Southpoint Sun May 14, 2014

Leamington selects Peter Neufeld as new CAO

Last week Mayor John Paterson and Municipal Council announced the appointment of Peter Neufeld to the position of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the Municipality of Leamington effective Monday, July 7, 2014.

Neufeld will be replacing retiring CAO Bill Marck who has held the top administrative position for 28 years.

“We undertook an extensive search to fill the posi-

tion of CAO, and Peter demonstrated he had the attributes and demeanor we were searching for. We are confident he will lead the community into continued prosperity and growth for years to come” said Mayor Paterson.

Neufeld, 51, is a resident of Leamington with a great reputation for leadership, personability and strategic thinking. He has strong ties to Leamington and demonstrates a commitment to the continued success of the community. Neufeld has extensive senior management experience including Director of Labour Relations at Windsor Regional Hospital, Chief Operating Officer at Windsor Utilities Commission, and partner at Pearsall, Marshall, Seaton & Neufeld LLP.

“Leamington is a very progressive municipality, and I look forward to working with administration and Council in continuing to provide services and programs for the betterment of our community,” said Neufeld.

McHappy Day in Leamington

Wednesday, May 7 was McHappy Day at McDonalds restaurants across the country. For one day only, one dollar from every Big Mac, Happy Meal and McCafe hot drink sold goes towards Ronald McDonald House and other local children’s charities across Canada. Community celebrities such as Mayor John Paterson and members of the local fire, police and ambulance took time out of their day to volunteer for this cause. Pictured here, in back from left, are Josh Medeiros, McDonald’s employee, David Lebrun, Leamington McDonalds Store Manager, and Ashley Dutot, McDonalds employee. In front are three young patrons who enjoyed a kids meal and helped support Ronald McDonald House. From left to right are Nicky Lasi, 3, Brandy Havens Ribble, 6, and Karlin Mellow, 3.

(SUN Photo)

Peter Neufeld

Kingsville Folk Festival line-up finalized

By Bryan Jessop

The first annual Kingsville Folk Music Festival may still be three months away, but the planning process is far beyond the prelimary stages.

Festival organizers and Rebel Cowboy Music Store co-owners John and Michele Law organized a press conference at the Lakeside Park Pavilion in Kingsville Friday, May 2 to reveal the event’s complete line-up of live musical acts. The firstof-its kind event for Essex County will be headlined by Canadian music icon and Juno award winner Bruce Cockburn, who will take the main stage as the premier act on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 9.

The three-day event — beginning Friday, Aug. 8 and ending Sunday, Aug. 10

with a performance by The Laws — will also include about three dozen other performers, including additional main stage draws Jane Siberry, David Francey, Ron Hynes, The Russell Decarle Band, Ray Bonneville, J.P. Cormier, Valdy and Jaron Freeman-Fox and the Opposite of Everything.

Throughout the weekend, additional artists will take to the festival’s four stages, including children’s performers Fred Penner, Magoo, Ben Hassenger and Washboard Hank. Other attractions will include local acts such as Dale Butler, Same Latitude as Rome, Jay Allan, Allison Brown and The Oh Chays. Other acts, most of whom are Canadian, include Fish & Bird, Ken Whiteley, Trent Severn, Green Sky Project, Richard Smith, Kevin Hig-

gins and Barbara Malteze, Tannis Slimmon, Tia McGraff, Rachelle van Zanten, Brent Moyer, Andy Mason, Jadea Kelly, Manitoba Hal, Annie and Rod Capps with Jason Dennie, Kendra Ray, Mati Hayes and JK Gulley, Ashley Condon, Kelli Trottier and Joe Charron.

Many of the performers were booked through connections and friends the Laws have with music scenes across the continent.

“There’s a great nurturing that happens between the artists,” Michele explained. “They were more than happy to be a part of this. All performers and all booking agents want to see a new venue in this region.”

The musicians to perform at the festival have won a combined 26 Juno Awards and have earned a total of three Orders of Canada. Cockburn has also been honoured as an Officer of Canada. More than 80 per cent of the line up is Canadian.

The Laws are organizing the event in part to support the MAY Fund (Music and Arts for area Youth), a group formed to help underprivileged youths learn and participate in the arts. The cause and festival are being supported by a group

of sponsors that include Ontario Tourism, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, the Town of Kingsville, the Municipality of Leamington, Pelee Island Winery, Windsor Laser Cutting Inc., Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, Thompson Seeds (Coatsworth), Mix 97 and Country FM, Epic Wineries and Iron Kettle B&B.

The festival will not only be geared toward an all-ages audience, but will cater to music lovers of a wide variety of styles.

“Folk music is 17 different genres of music as far as we can figure out,” John said. “You could call it a non-alienating music festival.”

During the conference, the Laws presented 800 free Saturday tickets for Heinz workers to H.J. Heinz Leamington’s human resources business partner Rhonda Chorba and chief steward of UFCW 459 Scott Jackson.

“It’s amazing,” Chorba said of the gesture. “It’s great that people are thinking of our employees and willing to do this kind of thing for them.”

“John and I have good neighbours and friends who are losing their jobs because of the Heinz closure, so it

was important to us that we give something back,” Michele explained. “We just hope we can bring some enjoyment for the day.”

Organizers anticipate a minimum of 4,200 spectators to converge on Lakeside Park for the festival. John described parking as the biggest obstacle to overcome, a challenge that will be alleviated in part through a shuttle service running back and fourth between the park and Migration Hall. For more information on the festival and to purchase tickets online, visit www. kingsvillefolkfest.org or call Rebel Cowboy Music — where tickets can also be purchased — at 519-9977777.

Leamington H.J. Heinz Company HR business partner Rhonda Chorba and UFCW 459 chief steward Scott Jackson receive 800 free Kingsville Folk Festival tickets for Heinz employees from Rebel Cowboy Music co-owners and main festival organizers Michele and John Law during a press conference at the Lakeside Park Pavilion Friday, May 2.

Communities in Bloom sprouting up in Leamington

By Sheila McBrayne

The co-chairs of the recently approved Communities in Bloom project are excited to enter Leamington in this year’s 20th anniversary of the Communities in Bloom program.

Ken Clark and Charlie Wright have been busy organizing the local group, which has six subcommittees, each with its own chairperson. The subcommittees are named for the six different criteria that Communities in Bloom judges will be marking the municipality for when they come to town at the end of July. The municipality will be judged on tidiness, environmental concerns, heritage, forestry, landscape and floral. “It’s just about planting flowers, it’s about taking pride in your community, in your neighbourhood or your street,” said co-chair Clark.

“This is a chance to show off all of Leamington and Mersea. It brings it all together to see what Leamington is all about. It’s easy to be negative; we need something positive… And this is for everyone – all religions, ethnicity, young, old, rural, urban – it’s for everyone,” said co-chair Wright.

Two judges will be travelling to Leamington to grade the municipality and award points. The score is out of a possible 1,000 points and the community is ranked 1 to 5 blooms depending on those marks. “It’s like a report card for the community,” said Wright. “And five blooms is an A+, that’s what we aim for,” added Wright.

Clark, President of the Leamington Horticultural Society teamed up with Leamington Deputy Mayor Charlie Wright with the original idea to bring the Communities in Bloom program back to Leamington. The municipality used to be involved in the 1990s (before amalgamation) and wasn’t renewed. “I think it’s a good time to bring back this program and give people something to be proud of; something positive in the community,” said Wright.

Leamington is the only municipality in Essex County entered in the Communities in Bloom program this year. Residents are encouraged to keep their street, their yard and their area clean and tidy. “It’s not just about planting flowers; it’s about civic pride,” said Clark. “This is our chance to show them what makes Leamington unique; what makes Leamington distinctly Leamington,” said Wright.

In the upcoming weeks the Communities in Bloom co-organizers will be submitting a writeup each week for publication in the Southpoint Sun to keep readers and the community informed of what the Communities in Bloom Committee are up to and how residents can donate, get involved or support any of the projects.

“We want to emphasize tree planting. Even if you don’t have a place to plant a tree, you can donate money to buy trees to the planted,” added Wright. The committee has a very limited budget to work with, but admits that a lot of what they are doing takes manpower and volunteers hours.

If you are interested in volunteering or donating to the Leamington Communities in Bloom program, contact Ken Clark at kclark@bell.net or Charlie Wright at charliew@ mdirect.net

Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national program, with focus on enhancing green spaces in communities.

Passport clinic coming to Leamington next week

Chatham-Kent-Essex MP Dave Van Kesteren is offering a passport clinic. The clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk Street.

New 10-year option available

Please note that new passport features were brought into effect last year. Now any Canadian age 16 or over can choose to purchase a 5-year or 10-year passport.

Both options have heightened security and tamper proof features. The cost of an adult 5-year passport is $120, while the 10year option is $160. Children’s passports up to age 15 are $57. Payment can be made either by major credit card or certified cheque or money order payable to the Receiver General for Canada.

Participants can pick up the new applications upon

arrival at the clinic or in advance at any post office. Volunteers will be on hand to assist those needing help in completing their application and to ensure the application is fully completed before mailing. A photographer will be at the clinic to take passport photos and copying is available for any documents to be submitted.

Please note that passports are NOT issued at these clinics. The MP’s office provides mailing during the week following the clinic. This allows participants several days to complete requirements if needed.

Each applicant (with the exception of an adult renewal) requires a guarantor, any person who has known the applicant for a minimum of 2 years and has a valid Canadian passport. NOTE: The guarantor is required to sign the back of one of the applicant’s passport photos as well as a copy of one piece of the applicant’s photo identification. There is also a section within the application for the guarantor to complete and sign.

Any questions should be directed to Dave Van Kesteren’s office in Leamington at 519-326-9655.

Questions to ponder, or not

Life is full of questions.

Oh yes, there are the usual questions put forth by kids, like “Are we there yet?” or “Where do babies come from?”

Those are questions that are sometimes easily answered and sometimes, not so much.

Those questions at the drive-thru annoy the heck out of me.

“Would you like to try a so-and-so today?”

“Will we ever find a cure for cancer?”

No thank you. If I wanted a so-and-so, I would have ordered it, but thank you for wasting my time and the ten cars behind me.

One of my favourites at one particular fast food hamburger place is, “Would you like your combo to be small, medium or large?”

Some people feel strongly that we’ve already answered those questions. Some people feel we will never know.

“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Always a good question to ponder.

Here’s a hint. The one you’re looking at on the menu board is the small. If you ask for medium, assuming they are giving you a choice for your $7.49, you are sadly mistaken and better get your wallet back out.

One complaint I have about drive-thrus is their availability of certain items.

“Considering where hemorrhoids appear, shouldn’t they be called asteroids?”

Well, some questions are better left unanswered. I suppose someday someone will get to the bottom of that question. Someone will crack the code or it may become the butt of a joke. Snicker.

ME: “Hi, could I please have a large whatcha-ma-callit?”

THEM: “I’m sorry sir, we are all out of those today. Can I get you something else?”

ME: “Okay, I’ll have a medium thing-a-majig.”

THEM: “I’m sorry, we don’t have any of those either.”

So I usually ask, “Okay, what DO you have?”

Anyway, the bigger questions of life are usually answered as we travel along that highway.

The smaller questions are often left for us to figure out on our own if we care to.

Here are a few I’ll leave you with...

Needless to say, it’s meant to elicit a chuckle, but rarely does. Some people just don’t have a sense of humour.

See, there are just so many questions.

There are philosophical questions that we ponder on a daily basis too.

Why does Elton John allow some guy named Aloe Blac to sample the opening line and melody of his refrain from ‘Your Song’? Totally ruined it for me.

Why do we never see baby pigeons?

Where did the polar vortex come from and why have we never heard of one before?

Why does Rob Ford still have a job?

“Is there other life in our solar system?”

And last but not least – When will summer finally arrive?

My baby bird

Mother’s Day was a perfect way to wind up a wonderful week with my girls!

The three of us drove to Toronto where we dropped Michaela off at the airport for her return trek back to her home in Saskatchewan. Although sad to leave, she was thankful for the quality times of walking daily with her friends, visiting with family and friends at her bridal showers, and a quiet dinner just with the four of us. It was surreal to think that when she returns home next, it will be to get married.

Michaela’s travels, although long, hardly compare to Anna’s, as her adventure took her from Toronto to San Salvador and then on to Guatemala City where she would spend a nine and a half hour layover. Bright and early the next day, she then departed for Flores where a ferry would carry her across a channel to the small island. She would finish her trek with an hour and a half hike up into the rainforest.

As I lay in bed that evening after leaving her curbside with a backpack on her back at the airport, all the questions I should have asked her swirled in my head. Contact email and phone number would have been a good start. Thankfully, my daughter left us her itinerary, a copy of her passport and a website address that led to all the information that we required to ease our minds.

Shortly after we verified that her flight had landed on time, we received a relieving text that she sent. “In Guatemala City. I don’t have wifi but I thought I’d sacrifice one text charge. All is good, over halfway through my first book… people have been very helpful and nice, thank God pretty well everyone can speak English!” Her words and confidence reconfirmed to me that my baby would be just fine and I was able to shut off the light and get some sleep.

Anna will keep herself busy for three weeks volun-

teering at an animal rescue centre where she will work with baby monkeys, parrots and jaguars in hopes of releasing them back out into the wild. I know that after this experience, Anna will never be the same and there’s no doubt in my mind that this will be the first of many similar adventures.

The world has become a smaller place with our capability to travel abroad so easily, but for a mother with a child off on another continent, it seems like she is on another planet.

I hate to admit this, but as my kids get bigger and their world expands, our worries grow as well. I would never wish anything else for them but to have the ability to spread their wings and fly to locations where they will learn and grow as individuals. Meeting new people and trying strange and different foods is simply whetting their appetites, giving them a taste of the exciting yet sometimes intimidating new experiences to come.

When our children are able to head out on their own and surround themselves with unfamiliar things, they have reached the moment of self-discovery; finding out who they are now and the possibilities of who they can become. No matter how stressful the nest-leaving experience is for me, seeing my baby bird in full flight makes my heart truly soar.

Our house is unusually quiet with just Mark and I, and our animals, but Cheyne arrives home in the next day or two and we will be once again surrounded by our comfortable chaos.

Staff and vol-

at M&M Meats in Leamington held a fun fundraising day on Saturday, May 10. A charity barbecue was for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. Pictured here, from left to right are, Pino Mastroianni, Glenn Gilmour, Leamington Mayor John Paterson, Paul Peterson, Chad Lecoure and Janice Peterson.

RIGHT: Caitlyn Thompson and Amanda Adams, members of the Fletchers Intermediate baseball team, took a turn at the Karaoke machine.

Communities in Bloom cap on spending set

As ‘business arising out of the minutes’, Monday evening, April 28, Leamington Council was asked by Mayor John Paterson if Council would like to put an upper cap on spending on the Communities in Bloom initiative. After a brief discussion it was moved that an upset limit of $1,500 be available to the committee.

Historical Society has busy summer agenda

By C. Scott Holland

On Apr. 26, the Leamington-Mersea Historical Society held a short meeting. Prior to the business session, Leamington Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright spoke about the Communities in Bloom program.

During the regular business portion of the meeting, updates were heard from several committees and included the news that a refurbished computer had been procured from Cybergrade Technologies in Leamington for museum coordinator Sharon Martin. She will begin transferring the information from the Mersea Township and Leamington deeds to a database.

In other news, the Society’s upcoming raffle draw featuring 10 gift cards from area restaurants and stores will be getting a boost as the Society will be attending the local farmer’s market at the fairgrounds. Minimum value of any prize is $50 and the majority of prizes are in the $100-$200 range. The draw takes place during the regular LMHS meeting on May 31. All monies raised will support the operation of the Leamington & Mersea Historical Museum.

A few days prior to the meeting, Bob McCracken,

Bill Gay and Scott Holland had the chance to show the Questers group the museum as well as some of the museum’s most distinctive exhibits and explain the Society’s mandate.

The Society has been very active recently with a photo display on the Heinz Leamington plant which was shown during the IODE Antique Show. The Society will be taking part in many other upcoming events as well. Among them are the Leamington Fair and the annual Botsford Awards dinner on May 8 at Amherstburg’s Ducks On the Roof. This year’s winner of the award is University of Windsor student Gillian Kornacki who will complete

her history B.A. in 2014.

In the works as well is a commemorative plaque of the July 14, 1814, Battle of Sturgeon Creek. Although it was more a skirmish rather than a full-fledged battle, it remains a reminder of just how vulnerable this area was during the War of 1812. Members of the Society plan to participate in any planned event surrounding this aspect of our local history.

The next meeting of the Leamington-Mersea Historical Society will be on Sat. May 31, 10:30 a.m., at the Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E., with the raffle draw taking place at 10:45 a.m. Everyone welcome.

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Madison Demant and her family held a yard sale May 2-4 as a fundraiser for Aubri’s Angels. Madison and Aubri were classmates at Gore Hill P.S. The yard sale was a tremendous success, raising over $3,300 to help Aubri and her family. From left to right are Madison’s brothers Andrew Demant and Carter Demant, her mom Nicole Demant, her grandmother Trudy Weber, her aunt Jennifer Langeman, and Madison Demant. (Photos submitted)

Leamington family hosts yard sale for Aubri

Last year, Madison Demant and Aubri Andre, both age 7, of Leamington, were classmates at Gore Hill Public School.

In August 2013 Aubri was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, and then one month later, in September, her parents, Lisa and Phil, were informed that she also had a second form of leukaemia, Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia. In December 4, 2013 Aubri’s family moved to Calgary so that Aubri could receive care at Alberta Children’s Hospital. Aubri’s story stole the hearts of Madison and her family from the moment they learned of it. The family has been following Aubri’s story online, and although many of them have never met her in person they feel very close to her in their hearts. As a family they decided

that they could help the Andre family by hosting a yard sale to raise funds for Aubri’s Angels.

Local community members donated many items for the sale, which was held May 2-4. The yard sale was a complete success, raising over $3,300 for Aubri’s Angels. The family has been overwhelmed by the generosity and support of the community, and their family members and friends.

Madison is the daughter of Nicole and Dave Demant of Leamington.

In addition, on May 13, Madison and her aunt, Jennifer Langeman, kissed their lovely locks goodbye when they donated their hair to Locks of Love in Aubri’s honour. Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from longterm medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

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ABOVE: Madison Demant and her aunt, Jennifer Langeman, pose for a last photo with their long hair. On May 13, Madison and Jennifer Langeman donated their hair to Locks of Love in Aubri’s honour.

Provincial Election Candidates for Chatham-Kent Essex

Ken Bell is Green Party Candidate

Ken Bell is the Green Party candidate in the upcoming provincial election for Chatham-Kent Essex.

Born in Chatham, in his early years Ken served with the Air Cadets, 291 Blenheim Bomber Squadron, retiring as Squadron Warrant Officer at 18. In that same year, Ken joined the Canadian Armed Forces completing Electronics Technology at CFSCEE, Kingston and then was stationed at Newport Corner, Nova Scotia. For the past 25 years, Ken has been a small business owner. Throughout his life, Ken has given time and effort to numerous worthy causes. Ken has volunteered as a water quality monitoring coordinator with the Rondeau Watershed Coalition, assisted with planning, organizing and implementing the first Chatham-Kent Children’s Water Festival, and has organized and participated in annual Earth Day and Rondeau Bay cleanup events.

Ken served on the Board of Stewardship Kent and presently serves as Treasurer of the Shrewsbury Community Association, Treasurer of the Great Lakes Community Eco Initiative, and also as President of the Shrewsbury and Raglan Assembly. From 2005 to 2008, Ken was the president of the Chatham Kent Essex, Green Party running federally in 2006 and provincially in 2007.

See more at http://www.gpo.ca/riding/14/candidate#sthash.uq1IPYOP.dpuf

Dan Gelinas proclaimed NDP C-K-Essex

On Friday, May 9, NDP ChathamKent-Essex (NDP-CKE) Riding Association members and supporters gathered at Tilbury Legion Hall and proclaimed Dan Gelinas as their candidate for MPP in the 2014 Provincial Election.

Terry Johnson confirmed as Liberal candidate

On May 10 the Chatham-Kent-Essex (CKE) provincial Liberal association confirmed the nomination of Terry Johnson.

Incumbent Rick Nicholls, PC candidate

The retired Chrysler Canada, Navistar and Bentler worker gave a spirited speech, pinpointing issues of concern for Ontarians. Gelinas said he would dedicate himself to working with Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath and team NDP in Queen’s Park to bring jobs to this riding.

Campaign offices for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Chatham-KentEssex can be found on 250 Oak St. E., Leamington, ON, N8H 4V4, and 350 La Croix St., Chatham, ON, N7M 2W3. The NDP Chatham-Kent-Essex Riding Association can be contacted by phone at 519335-0174 ext. 1; email ndpchathamkentessex@gmail.com; blog/website,http:// ndpchathamkentessex.wordpress.com; facebook page, NDP Chatham Kent Essex, and twitter @NDPChatKentEssx.

The NDP Chatham-Kent-Essex 2014 campaign encourages all 72,000 voters in C-K-Essex to exercise their democratic right to vote on June 12, 2014.

Terry Johnson is vice-president of Scribendi Inc. The married father of four is a successful entrepreneur, and a proud community volunteer and booster.

Terry holds a Master’s Degree in politics and economics from the University of Oxford. In the community, he has served as Vice-President of the Cultural Coalition of Chatham-Kent, has held several positions with the local provincial and federal riding associations, and currently sits on the Chatham-Kent Workforce Planning Board.

Through his company, Terry has also supported several annual tree planting campaigns, a number of youth and immigrant retention programs for the municipality of Chatham-Kent, the local business incubator, and the Chatham-Kent Public Library. Terry was also an Ignite CK speaker in 2011.

With his experience in economics, business management, entrepreneurship, and community, Terry understands the needs of working families in rural and urban Chatham-Kent-Essex.

Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) candidate for the Progressive Conservatives (PC) in the June 12 provincial election is incumbent Rick Nicholls.

Rick was born and raised in ChathamKent. He was first elected to the Ontario Legislative Assembly in October of 2011, and is proud to serve as the MPP for Chatham-Kent-Essex.

Rick strongly believes in building solid working relationships not only with those at Queen’s Park but also within his constituency. His roles have included: Member, Standing Committee on Estimates; Deputy Critic, Labour; Critic, Sport, Recreation and Youth; Member, Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Rick’s personal goal is to be “Accessible and Accountable” to the constituents he serves. His Leamington office is located at 115 Erie St. N., Unit B, phone 519-326-3367. Chatham office: 111 Heritage Road, Suite 100, Chatham, ON, N7M 5W7, 519-351-0510. Email rick. nichollsco@pc.ola.org.

The caring and compassion of our nurses never stops

Nurse’s Week is our chance to stop and gratefully acknowledge everything they do.

Leamington District Memorial Hospital is extraordinarily proud of the hundreds of RNs, RPNs & Nurse Practitioners who are the front-line of our care services. These include Medical/Surgical nurses, Obstetrical nurses, Emergency Department and Critical Care/ICU nurses, Perioperative Services nurses and Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) nurses. Our nurses also provide Mental Health services, Assess/Restore services and Infection Control. As individuals and as integrated care teams, they represent the very best of what we are.

Lisa Brouwer, GEM Nurse, Charlotte Armstrong R.P.N. and Bonnie Bradshaw GEM Nurse

MPP Rick Nicholls, PC

Dan Gelinas, NDP

Terry Johnson, Liberal

Ken Bell, Green

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

No matter how challenging it may be, slow down and give yourself time to reflect, Aries. You're always on the go, but it's important to slow down every now and then.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, steer clear of added responsibilities this week, as you already have enough on your plate. Some alone time might be worth its weight in gold.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

You're not easily overwhelmed by intense people or things, Gemini. Use this resilience to sail through a particularly challenging task that gets sent your way this week.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

There is no need to figure out all of the answers in the next few days, Cancer. If something is on your mind, then take your time to weigh all of your options.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

It could be challenging to be playful and lighthearted this week, Leo. Take every situation seriously and give ample thought to each and every decision you must make.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Make the best of a delicate situation at work, Virgo. Although you may not be ready for more responsibility, your reaction will be noticed by your bosses.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, hold tight to your beliefs this week and don't let anyone sway your opinion. You will serve as an example to others who bend whichever way the wind blows.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you may not have all of the solutions, but rest assured that you have been moving in the right direction. An interesting conversation illuminates the situation.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

You have gained a new sense of purpose, Sagittarius, and you're ready to put some of your plan into action. Expect a few raised eyebrows, but most people will be receptive.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, you are ready for a well-deserved vacation or retreat. But you cannot run away from your responsibilities this week. Just hold out a little longer.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Your finances seem to be a constant source of aggravation, Aquarius. This week you are ready to take care of business and hammer out a foolproof budget.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, your energy level will be quite high, making it vital for you to do something productive before your stamina slows down.

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Rock ‘N Rodeo returns to Heritage Village

By Bryan Jessop

The rodeo that’s much more than a rodeo is making its way back to Essex County.

Rock ‘N Rodeo, after a one-year absence, is returning to the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village for Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18. The event’s introductory edition, hosted by the CTM in 2012, was declared best rodeo of the year by the Ontario Rodeo Association. After skipping a year to make extensive renovations to the 100-acre site, the already popular attraction will soon make its second appearance.

Rock ‘N Rodeo is a part of the 2014 New Holland Elite Pro-Rodeo Series — the highest paying in Canada — in conjunction with Wildhorse Productions. This year’s event is being co-organized by husband and wife duo Gerard and Christine Bernauer, who described what the rodeo has to offer during a Wednesday, May 7 press conference held at the CTM in rural Essex at 6155 Arner Town Line/County Road 23.

Organizers and volunteers decided to take a year off for 2013 in order to allow the newly trucked in soil to settle, but are eager to see a triumphant return for 2014.

“A lot of work has been done with a lot of preparation to get ready for this

event,” said Christine. “We hope the community embraces it.”

The Rock ‘N Rodeo has partnered with the CTM and Heritage Village, a not-forprofit organization, as well as primary sponsors Country FM 95.9. During the rodeo, visitors will be able to embark on a discounted tour of the museum’s year-round attractions. All proceeds from the bar/licensed area, food and parking will go to the museum with any leftover funds to be earmarked for next year’s rodeo.

In addition to riders, bucking broncos and bulls, the rodeo will also feature an extensive musical contingent. Headlining the live music for the weekend will be Canadian Juno awardwinning Brett Kissel. Kissel, winner of Breakthrough artist of the year, will take

to the Country 95.9/92.7 Concert Stage at 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Other musical performers will include The Mike Ure Band, Crystal Gage, Untamed Beauty and Chastine Lamoureux.

The Rock ‘N Rodeo will also include Little Tracks Petting Zoo and pony rides, truck and tractor displays, a vendors’ village, a mechanical bull, food corral and beer tent, SOTC Horse Speed Show, barrel racing, autograph signing and meet and greet with the Canadian Cowgirls — who will also be performing — Re/ Max tethered hot air balloon rides, two categories of dog races and numerous demonstrations. For a complete schedule of events, visit the website www.rocknrodeo. ca.

The 2012 edition of the rodeo drew a total of about

10,000 spectators, a crowd the Bernauers hope to meet or exceed this year. Tickets can be purchased in advance at several locations throughout Essex County, including Leamington GM and The Arner Stop in Kingsville. Prebought tickets are $20 for a full-day pass either Saturday or Sunday for adults and $5 per child seven to 12. Kids six and under will receive free admission. At the gate passes are an extra $5 each for both adults and children. Advance tickets can also be purchased online at www.rocknrodeo.ca/ tickets.

The rodeo itself will include bareback bronco riding, saddle bronco riding, pole bending, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, bull riding, barrel racing and other classes.

The Southpoint Sun office will be closed on Monday, May 19 for Victoria Day. Our office will re-open on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:30 a.m.

From left to right, Gerard Bernauer atop the horse Royal Victory Dash, Christine Bernauer, Kirk Stevenson with race dog Dakota, Mackennna Stevenson and Emily Dureno gather outside the Canadian Transportation Museum and Heritage Village 50’s Diner prior to a press conference for the second Rock N Rodeo. (SUN Photo)

Council Report for May 12

Re-zoning Public Meeting

The Monday, May 12th Leamington Council meeting began with what amounted to a non-event: the required public meeting to hear any objections to the unification of two farm parcels. There were no objections, the entire process took only minutes, and the amendment to the zoning by-law for the re-zoning was approved at the end of the evening.

The only possibly contentious aspect of the amalgamation is an open space designation that is to be addressed in the site plan. All of the other exceptions were minor and caused no concerns.

Mersea Road complaint brought to Council

Mr. Joe Isley appeared before Council on May 12 to bring

BANK NOTES

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The Bank Theatre presents

THE LAST FIVE YEARS - written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. Directed by: Joel LewSaw. Starring: Stephanie Allen Santos and Greg Wiklanski.

The musical was a hit on Broadway. Save the airfare and come to the Bank Theatre. Stephanie and Greg play two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. According to director Joel Lewsaw, these two actors sing better than the ones on his recording. Come and hear for yourself.

Stephanie Allen Santos - In 1994, a very young Stephanie played a nun in the Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre’s production of “Nunsense”, at the old arena.

Twenty years later, SPPCT is thrilled to have Stephanie back as Cathy in “The Last Five Years”, at our new location, The Bank Theatre.

Stephanie manages Migration Hall and in October 2013 directed her first full-scale musical there, “The Sound of Music”. She was the driving force behind six consecutive years of Broads on Broadway which raised over $4,000 for women’s health issues.

Strong female roles are Stephanie‘s specialty. Some of her favourites include playing Eva Peron in “Evita”, Nancy in “Oliver” and Velma Kelly in “Chicago”.

The role of Cathy in “The Last Five Years” is special to Stephanie. Cathy’s struggles trying to make it in a career where it is sometimes more luck and timing than talent, especially rings true. The added relationship struggle and her journey through the years make this role challenging, yet delightful. There are only two people in this musical. As a result, the singing is very demanding. In order to give their best, Stephanie and Greg will be performing only one show per day.

Friday, May 23 - 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 24 - 2:00 pm matinee 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 25 - 2:00 pm matinee

Friday May 30 - 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 31 - 2:00 pm matinee

Sunday, June 1 - 2:00 pm matinee

Tickets are available at: Thomson Guardian Drugs, 20 Talbot East, Leamington. Counter Effects, 2 Iroquois Rd., Leamington. The Party and Discount Store, Talbot St., Wheatley. Adults $15, students $10. Hotel and Motel owners and Bed and Breakfast owners be sure to get some tickets for your birders. They are going to love this show! Hotline: 519-3268805. Tickets also at the door.

SHOW THE LOVE II - AN ACT OF HOPE - POSTPONED!

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

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

two concerns to their attention. Having contacted the Ministry of the Environment, he was concerned that he had received no response. His desire was to voice his opinion that a public meeting should be held for the application Seacliff Energy has made to expand.

The other matter he brought to Council’s attention was with regard to damage to the farm fronting on Mersea Road 12. The municipal road allowance was damaged, but more significantly trees and shrubs not on the allowance were broken down and the gravel in his driveway was removed by the municipal grader. He was demanding the municipality put right what the municipality made wrong.

Robert Sharon, Leamington’s Director of Community Services, pointed out that part of the problem is that Mr. Isley adds extra gravel to his driveway and extends this out into the road allowance. When the grader grades the gravel shoulder of the road it grades everything to the same level, which is lower than Mr. Isley would prefer.

After extensive questions by Councillor Rick Atkin and Deputy-Mayor CharlieWright, a promise was made to follow-up on Mr. Isley’s concerns.

Site plan approval

On Monday, May 12, Leamington Municipal Council received an administrative report recommending approval of a site plan for a greenhouse expansion at 1057 Highway 77. The site plan ensures that the interests of the municipality are protected and that the public areas of the site are safe and comply with regulations.

The owners of the property were present to see that Council had no questions or concerns and passed the recommendation from administration.

Traffic by-laws

Do you have any idea how many by-laws relate to traffic issues in Leamington? A report from the Engineering Department to Municipal Council lists 8 separate by-laws that have accumulated over the years — four Leamington and four (former) Township of Mersea — all of which must be consulted to describe speed limits, parking restrictions and other traffic restrictions in the municipality.

The report indicated that a new, comprehensive traffic bylaw can be expected later this year with changes that will enhance safety and reflect current needs, but in the meantime the existing traffic by-law needs to be amended to reflect current conditions and current governing Provincial legislation, and needs new provisions so that existing speed limits,

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS of Windsor-Essex is looking to recruit families and volunteers residing in the Essex-County area who may be eligible to participate in our traditional 1-to-1 Match Mentoring Program. ‘Little Brothers’ and ‘Little Sisters’ are children between the ages of six and eighteen years of age who benefit from having the support, guidance and friendship of an adult mentor. ‘Big Brothers’ and ‘Big Sisters’ are volunteer mentors ages 19 years and older who are committed to volunteering at least a few hours a couple times a month to spend with their matched ‘Little’. If interested please contact the agency by phone at 519-945-6232 ext. 14 or visit our website at www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca for all program and volunteer inquiries.

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

FRIDAY, MAY 16 - Shadow DayStudents in grade 8 are invited to shadow current UMEI students from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Come see what a regular day at UMEI Christian High School is all about. Lunch will be provided. Parents are welcome to come in for a tour and more information between 8 am and 4 pm. Please call 519326-7448 or e-mail office@umei.ca to R.S.V.P.

SATURDAY, MAY 17 - Leamington Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, Leamington United Church, 9 John

turning lanes and bicycle lanes will be included. There are 26 pages, amounting to 50 pages of appendices that state how things are on the streets and roads of the municipality, In response to a question from Councillor John Jacobs, the municipal solicitor explained that fines for parking in an accessible parking spot when a vehicle is not entitled to will be changed to match the Provincial level of $300 when the new comprehensive by-law is presented to Council.

Council discusses LED streetlights

Leamington Council received a report Monday evening, May 12, that recommends mapping the existing streetlight network as a preamble to considering new LED streetlights as the standard for Leamington. There are about 2200 streetlights in Leamington, and many of the oldest ones were installed in response to a local request. These use energy, and there is a need to make sure that all lights are situated in a location where they are both needed and valuable. There is also the savings. As the report states, “While the energy savings achieved by converting from HPS to LED street lighting will depend on a number of factors and will be subject to further analysis, preliminary estimates based on other installed applications are that streetlight conversion will see a total reduction in energy costs of 40-60%.

The Municipality of Leamington paid $242,000 in 2013 for electricity to power streetlights and has budgeted $266,000 for 2014. Unlike most devices that consume electricity, streetlights are not metered; rather the Municipality pays a set fee per light based on the wattage of that light. There are also fixed fees with regards to each connection to the system. Leamington spent $103,000 on repairs and maintenance of streetlights in 2013.”

Council was reminded that the budget indicated $1.3 million is intended to appear in the 2015 budget to replace streetlights. It has been estimated that if this work is done there will be about $230,000 in savings per year and the entire cost will be recouped from savings in 5 to 6 years. According to the report it is useful to map exactly where each light is in order to maximize savings: if the light is too high or too far from the centre of the road more energy is needed to produce adequate light; if the lights are too close together there is waste, if they are too far apart there is less safety. To get the information to make the best choices administration has recommended spending $25,000 on precision mapping, and recommend using Huron Geomatics of Wingham, Ontario, to do the work.

St. Once created, a perennial garden is a delight as you watch and wait for each variety to bloom spring, summer and fall.

MONDAY, MAY 19 - Food & Fellowship Supper, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St., for those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet. No charge. All welcome.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21Leamington Horticultural Society general meeting, 7:30 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St. Speaker: Sandy Elenor of the Essex Horticultural Society. Topic: Herbs and their uses. Guests welcome, attendance is free. Light refreshments served. For info call Ken Clark 519-325-0769.

FRIDAY, MAY 23 - Rummage Sale and Yard Sale, Leamington United Church, 9 John St., Friday, May 23 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 24 from 9:00 a.m.12 noon.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 - Meet & Greet Cato, the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog, 11:00 a.m., Ruthven Library. Read to the dog or listen to stories read by dog handler Helga from St. John Ambulance. Be A Rock, Be A Tree

Mayor John Paterson shared a thought with administration from a speaker he heard at the OSUM conference: take care of pedestrians first, cyclists second, and vehicles last. In other words, use more of the streetlight light for the sidewalks and road boundaries and less for the middle of the road.

Dog Safety Tips. Learn about dogs and how to approach them. Open to children, teens, adults. Register online or at the library.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 - Watermelon Open Golf Tournament - Join us for our annual golf fundraiser at Erie Shores Golf Course. Cost is $125 for 18 holes of golf with power cart, coffee and breakfast, lunch and gift package. Partial tax receipt is available. Register online at www.umei.ca or call 519-3267448 before May 18th to avoid late fees.

SATURDAY, MAY 24 - Bake Sale and BBQ, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad at Rd. 5.

MONDAY, MAY 26 - A free community dinner will be provided at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington, at 5:00 p.m. for anyone in need of food and fellowship

TUESDAY MAY 27 - Adult Book Club (ages 19+) , Leamington Library. Discussion: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. Register online or at the library by May 20.

FRIDAY, MAY 30 - 7:00 pmSpring Concert. Join us for a free concert showcasing music from the UMEI concert choir, small groups, orchestra class and solists as well as a short performance by the Junior Drama class.

SATURDAY, MAY 31 - Everything Sale at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. North Leamington, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Rummage, bake table, plants... everything!

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

In response to a question by Councillor Rick Atkin, Director of Community Services Rob Sharon assured Council that maintenance of LED streetlights will not be a problem.

Queen of Peace Enjoys Bowling Outing

These Leamington-area residents helped us achieve the region’s shortest emergency-room wait times!

Hospital staff from Leamington are making a big difference at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Your community is home to a number of dedicated members of our hospital team. Working with colleagues from all over Essex County, they’ve accomplished something remarkable: we recently achieved our LHIN region’s shortest emergency room wait times. The fact that you can get this level of care so close to home makes it even better.

Please joins us in congratulating the dedicated people who made this possible, and especially those who live in your area.

Part of an amazing team. Left to right: Lorianne Granger, Carrie St. Croix, Jeff Jackson, Lisa Brouwer and Nikki Impens.

Avery Bewsher enjoyed a bowling outing with fellow Queen of Peace students to participate in the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament held May 6 in Windsor.

On Tuesday, May 6, students from Queen of Peace School with French Immersion participated in the annual Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at Rev’s Rosebowl in Windsor. All of the students enjoyed a morning of bowling and socializing with their friends. Judging by all the smiling faces, fun was had by all. Seated in front, left to right: Avery Bewsher, Amari Botelho, Ms. Beatty (ASL), Christopher Diab.

Back row, left to right: Mrs. Pearce, Nicholas Policella, Ms. Bernath, Charbel Nohra, Gabriel Metcalfe, Christian Mastronardi, Cody Fanha, Mrs. Gualtieri.

Christopher Diab had a great time bowling in the Special Olympics tournament on May 6.

Prolife group holds annual silent walk and vigil

One hundred and ten people took part in a peaceful Silent Walk and Vigil sponsored by Leamington Area Right to Life held Sunday, May 4. They walked to Leamington District Memorial Hospital to express not only concern for children killed by abortion but also concern for their mothers who may not have received the love, care, and support needed to carry their children to term.

The Silent Walk is one of two similar events held each year by this educational group. It will hold a Life Chain this fall on Sunday, October 5.

Birders love Point Pelee

The following are some interesting birding statistics that explain why Point Pelee is a popular birding destination:

• 80% of the birds species recorded in Ontario have been found in Point Pelee National Park.

• The park boasts more than 16 kilometres of formal trails and an additional 12 kilometres of seasonal birding trails during the spring birding season.

• 42 of the 52 regularly occurring warbler species have been recorded at Point Pelee, making it the warbler capital of Canada.

• More than 380 species of birds have been spotted in Essex County.

• 30,000 visitors attend the annual Festival of Birds in May at Point Pelee National Park, with close to 300,000 people visiting the park annually.

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. May 5: 1st Roy Trowell and Bob Branton, 2nd Buddy Ellwood and Frank Duransky, 3rd Mame Nicholson and Dave Derbyshire, 4th Agnes Fraser and Dorothy McGregor. Games are each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

UMEI students, teachers and Southwestern Ontario Gleaners volunteers

on the conveyor line at the Gleaners’

day, April 29. Twenty-eight UMEI students volunteered their time and effort at the Gleaners as part of the school’s April Service Project Day.

UMEI students assist local Gleaners

By Bryan Jessop

The Southwestern Ontario Gleaners of Leamington are hoping Lightning strikes the same place twice.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. May 7: 1st Bob Branton and Jack Warmenhoven, 2nd Marilyn Robbins and Joyce Moran and John and Dorothy McGregor, 3rd Vi Major and Marg Koeman, 4th Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin. Bridge is played every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. For info call 519738-4939.

Harrow Bridge Club, Thurs. May 8: North/ South - 1st Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 2nd Shirley Plant and Jeanne Manners, 3rd Jane Gollmer and Ann Pascoe. East/West - 1st Bob and Sally Bell, 2nd Dorothy and John McGregor, 3rd Joyce Stewart and Mary Strachen. Bridge is on Thursdays at Harrowood, 7p.m.

Special thanks to The Laws, Bob Gabriele and Janice Founk and her drumming students for

A great big Thank you to Rod Martens for being an excellent MC.

Thanks also to Joe Colasanti and his amazing staff for a superb job.

A special thank you to Joe for auctioning off his beloved hat.

Thank you so much to Live&local for their assistance and professionalism

Thanks to Zippy Print for printing all our tickets. Thanks to Kevin Wiebe for designing our poster.

Thanks to Tina Hiebert and UMEI for assistance in baking 700 pieces of apple pie, so good.

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On Tuesday, April 29, UMEI set its sights on the local not-for-profit group for its most recent Service Project Day, a twice-annual venture where students from the school set out to assist with charitable and community causes throughout the county. During the 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “shift,” 28 Grade 10 to 12 students along with teachers Wesley Shuttleworth and Mallory Schwengshier prepared apples and peppers for the Gleaners’ new four million-BTU belt dryer, recently credited with government certification to begin operating.

The visit to the Gleaners’ 40 Industrial Drive location was the first for UMEI students, but will not likely be the last.

“We wanted local organizations to support, and we’ve been discussing poverty lately at school,” explained Schwengshier. “We’re educating them on different initiatives. Hopefully, we’ll also inspire and motiviate them to volunteer outside of school activities. This sort of thing allows kids to give to their full potential and lets them be a part of something.”

Service Project Days of the past have sent UMEI students to the Mennonite Central Committee’s annual meat canning stop at the Heinz grading station, but this year’s four-day operation did not coincide with one of the school’s field trips. Next year, teachers hope to have students at both the meat canning event and the Gleaners facility

Other UMEI students were dispersed to the Windsor Downtown Mission food room while others were scheduled to do yard work at Hospice Windsor. Rain forced the latter to instead assist the elderly at various locations throughout Leamington. Grade 9 students conducted volunteer services at the school, as many organizations such as the Gleaners require a minimum age of 15 from those offering assistance.

“They like doing it,” Schwingshier said of the UMEI students’ initial reactions to the

Gleaners work. “They’re impressed with what they’ve got set up here.”

During their first morning break, students were informed of what kind of impact they were having for the world’s most impoverished regions. Regular volunteers with the local Gleaners explained that the world’s hungry aren’t hailing only from overseas, as the Jump Start Nutrition Program feeds 24,000 kids in Windsor alone. Once operating at full capacity, the local Gleaners hope to feed as many as 20,000 people per day, translating to 200 pounds of diced, dried and bagged product every day.

For more information on the Southwestern Ontario Gleaners, including how to volunteer, visit the website www.swogleaners.org.

de-core and cut apples

Leamington location on Industrial Road Tues-

Ceremony remembers veterans of Afghanistan

Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent

May 9 has been proclaimed as a National Day of Honour to mark the end of Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan.

At 1:15 p.m. on the afternoon of Friday, May 9, Leamington held its first ever ceremony of remembrance for veterans of the Afghanistan conflict. It was a simple, moving ceremony with some of the participants remembering close relatives who served.

Mayor John Paterson welcomed attendees and introduced the presenters. First was Leamington’s MP Dave Van Kesteren who spoke with pride of the selfless gift our Canadian forces made. He was followed by Bob McKee representing the Leamington Legion Br. 84 who recited “In Flanders Fields”.

Local OPP Staff Sergeant Mike Beatty was the first to recite a prayer of remembrance, proud to mention that his son, Captain George Beatty, served in Afghanistan. He was followed by John Garton of the Leamington Legion reciting “High Flight”. A member of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee, Katlyn Gee, recited “Why We Wear a Poppy”, followed by Leamington employee Michael Church speaking an act of remembrance for a relative of his who also served.

After two minutes of silence the piper, Michael Hicks, played “Flowers of the Forest”, then Leamington Drainage Superintendent Lu-Ann Baretto spoke of her commitment to remember for one of her relatives.

The ceremony ended with Francine Leclair singing her composition “I Soldier On” followed by “O Canada”.

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Above - Members of Leamington Fire Service, Leamington OPP and Leamington Legion Br. 84 at the National Day of Honour ceremony held at the municipal building to mark the end of Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan.

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Mayor John Paterson (left) opened the National

Honour ceremony held May 9. ChathamKent-Essex

Dave Van Kestern (centre) and MPP Rick Nicholls were also in attendance.

Kidney Foundation Recognizes Local Team

The Windsor & District Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada recognized several people at an Appreciation Evening on Apr. 16 at the Hungarian Cultural Centre in Windsor. The award evening was held as part of the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Among those receiving recognition was team Wheatley Wizzers, comprised of several people from the Wheatley and Leamington area.

The Wheatley Wizzers received the Spirit Award, which was created to recognize individuals for bringing a passion to awareness and fundraising for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. The Wheatley Wizzers have been actively involved as a top fundraising team at the Annual Kidney Walk since 2010. In total, over the past four years, this walk team has raised over $12,500! In 2012 and 2013 the team also hosted a Pig Roast to benefit the Foundation.

The Wheatley Wizzers are led by team captain Tracy Buchenauer, a two-time kidney transplant recipient, who, over the past four years, has raised $4,425 on her own – $2,730 in 2013 alone.

The Wheatley Wizzers, from left to right, are: Stephanie Hodgson, Cara Flaming, Tracy Buchenaur (team captain), Jane Murray, Allison Siddall, Denise Beleutz. Absent from photo are: Darlyne Hodgson, Anna Hewitt, Liisa Pere, Cori Recker, Linda Niehus, Sharon Jordan, Marci Hodgson and Marthie Resendes.

Did you find a plant on your front porch?

On the morning of Thursday, May 8, the students of Queen of Peace School with French Immersion randomly delivered potted plants to the surrounding neighbourhood as an Education Week “Serving in the Love of Christ” activity. Plants were donated by C.F. Greenhouses and the soil/pots by Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

People in the neighbourhood expressed delight at having a touch of spring delivered right to their front door.

(Photo by snapd Windsor)

Queen of Peace students Lola Cazabon (left) and Jillian Mastronardi delivered a touch of spring to Mr. Mastronardi.

Mike and the late Anne Mastronardi were presented with a Special Award by the Kidney Foundation’s Windsor & District Chapter in recognition of their many years of commitment to the work of the Foundation. Mike has also been named president of the Chapter’s 2014-2015 Advisory Committee. Presenting Mike with the award is Anne Brinkman, program manager of the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Windsor & District Chapter.

(Photo by snapd Windsor)

Mastronardi receives special award from Kidney Foundation

Named 2014 Chapter President

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Windsor & District Chapter recognized some of their longtime and key volunteers at the Chapter’s Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Reception held in April in Windsor. Presented with a Special Award were Mike Mastronardi and his wife Anne (posthumously). Mike also received a 50th anniversary pin.

In the history of the Foundation, in particular the Windsor and District Chapter, Anne and her mother were instrumental in founding this Chapter with the encouragement of Dr. Richard Johnson. Anne was an amazing woman, a dialysis patient and transplant recipient. From the time she and Mike met and then married, they were both committed to furthering the work of the Kidney Foundation in all areas – fundraising, advocating, providing support to others, raising awareness of kidney disease, etc. Anne passed away in 2003 but Mike has continued to stay involved.

Mike has been a volunteer since 1979. He has remained very committed and involved with the Kidney Foundation, and has accepted a two-year term as president of the 2014-2015 Advisory Committee of the Kidney Foundation’s Windsor & District Chapter. Mike is originally from Leamington and now resides in McGregor.

Blackburn Radio recognized with Media Award

The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Windsor & District Chapter recently celebrated the Foundation’s 50th anniversary with a Volunteer Appreciation Reception at the Chapter’s annual meeting in Windsor.

Blackburn Radio was acknowledged with the Media Award, which recognizes a company that has remained committed to being active and generously involved with the Kidney Foundation and bringing awareness to the Foundation through media sponsorships and active community relations.

“This partner has been involved with us for many years, undergoing multiple changes,” said Erika Muscat, the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Windsor & District Chapter publicity and events coordinator. “Currently operating three radio stations in the Windsor area, Mix 96.7, Country 95.9 and the new Lite 100.7 under the umbrella of Blackburn Radio, our Community Relations Representatives always go above and beyond to ensure our event is mentioned on their online and on-air community calendar, in on-air interviews and much more.”

Arlene Sinasac, Blackburn Radio’s Community Relations Director, accepted the award on behalf of Blackburn.

Erika Muscat (left), the Kidney Foundation of Canada’s Windsor & District Chapter publicity and events coordinator, presented the Chapter’s Media Award to Blackburn Radio. Accepting the award is Arlene Sinasac (right), community relations director at Blackburn Radio.

(Photo by snapd Windsor)

Three local projects receive SECC grants

South Essex Community Council (SECC) has finalized seed grants for three community improvement projects through its partnership with the ACCESS Neighbours program which is a neighbourhood engagement strategy designed to address neighbourhood conditions and concerns brought forward by residents. United Way provides funding to ACCESS to provide the programming and grant money is part of the overall funding. Decisions regarding which projects were funded were made by a Grant Review Committee assembled and facilitated by SECC. This is the third year that community improvement grants have been granted to neighbourhood projects in Leamington. The first two years focused heavily on the Mill Street area in Leamington, but this year the grants are branching out into the wider community.

The following projects are being funded:

• Chestnut Park Revitalization--$2,000

Located on 0.80 acres of land in Leamington, this park is in need of a second chance. It is located in a residential area downtown and has not been upgraded since its installment 26 years ago. This will be a joint project between the Municipality of Leamington, Giver, a show produced by TVO kids and the Community Improvement Grant. The project has received $5,000 from the Municipality, $10,000 from the Giver show and several community donors. The threeday project takes place August 20-22 with local volunteers helping replace the old equipment and spruce up the whole park. Volunteers with skilled trades are especially needed for this project and can contact, Ken Brown at the Municipality of Leamington if interested in helping.

• Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre--$2,000

Announcing the birth of JAYLYNN EMERY BALTAZAR

Born on April 11, 2014 at 1:11 pm weighing 2 lbs 13 oz. Watched over from heaven by her twin sister, angel Alice Baltazar, weighing 9.9 oz. Proud parents are Jason Baltazar and Laura Wallingford. First time grandparents are Dave and Denise Wallingford and welcoming their third grandchild, are Armi and Jeannine Baltazar.

IN MEMORIAM

LARRY

TREMBLAY

We never need a special day

To bring you to our minds. For days without A thought of you Are very hard to find.

Happy Birthday Love forever, Mom&family

MEMORIAM

In loving memory of my beloved daughter, MIRELLA SABELLI

Who God took home with him on May 21, 2009. Five years have passed but for me it is the same as it was yesterday. It was God’s will.

If roses grow in Heaven, Lord, please pick a bunch for me. Place them in my daughter’s arms

And tell her they’re from me. Tell her that I love her

And when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek And hold her for awhile for me.

My dearest daughter…

If the tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I’d walk up to heaven and bring you back again.

Mirella,

Love Always – Mamma, Vincenza Fratarcangeli

In Memory of

Who passed away 1 year ago, May 12, 2013

As the sun becomes warm

And new growth begins to sprout, I often find myself reminded Of a man who was short and stout!

We called him the grass whisperer

Because his lawn was his pride and joy, For every time a new weed grew He came up with a strategic ploy.

Aside from his family, his passion was his cooking, God forbid you didn’t eat enough, as he would give you his earnest looking.

He was an honest man, and one who taught me well.

He was someone I looked up to, and his story I will always tell.

As I write this poem, and a tear runs down my face, It is not a sad tear but a happy one, for the memories that can never be replaced.

You will always be remembered; Not a moment ever forgot. And your qualities always embedded, from the lessons you often taught.

As you watch over us; with your casket beneath the turf, I thank you for everything you have left us. We miss you Papa Smurf!

Love, The Oliphant Family and Mary & Family

In loving memory of a dear mother, daughter and sister who passed away 10 years ago May 18, 2004 Those we love remain with us For love itself lives on, Cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone, Those we love can never be More than a thought apart, For as long as there is memory They’ll always live on in our hearts. With love, your family

“Jumpin’ June” will be an interactive children’s entertainment program for local families and will introduce participants to the arts in a relaxed and fun setting. Ukuleles will be purchased for the project but will be put into use for other children’s programming in the future. Jumpin’ June is a free four-hour program scheduled for June 7 at The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place.

• Project Night Light--$2,000

The objective of this pilot project is to light up neighbourhood porches with motion sensor lights to deter criminal activity and provide safety in the Mill Street area. The project will involve approximately 50 homes. This project was the result of a crime prevention audit, which identified poor lighting as a barrier to ensuring neighbourhood safety. Project Night Light is a joint initiative between the Friends of Mill Street, The Salvation Army and Lear Electric.

Leamington Br. 84 Legion News

By Pat Simpson

A year has passed and the memories you have left make us smile every day. Loving and missing you. Rick, Laura, Marc, Eric

On Friday, May 9, members of Leamington Legion Br. 84 participated in the Municipality of Leamington’s ceremony to celebrate the National Day of Honour. The event was held at the Municipal Office. It was a moving tribute to those who served in Afghanistan, for the fallen, the sacrifices of the wounded and the burdens borne by the families. It was amazing how many of the municipal staff and others in attendance had family and friends that served during Canada’s years in Afghanistan. A special thank you to the Municipality for organizing this tribute. The General Meeting on May 7 was Election Night at the Branch. Unfortunately no one was willing to allow their name to stand for president and the election is not able to proceed until that office is filled. There is a Special Meeting scheduled for June 1 at 4 p.m. to have nominations and an election for president of the Branch. Please make an effort to come to the meeting and participate. The Branch cannot operate without a president. At the General Meeting the president thanked the current executive and the many volunteers that worked hard during the past year.

The next Karaoke Night with Doug Hunter is May 24 from 8 p.m. until midnight.

The Executive Meeting will be held May 21 at 7 p.m. and will be the last meeting of the current Executive.

South Essex Community Council presented three local groups with cheques for $2000 each for a variety of projects. From left to right are Penny Gill, President of Sun Parlour Players, Ursula Tiessen, Board Member of Sun Parlour Players, Carolyn Warkentin, Executive Director, SECC, Keren Driedger, Chestnut Park Revitalization Co-ordinator, and Ike Unger, Project Night Light representative. (SUN Photo)

Brian McCullough’s 1967 Camaro has been in the family since new. 1967 Camaro

in same family since new!

A letter arrived from Brian McCullough in Ottawa: “Hi Bill, my 1967 Camaro was purchased new from Rideau Motor Sales in Smiths Falls on November 30, 1966, by my father, J.S. McDougall, proprietor of McDougall Pharmacy, who later passed it on to me.

“Although Dad bought the car, I drove it most of the time. It still has an OPP Safety Check sticker on the window when as a teenager in 1967 I must have looked suspicious and they pulled me over. The OPP stopped issuing stickers that year.

“When I joined the OPP in 1970, my parents were wintering in Florida with my mom’s car and the Camaro was stored from October to April. At that time, I purchased my own vehicle and moved to northern Ontario. When my mother could no longer drive, my dad turned the Camaro over to me. Both my parents have long since passed on and I treasure the car as a keepsake, not to mention the times I had driving the car in my late teens.

“The current mileage is 67,599 miles. The only time the engine has been opened was when I had to change the rocker cover gaskets. The car still has the aircraft cables that went on as a GM recall to reinforce the engine mounts. Later this spring, it will go to a local garage called K.A.R.S. owned and operated by Jim McMurtry, a Camaro restoration specialist for 25 years.

“The car still has both sets of original GM keys and the plastic folder containing the original 1967 Camaro Owners Manual with VIN 126950 and Engine V1031MF noted on the front cover in pen, along with other original papers from the dealer. This vehicle has not been winter driven since the spring of 1970 and it has always been stored inside. It has never been in a serious collision, raced, or stolen. The vehicle has always had regular maintenance performed by qualified technicians.

“Since I acquired the vehicle in 1998, the car has received an original Butternut Yellow repaint, original windshield removed and resealed, new GM gas tank, radiator saddle, inner and outer front fenders, radiator, heater core, fuel pump, rear leaf springs, shocks, original front seat covers, window felts, GM Body by Fisher sill plates, complete exhaust system, new floor with original carpeting, new fuel line, new brake lines, major engine tune-up, and four new Uniroyal Tiger Paw P20575R 14 whitewall tires.”

The Camaro first came out in 1967 as GM’s answer to the Mustang. The Camaro was an instant hit and has remained so to this day.

Spring is for the birds

To encourage birds back into your garden after a long cold winter, first clean out last year’s nesting material and repair any broken shelters. Spring nights are still cold and heavy storms can be fatal, so having suitable shelter is very important.

During the first several weeks of spring there are few berries, seeds or insects to feed on. Keep bird feeders clean and full of seed, providing a safe and convenient food source.

Planting early leafing trees or shrubs will also attract migrating birds and also provide needed shelter. Attracting birds in early spring can start as early as February before the snow is gone, and flowers or any foliage has developed, so keeping feeders well stocked is important. Areas that attract migrants early will establish a healthy and suitable habitat throughout the spring and summer

Placing bird baths or water fountains in the yard attracts the attention of passing birds.

Migrating birds travel long distances, becoming hungry and exhausted and making them easy prey to outdoor cats and dogs. Take steps to protect these birds and allow them to regain strength for several weeks.

Many birds die each year from window collisions, so use reflections with decals or netting to minimize any hazards in the feeding areas.

Bright lights during the night will confuse the migration process, so by keeping spotlights at a minimum during early spring prevent interfering with the migration.

Keeping a healthy garden does not only mean having the proper soil and plant mixture, it also includes our feathered friends to complete the growing season.

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Family Caregiver Leave Act passes unanimously

Family members can now get job-protected leave to care for those with a serious medical condition, as a new law was just passed unanimously at Queen’s Park.

The legislation will allow caregivers to focus their attention on providing care to their loved ones without the fear of losing their job.

The new legislation builds on the existing Fam-

ily Medical Leave by creating three new job-protected leaves:

• Family Caregiver Leave: up to 8 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for employees to provide care or support to a family member with a serious medical condition.

• Critically Ill Child Care Leave: up to 37 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave

to provide care to a critically ill child.

• Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave: up to 52 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for parents of a missing child and up to 104 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for parents of a child who has died as a result of a crime.

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Bantam Lakers win season opener

James Hiebert and Aiden Massad combined to throw a three-hitter, striking out nine as the Leamington Bantam Lakers won their season opener with an impressive 14-1 victory over the Amherstburg Cardinals.

Hiebert started on the mound, posting the win, pitching three complete innings. Massad came on in relief and threw two scoreless innings in the mercy-shortened game.

Kameron Wall led the Lakers offensively with a walk, single and double in three plate appearances and scored twice. Dawson Iles, Mason Gow and Derrick Antunes also scored twice. The Lakers exploded for 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth to put the game away.

On Friday evening (May 9) the Lakers had their way with the Riverside Bantam Minor Royals scoring 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning on the way to a 22-4 victory.

The game was an exhibition contest arranged when Kingsville had to cancel the regular scheduled visit to Leamington. The game will be re-scheduled later in the season.

Ryan Wall started on the mound pitching two complete innings, notching 4 strikeouts to register the win. Kameron Wall, Anthony Fehr and Jessica Jeffery all threw an inning of relief.

Brett Enns and Massad each scored three runs.

The Bantam Lakers are sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating

Their next home game is Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. against Belle River at the Kinsmen Baseball Complex.

Ryan Harder won the Opening Tournament at Erie Shores with a 72.

2014 Erie Shores holds 2014 opener

On May 3rd, Erie Shores held its Opening Kick-Off tournament for its members. Though the weather hasn’t been great for golf so far this spring, 80 members participated on this cold, windy Saturday. For the first time in its history the club opened up the tournament to women members. Eleven women took part in the event.

The Friends of Erie Shores is made up of 15 local companies that sponsor the member events at the course. Their sponsorship allowed the club to give out over $4,200 worth of prizes.

The overall low-gross winner was Ryan Harder with a score of 72. This is Ryan’s first club victory after finishing second in last year’s Club Championship. Brian Humphreys finished second, 2 strokes back. Overall low net winner was Andy Herring who shot a 75, good for a net 68. Gord Anderson was net 69 to finish second.

In the women’s division, Debbie Dunmore won the low gross prize. Debbie is no stranger to winning as she is the Erie Shores’ defending Club Champion. Linda Segedin finished second. The low net winner was Lisa Sawatzky, with Judy Butler shooting one stroke more to finish second.

In the team portion of the event, Vic Tiessen, John Penner, Brian Moore and Matt Klein won the 4-ball, netbest ball event with a score of 58.

The Flamingo Restaurant at Erie Shores served a great dinner and a good time was had by all who participated. Thanks again to the Friends of Erie Shores for all their support.

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U17 soccer report: May 9

A very competitive game between leamingtonminorsoccer.com and CL Solutions with lots of chances for both teams.

Assad Saad opened the scoring with a pass from Hunter Tiborcz, who hustled to win the ball and keep it in play. On defence, Ryan Fehr played an outstanding game, covering the right side and preventing the opponents from creating any scoring opportunities. On the left side, Luke Meloche confidently played a solid game in both defence and in midfield.

Goals for leamingtonminorsoccer.com were by Jason Martens, Timothy Peters (2), Assad Saad (3) and Hunter Tiborcz.

U9 house league soccer: May 7

Security One 7 vs. Body Kneads 1: Security One goals were by Jake Bourdin and Benjamin Omar. Name of goal scorer for Body Kneads is unknown.

Peanut Nursery 7 vs. Sears 5: Peanut Nursery goals were scored by Tiago Verissimo (3), Andrew Marchand (3 goals, 2 assists), and Landen Wiebe. Names of goal scorers for Sears not available.

Gabriele Furniture 4 vs. Walmart 1: Both teams enjoyed a good start to the season and battled hard. Gabriele’s was led by the goal scoring of Kaeden Sarkis (3) and Tiago Ribeiro, and goaltender Cole Bradley. Walmart was led by some strong play from Damian Goncalves and Ryan Klassen who scored the final goal.

Ives Insurance 7 vs. Freddy’s Park Stop 1: Ives controlled most of this well played game. Shout-out to Sage, Nicholas, Jak and Tristan.

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The Spirit of 76

I’m not the sort who normally gets excited about furniture. However, when my wife landed us a good deal on Kijiji for a pair of dressers that were made in either the 1940s or ‘50s, I was pretty fired up. Our dressers at the time, made less than 10 years ago, were falling apart. They were made of cheap, flimsy particle board held together by little slivers of metal that made finishing nails look like railway spikes. Their 60ish-year-old replacements, despite the odd scratch, nick and chip, look as though they’ll be good for several more decades to come.

Bringing them home made me think of what most Boomers refer to as “the good ol’ days” — an era when cars had crank windows with functionality that was not at the mercy of sub-freezing temperatures, nobody sued restaurants after spilling coffee on themselves to discover that it’s hot (surprise!) and everyone drank water straight out of the tap. A woman who struck and killed a teen with her SUV near Innisfil is now suing his parents over the emotional trauma SHE is now experiencing. Nobody had the audacity to pull that kind of BS in the good ol’ days. While it’s understandable to relieve her of responsibility for the tragedy considering it happened late at night and the bike the teen was riding lacked proper reflective equipment (he was also riding three-wide with two friends who survived the collision), suing his parents would never have even been considered back in the day.

If modern times bring with them any advantage over the good ol’ days in Western society, it’s the more commonplace acceptance of visible minorities — or so I once thought. Professional sports have very recently shown us that bigotry and racism are still thriving in North America, a region of the world widely considered more civil than hate-riddled, war-torn pockets of the planet’s other continents.

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First, the asinine comments of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling came to light. In case you haven’t heard, Sterling asked his trophy girlfriend to stop inviting black people to his team’s basketball games. The first time I heard the report, I thought my ears were playing tricks on me. With no prior knowledge to Sterling’s antics, I thought he must have said “stop INCITING black peo-

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ple AT my team’s games” — as a hockey fan, I interpret the term ‘incite’ as picking a fight with someone.

But then, like most sports fans, I heard about his recorded conversations with the young woman — who is partially black — several times over. In response, National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver has come down on Sterling like a ton of bricks — and rightly so. Sterling is strongly being encouraged to sell the Clippers via a lifetime-ban on attending NBA games and engaging in direct dealings with his own team. Silver has also thrown in a $2.5 million fine for good measure, the maximum allowed by the league. It looks like Silver could teach Mr. Bettman (NHL commissioner) a thing or two about good leadership skills.

The debate rages on as to whether the league’s objective of forcing Sterling to sell has the constitutional merit to succeed. As it’s not actually illegal to be a racist buffoon, Sterling might be able to cling stubbornly to the Clippers despite NBA legislation. The legal obstacle course is a complicated one that could boil down to which team of lawyers presents the most convincing interpretation.

Sadly, Sterling could easily win a case at the federal level based simply on the fact that he didn’t know his conversation with said trophy girlfriend was being recorded. While it’s bewildering to know that someone’s ignorant enough to harbour hostile feelings toward an entire race — even if it DIDN’T represent the majority of his team’s roster — Sterling could wiggle his way out of a forced sale with minimal effort. Placing the team in a trust might just do the trick.

While the law and some business smoke and mirrors might let Sterling keep his team, not all hope is lost. The fans — white, black, et al — could employ an old-fashioned boycott on future Clippers games that will speak to Sterling in a language that even the most backwards-thinking Nazi wannabee understands. That language, of course, is money. In the meantime, we can at least sit back and enjoy the irony of the fact that black people are allowed to attend Clippers games while he is not.

Not to be outperformed in their bid for Racist Dumbass of the Year award, certain Bruins fans have made a beeline to their Twit accounts (nope, not an unintentional typo for “Twitter”) to attack Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban with a barrage of slurs.

While most Bruins fans are intelligent and courageous enough not to fire off racist comments while hiding behind an alias, some obviously lack both the required grey matter and intestinal fortitude to refrain from such nonsense. Sure, hate him because he plays for a rival team, but because his ethnic background differs from your own? Grow up. I can’t stand the likes of Zdeno Chara, but not because of his Slovakian lineage.

Subban replied not only with a well-worded public statement, but also by posting a goal and an assist in his team’s Game 3, 4-2 win. I like to think that every prejudiced Bruins fan on Earth witnessed that breakaway goal and proceeded to lose his mind (hey dummies, look down — your jerseys are predominantly black). I suspect that the individuals responsible for the dimwitted Twitter statements don’t even know much about their own team. For one, their star forward Jarome Iginla is also black. So is the goaltender of the Bruins’ AHL affiliate in Providence — P.K.’s younger brother Malcolm Subban.

P.K. could have chosen to quietly go about his business after the Twitter attacks, remaining silent. He could also have been intimidated by the comments, allowing them to negatively affect his on-ice performance.

He did neither.

Now THAT defines courage, don’t you think @ Meeel37?

Bantam girls break even in provincial tourney

The Leamington Cougars bantam (U13) girls narrowly missed out on the playoff round at the provincial level.

The local team participated in the 2014 Ontario Cup in Windsor April 11-13. Basketball Ontario, a not-for-profit organization that promotes and develops amateur basketball, organizes the tournament annually in cities across the province.

The Cougars played four hard-fought games against Kitchener/Waterloo, Strathroy, Lindsay and Mississauga. The girls ended the tournament with a 2-2 record and finished just outside the playoff round. The team was led by Hannah Chacko’s weekend average of 12.5 points per game.

“The Cougars worked hard all season developing sound basketball skills and team camaraderie, and they applied what they learned in game situations,” said Leamington bantam girls’ head coach Sam Chacko.

The team successfully met their season goals of playing their games with conviction and passion, and put all of their hard work together for the year-end provincial tournament.

The Cougars started the tournament on Day 1 with a 30-23 win against KW Lightning #3. On Saturday, Leamington narrowly lost 30-29 to the Strathroy Spirit, evening their

record at 1-1. Later that day, the Cougars cruised by the Stratford Optimists 32-13. Their tournament ended Sunday with a 28-21 loss to the Lindsay Wildcats.

Proggers kick off new golf season

May 6 was a glorious day for 54 Erie Shores Proggers! There was no rain, no snow, no high gusts of chilling winds, just bountiful sunshine. With that going for the golfers, there were too many of them that probably had some of their worst rounds in recent memory. Just to give you an idea of how humbling this game is, there was one -12, two -11s, one -10, two -9s, four -8s and five -7s, and there are more negative numbers below the last group.

As always, there are a few that showed the rest of the Proggers that the course wasn’t that difficult. Leading the way was Neil Reimer with a +4. Les Young, Ron Gagne and Jack Martin each carved out a respectable +3. Jack picked up some valuable tips when he was in New Orleans at the Zurich Open. It should be clarified that he did not play in it, just observed.

The biggest winners notched some valuable skins. These include Henry Hildebrandt, Danny Adams, Les Young, Gary Alderson and Jack Martin. Danny and Gary had chip-in birdies – Danny on the long par 4 eighteen and Gary on hole 13.

In the team competition, some were wondering if any team was going to reach the -100 plateau. That certainly would have been a dismal record. Fortunately that did not occur. Team A was the closest to that mark with a -78, followed by Team B with -51, and Team C at -50. Team D ran away with a -26. Team D members include Henry Hildebrandt (+2), Gord Anderson (+1), Dave Wilkinson (-1), Les Young (+3), Harry Badz (-4), Vic Penner (-2), Ed Schachowskoy (-2), Roger Cote ((-5), Ejaz Qureshi (-5), Brett Madden (+1), Brian Plumb (+1), Larry Roberts (-8) and Bill Gherasim (-2).

In the game of Progs there are no gimmies, meaning that every ball must be putted into the hole. Andy Herring learned a valuable lesson that each and every putt needs a certain amount of attention. On hole number 2, Andy chipped to within 3 inches of the hole. Confidently, he pulled the flag out of the hole and with one hand gingerly misguided the ball, missing his par. Likely all of the Proggers have done this very same thing. What appears to be a sure thing is not.

The Proggers will all try again next week. They are better golfers than what was shown last Tuesday. Just wait until the weather warms up — that’s when their games will too.

By Emma Hannigan

The first game was played between the Car Barn and Johnston’s Net and Twine. The Car Barn opened up with a goal by Angele Stammler from Halli Pearson; however, in the second period Johnston’s Net and Twine came back to score 3 goals against the Car Barn. Goal scorers were Mackenzie Higgens (2) and Amy Bell, with an assist by Charlee Cabral. The final was 3-1 in favour of Johnston’s.

The second game of the night was between the Journal and Anthony-Keats Marine. After a quiet first half of the first period, Cindy Osadzuk of the Journal scored, assisted by Terri Taylor. Osadzuk’s goal was followed quickly by another one for the Journal, this time by Anita Van Rooyen, assisted by Brenda Vink. In the second period the Journal returned with a goal by Marianne Vergeer, another one by Kathy Gradwell from Christine Hopper, and yet another by Osadzuk from Taylor. This team effort resulted in a 5-0 win for the Journal, earning goalie Janet Hannigan a shutout despite using a Luongo goalie stick.

The Leamington Cougars wrapped up their year with a game against their parents and a pizza party.

From top left to bottom right, this year’s Leamington bantam (U13) Cougars girls basketball team was Mikaila Nourha, Brenda Aranda, Fiona Tiessen, Macy Hodgson, Natasha Schartner, Madison Willms, Meagan Braun, Julianne Tiessen, Lauren Kellar and Hannah Chacko.

Above: Tanner Granger is presented with the top house league defenseman award by Southpoint Minor Hockey Association board members Andrea Symons and Dave Augustine during the annual SMHA awards banquet at Heinz Arena. Granger was incorrectly identified in the Wednesday, May 7 edition of The Southpoint Sun and Wheatley Journal.

Right: Abel Teichroeb is presented with the tyke/novice players creed award by Southpoint Minor Hockey Association board member Dave Augustine during the annual SMHA awards banquet at Heinz Arena. Teichroeb was incorrectly identified in the Wednesday, May 7 edition of The Southpoint Sun and Wheatley Journal.

Around the Southpoint Men’s Softball League: Cartel cleaned up the Dirty Farmers 12-0 in game one and then beat them a more respectable 11-8 in game two… Car Barn surprised the new Givin’ ’er team 14-4 then lost 14-9… Grinders

Auto Repair in game one. Game two saw the first major upset of the

Auto Repair squeaked out a win over their former captain 9-8… Dawgz continued their hot streak with a game one mercy over James Taylor Fishery. In game two, James Taylor Fishery had a big 5th inning to knot the game before the Dawgz scored 8 in the top of the 6th. James Taylor Fishery only made up two in the bottom of the 6th before the game was called due to darkness.

Bobby had a career game – just ask him!

17U girls compete in University of Michigan volleyball tourney

University of Michigan in Dearborn was host for the final tournament of the season for the Velocity 17U Girls Team on Sun. May 4. With 44 teams onsite, this was the biggest tournament to date for the Velocity team. Pool play was tough for the team as they took on some of Michigan’s more experienced 17U and 18U teams. The Velocity girls finished fourth in their pool and met the Michigan Elite 17 purple team in the playoffs from Warren, MI.

A strong team effort saw the Velocity team fight throughout the match with some great plays made on both sides. The Velocity girls finished the season losing the match 20/25, 15/25 while gaining experience with bigger and stronger teams.

Next up for Velocity will be beach volleyball training, leagues and tournaments beginning on May 26 at Seacliff Beach.

Velocity 17U girls team, front row left to right: Claire Stevenson, Lauren Savage, Ally Kozak. Back, left to right: Jim Konrad (coach), Tanisha Coghill, Sydney Klassen, Alyssa Tytgat, Robyn Maranette, Maddy Borland, Morgan DeMers.

Waites earns hockey scholarship

By Bryan Jessop

Leamington player who has represented a number of local competitive hockey teams is about to add the University of Windsor to her list.

Shailyn Waites has been offered and accepted a scholarship to play for the Lancers’ women’s hockey team beginning with the 2014-15 season. The 17-year-old toured and considered scholarship offers from several universities in both Canada and the United States, but decided that Windsor would be the most suitable fit.

“She’s a real homebody,” said Waites’ mother Connie. “She’s very family oriented. The team also has a good track record. They’ve got a strong and talented team.”

The Lancers finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 19-12-1, including an OUA quarterfinal series loss against Queens Univeristy in two straight games. Waites has already received e-mail instruction from the team’s training staff on her offseason training regime. The team is led by head coach Jim Hunter and assistant coaches John Hunter, Mike Heikkinen and Chris Leeming.

Waites began playing hockey at the age of nine with Southpoint Minor Hockey in the atom age group after developing an interest in the sport while watching her brother Brandyn Waites play at the travel level. From there, she played travel hockey for SMHA Capitals (boys) and Stars (girls) teams before moving on to play for the Windsor Wildcats. She spent the past two seasons with the Provincial Women’s Hockey League’s (intermediate ‘AA’) Bluewater Junior Hawks, based in Strathroy. Through the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons in the 20team league, Waites accumulated 10 goals, 19 assists and 22 penalty minutes in 68 games.

Between first lacing up the skates to play competitively at nine and the age of 14, Waites collected 29 medals and trophies. Accolades have included most valuable player, best forward of the year and best overall player. In 2011, she earned highest points honours in the Windsor Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association’s girls hockey league. Waites is a graduate of Leamington District Secondary School and will attend University of Windsor’s four-year psy-

TT senior league commences play

By Bob McLean

With weather conditions still a bit cool, there were 64 golfers testing their golfing skills on Tues. May 6. It was a very tough winter for all the local golf courses, but Derek Brown and Robert Gillespie deserve a lot of credit for getting the Talbot Trail course in such excellent playing condition.

More past league members are expected to join up once the weather warms up. If you haven’t got your name on the list yet, please do so before the end of May so that the various age groupings can be prepared. The Wheatley Journal and the Southpoint Sun will continue to carry articles about the senior league.

45 results were Wayne Zimney, Bill Derbyshire, Bob McLean, Bob Patchett, Rick Thompson and Pat Hill. Six golfers who accomplished very satisfactory 46s were Kevin Jordan, Robert Shaw, Mike Getty, Larry Hillman, Bob Freure and Dave Dent.

The following seniors also shot scores that were less than 50: Gerry Holmes, Mike Wright, Tom Sasso, Randy Hewey, Garnet Fox, Herb Reid, Paul Harrison, Richard Humber, Larry Haggitt, Neil Adamson and Al Zanuttini. Nifty 50 scores came from Brian Brown, Bob Scott and Don Willan. Linus Bachmeier, league super senior, played very well again.

on #2. The story is too long to fully report in the paper. Apparently, Bob McLean, David, didn’t have his sling shot with him to oppose his foe, Bummy, Goliath. As a result, Bob had to succumb to his daunting and towering foe. Mr. Jim Omstead will receive 3 golf balls for his fine (second best) putting effort. The rest of the story may come out on Tuesday morning!

chology course.

After completing her first of two years in the PWHL, Waites was selected to take part in the Team Ontario final selection camp in the summer of 2013. She will continue to be a forward upon joining the Lancers, although it has not yet been determined precisely which position she will take on — Waites has routinely switched between centre, left and right wing in her seasons of competitive play.

“She can’t wait to get started,” said Connie. “Mentally, she’s already there. She really wants to help the team get to the next level.”

The former LDSS Lion was offered the scholarship at University of Windsor in November of last year.

Waites has focused the vast majority of her athletic life on hockey, opting to spend summers training for the upcoming seasons. The Pittsburgh Penguin’s Sydney Crosby is her favourite player and she attributes her success to trainers past and present as well as PowerTech Hockey, Cadotte Hockey, Euro Hockey and Body X.

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it,” is the quote Waites focuses on from season to season.

Even with the senior tees shortened, many of the golfers found the going challenging. That wasn’t the case for youngster Jerry Omstead, who fired a low opening day score of 40. Young at heart Homer Vandervecht, who recently returned from his southern golfing tour, shot a fantastic 41 to take second place. Outstanding 42s came off the hot sticks of Doug Langlois and Steve (the rookie) Price. Three golfers who achieved superb 43s were Tom Hyatt, Paul Brown and newcomer John Liddell. Jim Pearson and Vic Reynaert shot very praiseworthy 44s. Six golfers who produced commendable

An excellent closest to the pin shot was achieved by newcomer Wayne Zimney, whose hit ended up only a few feet from the hole on #9.

There was a report of a somewhat controversial result for the long putt winner

The following newcomers were welcomed to the league: Brian Mallott, Wayne Humber, Herb Reid, Randy Hewey, Glen Tranter, Jerry Cattanarh, Bill Woodsit, Steve Price, Mark Story, Wayne Zimney and John Liddell.

Travel excursions will be arranged in the near future! Members have a lot of fun before, during and after the games. Hope to see you out soon if you haven’t signed up yet.

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Format:

• Patients will meet with registered kinesiologist 2x/wk with 15 minutes set aside to review food and exercise logs as required, goal setting, self management skill building, etc.

The main focus will be three-fold:

1. Reduce risk factors for chronic disease such as hyperglycemia, impaired fasting glucose and diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity through regular exercise both individually and within group/peer settings lead by a registered kinesiologist.

2. To consult with the patient’s family physician and other registered health care professionals to meet all goals and objectives of the patient.

3. Implementation and improvement of self management and goal setting skills so that patients are educated about their risk factors for chronic disease and are able to take steps at home to assist in the prevention of it.

• Blood pressure- taken before and after exercise and recorded as well as blood glucose levels if patient has diabetes.

• Records will be faxed to the doctor upon requests

• lients can be eligible for another 3 month maintenance session if another referral is sent by family physician.

Objective:

To create a coordinated and systematic approach to primary prevention of chronic disease for residents with 1 or more risk factors for chronic disease to improve the health of residents of Windsor-Essex County.

NOTE: Billing is available for those who qualify

Shailyn Waites of Leamington played the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons with the Provincial Women’s Hockey League Bluewater (Strathroy) Hawks. Waites has accepted a scholarship with the University of Windsor Lancers after receiving offers from several OUA and NCAA teams. (Submitted photo)

Velocity Vipers U18 boys at SWO championships

The Velocity Vipers 18U boys team headed to Chatham on Sunday, May 4 to compete in the SWO Championships. The Vipers had been seated 3rd overall going into the championships and were eager to prove they would be one of the teams challenging for first-place honors.

Seven teams from across Southwestern Ontario took part in the championship with the Velocity Vipers finishing first overall after a strong showing in pool play. The Vipers went 10 wins and 2 losses with strong play from the entire team. Playoffs were set as Velocity met up with Big Bruce Marrons, a team they have battled throughout the league tournament series. The first set was a classic battle as both teams were well aware it was win and go for gold, or lose and go home. The back and forth match finished with a 24/26 loss for Velocity with the Marrons taking the match in two, 17/25.

The Velocity Vipers finishes up their indoor season and starts beach volleyball on May 26.

The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You

ANGLICAN

St. John The Evangelist

60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111

Sunday Worship Services 8:30 & 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Church

East West Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 am

Calvary Church

North Shore Road, Pelee Island 1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am

BAPTIST

Calvary Baptist Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-326-0876

Sunday Worship 10:30 am First Baptist Church 3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372

Sunday Worship 10:45 am Heritage Baptist Church 555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley 519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm Wheatley Baptist Church 47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith Sunday School 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church 589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994 Sunday Worship 11 am

220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644

Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am

LUTHERAN

St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church

311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington 519-326-9734

Sunday Worship Services 9:15 am (German), 10:45 am (English)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church 108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Leamington United Mennonite Church 78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727

Sunday Worship 9:45 am

Summer Worship Services 9:30 am (German), 10:15 am (English)

Meadow Brook Fellowship 219 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-326-3605

1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am

North Leamington United Mennonite Church 625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

South Point Community Church 55A Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-322-1858

Sunday Gatherings 10 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Iglesia La Buena Semilla 269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital 194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-326-2373, Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443

PENTECOSTAL

FGT Family Church

285 Talbot St. E., Leamington Free bus rides available 519-322-2316

Services Sunday 9:15 am, 11 am

Leamington Christian Centre 98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

English/Spanish 6:30 pm

Templo Christiano De Leamington

MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

Sunday Worship Services 10:50 am (Summer 10 am)

39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-325-9654

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541

www.knox-leamington.com

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Parish

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am.(English)

10:30 am (English/Children’s Liturgy)

10:30 am (OLBS, Wheatley, English)

3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (Youth)

St. Joseph’s Church

310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)

Sunday Masses: 9 am (Italian, English) Noon (Portuguese, English)

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am (Lebanese, English)

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel 88 Setterington Street

Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church 9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Mersea United Church 1301 Mersea Road 8, Wheatley 519-825-4157

Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 519-326-4352

Sunday Service 10:30 am

Velocity Rebels end season at U.S. tourney

The Velocity Rebels 13U girls played in their final tournament of the indoor volleyball season. Saturday, May 3rd saw the Rebels playing in the University of Michigan Tournament with over 60 teams and 5 locations. This was the largest tournament to date for the girls.

The Rebels played hard throughout the day with a 3rd place finish in pool play taking them to the Silver Division Playoffs versus Triple Threat from Livonia, MI. Velocity played well, pushing in the first set with a loss 21/25 and finished the season in the semi-finals Silver Division with a score of 17/25.

The Velocity Rebels will be moving on to beach volleyball for the summer season.

85-90% pursue post-secondary education, compared to the Ontario average of 42%

89% feel that UMEI provided them with a well-rounded,

Velocity Vipers 18U boys team, front left to right: JR Warketin, Corney Froese, Rob Botham, Dean Divincenzo. Back row: Josh Tiessen (coach), Allan Botham, Josh Remigio, Kevin Fehr, Ryan Dyck, Ryan Botham, Brian Warkentin (coach).

Velocity Rebels 13U girls team, front left to right: Payten Cervini, Lauren Brown. Back row: Carolyn Arner, Soleil Klassen, Corrine Monpetite, Brennah Winterburn, Cassie Blumh, Iseonna Silliker, Jim Konrad (coach). Absent: Stephanie Adams.

Flyers cap successful season with awards banquet

By C. Scott Holland

After the longest Leamington Jr. B Flyers season ever, and a rather successful playoff run that culminated in the team capturing the Weir Cup (Western Conference championship), the organization honoured its players and staff at the team’s annual awards banquet Tuesday, May 6. The dinner and ceremonies were held at the Portuguese Club and was well attended.

As head coach Tony Piroski stated several times through the evening, “Any of these awards could have been given to every player on this club.” The contributions of every player were recognized not only in the number of players who received awards but also by Piroski, who told antidotes about each player when handing out the special championship plaques.

Even with the high number of players the Flyers will lose next season, Piroski was optimistic that the Flyers could compete for another playoff title and possibly a Sutherland Cup. Throughout the evening though, he pointed out how the players’ combined abilities and character made the 2013-2014 team that it was.

High praise was especially bestowed upon the eight overage players whose Junior B careers have come to an end – Cole Chevalier, David Dalby, Graham Kelsey, Nathan Opblinger, Austyn Roudebush, Alex Seguin, Dylan Seguin and Tony Spidalieri.

“This is the best allaround team I’ve had the

privilege of coaching,” said Piroski.

Despite the fact that some rebuilding will have to done, Piroski believes the club can contend again for a Sutherland Cup. He even speculated that had the Flyers won the series versus St. Catharines they would have had a very good shot at winning the coveted Sutherland Cup.

One of the night’s final speeches was given by Alex Seguin who, on behalf of the team, saluted the hard work of the many Flyers’ volunteers, coaching staff and owners. It was a classy end to what was a magical

season of excitement and fun, plus one that brought the community of Leamington together as it weathered some difficult times.

Winning this year’s awards were:

Volunteer of Year: Cheryl Issell

Top Scorer: Alex Seguin

Rookie of the Year: Daniel Robertson

Top Defenseman: Jacob McGhee

Regular Season MVPs: Austyn Roudebush and Trevor Wheaton

Playoff MVPs: Mitchell Amante and Nathan Opblinger

Most Gentlemanly Player: Chris Scott

Hardest Worker: Cole Chevalier

Unsung Hero: Nathan Opblinger

Pictured here are the graduating players from the Leamington Flyers. From left to right are David Dalby, Alex Seguin, Nathan Opblinger, Austyn Roudebush, Tony Spidalieri, Graham Kelsey, Dylan Seguin and Cole Chevalier.

Winners of the playoff MVP awards were Mitchell Amante and Dylan Seguin. Pictured here, from left to right, are Dr. Steve O’Neil, Amante, Seguin, and Dressing Room Attendant John Forbes.

Assistant Coach Ron Soucie, left, presents Jake McGhee with the Defenseman of the Year award.

Leamington Flyers owners Abe Fehr, left, presents Chris Scott with the Most Gentlemanly Player award.

Goalie Coach Branden Robitaille, left, presented the Rookie of the Year award to Daniel Robinson.

Leamington Flyers owners Jake, left, and Abe Fehr, right, presented Cheryl Issell with the Volunteer of the Year award.

Assistant General Manager Kevin Hopper and Assistant Coach Mark Epplett presented the regular season MVP award to the team’s goalies who shared the position and the award.

Pictured from left are Hopper, Austyn Rondebush, Trevor Wheaton and Epplett.

(Photos by Scott Holland)

Dan Metcalfe of the Cougars connects on a swing for a single against the visiting Harrow Hawks Tuesday, May 6 at Kinsmen Field in WECSSAA boys baseball action. The teams finished the game with a 4-4 tie. The Cougars visited Harrow two days later and returned home with a 7-5 victory. Liam Bergeron was the winning pitcher while Metcalfe went two for two at bat and chipped in with two RBI. Jared Rawlings also batted in two runs.

Several players jump in an effort to deflect a corner kick in front of the Cougars’ net during a WECSSAA Tier senior boys soccer game at Cardinal Carter. The Cougars and St. Joseph’s Lasers fought to a 0-0 draw, bringing the host team’s record to 4-2-2. Cardinal Carter finished third in the nine-team league and is ranked first among WECSSAA’s 12 2A squads. They will play one of the 2A preliminary round winners Wednesday, May 14 at 4 p.m. with home-field advantage.

Amanda Ingratta of the Cougars takes a swing at a Belle River pitch during a WECSSAA girls slo-pitch game at Kinsmen Field Thursday, May 8. The Nobles’ bats connected frequently for a 20-5 win over Cardinal Carter.

ball to launch it toward the Walkerville net during a WECSSAA Tier II senior girls soccer game at LDSS Thursday, May 8. The first half ended with a 1-0 Walkerville lead following a successful penalty kick. The visitors went on to win 3-0. For the Lions, the preliminary round of playoffs featured a Monday, May 12 game against General Amherst. The Lions lost 2-1 in overtime. Emily Menard scored the Leamington goal.

Dick and Brosseau go toe-to-toe

By Mike Bennett

Leamington’s Joel Dick turned a rash of yellow flags into a checkered for his second straight Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modified feature win on Saturday night, May 10, at South Buxton Raceway.

Dick and Merlin’s Joe Brosseau, the two dominant drivers in the 20-car field, went toe-to-toe on five restarts between laps 15 and 17 as cautions slowed the race to a crawl.

Dick won four of the five restarts, including the third attempt to go green on lap 17, and led the final eight circuits to collect the checkered flag.

“That was fun racing with Joe,” Dick said of their 21lap duel. “We both had really fast cars. I ran the high line, Joey was good on the bottom, so we both had the lines we wanted. It came down to whoever got a good restart and got through (turns) one and two.”

Dick said he concentrated on avoiding spinning his tires and finding his line to win the drag race into the first turn on each restart. It worked on all but one restart.

“I roasted them (tires), he was on it and he was gone,” Dick said of Brosseau getting the jump on the second attempt to restart lap 17. “I was thankful another caution came out there,” he added, as the yellow waved again before the lap was complete, forcing yet another restart,

Dick got a good launch from his outside position on the next restart and maintained a steady lead for five laps until the caution waved again with four to go, creating a single-file restart.

“Definitely, I very happy to see that, it takes a little bit of the pressure off,” he said of the restart rule with under five laps to go.

“But there’s still four laps to go and anything can happen,” he continued.

“He was strong on the bottom, and if I bobbled just a little bit, I knew he’d be there, so I had to hit my marks and be consistent,” said Dick of his thought process as he held off Brosseau to take his second straight feature.

Dick credited his father Tom’s work on the car all week as a big reason for his win. “He did a lot of work, he found a lot of stuff that was wrong on the car, so I have to thank him a lot,” he said.

“All in all, it’s a great start to the season… I’m looking forward to next weekend,” Dick looked ahead.

Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr. rebounded from an early race incident to finish third.

Belle River’s Mario Toniolo finished a strong fourth for the second week in a row, while Windsor’s Dan McIntyre was sixth, Wheatley’s Justin Mills seventh and Essex’s Gerald Martin eighth.

Brosseau won the heat and dash.

Blenheim’s Trevor Jones and Jeff Schives also won features for the second week in a row.

Jones took the lead on lap four and led the final six laps as a spree of cautions forced the Tirecraft Mini-Mod feature to be shortened for a second straight week, this time just halfway through its scheduled 20-lap distance.

Kingsville’s Larry Hart finished fifth, Cottam’s Rob Quick seventh and Tilbury’s Gerry Rivait Jr. 10th.

Schives won the Autotech Bomber feature, going from

10th to fourth in just two laps and taking the lead on lap six of the 15-lapper.

Maidstone’s Murray Morrison was seventh and Windsor’s Tim Dugdale eighth.

Grande Pointe’s Tyler Lozon took the lead on lap seven and was never seriously challenged en route to the Tirecraft Sport Stocks feature win.

Harrow’s Patrick Lajeunesse walked away uninjured from a rollover accident when he was an innocent victim when LaSalle’s Bob Visnjic and Merlin’s Eren Vanderiviere hooked together.

Lajeunesse and Visnjic were knocked out of the race with major damage while Vanderiviere rebounded to finish fourth behind runner-up Steve Shaw of Merlin and thirdplace West Bertozzi of Windsor.

Cottam’s Tiffany Ellis had a strong fifth-place finish, with Ruthven’s Brad Bloomfield seventh, Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse eighth, Essex’s Dillon Moody ninth and Visnjic credited with a 10th-place finish.

Wallaceburg’s Mike Lewis led all 20 laps to win the Westside Performance Plus UMP Late Models.

Prior to the race night, South Buxton inducted 11 members to its new Alumni Hall of Fame, including track funders Joe Atkinson and Dennis Pook, along with former drivers Larry Atkinson, Fred Chambers, Brent Gibbons, Al McCully, Jim Morlog and John Reynolds, and posthumously Gord DeWael, Gord Gotelaer and Don Hendricks.

This coming Saturday will be Cheap Night, with halfprice grandstand admission. The gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m.

Pelee Island music series this summer

Windsor Feminist Theatre presents the Pelee Island Music Series, an eclectic set of musical performances, poets and visual art featuring artists from Windsor and Essex County.

Over the course of the series, 32 artists with widely ranging styles will come together to celebrate summer through their arts every Sunday. With partner the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 403 Pelee Island, this year’s finale will feature a reading of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War, accompanied by Trevor Malcolm’s original composition featuring community voices and collaborative set.

The event will take place in the old limestone quarry, which is en route to becoming a multi-use performance venue and amphitheatre.

Performances are at sunset (doors open 5:30 p.m.) on Sundays from June 29 to Aug. 10th and will conclude in time for day-trippers to catch the last ferry back to the mainland. BYOC (bring your own chair!). For more

Leamington’s Joel Dick raises the checkered flag. – James MacDonald photo

Golden Years mini golf

On the last day of the season, May 8, fifty-six golfers managed a respectable 94 aces.

Leading the parade was Art Sweet with 5, followed closely with 4 each by Kathy Bradley, Madeline Butler, Murray Cascadden, Tony Hudwagner, Mavis Rutter and Shirley Thiessen. Dropping 3 each were Barb Arner, Mary Binder, Eleanor Brook, Fran Clifford, Gary Honey, Lois Hudwagner, Tom Hyatt, Rose Taylor, Bill Ward and Ken Womack. Two found the bottom of the cup for Eunice Cascadden, Tom Dewhurst, Lloyd Honey, Eva Kah, Marie Lasi, Eileen MacIntosh, Bill Mayville, Al Stockwell and Bryon Walker. Contributing 1 each to the total on the day were Iggy Arner, Caroline Ascott, Ken Brook, Wanda Hayes, Nancy Hill, Laurie Hylton, Floyd Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, Gail Johnson, Cam Keith, Julia Kos, Winnie Moore, Al Rutter, Bill Taylor and John Vlodarchyk.

Best score for 9 holes with 16 was shared by Eileen MacIntosh, Ken Womack and Shirley Thiessen. Notching 17 were Art Sweet, Al Stockwell, Mavis Rutter and Lloyd Honey. With 18 were Eileen MacIntosh, Bill Mayville (2), John Vlodarchyk, Bill Ward, Iggy Arner, Madeline Butler, Tony Hudwagner, Ken Brook, Art Sweet, Cam Keith (2), Rose Taylor, Al Stockwell, Mavis Rutter, John Murphy, Eva Kah, Mike Binder, Gayle Johnson and Floyd Johnson. Al Stockwell managed a 35 for 18 holes with Art Sweet in hot pursuit with 36. Recording 37 were Eileen MacIntosh, Bill Mayville, Bill Ward, Tony Hudwagner, Art Sweet and Ken Brook. Iggy Arner, Madeline Butler, Ken Womack, Cam Keith, Mavis Rutter (2), Laurie Hylton, Frank Lasi and Shirley Thiessen each had a 38.

Top score for 36 holes went to Art Sweet with a strong 73. Close behind with 75 were Bill Mayville and Al Stockwell. Eileen MacIntosh and Mavis Rutter carded a 76, while Bill Ward, Iggy Arner, Ken Womack, Cam Keith and Laurie Hylton managed 77.

First place on this day went to Team Aces with 231 (Fran

OBITUARY

Barbara Davie

February 3 1928 - May 8 2014

Barb was a wonderful, caring person who loved people, especially children. She was a great cook and loved keeping people happy with food. She loved being surrounded by flowers in her garden.

Daughter of the late Karl and Barbara Fetter. Dear mother of Ken (June), John (Maria), Ron (Yvonne). Loving grandmother of Jamie, Kristy, Amy, Julia, Janice, Tom and Jessica. Adored greatgrandmother of seven grandchildren. Barb will be lovingly remembered by sister Julie (late Del) Chalmers and brother Bob (Dorothy) Fetter, and many nieces, nephews and friends.

A private service will be held in June.

Memories can be shared on Facebook (Barbara Davie) or obituaries.basicfunerals.ca. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society, who were of great assistance to Barb over the last few years. Attention: N. Ivan, 2135 Richmond St, Windsor, ON N8Y 0A1. Please indicate ‘In Memory of Barbara Davie’.

Clifford, Eileen McIntosh, Bill Mayville, Tom Hyatt). 239 and second placed was shared by Team 4 (Pete Daudlin, Madeline Butler, Tony Hudwagner) and Team 6 (Ken Womack, Cam Keith, Marie Lasi). Third and final spot was nailed down by Team 2 with 242 (Tom Dewhurst, Bill Ward, John Vlodarchyk and Cathy Dewhurst).

Following the golfing, the annual banquet was held highlighted by good food, good humor, fellowship and friendship — the glue that holds the league together and proves that you are never to old to stay active and enjoy life.

Francis David Armstrong

A resident of Wheatley, Francis Armstrong passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the age of 86. He was born in Mersea Township, Ontario, and was the son of the late Fred and Violet Armstrong.

Loving husband of Doreen (Wright) for 63 years.

Dear Dad of Sandra and Pete Freele, David and Lorrie Armstrong. Proud Grampe of Samantha and Gary Langlois, Kassandra Armstrong and Zack Belleau. Dear brother to Gerald and Linda Armstrong, brother-in-law to Glen and Pat Wright. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Francis farmed on the Ninth Concession of Mersea Township for many years before moving to Wheatley. He was a member of the Wheatley United Church, Lions Club and the Xenophon Lodge in Wheatley. He was inducted into the Essex County Agriculture Hall of Fame and was active in many agriculture organizations. He enjoyed being Santa’s helper, socializing at Jack’s Coffee Shop and selling tickets for the Lions Club. Most of all he liked to be known for a good story.

Family and friends were received at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

A Funeral Service to celebrate Francis’ life held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Dr. Janet Brigham and Rev. Glen Wright co-officiating. Interment to follow at Erie Cemetery, Wheatley.

As your expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Parkinson’s Society or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

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

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• Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management. Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com

Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819

2 BEDROOM APT. available immediately. Fridge and stove included. Coin laundry in the building. $550 + utilities, 519-990-7464. ap30-tf

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent, close to downtown. Call 519-326-0113. ma7-14

3 BEDROOM SEMI and 2 bedroom apt., downtown Leamington. Newly renovated, laundry hookups, central air, fridge and stove included. Available now. Call 519326-4610 or 519-816-0068. Also for sale gas dryer, upright freezer and dressers. ap16-tf

UPPER UNIT, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, utilities not included except for water. Available June 1st. $725 per month. Inbox me on Facebook for details (Marianne Mastronardi) or to view. In Leamington area. Call 519-322-1970 or cell 519560-7684. Marianne or Gus. ma7-14

1 BEDROOM CONDO for rent. 44 Robson Rd., Leamington. $750 + utilities. No pets. Call 519-326-5591. se11-tf

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CALL KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja15-tf

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1 BEDROOM, 2 bedroom, and bachelor apts. All appliances and laundry services are included. For rent now. Office space or retail for rent Leamington-KingsvilleEssex. Call 519-816-3095. ma14-21

CONDO FOR RENT - 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 5 appliances. 44 Robson Rd., Leamington. $800 per month + utilities. No pets. Call 519-326-1854 or 519791-0999. ap30-tf

2 BEDROOM APT. for rent. Large living room, kitchen and basement. $550 per month + utilities. First and last month at signing. Call 519-791-4319 after 5:00 p.m. ma14-21

1 BEDROOM HOUSE for rent. Suitable for 1 or 2 adults. No pets. $750 per month including utilities. Call 519-825-4755. ma14-28

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HOUSE FOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage, stair-lift to developed basement and 2nd kitchen. Upgrades throughout. Leamington Hospital area. No agents. Asking $162,000. Further information call 519-329-3807. ma14-21

LOT FOR SALE

LOT FOR SALE - 56 Sandy Lake Dr., Leamington. 64 feet wide x 128 feet. For information call 519-3269265. ma14-jun4

GEOFF’S LAWN CARE& GARDENING. For all your lawn care, garden and landscaping needs. Discounts available for those with disabilities and seniors. Call Geoff at 519-562-1997. ap30-ma21

INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - renovations and repairs, windows (full warranty), doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, fences sheds and roofing. Free estimates. 35 years experience. Our installation is as good as or better than window and door companies at 1/2 the price. We install windows and doors year round (senior discount). Call for a quote, Bill, 519-5668408. ma7-28

RUMMAGE SALE - Friday, May 16, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday, May 17, 9:00 am12 noon. Church of Epiphany Anglican Church, Main St. W., Kingsville. ma7-14

MULTI FAMILY YARD salepictures, rugs, blinds, home decor, clothing, household items, kids items, electronics. Something for everyone! May 16, 17, & 19, 8:00 a.m. Don’t miss it! 52 Winston Cres. (just off Wigle at Shoppers Drug Mart), Kingsville. See you there! ma14

GARAGE SALE - WE’VE decluttered. Come and get it! 1513 Wood-fern, Ruthven. Friday & Saturday May 16 & 17, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Too much to list. ma14

DON’T MISS THE Amherstburg Horticultural Society’s garden tour of 10 homes on May 24-25, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Purchase $10 tickets at Toddy Jones Park near 162 Dalhousie St. Amherstburg. ma14

FUNDRAISING MEAL AT UMEI on Sunday, May 25, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Admission by donation. Pork chops, meatballs, mashed potatoes, salad and dessert. ma7-21

1ST ANNUAL SOUTHSHORE Spring Sprint 5k Run, Walk, Wheel & Kids 1k Saturday, May 31st at Leamington Marina. For more info and to register go to www.southshorecs.ca. $35 early registration and tshirt guarantee. mr19-may28

WEIL’S FOOD PROCESSING D&R - canned tomatoes 2 for 1 sale every Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm while supplies last. 519-825-4572 Located in Wheatley. ap23-ma14

WEDDING GOWN FOR sale - size 10. Paid $1700, selling for $300. Call 519-324-0783. ap9-jun11

FAMILY FIREWORKS NOW AVAILABLE for Victoria Day weekend celebrations. Light up the night with an awesome display in your own back yard! Call Bill Siddall, Pyrotechnics Unlimited, at 519-825-3931. ma14

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GARAGE/BARN SALE - 830 Mersea Rd. 11, Staples. Friday, May 16, 9 am - 3 pm and Saturday, May 17, 9 am - 2 pm. Grandma’s antiques, small upright piano, hutch, buffet, dining room table (folds very small), 4 chairs, oil lamps, windows, new jr. golf clubs, hockey net, basketball nets, kids bikes, roller blades, lots more. Rain or shine. ma14

YARD SALE - SATURDAY May 17, 9 am - 4 pm and Sunday, May 18, 9 am - 2 pm. 169 Victoria Ave., Kingsville. Moving Salemisc. household items. ma14

GARAGE/YARD SALE - 120 Sturgeon Meadows Leamington. Friday May 16, 4 pm - 8 pm and Saturday, May 17, 8 am - 1 pm. Dressers, tables, chairs, wooden bar stools, dishes, lots of clothes and lots of miscellaneous. ma14

NEWFIE JIGG’S DINNERSaturday, May 31 at 6:00 p.m. at the Salvation Army, 88 Setterington St. Leamington. Cost $12. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Leamington Salvation Army. ma14-21

BORROWED WITHOUT PERMISSION, child’s wood wagon. Please return to 181 Robson Road. Thank you. ma14

MOVING SALE

LARGE TABLE AND 4 chairs, entertainment unit, a cabinet, dresser, piano, ladders and tools, 519-3222004. mr19-may21

YARD SALE

SOUTHPOINT SUN

PRESS BRAKE OPERATOR NEEDED. EXPERIENCE AN ASSET.

Apply in person to:

Custom Fab. Inc.

5140 Ure Street, Oldcastle

PROGRAMMER NEEDED.

Experience an asset. Must be familiar with auto cad, and/or Solid Works

Apply in person to:

Custom Fab. Inc.

5140 Ure Street, Oldcastle

Builder Direct Buy Corp Seeking (1) CARPENTER LEAD HAND

Wage: $22/hour

Location: Leamington, Ontario. 1 year experience: read blue prints, prepare layouts, build foundations, use of material ie. steel, wood and others, construction, maintenance/repair and renovation, working with custom work designs, use of wood material, drywalls, plastic material, building foundations, cabinets, knowledge on how to operate and handle construction machinery, .

Please send resume to: lyn@builderdirectbuy.com or fax to: 519-322-2100

Westmoreland Transportation Inc. Leamington, Ontario

The transportation arm of one of Leamington’s largest grower, importer, exporter and packer of greenhouse vegetables has an immediate opening for:

Permanent local short haul AZ & DZ drivers

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years experience

• Drivers logbook

• Bill of Lading

• Inspection Report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)

• Receive and relay information to central dispatcher

• Monitor vehicle performance and mechanical fitness

Apply in person at 500 County Road 18, Leamington or by email: jobs@toppack.ca

GREENHOUSE WORKERS

- GENERAL labour. Full time $10.25 per hour. Some lifting required. Weekend work required. Contact by fax 519-324-9088. East Side Acres, 116 Mersea Rd. 19 Leamington, ON N8H 3V7. ma7-21

NOW HIRING AZ-DZ drivers. Full benefits included after 90 days. Nightly Toronto runs. Call 519-3261999. ma7-21

For over 100 years the Sun Parlor Home has been offering long term care to the community of Essex County. Our Mission is “to serve our community providing supportive residentfocused care that promotes quality of life.” As a not-for-profit municipally owned and subsidized long term care home, with 206 beds, all of our resources are dedicated to our residents.

The Sun Parlor Home for Senior Citizens requires a Life Enrichment Aide (Therapeutic) student. As a member of the Life Enrichment Team, the incumbent will be responsible for the implementation of therapeutic programs to individuals and/or small groups of residents. In being assigned a caseload and work area, the incumbent will work closely with the appropriate care planning team to facilitate continuity of resident services.

The successful applicant will be enrolled in a post-secondary program from a Community College or University in a related field and have experience working in a recreational/ institutional setting along with experience administering individualized physiotherapy treatments.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes before May 20, 2014 to:

Life Enrichment Supervisor

Sun Parlor Home for Senior Citizens 175 Talbot St. E.

Leamington, Ontario N8H 1L9

Fax: 519-326-8952

Email (Word or PDF Attachment): careers@countyofessex.on.ca

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be acknowledged. Personal information is collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used for the purpose of this employment opportunity only.

The Corporation of the County of Essex supports diversity in the workplace. www.countyofessex.on.ca

GENERAL LABOUR GREENHOUSE - minimum wage. 7 days per week. Apply to gojobs4@gmail-com. ma14

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER

WANTED - Supervise and care for 2 children. Caregiver certificate and CPR training preferred. Call 226-788-0906 or email joyj106@yahoo.com. ma14-jn4

BUSY RV & MARINE dealer looking for RV Tech and Boat Mechanic. Contact 519-326-1156 or fax resume to 519-326-6567. oc16-tf

and client list included. Training available if needed. Price negotiable.

Contact: coultercleaningsystems@rogers.com

SEEKING ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

Must have college degree and be knowledgeable in: - Auto Cad - Revit - Microsoft Office

Please forward resume to:

MARCOVECCHIO CONSTRUCTION 1893 Union Avenue, PO Box 219 Ruthven, Ontario info@marcovecchio.com or by fax to 519-326-1413

NOW HIRING RIDE OPERATOR

Need to be able to work Weekends, Holidays and PA Days

Starting wage is minimum wage then $.50 cent increase will be applied after training period. Must be able to work in a family-friendly environment and must enjoy working with children.

Please send a resume to Adriana tourism@colasanti.com or apply in person, 1550 Road 3 East, Kingsville

General Labourers - to work in a Federal poultry processing facility, duties involving the processing, cutting and packaging of product for shipment.

Starting wage - $ 11.90 per hour with wage reviewed after 90 days. Group Benefits Coverages available upon completion of the required waiting period.

Sanitation Lead-hand / Supervisor for our team

Permanent, Full Time, Shift, Weekend, Night

Anticipated Start Date - as soon as possible

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, this position contributes to the company’s success by safeguarding product safety and quality while meeting Company and CFIA regulatory standards, by ensuring the plant and equipment are adequately sanitized through effective employee training and work practices. This individual would be a “hands-on” supervisor, working with a small crew to ensure overall plant cleanliness.

Responsibilities:

Oversee the operation of the plant sanitation, including ensuring all supplies and equipment are on hand and fully operational.

Ensure that proper sanitation and HACCP guidelines are observed and that adequate sanitation tests are performed; provide “trouble-shooting” efforts as needed in the event of a system failure.

Maintain and update Cleaning Schedule in cooperation with on- site HACCP Administrator.

Monitor Cleaning activity for proper completion. Develop and present a schedule of Sanitation training and validation.

Approve all work hours for Sanitation employees. Demonstrate leadership by adhering to and training for compliancewithallsafetyandHACCPregulationsinaddition to company policies.

Provide leadership in coaching, education and training of management staff and plant employees for Quality Assurance; seeking assistance as needed from other training resources.

Strive for Continuous Improvement efforts in and as related to sanitation standards and work practices.

Assist the Management as required by participating in local, customer/third party, and CFIA audits and inspections. Salary to be discussed

If you feel you qualify for this position, please apply today. Please apply in person to:

Belwood Poultry Ltd. 4272 Concession Four Road North, RR #4, Amherstburg, Ontario N9V 2Y9 519-736-2236 or 519-736-0330

SOUTHPOINT SUN

Orangeline Farm Sales Limited is looking to fill the following positions.

Local Truck Driver with DZ license

• Some shipping/receiving experience

• Clean drivers abstract

• Flexible hours

Shipping/Receiving

• Load and unload shipments with forklift

• Maintain accurate shipping records

• Forklift experience

• Work cooperatively with all co-workers

Grading/Packing Labour

• Available to work 45 plus hours including Saturdays

• Days Shift only

• Attention to detail

• Work cooperatively with all co-workers

• Work in cold and hot environment

Greenhouse Labour

• Available to work 50 plus hours including weekends

• Crop work experience

• Attention to detail

• Work in hot environment

• Work cooperatively with all co-workers

Please forward your resume stating your position of interest, as soon as possible by email to hr@orangelinefarms.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

General Labourer

Plant Products is currently seeking a general labourer to work in our warehouse.

Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work long hours, forklift experience an asset.

We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated individual able to work in a team environment.

This is a temporary position from May to September. Please apply by email to: Andrew.McCormick@plantproducts.com

Armstrong

You

No education or experience is required. Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca

APOLLO FARMS

Notice is given to all persons in possession of land, in accordance with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990, c W.5, Sections 3, 16, 23 that unless noxious weeds growing on their lands, within the County of Essex, are destroyed by June 15, 2014 and throughout the season, the Municipality may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land, as set out in the Act. The co-operation of all citizens is earnestly solicited.

K. Daniel Newman

Weed Inspector, County of Essex 1941 Road 4 East, R.R. # 2 Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2E5

Telephone: 519-326-8691

Fax: 519-326-7540

TTY: 1-877-624-4832

dnewman@countyofessex.on.ca

SOUTHPOINT SUN

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM DZENEKOJ, also known as FRANK MUIR, carrying on business as BLUEBIRD SCRAP METAL

All claims against the Estate of WILLIAM DZENEKOJ, also known as FRANK MUIR, who carried on business under the name of BLUEBIRD SCRAP METAL, late of the Municipality of Leamington, in the County of Essex, who died on or about the 10th day of March, 2014 must be filed with the undersigned personal representative on or before the 6th day of June, 2014. Thereafter the undersigned will distribute the assets of the estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

Dated April 30th, 2014.

PETER A. NEUFELD

PEARSALL, MARSHALL, SEATON & NEUFELD LLP. Barristers and Solicitors 22 Queens Avenue Leamington, Ontario N8H 3G8

2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

Phone: 519-733-2305

Fax: 519-733-8108

www.kingsville.ca

NOTICE OF PASSING OF A NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kingsville passed By-law 1-2014 on the 28th day of April, 2014 in accordance with Section 26(9) and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

THE PURPOSE of the by-law adopts a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the Town of Kingsville. The Town of Kingsville is an amalgamated municipality that is comprised of three previously independent municipalities: The Town of Kingsville; Township of Gosfield South; and the Township of Gosfield North. The new Comprehensive Zoning By-law applies to all lands affectively amalgamating the three previous zoning by-laws while providing for regulatory framework that reflects the Provincial Policy Statement and the Town of Kingsville Official Plan.

AND TAKE NOTICE that only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council, or in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public as a party.

An appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the By-law may be completed by filing with the Clerk of the Town of Kingsville at 2021 Division Road North, Town of Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9, not later than Friday, June 6, 2014. A notice of appeal must set out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection to the By-law using OMB Appellant Form “A1” (available on-line at www.omb.gov.on.ca or at the municipal office) accompanied by the required fee of $125.00 in the form of a certified cheque or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance.

Hard copies of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 1-2014 are available for review at the Municipal Office during regular business hours. A copy can also be viewed or downloaded from the Town of Kingsville website at: www.kingsville.ca/

The following Staff members are available to assist you with any further information:

Lori M. Chadwick, BA, MCIP RPP

Manager of Development Services

Tel: 519-733-2305 (x 250)

Email: lchadwick@kingsville.ca

Adam Betteridge, B.E.S. Town Planner

Tel: 519-733-2305 (x 249)

Email: abetteridge@kingsville.ca

Dated at the Town of Kingsville this 13th day of May, 2014.

2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

TAKE NOTICE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kingsville passed By-law 39-2014 on the 28th day of April, 2014 in accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P.13. Bylaw 39-2014 adopted an amendment to the Official Plan for the Town of Kingsville that establishes policy framework to assist in determining appropriate locations for medical marihuana production facilities in the Town of Kingsville. The Official Plan Amendment requires the approval of the County of Essex as the approval authority. The Official Plan Amendment only comes into effect if that approval is provided.

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or public body will be entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority if a written request to be notified of the decision (including the person’s or public body’s address) is made to the approval authority. Written submissions may be directed to William King, Manager of Planning Services, County of Essex, 360 Fairview Avenue West, Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y6.

AND TAKE NOTICE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kingsville passed By-law 40-2014 on the 28th day of April, 2014 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P.13 to establish a regulatory framework for the Official Plan policies.

AND TAKE NOTICE that only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a Zoning By-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council, or in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public as a party.

An appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the By-law may be completed by filing with the Clerk of the Town of Kingsville not later than Friday, June 6, 2014, a notice of appeal setting out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection to the By-law using OMB Appellant Form “A1” (available on-line at www.omb.gov.on.ca or at the municipal office) accompanied by the required fee of $125.00 in the form of a certified cheque or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the by-laws is attached. The proposed amendments affect no specific landowners. They pertain to agricultural and industrial lands within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Kingsville. The complete Official Plan and By-law and any associated information are available for inspection in my office during regular office hours.

DATED AT THE TOWN OF KINGSVILLE THIS 13th DAY OF MAY, 2014.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

THE PURPOSE of the official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment is to permit ‘Medical Marihuana Production Facilities’ on industrial lands subject to specific regulatory criteria and site plan control, and allow Council to consider such facilities on a very limited basis on agricultural lands through policies in the Official Plan which require a site-specific zoning amendment and encourage such facilities to utilize existing structures/facilities or greenhouse-type structures, amongst other regulatory criteria.

THE INTENT of the official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment is to establish a policy and regulatory framework for this new type of land-use introduced and regulated by the Federal Government.