Southpoint Sun July 23, 2014

New sponsors step forward for Tomato Festival

By Bryan Jessop

Heinz may be gone, but support for Leamington’s biggest annual weekend celebration is not.

Mastronardi Enterprises Ltd. has officially been announced as the main sponsor of the event, now dubbed the Leamington Sunset Tomato Festival. Sunset, the brand name of products for Mastronardi Enterprises, is the focal point of the festival’s new logo.

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“The Heinz closure is obviously very hard for the community,” said Festival director Mike Ciacelli. “We wanted to make sure something as iconic as the Tomato Fest remained locally sponsored and locally run. Right now our community needs as much support as possible. We’re very excited for the Leamington Sunset Tomato Fest. We couldn’t have asked for a better sponsor.”

Mastronardi Enterprises Ltd. CEO and president Paul Mastronardi was approached by Tomato Festival past chairperson Dave Campbell with the proposal to offer primary sponsorship for the event. Mastronardi, whose family is a part of the 105-year-old Heinz legacy, was receptive to the idea and ambitious with the plan to step forward and fill the festival’s void.

“My grandfather worked for Heinz for a very long time and many of our employees have a close tie to Heinz,” he explained. “Leamington is a small but strong community and we want to show our support in any way we can.”

Although the 31st annual Tomato Festival will feature many of the same events and attractions that has made it popular to visitors from across Essex County and beyond, it will officially kick off with a modified opening ceremony. On Thursday, Aug. 14 at noon, the Tapping of the Keg will be replaced with the Slicing of the Tomato. The opening ceremony will take place at the Leamington tourist information booth on Talbot St. West. Later that day, the annual Scholarship Pageant will begin at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex starting at 7 p.m.

Seacliff Park — incorporated into the new logo by Mastronardi Enterprised Ltd. graphic designers Justin Crane and Mark Figueiredo — will again serve as the weekend’s main location. Live talent, a farmers’ market and children’s village will get the weekend started from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. with the men’s 4s beach volleyball tournament getting under way at 6 p.m.

The mixed 6s division of the volleyball tourney will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday with the annual parade slotted to make its way along Erie Street beginning at 10 a.m. The Tomato Stomp has been moved from Sunday to Saturday and will begin at 1 p.m. Both the mixed and women’s 2s division of the volleyball tournament will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Sunday will include the Cruisin’ Car Show at the Roma Club on Seacliff Drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. while the annual Firefighters’ Water Barrel Games will take place at the Jiimaan docks from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Mastronardi Enterprises Ltd. has offered a five-year commitment as the festival’s new main sponsor and despite the altered Thursday opening — to be attended by local dignitaries and members of Mastronardi’s family — is content to see much of the three-day schedule remain unchanged.

“We want to add some modernization but keep tradition alive at the same time,” Mastronardi explained.

The company has a history of supporting community endeavours, including status as the largest sponsor of Leamington’s annual MS Walk-a-thon. Mastronardi Enterprises Ltd. also supports healthy snack programs in schools across the municipality. Beginning as a single, small greenhouse on Oak Street 60 years ago, the group has evolved into one that has been nationally recognized as one of Canada’s top 50 in best managed companies for each of the past five years.

“My great-grandfather emigrated from Italy back in the 1920s looking for a better life. Leamington has been my family’s home since then and has provided us with a world of opportunity,” Mastronardi noted. “It’s a great place to live and this is just a small way we can continue giving back to our community and our family.”

For more information and updates on the 31st annual Leamington Sunset Tomato Festival, visit the website www.leamingtontomatofestival.com.

Leamington Sunset Tomato Festival director Mike Ciacelli (left) and Mastronardi Enterprises Ltd. CEO and president Paul Mastronardi display a new Leamington Sunset Tomato Festival sign in front of the community tourist information booth Monday, July 21. The sign includes the Tomato Festival’s new logo, depicting Mastronardi Produce’s Sunset brand. Mastronardi Enterprises Ltd. has stepped forward as the lead sponsor for this year’s three-day event. (SUN Photo)

Whatever happened to….?

I often wonder how things just kind of disappear from everyday life. They are usually replaced with something better, but that’s not always the case.

door-to-door home delivery back then.

Packaging has changed on certain things over the years, while remaining the same on other products.

some a few weeks ago and enjoyed a few glasses. Beats the heck out of that liquid stuff they have now.

I’ve written before about the demise of vinyl records, eight-tracks and cassette tapes.

In fact, when I bought my car recently, one of the models we test drove didn’t even have a CD player. The music system runs off an SD card or USB stick. I suspect the next car I buy will come with a miniature Mariachi band in the trunk.

Remember the old tin tubs of Philadelphia chip dip? You had to be extra careful pulling off that lid because it was so sharp. Countless chip lovers sliced their thumbs open in those days, trying frantically to get to that dill pickle dip inside. Delicious but deadly, I tell you.

How about those potato chips that came in a big cardboard drum? If my memory serves me correctly, I think Humpty Dumpty made those. That was back in the day when you could only get plain, BBQ and salt & vinegar.

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MARK RIBBLE Rib’s Ramblings

And those big fat red pencils for the primary grades? Do they make those anymore? I doubt they do.

We learned to read and write based on the old See Jack Run books. I’m sure they’re long gone.

It made me think about all of the things that appear in our lives and then disappear without a trace.

When I started school at Gore Hill in 1967, we got daily milk delivery. The milkman from Lakeside Jersey Dairy would come to the school during the morning and leave metal crates of individual milk bottles for the students.

I remember the first pop cans being like that too. You pulled up on the ring and then pulled the sharp piece of metal off the top of the can to get a drink. After that, they graduated to just a small punch hole in the top. That didn’t last long before the opening we see today made its debut and that idea stuck.

Heinz ketchup was always in glass bottles. I only see them in restaurants now. And those squeeze packets? They were so cool when they first came out. Did you know that a Heinz employee living in Leamington at the time is credited with inventing those?

So many things have left us over the years, fading with nothing more than a whimper and we really don’t realize they are gone until many years later.

And when you reach our age, you wonder whatever happened to them.

At lunchtime, we would line up to receive our bottle of milk. In those days, the lids were cardboard disks that you just pulled off the glass bottles. After a couple of years, the lids were made of foil, so you just punched your straw through the top.

Cereal boxes were always promoting a toy inside when I was a kid. I’ve graduated from picking the cereal with the best toy to picking the cereal with the best fibre content now. How times have changed.

I remember my parent’s cigarette packages being cardboard, while folks we knew from the States always had soft paper packages encased in plastic. They were both Export A smokers and then switched to Players Light in their later years. I don’t pay much attention now, but can you even buy those brands anymore? They all seem generic these days.

Hatchet job on hanging baskets?

Editor,

If you were lucky, you lined up in time to get chocolate milk but once it was gone, you had to settle for white. When we finished our milk, we were required to put the empty bottle back into the crates near the front entrance.

I missed out on Trix when I was a kid. For some reason, they didn’t sell them here until I was far past the age of being a kid. Silly rabbit.

I did consume my share of Count Chocula, BooBerry and Franken-Berry, along with a good helping of Cap’n Crunch. Always good toys in Cap’n Crunch. And it stayed crunchy, even in milk.

Something else we had in school in my time was the small glass bottle of glue with the rubber top that always got clogged up. It was replaced by Elmer’s white glue in the schools at some point and now I’m not sure they even use liquid glue in the schools.

With judging for the Communities in Bloom competition only a couple of weeks away, I am curious as to who authorized the hatchet job of all the hanging flower pots around the Town of Leamington?

It wasn’t long before the milk bottles were replaced by throwaway cardboard cartons and those bottles faded into distant memories.

In fact, when the dairy closed a couple of years ago, Will Lightfoot gave me a plastic milk token that was used by consumers to leave for the milkman who did

I was always a fan of the old powdered Nestle Quik. In fact, I didn’t even know you could still buy it. I remember those square cardboard containers with the metal top and lid that popped off. It is still available but in a round cardboard container with plastic lid. I bought

We had Duo-Tangs, which were a neat new style of folder. And the copy machine was called a Ditto machine, where the copies came out in a bluish purple coloured ink and they were wet and had to dry before being handed out to the students. My, we’ve come a long way.

My printer/copier now is wireless, and with a keystroke I can print out stuff in

It would appear to me that, considering they have not been cut back in previous years and that this year those beautiful full hanging pots would be part of the judging process, this was a blatant attack by a person or persons who was not in favour of the community’s involvement in this project and would like nothing better than to see it fail. Childish behaviour! Kevin Penton, Leamington

What happened to the hanging baskets?

Editor,

Why was one of things that the people of Leamington repeatedly say they are proud of – our hanging baskets of flowers, mutilated just before the peak of our tourist season by the Municipality? Why would the Municipality do this to the people they are supposed to serve. Doesn’t our mayor have effective leadership of the Municipality’s departments? And if not the mayor, then who is running things? Can anyone do anything they feel like, whenever they want?

Everyone can see the degree of mutilation for themselves. Drive along the streets and you will see basket after basket that looks like it is dying and then you find one that was untouched for some reason – thank goodness. It is in full bloom and in all of its glory like previous years and

before the slaughter of the majority of our beautiful hanging baskets.

On the last page of the first section of last week’s Southpoint Sun was a picture taken at the Marina, the day before the slaughter. Look at those hanging baskets now (picture attached), 2 weeks later on July 16. It is enough to make anyone sick. I want to know why this was done at this time of year or anytime for that matter. Nobody can recall pruning ever being done on those baskets except if they trailed too low, and in that rare case only some of the vertical length was cut back. Shame on whoever it was at the Municipality of Leamington who took it upon themselves to cause this disgrace to be inflicted upon the good people of Leamington.

Greg Rice, Leamington

CiB judges are coming to town this weekend

After weeks of preparation, volunteers with the Leamington Communities in Bloom Committee are excited to welcome the judges to town on Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27.

Committee member

Charlie Wright outlined two full days of travel throughout the entire Municipality. “We’re going to look at as much of Leamington as possible,” said Wright who is also the Municipality’s deputy-mayor.

“This is our chance to say, this is Leamington and this is how good we are,” he said. The judges will be toured on a tight two-day schedule through businesses, residential neighbourhoods and rural back roads. Watch for the Communities in Bloom magnetic signs on their cars, as they may drive through your neighbourhood.

“This would be the time to make sure your yards and streets are looking their best,” added Wright.

This is the first year that Leamington has enterted the Commmunities in Bloom competition in over a decade. “Many local businesses have stepped up to sponsor meals, and lodging and other expences. It’s been great to see the community’s support of this program,” said Wright.

Proceeds from fundraiser will pay for medication for next two years

Words alone are not enough to express how grateful we are for all the prayers, words of encouragement and for your generous gifts.

Thank you to everyone who attended the benefit held on our behalf. It was an amazing evening. Your show of support meant so much.

We would like to thank the Leamington Masonic Lodge for sponsoring the event and especially the members, family and friends who worked so hard before and during the evening. We can’t thank you enough.

Colasanti’s did an amazing job with the meal. Thank you to our uncle John Penner for delivering the pork and thank you to everyone who brought baked goods.

We are very grateful to all the merchants, friends and family who donated marvelous raffle prizes. A special thanks to Evelyn Tofflemire who made and donated the beautiful quilt that was auctioned.

Over $8,000 was raised and will pay for drugs for the next two years. It was an evening we will always remember.

– With sincere thanks, Leanne and John David Penner

New Zamboni requested for Complex

Manager of Culture and Recreation Amanda Smith has requested a new Zamboni. The current one is 14-years-old and staff are concerned about the constant need for repairs: the latest needed repair would cost $8,000. A new Zamboni runs $87,455 (before taxes). Trading in the old machine and seeking a cor-

porate sponsor will help with the cost of the new machine, but it will still be a hefty price tag. Since the expense was not in the 2014 budget, discussion on the expense: Why not refurbish instead of replace? What about the second Zamboni? Is this expense going to prematurely deplete recreation reserves

in the foreseeable future? Council recognized the importance of the Zamboni and moved to purchase a new one.

St.

Clair College looking to bring courses to Leamington

St. Clair College along with the South Essex Community Council is investigating the possibility of bringing post-secondary courses and programs to Leamington. Input with respect to course offerings and relevancy would be appreciated. There is a short survey available online at www.leamington.ca or at www.secc.on.ca

The survey asks what interest there is to bring the courses to Leamington and asks what courses would be of the most interest. Courses being looked at include: Accounting Studies Certificate (12 hours/ week, 37 weeks); Business Computer Applications Certificate (12 hours/week, 35 weeks); Office Administration Certificate (12 hours/week, 42 weeks); Personal Support Worker Certificate (12 hours/week, 50 weeks); and Entrepreneurship Certificate (12 hours/week, 42 weeks).

Make sure to complete the online survey immediately to give organizers the input they require in time for upcoming sessions.

Critical illness has no warning; it strikes at any time and knocks you to your knees. When someone becomes critically ill, day to day activities can become difficult or next to impossible.

While you might be surprised at the growing number of Canadians who are being diagnosed with a critical illness at an increasingly early age, the good news is that medical advances are increasing life expectancy and there are much brighter prospects for surviving. Check out these statistics:

• 70,000 Canadians suffer a heart attack each year and 1 out of 2 heart attack victims is under age 65 – but 95% survive their first attack

• 1 in 3 Canadians will develop some form of cancer – but 65% will survive at least five years1

• After age 55, the risk of stroke doubles every 10 years and 1 out of 20 Canadians suffers a stroke before age 70 – but 75% will survive it1

• Women have a 1 in 9 chance of developing breast cancer – but only a 1 in 27 chance of dying from it

• Men have a 1 in 7 chance of developing prostate cancer – but only a 1 in 26 chance of dying from it2

We have all had to at some time watch a friend or loved one suffer from a critical illness. The illness comes with the stress of health uncertainty and treatment, but how do you prepare for the loss of income. Most of us are now surviving our illnesses, which is great, but it comes at a tremendous cost. How are we to pay for treatments not covered by our health plan? The loss of income occurred from having to take time off of work for recuperating, therapy and treatments. Some are forced to use their savings, RRSPs or obtain a second mortgage. Worse yet, what if you are single, who is left to pay the bills?

One does not recover over night; it takes time, requiring a lot of rest and care. It’s not all doom and gloom; as there is a solution to help alleviate some of the stress.

Leamington BIA Uptown Sidewalk Sale

Friday & Saturday

July 25 & 26

Saturday & Sunday, July 26 & 27

Uptown Leamington BIA Sidewalk Sale Entertainment

Friday, July 25

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – 96.7 The Mix Morning Show

2:00 p.m. – Siena Pacheco

5:00 p.m. – Tracey Campbell – Country Music - community member

6:00 p.m. – Chris Hines – Reggae - Jamaican migrant worker form Great Lakes Farm

6:30 p.m. – Monica Ventura Khoshaian - Latin Pop music – community member

8:00 p.m. – Juan Galindo – Mariachi, Mexican migrant worker from Flavour Pict Farm

Come explore the many cultures of Leamington!

JULY 26 9 am - 5 pm

Come to the Uptown Leamington Sidewalk Sale and sample the ethnic cuisine from 15 local restaurants! Stop by the SECC pavilion at the Sidewalk Sale to pick up a passport and a map of the participating restaurants.

Participating restaurants & businesses include:

• Blondie’s

• Bradt’s Butcher Block

• Break Time Corner

• Carribean Pulse Restaurant

• El Comal

• Gingerbread House

• Leamington Market

• Pho Saigon

Roy Thai

Sweet Retreat

Taco’s Tony • The Pita Place • TJ’s Bar and Grill

• Ten Thousand Villages • The Bank Theatre

JULY 27 12 pm - 7 pm

Visit Leamington’s various ethno-cultural clubs! Enjoy food, entertainment and cultural arts and crafts.

Free shuttle busses will be leaving from the SECC parking lot (215 Talbot Street East) approximately every 15 minutes to go to the participating clubs.

Participating clubs include:

· - Caldwell First Nations

- Lebanese Club - Portuguese Club

- Rhine Danube - Roma Club

- Migrant Worker Community Program Sponsored in part by

Saturday, July 26

9:15 a.m. – Vanessa Rochette-Reed A.K.A. Phoenix Reed

10:30 a.m. – Grace Sonoski

10:45 a.m. – James Enns 11:00 a.m. – Leamington Fitness

12:00 noon – Sierra Simoni – Jam Space Bands

2:05 p.m. – Christine Montgomery - dance set

2:30 p.m. – Kyle McGrath

3:00 p.m. – Christine Montgomery - dance set

3:15 p.m. – Sydney Matlock – guitar, piano

4:00 p.m. – Tracey Campbell – Country Music – community member

4:30 p.m. – Monica Ventura Khoshaian - Latin Pop music – community member

Mosaic

Come and explore the many cultures of Leamington... Saturday, July 26

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 15 local restaurants will be offering ethnic cuisine from a wide variety of cultures.

Leamington Sidewalk Sale!

Sunday, July 27 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Visit different ethnic clubs...

Council Report for July 21

Public meeting re: temporary use of trailer

During reconstruction of St. Michael’s Church on Elliott St., St. Joseph’s Church on Sherk St. will be used for religious services and other church functions. The problem is that St. Joseph’s does not have the room needed, so the Diocese has asked for permission to move a 16-foot by 60-foot trailer onto the back property of the church during construction.

Since trailers are not permitted in Leamington a temporary use by-law must be passed by Council to allow for it. This by-law, in turn, requires a public meeting to see if the surrounding residents or local agencies have any legitimate concerns or objections to the temporary use.

On Monday night, July 21, Leamington Council passed the scheduling of the public meeting without comment.

Drainage Scheme is related to flood protection. Therefore, the engineer has provided for an additional assessment, referred to as “Benefit-Dwellings”, in the amount of $20,000 against each dwelling unit in the watershed.

• Should Council provisionally adopt the by-law, a number of things can and/or must occur: 1. A Notice of a Court of Revision (COR) must be sent out within 30 days, and setting a date for the Court. Appeals must be filed at least 10 days prior to date of the Court. Appeals to the COR are to be with respect to assessment only. 2. Upon Notice of the COR any landowner can file an appeal to the Drainage Referee on the grounds that the report/process does not abide by the Act. This appeal must be filed within 40 days of the Notice of COR. 3. Upon Notice of the COR any landowner can file an appeal to the Drainage Tribunal on technical grounds. This appeal must be filed within 40 days of the Notice of COR.

• The Drainage Engineer and Administration are prepared to defend appeals to the Tribunal and the Referee. Some decisions of the Tribunal can be appealed to the Referee. Decisions of the Referee are final.

Leamington’s Manager of Public Works to outline the various jobs that the machine would do. With that, the purchase was approved at the Monday, July 21 meeting of Council.

Pizza theme for playground makeover

Perhaps Chestnut Street Park will have to be renamed ‘Pizza Park’. That’s because ‘pizza’ is the theme selected for the park reconstruction. (Chestnut Park was selected for the TVO program Giver and will get a makeover for the program.)

In April, a children’s design session was held where local youth drew various playground creations and ideas they would like to see in the park. The result of this and the professional design work was presented to Municipal Council Monday night, July 21, and they include a pizza oven — yes, a real, working pizza oven — a ‘pizza’ climber, and picnic tables that are pizzas. (All design is CSA approved.)

Work at the park and filming for the television show will happen around August 20 through August 22. In addition, the local sponsors contributing time, materials and money will be acknowledged although tax receipts will not be issued. BILL

Greenhouse expansions OK’d

Monday evening, July 21, Council considered an application for a site plan control agreement for the expansion of a greenhouse range on Mersea Road 5. Since no special accommodations needed to be made the matter was straightforward and quickly passed by Council.

In a separate matter, approval was granted for an irrigation building on greenhouse property at the north end of Elliott Street.

Almost $6 million for proposed East Marsh dyke repairs

When the proposed repairs to a dyke reach almost $6 million, members of Municipal Council pay close attention to the report of drainage superintendent Lu-Ann Barreto. The report was presented for information purposes to Council July 21st in advance of a required public meeting so that Municipal Council would not feel overwhelmed by the information contained in over 250 pages of specialized reports and appendices about this work. Here are some highlights of that report:

• Since their appointment in January 2012, Dillon Consulting has been actively working on and preparing the required engineer’s report under the Drainage Act for the repairs and improvements to the East Marsh Drainage Scheme.

• The recommended improvements require a higher dyke, flatter side slopes on both the dyke and drain, and a maintenance buffer strip. This will result in a much wider cross section. The East Marsh drain will be relocated to the south further into the adjacent fields.” The report provides compensation to those affected property owners for loss of land.

• A significant portion of the cost of the works to be assessed against the lands within the East Marsh

It is proposed that the work be funded from four sources: the Municipality will owe about $1.5 million, Landowners of Non-Agricultural property will pay about $0.5 million, Agricultural Landowners will have to come up with $2.6 million, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture will be responsible for a one-third grant of $1.3 million.

Mayor John Paterson indicated that he will be meeting with ministers of the new Liberal Government in Toronto seeking assistance with funding.

With this background information, Municipal Council must decide if it wishes to continue the process after a public meeting. A tour of the area to be improved was proposed and well-received by Council. (August 11th was proposed as a tentative date for this, although CAO Peter Neufeld cautioned Council that they should not let it become a second public meeting that allows some input, but not others.) The idea is to give Council first-hand information about the project.

New grader for Leamington

The municipality’s 1988 grader has seen its last days. Public works let a tender for its replacement, and the low bid will see Leamington the proud owner of a 2014 John Deere 770GP Articulated Motor Grader for $285,892 (excluding taxes, but including a $13,000 trade-in credit on the old grader).

Mayor John Paterson asked Ken Brown P.Eng,

ONE PICKWICK PLACE

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(Photos by Rick Epplett)

Sunparlour Pipes and Drums attend memorial service in St. John’s

Feature Story by Rick Epplett

“Scoop on Vacation”

A catastrophe of World War I was marked with a Memorial Service in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and the Sun Parlour Pipes and Drums played a significant part.

Newfoundland Regiment, in conjunction with 1st Essex Regiment, was to attack through No Man’s Land. Approximately 800 Newfoundlanders went forward; only 68 were available for roll call the next morning.

July 1, 1916, in the battle of Beaumont-Hamel the

The parade to the St. John’s War Memorial brought forth the emotions of hundreds and hundreds of descendents remembering the sacrifice.

made a special presentation at the huge War Memorial as tear-filled eyes looked on. Newfoundland Regiment casualties were extremely high over the span of the 1914-1918 battle. About 1,300 were killed and over 2,300 wounded.

The mounted and marching local police force and Royal Canadian Mounted Police were led by our local Sun Parlour Pipe Band, along with a band in authentic World War I Newfoundland Regiment dress and a youthful Militia in complete World War I uniforms underscoring the loss of so many brave young men.

The Governor General of Newfoundland Labrador

The Sun Parlour Pipes and Drums were greatly appreciated for travelling the 3,400 km to be part of such an important ceremony.

Authentic World War 1 Newfoundland Regiment uniformed Militia.

Sun Parlour Pipes & Drums members march the steps to the St. John’s War Memorial.

Sun Parlour Piles & Drums approach on the hill leading to St. John’s War Memorial.

Life in Tanzania

Special

Feature to the Southpoint Sun

By Mary Fehr

6’48S/39’17E halfway across the world, the coordinates of Dar es Salaam where I had the amazing experience of living in Tanzania for the past nine months.

I was awarded the impact assessment internship for Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA).

MEDA is an organization that works to bring business solutions to poverty.

In Tanzania, MEDA works to help prevent malaria while still creating a little bit of economy. MEDA offers vouchers to pregnant women and children for long-lasting insecticide treated nets at a subsidized cost. With a voucher the net costs only 500 Tanzanian shillings (Tsh), which is about thirty cents U.S. That 500Tsh is direct profit for the retailer and MEDA finds a donor to cover the cost of the net.

My role for MEDA as impact assessment was to play a major role in the Monitoring and Evaluating Team. My main tasks were to manage the call centre, creating weekly lists of retailers and clinics for them to call, collecting that data and creating reports for upper level management. I was also involved in many odd tasks including the hiring of the new Monitoring and Evaluating Manager.

My original internship was six months, but in December I was asked to extend for an extra three months to work on a proposal for a mass campaign that would be run all over Tanzania. I was extended to coordinate the development process, which meant organizing meetings, delegating work, final edits and finalizing the proposal before it was sent off to the committee.

My coworkers were able to teach me so much about the work as well as the office environment. I was extremely blessed to enjoy such an inspiring, joyful staff and they have set an extremely high standard for future offices I may work in.

Outside of the office there was never a dull moment. Being the extrovert I am, I was able to keep busy every night, whether it was playing underwater or floor hockey, going to Indian bingo or Trivia or simply dinner with a group of lifetime friends. On the weekends we embarked on many different adventures such as safaris in Ngorogoro crater, swimming with whale sharks, surfing in South Africa, climbing Mount Meru, gorilla trekking in Rwanda or

visiting the beautiful beaches of Zanzibar. In all nine months, I can certainly say I was never bored.

There were new experiences and adventures every day that I am able to share with everyone, but the part that meant the most to me was certainly the people I was surrounded with day to day: hearing a “Habari za Asubhi?” (How are you this morning?) by every guard I pass, or a “Mambo Vipi?” (What’s up?) by every child running past, and the many other greetings I received on my two minute walk to work. The kindness and love in these people’s hearts are what have left a true impact with me. Tanzania taught me patience; patience with the pace of life, with one another and with the uncontrollable universe.

I am so grateful for all I was able to experience and learn while living in Tanzania and hope that some day I will return to reunite with this incredibly friendly country.

Mary Fehr and a beneficiary waiting for her voucher so she can get a long-lasting insecticide net to help prevent malaria.

Mary Fehr (second from right) and her co-workers in Tanzania, from the left, Goodluck, Irene and Nazir.

The sunset in Zanzibar.

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FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

JULY 20

Omar Epps, Actor (41)

JULY 21

Robin Williams, Actor (63)

JULY 22

Don Henley, Singer (67)

JULY 23

Stephanie Seymour, Model (46)

JULY 24

Kristin Chenoweth, Actress (46)

JULY 25

Geoffrey Zakarian, Chef (55)

JULY 26

Sandra Bullock, Actress (50)

Council Report for July 14

Tenders

above budget

Back in December of 2013 Leamington Council approved the purchase of two giant Archimedes Screw Pumps for about $300,000. With their installation the Sewage Treatment Facility will have full capacity to handle storm water in a way that satisfies its Ministry of the Environment Certificate of Approval.

All that is needed is to get the pumps installed, so a tender was let and it closed early in June. Quotes for the work ranged from a low of just under $1 million to a high of almost $2 million. The lowest tender was about 15% above the engineer’s estimate for the work. While there is no tax impact for this work (it is funded from reserves and sewage treatment income), there was an effort made to bring the contract closer to the budgeted amount by eliminating and deferring certain components of the contract and postponing other work at the plant until next year.

The net result presented to Council on Monday night, July 14, was to award the contract to Facca Incorporated of Lakeshore in the amount of $847,000. This amount is still more than $20,000 over the 2014 budget estimate, but down from the original $380,000 shortfall.

The other tender that was over budget was improvement and reconstruction contract for Erie View Road. The tender for the work closed on June 26th and the lowest tender, submitted by Coco Paving, when added to the money already spent on the connection to the municipal drain serving the land is just over $1 million — about $78,000 over budget.

The report to Council recommending the tender includes sources of funding to cover the over-expenditure. There was an allowance of $80,000 for unforeseen contingencies that administration will make every effort to avoid spending. Because the tender is significantly higher than expected, the assessments to the landowners will likely be higher than formerly predicted by about 10%.

Council voted to award the tenders.

Expanded service sought during Tomato Fest

The Tomato Festival Committee has asked the operators of the licenced concession at Seacliff Park to apply to the Liquor Licencing Board of Ontario to expand its patio licence during the Tomato Festival. The application includes an expanded area and slightly expanded hours of operation.

The report presented to Leamington Council Monday night, July 14, recommended Council support for the application. It also included a recommendation that would change policy for the park: “It is also recommended that the Director of Legal and Legislative Services be authorized to approve future applications for temporary expansion of the patio licence for special events provided the Director is satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to protect the interests of the municipality.”

There was no question of this by Council and the recommendation was endorsed.

Council Report for July 6

Trail ready for tender

With the cost sharing worked out, and a report on public consultation and its results having been presented to Council, the Leamington engineering department wants to go to tender on Phase 6 of the Leamington trail system. This section of trail is part of the proposed Trans Canada Trail running between County Road 18 and County Road 8 (in Staples).

The cost of this trail is expected to be just under $1 million. The Trans Canada Trail Foundation has agreed to pay over $680,000, and the County about $128,600. Leamington’s share is expected to run in the neighbourhood of $183,000 to $103,000 from the Federal Gas Tax Fund, and $80,000 from the Rail Reserve Fund.

Included in the report were 7 pages of comments from a public meeting held May 14 and the administrative responses to the concerns expressed — most especially about fencing. To help Council envision the construction of the trail, 8 pages of detailed maps were appended showing the location of fences where natural features make it difficult to distinguish between the rail right-of-way and abutting farmland, municipal drains, swales, and the proposed location of the actual 3m wide trail. In addition, allowing buffer areas to naturalize will help protect private farmland from trespass.

After the presentation of the report, a local resident, Jeff Konrad, spoke to the matter of the trail. He highlighted four concerns: an undersized culvert along the trail, drainage ditches need to be cleaned (preferably before the construction of the trail), adequate weed control (to protect crops), and a possible parking area near County Road 8 that abutting landowners would like to purchase.

Councillor Larry Verbeke requested that Mayor John Paterson emphasize that Leamington’s share of the cost will not impact taxes at all. He also suggested that gates be set back from the roads so the snowplows will not be impacted.

Councillor Rick Atkin inquired about ongoing maintenance costs, but until at least a year has passed any incremental cost will be unknown. Administration indicated that the first year costs will

be severely controlled.

Councillor Hilda MacDonald questioned Mr. Konrad about what he meant when he mentioned weed control. Mr. Konrad replied that cutting the trail two or three times a season should be satisfactory.

After the discussion the report and its recommendation was adopted by Council.

Council adopts conservation and management plan

Under the Provincial Green Energy Act, all public agencies in Ontario, which includes Leamington, must not only report to the province their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, but also have an Energy Conservation and Management Plan. Starting in 2012 Leamington developed a plan that Leamington Council has now adopted.

The regulations actually require this plan to be published (July 1st), and to be reviewed and updated every 5 years, but Monday, July 6 was the first Council meeting of the month so its adoption was a few days late.

In the report to Council recommending the adoption of the plan an outline of the goals of the plan were outlined as well as 7 measures to be implemented over the 5-year life of the plan. These measures include: “1) Train Staff in Energy Management Principles; 2) Improve Building Controls, Consolidate Building Automation Systems; 3) Conduct Energy Audits on Municipal Facilities; 4) Replace Municipal Streetlights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) Technology; 5) Explore Renewable Energy Technologies; 6) Consolidate Corporate Energy Management Responsibilities; 7) Replace Roof and Improve Insulation over Municipal Pool.”

The report reminded Council that included in Leamington’s current 5-year capital forecast are two projects that are conservation measures: LED streetlight conversion ($1.3 million) in 2015, and the roof replacement over the pool at the Complex ($600,000) to be conducted in two phases over 2016-2017.

Rodeo rounding up support for Hospice

By Bryan Jessop

Organizers of the Sun Parlour Rodeo are once again showing their ‘hospitable’ side as they prepare for the event’s 13th annual edition.

The rodeo will make its way back to Easy Walking Stables at 1835 County Rd. 18 in Kingsville — on the property of JR Excavating — Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3. Both shows will start at 6 p.m. This year’s Sun Parlour Rodeo will direct all proceeds to Hospice of Windsor Essex County Inc.’s Erie Shores Campus — to be situated on Talbot Street West across from Leamington District Memorial Hospital and behind the Leamington Medical Village. Through its first 12 years, the rodeo has raised about $208,500 for LDMH equipment and W.E. (Windsor Essex) Care For Kids. Organizers were hoping to break the

$200,000 upon completing the 12th edition, but drew a record two-day crowd of about 5,000 spectators and garnered record proceeds of about $30,000.

“The weather was excellent for us last year,” explained Stephanie Pavao, who organizes the rodeo each year along with members of her immediate family. “We hope for the same weather this year, but of course there’s no guarantee that will happen.”

The Sun Parlour Rodeo is a rain or shine attraction that features 13 different events ranging from bareback bronco riding and saddle back riding to steer wrestling, tie down roping and barrel racing. The rodeo regularly attracts between 200 and 300 participants from across Canada and the United States as well as others from Mexico and Brazil. Arrangements to register contestants and bring in livestock are made by Rawhide Rodeo Company.

Additional attractions will include an inflatable bounce castle and pony rides for children and in the corral, mutton busting and a calf chase, also for younger patrons. The 2014 event will also include the return of trick riders and bull poker, where the last participant to be left sitting with his or her hands on the table despite the presence of a charging bull wins the competition.

Food concession areas will also be available throughout both days.

“It’s very versatile,” said Pavao. “There’s really something for everyone. We love hosting the rodeo for two reasons — it’s something that whole families can enjoy and it gives back to the community.”

Organizers are still seeking sponsors for this year’s event. Businesses or organizations interested in sponsorship opportunities can contact John Pavao at 519-796-0151.

Leamington Marina Hosts

Friday Night, Patio Nights...

Live Patio Music 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

July 25 - Trish Wales

August 1 - Champagne Bay

August 8 - Roger Cortina

August 15 - Dale Butler

August 22 - Gord Ciliska

August 29 - Jen Knight

Robson Road Park Hosts

Sunday Summer Serenades 2 - 4 pm

July 27 - Champagne Bay

August 3 - Dale Butler & Friends

August 10 - B.J. Laub & Ryan St. Denis

Seacliff Park Hosts

Live Concerts 7 pm - 9 pm

Aug 4 - Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk

August 9 - Last Minute

August 23 - Takers & Leavers

Leamington Marina Presents Summer Outdoor Big Screen Movie Night Series - Showtime 9 pm Come out early for

the oven. Bring

and friends and enjoy! Bring a lawn

Concessions available.

Sat. July 26 - The Avengers Sponsored by WFCU

Fri. August 22 - The Blind Side Sponsored by Leamington BIA

The rodeo is organized by Stephanie, her twin sister, her older sister and parents. Her father John brought the idea to life after contacting B.J. Prince of Rawhide Rodeo for the first fundraiser of its kind in the area in 2001. The family is also backed by the efforts of Nelson Carvalho and a team of in-laws who assist with day-to-day preparations.

“We also owe a huge thanks to our sponsors,” Stephanie noted. “We’re a not-for-profit group and without the support of sponsors, we wouldn’t have such a successful event.” Advance tickets can be purchased at Johnny’s Gas Bar, Blondie’s, Double 7 Esso and Jack’s Mini Mart in Leamington, the Harrow Feed Store in Harrow and Trainer’s

Fish Fest activities at Wheatley Arena

World Famous Perch Dinner Sat. Aug 2

Serving 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Choice and Vehicle Venture in Windsor. Advance tickets sell at $12 per adult and $6 per child 12 and under while at-the-gate tickets will sell at $15 per adult and $7 per child 12 and under. For more information on the Sun Parlour Rodeo, visit their website www.sunparlourrodeo.com.

Bull riding was once again a popular attraction during the 2013 Sun Parlour Rodeo, held at Easy Walking Stables in Kingsville. Each year’s rodeo, part of the Rawhide Rodeo Tour, is organized by the Pavao family. This year, the rodeo will take place Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3, starting at 6 p.m. both dates. Southpoint Sun file photos

1953 Chevrolet pickup on Pelee Island since 1981

Ralph Rogers of Pelee Island sent me the following email: “Hi Bill. While shopping at Rona in Leamington you met my son, who was driving our ’53 Chevy pickup. The truck and I are the same age and have been together since 1979 when I bought it in Texas from a recently released con who needed money ($400) for community college. It came out of a farmer’s field. I spent a year rebuilding it, then I was transferred from Dallas to Detroit. It had to start and drive to Detroit on its first try. Needless to say, it made it.

“The truck has been on Pelee Island in Lake Erie since 1981 and has gone through two full rebuilds and several minor ones. For many years the parts came from other old Chevy trucks that were rusting away in the woods around Pelee. The last full rebuild included changing the front end to a ’79 Camaro and repowering it with a ’62 Chevy 283 V8 that my son rebuilt. My son now attends to its maintenance more than I and for those issues beyond Cutter’s ability, we take it to Pelee Motors where Tom performs miracles.

“It’s been both a flat-bed and a step side. It has been blue, primer brown, then blue again and now red. It has been a working truck all its life. It hauls materials, tows boats, and most importantly it is a great cruiser to just circumnavigate the island.”

This style of Chevrolet pickup truck first appeared in the summer of 1947 and lasted through to the first part of 1955. It was known as “Advance Design” because it was a striking departure from the older Chev pickups. The headlights were blended into the front fenders, the hood was one-piece and opened from the front, the enlarged cab provided enough room for three adults, the windshield no longer opened from the bottom, and the windshield wipers were on the cowl instead of on the roof.

In 1948, the 3-speed gear shift lever was moved from the floor to the steering column. In 1950, these trucks were equipped with tube-type hydraulic shock absorbers that replaced the older lever-action shocks. The most striking new feature in 1951 was the adoption of

wing-style vent windows in the doors. In 1952, the old pulldown style of door handles were replaced with push-button ones. The 1953 trucks were the last with the 2-piece windshield, replaced in 1954 with single curved glass. All these Chevrolet trucks are highly collectible today.

1953 Chevrolet pickup truck belonging to the Rogers family on Pelee Island and parked on their beach.

Two people charged for alcohol-related driving offenses

The Leamington OPP charged two persons after separate alcohol-related driving offences on Wednesday, July 9 in Leamington.

In the first incident, officers were called to the 500 block of Talbot Street East in Leamington at approximately 5:47 a.m. regarding a collision involving one vehicle.

Officers arrived on scene and observed a white GMC Jimmy on its roof in the front yard of a residence.

The driver and passenger both required medical treatment for minor injuries from the crash. The driver exhibited signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene.

A 24-year-old Wheatley man was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, exceeding 80mg of blood alcohol content, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. He appears in Leamington Court on July 31.

In a second incident, at approximately 11:49 p.m., officers

BANK NOTES

10 ERIE STREET SOUTH

P.O. BOX 434

LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805

AUDITIONS

For Norm Foster’s play, “WRONG for EACH OTHER”

One Female – 25 to 35 years of age.

One Male – 25 to 35 years of age. If you are not the appropriate age, but you know someone who you think would be interested, please give her/him a call. Actors must be able to memorize scripts quickly because the performance dates for “Wrong for Each Other” are October l7, l8 and l9. October 24, 25 and 26.

Rehearsals will begin about August l5, so there will be eight weeks of rehearsal time before the actual performances. Auditions at The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place: Monday, July 28, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Enter through the front door.

Any questions, call 5l9-988-6950. Director: Ruth Owens

SUMMER THEATRE CAMP

The County Drama Camp children (ages 6 – l4) performed for their parents, grandparents and friends on the last day of camp, Friday, July l8 at The Bank Theatre.

Their re-enactment of “The Wizard of Oz” was truly memorable. They made masks from masking tape so that the audience would know who was a monkey and who was a witch. They painted different scenes from “The Wizard of Oz” on eight huge flats, sang a cappella, and acted out the story. Coincidentally, the young girl who played Dorothy is in Essex County for some summer holidays, but she actually lives in Kansas. A big thank-you to Joel and Melinda Lewsaw for leading a camp at The Bank Theatre where children get to act, sing, dance, paint, make music videos, etc., and have a marvelous time. A big thank-you as well to their talented and capable assistants, Maddy Hamm and Dawson Wigle.

HIPHOP and CIRCLE DANCE CAMP

August 4 – 8

For children ages 9 - l2. However, if there are some eight yearolds and thirteen year - olds who are interested, please do not hesitate to call 5l9-839-4347.

Registration is $75 per child. Mornings only. Healthy snacks are provided.

HIPHOP is self-explanatory. Circle Dance is similar to line dancing, except that it takes place in a circle. The focus is on movement, rhythm and fun! Please know that no previous dance experience is required.

Circle Dance Instructor: Edward Mulcaster.

Assistant: Helga Enns.

Hip Hop Instructor: Morgan Malott. Assistant: Spencer Malott. These two sisters did a dance routine at our Third Annual Fish Fry at The Wheatley Legion, and blew the audience away with their routine.

To register, call 5l9-839-4347.

By this time in the summer, kids are starting to get bored. What a perfect way to keep them active and away from their computers, etc. They are more than ready for a camp that is in the mornings only.

Follow The Bank Theatre on Facebook www.facebook.com/TheBankTheatre

Email: banktheatre@gmail.com Website: www.banktheatre.com

were called to a residence in the 100 block of Erie Street South in Leamington regarding multiple persons fighting outside the residence. The suspects involved left the scene in a vehicle that was located by officers a few minutes later on Highway 3 in Leamington.

The driver of the vehicle, 30-year-old woman, exhibited signs of impairment and was arrested and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and exceeding 80mg of blood alcohol content. She will also appear in Leamington Court on July 31, 2014.

3 Kool Kats at Two Creeks

Two Creeks Concert series organizers are expecting a large crowd to come out and enjoy great music on Sunday, July 27 as they welcome the 3 Kool Kats to their natural amphitheatre and stage.

3 Kool Kats will take you through the rock classics and you will feel like you were there again. Visit reverbnation.com/3koolkats# and hear their rendition of ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ – it will bring the whole scene back to you. As excellent as they are at rock classics, they also have strong originals.

3 Kool Kats features Carlo Rossi (percussion), Bill Loop (bass) and Lee Amlin (keyboard). This band will delight you and stir up your spirit as they draw on their unique talents to create an unforgettable, authentic musical experience for all ages to enjoy.

Two Creeks Conservation Area is situated just north of Wheatley on Erie Street (a.k.a. Kent Road 1). Bring your own chair or use one of the picnic tables provided. There is no entrance fee, but the hat is passed. In less pleasant weather the show takes place in the pavilion. Snacks and refreshments are always available at the booth operated by Wheatley Scouts.

SOC Kids Fishing Derby winners, bike winners

The Southwest Outdoors Club Kids Fishing Derby attracted over 200 boys and girls up to the age of 17. Prizes included a trophy and new fishing rod and reel for the longest catch in three age groups. New this year was a draw for 8 bicycles, thanks to the generosity of several donors. Winners of the Biggest Fish: Ty Gould (age 0-6), Owen Mailloux (age 7-12), and Kade Coussens (age 13-17). Bike Winners: Andrew Coppola and Emma Garcia (age 0-2); Nathan Ford and Elise Wilkinson (age 3-7); Reilly Goesells and Marissa Klassen (age 8-12), Jared Biekx and Lena Guenther (age 13-17).

$40,000 fine and Court Order for commercial fishing violations

A Lake Erie commercial fishing boat captain has been fined a total of $40,000 for commercial fishing violations.

Melchiorre Pace of Leamington, captain of the commercial fishing vessel “AD-CO II”, pleaded guilty to violating the terms and conditions of a commercial fishing licence. Pace was fined $40,000 for submitting Daily Catch Reports (DCRs) with false information. Pace also pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an accurate and complete commercial fishing logbook. He received a court order requiring him, for a period of three years, to only operate commercial fishing vessels that have a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry monitored GPS unit installed.

Court heard that between May 24 and July 16, 2013, conservation officers investigated the commercial fishing activities of Pace. The investigation revealed that Pace was submitting DCRs containing false information in relation to the location where he was conducting his commercial fishing activities. He was also falsely reporting the length of time that he left his gill nets in the water and he declared less than half of the total length of gill nets that he was actually using. The investigation also showed that Pace had entered false information in his commercial fishing logbook. On multiple occasions, Pace declared in his logbook that he set gill nets in areas where he did not. He also set gill nets in locations that he failed to record in his logbook.

Justice Lucy C. Glenn heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Chatham, on July 10, 2014.

To report a natural resource violation, call 1-877-TIPSMNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

THE LEAMINGTON KIWANIS CLUB IS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION. Meetings are held twice a month, the first and third Thursday. If you are a non-profit organization and would like a meeting place on weekdays, or if you are interested in learning more about our organization, or to have us involved in your community, please contact Leo at 519-325-0953.

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

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

phone at 519-945-6232 ext. 14 or visit our website at www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca for all program and volunteer inquiries.

TUESDAY EVENINGS - The Leamington dancing circle has survived the winter! Our past dancing friends, and hopefully some new ones, can find us in the main building of the Kiwanis camp at 1948 Seacliff Drive Kingsville (between the Albuna townline and Ruthven), on Tuesday evenings. We do more spirited dances from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and more meditative ones from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. Visitors are welcome to drop by and see what we do. All dances are taught, and no partner is needed.

LOOKING TO REVIVE THE ESSEX COUNTY JUNIOR FARMERS. Are you 15-29 with an interest in agriculture or farming? Contact Nic Willemsma at sirnic16@gmail.com if interested or if you have any questions. You don't have to be from a farm to enjoy being part of this group!

KINGSVILLE’S FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALAugust 8-10, is looking for Volunteers to fill over 50 crews. Visit kingsvillefolkfest.org for more information.

SATURDAY MORNINGS - Yoga in the Park takes place at Seacliff Park on Saturday mornings, 9:0010:00 a.m. until August 16, weather permitting. Free sessions, with donations being accepted to be

presented at Yoga4Hope for the Parkinson's Society.

MONDAY, JULY 28 - A free community dinner will be provided at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington at 5:00 p.m. for anyone in need of food and fellowship.

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC - Wednesday, August 6, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m., Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Your help is needed. The national inventory is the lowest it has been in more than 5 years at this time of year. Bring a friend and donate. Call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-2366283) to book an appointment. Walk-ins and new donors welcome.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6Shooters Photography Club meets 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., Migration Hall Community Room, 170 Main. St. E., Kingsville. Visit facebook.com for meeting and club info, for contact George at gschiefer@cogeco.ca. Everyone welcome!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 - FREE Promoting Early Development for Newborns to Age 5, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., KEYS at Access, 23 Mill St. W. (Lions Club building), Kingsville. Hosted by Children First and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. For info call Family Health Hotline 519-258-2146 ext. 1350.

Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING EVENTS section in the CLASSIFIEDS for events with admission charges.

Landscaping with spirea shrubs

Spirea shrubs are very popular for landscaping and come in several va-

rieties and colors.

My favorite is the Gold Mound Spirea. This plant is a deciduous flowering shrub, meaning it loses its leaves in the fall and produces new foliage in the spring. This bush produces pink flower clusters, blooming in June, and is best suited for planting in growing zones 4-8, our zone in southwestern Ontario being a 5-7.

After blooming, deadhead by shearing to remove the spent flowers. This will help the shrub to generate new leaves and help keep the desired compaction and shape of the plant.

Pruning in late winter or early spring will ensure that you don’t lose the spring flowers. Not all flowering bushes will respond to this type of pruning, but spirea is one that does.

The Gold Mound Spirea will change the appearance of your landscape twice a year. In spring the leaves are a bright golden colour, changing to yellow-green (chartreuse) and then to yellow with red tips in the fall.

The old fashioned spirea, known as the “bridal wreath”, has the popular white flowers in the spring. The foliage is a dull bluish-green in appearance. It grows well in full sun and well-drained soil.

The main problem with spirea will be aphids on the new growth and at the tips of the stems. Fertilize every spring. Overfeeding will promote new growth that will then attract aphids.

Prune out any dead, diseased, or broken branches any time during the year.

Spirea is planted in landscape designs as hedge planting, as background along walls or fences, and individual plantings to add different textures to the design, not only for the flower but more so for the brilliant changing foliage throughout the season.

With a little extra care, watering and proper mulching, your landscaping projects can continue all summer and into the fall

From left to right are Dr. William Bailey, Amanda Ingratta, Jenna Lamb and Dr. Huy Nguyen. Amanda and Jenna are this year’s recipients of the Leamington Dental Health Centre Scholarship Awards. The $500 scholarships will be used toward their post secondary education. Congratulations, Amanda and Jenna. (Photo submitted)

GLCC 2014 Rendezvous

HIGH QUALITY LICENSED CHILD CARE

Offered at 4 schools in Leamington & Kingsville. Ages 18 months - 12 years 6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. • Subsidy available. For details call 519-733-8202 www.discoverychildcareschools.com

Friday night under the lights, just like the big leagues

When Chloe Jakob came up to bat on Friday, July 18, and before the public address announcer introduced her, the song “Turn Down For What?” by DJ Snake and Lil Jon blasted over the loudspeakers. When Caitlin Thompson batted it was “Roar” by Katie Perry. And when Briar Tiborcz stepped into the batter’s box, Birthday by the Beatles was played since it was her special day.

All the girls on the Fletcher’s Cleaners Steamers had personal “come-to-bat” or “walk-up” songs in their game against DPM Insurance of Harrow on Friday night in Leamington.

Walk-up or come-to-bat music has become the unofficial soundtrack of any baseball season.

“The public address announcer, the personal ‘walk-up’ songs and playing under the lights was just a great way to end the regular season,” said coach Jeff Lamotte. “It was a special night, they were all so excited.”

The Steamers play in the Interlock Intermediate Girls Slo-Pitch league and last weekend was the wrap-up to regular season as they prepare for the championship tournament this weekend.

The Steamers are one of 6 Leamington teams in the 17 team Intermediate division. Girls are between the ages of 12 and 14 and the league includes teams from Amherstburg, Cottam, Essex, Harrow, Kingsville and Leamington.

“It was just like playing in the big leagues,” said first baseman Jessica DeSantis. “I couldn’t believe it when I heard my name announced when I came up to bat. It was a thrill.”

“Playing under the lights was wild. I felt just like the older players, they play under the lights all the time,” added Sophie George and Tiana Bowman with big smiles on their faces.

Along with all the hoopla there was a game to play. The Fletcher’s Cleaners Steamers beat DPM Insurance 18-12.

500th civil wedding is free!

At the Monday night, July 14, council meeting, Leamington Council approved an idea forwarded by Brian Sweet, Leamington’s Director of Legal and Legislative Services. That idea is to offer the lucky couple who are the 500th civil wedding ceremony performed by the municipality’s staff for free!

This year is the 10th year that Leamington has been doing weddings, and the 500th is close…

After she belts a home run, Jessica DeSantis is congratulated by Amanda Adams as Kiera Jackson looks on in the Fletcher’s Cleaners Steamers game against DPM Insurance in Friday evening’s game under the lights. – Submitted photo

Above photo: Great Lakes Cruising Club member boats sit in the Leamington Marina docks just prior to departure following a six-day visit. The GLCC 2014 Rendezvous, celebrating the club’s 80th anniversary, attracted boaters from communities across the Great Lakes for Leamington-area tours, auctions, dinners and numerous other activities.

Right: The sail-powered boat Fairy Tale rests at the Leamington Marina docks on the Great Lakes Cruising Club’s departure day — Wednesday, July 16.

Below: The power boat One More Split makes its way out of the Leamington Marina docks on the Great Lakes Cruising Club’s departure day. – Southpoint Sun photos

Over 70 youngsters, aged 14 and under, took to the

at the Kinsmen Diamonds on Sunday, hoping to get a

tips to help improve their base running, fielding and hitting.

The young athletes, participants in the Toronto Blue Jays instructional clinic, spent four hours under the tutelage of lead instructor Samantha Magalas and her staff, learning the fine points of improving their baseball skills.

The event, made possible through the efforts of the Leamington Minor Baseball Association Board, as well as several volunteers, offered the youngsters a chance to have a little fun while getting some topnotch instruction.

Board member Henry Penner was thrilled with the turnout and is excited about the possibility of hosting a three-day ‘super camp’ next year.

Ten-year-old Owen Knelsen fields a grounder during the Blue Jays clinic.

Twelve-year-old Hannah Chacko gets in position to catch a fly ball.

Brady Bunda, 11, shows how it’s done in a base running drill.

Carter Knelson, 8, gives it everything he’s got, as he fields the grounder and throws it back to his instructor.

Nine-year-old Sajan Brouwer blows a bubble as he listens to the coach’s instructions.

Kaitlynn Mastronardi, 11, shows off her stretching technique.

We’re barely a month into the summer, but one would be hard-pressed to find a junior hockey team that hasn’t long since began on-ice preparations for the upcoming season. Spring camps have come and gone and the first rounds of cuts have been made to determine who will be attending 2014-15 ‘main’ camps.

Needless to say, the behind-the-scenes planning process for most teams began shortly after the chance of clinching a championship officially came to an end. It’s my understanding that some coaches and general managers sit down to at least briefly discuss the upcoming season quite literally before the Zamboni or Olympia finishes the flood following their team’s fourth loss of the series.

For the nearby Belle River Canadiens, the list of decisions to make prior to the Game 1 opening faceoff has been longer than usual. For starters, they’re no longer the Belle River Canadiens. They’re now the Lakeshore Canadiens. It makes sense, considering the fact that they’ve never actually played IN Belle River, even prior to amalgamation in the late 1990s.

From what I’ve heard — and this may be little more than the rumour mill at work — they were also forced to change their logo because of copyright infringements relating to the Montreal Canadiens. I hope that’s not really the case. As much as I love the Habs, I think it would be pompous and unjust to force the local Junior ‘C’ team to change its uniforms. The similarities were few and far between. Yup, both teams used symbols based on an upper-case C bearing a resemblance to the giant magnets Wylie E. Coyote used in desperate attempts to catch the roadrunner.

That’s about all the water any copyright accusation would hold (I’m sure the Belle River team could have won a court case, but Junior ‘C’ hockey budgets can barely accommodate ice rental, equipment and OHA dues, let alone a hefty lawyer’s fee). The local junior team’s emblem included the words “Belle River” through the upper half of the C and “Canadiens” through the lower half — and the centre featured a maple leaf (the only red item in the entire logo)

rather than an upper-case H.

On the topic of the OHA Junior ‘C’ loop, have you ever seen the Lakefield Chiefs jerseys/logos? They’re virtually exact replicas of the Chicago Blackhawks sweaters. Either the NHL team doesn’t know or doesn’t care — I’m guessing its the latter. Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Truth be told, there are SEVERAL minor/junior teams that use practically exact duplicate designs and logos as created by professional franchises. Remember the old Kingston Frontenacs logo? It was a virtual clone of Montreal’s, except the H in the middle was replaced by a K. Maybe that’s why it’s their OLD logo. In case you’re not up on your current OHL garb, the Frontenacs’ current design bares a striking resemblance to the Boston Bruins’ shirts. Ouch (probably just a salute to Kingston-born Don Cherry, a former Bruins coach).

Everyone’s favourite logo story in Wallaceburg is based on the former owner of the town’s largest hotel (sadly, he died of heart failure while I was living/working there), The Oaks Inn. As an avid baseball fan, he supported a minor team that used the same logo as the Toronto Blue Jays... the original one from the 1970s. As the story goes, the MLB team threatened legal action if he didn’t change it — so he replaced the red maple leaf behind the bird’s head with a red oak tree silhouette (similar to the hotel’s symbol). Problem solved.

I’ve always considered replicating a pro team’s jersey or logo to be a bit lazy and unimaginative. The Wheatley Sharks could have easily duplicated the sweaters from San Jose’s NHL team, but went a completely different route instead. The Leamington Flyers never really had the same opportunity regarding their NHL namesakes, since the Philadelphia team’s logo is a rudimentary letter P. It took me forever to realize that as a kid. I thought it was just a weird, inexplainable symbol until I took a closer look at it.

To this day, I’m not certain if Detroit’s “Winged Wheel” was intentionally designed to look at least somewhat like a lower case d. In any case (no pun intended), it’s one of my favourite logos. A very unique and cool-looking design, in my opinion.

While on the topic of taking forever to realize what I’m looking at, I often wondered as a kid why the Montreal Expos had the word “elb” written on their hats. It wasn’t until shortly before the team packed up and moved to Washington that I realized it was a fancy-script upper-case M. Speaking of The Oaks Inn back in my Wallaceburg days, I remember sitting in the establishment’s pub section one night, wait-

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ing for my double-order of chicken wings to arrive. I was glancing at the collection of Major League Baseball team pennants displayed on the partial wall that divided the bar from the restaurant when the Milwaukee Brewers emblem caught my eye. That’s when it hit me (some time in 2006, I believe). The baseball glove is a combination of a lower-case b and an m. Yeah, it took me that long to figure it out. When it comes to logos, I wish more professional teams had an “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” attitude. And it’s not always a case of some southern NHL team trying desperately to drum up local interest. The Buffalo Sabers, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks would all have been well-advised to stick with their original designs. Each of those teams have since gone back to the ‘classics’, at least as an optional ‘third’ jersey. None, however, have bastardized their original symbol worse than the New York Islanders. I’ll never forget seeing that godforsaken “Captain Highliner” jersey for the first time. I nearly puked up my fish sticks. In case you missed it (lucky you), it was an image of an ‘old school’ fisherman wearing an old rain slicker, standing in front of a hockey net with a stick in his hands. Gary Bettman loved it. ‘Nuff said (they too have gone back to their original logo).

In some instances, there is a common theme in a city’s professional teams’ logos, even between different sports. That’s not always a good thing. Yes, Sabers and Bills, we get it — your host city is named after a large, mammalian quadruped. Imagine what the WHL jerseys would look like in Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat if they resorted to the same tactic. Now THOSE would be some unique (and weird) logos.

Sun County Crows undefeated in Oshawa tourney

The Sun County Crows novice lacrosse team took part in the Dan Greer Memorial Minor Lacrosse Tournament, July 11-13, in Oshawa.

The Crows opened the tournament with an impressive 9-0 victory over the host Clarington Shamrocks. The Crows overpowered the Clarington team with strong team defense and aggressive play.

The next three round robin games were no different for the Crows. Strong aggressive play, both with and without the ball, led the Crows to a 4-0 victory over the Mimico Mountainers, a 7-1 victory over the Oakville Hawks, and a 9-2 victory over the Nepean Knights.

The Crows next met a very explosive, and also undefeated, Brampton Excelsiors team in the tournament championship. The game started out with Brampton scoring two quick breakaway goals. It looked as though Brampton’s team speed may have been too much to overcome; however, finding themselves down 2-0 early on was exactly what the Crows needed to wake up and return to the “in your face” style of play that got them to the final.

End of Season Pool Clearance

The Crows quickly took over the game with numerous unanswered goals (and a few penalties too); however, at the final buzzer the Crows found themselves on top by a score of 9-3 and took home the tournament trophy.

The entire team played well in what proved to be a long and hot weekend of lacrosse. Notable performances by assistant captain Nick Baeini and goaltender Marcus Stanley led the way for the Crows all tournament long.

The Sun County Crows are currently ranked 26th in Ontario and look forward to their zone and provincial championships in the weeks to come.

Sudds makes proggers shot of the day

By Tom Miehl

After the rainout from the previous week, 52 Erie Shores Proggers were greeted by the summer polar vortex on Tues. July 15. Actually, it was very pleasant. The Sun Parlor lived up to its name with ample sunshine. Leamington may also be able to share Chicago’s moniker as the Windy City. There seemed to be no letup of that.

Aside from that, it was “luck of the draw week.” Those lucky souls who drew spades went home $10 richer. Those include Ejaz Qureshi, Joe Verhoeven, Bill Gherasim, George Turnbull, Jim Sudds, Ron Tremblay, Garth Dennerley, Ernie Schmidtgall, Andy Herring, Kevin Shaften, John Rutgers, Gary McRae and Tom Miehl.

Putting in an exceptional score was Ken Luxford who carved out a sweet +15. Wayne Quinn posted a +9 for second place while Frank Gow, Richard Leslie and Jim Sudds notched +7s.

In the skins portion of the competition, 8 skins were handed out. Kevin Shaften notched 2, while Bill Gherasim, Ken Cobby, Richard Leslie, Harry Badz, Andy Herring and Jim Sudds each had one. Each skin was worth $10.

The shot of the day belonged to Jim Sudds. His long drive allowed him to achieve a natural eagle. If memory serves me correctly, Jim has had several eagles in the last couple of years.

Speaking of memory or lack thereof, I had the embarrassment of leaving my 3 wood lying on the fairway on #15. I remember hitting a piercing shot that seemed to travel forever. After that, what I did with that club is anyone’s guess. I think the hit was so good that I acted like Miguel Cabrera and dropped the club and went on my merry way. Thankfully, Jack Martin picked it up and brought it back. He rode on his 4-wheeled steed like a knight holding the club up. I wanted to tell him that we were playing golf, not jousting. A special thanks to Jack for his kindness.

A new trend was set with Greg Dunmore playing a princess ball. Frank Gow apparently found it (in his bag) and handed it to Greg. Greg will play any free ball you give him, regardless of colour, logo or wording.

Golf has its own language. The group had fun describing their putting. Personally, I rim the edge of the hole so often that we just say that we “tommed” the putt. A putt that was cut short was called a bobbit, in honour of Lorena.

Ken Steingart, the +11 man from weeks past, was unable to achieve his points last week. Ken scored a -4, thanks to Mel Davey’s lively, nonstop chatter. I’m sure Ken will hear that voice well into the night.

Wayne Quinn has been struggling of late and last Tuesday was his best round in awhile. Wayne needs to play well since his wife has a lower handicap than him. We’ll be watching with keen interest at the end of the year to see whether Wayne can overturn this twist of fate.

Erie Shores senior golf

Monday, July 14 saw 47 senior golfers out to enjoy the fine weather at Erie Shores. Several of the seniors are out due to injuries. Rest up and get back ASAP – the league misses you.

Several birdies were made, and two golfers happened to sink more than one. Les Young had 2 birds and also managed to sink the longest putt on #6.

Bill Ward also managed to get 2 birds to help their team to a 2nd place tie.

Chuck Weyrauch, always an outstanding putter, had a rough time finding the hole, possibly it was because his group managed to play their round in 2 hours, 55 minutes. Chuck didn’t have time to line his putts up.

Bill Ward’s shot on #3 about 6 feet from the pin seemed to be close enough to win the hole until Tim Dobson came around and hit one even closer. Tim often has a habit of edging out other shots to win closest to the pin on the par 3s.

The following are the final results.

50/50: Roger Hodgson ($14) and Frank Gow ($10).

Closest to the pin: Tim Dobson on #3 ($11) and Richard Humber on #16 (also $11).

Longest putt: Les Young on #6 ($11) and Willy Patkau on #15 ($11).

1st place: Frank Mazzara, Frank Gou, Richard Hum-

ber and Richard Leslie ($9 each).

2nd place (tie): Ernie Schmidtgall, Bob Sutherland, Terry Bee and Kevin Shaften, and Heinz Kosempel, Barry Power, Willy Krahn and Bill Ward ($6 each).

4th place: John Rutgers, Will Patkau Bill Ghersim and Tom Bondy ($3 each).

It was nice to see most of the German soccer fans show up for the golf round even though they may have carried a hangover handicap. Don’t forget to sign up for next week by Thursday, and if you have a visitor or friend that would like to play, bring him along and sign him up also. See you next week.

TTH HAAN NKK YYO OUU! !

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Koen Taves battles two Ciociaro players during a Windsor and District Soccer League U11 boys match at the Leamington Soccer Complex Monday, July 14. The Leamington team applied heavy offensive pressure throughout the contest, eventually posting a 6-0 shutout victory.

Bantam Lakers beat Kingsville

Things started out a little rocky Tuesday night, July 15, for the Leamington Bantam Lakers as they gave up four runs to the Kingsville Knights in the top of the first inning. But the locals bounced back with some solid defense and strong hitting to register an impressive 14-6 victory in Sun Parlour league play.

Dawson Iles

Dawson Iles paced the winners with three hits, and Ryan Wall and Anthony Fehr added a pair of singles as every batter in the Leamington lineup scored a run and had at least one hit.

Lucas Lamotte started on the mound for the Lakers pitching three innings and earning the win. Ryan Wall tossed two innings of one-hit ball, and Branden Teichroeb threw the final two innings.

The Bantams are sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating. Their record to date this season is 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie.

OHA considers intermediate hockey in Essex County

By Bryan Jessop

The Ontario Hockey Association might revive intermediate hockey in Ontario in part with a league featuring Essex County and Chatham-Kent teams.

The OHA has recruited Blenheim resident Doug Johnson to gather feedback, information and ideas from regions that may some day host teams at the intermediate level — an age group that has not been part of the association’s family since the mid 1990s. If formed, OHA intermediate hockey would be established for 21- to 26-year-old players who have reached graduating age from junior leagues and are looking to continue playing at a competitive level.

“It’s a brand new venture and I really like the concept,” said Johnson during a Monday, July 14 meeting at the Talbot Trail Golf Club in Wheatley. “It’s a shame to see so many talented, competitive players come out of the junior leagues with no place to go.”

Johnson met with Wheatley Optimist Club member, Fish Festival planning committee chairperson and Wheatley Sharks booster club representative Larry McDonald along with Sharks president Mike Raffoul and former Chatham Maroon captain and Leamington Flyer assistant coach Mark Epplett. The trio offered Johnson their viewpoints on what it would take to successfully introduce OHA intermediate hockey to the Essex-Kent region — feedback that he presented during an association meeting the next day in Cambridge.

Raffoul explained that while he believed a new intermediate league could succeed in Essex County, the OHA should avoid awarding teams to communities where there would be competition for sponsors, spectators and volunteers with existing junior teams that are already faced with the formidable challenge of raising the funds necessary to continue operating. Johnson agreed, explaining that he does not want local Junior B and C teams to lose financial support.

“I don’t want to see junior teams have the carpet pulled out from underneath them,” he said. “There are only so many sponsors available in smaller areas.”

With the objective of avoiding junior hockey overlap in

mind, the group discussed the possibility of new intermediate squads in communities such as Tecumseh, Tilbury, Ridgetown and Petrolia as well as larger junior centres that may be

able to support an intermediate team including Leamington, Essex and Chatham. Although the OHA has not yet approached or been approached by potential ownership groups, Johnson has heard interest expressed by groups representing St. Clair College in Windsor, Fanshawe College in London, Chatham and Point Edward near Sarnia.

“It’s kind of wide open right now,” Johnson said. “We’re starting with a clean slate.”

The OHA originally intended to reintroduce intermediate hockey for the 2014-15 season, but Johnson explained that such a time frame would be far too ambitious.

“We can’t try to get things started before all the pieces are in place,” he explained. “This is still in the very early stages. At this point, we really don’t know how this is going to progress.”

To start, the new league would likely feature a regular season of between 20 and 30 games — mostly played on weekends — with player age limitations of 21 to 26 years. Depending on the level of interest, the age restriction could be expanded by one or two years.

Johnson, a scout with West Virginia University’s hockey program, is also a former coach with the Junior ‘C’ Blenheim Blades and has recently been asked to step aboard the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s executive as secretary treasurer. As a former principal with Lambton Kent District School Board schools in Wallaceburg and Ridgetown, Johnson established contact with McDonald through his son Mike McDonald, a vice principal at Chatham-Kent Secondary School. A former resident of Mt. Forest, he recalls an era when intermediate hockey thrived among Huron and Bruce County towns such as Kincardine.

“On Friday nights, you couldn’t get into those arenas,” he said.

If an intermediate Southern Division is formed with a minimum of five teams, the regular season could be scheduled without interlock games between teams in a ‘Central’ Division based in the Cambridge, Guelph area.

Groups or individuals interested in pursuing the formation of an intermediate hockey club with the OHA in the Windsor to London region can contact Johnson at 519-676-1249.

Larry MacDonald (left) and Doug Johnson listen to feedback offered during a meeting at the Talbot Trail Golf Course in Wheatley regarding the Ontario Hockey Association’s plan to reintroduce intermediate hockey into regions that may include Essex County and Chatham-Kent starting for the 2015-16 season. The objective for a new intermediate league or leagues is still in the early stages of planning.

Emma Conley of the Leamington SC United GU17 team eludes a Ciociaro GU16 opponent as she chases a loose ball during a Windsor and District Soccer League game at the Leamington Soccer Complex Monday, July 14. The teams were scoreless after the first half, but Ciociaro picked up the pace offensively to finish the match with a 3-0 victory.

Peewee Lakers win one, lose one

Leamington Knights of Columbus sponsored Peewee Lakers welcomed the Kingsville Knights to town Tuesday, July 15 then proceeded to beat them 7-3. Eric Tavares got the win with Zach Penner picking up the save, pitching the final two innings.

Leamington offence was led by Billy Friesen who had 2 walks, and a single, 6 stolen bases and scored 2 runs. Single runs were scored by Andrew Verhaeghe, Rowan Massad, Michael Wiebe, Jonathan Fehr and Eric Wright. Wright also hit a double. Kingsville had 9 scattered hits and 6 walks but only managed 3 runs.

On Wednesday, July 16 the Lakers took on Walker Home Site Majors in Windsor. Rowan Massad got Leamington on the board with a walk, a stolen base, scoring on a single by Billy Friesen.

Team Jack Nicklaus an impressive 11 under par

In the second fun night of the season for the Erie Shores Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League, each team playing in the shotgun scramble event were split into two groups and with both rounds being tallied for a combined total score.

Charles LeBlanc, Dan Musuronchan, Garth Dennerley, Jason Tiessen, Joel Epp, Ken Labbe, Mauro Paglione, Neil Sawatzky, Ralph Warkentin and Mike McKinnon, of Team Jack Nicklaus, beat all comers with an impressive score of 11 under par.

Team Gene Sarazen finished second, one stroke back at 10 under par, and was represented by Abe Bergen, Claudio Sabelli, Darryl DiMilo, Jim Wiebe, Matt Taouil, Mike Herbert, Phil Cornies, Rob Lee and Scott Wilkinson.

The teams of Bobby Jones and Sam Snead tied for third place with their rounds of 9 under par. Playing for the Jones team was Bill Slater, Brian Humphreys, Pete Neufeld, Tom Heinz, Will Peters and Chris Warkentin, while Brendan Cornies, George Schiefer, Joe Oswald, John Penner, Tim Tiessen, Pete Wolters, Richard Reive and Ward Hutchins all showed up for the Sam Snead squad.

Finishing alone in fifth spot at 8 under par was Team Ben Hogan, represented by Carl Grossi, Jim Dueckman, Ken Cobby, Larry Lucier, Matt Dick, Tim Shultz, Van Tan, Will Janzen and Dave Wilkinson.

Chris Babkirk, Ed Petryschuk, Jerry Meloche, John Tofflemire, Larry Stull, Tim Tiessen and Wray Pollock put together a round of 7 under par to give Team Gary Player

Friesen stole second and third and scored on a ground out by Eric Tavares.

The Majors got one back with a single, a stolen base and a RBI single. They scored twice more in the third on a double and 2 singles.

Massad scored in the top of the fourth to tie the game at 3-3.

The Majors scored 2 in the bottom of the fourth on 2 sin-

gles, 4 stolen bases and an error by Leamington shortstop Michael Wiebe. Lakers scored in the top of the sixth when Michael Wiebe walked, stole second and third, and scored on Jonathan Fehr’s double.

Friesen pitched the first four innings with Zach Penner finishing up. Final scored Walker Home Site Majors 5, Leamington Lakers 4.

sole possession of sixth place. Tied for seventh place at 6 under par were the teams of Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. Playing for the Palmer crew were Frank Dick, Geoff Dunmore, Paul BunnettJones, Rick Schell, Ryan Harder, Spencer Neufeld and Vic Penner, while Bill Gherasim, Dave Dick, Greg Dunmore, Jerry Janzer, John St. James, Mike McDonald, Tim Towle, Wayne Gillett and Wayne Quinn all appeared for Team Watson.

Albert Jenkins, Bob Dick, Derrick Hutchins, Gary McCrae, Jack Martin, Richard Lowes and Roger Cote, representing Team Lee Trevino, along with Andrew Dick, Ejaz Qureshi, Gene Bouliane, John Rutgers, Tom Vreman and Matt Baird, who all played for the Harry Vardon team, tied for eight place with respectable finishes of five under par.

In the overall team standings, Bobby Jones leads the way with 55 points, one better than Team Sam Snead’s total of 54. The Lee Trevino group was next at 52, while Team Tom Watson stands alone in fourth place at 46.

The Gary Player squad holds down fifth spot with 44 points and Team Harry Vardon is just three back at 41. Gene Sarazen is sitting next in sixth spot another 3 points away at 38, while the teams of Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer respectfully have 37, 34 and 30 points.

The next and final Meal and Fun Night of the season takes place at Erie Shores on Aug. 21, while regular league play resumes next week.

South Buxton race report

By Mike Bennett

The weeklong wait was well worth it for Merlin’s Jeff Daniels and Chatham’s Brad Authier, who won mid-season championships at South Buxton Raceway on Saturday night, July 19.

Daniels picked up his second feature win of the season in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds, taking the lead on lap eight and winning the mid-season title in a green-whitecheckered finish.

Authier took the lead on the third lap and led the rest of the way for his second mid-season championship in the last three years in the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models. The mid-season races for the Late Models and Modifieds were rained out last Saturday.

Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr. won the night’s regular feature race as he survived a huge wreck on a lap-six restart that involved virtually the entire 18-car field.

Leamington’s Joel Dick got the worst of the damage as he was the leader as the green fell but slammed the wall after contact from Chatham’s Eugene Hoekstra, touching off the multicar wreck. Dick was black flagged as he exited his vehicle to confront Hoekstra, who was still in his car.

In the mid-season championship, Dick led the first seven laps before his car lost power and stopped on the track. He finished 19th.

Dick went into the night with a 114-point lead over Belle River’s Marion Toniolo and 170 points over Dale Jr.

But Dale’s win and second-place finish in the mid-season race moved him to second in the standings, just 58 points behind Dick and three up on Toniolo.

Toniolo finished eighth in the regular feature and ninth in the

IN MEMORIAM

GEORGE (JOE) BIEKX

In loving memory of a wonderful, kind and generous dad, grandpa and great-grandpa who passed away July 23, 1999.

In loving memory of our wonderful father, grandfather and father-in-law who passed away July 23, 1999.

mid-season race as late spins in both cost him top-five finishes.

Wheatley’s Justin Mills finished seventh in the mid-season race and ninth in the regular feature while Windsor’s Dan McIntyre was 11th in the mid-season and seventh in the regular feature.

Daniels followed his mid-season victory with a third-place finish later in the night.

Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford denied Authier a sweep in the Late Models as he passed the mid-season champ with seven laps left in the regular feature.

Chatham’s Eric Vanderiviere won his first feature since returning to the Tirecraft Sport Stocks in June, with brother Eren finishing second for a one-two Vanderiviere finish.

Kingsville’s Rob Young and Wheatley’s Steve Clements, who won the heat races earlier in the night, finished third and fourth respectively.

Windsor’s West Bertozzi, who led the first four laps, was running second on the final lap when his car lost power in the final corner as he limped home fifth.

Harrow’s Patrick Lajeunesse was sixth and Essex’s Dillon Moody was ninth.

Chatham’s John Pinsonneault followed last week’s midseason championship with a feature win in the Tirecraft MiniMods, his fourth of the season.

Cottam’s Rob Quick was spun out in the final corner while running third but race officials gave him his position back.

Kingsville’s Larry Hart, Dylan Wolters and Norm DeSerrano finished seventh, ninth and 11th respectively and Tilbury’s Gerry Rivait Jr. was 13th.

Blenheim’s Shawn Hope won his second career feature, lead-

Ladies ball hockey

By Emma Hannigan

The last Ladies Ball Hockey games of the season were played Monday, July 21.

The first game was played between Anthony-Keats Marine and the Car Barn. Just minutes into the first period Mackenzie Higgins scored from Halli Pearson, giving the Car Barn an early lead. This lead was strengthened at the very end of the period with a goal from Lisa “Derb” Derbyshire, assisted by Elsie Leili and Angela Stammler.

Anthony-Keats came back in the second period with two quick goals, one from Andrea Taylor and the other from Sandra Price. Both were assisted by Brooke Kaiser. Later in the period, Price scored another goal from Kaiser, putting Anthony-Keats up 3-2 and earning them their first “real” win.

In the second game the Wheatley Journal battled Johnston’s Net and Twine. The first and only goal of the first period was scored by Terri Taylor from Jessica Prudence, putting the Journal up early in the game.

There weren’t any other goals until the end of the second period when Cindy Osadzuk scored for the Journal from Taylor and Kathy Gradwell, giving the Journal a 2-0 win over Johnston’s.

ing all 10 laps of the Autotech Bombers class.

Windsor’s George Rock, a feature winner two weeks ago, was second and Wheatley’s Dwayne Malcolm finished sixth.

South Buxton will host four memorial races this Saturday, July 26 – the Gord DeWael Late Models, Brian Outhouse Modifieds, Cory Schives Mini-Mods and Len Bryden Sport Stocks. Racing begins at 7 p.m.

IN MEMORIAM

If I knew.

Hold your loved ones close today

Whisper in their ear, Tell them that you love them

And you’ll always hold them dear. For tomorrow is promised no one Young or old alike,

And today may be your last chance

To hold your loved one tight.

To those who have a father

Treasure him with care, For you never know his value Til you see his vacant chair.

Foreverlovedandsadlymissed. LoveJoanie,Billandfamily.

For those who understand no explanation is needed. For those who do not understand no explanation is possible. Alwayslovedanddeeplymissed, Pat,Greg,andJordy.

GEORGE (JOE) BIEKX

Loving father, grandfather and friend.

God took Joe, it was His will

But in our hearts we love him still.

Fond memories show your smiling face

Your look could make a special day.

Your silly grin still makes me smile

As we share pictures, pile on pile.

Our thoughts of peace for you are cast

Our love for you will will always last.

In silence we say a special prayer

Still longing for another day

To hold your hand or kiss your cheek

Or just say “love you” one more time.

Lovingyoualways,sadlymissedby Audra,Tabatha,Lance,Cindy, Madison(Beautiful)andfamily.

In loving memory of our “precious” dad, grandpa and great-grandpa who passed away July 23, 1999. There is always a face before me, A voice I would love to hear, A smile I will always remember, Of a dad I loved so dear. Deep in my heart lies a picture, More precious than silver or gold, It’s a picture of my dad, Whose memory will never grow old. Foreverlovedandsadlymissed, Shirley,Shelley,JeffandTracy. P.S.BunchesofhugsandkissesforyougreatgrandpaJoe, “OurGuardianAngel”. Eventhoughyouwentaway, Wealwaysfeelyoubesideuseverysingleday. LoveBrandon,Brett,MatthewandTroy

Time does not change our thoughts of her, Love and dear memories linger still. Sunshine, grasses, shadows fall, But true remembrance outlasts all. There is no trial more severe, Than to part with her we love so dear. Friends for life - Jo Evans

Husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. In memory of my husband whose golden heart stopped beating July 23, 1999. Dear Joe, I never thought of losing you, And maybe that was wrong. You always seemed a part of me, That would go on and on.

My love for you was far too deep, To ever say goodbye.

I think of you as

end. I lost two precious people that day, My husband and my best friend. Sadlymissed,alwaysrememberedandforeverloved,yourwifeMary.

Second scramble for TT seniors

By Bob McLean

On Tues. July 15, 77 enthusiastic seniors enjoyed their second league scramble. Although there was a temperature drop of 15º from Monday, the golfers still were able to enjoy a very refreshing, breezy, sunny day.

The windy conditions likely caused the scores to be a bit higher than usual, but most of the teams were very competitive. In fact, 3 teams tied for first place with identical scores of 32. By having the captain of each team select a numbered coin, it was determined who received first, second and third place. Larry Hillman selected the coin #1 to enable his T5G2 teammates to win first and a prize of 6 new golf balls. His fellow players were Reg Flewelling, Pat Hill and Orville Houser. T1G3 earned a prize of 4 new balls for second place. Participants on this team were Paul R. Brown, Bob Patchett, Bill Mayville, Dave Krueger and Herb Reid. A sleeve of golf balls was won by each member of T9G1. The team members were Tom Hyatt, Kevin Miller, Bob Freure, Mike Wright and Warren Dunford.

Four teams were tied at 34 for the next lowest result. Once again a coin selection determined fourth place. Team T3G1 sent Bill Edwards to the table and he selected coin #1. The following players received 2 golf balls for their fine effort in the scramble: Bill Edwards, Paul Harrison, Wayne Cowan, Ed Woelk, and Larry Haggitt. T4G1 and T1G2 won the hon-

ours and 2 golf balls for each player for being the “Most Honest” teams. T4G1 players were Bill Stein, Ron Will, Al Matthews, Stan Brophey and Ray Allen. T1G2 players were Garnet Fox, Brian Moffat, Walter Balsam, Larry Gilbert, and Wayne Humber. Only 3 teams finished over par 36!

Closest to the pin on #7 was won by Joe Vertel who hit a spectacular shot into a stiff wind. The shot ended up about 16 feet from the pin. Joe won a sleeve of balls for himself and his fellow players on T2G2 shared $50. His playing partners were Carl Robinson, John H. Dick, Rick Thompson and Steve Haas. John Liddell for T3G3 took the honours on green #9 by sticking his shot into the strong breeze to within 6 feet of the pin. John also received a sleeve of golf balls for himself and $50 to share with Tom Sasso, Doug Langlois and Andy Orsini.

Ross MacIntosh T6G2 converted a superb long putt on #2 to earn himself a sleeve of golf balls and $25 to share with his fellow participants. His team of four was Vic Reynaert, Bill Ward, Fred Takaki and himself.

Gift certificates were won in the lucky draw. The prizes were as follows: Bob Patchett $35, Dave Krueger $30, Don Willan $20 and Jim Ascott $15.

Two sleeves of golf balls were also won by these players: Linus Bachmeier, Walter Balsam, Bob McLean, Steve

ES ladies play 10s

On July 15 the Erie Shores Golf Course saw the ladies of the 18-hole league play the game 10s, which means you must drive the ball into the fairway to score. Hard task?

Winners for the day were Tym Brannagan, Lisa Fehr and Mary Lappan.

Chip-ins were Tym Brannagan, Cheryl Rutgers, Lynda McAnally and Dorothy Mastronardi.

Haas, Bill Edwards and Terry Bee.

Special thanks are extended to Tom Dunn for doing another fantastic job barbecuing. Greg Coulter and his hardworking staff once again helped make the day enjoyable by serving up the beans, beverages, etc., with courteous smiles. Derek Brown and his whole outside crew have continued to maintain the course in excellent playing condition.

Last week, league play was rained out after 6 or more holes, but Fred Takaki earned closest to the pin honours on #9 and Orville Houser received the long putt win. Each player received a sleeve of balls.

The seniors league is striving to get enough players to go to Countryview G.C. on Thurs. July 31. It’s a great deal – 18 holes + cart for $25. Sign up as soon as possible!

Wishes.

UK Soccer returns

By Bryan Jessop

The FIFA World Cup may have come and gone for 2014, but soccer fever is still very much alive and well in Essex County and Chatham-Kent.

The UK Soccer program is now into its fourth year and is again being led by former MLS player and English semi-pro player and professional academy coach David Methven. The Aldershot, England, native is again being accompanied by members of the Husbands family of Kingsville — husband and wife duo Nick and Karen and their son Luke. Karen has resumed administrative duties with UK Soccer while Nick and Luke assist Methven with the camps’ drills, activities and mini matches. Upon the completion of the 2014 season, Luke was honoured as the St. Clair College men’s soccer team rookie of the year.

The instructors are also being assisted by player and coach volunteers from this year’s line-up of participating communities. This year’s schedule began with July 14-18 weekdays in Blenheim, first introduced to the program last year. Some of the five day-to-day installments of the Blenheim camp drew in excess of 50 youths.

“There’s been more interest shown in the game this year,” said Karen. “I’m sure the World Cup having taken place this year has a lot to do with that.”

UK Soccer began as a Kingsville-only camp in 2011 and expanded into Leamington, Wheatley and Cottam for its second year. Blenheim became the program’s second Chatham-Kent location in 2013 and for this year, Tilbury has been added to the schedule for a 50/50 split between Essex and Kent locations.

The Husbands, who moved to Kingsville from South

Hamption, England (about 45 km from Aldershot) four years ago, have set UK Soccer program at the same rates as last year. The camp, set up for youths from four to 15 years of age, offers full day or half day instruction. A full day of camp runs from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. while half days can be selected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Early 9 a.m. drop offs are again optional for an extra nominal fee per day. The program’s organizers strongly recommend pre-registering by downloading and filling out a form from their website www.uksoccer.ca under ‘Programs & Events’, ‘Summer Camps’, selecting the desired community/week and then scrolling down to click on the underlined link. Pre-registration can also be arranged by calling 226-347-9772 or e-mailing UK Soccer at info@uksoccer.ca

The second week of the camp’s tour will be based in Tilbury July 21-25 while the following camp will take the instructors to Cottam July 28 to Aug. 1. The fields between Wheatley Area Arena and Wheatley Area Public School will host an abbreviated week of camp from Tuesday, Aug. 5 to Friday, Aug. 8 because of the Civic Holiday on Monday, Aug. 4. The fifth week will take place in Kingsville Aug. 11-15 before UK Soccer wraps up for 2014 in Leamington Aug. 18-22.

As of July 15, 19 youths had pre-registered for the new camp in Tilbury with 12 signed up for Cottam, seven in Wheatley, eight in Leamington and 25 in Kingsville.

“We always get a lot more as their week gets closer,” Karen noted. “It’s not a problem, we can adapt that way.”

However, the camp’s administrator explained that she hopes to see numbers in Wheatley and Leamington pick up soon. If they remain low, those signed up for UK Soccer in Wheatley will have their times and location moved to and combined with Leamington’s — again to be based at Kinsmen Fields on Seacliff Drive.

Sierra Lapos of ‘Team Pink’ races toward the ‘Team Red’ net with two opponents in pursuit during a 2013 UK Soccer Camp Leamington ‘mini match’. This year’s Leamington camp will take place Monday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Aug. 22 at Kinsmen Fields on Seacliff Drive. If the Wheatley and Leamington camps draw insufficient numbers of students this year, they will be merged into the Leamington week.

Caleb Gale slides in an effort to beat opponent Ben Omar to the ball during a UK Soccer Camp Leamington mini match played in 2013. This year’s Leamington camp will take place Monday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Aug. 22 at Kinsmen Field on Seacliff Drive.

Thunderfest at Fairgrounds

Above left: Leamington’s Brodie Buchan navigates his #49 machine through the first turn at the Leamington Fairgrounds Saturday, July 19 during a Thunderfest heat race in the Intermediate Open group. Several classes took part in this year’s Leamington Thunderfest flat track races, including participants from across Ontario and others from New York, Michigan, Indiana and Quebec.

Above right: Alex Dunmore (right) of Ruthven and Trent Pickle of Wheatley tear through the first turn during a Thunderfest Novice Open heat race. ( SUN Photos)

A tight group of racers makes its way through the first turn during a Youth 250 heat race at this year’s Thunderfest event hosted by the Leamington Fairgrounds Saturday, July 19.

Darin Farrington of Wheatley leads Braden Vallee of Kitchener during a Thunderfest Intermediate Open heat race at Leamington Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 19. Leamington Thunderfest flat track races, including participants from across Ontario, New York, Michigan, Indiana and Quebec.

their class’s turn during Thunderfest.

Dylan Biekx of Kingsville navigates the first turn during a Youth 85 heat race.

Windsor Weekend XV ‘fast’ approaching

By Bryan Jessop

The fastest cars, trucks, motorcycles and even snowmobiles of Essex County will once again gather at Grand Bend Motorplex over the August Civic Holiday weekend. Windsor Weekend, one of Canada’s largest communitybased drag racing events, originated as Windsor Day at GBM in 2000 and quickly expanded into a three-day showcase of competing vehicles that range from Essex County’s fastest street machines to bone-stock family sedans, compact economy cars and minivans. As it has through the previous 14 years, the annual event will cater to drag racing fans and participants of all sorts.

Windsor Weekend 15 will include the same classes of racing as last year’s version, with both heads up and several bracket racing categories for drivers to choose from. This will mark the second year that the gathering is being held over the first weekend of August — Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3. If excessive delays are caused by rainfall, the schedule of races will continue into the Civic Holiday of Monday, Aug. 4.

For the most part, Windsor Weekend’s fastest class is the heads up group. Heads up racing occurs when the two headto-head racers start at the same time regardless of elapsed times achieved during qualifying rounds. The first vehicle to complete the quarter-mile run without a false start wins and moves on to the next round once elimination racing begins.

The Quick 16 format of the heads up class has been modified since Windsor Weekend’s earlier years, where the top eight cars in qualifying move on to the ‘A’ class of eliminations while the ninth to 16th quickest cars enter the ‘B’

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class. The newer format allows for closer, more evenly-matched races in the elimination rounds. In the event that there are only four cars within a second of the top qualifier, the ‘A’ class may be reduced in size for elimination rounds. This class is expected to wrap up on Saturday, although it may continue into Sunday in the event of excessive delays such as poor weather or on-track breakdowns.

Last year’s Quick 16 winner was A.J. Donaldson and his Fox Body (1979-1993) Ford Mustang. Donaldson won the class with an ET of 7.2 seconds and earlier this year, managed a 7.0-second pass at Milan Dragway in Michigan. Currently, his most formidable competitor is expected to be four-time Windsor Weekend Quick 16 champion Dave Fantinato. Fantinato, who piloted a secondgeneration Chevrolet Nova in previous years, has acquired a Fox Body Mustang capable of 6.7 second passes. In the event’s earlier years, 9.6-second runs were fast enough to win the coveted Quick 16 title.

Another top contender expected to compete this year is Leamington’s Danny Mastronardi and his 10.5 (rear tire width in inches) Outlaw 2012 Camaro. The late-model Chevrolet — built by Skinny Kid RaceCars — is powered by a 648-cubic inch (10.6 litre) aluminum big block engine and has been voted a winner at the annual Autorama show in Detroit.

Mastronardi acquired the car in favour of a supercharged 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass that he had raced at Windsor Weekend in previous year. The street-legal Cutlass finished runs in as little as 9.0 seconds, but could no longer fulfill Mastronardi’s speed requirements.

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“It was built for simplicity and for less maintenance,” he said, explaining that there are no plans to add forced induction.

A 2,200 cfm carburetor sits atop the motor while a ‘Fab 9’ Ford 9-inch rear end with 41 spline axles and a 4.30:1 gear ratio spin the rear wheels. In between sits a two-speed Abruzzi powerglide transmission.

Although Mastronardi and his crew — brother Brain Mastronardi and friends Henry Mastronardi and Devon Nicholson — had not yet tested the new car on a full quarter mile run, Danny explained the car should easily run low sevens. Over a series of 60-foot tests — the first distance clocked and recorded in a quarter-mile drag race — the Camaro has run a best of 1.09 seconds.

Windsor Weekend will again feature several bracket racing classes. In bracket divisions, each entry runs a number of time trial passes to determine and post a dial-in time — the time a racer predicts his or her vehicle will take to complete the quarter-mile race during elimination rounds. Bracket racers who run faster than their dial-ins — referred to as ‘breaking out’ — are eliminated. Once bracket races go head-to-head, the driver with the slower time gets a head start based on the time difference between the two dial-ins (for example, an entry with a 14.00 second dial in receives a 0.5 second head start against a driver who posts a predicted run of 13.50 seconds). The participant who runs closer to his or her dial-in without breaking out advances to the next round.

Although the weekend’s Extreme 32 class operates under a bracket format, it will feature some of the event’s fastest vehicles. This class is open to ‘door slammers’, altereds, dragsters, motorcycles and roadsters with a dial-in of 9.90 seconds or faster. Unlike other classes that are for Windsor-Essex County residents only, the Extreme 32 was designed to pit Windsor-Essex drivers against the best and fastest bracket racers in Ontario.

Bracket 1 and Bracket 2 classes feature similar rules, with the former open to cars running 7.50 to 12.99 elapsed times and the latter for vehicles achieving times of 12.00 or slower. Owners of vehicles with elapsed times between 12.00 and 12.99 can run either class, but must use street-legal tires and mufflers in Bracket 2. Cash prizes awarded to top finishers in Bracket 1 and 2 will be based on their respective number of entries.

The trophy class — largely considered the best category for beginners — features mostly slower cars, many of them stock, factory-original daily drivers. Windsor Weekend will again include a women-only version of the trophy class

Leamington’s Tony Youssef, shown here racing his 1966 Chevrolet Nova, is among Windsor Weekend’s fastest entries. This year’s Windsor Weekend will take place at Grand Bend Motorplex Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3.

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as well, which included six entries in 2013.

“It was a popular class last year,” explained Windsor Weekend founder and leading organizer Chuck Fram. Fram, owner of Chuck’s Speed Shop and owner/driver of altered racer ‘Frampage’, originally worked out a one-day schedule with Grand Bend Motorplex management to offer competitive drag racing events designated exclusively for his fellow Essex County enthusiasts. In following years, the competition grew and was later featured on CBC’s The Rick Mercer Report. Consistently, the largest per-capita concentration of Windsor Weekend entries hail from Harrow and LaSalle.

The event’s 15th installment will see the return of the Real Street class. Entries will gather at the Pilot fuel station on County Road 42 just west of Tilbury and at 2 p.m. on Friday, head out to GBM with a ‘chase truck’ driving behind the group to ensure there is no cheating. A Real Street winner is determined after three passes are made by each driver — the three runs are averaged to determine a champion. Having been an on and off class over the past eight or nine years, the Real Street record is about 10.50 seconds, although most entries run in the 12-second range. This year, Real Street is sponsored by Leamington business NuTek Automotive.

Additional classes will include a Young Guns (25 years of age and under) trophy class for vehicles 14.99 seconds and faster, bike and sled, a possible junior dragster group and open comp for entries 12.99 seconds and faster with a 0.10 second breakout. Pre-registration is not required for any Windsor Weekend classes.

In Windsor Weekend tradition, the entertainment will continue after scheduled racing is done for the night. Saturday’s night of fire will feature what Fram describes as the event’s biggest fireworks show ever in addition to passes by jet-engine car Aviator and wheel-standing world record holder Nitro Mike. Friday night will include a pit party with live music from rock/country band No Drama.

Advance spectator tickets are available at $20 per adult for all three days (Friday will include test and tune runs as well as the Real Street class) and $15 for all three days for children ages six to 11 — children five and under receive free admission. Two-day adult passes for Saturday and Sunday are $15 each or $10 per child six to 11. At-the-gate prices are $42 per person or $17 each day Saturday and Sunday and $8 Friday.

Advance tickets can be purchased at Reaume Chevrolet in LaSalle, Leisure Trailers in Tecumseh, Loyal Companion Dog Grooming, both PartSource locations and Chuck’s Speed Shop/Exclusive Sound in Windsor, Offshore Marine in Amherstburg, Sauve’s Home Centre in Belle River, 2 Girls Gifts in Essex and Keller Motors in Harrow. Grand Bend Motorplex camping in the campground is free — pit camping is for racers only.

On average, Windsor Weekend attracts 5,500 spectators for the three days combined. Last year’s car count of all classes combined was approximately 350. The annual attraction once drew larger numbers of both racers and fans, but a string of rain-filled weekends led to reduced turnouts. Since the event was moved from mid September to early August last year, numbers began to climb once again.

“It’s a family event where we’re hoping to have good crowds,” Fram explained.

A pre-event celebration will take place Wednesday, July 30 with the Kickoff Cruise Night hosted by the A&W Restaurant at 1695 Manning Road in Tecumseh. The gathering will include live entertainment, door prizes, a 50/50 draw and a display of race cars. The cruise night is expected to run from about 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information on Windsor Weekend 15 — including opportunities to sponsor the event — contact Fram at 519-562-1406 or visit the website www.windsorweekend. ca.

Getty finishes second in Ontario Jr. Championship

By Sheila McBrayne

Kingsville’s Alyssa Getty started the GAO Investors Group Ontario Junior Championships off with a course record-setting four under par 68 on Tuesday, July 15.

Getty broke the course record by 2 strokes, which was held by Heather Kumich since 1983 who was a four-time Canadian Junior Girls Champion. The 17-year-old certainly caught the attention of spectators at Maple City Golf & Country Club where the championship was held August 15 to 18. Getty’s second round on Wednesday, was a four over par 76, which left her tied for second place.

On Thursday, Getty improved her play to two strokes over par 74, which maintained her second place spot. Going into Friday’s final round, she was seven strokes behind the leader, Mitchell’s Courtney Tolton. Getty finished the championship at 4 over par after the four days and tied for the 2nd place silver medal with rounds of 68-76-74-74 for a 292 total. Longwood University sophomore Tolton won with a score of 4 under par at the Ontario Junior Girls Championship for the provincial title.

“It was really awesome. It’s a great honour to hold the record. It was also good to start out so strong; it’s a great learning experience,” said Getty after the Chatham tournament.

Getty also holds one other course record set when she was 13 years old and was competing at Ingersoll Golf & Country Club in the Canadian National Optimists golf tournament. She shot a six under par 66 to set that record. Getty is in the area this week practicing for the Cana-

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dian Junior Girls Championship being held in Thornhill on July 29 – August 1. “I keep trying to practice my short game,” she said. “You can always improve your short game, and it takes the most practice,” she said.

Getty is a Grade 12 Kingsville District High School student and is the daughter of Steve and Michelle Getty of Kingsville.

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Alyssa Getty with the ball that she used to break the women’s competitive course record at Maple City Golf & Country Club. She fired a 68 to break the record by 2 strokes

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DIRECTOR OF MUSIC NEEDED - St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Amherstburg is looking for a Director of Music. Instruments in the Church include a Yamaha Grand Piano and a well maintained two manual twelve stop tracker action organ with full AGO pedal board. Choir is approximately 15 members and enjoys four part work. Salary is negotiable based on experience. Contact Nancy Tapley 519-736-8452 or email nancytapley2@gmail.com or Phil Laliberte phil@cdpwise.net. jl9-23

LICENSED MILLWRIGHT - PERMANENT

Our client, a well-established food processing plant in the Chatham area is seeking a Licensed Millwright.

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• An excellent hourly rate is offered with COLA, Benefits & Pension

• Seasonal shift work and overtime is required

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The Highbury Canco Corporation is currently seeking qualified individuals for: SEASONAL FACTORY WORKERS

SEASONAL QUALITY LAB TECHNICIANS

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Applications available in the Human Resources lobby

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LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED, LICENSED TECHNICIANS

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Immediate positions available. Benefits and pension. Must forward resume with references, school transcript and MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) to:

Mail or Drop-off: 238 Talbot Street W. Leamington, ON N8H 1P1

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Fax: 519-326-3632

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington Financial Analyst

(Temporary Full-time Contract - Maternity Leave)

Under the direction of the Director, Finance and Business Services, this position is responsible for: management and maintenance of PSAB 3150 compliant capital asset accounting and reporting system; documentation of business processes; financial research, analysis, presentation and reporting. Development and implementation of processes such as asset management and capital budget management/monitoring.

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Application Deadline: 4:00 p.m. Thursday July 31, 2014.

Nature Fresh Farms is looking for full time general labour positions in Leamington ON. Possible openings are crop maintenance and sorting/packaging. Workdays are most likely Monday to Saturday and hours will vary according to the season & production. Candidates must be willing to work in warmer climate conditions as well as unpredicted hours. No education is required however any type of agricultural expierience is an asset.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of Joseph A. Varga, a.k.a. Joseph Albert Varga, late of the Municipality of Leamington, County of Essex, and Province of Ontario, Deceased, who died on or about February 26, 2014, are required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned solicitor before August 15, 2014 after which date the assets will be distributed to the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to those claims received.

Dated at Leamington, Ontario this June 30, 2014.

DAVID R. GULYAS 23 Queen Avenue

Leamington, Ontario N8H 3G7

Solicitor for the Estate Trustee

Municipality of Leamington PUBLIC NOTICE

PESTICIDE USE

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington intends to control weeds under The Weed Control Act, R.S.O., 1990 along municipal rural roads within the Municipality of Leamington.

The Municipality will be treating rural roadside ditches using TURBOPROP Emulsifiable Concentrate containing the active ingredients Dichlorprop 300 g/l (present as 2 – ethylhexyl ester) and 2,4-D 282 g/l (present as 2 – ethylhextl ester) { Registration #27967} registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA) commencing May 8, 2014; weather permitting and ending August 31, 2014.

The Municipality will be treating urban curbs using ECOCLEAR Fast Acting Weed and Grass Killer which contains acetic acid 25% w/v 250 g/l (Registration # 25528) registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA) commencing May 8, 2014; weather permitting and ending August 31, 2014.

For further information please contact Ken Brown, P.Eng, Manager of Operations at 519-322-2346. Collect calls will be accepted.

Ken Brown, P.Eng Manager of Operations Public Works Department

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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON

A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

ZBA# 96 – 302 Sherk Street

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, August 11th, 2014 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building.

THE PURPOSE of the proposed amendment is to permit a temporary office trailer to be used for meeting space at 302 Sherk Street locally known as St. Joseph’s Church (see inserted key map) for a period of 18 months. It is proposed that the trailer be located on-site during the redevelopment of St. Michael’s Parish located at 21-31 Elliott Street. St. Michael’s will be undergoing a major demolition and reconstruction in the upcoming months. During the reconstruction at St. Michael’s, mass services and various community group meetings will be relocated to St. Joseph’s Church on Sherk Street. In order to accommodate the regular functions of the parish, it is proposed that a temporary office trailer be brought to St. Joseph’s at 302 Sherk Street. Temporary uses and structures are prohibited within the municipality except when allowed by a Temporary Use By-law. A site plan sketch showing the proposed location and size of the trailer is available at the Municipal Office.

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 Danielle Truax, Manager of Planning Services, for further information.

DATED at the Municipality of Leamington this 23rd day of July, 2014.

TRACEY PILLON-ABBS

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

111 ERIE STREET NORTH, LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO N8H 2Z9

TELEPHONE: 519-326-5761

THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON

NOTICE OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

CONSENT APPLICATION B/09/14 & ZBA #95

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington has received a combined application for Consent (B/09/14) and Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA #95) to be considered under Sections 53 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P. 13.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Council will hold a public meeting on Monday, August 11th, 2014 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building to consider these applications which apply to lands located at 459-465 Talbot Road West.

THE PURPOSE of the consent application is to add an irregular shaped parcel of land measuring 0.29 ha (0.71 sq. ft) in area to the rear and side yard of the abutting residential lot at 465 Talbot Road West (Mastronardi) from the greenhouse operation located at 459 Talbot Road West. An amendment to Zoning By-law #890-09 will be necessary to change the zoning of the lands to be added to 465 Talbot Road West from Agricultural Restricted Zone (A2) to Agricultural Residential Zone (A5) to reflect the residential use of the property, permit an increased lot frontage of 65.8 m and to permit a reduction to the side yard setback for an existing accessory structure. The amendment will also place the retained greenhouse farm in a site specific A2 zone to allow a reduced side yard setback for the existing greenhouse ranges abutting the resulting residential lot as a result of the proposed severance.

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 Danielle Truax, Manager of Planning Services, for further information.

DATED at the Municipality of Leamington this 23rd day of July, 2014.

TRACEY PILLON-ABBS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON, 111 ERIE STREET NORTH

LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO N8H 2Z9

TELEPHONE: 519-326-5761