December 16, 2015

Hospice gets another boost

By Bryan Jessop

One of Santa’s helpers made an early appearance in Leamington recently, offering a holiday gift to the Erie Shores Hospice.

With construction of the facility about 20 per cent shy of completion, a gathering of guests converged on the 197 Talbot St. West site for an early tour and to hear presentations from representatives playing key roles towards what will be considered a ‘soft opening’ in March of next year.

The highlight of the facility’s sneak peak was the presentation of a cheque for $15,000, accepted on behalf of The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Inc. by Erie Shores Hospice executive director Carol Derbyshire. The donation came from Tecumseh mayor Gary McNamara — dressed as Santa Claus — as funding raised through the Mayor’s Charity Golf Tournament in Tecumseh.

The presentations and tour were attended by several community group representatives from across the county, including a handful who made the short trip from Leamington District Memorial Hospital and the LDMH Foundation from the other side of Talbot Street.

“They are just great partners to have,” said Derbyshire of LDMH. “I can’t say enough about the hospital.”

Derbyshire explained that Erie Shores Hospice has roughly $1.3 million more to raise to completely finance the building’s construction. She also noted that operational funding from the province is about $400,000 shy of what is required to operate the palliative care facility, leaving each hospice in the province responsible for its own fundraising to cover the shortfall. For Erie Shores, the LDMH Foundation is stepping forward with plans to generate the money needed to offset operating expenses not covered by the Ministry.

“(It’s) beyond generous,” said Derbyshire. “It’s unheard of in the whole province. I don’t know of any other partnership like that, so we are so grateful.”

Derbyshire’s words of thanks were followed by the arrival of McNamara as Santa Claus and Hospice volunteer Aline

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School raises more funds for Youth Centre

By Bryan Jessop Queen of Peace

Catholic Elementary School students looking to offer further support for the St. Michael’s Parish Youth Centre are on Cloud “Nine.”

The school’s 34 Grade 8 students presented their ninth annual Christmas Concert Tuesday, December 8, welcoming their 200-plus fellow students, staff and family members. The full school day of activities and games was held in the school’s gymnasium and included a visit from Santa Claus.

The carnival featured 10 activity stations created and arranged by Rima Mastronardi’s Grade 8 class. Funds were again raised via a $5 per guest entry fee, a baked goods table with treats made and donated by parents and a table lined with 50 raffle prizes donated by local businesses and staff members.

Funds raised by the annual event — which began at 9:30 a.m. and ran until the end of the school day at 3:30 p.m. — were directed toward the soon-to-be-built youth centre at St. Michael’s Church on Elliott Street for the second consecutive year. Last year, Queen of Peace raised $2,000 for the centre. This year’s Carnival added another roughly $2,000 for the same facility.

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the youth centre for the new St. Michael’s Church currently being rebuilt on Elliott Street. (SUN Photo)

Tecumseh mayor Gary McNamara and hospice volunteer Aline Levesque present a cheque of $15,000 to The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County for the nearly-complete Erie Shores Hospice project in Leamington Monday, Dec. 14. Accepting the donation is Erie Shores Hospice executive director Carol Derbyshire (left).

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rival of McNamara as Santa Claus and Hospice volunteer Aline Levesque as Mrs. Claus. Before delivering news of the $15,000 donation to Erie Sores, McNamara took a moment to offer his own thoughts on the crucial roles played by hospices around the province.

“I firmly believe, and I’ve said it before, that every community should have a hospice, and that should be indoctrinated into the health care charter,” he declared. “It is an extension of health care. It’s the whole approach to family, where we can come together and celebrate someone’s life.”

Since the Tecusmeh mayor’s golf tournament began, it has generated $213,000 in funding for county initiatives, many based on health care or educational platforms. McNamara explained that he has been enthusiastic about a new satellite hospice being built in Leamington since first hearing about the idea, noting that a southeastern location is an ideal fit for county residents and their families.

Following additional donations from McNamara’s committee to other county charities and organizations, Erie Shores Hospice Capital Campaign co-chair John Omstead offered an update on the fundraising process, which he described as being in its final stretch. On behalf of fellow co-chair Cole Cacciavillani — who was unable to attend the tour because of prior commitments in Toronto — and

other Capital Campaign leaders, Omstead thanked the team of volunteers who represented the group while seeking out funding avenues for the Hospice’s construction process. Like Derbyshire, he also expressed gratitude to the LDMH Foundation for its current and future role in supporting Erie Shores.

The presentations concluded with Terry McSweeny offering a brief update on the building process. McSweeny explained that Amico Design Build of Windsor expects to have completed about 98 per cent of construction by the end of this month. Final deficiencies will be addressed and permits will be acquired in January of next year.

To conclude the event, Hospice integrated director Cheryl Deter offered a room-by-room tour of the building.

Apple Festival matches 2014 donation

By Bryan Jessop

Ruthven’s biggest annual event once again proved ripe for the picking when it comes to support of Community Living Essex County.

For the second consecutive year, proceeds raised by the Ruthven Apple Festival will benefit the local Community Living branch to the tune of $45,000. This year’s festival, held Sept. 26-27, again attracted thousands of visitors from across the county and beyond. Weekend attractions including the Farmers’ Market — where locally donated produce was sold to Apple Festival patrons — contributed to the grand total as well as corporate sponsorships, raffle ticket sales, a tent of donated items for resale, Sunday’s car show and raffle, vendor booth rental fees and a list of other features and events.

“It was really, really well done,” said CLEC manager Tony DeSantis. “We raised $45,000 last year too, so we did pretty well.”

The Apple Festival was again organized and ran by a steering committee of more than 20 members led by chairperson Terry Colasanti and a team of more than 100 volunteers who took on tasks from picking up produce donations to setting up booths and tents. Volunteers were made up of Community Living staff and clients, friends and family members of the organization and as DeSantis described, “good-natured people who just wanted to help out.”

“We couldn’t have done this without our volunteers,” he noted. “There’s a lot of planning that takes place and a lot of details to take care of.”

Eleven years ago, the 25th anniversary of the Ruthven Apple Festival was marked with a Community Living fundraising total of $50,000. Organizers have set their sights on that amount every year since and are pleased to see the sum come equally close two years in a row.

“It’s amazing, fantastic,” said CL Essex County executive director Nancy Wallace-Gero. “This kind of support is sincerely needed by people in this community and they’ll benefit from the results of the festival. We’re unbelievably busy because of the need for the kinds of services we provide. This funding comes at a terrific time for the families that need this support.”

This year’s donation was marked with a Tuesday, Dec. 8 luncheon at Colasanti’s Tropical Garden, the host of each year’s Apple Festival. The meal offered to Apple Festival supporters and volunteers was followed by comments from a handful of guest speakers.

“This is truly a county celebration and a county achievement,” explained Kingsville mayor Nelson Santos, who noted that after many years of trying, he finally managed to win the festival’s apple peeling contest.

Additional CLEC fundraisers including the ongoing Giving Tuesday, where members of the public can text “INSPIRE” to 20222 or log on to www.canadahelps.org/ dn/5826 to make donations. Contributions made from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24 of up to $5,000 will be matched by Hometown Family Pharmacy. Also, Community Living has a giftwrapping booth set up at Devonshire Mall near Chapters bookstore in Windsor where donations are being accepted until Christmas Eve. For more information on the local organization’s services and programs, visit the website www. communitylivingessex.org.

Leamington Branch Holiday Hours: Office will be closed: December 24th at 12:00 pm

Re-open for Regular Hours: January 4th, 2016 at 9 am

Ruthven Apple Festival steering committee member Ron Hicks (right) and Community Living Essex County manager Tony DeSantis discuss some of the behind the scenes preparation for the 36th annual Apple Festival prior to the presentation of a cheque for $45,000 to the local Community Living branch.

A portion of the Ruthven Apple Festival steering committee presents a donation of $45,000 to Community Living Essex County following a luncheon to celebrate the success of the committee and Community Living Tuesday, Dec. 8. Both the luncheon and September’s Apple Festival were hosted by Colasanti’s Tropical Garden.

Legends of LDSS

I ran into my former science teacher from high school a few weeks ago.

Mike Vorkapich is a regular at the Tim Hortons near Banwell Rd. in Tecumseh and I’ve stopped and talked to him a few times over the past couple of years.

Mr. Vorkapich was one of those teachers who stood out to me. I’ve had several great teachers who are on that list. I’ve written about them before.

I knew him before I got to good old LDSS in the fall of 1975. His oldest son, Steve, is a year younger than I and we had played a little baseball together as kids.

taught me not just woodworking, but life lessons. He died tragically at Point Pelee several years ago, trying to save a swimmer in trouble. ‘The Duke’, as we called him, took our entire Grade 12 woodworking class on a weekend trip to Peterborough to erect a cabin for Mr. Pollard. We had a blast building that cottage and learned so much about building and life with just that project alone. He was a brave soul to take over a dozen teenage boys into the woods for a weekend.

Mark Grabb and Bob Lee and Mr. Hewett were other favourites of mine.

In fact, when my dad coached the Leamington Bantams, they played their home games at M.D. Bennie school on the diamond in the far back corner. At that time, there were houses on Margaret Street and a large open field directly to the west of the schoolyard. I believe the Vorkapich famiy lived on Margaret or one of the adjacent streets along Sherk. Steve and I played a lot of catch when we were seven or eight years old, while the Leamington Bantams played their games.

There were certainly some characters at LDSS in those days.

From Mr. Adamache, who thought nothing of giving you a little jolt of electricity, to Mr. Kientopp, who was a nononsense type of guy (I had him for Driver’s Ed), to Mr. Butler, who very methodically taught English in the small portable outside of the gymnasium.

Later, we did play on the same team briefly before Steve took his talents to Windsor to play up there. He went on to play some high-level ball and I’d like to think that our days spent playing catch in the M.D. Bennie schoolyard helped him hone his skills. They certainly didn’t affect mine.

There was Ed O’Reilly, one of our gym teachers with a wicked (and dirty) sense of humour. He was entrusted with teaching us sex education in health class. What an eyeopener that was.

His father was my Grade 9 teacher for both science and agriculture. He had a reputation as a hard-nosed type of teacher. I never found him that way.

Firm but fair, I guess is what they call it.

Mr. Vorkapich was a stellar ball player in his day too, and I believe he still played the game up until a couple of years ago in a seniors’ league in Windsor.

Mr. Zanier taught business and marketing in my Grade 9 year and he was a boisterous fellow. A lot of laughs, but a big guy, who was quite intimidating to this little gradeniner.

I had a schoolboy crush on Mrs. Marn, my Grade 10 English teacher. She was all librarian-like and for some reason, I was smitten. It didn’t hurt that English class was always my favourite subject anyway.

He often told us of his days in the Tigers’ minor league system, where he was stuck behind another catcher on the depth chart. That catcher was Bill Freehan. Thankfully, his teaching degree and education came in handy when his baseball career ended.

He spent his retirement in Leamington and only recently moved to Windsor to be closer to his kids.

I often think of the teachers I had at LDSS and how they shaped me as an adult.

Mr. Burke was my Grade 12 math teacher. He gave me a final grade of 97 at the end of that year. He must have been under the influence of something because I don’t remember ever being that good.

I narrowly avoided the days of Mr. Hume, who was a legend in the halls of LDSS. He was feared and respected at the same time. He was principal before I got there and ran a very tight ship.

I’ve written before about how my elementary school teachers influenced me as a child, but as I grew into an adult, there were certain teachers that stood out.

Helmut Dueckman was another of those teachers who

I’m sure the current students have their favourites. I know my kids did. But somehow, I think they’ve all missed out on the quirky characters that we were fortunate enough to learn from in the ’60s and ’70s.

New exhibits at LAC

Four exhibits are on now through December 23 at the Leamington Arts Centre (LAC): Visual Comments, Canvases of Metal and Wood, A Signature Christmas Artist Market, and Name Your Price Silent Art Auction.

Visual Comments by John Haynes: “As far back as my memory takes me, art has been an important and meaningful part of my life. No matter what the setting happened to be, manipulating colours, shapes, media and design gave me, and still continues to give me, both pleasure and solace.And for that, I am very grateful.

Canvases of Metal and Wood, an exhibition of interactions, by Douglas Bornn: “The subject of this recent series of photographs would appear to be train graffiti, and initially, it was. It changed when I started looking at and thinking about a particular photo I had taken and realized that there was much more going on in this image than just a simple record of the graffiti.

Reaching my 70s, I find that my expressions/creations in art reflect more and more my ponderings about life and existence. I find as I grow older that life is even more puzzling and layered and humorous than I once believed. And some of these impressions, reflections and views are evident in the art work I am currently producing which I call: Visual Comments.

“My larger works in this exhibition reflect some of the aspects of dread, wonder, puzzlement and humour that I feel regarding the future of humankind on our planet earth. The climate changes we must now endure year round; the ever increasing societal disconnections between the have’s and the have not’s; the ongoing whittling away of our Canadian democracy; and, the slam-bang incorporation of greed as a cornerstone of our society are all troubling and worth thinking about.

“As an obvious visual contrast, the smaller-sized art works in this exhibition are monoprints that were meditative and soothing for me to produce. Hopefully, they act as a counterbalance to the weight and scale of the larger paintings. I do consider these monoprints to be visual comments as well; but in a smaller and quieter way that lingers on colours, shapes and my love of playing with mixed media. The larger works are all acrylic paint on canvas; while the smaller monoprints are ink and mixed media on watercolour paper.”

“I had moved in to take a closer view including nothing more than the elements of the spray paint that I was interested in. Once at the computer and the usual adjustments had been applied and a slight bit of cropping done, I found I had a photograph that integrated the graffiti and the train car allowing them to play one against the other. The train cars are usually straight edged and hard in their utilitarianism encompassing structural supports, attachments for various purposes, sliding doors with large lever handles, windows and legitimate signage; the graffiti, mostly unintelligible to me, often wildly exuberant and sometimes more than just a bit competent seems to be painted on without regard for what it is covering in a very free-form manner.

“The canvas that the car has become is approached by the graffiti artist with a long distance view in mind so that when we move in closer the irregularities of that canvas intrude themselves into the sprayed image establishing new interactions that can trick the eye in interesting ways. Added to this are the signs of use and age: oil and grease, bangs, breakage and repairs; and over all the weather encouraging the never-ending progress of rust. Now, compound all of this with the simple fact that one guy with a paint can may pay no regard for another and work over a previous graffiti without covering it in entirety. By moving in closely, removing the graffiti from any sense of

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MARK RIBBLE

CHAD RILEY Gallery Crawl LAC Director

LDMH Auxiliary wrapping up a busy year

As another year comes to an end, the Auxiliary at Leamington District Memorial Hospital celebrated its achievements and the joy of the season with volunteers, staff and patients.

The Auxiliary knitters held a Christmas Knitting and Craft Sale at the hospital on November 12 and in less than four hours raised more than $800 which will be donated to the hospital. A variety of handcrafted Christmas items and knitted goods were available for purchase by staff and visitors to the hospital.

Leamington’s Portuguese Club was the setting on November 25 for the annual Soup ’n’ Salad Luncheon in support of the Cancer Society. Auxiliary members traditionally offer up their help at the Poor Boy Luncheon by serving coffee, tea and dessert to those in attendance.

On November 26, at Kingsville Golf and Country Club, the Auxiliary held its annual Fall/Christmas Luncheon and took the opportunity to celebrate the award of HAAO life memberships to three LDMH Auxiliary members. Shirley Bigelow, Vi Pepper and Dolores Tracey were recognized for their many years of dedicated volunteer service to the hospital. All of the members enjoyed the fashion show put on by Inspirations, the hospital gift shop and of course, the fabulous Christmas dinner supplied by Kingsville Golf and Country Club.

A large number of volunteers and Santa were present on December 8 when the Auxiliary held its annual Christmas party for the patients in Continuing Care. A light luncheon that

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meaning that it might have, it all becomes a wonderfully colourful, mad pastiche; an abstraction laid over the more formally arranged lines and elements of the car, arrangements that want to impose some form of order on the madness even while becoming part of it. The challenge has been searching out areas where all of these influences come together in a way or ways that reverberate in me. The joy has been in finding them.

“A few days ago I read a quote from the American painter, Andrew Wyeth, which I very much liked and which I think sums up how I approach photography. I would like to leave you with his words: ‘Art, to me, is seeing. I think you have got to use your eyes as well as your emotion, and one without the other just doesn’t work.’”

Save the Date: Wed. Dec. 23 is the deadline to enter the 2016 Amateur Photo Contest. Over $900 in photography prizes, sponsored by Speedprint and Photography & Framing by Anna. The contest is open to all amateur photographers. 8”X10” sized prints ONLY

included traditional plum pudding was served and all the patients on the floor were presented with a stocking stuffed with small gifts.

On Friday, Dec. 11, the hospital held its annual Staff/ Volunteer Christmas Lunch in the cafeteria. This year the celebration included an ugly sweater contest and many staff members and volunteers took advantage to show off their Christmas sweater. Another delicious turkey dinner made by cafeteria staff and served by LDMH Board members and administration was enjoyed.

(no frame or mat). Categories: Events, Travels, Seasons. There is NO limit on the number of entries. $10/ photo to enter for members, $12 for non-members. Entry fee includes custom matting, entry to exhibits, and chance to win prizes. www.leamingtonartscentre. com for more info and entry forms.

The Leamington Arts Centre is located at 72 Talbot St. W., 519-326-2711.

Soup ’n’ Salad Luncheon: From left to right, LDMH Auxiliary volunteers Vi Pepper, Jean Harrison, Dolores Tracey, Rita Mulryne, Liz Baumman and Jo Evans served dessert at the Soup ’n’ Salad Luncheon in support of the Cancer Society in November.

LDMH Auxiliary Knitting and Craft Show: Erica Hamm and Auxiliary knitter Claudia Brown chat with a customer.

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School raises more funds for Youth Centre

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great for our Grade 8s to do something where they don’t get anything in return — it’s the true spirit of giving.”

Students made their way through the attractions in shifts according to grade divisions — primary grades (JK-4) in the morning and intermediate and junior grades in the afternoon. Each participating student carried a goodie bag that received a small gift or treat for each station visited. The carnival itself is funded by the school without sponsorships, although the Queen of Peace Parent Council helps offset the costs involved.

“They’re always avid supporters with everything the school puts on,” Mastronardi said of Parent Council.

Money raised during the first three years of the school’s Christmas Carnival helped build a school in Kenya through the Adopt A Village program. Following carnivals raised funding for a clean water project and a girls’ high school dubbed Oleleshwa, also in Kenya.

“It’s been somewhat of a tradition here,” said Queen of Peace SK-Grade 1 and French Emersion teacher Andrea Niven Pannunzio, who was a Grade 8 teacher who helped introduce the carnival at the school when it began in 2007.

A student tests his throwing accuracy at the Frosty Snowball Toss activity station as part of the Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School Christmas Carnival.

A Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School student tries her luck at ‘Frosty Fishing’ during the school’s ninth annual Christmas Carnival Tuesday, Dec. 8 in the gymnasium. This year marked the second in a row where proceeds will be used to support the youth centre for the new St. Michael’s Church currently being rebuilt on Elliott Street.

Mark Herrara is the first student at Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School to visit with Santa face to face during the school’s annual Christmas Carnival.

Three members of the LDMH Auxiliary were awarded Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO) Life Memberships for their many years of dedicated service at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. From left to right are: Maureen Sutherland, President, LDMH Auxiliary; Dolores Tracey, Life Membership recipient; Jane Cadman, HAAO Region 1 Chair; Vi Pepper, Life Membership recipient; Jennifer Darowski-Melnick, Integrated Manager of Volunteer Services, LDMH and Hospice Erie Shores Campus. At left: Shirley Bigelow, Life Membership recipient.

HAAO life memberships awarded to LDMH Auxiliary members

On November 26, three local members of Leamington District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary were presented with life memberships from the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO) for their many years of dedicated service to the local hospital.

Shirley Bigelow, Vi Pepper and Dolores Tracey

have almost 120 years of cumulative service to LDMH Auxiliary.

Shirley Bigelow became a volunteer 40 years ago supervising the Candy Stripers (teen volunteers) who performed many different jobs in those days. For many years, she was also in charge of the decorating committee which set up Christmas

trees and other seasonal décor around the hospital. Until recently, she was the co-convener of the Portering program, supervising the volunteers who escort patients in wheelchairs to various areas of the hospital where they might have appointments and who also deliver water jugs to patient rooms. Shirley served on

numerous fundraising committees and helped organize two regional Fall HAAO conventions here in Leamington. Shirley has been a resident of Leamington since 1974 and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

Vi Pepper started as an Auxiliary volunteer in 1985 when a friend encouraged her to use her skills as a cashier to work in the hospital gift shop. Vi also worked with the hospital hairdresser, giving perms to patients in Continuing Care, and with the young mothers and new babies in the Obstetrics wing. Her favourite recollections, however, are the days she spent working with the nurses in the breast screening and mammography clinic. You will often see Vi volunteering as an Auxiliary representative at community events like the Soup ’n’ Salad Luncheon and Chilifest. Vi, a longtime Leamington resident, has 3 daughters, 7 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren and still loves to travel to Nova Scotia to visit grandchildren.

Dolores began her career as a volunteer in 1989 and has worked in the Hospital Escort program for many years. Volunteer Escorts direct patients to other areas of the hospital when they

first arrive for their various appointments. You will often find Dolores at Reception where she regularly greets patients and keeps everyone organized in the out-patients reception area. Dolores has also worked many hours in Inspirations, the hospital gift shop, and like Vi, regularly volunteers

her services at community events like the Soup ’n’ Salad Luncheon serving coffee, tea and dessert to all those in attendance. Dolores, a resident of Leamington since 1955, has a son in Bradford and is the proud grandmother of 2 grandchildren. Congratulations go out to all three recipients.

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After multiple break-ins, local home daycare provider gets peace of mind

Fresh off of being presented with a fourth consecutive Excellence in Community Service Award from Honeywell Security Group, Security ONE continues giving back to the community with a Christmas surprise.

“We’re just an ordinary family,” says homeowner Lisa Wall of Leamington. Earlier this year the Walls were broken into for the fourth time. “We never thought anyone would break into our home,” she said.

The Walls run a home daycare business and have had four break-ins. “It was hard to take,” she said, “because you want to expect the good in everyone.”

Wall says she has the peace of mind she was always missing. “Knowing that our family is safe, and the children we look after for other families,” Wall recounted, “means the world to us.”

Reacting to the amount of high profile home invasions this year, Security ONE had invited the general public to nominate deserving families to receive a free Smart Home Security System.

“We also included our 5 Diamond Certified monitoring and our Total Connect app,” said Corey Robertson, Director of Marketing. “The app allows the Walls to see the video cameras in

real time, as well control the entire system from a smart phone or tablet.”

Robertson points out that public support for the idea was overwhelming. “We narrowed down the nominations to six finalists, and received hundreds of votes.

We couldn’t be happier for the Wall family. This is going to give them, and the families they provide for, back the peace of mind they have been missing for years.”

A short video of the big day, including the installation and candid interviews with the family can be seen on Security ONE’s You Tube channel https://youtu. be/p90j9rCZKgs

In addition to security systems, Robertson says there are many other things you can do to protect your home and family. “If we get a dusting of snow while you’re away, have a neighbor pull in and out of your

driveway or walk up to the door to check the mail. When it looks like no one is home, that’s when criminals see a target.”

He also advises not putting boxes from expensive electronic items out with the recycling, keeping Christmas presents out of plain view from windows, and says that you should never post a countdown to your vacation on Facebook or

other social media sites.

“Christmas should be a time of joy,” Robertson says. “The reality is there are people who will take advantage of that.”

Christmas for the Wall family will be a lot more peaceful this year. “Having a break-in can happen to absolutely anybody, wherever you live, whoever you are,” Wall said. “We’re very appreciative of this.”

In the spirit of the season, Leamington District Secondary School students Israel Guenther (left) and Cameron Mantha volunteered their time to help The Salvation Army with their annual Christmas Kettle Campaign. Israel and Cameron manned the Christmas Kettle Dec. 17 during a recent Leamington Flyers hockey game at the Kinsmen Recreation Complex. (Submitted photo)

After four break-ins, a home daycare in Leamington got a surprise security system installation from Security ONE. From left to right: Technician Kevin Authier, homeowner Lisa Wall, son Tyler Wall, installation manager Jon Halvorsen, director of marketing Corey Robertson, service manager Jeff Tavares.

Leamington Fire Services tend to a residential fire at 89 Oak St. East at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. The call was taken at 1 p.m., after which 21 LFS firefighters arrived at the scene along with Leamington OPP officers and Windsor-Essex EMS personnel. The blaze was triggered by a grease fire that broke out on an unattended stove, causing minor injuries to two individuals who were sent to Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Both suffered minor smoke inhalation and one also sustained minor burns. Combined damage to contents and the structure is estimated at $150,000. Firefighters had the scene under control at 2:38 p.m. Chuck Parsons, LFS chief, noted that careless cooking is the leading cause of house fires in Ontario. He also noted that all residences must have working smoke alarms on each level and a carbon monoxide detector on each level where inhabitants sleep. Also relating to an Oak Street incident, Parsons noted that the cause of a fire at Wendy’s Restaurant in Leamington from Nov. 18 has been declared the result of malfunctioning cooking equipment.

Work of Kenyan artisans featured

By Carolyn Reid

Ten Thousand Villages is featuring handcrafted sculptures made by artisans in Kenya. The sculptures are made from sisal and banana leaf fibre that creates a marbled effect. Export, marketing and quality control services are provided by OTICART to a number of small workshops around Nairobi, Kenya.

In 1995, Christian businessman Claytone Ombasyi started OTICART to help the artisans connect with international markets. A quiet man of integrity, Claytone stays in close touch with artisan groups, encouraging them to take pride in their work and to consider their products a reflection of themselves.

Fair Trade is really making a difference. The goal of Ten Thousand Villages is to provide vital, fair income to artisans by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America, providing work for nearly 60,000 people around the world.

UMEI’s Faith in Action Club

working to help Syrian refugees

UMEI Christian High School has a long tradition of serving others and learning about how to respond to conflict in the world.

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CRAFTS - December 7-18 at Leamington Library, 1 John St. Drop in at the library and make a craft during the 12 days of Christmas. There will be a different craft prepared for parents and kids to make together. Stop at the desk and ask for your supplies and then have fun crafting together. Also, browse the great collection of holiday titles and stop at the North Pole Selfie Station and take a pic with your finished creations. All ages welcome.

HERITAGE CHOIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERTSaturday, December 19, 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage Centre, 31 Pickwick Dr., Leamington. Old and new carols, German and English, for your enjoyment to honour God. A freewill offering for the Music Therapy Program at the Leamington Mennonite Home will be taken. ENJOY - SING - GIVE GOD THE GLORY!

DONATION DRIVE FOR KITTENAIDE - Sunday, December 20, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Leamington Valu Village, Seacliff Dr. Help make a difference! Save the kittens!

Kittenaide will earn funds for items

collected. Drop off clothing, shoes, books, shoes, household goods and the funds will help pay vet medical expenses. For pickup of items call 519-324-2729.

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP SUPPERMonday, December 21, 5:006:00 p.m. Leamington United Church, 9 John St., welcomes those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet. No charge.

BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICEMonday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 311 Sherk St. Leamington. For many, this season is anything but cheerful. For those who have lost loved ones, lost a job, are struggling with finances or illness, this is not an easy season. The Blue Christmas service is offered for those in the community who are not having a Merry Christmas and the friends that support them. All are invited to come and visit with one another in a liturgy that speaks of the love of God for the grieving.

SKATE WITH THE SHARKSMonday, December 21 , 7:008:30 p.m. at Wheatley Arena. Free family skate - everyone welcome.

CHRISTMAS DINNER -Christmas Day, December 25, 12:00 noon. For those who will be alone (or those who will go without). The Church of St. John the Evangelist (Anglican), 60 Erie St. N., Leamington. Call 519-326-3111 to register by December 20th. If you are unable to join us, we will be pleased to deliver your meal (Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville area only). There is no cost or obligation.

STUDIES IN THE PROPHECIES OF DANIEL -every Sunday at 7:00 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist Church, 220 Erie St. N., Leamington. For more info call 519-322-1644. All welcome.

FREE 12-WEEK PARENTING CLASS - hosted by Windsor Essex Community Health Centre, every Tuesday starting January 5 to March 29, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., at Leamington United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak St. E. Topics: nutrition, child development, discipline, safety, health & wellness. Prizes & giveaways. Free childcare provided. For more info or to register call Nicole at 519258-6002 ext. 503.

Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING

admission charges.

This year, the school’s Faith in Action Club is learning about the Syrian War and refugee crisis. After many hours watching videos and reading articles, the students wanted to start raising funds to help new refugees that will be soon settling in Leamington. Club members sold hot chocolate and baked goods during the Leamington Christmas Parade on a donation basis and earned $200! This money will be donated through Mennonite Central Committee’s Syria and Iraq crisis response fund, which will be matched by the Canadian government. If you are interested in donating, visit mcccanada.ca before December 31 to have your donations matched as well.

Look for UMEI’s Faith in Action Club in the community as they continue to raise money and collect items for Syrian refugees.

UMEI Faith in Action club members Lisandra Feria (left) and Grace Tiessen sold hot chocolate and bake goods during the Leamington Christmas Parade in an effort to raise funds to help Syrian refugees that settle in Leamington. (Submitted photo)

Sharks fall to 73’s

By Bryan Jessop

Keeping the puck out of their own net has become a major challenge for the Wheatley Sharks in recent games, as both the Dresden Kings and Essex 73’s found the back of their net 11 times on the road and at home, respectively.

Monday’s contest against Essex ended with the 73’s skating to an 11-1 victory, making the Sharks only the second team this season to allow more than 10 goals per game. The loss dropped Wheatley’s record to 11-14-2-2, placing them in seventh ahead of Alvinston and Wallaceburg.

The Sharks put up a spirited battle through most of the opening period, but found themselves trailing 2-0 after the first buzzer. Brett Vorshuk started the scoring after taking a forward pass from William Stadder for a short breakaway against Wheatley netminder Adam Leboeuf. Vorshuk buried a wrist shot into the right side of the net from about 10 feet out.

Wheatley’s offense created a few worthwhile scoring chances, but were consistently denied by Trevor Wheaton, who offered little in the way of rebounds. With 31 seconds to go, Michael Vieira grabbed a rebound at the Sharks end and flipped a low shot into the right half of Leboeuf’s net.

The 73’s carried a 12-6 shots on net advantage into the first intermission.

Essex started taking the upper hand in the second period, where they outscored their hosts 4-1. Matthew Hebert started the goal parade by swatting a loose puck past Leboeuf from the left of the Sharks net. Mitchell Prudence put Wheatley on the scoreboard at roughly the midway point of the period with a deflected shot from the point that beat Wheaton at ice level. Evan Mastronardi and Brett Bowman were credited with assists.

Essex came back with three straight, including two with the man advantage. Stadder scored from close range with Leboeuf on his back before Tyler Scott sent an ice-level wrist shot into the left corner. Tyler Turner made it 6-1 after one-timing a pass from the left side of the Sharks’ net. Both teams hit the post once in the second frame, where the 73’s outshot Wheatley 8-4.

The 73’s outshot the Sharks by a modest 11-9 margin in the third, but continued to close the door on Wheatley’s offence while stuffing another five pucks into the home team’s net. Turner and Vieira added two more power play goals 28 seconds apart before Max Viselli backhanded a rebound to put Essex ahead 9-1. Stadder and Hebert scored 25 seconds apart to complete the scoring.

The 73’s outshot Wheatley 31-19 and were four for six on the power play while the Sharks came up empty handed on half a dozen five-on-four advantages of their own.

“Our goaltending has to get better,” said Sharks head coach Dave Wiper. “When we don’t have the big save, our players get down and it snowballs from there.That was a 3-3 game half way through. The energy was there and we were with them stride for stride. They put up the big saves and we didn’t — that was the difference.”

While frustrated with results from the past three games — where the opposition has scored 29 goals — Wiper noted that the Sharks won’t let recent setbacks affect future efforts.

“One thing about these guys is that they’re resilient,” he explained. “On Wednesday we’ll go back and work on our systems and get ready for Saturday. We’ll move on.”

On Friday, Dec. 11, the Sharks suffered their first regulation loss with Wiper as head coach, an 11-3 drubbing at the hands of the surging Dresden Kings. The hosts led 3-1 after 20 minutes and 9-3 going into the second intermission after scoring four straight goals in the middle frame.

Eric Prudence brought Wheatley to within a pair with 46 seconds remaining with an unassisted effort in the opening frame, but that was as close as the Sharks would get.

Bowman made it 7-2 after being set up by Kristian Brockelbank and Delaney MacDonald buried the final Wheatley tally to make it 8-3 late in the second. Sharks assists went to Nick Tavolieri-Essex and Cole Butler on the MacDonald marker.

Leboeuf stopped 26 of 34 for Wheatley before being relieved by Tyler Dillen, who stopped 10 of 13. Travis Moore saved 28 of 31 shots to earn the win for the Kings, who’ve earned at least one point in every game they haven’t faced the 73’s since Nov. 11.

The Sharks will host a free Christmas skate open to the public at Wheatley Area Arena Monday, Dec. 21. Players with the Sharks will be on the ice for the one-hour event, scheduled to start at 7 p.m. The next home game for Wheatley will be Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. against the Wallaceburg Lakers. Tickets for the team’s Christmas raffle will be on sale that day, which will also include the annual alumni game from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and a midget girls game starting at 4 p.m. against Lakeshore.

The game against the Lakers will also serve as Southpoint Minor Hockey Night, where SMHA players who arrive wearing their team jerseys will receive free admission.

Last week, Gore Hill Public School students enjoyed holiday-themed stories that were read to them by local celebrities. Guests included GECDSB trustee Dave Taves, Leamington mayor John Paterson, Southpoint Sun advertising rep Mark Ribble, Southpoint Sun editor Sheila McBrayne, Tyler Wall of the Leamington Flyers, Leamington fire chief Chuck Parsons, Leamington OPP constable Kevin O’Neil, Switzer-Carty’s Holly Adams, and Sun Parlor Home administrator Linda Monik.

Guests also shared their own holiday traditions with the students. This activity was one of many that were organized for the school’s 12 Days of Christmas.

Sun Parlor Home administrator Lynda Monik shares a story with Gore Hill Public School’s JSK classes. Her assistant was Nicholas Lasi.

Leamington OPP Constable Kevin O’Neil reads to Mrs. Hodgson’s Grade 2/3 class at Gore Hill. The reading program was one of many 12 Days of Christmas activities at the school.

Hosts Christmas Party

held Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at Leamington Hospital

REMEMBERING THOSE WE HAVE LOST IN 2015

Baseball League Gives to Hospice

This 1978 Chevy El Camino looks brand new

On a recent visit to in Kingsville I saw a Chevrolet El Camino (half car, half pickup truck) pulling out of a parking space. It looked just like new! I asked the driver for the year. “1978,” he replied. Then I handed him my Old Car Detective card and said I would be delighted to write up the story of his vehicle for the newspapers. He phoned me that same evening and this story is the result.

GALLANT

GALLANT

HEWETT

ROBERT HEWETT DONNA HOLT

LORNE HOLT

DANIEL HUDACEK DIANE HUDACEK

HELEN & DON IMESON

BRUNA & PIERINO INGRATTA

CASSILDE INGRATTA

DOROTHY & HAROLD IVES

THOMAS E. IVES

ROY KIPPING

WILLIAM KOWALCHUK

EV KRAUS

MICHAEL KRAUS (2010)

MIKE KRAUS

JOSEPH LA SALA

MARIA LA SALA

DAVE (PUGSLY) LEWIS

JIM LINDSAY

EVERETTE MCCORMICK SR.

EVERETTE (BUD) MCCORMICK JR.

GEORGE MCCORMICK

IDA MCCORMICK

LARRY MCCORMICK (BABY)

DANIEL MARTIN

GASPAR & FANNY MARTIN

HERMAN MARTIN

LAWRENCE MARTIN

MADELEINE MARTIN

MARIA VINCENZA MASTRONARDI

TONY MASTRONARDI (2010)

JOHN J. MAYCOCK

CAROLYN MERCER

BRUCE MERRITT

CASEY MOODY

KEITH WAYNE MULDOON

RONALD NOLAN

AGNES & VICTOR OUELLETTE

LAWRENCE OUELLETTE

MATTIA PACE

VINCENZO PACE

HELEN P. PALMER

LLOYD PEPPER

LINDSAY PETERS

JIM PHANEUF

PHILLIPPA

WAYNE POTTER

DIANE PRIDDING

CARL QUICK

ETHEL QUICK

ROBERT BRUCE QUICK

SALLY JEAN QUICK

VICKIE QUICK

LINDA RAWLINS

WILLIAM RAWLINS

ANNIE RENNER

DAVID RIEDIGER

MIRELLA SABELLI

JOSEPH & HILDEGARD SELLICK

BRIAN SIEGNER

ELIZABETH SIELER

JOHN SIELER

DONALD SLATER

INEZ & JACK SLATER

KEVIN H. SLINGERLAND

PIETER & HENDRIKA SLINGERLAND

ARTHUR & FERNE STEPHENS

JACK & EILEEN STOCKWELL

PAUL TANNER

SANTE TESTANI

NICK TIESSEN

GERALD TRUSKEY

GERALD VANHORN

LILIAN VANHORN-BROOKS

ANTOINE VONWEGNER

WARREN & CATHERINE

WALSTEDT

ARCHIE WATTERWORTH

KEITH WATTERWORTH

STELLA WATTERWORTH

IRENE R.W. WESTROP

BILL WHITE

MARGARET WHITE-BROWN

BUD WILDING

IRIS WILKINSON

EARL WILL

ETHEL WILSON

ARNOLD WIPER

DOROTHY WIPER

EVERETTE & VIRGINIA WIPER CHRISTINE WOELK

WOLF

YOUNG

Brandon Damm of Kingsville is the proud owner of this beautiful electric blue 1978 El Camino with the optional 305 V8 under the hood. It came from New Jersey and was purchased at an auction by the father of a friend, and Brandon bought it two years later. It needed very little work and has just turned 70,000 miles. It was likely assembled in the U.S. but El Caminos were also built at the Canadian GM plant in Oshawa.

The El Camino is a coupe utility/pickup truck built by Chevrolet in 1959 and 1960 and again from 1964 to 1987. It was built in response to the Ranchero brought out by Ford in 1957, which combined the front of a car and the rear of a pickup. All El Caminos are registered as a truck.

Ford Australia gets the credit for producing the first coupe utility vehicle in response to a letter from the wife of a farmer in Victoria, Australia, asking for “a vehicle to go to church in on Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Monday.” The result was the first Ford coupe utility (often called a “ute”) in 1934.

The first El Camino arrived in 1959 with the flamboyant styling of the 1959 Chevrolet car, complete with outward-arching tailfins. Sales at 22,000 units were 50% ahead of the more conventional-looking Ranchero, which sold only 14,000. The 1959 El Camino was promoted as the first Chevrolet pickup truck with a steel bed floor instead of wood. From 1964 to 1977, the El Camino was based on a Chevelle platform. From 1978 to ’87, it was based on the GM G-body platform. For 1978, total El Camino production was 66,313. El Camino in Spanish means “the path.”

NECOA stands for National El Camino Owners Association, an internet-based auto club with 25,000 members. For technical data and assistance with restorations, consult www. elcaminocentral.com. These vehicles are highly collectible and many are now restored and back on the road.

Brandon Damm of Kingsville poses with pride alongside his electric blue 1978 Chevy El Camino.

Henry Dyck (left) and Jeff Lamotte recently presented a cheque for Hospice Erie Shores Campus in Leamington. The Kingsville Classics Baseball League made the donation in memory of Mike Iles from the proceeds of a recent year-end event. (Submitted photo)

St-Michel School Collects

Over 6,068 Items for Food Bank

Last week, students and staff members of École St-Michel continued with their annual tradition Grand Partage, the can drive organized by the Providence school board. Canned and other food items were collected each day. Their goal was to collect 4,000 items, but once again they exceeded their goal and collected 6,068 items that were donated to the Salvation Army’s Food Bank. What a great way to help the community during the holiday season! The Student Council along with Gr. 7 and Gr. 8 students continued spreading holiday cheer by helping the Salvation Army on Dec. 15 by preparing Christmas Hampers.

Camp Henry to be rehabilitated

Although it was operated entirely by volunteers of the Henry Camp Youth Committee, the Municipality of Leamington had an agreement with Parks Canada to sponsor Camp Henry from 1999 through until November of 2014. At that time, Parks Canada assumed responsibility to operate the campground while studying its continuation and sustainability.

According to a report received by Municipal Council Monday evening, Dec. 14: “[Point Pelee National Park has] recently received infrastructure funds and will be rehabilitating the site and accommodation structures to meet the needs of visitors and new opportunities for participation. Community groups wishing to attend Camp Henry are now asked to contact Point Pelee National Park directly.”

This report was presented to Council by Amanda Smith, Leamington’s Manager of Recreation, Tourism and Culture. The termination had to be formally received by Leamington Council, which the report’s adoption achieved.

Councillor John Hammond and Mayor John Paterson extended their thanks to the volunteers who have given so much for so long. Baby

Announcements

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Cree singer-songwriter, activist, educator, visual artist and winner of countless awards (Oscar, Polaris, Juno, and Golden Globe among them) will headline the 3rd annual Kingsville Folk Music Festival, Aug. 12-14.

Early Bird weekend passes for the 2016 Kingsville Folk Music Festival are now available. Christmas shopping couldn’t be easier!

Multiple ticket outlets are in the region plus an easy online options at www.kingsvillefolkfest.org. Ticket outlets include:

• In Kingsville: Pelee Island Winery, 455 Seacliff Dr.; Kingsville Arena Complex, 174 Jasperson Dr.; Merlis’ Coffeehouse, 4 Main St. W.; Box Office Video, 20 Division St. N.; Kingsville Town Hall, 2021 Division Rd.

• In Leamington: Fletcher’s Cleaners, 245 Erie St. S.

• In Wheatley: 1 Talbot St. W.; Finders To Keepers, 2201 Mersea Rd. 8.

• In Windsor: Dr. Disc, 471 Ouellette Ave.

A limited number of Early Bird Weekend Passes at $80 per person are available until April 1, 2016 or until sold out. Fees may apply. Regular priced weekend passes will be $95 per person and $85 for Seniors/Students.

The 3 day ticketed, family friendly, outdoor music celebration boasts 5 stages, including 3 daytime session stages, children’s stage and evening main stage, with performances by more than 30-plus regional, national and international,

ethnically diverse performers. The Family Stomping Ground hosts numerous children’s activities including face-painting as well as musical performances by Magoo and Todd Crowley’s Musical Petting Zoo. Rain or shine and accessible. Children 16 years of age and under are admitted FREE.

Proud sponsors to date: Leamington Southpoint Sun, Leamington Marina, South Essex Community Council (SECC), Pelee Best Western Plus, Domino’s, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) and Unconquered Sun. Official wine of the 2016 festival is Pelee Island Winery.

A portion of the proceeds from the Festival are desig-

nated for The MAY FUNd (Music and Arts for Youth), a project developed by the Society that provides financial assistance to area youth to access the arts through workshops, lessons, mentoring sessions and an annual scholarship. All Society events are free to ages 16 and under to encourage participation and volunteerism.

For more information visit www.kingsvillefolkfest.org

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Canadian Foodgrains Bank Conservation Agriculture – Part II – Kenya

Southpoint Sun and Wheatley Journal editor Sheila McBrayne was in Africa visiting Canadian Foodgrains Bank Conservation Agriculture projects in Mozambique and Kenya November 11 – 21.

Sunday, November 15 we started with a two-hour flight from Tete, Mozambique to Joahannesburg, South Africa and then a four-hour flight from Johannesburg to Nairobi, Kenya. Monday was the beginning of what seemed like a different, yet very similar experience in a different country. What is always prevalent is the fact that farmers are the same whether they are in Canada or Kenya or countries in between. Farmers like to talk about their crops and the weather. And they are very proud, but not too proud to learn new techniques to bolster their yields. Kenya has two official languages – Swahili and English so this made communication with the Kenyan farmers much easier.

In a project in Makuyu, Kenya, The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, World Renew and the Anglican Church of Kenya there are 160 farmers being trained in conservation agriculture in eight farmer field schools. Conservation agriculture is a farming approach that uses minimal soil disturbance, crop rotations and cover crops to improve soil health and fertility and increase production. These farmers, Champion Farmers, then trained an additional 640 farmers. All the farmers were provided with 4kg of lablab (bean) seeds, 4 kg of pigeon peas, 200g of pumpkin seeds, and cassava stems. Two hundred households also received training in drip irrigation and off-season vegetable production, and 600

households are receiving rabbits and chickens as a way of increasing sustainable household income.

Our first area of Kenya was Makuyu. Here we met farmers who are using drip kit irrigation. Water is brought from the river or water source (sometimes rain barrels) and small plastic lines distribute the water. This allows for irrigation throughout the year.

About three hours away we visited the community of Embu. Before the introduction of Conservation Agriculture, farmers in Embu were running out of food before the next harvest. Embu County is located in the slopes of Mount Kenya and some areas enjoy plenty of water from numerous streams, but where the Food Security Project is based it is arid and semi arid climate zones where farmers suffer from water scarcity. The Embu Food Security Project of the African Christian Church and The Canadian Foodgrains Bank was started one and a half years ago and involves 600 farmers. Education is a key component of the Embu Project. There are six field assistants who have 100 farmers each that they support. The project focuses a lot on the women who do the majority of the farm work. Sometimes the men have to leave the farm to work elsewhere and the women are left to farm. Of the 600 farmers in this project 415 were female and 185 were male. The project supported each farmer with 2 kilograms of a hybrid maize seed, 2 kg of a local maize seed, and a variety of other seeds to ensure they were starting with good seeds. They were also given 100 pieces of sweet potato vines. To address the issue of lack of training the project has held seven sessions of training since August 2014.

The project is working. Farmers report a big difference. In fact, one farmer stated she used to yield 10 bags of maize (900 kg) and last season from the same field she harvested 26 bags (2.3 tonnes). In addition to the increased yields this farmer found that by using mulch, and no till, she no longer had to pay someone to come and till the land. Her weeding chore was also cut in half. She now understands the importance of using part of her maize stalks for mulch and part for livestock feed.

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“I understand more about agriculture now… I didn’t know maize stock could be so helpful,” said Venerandar Kariuki. She can now feed her family year round and shares with her adult children. Eight years ago she remembers going hungry, now she is storing food so she’ll never be without.

This small child was having fun with the chickens.

Rosemary Muthoni and her children showing off the children’s crops.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank Conservation Agriculture – Part II – Kenya

The farmers of Embu all had similar stories. After applying the Conservation Agriculture techniques and learning how to use the natural nutrients of the land and manure, they saw their yields double or triple. Like the premise behind Canadian Foodgrains Bank these farmers shared part of their harvest bounty with a community about three hours away that had suffered a drought. When asked why she gave away 50 kg to strangers instead of selling at the market she replied, “We received help before… God blessed us with much more than we needed, so we gave to them,” she said. “You just feel the urge to give if you know someone is hungry. It felt good to be able to give.”

Another farmer, Rosemary Muthoni, involves her three children in learning to farm. She has allotted each a small section and lets them grow and harvest their own crop, and keep the proceeds. The boy said he was saving his proceeds and the two girls wanted to buy a Christmas dress. Just like farmers share similar traits, so do children.

Next week, Part III will talk more about the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and how your donation can help farmers like these become more self reliant. Learn about local farmers who have been supporting the Foodgrains Bank right here in Essex County.

Sheila McBrayne with three children who have also been learning Conservation Agriculture techniques from their mother.

Drip irrigation kits allow for a steady supply of water on fields.

David Njoroge is a champion farmer and operates a farmer field school to teach others conservation farming practices.

Sunbrite Peewees take a 5-2 win

Southpoint Sunbrite Red won a tough game with a 5-2 win over Centennial Windows on the weekend.

Sunbrite got off to a quick start with a 2-0 lead on goals by Marcus Stanley and Evan Ouellette, assisted by Dawson Collison, Marcus Stanley and Matteo Fortuna. Centennial Windows replied the very next shift with

two goals of their own by Cole Knopp and Nathan Pilmer, assisted by Hunter Deal and Alexa Taylor.

Sunbrite pulled away in the third with a goal from Mitchell DeFrancisco and two more from Marcus Stanley, assisted by Dawson Collison, Tyler Swaddling and Benjamin Morin.

Council passes lot adjustment

The developer of the Golfwood Lakes Subdivision beside the golf course has applied for an adjustment to four lots to allow construction of townhouse-style homes, and to remove the “H” holding symbol from the lots in Phase 1 of the subdivision. The minor changes were passed at the Dec. 14 Council meeting.

We keep hearing a voice that says, “Grieve not for me.

Remember the best times, the laughter, the song.

The good life I lived while I was strong.

Continue my heritage, I’m counting on you.

Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through.

Remembering

Continue

Go

Until the day comes we’re together again”.

We'll search for you among the stars that shine all through the night.

You're in our minds and in our hearts and every single thought!

Love Sonia, Lisa, Pat & Families.

IN MEMORIAM LOVINGLY REMEMBERED

August 1, 1939 - December 22, 2011

The moment that you died

Our hearts were torn in two One side filled with heartache

The other died with you.

We often lie awake at night

When the world is fast asleep, and Take a walk down memory lane With tears upon our cheeks.

Remembering you is easy We do it every day, But missing you is heartache That never goes away. We hold you tightly within our hearts And there you will remain, Until the joyous day arrives That we will meet again.

Loved Forever & Sadly Missed Every Day by Husband & Best Friend Walter. Dear Mother of Rick Woelk (Patti) and Tracey Woelk. Loving Oma of Brittany, Josh & Milaniah, Dustyn, Michael, Ashleigh and Great-Oma to Milaniah

Happy 90th Birthday Nick Klym Sr.

Nick Klym Sr. was born December 17, 1925 in Chatham. He has two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He will celebrate his birthday with family.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of a wonderful Mother and Grandmother NAIDA

ZUK

December 21, 2008

God made a wonderful Mother A Mother who never grew old. He made her smile of the sunshine And He molded her heart of pure gold.

In her eyes, He placed bright shining stars, In her cheeks fair roses you see. God made a wonderful Mother And He gave that dear Mother to me.

LoveandMissyouMom..... MaryJane,Sandra, Pattie & kids xoxoxox

OBITUARY

Martha Lewis

Martha “Marty” Lewis, 83 years, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Beloved wife of the late Stanley (1996). Dear mother of Midge Silberman (Andy), the late Dave (2013), Steve (Tracy). Loving grandmother of Joshua (Alaina), Brittany (Aaron) and Rachael. Dear sister of Rosie and Theresa.

Marty will be missed by her cat Bella.

A family Graveside Service was held. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Kittenaide.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Golden Years

golf report

Forty-two golfers were rewarded with 70 aces on Dec. 10 at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

Leading the pack with 6 was Bill Mayville. Four dropped for Betty McManus, John Vlodarchyk and Lloyd Honey. Finding the bottom of the cup with 3 each were Wanda Hayes, Tom Hyatt, Tony Hudvagner, John Murphy, Gerrit Vriesen and Bill Ward. Chipping in with 2 apiece were Mary Binder, Eunice Cascadden, Murray Cascadden, Ethel Ferguson, Perpetua Hildrop, Eva Kah, Julia Kos, Moe Scratch, Duane McIntosh, Andy Orsini, Bob McWilliam and Marilyn Speed. Rounding out the ace parade with 1 each were Kathy Bradley, Cathy Dewhurst, Eileen McIntosh, Rose Taylor, Bill Taylor, Linda Walsh, Bryon Walker, Elaine Hatt, Doug Vickery and Mary Anne Vickery.

Low score over 9 holes went to Lloyd Honey with 15, followed by Bill Mayville with 16. Registering 17 were Duane McIntosh, Lloyd Honey, Bill Ward (2) and Gerrit Vriesen. Shooting 18 were Ethel Ferguson, Doug Vickery, Bill Mayville (2), Eva Kah, Mary Binder, Rose Taylor, Moe Scratch and Tom Hyatt.

Low score of 34 over 18 holes was shared by Bill Mayville and Lloyd Honey. Bill Ward (2) and Bill Mayville shot 36 while Ethel Ferguson, Cathy Dewhurst, Doug Vickery, Gerrit Vriesen, Eva Kah, John Murphy, Mary Anne Vickery, Moe Scratch and Tom Hyatt managed 38. Bill Mayville had 70 over 36 holes, while Bill Ward had 72, Lloyd Honey had 73, and Doug Vickery, John Murphy, Mary Anne Vickery and Tom Hyatt each had 77.

First place bragging rights with 235 went to Team 10 (Bill Mayville, Linda Walsh, Eva Kah). Sharing in second place with 241 was Team 7 (Wanda Hayes, Andy Orsini, Bill Ward) and Team Jacks (Mary Binder, Perpetua Hildrop, John Murphy). Third place went to Team 4 with 244 (Norbert Gisi, John Vlodarchyk, Lloyd Honey).

On Dec. 17 at 9:00 a.m. the members will come together to enjoy a league-sponsored breakfast buffet at Colasanti’s followed by regular golf.

OBITUARY

Aldina Carvalho

Aldina Carvalho , 82 years, passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 12, 2015.

Maria Hageniers

Beloved wife of the late Joao (2003). Dear mother of Delia Pavao (Jack), John Carvalho (Susie). Predeceased by an infant daughter Delia (1965). Loving grandmother of Jaclyn, Lindsey, Nolan and Meghan. Predeceased by two brothers, Joe and Antonio Sousa, and two sisters, Maria Moniz and Nascimento Baptista. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

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

Mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Joseph’s Church, 310 Sherk Street, Leamington, on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10 a.m. Entombment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Leamington Hospital Foundation “Hospice”.

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

Developer applies for plan amendment

The developer of Destiny Estates, responding to demand, has applied for an amendment to his plan of subdivision that would permit him to build larger townhouses on the semidetached-type lots. This involves a zoning amendment that would permit slightly reduced front and rear yards. Since it involves a zoning by-law amendment, a public meeting must be scheduled to judge public reaction to the request. The request is proposed for a public meeting early in the New Year.

Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald said that she was encouraged to see administration working with developers to produce good housing, and stressed that the reductions to yard sizes being requested are fine with her if administration has been diligent in arriving at its support.

Maria Hageniers, 93 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Eugeen Hageniers (1945) and the late Omer A. Hageniers (1973). Dear mother of Dorothy Cooper (the late Dave), Omer L. Hageniers (Marilyn) and Eugeen Hageniers (Ann). Loving grandmother of Garry Halstead, Ramona Halstead, Brenda Wilson (Dale), David Halstead (Heather), Michelle Watkins (Jamie), Amy Hageniers-Teno (Corey), and great-grandmother of Shane, Ronnie Lynn, Brendan, Samantha, Keenan, Taryn, Aylah, Jacob, Jazlyn, Kenton and Autumn, and great-greatgrandmother of Caleb and Leo. Dear sister of Godelieva VanRaemdonck, André DeClercq, both of Belgium, and Willy DeClercq (Rita) and the late Nestor DeClercq, Marcella VanRaemdonck.

The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to Dr. Kelton and the staff at Southgate Residence in Kingsville.

Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. Fr. Rick Janisse officiating. Interment Erie Memorial Gardens, Leamington.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Brain Tumour Foundation of London.

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“It has been 35 years since I last attended the

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tler, “and it is still one of the best indoor animal shows anywhere in Canada which I wanted our students to be able to experience.”

Held each year in November at the CNE grounds in Toronto, the Royal Winter Fair displays some of the finest horse jumping and animal presentations.

“Even if you have never grown up on a farm, I think everyone should make the effort to see the show at least once in their lifetime to get a real grasp of the importance of Canadian agriculture,” commented Fittler.

Students had the opportunity to talk to animal owners and ask questions about daily routines.

“I particularly liked the Superdog Show,” said grade 9 student Karla Kroslak who comes from a farming background.

“The horse jumping obstacles were a lot higher than they looked when you got up for a close view,” said student Gibson Fulmer.

Next up for the Ag Club are plans to attend the Louisville Kentucky Farm Show in February.

UMEI Ag Club recently visited the Royal Winter Fair. The annual show highlights the importance of Canadian agriculture.

UMEI Ag Club students Dalton Fulmer (left) and Nathan Toews get a lesson on milking etiquette at the Royal Winter Fair. (Submitted photos)

Mitchell Tiessen gets a chance to ride a “bull” when UMEI’s Ag Club visited the Royal Winter Fair.

Francesco Mastronardi tests out a four-wheeler at the Royal Winter Fair.

Royals squeak by Lions

By Bryan Jessop

For the second time in as many weeks, the Leamington Lions boys hockey team dominated in all aspects of the game except on the scoresheet.

The team dipped to below the .500 mark following a 2-1 loss to the visiting Lajeunesse Royals at Highbury Canco Arena Wednesday, Dec. 9. The Windsor-based team managed the victory despite being outshot 33-18 by the Lions, bringing Leamington’s record to 1-2-1 and its own to 2-0-1 in the Tier II division.

Cole Seguin opened the scoring for Lajeunesse while his team was shorthanded, winning a battle and turning the puck over just inside the Lions’ blue line and sprinting in on net to snap an ice-level, five-hole shot past netminder Riley Fast.

The Royals made it 2-0 at about the midway point of the second period when Joey Bellacicco found the lower left corner of the host team’s net from in front of the crease just after a Leamington minor penalty expired. Josh Koning allowed the Lions to break even on the power play in the early stages of the third frame, sending a wrist shot from along the goal line near the corner to the right of the Royals’ net. Catalin Morin lost sight of the puck before it struck the goalkeeper’s leg and bounced back over the goal line. Mason Gow was credited with the lone assist.

“We keep waiting for that perfect chance to show up instead of going for the ugly goal.”

— Butch Rickeard

Leamington spent the last 46 seconds of the game on a double power play and attacked with a six-on-three after pulling fast for the extra skater, but couldn’t quite manage to chip a tying goal past Morin.

“We’ve just got to finish,” said LDSS coach Butch Rickeard. “We keep waiting for that perfect chance to show up instead of going for the ugly goal. They’re (opposing teams) collapsing around their goalie to create a shell and we’re not recognizing that fast enough. For 90 per cent of this game we were carrying it

(the puck), but we lost two battles in our own end and both ended up in the net.” Rickeard noted that the previous week’s game against Harrow presented a similar problem, where the Lions outshot their guests 38-18 but came out on the wrong side of a 2-1 loss. The game against the Royals did not include a second-intermission flood to ensure curfew time was not a factor, but still didn’t give LDSS enough time to steal a point in the third frame.

The Lions’ next game will be Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. against Kennedy in Leamington. A Tuesday, Dec. 15 game at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex against Riverside has been rescheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17. Both games will start at 3 p.m.

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Noah Santos of the Lions battles to win a faceoff against Lajeunesse in

Royals’ zone during a WECSSAA boys hockey game.

The Lions’ Brett Enns races along the boards with a Lajeunesse opponent giving chase during a WECSSAA boys hockey game at Highbury Canco Arena Wednesday, Dec. 9. Leamington lost 2-1 to fall to a record of 1-2-1.

BRYAN JESSOP Jessop’s Journal

When billions aren’t enough

I’ve never been as addicted to Facebook as a lot of other people I know. I get TONS of e-mails from FB itself that tell me I’m missing out on a steady flow of interesting activity — you know, people posting photos of what they’re about to eat for supper, rants about how the Liberal party is just too far to the left or how the Conservatives are just too far to the right, etc. I enjoy the jokes and cartoons about how bad the Maple Leafs suck, but otherwise, there’s not much there to garner my attention… at least until recently.

Someone conducted an experiment and made a video of it based on how greedy people can be. Some guy wore an outfit covered in American cash and told random pedestrians to take whatever they needed. A guy in a fancy suit carrying a briefcase plucked several bills off the outfit as fast as his hands could move. A woman who’s attire also suggested she was quite well off did the same. When the walking debit machine approached a homeless man, a grand total of $2.00 was taken — enough to get a bite to eat for the day.

The video could well have been subject to some selective editing, but it certainly made a point — no matter how much they already have, people tend to want more.

Some people are very generous with their good fortune, offering some pretty hefty contributions to others whom they know are in greater need.

Then there are the Vinnie Violas of the world.

Forbes magazine pegs his ‘worth’ at about $2 billion. Doesn’t exactly sound like he’s in much need of government subsidization, does it?

Broward County of Florida disagrees. On Dec. 8, it voted in favour of giving poor ol’ Vinnie a handout of $86 million to keep his Florida Panthers afloat (considering the BB&T Center’s location on the edge of a swamp, I seek forgiveness for yet another bad pun). Some will say the money’s for the hockey team, not Viola. If someone who makes exponentially more money than you asks for $20,000 and says “oh, it’s not for me, it’s for my Ferrari — it needs an engine rebuild” do you say “well, why didn’t you just say so? Do

you want cash or a certified cheque?”

No, you don’t.

That $86 million came from a ‘tourist tax’ fund generated by fees visitors to the region pay on top of hotel room rental charges and things of that sort. In turn, those funds are supposed to be used for highway maintenance, the preservation of natural attractions and other amenities used by both locals and tourists. Imagine the Municipality of Leamington suddenly refusing (or unable) to spend money on the maintenance and upkeep of Seacliff Park, the beach and the marina. Still think the region would serve as a hotspot for Ohio and Michigan boaters? I have my doubts.

So now Broward County has joined the Suckers Club founded by Glendale, Arizona, whom of course has thrown millions of taxpayer dollars at the Coyotes every time King Weasel (Gary Bettman) tells tales of the economic disaster the city will feel without that arena filling to 75 per cent capacity 41 times per season. To be fair, Glendale has recently found its spine and a loophole in the contract with the Coyotes that will no longer require the city to pay the team a $15 million/year “arena management fee” as of the end of the current season (or maybe next season, I can’t remember).

As I write these words, the Panthers are 13-11-4 and one point out of a wildcard playoff spot while the Winnipeg Jets — at 13-13-2 — are five points out in the other conference. With a metro population of about 1.7 million, the Panthers draw from an area more than twice the size of Winnipeg and surrounding area. The Jets are averaging 15,294 fans per game so far this season (101.9 per cent capacity) while the Panthers average 12,961 (76.1 per cent capacity). Despite the fact that many suspect the Florida team’s attendance numbers are inflated, they’re still second-worst in the league as far as capacity goes (on average, Carolina fills 57.6 per cent of its seats). In Winnipeg, the average single-game ticket sells at around $157. For a Panthers game, you’re looking at about $90.

The microscopic portion of Sunrise, Florida’s population that cares about hockey defends these numbers by saying they’ve got a pathetic on-ice product (although 14 of their 29 opponents are currently worse). True, most teams do better at the turnstiles when they’re winning, but if gate-driven revenue can’t at least keep you afloat during the losing years, you’re in a lousy market.

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No, I’m not an anti-American NHL fan. I have nothing but complete admiration for the Buffalo Sabers as a market. This is an organization that has put a horrible product on the ice for the past few years in a region that isn’t exactly experiencing the best of economic times. It’s also surrounded by the league’s second-

Senior girls volleyball

Madisyn Clark of the Lions lines up the ball for a spike while the Cougars’ A. Martinho prepares to block during a WECSSAA Tier II senior girls volleyball match at LDSS Tuesday, Dec. 8. Cardinal Carter won the first set 25-16 and Leamington won the second 26-24. The Cougars won the tiebreaker 25-23 to win the match. Cardinal Carter hosted the Herman Green Griffins Thursday, Dec. 10 in what ended as 25-15 and 25-20 wins for the Cougars with a 29-27 Herman win in between. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, they travelled to L’Essor to take on the Aigles. Results were not available by press deadline. The Lions visited Lajeunesse Dec. 10 and won two of the three sets by scores of 25-21 and 29-27. The Royals won the middle set 25-22.

smallest metro population and on the business front, has an NFL team as competition. Still, the Sabers fill an average of 95.3 per cent of their seats with an average head count of 18,170. Their median ticket price is much closer to Winnipeg’s than Florida’s.

Southern markets can work if you’ve got a massive population to draw from. Hockey fans are a minority in Dallas and Los Angeles, but those cities are so huge that they can still fill their respective barns with the razor-thin wedges on their respective pro sports fan pie charts. The Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes are southern franchises reaching out to the league’s seventh and third smallest metro populations and both are spewing red ink all over their financial books. If Las Vegas gets its expansion team, it’ll rank 22nd among NHL squads in metro population — two notches above the Panthers and with SEVERAL more establishments competing for your entertainment dollar.

Anyone else see a recipe for disaster here?

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Dec. 7: North/ South - 1st Roger Cote and Jim Perkes, 2nd Vi Major and Pauline Mikolash, 3rd Helen Preyde and Nina Towle. East/West - 1st Henry Hildebrandt and George Hildebrandt, 2nd Ernie and Sonia Jackiw, 3rd Mary Strachan and Patricia Sanford. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome. Kingsville Bridge Club, Dec. 9: North/South - 1st Murray McNeill and Derek Parry, 2nd Chris Brennan and Marilyn Robbins, 3rd Jane Gollmer and Ann Pascoe. East/West - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd John and Dorothy McGregor, 3rd Patricia Sanford and Mary Strachan.

Select 7s have successful weekend

Sat. Dec. 12 the Scotia Bank Select 7s played at home against the Windsor Select 7 team. Windsor came out flying and put one past Andrew Demant thirty seconds into the game. Three minutes later the Caps evened the score on a nice goal by Zack Liebrock, assisted by Liam Brown and Dylan Marchand. Seconds later, Grant Symons put one behind the tender on a nice feed by Aleviyah McAndrews and Landen Bradley. With 30 seconds remaining in the first, Caiden Fuller scored from Holdyn Bailey and Symons to finish the first period 3-1.

After a scoreless second period, Bradley put one in from Symons and McAndrews. Symons followed up with his second and third of the game with assists coming from Logan Lefaive, James Sonoski, Marchand and Bailey. Bradley finished off the scoring with 20 seconds left in the game, making the final score 7-1. Assists were from Fuller and Bailey.

Sunday evening the Scotia Bank Caps travelled to Amherstburg to face their Select 7 team who was playing their first game of the year. Andrew Demant notched the shutout as the Caps won the game handily 13-0. Goal scorers were Grant Symons (6), Landen Bradley (3), Nicholas Brophey (2), Mason Dault and Dylan Marchand. Assists went to James Sonoski (3), Carson Koehler (2), Logan Lefaive (2), Caiden Fuller (2), Dault (2), Zack Liebrock, Liam Brown, Holdyn Bailey, Owen Deneau, Marchand, Bradley, Brophey and Symons.

Bailey Atom girls win double-header

Southpoint Bailey Machining Atom Girls took on the Windsor Wildcats on Saturday in South Windsor. It took some time for the girls to adjust to the short rink as several icing calls were made in the beginning.

Windsor started off the scoring and was up 1-0 at the end of the first. Bailey’s defense of Megan Derbyshire, Adriana West, Leah Youssef and Abby Neufeld played strong and kept the Wildcats out of their zone. Evan Gualtieri made a couple of great saves to keep Bailey’s in the game. With minutes left in the second period, Alessia West took a nice pass from Adriana West to score the first goal for Southpoint to tie up the game.

The girls battled hard and came out strong in the third. The Stars wanted the win as the Wildcats were the only team to beat them this season. As Southpoint’s defense took a tripping penalty, Megan Derbyshire and Abby Neufeld played excellent defense to stop the scoring. Bailey’s girls stayed aggressive and then Abbey Mazzella scored a goal assisted by Brooke DaCosta to give them the lead. Just a minute later, Danika Romanyk passed the puck to Abbey Mazzella for another goal.

The Wildcats came back to score another goal to tighten the gap.

With Bailey’s on yet another penalty kill, Alessia West scooped up the puck to tuck another one in on a short-handed breakaway goal. Bailey’s continued to play defensively and kept the puck in their opponent’s zone. With just two minutes left in the game and Bailey’s still on a penalty kill, the Wildcats pulled their goalie. It was 6-on-4 and Bailey’s kept driving. There was a lot of scrambling in front of Bailey’s net, then Adriana West cleared the puck out of their zone for Alessia West to pick it up and rush it down to score

another goal to complete her hat trick. It was a great game played by all. Way to go, girls! Final score was a 5-2 win for Southpoint.

On Sunday, Bailey’s played Tecumseh Tigercats at the Highbury. It was scoreless going into the second then Adriana West took a pass from Raegan Woodiwiss and Meghan Simpson to score the first goal for Bailey’s. They kept their lead into the third period.

The Tigercats had a few scoring opportunities but Evan Gualtieri shut them out.

In the third, Bailey’s kept the pressure on and kept the puck in the opponents’ zone. The girls kept driving the net but the Tigercats goalie was on her game. Finally, Brooke DaCosta made a sweet pass right in front of the net to Danika Romanyk who pushed the second goal in. Bailey’s continued to play defensively and managed to secure the 2-0 win.

LDSS junior boys basketball vs. Assumption

Weil’s Atoms lose to Essex

Southpoint Weil’s Food Processing Atoms faced Essex Silver at home on Saturday. The game was scoreless until the second period. Logan Jardim scored the first goal for Weil’s, assisted by Cody Konrad and Gavin Garcia. Essex came right back a minute later to tie it up. Seconds later, Abel Teichroeb scored for Weil’s on a breakaway goal. Essex came back to tie the game again.

Both teams started out strong in the third period. Weil’s started to lose steam as they were missing several players and had to work a lot harder. Essex managed to sneak in and score two more goals to take the win. Final score was a 4-2 loss for Weil’s.

Hasan Al Ebrahimy of the Lions makes his way around an Assumption guard on his way to the opposition’s basket during a WECSSAA Tier II junior boys basketball game at LDSS Thursday, Dec. 10. The division-leading Raiders jumped out to a 26-8 lead after the first quarter before posting a 72-31 win. The Lions travelled to Brennan for their first road game of the season Tuesday, Dec. 15 — results were not available by press deadline. In the following senior game from Dec. 10, the senior Lions fell 82-46 to Assumption. The seniors were also hosted by the Cardinals Dec. 15.

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Novice Red trounces

Essex 12-0

On Saturday the Southpoint Novice Red Leamington Chrysler team made another trip to Essex for a game which they won 12-0. The team charged out and never slowed down. The offence was strong with the line of Zack Liebrock, Landen Bradley and Nicholas Brophey on fire. That line combined for a total of 7 goals with Bradley getting the hat trick and Liebrock and Brophey netting two each. Also lighting up the scoreboard was Kaleb Jardim with another strong performance scoring two. Caiden Fuller was solid as usual getting two, and Jaxon Riedigar scored one. Tony Tannous also played a great game getting two assists.

Ethan Barnewall secured the shutout in net, making great saves and with the help of the solid defense made up of Fuller, Owen Deneau, Liam Ouellette, Aleyviah McAndrews. Southpoint’s defense closed the door on Essex, not giving them many opportunities. It was a great game!

Novice Red’s next game is this Saturday at noon, again in Essex. Come out and cheer them on!

Junior girls volleyball

Alexia Resendes of the Cougars spikes the ball toward the Leamington side of the court while the Lions’ Macy Hodgson prepares for the ball’s arrival during a WECSSAA Tier II junior girls volleyball match at LDSS Tuesday, Dec. 8. The Cougars won the first set 25-20, but the Lions came back to win the next two by scores of 25-18 and 25-19 to win the match. Leamington travelled to Lajeunesse Thursday, Dec. 10, where the Royals won the match with scores of 25-22, 25-21 and 25-18. The Lions then hosted the Riverside Rebels Tuesday, Dec. 15. Results were not available by press deadline. On Dec. 10, the Cougars hosted the Herman Green Griffins. Cardinal Carter won with set scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-12. They then travelled to L’Essor for a Dec. 15 match.

Sun Stars hit the road

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The Southpoint Sun Stars Midget BB girls played a pair of road games this weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Windsor Wildcats on Saturday and winning on Sunday against the Lakeshore Lightning 1-0.

On Saturday the Stars got off to a slow start and were down 2-0 before the first period ended. The Stars fought back and played well in the second and third, but the slow start cost them the game as they could only get within one. Bryanna Rodrigues scored from Emily Hyatt and Bailey Brown with time winding down in the second period, but the Stars could get no closer. Alyee Church played a strong game in net for the Stars.

On Sunday in Belle River the Stars faced the Lightning with a depleted staff and two players on loan from the Bantam team. A very high paced back and forth game saw the Stars Bryanna Rodrigues score the only goal on an unassisted effort walking around the Lightning D and beating the goaltender high over the glove side with time running out in the second.

The Stars would hold on in the third and come away with a 1-0 victory. Natalie Edmondson played well in net and earned the shutout win.

The Stars next game action is against the Lakeshore Lightning on Sat. Dec. 19 at 4:00 p.m. in Wheatley. Go Stars Go!

Stars weekend update

The Community Trophy Southpoint Peewee Stars played the South County Kingsville girls on Sunday afternoon. The Stars played their hearts out but came up short in this contest and lost by a score of 3-1. Alyssa Lamb scored the lone Stars goal unassisted.

Gillett Bantams tie

Kingsville #9

Southpoint Gillett Sheet Metal Bantams played host to Kingsville #9 on Dec. 11 in Leamington. The first period was a foreshadowing of a tight game and didn’t disappoint. Kingsville got on the board first with a goal from Mitchel Renaud. Southpoint countered less than 2 minutes later when Coleton Ippolitti potted a nice centering pass from Lekan Mustapha with Camron Taouil picking up the second assist. The first period ended in a 1-1 tie.

Action continued up and down the ice in the second period. Caeden Hutnik put the home team in front off a scramble in front of the Kingsville net. Camron Taouil picked up the lone assist. The period ended 2-1 in favour of Gillett.

Kingsville continued to pressure moving into the third period. Some bad luck for the home team in the third when a Kingsville dump-in caromed off the stanchion and bounced into the vacated net when Tyler Dibbley had moved to play the loose puck behind the net. Shortly after that, Kingsville moved ahead 3-2 on Renaud’s second of the game.

The Southpoint boys didn’t let up and continued to battle. Kingsville took a penalty with less than a minute left in the game, and with the extra man, Southpoint took up residence in the Kingsville end. Camron Taouil scored the tying goal on a long shot from the blue line that fooled everyone. Assists went to Andrew Verhaeghe and Coleton Ippolitti.

Final score was 3-3 in a hard-fought game for both teams.

The Leamington Kinsmen Southpoint Intermediate Stars battled the Switzer-Carty Transportation Southpoint Bantam “B” Stars. This was an extremely hard fought battle that saw the Bantam Bs score 5 third-period goals en route to a big 5-3 win. Kinsmen’s offence came off of the stick of Kim Goyeau who recorded the big “hatty” with Joline Driedger notching 3 assists. The Bantam Bs offence was led by two-goal performances off the sticks of Mackenzie Wilson and Chloe Mastronardi with Logan Bonner rounding out the Switzer-Carty scoring. Assists were by Sarah O’Brien (2), Montana Wilkens (2), Taylor Taouil, Kira Babkirk, Logan Bonner and Laura Germani.

Sunday afternoon saw the Leamington Kinsmen Southpoint Intermediate Stars welcome the Lakeshore Lightning to the Highbury rink. The Lightning came out of the gate flying as they scored all 3 of their goals in the first period. The Lady Stars did not give up and scored 2 goals of their own. The Stars dominated in the third period but were unable to even up the score and the Lightning won by a final score of 3-2. Kim Goyeau and Kelsey Babkirk scored for the Stars with assists going to Kayla Collison and Angelica Ouellette.

The Switzer-Carty Transportation Southpoint Bantam B Stars tangled with the Ingersoll Ice in Lower Lakes League play. This was a battle between the top two teams in the league. The Lady Stars drew first blood as Sarah O’Brien scored a beautiful goal unassisted. The Ice tied this game up in the dying seconds of the second period. This game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Christmas is coming, but the Leamington Flyers have been less than generous with their Western Conference opponents as of late.

The Flyers handed a 6-1 loss to the Western Conference’s last-place Lambton Shores Predators Thursday, Dec. 10 in an ongoing effort to keep some distance between themselves and the log jam of teams battling for second. Mitchell Amante continued to make the most of his final year in junior hockey, providing a short-handed goal, the game winner and an assist within the first 27-anda-half minutes of the match.

“To me, he’s arguably the best player in the league,” Flyers’ head coach Tony Piroski said of Amante.

“He does things on the ice that a lot of others can’t do. We lean on him heavily.”

onds after the Elliott goal. It was then that the Predators replaced starting goalie Anthony Hurtubise with Keegan Paulette.

Crevatin scored his first as a Flyer about six-and-a-half minutes into the third period after receiving passes from Opblinger and Cale Phibbs. In an unassisted effort, 15-year-old midget affiliate Evan Ferguson beat Paulette for a 6-0 advantage. Ferguson, at 6’ 2” and 170 pounds and currently playing for the Windsor AAA midget Spitfires, has scored two goals in the two games he has suited up for the Flyers.

Matthew Opblinger drew the only assist on Amante’s short-handed goal, the only mark on the game sheet through the opening 20 minutes. Amante struck for the second time 95 seconds into the middle period, taking helpers from Zach Guilbeault and Mitchell Crevatin. Amante then set up a Derek Elliott tally about six minutes later to give Leamington a 3-0 lead. Liam Hogan finished the scoring for the second frame, taking advantage of a set up by David Storey and Brett Vorshuk 45 sec-

“He seems to understand the game. It looks like he has what it takes to be a good player,” Piroski said of Ferguson. “He’s got a lot of what we might need in the future. If he ends up playing Junior B, I hope it’ll be in Leamington.”

Matthew Philip of the Predators spoiled Tyler Wall’s shutout bid with 31 seconds remaining during a Lambton Shores power play. The Flyers outshot their guests 30-25 while going zero for two on the man advantage. The Preds scored once through six power plays.

“I thought we were really good. We had contributions coming from a lot of places,” said Piroski. “It was a good performance by the whole team.”

FLYERS HUNT DOWN PREDATORS

BY BRYAN JESSOP

The Flyers had little time to savour the win, as Friday evening brought them to St. Marys for a tilt against the Lincolns. Leamington won in what looked like a 60-minute instant replay of Thursday’s home game. The Flyers built a 6-0 lead before their opposition spoiled a shutout — this time for Michael Barrett — in the game’s final minute. The Red and White’s attack was led by Scott Florence, who added two goals and three assists for five points on the night. Florence, Guilbeault and Phibbs made it 3-0 after 20 minutes with assists going to Luke Sanko, J.P. Grineau with two, Derek Elliott, Mark Gangnon and Phibbs. Sanko and Florence set up a second-period tally by Aaron Langlois, his first as a Flyer.

Florence and Jacob McGhee added to Leamington’s lead in the third — both goals assisted by Sanko while Langlois and Florence added the other two helpers. Tom McHenry put the Lincolns on the board with 24 seconds remaining.

Leamington was granted a 24-hour breather before playing their third game in four days in Strathroy against the Rockets Sunday, Dec. 13. The Flyers came out on top in a 3-2 double overtime final, sweeping their three games against the conference’s ninth, eighth and seventh-place teams.

The four regulation-time goals were split between two players — Lucas Latina of the Rockets and Langlois of the Flyers. Latina solved Barrett for the only marker of the first period before Langlois potted two about two minutes apart in the second stanza. Latina tied the game late in the middle period, which was followed by a scoreless third.

The match seemed des-

tined to end in a tie before Amante buried the winner with 49 seconds on the double overtime clock. Grineau and Barrett assisted. Barrett stopped 33 of 35 shots while Dane Gubbels blocked 51 of 54 at the other end of the rink.

The Dec. 10 game against the Predators was preceded by a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference Player of the Month award, presented to the Flyers’ J.P. Grineau. Grineau, a Leamington resident, won the award for the month of November.

A home game for the Flyers against the Sarnia Legionnaires originally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 20 at 4:10 p.m. has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 17 at 6:10 p.m.

Rest of the West

The Legionnaires handed a 5-1 loss to the hosting LaSalle Vipers Wednesday, Dec. 9 while the London Nationals nipped the Chatham Maroons 5-4 in regulation. On Thursday, Sarnia took a step closer to joining the multi-team race for second by defeating London 7-6 in regulation time. Friday included a 6-5 win for the Vipers against the hosting St. Thomas Stars. The two Saturday contests included a 6-4 victory for Lambton Shores over LaSalle and a 5-3 win for Strathroy against St. Thomas. On Sunday, the Chatham Maroons registered an 8-3 victory over St. Marys.

UPCOMING HOME GAMES: Thu., Dec. 17 vs. Lambton, 7:10 p.m. Thu., Jan. 7 vs. St. Marys, 7:10 p.m.

UPCOMING AWAY GAMES: Fri., Dec. 18 vs. St. Thomas, 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 15 vs. St. Thomas, 7:30 p.m.

Nicolas Mainella chases down the puck, with back up, in the form of teammate Evan Ferguson coming in to help. (Sun photo)

Flyer David Storey waits for a pass under the watchful eye of Predators’ Vaughn Treppa. (Sun photo)

The Flyers’ J.P. Grineau was honored before the Flyers’ game on Thursday night against the Lambton Shores Predators. Grineau, 20, was named the Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month for November, during which time he scored a goal and added five assists. Above, Mark Tuck, convenor of the Western Conference, presents the award to Grineau. (Sun photo)

Novice Blue extends winning streak

Last week the Leamington Chrysler Southpoint Novice Blue team faced the Harrow Rams in Leamington and extended their winning streak to 7 games.

Southpoint was first to strike with a goal from Mateo Santos, assisted by Mason Dault and Hayden Epplett. Santos pitched in for a second goal, assisted by Nathan Omar and Matteo Pereira. The third goal was scored by Matteo Pereira, assisted by Chase Simpson and Cohen Kimball, and the final tally was scored by Nathan Omar, assisted by Chase Simpson and Dylan Marchand.

The final score was 4-0 for team Blue. Andrew Demante recorded the shutout in goal for Southpoint.

This Saturday the Kent Cobra Black team will travel to Leamington to face the Novice Blue team at Highbury rink at 11 a.m. Come out and support the local Novice teams every Saturday morning.

Swimmer wins five golds at invitational

Wheatley resident and Leamington District High School student Maddy Lavoie, age 15, recently competed at the prestigious Alex Baumann Swim Invitational in Toronto.

Maddy swam in five events, winning gold in each one, in the 15 and over woman’s category which also included swimmers up to 22 years of age.

Maddy won the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke and the 200m individual medley. Each of Maddy’s swim times qualified her for the woman’s Open division (16 +) at the Canadian Eastern National Swim Championships.

“A lot of time in the pool and the weight room has got me here,” said Maddy. “I have been working my core in the gym and my stroke technique in the pool.”

Maddy will be heading to the Provincial Swim Championships in December. At a recent ceremony, Maddy was also recognized by Swim Ontario and Team Aquatic Supply for her achievements in both the pool and the classroom. Her combined grade point average along with her swim ranking points earned her a bursary award as #1 in Western Ontario. Maddy is an honour roll student at LDSS.

Rhine Danube bowling results

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league scores for Nov. 30.

Games Over 200: Ernie Purr 216, Kevin Kosempel 268-206, Heinz Kosempel 221205, Chris Kosempel 257, Manfred Dickau 235, Aaron Dickau 279-213, Eric Zimmer 203, Mauro Paglione 210-212, Claudio Sabelli 201, Brent Bishop 247-266, Wayne Abbott 210, Jack Valade 242-233-217,Tony Ingratta 203.

Series Over 550: Kevin Kosempel 672, Heinz Kosempel 615, Chris Kosempel 586, Willy Fittler 578, Manfred Dickau 584, Aaron Dickau 682, Eric Zimmer 592, Mauro Paglione 612, Claudio Sabelli 550, Brent Bishop 687, Wayne Abbott 569, Jack Valade 694.

High Handicap Games: Kevin Kosempel 300, Aaron Dickau 299, Tony Ingratta 298. High Handicap Series: Jack Valade 796, Kevin Kosempel 768, Wayne Abbott 761.

Standings: Dickau Construction 62, Weil’s Food 47, Del Fresco 45, Taki’s 37, Fittler Farms 35, Rhine Danube 26.

Novice Grey earns 4-2 win

On Sat. Dec. 12 the Community Muffler Southpoint Novice Grey team took on the Kent Cobras (7) Red at home. Southpoint earned a 4-2 win in dramatic fashion against the visiting Kent Cobras.

In a high-intensity match-up, Southpoint applied strong team-oriented offensive pressure, excellent passing and assertive pinching by defense and strong goaltending by Grant Symons.

Tyler Franklin earned a hat-trick for Southpoint with a goal in the second period and two in the third. Taylor Insley scored a goal in the third period, while Seth Janzen earned two assists.

Novice Grey travels to Harrow on Dec. 19 to take on the Harrow Rams Blue.

Atom Majors win big in Ann Arbor tournament

Jose’s Southpoint Atom Majors went 4-0 to capture the Atom A Division in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Big Bear Tournament the weekend of Dec. 4-6.

Game 1 saw the Veron Hills Ice Dogs from Illinois give the Caps all they could handle. The Caps skated to a 3-0 lead in the first period, only to see it evaporate in the second and third. However, the Caps held on for a 3-2 win.

In game 2 the Caps faced the Mohawks from Mississauga and ramped up their game for a 4-0 win. Hunter Enns recorded the shutout for his team. Heading into game 3, the Canton Victory Honda needed a win to put them in a three-way tie with the Mohawks and the Caps. The boys knew a win would punch their ticket to the finals. Canton couldn’t match the strong offence of the Caps and fell 7-3 to seal the trip to the finals against the Mohawks.

The Caps came out very slow in the first of the finals and at times did not look like the team in the three-pool games. They fell behind 1-0 but found their legs late in the first and scored the next two goals to take the lead.

The Mohawks tied it up on a penalty shot which seemed to make the Caps turn up the heat and score the next goal for the lead once more.

The Mohawks wouldn’t roll over and came back to tie it up once again. Right from the puck drop the Caps replied with a goal of their own, regained the lead and didn’t look back. Hunter Enns made a great glove save that had all the fans and teammates on their feet cheering. After that glove save the offence took it from there and sealed the victory 6-3. The weekend was a whole team effort in every game and it goes to show that when you play as a team and work hard every shift, good things can and will happen.

The Caps have six league games left against some of the top teams in Bluewater and assistant coach Jim Quick believes they are up to the task if they play like they can.

Jose’s Atom Majors captured the Atom A division championship at the Big Bear Tournament in Ann Arbor Michigan Dec. 4-6. Team members, in front, left to right: goalies Cole Bradley and Hunter Enns. First row: Ethan Rodrigues, Cole Vaillancourt, Noah George, Evan Derikx, Lucas Penner, Kaeden Sarkis, Caleb Bradley, Ryan Goyeau, Kaden Gabriele. In back: Ben Omar, Seth Zylstra, Josh Chauvin, Jack Thiessen. (Submitted photo)

The Southpoint Bantam B girls hockey team was recognized for their success prior to the Leamington Flyers’ game on Thursday night. The team recently traveled to Kitchener, winning the Fall Classic. They had two wins and two ties heading into the championship game, which they won 1-0 in exciting fashion. Members of the team included; Cassidy DeGroote, Sarah O’Brien, Montana Wilkins, Paige Stomp, Tara Rahm, Kylie Murracas, Taylor Taouil, Kira Babkirk, Logan Bonner, Cloe Mastronardi, River Tremblay, Mackenzie Wilson, Abbey Resendes, Darigan Chambers, Tara Wright, Laura Germani and Claire Beaudoin.

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

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington will hold a public meeting concerning a proposed zoning by-law amendment under the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 on Monday, January 4, 2016, at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building.

THE APPLICATION applies to lands within the Destiny Estates Subdivision, located on the north side of Robson Road between Malibu Drive and the Erie Shores Golf Course (see inserted key map). Destiny Estates Subdivision was approved by the County of Essex in 2012 and includes 79 lots to be developed as single detached and semi-detached dwellings.

THE PURPOSE of the proposed zoning amendment application is to establish site specific Residential Zone (R3) provisions for the semi-detached dwelling lots located within Phases 2 and 3 of the Destiny Estates Plan of Subdivision to permit an increase in maximum lot coverage from 40% to 50%, a reduction in the minimum front yard setback from 6 m (19.68 ft.) to 5.49 m (18 ft.), and the minimum exterior side yard setback from 4.5 m (14.76 ft.) to 4.19 m (13.74 ft.)

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law amendment.

IF A PERSON or public body does not make oral submissions at the Public Meeting or make written submissions to The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington to the Ontario Municipal Board.

IF A PERSON or public body does not make oral submissions at the Public Meeting or make written submissions to The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to this matter is available for review at the Municipal Office for The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington, during regular office hours. Please contact Brian Nagata, Development Planner, for further information.

DATED at the Municipality of Leamington this 16th day of December, 2015.

TRACEY PILLON-ABBS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY

Southland Bantams shut out Tilbury

Two Southpoint Bantam teams took to the ice Dec. 8 in Leamington, Southland and Southpoint #7. Ryan Cherneski started the scoring after Mason Cabral and Alex Jones made a great 3-way passing play. With only seconds left in the first period Mason Cabral stole the puck from the defense man and scored his first goal of the game.

The second period only saw one goal when Jax Lafeber made a cross-ice pass over to Owen Lindsey, who one-timed a high slap shot in the top corner giving Southland a 3-0 lead.

Halfway through the third, Mason Cabral made a pass from the far corner to Owen Lindsey who ripped a wrist shot passed a stunned goalie. Alex Jones raced out of his end, passing over to Ryan Cherneski then saucered over a pass to Mason Cabral who shelved a shot in the top corner. Southpoint #7 came back with a goal from Camron Taouil.

Southland responded with Preston Knight passing over to Trevor Dyck who went end-to-end, weaving through the whole team and blasting a shot past the goalie.

Southpoint responded with Andrew Verhaeghe scoring off the faceoff, but it was too little too late as Southland won 6-2.

Sunday night Southland went on a road trip to Tilbury to take on Kent Cobras Black team. This game was filled with 9 penalties and 2 misconducts. Southland won the game 8-0.

Southland did all the scoring in this game, starting with Jax Lafeber who scored from the point after receiving a 3-way passing play from Brayden Hewer and Trevor Dyck. Then Ryan Cherneski broke over the blue line and passed over to Mason Cabral who made no mistake hitting the back of the net. Next it was Owen Lindsey who passed over to Mason Cabral who again deked the goalie to score his second of the night. Owen Lindsey broke out of his end, passing over to Ryan Cherneski who shot on the goalie and Alex Jones got the rebound and tucked it in. The defense pair of Jax Lafeber and Owen Lindsey combined to blast a shot past a stunned goalie. Owen Lindsey broke out of his end to go all the way end-to-end to score his second of the night. Alex Jones did some fancy stick handling in the corner to give a pass to Ryan Cherneski who ripped a high shot off the goalie’s glove into the net. With time running out, Preston Knight passed over to Mason Cabral who made no mistake shooting a low shot past a stunned goalie. Nathan Jacobs of Southland recorded his second shutout of the year.