Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Observing Paul McCartney’s 80th birthday FLASHBACK Coming up Saturday, June 18, one of the most successful singer-songwriters of all time is celebrating his 80th birthday. Born at Walton Hospital in Liverpool in 1942, during World War II, several months after the punishing German air raids ended, Paul McCartney would later go on to become half of the greatest song-writing team in the 1960s with co-writer and Beatles bandmate John Lennon. He would also be one-quarter of the most successful pop music group of all time — along with other fellow members George Harrison and Ringo Starr — selling some 185-million albums and over a billion single records worldwide. As far as single records go, in the U.S. alone, the Beatles are still the all-time leaders with 20 number one hits on Billboard Sales. All done in a very short period of time of less than six and a half years from early 1964 to mid-1970. After breaking up in 1970, John Lennon would have another two number one hits from 1971 until his tragic death in late 1980.
While the Beatles break-up was devastating, Paul found solace and joy with wife Linda Eastman and their young family, and would end up writing nine more number one hits between 1971 and 1982. With Harrison’s three number one hits and Ringo’s two, McCartney still has two chart toppers, more than the other three ex-Beatles combined. Of all the Beatles, after the breakup, McCartney was by far the most ambitious and hard working. Starting out as a soloist, his first album, “McCartney”, was considered very plain and basic, and far beneath what he was capable of. Yes, it was kind of plain and simple, but he was still sort of suffering depression from the Beatles’ breakup or breakdown. The album was very basic and he was only using a four-track Studer recorder which he worked on at his home in London, just a couple of blocks away from the EMI studios on Abbey Road that he and the Beatles had used for most of their music since 1962. While many critics
gave it a thumbs down, it did contain a classic hit, “Maybe I’m Amazed”, that has received incredible airplay over the years, since it was released on the FM pop/rock stations in the early ’70s. It was even released as a single in 1977 from his “Wings Over America” tour recording he had in 1976. That ‘live’ version can still be heard on many FM rock stations in the Detroit and Cleveland area. McCartney still loves to tour all over the world, and now, after over two years of Covid restrictions have been finally lifted, he’s back doing what he does best. He was asked many years ago back in the 1990s when will he slow down and he didn’t have an answer. But on June 16, all the fans and admirers of Paul McCartney who’ll be seeing him perform at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford for over three hours will have the answer. He loves music and loves sharing it with his fans. As one who first saw him in Toronto in June of 1976 at his “Wings Over America Tour” show and three times since then – twice in Detroit and once
Community Calendar
SATURDAY, JUNE 25 ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH YARD SALE & MARKET - Saturday, June 25 from 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m. Lots of space for vendors selling household goods, crafts etc, $10 per table. Donated goods welcome. All proceeds for support of St. John’s Church Ministries. Contact 519-3263111 or email office@stjohnleamington.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26 TAKE WHAT YOU NEED EVENT hosted by St. John’s Community Clothing Angel Cupboard, on Sunday, June 26 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Free clothing for men, women & children at St. John the Evangelist, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington, 519-326-3111. Covid-19 precautions please (masking, social distancing). THURSDAY, JULY 7 WHEATLEY TWO CREEKS ASSOCIATION WILL MEET at the Two Creeks pavilion on Thursday, July 7 at 6:00 p.m. All new members welcome. Membership $5. ONGOING ERIE SHORES TOASTMASTERS MEETING in person at 6:00 pm every other Wednesday at SEACLIFF MANOR - Theatre Room, 30 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington. Develop your Communication and Leadership Skills in a positive, friendly environment. Next meetings are June 22, July 6 and 20. Visit a meeting and see how you like it! For more info Email: ErieShoresTM@yahoo.com Facebook: Erie Shores Toastmasters or go to ErieShores.toastmastersclubs.org. KINGSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE CAFE - Open Tuesdays & Thursdays 9am to noon. Free Cookies, coffee & Wifi, 1860 Division Rd. N. Kingsville. TAI CHI - Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 a.m. Free drop-in program at Kingsville Community Centre. Join us for gentle flowing stretching and movements. 1860 Division Rd. N. Kingsville.
PLAY THE UKULELE WITH LIONEL KNIGHTS - Every Monday beginning June 6 at St. John’s Anglican Church in Leamington. Bring a music stand and your own uke if you can. There will be limited ukes available for use. Cost is $5 per session, which goes to the St. John’s kitchen to help with their programs. Call Lionel at 519-398-9645 for more info. COMMUNITY ANGEL CLOTHING CUPBOARD OPEN WEDNESDAYS by appointment only, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Call 519-326-3111 to book your appointment. All are welcome! Free! St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington. Donated gently used clothing for men, women and children of all ages. KINGSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE CAFE - Open Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:00 am to noon. Free Coffee, Free Cookies & Free Wifi. 1860 Division Rd. N. Kingsville. KINGSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE TAICHI - Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:00 am - Free drop-in program. Join us for gentle flowing stretching and movements. 1860 Division Rd. N. Kingsville. KINGSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE YARN SOCIAL - Tuesdays 10:00 am, Free drop-in program. Bring your knitting or crochet project, share patterns and more. 1860 Division Rd. N. Kingsville. JOIN THE KINGSVILLE FRIENDLY CLUB TO PLAY CARDS every Tuesday and Friday afternoon, 12:45 p.m., at the Unico Community Centre, 33 Beech St., Kingsville. Tuesday is euchre, bridge, cribbage. Friday is euchre, bridge, pepper. Must be 50+ years of age to join. If interested, drop in any Tuesday or Friday. KINGSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE GUITAR WELLNESS - Thursdays 4:00 pm, Free drop-in program. Group guitar lessons to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. 1860 Division Rd. N. Kingsville. IF YOU WANT TO DRINK, THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS If you want to stop,
we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 519999-1234. MELO CLINIC & PREGNANCY CENTRE, 75 Erie Street South, Unit 103, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses. Pregnancy tests, STI testing & treatment. Call 24/7 for confidential support 519-3260612. Business calls 519-326-3821. www. pregnancycentre.net. T.O.P.S. - Take Off Pounds Sensibly Meetings are held every Tuesday evening at the Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Weigh-in from 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Meeting 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. First meeting is free. For more inforamtoin call Joan at 519326-2388. Everyone welcome. COMMUNITY TAKEOUT IS AVAILABLE at Leamington United Church, 4:00 - 5:00 pm every Monday. St. John’s Anglican Church also has takeout meals available every Wednesday from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Food is available from St. Vincent De Paul at St. Michael’s Parish 226-340-7233, Salvation Army Food Bank, The warming Cross at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Food Cupboard at St. John’s Anglican church, The Bridge (ages 14-24), Food Pantry at Parkdale Variety, neighbourhood pantry at Erie South and Marlborough and the Angel Pantry at St. John’s Anglican Church. All are free. All are welcome. MUSICIANS AND SINGERS WANTED at the Leamington Half Century Club to join in the weekly singalong every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Drop in if interested (160 Talbot St. E.). Call 519-326-2521 for more info. ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting information: 519790-7739 or www.alanonwindsoressex.com STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH? Reach out to Hope 4 Me Peer to Peer Support Group. Virtual and in-person meetings available. Contact Tracy, Sue or Nancy at hope4mepeer@gmail.com for information about the group.
again in Toronto – it’s because he’s truly a great and enthusiastic performer and star. Rock on Paul!
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with Chuck Reynolds
Masking policies to remain in place at area hospitals Earlier this spring, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH) announced a directive to maintain existing masking requirements in select higher-risk indoor settings such as hospitals until June 11, 2022. With the OCMOH directive set to expire, it was left up to hospitals on whether masking policies were to remain in place past the June 11 date. Despite experiencing lower community levels of COVID-19, Erie Shores HealthCare (ESHC) in Leamington, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) in Chatham, and Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) and Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH) in Windsor will NOT be changing their masking poli-
cies and procedures for the foreseeable future. The masking policies and procedures apply to all visitors, patients (as tolerated), and all staff, physicians and volunteers regardless of which area they work. This also takes into consideration the higher risk environment in which the hospitals operate with many elderly and immune compromised patients. With the masking policy remaining in place, this means that everyone entering these hospital sites – ESHC, CKHA, WRH and HDGH – will still be required to wear a medical grade mask. This is consistent with recent guidance issued by Public Health Ontario.
Pride flags stolen from three local schools The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment is investigating the theft of three Pride flags from three different locations in Leamington over the course of several days last week. The first theft occurred at Margaret D. Bennie Public School on May 31, sometime in the late evening.
The second theft occurred at Leamington District Secondary School on June 2 at approximately 9:45 p.m. The third theft occurred at Queen Elizabeth School in the early morning hours of June 3. OPP continue to investigate and is asking anyone who may have noticed any suspicious persons
or vehicles, or who may have any information regarding this incident, to contact them at 1-888-3101122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www. catchcrooks.com.
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