Southpoint Sun July 2, 2014

Heinz closes its doors in Leamington

By Bryan Jessop

The end of an era spanning more than a century has come to an end in the Tomato Capital of Canada.

Friday, June 27, 2014 marked one of the more somber days in Leamington’s history, as the H.J. Heinz facility officially closed its doors after 105 years of production. The factory is expected to open as early as July 14 under ownership of Highbury Canco, who will continue to create several of the same products as a Heinz co-packer. The change of ownership translates into an estimated 250 full time jobs from the 700-plus who were employed prior to the closure announcement in the autumn of last year.

The plant’s final day of operation under the Heinz name was one of mixed emotions for those who continued to work until the end of production. While many were saddened to reach a day most never expected prior to November of 2013, others were simply relieved for a stressful final string of days and weeks to come to an end.

“We just needed some closure from a 105-year era that’s come to an end,” said Heinz worker Jan Bering. “Now everyone can move on to the next chapter of their lives.”

Bering, along with Shirley St. Louis, organized an outdoor gathering for fellow workers on the final day of employment. With a setup of tables near the factory’s Erie Street South entrance/exit, coffee, doughnuts and Timbits were donated by Tim Hortons while Lakeside Bakery designed and donated a large cake with words wishing workers the best of luck for their futures.

“It’s really nice to have support like this offered by the community,” Bering said.

Bering worked in the office at Heinz for 14 years before being relocated to the factory for the last eight months.

“I’ve met so many nice, new people and made some great new friends,” Bering said.

Bering will be among Heinz workers returning to the facility as a Highbury Canco employee. Although word has circulated that 250 will be back to work later this month, Bering noted that no finalized numbers have been officially declared by the new owners.

Highbury Canco is expected to produce many of the same items that Heinz manufactured over the past several years. Bering credited plant manager Sam Diab as playing a crucial role in paving the way for Highbury Canco to take over operations and salvage what many expect to be about one third of the remaining jobs.

The last day of work under Heinz ownership included bagpipers performing for workers as they walked out of the building for the last time as Heinz employees. One of the bagpipers was Mike Hicks, who had worked at Heinz for the past 10 years. The company’s Leamington location has almost always had a bagpiper amongst its ranks, who has as a custom performed for retiring employees on their final day of work. Hicks, the last to perform these duties, replaced

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Bagpipers play as a final shift of Heinz workers make their way through the Erie Street South entrance on the last day of production under the Heinz name Friday, June 27. (SUN Photo)

Family, friends and coworkers of Joanne Siddall (third from left) gather to congratulate her on retirement during the final day of production under the Heinz name Friday, June 27.

Residential sprinklers save lives

By Sheila McBrayne

Leamington Fire Service organized an educational presentation and demonstration of the benefits of residential sprinkler systems recently at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex.

Deputy Fire Chief - Public Education/Training Mike Ciaccelli introduced brothers Chris and Dave Logan of Wallace-Kent Sprinkler Systems Inc. who debunked many myths about residential sprinkler systems. One of the first concerns is always the appearance, but the technology and design has advanced so much since the first sprinkler systems became mainstream that many are not even visible. The sprinklers are recessed into the ceiling with a sleek cap, which pushes out when activated. “I did my house and my friends never even noticed for months,”said Chris Logan.

The second biggest concern most homeowners have is price. “It’s a common concern people think that a sprinkler system in expensive, but it’s only about $5,000 on a new build,” said Dave Logan. “It’s about one percent of a new build costs and it has been proven to contain a fire and save the rest of the house,” he added.

Another concern is that if one sprinkler goes off, they all go off. Not true. Each sprinkler activates individually to contain a fire at its point of origin before it spreads throughout the house. Burning toast or cigarette smoke will not set

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Pictured above on the left was a livingroom fire that was quickly contained and extinguished by a sprinkler, while on the right, the livingroom without a sprinkler, became totally engulfed and Leamington firefighters had to extinguish the fire.

off the sprinkler. Each sprinkler contains a heat sensor that releases upon a certain temperature.

“It’s important to get the message out about the benefits of residential sprinklers,” said Leamington Fire Chief Chuck Parsons. A study in Vancouver, BC, tracked residential fires since 1995. Residential sprinklers were mandated into law

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in 1990 there. The study showed fire sprinklers reduced the average annual fire loss by more than 90 percent. There had been 2500 fires in residences with fire sprinklers during the time of the study and there were zero deaths buildings with properly maintained sprinkler systems.

Leamington woman earns PHD

Helaina Gaspard is a Senior Research Associate with the Jean-Luc Pepin (JLP) Research Chair at the University of Ottawa. As an analyst of Canadian politics and public management, Helaina’s research focuses on institutions, their foundations, stakeholder environments and sustainability. For the JLP Chair she has led research projects for the OECD (Paris), the World Bank (Washington DC) and managed projects focused on democratic governance, in partnership with Canadian parliamentarians,

national and international NGOs and industry associations as well as students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Her PHD doctoral thesis analyzed the implementation of official languages policy in the federal public service since 1969, examining issues of institutional genesis and structure for transformative change.

Helaina has a BA (Hons.) University of Western Ontario, an MA from Queen’s University at Kingston and a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa’s School of Political Studies.

Helaina was born and raised in Leamington. She served as Prime Minister at Cardinal Carter Secondary School and served as a Student Trustee for WECDSB.

Helaina Gaspard

(SUN Photo)

Heinz closes its doors in Leamington

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Rick Dibbley upon his retirement.

“It’s been kind of a Heinz tradition,” Hicks explained. For a few, the last day on the job at Heinz was a joyous occasion. Joanne Siddall, at 71 years of age, retired as the oldest worker in Heinz history not only in Canada, but across the globe. She was greeted by several family members, friends and coworkers offering balloons, flowers and congratulatory words. The celebration was arranged by her granddaughter Ashley Garcia.

“I had a feeling they’d do this,” Siddall said. “She’s (Garcia) always up to something.”

Siddall first started working at Heinz 50 years ago and decided to put an end to retirement while vacationing in Mexico and upon renegotiations with the union. She continued to work for another 18 years until the plant’s Friday closure date. While she plans to do some travelling over the next month or so, her thoughts continue to be with fellow Heinz workers.

“It’s hard to believe,” Siddall explained. “They fought for 105 years to get decent wages and then this happens. All it is is a scam.”

Dennis Jackson, the top Canadian collector of Heinz memorabilia, brought his 1949 International K8-1 pickup truck to the outdoor gathering on Friday, equipped with a nostalgic collection of Heinz photos. The company gave him a large supply of ketchup bottle and pickle pins to continue handing out as he has done for several years.

Jackson first starting working at Heinz Leamington December 17, 1964 and retired exactly 35 years later. He came back to the facility to operate the Keystone Corner Gift Shop in 2001.

“I loved to do my job,” Jackson said during the June 27 outdoor gathering. “I guess I’ll really retire this time.”

Jackson plans to continue entering his Heinz-themed truck in local parades. He would like to see a Heinz museum constructed, but admits that such plans would be a large financial undertaking.

For others, the tenure at Heinz was a brief one. Derek Friesen worked seasonal work during tomato production for three years before starting full time in May of 2013 — about six months before the closure announcement was made. Friesen, who plans to run for council in this year’s municipal election, worked his last day at Heinz May 23 of this year, although he has been in contact with former coworkers since then.

“Everyone I’ve talked to said it’s a relief that today has finally come,” he said during the afternoon of the final day. “I wish them all the best of luck.”

Heinz memorabelia

Unfortunately life insurance is never a priority. We fill our lives paying off debt, working and caring for our loved ones. You may not consider life insurance until you have a mortgage or a family that is dependent on you, maybe a business. There is a tremendous value in buying insurance while you are young. There is a saying that you don’t buy insurance with money, you buy with your good health. Premiums increase as we age, and as our health falters.

There are basically two types of life insurance, term and permanent. Term provides coverage for a fixed rate for a specific period. It will generally come in a 10 or 20 year policy. It is a lower cost option compared to permanent insurance especially if you are young and healthy as you pose a low risk to the insurance company. The downfall of term insurance is that as it matures or renews at the end of the policy life the premiums can increase significantly. Term is great for temporary needs such as a mortgage or financial needs while your family is young.

Permanent insurance never expires and premiums do not change. Initially it is more costly, but over a lifetime it is considerably more economical. Permanent insurance can also include cash values like with a Whole Life policy or investment components like with a Universal Life policy. These can increase the overall coverage or provide tax deferred sheltering.

It’s more important to realize that as you age all policies get expensive as your risk of

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increase.

Keystone Corner Gift Shop operator Dennis Jackson shares a few photos of his Heinz collection with a gathering of cohorts near his 1949 International K8-1 pickup truck, parked near the factory’s Erie Street South entrance during the last day of production for Heinz Friday, June 27.

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No, I won’t ‘tap that’

This electronic age is really starting to grind my gears. Several times in the past few weeks, I’ve had the misfortune of attending a drive-thru where they are all too happy to ‘tap’ my debit card.

“Your total is $5.27 sir. Would you like to tap it?”

Hell no, I don’t want to tap it!

Never mind the inappropriate things that run through my mind when asked if I’d like to tap it, that’s bad enough. But leave my bank account out of it!

your chequing account. You laugh, you guffaw, you stifle a grin, but it’s not as far fetched as you might think, given what they are doing to us nowadays.

When I was a kid... ( I know, here we go again.

I don’t often go against the latest technology, but tapping your debit card without inputting a P.I.N. is just asking for trouble in my opinion.

I’ve actually handed my debit card to drive-thru or gas station employees who don’t even ask and two seconds later they hand it back with the order complete. I’m left wondering if the right amount was tapped or if I’ve just opened up my bank account to who-knows-what.

I’m not normally a paranoid consumer when it comes to electronic gadgetry. I do the online banking and even email transfers without batting an eyelash.

Ribble is talking about his childhood) I recall Kentucky Fried Chicken, which we fondly called ‘La Poulet’, being the first fast-food type place in Leamington. They were located right about where the Comfort Inn sits now.

It was a treat, maybe once every couple of months to order a bucket of chicken from La Poulet. I don’t remember them having anything but chicken. Maybe they did, I don’t recall.

Then along came Dairy Queen with their Brazier Burger, setting off thousands of teenage boys chuckling about the name of the burger. Little did we know that the proper spelling was brassiere, so there was no need for the chuckle.

Granted, they say there is a limit as to how much can be tapped on a debit card, but I still have trouble trusting the process.

It’s like saying, “Here is my bank account. Take what you need.”

Not my cup of tea, no pun intended.

Now I’m hearing of a certain coffee chain going to scanning a bar code from your phone to pay for your order.

Slowly, the franchise places started to take hold and soon the little mom and pop places closed up shop.

I remember a place called Tina’s which served great fish and chips. They were located near the Sturgeon Creek bridge. Also, the White Lunch and Sue’s Coffee Shop were great places in the downtown core. Who can forget Diana’s Sweets, or the Mill Bar?

What happened to good old cash anyway?

I recall when McDonalds opened in Leamington. I don’t even remember them having a drive-thru back then.

To think that, in my lifetime, you’d be able to pay for your meal by holding a card or phone up to a scanner at the window, is amazing but scary at the same time.

I bet there was no tapping going on at any of these places. It’s quite simple....

If you need me to tap my feet, I’ll oblige.

If you’d like me to help tap a keg, I’m there with my red solo cup.

I suppose the day will come when you’ll have to put your face into a scanner at the drive-thru so that it recognizes your eyeballs and automatically withdraws the fee from

If you require assistance in tapping a maple tree for syrup, say no more. I have a sweet tooth.

But I draw the line when it comes to my debit card. No tapping allowed.

Heinz tomato season – 1988 – Paste Department

This vintage photo was brought in to the Leamington Southpoint Sun recently. The photo shows the paste department crew in the summer of 1988. In back, from left to right are, Bill Knox, Allan Carey, Joe Sassine, George Friesen, John Marentette, Paul Schmenk, Henry Peter, Gord Epp, Clare Holt, Jim Ingratta, Eli Maksoud, Jeff Simpson, Ken Clarke, Albert Chambers, Craig Symons, Bob Clifford and Jack Bostin. In front, from left to right are, Joey Gabreil, Gary Marentette, Domenic Palomba, Kelly Hickmott, Jake Epp, Peter Abbruzzese, Nino Palazzi, Eric Mueller, John Matassa and Larry Brown.

Leamington

made Heinz what it was

Letter to editor

As a third generation Heinz employee I know what a staple that company has been for this town. It has always been a source of community pride to say that Heinz ketchup is manufactured in Leamington, and for that reason we became the Tomato Capital of Canada.

Heinz was literally the centre of town, but now, after 105 years, it is no longer part of our community. However,

we must remember that it wasn’t Heinz that made Leamington, but Leamington that made Heinz what it was. Over a century ago it was the residents of this great town that lobbied to bring Heinz here and today there is a strong, entrepreneurial spirit flowing through Leamington. We need to think outside the tomato and encourage new businesses to develop here.

– Derek Friesen, Leamington

Leanne Marshall-Penner has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and will soon have a lifesaving bone marrow transplant in Hamilton. A benefit dinner will be held July 11 at Colasanti’s to assist Leanne and her husband John David Penner with expenses while she is undergoing treatment.

Benefit dinner for Leanne Marshall-Penner

The members of Leamington Masonic Lodge, along with family and friends, are hosting a benefit dinner for Leanne Marshall-Penner on Friday, July 11, 6:30 p.m., in the Hibiscus Room at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. Leanne was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in August 2013 and needs a bone marrow transplant –a life saving procedure. Although Leanne needs this to save her life, it is a very high-risk procedure and requires her to stay in Hamilton for three or more months as she needs extremely close monitoring by her medical team. Proceeds from the dinner will assist Leanne and her husband John David with expenses while Leanne is in the hospital in Hamilton.

This evening of fellowship includes good food and a chance to win great prizes that have been generously donated for a raffle.

For more information or to purchase dinner tickets, contact Chuck Whittle 519-326-2071, Lisa Kimball 519-818-0356 or Linda Colussi 519-326-7306. Donations can also be made at any Libro branch to the Leanne Penner Benefit Fund. Any help would be greatly appreciated by this young couple.

LAC receives Trillium grant to research media arts program

Public interest survey available until July 18

The Leamington Arts Centre (LAC) has received a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to research the development of a Leamington specific Media Arts Program to be added to its existing programming of exhibitions, special events and art education programs.

The Media Arts Program is the result of the rapidly growing interest in media arts and communication technology. The study, will determine the feasibility of a Media Arts Program (MAP) that will include media arts exhibitions and film series as well as the inclusion of a media arts category in its Annual Juried Student Art Show held since 1998.

Anthony Youssef, LAC Media Arts Program Consultant, along with the MAP Focus Group, will develop local strategies for a viable and sustainable Media Arts Program. Some of the key goals of the program include: increasing local media arts awareness and supports, engaging new sectors, raising the level of community capacity of the arts and culture and supporting student careers and skill enhancement in media arts.

In order to better assess the current needs and interest in the media arts, the Leamington Arts Centre, has released public interest surveys throughout the Leamington community and Windsor-Essex secondary schools. The success of the study is dependent on the integrity of the data collected by the valuable input received from the interest survey. The data collected will be used to develop the necessary local strategies to sustain a Media Arts Program tailored to the Leamington region.

The interest survey, released on June 16, will be available until July 18. Online access to the survey is available through both the Leamington Arts Centre’s website www. leamingtonartscentre.com and the official Facebook page. Hard copies can be completed at various locations including the South Essex Community Council Leamington branch at 94 Talbot Street East, the Leamington Salvation Army at 88 Setterington Street, Modrigal and The Abbey at 29 Talbot Street West, the Kinsmen Recreation Complex at 249 Sherk Street, the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce at 318 Erie Street South, and the Leamington Arts Centre at 72 Talbot Street West.

Leamington implements Phase 1 of organizational review

Effective July 2, 2014, Leamington is implementing Phase 1 of its organizational review.

“Implementation of the changes will assist in streamlining operations and provide for efficiencies and improved customer service,” noted Bill Marck, Leamington Chief Administrative Officer.

Inquiries in regard to the following matters will be addressed by calling 519-322-2346 or visiting the Leamington Municipal Building at 111 Erie Street North:

• Public Works Water Services

• Waste collection

• White goods pickup

• Animal traps

Inquiries related to Recreation, Tourism and Culture can be addressed by calling 519-322-2337 or visiting the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex at 249 Sherk Street.

“The changes that take place July 2nd will create synergies, and support one of Leamington’s strategies which is to provide one-stop shopping for our citizens,” said Mayor John Paterson.

What you can you do to help CiB: Landscape and Floral Display

By Catherine Riediger

We all enjoy the sight of flowering plants, landscaped yards and green spaces but the environmental benefits of flora and fauna are equally important. Plants are a natural way to remove pollutants from the air, decreasing the negativity of greenhouse gases. Landscape materials are very effective at intercepting water. The root systems from all plants, including turf, allow water to infiltrate into the ground before it can enter municipal sewer systems. Plants near buildings can also provide insulation against extreme temperatures and can reduce heating and cooling costs. Landscaping can add up to 20% to the value of a home. Commercial streets with trees and other plants can result in more shoppers, who visit more often,

stay longer and are willing to pay higher prices. Plants have been found to reduce stress and lower blood pressure. Managed landscapes encourage physical activity. As people get outside, they leave their cars at home and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Plants are a lowcost way to encourage a healthier population and reduce strain on the healthcare system.

Landscape – Peter Scorrar – Committee Chair: This category supports all efforts to create an environment showcasing the overall surroundings. The plan and design must be suitable for the intended use and location on a year-round basis. Evaluation elements include: native and introduced materials, balance of plants, materials and constructed elements; appropriate integration of hard surfaces and art elements, use of turf and groundcovers. Landscape should harmonize the interests of all sectors of the community. Standards of execution and maintenance

should demonstrate best practices, including quality of naturalization, use of groundcovers and wildflowers, turf management and maintenance.

What You Can Do: 1) Maintain or spruce up your front yard’s landscaping; 2) Improve lawn quality by mowing no shorter than 2½ -3 inches; 3) Aerate, top dress and leave grass clippings as mulch.

Floral Display – Eileen Wonnick – Committee Chair: This category evaluates efforts to design, plan, execute and maintain floral displays of high quality standards. This includes the design and arrangements of flowers and plants in flowerbeds, containers, baskets, window boxes and carpet bedding (annuals, perennials, bulbs, and ornamental grasses) in the context of originality, distribution, location, diversity and balance, colour and harmony.

What You Can Do: 1) Add planters and hanging baskets to your business or home; 2) Experiment with low maintenance and drought tolerant plants; 3) Create a pollinating garden to attract butterflies and bees with a variety of plants that flower at different times and benefit a diversity of butterflies and bees. The general rule is that nectar-producing native plants are the best. Bees have good colour vision and are attracted to blue, purple, violet, white and yellow flowers. The Monarch’s flower of choice is the milkweed but butterfly plants come a close second. If you are interested in adding milkweed plants to your garden they can be obtained through the David Suzuki website (davidsuzuki.org/ gotmilkweed).

Nominations for Best Blooming Award

If you wish to nominate a business, home or institution that has a “Fabulous Front Yard”, Best Blooming Nomination Award forms are available as of Friday, July 4 at the Leamington Municipal Office, the Sherk Complex, Leamington’s CiB website www.comunitiesinbloom-leamington.ca, and the Southpoint Sun office, 194 Talbot E., Unit #5, in Leamington.

Let’s all take up the challenge of creating a picturesque, healthy, green community.

Hanging flower baskets at Leamington Marina.

1812 flowerbed and pond and Leamington Marina.

Luncheon

On Wednesday, May 21, Leamington District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary held its annual Spring Volunteer Appreciation Awards Luncheon at Mastronardi Estate Winery. During the social hour preceding the luncheon, volunteers were entertained by the Hospice Wellness Band which played a selection of light jazz and rock music.

Guest speaker for the event was Marian Timmermans, a former ER nurse and presently Director of Care at Riverview Manor in Peterborough. Marian regaled volunteers with her ABCs of Wellness, often interspersing anecdotes from her career as a nurse. Marian reminded volunteers of

the many small things they do every day that are appreciated by patients and staff alike.

After a short fashion show inspired by the new spring clothing line and accessories found in the hospital gift shop, presentations were made to the recipients of long service award pins.

The luncheon ended with the drawing of names for the fifty-fifty fundraiser and four raffle prizes donated by Inspirations Gift Shop. Sue Gaffan had the luck of the Irish with her and won the fifty-fifty draw, one of the raffle prizes and the flower arrangements at her table!

Several Leamington District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members received Long Service Awards at the annual spring appreciation luncheon for volunteers at LDMH. From left to right are: Jean Harrison, 10-Year Pin; Caroline Ascott, 30-Year Pin; Janice Stewart, 10-Year Pin;

20-Year

Leamington Marina Hosts Friday Night, Patio Nights...

Live Patio Music 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

July 4 - Dale Butler

July 11 - Karen Morand

July 18 - Mike Beggs

July 25 - Trish Wales

August 1 - Champagne Bay

August 8 - Roger Cortina

August 15 - Dale Butler

August 22 - Gord Ciliska

August 29 - Jen Knight

Robson Road Park Hosts

Sunday Summer Serenades 2 - 4 pm

July 6 - Chapter Three

July 13 - 3 Kool Kats

July 20 - Midlife Jazz & Friends

July 27 - Champagne Bay

August 3 - Dale Butler & Friends

August 10 - B.J. Laub & Ryan St. Denis

Seacliff Park Hosts Live Concerts 7 pm - 9 pm

July 5 - Early Cash

July 11 - Windsor Symphony

Aug 4 - Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk

August 9 - Last Minute

August 23 - Takers & Leavers

Leamington Marina Presents Summer Outdoor Big Screen

Night Series - Showtime 9 pm

Sat. July 26 - The Avengers Sponsored by WFCU

Fri. August 22 - The Blind Side Sponsored by Leamington

Dolores Tracey,

Pin; Ilene Rudderham, 20-Year Pin; Lilianne Corfeiro, 5-Year Pin: Maureen Sutherland, President, LDMH Auxiliary; Giovanna Day, 5-Year Pin; Carolyn Coad, 35-Year Pin. Absent from photo: Joyce Knight, 10-Year Pin; Maxine Clark, 35-Year Pin. (Submitted photo)

Sue Gaffan, winner of three raffle prizes!

Mary Kenny, Life Member, with canned goods donated by Auxiliary members.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Your impulsive nature is apparent this week, Aries. While this nature has often served you well, it's still a smart move to carefully consider all angles before making any big decisions.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, the goal this week is to find a happy medium where you can help others but remain true to yourself. It may take a little juggling, but you can handle it.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, although you are initially willing to go along with the group's plans, in the long run you want to set off in your own direction. A few stragglers may join you.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, professional obligations may prevent you from spending time with loved ones, but only if you let them. Let higher-ups know where your priorities lie.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, share your emotions with a friend, especially if the friendship does not seem to be going in the direction you had hoped. Keep the lines of communication open at all times.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, you may think your intentions are obvious to others, but sometimes you send mixed signals. You may have to be more concise to achieve your desired results.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Take the high road, Libra. Leading by example has always been your forte, and taking the high road now is a great example to set for those around you.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

It can be quite difficult to keep your cool when you are feeling emotional, Scorpio. Channel any nervous energy you have into a productive project this week.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, you are on a quest for a deep connection. You will not be content with mere friendship, but desire something that is more intimate and meaningful.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

You are in high demand this week, Capricorn. You have the ability to get things done when others struggle with similar tasks. Keep up the good work.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, you just may find yourself on shaky ground while juggling multiple responsibilities this week. Don't let the stress of this juggling act get the better of you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, you find yourself face-toface with your biggest fears this week. Draw on your inner strength and you will conquer any obstacle.

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Local church makes Gleaners donation

By Bryan Jessop

A busy day for volunteers at a local church will translate into easier days for volunteers who offer their time and effort to support a global cause.

Six volunteers representing the Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church worked feverishly on the morning of Wednesday, May 28 to create 40 aprons donated that afternoon to the local Southwestern Ontario Gleaners facility on Industrial Road. The gesture created a partnership between the two groups that representatives from both hope will carry on into the future.

The seamstresses, led by mission committee chairperson Joy Cunningham, presented the aprons to local Gleaners board of directors chairperson Jim Funk, who in turn led the LEMMC group on a tour of the virtually new processing facility located in the building’s east end. The LEMMC group also included lead pastor Ike Unger and youth pastor Peter Klassen, both of whom were impressed with the food preparation process and the machinery used to make it possible.

“We really appreciate the support given to us by our church community,” said Funk. “It’s so great that they’re willing to help us. We’re finding new friends all the time, and that’s a great thing.”

The aprons will be worn by Gleaners volunteers as they work on the production line that enables them to make soup mix packages from local food waste product. One package of the finished product will be able to feed 100 people living in the world’s most impoverished regions.

“We as a church are always looking for opportunities where we can get involved,” Unger said in explaining why the LEMMC decided to assist the local Gleaners. “This is just a perfect way for people to get involved in a smaller way. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel — you just have to find a way to work along with people who are doing this kind of thing.”

For the official donation and tour, the local church group brought along some of its younger members, a decision that Cunningham described as crucial in ensuring that support of charitable community projects continues for years to come.

“It’s my firm belief that if we do not teach the next generation to teach the next generation, we end up with a gap,” she said. “And the gap promotes itself. If Peter’s generation doesn’t do it, there’ll be two more at least behind that that probably won’t be involved. And that’s my reason for including youth pastors, young pastors and kids and seniors like me.”

Missions pastor Willie Fehr also intended to attend the presentation, but was unable to include himself in the visit because of commitments involving a trip to Manitoba.

Funk and Gleaners production manager Gerry DeMers led a tour of the production facility following the presentation.

Seamstresses began sewing aprons at about 9:30 a.m. that morning, taking a brief break to watch a video

Above - Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church members and volunteers and Southwestern Ontario Gleaners of Leamington representatives and volunteers show off some of the 40 aprons made and donated by the church for Gleaners volunteers who prepare food to be packaged for impoverished populations around the world.

Right - Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church mission committee chairperson Joy Cunningham presents one of 40 aprons to Southwestern Ontario Gleaners Leamington chairperson Jim Funk. The aprons were made by volunteers with the church for the volunteers who work on the line at the local Gleaners outlet.

presentation depicting the Gleaners’ work done to feed thousands of hungry populations around the globe. The aprons, of different sizes and colours, took an average of just under an hour each to make and were created using high-quality fabrics designed to hold up to several washings.

The Southwestern Ontario Gleaners are now holding a logo-creating contest for its youth division for contestants between 15 and 25 years of age. The winner will be declared Thursday, Aug. 14 at their free Youth and Family Movie Night at the Gleaners’ 40 Industrial Rd. location — the event begins at 8:30 p.m.

Submissions must be received by Aug. 1 by either e-mail to info@swogleaners.org or by dropping them off in person at the Leamington organization’s address. The design winner will receive a $50 gift card from Naples Pizza.

For more information on the contest, visit www. swogleaners.org and click on ‘Youth Tab’.

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Leamington and Mersea Heritage Awards now open

By C. Scott Holland

The Leamington and Mersea Historical Society is now accepting nominations for their annual Heritage Awards which will be held Friday, October 17. This year’s venue has changed and will be held at the Leamington Roma Club where the winners will be fêted.

The main categories are First Families, Groups or Organizations, Preservation or Restoration, Posthumous Contribution and Living Contribution. As well, the Society recognizes others with the Certificate of Merit.

To send a nomination, write a brief description (one page) of

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Question: Parents, are your children bored yet?

Answer: Look at these great summer camps being held at The Bank Theatre!

Summer Camps

County Drama Camp at the Bank Theatre

Ages 6 to 14.

Two week course: July 7 to 11 and July 14 to 18

8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (one hour lunch at 11:30)

$300 registration fee (family discounts available)

Instructors: Joel & Melinda Lewsaw--certified teachers with 20+ years’ experience.

Includes: T-shirt, course materials, vocal lessons, mask making, movement, acting and improv lessons and a Role in the Final Production.

For more information, please email: melinda.lewsaw@publicboard.ca

HIPHOP and CIRCLE DANCE CAMP

August 4 – 9

Ages 9 to 12. Registration is $75 per child. Mornings only. Snacks provided.

Hiphop is self-explanatory. Circle Dance is similar to line dancing, except it takes place in a circle. The focus is on activity, rhythm and fun! Accommodations will be made for varied abilities.

Circle Dance Instructor: Edward Mulcaster Assistant: Helga Enns

Hip Hop Instructor: Morgan Malott

Assistant: Spencer Malott To register call 519-839-4347.

3rd Annual Fish Fry

Saturday, July l2 at the Wheatley Legion. Cocktails at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m.

Limited number of tickets. $20 each in advance. Tickets at Wheatley Legion, 519-825-4161 and at Counter Effects, 2 Iroquois Rd. Leamington.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Squirrelfest 2014 held June 27th and 28th at the Kiwanis Campground. 2 Days of Music, Camping and Fun. 17 Bands entertained and 40+ vendors sold their unique wares. After paying expenses, these organizers who care about Art and Music in our communities, generously gave the proceeds to the Alzheimer’s Society of Windsor-Essex and The Bank Theatre. Korda Players came from Windsor this past weekend and performed the humorous musical, “Beaver Den.” Thank you so much for bringing new talent to Leamington and performing a musical that was uniquely Canadian.

Sunday, June 29, the local musical group, “Connection”, hosted a gospel concert and sing-along at First Baptist Church, Leamington. Their free will offering benefitted the FBC Treasures Fund and The Bank Theatre Renovation Fund. Special thanks to the members of “Connection”: Brad Bailey, Brian Bailey, Lynn Bailey, Dale Butler, John Moran, Kim Sykes, Charlene Wilkinson and Janis Willan.

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why the person(s) should receive the award. This can easily be done noting their accomplishments in the community and reflecting the award for which they are nominated. Also, list the recipient’s name, address and telephone number as well as your own for contact purposes.

Nominations can be mailed to 2014 Heritage Awards, c/o Leamington and Mersea Historical Society, P.O. Box 201, Leamington, N8H 3W2. Nominations must be received no later than August 1, 2014. A panel of judges representing the public and the Leamington and Mersea Historical Society will decide the winners in early August.

Drama Camp returning to Bank Theatre

By Bryan Jessop

The school year may have come to an end, but learning opportunities are still available to Leamington-area youths.

The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place is hosting its second Drama Camp, scheduled for a Monday, July 7 start. The two-week program will run Monday to Friday July 7 to 11 and July 14 to 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day. At a cost of $300 per youth — the camp is open to children ages six to 14 — each entry will be able to attend all 10 days of the program and learn about a wide variety of elements in the dramatic arts.

The program is being led by husband and wife duo Joel and Melinda Lewsaw, both of whom are high school drama teachers. This year, they will be assisted by Specialist High School Major drama co-op students Madison Hamm and Dawson Wigle. The two Leamington District Secondary School students are going into Grade 12 and

HIGH QUALITY LICENSED CHILD CARE

Offered at 4 schools in Leamington & Kingsville. Ages 18 months - 12 years 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. • Subsidy available. For details call 519-733-8202 www.discoverychildcareschools.com

KINGSVILLE’S FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL August 8-10, is looking for Volunteers to fill over 50 crews. Visit kingsvillefolkfest.org for more information.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of Windsor-Essex is looking to recruit families and volunteers residing in the Essex-County area who may be eligible to participate in our traditional 1-to-1 Match Mentoring Program. ‘Little Brothers’ and ‘Little Sisters’ are children between the ages of six and eighteen years of age who benefit from having the support, guidance and friendship of an adult mentor. ‘Big Brothers’ and ‘Big Sisters’ are volunteer mentors ages 19 years and older who are committed to volunteering at least a few hours a couple times a month to spend with their matched ‘Little’. If interested please contact the agency by phone at 519-945-6232 ext. 14 or visit our website at www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca for all program and volunteer inquiries.

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11, respectively. Last year, the Lewsaws were assisted by volunteer LDSS student and The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place board member Spencer Mallot, who is now enrolled in university courses.

Price adjustments are available to families with two or more children who register. For families with two youths signing up, the cost is $275 while households with three or more students pay $250 each. Joel explained that pre-registration is preferred, as it allows the organizers to order the appropriate number of Drama Camp t-shirts (free to each student) and provide enough materials for each participant to create and bring home their own theatrical items.

To register, e-mail Melinda at melinda.lewsaw@ publicboard.ca or Joel at joel.lewsaw@publicboard. ca.

During the camp, each entry will receive introductory lessons to improvisation, make their own mask, study character development and learn voice and teamwork skills.

“The goal is to let each student build confidence and find an outlet to express themselves,” Joel Lewsaw explained. “The summer shouldn’t be all about video games. This allows them to interact with others and build friendships with kids from other schools. They’ll learn the value of teamwork and to appreciate the time and effort involved in turning plans into a reality.”

Last year’s camp, the first of its kind, brought in 18 students representing an even mix of the program’s age range. The Lewsaws are hoping to bring in about 30 this year, although last year’s total had yet to be reached by Tuesday of last week.

Over the course of the first three or four days, the camp’s directors will assess their group of students and to start the second week, will begin making plans for a theatric performance featuring every student in the course. On the final day, the play will be performed for the participants’ parents and caregivers.

“The first year at The Bank Theatre went very well,” Joel explained. “The kids loved it — they were waiting outside the door before 8:30 and stayed as late as they could every day. We thought ‘let’s do it again’. I definitely hope to see it be an annual thing. We want it to be bigger and bigger every year.”

As head of the drama department at LDSS, Joel Lewsaw has directed numerous high school productions including Rent, The Importance of Being Ernest, Little Shop of Horrors, Godspell, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown and Oh Brother as part of the Sears Drama Festival. With a school-year schedule that aims for a fall play and a spring musical, the school has also performed Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs and The Female Odd Couple. The next school year’s play will be One Flew Over The CooCoo’s Nest in late November at The Bank Theatre. A spring of 2015 musical has not yet been selected.

you 15-29 with an interest in agriculture or farming? Contact Nic Willemsma at sirnic16@gmail.com if interested or if you have any questions. You don't have to be from a farm to enjoy being part of this group!

SATURDAY MORNINGS - Yoga in the Park takes place at Seacliff Park on Saturday mornings, 9:0010:00 a.m. until August 16, weather permitting. Free sessions, with donations being accepted to be presented at Yoga4Hope for the WEDNESDAY, JULY 2Leamington Blood Donor Clinic, 1:00 -7:00 p.m., Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Take the opportunity to save lives - bring a friend and donate. To book an appointment call 1-888-2-DONATE. Walk-ins and new donors welcome.

SATURDAY, JULY 5 & SUNDAY JULY 6 - Brentwood’s Huge Yard Sale - 2335 Dougall Ave. Windsor, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Rain or Shine. Something for everyone!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 - Shooters Photography Club meets 7:00 -

10:00 p.m., at Migration Hall Community Room, 170 Main St. E., Kingsville. Visit facebook.com for meeting and club info, or contact George at gschiefer.cogeco.ca. Everyone welcome.

FRIDAY, JULY 11 - Sun Parlor Home Yard Sale, 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Funds raised will assist with programs for residents.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 - Southwest Outdoors Club Annual Free Kids Fishing Derby, 8:00 a.m., at Wheatley dock. Prizes, lunch. Bait provided, and rod and reel supplied if needed. New this year is a bike draw for each age category.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 - Gospel Concert featuring River of Life Band from Simcoe, 3:30 p.m., at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 20 Erie St. N., Leamington. All are cordially invited. Freewill collection.

MONDAY, JULY 28 - A free community dinner will be provided at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington at 5:00 p.m. for anyone in need of food and fellowship

Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING EVENTS section in the CLASSIFIEDS for events with admission charges.

Pictured is one of the Leamington and Mersea Historical Society’s handcrafted Heritage Awards.

Community Living Essex

County celebrates 53rd annual general meeting

Over 180 people including community partners, staff, family members and those receiving supports attended Community Living Essex County’s 53rd Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, June 17. Highlights of the evening included the presentation of awards and announcements.

The evening began with the official announcement that after a lengthy process involving stakeholders, including employees, volunteers, community groups, families and those supported, that Community Living Essex County had successfully achieved accreditation status. The following awards and presentations were made:

Bruce Crozier “Inspiring Possibilities” Memorial Award: As an agency, Community Living Essex County supports many people who, although not employed or active volunteers, have worked extremely hard to overcome obstacles and make tremendous strides forward in their life. This award was presented to John Paul Warren of Leamington and acknowledges and celebrates his achievements. Award nominees will embody the spirit of the late Bruce Crozier whose community work and dedication inspired possibilities.

Outstanding Achievement Awards: Four people supported by Community Living Essex County were recognized for their outstanding personal achievements through contributions made in their communities across Essex County. Award recipients included Caroline Rice, South (Leamington/Kingsville), Tyler Dozois of the North Area (Tecumseh/Lakeshore), Donna Lafleur, Central Area (Essex), and Katherine Chant of

the West Area (Amherstburg/ LaSalle).

Media Award: Cordell Green of radio station, CJSP 92.7 Country FM was recognized for his journalistic excellence in making significant contributions in media towards a welcoming and accessible community. Over the past six years Cordell has played a significant role in promoting public awareness of Community Living Essex County.

Community Inclusion Awards: This award recognizes individuals, or groups in Essex County who have made a significant contribution towards the development of a welcoming and accessible community. Vern Willey, Owner of Vernon’s Tap and Grill in Kingsville was presented the individual award for promoting an inclusive, accepting and positive attitude in his work place. St. John The Evangelist Catholic Elementary School in Wood-

slee was presented the group award for their efforts in producing a video around Johnny, a classmate with Down Syndrome which demonstrated their inclusive school setting.

Community Living Essex County with the support of the Hart family, presented the first annual Jeremy Hart Memorial Bursary Award to Erik Levey. The award is dedicated to Jeremy Hart, a person supported by Community Living who had dreams of furthering his education. Unfortunately his dreams were not realized due to his sudden and untimely death. The annual $500 bursary is available to students attending the CICE, Community Integration through Cooperative Education at St. Clair College.

Employee Milestones: Community Living Essex County employees were recognized for 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service in assist-

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ing people with an intellectual disability to participate actively and effectively in their communities. Community Living Essex County recognized Jean Myles with a lifetime honorary membership. Jean was involved with the organization for 40 years in a variety of roles from employee, to founding member of the Ladies Auxiliary, to fund-raising volunteer and Special Director to the Board of Directors.

Community Living Essex County supports over 600 people who have an intellectual disability so that they may live in a state of dignity and share in all elements of living in their community with an opportunity to participate effectively.

David Livingstone, Manager of Accreditation with Focus, officially presented representatives of Community Living Essex County with a plaque signifying Accreditation status through Focus Accreditation. Accepting are Patty Neufeld, Manager, Planning and Evaluation; Karen Charette, Director Community Living Operations; Nancy Wallace-Gero, Executive Director; and Diane Bourbeau, President of the Board of Directors with Community Living Essex County.

Cordell Green (right) of CJSP Radio Leamington was presented with the 2014 Media Award for outstanding journalistic excellence in promoting Community Living Essex County. Presenting the award is Tony DeSantis, Manager, Community Relations, Community Living Essex County.

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Sweet Retreat grand opening

Sweet Retreat Ice Cream and More, Leamington’s new downtown Ice Cream Parlour, celebrated its grand opening on Sunday June 22, 2014 by hosting a party in their beautiful back gardens complete with live music, princesses, face painting and cake for all who attended.

Owners Pat and Bob Vance welcomed everyone to the celebration and gave their thanks to all involved. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended to by Leamington mayor John Paterson and Essex County warden Tom Bain, who were happy to share the honours

The doors opened at 2 p.m. and during the course of the day, over 325 customers were welcomed into the shop to enjoy Kawartha premium ice cream as well as the back garden area.

Elsa and Anna, from The Magic Closet Theme Parties, were a tremendous hit with young and old alike.

David Pinard, a very gifted young Essex County performer, kept the crowd entertained with his musical talents.

To round out the celebration, a very beautiful tiered Castle Cake was supplied by Chantal Bechard of Windsor Pastry Boutique.

Sweet Retreat is the partnership of Robert and Patricia Vance, who, upon seeing the property at 7 Nelson Street in uptown Leamington, knew at first glance that this century old Victorian building, along with the large and beautiful garden area, was the place they could make their dreams of a family friendly ice cream parlour a reality.

“We are very excited to be able to bring Kawartha Dairy’s Premium Ice Cream to the downtown Leamington area. When we did our homework to determine

which brand of ice cream we would carry, we knew for certain it would have to be a Canadian brand, made with real milk and cream, have a great variety of flavours as well as having the longevity and the expertise to ensure a constant supply of quality products to our patrons. We are certain we made the right choice and we feel honoured that Kawartha Dairy is allowing us to represent them in this area.”

Sweet Retreat is proudly Canadian, striving to deliver quality products made here in Canada. They carry Pop Shoppe Pop, born right up the road in London, Ontario, in 1969. Although Pop Shoppe had a temporary halt to production for a number of years, they are back and just as good as you remember!

Sweet Retreat Ice Cream and More is located at 7 Nelson Street in uptown Leamington – one block north of Talbot just east of Erie. Their summer hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sweet Retreat Ice Cream and More held a grand opening celebration on Sun. June 22. From left, owners Bob and Pat Vance were joined by Leamington mayor John Paterson and Essex County warden Tom Bain for the official ribbon cutting ceremony. (Submitted photo)

21st Annual Golf Tournament Presented by Windsor Family Credit Union

On June 5, 2014 almost $40,000 was raised for Leamington

Hospital’s Women’s Centre

This year’s tournament was one of the most successful ever, raising almost $40,000 for digital mammography (after expenses). With the Women’s Centre now open, this event closes the official fundraising for the capital campaign. It was also the kick-off event that started the fundraising 4 years ago and helped raise awareness in the community of the importance of digital mammography and early diagnosis.

MAIN SPONSORS

Title Sponsor: Windsor Family Credit Union

Meal Sponsor: Domino’s Pizza

Pin Sponsor: RBC Financial

Gift Sponsor: Four E Farms

Thermo Energy Systems

Golf Ball Sponsor: Royal Bank

Cart Sponsor: DiCiocco Farms

BMO Nesbitt Burns

(Chris DeWolfe/Jamie Hatch)

Putting Contest: McDonalds

Beat the Pro: Unifab

Major: Scotia Bank

Pink Golf Ball Sponsor: RBC

HOLE IN ONE

RBC Financial: #13

Southland Insurance: #3

Will Insurance: #16

Leamington Chevrolet Buick GMC: #5

RAFFLE SPONSORS

The Party & Discount Store, Wheatley

Mastronardi Estate Winery

Oak Farms

Pelee Motor Inn

Jim’s Division Auto Ltd

Ruthven Nursery & Garden Centre

THANK

Greenshield

Windsor Family Credit Union

Policella Heating, Plumbing & AC

Reis Appliance Centre

Medi Solution (Michael Conn)

Darquin Cottages- Deb Jones-Chambers

Colasanti’s Oil Guard

Team Canada Life Styles by Firebox

RESTAURANT GIFT SPONSORS

Jose’s Bar & Grill

Gino’s Restaurant & Bar

Freddie’s Cocktail Lounge & Restaurant

Flamingo’s Restaurant

MEDIA SPONSORS

Blackburn Radio

Southpoint Sun

GOLD SPONSORS

Aon Hewitt

Aramark

Dr Mark Olivito and Associates

Four E Farms Inc

Gillett Roofing Inc

J & J Auto Recyclers

Langeman Manufacturing

Leamington Collision Inc

Leamington Chevrolet Buick

Remark Farms

Southland Insurance

Wilkinson Electric

Will Insurance Brokers Ltd

SILVER SPONSORS

Anna's Flowers

FM Nassif Ltd

KS Crowder Enterprises

Mennonite Savings and Credit Un

Policella Plumbing

Royal LePage Binder R. E.

TD Canada Trust

Thomson Guardian Pharmacy

Evergreen Memorial Park

BRONZE SPONSORS

AMCO Group

Bank Of Montreal

Brown & Tiessen Constr.

C. A Bailey Limited

Chapman Signs

CIBC

Collins Barrow

Graham Setterington McIntosh

We want to offer our profound thank you to the many sponsors who helped make this year’s event so successful. The Hospital Foundation would also like to thank the members of our golf committee who put in many hours of their valuable time : Peter Neufeld ~ Elmer Kochie ~ Sheila McBrayne ~ John Ferguson ~ Deb Dunmore ~ Deb Jones Chambers Alycia Bento ~ Liz Bento ~ Andrew Hadley ~ Gary Toupin ~ Joel Epp ~ Barb Towns ~ Paul Bunnett-Jones

Grossi Construction

Grossi Plumbing & Heating

Hager Optometry

Investment Planning council

Jack Smith Fuels Ltd.

JAZ Marketing

KB Metal Works Inc.

KCW Welding and Fabricating

Leamington Chrysler

Libro Credit Union

Leamington International Trucks

Noah Homes

Paul Bunnett-Jones

Pearsall Marshall

Reid Funeral Home

Reis Appliances

Ricci, Enns & Rollier

Sawatzky Balzer

Stewarts Roofing and Siding

Universal Fabricating

Verhaegen, Stubberfield, Hartley,Brewer, Beziare Inc

Windsor Factory Supply

Karry and Laba

Women’s Winners: Lynne Towle, Ann Johnston, Annie Pump and Beth Conn

Mixed Winners: Paula Hudders and Troy Dutot. Absent Tom Burnside and Kim Pepin.

Men’s Winners: Richard Lowes, Ken Steingart, Ward Hutchins and Mike Herbert

Windsor-built 1952 Meteor led to “Winnipeg” Ford

George Rogers of Winnipeg grew up in Fort William (now Thunder Bay). As a teenager in 1961, he found a customized 1952 Meteor Crestline Victoria two-door hardtop (Canadian version of Ford, which moved to Oakville in 1953).

For George, the car was love at first sight. A previous owner had repainted the car 1960 Ford Iridescent Orchid Grey, shaved the hood and trunk lid, and installed ’55 Mercury side trim. “All this made its appearance unique and to my eyes stunning!” recalls George over 50 years later.

“What a great car it was. Sharp looking, it had lots of power (thanks to the flathead V8 under the hood) and handled well on pavement, gravel, or winter ice. I think I spent as much time driving the car sideways as forward.

“And on warm summer nights cruising around with the radio on and the windows all down, it never failed to pull in the Dick Biondi Show from WLS Chicago. I drove the car while I finished high school, went to college, worked,

then moved to California. And that’s when I reluctantly sold my Vicky.”

But George never forgot that car. As the age of 70 approached, he checked the internet and found a ’53 Vicky in Maryland. “It had been fully restored,” says George, “it had an interesting history back to the original owner, and had been on the cover of The V8 Times magazine on a couple of occasions. I bid on it but did not meet the reserve.”

The man selling it was not even sure he wanted to let it go but George kept in touch and finally persuaded the man that he would give the car a good home.

The car was transported from Maryland to Fargo, North Dakota. George and his wife Nancy drove there from Winnipeg to pick it up and drive it home. Just before going through customs, the car conked out and several customs officers had to push it across the border into Canada, where it was trailered to Winnipeg. All it needed was a new fuel pump.

Leamington Resident Wins Heart & Stroke Lottery

Irwin of Leamington was the lucky winner of $100,000 in the Heart & Stroke Daily

The Heart & Stroke Daily Cash Lottery, a special lottery that takes place during the month of June for Stroke Awareness Month. Kristen Dube (left), Volunteer Manager, Area Administrator of the Heart & Stroke Foundation in Windsor, presented

with a cheque on June 27.

was quite excited to celebrate her win with her family. (Submitted photo)

“On warm summer evenings, cruising around with the radio on and the windows all down, it hasn’t yet pulled in WLS in Chicago but I do now have my girl by my side and for me, that’s the most important thing.”

I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON, N8H 5E2. Everyone whose story is published in this column will receive a free autographed copy of my latest book: “Old Car Detective Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965.”

George Rogers’ 1953 Ford Victoria purchased in 2012.

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Gore Hill Summer Games

Last week, Grade 7/8 students of Gore Hill organized an afternoon of Summer Games for the entire student population. Obstacle courses, a fishing game, chalk art and several water-themed games were included.

Primary students Maya Robinson (left) and Abbi Neufeld show their skill at Chalk Drawing.

Laylaa Bakaa assists Aiden Tavares as he completes the Potato Sack Race during Gore Hill’s Summer Fun Day.

Early Years student Hussain Bakaa splashes fellow student Noah Garton during the game Duck, Duck, Splash.

Student Adrian Gualtieri completes the Potato Sack Race during Gore Hill’s Summer Fun Day.

Squirrelfest returns with a cause

By Bryan Jessop

Enthusiasts of local music and supporting local causes had the chance to go nuts over the past weekend.

Squirrelfest made a return appearance to the Leamington Kiwanis Club Camp at 1948 Seacliff Dr. Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28 with a lineup of 21 performances and more than 20 food and arts vendors. This year’s event, simply dubbed Squirrelfest II, will direct proceeds to the Alzheimer’s Society of Windsor and Essex County as well as The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place.

“Last year was more of a glorified party,” explained Squirrelfest II organizer Tim King. “As soon as everyone heard about this year’s Squirrelfest, the bands started coming forward from all over. We had to turn a few away. There just isn’t enough time available.”

Acts to this year’s Squirrelfest hailed from across Ontario, including some making the trip from Windsor, London, Toronto and others from the Leamington area. King’s band Agents of Change took to the new stage at Kiwanis as the closing act, along with Jody Raffoul. King, originally from the Leamington area, has travelled worldwide recording video for an assortment of extreme sports as well as snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Agents of Change, originally formed in the 1980s, played some new material that King described as alternative rock with a heavier, edgy psychedelic sound.

Last year’s event drew just over 200 spectators with minimal preparation and next to no planning. Prior to the event, King explained that Squirrelfest II could reach the maximum allowable patron count of 500 people, with shuttle

services stationed at The Seacliff Inn in Leamington Kingsville’s Migration Hall and the Alzheimer’s Society office in Windsor at 2135 Richmond St.

Once the amps were unplugged for the night on Saturday, an open to the public drum circle took place as well as a fireworks display. The all-ages weekend also included a children’s area called the Squirrel’s Nest run by a local daycare provider. The Squirrel’s Nest featured face painting, a dance and a treasure hunt.

Squirrelfest II bands were the first performers to make use of the new 20 ft. by 20 ft. stage with nine concrete columns built at the Kiwanis Camp — installation of the roof on Wednesday and Thursday (June 25 and 26) capped off construction.

This year’s Squirrelfest was backed by local business sponsors offering silent auction items while Lesson Lounge owner Charles Diab — one of Friday evening’s performers — donated a classical guitar as a raffle prize. All ticket buyers were eligible to win the guitar. Each act at Squirrelfest II performed for just under an hour. Genres ranged from acoustic easy listening and comedic folk to heavy metal. Friday acts included Ray Oliphant, Charles Diab, Bullet Tooth Tony, Pulled From Panels, Committed to Rhyme, Rodents and Rebels, and ended with live radio. Saturday featured Drum Circle, Johny Rovere, Twisted Logic, Chelsea Danfield, BlackDogMoon, Dusty D’Annuzio and Matt Lalonde, Reasons Lost,

Devilz By Definition, My Hollow, Thunder Bitchin, SmokeHouse Variety Act, Them Country Bastardz and Agents of Change with Jody Raffoul.

SmokeHouse Studios and Chris Towle of Leamington played a major role in the creation and organization of Squirrelfest II as well as a committee of about 10 members that included King.

“We’ve had some real success with locals supporting us,” King said two days

prior to the event. “Ticket sales have been going well. We just hope to go big next

year. With more sponsors, our goal will be to get a bigname band next year.”

John Rovere and Friends, one of Squirrelfest’s local bands, performs at the Leamington Kiwanis Camp Saturday, June 28. From left to right are Adam West on bass, John Rovere on guitar and vocals and Jay Coulter on guitar.

Charles Diab (left) and Tim King are among the list of performers to take the stage at the Leamington Kiwanis Camp stage for the second annual Squirrelfest. Diab performed on Friday, June 27 while King, a key organizer of the two-day event, finished Saturday night’s lineup with his band Agents of Change featuring Jody Raffoul. (SUN Photos)

Vaccination update: legal exemption will allow entrance to school

An April 16 press release from the Ontario Ministry of Health and subsequent media reports regarding new vaccine requirements for school entry did not provide the public with vital information regarding exemptions for reasons of conscience and religion under the Immunization of School Pupils Act.

Parents of school children do not have to prove they’ve received vaccinations designated ‘required’ for school entrance; if any or all of these vaccinations are not desired, a completed legal exemption form allows entrance. The only exception to the latter may be an order of temporary suspension in the case of an outbreak of one of the infectious diseases covered by the vaccination regulations.

Full details of these exemptions can be found at the VRAN website: vran.org/exemptions/

Jay Allan to perform at Two Creeks

Ontario singer-songwriter Jay Allan performs at the Two Creeks Summer Concert this coming Sunday, July 6. Jay writes and performs catchy songs sung from the heart with no sense of pretence. Connecting with your emotions, his songs will tug at your heart or make you laugh, while others will have you tapping, clapping and singing along. With several songs in the top 40 Country Music News Charts, he was a CKXS Spotlight Artist of the Year, and was selected from over 250 entries to perform by the CMMA. His unique and infectious stage show makes it easy to become engaged as his stories come to life in his songs.

Patrick Duffy, CMMA Art Director, notes that “Jay Allan writes the sort of blue collar everyman songs that every ambitious singer songwriter aspires to write, but few hit the mark as successfully as Jay.”

Expect a great evening of entertainment with Jay Allan at Two Creeks on July 6th.

Two Creeks is located just north of Wheatley on Erie St. N. Bring a lawn chair to enjoy the natural amphitheatre or

use one of the benches provided. There is no entrance fee - just put what you want into the hat as it passes by if you want. All are welcome to enjoy the entertainment and the comfy old-time atmosphere. You are sure to like it - and come back to enjoy it again.

In memory of my loving husband, father and grandfather

who passed away July 2, 2007

There is a father who misses you sadly, And finds the time long since you went. And I think of your loss daily, But I try to be brave and content. But the tears that I shed in silence, And breathe a sigh of regret, For you were mine, and I remember, Though all the world forgets. Not gone just went before. Together forever

J E F F B R A D L E Y

In loving memory of a dear nephew and cousin, in God’s loving care since July 2, 1995 Gone from our sight, But never our memories. Gone from our touch, But never our hearts.

Bob and Louise Cornies andFamily

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of HELEN NEUFELD

A dear wife, mother, sister, and friend to many, who passed away July 5, 2009

However long our lives may last, Whatever lands we view, Whatever joy or grief be ours, We will always think of you.

Forever Missed

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It is sad to walk the road alone

Instead of side by side, But to all there comes a moment

When the ways of life divide, You gave us years of happiness

Then came sorrow and tears, But you left us beautiful memories We’ll treasure through the years, Alone but not quite alone I face an empty chair, My companion for 57 years

No longer here with me, And yet in some mysterious way You keep me company, I’d like to think when life is done

Wherever Heaven may be, You’ll be standing at the door Up there to welcome me.

Sadly missed and loved forever. Your loving wife Margaret, children and grandchildren

Think of him with a smile today

Reflect on memories of all the happy years

Recall to mind the way he spoke and all the things he said

Remember his green eyes that shone with laughter

His strength, his stance, the way he walked So much of him will never die

But live in our hearts forever after.

Jay Allan

1-in-3 will develop stroke, dementia, says health organizations

Approximately one-in-three Ontarians will develop stroke, dementia or both, and the incidence for each increases the risk of the other.

That was the message as three Ontario health organizations came together during Stroke Month to raise awareness for stroke and dementia. The Ontario Stroke Network, the Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario and the Heart and Stroke Foundation have joined forces to highlight the fact that stroke, dementia and heart disease share common risk factors, each increasing the odds of the other while the same healthy lifestyle can mitigate the risks.

“Vascular cognitive impairment affects up to 60% of stroke survivors and is associated with poorer recovery and decreased ability to function,” said Ontario Stroke Network Executive Director Christina O’Callaghan.

“Stroke is the second commonest cause of dementia, and often is combined with Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Sandra Black, director of Brain Sciences Research program at Sunnybrook Research Institute. “Vigorous management of vascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, exercise and a heart healthy diet, even in midlife, is crucial for dementia as well as stroke prevention. Given our aging population, it is important for our healthcare system and for

each individual to know their vascular risk profile and to start a healthy lifestyle at any age to improve brain reserve, as we search for new ways to facilitate recovery and new therapies to prevent and treat dementia.”

Did you know?:

• Vascular dementia is the second-most common form of dementia after Alzheimer Disease, contributing to around 20% of cases.

• Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in Canada - it is estimated that approx. 315,000 Canadians are living with the effects of stroke.

• More than 200,000 Ontarians are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

• This year, Ontarians caring for family members and friends with dementia will contribute an estimated 112 million unpaid caregiving hours. This number is expected to surpass 140 million hours by 2020.

• While the risk for dementia does increase with age, an estimated 2% to 10% of all cases actually start before the age of 65.

• By the year 2031, all baby boomers will be 65 or over, and the population of older adults 80+ will have almost doubled that of 2013.

Love Mum, Dad, Ashley, Simon and Trevor Congratulations To

Bob and Sharon are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter Kaitlyn from the University of Western Ontario with Bachelor of Music Honours Performance (Voice). She received the gold medal from UWO in recognition of achieving the highest standards of academic excellence.

Happy 80th Birthday Mario DiMenna July 5, 1934

Wishing you many more years of happiness!

Love your wife, children, and grandchildren.

Happy 80th Birthday Norbert Gisi

Friends and family are invited to celebrate with Norbert on Sunday, July 6th at Orchard View Golf Course Club House from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Best wishes only please!

Love, Your Family

97th

For graduating from St. Clair College from the Personal Support Worker program. We are so proud of you! Good luck in your future endeavours. Love, Mom, Dad and Family. Congratulations To

We celebrate your Birthday July 6th

(Your Guardian Angel “Joe” is smiling down from heaven) Wishing you good health forever.

God Bless You!

From Your Loving Family xoxoxo

Leamington Rotary Club President Mary DeGoey presented a cheque to Dave Orshinsky, Facility Coordinator at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, to purchase a new BioStep recumbent cross trainer for the Complex weight room. This machine is very popular with older adults and with therapeutic clients. “The machine is expected to arrive mid June and will be a welcome addition to the other new weight room equipment set up earlier this spring,” said Orshinsky. “We are very grateful for the Rotary Club’s ongoing support of new weight and cardio equipment.”

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Summer maintenance in the garden

During the summer, ensure you keep your garden weeded, mulched and fertilized. Check for leaves that are turning yellow and do any pruning that has to happen on a once-a-week schedule.

Trim the areas of your lawn that need trimming in order to create a more uniform appearance between lawn and garden.

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Representatives from the Bank of Montreal recently presented Ross Barnwell, Executive Director of the Leamington Hospital Foundation, with a cheque for $5,000 for the Women’s Centre at the hospital. The presentation completed BMO’s commitment of $10,000 for the creation of the new centre that has been open since the beginning of the year. Presenting the cheque, from left to right, are Jennifer Mallen, Ann Diab, Barnwell, Lisa Pugh, Janet Morris and Michelina Simoni.

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Pinch off faded or spent blooms on a weekly schedule. This keeps the garden looking tidy. I normally pinch back the flowers the first of the week, then by Friday I have a fresh array of blooms to enjoy for the weekend.

A regular routine of mulching and maintenance will cut back on weeds and provide a healthier root base and plant structure.

Cut down faded foliage that dies off in the heat such as pansies or perennials. This will help control disease and insect pest problems.

As I have mentioned before, I use Sunlight dish soap in a hose sprayer either early in the morning or late afternoon to help control insects. This also gives the plant a healthy fresh appearance and helps the plant to breath easier by removing any dust or pollution buildup on the leaves.

This time of the year, when the kitchen is needed for regular cooking and food preparation, do everything you can to keep dirt in the garden and out of the kitchen.

Water only as needed. To check if it’s time to water, dig down into the soil to see if the plants need more moisture. By this time of year the roots will have become better developed, reaching further into the soil for needed moisture. Over-watering or excess moisture will force the roots to keep closer to the surface, creating a bigger problem during the heat of the summer.

This is the best time to plan your shaded areas for next

summer as they can be easily identified. Mark them out or take pictures for future designs.

It’s never too early to plan ahead. Many bulb catalogs are offering summer sales and specials. Order your fall planting now.

The best way to plant spring bulbs is in quantity, so allow ample space for the next spring’s flowers.

Take time to study your garden and be aware of any special needs that exist for one plant over another. If your plants need shade or extra water or more sun, then relocate these plants for the remaining months or you risk losing the investment of time and money spent.

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The Leamington 535 Air Cadet Squadron held its annual inspection on June 7 and the ceremonies included the presentation of special awards. From the left: Sgt. J. Sceviour won the Best Junior NCO Award; LAC M. Payne was named the Best First-Year Cadet; WOII M. Andrews was received the Best Senior NCO and the Glider Scholarship Award; WO C. Mannell won the Chad Griffin Memorial Award; WOI C. Cooper was won Most Ddedicated Cadet; and Cpl. D. Bradley was named Most Improved Cadet. About 100 parents and guests attended the inspection, which wrapped up the season for Air Cadets. (Photo by Impressions Photography)

Kaylee Banuro of the Leamington U15 Girls travel soccer team chips the ball past a Caboto opponent during a regular season game Thursday, June 26 at the Leamington Soccer Complex. The first-place Caboto team led the Windsor and District Soccer League game 1-0 at halftime before posting a 5-0 victory.

Peewee Lakers defeat Tecumseh

The Leamington Peewee Lakers, sponsored by St. Michael’s Knights of Columbus, handily downed Tecumseh Mixed 10-0 June 22 in Leamington.

In the second inning Leamington got their bats going with the help of the Tecumseh pitcher who hit Andrew Verhaeghe and Jonathan Fehr then walked Brayden Zuidema to load the bases. David Letkeman cleared the bases with a threerun triple. Letkeman scored on a single by Eric Tavares. Tavares went to second on a wild pitch, stole third and scored on a single by Justin Wiebe. J. Wiebe stole second, went to

third on a wild pitch. After Zach Penner and Michael Wiebe got out Eric Wright hit a double, scoring J. Wiebe. Wright stole third then scored on a single by Rowan Massad. Billy Friesen flied out to right field to end the inning.

The Lakers scored two more in the third on singles by Verhaeghe, Fehr and Letkeman.

They added the 10th run in the bottom of 5th when Fehr doubled, stole third and scored on Zuidema’s single.

Eric Tavares pitched a complete game shutout. He had one strikeout, no walks, and allowed one hit. His team

Trinity Buchenauer of the Leamington U15 girls travel soccer team makes her way around two Caboto players as she carried the ball away from her team’s defensive zone Thursday, June 26. The first-place Caboto team led the Windsor and District Soccer League game 1-0 at halftime before posting a 5-0 victory. (SUN Photos)

played flawless defence, especially Eric Wright who was playing right field and threw out two runners at first base and caught the only fly ball hit his way.

Leamington’s Sarah Hoster is chased by a Caboto player as she takes control of the ball during the first half of a U15 Girls soccer game at the Leamington Soccer Complex Thursday, June 26.

Leisurely sports and politics

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

Attention senior fishermen: the money wasted by the Wynne provincial government is entirely your fault. Or at least that’s the impression you might get from our fearless, majority leaders in Queen’s Park. Pushing the province into havenot status, they’ve got to make up for the billions of dollars they’ve thrown away somehow. No doubt forcing seniors to start paying for fishing licenses is only the tip of the iceberg, but the bottom line seems to be that these 65-and-up recreational fishing enthusiasts are the first to find themselves in the crosshairs.

I apologize for injecting a column with a politicallymotivated tirade, but this one just roasts my socks. Heaven forbid we allow the people who offered their blood, sweat and tears to make this province what it is (well, what it WAS) to throw a line in the water free of charge. Some of them even risked their lives to protect the wellbeing of this country (and province). Sorry, that’s not good enough for the Wynne government, regardless of the fact that many of these people are on fixed incomes and could hardly afford to take part in other more costly recreational activities. Maybe the McWynnety clan will suggest these seniors buy cheap skateboards on Kijiji and start hittin’ the ramps at a local skate park. Hey, that’s still free… for now. Can’t wait to see grandpa pull off his first kickflip.

Truth be told, getting away from the smog-infested urban chaos in favour of the peace and quiet offered by the great outdoors won’t hurt anyone’s health. For many seniors, however, fishing is the only readily-accessible pastime not hindered by a limited degree of physical mobility. For me, BMX biking, skydiving and extreme sports would now be more of a health hazard than recreational activity — and I’m barely into my 40s.

The average life expectancy for Canadian men has reached 80 while women reach an average age of 84. Just recently, Talbot Trail Golf Club in Wheatley hosted birthday parties for golfers reaching 90 and 93 years of age. With that in mind, the province will no doubt introduce a golf tax — the longer you live, the longer you can be taxed.

Obviously, golf has become a sport for nearly all ages, men and women alike. While golfers can be as competitive as athletes in any other sport, the game does have a leisurely atmosphere about it. It’s a sport without a time clock and is the only one I can think of off the top of my head where you are permitted to approach the ball with a motor vehicle. Because the minimal risk of being hit by a wayward ball is usually the only physical hazard, some courses offer programs available to kids who haven’t even started junior kindergarten. That’ll catch the attention of Queen’s Park, won’t it?

“Hey, we can tax four-year-olds!”

Golf is also the only sport I’m aware of that rivals curling in sportsmanship. Even at the most leisurely level of competition, I can’t think of many others sports where a player is offered a “mulligan.” You’ve probably never seen a pitcher send a wild throw over the catcher’s head with bases loaded and a full count only to hear the batter shout out to the base runners “stay where you are everyone, we’ll let him try that pitch again.”

My own golf outings have been very few and far between, but even I’ve seen and heard competitors say “pick it up” when a putt grinds to a halt just short of the hole. I’ve seen hundreds of hockey pucks hit hundreds of posts, yet I’ve never heard a goalie tell the shooter “pick it up.”

Golf, of course (oops, there’s another pun), is also the sport that emphasizes etiquette like no other. Most golfers will do their best to repair a divot without giving it a second thought and allow a faster/smaller grouping to play through. Most are as courteous as they get, although I’ve known of a few exceptions who’ll trample $100 worth of crops in my father-in-laws field to retrieve a $1 ball. Most, fortunately, are thoughtful enough not to destroy property just to save their lucky Titleist.

And then there’s the traditional hush from spectators as a professional golfer is about to take a shot — not exactly the kind of thing a kicker will experience during a field goal attempt, a basketball player is treated to during a free throw or a hockey or soccer player is familiar with during penalty shots. Nope, competitive golfers can expect 18 holes of distraction-free play, except in Ontario where Kathleen Wynne might sneak up behind him or her in a pickpocketing attempt… especially in a seniors’ tournament.

Team D wins progs competition with +12

By Tom Miehl

June 24th marked the eighth week of Progs competition for 2014. It is also noteworthy that the group has not been rained out in these 8 weeks. Last year there were many cancellations. Hopefully this is a trend that will continue until close.

The team’s last week were put together by the players themselves. Each player came in and picked 2 cards. One had a player’s name and the other card designated that person’s team. The names and scores were posted as they came in. Those in the clubhouse were very receptive to this format as they got to see the scores. Not only were they observing, the guys were calculating using math skills from years past. When all was said and done, Team D won handily with a +12. All other teams were in negative territory. Winners include Gene Bouliane (-3), Ken Steingart (+11), Joe Verhoeven (-4), Carl Grossi (-7), Dan McQueen (0), Jeff Brown (0), Barry Miller (+1), Garth Dennerley (-2), Bill Stackpoole (+3), Larry Roberts (+1), Dave Wilkinson (+5) and Brett Madden (+3). Each won $10.

Twenty dollars was earned by Ken Steingart with a +11. This is the third time Ken has posted this elite score. John Rutgers came away with $15 for his +6 and Dave Wilkinson notched $10 for his +5.

Since I’m on a hot streak using Dave Wilkinson’s name, he also hauled in $40 for his two skins. Twenty dollars were also given to Ron Tremblay and Les Young.

Play was a little slower with Harry Badz’s group. Harry celebrated his 70th birthday on June 24. All the women who noticed Harry had to offer their best wishes and kisses. Too bad there wasn’t a myriad of red lipstick marks all over his face. Harry does like lipstick.

There was a bit of shanking going around. On hole #14, Fred Klassen shanked his ball into the reservoir on the left while Ron Koop deposited his close to the tee off on #15. Fred was not able to save a point while Ron saved a point. On the 15th tee, Ron boomed his drive close to 300 yards. Greg Dunmore asked what his swing thought was. Ron proclaimed that he didn’t think he could shank his driver. In my group, Ron Tremblay and Bill Stackpoole put on quite a show of consistency. Ron is a long ball hitter but what really amazed me was the steady ball striking of Bill. Although Bill had a sore back, his drives often found the fairway. Although Bill was ailing a bit, his distance didn’t suffer with a nice, smooth tempo. It just goes to show that we don’t need to swing so hard that we grunt and expel that extra air built up inside.

On a side note, I personally want to thank each of the Proggers that contributed to the Sun Parlor Mobility bus. There were also players from the Friday night couples league that donated. Flamingo Restaurant also took part in the giving and was exceptionally generous. Each donation, big and small, totaled $1700. If you wish to contribute, I will accept donations and make sure that the money goes to the Sun Parlor Home.

To the readers of the Sun, I encourage you to donate to the Sun Parlor Home. A couple of weeks ago a story was printed about the need for a new mobility bus. Donations may be made directly to the Sun Parlor Home either in person or online. Please consider this cause for your charity dollars. This is one place where you definitely know where your dollars are going.

A Game for Life

Pictured here are members of the “90 Club” of the Talbot Trail Golf Club Seniors League. Dick Mackenzie, left, will be 90 early next spring, Al Stockwell (centre) turned 90 on June 29th, and Linus Bachmeier (right) turned 93 on June 19. John Dick, who is absent from the photo, is 6 months younger than Linus. Al generously brought donuts and paid for the coffee for everyone at Senior Golf on June 24 to celebrate his birthday. ( Submitted photo)

TT senior golfer turns 90

By Bob McLean

On Tuesday, June 24, sixty-four of the senior league members helped celebrate the 90th birthday of Al Stockwell during the regular senior golf day. The members want to thank Al for providing them with some delicious donuts. The league now has three elite players in the ‘super 90’ grouping: Al Stockwell, John Dick and Linus Bachmeier. These three youngsters inspire all the rest of the members who enjoy playing golf. It was an almost perfect day to play as it was quite warm, but an enticing breeze made play very enjoyable on the well groomed golf course.

The closest to the pin on #9 was won by ‘Dutchy’ Hawryluk. I’m not sure how far Jim was from the hole, but he did obtain a birdie on the hole. Dick Mackenzie, who is also approaching the 90 mark, demonstrated his superb putting skills by knocking in a 40 foot putt on #2.

Dutchy continued his fantastic golf by scoring a masterful 37. He is setting the bar very high for the rest of the members who want to overtake him. Watch out, Jim, we have our sights on you. Steve Price also had his game in order as he fired a terrific 39 in the 55-69y division. Herb Reid also played superbly as he enjoyed an excellent 40. Bob McLean and Pat Hill played very well as they earned superb 41 and 42 results respectively. Gary Benninger achieved a solid 44 while Kevin Jordan, Bill Ward and John Liddell earned very praiseworthy 45s. Al Matthews and Randy Hewey produced very commendable 46s. Jim Omstead shot a noteworthy 47. Larry Haggitt and ‘bootless’ Paul Harrison earned satisfying 49s. Nifty 50 results went to Ray La Pierre, Mike Getty and Kevin Miller.

In the 70-79y division, Joe Vertel fired an outstanding 41. Both Don Willan and Vic Reynaert were close behind with their impressive 42s. Three players who played very well to shoot solid 43s were Paul Brown, Tom Hyatt and Neil Adamson. Tom Sasso had hot sticks and achieved a commendable 44. Both Ed Woelk and Gerry Holmes produced very praiseworthy 45s. Garnet Fox and Homer Vandervecht shot gratifying 46s. Four golfers who produced commendable 48s were Bob Freure, Bill Mayville, Carl Robinson and Larry Hillman. Solid 49s came from Bill Edwards and Pete Daudlin. Satisfying nifty 50 scores came from Eugene Abbruzzese and Walter Balsam. Other notable results were achieved by Bill Adams, Ken Womack and Bill Fast.

Dave Krueger fired an inspiring 46 to lead the 80-85y grouping. ‘Down the Middle’ Knox is getting his game back in form as he scored a solid 48. Hadley Pinch played very well to score a satisfying 53. Both Gerry Becigneul and Steve Haas also earned fine results.

In the 86y+ division, the seemingly ageless Dick Mackenzie shot an outstanding 43. Both Murray Cascadden and Jim Ascott also enjoyed fine results. The super seniors, who are over 90 years old, shot inspirational games. Smooth swinging Linus scored a spectacular 52 and Al ‘birthday boy’ Stockwell achieved a terrific 57.

On Friday, 28 members of the league will travel to Blenheim for our first golf excursion.

“Great players win with their minds. They see nothing but positives out there.” – Chi Chi Rodriguez

Free kids fishing derby July

12!

Southwest Outdoors Club will be hosting their annual Free Kids Fishing Derby for kids up to age 17, Saturday, July 12 starting at 8:00 a.m. at Wheatley dock. All kids up to age 17 are welcome. There will also be a free prize table and all entrants will be treated to lunch. Bait will be provided, and a rod and reel supplied if needed.

This year, in addition to the gift that each child gets, there will be a draw for bicycles in each age category.

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Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. June 23: North/ South - 1st Derek Parry and Marilyn Robbins, 2nd Sharon Lutz and Marie Ellwood, 3rd Joyce and Sandy Gammie. East/West - 1st Kay and Ken Pryke, 2nd Nina Towle and Rose Hills, 3rd Jim Perkes and Roger Cote. Games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

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Team Lee Trevino continues 1-point lead

It was a strange night June 26 at the Erie Shores Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League play with some teams either completely sweeping the table in points or coming up with none.

Case in point: Team Lee Trevino swept all 12 points in their match against Team Gary Player, with Richard Lowes and Ken Piper picking up two apiece for their low gross scores, while Bob Dick, Derrick Hutchins, Gary McRae and Paul Driedger each grabbed two points in their net matches.

Team Sam Snead also ran the table in their match against Team Harry Vardon with their 12 point night. Leading the way with low gross score wins were Brendan Cornies and Ward Hutchins, with George Schiefer, John Penner, Vic Tiessen and Pete Wolters each also nabbing two points in the net matches.

Picking up 11 points in their match against Team Arnold Palmer was the squad of Gene Sarazen who were led by Claudio Sabelli’s low gross score and low net winners Brian Moore, Jim Wiebe, Mike Herbert and Phil Cornies. The only point picked up by the Arnold Palmer team was by Spencer Neufeld who tied for low in his gross match against Rob Lee.

Team Bobby Jones also had an 11-point evening in their match against Team Ben Hogan – whose only point came from Van Tan in his tie against Dave Owens. Winners from the Jones crew included low gross shooter Brian Humphreys and two-point net tallies from Dave Seaton, Bill Salter, Bill Baker and Tom Heinz.

In the only match showing both teams getting multiple points was the one with Team Tom Watson doubling up on Team Jack Nicklaus. Jerry Janzer got a couple of points in his low gross match, while Neil Sawatzky got the other two. Wayne Quinn, Bill Gherasim and John St. James each picked up two point low net wins for Tom Watson, while Garth Dennerley got two for the Jack Nicklaus side.

In the overall standings, with 47 points, Team Lee Trevino continues to have a one-point lead over the Sam Snead squad, while the teams of Harry Vardon, Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones are well back tied for third place with their totals of 32 points apiece.

Team Tom Watson is next, alone in sixth spot with 29 points, two better than Team Ben Hogan who have 27 points. The other remaining three teams of Gary Player, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus are well back with 19 or less points.

In the individual category, Scott Wilkinson won the closest to the pin honours on hole #3, while Brendan Cornies had the longest drive on hole #4 and Paul Bunnett-Jones made the longest putt on the 9th hole.

ES ladies play 2-2-2 gross score

Erie Shore 18-hole ladies league played on June 24 with 26 ladies.

The game was 2-22 - Gross Score. This is an individual gross score game, two of your best par 3s, two best par 4s, and two best par 5s.

Flight winners were Debbie Dunmore, Lisa Sawatzky and Ann Johnson (tie), and Louise Gagne.

There have been several chip-ins each week. One would almost think they are easy to make, but they definitely are not. There were seven chip-ins last week, one each by Annie Pump, Diana Jones, Muriel Davey, Jan Pearson, Debbie Dunmore, Gail Brown and Lynda McAnally.

Good job, girls! What a great golf day!

Coulter wins first feature of season at SBR

After being the chaser a week ago, Leamington’s Justin Coulter turned into the chasee on Saturday night, June 28, at South Buxton Raceway.

Coulter took the lead on lap seven and never looked back, winning his first feature of the season in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.

“I think it’s all starting position, when you can start close to the front, it makes things easier,” said Coulter, who started third row inside.

It was the same starting position a week earlier when Coulter ran second to Leamington’s Joel Dick for the final seven laps.

“It’s a lot easier being in front of him,” Coulter said of his Leamington counterpart.

Dick, who has won seven of the nine features this season, started in the sixth row of the 18-car field and needed 13 laps to move into second but could not run down Coulter.

Belle River’s Mario Toniolo, who won the heat and dash preliminary races, finished fifth, his seventh top-five of the season. Toniolo is second in the standings, 111 points behind Dick.

Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano finished ninth and Windsor’s Dan McIntyre was 11th.

Blenheim’s Andrew Reaume passed Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford in the final corner on the last lap to win the annual Don Hendricks Memorial race for the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models.

Windsor’s Paul Trepanier finished seventh.

Merlin’s Steve Shaw led all 20 laps to win his third Tirecraft Sport Stocks feature of the year.

Kingsville’s Rob Young, Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse and Harrow’s Patrick Lajeunesse finished third through fifth, with Essex’s Dillon Moody ninth and Ruthven’s Brad Bloomfield 10th.

Blenheim’s Jeff Schives won his fifth feature in the Autotech Bombers while Chatham’s John Pinsonneault Jr. won his third Tirecraft Mini-Mods.

The Southern Ontario Sprints will be at South Buxton on Saturday, July 5. Racing starts at 7 p.m.

Leamington’s Justin Coulter was congratulated by race sponsor Ted Simpson (Simpsons Fence, Chatham and Windsor) on his win Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway. (Submitted photo)

Younger Brothers Keep Trophy

It was all smiles June 21 at Talbot Trail Golf Course until the first ball was struck off #1 tee in the Annual Brothers Golf Challenge as the two teams vied for the Duchess of Wheatley Cup in memory of Sherra Howe. The young brothers successfully defended the trophy and retained ownership that they have held since 2008. The scores were close at the turn, but the older brothers showed their age and ran out of gas on the back nine. Final tally was 343 to 370. For the older brothers it will be just like the Leafs… better next year. From left to right are Craig Howe (kneeling), Steve Marshall, Michael Bell, Jamie Bailey, Adam Howe, Jason Bell, Tom Marshall and Jeff Bailey.

SO Sprints to visit South Buxton

By Mike Bennet

The Southern Ontario Sprints make their first of two visits to South Buxton Raceway on Saturday, July

5. The SOS, which held its very first race at South Buxton in 1996, is Ontario’s oldest dirt sprint car racing series.

Kyle Patrick, of Tilbury, and Adam West, of Ridgetown, will be two local drivers in the field. Both are previous feature winners in the SOS at South Buxton – West winning in 2007 and 2009 and Patrick in 2005.

West won the 2005 series championship while Patrick was the rookie of the year in 2003.

Saturday will be Patrick’s first appearance with the SOS this season, as he races in the Corr-Pak Sprint series at Ohsweken Speedway, near Brantford, where he is fifth in the division points standings.

West finished sixth at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne on May 16 in his only SOS appearance this season.

Saturday’s races at South Buxton will be the second in two nights as the SOS will be at Ohsweken on Friday. The 12-race series returns to South Buxton on Aug. 2. Along the sprints, all five of South Buxton Raceway’s five regular divisions will be in action.

Leamington’s Joel Dick entered the June 28 race date with a 101-point lead over Belle River’s Mario Toniolo in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.

Cottam’s Rob Quick is

Community Living 24th annual golf tourney

The Community Living Essex County 24th Annual Charity Golf Classic will be held at Fox Glen Golf Club in McGregor on Wednesday, July 16 with an 11 a.m. shotgun start.

All proceeds from the annual golf tournament benefit Community Living Essex County in support of people with an intellectual disability and their families across Essex County. Last year nearly $18,000 was raised for Community Living largely in part due to the generous support of local corporate sponsors from across Essex County.

As part of the tournament, Community Living Essex County has again invited municipalities from across Essex County to participate in the 6th Annual Municipal Golf Challenge. Municipalities will be vying for both the “Municipal Cup” and bragging rights for the municipality with the lowest overall team score. The Municipality of LaSalle will attempt to defend their 2013 title.

To register for the tournament or to find out more about outstanding sponsorship opportunities, call Tony DeSantis, Manager of Community Relations, Community Living, at 519-776-6483, ext. 246, or e-mail tony@communitylivingessex.org

third in the Tirecraft MiniMods, just 13 points behind division leading Trevor Jones of Blenheim.

Kingsville’s Rob Young is third in the Tirecraft Sport Stocks standings, 57 points behind Merlin’s Eren Vanderiviere.

Maidstone’s Murray Morrison is the top Essex County driver in the Autotech Bombers, as the rookie is 74 points behind Chatham’s Chris Ellerbeck.

Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford leads the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models by seven points over Chatham’s Jim Jones. Windsor’s Paul Trepanier is

the only local driver in the Late Models as he is 11th in points running just a partial schedule.

The grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m.

Visit www.southbuxtonraceway.com for coverage of the June 28 race night.

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Recruiting process begins for Sharks

By Bryan Jessop

With outdoor temperatures steadily on the rise, few are thinking about the 2014-15 hockey season.

The Wheatley Sharks are among those few.

The Sharks officially started the task of replacing vacancies left in their roster from the previous season by hosting their annual Spring Camp at Unico Arena, a three-day program that ran Friday, June 27 to Sunday, June 29. The camp began Friday with the evaluation of 18 goaltenders to whittle down to eight for the following two days.

The assessment of participating goaltenders turned out to be more important than the Sharks’ coaching staff originally anticipated, as it was recently announced that 2013-14 rookie netminder Everett Omstead will attend postsecondary courses in Guelph starting in September. Wheatley will see the return of last season’s starting goalie Conner MacKinnon, but will now require a back-up.

Of the roughly 70 players who suited up for scrimmages and drills for Saturday and Sunday, about a third were members of Southpoint minor hockey.

“There’s a lot of good local talent out here,” said Sharks general manager Kevin Fisher during one of the camp’s six scrimmage games.

Sharks owner and director of hockey operations Bruno Carnevale agreed.

“This looks like one of the better camps we’ve seen over the years,” he noted.

The camp was run by bench staff returning from the 2013-14 season, with two changes. Assistant coach Brad Hyatt stepped down shortly after the end of last season’s playoffs and has been replaced by Southpoint atom major coach Steve Peters. Assistant trainer Ryan Willan, pursuing a career in country music, is being replaced by Ed Woelk.

Most players at the Sharks camp were 16 or 17 years of age and with three exceptions hailing from Chatham-Kent, made the trip to Unico Arena in Leamington from across Essex County. These included four players with previous Sharks experience — affiliate midget forwards Calin Kir and Dylan Enns and blueliner Riley Enns — as well as former Shark defenseman Anto-

nio Ciampa, who played 20 games with Wheatley last season.

Goaltenders who made the cut to Day 2 and 3 of the camp included Tyler Wall, Mitch Monaco, Brandon Allen, Jake Walton, Matt Badour, Wes Werner, Dan Klink and Rob Vrabel.

The Sharks expect to have spots on the 2014-15 roster for three defensemen, four forwards and one goalie. Scoring leader Jon Woelk and top defenseman Brett Babkirk reached graduating age at the end of last season while the team can keep only four of seven overagers — last year’s Mike Reid, Evan Makaric, Jimmy Ciacelli, Austin Fontaine, Brendon Anger, Conner MacKinnon and Tyler Liboiron were all born in 1993 and are eligible to return for the 2014-15 campaign. The Sharks also expect to lose two players — defenseman Thomas Virban and forward Cale Phibbs

— to Junior ‘B’ recruitment.

This year’s camp divided players into four teams of Red, White, Blue and Black with three scrimmages each following skill-development drills. An estimated 20 to 25 will be invited to the Sharks main camp in August.

“I’m impressed,” said Sharks head coach Ken Galerno regarding the caliber of players at this year’s Spring Camp. “I’m an old school coach who expects a higher compete level of players. These guys are getting a sense of the fact that they’ve got to compete.”

Galerno explained that spring camps are generally held not only to replace vacancies on the upcoming season’s roster, but also to get an idea for where the potential is for following seasons.

“I’m always impressed with the crop of 16 year olds,” he noted. “It’s too bad we can only take one.”

With Wheatley’s two most experienced players no longer of eligible age and others likely moving to Junior B or post-secondary educations, the Sharks will not likely have a shortage of 17-year-olds.

“We’re going to be a young team, but that doesn’t scare us at all,” Galerno said.

“This is a team that likes to build on speed. We’re looking for some power wingers and some toughness back on defense.”

So far, the team has received encouraging feedback on its switch from Mondays to

Saturdays as nights for regular season home games.

“We’ve had nothing but good remarks about it,” said Fisher. “Everything has been great. We’re trying to make it an evening out in Wheatley. Monday didn’t really work for younger fans because it’s a school night.”

With arrangements made alongside Southpoint Minor Hockey, the Sharks are planning to have their 7 p.m. Saturday matches preceded by SMHA minor midget or major midget games. Several intermissions will likely feature mini-games for SMHA mite players.

As the Sharks will share Saturday as home-ice night with the Mooretown Flags, the upcoming regular season will include three Sunday afternoon tilts — two in Decemeber and the other in November Wheatley’s main camp is slotted to get underway Aug. 14 at Unico and move to Whealtey Area Arena shortly after the Labour Day weekend. The team has scheduled an 8 p.m. exhibition game at home Sept. 5 against the Amherstburg Admirals and is working on a home-and-home pre-season series against the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs. So far, that series includes a 7 p.m. game in Wheatley Sept. 6.

Team Blue’s Jack Leafeve is stopped by Team Black goalie Wes Werner while Team Black defenseman Cameron Dawson closes in during the annual Wheatley Sharks Spring Camp at Unico Arena Saturday, June 28. About 70 rookie hopefuls began vying for an estimated eight openings for the 2014-15 Sharks.

Jack Leafeve tries to grab a loose puck as it rolls across the crease of Team Black goalie Wes Werner while Team Black defenseman Alan Bondy gives chase during the Wheatley Sharks’ annual Spring Camp at Unico Arena Saturday, June 28. About 70 rookie hopefuls began vying for an estimated eight openings for the 2014-15 Sharks.

Micheal Travis of Team Black chases Austin Slater of Team Blue as he races toward the Team Black net during the annual Wheatley Sharks Spring Camp.

Plastic microbead ban urged

The bi-national committee of advisors to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission recently passed a resolution that calls on state, provincial and federal governments in Canada and the United States to prohibit the sale by 2015 of cosmetic or personal care products containing plastic microbeads. The resolution supports legislative action pending in several Great Lakes states.

Cosmetic and personal-care product industry produces many facial scrubs, body washes, toothpastes and other products that contain tiny plastic abrasives called “microbeads.” These multicolored, very small, buoyant pieces of plastic are rinsed down the drain, passed through wastewater treatment plants, and discharged into waters. The first open water survey of the Great Lakes for plastic, conducted in July 2012, found some of the highest concentrations of microplastic ever recorded on earth, and microbeads from personal care products made up the majority of microplastic under 1 millimeter in size.

Once microbeads are discharged into the water they do not break down or degrade over time – and collect toxic chemical pollutants on their surface. The committee —representing recreational and commercial fishing, Aboriginal communities, public-at-large, academia, and state agencies — were concerned about the impact microbeads have on the fisheries of the Great Lakes. These toxic-coated microbeads are mistaken for food by organisms throughout the aquatic food web, where they can cause physical blockages and internal damage and serve as a pathway for dangerous pollutants to enter the food web and contaminate the fish and wildlife.

Advisors pointed out that plastic microbeads are not an essential component of cosmetics and personal care products and a number of companies have never used them in

OBITUARY

George Omar

OBITUARY

George Wahibe Omar, 81 years, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare. Dear brother of Hamama Hannah, Amelia Michael, Liza Azar (Tony), Bahiga Wehbe, Leila Taouil, Noelle Tannous (Karam), and the late Bahige (Linda), Joe, Samia, Hened and Wahiba. Many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends also survive.

Lloyd Calvin Secord C.M., B.Sc.(Eng), F.C.A.S.I., P.Eng

Visitation was held at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington.

Funeral Mass celebrating George’s life was held from St. Joseph’s Church, 310 Sherk Street, Leamington, on Friday, June 27, 2014. Entombment Erie Memorial Gardens.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Michael’s Church Building Fund or Mass Intentions. Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

their products. Other companies have voluntarily committed to stop using microbeads in their products. Natural, safer materials such as ground almonds, oatmeal, and sea salt provide a comparable abrasive “scrubbing” quality and do not pose a threat to the marine environment.

“The concentrations of microplastics in the Great Lakes rival the highest concentrations of microplastics present in the massive ‘floating garbage dumps’ that are found in the middle of the world’s oceans,” said John Jackson, Chair of the Canadian Committee of Advisors. “Every time we wash our face or brush our teeth with a product that contains microbeads, we are contributing to this wasteland. This is a key example of where individual action can make a difference – Great Lakes citizens not only have an opportunity to do the right thing, we have a duty to stop buying and using these products.”

Ladies ball hockey

Within seconds of the ladies ball hockey game on June 23, Angele Stammler scored for the Car Barn against Johnston’s Net and Twine; however, Tammie Brown was quick to regain a tie for Johnston’s.

Tracy Sample of Johnston’s was able to score in the second period, putting Johnston’s up 2-1. She was assisted by Trisha Epplett. This lead quickly turned into a tie yet again when Debbie Coulter scored for the Car Barn, assisted by Margot Gillespie.

Amy Bell scored for Johnston’s later in the period, putting them up 3-2. In the last seconds of the game, Bell scored another one for Johnston’s, from Brown, making the final score 4-2.

The Journal forfeited their game to Anthony-Keats Marine.

Lloyd Calvin Secord, C.M., B.Sc.(Eng), F.C.A.S.I., P.Eng, born in St. Thomas, Ontario, on August 28, 1923, second son of the late Cortlandt Lionel Secord and Eleanor (nee Ward), died on June 24, 2014 in Toronto of complications arising from dementia. Survived by his wife, Lillian Gordon (nee Mutrie) who he met during high school in Leamington, Ontario, married 12 weeks short of 70 years. Also survived by their only child, Timothy, his wife Janet (nee Pooley) and his dearly beloved grandchildren, Erin, Scott and his wife Kylie (nee Cronin), niece Linda and nephew Cortlandt Lionel of his late brother Lionel Cortlandt.

A Queen’s University Science 45 gold medal mechanical engineer, Lloyd first worked on the Orenda jet engine for Canada’s all-weather jet fighter, the CF-100, which set the world speed record for A.V. Roe and then, seconded to Orenda, the Iroquois engine for the Avro Arrow. Together with Paul Dilworth, they formed Dilworth Secord & Associates in the early 1950s and with third partner George Meagher formed DSMA. In 1957 for N.A.E, at Uplands, Ontario, they designed Canada’s Supersonic Wind Tunnel for speeds up to Mach 4.2 and the 9x9 metre low speed climatic wind tunnel in the 1960s. They also designed automotive wind tunnels for all the major car builders of the world. Following on the expertise gained in designing the fuelling system for the Candu nuclear reactors, Lloyd played an instrumental role in the 1970s securing Canada’s involvement in the Canadarm and was part of the team that developed the remote manipulator arm for the space shuttle bay. He also applied this expertise to the design of telescopes for Hawaii, Chile and Saudi Arabia and the TRIUMF cyclotron at UBC. Respected by his peers, he was a Member of the Order of Canada, a past president of the Canadian Nuclear Association, a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute.

Lloyd’s legacy also resides in the loving memories held by his friends and extended family. His caring, jolly, gentle nature made time spent with him a joy. His childlike delight in play and teasing, his amazing inventiveness and creativity are memories his grandchildren hold of their cherished “Daddaddy”. Lloyd revelled in time spent with bridge partners and good friends, the Robsons, the Stevens, the Bremners and the Handfords. Summers spent at Norway Lake, sailing with dear friend Jim MacKillican on Northern Dancer and the Lockwood clan who announced the birth of each grandchild with canon fire, were a precious part of Lloyd’s life. He will be dearly missed by the “Old Duffers” at St. George’s Golf and Country Club, the many friends from St. Giles-Kingsway Presbyterian Church and the attentive, professional staff of the Etobicoke and Mississauga branches of Home Instead Senior Care services. To the end, Lloyd remained a devoted and caring husband to Lillian.

Friends called at the Turner & Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., Toronto, on Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m.

A private family interment will take place at Erie Memorial Gardens, Leamington, Ontario. Online condolences may be received at www.turnerporter.ca

SOUTHPOINT SUN

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• library and social rooms

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• FREE utilities and window coverings

• Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management. Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com

Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819

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2 bedroom available. Fridge, stove, dishwasher, secure building with 24 hour surveillance & elevator. Call 519-326-8746 or 519-564-5772 tf

KINGSBRIDGE MANOR IN Kingsville (senior building), 2 bedroom apartment for rent, $680 per month. Fridge, stove, air conditioner included. Elevator in the building. No pets. Call 519-326-1577 or 519-322-0920. jn25-tf

2 BEDROOM APT. - including laundry room, no pets, Bevel Line Road next to Pelee Days Inn. $525 + utilities. 519-326-8365. jl2

1 BEDROOM CONDO for rent. 44 Robson Rd., Leamington. $750 + utilities. No pets. Call 519-326-5786. se11-tf

CALL KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja15-tf

400 Oak St. E., Leamington BEAUTIFUL2 bdrm suites, UTIL INCL! Laundry, social room with events, secure building. Let us WOW you. Call today! 519-324-9610 realstar.ca tf PRINTING: BUSINESS ENVELOPES,invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Mallory at The Wheatley Journal for quick and economical service, 519-398-9098. tf

ERIE APARTMENTS

137 Erie St. South 2 bedroom units available. 2nd & 3rd floor. 13th month free. Available immediately. Call Bob at 226-936-1676

2 BEDROOM UPPER

$795/month + utilities. Appliances included. Laundry room in apartment. 1st and last required. Available immediately. 13th Month Free. 519-324-6987 jn18-tf

NEWLY RENOVATED APT. for rent, 16 Division St. South, Kingsville. $650 per month, utilities included. Call 519326-3157 after 6:00 p.m. jn11-tf

1 BEDROOM DELUXE lower, end unit, townhome available August 1st. Ideal for the busy professional. 1,050 sq. ft., gas fireplace in living room, walkout grade entrance to rear patio, private laundry, 3 pc. bath, 4 major appliances. $800 inclusive w/cable TV. Contact Betty 519-3221359. No calls after 7:00 p.m. jl2-tf

HOUSE FOR SALE

3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHROOMS, 2 car garage, stair lift to developed basement and 2nd kitchen. Upgrades throughout. Leamington hospital area. $159,900. Details 519-329-3807 or message: 519-324-0505. jn18-25

PLUMBING SERVICE

• Repairs

• Installations

• Drain Cleaning

• Excellent Rates

• 37 Years Experience Ed Higginbottom 519-329-1779 eh48@hotmail.ca

FOR SALE

BEAUTIFUL LARGE HUTCH - china or books, bevelled glass doors, glass shelves with lights, must sell. Any reasonable offer. Come and see. 519-733-6039 or 519-995-8306. jn4-au6

1992 PARK MODEL trailer in Sturgeon Woods. 1 bedroom, pull out couch, Florida room with electric fireplace, $9,999. Season paid. 519990-5974. jn11-au6

DELL SLIM MONITOR

10"x16" screen - $75. XL Tough Duck brown coat$10. XL Hammill one piece coveralls - $20. 2000 Pontiac Sunfire, 2-dr., gold, good shape, inside A-1, new tires, 200,000 kms$2200 obo. 1999 Ford XL Ext. cab - red, good shape, 147,000 kms, $3500 obo. Playstation II, 19" tv, 4 guitars and games - best offer. Call 519-996-9680. Wood for sale - for bonfire$50/cord; for stove or fireplace - $80/cord. Call 519727-5931 jl2

INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - renovations and repairs, windows (full warranty), doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, fences, sheds and roofing. Free estimates. 35 years experience. Our installation is as good as or better than window and door companies at 1/2 the price. We install windows and doors year round (senior discount). Call for a quote, Bill, 519-5668408. jn4-25

Matt’s Home Renovations

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Additions, Decks, Fences, Electrical Plumbing 226-346-3704 m8tter@gmail.com

Owner: Matt Laliberte

YARD SALES

TWO FAMILY YARD saleThur. July 3 & Fri. July 4, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. both days. 769 County Road 34 between Leamington and Wheatley, across from Kopegaron Woods. jl2

YARD SALE- Don’t miss this one. Gigantic yard sale. Offwhite plush rug - 12’ x 29’, Danish walnut dining table and chairs, bedspread sets, beautiful sheers, beautifully gently used plus-size and regular size clothing at a fraction of cost, and much much more. #1 and #2 Alderton St. Fri. July 11 & Sat. July 12, 8:00 a.m. Absolutely no early birds. jl2-9

FARM FOR SALE

FARM FOR SALE

90 acres of good workable farm land. Located on major paved road. Has 2750 bushel grain bin, working oil well and is leased by windmill company for future possibilities. It is located behind 11325 County Road 42 Stoney Point, ON. For more details call Jim McGuire at 519-687-2218 or email jimmcguire4@live.com

LADIES, YOU AREinvited to a special dinner evening of inspiration and fashion. Please join us at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens on July 14 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $16. Our inspirational speaker will be Shirley Judge - her theme - “Pulling Weeds from My Garden”. Our special feature will be a fashion show presented by Leamington Hospital’s Inspiration Gift Shop. For reservations please call Sharon at 519-326-0421 or Darlene at 519-733-5595 by July 11. The evening is presented by Leamington After Five – affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries. Look us up at iaminvited.to. jl2-9

BENEFIT DINNER FOR Leanne Marshall-Penner. Friday, July 11, 6:30 p.m. at Colasantis Tropical Gardens. Funds raised to assist Leanne & John David with expenses while Leanne is in hospital fighting Leukemia. To purchase tickets contact Chuck Whittle 519-326-2071, Lisa Kimball 519-818-0356, Linda Colussi 519-326-7306. Tickets are $20. Donations may also be made at any Libro branch to the Leanne Penner Benefit Fund. jn25-jl9

NOTICE

WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES TO BETTER SERVE YOU

Effective July 2, 2014 inquiries in regard to the following matters can be addressed by visiting the Leamington Municipal Building at 111 Erie Street North or by calling 519-322-2346:

• Public Works • Water Services

• Waste collection

• White goods pickup • Animal traps

Matters related to Recreation, Tourism and Culture can be addressed by visiting the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex at 249 Sherk Street or by calling 519-322-2337.

Get connected and stay informed. Visit us at: www.leamington.ca Facebook.com/MunicipalityofLeamington Twitter.com/TweetLeamington

SOUTHPOINT SUN

2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

Phone: 519-733-2305 Fax: 519-733-8108 www.kingsville.ca

SALE OF BUILDING BY PUBLIC TENDER

TAKE NOTICE that tenders are being accepted for the purchase and removal of a house located at 2037 Division Rd. N. until 12:00 Noon local time on Friday July 18, 2014 at the Town of Kingsville, 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville, Ontario, N9Y 2Y9.

Description of Land

This house is located at 2037 Division Road North, adjacent to the Town of Kingsville Municipal Office and is currently being used as office space for the Building Department.

Tender forms including description of the building site and conditions of removal can be obtained at the Town of Kingsville Municipal Office.

Sealed Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order, a bank draft or cheque certified by the bank, payable to the municipality representing at least 10% of the tender amount.

For Further information, please contact:

Dan DiGiovanni

Chief Administrative Officer Corporation of the Town of Kingsville ddigiovanni@kingsville.ca

2014 Homeownership 10% Downpayment Assistance Program Investment in Affordable Housing Program

TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS 06/12/14

Claims against the Estate of Eleonora Lamos, of Leamington (d.o.d 03/06/14) must be filed with the undersigned on or before 07/15/14. Thereafter, the estate will be distributed having regard only to the claims then filed.

c/o RICHARD A. MCGRATH

Solicitor for D. Hastings-Lamos, Estate Trustee 2-99 Talbot St. E., Leamington, N8H 1L4 Tel: 519-326-4482

LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED, LICENSED TECHNICIANS IN ALL FIELDS Immediate positions available. Benefits and pension. Must forward resume with references, school transcript and MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) to:

Mail or Drop-off: 238 Talbot Street W. Leamington, ON N8H 1P1 Email: grossi@grossiplumbing.ca Fax: 519-326-3632

Controller

South Essex Fabricating is a large fabricating company specializing in Greenhouse Manufacturing located in Leamington, ON. South Essex Fabricating is seeking to fill the position of Controller.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all financial reporting, internal controls, and cost accounting.

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• Communicate with all department managers in order to complete daily, weekly, monthly and year-end reports.

• Prepare annual business plan.

• Complete other tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in the area of accounting or finance.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior level accounting or finance role.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with high degree of accuracy.

• Strong analytical skills and proven aptitude for numbers.

• Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with people at all levels within and outside the company in a professional manner and the ability to work in a team environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.

• Demonstrated computer proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Word; Simply Accounting experience preferred.

• Must be a self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision.

Please forward your resume to: hiring@southsx.com

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Lake Erie and Lake Shore Concrete Hiring

Lake Erie Concrete in Leamington and Lakeshore Concrete in Tecumseh are hiring DZ drivers. Full and part time positions available. Competitive wages and benefits.

Drop off resumes and abstracts at: Lake Erie Concrete, 706 Mersea Road 5, Leamington

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $10.25 for 44.0 hours per week. You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment.

No education or experience is required.

Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca

Candidates for this position should be experienced in engine rebuilds, engine diagnostics, electrical systems & wiring schematic comprehension. Must also possess computer skills. Candidates must be willing to travel within 4 hours radius of Leamington when needed. Employer offers competitive salary based on employee credentials, steady work load and friendly work environment.

Please email resume to: jobs_for_you@outlook.com

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HEALTH

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EMPLOYMENT OPPS.

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COMING EVENTS

RPM HAVELOCK - Join us for the 1st Annual Recreation & Performance Motor Show - July 18-20, 2014 on The Jamboree Grounds. Sat night live entertainment featuring counts’ 77Danny “Count: Koker as seen on History’s hit series counting cars performing music from the 70’s & The Lincolnaires with 50’s & 60’s music. Vendors, Swap meet, Car Show (prizes), Trucks, RV’s, Bikes, Tractors, Farm Equipment, Etc. VENDORS WANTED - CALL 705.778.7777 or VISIT www.rpmhavelock.com Camping on over 500 Acres

DRIVERS WANTED

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May

2014 Every day we get comments and advice. A conversation yesterday with one of our guests is one that I will remember forever, no matter where I am.

After his round that he played with his brother and a buddy I was fortunate enough to chat with him. His words went like this:

“I used to golf a lot but with my career and a young family, I maybe get out three times a year. I rarely get down this way. I love this golf course, I love the perch dinners, I love coming here.”