Wednesday, June 30, 2021
1963 Studebaker with sliding roof Roderick Sergiades was born and raised in Toronto. He now lives in Port Hope with his wife and daughter. Among his eight classic cars is one with an unusual feature: “This is my 1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire fourdoor station wagon. Yes, this beautiful car has the famous metal sliding roof, where about 40 per cent of it retracts. Never restored, this workhorse can still pull her weight and more. Who says a family man can’t have a convertible?” Under the hood of Roddy’s Wagonaire is a six-cylinder engine with 169 cubic inches. When this station wagon was built, the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, could look back on over 100 years of building wheeled vehicles that started in 1852 when Henry and Clem Studebaker began building covered wagons to cash in on the westward tide of settlement following the California gold rush of 1849. Fifty years later, the company built its first
THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE Bill Sherk electric-powered vehicle followed by a gasoline-powered vehicle two years later. Now fast forward to 1959 when Studebaker introduced the compact Lark a year ahead of the compacts from the Big Three. The Lark was immensely popular and the station wagon version had the sliding roof mentioned above, a very practical feature, especially in mid-December for bringing home a Christmas tree. But competition from
the other companies soon overtook whatever advantage was gained with the Lark. Production in South Bend was shut down in 1964, leaving only the Studebaker factory in Hamilton, Ontario, to keep the company afloat. In March 1966, the last Studebaker rolled off the line. Many models of Studebaker today have been meticulously restored world-wide by classic car enthusiasts. Your grandparents would certainly remember the Studebaker and maybe even owned one. I’m always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@ sympatico.ca.
1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire.
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VACCINATION CLINIC TRANSPORTATION SECC IS PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION to/from the clinic. Give us a call at 519-326-8629. Please ensure you have an appointment before calling to arrange transportation.
ONGOING MIRACLE MOBILE MARKET - Free fresh produce boxes available in Wheatley every Tuesday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at Wheatley Baptist Church, 47 Talbot Road E. You can pick up a box and have option of paying it forward by donating and helping someone else. ERIE SHORES TOASTMASTERS Meeting online at 6:00 p.m. every other Wednesday. Next meetings are June 9th and 23rd. Develop your Communication and Leadership Skills in a positive, friendly environment. Visit a meeting and see how you like it! For more info Email: ErieShoresTM@ yahoo.com Facebook: Erie Shores Toastmasters or go to ErieShores.toastmastersclubs.org and click on Contact Us. COMMUNITY TAKEOUT IS AVAILABLE at Leamington United Church, 4:00 - 5:00 pm every Monday. St. John’s Anglican Church also has takeout meals available every Wednesday from 4-5pm. Food and clothing are available from St. Vincent De Paul at St. Michael’s Parish, Salvation Army Food Bank, The warming Cross at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Food Cupboard at St. John’s Anglican church, The Bridge (ages 14-24), Food Pantry at Parkdale Variety, neighbourhood pantry at Erie South and
Marlborough and the Angel Pantry at St. John’s Anglican Church. All are free. All are welcome.
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE’S DRINKING? Al-Anon Family Groups meeting information: 519-790-7739 or www. alanonwindsoressex.com IF YOU WANT TO DRINK, THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS If you want to stop, we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 519-999-1234. RANDY ATKINSON FUND provides money for extras that OHIP doesn’t pay for or to help with unexpected expenses for cancer patients (e.g. hospital parking etc). If you, your group or organization would like to have a speaker explain the fund and its availability in this area, call 519-682-2580. PLAY ROTARY TV BINGO GAMES - Tuesday nights, live on TVCOGECO from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Can only be viewed in Chatham-Kent viewing areas. Support the community and purchase your cards from Adamson Guardian Drugs, Wheatley. Pick up your cards early! Play 5 different games on 3 faces in 1 hour. $3 for 15 ways to win and $2000 in prizes. MELO CLINIC & PREGNANCY CENTRE, 75 Erie Street South, Unit 103, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses. Pregnancy tests, STI testing & treatment. Call 24/7 for confidential support 519-326-0612. Business calls 519-326-3821. www.pregnancycentre.net.
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Rule changes in 1990 affected Jr. C Hockey By C. Scott Holland The 1990-91 Great Lakes Jr. C season and that of all Jr. C teams was greatly affected by two notable Ontario Hockey Association rules changes. The OHA approved the use of two overage players for all Jr. C teams and that change was supported by the Great Lakes Hockey League executive. Flyers head coach Kirk Bowman was confronted by a problem since the Flyers had four overagers who all indicated they wanted to play. “It should be interesting,” said Bowman. “Everybody will be fighting for a spot on the Flyers team this season.” An additional rule change would not allow any teams to use players under a ‘minor waiver’ – that is to play on a card from another minor hockey association. An example would be the Flyers using a player from the Harrow Minor Hockey
Association. “That means the club will have to release these players and pay the going fee,” Bowman explained. However, it did not prevent the team from using players from the Leamington Minor Hockey Association (later known as Southpoint). The Flyers head coach also indicated that a large turnout was expected for the 1990-91 September training camp, since he had mailed 120 invitations. Also, Bowman strongly supported Leamington District Secondary School’s decision to have a hockey team. “I think it’s a great idea and the move will give that many more players a place to play.” Because of the large number of hockey players, he doubted that high school hockey would affect the Flyers or the Great Lakes loop. He did note that Wallaceburg – a Jr. C mainstay for about
25 years – had dropped out to whittle the league down to 10 teams and thus form two balanced divisions of north and south with each having five teams.
KIRK BOWMAN
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