January 31, 2018

Major boost for Erie Shores Hospice

By Bryan Jessop

The hair of local Chartered Professional Accountant Jeff Kelly may have been cut short, but his support of the local hospice was not.

Kelly, backed by his employer Collins Barrow Leamington LLP, issued a community challenge to raise $10,000 for Erie Shores Hospice on Talbot Street West — a short distance from the local branch of the tax and accounting service operation. With an outpouring of assistance coming from his employer, coworkers, clients, friends and family members, Kelly doubled the amount he required to have his hair — mustache and beard included — shaved in front of a crowd of those same supporters at The Roma Club. A cheque of $20,000 was presented just prior to ‘The Great Shave’ to Erie Shores Health Foundation director of development Ross Barnwell by Kelly, his wife Lori Kelly and Collins Barrow Leamington senior manager Michelle Boutros.

“We’re really pleased with the results,” explained Barnwell. “It’s an incredible job that the community has done.”

Barnwell explained that although the ESHF is involved in a number of thirdparty events throughout the year to the benefit of the Foundation and the Erie Shores Hospice that it represents, Collins Barrow did the vast majority of the legwork involved in raising the funds via The Great Shave. The decision by Kelly and his employer to direct the event’s proceeds to Leamington’s hospice was an easy one.

“Whenever we raise

money, our goal is always to ensure that it stays local,” explained Boutros. “It was amazing how quickly people began showing their support — it didn’t take long for him to reach his goal.”

The Great Shave was launched in early December of 2017 after the idea sprang up among Kelly and fellow guests seated around the same table at a wedding. The $10,000 target was reached within about two weeks.

“We just decided that we’re doing this,” explained Lori. “He (Jeff) was shocked by how much money was raised.”

“It’s proof that I’m surrounded by a lot of very generous and caring people,” Jeff noted. “I was flabbergasted to hear what the amount was up to.”

Jeff has been certified as a Chartered Professional

Accountant since 1990 and worked for Enns, Derksen and Partners since before it merged with Collins Barrow in 2002. He had been growing his trademark long hair and mustache/beard for between six and seven years before deciding to subject it to the clippers in support of Erie Shores Hospice. Kelly decided to spearhead the fundraiser in honour of cancer patients, a choice inspired by his wife Lori’s nephew who had previously died of colon cancer. Prior to his passing, the relative resided at the hospice based in London, Ont.

Despite an audience of about 80 guests, Jeff explained that he was not nervous about the shaving, done courtesy of family friend Ginny Sweet.

“It’s just a haircut. I bought a hat,” he said.

From left to right, Lori Kelly, Jeff Kelly, Ross Barnwell and Michelle Boutros reveal a donation of $20,000 from Collins Barrow Leamington to the Erie Shores Health Foundation in support of Erie Shores Hospice Friday, Jan. 26 at The Roma Club. Jeff, an employee at Collins Barrow, agreed to have his hair and beard shaved if $10,000 could be collected for the local hospice.

Ginny Sweet, a friend of the Kelly family, shaves the hair and beard of Jeff Kelly as the finale of a Collins Barrow Leamington fundraiser for the Erie Shores Hospice.

Hearing Professional Makes Hearing Healthcare More Accessible with Out Clinic

Brandy Breault, Hearing Instrument Specialist at ListenUP! Canada

Brandy Breault is a Hearing Instrument Specialist from ListenUP! Canada who recognizes the need for more accessible hearing healthcare in Leamington. ListenUP! Canada has a hearing healthcare clinic at 313 Main St. E in Kingsville that is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 - 4:30, but for some in Leamington, this may be a distance to travel. So, every other Monday, Breault drives to the Leamington out clinic at the South Essex Community Council at 215 Talbot Street East to provide free, no obligation hearing tests, a broad selection of brandname, digital hearing aids and assistive listening devices at affordable prices, as

cleanings and repairs. These out clinic services help those who need hearing healthcare, but are unable to travel to the nearest clinic to get the help they need.

“I basically offer the same hearing healthcare services provided at any other clinic location,” says Breault. “People may not have a driver’s license. A clinic may be too far for people to travel outside of Leamington. People may not be well enough to travel and it may be easier for loved ones to bring them to a clinic closer to home.”

While completing her Speech and Language Sciences degree at Brock University, Breault took some audiology courses that sparked her interest in the pursue a career in audiology and obtained her Hearing Instrument Specialist diploma from Conestoga College. Breault started her student placement with ListenUP! Canada in 2014 and has been with the company ever since – helping clients treat their hearing loss and reconnect with the world around them.

If you are interested in booking an appointment please call 1-888-364-5419.

Starbucks in Leamington gets Council approval

By Pat Bailey

Coffee lovers will have another option when buying their daily cup of joe.

At the Monday night, Jan. 29 Leamington Council meeting, Council approved the Official Plan amendment to properties on Parkdale Avenue to allow for the development of a Starbucks located at 291-295 Erie Street South in Leamington.

A 2,000 square foot store with a drive-thru is planned to be built. Construction is scheduled to begin shortly, with Starbucks expecting to open in late summer/early fall 2018.

Neighbours expressed their concern for heavy traffic that would make exiting their street even more difficult, concern for the safety of children getting dropped off by bus and concern regarding light pollution from the restaurant’s parking lot lighting.

While Council acknowledged an increase in traffic, Mayor John Paterson said he is happy to see Starbucks joining the community and promised the neighbouring residents they will stay on top of the development and deal with any issues the construction may generate.

Councillor John Hammond said he was faced with a dilemma but admitted it doesn’t really matter what is developed on that site, the increased traffic flow is bound to follow

“If we don’t allow a Starbucks,” he lamented, “what do we allow?”

Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald said she too sympathized with the neighbours and agreed with Councillor Tim Wilkinson that the Erie Street corridor is the prime area for development.

While it may cause some disruption for the neighbourhood, MacDonald said, with development comes change – “we can’t go back to the 1970s”.

She said she believes ‘saying no’ to the proposal really wasn’t an option.

While neighbours were disappointed by Council’s decision, developer J. Christian LeFave, president and managing partner of Brotto Family Holdings Ltd., was pleased with the outcome. “We have been working for over a year on this proposed development and it is simply fantastic to see it all come together,” he said. “The Municipality of Leamington has been great to work with. While this is our first project in Leamington, I hope it is not our last.”

The turnaround from the time they get the shovel in the ground until opening, he said, is quick.

Karl Tanner, representative of Dillon Consulting, assured Council they will do all they can to lessen the impact on the neighbours.

Paterson thanked staff, including planner Heather Jablonski, for all the work done on the Starbucks application.

“I believe it’s an important piece of the puzzle for moving Leamington forward,” he said.

615,000 gift-filled shoeboxes sent to needy children

Canadians lovingly packed 615,120 shoeboxes with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, and many other items during the 2017

Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign that recently ended.

Distribution of the shoeboxes in the developing

world has already begun. Over the next few weeks, children in Haiti, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Chile, Nicaragua, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Gambia and Ukraine will be receiving shoeboxes.

The 615,120 boxes donated in 2017 were part of a worldwide total of 11,012,840 collected in Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Finland, Japan, Germany, and Australia.

Operation Christmas Child is a program of Samaritan’s Purse Canada. It is a hands-on project that brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. It is one way to remind children suffering as a result of war, poverty, famine, disease, and disaster that they are loved and not forgotten. Many of the recipients have never before received a present.

Schools from Essex and Kent counties donated hundreds of boxes to this cause.

OPP rewarding sober drivers

By Bryan Jessop

Local drivers who steered clear of alcohol were rewarded by the Leamington OPP with a chance to enjoy a far safer beverage.

The local detachment of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police wrapped up the 2017-18 edition of the Festive R.I.D.E. campaign by offering $5 Tim Hortons gift cards to motorists practicing sober driving habits. Moving from one location to another, Leamington OPP constables set up the holiday program’s final R.I.D.E. checks — an acronym for Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere — Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Each year, the OPP launch Festive R.I.D.E. checks in communities across the province starting in late November and ending in mid-late January. The specific edition of the campaign focuses on reducing instances of impaired driving following holiday celebrations.

Although R.I.D.E. was first launched as a December-only program, the OPP have implemented it 12 months per year since 1988.

“A lot of people associate R.I.D.E. with New Year’s and Christmas, but we’re doing it year round,” explained Leamington OPP community safety officer Stephanie Moniz. “They can pop up anywhere, any time.”

This year, the Leamington OPP decided to commend alcohol-free driving on Festive R.I.D.E.’s final day by purchasing and distributing 100 Tim Hortons cards valued at $5 each. The January 23 portion of the program began mid-late afternoon at the Bevel Line Road at Monarch Lane intersection just south of the Best Western Plus hotel. As with most R.I.D.E. checks, the locations chosen for the seasonal program’s conclusion were decided on only moments before the sites were set up.

“A lot of people associate R.I.D.E. with New Year’s and Christmas, but we’re doing it year round.”

— Stephanie Moniz

“It really depends on the flow of traffic,” said Leamington OPP Constable Glenn Soucie of how long officers conduct R.I.D.E. checks at one specific location. “There’s more to R.I.D.E. than just catching impaired drivers. It’s a chance to get the message out there too — some people think they’re okay to drive the next morning when they’re actually still impaired.”

In total, Leamington officers stopped 350 vehicles over a span of about six hours that day. No infractions or charges were issued.

Although distracted driving has recently been added to the list of hazardous activities that the OPP describe as a leading contributor to automotive collisions, injuries and fatalities, operating motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol continues to exist as another major concern for police traffic units.

“Impaired driving is still a concern, unfortunately,” said Moniz. “We’re still catching people drinking and driving. The gift cards are just a little reward for driving sober. Sometimes, it’s nice to have that extra incentive.”

From November 24 to January 2, OPP Festive R.I.D.E. checkpoints across the province led to 587 drivers being charged with impaired driving — including 29 under the influence of drugs other than alcohol — down from 623 from the 2016-’17 campaign. Another 366 were issued Warn Range suspensions for blood alcohol concentrations (BCA) of between .05 and .08, an increase of 41 over the total from 2016-’17. Throughout the entire calendar

year of 2017, the OPP charged 4,915 drivers with alcohol-impaired offenses and another 238 for driving under the influence of other drugs. Another 2,995 were issued Warn Range suspensions.

Throughout Essex County, the OPP’s 2017-’18 Festive campaign led to 18 charges for impaired driving or refusing to provide a breath sample — four less than in the 2016-’17 version of the program despite 80 R.I.D.E. events being conducted compared to only 21 a year ago. The number of Warn Range suspensions increased from 22 to 27.

Leamington OPP Constable Kyle Durocher shares a laugh with a motorist at a R.I.D.E. checkpoint at the corner of Monarch Lane and Bevel Line Road Tuesday, Jan. 23. The check marked the end of the 2017-18 Festive R.I.D.E., where drivers were offered $5 Tim Hortons cards as a thank you for sober driving.

RIB’S RAMBLINGS

Mark Ribble

Music sounds better when they play an instrument

Once again, Canadian rock icon Burton Cummings came into Caesars Windsor Coliseum and brought down the house on Friday night.

I think this was the third time we’ve seen him live and it really never gets old for me.

He is a true entertainer who takes the time to connect with the crowd.

I’ve been to a number of shows at the casino and you can really see who the true entertainers are.

I remember seeing Hall and Oates a few years ago and they failed to connect with the audience, and also spent an unusual amount of time playing songs from their latest album, as opposed to playing the songs that brought them fame.

George Strait was another show that I didn’t care for, mainly because of his lack of rapport with the audience.

When an entertainer like Cummings takes the stage, you can almost feel that it’s going to be a good night.

Burton paid homage to CKLW’s legendary musical director Rosalie Trombley, with a nice story about how she helped The Guess Who get airplay.

I’ve heard others talk about her too, including Bob Seger and Tony Orlando. They just don’t make acts like that anymore and it makes me wonder about the future of rock music.

There’s no substitute for performers who actually play musical instruments and don’t rely on auto tune or computers to enhance their performance.

A lot of people will complain about some of these older acts not being able to hit the notes they used to but I’d rather see them sing the song and crack a bit than have someone spinning techno music as a mask for their normally awful voices.

So I followed up the Cummings concert with about as much of the Grammy Awards that I could stomach.

I guess the political commentary is here to stay during these award shows. I was hoping the Grammys would be different than the Globes and SAGs but apparently the gamut of award shows has to be run before maybe they get on to another subject.

Don’t get me wrong. The cause is great. But I really just want to be entertained at these shows.

As far as entertainment goes, there were few highlights before I shut it off.

Of course I missed the first 20 minutes, since they decided to start the show at 7:30, so I missed Gaga’s performance, one of the few I was looking forward to just because of her uniqueness.

I did see Elton John and Miley Cyrus team up on Tiny Dancer and thought that was well done. What a difference a few years has made for Miley’s image.

As for the Childish Gambinos, DJ Khalids, and Cardi Bs of this world, it was painful to watch them.

I’m old, I get that, but where is the actual music?

The tribute to the Las Vegas shooting victims performed by four country stars was very weak. Their version of Tears in Heaven sounded like they hadn’t even rehearsed. I’m sure Clapton will be making a phone call to someone over that.

When they announced that one, I had a glimmer of hope for the otherwise boring affair, only to be left disappointed.

Soon, other channels came calling and I made the decision to pick up the remote and surf a little.

I gave up the fake music and phony speeches of the Grammys to watch something a little more real, Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

From “age of duty” to “age of discretion”

I’m back! Where did the month of January go?

First of all, let me begin by thanking those of you who were kind enough to take the time to put your thoughts together and send me an email. Yes, I totally agree that the two main commandments of loving God with all our heart, mind and soul and loving our neighbour as ourselves are the basics for anyone following Christ, and yes “they are very much in conflict in our society today.”

I agree with other church leaders that what we are experiencing in most of our churches today can be summed up in a couple of thoughts. First of all, we’ve moved from the “age of duty” when we did things because we knew that’s what was expected of us, to the “age of discretion” where we are overwhelmed with choices about how to spend our time. We exercise discretion based upon how our choices make sense to us and how they help us get the most out of our lives. In one sentence, attending church isn’t a cultural given anymore as there are many more options for one’s Sunday mornings.

Secondly, I’m convinced that many possible churchgoers haven’t found the “Christian Narrative” as a “lens” through which to view and make sense of their lives. As one reader commented, “Maybe they have a hard time connecting what happens on Sunday morning to the rest of their week and life.”

Those of us longer in the tooth, as far as church attendance goes, wrongfully assumed that since faith mattered to us, that it would also be just as important to other generations. Whatever the reasons, people don’t take the biblical story with them into the world and often find other stories that guide their everyday lives. Doesn’t it make you wonder if God is skillfully shaping and wisely guiding our lives or have “we allowed present culture to reduce belief and faith to the lowest common denominator.”

To follow Jesus today, we have to have an understanding of what we are called to do. First and foremost, it’s being sensitive to the needs of those who are part of our global human family. It’s also imperative that not only do we walk

JUST MY THOUGHTS

Rev. Paul Rodey

the walk, but we also talk the talk, and that takes dedication and commitment on all of our parts in order for others to see that there is something to this God thing. By the time my column appears again, we will be well into Lent. Please join me in spending 40 days examining our lives for truth and authenticity. Until next time... your thoughts... revpaulrodey@gmail. com.

P.S. If you’re interested, there’s a relatively new book that has been published called “Leaving ChristianityChanging Allegiances in Canada since 1945” by Stuart Macdonald and Brian Clarke.

Essex Region Conservation honours award

Eight organizations and individuals have been honoured with Essex Region Conservation Awards for their efforts in making the Windsor/Essex/Pelee Island region the Place for Life.

“It’s always inspiring to learn more about those who have made tangible contributions to our regional environment,” said Chair Rick Fryer. “There are so many actions being taken to sustain our region as the Place for Life, and it is a privilege to celebrate them.”

Winners include:

• Iler Family – John R. Park Homestead Award for the preservation of local agricultural history in the community.

• Jerome Deslippe – Conservation Farm Award for the use of conservation farming practices and a lifetime of dedication to agriculture in our community (presented posthumously).

• Peter Berry – Education Award for educating and engaging the community to improve the health of the Detroit River and the lands that surround it.

• Darlene Burgess – Volunteer Award for protecting, raising and releasing Monarch butterflies. As a volunteer citizen scientist, she tracks and reports on the monarch migration.

• Dr. Doug Haffner – Environmental Achievement Award for decades of mentoring students, teaching the next generation of scientists, and conducting significant research which continues to support the management of Canada’s Great Lakes.

• Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) – Volunteer Organization Award to celebrate a century of service, including tree plantings, stream cleanups, global sanitation and water initiatives, support of ERCA’s outreach program and creating the Rotary (1918) Centennial Hub.

• Town of Tecumseh – Robert Pulleyblank Award for Municipal Environmental Achievement recognizes the Town’s leadership in protecting Fairplay Woods, tree planting ef-

forts, creating Lakewood Park, innovative solar use and leadership in trail development.

• Vivian Kennedy – Dennis Chase Staff Award for two decades of dedication, conscientiousness, kindness and compassion to colleagues, customers and partners.

ERCA also reviewed the accomplishments of the past year, including the creation of the Place for Life policies, opening the Cypher Systems Group Greenway and the Rotary (1918) Centennial Hub, restoring over 92 acres of habitat and engaging over 12,000 students in outdoor education, and strengthening organizational resilience.

A full copy of ERCA’s Annual Report and corresponding video, as well as the Conservation Award Winners, can be found at www.erca.org/agm

ERCA recognized this year’s Essex Region Conservation Award winners at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, January 18. From left to right are: Joe Bachetti, Tecumseh deputy-mayor; Irek Kusmierczyk, ERCA vice-chair; Tania Jobin, Tecumseh councillor and ERCA board member; Rita Ossington, Tecumseh councillor and ERCA board member; Tecumseh mayor Gary McNamara; Vivian Kennedy, recipient of Dennis Chase Staff Award; Rick Fryer, ERCA chair; Rochelle Deslippe, Conservation Farm Award; Darlene Burgess, Volunteer Award; Colleen Mitchell, President, Rotary Club of Windsor (1918), Volunteer Organization Award; and Peter Berry, Education Award. (Submitted photo)

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, positive thinking can help you overcome obstacles, and so can taking some action. You’re not one for sitting idly by watching things go on around you.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, now is a good time for self-analysis. Address something that has been on your mind. You will have the complete support of family and friends.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, with so many changes going on in your life, you may want to share every detail with others, But it could be better to keep information to yourself until things are more stable.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, sometimes the best way to help someone is to let him or her learn a lesson the hard way. Offer support, but resist the urge to take over.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Make an effort to reorganize your priorities, Leo. If you focus too much on a relatively insignificant issue, this may find you dealing with more things than you can presently handle.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, a third party might help you and your significant other see things from a different perspective. This point of view may be just what you both need.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, don’t hesitate to pursue a career opportunity that your intuition is telling you is the right move. Trust your instincts in regard to your professional life.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, this week you may need some time to recuperate out of the spotlight. Others may have been asking a lot of you, and some down time will enable you to relax.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Accept help when it is offered, Sagittarius. Express your thanks to the one who has extended the hand. Assistance can reduce any stress that may have been building.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

It may be time for a change of scenery, Capricorn. Consult with others if you think this change is something you need and will benefit from in the long-term.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, your spirits are soaring and you want to share your good fortune with others. Connect with friends or family members and enjoy the good times ahead.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, once your mind is set on something, it will take a monumental effort to shift it in another direction. Try to look at things from various angles.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

JANUARY 28

Ariel Winter, Actress (20)

JANUARY 29

Tom Selleck, Actor (73)

JANUARY 30

Phil Collins, Singer (67)

JANUARY 31

Portia de Rossi, Actress (45)

FEBRUARY 1

Ronda Rousey, Athlete (31)

FEBRUARY 2

Gerard Pique, Athlete (31)

FEBRUARY 3

Daddy Yankee, Singer (41)

Wheatley Legion hosts Soup Cook-Off

Hilda Tuffin 2018 Soup Champ!

Debbie Seili and John Cabral led the great crowd of 21 Fun Darts players at Wheatley Legion on January 19 with 6 wins. Three teams won 4 games – Lisa Gunther, Bonnie Evoy and John Balkwill – Tom Lorondeau and Mike Simpson – Gerry Soulliere, Larry Evoy and Terry Jackson. Also tied, with 3 wins, were Velma Hope and Gord Crook – Mary Robinson, Dawn Lorondeau and Jim McClellan. And with 2 wins were April Simpson, Rosemary Duquette and Arnold Seili – Julie Reid, Marcelle Chittle and Michelle Balkwill. Lady doublers were Michelle, April, Velma and Debbie. Everyone is welcome to join the Fun Darts players starting at 7:30 p.m. every Friday.

Been off the grid lately and don’t have the January 20 meat winners. So, since I didn’t do a column last week I’ll give you the January 13 winners – Lisa Goldhawk, Angie Seili, Claudette Sykes, Dwayne Simpson, Darlene Dundas, Sly Meredith, Kerri Wilson 2, Kim McNeily, Kim Fishleigh and Brian Collins. Chris Goldhawk won the 50/50 draw. Everyone is welcome join us at the Meat Draws on Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m.

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Jan Watson

The “Birthday Bash” on January 13 was a huge hit! Many thanks to all those who attended and to George Imeson who made it happen. The next Birthday Bash will be held on February 10. Everyone is welcome.

Nine simmering pots of soup took the January chill off the day on Saturday. Judges Jerry Sovie, George Imeson and Steve Tofflemire had their work cut out for them. Hilda’s Tuffin’s “Hamburg Vegetable” soup emerged as their favourite. For her efforts Hilda won a kitchen knife set. Roger Lamb’s “Roadkill” soup must have been better than its name implies as he took second place, followed by Dennis Ribble’s “Smoked Venison with Mushrooms soup”. Lori tells me it was delicious. However, I hear that all soups entered were excellent – Bill Robertson, Ann Maydan, Jessica Fisher, Claudette Sykes, Kay Shaw and Jane Pursel. Thank you, one and all, for your entries and enthusiasm.

Planning a wedding, shower, birthday, family gathering or funeral luncheon? The upstairs hall is available to rent. Call Sue at the Branch Monday to Friday between 12 noon and 5 p.m. at 519-825-4161 for details

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Hilda Tuffin emerged as the 2018 Soup Champion at Wheatley Legion’s annual Soup Cook-Off on Saturday, January 27. Judges Jerry Sovie, George Imeson and Steve Tofflemire had a difficult time picking a winner from the nine delicious pots

TOP, LEFT: Grade 1 Gators Katie Desborough and Lucas Stickles using paint and 3D solids to discover the attributes of 3D solids.

TOP, RIGHT: Gore Hill Grade 1 students, from left, Justin Nantais, Zephaniah Klassen and Nameer Albu-Rkaiba assemble cubes as part of their puppet creation.

AT LEFT: Learning Through The Arts artist Matthew Romain uses a puppet to help Grade 1 students at Gore Hill learn about geometric shapes and solids.

Learning Through the Arts

Gore Hill Gators in the Primary grades are excited to welcome LTTA (Learning Through The Arts) artist Matthew Romain. Mr. Romain is working with the students in those classrooms for four weeks, using the arts to teach the students about mathematics.

In Miss Williams’ Grade 1 class, students are learning about the 2D shapes that make up 3D solids by making 3D puppets.

As an added method to contact the Municipality of Leamington, an online portal has been launched for residents to submit ideas or report issues and concerns.

To access this portal, bookmark the link http:// www.leamington.ca/en/ municipalservices/cityworks.asp or access main page on the municipal website at the www.leamington.ca website and click on the “Report Issues or Concerns” button located in the lower right corner.

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Wed., Feb 7/18 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the KINSMEN RECREATION COMPLEX 1-888-2 DONATE

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Opt for paperless billing and EPL will plant a tree

Essex Powerlines Corporation has announced the launch of their paperless billing campaign, “Go Green, Plant a Tree”.

With the recent launch of Essex Powerlines (EPL) online customer account portal “MyAccount”, one of the positive functions is the option of paperless billing; it is readily and easily available. In line with one of EPL’s core values, Sustainability, customers are encouraged to enroll in paperless billing.

To motivate customers to make the switch, EPL will plant a tree for every customer that switches from paperless billing from now until March 31, 2018. The resulting tress will be planted in each of EPL’s shareholder municipalities of Leamington, LaSalle, Tecumseh and Amherstburg.

“With 25% of our customer base making the switch, we could save 1,400 trees every year. Imagine the potential to save even more trees by increasing paper billing utilization!” said Joe Barile, EPL general manager.

Trees will be planted in April 2018 on or around Earth Day. The trees will be planted by EPL employees as a volunteer initiative in partnership with the municipalities

For more information on how to sign up for paperless billing, customers are encouraged to call the Essex Powerlines Customer Service line at 519-737-6400 or visit www. essexpowerlines.ca

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Some Like It Hot: Gala fundraiser to benefit The Bank Theatre Starlight Stage

The Bank Theatre and Friends of The Bank Theatre will host a gala fundraiser on Saturday, February 3 at the Leamington Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W., with cocktails beginning at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. World-class entertainment begins at 8 p.m. followed by dancing 9 p.m.

The fundraiser is in memory of The Bank Theatre’s dear friend and supporter Frederick W. Omstead. Net proceeds from the event are earmarked for the completion of The Bank Theatre Starlight Stage.

The evening’s performers are exceptional – award winning, known worldwide and some also come with local connections.

Canada's 2017 Ballroom Dancing Champions Claire Hansen and partner Richard Tonizzo recently earned the 2017 Canadian National Professional Standard Champions and have danced at places around the world, including the Kremlin. Hansen is originally from Leamington and Tonizzo hails from Australia.

Claire Hansen fell in love with Ballroom Dancing at age 11 and started competing in International Latin/ Standard and American Rhythm Pro-Am competitions in the U.S. and Amateur Standard/Latin Competitions in Canada. At age 16, Claire moved to Europe for 3 years and had the opportunity to train under many World Champions in International Standard and Latin Styles. A highlight of this period was in 2003, becoming a Blackpool finalist in the Under 21 Standard Division with her English partner. Claire currently competes in the professional standard division with her partner Richard Tonizzo.

Tonizzo started dancing at the age of 4 and began competing in Standard, Latin and New Vogues Styles. Richard was Youth Standard Champion in Australia, representing Australia at the World Youth Champion-

Richard moved to England with his Australian partner in 2003 to train under top coaches.

Richard and Claire constantly improve their dancing by taking lessons with Katusha Demidova, seventime World Professional Ballroom Champion and founder of Wedding Swirl. They represent Canada all over the world, while training with the world's best coaches. They also teach up-and-coming dancers in Windsor.

Also performing will be renowned actor and singer Mischa Aravena, who holds a BFA in acting from the University of Windsor and also recently completed his MFA at the University of Houston. He has trained at the Stratford Festival of Canada in both their Shakespeare and Musical Theatre classes. He recently taught his first course as a professor at the University of Houston, Intro to Acting. Mischa is a proud member of the American Equity Association. Selected credits include: Marco in A “View from the Bridge” (Hope Repertory Theatre), Boolie in “Driving Miss Daisy” (Hope Repertory Theatre), Bassanio in “The Merchant of Venice” (Texas Shakespeare Festival), Ken in John Logan's RED

(NorteSur), and MacDuff in Macbeth (Hart House Theatre).

Also slated to appear are Marilyn Monroe Tribute Artist & Friends featuring Allison Still-Berry as Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Blom as Jane Russell, and the Rat Pack featuring Gary MacDonald as Frank Sinatra, Alex Alexjandria as Sammy Davis Jr. and Brian Yeomans as Dean Martin!

Silent auction items will be up for bid, as well as two handcrafted quilts donated by Martha Wiens and a feature door prize for two tickets to "Come From Away” which includes transportation and meal.

Tickets are $100 per person with a tax receipt for $65, available at Counter Effects (2 Iroquois Rd. in Leamington) or online at https://somelikeithotbanktheatre.bpt.me/ For more info or tickets, call Larry 519-325-8042 or Ruth 519-825-4188.

The Bank Theatre is currently undergoing extensive Phase III renovations which include ticket outlet, lounge and meeting space, and tiered seating. All dollars raised at shows, fundraisers and events are matched dollar for dollar by the Municipality of Leamington, within a deadline of late April 2018.

ROMANCE AWAITS

Romantic interludes await this Valentine’s Day at Caesars Windsor. Treat your loved one to an exquisite three-course dining experience at Neros, our Signature Steakhouse or enjoy a casual all-you-can-eat feast at the Market Buffet featuring a variety of sweet and savoury special additions.

For reservations at Neros Steakhouse call 1-800-991-7777 & enjoy our complimentary valet at Riverside entrance.

Marilyn Monroe Tribute Artist & Friends will be appearing The Bank Theatre gala fundraiser Some Like It Hot, featuring Allison Still-Berry as Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Blom as Jane Russell, and the Rat Pack featuring Gary MacDonald as Frank Sinatra (pictured), Alex Alexjandria as Sammy Davis Jr. and Brian Yeomans as Dean Martin. ships.

2017 Ballroom Dancing

Champions Claire Hansen and partner Richard Tonizzo will perform at Some Like It Hot, a gala fundraiser being held in memory of Frederick W. Omstead with proceeds going to the completion of The Bank Theatre Starlight Stage.

Mastered by the weather

“It’s only in sorrow, bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.” – Amelia Barr

For those vacationers that chose Florida or the Bahamas to get out of their northern elements, January may have disappointed them. Lower than normal temperatures along with buckets of rain and gale force winds have been the monthly trend. January has also been full of sadness for the close-knit people of the Berry Islands. Many of them rely on the sea and the air for their livelihoods. Warnings to stay off of the treacherous waters and out of the stormy skies may keep some captains and pilots safely home, but not others. There have been no more than a handful of sunny days since the 8th of January and winds that gust up to 25 miles per hour.

Two planes went down just days prior to Mark’s return from home. That flight back to the cay from Lauderdale would make it approximately Mark’s 170th flight since moving to Little Whale three and a half years ago.

The longer we stay here, our understanding of the local colloquialisms increases. This week we added ‘hacker’ and ‘Joe Grimes’ to our new word list.

A hacker is a pilot that has his visual flight rules (V.F.R). These rules are a set of regulations under which a pilot operates an aircraft in daylight and in weather conditions generally clear enough to allow the pilot to see where the aircraft is going. These pilots tend not to have a commercial license and most have a single engine rating yet fly the most popular aircraft here, a twin-engine Aztec. In order for a hacker pilot to afford to fly, he sells off the 5 empty seats to people that would otherwise not be able to fly because of the expense to do so.

These same pilots take as many of these passenger trips as they can before re-fueling, adding yet another risk.

When we heard about the first plane that went down in Great Harbour January 13th, we couldn’t help but wonder why both engines quit at the same time. Sure enough, they had run out of fuel and lucky enough, everyone lived to tell the tale. Thankfully, the pilot was able to land in a shallow pond, and although he incurred minor injuries, his passengers were all able to walk away from the accident unscathed.

It was later reported that the pilot lacked a commercial pilot license, did not have an up-to-date medical certificate and flew a plane

whose airworthiness certificate expired in 2016.

On January 17th another Piper Aztec plane crashed as it headed off in stormy weather to Nassau from South Andros, killing the pilot and all five passengers.

Mark and I feel very confident with the two pilots that we fly with. Marek flies us from Florida with our provisions for the next six plus weeks. Fran, the owner of the plane, is VERY strict with the weight she allows on board. Although we are sad to sometimes have to leave a couple of Amazon packages and beer behind for next time, we are relieved that she errors to the safe side.

Sean, our cool Bahamian pilot, keeps his plane well maintained and full of fuel. His flight from Nassau to LWC or reverse is a hefty $575! We make sure to capitalize on this flight by getting provisions dropped off on the flight in and passengers dropped off on the return. If we fly into a cloud with Sean, we are eased by his comfort as he relies on his instruments.

Sean is an Instrument Flight Rules (I.F.R) pilot. Our suspicions lead us to believe that he may have gained most of his experience in the late seventies and early eighties while carrying heavy loads and landing on secluded airstrips throughout the Bahamas.

We rely so much on air travel that we try not to think about it too much. Just last week, my back went out and I needed medication from Nassau. Friends of ours from Big Whale had flown over to Nassau to pick up a relative and were able to get my medication too. The medicine flew to Big Whale and then was driven 7 miles to the north end of the island. From there, our crew picked it up and delivered it to our door. That’s where the saying came, “One week with medication or seven days without”. If you wait long enough and rest, you’re likely to get better anyway.

As for the second word or name, it’s probably more dangerous than flying. He’s the guy that the Bahamian men say you have to watch out for. ‘Joe Grimes’ is the guy who runs off with your wife when you’re not watching. Well I guess they have something in common: flight.

“When all is said and done, the weather and love are the two elements about which one can never be sure.”

– Alice Hoffman, Here on Earth

SOME LIKE IT HOT

Fundraiser Gala Presented by Friends of The Bank Theatre to complete The Starlight Stage project in memory of Frederick W. Omstead. Saturday, February 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m. Entertainment 8:00 p.m. Dancing 9:00 p.m. Entertainers - 2017 Canadian Ballroom Dancing Champions - Claire Hansen & Richard Tonizza. Renowned actor & singer - Mischa Aravena. Tribute artists - Marilyn Monroe & The Rat Pack. Tickets $100 - Tables of 8 and 10 available. Tax Receipt $65. Silent auction & door prize. Tickets at Counter Effects, 2 Iroquois Rd., Leamington or online https://somelikeithotbanktheatre.bpt.me/

THE BANK THEATRE BOARD MEETING Tuesday, February 13 at 7:00 pm - back door at 10 Erie St. S., and downstairs. Membership $5. All welcome!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Dale’s Friday Coffee House February 23, March 23, April 27, May 25. Offsite Knox Hall - Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. Windsor Symphony Orchestra Neighbourhood Concert Series - Thursday, March 22 - more info TBA. Love, Sex, And The IRS - more info TBA.

RENOVATIONS

During renovations at The Bank Theatre upcoming events will be held at offsite locations. Visit our website for updates. www.banktheatre.com

THE BANK THEATRE MATCHING FUND CAMPAIGN

The Municipality of Leamington will match dollar for dollar, all private and corporate donations within a 6 month deadline. Naming rights, individual and corporate giving options and information is available on our website. A canvassing campaign by The Bank Theatre volunteers has begun. To learn more visit our sponsorship pages at www. banktheatre.com

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Sheila Este

Sheila Marjorie Este passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the age of 75.

Beloved wife of the late James Este. Loving mother of Kirstin Michaud. Cherished grandmother of Arielle Michaud. Sister of Grant Hall (Fran) and the late Terry Hall (Hélène). Mother of Kim. Predeceased by her parents Gordon “Bill” and Marjorie Hall. Sheila is also survived by many in-laws, nieces and nephews.

At Sheila’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no services.

If you so desire, donations may be made in memory of Sheila to the Hospice of Windsor-Essex County or to the MS Society of Canada.

Arrangements entrusted to Simple Choice Cremation Centre (519-254-2585).

Online condolences and cherished memories may be shared with the family at www.simplechoicecremation.ca

Louise Derksen

Louise Derksen (nee Dick) passed away peacefully at the Leamington Mennonite Home on Monday, January 22, 2018 in her 100th year. She has now arrived at her true home to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ whom she loved and trusted.

She was predeceased by her husband David Derksen (2010) with whom she shared over 71 years of married love. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness, service and faith. She also leaves behind a grateful family; son David (Esther) and their children Richard, Paul (Ali); daughter Linda; son Marvin (Barbara) and their children Kevin (Jenn), Stephen (Rebecca), Alan; son Ken (Barb) and their children Alexandra Buchan (Tim), Suzanne Weeks (Ryan), Jeremy. Great-grandmother to Isaac, Joel and Nathan Buchan, and Moriah Weeks. She is also mourned by her brother Peter Dyck (Lillian) of Kitchener and sister-in law Naomi Dyck (Fresno, California). Louise was predeceased by five siblings.

Louise was born on November 6, 1918 to parents Gerhard and Louise (Unruh) Dick in the Russian Mennonite village of Orloff in southern Russia. The family immigrated to Canada in 1926, settling first on Pelee Island then in the Leamington area. Upon their marriage in 1938, Louise and David settled and remained in the Leamington area their entire lives. She was a lifelong and committed member of the Leamington Mennonite Brethren Church (Meadowbrook Church) and was active in supporting refugee settlement and other charities such as Mennonite Central Committee.

The family thanks the staff of the Leamington Mennonite Home and Dr. Randy Holloway for the loving and compassionate care offered to our mother during her last years.

Visitation was held at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519326-2631) on Friday, January 26.

A memorial service was held at the Meadowbrook Church, 219 Talbot Street East, Leamington, on Saturday, January 27 at 11 a.m. A private family interment at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery was held.

As an expression of sympathy, donations may be made to the Leamington Mennonite Home or to Mennonite Brethren Missions.

Family and friends may share their memories of Louise or make an online contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Lawrence Feher

Lawrence “Larry” John Feher, 69 years, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 at his home in Wheatley. Loving husband to Lynne (St. John). Beloved father of Tracey Roddy (Mathew Morneau) of Tecumseh and cherished Papa to Paige. Also survived by a sister Jan Fowlie of Port Alberni, B.C., and brothers Randy of Manitoba and Marc (Nancy) of Essex.

Following Larry’s wishes, cremation has taken place with a memorial to be held at a later date.

The family would like to thank the nurses and care staff at the dialysis units of Erie Shores HealthCare in Leamington and WRH Ouellette Campus.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores HealthCare Dialysis Unit (erieshoreshealthcare. ca) or the Heart & Stroke Foundation (heartandstroke. ca).

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little Street South, Wheatley (519825-7741). www.hammondfuneralhome.ca

Elizabeth Manley

Elizabeth Ann Manley (Brooks) passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the age of 70.

“Uncle Lew” Wigle considered Father of Leamington

A Walk Through Time

By C. Scott Holland

Predeceased by her husband Jim, granddaughter Morgan and father Bill. Survived by her mother Virginia (Ruth) Brooks and sister Lorraine Dupuis (Garry), children Sarah, Darryl, Mike and Renee, grandsons Collin, Brody and Reed, grandpuppies Tank, Riggs and Beau, and many beloved family members, friends and neighbours.

Elizabeth got such joy from her coffees, lunches, chats and activities with her yoga crew, TOPS family, coffee and walking partners, volunteering friends, and the congregations of both the Leamington United Church and the former Maple Grove United Church.

Cremation has taken place. Visiting is at the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little Street South, Wheatley, on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m.

Visitation will continue at the Leamington United Church, 9 John Street, on Thursday, February 1, 2018 from 10:00 until time of Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Paul Rodey officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Leamington United Church or the charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be shared at www.hammondfuneralhome.ca

One of the most fascinating people to have called Leamington home was also one of the area’s most influential. Without his vision and ability to get things done, the path down which this town has traveled might have been very different.

Few others have matched the contributions Lewis Wigle made during his lengthy life. Even during his own lifetime he was considered the Father of Leamington. Born on March 22, 1845 to Solomon and Ann Iler, he had five brothers and two sisters. The Wigle family had some notoriety since they were among the first families to settle in Essex County. Lewis’ grandfather had acquired a large tract of land a mile east of Kingsville at what was then known as Albertville (today Union). His father had farmed that property and also was the one responsible for erecting the first Wigle’s Tavern along Talbot Road just to the east of the intersection of that road and Mersea Sideroad (Erie and Talbot) at Wilkinson’s Corners (Leamington) circa 1835.

Lewis worked the family farm as a young lad and at 15 worked at Palmer’s store. In 1861 his father secured a government contract to collect and deliver mail on a route running from Blenheim to Leamington then to Kingsville and winding its way to LaSalle. Using horse and wagon, Lewis ran that route, going back and forth over the corduroy and plank roads (Note: A corduroy road or log road is a type of road made by placing logs, perpendicular to the direction of the road, over a low or swampy area). Often it would take him three days to complete the ride one way. He would stop at Leamington and change horses from a two-horse hitch to a three-horse one and add a passenger coach. During his year and a half tenure doing this, he claimed to have carried as many as 20 American “skedaddlers” who were fleeing the Civil War.

One of the stories Lewis told later in life was that he “became stuck just outside of Essex when his horses hit a patch of quicksand.” He got help and managed to pull the horses free.

Lewis Wigle entered local politics, becoming a councillor, then Deputy-Reeve, and then Reeve for Mersea Township. He held that position until 1875 when he was elected as the representative for Essex South in the Ontario legislature.

In that election Wigle ran against his uncle John C. Iler and won by 47 votes. However, Iler produced 61 witnesses who saw a Wigle campaign worker buy a voter two 5-cent glasses of beer which was considered “a bribe”.

Lewis lost the seat but ran in the by-election, this time defeating Iler by a sound margin. Using his popularity, compelling speaking ability and personality, he ran for the newly created federal seat of Essex South in 1882 and was elected. He served as a Conservative in the House of Commons until 1887. He was defeated by Dr. J.W. Brien of Essex in 1887, losing by 33 votes. He would try again in 1892

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A portrait of Lewis Wigle with his signature underneath. The photo was originally used for his campaign poster in 1874 and later was used in several other campaigns when he ran for office.

(Photos courtesy of the C. Scott Holland collection)

considered

Father of Leamington

(Continued from page 12) and 1897 before retiring from federal and provincial politics. His political career was completed when he served as Leamington’s mayor from 1902-1904 and from1915-1919.

One of Lewis’ shrewdest political moves happened in 1885, with Sir John A. MacDonald’s help. The government had unveiled a plan to link all of Canada via railroad and offered any county or province a railway subsidy if they built a line running from their county/ province to an adjacent one.

Essex South had no railway line, but the county did have the Grand Trunk line that ran from Walkerville to Buffalo. Lewis took Sir John aside and asked for a grant to run a line from Leamington to join the Grand Trunk line at Comber.

There is no doubt that MacDonald, and ultimately the House of Commons members, knew that the line would not go out of county, yet Lewis appealed to them by stating that with the line, they and other Canadians could reap the benefits of fresh fruit and vegetables from Canada’s fertile south.

The idea of receiving fresh produce from May until October must have turned the tide, because a railway grant was indeed bestowed upon Lewis’ riding. The line (MCR) would become the only line created which did not extend to another county and at a cost of $3,200 per mile.

Wigle would also gain a $50,000 grant for improvements to the dock that never came because afterward the Conservatives and Lewis were defeated.

The MCR was built in 1887 and opened in September of that year. It operated until 1935. It was one of the

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Left - Lewis Wigle’s palatial home which became Leamington’s first public high school. Originally Wigle offered the home for use as a high school in 1886 but it wasn’t until 1894 that the Essex County High School Board bought the property and converted it to use as a high school. Over its time as a high school the house was expanded as the number of pupils increased, until 1922 when a new school was built on property adjacent to it.

Right - The Wigle MCR station which was named after Lewis. It was built in 1887 on property owned by Lewis Wigle. The MCR station was a popular point for passengers from 1887 until the 1930s.

(Photos courtesy of the C. Scott Holland collection)

Thank You!

Sharon Banyai would like to thank Mount CarmelBlytheswood Public School for the treasured flowers, gifts and cards given to me at my retirement celebration.

“Uncle Lew” Wigle considered Father of Leamington

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main reasons the H.J. Heinz Co. made Leamington its Canadian home. The line would ultimately link Seacliff Park and bring waves of tourists as well.

Lewis Wigle was also an astute businessman. His father bought Palmer’s store (later called the Big Busy Store on the southwest corner of the main intersection uptown where a sub shop is today). Lewis managed the venue for 30 years. The store was one of the sole surviving businesses after the May 1883 fire that gutted the main business section of town. It was Lewis who used his connections in Windsor to have supplies brought in to help Leamington’s citizens recover to rebuild.

Wigle’s business acumen extended into buying large chunks of property, as well as being a buyer for two large tobacco companies. At one time he owned about half the town. In 1875 he bought one of the docks near the foot of Erie St. S. By 1890 he sold it to the Canadian government for a handsome price while simultaneously remaining the person who oversaw its operation. That ceased in 1901 when the government took over complete control and upgraded it.

Lewis was a generous person too. He donated his palatial home near the MCR station to the Essex County school board for use as a high school. The school board debated about the offer and by 1895 had bought the property and transformed it into Leamington’s first public high school. The building remained on the site until 1922 when it was razed and a new one was erected beside it; however, the location was transformed into a fine baseball park which was used until the early 1960s.

Lewis Wigle came to Leamington in 1864 and in 1868 married twice – the first time to Rebecca Hairsine and the second to Bertha Smith Rae. For his 89th birthday he drove by himself from Leamington to Windsor and joked, “I plan on running for mayor when I am 100.” He died on July 30, 1934 at the age of 89.

The story of three 1967 Mercury Cougars

Cye Ypma is an active member of the Barrie Thunder Classics Car Club and has a special reason for owning the Mercury Cougar he drives today.

“My first new car was a brand new Mercury Cougar the first year they came out, in1967. Though originally white, I repainted it red after several years. This was the car we had when we married, and it served as a family car for a few years.

THE OLD CAR DETECTIVE

Bill Sherk

“Fast forward to mid-life crisis time, and I’m starting to think about owning another Cougar. Searching on the net, I found one still on the road in Seattle, WA.

“The owner, a woman and second owner, agreed to drive it to Vancouver, looking after all the paperwork at the border. There it was put on a train bound for Winnipeg. At that time we were living in Thunder Bay, so not far to drive to pick up the Cougar. This was in 1999.

“In total, it took to 2010 before the car was on the road, restored completely to look like the original car I owned in 1967. In 2010, we moved from Thunder Bay and the car arrived in Barrie via auto transport.

“The car sports a 289 V8 engine, manual transmission, and Armstrong steering, so it’s not an easy driver. Coincidentally, we learned of another 1967 Mercury Cougar for sale locally in 1999, a driver and automatic, which my wife proudly owns, and proved to be a great help during the restoration of my Cougar.

“It’s great fun to drive the automatic, but even more enjoyable to show off both vehicles together. With Cougars being a rare breed, we always hear comments that we own two of the same cars of the same year!”

When the Cougar came out in 1967, owners hailed it as a luxury car that had lots of get-up and go. The new Cougar came standard with a 200 horsepower 289 V8. Also available was a 390 V8 with other versions in between.

The ’67 Cougar styling featured a bold new grille, hidden headlights and sequential turn signals. Highly collectible today!

I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca

Super Bowl LII

For football fans, this Sunday, February 4 marks the 52nd Super Bowl featuring the New England Patriots and Philidelphia Eagles. Jeff Myers of Sherman Street, Leamington, constructed these team helmets to commemorate the occasion. (Photo submitted)

Press for Progress brunch to celebrate International Women’s Day

By Ron Giofu

Plans are well underway to celebrate International Women’s Day in Essex County.

A committee consisting of people from Amherstburg and LaSalle are in the planning stages for the “Press for Progress” brunch that will be held March 4 at Ambassador Golf Club in LaSalle. The event is being presented by the Essex County International Women’s Day Committee and the Belle Vue Conservancy.

“We wanted to have an event to celebrate International Women’s Day that takes place on March 8,” explained event co-chair Patricia Simone. “This year’s theme is Press for Progress and the committee wanted to host an event to get people talking and thinking about the best way to press for progress for women’s issues.”

Simone added that due to positive response, the event has been opened up to people from around Windsor-Essex County who are interested in attending.

The master of ceremonies for the brunch will be St. Clair College president Patti France with Laurie Tannous, vice president of government and industry relations for Farrow, being the guest speaker. There will also be panelists that will provide a brief introduction and answers to questions posed by moderator Anthony Leardi.

Panelists include St. Clair College professor and local author Veronique Mandal, Michael Akpata from IBM, Jody Goslin from Oxley Estate Winery, and Enwin Utilities CEO Helga Reidel.

“We hope that everyone attends this event to show that pressing for progress is something that everyone should be assisting with. This isn’t just a women’s issue it’s an everyone issue,” said Simone.

Proceeds from ticket sales and donations will be directed to the Belle Vue Conservancy. Auction and 50/50 draw proceeds will be donated to the LaSalle Food Bank.

“We chose Belle Vue as it was the home of sisters Margaret and Catherine Reynolds, whose landscape paintings provide an invaluable record of early 19th century life in Upper Canada,” said Simone. “Their works hang in the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Windsor Museum, Library and Archives Canada and Fort Malden National Historic Site. We feel it’s important to ensure that this history remains in Amherstburg.”

Tickets are available at the River Town Times office at 67 Richmond St. in Amherstburg and at the Leardi Law Firm at 23 Sandwich St. S., also in Amherstburg. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the brunch and program starts at 11:30 a.m.

Simone co-chairs the organizing committee with Peggy Thompson. Other committee members include Bonnie Deslippe, Stephanie Thomson, Leardi and Akpata, as well as advisors Shirley Curson-Prue and Michael Prue from the Belle Vue Conservancy.

Hunter Enns (3rd place), Xander Harder (2nd place), Kendyll Kines (2nd place), Macie Antunes (3rd place), Andrew Marchand (2nd place), Rylee Gillett (3rd place). (Submitted photo)

Atom Selects compete at Outdoor Classic

Southpoint Atom Select recently took part in an Outdoor Classic, facing off against the Tecumseh Eagles at Lanspeary Park outdoor arena in Windsor.

The weather cooperated and although it was cold outside the game was hotly contested. Southpoint having been off for a good part of the Christmas break got off to a bit of a sluggish start, falling behind 2-0 in the first period

The Caps battled back, eventually tying the game midway through the third on a pair of goals by Ethan Barnewall. Assists were drawn by Nathan Omar, Owen Pimmentel and James Sonoski.

Despite carrying the play for a good part of the final minutes, Tecumseh pulled ahead with a late goal and hung on for a 3-2 win.

Although the Caps came up just short on the

scoresheet, the players clearly enjoyed the unique experience as a good time was had by all.

The team would also like to thank all of its generous sponsors: Robinson Motorcycle, Finders to Keepers/Home Hardware, New Tec Tools, FAD Enterprises, W&L Hodgson Farms, Mona Anthony, and Leamington International Trucks Ltd.

The Southpoint Atom Select team recently

A symbol of our affection

Facebook isn’t always the most useful or thought provoking site on the world wide web. I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets a little tired of reading posts such as “Oxygen is important! Type ‘Amen!’ if you agree!” or seeing gifs (super brief videos repeating the same scene continuously) that demonstrate the poster’s love of coffee or wine.

JESSOP’S JOURNAL

Bryan Jessop

Once in a rare while, however, I’ll stumble across a post or a link that’s actually amusing or interesting. Usually, they’ve been jokes about the Leafs, although those have been in short supply this season. Sometimes, it’s an observation or statement that is both laugh worthy and depressing at the same time — for example, pointing out the fact that past generations of young adults have reshaped their nations’ futures via revolution and/or breakthrough social initiatives while members of the current one have to be reminded not to eat laundry detergent. Once in a while, I’ll be lured into taking a FB quiz when it involves a subject that I find particularly interesting. One was a test on classic car knowledge. Another tested the user’s familiarity with heavy metal of the 1980s and ‘90s. More recently, I took a quiz on sports logos, where the sponsor claimed that only one in 50 participants could correctly answer all 70 questions.

I can’t stress enough that I’m not bragging when I say I aced this so-called test. Each question presented two past or present logos of two North American “Big Four” professional teams and asked the individual to click on the logo that represented a specific team. For example, the first question displayed the logos of the New York Yankees and New York Mets and instructed the participant to click on the symbol representing the New York Yankees. Without a word of a lie, that was the second most challenging question — the trickiest displayed the logos of the Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs. It asks you to click on the Utah Jazz symbol, which could mislead quiz takers with the “U” shaped logo of the Spurs.

For one question — and I kid you not — the quizee is asked to identify the Detroit Tigers logo (the old English ‘D’ they’ve used since 1924) with the other choice being the uppercase ‘C’ of the Cleveland Indians. A working knowledge of the English language was as handy as any familiarity with the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB for most questions. Yet another question challenged the user to pick the Houston Astros logo (a white ‘H’ with an orange star in the background) over that of the Seattle Mariners — yup, basically an uppercase ‘S’ decorated with the navigational points of a compass.

As I don’t follow the NBA all that closely, the test did offer me a few interesting revelations. For one, the Denver Nuggets once utilized what can only be described as the ugliest ‘Big Four’ logo of all time. Fittingly, it was introduced in 1981. I say that because it looks like a screenshot from Breakout, an Atari video game of that same era, only with a few white mountains in the foreground that look more like arrows pointing upward. One of its challengers was another NBA logo — that of the Houston Rockets. It’s a funny-looking capital ‘R’ with a ring around it, with the bottom of the letter looking all torn and ragged.

Highbury-Canco girls win, lose

The Southpoint Highbury-Canco Intermediate girls played two games the weekend of Jan. 20-21, one versus Tecumseh 8 and the other against Lakeshore Black.

In the first game, Tecumseh jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period. Southpoint was slow to get into the game.

In the second period, Jillian Iles scored when she raced down the ice from her own blue line into the Tecumseh end and fired a shot top corner.

Tecumseh scored to make it 3-1.

Jada Schiefer grabbed the puck at centre, worked her way around a couple of defenders, cut across the front of the Tecumseh net and backhanded a shot past the goalie.

Early in the third Jillian, scored her second goal with another big charge down the ice.

Southpoint battled hard for the equalizer but was unable to tie it up. They lost the game 4-3.

In Southpoint’s game against Lakeshore Black they faced a team they hadn’t beat. Southpoint scored on the first shift with Jillian Iles sending the puck in from the top of the circle. Chase Cabral scored next when she tipped in Jillian’s shot from the point. Raine Schiefer picked up an assist. Southpoint’s third goal came in the second when Shelby Hunter shot from the point, Jada tipped it and Lauryn Gradwell put in the rebound.

Highbury went into the third up by 3 but they were not done. Jillian picked up the puck from Jada at centre ice. She carried the puck in and backhanded it over the goalie into the net. Midway through the period Jillian finished off the scoring with a shot fired into the top corner. Assists came from Kelsey Almasi and Madison Dupuis.

Jillian finished with a hat trick and an assist and the team won 5-0.

A throwback sort of logo for the Atlanta Hawks looks like a beat up Pac Man chomping a warped power pellet (which is actually the bird’s eye).

In the world of professional sports franchise logos, Major League Baseball wins the award for Least Imaginative Teams. Only two — the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays — offer something other than the initials of the team’s city and/or nickname. The Washington Nationals symbol is almost identical to that of the Walgreens franchise.

Very recently, the NHL released the results of a poll where fans were asked to vote for the best team uniform of all time. We’re talking about the entire uniform here — including colour schemes, stripe patterns, etc. — but those designs are all centered around a logo of some sort. To my surprise, top honours went to the Chicago Blackhawks — a decent overall design, but best of all time? I’ll respectfully disagree. I was also surprised by its ranking considering the political sensitivity that has come about with the use of Indigenous images/ names such as Cleveland Indians, Washington Redskins (that’s the worst one in my opinion) and Atlanta Braves.

THREE DOG NIGHT Thursday, February 1

HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM

A VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH TYLER HENRY

Friday, February 23

A PARANORMAL EVENING WITH ALICE COOPER

Thursday, March 1

LOVERBOY & TROOPER Thursday, March 8

HEDLEY

CAGELESS TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

SHAWN HOOK & NEON DREAMS

OPEN TO ALL AGES

Sunday, March 11

LETTERKENNY LIVE

ST. PERFECT'S DAY

Friday, March 16

SANTANA

DIVINATION TOUR 2018 Saturday, March 17

WALK OFF THE EARTH OPEN TO ALL AGES Thursday, February 22

PAUL ZERDIN & PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON Friday, March 30

JOHNNY REID REVIVAL WITH HIS BIG BAND THE SOUL PROVIDERS AND SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY GLASS TIGER OPEN TO ALL AGES Friday, April 6 8pm

BUDDY GUY Friday, April 13

The biggest head scratcher was third place — the original jersey of the Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks. I can’t think of a dumber looking team logo in NHL history. Yup, it’s worse than the “Captain Highliner” version of the New York Islanders sweaters, the Picasso-inspired Phoenix Coyotes shirt and that goofy looking bear head with the vacant stare on its face used in the mid-late ‘90s by the Boston Bruins. Interestingly enough, three of the top five were jerseys for teams that no longer exist — the Hartford Whalers (second), Quebec Nordiques (fourth) and Minnesota North Stars (fifth). For years, I never realized that the space between the Hartford symbol’s whale tail and the ‘W’ formed a capital ‘H’.

I’ve always liked the old North Stars jersey/logo. I wish the Wild would reintroduce it by simply modifying the ‘N’ into a ‘M’ or ‘W’ — it wouldn’t be that difficult, aside from perhaps that design being the intellectual property of the Dallas Stars. In fact, I’m rather fond of all the ‘Expansion Six’ logos except for that of the California Seals (although it’d be cool and an improvement if the Ducks were to adopt that name, logo and design).

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In fact, with the way the Original Six are used in merchandising (my wife got me a Molson Canadian six pack of stubbies with each bottle depicting a different O6 team for Christmas — I have yet to muster the heart to actually drink them), I sometimes wonder why the NHL doesn’t offer “O12” products like calendars, clocks, watches, half cases of beer or any other product where a dozen different images would be appropriate. Let’s face it — nostalgia is a big thing. National Hockey League teams alone that have changed and then changed back to original logos include the Bruins, Sabres, Flames, Oilers, Islanders, Rangers, Penguins and Capitals.

So who’s got the best logo of all? That’s always going to be a matter of opinion, often influenced by an individual’s love or hate for particular teams. My vote goes to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. It’s fairly simple, has a cool/mean look to it without going over the top and it kind of reminds me of Lazerbeak from the old Transformers cartoons and toys.

Capitals’ Sean Amaral goes after the puck against Kent Cobras.

Caps take win over Kent Cobras

On January 22 the Southpoint Capitals Novice Blue, sponsored by Leamington Chrysler, faced the Kent Cobras on home ice.

The Cobras came out strong in the first period and were quick to score. The Caps’ Blake Epplett made a nice pass from the blue line up to Jack Williams, who knocked it off the boards to Sean Amaral, who made a hard wrist shot into the back of the Cobras net. Chase Collins, with assists from Jackson Weil and Brent Pimentel, also found the back of the Cobras’ net to give the Caps a one-goal lead.

In the second period, Capitals netminder Sony Coppola made lots of nice saves with great defensive play from Brady Walker, Brayden Hutchingame, Logan Konrad, Brent Pimentel and Mason Wiper as they did not allow anything past the blue line.

Midway through the second, a bit of frustration was coming from the Cobras as they took a penalty. Caps’ Connor Rumble-Anastac, who returned in the lineup after missing a few games with a broken arm, was quick to score after blasting a loose puck in front of the Cobras’ net, assisted by Kyle Bradley and London Hildebrand, to give the Capitals a two-goal lead. That goal gave the Capitals some drive and they used it as they were determined to take the win, giving it their all.

In the third period the Cobras had other ideas and came in hard, but the Capitals worked aggressively strong and did not let the pressure get to them. With seconds left in the game, the Cobras made a firm high shot on Coppola. The puck went off his shoulder and into the net giving Cobras another goal, but it was not enough to defeat the Caps.

Flamingo bowling scores

The following are the Flamingo Restaurant bowling leagues scores for January 15. Chris Kosempel’s handicap game of 312 is third high for the season Games Over 200: Manfred Dickau 201, Aaron Dickau 215-205, Kelly Bruner 265-206, Al Bison 200, Jack Valade 203, Tys Schaafsma 240, Heinz Kosempel 218-201, Chris Kosempel 255, Darren Peddle

203, Jamie Arquette 201, Willy Fittler 203-210, Gary Garnham 217.

Series Over 550: Aaron Dickau 612, Kelly Bruner 660, Al Bison 555, Jack Valade 563, Tys Schaafsma 568, Heinz Kosempel 567, Chris Kosempel 596, Willy Fittler 611, Gary Garnham 594.

High Handicap Games: Chris Kosempel 312, Kelly

Bruner 310, Tys Schaafsma 288.

High Handicap Series: Kelly Bruner 795, Willy Fittler 767, Chris Kosempel 767, Henry Trynka 759.

Standings: Dickau Construction 17, Rhine Danube 14, Fittler Farms 12, S.W. Property 12, Weil’s Food 6, Del Fresco 2.

Southpoint Novice Grey vs. Harrow Rams

Stars weekend results

The Southpoint Community Trophy Atom Stars battled the Lakeshore Lightning in EKGIHL playoff action on the weekend. The Atom Stars hit the ice with vengeance as they dominated this game from start to finish, scoring goals in all three periods en route to a big 4-0 win. Taylor Insley powered the Stars offence scoring a big hattrick and Ava Carreiro added a single goal to round out the scoring for this game. Shelby Wiebe played absolutely amazing in the crease for the Lady Stars as she stopped everything that came her way to score a big shutout for her team.

The Southpoint Bailey Machining Inc. Peewee Stars welcomed the LaSalle Sabre Cats to the Wheatley Arena on Sunday evening. LaSalle got off to a quick start, scoring two goals in the first period. In the second the Bailey Stars competed hard and changed the flow of this hard-fought contest which set them up for an exciting third period that saw the Stars score three big goals to notch this game at a 3-3 tie. Brooke DaCosta led the Stars’ offence scoring a pair of goals, while Sienna Gale scored the other goal. Josie Wiper added an assist and Lillian St. Pierre shut the door in net in the final two periods to secure a big playoff point.

The Southpoint Highbury Canco Intermediate Stars entertained the Essex Thunder on Sunday evening. This was a fast-paced, evenly-matched game that saw these two teams exchange several goals; however, when the dust cleared and the final buzzer sounded, the Essex Thunder edged out the Lady Stars by a final score of 5-4. The Stars saw four different girls contribute to the offence: Lauryn Gradwell, Kathryn Ciacelli, Chase Cabral and Raine Schiefer. Scoring the assists were Raine Schiefer, Lauryn Gradwell, Jada Schiefer, Kathryn Ciacelli and Shelby Hunter.

The Southpoint Novice Grey took the win on the road against Harrow Rams 3-2 on Jan. 27. Pictured, Capitals Cole Gossmann and Dylan Marchand go after the puck. Capitals goals were scored by Cole Gossmann, Chase Simpson and Max Youssef. (Submitted photo)

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The mist frozen all over the Misty Jean gives the appearance of a giant ice sculpture. Seven of the Wheatley fleet were on the lake last week as high winds and -40 wind chill factor covered the boats under tons of ice. All boats returned safely and all reported good catches of yellow perch.

Making surveys of preferences of the area residents has become an annual event for the grade 5 students at Romney Central School. Another successful survey was conducted just prior to the Christmas break, and the results are being used by the students to enhance their mathematics skills. Converting the respondent’s replies to several questions to percentages and points on a graph enable students to find a new interest in an old subject. Three of the pollsters in the grade five survey group are seen with their teacher Mr. Bob McCart, analyzing the results of the polls, they are, left to right; Agatha Tiechroeb, Melissa Sallmen and Henry Wall. Call me first at cell: 519-324-5774 or visit us on the web: www.featherstonerealty.com Come view all listings on our Showcase Window 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Located at 17 Erie St. North, Leamington

Rebekahs mark fiftieth anniversary

When Erie Rebekah Lodge #319 Wheatley celebrated the Lodge’s fiftieth anniversary on January 19 three of the charter members of the fraternity were on hand for the special occasion. Left to right, Edna McDonald, Jean Sample, and Hazel Morgan get together after the meeting to talk about past experiences in the Lodge.

ElderCollege to offer interesting array of courses

By Lloyd Brown-John

ElderCollege, that fascinating county-wide program of short, low cost, educational courses for folks aged 55 and better, will launch its Spring 2018 Leamington Campus program with courses ranging from diving wrecks in Lake Erie to painting, birdwatching, camping, playing bridge, butter tarts and lawn bowling. All courses have modest fees.

ElderCollege members can take courses anywhere in Essex County, City of Windsor and Kent County.

From the approximately 80 courses being offered throughout ElderCollege’s entire program, some key courses are being offered at the Leamington Campus.

Some of these courses rank among the most intriguing.

For example, Allan King will take you to the bottom of Lake Erie and you will be able to experience what it is like searching for wrecks. “From the Bottom of the Lake Up” – a Shipwreckology course!

Sarah Rupert, a naturalist at Point Pelee National Park, will offer her very popular “Basics of Birdwatching: Spring Edition” course at the park.

Also at Point Pelee National Park, ElderCollege course participants will learn how to overnight camp in the new oTentik accommodations. Camping complete with meals, bonfire, comfortable accommodation and insights into the park’s wild life and habitat.

Two very creative young artists will again offer their basic course on painting.

Known as “Paint ’n Palooza”, this is a fun experience and a great opportunity to get your late blooming artistic career off to a great start. This course is offered at the Leamington Arts Centre.

Also at the Leamington Arts Centre is a course on “Building Websites” with Chad Riley, Director of LAC.

Our favorite Canadian food? Butter tarts! Yes, ElderCollege will have a course on the perfect “Butter Tarts: A Canadian Treat”.

Paul Brown of the Leamington Lawn Bowling Club will offer his delightful course on the lovely recreational sport of lawn bowling.

basic “Bridge 101: Bridge for Beginners” at the Half Century Centre. This has always been a popular course and great fun as well.

ElderCollege also offers courses in Kingsville, Harrow and Essex.

For example, in Kingsville there is the Great Exploratory Fossil Expedition, a full day bus trip to the Arkona area to enjoy the outdoors and the search for multiple million-year-old fossils at Hungry Hollow. This has been a very popular ElderCollege course as it also includes an onthe-bus talk about the geology of SW Ontario.

Kingsville Campus also has courses on “Takin’ the ’Lectric” with Bob Lynch and his history of the Windsor-Essex and Lakeshore Rapid Railway. Author Rosalind Knight explores “Fact & Fiction of the Old Mettawas Hotel” and Paul Bourque explores how pioneers coped with darkness before electricity.

Courses being offered in Essex include: a three day bus trip, “Ontario’s West Coast Explora-

tion” which also includes a live musical performance in Grand Bend; a travel course “Exploring Turkey and Spain”: a course offered by ERCA on “Creating a Place To Live” in Essex County; “Walking With Harlots: A Brief History of Prostitution”; “19th Century Homes, A Walking Tour at Pioneer Village”; and a course on how Essex County and Windsor handled Syrian refugees.

ElderCollege’s Spring Semester runs from the last week of February to the middle of June. Courses are offered in all communities in Essex County, plus Windsor and Chatham. Courses tend to fill up quickly so if you want to be part of the fun, register early.

Registration for ElderCollege courses begins online on Wednesday, February 7 or in person or by telephone after 10:00 a.m. on February 7. Telephone: Canterbury College, University of Windsor, 519-253-3000 ext. 4944. In Person: Canterbury College, 2500 University Ave. W., Windsor.

And lastly at the Leamington Campus, renowned bridge enthusiast David Derbyshire will offer his

and for great reasons!

Tea consumption is on the rise

This January celebrate Hot Tea Month! There are more reasons than ever to fill your cup with tea, from its variety of types and flavours to its numerous health benefits.

There is a tea for everyone and a time for every tea. We are living in a time driven by individuality and customization, and the tea world is no different. There’s a tea for every palate and a time for every tea, with research showing that Canadians predominantly drink black tea and green tea from early to mid-day, turning to herbal tea and decaffeinated tea in the evening. Why does tea unite us as Canadians? Our multicultural society also plays a large part in the popularity of tea in Canada, as Canadians of all backgrounds are united in their love of tea. English, Chinese, Indian, Japanese and African tea traditions have all become part of our multicultural milieu. As we continue to welcome new Canadians, the influence of tea culture and tea traditions in our society will only continue to grow and unite us.

A cup a day helps keep the doctor away. A single cup of tea is steeped in healthy benefits that can help refresh and revitalize. Drinking a cup of hot tea every day can lower blood pressure, decrease cholesterol levels, and can aid in overall heart health. The secret to tea’s health benefits? Flavonoids – dietary compounds found naturally in plants that protects the body through antioxidant activity. A single cup of tea has 750x more flavonoids than a cup of coffee, and 6x more flavonoids than a cup of orange juice.

“While most Canadians have heard of the health benefits of green tea, it’s important to know that all varieties of tea are good for your overall health,” says Louise Roberge, President of the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada. “Black, green, white and oolong tea are all equally beneficial, since they come from the same plant. Just like Canadians, all types of tea are created equal. It’s a natural, healthy, calorie-free drink that everyone can enjoy.”

Cougars take bite out of Clippers

By Bryan Jessop

High school students across the county may have been stressing about exams, but offense was one thing the Cardinal Carter boys’ hockey team didn’t have to worry about.

The semester’s annual exam break from WECSSAA athletics was preceded by a 10-2 drubbing of the Kennedy Clippers by the Cougars at Highbury Canco Arena Monday, Jan. 22. The convincing win brought Cardinal Carter’s Tier II record to 3-4-0 to pass Kennedy for sixth place — based on a record with more wins — and bring them to within a single point of the Herman Green Griffins with three games in hand.

Novice AEs face Jr. Canadiens

Sam Van Gellecum and Dylan Taylor paced the Cougars’ attack with five-point games while Adam Zylstra backed the home team in goal to help snap a four game losing streak. Cardinal Carter wasted little time drawing first blood, as Jordan Gualtieri sunk a wrist shot into the far, left side of Leif Eriksson’s net during a rush at the Clippers’ net. Luke Tatomir drew the only assist.

Almost exactly 10 minutes later, Van Gellecum made it 2-0 by backhanding his own rebound at ice level after taking feeds from Taylor and Preston Knight. The hosts used up far

less time registering their third goal, as Taylor backhanded a breakaway shot into the right side of the goal five seconds after the ensuing centre ice faceoff. The game winning tally was the last of the first period and the only unassisted effort of the afternoon for the Cougars.

Kennedy pulled to within two early in the second as Lee Knight dashed across Zylstra’s crease and sent a backhander into the lower left corner. Cardinal Carter responded six-anda-half minutes later when Carson Mastronardi one-timed a pass from behind the net from Tatomir at ice level from point blank range. Jonnie Fiore also assisted on the shorthanded marker.

Van Gellecum made it 5-1 with a backhand shot that was deflected into the lower right side of the Clippers’ net on a play that began at the opposite end on a pass from Zylstra to Taylor. The hosts potted the game’s only power play goal 90 seconds later when Joel Van Gellecum squeezed a shot between Eriksson’s left pad and left post. The marker was set up by Dante Butera.

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The barrage of goals continued as the second period clock ticked its way down to 45.0 seconds when a wrist shot by Sam Van Gellecum ricocheted off a Kennedy defenseman’s stick and into the lower right corner of the goal. Taylor was credited with the lone assist. Cardinal Carter picked up where it left off to start the third stanza with an early goal by Knight, who backhanded a rebound that bounced through the crease and over the line. Sam Van Gellecum assisted for his fourth point

of the afternoon.

Just over two minutes later, Quinn Rodrigues took hold of a pass from Gualtieri inside the Clippers’ blue line and after weaving his way through a couple opposing defenders, fired a wrist shot into the top left corner of the mesh. At the period’s midway point, Magnus Eriksson took a pass from Tyler Broch and before Zylstra could scoop up the puck with his trapper, snapped it over the goal line from the doorstep.

The scoring ended with just over four minutes to go in the match — the Cougars’ second shorthanded tally. From the perimeter of the crease, Taylor one timed a Sam Van Gellecum pass under the crossbar. The second assist was provided by Fiore.

“We had most of our speed back today,” said Cougars assistant coach Ted Wigfield, explaining that a handful of players were absent from the roster in recent games. “We’re a growing team and we’ve been on the receiving end of games like that many times.”

Cardinal Carter’s forwards backed off the intensity of their team’s attack somewhat as the goals continued to pile up, but continued to apply pressure in the Clippers’ zone.

“Once they get a taste of a goal, they get excited,” said Wigfied. “We knew they (Kennedy) had a really strong first line, but we didn’t know what to expect after that.”

The Cougars have one regular season home game remaining following the exam break, a Monday, Feb. 12 match against rival Leamington District Secondary School starting at 3

This past weekend the Southpoint Capitals L.J. Fleming Novice AE hockey team continued with their round robin playoffs, competing in two games.

First off, Southpoint hosted the Belle River Jr. Canadiens 1 on Saturday, Jan. 27. Before many fans had even made their way to their seats, Belle River had found the back of the net to take an early lead only 40 seconds in. With the Caps down a player due to illness, and the lines juggled to adapt, they seemed a little out of sorts and seemed to chase the game at times.

Slowly, as the period went on, the young Capitals found their way and began to skate stride for stride with the Canadiens. With about five minutes to go in the first, Jonathan Recker worked the puck at his own blue line, skated in around the defenseman, and made no mistake in burying the equalizer.

The score remained tied through the second and into the third with both sides trading chances, but neither goalie would budge. Then, shortly into the final frame, Southpoint was rewarded for their hard work. Ben Liebrock and Tyler Thomas made a big defensive stop at the red line, then Recker picked up the loose puck and streaked in from centre, sliding his shot in low, glove side, to take the lead. Nolan Meadows stood tall in net as the Canadiens attacked in desperation to try and even the score. Southpoint was able to hold off the press until two minutes remaining in the game when on a broken play they tied the score. Both sides traded chances as the clock ticked down but this game ended up as a 2-2 final.

On Sunday, Southpoint travelled to Belle River for an afternoon tilt with the Jr. Canadiens 2 squad. The action in this game started right from the opening faceoff as both sides

flew up and down the ice trading scoring chances. Both teams could have easily jumped to the lead but the score remained tied through the first period.

Belle River was able to knock in two in the second frame as the Capitals were unable to capitalize on their chances. They were playing well yet simply had nothing to show for it.

Midway through the third, in a span of 30 seconds, the Canadiens were able to catch the young Caps on their heels and pot two quick ones to take a seemingly insurmountable 4-0 lead. But just as they had done all game, Southpoint kept playing hard, hoping for their first goal to get things going.

Finally, with 3:39 left to play, Jonathan Recker won an offensive zone faceoff back to Ben Liebrock who fired one through the crowd out front and into the back of the net to get the Caps on the board. Sensing that the goal was finally the break that they needed to get going, the coaches pulled their goalie right from the ensuing puck drop. With the extra attacker on, the Capitals threw everything they had at their opponents. Just over a minute later Kayden Cook worked the puck off the boards and Recker lifted the stick of the defenseman to steal the puck and race in, firing a laser past the goalie into the back of the net.

Now with 2:23 remaining the score was 4-2. Southpoint’s goalie remained on the bench and the pressure continued for the Caps as they had a few glorious chances. Unfortunately their comeback fell short when Belle River tipped the puck out of their zone and they shot one final puck into an empty net.

It was a hard fought and extremely entertaining 5-2 loss for the Capitals. Playoffs continue next weekend in Leamington.

Museum celebrates Black

History Month with new display

Exhibit tells story of Chatham baseball team

In honour of Black History Month, the Chimczuk Museum, located at 401 Riverside Dr. W. in Windsor, will be offering free admission on Thursday, February 1.

This date marks the official opening of the new temporary display, “Breaking the Colour Barrier: Wilfred ‘Boomer’ Harding and the Chatham Coloured All-Stars”. This display tells the story of the Chatham, Ontario, baseball team that became the first black team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship in 1934.

During the evening there will be a free talk at the museum hosted by the Museum Volunteer Group. This talk will feature Dr. Miriam Wright and Dr. Heidi Jacobs from the University of Windsor, who directed the Breaking the Colour Barrier project, and Dave Johnston of the Leddy Library who created the project website.

In addition, sets of baseball cards featuring the Chatham Coloured All-Stars will be available for sale with proceeds going to the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the talk getting underway at 7 p.m. This temporary display is a great compliment to the Underground Railroad content currently featured in the Museum’s permanent exhibit: The River and the Land Sustain Us. For more information visit www.museumwindsor.ca or call Museum Windsor at 519-253-1812.

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Dylan Taylor of the Cougars passes the puck past Kennedy’s Will Cecile toward teammate Sam Van Gellecum during the first period of a Monday, Jan. 22 WECSSAA Tier II boys hockey game at Highbury Canco Arena. The Cougars improved to 3-4-0 heading into the exam break with a 10-2 win.

Luke Johnson of the Clippers puts pressure on the Cougars’ Cameron Taouil behind the Kennedy net during a WECSSAA Tier II boys hockey tilt.

Aidan Pulley stick handles past defender.

Karly Franklin readies to make a save.

DO YOU FEEL ALONE? ARE YOU FEELING BLUE? Are you overwhelmed with feelings of depression? The CommUnity Partnership is offering a Day-By-Day Depression and You support group. This 16-session program provides an opportunity to learn about selfcare and self-compassion, coping and relaxation techniques, and creates a network of peer support. The group will run bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. beginning January 31 and is free of charge at the Leamington and Area Family Health Team Centre. For more information contact CommUnity Partnership at 226-348-4548 or email info@cupartner.ca

AFTER HOURS BUSINESS MIXER - Tuesday, February 6 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Seacliff Manor, 30 Seacliff Dr. Enjoy a beverage and light refreshments while networking with other local businesses. Please bring business cards and info about your services. All guests will get a tour of Seacliff Manor.

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, February 7, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New donors & walk-ins welcome! To book an appointment or for additional information, please contact us at 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App.

BOXERCISE FOR PARKINSON’S. Free class for Parkinson’s patients. Now accepting registration. Open to residents of Essex County. Call Andre 519-551-0539.

NEW YEAR, HEALTHIER YOU! Wellness Seminars at Seacliff Manor Retirement Residence, 30 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington. Seminars presented by: Kidney Foundation - Wednesday, January 31 at 1:30 p.m.; Hearing Clinic - Wednesday, February 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Heart & Stroke Foundation - Wednesday, February 14 at 1:30 p.m. Learn about a variety of health conditions and how to manage them. Refreshments and giveaways. Everyone welcome.

THE FUNG LOY KOK TAOIST TAI CHI will be hosting two open house events in Leamington to demonstrate how you can improve your circulation and balance, increase your strength and reduce stress. Visitors will learn how to focus on the well-being of the body and mind through the practice of Taoist Tai Chi. Thursday February 1, 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. and Wednesday February 7, 6:307:15 p.m. at the St John’s Anglican Church 60 Erie St. N., Leamington.

CONNECTIONS EARLY YEARS FAMILY CENTRE’S 8TH ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT & CHICKEN/PASTA DINNER - Friday, February 9 at 6:00 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Br. 143 (1570 Marentette Ave., Windsor). Includes bake sale, 50/50 draw, raffle, door prizes. $20 per person. Register online at https:// tinyurl.com/connections-trivia-night-2018 or 519-252-9696. Proceeds support programs for children 0-6 in WIndsor-Essex County i.e. play sessions, parenting courses, literacy, numeracy, pre-school speech and language, infant hearing and Blind Low Vision Programs.

ANNUAL PANCAKE & SAUSAGE SUPPERTuesday, February 13, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Epiphany, 96 Main St. W., Kingsville. Adults $5, children 6-9 years $3, children 5 & under free. Take out available.

PANCAKE & SAUSAGE SUPPER at St.

John’s Anglican church, 60 Erie St. N. Leamington. Tuesday, February 13, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Adults $5, children 6-10 $3.

Essex County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is presenting LAND OF CANAAN BY GUYLAINE PETRIN, Monday, February 12 at 7:00 p.m., at Windsor Public Library, lower level, 850 Ouellette Ave., Windsor. Everyone is welcome to attend this OGS webcast about researching Black ancestors in Canada before Confederation. Visit http://ww.ogs.on.ca/essex for more info.

IT’S TIME TO START GETTING READY FOR THE RETURN OF THE PURPLE MARTINS.

The Ont. Purple Martin Assoc. will have its first meeting of the year on Saturday, February 17 at 9:00 a.m. at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens (Cactus Room), Ruthven. Everyone is welcome to come and learn about these amazing members of the swallow family and what to do to provide housing for their survival. More info: Paul 519-738-3476.

SECC CHILIFEST - Wednesday, February 28 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Leamington Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W. Enjoy over 25 delicious chilis, veggies, dessert, beverage - $8 advance or $10 at door. Tickets at Century 21 office, 150 Talbot St. E. or SECC offices. Chilifest benefits SECC Transportation Services. For more information or to volunteer time or prizes, contact chairperson John at c21johnwoelk@hotmail.com

MATHEMATICS TUTORING FOR GR. 6-8 will be held Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in a classroom situation. The class will be led by retired teacher David Kolotylo who specialized in mathematics. No charge. 10 students maximum per class. Registration required. Individual tutoring available upon request. Students must bring their math notebooks, pens, pencils. For more information call 519-326-3111 and leave a message for Deacon Deborah.

T.O.P.S. - TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLYa support group that meets every Tuesday evening at Faith Everlasting Church, 587 Hwy. 77, Leamington. Weigh In 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. First meeting is free.

CAREER CLOTHING IS AVAILABLE at St. John Anglican Church Angel Cupboard for anyone who requires professional clothing to attend job interviews or for starting a new position. Call 519-326-3111 and leave a message for Charlotte to set up an appointment.

FREE RECOVERY PROGRAMS at South Shore Health Centre, 15 John St., Leamington: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Westover Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Women Only Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation Group; Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. SMART; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Recovery Support in Low German and Spanish; Fridays at 6:30 p.m. CA Group. Individual family and friends education and support to create a recovery plan call 519990-2530 for an appointment.

IF YOU WANT TO DRINK, THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS If you want to stop, we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 519-999-1234.

WHEATLEY HERITAGE SOCIETY is open Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For appointments other than normal hours contact Heather Vannieuweneburg at 226-2480382 or e-mail wheatleyheritage@gmail.com.

KINGSVILLE HISTORICAL PARK MUSEUM, 145 Division S. S., at rear of Kingsville Legion, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This local military library is open to the public. Civic and military artifacts on display, as well as documentation on many local veterans. For more info call 519-733-2803 or email khpi@mnsi.net

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.

THE SALVATION ARMY LEAMINGTON CC YOUTH DROP-IN CENTRE open every Tuesdsay, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the church, 88 Setterington St. The centre provides a safe supervised location and use of our computer lab, movies, videogames or table tennis etc. For more info contact us at 519-326-4901.

MOODS DISORDER GROUP MEETS the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor. Info: Nancy at 519-9714050 or nrkolah@sympatico.ca

EARLYON CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRES DROP-IN ON WEDNESDAYS from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon at Wheatley Area Public School, 226 Erie St. N. The weekly sessions provide up-to-date information for all stages of family life, from preconception and prenatal care, first year development, to nutrition, toilet training, toddler curiosity, early school experiences. Visit www.chatham-kent/EarlyON for more details. Cancellations due to weather, etc. will be posted on social media.

SOUTHWEST OUTDOORS CLUB MEETS the second Tuesday of every month (except August) in the upstairs hall of the Wheatley Legion starting at 7:00 p.m.

DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAVE PARKINSON’S? Parkinson’s Support Group meets every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-12 noon at Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Facilitators: Bob Prince and Laurie Stone. Note: Individuals are encouraged to call 1-888-851-7376 before attending their first meeting.

PLAY ROTARY TV BINGO GAMES - Tuesday nights, live on TVCOGECO from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 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.

WINDSOR-ESSEX COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 33 PRINCESS ST. IN LEAMINGTON, IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS who are interested in supporting young children Monday mornings and afternoons, 9:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon or 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Dodie Wilson 519-253-8481 ext. 226.

BE A YOUTH MENTOR – South Essex Community Council’s SPARK AfterSchool Program is looking for mentors to share their skills with local youth ages 7-12. The program runs Tuesday - Thursday 3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. Volunteers attend once a week. Help with homework, crafts or sports. Call 519-326-8629 for more information.

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES? South Essex Community Council’s Teens Teaching Tech Program can help. Smartphones, computers, tablets, social media, we can help with it all. The program runs from 3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month at SECC, 215 Talbot St. E. No appointment necessary, just stop by! For more info call 519-326-8629.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEED FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS Windsor-Essex from the Leamington and Kingsville area. If you believe that you can make a difference in a child’s life and can commit to a minimum of one year, for a few hours a week, check out the website and online orientation at www. bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca.

MONDAYS - SENIORS DROP-IN, 1st and last Monday of the month only at 10:30 a.m. at Leamington United Church. Guest speakers, refreshments, games, exercise. It’s free, fun, and wheelchair accessible. All seniors welcome.

ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE’S DRINKING? The Wheatley Serenity Al-Anon Family Group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheatley Friendship Club (north entrance), 171 Erie St. N.

PREGNANCY & RESOURCE CENTRE, 33 Princess St. (Central 33) Suite 212, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy tests. Call 24/7 for free and confidential support - 519-3260612. Business calls: 519-326-3821.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP? Join us, no charge, at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington, Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Call 519326-3111 for more information.

PREGNANCY & RESOURCE CENTRE, 33

Princess St. (Central 33) Suite 212, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy tests. Call 24/7 for free and confidential support - 519-3260612. Business calls: 519-326-3821.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP? Join us, no charge, at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington, Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Call 519326-3111 for more information.

HELP AN ADULT LEARN ENGLISH - South Essex Community Council is looking for tutors to help adults learn English. One evening per week. Training and materials provided. No teaching experience needed, just a passion for helping people. Call 519-326-8629 ext. 381 for more info.

MAKE AN IMPACT IN A SENIOR’S LIFE - South Essex Community Council is looking for Friendly Visiting and Security Check calling volunteers. Commitment is an hour per week and worked around your schedule. Share your time and brighten someone’s day. Call 519-326-8629 or email volunteer@ secc.on.ca

EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS are held the first Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, at the Windsor United Way office, 300 Giles Blvd. E., Windsor. New members welcome. Info: Windsor/Essex Epilepsy Support Centre, 519-890-6614, epilepsywindsor@epilepsysupport.ca or visit the website at www.epilepsysupport.ca.

Golden Years golf report

On Jan. 18 the Golden Years golf league welcomed new member Robin Cournoyea. On this day, 44 golfers set a new standard for excellence, delivering 90 aces over 36 holes. A strong score of 15 over 9 holes was recorded by Andy Orsini and Barry Sweet, and Andy again set the bar with 33 over 18 holes. Rose Taylor set the standard with 72 over 36 holes.

First place went to Team 14 with a solid 227 (Laurie Hylton, Barry Sweet, Marie Lasi). Second place with 234 was secured by Team 5 (Gerrit Vriesen, Doug Vickery, Lloyd Honey). Nailing down third and final spot with 235 was Team 4 (Rose Taylor, Mike Binder, Gary Honey).

On Jan. 25, 40 golfers delivered a respectable 74 aces. An impressive 3 consecutive aces on hole #3 was manufactured by Team 8 (Cathy Dewhurst, George Toews and Colleen Pearse).

Leading the pack with 6 aces was Cathy Dewhurst, followed closely by Al Rutter with 5. Dropping 4 were John Murphy and Andy Orsini. Carding 3 each were Mary Binder, Al Christie, Jack Gisi, Gail Johnston, Faith Reidy, Ernie Vandenberg and Bryon Walker. Two fell for Mike Binder, Tom Dewhurst, Ron Fick, Loraine Fox, Tom Hyatt, Eva Kah, Bill Mayville, Barb Murphy, Rose Taylor and Bill Ward. Contributing 1 apiece were Dorothy Cascadden, Murray Cascadden, Perpetua Hildrop, Lloyd Honey, Laurie Hylton, Bob McWilliam, Bob Patchette, Colleen Pearse, Mavis Rutter, Barry Sweet, Bill Taylor, Linda Walsh, Marlene Enns and George Toews.

A low score of 17 over 9 holes went to Al Rutter, Rose Taylor, Cathy Dewhurst, Andy Orsini, Tom Hyatt and Barry Sweet. Recording 18 were Bill Ward, Lloyd Honey, Bill Mayville (2), Barb Murphy, Bob Patchette, Ernie Vandenberg, Al Rutter (3), Eva Kah, Cathy Dewhurst, Andy Orsini, Barb Fick, Mike Binder, Tom Hyatt, Loraine Fox, Mavis Rutter, Barry Sweet and Bill Taylor.

A strong score of 35 over 18 holes went to Al Rutter and Tom Hyatt. Al Rutter, Rose Taylor and Cathy Dewhurst boasted a 36, Bill Mayville 37, and Lloyd Honey, Eileen McIntosh, Andy Orsini and Barry Sweet had 38.

Al Rutter continued his strong play delivering 71 over 36 holes, with Tom Hyatt notching 75, Bill Mayville 76, Eileen McIntosh and Andy Orsini 77, and Cathy Dewhurst 78. Taking first place with 240 was Team 1 (Bill Ward, Laurie Hylton, Tom Dewhurst, Lloyd Honey). Second place with 241 went to Team 2 (Bill Mayville, John Murphy, Barb Murphy). Third and final spot was nailed down by Team 10 (Andy Orsini, Barb Fick, Mike Binder).

Play continues at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens every Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

STATIONERY

• Labels

• Letterheads

• Envelopes

• Business Forms

BUSINESS CARDS

• Presentation Folders

• Report Covers

• NCR Forms

• Journals & Workbooks

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL

• Flyers • Brochures

• Booklets

• Calendars

• Adhesive Notepads

• Memo Pads

• Numbered Tickets

• Bookmarks & Rulers

• Magnets

• Door Hangers

• Table Tents

• Stickers SIGNS & POSTERS

• Vinyl Banners

• Car Magnets

• Large Format Posters

WEB PRINTING

• Newspapers

• School Newspapers

• Speciality Newspapers

“RETIRED” BUILDING CONTRACTOR - home improvements and additions for reasonable fee. For examples and appointment: Douglas 519-322-8732. ja31-fe7

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5:30 - 6:30 pm - Meet & Mingle 6:30 - 7:30 pm - Meeting at the Leamington Arts Centre 72 Talbot St. W. Leamington Celebrate the Successes of 2017 and learn about our exciting plans for 2018 ALL MEMBERS WELCOME Appetizers and Refreshments RSVP by February 17th to: info@leamingtonbia.com

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KINGSVILLE LEGION BRANCH 188 - Friday Night Dinners 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekly Specials $16 (Ribs or Perch). Other weekly menu items $14. Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519-733-5162 (office) or 519-733-9081 (bar) ja6-tf

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WE ARE LOOKING FOR A-Z DRIVERS AND OWNER OPERATORS

Who are trustworthy and experienced, for local and long haul trips. Reefer experience and ability to cross border required. Driver abstract, CVOR and Police Clearance must be provided. $1000 SIGN ON BONUS. Please fax resume to: 519-687-3105 or email to: ed@edtenterprises.ca.

WE ARE HIRING PSW OR COMPANIONSHIP FOR SENIORS

We train and work around your schedule. Please visit our website to apply: www.homeinstead.com/3026

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JC FRESH FARMS & greenhouses

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Keepsake Plants Ltd.

Is now accepting applications for Temporary & Part Time Greenhouse Workers

Job Duties: Planting, sorting, spacing, packing and other duties as assigned. Job Requirements: Physically demanding, hot or cold conditions, bending, lifting and carrying. Wage: $14 per hour - hours vary according to season. Email resumé to: denise.murray@keepsakeplants.com or drop off at: 268 Seacliff Dr. W., Leamington

Greenhouse Worker

RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Checking quality of harvested produce

• Other duties as assigned

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Fast-paced environment, repetitive tasks, standing for extended periods

• Bend, crouching, kneeling, hand-eye coordination, attention to detail

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WAGE AND HOURS:

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• Wage: 14.00/hour, seasonal, full time

No Education Required. No Experience Required. Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com (627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V8)

Job opening at a busy RV Dealership for a

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Seasonal Full Time. Retirees Welcome. Apply In Person with Resume. Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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For the Provision of Equipment and Labour for the Screening of Organic Waste at Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority Facilities in Essex County Details: http://www.ewswa.org/about/business-opportunities-bids/ Closing Date and Time: 12:00 Noon Local Time, Monday February 26, 2018

General Labourers for 2018 Processing Season

• Day and night shifts 50-60+ hours/week (Mon.-Sat.)

• Working in warm temperatures

• Transport raw, finished & packaged materials; measure/ dump ingredients; check for basic quality defects

• Starting wage $14.00 per hour

lori.weil@weilsfood.ca 483 Erie St. North Box 130 Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0

GREENHOUSE WORKERS NEEDED

Employees will be required to carry out all job tasks as specified by the operation manager.

Specific duties include: Pruning, clipping, harvesting and cleaning work area. Repetitive task, standing for extended periods, hot humid conditions, comfortable working on scissor lifts, handling weights of up to 23 kg or 50 lbs, report signs of insect or disease damage.

Permanent full time weekdays including weekends. $14.00 per hour. Will train the right candidate. Must be able to work within a group or on their own. Reliable and dependable.

Must have own transportation.

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E-mail, call or drop off your classified ad by Friday at 4:00 p.m. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 5, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: journal@mnsi.net or sun@mnsi.net We accept CASH, CHEQUE, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

PALLET SHOP IN Wheatley area seeking reliable full time help. Knowledge is an asset but not required. Wage is negotiable depending upon experience. Contact Ron at 519-999-0195. Email resume to krwoodproducts@ hotmail.com. ja24-fe14

PINNACLE ACRES REQUIRES Full time greenhouse general labourers. $14.00/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 40 lbs on a repetitive basis, fast paced environment, strong work ethic, punctual, reliable. Please apply via email: pinnalcejobs@hotmail.ca No experience or education required. ja17-31

M&M FARMS LTD - Greenhouse Worker positions available. Responsibilities: crop work, winding, pruning, harvesting, checking quality of harvested produce, other duties as assigned. Work Conditions: fast-paced environment, repetitive tasks, standing for extended periods, bending, crouching, kneeling, attention to detail, working at heights, hot environment. Hours: 45+ hours a week including weekends. Wage: $14.00 per hour, seasonal, full time. No education or experience required. Must have own transportation. Please forward e-mail to mmfarms@bell.net or Fax: 519-326-8047. jan10-31

LOCAL RETIREMENT HOME is currently looking for Food Services Staff. Please send Resume to: augustinevillas@yahoo.ca or fax to: 519-733-8552. ja24-fe7

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DINIRO FARMS INC, 725 Mersea Rd. 5 Leamington, is looking for 9 permanent full-time Greenhouse Workers. No experience necessary. $14.00/hr, 40-48hrs/ wk including Saturdays and/ or Sundays. Start ASAP. Duties include: hand harvesting, tying, clipping, deleafing, cleaning, packing. Repetitive tasks, physically demanding, standing for extended periods in a hot environment. Own transportation, rural area. No experience or education required. Email resume: dinirofarms@ wavedirect.net. eow-ja31

Job opening at a busy RV Dealership for a HANDYMAN/GENERAL MAINTENANCE PERSON

• Must have drivers licence.

• Seasonal work.

Drop off resume in person at: Sturgeon Woods RV & Marine, 1129 Mersea Road C, Point Pelee Drive, Leamington or call: 519-326-1156 or fax: 519-326-6567

We are seeking

• Compensation is $14.00/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

Fill those shoes faster... When “help wanted” is an urgent matter, you want a fast, effective way to reach qualified local candidates. That’s why advertising in the Classifieds is the solution more employers turn to when they want results. For rates and placement information call 519-398-9098.

2017-2018

By Bryan Jessop

ith home ice advantage and an elevated level of play over the last 40 minutes, the Flyers were having no part of settling for a third tie of the season against the Komoka Kings.

The seventh place Kings surrendered two one goal leads as the Flyers handed them a 5-3 loss to remain in the thick of the sprint for second place in the GOJHL’s Western Conference. The underdog visitors kept the home team’s offense at bay through most of the opening 20 minutes, but couldn’t hold them off consistently for the final two stanzas.

Leamington came out slower than usual in the first period, although it outshot the guests 18-13. Struggling to generate offense early on, the Flyers headed into the dressing for the first intermission down 2-1 on the scoreboard. Komoka’s Isaac McLean started the scoring from close range, sliding an ice level shot past Noah Hedrick and into the goal from close range. Blake Johnson evened the score about nine minutes later after a two-on-one rush with veteran linemate Zach Guilbeault ending with the first of the evening for the Flyers. From about five feet inside the boards to the left of the Kings’ goal, Guilbeault shovelled the puck over to Johnson, who one-timed a tap through goalkeeper Bryce Walcarius in the crease. The attack was set in motion with a feed from Parker Jacques to Guilbeault.

a scramble in Hedrick’s crease. The Komoka bench pulled their goaltender for a sixth skater, but had to put him back in the crease after Leamington was given its first power play of the game with 62 seconds to go.

Leamington outshot its guests 36-31 and was zero for one on the power play while the Kings were zero for two.

“We weren’t great, but we were good enough for the win,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski following the Thursday, Jan. 25 victory. “Tomorrow we’ll have to be a lot better in St. Thomas — they’re a good team with a good work ethic and we’re going to have to match that. We know what we have to do, we just have to do it 100 per cent.”

“We had a slow start, but we were better prepared for the second and third (periods),” Fetter added. “We got the job done. With St. Thomas and Chatham, we’ve got to get the pucks in deep and attack their defense. We’ll have to create turnovers and then hopefully score on those turnovers.”

“We had a slow start, but we were better prepared for the second and third (periods).”

Komoka didn’t allow the deadlock to stand for long, as Joel Mazzilli took advantage of a scramble in front of the home team’s net. With Hedrick losing sight of the puck, Mazzilli took hold of it and snapped it over the goal line for another one goal Kings lead 47 seconds after Johnson tied the score.

- Jaydon Fetter

The Flyers made better use of the second period, where they transformed the one-goal disadvantage into a one-goal lead. Maddux Rychel knotted the score up at 2-2 with a shot inside the circle to the right of the Kings’ net that deflected off Walcarius’s glove and hopped over the line. Helpers came from the sticks of Josh Pope-Ferguson and Guilbeault.

Just over two minutes later, Jaydon Fetter set loose a wrist shot from the point that soared into the top right quadrant of the mesh, untouched. Defensive linemate Jacques drew the only assist.

“I saw the lane and just fired through it. It was nice to see it go in,” Fetter said of his sixth goal of the season.

Although the shots on goal ratio again favoured Leamington by five — 14-9 — the hosts’ offense appeared a tougher force to contend with than in the first. An unusual bounce that redirected the puck’s journey to a course for behind the net to one between the posts nearly made it 4-2, although Walcarius was able to scramble back over the goal line and snag the disc with his trapper with a couple inches of space to spare.

Leamington resident Rory DiNiro pocketed the game winner after taking a backward drop pass from Kenny Styles on an offensive rush, sending a wrist shot through the Kings’ goalie as he dropped to his knees to attempt a save. Fetter drew the second assist. Roughly five minutes later, Cody Schneider planted his 20th of the season, jutting to the left side of the net on an attack before switching to his backhand to flip a shot over Walcarius’s shoulder. Johnson was credited with an assist to become the fourth Flyer of the night to earn a second point.

Mazzilli scored his second of the match with 86 seconds to go, driving the puck over the line during

On Friday in St. Thomas, the Flyers won in a double overtime score of 4-3. Griffin Robinson started the scoring for Leamington after a scoreless opening stanza, but the Stars answered back with three in a row before Robinson struck again to bring his team to within a goal at the end of the second frame. Robinson completed the hat trick early in the third to force overtime.

After five scoreless minutes of four on four, Dalton Langlois notched the game winner within two minutes of three on three to clinch the Leamington victory with Connor Meyerink in goal.

The Flyers finished with the upper hand in shots by a 44-37 margin.

A busy weekend ended for Leamington in Chatham with a 5-1 win against the Maroons. The Flyers’ charge was backed by goals from Pope-Ferguson, Rychel, Johnson, Schneider and DiNiro while being outshot 34-30. Leamington was two for four on the power play while Chatham was zero for seven. Hedrick registered the victory in net.

The Flyers will host the St. Marys Lincolns Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7:10 p.m.

Rest of the West

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, the LaSalle Vipers downed the visiting Sarnia Legionnaires 5-2 while the London Nationals posted a 6-1 win over the Chatham Maroons. Thursday action included a 4-2 win for the Legionnaires against the Strathroy Rockets, followed by a 7-4 win for Chatham over the St. Marys Lincolns on Friday. Strathroy and St. Marys battled to a 4-4 tie on Saturday while LaSalle won 6-3 against Komoka. On Sunday, the Vipers came out on top 4-3 over the Nationals.

Rory DiNiro of the Flyers maneuvers with the puck near the goal line with Komoka’s Andrew Kim in tow during the first period. (Sun Photo)

The Flyers’ Griffin Robinson tries to squeeze his way between Andrew Kim and goalie Bryce Walcarius for a shot on goal during the third frame. (SUN Photo)

D’Arcy Panziera of the Kings closes in on the Flyers’ Kenny Styles as he makes his way through the corner deep in Komoka territory during a Western Conference match held Thursday, Jan. 25 at Highbury Canco Arena. Styles had two assists in a 5-3 Leamington win. (SUN Photo)