August 2, 2017

Civic weekend

activities

Friday, August 4

• Southern Pitmaster BBQ rib night featuring ‘Team Canada BBQ’

• Rotary Club Fish Fry at the Roma Club 4 - 8 p.m.

• Beer Garden opens at 5:00 p.m.

• Park full of vendors

• Hairball Concert, doors open at 7 p.m.

• After Party at Roma Club featuring Ciao Band, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Saturday, August 5

• Lions Club Pancake

Breakfast 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

• Ride registration at Seacliff Park - open at 8:30 a.m.

• ‘Honour Our Veterans’ Ceremony, 10 a.m.

• Blessing of the Bikes

• ‘Tour the Tip’ registered ride - kickstands up at 10:30 a.m.

• Jason Thorne FMX Show – freestyle motocross (noon, 2:30 p.m. & 5 p.m.)

• Southern Pitmaster BBQ – ‘Team Canada BBQ’ all day

• Beer Garden open all day

• Park full of vendors

• Sun Parlour Rodeo. 6 p.m. More information at www.sunparlourrodeo.com

• Our Lady Peace - Doors open at 6 p.m.

Highbury Canco human resources representatives Allyson Rubinski and Nicole Sarafin hand out information to a guest of the first South Essex Community Council Express Job Fair Friday, July 28. The job fair included 12 employers on site while another 14 posted listings accepting applications that the SECC later delivered to their offices.

SECC hosts Express Job Fair

By Bryan Jessop

A first-of-its-kind event in Leamington proved popular with residents who were looking to waste no time in pinpointing quality job opportunities.

The South Essex Community Council held its first ever Express Job Fair, an on-site event featuring 12 local employers met by more than 100 job seekers. The four-hour fair took place in two separate rooms Friday, July 28 and if feedback from participating employers and prospective employees is any indication, it won’t likely be the SECC’s last.

There, potential employees stopping in at the fair were able to drop off resumes in envelopes corresponding to the jobs to which they wished to apply. Afterwards, the SECC delivered resumes to the appropriate employers.

“We’ve got employers from across a variety of sectors,” explained SECC executive director Carolyn Warkentin during the job fair. “There’s a really good assortment of positions here that people can apply for.”

• After Party at Roma Club featuring Jody Raffoul, 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Sunday, August 6

• Lions Club Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

• Sunday Morning Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.

• Jason Thorne FMX Show – Freestyle Motocross (noon & 4 p.m.)

• Bob’s Biker Games, 1 p.m.

• Southern Pitmaster BBQ – ‘Team Canada BBQ’ all day

• Beer Garden

• Park full of vendors

• Sun Parlour Rodeo, 6 p.m.

* Sidewalk Sales all weekend in Uptown Leamington.

“We had employers showing up at our doors wanting to post jobs while the fair was still going on,” said SECC job developer Sandy Boivin. “We were so excited to see people coming out. There really are quality jobs out there to be had.”

In total, 103 area residents seeking employment visited the job fair, many with resumes in hand. In the early stages of hearing back from local companies that set up tables at the event, the SECC discovered that five visitors — and counting — had been hired as a result of their participation in the event. Employers that set up tables to accept resumes and answer questions included Aphria, Mosaic, Trison Farms Ltd., Real Canadian Superstore, Joey’s Only, Highbury Canco, Reko International Group Inc., Meritas Care Corp., On Freight Logistics, Security One, Highline Mushrooms and Tim Hortons.

The on-site companies divided between the two rooms were all hiring at the time of the fair, with separate rooms made available to conduct job interviews with any qualified visitors. Also as part of the job fair, another 14 employers were part of a job board separate from the version that can be found on the SECC’s website www.secc.on.ca.

“We were so excited to see people coming out. There really are quality jobs out there to be had.”

— Sandy Boivin

The SECC was limited to a dozen participating job fair companies to recruit because of space limitations. Some companies were job providers that the council had worked in conjunction with in the past while others approached them requesting a spot to set up and accept applications.

“This is definitely something that we’d like to do year after year,” explained Warkentin. “The employers have been very positive about it — they’ve commented on how it’s been set up very professionally. They’re pleased to be here and we’re confident we can help them fill their HR (human resources) needs.”

Among the SECC’s services are employment workshops that guide clients on how to search for new jobs, how to build different types of resumes, how to maintain employment, conduct interviews and search and apply for jobs online.

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Homestead to celebrate Lost Arts Festival

There is no better way to connect with the past than through the lens of artistry. Join the John R. Park Homestead and a variety of demonstrators for the annual Lost Arts Festival, a unique and familyfriendly event to see and experience different forms of artisanship from years gone by.

The event, on Sunday, August 13 from 12-noon to 4 p.m., has been running since the 1980s. This year, the Homestead invites you to participate in a day of doing things the old-fashioned way in celebra-

tion of its 175th anniversary.

Watch as the Homestead’s resident blacksmith turns raw iron into detailed pieces, learn about native plants and pollinators in the garden, or enjoy a Canada 150-themed architectural tour of the 1842 Park family home.

Other demonstrations include beekeeping, butter making, and textile weaving, all of which will give guests the chance to meet the artists and learn how to fit one of these ‘old’ hobbies into modern life. Guests will also get to tap their toes to the old-time tunes of the Essex County Ramblers band.

“So much of what we do today happens in front of a digital screen, and that includes creative activities,” said Homestead Curator Kris Ives. “This festival is a great opportunity to get hands-on with the creation of pieces that are both beautiful and functional, to meet artisans, and to get inspired authentically, rather than virtually.”

For more information, visit www.erca.org/jrph or contact the Homestead: 519-738-2029 or jrph@erca.org

Fundraiser for Huntington Society

Join the fun and help raise money for the Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) at this year’s Windsor-Essex County Indy Go-Kart Challenge.

The HSC has organized Indy Go-Kart events for the past 17 years across Canada. Last year, locally, $16,700 was raised.

This is a unique and family friendly fundraiser that appeals to all ages. Even people affected with Huntington Disease (HD) zip around the track in friendly competition to try and finish first… it’s better that NASCAR! Participants collect pledges from family, friends, colleagues and businesses, or make a donation themselves to the HSC.

The event is being hosted by HSC Windsor/Essex County Chapter on Sunday, September 10 at the Zap Zone Fun Centre, 1930 Ambassador Dr., Windsor. Registration starts at 8:45 a.m. and Go-Karting is from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Proceeds from this event help fund programs in family services and research for people affected by Huntington disease (HD). For more information visit www.hsc. events.ca/EssexIndy

What is Huntington Disease? Huntington disease is a debilitating brain disorder that is fatal and incurable. HD destroys the life of one in every 7,000 Canadians and is a disease of families. A child of a person with HD has a 50% risk of inheriting this deadly disease. Approximately 1 in every 5,500 is at-risk of developing the disease and HD touches even more whether it is as a caregiver, a family member, or a friend.

As it progresses there are more uncontrollable jerking movements, relentless cognitive and emotional impairment, and difficulties swallowing. Symptoms usually present between the ages of 30 and 45, and worsen over the 10-25 year course of the disease. HD is like having ALS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia all in one disease. HD researchers are leaders in genetic research and are making amazing advancements quickly.

When HD is unlocked it may create a “domino effect” and provide answers to other neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkinson’s and even cancer.

Local contact for the Huntington Society of Canada is Paul Bateman, 519-322-5924 or pjb8man@hotmail.com

Suspect identified and charged

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to thank the public for their assistance in identifying a sexual assault suspect in relation to an incident June 29 in the vicinity of Fox St. and Chestnut St. in Leamington involving a teenage girl.

As a result of a composite drawing that was released by the OPP, a 17-year-old suspect has been identified and charged.

A Homestead reenactor demonstrates the lost art of blacksmithing.

Local business people attend Bill 148 information session

By Pat Bailey

With proposed changes to Bill 148, The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act 2017, Leamington business people had a chance to hear the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s take on those changes.

“The need for continued support of all businesses is paramount and reinforces the Leamington District Chamber’s critical role as the voice of business,” said Wendy Parsons, general manager of the local chamber.

Last week, Wednesday, July 26, the chamber hosted an information session at the Best Western Plus and about 50 local business people turned out to hear just how those changes may affect them personally.

On hand to answer many of those questions was Karl Baldauf, Ontario Chamber of Commerce Vice-President of Policy and Government Relations.

According to Baldauf the “pace is just too much too fast.”

He said the breakneck speed at which the Ontario government is trying to push this legislation through leaves many questions unanswered — more specifically, just what impact this will have on Ontario businesses and its economy.

Baldauf said while intentions may have been good in the proposed minimum wage hike to $15 an hour from its current $11.40 an hour, the ramifications could be devastating, especially on those it was aimed to help. “It certainly could result in job loss,” he said.

The problem, said Baldauf, “We just don’t know.”

With the minimum wage proposed to jump to $14 an hour by January 2018, and up an additional dollar by January 2019, Baldauf said this should not happen without some kind of an economic analysis on the impact the move will have.

He said jurisdictions generally take much more time when introducing increases to the minimum wage, and over the past seven years that increase has been 12 per cent. With the 32 per cent increase proposed, he said many employers will be unable to absorb such a jump in pay to its employees.

In addition to the dramatic increase to the minimum wage, Baldauf said other proposed changes to Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, such as the expansion of sick leave and vacation and equal pay for equal work could be equally devastating on Ontario businesses.

He said with employees entitled to 10 personal emergency leave days a year (two paid), as well as no requirement for a doctor’s note “adds insult to injury”.

That, he said, would open the doors to employees, especially summer students, just taking off the last two weeks of summer, with two of those days paid.

He said provisions such as this take scheduling and rate of pay out of the hands of the employers.

“The employer should have a provision to pay certain employees more,” said Baldauf.

“Don’t adopt a one size fits all scheduling provision,” he said, pointing out that depending on the size of the business it could mean that businesses will either have to decrease service or increases prices in an attempt to stay afloat.

Baldauf said the government has committed to expanding daycare access, and improving seniors’ care, yet these changes will mean higher daycare costs, as well

as increased costs for care in seniors’ homes — a group living on fixed incomes.

He also said provisions such as the elimination of secret ballot voting when it comes to forming unions will put undue pressure on employees opposed to the formation of unions.

Overall, Baldauf wants the Ontario government to apply the brakes. He said the Ontario Chamber of Commerce has been working in an attempt to slow down the process.

Parsons said she was pleased with Baldauf’s informative and engaging presentation.

“In Ontario,” she said, “small businesses make up 98 per cent of all businesses.”

Parsons said she has heard from Leamington chamber members that if the planned 32 per cent increase in minimum wage is implemented over the next 18 months it will be difficult.

“Business owners are predicting a struggle to quickly generate the revenue required to offset the rising labour costs,” said Parsons. “This means that a significant number of businesses fear they cannot keep their doors open.”

Parsons urges the government to just listen to the business community and work closely with employers and industry associations to develop dedicated exemptions for specific sectors.

Meanwhile, Baldauf said they have been doing an economic impact analysis to outline possible negative impact such changes in legislation could result in: continue to update and promote the Keep Ontario Working webpage; released an open letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne surrounding the pace of Bill 148 implementation; made a presentation to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; letter writing to the Premiers, Opposition Leaders, Ministers, Critics and local MPPs; gathering stories from Ontario businesses with a heavy emphasis on negative consumer effects; and hosted regional events and town halls.

He said they are not backing down and will continue to work in an attempt to slow down the process.

In mid-August to September, Baldauf said they will utilize the outcomes of the economic analysis to consider methods for effective engagement and communication of legislative impacts; government relations, social media, and media relations to promote key findings from the report; and finally, strategies will place heavy political pressure in terms of voter basis, support and outreach.

For further information, visit keepontarioworking.ca

Karl Baldauf, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Vice-President of Policy and Government, addresses about 50 local guests regarding his concerns over Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act.

Oh

what tangled webs we weave

The old Jim Stafford song ‘Spiders and Snakes’ came to mind this week as I finally disposed of two giant, plump spiders who had been playing chicken with me for the past couple of months.

I don’t know if anyone else has this problem, but these spiders set up residence in my vehicle’s side mirrors and spun webs all over both doors.

For the past two months, I’d wash the car, only to have new webs appear the next morning.

car, I spotted him weaving his tangled web on the passenger side door, about eight inches from the safety of the mirror. I quickly grabbed a magazine I had in the back of the car and whacked him good, assuring my wife that he was dead and wouldn’t be bothering her side of the car again.

It felt very chivalrous as I brushed the magazine off and stored it back in the trunk.

At the car wash, I tried applying the high pressure spray into the mirrors, and even sat the good old foaming brush on each mirror, thinking that the soap would evict the eightlegged squatters once and for all. To my frustration, that didn’t make a difference.

Someone suggested spraying vinegar in there, while others recommended good old fashioned bug spray or WD-40.

I really didn’t want to harm the inside of my electric mirrors, so I didn’t do any of those things.

It became a waiting game.

With that small victory, I waited patiently for the motherof-all-spiders to make another appearance on the driver’s side.

I don’t know what prompted him (or her) to vacate the safety of the mirror on Monday morning, but there he was, taunting me as I approached the car.

I could almost hear him reciting ‘Little Miss Muffet’ as I got closer to the door.

One night last week, I was driving and happened to glance at my driver’s side mirror, only to see Spider #1 staring back at me.

This was my opportunity, but I had to get the car pulled over first. The last thing I wanted was a distracted driving ticket for trying to kill a spider while driving.

He was mid-web and a good distance from safety, which gave me a minute to get my trusty spider-stained magazine from the back of the vehicle.

I moved like a gazelle to the driver’s door and hit him with full ‘Casey-at-the-bat” force. Only, I didn’t strike out. He didn’t make it back to his refuge.

There is indeed, joy in Mudville, after all.

I pulled over and grabbed the closest thing I could grab, a Tim Hortons cup.

As I lowered the window, the stubborn arachnid sprung into action, trying frantically to get back inside the mirror.

I had one chance and I took it, helplessly watching the medium cup with the remnants of a double-double, tumble from my hands as he scampered out of harm’s way.

It’s funny, I really don’t have a fear of spiders, but like many people, really don’t want to deal with them either. They serve a purpose in the eco-system and maybe I set the eco-system back a bit with my violent eviction but I’m confident I can wash my car, at least for this week, and not expect more webs all over my doors for the next little while.

So the opportunity was lost, at least for the time being.

Production

Lo and behold Friday night about 10 p.m., Spider #2 made his first, and last, appearance. As we approached the

That is, until the itsy-bitsy intruders decide to set up house in my mirrors again.

I’ll keep that magazine handy, just in case.

Carrying the baton wisely

As the lucky peacock gets to shed its old feathers and grow a new set, I, along with many of you, wonder if we can get a new set of knees without aches, a back that’s not stiff and elbows that don’t creak. I could go for some renewal, what about you?

I flashbacked to the days when my mother would take me to a local seamstress to have me fitted for a new figure skating outfit.

Lifestyles...

A wise women, yes my mother, has repeated to me many times and now I repeat to you again, “a change is as good as a rest”. I found myself saying these exact words to the owner of the island just the other morning. He has been fighting Parkinson’s disease for over 14 years. At the same time, as I was encouraging him to go for a boat ride that he was trying to gracefully bow out of, I was in the kitchen trying to make the best of a spasming back. Lying down didn’t help, sitting up was the worst, and continuing to move made it bearable. I wish that the owner, like the peacock and me, could shake some new tail feathers or at least hope that time would make things better and not worse!

While being measured I would suck in my belly, hide my growing breasts, and try not to gasp for air at the end! Shoe fittings were another ordeal. I loved going to Watson’s, but it was hard to cheat when they put your feet on that new fangled, steel shoe-sizing device. It measured both the length and width of my foot! Where did I ever get the idea that I needed to suck it in or curl my toes into size 5 shoes when they were a 6 at least? I will always remember walking around Cedar Point squeezed into those too-small shoes. I think I still have blisters to remind me of my silliness!

It pleases me to hear some of the many stories that the owner has of adventures to many different parts of the world. One of my favourite tales is told by Arthur and is about the first time he met the owner. Over 30 years ago, Mr. A. built his own 52-foot double hauled sailboat which he, along with his crew, sailed from Europe to the island. Arthur recalls a strapping man arriving with two crewmates, hopping off the boat with a strong mind and body.

I have hopes that throughout our life we have the grace to create a facade that we are comfortable with, that mirrors our true self.

Friday morning, after a limbering walk up to the main house, I prepared a breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt and granola. Listening to great tunes while waiting for the eggs to poach and English muffins to pop, I had some visitors. Ghandi, Engine’s wife, and their two daughters, Anaya and Brinique, came for a visit. I’m hoping that it was me they were coming to see and not just the waft of fresh croissants luring them in. Ghandi asked me if I would measure the girls for their school skirts. Being 13 and 9, they are both growing as teens and pre-teens do.

I had to get measurements of their waists and hips, and then the length from their waist to 2 inches below their knees. If their skirt doesn’t reach 2 inches below their knee in the fall, they will be sent home from school. I noted how relaxed and confident both young ladies were as I measured them, even with their mother exclaiming how much weight they had both gained.

Even though I am in awe of both Anaya and Brinique’s confidence, I also know from whom they get it. Ghandi is no small women, but is beautiful in all ways. She has the legs of a runner and a belly from the sugar that is defeating many Bahamians. Her face radiates contentedness. I worry about the health of Ghandi and her daughters because by all standards they are, or shortly will be, a diabetic risk. On the other hand, they seem to exude an air that says, “I like what I see in the mirror.” And there is a lot to be said about that!

Whether we like it or not, our children absorb many of our habits both good and bad. I can’t help but admit that it excited me the first time our eldest daughter asked for a favourite recipe, our son prepared a meal for his team, or our youngest messaged me some pics of her healthful creations. It is also equally exciting to find out that dancing with them in my belly to Robin Trower or André Boccelli may have rubbed off too. The music they listen to is the eclectic proof.

Someone recently said that an actor friend of theirs, who acts in Shakespearean plays, studies birds to help him get into his role. He goes to the zoo, specifically to the aviaries, where he choses a bird that he thinks looks like the character he is playing. Whether it’s the stoop in the birds back or the way he perches or cautiously steps, the actor learns to mimic it to get into his character. For him this seems to work well.

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SHANNON MATHESON

Fatal crash on Hwy 77

On July 26, at approximately 8:15 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Lakeshore Fire Department and Essex Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 77 at the intersection of Lakeshore Rd. 310.

A tractor-trailer carrying rolls of steel collided with a passenger vehicle at the intersection. Jacob Elias Friesen, age 30, of Kingsville, was operating the International tractor-trailer unit when it struck a white Chevrolet at the intersection. Mr. Friesen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The lone occupant driver of the white Chevrolet, 76-year-old Yvonne Decaire of Lakeshore, was transported to an area hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries and passed away July 28.

Highway 77 between Essex County Rd. 46 and Lakeshore Rd. 311 was closed while the OPP’s Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) conducted their investigation, the vehicles were removed and a severed hydro pole was replaced.

Carrying the baton wisely

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Unlike many of the beautiful creatures of this earth, we don’t molt, shed our achy feathers, nor are we able to build a chrysalis around ourselves and emerge as a beautiful butterfly. The saying that “they are beautiful inside and out” shows a metamorphosis the human race experiences; one that makes beauty way more than skin deep.

Monday morning I ran and was surprised how well I felt doing it. On my first round I sighted a perfect peacock feather, but waited until my last lap to pick it up. As I did so, my mind went back to track and field when my friends on my relay team would pass the baton to each other. I carried the beautiful feather to the end of my run thinking of the batons that our closest friends, family and some strangers subliminally pass on to each of us and we pass on to those close to us.

If we build on our inner beauty and honour all of the virtues that we strongly believe in, I think that our body or shell, no matter how it seems to let us down, will exude our true colours. No matter what spectrum of the kaleidoscope of colours, we all are put on this earth with our unique beginning and end. The time in between is given to us to be the person that we have the courage to be, and whether or not we carry the baton wisely “It’s the moment — however brief or singular — when we are our complete, best self, when we know with an almost metaphysical certainty that we are right.” – U.S. Senator John McCain

New LDSS: No room for pennants and plaques is appalling

Editor:

While visiting Leamington District Secondary School recently, before it closed, I was appalled to find out that the pennants and plaques that the sports teams won over the years were taken down and were either sold or given away instead of being displayed at the new school.

I was informed by the administration that there was no room for these.

Even the four pictures of the County Athletes of the Year were not kept for display.

How sad that there was no room to preserve the history of these achievements of these teams.

– Ernie Purr, Former student, teacher and coach

If I had a million dollars…

Editor:

The year of 2016 was a dark one for Essex County Libraries. It resulted in “the longest library strike in Ontario’s history”. (Quill and Quire Nov 2016)

Taxpayers saw their tax dollars, $29,000 a week for 8 months, go to a security company in London. Why hold approximately $790,000 of unspent taxpayer contributions, plus $140,000 approximate government funding for future use, when already there is $120 million in reserve funds?

Perhaps the funds could be used immediately to benefit these taxpayers who lost use of all library services. Direct some funds to technology that can be used by the public to strengthen our competitiveness in an increasingly technological world.

Literacy is not just information, libraries are not just books.

Items such as 3D printers, available for use at larger branches and/or taken to schools as part of an outreach program, makerspace kits to encourage family and teen use of the library, commercial sewing machines loaned to the public, e-readers loaned to the public, a toy library, are only a few examples that are immediately transparent to the public.

Let’s not hide these funds away for tomorrow, when there is a need today!

– Donna Hyodo, Kingsville

County to work with consulting firm on roads rationalization study

By Ron Giofu

The County of Essex’s road rationalization process is continuing with a consultant to be talked to regarding the process.

The County put forth an RFP to find a consulting firm that would undertake a road rationalization study; however, the results of the RFP process was not what the County was looking for. County CAO Brian Gregg said the RFP was circulated to eight pre-qualified firms with three giving written acknowledgment they planned to submit a proposal. When bids closed June 28, only one firm actually submitted a bid.

“Administration was surprised and disappointed in the lack of interest in this project shown by the consulting industry,” Gregg said in his report to County Council last Wednesday night, July 19.

Gregg told County Council that administration reached

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out to find out why interest was so low, the results ranging from consulting firms being too busy, firms not sure they could complete the proposal the way the County wanted and that many other RFP’s were closing in the same time frame.

The one firm that did bid – CIMA Canada Inc. out of Burlington – had their “P’s and Q’s right,” said Gregg, but what they were proposing in terms of handling the project wasn’t what the county was expecting.

“The submission was considered technically sound but was deficient in several critical areas that, in the opinion of administration, would not allow the project to be completed within the suggested timelines nor to an acceptable outcome,” Gregg stated in his report. “The proposed project milestones would not allow adequate time or resources to appropriately engage and support the local municipalities. The project delivery methodology described in the response did not recognize the required level of effort to build consensus, mediate disputes or provide additional technical data collection and analysis. The proposal relied on readily available data with minimal resources allocated for data verification/analysis or collection. To meet the timelines established in the RFP, the proposal condensed many tasks with unrealistic completion targets that would not allow adequate input/review by stakeholders.”

Gregg told County Council that administration wanted to meet with the firm so they can have a “deeper understanding” of the project and, after discussing it with the firm, recommendations would come to County Council’s Aug. 9 meeting.

Those recommendations would be either to move forward with the project or to issue another RFP. Gregg said the idea is “to put pressure on the consultant and see if they are able to do it.”

LaSalle Mayor Ken Antaya concurred with Gregg’s recommendation.

“We don’t want to let this slide off of the table, otherwise, we might not get it back on the table,” said Antaya.

Estate information session at SECC

Whether you are someone’s Power of Attorney, executor or you are concerned about your own estate plans, SECC’s estate information session is for you!

South Essex Community Council (SECC) is hosting an Estate Information Session on Tuesday, August 15 at 6 p.m. in the ADP Room at their Leamington office, 215 Talbot St. E. There is no cost to attend this event.

Topics to be covered include: the difference between an estate plan and a will; how to keep your will private; explanation of probate and probate fees; six steps to design your Estate Protection Plan; duties of the Power of Attorney; duties of an estate trustee/executor; and the importance of keeping family harmony.

Those interested in attending are asked to register by Monday August 14. Contact Katja at SECC kwuerch@ secc.on.ca

Leamington resident one step closer to collecting lottery prize

Domenico Dimenna of Leamington is one step closer to claiming his lottery win of $11,028.20 from playing Poker Lotto All In on June 24. Domenico also won $500 on the instant portion of his Poker Lotto play bringing his total winnings to $11,528.20.

As Domenico’s wife is an employee at an OLG retail location, this prize falls within OLG’s definition of an Insider Win.

The prize claim has completed the first step of a two-step Insider Wins process, which is an independent investigation of the claim by a third-party working in partnership with OLG’s regulator, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

To complete the prize claim, the prize will be held for a 30-day waiting period as part of OLG’s Insider Wins process. If there are no additional claims on this prize, it will be paid to the claimant in August.

The ticket was purchased at Jack’s Mini Mart on Talbot St. W. in Leamington.

Can vegans still drink wine?

Please help keep this column current and relevant. Let me know what you would like to hear about and submit your questions to me at csfdanner@gmail.com or on Twitter @gr8grapz.

Before I get to this issue’s question, I am going to beg your indulgence while I recount an experience at a local restaurant a couple of weeks ago.

We ordered a bottle of wine to go with our perch dinners. Fifteen minutes later, the bartender came over and sheepishly asked if we had ordered any drinks. When we told him that we had ordered a bottle of wine, he said, “Oh, that’s for you?” and went back to the bar and returned quickly with the bottle of wine in an ice bucket and poured our first glasses. While pouring, he told us that he was “helping out as the service staff were so busy with another group”.

Let’s Wine Together

Two issues here: one, the bottle was already open when he brought it to our table. If the bottle is open before it arrives at my table, how do I know that it actually contains what is on the label? Number two, he didn’t let anyone at the table sample the wine to make sure it was drinkable. These are common accepted – and expected – points of wine service at all levels of dining.

One of my goals in writing this column is to inform and educate you, the local wine consumer, on universal standards of wine service to help to enhance your experience with wine in this region and, indeed, wherever your travels may take you. I would love to hear your comments and experiences.

Now for this issue’s question, from Dave in Stoney Point: My fiancée and I are vegan… we can still drink wine, right?

Steve, this is a great question and one where you really have to do your research, which may possibly include speaking directly with the winery.

While the basic components of wine do match a vegan lifestyle, the uncertainty comes from the variety of products that can be used to filter or clarify the wine. In North America, these products often include egg whites and gelatin, which to my omnivore mind are not vegan-friendly.

In some regions of Europe, they go so far as to use bull blood – yes, you read that correctly – for this purpose. While no traces of these products should remain in the finished product, there is always the possibility of trace amounts remaining. This is akin to food product labels that indicate that the product “may contain nuts” or “was processed in a facility that manufactures products that contain nuts”, but no regulations exist for winemakers to include such statements on the wine’s label.

Blood clinic honouring Alex Archer

This month’s Blood Donor Clinic held at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex on the first Wednesday of each month is in honour of Alex Archer. The clinic is Wednesday, August 2 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Alex Archer is a 12-year-old boy from Cottam, whose mother is Leamington dentist Dr. Karen Archer. Alex was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on Christmas Eve 2008 at the age of 3 1/2. He was brought into remission at Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario in London and finished chemotherapy in March 2012. In April 2013, Alex had a relapse of ALL and was again brought into remission quickly and finished treatments in August 2015. In January 2017, Alex had a second relapse and although he was brought into remission again, a bone marrow transplant was recommended and this was done at SickKids hospital in Toronto on June 1. He remains in Toronto and was recently moved out of the transplant isolation unit to Ronald McDonald House in Toronto. Doctors recently told the Archer family the transplant was successful!

Many people know that leukemia is a cancer of the bone marrow in which high numbers of immature or abnormal blood cells form instead of normal amounts of the many types of cells needed for many body functions. Throughout Alex’s many years of treatment, he has required dozens of blood transfusions to help his energy and prevent serious infections and bleeding problems. The Archer family greatly appreciates each and every blood donation!

Dr. Archer and other staff members will be present on August 2 from 1 p.m. until about 5 p.m.

CARMEN DANNER

14th ANNUAL

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

JULY 28 - AUGUST 6, 2017

• Southwest Outdoors Club – Big Boyz Fishing Tournament

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2017

• 5:00 pm - Midnight - Erie Street North closed beside Ivan Coulter Park

• 11:00 am - 11:00 pm - Legion Patio

• Legion Smoked Fish Contest

Judging 5 pm. People’s Choice 6 pm. Entries drop off from 3 pm 5 pm

• 8:00 pm - Midnight - Michael Rios Trio, sponsored by Royal Canadian Legion

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017

• 9:30 am - Pet Parade at Coulter Park

• 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Friendship Club Open House featuring BBQ, Bake Sale, Craft Sale, Flea Market

•10:00 am 3:30 pm - Summer Vendor Event at Wheatley Baptist Church

•10:00 am 4:00 pm - Quilt show and desserts at Wheatley United Church Admission $10.00

•11:00 am - Fish Fest Parade starting at Wheatley Arena to Lamarsh St. Featuring Sun Parlour Pipes & Drums Band and Royal Scot Pipe Band

•12 noon - 4:00 pm Wheatley Idol Contest at Coulter Park Stage

•5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Michael Rios Trio on Coulter Park Stage sponsored by Bowman Feed and Supply

•11:00 am - Midnight - Wheatley Legion Patio

Erie St. N. closed between Talbot and Elm St.

July 28 - August 6, 2017

July 28 - August 6, 2017

• 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Wheatley’s Famous Yellow Perch and Broasted Chicken Dinner at Wheatley Arena, $22 per person, Extra Fish $5, Children under 10 $10

• 8:00 pm - Midnight - Ryan Bradley Band at Coulter Park Stage sponsored by Wheatley Legion, Wheatley BIA and The Pogue

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017

• 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Toast and Jam, bar open 3 pm - midnight sponsored by Wheatley Optimists

•8:00 am - 1:00 pm 1st Wheatley Scouts Breakfast at the Legion sponsored by Wheatley Legion

•6:30 pm - British Beat 66 in concert at Two Creeks

•11:00 am - 6:00 pm - Wheatley Legion Patio Erie St. N. closed between Talbot and Elm St.

•1:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Wrap up of SOC Big Boyz Fishing Tournament at Wheatley Arena, Bar open 12 noon - 5:30 pm. Draws and Raffles

K of C hosts car show

By Bryan Jessop

The parking lot of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Leamington temporarily took on the appearance of an auto dealership lot set back in time.

The St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus hosted its fifth annual Car and Bike Show Saturday, July 29 on the Talbot Street East church grounds, where the event was greeted by near perfect weather conditions. The show’s previous best attendance of 51 classic and custom vehicles was surpassed by an even 10, with 61 vintage cars, trucks and motorcycles in attendance throughout the five-hour event.

About half a decade ago, the local Knights of Columbus Council #13797 organized a meeting to consider a new approach to fundraising in support of St. Anthony’s and to help offset the organization’s day-to-day operating expenses. At the time, Junior Youssef suggested a car show and has been the event’s lead coordinator ever since.

“We just wanted to put something together that entire families could come out to and enjoy,” Youssef explained. “It’s a way to bring everybody together and have a fun day.”

Funds for the show were raised through $10 per vehicle and $25 per vendor registrations and the sale of beverages and barbecued hot dogs and burgers. Spectator admission and coffee were offered free of charge.

More than 20 local businesses offered their support by donating door prizes for owners who registered their vehicles. Youssef and a team of about 12 volunteers — mostly Knights of Columbus members — spent the previous three months preparing for this year ’s show.

“I owe a huge thanks to everyone who came out,” said Youssef. “I’m really grateful to everyone barbecuing on a hot day like this.”

Youssef described George Tannous — who attends several local car shows handing out flyers to promote the St. Anthony’s event — as the fundraiser’s biggest supporter. The show was accompanied by both DJ and live music, the latter provided by Robert and Kelly

Upon the event’s completion, trophies were announced and handed out to winners of categories that included Best Paint, Best Original, Best Modified, Best Import, Best Kit Car, Best Bike, the Grand Knight’s Award, Best of Show and Viewer’s Choice, the latter voted on by the owners of vehicles registered for the show.

For the past three years, the K of C car show has also assisted with the ongoing funding project to eventually build a new St. Anthony’s Church. The fundraiser for a new building — earmarked for a Highway 77 location within close proximity to the

Lebanese Club.

David Bodi brought along two generations of Dodge Challenger RTs — a 2010 and 1970 edition — to the fifth annual St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus Car and Bike Show Saturday, July 29.

The 1970 version took the award for Best Original. A total of 61 vehicles were registered for this year’s show, with proceeds to support the funding for a new St. Anthony’s Church to be built at the site of the Leamington Lebanese Club along Highway 77.

Harold Enns chats about his 1934 Ford Model A with a visitor during the fifth annual St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus Car and Bike Show.

Youssef.

Leamington

The 1965 Shelby Cobra replica of Joe Raffoul soaks up the summer sun during the fifth annual St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus Car and Bike Show. The entry won the award for Best Kit Car.

(SUN Photos)

1931 DeSoto coupe wins “Best of Show”

Andy Stanton was 17 and living in Scarborough when he bought his first car, a 1965 Buick Skylark. Hungry for more horsepower, he traded that car in on an orange 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, and the story of that car is coming soon.

Meanwhile, just over a year ago, Andy purchased a 1931 DeSoto coupe with rumble seat in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and brought it home to Leamington, where he now lives. It was a street rod in need of some TLC, which Andy was happy to provide.

In no time at all, he fixed it up, cleaned it up, and polished it up enough to win “Best of Show” at the Cruisin ’16 Car Show last summer at the Roma Club hosted by the Leamington Classic Cruisers Alumni.

When Andy’s DeSoto coupe was new, it came with a flathead six with 67 hp or a flathead inline eight with 75 hp. Now Andy’s DeSoto has all the horsepower he will ever need. Under the hood is a 400 cubic inch Chev V8 bolted to a 700R4 automatic transmission feeding the power to a ’77 Chev rear end. The rubber that meets the road consists of four Mickey Thomson tires on mag wheels from OK Tire on Talbot Street West in Leamington.

The body is all original steel and its blue and silver finish sparkles in the sun. The interior is fully equipped with Dakota digital gauges and all the comforts of home. The suspension has been modified with a Mustang II front end and parallel leaf springs in the rear Walter P. Chrysler brought out the DeSoto in 1928. Every DeSoto from the first had 4-wheel hydraulic brakes, which Chrysler had introduced on the first Chrysler in 1924. Ford did not go hydraulic until 1939.

DeSoto got its first V8 engine in 1952, a scaled down version of the first Hemi brought out by Chrysler the previous year, although you could still get a DeSoto six cylinder with 116 hp up to 1954. In 1955, all DeSotos had a V8 engine, and reached their peak in 1958 with the DeSoto Adventurer having 355 hp.

By then, competition in the medium price field was fierce and DeSoto was squeezed out in December of 1960 after only a few 1961s were built.

But the DeSoto name lives, thanks to cars like Andy Stanton’s 1931 coupe. If you see him with his car at the Cruisin ’17 Car Show at the Roma Club on Sunday, August 20, be sure to say hello.

Andy Stanton hold “Best of Show” trophy with his ’31 DeSoto coupe at the Cruisin ’16 Car Show in Leamington last summer.

Anthony Tannous (centre) accepts the People’s Choice Award for his 2007 Cadillac XLR from St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus Car and Bike Show organizer Junior Youssef (left) and volunteer Alec Gabriel Saturday, July 29. A total of 61 vehicles were registered for this year’s show, with proceeds to support the funding for a new St. Anthony’s Church to be built at the site of the Leamington Lebanese Club along Highway 77.

in the

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Putting your thoughts into action isn’t easy this week, Aries. But you know you have to get moving on something. Dig into familiar tasks that you can do on memory.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, most of your best decisions are fueled by the heart. Continue to put your full self into all that you do, and others will recognize your undeniable devotion.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

It is time to stop diverting attention away from the truth, Gemini. Remember that honesty is the best policy. Find the time to talk about the situation.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, confidence gives you the power to open doors and initiate conversations you never would have thought possible. Trust your gut instinct and move forward.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, people are anxious to hear what you have to say, even if the discussion pertains to something minor. Enjoy the attention while it lasts.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, a busy time is ahead and it’s easy to get overwhelmed when you look at the bigger picture. Instead, focus on one detail at a time until you get through your tasks.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

You have something to discuss that others may find uncomfortable, Libra. Get it out in the open, and in so doing you will remove the mystique of the situation.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you can lay the foundation for a deep, intimate friendship if you want to. Revealing your own vulnerability can inspire others to trust you.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, if money is on your mind, speak with a financial advisor, accountant or knowledgeable friend. Setting new goals may be the answer.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Do you find you are constantly reinventing yourself, Capricorn? If so, you may not be comfortable in your own skin. Learn to see what others find so appealing about you.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, right now you might benefit from some quiet contemplation that can help you zero in on new goals. Take a few days for yourself to mull over your options.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Don’t try to accomplish too much on your own, Pisces. Your network of friends is waiting in the wings to help you out whenever needed.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

JULY 30

Lisa Kudrow, Actress (54)

JULY 31

Zac Brown, Singer (39)

AUGUST 1

Jason Momoa, Actor (38)

AUGUST 2

Sam Worthington, Actor (41)

AUGUST 3

Tom Brady, Athlete (40)

AUGUST 4

Jeff Gordon, Retired Driver (46)

AUGUST 5

Lolo Jones, Athlete (35)

OBITUARY

Alfred Joseph Regnier

OBITUARY

Robert Shaw

William “Robert” Shaw passed away peacefully at the Erie Shores Hospice in Leamington on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the age of 72. Late of Wheatley.

Alfred Joseph “Ringo” Regnier, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Erie Shores Healthcare, Leamington, at 81 years of age, after a brief Illness. He leaves behind his wife Irene of 62 years. Beloved father of Lynn (Dean) Bateman, Denise (Dave) Wallingford, Jacqueline (John) Graham and Anne Marie Regnier. Loving Pepere of Ryan and Tyler (Angela) Dittus, Jill Wallingford, Laura (Jason) Wallingford-Baltazar, Charlene (John Paul)

Graham-Gallant, John (Heather) Graham, Katie (Decio) Marques, Scott (Stacey) Graham, Nicole Regnier. Predeceased by one grandson Eric. Adored Old Pepere of 11 great-grandchildren and 1 deceased. Predeceased by his parents Azord and Velina Regnier, and brothers Russell, Morgan, Larry (Phyliss) and Donald (Betty) Regnier. Will be missed by his siblings Carl (Valerie) Regnier, Betty Anne (Gordon) Dufour, Marilyn (Wayne) Mayor, Marion (Paul) Boutette, Barb (Victor) Kelch, Irene (Jim) Malette, Carol (Jack) Hawkins, Danny (Irene) Regnier, and Terry (Linda) Regnier. Dear brother-in-law of Clara (Leon Roelans) Willet, Rita (Ed) Brooks, Jeanette (Joe) Graham. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. Special friend to his buddies at Blondie’s and the stables.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington (519-326-2631) on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral Service to celebrate Ringo’s life will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations made by cheque to the MS Society or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort or make a charitable contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Loving husband of Kay (Derbyshire). Dear father to Beth Shaw and her companion Nadine of London, Alex Shaw of Leamington, Rebecca and her companion Sean of Cottam, and Trevor Bailey and his wife Michelle of Wheatley. Cherished grandpa to Gillian (Kyle), Emily (Jason), Aryn, Lauren, Blair, and great-grandchildren Beckett and Lucca. Predeceased by brothers Murray (2007), Peter (2002) and Leslie (1967). Brother-inlaw to Larry and Ruthann Derbyshire, Bill and Linda Derbyshire, Ron and Edith Derbyshire, and the late Robert Derbyshire (2015).

In January of 1964, Robert joined the R.C.A.F. and started flying training in Centrailia, Ontario. He then went on to Penhold, Alberta, to complete his training, and later decided to move back home to Wheatley. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 324 Wheatley for 51 years.

Visitation was at the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little Street South, Wheatley (519-825-7741) on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and on Friday from 2-5 p.m. 7-9 p.m. Royal Canadian Legion service was held on Friday evening.

Funeral Service was held from the funeral home on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with David Derbyshire officiating. Cremation. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Wheatley.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores Hospice, Wheatley United Church, or the Wheatley Legion Br. 324.

Wheatley Br. 324 Legion news

By Jan Watson

Competition was keen among the 15 players who shot Fun Darts on July 21 at Wheatley Legion. Mary Robinson, Arnold Seili and Richard Howe tied with Carol Balestrieri, Gerry Hucko and Jim McClellan with 5 wins each. Also tied with 4 wins were Rosemary Duquette and Gord Crook – Velma Hope, Steve Acott and Larry Evoy. Julie Reid and Tim Moore won 3 games. Bonnie Evoy and Doug Seili finished with one win. Carol and Rosemary were the ladies who doubled out.

Due to this weekend’s outdoor patio, Fun Darts will be played on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Claudette Sykes and Sly Meredith ran the Meat Draws on July 27. Bill Derbyshire and Al Durocher won meat twice each and Jen Horak won meat and the 50/50 draw. Other winners were Sly, Mary Robinson, Wes Siddall, Jan Watson, Earl Dunmore and Kim McNeely.

Meat Draws are held every Saturday at Wheatley Legion from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Last Saturday – a great turnout – 95 people attended the Fish Fry to help Bert Overholt celebrate his 95th birthday.

Fish Fest this weekend – lots of fun for everyone! The Branch will hold an Outdoor Patio on Friday, Saturday and on Sunday afternoon. There will be entertainment provided by the Michael Reos Band on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Ryan Bradley will entertain on Saturday evening. The Scouts will also be serving breakfast at the Branch on Sunday starting at 8 a.m.

Coming up… Branch Fish Fry on August 19; Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast on August 20.

Bank

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10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434 LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805

THE THEATRICAL PRODUCTION ‘GRACELAND’

AUGUST 16 - AUGUST 20

If you can’t go to Memphis come to GRACELAND by Ellen Byron. ‘Graceland’ is a play about two women wanting to be the first to enter Elvis Presley’s mansion, Graceland, in June 1982.

Opening Night – 40th anniversary of Elvis’s death Wednesday, August 16. Includes – GRACELAND PLAY, Elvis fare by Ray’s Ribhouse and Elvis Karaoke with Doug Hunter, 7:3011:00 p.m., $25.

GRACELAND - Play only $10.

Thursday, August 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 18 @ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 19 @ 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 20 @ 2:00 p.m.

Tickets available at Wharram’s Jewellery and Counter Effects; online via our website, www.banktheatre.com or our ticket hotline: 519-326-8805.

OFF SITE EVENTS

August 1, 3, 15, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31 - UKE CAN DO IT! FREE ukulele lessons for kids aged 7-12. Kid-sized instruments provided during the lessons. Sessions are 45 minutes, 1:00 - 1:45 pm or 2:15 - 3:00 pm. Location: St John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington. Please call 519-326-0586 to register.

Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 24, Dec. 22 - Dale’s Friday Coffee House. Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington, 7:00 pm, free will.

October 1 - DAZZLING DUOS AND TRIOS. A classical concert featuring a variety of duets and trios for 2 flutes, piano and organ, culminating in an abridged version of the well loved “Mennonite Piano Concerto” by Victor Davies. Performing artists are Helen Brown, Linda Regehr, Natalie Dorion and Jonathan Baylee. Sunday, October 1 at 3:00 at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S, Leamington. $15 or $10 for groups of 10 seniors or more. Watch our website for ticket details. www.banktheatre.com

NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 6:30 PM at THE BANK THEATRE, 10 ERIE ST S, LEAMINGTON. ALL ARE WELCOME. $5 MEMBERSHIP FEE.

Two Creeks welcomes British Beat 66

On Sunday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m., British Beat 66 invades the Two Creeks stage.

If you love the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Eric Burden and the Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Dave Clarke Five, The Kinks, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Searchers, The Zombies, The Who and many other great British Bands, then you’ll love British Beat 66.

Complete with ’60s costumes, musical equipment and especially all those great songs, this band is a musical tribute of the British Invasion of the sixties. British Beat 66 doesn’t imitate any particular artist, opting to add their own unique twist to this great music. With the list of bands mentioned, they certainly have an insight into many people’s old but precious LP collections.

The concerts at Two Creeks are free, although the hat is passed to help offset costs. Refreshments are provided by 1st Wheatley Scouts.

Two Creeks is located at 21618 Kent Rd. 1, just north of Wheatley.

Operation Dry Water aimed at reducing alcoholrelated accidents and fatalities on the water

Drinking and boating accounts for approximately 40% of boating-related fatalities on Canadian waterways. To raise awareness and reduce alcohol-related deaths, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) is launching year 5 of an initiative called “Operation Dry Water”. Its goal is to discourage this dangerous practice.

With the summer boating season in high gear, the August 5th long weekend is the perfect time to remind boaters about the risks of drinking and boating. Combined with sun, wind, waves and the rocking motion of the boat, the effects of alcohol on the water can be greatly increased.

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, August 2, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New donors & walk-ins welcome! To book an appointment or for additional information, please contact us at 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888236-6283) / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App.

FREE ESTATE INFORMATION SESSION, Tuesday, August 15 at 6;00 p.m. in the ADP Room at South Essex Community Council (SECC), 215 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Whether you are someone’s Power of Attorney, Executor or are concerned about your own Estate Plans, this session is for you. Register with Katja at kwuerch@secc.on.ca by Aug. 14.

LEAMINGTON CRUISIN ‘17 CAR & TRUCK SHOW - Sunday, August 20 at the Roma Club, 19 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington. Show off your ride - classes for all modified vehicles and restored/original prior to 2002. Awards & door prizes. Registration 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon. Proceeds to Miss Lizzy’s Foundation. Admission free. Info: leamingtoncarshow@gmail.com.

MUSIC MONDAYS AT LEAMINGTON MARINA from now until to August 28, 6:15 - 7:45 p.m., weather permitting, with Musical Mates Brad and Lynn Bailey, Jim Chorba and Brian Bailey. Come, sit, relax and sing along to a variety of secular and gospel music. Bring your lawn chairs. Info: 519-326-4825.

THURSDAY MUSIC NIGHT AT LEAMINGTON MARINA. Join Mike & Mary for delightful musical entertainment from 7:00-8:00 p.m. every Thursday evening until August 31, weather permitting. Everyone welcome!

SUN COUNTY LYME AWARENESS SUPPORT GROUP - Learn and share about Lyme disease. Monthly meetings held last Wednesday of every month (except July and August) at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens at 6:30 p.m. Meetings resume in September. Everyone welcome!

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, September 6, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New donors & walk-ins welcome! To book an appointment or for additional information, please contact us at 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App .

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

MOODS DISORDER GROUP MEETS the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leamington District

Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor. Info: Nancy at 519-971-4050 or nrkolah@sympatico.ca

NEW FREE RECOVERY PROGRAMS at South Shore Health Centre, 15 John St., Leamington, side entrance, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday - Westover after care group. Monday - women’s only group. Tuesday - youth group. Wednesday - mixed SMART group. Thursdayfamily and friends education. Sunday - mixed group in Spanish. Call 519-990-2530 or see www.southshorehealthcentre.com

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

DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAVE PARKINSON’S?

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

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

VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED. Are you a retired teacher or just enjoy working with youth? The On Track to Success Program is looking for volunteers to support high school students in Leamington with learning. Tutoring sessions are Monday to Thursday after school and in the evenings. Orientation and training provided. For more info contact Liam GIles-Hayes 519-258-0000 ext. 1181 or lgileshayes@ weareunited.com

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

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

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

Federal statutes dictate that whether or not your craft is motorized, you can be charged with Impaired Operation of a vessel under the Criminal Code of Canada if your blood alcohol level exceeds the .08 threshold. This means you can be charged even if you are impaired while operating a canoe and a judge is able to, upon conviction, suspend your boating privileges. Some provinces have enacted legislation where drinking and boating can affect your automobile driving privileges. In Ontario, for example, Bill 209 amended the Highway Traffic Act to also apply to “anyone operating or having the care or control of a vessel”. As such, anyone found boating with a blood alcohol level above .05, faces an onthe-spot automobile drivers’ license suspension. Should the person’s blood alcohol concentration exceed .08, upon conviction, an additional suspension of up to one year can be applied.

Sun Parlour Rodeo continues to raise funds for local health care

Organizers of the annual Sun Parlour Rodeo are hoping that this year’s addition to the family event will truly be a Sweet 16.

Easy Walking Stables at 1835 County Road 18 in rural Kingsville will again serve as the site for the Sun Parlour Rodeo, organized by the Pavao family, Nelson Carvalho and a team of volunteers. The 16th yearly edition of the successful, two-day attraction will take place Saturday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 6 with 6 p.m. start times.

The Sun Parlour Rodeo was initially launched in 2001 as an idea brought to fruition by John Pavao with the support

of his family. In the 14 years that have since followed, the event has raised a combined $330,000 for causes that have included charity golf tournaments, equipment at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, WE Care For Kids and the Erie Shores Campus of Hospice of Windsor Essex County Inc.

Within its first few years, the rodeo raised money for a bladder scanner, baby monitor, portable defibrillator and $45,000 toward the dialysis unit for LDMH, recently renamed Erie Shores HealthCare. A sum of about $100,000 has been raised for ESHC by the Sun Parlour Rodeo, which

for 2017, will again focus on funding equipment for the local hospital. Advance tickets for this year’s Sun Parlour Rodeo can be purchased up to August 4 and are available at Johnny’s Gas Bar, Jack’s Mini Mart, Double Seven, Elio’s Café and Shades Tanning Salon in Leamington as well as Vehicle Venture and Trainer’s Choice in Windsor and Harrow Feed Store in Harrow. Prices for advance tickets are $12 per adult and $6 per child while day-of, at the gate tickets will be priced at $15 per adult and $7 per child.

Wheatley swimmer golden in Toronto

By Bryan Jessop

Maddy Lavoie established herself as one of the region’s most successful swimmers years ago, but with a recent eight-medal haul, has also put on an impressive display of weightlifting.

The 17-year-old Wheatley resident collected eight of the substantially-sized gold medals of the 2017 North American Indigenous Games recently, adding to her already noteworthy list of in-pool accomplishments. The NAIG brought in 5,000 young indigenous athletes from across the continent to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre to complete in 14 events. Lavoie entered nine events in the U19 girls category, where she dominated as both an individual swimmer and as part of a four-member Team Ontario relay entry.

“I thought it was a huge honour just to be considered for these games,” Maddy explained. “It was great to be able to express how proud I am of my heritage. I usually don’t get the chance to do that.”

Lavoie’s background on her father’s side of the family originates to the Wyandotte tribe of the Metis in

Windsor, as Maddy noted that her grandmother is often referred to by her tribal name Running Rabbit. In January of this year, Lavoie was informed that she had advanced to the short list for consideration to represent Team Ontario. About four months later, she was informed that she had been selected as one of approximately 15 members of the hosting province’s swim team.

Lavoie’s swimming events were held with finals on Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21. Her only absence from the podium came in the 200-metre individual medley, where judges declared that she had performed too many fly kicks on pullout. Maddy’s coaches insisted that she had not exceeded the permissible number, but to no avail. Lavoie’s qualifying time in the disputed event of 2:25:25 was the best of any of the division’s entries in either the qualifying or final race.

Her list of individual finals began with the 50-m backstroke, where she submitted time of 29.67 — 0.75 seconds faster than the

“It was great to be able to express how proud I am of my heritage. I usually don’t get the chance to do that.”

— Maddy Lavoie

second-place finisher. From there, she took part in the 200-metre IM and then went on to the 200-metre breaststroke, where her time of 2:39.01 was 18.89 seconds quicker than the secondplace competitor.

The following day, Lavoie’s individual finals began with a time of 2:20.37 in the 200-metre backstroke, 3.69 seconds ahead of the silver medalist. Next up was the 100-metre breaststroke, where her 1:13.83 was 4.8 seconds faster than the next quickest swimmer. In the 50-metre breaststroke, Maddy’s time of 33.20 brought her 1.87 seconds ahead of the runner up.

For each relay race, Lavoie teamed up with Renee Corbiere, Kristen Quigley and Mayheve Rondeau. In the 4 x 50-metre freestyle relay, the Ontario group clocked a 1:52.03,

North American Indigenous Games

5.67 seconds ahead of second-place Team Yukon. In the 4 x 100-metre freestyle, Lavoie’s group completed the race in 4:04.27 — 18.33 seconds ahead of secondfinishing Team Wisconsin.

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Wheatley’s Maddy Lavoie (second from left) accompanies the Team Ontario banner as one of the participants in opening ceremonies of the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto. The local swimmer was the only member of Team Ontario to bring home eight gold medals. (Photo submitted)

Local athlete to represent Ontario

By Bryan Jessop

Leamington’s Hannah Chacko is all about baseball — right now, at least.

The UMEI student was selected in mid July as one of 14 players to play for Team Ontario in the annual Baseball Canada 16 and Under Girls Invitational Championships, to take place Thursday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 20. About 50 players tried out for the team starting in June, with tryouts organized by Baseball Ontario and open to all players within the appropriate age bracket.

Additionally, Chacko has also been invited to represent Ontario’s 21U Women’s team, also for the Baseball Canada 2017 championships. The elder of the two provincial teams she’ll play for heads to Stonewall, Man. — a town of 4,500 located 25 km north of Winnipeg — for its tournament Aug. 24-27.

“In the summer, don’t even ask her about hockey because there’s baseball going on.”

— Sam Chacko

Chacko, at 15, will be eligible to try out for the same 16U team again next year and the 21U team for another six years.

The elder of the two provincial squads contacted Hannah Monday, July 24 to inform her that she had made the final cut.

Starting Grade 10 in September, Chacko first picked up a bat for organized baseball about a decade ago in Leamington District Minor Baseball Association’s t-ball program. Since being of age, she has played boys travel baseball within the LDMBA Lakers’ system, making the Ontario 16U team her first experience with an all-female hardball team. Currently, she plays for the bantam travel Lakers.

Since June, Chacko has made the four-hour journey to Toronto each weekend for tryouts and then for 16U team practices. Players hoping to make the final cut came from across Essex County, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, North Bay and other communities scattered across the province. Other local players to represent Ontario’s hardball teams in recent years have included Aiden Massad and Jessica Jeffery of Leamington and Jenna Hillman of Tecumseh. Chacko and her 16U squad is officially based out of

Thornhill, a Toronto community immediately north of North York and east of Vaughan — the latter of which will host this year’s 16U Girls Baseball Canada Invitational Championships. This year, Ontario’s players range in age from 13 to 16. Chacko, nominated last month as UEMI’s 201617 junior female athlete of the year, alternates between the positions of third base, shortstop and pitcher. She will likely switch between those same places on the field as both the 16U and 21U national tournaments progress.

“She really loves being on the team,” said Hannah’s father Sam Chacko of her involvement with the Ontario 16U group. “The thing she values the most out of the whole experience is the camaraderie and making new friendships.”

One of Baseball Canada’s purposes behind the annual tournament is to develop players through the chronological order of age groups until they are old enough to try out for men’s and women’s teams provincial teams. The intention from there is to recruit players for Team Canada’s international tournaments that hopefully include the Summer Olympics. Last year, Ontario’s 16U girls won the national tournament.

“There’ll be some big expectations of the team this year,” Sam noted.

Hannah is no stranger to athletic competition, as the only girl in Essex County playing boys’ rep baseball this season. Last season, she served as team captain with the Southpoint Minor Hockey Association bantam girls team and also for this year’s Ontario Basketball Association Leamington Cougars, which now has a tournament championship to its name. Through the most recent WECSSAA high school season, Chacko played for the Lightning’s girls volleyball team and slopitch team and was nominated the most valuable player for both groups. Hannah also finished the 201617 school year as the UMEI Grade 9 student with the highest grades.

Sam explained that one of the biggest athletic challenges his daughter faces is picking one particular sport as her favourite or the one she’d most like to pursue as far as possible.

“It’s a question she gets asked all the time,” he explained. “Whatever sport she’s playing at the time is the only one she concentrates on. In the summer, don’t even ask her about hockey because there’s baseball going on. In the

winter, vice versa.”

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The annual Baseball Canada national tournament will bring the 10 16U Girls participating teams to Vaughan Wednesday, Aug. 16. The week will include an opening ceremonies and finale banquet following playoff games. Ontario is being grouped into a pool with Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and Prince Edward Island for round robin play while Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Quebec, British Columbia and a host team from Vaughan will represent the other pool. All playoff games will be played Sunday, Aug. 20, starting with the two fifth-place teams going head to head as the fourth-place entries do the same. Semifinal games will pit pool leaders from second-place teams of the other group with the two winners to square off at 6:30 p.m. for the gold medal game. The bronze game will be played between semifinal losing squads three hours earlier.

From Aug 3-6, Hannah will volunteer to help run the senior women’s championships in Windsor. The tournament was brought to the nearby city by Windsor sports tourism director Samantha Magalas, the first Canadian woman to play for a men’s university team. Two years ago, Magalas met Hannah during a Toronto Blue Jays instructional camp hosted by the LDMBA and has since become her baseball mentor.

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The welcome cooler weather brought out 23 ladies to play in the18hole league at Erie Shores on July 25. The winners had the lowest net score using their two best par 3s, their two best par 4s, and their two best par 5s.

Winners were: A Flight - Lisa Fehr; B Flight - Diane Penner, Muriel Davey and Brenda Ruiter; C Flight - Diane Parkinson. Brenda Ruiter had 3 chip-ins, and Carolyn Kelly won the longest putt contest.

Congratulations to all!

Hannah Chacko of the Leamington Lakers connects with a pitch during her team’s OBA peewee ‘C’ tournament opener Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 at Kinsmen Field. Chacko has been selected to represent Ontario in the Under 16 Girls national fastball tournament, to take place next month.

E.S. Thursday night men’s golf results

On what turned out to be the hottest afternoon and evening so far this season in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores Golf Club, Team Primo, led by captain Matt Iacobelli, had a blistering 24-point night on July 27 to leap into a first place tie with Tim Tiessen’s Sons of Pitches who had the second lowest tally of all teams this past week, picking up a measly 13 points to hang in with Primo with their 178 point total.

The Bush Wackers, captained by Raoul Morin, came through with an impressive 22-point evening to take a stranglehold on third place and now sit just 3 points behind the top two teams. Ward Hutchins and his Duffers and Bluffers team also had another big night, picking up 24 points to move 15 ahead of the Tomato Killers, led by captain Geoff Dunmore, who stand in fifth place with 148 points.

Brian Humphreys and the Weapons of Grass Destruction had the lowest team total, striking for only 11 points to fall into the basement with 144.

With the steamy weather conditions came some very low gross and net scores in the individual play categories. Leading the way with a sizzling 5 under par 30 was Matt Iacobelli. Just two shots behind with 3 under par rounds of 32 were two other team captains, Raoul Morin and Ward Hutchins. Also breaking par was Ryan Harder with a one under par 34, while another team captain, Brian Humphreys, had an even par score of 35.

In the low net scoring the numbers were also impressive, with seven players tying for low with 4 under par net rounds of 31. This group included Wray Pollock, Paul Barnable, Matt Quiring, George Kir, Heinz Kosempel, Mel Pace and Raoul Morin.

Another group of seven, including Russ Brunelle, Jerry Meloche, Steve O’Hara, Garth Dennerley, Brian Geddes, Matt Iacobelli and Ward Hutchins, all finished with 3 under par net scores of 32.

The skins competition was also jumping in the gross division for players with 3 or lower handicaps. Brian Humphreys bagged an eagle 3 on the par 5 sixth hole, while Matt Iacobelli scored an eagle 2 on the par 4 9th hole. Ward Hutchins also picked up a skin with his birdie 3 on the 8th hole.

In the 4 to 6 handicap gross division, Greg Dunmore, Steve O’Hara and Mike Herbert all had single skins, while single net skins went to George Kir, Dan Musuronchan, Jason Tiessen, Brian Plumb and Mel Pace.

Still leading the way in the overall skins standing is Matt Iacobelli who now has a $43.74 total. Ward Hutchins remains in second place with $39.58, while Brian Humphreys is next at $33.33. Neil Debacker is alone in fourth spot at $31.25 and Duane Vlodarchyk is now in fifth place with $30.

Players are reminded to tell the Pro Shop or Larry the Starter if they can make it for the team fun night competition on August 10 at 5:30 p.m. with dinner and prizes to follow at Flamingo’s on the lake. To keep up on the league’s results, simply go onto the Erie Shores website at www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page”, hit “Statistics” and drop down to “2017”.

Southpoint Men’s Softball League Standings

Schedule for Aug. 3: D1 Buds vs Car Barn; D3 Grinders vs JTF; D7 Sluggers vs Farmers (exh); Dawgz forfeit.

Wheatley swimmer golden in Toronto

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Ontario won the 4 x 50-metre individual medley with a time of 2:04.30, 10.63 seconds faster than silver-winning Team Wisconsin.

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As a Grade 11 student earlier this year at Leamington District Secondary School, Lavoie earned OFSAA gold in the 100-metre individual medley. Two days after returning from the NAIG, she headed back to Toronto for the Canadian Nationals. Despite battling illness, she reached the finals in the 100-metre breaststroke. She also took part in the 200-metre individual medley, 200-metre breaststroke and 200-metre backstroke. Maddy will return to competitive swimming with her Windsor-Essex swim team in September and then in November with her LDSS team.

Also in the autumn of this year, Lavoie will make recruitment visits to a couple U.S.-based universities. In search of a school with a competitive swim team, she plans to take courses in exercise science.

Presently, Lavoie is hoping to make Olympic trial times, with Canadian trials to take place in April. Her best time in the 50-metre breaststroke is already fast enough to qualify for Team Canada’s entry in the World Championships, although that race is not one of the categories in the Summer Olympics, where she also hopes to compete in Tokyo for the year 2020. Lavoie describes the 100-metre breaststroke and 200-metre individual medley as her best chances to qualify for Canada’s Olympic team.

Wheatley’s Maddy Lavoie reveals her eight gold medals earned during the 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Toronto Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21. Lavoie was the only member of Team Ontario to capture eight gold medals in the week-long event.

(SUN Photo)

Teams compete at Tomato Town Tilt

Wednesday evening, July 26, a group of recreational pickleball players competed in a male pairs tournament, the Tomato Town Tilt, at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Eleven teams competed for the Jose’s Bar & Grill sponsored trophy, as well as Jose’s gift cards and bragging rights.

Stonehouse Reunion

MICHAEL DIGIOVANNI & ALICE BOUTROS

Dan and Marie DiGiovanni together with Majdeline Boutros and the late Sarkis Boutros would like to congratulate Michael DiGiovanni and Alice Boutros on their upcoming wedding.

Michael is currently finishing medical school in Chicago, and Alice is presently teaching at Monseigneur Augustin Caron in LaSalle.

We are so proud of both of you.

The first Leach Family Reunion was held at Kelso in 1969, near Hamilton, Ontario.

Jim and Doreen (Broom) Stonehouse were moving to the farm in Tilbury East to raise their sons. Yet, they did not want to lose contact with the Leach aunts, uncles and cousins.

While Jim’s mother was born in Chatham, all became scattered. Now, only one aunt, Mary Turner of Kemble, Ontario, is sole survivor.

On January 13, 2017

the first of a new generation was born in Kingston, Ontario. Hudson Jon Henry Moelker named after his two grandfathers, weighed in at 2 pounds 2 ounces, with Jim and Doreen becoming great-grandparents. And their son Jon and his wife Jodi are grandparents, as their daughter Jade and her husband Nate began a family.

To honour this Canadian-named boy in the year 2017, the families will join together to reunite and to celebrate a birth in the Sesquicentennial summer.

This little star will shine on August 19th at the first Stonehouse Family Reunion. Time changes locations, but…Family is Forever!

of Stephen & Laurie Slingerland on her graduation from Leamington Distirct Secondary School on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Also, congratulations on receiving the Governor General’s Academic Medal, being an Ontario Scholar, receiving Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation (OSSTF) Scholarship, Dr. A. D. Froese Memorial Scholarship, Morgan Brown Scholarship, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188 Jasperson Scholarship, Selkirk Shield, Knights of Columbus St. Michael’s Council Bursary, Ontario Hockey Federation Bursary and L.D.S.S. Math and Physical Education Awards.

JOHN BAILEY

July 26 was a day filled with many different emotions as we laid my brother John to his final resting place. For nearly a month we watched as cancer, such a lousy rotten relentless disease slowly consumed my brother. As difficult as it was, there was solace in knowing that the suffering was finally over. It was such an honour for me to be asked if I would place John's remains at the bottom of his grave.

On behalf of my family and Dorothy's family, I would like to thank all of those who attended the graveside service, as well as those who kept us in their thoughts and prayers even though they could not attend. The amount of love and support shown by everyone has been truly incredible. Such a tribute to a man who touched so many lives!

A very special thank you to Pastor John Cats who provided a very unique and unforgettable service as he sang and read scripture for my brother and all of us. As I listened closely to Pastor John it became even that more evident that life is too short and that we should never take life for granted and we should live every day to the fullest. There is a saying that lives with me every day and it goes like this: "Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift".May John Bailey's memory live on with all of us.

God Bless!

Kaitlyn

KAITLYN MacVI AR Merv & Maxine Thompson are proud to announce the graduation of their granddaughter from Fanshawe College as a Social Service Worker. Kaitlyn is the daughter of Christine Thompson and the late Charles MacVicar.

Son of Stephen & Laurie Slingerland on his graduation from St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology, on Thursday June 15, 2017 with a Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology.

Also, during Christopher’s three years of studies at St. Clair, he received the following scholarships:

Daughter

And after an evening of competition, it was the team of Don MacTavish (left) and Dan Tamburo (right) who took home the top prize at the Tomato Town Tilt men’s pairs pickleball tournament. (SUN pnoto)

Change is in the “Ayr”

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

I was never one of the top dogs in any science/physics class, but I do recall the ‘for every action there’s a positive and negative reaction’ rule.

A couple days ago, I read a story about England’s plan to disallow the sale of all new gasoline and diesel engine-powered cars by the year 2040. It seems they’re following the lead of France, which plans to do the same thing starting in the same year. In a nutshell, the pressure is on the manufacturers of electric cars to do some serious R&D (research and development) over the next 23 years, at least for Canada’s two founding nations.

The perks of replacing internal combustion engines with electric/battery-powered passenger vehicles of course include a massive reduction in environmentally harmful emissions. I’m told electric cars have fewer parts, which would also reduce maintenance needs. It is, however, a good thing the two European former military rivals are giving their plans more than two decades to take shape. Presently, the average electric car can travel between 250 and 300 km on a single charge. If you live in this neck of the woods and are planning a road trip in your electric car, you’d better map out the charging stations along the way if you plan to go any further than Guelph.

You’d also be wise to schedule an extra 30 minutes into your schedule. As of now, the fastest stations available take half an hour to conduct (no pun intended) a full charge. Could you imagine taking that long to fill a gas tank? The line-ups would be massive and people would go absolutely insane. Twenty-three years should be plenty of time to develop an electric car with a battery that can be replaced as easily as the 1.5 volt Duracells that power my kid’s toys, which would pave the way for a battery exchange program similar to how many of us replace empty propane tanks on our barbecues. Still, you’d better hope it doesn’t get TOO cold in the winter, as your ‘mileage’ will be reduced far more drastically than it ever was in your old petrol powered dinosaur.

Right now, the cost of charging an electric car’s battery is pegged at about one quarter to one fifth the price of filling an average sized gas tank — it’s even FREE in some locations. Don’t expect hydro companies to be so generous (did I just type that?) when EVERYONE needs electricity to power their cars.

Back in the day, when most driveways had only one car, gas was so cheap that even the most frugal families filled up without giving it a second thought. If you think Ontario is raking its citizens over the coals NOW on the price of hydro, wait until it powers everyone’s cars.

Recently, it was announced that the Ontario Hockey Association will make it a bit more difficult for Junior C teams to recruit OJHL and GOJHL (Tier II Junior A and Junior B) players just prior to the annual transaction deadline. It’s been a detrimental situation for many B squads, including the Leamington Flyers. A 19-year-old, planning a future that includes an extra year of junior hockey as a 21-year-old overager (allowed only at the C level), moves down to a PJHL team to make it happen. It’s left many a GOJHL franchise scrambling to fill late holes in their rosters.

Specifically, the new rule allows each C team only four 19 and older players with two or more seasons of prior experience at a higher level. Just as the recent limit of nine 20-yearolds per B team became known as the “Caledonia Rule,” the latest bit of OHA legislation is already being dubbed the “Ayr Rule.” Yes, the new rule is, in a matter of speaking, a win-win. It’ll lessen the impact of players jumping ship from B teams while preventing C teams from loading up on higher caliber players in preparation for a lengthy playoff run. Apparently, the PJHL’s Ayr Centennials were/are notorious for applying such a tactic.

For the most part, I like the new rule. It is, however, a bit shy of being “Ayrtight” (sorry, couldn’t help it). The big budget C teams WILL find other ways to snag the best available talent before rosters have to be finalized in early February, potentially at the expense of their not-so-big budget adversaries. Otherwise, new recruits will come from the nearest midget systems. I don’t envy Junior C general managers for the balancing acts they have to perform — minor hockey’s travel midget teams are obviously a crucial source of talent, but you don’t want to rely

Midget Lakers post a win and a loss

The Leamington Midget Lakers posted a win and a loss last week. In an exhibition game against Tecumseh AA at home the locals were edged by a score of 3-2. On Thursday, July 27 they travelled to Woodslee and shutout the Orioles 4-0.

In the loss, the two teams were tied 2-2 in the seventh inning. Tecumseh had a man on second with one out, who scored the eventual winning run on a confusing play when the umpires differed on a call. After a brief discussion, the decision went in favour of Tecumseh.

James Hiebert went the distance for the Lakers giving up only three hits, walking four and striking out five. Brett Enns led the offense with a pair of hits, Ryan Wall, Anthony Fehr, Lucas Lamotte and Kyle Wall had single tallies.

Lamotte was the ace against Woodslee as he tossed a no-hitter (his second of the season against that team). The Laker veteran struck out nine and walked four.

Leamington struck fast in the top of the first inning. Enns and Kameron Wall led off with walks, R. Wall doubled to score two and then scored on a Brandon Teichroeb line drive single. Fehr singled to score R. Wall in the fifth inning to account for all the runs.

The next Midget home game is Tuesday, August 8 when they complete their Sun Parlour Baseball Association regular season with a game against the Amherstburg Cardinals at 7 p.m. at the Kinsmen Baseball Complex.

TOO heavily on their ranks. It’s getting hard enough for many associations to ice minor and major midget travel teams as it is.

When too many players are being snatched up by nearby junior teams, what’s left over is a depleted roster that’s getting pummeled game after game. That’s a pretty frustrating and discouraging experience for a teenager who could instead be spending his spare time working to help fund fast-approaching college or university expenses. In other words, C teams would be well advised not to bite the hand that feeds them. That could get tougher with the new “Ayr” rule.

This might be stretching it a bit (only time will tell), but the new rule could even have adverse affects on Tier II A and B teams. Imagine you’re a GOJHL or OJHL player with just one season of experience in that league and/or you’re 18 years old. In that situation, you can move down to any C team (and secure another season of junior hockey as an overager later down the road) without being counted against their four-player limit. Not too many C teams are going to turn down a player with Tier II A or B experience who can remain on their ros-

ter for another three years. In those cases, the “GO” and “OJ” squads would be losing their younger talent, which is even worse than losing players who’d only have had one more season anyway.

My solution would be to allow Tier II A and B teams a few overagers (taking overagers away from C teams would only worsen the aforementioned travel midget situation). On the other hand, fewer B players to snatch up would still be another reason for PJHL teams to lean harder on their midget feeder systems. No perfect solutions, I guess.

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Major Bantams starting to peak as OBA finals approach

The Leamington Lakers Major Bantams, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, traveled to London this past weekend and came home with a very respectable 2-1 record.

The Majors soundly beat the Kitchener Panthers 15-1, and the Mississauga Tigers 15-4 before they fell a run short to the Beaver Valley River Rats in a hotly contested 4-3 game.

Congratulations to game 1 and game 2 MVP Eric ‘Lefty’ Wright and game 3 MVP Andrew ‘Silky Smooth’ Verhaeghe.

This team has no shortage of good hitters, as all 11 players contribute with the big stick. Head coach Dave along with coaches Nick and Ryan are doing a good job tightening up the defence as the team has one month to go on their road to the OBA final weekend. Leamington will be hosting the Bantam and Peewee division championship on Labour Day weekend.

The Southpoint Sun at Target Field!

The Dunford family of Leamington went on their annual Tigers baseball trip on the weekend of July 21-23 and brought along the Southpoint Sun. This is the sixth year that Warren and Cheryle Dunford and their three kids have done this and Target Field in Minneapolis, MN is the eighth stadium they’ve visited in those six years. Leaving all responsibilities behind, they make the trek each summer to watch their beloved Detroit Tigers. Even though they are having a rough season, the Tigers won the weekend series, making it well worthwhile. From left to right are Mark Dunford, Warren Dunford, Cheryle Dunford, Heather LeBrun and Todd Dunford. The Dunford family are long-time supporters, volunteers and former players in the Leamington Minor Baseball system. (Submitted photo)

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Pitcher Eric Wright was declared the Leamington Knights of Columbus major bantam Lakers Most Valuable Player in a 15-1 victory over the Kitchener Rangers and a 15-4 win against the Mississauga Tigers during weekend play. (Submitted photos)

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Most Valuable Player in a recent 4-3 loss to the Beaver Valley River Rats over the past weekend.

Progs golf report

Another beautiful day greeted 59 proggers and one guest at Erie Shores on July 27. The temperature never got over 26ºC and the wind as usual came out of the north until we reached the 17th and then attacked us from the south. Only at Erie Shores.

A new format was introduced as the proggers formed teams alphabetically. Those whose last name ended in “S” thought this was a bad idea. Team C was victorious with the help of an unnamed retired math teacher who saw an error before all of the envelopes were passed out. Winning members, each receiving $10, were Vic Penner, Richard Reive, Dan McQueen, Wayne Quinn, Mel Pace, Ollie Mastronardi, Dan Musuronchan, Steve O’Hara, Brian Plumb, Wayne Oehlerking, Bob Park, Gary McRae, Brett Madden and Larry Roberts.

Top scorers were Ollie Mastronardi and Todd Hodgson, each with a +7 and taking home $17, followed by Gary Alderson and Brian Plumb with a +6, each receiving $5. Kudos to Ward Hutchins who shot a 73. Nice game!

There were 8 skins with each golfer receiving $13. Congratulations to Gord Anderson, Ollie Mastronardi, Todd Hodgson, Bill Gherasim, Harry Badz, Steve O’Hara, Gary Alderson and Pete Andary who got a natural eagle on #9.

Roger Cote continued his hold on the snake last week. It went from Roger to Matt to Roger to Brett to Roger who wouldn’t let go of that little purple guy. Ron Tremblay refused to get into the tug of war, but someone else will have that pleasure next week.

I played with Claudio and Ken Segedin, and I can only hope that they continue to keep up the banter as they play together in the Ryder Cup. Maybe Claudio can teach some new words to the opposition.

Starting here, it is my hope to add a bit of education about golf as written by Henry Beard and Roy McKie. Don’t worry – I don’t know them either. Today’s term is about the apron. It is a fringe of low grass or “frog hair”, surrounding the green from which golfers make an indecisive jabbing stroke combining elements of a chip, a pitch, and a putt that produces a shot known as a “chupp,” a “putch,” or simply “chitt!” I hope this clarifies what the apron is and the result playing from it.

Intermediate girls baseball

The Leamington intermediate girls interlock baseball team hosted a tournament Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30 where they finished in second place. The Unico team is coached by Todd Marentette and Steve Bridgeman and welcomed 15 guest teams from local communities including Amherstburg, Harrow, Essex, Cottam and Kingsville. In the final, the Cindy’s Home and Garden team of Kingsville defeated Leamington 15-8. The team is made up of, from front to back, left to right, Jayden Marentette, Meghan Akins, Olivia Derbyshire, Brooklyn Smith, Jillian Mastronardi, coach Steve Bridgeman, Ashley Gillett, Jaryn Harris, Melanie Wiebe, Ella Ricio-Durocher, Emma Goulet, Kaitlyn Mastronardi, coach Todd Marentette, Susie Giesbrecht and Macy Bailey. (Submitted photo)

E.S. senior men’s golf

The Erie Shores senior men’s league enjoyed a great day of golf on July 31.

Fifty-fifty winners were Jack Russell and John Tofflemire. Closest to the pin on #3 was Keith Brown and on #16 it was Tim Dobson’s shot. Ed Schachoskoy made the longest putt on #6 with Mike Hanson making the putt on #18. In the game of wolf plus low net, in the foursome with a winning score of 119 was the team of Paul Pringle, Bob Kavanaugh, Gary McRae and Bob Sutherland. In second with a score of 121 was the team of Keith Brown, Don Chalcraft, Ross Clark and Don Noels. Third place at 122 went to the team of Jack Russell, Jamie Arquette, Alden Warner and Dick Segedin. In fourth place at 123 were Ed Krahn, Gord Anderson, Willy Patkau and Vic Marcovecchio

There were a lot of great scores turned in on Tuesday, led by Dave Wilkinson’s 78, followed closely by Keith Brown, Kevin Shaften, and Tom Miehl at 79. Gary McRae led all golfers with three birds on #6, #11 and #12. Several made two birds on their round: Ross Clark on #1 and #2, Kevin Shaften on #6 and #12, Dave Wilkinson on #1 and #9, Richard Reive on #12 and #14, and Frank Gow on #11 and #12. Dan McQueen birdied #1. Jamie Arquette had one on #2. Keith Brown birdied #3. Bob Sutherland, Ed Krahn and Norm Beattie birdied #4. Rick Metz birdied the tough par 3 #5 hole. Ed Schachoskoy birdied #6. Earl Dunmore had one on #8. Stefan Kowal birdied #9. Keith Greenhill, Tom Bondy and Ron Koop birdied #12. Dick Segedin and Gary Alderson birdied #14. Rounding off the birds with one of his own on #16 was Tim Dobson.

If you have not yet signed up for next week, please do so. The league is golfing on WEDNESDAY, August 9 at 8 a.m. See you then.

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, July 24: North/ South - 1st Vi Major and Pauline Mikolash, 2nd Nancy Murphy and Ken Pryke, 3rd Ron Martin and Roy Trowell. East/West - 1st Derek Parry and George Hildebrandt, 2nd Joyce Stewart and Dorothy McGregor, 3rd Mame Nicholson and Dave

Derbyshire. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members are welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, July 26: North/South1st Pauline Mikolash and Jeanne Manners, 2nd Yvonne Vulling and Al Morrison, 3rd Sharon Lutz and Vi Major. East/West -

1st Henry Hildebrandt and George Hildebrandt, 2nd

Theresa Flynn and Shirley Morel, 3rd Bill Chaplin and Steve Haig. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

Harrow Bridge Club, July 27: North/South - 1st Marie Ellwood and Vi Major, 2nd

Sandy and Joyce Gammie, 3rd Pat DeNapoli and Teri Ford. East/West - 1st John and Dorothy McGregor, 2nd

Buddy Ellwood and Joyce Stewart, 3rd Bob and Irene Friend. Bridge is on Thursday at Harrowood, 7 p.m.

TT seniors league enjoys ideal weather

By Bob McLean

On Tuesday, July 25 there were 62 seniors league members who attacked the well groomed Talbot Trail golf course. There were many players who earned their personal best score of the season.

Bob Freure must have liked the recognition Jerry Paine received last week for winning both the long putt and closest to the pin. Bob matched Jerry’s feat by hitting his shot on #9 to within 7 feet of the stick. He also converted a 12-footer on #2. Terrific effort, Bob! Jim Pearson took the top honours by shooting a spectacular 38. Some other fantastic scores were shot by his competitors in the 50-69y division. Wiz, soaring high, produced a terrific 40. He was closely followed by Mike Getty and Jamie Arquette who also merited excellent results of 41. Bummy and Steve Longeway played superbly to achieve impressive 42 and 43 results respectively. Solid 44s went to Scratchy and John Liddell. Fred Michano carved out a gratifying 45. Others, who achieved commendable results below 50, were Herb Reid 46, Art Regehr 47, and Larry Hughes 49.

There were also some amazing scores in the 70-79y grouping. Ray La Pierre had his game in top form as he fired a masterful 39. He had both Rick Thompson and Bill Ward nipping at his heels as they both scored terrific 40s. Al Matthews fired an excellent 42. Three players who earned impressive 43s were Patch, Vic Reynaert and Pat Hill. Joe Vertel scored a solid 44. Al Zanuttini and Bobo produced commendable 45s. Solid 46s went to Doug Langlois and Gary Benninger. Other satisfying scores less than 50 were achieved by the following players: Mac Hyatt and Gordie 47s; Dave Dent and Eugene A. 48s; Richard Humber, Larry Hillman and Ross MacKintosh 49s. Four players who scored nifty 50 were Don Willan, Tom White, Schmitty and Jerry Paine.

In the 80-85y division, Neil Adamson continued his inspiring play by scoring an excellent 45. He was closely followed by Bob Freure and Walter Balsam who fired gratifying 46s. Both Pete Daudlin and Ed Woelk shot superb 47s. Gerry Becigneul and Carl Robinson produced solid 49s. Andy Orsini and Bill Edwards also played very well.

There was no surprise in the 86y+ division as Dave la Bonte continued his exceptional play by meriting an outstanding 47. Orville Ellwood, the league’s oldest participating senior, placed second with a superb 54. Cheerful golfers Murray Cascadden and Scotty Westrop enjoyed both the day and their praiseworthy golf.

The third scramble will take place on August 22 and the final scramble is on September 26.

Robert Shaw, a past director and multi-time club champion at the Talbot Trail course, passed away on July 25. Robert joined the senior league a number of years ago. He enjoyed the league play and the travel excursions. He was a cheerful and terrific competitor and we will miss him. Our deepest sympathies to Kay and family!

What’s That All About?: Did you notice the pink painted bridge on #9? The golf course was built by the founders, directors (past and present). It has been assisted by many cheerful, hardworking volunteers over the years. Congratulations to the present Board of Directors who willingly give their time and effort. They have demonstrated true insight by allowing the bridge to be painted pink as a way of demonstrating our caring towards cancerbreast, prostate, colon, etc. We have all been touched directly or indirectly by it. So, if the colourful bridge gets your visual attention, it has served its purpose for cancer. Either way the bridge still gets you over the water at #9!

ROOM FOR RENT - 1359 Harrison Avenue, Windsor. Students only. $450/month including all utilities. Call Frank at 519-324-5366. jn14-tf

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT in Leamington Chiropractic office. Large office, various single sizes up to 1400 square feet. Health professionals welcome. drjones@bellnet.ca or call 519-322-2533.

COUNTRY COURT APARTMENTS

280 Sherk St. Leamington

• 1 bedroom apartments available.

• Renovated, convenient location, near shopping, sports complex and Seacliff Park.

• Secure entry and manager on site. 519-326-0320

FIORE TOWER

Newly Renovated 2 bedroom apartments available now. Walk-to shopping. Walk-in pantry, utilities included, on-site manager, secure building, laundry, elevator, party room. Call 519-326-4622

ERIE APARTMENTS

137 Erie St. South 2 bedroom units available. 2nd & 3rd floor. 13th month free. Available immediately. Call 519-791-1972

TALBOT SQUARE PLAZA, 114 Talbot Street East, Leamington, for lease. 3175 square feet, zoned commercial. Presently run as a catering business. Kitchen equipment - some for sale. Available for other uses - if less space is needed, we will divide to suit your needs. Call 519-326-2208. au2-tf

ITEMS FOR SALE

LIFT CHAIR 90% off, Lazee Boy, $150. Chrome glass desk, $200 or best offer. New walker, value $500, 75% off, $100 or best offer. No tax. Call 519-398-9190. au2

SEVERAL 1 GALLON JUGSused for wine making, $3 each. Also 128 oz. glass jars (3.79L ) $3 each. Call 519-982-5992. jn21-tf

NEW HORIZON ELLIPTICAL Trainer CE88. Has approx. 5 miles on it. Bought at Canadian Tire. Regular price $2199.99. Sale price $999.00 + tax. Will sacrifice due to physical problems. Asking $750. Call 519-324-0046 and leave a message. au2

YARD SALES

EVERYTHING IS $1 OR LESS! Saturday, August 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 623 Mersea Road 5, Leamington. Many new items - something for everyone. au2

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 & 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 99 Elliott Street, Leamington. Tools, table saw, router table, small compressor, brand new 2 x 4 shop lights, assorted stains, drawer slides, men's bike, fishing poles, household items, ladies medium clothes and plus size clothes, trailer hitch for a Chevy. au2

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, August 4, 5 & 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 22 Rickway Drive, Leamington. Large fish tank with supplies, large cage for small animals, vacuum cleaner, golf clubs, brass candle holders, Timex watches, antique tools, antique crystal stemware, antique oil lamps, all kinds of handmade children’s clothing, and much more. au2

Jack Morris

Auctions Inc.

Farm Machinery Auction Sale

Case IH 7120 & 5140 tractors & other well cared for equip. Saturday, August 12 at 10:00 am

For Brian Reid at 909 Mersea Rd. 10, Staples approx. 1 km east of Hwy 77. No Reserve. Farms are rented.

Tractors: Case IH 7120 FWA; Case IH 5140 Maxum FWA; White 1270; Farmall 706; Farmall 1066; Farmall H; Duals, Front End Weights: snap on T-rail 20.8x38 duals; Snap on T-rail 18.4x38 duals; older 15.5x38 duals; IH front end weights; wheel weights; Combine: Case IH 1620 Axial Flow selling w/Case IH 17 ½’ cut model 1020 grain head; Corn Heads (2): Two IH model 844 – 38” corn heads; Header Wagon sells separate: good shop made grain header wagon; Planting: J.D. model 750 Notill 15’ drill; J.D. model 7000 – 38” – 4 row w/dry fert; Tillage ‘8 furrow plow’: Kongskilde 6000 series 8 f. hydr. reset on land plow; Triple K 36’ pull type cult; 36’ shop made hydr. fold sprocket packer; Case IH 21’ model 490 side fold disc; 21’ man. fold land leveler; 21’ shop made hydr. fold sprocket packer; approx. 16’ land leveler; Wagons: RJ 500 bu. gravity wagon w/roll tarp & lg. single tires; two 450 bu. Derynck gravities w/duals all around; Kilbros model 375 & model 350 gravities; smaller gravity w/seed auger; dual wheel 18’ flat rack wagon; two Ray Service flat rack wagons approx. 16’; one 200 & one 150 bu. gravities; Sprayer: Hardi Commander 750 gal, 60’ boom sprayer; Augers, Ditchers, Anhydrous Applicator, etc: Allied approx. 50’ x 6” auger; Unverferth 14’ hydr. auger w/brush flyte; 5 row pull type anhydr. applic.; small grain cleaner; 3 ph V-ditcher; 5’ – 3 ph chopper; 1500 gal. water tank; transfer pump; four 9.20 truck tires; packer wheels; front wheel for H or M tractor; 10’ scraper blade; Langeman 3 ph power ditcher; small tanks; horizontal hack saw; chem. storage boxes; hay rope; plus very few small misc. items.

Note: very few small items.

All machinery in good working order.

Sale Order: smaller machinery first, tractors last at approx. 12:00 noon. Terms: cash, debit, personalized cheque day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. Lunch available.

Proprietor: Brian Reid, 519-324-1098

Auctioneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 or 1-800-462-3561 Details & photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com

ENVELOPES,invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Keira at The Sounthpoint Sun for quick and economical service, 519-398-9098. tf

188 - Summer Schedule - Friday night perch dinners $16 - July 28, August 11 & August 25. Regular menu items $14. Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519733-5162 (office) or 519733-9081 (bar). ja6-tf

GREENHOUSE FARM LABOURERWANTEDWages $11.43/hour.

Minimum 48 hours, Monday - Saturday. Must be able to maintain attendance, vital for harvesting. Repetitive tasks, handling heavy crates - 40 lbs., working in hot conditions. Send resume to: Ingratta Farms, 341 Morse Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 or fax 519-326-1082.

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RESIDENT APARTMENT MANAGER NEEDED

For a small apartment building in Leamington. Ideal opportunity for self-starter who takes pride in their work and home. Salary, benefits, 2-bedroom apartment. To apply, please email cf@cfgroups.com for full job description.

WELDERS REQUIRED

Ability to weld steel and stainless steel. Apply in person to:

Fab. Inc. 5140 Ure

UNIQUE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Are you an avid outdoorsman and a handyman who retired early in life? Looking for a fun and active part time job? If so, this may be the perfect opportunity to earn money doing what you love!

The Quinnebog Fishing Club, located on Hen Island in Lake Erie is seeking to hire our next caretaker. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• maintenance and repairs of buildings, equipment and boats

• groundskeeping responsibilities on the island

• operating the Club’s boat to transport members for events

Position requires a valid Canadian passport, boaters’ card and competency in operating a vessel 30’ in length. We require availability from May to October, including weekends.

For more information, or to apply please call 519-890-4110

COMPANION SERVICES FOR SENIORSby a compassionate, reliable and respectful, fully insured, Certified PSW. Driving companion - to/from appointments, home errands, shopping. Personal Companionbathing, grooming dressing toileting, foot care, cognitive stimulation, exercise and conversation. Home Companion - meal planning & preparation, dishes, grocery shopping, garbage removal, laundry and ironing. Happiness for the client, peace of mind for the family. Call Debra at 647-393-1260. jl19-au9

WANTED TO BUY

GUNS WANTED - SHOTGUNS, rifles, handgunsany condition, working or not. All ammunition, old hunting knives, etc. Any questions, call Dave at 519738-3224 (Harrow). au2

WANTED TO BUYAntiques, estates, costume jewellery, gold, sterling, coins, tools, clocks, toys. We buy it all. Free appraisals. Cash on the spot. Call 519-727-8894. au2-30

GREENHOUSE WORKERS NEEDED

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

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

Permanent full time weekdays including weekends $11.43 per hour. Will train the right candidate.

Must be able to work within a group or on their own. Reliable and dependable.

Must have own transportation.

Apply:

Southshore Greenhouses Inc. 1746 Seacliff Drive Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2M6

We are seeking GREENHOUSE

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES

• Compensation is $12.00/hr

• Monday through Friday (Occasional Saturdays)

Please apply at: careers@aphria.com or mail a resume to: P.O. Box 20009 269 Erie St. S., Leamington, ON N8H 3C4

We are currently seeking an experienced candidate for the FULL TIME, PERMANENT POSITION OF FABRICATOR/ GENERAL LABOURER Wages negotiable. Willing to train the right candidate. Please forward resume in person to: 229 Talbot St. W. Leamington between the hours of 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. Or by email to: leamingtonglass@bellnet.ca

FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR IN FOOD PROCESSING PLANT

MONDAY TO SUNDAY, 44+ HOURS PER WEEK WAGE $11.43 /HOUR 100+ VACANCIES

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE CLEANING AND SANITIZING PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING AREAS, BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 19/17 AND OCTOBER 15/17.

SEND RESUME

By Mail: Sun-Brite Foods Inc. Human Resource Dept. P. O. Box 70, Ruthven, ON N

Via Verde Hydroponics Ltd. is looking for:

GREENHOUSE WORKERS

• Job duties include plant crop, harvest crop, crop maintenance, greenhouse cleanup, other farm duties as assigned, clean work area, check product for quality assurance, transplant crops, vegetable propagation, sort, pack and stack produce.

• Job requires standing, bending, kneeling for long periods of time, repetitive tasks, working under hot, humid conditions in greenhouse.

• Salary: $11.43 per hour, minimum 45 hours/week including weekends and holidays. Permanent full time job.

Email resume to: hr@sunritegreenhouses.com Fax: 519-733-5290

FARM WORKER/GENERAL

LABOURER - Permanent, full time. $11.43/hour for 40 to 65 hours per week. Requirements - English, no degree or diploma necessary, experience an asset, bondable, own transportation. Fast-paced environment, work under pressure, repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, attention to detail, hand-eye co-ordination, ability to distinguish between colours. Sitting, combination of sitting, standing & walking, standing for extended periods, walking, bending, crouching, kneeling. Location - rural area, working at heights in dusty, hot conditions. Judgement, flexibility, effective interpersonal skills, team player. Experience with a sprayer or duster. Cleaning crop, clipping, suckering, lowering, deleafing, grading, greenhouse cleaning. Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops(tomatoes) . Fertilize and spray crops, harvest crops, detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry, examine produce for quality and prepare for market, and any other duties as needed. Intended for anyone who can legally work in Canada. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application. Apply by email to: ridgefarms@sympatico.ca. jl26-au2

ACCEPTING RESUMES

FOR consideration in all areas: Plumbing; Sheet Metal; HVAC. Journey

Persons to provide proof of License with OCOT (Ontario College of Trades). Prefer experience with construction trades. Please forward all resumes including references, transcript of schooling, drivers abstract to: Grossi Plumbing, Heating & HVAC Services - 238 Talbot Street W., Leamington, ON . Email: grossi@grossiplumbing.ca. Fax: 519-326-3632. jn28-au30

DINIRO FARMS INC, 725 Mersea Rd. 5 Leamington, is looking for 10 permanent full-time Greenhouse Workers. No experience necessary. $11.60/hr 40-48hrs/wk including Saturdays and/or Sundays. Start ASAP. Duties include: hand harvesting, tying, clipping, deleafing, cleaning, packing. Repetitive tasks, physically demanding, standing for extended periods in a hot environment. Own transportation, rural area. Email resume: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net eow-au2

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Crop work, winding, pruning, harvesting

• Checking quality of harvested produce

• Other duties as assigned

WORK CONDITIONS:

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

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

• Working at heights, hot environment

WAGE AND HOURS:

• 40 plus hours a week including Saturdays

• Wage: 11.43/hour, seasonal, full time

No Education Required. No Experience Required. Please forward your resume by email to: hr

Make a Difference in Federal Elections Be a Returning Officer

Your opportunity to serve democracy in Essex

The work of a returning officer is challenging and rewarding. If you’re a leader with management experience and knowledge of your community, this may be the job for you.

As a returning officer, you will plan and manage federal elections in your riding during a ten-year appointment. You will represent Elections Canada and be on the front line for electors and candidates.

The hours of work vary between elections, but increase significantly in the year leading up to an election.

To qualify as a returning officer, you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old, and live in the federal riding where you’re applying to work.

To find out more about the role of a returning officer and how to apply, go to elections.ca and click on Employment or call 1-800-463-6868.

The online application will be available from July 28 to August 18, 2017.

E-mail, call or drop off your classified ad by Friday at 4:30 p.m. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 5, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: sun@mnsi.net We accept CASH, CHEQUE, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

NOTICE

2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

519-733-2305 www.kingsville.ca

kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

TAX NOTICES

2017 Final Property Tax Bills were mailed July 12, 2017

If you own property in the Town of Kingsville you should have received your 2017 final tax bill. The tax due dates are as follows:

August 31, 2017

November 30, 2017

Please refer to the brochure included with your tax notice for a listing of the payment options available. Pre-Authorized Payment sign-up forms are available at www.kingsville.ca or at our office at 2021 Division Road North.

Failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve you from payment of taxes or penalties. Penalties are assessed the day following the due date at 1.25% and each month thereafter until paid. It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to ensure the Town has the correct mailing address.

If you have not received your tax notice please call 519-733-2305 or visit the office at 2021 Division Road North.

CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINGSVILLE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE

The Town of Kingsville intends to control Noxious weeds along the following rural roadsides:

ROAD FROM TO

Road 2 County Road 23 County Road 45

Road 3 County Road 23 County Road 31

Road 5 County Road 23 County Road 31 Road 6 County Road 23 County Road 31

Road 7 North Talbot RoadCounty Road 31 Road 8 County Road 23 County Road 31 Road 9 County Road 23 Highway #3 Road 10 North Talbot RoadCounty Road 31 Road 11 North Talbot RoadCounty Road 31

Marsh Road County Road 27 County Road 34 North Talbot RoadCounty Road 8 Road 7

McCain Sideroad Hemlock Street County Road 27 South Talbot RoadMalden Road County Road 18

Malden Road County Road 23 County Road 34

Cameron SideroadHighway #3 County Road 8

Olinda Sideroad County Road 34 Road 7

Graham SideroadSeacliff Drive County Road 8

Inman Sideroad Highway #3 Road 6

Upcott Sideroad South Talbot RoadCounty Road 34

Using a combination of the following pesticide and Adjuvant: Clearview Herbicide Reg. #29752, containing the active ingredients Aminopyralid (present as potassium salt) and Metsulfuron-Methyl, Hasten NT Spray Adjuvant, which contains active ingredients Methyl and ethyl oleate (esterified vegetable oil). PCP Registration Number 28277 under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada).

Commencing on June 12, 2017 weather permitting, and ending September 29, 2017.

For further information contact: Green Stream Lawn & Vegetation Management Inc. 3350 Fairview St, Suite 3-135 Burlington, ON L7N 3L5 905-510-1229 info@green-stream.ca www.kingsville.ca

NOTICE

Public Notice of Pesticide Use

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington intends to control weeds on municipal rural roads and urban curbs within the Municipality of Leamington.

The Municipality will be treating rural roadside ditches using Weedaway Dichlorporp-DX Herbicide containing the active ingredients Dichlorprop-P 210 g/L (present as 2 –ethylhexyl ester) and 2,4-D 400 g/l (present as 2 –ethylhexyl ester) { Registration #30111} registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA).

The Municipality will be treating urban curbs using ECOCLEAR Fast Acting Weed and Grass Killer which contains acetic acid 25% w/v 250 g/l (Registration # 25528) registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA).

Commencing on June 14, 2017, weather permitting, and ending September 29, 2017.

For further information please contact: Ken Brown, P. Eng

Manager of Public Works

111 Erie St North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 519-326-5761

Collect calls will be accepted.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulates gaming and lotteries for the Province of Ontario. A lottery event may be defined as any event which has the following components:

• a prize;

• a chance to win;

• consideration or a fee paid.

A lottery event exists if money or some other consideration (such as an entry fee) is given for a chance to win a prize and a lottery licence is required from the Municipality of Leamington. Permitted raffle lottery events are:

Stub Draw

Elimination Draw

Calendar Draw

Sports Raffle

Rubber Duck Race

50/50 Draw

Blanket Raffle License

(includes penny and quarter auctions)

Meat Spin/Turkey Roll

Only approved charitable organizations are eligible for lottery licences. Individuals wishing to conduct a lottery event (including games of chance at a “stag and doe” event) are not eligible for a lottery licence. If your organization is interested in applying for a lottery licence an eligibility review must first be conducted by the Municipality of Leamington.

Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, Ontario N8H 2Z9

Tel: 519-326-5761

DUE TO THE CIVIC HOLIDAY, MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH, THE DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS FOR THE AUGUST 9TH EDITION OF THE SOUTHPOINT SUN WILL BE THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 4:30 PM