April 3.
Leamington Flyers best in the west
By Bryan Jessop
After 22 years in the Ontario Hockey Association’s Junior ‘B’ Western League/Conference, the Leamington Flyers have left their mark on the Bill Weir Championship Trophy.
The Flyers wrapped up a whirlwind Western Conference title series against the Chatham Maroons with a 1-0 regulation victory on home ice Thursday, April 3 in front of a team-record crowd of 2,057 fans. The win finished the series at 4-1 for Leamington, granting the red, white and black a berth in the Sutherland Cup semifinals.
Despite finishing the Western regular season in first place, the Flyers were largely considered the underdogs against the third-place Maroons,
who recruited a handful of the GOJHL’s best players after a slow start to the 2013-14 campaign. The regular season ended with four Chatham players collecting more points than the top Flyer — Lambton Shores acquisition Kyle Brothers led the 27-team GOJHL with 122 points, veteran Maroon Michael Verboom finished with 94, former Predator Adam Arseneault piled up 76 and former Port Colborne Pirate Charlie Izaguirre finished 13th overall with 71. Alex Seguin led the Flyers with 56 points.
“They had the best line in the league,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski of the Maroons following his team’s Game 5 victory at
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Mayors’ e-waste collection challenge this Saturday in Leamington!
Voices of Youth in Community (VOYC) will be on site this Saturday, April 12 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St., accepting donations for the Mayors’ Community E-Waste Collection Challenge. Donations will be accepted between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Leamington Mayor John Paterson and Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos are once again lending their support to this communitywide event. Kingsville’s e-waste day is Sat. Apr. 26 at the ACCESS parking lot, 23 Mill St. W. in Kingsville, also from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
VOYC is partnering with Computers for Kids to help the environment by keeping e-
waste out of local landfills and bringing businesses and residents together for a common goal. So load up those old cell phones, computers and electronics and drop them off at the Complex. For a complete list of accepted items for donation visit www.cfkcanada.org or www.accesscounty.ca
Last year’s e-waste collection was a great success. Mayor Santos and the community of Kingsville won the challenge in a very tight race. Organizers are looking forward to the rematch to see who will claim bragging rights for 2014.
Proceeds support Computers for Kids and the Voices of Youth in Community program.
Flyers players, coaching staff and ownership members pose for photos with the Bill Weir Championship Trophy after defeating the Chatham Maroons four games to one in the conference finals Thursday,
Leamington Mayor John Paterson
Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos
Building services activity
By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent
As a consequence of the 2013 budget process, the size of the building department was reduced. It was also required that the department submit a report of its activity. This report reached Municipal Council Monday night, Apr. 7, and includes a description of their work as well as a comparison with the published activity of neighbouring communities. The department also provides contract service to Pelee Island.
“Building Services is responsible for the enforcement of the OBC regulations. The primary responsibility is to ensure that the health and safety of the public is maintained through strict adherence to those requirements in the construction or use of every building in the Municipality.
“The economic hardship and the ongoing changes to the OBC regulations have impacted the Building Services workload and revenue. Building Officials are mandated to insure the Ministry qualifications are up to date and be familiar with the new changes that took effect in January 2014. Additional staff time is spent on in-house review and local training courses in lieu of traveling outside the area to keep the cost at a minimum.”
Of great interest is the department revenue: at $351,000, it is well below that of Essex ($531,000), Kingsville ($577,000), and Lakeshore ($653,000), but it is well above the income reported by Amherstburg and Tecumseh.
The report was received for information by Council.
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Gateway signage
By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent Monday night, Apr. 7, administration presented a report to Council recommending that the design and construction of the Uptown Commercial District Gateway Signs and Features be awarded to Crozier Baird Engineers at a cost of $75,000.
The recommendation was based on the work of a steering committee that included Mayor John Paterson, Councillor Hilda MacDonald, BIA Chair Shawn Bodle, the Director of Development Services Tracey Pillon-Abbs and Engineering Project Supervisor Alex Del Brocco. The cost is $5,000 over budget, but the report suggested that the over-expenditure “will be mitigated through a reduction in other components of the CIP.”
Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright thought that the proposed signs should have ‘a bit of red’, but the committee selected a dark bronze colour. Councillor Rick Atkin likes the idea of lighting on the signs, and was surprised and delighted to hear that the current proposal is to include back lighting. Councillor John Jacobs asked if the design is relatively vandal-resistant. The honest (and expected) answer was that nothing is vandal-proof, but the design considers cleaning if necessary.
On behalf of the committee members, Councillor Hilda MacDonald pointed out that the committee didn’t want the signs to be “kitschy and glitzy”, but rather to last in attractiveness into the future.
The contract was approved by Council.
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Community Improvement Plan 2013 year-end report
Leamington Council received the year-end report from the Planning Department on the Uptown Commercial District Improvement Plan. “In 2013, $276,000 in grants were made available to property and business owners under the CIP. During the final quarter of 2013 including September to December, six new CIP grants were approved for three properties for a grant value of $32,300.”
In presenting the report Apr. 7, Danielle Truax, Leamington’s Manager of Planning Services, highlighted a collection of the commercial successes the plan has permitted. She also discussed the municipal improvements that have been begun and approved (such as municipal parking signs).
Municipal Council received the report for information.
Transportation Action Plan complete
The Short Term and Long Range Transportation Action Plans of the Municipality have been updated by MMM group. These consultants were hired to update the plans in 2012. The plans are used by the transportation department to prioritize updates and improvements to the municipal road system as well as to help budget long-term capital works.
Manager of Engineering Services, Alan Botham, took Council through some highlights of the report Apr. 7 with the assistance of John Pilmer, Leamington’s engineering technologist. Changes to allowed parking, changing the intersection of County Road 19 and Deer Run Road, widening Oak Street East and Erie Street from Oak to Askew, signal cycle lengths being adjusted, and improvements to pedestrian crossings were but some of the many specifics identified in the report. The consultants even recommended a ‘west side arterial road’.
The engineering group of the town still needs to consider individual costs and balancing them out before recommending specific activities to Municipal Council.
The conclusion of the presentation was simply to have Council adopt the report as a guiding document intended to assist in planning, which they did.
BILL CHAPLIN
Theatre project ‘banking’ on busy months ahead
By Bryan Jessop
The Sun Parlor Players Community Theatre has a busy schedule waiting in the wings for The Bank Theatre. With a new roof over their heads, SPPCT and Bank Theatre representatives will be presenting a series of plays and other performances, starting with the Leamington District Secondary School Talent Show with evening music from multiple productions taking place May 1, 2 and 3. Tickets to the shows, led by LDSS drama director Joel Lewsaw, are $10 each and will be available from LDSS students or at the doors of The Bank Theatre.
The Sociable Plover, a two-person, shorter play that should be of particular interest to birding enthusiasts, will be presented May 8, 9, 10 and 11. Each day’s presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. except May 11, which will feature a 2 p.m. matinee show. Tickets will be $15 general admission, $10 for students and are available at Guardian Drugs in Leamington.
The Last Five Years, an emotional story about a New York City couple in their 20s who fall in and eventually out of love, will also be presented by the SPPCT at the Bank Theatre. Dates are May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and June 1 with tickets available at Guardian Drugs Leamington. The play is being directed by Lewsaw.
The second annual ‘Show The Love’ will in part benefit The Bank Theatre’s ongoing restoration and objective for raked seating, taking place Saturday, May 31 at the Leamington Municipal Arena. Last year’s event was a tribute to local musi-
cian Dale Butler, who will also be involved with the 2014 rendition. This year’s theme is simply “A Tribute To Music,” with proceeds to be split between The Bank Theatre and Leamington District Memorial Hospital’s mental health program. Cocktails will be served starting at 6 p.m. with the remainder of the evening’s events to commence at 7 p.m.
Another fundraiser for TBT will be the Third Annual Fish Fry at the Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion Saturday, July 12. Further details are not yet available.
For a yet-to-be-determined June date, the theatre’s off-site concert series will continue at Knox Presbyterian Church with ‘Mixed Notes’. The evening will include classical music, folk guitar, the works of Schubert, a piano concerto and opera music. Currently, an autumn concert series is being planned for a return to The Bank Theatre.
Organizers are hoping to have performers of various ethnicities, including offshore migrant workers, included in the fall music program.
“Leamington has great facilities for people to get involved with athletics, but there hasn’t really been a venue for those who are interested in the performing arts,” said The Bank Theatre fundraising chairperson and acting board of directors chairperson Barbara Martens. “We’re very excited about the community support we’ve had. It’s been a dream come true for a lot of us.”
Accommodating inspiring actors, The Bank Theatre will host two drama
camps — the first from July 6 to 10 followed by another from July 13 to 17. The full-day camps, running from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, will be led by Joel and Melinda Lewsaw and include lessons on mask making, movement, acting, improvisation and voice. The registration fee is $150 per week or $300 for both weeks. Contact TBT at 519326-8805 to register or for further details.
From Aug. 4 to 8, TBT will host a Circle Dance Camp led by Edward Mulcatser with assistance from Helga Enns. The five halfdays of lessons will focus on rhythm, movement and dance steps. Registration is $75 for the week — contact the TBT for further information.
Later in the year, the SPPCT plans to present Anne of Green Gables in the fall, although dates have yet to be selected. For the last weekend of November, Theatre of the Beat will bring ‘A Bicycle Built For Two or the Zen Art of Marital Maintenance’ to the TBT stage. The shows will be presented Nov. 27, 28 and 29 with 7:30 p.m. start times. Admission will be by donation.
Phase Two of The Bank Theatre project — essentially replacing the old roof — was completed earlier this year. The first show to return to the TBT after the roof segment of the project was completed was Calendar Girls, which sold out five of six shows from Feb. 13 to 16. As part of Leamington Stands Strong, one performance was set aside exclusively for Heinz employees and their families.
“There was a lot of posi-
tive feedback about what we’re doing from the audience and Windsor-area actors,” said Martens.
Once completed, Phase 3 will allow the theatre’s seating capacity to double from 100 to 200.
The organization is currently applying for a grant to allow youths from economically-challenged families to get involved in the performing arts.
From left to right, Spencer Malott, Suzanne McCaig and L.M. Afonso perform a dress rehearsal of Steel Magnolias. The Bank Theatre hosted Sun Parlour Players’ rendition of the story. (File Photo)
The last of the old Hollywood stars
The death of Mickey Rooney on the weekend and Shirley Temple last month has pretty much completed my list of childhood icons that have left this world.
we’re in.
I grew up in an era that really just caught the tail-end of those golden Hollywood years and knew Shirley and Mickey mainly through re-runs of their old movies.
The same goes for The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, and Judy Garland, who were all childhood favourites of mine, despite being a kid of the sixties. Of course, I loved the icons of the sixties as well, but these comedic and musical stars were part of the molding of my being.
My mother loved Mickey Rooney and Shirley Temple and turned me on to Laurel and Hardy at a young age. I picked up the Stooges and Abbott and Costello on my own.
When Shirley Temple died last month, it made me pause and think of all those great movies that were made long before I was born. Heidi was my favourite, being a big fan of Christmas and all.
As I advanced into my teens, my attention turned to the stars of the day, like Henry Winkler, Farrah Fawcett and my secret crush on Linda Blair.
My mom didn’t care for Judy Garland for some reason. She said she rubbed her the wrong way.
My images of Judy were really only from the Wizard of Oz, of which I was a huge fan. I didn’t really follow her career after that, other than a few of Mickey Rooney’s movies she co-starred in.
I remember where I was when the announcement of her death came over the radio. I was eight years old and we were driving to a baseball game that my dad was coaching in June of 1969. I was still young enough to not realize that Judy was now much older than what I remembered from the Wizard and I was shocked and sad. My mother explained to me that Judy was actually 47 years old, which is still relatively young, but not the 16-year-old Dorothy that I remembered.
Yes, the Linda Blair from the Exorcist. After that classic horror film, I saw her in Roller Boogie and a couple of women’s prison movies and thought, wow, she’s come a long way. In fact, her star had risen and fallen faster than most, but I was a hormonal kid who didn’t know any better. I saw Mickey Rooney a few years ago in Detroit where he played the Wizard of Oz opposite Eartha Kitt’s Wicked Witch. It was a decent stage musical, and quite interesting due to Mickey’s previous association with Judy Garland.
So, as they lay Mickey to rest this week, I can’t help but think that they’re now all gone. Moe, Curly, Larry, Lou, Bud, Stan and Oliver. Most of them were gone before I was even thought of.
To think Mickey held on this long is amazing.
Their images and movies will live on forever, long after I’m gone, that’s for sure.
And I think we see those stars of our childhood as the young people they were, no matter at what stage of life
Thank you – “For Aubri”
But I feel blessed to have been a fan of all of them, even if I was a little late to the race myself.
I would like to thank every person who volunteered, donated an item for the silent auction, assisted in the set-up and take down, attended and gave donations to the “For Aubri” fundraiser. The night was a beautiful demonstration of love and support. I would like to extend a special thank you to all those volunteers, businesses, photographers, hair stylists and individuals who made unique contributions to the evening:
Local businesses and individuals who donated silent auction items: Grinvilla, Gimble Mimsy Photography, cb2 Captured by Carly Butler, Joan Omstead Photography, Bradt’s Butcher Block, Moody’s Flowers, Anna’s Flowers, Leamington Flyers, Group Hug Apparel, Sweet Memories Bakery, Glitterfly Faces, Suzanne Brogan - Lia Sophia Jewellery Consultant, The Hair Cafe, Renaissance Chiropractic, Sun Parlour Growers Greenhouses Inc., Jenn Bradford - Avon Consultant, The Party & Discount Store, Anne Reid - Scentsy Consultant, Valvoline Express Care, Tina Hamm Elias, Jane and Dave Omstead, Meghan Agosta, Lori and Steve Price, Cindy Quick, Marion and Bob Omstead, Susan Platsko, and the Versnal family.
Local photographers who donated their talent/time: EL ENNS Photography, Sara Clark, Sandspun Photography.
Local hair stylists who donated their talent/time for
Brave and Bald: Sue Scaddan, Rachelle Gossman, Jolynn Capolla, and all those who went bald or donated their hair in Aubri’s honour.
Local entertainers who donated their talent/time: CLaroL the Clownn, Ron the Magician, DJ Jeff Allen Reneau, musicians - Jessica Epp, Devin Garganta, Maddie Hamm. Donations of other items and talent/time: Tim Hortons (Keith Crowder) - Aubri doughnuts; Sweet Memories Bakery - Aubri cake; Gore Hill Public School - jellybean game and ribbons; Speedprint - flyers for advertising and banner; decorations - Jane Omstead, Anna’s Flowers, The Party and Discount Store; Signs of support - St. Louis School, Gore Hill School, the Egglezos boys, Leamington District Secondary School; TD Bank - counting of donations; The Southpoint Sun and The Wheatley Journal - advertising; Town of Leamington - support financially.
I have not included my list of 30+ volunteers for the evening, without whom ‘For Aubri’ would not have been the success it was. THANK YOU!!!
Again, thanks so much. If I have missed a name or business, it was unintentional and I am truly sorry. The entire event was organized in a two-week period and was a whirlwind. I thank you all! Hope to see all of you next year! With Sincere THANKS, Aimee Omstead
MARK RIBBLE
Rib’s Ramblings
hooded merganser taken at Hillman Marsh on
Nothing like a little dirt therapy
It just figures when I am finally able to head south where I can soak up some sun, the forecast predicts the temperatures will be in the twenties here. That’s just fine because my getaway is more about that, a ‘get a way’!
Monday I awoke feeling old and achy. Officially, I don’t turn older until the end of the month; even so, I tell myself ‘one more year simply can’t add many more aches.’ Definitely not! These aches are the undeniable side effects from spring gardening. In preparation for going away, I have been going through the list of things I need to accomplish prior to departure. Work items, check; personal items, almost check; household items, nearly there, and feeling it!
SHANNON MATHESON
Lifestyles...
I’ve replaced the eggplant colour on my exterior doors for barn red. Yes, that’s pretty close to what we had before, but I realize ‘I am a red door girl.’ The song ‘Red Dirt Girl’ was a perfect description for me this weekend, while I alternated putting a coat of paint on the doors with cleaning out the gardens. I had paint on my hands, on the dog’s ear and tail, as well as dirt in my socks and under my fingernails. Near the end of the day, when I licked my parched mouth I discovered that my entire face was dusty. Nothing a warm shower and a cold Caesar weren’t able to quench.
As I removed the leaf and stick debris that had blown in over the cold winter, I was gifted with a colourful little surprise. The tips of daffodils and a cluster of little purple crocuses in full bloom greeted my eyes. Hopefully, now that their winter blanket has been removed, they will be able to bask in the sun and pop to full potential. Just like me!
Saturday, I baked my Aunt Donna’s award winning chocolate cake to celebrate all the April birthdays that we will be away for. My secret is to undercook it slightly so that it’s a little fudgy, add a little shot of Irish Cream Whiskey to the icing, and voila! It just makes you want to eat the entire cake! That’s definitely not the best daily diet regime prior to heading to the beach, but oh, it’s so good. Our lawn needs some sweetening up too but the poor thing will only get a generous helping of dolmatic lime added to it’s balanced diet.
Going to Florida this time of year helps fulfill my need for a colourful outdoors. It is hard to believe that in just one month’s time, my perennials will have returned. I will be planting impatiens in our garden beds and filling the planters for the season. It really is quite incredible that a barren grey landscape dosed with a little warmth and increased sunlight can
pull the green hue from the ground like magic, as the May apples, jack-in-the-pulpits and dog-tooth violets reappear in our woodlands decorating for spring.
When I was a child, I believed that little tiny fairies lived in the woods next to our home. They lived under the May apples on the soft, green, moss carpet. My mother’s name is Maeve, meaning ‘Queen of the Fairies’, and I believed, as her daughter, that I too could experience living in this paradise some day!
“Sometimes I wish I lived on a mountain Drank from a stream
Instead of a fountain
I’d stay there, on top of the world
But I was born a red dirt girl” – Emmylou Harris
Mayors make case for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence protection
Mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative met Apr. 3 with decision makers in Ottawa in the first ever Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Day on Parliament Hill.
The mayors met with US embassy Chargé d’affaires Richard Sanders, the Hon. Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Opposition, Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford, and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea, as well as a number of Members of Parliament from the three major parties to bring attention to urgent issues facing shoreline communities and the waters of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin.
Eleven mayors representing communities in Ontario and Québec highlighted five challenges facing the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, including: increasing variability of water levels; impacts of climate change on shoreline communities and the need for adaptation support; action on phosphorus run-off into the Great Lakes and the growth of algae blooms; transportation of fossil fuels across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin; public shoreline access and shoreline infrastructure funding needs.
The mayors began their day at a reception with US embassy Chargé d’affaires Richard Sanders, where they discussed important binational concerns with the Great Lakes, including the degraded condition of Lake Erie as a result of nutrient loadings from urban and agricultural runoff, the safety of cross-border transportation of fossil fuels, and the threat posed by Asian Carp.
Meetings with Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Members of Parliament provided mayors the opportunity to raise regional issues with their federally-elected representatives as well.
“Leamington has a large shoreline along Lake Erie, and therefore we have a vested interest in how the Great Lakes are managed,” noted Leamington mayor John Paterson.
“The work being undertaken by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will ensure that all levels of government in Canada and the United States work together to sustain the health of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River,” added Paterson.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is a binational coalition of 112 mayors and other local officials that works actively with federal, state, tribal, first nation and provincial governments and other stakeholders to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. To learn more visit www. glslcities.org
Pola
on viola and
perform as a Windsor Symphony Orchestra string quartet at Mt. Car-
Wednesday, April 2. The group is accompanied by a trio of student volunteers receiving instruction from WSO assistant conductor Peter Wiebe, playing the recorder. An estimated 22 musicians will perform during a WSO appearance at the Leamington Mennonite Church Saturday, Apr. 26.
WSO returning to Leamington
By Bryan Jessop
For the first time, Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s Classics in the County season will finish in the same location it started — Leamington.
The Leamington Mennonite Church (78 Oak St. East) will host ‘Haydn and Friends’ of the Intimate Classics Series Saturday, April 26 starting at 7:30 p.m. When Classics in the County was first introduced by the WSO, it featured three stops outside Windsor’s city borders — Leamington, Essex and Amherstburg. The idea to branch out into the rest of Essex County was introduced by Conductor Laureate John Morris Russell. After performing in each of the three smaller communities, Russell decided the orchestra should set its sights on Leamington for all three county events throughout the season.
“Essex and Amherstburg were good, but the reception in Leamington was just so huge and so warm,” explained WSO communications manager Shelley Sharpe. “John just decided we should do the rest (of Classics in the County) here.”
Leamington Mennonite Church has hosted WSO performances regularly for the past half dozen years, including Christmas season concerts. The Intimate Classics Series, also performed regularly in Windsor, will bring a chamber orchestra to Leamington, to be made up of between 18 and 22 of the WSO’s contracted musicians in addition to Russell and bassoonist Eric Varner. Varner was originally scheduled to join Julie Shier in Concerto for Two Bassoons in F Major by Vanhal, but Shier is unable to attend the concert. Instead, Varner will perform a concerto written by Mozart. The Vanhal piece will be performed next season.
The remainder of the Apr. 26 repertoire will remain unchanged — it will feature concerto grosso op. 6 no. 3 in E minor by Handel, Symphony in D minor by Holzbauer and Symphony no. 44 in E minor (“Trauer”) by Haydn. These pieces were specifically written for smaller orchestras.
Tickets for the last 2013-14 Classics in the County concert are available online at http://www. windsorsymphony.com/season/ic-satclassics-3-1314.html — click the “buy now” button near the bottom right corner of the screen. Regular and senior admission will be $30 per person while student ticket prices (with a valid student card) are $15 each. A limited number of tickets will be sold at the doors of the Leamington Mennonite Church on the day of the event, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Haydn and Friends will also be performed Friday, April 25 at Windsor’s Capitol Theatre at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
New this year for many concerts including the April 26 show in Leamington are pre-performance ‘meet-andgreets’ with members of the orchestra. Starting at 6:30 p.m., guests will be able to chat with Russell and Varner, free of charge.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for people to get the insider on the music they’re about to hear,” said Sharpe. Classics in the County also brought WSO orchestras to Leamington in November of last year for ‘Serenades’ and February of this year for ‘Modern Romantics’, both led by conductor Robert Franz.
This season will mark the last for Russell for another three years, as his schedule also includes appearances with other orchestras across North America.
For the first time ever, the WSO’s season will be launched in Leamington. The 2014-15 campaign will begin Saturday, Sept. 27 at Leamington Mennonite Church with ‘Intimate Beethoven’ featuring Beethoven’s Septetin E flat Major, op. 20 and Spohr’s Nonet, op. 31.
by a special guest section of violin players and cello player Jivan Ramesh.
Right: Raya Lajoie and Selah Lajoie dance during a Wednesday, April 2 visit to the school. An estimated 22 musicians will perform during a WSO appearance at the Leamington Mennonite Church Saturday, Apr. 26.
From left to right, Min Xi on violin, Michelle Dumoulin on violin,
Luboniecka
Lusine Petrosyan on cello
mel Blytheswood
Above: Min Xi and Michelle Dumoulin on violin, Pola Luboniecka on viola and Lusine Petrosyan on cello perform as a Windsor Symphony Orchestra string quartet at Mt. Carmel Blytheswood School, accompanied
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Taurus, your personal life follows you to work this week. You can often compartmentalize things, but you are finding it difficult to do that this week.
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Responsibility comes naturally to
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Responsibilities at work may be a bit overwhelming, Pisces. You are held to a higher standard than others, and now is the time to show why.
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Lake Erie Committee recommends slight decrease for yellow perch, increase for walleye catch levels
The Lake Erie Committee, composed of senior fishery managers from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, and Pennsylvania, met in Windsor last week and recommended a 2014 total allowable catch (TAC) of 11.081 million pounds of yellow perch and 4.027 million walleye. These recommended harvest levels represent a modest decrease in allowable yellow perch harvest and a modest increase in walleye harvest for 2014.
TAC recommendations are developed after thorough lakewide biological assessments, analysis, discussions, and consultations with stakeholders. The Lake Erie Committee, which operates by consensus, also supports the Lake Erie Percid Management Advisory Group, or LEPMAG, as a mechanism to consider the status of walleye and yellow perch and to discuss harvest strategies with affected stakeholders, such as commercial and recreational fishers. This structured stakeholder engagement reflects the committee’s interest in involving the fishing community in actions related to management of Lake Erie’s percid fisheries.
The Lake Erie Committee recommends TACs that are consistent with the status of Lake Erie’s fish population while maintaining stable harvest levels, as informed through the LEPMAG process. The individual provincial and state governments adhere to and implement the TAC recommendations consistent with their respective regulations and management objectives.
YELLOW PERCH
The Lake Erie Committee recommended a 2014 binational TAC of 11.081 million pounds of yellow perch, a 9% decrease from last year’s allocation of 12.237 million pounds. The proposed harvest level is based on biological assessments — conducted and analyzed by biologists from all jurisdictions on Lake Erie — that showed a moderate decline in yellow perch biomass in the lake. Lake Erie Committee members together concluded that the harvestable stocks of yellow perch will be lower in 2014 than last year, necessitating a reduced TAC. The proposed TAC, after deliberations with stakeholders through the LEPMAG process, reflects the committee’s interest in maintaining stability in harvest while ensuring yellow perch sustainability.
The five jurisdictions on the lake share Lake Erie’s yellow perch based on an area-based formula. Under the 2014 TAC recommendation, Ontario will receive 5.409 million pounds (Ontario’s 2013 TAC was 5.969 million pounds), Ohio 4.418 million pounds, Michigan 0.145 million pounds, New York 0.259 million pounds, and Pennsylvania 0.850 million pounds. Scientists and field biologists from all jurisdictions meet annually and on an ongoing basis to analyze fisheries
and agency data in order to estimate population levels and recommend the annual TAC.
WALLEYE
Informed by a harvest policy recently developed in consultation with LEPMAG members, and on a new population assessment model developed in conjunction with stakeholders and Michigan State University, the Lake Erie Committee set a 2014 walleye TAC of 4.027 million fish, compared to the TAC of 3.356 million fish in 2013. The increased TAC recommendation for 2014 reflects the committee’s goal to manage the lakewide fish stocks sustainably while integrating stakeholder input into the process. Walleye hatches have been generally poor in recent years, though some year classes, particularly those in 2010 and 2003 have been moderate to exceptional, contributing to the stability of the walleye fishery and allowing for an
increased TAC over last year.
The Province of Ontario and the states of Ohio and Michigan share the TAC based on a formula of walleye habitat within each jurisdiction in the western and central basins of the lake. Under a 2014 TAC of 4.027 million fish, Ohio will be entitled to 2.058 million fish, Ontario 1.734 million fish (Ontario’s 2013 TAC was 1.445 million fish), and Michigan 0.235 million fish. Because the majority of harvest comes from the western portion of Lake Erie, jurisdictions in the eastern end of the lake are outside the TAC area. Harvest limits in the eastern basin are established separately by Ontario, Pennsylvania, and New York and remain consistent with lakewide conditions and objectives.
Scientists and field biologists from all Lake Erie jurisdictions, meeting as the Walleye
Task Group, share data and reach consensus on biological conditions. The task group’s walleye abundance estimates, which incorporate suggestions from LEPMAG, serve as the foundation for the Lake Erie Committee’s discussions and TAC recommendations. Like yellow perch, each Lake Erie jurisdiction is responsible for implementing their portion of the TAC.
Note: Yellow perch are allocated in pounds; walleye are allocated by number of fish.
Commercial fishing boats returned to the waters of Lake Erie two weeks ago. Wheatley Harbour remained frozen for several months keeping local fisheries off the water. Pictured here, the Lasher O returns from a day’s haul on Thursday, March 27. (SUN Photo)
Pelee Drive and the Bevel Line sewers update
Toward the end of 2012, Leamington Municipal Council hired Dillon Consulting to prepare the required Class Environmental Assessment Report. A sanitary sewer on Bevel Line is a necessary precursor to installing a sanitary sewer along Point Pelee Drive. As the report points out, “in August 2009, the Municipality of Leamington received a letter from the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE) expressing environmental and health concerns related to untreated sewage entering Lake Erie via inadequate residential on-site treatment, and urged the Municipality to determine a solution to the problem.” The only solution is a sanitary sewer.
The Dillon Report estimates the project to cost
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Your support is needed and will be greatly appreciated in helping us finish the new Bank Theatre facility.
This ad is sponsored by the Wheatley District Optimist Club. We believe in this wonderful community project. It will provide the venue for all the local children that would like to perform on the new Starlight Stage.
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.
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$7,838,000 (plus tax) and Leamington is considering project construction in four phases. The administrative report points out that “this preferred alternative, of a traditional gravity system, meets the Municipality’s long-term servicing needs, provides an immediate and long-term environmentally sustainable solution for existing and future land uses, and conforms to Provincial, County and local land use planning and servicing policies.”
BILL CHAPLIN
Each of the proposed four phases will involve construction of a gravity flow sanitary sewer followed by a lift station and force main to take the flow to the next section of sewer. It is a highly complex project mainly due to the limit imposed by the level above lake level limiting how much any section of sewer can fall.
Municipal Correspondent
In addition, attempting to calculate the potential cost per residence was made difficult because of some of the oddlyshaped commercial properties, but the report suggests it should cost around $14,000 per residence with an additional $2,000 cost for connection to the sewer. (It was stressed that these numbers were merely estimates and the final numbers will have to wait until the project is much closer to completion because the E.A. approach is to concentrate on the solution to the problem, not on the cost and individual assessments that result.) The consultants emphasized that they have not done detailed design work, so there are still many financial unknowns.
The report reminded Council that their approval of the Dillon Environmental Screening report is not the end of the process. The project must be approved provincially under the Environmental Assessment Act, and an Environmental Compliance approval will be required under the Ontario Water Resources Act. Therefore, Council’s approval of the report merely allows it to be used as the basis for future design and construction details. In addition, there is a 30-day appeal period so that stakeholders have an opportunity to object if they detect a flaw in the report.
In spite of the extensive discussion and concerns expressed, Municipal Council adopted the report to move the process along.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in the Wheatley area for South Essex Community Council's Friendly Visitors program for seniors and persons with disabilities. 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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 - OYC is hosting the Mayors Community Ewaste Collection Challenge10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at the Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Proceeds support Computers for Kids and the Voices of Youth in Community Program. For a list of acceptable e-waste items visit www.accesscounty.ca or www.cfkcanada.org
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 519325-0769.
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.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - VOYC is hosting the Mayors Community Ewaste Collection Challenge10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at the ACCESS parking lot, 23 Mill St. W., Kingsville. Proceeds support Computers for Kids and the Voices of Youth in Community Program. For a list of acceptable e-waste items visit www.accesscounty.ca or www.cfkcanada.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 28 - A free community dinner will be provided at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington, at 5:00 p.m. for anyone in need of food and fellowship.
SUNDAY, MAY 4 - Silent Walk & Vigil, Meet at Leamington District Secondary School, 125 Talbot St. W., at 3:15 p.m. Walk to Leamington District Memorial Hospital to express concern for abortion. Rain or shine. Leamington Area Right to Life 519325-0929.
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The Southwestern Ontario Gleaners held an open house at their dehydrating facilities on Industrial Drive, Leamington, on Saturday, March 22. The open house was a chance to see the newly added dehydrator, which will be used to convert otherwise wasted produce into viable dehydrated soup mix. The first annual general meeting of the Southwestern Ontario Gleaners was held later that day. Pictured here, Southwestern Ontario Gleaners board member Vern Toews took his sister Margaret Koop for a tour of the facilities. Gleaners
Production Manager Gerry DeMers explains the process to visitors touring the dehydration facility.
(SUN Photos)
Norrine Mattia of Studio & Floral Design and Produce talks with Catherine Riediger about the benefits of pesticide free produce.
Artist Susan Dupont Baptista painted the murals which brighten up the Leamington Farmers Market.
CARMEN DANNER
Please submit wine-related questions for publication and I will also share my experiences with local wines. You can reach me at grapeaspirations@gmail.com and on Twitter at @gr8grapz. I frequently get questions about pairing wine with specific food, so as we approach Easter I thought it timely to address the topic of wine with the traditional Easter ham.
Let’s Wine Together
As I usually do with this type of question, I’ll start by saying that it depends on how you prepare your ham and what you choose to serve as a side dish. Thankfully, there seem to be fewer ways to prepare a ham than there are to prepare
a Christmas turkey, but there is still a wide variety of wine to choose from.
Your choices for white wine vary from the traditional Chardonnay (either oaked or un-oaked, depending on your personal preference) to a lighter, zestier Riesling or Gewurztraminer. Each of these has a different flavour profile and therefore highlights different flavours in the ham itself. A modern-day rosé – fruitier and not typically as sweet as what you may be familiar with – will have the nuances of a red wine without the tannins. Your choices for red wines vary from an earthy, vegetal Pinot Noir to a hearty, fullerbodied Cabernet Franc.
All of these varieties of wine are available at local wineries. Now that the weather is more conducive to a drive through the county, please go out and support them. Not only do they all have pleasant, helpful staff who are eager to meet you and help you explore their wines, but each winery is unique in its own way and you’re sure to find a gem (or two) that you will return to time and again.
For a different spin altogether, I know someone who prepares their ham in a crock pot with beer. In this case, I’d recommend serving the ham with the same beer they used in the cooking process (not the actual beer from the crock pot – please open a new bottle). With the wide array of beer available today (sorry, Dad, but I’m not talking about your mass-produced, over-processed big names here), the world of beer is just as varied and complex as the world of wine. Thanks for sending your questions. Please keep them coming!
The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You
Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541 pccweb.ca/knoxknotes 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)
New EPIC board of directors announced
The Essex Pelee Island Coast (EPIC) Winegrower’s Association announced the election of Steve Mitchell, Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery, as the association’s new President during the recent Annual General Meeting. In addition to this appointment, a new Board Executive was announced as follows: Past President Tom O’Brien, Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards; Vice-President Martin Gorski, North 42 Degrees Estate Winery; Treasurer Pat Muscedere, Muscedere Vineyards; and Secretary Dylan Reimer, Pelee Island Winery.
“I look forward to continuing the momentum built by the 2013 EPIC board of directors,” said Mitchell. “Our primary objective is to build awareness of Essex County Wine Country and all it offers; both within the region and across Ontario and Michigan.”
Outgoing President Tom O’Brien reflected, “It was a pleasure serving the industry in this role for the past 2 and a half years. We made some great strides in building a brand for our wine country and bringing awareness to the quality of our wines and the beauty of our region.”
The EPIC Winegrowers are a trade association of leading wineries and grape growers working together to ensure the Lake Erie North Shore wine industry is robust, sustainable and profitable. EPIC member grape growers in the Lake Erie North Shore Designated Viticultural Areas grow some of the world’s finest vinifera and French hybrid wine grapes. These varieties continually and reliably produce award-winning, world-class wines, including naturally produced ice wines.
The Family of the late Margaret Tiessen Cowan would like to thank everyone who sent cards, flowers, donations, and expressions of sympathy, especially the minister Ruth Boehm, who always visited her and spoke at her funeral, the kitchen staff at the Faith Church, pallbearers, Dr. Holloway, and nurses at the Mennonite Home who took such good care of her.
The family of Margaret Cowan
Planning ahead and making the most of your garden
As spring slowly approaches, this is the perfect time to start planning your flower and vegetable garden. This doesn’t have to be an expensive plan. By taking time now to research and prepare, you will be well on your way.
BILL PLUMB
In the back yard...
Before you just go out and buy just anything, think about what your plan will actually look like once the plants have matured in colour and size. Try drawing a layout of the area you are planting and cut out coloured pictures of the plants, placing them where you think they will develop the best. Blend colours and textures to match your home or backyard structures.
Know the light and water requirements, and if you are using this area year-after-year for perennials or just a one-year annual planting.
Southpoint SUN staff recipes
Mark Ribble brought this salad to a work party years ago. I really liked it so I got the recipe from him. It’s now one of my go-to recipes whenever I host or bring a dish to a large gathering. The real beauty of this recipe is that you can make it 2 days ahead so it’s one less thing to do on the day of. – Lori Gouin
Oriental Salad
Make a day or 2 before so noodles will soften.
Place into large bowl:
• 1 small head of cabbage – cored and chopped
• 3 pkg. oriental noodles (Mr. Noodle - chicken, vegetable or oriental flavour), broken up (do not cook) save seasoning package for later.
• 1 - 2 bunches of chopped green onions
• 1 pkg. slivered almonds
Dressing
Take the time to get the most out of your money by shopping around and comparing. Ask at your garden centre if they have membership programs to receive e-mails or sales promotions.
Take inventory and organize your garden tools. Note what you’re missing or needing to replace to avoid purchasing something you already own.
Consider planting a small vegetable garden this year and grow some of the things you enjoy eating on a regular basis, which can reduce your summer grocery bill.
Whisk together:
• 1½ cups vegetable oil
• 3 pkg. season mix from noodles
• 9 tbsp. vinegar
• 3 tbsp. white sugar
• 2 tbsp. sesame seeds
Pour dressing over salad and mix well. Cover and put in fridge and stir often.
worthwhile, so take some time to talk with the staff at your favorite nursery and share experiences with neighbours for new ideas.
An example of a garden plan. and you will be on your way to a healthy colourful garden in no time.
Getting some advice from a gardening pro is always
New security at marina
The company that was contracted to provide security at the Leamington Marina cannot fulfill their contract because they have gone into receivership, so a tender was let to seek another service provider.
The low tender came from Neptune Security Services of Mississauga. Since it is a national company and has provided satisfactory references, administration have recommended that they be awarded the contract for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In addition, the $15.25 hourly rate can be shared by the organizers of any events in the marina area.
Manager of Culture and Recreation Services
Amanda Smith, who presented the report Mon. Apr. 7, was asked by Councillor Rick Atkin for the specifics that the security officers are expected to perform. The list was extensive, and Council passed the recommendation.
This spring planting does not have to be an expensive endeavour. Take some extra time now to research and prepare,
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LHS learns about “Gold for the Garden”
LHS Update
By Catherine Riediger
There are a few signs of spring. In my gardens, daffodils are poking through the ground, in my backyard robins are hopping around the bare spots and splishing-splashing in my heated birdbaths while redwing blackbirds are at my birdfeeders.
The Home and Garden Show on March 28-30 at the Sherk Complex helped to promote the spirit of spring in all those who participated and attended. The Society booth was warm and colourfully decorated with apricot and fuchsia azaleas provided by Keepsake Plants Ltd., along with Boston ferns purchased from Colasanti’s providing a deep green background. Floral arrangements by Marilyn George, Giovanna Day, Beth Smith, and Susan Ross and Marg Ross were proudly displayed. It was also the kick-off for the annual Raffle Ticket fundraising campaign (1st prize $500, 2nd prize $250 and 3rd prize $100). Proceeds from the ticket sales will be for the planting of trees which promotes this year’s motto, “Pride In Leamington”. Tickets will be available through Society members and at various venues until the draw at the September 17 monthly meeting.
The birth flower for the month of March is the jonquil (aka daffodil or narcissus). The hidden message of the March birth flower is “You Are An Angel”. The colours of the birth flower are white, yellow and orange. The jonquil is a widely cultivated ornamental plant which is native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere, having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown.
The scientific name of a flower species is formed by the combination of two terms: the genus name and the species descriptor and in the case of the jonquil it is narcissus jonquilla. Daffodil is the common English name for all narcissus. The name “jonquil” is derived from the Spanish word “jonquillo” meaning a rush which refers to the rush-like leaves of the plant. The jonquil blooms from February to May.
The Leamington Horticultural Society’s (LHS) monthly
DR. RONALD W. JONES D.C., FA.T.A.
meeting was held on Wed. Mar. 19. The guest speaker was Heather Taylor who works for the Waste Diversion Department as the waste diversion specialist and oversees special projects for the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority. The EWSWA is a branch of municipal government responsible for all waste management in Windsor and Essex County. They own and operate the Regional Landfill, Recycling Centre, Transfer Station #2, Regional Depot and the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. They are responsible for all waste diversion and waste reduction activities including the curbside blue box program.
The title of her presentation was “Gold for the Garden” and she explained how the yard waste picked up at curbside is turned into beautiful garden gold compost that is available to the public and businesses for a charge. Another topic of interest was how to divert food waste. She explained that on average 50% of what Windsor-Essex residents put in the garbage weekly is food waste. Residents could divert that from the local landfill by purchasing a green cone digester and backyard composter which they call the “dynamic duo”. The two units used together should be able to manage an average sized family’s food waste.
The Society members expressed a particular interest in the green cone since the unit, unlike a composter, is able to accept food, pasta, bones and more.
Also discussed was vermin-composting or indoor composting with worms. This is a way for people who don’t have a backyard to divert food waste from the landfill.
All in all, everyone came away with a better understanding of waste management. If you would like more information on any of these processes, you can visit the websites wecanrecyclemore.org or the EWSWA Facebook page.
The Society’s annual Plant Sale is planned for Sat. May 17 at the Leamington United Church, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. If you have any plants to contribute and need assistance, you can contact Committee Chairperson Pete Scorrar at 519326-8529.
“Replant Our Streets” Corner
Continuing recognition of those who have participated in this unique program:
32. June 2003 - Ruth DiMenna and family planted a maple tree inside the traffic circle at the south end of Erie St. S.
33. June 2003 - Dr. Charmaine Jones and Linda Gaudet planted a pin oak on the south side of Park St. opposite 25 Park St.
34. June 2003 - Dr. Charmaine Jones and Linda Gaudet planted a pin oak on the south side of Park St. opposite 25 Park St.
35. July 2003 - Cindy Nathan planted a sugar maple on Erie St. S. near south end of Lakeview Cemetery.
36. Aug. 2003 - Reid Atkinson planted a royal maple at the Marina in celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Brown’s 70th Wedding Anniversary.
37. Sept. 2003 - Janis Lemieux planted a tulip tree in memory of John Lemieux inside the traffic circle at the south end of Erie St. S.
If you would like information regarding this program, you can contact Joan McDonald 519-326-8122.
The Society would like to extend a warm welcome to new members Darlene Plassot, Shelley Ingratta, Kathleen Pryke, Charlie Wright, Trish Deboer, Nancy Hillier and former member Graham Gunningham.
The April monthly meeting will be held Wed. Apr. 16, 7:30 p.m. at Leamington United Church. The topic is “Ask the Expert”. Society members along with Richard Bergen from Bergen Landscape Design will be available to answer questions. Richard Bergen’s area of expertise is Living Walls as created in the Leamington municipal building hallway as well as patio planting. The Society would love to have you join them with your gardening questions and concerns.
Susan Ross (standing) and Marg Ross with their floral arrangement at the Home and Garden Show, Mar. 28-30, at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex.
Recycling request
Leamington Municipal Council received a request from the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority to institute a recycling policy.
The letter from the Authority said, in part, “In support of waste diversion, and in the spirit of cooperation, municipalities are being requested to pass a resolution(s) as follows: 1) requiring the implementation and continued maintenance of “effective” recycling programs in all municipal buildings and facilities, and 2) requiring all special events under the jurisdiction of the municipality to have an “effective” recycling program on-site during the event.”
The letter goes on to promise that all municipal buildings will be provided with recycling containers for free, including specialized containers for special events.
Leamington makes a great effort to recycle at all of its facilities already. As a consequence, when the letter was first on the Council agenda the motion was made to simply receive and file the correspondence. At Monday’s (Apr. 7) Council meeting, Rob Sharon, the director of Community Services, re-introduced the letter hoping for a motion to reconsider the matter.
After a wide ranging discussion that included complaints about costs, recycling levels and waste recycling inequity, it was moved by Councillor Hilda MacDonald and passed for reconsideration at the next meeting.
eSolutionsGroup Limited is working with the County of Essex to improve the way the County provides information and interacts with its online audiences, specifically through the website and social media networks.
Take part by completing a brief online survey between April 4th and April 18th, 2014, answering questions about which County services are important to you and how you would like to use the website.
Access the online survey directly at www. countyofessex.on.ca/survey or from the County of Essex website homepage under the “Have Your Say about the County of Essex’s Website and eServices” reference on the homepage.
Questions can be directed to Mary Brennan at mbrennan@countyofessex.on.ca.
The Flower Shop at Thiessen’s opens
The Flower Shop at Thiessen’s held its grand opening on Saturday, April 5.
sen is located at Thiessen’s Orchard and
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The new flower shop, opened by Krissy Thies-
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Phil Kroeker’s red hot 1966 Chevelle Malibu SS
Phil Kroeker of Leamington was born in 1960 and learned to drive on Dad’s ’65 Fury II with a 318 V8.
He bought his first car at 17, a ’73 Pontiac Grand Prix with a 400 cubic inch V8.
Other cars came and went until around 2000, when Phil bought a 1966 Malibu SS 2-door hardtop, the sportiest version of the Chevelle. The car was in pieces and owned by Jeff Preston, who had bought the car in Blenheim. Phil describes the colour as “dull yellow” and the serial number confirmed that the original colour was blue.
The car had no engine, transmission, or interior, and over the next 12 years, Phil gave the car a complete frame-off restoration. Parts came from all over, especially from the National Parts Depot in Michigan. Phil wanted to install a small block 350 Chev V8 but gave that engine to his son Adam for his ’79 Camaro, which had a 350 with a cracked block.
Phil then looked at a 454 cubic inch V8. The engine came from SMR engine rebuilders north of Leamington, who had rebuilt the engine for a customer who never came back, and so Phil bought it. It’s now bolted up to a Turbo 400 “manual shift” automatic (when you stop, you have to shift but there is no clutch) along with a 9-inch Ford rear end with 4:10 gears. A custom driveshaft had to be fabricated because no Malibus in ’66 came with a 400 Turbo. Phil also had to install a big-block rad because the rad for the 350
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was too small.
The new interior is now all black with after-market bucket seats and a custom dash with round gauges. Derrick Tassey of Leamington Glass installed all new glass. The car also has 4-wheel disc brakes and Corvette Rally rims.
For paint, Phil wanted Viper Silver to match the colour of his son’s ’79 Camaro. But Eric Zimmer persuaded Phil that the perfect colour for his car would be Viper Red. That’s what it now has, and it looks awesome! Only two things remain to be added to the car: a centre console and air conditioning.
In 2016, Phil’s Malibu SS will be 50 years old, and Phil plans to take some time off from running the family business (Kroeker Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning) and drive down to Florida to visit Old Town in Orlando. Every Saturday night, as many as 300 cars (1973 and older) show up. Many thanks to Bill McCormick for putting me in touch with “Malibu” Phil.
I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@ sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, Ont. 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.”
Phil Kroeker’s immaculate 1966 Chevelle Malibu SS. Note “PHILS 66” license plate.
OBITUARY
Dr. Wilmer John “Bill” Pritchard
Dr. Wilmer John “Bill” Pritchard passed away peacefully on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Born April 3, 1926 on a dairy farm in Palmerston, ON.
Son of Myrtle and James Pritchard. Beloved husband of Nancy (Gray) for 64 years. Dear father of Jane Pritchard, Dr. Sandy Pritchard, Brenda Pritchard (Bob McKeen), all of Toronto. Beloved Papa to Kate Southwell (Andrew), Logan, Hunter, Madison and Baylie Pritchard, Jesse and Taylor Foden. Special Papa to Rita. Predeceased by a brother Ken. Many nieces and nephews also survive.
Bill attended school in Palmerston from which he graduated as Valedictorian in 1944. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1944. When W.W.II ended in 1945 he started studies at University of Toronto School of Dentistry. Soon after he met Nancy, a student nurse, the love of his life and mother of his three children. Following graduation he married Nancy and moved to Leamington to practice family dentistry until his retirement 40 years later. He was past president of the Leamington Kinsmen Club, Essex County Dental Association, and Sun Parlour Curling Club. In 1962 he and his good friend Dr. Murray O’Neil, a couple of flying farm boys, founded Highline Mushroom Farm. Dentistry was his profession but flying was his passion. He owned and flew many different aircraft over a period of 52 years. Music played a large part in Bill’s life, from competing as a child in Stratford Music Festival to playing trumpet at high school, then Varsity Band and travel with the Helen Law Singers to Wales. He was also the director of the popular Lancaster Band for over 30 years. Finally, he played “Taps” each evening at sundown while vacationing in Florida. Bill fought the good fight but could not overcome the devastation of myelodysplasia.
Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington on Friday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service to celebrate Bill’s life held from the Leamington United Church, 9 John St., Leamington, on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Paul Rodey officiating. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Pritchard family will be forever grateful to Dr. Tawil and Dr. Gonzalez for their compassionate care, and to the staff at Leamington Hospital, especially the Emergency Department, the nurses on 2nd Floor and the girls in Outpatient Department in charge of transfusions for their care and kindness. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made by cheque to Leamington Hospital Foundation (Hospice).
Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
OBITUARY
Paul Enns
Paul Jeffrey Enns, 47 years, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital after a two-year long struggle with brain cancer.
It Takes A Village –County Classic Chorale to present spring concerts
Loving husband of Jenny (Huebert). Loving father of Amanda and Camryn. Dear son of Kenneth and Rita Enns, and son-in-law of Victor and Helen Huebert. Brother of Lisa Enns, and Steve and Shelley Enns. Brother-in-law of Jodi Huebert, and Martha and Oscar Pena. Adored uncle of Sofia, Natasha, Grace, Simon, Maddie, Alex and Siena. Sadly missed by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Paul was a partner in the law firm Ricci, Enns & Rollier in Leamington, was active in his church and community, and served on the UMEI board of directors.
Thank-you to the staff at Windsor Regional Cancer Centre, Windsor Regional Hospital (Ouellette and Met campus) and Leamington District Memorial Hospital for the excellent care Paul received over the past two years.
Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
A private graveside service will take place on Monday, April 7, 2014 followed by a public Funeral Service to celebrate Paul’s life at North Leamington United Mennonite Church, 625 Mersea Road 6, at 11 a.m. Rev. Bruce Wiebe officiating.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to UMEI.
Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Fundraiser organizer thanks Council
Aimee Omstead, who organized a fundraiser “For Aubri”, appeared before Council Monday night, Apr. 7, to thank Municipal Council for their support and assistance at the event. The grant from Leamington Council allowed 100% of the money raised to be used to benefit Aubri, a 7-yearold girl from Leamington, who has been undergoing treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia as well as Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia at Alberta Children’s Hospital.
At the suggestion of Aubri, all of the money raised from the silent auction was given to the family of another child who Aubri met in treatment; her idea of sharing was inspirational.
In a two-hour event over $6,000 was raised for this
The title for the County Classic Chorale’s spring concerts is taken from the first selection of music on the program, It Takes A Village by Joan Szymko. The song is based on the old proverb that it takes an entire village to raise one child. This is an appropriate choice for this concert because a new children’s choir called Music Moves Kids, directed by Erin Armstrong, will be joining County Classic Chorale. The group is hoping to encourage these young people to continue singing whether in school, community or church choirs and perhaps even pursue further music training.
The children will be singing songs on their own as well as joining County Classic Chorale for a few more. The program includes music ranging from a fun arrangement of ‘This Little Light of Mine’ to a musical setting of the letter written by Jack Layton to young Canadians. They will be directed by Paul Wharram and accompanied by Elaine Penner.
The concerts are on Saturday, April 12 at 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday, April 13 at 3:00 p.m. at Leamington United Church, 9 John St. There will also be a concert on Sunday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Epworth United Church, 56 Division St. S., Kingsville.
Tickets are available at Thomson Guardian Pharmacy or Wharram’s Jewellery in Leamington, at Box Office Video in Kingsville, or from Chorale members.
brave little girl. Congratulations to all who could attend: you have done a wonderful thing!
Stars win at League Day of Champs
On Sunday afternoon, three Southpoint Stars teams travelled to Essex to play in their Divisional Championship day.
The Community Trophy Southpoint Peewee Stars played their local rivals, South County Kingsville. At the end of regulation the game was deadlocked at a goal each. In the 3-on-3 overtime frame, Raine Schiefer would prevail as the team’s hero as she buried the puck deep in the South County net. The dynamic duo in net, Halle Debono and Caitlyn Preston, once again had a strong game holding their opponents to only one goal. The Lady Stars defeated South County by a score of 2-1 to win the Championship.
The Fox Ready Mix Southpoint Bantam Stars battled the Windsor Wildcats in their Championship matchup. This contest was a hard fought battle that was scoreless for the first two frames. However, in the final period the Lady Stars found the back of the net twice en route to a dominant 2-0 Championship win. Erica Taylor was amazing again in this game as she recorded her biggest shut out of the season!
The Lions Club Southpoint Intermediate Stars tangled with their divisional undefeated rivals, the Kent County Fillies. Taylor Babkirk scored early in this game and in the second frame the Fillies tied it up at a goal apiece, setting the stage for an exciting third period. However, with three minutes left in the final frame the Fillies scored the eventual game winner to win by a score of 2-1. Shayna Augustine played brilliantly in net for the Lady Stars!
Rhine bowling results
The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league results from March 24.
Games Over 200: J. Dali-
monte 201, R. Dickau 214, M. Dickau 248, J. Popa 223, O. Wolf 204, E. Purr 216-244-224, H. Kosempel 200-237, S. Garnham 212-
237, A. Dickau 204-201, S. Leclair 203, W. Fittler 220-245-201, J. Valade 214, C. Kosempel 209-247, D. Dalimonte 246, J. Paliwoda 219-211, A. Smith 201.
Series Over 550: R. Dickau 579, J. Popa 561, O. Wolf 596, H. Kosempel 592, G. Garnham 557, A. Dickau 598, S. Leclair 564, J. Valade 557, M. Dickau 625, E. Purr 684, S. Garnham 639, W. Fittler 666, C. Kosempel 649, D. Dalimonte 617, J. Paliwoda 629.
Standings: Fittler Farms 64, Taki’s 55, Rhine Danube 53, Weil’s 45, Unico 39, Dickau’s 38.
Flyers, Flyers team on fire
At times, there is one particular demand of being a reporter that is almost impossible to fulfill.
No, it’s not meeting deadlines, conjuring up whimsical headlines or even spelling names like Fratarcangeli, Beaulieu or VanDenDiepstraten correctly. Sometimes, it’s very challenging to honour the excerpt from the journalistic code of ethics that says we must remain neutral and impartial in everything we write and cover. It’s why so many reporters and editors write columns and/or editorials — it’s the only opportunity we have to say “screw the facts, here’s MY opinion on this topic!” We don’t always laugh maniacally with deranged looks on our faces while we write them, but they’re certainly effective and welcome releases that allow us to better focus on the rest of the publication’s contents.
For me, the Achilles Heel of objectivity is junior hockey. There have been a few occasions where I’ve wanted to write “... the Sharks, meanwhile, had only two power play opportunities throughout the game because the officiating sucked like there’s no tomorrow.”
But alas, I must report on such contests as if I don’t care who wins.
It makes me feel sorry for individuals whose job it is to provide live commentary on the games they cover. Just once I’d like to be watching Hockey Night In Canada and hear “Gionta shovels it back to Bouillon, Bouillon sends it across to Subban, Subban shoots... damn it! Come on Bernier, it’s a puck, not an invisible dime!”
It’s easier to keep those kind of things from slipping out when your report to the rest of the world isn’t live, although I’ve accidentally shown my true colours during games from time to time. Late in the 2012-13 regular season, a Sharks game against Alvinston seemed destined for scoreless overtime (where have I had that feeling before?) when an ice-level slap shot sped over the goal line, hit the back of the net and then just as quickly bounced right back out. The goal went unnoticed by officials and play resumed.
“That was IN!” I shouted.
Have you ever noticed the look on Linus’s face near the end of the Halloween special right after he says “IF” The Great Pumpkin comes? That’s kind of how I felt. Fortunately, several other onlookers were more or less shouting the same thing at the same time, so nobody paid me much attention. Besides, the Sharks wound up winning 3-0 anyway
Well, since this is one of those columns I mentioned near the end of the second paragraph, I’m just going to say it; GO FLYERS!!!! That’s right, the secret is out — I am in no way, shape or form indifferent towards the fact that the Leamington Flyers capturing their firstever Western Junior ‘B’ championship on Thursday of last week. I’m downright thrilled about it. Ecstatic. I mean Wednesday, June 9, 1993 ecstatic.
It was quite the spectacle to take in. More than 2,000 fans witnessed local hockey history being made that night (to put things in perspective, that’s about six times more than Major League Baseball’s Florida Marlins drew for a late-August regular season game in 2011). The on-ice celebration rivaled a Stanley Cup championship in regards to enthusiasm and revelry.
It was a wonderful thing to watch based simply on how hard the team worked for it. The Flyers are not a team that rides on the coattails of one or two star player(s). Usually, when a team’s top scorer parts ways with the rest of the roster just before the post-season begins, that team is due for a very short playoff run.
This was not the case with Leamington.
Usually, when a team plays 50 minutes without two of its top defensemen against the squad with the best offense in the conference and second-best in the 27-team league, a shutout victory is absolutely out of the question.
This was not the case with Leamington.
For me, a small fraction of the joy felt that night was being spared the possibility of having to cover Game 6 on Sunday night in Chatham. Nothing against the Maroons or most of their fans. It’s that godawful Chatham Memorial Arena. I’ve taken photos there before and if the lighting is as bad now as it was then, well... that would be a shame. The Maroons, to be honest, are the most successful franchise in the conference, yet they play their home games in a veritable dungeon. Truth be told, ALL arenas that don’t host professional teams have horrible lighting when it comes to photography. The CMA is the worst of the worst. The floor of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench is treated to better lighting. Anyway, kudos also to the Maroons for a wellplayed conference final — only one of the five games was decided by more than a single goal. I respect them for being so successful on the road — the other eight Western rinks must seem blinding to players whose eyes have grown accustomed to what masquerades as illumination at Chatham Memorial. To wrap it up, congratulations to the Flyers on a well-earned Conference championship and Bill Weir Trophy. Best of luck in the Sutherland semis (St. Catharine’s existence in the provincial semifinals is owed in part to the Flyers for eliminating Chatham in less than six games, but I’m sure Leamington’s work ethic won’t allow them to rely on a returned favour).
BRYAN JESSOP Jessop’s Journal
The Olympic Journey: kinesiology students visit Olympic venues
Special to the Southpoint Sun
By Spencer Lightfoot, Dillon Richardson, and Brett Bulmer
A group of graduate students from the University of Windsor, including Leamington’s Spencer Lightfoot, took the trip of a lifetime over a period of four days recently, visiting Olympic facilities in Montreal, Quebec and Lake Placid, New York.
The trip was connected to Dr. Scott Martyn’s course Crises, Politics and Commercialism in the Modern Olympic Movement, and provided the chance to link real life experiences to course content.
In Montreal, the group received a tour of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s new offices guided by former Olympic fencer, Sandra Sassine.
They then visited the World Anti-Doping Agency’s headquarters, where they met Dr. David Julien to speak about the latest technologies in the fight against doping in sports.
Later in the day, the students viewed Montreal’s Olympic Park – home of the 1976 Olympic Summer Games, which is under construction to be the home of Canada’s national swim, diving, and synchronized swimming teams.
“To see some of the locations we spent the semester reading and talking about in our douse - it was really amazing,” said graduate student Spencer Lightfoot. “The opportunity to ask questions to the personnel who organized the Games was surreal.”
The group then travelled to Lake Placid to see the town of 2,500 that hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
The United States Olympic Committee utilizes Lake Placid’s infrastructure as an official training centre for athletes in sports like bobsled, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, skiing, and speed skating.
“Dr. Martyn organized a special trip,” said student Dillon Richardson. “We are one of the only universities able to stay in the training facility and actually live alongside the athletes who are preparing for international competitions.”
Jim Rogers, one of the last living committee members that brought the 1980 Winter Games to Lake Placid, took the group to the legendary site of the ‘Miracle on Ice’, as well as the ski jumping and sliding facilities, while providing little known details and tidbits about the Games.
The students saw firsthand the lasting legacy of the Games: from their focus of tourism embedded in Lake Placid’s economy to the inspirational effect it had on the athletes. Amazingly, the town of Lake Placid has sent at least one competitor to each Winter Olympics since 1924.
“Walking into all of the venues, you feel the history,” said Brett Bulmer. “With the Olympics having taken place only a month ago, it was fantastic. This trip really helped me develop a sense of where I want my future career in sport management to take me.”
Note: Spencer Lightfoot is a graduate student studying Sport Management at the University of Windsor. He is from Leamington and wanted to share this story with his hometown community. Spencer said that the trip was an engaging and innovative way to connect course content to real life experiences and speaks to the quality and uniqueness of the University of Windsor.
Lasers show well at swim pentathalon
Seventeen swimmers from the Leamington Lasers made the trek to the Canada Games Centre in London on April 6th to attend their first long-course (50m) meet of the season at the annual long course Pentathlon hosted by the London Aquatic Club.
Some 500 swimmers from across Southwestern Ontario attended the meet.
Six Laser swimmers met with great success and achieved long course regional times:
Vladi Jidkov (13) - 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 free, 200 IM.
Scott Plancke (13) - 100 fly, 100 free.
Ryann Child (13) - 100 back, 100 free.
Emme Zanuttini (12) - 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast.
Brooke Hillman (12) - 100 back, 100 free.
Alia Flores (10) - 100 breast.
Jidkov also found his way to the podium with his bronze finish in the 100 back.
The Lasers round out their regular short course (25m) season next weekend with a trip to Blenheim to face host team Blenheim Blast as well as the Wallaceburg Marlins and the Windsor-Essex Swim Team.
The S.E.A.L. Championship swim meet will be held at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex April 26-27.
From left to right are Dillon Richardson (Ottawa), Mike Hatten (Owen Sound), Spencer Lightfoot (Leamington), Stephanie Cleary (Chatham), Brett Bulmer (Windsor) and Andrew Friesen (Windsor). The group of University of Windsor graduate students are atop the 120m skijump platform at the Olympic venue in Lake Placid, New York. (Submitted photo)
Dawson Collison of the novice Sun County Crows tries to take control of a bouncing ball during a faceoff against a Windsor opponent during Zone 7 action Thursday, June 20 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Backed by a late second-period offensive surge, Windsor won the game 9-0. For the 2014 season, the Sun County Minor Lacrosse Association will be moving to Kingsville to offer a more central location for players in the Crows’ catchment area.
Chris Baeini of the novice Sun County Crows charges towards the Windsor net while being chased by two Warlocks players during a Zone 7 regular season game Thursday, June 20 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Backed by a late second-period offensive surge, Windsor won the game 9-0. For the 2014 season, the Sun County Minor Lacrosse Association will be moving to Kingsville to offer a more central location for players in the Crows’ catchment area.
Crows moving to Kingsville
By Bryan Jessop
The Sun County Minor Lacrosse Association is pulling up stakes and making a short journey westward.
The SCMLA, after spending its entire existence at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, will call the Kingsville Arena Complex its new home with the kickoff of the 2014 season — to officially start with the regular season later this month. Road games against the Crows will be slightly longer drives for Zone 7 adversaries from Wallaceburg, Sarnia and London and somewhat shorter for teams from Windsor.
More to the point, trips for practices and games in their own arena will be shorter for most Sun County players and parents. Sun County Minor Lacrosse Association president Billy Byron estimated that over the past two to three seasons, 85 per cent of the organization’s players have hailed from Essex, Harrow or Kingsville. Most of the remaining 15 per cent were Leamington residents while two players resided in Wheatley.
“It’s nothing against Leamington or their arena at all,” said Byron. “They were always very good to us. This had nothing to do with trying to find a (floor rental) discount or anything like that. It was about finding a more central location for players.”
The SCMLA board of directors voted on relocation about a month-and-a-half ago after discussing the idea since the tail end of the 2013 season. Byron and association vice president Rod Baeini approached Kingsville’s recreation department in November of last year to gauge interest from the neighbouring municipality in hosting Sun County lacrosse.
“They were more than happy to have us,” Byron said of Kingsville’s response to the idea.
Last season, registration numbers for Sun County dwindled to 38, allowing the association to put only two teams on the floor — one in the novice division and the other an intermediate squad, made up mostly of Kingsville players. The instructional-only paperweight program included only four players. For 2012, Sun County sent six teams into Zone 7 competition.
Byron explained that the move has been well received by parents, as Leamington families generally responded by saying the drive to Kingsville is only 10 extra minutes. Meanwhile, the drive from Essex to Leamington is about 35 minutes while driving from Essex to Kingsville is roughly 20 minutes while subject to the same road and traffic conditions.
The results of the move have already been felt through registration numbers. Last year’s sum of less than 40 players has been surpassed with a headcount of 87 for 2014, the highest percentage increase of all Zone 7 associations. This year, the Crows are looking to form teams in tyke, novice, peewee and intermediate divisions. The paperweight program for three- to six-year-olds has grown to more than 20 youths.
Registration began Feb. 1 with early bird rates and wrapped up March 29. The SCMLA will be able to take on a few late stragglers, but in accordance with Ontario Lacrosse Association legislation, cannot accept late registrations after May 1. Tyke and novice teams each have about 15 runners, but teams can accommodate up to 20 runners apiece. To register, log on to www.crowslacrosse.ca or contact Karry Wiseman at 519-733-8739.
Sun County intentionally scheduled the first couple weeks of the regular season as road games, with Kingsville’s ice to remain intact until Monday, April 14 because of the Rusty Blades tournament. The season will start Tuesday, April 22 in Wallaceburg, followed by games Saturday, April 26 in Sarnia.
With its close proximity to soccer fields and baseball diamonds, Byron hopes the Kingsville location will attract the attention of youths playing other summer sports who make their way to the facility’s canteen or washrooms.
“Leamington has a great place to play, but with the elevated entrance (to Heinz Arena), nobody walking along the main floor is going to notice a lacrosse game going on,” said Byron.
(SUN Photos)
Leamington’s first (known) mascot race was held on Sunday, April 6 as a kickoff for the Southern Footprints 5 km and 10-mile walk and run at Point Pelee National Park. From left are Sparky the Safety Dog, Snoil (LDSS), Stewie Tomato and Sunny from the Southpoint Sun. Sunny was the winner in this fun run.
Leamington Mayor John Paterson and wife Betty participated in the 5 km walk.
Pictured here are the 10-mile winners. From left to right, are Dave Campbell, organizer, Kelly Grossi, Ryan Allison and Denise Gaffan, organizer. Organizer Mike Makhlouf was already at Freddy’s setting up to feed the 350 registered participants.
Pictured here are the winners from the 5 km walk and run. From left to right, are, Dave Campbell, organizer, Jack Green, 5 km walker, Mary Turton, 5 km walker, Brad Reiter, 5 km run, Kirstie Kniaziew, 5 km run, and Denise Gaffan, organizer.
Local swimmer attends Canadian National Swim Championships
Local swimmer Cody Lavoie, age 17, recently competed at the Canadian National Swim Championships in Victoria, BC. This was also the national selection meet for the Commonwealth Games. The championships served as the next step in Cody’s swim career.
The Wheatley resident has won gold at the regional, provincial and Jr. national level. He has also won gold on the world stage at the International Children’s Games in Scotland. This past month he was the only swimmer from Windsor-Essex and Kent to win a gold medal at the provincial high school swim championship. And now, at 17 yrs old, he wants more.
“I need to step up to the next level. That means competing against guys who are up to 25 years old,” said Cody.
The National Swim Championships in Victoria were just that opportunity for the grade 12 LDSS student. Competing against
Canadian Olympians like Ryan Cochrane and Alec Page could have been intimidating, but for the much younger Lavoie it proved to be motivating.
“I qualified in 5 events for this meet, so that was already an accomplishment,” said Cody. “But I really wanted to compete. I had one poor swim, three good solid swims and one terrific swim. I wish I could have swam a bit faster, but it just makes me hungrier to train even more.”
Cody’s times showed that every second and millisecond really does count. In three of Cody’s events, he missed making finals by less than 0.35 seconds. That was also the difference of 10 placings overall.
“I swam the best 50 breaststroke of my life. I timed a :30.66 in a 50m pool, improving my time by over half a second. To make finals, it took :29.97. That is only 0.69 difference! It was
very frustrating at the time, but very encouraging looking back,” said Lavoie.
“The competition is insane,” added Cody. There were only a few guys in the meet that were my age. Most were 19-25. That experience and training really is important. I watched Ryan Cochrane (Olympian) swim with such confidence and power. But he is like, 23 years old. He’s been there and done that. He is first class in and out of the pool.
A great role model for the younger guys like me.”
An added bonus for the Lavoie family, Bob Lavoie (Cody’s father) was on deck for the National Championships. Bob was an official, as a judge of turns, for two days of the meet. “It was an honour to be selected to officiate at this meet,” said Bob. “I have been an official 2 years in a row at our National Swim Championships and have enjoyed it both times. It is quite an honour.”
Cody Lavoie enjoyed competing at the Canadian National Swim Championships in Victoria, BC. His father, Bob Lavoie was selected as an official for two days of the meet. Pictured here are father and son at the championships.
Teams Tie In Mixed League
Sun Parlour Curling Clubs Friday night mixed league resulted in a tie for the win between the teams skipped by Joe Drummond (vice Darlene Graham, second Les Chortos, lead Bev Chortos) and Kevin Alles (vice Janan Alles, second Matt Dick, lead Anne Dick). Great fun was had by all. Front row, left to right: Anne Dick, Janan Alles, Darlene Graham, Bev Chortos. Back row: Kevin Alles, Matt Dick, Joe Drummond, Les Chortos. (Submitted photo)
Golden Years mini golf
Forty-seven golfers managed a respectable 97 aces on Apr. 3 at Colasanti’s.
Leading the ace parade with an impressive 6 was Bryon Walker, followed closely by Bill Ward with 5. Managing 4 apiece were Ethel Ferguson, Lloyd Honey, Laurie Hylton, Cam Keith, Morley Scratch and Gerrit Vriesen. Three dropped for Madeline Butler, Murray Cascadden, Tom Hyatt, Marie Lasi, Andy Orsini, Barry Sweet and Al Stockwell. Sinking 2 each were Herb Ascott, Mike Binder, Kathy Bradley, Ken Brook, Fran Clifford, Pete Daudlin, Murray Hartford, Lois Hudwagner, Bill Mayville, Winnie Moore, Barb Murphy, John Murphy, Colleen Pearse, Bill Taylor, Ernie Vandenberg, Doug Vickery and Steve Vigh. Rounding out the parade with 1 each were Mary Binder, Gary Honey, Tony Hudwagner, Julia Kos, Frank Lasi, Art Sweet, and Gerry Wilkinson.
Low score for 9 holes went to Tom Hyatt and Bill Mayville with 16. Al Stockwell, Bill Ward, Cam Keith and Andy Orsini had 17, while Ethel Ferguson (2), Frank Lasi, Bill Taylor (2) Al Stockwell, Mary Binder, Barry Sweet, Herb Ascott, Bill Ward, Gerry Wilkinson and Andy Orsini each recorded 18.
A strong 35 by Tom Hyatt was the low score for 18 holes, followed closely by Bill Mayville, Cam Keith and Andy Orsini with 36. Moe Scratch had a 37, while 38 was carded by Ethel Ferguson, Barry Sweet, Al Stockwell (2), Marie Lasi, Art Sweet, Bill Ward and Gerry Wilkinson.
Maintaining his strong performance was Tom Hyatt shooting 74 for 36 holes with Bill Ward in close pursuit with 75. 76 went to Al Stockwell, Moe Scratch and Andy Orsini, while a 78 was putted by Ethel Ferguson, Barry Sweet, Cam Keith and Gerry Wilkinson.
Taking first place with 238 was Team Aces (Pete Daudlin, Ethel Ferguson, Ernie Vandenberg, Barb Murphy). Second place was captured by Team 9 (Laurie Hylton, Barry Sweet, Bryon Walker) with 243, and third place went to Team Kings (Lois Hudwagner, Cam Keith, Bill Ward) with 245.
Please note that play continues with tee off at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.
SPCC Skip Entry League Winners
The winners of the Sun Parlour Curling Club’s Thursday night skip entry league are, left to right, Richard Humber, Francisco Cabrera, Jerry Paine and skip Ryan Moncur. (Submitted photo)
Velocity Rage 12U boys volleyball team wins gold at Scorpions Provincial Cup
Sat. Apr. 5th was 12U Championship weekend hosted by Scorpions Youth Volleyball Club in Cambridge. Velocity Rage 12U Boys Volleyball Team was ranked 3rd overall coming into the championships with a gold finish in Cambridge on Feb. 8 and a Silver Division gold finish in London on Mar. 22. The 12U championships are in the 4th year of competition with no team winning both the February Scorpions Cup and Championship Tournaments.
Velocity Rage was in a pool with Scorpions ranked #1 (Cambridge), MAC ranked #2 (Hamilton), Velocity Rage ranked #3 (Leamington), Twin Bridges ranked #4 (Sarnia), and London Spiking Sharks ranked #5 (London).
With the field set the Velocity Rage came out ready to play, beating Twin Bridges 25/10, 26/24. Next up was one of the toughest matches of the day against the Scorpions, splitting the match 22/25, 26/24. The London Sharks match was also a split, 25/14, 24/26. The final match of pool play was against MAC 25/8, 25/20.
The Velocity Rage boys were playing some of their best volleyball in the end of pool play, and with a very tight field barely ended up first overall, slightly passing the Scorpions in points. Their first place pool play finish allowed Velocity a bye into the semi-finals as they awaited the winner of London Sharks versus MAC, with MAC ultimately winning the match.
The semi-final match was set and the Velocity boys still had to win this match in order to guarantee themselves a medal. The match saw some excellent serving and plays put together by both teams. All members of the Velocity Rage
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Velocity Rage 12U boys volleyball team defeated Sarnia Twin Bridges (bronze) and Cambridge Scorpions (silver) to win gold at the Scorpions Provincial Cup Championship in Cambridge on the weekend. Team members, front row left to right: Koby Willie, Kanan Gale, Damen Proctor, Dereck Bedal, Jacob Derksen, Tommy Zeiter, Blake Harnadeck, Andrew Botham. Back row: Coach Jim Konrad, Kyle Montpetit, Jack Maranette, Brayden Taves, coach Gene Dueck. Absent from photo: Leo Cabrera. (Submitted photo)
GOJHL set to become Jr. A next season
By C. Scott Holland
In a move that was kept extremely quiet, the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) has announced that all of its 27 team members have filed for reclassification as a Junior A league with the OHA for the 20142015 season.
A historic unanimous vote was held at a meeting in Woodstock on Sun. March 22 and empowered the GOJHL Jr. A Transition Team (six GOJHL members selected by the league) to hand deliver documents to the OHA (Ontario Hockey Association ) office in Cambridge on Fri. Mar. 28.
The GOJHL was created in 2007 merging the three Jr. B leagues - Western, Mid-Western and Golden Horseshoe. All three divisions have long and storied histories and in July 2013 TheHockeyWriters.com listed the GOJHL as the 8th best developmental league, professional or amateur, in North America.
At the invitation of the OHA, the GOJHL Jr. A Transition team met at the OHA offices in Cambridge on Sun. Apr. 6 with OHA chairman Leo Lostracco and Scott Farley, President and CEO of the OHA, to discuss the application. At the meeting’s conclusion, Leo Lostracco confirmed the matter would be brought to the attention of the entire OHA Board of Directors for a formal vote. A formal decision will be indicated to the GOJHL Jr. A Transition Team by Fri. Apr. 11.
Local
Jr. Dart Players Go To Provincials
Amber Hutchins (right) and Dylan Ives participated in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Provincial Youth Dart tournament on March 22 in Belleville. There were approximately 160 participants from across Ontario. In order to advance to provincial play, Amber and Dylan had to qualify out of 284 teams throughout the province and only 16 teams qualified. They participated in the Intermediate doubles division. Although they didn’t place among the top teams, it is quite an achievement to advance as far as the provincial level. Congratulations! Amber and Dylan play on the Leamington Legion’s Junior Darts League.
Velocity Rage 12U boys volleyball team
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saw court time during the semis with top contributions made by Jacob Derksen with 21 kills, 3 blocks, 16 digs and 7 aces over the championships. Dereck Bedal and Blake Harnadeck were next in line with a combined 16 kills, 12 digs and 3 aces. Velocity played strong the entire semi-final, taking the match in two straight with scores of 25/22, 25/11, sending MAC to the bronze medal match and Velocity to the gold medal match.
The finals were set with host Scorpions B and Velocity Rage. The teams had met earlier in the day with a split happening during pool play. Height and the hometown crowd were both leaning towards the Scorpions with two players nearing 6’ tall. Velocity set their sights on a win and with a full team effort they came out of the gate, pushing through the entire first set and winning 25/19.
The best-of-three match was not over as the Scorpions regrouped and came back eager to please the home crowd. This set saw multiple blocks at the net which is something new for Velocity to deal with. “At this age we have not seen much in the blocking area. The Scorpions and even some of our players are big enough to pull it off and we had our hands full learning to hit around a bigger block. The team (Velocity) played a very balanced game and I am very proud of them,” said coach Jim Konrad.
With Velocity now one win away from a Provincial Cup Gold Medal, the boys were very focused and ready to take the match in two straight. The beginning of the match was very close with both teams going back and forth point for point. Velocity did ultimately pull away, to the dismay of the hometown crowd. Velocity came out on top 25/17 in the final set.
Final results: Velocity Rage (gold), Scorpions (silver), Twin Bridges (bronze).
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Next up for the Velocity Rage boys and Velocity Rebels girls teams is their 12/13U Hosted Tournament taking place at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex on Saturday, April 12 with the public welcome to come out and watch. With 8 confirmed teams in attendance, this is the first time Velocity will host the annual event. This year’s field will feature teams coming from across Ontario: Cambridge 2, London 2, Chatham 1, Sarnia 1, and Leamington 2. Action will begin at 9:00 a.m. and playoffs should start around 2:30 p.m.
County Bridge Results
Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Mar. 31: 1st Sean Pryke and Ken Pryke, 2nd Roger Cote and Bob Branton, 3rd Nina Towle and Helen Preyde, 4th Marilyn Robbins and Joyce Moran. Games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome. Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Apr. 2: North/South - 1st Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin, 2nd Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 3rd Sandy and Joyce Gammie. East/West1st Roger Cote and Frank Duransky, 2nd Pat DeNapoli and Teri Ford, 3rd Dave Derbyshire and Derek Parry. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. For further info call 519-738-4939.
Bring your whitetail deer racks, bear skulls, deer sheds, moose racks and turkey beards/spurs to the Big Buck Sportsman’s Show for scoring by FROW and the Canada in the Rough guys. There will be prizes for top scores in each category.
SOC’s Big Buck Show
If you hunt, if you fish, then the Tilbury arena is where you’re going to want to be on
April 19th as the Southwest Outdoors Club ramps up its popular Big Buck Sportsman’s Show to even greater heights.
Held in Ryder Hall, 55 Bond Ave., Tilbury, for the last several years, the show has expanded for 2014 to take over the entire arena floor, a change show organizer Brittany Bourgeois is very excited about.
“We’ve got more vendors booked than ever before, with lots of fishing and tackle vendors this year, custom knives, turkey calls, taxidermy displays, duck calls, outfitters, archery dealers and even boat and ATV displays,” she said. “There’s also going to be a lot more
room for people to move around and check things out.”
As always, the highlight will be the many deer and moose racks, sheds and bear skulls, as well as turkey beards and spurs that will be brought in by hunters to be scored by FROW (the Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife).
Canada in the Rough’s Beasley Brothers, as well as a number of other official scorers, will be scoring at the show. Items to be scored must be submitted and tagged prior to 1 p.m. Doors open at 10 a.m.
As always, the show will be about not just hunters and fishermen but families, with youngsters under 12 admitted for free. The ever-popular kids’ trout fishing pond will return, with even more and bigger fish to be caught this year. The kids’ 3D archery shoot, which is run by the members of the Kingsville Wild Goose Archery Club, moves indoors this year into Ryder Hall, which means wind will not be a factor for those who want to give it a try.
New this year will be an official Turkey Hunting Licence Course offered three times during the show, just in time for the opening of the season the following weekend.
“If you’re interested in taking the turkey course I’d get to the show at 10 a.m. when doors open and get signed up at the SCI club table,” said Bourgeois. “And don’t forget to bring your Outdoors Card. The course is first come, first served. There will be a course at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and a final one at 4 p.m.” Class maximum is 20 hunters per time slot. Attendees will watch a 45-minute video and then take the written test.
Bourgeois is expecting it to be a very good show again this year, and said many vendors are returning while new vendors are excited to be able to get in under the new, larger format.
“We are looking forward to setting up at the show and talking musky with everyone,” said Mike Parker of Handlebarz Musky Lures. “We will have a wide selection of all our musky lures including the new for 2014 8s and 9s along with some small and large egg head spinner baits.”
Other fishing-oriented vendors will include South Shore Tackle, Anglers Choice, Butcher Boy Charters, LSC Advantage , Carl Liker 50 Inch Apparel and Howell’s Marine.
Wayne Johnston has once again donated a custom handmade knife to be raffled off at the show as well. It will be part of the toonie draw and proceeds from that will support the Kids Fishing Derby in July.
There will be food available throughout the day, and a cash bar.
Funds raised are used in the support of SWO’s many outdoor projects and events, including the annual Kids Fishing Derby, trout stocking and tree planting projects among many others.
“The show’s been growing for several years now and this one is going to be our biggest ever,” Bourgeois said. “More space, more vendors and hopefully more people coming out to enjoy the day with their fellow hunters and fishermen... and women.”
If you would like to follow some of the vendors and attendees at this year’s show, just search Big Buck Sportsman’s Show 2014 on Facebook. You’ll find plenty of posts from those who will be attending. You can also check out the Southwest Outdoors Club’s website at www.swoc.ca.
For more information contact your local newspaper.
Leamington Flyers best in the west
Heinz Arena. “They’re a very skilled line. We won a lot of one-on-one battles and our goaltending was solid.”
The Flyers have been no strangers to adversity since the season began, having lost rookie defenseman Nicklas Pleshakov to a concussion. Late in the regular season, leading scorer Kyle Shaw parted ways with the team to join Pembroke’s Junior ‘A’ CCHL team. During Game 4 against the Maroons, defenseman Jacob McGhee suffered a concussion that kept him out of the rest of the series. Exactly 10 minutes into Game 5, Leamington lost another top defenseman when Ryan Muzzin was sent into the boards to the left of the Chatham net.
“I lost a couple of my top defensemen and we battled with five other guys who just stayed at it and stayed the course,” Piroski explained. “That’s just the way we do things. Sometimes it’s not pretty, but they find a way to get it done.”
Game 5 was a physical contest where both teams were kept to minimal scoring chances over the first 40 minutes. The Flyers emerged from a cautiously-played opening frame with a modest 9-6 shots advantage. The first period included a five-on-three power play for Leamington that ran a minute and 42 seconds, starting late in the first and carrying over into the first few seconds of the middle stanza.
Chatham posted a 12-9 shots advantage for the second, although they were unable to solve rookie netminder Trevor Wheaton.
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Wheaton also led the Flyers to a 3-1 Game 4 win in Chatham Tuesday, April 1 — the only contest of the series decided by more than one goal. Brothers scored the only goal of the first period, but Cole Chevalier evened the score in the second on a dump-in from the red line. Tony Spidalieri followed up with the game winner before Dylan Seguin chipped in with an insurance tally in the third.
At the other end of Heinz Arena for Game 5, Jacob Keogh held the fort for the Maroons, snapping a few close-range wrist shots out of the air to keep the score deadlocked at 0-0. Leamington’s offense slowly but steadily became more productive as the game wore on and was finally rewarded for its persistence and patience late in the third. With 3:18 on the game clock, Mitchell Amante released a shot from near the Chatham blueline that kept the puck hovering just above the surface of the ice as it raced toward Keogh’s net. The Chatham netminder positioned his stick to intercept the speeding disc, only to deflect it over the goal line and high into the mesh of his net. Defenseman Blaine Bechard drew the lone assist on the championship-winning goal.
“It was surprising,” Amante said of the match’s only goal during post-game celebrations. “Seeing as how in our last game we scored our first goal from the red line, it showed we might as well shoot and take the chance.”
Like the coaching staff, ownership group and rest of his teammates, Amante was understandably ecstatic with the outcome of the series.
Spidalieri accepted the Bill Weir Championship Trophy as first-ever Flyers Western Conference champions.
The Williamson Trophy split between Roudebush — who played in the first three games against Chatham in the finals — and Wheaton seemed to come as no surprise to Piroski.
“It feels fantastic,” he said. “I’ve actually never won a championship in my entire life. This is the biggest thing I’ve ever won, so it feels great.”
“It’s an honour,” added team captain Dylan Seguin, acquired from the LaSalle Vipers during a pre-season trade. “We couldn’t have picked 21 better guys to win this with. From up top with our owners down to our coaches and equipment managers and our team, everything’s been perfect all year. We worked so hard for this and I’m glad we accomplished our goals.”
Seguin, playing his final year of junior hockey, also won a Western Conference title with the Vipers in 2009-10, the year LaSalle advanced to win the Sutherland Cup. As a veteran and team leader, the St. Joachim native described his second conference title as one he is better able to appreciate.
“The first one was good, but I was at a young age,” Seguin said. “I was a part of it, but this year I could do a lot more and lead a lot more and help the younger guys out, so it’s a lot better this year.”
The Flyers outshot Chatham 27-25 in Game 5 and were held to zero for five on the power play while the Maroons went zero for three.
Following the deciding game, award presentations were made at the north end of the rink. Verboom accepted the trophy as Western Conference finalists on behalf of the Maroons, after which point Flyer goalies Austyn Roudebush and Trevor Wheaton were announced as co-winners of the Sharon Williamson Memorial Trophy as Western Conference playoff MVPs. Afterwards, captain Dylan Seguin and associate captains Amante, Alex Seguin and
“These two kids are two top goaltenders,” he said.
“The problem I have is that I can’t play both of them every game. They’re two good kids who are both great goaltenders and I’m fortunate to have them both on my team.”
The contest was a must-win for Chatham not only to stay alive in the series, but also to produce the winning percentage necessary to secure the wild-card spot for a Sutherland Cup semifinal appearance. With the loss, the wildcard position went to the St. Catharines Falcons, who lost the Golden Horseshoe Conference final to the Caledonia Corvairs four games to one.
Following the Flyers’ conference-clinching victory, the Corvairs awaited the winner of the Waterloo/Stratford Midwestern Conference final to determine their semifinal adversary. The Waterloo Siskins won their conference title in six games.
Meanwhile, the Flyers series against the Falcons will begin Thursday, April 10 at Heinz Arena beginning at 7:10 p.m. Game 2 will take the teams to St. Catharines Saturday, April 12. Leamington will host Game 3 Sunday, April 13 at 7:10 p.m., followed by Tuesday, April 15 in St. Catharines. If necessary, the Flyers will host Games 5 and 7 Thursday, April 17 and Monday, April 21 respectively, both with 7:10 p.m. starts. The Falcons will host Game 6 Saturday, April 19 — all games in St. Catharines will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Leamington is unfamiliar with the Falcons, but has already been quick to prepare for their series against the Golden Horseshoe finalists.
“I know that we’ll be prepared every game and we’ll give it our all every single game, every single night for our fans,” Dylan Seguin said.
The series between the Flyers and Maroons had implications that went beyond the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex and Chatham Memorial Arena. Prior to the start of the series, Chatham-Kent mayor Randy Hope approached and challenged Leamington mayor John Paterson to a wager involving the neighbouring rival teams. Paterson agreed that the mayor who’s home team lost the series would wear a jersey from the opposing team during an upcoming council meeting. Paterson admitted that he was still nervous about the friendly bet after the Flyers’ Game 1 victory, but supported his team from start to finish.
“Chatham’s got a great team, but Leamington deserves to win it,” he said prior to Game 2.
With the outcome, Hope is expected to don a Flyers jersey during a regular Chatham-Kent municipal council meeting Monday, April 28.
Leamington’s David Dalby and three Maroons race for the puck in the Chatham zone during Game 5 of the Western Conference finals at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 3. The Flyers won the game 1-0 to claim a 4-1 series win. (Sun photo) Cole Chevalier blasts the puck out of the Leamington zone during the second period of Game 5 in the Western Conference finals at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 3. The Flyers won 1-0 for a 4-1 series victory. (Sun photo)
The Leamington Flyers
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Flyers captain Dylan Seguin (right) shakes hands with Chatham Maroons captain Michael Verboom following the Flyers’ Game 5 1-0 win at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 3. Leamington won the series 4-1 to capture its first GOJHL Western Conference title. (Sun photo)
Flyers captain Dylan Seguin hoists the Bill Weir Championship Trophy as Leamington celebrates its first-ever GOJHL Western Conference title at Heinz Arena Thursday, April 3. (Sun photo)
From left to right, Leamington Flyers Mitch Amante, Alex Seguin, Western Conference convenor Mark Tuck, team captain Dylan Seguin and Tony Spidalieri display the Bill Weir Championship trophy following the Flyers’ 4-1 series victory against the Chatham Maroons. The series ended with a 1-0 Leamington
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Over $1,000 Raised at the 2nd Annual VOYC Dodge Ball Challenge
On Saturday, March 22 the Voices of Youth in Community (VOYC) hosted their second annual “FUNraising” dodge ball challenge at the Leamington Recreation Complex.
“This fund raiser for the VOYC leadership retreat was a huge success! With the combined support of 19 businesses, organizations and individuals in addition to the participation of 16 teams, we were able to reach our goal of raising $1,000,” said VOYC Program Coordinator Wanda Rodrigues.
Over 20 VOYC youth participants and mentors volunteered to host and organize the event. Rodrigues adds: “I am very proud of the accomplishments of the group. It was a bigger undertaking this year and they really stepped up to make sure everything ran as smoothly as possible. The VOYC participants received many positive comments and encouragement from the teams and spectators.” Rodrigues commented on the team participation: “16 teams (up from 12 last year) had a definite impact on the challenge. It was obvious that there was a great competitive spirit not just in winning, but for the Best Team Uniform competition.” The
planning and creativity paid off for team Head Chuckers, who walked away with the trophy. The 2014 Dodgeball Challenge winners were the Dodge Fathers and the Last Player Standing goes to Liam Jeffery. Photos of the Dodgeball Challenge can be found on the VOYC Facebook page: voyc non-profit organization.
The next community event the youth of VOYC will be hosting is the return of the Mayor’s Community E-Waste Collection Challenge taking place April 12th at the Leamington Recreation Complex and April 26th at the Access County Community Support Services office. More information can be found on the ACCESS website: www. accesscounty.ca
Voices of Youth in Com-
munity (VOYC) is a program developed by ACCESS in partnership with the United Way and Leadership Windsor/Essex. VOYC provides mentor support to assist in the development of leadership skills and volunteer opportunities, as well as supporting positive community engagement.
ACCESS is a registered charity dedicated to providing social service programs to Essex County communities. Available free programming includes housing support services, nutrition programs, an Ontario Early Years Centre, and programs for youth including after school activities and leadership development opportunities. For more information, visit www.accesscounty.ca and follow them on twitter, @accesscounty.
The Champions - Dodge Fathers. Left to right, Scott Dresser, Jordan Carnevale, Dylan Montague, Trevor Grieve, Greg Mastronardi, Kevin Sawatzky.
Above: Winners of the best uniform - Head Chuckers
Right: Last player standing, Liam Jeffery
SOUTHPOINT SUN
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se11-tf 2 BEDROOM MAIN floor apartment, downtown Leamington. Newly renovated, laundry hookups, central air, fridge and stove included. Available now. Call 519326-4610 or 519-816-0068. Also for sale gas dryer, upright freezer and dressers. ap9
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1 AND 2/3 BEDROOM apartment and bachelor apartment for rent in Leamington and Kingsville Clean, close to shopping centre. All appliances and laundry service included. Utilities included. 519-8163095. ap9
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 power washed and sealed. 30 years experience. 519-326-2770. ap9-16
INCOME TAX PREPARATION - 20 years experience. $30 per return, includes efiling. Deanna, 519-326-2770. ap9-16
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 519-566-1471. ja8-tf
PRINTING: BUSINESS ENVELOPES,invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Mallory
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LARGE TABLE AND 4 chairs, entertainment unit, a cabinet, dresser, piano, ladders and tools, 519-3222004. mr19-may21
SOUTHPOINT SUN
Orangeline Farms Limited is a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality healthy foods and an opportunity exists for a well organized career minded person in the position of:
Experience and skills:
• The ability to develop, implement and execute weekly labour plan
• Develop and interpret daily production reports
• Closely monitor quality of work
• Manage corrective actions
• Demonstrate effective communication skills with all levels of the company
• Maintain labour sourcing program
• Develop and adhere to labour budget
Additional Requirements:
• Knowledge of greenhouse operations, computer literacy and command of the Spanish language would be considered assets
If you have initiative and drive and want to be part of a dynamic management team, please forward your resume and salary expectations in confidence to:
Human Resources by April 24th, 2014
We thank all applicants in advance, and advise that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. No telephone inquiries please. Please reference the position you are applying for on your resume.
G r e e n h o u s e s
We’veGotAGoodThingGrowing!
AZ / DZ / G DRIVERS
Required for spring season. Full-time / part-time positions available. Border-crossing experience an asset. Retirees welcome!
Apply with resume & abstract to: 263 Talbot St.W. Leamington, ON N8H 4H3 Fax: 519-322-2916 E-mail: cf@cfgroups.com
Here we grow again!! We’re looking for individuals that comprehend the impact of their services affects the overall continued growth of our company. The expectations for these individuals are to manually and visual inspect the quality of the produce, maintain efficiencies of the production processing lines, understand and learn the various packaging requirements according to customer specifications, and the ability to maintain safe and customer minded focus at all times.
Wages:$10.25/hour
Skills:Manual dexterity
Product industry experience a must
Read customer specs and packaging labels
Ability to work closely with others in a team environment
Ability to speak Spanish an asset
Repetitive work, ability to work
Ability
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GENERAL LABOUR GREENHOUSE - mimimum wage, 7 days per week. Apply to gojobs4@gmail.com. ap9
BUSY RV & MARINE dealer looking for RV Tech and Boat Mechanic. Contact 519-326-1156 or fax resume to 519-326-6567.
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
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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
Pyramid Farms in Leamington is looking for 2 full-time greenhouse workers.
Please fax resumes to: 519-326-3027.
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
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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.
COMING UP
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
A-1 CHINESE RESTAURANT in Leamington teams up with SpEqTRA on Monday, April 14. Mention SpEqTRA while enjoying the lunch buffet for $8.95 or the dinner buffet for $13.95 and we will receive a portion of the receipts. Takeout orders included. For more information call Liz Windsor, 519-322-2463. ap9
LADIES, YOU AREinvited to a dinner evening Monday, April 14 at Colsanti’s Tropical Gardens at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $16. Speaker is Verena Diefenbacher and her theme will be ”Understanding Fear of Loss”. Joe Colasanti‘s Spring Gardening Trends will be the special feature. Marissa and John Gleason will be sharing their singing talent. For reservations please call Sharon, 519326-0421 or Darlene, 519733-5595 by Friday, April 11. Presented by Leamington After 5 which is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries. Check us out at iaminvited.to ap9
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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
WINDSOR-ESSEX COUNTY Senior Games invites you to the 2014 Lunch And Learn at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens, Thursday, May 1st at 12 noon. Tickets $17, includes Colasanti’s famous broasted chicken, lunch buffet and informative gardening tips from pros like Joe Colasanti and St. Clair College Horticulture Technician Jay Terryberry. Deadline for tickets is April 24. Call Paulette at 519-9743709 or email pkupnicki02@cogeco.ca. ap9-16
TOMATO FARMER LOOKING for worker familiar with all tomato machinery and able to weld. Call after 6:00 p.m. 519-326-8410.
Greenhouse Production Coordinator
