.
