Memories of... Kingsville, Leamington and Wheatley
Dusting off the memories 12 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Photos from Kingsville-Gosfield Heritage Society 1790-2000 A Stroll Through Time
Cedar Beach Drug Store, owned by Red Morris, Photo courtesy of the Kingsville Archives offered drugs, pitcher, teaming up with battery-matetoiletries, china Marie Riley to hold the Woolworth girlsand souvenirs for sale as well down. Kay Douglas, Vicki Dawson andas providing Luanne Irwin all had multiple-hit gamesa luncheon menu. Speed in a losing cause. boat rides From The Leamington Post were available September 6, 1978 from the Cedar Leamington will have the first everBeach Drug satellite receiving station in Southwest-Store for 50 ern Ontario beginning next Tuesday.cents a ride The station is being set up to receivefor summer visitors renting signals from the Anik 1 satellite for livea cabin or for television programs of a public hearingcottagers not of the CRTC from Hull, Quebec. The sta-owning a boat. tion has been arranged by Rogers CableThe boats could be taken through the placid canal or out into the rougher waters of Lake Erie. This and will be broadcast over Essex Cablephotograph of an unidentified family, standing outside the Cedar Beach Drug Store, was taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Looking back at 1978
From the Wheatley Journal September 7, 1978 The hockey school operated by the Wheatley Recreation Commission — comprising 27 boys ranging from Novice to Junior, completed their week-long course on Friday at Wheatley Arena. Instructors Steve Price, Bill Ruiter and Ray Markham kept the boys busy for over seven hours a day. Price invited his old friend Pat Boutette, star forward with the Toronto Maple Leafs to join the staff. —— The Wheatley Omstead Juniors have reached the Ontario championship. They downed Chippewa twice last week to advance to the provincial Junior C finals. In game one, the locals trounced Chippewa 17-5 behind the outstanding pitching of John MacKinnon, who struck out a whopping 22 batters. He allowed four hits and gave up nine walks. He also chipped in with a pair of homeruns — two of the five hit on the day by Wheatley batters. Other round-trippers went to Jerry Omstead, Skinny Robinson and Tim Mercer. In game two, Omsteads came out on top with a fine complete game pitching performance by Allan Harris. Jerry Omstead, Tim Mercer and Harris had two hits apiece, while Rick Robinson, Skinny Robinson, Rob Willan and Big Roger Lamb each chipped in with singles. The Omsteads will open their Ontario final series in Cobourg this weekend. —— The Wheatley Sailors await a protest decision from the Ontario Baseball Association to see if they are eliminated from Bantam D playdowns. Wheatley had travelled to Poplar Hill last Saturday and lost 6-4. The game was protested due to the very obvious fact that the home plate umpire was under the influence of alcohol. Jeff Bowman took the loss on the mound in the game. The teams travelled to Wheatley on Sunday and the locals won 4-1, backed by a great mound performance by Glenn Lamb. Bowman was ejected from the game in the fifth inning for throwing his bat. In game three, the locals fell 1-0 on Monday. Bowman engaged in a pitcher’s duel with Norm Campbell of Poplar Hill. The game remained 0-0 until the bottom of the ninth, when the leadoff Poplar Hill batter reached first on a throwing error by Paul Stevenson. A botched pick-off attempt then advanced the runner to third, who scored on a beautifully executed squeeze bunt. —— The Wheatley Community Band was runner-up in a competition at the annual Tecumseh Corn Festival. They were pitted against 10 of the top bands, all of whom participated in the Corn Fest parade. Heinz Schrade and his daughter Nancy accepted the runner-up trophy from organizers. —— The Ladies South Shore Softball League came to a close on Thursday night in Wheatley as the Leamington Mets outlasted Woolworth 15-13, becoming the league champions. Doug Kennedy was the team’s manager. They were led by Pat Ellis, who went five-forfive on the night, while Janet Graham and Laurie Kosciuw each had four hits. Marlene Schmidtgall was the winning
TV, which is currently owned by Rogers. The Grenville Block (south side of Main Street West) showing, from left to right, Weir The large dish-shaped antenna will be Tailoring Co, Malott Brothers Meat Market, and the T J Salmoni Grocery Store, probably in set up on the farm of George Whaley in Look atThe Leamington’ s fire Past courtesy C. Scott Holland theAlate 1800s. Grenville Block on December 10,of 1994, destroyed four businesses Gosfield South. and six apartment units. —— The Leamington Barons swept St. Leamington’s Past courtesy of the C. Scott Holland Collection Catharines to advance to the OBA Senior B semi-finals with a pair of wins on April 1973: the weekend. They trounced St. CathaBuckingham rines 26-7 on Saturday and then edged Real Estate them 3-1 Sunday. Kyle Scratch took the edged Gulliver win on the mound, while Larry Haggitt Insurance 2-1 to hit two homeruns, a double and a single win the Midget with seven RBIs. Brian Heaton followed hockey trophy. with a homerun, two doubles and a sinAt left is captain gle and drove in six. Gene Biekx and Ken Dick who Ron Haley both contributed greatly to scored both the offense as well. In game two, Mike goals with coach Klym’s four-hitter was the difference Randy Critchlow. in the game. He lost his shutout bid in the eighth. Haley and Roger White had two hits apiece to lead the attack while Klym, Gene Biekx and Haggitt had one each. Sept. 94 - Seven special people received awards from the Leamington Minor Baseball —— Association. They are (back row) Harry Garbarino - PeeWee-Bantam coach of year; Karl Wacholz - Mosquito coach of year; Becky Dyson - Mite coach of year; Jack Harfmann A new Leamington Senior Hockey Jr. Girls coach of year; (front): Wayne Gillett - Rookie coach of year; Brian Gallant - Umpire League hopes to sign up 90 players over of Year; and Rick Adamson - Sr. Girls coach of year. the age of 21 for its first ever hockey Clippings from the Wheatley Journal, May 1989 season. Registration will take place next Clippings from the Wheatley Journal week at the Leamington Arena, with a league fee of $25. League organizer Harold Puyda says teams will be drafted on the basis of age and experience. There will be no body-checking or slapshots in this new league. Murray Setterington is the league president, while directors are Bud Hillman, Brian Plumb, Kent Williams, Dave Pilmer, Brian Brown and Puyda. The league will play on Monday nights. From The Kingsville Reporter September 6, 1978 Kingsville is mourning the passing of Collin Sims, late publisher of the Kingsville Reporter, who passed away on September 2. Born in Wayburn Saskatchewan in 1911, Mr. Sims called Kingsville September 1991 - The Wheatley Lions Club Mosquito team had high hopes as the host club his home in every way. He bagan his for the Ontario tournament Governor George Vary, left, was on cyclingD -playoff Ditches rose footbegan after and footDistrict following the Thursday evening rainfall printing career in Nelson B.C., eventual-Submarine hand to wish them the best for a successful tournament and to toss out the ceremonial first ly moving to the Windsor Star, where heand these young lads wasted no time inventing a new game, “submarine cycling”. If pitch for Wheatley’s start. The good luck handshake went to starting pitcher Thomas Grubb else, it’s a quick way to wash a ten-speed bicycle! was employed from 1937 to 1939, whennothing along with coach Dick Segedin and minor ball president Larry Brown. he came to Kingsville to repair a Linotype machine and stayed. He partneredMEMORIES OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON & WHEATLEY PRESENTED COURTESY OF ... MEMORIES OF KINGSVILLE, LEAMINGTON & WHEATLEY PRESENTED COURTESY OF ... with William Conklin in 1941 and purchased the Kingsville Reporter. —— Three Kingsville area girls are lucky to be alive this week after being struck by a boat off Linden Beach on Sunday. Catherine Broy and Melody Bloomer were treated for minor injuries and released from Leamington District Memorial Hospital. The other girl, Debra Anne 170 OAK ST. W. LEAMINGTON Ward, suffered a collapsed lung and in1-877-511-2927 • 519-326-9052 ternal injuries and is in satisfactory conwww.leamingtonchrysler.com dition at Metropolitan Hospital.
