August 5, 2015

Leamington cyclist riding Canada-wide

By Bryan Jessop

Leamington resident Mary Fehr, along with a friend, is riding coast to coast for a cause.

Fehr and fellow former Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) intern Sarah French began a cross-Canada journey Monday, May 18 in Victoria, B.C. that will eventually end Sunday, Aug. 30 in St. John’s, Nfld. The duo is undertaking the trip in what is being called ‘Bike To Grow’, a fundraiser in support of women farming in the African nation of Ghana.

Fehr and French have their sights set on raising $150,000 for the cause, which will teach women in Ghana to operate soybean farms and help them establish connections in their local markets to sell their crops. The MEDA-run program plans to reach 20,000 women in the coastal country, which despite a surface area of barely more than half of Newfoundland and Labrador, includes a population of about 24.5 — about 9 million shy of Canada’s.

If the two-person team reaches its fundraising goal, the monetary support for the overseas program will actually expand to $1.5 million, as the Canadian federal government’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development will match the sum nine times. As of a short break that began for Fehr and French in late July upon reaching Waterloo, the collected funds reached a total of about $136,000. Waterloo marked the 5,003 km mark in the 8,710 km journey and with about a month to go, the cyclists were optimistic about reaching and possibly exceeding their goal.

“We feel pretty good about it,” said Fehr. “We should be able to raise more (than $150,000). The generosity of everyone has been great. Canada is stereotyped as being full of really nice people for a reason. That’s been shown to us over and over again.”

Fehr and French met through an internship with MEDA after completing their respective post secondary educations — Fehr at Nichols University in Dudley, Massachusetts for marketing and communication and French at Carleton University in Ottawa for international relations. Both participated in humanitarian causes, with Fehr spending nine months in Tanzania along Africa’s east coast and French seven months in the Central American country of Nicaragua. Both witnessed firsthand the hardships women face on a daily basis in their respective placements, which inspired the Bike To Grow project.

Fehr, who assisted her father Abe Fehr with operations of the Junior ‘B’ hockey Leamington Flyers last season, described British Columbia as the toughest segment of the journey thus far. Progressing through the uphill terrain that the Rockies are known for has been what the 24-year-old described as a tremendous test of physical strength and endurance.

“Our bodies are stronger now than ever before,” Fehr noted. “The headwinds have been tough too, but the experience is awesome. We’ve lost tent poles and were hit by a big storm in B.C., but there’s been so much support. We’ve been

offered shelter and lunches have been bought for us in Saskatchewan. People are really looking out for us — they help us out any way they can.”

“Canada is stereotyped as being full of really nice people for a reason. That’s been shown to us over and over again.”

- Mary Fehr

Funds have been collected through pledges and donations made at stops and presentations made along the way. The two have mapped out visits at all MEDA branches along the way, once of which took them on a 600 km detour to Saskatoon. Both worked throughout the previous summer to cover expenses, assuring that all money raised will go toward the MEDA initiative in Ghana. The trip is also being supported through sponsorship by Leamington sources including Grossi Construction and Unifab.

Fehr, who prepared for the trip with a year of cycling that included Spin classes in Kingsville, is on her second bike. The first, utilizing a carbon-based frame, snapped before reaching the Prairies. She is now pedaling on an aluminum bike, which she describes as a very different riding experience.

After reaching St. John’s, the two will take a flight back to Toronto and begin cycling their way to Leamington. After being joined by a couple cohorts in Waterloo, they are scheduled to arrive in Fehr’s hometown by Sept. 5, when they will be greeted by a celebration hosted by the Leamington Municipal Marina.

Along the way, updates on the pair’s progress are available on the website www.biketogrow.com — which includes Go Pro video clips — as well as on Facebook.

Mary Fehr of Leamington (left) and Sarah French of Picton, Ont. make a lakeside stop along with a Canadian flag during their Bike To Grow fundraiser in support of women farmers in Ghana. As of July 29, they raised $136,000 of their $150,000 goal during the Canadian coast-to-coast cycling trip.

Residents head to the farm

Residents from Chartwell Leamington Retirement Home recently went back to their roots when they had the opportunity to visit Picked From Eden farm in Leamington. Some residents got down and dirty and picked fresh produce to take back to the retirement home to spice up some recipes. Many of the residents grew up on farms or owned farms so this was the perfect day trip.

At Picked From Eden, farming is done the old-fashioned way using heirloom seeds, planting crops by hand, controlling weeds with a hoe. No pesticides are used and orders are hand picked. They even dry herbs and can vegetables such as jalapeno peppers, turning them into a product called

“Cowboy Candy.” They have a great variety of vegetables with one of their most popular crops being the beet which is great for juicing, canning and salads.

The garden is approximately three acres and is used as a training ground for people to experience farming and get back to nature. They welcome volunteers and groups who wish to experience organic farming. If you have a group or would like to volunteer at the farm, contact Sam at 519819-8791 or Jane at 226-344-9064. Picked From Eden is located at 1218 Mersea Rd. 2, next to the soccer fields in Leamington.

Residents at Chartwell Leamington can attest to the great taste of the fresh produce!

Changes in store for Tomato Festival this year

By Bryan Jessop

The annual Leamington Tomato Festival may be focusing on “Flavour and Fun,” but when it comes to youth, it’s still also providing for the future.

This year’s three-day series of events, celebrations, activities and competitions is again being supported by Sunset Produce as the main sponsor. Although the annual Miss Tomato Festival Pageant is no longer a part of the schedule, sponsorship opportunities for local youths with post-secondary education plans are still being made available.

Ambassador Contest

The pageant has been replaced with a gender-neutral Tomato Festival Ambassador competition, with the winners to be announced during the weekend-opening Slicing of the Tomato Friday, Aug. 14 at the Big Tomato tourist booth at the Talbot Street West/Fox Street intersection.

The Ambassador contest is open to Essex County youth ages 16 to 20 who can provide proof of enrollment to university, college or other post secondary education institution. Entries were given three questions pertaining to Leamington that were submitted and marked by a panel of judges before an in-person interview process took place for the 10 finalists.

Top three participants will earn scholarships of $1,500, $1,000 and $500 for first through third, respectively. Submission deadline was Monday, Aug. 3.

“We wanted to make sure we could still get scholarship money back into the community,” said Tomato Festival chairperson Mike Ciacelli. “If someone is looking for easy money for school, this is a good way to do it.”

Slicing of the Tomato

The Slicing of the Tomato will take place at noon on Friday. The unique festival opener offers water and tomato sandwiches for visitors, a new tradition that began last year as a replacement to the Tapping of the Keg. The change from 2013 and earlier proved a welcome alteration with the general public.

“Last year’s was the most popular opening event I’ve ever seen,” Ciacelli said.

Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, the festival’s grounds

— Seacliff Park — will open featuring a children’s village and an assortment of food vendors. Also this year, the Leamington Farmers’ Market traditionally hosted by Leamington Fairgrounds each Saturday will be set up near the park’s northeast corner for all three days. Also starting at 5 p.m. Friday will be the Rotary Club Community Fish Fry. All Essex County Rotary Clubs will be supporting the Leamington chapter with proceeds to benefit the new Erie Shores Hospice. The fish fry will take place at the park’s pavilion until 8 p.m.

The stage situated on the hill at the south end of Seacliff Park will feature a variety of music each day. Ryan St. Denis will perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday, followed by Ashley Lynn and The Spurs at 8 p.m. and Buck Twenty Band starting at 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, live music will tentatively start with Jen Knight at 6:30 p.m., Jody Raffoul with special guest Billy Raffoul at 8 p.m. and Christian Vegh beginning at 9:30 p.m.

The stage is situated within the licensed area. Access into the region is free of charge and is open to all ages, although valid identification will be required for those of legal age who wish to purchase alcohol.

Live music will return to the stage Sunday at 11 a.m. with Erin Armstrong, followed by the Dale Butler Band at 12:30 p.m. and Nick Tiessen at 1:45 p.m.

Tomato Festival Parade

The Tomato Festival Parade will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday as scheduled, although the route will be

altered to accommodate ongoing construction. The entries will start at Leamington Fairgrounds and proceed southward as usual, but will turn west onto Talbot Street West before making its way to Chestnut Street and turning south. Upon reaching Oak Street, the parade will head east and turn south back onto Erie Street. From there, the procession will resume the usual route to Seacliff Drive, turning east and ending at the Roma Club. Ciacelli noted that the downtown core west of Erie Street will be ideal for spectators, as the parade will make its way past the Big Tomato.

This year’s parade will feature four marching parades, including Plymouth Drums and Pipes of Plymouth, Mich. Anyone interested in submitting an entry for the parade can contact the Tomato Festival office at 519-326-2878 by Thursday, Aug. 13. Applications and other information can be accessed at www.leamingtontomatofestival.com.

Tomato Stomp

At 1 p.m., the Tomato Stomp will get under way near the west end of the grounds’ main parking lot, which will host the weekend’s information booth. Organizers are looking for a

maximum of 12 teams, using last year’s more precise measurement format to determine a winning team.

Chopped!

A new addition to further support the festival’s scholarship program is being dubbed Sliced Leamington — what Ciacelli describes as a miniature version of the popular television program “Chopped.” The two-segment competition — presented by Sunset Produce — will feature celebrity chef Roger Mooking as emcee and judge and will run from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the park pavilion for the Grade 6 to 8 finalists.

Four competitors per division were selected after entries submitted a one-totwo-minute video (deadline was July 31). In the same fashion as Chopped, finalists will be given a limited period of time to create and offer a dish for Mooking to taste along with fellow judge and Leamignton deputy mayor Hilda MacDonald. The winner from the Grade 6-8 group will earn a $500 scholarship. From 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Grade 9-12 individuals will be given the same opportunity at the same location to earn a scholarship prize of $2,000.

Sunday’s attractions will include a Lions Club pancake breakfast from 8 a.m.

to 11 a.m. at the pavilion.

Starting at 1 p.m., the annual Firefighters’ Water Barrel Games will take place near the Jiimaan docking area.

Festival organizers have also arranged to have a 10-passenger kids train make its way through the northern segment of the park free of charge. The committee is also mak-

ing arrangements to have more food vendors and food trucks available throughout the grounds. Entry to the park is free for visitors of all ages.

For more information, visit the website www.leamingtontomatofestival.com or see the four-page insert featured in the next edition of The Southpoint Sun.

Viviana Filangeri dips a line into the water of a kids’ fishing game during the 2014 Leamington Tomato Festival at Seacliff Park.

Creativity and planning add flair to the island

After our visit home, my friend Anita returned to the island with us. While here, we have benefitted from her creative expertise. Her visit was timely and I am especially grateful to have her here with me, since Mark had to leave the island unexpectedly. We recently were given the news of the passing of our sister-in-law. Life seems extremely short when people leave us so quickly. There are countless memories that took place at her home where family members routinely gathered and enjoyed Pat’s wonderful holiday meals together! She and Jim enjoyed hosting us all to their home often.

a brush and paint whatever he or she wanted on one of the primed boards she had found in the dump. I was surprised to see how enthusiastic everyone was and how creative he or she was as well.

Everyone’s creation proudly hangs in the shop or is displayed in its windows. Although very thankful for the holiday Monday, I forced myself out of bed and to the gym. It is much easier when Mark is here in many more ways than one.

While Mark was away, Anita and I tackled some design projects. The three guest homes on the island, although quite lovely, needed a facelift. We try to avoid any needless purchase of accessories and furniture, as there just isn’t the space to discard the old. The older things tend to have character, quality and a style that is hard to find anywhere anymore.

After a quick visit to each of the houses – Main, Flamingo and Peacock – Anita pointed out the wonderful pieces of furniture that had been separated over time, leaving random light pieces with dark. She also noted the different scale of furniture and how matching a theme, i.e. beach, light and airy, or sedate with darker furniture and pictures gives more weight to each room.

The day prior to his departure, we had two sailors come in off their boat. We welcomed them when they arrived in our harbour, as we do with all visitors. They purchased a couple of beverages and visited for a bit. The women on the island, including myself, Anita and Gandhi, Engine’s wife, each felt an uncomfortable vibe from these two men. Later, after we all compared conversations with them, we noted that their stories were very vague and some didn’t match up at all.

Together we hauled the smaller pieces of furniture from here to there, lamps from one room to another and replaced cushions and paintings with ones that pulled the entire colour scheme together. The crew had to help us with the larger things and in short time the rooms were truly making a revival.

In two rooms we were left with blank walls. That is when another of Anita’s talents shone. She painted two square canvases, then placed them together to become a panoramic scene over the bed in the master bedroom. They formed a view from the main beach including the beautiful turquoise water and billowing clouded skies. The island’s lighthouse rises in the background with the tiny images of the owners, as they watch their sons climb to the top and raise the island flag.

Of course, on the day that Mark flew off island, things got a little sketchier. One of the young men was dropped off at dusk by the captain, who in turn left without a word. With his padlocked sac tightly held under his arm, we felt very uncertain about this abandoned young man. Being a privately owned island, we were unable to extend a night’s stay, especially since we didn’t feel safe. Instead, Cruz dropped him over to Big Whale. The next morning, after a night sleeping on the beach, Cruz generously picked him up again and took him over to Chub Cay. From there he would be able to get a flight out as soon as possible. While he passed through customs, it was noted that neither the men nor the boat had ever cleared customs on their arrival into Bahamian waters. The captain was alerted and given two hours to get to customs or they would be sending authorities out for him!

The other painting she created is an abstract, with a muted sandy beach and grey skies and the crisp white sails of boats crashing through the surf. She hung this large canvas over the couch in my favourite little Peacock House. Ta da! We were almost done.

Thankfully, the weekend arrived and with it the official opening of lobster season on August 1. The entire island had planned a potluck barbecue for that day. With the addition of the bucket full of lobster that Engine and Cruz grilled, it was truly a success! Friends from both Big Whale Cay and Bonds joined us, bringing some of their favourite dishes. While we waited for dinner to cook, Anita spread out a palette of colourful paints. She encouraged everyone to grab

In more times than not, you have to listen to your gut feelings. Whether decorating or trying to read people, don’t ignore what you know and feel. Both the addition of creativity and a visit from these strangers have helped to implement some needed changes on the island. We will continue to have fun as we work on brightening up the place. The addition of some new security measures will also help us all avoid danger, as we continue to react calmly and well together during stressful times.

The week has been full of belly laughing. Both the fun and creativity have given each of us moments which allowed us to return to our childhood ways, without inhibitions or judgment. When life is so short, moments like these are gifts.

Memories of tar and tar dust

As with most people of my generation, I remember during my early years, wondering aloud what life would be like as an adult, what the year 2000 would bring and what I’d be doing when I was 50 years old.

sheets everywhere.

That seemed like a lifetime ago, and it practically was.

As a kid, I’d spend my summers running around barefoot at our place at Point Pelee with friends Steven Mailloux and Jimmy Reid, who both came from Windsor to spend the summers at cottages that were on our property.

Danielle Mellian lived next door. Her and I used to talk about what we wanted to be when we grew up. I think she wanted to be a nurse.

Back then, the large square metal container sat right out in the open and held hundreds of gallons of black tar that could be heated into a bubbling liquid.

The fishing trap nets were tarred every year to prevent them rotting from being in the lake for the whole season.

Although it seemed a foregone conclusion that I was going to be a fisherman, it never did materialize. I worked a couple of summers at Krause Fisheries in the late seventies, but that didn’t turn into a career for me.

I had this interest in being a fireman early on, which was spurred by our occasional make-believe games on the R&G Fishery property.

Behind the fishery’s main building, which we referred to as the ‘Fish House’, was a pile of rubber boots, rubber raincoats and rain hats that somewhat resembled fireman’s gear. It was actually the rain gear that my dad and his crew wore during inclement weather on good old Lake Erie.

We’d often find an old hose and pretend we were putting out fires around the ‘tar vat’ which sat behind the fish house.

The tar vat was a very interesting piece of history itself.

Nowadays, you wouldn’t be able to store tar anywhere in the open, without having a fence around it and umpteen dozen padlocks on the fence. There would be WHMIS

Two or three days before the tarring was to take place, the heater was turned on, which transformed the vat of solid black into hot liquid tar.

I still remember the smell and can’t pass by a road paving crew today without inhaling a nose full and reminiscing about the smell that I always considered one of the more favourable smells from my childhood.

It sure beat the heck out of fish guts and muskrat pelts, which were common smells of my childhood.

On tarring day, us kids would gather around to watch the guys do their magic with the tar. One-by-one, the nets were loaded onto a pallet-like platform and lowered from an overhead winch and pulley into the vat of hot tar.

I can’t remember how long they left them in there but it was fun to watch them lift the nets out of the tar and load them onto the back of the old Model A.

From there, the Model A drove slowly up and down the open grass field as two or three men walked behind pulling the net off the back so it would lie evenly on the grass.

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Rib’s Ramblings

Kingsville Folk Fest this weekend

By Bryan Jessop

Music fans with a taste for the wide spectrum of styles included in folk music will soon have the chance to satisfy their appetite for ‘seconds’.

The second annual Kingsville Folk Music Festival will make its way to the south Essex County community’s Lakeside Park from Friday, Aug. 7 to Sunday, Aug. 9.

The three-day event will again feature many of the most renowned names in folk music, featuring Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: Masters of the Fiddle as the headlining act Saturday starting at 10:20 p.m. on the main stage.

Advance tickets can be acquired by various methods, including online at www.kingsvillefolkfest. org/Kingsville_Folk_Fest/ TICKET_INFO.html by selecting the “Click here to buy online” box or in person at one of a dozen businesses. Leamington locations include Fletcher’s Dry Cleaners (245 Erie St. S.) and Leamington Marina (90 Robson Rd.) while Kingsville outlets are Merlis’ Coffeehouse and Eatery (4 Main St. W.), Rebel Cowboy Music (5 Main St. E.) and Cindy’s Home and Garden (585 Seacliff Dr.). In Wheatley, tickets can be bought at Adamson Guardian Drugs (1 Talbot St. W.) while Cooper’s Hawk Winery — which will have selections from its inventory available to purchase at the festival throughout the weekend — also offers tickets at 1425 Iler Rd. in Harrow.

One-day passes are available for Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. Full weekend passes are also available at a special rate, with discounts for seniors (65+) and students. Youths ages 16 and under receive free admission.

Although a specific purchased tickets count was not available during the days leading up to the festival, the event’s public relations representative Michelle

Fortier explained that they are selling at a faster rate compared to last year.

“Saturday passes are going quite steadily,” she noted. “Weekend passes are going a lot better than last year too.”

Sold earlier this year at a discounted rate, twice as many early bird tickets were purchased this year.

In addition to the main stage, four other sites will also be offering live music on the festival grounds. A Children’s Stage, Creekside Stage, Pillar Stage and Acoustic Stage will each serve as the platform for multiple performers throughout the weekend. For a complete schedule including all participating musicians, visit the website www.kingsvillefolkfest.org.

Returning as performers from last year will be Valdy, Magoo, Whoa Nelly and Vera and Johnny, local performers Dale Butler, The Oh Chays, Karen Morand & Bosco and from last year’s pre-festival Concert Series Katherine Wheatley and Wendall Ferguson. Festival organizers and Rebel Cowboy Music Store owners John and Michele Law — who know many of the performers personally — will wrap up the weekend following a one-hour Ashley MacIsaac show Sunday at about 10:30 p.m.

The Laws created the festival last year as a project of the Sun Parlour Folk Music Society. The event is organized in part to support the MAY Fund (Music and Arts for Youth), which has selected high school students Shae Anderson of Harrow

and Nicholas Abbruzzese of Kingsville each as recipients of $500 scholarships this year. After word of the fund was sent to Leamington and Kingsville high schools, applicants were asked a series of questions regarding their future career and educational plans before the two winners were chosen.

This year’s Kingsville Folk Music Festival will include more vendors than in 2014, including 12 artisans, three vendors selling homemade instruments, nine food and beverage vendors and wine from Cooper’s Hawk and beer from Walkerville Brewery. The Kingsville Scouts will earn proceeds from their own concession stand.

Street-side parking will be available throughout the Kingsville area and a shuttle will bring festival goers from Leamington Marina to Lakeside Park with hourly runs starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. each day. The same shuttle will also be making routine return trips throughout festival hours.

Fortier explained that there has been a great deal of buzz about this year’s festival, featuring multiple award-winning acts. Those making plans to join the audience, however, are not the only ones looking forward to the weekend.

“There’s a lot of excitement going on from the artists already,” she explained. “There are no Prima Donnas here. They’ll be mingling with the crowd, who’ll get to meet them up close and personal.”

Tickets selling fast

Rebel Cowboy Music Store co-owners John and Michele Law announce Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: Master of the Fiddle as the headlining act for the second annual Kingsville Folk Music Festival. The festival will take place at Kingsville’s Lakeside Park Friday, Aug. 7 to Sunday, Aug. 9. (SUN File Photo)

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Fiddling duo to headline Kingsville Folk Festival

By Bryan Jessop

The second edition of the annual Kingsville Folk Music Festival will be just the breath of fresh air husband and wife musicians Donnell Leahy and Natalie MacMaster needed.

Offically booked as Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: Masters of the Fiddle, the duo will step forward as the main act of this year’s local three-day festival Saturday, Aug. 8 on the main stage starting at 10:20 p.m. The fast-approaching event is again taking place at Kingsville’s Lakeside Park, where four additional stages will host several other acts both local and from across Canada and the U.S.

Both MacMaster and Leahy are eager to take to the main stage in Kingsville, as both describe the venue as a rare opportunity.

“We do a lot of touring outside of Canada, so being able to play in Ontario outdoors in the summer is thrilling,” said Leahy, who grew up in Lakefield, Ont. “That’ll be a lot of fun for us.”

“We do a lot of touring outside of Canada, so being able to play in Ontario outdoors in the summer is thrilling. That’ll be a lot of fun for us.”

— Donnell Leahy

“Playing outdoors creates a real sense of freedom for the listeners,” added MacMaster. “With the summertime air, they’re free, dancing and happy. We play in a lot of theatres, so something like this offers balance and a variety. One type of show compliments the other.”

Both MacMaster and Leahy are accomplished fiddle players with careers that date back several years before they married in 2002. MacMaster released her first album, Four on the Floor, at age 16 in 1989. The Cape Breton Island native now has 11 albums to her name as well as several Artist of the Year awards from the East Coast Music Association, two Junos for best instrumental album and a Fiddler of the Year award from the Canadian Country Music Association. She also became a member of the Order of Canada in 2006. Three of her albums — Fit as a Fiddle, No Boundaries and In My Hands — achieved gold record status in Canada.

Leahy, referred to as “the greatest fiddler in the world right now” by record executive Geoff Kulawick, is the lead performer in the family-based band Leahy, which also includes seven of his 10 siblings. The band has also won Juno honours for Best New Group, Best Country Group and Best Instrumental Album. The group has toured extensively, including duties as opening act for Shania Twain’s Come On Over world tour.

Leahy heard MacMaster before meeting her. During a six-month stay in Germany, he heard her music on a cassette owned by one of his sisters. One day after arriving back in Canada, he drove to Cape Breton Island to meet MacMaster and then made his way to Truro, NS after discovering that she was attending teachers college there.

The couple decided to record an album together after getting married 13 years ago, but consistently delayed the plans while facing a challenging schedule.

“There was a backlog of things that we both had to get done,” Leahy said. “Then there was a baby… and another baby… finally we de-

Kingsville Folk Music Festival, coming to Lakeside Park Friday, Aug. 7 to Sunday, Aug. 9. The husband and wife duo, accompanied by a full band, will take to the main stage Saturday starting at 10:20 p.m.

cided ‘that’s it, we’re just going to write it.”

The first album together, released in April of this year, is simply dubbed ‘One’. Although the couple have different stylistic approaches to their own music, One was written and recorded smoothly, thanks in part to producer Bob Ezrin, who has recorded music for the likes of Alice Cooper, Taylor Swift and Peter Gabriel.

“We’ve had a tremendous response — better than we expected,” Leahy said of One. “Writing and recording together

is great. Our styles melded together as we learned together. She was able to draw different things out of me, which is what happens with different musicians — they draw different ideas from one another.”

“We do share a lot of the same tastes and we love a lot of the same music,” MacMaster explained.

The couple balances their musical careers with a family of six children, ranging in age from 16 months to nine years. MacMaster and Leahy bring each of them along for tours and concerts, allowing their children to witness firsthand the fruits of their labour. The Kingsville Folk Music Festival will be a one-off show featuring several performers — some of whom MacMaster has shared a stage with in the past, including The Arrogant Worms, The Good Brothers and distant relative Ashley MacIsaac. In Kingsville, the duo will be accompanied by a group of musicians complimenting their music with piano, drums, bass, pipes and whistles.

Later this fall, MacMaster’s Visions of Cape Breton Island and Beyond Tour will resume, featuring a 70-show schedule bringing her music to community centres and theatres across the continent.

“It’s just like juggling,” she explained. “There are a lot of balls in the air at once and sometimes, some of them fall.”

For Kingsville Folk Music Festival ticket information, visit the website www.kingsvillefolkfest.org.

Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy — who released the fulllength album ‘One’ earlier this year — will be featured as the headlining act during this year’s

Sunparlour Rodeo

Three-year-old Quinn Chevalier, grandson of the 14th Annual Sunparlour Rodeo organizer John Pavao, served as honorary rodeo clown for the weekend. Funds raised from the event will benefit The Hospice of Windsor Essex County Erie Shores. Prior to the weekend event, the rodeo has raised nearly $250,000 for new medical equipment for Leamington District Memorial Hospital, W.E. Care for Kids and Leamington Hospice. Saturday proved to draw over 4,000 guests for the rodeo which was presented by Rawhide Rodeo Company

This young cowboy gets thrown during the Junior Steer Riding competition at Saturday’s rodeo.

This cowgirl shows the crowd how it’s done, as she successfully ropes a steer. (SUN Photos by Pat Bailey)

This youngster holds on for dear life during the mutton busting.

Sunparlour Rodeo

Leamington Marina Hosts Friday Night, Patio Nights... Live Patio Music 7:30 - 9:30 pm

Aug. 7 - Lori Sheppard - Country/Folk

Aug. 21 - Gord Ciliska - 50s-80s

Aug. 28 - Dale Butler - Easy listening Sept. 4 - David Light - Acoustic/Pop/Jazz/Folk

Rick Atkin Park Hosts Sunday Summer Serenades 2 - 4 pm

Aug. 9 - Bob Gabriele Aug. 16 - Chapter Three Band

Seacliff Park Hosts Beach Concerts 7 - 9 pm

Aug. 22 - Lady J’ai Mac Aug. 29 - Johnny & The Lawmen

Seacliff Park Presents Outdoor Movie Nights Showtime 9 pm Wed., Aug. 5 - Maleficent Wed., Aug. 26 - The Avengers

Free Admission. Bring a lawn chair. Brought to you by: Municipality of Leamington

The Garcia siblings, Ashtin, 8, Gavin, 10 and Emma, 3 of Wheatley get a close up view of rodeo action.

This cowboy holds on in the Saddle Bronc Riding competition at Saturday night’s rodeo.

The overflowing crowd delighted in watching the cowboys and cowgirls steer wrestling.

Members of the Canadian Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team ride in to help open the 14th Annual Sunparlour Rodeo Saturday evening.

Leamington Mayor John Paterson welcomes the crowd to the 14th Annual Sunparlour Rodeo Saturday evening.

Memories of tar and tar dust

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After the fishing season was over in the fall, the nets were ‘pulled’ and brought into the ‘twine shanty’ for repairs. A small crew stayed on for the winter months to mend the nets by hand with a spool of nylon twine in one hand and a plastic or wooden twine needle in the other.

CARD OF THANKS

Thank You

The family of the late Ron Raymont would like to give our heartfelt thanks to family, friends and neighbours for your cards, flowers, donations, food brought to our home, phone calls and your love and support during Ron’s illness and this time of loss. We would also like to thank Kevin Reid and his staff at Reid Funeral Home for their guidance and support, Rev. Kim Gilliland for his visits, kind words and beautiful service, Ross Sherk for playing the organ and Deanne Carder for the scripture reading. To our grandchildren for acting as pallbearers and wearing the Toronto Maple Leaf jerseys, and also pallbearers Gord Patterson and Terry Dennis and the ladies at the Cottam United Church for the luncheon.

Thank you again, and may God bless each one of you. Sharon, Rod, Jodi and families

The smell of tar dust filled the air and your nostrils. After you were in there for a few hours, you’d blow your nose and all of that black dust would come out onto the Kleenex, or in those days, your handkerchief.

I’m surprised we all survived that but we did.

The bounty of Lake Erie back then usually included yellow perch, pickerel, silver bass, carp, sheephead and mullets (suckers) with plenty of catfish thrown in.

They threw back the garbage fish, the ones my dad called sawbellies and alewives.

Although I didn’t often get to tag along on the fishing boat, I did go out a few times on nice days. Being the youngest child, I came along toward the end of my dad’s active fishing career.

However, I learned a lot about hard work, the lake and its fish.

As a kid, I could tell you what a Buffalo Carp looked like and if someone asked me to describe a mud-pout, I could do that. I can still look at a catfish and tell you if it is a channel cat or a bullhead.

In the spring, the smelters would arrive at the park

BANK THEATRE NOTES

10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434

LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805

AUGUST - RENOVATIONS

THE ODD COUPLE - NEIL SIMON

September 11th &12th - 7:30 p.m.

September 13th 2:00 - p.m. - (The Female Version) Becky Lashmar, who played Queen Milli in Queen Milli of Galt, and Melinda Lewsaw, who has been in numerous productions, will delight audiences with the hilarious female rendition of Neil Simon’s classic, THE ODD COUPLE. Joel Lewsaw is the director. Tickets are available at: Thomson Guardian Drugs; and Counter Effects. Adults - $15, Students - $12

DALE’S LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH COFFEE HOUSE

September 18th - 7:00 p.m. Donations appreciated.

THIRD ANNUAL FISH FRY AT WHEATLEY LEGION

Saturday, September 19th - Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Dinner at 6:45 p.m. Cost: $20 Ticket information will be available soon.

THE CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES SPONSORED BY TBT

Sunday, September 20th - 3:00 p.m. - This concert will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church. Treat yourself to a rich array of classical music performed by three accomplished musicians. The pianist is Helen Brown. The flutist is Natalie Dorion and the soprano is Jilda Farias. You will hear music from Puccini, Ave Maria, Danny Boy, the Canadian favourite Song for the Mira, as well as many more. Tickets - $15 for Adults. $10 for Students Available at Thomson Guardian Drugs.

SHIRLEY VALENTINE” by WILLY RUSSELL

September 25th & 26th - 7:30 p.m. September 27th2:00 p.m. - Come and see the original one-woman show upon which the movie was based. Allison Still-Berry is terrific as Shirley. Ticket information will be available soon.

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in droves, armed with seine nets of all kinds, waders and tin garbage cans. It took just a few dips along the shore to get those cans teeming with the silvery Lake Erie delicacies. We would stay open late at R&G Fishery to sell smelt to those who were unlucky or too impatient to wait for a spot on the beach to open up. We sold smelt ‘on the whole’ or dressed, late into the evening, as long as cars were still driving in and out of the park.

It was all part of life, growing up ‘Pelee’.

All of this is stuff that I miss when I think of my childhood. I’m sure we all have fond memories of the things we used to do as a kid.

Our kids and grandkids will have memories to pass on as well. They won’t be memories of tar dust or smelt fishing, but they will be memories nonetheless.

Robin Lajoie

Hamilton swimmer to circle Pelee Island

It’s for the Birds! With Beau’s Brewery, Margaret Atwood Beer and summertime go together like: books and beaches, birds and bees, butterflies and strokes? This summer Homegrown Hamilton is diving in to a spectacular collaboration with Craft Beer Company Beau’s All Natural Brewing and literary icon Margaret Atwood.

Hamilton endurance runner and triathlete Robin Lajoie. 60, is taking on the challenge of swimming around Pelee Island to help raise money for Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO), a non-profit charitable organization that studies our wild birds and helps preserve their habitats. Lajoie’s trademark is the butterfly swim and we are delighted to support him on his #swimforthebirds!

Back by popular demand, Beau’s MaddAddamites Noobroo is making another splash this summer by donating (again!) a portion of sales to PIBO and making the ale available at all LCBO’s. The Gruit Ale, named from Atwood’s The MaddAddam Trilogy is a delicate ale infused with botanicals instead of hops.

Homegrown owner Mike Pattison watched sales of Beau’s MaddAddamites NooBroo, run steady throughout last summer. Pattison also listened as local swimmer, Robin Lajoie, popped in regularly to share his progress. At that time, Lajoie was in training for the grueling swim across Lake Ontario.

Lajoie came to swimming a little later than most, turning pro at age 40 after discovering his affinity for laps, along with natural speed. Going non-stop for hours at a time, younger swimmers were getting a little disgruntled at the older gent consistently lapping them at the community pool. A professional swimmer suggested Lajoie learn the butterfly stroke – called the most difficult of strokes - requiring perfect technique and very strong muscles. The unflappable Lajoie took that challenge and ended up mastering the butterfly.

Back at Homegrown, last July, Lajoie came in with the news that the swim across Lake Ontario was cancelled due to hazardous weather. All those training hours circling the drain. That’s when Homegrown Mike said, “Well, Pelee Island is calm and warm – why don’t you swim around that?”

VENDORS WANTED

GIANT COMMUNITY YARD SALE IN LEAMINGTON

• Fri Aug 21 & Sat Aug 22 •

St. Michael’s Property on Elliott St. Sponsored by St. Micheal’s K of C/CWL Reserve your spot by Mon. August 10 Call Beth or Simone 519-326-2643 during office hours

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.

DO YOU ENJOY VOLUNTEERING AND MEETING PEOPLE? South Essex Community Council in Leamington is currently looking for volunteers for Meals on Wheels Delivery. If you are interested in volunteering during the morning for about 1 hour per week or as a back-up volunteer, please call Noreen or Susan at SECC - 519326-8629 ext.381. www.secc.on.ca.

HELP AN ADULT LEARN ENGLISH

- South Essex Community Council is currently looking for tutors for adults learning English. One afternoon or evening per week. Training/materials provided. Qualification: Fluency in English. Great for high school seniors too! Call 519-326-8629 ext. 381 or email volunteer@secc.on.ca

PREGNANCY & RESOURCE

CENTRE, 33 Princes St. (Princess Centre) Suite 408, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy tests. Call 24/7 for free and confidential support - 519-3260612. Business calls: 519-326-

3821.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR LEAMINGTON LIBRARY'S BOOK BUDDY READING PROGRAM. Help children read, minimum 1 hour per week. Must be at least 16 years of age. Contact the Book Buddy coordinator at bkbuddies@gmail.com or call 226-9461529 ext. 142.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5Leamington Blood Donor Clinic, 12:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the F.T. Sherk Centre, 249 Sherk St. Blood donors are needed - can you spare an hour to save a life? Call 1-8882-DONATE to book an appointment or visit www.blood.ca.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 - Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association's Annual Farm Twilight Tour, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Chuck Desmarais Farm, 11325 Lakeshore Rd. 302, Stoney Point. Focus is 'Better Soil HealthGood for Your Bottom Line & Water Quality'. Fertilizer management and other agronomy issues will be demonstrated and discussed. For more info call 519776-5209 ext. 369.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 & SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 - St. Michael's K of C 4501 and CWL Community Yard Sale, Fri. Aug. 21 from 1 p.m .- 8 p.m. and Sat. Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., at St. Michael's Parish property on John St., Leamington. Something for everyone! Rain date is the following weekend. Proceeds to benefit community programs the groups support.

WEDNESDAYS - Are you looking for food and fellowship? Join us,

A plan, as they say, was hatched. Lajoie trained for the swim, averaging 75 km a week. For more information on how you can support this cause go to: gofundme.com/swimforthebirds

The Pelee Island Bird Observatory is a non-profit charitable organization devoted to the study and conservation of birds. The observatory conducts intensive migration-monitoring research and breeding bird studies on Pelee Island from April to November. PIBO’s field station at Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve is open to the public in the spring and autumn, with educational programs provided to visiting school groups throughout the month of May.

PIBO’s purpose is to collect and disseminate data that will help the international programme that is working to understand changes taking place in the populations of migratory birds.

PIBO’s mandates are:

no charge, at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Call 519-326-3111 for more information.

IF YOU HAVE PARKINSON’S and would like to join our group for information, exercise and support, come by Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. to the Half Century Club, 160 Talbot St. E. Leamington.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in the Wheatley area for South Essex Community Council's Friendly Visitors program for seniors and persons with disabilities. Commitment is 1 hour per week. If you are interested in volunteering or know of someone who could benefit from these services, call SECC at 519-326-8629.

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

• Long-term migration monitoring research on Pelee Island as a member of the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network (CMMN).

• Long-term studies of Pelee’s significant breeding bird communities.

• To serve as an educational centre for the public, school organizations and the community, and to promote volunteer participation in local conservation projects.

• To highlight the importance of Pelee Island’s unique natural heritage.

Gallery Crawl - Doug Bedard at Leamington Arts Centre

Doug Bedard is intense. His personality is strong and stern, his presence is penetrating. When Bedard speaks he commands attention. A confident man and rightfully so. Bedard is not shy to tell you of his past, what has made him the person he is today, the artist he is. He holds no shame and seeks even less pity.

I had several previous encounters with Bedard before he committed to exhibiting at the LAC. Led by Bedard innately, the sole topics of our conversations were focused around art and boxing. Two unlikely pairings, but once I became further acquainted with Bedard, it all fell into place. Bedard is a formidable boxing coach and the founder of the Border City Boxing Club (1987) and the attraction to boxing could be traced to his early youth.

Bedard was born a love-child and raised under adverse circumstances in the 1960s in Windsor’s Erie St. neighbourhood where he proclaims to be “no stranger to the street life.”

Bedard had been on his own since he was 16 and he had learned how to survive. He grew up the hard way having been subjugated to drugs, violence, gambling and poverty. He admits playing pool for money to buy food. He was raised by his grandmother, his mother he found later in life deceased, a suicide drug overdose, and his father had died at the early age of 19 in a motorcycle accident.

Bedard uses words like character, respect, legacy and courage. These are more than just words to Bedard; these words represent the backbone of who he is, his appreciation for boxing and the focus of his art.

Armed with his boxing and his art, Bedard rose from the impoverished suburbs through his ferocity and perhaps stubbornness of being accustomed to the hard road. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Honours degree in Art History under Professor Michael Farrell and today is an accomplished artist with nearly 100 distinguished exhibits to his credits.

The exhibit title, DKNBLUES is a direct relation to the 1977 Steely Dan song Deacon Blues, which Bedard parallels to his life. The song narrates the life of someone who rejects a conventional life, the affinity for marriage, 2.5 kids, a house with a white picket fence and Sunday brunch; someone who would rather just be themselves, free to be an artist.

The exhibit does not revere to disseminate to the critics, the scholars, yet it merits every consideration of analysis [thus herein]. The true essence or form of Bedard’s body of work comes as the artist attempts to make sense of his life, and to share the tribulations and triumphs one faces in life and in the ring.

DKNBLUES is a personal self-homage to Bedard and all those alike with the courage to fight for freedom, simultaneously personified through the story of Deacon Blues and the attributes of boxing. Bedard’s work is about capturing the essence of boxing, the culture and the people.

For Bedard, he must process all of his feelings and emotions, collect them before he is ready to create. His work is intuitively propelled, much like the sport of boxing, he must be prepared. Training and skill are obvious factors to the accomplishment of each discipline; however, once in the ring or in front of the canvas it’s that training and those primal instincts that direct the outcome.

This is none more apparent than in the title work, DKNBLUES, 2015, which carries the viewer’s eye through rapid movements of swift but assured brush strokes and flurries of colour.

Boxers challenge each other to be the best. There is a lot at stake to a match. Not just money, but more importantly to any, recognition. To be recognized by coaches and comrades, to be acknowledged and receive the approval of others can be an overwhelming and emotive experience. Jealousy, 2015 depicts just these sentiments as the green glow of envy ensues the canvas radiating from the impassioned red figure in the centre. In this state the figure is curled up and appears underdeveloped, like a fetus or perhaps a new (green) boxer. New and impressionable to the politics of boxing that can incite, new to their own emotions and demons within. “The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.”

DKNBLUES is an exhibit of mind, body, heart and soul. It encapsulates all that once was, and all that is Douglas Bedard - the distressed boy, to the discerned coach and the esteemed artist. One must “simultaneously be a cactus and a sponge.” This is none more true than to the attributes of Bedard’s life and reverence to the sport of boxing.

CHAD RILEY

Director

Gallery Crawl

“This is the day of the expanding man. That shape is my shade. There where I used to stand. It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass at ramblers, wild gamblers. That’s all in the past.” - Steely Dan, Deacon Blues

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE

South Essex Arts Association

72 Talbot St. W. Leamington

A look at

Leamington’s original “National Tomato Festival”

In late January 1955, Leamington’s special activities chairperson Richard Loftus, along with the town’s Chamber of Commerce, decided to hold a tomato festival. They christened it the National First Tomato Fest and slated it to run from Sept. 9-10 that year. The festival’s first chairman was J.D. Stock.

It was the beginning of an annual event which area citizens hoped would draw tourists and perhaps businesses to Leamington.

By March the committee planned on having Canada’s tallest flagpole erected at the festival. The pole was courtesy of the B.C. logging industry and would be shipped by rail. Its height would easily exceed that of the flagpole at the C.N.E. grounds and would be unveiled in front of the new recreation centre.

The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You

ANGLICAN

St. John The Evangelist

60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111

Sunday Worship Services

8:30 & 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Church

East West Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 am

Calvary Church

North Shore Road, Pelee Island 1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am

BAPTIST

First Baptist Church

3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Heritage Baptist Church

555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley 519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner

Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm

Wheatley Baptist Church 47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith

Sunday School 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church 589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994

Sunday Worship 11 am

220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644

Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am

LUTHERAN

St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church 311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington 519-326-9734

Sunday Worship Services 9:15 am (German), 10:45 am (English)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church

108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Leamington United Mennonite Church 78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727

Sunday Worship 9:45 am

Summer Worship Services 10:00 am

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

1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am

North Leamington United Mennonite Church

625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

South Point Community Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-322-1858

Sunday Gatherings 10:30 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Iglesia La Buena Semilla 269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital

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

PENTECOSTAL

FGT Family Church

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

Service Sunday 10 am (jun 26 - sept 8)

Leamington Christian Centre 98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

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

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541

www.knox-leamington.com

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Parish

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

NO MASSES FROM JULY 14 TFN

St. Joseph’s Church

310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am (English)

9 am (Italian, English) 10:30 am (English)

12 Noon (Portuguese)

3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (English)

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

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

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel 88 Setterington Street

Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church

9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

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

Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am

The festival’s various programs were announced towards the end of July and included a fashion show, a beauty pageant, a soap box derby, a parade, a contest for best tomatoes, a tomato fight between the Kiwanis and Kinsmen clubs, plus a dance.

Many big businesses jumped on the bandwagon. Heinz offered financial support while the Ford Motor Co. would supply a cavalcade of red cars carrying local and district dignitaries to Leamington three days prior to the 12 noon Sept. 9 grand opening.

One of that first festival’s highlights was the parade which wound its way from Seacliffe Park to the Fairgrounds – a route that has become traditional and has continued during the past 30 years of the revived Tomato Fest.

At the conclusion of that initial Tomato Fest, many regarded it as a success. Rosalie Walker became the first Tomato Queen and Abram Froese of Cottam

was the Tomato King.

The next four editions of the festival allowed it to grow in nature and at its peak drew nearly 3,000.

Among its from successes was a huge tomato fight be-

past... tween the Leamington Flyers and Wallaceburg Hornets in its second year, and its beauty pageant went from having 9 vie for the title in 1955 to 20 candidates in 1959. Besides the first winner Rosalie Welker, the winners in order were: Sandra Simpson, Mary O’Neil, Carol Penner (daughter of then council and future mayor John Penner), and Gail Sanford. The beauty queens all received scholarship money ranging from $500-$700 as the first prize. Not to be outdone, farmers from the region competed for the annual Tomato King award, and while that title was an honor, there were also categories for varieties and weights. After Abram Froese (of Cottam) won in ’55, Rosaire Quenneville of Stoney Point won the distinction. But then Gerald Chevalier from Stoney Point took the championship in the final three years.

MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

Sunday Worship Services 10:50 am (Summer 10 am)

English/Spanish 6:30 pm

Templo Christiano De Leamington

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

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 519-326-4352

Sunday Service 10:30 am

As popular as those events were, one of the biggest was the Miss Cute Tomato contest. It drew 87 contestants in 1958.

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Leamington’s

The National Tomato Festival had lots

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1958 Crew Cuts

1958 Tomato Fest Ad

(Continued from page 12) tainment to satisfy young people as well as older folks. In 1958 the popular 1950s singing group the Crew Cuts performed, and in 1959 the Chordettes made an appearance.

Despite its immense success, the National Tomato Fest only lasted five years. As much as its organizers would have liked one in 1960, they found sponsorship money lacking and needed more volunteers. The very same problems nearly hit the modern edition of the Tomato Fest a few times. But ever since Paul Setterington sought to revive the event in 1982, followed by its rejuvenation in 1984, Leamington’s leaders, Chamber of Commerce, BIA and its citizens have supported it. From Aug. 2325, 1984 the Leamington Tomato Fest was attended by an estimated 15,00020,000 people making it a huge hit.

The reason for its revival was identical to its original tenet according to Setterington: “We are the tomato capital of Canada and it is a way of stressing the importance of the tomato industry.”

Those very reasons are as valid today as they were over 30 and 60 years ago. Leamington’s Tomato Festival has remained an important summer event during the past 30 years. It has undergone many changes, been affected by inclement weather, and had some hiccups along the way, but thanks to the many countless volunteer hours and the leadership of its organizers, Leamington’s Tomato Fest has remained as immensely popular as its original version and certainly is a summertime jewel.

This 1994 photo shows the newly crowned Miss Leamington Tomato Fest Jacqueline Bellmore.

The cover of the 1958 National Tomato Fest program featured 1957 Tomato Fest Queen Mary O’Neil.

1957 Tomato King Rosaire Quenneville holds a basket of his award-winning tomatoes.

Two Creeks presents 3 Kool Kats

The Two Creeks Summer Concert Series will welcome 3 Kool Kats to the natural amphitheatre and stage Sunday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m.

OBITUARY

William “Bill” Beleutz

It is with saddened hearts we announce the passing of Bill Beleutz on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at home, with family at his side.

The 3 Kool Kats is a highly appreciated band that will take you through the rock classics and make you feel like you were there again. As excellent as they are at rock classics, they also have strong original songs like Carlo Rossi’s ‘Do the Rat’. Bill Loop and Lee Amlin complete the trio.

This band will delight you and stir up your spirit as they draw on their unique talents to create an unforgettable, authentic musical experience for all ages to enjoy.

Two Creeks Conservation Area is situated just north of Wheatley on Erie Street North (Kent Rd. 1). Bring a lawn chair or use one of the picnic tables provided. The concerts are free, but the hat will be passed to help offset costs. Refreshments available from 1st Wheatley Scouts.

In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the Two Creeks pavilion.

Dear son of the late Emil and Betty Beleutz. Predeceased by his wife Georgeanna Beleutz (1988). Beloved father of Alex (Jaymee) and Nick (Katie).

Loved grandpa to Alexia, Kaylee and Jeffrey. Dear brother to Tony Beleutz and Cindy Bassille (John).

In keeping with Bill’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A celebration of Bill’s life will take place on Aug. 8, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the family farm.

The family would like to express their thanks to St. Elizabeth nurse Heather Wright for everything you’ve done for Bill.

Memorial donations to the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family.

Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

OBITUARY

Patricia Matheson

October 11, 1951 – July 30, 2015

Patricia Matheson (nee Robson): It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Pat on Thursday, July 30, 2015.

Pat is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, Jim, and her children Lauri McQueen (Randy) and Ryan Matheson. She will be greatly missed by her three grandsons James and William McQueen and Owen Matheson. Also grieving her loss are her sister Catherine West (Tom) and brother Ronald Robson (Jeanette).

Visitation was at James H. Sutton Funeral Home, 401 Sandwich Street S., Amherstburg, on Tuesday, August 4, from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Interment at Victoria Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, August 5 at 11 a.m.

In kindness, memorial donations made to Muscular Dystrophy Association of Ontario would be appreciated. You may leave your condolences online at www.jhsuttonfuneral.ca

Bringing awareness to fight against human trafficking

By Susan Reddekopp

I would just like to let you know about the walk I did on Sunday, July 26. I completed a full 42.27 km (a full marathon) in the brutal heat. I wanted to do this to bring awareness and raise funds to aid in the fight against human trafficking right here in our community and around the world!

We need to be a part of the solution by doing something. There are more than 27 million people trapped in modern day slavery right now! This is something that will not go away if we remain silent; we need to stop thinking that someone else will do something and do our part.

July 31, 2015 was the United Nation’s World Day Against Trafficking In Persons. It breaks my heart to know that there are those who think of people as a commodity to be bought and sold! People should NOT be for sale!

There are various areas of human trafficking: sex trafficking, forced or bonded labour, servitude marriage, trafficking in organs, and child labour. There is a stigma surrounding some of these areas, where people think that they can just get out. This is not always the case!

Anyone who would still like to donate to the efforts of this walk can email me at bluebutterfly7137@gmail.com. I will be taking donations until Sunday, Aug. 8. Also, anyone who would like to learn more about hu-

man trafficking can check out my Facebook group

Jeremiah Project: https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/847201028657533/, or check out https://www. facebook.com/ENDITMovement.

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I can’t wait for next year to continue this and hopefully help even more! Thanks to all who have supported me both with encouragement and your generous donations.

Federal Election 2015

The writ has been dropped.

That is what commentators like to say when they mean the Prime Minister has decided it is time to have an election. Probably most of them don’t really know what the expression refers to, although all of them believe that they know why it has happened and are ready to bore you to death with speculation. Let’s start with the true meaning of the expression (and what is happening), and leave talk of the imponderables for later.

Just my thoughts...

The formal election process begins when the Prime Minister advises the Governor General to dissolve parliament and the Governor General does so. Subsequently, the Prime Minister presents an Order in Council to the Chief Electoral Officer requesting writs of election be issued — then the Governor General issues a proclamation for the writs to be issued. (It’s all very fancy and formal, but this is where the word “writ” comes in.)

This writ is a formal written order instructing the returning officer in each federal electoral district to elect a Member of Parliament, and it specifies the date by which candidates must be nominated, the polling date, and a date when the writ must be returned with the name of the successfully elected candidate to the Chief Electoral Officer

In a nutshell then, the Prime Minister decides to have an election, the Governor General sets the process in motion, and the Chief Electoral officer draws up the writ and mails it to

all the electoral districts.

Nobody seems to know if the word ‘drop’ in the expression “drop the writ” is derived from a contraction of “draw up” or from the idea of “dropping” it in the mail. (Perhaps its origin relates to the historical reasons for calling elections: either somebody in government ‘dropped’ the ball, or another party got the ‘drop’ on the government and forced an election.)

That gets this arcane bit of knowledge out of the way and will let us concentrate on the more interesting bits of knowledge about why Steven Harper has decided to trigger the process, and how to separate election myth from political reality in future articles.

Rings lost

The Leamington OPP received a report of a lost purse on Saturday, August 1.

The purple “Coach” wristlet was lost somewhere in the Leamington area. Along with personal identification, the purse contained a white gold wedding band and engagement ring set, as well as a white gold engagement and anniversary ring set. The complainant is looking for these rings as they have sentimental value for her.

If you find these items, please contact the Leamington OPP Detachment at 519-326-2544.

Susan Reddekopp is doing what she can to bring awareness and raise funds to help in the fight against human trafficking at home as well as abroad. (Submitted photo)

BILL CHAPLIN

NatureFresh™ Farms supports local summer learning program with eatbrighter!™

While school is out for the summer, nearly 100 students in grades 1-3 from the Leamington area are participating in a three-week Summer Learning Program at local elementary schools.

“We have been experiencing great success in local schools and camps throughout the mid-west talking about health and nutrition, so when the opportunity came up to support Camp Wonder, which was right in our neighbourhood, we jumped at it,” said Chris Veillon, Director of Marketing for NatureFresh™

Farms. Camp Wonder is a summer learning program in the Leamington area that takes place at three local primary schools in July each year.

Part of the students’ learning involved inquiry around healthy eating practices in connection with the health curriculum.

“The partnership between Camp Wonder and NatureFresh™ Farms has been a great experience,” said Katherine Ketler, Program Coordinator. “A big thank you to NatureFresh™ Farms for not only their

time involved in educating our students in making healthy food choices and about the need to eat brighter, but also for the generous donations of fresh tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers throughout the three weeks of the program.”

In addition to providing fresh greenhouse grown produce each week to all three locations, NatureFresh™ Farms corporate chef Henry Furtado paid a visit to each school recently to talk about healthy eating and the need to eat brighter with more fruits and vegeta-

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bles in their daily diet.

Chef Furtado also prepared fresh bell pepper smoothies for all the kids and teachers in attendance.

As well, NatureFresh™ gave all program participants eatbrighter!™ themed t-shirts and a reusable grocery bag full of tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers to take home to their families.

“The expression on kids faces when they take the first sip of the smoothie is priceless,” said Chef Henry Furtado.

Chef Furtado uses a variety of ingredients including bell peppers, cucumbers, spinach, pineapple, orange juice and Greek yogurt.

“The taste is unique and packed full of vitamins and healthy nutrients,” said Furtado. “The smoothies were certainly a hit!”

Initiatives like this are a part of NatureFresh™ Farms’ strategy to educate consumers on the benefits of healthy eating and increase fresh consumption amongst children of all ages.

Heat stroke can be prevented by taking certain precautions:

1) Do not cage animals outdoors without adequate shade or water and at very high temperatures keep pets indoors.

2) Do not leave animals in closed compartments xposed to the oven effect of the sun.

3) Some animals will lie in a sunny window until too stuporous to move and then be subject to heat stroke. This is more prevalent in the northern regions.

4) Take increased precautions with old, obese, or infirm animals.

Reduction of core body temperature is essential.

Start cooling efforts prior to transport to an emergency facility if it is more than a few minutes away.

Immerse animal in cool water using either a tub or spraying with a garden hose. Do not use ice water as this causes peripheral vasoconstriction, inhibiting heat loss through convection and

radiation. Shivering may also result from the application of ice baths, generating more heat and exacerbating the hyperthermia. A fan can be used to increase cooling by evaporation.

Clinical signs such as weakness and panting in hot weather may be an emergency; institute cooling measures and consult a veterinarian.

NatureFresh™ Farms corporate chef Henry Furtado paid a visit to schools participating in Camp Wonder, a summer learning program, to talk to students about healthy eating and the need to eat brighter with more fruits and vegetables in their daily diet.

Mosquito House League Tournament Champs

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A game of inches for Minor Midgets

Trailing 8-2 after five innings, the Leamington Minor Midget Lakers mounted a late rally scoring five runs in their final two at-bats and came within inches of tying the game up, falling 8-7 to the Essex Midget Minor Yellow Jackets.

In the game played in Essex last Wednesday, July 29, Brandon Teichroeb doubled, scoring Brett Enns and Aidan Massad to account for two runs in the sixth to start the comeback In the seventh, Dawson Iles led off with a walk, Dylan Bertolo beat out a bunt down the first base line, and Kyle Nisbet singled to load the bases. All three ended up scoring when Enns beat out an infield single, Kameron Wall drew a walk and Massad singled. With one out and bases loaded, Teichroeb lifted a long fly ball to right field and the Essex outfielder threw a perfect strike to the plate to nail Enns in a close play at home to end the game.

Ryan Wall, Jared Klein and Lucas Lamotte shared the pitching duties. Teichroeb was the offensive star, belting three doubles. Enns and Massad had two hits each.

“I don’t think anyone was pleased with how we played in the early part of the game,” said coach Chris Lamotte. “But I liked how we didn’t roll over when we got behind and actually came within inches of tying the game up. The kid (the Essex player) made an incredible throw.”

The Leamington Mosquito House League Tournament (10-11 year olds) was held this past weekend at the Kinsmen diamonds in Leamington. Leamington Cielo Vista Farms captured the tournament with a stunning come from behind victory over Leamington CAA in the deciding game. A never quit attitude, along with timely hitting, great defense and gutsy pitching performances helped Leamington Ciela Vista Farms capture the Mosquito “A” Division championship. Kevin Teichroeb of Cielo Vista Farms was named CoTournament MVP along with Brady Knelsen of Leamington CAA. Team members, front left to right: Jonathan Boutros, Travis DeGroote, Derek Redekop. Middle row: Tony Harms, Kevin Teichroeb, Thomas DeSantis, Hunter Quiring, Joseph Gruber, Backos Boutros, Curtis Chorba. Back row: Coach Tony DeSantis, manager Bill Boutros, coach Matt Chorba. Absent from photo: Caleb Janzen.

(Submitted photo)

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Caught off guard

There’s a lot to be said for the element of surprise. Throughout history, it’s allowed more than a few underdog armies to overcome insurmountable odds and defeat vastly larger enemy forces.

My son used quick, unpredictable maneuvers during this year’s Day Out With Thomas. After the train ride, a joyous romp through the hay maze and a high five with Sir Toppam Hat, one of the three indoor bouncy castles caught his eye. He could have cared less about the versions that DIDN’T have slides, but couldn’t resist the one equipped with just such a feature.

Every once in a while, a volunteer supervisor manning the front entrance would lower the screen flap to keep additional kids from entering. At first, the authoritative gesture seemed to merely ensure a certain maximum number of kids inside was not exceeded. Occasionally, the supervisor would lower the screen even with NO kids inside. I can only assume it was to allow the castle’s fan to ‘catch up’ and blow more air into the floor, walls, staircase and slide without a dozen pouncing set of feet pushing that air back out.

Anyway, my son was at the front of the line during one of the instances the flap was closed with nobody aboard. Kneeling on the front platform while waiting to be allowed inside, he began losing patience. Before long, he decided to take action.

Suddenly, he jumped from the entry platform and back onto the arena floor. I barely had enough time to wonder why he would surrender such a lucrative position in line before he suddenly darted for the bottom of the slide. A second volunteer who patrolled the bottom of the slide to make sure kids exited quickly and avoid a collision had practically no time to react. The 41-pound bolt of lightning ran UP the slide — about 25 feet in length — in a few short seconds.

Tino Riosa of Leamington SC United (right) prepares to fire a shot at the LaSalle Stompers goal during a Wednesday, July 29 Boys Under 17 Essex County Soccer League regular season game at the Leamington Soccer Complex. The Stompers had only seven players on the field and fell 5-0 to their hosts, officially forfeiting at half time. Leamington goals were scored by Riosa and Matt Bilek with two each and Nick Ingratta with a single. The winner of A Flight was Carol Cornies with 49. B Flight winner was Tym Brannagan with 50, and C Flight winner was Lynda McAnally with 57. There were five chipins: Ann Johnston on #10, Mary Hrynewich on #3 and #10, and Diane Parkinson on #14 and #18.

Tuesday morning, July 28, twenty-one ladies started out on a very hot day. When the game of ‘Just Fours’ was finished, only eighteen completed the game.

I was stunned by the fact that he could make the climb at all, let alone before anybody even realized what he was doing. He seemed to defy gravity as successfully as the protests from both supervisors.

for 18 with

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Summer Day Camp Are the kids getting bored? Complex Day Camp is the happening place to be for children ages 4 - 7 & 8 - 12. Lots of sports, games & activities and a different theme each week. This week’s theme: Water Week! Next week’s theme: Travelling the World! Register in advance and save! Kids can attend by the week/every week or by the day. You can choose to purchase a healthy lunch (lunch orders need to be in by 5:00 p.m. one day prior). Camp Counselors are trained in the HIGH FIVE principals of healthy child development.

Red Cross Swim Lessons DID YOU KNOW? You can continue to book Red Cross Swim lessons throughout the summer, as swim lessons are offered every day for a two week period. Enroll repeatedly!

NEW this Summer: Aquatic Leadership Camp toward becoming a lifeguard

• Bronze Cross Camp: August 10 -14.

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• Open swim each weekday afternoon 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

• Open Swim Sat. & Sun. 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

• Free Tim Horton’s Swim Friday, August 14 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.!!! Within Arms Reach Policy applies at all Open and Family Swims

FREE Family Movie Night – – at Seacliff Park!

• Wed. Aug. 5 - the Big Screen will feature “Maleficent.”

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Red Cross Babysitter Course - register in advance. Youth ages 11 - 15 years - Wednesday, August 12.

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Upon reaching the top, he made his way down the stairs in the blink of an eye. From there, he burst through an interior doorway of turnstile-like bars (also inflated) and made his way to the centre of the main ‘room’. Upon reaching his destination, he bounced up and down maniacally, complete with a huge ear-to-ear grin on his face (it was probably more of a triumphant dance than mere bouncing around). For a few glorious seconds, he had the entire castle to himself. Victory was his and his alone.

Catching the opposition off guard was something Team Canada’s baseball team managed to do in grandiose style during this year’s Pan Am Games. All seemed lost for the hosts in the bottom of the 10th in the gold medal game, trailing the Americans 6-4.

That’s when the Pete Orr show got under way.

Orr sent the ball into shallow centre field off a David Huff pitch, sending a base runner at second base home to close the gap to 6-5 (each half of extra innings in Pan Am baseball start with runners at first and second, an NHL-esque “if it’s not broken, break it” approach to a deadlock after regulation play). In typically Canadian aversion to risk, Skyler Stromsmoe stopped at third instead of sprinting homeward in an attempt to tie the game.

Speaking of typical behaviour, Huff proved a bit too distracted by a runner on first and tried to pick off Orr. The throw made its way deep into right field, bringing Stromsmoe home to knot the score at six-all. Orr caught more than a few players, coaches and spectators by surprise by rounding second and making a dash for third — a gamble NOT so typical of the cautionary Canadian mindset. The throw from right field also missed its mark, giving Orr the chance to make a successful run to the plate and achieve international glory. At the end of his gold medal-winning run, he knelt at his destination with one knee on the plate, raising his fists skyward in unbridled jubilation. My son’s mid-castle display of bouncing was somewhat reminiscent of that moment.

Canadian victory over the Americans in ice hockey is pretty enjoyable, but it’s even better in baseball because baseball is THEIR game. For those keeping score, the Great White North managed the same feat in Mexico in 2011 with a final score of 2-1.

Catching an opponent off guard can be a pretty sorry spectacle at times. I recall a Hartford Whalers power play in 1991 where Bruins’ defenseman Ray Borque iced the puck from inside the face-off circle to the right of his own net, not far from the boards… at least he INTENDED to ice the puck. Instead, he scored a shorthanded goal against Kay Wittmore from 160 feet out.

Then there was the infamous New York Islanders goal against the Leafs’ Vesa Toskala. A bomber from the Isles’ own goal line took a nightmarish (for goalies) hop directly in front of him and in it went. Honestly, I felt bad for both netminders. Pucks — not unlike a four year old celebrating an elusive dash beyond the reach of authorities stationed around an inflated castle — can make some pretty crazy bounces.

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

Proggers push through despite hot and steamy weather

Hot and steamy were the operative words for 50 Erie Shores Proggers on Tuesday, July 28. Those who started earlier had a bit of an easier time than those who trudged through the hottest part of the day.

The overall scores are evening out, making the teams a lot closer. As luck would have it, many familiar names surface to the winner’s table. These include Paul Driedger (+8), John Rutgers (-2), Neil Sawatzky (+6), Garth Dennerley (+3), Wayne Quinn (+3), Ron Tremblay (-3), Harry Badz (0), Barry Miller (-5), Bob Park (+3), Ron Gagne (+4), Carl Grossi (+4), Mel Davey (0) and Larry Roberts (+1). These members of Team C each padded their wallets with $10 each.

Three players eclipsed all the others with the best plus scores. Ernie Schmidtgall won $20 for his +9. Paul Driedger bagged $15 for his +8, and Neil Sawatzky nabbed $10 for his +6.

In the skins game, $18 was handed out for each skin. The bird men of Erie Shores include Roger Cote on #2, Bob Dick on #8, Bill Gherasim on #13, and Dave Wilkinson on #14.

I witnessed Bill Gherasim’s chip from in front of

Erie Shores Thursday night men’s golf

It was a perfect evening last week, July 30, for the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League as gusty but warm winds kept the humidity down and provided an extra challenge on the already tough closing holes of 17 and 18 at Erie Shores.

The team of Jack Nicklaus continues to hold down first place with 125 points, giving them a 7-point edge over Team Bobby Jones who remain in second at 124. Other teams hanging in the mix include the Tiger Woods squad with 118 points, Team Byron Nelson just another two points back at 116 points, and Team Gary Player who have 109. The only other group above 100 is Team Tom Watson in 6th place with 104 points In the individual play, David Owen seemed unaffected by the hot and swirly winds firing a 4 under par round of 32 for the best low gross score of the night. Low net honours went to Henry Penner who had a phenomenal 8 under par net score of 28. Matt Dick was closest to the pin on hole #13 and Roger Cote hit it in tight just 18 inches away on hole #16, while Richard Reive made the longest putt of the night on hole #17.

It was another big night in the skins competition, with

a total of 10 recorded in the three different flights including Ward Hutchins and Neil Sawatzky in the gross flight of +2 to 3; John Davis, Mike McDonald, Richard Lowes, Mauro Paglione, Tim Tiessen and Kevin Sawatzky in the gross flight of 4 to 6; and Bill Boutros

and Michael Faul in the net flight of 7 to 30. To follow the league’s results and find out more about upcoming matches and fun nights, simply go to www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page” site.

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the green. He lofted it softly and it guided itself towards the hole and in. Hard to believe it was possible since Bill has been struggling mightily the last couple of rounds. Tuesday was one of those days when things go right.

On the hardest rated hole, #10, Harry Badz, Bill Slater, Ken and Dick Segedin accomplished one of those rare feats. The four of them each had a double and no points. What was amusing was that none of them putted. A combination of smacking the ball out of bounds or dunking the ball into the pond created a mathematical landslide of strokes. Proggers enjoy stories of this nature because they didn’t do it.

Matt Dick won the shot of the day. From the bunker on

the west side of #14 green, Matt unintentionally blistered the ball from the bunker, sailing up, up and away, likely landing back onto the tee box of #13, from where they had just played. No one went back to check so there was no verification of that. Finally, in the adventures of following the 3 putt snake, the snake exchanged hands between all 4 golfers. The purple serpent started with Neil Reimer and finally found its new home with Fred Klassen. Fred picked a couple of players that mocked him for 3 putting. Wayne Quinn and Joe Verhoeven have been invited to join Fred. Make sure that you wear your purple shirts. The serpent wants to be colour co-ordinated with its new owner.

South Buxton race report

By Mike Bennett

Joel Dick gave it a valiant effort but his feature win streak ended at seven on Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway.

The Leamington driver started on the outside of row five in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds feature but needed just three laps to move from 10th place to third.

Justin Coulter, another Leamington driver, took the lead on the first lap and led until lap nine when Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr. dove to the bottom of the track between turns three and four to move to the front.

It took Dick eight laps to take second from Coulter but he couldn’t chase down

Dale Jr. in the final three green flag laps.

Dale Jr. finished second to Dick in the last two features, including the mid-season championship on July 18.

Dick was involved in an accident in the May 2 opening night feature and finished 16th before reeling off seven straight victories.

Coulter, who hung on for a third-place finish, won his heat race earlier in the night, his first checkered flag in four South Buxton appearances this season.

Tilbury’s J.J. Beaulieu finished 8th and Wheatley’s Justin Mills was 10th, followed in order by Woodslee’s Shawn Gillis, Essex’s Gerald Martin and Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano.

Coulter’s heat race victory was the only checkered flag for a Windsor-Essex driver on the night.

Kingsville’s Dylan Wolters recovered from two off nights to finish 2nd in the Tirecraft Mini-Mods. The 15-year-old driver, who had finishes of 10th and 13th in his last two features, finished second to Blenheim’s Kyle Hope in both the feature and heat race on Saturday.

Hope holds a commanding 148-point lead over Wolters atop the division standings.

Essex’s Tom Reimer finished 6th, Tilbury’s Gerry Rivait Jr. 9th and Windsor’s Gerald Underwood was 10th.

Chatham’s Jake Hooker won his fourth straight Tirecraft Sport Stocks feature.

Kingsville’s Rob Young finished 4th but saw his lead dwindle to just 6 points over the 14-year-old Hooker.

Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse and Dillon Moody finished 6th and 8th, respectively, while Ruthven’s Brad Bloomfield was 10th and Cottam’s Tiffany Ellis 11th.

The father-son duo of Dale and Nick Glassford, of Ridgetown, won features on the same night for the third time this season.

The elder Glassford, 45, took the checkered flag for

the 8th time in nine features in the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models.

The younger Glassford, 15, won his second straight and fourth of the year in the Autotech Bombers.

Windsor’s Jamie Beau-

lieu finished 3rd in the Bomber feature, with Merlin’s Bill Featherstone and Cale Johns 5th and 6th, and Windsor’s Dylan Fraser 7th in his South Buxton debut. Racing continues this Saturday with Fan Appreciation Night. The grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. and racing begins at 6:30 p.m.

At the following locations:

LEAMINGTON

• Shoppers Drug Mart• Canadian Tire

• Blondie’s• 7-11

• Thomson Guardian Pharmacy

• Johnny’s Gas Bar• Dairy Mart

• Mac’s • Parkdale Store

• Erie Convenience• Esso Double Seven

KINGSVILLE

• Kingsville Variety• Sam’s Shell

• King’s Convenience• Daisy Mart/Naples

• Super 7 Variety• IDA Pharmacy

• Kingsville Arena

• Daisy Mart, Division St. S. & Elm

WHEATLEY

• Adamson Drugs• Mac’s

• Kim’s Convenience• Faubert Meats

ALSO AVAILABLE AT

• Mac’s at Union

• Cottam Gas & Variety

• Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens, Ruthven

• Sunflower Country Store, Blytheswood

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. July 27: North/South1st Eileen Edwards and Jack Warmenhoven, 2nd Roy Trowell and Ron Martin, 3rd Helen Preyde and Nina Towle. East/West - 1st Lily Shuster and Patricia Sandord, 2nd Roger Cote and Bill Chaplin, 3rd Sonia and Ernie Jackiw. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. July 29: North/South - 1st Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin, 2nd Al Morrison and Pauline Mikolash, 3rd Ron Martin and Derek Parry. East/ West - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Sharon Lutz and Frank Duransky, 3rd Jack Warmenhoven and Roger Cote. Bridge is played every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

FC Green and FC Blue opponents collide mid air as they vie for a bouncing ball during a Leamington Recreational Soccer League match Wednesday, July 29 at the Leamington Soccer Complex. The game ended in a 7-7 draw.

FC Red’s goaltender is all concentration as he prepares for a shot by an FC Yellow forward during the first half of a Leamington Recreational Soccer League contest Wednesday, July 29 at the Leamington Soccer Complex. The game ended in a 5-4 score favouring Red.

TT senior golfers hot

By Bob McLean

On Tuesday, July 28 there were 67 seniors participating in the weekly league game at Talbot Trail golf course. Everyone complained earlier in the summer that Mother Nature was providing us with too much precipitation. However, now she has decided to play more tricks on us as she has provided us with beautiful but extremely hot, humid weather. Golfers, I’m sure, are extremely happy to have the bright, blue skies and warm weather. Most of us just jump and ride a golf cart if it’s too hot and sticky, and take along some H2O to refresh us. A rejuvenated Jim Pearson eclipsed the field by a wide margin as he was the only golfer to break 40. Jim fired a very impressive 36. Other golfers in the 50-69y division also played very well. Four seniors who earned excellent 42s were Paul Brown, Gary Benninger, Herb Reid and Brian Wilkinson. Terrific 43s were shot by Larry Schmidt, John Liddell and Jim Omstead. Superb 44 scores were produced by Ray la Pierre and Rick Thompson. Five players who merited very praiseworthy 45s were Al Matthews, Bill Derbyshire, Pat Hill, Larry Haggitt and Randy Zeray. Solid 46s were achieved by Mac Hyatt, Larry Hughes and Doug Langlois. Mike Getty scored a satisfying 48. Fine 49 scores were shot by Richard Humber, Dave Dent, and Terry Scratch. Nifty 50 results went to three players: Gord Chadwick, Orville Houser and Randy Hewey. In the 70-79y division, Vic Reynaert continued his outstanding play by firing a sweet 40. One shot back was Joe Vertel who produced another excellent league score of 41. Three golfers who merited terrific 42s were Paul Brown, Bill Ward and Bob McLean. Robert Shaw, Neil Adamson and Gerald Rivait shot superb scores of 43, 44 and 45 respectively. Tom Sasso and Garnet Fox produced very praiseworthy 46s. One shot back was Ron McCracken with his solid 47. Four golfers who tied with very commendable 48s were Don Willan, Homer Vandervecht, Ross MacKintosh and Bob Lee. Satisfying 49s went to these 7 golfers: Jerry Paine, Walter Balsam, Terry Bee, Ken Womack, Pete Daudlin, Andy Orsini and Al Speed. Other fine scores were earned by Gary Wilson, Eugene Abbruzzese, Larry Hillman and Vic Marcovecchio.

In the 80-85y division, youngster Carl Robinson propelled himself into first place with his masterful 43. (Did I do okay, Carl?) ‘Down the Middle’ Knox is starting to get his game in top form as he shot an excellent 44. Tom Hyatt fired a superb 45. Steady playing Bill Galloway produced a very noteworthy 47. Three golfers who fired solid 49s were Dave Krueger, Bob Freure and Ed Woelk. Hadley Pinch and Gerry Becigneul shot very solid scores of 51 and 52 respectively. Both Fred Takaki and Murray Cascadden also played well.

Only 3 of the league’s super seniors, 86y+, endured the hot weather. Steve Haas shot an outstanding 58 to lead the way. A mere one shot back with his own excellent 59 was Bill Hutchinson. Jim Ascott closely followed behind Bill’s score. Tom Hyatt’s terrific putt on #2 was the winning long putt for the field. Apparently, during the measurement for closest to the pin on #9 they couldn’t find a millimetre of difference between Jim Pearson’s and Ross MacKintosh’s amazing shots. Jim and Ross will share one and half golf balls each.

Out Late: “What’s your excuse for arriving home at this time of the night?” the avid golfer’s wife asked him.

“I was golfing with Ralph and Ray my dear,” replied her inebriated husband.

“What?” she yelled. “At 2:00 in the morning?”

“Well, yes,” he stammered. “We were using nightclubs.”

Dan Burdick’s 1929 Nash street rod

Dan Burdick of Leamington drives a big 1929 Nash 4-door sedan with wire wheels, dual sidemounts, and a trunk with a rack on the back.

He found the car in

Leamington

84 Legion news

By Pat Simpson

Dan Burdick’s 1929 Nash street rod 2012 in Windsor, where it had resided for 25-30 years after coming from Montreal. It had already been turned into a street rod and Dan described all the features during our recent telephone conversation: a big-block 396 cubic inch V8 under the 4-piece sideopening hood, a 400 automatic transmission, a 9-inch Lincoln rear end, 15inch wheels, dual exhausts, power disc brakes in front, power drum brakes in rear, air conditioning, a new dashboard with modern gauges, and a front bench seat now replaced with power bucket seats. Leaf springs front and rear carry the weight.

Along with all these upgrades, Dan has preserved the original look of this awesome 1929 Nash. The big original headlight lenses and housings are there while Dan has added halogen lights for safety. The massive upright grille is still there, along with the original fenders, running boards, gas tank and fabric insert on the roof.

Dan’s street rod takes its name from Charles W. Nash, who resigned as president of General Motors in 1916 to build a car of his own. He bought the ailing Thomas B. Jeffery in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and turned it into Nash Motors in 1918. When Dan’s Nash was built in 1929, the U.S. auto industry passed a new milestone with over five million cars produced in a single year. Toronto-delivered prices for a new 1929 Nash ranged from $1238 to $3165 when a new Model A Ford cost $580.

After World War Two, competition from the Big Three put the sales squeeze on smaller companies. In 1954, Hudson and Nash merged to form American Motors and promoted their fast-selling Rambler. The last Nash was built in 1957.

On Thursday, June 11, the residents at the Sun Parlor Home for Senior Citizens in Leamington were thrilled to see Dan’s awesome ’29 Nash street rod along with 45 other classic vehicles parked out front for their viewing pleasure. As Dan himself says: “We have a lot of fun with this car.”

You can see Dan’s car and hundreds more at the Tomato Festival Car Show at the Roma Club in Leamington on Sunday, August 16. Visit their website at www. LeamingtonCarShow. com.

The Fish Fry held recently was a great success. The support is greatly appreciated. The Seniors Dinner on August 12 features roast pork as well as music provided by Gord Ciliska. You do not have to be a Legion member to attend the Seniors Dinner. There will be a second Seniors Dinner on August 26. Broasted chicken is on the menu and Gord will again provide the music that afternoon.

On Saturday, August 29 the branch is hosting a Steak Barbeque with all the trimmings. Music will be provided by Ted Bachmeier. Call the Legion for further details at 519326-0073 Wednesday to Saturday.

Junior Girls Capture B Division Championship

The Leamington Jose’s Bar and Grill Junior Girls team captured the “B” division in the Interlock Championship Tournament held the weekend of July 24-26 in Amherstburg. Despite winning only two games during regular season play, the junior girls won 4 of 5 games over the weekend to capture the B Division Championship. Junior Girls B Division Interlock Champs, in front: Elise Stammler. First row, left to right: Ella Ricio-Durocher, Danica DeSantis, Rylee Gillett, Alexis Chorba. Second row: Hannah Dyck, Ashley Froese, Devyn Harris, Raylene Schartner, McKenna Wall. Back row: Coach Cathy Schartner, manager Tony DeSantis, coach Rick Gillett. Absent from photo: Piper Robinson. (Submitted photo)

Journal claims ball hockey “Duct Cup”

The Wheatley Women’s Ball Hockey playoff final was a repeat matchup between The Wheatley Journal and Johnston Net & Twine. The only difference was that the Journal won this year in an extremely close, 1-0 final. Cindy Osadzuk had the shutout in net for the Journal and Theresa McDonald played a stellar game in net for Johnston’s. The only goal of the game was scored by Marianne Vergeer, unassisted. Marianne also clinched the league scoring title with 12 points. In the consolation playoff final it was Car Barn defeating AnthonyKeats 3-1. Anthony-Keats started the scoring in the first half with a goal by Kayla Lindsey. Car Barn responded with the two goals in the first half and one final insurance marker in the second half for a 3-1 final. Scoring for Car Barn was Lisa “Derb” Brouwer, assisted by Angele Stammler; Jenn Cardosa, assisted by Lindsey Turner; and Sarah “Whittal” Sharon, assisted by Derb.

This was the fifth season for the league. Referee Jack Hannigan did a great job this year, with special thanks to scorekeepers Abbey Resendes and Abbey Hopper.

Car Barn – 3rd – Playoffs

In front, from left, are Tracy Mastronardi,

The Wheatley Journal – Playoff Champions

Anthony Keats

by Abbey Resendes)

Anita VanRooyen, Jill Walker, Katie Clubb, Kathy Gradwell, Marianne Vergeer and Terri Taylor.

Johnston Net & Twine –

In front, from left, are Theresa McDonald, Denise Howe, Amy Bell, Trish Epplett and Tracy Sample. In back, from left, are Jamie-Lee Church, Kenzie Higgins, Tammy Brown, Charlee Cabral, Donna Matier, Wendy Degroot, Lianne Imeson and Kellie Rodrigues.

In front, from left to right, are Brenda Vink, Jessica Prudence, Cindy Osadzuk, Janet Hannigan, Christine Hopper and Noelle Resendes. In back, from left, Sheila McBrayne, Lindsay Walker,

(Photos

Sarah (Whittal) Sharon, Elsie Leili, Sue Weaver and Jenn Cardosa. In back, from left, are Kristy Kennedy, Angele Stammler, Tara Brown, Deb Coulter, Margot Gillespie, Lisa (Derb) Brouwer, Rachel Blair and Lindsey Turner.

Front row left to right: Kayla Lindsay, Brooke Kaiser, Jaclynn Arquette, Sandra Price. Back row, from left: Letitia Cook, Nicole Jackson, Amberly Lefaive, Andrea Symons, Lauren Mather, Sian Arthurs, Tara Church and Mandy Pearce. In front is goalie Terri Koehler. Absent from photo: Dana Church.

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only. No pets. $695/

utilities included. Call after 6:00 pm. 519-3263157. my6-tf

44 Robson Road Leamington. $750 plus util/month. No pets. Call Kathy 519-326-5786. jl22-tf

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2 BEDROOM APARTMENT in downtown Leamington. Includes fridge, stove, washer & dryer. Available September 1st. Call 519567-6077. au5-12

alterations, and repairs. Pants shortened $8.50 plus tax. (Some exceptions may apply such as lined pants). If your clothing is too tight or too baggy, give me a call to see if it can be altered. Call Jean at 519-968-2261.

to

and haul away your junk. Scrap

PLUMBING SERVICE

PLUMBROOK MANOR

APARTMENTS

and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja14-tf FOR HIRE - CHAUFFEUR with classic Jaguar. Hourly or daily rates. For weddings and proms. Call 519-8194763. jl22-au12 ESTATE SALE - 741 ROAD 4 EAST, Leamington. Saturday, August 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. au5-12 ST. JOHN'S PIG ROASTLeamington Marina, Friday September 4, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Adults $15, children $6. Cash bar. Call church office for tickets 519-326-3111. au5-26

DINING TABLE, HUTCH and chairs. Solid table top walnut with black legs 36" x60". 6 chairs with walnut seat with black legs & backs. Hutch base: walnut top, black, 3 drawers and 1 door. 50" wide x 30" high x 16" deep. Hutch top: 1 glass door with 3 shelves 45" wide x 48" high x 15" deep. Call 519-791-2804. au5

PARQUET SOLID WOOD pecan table. 42" sextagonal, 1 leaf 18" extension with 4 pecan captain chairs on casters with caned backs and new upholstered seats. Cuddle chair recliner, 2 seater 54" wide x 40" deep with 18" foot rest extension. Country couch, chair and rocker recliner. Pull-out couch. Call 519-791-2804.au5

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JC FRESH FARMS & greenhouses

JOB OPPORTUNITY

General Labor Warehouse, Vegetable Packer

Hours vary on production. Minimum Wage. Please Fax resume to 519-733-8059.

JANITOR & WELDERS REQUIRED

Apply in person to:

Custom Fab. Inc. 5140 Ure Street Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0 519-737-6631

HELP WANTED FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT STARTING IN AUGUST

TRUCK DRIVER WITH AZ LICENSE

Apply By Mail: Human Resource Dept.

P. O. Box 70 , Ruthven, ON N0P 2G0

Apply In Person: Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Apply By Fax: 519-326-1714

WANTED

SHEET METAL WORKER

Licensed 308A (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available REFRIGERATION & AC SYSTEMS MECHANIC or

Licensed 313A or 313D (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available

Licensed 306A (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available

Prefer resume to be dropped off at: 238 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON Resume must include school transcript, references and MVR (motor vehicle report)

Alternatively - send to: 519-326-3632 Fax or grossi@grossiplumbing.ca

PINNACLE ACRES REQUIRES Full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.00/hr, 50+ hours, 7 days/wk. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Work site: 333 County Rd. 18 Leamington ON, rural setting, must have own transportation. Crop maintenance and harvesting, other duties as required. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs on a repetitive basis, fast paced environment, strong work ethic, punctual, reliable. Please apply via: email pinnaclejobs@hotmail.com or fax: 519-326-9253. No experience or education required.

HELP WANTED FOR SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT STARTING IN AUGUST

LIFT TRUCK DRIVERS, PRODUCTION SORTERS, GENERAL LABOUR

Apply By Mail: Human Resource Dept. P. O. Box 70 , Ruthven, ON N0P 2G0

Apply In Person: Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Apply By Fax: 519-326-1714

GREENHOUSE WORKER

Day Shift – Weekends

• Candidates will be working in the greenhouse as harvesters and crop workers with other duties as assigned.

• Ability to do repetitive tasks, work in a hot environment and attention to detail.

• Salary: 11.00/hour, working 40 plus hours a week including weekends and holidays.

Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com (627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V8)

Responsibilities:

GREENHOUSE FARM LABOURER wanted. Wages $11/hour. Min. 40+ hours Mon-Sat. 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. jl29-se16

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $11.00 for 44.0 hours per week. You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment. No education or experience is required.

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

Towsley

Inc.

CARPENTERS

Experienced: Framing/Finish carpenters for Residential/Commercial contractor

Mail, Fax, Email Or Deliver Resume in confidence to: 2090 Fasan Drive Oldcastle, Ontario N0R 1L0 Fax: 519-737-7231 email: info@towsleyconstruction.com

PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Responsibilities:

• Lead the packing line of 10 – 15 employees

• Ensure customer specifications are being followed and adhered to

• Working with scheduler to coordinate the personnel in order to meet production goals

• Report all machine issues to Operations Manager and Maintenance

• Report personnel issues to Human Resources

• Train new employees as necessary

• Maintain accurate records

• Complete all relevant required documentation in an accurate and timely manner, including recording all packaging completed and the packaging used and/or destroyed

• Maintain a neat and organized work area

• Follow all policies, practices and procedures as it relates to Human Resources, Health and Safety and Food Safety

Qualifications:

• Self- motivation and attention to detail • Flexibility with working

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

has an opening for an

EXPERIENCED GROWER

for a tomato, cucumber and pepper operation

- responsible for all aspects of crop production including irrigation, climate control & labour management

- minimum of 5 years experience as a grower

- ability to communicate & work well with others

- experience with Priva climate computer would be an asset

- salary based on qualifications & experience

Please send resume to: henry@dicioccofarms.ca

GFL Environmental is an industry leading provider of commercial, industrial and residential waste and recycling collection. We are looking to fill the following positions in Windsor

DZ Residential Driver/loaders

Previous waste experience an asset but not required, training will be provided to all successful candidates.

•We offer competitive wages, benefits, including an RRSP & DPSP plan

•Boot allowance and uniforms provided •4 day work week – optional overtime

Please email an up to date copy of your resume, drivers abstract and CVOR to careers@gflenv.com or fax to 905-428-2324.

For more details visit our website at: http://www.gflenv.com 2700 Central Ave, Windsor ON

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington Manager of Legislative

Services/Clerk

Reporting to the Director of Legal and Legislative Services, the Manager of Legislative Services shall be appointed as the Clerk of the Municipality, carry out all statutory responsibilities associated with such appointment and shall be responsible for the management of all functions of Legislative Services, including, but not limited to the supervision of staff and the management of all municipal records as required under the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The Manager shall be responsible to research and draft by-laws and research, prepare and present reports to Council. The Manager also plays a lead role in preparing the annual budgets for the department and various committees and monitors the accounts throughout the year. For complete details regarding this position please visit our website at www.leamington.ca.

Application Deadline: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 20, 2015

The transportation arm of one of Leamington’s largest grower, importer, exporter and packer of greenhouse vegetables has an immediate opening for:

Transportation Customs Coordinator

Reporting to the Transportation Manager, you will be responsible to ensure all cross border documentation, including e-manifests are complete and accurate …..

Qualifications:

• Complete proformas, ensuring tariffs are updated & current

• Update system to ensure driver & vehicle information is accurate for border crossing

• Coordinate customer appointments

• Review maintenance schedules to ensure equipment is available for dispatching

• Knowledge of dispatch would be an asset, but is not required;

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills;

• Working knowledge of MS Word and Excel.

Company AZ Drivers

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience

• Dedicated Toronto & Montreal lanes available

• Clean Drivers Abstract

• Cross Border experience an asset

• Produce Experience

• Positive, Professional Attitude

Please e-mail to: jobs@westmorelandsales.com or fax resume to: 519-322-3449 Please no phone calls.

a better opportunity awaits

Discover a better place to grow your career: a place that’s caring, engaging and rewarding. We’re proud of our diverse culture of trust and respect. It’s a culture guided by solid leadership and collaboration from every member of our organization.

The Co-operators, a leading Canadian-owned insurance and financial services company, is looking for a qualified:

Associate Insurance/Financial Advisor Leamington, ON

the opportunity

The Associate Insurance/Financial Advisor is a key player in the support and development of the agency operation primarily through sales and service. This role utilizes a broad knowledge of The Co-operators insurance products and services including personal lines (auto, home) and specialty lines (farm and commercial). In addition, may provide sales and service for life and wealth products if life licensed.

your qualifications

You will have a General Insurance Licence and be proficient with the Microsoft office suite and other technology. You will be skilled in communication, organization, time management, client service, decision making and problem solving. A minimum of 2 years insurance industry experience including sales experience is preferred. A Life License is an asset. A valid driver's license may be required

If you are interested in a career with The Co-operators, email your resume to:

Joseph Betlehem

joseph_betlehem@cooperators.ca

We are growing!!

Seeking to fill full-time packing positions

Wages: $11/hour, 48+ hours, Mon-Sat

Skills: Able to maintain attendance, repetitive tasks, distinguish color, team environment

Rotating weekly shifts (Days/Afternoons) COME MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! Apply via: HR@lakesideproduce.com QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED

General Greenhouse Labour

Full-time position available immediately Hourly wage $11.00

35 - 40 hours per week / occasional Saturday Experience with Health & Safety (WSPS) an asset

Mail resume to:

263 Talbot St.W. Leamington, ON N8H 4H3 OR E-mail resume to: cf@cfgroups.com OR Fax resume to: 519-322-2916

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NOTICES

TAX NOTICES

2015 Final Property Tax Bills were mailed July 15, 2015

If you own property in the Town of Kingsville you should have received your 2015 final tax bill. The tax due dates are as follows: August 31, 2015 November 30, 2015

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE

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

ROAD FROM TO

Cameron Side RoadCounty Road 8 Highway #3

North Talbot RoadCounty Road 27 County

Using a combination of the following pesticides: Clearview Herbicide Reg. #29752, containing the active ingredients Aminopyralid (present as potassium salt) and Metsulfuron-Methyl, Dupont Escort Herbicide 60% Dry Flowable Reg. #23005, containing the active ingredient Metsulfruron-Methyl, Overdrive Herbicide Reg. #30065, containing the active ingredients Diflufenzopyr (present as sodium salt) and Dicamba (present as sodium salt), and Turboprop Emulsifiable Concentrate Reg. #27967, containing the active ingredient Dichlorprop (present as 2-ethylhexyl ester) and 2,4-D (present as 2-ethylhexyl ester) under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada).

Commencing on June 11, 2015 weather permitting, and ending September 26, 2015.

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