Eleven vying for five councillor seats in Municipal Election
By Sheila McBrayne
With just under three months left until the 2014 Municipal Election, it looks like councillor seats are in high demand at the Municipality of Leamington.
Eleven candidates have filed their papers for the five available councillor positions (as of Monday, July 28). Candidates include: Rick Atkin, Robert A. (Bob) Bradt, Chris Chopchik, Bill Dunn, Derek Friesen, John Jacobs, Keith Klassen, Judy Lear-Zylstra, Robert Tatomir, Larry Joseph Verbeke and Tim Wilkinson.
Of the 11 candidates four are incumbents. The only other sitting councillor is Hilda MacDonald who has filed for the seat of deputy-mayor. She is the only candidate vying for the second in command position. Current deputy-mayor Charlie Wright has not made his intentions known and has not filed nomination papers.
Leamington’s top seat – mayor – also has a single contender as incumbent John Paterson was early out of the gates to file his nomination papers back in January.
The last day for filing nominations is Tuesday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Municipal Office. Nominations may be withdrawn from the election until September 12 at 2 p.m.
On Wednesday, October 9 Voter Information Kits will be mailed out to eligible voters who appear on the voters list.
Leamington’s municipal election will use internet voting for 2014. This sole method of voting follows Council’s strategic plan to be environmentally friendly and to embrace technology. Online voting will take place starting at 12:01 a.m. on October 17 to October 27 at 8 p.m., with results released after 8 p.m. October 27.
Monday, December 1 will be the inaugural meeting of the new Leamington Council. Municipal elections are held every four years. The next election will be 2018.
Blood inventory at five-year low
Canadian Blood Services needs your help. The national inventory is the lowest it has been in more than five years at this time of year.
The Blood Signal is on! The Blood Signal symbolizes a rally cry for communities to come together and save lives. It is a reminder that there is a greater need for blood NOW.
For many, long weekend holidays bring travel, family fun and a welcome change in routine, but it can also mean more demand for blood and blood products when less blood donors are available.
A blood donor clinic will be held at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St., on Wednesday, August 6 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Walk in, bring a friend, and help save a life. You can also call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283) today to schedule an appointment.
The CiB Judges from Communities in Bloom (CiB) – Ontario were toured around the entire Municipality of Leamington on Saturday and Sunday, July 26 and 27. The judges and their escorts stopped at the Big Tomato tourist information booth on Saturday morning. Pictured here, from front to back are CiB Ontario Judge Lynda Rotteau from Goderich, Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright, CiB Ontario Judge Gerald Reycraft from Glencoe, Dave Campbell, Leamington Chamber of Commerce, and Greg Rice, CiB Committee volunteer. “The greenhouse tour was amazing... and McCracken’s sawmill was just wonderful,” said CiB judge Lynda Rotteau. She also commented on the CiB scrapbook prepared by Catherine Riediger for the judges. “It’s a wonderful book, very nicely done. Someone did a lot of work. It’s very nicely done,” she said. Results from the judges tour - the awarding of blooms - will be announced later this year.
(SUN Photo)
RIDE conducted on Pelee Island
The OPP conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Pelee Island on Wednesday, July 23. Approximately 25 vehicles were stopped, resulting in police issuing the following: 7 provincial offences; 2 offences under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act; 9 Highway Traffic Act warnings; 3 Off Road Vehicle Act warnings; 6 Liquor Licence Act warnings; and 1 threeday licence suspension.
Report on development charges presented
Monday night, July 14, the mandatory public meeting about the proposed Development Charges By-Law was held. Nearly two dozen people were in the Council chambers to listen and participate in the meeting. The economic consultant who prepared the development charges research report/background study opened the meeting with a quick overview of development charges: what is included and what is not.
First, a list of services that are not included in development charges was presented. Then the process to identify what the charges should be was explained. It is impressive the amount of research that must go into developing the numbers. Essentially, once the amount to be included is calculated, it is then divided between residential and non-residential development and applied to the growth predictions to generate individual charges. The growth predictions are based on building activity, and not on population growth.
The development charges in the urban area are higher than rural development because only the urban development pays for wastewater services (out in the country development must build its own septic system).
Currently, the development charges are $9,426 municipal-wide and $12,712 urban for each single detached house. The proposal is to drop the charges to $8,513 municipalwide and $11,641 urban. Non-residential charges are proposed to drop to $0.63 per square foot from $1.13 per square foot, and the calculated rate for greenhouse development is $7,882 per acre (but the current charge is discounted, and this may continue when the by-law is considered).
One key question from Council related to the category ‘indoor recreation services’ where the development charge calculation raised the amount to $3,981 from $1,489. Because of the debt incurred to construct the twin ice pad and the low growth prediction the amount grew greatly. By contrast, with a low growth prediction new roads and police expansion (for example) are correspondingly reduced so the amount does not rise.
Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright argued that the recreation charge level was not credible, and claimed that the development charge principle was a “Toronto-based” system and not particularly appropriate to Leamington.
Councillor Hilda MacDonald asked about the possibility of exempting seniors housing from development charges and was told that it is legal to exempt any category of development. The difficulty is to identify precisely the type of development Council wishes to exempt.
MedLINCS is an experiental day camp for high school students designed to show them the opportunities in health care. The MedLINKS camp was a big success and was funded by the Community For Doctors committee, a group of volunteers from Leamington, Kingsville and Essex.
This year’s camp was run by the following med students from the Schulich School of Medicine in London: Natalie Sirizzotti, Kyle Fiorini and Matt Battiston, There are many people without whom this program would not of been possible.
We would like to thank the following for their time and support:
• Bradt’s Butcher Block, Leamington
• Crystal, Procure at LDMH
• Dr. Chris Anderson
• Jenny Palmer, Pharmacy LDMH
• Jill Kalapos, former LDMH OB nurse
• Jerry Loveless, LDMH Physiotherapist
• Melissa, LDMH Occupational Therapy
• Alaina Melito, Tecumseh Medical Centre Travel Nurse
• Breanne Hopkins, Windsor Essex Community Health Centre Reg, Dietician
• Bill Marck, Town of Leamington
• Royal Bank, Kingsville, Mgr. Kevin Martin
• Chief Bob Kissner, Deputy Chief Jeff Dean & the Firefighters at the Kingsville
Dept • Municipality of Leamington
• Dr. Elizabeth Hooper
• All our great Campers! If we forgot anyone, we apologize!
from any charge). Councillor Atkin asked what the impact would be to remove any specific debt from the development charges. The problem is certain facilities must be constructed to a size beyond immediate growth need, and debt is inescapable. That is why debt is carried and a burden added to development charges.
First among the public to speak at the meeting was Robert Tatomir. He referred to projected capital expenditures as a wish list of stuff that isn’t needed, and called for a two-year moratorium on capital acquisitions.
The general manager of the Ontario Greenhouse Growers spoke to the competitive factors that determine where greenhouses are built, including “south of the border”. He indicated he would welcome the opportunity to continue a dialogue with the municipality about water/development charges.
The developer of Southwinds Estates is worried that high development charges will hinder development, and that low development charges will act to “kick-start” the housing market.
A representative from Nature Fresh Farms spoke about development charges increasing being “another nail in the coffin” of greenhouse development, and hoped that discounted development charges would continue.
To conclude the meeting, members of Council had a final opportunity to express opinions and perspectives on the topic.
Councillor Atkin reviewed the history of the expansion of the water system and the extent of consultation with the greenhouse industry and directed his question to the extent of water debt that Leamington pays based on accommodating the greenhouse industry has been paid back and so an explanation of why or why not DC charges should be discounted for this sector. An administrative response indicated that separating out greenhouse contributions to the development charges for water system expansion is impossible.
Councillor Rick Atkin got clarification that this type of development exemption can be a partial exemption (a reduction in charges, rather than complete exemption
A final piece of advice came from the consultant to Leamington Council: the by-law can include a clause reducing a development charge by a specific per cent (for example 50%) and then, whenever Council wishes the clause can be amended to another level (for example, lower the discount to 25% or even increase the discount to 75%). The simple reality is, however, if a development charge of $10,000 is owed and Council decides to only collect 50% of that, the remaining 50% must be made up by the taxes that residents are paying. The only other way to achieve a reduction would be to exclude capital projects from inclusion in the DC charge calculation until 50% is achieved.
To close the meeting, Council gave direction to administration to come back with a scenario that would see a 25% or a 50% reduction in the consultant’s calculated development charges for three years across the board.
Charged with impaired driving
Leamington OPP stopped a minivan early in the morning on July 24 after it sped past a patrol officer on Princess Street travelling at a high rate of speed.
The driver of the vehicle was a 40-year-old Leamington woman who exhibited signs of impairment. She was the only occupant in the vehicle. She was arrested and charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Exceed 80 Milligrams of Blood Alcohol Content. She appears in court August 7.
New Rotary president sworn in
On Monday, July 14, Chuck Parsons was sworn in as 2014-15 President of the Leamington Rotary Club. Assistant District Governor Julie Ricci conducted the ceremony with the assistance of Past President Diane Sampson.
Along with Parson’s official Rotary International pin given by Assistant Governor Ricci was a special gift from dear friends Bonnie Reynolds and Bill Henderson of Antlervisions. It was a hand-carved Rotary pin, made by Bill from moose antler and inlaid pipestone dust from Minnesota. It is said to bring sacred unique energy, patience, confidence, wisdom and strong protection. A beautiful, cherished, one-of-a-kind gift.
Rotarian Elmer and his wife Laura Kochie hosted the induction at their home. It was a special evening with Rotarians, friends and family present.
Phosphorus and nitrate a problem for Sturgeon Creek
By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent
When the East Side Arterial Road was constructed, a storm water management facility was constructed to regulate the flow of water into Sturgeon Creek during rainfall events. During the review and approvals process the Ministry of the Environment expressed concern about nutrient levels in the creek (and its ability to handle any more nutrients that might be in storm water).
A subsequent report confirmed that “Sturgeon Creek has one of the highest concentrations of phosphorus and nitrates measured in streams and creeks in southern Ontario. Sturgeon Creek has little or no remaining capacity to assimilate these two nutrients. That is to say, the phosphorus added to the creek from agricultural and residential land uses, upstream, is making its way to Lake Erie, stimulating algae blooms, and thus depleting dissolved oxygen levels (eutrophication).”
As a consequence of the condition of the creek, Leamington will have to invest more money in the storm water management facility, including an abatement medium at its outlet to remove nutrients from the storm water before it enters the creek.
An Environmental Assessment, now accepted by Leamington Council, identifies the preferred method of constructing modifications to the original design that will meet the Ministry’s requirements. As part of adopting this plan, notice of completion will be published in
the paper, copies of the report will be available for 30 days for public review and comment, and if no objections are received under the Environmental Assessment Act, a public tender will be let to complete the works this year.
The location of the area in question is south of Goslin Court, west of Anfred Street and northeast of Sturgeon Meadows Avenue.
Legion Donates to Bus Fund
Leamington Legion Br. 84 recently made a donation to the Sun Parlor Home Mobility Bus Fund. Legion Br. 84 Membership Chair Richard Howe presented a $1,000 cheque to Rosemary Stickles of the Sun Parlor Home Auxiliary. The fundraising campaign is ongoing and donations are welcome to help toward the purchase of a new bus for transporting residents to appointments and recreational activities. (Submitted photo)
CRITICAL ILLNESS
We all understand the importance of life insurance, the truth is that insurance against an illness or disease that prevents you from working is a complimentary product that provides an additional layer of security to you and your family when you have essentially cheated death. Critical illness insurance is a living benefit and pays out a lump sum of money, giving you the flexibility to do a lot of things that you need to do while you and your family are fighting this health event. It could be for child or home care, your spouse taking off time at work, medication or travel expenses. There could be the option of going to the U.S. to receive a medical procedure or treatment.
There are a number of companies in Canada offering this product in numerous forms that are readily available. Consider some of these possibilities if an illness strikes:
• Allow your partner to take a leave of absence from their employment while you recover
• Pay or reduce debt, loans or mortgages
• Pay for medical treatment both here and outside of Canada
• Supplement the reduced income
• Allow you to focus on recovery
• Replace a co-owner or key person in a business
• Hire a temporary replacement in a small business
We have all seen other lives affected by this. It is not the total answer, but it can complement the other forms of protection you may have.
Talk to one of our
Specialists today!
Leamington’s 2014-2015 Rotary Club President Chuck Parsons and Assistant District Governor Julie Ricci. (Submitted photo)
On the way to a new beginning
We finally arrived safely in Florida! Our car was laden with the belongings we chose for our new life and Charlie, our little dog, was cuddled on my lap.
emotional send off!
It’s hard to believe that just over a week ago we celebrated the marriage of our daughter, Michaela, and her husband Zach. The day was everything we all dreamed of and more. The rain that fell on and off during the day didn’t even dampen our spirits and the promise that it brought good luck brightened them. The ceremony was scheduled to take place outside at Mastronardi Estate Wineries, but due to the inclement weather it was moved inside. As Mark and I arrived with the bride, just prior to the procession, the sight of our friends and family gathered in the tastefully decorated pavilion lightened our hearts, as the sun-dappled vineyard formed a perfect backdrop.
The 24-hour drive finally brought us to Fort Lauderdale, where we will check off our list of ‘things to do’ prior to our cargo flight to Little Whale Cay, Bahamas, our new home base. Groceries for the next four weeks will be our main focus and one that will come with a learning curve, I am sure. I’m savouring ice cream for now as I suspect it will not be a staple.
The quiet presence of both Eadie and Laura from Mastonardi assured us that everything about the evening would be nothing less than perfect. They orchestrated the decor, timing of events, an exceptional meal, and speeches, allowing everyone present to relax and enjoy the many special moments. My sister, Laurie, officiated by conducting the couple’s wedding ceremony with a very personal touch. My mother, Maeve, gave a homily that brought heartfelt messages and lessons to everyone there!
We are very excited to begin our new adventure, but would be lying by not admitting our fears as well; however, we’d always regret not at least trying.
“Today is not just another day. It’s a new opportunity, another chance, a new beginning. Embrace it.”
Streets, town and marina look gorgeous
Editor,
The father-daughter dance kicked off the dancing, welcoming all the fathers to bring their daughters to the dance floor which quickly filled. The evening continued with a mother-son dance, then everyone else was welcomed to dance for the rest of the evening. I’ve never witnessed so many young men on the dance floor before and noted how they were very light on their feet! They must have been the groom’s friends from his varsity volleyball team as they were all tall, nimble and quick!
I read with interest the letters to the editor from Kevin Penton and Greg Rice on Leamington’s hanging baskets. As a result, I drove and walked around Leamington to see this “hatchet” job. What I found was exactly the opposite. The streets, the town and the marina look gorgeous, the hanging baskets included! I can only conclude that the department in charge of this work is doing a wonderful job.
One perfect day was followed by another as Sunday was Funday! We held an open house for all friends and family as our last hurrah in our Wheatley home together. Bountiful good food and fun definitely jump-started our week of packing, goodbyes and well-wishes. We feel blessed with all the support we have received.
I see the workers caring for the baskets and flowers as early as 6 a.m. each morning, including Saturdays and Sundays. They are dedicated and should be very proud of their work. I challenge anyone and everyone in Leamington to look around the town and judge for themselves.
On Friday Mark and I were packed, ready, and up for our drive south. The newlyweds headed north to attend two more weddings en route to a cottage near Thunder Bay. Anna left for her new job in Calgary, and Cheyne moved to his cousin Josh’s house down the road until he heads back to school in New England.
To think that someone believes our mayor micromanages this department and instructs workers when to trim flowers and gardens is laughable! Is it maybe that an election is coming and someone wants to make our mayor look bad? Maybe the ‘childish’ behaviour can be attributed to people writing these articles that trash workers doing great work!
– Walter Brown, Leamington
Driving down our road, leaving our house behind after living there for 23 years, was difficult yet exciting. What an
Mayor responds to letters to the editor re: hanging baskets
Dear Editor,
In an attempt to address resident concerns reported in the July 23rd issue of the Southpoint Sun regarding the trimming of the hanging flower baskets, hopefully any conspiracy theories promoted by the two individuals who commented can be put to rest.
Works Department which is responsible for them and ask the simple question — “why?”. The answer to the question follows.
First of all, the Mayor and/or Council members do not have nor should they have control or influence over the various departments or employees that look after our Municipality. Elected officials are there to set policy and give direction to Council’s one and only employee, the CAO. The CAO is the person who runs the town based on the policies and strategic planning direction given by Council. The CAO then directs the individual department heads who then direct their staff members to accomplish those goals set by Council.
The inference that an attack was made by a person or persons who were not in favour of CiB (Communities in Bloom) is nonsense. Council unanimously supported the project even though it was not a 2014 budget consideration. And within its policies and financial framework, Council as a whole continues to support the efforts of the group who is working so hard to reach their goals of success. The CiB group is trying to do in a few short months what normally takes a year to plan and execute and we wish them well.
To find out why the hanging baskets were so aggressively cut back, one only needed to contact the Public
“This year due to the exceptional growing conditions we experienced early, the baskets really took off and we had to trim them back more than usual in order for them to thrive the entire season. Trimming them back establishes a stronger base stem that can support the bigger plants that we later see touching the sidewalks and opens them up for better circulation to prevent disease. If left untrimmed, the baskets will outgrow themselves, start breaking off and look stringy with the weaker stems instead of full and long like everyone expects.”
This explanation comes directly from the professional horticulturalist that assists our Public Works Department with all things green and beautiful in our Municipality. It is unfortunate that the trimming took place so close to the CiB judge’s visit, but that disease and stringiness was already occurring and immediate action was needed. The decision to do so did not come from the Mayor or any member of Council but from a professional horticulturalist.
As expected, the baskets are already starting to fill out and bloom. In no time they will be big and beautiful once again and we will all be able to enjoy them for the entire growing season.
– Mayor John Paterson, Municipality of Leamington
Input
Feedback session to be held in Leamington
For the past 28 years, Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens’ Organizations (OCSCO) has focused on improving the life of seniors by providing educational programming, conducting research and public policy awareness. In response to the report, Shifting the Paradigm on Ageism: Strategies for Positive Active Aging, OCSCO identified a need for a resource tool, a “roadmap”, to help aging Ontarians choose the best options or deal with new circumstances.
OCSCO is asking for feedback from older Ontarians in three (3) key areas of the province in order to develop a Roadmap for Informed Decision Making as You Age. The goal of the “roadmap” is to help older Ontarians identify how they make decisions and deal with the future. The tool could help deal with new experiences as we age, such as loss, changes in health and other problems that can often be overwhelming. The “roadmap” will also give insight into finding resources in the community to help deal with those changing situations, and remove the feeling of being “in over your head”.
For rural communities and small towns’ consultations, OCSCO is teaming up with Leamington & District Half Century Centre, an active seniors centre in South Essex. They offer a variety of activities and services. The Centre is organizing Essex community feedback sessions. Feedback sessions on August 11 will be at 160 Talbot St. E. (Leamington & District Half Century Centre) from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Complimentary light lunch and refreshments will be provided. Registration is required.
Adults 55+ are encouraged to participate to sort out and describe the problems they or their friends have encountered. This will help develop a shared understanding of what is needed to get help or how to access the most appropriate support for that person at that time.
The Roadmap for Informed Decision Making as You Age is planned to be completed and released early in 2015, including at the Leamington & District Half Century Centre.
To register as a participant, contact Leamington & District Half Century Centre at 519-326-2521. You can also visit them on Facebook.
For information on the Roadmap for Informed Decision Making as You Age consultation, contact: Elizabeth Macnab, Executive Director, OCSCO 1-800-265-0779 or email: elizabeth.macnab@ocsco.ca. Information on OCSCO and this project is also available at www.ocsco.ca.
Wheatley’s oldest resident passes away
Wheatley’s oldest resident, Merle Derbyshire, passed away on Wednesday, July 16 at the age of 108 years, six months, and 9 days.
Merle was born Merle Dorthea Dawson in 1906 in Romney Township to parents Cyrus Harry and Fanny Mae (Pickle) Dawson. She grew up on a farm with her four brothers and
three sisters – Rex, Max, Glen, Ray, Leta, Gladys and Norena. Merle lived through two World Wars, the Great Depression and so many changes in technology. So, what was her secret to living for 108 years? Well, she doesn’t have any secrets… “The Lord’s been good to me. I can’t do anything about it. I love the Lord and He loves me,” she told The Journal in 2011 when she turned 105.
As a young girl Merle stayed on the farm and helped care for her sick mother. Merle married Seth Derbyshire in 1938 and they resided in Wheatley. She raised his three children – Ruth, Mac and Don – and then they had two children, Bill and Ann (Grimes). She was grandmother to Steven (Lacey), Corinne (Andy), Roberta (Ken), Beverly (Allan), Patricia (Eric); 12 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Merle was probably one of the last (if not the last) of the Canadian Silver Cross Mothers from World War II. Son Donovan Derbyshire, Pilot Officer with RCAF Bomber Command, was shot down over Germany May 23, 1944.
Merle lived at the Leamington Mennonite Home for many years.
Gazebo coming soon at Leamington Marina
Construction of a multi-use gazebo at Robson Park at Leamington Marina will begin soon as a way to improve the entertainment offerings at the waterfront.
Local musicians Dale Butler and Michael Binder spearheaded the project, raising $5,000 through various community events.
“There has been a need at Robson Park for a structure such as this to offer shelter and additional power for the various musicians and special events,” said Ken Brown, Manager of Public Works.
It is envisioned the gazebo will host events such as the Sunday Summer Serenade Series which features different musicians each week throughout the summer months.
Completion of the gazebo project is slated for the end of August. “The gazebo will be a great addition to an already beautiful park,” commented Butler.
From left to right: Manager of public works Ken Brown, Dale Butler, Michael Binder and Leamington horticulturalist Carrie Middlemist.
Merle Derbyshire
and...100th Anniversary
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014
• Fish Fest Art Camp Art Works instructor Katherine Burton
• 11:00 am 7:00 pm - Perch dinner Taylor Fish, Erie Street South
• 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Erie Street Closed beside Ivan Coulter Park
• 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
• Wheatley Legion
CONTACTS
• Sue at 519-560-7049 or Larry at 519-325-8042
• 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 (Erie St. and Chestnut)
• 11:00 am - Marching Parade, Wheatley Arena to Middleton Line
• 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
• 1:00 pm - Name of Mascot announcement, Coulter Park Stage
• 1:00 pm - 100th Anniversary Official Ceremony, Coulter Park Stage
• 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Home Grown Music, Coulter Park Stage
• 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Wheatley’s Famous Yellow Perch
& Broasted Chicken Dinner at Wheatley Arena, $20
• 9:00 pm - 1:00 am Music at Wheatley Arena, “Ryan Bradley”
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2014
• 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Breakfast at Legion, hosted by 1st Wheatley Scouts
• 10:00 am Outdoor Church Service – Coulter Park, (Wheatley Baptist Church rain location)
• Wrap-up of Southwest Outdoors Club Big Boyz Fishing Tournament Wheatley Arena, 12 noon - 5 p.m., draws, raffles
• 12 noon - 5:00 pm - Wheatley Idol, Two Creeks Conservation Area
• 6:30 pm - Concert at Two Creeks, Southern Winds Brass
• 10:00 pm Ghost Parade, starting at Coulter Park
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Now is a great time to research a potential career change, Aries. You're feeling motivated and ready to try something new, so now might be the time to take that leap.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
Technology plays a big role in your life this week, Taurus. Your office may be upgrading new equipment, or you have decided to rewire your home.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, take a deep breath and go with the flow when you find yourself unusually busy this week. A change of plans may find you spending more time at the office.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
You're in for a nice financial surprise this week, Cancer. Whether it's a raise at work or some other financial windfall, money is coming your way shortly.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, expect some unexpected visitors this week. Straighten up around the house and make the most of this unplanned time with a few old friends.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
Friends or colleagues at work may introduce you to something that captures your interest, Virgo. You are ready for something new in your life, and this will tickle your fancy.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
Travel is in your immediate future, Libra. Enjoy this escape from the daily grind and invite a few friends or family members along to make the trip that much more memorable.
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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Good news is on the horizon, Scorpio. It may be a pending promotion at the office or a chance to go out with friends, but either way it will put a smile on your face.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
Expect your life to change dramatically this week, Sagittarius. An intriguing bit of news could have you imagining all sorts of interesting things for the months to come.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, if you're itching for change, look no further than your own family members for inspiration. Good advice is always available if you care to ask.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Aquarius, a busy week ahead will also be a happy week. That's because you will be busy doing something that you enjoy and the time will fly by. Enjoy the ride.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, jump at the chance to get away and enjoy an unplanned adventure. The next few days may provide the experience of a lifetime.
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Maya Rudolph, Comic Actress (42)
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Manu Ginobili, Athlete (37)
JULY 29
Josh Radnor, Actor (40)
JULY 30
Laurence Fishburne, Actor (53)
JULY 31
Zac Brown, Singer (36)
AUGUST 1
Jason Momoa, Actor (35)
AUGUST 2
Kevin Smith, Director (44)
Dark Sky Weekend returns to Pelee
By Bryan Jessop
Things were ‘looking up’ at Point Pelee National Park over the past weekend.
The Dark Sky Weekend program returned to the site Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27, featuring presentations by astronomy journalist Peter McMahon. The Port Hope, Ont. native started both days by offering park visitors the opportunity to safely gaze directly at the sun using a high-powered telescope fitted with a special, razor-thin metal filter.
Situated in the Visitors Centre parking lot, guests were able to see the sun in it’s natural, nearly completelywhite hue.
Also visible through the telescope were sun spots, what McMahon described as ‘energy volcanoes’ from where solar flares erupt. Sun spots, he explained, are typically the size of the Earth up to five times larger in diameter and average temperatures of 5,000ºC — about 1,000ºC cooler than the rest of the sun’s surface.
The metal filter used reduced the amount of light exposed to the viewer’s eye by 99.999 per cent — still offering ample illumination to see a detailed image of the sun, which is roughly one million times larger than Earth.
“A lot of people have been misinformed into thinking that the sun is an average-sized star,” McMahon explained. “It’s actu-
ally bigger and brighter than most. Most stars are actually red dwarfs, which aren’t even visible from Earth.”
Following each day’s one-hour sun gazing opportunity, McMahon directed local space enthusiasts’ attention to a mobile, inflatable planetarium situated within the Visitors Centre transit loop. Despite being small enough to store in the trunk of his car, the planetarium, once inflated, can host up to 35 viewers at a time. McMahon has routinely brought the device to schools, shopping malls, senior centres and Dark Sky Preserves such as Point Pelee over the past year and a half. The July 26-27 weekend marked the attraction’s second visit to the local national park and McMahon’s fourth overall appearance to the Point since he began making public presentations about 10 years ago.
McMahon, who is a regular columnist with Sky News Magazine and freelances for publications including Canadian Geographic and Readers Digest, presented planetarium shows during Dark Sky Weekend every half hour from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday, the presentations were followed by “Wilderness Astronomy” — campsite stargazing hosted by the Visitors Centre theatre. From 9 p.m. to midnight, stargazing offered visitors the chance to see planets, meteors, comet tails
and stars.
Point Pelee National Park became one of Canada’s 20 Dark Sky Preserves in 2006. Such regions implement legislation that doesn’t allow for excessive light pollution, making them ideal destinations for stargazing. The next closest DSP is located on the Bruce Peninsula.
“A lot of people don’t know these places exist,” said McMahon. “Canada is the world leader in Dark Sky Preserves — there are only 40 on Earth. Astronomy is being a new thing to do at Point Pelee. It’s one of the smallest (DSPs), but its also the most accessible.”
About half a dozen DSPs exist in the United States with the rest dispersed between Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
McMahon’s presenta-
New chief of Essex Windsor EMS appointed
The County of Essex has announced the appointment of Bruce Krauter as Chief, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services. Mr. Krauter has served as the Acting Chief of Essex-Windsor EMS since late February, 2014. He commenced his position as permanent chief immediately.
Mr. Krauter brings 32 years of EMS experience to the chief’s position, beginning his career as a primary care paramedic in Essex-Windsor, holding progressively senior managerial roles with the former Sun Parlour EMS Essex and Chatham-Kent branches and most recently serving as Deputy-Chief, Professional Standards, at Essex-Windsor EMS.
With a staff of approximately 300 paramedics and support staff, and an annual gross budget of $36,000,000, Essex-Windsor EMS provides emergency medical services to all residents in Windsor and Essex County and on Pelee Island. Essex-Windsor EMS is principally funded by the County of Essex, the City of Windsor and the provincial government, and operates as a department of the County of Essex.
tions will again begin school tours in November. His self-arranged shows have brought him as far north as North Bay and as far east as New Brunswick. Point Pelee has been his most southerly destination, where he first arrived to conduct research for an article on Dark Sky Preserves. Point Pelee will host another Dark Sky Night Saturday, Aug. 30, to be attended by the Royal Astronomical Society. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own binoculars or telescopes. Call the park at 519-322-2365 ext. 0 for more information.
Karmin Kuehnel takes a peek at the late-morning sun through a telescope fitted with a special lens filter during Point Pelee National Park’s Dark Sky Weekend, held Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27.
Parks Canada’s Dan Dufour and astronomy journalist Peter McMahon view different settings for McMahon’s portable planetarium prior to public viewing during Point Pelee National Park’s Dark Sky Weekend held Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. (SUN Photo)
Meet & Greet with Katie
Omstead Thursday
Residents of Chatham-Kent-Leamington are invited to a Meet and Greet with Katie Omstead. The event is taking place on Thursday, July 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Seacliff Park Pavilion (just behind the splash pad) in Leamington.
The evening will include a brief talk with Katie sharing her vision for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, live music and kids’ activities. Finger foods and refreshments will be provided. The event is free. Parking is available at the Seacliff Park parking lot and along Forest Avenue.
Katie Omstead has been formally approved by the Liberal Party of Canada as an official nomination contestant in the riding of Chatham-Kent-Leamington.
BANK NOTES
10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434
LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805
HIPHOP and CIRCLE DANCE CAMP
August 4 – 8
For children ages 9 - l2. However, if there are some eight yearolds and thirteen year - olds who are interested, please do not hesitate to call 5l9-839-4347. Registration is $75 per child. Mornings only. Healthy snacks are provided.
HIPHOP is self-explanatory. Circle Dance is similar to line dancing, except that it takes place in a circle. The focus is on movement, rhythm and fun! Please know that no previous dance experience is required.
Circle Dance Instructor: Edward Mulcaster.
Assistant: Helga Enns.
Hip Hop Instructor: Morgan Malott. Assistant: Spencer Malott. These two sisters did a dance routine at our Third Annual Fish Fry at The Wheatley Legion, and blew the audience away with their performance.
By this time in the summer, kids are starting to get bored. What a perfect way to keep them active and away from their computers, etc. They are more than ready for a camp that is in the mornings only.
To register, call 5l9-839-4347.
AUDITIONS
For Norm Foster’s play, “WRONG for EACH OTHER”
One Female – 25 to 35 years of age.
One Male – 25 to 35 years of age. Do not be deterred by the age. There are people 45 years of age who could easily pass for 35.
If you look much younger than your biological age, please feel free to call the following phone number and set up an audition time. 5l9-988-6950.
Thank you so much to those people who auditioned on Monday, July 28th at The Bank Theatre. You will be contacted shortly.
The performance dates for “WRONG FOR EACH OTHER” October l7, l8 and l9 and October 24, 25 and 26.
New Member
Move over, Bill Hutchinson. At ninety years of age you are no longer the oldest member of the Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre. Ann Spaunburg, ninety-four years old, has recently joined the SPPCT and attended her first performance at The Bank Theatre. She had been concerned about accessibility, and was delighted to find the theatre totally accommodating to older people with mobility issues. Ann has attended productions at Blythe, Grand Bend, Petrolia, St. Mary’s, Strathroy and Pelee Island, just to name a few. Now she will be attending productions in Leamington at The Bank Theatre. Coincidentally, the last play she enjoyed on Pelee Island was “THE FOURSOME,” by Norm Foster. She fully intends to see “WRONG FOR EACH OTHER,” another Norm Foster play at The Bank Theatre this October.
Follow The Bank Theatre on Facebook www.facebook.com/TheBankTheatre Email: banktheatre@gmail.com Website: www.banktheatre.com
Searchlight winners to perform at Seacliff Park as part of SUNsational summer concerts
Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk, winners of the 2014 CBC Searchlight Contest, will be performing at Seacliff Park in Leamington on Monday, August 4 at 7:00 p.m. This is an all-ages, free event. Visitors are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or enjoy refreshments on the patio at Burgess on the Beach. Everyone is welcome!
The band, fronted by songstress Lauren Mann, hails from Brooks, Alberta, and has collaborated with musicians to form Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk. They have released one full album, “Over Land and Sea”, and a b-side known as “A Traveler’s Anthem”.
Since 2010 the group has toured over 500 cities across North America.
The CBC Searchlight Contest is an annual contest “to discover the country’s best new musical act”. As the 2014 winners of Searchlight, beating out thousands of artists in different genres — from hip hop to indie rock — they were the opening act at this year’s CBCMusic.ca Festival, which took place in Vancouver on June 14, and received $20,000 worth of musical equipment from Yamaha Music Canada.
The SUNsational Summer Concerts at Seacliff Park in Leamington presents Canadian performers from a wide range of genres. The municipality coordinates the concerts with a modest budget and advertising is supported by the Southpoint Sun. To be con-
sidered for the 2015 SUNsational Summer Concerts, please contact Amanda Smith, Manager of Recreation, Tourism and Culture, for the Municipality of Leamington.
For more information about the events and activities happening in the community of Leamington, view the Community Calendar at www.leamington.ca
Southern Winds Brass Quintet to perform at Two Creeks
The range of music offered by the Southern Winds Brass Quintet will amaze and delight you. Do you like the Beatles or to go back to the Roaring Twenties? Perhaps you prefer jazz or gospel. Maybe you’re moved by classical music or something traditional.
All of these styles will be part of the concert starting at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 3. Gifted musicians, delightful music – in turns memorable, moving and stirring – a great time. Come and enjoy it all at the natural amphitheatre at Two Creeks, located just north of Wheatley on Erie Street (a.k.a. Kent Road #1). If the weather does not co-operate the concert will be moved into the pavilion.
Bring your own chair or use one of the benches provided. Sample the snacks offered by the Wheatley Scouts. No set fee, give what you want, if you want, and enjoy the show and good, old-fashioned company.
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.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of Windsor-Essex is looking to recruit families and volunteers residing in the Essex-County area who may be eligible to participate in our traditional 1-to-1 Match Mentoring Program. ‘Little Brothers’ and ‘Little Sisters’ are children between the ages of six and eighteen years of age who benefit from having the support, guidance and friendship of an adult mentor. ‘Big Brothers’ and ‘Big Sisters’ are volunteer mentors ages 19 years and older who are committed to volunteering at least a few hours a couple times a month to spend with their matched ‘Little’. If interested please contact the agency by phone at 519-945-6232 ext. 14 or visit our website at www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca for all program and volunteer inquiries.
SUNDAYS - Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church will be offering a Children’s Liturgy program at 10:30 a.m. Mass. Any children ages 2 1/2 years old to grade 2 are invited to attend. For more information call Veronica, 519326-2643, ext. 28.
TUESDAY EVENINGS - The Leamington dancing circle has survived the winter! Our past dancing friends, and hopefully some new ones, can find us in the main building of the Kiwanis camp at 1948 Seacliff Drive Kingsville (between the Albuna townline and Ruthven), on Tuesday evenings. We do more spirited dances from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, and more meditative ones from 8:00 to 9:00 pm. Visitors are welcome to drop by and see what we do. All dances are taught, and no partner is needed.
LOOKING TO REVIVE THE ESSEX COUNTY JUNIOR FARMERS. Are you 15-29 with an interest in agriculture or farming? Contact Nic Willemsma at sirnic16@gmail.com if interested or if you have any questions. You don't have to be from a farm to enjoy being part of this group!
KINGSVILLE’S FOLK MUSIC FESTIVALAugust 8-10, is looking for Volunteers to fill over 50 crews. Visit kingsvillefolkfest.org for more information.
SATURDAY MORNINGS - Yoga in the Park takes place at Seacliff Park on Saturday mornings, 9:0010:00 a.m. until August 16, weather permitting. Free sessions, with donations being accepted to be presented at Yoga4Hope for the Parkinson's Society.
LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC - Wednesday, August 6
1:00 - 7:00 p.m., Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Your help is needed. The national inventory is the lowest it has been in more than 5 years at this time of year. Bring a friend and donate. Call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-2366283) to book an appointment. Walk-ins and new donors welcome.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6Shooters Photography Club meets 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., Migration Hall Community Room, 170 Main. St. E., Kingsville. Visit facebook.com for meeting and club info, for contact George at gschiefer@cogeco.ca. Everyone welcome!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 - The Pelee Past Questers will meet 11:00 a.m., at John R. Park Homestead for demonstration of lost art of sustainability and the Blueberry Festival. Meet in SW corner of RCSS parking lot for car pooling. Self-hosted lunch to follow. Guests welcome. For more info call Jackie at 519-326-1361.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 - FREE Promoting Early Development for Newborns to Age 5, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., KEYS at Access, 23 Mill St. W. (Lions Club building), Kingsville. Hosted by Children First and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. For info call Family Health Hotline 519-258-2146 ext. 1350.
A free concert featuring Lauren Mann (pictured) and the Fairly Odd Folk will take place this Sunday at Seacliff Park.
Windsor’s Southern Winds Brass Quintet is to perform at Two Creeks on Aug. 3. From the left: John Green (drums), Kevin
Masterson, Curtis Perrin, Danielle Bouchard, Jeff Renaud, and founder Dave Gignac.
The health benefits of exercise
LLOYD BROWNJOHN
Cobweb Corner...
What is it about doctors and slim, trim, youthful people who seem to be convinced that we more mellow folks all need regular exercise?
I am not opposed to exercise and have been a regular strainer of assorted muscles for years. More recently, I’ve toned it down quite considerably. After all, I’ll never see 70 again!
By toning down I mean I get up each morning, make coffee and a piece of toast, walk to the end of the driveway to find my morning paper, and then sit back and enjoy the sunrise. Often I will add some additional physical exercise. Yesterday, for example, I emptied the dishwasher and took out the garbage.
All that activity does tend to wear one out a tad, so I followed up the exercise with a short nap.
My doctor and our daughters think I should do more. One daughter is one of those gym-slim types. After her regular sweaty workout she drinks her half litre of something which is blue, comes in a plastic container and is alleged to be a restorative of health and youth. For me, after a heavy workout and a nap there is more coffee to be consumed or even a cold beer.
Now this idyllic world that is my exercise regimen has recently been disrupted by an ever-youthful doctor’s observation that I “need to lose some weight and get some weight bearing exercise.”
I completely misunderstood him and chose to conclude that if I was already a titch overweight, would not a bit of daily movement constitute a weight bearing exercise? After all, I reasoned, I already have the weight!
But no! I was directed to take up walking so we joined the Leamington Rec Complex and found the walking track, and now I’m expected to wander around that track like a homeless lemming for up to 20 minutes daily.
To my chagrin, as I hobbled out the door on my first day of organized walking, I was greeted by some young whippersnapper who blessed me with “Have a good one!”
A “good one” what? A good visit to a therapy clinic to reintroduce some life into my aching hips and my painful lower back? Or did she mean I should have a good cold beer after my walk?
Fortunately I was not able to ponder her cheery greeting for I was eagerly scanning the Rec Complex for a place to catch a nap. As I hobbled past the reception desk a duet of Complex staff greeted my pleas for a walker or a motorized wheelchair with comments like, “Oh, you’ll feel so much better tomorrow!”
“Yeah, sure,” I responded.
By the second day of my all-new walking for exercise and health campaign I was in total agony and dragging my lower posterior around that track whilst some obviously younger couple (probably in their late 60s) were whooshing past us like motorcycles on Highway 401.
I did manage a full 20 minutes by the third day and then found a cozy little corner in the Complex for a quick nap. How was I to know that a mob of young day campers would descend upon my quiet hiding spot like a flock of screaming seagulls?
At the behest of my doctor, my wife, my daughters and that delightful array of smiling folks at the Recreation Complex’s front desk, I shall return. But I must warn all involved that if someday they find my broken and shattered hulk curled up in a corner of the walking track, please don’t send in the day campers again. I can’t take that much emotional and physical stress.
Leamington’s 2014 municipal election
voting information
Leamington’s municipal election in 2014 will utilize only internet voting.
“This method of voting supports Council’s strategic plan to be environmentally friendly and to embrace technology,” noted Brian Sweet, Director of Legal and Legislative Services.
From now until October 27th, eligible Leamington residents and non-resident property owners can call the Leamington Municipal Office during office hours to confirm they are on the voters’ list. It is especially important that the voter’s birthdate is confirmed as that information must be correct in order to vote. If a voter needs to be added to the list or corrections are required, then the voter must visit the Municipal Office in person to complete an “Application to Amend the Voters’ List”. Election Officials are available at the municipal office during office hours.
Award-Winning Quilt
Martha Weins, left, received an award from Lynn Mills, president of the Erie Shores Quilters Guild, for her winning quilt at the Leamington Fair. The challenge was to take an old pattern and make it modern. The Erie Shores Quilters Group is a non-profit organization made up of a dedicated group of men and women who meet at the Kingsville Arena every third Tuesday (2nd floor) at 7 p.m. New members are always welcome. (Photo submitted)
Leamington man charged in break-in at greenhouse complex
The Leamington OPP responded to the report of a break and enter at a greenhouse complex on Essex County Road 18 on three separate occasions in July 2014.
Video surveillance at the complex was used to assist in identifying the suspect. A 32-year-old Leamington man was arrested and charged with: break and enter, failing to comply with a probation order, and driving while disqualified (x8) He was held for a bail hearing.
Lazy Hazy Summer
First MOSAIC deemed a success
South Essex Community Council (SECC) worked with various restaurants, ethno-cultural clubs, businesses and the Leamington BIA to present the first Mosaic celebration of culture. Fifteen restaurants, businesses and groups prepared a wide vaiety of dishes from Caribbean fare to Thai cuisine. On Sunday, six clubs and organizations opened their doors to welcome the public into their culture. “We had a lot of positive feedback. People who participated were pleased,” said Carolyn Warkentin, Executive Director of SECC.
August 2
4th Annual Chili Cookoff, Pelee Island
The Island Unplugged
August 2 & August 30
Pelee Island Winery, Kingsville 9 am
Live Entertainment with Kelly Autier
Pelee Island Winery Pavilion 2 pm
August 3
Summer Sundays on the Patio
Pelee Island Winery, Kingsville 2 pm
August 9
Live Entertainment with Bob Gabriele
Pelee Island Winery Pavilion 2 pm
August 16
Live Entertainment with Ted Lamont Pelee Island Winery Pavilion 2 pm
August 17 Swine & Wine
Pelee Island Winery, Kingsville
August 19 & August 26
BBQ School with Chef Rob Lyle 6:30 pm
August 23
Live Entertainment with Ray & Deb Pelee Island Winery Pavilion 12 pm
Maria Hernandez of Tacos Tony serves up chicken tacos and shrimp cocktail during the Mosaic celebration of culture on Saturday, July 26.
Kathy Toppi, left, and Carolyn Warkentin enjoy some Italian arancini balls from T.J.’s Bar & Grill.
Jerk chicken at Migrant Worker Community Program
Children with disabilities enjoying summer just like their peers!
By Sheila McBrayne
The Summer Day Camp program at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex has partnered with the Family Respite Services (FRS) to provide an all inclusive summer day camp for children of all abilities.
“This is great. It’s just peace of mind knowing there is extra help there; there’s someone there to help him if he needs it,” said Sherry DeGoey whose 10-year-old son Karson is high functioning autistic.
“The routine and structure is very important. A lot of kids would otherwise just play on the computer… They need interaction and structure and just being out in the world,” added DeGoey. Karson says he likes, “playing sardines, swimming and making forts.”
Twelve-year-old Jaheim Denton likes playing dodgeball. When asked what he would be doing if he did not have the camp to attend he responded, “I would actually be doing something on my own in my house, which my mom doesn’t like. She wants me to be outside every day and having fun with other kids.”
Children with disabilities may need assistance in a summer day camp setting, whether it’s to modify the activities or promote social interaction with other children. Children with disabilities can benefit from support staff to accommodate their needs.
Parents know that finding childcare in the summer can be a daunting task. Finding childcare for the summer for a child with a disability can be extremely challenging. FRS sees the importance of collaboration with community centres so they can offer all types of programs to all children with all different
types of abilities. Families in the Leamington community started to request this type of programming, and students in related social service programs are looking for experience through this type of programing.
“I was so excited to hear that this was coming to Leamington. I’m so happy; so thankful to have it here in Leamington,” said Anna Marie Bewsher whose 11-year-old daughter Avery is enjoying the day camp experience. “And we don’t have to drive to Windsor… We’re just so thrilled to
have it here where she can meet some people from her own community,” said Bewsher.
Family Respite Services recognized the need and all of the benefits for this type of program, and applied for funding through the Summer Experience 2014 Grant Application, which is funded by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and the Ministry of Government Services. This funding has provided 18 children with disabilities an opportunity to have a great summer just like their peers.
game
indoor soccer. Special funding allowed the addition of extra help through Family Respite Services to provide extra supervision for special needs kids who participate in the regular day camp.
Avery Bewsher, 11, with Jonathan Nantais, Respite Family Services Summer Experience student. (SUN Photo)
From left Jaheim Denton, 12, Karson DeGoey, 10, and Day Camper Ashtin Junge-Bachmeier play a
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Do You Worry When You Laugh or Cough?
Queen of Peace School – JK/SK Graduation
On Friday, June 20, the JK/SK students from Queen of Peace School with French Immersion celebrated their “Little
The children
their friends and family with “Je t’aime beaucoup” et “Il a tous l’univers” and many other songs that they have learned throughout the year. (Submitted photo)
Summer lawn care
90TH BIRTHDAY OPEN HOUSE
Honouring Dorothy Hammond Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Auditorium, Sun Parlour Home for Senior Citizens, 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington Best Wishes Only
graduation
Words cannot express our gratitude and thanks to so many. A very special thank-you to the staff and Mom’s friends at the Franklin Nursing Home. Your kindness, support and compassion during Mom’s time with you was very much appreciated – we felt like you were part of our family. A very special thank you to Aunt Mona for all the support she gave to Mom and her girls. Thank you also to Craig Baker and the wonderful staff of Reid Funeral Home for their compassion and guidance. A special thank you to Rev. Larry Brush and Mom’s nephew, Larry Latam, for the heartfelt service and to Bobbi Jean for her special tribute to Grandma. Thank you to Mary Keller for the wonderful dessert table at the luncheon. Thank you to all who sent cards, floral arrangements, donations, food and prayers. Your many acts of kindness will never be forgotten. We were
Before the heat of the summer begins, fertilizing is important in early spring in order to develop a healthy root structure. When applying fertilizer, the first number is nitrogen which gives the lawn its green and is the main ingredient a lawn needs. Phosphorous, the second number, encourages root growth.
Potash, the last number, promotes strong, healthy blades.
Feed in regular intervals. Apply when the grass is dry and then water in thoroughly. To ensure an even application, use a hand-held or walk behind spreader.
When watering, it is best to do so in the morning to minimize evaporation loss. This also allows the water to saturate the soil and provides better root absorption.
Newly planted lawns need extra care by keeping the soil moist for 4-6 weeks after planting.
Your lawn can go a long time without water, usually up to 6 weeks. After that the lawn will go dormant. Occasional shallow watering during the heat will keep the roots alive.
If you must water, this should be done every week to 10 days, approximately ½ an inch at a time. Use a rain gauge or place a small, straight-sided container on the lawn. When it contains the amount of water necessary the job is done.
Avoid traffic on dormant lawns.
Landscape equipment and foot traffic will crush blades, killing the grass.
Lawns should be mowed every 7-10 days to approximately 2-3 inches in height.
During dormancy, the lawn will turn brown and crispy. Keep height at least 3-4 inches tall. Don’t fertilize in the summer as this will stress the lawn by pushing growth that cannot be supported by the root system.
Keeping a healthy lawn helps with resistance to disease, insects moss and weeds. Your lawn mower should be kept sharp at all times, as a dull mower will tear the grass and make it more susceptible to diseases.
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BILL PLUMB In the back yard... BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Chester Kuli of Leamington with his 1962 Thunderbird convertible. Note factory fenders skirts and dual exhausts. This style of Thunderbird was built from 1960 to 1963. The three rectangular trim pieces on the rear fenders identify this T’Bird as a ’62.
Chester Kuli’s 1962 Ford Thunderbird convertible
Kingsville Folk Music Festival to feature legendary performances
The Kingsville Folk Music Festival is set to make folk music history as three Canadian icons join forces and share the stage in the first ever “Legends Session.”
Bruce Cockburn, Ken Whiteley and Valdy will be performing a session stage from 3:304:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, when the three will have the opportunity to interact, share songs and stories. It’s an unprecedented combination and sure to be one of the highlights of the over 100 performances during Kingsville Folk Festival weekend.
“Session or workshop stages are a mainstay at festivals and usually end up being one of the biggest crowd pleasers of the weekend,” said Michele Law, co-founder of the festival with her husband John. “Having the chance to hear your favourite performer explain the songwriting process or adventures they have had on the road is inspirational as well as entertaining. We want area kids to walk away thinking, ‘I want to do that!’ We’ve been so lucky to be able to see the world by playing music for a living. We want to let our youth see the opportunities that exist for them, too.”
With that in mind, the festival is free to children 16 and under.
Kingsville Folk Music Festival gets underway Friday, August 8 at 6 p.m. and ends Sunday at 11 p.m. Main stage music begins nightly at 6 p.m. while session stages are ongoing throughout the day. Over 40 award-winning established as well as up and coming performers will be performing on five stages over the weekend, including violin virtuoso Jaron Freeman-Fox and the Opposite of Everything and east coast legends Ron Hynes and J.P. Cormier.
On a visit to the home of Chester Kuli a few miles north of Leamington, I had the pleasure of seeing the 1962 Thunderbird convertible that Chester has turned into a dazzling show car. He purchased the vehicle in 2001 from Tom Reid in nearby Wheatley. The engine and brakes were seized but the car had been stored in a heated garage. Tom sold the Thunderbird to Chester so Tom’s wife could park her Jaguar in the family garage.
Tom had owned the car for about 25 years. He bought it in Toronto and had intended to restore it but finally gave Chester the pleasure of doing that. A very rusty T’Bird hardtop parts car was included in the deal.
And now the restoration began! The 390 V8 engine was bored .010 for new pistons but the crankshaft is still its original size. This work was done by Siefker Automotive in nearby Essex. The chrome was redone by Midway in London. Mr. B in Coatsworth redid the seats. Dean Ciacelli did the dash, door panels, console and top. Also, the trunk is now fully upholstered. Except for two new floor panels in the front to replace the originals, the body is solid. The car has black carpeting, black dash, black steering wheel, black arm rests and trim, black top, white seats, and a dazzling soft yellow finish on the body. The finishing touch: four new Broadway Classic wide whitewalls. The car is an eye-catcher wherever it goes. At the time of my visit, the odometer reading was 76,786 miles.
Chester showed me the operation of the convertible top, with a feature that harks back to the days of the Ford Skyliner retractable hardtops of the late ’50s. When the top starts to go down, the trunk lid (hinged at the rear) starts to open up. The top folds itself neatly down into the trunk well, whereupon the trunk lid closes, giving the rear of the body a smooth look from the rear seats to the rear of the car. The car was built in Detroit and shipped to Toronto when new. With the publication of this story, we might hear from the owner in Toronto who sold the car to Tom Reid over 35 years ago, and perhaps from other previous owners as well. Stay tuned!
I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@ sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON, N8H 3W2. Everyone whose story is published in this column will receive a free autographed copy of my book: “Old Car Detective Stories, 1925 to 1965.”
The Family Stomping Ground is an area dedicated to family and children’s activities with face painting, kids karaoke, guitar playing workshops and incredible performers such as Fred Penner, Magoo and Washboard Hank.
The Festival is produced by the Sun Parlour Folk Music Society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for area youth to access the arts. The MAY FUND (Music and Arts for Youth) will be available to financially disadvantaged youth to take lessons and workshops or mentoring sessions.
Daily and weekend passes are available at ticket outlets in Kingsville, Chatham and Windsor. Children under 16 who are accompanied by an adult are admitted free. For more info visit www.kingsvillefolkfest.org
Car show supports Make A Wish Foundation
By Bryan Jessop
A local volunteer has again proven herself ‘driven’ to assist the local branch of a charitable cause.
Leamington Marina Presents Summer Outdoor Big Screen
Movie Night Series - Showtime 9 pm
Come out early for some wood fired pizza and cookies right out of the oven. Bring family and friends and enjoy! Bring a lawn chair. Concessions available.
Make a Wish Foundation volunteer for the Southwestern Ontario branch Susan Fife organized the third annual Leisure Lake Car Show Saturday, July 26, an event that attracted classic vehicle owners and enthusiasts from across Windsor and Essex County. The fundraiser, despite being a low-key event, raised $1,300 for the local chapter of MAWF in 2012 and then added almost another $1,000 for a $2,250-collection last year. Fife hoped to reach a goal of $3,000 for this year, but also noted that she and her team of fellow volunteers are happy to raise any amount each year.
“It’s just about raising some money and having a good time,” Fife explained. “Whatever little bit we can raise goes to something very worthwhile and the money stays in
The amount raise through this year’s car show surpassed Fife’s expectations, coming out to just over $3,200. The yearly event is free to entries and spectators alike, with funds for the MAWF generated through the sale of raffle tickets. Raffle items have again been donated by Leisure Lake inhabitants as well as the handful of local businesses Fife has approached seeking support.
“Whenever I’ve asked, I’ve never been told ‘no’,” she said.
When weather conditions cooperate, the Leisure Lake Car Show normally attracts between 75 and 100 entries. With the threat of rain, the number dips below 40. This year’s display included about 20 members of the Windsor Street Rod Association as well as others owned by the hosting park’s members, a handful of whom have multiple classic cars. The total vehicle count for 2014 reached 74.
“It was a wonderful day,” Fife stated.
Although classics and hot rods from the muscle car era and earlier represent the bulk of the show, more modern vehicles are also permitted entry. The trophy categories include best of show, people’s choice, pre1950, each decade from the 1950s to 1980s, best overall and as the newest class, best foreign vehicle.
Leisure Lake was the host of an annual car show until the previous owner sold the establishment, after which point the attraction fizzled out.
Last year’s show included 89 pre-registered entries, although only 32 made the trip because of the rain-soaked weekend. Fife is content to see the revived show run as a small-scale event.
Fri. August 22 - The Blind Side Sponsored by Leamington BIA
“It was never meant to be as big as the Tomato Festival show or any of the other bigger shows around the county,” she explained. “It’s just a fun thing to do for those who show up.”
For next year, the sale of barbecued hot dogs may be introduced to further support MAWF initiatives.
Above - Greeted with ideal weather conditions, the third annual Make A Wish Foundation car show drew a large number of entries during the Saturday, July 26 fundraiser hosted by Leisure Lake Campgrounds.
Left - The 1930 Ford Model A of Larry Chalut was a popular modified entry.
Randy Simpson’s 1967 Chevrolet Malibu SS, equipped with a 502 cubic inch crate motor, drew several admiring stares during the third annual Make A Wish Foundation car show.
Sidewalk Sales fun
Seven-year-old Owenn Flaming of Leamington had his face (and hands) painted as Wolverine during the Leamington BIA Sidewalk Sales last weekend. The weather co-operated this year and helped attract large crowds of shoppers for some downtown bargain shopping. (SUN Photo)
Sturgeon Creek Encounter - 200th anniversary
On July 14, 1814 during the War of 1812, an encounter occurred when a group of about dozen men from the 28th Kentucky Infantry came to the mouth of Sturgeon Creek. They were met with resistance by a group of Ottawa Indians led by Chief John Naudee. Four survivors escaped. Lt. Carlisle Harrison was buried in a single grave and eight dead soldiers were buried in a common grave. In 1914 a memorial service was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary by the Kentucky National Guard. On Saturday, July 19, to recognize this encounter, the Leamington Mersea Historical Society, along with the Essex County Historical Society plus members of the present day Kentucky National Guard and the Caldwell First Nation saluted and honoured the fallen soldiers and natives from the brief Sturgeon Creek conflict. A historical plaque was unveiled and will be mounted in a prominent spot at Mersea Park. From left to right are Lambert Wybenga, 1812 militia, Leamington Mayor John Paterson, Paul Bunnett-Jones, Command Historian, Kentucky National Guard John Trowbridge, and Don Gansky, 1812 militia. Several people were instrumental in the research and writing of the history of this skirmish, as well as in organizing the memorial service. Special thanks to Sandy Antal, Chris Carter, David Derbyshire, Bill Gay, Scott Holland, Jeff Hutchins, Paul Bunnett-Jones, Mike Hicks and Amanda Smith. Leamington and Mersea Historical Society president Paul Bunnett-Jones was pleased with the turnout and the memorial, and thanked to Scott Holland for the extra work he provided in publishing the handbook detailing the story. (SUN Photo)
Alzheimer Society needs Coffee Break hosts to reach goal
While over 70 businesses and organizations have committed to host a Coffee Break or give coffee cup cutouts in exchange for donations, the Alzheimer Society still needs 30 more Coffee Break locations in Essex County and Windsor to reach its 2014 target.
This year’s Coffee Break hosts include Bulk Barn, FreshCo, Chartwell Retirement Residences, Rafih Auto Group and many more.
Coffee Break is an annual fundraising activity by the Alzheimer Society. Running from September to December, it raises a significant amount of funds for dementia services and programs in the community.
All monies raised through Coffee Break will help fund local services and programs by the Alzheimer Society, which includes: education and information sessions; support groups for daughters, spouses, and other caregivers; Day Away Program; and in-home respite care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
This year, Colonial Coffee will once again donate all the coffee and coffee-making supplies for the fundraising activity.
Almost 6,000 individuals in Windsor and Essex have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. The number will double within one generation, if nothing is done about it today.
To date, there is no known cause and no known cure for dementia. However, it’s possible to alleviate the impact of dementia on those who have it, their family members, and the community.
In 2013, local Coffee Break hosts raised $30,000 for dementia programs in Windsor and Essex. To be a part of Coffee Break, visit AlzheimerWindsor.com or email fundraising@aswecare.com.
The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You
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Nicola Ingratta
Nicola Ingratta, 89 years, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014.
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Nelson Hillman
Beloved husband of Michelina (Mastronardi). Dear father of Agostino “Augie” Ingratta (Ida). Loving grandpa of Michelle and Mark DiMilo, Annee and James Simas, Jessica Ingratta, and great-grandpa to Ava, Nicholas, Max and Nathan. Dear brother of Michele Ingratta (Angiolina) and the late Modestino Ingratta (Vittoria). Dear brother-in-law of Leonardo and Lina Mastronardi, Michele Mastronardi and Anna Wilds. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends also survive.
Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Mass of the Resurrection will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 10 a.m. from St. Joseph’s Church, 310 Sherk Street, Leamington. Fr. Patrick Beneteau officiating. Entombment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington Hospital Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society or St. Michael’s Church Building Fund.
Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Give road construction crews a “brake”
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have issued a reminder to motorists about the necessity of being extra cautious while travelling in construction zones.
It seems that everywhere we drive at this time of year, at some point we’ll experience road construction in one form or another. When approaching a construction zone, exercise caution and slow down. Be aware that vehicles ahead of you could stop unexpectedly. Stop watching what is being done to the road and pay attention to your driving. Watch for a traffic person that directs the flow of traffic. They are there to protect the construction workers as well as motorists.
Heavy equipment is extremely large with many blind spots. If you end up in one of the spots, you may become a spot.
According to the OPP, drivers have continually failed to slow while in construction zones, so a law came into effect where speeding fines are doubled when there are workers present. Even if you are only 15 kilometres over the posted limit, the fine will be $178 with two demerit points. It’s a lot easier to just slow down.
Be patient, you will get there. Have a crash and you may not get there at all.
Road construction crews are concerned about motorists who drive through areas they are working in. Please give them a “brake”. They have families too.
Nelson Earl Hillman visited this earth from April 8,1919 to July 27, 2014. After 95 years he made his peaceful exit to join his late brothers, Floyd and Art, for a competitive game of baseball. Nelson’s father (Joseph), his mother (Lydia), late siblings (Lloyd, Beecher, Tommy and Hilda) and wife Birdie (nee Noble) welcomed him Home and they all couldn’t wait for him to throw them a curve! Nelson now watches over his loved ones who are left behind –daughter Kay and her life partner, Dan Wilson, whom Nelson fondly called Son. Nephews Floyd (Bud), Larry, (late) Wayne Hillman and Brian Savage will always be proudly smiled upon for their superb stick-handling and skating skills, when playing on several national league hockey teams. Lawn bowling and curling became Nelson’s sports of choice after he retired from farming.
To fulfill some of his ‘bucket list’ desires, Nelson took the opportunity to become a real cowboy at 89 years of age, when he rode his niece Sharon and husband John Savage’s horse on Manitoulin Island. After a quick photo shot, Nelson and Ruby nearly galloped away into the sunset. For his 90th birthday Nelson surprised the crowd of players on the greens, as he rode in on the back of Dan’s motorcycle to present the trophies for the annual Hillman Tournament at the Leamington Lawn Bowling Club.
Nelson celebrated his 91st birthday with an exciting hour-long plane ride from Windsor to Point Pelee. He soared over Lake Erie on wingtip and then directed the pilot to bank so he could see Hillman Church, Hillman Conservation Area and the beauty of the marsh land that his great-grandfather (Ellis Sr.) had cleared for farming. Throughout his life Nelson touched the lives of many people. He will always be remembered as ‘Grandpa’ by Stan Flisak and his young (80-something) friends at the time, at Leamington Court. At Kingsville Court, he got dubbed with the name ‘Lord Nelson’ where orders could come quickly, demanding immediate response. He was known simply as Nelson at the Leamington Mennonite Home where he resided for the past 3 years. He and the staff enjoyed keeping up with his Toronto Blue Jays and Maple Leafs, praising their wins and moaning their losses!
Nelson’s most recent pastime was playing the card game, Pepper, and he excelled at it, with whomever he had as a partner. Opponents were continually treated to his salty and dreaded bid of – gimme 2! Belva Hills, Olga Staso and Clayton Roes will always be Nelson’s favorite Pepper partners, as well as Reenie and Randy Nash – his extended family.
Many thanks go out to the compassionate and patient staff at the Leamington Mennonite Home and especially to Kiana Epp for her cheery companionship and warm smile when he needed it most.
Visitation will take place at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519326-2631) on Friday, August 1, 2014 from 10 a.m. until time of Funeral Service to celebrate Nelson’s life at 11 a.m. Linda Blair officiating. Interment Erie Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Leamington Mennonite Home.
Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort and remembrance at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
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Maria Alice Amaral
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Donald Jacobs
Kevin Rivers
Maria Alice Amaral, 72 years, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday July 22, 2014, surrounded by her family and friends. Beloved wife of Francisco. Dear mother of Alice Amaral, Mario Amaral and wife Amy. Loving “Vavo” of Dawson and Sean and loving “Vavo of the Heart” to Felicia and Brianna Oliveira. Predeceased by her parents Alzina and Luis Lopes and her brother Eugenio Lopes. Dear sister-in-law of Lucia Lopes, Maria Tavares (the late Ernesto), Filomena and Joe Pimentel, Joe and Edie Amaral. Several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends also survive.
Visitation was held at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington. Funeral Mass celebrating Alice’s life was held from Our Lady of the Blessed Church, Wheatley, on Friday July 25, 2014. Fr. Patrick Beneteau officiated. Interment Erie Cemetery Wheatley.
Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or Mass Intentions.
Friends may send condolences or make a memorial donation online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Cancer Centre Foundation receives $25,000 grant
Money will go to
Patient Assistance Fund
The Windsor-Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation was recently awarded a $25,000 grant through Green Shield Canada (GSC)’s Community Giving Program. The grant will provide one-third of this year’s budget for the Foundation’s Patient Assistance Fund.
A cancer diagnosis and its subsequent treatment can sometimes cause unexpected financial hardship, not only for the patient, but also for their spouse or caregiver. Government and private insurer benefits may not be available or timely. But the burden of providing basic necessities continues every day.
The Patient Assistance Fund, begun in 2009, responds to the most financially vulnerable local cancer patients and their families. It is a source of hope and comfort when they have no one else to turn to. Short-term assistance is provided for a myriad of urgent needs. Examples include exempt prescribed medications; dental consultations and dentures (for head and neck cancers); food; rent; utilities; home health care appliances; out of town medical travel expenses; child essentials and Christmas gifts.
Cancer imposes a heavy emotional and financial toll on patients and their families. The GSC grant helps them put their focus and energies on treatment while minimizing their stress and anxiety.
Eligible patients are confidentially screened and needs professionally assessed by the Supportive Care Department within the Windsor Regional Cancer Program.
The GSC Community Giving Program supports Canadian communities by contributing funds to support work in the areas of Health and Wellness, Health Education/Promotion and Social Services. Priority is given to programs that enable access to health and social services for the most vulnerable members of the community. GSC is focused on finding a meaningful way to make a difference, and has donated approximately $2.5 million in 2014 to community programs.
On Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in his 80th year, Don Jacobs, peacefully and suddenly with his family by his side, left us to be with the Lord.
Beloved husband of Lea (van der Muren) for 56 years. Dear father of Anita Regehr, Danny Jacobs (Crystal). Loving “Papa” to Chantelle Regehr, Ashley Incitti (Dan), and “Jidu” to Cole, Katie and Hope Jacobs and dear great-”Papa” to Mya and Alessio. Dear brother of the late Fred Jacobs (Mary), Eddie Jacobs (Barbara), John Jacobs (Donna), Mike Jacobs (Sharlene).
Several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends locally and in Holland also survive. Predeceased by his parents Joe and Alice Jacobs.
Don and his brother Ed owned and operated Sun Parlour Ambulance for many years.
Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street Leamington, on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Parish prayers were on Sunday.
Mass of the Resurrection was held at St. Joseph’s Church, 310 Sherk Street, Leamington, on Monday, July 28, 2014 at 11 a.m. Entombment Erie Memorial Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Alzheimer Society, Parkinson’s Society or St. Michael’s Church Building Fund.
Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Kevin Wayne Rivers, 44 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2014 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Beloved husband of Nettie Rivers. Loving father of Tyler Rivers and stepfather of Melissa and Mathew Gebrael. Dear son of Margaret Van Alten and husband Jake, and the late Joe Rivers. Dear brother of Carol Ann and Terry Smith, Terrie Lynn and Gary Cudmore, Barry and Lauralee Henry. Kevin will be missed by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Kevin was a longtime employee at Fastenal. His hard work and dedication to the Fastenal team was his passion. He was a longtime volunteer with Leamington Flyers.
Kevin’s family wishes to thank Windsor-Essex Cancer Centre. Special thanks to Kevin’s favourite nurse Terrie, who was always so patient and caring. Thanks to Bayshore Homecare and nurse Gena for her compassionate care.
Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service to celebrate Kevin’s life was held at the Funeral Home on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Liz Chaplin officiating.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Windsor/Essex Cancer Centre Foundation. Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
John Pizzo’s Top ET winning dragster.
Essex County Bracket Series at Grand Bend
The Grand Bend Motorplex hosted another round of the Essex County Bracket Series.
Woodslee’s Carmen Arquette put his rebuilt 1986 Ford Mustang to good use with a win in Bracket 2 and Street ET. He downed the 1980 Camaro of Harrow’s Ryan Teves in B2.
In Street ET his Mustang ran 13.12 seconds at 104 mph to beat Windsor’s Russ Wood in a 1982 Camaro. Mark Gubinski from Essex stretched out his Bracket 1 points lead when he took out the 1984 Capri of Paul Garant, also from Essex, in the final round. Gubinski’s 1972 Ford Gran Torino ran the best of 10.57 at 130 mph and was also runner-up in Mod ET.
Windsor’s John Pizzo came out on top in the battle of the dragsters in Top ET. He beat Steve Smith from Clinton Township Michigan with a 7.32 second at 182 mph blast down the quartermile.
LaSalle’s Ed Smith was runner-up in Extreme 32. Tecumseh’s Jason Brown was runner-up in the Bike class with his 2001 GSXR.
South Buxton race report
By Mike Bennett
For the third time this season, Leamington’s Joel Dick and Cottam’s Rob Quick visited Victory Lane on the same night at South Buxton Raceway.
Dick won his ninth feature of the season on Saturday, July 26, taking the checkered flag in the Brian Outhouse memorial race in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.
Quick won his third feature in the Tirecraft MiniMods, taking the Cory Schives memorial race. Quick’s previous two wins came on May 24 and June 14 on nights when Dick was also victorious.
But more work went into Dick’s feature win on Saturday than any of his previous eight. His car suffered severe damage in a multi-car wreck last Saturday, when he was put into the wall on a restart while leading the feature. “There was a lot of time and money and hard work this week to get us back where we are,” said Dick.
Dick had to take his car to Ohio to straighten out his bent machine after the damage in the crash with Chatham’s Eugene Hoekstra, who was suspended from Saturday’s races as a result of the incident. “The car’s still not quite right, we still had to work out some bugs here tonight,” Dick said.
You wouldn’t know he was still having trouble based on his results, as Dick won the heat and dash preliminary races for his second three-race sweep of the season. His nine feature wins and 16 checkered flags leads all drivers. He led all but one of the 25 laps in the feature, as he lost the lead momentarily to Merlin’s Brad McLeod when the leaders got caught up in lapped traffic.
McLeod, an eight-time track champion, held on for a season-best second.
Belle River’s Mario Toniolo finished fourth after winning his heat race earlier in the night.
Leamington’s Justin Coulter finished 10th as he raced with the No. 20 of Merlin’s Jeff Daniels on the door. Coulter was racing for Daniels’ whose father Wayne, 57, died
on Friday.
“It’s just so sad, you look over there and he’s (Wayne) not there,” said Dick, who parks beside Daniels in the pits.
“Last week when we were having trouble, he (Wayne) came over to give us a hand, that’s the kind of guy he was.”
Windsor’s Dan McIntyre finished 11th, Essex’s Gerald Martin 12th and Wheatley’s Justin Mills was 13th.
Dick has a 111-point lead over Toniolo, who moved back into second place in the division standings.
Quick had pretty well resigned himself to a second-place finish as Merlin’s Steve Shaw Jr. dominated the early laps. However, the race changed when the caution came out for the only time with eight laps to go.
“Thank God the caution came out, if not, I don’t know if I would have got by Steve Shaw,” Quick admitted.
Shaw elected to restart on the inside for the double-file restart, which worked into Quick’s favour as he had a good run from middle to the top of the track.
“When he (Shaw) chose the bottom for the restart, I knew I’d be able to pull him out of (turn) two and that’s how I got him,” said Quick, as he pulled out to a commanding lead and had a full-corner advantage over second-place Matt Sorrell, of Dresden, when the checkered flew.
Quick credited his crew chief P.J. Wolters for giving him a winning race car. “P.J. made some changes and the car was hooked up,” Quick said. “The track was nice and tacky, the way I like it.”
Kingsville’s Norm DeSerrano and Larry Hart finished 7th and 8th while Essex’s Tom Reimer finished 10th, Amherstburg’s Denver Orum was 14th and Kingsville’s Dylan Wolters was 15th.
Quick moved to within 10 points of second-place Trevor
Jones in the standings, 62 points behind the leader Brett Hope.
Merlin’s Steve Shaw took the lead on lap 3 and led the final 17 laps of the Len Bryden memorial feature in the Tirecraft Sport Stocks.
Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse finished second and Ruthven’s Brad Bloomfield had a season-high 4th-place finish.
Kingsville’s Rob Young rebounded to finish 7th after being involved in a late crash while running second.
Cottam’s Tiffany Ellis finished 8th, Wheatley’s Steve Clements was 9th, Windsor’s West Bertozzi 11th and Essex’s Dillon Moody 12th.
The Southern Ontario Sprints will be at South Buxton this coming Saturday for their second and final visit of the season. The grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m.
Cottam’s Rob Quick, winner of the Cory Schives memorial race, received trophies from Cory’s mother Sandy Russell and brother Jeff Schives. Cory died in June, 2010, at the age of 17 from cancer.
Golfing for Hospice
A charity golf tournament at Erie
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Iaquinta joins Flyers coaching staff
LaSalle resident Anthony Iaquinta has stepped in to fill a position as assistant coach with the Leamington Flyers.
Iaquinta served as assistant coach of the Essex 73’s for the past three seasons, where he helped guide the team to Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ championships in each of those campaigns. Prior to the 2011-12 season, he was an assistant coach with the AAA Sun County Panthers.
In his junior hockey career, Iaquinta played for three years with the 73’s under current Flyers head coach Tony Piroski, collecting three league titles and one Schmalz Cup.
“I’m looking forward to having Anthony join our staff,” Piroski said. “He brought a lot to our team when I coached him in Essex and I know he’s going to be a big asset to the Flyers as an assistant coach.”
Iaquinta is replacing assistant coach Mark Epplett, who has decided to step down from the Flyers bench to spend more time with his family. In March, his wife Hedy gave birth to twin girls.
“Mark will definitely be missed but we fully support his decision to spend more time with his family,” Piroski noted.
As a player, Epplett represented the GOJHL’s Chatham Maroons as the team’s captain.
Piroski, Iaquinta and the rest of the Flyers coaching staff will continue preparing an attempt to defend the team’s firstever Bill Weir Trophy as GOJHL champions beginning with this year’s main camp, scheduled to start Monday, Aug. 18 at Unico Arena. The team will organize five camp sessions — including the annual Red/White Game Friday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.
— before the traditional home and away series against the LaSalle Vipers in preseason play. Leamington will play in LaSalle Wednesday, Aug. 27 and then host the Vipers Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. on the Unico rink.
The first rookie card for 2014-15 season with the Flyers has been signed by Tecumseh resident and former Windsor AAA Junior Spitfire forward Zach Guilbeault. In 2013-14, Guilbeault collected five goals and six assists for 11 points in 21 regular season games, during which time he also racked up 71 penalty minutes. Two of his five goals were game winners.
The 17-year-old stands at 6’ 1” and weighs 175 pounds. In 10 playoff games last season, he added seven goals and three assists for an even point per game, including three power play tallies.
Shores Golf Club
held
16th, hosted by Tim Towle from the Seacliffe Inn, with the proceeds going to the new Hospice of Erie Shores. The Hospice will be built across the street from the Leamington Hospital. The first and second place winners in the ladies division were, front left to right: Nancy Flynn, Debbie Dunmore, Annie Pump,
Sawatzky, Carol Quinn
Lisa Fehr. Back row: Gloria Thiessen and Lynne Towle.
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ES senior men’s league enjoys great
Jack of all trades
day of golf
Fifty-five golfers showed up for probably the best Erie Shores senior men’s golf outing of the year on Monday, July 21.
The fellow league members are all wondering how long it took Herb Grundner to find his ball after he hit a provisional on the 17th hole. He found it under the grass catchers from the grass cutter along the 17th rough. The other 3 golfers in his foursome were almost on the putting green. Persistance paid off for Herb.
Closest to the pin on #3 was a standoff between Gary Alderson and Kevin Shaften until Dave Overholt teed up and put his shot inside of theirs.
There were many net ones recorded this day. Ed Schachowskoy birdied #3 for a net 1, Terry Bee birdied #16 for a net 1, Willy Krahn parred #5 for a net 1, Frank Mazzara parred #16 for a net 1, Dave Overholt birdied #3 for a net 1, and Tom Bondy shot a 2 on #16 for a net 1.
Low gross for the day was shared by 3 players, Gary Alderton, Ron Thiessen and John Rutgers at 78.
Here is the recap for the day.
50/50: Ron Thiessen $16, and Henry Hildebrandt $11. Closest to the pin: Dave Overholt on #3 for $13, and Terry Bee on #16 for $13.
Longest putt: Dave Wilkinson on #7 for $13, and Les Young on #17 for $13.
1st place team for $10 each: Ron Thiessen, Will Patkau, Roger Hodgson and John Rutgers.
2nd place team for $8 each: Tom Klassen, Richard Leslie, Gary McRae and Ed Schachowskoy.
3rd place team for $5 each: Bill Stackpoole, Fred Klassen, Henry Hildebrand and Chuck Weyrauch.
4th place team for $3 each: Bill Conn, Mike Wright, Terry Bee and Ron Tremblay.
Congratulations to all the winners. You do not have to be an Erie Shores green fee playing member to participate, so just call the pro shop by Thursday each week to sign up to play the following Monday. Lots of fun, prizes and 18 holes usually played in less than 4 hours — 3 hours if you happen to get on Ken Luxford’s team.
Funny how a day off can be more chaotic than a day at work.
My wife and I each took a day off for Friday, July 25 — my son’s birthday. The day’s itinerary was based primarily on his first ‘Day Out With Thomas’, which, appropriately enough, took place in St. Thomas. It was a day of wellorchestrated marketing madness on behalf of the Thomas and Friends brand, centered around a 25-minute train ride offered by my son’s undisputed hero, Thomas the Tank Engine (actually, James seems to be vying for the top position in his personal ranking of the massive list of engines, but for the time being, Thomas is still #1 both figuratively and literally).
The annual event, despite what the tickets said, was based at the St. Thomas Elgin Memorial Centre, the former home of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s St. Thomas Stars. I thought about what a long haul it was for the Leamington Flyers to make three times a year, which in turn put things in perspective on making the St. Marys to LaSalle jaunt and back.
I guess it’s not that big a deal for most players, who just drive or arrange for a ride to their home arena, jump on a bus and let the driver worry about the rest. I can’t help but wonder what a wrench is thrown into the individual player’s day-to-day schedule when he is traded at some point through the regular season.
It stands to reason that MOST players reside a short drive away from the arena of their home team even after they advance beyond the minor sports system of whichever sport they’re involved in. Junior and semi-pro leagues must truly wreak havoc on an individual’s life once trades take place. Every time I hear about a trade, I wonder what it must be like to take months or years to become familiar with, comfortable in and even reliant on a specific host town or city and then be tossed into far more unfamiliar territory. I can only wonder too what it must be like to establish friendships with long-standing teammates only to become their rivals in the time it takes for a manager to make a phone call or send an e-mail.
For those reasons, I’ll never forget the commercial for the Sega NFL ’95 video game. In it, Joe Montana is portrayed looking for an open receiver as the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs. He is sacked by a couple defensive linemen after being distracted by an unsightly fan and then suddenly his uniform changes to one for the New York Jets.
laugh out of the ad (although it’s sobering to realize that it’s now about 20 years old), but it also achieved something that I had previously never thought possible — it allowed me to feel sympathy for professional athletes. I can’t think of another career where ‘employees’ are so frequently relocated hundreds of kilometres away from their original stomping grounds on the whim of someone in management.
BRYAN JESSOP
“I just bought a house!” he mutters once he realizes what happened.
The scene depicted the game’s new player trading feature. I always got a good
I assume most are able to shrug it off and simply realize that it comes with the territory. Some even DEMAND to be traded once their relationship with the coaching staff goes sour.
Apparently, trade activity is most rampant in the National Basketball Association. Four of its players have been traded seven times over the course of their careers. Chris Gatling, Don MacLean and Billy Owens have picked up change of address forms eight times each.
Brett Ashton and Mike Sillinger were each traded nine times in their respective National Hockey League careers. The league’s most publicized trade sent Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton to Los Angeles, a moment that seemed to usher in the NHL’s penchant for establishing franchises in cities that don’t deserve them.
For me, the most painful trade sent former Habs legend Guy Lafleur to the Quebec Nordiques. He spent some time in between with the Rangers, but to see him in a Nords jersey was just a nightmare — only The Flower in a Leafs sweater could have been a more horrifying sight. Such is the beauty of minor, college/university and international sport. Trades practically never happen, except when the United States offers citizenship to players it really wants in an effort to convince the rest of the world it can dominate a specific sport (I’ve been told their FIFA World Cup team included five born-and-raised Germans). I remember the basis of the movie Baseketball, where the two founders fought to maintain their new sport’s purity in part by prohibiting trades.
Actually, it sort of felt like being traded when my family moved from Wheatley to Leamington during the summer of 1988. I did in fact face off against friends during the following seasons of house league hockey, which by that point drew six towns — Tilbury, Wheatley, Leamington, Kingsville, Essex and Belle River — into the same league. No word of a lie, a close friend and I once briefly discussed weekend plans while battling each other for control of the puck along the boards at the old Leamington arena on Erie Street North during a Saturday morning game. I foresee a day in kindergarten when my son and his
Jessop’s Journal friends trade off Thomas and Friends duplicate engines for ones they don’t yet have. A second Paxton or Whiff (certain “destination” sets come with an engine your child may have already acquired individually) may one day be traded for Porter or Molly. Letting go of a duplicate James, on the other hand, might require both Stanley AND Duncan in the deal.
Willms drawing attention of NBA scouts
By Bryan Jessop
Things are looking up for Leamington
resident Matt
Willms.
Bringing the measuring tape out to an imposing 7’, 1”, the 21-year-old basketball sensation was quick to capture the attention of NCAA Division 1 universities south of the border. After completing his first year as a University of Texas at El Paso Miner, he is now the focal point of National Basketball Association scouts.
Willms was red-shirted (held back from competition to extend his term of eligibility) for the 2012-13 season and prior to the 2013-14 campaign’s start, suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Despite the lingering injury, Willms insisted on hitting the court for his freshman season, where he led his team with 20 points (eight for 13 in shots and four-for-four on free throws) in the regular season kick-off against Loyola of New Orleans. Also chipping in with eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals during the game, he was declared Conference USA’s first Freshman of the Week. Willms played in all 34 contests and started in 23 of 34 games, including each of the last 17. The Miners finished with a record of 23-11 and despite the successful campaign, Willms has his sights set on even loftier goals for 2014-15.
“I really want to win our conference (C-USA) and move on to March Madness,” he explained. “That’s a really big deal in the U.S.”
Last season, Willms finished with a field goal percentage of .548, bucketing 68 of 124 attempts. Only two teammates finished with a better success rate.
Willms had surgery on the shoulder on April 7 of this year and is expected to have recovered fully by August — in time for his sophomore season.
“It was just kind of a freak thing,” he said of the injury. “We’re not even sure how it happened. It started getting sore, then it started to really hurt. After I had an MRI, we saw the tear.”
The born-and-raised Leamington native — the first-ever Canadian to play for the UTEP men’s basketball team — described teammates Jake Floggert and Sedrick Lang as sources of inspiration while tending to the injured labrum.
During his childhood, Willms played 12 years of AAA hockey with the Sun County Panthers. Despite drawing more and more attention with his height, he did not seriously set his sights on basketball until Grade 10 as a Cardinal Carter Cougar coached by Colin Lesperance. At that time, he stood at 6’ 4” — nine inches shy of how tall he would stand upon his arrival at UTEP.
His third year of high school was spent at Consortium Prep in Detroit, where coach Al Anderson helped him hone his skills for a future in post-secondary basketball.
“He was the one who helped me put it all together,” Willms explained of Anderson, who died shortly after providing guidance to the local athlete. “He was a huge influence for me.”
His final year of high school was spent at Findlay Prep of Henderson, Nev. There, he led his team in blocked shots, was second in field goal percentage and third in offensive rebounds. The 46 points he collected was second highest in the school’s history.
Willms accepted a full scholarship at UTEP, where he has taken English, intermediate math and algebra courses. In the future, he plans to direct his attention to sports broadcasting. The left-handed shooter selected UTEP because of the bench staff’s experience, where three coaches have NBA experience. Head coach Tim Floyd has worked for the Chicago Bulls.
“They really know what you have to do to make it,” Willms explained. “They’ve also got connections with scouts.”
While back home in Leamington during the summer, Willms makes several trips to the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, where he spends an hour at a time in the weight room followed by an hour on the courts improving his game skills.
“I really want to be able to assert myself next season,”
Leamington’s Matt Willms practices his game at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 22. After spending 2012-13 as a red-shirted player, he represented the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in men’s basketball in the C-USA Conference for 2013-14 as a freshman. Willms, standing at 7’ 1”, has caught the attention of NBA scouts from the Brooklyn Nets and Miama Heat.
(Submitted photo)
he explained. “I need to get my blocks up and grab more rebounds.”
Thus far, Willms has caught the attention of scouts representing the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat of the NBA. As others only recently found out he played his freshman year with a shoulder injury, there will likely be more to follow. In order to work out or try out with a professional squad, players must first declare their intentions with a team — after which point they can no longer represent their college or university. Willms will either complete the next three years at UTEP or finish his degree online while training with an NBA franchise. In the event that his NBA aspirations do not pan out, he will focus on playing professional basketball
overseas, likely in Spain or Germany. Willms describes his parents Bob and Joanne as his biggest sources of inspiration. Despite the lengthy distance between Leamington and southern U.S. universities where Willms plays, his parents and sister have managed to attend a handful of games.
County Bridge Results
Leamington Half Century Centre, July 14: North/ South - 1st Jack Warmenhoven and Eileen Edwards, 2nd Gil Roy and Joyce Bear, 3rd Sharon Lutz and Marilyn Robbins. East/West - 1st Roger Cote and Jim Perkes, 2nd Ron Martin and Roy Trowell, 3rd Kay and Ken Pryke.
Leamington Half Century Centre, July 21: North/ South - 1st Joyce Bear and Gil Roy, 2nd Yvonne Vulling and Jeanne Manners, 3rd Marie Ellwood and Dorothy McGregor. East/West - 1st Bob and Sally Bell, 2nd Nina Towle and Helen Preyde, 3rd Roy Trowell and Ron Martin. Bridge games are each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.
Kingsville Bridge Club, July 16: North/South - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 3rd Jack Warmenhoven and Bob Branton. East/West - 1st Ernie Jackiw and Frank Duransky, 2nd Roger Cote and Jim Perkes, 3rd John and Dorothy McGregor.
Kingsville Bridge Club, July 23: North/South - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Eileen Edwards and Joyce Bear, 3rd Al Morrison and Pauline Mikolash. East/West - 1st Mame Nicholson and Derek Parry, 2nd Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 3rd Ron Martin and Roy Trowell. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Info 519-738-4939.
Peewee Lakers have a good week
Leamington K of C sponsored Peewee Lakers lost to Walker Home Site Majors on Tues. July 22 in Leamington by a score of 14-1. Jonathan Fehr started on the mound for Leamington. He pitched well, giving up 5 hits and 4 runs with 2 walks to a heavy hitting Walker Home Site team. Zach Penner took over in the fifth inning. He allowed one run in the inning on a single and a double. Then in the sixth he gave up 2 doubles and 3 singles, allowing 4 runs to score. Justin Wiebe gave up 3 singles and a walk to allow 4 more runs to cross the plate.
Leamington could only muster one run in the fifth inning on doubles by Billy Friesen and Jonathan Fehr. Although they had 4 walks and a total of 6 hits they could not bunch them to get more than one run.
It was a different story on Wednesday against the LaSalle Minors in LaSalle. The Lakers scored early and often. Rowan Massad led off the game with a single and scored on Billy Friesen’s triple. Friesen scored on Eric Tavares ground out. Jonathan Fehr started the second with a single. A walk to Eric Wright then singles by Brayden Zuidema, Andrew Verhaeghe and Eric Dominguez then 3 walks produced 6 runs. In the seventh inning singles by Dominguez, Massad, Friesen and Zach Penner produced 4 more runs.
Tavares pitched 5 innings for the Lakers, giving up one run, two hits, two walks with three strikeouts to record the win. Penner pitched the last two innings allowing two runs, one hit, two walks with one strikeout for the save. Final score Leamington 12, LaSalle Minor 3.
On Friday the Lakers travelled to Tecumseh to engage the Tecumseh mixed team in battle. Tecumseh drew first blood with two singles and a double in the first inning scoring two runs. Leamington came right back in the second with singles by Justin Wiebe and Zach Penner and a double by Eric Wright then singles by Brayden Zuidema, Andrew Verhaeghe, Rowan Massad and Jonathan Fehr putting the Lakers up 5-2.
Michael Wiebe got the Lakers going again in the top of the third with a double followed by singles from Billy Friesen, Eric Tavares, a walk to Justin Wiebe and a single by Zuidema scored another four runs. Tecumseh came back with four runs in the bottom half of the third including a three-run homer.
Leamington scored 5 more times in the fourth on a single by Verhaeghe, a walk to Massad, singles by Fehr, Matthew Carvalho, Dominguez, Michael Wiebe and Tavares. Tecumseh scored 3 in their half of the fourth on a walk and two singles. Lakers added 2 in the sixth on singles by Massad and Carvalho, two sacrifice bunts and a stolen base. Tecumseh got one back on a single, 2 stolen bases and a fielder’s choice ground out. Leamington scored the final run of the game on a double by Friesen and a single by Penner.
Eric Wright pitched the first 4 innings for the win.
Jonathan Fehr pitched the last 3 for the save. Final score Leamington 17, Tecumseh 10.
The Unifab Unicorns finished in first place in LDMBA’s intermediate girls softball league. Team members, front row left to right: Coach George Bergen, coach Helen Bergen, Fumi Malott, Kendall Tamburo, Katelyn Bergen, Trudy Bueckert, coach Dan Tamburo, coach John Bueckert. Back row: Corinne Jackson, Jessica Bueckert, Kiki Malott, Emily Reid, Anna Giesbrecht, Melina Smiciklas, Amy Unger. (Submitted photo)
Unifab Unicorns capture first place
The Unifab Enclosures – aka Unifab Unicorns, aka Leamington Team 6 – ended the season with a first place finish in the girls intermediate softball league of the Leamington District Minor Baseball Association.
The Unicorns started the season with a loss and followed that up with 14 wins in a row for a 14 and 1 winning record.
The team was led by four senior girls – Corinne Jackson, Trudy Bueckert, Kiki Malott and Yolanda Bueckert. The team was rounded out with Jessica Bueckert, Anna Giesbrecht, Emily Reid, Melina Smiciklas, Amy Unger, Fumi Malott, Katelyn Bergen, and Kendall Tamburo. Pitching duties were shared by Corinne, Trudy and Jessica.
The final game of the season was against Kingsville. The first inning ended with a tie score of 5-5, and that’s when the Unicorns went to work. The game ended 37-15 to complete the season in the Intermediate Girls top spot.
Coaching duties were shared by John Bueckert, George and Helen Bergen, and Dan Tamburo.
Undefeated in Regular Season
Leamington Mosquito House League WFCU team went undefeated this year in the regular season. Good luck in the
playoff this weekend!
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Progs Team D edges out Team C by one point
By Tom Miehl
July 22 marked the hottest day for 52 Erie Shores proggers. Many decided to shell out the money and get a riding cart while others trudged through the humidity. I felt as if it had rained inside my shirt.
The proggers played their regular team game with Team D edging out Team C by one measly point, +18 to +17. Congratulations go to Jeff Brown (+3), Les Young (+5), Ron Tremblay (0), Ken Steingart (+9), Dave Wilkinson (0), Ed Schachowskoy (+3), Kevin Shaften (+1), Bill Slater (0), Bill Stackpoole (-5), Ken Segedin (0), Ernie Schmidtgall (+2), Joe Verhoeven (+2) and George Turnbull (-2).
Ken Steingart was once again the highest Progs point getter with +9, followed by Jim Sudds’s +7 and Willie Krahn’s +6. I’m looking for anyone that has any voodoo capabilities to make a Ken Steingart doll. We all must do our part to slow this guy down.
In the skins game, $18 each was awarded to Orest Hrynewich, Bob Park, Bill Gherasim and Ken Steingart. Orest had a terrific pitch shot on #13 which landed on the fringe in front of the green and rolled true to the hole. It looked good right from the get go.
Bill Gherasim had the opportunity to play mind games with Richard Reive. Bill made mention of the fact that Richard only needs one more point to reach his quota. From hole #5 to #7, Richard had the heebie-jee-
bies and didn’t get a point, but finally ended up +3.
The shot of the day was orchestrated by Brett Madden. Mel Davey’s group was located on the first green. While they were putting, they heard a loud smack off of the tree adjacent to the 18th fairway. They whirled around to see where the ball went but didn’t see anything. Brett’s drive smacked the tree and the ball rattled around a bit in the branches. Everyone gathered around the tree scouring the ground. No ball. If the ball is not down, it must be up. Sure enough, in the
crotch of a small branch, the ball had rested after pinballing amongst the limbs and leaves. Brett said that people don’t appreciate how much accuracy and finesse it takes to make a shot like that. Brett was able to get the ball down, take his penalty and cruise to a double on that hole. Based on his final score of -8, Brett had quite a few doubles and he likely added a few more in the clubhouse. Brett did not have one par in his entire round. Harry Badz sympathizes as this is something he’s accustomed to. Harry is available for counselling.
The Leamington Bantam Lakers had a busy weekend winning two of the three road games in Sun Parlour league action. On Friday evening, July 25, the locals travelled to Belle River and handed the Braves a 7-2 setback. Saturday afternoon in Essex they lost a close one 5-4 to the Yellowjackets, and Sunday afternoon they beat the Walker Homesite Hawks Minors 6-1.
Ryan Wall took to the mound and pitched six strong innings in the win over Belle River. Dawson Iles, Brandon Teichroeb, Wall and Anthony Fehr had two hits each. One of Iles’ hits was a third inning triple.
Against Essex, Brett Enns and Iles had two hits each as the Lakers fell to a tough Yellowjacket team. Aidan Massad and James Hiebert shared the pitching duties, striking out eight and giving up no walks in a losing cause.
Laker pitcher Kameron Wall was impressive as he held Walker Homesites to a single run in the sixth inning. Iles, Massad and Fehr led Leamington offensively with two hits each. The Bantams are sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating.
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Front row, left to right: Kevin Teichroeb, Jesse Teichroeb, Jonnie Boutros, Johnathon Raffoul,
Austin Simpson, Curtis Chorba. Middle row: Backos Boutros, Andrew Sleiman, Paul Sleiman, John Bueckert, Thomas
Back row:
(assistant coach),
Chorba (assistant coach), Bill Boutros (head coach) and Tony
(assistant coach). (Submitted photo)
John Stitzinger
Walleye derby a success
By Bryan Jessop
Bad weather and the first annual Leamington Walleye Derby went head-to-head earlier this month, with the derby emerging as the hands-down winner.
$1,500
by
measured 31.5 inches in length.
The inaugural event was hosted by the Leamington Municipal Marina Saturday, July 19 with entry tickets selling at $20 each. Leamington Marina manager Ronan Oliver hoped to see a minimum of 300 tickets find buyers. By the time the day of the competition arrived, 550 tickets had been purchased. Although weather did have an impact on actual attendance, Oliver explained that the vast majority of ticket holders showed up to participate.
“The feedback was extremely positive,” he explained.
“The derby was the first visit here for some of the entries and they loved the facility. There was a very even flow at the boat ramp with very little congestion.”
Prizes for the derby were based entirely on length of
catches, measured by the Kingsville Lions Club. The group — which received the proceeds from the event — provided most of the derby’s volunteer manpower while the Leamington Kinsmen Club barbecued a post-derby meal and operated the bar. Awards and celebrations following the derby packed the Marina’s pavilion to its capacity of about 500 people.
The bulk of volunteers who directed and ran the derby arrived at 3:30 a.m. and remained at the marina until about 9 p.m.
“Hats off to all those who made it a resounding success,” Oliver noted. “They made it a flawless event. It turned out to be a $15,000-weekend for the Marina (including Sunday activity). That’s fantastic for a first event. It shows the capability of what we can do.”
In addition to Kingsville Lions members and other volunteers, Oliver also described the Shell gas station on Seacliff Drive — which sold large quantities of bait for the derby — as a major contributor to the competition’s success. He also thanked Gulf Restorations for stepping up as a last-minute
sponsor as well as London No Frills owner Bob Rundle for donating a large barbecue as one of the many door prizes.
More than 50 of the walleye caught in nearby waters were measured and most were close to landing a spot in the top 10. The top prize was $1,500 while second place was good for $750. Third place earned a $300 prize while fourth netted $200 and fifth through 10th were each good for $100. Winners and the sizes of their prize catches were as follows:
• 1st — John Stitzinger, 31.5 inches;
• 2nd — Adrian Smit, 30 inches;
• 3rd, 4th — Jules Carrea and Steve Lesperance, 29.9375 inches;
• 5th — Jamie Lefaive, 29.5 inches;
• 6th — Paul Dugas, 29.25 inches;
• 7th — Vince Babetta, 29 inches;
• 8th, 9th and 10th — Tracy Simpson, Brandon Cecile and Dan Cutter — 28.75 inches.
Chris Williams and George Smit came within a quarter of an inch of cracking the top 10, each with 28.5-inch catches. Stitzinger, who had the lengthiest lead over the next closest measurement, hails from Essex.
Organizers took a couple short weeks off before planning started for the 2015 Leamington Walleye Derby. With a tight schedule before promotional materials for next year go to print, the date for the second annual event will be determined prior to Labour Day.
Next year, Leamington will host two walleye derbies. The first will be the second annual competition while the second will be a head-to-head competition between its top prize winners and winners from the Colchester Walleye Derby. The latter usually takes place in mid June.
Businesses or organizations interested in sponsoring the second annual Leamington Walleye Derby can contact Oliver at 519326-0834.
of Essex took top honours and the
prize for the first annual Leamington Walleye Derby, hosted Saturday, July 19
the Leamington Municipal Marina. Despite poor weather conditions, the contest reeled in more than 500 entries. Stitzinger’s top catch
Top 10 finishers at Leamington Marina’s first Walleye Fishing Derby.
Bantam Lakers undefeated at Kincardine tournament
The Leamington Bantam Lakers went an undefeated 5-0 the weekend of July 18-20, winning the Kincardine Minor Baseball Bantam Tournament. The Lakers shutout Kingsville 3-0 in the championship game, defeated Exeter in the semi-finals, and beat Owen Sound, Hanover and Kincardine in pool play.
Aidan Massad and James Hiebert took to the mound in the championship game combining to hold Kingsville to only 5 hits, while striking out 8 to lead Leamington over neighbouring Kingsville. Kameron Wall led the Lakers with a three-hit performance, while Lucas Lamotte had a pair of safeties in the title contest.
Against Exeter in the semi-finals Leamington broke open a close game with 4 runs in the fifth inning on the way to a 14-2 win. The locals were once again led by the hot bat of Ka. Wall. Shortstop Brett Enns, Lamotte and Kyle Wall all had two hits each. Ky. Wall also stole 7 bases in the game.
The ‘play of the tournament’ occurred in the bottom of the second inning with Leamington nursing a 1-0 lead. Exeter loaded the bases with none out. A checked swing blooper landed just over third base with a drawn-in infield. Left-fielder Branden Tei-
chroeb scooped up the loose ball and fired it home where catcher Derrick Antunes fully extended himself to catch the one-hopper for the force out at the plate.
“Had that one got by him, with the long backstop, they would have easily scored two or three,” said coach Chris Lamotte. “Great heady play and throw by Branden and what a catch by Derrick. The Exeter player got off to a late jump because he had to make sure the ball dropped in, the big out changed the whole momentum of the game.”
Massad tossed a one-hitter in the opening game of pool play against Owen Sound. Enns, Teichroeb and Ryan Wall all punched out 3 hits in the Friday evening game played at spacious Point Clark.
Hiebert threw a perfect game in Saturday morning’s game against Hanover. Pitching a strong game, Hiebert struck out 11 of the 15 batters he faced in the mercy-shortened game. Dawson Iles and Massad had 4 hits each for the Lakers. Against Kincardine, R. Wall dominated striking out 6 as he held the tournament hosts hitless. Ka. Wall had three hits, Iles, R. Wall and Anthony Fehr had two hits each.
Fehr (.636), Lamotte (.615) and Ka. Wall (.612) paced the Lakers offensively over the weekend.
18-hole league plays
S & Ts
The Erie Shores ladies 18-hole golf league had RCGA Day on Tues. July 22 and the game was S & Ts. There were a number of chip-ins: Sherri Michaelis #12, Debbie Dunmore #14, Diana Jones #8, Beth Conn #4, and Carol Quinn #14. Winner of the game was Debbie Dunmore with a score of 37.
Above - The Leamington Bantam Lakers celebrate at home plate after the tournament win in Kincardine. Players in the photo include Derrick Antunes, Brett Enns, Anthony Fehr, James Hiebert, Dawson Iles, Lucas Lamotte, Aidan Massad, Branden Teichroeb, Kameron Wall, Kyle Wall and Ryan Wall.
Right - At the Kincardine Minor Baseball Bantam Tournament, Kyle Wall steals home in the game against Exeter with teammate Anthony Fehr looking on. It was the seventh stolen base in the game for Wall.
Logjam in men’s golf
There’s now a logjam at the top of the standings in the Erie Shores Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League, with three teams well ahead of the rest of the pack.
Team Sam Snead picked up 8 points last week, July 24, with low gross winners Brendan Cornies and Ward Hutchins and top net winners Joe Oswald and Pete Wolters to move into a first place tie with Team Lee Trevino who only managed 5 points – thanks to the gross efforts of Ken Piper and Richard Lowes and the net winners Albert Jenkins and Gary McRae.
Standing just a single point back is Team Bobby Jones who had 2 points from gross winner Brian Humphreys and 4 points from net winners Bill Slater and Tom Heinz.
Sitting alone in fourth place, another 8 points back with 49, is Team Gary Player who picked up double points from gross winners John Davis and Tim Tiessen and another 2 points apiece from net winners Ed Petryschuk and Larry Stull.
The team of Tom Watson is only a point behind in fifth place thanks to their two net winners Wayne Quinn and Dave Dick. Team Harry Vardon is in sixth spot with 45 points with contributions coming from Kevin Babkirk, Andrew Dick and Tim Vreman.
Thanks to the gross and net winners of Ken Cobby, Van Tan, Jim Dueckman and Tim Shultz, Team Ben Hogan are another 4 points back with 41, while the team of Gene Sarazen are standing in eighth spot with 39 points – with 6 points coming from the winning scores of Robert Hudders, Rob Lee and Matt Taouil.
Neil Sawatzky, Ken Labbe and Mauro Paglione all had 2 points apiece to help Team Jack Nicklaus stay out of the basement with 34 points, while Rich Schell was the only golfer winning 2 points for the Arnold Palmer team who are now all alone in last place with 30 points.
In the individual play, closest to the pin winner on the 3rd hole was Claudio Sabelli, while Mike McDonald had the longest drive and Bill Slater won for the longest putt. Skins winners included Kevin Babkirk and Mike Herbert.
Summer school wraps up
Parents and students: your opinions wanted in online survey
Approximately 850 students have been using Summer School to upgrade marks or earn advance credits toward high school graduation. It’s estimated that 1,000 credits were earned in July through the in-school program, co-op placements and e-learning courses. In order to refine future summer school sessions, administrators have set up an online survey to gather opinions from both students and their parents. The links to the brief, anonymous surveys can be found on the Board’s website, www.publicboard.ca
Adamson fires inspiring score
By Bob McLean
Seventy-four Talbot Trail senior golfers ventured out on Tues. July 22 and Neil Adamson showed fellow golfers that he enjoys playing in hot, sticky weather. He fired a masterful 38. Many of the seniors had their personal best game of the season.
As mentioned above, Neil had the best score of the day as he not only led the 70-79y division, but also all other divisions. A very masterful effort, Neil! Vic Reynaert continued his excellent play by shooting a terrific 40. Bob Lee carded an outstanding 41. Homer Vandervecht merited a terrific 42. Both Gerry Holmes and Tom Hyatt scored superb 43s. Four golfers who earned very praiseworthy 44s were Carl Robinson, Ron Will, Joe Vertel and Paul Brown. Don Willan achieved a very gratifying 45. Two golfers who achieved noteworthy 46s were Eugene Abbruzzese and Andy Orsini. Four seniors who achieved very commendable 47s were Ed Woelk, Larry Hillman, Bob Freure and Walter Balsam. Al Zanutinni’s fine play enabled him to shoot the sole 48. Three golfers who all scored satisfying 49s were Pete Daudlin, Ken MacPherson and Gary Wilson. Wayne Cowan scored a fine 51. Other golfers who had 55 or less were Ray Ozorio, Bill Adams, Reg Flewelling and Fred Takaki.
In the 55-69y division three outstanding 39s were fired by Mike Getty, Steve Price and Pat Hill. Five golfers who also enjoyed excellent results of 41 were Bill Ward, Dutchy, Jim Pearson, Rick Thompson and John Liddell. Two golfers who achieved superb 42s were Bill Mayville and Bob McLean. Both Al Matthews and Ray la Pierre merited very praiseworthy 43 and 44 results respectively. Larry Haggitts 45, Randy Heweys 46 and Kevin Miller’s 47 also reflected very praiseworthy golfing skills. Four golfers who enjoyed commendable 48s were Jerry Paine, Richard Humber, Dave Dent and Jim Forrest. Both Jim Omstead and Wayne Humber produced satisfying 49s. Both Doug Langlois and Mac Hyatt produced nifty 50 results. Scores less than 55 were produced by Orville Houser, Gord Chadwick, Dave Carter, Stan Brophey and Dan Tymec.
In the 80-85y category Dave Krueger’s superb play earned him an excellent 44 result. Steady playing Dave La Bonte executed well to merit a terrific 47. Both Murray Knox and Gerry Becigneul captured the nifty 50 mark. Hadley Pinch played well as he achieved a superb 51. Back from the west coast, Bill Westrop achieved a very commendable 53. Other satisfying results of 56 or less came from Steve Haas, Hal Wigle, Orville Ellwood and Murray Cascadden.
In the 86y+ division, the amazing Dick Mackenzie continued his outstanding play by firing a 45. Jim Ascott also achieved a satisfying result. The super senior (90y+) division was hotly contested as all four golfers were within 3 shots of each other. Leading the way with terrific 57s were Linus Bachmeier and John H. Dick. Bill Hutchinson, who walked the course in the sticky weather, fired a very gratifying 58. Bill does plan to take a cart next time if it is this humid. The weather conditions were challenging for even much younger players today. Youngster Al Stockwell merited a very satisfying 59.
The losest to the pin on #9 was won by Gerry Becigneul. I believe his shot was only a few feet from the hole. Wayne Cowan had the hot putter on #2 as he drained a 20 footer to win this long putt hole. I just finished reading a golf book entitled “Tension Free Golf”. It does have many excellent ideas, but I was challenged to say this by the following experience. I parred the difficult par 4 #1 hole at Wheatley. At this point I hadn’t experienced any tension and thought that the book was really doing the job. On the second hole, a short par 5, I took an 8. To say that there wasn’t any tension experienced would be a complete lie. Now, I’m trying to decide if I should try rereading this book.
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LARGE HUTCH - china or books, bevelled glass doors, glass shelves with lights, must sell. Any reasonable offer. Come and see. 519-733-6039 or 519-995-8306. jn4-au6
SOUTHPOINT SUN
Nature Fresh Sales is currently looking to fill a permanent full time position for Purchasing and Product Development. Wages based on experience. Must be available from Monday - Saturday. Start Date: As soon as possible.
Please apply by fax: 519-326-2070
In person at: 4 Seneca Drive Leamington Or by email: employment@naturefresh.ca
Nature Fresh Sales is currently looking to fill multiple permanent full time positions for Quality Control, Production Supervisor, and General Labour. Must be available from Monday - Saturday. Start Date: As soon as possible.
Please apply by fax: 519-326-2070
In person at: 4 Seneca Drive Leamington
Or by email: employment@naturefresh.ca
PART TIME BOOKKEEPER. Accounts Receivable, invoicing, filing, and other office duties. Send resumes to ama@amaplas.com or fax 519-322-1358. jl30
STRAWBERRY PICKERS
ANDpackers. Send resume to raymontsberries@live.com or call 519-839-5422. jl30
BUSY RV & MARINE dealer looking for RV Tech and Boat Mechanic. Contact 519-326-1156 or fax resume to 519-326-6567. oc16-tf
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
Send Resume: By Mail: Human Resource Dept. P. O. Box 70 Ruthven, ON N0P 2G0
LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED, LICENSED TECHNICIANS IN ALL FIELDS
Immediate positions available. Benefits and pension. Must forward resume with references, school transcript and MVR (Motor Vehicle Report) to:
Mail or Drop-off: 238 Talbot Street W. Leamington, ON N8H 1P1
Email: grossi@grossiplumbing.ca
Fax: 519-326-3632
Production Supervisor
· Plan, organize, direct and control daily operations of production.
· Maintain inventory and quality controls
We are looking for someone who is:
· Dynamic, energetic, self-driven and a positive “can-do” attitude.
· Empathic communication skills and adaptive to change
3-5 years supervisory experience
Forklift License required
Mechanical skills required
Horticultural background is an asset
Send resume by fax: 519-322-1358 or email ama@amaplas.com
Orangeline Farms Limited has opportunities for full time employees working day shift only for our packing line. It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, excellent attendance and punctuality.
Additional Important Key Attributes:
• Self motivation
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility to work extended hours when required (Days Only but includes Saturdays)
• Own transportation
• Excellent multi tasking skills under pressure
• Ability to lift up 20 lb boxes
• Ability to work as a team or independently
• Work in cold and hot environment
There are also possible opportunities for working in our Greenhouse Operations including maintenance of crop and harvesting.
Ability to work in a hot environment
Flexibility with hours including Saturday and some Sundays
Own transportation
Attention to Detail
If you possess these attributes, please send your resume to: hr@orangelinefarms.com
Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
Join Orangeline Farms Limited, in Leamington, Ontario
We are a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality, healthy greenhouse products and looking for a full time:
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Responsibilities include:
• Trouble shoot and repair greenhouse, warehouse and equipment issues as they arise, while maintaining production levels
• Develop, implement and fully execute an all-encompassing preventative maintenance program
• General facility maintenance, including irrigation, welding, low voltage/battery powered electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics and controls
• Promote an atmosphere of
skills, both verbal and in writing, with all levels of staff and management, and is able to work extended hours during peak seasons; schedule flexibility to meet changing deadlines and project needs. Compensation will be based on experience. Please send your resume, wage expectations and position applying for to hr@orangelinefarms.com. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.
SOUTHPOINT SUN
WELDERS, FITTERS / FABRICATORS REQUIRED
Hike Metal is currently accepting resumes from individuals who have experience in the metal/ fabrication industry. This is not a production line environment, therefore, initiative, operational experience of press brake, shear and blue print reading are considered strong assets, however, we will train selected candidates.
• 5 years experience necessary
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Straight days and overtime available
Fax or Email resume to:
Attn: Frank Baptista - Plant Mgr
Fax: 519-825-7572
Email: frank@hikemetal.com
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
NOW HIRING!!!
easyhome is Canada's largest, and third largest merchandise leasing company in the world. We operate over 200 stores and are aggressively expanding from coast to coast. We offer our customers top quality, brand-name appliances, home furnishings and electronics.
Easyhome, is NOW HIRING!
We are looking for a Leasing Specialist (sales)!
We offer you. . . Career Growth Great Pay Benefits & Incentives!
To apply for this position, please forward resume to: easyhome Store
275 Erie Street South (Phoenix Plaza, near Shoppers Drug Mart) Leamington, Ontario
Or apply online at: http://easyhomecareers.ca We thank all applicants however, only those being considered will be contacted.
