Southpoint Sun April 2, 2014

SUN office moving to Leamington

It’s been four years since the Leamington Southpoint Sun published its first issue on February 3, 2010. A lot has changed in four years.

“We weren’t sure what to expect or how a second weekly community newspaper would be received in Leamington at the time. We worked hard and grew into what we are today and now we’ve outgrown our small office from our humble beginnings in Wheatley,” said co-owner Jim Heyens.

The Wheatley Journal has operated at 14 Talbot Street West, Wheatley for over a century and generations of Journal readers have enjoyed the small town news office and print shop, but on April 9, the Journal and Sun office will be moving to Leamington.

“It’s never an easy decision to move a century old business – a tradition – in this town. This is my hometown and I take great pride in it, but the success and expansion of our business has meant many, many changes,” said Heyens.

Heyens purchased the Wheatley Journal from Rick Epplett five years ago. In that time, the Journal has expanded to include the Leamington Southpoint Sun and expanded its commercial print business. In 2010, Heyens and business partner Sheila McBrayne started the Sun and most recently combined all print businesses into Southpoint Publishing Inc. “We added more employees and expanded our scope. The Journal had two full time staff and one part-time staff five years ago. We’re proud to say that we employ 9 fulltime employees, two part-times, several contract workers, freelancers and about 25 carriers,” said McBrayne.

With growth comes an increase in demand on space, utilities, internet capacity and convenience. “We don’t own the building, and we needed more space; it was just a good business move,” said Heyens. “We would not have been able to launch the Southpoint Sun without the Wheatley Journal, and we’ll never take that for granted,” added McBrayne.

The Journal and Sun will be re-locating down Talbot Street, about 11 kilometres westward, to 194 Talbot Street East, Unit #5, Leamington, in the completely renovated former Krazy Kelly’s building.

“Our office at the new location was an empty shell. We were able to design the space specifically for our needs and we’re excited to be able to serve our readers and advertisers better from this new central location,” said Heyens.

The new Southpoint Sun and Wheatley Journal office will be open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our new phone number is 519-398-9098. Our email addresses all remain the same. Both offices will be closed on Tuesday, April 8 at 12 noon until Thursday morning, April 10 to allow for the move.

To our faithful Wheatley Journal subscribers, you will continue to receive your paper through Canada Post, the same as always.

We’d like to thank all our readers and hope that you will stop in to see our new office once we’re settled in.

By Bryan Jessop

Aubri’s Angels have once again come up big.

The Leamington community gathered for a two-hour event Friday evening in support of the seven-year-old in the latest “Prayers for Aubri Day,” hosted by the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Funds for the young cancer patient were raised through front-door donations, the sale of yellow and purple t-shirts and ‘Brave and Bald for Aubri.’

Aubri, currently receiving treatment in Calgary, greeted visitors of the fundraiser through a live video feed. Once the 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 28 event had concluded, the combined fundraisers collected a sum of about $7,300. Before the event began, Aubri decided to donate money raised by the silent auction to a friend she made while receiving treatment in London, Ont. Iseonna Silliker, who attended the event as one of the Aubri’s Angels volunteers, was diagnosed with brain tumors. The $1,300 collected through the silent auction has been donated to the 12-year-old’s family to help offset the costs involved with travel and other expenses.

Iseonna and Aubri were both treated in London from August to November of last year. The Silliker family was unaware of Aubri’s intentions to donate the silent auction funds to them until after the event was completed.

The most recent Prayer For Aubri Day event was organized by Aimee Omstead, a former Wheatley Area Public School student along with Aubri’s father Phil Andre.

“I just wanted to do something to help,” said Omstead. “The amazing outpouring of community support has been unbelievable… I am so impressed with the turnout.”

Net and gross proceeds from the fundraiser were one in the same, as all personnel involved worked on a volunteer basis while sale items were donated. Attractions included a free family open skate at Heinz Arena, musical entertainment from a DJ and

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Iseonna Silliker and Rayvenne Sarkis run the ‘jelly bean’ booth during the most recent fundraiser for seven-year-old Leamington cancer patient Aubri Andre. Aubri insisted that the $1,300 raised by the event’s silent auction by donated to the family of Silliker, who has been diagnosed with a returning brain tumor.

(SUN Photo)

Armstrong bringing opera to Windsor

By Sheila McBrayne

Leamington’s Erin Armstrong and fellow University of Windsor alumnist Amelia Daigle will sing the leads in a unique production of Suor Angelica, by Puccini.

The opera is a collaboration of the University of Windsor Chamber Choir, singing chorus and supporting roles, Grade 12 students from Walkerville Collegiate Centre for the Arts (WCCA), singing the small prayer chorus, and two leads, Armstrong as Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and Daigle as La Principessa (The Princess). The production is being directed by Tracey Atin, and conducted by Dr. Joel Tranquilla with Alde Calongagong and Joanna Shultz as the orchestra.

“I’ve wanted to bring opera to this area for a few years now. You can cross the bridge and go to the Detroit Opera House or drive 4 hours to Toronto. I just wanted to bring opera to Windsor and involve young people,” said Armstrong.

“Opera is changing and I wanted to be part of the change and bring that change to Windsor and Essex,” explained Armstrong.

Armstrong remembers when she was working on her music degree from university of Windsor there wasn’t the opportunity for young singers to be in an opera. “I want to give students in this area a chance to be in an opera. I didn’t have the opportunity… I crossed the country to get my Masters of Music at University of British Columbia, specializing in opera and had never actually been in an actual opera,” she said.

She explained that the human voice does not totally mature until about age 35 and opera… “Well, opera is like the Olympic equivalent comparing sport to voice,” she said. To protect their voices, the students will be singing the small prayer chorus.

The opera is only 45 minutes long and is a great introduction to the incredible operatic art form. Suor Angelica is fully staged with costumes and English surtitles, so the audience will know what the characters are singing as it is sung in the original language, Italian. Suor Angelica, means “Sister Angelica” and the one act opera takes place in a con-

vent in the latter part of the 17th century. It is an incredibly heart-wrenching story of a young mother’s sacrifice, love and highlights the sometimes severe consequences of decisions made in life.

Armstrong has played the lead four times in this opera. “I wanted to make sure it was something I was already familiar with and it’ll be great for the students,” said Armstrong. Armstrong brings her talent to Leamington each summer where she runs a Day Camp for kids and also has the Music Moves Kids program.

The main performance will be on Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at WCCA auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and seniors and $5 for students. For ticket information go to web2.uwindsor.ca/music/tickets or call 519-253-3000, ext. 4212.

On Thursday, April 3 the show will be performed at WCCA at 9 a.m. for the school. The open dress rehearsal will also be enjoyed by Leamington District Secondary School students in Patty Hopper’s voice class who are traveling to see the show.

The production also received a small grant from the City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund.

Erin Armstrong as Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) in 2009.

Wheatley-raised singer eyes Nashville

By Bryan Jessop

You can take Ryan Bradley out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of Ryan Bradley.

The Wheatley born and raised musician is looking to take his songwriting skills to Music City Nashville, Tenn. in hopes of expanding on the success he has already experienced as a country music singer and guitar player. Ryan Bradley Willan — who uses Ryan Bradley as his stage name — is heading to Nashville on Sunday, April 6 to record his single ‘Next Weekend’. The song will be produced by Danick Dupelle of Canadian country music band Emerson Drive.

After recording, the song will receive air time on country music radio stations across Canada during the first week of May.

Next Weekend won’t be the first of Bradley’s own songs to experience success. ‘Rural Route Four’, a song inspired by memories of the road of the same name where his wife once resided near the Albuna Town Line, has earned him a spot in the Final 25 of the Music City Songwriting Competition. The song, entered with his permission by his Southbound Records label manager Cassadie Pederson, was one of about 3,000 entries.

Bradley will soon find out if the song makes it to the Final 5.

“It’s (Rural Route 4) about the feeling I get when I come back to Wheatley,” said Bradley, who now lives in Chatham as a paramedic. “It’s about enjoying the simple life in small towns like Wheatley. For the listener, it can be about any country road near their own home town.”

The winner of the competition will receive $1,000 for a trip to Nashville and have his or her song recorded during a Sirius XM Satellite radio show. The final pick will also earn a mentoring session with Jana Kramer.

Bradley explained that while he sometimes writes about

life experiences, he also likes to base his songs on different perspectives, putting himself in someone else’s shoes. He explained that dividing his time between performing, songwriting and his career can be challenging, but thanks to support from his employers, he is able to successfully balance the two.

“I’m fortunate enough to be able to do 12 hour shifts,” Bradley explained. “It’s tiring, but it gives me the time off that I need. My employers encourage me to go after this. My bosses have been to some of my shows. It’s tough to be out playing until 2 or 3 a.m. and then get up at 6 a.m. for a morning shift, but I’m a bit of a night owl anyway.”

For the time being, Bradley is being accompanied by studio musicians when he records, although he may soon begin seeking out a road band. If all goes according to plan, he may begin recording an album as soon as the spring of next year.

“It’s been moving fast since January,” Bradley explained. “I enjoy the times when I get to sit back, take a breath and realize what I’m doing. It’s exciting and fun at the same time.”

Bradley’s interest in music began as a child listening in on the country music radio stations enjoyed by his parents Rob and Janis Willan while growing up in Wheatley. Bradley began taking drum lessons at the age of 10, but grew tired of them by the age of 16, when he realized that singing was his true passion. His first live performances were singing along with his grandparents Brad and Lynn Bailey’s church group at First Baptist Church in Leamington.

While attending University of Waterloo to become a paramedic, Bradley took elective music courses in blues and performed with bands led by friends, but continued gravitating towards country.

“It’s just where I fit,” explained Bradley, who also enjoys southern rock and classic rock.

Changes at Leamington Chamber of Commerce

By Sheila McBrayne

The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce has undergone some major changes in the past month.

Last week the Chamber Board of Directors accepted the resignation of its General Manager Sally McDonald who joined the Chamber in 2010. The resignation letter received from McDonald on March 21 was accepted on March 27 by the Board. The resignation took effect immediately.

“Our Board of Directors met this morning at 8:30 [March 27] and after a lot of discussion decided to accept her resignation… She requested to be let out of her

position, and we agreed,” said Chamber Acting President Dave Campbell. At the same time the Chamber Board of Directors appointed Wendy Parsons as Acting Manager for the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce. Parsons has been with the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce for over 10 years and agreed to accept this new role in the Leamington office. “We don’t even know where we’re going with this… Until further notice, Wendy has agreed to run the office,” Campbell said. “With the AGM coming up, we’ll let the newly elected Board of Directors

and the new executive make decisions for the future,” he added.

The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce is busy preparing for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, April 30. Guest speaker for the AGM will be Sam Diab, President of the new Highbury Canco, which is expected to operate out of the former Heinz building and co-pack produce for Heinz. The AGM is at the Rhine Danube Club starting at 11:30 a.m.

In February of this year, the Leamington Chamber office moved from its downtown location to its new home adjacent to the

WFCU at 318 Erie Street, S. “It’s small, but it’s perfect for what we need,” said Parsons.

His influences include older musicians including Randy Travis and Mark Chesnutt as well as more modern performers like Jason Aldean and Joe Nichols. As a songwriter, he is also inspired by the likes of James Taylor and Jim Croce.

For more information on Bradley’s music such as upcoming live performances, visit his Facebook page using “rbwmusic” in the search box. While on the page, visitors can vote for Bradley in CBC’s Searchlight Contest as Canada’s best new artist.

Ryan Bradley

“Makers of Men” Athol Murray

“You support the community any way you can... for selfish reasons hoping they’ll see that, then come back and support you. You also do it because it’s your nest. If you’re going to live there, you want a good place to live.” Proctor – Corporate & Social Responsibility – Small Business and Small Towns

Lifestyles...

Just when I thought spring may never arrive and the morale of an entire community was grey as the straggling snowdrifts, I attended a Leamington Flyer’s playoff game and my spirit returned. The staggering number of people in the stands barely managed to melt down the icy Maroons and the players definitely felt the heat of a longstanding rivalry.

I was asked on Sunday afternoon, which team was I cheering for? I can’t believe that I didn’t swiftly have an answer! I wasn’t wearing my red and white so I guess it wasn’t obvious. If my heart was shown on my sleeve, am I just supporting the team closest geographically? No, of course not!

I have chosen to focus my energies on the Leamington Flyers. For me, being a true fan is about association, identity, passion and history. Walking into the arena the other afternoon brought back many memories from when I was a teenager. I have to admit, that at the time, my interest was focused on the boy I was dating at the time and not so much the moves he was making on the ice. Back then the team belonged to the Junior C association and the players for the most part were all from Leamington, Kingsville and Wheatley. Now as a Junior B hockey team, we are lucky to boast boys from our own town and county, as well as a couple of imports we have learned to love, especially when they have lived with us and love to play hockey with Canadians.

Made in Wheatley

The Flyers have my support, and by the looks of it the entire community’s support as well. I can’t deny that when one of our local boys wearing a maroon jersey has a great game and adds up some points for the opponents, it makes me proud too!

Marrying a Flyer alumni player and later having a son play for the Flyers made it even easier for me to maintain and build my patriotism. Even when times on the team were not ideal, we encouraged our son to stick with the team and with his mates whom he had committed himself to. Our belief in “Struggle and Emerge” by Athol Murray continues whether on a team or in real life.

Flyers fans, we need to get our red on and pick it up a notch in the cheering section next game! I happened to be in the bathroom when a goal was scored on Sunday and by the sound of the smaller but louder Chatham fans I thought for sure it was our goal.

The other evening I was surprised to find my heart pounding with excitement and nervousness, as if my own son was still on the team! Why should this surprise me? Most of the regular fans that are out giving their support don’t necessarily have a child or even a relative on the team, do they? Many games and years later, I have learned that eventually we all become family and they all become ‘our boys’ too.

It was great to see the ‘good luck’ postings to the team from their alumni. No matter where they are now, their time on the Leamington Flyers team was a memorable one for each of them. Taking it to the next level is a win for the entire community. “Playing under pressure can break men or make men,” says Mark.

As for which team you are rooting for, if we all followed the same team we wouldn’t have a game at all. Go Men Go!!!!!

Good deeds done dirt cheap

have passed on the latter and helped on the first, but hindsight is 20/20.

Throughout our daily lives, it seems there comes a time in a day or week where we’re presented with the opportunity to do something good for someone.

You know, the whole ‘Good Samaritan’ routine. It could be helping an elderly person with their groceries, or helping someone across the street. You don’t have to be a boy scout to adhere to these types of things. Even holding a door for someone could be classified as a good deed.

These opportunities seem to present themselves more often for me as I get older. Or is it that I’m just more aware of these opportunities as I get older?

I’m not really sure but I do know that sometimes I respond to them with the helpfulness required and other times I think, “wow, I should have stopped and helped that guy.”

It creates a social dilemma that we mull over for only a split second in our busy lives before we usually move on.

Case in point: A few weeks ago, I had a blowout on the EC Row Expressway. I had a cell phone with me and after attempting to change the tire myself and discovering my tire iron wrench was missing, I called CAA, so all was good that way.

We sat there for almost two hours. How many cars do you think pulled off to help?

If you guessed zero, you’d be correct!

Now, being on a dangerous highway such as that one, I can’t really say that I blame them, but it made me think about the whole Good Samaritan thing.

Last week, in one day, I passed one opportunity up and dove headfirst into another. In hindsight, I really should

Very early in the morning, while driving along Riverside Drive, an obviously inebriated young man was trying to hitchhike in the cold. My back seat was full of newspapers so I didn’t stop, even though my instincts and my girlfriend both told me to.

I thought about that kid for the rest of the day and hoped he got home alright. It wasn’t unbearably cold, but cold enough to make it uncomfortable.

Later that day, though, lo and behold, another opportunity to be ‘Mr. Nice Guy’ fell right into my lap.

Making our way along Amy Croft Drive between Sobeys and the Lakeshore Cinema in Tecumseh, we saw a woman and young girl pushing an old red Chevy Fiero up that same street. Traffic, at the time, was heavy. Cars were honking at her, speeding around her and it appeared she was struggling to push the car.

So I turned around, thinking this would be a piece of cake. She must be out of gas or something. I’ll be the hero, since the hundreds of others who passed by didn’t stop. As I came running up behind, I asked if they needed

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MARK RIBBLE

Lorilee Matheson and her husband Ian Marshall, formerly of the area, are currently anchored next to this boat in the British Virgin Islands, a 105’ Trimaran called Cuan Law. It was built by Hike Metal in Wheatley in 1987.

Mayor Paterson responds to letter to the editor

Response to Letter to the Editor: Parts of the community are neglected submitted by Peter and Lois Wedel of Leamington.

First of all, thank you for taking the time to share your opinions in regard to our Municipality. While it may seem to some that their particular piece of Leamington is being neglected, Council and Administration strive to ensure equal treatment to all areas. But it is a difficult task considering the number of priority items that must be addressed with the restricted tax dollars available for those projects.

In the past few years, Council placed money in the budget to make changes at the PCC plant in hope that it would reduce the amount of odours but wisely decided to await the report from Dillon to ensure any money spent was done so in an efficient manner. The findings of that report were received around the same time as the Heinz closure announcement. Because of the over strength flows from Heinz to our PCC, and based on recommendations of Administration, Council decided to wait and see what a reduction of over strength flows from Heinz would do to the plant before money was spent. I believe in the open discussions held at Council of which you may have attended. Council made it abundantly clear we want this situation addressed as quickly as possible. So please don’t take the above reply as one of us sitting back. We are watching.

In regard to sidewalks, in the past it was a requirement that sidewalks be installed in any new development but, for whatever reason, a previous Council (several Councils back) removed that requirement and many of the newer subdivisions were not required to install them. In my opinion that was a very bad decision, and in 1999 we reinstated the requirement for any new developments to include sidewalks, without exception.

Going back to install them where they should have been is part of our long-term sidewalk plan and we include $50,000 to $100,000 per year in our annual budget to do just that. We do have to set priorities based on school locations, high traffic areas and so on, but we also have to deal with the many personalities living in those areas who object to having sidewalks built in their neighbourhoods. Residents can petition Council to have sidewalks installed but it would be done under the “Local Improvement Act”, which means everyone on that street would pay the cost. Admittedly, it will take us many years to make up for what I consider a wrong decision by a Council so many years ago, but we will continue with our plan.

Now, about the parks in winter. This is a subject we have raised at Council several times in the past because I, like you and many citizens in the Municipality, still want to use them during the winter months. It all comes down to cost. If we start including snow clearing of Seacliff Park and the

Marina Park, it means we either hire more public works staff to meet the work load, or we contract out that work. Regardless of which way we try to do it, it means a tax increase or the cutting of other services. This Council has stayed focused on keeping tax rate increases to less than 1% each year in its four-year mandate, although the 2014 Budget has not been deliberated at the time of this writing. To do so, we have laid-off staff and cut back on programs and services. To add snow clearing in these two parks would negate much of the effort we have accomplished at controlling costs.

Interestingly, the snow clearing you refer to in Kingsville is only done for the Festival of Lights celebration and the same is true of the temporary installation of the port-o-potty. But they are considering continuing that service in the future if their municipal budget can absorb the cost. Kingsville also rents out its pavilion and because of that they must clear their parking lot and sidewalks for accessibility and insurance requirements.

As far as the roads go this year, I am not sure there is a Municipality in Essex County that you can drive through without experiencing the same potholes, heaves and dips. It has been one of the coldest winters we have had in a very long time and the roads in our area have paid a steep price. Our roads are rated by our Engineering staff and repairs and maintenance are inspected by that staff as well. Every year we budget several millions of dollars in infrastructure repairs and upgrades which, after completed, are pretty much taken for granted by most of us. We do have a short-term and long-term road maintenance schedule in place and follow it as dollars present themselves. As a matter of interest, it was reported recently that Leamington is ranked as having 84% of its roads and infrastructure in good to excellent condition and stands number one in all of Windsor and Essex County in that regard. So if our roads are bad, you can only imagine what other communities roads are like.

And finally, one of my personal likes and dislikes is the Dog Park. My wife Betty and I take our black Lab Keenan there every day and enjoy the park to its fullest. Originally, the back portion was established as a tree nursery for the Town but as time progressed it became more economically feasible for the Town to simply buy from local nurseries, thus the rows of trees and the longer grass in the back section. We have the drawings ready to go for the “true” dog park which will include many amenities including fenced off areas for both large and small dogs. In my opinion, the design looks wonderful and I can’t wait for it to happen. But it won’t be constructed until we can combine it with development in that area (which is going through the approval process currently) and until budget monies are available. Again, priorities.

The money we collect for dog tags is used to offset the

cost of our joint Animal Control Officer and facility. It is supported by tax dollars from both Kingsville and Leamington and the dog tag fee makes up a small portion of that payment.

I agree that it would be nice to have all of these things now, but this Council has shown its preference to keep property tax increases to the bare minimum, and in doing so we limit Administration’s ability to deliver the amenities and services people request. Council remains tightly focused on the PCC plant odour issue and Administration is taking care of all the other items you have raised within the budget allotment Council gives them. If you want to talk further, I would be more than happy to arrange a face-to-face with myself and staff.

– Sincerely, Mayor John Paterson, Municipality of Leamington

Leamington community steps forward for Aubri

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musicians Madison Hamm, Devin Garganta and Miss Tomato Festival 2013 Jessica Epp. Face painting, a kids’ crafts centre, CLaroL the Clown, magic by Ron the Magician and balloon animals were also included within the early evening’s activities.

Part of the proceeds total included the donation of canteen sales by the Leamington Kinsmen. Volunteers included head shavers Sue Scaddan of Salon Anjolie and Rachelle Gossman of Colour Plus Salon. Kennady Enns, one of the younger supporters to have her head shaved, raised nearly $600 for Aubri.

The Friday evening event was two weeks in the making and began with booking ice for the family skate. The Facebook page created for the fundraiser received 6,000 hits while the poster attracted 4,000 views. Originally, plans for the gathering began with the idea to solicit $20 donations from parents of a Southpoint hockey team that includes Omstead’s child. Omstead garnered the support of Leamington municipal representatives during a March 17 council meeting.

Leamington mayor John Paterson and his wife Betty chat with Aubri’s Angels volunteers Katie Omstead and Krista Rempel during a Friday, March 28 fundraiser for seven-year-old cancer patient Aubri Andre.

Rachelle Gossman of Colour Plus Salon shaves the head of Kennady Enns during the Brave and Bald for Aubri fundraiser at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex Friday, March 28. Enns raised nearly $600 for Aubri Andre, a seven-year-old Leamington cancer patient. (SUN Photos)

(SUN Photos)

Susan Ross and Audrian Hutchinson spun the Wheel of Prizes where people tried their luck on every spin. During the evening, palm analysis by Rosemary Heenan and Tarot Card readings by Cheryl Andary were kept busy all night.

Leamington Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright

Members of the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra played throughout the evening.

Guests enjoyed modeling their masks.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, you have a great deal of energy but have no idea where to focus all of it. This could be a good week to visit with friends and family and spend time together.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Don't get swept away by old habits, Taurus. It is time to try something new and get a new perspective. Accept a new challenge and you will be glad for having done so.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you may be tempted to question the actions of others this week. But try to focus instead on what you are doing and do not be concerned with the motivations of other people.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, you have to go to great lengths to get your point across this week. Approach such situations with tact and patience and do your best to simplify your point of view.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, all you need is a little spark to motivate you this week. You may be able to tackle projects around the house or assignments at work with ease and a little inspiration.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, your romantic life is full of complicated patterns and obstacles, which could be taking their toll on your relationship. Some subtle changes might get things back on track.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Unfortunately, sitting back and doing nothing this week will move you nowhere fast, Libra. The vacation is over; you need to

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find the motivation to increase the pace.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Things move along quite smoothly for you this week, Scorpio. There are plenty of distractions heading your way, but do your best to stay focused.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Get outdoors and enjoy some fresh air, Sagittarius. Fresh air is just what you need after a bout of cabin fever. The weather is breaking and outside projects beckon.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, start planning a muchneeded vacation for you and your significant other. Some time away from the hustle and bustle is just what the both of you need.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Trust your instincts, Aquarius. When something seems off-kilter, you owe it to yourself to trust your gut and speak up, even if others aren't ready to believe you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Express your passion for a special project to a loved one, Pisces. Don't be afraid to share your feelings with those closest to you.

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LetteRs to the editoR

Reader responds to letter about Leamington

Re: Letter from Peter and Lois Wedel, published in the March 26, 2014 issue

My husband and I moved to Leamington from High River, Alberta, in April of 2012. Since our arrival we have befriended many other couples like ourselves, many who relocated from Alberta as well.

I am onside with all of the comments and points made in the letter from Peter and Lois Wedel. I would love to see a secure dog park for use by residents, and I, for one, would be prepared to pay a small fee to the town to allow access to such a secure facility for my dog.

I believe that Leamington is a nice town but could work a bit harder to promote itself as a place where people can retire to from other parts of Canada, but the town must offer something to such retirees which cannot be found in other locales.

It could be a new industry – replacing Heinz! – Yours truly, Charlotte SexSmith, Leamington

Overwhelmed by community’s generosity and goodwill

I wanted to take a moment to thank the community of Leamington for their generous support and their overwhelming goodwill.

On Friday, March 21st a fundraiser was held to assist my husband and me with expenses arising from Ian’s medical care as he battles brain cancer. We were both stunned by the number of people who came out to offer their moral support, well wishes, and love for our family. I was born and raised in Leamington, but left town 20 years ago to pursue my career in Toronto. I had forgotten just what the word ‘community’ means in a small town!

Although everyone deserves our thanks, there are a few specific people we would like to single out: my aunt Shirley Chorba and cousin Tricia Derbyshire for organizing the event, St John’s Anglican Church and Fr. Rob Lemon and Rev. Debbie Wilson-Safa for hosting, the entire Chorba clan for setting up, washing dishes and tearing down afterward, everyone who donated chili, baked goods and silent auction prizes, and to Sheila McBrayne of the Southpoint Sun for such a warm and compassionate article about the challenges our family is facing.

I have learned a valuable lesson through this whole experience; that no matter how far I go, home is where you return when you need help, when you need bolstering, when you need friends. Small town really does mean big heart! Thank you, Leamington.

– Sincerely, Darlene Pursel & Ian Tate and family

March for Meals Community Champions Week

South Essex Community Council (SECC) hosted a Community Champions Week as a part of its March for Meals campaign to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of the local community.

Leamington’s mayor John Paterson, deputy-mayor Charlie Wright and councillor John Jacobs, along with SECC’s executive director Carolyn Warkentin delivered Meals on Wheels (MOW) between March 17-21 to show their support for our community’s homebound and hungry seniors.

Working with a dedicated and caring network of volunteers, SECC delivers hot nutritious meals up to seven days per week to local seniors and persons with temporary and permanent disabilities living in the communities of Leamington, Kingsville and Wheatley. Over the past year, SECC has delivered over 18,800 meals.

Leamington mayor John Paterson (right) delivering Meals on Wheels (MoW) to client John Keller.

Leamington deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright and seCC Meals on Wheels (MoW) program leader susan Wiper.

From the left, seCC executive director Carolyn Warkentin, seCC Meals on Wheels (MoW) assistant Candace Robinson, and seCC MoW program leader susan Wiper.

Good deeds done dirt cheap

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“Sure,” she said, “We’re trying to push start it. I don’t have a starter and this is the only way.”

Well, I hadn’t seen that done since my early years on Point Pelee when my dad used to get his old pickup going like that.

She informed me that she always starts it like that, as we pushed the vehicle forward. Beside me was a young girl whom I assumed

was her daughter, but later found out that she had ran from the Lakeshore Theatre parking lot to help this poor woman.

Picture this: A woman in her forties, a little rough around the edges and a teenage girl, with me between them pushing this old classic car down a busy street with traffic flying by.

To further complicate matters, she informed me that her 14-year-old son was behind the wheel, trying his

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2Leamington Blood Donor Clinic, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m., Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Visit www.blood.ca or call 1-8002-DONATE to book an appointment to save a life. Walk-ins welcome.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 - Shooters Photography Club meets 7:0010:00 p.m., Colasanti's Tropical Gardens, 1550 Rd. 3E, Ruthven, in the food court. Use west parking. Visit facebool.com for meeting and club info, or contact George at gshiefer@cogeco.ca. Everyone welcome.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 - FREE Rockn-Roll Easter Event for ages 0109! 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon. A family friendly event to celebrate Jesus: Where the Rock Rolled Away! First Baptist Church, 3 Fox. St., Leamington, 519-326-5491

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in the Wheatley area for South Essex Community Council's Friendly Visitors program for seniors and persons with disabilities.

best to pop the clutch and get that speedy little car going.

I soon learned his name was Marshall, only through the orders his mother kept barking to him as we gained some speed.

Thankfully, my girlfriend Debbie had jumped behind the wheel of our car and followed closely behind to deflect a little of the traffic around us.

So, as we got up some speed, the mom yelled, “Marshall, start the car! Start the car Marshall!”

Now, it’s been a week and I can still hear the shrillness of that voice and I’ll now remember that kid’s name for the rest of my life.

Marshall was doing his best, but being an inexperienced, unlicensed driver, he was failing miserably, which only made mom more excited and animated.

My lungs and legs were wearing out fast, when, on the third try, Marshall popped that clutch and the Fiero stopped, jerked and lunged forward, taking off like the Batmobile emerging from the Batcave.

One problem: Mom was still attached to the car via the rear spoiler which she forgot to let go of.

After a drag of about 10 feet, mom decided to let go

as Marshall sped away in the little red racing machine.

Mom tumbled sideways and rolled out into the traffic, which still hadn’t slowed down or diminished in any way. Her t-shirt flipped up and her bare elbows hit the pavement, giving me a show of epic proportions.

Now, I must admit, my first instinct was to laugh, but I ran to help her up before someone ran her over. However, she was up and running after her red classic, shouting “Marshall, stop the car! Stop the damn car, Marshall!”

Well, Marshall stopped at the stop sign near the theatre, which was some 150 yards from where we first began pushing. She got in and they took off.

The teenage girl, whom I thought was her daughter, looked at me and said thank you before running over to the theatre parking lot and jumping into a large SUV.

It was at that point that I realized the young girl really took a chance helping a stranger and so did I.

In hindsight, telling the story back, it is hilarious but I really put myself in danger trying to help someone in need.

And she didn’t even stop to say thanks.

I’m sure, later, as she peeled the bloody skin off her elbows and changed her torn shirt, she likely thought of the two Samaritans who helped her and Marshall get their car started.

Two local youth in Jesus Christ Superstar

Two Leamington youth will be taking the stage this weekend in Jesus Christ Superstar. Former Leamington Disrict Secondary School student Derek Impens will be playing the lead role of Jesus and LDSS Grade 12 student Nick Tiessen plays Judas. The production by Theatre Ensemble is at the recently renovated Green Room Theatre inside E.J. Lajeunesse Secondary School in Windsor. Opening night is Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m., with shows on April 6 at 2 p.m. and April 10, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and the 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 13. The show resumes on Friday, April 18 for a 7 p.m. show and ends on Saturday, April 19 with an 8 p.m. performance. Tickets available by calling 519973-4944 or 519-980-5633.

Impens also produced all the music for the show. He played and recorded each instrument and then edited the music together. Both Impens and Tiessen have performed in several local productions.

Commitment is 1 hour per week. If you are interested in volunteering or know of someone who could benefit from these services, call SECC at 519-326-8629.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 - LAERC (Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee) meets 6:30 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington. Discussion to include planning for fun and fundraisers (i.e. Easter Egg Hunt, golf tournament, yard sale) plus LAERC's new family. New members welcome. For info call Carolyn Reid 519-3266776.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15 - Free Easter Egg Hunt, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. at Eastside Part in Leamington. Free snacks, face painting and prizes (ages 5-10). Hosted by the Kids Alliance (Windsor Essex Health Centre, leadership program for Leamington schools) and ACCESS Neighbours (Leamington Neighbourhood Revitalization Project).

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16Leamington Horticultural Society will meet 7:30 p.m., Leamington United Church. Topic: Ask the Expert. Richard Bergen of Bergen Landscape Design will share his expertise with patio planning and living walls. Society members and Richard look forward to your gardening questions and concerns. For info contact Ken Clark 519-

325-0769.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 - The Ont. Purple Martin Assoc. will meet 9:00 a.m., at Orchard View Golf Course, 1357 County Rd. 34 (old Hwy 3), Ruthven. All are welcome. Call Paul 519-738-3476 for more details.

WEDNESDAYS UNTIL APRIL 23DivorceCare, a free weekly support group for those who are divorced or separated, Wednesday evenings, Jan. 29 until Apr. 23, 7:30 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 475 Bevel Line Rd., Leamington. For more info call 519-326-0876.

THURSDAY, APRIL 24 - The Pelee Past Questers will meet 7:00 p.m., at the Leamington Mersea Historical Museum, 121 Essex Rd. 14, where they will be taking a tour. Questers is an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration or artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education. Drop-ins encouraged. For info call Jackie at 519-326-1316.

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Then, hopefully, she went to a parts dealer and bought herself a starter.

Derek Impens, left, and Nick Tiessen, far right at a rehearsal on Thursday, March 27.

Derek Impens, music director, works on a track for the upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar in which he also plays the lead role of Jesus.

Council votes unanimously to reduce Leamington OPP office hours

By Bill Chaplin

At what normally would have been the final Council meeting of March, Leamington Municipal Council requested more information about a possible change to the Police Service office hours. Because of the imminent impact, a special council meeting was called for March 31. Present to answer questions were Inspector Glen Miller, Staff Sergeant Mike Beatty and Staff Sergeant Tim Nyhoff.

To open the meeting, Leamington CAO Bill Marck summarized the information that he had on the subject from the last meeting. Basically, OPP want to move to the standard office hours that essentially all OPP detachments in the Province have: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Leamington is the only 24/7 OPP office in the Province. What Municipal Councillors wanted to know is the kind of activity the office experiences outside of standard office hours.

The police delegation reported that two or three people visit the office outside of normal hours, regardless of the weekday or weekend. Matters raised are typically administrative in nature (such as how to get a background check for a job and how much it will cost).

When asked by DeputyMayor Charlie Wright, what if it is someone seeking immediate help or shelter?, the police inspector stated that it has never happened during his tenure, but that there is a phone in the vestibule that is answered instantly by the dispatch centre and an on-duty cruiser (or an officer who happens to be inside the station at that time) will respond immediately. It was emphasized that the station is never really closed, but by not being open to the public the permanent savings to Leamington would exceed $300,000. How this works is that of the 10 employees that were kept from the transition from the Leamington Police Service to the Leamington detachment of the OPP, 5.5 are paid to attend to counter work, interacting with the public, and 4.5 are data entry clerks and not allowed to work the front desk. (These numbers reflect full-time equivalent jobs, not individuals.)

Once the contract expires the civilian contingent in Leamington will be reduced to 5.5 full-time equivalents, but the 4.5 jobs to be exported to a central data entry facility will not result in local lost jobs; rather, as retirement and attrition warrant it, jobs will disappear from Leamington and appear in the central facility. Until then, the 4.5 will work for the central data facility, but from the Leamington office.

Mayor John Paterson summed up the discussion

by asking the police if it was correct that to continue to operate the office open to the public 24/7 will cost Leamington about $300,000 more per year (than is now being paid) starting in April.

The inspector agreed that was the case. He stressed that the Leamington Police will continue to be a 24/7 service 365 days a year, the only change would be public access to the front counter of the station.

The meeting was opened to the public. Former Fire Chief Bob Bradt wanted to be assured that volunteers who take their lunch times

to get background checks from the police would not be faced with an empty counter (as he asserts now happens). The police assured everyone that service would be continuous from 8:00 to 4:00 if the hours are changed. Two submissions were in favour of saving the money. Judy Butler, a member of the Leamington Police Board, addressed Council to explain that she had recommended the police budget be sent to Council, but did not in doing that indicate a desire to make the decision about police office hours. To Council, she did say that she

believes that the police protection we now enjoy would not suffer with shorter office hours for the public.

Deputy-Mayor Wright said that he would like to see, for example, Tuesday to Saturday office hours rather than Monday to Friday. Coun. Larry Verbeke indicated he had heard that there is a chance police checks may end up only being done at the 401 Detachment, so office hours should not be a concern. Coun. Rick Atkin indicated that he was pleased that the transition to the OPP had been seamless and they have earned

our trust, so he is of the opinion that the change should be accepted.

Coun. John Jacobs emphasized that policing is a very heavy burden on our taxes, so it is worth trying the new hours as a cost-saving measure. When Mayor Paterson put the question of shorter public hours to the vote (having reminded

everyone that the increase would amount to about a 2% increase in property taxes, and that existing jobs would not be lost) the result was unanimous.

Inspector Glen Miller and Staff Sgt. Mike Beatty.

Vandals sought in mischief at Seacliff Park

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Leamington is requesting the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for a large amount of mischief carried out at Seacliff Park.

Sometime between Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 25, 2014, unknown suspect(s) spray-painted numerous signs, benches, buildings, hydro boxes and pavement within the park. The majority of the graffiti was located at the south end of the park at the bottom of the hill near the old refreshment stand.

The police are asking anyone with knowledge of the person or persons responsible for this crime to contact Leamington OPP at 519-326-2544.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

Help Andrew celebrate his birthday...

Andrew Banar’s birthday is April 5th and he has a very, very, special wish that he would like you to spread around and share it with others: “My name is Andrew Banar and my birthday is April 5th. My wish is that you will do a random act of kindness for someone. Please share your plans on my Group Hug Apparel Facebook page and Let’s Be the Reason Someone smiles on April 5th.”

Andrew has his own little business, Group Hug Apparel. He sells some really cool shirts with his own designs on them, with proceeds benefiting many charities and sick children. He is always giving back to the community but this year with your help his wish is for others to do something really cool and kind for another person.

Andrew Banar

APRIL

the daffodil is just a

• we will not give up.

• we will fight back.

• we will beat cancer.

• no one has to face cancer alone.

Daffodil Month, held every April, is a national fundraising campaign of the Canadian Cancer Society. During the month, Society volunteers are involved in numerous activities to raise vital funds for the fight against cancer.

We ask Canadians to reflect upon the thousands of people who are living with cancer and to remember loved ones lost to cancer. During Daffodil Month we encourage Canadians to do something special for those living with cancer or to contribute in some way to the fight against this disease.

Depending on the location, activities include selling fresh daffodils; asking people to make a donation and wear a daffodil pin throughout the month to show their support for people living with cancer; and canvassing neighbourhoods for donations door to door.

Funds raised throughout the month help the Canadian Cancer Society prevent cancer, fund research to outsmart cancer, empower, inform and support Canadians living with cancer and advocate for public policies to improve the health of Canadians.

Our Impact in Southwestern Ontario

Thanks to YOU - our donors and volunteers! YOU make a difference in our local community and across Canada!

As Canada's leading cancer charity, we fight more than 200 types of cancer on all fronts.

Transportation Service

Our Transportation Service helps patients who have no other way of getting to and from cancer-related care or who can't afford the costs associated with travelling. In the last 10 years, our volunteers have driven 15 million km and have helped over 18,000 people in Southwestern Ontario.

Cancer Information Service

Our Cancer Information Service provides Canadians with information on cancer diagnosis, treatments, side effects and clinical trials.

In the last 10 years, through this service we've helped 26,890 people in Southwestern Ontario.

Peer Support

Our Peer Support service provides cancer patients and their caregivers with a better understanding of what to expect throughout the cancer experience by matching them with a trained volunteer who has lived through a similar experience. In the last 10 years, through this service we've matched 2,548 people in Southwestern Ontario.

Smokers' Helpline

Our Smokers' Helpline offers proven tips and tools to help people successfully quit smoking. Quit Coaches help people cope with cravings, manage stress, create a personalized quit plan and find local resources.

In the last 10 years, through this service we've helped 17,312 people in Southwestern Ontario.

CancerConnection.ca

Our CancerConnection.ca offers a safe and secure online community where patients and families can share their cancer experiences and develop supportive relationships.

Currently, CancerConnection.ca has more than 2,100 members.

Upcoming Events

Relay For Life! - June 13-14, 2014 - Harrow Arena

Relay For Life is an inspirational, non-competitive, 12-hour overnight fundraising event that brings you and your community together to celebrate life and fight cancer. Relay has a festival-like atmosphere that your family, friends and co-workers can enjoy regardless of age or fitness level!

Join us at Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer! - September 27, 2014 Point Pelee National Park

Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer is a 5 kilometre, non-competitive, community-based walk and run that encourages participants to raise funds by collecting pledges. Men and women of all ages are welcome to participate and help raise pledges and awareness for the cause.

Grapes of Wrath! - October 25, 2014 - Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery Are you up to the challenge? Grab your friends, create a team, or tackle this challenge all on your own! Whether its for bragging rights, fitness or just fun in the mud, this 5K Obstacle Run is for you!

Spoiler Alert: There will be sweat, mud and a lot of laughs!

Hospital chaplain retires

Monday afternoon, May 31, there was a significant retirement tea at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. After twelve years as the Hospital Chaplain, Reverend Liz Chaplin has retired. She leaves a hospital that is a more caring, patient-oriented facility than when she began.

Chaplain Chaplin (or Reverend Liz, or just plain Liz to the staff and volunteers) began as a volunteer Chaplain back in September of 2001 to demonstrate her conviction to the board and senior administration how important it was to have active spiritual care at the hospital. This was not just an idle feeling: Liz was trained as a Registered Nurse (at Metropolitan Hospital in Windsor), and worked at LDMH from 1970 to 1980. It must have worked because she was hired April 1st, 2002.

While she was working as a volunteer, Liz was also completing the course work necessary to allow her to be ordained a Deacon in the Anglican Church, which occurred on November of 2002. That wasn’t the end of her university studies, however. She completed the studies to allow her to graduate with an MA in Pastoral Ministry.

During her tenure at the hospital the Prayer Room on the second floor opened — it had already been in the works when Liz began. With her guidance and suggestions it has become a beautiful multi-faith haven available not only to individuals, but also small groups who wish to practice their faith while in the hospital.

Asked about her favourite memories, Chaplain Chaplin had no difficulty identifying the Perinatal Bereavement Program. This program extends beyond the hospital, and includes the Baby Butterfly Garden and the annual memorial service held each June. She also mentioned the Tree of Memories in the Prayer Room where the names of deceased staff and volunteers are recorded, and the Thousand Cranes exhibit that is currently on display on the first floor and was produced through the efforts of Mrs. Jefferys’ grade 4 class from M. D. Bennie Public School. And if you look around the hospital you will see signs everywhere that simply say “Because Nice Matters” — that’s another idea Liz came up with to remind everyone of the simple truth that being ‘nice’ really does make a difference.

During her career, Reverend Chaplin has assisted patients, families and staff work their ways through the difficulties and grief that have faced them. But her service is not restricted

to the living: when a patient dies with no local church affiliation but whose family want a funeral, Liz will officiate at no charge. In fact, her burial services have become so popular she is often in demand in the community through word of mouth. In addition to spiritual care, Liz was also the principle contact for capacity and a patient advocate when cases of elder abuse were suspected. She was ac-

tive on the Medical Ethics committee and an untiring advocate of advance care planning for the frail and elderly. Her emphasis, which has now been adopted by senior hospital administration, was always on comfort, compassion and the human touch. In this age of increasing emphasis on technical skills she always demonstrated to staff that it pays to think as much about patient comfort and compassionate

care as about the technology needed to achieve medical excellence.

While Liz is retiring from her hospital duties, that does not mean she is retiring from service. She hopes to become active in the palliative care Hospice planned for Leamington. In the time between the opening of that new facility and now, she has plenty to keep her busy with her two daughters and seven grandchildren.

Reverend Liz Chaplin has retired as Chaplain at LDMH. Reverend Liz provided spiritual care at the hospital for 12 years.

Mary DeGoey, president of the Leamington Rotary Club, was at the Leamington Arts Centre to present a cheque for $1,000 to sponsor the upcoming 16th annual Juried Student Art Show exhibit coming up in April. Chad Riley, LAC director, accepted the cheque. The sponsorship from the local Rotary Club allows for free entry for students submitting artwork as well as provides prize money. Last year’s Juried Student Art Show had record entries thanks to the free entry. Students are allowed one entry in each category. An opening reception and awards night is being held on Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. As a part of this event, a $100 “Future Artist” Award will be given to the graduating student that showcases the most artistic potential. Also continuing will be the People’s Choice Award, which will be chosen based on the visitor’s votes throughout the exhibit. The exhibit is showing until May 3. (SUN Photo)

The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541 pccweb.ca/knoxknotes

Leamington 519-326-2727 Sunday Worship 9:45 am Summer Worship Services 9:30 am (German), 10:15 am (English)

Brook Fellowship 219 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-326-3605

1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am North Leamington United Mennonite Church 625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am South Point Community Church 55A Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-322-1858

Sunday Gatherings 10 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Iglesia La Buena Semilla

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital

194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-326-2373, Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443

PENTECOSTAL

FGT Family Church

285 Talbot St. E., Leamington Free bus rides available 519-322-2316

Services Sunday 9:15 am, 11 am

Leamington Christian Centre

98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am English/Spanish 6:30 pm Templo Christiano De Leamington

39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-325-9654

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Parish 29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am.(English) 10:30 am (English/Children’s Liturgy) 10:30 am (OLBS, Wheatley, English) 3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (Youth)

St. Joseph’s Church 310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)

Sunday Masses: 9 am (Italian, English)

Noon (Portuguese, English)

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am (Lebanese, English)

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel 88 Setterington Street Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church 9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Mersea United Church 1301 Mersea Road 8, Wheatley 519-825-4157

Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda

2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven

Home & Garden Show

Ron Janzen (left) of Janzen Equipment Ltd. chats with visitors at the Home and Garden Tradeshow, held Friday, March 28 to Sunday, March 30 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex gymnasium. The show featured several vendors and displays from Leamington and surrounding area businesses. (SUN Photo)

OBITUARY

Greenhouse

Edith Magri, 84 years, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, March 31, 2014 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Predeceased by her parents, Michael and Saveria Magri. Loving sister of Dominic Magri (late wife Loretta), late Albert Magri (February 24, 2000) and wife Tina, late Dorothy Dombkowski (February 24, 2013), Jean Dzvirka and husband George. Special aunt to Richard and Nancy Magri, Tom and Anita Magri, Rosanne Brown (Magri), Gregory Magri and Sandy, Christina and Kevin Walton, Carolyn Larson and Brian, Sandra and Lawrence Zimmermann, Sheryl and George Weldon, Selena Nicholson, Stacey and the late Barry Williams, and many great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins.

Edith enjoyed dancing, playing bingo, and gardening. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her as the one and only “Auntie Eda”.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Thursday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral Mass to celebrate Edith’s life will be held at St. Joseph’s Church, 310 Sherk Street, Leamington, on Friday, April 4, 2014 at 10 a.m. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Heart & Stroke Foundation or St. Michael’s Church Building Fund.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Ives Insurance wins top industry award

At a ceremony on March 17 at the Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference in Toronto, Ives Insurance Brokers Ltd. took the top prize in the Distributor category with the successful implementation of a consumer portal, allowing consumers secure 24/7 access to information in the broker’s management system. Keal Technology and Quindell were recognized as Ives’ partners in the implementation.

“We are extremely proud to be chosen as the winner of this prestigious award. This is game changing technology that will allow insurance brokers to continue to be competitive in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Working with the great talent at Quindell and Keal, both leaders in their respective fields and all of our dedicated, professional staff, Ives has and will continue to be a leader in our respective industry. It is a first for the broker distribution network and is a game changer for our industry,” said Jeff Ives, President of Ives Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Edith Magri

Pelee Drive house fire

Leamington Fire Services was called to a fully engulfed house fire in the 700 block of Point Pelee Drive at approximately 6 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Firefighters were on scene for approximately two hours to contain the blaze, which caused an estimated $140,000 damage to the primary location and a further $10,000 damage to the adjacent house which suffered heat damage to its siding. No injuries reported. Officials believe the blaze was caused by

Airline warns about ongoing scam

WestJet has issued another warning to the public to avoid sharing their credit card numbers and other private information with fraudsters posing as WestJet or WestJet Vacations.

For several years, con artists purporting to be from WestJet and other prominent Canadian companies have called random telephone numbers across the country in an effort to obtain credit card information. They say they require a credit card number to cover fees associated with claiming a prize. Once they have the information they use it to make fraudulent purchases.

WestJet does not use telemarketers or make telemarketing phone calls, nor does it share private information with third parties for the purposes of telemarketing.

A second, less-common scam currently circulating involves fake electronic tickets with long numerical sequences purportedly issued by WestJet. In fact, WestJet itineraries are identified by six letters only and contain relevant information about fares, taxes and fees, baggage allowances, seat selection, inflight entertainment and airline partnerships.

Anyone who receives one of these calls is urged to hang up immediately and report it to the Canadian AntiFraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca.

a cracked gas line, which allowed gas into the house, which was ignited by the furnace. Neighbours said the house was fully engulfed when the fire department arrived, with flames shooting out of the roof.

(SUN Photo)

Police seek witnesses to assault

The Leamington OPP is hoping the public can assist in an incident that occurred in the early morning hours Sunday.

On Sunday, March 30, at approximately 1:45 a.m., officers received a report of a male who had been involved in a physical dispute while at Mezza Bar on Talbot Street West in Leamington earlier in the evening.

The male victim sustained injuries that required surgery.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to contact Leamington OPP Detachment Detective Constable Joan Wilson at 519-3262544. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

CILISKA EXCAVATING

Theft/Fraud

Suspect Sought

Esses County OPP is investigating the theft and fraudulent use of a debit card. The victim last utilized her debit card in Windsor on February 28, 2014. The card was subsequently used at numerous locations within Windsor and Essex County. The photo depicts a suspect involved in this theft and fraud. If you recognize this person, you are asked to contact Detective Constable Pauline Brockman at Leamington OPP Detachment at 519-326-2485. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

Leamington grocery location to undergo major change, including name

By C. Scott Holland

Since July 2, 1931, the Great Atlantic and Pacific stores (A & P) have had a Leamington location. With Leamington’s Metro store closing on Apr. 4 for renovations to become a Food Basics store, it will be the first time in 80 years the outlet has closed for any length of time.

When A & P first opened in Leamington, at 27 Talbot St. W., its manager was R. Robertson. Their motto at the time was “to do better in quality, in price and in value.” Items listed in their very first newspaper ad were butter selling for 22 cents a pound, two 13 oz. jars of peanut butter for 25 cents, three pounds of bananas for 17 cents and a 15 pound bag of new potatoes for 45 cents.

The downtown Leamington location became a popular market, and in 1959 one of its items to lure shoppers was a 20-volume encyclopedia set. Weekly, each volume would be issued and could be bought for 99 cents. As a young man I recall my parents and grandparents acquiring the entire set for me as I was starting school and it was well used by my family.

On October 6, 1960, the A & P store opened a new store on Erie St. South. That store was Leamington’s first venture towards the development of a mall. Its location is where Shoppers Drug Mart stands today. The new location had 15,000 square feet of space and James D. Laurie, who had been with the store for 30 years, became its manager By 1968, A & P began a policy of stating that the company guaranteed that with its packaged meats “the side you can’t see is of the same quality or better than what is (top) visible.” Its downtown location remained open until 1970.

As the town grew, so did A & P’s customers and product lines. In the mid-1970s, A & P moved to the spacious County Fair Mall beside the Zellers store which had just opened.

Once again A & P provided Leamington with some innovation as groceries were loaded in tote boxes and sent down a long roller. The customer was given a tag number which matched the tote and when the customer drove his or her vehicle up to the outside openings, the groceries were found and loaded in your trunk or wherever indicated. Despite this system, some customers did get the wrong bags of groceries, but those incidents were few and far between. Eventually that system was eliminated.

In 1999, as the Leamington’s newest mall rose south of the County Fair Mall, A & P prepared to move into a new building. Though they initially retained the name A & P, within a few years they would assume the Metro moniker.

When the present Metro store reopens about eight weeks hence it will be a Food Basics, and many of the friendly faces who once served Leamington may or may not be there.

The modern A & P/Metro store taking shape back in 1999.

The A & P store at its Talbot St. and Queens St. location in uptown Leamington prior to 1960.

Photos from the C. Scott Holland collection

The new A & P store during its opening in 2000.

Mastronardi Produce

Named One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Mastronardi Produce is proud to be named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the fifth consecutive year. This prestigious national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums.

“We would like to congratulate Mastronardi Produce and its entire workforce. Achieving Canada’s highest level of Canadian business excellence takes a united effort and we are privileged to acknowledge such a strong team,” said John Hughes, National Leader of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and Managing Partner, Growth Enterprises, Deloitte.

Sixty years ago, Mastronardi Produce began as the Canadian pioneer of the greenhouse industry. Today, the company is led by fourth generation president Paul Mastronardi, who searches the world for new innovations and unique flavour, just like his grandfather did. In 1995, Mastronardi Produce introduced the Campari® brand cocktail tomato, the first tomato to be recognized by name. Since then, the company has launched a number of successful tomato brands including the Kumato™, SUNSET’s Simply Unique Brown Tomato™, Angel Sweet™ Miraculously Sweet Tomatoes™ and most recently, the Y.E.L.O.™ brand cocktail tomato, with flavor as bright as its colour.

“It is a huge accomplishment to be named one of Canada’s Best Managed companies for five consecutive years,” stated CEO Paul Mastronardi. “I am extremely proud and would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to each and every employee who made this possible, including those at our operations in other countries.”

Since first being named as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies in 2009, Mastronardi Produce has continued growing exponentially. In addition to quality and flavour, Mastronardi is known for their sustainable business practices, from growing to packaging to distribution, as outlined in their Green Grass Project™. Their commitment to sustainability extends to all of their operations, including their greenhouse Envirofresh Farms, located in Sombra, Ontario, which is the first carbon negative greenhouse in North America.

“My family has been passionate about growing flavourful produce for over 60 years,” said Mastronardi. “It is an honour to continue to do what we love and to be recognized for it in such an extraordinary way.”

Canada’s Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies. Every year, numerous companies compete for this designation in a rigorous and independent process to evaluate their business practices, management skills, and innovation.

Wilkinson Drive house fire

A kitchen fire on Wilkinson Drive caused approximately $125,000 damage on Monday, March 31. Nineteen Leamington firefighters responded to a kictchen fire, which had broke out in the basement kitchen. The two occupants exited the house uninjured. A mother was cooking on the stove when she was distracted by her daughter’s return home. She left the kitchen unattended to talk with her daughter. The house had working smoke alarms, which allowed the two to leave and call 911. Mike Ciacelli, Deputy Chief and Public Education and Training Officer, said the majority of fire calls that the department has received have been kitchen-related fires. He reminds residents to not leave the stove unattended. Kitchen fires are the top cause of house fires across Ontario.

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Top, from the left: Paul Mastronardi (CEO), Donny Mastronardi (Paul’s father) Marne Safrance (Paul’s sister) In front, from left: Milla Mastronardi, Annika Mastronardi (Paul’s daughters).

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“OH BROTHER”

A sold-out crowd enjoyed the play “Oh Brother” Friday, March 28th at the Bank Theater. This was the LDSS Players winning entry at the Windsor/Essex County Sears Drama Festival, directed by LDSS Drama teacher Joel Lewsaw.

The eight cast members, five boys and three girls, displayed dramatic flexibility by portraying up to five different roles each. The energy on stage was dynamic. From the football and baseball scenes to the car race and courtroom drama, the students gave it their all.

The audience received a surprise at the end of the performance when a former adjudicator for the Sears Festival, Petra Creede gave a short adjudication. She praised Joel Lewsaw for his choice of play being so age appropriate. Ms. Creede also complimented the simplicity of the set, allowing us to focus on the young actors. Good luck in Hamilton at the Provincial competition on Tuesday, April 8th.

TBT’S OFF SITE MUSIC SERIES

Saturday, April 5th. Performance time 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm.

“Leamington’s Own” featuring Jody Raffoul & Special Guest Wes Buckley

Come enjoy Jody Raffoul, a Leamington native, who, as a working class pop-rock singer/songwriter, performs over 200 shows a year. His sensitive, in-tune songwriting ability has garnered attention from his contemporaries and the music industry. The Bank Theatre’s Off Site Series is thrilled to host Jody and special guest Wes Buckley at what promises to be a “must be there” concert! Tickets $12 available in Leamington at Guardian Drugs and The Lesson Lounge Music Store, in Wheatley at The Party & Discount Store and in Kingsville at Rebel Cowboy Music.

COMING TO THE BANK THEATRE

The Sociable Plover - Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from searching for the Sociable Plover. Not the weather and not the mysterious stranger who joins him in the bird hide. A quirky two-person show with humour, tenderness and charm. May 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2014.

The Last Five Years - An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 & June 1, 2014.

THEATRE OF THE BEAT

On March 22nd and March 23rd the Bank Theater was the venue for its third Theatre of the Beat production. “This Prison, or: He Came Through The Floor.”

Thank you to the audience for supporting this unique brand of social justice theatre.

Thank you to all volunteers.

Thank you to the event sponsor Mennonite Savings and Credit Union. Thank you to the performance sponsors; Brown and Tiessen Construction, Erie Sand and Gravel Ltd., Sawatzky Balzer, Barristers & Solicitors and Windsor Laser Cutting Inc.

Leamington Br. 84 Legion news

SOUTHPOINT SUN ANNOUNCEMENTS

By Pat Simpson

Doug Hunter will be at the Leamington Legion on April 19 at 8 p.m. for another fun evening of Karaoke. This will follow the Winston and Jean Wales Easter Dart Tournament, so come on out and enjoy an afternoon of darts and stay and enjoy a fun evening of music and song. There is a maximum of 14 teams for the tournament, so get your team together.

The Seniors Social will be held on April 9. It will be a corned beef dinner, as the enjoyment of that feast was postponed when the February Seniors Social was cancelled because of bad weather.

Van Kesteren Appointed Chair of Southwest Ontario Caucus

Chatham-Kent Essex Member of Parliament Dave Van Kesteren has been chosen to chair the Conservative Party of Canada’s Southwest Ontario Caucus by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Van Kesteren replaces LondonWest MP Ed Holder who was recently named Minister of State for Science and Technology.

“I was pleased to accept the appointment by Prime Minister Harper,” said Van Kesteren. “I look forward to serving the people of Chatham-Kent, Leamington and the entire Southwest Ontario region in this capacity.”

Make sure to come out and enjoy the Ladies Auxiliary Pasta Supper on April 5.

Dues are due – please stop in at the Branch and get yourself paid up so you can participate in the Branch

elections.

Nominations for elected officers and executive members are at the Wednesday, April 2nd general meeting.

To be nominated, a nominee must be present or have submitted a letter of intent to stand for office, be a member in good standing and have attended at least 3 meetings in the last year. Elections will be held at the May General Meeting. Upcoming Events: Executive Meeting April 16.

she is; She must be watching yet. As angels keep their watch up there; Please God just let her know; That we down here do not forget; We love and miss her so. Loveyouforever, alwaysinourhearts Yourchildren&grandchildren

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Multicultural Council Harmony & Champion Award Recipients - Eddie Francis & Floyd Cacciavillani

The Multicultural Council of Windsor Essex County will be honouring Mayor Eddie Francis of Windsor and Floyd Cacciavillani of Leamington at its upcoming gala event to be held on April 24th. The theme for this year’s event is “Rio”.

The Herb Gray Harmony Award will be presented to Mayor Eddie Francis. It was established to recognize individuals or groups who have actively promoted the social equality of all cultures and who have made an outstanding contribution to encourage and build a community that is multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-faith.

The 2014 Champion Award winner is Floyd Cacciavillani. The Champion Award celebrates the contributions that immigrants make to our community.

Floyd Cacciavillani emigrated from Italy in 1948. Leaving behind a war-ravaged land, Floyd came to Canada on his own at the age of 18, landing in what he felt was paradise. He knew immediately that he wanted to make Canada his home and country.

Floyd’s first job was working on his uncle’s fruit

and vegetable farm in Leamington, but he was soon able to return to the masonry work that he had learned from his father. He apprenticed and quickly became a journeyman stonemason and bricklayer. In 1954, he and his wife Bruna married and settled in Leamington, purchasing a fruit and vegetable farm with their combined families. Family has always been the centre of their lives, and Bruna has been with Floyd every step of the way.

In 1956, Floyd built his first greenhouse using salvaged materials and kept building – growing cucumbers, tomatoes, and flowers. Eventually, he sold greenhouses and it was estimated that he had helped construct almost half the greenhouses in the area.

Floyd has been actively involved in the farming community. He was instrumental in launching a farmers’ co-op and a greenhouse marketing board so that farmers could keep a larger share of the profits from their crops. Floyd and a colleague foresaw that the greenhouse industry could not grow without a larger,

more consistent labour force and, with the help of Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan, were able to get a “guest worker” programme off the ground. This programme has been a huge boon to the local economy. Floyd also introduced many important greenhouse innovations such as computerized environmental controls and automated fertilizer-injection systems.

In addition to farming, Floyd has an aptitude for business. The family farm has grown into the multifaceted CF Group of seven independent companies with more than 100 employees. CF encompasses CF Industrial which sells and services stand-by power systems, as well as companies that provide warehousing and distribution, heat “co-generation” technologies, and both commercial and residential property.

Floyd believes in the importance of giving back to the community. It began with assisting new immigrants: acting as an interpreter during appointments with doctors or lawyers, or helping them fill out loan applications or write busi-

ness plans. He is one of the founders of Leamington’s Roma Club, and in the early days, could be found evenings working as a volunteer bartender in his black bowtie. Over the years, he has been everything from Board member to an avid bocce player with the club. He feels particularly gratified by his many years of service on the Leamington District Memorial Hospital Board and, later, on a county-wide health council.

Floyd’s businesses have won many awards and Floyd has been personally recognized with awards such as the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Leamington District Memorial Hospital Award for Outstanding Service, and the Dr. Bob & Bess McGirr Historic First Family Award.

In his retirement, Floyd enjoys going to the farm every day and working with his son, Cole. He also continues to contribute to numerous charitable causes.

The Multicultural Council invites the community to join in celebrating these two outstanding award recipients at the Herb Gray

Awards Gala on Thursday April 24th at 6:30 pm at the Ciociaro Club. Tickets are $85/person and corporate tables are $1,200. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more infor mation, contact Lisa Kolody, Director of Programs and Operations at 519-255-1127, ext 217 or lkol ody@themcc. com. I.O.D.E.

Cash Prize Draw

Members of the Sir Winston Churchill Chapter

IODE draw the winning tickets for cash prizes at the 49th Annual Antique and Art Show and Sale held Mar. 15-16 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. At left, Lucille Haas draws a winning ticket as Theresa Bushman, Joyce Hiebein and Tracey Butcher look on. The winners were: $50 - Kelly Grossi of Leamington; $100 - Connie Morse of Leamington; $300 - Lorita Gillanders of Shelburne.

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Controlling pests in the garden

Early spring, while trees and shrubs are dormant, is the time to apply dormant oil to the bark and buds. This oily spray will suffocate the insects and kill the eggs or larvae from developing. Spray before the buds break.

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In the back yard...

A homemade recipe for dormant oil is simply baking soda, Murphy’s oil soap, canola oil and vinegar. Mix approximately 2-3 tablespoon of each in a pail of warm water and apply with the garden hose sprayer.

Rotate vegetable plantings every year and provide enough spacing between each plant for ample air movement.

As the temperatures warm, remove any foliage that starts to show spotting or discoloration. Do not compost it or leave it on the ground, burn or dispose of it in a garbage bag.

Water only at the base of plants early in the day, giving the plants plenty of time to dry off. Adding mulch will keep the soil moist and reduce the need for watering.

Slugs can also be a problem in shady, moist areas. To control this problem, use pine needles or crushed eggshells, wood ash from the fireplace or copper strips designed especially for this, available at most garden centers.

Another solution, spray vinegar and water or, my least favorite, encourage their natural enemies – garden snakes or toads – in the garden. They will help the problem but not eliminate the slugs completely.

Squirrels can also cause problems with spring bulbs such as crocuses and tulips, which are their favourites. Plant more daffodils and hyacinths, as squirrels won’t touch these.

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for a Purpose” campaign.

“Poonchkies for a Purpose” campaign raises money for local food bank

In February, two students from Mount Carmel-Blytheswood Public School, Lena Driedger and Nathan Toews, attended the 10th Annual Social Justice Forum at the University of Windsor. Here they joined other grade 8 students to learn more about social issues that affect our communities: homelessness, poverty, bullying, and environmental concerns. They were given a challenge to return to their schools and organize a fundraiser that would benefit others in the community.

Lena, Nathan, and their teacher advisor Mrs. Mamo, decided to celebrate cultural diversity by holding a fundraiser called “Poonchkies for a Purpose”. Poonchkies are thought to have originated in Poland to celebrate the arrival of Lent. Here, they are baked locally only once a year by Lakeside Bakery. MCB ordered poonchkies and sold them for a slight profit with all proceeds donated to the Leamington Food Bank.

Mrs. Amy Toews asked her grade 8 students during art class to design posters advertising the campaign. Other students prepared order forms, wrote morning announcements, pre-ordered the poonchkies, arranged to have the poonchkies picked up and delivered to classrooms, and counted and completed a deposit form.

“Poonchkies for a Purpose” was very successful and Lena and Nathan were able to present a cheque for $165.85 to Captain Charlene Vincent of The Salvation Army.

MCB students Lena Driedger and Nathan Toews presented a cheque for $165.85 to Captain Charlene Vincent of The Salvation Army for the Leamington Food Bank. The funds were raised through the school’s “Poonchkies

Rare 1950 six cylinder Ford in Canada

I was eight years old when my father purchased a new 1950 Ford four-door sedan. It was forest green and the first car my dad owned that wasn’t black. When it was parked in the driveway, I used to stand at the front and stare at that big bullet-shaped grille with the number “8” displayed in the middle, not realizing at the time that the number stood for the number of cylinders in the engine.

At that time, Ford of Canada offered only the V8 engine in Ford cars built in Canada. It had 239 cubic inches and cranked out 100 horsepower. If you lived in the States in 1950, you had your choice of the V8 engine or a six cylinder with 226 cubic inches and 95 horsepower. All this came to mind when I saw Wayne Hanson’s beautiful 1950 Ford two-door sedan at the Tomato Festival Car Show in Leamington on Sunday, August 18.

Wayne purchased this blue-and-white gem on November 12, 2002, after having seen it on display at nearby Heritage Village. The car needed no work of any kind, and $9000 worth of bills came with the car, attesting to its superb condition. Wayne has kept it original except for spinner wheel discs and a set of radial whitewalls.

The car has a radio, heater, 3-speed manual column-shift transmission, and the num-

ber “6” in the middle of the grille to denote the six cylinder engine available only in the U.S. (the car reportedly came from Iowa). Some enthusiasts who have imported similar six cylinder Fords have replaced the six with a V8, but Wayne is keeping the six where it’s been since day one because it makes the car more original. The original serial plate is still in the middle of the firewall, but because of the greater length of the six cylinder engine as compared to the V8, the serial plate is difficult to read.

When Wayne purchased the car, the odometer showed 81,690 miles. It now reads 93,400, with Wayne adding about a thousand miles a year. The Old Autos car show in Bothwell every August is the farthest afield he goes with the car.

The late Larry Walker drove a 1950 Ford sedan with an Olds Rocket V8 engine under the hood. His car originally came from Oklahoma with a six cylinder engine and the number “6” in the middle of the grille. Larry turned the “6” upside-down to reflect his increase in horsepower, and some people might have wondered if his engine had nine cylinders!

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 3W2. 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.”

Motorcycle season fast approaching – share the road

The Essex County OPP Detachment would like to alert drivers that as the weather warms up many motorcyclists will be heading out on area roadways.

All drivers need to share the roadway and drive courteously to avoid any potentially dangerous situations that may arise. Especially watch for motorcycles at intersections – over one third of motorcycle collisions are intersection related. Be sure that you are safe to proceed before doing so by checking your mirrors and around your car.

Slow down as you come to an intersection and look carefully for traffic, yield signs, stop signs, traffic lights, cyclists and pedestrians.

Be extra cautious when turning left in front of a motorcycle. It’s difficult to judge their speed and their turn signal may be accidentally left on as they don’t automatically shut off. Watch for clues. Motorcycle turn signals can be hard to see. Watch for signs, such as shoulder checking or leaning that indicate the rider

is going to turn or change lanes.

Carefully assess an oncoming motorcycle’s speed. Drivers can easily misjudge a motorcycle’s speed and distance.

A motorcycle is more difficult to see than other vehicles and its profile is smaller from most angles.

Make sure you don’t pull out in front of, or cut off, a motorcycle.

Be courteous and respect

motorcyclists – they are just as entitled to use the road as you are.

Speed and other aggressive tactics such as tailgating can potentially be more dangerous to the motorcyclist, who has less protection on a smaller, open vehicle.

Give other drivers space to change lanes, avoid cutting them off and signal your turns and lane changes properly.

Wayne Hanson’s 1950 Ford two-door sedan. Note fender skirts, whip aerial, wide whitewalls, and ribbed outside sun visor.

Six Cougars move up in football ranks

By Bryan Jessop

Half a dozen Cardinal Carter grads will take their football game to the next level for the 2014 season.

After capturing the SWOSSAA 2A senior championship to cap off their years of high school football, Matteo Del Brocco, Jacob Benson, Brandon Martins, Andrew Valle, Jordan Aguiar and Adam Slikboer will all be moving on to either university or Canadian junior levels. All six players will be attending pre-season training camps for their respective teams before the 2014 regular season campaigns kick off.

The Cougars’ leading receiver Matteo Del Brocco will be attending Queens University in Kingston, where he will take business commerce courses and join the Gaels football team as a receiver. The team’s season will begin on the road Monday, Sept. 1 at Windsor Stadium against the Lancers.

Del Brocco has visited Queens twice and has received a tour of the university’s athletic facilities.

“It’s pretty sweet,” he said. “It’s a really nice school. It feels like home.”

Del Brocco, who also plays high school hockey and soccer with the Cougars, was approached by the Gaels four years ago during a game he played for the Ontario Varsity Football League’s Essex Ravens. He was recruited by Queen’s offensive coordinator Ryan Sheehan and has consistently been in contact with the team’s coaching staff through the following years.

He was officially told of his position with the university team in mid February.

Training will begin in mid-August, shortly after the Essex Ravens season ends.

Del Brocco has been offered the maximum allowable scholarship to attend Queen’s.

In 2013, the Gaels finished the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) 11-team OUA Division regular season with a 7-1 record. Queen’s won their OUA semifinal match against Guelph 34-17, but dropped the Yates Cup final to undefeated Western 51-22.

After deciding not to take the university route, Jacob Benson decided to pursue a position with the Canadian Junior Football League’s Windsor AKO Fratmen. Benson played

on both the offensive and defensive lines with the Cougars and will join the Fratmen on their offensive line.

Benson began discussions with the AKO team’s coaching staff about two years ago. In addition to playing for the Cougars, he has also suited up for Essex Ravens teams for the past eight years.

“I’m excited about joining the team,” Benson said of the Fratmen. “They’re running a great organization.”

Last season, Windsor went 6-2 in the league’s Ontario Football Conference and advanced to the OFA final with a 39-7 semifinal victory over the St. Leonard (Montreal) Cougars. The Fratmen then captured their first conference title since 1999 with a 16-9 victory over Hamilton. Windsor was denied a shot at the national title with a 50-3 loss to Vancouver Island in the CJFL semis.

Jorden Aguiar, who played running back and cornerback with the SWOSSAA champion Cougars, has also set his sights on the Fratmen for the 2014 season. Taking general construction at St. Clair College to become a cabinet maker, Aguiar is focusing on cornerback with the Windsor team. Aguiar played Ravens football for four years before taking a break for the 2013 season — he will return to OVFL action this year prior to training camp and tryouts for the Fratmen.

Brandon Martins played a pivotal role on both the offensive and defensive lines with the Cougars through their recent championship season and will join the University of Windsor Lancers as an offensive tackle. He was approached by the Lancers in 2012 as a Grade 12 student.

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From left to right, members of the 2013 SWOSSAA 2A senior football championship Cardinal Carter Cougars football team are Matteo Del Brocco, Steven Dunn, Dylan Goncalves, Jacob Benson, Brandon Martins, Jorden Aguiar, Andrew Valle and Arlie McLellan. The eight players displayed their SWOSSAA championship rings, earned with a 14-3 title-game victory against the Wallaceburg Tartans at Windsor Stadium in November of last year. (SUN Photo)

Trying to ‘figure’ it out

One of the few advantages about getting older is that you tend to develop a greater appreciation of the things you once scorned.

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

I clearly remember weekends in my childhood when my family would jump in the car and head off to Windsor for a visit to my grandmother’s. During those Wheatley to Windsor trips, dad would sometimes put the radio on the proverbial backburner and toss one of his cassettes into the factory Delco stereo. At the time, my sister and I loathed them all — “torture tapes” we used to call them.

One of those tapes was The Best of The Guess Who. I think it was at some point late in high school when my opinion on that band did a complete 180. It was the first instance I can think of where my tastes “matured.” Since then, I’ve become very fond of songs like “No Sugar Tonight,” “Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon,” “American Woman” and “No Time.”

I also recall my parents dragging me to my sister’s figure skating sessions. I was almost literally bored to tears. Most of those one-hour, seemingly endless segments of time were spent begging for quarters to play whatever arcade-type video game was sitting in the lobby at the time or walking up and down the rows of bench seating in search of hockey pucks shot over the glass during the previous hockey practice (I’ve still got a couple dozen boxed up and lying around in the garage somewhere).

Obviously, neither of those activities could burn up an entire 60 minutes. When I was lucky, I’d find a fellow hapless soul or two in the same predicament and we’d run around the arena playing touch tag or a rudimentary version of soccer with one of the pucks that I had found.

Each of those years of course also included the annual Skating Carnival. Yes, I was dragged to those too. At the time, they were kind of a bitter-sweet experience. While it was horrible to be subject to a TWO-hour event with no hockey pucks to be found and practically no wide-open

spaces for touch tag, I could at least take solace in the fact that it was the LAST figure skating outing of the season.

I often argued the fact with my sister that figure skating was not a real sport. Real sports, I would explain, are not pre-arranged to every last detail.

To this day, many will argue that figure skating, gymnastics, synchronized swimming and such are more art forms than sports. There was a point when I agreed. Once I started to realize what a demanding degree of athleticism is required to be even remotely successful at these disciplines, I changed my tune. Nobody ever said “Hmmmm, that Van Gogh is a really good painter — we better have him tested for performance-enhancing drugs (that, by the way, is not a slight at the arts, which also demonstrate a tremendous display of talent that I’ll surely never possess).”

I’ve even heard people question the masculinity of male Cirque Du Soleil performers. Personally, I wouldn’t mess with someone who possesses the upper-body strength necessary to grab a rope or metal beam and then elevate his entire body to a 90-degree angle. Probably not the kind of people who have trouble removing pickle jar lids.

Getting back on topic, I was quite taken aback by the performances at this year’s Skate Wheatley Carnival — although I didn’t appreciate the fact that practically everywhere I looked, I was reminded that my own 40th birthday was less than a week away (“Lordy, Lordy, Look Who’s 40!” read the banners draped across the windows of the second-floor lounge).

Seriously though, the dexterity and sense of timing it must take to jump in the air, spin around like the crank of a Formula 1 engine and then stick a landing — on skates nonetheless — well, it kinda boggles the mind when you really think about it. To be honest, I can’t for the life of me figure out how they avoid getting motion sickness. I couldn’t handle most Boblo Island rides without fighting the urge to toss my cookies. Even if I had the talent, there’s not enough Gravol on this Earth for me to spin around like a drill bit digging it’s way through a 2x4 without then clutching my stomach as if I had just consumed my own weight in Jagermeister.

Honestly, I can’t even read in a moving car.

RECREATION EVENTS RECREATION EVENTS

NEW Weight and Cardio Fitness Equipment Has Arrived! New treadmills, elliptical cross-trainer, 2 new Concept II rowing machines, chest press, bicep curl, abdominal machine, seated row, Smith machine, dual adjustable pulley, leg press, Oblique crunch machine, and Precor Stretch Trainers.

Registration for the Spring Session: Early registration runs March 31 - April 6. Regular registration runs April 7-13 (add $10 fee per registration). Visit the website at http://www.leamington.ca/en/ourcommunity/activityguide.asp for all the detailed info.

Leamington Skating Club Carnival: Saturday, April 5. Showtimes are 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Heinz Arena.

Rock ’n Swim: Friday, April 11, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Listen to your favourite tunes sponsored by Dr. K. Archer Family Dental Care. Bring the family! Within Arm’s Reach Policy applies for all children ages 7 & under.

P2P Update: Aquatic Leadership Courses now qualify for financial assistance under Pathways to Potential for families who qualify. Programs include: Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross, National Lifeguard Service, Assistant Water Safety Instructor Course, Red Cross Swim Instructors Course. Register for P2P financial assistance at the Community Services Office inside the Complex from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday only.

All Kinds of Membership Options on Sale this Spring:

• Youth Annual Membership only $149

• Student Annual Membership only $230

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Then there’s the decorative work that goes into those productions. Wow.

Kudos to all those who put in what must be countless volunteer hours to create shows of that calibre. If only I could do something that impressive at 40.

Six Cougars move up

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Martins has already toured the weight room and locker room at University of Windsor while discussing his future role with Lancers head coach Joe D’Amore. While taking a four-year course in criminology, Martins’ team will start the 2014 campaign at home against Del Brocco and the Gaels.

Martins explained however that he and his Cougars teammate will never go head-to-head, as they both play on the offensive side of the ball.

Last season, the Lancers finished the OUA Conference regular season with an even 4-4 record. They were eliminated 31-21 in the quarterfinals by the Guelph Gryphons.

Cougars quarterback Andrew Valle, after careful consideration, has decided to join the ranks of the University of Waterloo Warriors. Initially, Valle was leaning toward joining Del Brocco in Queens, who he joined for a visit to the Kingston facility in January of this year.

Last week, however, Valle opted for Waterloo instead.

“Waterloo is a better fit for me,” he said. “I’ve got to put academics first and Waterloo has what I need.”

Valle, who sent the Cougars into the end zone both in the air and on the ground, is taking a four-year business co-op program. He began talking to the Warriors coaching staff about a month ago and received an invitation to camp from head coach Marshall Bingeman.

As it is nearly unheard of for a rookie quarterback to join as a starter in CIS football, Valle explained that his first-year goal will be to at least suit up for games, which start with a Monday, Sept. 1 home-field tilt against Carleton. The Warriors will also host Martins and the Lancers Saturday, Sept. 20.

Last season’s Warriors finished the OUA regular season with a 1-7 record.

Adam Slikboer, who was unable to attend a partial team gathering at Cardinal Carter on Thursday, March 26, will be joining Aguiar and Benson with the Fratmen as a defensive end.

“We’re always proud to see players in our program move up to the next level,” said Cougars football co-head coach Mark Ficon.

For 2014, five former Essex Ravens have been inducted into the OVFL Hall of Fame including former Cougar Kyle Quinlan. Quinlan, who played quarterback with the McMaster Marauders, won the CIS 2012 Hec Crighton Trophy as most valuable player. He was also named CIS male athlete of the year for 2013.

Rhine bowling results

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league results from March 17.

Games Over 200: J. Dalimonte 202, M. Dickau 246-212-211, O. Wolf 212245, H. Kosempel 205, G. Garnham 204-212, C. Sabelli 237, S. Garnham 226203, J. Valade 222-225-219, C. Kosempel 225-244, A. Salvatti 224-203, D. Dalimonte 226, A. Smith 246, W. Fittler 258.

Series Over 550: J. Dalimonte 552, H. Kosempel 583, G. Garnham 587, W. Abbott 563, W. Fittler 595, A. Salvatti 589, A. Smith 574, M. Dickau 669, O. Wolf 638, S. Garnham 608, J. Valade 666, C. Kosempel 658, D. Dalimonte 602. Standings: Fittler Farms 57, Taki’s 55, Rhine Danube 46, Weil’s 45, Unico 39, Dickau’s 31.

girls

On Saturday, March 29 the Velocity 17U girls headed to Mount Morris, Michigan, and entered the Arsenal Volleyball 17/18U Tournament. Velocity 17U girls were coming off a silver medal finish the previous weekend in Warren, MI. Arsenal Arena hosted 9 teams from across Michigan and Ontario, and with the 17/18U age groups combined this would be one of the toughest tournaments to date for the Velocity girls.

Round 1 Pool Play saw Velocity taking on Oakland Elite (Auburn Hills, MI) and DTL Volleyball Club (Pickney MI). Velocity struggled to keep up with the fastpaced attack and transition of the Oakland Elite losing in 2 straight. Finding their game a bit, the girls bounced back against DTL with a split decision placing Velocity in third in their pool. After re-ranking the entire field based on point percentages, the Velocity girls were 6th out of 9 and were placed in round 2 pool play facing North Branch Volleyball Club (MI) and Pyro VBC (MI). Velocity fought hard in both matches but ended up dropping both to NBVC and Pyro, sending them to the Silver Division playoffs.

Strong play for the day was noted from Morgan DeMers out of middle, Robyn

Maranette with key blocks and Sydney Klassen also out of middle.

Playoffs in the Silver Division saw a tired Velocity team come to life as they took on the Pyro VBC once again in semi-finals. The match went back and forth with both teams gaining knowledge from their previous play against each other. In a long 3-set match Velocity came out on top, winning with scores of 25/22, 23/25, and 15/11. Lauren Tracey contributed with 6 assists while setting, and Olivia Toews and Tanisha Coghill

added a combined 7 kills, 4 aces and 2 blocks for the Velocity win.

Making the finals in Silver Division, the Velocity girls were taking on Heat VBC (MI). The age group combination and a long day on the courts saw Heat take the lead quickly while making a big attack out of the middle. The final match of the day never had Velocity in the lead but they did keep things close, ultimately losing in two straight sets 19/25, 21/25.

Velocity coach Jim Konrad commented on the day.

“Considering the age group combination and the increased level of play, overall the girls did a great job,” said Konrad. “We will head home with some obvious initial pass, communication and coverage issues that we will want to work on. I am proud of the girls and the way they represented Velocity today.”

The Velocity 17U girls will prepare for the next tournament on May 3 in Port Huron as they once again take on some of their toughest competition to date.

Stars competing in championships

Four out of seven Southpoint Stars Teams are headed to championships this April! Three teams compete in the Essex Kent Interlock Hockey League: the Community Trophy Pee Wee Stars, Fox Ready Mix Bantam Stars and Lion’s Club Intermediate Stars are all qualified to play in League Championships April 6 in Essex. The fourth team, the Southpoint Sun Bantam “B” Stars, qualified to compete in the OWHA Provincial Championships in Mississauga April 10-13.

On the final weekend of playoff action, the Rhine Danube Intermediate Southpoint Stars travelled to Essex Friday night to take on the Thunder. This was a hard fought contest that ended in a 1-1 tie. Kayla Collison scored the lone Stars goal with Shelby Davison and Jessica Nash drawing the assists. Madelyn Hubbs played amazing in net for the Lady Stars, allowing just a single tally.

On Sunday afternoon the Chatham Outlaws paid a visit to Southpoint to take on the Rhine Danube Lady Stars. This was a very close game with both teams exchanging goals throughout this contest. When the dust settled it was the Outlaws that edged out the Lady Stars by a score of 4-2. Shelby Davison and Kayla Collison scored for the Lady Stars, with the lone assist going to Kayla DiSchiavo. Madelyn Hubbs was again steady in net for Southpoint.

The Lion’s Club Southpoint Intermediate Stars played host to an undefeated powerhouse, the Kent County Fillies, on Sunday afternoon. Kim Goyeau got the Stars on the board early in this contest off of a nice rush set up by Abbey Gradwell. The Fillies went on to score the next three goals en route to a 3-1 win. These two teams finished first and second in league playoffs and will face each other next week at the Day of Champions.

Velocity 17U girls volleyball team, front left to right: Sydney Klassen, Tanisha Coghill, Shae Driedger. Back row: Claire Stevenson, Morgan DeMers, Lauren Tracey, Robyn Maranette, Olivia Toews, Jim Konrad (coach).

Sturling Winning Team

The Wednesday night ladies league at Sun Parlour Curling Club played Sturling the second half of the season. Teams of two players can either use a stick or regular delivery. The winning team of Gayle Hyatt (left) and Carolyn Reid (right) defeated Linda Patkau and Jane Ward. Presenting the trophy to the team is Amy Boughazale (centre) of Reid Funeral Home.

SPCC Monday Men’s Winners

The winners of the Sun Parlour Curling Club’s Monday men’s league for the second half of the curling season, from left to right, was the team of Shawn Morris, Matt Dick, Tim Stevenson (skip) and Lee Penfold (sparing for Warren Dunford). As winners, the team chose to donate the money from the prize pool to the Salvation Army on behalf of the Sun Parlour Curling Club.

SPCC Skip’s Entry Winners

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Racing season opens soon

The 2014 stock car racing season opener at South Buxton Raceway is just five weeks away. The green flag waves on the new season on Saturday, May 3, with racing every Saturday night through the end of September.

Fans can view several of the new race cars and pick up copies of the 2014 schedule at the annual Downtown Chatham Centre Mall Show from Thursday, April 3 to Sunday, April 6. The mall show takes place during Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday 12 noon-5 p.m.

The 2014 season will feature several special nights of racing action, including the first inductions to the Alumni Hall of Fame on May 10.

The Southern Ontario Sprints will make two appearances at South Buxton Raceway, as will the Can-Am Topless Sprints. The Canadian Fall Shootout returns with a twonight format Sept. 26-27 to close the season.

The mid-season championship night is July 12 with the season championship nights Sept. 13 and 20.

Monday night Skip’s Entry winners at Sun Parlour Curling Club, left to right, are Janice Dawson, Janan Alles, Krista Rickeard, and skip Bonnie Hyatt received the trophy from Amy Boughazale, representing Reid Funeral Home. The playoff game was against the team of Julie Armstrong, Joan Kettle, Darlene Graham and JoAnn Julien.

Christian School introducing Spring Sprint

By Bryan Jessop

The South Shore Spring Sprint certainly puts the letter ‘S’ to use, but the event actually focuses on four Fs — family, fundraising, fitness and fun.

The first annual South Shore Spring Sprint will take place at the Leamington Municipal Marina Saturday, May 31 as the newest fundraiser for South Shore Christian School. Organizer Sharon Arthurs Pepper hopes to see as many as 150 participants, although she explained she’d be content to see in excess of 100 for the inaugural event.

“It’s a great chance for people to get together as a family,” she said. “We just sort of put a few brains together and thought there was a need to promote health, fitness and family fun in the area.”

The South Shore Spring Sprint will feature a five-kilometre course for walkers and runners as well as a one-kilometre kids’ run for entries 12 years of age and under. The lengthier course consists of a double 2.5 km route starting at the Marina, crossing Robson Road and making its way to Seacliff Drive along the Greenway Trail — essentially the same path as used for the running segment of the annual Tomatoman Triathlon.

In the organization of the fundraiser, Pepper is being assisted by local veteran runners Dave Campbell and Jen Fox.

“We’re pretty excited about having that kind of experience to help us out,” said Pepper. Early bird registration — May 9 and earlier — for the Spring Sprint is $35 per adult, $5 per child 12 and under or $70 at the family rate, which includes the entry of two adults and up to three kids. Starting May 10, these fees will increase to $40, $15 and $80, respectively. Early bird registrants will also receive a free t-shirt. All entries in the kids’ one-kilometre run will also receive medals. So far, the youngest early bird participant is two years old. Registration can be done online at www.southshorecs.com, where a sign-up form can be downloaded, filled and submitted by 4 p.m. on May 28. Entry forms can also be mailed to SSCS at 475 Bevel Line Rd., Leamington, ON, N8H 3V4. Participants can also register on race day from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. for the 1 km kids’ race) on site.

The five-kilometre race will be timed by individual chips and include medals for the top two finishers of each age/gender division. All racers will be treated to snacks and beverages, courtesy of business sponsors such as the Real Canadian Super Store, Lakeside Bakery and Tim Hortons.

Business sponsors have the option to provide organizers with signs that will be posted throughout the Marina headquarters during the event.

Pepper estimates that participants will make their way from across Windsor and Essex County for the SSSS. Runners and walkers who are members of WRACE (Walkers and Runners Around the County of Essex) will be eligible for discounted entry fees.

“This will be open to veteran athletes who like to run as well as residents who are just looking to give it a try,” said Pepper.

South Shore Christian School, sharing a roof with the Cavalry Baptist Church on Bevel Line, first opened its doors in 2005 — the school’s first class of junior kindergarten pupils will graduate from Grade 8 in 2015. The school is supported financially by tuition fees and

fundraising efforts that also include an annual February dinner and a Goods, Servcies and Talents Auction in October that is open to the public.

Parents interested in enrolling their children at SSCS can visit the website www.southshorecs.com.

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mar. 24: North/ South - 1st Bob Branton and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Vi Major and Pauline Mikolash, 3rd Roy Trowell and Roger Cote. East/ West - 1st Helen Preyde and Nina Towle, 2nd Dave Derbyshire and Mame Nicholson, 3rd Derek Parry and Al Morrison. Games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Mar. 26: North/South1st Shirley Plant and Roy Trowell, 2nd Anne Reffle and Eileen Edwards, 3rd Al Morrison and Pauline Mikolash. East/West - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Dave Derbyshire and Derek Parry, 3rd Vi Major and Mar Koeman. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. For further info call 519-738-4939.

Southern Footprints races this weekend

The Southern Footprints 10-mile (16.1 km) and five-kilometre runs and one-kilometre kids’ dash will return to Leamington on Sunday, April 6 following a one-year hiatus.

The 10-mile and five-kilometre events will begin at 9:10 a.m., preceded by registration, the kids’ dash (9 a.m.) and a Mascot Sprint. The mascot race will include about half a dozen community business and organizational mascots making a brief sprint, also near the Point Pelee National Park Visitors Centre.

The deadline for online registration is Thursday, April 3. To sign up via the internet, visit www.freddys.ca and click “Registration for Southern Footprints run to benefit JDRF” on the left side of the page. Entry for the longest race is $35 while the fivekilometre run is $30 per person and the Kids Dash is $15 per entry

Organziers prefer that participants register online, although racers can sign up on the day of the event if necessary.

Race day registration and kit pick-up will begin at the Visitors Centre at 7:30 a.m.

Southern Footprints serves as both a fundraiser to support the goal of eliminating Type 1 Diabetes through the organization JDRF and as the 2014 season’s first WRACE (Walkers and Runners Around the County of Essex) competition.

Following the races, participants will be offered a chili dinner at Freddy’s Restaurant, one of the event’s main sponsors along with Howard Johnson’s Leamington and the Southpoint Sun.

Other groups interested in offering sponsorship can contact Freddy’s Restaurant at 519-325-1257.

Slo-pitch spring training

Leamington District Minor Baseball Association (LDMBA) is conducting a Girls Slo-Pitch Spring Training.

The clinics will be held Friday, April 4, 11 and 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kingsville District High School. It is open to Junior (b. 2003-2006) and Intermediate (b. 2000-2002) girls registered for the 2014 baseball season.

“The clinics are designed to teach basic fundamentals and help sharpen skills in preparation for the upcoming season,” said an LDMBA representative.

Participating players are to bring their own gloves and wear running shoes as the clinic will be held indoors.

TRISHA�YEARWOOD Friday, April 11

A late-game surge and a little bit of luck have paid off for the Leamington Flyers.

Facing off for their first Junior ‘B’ Western Conference championship series opener in 17 years, the Flyers erased a 3-1 deficit to claim a 4-3 overtime victory and take a 1-0 series lead against the Chatham Maroons. A sum of more than 1,400 spectators — including a sizeable contingent of Maroons fans — witnessed the Thursday, March 27 nailbiter.

Led by the formidable forward line of Kyle Brothers, Adam Arseneault and Michael Verboom, Chatham’s offense set the pace for the first period and much of the second. In spite of being outshot 11-6 over the opening 20 minutes, the Flyers established a 1-0 advantage at the first buzzer. Maroons netminder Jacob Keogh stopped a close-range shot from Tony Spidalieri after he was set up by Dylan Seguin, but couldn’t reel in the rebound or stop an ice-level Alex Seguin shot that found the net’s left corner.

The Maroons appeared to tie the game about six-anda-half minutes into the second period, but officials were quick to wave off the tally as the net was bumped off the goal line a fraction of a second earlier. Persistence and patience paid off for the visitors however, as Brothers one-timed an ice level shot past Austyn Roudebush after taking a feed from Verboom. Arseneault also assisted on the tying marker, scored with 1:14 remaining in the middle period.

The Flyers outshot the Maroons 12-11 and created a few scoring chances, but were blanked through the second frame.

Chatham rode the momentum of their first goal into the third period, scoring the go-ahead goal 72 seconds after the opening faceoff. Brothers, returning for his first game since being sidelined by an upper-body injury during Game 2 of the conference semis against LaSalle, again wasted little time snapping a shot past Roudebush after taking feeds from Verboom and Arseneault.

Two minutes and 10 seconds later, Ian Faubert found the bottom right corner of the Flyers’ net after taking a wrist shot from the far side to give his team a 3-1 advantage. Leamington emerged from its offensive shell shortly afterwards and were quickly rewarded with a David Dalby goal. With Keogh lying on his stomach during a scramble in front of the Chatham net, Dalby took control of the puck in front of the crease and flipped it just high enough to soar over the sprawling goalie and into the back of the net. Eric Henderson and Graham Kelsey assisted.

The Flyers continued to piece together quality scoring chances throughout the third period and came up with the equalizer when a Ryan Muzzin pass was tapped over the goal line by an undetected Nathan Opblinger. Mitchell Amante was also credited with a helper. Leamington took a roughing after the whistle penalty after the tying goal, but a handful of dazzling saves by Roudebush forced overtime and helped shut down Chatham’s otherwise potent power play. The Maroons went zero for three while the Flyers were held to zero for one. Just over the first half of the game was played penalty free.

The Flyers were outshot 11-10 in the third, but were energized by their comeback to start overtime. As the fourth period neared the six-and-a-half minute mark, Dalby released a shot at the Chatham net during a Leamington offensive attack. Keogh appeared to have a handle on the shot, but a teammate’s attempt to clear the puck away from the net instead directed it inside the post and over the goal line to complete the game and Flyers comeback.

With a 6-1 Leamington advantage in the fourth, the teams were even at 34-34 in shots on net.

“I thought we were very fortunate with the outcome,”

Flyers lead conference final 2-1

By bryan jessop

said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. We were slow starting. We were too tentative for over half the game, although we did battle late. Our guys didn’t play bad, but we let them bring their game to us.”

Piroski expects the series to be more a marathon than a sprint, noting that both teams have depth.

“We know what potent offense they have,” he said of the Maroons forwards. “This will be a long series. We can’t get too high with our highs or too low with the lows.”

The loss was the first of the playoffs for the Maroons, who swept Strathroy and LaSalle in the quarters and semis, respectively.

Leamington earned its first Western final appearance since 1997 by earning semifinal vengeance against the London Nationals, who eliminated the Flyers in Round 2 last season. After taking a 2-1 series lead, the Flyers squeaked by with a double overtime 2-1 win in Game 4 and then took the series by cruising to a 6-1 victory in Game 5.

Spidalieri evened the score in Game 4 before Dalby scored early in the second period of overtime. Kyle Quick started and finished the scoring in Game 5 with additional tallies coming from Opblinger, Alex Seguin, Dylan Seguin and Dalby.

The Flyers and Maroons squared off for Game 2 at Chatham Memorial Arena Friday, March 28 at 8 p.m.

The Maroons won 3-2 to even the series at one apiece, starting with the only two goals of the first period from Adam Arseneault and Tanner Ferguson — short-handed and on the power play, respectively. Opblinger pulled Leamington to within a power play goal early in the second, but former Flyer Jared Dennis re-established his team’s two-goal lead with the game winner and first even-strength goal.

Alex Seguin buried the only successful shot of the final period after less than seven minutes of play, but his team couldn’t send the equalizer past Keogh.

Roudebush stopped 30 of 33 in the losing effort where the Flyers were one for seven on the power play while Chatham went one for seven. The Maroons outshot their guests 33-22.

Game 3 brought the teams back to Leamington Sunday, March 30 with a 4:10 p.m. opening faceoff. In yet another game ending with a one-goal spread, the Flyers regained their series lead with a 5-4 victory. Spidalieri started the scoring 14 seconds after the opening faceoff, followed by an Eric Henderson tally 4:20 later.

Dylan Seguin made it 3-0 before Chatham replied with an Arseneault goal at about mid period.

Arseneault struck again 3:42 into the second frame to cut the Flyers’ lead down to 3-2 in a shorthanded effort, although Dylan Seguin replied with his second of the game — also shorthanded — to bring the score to 42. Arseneault replied by completing his hat trick on the power play for a 4-3 second intermission score.

Kyle Quick netted his first of the series on the power play at the 6:21 mark of the third for what stood as the game winner. Ferguson added the game’s fourth power play goal with 47 seconds remaining with the Maroons net empty for the extra attacker. Roudebush and the Flyers’ defense held on from there for the win.

The Flyers were two for six with the man advantage while Chatham — outshot 31-30 — went two for seven. Chatham hosted Game 4 Tuesday, April 1 — results were not available by press deadline.

The teams will return to Leamington Thursday, April 3 at 7:10 p.m. Chatham will host Game 6 Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. if necessary and if the series goes the distance, the Flyers will host Game 7 Monday, April 7 at 7:10 p.m.

Dylan Seguin (right) of the Flyers tries to stop Ben Pataki from clearing the puck out of the Chatham zone during Game 1 of the GOJHL Western Conference final at Heinz Arena Thursday, March 27. Seguin had an assist in his team’s 4-3 overtime win. (Sun photo)

Eric Henderson of the Flyers and a Maroons opponent race into the corner deep in Chatham territory during the third period of Game 1 in the GOJHL Western Conference finals Thursday, March 27 at Heinz Arena. Henderson drew one assist in his team’s 4-3 overtime victory. (Sun photo)

Mitch Amante of the Flyers and Hayden Verbeek of the Maroons battle for control of the puck during the first game of the GOJHL Western Conference finals at Heinz Arena Thursday, March 27. Amante had an assist in Leamington’s 4-3 overtime win. (Sun photo)

The Leamington Flyers Morphin Men! (Sun photo)

18U boys in mid-season

Southwestern Ontario tournament

Sunday, March 30 saw the Velocity Vipers 18U boys team competing in Walkerton as part of their Southwestern Ontario (SWO) Mid-Season Tournament. Velocity went into the tournament in second place out of 7 teams from across Southwestern Ontario. With only 7 players committed to the mid-season tournament the Velocity Vipers had to re-group and work together in order put important points on the board as they prepare for the SWO championships on Sunday, May 4 in Chatham. The round robin tournament is grueling, with non-stop play throughout the day against each team in the league.

JR Warkentin (UMEI) stepped up in the setting field with an excellent first showing for Velocity. Additional support from some of the younger Velocity athletes helped keep the matches close with noted offence and blocking from Josh Remigio (UMEI) and Dean Divincenzo (Kingsville District High School). The Botham brothers, Ryan and Robbie (Leamington District Secondary School), also helped balance out the lineup, keeping the Velocity Boys competitive.

Velocity finished the day with a 3/9 record, forcing them down in overall points but up in momentum as the young team learns to work together and compete.

Coach Brian Warkentin focuses on the positive. “I am proud of the athletes that committed to the trip to Walkerton and our younger guys are really showing they can play,” said Warkentin.

On April 13 the next SWO 18U tournament in London will be the final stop leading up to the SWO 18U Championships taking place in Chatham on May 4 where the Velocity Vipers feel they have a chance to take it all. Outside hitter Josh Remigio explains. “We have been working hard all year getting ready for the championships. We know we have a chance to come out on top and we need to focus up as a team to accomplish this,” said Remigio. “It is our goal to be in a position to take the league on May 4th.”

Velocity will have another chance to add to their rankings on Sunday, April 13 in London.

13U girls face tough challenge at Michigan tourney

The weekend of March 29-30 saw three of the Velocity Volleyball club teams in action, including the Velocity Rebels 13U girls as they headed to Genesee, Michigan, to take on some of their toughest competition of the season.

The Rebels were coming off their semi-final appearance in Mount Morris, MI, on February 8 and have been working hard to prepare.

The Genesee tournament consisted of teams from across Michigan and included both the 13U and 14U age groups.

The Velocity Rebels were in a pool with: Mount Morris (MI), Skipper 14s (MI) and Team Detroit (MI). Pool play was completed with 1 win and 5 losses, putting them in a tough place for playoffs. Noted contributions were made by Lauren Brown (Kingsville) on the attack, Corrine Monpetite (Cottam) with strong passing and blocking and Darigan Chambers (Kingsville) with defensive play. Newcomer Carolyn Arner (Essex) brought her A-game with a perfect serving record.

The Velocity Girls met the Huron Huskies (MI) in first round of playoffs and fought through a tough loss in 2 straight with the scores of: 25/21 and 25/18.

Next up for the Velocity Rebels is a locally hosted tournament at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex with teams from across Ontario including Sarnia, Chatham, London and Cambridge. Tournament play will take place on April 12 and the public is welcome to come out and watch the action.

Velocity Vipers 18U boys team, front left to right: Allan Botham, JR Warkentin, Robbie Botham. Back row: Brian Warkentin (coach), Corney Froese, Josh Remigio, Ryan Botham, Dean Divincenzo.

Velocity Rebels 13U girls team, back row left to right: Gene Dueck (coach), Payten Cervini, Stephanie Adams, Brennah Winterburn, Mayson Cornies, Corrine Monpetite, Iseonna Siliker,

Jim Konrad (coach). Front: Megann Gillett, Lauren Brown. Absent from photo: Carolyn Arner, Soleil Klassen, Darigan Chambers, Cassandra Bluhm.

Hometown heros

Aubri Andre had some very special visitors to her hospital bed at Calgary Sick Kids on March 25. Aubri was at the hospital to start a full day of chemotherapy. That evening Olympic gold medalist Meghan Agosta Marciano and her friend and teammate Laura Fortino and Meghan’s brother Jeric stopped in for a visit. Aubri had a wonderful time visiting with them. Meghan and Laura brought a lot of things for Aubri (including a game day hockey stick) and, of course, their gold medal! Aubri was able to wear it for a short time.

On the Aubri’s Angels blog that day, her aunt Sarah Guenther wrote: “This is when the silver lining of ‘fighting for your life’ comes in. If Aubri hadn’t been diagnosed with a very rare leukaemia, she most likely wouldn’t have met Meghan. Or anyone else she may meet in the future. But then we remember everything that she has to go through day in and day out, that it’s so wonderful to know that she can have these special moments and forget about cancer for just a short time. Aubri will never forget this visit and the kindness from Meghan, Laura and Jeric.”

LAERC to hold April meeting

The Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee (LAERC) will meet on Tuesday, Apr. 8, 6:30 p.m., at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., in Leamington. Lots of activities have been planned – fun and fundraisers – so there is lots of work to be discussed and planned at this meeting. Hopefully everyone will be present to help make all these final arrangements.

The first fun event is the Easter Egg Hunt in April for all of LAERC’s Newcomer Kids. Lots of donated eggs will be needed to make this an especially fun time for all.

LAERC’s golf tournament is fun but there is also a lot of work involved in organizing it; therefore, discussion at the meeting will include registrations, sponsors and donors of door prizes for LAERC’s third annual golf tournament at Erie Shores on May 31.

In June LAERC is planning a Yard Sale at Jackson’s Greenhouse on Seacliff Drive. The paperwork for the group’s next family has been sent in, so in a couple of months LAERC will be hearing about this family. The mother, father and 1-year-old son left Burma and are now in Kualalmpur, Malaysia. It is always exciting to hear the latest about the next family waiting to receive the news to come to their new home.

LAERC warmly welcomes more people to join the team and share in all this hard but fun and rewarding work. Try it… you might like it. For more information contact Carolyn Reid 519326-6776.

Golden Years mini golf

Forty-nine golfers managed a record-setting total of 113 aces on March 27 at Colasanti’s.

Leading the ace parade with an impressive 7 was Laurie Hylton, followed by Julia Kos and Steve Vigh with 5 each. Dropping 4 were Iggy Arner, Murray Cascadden, Tom Dewhurst, Al Stockwell, Bill Taylor, Bill Ward and Gerry Wilkinson. Depositing 3 were Cheryl Allan, Herb Ascott, Kathy Bradley, Ken Brook, Murray Hartford, Bill Mayville, John Murphy, Andy Orsini and Art Sweet. Two found their way into the cup for Eleanor Brook, Madeline Butler, Dorothy Cascadden, Eunice Cascadden, Pete Daudlin, Cathy Dewhurst, Ila Ellis, Tony Hudwagner, Tom Hyatt, Cam Keith, Winnie Moore, Barry Sweet, Ernie Vandenberg, Doug Vickery and John Vlodarchyk. Rounding out the ace total with 1 each were Jim Allan, Barb Arner, Caroline Ascott, Fran Clifford, Ethel Ferguson, Barb Murphy, Colleen Pearse, Morley Scratch, Rose Taylor, Mary Anne Vickery and Bryon Walker.

Low score of 16 for 9 holes went to Al Stockwell and Steve Vigh. Recording 17 were Bill Ward (2), Mary Anne Vickery, Iggy Arner, Gerry Wilkinson, Art Sweet, Laurie Hylton (2), Andy Orsini, Ila Ellis and Tom Hyatt.

An 18-hole score of 35 was recorded by Art Sweet and Laurie Hylton. Following closely behind with 36 were Bill Ward (2), Iggy Arner, Gerry Wilkinson, Cam Keith, Julia Kos, Herb Ascott and Tom Hyatt. 37 went to Murray Hartford, Mary Anne Vickery, Bill Taylor, Gerry Wilkinson, Madeline Butler, Andy Orsini, Laurie Hylton and Bill Mayville.

An outstanding 72 by Bill Ward led the way on 36 holes. Close by with 73 were Gerry Wilkinson, Art Sweet and Laurie Hylton. Managing 75 were Herb Ascott and Tom Hyatt, with 76 registering for Julia Kos, Lloyd Honey and Bill Mayville.

First place with 230 went to Team 6 (Gerry Wilkinson, Ken Brook, Cam Keith). Team Aces (Lois Hudwagner, Murray Hartford, Doug Vickery, Bill Ward) was second place with 231. Third place was captured by Team 15 (Fran Clifford, Herb Ascott, Tom Hyatt) with 236.

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

Meghan Agosta Marciano with Aubri Andre

SOUTHPOINT SUN

Spacious Rooms & Suites Available

Each includes private bath. Personal one-on-one care for when you need an extra helping hand. Fun filled activities as well! Please come for a tour ask for Trudy or Sheila. 21205 PIER RD. WHEATLEY 519-825-4694

CALL NOW! FIORE TOWER

CAMELOT SHIRES APARTMENTS

MOVING SALE

LARGE TABLE AND 4 chairs, entertainment unit, a cabinet, dresser, piano, ladders and tools, 519-3222004. mr19-may21

COMING UP

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APARTMENTS

LEAMINGTON LAKEFRONT

Upscale and Affordable in Leamington’s ONLY waterfront rental apartment building overlooking Leamington Marina and Park and minutes from the beach. Amenities include:

• library and social rooms

• new Smart Card “no coin” laundry

• beautiful lobby

• underground parking

• outdoor balconies

• FREE utilities and window coverings

• Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management. Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819

OPEN HOUSE

Leamington Heights

400 Oak St. E., Leamington Visit our open houses on Sat. Apr 5 and Sun. Apr 6 from 10 am to 2 pm! Stunning 1 & 2 bdrm suites, UTIL INCL! Drop in or call today! 519-324-9610 realstar.ca tf

1 BEDROOM CONDO for rent. 44 Robson Rd., Leamington. $750 + utilities. No pets. Call 519-326-5591.

ROOMS FOR RENT in Leamington, large room and medium room. Includes washer, dryer and utilities. parking lot. Starts at $300. Call 519-991-4103. mr26-ap2

VEGETARIAN COOKING CLASS - April 8th, 15th and April 22nd from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the basement hall of the Leamington Seventhday Adventist Church, 220 Erie St. North. $5 per class. There will be one draw per night. For further information call Eva Klassen at 519-3268749 or register by email to veggiecooking@hotmail.com. mr26-ap2

2 bdrm apartment and penthouse available in Leamington. Located near shopping. Util incl, on-site mgmt, secure building, laundry, elevator, party room. Call 519-326-4622 to inquire. HANDYMAN FOR ALL repairs and home improvements. Free estimates. 519962-9252 or

56 ORANGE ST. upper apartment in Leamington. One bedroom, fridge and stove, $600 inclusive, available now. 519-322-1450 or cell 519-322-6980. ap2-9

LARGE APARTMENT FOR for rent in Leamington, $650 plus utilities. Call 519-6872208 or 519-257-1037. mr12-tf

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent downtown Leamington. Main floor, newly renovated, laundry hookups, fridge and stove included. Available now. Call 519-816-0068. ap2

1 BEDROOM HOUSE for rent. Suitable for 1 or 2 adults. No pets. $750 per month including utilities. Call 519-825-4755. ap2-9

KINGSBRIDGE MANOR IN Kingsville (senior building), 2 bedroom apartment for rent, $680 per month. Fridge, stove, air conditioner included. Elevator in the building. Call 519-326-1577 or 519322-0920. de11-tf

A SAFE HAVEN - I am a Christian woman looking to rent out a couple of rooms in a quiet home in Kingsville to women. Preferably 50 years and older. Peaceful tranquil gardens. Please call 519733-4101. ap2-9

WAREHOUSE FOR LEASE or rent. 11,000 sq. ft. warehouse, 3 loading docks, 600 volt, 3 phase hydro, two 24 x 14 foot doors, 1 garage door. Call 519-796-6828. ap2-9

COUNTY CLASSIC CHORALE presents “It Takes A Village” with Music Moves Kids led by Erin Armstrong. Saturday, April 12 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. Leamington United Church, 9 John St. Tickets: adults $12, students $6. Advance tickets available at Thomson Pharmacy and Wharram’s Jewellery in Leamington or Box Office Video in Kingsville or from Chorale members. ap2-9

SPAGHETTI DINNER at Wheatley Legion to benefit Darlene Pursel & Ian Tate. Saturday, April 26. Dinner at 5:30. All ages, 50/50 draw, raffles. Tickets $10, available at Wheatley Legion, Lesson Lounge, Bill & Karen Robertson, Justin & Heather Latam, The Party Store in Wheatley and at the door. Limited seats available. Live entertainment provided by Homegrown XI. Guitar raffle sponsored by Lesson Lounge. ap2-23

1ST ANNUAL

SOUTHSHORE Spring

Sprint 5k Run, Walk, Wheel & Kids 1k Saturday, May 31st at Leamington Marina. For more info and to register go to www.southshorecs.ca. $35 early registration and tshirt guarantee. mr19-may28

REIVE / GOSLIN REUNION

- July 26/14. We will be holding a pot luck family reunion. Bring your family memorabilia to Ruthven United Church Hall any time after 1:00 p.m. We will be eating at 4:30 p.m. To pre-register please contact: Brad Reive 519-7681365, bradreive@msn.com or Wilda Renwick, 519-6820894 or Dan Reive 519-3221213. ap2

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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

LARRY’S HOME REPAIRSrenovations, drywall, painting, decks powerwashed and sealed. 30 years experience. 519-326-2770. mr26-ap2

INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - renovations and repairs, windows, doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, fences and sheds. 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, 519-566-8408. ap2-30

INCOME TAX PREPARATION - 20 years experience. $30 per return, includes efiling. Deanna 519-326-2770. mr26-ap2

HANDYMAN - “small jobs are our speciality.” Painting, minor repairs, yard work. Call Dennis Clarke at Home Help House and Garden Maintenance, 226-7877416 or email: homehelpkingsville@gmail.com. Licensed, insured and security checked. mr26-ap2

SOUTHPOINT SUN

SALES/DATA ENTRY/ACCOUNTING

Full-time position available immediately at Leamington based company. Wage commensurate with experience. Experience with Health & Safety (WSPS) an asset.

Apply with resume to: Box C c/o Southpoint Sun P.O. Box 10, Wheatley ON N0P 2P0

TOMATO FARMER LOOK-

ING for worker familiar with all tomato machinery and able to weld. Call after 6:00 p.m. 519-326-8410.

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BUSY RV & MARINE dealer looking for RV Tech and Boat Mechanic. Contact 519-326-1156 or fax resume to 519-326-6567.

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HELP WANTED

Experienced Truck/Trailer Mechanic Reefer experience an asset.

E-mail to: leemyer60@hotmail.com or Fax to: 519-326-8190

Myer’s Truck & Trailer Repairs Ltd.

Peanut Centre Nursery

is hiring a full-time seasonal RETAIL SALES PERSON

To start immediately. Email resume to: peanutnursery@gmail.com or drop off at the Garden Centre, 702 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington

2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 519-733-2305 www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

Opportunities for Summer Student Employment

The Town of Kingsville is seeking applications for student employment in in the areas of Parks and Recreation, Environmental Services, Public Works and Fire Department Office Support.

Work Schedule: 35 or 40 Hours per week May 5 to August 29th 2014

General Qualifications:

• Be enrolled in a Secondary School, University or Community College recognized by the Ontario Ministry of Education

• Be returning back to school

• Have and maintain a valid G2 driver’s licence

Rate of Pay: $11.67 / hour

Positions Available:

Parks and Recreation Students General Duties (4)

• Watering of flowers and trees

• Landscape maintenance

• Grass cutting and parks maintenance.

• Have knowledge of mechanical operations of lawn maintenance equipment including tractors and related equipment.

• Handling of Cash/Credit machine and refueling boats at the Municipal Boat Ramp.

• Knowledge and experience operating a variety of hand held tools

• Other duties as assigned.

Environmental Services Students General Duties (1)

• Hydrant maintenance including painting

• GPS locating of infrastructure

• Meter reading

• General labour

• Other duties as assigned

Public Works Student General Duties (1)

• Property maintenance

• Painting existing infrastructure

• General labour

• Other duties as assigned

Fire Department Office Support Student General Duties (1)

• Electronic record filing

• Typing, copying, faxing and other general duties and laserfiching

• File review, purging and indexing.

• Reviewing and updating fire Department preplanning documents.

• Other clerical duties as assigned.

Applications are available online at www.kingsville.ca under the Employment Opportunities heading.

Interested applicants shall submit an application indicating the specific position applied for by:

Thursday April 17 2014 at 4:30 p.m. To: Human Resources Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

All applications are appreciated however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

LOCAL GARDEN CENTRE looking for sales clerk for the upcoming season. Plant knowledge an asset but not required. Fax resume to 519-326-0293.

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DICIOCCO

FARMS is seeking a Local Delivery Truck Driver

Full time position will start immediately. Approx. 60 hours per week. Apply in person to: 308 Talbot Rd. East 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 vegetable 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

Orangeline Farms Limited

Join our Team! Day Shift only!

We are looking for full time employees and full time summer employees for our packing line.

It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, excellent attendance and punctuality.

Additional Important Key Attributes:

• Self motivation

• Attention to detail

• Flexibility with working hours (Days Only but includes some Saturdays)

• Own transportation

• Excellent multi tasking skills under pressure

• Ability to lift 20 lb boxes

• Ability to work as a team or independently

• Work in cold and hot environment

If you possess these attributes, please send your resume to : hr@orangelinefarms.com

Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

1 Position Available Full time (30-40hrs) seasonal Greenhouse Scout: Scouting for insects and diseases in commercial vegetable or flower greenhouses in Essex County. Should have scouting experience OR have some knowledge of pest and/or beneficial insects. Ability to identify some major insect pests and damage symptoms present in greenhouse crops.

Job requires:

• physical demands of walking all day (8-9 hours)

• hot, humid conditions

• use of scissor carts and climbing over some obstacles

• Clear, concise handwriting; English communication skills (spoken and written); good rapport with customers

• good knowledge of general math for data collection

• attention to details

• ability to work with minimum supervision and in time allotted

Pay rate depends on experience.

Insured personal vehicle and good driving record required. Paid mileage from farm to farm.

Send Resume, including summary of practical experience related to this job. Drop off, fax or send resume to:

Plant Products

Attn: Joanna Dawson, Biological Service Manager Box 33, 50 Hazelton St. Leamington, ON N8H 3W1 Fax 519-326-0425

Email: joanna.dawson@plantproducts.com

Nature Fresh Farms is looking for full time forklift drivers and general labour. Must be available Monday to Saturday. Hours will fluctuate according to the season and production. Salary for the Forklift position will vary depending on experience.

Please apply within at: 634 Mersea RD #7 Leamington ON or via Email: jobs@naturefresh.ca.

SOUTHPOINT SUN

NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE ALLEN THOMPSON, late of the Municipality of Leamington, in the County of Essex, and Province of Ontario, who died on February 27, 2014.

Creditors and others having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of the same to the undersigned solicitors for the Estate Trustee on or before the 5th day of May, 2014, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

Dated at Leamington, Ontario, this 24th day of March, 2013.

JENNIFER THOMAS LAW OFFICE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers and Solicitors

Leamington, Ontario N8H 3C5 519-322-5720

Solicitors for the Estate Trustee