Southpoint Sun June 11, 2014 by Southpoint Sun

Leamington Fair this weekend

By Bryan Jessop

Time-honoured classics and new attractions alike will be featured during the 166th annual Leamington Fair.

This year, some elements of the fair will return with a different start time, slightly different location, in bigger and better formats or for the first time ever. Mostly unchanged segments of the annual event include the Hottest Tomato Contest, the wide assortment of vendors, petting zoo and pony rides, livestock displays, culinary competitions, antique tractors display and massive youth art gallery — to name a few.

Friday events including the opening ceremonies and harness horse racing will start earlier than usual. Opening ceremonies will again be conducted in front of the Jeanette Mulholland Memorial Building, but will begin at 4 p.m. to introduce dignitaries, volunteers and announce this year’s Leamington Fair Ambassador. The horse races — briefly rescheduled for a Sunday afternoon time slot before being re-designated to Friday — will feature a 5 p.m. Friday post time instead of 7 p.m. Anyone with a horse he or she wishes to enter in the Friday racing program can contact the Fairgrounds at 519-326-8082. The registration deadline is 10 a.m. Friday, June 6.

This year’s Aboriginal Presentation — presented for the first time last year by Oneida First Nation — will return in an expanded (Continued on Page 2)

Leamington home to new 10-bed hospice

The new 10-bed Erie Shores Hospice residential home kicked off its fundraising campaign with a “rock solid” groundbreaking on Thursday, June 5.

It was an historic day, with the groundbreaking and capital campaign kick-off for the new 10bed Erie Shores Campus Hospice residential home located across from Leamington District Memorial Hospital on a 3.4acre parcel of land.

More than 350 of Essex County’s residents, officials and business owners attended the fundraising campaign kick-off, where close to $500,000 in cash donations for room naming rights were presented to the Campaign Cabinet. In addition to the 13 individual donations, Leamington Medical Village (Amicone Partners) donated 3.4 acres of land where the 10-bed facility will be located to the north end of a proposed multi community and medical services campus.

County Warden Tom Bain and Leamington Mayor John Paterson presented a 10-year pledge of $2,000,000 from County Council towards the $6,000,000 capital campaign goal. In recognition of the overwhelming support on behalf of the County and residents, a 1.5 billion year old granite rock was presented to County Council by the campaign committee which will be erected in front of the new hospice facility once completed in Spring of 2015. “This outstanding rock is a symbol of the support from the Essex County commu-

nity; for their Rock-Solid commitment to care in our region,” explained co-chair Cole Cacciavillani.

Master of Ceremonies, John Fairley and Veronique Mandal introduced a host of speakers including the Hospice of Windsor & Essex County, Executive Director, Carol Derbyshire who was amazed at the overwhelming generosity of the County in coming

forward. Ms. Derbyshire addressed the audience of regional officials, residents and businesses describing the journey of hospice and how this new 10-bed Erie Shores Residential Home is a great way to celebrate their 35-year anniversary. “For the last 35 years, the Hospice of Windsor & Essex County has been a cornerstone of this region, offering support, education and em-

powerment to our friends, families and neighbours who have been affected by a life-altering diagnosis. With more than 40% of people who use Hospice services that come from the County, this community joined together and helped make this new Erie Shores Campus Hospice Residential Home a reality.”

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After turning sod with shovels, these three decided to check out the real muscle that will be breaking ground at the Erie Shores Hospice in Leamington. From left to right are Dominic Amicone, Amicone Partners, Carol Derbyshire, Hospice of Windsor & Essex County, Executive Director, and Cheryl Deter, Erie Shores Campus, Integrated Director of Patient Services for Erie Shores Hospice & Leamington Hospital.

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Stroke program receives support

As a result of a family member receiving care at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Ouellette Campus through the stroke program, Lee and Maria Mastronardi wanted to give back in appreciation of that support.

Leamington Fair this weekend

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format both Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Fairgrounds’ Activity Centre. There will also be an information booth attended by a direct descendant of Chief Tecumseh, who died in the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812.

Carter Shows will bring back its successful games and rides, including a return for “The Polar Express.” Leamington and District Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper explained that the demand for the ride’s return has been widespread since its absence from the fair.

Legends of Wrestling will also return following their premier Leamington Fair presentations last year. This year, their matches will begin Saturday at 2 p.m. in front of the grandstands.

Stroke is a devastating disease, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and is an expensive disease to treat. There are more than 88,000 individuals living with stroke in Ontario.

For the first time, the Leamington Fair will feature a Saturday-night concert featuring live, local acts. Jody Raffoul will perform along with his son Billy’s band, although it is not yet certain if Billy will also take to the stage. Bob Gabriele will also play, as will Takers and Leavers. The concert will take place in front of the grandstands.

“The Windsor Essex District Stroke Program has a dedicated and expert multidisciplinary strokecare team with strong, evidence-based care for stroke patients,” states Denise St. Louis, Interim District Stroke Coordinator. “The program has enhanced clinical practices, new imaging technologies, new treatments, increased awareness and education, improved intervention and rehabilitation programs, all having a positive impact on stroke outcomes.”

“Our local artists are the best of the best,” Wiper said. “There’s a lot of great talent out there.”

The concert is sponsored by Blackburn Radio and may include more acts added to the line-up.

Saturday will be designated as “Children’s Day” and feature the raffle giveaway of 20 new bicycles. This year’s bike raffle will be Saturday only. The 5,000 artistic entries of local students were put on display in advance. Wiper credits the bulk of the preparation to volunteer Angie Hope, who stapled each of the works over a period of 24 hours.

“We couldn’t ask for a better volunteer,” Wiper said of Hope. “I wish I could have cloned her. She’s just a trooper.”

At 10 a.m. on Saturday, the fair will host a kids’ pet show to be judged by Martin Teskey and Reg Mulholland. All entries will receive a prize.

Home craft and antique items will be displayed in the Farmers’ Market building beginning Friday. This year, Reg Mulholland is loaning 12 quilts made by his wife Jeanette to be included among the displays.

Although it had previously been omitted from this year’s itinerary, the annual Leamington Fair Demolition Derby will actually return for Sunday afternoon, albeit at a later — 2:30 p.m. — start time. It will be preceded by Jimmy G’s Hypnotic Show at 1 p.m.

“He’s really fun,” said Wiper, who has seen Jimmy G’s act. “You’ll crack right up laughing at what he can make people do.”

The antique tractor parade will begin at 2:15 p.m. Sunday.

A generous donation of $1,000 was presented by Lee and Maria Mastronardi as a result of fundraising they did through Lee and Maria’s Market in Kingsville on behalf of the Windsor Essex District Stroke Centre, based at the Ouellette Campus of Windsor Regional Hospital. Pictured here, from left to right, are Ron Foster, VP Public Affairs; Denise St. Louis, Interim District Stroke Coordinator; Maria Mastronardi, Lorenzo and Jenn Perciballi; and Kathy Black. (SUN Photo)

Comrie, Burns, Monteiro honoured

By Bryan Jessop

Three occupants who died after the boat they were travelling in crashed into the Leamington Municipal breakwall were once again honoured by family and friends, three years after the tragic collision.

Andrew Comrie, his girlfriend Sarah Burns and Danny Monteiro suffered fatal injuries stemming from the crash on June 5, 2011. One year later, Andrew’s brother Pete Comrie decided to dedicate a memorial at the breakwall close to the crash site, tying three bunches of 100 helium balloons to cinder blocks for other boaters to see as they departed or arrived at the local marina.

With ideal weather conditions, the absence of waves made it easy for Comrie to set up the three assortments of balloons — one for each of the deceased — without difficulty. Last year, wind conditions were not so cooperative, forcing the Grand Prairie, AB, resident to instead release the 300 balloons from a boat that had to settle for simply getting within close proximity to the breakwall.

“We actually found it to be more meaningful that way,” Pete explained. “It’s something we’ll do every year. It means a lot to everyone involved. It’s a long day for everyone and it’s very emotional, but it brings us all closer together.”

Each year, an average of 25-30 friends and family members of Andrew, Sarah and Danny take part in the tradition. Pete, who lived in Blenheim before moving to Grand Prairie five years ago, makes sure to travel to

Drain repairs

Leamington’s Drainage Superintendent Lu-Ann Barreto got Council approval Monday night, June 9, to appoint N.J. Peralta Engineering to do a Section 78 project to repair and improve the E.J. Stockwell Drain. (Section 78 of the Drainage Act is the section that makes it the municipality’s responsibility to keep an agricultural drain in repair, and permits the municipality to appoint a Drainage Engineer to start the work without a petition from the landowners.) The capital budget contained an estimate of $60,000 for this work; however, the report presented to Council reminded them that this is only an estimate, and a better idea of the final cost will not be possible until a site meeting is held with the abutting landowners.

Last year, a branch of the drain ruptured under Hodgins Street and created a large sinkhole. This is only part of the problem with a drain that was last studied in the 1970s.

Noise by-law exemption

At the Monday, June 9 Council meeting, Municipal Council granted an exemption to the noise by-law so that a Father’s Day celebration can be held for migrant workers away from home. Permission was granted.

The celebration is alcohol-free and will be from 2-7 p.m. on Sunday, June 15 at 14 Orange Street. The event is being held by Tabernaculo de Adoracion, Cristo Viene.

Leamington for a month every year to ensure that the ceremony continues each year. He makes arrangements with family members to coordinate the event several months in advance to ensure that as many people as possible who were close to Andrew, Sarah and Danny are able to attend.

Despite the emotions that come along with visits to Leamington every year, Pete is more than eager to make the trip.

“I really love this town,” he said, noting that since the tragedy, his brother’s friends have become close friends of his own.

To this day, Pete still owns the house his brother lived in and owned. The home was severely damaged by the tornado that tore through Leamington a year earlier, but Pete ensured that the necessary work was done to have it restored. Each year, the tribute begins with the short trip from the Park Street house to the Marina, where the group launches their boats and heads off to the breakwall.

While Pete heads out into the water with Danny’s two brothers and their wives along with others, some family members watch the balloon release from the marina.

Danny and Andrew were best friends while Pete explains that Andrew and Sarah were nearing engagement. Andrew, 33 at the time of the collision, was head chef of Armando’s Restaurant.

Balloon release

Three hundred balloons were released by friends and family members of Andrew Comrie, Sarah Burns and Danny Monteiro at the Leamington Marina breakwall near the scene of the fatal boat crash where the three died on June 5 of 2011. The tradition began on the first anniversary of the tragedy, organized by Comrie’s brother Pete Comrie.

(SUN Photo)

Yes an island, unto ourselves

Without one, we cannot have the other and together they can fulfill both the passionate desires and the quiet calm needed to live a well-rounded life.

Have you ever considered yourself as an island unto itself? We are all unique individuals. What is there is there. Whatever you choose to bring to ‘your island’ should be well thought out, comforting and useful. In the end, you are on your own to figure out how to get rid of the useless and wasteful things.

I figure when we were born our island was nearly as perfect as it could be. Surrounded by those who loved us and cared for us, we were ensured to thrive naturally. The weather, like our temperaments, formed our surface. Over time we became resistant as we slowly adapted, forming a terrain that works best for us. An island forms from the reaction of everything it deals with over time. Volcanos, hurricanes, sunshine, calm, etc. Like an island, each human experiences molding and forming throughout life.

Flowers grow when you flourish; our surface radiates, mirroring to others all that can grow from an inner goodness. Thorns and barren windblown land are the results of life’s harsher realities. Nature’s protective response to jealousy and greed causes good people to change. A learned response is distrust, which simply makes other humans unable to share another’s bounty. It is a gift to be happy for others, to appreciate their ‘up times’ as well as their ‘down times’.

As the surf crashes on one of your banks, a calm can usually be found on the other side, maintaining a sense of balance and keeping you in tune with your entire self; not just the best side but also the one filled with a passionate fury.

After a tropical storm sweeps across, it is amazing to see how choosy devastation can be, taking an entire stand of trees yet leaving behind one table and a chair. This can’t help but make one understand, that although we may nurture and feed and try to live as a ‘whole island’, we have to flow with the ebbs and tides, recovering from the storms that wreak havoc on our surface. Thankfully, the heart of the ‘human island’ remains and many times rebuilds again, becoming stronger and reacting sensibly. Time brings signs like the dove carrying a fig leaf, a rainbow off in the distance, the stars aligning easily and perfectly, directing you from the core of your being.

Life is a chain of fortunate and misfortunate events. We can choose to grow stronger from the strong winds and learn from the dangerous riptides or stand still and be overtaken by other creatures, humans included. Go with the flow, but don’t just lay back. Strive to be the island that you are and listen to the signs of change.

Facebook is ticking me off...

Facebook is ticking me off right now. I’m tired of the ads that are mysteriously dispersed throughout my Facebook timelines. I don’t want car insurance quotes from Belaire and I don’t care how Kirstie Alley lost 100 pounds in two months eating this one food! It’s ridiculous. I know I shouldn’t complain when Facebook is free, but I think I’d be willing to pay a monthly or yearly subscription to Facebook to not have all the unsolicited ads.

I have over 200 friends on Facebook and believe me some of them post some weird stuff. I’ve been tempted to unfriend a couple who use Facebook to let everyone know, every day that they have found God and we all should start looking for Him ourselves… Really, I don’t want to be preached to on Facebook. I want to see friends having fun and sharing some whimsical stories about their weekends or pensive thoughts for the day. I especially like the posting with encouraging quotes and aspirations. Some are pretty cheesy, but I like cheesy.

What I don’t want to read about is all the games that people are playing. I don’t play, so don’t ask for farm animals, gems, candies, swords or whatever it is you’re playing…

While I’m on a Facebook rant, I also don’t care what

song you are, what gem you are, or what flavour of ice cream are you. I’m continually asked: What animal are you? What colour of the rainbow are you? What song are you? Is anybody else tired of these ridiculous Facebook postings? Somehow I don’t think I trust the science behind these personality-revealing likenesses… I do feel justified in my Facebook rant since my ball hockey friends and I spend a lot of time discussing all these pet peeves last week after the game. As much as we all complain about Facebook and its short fallings, we all admitted to spending way too much time on Facebook. Another annoyance of Facebook is that you can’t make a change to your profile without it being announced to all 284 friends – nothing like drawing attention to your situation. I must admit that Facebook has been a friend to me since 2009 - according to my timeline – and never forgets my birthday. I always enjoy checking the birthday messages from friends near and far and old and new.

SHEILA McBRAYNE McThots

Five fox kits photographed last week in West Lorne.

Well it’s that time of year again when we honour our parents with the token visit and card. Maybe a tie or tshirt for dad?

Mother’s Day slipped by this year without me writing about my mom and Father’s Day is now upon us so I thought I’d do a combo this week. No, not the number 6 combo at the local Chinese place, but a column about parents, past, present and future.

My parents have been gone for some time now, and not a Mother’s Day or Father’s Day goes by without me pausing to remember them and all that they gave me in life.

In reality I think about them at some point most every day.

A certain smell or song or even a word will prompt fond memories of the two great people I called mom and dad.

My mother was raised in a home with an alcoholic bootlegger father, whom I never knew. My grandfather died long before I was born but I heard lots of stories about him. Not a lot of great stories, mind you. The fact that he had seven children who all grew up to be decent human beings is a testament to the quality of person my grandmother was.

For those of you who knew my grandma Elsie, you can agree that she was a wonderful person. I was born on her birthday, so her and I had a special bond, until cousin Loree Pursel married into the family and spoiled it by having the same birthday. (Just kidding Loree)

Despite the hard living conditions of their youth, my mom’s siblings all became productive members of society, with the two oldest boys even serving their country in war. My mom was the oldest and she was loveable and stubborn and many other adjectives. She was also a mother who would do anything for her kids and grandkids.

I remember being teased by friends and siblings about her coming to my house on winter mornings just to start my car for me, something I never asked her to do, but she insisted that her ‘baby’ be nice and warm for his three-block drive to

Parenthood

work. She was a saint in so many ways, yet she had a rough edge about her that endeared her to many people. That same rough edge may have offended others but we all know she spoke her mind and in the end, there is nothing wrong with that. When it came to her kids and grandchildren, they could do no wrong and she would fight to the death to protect them, kind of like a mama bear.

On the other hand, my dad was a country farmer at heart who took up being a commercial fisherman early in his life and made the best of it.

He taught me patience and common sense without really trying to do so. He showed all of us that you could have what you want in life by working hard and being honest. It was never discussed, just implied by example. They both encouraged participation in sports and music and we are all well rounded people because of it.

Because my parents are no longer around, I feel a void when these special days come along but I suppose it’s all part of the circle of life. I do have my current in-laws as parental figures and spend time with them as I would my own.

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And of course, I’m now of the age when my kids are well into adulthood, so the roles become different and I’m hoping I’ve passed on that implied wisdom and patience that my parents instilled in us.

Meanwhile as I wait to become a grandparent in the very near future, I can only hope that I can be half the grandfather that my dad was and help instill in those little munchkins a sense of pride, family and common sense.

It’s all a crap shoot, they say, but I believe that if you instill some values, chances are they will turn out just fine.

Leamington Br. 84 Legion news

By Pat Simpson

Legion Service Bureau Officer Randy Groundwater will visit Leamington Legion Branch 84 on Thursday, July 10 at approximately 12 noon. Anyone wishing to speak with Mr. Groundwater can call the Branch at 519-326-0073.

Seven-year-old Aubri Andre made a surprise visit to Mrs. Hodgson’s Grade 2 class at Gore Hill Public School last week. Aubri is home (Leamington) for a few weeks between treatments at Calgary’s Sick Kids Hospital. Aubri’s mother, Lisa Andre, stated that Aubri’s chemotherapy treatments to combat her rare form of leukemia are scheduled to resume on June 24. But Aubri is enjoying her time right now, out of the hospital and back in Leamington. (Photo submitted)

Sunsational EVENTS

Leamington Marina Hosts

Friday Night, Patio Nights...

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

June 13 - Ryan St. Denis

June 20 - Chelsea Danfield

June 27 - Light “N” Service

July 4 - Dale Butler

July 11 - Karen Morand

July 18 - Mike Beggs

July 25 - Trish Wales

August 1 - Champagne Bay

August 8 - Roger Cortina

August 15 - Dale Butler

August 22 - Gord Ciliska

August 29 - Jen Knight

Robson Road Park Hosts

Sunday Summer Serenades 2 - 4 pm

July 6 - Chapter Three

July 13 - 3 Kool Kats

July 20 - Midlife Jazz & Friends

July 27 - Champagne Bay

August 3 - Dale Butler & Friends

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

Seacliff Park Hosts

Live Concerts 7 pm - 9 pm

July 1 Canada Day - Twisted Logic

July 5 - Early Cash

July 11 - Windsor Symphony

Aug 4 - Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk

August 9 - Last Minute

August 23 - Takers & Leavers

Leamington Marina Presents Summer Outdoor Big Screen Movie Night Series - Showtime

What can you do to help CiB Tidiness

By Catherine Riediger

The Leamington Horticultural Society’s 2014 motto “Pride In Leamington” fits perfectly with the Tidiness category for the CiB program. What better way to demonstrate this pride than by taking the time and making the effort to ensure Leamington is viewed as a tidy, clean and beautiful place to call home.

Tidiness: Greg Rice, Committee Chair.

Criteria: This category includes an overall tidiness effort. Elements for evaluation are green spaces (parks, etc.), medians, boulevards, sidewalks, streets, municipal, commercial, institutional and residential properties, ditches, road shoulders, vacant lots and buildings, weed control, litter clean-up (including cigarette butts and gum), graffiti and vandalism programs. What You Can Do: Pick up litter around your business or home; take down old posters and yard sale signs; keep sidewalks and curbs weed free; touch up weathered paint; adopt a street/road/highway; remove and/or report graffiti.

Current Activity: The Municipality of Leamington has been busy cleaning the winter debris from along the trail, in the parks and the town streets.

Also, area schools have been busy with tidiness. For the last few years, Joan Epp has been having the Margaret D. Bennie Gr. 2 and Gr. 3 students take part in the fall shoreline cleanup at Seacliff Park.

Sat. June 21

Sat. July 26 - Sponsored by WFCU

Fri. August 22 Sponsored by Leamington BIA

With regard to graffiti, the youth participants of Voices of Youth in Community (VOYC) have expressed an interest in tackling the job of removing the graffiti on the trail behind the Heinz plant. VOYC will be investigating the opportunity of creating murals reflecting the spirit and history of Leamington, similar in concept to their Back Alley Beautification Project in Kingsville. Great idea!

First impressions are very important with regard to tourism, real estate, and business. Cleanliness and tidiness of a town or city are high on the priority list. Let’s all make an effort to show our “Pride in Leamington”.

The Municipality of Leamington’s sweeper is pictured cleaning Chestnut Street.

Leamington home to new 10-bed Erie Shores Hospice

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Cheryl Deter, Erie Shores Campus, Integrated Director of Patient Services for Erie Shores Hospice & Leamington Hospital, outlined the programs and services that will be offered at the new campus. “Erie Shores Hospice will be customized to meet county needs. We have met with front line staff and families to ensure we maximize the patient and families experience. Everything is County sized: rooms with enhanced views, extra-large family rooms, a dining area that fits who we are and how many there are of us which extends into a garden room. With our county hospital standing as the “anchor” in our community…. Our Erie Shores Hospice will allow access to Right Care, Right Time, Right at Home.”

The Boards of Leamington Hospital, the Foundation and Hospice of Windsor & Essex County defined how the partnership was formed to raise the capital to build the 10-bed Erie Shores facility with operational funding provided from the Erie-St. Clair Local Health Integrated Network, (LHIN). The new Erie Shores Campus is expected to be built by January 2015.

Erie Shores Hospice Campaign Committee dedicated this granite stone to Essex County Council for its ‘Rock-Solid’ commitment of $2 million towards the new hospice. Pictured here are the mayors of the municipalities in Essex County. From left to right are Nelson Santos (Kingsville), Ken Antaya (LaSalle), Ron McDermott (Essex), Gary McNamara (Tecumseh), John Paterson (Leamington), and Tom Bain (Lakeshore). In back is Allen Koop, President, Erie Sand and Gravel.

Putting their shovels in the ground, from left to right are Cole Cacciavillani, Capital Campaign Co-Chair; Dennis Staudt, Special Projects Foundation Com-mittee; John Cervini Special Pro-jects Foundation Committee; Reiner Neumann, Chair Corporate & Business Committee; Dan Amicone, Board Chair Hospice Windsor & Essex County; Dominic Amicone, President Amico; Carole Derbyshire, Executive Director Hospice Windsor & Essex County; Cheryl Deter, Integrated Director, Patient Services Erie Shores Hospice and LDMH; John Omstead, Capital Campaign Co-Chair; John Ferguson, Board Chair LDMH Foundation; and Jim Slater, Chair Agriculture Committee.

(Photos by Lee-Ann Deuck, Ginger Snaps www.gingersnapsyou.ca)

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Focus your energies in a positive way, Aries. You can accomplish anything you set your mind to, and now is the time to put your attitude to work.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, you are ready for something or someone new. Right now is a good time to reach out and connect with a new passion. Things will get more interesting rather quickly.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

You need to focus and get back to work this week, Gemini. Things have slipped out of your fingers, and it could take a little while before you get back on a schedule.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Shop around for the best deals before making a big purchase, Cancer. A little extra work can lead to substantial savings. There are deals to be had, so be patient.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Expect to reach a milestone in your life, Leo. This may have something to do with your family or career. Either way, the praise you will receive is warranted.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Sometimes it can be easy for you to get fixated on a certain way of doing things, Virgo. There are really many different paths to the same outcome when you are open to ideas.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, do not panic when a glitch arises in your plans. Just approach the situation from a different angle, and you will find a solution in no time.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Try not to push yourself too hard this week, Scorpio. This is a good time to maintain a low profile. Drawing too much attention to yourself might ruffle the wrong feathers this week.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, something will bring a smile to your face early in the week, and there's pretty much nothing that can put you in a bad mood. This is an ideal time to get things accomplished.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

You are never one to walk away from a challenge, Capricorn. This week you will be presented with a big obstacle, and you will have to step up to tackle the hard stuff.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Keep your eyes open and you just may stumble on something new and fascinating this week, Aquarius. This is a good time to explore new ideas and apply them to your daily life.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Someone gets bent out of shape over something that seems laughable to you, Pisces. You may need to adjust your view.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

JUNE 8

Joan Rivers, Comic (81)

JUNE 9

Natalie Portman, Actress (33)

JUNE 10

Leelee Sobieski, Actress (31)

JUNE 11

Peter Dinklage, Actor (45)

JUNE 12

Chris Young, Singer (29)

JUNE 13

Tanner Foust, Race Car Driver (41)

JUNE 14

Lucy Hale, Actress (25)

OPP REPORTS

Impaired Drivers Charged

On Sun. June 1 at about 2:00 a.m., Lemington OPP stopped a silver Chevrolet travelling southbound on Danforth Ave. The driver of the vehicle exhibited signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene. Domingos Dossantos Maranhoa, 47, of Leamington, was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and failing or refusing to provide a breath sample.

Later that day, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Leamington officers received a report of a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 3 in Leamington. Officers then spoke to the driver of the vehicle who exhibited signs of impairment. Danny Branco, age 49, of Leamington, was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and exceeding 80 milligrams Blood Alcohol Content.

Drug Offenses

Leamington OPP conducted a vehicle stop on Sunday night, June 1, resulting in several charges against a Leamington man. Police stopped a truck on Wigle Street at approximately 1:00 a.m. Officers discovered a quantity of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and marijuana valued at $4,100 as well as $3,000 in cash.

Christopher Arruda, age 28, of Leamington, was arrested and charged with Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, and Failing to Comply with a Probation Order.

Thief Arrested

A Kingsville man has been charged after an investigation involving 3 different victims in Kingsville. Richard Laliberte, age 45, was charged with theft under $5000 (x2) and break and enter.

Investigation revealed that he stole property including a pool pump, a computer and a trailer hitch from 3 different residences in and around Kingsville. The one theft dates back to November 2013.

Charges

Laid After Man Causes Disturbance

A Leamington man has been charged after creating a disturbance on Fri. June 6. The OPP in Leamington was called to attend a residence on Southbridge Street in Leamington at approximately 9:40 p.m. regarding a male who was outside yelling at neighbours. Police arrived and subdued the male who resisted arrest and attempted to escape custody.

Waldemar Piotr Szymanski, age 48, of Leamington was charged with: Possession of a Schedule II Substance (marijuana), Possession of a Schedule III Substance (psilocybin mushrooms), and assault with intent to resist arrest.

Erratic Driver

Arrested

On Sunday, June 8, at approximately 8:00 p.m.,

Leamington OPP received a call from a concerned motorist regarding the erratic driving of a grey Ford travelling on Seacliff Drive. Officers located the vehicle and spoke to the driver of the vehicle, who exhibited signs of impairment. He was arrested at the scene.

Franz Giesbrecht Martens, age 18, of Leamington, was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and exceeding 80 milligrams Blood Alcohol Content.

Search warrant leads to charges

The OPP Essex County Street Crimes Unit and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) members and the OPP Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1200 block of Seacliff Dr. E. Officers discovered approximately $7,100 worth of marijuana as well as grow equipment in the residence.

Brian Harris, age 60, was arrested and charged with Pos-

session of a Schedule II Substance for the Purpose of

ficking (marijuana) and Produce a Schedule II Substance (cannabis marijuana).

New $710,000 fire truck for Leamington

By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent

When a fire truck reaches 20 years old, international standards and insurance companies demand that it be replaced if the Municipality hopes to maintain its fire insurance rates. So, in spite of its apparent beautiful condition, Leamington’s aerial pumper truck must be replaced. Fortunately, the municipality has been putting money aside for years against this eventuality. (Even if the truck were completely refurbished the cost of fire insurance in Leamington would go up simply because it is a 20 year-old truck.)

When two tenders to supply a new pumper truck were opened at the end of May, both were over the anticipated price. The best deal was a total price of $710,000 (including trading-in the old truck to be replaced). Fortunately, the final cost is able to be covered by the municipality, and is only about $5,000.

The only debate among

OBITUARY

Steve Mocko

Steve Mocko, 95 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. Late of Leamington.

Loving husband to Susie (Simon). Dear father of Jerry and his wife June of London, and Peppy and his wife Rose of Ottawa. Special grandfather to Steven of Ottawa.

At the family’s request, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held for the family at a later date.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the charity of your choice by contacting the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little Street South, Wheatley (519-825-7741). www.hammondfuneralhome.ca

members of Council at the June 9th meeting was whether or not to let the truck go for the trade-in estimate of $10,000.

Fire Chief Chuck Parsons explained that the resale value of the truck is very poor because it does not meet standards. So, the debate revolved around whether or not the municipality should to try to sell the truck themselves, and if the municipality does try that, what impact this would have on the deal on the new truck.

Nicholas Hamm

A resident of Leamington, Nicholas Hamm passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Leamington Mennonite Home at the age of 99.

He was born in New York, Ukraine, and was the son of the late Peter (1962) and Margarita (1972) Hamm. Dear friend of Aggie Neufeld. Dear brother of Peter Hamm and the late Peggy Hamm. Predeceased by his sister Erna Willms and her husband Peter, and sister Vera Hamm. Dear uncle of Margaret Driedger and the late Jake Driedger, Eleanor Willms and the late Vern Willms, and the late Irma and Dave Tiessen, Susan Ritchie and her husband John, Gail Hamm and the late Michael, and Jeff Hamm. Nick will also be dearly missed by many great, great-great, and great-great-great nieces and nephews.

Nick was a retired Engineer with Canada Bridge.

Family and friends were received at the Leamington Mennonite Home, 35 Pickwick Dr., Leamington, on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. until the Funeral Service to celebrate Nicholas’ life at 10:45 a.m. Rev. Henry Regier officiated. Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Leamington.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Reid Funeral Home and Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington (519 326-2631).

Memorial donations to Leamington Mennonite Home or the Essex-Kent Mennonite Historical Association would be appreciated by the family.

As a consequence, a motion was made to defer a vote on the matter for one week. The idea was proposed to have the fire chief contact the dealer immediately and come back later in the meeting to report to Council.

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

About an hour later Chief Parsons returned to report to Council that the dealer would honour the price without a trade-in. The chief warned Council that once the new vehicle arrives there will be no room for the old truck.

The motion was made to accept the trade-in deal.

After much mixed debate the vote was made and recorded: voting against were Councillors Larry Verbeke and John Jacobs. Both want a new fire truck, but object to the trade-in value.

KINGSVILLE’S FOLK MUSIC

FESTIVAL August 8-10, is looking for Volunteers to fill over 50 crews. Visit kingsvillefolkfest.org for more information.

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, 519-326-2643, 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.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12 - The Sun Parlour Pipes & Drums free concert at the Leamington Marina, 7

p.m. Also featuring Hart School of Highland Dancers. The sporran will be passed to raise money for the pipe band's upcoming trip.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 - Dads Matter Conference, 9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m., at Cardinal Carter School, 120 Ellison Ave, Leamington. Open to all dads, no cost to attend. Conference includes workshops, Q & A period, lunch, snacks, door prizes. Call 519-258-0247 to register.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14 - Family Knitting/Looming Club meets at 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Leamington Public Library. The club teaches kids to make a baby hat for donation to a hospital. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to attend too! Open to the public - all skill levels welcome.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15 - Two Creeks Summer Concert Series featuring Karen Morand and the band Bosco, 6:30 p.m., north of Wheatley on Kent Road 1. Admission free, hat is passed. Info at www.twocreeks.ca

MONDAY, JUNE 16 - There will be

a free friendship dinner at Knox

Presbyterian Church, Leamington at 5:00 p.m. for those in need of food and fellowship

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21 - Ont. Purple Martin Association meets at the home of Marianne and Marc Knapp, 3450 Malden Rd., RR #2, Essex. Bring a lawn chair. Everyone welcome. Info at 519738-3476.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29 - Gospel Concert & Sing-Along featuring Connection, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 3 Fox St., Leamington. Air-conditioned, wheelchair accessible. Freewill offering will benefit FBC Treasures Fund and The Bank

OBITUARY

Eleanor Roadhouse

Eleanor Roadhouse (nee Dittus) passed away peacefully on June 9, 2014 at Hotel Dieu at the age of 89 years.

OBITUARY

Mariann Vinall

Mariann Cecelia Vinall of Chatham passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at the age of 94 years.

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Predeceased by her parents Nora and Otto Dittus. Survived by her brother Jim Dittus (Audrey). Beloved wife of the late Walter Roadhouse (1996) and survived by her dearest friend Bill Manley. Devoted mom to Patricia Howe (Dale Smith) and Susan Burdett (John). Cherished grandma of Bethany Howe (JC Leeson), Brad Howe, Scott Burdett, Matthew Burdett, Nicole Adolphe and Nathan Smith (Diane St. Jacques). Loving great-grandma to Tyler, Tanner, Adam, Jadan, Logan and Solara. Caring aunt to Valerie Klym (Brent Rinehart), Mike Dittus (Nancy), Gloria McRonald (Wayne), Clare Roadhouse (Margaret), Sandy Roadhouse, and predeceased by Ralph Roadhouse (Nelly).

Mom was a kind and special woman who was always interested in those around her. She was an extremely proud farming partner who loved to watch their crops grow and flourish. She was a lover of all creatures. She also loved to garden, preserve fruits and vegetables, play her organ, do the crossword puzzle, play cards and paint. She was an avid reader, bird watcher and member of the UCW. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Memorial visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington (519-3262631) on Thursday from 7-9 p.m.

Memorial Service to celebrate Eleanor’s life will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 13, 2014 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Derek Parry officiating. Interment of her ashes to follow at Lakeview Cemetery.

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations made by cheque to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Family and friends are encouraged to visit www.reidfuneralhome.ca to share memories, condolences or make a charitable contribution

Mariann was born in Brantford, one of three children to the late Mary Frances (O’Neil) and John Patrick Ryan. She is survived by her sister Helen Phillips (William) and was predeceased by her sister Patricia McGraw (Thomas).

For many years Mariann was a financial administrator for the Essex County Roman Catholic School Board. She travelled the world and enjoyed sharing the many stories of her adventures.

Mariann and her late husband Alfred Thomas Vinall raised 6 children: Mary Frances and Dave Tennant, Paula and Bob Goulet, John and Cindy Vinall, Geraldine Vinall (predeceased), Patricia and Tim Statham, and Michael and Robin Vinall. They were also blessed with 10 grandchildren: Kimberly Bigelow, Ryan Goulet, Janice Guy, Jillian Vinall, William Legg, Sean and Greg Statham, Amberly, Katie and Robert Vinall, as well as 13 great-grandchildren: Kyle, Dylan, Tyler, Leah, Andrew, Hayley, Adrian, Shaun, Austin, Aran, Sarah, Ella and George. Mariann is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In keeping with Mariann’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held in her hometown of Brantford at a later date where her urn will be interred at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Blenheim Community Funeral Home entrusted with Funeral Arrangements.

Friends wishing to remember Mariann with a memorial donation are asked to consider the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Online condolences for the family and online donations may be left at www.blenheimcommunityfuneralhome.com

At Monday’s council meeting, June 9, Municipal Council was updated on the status of Leamington’s Fire Strategic Master Plan. The fire service is keeping its eye on the plan as it conducts its day-to-day business. Training, technology and public education are keeping abreast of current legislation and the fire service is always looking at improvements that keep Leamington safe.

As part of the review and update process Council was informed that new legislation that came into effect only this year has increased the workload of the department a lot: every single seniors facility in the municipality must have a comprehensive fire drill and fire inspection annually so that it can be registered as compliant with the legislation at the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management. Although the document was originally drafted in 2005, it has been thoroughly updated, and the 2014 plan presented to Municipal Council contains 13 recommendations for department excellence.

Council received the report and accepted the recommendation to have it reviewed in its entirety in 5 years.

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Community steps forward to support Camp Day

By Bryan Jessop

The 40th annual Tim Hortons Camp Day was met with a great degree of enthusiasm by employees, customers and the community as a whole.

Leamington’s Tim Hortons Talbot St. West employee and trainer Fatima Remeloso spearheaded Camp Day fundraisers for the town’s westernmost store. The day’s events included an inflatable bounce castle for kids and adults alike, an employee prison bail-out of $20 each, a dunk tank, silent auction, games and the sale of t-shirts, hats, Camp Day bears, sunglasses and wrist bands. Funds generated through these attractions were added to the traditional Camp Day (Wednesday, June 4) profits raised by 100 per cent of coffee sales.

Family members of the Talbot Street restaurant’s employees constructed some of the attractions unique to that store, including the wooden prison cell made by Dave Wiebe and the spinning wheel and ‘Plinko’ games built by Tony Vieira. Some of the silent auction items were metal art pieces made by Jeff and Terri-Ann Wilson, who run the business Steel Appeal in Cottam.

The Talbot St. West Tim Hortons in Leamington is one of five owned by Crowder Enterprises and was the first to be visited by owner and former Boston Bruin/Los Angeles King Keith Crowder. Crowder also owns Leamington’s other two Tim Hortons restaurants as well as both Essex franchises.

“This is fantastic,” Crowder said shortly after arriving at the Talbot West business on Camp Day morning. “If the others show this kind of enthusiasm, I’ll be very pleased.”

Crowder’s restaurants have taken part in Camp Day since his ownership era began more than 20 years ago. He explained that throughout the past

21 Camp Days, the hosting communities have been consistently supportive.

“The people in Leamington and Essex are very generous with Camp Day,” Crowder noted. “Our group does a fantastic job raising money.”

Fundraising for Camp Day actually begins a week earlier with store-to-store sales of paper cabins that are displayed on store walls with the names of individual contributors written on them. Each year, about 17,000 children from underprivileged homes are sent to camps throughout Ontario,

Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alberta, Kentucky and more recently, a leadership camp based in Manitoba.

Camp Day began 40 years ago in honour of Tim Horton after his death, started by the NHL player’s business partner Ron Joyce. Joyce, aware of Horton’s love of children, started Camp Day about 10 years after the first store opened in Hamilton in 1964.

Butcher Block with buns donated by Lakeside Bakery. The bounce castle rental was donated by Larry MacDonald.

The five Crowder Enterprises stores combined their efforts to raise a sum of $31,191.56 for the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation camp excursions.

“We thank the whole community for our success,” said Remeloso. “Without their support, none of this would

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be possible.” Remeloso also thanked all other community sponsors as well as Leamington mayor John Paterson for attending to offer his support. Originally, Camp Day funds were raised exclusively for summer vacation getaways. More recently, THCF fundraising has also added camp programs based on holidays, day trips and weekends.

Each year, Crowder matches the amount raised by his stores. In 2013, Camp Day was able to send six children from Leamington to some of the program’s destinations.

For more information about the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation and its Camp Day program, visit www.sendakidtocamp.com.

Evelena Wiebe (left) tried unsuccessfully to talk fellow Tim Hortons employee Tasha Johnson out of pushing the dunk tank target during Camp Day — Wednesday, June 4 — at Leamington’s Talbot St. West Tim Hortons location.

Leamington mayor John Paterson purchases a Camp Day t-shirt from Tim Hortons Talbot St. West employee Courtney Wiebe during Camp Day Wednesday, June 4.

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Community steps forward to support Camp Day

By Bryan Jessop

The 40th annual Tim Hortons Camp Day was met with a great degree of enthusiasm by employees, customers and the community as a whole.

“This is fantastic,” Crowder said shortly after arriving at the Talbot West business on Camp Day morning. “If the others show this kind of enthusiasm, I’ll be very pleased.”

Crowder’s restaurants have taken part in Camp Day since his ownership era began more than 20 years ago. He explained that throughout the past 21 Camp Days, the hosting communities have been consistently supportive.

“The people in Leamington and Essex are very generous with Camp Day,” Crowder noted. “Our group does a fantastic job raising money.”

The Talbot store also sold hot dogs donated by Bradt’s Butcher Block with buns donated by Lakeside Bakery. The bounce castle rental was donated by Larry MacDonald.

The five Crowder Enterprises stores combined their efforts to raise a sum of $31,191.56 for the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation camp excursions.

“We thank the whole community for our success,” said

Remeloso. “Without their support, none of this would be possible.”

Remeloso also thanked all other community sponsors as well as Leamington mayor John Paterson for attending to offer his support.

Originally, Camp Day funds were raised exclusively for summer vacation getaways. More recently, THCF fundraising has also added camp programs based on holidays, day trips and weekends.

Each year, Crowder matches the amount raised by his stores. In 2013, Camp Day was able to send six children from Leamington to some of the program’s destinations.

For more information about the Tim Hortons Children’s Foundation and its Camp Day program, visit www.sendakidtocamp.com.

Leamington mayor John Paterson purchases a Camp Day t-shirt from Tim Hortons Talbot St. West employee Courtney Wiebe during Camp Day Wednesday, June 4.

Book Buddies lands in Leamington, volunteers needed

In the summer of 2014 the Essex County Library will run a new summer literacy program, “Book Buddies”, for children between the ages of 6 and 10 who are having difficulty reading.

Book Buddies is a volunteer-based literacy program provided by the library at the Leamington Branch. The purpose

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Music Off Site Series

Knox Presbyterian Church 58 Erie South, Leamington

Friday, June 20 - “Schumann, Opera and More”

7:30 p.m. Featuring: Bill Bergen, Helen Brown, Caitlin Clifford, Alyssa Epp, Brianna De Santis, and Greg Trepanier.

We are thrilled to be featuring classical music as part of our music series. We are also thrilled that each of these talented musicians has close ties to Leamington. A number of them have studied abroad and are eager to share their love for classical music with us.

Here is a preview of some of the music you will enjoy. Caitlin Clifford, Brianna di Santis and Alyssa Epp will sing solos, duets and trios with special focus on the music of Robert Schumann. Bill Bergen will delight us with the romantic song, “Come to Me, Bend to Me” from Brigadoon and he will inspire us with his rendition of “The Holy City.”

Helen Brown will play one of the most famous piano concertos written by a Canadian. In 1975, Victor Davies composed “The Mennonite Piano Concerto”. Helen will play part of the first movement and all of the third movement.

Greg Trepanier, with his warm folksy style enjoys including the audience. Admission by donation.

The Bank Theatre presents:

Korda Players in Beaver Den “A toothy little Canadian musical with a lot of cheek”. - Winnipeg Free Press Set in Northern Canada 1999, a cast of young Canadian actors are trying to keep their outdated kid’s TV show alive. To prevent an Anime corporate takeover from ruining their show, the cast decides to do what any logical Canadian would do: cast an American actor fresh out of rehab! Intended for Mature Audiences, 13+ (PG-13)

Saturday, June 28 - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 29 - 2:00 p.m. matinee

Tickets $10. Available at the door, Guardian Drugs and Counter Effects.

Summer Theatre Camp

July 6-10 and July 13-17. For children ages 6 – 14. Registration cost is $300/child for the two weeks. Family discounts available. For further details, please contact melinda.lewsaw@public board.ca.

3rd Annual Fish Fry

Saturday, July l2. Advance tickets only. $20 Tickets available at Wheatley Legion, 519-825-4161 and Counter Effects. Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. at the Wheatley Legion

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Circle Dance Camp

Stretches, rhythm, dance steps and dance routines. Half day, mornings August 4 - 8 ending in a recital for family and friends. Ages: 9-12. Instructor: Edward Mulcaster. Cost: $75 per week/ per child. Includes snacks. Description: the movements are similar to line dance, but it is danced in a circle. It is developed from traditional folk dance but uses contemporary music. For more information or to register call Barbara 519839-4347.

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is to assist and encourage children with reading difficulties in order to motivate and provide positive reading experiences. Local volunteers are matched with children to meet at the Leamington Branch at least once a week during July and August. This is an effort to address a critical need identified in the community.

Why is a literacy program so important for Leamington? In Windsor and Essex County, Leamington has the highest count of children scoring low in language and cognitive development skills since 2007 (Windsor-Essex County: 3 Cycle Comparison EDI Results 2011/2012).

The correlation between early reading experience and high school dropout is proven repeatedly in academic studies. In 2011, the Annie E. Casey Foundation report “Early Warning! Why reading by the end of third grade matters” showed definitively that low-income children who are not reading on grade level by grade 3 are six times more likely to drop out of high school than their peers.

Elementary teachers are a key element for the success of the Book Buddies initiative – the teacher refers the child and parent to the Book Buddies program. The benefit being in the fall when the child returns to school he or she will be

that much more prepared and more confident in her reading skill – what a difference that will make to how a child feels about going to school and reading out loud.

For some children, this may be their first exposure to the library. These programs go beyond helping the child to read, but also adds another pillar of support to the children’s larger support network; like the saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child”. Many children are not read to daily nor have books in the home. Once an opportunity like Book Buddies comes into a child’s life, exposure to books, language and literacy programs can change their future.

The other key element of this program is its volunteers. Like being a Big Brother or Big Sister, a Book Buddy is another person on the child’s journey through life that is there to support and encourage the child toward their life goals. To change the future you have to start with the present – once you change a child’s outlook, as libraries have been known to do, their horizons brighten, the community is strengthened – one child at a time.

If you would like to volunteer or if you know of a child who needs extra reading practice, call or visit Leamington Branch Library at 226-946-1529 ext. 220.

JUNE

13,14,15, 2014

DAILY

- Petting Zoo - Vendor’s Alley

- Carter Show Midway

- Home Crafts & Culinary Displays

- School Art Displays

- Photography

- Agricultural Showcase - 4H Display

- Poultry Display

- Hottest Tomato Competition

- Native Presentation

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

- 4:00 pm Opening Ceremonies - Activity Centre

- 5:00 pm Live Harness Racing - Grandstand

- 5:00 pm Country Connoisseurs Art Show - Grandstand

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

9:00 am Gates Open

10:00 am All Buildings Open Pet Show - Activity Centre

11:00 am - Midway Open

12:00 pm Twenty Bike Giveaway - ONLY Saturday - Grandstand

1:00 - 3:00 pm Native Presentation - Activity Centre

2:00 pm Legends of Wrestling - Grandstand 7:00 pm Hometown Harmony Community Concert Sponsored by Blackburn Radio - Grandstand

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Teenage Midnight Madness till 11:00 pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 15

10:00 am Gates Open

Exhibits Open

Vendor Alley Opens

1:00 pm Jimmy G’s Hpynotic Show

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Native Presentation

- Activity Centre

2:15 pm Lyndy Wiper Antique Tractor Parade

2:30 pm - Demo Derby - Presented by Impact Motor Sports

LHS hosts plant sale, learns about herbs

LHS May Update

By Catherine Riediger

Busy times are ahead preparing and planting flowerpots, flowerbeds, tree planting and maintenance and Communities in Bloom activities.

The first activity in May was the Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17 at Leamington United Church. Despite the slow spring, it was a successful event with a good variety of perennial plants.

The May 23rd monthly general meeting’s guest speaker was Sandy Ellenor from the Essex Horticultural Society on the subject of “Herbs”. Sandy has been with the Master Gardeners, a member of the Essex Horticultural Society and Michigan Herb Associates, for over 25 years. As she says, “Mostly I just love playing in the dirt and love all plants but tend to lean towards herbs as I love to learn about their history, their folklore and their many uses. For me, herbs are fun.”

Many people ask for the definition of an herb and it is simply a useful plant and has to have had a medicinal history to be classed that way. They also ask the difference between herbs and spices. The leaves of the plant, both fresh and dried, are considered herbs and the seeds, bark and roots of possibly the same plant are considered spices. At the meeting, Sandy discussed the wonderful world of the culinary herbs including chervil, basil, rosemary, dill, bay, chives, fennel, garlic, mint, oregano, parsley, sage, tarragon, thyme and summer savoury.

Every year since 1995 the International Herb Association chooses an herb of the year. The 2014 Herb of the Year is the Artemisia. Artemisias are a family of herbs consisting of 300-400 species. Some of them you probably have in your gardens and don’t think of them as herbs but ornamental perennials. Most, but not all, have silver foliage and are very drought resistant. These include favourites like Silver Mound, Silver King and Silver Queen. It also includes the Wormwood family, the Southerwoods and many sage brushes in western Canada and the American southwest. The Wormwoods were used for the worming of people and animals. The Southerwoods are used in cosmetic products such as Aveeno, and Absorbine Jr. comes from wormwood. Also, many liqueurs come from the Artemisia family (absinthe, vermouth). The one great culinary herb that belongs to this family is the tarragon plant, and it is only French tarragon as the others are not good for cooking. French tarragon is easy

Iles (left) and

to grow but cannot be started from seed, only cuttings. Other Herbs of the Year are: 2013 - Elderberry; 2012 - Rose; 2011Horseradish; 2010 - Dill. It was very interesting to learn how herbs have contributed to mankind since the early beginnings of documented history. So, please plant some herbs this year and enjoy using them to the fullest.

Winners announced at Historical Society meeting

On Sat. May 31 during the Leamington and Mersea Historical Society’s (LMHS) regular monthly meeting, guest Don Nicholson drew the 10 winning tickets of the Society’s May raffle. Many thanks from the Society to the businesses which generously supplied gift cards (total value over $1,000) as prizes for the draw and to the hundreds of people who purchased the tickets. All money raised from the draw will be used for the Leamington and Mersea Historical Museum.

The winners are Melody Fotheringham, Lisa Costa, Marg Toole, Susan Cote, Zachary Ghazali, Judy Westfall, Sheanna Zambo, Sylvia Martin, Dave Sheik, and Marilyn Brown-John.

Red Light, Green Light screening in Leamington

Katie Omstead, Coordinator of ONE, an organization in Leamington that is made up of volunteers aiming to work as ONE to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation in Leamington is bringing in two Canadian filmmakers, Jay and Michelle Brock, to screen their newest documentary, entitled Red Light, Green Light. It’s a film about about the prevention of sex trafficking, and they specifically address the whole legalization of prostitution debate.

The Brocks are currently on a 100-city nationwide tour, and the film has been getting great reviews and audience feedback.

ONE will be showing the film on the evening of Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at South Point Community Church (Inside Calvary Baptist Church – 475 Bevel Line Road in Leamington).

Sexual exploitation and human trafficking is an issue in all towns and cities, including Leamington. This film helps address some of the biggest questions that Canadians are asking today. Donations will be taken at the door.

More information can also be found on the Facebook Page - ONE Leamington www.facebook. com/ONELeamington. You can contact ONE by email at caringaboutone@gmail.com or by phone at 519-551-1190.

One of the brightest aspects of the meeting was the announcement that the Society has a summer student from the University of Windsor.

In July the Society will hold their annual bus trip and this year’s trip will feature “lost towns and villages” of the southern half of the county.

Also, on July 14 a ceremony to commemorate an obscure War of 1812 skirmish at Sturgeon Creek will be held. Several Society members will attend and help out.

The meeting’s main business centred around updating the Society’s by-laws and after a thorough review the Society passed, by a clear majority, many changes relating to the by-laws. The latest changes reflect the Society more properly as it currently stands and will allow the Society to proceed with grant applications.

Look for the LMHS to have another great display at this year’s Leamington Fair, June 14-15. Everyone is invited to come out and see a fabulous display of Heinz photographs from the company’s 100-year history here in Leamington.

The next meeting of the Society will be held at the Half Century Centre on Sat. June 28, 10:30 a.m.

Your parents helped you cross the street... Now they need you to help them make the right decision.

Bonnie

Rae-Anne Scratch (centre) attended the Leamington Horticultural Society’s annual plant sale at Leamington United Church on May 17. The Society’s plant advisor, Marg Ross (right), was happy to share plant-growing tips with the visitors.

Energy efficient doghouses

Grade 7 students at Queen of Peace Elementary School built energy-efficient doghouses. Their task was to keep the doghouse warm when put in cold climate. Some doghouses were built with wood, shingles, insulation and heated floors created with a hot water tubing design. Members of the groups also needed to present their doghouse to the class, as if the class was a Board of Directors deciding whether or not to replicate the design and put it for sale. “This was a great way to end our unit about Heat in the Environment. In this Unit, students also learned about renewable (wind and solar energy) and non-renewable (burning of fossil fuels) sources of energy,” stated Grade 7/8 teacher Gloria Relic. Barbara Gaspard’s Grade 7 class also participated. The students worked in small groups and came up with a design. Some students used white paint on the roof of the doghouse to reflect the sun’s rays to keep it cooler in the summer. Another group ran plastic tubing throughout the bottom of their doghouse, to represent the heated water that would be pumped through the tubes to keep the floor heated in the winter. When building the doghouses, the students had two goals: to build the house effectively so it would keep a dog warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

C.A. Bailey Limited sold to Switzer-Carty Transportation

Switzer-Carty Transportation announced last week the acquisition of C.A. Bailey Limited of Leamington. a successful family run school bus and charter business servicing Windsor/Essex County for more than 60 years.

“When Doug and I started Switzer-Carty, we said we aspired to be the most highly regarded school bus company by our customers, the families that trust us and by our employees” said Jim Switzer, President and CEO. “In C. A. Bailey, we have found a company whose culture mirrors our own. We are so pleased the Arthurs family feels that Switzer-Carty will carry on their traditions of outstanding customer service, strong employee relations and a dedication to their community.”

C.A. Bailey operates almost 100 vehicles servicing Windsor Essex Student Transportation Services for the Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil Scolaire de district des ecoles catholiques du Sud-ouest and the Conseil Scolaire Viamonde.

C. A. Bailey also operates transit services for the Town of Leamington along with a compliment of charter vehicles.

The acquisition will close at the end of July 2014. Switzer-Carty looks forward to servicing all current customers of C.A. Bailey and welcoming all employees into the Switzer-Carty family. Switzer-Carty Transportation is based in Burlington, Ontario.

Council Report for June 9

Sale of C.A. Bailey to Switzer-Carty has municipal impact

C.A. Bailey provides transit service for the Municipality of Leamington under a long-established contract. In a report to Council on Monday, June 9, Director of

Community Services Rob Sharon brought to their attention an interesting clause in the contract: “The personal integrity of the contractor being a significant

factor in the contract, the contractor shall not sublet, sub-contract, or assign any of the work on the contract or change its effective, corporate control without the written consent of the Municipality previously being obtained.” Mr. Sharon’s report goes on to explain “As a result, the Municipality of Leamington must consent to the assignment of the existing contract, from C.A. Bailey to Switzer-Carty.”

The report recommended to Council that the existing contract, which is due to expire at the end of September, be extended with Switzer-Carty for one year so that the company can get to know and understand Leamington, and Leamington’s administration can assure itself about the “operating style and corporate culture” of this company that is based out of Burlington.

In presenting the report, Director of Corporate Services Brian Sweet indicated that Bailey Bus Lines has always been more than accommodating and it is hoped that the new owners will be as easy to deal with. Council agreed and the recommendation was passed.

Pictured here with their doghouse are from left to right, Kylie Murracas, Amanda Ondejko and Abigail Wigle.

Essex County Leamington OPP constable Kevin O’Neil provides instruction to Nina on the obstacle course of the annual Bike Safety Rodeo hosted by the Leamington Salvation Army on Setterington Street Saturday, May 31.

Tyler Wall of the Lions tries to pick off a Harrow base runner with a throw from pitcher Riley Enns during a WECSSAA baseball semifinal game in the Bertoia-Siddall Division Monday, June 2 at Kinsmen Field.

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The Leamington Lions and Harrow Hawks shake hands following the completion of a WECSSAA baseball semifinal game in the Bertoia-Siddall Division at Kinsmen Field Monday, June 2. The Lions won 8-0 with Riley Enns and Daniel Warkentin sharing pitching duties. Shane Antunes put the game away in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a two-out double that drove in three runs. The Lions face the Kingsville Cavaliers in the division final Wednesday, June 4 in Kingsville at 3 p.m. in a one-game showdown. The first-place Cavaliers defeated Kennedy in the other semifinal match.

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Daniel Warkentin tires to tag out a Harrow base stealer during the WECSSAA baseball Bertoia-Siddall Division semifinal Monday, June 2 at Kinsmen Field. The Lions won 8-0 with Riley Enns and Warkentin sharing pitching duties.

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Lovingly remembered by Daddy, Opa and Oma Cornies, uncles, aunts and cousins. “He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart”. Isaiah 40:11

Feb. 7, 1953 - June 10, 2013

We thought of you today,

But that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday, And days before that too.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name.

Now all we have are memories, And your picture in this frame.

Your memory is our keepsake, With which we’ll never part.

God has you in His keeping, We have you in our hearts.

Missing you more witheachdaythatpasses.

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Diamond in the rough: a 1964 Impala SS convertible

It arrived at the home of Dave Taves north of Leamington on Saturday, August 31, 2013: a weather-beaten 1964 Chevy Impala SS convertible. Dave worked with Dan Fistor in nearby Windsor. Dan’s brother bought a $5 lottery ticket in London in the 1980s and won the car! It was running and driveable but needed work. Dan’s brother parked it in an underground garage in London and the last license sticker was for June 1996 when Dan’s brother passed away. Dan inherited the car.

The car now came to Windsor to Dan’s brother-in-law’s heated garage. Before that, it was stored in a pole barn and had to be moved three times because of loss of storage. One day nearly two years ago, Dan phoned Dave to say someone wanted to buy the car, and he asked Dave what he thought it was worth. An offer for $2500 had come in and the odometer reading was 38,613 miles.

Dave asked Dan if he might regret selling it. Dan thought about this for another year, then sold the car to Dave. It arrived at Dave’s house on a trailer. It has the original 283 V8 and two-speed Powerglide transmission. Dave had a special reason for wanting to buy this car. He had learned to drive on his parents’ light blue ’64 Impala 2-door hardtop. It had a 283 with Powerglide, plus tilt steering and a rear seat speaker.

On July 20, 1969 (the same day Neil Armstrong set foot

on the moon), young Dave was on a motor trip with his parents when they stopped at a motel in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Their ’64 Impala broke down and they had to get the valves ground the next day. After getting home, Dave’s parents bought a new car and the ’64 Impala was retired to Dave’s grandmother’s farm across from Colasanti’s, north of Ruthven. Dave as young as 8 began bombing around on the farm in the ’64 Impala hardtop.

Now he has a ’64 Impala SS convertible. It needs a new floor but he got the engine running, and all engine parts are original except for an H.E.T. distributor (more reliable than points). When I last talked to Dave about his car, he said he was planning to give it a complete mechanical restoration but not a cosmetic restoration, which would entail new paint, new interior, new whitewalls, new top, new chrome, etc. I hope to return for more coverage of this car with this title: “Twice the fun for half the money.”

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Lakers play semi-finals at tourney

The Mosquito Leamington Lakers traveled to Brantford for last weekend’s tournament. They played some great baseball winning 3 straight, first over Kawartha with a 16-0 score, then beating Brantford 18-0, and then Burlington 21-2.

The Lakers met a strong team from North York in the semi-finals where they fell with a score of 2-7.

MVPs were chosen for each game where Spencer Bergen was recognized for his strong pitching, Thomas Jennings and Brandon Friesen for their powerful hitting, and Nathan Krahn for his stellar catches of line drives in the outfield.

Alex Jadischke makes the swing hitting a triple.

Troy Tiessen runs to first base challenged by his Burlington opponent.

Dave Taves with his 1964 Impala SS convertible. Note three missing headlights.

The Cougars’ Luca Coppola guides the ball away from a St. Martin defender during Game 1 of the boys 2A OFSAA tournament Thursday, June 5 at the Leamington Soccer Complex. Lucas Santos scored late in the game after the Mustangs netted two earlier in the second half. St. Martin won 2-1.

tournament Friday, June 6 at the Leamington Soccer Complex. The Flames scored early in the first half, but Austin Bento tied the game a few minutes later. The second half was scoreless for both teams, bringing them to a 1-1 draw.

OFSAA tourney leaves good impression

By Bryan Jessop

The Cardinal Carter Cougars may have missed out on the playoff round of this year’s boys 2A OFSAA tournament, but they certainly impressed visitors from 19 visiting communities.

The host team finished round robin play in Pool C with a record of two losses and two ties, starting the tournament on frustrating notes against the third-ranked St. Martin Mustangs of Mississauga and the Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Royals of Toronto. Cardinal Carter lost the first game 2-1, falling behind 2-0 before Austin Bento put his team on the scoresheet late in the second half. The Mustangs’ first goal was a controversial one, as the play that led to the opening tally began with a throw in while the St. Martin coach and an injured player were still on the field.

The Cougars also questioned a late penalty kick awarded to the fifth-ranked Royals in Game 2, a play that led to the game’s only goal and a 1-0 loss for the Cougars.

“Losing to a penalty shot in the last five minutes was a real knife in the heart for all the boys,” said Cougars head coach Chris Mazar. “We spent 20 minutes of the second half in their 18-yard box and then they win on a penalty shot.”

Game 3 was played the following Day — Friday, June 6 — against the fellow 0-2-0 E.S.C. Theriault Flames. The Flames struck first early in the quarter, but Bento replied shortly afterwards after taking advantage of a mishandled ball by the opposition’s netminder. The game was the last of the tournament for Bento, who suffered a hairline fracture to the tibia later in

the contest. The 1-1 stalemate stood as the match’s final score. Cardinal Carter’s last game was played against the Holy Trinity Tigers of Bradford. Sharbel Kantati struck first in the opening half with a close-range tip in, although the Tigers replied early in the second half en route to another 1-1 deadlock.

“I’m really proud of how our guys played,” Mazar said of the tournament, noting that had a few bounces gone a different way, his team could have made a quarterfinal appearance. “There have been parents from other teams who’ve commented on how sportsmanlike our players are.”

Other teams made the journey from Tecumseh, St. Thomas, Gloucester, Simcoe, Burlington, St. Catharines, Courtice, North York, Belleville, Fort Frances, Sault Ste. Marie, Kemptville, Richmond Hill and Ottawa. Tournament manager and Cardinal Carter vice principal Jim Kittl explained that he received only positive feedback from the parents, coaches and players of visiting teams, including a text from a St. Catharines visitor who explained that Leamington is a town of kind and courteous residents.

“It’s been running very well,” said Kittl, who led the organization of the tournament along with media relations director Marco Antonuzzo. “We’ve been getting a lot of compliments about the organization and the fields. The municipality has really outdone themselves here.”

Games were scheduled in 90-minute increments despite the fact that games were held to two 30-minute halves, allowing for extra time to compensate for injury timeouts.

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“We’ve been trying to go that extra mile for people coming from out of town,” Kittl noted. “Our goal is to do more than is expected of us.”

The tournament was preceded by a banquet at the Roma Club for all teams and coaches, where former Cougar Corbin Watson and 2014 Special Olympic bronze medalist appeared as guest speaker. Prior to an accident that led to the amputation of one leg below the knee, Watson was a player on the Cougars’ team that advanced to OFSAA in 2006.

The top two teams from each pool advanced to the quarterfinals, played Friday at 5:15 p.m. Both of the Cougars’ qualifying Pool ‘C’ adversaries won their quarterfinal games — the St. Martin Mustangs 4-1 over the Woodroffe Tigers of Ottawa and the Holy Trinity Tigers in a 0-0 draw that was decided with a 4-2 advantage in penalty kicks. The Mustangs qualified for the gold medal game with a 2-1 win over the Holy Trinity Titans of Courtice in the semis while the Tigers lost 1-0 to the E.S.P. Louis Riel Rebelles of Gloucester. The Tigers finished fourth with a 1-0 loss to the Titans in the bronze game while the Mustangs finished first overall by defeating the Titans 2-1 in the gold medal match.

Next year’s Cardinal Carter boys soccer team could include as many as 10 rookies. Grade 9 player Luca Coppola and Grade 10s Dante Figliomeni and James Saba will likely return as core players for the 2015 season.

The Cardinal Carter Cougars perform their team chant one last time after finishing the 2A boys OFSAA tournament with a 1-1 draw against the Holy Trinity Tigers. Sharbel Kantati scored the lone Cougars goal.

Wessam Halabi of the Cougars and an E.S.C. Theriault Flames player simultaneously slide for control of the ball during Game 3 of the OFSAA 2A boys soccer

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placed 1st in Kata (forms), 3rd in Continuous Sparring, 3rd in Point Sparring, and brought home the trophy for Grand Champion from the Karate Rocks – International Karate Championships held in Windsor. Meagan is

Seng’s Martial Arts in Ruthven recently participated in the Karate Rocks - International Karate Championships in Windsor. Fifteen competitors represented their dōjō, winning several trophies and medals.

Zayne Boughazale: 2nd Continuous Sparring, 3rd Point Sparring, 3rd Kata (forms).

Zander Boughazale: 2nd Point Sparring, 3rd Continuous Sparring, 4th in Kata (forms).

Assad Boutros: 2nd Point Sparring.

Josh Cornies: 3rd Kata (forms).

Meagan Earl: 1st Kata (forms), 3rd Continuous Sparring, 3rd Point Sparring, and won Grand Champion.

Royal Kumar: 1st Point Sparring, 2nd Continuous Sparring.

Porter Steel: 3rd Point Sparring.

Kaci Trothen: 2nd Continuous Sparring, 3rd Point Sparring.

Raegan Woodiwiss: 1st Continuous Sparring.

Other competitors included Piper Bradley, Johnny Boutros, Liam Froese, Anthony Policella, Jagger Steel and Aiden Woodiwiss.

Seng’s Martial Arts students competed in the 2014 Windsor Open Karate Championships on Sat. June 7 at the University of Windsor. Results will be posted at a later date.

Karate Rocks tournament participants from Seng’s Martial Arts in Ruthven, front left to right: Kaci Trothen, Raegan Woodiwiss, Zayne Boughazale, Zander Boughazale. Back row: Sensei Chad Seng, Aiden Woodiwiss, Anthony Policella, Liam Froese, Royal Kumar, Sensei Chet Seng. Absent from photo: Piper Bradley, Assad Boutros, Johnny Boutros, Josh Cornies, Meagan Earl, Jagger Steel, Porter Steel.

From left to right: Zayne Boughazale, Royal Kumar, Zander Boughazale display the hardware they won at the Karate Rocks championships.

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pictured here with Sensei Chad Seng.

Tourney to the centre of the Earth

E.S. senior men’s golf

The following is a recap of the Monday Leamington Erie Shores senior men’s league golf results.

50/50 winners: 1st Kevin Shaften $16, 2nd Barry Power $11.

Closest to pin: Hole #3 Ross Clark $13, Hole #16 Larry Roberts $13.

Longest Putt: Hole #7 Rick Metz $13, Hole #11 Bob Lane $13.

1st place team with a net 197 for $13 each - Ron Koop, Bill Conn, Dave Robinson; 2nd place team with a net 200 for $11 - Les Young, Rick Metz, Dave Overholt; 3rd place team with a net 208 for $5 - George Turnbull, Dave Wilkinson, John Drake, Terry Bee; and 4th place with a net 209 for $4 - Bill Stackpoole, Bob Sinclair, Tom Bondy.

The Erie Shores Seniors play every Monday morning at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. Non Erie Shores members are allowed to play. If interested call the pro shop and sign up by Thursday night for the following Monday morning golf outing. Fun time for all, and each player is partnered up each week with different league members making up a team to compete with the other teams. Come sign up and join the senior golfers next week and try to cash in.

BRYAN JESSOP

Every once in a while, you’ll hear about professional teams of different sports or large companies that organize team/employee bonding excursions. It could be something as simple and straightforward as a Christmas party or getting everyone to sign up for a charitable community event. For many a minor sports team, there is perhaps no better strategy than an outof-town tournament.

Jessop’s Journal

One of my favourite Simpsons episodes may suggest pairing everybody up for a race to the cabin at the top of a snowcovered mountain, but what better way than a weekend trip that involves the sport that brought you all together in the first place? I recall a few minor hockey tournaments that featured some memorable moments, like a two-day gathering in London where all the members of my peewee hockey team piled into one of the hotel rooms between the last Saturday and first Sunday games to watch G.L.O.W. (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling).

Between the games of an atom tournament in Dresden, every team was treated to a complimentary dish of vanilla ice cream at the community hall. Some of my teammates dared me to sprinkle salt from a nearby shaker all over mine and eat it, which I promptly did. It tasted horrible, but that’s the kind of thing that garners a certain degree of respect from your peers at that age. Or at least it was good for a few laughs. An unparalleled ability to simultaneously combine sweet and salty snacks actually earned me the nickname “Garbage Guts” from one of my uncles.

To a large extent, tournaments are an opportunity for a town or city to showcase itself to out-of-town players and parents who might never find themselves in your home community otherwise. Large-scale, two-or-more day tourneys are not only a chance to offer your restaurants and hotels a healthy economic shot in the arm, but can also remind such visitors that a repeat visit may be in order when they’ve got some time and disposable income to burn a few months down the road.

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Such an opportunity recently presented itself to Leamington. The annual Ontario Federation of Secondary Athletic Associations (OFSAA) selected Cardinal Carter as hosts of this year’s boys 2A soccer championships. It’s a three-day event that brings about 400 guests into town and as such, requires a

Summer Registration: Visit the website www.leamington.ca/Recreation and link to the Summer Activity Guide for all the detailed info and get yourself and your family enrolled in Summer programs!

NEW Weight and Cardio Fitness Equipment – come check it out! Plus we have a full range of Fitness and AquaFitness classes to keep you in motion!

Pool Closure Notification - Summer Swim Lessons are only offered in July this summer, because the Pool will be undergoing major tile re-grouting renovations in August. Register your kids early for Summer Swim lessons.

Rock ’n Swim: Friday, June 13 from 7-9 p.m. Listen to your favourite tunes sponsored by Dr. K. Archer Family Dental Care. “Within Arms Reach Policy applies for all children ages 7 & under.”

Leamington Triathlon Weekend: www.tomatoman.org

• Sat. June 14 – Kids of Steel for ages 5 & under and 6 - 15 years; Adult Try-a-Tri & Relay; Adult Do-a-Du & Relay – at the Sherk Complex.

• Sun. June 15 – Tomatoman Triathlon – Leamington Municipal Harbour.

Home Alone Course for ages 9-13 years, Sat. June 21, 9 am - 1 pm. Pre-register.

Summer Day Camp is the happening place to be for kids ages 4 - 7 & 8 - 12. Register by the Week or by the Day. Swimming, Games Galore, Nature Walks, Crafts & Fun Art, and different Sports! Plus there’s a different Theme each week to keep the kids excited and coming back for more!

Adults & Students home for the Summer! Check out all the new Cardio and Weight equipment, visit the Complex Saltwater Pool, or join in all the Fitness & Aquafitness classes each week.

FREE Family Swims sponsored by Tim Hortons!

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great deal of preparing, planning, organization and volunteer hours. Fortunately, high schools are equipped with no shortage of such volunteers — there were as many of them roaming about between the fields of the Leamington Soccer Complex than players awaiting their turns on the pitch for the next game.

Speaking of the LSC, kudos to the municipality on a job well done in prepping the fields. I’d be proud if my front yard looked anywhere near half as good. The ball rolled across those playing surfaces like a cue ball on a brand new pool table. Manchester United would have been proud to play there. Have you ever watched a minor or high school soccer game and noticed how a player will look for a raised lump of dirt to place the ball on for a free kick? There were virtually no such opportunities, and not because refs didn’t award free kicks. It looked like a putting green out there.

The one thing I’d change about high school soccer is the number of officials on the field. There’s ONE, plus the two who patrol the sidelines. An exponentially smaller hockey rink is now under the scrutiny of four officials, yet a soccer pitch has a single ref who can move freely about the playing surface?

Finishing with a record of two ties and two losses, the Cougars didn’t advance to the quarterfinals but did their town proud nonetheless. There were comments made by visiting parents on their commendable degree of sportsmanship, which is a great impression to leave on someone who’s rolling into town for the first time. The local squad could have used one more lucky bounce or two (both losses were by one-goal margins), but still has every reason to hold their heads high.

Anyway, OFSAA’s quite the spectacle, with 20 teams from across the province all converging at the same location. One team made the haul from Sault Ste. Marie. It’s nice to see every team guaranteed a minimum of four games. Ontario Baseball Association teams travel just as far for the season-ending provincials and play as few as two games before they pack up the bats and gloves and head back home. Double knockout is an interesting format for a tournament schedule, but what a bummer it would be to spend what is essentially your last weekend of the summer dragging yourself up and down the 401 for TWO games. Baseball and slo-pitch players are a special kind of dedicated. I’ve known a few who’ll think nothing of jumping on a plane headed for Nova Scotia to participate in a three- or four-game tournament.

A sort of evolution of the tournament that I like to see is setting them up to serve as charitable fundraisers at the same time. It’s a fortunate group of people who are able to participate in something as enjoyable as a hockey, baseball, golf or soccer tournament, so why not give them a chance to support those who aren’t so fortunate?

Dads Matter conference comes to Leamington

Leamington’s first ever Dads Matter Conference will be held Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Cardinal Carter Secondary School, 120 Ellison Ave. Workshop choices include: Parenting with Confidence; Preparing for Adolescence; Parenting Through Separation and Divorce; Work and Family Balance; and Parenting Through Financial and Employment Change. There will be question and answer periods, lunch and snacks, as well as door prizes.

The Dads Matter Conference is offered free of charge and is open to all dads. To register call 1-866686-0045 or email rsvp@ city.windsor.on.ca For more information contact Connections Early Years Family Centre at 519252-9696.

Laker peewees record second win

Leamington Lakers Peewees, sponsored by St. Michael’s Knights of Columbus, took on Walker Home Site Minors at Kinsmen Park on Thurs. May 29. Walker jumped out front in the top of the first with a single, stolen base and a fielder’s choice. Leamington came back with 2 runs in the bottom on a lead-off single by Jonathan Fehr, two stolen bases and an RBI ground out by Eric Dominguez. Then Eric Wright drew a walk, went to second on a pass ball, moved to third on a ground out by Billy Friesen and scored on an RBI single by David Letkeman.

Leamington scored again in the second on a single by Rowan Massad leading off. He then stole second and third scoring on a wild pitch.

Leamington scored again in the third when Zack Penner was safe and went to second on the overthrow at first. He moved to third on a ground out by Eric Tavares. Penner scored on an RBI ground out by Fehr.

Billy Friesen pitching for Leamington held Walker off the board until the fourth when they scored 3 on a walk, 2 singles and a double, tying the game at 4.Walker took the lead in the top of the 6th with a walk and a home run.

Leamington tied the game in the bottom of the 6th when Wright singled, stole second and third and scored on a single by Friesen. Friesen stole second and third scoring on a single by Massad, who then stole second and third. Brayden Zuidema grounded out second to first to end the rally.

With Tavares pitching for Leamington, Walker Home Site Minors scored the winning run on a single, stolen base and an RBI single.

Fri. June 6 the Lakers took on LaSalle Majors at the Turtle Club diamond 7 in LaSalle. Jonathan Fehr pitched the first five innings for Leamington, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and only 1 walk. Rowan Massad pitched the last 2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and no walks.

Leamington scored 1 run in the second when Fehr drew a walk, stole two bases and scored on a ground out by David Letkeman. They scored again in the fourth with a walk to Eric Dominguez, a stolen base and a double by Eric Wright.

In the fifth inning Leamington took the lead on walks to Andrew Verhaeghe and Billy Friesen, who both scored when Zack Penner hit a grounder to the shortstop who overthrew first base allowing Penner to move to second. Penner stole third but was put out at the plate while trying to score on a pass ball. Fehr walked, stole second and third and scored on Letkeman’s double. Letkeman scored when Eric Tavares doubled.

In the top of the sixth, Massad was safe at first when the LaSalle catcher missed the third strike. He then stole second and third, scoring Leamington’s 7th run when Friesen singled. Final score: Leamington 7, LaSalle Majors 6. Leamington plays Kingsville on Fri. June 13 in Harrow to open the Harrow tournament which runs all weekend.

Ladies ball hockey

By Emma Hannigan

After a week off on Victoria Day, the ladies ball hockey returned to the Wheatley Area Arena.

The first game was played on Monday, May 26 between the Journal and the Car Barn. The Car Barn was viciously wanting a win over the Journal, and sadly they were unsuccessful in a 3-1 game.

Sheila McBrayne of the Journal opened things up with a goal from Marianne Vergeer, putting the Journal up 1-0. Later in the second, Brenda Vink scored another point for the Journal, assisted by Vergeer, but it was quickly returned by the Car Barn with a goal from Lisa “Derb” Derbyshire. Immediately afterward, Vergeer scored for the Journal making the final score 3-1 in favour of the Journal.

To kick off the second game was a goal from Charlee Cabral for Johnston’s Net and Twine against Anthony-Keats Marine. Tammie Brown of Johnston’s scored later in the first, accompanied by a goal from teammate Tracy Sample. Anthony-Keats soon answered with a goal from Brooke Kaiser, assisted by Terri Koehler. Amy Bell and Brown both scored for Johnston’s, making the score 5-1 at the end of the first. Just seconds into the second period, Cabral scored again for Johnston’s Net and Twine, assisted by Bell. Lianne Imeson and Vicki Wenzler racked up two more points for Johnston’s.

On Monday, June 2 the first goal of the night was scored by Katie Clubb, giving the Journal an early lead against

Anthony-Keats Marine. The goal wasn’t celebrated for long as Anthony-Keats scored 2 quick goals, one from Nicole Jackson and the other Brooke Kaiser. The Journal didn’t stay behind for long, with a goal from Terri Taylor, assisted by Katie Clubb. As the first period came to a close, Clubb scored again, bringing the Journal up 3-2. In the second period the Journal returned with a goal from Noelle Resendes, assisted by Taylor. Jill Dawson also scored for the Journal, but

Anthony-Keats wasn’t done fighting, as shown by a goal from Andrea Taylor, assisted by Jackson, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Journal from winning 5-3. The second game was between the Car Barn and Johnston’s Net and Twine. After an almost scoreless first period, Margot Gillespie scored for the Car Barn. The Car Barn was winning 1-0 until Amy Bell of Johnston’s scored. The rest of the game was a stalemate with a final score of 1-1.

Bantam Lakers defeat Knights

The Leamington Bantam Lakers visited Kingsville on Thursday night and came away with a 10-2 victory over the Knights in Sun Parlour League action.

The Lakers scored six runs in the final two innings to open up the close game.

Aidan Massad and Lucas Lamotte led the Laker attack with two hits each. Brett Enns, Dawson Iles, Ryan Wall, Kyle Wall and James Hiebert added single tallies.

Massad earned the win pitching five strong innings. R. Wall threw two shutout innings to cement the win.

“I am really pleased with our batting lately,” said coach John Wall. “The players have worked real hard. In the past three games we have struck out a total of four times – twice against Kingsville, none against LaSalle and twice against Essex.”

The Bantams are sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating.

The Lakers travel to Chatham this weekend to compete in the Chatham Minor Baseball Association Bantam Tournament. All games will be played at Fergie Jenkins Field at Rotary Park.

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, June 2: 1st Bob Branton and Don Franks, Jim Perkes and Roger Cote; 2nd Mame Nicholson and Dave Derbyshire, Joyce Bear and Agnes Fraser, Nina Towle and Helen Preyde; 3rd Derek Parry and Ed Sabga; 4th Sandy Gammie and Jack Warmenhoven. Games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, June 4: North/South - 1st Peter Scott and Mike Thomson; 2nd Joyce Gammie and Sandy Gammie; 3rd Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan. East/West1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd John McGregor and Dorothy McGregor, 3rd Roger Cote and Jim Perkes. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Info: 519-738-4939.

Please note that the Leamington Triathlon Weekend is taking place on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, 2014.

Saturday will feature the Kids of Steel and the Adult Try-a-Tri and Do-a-Du competitions. These events are based out of the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex and will utilize the surrounding municipal roads and trail.

The Tomatoman Sprint Triathlon (Ontario Sprint Triathlon Championships) and Duathlon will take place on Sunday

Sunday’s events will be based out of the Leamington Marina Park/Waterfront Promenade and will utilize the surrounding municipal roads and trail.

As a result of these events, the following road closures will take place:

Saturday, June 14 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon:

• Oak St from Sherk to Nicholas - alternating east and west bound traffic

• Ellison Ave from Sherk to Nicholas - closed to east bound traffic

• Nicholas St - closed to south bound traffic

Sunday, June 15 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

• Erie St from Seacliff to Robson Rd - closed to northbound traffic

• Seacliff Drive from Erie St to Cherry Lane - closed to west bound traffic

• Robson Rd from Erie St to Marina entrance - closed

The Leamington Triathlon Committee would like to thank you for your patience during this annual community event. Please be respectful toward all volunteers.

For more information on the races, including mapping of the courses, please visit www.tomatoman.org

LAERC golf tournament

The Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee (LAERC) held a golf tournament on Saturday, May 31 at Erie Shores Golf & Country Club. Five teams participated in the fun Texas Scramble on a beautiful sunny day, the perfect day to play this game!

“I sure am pleased and grateful with all those who made this day a success – the sponsors, the businesses who gave gifts (our prizes), the people who gave donations, and of course, to the golfers who made this tournament happen. We could realize a profit of $3,800,” said tournament coordinator Carolyn Reid.

There was a prize for the team who had the highest score. The team of Carolyn Reid, Carol Bell, Laura Kochie, Nancy Abbruzzese are the most honest golfers with a score of 89. “We had so much fun with all those strokes and thought we did quite well,” said each of the golfers. They received coupons from Flamingo Restaurant. The fifth team of Dave Pilmer, Sandie Hutchinson, Edith Schewing and Eckart Schewing with a score of 81 could choose a gift from the prize table.

Prizes were given to the following: Closest to the Pin were Sue Zalger and John Tofflemire. Closest to the Lady Golfer was Nancy Abbruzzese and Closest the the Man Golfer was John St. James. Longest Drive winners were Sue Zalger and John St. James. The Putting Contest winner was Andy Gould. Unfortunately, no one was able to claim $5,000 on the two hole-in-one contests. Ives Insurance and Southland Insurance gave golfers the chance to become richer.

Over the past nine years LAERC has brought 12 family groups to Leamington. They have sponsored and assisted families from Columbia, Iraq, and Burma. These 53 newcomers now live and work in Leamington. They are learning English, their children attend local public schools, some have purchased homes and vehicles, and many are involved in community activities. Some have become Canadian citizens. After the first year, LAERC continue to stay in contact with these newcomers, much like extended family members – celebrating occasions and sharing activities. The newest family, a mom, dad, and infant son arrived on May 27. They were originally from Myanmar but living in Kuala Lumpur. LAERC’s next fundraiser is the Yard Sale at Jackson’s Greenhouse on June 27 and 28.

Golf Tournament “Texas Scramble”

Paula’s Fish Place

Bank of Montreal

Wharram’s Jewellery

The Flower Shop at Thiessen’s

Jose’s Bar & Grill

Avon - Rose Adams

Shoeless Joe’s

Kennedy’s Cleaners

Gabriele Floor & Home Royal Bank

Lakeside Bakery

Warkentin Plumbing

Hole in 1 Sponsors

Ives Insurance Brokers

Southland Insurance

Special Thanks for Donations

Gerald E. Omstead

Garry Mereszak, South Point Pest Control

Ten Thousand Villages: Martha Janzen, Louise Langeman, Susan Epp, Diane Tofflemire, Giesela Shartner,

Bob and Dorothy Botham

Joanne Dixon

Grossi Physiotherapy

Rick Atkin

Linda Hurst

The winning ladies team with a score of 73, left to right: Jill Crosbie, Sue Zalger, Bernadette Robertson and Diane Tofflemire.They received gift certificates from Paula’s Fish Place.

The winning men’s team with a score of 72, which also happens to be par, from left to right: Kit Woods, John Tofflemire, Arunus Januska and John St. James. They received gift certificates from Ray’s Ribhouse.

The winning mixed team with a score of 79, left to right: Matt Gould, Earlene Gould and Andy Gould. Absent: Kyle Gould. They received gift certificates from Jose’s Bar & Grill.

The most honest golfers golfers, left to right, were Laura Kochie, Nancy Abdruzzese, Carol Bell, and Carolyn Reid.

(Photos submitted)

Luck of the draw in progs golf

June 3 was luck of the draw Progs game. Missing were the high +11s that were notched the previous week. Orest Hrynewich posted a high of +8, followed by George Turnbull with a +7. In third place was Carl Grossi’s +5. They won $20, $15 and $10 respectively.

In the skins department, Greg Dunmore, Bob Park, Ron Gagne and Kevin Shaften each picked up a hefty $21. For Kevin, this was his third skin, tying him with Gary Alderson with the most skins so far.

It’s amazing watching the guys come in and pick their card for which team they are on. Without fail, the worst scores usually end up on the same team while the best scores gravitate to the same team. I have yet to figure out how that works since there should be a 25% chance that they should be evenly dispersed. It rarely happens. As fate would have it, Team Diamonds capitalized with a team total of +11. Winners include Dave Wilkinson, Gord Anderson, Roger Cote, Jeff Brown, Bob Dick, George Turnbull, Dan Musorchan, Barry Miller, Orest Hrynewich, Gary McRae, Ken Cobby, Dan McQueen and Greg Gare.

The lead story features George Turnbull who had a very good day. George was a +7 up until hole #17. He doubled it by promptly depositing his drive into the ditch on the non-senior side. It’s tough to get a point when you’re hitting 3 from the tee side of the ditch. George still had a good chance of getting more points on hole #18. George hit a nice drive but ended up in the rough on the right side, close to the trees. George drove his cart but haphazardly drove over his ball, embedding it into the ground. It must have looked more like the fried egg that one would normally see in a bunker. The proggers really didn’t know what the ruling was so George was allowed to play 2 balls and then they would check to see if that was okay. As it turned out, it really didn’t matter much. George punched out a double with both balls, so the ruling was moot. Instead of being first, Orest thanks him for being second.

Senior golfers challenge TTGC

By Bob McLean

On Tues. June 3, sixty-eight golfers played their league golf under a warm, blue sky. The somewhat windy conditions might have been a factor in raising some of the players’ scores. Nevertheless, those who participated enjoyed the outing.

Tom Bondy was the winner on #2 as he sank the day’s longest putt. Ken Womack hit a terrific shot on #9 to claim the closest to the pin prize.

Youngster John Liddell and veteran Vic Reynaert tied for the lowest score of the day as they both shot masterful 41s.

In the 69 and under grouping, Herb Reid placed second to John’s score as he fired an impressive 42. A superb 43 result was achieved by Al Matthews. Steadily improving Larry Schmidt produced an inspiring 45. Five golfers who earned very gratifying 46s were Greg Wood, Steve Price, Richard Humber, Mike Getty and Rick Thompson. Satisfying 47s were captured by Brian Brown, Paul Brown, Wayne Zimney and Larry Haggitt. Ray La Pierre, Gary Benninger and Doug Langlois all received commendable results that were less than 50. Three golfers who merited the nifty 50 score were Kevin Jordan, Jerry Paine and Tom Bondy.

In the 70-79 division second place went to Neil Adamson who fired a terrific 43. Tom Hyatt and Bob Patchett also played very well as they achieved superb 45 results. Four golfers who tied with solid 46s were Joe Vertel, Robert Shaw, Gerry Holmes and Homer Vandervecht. Larry Hillman, Walter Balsam and Gerald Rivait earned very gratifying results that were less than 49. The 50 is nifty score was earned by Carl Robinson, Bill Ward and Bob Lee. Martin Girash, Ed Woelk, Ken Womack, Reg Flewelling and Pete Daudlin all produced noteworthy results that were 53 or less.

The 80-85 category had Gerry Becigneul leading the way with his impressive 48. He was closely followed by Dave la Bonte who achieved a solid 49. Hal Wigle and Murray Knox played commendably to merit satisfying 51 and 52 results respectively.

The super senior division, 85y+, had 5 enthusiastic participants. Sweet swinging 93-year-old Linus Bachmeier continues to demonstrate the right stuff as he shot a masterful 53. Orville Ellwood also played well as he earned a very praiseworthy 56. Ray Allen, Al Stockwell and John H. Dick all merited very fine results.

The first scramble will take place on June 17. In order to make up appropriate scramble teams, everyone is asked to be at the course no later than 8:40. Delicious food, prizes and friendly competition are always enjoyed on scramble days.

“Golf is a terrible, hopeless addiction, it seems: it makes its devotees willing to trudge miles in any manner of weather, lugging or pulling a huge, incommodious and appallingly heavy bag with them, in pursuit of a tiny and fantastically expensive ball, in a fanatical attempt to direct it into a hole the size of a beer glass half a mile away. If anything could be better calculated to convince one of the essential lunacy of the human race, I haven’t found it.” – Mike Seabrook

Teams Hogan and Snead tied for first

The Erie Shores Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League took a break off from regular play last week, June 5, and had their first Fun Night Team Best Ball Scramble and Meal Event of the season. This is also the first year that the points and results from the Fun Night competition will actually go towards the overall standings of the 10 teams involved.

Playing on the back 9, Team Tom Watson were the overall low score winners at 2 under par and collectors of 5 points. Team Sam Snead were the front 9 winners at one under par that also gave them 5 points for the night.

The teams of Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan tied for second place as both picked up 4 points, while the squads of Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus each secured 3 points.

Team Gene Sarazen and Team Arnold Palmer managed to get 2 points, while the teams of Harry Vardon and Garry Player both finished last with a point apiece.

After three weeks of play, in the overall standings, the teams of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead are tied for first place with 20 points. Two other teams of Lee Trevino and Bobby Jones are just two points back at 18.

Alone in fifth place with 15 points is Team Jack Nicklaus with Team Tom Watson sitting another point back at 14. Harry Vardon’s team is next at 13 points, while Team Arnold Palmer has 11. Team Gene Sarazen sits in 9th spot with 10 points and Gary Player’s team currently stands in last place with a point total of 9.

Over the past three weeks, closest to the pin winners included Geoff Dunmore, George Bergen and Rob Lee and they all received gift packs from Speedprint.

The longest drive winners were Brian Humphreys for two nights and Spencer Neufeld for the other. They each received a sleeve of Titleist Pro V1’s from Erie Shores.

And Jose’s Bar and Grill gave out gift cards to all three winners of the longest putt competition, which included John Rutgers, Abe Bergen and Ward Hutchins.

Every one of the 75 golfers playing in the Fun Night also received a prize from the Canadian Tire Store in Leamington. The league thanks Canadian Tire for their generous support and welcomes new store owner Ron Mclean to Leamington and also thanks store manager Andrew Piper for his assistance.

The next special Fun Night Team Best Ball Scramble and Meal takes place on Thurs. July 10 at 5:30 p.m. with a shotgun start.

ES ladies play Tin Whistle

The Erie Shores 18hole ladies league enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather on Tuesday, June 3 with 27 ladies playing. The game of the week was Tin Whistle, based on net scores.

The flight winners were Lynne Towle, Carol Quinn and Cheryl Rutgers.

from catcher Shane Antunes during the WECSSAA Bertoia-Siddall Division final against the Cavaliers at the Kingsville Recreation Complex Monday, June 9. The Cavaliers won 3-0.

Lions reach baseball final

By Bryan Jessop Commitment has made all the difference for the Leamington District Secondary School boys baseball team.

This year’s team advanced to the Bertoia-Siddall Division (Tier II) final, where they took on the nearby Kingsville Cavaliers in a one-game, winner-take-all championship game Monday, June 9. Once the infield dust settled, the Cavaliers won by a score of 3-0. The first five innings were a pitching battle, with Riley Enns starting for the Lions. Kingsville bats drove in three runs in the bottom of the sixth and continued to keep Lion batters at bay with three up, three down in the top of the seventh to clinch the title.

Led by coaches Mark Dewhurst and Joel Lewsaw, the Lions finished the regular season with a record of seven wins, one loss and two ties — good for second place and one point behind the 8-1-1 Cavaliers. Leamington’s 68 runs for was second

best in the division, behind Kingsville’s 73. The 29 runs allowed represented the six-team group’s best defense, six fewer than second-best Cardinal Carter’s 35.

The Cavaliers and Lions earned quarterfinal byes by finishing one-two, allowing the teams to wait for the winners of the Cardinal Carter/Harrow and Tecumseh Vista Academy/Kennedy series. Fifth place Harrow managed a minor upset against the fourth-place Cougars, cruising to an 11-1 victory.

Last-place Kennedy managed an upset against third-ranked Tecumseh in a 7-2 decision.

In Kingsville’s semifinal match, the Cavs earned a spot as hosts in the championship game by eliminating the Clippers 9-1. In a typical display of defensive dominance, the Lions blanked the Hawks 8-0 for a Wednesday, June 4 trip to Kingsville that was postponed by rain.

“I thought we played great,” said Lewsaw of the semifinal contest at Kinsmen Field Monday, June 2. “Our defense was strong and we had some great pitching.”

Riley Enns pitched four shutout innings for Leamington while Daniel Warkentin took care of the last three innings from the mound.

The Lions sent in two runs in the second inning and did most of the damage in the fourth, where Shane Antunes connected for a three-RBI double with two out.

Last year’s baseball season was sidelined by a union-backed extracurricular work stoppage. The Lions started the 2012 season on a strong note and continued onward as one of the divi-

sion’s most competitive teams until about three quarters of the way through the campaign. Lewsaw explained that the team’s level of dedication dropped off from there, costing Leamington its status as a playoff threat.

“The first thing we did for this year was reinforcing commitment,” he said. “The players have been to every game and every practice and they’ve been good teammates to each other.”

TOM GIGNAC

Leamington first baseman Tyler Wall tries to pick

Kingsville base runner after receiving a throw from pitcher Riley Ennis during the WECSSAA boys baseball Bertoia-Siddall Division final Monday, June 9. The Cavaliers won 3-0.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Pearsall, Marshall, Seaton & Neufeld LLP

Peter Neufeld will be closing his law practice effective June 27, 2014.

All current files including all Wills and Powers of Attorney will be assumed by Elvey Marshall LL.B. at the same location.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GUY MALCOLM HOOPER

late of the Township of Pelee, in the County of Essex and Province of Ontario, who died on November 19,2013

Creditors and others having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of the same to the undersigned solicitors for the Estate Trustee on or before the 27th day of June, 20l4 after which date the estate's assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

Dated at Leamington, Ontario this 29th day of May, 2014.

SAWATZKY BALZER

Barristers and Solicitors 5 Russell Street Leamington, Ontario N8H 1T7 519-322-2341

Solicitors for the Estate Trustee

THE UNION WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM JOINT BOARD OF MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville The Corporation of the Town of Essex The Corporation of the Town of Lakeshore

The Union Water Supply System supplies drinking water to Leamington, Kingsville, and parts of Essex and Lakeshore. The UWSS has prepared a Financial Plan 041-301, dated April 29, 2014 as required under Ontario Regulation 453/07 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.

The Union Water Supply System Financial Plan 041-301 and the regulation under which it was prepared will be available upon request, during regular business hours and at no charge at the following locations:

1. Ruthven Water Treatment Plant, 1615 Union Avenue, Ruthven

2. Municipality of Leamington, Municipal Office, 111 Erie Street North, Leamington

3. Town of Kingsville, Municipal Office, 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville

4. Town of Essex, Municipal Office, 33 Talbot Street South, Essex

5. Town of Lakeshore, Municipal Office, 419 Notre Dame Street, Belle River

An electronic copy of both documents will also be available at www.unionwater.ca For more information call 519-326-1668

Rodney Bouchard, Manager Union Water Supply System, Joint Board of Management

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Senior Accounts Payable Clerk

Bring your SAP experience with Accounts Payable or Materials Management modules to this role in Chatham.

You thrive on numbers and take pride in your ability to focus on detail. Ideally, you have 5 years’ experience in accounts payable at a senior level, but if you’re enthusiastic and possess at least 2 years’ of SAP experience, you may have what it takes to join us. Your work will primarily involve payment processing for multiple operating companies in North America using three separate SAP applications. At times, you’ll provide guidance to AP staff when issues arise and will also be called upon to analyze and evaluate processes with an eye to improvements to workﬂow and technologies. We offer competitive compensation, full beneﬁts, and advancement and training opportunities to grow your career, skills and expertise. To further explore this opportunity with an industry leader, and to apply by June 22, 2014, please visit our website.

SOUTHPOINT SUN

School Bus Drivers Needed (Leamington Area)

• Class B required (will train suitable candidates).

• Excellent Driving Record.

• Great part-time job if you enjoy driving and working with children!

Drop off resume in person to: C.A. Bailey Limited 10 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington, ON

Sherman’s Station Restaurant is opening soon under new ownership

HIRING FOR ALL POSITIONS COOKS • SERVERS • DISHWASHERS

Please apply in person from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 119 Erie St. North Leamington

Ask for new owners George and Tina

SOUTH ESSEX COMMUNITY COUNCIL EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING SERVICES

LEAMINGTON 519-326-8629

KINGSVILLE 519-733-5784

ESSEX 519-776-4231

Do something TODAY your future self will thank you for.

APOLLO FARMS

Greenhouse general labour positions available

Variable hours, Mon-Sat, including Sunday during peak harvest periods.

$11.00, 60+ hours. Apply via: HR@lakesideproduce.com

1 Position Available Full time (30-40hrs) seasonal

Greenhouse Scout: Scouting for insects and diseases in commercial vegetable or flower greenhouses in Essex County. Should have scouting experience OR have some knowledge of pest and/or beneficial insects. Ability to identify some major insect pests and damage symptoms present in greenhouse crops.

Job requires:

• physical demands of walking all day (8-9 hours)

• hot, humid conditions

• use of scissor carts and climbing over some obstacles

• Clear, concise handwriting; English communication skills (spoken and written); good rapport with customers

• good knowledge of general math for data collection

• attention to details

• ability to work with minimum supervision and in time allotted

Pay rate depends on experience.

Insured personal vehicle and good driving record required. Paid mileage from farm to farm.

Send Resume, including summary of practical experience related to this job. Drop off, fax or send resume to:

Plant Products

Attn: Joanna Dawson, Biological Service Manager Box 33, 50 Hazelton St. Leamington, ON N8H 3W1

Fax 519-326-0425

Email: joanna.dawson@plantproducts.com

Facilities and Process Maintenance Manager

Highline Mushrooms is a large Agri-Business with multiple year round operations in Essex County.

We are looking for an individual to:

• Provide Standards and lead direction on facility maintenance requirements

• Management of maintenance projects & (15) staff

The incumbent should possess:

• Farming Knowledge

• (5) Years of Management Experience

For a full description, please visit our website at: www.highlinemushrooms.com

Compensation will be based on experience, and only those contacted will be interviewed. Interested applicants, please send your confidential resume to:

RE: Facility Maintenance Manager

Attn: Human Resource Department

By Email: hiringnow@highlinemushrooms.com

By Mail: By Fax:

Highline MushroomsHighline Mushrooms 506 Mersea Rd. 5 519-326-7222

Leamington, ON N8H 3V5

Forklift Driver

Lift truck experience required

Produce or warehouse experience preferred Fast paced environment, attention to detail Able to work nights and weekends

AZ Driver (Local)

AZ license with 2 years experience preferred

Clean CVOR, driver’s abstract and police clearance

Flexible working hours including weekends

Security Guard

1 year experience required

Security license required

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with challenging situations

Able to work days, nights and weekends

Mail, fax or email resumes by July 1, 2014 to:

Mail: Mucci Pac Ltd. 1876 Seacliff Drive, Kingsville, ON N9Y 2N1

Fax: 519-326-6397

Email: careers@muccifarms.com

No phone calls accepted and only suitable applicants will be contacted

JESSICA CERVINI

Frank and Anne Cervini are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter, Jessica from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Psychology with a Minor in Women Studies. She

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