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AWAITING THE SEACLIFF BEACH SUNSET

LEAMINGTON — As the onset of spring melts away the Lake Erie ice along our shoreline, many area residents are getting out to watch the sunsets over the lake. That was the case with this group, who took advantage of a washed-up tree along Seacliff Beach to enjoy the view. Originally from

ONTARIO — When masks were first mandated in Ontario in early 2020, nobody — including politicians and health officials — expected Ontarians would have to wear those masks for two years. As of Monday March 21, the mask mandate in most settings was rescinded, allowing bare-faced shoppers and diners to enter retail and restaurant settings without the masks on their faces. As of Monday also, school students were allowed to attend school without masking. The decision by the Ontario government to remove the mask mandate did not come without detractors, who spent the past two weeks begging Premier Ford, Dr. Moore and their offices to consider leaving the masks on in schools until April 1. The concern is that students returning from March Break can bring the COVID-19 virus back into the school system with them and spread it easily without masks being worn. Time will tell if the system can withstand surges in cases in the coming weeks, and life can continue returning to a more normal, pre-pandemic state. As of Monday, patrons in retail and restaurant settings no longer had to wear masks, but were encouraged to do so.

Chile, they were awaiting that Monday evening sunset when our photographer happened upon them. From left are Fernando Villalva, Jose Espinoza, Ignacia Espinoza, Cristian Espinoza and Antonia Garcia. SUN photo

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Wheatley mother and daughter killed in crash

LEAMINGTON — A Wheatley mother and daughter — on their way to work in Leamington — were killed Friday morning, March 18 when their vehicle was hit head-on by a pick-up truck. At approximately 6:45 in the morning, Carrie Steeman, 50, and her daughter Jacqueline Steeman, 30, were travelling westbound on County Rd. 34 (Highway 3) between County Rd. 21 and County Rd. 37 when an eastbound pickup truck sideswiped a utility van and hit their vehicle head-on. The crash occurred in the 600 block of

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Post office reopens in new Wheatley location

By Greg Coulter WHEATLEY — It is unofficially stated that “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays the mail service.” However, a gas explo-

sion will cause a major eight-month disruption to the chain of mail flow. For the first time since August 2021, Wheatley residents, as well as displaced postal staff, are

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relieved to see a return of full post service in the community with the opening of a post office on Erie Street South on Monday, March 21. During the shutdown,

mail service has been re-routed through the Leamington postal station. The new ‘temporary’ location is fully functional with a full staff on

hand to once again offer the excellent services that Wheatley area residents have been accustomed to from the local employees. Hours are Monday to Thursday 9-5 and Friday

9-6. Closed Saturday with a mail dropbox on site. Masks continue to be worn by staff. Customers are not required to wear masks, but are encouraged to wear them.

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Postal staff are all smiles under those masks as full postal service returns to Wheatley on Erie Street South on Monday morning. Canada Post management from London and Chatham was on hand to assist in the move to the new location. The building formerly housing Johnson Electric has been transformed to a fully functional post office. SUN photo by Greg Coulter

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Mennonite Home makes colourful upgrades for special residents By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — About 70 residents with dementia are benefiting from a recent donation to the Leamington Mennonite Home. The George C. Hunt Foundation recently made a donation of $65,000 to the Mennonite Home to help the home update their residents’ doors and other areas around the building. The donation has allowed the Mennonite Home to design colourful vinyl wraps for each individual resident’s door, with the goal of making their time there more enjoyable and familiar. “The residents love them,” said Mennonite Home Chief Financial Officer, Irene Collard. “They all had a say in picking

their colours.” Collard says that the idea of wrapping the doors creates a more nostalgic feeling and makes the home more dementia-friendly by easing anxiety. “It’s less institutional and more like home for them,” she adds. The just-completed door wrap project has brightened up the hallways of the Mennonite Home for residents, caregivers and employees. In addition to wrapping the 70 resident doors, plans are underway to install interactive murals in the areas of the tuck shop and activity rooms, as well as the elevator doors. “The elevator doors will be done with the look of large bookshelves,” says Collard, noting that

the bookshelf look will ease exit attempts. More wraps will be done on tub-room doors and palliative care rooms. For Collard and the

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Kelly no longer with Chatham-Kent CHATHAM-KENT — Thomas Kelly, the future CAO for Chatham-Kent and a central figure in public meetings with residents of Wheatley, is no longer employed by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. An announcement was made last Thursday, March 17 outlining his sudden departure. No reason was given for Kelly’s departure, citing privacy issues. “We understand that there may be questions about this matter,” said the announcement. “The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has a responsibility to respect the privacy of our employees. The Municipality will not be making any further comments at this time.” Meanwhile, Don Shropshire will remain in the position for the coming

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Leamington Fire Service crews responded to a house fire in the 2400 block of Deer Run Road — near Wheatley Harbour — on Wednesday, March 16. On arrival, flames were visible from the east side second story windows with heavy smoke coming from the west side windows. Fire crews conducted a defensive attack from the east side first. Working smoke alarms notified the occupants of the fire in the home. The occupants went to the second floor to extinguish the fire but were pushed back by the smoke. Fire crews were able to gain entry once the fire was knocked down to do salvage and overhaul, and also were able to remove pictures and other personal property for the homeowner. SUN photo

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Leamington’s Little Helper shovels his way to $700

By Deanna Bertrand LEAMINGTON — Eric Dominguez couldn’t be happier with the results of his snow shovelling campaign this winter. The local St. Clair College Sports and Recreation student, who has

been deemed “Leamington’s Little Helper”, plans to continue getting donations and making other fundraising efforts in the future, and is looking at other ideas. “This is just fun to me,” he commented to CEO

St. Paddy’s packed house

A packed house greeted Roberta WHEATLEY Dibbley and Sandy LEGION NEWS (Beaupre) Wolf at the BRANCH 324 St. Paddy’s Day cel- Jan Watson ebration and meat draws held last Saturday. Winners were Shannon Moore (2), Terry Stevenson (2), Sherry Fleming, June Beaupre, Raymond Drouillard, Rick Dutot, Claudette Sykes, Kim Mercer and Lori Gouin. Marilyn Lyons won the 50/50 draw and Rick Dibbley won a basket of goodies put together by Roberta and Sandy. These ladies always go the extra mile to provide several draws over and above the meat. We thank them for great efforts and for their enthusiasm. We will run the Meat Draws at the Golf Course until the end of April. After that, golfing activities will be in full swing and we don’t want to take advantage of their generosity. We thank them for offering and allowing us to use their facility following the downtown explosion. Wheatley Legion planning to run an election for Executive members this spring. We look forward to some of our younger members stepping up to the plate. Some of us, me especially, have served for many years and are old and tired. We are looking for some of our younger members to step up to the “plate”. Give it some thought.

Christine Colautti at the Erie Shores Hospital Foundation (ESHF) office Tuesday, March 15 after presenting a cheque for $700, from the donations he received while shoveling driveways. He said the project became bigger than he expected with local media coverage and he even received a call from a family member in Vancouver. “I had eight driveways a day for two straight days,” he said after one of the snowstorms and had to use a white board to keep track. He also commented that many times while shovelling, neighbours and other family and friends would come out and help him shovel.

Eric Dominguez, centre, is pictured presenting a cheque for $700 to Melissa Hunter, Development Officer for Erie Shores Health Foundation, left, and Christine Colautti, CEO for ESHF. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand

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Minor hockey wind-up brings back memories Southpoint Minor Hockey is having their annual windup day this weekend and it brings back a lot of good memories from days gone by. Just the smell of that old arena — to this day — conjures memories of early morning practices and a plethora of exciting hockey games. It also housed the annual Labour Day Dog Show, Essex County Growers Convention and was once used to display the home crafts and school art during the Leamington Fair. But that old barn will be forever remembered as one heck of a hockey arena, and not just on the ice, but also on the dry arena floor during summer when the Leamington Dominions competed in the Central Ontario Roller Hockey League. When I was a young hockey player, the windup weekend consisted of a full slate of games for house league teams and a whole lot of excitement. Many of the “all-star” teams were still playing past that final weekend but for us house league kids, that last day put an exclamation mark on our entire season. If you were lucky enough to be playing in a championship or consolation final, that last game meant everything. Back then, all house league finals were two game total-goals series. You could lose the first game by four goals but if you won the second game by five, you won the series.

It was a unique way to settle things but always made for some excitement come wind up day. Then, only after the Flyers and South Essex Hockey League finished their playoffs, would the ice come out and a giant year-end banquet was held on the concrete surface left behind by the melted ice. Long tables of teams — often more than 30 of them — filled that arena floor with the head table sporting the who’s who of Leamington Minor Hockey. This was before Wheatley had an arena and all the Wheatley kids played in Leamington, so numbers were high. It was nothing to have 10 novice house league teams and 14 atom teams in those days. It was also about $35 to play hockey then. Names like Don ‘Shorty’ Nicholson, Neil Quick, Joe Cross, Glen Johnston, Jack Stevenson and others were often involved in the awards and speeches. Meanwhile, the hockey moms’ auxiliary served up wieners and beans and other tasty treats for us rowdy hockey players. It wasn’t long before someone flung a bean or two with their plastic fork and an all-out food fight broke out. Shorty would then get on the microphone and put an end to it. I always felt bad that my kids never got to experience the excitement of the banquet with 700 loud kids banging on

tables and flicking beans at each other, as 10 or 15 frazzled adults tried to keep order on the arena floor. Good times. As I reached the adult stages and began coaching, hockey windup day saw the awards given out right on the Mark Ribble ice as we made sure all teams were scheduled to play whether they were Ron Sellon and I were named co-winners in championship games or not. that year. Gone was the giant banquet on the The names of recipients on that Mr. arena floor and it was replaced by Mrs. Hockey trophy over the years reads like Pep’s windup dance, which happened a long list of countless volunteer hours in the old arena auditorium on windup put in by some very dedicated people. day. Once the move was made to the My tenure with minor hockey was relnew complex, the windup dance faded atively short-lived compared to others away too. who spent years giving their time for the Gradually, many of the year-end play- benefit of local youth, but it was rewarder awards named after those great minor ing just the same. hockey icons of yesteryear have faded Those years from the 1960s through away as well. I do believe they still give the 1990s were the true hey-day of hockout a few awards at year’s end, but not ey for me. I was fortunate to be born at a sure how many. time when families with little disposable Many of the old awards were named income — like mine — were able to put for people who were honoured by mi- two, three or four kids through a hockey nor hockey after they passed away. The season without worrying about whether Tom Barrie and Paul Jackson Memorial they could afford it. A lot has changed trophies come to mind off the top of my now, including the game itself. head. As I head to the arena this weekend I was honoured to be awarded the Joe to watch my youngest grandson play Cross Memorial Trophy as ‘Mr. Hockey’ his final game of the season, I’ll look back in 1996, an award that pretty much back fondly on some of those old windevery volunteer for Leamington and up weekends and hope nobody hits me Southpoint Minor Hockey valued as a with a bean while daydreaming in my feather in their cap for a job well done. red plastic seat.

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Memories of a 1954 Ford sedan Don McArthur of Wasaga Beach remembers his first car: “Hi Bill. It was my ’54 Ford Customline fourdoor sedan, Fordomatic, black with a white top, and blue interior with a beautiful dark blue dash. I think it had about 75,000 miles on it and all it needed was a muffler. “I bought it for $200 in October 1962 from my cousin’s husband, George Cushnie, who worked at the Ford plant in Oakville. He had just bought a light green ’54 Ford Country

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also quite rusty above the headlights and the rocker panels weren’t good either. “I replaced it with a ’56 Dodge Regent four-door sedan with six cylinders and Powerflite transmission in gorgeous red and white. The Dodge wasn’t as peppy as my Ford but rode and drove better.” Ford’s automatic transmission (Fordomatic) came out in 1951, soon followed by power steering and power brakes. I remember my mother in

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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 Eva White, extended a welcome to thefor sale as well as providing good attendance of members, their hus-a luncheon bands and guests. Euchre was playedmenu. Speed boat rides following dinner. were available —— from the Cedar Max Hamashuk, former proprietorBeach Drug of Kingsville Motor Sales — connectedStore for 50 cents a ride with the automotive sales in Kingsvillefor summer for 20 years — has purchased Mastro-visitors renting nardi Motors in Leamington. The firma cabin or for cottagers not will be known as Leamington Chryslerowning a boat. Ltd. And the Hamashuks will continueThe boats could be taken through the placid canal or out into the rougher waters of Lake Erie. This photograph of an unidentiﬁed family, standing outside the Cedar Beach Drug Store, was taken in to reside in Kingsville. the late 1940s or early 1950s.

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From the Leamington Post March 21, 1973 Storm-driven Lake Erie waves cascaded over sections of East Beach Road in Mersea Township on Saturday and spilled over onto several hundred acres of low-lying farmland. The weekend’s storm damage wasn’t confined strictly to East Beach as wave action also undermined the bank under several Point Pelee Drive cottages near Concession D. —— A new rescue vehicle has been delivered to the Leamington Volunteer Fire Department. The $6,000 van replaces a station wagon which has been used for the past 12 years. —— Donald Paterson chose the opening of the third session of the 29th Parliament of Ontario to announce Saturday that he would not stand as a candidate for the riding of Essex South in the next provincial election. First elected to the legislature in September 1963, Mr. Paterson was returned to office in the October elections of 1967 and 1971. The Leamington dry goods merchant expects to finish his term over the next two years before the Liberal party will have to get another candidate. —— The acquisition of private property inside Point Pelee has been progressing favourably in recent months, according to superintendent Frank Camp. When the government began the quest to buy up all properties within the park, there were about 400 of them. About 35 or 40 remain now, according to Camp. Park officials will not disclose how much money has changed hands due to the sales. —— The South Essex Hockey League playoffs became a muddied picture last week as the Cottam Spitfires saw their 2-1 series lead over the Wheatley Omsteads erased as they were forced to forfeit their 4-3 victory in game two of the series after the last second game-winning goal was protested by the Omsteads. Then Cottam lost game three by forfeit as well, after they pulled their team from the ice with over five minutes remaining in the game. They were behind 8-2 at the time. Angry Cottam fans tried to get at referee Bruce Hodgson, who is a former Wheatley player. Police were called in to settle the crowd down. Larry Gillanders and Ken Dorian paced the Wheatley attack with two goals apiece. From the Kingsville Reporter March 22, 1973 The past Nobel Grands of the Lily Rebekah Lodge entertained their husbands on Thursday evening commencing with a turkey dinner at 6:30 pm in the lodge room. The delicious dinner was catered to by Lily Rebekah Lodge No. 49, Kingsville. The president, Mrs.

—— Doug Sellars of Kingsville has been elected as an executive director of the Ontario Baseball Association at the 66th annual conference for the organization. Mr. Sellars has served on the OBA executive for the past two years as the appointee of Western Counties Baseball. He is the past president of Kingsville Amateur Athletic Association and the Western Counties Baseball Association. —— Brian Lucas has been elected president as the unanimous choice of the Kingsville and Gosfield South Chamber of Commerce last Wednesday. Over 150 citizens attended the 21st annual meeting of the Chamber, highlighted by an address by George C. Metcalf, chairman of the board of directors of the Loblaw Company.

Here is a photo of St John de Brebeuf students, grade 7-8, from 1967. If anyone can identify these students,at please contact the Kingsville at 226-348-6377, or kingsvillearchives@ A Look Leamington’ s PastArchives courtesy of C. Scott Holland gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you.

Leamington’s Past courtesy of the C. Scott Holland Collection April 1973: Buckingham Real Estate edged Gulliver Insurance 2-1 to win the Midget hockey trophy. At left is captain Ken Dick who scored both goals with coach Randy Critchlow.

March 25, 1987 - Leamington’s new Treasurer is Jerry Tracey of Woodslee who joined the 5 Years Later staff after being with Deloite, Haskins and Sells (Windsor and Leamington locations) for From the Wheatley Journal several years. He was a graduate of the University of Windsor. March 23, 1978 Clippings from the Wheatley Journal, May 1989 An all too familiar scene is happening Clippings from the Wheatley Journal in the district as water is flooding farmland and homes. Warm temperatures thawing the deep snow and a heavy rainfall have caused most of the flooding. In rural areas like Merlin, the water varied anywhere from four to 10 inches on the townline. Many sideroads have been closed for flooding. —— On Sunday, March 19, the second meeting of the board of directors at Talbot Trail Golf Course was held with a very good turnout. During the meeting, it was decided that the daily green fee rates would be increased 50 cents across the board. The new rates are $3 for nine March 1992 - Wheatley Area Public School’s senior boys volleyball team spiked and volleyed their way holes weekdays, $4 for 18 holes, while to a number of honours this season. Their accomplishments include winning at the Area Championships, capturingcycling a consulation title at K.C.E.S.S.A. wellfoot deserved silver medals for their efforts at the Chatham - Ditches rose foottwo after following the Thursday evening rainfall on weekends, the fees would be $4 forSubmarine Optimistyoung tournament the Blenheim Optimist tournament. Back row - Jason Cabral, Tim Pimental,If and these ladsand wasted no time inventing a new game, “submarine cycling”. nine holes and $6 for 18. Darryl Goodison, Noel Jackson, Brody Jackson. Middle row - Jordan O’Sullivan, Mike Harrison, Brian nothing else, it’sSymons, a quick way Dalgleish, to wash team a ten-speed —— Andre, Terry Nathan coach Mrs.bicycle! Ruiter. Front row - Drew Harvey, Jamie Thomas. The Omstead Foods Midgets are curOF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON & &WHEATLEY COURTESY OF ... rently leading the Erie Shores playoffMEMORIES MEMORIES OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON WHEATLEY PRESENTED PRESENTED COURTESY OF ... final, two games to none against Harrow, and could wrap it up this Friday night. Wheatley won the first game 5-2 with Ron Robinson scoring three, and singles going to Wayne Wright and Bill Hickson. Wheatley won game two by a 5-3 score as John Hyatt scored the insurance marker with just over four minutes 170 OAK ST. W. LEAMINGTON left in the game. Other Wheatley goals 1-877-511-2927 • 519-326-9052 were scored by Tom Drummond, Chris www.leamingtonchrysler.com Rivard, Todd Loop and Bill Hickson.

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Brighton Beach Memoirs to begin run at Bank Theatre Apr. 1

LEAMINGTON — The Bank Theatre is ready to bring live theatre back to the stage and share laughter with audiences, with its newest production, Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon, set to take the stage April 1-3 and April 8-10. Directed by Joel Lewsaw, Brighton Beach Memoirs is the autobiographical story of Neil Simon’s

youth in Brighton Beach, New Jersey. “Be prepared to laugh and cry during the telling of this hilarious story” said Lewsaw. “We’re excited to bring this to The Bank Theatre stage and — just as important — we all need to live, feel and breathe live in-person theatre once again.” Brighton Beach Memoirs tells the comical tale

In Memoriam

There Was A Boy

This is your picture I hold in my hand Your smile, your dreams, your love of animals A mind full of future plans in a magical place This is your picture I hold in my hand As tears sneak up on me and flow You were a boy, a very sweet enchanted boy You became a man who loved To sing, to dance, to cook, to write You were a boy, a man who loved To garden, cultivate, make new friends Treasure old by lighting candles, celebrating life This is your picture I hold in my head I see you lighting stars instead of candles Dancing on clouds, flying here and there Making new friends, revisiting old Finally meeting Him, “Dolphin” (as you called Him) Jumping clouds, landing triples, sliding down rainbows Mending gowns, replacing feathers, healing hearts Singing with the greatest choir of all This is your picture I hold in my heart Believing you love and are loved “There was a boy, a very sweet enchanted boy”

of Eugene Jerome and his family as he experiences puberty, his search for identity, and the family’s new living arrangements with his aunt and two cousins moving in. Each member of the household experiences their own tragicomic struggle to make their dreams a reality. Lewsaw previously directed The Last Five Years, The Female Odd Couple, and On Golden Pond. Cyndy Silvius, also well-known on stage and behind the scenes, is Assistant Director and Stage Manager for the production. Corey Robertson, Chair of Theatre Programming and President of The Bank Theatre, is excited. “I’m thrilled to have Brighton Beach Memoirs, the first of Neil Simon’s

autobiographical works, on our stage to kick off our 2022 season,” he said. “The themes in this great play are as universal as they are timeless: war, prejudices, unemployment, and hope for the future. Like many families today, it is the togetherness that sees them through difficult times. Joel Lewsaw has put together a fantastic cast.” Robertson is also thrilled about getting the theatre back to a more normal routine. “As Ontario slowly begins to reopen, I’m excited to welcome audiences into our theatre,” he said. “Our attention to safety protocols is paramount as we put the safety of our volunteers, performers, and patrons ahead of everything else.” Some of the cast members are new to The Bank

Theatre, while some are veterans. Brett Hallick takes on the iconic role of Eugene and has not only starred in various productions, he was also student representative on The Bank Theatre Board. Eric Miinch (Stanley) has been in many ‘banks’ but this will be his first performance at The Bank Theatre. Well-loved on many Windsor-Essex stages, Laurie Neifer (Kate), Melinda Lewsaw (Blanche) and Ray Silvius (Jack) return with multiple shows on their resumes. Avery Thomas (Nora) and Juliet Lewsaw (Laurie) who have previously performed elsewhere, are now making their debut on The Bank Theatre stage. Tickets for the show are $20 with runs of Friday

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and Saturday on April 1-2 and April 8 and 9, doors open at 7 pm, show at 7:30 pm. Sunday matinees are April 3 and April 10, doors open at 2 pm and show at 2:30 pm. The Leamington All Access Arts Pass, developed with the participation of the LAC, is welcome at the box office for admission. All programming is sponsored in part by the Municipality of Leamington and Chances Gaming Lounge. To purchase tickets advance and online, visit thebanktheatre.com or email banktheatre@gmail.com or call 519-326-8805. Brighton Beach Memoirs” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. at concordtheatricals.com.

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LEAMINGTON — The annual St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage event was held at the Leamington Half Century Centre last Thursday, March 17. About 60 meals were pre-purchased and then picked up in a drive-thru set-up at the centre’s back door. In the top photo, volunteer Connor Baert-Dupuis delivers corned beef and cabbage meals to Louise Campbell and her passenger, Judith De Quartel. In the bottom photo, the ‘three musketeers’ in the kitchen ready the meals for customers. From left are Lorlee Cunliffe, Gail Turk and Jean Clark. SUN photos

WHEATLEY –Wheatley Legion’s annual Turk ’n Beaup St. Patrick Day festivities took place Saturday, March 19 at Talbot Trail Golf Course. Due to COVID-19, this was the first time the event has been held since 2019. There was a great turnout and a full house thoroughly enjoyed the day. Along with the regular meat draws, free bonus draws with a St. Paddy’s Day theme were also held, featuring extra prizes such as shamrocks, oranges, baskets of potatoes, gold chocolate coins, etc. The afternoon was hosted by Roberta Dibbley (left) and Sandra Wolf (right), daughters of the late Turk Dibbley and the late Mark Beaupre, who originated the event many years ago. SUN photo

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LAST OF THE ICE FORMATIONS

LEAMINGTON — As the ice leaves the Lake Erie shoreline for another year, some interesting formations were evident Monday, March 21 near the west side of the Leamington Dock. Photo courtesy of Paul Hildebrand

BREAKING SPORTS NEWS

NHL Flyers sign Hodgson to 1-year contract PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Leamington’s Hayden Hodgson to his first NHL contract. Hodgson has been playing with Philadelphia’s top farm club, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League. The undrafted winger has been biding his time in the minors for the past

several seasons, hoping to eventually get a break with an NHL club. He signed an AHL contract with the Phantoms earlier this year. The one-year contract is worth $750,000 if he plays in the NHL or $125,000 if he stays in the minors. He’s currently playing with Lehigh Valley, with hopes of getting a call-up later this season.

William “Bill” Gradwell

It is with saddened hearts that we announce the passing of William “Bill” Gradwell on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 91 years of age, at the Sun Parlor Home. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth “Betsy” Gradwell. Dear father of Al Gradwell ( Joyce), Wayne Gradwell (Kathy) and Paul Gradwell (Lisa). Loving grandpa of Andrea, Tyler (Ashley), Meghan (Greg), Kerra (Mike), Lauryn, Alycia (Kyle), Abbey, Katelyn, Ryan, and great-grandpa of Tamaria and Janessa. Dear brother of Fred Gradwell (Marg), late Bob Gradwell (late Catherine), Mary Pastorius (Roy), Joyce Gotts (Sam). Bill was retired from the H.J. Heinz Co. after 35 years of service. Past President and Life Member of Erie Ramblers. He was the 1961 Seniors Ontario Motorcycle Champion. He was an avid fisherman and boater. Many knew him far and wide for his jokes and tricks. Bill and Betsy loved their many winters in Florida, enjoying Bike Week. Bill’s family wishes to thank the Sun Parlor Home staff for all their care they provided over the years. A Graveside Service for Bill will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Sun Parlor Home Auxiliary or charity of your choice. Friends may share memories and make donations at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

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Another crippling blow to Canadians’ cost of food By Dave Epp, MP Chatham-Kent Leamington COVID-19, runaway inflation, and labour shortages have strained our capacity to meet Canada’s food security threshold. Canadians cannot take another shock to our food supply chain which will threaten our food security and add to the rising cost of food. In addition, our supply chain is facing cost pressures from volatile commodity markets, increased utility and fuel costs, and increasing war in Europe. Inaction on the CP Rail strike or lockout will be another crippling blow to Canadian’s cost of food. A potential rail strike or lockout adds to the immense logistical challenges facing input suppliers to our farmers, as they attempt to position enough fertilizer to support our spring planting season. Less fertilizer now means less yield and less food into a world food security system shocked by war on European soil. Even just the possibility of a CP Rail strike or lockout already has one of Canada’s food retailers threatening their suppliers. Some retailers have already

Kathy Anna Halliwell

After a courageous battle with lung cancer, our dearly loved Kathy passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2022, with her loving husband and best friend Derrick by her side. Predeceased by her stepProof of obituary to run daughter Melisa (2018). She leaves behind brother George (Linda), dear sisterMarch Rose Moynahan 23, 2022 (Dan) and loving friend Eva. Proud Southpoint Sun nieces and nephews, Michelle, Dawn (Matt), Tanya (Alex), $200, plus = $226 to Abby, Pat, Bradley, Donald, Kori$26 andHST Josh. Great-aunt Mackenzie, Samantha, Cole, Olivia and Connor. Kathy will always be remembered for email her love of flowers Any changes please and her beloved gardens. The Heavens above will bloom sun@southpointsun.ca with Kathy as their gardener. Rest in peace, beloved wife, Thanks. sister and friend. Your love, laughter and zest for life will always be remembered and forever missed. A memorial visitation will be held at Kendrick Funeral Home, Kingsville, on Friday March 25, 2022, from 3 to 7 p.m. If you wish, memorial donations to Kingsville Community Centre, 1860 Division Road North, Kingsville, ON N9Y 2Z1. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Kendrickfuneralhome.com

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served notice not to try to pass along increased freight costs, potentially resulting from a last-minute shifting to an overloaded CN Rail system, or to a trucking industry already understaffed to attempt to compensate for a CP Rail strike or lockout. Our local food processors/manufacturers are being rebuffed at every turn by retailers as they try to mitigate the cost pressures they face. Why has Canada not yet implemented any form of a Grocer Code of Conduct, which would level the playing field in the food value chain, and allow food processors/manufacturers to survive? Surely, when a company as large as Frito-Lay (owned by Pepsi) has to stop shipping product to Loblaws, the lack of an Industry Code of Practice is evident. And now, a potential CP Rail strike or lockout just adds another straw on the back of Canada’s farmers, food processors and manufacturers. This government needs to have a plan in place now, to prevent further food supply and price shocks, and/or more empty spaces on our grocery shelves! Let’s get resolved before all Canadians suffer.

Augusta Santos

It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of Augusta Menitra Santos at Windsor Regional Hospital Met Campus on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 79 years of age. Reunited with her loving Proof of obituary run Beloved husband JosetoSantos. mother of her three children, Dan Santos (Nancy), Deena March 23, 2022 Janish and Sandy Gomes Southpoint Sun grandmother of (Hilton). Dearest Noah, Mateo Santos, $200, plus $26Cristian HST =and$226 Tyler and Jordin Baltzer, Kendra Angus, Tessa and the late Nolan Janish. Loving sister of Anydachanges please email Alzira (late Jose) Silva, late Maria Rebelo (late Antonio), sun@southpointsun.ca Albina Poças (late Antonio), Laura Rino. Cherished sisterin-law of the late Antonio Santos (Lourdes), late Rosemary Thanks. Rei ( Joe Rei) and Augusto Santos. She will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews and extended family. Visitation is at Kendrick Funeral Home, Kingsville, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Evening prayer to be delivered by Rev. Hilton at 8:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. John de Brebeuf Church, 67 Main Street East, Kingsville, on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Evergreen Memorial Park, 366 Talbot Street West, Leamington. If you wish, memorial donations would be appreciated to the Ronald McDonald House Windsor, 1995 Lens Ave., Windsor, ON N8W 1L9 or to the Leamington Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON N8H 1N8. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.Kendrickfuneralhome.com

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Affordable housing fast-tracked for Caldwells and The Bridge WINDSOR — About 61 new affordable dwelling units are being fasttracked for development across Windsor-Essex, with eight units being located at The Bridge Youth Resource Centre in Leamington and another 26 units being developed by Caldwell First Nation. Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion — the Honourable Ahmed Hussen — made the announcement in Windsor on Thursday, March 17, alongside Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk, Essex County Warden Gary Mc-

Namara, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald and Caldwell First Nation Chief Mary Duckworth. Hussen announced nearly $20 million in federal funding to create the 61 new affordable homes for individuals and families through the Rapid Housing Initiative. The units will support Canadians who are in uncertain housing situations. The Bridge Youth Resource Centre will have eight such units for young adults, women, Indigenous people and black

Canadians. A second project operated by Windsor Essex Community Housing

third project, also operated by WECHC, will be on Bloomfield in Windsor where there will be 12 units. The Caldwell First Nation will build 26 units for members of the Caldwell First Nation consisting of a mix of townhomes and fourplexes. “I have gratitude as Caldwell First Nation was included in this initiative and now can begin to build energy efficient

“I have gratitude as Caldwell First Nation was included in this initiative.” — Mary Duckworth Corporation (WECHC), will have 15 units and be located on Crawford Street in Windsor. The

sustainable housing for our citizens and future generations,” said Mary Duckworth. “Caldwell First Nation is in the process of creating an urban First Nation within the boundaries of the Municipality of Leamington. Our citizens now have the opportunity to reside in safe and energy efficient sustainable homes.” Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald said she’s well aware of the need for affordable housing in the municipality and is grateful for The Bridge Youth Centre. “The Municipality of

Vaccination centre to cease operations WINDSOR – Windsor and Essex County residents have until 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 to walk in and get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Devonshire Mall vaccination clinic. The clinic will close on that date. Until then, current hours are Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays to Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For grade 7-12 students who have not started or completed their vaccination series for Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and/or Meningococcal Disease and want to receive the vaccine at Devonshire Mall, they must book an

appointment before April 1 (pending appointment availability). The vaccination clinic, located in the former Sears outlet at the north end of the mall, opened as a COVID-19 vaccination centre on Monday, June 21, 2021. Since that time, more than 125,000 first and second doses have been administered, as well as close to 96,000 third and fourth “booster” shot vaccinations. Earlier this month, the clinic began offering catch-up immunizations for local students in grades 7 to 12, as well as continuing to offer walk-in requests for eligible first, second or third and fourth vaccina-

tions against COVID-19. To stay up-to-date on hours of operation, participating locations and COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, visit www.WEVax.ca. Free transportation, childcare and accessibility supports are available to help individuals attend a COVID-19 vaccination location. View the available supports at www.wechu. org/vaxsupports. The Devonshire Mall vaccination centre has been a collaborative effort of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Windsor Regional Hospital and the City of Windsor.

Leamington is always appreciative of funding that improves the quality of life for its residents,” she said. “The Bridge Youth Resource Centre has been a tremendous resource for vulnerable young people in our community since they opened their doors. Providing monies for valuable assets in Canadian communities is money well spent.” The Bridge project is expected to be substantially complete by this summer, while the Caldwell project is expected to be complete by the end of summer.

—ROAD CLOSURE— Road 10 closing for two weeks

KINGSVILLE — In advance of Road 10 resurfacing later this year, Shepley Road Maintenance will begin replacing culvert road crossings the week of March 28 (weather permitting). As a result, Road 10 between County Road 27 and Graham Sideroad will be closed for up to two weeks. Residents and property owners along this section will have access to their property, but no through traffic will be allowed. The road will be closed entirely at each culvert location during replacement. Drivers should anticipate delays to traffic from time to time.

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Remembering the day we met Garth Brooks FLASHBACK RADIO with Chuck Reynolds I must say I was pleasantly surprised at how many emails and comments I received last week regarding my memories of CHYR changing formats to top-40 country back in 1991. Many commented on how they miss hearing the ’80s and ’90s country music which isn’t played much, if at all, on most of today’s country stations in our listening area unless you have satellite radio. While many of the artists from then are no longer heard these days on mainstream country stations, there are a few exceptions such as Garth Brooks who is still play-listed and was the most successful country star in the ’90s, and today still holds down the top spot, selling the most albums of any country artist of all time with sales of over 157 million. Mind you, Garth was a different kind of country star who brought in a lot of new and younger fans with his music – of-

ten mixing country with rock elements – and the way he presented himself, particularly with his natural exuberance on stage. Even though he was influenced by artists like James Taylor and Bob Seger, he never steered too far from country, as he generally appealed to its fans and listeners of all ages. Apparently, before his tour began in 1996, Garth suggested to his record label, Capital, that he’d like to meet some of the regional country radio program or music directors before each of his shows from various markets and surrounding areas in Michigan and Southwestern Ontario. Sort of a very personal meet and greet session. Fortunately, CHYR got a call and, as the Program Director, I was the lucky recipient with two tickets waiting at the box office for me and my wife, Margaret, on that Thursday night of May 9, 1996. Garth was different

than most acts. He hadn’t forgotten just how incredibly expensive it was when he grew up in a family of eight – to be able to purchase tickets to go to a concert or many other things. So, tickets to his shows in 1995 and 1996 each sold for $20 or less, as he apparently had a soft spot for the many fans who couldn’t afford tickets that sold for so much more than that. He also had a habit of buying up the first two rows of seats at each concert and bringing down the people who were in the last two rows at the very top end of the building. All this while acts like the Eagles were selling their seats for $150 each. Furthermore, he controls the sales of souvenirs at each event where he sold autographed 8x10 colour photos for only $5, baseball caps for $15 and tee-shirts for $25. Almost half the price or less than any of these items would sell for at other artists’ events. As he said, “I want everyone being able to afford coming to a show and having an opportunity to buy a souvenir or two if they wish.” We arrived at his dressing room door just over an hour before his show

started and Garth stepped forward and warmly said, “Hello, you must be Chuck Reynolds and this is Margaret? Welcome to my large dressing room.” We then sat on this huge sofa that had to be 12 feet long and Garth sat between us, offering us veggies and snacks, and then began peppering us with many questions about my radio station, its format and what does Margaret do for a living? She told him she works for a printing company in Leamington and that they make the Evian label that was on the bottled water he was drinking. So he asked, “Is it pronounced Evee-On or Evee-ON?” Margaret smiled and said, “It’s can be ‘ee-

ther or eye-ther,” which got a chuckle out of Garth. He asked if we have any children. We told him we have two daughters, Emily and baby Heather. He then brought out some huge family albums to show us photos of his two kids, he and his then-wife Sandy. As time was running out, I mentioned to Garth that “Unfortunately, there was a lovely young girl, from near CHYR who has cancer and is a huge fan of yours.” Garth then picked up the cassette recorder I brought and made some very special and touching messages, and said how he’ll be praying for her. He also said, “Whenever you hear your favourite song by me, I’ll be think-

ing of you. God Bless you.” Whew, it was very moving and later I brought that tape back to town and gave it to her – along with an autographed photo, a “signed’ CHYR sweatshirt and Garth’s latest CD. Before we left, Garth gave us 16 or more newly autographed photos and tee-shirts for the CHYR staff and allowed me to take a photo of him wearing our CHYR Country Music Radio Sweatshirt that we had made into a two-by-three-foot coloured poster board which — since leaving CHYR in 1999 — eventually ended up in my home. Thanks Garth.

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519.919.1532

STACEY DINIRO Broker

STRESS-FREE MOVE!

519.796.3891

staceydiniro@buysellwithstacey.com

www.sellwithpatricia.com

669 HERITAGE ROAD, KINGSVILLE

$1,350,000

LAKEFRONT PROPERTY

Incredible Lakefront Property - Immediate Possession MLS #22000497 | An incredible opportunity to buy over 106’ of private sandy beach just east of Cedar Island in Kingsville. This unique property offers many potential uses as it’s a very deep, double lot serviced by sanitary sewers, town water and gas. Plenty of width and depth to build a dream home or 2, maybe renovate the existing 3 bedroom home or just enjoy it as a cottage with lots of extra space!

Custom built lakefront home built to ERCA standards. Spacious 2 storey open concept kitchen, living room, eating area & foyer complete w/ a floating staircase. Everything is top of the line. 3 fireplaces, 1 gas, 2 steam. Covered lakefront patio, oversize garage complete w/dog wash. Wonderful location, close to marina, golf course & Point Pelee National Park.

Cody Kraus Broker

CRITCHLOW

519.322.7105

R.A. REALTY INC. BROKERAGE

519-326-6154

12734 TALBOT TRAIL, MORPETH

$4,499,900

Greenview Aviaries Park & Zoo MLS #22000120/0122 | Home to over 450 mammals, birds & reptiles, this thriving familyowned & operated business is looking for new ownership! Well known throughout Southwestern Ontario, Greenview Aviaries’ 50-acre zoo includes a souvenir shop, Duffy’s Bar & Grill, water gardens, a picnic & play area, jungle villages, splash pad, basketball courts, ziplines & picnic tables plus 3 pavilions that can seat 150+ for outdoor gatherings & much more!

Cody Kraus Broker

519.322.7105

D L O S

522 COUNTY RD 8, LEAMINGTON

Over 1 acre of country living just outside of staples. 3+2 bedroom, 2 full baths, a grand foyer, maple kitchen w/ granite countertops & chefs stove, gorgeous hardwood thru-out, 2 tier deck w/ above ground pool, a fireplace & a pizza oven. You won’t want to leave your backyard oasis. 24 x 24 heated garage, 32 x 56 workshop, 400’ paved driveway & bar! New furnace and new appliances.

G N I K S A E ABOV

Patricia Pedreira

Broker

519-919-1532 1928 VILLACANAL DR., KINGSVILLE

$1,250,000

To Be Built: Beautiful 1 ½ Storey Home MLS #22001056 | Beautiful 1 1/2 storey home ready to be customized and built for you! This home is perfect for today’s lifestyle with an open concept main floor, dining area, great room with a fireplace, three bedrooms including a primary bedroom with ensuite including a soaker tub & double sinks. With an unfinished basement, this home offers plenty of opportunities to customize your dream home!

John Kraus

Sales Representative

519.890.9143

81 OLIVE, LEAMINGTON

Family home in sought after subdivision. Walk into this 1900 sq ft home & you are greeted with tons of natural light. Open concept kitchen/ living/dining area. Curl up around the fireplace to watch your favourite movie. Kitchen has large island, classic white cabinetry with loads of storage & large pantry. 3 +2 bedrooms & 3 baths, fully finished bsmt, master bedroom with ensuite & walk-in closet.

Patricia Pedreira

Broker

519-919-1532

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Thinking of buying or selling a home? We are here to help. LOUIE SAAD, P.Eng. Broker/Owner 519-919-7223

BECKY SAAD

CONRAD BABKIRK

Sales Representative/Owner Sales Representative 519-919-7223 519-818-4435

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ED REGEHR

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HARPREET DHILLON as the newest member to the CENTURY 21 TEAM serving Windsor, Essex County & surrounding area.

Harpreet joins our highly trained professional sales team and invites you to give her a call today.

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Sales Representative 519-818-4393

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TWYLA CARDER

Sales Representative 519-257-0207

55 ERIE N. LEAMINGTON

FOR LEA

The management & staff of Century 21 Erie Shores Realty Inc. are proud to introduce

Office space available-high visibility, municipal parking, common areas. Up to 1200 sq ft at $12/sq ft gross lease in a busy real estate office. Ideal for mortgage broker, insurance or lawyer.

If you are looking for someone with the energy and understanding to help you get what you want, you’re looking for a Century 21 Agent.

No question about it! Office: Cell: Email:

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VACANT LAND MERSEA ROAD E. 2 1/2 acres of vacant land with rich soil. Ideal for the Hobby Farmer. CALL CONRAD @ 5193222233

VACANT LAND $2,800/MONTH

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- 18 Mill St. West, Tilbury - Prime commercial Property - Entrance off 2 streets - High traffic area - Seller will consider build to suit long term

CALL RICHARD @ 5196070311

802 TALBOT E, LEAMINGTON

FOR LEA

Be your own Boss! Retail Store with convenient corner location between Leamington and Wheatley, many updates, bright and clean storefront with paved parking lot.

CALL BECKY OR LOUIE @ 5199197223

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322-2233

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Featured 669 listing Heritage, of the Week kingsville 669 heritage, kingsville

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39 robinson, leamington

1-35 pearl e., kingsville

1,500/mth

279,900

An incredible opportunity to buy over 106’ of private sandy beach! With endless possibilities, the current home features 3 beds, 1 bath & more!

Nicely renovated & move-in ready with 4 beds, 1 bath, kitchen with spacious island, fireplace, 2nd floor flex space, ~115’ deep lot, partially fenced lot & new windows!

Great commercial opportunity with 980 sq. ft. zoned C3! Includes 2 onsite parking spaces plus municipal parking nearby. Tenant to pay gas and hydro.

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299,900

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683 McCracken, Kingsville

1,099,900

1,499,000

Unique 5-acre property with tons of potential! Including a 3-bedroom home, large shop, gutted brick farm house, smaller fenced barn & plenty of open land.

Executive ranch home in Golfwood Lakes! Featuring 3 beds, 2.5 baths, primary suite, open concept living, 3-car garage & ready to be built/ customized for you!

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949,900

KB metal works kingsville

Lot 127 Villacanal, kingsville

395,000

1,250,000

Beautiful brick ranch on spacious lot with 2+3 beds, 2.5 baths, primary suite, lower -level family room concrete covered patio & 48’x 72’ insulated shop.

Be your own boss at KB Metal Works! A well-established metal shop offering custom fabrication for all you metal work needs. Business only.

Beautiful 1 1/2 storey home ready to be customized & built for you! Including 3 beds, 2.5 baths, grand foyer, primary room w/ ensuite & 2-car garage.

Greenview Aviaries Park & zoo - 12734 Talbot Trail, morpeth

4,499,900

1st-time sale of a thriving family-owned/ operated park & zoo! Home to over 450 mammals, birds and reptiles, this 50-acre property includes a souvenir shop, Duffy’s Bar & Grill, picnic/play area, splash pad, 3 pavilions, single-family home, several outbuildings & more. Virtually everything on site is included!

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Jonathan Dick transitions to CEO at South Essex Fabricating LEAMINGTON – South Essex Fabricating (SEF) has announced that Jonathan Dick is the company’s new CEO. He officially started his new role and responsibilities this month, following a gradual move into the position over the past year. Jonathan began in the company’s design department in 2007 after completing a degree in mechanical engineering. In 2010, he took on a lead sales role, and over the last number of years has managed the sales and project development of all accounts, making the move to CEO a seamless

one. “Jonathan’s transition to CEO was a natural choice,” said Peter Quiring, founder and president of South Essex Fabricating. “He’s been integral through the growth we’ve experienced over the past 10 years, and I’m confident that he will bring great leadership to the company into the future.” Since 1994, South Essex Fabricating has steadily earned its spot as North America’s top greenhouse constructor. With a focus on innovation in greenhouse technology, SEF is excited for contin-

JONATHAN DICK

ued growth as an industry leader in the North American greenhouse market.

Nominations open for Lois Fairley Nursing Award

GLEANERS HELP UKRAINE

LEAMINGTON — Gleaners volunteers have been busy the past two weeks preparing 14 skids of dried soup mix to be forwarded to Loads of Love Humanitarian Aid Society with the intention of distributing the food in Poland and Ukraine. Over 500,000 servings of dried vegetable soup mix have been loaded onto trucks to get them to Ukraine as soon as possible. In the top photo, Gleaners volunteers sort and package the soup mix. In the bottom photo, the finished product is loaded into the Loads of Love truck for shipment. Photos submitted

REGIONAL — Nominations are now open to nominate your favourite nurse for the Lois Fairley Nursing Award, which will recognize the Windsor-Essex County Nurse of the Year from the many dedicated and wonderful nurses who make a difference every day with their patients in the community. The award is selected and given by the Windsor-Essex chapter of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (R.N.A.O.) from nominations received from the public. If you or a loved one has ever needed nursing care in a hospital, at home or through our public health nurses, you know the difference an outstanding nurse makes with patients and their families. Nominate that person. In the past two years, the recipients of this award were “All Nurses Throughout Windsor and Essex County” for their outstanding care and extra effort demonstrated during COVID. As a symbol of their service to our

Nominations being accepted for Business Excellence Awards

LEAMINGTON – Do you know at business that excels in customer service? Do you work for a company that is a community leader? Who is your go-to person in the business community? The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2022 Business Excellence Awards. Consider nominating (or self-nom-

inating) a deserving individual, business, organization or group. There are 14 different award categories. Call the Chamber office at 519-3262721 for information on how to nominate. Awards will be presented September 14.

THE LATE LOIS FAIRLEY

community, there are dedicated benches at Windsor’s Jackson Park, Leamington’s Seacliff Park and outside the Amherstburg Health and Wellness Centre on Richmond Street recognizing the valuable contribution of Windsor and Essex County nurses. The 2022 nomination process is easy: in 500 words or less, submit a story about how a nurse impacted a patient’s life, family, workplace or community. For more information and nomination forms, go to the website for the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Windsor Essex at www.windsoressexrnao.org All nominations must be received by April 20. The 15th Annual Award presentation will take place in May. The award is named for Lois Fairley, a graduate of Windsor’s Grace Hospital nursing program in 1955, who spent her career caring for patients at Grace Hospital as a nurse and head nurse. She also served the nursing profession as a member of the Provincial Board of Directors of R.N.A.O., served as President of the Ontario Nurses Association and on St. Clair College the Program Advisory Committee. Unfortunately, Lois passed away in 2007, and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario instituted this award for Windsor Essex in 2008.

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Denturist Shreve Denture Clinic

Denturist

Kristin Shreve Swayze DD

Hearing Clinics Clear Hearing Centre

Melissa Beardsley-Brown H.I.S.

Claudia Szynal DD

Registered Hearing Instrument Specialist

243 Erie St. S. Unit #3, Leamington 519-398-8116 www.clearhearingcentre.com @ClearHearingCentre

197 Talbot St. W. Unit #303 Leamington 519-322-5900 www.shrevedentureclinic.com

Heating & Cooling County Cooling & Heating Bernie Cormier

Jeff Gates

Professional Locksmith

Owner

461 North Talbot Road, Cottam 519-839-6102 www.countycoolingandheating.com

Real Estate

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advertise here!

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Sales Representative

Camille Elters

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Chantelle Elters

Raine Schiefer Realtor®

17 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-819-4290 chanelters@gmail.com @eltersrealestateteam h.featherstonerealtyinc

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Shannon Matheson Sales Representative

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Broker

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141 Main St. E., Kingsville 519-796-3102 www.jumprealty.ca

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During the current COVID-19 crisis, we will make an effort to supply you with extra puzzle options such as below, as long as there is space to do so. Thank You all for reading weekly.

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ANSWERS ON PAGE 19

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Spending time alone could be good for you this week, Aries. While working toward your goals, you also are enjoying some much-needed peace and quiet. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Your friends may be pushing you to move forward since you seem to be stuck in the past, Taurus. Don’t stay stagnant for too long or you may lose motivation for change. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 A collaboration with someone close to you yields surprising results, Gemini. You may have been looking for inspiration for some time and finally found it. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a longing for adventure points you in all sorts of different directions over the next few days. You have to try on a few different hats to find the right fit. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a fantastic investment opportunity comes your way but there is a lot of red tape that could get in the way if you let it. Work through all angles to make things happen. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, idolizing someone can have its plusses and minuses. You may have a picture of a person that is impossible to live up to. Temper your expectations.

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LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a rigid schedule may work for some, but not everyone. Incorporate a little flexibility into your life and others may be flocking to your laid-back style.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Talk to someone about a creative idea that you have had, Scorpio. This person may offer valuable feedback that can guide you as you try to flesh out your idea into something tangible. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may be interested in having a lot of fun, but someone keeps throwing a wet blanket on your ideas. Don’t let it derail your plans. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 It’s easy to give opinions and pick sides, but don’t get pinned down to a particular position until you’ve tried several different options, Capricorn. Then you’ll have a good idea. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Others may not understand the way you manage money, Aquarius. But you have a clear understanding of your particular brand of logic. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, friends are a strong presence in your life right now and you are very grateful for all that they provide you. Let them know. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS MARCH 20 - Spike Lee, Director (65) MARCH 21 - Jace Norman, Actor (22) MARCH 22 - Reese Witherspoon, Actress (46) MARCH 23 - Brett Eldredge, Singer (36) MARCH 24 - The Undertaker, Wrestler (57) MARCH 25 - Elton John, Singer (75) MARCH 26 - Keira Knightley, Actress (37) ANSWERS ON PAGE 19

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E-mail or call in your classified ad by Friday at 4:00 p.m. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 2, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: sun@southpointsun.ca We accept E-TRANSFER, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

AUCTION

Legacy Auctions

Retail ONLINE AUCTIONS COMING SOON. STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS.

SATURDAY HOURS EXTENDED BY DEMAND! WED - FRI 9:30 - 4:30 • SATURDAY 10:00 - 4:30 Closed Sunday, Monday & Tuesday for restocking.

• Quality used furniture, tools, houseware, books, electronics • No public washrooms available • Check our website or Facebook for photos every Monday

194 Erie St. North (at the fairgrounds) Leamington 519-322-4427 www.legacyauctions.net

SUDOKU ANSWERS

ONLINE CLEARING AUCTION

Of Tractors, Implements & Misc, held at 1824 Lakeshore Road 215, South Woodslee, for Paul & Mary Jane Chevalier

Auction Begins to Close:

Friday, April 1 at 6:00 pm Tractors: White Workhorse 6215 – 4WD, duals all around, triple remotes, 4832 hours; White 2-135, 2615 hours on tact (may not be accurate); Cockshutt 1755 dsl, open station, 2638 hrs; Ford 3600 gas, open station, 4084 hrs. Equipment: Salford Triple K 22’ cultivator; White 285 – 20’ shank cultivator; 24’ manual fold leveler; Cropbuster 3800 notill drill, 20’, with coulter cart, used only for wheat; Hardi sprayer 45’ manual fold boom, 500 gal tank; White Overum 6 furrow plow, automatic reset; 3 ph deep ripper 10’; 8’ scuffler; V-blade; 400 bu. Gravity wagon with seed auger; few misc. items. Preview: Saturday March 26 from 10:00 to 3:00.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS For Catalogue & Bidding go to jacobauctions.hibid.com. If you

need assistance with online bidding, please call Jacob Auctions Ltd. at 519-348-9896. Proprietors: Paul & Mary Jane Chevalier 519-723-4810 Auctioneers: David Jacob 519-348-9896 Jack Morris 519-687-2530

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WANTED TO BUY

SERVICES

FOR SALE

VOLUNTEERS

LOCAL FIREARMS COLLECTOR looking to purchase unwanted firearms. Fully licensed and professional. Give me a call and let’s make a deal! 519mr23 796-6591.

ELECTRICIAN - LICENSED ELECTRICAL contractor, semi-retired, looking for smaller wiring jobs and wiring repairs including additions, renovations. Call 519-326-7900. ECRA/ESA mr9-23 Licence #7013042.

HAY FOR SALE - Small square second cut alfalfa. No rain. $5.50 per bale. Call mr16-23 519-326-6902.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED The Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary is looking for help with: events, museum help, gardening, lawn care etc. If interested please email volunteer@jackminer. au18-tfn com

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LOOKING TO BUY OLDER GIBSON OR FENDER GUITAR. Call or text 519ja19-tfn 567-4446.

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BUYING ALL COINS + JEWELRY - gold, sterling, costume + Windup watches, all coins, paper money, buying Military + coins - Friday April1 + Saturday, April 2 Essex Railway Station, 87 Station St., Essex. Thursday, April 7, Kingsville Arena, 1741 Jasperson Drive. Thursday, April 14, Unico Centre, Downtown Kingsville (next to A1 Flooring). Free Estimates. Buying All Coins, Mint sets, Canada, USA, world. House calls available, Dan W. Jones B.A.Ed. 54 years experience, 519-818mr23-30 1805. _____________________________

FOR RENT LEAMINGTON LAKEFRONT

Upscale and Affordable in SUDOKU Leamington’s ONLY waterfront rental apartment building overlooking Leamington Marina and Park and minutes from the beach. Amenities include: • library and social rooms • new Smart Card “no coin” laundry • beautiful lobby • underground parking • outdoor balconies • FREE utilities and window coverings • Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management.

Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819

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INCOME TAX – Confidential preparation of Personal, Farm, and Senior Returns. Contact-free pick-up and delivery in Leamington, Kingsville and Essex County. E-file or regular filing. Over 35 years experience. Call Tim Mousseau 519-9752414 or toll free 1-855-975fe9-ap27 2414. _____________________________

GROOMING BY DANIELLE - CPPS Certified Groomer in Leamington. 13 years experience. For all your pet grooming needs, please call 226-526-7971 or message me on Facebook COVID-19 Certified & Compliant. mr2-30 _____________________________

IRWIN PLUMBING - New homes, renovations, repairs. Same or next day service. Since 1999. Call Tim 519ja6-tf 825-7245. _____________________________

ELECTROLUX SALES & SERVICE: Complete line of vacuums and shampooers/ floor polishers. Will provide free estimate on Central Vac installations. Contact Dan ANSWERS tf Bailey. 519-825-7698. ____________________________

FOR RENT

SHERK APARTMENTS

2 bedroom apartment for rent. Secured building. Appliances included. Within walking distance to Sherk Complex and Highbury. Call...

519-326-3955

Email: sun@southpointsun.ca WORD SEARCH ANSWERS

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

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ITEMS FOR SALE - Walker, scooter, propane barbecue, Coleman lantern, 2 twoperson tents. Call 519-919mr23 1028.

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NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE IF YOU WORKED FOR MARYVER COMPANY INC., BETWEEN JANUARY 2020 AND DECEMBER 2020, there is a pending legal proceeding before the Ontario Labour Relations Board which may impact your legal rights. In order to be provided with a copy of the Application and other requisite information, you must provide your contact information as soon as possible, by email to: armstrong@millercanfield.com or by mail to: Miller Canfield LLP, 100 Ouellette Ave (Suite #1300), Windsor, ON, N9A 6T3. HELP WANTED

We are seeking

GREENHOUSE ASSOCIATE

• Compensation is $15.00/hour • Monday through Friday (Occasional Saturdays) • No education or experience required. • Duties include hand-trimming, taking cuttings, hand harvesting, watering and cleaning of greenhouse. Please apply at: careers@tilray.com or mail a resume to: P.O. Box 2000 269 Erie St. S., Leamington, ON N8H 3C4

DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIEDS IN THE SOUTHPOINT SUN IS FRIDAY AT 4:00 SUDOKU ANSWERS

CROSSWORD ANSWERS

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E-mail or call in your classified ad by Friday at 4:00 p.m.. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 2, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: sun@southpointsun.ca We accept E-TRANSFER, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LOCAL TRUSS ASSEMBLY PLANT is hiring full time truss builders. Monday to Friday and occasional Saturdays during busy season. Benefits after 3 months along with a boot allowance. Experience an asset but not required. Call 519-839-4301 or email resume to cindyh@ fe2-tfn rivardtruss.com.

Southwestern Manufacturing Inc is looking for

(5) CNC Machinist

Apply now: jobs@southwesternmanufacturing.com

Minimum of 40-50 hours per week

Qualification:

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Minimum 5+ years experience in a machining environment Minimum 5+ years experience operating CNC horizontal/vertical milling machines, CNC Experience in 2D machining Extensive knowledge of tooling and tooling operations Proficient specifically in Fanuc controls Must be proficient in manual G code programming Secondary(high) school and postgraduate certification Must work both days & afternoon shift rotation

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PINNACLE ACRES REQUIRES Full time greenhouse general labourers. $15/hr 50+ hours, 7 days/wk. Must be available Saturday & Sunday. Work site: 333 County Rd 18, Leamington ON, rural setting, must have own transportation. Crop maintenance and harvesting, other duties as required. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40lbs on a repetitive basis, fast paced environment, strong work ethic, punctual, reliable. Please apply via email: pinnaclejobs@hotmail.ca No experience or education required. de4-tf

Duties:

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Full benefit comes with Extended health care Vision Care Dental Care Company Pension RRSP, DPSP

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Able to read drawings, spec & engineering info Setting and operate CNC machines Fitting and assembling components and machine parts to close tolerances Verifying dimensions of products for accuracy and conformance to specification using precision measuring instruments

519-985-6161

Apply now: jobs@southwesternmanufacturing.com

Southwestern Manufacturing Inc is looking for

(10) 1st Class Welder

Minimum of 40-50 hours per week

Start at $24.05/hr

Qualification: • Experienced SENIOR LEVEL welders • Minimum of 5 years’ welding experience • Extensive knowledge of welding techniques, GTAW TIG, GMAW FCAW, and multi-pass welding

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Duties: • • • • •

Full benefit comes with Extended health care Vision Care Dental Care Company Pension RRSP, DPSP

Read and Interpret welding blueprints, drawings spec Interpret welding process specifications Operate manual, semi-automatic, automated welding equipment Operate Oxy Arc Cutting Equipment Examine welds to meet the customer’s standard and spec

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS FRIDAYS AT 4:00 PM Bus Map and Schedule

The LTW Transit runs from Leamington to Windsor with stops in Kingsville and Essex, three times daily during the week and twice on Saturdays.

Exact cash fare is required.

Passes 10 Ride Pass $75

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Free transfer to Transit Windsor city service. Please request a transfer from the driver once you board the bus. Children 12 years and under ride free with parent or guardian.

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Flyers jump back into first place with three wins

By C. Scott Holland The largest crowd this season (710) at the Highbury Canco arena witnessed a very exciting contest as the Flyers hosted the St. Marys Lincolns last Thursday night and beat them 4-1. On the heels of that, they topped the St. Thomas Stars 7-4 Friday night then blanked the Komoka Kings 3-0 on Saturday. The three wins put them in first place, three points over London and four ahead of Chatham. Both the Nats and Flyers have six contests left. Chatham has three. On Thursday, the final score was not indicative of how really close the game was. Over the course of 35 minutes, it was a one-goal contest then knotted for another five . But before the third period was one minute old, the Flyers broke the deadlock and took a 2-1 lead and that slim edge held up until the final two minutes when they tabbed two empty-net goals. The victory vaulted the Flyers back into the top spot in the west. The contest wasn’t even 60 seconds old when its intensity became apparent. Lincs player Ethan Coups slammed a Flyers player hard into the boards in front of the Flyers’ bench. Coups was given a five-minute check-from-behind major. But as that happened, Nolan McKibbin crosschecked a player in front of the Lincs bench and the tone was set.

At 6:16 the Lincolns got on the board first when Thomas Harbour rifled a shot past Flyers’ starter Ryan Polidori for a 1-0 lead. That lead held up until early in third, despite the Flyers putting 16 shots on Lincs’ starter Bryce Walcarius in the opening frame. Penalties were few and far between in the second and third periods, and the game turned into a back-and-forth battle. The Flyers got the break they needed at 16:01 of the second when Seth Martineau went into the Lincs’ zone, weaved deftly around the defense and was alone against Walcarius. He deked the goalie then shoveled a shot into the net to knot the score at 1-1. Wyatt O’Neil and Andrew Uturo laid the groundwork for the Martineau tally. Only 55 seconds had elapsed in the third when Colton O’Brien hooked a pass to Connor MacPherson who rifled a left wing shot through Walcarius’ five-hole. Holding a 2-1 lead, the Flyers’ defense and Polidori closed the door the rest of the way on the Lincolns. At 19:07 Polidori fed Koen Taves, and Taves got the puck to Connor MacPherson who found the empty net. After the faceoff and a couple of tries by St. Marys to enter the Flyers’ zone, Polidori and Martineau hooked up with Blake McNally who skated down the ice and deposited the puck into the vacated net to

Flyers’ forward Connor MacPherson (25) has just snapped a shot that has zipped between the legs of St. Marys goalie Bryce Walcarius, who is looking down for a puck that is not there. Scott Holland photo

make it a 4-1 final. “It was a slow start both nights, but the players responded well after being down in both matches,” said head coach Dale Mitchell. “We need to find a way to get going once the puck drops and not put ourselves behind.” He added, “On the other hand, the guys have been playing well during this long month of games. We just have to keep the momentum going.” On Friday night the Flyers topped the St. Thomas Stars 7-4 as six different Flyers scored. They took an early 5-1 lead as Flyers goalie Boe Piroski halted 36 of 40 shots. Scoring for the Flyers were Andrew Uturo with a pair

(his 19th and 20th of the season), Gavin Grundner (26th), Connor McCracken, Ryan MacPherson, Jason Daraiche and Wes O’Neil. To finish the threein-three run, the Flyers blanked Komoka 3-0. Ryan Polidori earned the 3-0 shutout by stopping all 24 Kings’ shots in a contest which the Flyers controlled throughout. It was knotted 0-0 after one period but Andrew Uturo scored at 3:18 of the second to give the Flyers a lead they would not surrender. At 7:45 of the third, Ryan MacPherson slotted a short-handed tally for a 2-0 edge. Gabe Piccolo fired an empty-net goal in the final

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

U12 Ravens win International Silver Stick

The Essex-Southpoint Ravens, 2022 Silver Stick champions. Kneeling in front are Trent Chevalier and Kevin Ondic. Standing, from left, are Jamie Thomas, Nash Fuerth, Austin Goudie, Ben Liebrock, Coach Tony Youssef, Isaiah George’s, Trainer Kevin Cook, Joseph McLeod, AJ Youssef, Lucas O’Neil, Nathan Mariuz, Brayden Foster, Jonathan Recker, Maxim Pyne, Kayden Cook, Tyler Thomas, Derek Dunn, Coach Dylan Impens. Photo submitted

The Essex-Southpoint Ravens U12 hockey team travelled to Newmarket last week and came home as Silver Stick champions. The opening game saw the Ravens come out a little rusty as they faced off against the Burlington Eagles, but eventually they found their way and skated away with a 4-0 win. Lucas O’Neil led the way with a pair of goals, while Austin Goudie and Derek Dunn added singles. Trent Chevalier earned the shutout. Game two had the locals face the Centre Wellington

Fusion. It was all business in this tilt as the Ravens iced an 8-1 victory. Goudie paced the attack, notching a hat trick, with singles going to Kayden Cook, Nash Fuerth, Maxim Pyne, AJ Youssef and Dunn. Kevin Ondic earned the win in goal. Next up for the Ravens was the host team, the Newmarket Renegades. This contest was completely one-sided as the Ravens breezed to an 8-0 win while not allowing a single shot on net. Fuerth sniped a hat trick, and O’Neil, Ben Liebrock,

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Pyne, Jonathan Recker, Joseph McLeod added singles. Chevalier earned his second shutout of the tourney. On Monday morning the Ravens continued round-robin play against the Leaside Flames. By now the team was playing like a well-oiled machine and easily won this contest 8-1. Goudie fired in a pair, with O’Neil, Liebrock, Pyne, Fuerth, Isaiah Georges and Nathan Marius rounding out the scoring. Ondic secured the win. Monday night saw the Ravens face off against the Welland Tigers in the semi-final. Only 40 seconds into the game, Youssef won a face-off back to Fuerth, who

weaved to the slot and roofed his snapshot to take the lead. In the second, Dunn found a loose puck and his shot found the fivehole to double the lead. Welland scored next to get within one. Two minutes into the third, Tyler Thomas took a shot from out front that was blocked, but Cook found the carom and ripped his shot in off the post. Two minutes later, Fuerth dug the puck out of the corner and wired his wrister bar down to put the Ravens up by three. Brayden Foster then passed to Liebrock, who hit O’Neil in full stride and he split the defence

and wired his wrister five hole to increase the lead. Welland added a goal to inch closer, but that was as close as they would get as Essex-Southpoint skated to a well-earned 5-2 win. Chevalier secured the win with key saves throughout. On Tuesday, March 15, the Ravens were up against the Sarnia Sting in the championship game. It was a very spirited contest with both teams taking a few penalties as each side tried to force themselves on the other. With 6:31 left in the second period, Fuerth stopped a clearing attempt and ripped his shot on net. His shot was stopped, but the rebound landed on the stick of Youssef who made

U13 Blue finishes playoffs tied with Amherstburg Southpoint U13LL Blue played two playoff games on the weekend. The first game against Essex Green finished decidedly in Southpoint’s favour, with a score of 7-1. Jackson Weil passed the puck from the corner to Gavin Butiniello, in front of the Essex net, who fired the puck in to give Southpoint a 1-0 lead. Butiniello scored the second as he cut across the ice, took a slap shot from 10m out and put the puck in the top corner. Brady Walker assisted on the goal. Weil and Butiniello teamed up on the third goal as Butiniello completed his hattrick. The Caps went up 4-0

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when Brent Pimental passed the puck from the point to Jack Williams down low in the corner. Jack sent the puck to Landon Carlini, in front of the net, and he promptly fired it home. Pimental then scored the fifth goal from the top of the circle. Butiniello got his fourth while short-handed, and Carlini scored his second to finish the scoring. Essex had scored early in the third period to ruin Ty Gould’s bid for a shutout. The score looked good for Southpoint, but the team made a number of defensive errors, like errant passes in their own end and forwards not coming back to help their D. The locals then dropped a 3-1 decision to Amherstburg in game two of the playoffs. Southpoint’s lone goal was by Butiniello, who carried the puck in from his own blue line and backhanded it into the top corner. Amherstburg and Southpoint finished the playoffs tied and will meet again in the Day of Champs Tournament, which will be held at the Nature Fresh Complex.

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U10 Caps make it to Silver Stick final

NEWMARKET — The U10 Essex Southpoint team traveled to Newmarket March 12-15 to take part in the 35th Annual International Silver Stick Tournament. The Caps played their first game against Georgina Blaze early Saturday morning. The Blaze came out strong, scoring the first two goals, but the Caps quickly woke up. Conner Blain, assisted by Jackson Root, scored short-handed at the end of the first to make it 2-1. Two more goals in the second and a sweet glove save from goaltender Keegan Pope kept the Caps in the game. Brody Church added another short-handed goal in the third for a 4-2 final. That evening, the Capitals came out hot against Quinte West. Strong play from the defense — Lyle Fleming, Brody Church, Brady George, Jackson Root, Ashton Drozdz and Russell Colenutt — handed Quinte West their first loss of the season. Zander Cook, Carter Demant and Drake Pernal all contributed goals to the 10-3 final. Sunday brought an easy win against the hometown team the Newmarket Renegades (12-2). Jordyn Lefaive’s persistence paid off with a one-timer goal in the first period. Christian Rutgers and Conner Blain teamed up, assisting each other with hat tricks. A Monday morning 8-3 win against Woodstock kept goaltender Owen Tavares’ winning streak alive and saw Ben Macquarrie score. The team advanced to the semi-finals that evening against Centre Wellington, who proved to be a tough opponent. After two periods, the score was 4-2 for the Caps. Eddie Zieba’s strong physical presence shut the opponent down and the final score remained 4-2. Tuesday morning the Caps faced off against Owen Sound for the championship. Strong defensive play from both teams kept the game scoreless during the first period. The Caps were first to score in the second period, but Owen Sound responded with two quick goals. Late in the second, Brady George passed to Blain who scored to tie the game. After a hard-fought third period, the Capitals lost 4-2 in the final.

The Sharks celebrate their sweep of Amherstburg at Wheatley Arena on Tuesday, March 15. SUN photo by Greg Coulter.

Sharks complete sweep of Admirals By Greg Coulter WHEATLEY — The Wheatley Omstead Sharks have advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a dominant four-game sweep of the Amherstburg Admirals. On Tuesday, March 15, in front of about 500 fans, they closed out the series on home ice with a convincing 5-1 drubbing of the opposition, advancing them to a challenging round against the Lakeshore Canadiens.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24 EATING FOR BETTER HEALTH with Cheryl Pedler, Registered Dietician, 11am to 12 noon. Learn about health eating for anti-inflammatory. In-person at Kingsville Community Centre 1860 Division Rd N and live streamed on YouTube at Kingsville Community Centre. Register: admin@kingsvillecentre.com or 226-773-5830. Free admission. THURSDAY, MARCH 24 KINGSVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE - RETURN OF THE COFFEE HOUSE! Musicians, singers, poets and storytellers are welcome to join friends. Free admission, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Essex-Kent Mennonite Historical Association is sponsoring a TALK ON THE UKRAINE BY ANDREW STEBELSKY, a local history teacher with Ukrainian roots, on April 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Leamington United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak Street East. Donations for Ukrainian relief will be collected. Everyone welcome. Masks required.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 HISTORY TALK SERIES with Veronica Brown, 11am to 12 noon. 15 decades of built heritage on Kingsville’s Division Street South. In-person at Kingsville Community Centre 1860 Division Rd N and live streamed on YouTube at Kingsville Community Centre. Register: admin@kingsvillecentre.com or 226-773-5830. Free admission. TUESDAY, APRIL 12 ESSEX COUNTY, ONTARIO ANCESTORS ONLINE PRESENTATION: Learned During Lockdown Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. Debra Honor shares new steps she gained in family history research. Free & open to everyone! Visit https://essex.ogs.on.ca for Zoom link to register.

TUES. APRIL 5 & FRI. APRIL 8 GRIEF SHARE CLASSES will meet Tuesday, April 5 and Friday, April 8, 1:30 p.m. both days, at the Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. There is no charge for these classes. Call 519-326-2521 to register or call Cliff at 519-816-5449. ONGOING 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. 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.

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Again, using a balanced scoring attack they jumped on their foes early and often roaring out to an insurmountable midway 4-0 lead while securing the 5-1 victory. Shannon Olson, Brett Thomas, Jack Lewis, Kristian Pelling and Matt Carvalho dented the twine while Braedon Caetano added three assists. Ethan Handley shone again in net with 21 saves. The Sharks commanding series performance

was evident throughout. They outshot the opposition 172-126 and outscored them 16-3. Head coach Josh Carnavale praised his team’s performance adding, “I couldn’t be happier for the guys to get the job done. Great for the Sharks organization to advance for the first time since 2014. Lakeshore will be tough, they are well coached. Discipline and execution will be key to our success.”

The Sharks opened their best-of-seven second round series in Lakeshore on Tuesday and will host the Canadiens on Thursday, March 24 in Wheatley. Game three in Lakeshore will be Friday, March 25, with game four scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Wheatley. Games five, six and seven, if necessary will take place on Tuesday March 29, Wednesday March 30 and Friday April 1.

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Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) is proud to partner with select agricultural partners across Ontario to develop the ‘More than a Migrant Worker’ campaign to collect and share real stories of migrant workers from across Ontario. As farmers, we know firsthand how vital seasonal workers are to our sector, the

skills they bring to our operations, and what they’re able to accomplish for their families and communities in their home countries by coming to work temporarily here in Canada. Through the media and other channels, these people have come to be known as migrant workers - but as you’ll discover on this site, there is so much more to their story than just the work that they do or the label they’ve been given. Migrant workers who come to Ontario legally to work on fruit and vegetable farms do so under the umbrella

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of one of two government programs: the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) and the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. Workers under these programs have the same rights and privileges as Canadian workers do, and their employers have the same obligations and responsibilities to those workers as they do for their Canadian employees. Anything else is unacceptable and not supported by the sector. We hope you take some time to check out the website and learn a bit more about our farm-working neighbors. https://www.morethanamigrantworker.ca/

Here is a selection of stories from greenhouse workers right here in Leamington! Juan Carlos,

Seasonal Agriculture Worker from Mexico, working at DC Farms My name is Juan Carlos and I come from the State of Guanajuato. My reason to be here, to come here to Canada, is for the welfare of my family, to help them and to give my children a good future. I have come for 14 years. My job here at the farm is to pick and package the product. Once I am finished packaging, I also do maintenance, repair the vehicles, and so on. At first, my family was sad because I come here,

but the days pass and we know that I have to go out to seek a better life for the children, for my wife, for our parents who we also help when we can. There are low times, there are good times and more than anything you have to give it all to get ahead. I like the people here. They are nice. I am grateful to Canada, for the opportunity it gives to many people like in Mexico, Central America and many countries. Unfortunately, in our countries, there aren’t the opportunities like the ones Canada offers and I thank the people and the employers who give us this opportunity to come to work here.

María Gonzales,

Temporary Foreign Worker from Mexico My name is María Gonzales and I’ve been coming to Canada from Mexico since 2001. I always had the idea in Mexico to come and look for new opportunities and when I heard about the program, I became really excited to come and try it. It was very difficult at first because 20 years ago, this program wasn’t intended for women – only men. When we were accepted, it was a triumph because only two or three of us were accepted. I’ve been working at this greenhouse since 2012.

I started as a vegetable picker and then I moved to packaging. For my family and I think for all the families here, they are proud of us because it’s so hard to get into this program. My family is proud that I am here and because I’m here, their lives are more stable in Mexico. Here, we form another family but the heart always stays in Mexico. The family that I leave behind is big. I think about them every day – my mom, my son, my daughter and everyone. They need me there but they also need my job here. For fun, I like to do shopping first and then outings. I like going to the lake (Lake Erie).

Julio Polanco,

Temporary Foreign Worker from Guatamala, Nature Fresh Farms My name is Julio Polanco. I am from Guatemala. I came in December 2015 to this greenhouse called Nature Fresh through a foundation in my community. In Guatemala, there is very little work, it is very scarce and sometimes when there is work it is poorly paid. In Guatemala I have done a lot of different jobs, from a car battery workshop, pig farm, in the fields working with tomatoes, a rose greenhouse, packaging beans, peas, lettuce and in construction. I have worked as security guard, too. My wife used to say to me, “I want to work, I want to help you also with work, so you do not have to travel anymore”. But because I am working here, my wife has been able to go back to school. After three years of studying, she is now a nurse. I am so proud of her, of myself and of my daughter who is 7. My wife now earns more and we are able to send my daughter to a good school where she will receive a good education which will help her when she grows up. I am very grateful – first to God and then to Nature Fresh. Thanks to the work that I have here, I have a better life. I feel good. I feel happy. I feel that it is a very good company and I am very grateful. I like to go fishing, go biking and play soccer

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OGVG had the opportunity to partner with the great residents of Leamington on an initiative that was collecting donations of medical supplies, sleeping bags, blankets, and other necessary items for the citizens of Ukraine. There was a call for essential items that were able to be shipped to Toronto and flown to Ukraine free of charge! We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all that had donated, no matter what the item was. The thought of helping and touching the lives of those who need it most has truly been an inspiring experience. Since Friday March 4th, nearly 20 skids of donated items have been packed, wrapped, and loaded. We are inspired to have had an opportunity to take part in this and are always ready and willing to assist our communities!

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Sharks complete sweep of Admirals

U10 Caps make it to Silver Stick final

U13 Blue finishes playoffs tied with Amherstburg

U12 Ravens win International Silver Stick

Flyers jump back into first place with three wins

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Vaccination centre to cease operations

Affordable housing fast-tracked for Caldwells and The Bridge

LAST OF THE ICE FORMATIONS

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ST. PADDY’S MEAL AT HALF CENTURY CENTRE

Brighton Beach Memoirs to begin run at Bank Theatre Apr. 1

Leamington’s Little Helper shovels his way to $700

Harassment complaint at Chatham-Kent

Kelly no longer with Chatham-Kent

FAMILY DISPLACED BY FIRE

Mennonite Home makes colourful upgrades for special residents

Post office reopens in new Wheatley location

Wheatley mother and daughter killed in crash

Province lifts mask mandate

AWAITING THE SEACLIFF BEACH SUNSET