For the group outfitted in their Gore Hill Gators t-shirts, they were tears of joys. Across the gym though, the inconsolable sadness of a few offered a real contrast to the celebration just a few feet away.
On Thursday evening, June 8, the Greater Essex County District School Board hosted a full house in the Leamington District Secondary School gymnasium as they made its final decision on the future of the Leamington family of elementary schools.
The trustees voted to close Mill Street Public School, effective June 30, just one of the recommendations put forth by the Leamington Program and Accommodation Review.
But in a move that caught many off guard, they unanimously lent no support to a recommendation for the closure of Gore Hill Public School.
Rather than close the rural school, the trustees voted to create a JK/ SK French Immersion Program beginning in September, offered to all prospective students within the Leamington family of schools, with a grade level added each year.
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First Life Walk for Hospice a success
By Bryan Jessop
A first-of-its-kind fundraiser in Leamington has revealed just how grateful local families are for the level of care administered by the Erie Shores Hospice.
“I didn’t know what to expect for the first year. This has absolutely gone above and beyond what I was hoping for.”
— Melissa Hunter
Participants collected pledges either through traditional forms or online instead of paying registration fees.
“I couldn’t be happier,” said Hunter. “Everyone’s really come together for this. It’s been a great team effort. Everyone knows someone who’s been impacted in a positive way by Hospice services. That’s why we do this. It’s a good chance to get together and remember our loved ones.”
Hunter admitted that she had “no idea” what the public’s response would be to the inaugural Life Walk event in Leamington.
The first annual Life Walk event, presented on behalf of the Erie Shores Health Foundation by marketing coordinator Melissa Hunter, exceeded expectations by raising about $18,000. The walk-a-thon took place on the Leamington District Secondary School outdoor track Sunday, June 11 and was attended by 110 participants who collected pledges to help finance dayto-day operations at the Talbot Street West hospice. Walkers made 12-and-a-half laps around the track for an even five kilometre jaunt, led for the first lap by members of the Kingsville-Essex Associated March Band.
The fundraiser was backed by numerous local sponsors including McDonald’s and Shoppers Drug Mart, providing snacks and beverages for walkers while Doug Hunter’s DJ service provided music. The Leamington Food Outlet offered items for the gathering’s barbecue that walkers were treated to once the event was completed. The walk was preceded by live music courtesy of Justin and Rick Latam.
This year’s lead sponsors were TD Bank and individuals who simply wanted to be known as Germain and Preston.
“I didn’t know what to expect for the first year,” she explained. “This has absolutely gone above and beyond what I was hoping for.”
The Life Walk planning committee was led by a team of six individuals who began gathering for meetings once per month starting in October of 2016. The group was supported by a squad of about 20 TD employee volunteers who helped set up and manage the registration table on the day of the event. Melissa Hunter stated that the location for the 2018 Life Walk has yet to be determined. If participation numbers grow significantly from the first year’s head count, a new, larger venue may be required.
“It would be a good problem to have,” she said. “Fortunately, there are a lot of nice places in Leamington where we could do this. We’ll always welcome anyone who wants to come out and be a part of our event.”
Since the Erie Shores Hospice opened in Leamington in April of last year, about 150 residents have been accommodated by its services at no cost to them or their families. Speakers at the first Life Walk, including Joan McSweeney, noted that there are no government support programs to help finance the operation of hospice.
The Kingsville-Essex Associated Band leads the first of 12-and-a-half laps around the Leamington District Secondary School track to start the Erie Shores Hospice Life Walk Sunday, June 11.
The Erie Shores Health Foundation fundraiser collected $18,000 in support of the hospice in Leamington, which officially opened in April of last year. (SUN Photos)
DiMenna Excavating marks 50 years, thanks Kingsville, Leamington and Hospice
It started with the purchase of a $9,000 backhoe.
Fifty years later, the family owned DiMenna Excavating Contractors
Inc. has expanded to include about 30 pieces of heavy equipment and proudly employs another eight staff members.
Forfounder Alfredo DiMenna it was a risky investment, but one he and wife Clotilde were willing to take to provide for their family — son Fermi, with Dino arriving a short time later. Alfredo tackled small residential jobs, including foundation excavation, waterline and sewer installation, shallow wells and snow removal for $5 an hour.
Over the next 32 years, investing in additional pieces of heavy equipment allowed him to expand his services to include trucking and bulldozing.
In 1999, sons Fermi and Dino took over the family business, transforming the company into its current corporate entity. Today, DiMenna Excavating takes on much larger jobs with its ever growing fleet of equipment.
The company now specializes in mass earth moving and land leveling but continues to offer smaller scale services as well.
Tragedy struck the company on May 17, 2014, with the death of son and brother, Fermi. And on Friday evening, to mark its 50th anniversary at Mastronardi Estate Winery, the event also became a memorial to Fermi.
With over 400 family members, friends and, of course, loyal customers from Kingsville and Leamington, the event marked the occasion while raising $21,000 for hospice.
The DiMenna family was thrilled with the turnout and the generous support offered by its guests and would like to thank everyone for their help in celebrating the milestone, while raising funds for hospice which is so important in the community.
Without the generous contributions by Marcovecchio Construction, Mucci International, Mastronardi Estate Winery, Golden Jem Produce, Thermo Energy Systems, Grossi Construction, Five Star Farms, Golden Acre Farms, Villa OM Farms, South Park Hydroponics, Pro Bid Contractors, Domenic and Linda Amicone, Marlin Dock and Door, Caxton Mark MGI, and Delfresco Produce, Dino said the fundraising effort wouldn’t have been such an overwhelming success.
Alfred and Clotilde DiMenna
Liver transplant gives local man a new lease on life
By Pat Bailey
It was a surreal experience. Laying in a London hospital bed, he could hear his name being called out over and over. It was music to his ears.
The owner of Leamington’s Lesson Lounge, Charles Diab, said he wasn’t sure where he was or whether he had survived. But when he was finally able to focus his eyes and shake some of the cobwebs from his head, he realized those voices belonged to his mom and one of his sisters, and he had indeed survived.
For the 40-year-old local business owner, it was a new beginning, thanks to the gift one very special family gave him in the early morning hours of February 18.
The gift? The liver of their young son who had tragically passed away.
Charles said while he is beyond thankful for the gift of life he received, he continues to suffer from ‘survivor’s guilt’. That day has also helped him redefine his definition of ‘hero’ and look at life and his priorities a little differently.
“I was a dead man walking,” said Charles. “I seriously didn’t think I’d make it.”
His journey though began about 18 months ago. Charles had lost weight and was vomiting about eight times a day. Then one night last May, while he was getting ready to perform a show, his buddy and fellow musician Sam Sleiman looked him in the eyes and was shocked at what was staring back at him. There were no whites in Charles’ eyes — those whites had turned a ghastly shade of yellow.
Bypassing local hospitals, they went straight to London.
Charles said after a simple blood test and urine sample he was admitted to London University Hospital.
While spending the long weekend in hospital, Charles said he awoke to seven surgeons staring down at him.
After being diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), he was told he was eligible to be placed on the organ transplant registry list. Charles declined.
PSC is a liver disease in which the bile ducts progressively decrease in size due to inflammation and scarring. As a result, bile accumulates in the liver, damaging the cells in the liver.
“I was always taught that you live and die with all of your organs intact,” he said.
As the months passed, Charles’ health rapidly deteriorated. By January 2017, “I was a dead man walking,” he said. Down about 70 pounds at this point, “I knew I didn’t have a long time left.”
Doctors confirmed that, and he was put on the transplant list and presented with his lifeline, a pager. Charles put all his affairs in order, packed his clothes and had his will drafted.
Two and a half weeks later, on February 17, Charles was
standing in his shop chatting with his sister Diane when his phone rang.
“We may have a liver for you,” he was told, “you have to come up to the hospital immediately.”
“Diane was like my angel,” he said, “she was with me every step of the way.”
After contacting other family members, Charles was on his way, but not before a stop at A&W. Convinced it might be his last meal, Charles opted for some onion rings and a chicken sandwich while waiting to meet family at the #401 stop at Comber en route to London.
As his family stood over his hospital bed, Charles said his goodbyes. “I really didn’t believe I’d make it,” he said.
At 11:45 p.m. he received a call from a buddy, Jody Raffoul, who wished him well, not knowing Charles’ transplant was a mere hour or so away.
“The last thing I remember (prior to surgery)” said Charles, “was the anesthesiologist asking if I had any questions.”
“My life is in your hands,” he replied, “I just want to thank you for everything.”
Three days later, Charles was up and walking.
“I still can’t believe I’m alive,” he said, “there must be a reason I’m supposed to be here.”
His whole outlook on life has changed drastically.
“I just want to cry all the time,” he said — not out of sadness but joy.
He said everything looks, tastes and feels better and his level of appreciation is off the charts.
In addition to his family support, Charles said if not for the unbelievable support of his friends and students, his dream of owning the local music store would have ended.
Marking his fifth anniversary on April 11, Charles said he has yet to be able to celebrate but promises one day in the near future he will in fact do just that.
For the time being, Charles is taking it one day at a time. He will continue to pay visits to the store on a weekly basis,
depending on his health.
He is also struggling trying to find the words to properly thank the family of the donor for their selfless decision.
While he once believed you are born and die with your parts, Charles now believes it seems ridiculous to take viable and valuable organs with you to the grave.
Although he now takes about 30 anti-rejection pills a day, he said it is a small price to pay.
His heroes nowadays don’t wear capes — they sign their donor registry cards.
For more information on organ donation or to register visit beadonor.ca
Charles Diab has made tremendous strides since his liver transplant about four months ago.
Charles Diab, just four days after his liver transplant.
Take this job and love it, part deux
This is the second part of a two-part column on jobs. I left off last week, having left (lost) a job at Harrow IGA, where I learned for the first time in my young life that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. That’s a lesson that today’s generation has a hard time grasping, but one I learned the hard way in 1983.
Don Gage.
So many relationships were formed at that job and a lot of those people are good friends today.
Still young, I thought I’d take a crack at the real estate game and took the course at St. Clair College during the winter of 1984.
Just last week, we were looking at a staff picture from 1994, mere months after Bowes bought the Post.
I‘d heard about how difficult the real estate course was, but I did well with it and went looking for a real estate firm to take me on.
Meanwhile, I did some loading and unloading of trucks for Bill Taylor out at the old warehouses on Wilkinson Drive. My arms, which were traditionally spindly and white, finally had muscles on them. The work was tough and dirty, hand-bombing cases of imported tomato paste, but it provided an income while I waited to get going in my new fancy career.
I managed to catch on with Stewart Wolf at Command Realty in Kingsville and did very well for the first six months of my real estate career. He taught me a lot about the real estate world and I enjoyed working with him and Joan Harder, who was the other salesperson in the office when I started my career.
I was young, green and eager at that time but the market went south that year and I knew I had to find a full time job that offered a steady paycheque.
I was able to sell myself my first home, a cement block bungalow at the end of Pearl St. in Kingsville and we lived there for a couple of years before moving back to Leamington. It was my only time owning a swimming pool, which was really a cement pond, to give homage to the Clampetts of Beverly Hills.
I left the real estate game with much trepidation on Labour Day weekend, 1985.
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Tony Duncan took me on with an offer of 5.35 an hour at the Leamington Post, working in the ‘composing room’ and the pressroom as an apprentice.
Eventually, he promised, I’d move up to the full wage of the other two full time people in my department, which was around the 10 dollar mark.
John Stacey and Elaine ‘Smokey’ Gillanders welcomed me in and taught me everything they knew about the world of ‘composing’, which is now referred to as graphic design.
Back then, the industry was not too far removed from the old lead type layout. In fact, we still had a ‘job shop’ in the back of the building at 27 Princess, where an old Heidelberg press still clapped away, doing letterhead, business cards and envelopes.
We hand-composed all of the advertising and editorial copy, securing it to the pages with adhesive wax that was heated to liquid and applied to the back of the ad copy and pages. It was quite a process that is all but lost now in the world of printing.
Times have certainly changed. At that time, I was the only non-smoker in that 18x18 foot room, where the other five people puffed away at their desks. Eventually, the government would eliminate smoking in the workplace, which likely tacked a few years back on to my life.
I did some deliveries in the early years there, and can boast a separated shoulder for my troubles.
I was tasked with delivering some of the rural bundles of the Post in those days, as an added component to my press job. While carrying two bundles of papers in my arms, I tripped up the steps of the Blytheswood General Store, and immediately my right shoulder went in a direction that it wasn’t supposed to.
A quick call from the store attendant to my office got shop foreman Bill Cole on the phone. I explained to Bill that my arm was just hanging and I was in excruciating pain. Being the crusty sort, he tried to convince me to hop back into the company station wagon and return to the office. I told him there was no way I could drive. About 20 minutes later, Bill pulled up in his little Sunfire with Pam Foldesi, a fellow employee in the passenger seat.
He took the company vehicle and instructed Pam to take me to the hospital in his car. Now Pam had a heart of gold, but a novice at driving a standard transmission in those days. All the way back into Leamington, she apologized over and over every time she tried to shift and the car lunged forward, sending me into a painful yelp. Railroad tracks were all still very prominent in Leamington then and I think she went over every track this side of the Chesapeake and Ohio line. Doctors put me under and put my arm back into its natural position and I was off work for a couple of weeks. It only popped out one time after that, several years later.
Computers eventually took over, eliminating a few jobs and the Post was sold by Thomson Newspapers to Bowes Publishers, which owned the Leamington Shopper at the time. The two papers soon joined into the building at 27 Princess and we began a tenure under the new publisher,
MARK RIBBLE Rib’s Ramblings
We counted about 50 employees of the amalgamated staff.
That’s amazing considering that when the Post and Shopper closed its doors 18 years later, there were six of us remaining.
So in December 2012, I was unemployed for the first time since good old Neil Sanford of Harrow IGA fame gave me the boot back in 1983.
Thinking it would take no time at all for a guy with my array of experience to catch on somewhere, I ventured out into the job market, only to realize nobody wanted a 51-year-old guy with lots of work experience on their staff.
Oh sure, there were factory jobs available at minimum wage, but as long as Sun Media was still paying me, I’d try to be choosy.
You don’t realize how old you are until you’re competing for jobs with people half your age who are willing to work for peanuts.
Meanwhile, I was writing a weekly column in the Southpoint Sun, which wasn’t paying the bills but gave me a creative outlet.
As time wore on, I was getting antsy, so in the summer of 2014, I applied at a temp agency, hoping to get something decent.
I got a call right away. They could place me at a sorting facility on Patillo Rd. starting the next day. It would start at minimum wage but at that point I was just hoping to make some extra cash and I thought, “how bad could it be?”
I was ready for an adventure and I got one.
With my freshly dubbined new-to-me steel toe boots (thanks cousin Dale) and a full thermos of coffee, I ventured into the plant, not really knowing what to expect.
To make a long, hot story short, I quickly found that manual labour and I are no longer related in any way.
The heat, coupled with the quick pace as I constructed cardboard shipping bins by basically unfolding large pieces of cardboard, got to me quickly. The rest of the crew were half my age, except for a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, whom at least seemed to be able to keep up to my box making step-for-step.
We made the boxes and the younger ones filled them with automobile seats and covers, and then yelled for more boxes. It was a vicious cycle.
After two or three days of that, I informed them that I would no longer be available due to previous engagements and discovering muscles I didn’t even know I had.
Enter Postmedia, who called me and offered a job hocking newspaper subscriptions to the Windsor Star, where I would stand near the entrance at local grocery stores and talk to people about having home delivery. It was an exercise in futility.
Soon after, I got a call from Graphix Plus in Windsor, hoping that this would finally be the break I was looking for.
I took the job there, minimum wage again, plus a little commission, on their sales force, selling promotional items and apparel.
It was at that point that Postmedia came forward with yet another offer.
They wanted me to take over a region of Windsor, overseeing their carrier force.
It offered an opportunity to make more annual salary than I’d ever made in my life, but as a self-employed independent contractor.
After a couple of weeks of consideration, I took their offer and began my new duties as district manager of east Windsor and Tecumseh.
I started during a snowstorm and spent my first morning struggling through waist-deep driveways to get people their papers on routes abandoned by the carriers.
It was the toughest job I’ve ever had in my life, to say the least. Early morning 4:30 am wake-ups and dealing with irate customers who didn’t get their paper on time, took its toll on me, both physically and emotionally.
I had some adventures with that job, most of them documented in this column as they happened throughout 2014 and some of 2015.
From skunks to dogs, to humans just as ornery, I battled something different each and every day, but longed for a different opportunity.
I found my way out when Jim Heyens offered me this position here in the spring of 2015.
And while sales is a challenge on some days, I couldn’t ask for a better fit, right here in my home town, where, as they say in the Cheers song, “everybody knows your name.”
Community Living Essex County celebrates “REAL Change” initiative
Sara Gavrelets, a Community Living Essex County support worker and a “REAL Change” champion, discusses her experiences with CLEC’s modernizations efforts during a celebration last Thursday afternoon.
Community Living Essex County (CLEC) celebrated its “REAL Change” initiative last week as the agency seeks to modernize the way it delivers services.
REAL Change is described as “a robust undertaking to transform the agency’s business and service delivery models in order to offer modern, relevant supports within a sustainable and innovative infrastructure. REAL Change has the potential to be a demonstration project for other service providers within Ontario’s developmental service sector.”
The project has been undertaken over the last two years, but CLEC executive director Nancy Wallace-Gero indicated that the celebration was not the completion of the project.
“It’s really not the end of the process or the end of anything,” said Wallace-Gero.
Wallace-Gero said the agency plans on continuing to go down the path of modernization and but noted “this is a very exciting day for all of us.”
Sue Desjarlais, a member of the agency’s board of directors as well as a REAL Change committee member, said the first few months were devoted to “taking things apart” and looking about how services were delivered.
“We’ve done something dynamic over the last couple of years,” said Desjarlais.
CLEC engaged the consulting firm People Minded Business (PMB) to guide it through the process with Janeen Halliwell and Jennifer Keilty-Friesen helping CLEC engage families and stakeholders in an effort to modernize services.
Halliwell noted that it was important to develop “a culture of innovation” and that the strategic planning was both dynamic and diverse. She said the process was to not only find out what their goals were but to align them with a strategic direction.
Keilty-Friesen said over 200 stakeholders were part of the process. Direction that came up as part of the process included improving access to services, offering families innovative and affordable supports for those with intellectual disabilities, designing a responsible and sustainable business model and to provide leadership in the developmental services sector.
Consultation took place with a number of groups, including Ensemble and New Day. The former is a parent-driven group with parent consultant Kelly Runnalls noting their voices were heard throughout the REAL Change process.
Marilyn Goddard, also representing Ensemble, said there was no time when the voices of parents not get heard.
“Change is a good thing,” said Goddard. “It presents us
with exciting possibilities.”
Karen Bolger, director of operations with CLEC, outlined the five pilot groups that were part of the REAL Change process. Forward First Marketing helped establish communication and marketing strategies to reach all audiences, while CLEC also joined the Central 33 Leamington Hub in order to foster greater collaboration with multiple organizations in order to improve response to families. Another pilot was “My Support Link” with the purpose of that being to be an innovative web-based application for people with intellectual disabilities and their families to connect with one another and to share resources and access.
“Select A Break” was developed to provide “right fit respite options” that are affordable, flexible and sensitive to individual and family needs. That program is expanding into Amherstburg and Tecumseh.
“The Right Support in My Home” group is to develop a full range of community residential support options which
provide the right level of support to promote independence, self-determination, community involvement and contribution. Part of that is the Smart Support options, something CLEC’s director of supports Corey Dalgleish called “a game changer.” Smart Supports involves the ethical use of technology to aid in providing supports including as medicine dispensers, cooking assistance, video calls and more. Dalgleish added that technology will be used with full permission of everyone involved.
Keilty-Friesen said CLEC took a “huge stop” by not only developing plans, but actually putting them in motion.
“People have more support options through this initiative,” added Halliwell. “This agency is leading the way in providing supports in a modernized sector.”
For more information on REAL Change, call 519-7766483 or visit www.communitylivingessex.org/about-us/realchange/.
THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU
Hydro One has applied to raise its electricity distribution rates.
This may affect your bill for the next 5 years, starting January 1, 2018. If approved, a typical residential customer would see monthly increases* of:
*These amounts do not include any credits resulting from the Fair Hydro Act, 2017.
HAVE YOUR SAY AT THE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD’S COMMUNITY MEETING
WHEN? Thursday, June 15, 2017 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
REGISTER Registration is not required, but appreciated! Visit oeb.ca/community-meetings for details.
please email AODA@oeb.ca.
WHY ATTEND?
• Learn more about your utility’s costs and rate application
• Find out how you can get involved in the OEB’s process
• Provide your comments to the OEB about your utility’s application
WANT TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AT THE MEETING?
If you would like to make a 5-minute presentation at the meeting, please email us at registrar@oeb.ca or call 1-877-632-2727 (toll-free). The OEB file number for this case is EB-2017-0049
View Hydro One’s full application at oeb.ca/notice.
(SUN
Hearing Professional Makes Hearing Healthcare More
Accessible with Out Clinic
Brandy Breault, Hearing Instrument Specialist at ListenUP! Canada
Brandy Breault is a Hearing Instrument Specialist from ListenUP! Canada who recognizes the need for more accessible hearing healthcare in Leamington. ListenUP! Canada has a hearing healthcare clinic at 313 Main St. E in Kingsville that is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 - 4:30, but for some in Leamington, this may be a distance to travel. So, every other Monday, Breault drives to the Leamington out clinic at the South Essex Community Council at 215 Talbot Street East to provide free, no obligation hearing tests, a broad selection of brand-name, digital hearing aids and assistive listening devices at affordable prices,tings, cleanings and repairs. These out clinic services
help those who need hearing healthcare, but are unable to travel to the nearest clinic to get the help they need.
“I basically offer the same hearing healthcare services provided at any other clinic location,” says Breault. “People may not have a driver’s license. A clinic may be too far for people to travel outside of Leamington. People may not be well enough to travel and it may be easier for loved ones to bring them to a clinic closer to home.”
While completing her Speech and Language Sciences degree at Brock University, Breault took some audiology courses that sparked her interest in the
pursue a career in audiology and obtained her Hearing Instrument Specialist diploma from Conestoga College. Breault started her student placement with ListenUP! Canada in 2014 and has been with the company ever since – helping clients treat their hearing loss and reconnect with the world around them.
Breault will be at the out clinic on Tuesday, June 19th, July 4th & 17th from 8:30-4:30. To book an appointment, please call 1-888-364-5419.
LDSS time capsule opened
By Bryan Jessop
A trip down memory lane six-and-a-half decades in the making offered one last glimpse at glory days past at Leamington District Secondary School.
Less than three weeks before the doors are to close permanently at the current LDSS, the school hosted a public open house for past graduates and their families and friends Saturday, June 10. The highlight of the four-hour event was the extraction of a time capsule buried into the wall immediately west of the school’s main opening. The container was originally concealed under the “Erected AD 1952” stone following the completion of construction prior to the 1953-54 school year.
The event was attended by about 150 visitors including former students, staff members and individuals who played a role in the building’s creation 65 years ago. The time capsule was removed by school principal Kyle Berard and three individuals who attended the school’s dedication in the early ’50s — Neil Adamson, Gary Adams and Harold Puyda. The trio of special guests brought the time capsule back into the school’s gymnasium, where they emptied contents that included Thursday, Aug. 21, 1952 editions of The Wheatley Journal and The Post and News. The later revealed a main front-page headline and story reading “Strike Talks To Resume,” pertaining to the 14th day of an H.J. Heinz strike in Leamington and Wallaceburg. Other items included LDHS club and sports team photographs, a school crest and yearbook.
The building at 125 Talbot St. West replaced a smaller structure located directly across the road. The school will officially be replaced with the introduction of the 2017-18 school year in September of this year, when students will relocate to a new, state-of-the-art building on the south side of Oak Street West, west of Sherk Street. The former site now serving as a student parking lot was erected in 1922. Leamington District High School’s history dates back to as far as 1896.
Prior to the extraction and opening of the time capsule, guests gathered in the gymnasium to view a digitalized video of snippets from the six-hour film recorded during the building’s dedication in 1952. The film was in the possession of Morgan Brown before being transferred to the care of former Leamington District
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From left to right, Leamington District Secondary School principal Kyle Berard, Neil Adamson, Gary Adams, Harold Puyda and LDSS teacher Butch Rickeard look through a collection of artifacts removed from a time capsule that was buried in the school’s wall near the main entrance in 1952. The event was attended by approximately 150 members of the general public, many of them past graduates of the school.
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SATURDAY JUNE 17
h 1:00 pm 20 Bike Giveaway in front of the Grandstand
h 6:00 pm Demo Derby starts, Bigger and Better!
SUNDAY JUNE 18
h 1:00 pm 20 Bike Giveaway Bonus Draw! Tickets ONLY available at the Grandstand
h 1:30 pm Tractor Pull
For
Leamington Fair, Since 1848 and Still Great!!!
ALL WEEKEND
h Carter Shows Midway opens Friday night
h Large Antique Tractor Display
h NEW in our Paddock - Sheep Show, Poultry Competition & Herd of Cows!
h Come play Cow Patty Bingo!!
h Bigger & Better Vendor Alley
h Home Crafts & Info Office in the Janette Mulholland Activity Centre
Leamington/Mersea Historical Society
h Dressers Local Honey
h Junior Farmers Olympics in front of the Pavillion
h The Greenhouse Competition returns
h Milk a Cow, Pet a Sheep, Watch a Chicken Lay an Egg!
Monarch Trail project continues in Leamington
By Bryan Jessop
A partnership between the Municipality of Leamington and Parks Canada will continue to help local wildlife feel right at home.
On Tuesday, June 6, a team of just under 100 volunteers converged behind the former Zellers building just north of Pulford Avenue, where they met Parks Canada staff and municipal employees to embark upon the third phase of a project along the Leamington Monarch Trail. There, 92 volunteers stepped forward to plant a wide assortment of native flower, plant and shrub species along with municipal representatives and staff from Point Pelee National Park. “Working together, we can help the monarch (butterfly) population thrive,” stated Municipality of Leamington CAO Peter Neufeld. “Milkweed gardens, like those planted along Leamington’s Monarch Trail, are just the beginning of the municipality’s efforts to help restore and support the large number of monarch butterflies that migrate through the Leamington area, and support our movement toward ecotourism.”
The plugs and shrubs were planted along the trail in three different beds that had previously been worked up by Municipal Works staff, allowing the new growth to cover its east side from Pulford Avenue to as far north as Oak Street East between Victoria Avenue and Ontario Street. Fifty-two Cardinal Carter science and geography students — making up just over half of the 92 volunteers — as well as staff from Red Sun Farms, AMA Plastics, about half a dozen students from Mighty Oak Elementary Private School near Belle River and other members of the general public assisted with the one-hour process.
“We’re really happy with the turnout,” said Municipality of Leamington manager of communications and public relations Lindsay Gammon. “It’s great to have so many students come out along with community volunteers. It’s encouraging to see people of all ages get behind a project like this.”
The project in support of Monarch Butterfly and other local species of insects and birds began at roughly the same time of year in 2015, where a group of about 100 volunteers planted about 3,000 samples of plants and flowers along the same trail starting immediately north of the Robson Road/
Foster Avenue East intersection and proceeding as far north as Seacliff Drive, south of the Kinsmen Sports Field. Last year, the same municipal/Parks Canada partnership recruited volunteers to plant similar species along the trial between Seacliff Drive and Pulford Avenue.
This year’s team of volunteers was treated to a barbecued hot dog lunch for their efforts. The group proceeded northward from Pulford to Oak with the guidance of Point Pelee staff, after which point volunteers also received gift bags that included milkweed seeds courtesy of Kingsville’s Red Sun Farms. Propagation trays and plugs were provided by AMA Plastics, based in Ruthven.
This year’s plant life species included sky blue aster, heath aster, cylindrical blazing star, pale leaf sunflower, woodland sunflower, showy tick trefoil, Indian grass, switch grass, little blue stem, swamp milkweed, butterfly milkweed, common milkweed and bergemont. Shrub vari-
eties included fragrant sumac, downy arrow wood, downy service berry, nanny berry and spice bush.
Point Pelee park staff explained that the three-year biodiversity project has been successful, with plugs planted in the first two years continuing to grow and thrive. Point Pelee and municipal staff have continued to join efforts to maintain and remove weeds from the beds along the Monarch Trail planted within the last two years.
“As a recognized leader in conservation, Parks Canada is proud to be a monarch butterfly champion, and the natural spaces created as a result of this project offer a win for nature and a win for Canadians,” said Point Pelee National Park superintendent Maria Papoulias. “The native grasses and wildflowers, including milkweed, planted along the town’s walking trails will attract birds and butterflies to the area and will help residents and park visitors connect with nature and Canada’s outdoors.”
A team of volunteers plants a wide assortment of native species along the Leamington Monarch Trail Tuesday, June 6. A team of nearly 100 planters in addition to Parks Canada staff, Leamington Municipal Works staff and volunteers from Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School and throughout the community planted three beds with native plants, flowers and shrubs in support of biodiversity for local species of birds and insects.
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Local photographer releases book
By Bryan Jessop
If a good picture is worth a thousand words, the newest publication by Leamington’s Ryan Horvath could take a lengthy yet relaxing time to read through.
In late May, Horvath took delivery of 1,500 copies of his self-published book Walking Wisdom: Simple World to Live By, a collection of what he describes as his 50 best landscape photographs. Each photo is accompanied by a brief written sample of wisdom — some from other authors as quotes that motivated him in his journey through life and others in his own words that he hopes will inspire others.
Much of Walking Wisdom’s contents are photos Horvath took between his departure from his former home in Toronto, to his arrival and one-year stay in British Columbia and trips through Washington State, Oregon and California while living out west. Six of the photos appearing in the book were taken in Leamington and Point Pelee National Park. Beneath each inspiration-based quote and to the right of the full-page landscape photo is the location of where the corresponding photo was taken. Sixteen pictures were taken
during his stay in British Columbia with another 14 from Ontario, four during his journey through California, three each from Alberta, Oregon and Mexico, two from Washington state and one apiece from Saskatchewan, Virginia, Montana, Nova Scotia and New York state.
Horvath decided to turn his love of travel, the outdoors and photography into a book on December 20 of 2015, starting with the title. A graduate of Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School, he moved from Leamington to Niagara Falls at the age of 25 to enroll in fitness and health courses at Niagara College in Niagara Falls. Two years later, he transferred to a University of Guelph campus at Humber College in Toronto to take kinesiology. During his five years in the provincial capital, Horvath acquired a job in a cardiac rehabilitation hospital.
Despite landing a career in his field of study, the born and raised Leamingtonite was unsatisfied with where life had taken him up to that point.
“I was unhappy,” he explained. “Instead of staying in that situation, I had to make a change. People said I was crazy to leave a good-
paying job with benefits, but my decision was made. I put my belongings in my car and drove to Vancouver.”
Much of what Horvath jotted down during the time that triggered a decision to change his course in life came from the uncertainty that came along with walking away from a lucrative career and delving into an uncertain future.
“I had no job going out there and aside from two sets of aunts and uncles, I didn’t know anybody,” he explained. “I was really stressed about the unknown, even though it was something positive at the same time.”
Horvath spent about a year living in Vancouver, where he found a job running a community health program at a YMCA facility roughly four months after his arrival. Upon deciding to return to his geographical roots, the now 34-yearold made his way back to Leamington through the northern United Sates, snapping a few more photos for his book while doing more solitary exploring along the way.
“My goal was to get photos that inspired a certain calming effect, to help people manage the stressful situations in their lives,”
Horvath said, noting that he sent the finished product to a fine art printing company in China. “I’m really happy with how it turned out.”
The photographer and writer explained that the purpose of his book can be found on words printed in the centre of the back cover, reading “Walking Wisdom: Simple Words To Live By helps us to realize that life’s overwhelming moments are only temporary and that we all have the ability to get what we want out of life if we have the courage to take the first step.”
Horvath has been an outdoor and nature enthusiast since early in his youth and more recently took up the hobby of photography, buying his first digital camera at the age of 23. Most of the landscape photos that appear in Walking Wisdom were taken with a Nikon D5100 while others were taken with his cell phone — a Sumsung Galaxy S6. About three quarters of the book’s 50 landscapes were taken after Horvath decided to create a book.
Before leaving Leamington for Niagara Falls, Ryan’s mother gave him a book that had the e-mail address of a local author — Vesna Bailey — written in the back. The inspiring photographer
contacted the writer of the Notes Before You Go series for advice and was relived by the amount of support he received in his efforts to release a publication of his own.
“She helped me with a lot of guidance on what to do and with contacts,” explained Horvath. “Without her, I wouldn’t have been able to do this so quickly.”
Walking Wisdom – Simple Words to Live By was published through his own Scenic Sundays Publishing, a name derived from a Facebook page established to post different landscape
pictures on the Sunday of each week. Currently, Horvath is considering a second book to be dubbed Walking Wisdom – Scenic Journey. Copies of the first book can be purchased at $30 each at local outlets including The Flower Shop at Thiessen’s, Blondie’s Restaurant and Variety, the Leamington Arts Centre, Pelee Wings and Point Pelee National Park. The book can also be ordered through the website www.walkingwisdom.ca. Thus far, copies have been ordered from and shipped to locations in Santa Clara, Calif., New Jersey and Italy.
Leamington resident Ryan Horvath reveals his new book Walking Wisdom Simple Words To Live By, now available at local outlets including The Flower Shop at Thiessens, Blondie’s Restaurant and Variety, the Leamington Art Centre, Pelee Wings and Point Pelee National Park. The book features 50 colour and black and white landscape photos taken from Horvath’s travels across North America, each alongside a quote or personal words of wisdom.
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Struggle to fix name on war memorial ends
By Bryan Jessop
A mission approaching seven decades in length to properly honour a Leamington war veteran who died in WWII has finally been accomplished.
Royce Van Every, the nephew of Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. George Van Every, took up his family’s 66-year struggle to have the misspelling of his uncle’s name corrected after the passing of his grandmother Ida Belle and his mother Shirley. Royce described his battle as a frustrating and fruitless campaign until receiving the assistance of the Veterans Association of Canada’s Sir Peter Spanis, himself a retired veteran of the Canadian Airborne Special Forces. Van Every and Spanis explained that the monument — a donation by Joseph Henry — was erected in 1951.
The name of Royce’s uncle was depicted as “G. Van Avery” on the memorial since it was erected some six years after WWII ended. Royce explained that his grandmother Ida Belle requested to have the error fixed and was told that the correction was impending until her death in 1993. From there, Royce noted, his mother Shirley took up the struggle for the change to be made until her death in 2000.
“She was told ‘yes, we’re working on it’ for 10, 20, 30 years and so on,” Royce said of Ida Belle’s efforts to have the mistake rectified. “I was there when she died. ‘Please correct my son’s name’ were her final words.”
Royce explained that his sense of despair worsened after suffering a head injury during his service as a Leamington firefighter prior to his dismissal in 1996 and with his mother’s death 17 years ago, but more recently found inspiration to take on the battle to correct the spelling in his uncle’s name.
“I was traumatized until I was healed on July 21, 2016,” Royce explained. “It was at a Native Drumming Circle where I was healed on the 5th Concession in Wheatley. I found God. I then believed there’s a God and I took up the battle. Passiveness does not get anything done.”
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In his pursuit to have the spelling of his uncle’s name corrected, Van Every explained he was told that although the monument is located on Leamington municipal property, the structure itself is privately owned and that he’d need permission from its owner to make any alterations.
“I was told I needed permission from the builder, but I can’t get permission from a dead man,” Van Every noted.
Royce described his efforts to garner approval for the letter change on the monument as unproductive — costing him an accumulated $3,000 — until he met Spanis. Through contacts, Spanis recruited the support of retired Brigadier-General David Kettle. Spanis explained that following Kettle’s contact with the Municipality of Leamington, he was able to acquire approval from Ottawa and the Canadian Armed Forces.
The second A in “Van Avery” was filled with a polymer modifier and allowed to harden and cure before the surface was sanded smooth and etched with a letter ‘E’ by Slavko “Sam” Vidakovic of S&V Memorials. The engraving of the proper letter took about 30 minutes. Vidakovic performed the service free of charge.
“He had to go through many, many obstacles to get to the bottom of this,” Spanis explained of Royce’s efforts. “It’s nice to see it getting accomplished.”
George Hiram Van Every lived in Leamington before heading overseas to serve with the RCAF during WWII. Spanis and Royce Van Every explained that George and his crew were killed when their Wellington bomber collided with another Wellington in flight. George’s body was recovered along the coast of Wales on August 10, 1944 — his 19th birthday. He is buried in Plot A of the Chester Blacon War Cemetery in Cheshire, England.
Slavko “Sam” Vidakovic of S&V Memorials of Windsor (left) prepares to carve the letter “E” over the incorrectly-placed “A” in George Van Every’s name on the veterans’ memorial monument at Lakeview Cemetery along Erie Street South in Leamington Wednesday, June 7. Looking on are George’s nephew Royce Van Every (standing) and Veterans Association of Canada’s Peter Spanis. (SUN Photo)
Mill Street Public School slated to close June 30; Gore Hill Public School to stay open
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For the Gore Hill parents, there were hugs and tears all around.
The credit, many said, was attributed to Donna Stickles.
Stickles, who has a son at Gore Hill, rallied the troops who bombarded the trustees with email after email, educating them on the importance of rural schools to a community, as well as a projected population increase with about 1,000 residential homes projected to be constructed in the Gore Hill catchment area.
“I’m elated, I’m ecstatic,” said Stickles, “we did it!”
For local trustee Dave Taves, it was a relief.
“They didn’t have to sway me,” said Taves. “I didn’t want any Leamington schools to close.”
He said you just can’t put a dollar value on the importance of a rural education. He credited the Gore Hill parents for doing their homework and educating others on the importance of keeping the rural school open.
Taves said this also proves that the board members were willing to listen to
valid arguments and make their decisions accordingly.
While Gore Hill supporters celebrated, Mill Street students were devastated — especially Sarah Vigilante, a Grade 7 student who struggled with her emotions as she spoke in opposition to the proposed closure of her school.
Afterward, she was inconsolable, despite the efforts of her classmates and volunteer and alumna Becca Herbert.
Herbert, who is a qualified teacher, volunteers at her alma mater and was at the meeting to show her support. “I still have Mill Street Pride,” she said, donning a red Mill Street t-shirt.
The decision means the student population at Mill Street will be split between Queen Elizabeth Public School and Mount Carmel Blytheswood Public School.
That move means an adjustment of boundaries affecting three schools. The changes are as follows:
The current M.D. Bennie P.S. boundary north (including) Mersea Road 3 and east (including) Hodgins Street, which is north of the abandoned track, will become
part of the Mt. Carmel-Blytheswood P.S. boundary.
The current Queen Elizabeth P.S. boundary that is west of Erie Street (including the west side of the
street) will become part of the M.D. Bennie P.S. boundary.
The board will submit a plan to the Ministry of Education for a new $15-mil-
lion 540-pupil new school at the Queen Elizabeth site for students JK-Grade 8 or a $2-million 5-classroom expansion to make room for the additional students.
Attempted robbery in Leamington
On Friday, June 9 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Leamington OPP responded to a robbery at a grocery store on Erie Street North near the intersection of Clark Street in Leamington.
It was reported that a lone male brandishing a knife entered the business demanding money, but the employee refused to comply and the suspect fled on foot empty handed.
The suspect is described as a white male approximately 6-foot to 6-foot 3 inches tall and approximately 250 pounds with a heavy build. He had dark hair and wore dark track pants and a dark coloured top.
Any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this crime should immediately contact the OPP Leamington Major Crime Unit at 519-3262544.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
At the back of the LDSS gymnasium, friends try to console Sarah Vigilante after it was announced her school, Mill Street Public School, will close in just two weeks.
Gore Hill Public School parents, teachers and students shed tears of joy when the Greater Essex County District School Board trustees unanimously voted to oppose a recommendation to close their school at a meeting held Thursday, June 8 at LDSS. (SUN Photos)
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, when your mischievous side comes out to play, others better watch out. You certainly can be a force … a very fun force. Just don’t let things get out of control.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Other people around you seem to be the epitome of positivity, but you just may not be able to muster the same level of giddiness, Taurus. That’s okay, as this is just a phase.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Things that have been on your mind come right out without a thought, Gemini. Your honesty is commendable, but you may need to self-censor some things.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, a casual comment by a friend sets off a powder keg of ideas in your mind. This is the inspiration you have been waiting for, and now you can’t wait to get busy.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, others can’t read your mind, so if something is bugging you, then let them know. Doing so will help you collectively develop a solution that much faster.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, keep your mind open to all the possibilities this week. You may be surprised at what you can accomplish if you maintain a willingness to try new things.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, you don’t need any extra encouragement to go after what you want. You are quite motivated at the moment, putting a lot of possibilities within reach.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
If you want a particular relationship to thrive, then you have to work together with a partner, Scorpio. No one is out for herself or himself in this situation.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
Your social life is about to heat up, Sagittarius. You might find your calendar going from empty to chock full in just a few days. Pace yourself to avoid burnout.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, while it is important to take care of others, you shouldn’t do so at the expense of your own health and happiness. Give yourself a break this week.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
Don’t be afraid to take the next big step in your love life, Aquarius. Your partner may be feeling the same way. Communication is key in this situation.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, your emotions may have been all over the place the last few days, but you will be able to reel them in soon. Enjoy the respite.
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JUNE 11
Hugh Laurie, Actor (58)
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Chris Young, Singer (32)
JUNE 13
Valeri Bure, Athlete (43)
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Faizon Love, Actor (49)
JUNE 15
Courtney Cox, Actress (53)
JUNE 16
Rick Nash, Athlete (33)
JUNE 17
Paulina Rubio, Singer (46)
Wilfred J. Bondy
OBITUARY
Irene Foldesi
Jerry Lamos
Wilfred J. Bondy, 90 years, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 9, 2017 at Erie Shores Healthcare. Beloved husband of Mary. Dear father of Susan Stone and Gary (Georgia). Loving Gramps of Stephanie, Scottie, Nicholas, Patrick (Micah), Kelly, and Great-Gramps of Jaylynn, Madison, Oliver, Kailyx, Hayden and Pierce.
Dear brother of Joe (Rose), Ronald (Marilyn), Larry (Pat), the late Bill (Anne), the late Carl, the late Analie Peck (Jim), the late Theresa Horan (Michael). Dear brother-in-law of the late John Mihoren (the late Ann), the late Amil Mihoren (the late Connie), the late Dora Milonoff (the late Michael). Many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and fur babies also survive.
Wilfred worked for the C&O Railroad for over 40 years and owned and operated W.J. Bondy Customs Brokers Ltd.
Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Monday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at St. Michael’s Church, 21 Elliott Street, Leamington, from 9 a.m. until Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to St. Michael’s Church Building Fund or the Alzheimer Society.
Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
OBITUARY
Zonia ‘Sophie’ Piskun
Zonia ‘Sophie’ Piskun, 86 years, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Erie Shores Healthcare. Beloved daughter of the late Peter and Tekla (nee Widzalo) Piskun. She was predeceased by her teenage brother.
Sophie worked in the payroll depart with the H.J. Heinz Company for many years until her retirement.
Sophie will be missed by her neighbours.
At Sophie’s request, cremation has taken place. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) www.reidfuneralhome.ca
OBITUARY
R. Bruce Sanger
R. Bruce Sanger, 74 years, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Erie Shores Healthcare.
1937 - 2017
Irene Elizabeth Foldesi (nee Alaers; Alice/Tootsie) passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness at Erie Shores Healthcare on Thursday June 8, 2017.
Jerry Lamos, 88 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 5, 2017 at WRH, Ouellette Campus, after a brief illness.
Beloved wife of Rudolph for 61 years. Together they had four children, Jerry (Pamela J.), Randy (Mary), Pamela (Joe), Robert (Sandy). Adored by her grandchildren Jason (Tatiana), Lindsey (Todd), Shauna, Myranda (Matt), Rachael (Cam), Ryan (Michelle), Sean, Keisha and Jaden, and her great-grandchildren Maddox, Bella and Isabelle. Irene is also survived by her brother Albert (Henriette) and sister Madeline Ross, (Larry) and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents Andrew and Amelia Alaers, brother Charles (Angela) and sister Geraldine Hutchinson.
Irene was loved by many friends and enjoyed playing Scrabble, Canasta and games on her computer. She was a longtime member of St. Michael’s C.W.L.
Visitation was held at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Monday, June 12, 2017 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. C.W.L. Prayer Service was at 8 p.m. Cremation followed.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Robert Simpson, nurses Moe, Holly, Brenda, Kasia, Jen, Lois, the staff at Chartwell Leamington and Mary Lapos for all their kindness.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Lung Association.
Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Car show returning to Sun Parlor Home
The Cruise Down Memory Lane car show will again live up to its name with an appearance at Sun Parlor Homes.
The third annual event will take place Wednesday, June 21, starting with on-site registration at 10 a.m. A barbecued lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with visits from residents for a glimpse at classic cars and trucks from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Live entertainment will be provided from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
To pre-register a classic vehicle for this year’s show, contact Michelle Taves at mdtaves@gmail.com or Dave Taves at bowtie@live.ca. Last year, 42 of 47 registered vehicles arrived for the event, which was eventually greeted by heavy rainfall. Organizers are hoping for more cooperative weather for this year’s rain-or-shine show.
OBITUARY
Darrell W. Fast
Darrell W. Fast, 77 years, died peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Leamington Mennonite Home.
Beloved husband of the late Diane (nee Cullen) (2002). Loving father of Stephen and grandfather of his children Joshua and Ashley. Caring and dedicated fiance of Doris Rau for 15 years. Bruce will be missed by Doris’ children Dianne Birch (Glenn) and their children Colin and Vanessa; Marilyn Adamo (Peter) and their children Lucas and Vienna. He will also be missed by his caring and thoughtful neighbours.
Bruce retired as Manager of Finance from H.J. Heinz Company.
Friends and family were received at the Reid Funeral Home and Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Monday, June 12, 2017 from 11 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 12 p.m. to celebrate Bruce’s life. Rev. Kim Gilliland officiated. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
If you wish to donate in Bruce’s memory, donations, made by cheque to a charity of your choice, would be appreciated.
Share words of comfort or make a donation at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Beloved husband of Loretta Fast. Dear father of Douglas Fast (Michelle) and Larissa Fast. Loving Grandpa of Avery and Britton Fast. Dear brother of Elisabeth Smith (Aaron), Evelyn Schofield (late Charles) and Donald Fast (Diane), and brother-in-law of Anita Janzen and Betty Ann Bontrager (Mervin). Darrell will be remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends.
Darrell was a Pastor at Mennonite churches in Toronto, Newton, Kansas, and Leamington, and served the wider Mennonite Church in a variety of capacities.
Visiting is at the Leamington United Mennonite Church (LUMC), 78 Oak Street East, Leamington, on Friday 3-7 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Service of Remembrance and Celebration at LUMC on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) or the Alzheimer Society, Windsor-Essex County.
Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort and remembrance or make a charitable contribution at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Loving son of the late Pauline (nee Uhrik) and the late Steve. Brother of the late Steven (the late Mary) and the late John (the late Nora) and uncle to their daughter Diana. Jerry will be greatly missed by his nieces Susan Prieur and her daughter Jocelyn, Ann Roth (Peter), Katherine Lamos and her daughters Madelaine, Elizabeth and Elise Bull, and nephew the late Steven. Jerry will be fondly remembered by his good friend Joe Semaan.
Jerry came to Canada with his family from the former Yugoslavia and became a successful poultry farmer in the Wheatley area. His passion turned to photography and film, and he was very proud when his work was seen on America’s Funniest Home Videos.
The family would like to thank the staff at Chartwell Kingsville Retirement Home and the staff at WRH Ouellette Campus who provided care and compassion to Jerry.
A private family service and interment have taken place.
Family and friends may share their memories or place an online donation at www.reidfuneralhome.ca. The family has asked for donations be made to the Erie Shores Health Foundation.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631).
Council says no to megaphone use downtown
Leamington Council denied a request for a noise bylaw exemption.
Javier and Patricia Amaya, pastors for Casa de Oracio Cristo Viene Church, asked for the exemption to allow them to continue to evangelize in downtown Leamington.
According to a report prepared by Orton, the couple requested permission to use a megaphone at the corner of Erie Street and Talbot Street on Sunday afternoons.
But Orton said last year the municipality received a number of complaints from uptown business owners and residents regarding the evangelizing from the upstairs window of a building at that intersection through the use of a megaphone.
Members of Council agreed such evangelizing could create a potentially dangerous public safety concern.
“Loud noises at a major intersection may result in crowds or distracted drivers,” Orton wrote in her report.
LDSS time capsule opened
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Memorial Hospital president John Edwards. Eventually, following a routine haircut at Johnny’s Barber Shop, the video found its way into the hands of current LDSS staff. “We wouldn’t have even known the time capsule existed without the video,” explained LDSS teacher Butch Rick-
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eard, who noted that dignitaries appearing in the dedication film included then Ontario premier Leslie Frost.
The open house also included tours of various departments of the school on both the main and second floors. Items on display included a collection of sport team jerseys, banners, plaques and undistributed yearbooks dating back to the 1950s. Video slides arranged by decade were shown with music from the appropriate time frames for guests, which included several retired staff members such as Mike Vorkapich, Chuck Ives, Bob Lee and several others.
Displays set up in different stations included Literary Society notes from 1915 to 1929. The group debated a wide range of topics, with winners appearing in the following week’s newspaper. One of the group’s presidents was Margaret D. Bennie, whose namesake is shared with the elementary school on Sherk Street.
Neil Adamson, well known in Wheatley through Adamson’s Pharmacy, was eager for the opportunity to attend the open house and take part in the time capsule unveiling.
“It all meant a lot to me, with my father (John Adamson) having been on the Board of Directors,” he said. “I remember when Wheatley kids were brought in to the school for the first time.”
Adamson explained that the entire student body attended the original ceremony when the school first opened. Principal at the time was J.N. Hume, who led LDHS at the top staff position from 1941 to 1970.
“He was known for being very stern,” Adamson said. “If he caught you going up the down stairs or down the up stairs, he’d roar about that.”
The stone located above the time capsule will be among the artifacts making the move to the new school in September. Others will include the sculpture that has been affixed to the school’s front wall since its construction was completed. The sculpture, depicting a student and teacher to either side of the Tree of Knowledge, will be accompanied by a brick from the 1922 building that will find a new home in the future school’s courtyard. Rickeard explained that school staff are currently searching the community for traces of original LDSS/LDHS buildings to bring to the new building.
One of the plans for the new school will be to set up televisions to show files from Leamington’s past in the hallways. The project, Rickeard explained, is a work in progress being looked after by students of various classes.
Leamington District Secondary School alumni Benny Pallatto (left) and Gerhard Taves, who played drums and the trumpet, respectively, met with concert band teacher Margaret Boughner for a reunion concert Saturday, May 27 at the school in a final hurrah before the school closes in June of this year for relocation to its new Oak Street West site. Both Pallatto and Taves were inaugural members of the program when it was introduced to LDSS in 1989. The concert was organized by LDSS staff member Andrew Shaw and included ensembles by both the reunion group and present LDSS band members. (Submitted photo)
LMHS to hold annual trolley tour
By C. Scott Holland
The Leamington-Mersea Historical Society will join with the Kingsville and Gosfield Heritage Society and Harrow’s HEIRS group for the LMHS Annual History Trolley Tour on Saturday, July 8. The trolley will leave Kingsville’s Migration Hall parking lot at 9:00 a.m. sharp and will return between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m.
This year’s theme is “Fur Trade in Essex County” with many important points of interest to be seen in Windsor (including Strabaine, Moy Hall, Francois Baby House, Cowan
ACCESSIBILITY WORKSHOP: “MOVING FROM ACCOMMODATION TO INCLUSION”, Thursday, June 15 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Sun Parlor Home, 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Speaker: Jeffrey Preston, Ph.D. Topics: 1) Reading the Signs on the Road to Accessibility, and 2) What We Need to Stop and Start Doing. Hosted by Leamington Accessibility Advisory Committee. No charge to attend. RSVP required by contacting dbellamy@leamington.ca
“MYLES IS MY HERO” YARD/BARN SALE at 1739 Mersea Road 1, Leamington, on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. both days. Giant sale with lots of stuff for everyone! No early birds please. One-year-old Myles Parrell of Leamington (formerly of Wheatley) has been diagnosed with leukemia and started chemotherapy on his 1st birthday. All of the money raised will help Myles and his family during this difficult time. Hosted by Wheatley Wizzers Kidney Walk team.
FAMILY KNIT/LOOMING CLUB WILL MEET Saturday, June 24 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. and Leamington Library, 1 John St. All skill levels welcome. This family knitting club teaches kids to make a baby hat for donation to a baby in the hospital. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to attend too!
LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St., Wednesday, July 5, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New Donors and Walk Ins Welcome! To book an appointment, please contact us at 1-888-236-6283 / www. blood.ca / GiveBlood App. 95 more blood donors still needed to donate blood in Leamington.
WHEATLEY TOWN WIDE YARD SALES - Saturday, July 8, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Drive around and find tresasures.
MUSIC MONDAYS AT LEAMINGTON MARINA from now until to August 28, 6:15 - 7:45 p.m., weather permitting, with Musical Mates Brad and Lynn Bailey, Jim Chorba and Brian Bailey. Come, sit, relax and sing along to a variety of secular and gospel music. Bring your lawn chairs. Info: 519-326-4825.
THURSDAY MUSIC NIGHT AT LEAMINGTON MARINA Join Mike & Mary for delightful musical entertainment from 7:00-8:00 p.m. every Thursday evening until August 31, weather permitting. Everyone welcome!
THE SALVATION ARMY LEAMINGTON CC YOUTH DROPIN CENTRE open every Tuesdsay, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the church, 88 Setterington St. The centre provides a safe supervised location and use of our computer lab, movies, videogames or table tennis etc. For more info contact us at 519-326-4901.
MOODS DISORDER GROUP MEETS the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor. Info: Nancy at 519-9714050 or nrkolah@sympatico.ca
NEW FREE RECOVERY PROGRAMS at South Shore Health Centre, 15 John St., Leamington, side entrance, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday - Westover after care group. Monday - women’s only group. Tuesday - youth group. Wednesday - mixed SMART group. Thursday - family and friends education. Sunday - mixed group in Spanish. Call 519-990-2530 or see www.southshorehealthcentre. com
SOUTHWEST OUTDOORS CLUB MEETS the second Tuesday of every month (except August) in the upstairs hall of the Wheatley Legion starting at 7:00 p.m.
DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAVE PARKINSON’S? Parkinson’s Support Group meets every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-12 noon at Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Facilitators: Bob Prince and Laurie Stone. Note: Individuals are encouraged to call 1-888-851-7376 before attending their first meeting.
SUN COUNTY LYME AWARENESS SUPPORT GROUP
MEETS the last Wednesday of every month, 6:30 p.m., at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. Learn and share about Lyme Disease. Everyone welcome.
ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE’S DRINKING?
The Wheatley Serenity Al-Anon Family Group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheatley Friendship Club (north entrance), 171 Erie St. N.
DO YOU ENJOY VOLUNTEERING AND MEETING PEOPLE? South Essex Community Council in Leamington is currently looking for volunteers for Meals on Wheels Delivery. If you are interested in volunteering during the morning for about 1 hour per week or as a back-up volunteer, please call Noreen or Susan at SECC - 519-326-8629 ext.381. www.secc.on.ca.
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House, James Baby House and Rev. Pollard House). Part of the tour also heads to Amherstburg where there’ll be a talk, tour, snack and washroom break at the Park House. Other sites around Amherstburg will include the Gordon House, Pensioners Cottage, Navy Park and Bank of Montreal.
Essex County’s noted historian and author, Chris Carter, will be the tour guide. For more information contact Paul Bunnett-Jones at 519-326-1691 or email pbunnettjones@cogeco.ca.
Youth pay it forward with Cop Camp car wash
By Pat Bailey
About 25 youngsters were cleaning up the streets of Leamington with a special Cop Camp ‘Pay It Forward’ car wash on Saturday, June 3.
Saturday marked the first meet and greet for about 75 youths, aged 11 and 12, from throughout Essex County.
These youngsters, representing OPP policed areas, are graduates of the Grade 6 Values, Influences and Peers Program (VIP) and were chosen from their schools to spend a week with local officers. The week of August 13-17 focuses on teamwork, leadership building, socializing, interacting positively with police officers and a whole lot of camping fun.
The students are also encouraged to become an active member of their communities by ‘Paying It Forward’ and volunteering to help those less fortunate.
On Saturday a group gathered at the Leamington Fire Hall to hold a car wash for Cop Camp.
The money raised through their effort will be donated to the Windsor Essex Community Health Centre.
A similar event was also held at the Tecumseh Fire Hall.
Youngsters attending this year’s Cop Camp get to know each other while making local vehicles shine on Saturday.
Parade, fireworks - lots to do for Canada 150
With Canada Day fast approaching, Leamington Council was updated on the municipality’s plans to mark the country’s 150th anniversary celebration.
In a report to Council, Kyra Knapp and Veronica Samek, culture and tourism developers, said special celebrations have been planned to commemorate the 150th anniversary, in conjunction with the recreation department, the Chamber of Commerce and the Uptown BIA.
On June 30, from 5 to 11 p.m., the Mill Street Market
and Block Party will take place, hosted by the Leamington BIA. The event will be fully licensed, feature live music, local foods and an artisans’ market. The street will be closed off to traffic.
The following day, the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce will host a parade from 4 to 5 p.m. The parade will include floats and bands (featuring the Canada 150 theme), and wind its way from the fairgrounds to the Roma Club.
Canada Day celebrations will continue at Seacliff Park with live entertainment and will end with a bang. As long as the weather co-operates, the mayor said this year’s fireworks spectacular will be launched from a barge on the lake to allow the best view possible from the park, the promenade and the marina.
The 25th Annual Arts at the Marina will also be held that weekend at the marina and at Rick Atkin Park. It will feature the works of dozens of artisans, live music, children’s activities, food and refreshments.
Peewee
Lakers win Kincardine tournament
The Leamington Lakers Harder Heating & Cooling Peewee travel team visited Kincardine over the weekend, June 9-11, for their first tournament test of the year. With 10 new faces to the Peewee Major team this year, the coaches were eager to see what they could do in games of a tournament atmosphere and the boys didn’t disappoint.
Friday night had the team playing against North York and the long drive didn’t effect the boys. The North York team, not committing a single error, watched the Lakers team drive in 12 runs on 12 hits with Kanaan Gale and Riley Wiebe having 3-hit games. Curtis Chorba took it from there, throwing a no-hitter and striking out 11 batters along the way.
Saturday morning the Lakers took down Listowel 11-2, once again shocking a good defensive squad who wouldn’t commit any errors but could do nothing about the 11 runs on 16 hits by the Lakers. Jason Friesen led the way with 4 hits and pitched 3 innings of shutout baseball. Derek Neufeld closed the game out with a perfect last inning.
Saturday afternoon, after a day of fun at the beach once again didn’t slow the Lakers down, it only took them 3 innings to outscore their opponent from Clinton for a 22-3 victory. Lucas Ingratta led the way with a 3 for 3 and 3 RBI performance, while the crowd and other team were awestruck when Andrew Sleiman launched a 300 foot HR over the left centre field fence, a distance never seen traveled by these eyes at the Peewee age group. Sajan Brouwer pitched 2 innings of no hit baseball in the victory.
Sunday morning the team woke up to face the second seed from the other group in the tournament, a team from Etobicoke. Once again the Lakers offense was too much with the team collecting 14 runs on 13 hits with Jack Tiessen leading the way with 3 RBIs and Jesse Teichroeb pitching 3 shutout innings of baseball. The finals matched the
Lakers up with the team from Listowel once again. The game was 1-0 for the opponents until Riley Wiebe knocked a 3-run shot over the left field fence into the canteen area to wow some of the onlookers of a nearby game. The Lakers then blew it open with 5 runs in the fourth and held on for a 10-5 victory.
Congratulations to all members of the Peewee Lakers team!
Ontario Cup comes to Leamington
Leamington’s efforts to improve its soccer complex have not gone unnoticed.
The Leamington Soccer Fields at the intersection of Mersea Road 2 and Mersea Road 12 will host the first round of the Ontario Cup in the Boys U14 division from Friday, June 16 to Sunday, June 18. The Leamington SC United Soccer Club will be joined by teams from Toronto, Brampton and North York for the three-day tournament.
The Ontario Cup dates back to 1901 and is currently the largest event of its kind in Canada, bringing to action 12,000 athletes from across the province in search of a provincial championship.
Ontario Cup competitions across the province begin in May of each season, drawing in excess of 600 teams into either knock-out or round robin format tournaments. Host sites for semifinal rounds will be chosen in August.
Leamington’s Ontario Cup tournament will kick off Friday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. with two simultaneous matches — Toronto USC Karpaty will take on the North York Hearts on Field 1 while the hosting Leamington SC United squad will face the Brampton East Bullets on Field 4. The two Saturday games will pit the Brampton team against Toronto on Field 1 while Leamington goes head-to-head with North York on Field 4. Both games will begin at 1 p.m.
The final two contests will start at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 18, with Leamington facing Toronto on Field 1 as North York and Brampton square off on Field 4.
On Friday, June 9, it was announced that an additional four teams would be added to the U14 Boys event in Leamington. Joining the original four teams will be Waterloo United, Croatia Norval, North York CAF United and the Etobicoke Energy. The first four teams will play their round robin games in one pool — officially classified as Group 6 — while the four newer additions will face each other in a different pool known as Group 9. The round robin schedule for Group 9 was not made available by press deadline, although updates can be found via a link under the Ontario Cup 2017 heading of the website www.wearescunited.com beneath the icon “Full Schedules.”
It is estimated that the eight-team tournament will bring more than 250 people into the Leamington-Kingsville area for the upcoming weekend.
The Leamington Lakers Peewee Major team won their first tournament in Kincardine on the weekend (June 9-11). Team members are, front left to right: Kanaan Gale, Derek Neufeld, Nathan Krahn, Matt Thomas, Curtis Chorba. Second row: Jesse Teichroeb, Lucas Ingratta, Andrew Sleiman, Jason Friesen, Jack Tiessen, Riley Wiebe, Sajan Brouwer. In back are coaches Jake Neufeld, Kevin Gale and Steve O’Neil. (Submitted photo)
Midget Lakers blank Belle River 5-0
Strong pitching, a stingy defense and some timely hitting combined to lead the Leamington Midget Lakers to a 9-5 win over the Belle River Braves last Tuesday, June 6.
James Hiebert went the distance, striking out 7 and entered the seventh inning with a one hitter.
The host Braves loaded the bases in the final stanza only to see the threat erased by a 6-to-4-to-3 game-ending double play.
Kameron Wall, Ryan Wall, Lucas Lamotte, Dawson Iles, Billy Friesen and Anthony Fehr all had hits for the Lakers.
“The only negative was we left 14 men on base,” said coach Terry Misener, “but we can’t be too critical holding a tough team like Belle River scoreless.”
The Midget Lakers’ next home game is Friday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m. when they host the Walker Homesite Majors at the Kinsmen Baseball Complex.
Car Barn leading women’s ball hockey league
The Wheatley Women’s Ball Hockey League started its 10-week season on Monday, May 15 at Wheatley Area Arena.
The four returning teams – Johnston Net & Twine, The Wheatley Journal, The Car Barn and Anthony-Keats Marine – began the season with a win for Johnston’s over AnthonyKeats 4-1. Scoring for Johnston’s were Amy Brown, from Trish Epplett; Kaily Zack, from Jess Imeson; Kellie Rodrigues; and Amy Brown again, from Kaily Zack. Anthony-Keats lone goal was netted by Brooke Watson Kaiser, from Letitia Cook.
The second game of the night saw Car Barn defeat The Journal 2-1. Scoring for Car Barn were Nicole Jackson and Ryah Cottingham. The Journal’s lone goal came from Brenda Vink.
Game two was Monday, May 29 when The Journal downed Anthony-Keats 5-2. Scoring for The Journal were Cindy Osadzuk, from Marianne Vergeer; Lindsay Walker, from Marianne; Christine Hopper, from Anita VanRooyen; Anita, from Kerra Gradwell; and Cheryl Clements, from Lindsay Walker. Scoring for Anthony-Keats were Jaclynn Arquette and Letitia Cook, from Anna Matheson.
Week three had The Wheatley Journal red shirts facing the new grey jerseyed Johnston Net & Twine. Journal won this match 4-0. Scoring for The Journal was Jill Walker, from Brenda Vink; Cheryl Clements, from Lindsay Walker; Marianne Vergeer, from Cindy Osadzuk; and Cheryl Clements, from Noelle Resendes.
Game two of the night saw Car Barn defeat Anthony-Keats 3-1. Scoring for Car Barn were Jess Imeson, from Ryah Cottingham; Nicole Jackson, from Debbie Coulter; and Nicole Jackson, unassisted. Scoring for Anthony-Keats was Anna Matheson. After three weeks, Car Barn leads the league with six points.
On the run
Last week I suggested that the golf tournament seems to have surfaced as the number-one, modern day go to for fundraisers.
It seems every course has one going on virtually every weekend throughout the warmer half of the year in support of a junior hockey team, local Chamber of Commerce/Business Improvement Association or charitable cause of some sort. Nowadays, entry is usually well northward of $100 per person, although a nice dinner, cart rental and some pretty cool door prizes usually seem to come along as additional incentives.
Over the past weekend, a one-man fundraiser of sorts was held at the Talbot Trail course in Wheatley. Jason Bell was the event’s only participant, putting in a mind-boggling 252 holes over a non-stop course (no pun intended) of 24 hours. That’s a lot of golf. I’m not sure which was more impressive — raising more than $1,700 or teeing off 252 times without dislocating a shoulder.
What sort of slipped my mind last week was the one large-scale, community fundraiser that gives the golf tournament the proverbial run for its money. That would be the 5 km/10 km run and/or walk. They seem to become more and more popular with every passing spring, summer and autumn. It makes perfect sense, really. Just about anyone who can put one foot in front of the other and repeat as necessary can participate. A decent set of running shoes will always be cheaper than even a modestly-priced set of golf clubs and there are never any cart rentals, greens fees or accessory expenses to worry about.
Also this past weekend, Leamington District Secondary School’s track was the site of a first-of-its kind fundraiser for Erie Shores Hospice. Five-kilometre walks/runs must be complex events to organize when using public streets, so utilizing a 400-metre oval must certainly bypass a lot of headaches relating to traffic hazards, marshalls, police escorts, street closures, pylons and so on.
Still, 5 km is 5 km, no matter how you map it out — that’s 12.5 laps around a standard athletic track. I seem to recall LDSS gym classes starting with a one-lap warm up during the last couple months of the school year and even in my youth, that distance seemed daunting for a teenager who ate a lot more burgers and french fries than salad and Brussels sprouts. How anyone can run a full marathon is beyond me. Within the last month, I started making return trips to a laundry room-stationed treadmill for the first time since before my son was born in the summer of 2011. Like I did “back in the day,” I’ve got the incline cranked up as high as it’ll go. However, the days of running at 4.3 mph (6.9 km/hr) for 45 minutes non stop twice a day, six days a week are still LONG gone. Actually, even that speed was more of a brisk walk to be honest. Nowadays, I’m managing 3.9 mph (6.3 km/hr) for 30 minutes non stop… barely.
By the time I’m done, I’m sweating like a Penguins fan lost amid the mean streets of Philadelphia and gasping for air as if I’d been holding my breath for the past 90 seconds. If you’re keeping track (again, no pun intended), that’s a very modest distance of 1.95 miles or 3.1 km. About 12 hours before I started clicking away at this column, several dozen athletes were in the midst of Leamington’s annual sprint triathlon. To put it lightly, I’m in no condition for such an adventure. The 750 metre swim that gets the ball rolling looks like a LOT more than three quarters of a kilometre. The waves can’t make it any easier. It must be like trying to walk or run while someone slaps you in the face with a stone-cold hand once every two or three seconds.
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There are, however, many elements of these tests of endurance that I admire a great deal. One of this year’s Leamington Triathlon Weekend participants cheered and celebrated while crossing the finish line as though he’d just won Olympic gold while setting a new world record. He finished his event in what I assume was somewhere near the middle of the pack, so I doubt I was the only bystander who was at least a bit confused. A few seconds later, I overheard a spectator explain that he had just set a new personal best. Now THAT is the sort of motivation that I respect a great deal. For many, marathons, duathlons, triathlons and the like are not about a podium finish. They’re not about leaving the competition in your dust or proving to all in attendance that you’re the fastest or number one in the stamina department. This might sound cheesy, but for many, these events are about nothing more than setting their own new standards and pushing themselves beyond their own limits. The operative word in the term “personal best” is “personal”… not “best.”
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Triathlons have to be exceptionally tough. Most athletes channel 100 per cent of their time, effort and energy into one sport, never mind three. I’ve seen/heard of many of them where the uncontested leader of one of the three disciplines doesn’t make a top-five finish. I can’t even start to wrap my head around the thought of how someone would train for the decathlon. I’d be willing to bet that most 100 metre Olympic gold medalists wouldn’t stand a chance at winning bronze in the 400, or vice versa. Now imagine adding the 110 metre hurdles, the 1500 metre race and a few throwing and jumping disciplines for good measure.
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Good start to racing season for local driver Joel Dick
By Mike Bennett
Leamington’s Joel Dick is back in Victory Lane in his 09D Modified race car.
Dick has won a pair of impressive races to open his 2017 season.
Back in April, Dick won his first race ever at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, taking the checkered flag in a DirtCar UMP Modified feature.
Two weeks ago, he held off the legendary Ken Schrader to win a UMP Modified feature at Ohsweken Speedway, near Brantford.
“Two wins in four races, not a bad start to the year,” Dick said.
After dominating the Schinkels Gourmet Meats
UMP Division at South Buxton Raceway – with 36 feature wins from 2010-15 including three championship race wins and two season points titles – Dick decided to up his game by racing in the DirtCar UMP Modified series in the United States last year.
Although he didn’t pick
up a feature race win in 2016, he did finish second to Jeff Koz, of Lima, Ohio, in the final series standings at Eldora.
He is currently second to former national champion Jerry Bowersock, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, in this year’s standings.
Dick held off Bowersock for his April 22 win, which is believed to be the first by a Canadian in a series feature at the Tony Stewartowned speedway.
Dick also won his heat race.
“Winning Eldora was amazing, some of the best guys in the business race there,” said Dick, who led all 20 laps. “You win there, you know you’re doing something right.”
Dick raced in the Ohsweken Modified special race, featuring the former NASCAR driver Schrader along with South Buxton’s regulars.
Dick started third, took the lead on the second lap and held off Schrader over the final 18 laps to pick up
his second checkered of the season.
“He said ‘congratulations’ and that ‘he had nothing for us,’ ” Dick recalled Schrader’s comments as they shook hands after the race.
Dick said he used lessons learned from chasing Schrader in a reverse finishing order of the 2016 Ohsweken feature.
“I took the bottom on the restarts, he tried to get in my head a little but I kept my cool and hit my marks,” Dick said. “I knew I’d have to change my restarts every time just to throw him off his game.”
Dick said holding off Schrader one of the biggest thrills of his career.
“This is what Kenny does full time now, driving dirt modifieds,” Dick said. “To hold him off and get him on every restart is an accomplishment in itself.”
Leamington’s Justin Coulter finished 7th, Wheatley’s Justin Mills 8th, Cottam’s Denis Serrano 10th and Essex’s Gerald Martin
Erie Shores Thursday night
men’s golf league results
The Sons of Pitches, captained by Tim Tiessen, that featured a full squad of 17 players are still top team in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at the Erie Shores Club, scoring 17 points for a four week total of 92. However, Matt Iacobelli’s squad, Primo, had the best tally of the week with a 23-point night to move up to 90 points and just 2 behind the leaders.
Weapons of Grass Destruction, missing their captain Brian Humphreys and over half of their team members last week, had by far the worst single week score of any team in the four weeks of play this year, getting a measly 7 points for a total of 69 to fall 21 behind the second place Primo team and just barely hanging onto third spot. This further illustrates of just how important weekly attendance is in getting a good number of scores and points to be competitive.
The Duffers and Bluffers, captained by Ward Hutchins, had a 14 point night and are now standing alone in fourth place with 66 points, 2 ahead of the Bush Wackers who have 64 points.
Geoff Dunmore’s team, the Killer Tomatoes, had the second best score of the week gathering an additional 21 points to move within 3 points of fifth place with their 61 point total.
In individual play, Ryan Harder and Ward Hutchins both shot 2 under par rounds of 33 for the best gross scores of the evening. Matt Iacobelli was next with a one under par 34, while Kyle Humphreys, Raoul Morin, Neil Sawatzky and Richard Lowes all had even par scores of 35.
In the handicap division, Abe Bergen led all shooters with a 5 under par net 30, with John Balkwill, Mike Herbert and Richard Lowes finishing two back at 3 under par net 32. Matt Taouil, Neil Sawatzky, Frank Dick, Vic Tiessen, Ward Hutchins and Ralph Warkentin all tied for third low net with their 2 under par net scores of 33.
In the skins competition, Abe Bergen and Kirk Bowman both picked up 2 skins, while Ward Hutchins, Matt Quiring, Vic Penner, Bob Dick and Duane Vlodarchyk all had singles.
To date, in the Skins Money List, Ward Hutchins moved into first place with his total of $31.25. Matt Iacobelli is next at $29.16, while Abe Bergen is in third spot with $22.50. Neil Debacker is in fourth place with $18.75, with Duane Vlodarchyk sitting fifth at $17.50 and Vic Penner close behind with his total of $16.66.
To follow the league’s results and find out more about upcoming matches and fun nights, go to www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page” site, go under statistics and drop down to “2017”.
was 11th.
Dick said he will race at various tracks in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana on the DortCar UMP series as well as making some appearances at South Buxton.
He enjoys the freedom of his schedule, rather than being tied down to racing Saturday night at South Buxton, despite his success.
Dick did return to South Buxton this past Saturday night, where he finished second to Merlin’s Joe Brosseau.
“When you’re rac-
ing with those guys in the States, you’re racing with the best in the business, and that’s where we want to be,” Dick said. “It’s more challenging and it’s a lot of fun. And we’re sitting second in points right now, if we keep doing well we can win that Eldora series.” Dick is sponsored by Dominos Canada, Thermo Energy, Ed Regher Farms, Tom Dick Farms Inc., CF Industrial and Peter Neufeld Pioneer Seeds.
Leamington’s Joel Dick (centre) held off legendary former NASCAR driver Ken Schrader to win an UMP Modified feature at Ohsweken Speedway. In second place was Ken Schrader (right) and in third place was Drew Smith of Port Lambton (left). (Photo credit: Dale Calnan, Ohsweken Speedway)
Erie Shores senior golf
On June 12, 68 Erie Shores senior golfers enjoyed the warmest Monday for golf so far this year.
The 50/50 winners were Richard Reive and Jeff Brown. Closest to the pin on #3 was Keith Greenhill and on #16 Les Young beat the rest of the field. The longest putt on #1 was made by Mike Hanson and on #10 by Ron Gagne.
In a game of wolf and low net per hole, the winning team at -19 was Ron Koop, Ron Tremblay, Orest Hrynewich and John Tofflemire. Second place at -16 was the team of Richard Reive, Herb Grundner, Jamie Arquette and Vic Marcovecchio. In third place at -15 was the team of Ken Luxford, Les Young, Gary McRae, and Dan Dalimonte. Tied at -15 but losers at retrogression was the team of Matt Dinchik, Tim Dobson, Brett Madden and Earl Dunmore.
Low round for the day was shot by Mike Wright with a nifty 78, followed by 4 other golfers all tied at 80. They were Ron Koop, Richard Reive, Gary Alderson and Kevin Shaften. Matt Dinchik led the birdie parade with 3, which were on #2, #11 and #16. With 2 birds each were Ken Luxford on # 4 and #6, Gary Alderson on #6 and #12, Kevin Shaften on #6 and #10, Heinz Kosempel #4 and #16 and Wray Pollack on # 4 and #13. Ross Clark, Dave Wilkinson and Dick Segedin birdied #2, Frank Gow and Frank Dick had birds on #4, Tim Dobson birdied #6, Dan Dalimonte #9, Henry Hildebrandt and Mike Wright #10, Rudy Dick #12, and Les Young and Brett Madden #16. Rounding off the birds was Don Mensch who birdied the tough #18th hole. Way to go, Don. Don’t forget to sign up for next week, June 19 at 8 a.m., if you have not yet done so. See you then.
County Bridge Results
Leamington Half Century Centre, June 5: North/South - 1st George Hildebrandt and Derek Parry, 2nd Ron Martin and Roy Trowell, 3rd Joyce Moran and Marilyn Robbins. East/West - 1st Agnes Fraser and Frank Duransky, 2nd Jim Perkes and Roger Cote, 3rd Ken and Kay Pryke. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members are welcome. Kingsville Bridge Club, June 7: North/ South - 1st George Hildebrandt and Jack Warmenhoven, 2nd Roger Cote and Marie Ellwood, 3rd Joyce Moran and Marilyn Robbins. East/ West - 1st Henry Hildebrandt and Bob Lee, 2nd Sharon Lutz and Joyce Bear, 3rd Buddy Ellwood and Joyce Stewart. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Harrow Bridge Club, June 8: 1st Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 2nd Cathy Comisky and Frank Duransky, 3rd Sally and Bob Bell, 4th Jane Gollmer and Ann Pascoe. Bridge is on Thursday at Harrowood, 7 p.m.
Bridge building challenge at M.D. Bennie
By MDB students Alison Barrios and Chadyn Gerard
On May 29, students at M.D. Bennie from grades 5 to 7 who didn’t participate in the Regional Track Meet were separated into 12 groups of 2 and given the S.T.E.M Bridge Challenge!
The first job for each of the group of students was to design a bridge plan from a blueprint of how they were going to build their bridge so it could hold the load, which was Mars bars. Next the students got their materials – 4 sheets of paper and 2 metres of tape (one thick and one thin) – to construct their bridge and see if they could recreate what they drew Finally, the bridge building was well on its way with 100 minutes to construct. The students were given a 10-minute warning to finish their bridge. Then came the time to test their bridge by placing it over two desks with a 40-centimetre span between them.
The students then tested the bridge designs and construction. The results were in! Some
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The 2K2K Tutu Run & Ride is Saturday, June 17 at 10:00 a.m. Registration is at 9:00.
The run and ride will benefit ACCESS County Community Support Services. ACCESS supports Essex County residents with programs such as housing and basic needs, and a nutrition program which includes a large focus on community gardens. ACCESS offers a Youth Drop-In Centre and Afterschool Programs as well an Early Years program. All programs are free to the public.
The Tutu Run & Ride welcomes runners, walkers and bicycles. It consists of a 2KM loop in town that is repeated twice. Strollers and wagons are welcome and kids 10 years and under can participate free as long as they are accompanied by a registered parent or guardian. T-shirts and tutus are not included for children 10 years and under, but tutus will be available for purchase while supplies last. Friendly dogs on leashes are also welcome at this outdoor event.
“I can’t wait to experience my first Tutu Run!” said Wendy German, Development Manager at ACCESS. “This event will help so many local people who are struggling every day right here in our community.”
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God called him home, it was His will,
But in my heart I love him still.
His memory is as dear today
As in the hour he passed away.
I often sit and think of him
When I am all alone.
For memory is the only thing
That grief can call its own.
All my love
Your loving wife, Linda
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student’s bridges did not even hold one Mars bar, while other student bridges held up to five Mars bars!
After all the testing of the loads was complete, there were three teams of winners who were awarded certificates. Mrs. Pezzotti recognized the three group winners, Tyler and Ron, Riyadh and Aiden, and Alison and Chadyn.
The learning was endless from the S.T.E.M Bridge Building Challenge. Some of the things student learned were: don’t make your bridge flat, make it using triangles to make it stronger, and more time was needed to make a blueprint and construct the bridge.
Overall, students learned that bridges need to be strong and stable for people, cars and trucks to go on it.
Finally, even though it was hard to make a bridge with paper and tape, it is not impossible.
Students stepped up to the challenge of designing and building bridges, and then testing their strength using a load comprised of Mars bars. Pictured are the top 3 teams in the S.T.E.M. Bridge Challenge.
Local youth recognized with student award
Libro Credit Union has awarded a total of $62,000 to student leaders from across southwestern Ontario through the Libro Student Award Program, supporting youth leadership and building prosperity across the region.
Each of the 31 youth honoured with a $2,000 award demonstrated outstanding leadership, commitment and service in their local communities through volunteerism while balancing a high level of academic performance.
Domenique Mastronardi of Leamington, a student at Cardinal Carter Secondary School, was one of the eight local recipients of the award. Other local recipients were from Kingsville, Woodslee, Harrow, Essex, Belle River, LaSalle and Blenheim. The local students were presented with their awards at a cel-
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“The level of commitment these students have towards their communities and academics is inspiring,” said Lori Atkinson, Libro’s Regional Manager for Essex-Kent. “With such bright futures ahead, we are thrilled to contribute to the education of these eight exceptional young leaders.”
Since 2012, Libro has awarded more than $300,000 to 135 students between the ages of 17 and 25 through its Student Award Program.
E.S. 18-hole ladies golf
Thirty members of the 18-hole ladies league WALTZed their way through a windy day on Tuesday, June 6 at Erie Shores Golf Club.
Bragging rights belong to the team of Deb Dunmore, Cindy Brown, Lynne Towle and Marianne Wisternoff, who came in with the lowest net score.
Five ladies had chip-ins: Lynda McAnally, Ann Johnston, Jean Penner, Sue O’Hara, and Mary Lappan.
The longest putt contest on hole #3 was won by Carol Quinn.
Congratulations to all the winners!
CWATS celebrates project milestone
By Bryan Jessop
Transportation System is celebrating 150 years of Canada with 150 years of trails. The second of eight stops in the third annual CWATS celebration tour brought representatives of the project to the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, where they were greeted by classes from nearby Cardinal Carter Catholic Middle School and Margaret D. Bennie Public School. This year’s tour began in Essex Friday, June 2 and continued with the Leamington stop on the morning of Monday, June 5 and then the Carnegie Arts and Visitor Centre in Kingsville later that day.
The CWATS group lauded a coincidental milestone with progress being made with the local segment of the project this year — 125.5 km of The Great Trail and 24.5 km of the Cypher Systems Group Greenway, the latter of which began in Amherstburg and has thus far reached urban Essex for a combined total of 150 km. The Great Trail, also dubbed the Trans Canada Trail, will be completed in Essex County this summer immediately south of central Windsor at a carpool lot serving as the TCT trail head. With the final link in place, all seven Essex County municipalities will be connected to the City of Windsor via the offroad trail.
In its first year — 2015 — the CWATS Great Trail connected to the Chatham-Kent portion of the TCT north of Tilbury. Last year, the portion linking Leamington to Kingsville was completed along with the portion of the route linking Essex, Amherstburg and Tecumseh. This year’s celebration in Leamington featured updates presented by CWATS reps as well as a draw for a free Garmin Fitbit and three cooler bags for Cardinal Carter Middle School and Margaret D. Bennie students. The guests were also treated to free vegetable packages from Pure Flavour, a rendition of O’ Canada led by local musician Dale Butler and a 10-minute walk along the TCT beginning at the LKRC’s parking lot where it meets Ellison Street.
Last year’s CWATS celebration brought municipal employees and volunteers to the municipality office on Erie Street North. The previous year’s event took place at the same location where the Margaret D. Bennie/Cardinal Carter Middle School walk began earlier this week. Once complete, the TCT will end at the future site of the Gordie Howe Bridge with a trail continuing along the American side of the Detroit River.
“It’s really coming along a lot faster than we expected,” explained County of Essex manager of transportation planning and development Jane Mustac. “Locals can now say that we are connected to The Great Trail and they can walk, ride, Canada-wide.”
At the end of this year’s CWATS tour, a draw will be made for a free bicycle.
Also in the works is a network of cycling and pedestrian trials and pathways maneuvering throughout the county, including bike lanes added to roads and highways and new signage-laden routes. Thus far, about 294 of the master plan’s 793 kilometres — 37 per cent — have been completed. Roughly 39 kilometres of the project will be added throughout the 2017 calendar year.
“We have a lot of momentum,” Mustac said. “The Essex County network is progressing as the budget allows and there are a lot of opportunities coming.”
The opportunities Mustac referred to include the provincial Ministry of the Environment’s MCCP — the Ministry’s Commuter Cycling Program. The MCCP will provide funding to the tune of as much as $50 million for projects such as Essex County’s connecting network of trails and bike lanes. Recently, Kingsville completed a one-way raised bicycle track on both sides of County Road 20, a project that will be duplicated in Leamington.
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Soccer and Hockey Academy programs head out for a 10 km walk along the Trans Canada Trail as part of the third annual CWATS celebration in Leamington June 5. The group was joined by classes from Margaret D. Bennie Pub-
County Wide Active Transportation System representatives and members of the Municipality of Leamington take the Couch Potato Pledge along with Cardinal Carter Catholic Middle School and Margaret D. Bennie Public School students Monday, June 5.
Cardinal Carter Middle School student Adonis Hatzis won the Garmin Fitbit watch, presented by Leamington membership services and marketing supervisor Geoff Stephenson (right) and Healthy Kids Community Challenge Windsor-Essex community health project manager Joe Parent.
Denise Milkins (left) of the Libro Credit Union Leamington Branch presented Cardinal Carter student Domenique Mastronardi, of Leamington, with a $2,000 Libro Student Award.
Ward tops Talbot Trail seniors
By Bob McLean
On a somewhat cool, windy June 6, 64 of Talbot Trail senior golfers sauntered out for their weekly league games. The outside crew has the golf course in magnificent condition. We are finally getting roll on the fairways and the greens are plenty speedy for those liking quick greens.
Dan Tymec hit a terrific shot on #9 to within 15 feet of the pin to win the closest to the pin. The wind made the shot to the green very challenging for all the players. Doug Langlois rammed in a spectacular 20 footer on #2 to take the long putt victory
There are now over 85 seniors signed up in the league and a few more are expected to join in the near future. All are welcome to this player friendly league!
Well it finally happened! Down goes Dutchy! Bill Ward came through with a masterful 39 to topple Dutchy’s excellent 40 by one shot. I’m sure Dutchy will be back with a vengeance to retake the top dog spot!
I have tried to put everyone into their proper age division, but if you catch an error, please let me know so I can rectify this mistake.
In the 50-69y division, three golfers tied with very commendable 45s. They were Jamie Arquette, John Liddell and Steve Longeway. Shooting fine 46s were Omer and Scratchy. Other gratifying results below 50 went to Kevin Jordan, Bummy, Larry Hughes 47s; Tom White, Wayne Humber and Fuzzy 49s.
As mentioned earlier, Bill Ward and Dutchy were the top two elite players in the 70-79y grouping. They were closely followed by the excellent 42s shot by Al Matthews and Vic Reynaert. Firing commendable 44s were Joe Vertel, Al Zanuttini and Bob McLean. Other gratifying results went to the following players: Rick Thompson, Paul Brown, Larry Haggitt 45s; Mike Wright 46; Larry Schmidt, Bob Scott, Paul Harrison, Ray La Pierre, and John Fitzpatrick 47s; Bob Hatt, Eugene Abbruzzese, Patch, Tom Sasso 48s; Mac Hyatt, Don Willan 49s. Nifty 50 was earned by Dave Dent and Richard Humber.
In the 80-85y division, steady Dave La Bonte smoothed out a marvellous 45. He was closely followed by Neil Adamson and Pete Daudlin who earned superb 47s. Carl Robinson played well to merit a solid 52. Bill Edwards followed closely behind.
In the Super Senior division of 85y+ there was a terrific battle for first place. Three golf-
ers, Murray Cascadden, Bill Westrop and Orville Houser, all achieved excellent 55 results. Hal Wigle, returning to the league, also played well.
Remember: Belleview on Monday, June 19; TT scramble Tuesday, June 20.
Enjoy your golf next week, but try to hit that challenging white sphere a few less times. Good luck!
Mill St. P.S. will celebrate 50 years with open house
Mill Street Public School will celebrate 50 years of education with an anniversary celebration and open house on Tuesday, June 20 from 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Mill St. P.S. staff and students welcome the public to come and enjoy the magic and celebrate with them! Tour the school, enjoy some music and refreshments, share your memories, and reminisce by looking at old pictures on display. All are also invited to sign their name on the graffiti wall in the school gym.
The celebration will take place at the school, 134 Mill St. in Leamington. For more information call 519-326-4241.
He’ll never forget his 1947 Chevrolet sedan
Sharm Fossenier of Mississauga lived in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, in 1954 when he bought his first car for $325: a 1947 Chevrolet Deluxe 4-door sedan with brown roof, light tan body, and spotlight on the windshield post. It had been traded in by a farmer, and being a Saskatchewan car there was no rust.
But the car had problems. The farmer parked it outside and during the winter, ice formed on the roof. When the farmer warmed up the car and drove into town, the ice on the roof slid off and took the paint with it.
Sharm was an engineering student at the University of Colorado in Denver and wanted to repaint the car with a brush. He was advised to use a camel-hair brush and apply the paint very carefully. He changed the whole car into robin egg blue.
Sharm’s car had 16-inch tires, but most cars in the ’50s had 15-inch tires. After his first flat, he went to a wrecking yard to get a 16-inch tire. The price was $5 but he had to go into the yard and jack up a car and take off a tire and rim. This he did, but the rim that came with the tire was not the same colour as Sharm’s car. Eventually, all four tires on his car went flat and he ended up driving a car with all four rims of different colours. And none were robin egg blue.
He kept a spare tire with rim in the back seat. There was no room in the trunk for the spare because that’s where he kept a spare transmission. The biggest problem was having it pop out of third gear.
He could pick up spare transmissions for ten bucks apiece. He often changed transmissions at the side of the road with a blanket on the ground to lie on when he was under the car. And if the hour was late when he finished, he slept in the car. He changed the engine 3 times and the transmission 6 times in the 6 years he owned the car
For one engine swap, he parked under a big tree at night on the university grounds and hung a set of chain falls from a strong-looking branch. After the old engine came out, he dropped it on the ground, rolled it to one side, then rolled the car forward to lift the spare engine out of his trunk, then rolled the car back again to drop the engine in. A police officer told him to be gone by tomorrow. No fine!
After he graduated from University, Sharm traded off the old Chevy at a VW dealer in Regina and bought himself a ’59 VW Bug. But that’s another story.
Correction: The 1983 Cadillac in this column on June 7 was bought new by Bill Bakes, not Bates as stated in the story. The author apologizes for the error.
I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2.
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NOTICES
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Windsor Essex Community Health Centre is holding their 7th Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
6:00—7:30 pm
Leamington Site, 33 Princess Street, Suite 450, Leamington, ON
Guest Speaker: Helen Quick, Community Health Outreach Worker, WECHC
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE ESTATE OF YVONNE LUCILLE MORRISON
COMING UP
KINGSVILLE LEGION
BRANCH 188 - Friday Night Dinners 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekly Specials $16 (Ribs or Perch). Other weekly menu items $14. Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519-7335162 (office) or 519-7339081 (bar). ja6-tf
PASTA FUNDRAISING DINNER - Friday, June 16 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. North, Leamington. Pasta, salad, roll & dessert. Adults $10, children 5-10 years $5 (under 5 free). Take-outs available. Call 519-3263111. jn14
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YARD SALE - 116 CLARENCE Street, Leamington. Friday & Saturday, June 16 & 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Downsizing: linens, towels, chinaware, furniture, jewellery, cosmetics, paintings, rugs, 8' ladder, tools, Princess Diana books, lots more household items. Something for everyone. jn14
“MYLES IS MY HERO” YARD/BARN SALE at 1739 Mersea Road 1, Leamington, on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. both days. Giant sale with lots of stuff for everyone! No early birds please. One-year-old Myles Parrell of Leamington has been diagnosed with leukemia and started chemotherapy on his 1st birthday. All of the money raised will help Myles and his family during this difficult time. Hosted by Wheatley Wizzers Kidney Walk team. jn14-21
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All claims against the Estate of YVONNE LUCILLE MORRISONlate of the Municipality of Leamington, in the County of Essex, who died on or about the 4th day of January 2017, must be filed with the undersigned solicitors for the personal representative on or before the 14th day of July, 2017. Thereafter the undersigned will distribute the assets of the estate having regard only to the claims then filed.
Dated: June 9th, 2017
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINGSVILLE
PUBLIC NOTICE –PESTICIDEUSE
The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville intends to control weeds in cracks and crevices on roadside bridges within the Town limits.
Using ROUNDUP ULTRA2 Liquid Herbicide, Registration No. 28486, containing the active ingredient glyphosate (present as potassium salt) under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada).
Bridges will be treated as per areas designated “Winter Control” as follows, weather permitting: Winter Control Routes can be found at www.kingsville.ca (Public Works/Winter Control Routes)
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Wages negotiable. Willing to train the right candidate. Please forward resume in person to: 229 Talbot St. W. Leamington between the hours of 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. Or by email to: leamingtonglass@bellnet.ca
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4 NEW LIGHT MANUFACTURING JOBS NOW AVAILABLE
LANGEMAN MANUFACTURING LTD, an international specialty products company, has 4 full time job positions now available in our light manufacturing division. Applicants must be physically fit and able to work 9 hour shifts, 45-50 hours per week. Entry level positions beginning at $14.00/hour. High school diploma is not required.
Please submit your resume by e-mail to: beth@langeman.com, by fax to: 519-326-4188 or drop off at: 1975 Setterington Drive, Kingsville No phone calls please.
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GENERAL LABOUR AND PACKING POSITIONS AVAILABLE!
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Apply in person only to: Countryside Canners Co. Ltd. 2500 Comber Sideroad, Stoney Point 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday
Via Verde Hydroponics Ltd. is looking for:
• Job duties include plant crop, harvest crop, crop maintenance, greenhouse cleanup, other farm duties as assigned, clean work area, check product for quality assurance, transplant crops, vegetable propagation, sort, pack and stack produce.
• Job requires standing, bending, kneeling for long periods of time, repetitive tasks, working under hot, humid conditions in greenhouse.
• Salary: $11.43 per hour, minimum 45 hours/week including weekends and holidays. Permanent full time job. Email resume to: hr@sunritegreenhouses.com Fax: 519-733-5290
Due to growth Electrical Wholesale Supply is accepting applications for the position of
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AGRIVILLE FARMS LTD.
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• Steady day shift 50-60+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in the greenhouse and/or the warehouse
• Harvesting, pruning and picking the vegetables
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• No experience and/or education needed If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
MUCCI FARMS LTD.
Greenhouse Workers & General Labourers
• Steady day shift 50-60+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in warm temperatures
• Harvesting, pruning and picking the vegetables
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• No experience and/or education needed If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
Full time positions now available at our Mastron greenhouse facility in Kingsville. Join the leading greenhouse company today!
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BOEM BERRY FARMS INC.
Greenhouse Workers & General Labourers
• Steady day shift 50-60+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in the greenhouse and/or the warehouse
• Harvesting, pruning and picking the strawberries
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• No experience and/or education needed
If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
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At our Mastron greenhouse facility in Kingsville.
Position includes picking, clipping, de-leafing, etc., lifting 30-50lbs. Hours vary daily, 6 days/week. Must be able to work independently and be part of a team; will train. Wages start at: $11.43/hour
IZA Design & Manufacturing is now hiring for the following positions based out of our Kingsville locations:
• General Labourers/Assemblers - $13-14/Hr.
• Production Welders $14-16/Hr.
• Welder/Fitters - $16-18/Hr.
• Brake Press Operator $16-18/Hr.
• Plasma Cutter Operator $16-18/Hr.
• Band Saw Operator $15-17/Hr.
To apply please send your resume in confidence to: hr@izadm.com or drop it off at one of the plant locations: 212 Wigle Ave. or 1960 Road 3 E.
IZA thanks all applicants; however, only selected candidates will be contacted.
Greenhouse Worker
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Crop work, winding, pruning, harvesting
• Checking quality of harvested produce
• Other duties as assigned
WORK CONDITIONS:
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• Bend, crouching, kneeling, hand-eye coordination, attention to detail
• Working at heights, hot environment
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• Wage: 11.43/hour, seasonal, full time
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GENERAL GREENHOUSE LABOUR - Full time and full time part time positions available. 40-48 hours per week, weekends/holidays. Physically demanding work, load lifting required, hot humid environment. Minimum wage to start. Apply by fax: 519-326-6702 or email: hriprfms@gmail.com. my10-jn28
MUCCI PAC LTD.
General Labourers & Produce Packers
• All three shifts, 48+ hours per week
• Monday - Saturday
• Working in cool temperatures
• Packing, grading, weighing
• Current wage is $11.43/hour
• No experience and/or education needed If interested please forward resume to: careers@muccifarms.com
Kingsville Stamping is looking for 9 PERMANENT PRESS OPERATOR GENERAL LABOUR POSITIONS
• Weekdays Days: 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
Afternoons: 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Midnights: 11:00 pm to 7:00 am
• Saturday (Time to Time) Days: 7:00 am to 12:00 pm Afternoons: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Midnights: 11:00 pm to 7:00 am (Friday night)
• Weight Handling: 10 - 30 lbs
• Overtime after 42 hours
• Benefits after 3 months
• Wages $14.50 - $16.50 per hour
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