Obstetrics services at Leamington District Memorial Hospital truly have been saved and CEO Terry Shields credits the community for making this happen.
“No lights on, lights off – it’s like it always has been with no interruption or change in services. The lights are definitely on and it will always be staffed,” he said. The financial reprieve is the result of LDMH being allocated $1 million, onetime funding over two years from the Erie St. Clair Local Integrated Health Network for 10 rehab beds. The Hospital and the ESC LHIN are working on the details of this funding now.
on the budget at that time and based on recommendations in the Hay Report, and
now after the public outcry, we have more money to work with,” said Shields. “We’re all very happy to be able to change the decision to close OB,” added Shields.
“We are only allotted so much money in our budget and it’s a matter of where the money is spent… Now we have the funds to make it work without losing any services,” said Shields. “And we have the community to thank for that! They pulled together to bring national attention to our situation with the Save OB initiative,” he said. The hospital is actively seeking a second OB/GYN. “We’ve talked to nine, and hope to have three or four of them for a site visit in August,” said Shields.
“So it’s good news all around! OB remains the same as it always has been with the addition of the navigational centre – which is in the process of being coordinated – and we have 10 rehab beds,” said Shields.
“Our Board had to make some tough decisions based
Leamington hospital is planning a Celebration of Services to thank the community for becoming more involved in their local hospital and effecting change.
“We’re looking at September 17th – details to follow, but I think the community needs to celebrate the services their hospital provides,” said Shields. “It’ll be a great chance to celebrate and educate the community on the first-class services offered at their hometown hospital… We heard many people who didn’t know what services were available at LDMH – yes, you can get an epidural or C-section – and this has been a great chance to educate the community,” said Shields.
Shields, who took over the helm at LDMH as CEO in 2012, says there are many challenges for the hospital as
the health care system funding is always a challenge for small hospitals. “We’re not out of the woods yet, there’s always the next challenge and that’s the Emergency Department… Our attention
“No lights
28,663,” stated Shields. LDMH has a unique problem in that it’s too big to be considered a small hospital (under 2,700 weighted cases) and it’s not big enough to benefit from the higher volumes of big hospitals, which benefit most from the P4R Ministry funding formula.
“It’s so marginal, it’s disappointing that they don’t look at how close we are, but close doesn’t count… The funding model is really tough for hospitals of our size,” said Shields.
need people to use it and not travel out of the area for ED services,” said Shields. “We need the community to support its hospital and we want to improve the patient experience by making the wait area more pleasant and comfortable.”
now is on our ED. According to the Ministry’s funding formula we must have 29,000 ED visits each year; if we have two consecutive years below 29,000 we stand to lose about $800,000 in funding… last year we had
LDMH has won the title of the shortest ED wait times in the Erie St. Clair LHIN. The ED waiting room area is being revamped to make that wait a more comfortable experience as well. A free Coffee Café is being added, as well as a social media centre for visitors. “Our Emergency Department is one of the best in the area; we just
Last week’s announcement of the location of the Windsor mega hospital on the east end of Windsor (beside Windsor Airport) was welcomed by the Leamington CEO. “We have great partnerships with Hotel Dieu and Windsor Regional – we’re happy with the location, it really won’t affect us,” said Shields. He believes the announcement of the location will create growth all around that area long before the hospital will be completed. “Even the talk about this mega hospital creates a bigger buzz for this area… This will be a state-of-theart facility that we can work with,” said Shields.
Wheatley Fish Festival this weekend
By Bryan Jessop
Celebrations for Wheatley’s big 1-0-0 may have ended nearly a year ago, but the fun will make its way back to town this week.
The annual Wheatley Fish Festival will once again make the most of the August Civic Holiday weekend, starting with kickoff events Friday, July 31. After several monthly meetings at the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, the festival committee’s schedule of events has taken shape. The list of events includes several traditional favourites along with a few modifications and additions. One element organizers hope to eliminate from last year’s Fish Fest weekend is the weather.
“We would have had tons of people in the (Ivan Coulter) park if it wasn’t for the rain,” said committee member Sue Adamson of 2014’s festivities. “It really caused chaos for the parade last year. We had the best parade ever lined up for the number of entries… and then came the heavy rain.”
The Saturday Fish Festival parade was nearly cancelled last year because of lightning approaching from west of the Essex-Kent border. Hazardous conditions took a turn just in time to allow the parade to proceed, but still drenched entries and spectators with rain that forced the procession to end at the Erie/Chestnut intersection instead of the more southerly Middleton Line as intended.
This year’s parade will again begin Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Wheatley Area Public School/Omstead Drive area and end at the Erie/Lamarsh intersection.
The festival will again begin with activities preceding the long weekend, including the Southwest Outdoors Club Big Boyz Fishing Tournament that began Friday, July 24 and
ends Sunday, Aug. 2 with awards ceremonies at Wheatley Area Arena. Also getting a jump on the string of events will be a Fish Fest Art Camp from Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31 presented by Art Works instructor Katherine Burton.
“There have been a lot of little kids and families, so we moved the (Ghost Parade) time ahead. There are some really good characters telling interesting stories.”
- Sue Adamson
• 9:30 a.m. — Pet Parade at Ivan Coulter Park;
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Cooling Sation at Wheatley Baptist Church;
• 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Quilt Show at Wheatley United Church;
The weekend festivities will begin with the Wheatley Legion’s outdoor patio from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. — the section of Erie Street between Ivan Coulter Park and the Legion will be closed off to motorized traffic from 5 p.m. to midnight. Live Friday night music will be featured at the Legion/Coulter Park by The B Sides from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and at the arena by Crossroads from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The B Sides will also perform live at the arena Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday will also include the kick off for the weekend’s baseball tournament near the arena, which will carry over to Saturday. Contact Kerri Gow-Reid for more information on the tournament at 519-818-6011.
The remainder of the Fish Festival weekend’s schedule has been arranged as follows:
Friday, July 31
• 5 p.m. — Smoked Fish Contest judging at Royal Canadian Legion;
• 6 p.m. — Smoked Fish Contest People’s Choice at Royal Canadian Legion.
Saturday, August 1
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Wheatley Scouts breakfast at Royal Canadian Legion;
• 9 a.m. — Ladies Auxiliary Bake Sale at Royal Canadian Legion;
• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — arts and crafts, vendors, tea room, bake sale and more at Whealtey Friendship Club;
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Hots and Hams and Perogies at Hair Biz (proceeds to Erie Shores Hospice);
• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. — outdoor patio at Royal Canadian Legion;
• 11 a.m. — Fish Festival Parade, Omstead Drive to Lamarsh Street;
• 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. — Children’s Corner (bounce castles, fish ponds and more) at Ivan Coulter Park;
• 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. — free Children’s ID Clinic at Ivan Coulter Park;
• 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. — Yellow Perch and Broasted Chicken Dinner at Wheatley Area Arena;
• 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. — live Homegrown Music at Ivan Coulter Park;
• 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. — live music by Cross Eyed Cat at Royal Canadian Legion/Coulter Park stage.
Sunday, August 2
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Wheatley Scouts breakfast at Royal Canadian Legion;
• 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Wheatley Idol at Two Creeks Conservation Area;
• 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — SOC Big Boyz Fishing Derby awards/draws at Wheatley Area Arena;
• 6:30 p.m. — Jen Knight Trio concert at Two Creeks Conservation Area;
• 9 p.m. — Ghost Parade starting at Ivan Coulter Park.
This year’s renowned Yellow Perch and Broasted Chicken Dinner will again come at a cost of $20 per person, which includes admission to the evening’s live musical entertainment. In response to rising fish prices, customers will pay $5 each for second servings. About 450 customers filed through the arena doors last year for the dinner.
“We were really pleased with the numbers last year,” noted Adamson.
The free Children’s ID clinic — a new feature to the weekend — is being presented by Chatham-Kent Block Parents. The Ghost Parade, which has become increasingly popular with local youths and families, has moved up to 9 p.m. from its previous 10 p.m. start.
“There have been a lot of little kids and families, so we moved the time ahead,” Adamson noted. “There are some really good characters telling interesting stories. Cathy Foster does an excellent job.”
As of July 15, Wheatley Idol nearly reached its maximum number of competitors. The event is again being led by Sue Fulmer, who took over last year after Darla Janzen stepped back as the popular event’s director.
This year’s Fish Festival t-shirts feature a “Fishing Port of Wheatley” theme and are currently available at $20 each at the Party and Discount Store on Talbot Street West.
Other events and attractions taking place throughout the weekend will include Wheatley Scouts hot dog stands at the harbour, arena and Two Creeks, a licensed bar at the arena led by the Wheatley Omstead Sharks and fish lunches and dinners at the following locations:
• Car Barn — 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday;
• Jack’s Coffee Shop — 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday;
• Liddles Fish and Chips — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday to Monday;
• Talbot Trail Golf Course — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday to Monday.
The various components of this year’s Fish Festival are officially being hosted by the Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion, Southwest Outdoors Club, Wheatley Omstead Sharks and Wheatley and District Optimist Club. For more information on the weekend’s events and attractions, contact Larry McDonald at 519-825-8042 or Adamson at 519-5607049.
Leamington Farmers Market seeks more customers
By Bryan Jessop
The Leamington Farmers Market is actively looking to draw a larger customer base for the weekly attraction.
The Market, organized by a committee representing the Leamington and District Agricultural Society, is experiencing a slight lull in the flow of foot traffic through the aisles of the 40foot by 100-foot building that has hosted the weekly gatherings for the past three years. Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper explained that readily-available produce associated with the dog days of summer is actually a hindrance rather than a boost to those who have set up tables at the market.
“If anyone can sell fruits and vegetables from a table in their own front yard, why would people go to a Farmers Market?” Wiper explained. “From October to December, we do really good. In the summer, it’s hard to compete with the mom and pop businesses.”
The LDAS market committee, with feedback from the merchants who set up and sell items every Saturday, have come up with multiple ideas to help attract more customers. The main floor’s layout has been altered so that visitors will walk by each display and table while traveling from one end to the other. Additionally, the market will soon introduce a Kids’ Fun Centre on the main floor of the same building, offering younger visitors a series of crafts, activities and colouring opportunities while their caregivers seek out a deal on produce, baked goods, artwork or other items for sale.
The market — held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the warmer three-quarters of the year — has also introduced a debit machine after fielding several requests
from customers for such a service.
A unique addition to each Saturday’s market will feature Leamington’s own “Car Detective”, Bill Sherk. The local author will provide the day of the week that any customer was born after being told his or her birthdate and year. Anyone who provides Sherk with a birthdate to which he cannot correctly provide a day of the week
course at the Northern District Library in Toronto. There, he asked students to memorize a list of a dozen numbers — 2-6-6-3-1-53-7-4-2-6-4 — eventually revealing that these specific digits as the calendar dates for the first Sunday of each month throughout 1977.
After students asked Sherk what other years include the same monthly dates as first Sundays, he decided to figure out how to remember the weekday for each month and date going back as far as 1803.
will receive a free copy of his book, The Big Tomato. After providing an answer, he will reference a 250-year calendar to confirm his reply.
“From October to December, we do really good. In the summer, it’s hard to compete with the mom and pop businesses.”
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Tammy Wiper
The Farmers Market will also be promoted during this year’s Leamington Tomato Festival, Aug. 14-16.
“We’ve been invited to both, which is really nice,” Wiper explained. “We’ll try to bring people in from the town’s core… let them know what’s going on in the north end of town.”
Sherk’s memory for day-of-the-week information stems back to October of 1976, when he taught a five-week Memory Power
The market also offered extended hours during the annual Thunderfest races on Saturday, July 18 and will be open on Sundays through the upcoming harness horse racing season. Harness racing will begin at the Fairgrounds starting Sunday, Aug. 2 and run each Sunday into late October. Labour Day weekend will also include Monday races. All race dates will begin with post times of 1:30 p.m. The Sunday Farmers Market will feature the same hours as regular Saturday dates.
On average, customer attendance at the market ranges from 150 to 300, the
latter figure indicative of an exceptionally busy day. Most Saturdays include 24 or 25 vendors, whom LDAS members refer to as ‘market families’.
“Many of them have become wonderful friends to us,” Wiper noted. “It’s great to have them there.”
Wiper explained that new market families will soon be added to the weekly gatherings.
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Cherrin Meleg (right) bags a selection of tomatoes while her husband Dennis Meleg wraps up a collection of yellow beans as customer Linda Derbyshire looks on during a Leamington Farmers Market weekend in 2013. The Leamington District Agricultural Society’s market committee is actively seeking out and introducing changes to increase customer traffic. (SUN file photo)
Bill Sherk “Car Detective” at Leamington Farmers Market.
Call the grammar police!
Grammar and spelling were both hot subjects when I was a kid. We’d have spelling drills, flash card games and all sorts of reading exercises to keep our English skills sharpened.
The curriculum of the day dictated that we learn proper English for later in life.
I see a billboard in the city for a weight-loss place using the word ‘loose’ instead of ‘lose’. Unless that’s a play on words for the sake of loosening your pants, I think there is someone at a local sign company in need of a spelling lesson.
We thought we’d never need it, just like some of the math problems we did.
It turns out they were right.
I cringe when I see some of the language used today on social media and even in advertising.
When it comes from the keyboard or pen of someone younger, I just nod and say to myself, “they know not what they do.”
Or should I say, “They no not what they do?”
It aggravates me to no end that people these days think the words ‘no’ and ‘know’ are interchangeable.
My elementary school teachers must be equally annoyed, from Grade 1, Miss Wass, to Grade 8, Mrs. Ingratta, and all of those in between.
All of that hard work down the drain.
Here’s a doozy of a sentence:
MARK RIBBLE
I saw a post on Facebook recently, where a fellow my age used the word ‘no’ in a sentence that clearly required the word ‘know’.
“Your not going to the concert’s because you don’t no who is preforming.”
Come on people! Have we become that lazy that we don’t want to type or write those two extra letters?
“I no your bothered by that.”
Count them: three spelling errors and one misplaced apostrophe. This is a typical sentence used in today’s society.
Again, I can see the younger generation doing this and as much as it bothers me that these youngsters are in charge of teaching the next generation how to spell, it floors me that people of my generation are using these terms.
There’s another one. Your and you’re are two different words. The apostrophe is there to show that you are choosing to short-form the phrase ‘you are’, so maybe the next time you want to say ‘you are’, we shouldn’t use ‘your’.
I’m not the grammar police by any stretch of the imagination and I understand that today’s curriculum, and that of recent years, does not put great importance on spelling, phonics and grammar. As long as the kids are ‘close’ and their intent was there, educators are satisfied with that.
Oh, so many pet peeves with the grammar and I shouldn’t really care, but I do.
“Irregardless” (no such word), I will sit here shaking my head (smh) while the short forms of the world take over (lol) and show us that we don’t need to spell everything out because everyone should know (no) what we mean. (omg) And don’t even get me started on how many people pronounce ‘nuclear’!
But really, we’re going to hell in a hand-basket with our language.
It is what it is
TTYL.
Phew! We have made it back to the island and as I sat to finally write my column after a four-week hiatus the quote by Hunter S. Thompson came to my mind:
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a ride!’ ”
This is exactly how I feel. Honestly there were moments, long ones over the last few busy weeks, that I thought that I may not be able to keep up with the pace. Both Mark and I worked hard and played hard while we were home.
for her sister, Anna had arranged to fly in the same day, so Cheyne retrieved her and we all arrived home within 10 minutes of each other! It was certainly time for a reunion. Over the following 7 days, we visited, walked in the park and tried to fit in some of our favourite local foods. A Friday night family fish fry was a highlight.
Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. Our house is rented out for another two years to a wonderful family. They are a perfect fit for our home and I can imagine their three young boys traipsing in the creek with water sloshing over their rubber boots as they try to catch frogs for our pond.
Our time with the kids flew by. Our clearing out of the house became more intense every day, and I was amazed when I posted some of our furniture on Facebook just what 24 hours could do. It wasn’t difficult to choose the few large items that we wanted to keep. Our little home on the island has reinforced for us that less is best!
Three weeks at home was not enough time to take care of all of the things we wanted to accomplish but we certainly did our best. Time with our kids, family and friends was the priority, and around that we fit in clearing out our entire house of 23 years of stuff!
I know we didn’t see everyone, but we certainly were able to have some quality time with many of our friends and family.
We closed our doors to our home, half wondering if we would ever reside there again. Admittedly, it was a relief to know that our time there would always be remembered, but the weeks of work there were behind us.
When we first arrived home, we headed directly to the neighbour’s house. It was a pleasant surprise, but really no surprise at all to be greeted so warmly again. My friend was busily making homemade stuffed peppers for us and that was the start of an evening of catching up that took us way past all of our bedtimes! This was the jumpstart to many late nights ahead.
My father quickly found us at the neighbours and delivered a loaf of his freshly baked bread! It felt so good to be back.
Mark and I both gradually started to catch up on some maintenance and repairs around the house. One of my first chores was washing the windows both inside and out. As I climbed up and down the ladder and brushed away the cobwebs it seemed as if the many memories throughout the years were released from each web. I realized that this might be the last time that I ever would make these windows shine, so I made the most of it. When I finished, the windows reflected the gardens and all the work that both Mark and I so lovingly put into our home over the years.
A couple of days after our arrival home, we headed to the airport to pick up Michaela and Zach. As a surprise
Off we flew to Lauderdale for a few days. Once again, provisioning was mixed with a little R & R. Three trips back and forth to Home Depot, Costco, Bed, Bath and Beyond as well the Spirit and Wine Depot exhausted us. We wheeled everything on luggage racks and in grocery carts up the elevator and then when it was time to leave, we lugged it all back down again.
Our plane was stuffed from nose to tail and wing-towing, but we managed to land safely back on the island. Both Charlie and Arthur greeted us. Charlie was a mess with remnants of fun all over him. I spent an hour each day over the next 3 cutting burrs and pine nettles from his fur and then finally washing the stink out!
Phew! It is good to be back. Back to a routine, but one a few steps slower on our island oasis. It is hard to believe that exactly one year ago today Mark and I arrived to Little Whale Cay. With lots of work under our belt, we continue to see a lot more to do that will keep us as busy as we wish to be.
Did I happen to mention that the dock repair team showed up the day after we left for home? Island life, “it is what it is.”
Bank Theatre project nearing final stretch
By Bryan Jessop
Thanks to another donation from the former occupants of its home, The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place is one step closer to seeing its dream become reality.
On Wednesday, July 15, the Bank of Montreal — once tenants of the 10 Erie St. South building — made its third of four $5,000 installments to support the restoration and reconfiguration of the facility. With this particular contribution, The Bank Theatre and Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre group that operates it will be able to complete the installation of HVAC and sprinkler systems.
The local Bank of Montreal, committed to $20,000 in total support, was one of the first community partners to join the theatre group’s efforts to renovate the build-
Please save Leamington breakwall
Dear Editor:
The breakwall protects the Leamington Marina from the force of Lake Erie waves and makes entering the marina safer. If the breakwall were gone, the waves would damage marina walls, as they have damaged the breakwall.
There is absolutely no way to ensure the safety of boaters who speed in the dark. Removing the breakwall would be comparable to cutting down trees to prevent drivers from hitting them.
I hope that the breakwall will be repaired, in order for it to continue to protect the marina and the boats that are docked there. The lights that have been installed on the breakwall make it much more visible than when there were only lights at each end.
-Barbara Jacobs, Leamington
ing and increase seating capacity from the current 100 to approximately 200. So far, combined total donations have reached a sum of about $800,000. Another $400,000 to $500,000 will be needed to finance the entire project, which board members expect to be completed roughly one year from now.
The HVAC and sprinkler systems will likely be completed by the end of August this year, which will allow TBT’s board of directors and building committee to move on to the next and final phase — installation of seating and new bathrooms and the ticket booth. The latter two segments of the last phase will be hosted by the neighbouring building, purchased by The Bank Theatre in February of this year thanks to a donation made by Libro Credit Union. The current public washrooms, located to the back and left of the seating area as it exists presently, will be removed to make room for a double entry way from the ticket/washroom area to the lounge situated behind the seats.
“I was here about a year ago and it’s come along very nicely since then,” said Leamington Bank of Montreal branch manager Lisa Pugh. “It’s a slow process, but the changes made are fantastic.”
The theatre’s building committee has met several times with contractors over the previous months, with a finalized layout rendering expected by the time TBT and the Sun Parlour group present The Female Odd Couple Sept. 11-13. The floor plan is expected to include a few minor changes, with the lobby/lounge area to remain in its current location.
“We’re trying to find ways to get creative with how we finish the building,” explained TBT vice president Ursula Tiessen. “We’re
trying to find ways to save from the initial estimates.”
The theatre’s board members are currently planning the project’s next major fundraiser and will release details once they are available.
The project began about five years ago and has been orchestrated in partnership with the Municipality
of Leamington. Councilor
John Hammond is one of six members of the TBT building committee and is also on its board of directors.
The building committee also includes members with extensive knowledge and experience with the various components involved in construction of the facility.
“Our building commit-
tee is really strong,” said Rick Taves, the committee’s chairperson and a member of the board of directors.
“They know their electric, mechanical, concrete, heating and cooling, business and other efficiencies. One of them has a lot of experience with lighting and sound, which makes things easier for us.”
Doctors
MedLINCS is an experiental day camp for high school students designed to show them the opportunities in health care. The MedLINCS camp was a big success and was funded by the Community For Doctors committee, a group of volunteers from Leamington, Kingsville & Essex. This year’s camp was run by the following med students from the Schulich School of Medicine: Jennifer Fournier and Chris Hillman. There are many people without whom this program would not have been possible.
We would like to thank the following for their time and support:
• Bradt’s Butcher Block, Leamington
• Jenny Palmer, Pharmacy LDMH
• Gerry Loveless, LDMH Physiotherapist
• Melissa, LDMH Occupational Therapy
• Alaina Matijiw and Sarah, Tecumseh Medical Centre Travel Nurse
• Breanne Hopkins, Windsor Essex Community Health Centre Reg, Dietician
• Royal Bank, Kingsville, Mgr. Kevin Martin
• Chief Bob Kissner, Deputy Chief Jeff Dean & the Firefighters at the Kingsville Fire Dept.
• Municipality of Leamington Administration and Marina Staff
• Ross Barnwell, Hospital Foundation
• Leamington Family Health Team
• All OR Staff and Nurses
• LDMH Medical Lab Technicians
• Emergency Room Nurses and Staff
• Dr. Elizabeth Hooper
• Lucie Gougeon, LDMH OB Nurse
• Nouhad Mokdad, Windsor Essex Community Health Centre Reg. Dietician
• Bill Wilson, Physician’s Assistant
• Dr. Charlie Morgan, Dentist (Retired)
• Doug, EMS
• AllourgreatCampers!
Ifweforgotanyone,weapologize!
Special thanks to Dr. Stapleton, our physician champion, and Yvonne Bauer, RN, for all their work and support!
Standing from left to right are The Bank Theatre youth board member Carlos Pena, The Bank Theatre vice president Ursula Tiessen, Kingville Bank of Montreal branch manager Ann Diab, The Bank Theatre board member and building committee chairperson Rick Taves, Leamington Bank of Montreal branch manager Lisa Pugh and Leamington Bank of Montreal assistant branch manager Michelina Simoni display a cheque of $5,000 as the third of four installments made by BMO to The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place project. The money will be used to complete the installation of a HVAC system and sprinkler system for the theatre. Joining the group for the photo are the members of this year’s Drama Camp, which ran from July 6 to July 17.
(SUN Photo)
Four Corvettes celebrate CiB!
On Saturday, July 25, four local Corvette owners parked their cars on the Highbury Canco front lawn on Erie Street South to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the planting of a sunset red maple tree June 2003 to commemorate 50 years of Corvette production (19532003).
Corvettes on display: Red 1964 (Richard Neal, owner for over 40 years), gold 1980 (Joe and Liese Sabelli), silver 1985 (Kathy Mayhew), and Midnight Race Blue 2014 (Ed Gaier).
The reunion at the Corvette tree was inspired by Leamington’s Communities in Bloom program spearheaded by Charlie Wright and his dedicated CiB committee members. Two CiB judges (Kathy Smyth of Tilbury and Ray Hurd of Goderich) visited last weekend to see if the town can match the 5 Blooms Award won last year which designated Leamington as an Ontario Champion.
Two of the four Corvettes on display were sponsors of the tree planted in 2003: Joe and Liese Sabelli with their
BANK THEATRE NOTES
10 ERIE STREET SOUTH
P.O. BOX 434
LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805
DANCE AND DRUMMING CAMP
One dozen campers would like to extend a big thank-you to their drumming instructor, Janice Founk. She made drumming so much fun, but challenging at the same time. Another big thank-you needs to be extended to their hip hop dance instructor, Morgan Malot , and her very capable assistant, Brianna Moore. All three teachers graciously volunteered their time. We at The Bank Theatre are very grateful. This was the second year for hip hop,but the first for drumming. Hopefully, there will be more camps in the future.
AUGUST - RENOVATIONS
THE ODD COUPLE - NEIL SIMON
September 11th &12th - 7:30 p.m.
September 13th 2:00 - p.m. - (The Female Version)
Becky Lashmar, who played Queen Milli in Queen Milli of Galt, and Melinda Lewsaw, who has been in numerous productions, will delight audiences with the hilarious female rendition of Neil Simon’s classic, THE ODD COUPLE. Joel Lewsaw is the director. Tickets are available at: Thomson Guardian Drugs; and Counter Effects. Adults - $15, Students - $12
DALE’S LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH COFFEE HOUSE
September 18th - 7:00 p.m. Donations appreciated.
THIRD ANNUAL FISH FRY AT WHEATLEY LEGION
Saturday, September 19th - Cocktails at 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Dinner at 6:45 p.m. Cost: $20 Ticket information will be available soon.
THE CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES SPONSORED BY TBT
Sunday, September 20th - 3:00 p.m. - This concert will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church. Treat yourself to a rich array of classical music performed by three accomplished musicians. The pianist is Helen Brown. The flutist is Natalie Dorion and the soprano is Jilda Farias. You will hear music from Puccini, Ave Maria, Danny Boy, the Canadian favourite Song for the Mira, as well as many more. Tickets - $15 for Adults. $10 for Students Available at Thomson Guardian Drugs.
SHIRLEY VALENTINE” by WILLY RUSSELL
September 25th & 26th - 7:30 p.m. September 27th2:00 p.m. - Come and see the original one-woman show upon which the movie was based. Allison Still-Berry is terrific as Shirley. Ticket information will be available soon.
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Katharina “Tina” Wall of Aylmer passed away at Caressant Care Bonnie Place, St. Thomas, on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in her 73rd year.
Beloved wife of the late Johan “John” Wall (1994). Dear mother of Julianna Boldt (Robert) and Christina Wall. Loving grandmother of Zoey Clare Boldt. Sister of Neil Friesen (Lisa) and Abe Friesen (Mary).
Predeceased by a sister Mary Wiens and a brother John Friesen. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on December 28, 1942, daughter of the late Cornelius and Anna (Froese) Friesen.
Visitation was at the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Aylmer, on Friday from 7-9 p.m.
The Funeral Service was held at the Mount Salem E.M.C. Church on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Interment Trinity Cemetery.
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1980 Corvette and Kathy Mayhew with her 1985 Corvette (her late husband Fred Mayhew was there with her in 2003). Flanking these two Corvettes were Richard Neal’s 1964 Corvette and Edward Gaier’s 2014 Corvette, reflecting a span of 50 years of Corvette production.
John Krueger and Sam Diab of Highbury Canco graciously consented for this reunion to take place on their front lawn at the tree which is now five times bigger than the day it was planted as part of the “Replant Our Streets” program. John presented each participant with a Highbury Canco water bottle, a very welcome gift on a very warm day. Also, thanks to David and Wendy Foster for lining up the cars in the employee parking lot at the SE corner of Oak and Erie, from where they were then driven onto the Highbury front lawn. Thanks also to Bob Knight of Leamington Chevrolet dealership for putting us in touch with Edward Gaier, owner of the 2014 Corvette. Thanks also to Joe and Liese Sabelli for snapping 75 photos of this very special occasion! Highbury Canco has now observed its first anniversary in Leamington and we wish for the company and its employees every success in the years that lie ahead.
OBITUARY
Adrian Harold “Bud” Elsom
Adrian Harold “Bud” Elsom, 81 years, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Chartwell Leamington Retirement Residence.
Beloved husband of Gail (Graham). Loving father of Debbie Elsom (Bill), Dana Elsom (Paul), Denise Bissett (Jim), Debbie Leslie (Kevin), Barb Bowen (Danny), Lisa Graham. Special grandfather of 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Survived by sister Janice Jacobs (Elmer).
A private family service will be held at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington Hospital Foundation (Hospice) by contacting the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington (519-326-2631).
Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort and remembrance at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
MONDAYS - SENIORS DROP-IN, 1st and last Monday of the month only at 10:30 a.m. at Leamington United Church. Guest speakers, refreshments, games, exercise. It's free, fun, and wheelchair accessible. All seniors welcome.
ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE'S DRINKING? The Wheatley Serenity Al-Anon Family Group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheatley Friendship Club (north entrance), 171 Erie St. N.
DO YOU ENJOY VOLUNTEERING AND MEETING PEOPLE? South Essex Community Council in Leamington is currently looking for volunteers for Meals on Wheels Delivery. If you are interested in volunteering during the morning for about 1 hour per week or as a back-up volunteer, please call Noreen or Susan at SECC - 519326-8629 ext.381. www.secc.on.ca.
HELP AN ADULT LEARN ENGLISH - South Essex Community Council is currently looking for tutors for adults learning English. One afternoon or evening per week. Training/materials provided. Qualification: Fluency in English. Great for high school seniors too! Call 519-326-8629 ext. 381 or email volunteer@secc.on.ca
PREGNANCY & RESOURCE CENTRE, 33 Princes St. (Princess Centre) Suite 408, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses
and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy tests. Call 24/7 for free and confidential support - 519-3260612. Business calls: 519-3263821.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR LEAMINGTON LIBRARY'S BOOK BUDDY READING PROGRAM. Help children read, minimum 1 hour per week. Must be at least 16 years of age. Contact the Book Buddy coordinator at bkbuddies@gmail.com or call 226-9461529 ext. 142.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5Leamington Blood Donor Clinic, 12:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the F.T. Sherk Centre, 249 Sherk St. Blood donors are needed - can you spare an hour to save a life? Call 1-8882-DONATE to book an appointment or visit www.blood.ca.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 - Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association's Annual Farm Twilight Tour, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Chuck Desmarais Farm, 11325 Lakeshore Rd. 302, Stoney Point. Focus is 'Better Soil HealthGood for Your Bottom Line & Water Quality'. Fertilizer management and other agronomy issues will be demonstrated and discussed. For more info call 519776-5209 ext. 369.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 & SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 - St. Michael's K of C 4501 and CWL Community Yard Sale, Fri. Aug. 21 from 1 p.m .- 8 p.m. and Sat. Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., at St.
Michael's Parish property on John St., Leamington. Something for everyone! Rain date is the following weekend. Proceeds to benefit community programs the groups support.
TUESDAYS - Epilepsy Support group meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m.12:00 noon, at the Windsor United Way office, 300 Giles Blvd. E., Windsor. New members welcome. Info: Windsor/Essex Epilepsy Support Centre, 519-890-6614, epilepsywindsor@epilepsysupport.ca or visit the website at www.epilepsysupport.ca.
WEDNESDAYS - Are you looking for food and fellowship? Join us, no charge, at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Call 519-326-3111 for more information.
IF YOU HAVE PARKINSON’S and would like to join our group for information, exercise and support, come by Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. to the Half Century Club, 160 Talbot St. E. Leamington.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in the Wheatley area for South Essex Community Council's Friendly Visitors program for seniors and persons with disabilities. Commitment is 1 hour per week. If you are interested in volunteering or know of someone who could benefit from these services, call SECC at 519-326-8629.
Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING EVENTS section
charges.
Strong start for local golfer
By Bryan Jessop
Erin Kopinak is no stranger to success, but even she was surprised by a particularly good start to the 2015 junior golf tour season.
Kopinak, competing in the Southland Insurance Junior Golf Tour for the third consecutive season, found herself in the hunt for first overall in the girls’ 11-18-year-old 18-hole division after the first few events.
This year’s tour began June 29 at the Pointe West Golf Club in Amherstburg, where she shot a 102 to finish second in a field of 14 entries. She finished nine strokes behind Nina Korac and four ahead of third-place Sophea Fallea in the field of 14 entries.
About two weeks later, Kopinak and Korac tied for first with identical scores of 89, seven strokes ahead of Fallea among 16 golfers at the Ambassador Golf Club in Windsor. On Sunday, July 19, the Wheatley native notched her first win of the season by shooting a 91 at LaSalle’s Seven Lakes — one shot ahead of Korac in the group of 14 entries.
“At the start, I didn’t really think it would be this close,” Kopinac said a few hours prior to the fourth stop at the Kingsville Golf and Country Club. “I started making better shots that stuck to the green. I’m definitely surprised. It looks like it could be close this year.”
Kopinac described her first season in the tour as a chance to get a feel for the new level of competition. Her second season in the Southland loop brought her to the middle of the pack.
“At the beginning, I didn’t have a goal in mind for this year,” she admitted. “Now, finishing first looks like a good goal to have.”
As a student at Tilbury District High School, Kopinak has qualified for the annual SWOSSAA golf tournament while in Grades 9, 10 and 11. Heading into Grade 12, she hasn’t yet set her sights on a specific college, university or courses, but is now aiming for a golf scholarship to accommodate her post-secondary plans.
“That’s the goal,” she noted. “I wanted to see if I was ready and the past couple tournaments opened my eyes —
maybe I can go somewhere with golf.”
Golfing aspirations are not unheard of in the Kopinak family. Erin’s older sister Emma also advanced to SWOSSAA before starting her post secondary education and her younger sister — Allison — is now competing in the 9-hole girls division of the Southland tour. Allison finished sixth among 17 entries to start the season July 4 in Tilbury with a score of 60 and second at Oxley Beach July 18 with a 48.
“She’s a good little golfer,” Erin said of her younger sister.
Erin finished tied for first in Kingsville July 23 with a score of 93, along with Nicole Cesca. Korac finished seven strokes back with a 100. Three days later, she made the trip to Sutton Creek Golf Club in Essex for the fifth stop, where she finished second with a score of 85 — four strokes behind Korac.
On Monday, the sixth tournament of the tour took competitors to Beach Grove Golf and Country Club. Results were not available by press deadline.
In Kingsville, Kopinak and Korac were placed in the same group, a coincidence that Erin predicted would benefit both of them.
“It’s really been back-and-fourth with Nina,” she noted a few hours before teeing off in Kingsville. “We better each other because we both want to play up to a good standard.”
Kopinak and Tess Scaman of Chatham are the only Chatham-Kent residents in this year’s 18 hole girls division of the Southland tour — the remainder hail from across Windsor and Essex County. The season will wrap up at the Tilbury Golf Club — Erin’s new home course — Aug. 23.
Kopinak has played several years of minor hockey, including the 2013-14 season with the Kent County Fillies travel team, but explained that she is primarily dedicated to golf. She credits her success in previous golf tournaments to Don Harrison, her coach of the past two years, and high school coach Mrs. Belanger. She is also grateful for the influence of her parents John and Karri Kopinak.
“They push me in a good way, for me to better myself,” she explained.
Ferry service remains in Leamington
A dredging delay means Pelee Island Ferry Service will not move to Kingsville on Saturday, August 1, as scheduled.
Ferry service will continue to operate from the Leamington terminal and dock until further notice due to a delay in the scheduled dredging of the Kingsville harbour channel. This dredging work is contracted by the Kingsville Non-Profit Port Management Corporation, on behalf of the port
Possible arrest in
Tiessen murder
Police in Brazil reported that they may have the man wanted for the 2013 murder of Leamington businessman Dean Tiessen.
Reports say a 26-yearold man was arrested on an unrelated crime, but is suspected of the Tiessen murder.
He was reportedly arrested with a pistol and a large amount of drugs.
Tiessen was on a business trip in Brazil for New Energy Farms, when he was shot during a car jacking.
owners, Portco and the Town of Kingsville.
Pelee Island ferry service will continue operating from the Leamington Terminal until at least August 14, or until such time that it can be confirmed that sufficient progress in dredging has made the harbour chan-
nel safe for passenger ferry use.
Ferry customers will be provided with one week’s notice of the ferry service return to Kingsville once the moving date can be established. Please continue to follow the Pelee Island Transportation Service web-
site and @peleeferry on Twitter for updates.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
JULY 24 - AUGUST 2, 2015
• Southwest Outdoors Club – Big Boyz Fishing Tournament JULY 27 - JULY 31, 2015
• Fish Fest Art Camp July Art Works Instructor Katherine Burton
FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015
• 11:00 am 11:00 pm Legion Patio
• NEW TIME: Smoked Fish Contest, Wheatley Legion, Entries drop off 3:00 5:00 pm, Judging 5:00 pm, People’s Choice 6:00 pm
• 5:00 pm Midnight Erie Street Closed beside Ivan Coulter Park
• 7:00 pm 11:00 pm Entertainment at Legion Patio / Coulter Park Stage
• 9:00 pm 1:00 am - Music and dance at Wheatley Arena, “Crossroads”
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015
• 8:00 am 1:00 pm - Breakfast at Legion, hosted by 1st Wheatley Scouts
• 9:00 am Bake Sale, Legion, sponsored by Legion Ladies Auxiliary
• 9:00 am 2:00 pm Arts and Crafts, etc. Friendship Club
• 9:30 am Pet Parade, Coulter Park
• 10:00 am 2:00 pm Cooling Station, Wheatley Baptist Church
• 10:00 am 4:00 pm Quilt Show, Wheatley United Church Admission $10, includes dessert and coffee
• 10:00 am 2:00 pm Children’s Corner Coulter Park (Bouncy Castle, Fish Pond, etc.)
• 11:00 am Marching Parade, Wheatley Arena to Lamarsh Street
• 11:00 am 11:00 pm Legion Patio
• 11:30 am 2:00 pm Jack’s Outdoor BBQ
• 12 noon 1:00 pm Music on Coulter Park Stage, Dale Butler
It almost seems as if something is working against you this week, Aries. It could just be your overactive imagination. Channel your energy into a creative project.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
You may get swept away in some lifelike dreams this week, Taurus. It may be difficult to discern when you’re awake or asleep. Don’t get carried away.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, a professional predicament may have you feeling as if you have been run ragged. Regroup, even if it means taking a few days off. This time away is just the remedy you need.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
It’s nearly impossible to stick to your schedule this week, Cancer. Too many things will pop up, and you’ll be spending your time juggling multiple responsibilities.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, your imagination may push you in the wrong direction this week. Daydreaming instead of getting things done is risky. Focus on the tasks at hand.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, your coworkers will come through in a big way this week. Make the most of this opportunitity to work together as a team, and it will pay dividends going forward.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, a little daydreaming can be good for the soul. Give daydreams their due time, but remember to refocus on real life as well. You’re up to a challenge you face this week.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, your schedule is about to clear up so now is a great time to take some time off. You deserve a break after buckling down for so long. Relax and enjoy yourself.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
You know what needs to be done, Sagittarius. You may not have enough manpower to get everything accomplished, so put out a few feelers to see who is up to helping.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, continue with your consistent approach to handling your many responsibilities. You’re juggling a lot these days, and you’re benefitting from your work ethic.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
Aquarius, adhere to your original plan this week, avoiding distraction until the tasks at hand are a distant memory. Your plan is reliable and sure to work.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
It’s nearly impossible to hide your emotions right now, Pisces. So why not share them and get some support from friends and family?
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST 2
Sam Worthington, Actor (39)
AUGUST 3
Ryan Lochte, Athlete (31)
AUGUST 4
Barack Obama, President (54)
AUGUST 5
Lolo Jones, Athlete (33)
AUGUST 6
Vera Farmiga, Actress (42)
AUGUST 7
Charlize Theron, Actress (40)
AUGUST 8
Connie Stevens, Actress (77)
Air raid sirens and Heinz whistles
A look at Leamington’s past...
There are several items I have been asked about recently, and while there is not enough material for an entire column, I thought I’d put together a few snippets of Leamington’s past.
On the heels of the Second World War, many Allied nations became concerned with the possibility of another global conflict. Canada and the U.S. were among those nations, and to help alleviate fears of an attack, air raid sirens were installed in many communities. Leamington followed suit.
Memories of hearing those air raid sirens go off were common throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and in Leamington they were installed in several locations.
One of the first ones installed was at the Leamington waterworks building on Hazelton Ave., and it remained until the waterworks was razed in 1959.
The downtown location was then moved to where the modern Bell telephone building was at Erie St. S. and Marlborough St.
A southern location was close to the former Lee’s Garden (A-1 Restaurant today) on Erie St. South.
It was customary that occasional air raid drills would take place and this meant the evacuation of schools, offices and other businesses when the sirens wailed. However, since the systems were run via electricity, many times they would short-circuit and emit their blasts of sound. During a two-day stretch in the early
’60s, the one on Erie South ran non-stop until the problem was corrected.
By the 1970s the sirens were seldom used and ultimately were dismantled, although the one by the Bell building remained intact until the 1980s.
Lately, it has been a joy to once again hear the whistle at the Highbury Canco factory announce that it is 12noon. The whistle itself has a long history, and for many decades was a signal used to summon workers to arise, and used by school children to signify lunch hour. It was also used during extremely foggy days as a landmark for the ferries and boats in Pigeon Bay, and as an indicator of a serious major fire to alert firefighters and citizens.
The whistle is one of Leamington’s most notable sounds. Sitting high atop the east side of the factory since roughly 1926, it was originally heard many times each day. It was a signal to arouse workers at 6 a.m. and later
at 7 a.m., then sounded at 12 noon and 1 p.m., and again at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. As well, it served as an “in-house” fire alarm. By the 1970s it was only blown at 12-noon. In the mid-1980s the whistle met its demise when several workmen were doing maintenance on the 5-foot high, 160-pound unit. During that bit of 1986 work, a loud bang, steam and a thud erupted. When the steam had cleared, the whistle had blown in half and fallen to the roof below.
Gary Adams, a local collector, discovered the whistle in a local junkyard several years later. After a decade had passed, with the help of Dan Rahm, a fellow Heinz employee, it was salvaged and returned to the Leamington factory. With some help, the former bronze whistle, which looked nothing like it originally did, was restored courtesy of Mike Matheson of Matheson’s Machining in Leamington.
In August 1999 it replaced the newer one, which had come from the Dibbrell factory to Heinz east.
But it was in May 1999 that Heinz Canada’s Leamington factory revived its whistle at 12-noon.
During its heyday, the Heinz whistle was sounded up to 11 times a day. The refurbished whistle initially shocked and annoyed Leamington’s citizens, but now it’s as commonplace as it was decades ago. Now if only we had all those Heinz trucks with the fancy slogans buzzing around town.
Several of the Heinz trucks with graphics and slogans graced the streets of Leamington during the 1960s and 1970s.
(Photo courtesy of Dennis Jackson collection)
Lee’s Garden on Erie St. S. and owner Sonny Lee in 1977. An air raid siren was located almost behind the building. (Photo courtesy of Scott Holland collection)
Right - The refurbished Heinz whistle in 1999 with Heinz employees Dan Rahm (left) and Gary Adams. (Photos courtesy of Dennis Jackson collection)
Above - The original Heinz whistle as it looked when Gary Adams discovered it in a local junkyard.
The Leamington waterworks building on Hazelton not only supplied water to the town from artesian wells but had an air siren as well.
(Photo courtesy of Scott Holland collection)
C. SCOTT HOLLAND
Vehicle strikes house
The Leamington OPP are investigating after a vehicle struck a house on Oak Street East in Leamington.
Shortly after midnight on Saturday, July 25, a 1986 Cadillac that appears to have been travelling north on Danforth Avenue failed to stop for the stop sign at the ‘T’ intersection, crossed Oak Street and struck a house located at 85 Oak Street East.
No one in the residence was injured and the driver of the vehicle was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There was moderate damage to both the house and the vehicle.
This matter is still under investigation and charges are pending.
The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You
ANGLICAN
St. John The Evangelist
60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111
Sunday Worship Services
8:30 & 10:30 am
St. Mary’s Church
East West Road, Pelee Island
1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 am
Calvary Church
North Shore Road, Pelee Island 1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am
BAPTIST
First Baptist Church
3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Heritage Baptist Church 555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley 519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner
Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm
Wheatley Baptist Church 47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith
Sunday School 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am
CONGREGATIONALIST
Faith Everlasting Congregational Church 589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994
Sunday Worship 11 am
220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644
Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am
LUTHERAN
St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church
311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966
Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng)
Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington 519-326-9734
Sunday Worship Services 9:15 am (German), 10:45 am (English)
Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church 108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Leamington United Mennonite Church 78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727
Sunday Worship 9:45 am
Summer Worship Services 10:00 am
Meadow Brook Fellowship 219 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-326-3605
1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am
North Leamington United Mennonite Church
625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928
Sunday Worship 10:00 am
South Point Community Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-322-1858
Sunday Gatherings 10:30 am
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
Iglesia La Buena Semilla 269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342
Sunday Worship 6:30 pm
Leamington District Memorial Hospital
194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-326-2373, Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443
PENTECOSTAL
FGT Family Church
285 Talbot St. E., Leamington Free bus rides available 519-322-2316
Service Sunday 10 am (jun 26 - sept 8)
Leamington Christian Centre 98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504
Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am
English/Spanish 6:30 pm
Templo Christiano De Leamington
MENNONITE
Faith Mennonite Church
269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391
Sunday Worship Services 10:50 am (Summer 10 am)
39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-325-9654
Sunday Worship Services 3 pm
Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel
6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031
Sunday Worship 7:30 pm
United Pentecostal Church
312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056
Sunday Worship Services 11 am
PRESBYTERIAN
Knox Presbyterian Church
58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541
www.knox-leamington.com
Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am
ROMAN CATHOLIC
St. Michael’s Parish
29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643
NO MASSES FROM JULY 14 TFN
St. Joseph’s Church
310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643
Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)
Sunday Masses: 7:30 am (English)
9 am (Italian, English) 10:30 am (English)
12 Noon (Portuguese)
3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (English)
St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)
280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282
Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am (Lebanese, English)
SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army Citadel
88 Setterington Street
Leamington 519-326-4901
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Leamington United Church
9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461
Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am
Mersea United Church 1301 Mersea Road 8, Wheatley 519-825-4157
Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 519-326-4352
Sunday Service 10:30 am
30th anniversary of marina
Saturday night marked the 30th anniversary of the Leamington Municipal Marina, which has become known as ‘the jewel of Lake Erie’.
Marina Supervisor Ronan Oliver hosted a private reception for the boaters late Saturday afternoon, followed by a public celebration to toast the special occasion.
Oliver said the marina has had its ups and downs over the years, with rising gas prices, economic downturns, 911 and, most recently, the tornado of 2010. But Oliver applauded the community’s resiliency and ability to bounce back, coupled with the support of the staff, local residents, council, the boaters and the Federal Government for the marina’s success.
At 8 p.m., local guests, as well as boaters, joined Oliver to mark the occasion with a champagne toast. Entertainment was then provided by ‘The Bomb Squad’.
The Bomb Squad provided the entertainment at Saturday evening’s 30th Anniversary celebration of the Leamington Municipal Marina.
At left: Leamington Marina dockhand Angela Raffoul prepares for the champagne toast to mark the 30th anniversary of the Leamington Marina.
Above: Ronan Oliver, manager of the Leamington Municipal Marina, raises a glass with boater Giovanni Bitnoli, of Sandusky, OH to toast the 30th anniversary of the marina.
A busy summer for the Horticultural Society
LHS Update
By Catherine Riediger
June started off with Leamington Horticultural Society members and Communities in Bloom (CiB) committee members participating in the June 2nd planting of milkweed, native grasses and wildflowers along the Monarch Trail in an effort to restore butterfly and bird habitat. In the category of Provincial and Territorial Flowers of Canada, the official flower for Newfoundland and Labrador is the Pitcher Plant. It was adopted in 1954. The Purple Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous plant and has a purplish-red flower that grows at the top of the stock and a rosette of green-red leaves at the base of the plant. It is a perennial and will bloom from May to August. It prefers full sun conditions with a moist to wet acidic soil. It obtains nutrients from insects that become trapped in the “pitcher” created by the leaves of the plant. The insects drown in the moisture and rainwater that has collected at the base of the pitcher.
June was also the month of the Society’s Annual Picnic and the awarding of the Society’s Scholarship Bursary. On June 17, Kathy and Steve DeGoey of Peanut Centre Nursery once again generously offered their backyard for the event. The food was plentiful and delicious, the fellowship was enjoyed by all who attended, and Marg Ross had the pleasure of presenting Chris Koop with the Society’s Scholarship Bursary for 2015. Chris is a Grade 12 student from Leamington District Secondary School and has a keen interest in environmental activities. He was a member of the school’s Eco Team and the current project of blue-green algae in Lake Erie. He plans to attend the University of Waterloo and specialize in Environmental Science. The Society wishes Chris all the very best in his future endeavours… our environment needs all the help it can get.
The Communities in Bloom committee is looking forward to showcasing Leamington once again as part of the Provincial CiB competition. The judges will be arriving for two full days of touring on Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26. The 2015 goal is to maintain Leamington’s 2014 5-Bloom status in the Provincial competitions. Residents can help us make a good impression by tidying and beautifying their properties for July 25 and 26.
The Communities in Bloom committee is catching their second breath now that the two-day judges tour is behind them. Over the next month the committee will be busy receiving and reviewing nominations for the “Best Blooming” competition. The categories are: Best Blooming Street – Rural; Best Blooming Street – Urban; Fabulous Residen-
tial Curb Appeal – Rural; Fabulous Residential Curb Appeal – Urban; Fabulous Business Curb Appeal. You can email your nominations along with a picture to cib@mdirect.net. The deadline for submissions is September 1st.
“Replant Our Streets” Corner
Each tree is assigned a number and the following organizations and people have participated in the planting of 105 trees through this unique program:
73. Nov. 2006: Catherine Riediger and Bill Sherk planted a Deborah Maple on the northwest corner of Sherk St. and the entrance to the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex.
74. June 2007: Jack and Jo Parsons planted a Tulip Tree in celebration of their 55th Wedding Anniversary at the Marina.
75. June 2009: Leamington and Mersea Historical Society planted a Sunset Red Maple in honour of the Bennie Family on the west side of Sherk St., first tree south of Ellison Ave.
76. June 2006: Catherine Riediger planted an Ivory Silk Lilac tree in memory of her mother Elsie Buie on the west side of Sherk St., first tree north of Faith Mennonite Church driveway.
77. June 2006: Catherine Riediger planted a Royal Red Maple in memory of
Downpour forces cancellation of races
By Mike Bennett
South Buxton Raceway suffered its fifth rain night of the season on Saturday night, July 25.
Unlike the first four complete washouts, 13 preliminary races were completed before the first rain delay of 30 minutes on Saturday.
But just four laps after racing resumed in the Autotech Bombers, a heavy downpour hit the speedway, forcing the cancellation of the remainder of the program.
Feature races in the other four divisions were also cancelled.
Blenheim area drivers had good nights going until rain ruined the show as Kyle Hope and Elliott Wilton won heat races in the Tirecraft Mini-Mods, while Brian Speelman and Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr. took checkereds in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.
Chatham’s Louis Clements won the other Modified heat race while Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano won the ‘B’ main, his first checkered flag since moving up to the class last season.
Chatham’s Tim Mackenzie was the other Mini-Mod heat race winner.
Wallaceburg’s Mike Lewis won the heat race for the second week in a row in the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models.
Points leader Rob Young, of Kingsville, and Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse took the heat races in the Tirecraft Sport Stocks.
Ridgetown’s Nick Glassford won the Bombers ‘B’ main, his division leading seventh checkered flag of the year.
Kingsville’s James Kelly and Windsor’s Jamie Beaulieu won the heats.
All five classes will be in action this Saturday starting at 6:30 p.m.
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During the intermission, the O’Leary racing family from Port Lambton – father Vic and sons Caleb, 14, and Tate, 13 – will be accepting donations to cut their long hair, with proceeds going to the Bravery Bead Program to assist young cancer patients at the Hospital for Sick Children. Tate, who races in the Mini-Mods, Caleb and Vic in the Bombers, were scheduled to lose their hair Saturday but the promotion also fell victim to the rain.
Marg Ross presented Chris Koop with the Leamington Horticultural Society’s Scholarship Bursary for 2015. Chris is a graduate of Leamington District Secondary School. He plans to attend the University of Waterloo and specialize in environmental science. (Submitted photo)
her husband Max Riediger on the west side of Sherk St., third tree north of Faith Mennonite Church driveway.
Jen Knight Trio to perform at Two Creeks
The Jen Knight Trio comes to Two Creeks Conservation Area on Sunday, August 2. Jen Knight, along with Mark Mailloux and Charlie Lambrick, make up the very popular, very busy trio with a wide variety of classical rock tunes everyone loves. If you like “White Rabbit” (Jefferson Airplane) and “Harvest Moon” (Neil Young), you’ll really enjoy Jen Knight singing them. And if you groove to “The House of the Rising Sun”, a classic song and a huge hit for The Animals, just wait till you hear Jen Knight sing it.
This gives you some idea of the wide range of songs Jen will bring concertgoers –from up-tempo high-energy numbers to the most heart-felt ballads. She has an almost unbelievable vocal range, and can slide from velvet to gravel to full-throated roar – you feel it.
“I’m always touched when someone says they feel my music as much as hear it, because that is exactly what I want,” says Jen.
Catch up with this trio, new to Two Creeks but well known in the region. The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. in the natural amphitheatre. In case of rain, the concert will be held in the Two Creeks pavilion.
Two Creeks Conservation Area is just north of Wheatley on Kent Road #1. Bring a lawnchair or use seating in the pavilion. Food is available from the 1st Wheatley Scouts.
Frontier College Provides Books to Queen of Peace Students
Cardinal Carter Secondary School students partnered with Queen of Peace with French Immersion students every week through the school year as a “Book Buddy”. Frontier College provided a free English/French book to each participant of the program. Together they made new friends and improved their reading skills. Frontier College also generously donated a free book, both English or French, to each student in Grade JK to Grade 3. Pictured are Madame Ingratta’s Grade 1/2 students with their new books. Frontier College is a national non-profit literacy organization, which specializes in creating programs using volunteers to improve the literacy of Canadians of all ages. (Submitted photo)
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.
That’s why my grieving has no end, However hard I try.
My love for you was far too deep, To ever say goodbye.
I think of you as living,
In the hearts of those you touched,
For nothing loved is ever lost, And you were loved so much.
To have you for my husband, Was cause enough for pride. No one could ever be your equal, No matter how they tried.
A husband in a million, I loved you till the end.
I lost two precious people that day, My husband and my best friend. Sadlymissed,alwaysrememberedandforeverloved,yourwifeMary.
Thank You
I would like to thank the LDMH family and the numerous retirees for their generous contribution of money upon my recent retirement. I will be presenting this money to the school in Serpneve, Ukraine, formerly Leipzig, Bessarabia, in August. This is the same school which my mother and her siblings attended and is in great need of repair.
Windsor and Essex County’s exclusive annual drag racing competition is gearing up for another return trip to Grand Bend Motorplex.
Windsor Weekend is celebrating its Sweet 16 at the north Lambton County facility from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, July 2 and as per tradition, features several classes open to Windsor and Essex County residents only. The event began in 2000 as ‘Windsor Day’ and has since expanded to become one of Canada’s largest community-based drag racing gatherings.
The three-day competition is arranged each year as a family-friendly event for spectators. Last year — for Windsor Weekend 15 — crowd numbers began an upward trend, reaching about 5,500. The gathering peaked at about 10,000 in 2003, but eventually suffered a drop in fans following a string of annual editions that were delayed and impacted by rain.
“We have a huge race contingent herewe always have.”
— Chuck Fram
Advance spectator tickets for Windsor Weekend are available at Adam Keller Motors (1337 County Rd. 13, Harrow), Sauve’s Home Centre (581 Railway St., Belle River), Leisure Trailers (204 Patillo Rd., Tecumseh), Reaume Chevrolet (500 Front St., LaSalle) and Loyal Companion Dog Grooming (2501 Tecumseh Rd. West), PartsSource (5300 Tecumseh Rd. East and 3214 Dougall Ave.) and JH Restorations (4800 Walker Rd.) in Windsor. Price of atthe-gate admission is double for three days.
Tickets can also be purchased online at www.windsorweekend.ca/shop and can be picked up at Grand Bend Motorplex.
Spectator tickets also double as pit passes, allowing fans to get close looks at the participating vehicles between races. Camping at GBM throughout the weekend is also free, with designated areas for non racers.
Those interested in racing will have multiple classes to choose from. First-time and less competitive racers are encouraged to enter the trophy class. Young Guns is a trophy class for racers 25 and under with vehicles running elapsed times (ETs) of 14.99 or quicker. A Ladies Only trophy class will also return. Typically, trophy classes include vehicles ranging from modified sports cars and hot rods to 100 per cent factory-original family sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks and compact economy cars.
After Bracket 1 and Bracket 2 classes, the groups begin featuring faster cars, including Open Comp, where entries must run the quarter mile in ETs 12.99 or faster.
The weekend will also feature eighth-mile junior dragsters, a bikes and sleds class for motorcycles and modified snowmobiles and a local fan favourite, the Windsor Quick 8.
“We’ve got a class for everybody,” noted Chuck Fram, Windsor Weekend’s main organizer since its inception.
For a list of racers’ rules, click on a class under the ‘racers’ heading on the website www.windsorweekend.
ca.
The heads up Quick 8 has traditionally been the class that determines Windsor and Essex County’s fastest car. Last year, Windsor’s Randy Darocy took top honours with passes in the mid sevens in his 1986 Ford Mustang. Darocy has since run faster times and will appear in WW16 to defend his title.
Among those looking to dethrone him is Leamington’s Danny Mastronardi, piloting his 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. Last year, Mastronardi managed a weekend best of 7.43 seconds, but spun the tires in the Quick 8 final against Darocy.
An exception to the ‘Windsor and Essex County residents only’ rule is offered in the Extreme 32 class, open to all vehicles
including dragsters, altereds, bikes, door cars and roadsters that run 9.90 seconds or faster. With only a handful of dragster owners in the Windsor-Essex area, the Extreme 32 — Windsor Weekend’s fastest bracket division — is open to the local racers’ competitors who run alongside them in the GBM’s points season.
Geared to racers and spectators alike, Friday evening will feature the Friday Night Pit Party with live music from the band No Drama. Saturday will include the Night of Fire, featuring fireworks, the Smokey Red jet funny car, Nostalgia Funny Cars and the Shell-Camino monster truck, modeled after a 1972 Chevrolet El Camino. The Shell-Camino exists in two versions — an MTRA-certified, car-crushing monster truck and a ride truck that can carry multiple passengers in its ‘box’.
Fram met the Shell-Camino crew during their appearances at the 2013 Leamington Fair and has since been making arrangements to bring them to Windsor Weekend. Ownerdriver Shelly Kujat — a Plymouth, Mich. native — recently contacted Fram to schedule an appearance at WW16. The Shell-Camino will be featured in the Windsor Weekend area on Saturday and in the GBM parking lot on Sunday with rides available. Known as the most advanced ride truck in its industry, the Shell-Camino’s body can move up and down via hydraulic controls.
“We’ve been working on a deal with them for a while,” Fram noted. “We knew it was something we had to have at Windsor Weekend.”
Aware of the Windsor-Essex region’s high population of drag racing enthusiasts, Fram was confident that an annual event exclusively for the county’s residents would be well received.
The event is also an effort to curtail illegal street racing and give local residents an opportunity to race each other head-to-head in a safe, regulated environment.
“We have a huge race contingent here — we always have,” Fram explained.
During the most recent Bracket World Finals at US 131 Motorsports Park in Michigan, a field of 50 entries included 22 Essex
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County residents. Including alternate racers, the WindsorEssex field present at the event was 28.
For more information on this year’s Windsor Weekend, visit the website www.windsorweekend.ca or contact Fram at 519-562-1406.
Leamington’s Danny Mastronardi arrives at the Leamington Cruisin’ 14 Car Show in August of 2014 in his 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. Mastronardi will set his sights on taking the Windsor Quick 8 crown away from Windsor’s Randy Darocy at this year’s Windsor Weekend, to be hosted by the Grand Bend Motorplex Friday, July 31 to Sunday, Aug. 2. (Sun file photos)
Federal Liberal candidate Katie Omstead opened her Leamington office at 25 Talbot Street West on Friday, July 24 during the annual Sidewalk Sales. Omstead is the Liberal candidate in the upcoming federal election (Oct. 19) in the Chatham-Kent-Leamington riding. Part of a diverse team of over 200 Federal Liberal Candidates, Katie Omstead is a public school educator who actively dedicates her time to her community, hosting fundraisers, coaching youth sports teams, and advocating for issues of social justice. Omstead is the co-founder of Leamington Stands Strong, a movement focused on growing the local economy, and a proud co-ordinator of ONE, a community organization dedicated to the prevention of sexual exploitation. Katie Omstead believes in hard work, accountability and transparency. Omstead’s focus is on strengthening healthcare and growing the economic bases of fishing, farming and manufacturing, while supporting the growth of agri-, eco- and cultural tourism. Omstead stated she’d like to ensure that young people have meaningful employment so that they can stay and raise their families in the riding. Also vying for the seat are Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren, and Tony Walsh running for the NDP. Omstead recently opened a second campaign office in Chatham. (SUN Photo)
Leamington Marina Hosts
Friday Night, Patio Nights...
Live Patio Music
7:30 - 9:30 pm
July 31 - Karen Morand - Folk/Pop
Aug. 7 - Lori Sheppard - Country/Folk
Aug. 21 - Gord Ciliska - 50s-80s
Aug. 28 - Dale Butler - Easy listening
Sept. 4 - David Light - Acoustic/Pop/Jazz/Folk
Rick Atkin Park Hosts
Sunday Summer Serenades
2 - 4 pm
Aug. 2 - Dale Butler Band
Aug. 9 - Bob Gabriele
Aug. 16 - Chapter Three Band
Seacliff Park Hosts Beach Concerts
7 - 9 pm
Aug. 1 - Echo Steps
Aug. 22 - Lady J’ai Mac
Aug. 29 - Johnny & The Lawmen
Seacliff Park Presents
Outdoor Movie Nights
Showtime 9 pm
Wed., Aug. 5 - Maleficent
Wed., Aug. 26 - The Avengers
Free Admission. Bring a lawn chair. Brought to you by:
Municipality of Leamington
Mosquito Lakers shine in Kincardine
The Harder Heating & Cooling Mosquito Lakers travel team took a road trip to Kincardine last weekend as a final tournament warm-up for the Ontario Championships. Their first game was against a defensively sound team from Mitchell. After keeping the game close for 4 innings, Riley Wiebe opened it up with a bases clearing triple to help secure a 7-0 win. Lucas Ingratta continued to swing a hot bat for the Lakers, while Owen Knelsen pitched a strong game for the win.
In the second game the team was up against London and the boys continued their hot play with a 13-1 victory. Brady Knelsen threw 4 strong innings with Derek Neufeld closing the game on the mound to secure the victory.
In the quarter-finals the team faced a tough pitcher from London Tecumseh and had to battle hard to a 6-4 victory. Riley Wiebe started the game pitching 4 strong innings and Nathan Krahn pitched a clean 7th to preserve the lead. The semi-finals proved to be a classic with the second seeded team from Listowel. With both clubs throwing their aces, the teams battled back and forth. Jason Friesen kept the Listowel team at bay, which was averaging 15 runs a game in the tournament, but the Lakers found themselves down 4-3 entering the 5th inning. Lucas Penner ripped a double just inside the bag at 1B, and two batters later Jesse Teichroeb singled him in to tie the game.
With the top of the order up in the 7th the Lakers added to their total and took a 6-4 lead into Listowel’s home half. Kanaan Gale continued his solid outing and made sure there
wouldn’t be a comeback in this game as he struck out the side to help the Lakers secure a spot in the finals. The offense was led by Jesse Teichroeb going 3-4 and hitting two clutch doubles in the game.
In the finals, Woodstock was up. After mercying their way into the finals the Lakers seemed pumped for the challenge. Kanaan Gale was able to keep them at bay for 3-1/3 innings, giving up two runs before his pitch limit got in the way
Owen Knelsen came in and kept the score down through 5 innings and the Lakers found themselves once again in a 4-3 ball game entering the bottom of the 6th.
Unfortunately the Woodstock sticks came alive in the inning as they scored 7 runs in the frame. The Lakers’ sticks couldn’t really get going against Woodstock’s pitchers and they dropped the finals 11-3.
Matt Thomas led the team going 2 for 3 in the finals.
The coaches and parents are extremely proud of the boys’ efforts, Keep up the great play, Lakers!
Harder Heating & Cooling Mosquito Lakers, front row, left to right: Matt Thomas, Lucas Penner, Nathan Krahn, Mathew Neufeld (bat boy), Brady Knelsen, Riley Wiebe. Middle row: Owen Knelsen, Derek Neufeld, Jason Friesen, Lucas Ingratta, Jesse Teichroeb, Kanaan Gale. Back row: coaches Jeff Thomas, Kevin Gale, Steve O’Neil. (Submitted photo)
Journal claims ball hockey sea-
son title, playoffs this week
New dry-fit shirts are being credited for helping the Wheatley Journal ladies win the regular season in Wheatley Women’s Ball Hockey action. The Journal had 7 wins and 2 losses throughout the season, followed closely by Johnston Net & Twine who had 4 wins, 3 ties and 2 losses. These two teams met in the final on Monday, July 27 for the Duct Cup (and bragging rights). One of the Journal’s losses was to Johnston’s, so it should be a really good final. Results will be in next week’s Journal.
The Consolation final was also on July 27 with Car Barn playing Anthony-Keats. The final points don’t reflect the true closeness of the competition in this league. AnthonyKeats has continued to improve and had many close finishes.
Monday, July 6 Johnston’s downed Anthony-Keats 5-1. Scoring for Johnston’s were Amy Bell with the hat trick and an assist, Lianne Imeson and Denise Howe with a goal and an assist each, and Tracy Sample with an assist. Scoring for Anthony-Keats was Kayla Lindsay, assisted by Tara Church.
In the second game of the night The Journal defeated Car Barn 2-0. Goal scorers were Marianne Vergeer, assisted by Noelle Resendes, and Lindsay Walker, also assisted by Noelle.
On July 13 it was a close match as Johnston Net & Twine defeated Car Barn 2-0. Scoring for Johnston’s were Lianne Imeson, assisted by Denise Howe, and Tammy Brown, unassisted. In the second game it was The Journal over Anthony-Keats 3-1. Scoring for the Journal was one each to spare Cheryl Klemens, Brenda Vink and Christine Hopper. Assists went to Cheryl, Terri Taylor and Brenda. Dana Church scored the Anthony-Keats goal, unassisted.
On the final night of the regular season, July 20 it was The Journal edging out Johnston’s 4-2. Scoring for The Journal were Sheila McBrayne, unassisted; Noelle Resendes, from Kathy Gradwell; Cheryl Klemens, unassisted; and Marianne Vergeer with the assist to Jill Walker. Denise Howe netted both Johnston goals, with assists to Wendy Degroote and Kellie Rodrigues.
The second game saw Car Barn defeat Anthony Keats 4-1. Scoring for Car Barn were Lisa (Derb) Brouwer, assisted by Elsie Leili; Lindsay Turner, assisted by Tara Brown; Sarah (Whittal) Sharon, assisted by Derb; and Rachael Blair, unassisted. Scoring for Anthony-Keats was Brooke Kaiser from Nicole Jackson.
Join us at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex – it’s air conditioned cool! View the Summer Activity Guide online – www.leamington.ca/recreation for detailed information on programs and classes at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation.
Summer Day Camp is the happening place to be for kids aged 4 - 7 & 8 - 12.
Lots of sports, games & activities and a different theme each week. This week’s theme: You’re the Chef!; next week’s theme: Water Week! Register in advance and save! Kids can attend by the week/every week or by the day. You can choose to purchase a healthy lunch (lunch orders need to be in by 5:00 pm one day prior) Camp counselors are trained in the HIGH FIVE principals of healthy child development.
Red Cross Swim Lessons DID YOU KNOW? You can continue to book Red Cross Swim lessons throughout the summer, as swim lessons are offered every day for a two week period. Enroll repeatedly!
NEW this Summer: Aquatic Leadership Courses offered in a “week-long” camp style - toward becoming a lifeguard and/or swim instructor. Check out the Activity Guide and register early!
• Bronze Cross – August 10 - 14.
Check out the summer pool schedule! “Within Arm’s Reach Policy” applies.
• Open swim each weekday afternoon 3 - 5 pm
• Open Swim Sat. & Sun. 1 - 3 pm.
Bring the Family for a splashing good time! Stay cool & refreshed all summer long!
FREE Tim Horton’s Swim – Fri. Aug. 14 from 3 - 5 p.m. “Within Arm’s Reach Policy” applies.
FREE Family Movie Night – Wed. Aug. 5 at Seacliff Park. The big screen will feature “Maleficent.” Bring lawn chairs, purchase wood-fired pizza, show time 9:00 p.m.
Home Alone Course - Register in advance. Youth ages 9 – 13 yrs. for Fri. July 24.
Red Cross Babysitter Course - Register in Advance. Youth ages 11 – 15 yrs. for Wed. Aug. 12.
Birthday Parties at the Complex. Choose from swimming, skating, gym time, or Kindernastics followed by a pizza party for the whole gang! The kids love all the fun of a Complex Activity Party!
Canadian Blood Services – Blood Donor Clinic – Wed. Aug. 5 from 12:30 – 7:00 p.m., Complex Gymnasium. Call 1-888-2 Donate!
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As kids — or even as adults — many of us have engaged in the ol’ “what would you do if you had a $1 million?” It’s always an interesting conversation because it brings to light the vastly different priorities from one friend to the next.
Some would spend it frivolously, buying exotic cars, massive homes with more bathrooms than there would ever be people to call it home, fancy vacations, so on and so forth. Others would invest the money in GICs, mutual funds, real estate or what have you. My son would purchase every Thomas the Tank Engine toy he could find (believe me, the final tally probably wouldn’t be far from $1 million). You’ve got to wonder how any of those answers could change if one of your cohorts were to actually win a $1 million lottery, but it’s still worthwhile conversation fodder when there’s time to kill.
Nowadays, $1 million doesn’t quite land a person into the lifelong lap of luxury like it once did. In Canada, a 2016 Z06 Corvette will run you well north of $100,000… before taxes. There goes more than 10 per cent of your newfound wealth. Around here, one acre of farmland will run you about $25,000. So if you’ve got a cool million burning a hole in your pocket, that’s good for 40 acres — which is NOT a big farm by any stretch of the imagination.
In case you’re wondering just how worthless $1 million is in the outlandish world of NHL franchise ownership… well if you haven’t already heard, I hope you’re sitting down for this. Just to APPLY to the league for an expansion franchise very recently ran a nonrefundable price of $2 million with absolutely NO guarantee that the paperwork you just filled will even be considered. Not exactly a sound investment.
The NHL recently opened its mailbox to such applications after hearing that 16 potential ownership groups had expressed an interest in becoming the club’s 31st members. The deadline was July 20, by which point two — count ’em, TWO — such applications had been submitted. Most of us were none too surprised to hear that 14 individuals or groups scoffed at the price of admission and walked away.
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman however had the audacity to be angered and insulted by the lack of commitment. The little weasel apparently expected $32 million to be thrown at the headquarters’ doorstep in New York City. What surely enrages him even more is that one of the two applications was sent his way from a corporation looking to put another team in… dare I even type the horrible and offensive ‘C’ word… Canada.
To be more specific, media magnate Quebecor has its sights set on bringing the Nordiques back to Quebec City. In the Encyclopedia Bettmanica, there is nothing worse than an NHL team situated in a relatively small city that actually experiences sub-zero degree temperatures in the dead of winter. The other market, in case you’re wondering, is Las Vegas. Yes, I suppose the very least you can do after spending several months getting 10,000 people to put a modest down payment on dirt-cheap season tickets is actually APPLY for the team.
Surprising nobody on Earth except Bettman, all was quiet on the Western Front — a.k.a. Seattle. Nope, nobody willing to throw $2 million in the air for a team that can’t find its way into a city without a new arena being built there first (a city that won’t even THINK of building that arena until an NBA franchise can be secured first… did I mention the fact that the NBA has NO interest in a revival of the Supersonics?).
You might be thinking that $2 million is chump change for some of the wealthiest big shots in the Western Hemisphere, and you’d be right. But even for them, there’s a limit to how much they can and will spend on a franchise in a sport the majority of Americans couldn’t care less about. Bettman has been insisting on an expansion fee of $500 million. Yes, half a billion dollars on a team that will likely be the worst on-ice product in the league for at least a couple seasons. Someone should tell King Weasel that billionaires don’t become (or remain) billionaires by throwing a massive portion of their net worth at an investment that may never stop gushing red ink. I suspect he’s got a case of “but the L.A. Clippers sold for $2 billion a couple years ago” syndrome — kind of a large-scale version of Kijiji advertisers who want $20,000 for a slightly better than average condition 1979 Camaro, swearing that “one just like it” sold for twice that much at Barrett Jackson last year (never mind the fact that THAT car was actually a show-winning, low-mileage 1971 Camaro SS with a 402 cubic inch big block).
So are hockey fans in Quebec City and Sin City celebrating in the streets? Not quite yet. First, the majority of the 10,000 season ticket holders for the Vegas club aren’t likely from Vegas. Most of them are likely Canucks, Flames, Oilers, Jets, Hawks, Leafs and Habs fans who’ve found that its actually cheaper/easier to fly to Nevada for a week and catch a game or two there than finding nosebleed seats in their team’s own barn.
Fans in QC know better than to assume the league will roll out the blue, white and red carpet for them. They’ve got an interested ownership group, a brand-spankin’ new arena
and a fanbase that will no doubt stay afloat without having to benefit from revenue sharing, but that might not be enough for the NHL. King Weasel could very well cite the Canadian dollar or conference imbalance as an excuse to shun what is by far the most lucrative market without fellow pro-sports entertainment dollar competition. Yes, accepting Quebec City’s bid would be $16.7 million into the pockets of each of the other 30 owners… but what’s $16.7 million worth nowadays?
LSCU going green, looking for funding
Leamington Soccer Club United (LSCU), in an effort to help cut down on the use of plastic water bottles, is looking for funding to make sure that every player and coach within the organization eliminates the use of plastic water bottles by providing everyone their own metal sports water bottle.
LSCU hopes that this catches on throughout the local league, which currently has over 120 teams and almost 2,000 soccer players and coaches.
For more information go to www.gofundme. com/LSCUGoingGreen
Peewee Minor Defeats Tecumseh A
LDMBA’s Tyler Wiebe slides into second during a Peewee
Lakers game on Friday night in Leamington where the locals defeated Tecumseh ‘A’ 7-5. (Submitted photo)
E.S. Thursday night men’s golf
With the season now half over, the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores had its second Fun Night July 23. Players teed off in a nine-hole shotgun start at 5:30 which featured all teams playing a Stableford golf format where points were awarded for eagles, birdies, pars and bogies.
Team Walter Hagen, featuring Kevin Babkirk, Terry McLaughlin, Tim Schultz, John Tofflemire and Wray Pollock, and Team Byron Nelson, with Richard Lowes, Carl Grossi, Richard Reive, Albert Jenkins, Wayne Quinn and John Rutgers, tied for first place with 26 points apiece, while Tim Towle, Wayne Gillett, Ralph Warkentin, Frank Dick and Ted Dube of the Bobby Jones team finished alone in third spot with 25 points.
Looking at the overall numbers for the standings at the halfway point, Team Jack Nicklaus remains firmly in first place with 125 points, while Team Bobby Jones has moved up to second place with 108 points. Team Gary Player is in third spot with 104 points, with Team Byron Nelson just another three back at 101 points.
The team of Tiger Woods is in fifth place another three points back at 98, with Team Sam Snead slipping behind into sixth spot with 91 points. That leaves them four better than Team Tom Watson, which has 87 points. The remaining three teams of Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan and Walter Hagen are much further back in the standings with 60, 58 and 55 points.
The weekly matches now continue with regular season play right through until October 1, with the Final Banquet and Awards night slated to take place on October 8 at 6:30 p.m.
To follow the League’s results and find out more about upcoming matches, go to www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page” site.
Minor Midgets named co-winners at London tournament
The Leamington Minor Midget Lakers were declared cowinners of the Southwest London Minor Midget Summer Classic last weekend, July 17-19, after a torrential rainstorm forced cancellation midway through the championship game.
Leading 2-1 after three innings against the West London Tincaps, the game was halted due to a lightning sighting and before the game could be resumed the skies opened up flooding the diamonds and making it unplayable.
“It is a shame we couldn’t get the game in,” said Robert Sayler, tournament convener. “Both teams were undefeated going into the final game, and it looked like it was shaping up to be a real battle.”
In the championship game, Kameron Wall blasted a long ground rule double that bounced over the fence in right centre field to score Kyle Nesbit. Aidan Massad then drilled a single to score Wall as the Lakers built a 2-1 lead before the game’s stormy ending.
To reach the final the locals beat the Bolton Braves 6-4 in the semi-finals. In pool play they beat London Tecumseh 10-0, shutout Toronto Playgrounds 2-0, and defeated the Niagara Falls Vikings 8-2.
Against Southwest London, Massad tossed a no-hitter, striking out 12 in six innings. Brett Enns led the offense with three hits, and Wall, Dawson Iles and Anthony Fehr had two hits each.
Toronto Playgrounds loaded the bases with none out in the first inning and came away with no runs to set the stage for a tough defensive battle. Lucas Lamotte earned the win striking out 7. Enns came on in the fifth and got the save. Niagara Falls jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but that was all the Lakers would give up as they battled back to a 4-2 lead, then added four in the top of the seventh. Enns took to the mound and threw a real gem of a game. Wall came on in the seventh to earn the save, striking out the side. Massad led the Lakers offensive with a four-hit performance.
Both of Saturday’s games will be remembered for the sweltering heat and humidity.
Against Bolton on Sunday morning, Leamington chipped away building a 6-0 lead after six innings. The Braves made it interesting, scoring four runs and bringing the winning run to the plate. Lamotte struck out the last Bolton batter on three pitches swinging. The exciting finish advanced the locals to the final.
Aidan Massad was named the tournament MVP. In three pitching appearances he only gave up one earned run and batted .615 in the five games. Players of the Games award winners included Massad, Lucas Lamotte, Kameron Wall, Jared Klein and Brett Enns. Enns, batting lead-off, batted .571 in the tournament.
The Leamington Minor Midget Lakers are sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating and include Dylan Bertolo, Brett Enns, Anthony Fehr, Dawson Iles, Jared Klein, Lucas Lamotte, Aidan Massad, Justin Myer, Kyle Nisbet, Brandon Teichroeb, Kameron Wall, Kyle Wall and Ryan Wall.
Minor
Lakers Brett Enns and left fielder Dawson Iles avoid a collision as Enns snags a soft pop-up in the game against Tecumseh London last weekend.
Progs golf results
July 22 was a beautiful sunny day that was enjoyed by 44 proggers at Erie Shores Golf Club. With perfect conditions, it was thought that a lot of plus scores would avail, but it was not to happen. It was mentioned that the proggers have been so used to playing on rainy Tuesdays that sunny Wednesday tee times were strange to the group. Only 43% of the golfers were plus one or better. Top scores of the day were Roger Cote +7, John Rutgers +6 and Neil Reimer +5.
The winning team can thank all three of these golfers as they were all team D members. Pocketing $10 each last week were Messrs. Rutgers, Reimer, Cote, Conn, K. Segedin, Tremblay, Sabelli, Plumb, McRae, Herbert, Sudds and D. Segedin.
Skin winners were Messrs. Gare, Sudds, Cote, Andary, Herbert and Rutgers. They each took in $9.
Neil Reimer gave the snake away to Gord Anderson on the first hole but felt so bad about it that he 3-putted the sixth to take that “purple” beauty back. Word out is that he is planning to choose his own group to offer the chance to win the “snake”. Watch out Ron, Fred and Steiny.
Minor Midget Lakers have 3-game week
It was a busy week for the Leamington Minor Midget Lakers. Coming off an exciting tournament in London, the Lakers met three tough opponents in Sun Parlour Midget league action.
On Tuesday, July 21 the locals edged the Woodslee Major Orioles 3-2, Friday evening they dropped a 5-0 decision to the Amherstburg Major Cardinals, and Sunday in a game against the Chatham Major Diamonds the locals came up short by a 7-6 score.
It was “All Wall” in the win over Woodslee. Ryan Wall pitched six innings and earned the win. Kameron Wall had three hits and pitched the seventh inning to earn the save, while Kyle Wall had a pair of hits including a leadoff single in the seventh that resulted in the winning run when Kameron Wall doubled.
Brett Enns also contributed two hits.
Against the Amherstburg Cardinals, the Lakers came up a bit flat giving up three runs in the first inning and a pair in the seventh in the 5-0 loss. Aidan Massad, Kyle Wall, Dawson Iles and Brandon Teichroeb were the only Lakers to get hits.
“The Cardinal defense had a great game, we hit the ball,” said coach Terry Misener. “Nineteen of our 21 outs were batted balls, we only had two strikeouts.”
At Fergie Jenkins Field in Chatham, the Lakers fought to a 6-4 lead in the top of the seventh only to see the Diamonds answer with three runs to steal the win.
Kameron Wall led the offense with three hits, and Jared Klein and Anthony Fehr chipped in with two hits each. Teichroeb drilled a double, knocking in two runs to get the locals on the board in the fourth.
In the exciting seventh inning, Teichroeb and Iles both laid down perfect suicide bunts to give Leamington the short-lived 6-4 lead.
The Chatham Diamonds winning run was scored after Kyle Wall’s diving stop of a hard hit ground ball at first base, he righted himself and threw it to the plate, missing the out by inches.
Massad and Kameron Wall shared the pitching duties.
The Lakers travel to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, this weekend to complete in the Battle at the Border tournament.
Donates Photos to LDMBA
Last week, local historian Scott Holland (left) gave Leamington District Minor Baseball Association president Kevin Gale (right) a file containing over 425 photos pertaining to Southpoint minor baseball. The photos span a timeframe of 1974 to about 2002 and are from the archives of the former Leamington Post. Along with the photos, a flash drive with all the photos on it was given to Gale.
GOJHL rated #1 for second straight year
By C. Scott Holland
It certainly shouldn’t come as any surprise, but the Junior Hockey News, which covers junior hockey throughout North America, has named the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League as the number one player development league in Canada.
The rating is based solely on 2014-2015 and does not include any historical criteria. The assessment is based upon how the league does in preparing players and moving them to the NHL, NCAA, Canadian universities, USHL, NAHL, Canadian Jr. A and major junior hockey programs. Each league’s size and depth of player talent was also taken into account.
All ratings were done independently from the opinions of scouts throughout Canada and the United States. When the final results were in “it wasn’t even close”, the Junior Hockey news stated. The GOJHL is hands down the number one development Jr. B hockey league in Canada for the second straight year.
One of the kudos given the GOJHL is that “its majority of teams are seen by scouts who see GOJHL play as the equivalent of Jr. A level but without the Jr. A label.”
The next four in order were: Eastern Ontario JHL (Ottawa region), Vancouver Island JHL, Pacific JHL, and the Heritage Jr. B HL.
Erie Shores senior golf
Fifty-three golfers came out for a warm sunny day of golf on July 27.
The 50/50 was won by Francis Garant and Gord Anderson.
Gary Alderson was closest to pin on #3 while Gary McRae beat out Tim Dobson for closest on #16.
Larry Hughes edged out Ken Luxford for longest putt on #7, while Ernie Schmidtgall did the same to John Rutgers on #13.
This week’s game was called wolf, where each person in the foursome is the wolf every fourth hole and his net score counts on that hole while the best net of the other 3 golfers counts for the other score on every hole.
The latest ranking is another feather in the league’s cap as it continues to draw the increased interest of hockey players, scouts and fans through Canada and the U.S.
The winners with a score of -19 were Matt Dick, Bob Sutherland, Dan Dalimonte and Wayne Quinn. There was a tie for second and third place at -17. The teams were: Ken Luxford, Brent Metz, Bob Park and Jim Bleasby; and Brett Madden, Ernie Schmidtgall, Guy McIntyre and Rudy Dick. Fourth place at -16 was the team of Henry Hildebrandt, Dick Segedin, Carl Young and Willy Krahn.
Four golfers managed more than 1 bird for the round. They were John Rutgers #12 and #13, Ron Tremblay #3 and #14, Dave Robinson #2 and #6, and Gord Robertson #4 and #10.
Richard Humber and Dave Wilkinson birdied #1. Dave also had low front nine at 36.
Ron Koop, Barry Miller and Ron Tiessen had birds on #2, Larry Lucier had a bird on #9, Matt Dick on #11, Ernie Schmidtgall and Wayne Quinn on #12, Bob Sutherland on #14, while Gary McRae and Dick Segedin rounded out the birdies on #16.
Low round of the day went to Ernie Schmidtgall at 77, followed by Ron Tremblay and Ron Tiessen at 80 each.
Because of the holiday on Monday and a Senior Tournament next Wednesday, the Senior League will not play again until Aug. 10. So if you haven’t signed up yet, please do so by Aug. 6.
County Bridge Results
Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. July 20: 1st Nina Towle and Helen Preyde, 2nd Dave Derbyshire and Mame Nicholson, 3rd Joyce Moran and Marilyn Robbins, 4th Yvonne Gagnon and Sharon Lutz. Bridge games are each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.
Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. July 22: North/South - 1st Al Morrison and Pauline Mikolash, 2nd Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 3rd Joyce Bear and Nancy L. East/West - 1st Don Franks and Cookie, 2nd Bob and Sally Bell, 3rd Ernie and Sonia Jackiw. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. For more info call 519-738-4939.
By Bob McLean
Beautiful golf day for TT seniors league
On Tuesday, July 21 the Talbot Trail Golf Course had 72 enthusiastic seniors participating in their second league scramble.
Bob Lee’s magnificent shot on #7 ended up a mere 6 feet from the hole. Bob’s effort earned his team T5G2 (Pete Daudlin, Bob, Richard Humber, Vic Marcovecchio) $10 each. Dave Dent came close to obtaining an ace on #9 as he was a mere 2 feet from the stick. Dave’s outstanding effort gave T6G1 (Ron Nicholls, Kevin Jordan, Jim Pearson, Dave) $10
each. Vic Marcovecchio converted a 20-foot putt on #2 to win the long putt for his team - T5G2. Each player received an additional $5. Bob, Dave and Vic also earned a sleeve of golf balls for their personal victory on the various holes.
Placing first in the scramble with an excellent 32 was T9G2 (Jim Omstead, Wayne Humber, Al Matthews, Neil Adamson). Each player received 2 sleeves of golf balls. There was a 3-way tie with 33s for second place that was broken by selecting numbered coins. Cleaning house again for
their third victory was T5G2. The amazing thing was they won before Pete even drew a coin. Four new golf balls were presented to each player. Placing third was Tom Hyatt’s team. The players were Tom, Herb Reid, Kevin Miller and John Liddell. Each participant obtained a sleeve of balls. Finishing in fourth place was Gerald Rivait’s teamT1G3. Two new golf balls were handed out to Gerald, Bob McLean, Mac Hyatt and Ed Woelk.
The Most Honest team was T1G2 (Bill Adams, Ron Steingart, Mario Ingratta, Andy Orsini). Each
player received two golf balls. Anyone who didn’t receive a golf ball could take one new ball from the red container.
The draw winners for the gift cards were as follows: Bill (Wiz) Derbyshire $30, Neil Adamson $25, Joe Vertel $20, Ed Woelk $15.
The league is presently signing up groups to do two future travel excursions. Belleview is on Friday, August 7, and Ridgetown is on Wednesday, August 26. If you are interested in playing, sign up as ASAP!
As always the league extends sincere thanks to Greg Coulter and his hard
SOUTHPOINT SUN
working, friendly staff who served the hungry and thirsty senior crew. Tom Dunn continued his masterful barbecuing of hamburgers and hot dogs. Derek Brown and all of his outside workers had the greens and course in topnotch condition.
Special thanks are extended to Orville Houser for stepping in and delivering a very humorous joke to the league members. He did the joke without a Scottish accent, Bill! Where were you?
The league hopes to see even more of its past senior members out in the near future.
NOTICES
Union Water Supply System NOTICE
LEAMINGTON WATER TOWER REHABILITATION
The Union Water Supply System will be undertaking the rehabilitation of the Leamington Water Tower starting the week of July 27, 2015. This rehabilitation includes sand blasting to remove the existing paint and recoating of the interior and exterior of the water tower. It is expected that the work will last from July to November 2015.
While construction is in progress, some inconvenience to nearby residents will be unavoidable, but the works and the schedule will be arranged and conducted such as to reduce any inconvenience to a minimum. The water tower shall be surrounded by scaffolding and an enclosure during the sandblasting and painting. While the work takes place, there will be equipment noises emanating from the site and some extra vehicular traffic near the site.
The Union Water Supply System understands that the project will result in some inconvenience to public, especially nearby residents and businesses. However, with everyone’s understanding and co-operation it is anticipated that this much needed work will proceed smoothly and will result in a successful project for the betterment of the whole community.
Should you have any questions please contact the Union Water Supply System at 519-326-1668.
Yours very truly,
Rodney R. Bouchard General Manager Union Water Supply System
NOTICES
MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON NOTICE OF PROJECT COMMENCEMENT
MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENT ADDENDUM NORTHEAST TRUNK SEWER
Background
In February 2006 the Municipality of Leamington completed the Expansion of Sanitary Sewer Service Area ‘Schedule B’ Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study. The study addressed the need to expand the existing urban area sanitary sewer service area necessary to accommodate future growth in the northeast and southeast areas of the municipality. The solution was identified as the construction of a new gravity sewer system that would send flows south to the Leamington Wastewater Treatment Plant. Since the project did not proceed to construction within the allowable 5 year timeframe, the original Class EA has expired and an addendum is required.
The Process
To address the above, the Municipality has initiated an EA Addendum Study. The addendum study (see grey area in map) will consider direction from the current municipal Official Plan Review and confirm service area boundaries and associated demands, as well as review wastewater infrastructure components, sanitary sewer alignment options and wastewater treatment requirements. The study will conclude with the preparation of an EA Addendum report that will be available publically for a 30 day review period. A notice of Filing of Addendum will be placed in the local newspapers as well as sent to those on the study mailing list.
How To Get Involved
The Municipality of Leamington wants anyone with an interest in the study to have an opportunity to provide input which will help the project team in the decision making process. A Public Information Centre (PIC) may also be held later in 2015 to present the recommended wastewater servicing strategy. If you have any questions, like to be added to the study mailing list, or would like to obtain additional information, please contact:
Allan
Botham, P.
Eng. Manager of Engineering Services
Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 abotham@leamington.ca 519-326-5761 ext:1302
Paolo Eugeni, P. Eng. Project Manager AECOM 4-350 Caqbana Road East Windsor, ON N9G 1A3 Paolo.Eugene@aecom.com 519-951-3089
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and may be released, if requested, to any person.
This notice issued July 29, 2015 www.leamington.ca
LEAMINGTON ONTARIO CANADA
Leamington Mayor John Paterson Mexican Consul Alberto Bernal
RIGHT: Chatham-Kent Essex
Dave Van Kesteren.
Susie Cervini, left and Bakous Nohra dance to traditional Italian music.
SOUTHPOINT SUN
1 BEDROOM NEWLY renovated apartment for rent. Adults only. No pets. $695/ month, utilities included. Call after 6:00 pm. 519-3263157. my6-tf
1 BEDROOM CONDO for rent - 44 Robson Road
Leamington. $750 plus util/month. No pets. Call Kathy 519-326-5786. jl22-tf
ONE ROOM - SHARE kitchen and bath. Between Super Store and town. References required. Call 519-322-0845. No caller I.D. - Leave phone number. jl29
COMING UP
KINGSVILLE LEGION BRANCH 188 Friday Night Dinners 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekly Specials $12 (Ribs or Perch). Other weekly menu items $10. Brunch on the second Sunday of the month, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519733-5162 (office) or 519733-9081 (bar). oc29-tf
Leamington Heights
400 Oak St. E., Leamington GREAT 2 bdrms, UTIL INCL! COME SEE! Social room w/events, pkg, secure entry, on-site mgmt. CALL TODAY! 519-324-9610
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PLUMBROOK MANOR
APARTMENTS
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FIORE TOWER
2 bdrm apartment and penthouse available in Leamington. Located near shopping. Util incl, on-site mgmt, secure building, laundry, elevator, party room. Call 519-326-4622 to inquire.
J J STITCHING - SEWING, alterations, and repairs. Pants shortened $8.50 plus tax. (Some exceptions may apply such as lined pants). If your clothing is too tight or too baggy, give me a call to see if it can be altered. Call Jean at 519-968-2261. 14 Johnson Avenue, Leamington. jjstitching@gmail.com jn24-se30
CALL KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja14-tf
PLUMBING SERVICE
• Repairs
• Installations
• Drain Cleaning
• Excellent Rates
• 37 Years Experience Ed Higginbottom 519-329-1779 eh48@hotmail.ca
I AM A VERYyoung, middle aged man, 5' 10" tall, slim, dark hair, with a full smile. I live on 2 acres close to Leamington (6 miles). Not into bar scenes! Truly would like to meet a lady and share what I have with her! 519326-6985. jl29-au5
INDOOR/OUTDOOR
CARPENTRY - Renovations and repairs, windows (full warranty), doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathroom. Decks, fences, sheds & vinyl siding. Free estimates. 35 years experience. We install windows and doors year round (senior discount). Call Bill at 519-566-8408. jl29-au19
FOR HIRE - CHAUFFEUR with classic Jaguar. Hourly or daily rates. For weddings and proms. Call 519-8194763. jl22-au12
WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 26 AT 7:00 PM At 567 – 11th Conc. Rd, Town of Kingsville, located approx. 2 km west of Albuna Townline (Cty Rd 31). The Pleasant Valley Community Club is disbanding and the property must be sold.
This country property with mature trees features a 264’ x 165’ lot located on a paved road. Municipal services include Natural Gas, Hydro & Telephone. Water is from a rock well on the property. There is no municipal water line at the road. Current zoning is EG (education).
Building on the Property is a vinyl clad, one floor, 1434 sq. ft. older building now being used as a community centre. Contents of building included with the property.
Riding Lawn Mower selling separate: 3 yr old J.D. D110 riding lawnmower w/38” cut & J.D. 19.5 motor.
Terms on Property: a down payment of 10% of the purchase price required by the successful bidder made payable to Paul Mullins in trust. Balance on or before Fri., Sept. 25, 2015. Property sells subject to owner approval.
Open House: Saturday, August 8 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Lot line survey, building inspection report, property appraisal available for interested parties at open house. To view property at other times call Don Ames, 519-975-2408
Proprietor: Pleasant Valley Community Club
Auctioneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 Photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com
3 FAMILY YARD SALE at 808 Road 5, Leamington. Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Collectibles and treasures, automotive parts and tools, and much more too numerous to mention. jl29
MULTI-FAMILY BARN SALE
- 903 Mersea Road 7, August 1, 2 & 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Collectibles, housewares, linens, electric Franklin fireplace, radial arm saw, snow blower, generator, air compressor, tools, 1958 McCormick Farmall 130. jl29
GARAGE SALE FRIDAY JULY 31 & SATURDAY AUGUST 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 198 Ellison Ave household, clothing and misc. jl29
GARAGE SALE - 9 BRIARWOOD LEAMINGTON. Kids clothes, toys, bikes, adult clothes, lots of household items, golf set, lawn mower. Starts Thursday at 4:00 p.m. till Saturday at noon. jl29
YARD SALE - 2 MARIE CRESCENT(Sandy Lake Estates), Leamington. Friday, July 31 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 1 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Young adult and kids clothing, most items $3.00 each - popular name brands. Furniture and household items. jl29
YARD SALE - 7 SHAWNEE COURT, Leamington. Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clothing, household items, toys, books, seasonal and miscellaneous items. jl29
psi, 1.7 hp, 25 gallon, standup with wheels. - $160. Cub Cadet Snowblower with protective windshield. Model #11530C - $2400. Trademaster 13" Drill Press, all accessories included - $150. Call and leave name & number - 519326-4269. jl22-29
Jack Morris
SOUTHPOINT SUN
GREENHOUSE FARM
LABOURER wanted. Wages
$11/hour. Min. 40+ hours
Mon-Sat. Must be able to maintain attendance, vital for harvesting. Repetitive tasks, handling heavy crates 40 lbs, working in hot conditions. Send resume to:
Ingratta Farms, 341 Morse Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 or fax 519-326-1082.
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DINIRO FARM NEEDS full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.00/hour, 50+ hours, 7 days/week. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds on a repetitive basis. Please apply via email to: dinirofarm@wavedirect.net.
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JANITOR & WELDERS REQUIRED
Apply in person to:
Fab. Inc.
HELP WANTED FOR
SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT STARTING IN AUGUST
TRUCK DRIVER WITH AZ LICENSE
Apply By Mail: Human Resource Dept. P. O. Box 70 , Ruthven, ON N0P 2G0
Apply In Person: Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Apply By Fax: 519-326-1714
GREENHOUSE WORKER Day Shift – Weekends
• Candidates will be working in the greenhouse as harvesters and crop workers with other duties as assigned.
• Ability to do repetitive tasks, work in a hot environment and attention to detail.
• Salary: 11.00/hour, working 40 plus hours a week including weekends and holidays.
Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com (627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V8)
We are a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality healthy greenhouse products and looking for an Office Clerk.
WANTED
SHEET METAL WORKER
Licensed 308A (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available
& AC SYSTEMS MECHANIC or RESIDENTIAL AC SYSTEMS MECHANIC
Licensed 313A or 313D (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available PLUMBER
Licensed 306A (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available
Prefer resume to be dropped off at: 238 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON Resume must include school transcript, references and MVR (motor vehicle report)
Alternatively - send to: 519-326-3632 Fax or grossi@grossiplumbing.ca
Responsibilities
• Conducting internal and external Food Safety audits
• Food Safety documentation and compliance
• Implementation of processes, procedures and training
• Implementation of recall procedures
• Corrective action implementation
• Create and develop safety procedures
• Give support in safety to Operations Department and encourage safety culture among employees
• Hazzard identification, risk assessment, and determination of necessary controls
• Investigation and record of occupational health accidents/incidents/near miss/ hazards situations.
• Assist Production Coordinator with tracking of employee hours
• Assisting with documentation for Grower – documenting various costs and product usage
• Documentation of Research and Development projects
• Other duties as assigned
Skills Required:
• Excellent leadership, organization and communication skills, along with a keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy
• Computer literate
• High School graduate
• Preference will be given to those with some experience in Food Safety or Health and Safety
Please forward your resume listing the position you are applying for and wage expectations in confidence to hr@orangelinefarms.com
We thank all applicants in advance, and advise that only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. No telephone inquiries please. Please reference the position you are applying for on your resume.
PINNACLE ACRES REQUIRES Full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.00/hr, 50+ hours, 7 days/wk. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Work site: 333 County Rd. 18 Leamington ON, rural setting, must have own transportation. Crop maintenance and harvesting, other duties as required. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs on a repetitive basis, fast paced environment, strong work ethic, punctual, reliable. Please apply via: email pinnaclejobs@hotmail.com or fax: 519-326-9253. No experience or education required. oc15-tf
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FRESH FARMS & greenhouses
JOB OPPORTUNITY
General Labor Warehouse, Vegetable Packer Hours vary on production. Minimum Wage. Please Fax resume to 519-733-8059.
Mucci Farms Ltd. has an
IMMEDIATE NEED
for the following positions:
GROWER
Responsible for day to day involvement in the growing of plants, and implementation of reliable growing processes including pesticide application, irrigation, lighting, temperature, growing media, fertilization, nutrition, and monitoring the overall health of plants.
Qualifications: Minimum 5 years experience as a grower in a high-tech greenhouse environment.
PRIVA CLERK
Responsible for daily administrative tasks required to keep the organization functioning efficiently such as, verifying accuracy of Priva data, preparing reports and graphs, communicating effectively with labor force, in addition to identifying problematic areas and taking corrective action.
Qualifications: Familiarity with Priva software, 1-2 years experience in an agricultural administrative setting.
LABOUR SUPERVISOR
Responsible for the labor force by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results: coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures. Completing production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel; establishing priorities; and reporting production summaries results.
Qualifications: Minimum 3-5 years experience as a Labour Supervisor in a greenhouse environment.
GROW WITH US
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity in a growing company, Please submit your resume, stating position of interest, by email to: jobs@muccifarms.com OR in person to: Mucci Farms Ltd. 1876 Seacliff Drive, Kingsville, ON, N9Y 2N1
Office Clerk
SOUTHPOINT SUN
Experience preferred but not necessary Excellent Pay Plan and Benefits
Please send resume to to P.O. Box HH
Southpoint Sun, 194 Talbot St. E, Unit 5, Leamington, ON N8H 1M2
GFL Environmental is an industry leading provider of commercial, industrial and residential waste and recycling collection.
We are looking to fill the following positions in Windsor
DZ Residential Driver/loaders
Previous waste experience an asset but not required, training will be provided to all successful candidates.
•We offer competitive wages, benefits, including an RRSP & DPSP plan
•Boot allowance and uniforms provided
•4 day work week – optional overtime
Please email an up to date copy of your resume, drivers abstract and CVOR to careers@gflenv.com or fax to 905-428-2324.
BUSINESS MANAGER
Sale of Financing, warranties and insurance Related to the automotive industry Experience Preferred Great Benefits and Excellent Pay Plan
Apply in the strictness of confidence to P.O. Box GG
Southpoint Sun, 194 Talbot St. E, Unit 5, Leamington, ON N8H 1M2
We are a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality healthy greenhouse products and looking for a Line Lead for our Specialty Package Line.
LINE LEAD
For more details visit our website at: http://www.gflenv.com 2700 Central Ave, Windsor ON LANGEMAN MANUFACTURING LTD, an international coating systems technology company has a full time position opening in our light manufacturing division. She or he must be physically fit and able to work 9 hour day shifts, 45 hours a week.
We are a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality healthy greenhouse products and looking for
PACKING/GRADING STAFF
Responsibilities:
• Packing and grading of produce as directed by Line Leads
• Flexibility to work extended hours, including Saturday hours
• Follow all policies and procedures as it relates to Human Resources, Health and Safety and Food Safety
It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, excellent attendance and punctuality.
Additional Important Key Attributes:
• Self motivation
• Attention to detail
• Own transportation
• Excellent multi tasking skills under pressure
• Ability to lift up 20 lb boxes
• Ability to work as a team or independently
If you possess these attributes, please send your resume to hr@orangelinefarms.com Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the packing line of 10 – 15 employees
• Ensure customer specifications are being followed and adhered to
• Working with scheduler to coordinate the personnel in order to meet production goals
• Report all machine issues to Operations Manager and Maintenance
• Report personnel issues to Human Resources
• Train new employees as necessary
• Maintain accurate records
• Complete all relevant required documentation in an accurate and timely manner, including recording all packaging completed and the packaging used and/or destroyed
• Maintain a neat and organized work area
• Follow all policies, practices and procedures as it relates to Human Resources, Health and Safety and Food Safety
Qualifications:
• Self- motivation and attention to detail
• Flexibility with working hours (Days Only including Saturdays)
• Own transportation
• Excellent multi-tasking skills under pressure
• Ability to lift up 20 lb boxes
• Work in cold and hot environment
• High School diploma or equivalent experience
• Basic math aptitude
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
If you possess these attributes, please send your resume to hr@orangelinefarms.com Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Please submit your resume... by e-mail to: beth@langeman.com by fax to: 519-326-4188 or drop off at: 56 Oak Street East, Leamington No phone calls please.
a better opportunity awaits
Discover a better place to grow your career: a place that’s caring, engaging and rewarding. We’re proud of our diverse culture of trust and respect. It’s a culture guided by solid leadership and collaboration from every member of our organization.
The Co-operators, a leading Canadian-owned insurance and financial services company, is looking for a qualified:
Associate Insurance/Financial Advisor Leamington, ON
the opportunity
The Associate Insurance/Financial Advisor is a key player in the support and development of the agency operation primarily through sales and service. This role utilizes a broad knowledge of The Co-operators insurance products and services including personal lines (auto, home) and specialty lines (farm and commercial). In addition, may provide sales and service for life and wealth products if life licensed.
your qualifications
You will have a General Insurance Licence and be proficient with the Microsoft office suite and other technology. You will be skilled in communication, organization, time management, client service, decision making and problem solving. A minimum of 2 years insurance industry experience including sales experience is preferred. A Life License is an asset. A valid driver's license may be required
If you are interested in a career with The Co-operators, email your resume to:
Joseph Betlehem
joseph_betlehem@cooperators.ca
SOUTHPOINT SUN
Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $11.00 for 44.0 hours per week. You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment.
No education or experience is required.
Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca
TO THE
2021 Division Road North
Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9
Phone: 519-733-2305
www.kingsville.ca
kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca
The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville Seasonal/Part-Time
There is an immediate opening for a Seasonal/Part-Time Employee in the Parks & Recreation Department.
Work Schedule:
• 40 Hours per week from April 1st through November 30th, days, afternoon and weekend shifts.
• 24 Hours per week commencing December 1st through March 31st days, afternoon and weekend shifts.
Duties:
Horticultural and grounds maintenance, supervision and custodial work for all municipal parks and facilities. This is a front-line position that involves interaction with the general public.
A complete description of the Parks & Recreation Department - Seasonal / PartTime Employee duties and Application Form (Career Profile Form) are available online at www.kingsville.ca under the Employment Opportunities heading or may be obtained at the municipal office at the address below. To be considered for this position the Career Profile form must be completed.
Interested applicants shall submit a completed Career Profile form no later than Friday, August 14, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. Completed Application Forms will be accepted by regular mail, personal delivery or email to:
Human Resources Department
AT 3:00 PM
The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, ON N9Y 2Y9 E-mail: alonsbery@kingsville.ca
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Local pro presents lessons at Erie Ramblers
By Bryan Jessop
A rare opportunity to fine tune motocross skills at an ideal location with ideal instructors did not go unnoticed for a few dozen enthusiasts.
Kenzie Hennessy — a rookie professional motocross racer and owner-operator of HMX Racing and Training — led a group of 42 riders for a day of lessons at the Erie Ramblers Motorcycle Club’s grounds on Deer Run Road Wednesday, July 22. The students ranged in age from four to 49 and were divided into separate groups according to age and skill levels. The event was open to the public as well as Erie Ramblers members and included guest speakers, prizes and a dinner.
A former Ottawa resident now living in Kingsville, Hennessy himself came up with the idea for a day of public lessons at Erie Ramblers. More than half of the students who attended the course were non-members, some hailing from areas including Sarnia, Chatham and London. Others made shorter trips from Windsor, Kingsville, Leamington and Wheatley.
“I started thinking about this one in the winter,” the 22-year-old explained. “It’s just a chance for riders to get more comfortable and have a day of fun. For a lot of them, this is a chance to ride on a track where they’ve never practiced before.”
Instructors for the local lessons included retired professional racers Kyle Snelgrove and Jason Foldesi as well as Travis Barrette and Breanna Rose. Younger and less experienced students were taught basic fundamentals while older and more seasoned participants learned tips and how to fine tune their skills for competitive racing.
“It’s a day with a bit of everything,” Hennessy noted. “Technique is the biggest thing in this sport.”
The July 22 event was free to Erie Ramblers members and included a nominal fee for nonmembers to help Hennessy’s organization cover the cost of insurance. The lessons ran from 10:30 a.m. to dusk on both the oval track and the course toward the facility’s west end.
Hennessy has been riding dirtbikes since the age of 14 and has been racing since he was 16. The 2015 season marks his first as a professional racer, although he is limiting his schedule to the three Ontario competitions in the CMRC (Canadian Motorsport Racing Corp.) Pro Nationals tour. Racing in the MX1 class, Hennessy’s season began July 12 at Gopher Dunes near Courtland and continued at Sand Del Lee MX Park near Ottawa July 19. The local rookie qualified for the final in each event, placing 33rd at Gopher Dunes and 34th at Sand Del Lee.
“Those races went pretty much how I wanted them to,” Hennessy explained. “Qualifying was the big thing for me. Finishing in the 30s is expected for a pro rookie.”
The Sand Del Lee competition was a homecoming of sorts for Hennessy, who moved from Ottawa to Kingsville about three years ago. His reasons for making the move were straightforward.
“My girlfriend, my sponsors and a month less of winter,” explained Hennessy, who works at Leamington District Memorial Hospital in materials management.
His final stop in the 10-round season will be the Aug. 15-18 weekend in Walton, close to Goderich.
Backed by success from his first round of lessons at Erie Ramblers, he plans to bring the event back for 2016.
“I’d like to make it bigger next year, with more time to prepare the track,” Hennessy said.
Kenzie Hennessy displays a banner promoting his first year of professional motocross.
Breanna Rose offers some pre-run instructions to a group of students at a HMX Racing and Training course hosted by the Erie Ramblers Motorcycle Club Wednesday, July 22. HMX is owned by Kingsville professional motocross racer Kenzie Hennessy.
