Southpoint Sun - October 1, 2014

Police seek pizzeria robbery suspect

The Leamington OPP responded to the scene of a robbery Thursday, September 29 at a pizzeria on Erie St. South (Little Caesar’s). Evidence reveals that a lone female was working the counter when a 5-ft. 8-in. white male entered the pizzeria.

Wearing grey sweatpants and a grey hoodie, the male is described as having no facial hair. While using the hoodie to mask his appearance, the suspect demanded money from the female employee. A quantity of money was handed over to the suspect, who then fled the scene in an unknown direction.

There was no weapon observed and there were no injuries sustained by anyone.

The OPP Crime Unit, the OPP canine unit and OPP Identification unit were on scene.

If anyone has any information about this robbery, the Essex County OPP can be contacted by calling 1-888-310-1122.

If you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) and you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $ 2,000.

Ross named Citizen of the Year

Since 1989 the Municipality of Leamington has been honouring a Citizen of the Year. The name of the recipient of this award engraved on a silver plate, which was graciously donated by Peter and Margaret Tombs from Royal Leamington Spa, England.

This year’s winner of the Citizen of the Year award was Susan Ross. Susan has been volunteering her time in a variety of ways and for a number of causes, including the arts, education, sports, horticulture and the hospital.

Most people volunteer their efforts because they believe they are serving a good cause and not for any special recognition. However, this award gives the Municipality the opportunity to recognize its many citizens who have made a significant contribution to the Municipality of Leamington.

Since returning home to Leamington from Simcoe, Susan has filled her days with helping others. As one friend put it, Susan is always the first to offer “If you need any volunteers, please call me…it’s what I do.” And it is definitely what she has done.

A few of her many volunteering accomplishments include: Friends of Point Pelee; Leamington Horticultural Society; assists primary teachers at Queen Elizabeth and Margaret D. Bennie schools; provides a unique weekly reading club at Erie Glen Manor Retirement Home; assists with registration at the Leamington District Memorial Hospital every Wednesday morning; and assists in the Kettle Drive for the Salvation Army.

Susan can also be seen singing in her church choir; helping out at the Heart and Stroke lunches; Lions Club pancake breakfasts; and fundraising for Hospice.

As a note of interest, Susan was actually a guest of the Tombs 33 years ago when she visited England. One of the things Susan brought back with her was scarlet runner beans. She’s been growing them ever since and has been giving them to people she meets at Point Pelee and the scarlet runner beans have been spread all over the world for the past 33 years.

Chances are, if you are at an event that volunteers have organized or helped at, you will see Susan there with a smile on her face and with words of encouragement.

Michael accumulated more than 1,000 hours of community service hours.

Susan Ross, left, was very surprised and honoured to be named as Leamington’s 2014 Citizen of the Year at the Municipality of Leamington 2014 Volunteer Recognition Reception held on Tuesday, September 23 at the Leamington Marina. Deputy-mayor Charlie Wright presented the award.

(SUN Photo)

Saad named Youth Volunteer of the Year

Michael Saad was named as the 2014 Youth Volunteer of the Year.

If you build it, they will come

For a sports fan, there’s no better sound than the crack of a wooden bat hitting a baseball.

Thinking back to childhood, when all bats were made of wood, I often wondered if Major League Baseball would ever cave to the aluminum bat craze and go completely away from wood. They have managed to avoid that and I’m glad they did. I wish I could say the same for hockey, but the proliferation of composite and aluminum sticks is just too much.

I still use a wooden stick, by the way.

down two strikes before I knew it. I kept telling myself to foul off pitches until I got something I could hit. Finally he threw one where I wanted it and I struck a single into left field. My first clean hit of the season on my first at-bat.

Sadly I’ve not had a clean hit since. And that’s the way the game of baseball goes.

I’ve also recently picked up a wooden bat again after 31 years and it feels really good when you connect with the ball in the sweet spot of the bat. Yes that’s right. I’m playing hardball in the fall Kingsville Classics 35+ league.

It seems so easy, at least until you get to first base and stare that whole 90 feet down to second. Then it becomes a monumental task to run those big league bases after years of softball’s shortened distances.

My family says I’m a glutton for punishment, but I guess it’s more of a mid-life crisis. Funny, I used to tease Mike Thibodeau about that same crisis when he bought his Mazda Miata years ago. But I guess I’m no different. As my age advances and my body slows down, I’m fighting tooth and nail to stay young(ish).

I thought nothing of it when I stepped to the plate in my first game.

When the dust settled on that first day, Dunford and his crew pulled out a 9-7 victory and Cheryl was happy for the win and thoroughly entertained. It brought back a lot of good memories, not only for the players but for the dozens of fans who showed up to watch the spectacle.

The league is a great mix of old guys and not-so old guys just trying to relive those glory days gone by. It’s laid back and fun, yet the nature of the game makes it somewhat competitive, which gets the juices flowing.

Facing old friend and fellow Leamingtonian Mark Dunford, I stepped into the batter’s box not really knowing what to expect after so many years away from the true game.

“Dunf” was throwing a little heat and he was being cheered on by his mom, Cheryl, who was there to root on her boy.

At least I assumed she was cheering for him when she was shouting, “Come on Mark, you can beat this guy.”

Even good old Wes McDowell has surfaced at the ball diamond in Kingsville, acting as our manager for the past three games. He keeps everyone in stitches with his on field antics.

Overall it’s a great experience.

Henry Dyck has put together a nice little league and the players are eating it up every Sunday afternoon. We all love the wooden bat thing. Especially in the fall, that magical time of year for baseball.

Maybe she was rooting for me?

Maybe not.

It was an epic battle, at least in my mind. He had me

Even if those Tigers don’t go far in the playoffs, the Kingsville Classics will still be playing into October.

And the sounds of those bats hitting the ball? Pure magic.

We reap what we sow

This will be the first time that Mark and I have spent the full five weeks on the island before we head off to replenish our stores and ourselves. Wouldn’t you know it, just as we make plans to leave the mosquitoes have mysteriously disappeared?

One mango, one avocado, one head of romaine, a few limes and lemons, and six eggs are what we have left of our fresh produce. Surely these items will ensure that we don’t get scurvy prior to the week’s end. I just ran out of the last of our boxed milk; consequently, even making homemade yogurt isn’t possible. I’ve switched to some coconut milk in my coffee, and with the jar of sprouts on the windowsill, we will survive.

Our zucchini plants in the shade house are abundant with flowers. I see that a couple have two tiny little fruits/ vegetables starting to form. If they manage to survive the birds, they may be perfect for picking when we return. The little birds on the island are lovely, but I’ve had to learn the hard way that they are very good at seeking out seeds, especially the sunflower seeds. I planted lavender and sunflower seeds for no other reason than the scent and sight that they would provide. The lavender never sprouted, and the day after planting I checked on the sunflowers only to find that some scavengers had made the seeds their meal. I covered the trays with netting anyway, but I am afraid I was too late.

they catch and collect to top off their menu. The coconut trees seem to always bear fruit during some stage of ripening. The green ones have the most coconut water in them and this water is surrounded by a jelly that is very nutritious. The guys opened six of them for me last week and I was able to pour the water into a jug, scrape the jelly from the sides of the nut, adding this to the liquid as well. Mark and I had a cupful the first couple of days. Then I added the last of the jelly to our morning smoothies. I finally used the machete that Cruz sharpened for me to non-gracefully crack open a coconut. After much struggle, I was able to get to the nut in the center and enjoy the coconut meat from one of the riper ones. More calories burned then consumed in that hunt for food!

We have spotted two Sopodilla trees and each one is bearing over two thousand fruit. On Sunday night I picked and quartered one and sprinkled it with cinnamon. The covering reminds me of a kiwi and the fruit is similar in taste to a pear simmered in brown sugar. The dillas are nutritious! If we eat our fill, we’ll benefit from the high fiber, tannins, antioxidants, vitamins C and A and potassium.

This past week, Butler, one of the crew, pointed out some thorny bushes full of fruit the same size and colour as a strawberry. The fruit is called a Natal plum and grows on the Carissa shrub (like my old neighbour). As long as you pick the fruit when it is fully red and easy to pull off the stem, it is good to eat just as is or it can be made into a jam, jelly or cooking sauce for chicken or pork. Two cups of fruit cooked down make exactly enough sauce for me to give Butler half a cup.

Blackbeard used to roam these islands when he lived on Bonds Cay, an island we visited Sunday. I imagine that he may have fed some of his enemies the green Natal plums as they are lethally poisonous. Luckily, our hosts served us the best conch salad I have ever eaten, so they must like us!

We can learn a lot from the animals and birds, especially about foods in nature, as they know instinctively which ones are safe to eat. Unfortunately, they outsmarted me with the pomegranates. Just when they were bright, shiny red and ripe for the picking, I went to gather a couple but almost every one had been broken into and the seeds were stolen. Next time, I will get there a day earlier.

Mark and I surely shouldn’t starve on the island. We continually learn from our crew that there is always something around to collect. These guys bring one small box of supplies with them for their five weeks and make do with what

Food and our easy access to it is definitely something we all take for granted – the fact that we can run to the grocery store and get whatever we want, whenever we feel like it. Unfortunately, because of this, we tend to waste a lot. I must say, cleaning out our fridge and cupboards before we stock up again has made my culinary creations more interesting and diversified. Most of our meals have been a hit, but there have been a couple of bloopers as well. Mark would be happy if I just dipped everything in Panko prior to baking, broiling or frying. Dried black beans, chickpeas, lentils and freekeh as well as canned tuna and salmon have all been some of our favourite and versatile dry goods. Freekeh is a roasted green wheat that I have found interesting to experiment with. I used it in place of oatmeal for an apple crisp and it proved to be quite chewy when not pre-cooked. I used it again to replace oatmeal in my pumpkin muffins, but this time, in it’s cooked state, it was wonderful and helped make the muffins moist.

I am sure Blackbeard and his crew didn’t have all the luxuries that we have been blessed with, but no doubt enjoyed some of the delicacies the land offered up to them. Mark and I will see how the week pans out and whether or

New Leamington resident’s life ‘Re-Drawn’

By Bryan Jessop

Francine Leclair has decided to take her kids’ advice and ‘get a life’.

The relatively new Leamingtonite will soon prove that life really does start at 50, as she rejuvenates her musical history with a live performance and CD release party at The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place Saturday, Oct. 4 — the date of her 50th birthday. The 7 p.m. show (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) will celebrate the release of her new 10-track album Re-Drawn. Advance tickets are available at Thompson Guardian Drugs, 20 Talbot St. East, Leamington.

“I think it’s going to be a fun night for people,” said Leclair, whose love of folk music is showcased on the new CD. “I’m so thrilled The Bank Theatre is hosting me.”

The CD release at The Bank Theatre will be followed by performances at the Westboro Masonic Hall in Ottawa Oct. 25 and Tweedsmuir Tavern in Tweed Oct. 26.

The album was recorded with musicians in Nashville during two, one-week visits to the Music City. Work on Re-Drawn began after Leclair met Diff’rent World Productions producer Lang Bliss. Much of the work she did with Tennesseebased musicians was done over Skype, allowing the production process to move quickly despite geographic hurdles.

“It was a different way of working,” Leclair explained. “I had always dreamed of having a CD produced in Nashville. I’d love to someday hear other musicians playing my songs.”

Leclair was born in Ottawa and raised in Tweed, ON, near Belleville. A federal government career as an IT project manager brought her back to back to the nation’s capital in 1993, where she built web systems and managed an assortment of projects. Pondering what life would be like once her daughter and son left the nest, Leclair considered reigniting her love of music and songwriting. When her son, then 16, and daughter, then 18, told her to “get a life!” she took the advice as an opportunity to realize a decades-old dream.

After having visited her partner’s family — who had moved back to Leamington about five years earlier — Leclair decided that the Tomato Capital would be an ideal new home to start her new life. She has since been introduced to the com-

munity’s music scene by the likes of accomplished local musicians Dale Butler, Bob Gabriel and Justin Latam. Leclair is performing her songs along with Windsor resident and former Leamingtonite BJ Laub on drums, Harrow’s Merrill Mills on bass and Chris McLean of Windsor on lead guitar. Since making Leamington home, Leclair’s performances have included this year’s Wheatley Fish Festival and 100th anniversary celebration at the Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion, an outdoor show in Belle River and a recent appearance with her local band members at the Last Friday Coffeehouse at Cup 2 Mug.

Leclair wrote her first song at the age of 12 and continued to write music to perform in front of members of her family. She began playing piano at the age of six and picked up the guitar six years later. She also sang with her Catholic school choir and was excused from classes to sing at local funerals. While growing up, she also learned to play the ukulele, harmonica, violin, clarinet, saxophone and accordion. Her original ma-

terial, however, was never played before a public audience.

Leclair is currently enrolled in the Berklee College of Music’s professional singer-songwriter certificate program, from where she will graduate in December of this year.

Since moving to Leamington, Leclair began sharing what she has learned by initiating a Songwriters’ Circle that launched in November of last year. The group met at Faith Mennonite Church on the second Tuesday of each month before taking the summer off.

For each session, the group shared tips, conducted writing exercises, designed melodies after starting with 15-minute educational segments. The small group of four to seven participants will restart the series at either the church or The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place.

“It’s something where you can take a break from real life,” Leclair explained of the Songwriters’ Circle. “For me, it’s very healing and therapeutic.”

Leclair also plans a Songwriters In The Round for January and June of next

year, where local musicians will have the chance to share songs and gain experience on song construction. Late last month, Leclair was approved for a Regional Writers Group by the Songwriter’s Association of Canada, with whom she is a member. She will start a Leamington Regional Writers Group as group coordinator — sanctioned by the SAC — on Oct. 14.

One of Leclair’s songs — I Soldier On — was inspired by a televised news story about Canadian Forces troop Chris Downey, who suffered an injury in Afghanistan that heavily damaged his jaw, hand and caused the loss of his right eye. Leclair first wrote the lyrics and then followed up with the music. Her sister made efforts to ensure the song reached Downey, who later thanked Francine for the supportive gesture. The song — also recorded in Leclair’s first language of French — also promotes the Soldier On Fund for Canadian Forces members dealing with injuries and emotional/psychological stress.

Francine Leclair performs at the Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion during Fish Festival and the 100th anniversary of the community’s incorporation. Leclair will celebrate both her 50th birthday and release of her new CD Re-Drawn with a performance at The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place Saturday, Oct. 1, starting at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are available at Thompson Guardian Drugs.

CHARLIE WRIGHT MAYOR

Mill Street Public School Terry Fox Run

Mill Street Centennial Public School students and staff members make their way northward along Wigle Street during their own Terry Fox Run fundraiser Wednesday, Sept. 24. The group’s travels also brought them along Oak Street, and Lutsch Avenue and Mill Street. Grade 1 to 8 students took the route through the school’s surrounding neighbourhood while junior and senior kindergarten participants walked around the schoolyard. For surpassing the goal of $750 by raising a total of $880, Grade 5 to 8 students were treated to a musical visit from Dale Butler Monday, Sept. 29 while JK to Grade 5s were entertained by “Crazy Raisy” Terry Raisbeck the following day. Students raised money by collecting pledges, offering allowance money and offering donations for the chance to win prizes donated by the School Parent Council during Meet the Staff Night.

Record crowd attends Fiestas Patrias festival

A record crowd attended the Migrant Worker Community Program’s (MWCP) 12th annual Fiestas Patrias festival on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Several brand new features this year included a new location – Rhine Danube Club, a soccer tournament, a very impressive performance by the Puro México Ballet Folclórico de Toronto, and an English and Spanish speaking master of ceremonies.

Over 50 migrant workers played in a well attended tournament that preceded the start of the festival. The first place winner was the Five Star team (representing Honduras). The Nature Fresh team placed second, and the Guatemalan team placed third. A presentation of the trophies took place during the festival.

Claudia Suarez, operations manager of the Migrant Worker Community Program, welcomed the attendees and explained the organization’s mission to provide social, cultural and recreational opportunities and to build cultural bridges between them and their host communities in appreciation and recognition of their hard work and contribution to the economy.

Masters of ceremonies Angela Ventura, who owns a local business that provides services to migrant workers, and Lester Cruz, a migrant worker from Mexico, opened the “celebration of independence” at 3:30 p.m. by introducing Orlando Valencia’s Pachanga Latin Band from London. The band proceeded to play lively music from various Latin American countries. Orlando is from El Salvador and formed his four-member band 29 years ago. The band includes musicians from Colombia and Ecuador.

This vibrant musical performance was followed by a very talented 19-year-old singer, Tatyana D’Voce, from Toronto. Tatyana performed at last year’s Fiestas Patrias festival and was invited to return by popular demand. At the age of 12 she opened the Los Tigres del Norte concert held in Leamington in 2007. She is currently preparing for a tour to her native Ecuador in December 2014.

The next performer was 8-year old singer Teresita who sang “Let it Go” from the movie Frozen. Her first public appearance was at the Uptown Leamington BIA’s annual Sidewalk Sale this summer. MWCP was very please to help her launch her “dream” of becoming an accomplished singer.

The performances by the Puro México Ballet Folclórico de Toronto were a real crowd pleaser. The dancers certainly achieve their stated mission of their non-profit organization that was founded in 2003, namely to “promote Mexico’s cultural diversity through folkloric dance.” Their authentic colourful costumes and traditional dances were a pleasure to watch.

The children were included in the festival with “balloon sculptures” created by the very talented Jangles the Magic Clown. The final performance was by singer and roper “El Charrito”, Salvador Gomez, from Detroit. This traditional form of entertainment is very unique.

Crowd at Fiestas Patrias festival

Pachanga band

El Comal’s Pupusas

Series

Caesars Windsor is proud to launch its second series of Concerts for a Cure, extending this unique fundraising initiative to two months during Breast and Prostate Cancer awareness months. The company has committed to donating $1 for every Colosseum ticket sold for an October or November show towards Cancer Awareness. This year’s beneficiaries are two dedicated, local non-profit organizations: Hospice of Windsor and In Honour of the Ones We Love.

Kevin Laforet, President and CEO of Caesars Windsor said, “We are happy to be able to contribute in this way once again and help raise awareness towards the fight against cancer. Unfortunately, it continues to touch too many of our lives. We are proud to partner with these two incredible organizations that have done so much for our community by providing comfortable and accessible facilities for the compassionate care of those battling cancer and support for their families.”

Carol Derbyshire, Executive Director for Hospice of Windsor, greatly appreciates the longstanding relationship their organization has had with Caesars since the beginning. One of the highlights was a $500,000 donation in 2000 towards the Hospice Village. “We are proud and honoured to partner with Caesars Windsor on the Concerts for a Cure,” said Derbyshire. “It is one more amazing way that they have stepped forward to support the Hospice and give back to our community. From our family to yours, thank you!”

Anita Imperioli, President and Founder of In Honour of the Ones We Love, said, “We are very proud to partner with Caesars Windsor once again. Our goal is to make Windsor self-sufficient so that patients do not have to leave the city for their healthcare needs. Caesars is making that possible each and every day because of their dedication to the community.”

Since the beginning, Caesars Windsor has donated more than $8 million to various local cancer-related causes including Canadian Cancer Society Windsor Essex, providing funds to purchase three pieces of capital equipment for the Windsor and Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation Men’s Health Centre, launching the Windsor Cancer Research Group’s Passport program and dozens more. This year alone, the company’s Corporate Giving program along with successful employee fundraisers has donated over $150,000 to various local cancer-focused causes.

“Concerts for a Cure is only one element in our continual support of programs raising awareness,” added Laforet. “I am most proud of our employees’ passionate involvement year after year in fundraisers like the International Dragon Boats. This year, three enthusiastic teams participated and successfully raised more than $28,400. Our audit team and their families also participated in the Relay for Life.”

Last year, through Caesars Windsor’s Concerts for a Cure, $15,000 was donated to the Canadian Cancer Society WindsorEssex. This year’s incredible October and November line up includes a total of 10 shows: Russell Peters (Oct. 3), Australian Bee Gees (Oct. 9), Engelbert (Continued on page 7)

Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl

Artist Michael Karel Ondrovcik stands beside one of his works dubbed Totem Triptych #1 to his left during the second annual Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl. The Sept. 27th event was hosted by 10 local businesses, each showcasing the works of a different local artist. The Leamington Arts Centre again organized the event and was one of 10 hosting organizations that also included Gabriel’s Brand Source, Modrigal and The Abbey, D. Wharram’s Jewellery, Source For Sports, Sweet Retreat Ice Cream, Ten Thousand Villages, The Bank Theatre, Bradt’s Butcher Block and Setterington’s Gifts and Books. Each visitor was given a passport with sections stamped once arriving at each location. Filled passports were submitted to participating locations for a chance to win four AHL Grand Rapids Griffins tickets or gift cards from some of the host businesses. (SUN Photo)

Jane Cacciavillani admires the works of Marilyn Dolle included in a display at Gabriele Source Brand during the second annual Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl. The Sept. 27 event took place Saturday, Sept. 27 and was hosted by 10 local businesses, each showcasing the works of a different local artist. The Leamington Arts Centre again organized the event and was one of 10 hosting organizations. (SUN Photo)

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, though you are usually up for a conversation with someone you don't know, this week you could be in a more conservative mood. You'll have future chances to chat.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

You have been on a shopping binge of late, Taurus. If you have unlimited funds, this would not be so problematic. But finances are tight, and you should be more cautious.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you are often an entertaining and fun person to have around. This is probably why you get so many invitations to parties and other social occasions. Enjoy your fanfare.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Surround yourself with children this week, Cancer. They'll provide the unedited, honest information you desire right now. It can certainly be eye-opening.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Spend some quality time with a romantic partner this week, Leo. He or she can provide more of what you need, such as true affection and companionship, than what's offered by friends.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, you deserve credit at the office. If you're patient, some measure of recognition will come your way this week. It's a start to getting what you need.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Few people will accuse you of being uncommunicative, Libra. In fact, you're usually downright chatty. It's one of the traits people will admire most in you this week.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, a new person comes into your life and your attraction to this person catches you off guard. It's okay to flirt, but if you're already attached to someone, leave it at that.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, you're often the one to take the lead in conversations in your group of friends, but this week someone else takes the lead. You're content to sit back and simply listen.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, once you have gained enough confidence in a special interest, you may be able to turn it into a career instead of just a hobby. Keep working toward that goal.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

It's time to tie up some loose ends, Aquarius. Rustle up some energy to take care of all those little things that need to be wrapped up. You'll feel a weight lift afterward.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, increase your level of activity this week. Exercise can do you a world of good, especially if you've felt sluggish of late.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

SEPTEMBER 28

Hilary Duff, Actress (27)

SEPTEMBER 29

Alfie Boe, Actor/Singer (41)

SEPTEMBER 30

Barry Williams, Actor (60)

OCTOBER 1

Matt Cain, Athlete (30)

OCTOBER 2

Brian Regan, Comic (57)

OCTOBER 3

Clive Owen, Actor (50)

OCTOBER 4

Shontelle, Singer (29)

Helene Dietrich

Helene Dietrich (nee Thoman), born January 6, 1956, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.

OBITUARY

Elsie Willms

Survived by her husband Robert of 37 years. Loving mother to Kelly (Terry Cote) and Kyle Dietrich. Cherished step-grandma to Abby. Daughter of Elisabeth Thoman and the late Anthony (Tony) Thoman (2009), and daughter-inlaw of the late Harold and Ola Dietrich. Dear sister of Mary Ann (Doug Vickery), Tony (Cindy) Thoman and Peter (Mary Ann) Thoman. Helene will be missed by her brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and many friends.

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Mass of the Resurrection was held at St. Joseph’s Church, 310 Sherk Street, Leamington, on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10 a.m. with Fr. Patrick Beneteau officiating. Interment at McDowell Cemetery, Comber. Helene’s request was for donations to be made to Leamington Hospital Foundation (Hospice) or the St. Michael’s Church Building Fund in lieu of flowers. Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort and remembrance at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

We reap what we sow

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not our supplies get so low that we are forced to hunt for some whelks (snails) or chiton (curbs). Then with lots of butter, garlic and candlelight, we will pretend we’re in a five-star restaurant. Mark may have a bit of a problem with this, so a bowl of panko for him!

This week, we prepare for the arrival of the island’s owner. Everything will be groomed and polished to perfection. I have made some lavender water to spritz on her linens; nothing I wouldn’t do for ourselves. If I can find time, I will continue to search for the treasure that supposedly Blackbeard buried and left on one of the islands. On my last adventure I found a sunflower that had been deposited perfectly in the center of a pot in my shade house, a special treasure left behind by one of our feathered friends. The plant is now two feet tall and stands flowering on the front step of our home, which is named Sunflower House.

Elsie Willms (nee Unger), born on August 16, 1932, passed away peacefully in the arms of her Lord at Leamington District Memorial Hospital on September 25, 2014 at the age of 82, surrounded by her loving family. Predeceased by her beloved husband Henry Peter Willms (1967), baby boy Gregory (1958), and her parents Nicolas and Agatha Unger. Loving mother to Lucille “Lucy” and John Isley, Loretta “Lori” and Lance Judd, Steve and Lisa Willms, and Nancy and Raoul Morin. Cherished “Gramma” of Mary Ann Raffoul (Michael), Matthew Isley (Andrea), Luke Judd (April), Brittany Willms (Sheldon), Marissa Willms (Derek), Jennifer Morin (Eric), Kimberly Morin, Matthew Morin and Abbey Morin. Beloved Great-Gramma to Mikey and Christopher Raffoul, Nathan, Lana and Lilli Judd. Also survived by two sisters and one brother. Predeceased by one sister.

Elsie’s family would like to extend many thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff at L.D.M.H. and the Leamington Mennonite Home.

Visitation took place at Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington (519-326-2631) on Sunday, September 28, 2014 from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Visiting continued on Monday, September 29, 2014 at Meadow Brook Church, 219 Talbot Rd. E., Leamington, from 10 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service to celebrate Elsie’s life at 11 a.m. Interment followed at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

Online donations and cherished memories may be shared with the family at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Benefit from concerts

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Humperdinck (Oct. 18), Australian Pink Floyd (Oct. 24), So You Think You Can Dance – all ages (Oct. 25), REO Speedwagon (Nov. 7), Sarah McLachlan (Nov. 8), The Band Perry – all ages (Nov. 15), Gabriel Iglesias (Nov. 21) and Air Supply (Nov. 29).

Ticket purchases can be made through caesarswindsor. com, ticketmaster.ca or at the Box Office located in the main casino building on the second floor, open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and on additional show days. Hours are: Non-show days from noon to 8 p.m. and on show days open until midnight. Guests must be 19 years of age or older to attend concerts and to enter the casino and all other outlets. Prices listed do not include applicable taxes and fees.

Dr. D. Bruce McDonald

Dr. D. Bruce McDonald, 80, died at his home in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on August 23, 2014. Born in Clinton, Ontario, on May 1, 1934, he was the middle child of the late Samuel and Nellie (Nesbitt) McDonald. He is survived by his wife Jackie (Anderson), former wife and friend Joan of Leamington, Ontario, sons Warren (Lori) of Mason, Ohio, Ross (Lianne) of Bowmanville, Ontario, daughter Laura (Gord) of Flamborough, Ontario, and younger brother Glen (Beverley) of Woodstock, Ontario. Predeceased by son Eric in 1994, brother Douglas in 2007, and Doug’s wife Winnie in 2014. Also survived by grandchildren Sarah, Max and Will of Mason, Ohio, and Rachael and Kyle of Bowmanville, Ontario. There are also many nieces and nephews.

Bruce received his early education in Clinton and attended the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario, for a degree in engineering. He transferred to the University of Western Ontario and graduated as a medical doctor in 1962. He then took his internship and residency in Medical Oncology at Grace Hospital, University of Detroit in Detroit, Michigan. When he graduated in 1967 he and his family moved to Windsor, Ontario. Bruce joined the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre as its first Oncologist and initiated the chemotherapy clinic at Metropolitan Hospital. He was instrumental in starting the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County and a Cancer Clinic at the Leamington District Memorial Hospital. He left the clinic in 1985 to practice in Toronto, Ontario, Moncton, New Brunswick, and lastly in Windsor, Nova Scotia, where he retired in 2004. Bruce enjoyed sailing and was a steam train enthusiast.

In keeping with Bruce’s wishes, his body was forwarded to Dalhousie University to be used for medical education and research. As an expression of sympathy, donations may be sent to the Erie Shores Hospice (Leamington), a division of the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County.

A Memorial Service to celebrate Bruce’s life will be held at the Leamington Marina Pavilion, Leamington, Ontario, at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 4th, 2014.

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington

By Sheila McBrayne

It’s been an idea of Leamington’s Municipal Clerk Brian Sweet for several years, but this year he’s getting the chance to execute it – a municipal election done completely through internet voting.

Leamington first in Ontario to use only internet voting Hilda MacDonald acclaimed deputy-mayor

Like Olympic events, municipal elections only come around every four years, and Sweet is confident that this is the year to execute this procedure. “We looked at this in the last election, but I don’t think the technology was there yet… I think this is the right time. I think it’s going to work very well,” said Sweet. Leamington Council approved the hiring of Scytl Canada Inc. to set up the internet voting for Leamington.

No other municipality in Ontario has done a total internet election. In 2010, 44 of Ontario’s 444 municipalities used some sort of internet voting component in their elections. Internet voting has been used in conjunction with polls, mail-in and telephone voting.

“We’ve put a lot of research into this and we think it’s the most cost effective and more accessible way to vote,” said Sweet. Sweet, along with municipal clerks from ChathamKent and other Essex County municipalities, all worked together to research the four companies who provide the electronic voting program. The clerks divided up the 44 municipalities who used electronic voting in some form in 2010 and contacted them for feedback and input.

Sweet also talked to the clerk in Halifax, Nova Scotia who used the same company for an internet vote (in conjunction with polls) in 2010. “She said everything went great and she highly recommended it,” said Sweet.

For the skeptics who ask about hackers and how can voters be sure their vote remains secret ballot, Sweet assures

them that security should not be an issue. “There are safeguards in place. Some municipalities have been doing this (internet voting) for the past three elections. Some small glitches have been addressed and fixed. Of course, there are no guarantees, but it would be exceptionally difficult for a security breach,” said Sweet.

During the advanced voting period and through to Election Day – October 17th through October 27th – Leamington voters will be able to cast their vote online from any Internet-connected mobile and computing device by leveraging the Scytl Online Voting platform. Voter information centres will also be established at the town hall and municipal recreation complex so that voters who need assistance or do not have access to the Internet can still cast their ballot online on computers provided by the municipality.

Are you on the Voter’s List?

In October of this year every eligible elector will recieve a Voter Information Letter in the mail containing their confidential information required to vote. In order to ensure you recieve your Voter Information Letter, it is important you confirm you are on the Voters’ List and that the information is correct. Please call the Municipal Office during office hours at 519-326-5761 or visit us at 111 Erie Street North to confirm you are on the list and to make sure your information is up to date.

Hilda MacDonald is the only candidate who doesn’t have a battle on her hands for the October 27th Municipal Election.

MacDonald, who filed in early January for the position of deputy-mayor, was acclaimed to the position on Friday, September 12 after no other candidate put their name forward.

MacDonald currently sits as a councillor for the Municipality of Leamington. She topped the polls in the 2010 election. She has served as a councillor for two terms (eight years). MacDonald is very excited about her new position (takes office December 1, 2014).

“I’m really looking forward to the next four years... There’s so much unfolding in front of us... We have new staff to guide and direct us... It’s all very exciting,” said MacDonald.

MacDonald is also looking forward to representing Leamington on Essex County Council. “I think it’s a really big opportunity. I’ve said that my motto is ‘to strive to be a voice, not an echo’ and I want to do that,” said MacDonald.

“I’m just very excited about it and think we can take a whole new direction... Change is exciting,” she said.

Hilda MacDonald

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington

Rick Atkin seeking his third term as councillor

Longtime resident of Leamington, two-term councillor Rick Atkin is looking for community support as he seeks a third term on Leamington’s municipal council this fall.

Being familiar with the public sector, he suggests that over the next four years the ratepayers of Leamington will be looking for stability — a person who understands the concept of decisive leadership and teamwork, presents good listening skills and, above all, the skills necessitated of fiscal responsibility.

He believes he has demonstrated to the community

that he can facilitate and provide the necessitated balance to determine what the community needs, thus the interest in pursuing a third term.

Strategically, Rick acknowledges that the community has struggled over the past year with the repositioning of one of its major employers; however, he sees an opportunity to make Leamington even stronger in the long term.

Growth in our community is an optic of “jobs” and the current council understands the need to create an environment to stimulate growth for the “private sec-

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tor”, and thus jobs. Four years ago a strategic platform to enhance this opportunity was developed and introduced over time to the community by council, and over the next four years, if elected, Rick will continue to support this strategy.

Specifically, Rick suggests continuance of the following:

• Continued support of the small business sector, especially to those situated in Uptown Leamington. The business sector asked for support with the revitalization of the business core and council initiated a financial incentive program to assist those small firms that work towards making their work environment more attractive and inviting to the consumer. The goal is to review this model and look for ways to enhance the opportunities over the next 3 years.

• Introduction of development fees and charges that ensure that Leamington remains competitive but fair in attracting new residential, commercial and industrial opportunity. As a first step, and in an attempt to stimulate growth, council introduced policy that freezes the municipal portion of development charges for the next three years. Hopefully this type of incentive will be passed along to the consumer and encourage new residential purchases.

• Commitment to streamline municipal development permit applications for all phases of construction, and introduction of a “one-stop” model, thus reducing the time to make projects shov-

el ready.

• Continued support of the agricultural/greenhouse sector with their growth predictions and diversification of product, thus increasing the employment opportunities of our community. Specifically, council continues to lobby senior levels of government/ Ontario Power Corporation on the need to increase the power grid availability in Leamington and thus increase greenhouse development opportunities.

As previously stated, our growth is predicated on “JOBS” and the municipal sector should be providing the tools to the private sector to make it happen.

The second part of the equation should be to maintain a municipal tax base that is affordable and complimentary of the services requested by the residents. Over the past four years, council has taken the approach to hold the municipal share of tax increases to approximately one percent — a task that necessitated a review of all operation and capital requests. The task will become much more challenging over the next year, especially with the loss of assessment from the former Heinz facility. It is suggested that a review of the legislated core municipal services (roads, water, sewers) to those of a softer nature (parks, transit, recreation) may require a thinking “outside of the box” approach to maintain taxes and still stimulate growth.

The challenges of the next four years will be diverse: need/location of our existing library system; introduction of a regional transit system to link Leamington with other sectors of the regional community; enhanced trail/bike development into the rural area; numerous neighbourhood lifestyle issues, etc.

The next four years will be daunting and will require the stability and leadership to work with the community — someone who has been active in the community and understands the approach to issues. Rick thinks he is that person.

Carol Bell for councillor

I believe we should encourage and promote small businesses, as they are the engines of our economy and, according to the Government of Canada statistics, they employ more than 60% of private sector workers. These small business roots could relate to various sectors of our community such as: retired residents, health services, tourism, agriculture, and youth employment.

We need to distinguish the difference between our NEEDS and WANTS and prioritize each with the goal towards reducing taxes while maintaining our “must have” services.

My life motto is “Choose to Make a Difference”. I strongly believe I can make a positive difference by applying my skills to council’s decision-making process. I’ve learned that opposing views are important sources of information when resolving our economic challenges.

Lifelong Learning & Leadership Skills:

• Graduate of Business Administration, Sir George Williams University, Montreal

• Operations Manager private investigation firm in Toronto (8 years)

• Executive Assistant to CNIB National Director of Fund Development (5 years)

• Obtained CNIB Grade 2 Braille Reading Certificate

• 1997 chose Leamington as new hometown

• Owned and operated a mortgage agent business with leading brokerage firm (12 years)

• BNI Area Director Consultant, Business Network International, Windsor-Essex C-K (11 years)

• Served on citizen’s committee against new municipal building

• Led delegation to Council against heavy trucks for bypass construction on Bennie Ave.

• Initiated Leamington’s Leash-Free Dog Park behind Bayview Cemetery on Bevel Line

Community Services

• Past Chair of Leamington Accessibility Advisory Committee

• Past board member Migrant Worker Community Program (7 years)

• Received commendation from Governor General Onley for “We Assist” program

• Served on Municipal Economic Development Committee

• Volunteer at St. John’s Anglican Church’s Annual Christmas Dinner

• Volunteer at Sun Parlor Senior Residence

Here is your opportunity to meet and greet the candidates

Fri. Oct. 3 - Leamington & District Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. East, 2:00 p.m.

Tues. Oct. 7 - Cardinal Carter Secondary School Auditorium, 120 Ellison Ave., Leamington. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for 7:00 p.m. program start

Important Dates to Remember Fri. Oct. 9 - Canada Post will begin to deliver to Leamington electors who are on the voter’s list a voter information letter.

Fri. Oct. 17 - If you have not received a voter information letter by this date, contact the Municipal Office at 111 Erie St. North or telephone 519-326-5761 ext. 1000.

Carol Bell

Rick Atkin

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington

Retired deputy fire chief looking to serve municipality as councillor

• Born and raised in Leamington.

• Attended Selkirk School and Leamington District Secondary School.

• Worked with my dad and brothers in the family garage business during which time I graduated from Ontario Vocational Centre and Fanshaw College as a Licenced Mechanic/Technician.

• Became a member of the Leamington Fire Department in 1966 as a Volunteer Firefighter, promoted to a Captain in 1976 and Deputy-Chief in 1986.

• Owner-Operator of Bradt’s Auto Services Ltd. from 1970-1989.

• Hired as the first fulltime Deputy Chief/Training Officer for the Leamington Fire Department in 1989 and promoted to Chief in 1998.

• Graduated from the Ontario Fire College with degrees in Advanced Technology and Chief Officers programs. Returned to Ontario Fire College upgrading

and maintaining Provincial Certifications in Chief Officer and Fire Department Business areas until retiring in fall of 2012 after 45 years of service to the Municipality of Leamington Fire Services.

My wife Sylvia and I have always lived in Leamington and have three children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? Small business? Agriculture? How can we grow?

The municipality’s geographical location being as far south in mainland Canada provides the area with a generally mild and short winter and needs to be promoted to a greater degree than has been at this point. Being located on Lake Erie, close to Point Pelee National Park, with walking trails and a first class recreation

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centre, local hospital and reasonable housing costs makes the area very attractive. The number of Canadians that can be attracted to the area, along with the small businesses to service the potential population growth, is unlimited in both potential job creation and business expansions. The growth numbers potential will also be significantly increased due, in part, to the retired or soon-to-retire Canadians who will no longer travel south for the winter months for various reasons.

It appears that the greenhouse acreage will continue to expand and working with the industry to assist with their needs for expansion will require careful studies and planning by council.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

This coming term of council will be very challenging with the closure of Heinz and its possible affects on their suppliers.

The possible affect on the property taxes from both the Erie and Oak property and the loss of income by the persons who were employed by the company may affect on the taxes collected and will be felt in the 201516 budget process. It is too early to forecast the final municipal loss in revenue.

It will be the new Councils responsibility to pay careful attention during the

2015 and 2016 budget processes in separating community needs and wants and prioritizing in order of importance to the community as a whole.

The best that can be achieved will be a hold on property taxes and services to the residents during these uncertain times.

3. Why are you running for Council?

It has always been my intention to run for council when I had the time to dedicate to the position, and my retirement from the municipal service allowed me to become eligible. I am familiar with Leamington’s budgeting and management procedures as well as being very fortunate to have served on numerous provincial and federal committees and boards during my time with the Leamington Fire Service.

Robert (Bob) Bradt

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington

Chopchik looks to repeat as councillor

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be –industry? small business? agriculture? How can we grow?

Bringing in industry. Industry will bring in new taxes, employ more families, and more home buyers. The loss of H.J. Heinz has a big impact on the community. Thanks to Highbury Canco, some of the employees have been hired. Leamington still has a lot to offer.

There are still issues to be addressed but by working together we can polish our image. Let’s shop Local, support our Uptown and Small Business.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

Working with the economic officer who has helped many communities with finding industry that would be a good fit for us. Growth is the only way to cut down taxes. This Council has chosen to put a moratorium on development charges. New lots have been made available. With new development, small business will start up. Our doors are open, showing that we mean business. Leamington Stands Strong.

3. Why are you running for Council?

I am pursuing a second term for office. I love Leamington, and served as general manager for the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce for 20 years. Let’s put on our hard hats and tackle the issues. Do not be a Monday morning armchair quarterback. It takes a team. Vote. Words I live by: Listen, Realize, Create, Enhance.

Dunn wants to focus on employment

My name is Bill Dunn. I have been happily married for 26 years and my wife and I have three grown children. I was part of a very successful family grocery business in the downtown core of Leamington for 12 years, and have been in that customer service industry for a total of 36 years. I love my job greeting and meeting people every day, and helping them find value in their shopping experience. I became a member of the Leamington Masonic Lodge in 1999, and I am also a member of the Sun Parlour Shriners Club.

I envisioned and commenced the Giving Spoon soup luncheon with the help of great volunteers, family and friends over the last four years. It was free and open to everyone, and if you were able to leave a donation it went to help families in need within our community throughout the year and especially at the holiday season. With the help of a local restaurant I spearheaded a travelling soup pot for local schools, where we delivered two huge pots of homemade soup to ensure kids got a hot bowl of soup for lunch. I feel I would be a good ad-

dition to council. I am the working class, I am a team player, a good listener, I enjoy meeting new people and I believe I would bring new ideas to council.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? Small business? Agriculture? How can we grow?

I don’t want to limit the focus on any one of these areas, we need to embrace all of them. Small business will help to diversify our community which will help weather a recession better. Industry usually brings skilled trades which are higher paying jobs and higher tax revenues. Farming is extremely important –where would we be without the farmer? We have some of the best soils for growing in this area and with the most tempered climate in Canada. Working with the team on council, I would encourage the development of sewer lines to the north industrial park and south to Point Pelee to encourage commercial and industrial retention and expansion to create jobs for our youth

and residents. Leamington Hospital is a vital part of our community and with the addition of the Hospice, I would be very supportive of any new satellite medical facilities that would enhance our community and secure our hospital in the future. With medical professionals come higher paying white collar jobs. We need to show that Leamington has value as a retirement community, a tourist destination, and a safe place to live and work.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

I believe we need to encourage development of new home construction and businesses to increase our tax revenue. We need to continue to budget for future purchases and projects so we don’t take on unnecessary additional debt. Extending the life of our fleet of town vehicles by keeping them an additional few years. Some future projects may need to be postponed to later dates in order to keep taxes at bay.

3. Why are you running for Council?

I am running for council because I feel a need to improve employment in the municipality. Being business and entrepreneur friendly, I hope to entice new industry and business to Leamington with my experience in customer service. I will treat your tax dollars like they’re my own, and make sure they get value. I think we live in a great community whose people are very generous, and I am blessed to be a part of this community and would be very honoured to represent the community on council.

Bill Dunn

Chris Chopchik

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington

Foster has small business experience

David Foster is a local business owner and entrepreneur with deep roots in the area that go back to the 1970’s. David is a graduate of Villanova University, Pennsylvania. David also brings more than 20 years in the construction industry from design build to project management in residential projects. With a strong background in project management, David is quite aware of the competing demands of the stakeholders, demands for cost of schedule and quality. David’s mission statement for Leamington is to develop a systematic and transparent approach to Council and would work closely with stakeholders –residents, industry and administration – to develop the approach to drive efficiencies into the system that meet or exceed taxpayers’ expectations.

David Foster’s four pillars:

• Plan

• Execute

• Control

• Close

School Board

Trustees to be elected

English Public Trustee:

• Jessica Mastronardi

• Allan Simpson

• Rick (Richard) Taggart

• David Taves

English Catholic Trustee:

• Mary Di Menna

• Marian Stranak

French Catholic Trustee:

• Doris Sauvé

French Public Trustee:

• Zakaria Chemzari

• Gérard Malo

• Yoven Noyadoo

• Guillaume Teasdale

Friesen wishes to serve his community

Derek Friesen has grown up in Leamington where he acted in several plays at Gore Hill Public School and Leamington District Secondary School.

Having lived in town and on the family farm, Derek understands Leamington as a whole. His interest in politics began when he was eight years old and campaigned for his grandfather, John Crump, a Heinz retiree and former Leamington Town Councillor.

Derek is a graduate of both the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. At U of T he majored in Art and Art History, but also took classes in psychology, political theory, and the philosophy of law. While there, Derek was a member of the campus Rotaract Club and was pleased to attend the 2008 Rotary International Day at the United Nations. After finishing school, Derek started a youth group that he runs on Saturdays.

In May 2013 he accepted a full-time position at Heinz after having worked there for three tomato seasons prior. Just after marking his one-year anniversary he walked out of the plant for

the last time. Since June, Derek has been helping at the UFCW Local 459 Action Centre, which was set-up to assist former Heinz employees upgrade their skills and find new jobs. As a third generation Heinz employee, Derek knows what a big impact this loss has on the economy and the affected families. After receiving the news of the Heinz closure, Derek felt called to step forward and serve his community. He believes that with fresh ideas and a new voice, Leamington can become prosperous once again.

Recently Derek volunteered to be a member of the Media Arts Program focus group for the Leamington Arts Centre. He also agreed to stay on as part of the sustainability committee, which hopes to start the Media Arts Program in the near future and help to raise Leamington’s profile as a centre for arts and culture.

1) How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? small business? agriculture? How can we grow?

While it is important to attract new industry, I believe that the biggest growth potential is in small businesses. Having talked to some in the agricultural sector I know they consider themselves small business owners, so I would include agriculture in this category. The way for us to grow is to cut red tape and encourage entrepreneurship.

2) We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services? In order to reduce taxes while maintaining the same level of services we need to cut wasteful spending. A lot of that is in the form of

consultants. We shouldn’t be spending tax dollars to hire outside engineers when our municipality has an engineering department.

3) Why are you running for Council?

I want to serve my community. I love Leamington but there are things that need to be fixed and I think a new voice on Council will help get that done. I want to see our town thrive!

Derek Friesen

David Foster

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington SPECIAL SECTION

Paterson reveals campaign platform

By Bryan Jessop

Leamington mayoral race incumbent John Paterson is making his objectives clear in the event he is reelected for the next term in municipal office.

On Monday, Sept. 22, Paterson hosted a press conference at his Mersea Road 2 home to discuss his priorities for 2014-2018 and look back on accomplishments and hurdles from 2010 to present day. He listed 10 priorities to set his sights on if voters choose him over lone challenger Charlie Wright to lead council for the next four years.

Paterson submitted his candidacy papers in early January of this year to officially start his bid for reelection. Wright, the municipality’s current deputy-mayor, submitted his application shortly before the 2 p.m. deadline on Friday, Sept. 12.

“I wanted the residents of Leamington to know I’m serious about my wish to continue being Leamington’s mayor and repre-

sent our municipality in a professional and businesslike manner,” Paterson explained.

While Paterson admitted that Leamington was exposed to the same economic turmoil as other regions throughout the province in recent years, he also reflected upon successes such as a thriving greenhouse industry. Conditions there, he noted, allowed Leamington to achieve the highest rankings of economic, entrepreneurial and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the country.

Paterson also highlighted the approval of three new residential subdivisions that will host in excess of 1,000 building lots once developed.

“Since becoming mayor of Leamington and working with the team I have forged on council, we have witnessed many changes in these last four years,” he announced. “Commercial enterprises are rebuilding, enhancing, expanding or building new structures in

anticipation of their growth opportunities. New small industries have started to locate in Leamington and are already expressing their desire to expand their operations.”

In part, Paterson credited growth to a zero-per cent development charge for three years upon renewing the Development Charge Bylaw.

“My team on council has sent a very clear message — Leamington is open for business,” he declared.

Council’s efforts to keep property tax hikes as low as possible over the past four years is one of the same priorities Paterson is targeting for the next term. The mayor admitted that unpopular decisions to postpone or cancel upcoming projects were made in order to keep the property tax increase for each of the past four years under one per cent. He noted that projects needing immediate attention were completed while those requiring support “sooner than later” were delayed.

Paterson plans to approach projects on Leamington’s to-do list that have since been shelved with grant applications and attracting new business and industry that will in turn bolster the municipality’s tax base.

The incumbent described the closure of Leamington’s H.J. Heinz plant as a major stumbling block in efforts to direct economic growth in the municipality. Although the impact was lessened by partnerships between local entrepreneurs, federal and provincial governments, Heinz and the Windsor Es-

sex Economic Development Commission leading to the arrival of Highbury Canco to reintroduce/save an estimated 250 jobs at the more than century-old processing facility, Paterson recognized this summer’s official closure of Heinz as a major obstacle.

“That was possibly my toughest test as mayor, but the negotiations I had with 3G, Warren Buffet, Highbury and the province proved successful,” he said. “Development of those close business relationships is key and that too is what being a mayor and leadership is all about.”

Paterson also highlighted ongoing efforts to have a new hydro feeder line and transmission station built in Leamington, which would in effect improve the municipality’s ability to host new industry and take the strain off the station relied upon in Kingsville. Hydro One has since then presented the Ontario Energy Board with a ‘leave to construct’. With approval, construction on the new line and station could begin as early as 2016 with a completion date in 2018.

Elsewhere, Union Gas has entered Phase 2 in its natural gas line expansion project for Leamington. Paterson has also worked with St. Clair College and Leamington District Memorial Hospital to create a “Medical Hub” that once established could pave the way for job creation.

In his Top 10 list of priorities for the upcoming term, Paterson led with economic growth, a concern he explained hinges in part

on installing a new sewer service to accommodate industrial growth north of urban Leamington. The mayor has been in communication with provincial ministries to approach the accompanying $9 million price tag, but also noted a plan is in place should Queen’s Park choose not to offer support.

Property taxes, the Medical Hub, the $1.2 million budget allocated for the ongoing Community Improvement Plan (CIP), utility enhancement and sewer line infrastructure were described as other paramount issues. In addition to sewer services in the north, Paterson is also addressing similar needs for Point Pelee Drive and Bevel Line.

Lower on his list but still of importance, Paterson pointed at a research-driven Centre of Excellence, tourism, arts and culture, the Erie Street South business sector and orchestrating an open, transparent council as additional objectives.

Regarding the election itself, Paterson seemed confident that Leamington’s online-voting only system — the first in Ontario — won’t have a negative impact on voter participation. Although the municipal office (519-326-5761) will offer assistance to those requesting it, the mayor explained that he believes older residents are more computer savvy than many realize.

“Of greatest importance is the protection of our drinking water from Lake Erie,” Paterson declared while noting that the issue has garnered attention from the Ministry of the Environment. “Septic systems in that area are failing and raw sewage is making its way into the lake. It’s our responsibility to stop this.”

Online voting can be done any time during the day from Oct. 17 to Oct. 27. Residents without Internet access will be able to cast votes at stations situated throughout the municipality. For more information on voting, visit the site www. leamington.ca/en/municipalservices/municipalelection.asp

Leamington mayoral candidate and incumbent John Paterson discusses his campaign platform from his Mersea Road 2 home Monday, Sept. 22. (SUN Photo)

Municipal Election 2014 Municipality of Leamington SPECIAL SECTION

Wright launches campaign platform

By Bryan Jessop

Charlie Wright stood before the front of Leamington’s public library to explain why the term ‘deputy’ should be removed from his municipal council position of deputymayor.

Wright addressed a small crowd of onlookers to declare his mayoral candidacy platform on the morning of Monday, Sept. 29 in front of a building that was one of his top issues of concern. Although he offered a list of 10 priorities to address if elected mayor, Wright put extra emphasis on responsible spending practices — an objective that he noted would directly address the number-one target of a zero per cent tax increase.

“We have to start thinking in terms of how much things will cost administratively,” Wright said. “Spending $30,000 on a study to decide if and where a new library could be built could buy the library a lot of new computers or extend the building. I’ve talked to hundreds of people in Leamington who don’t make $30,000 a year. We have to become more financially efficient.”

Wright described the second item on his list — reducing council meetings from three down to two per month — as another strategy to improve efficiency and free up administrative resources. The idea also included the creation of a drainage committee and property and finance committee, the former of which would manage all rural Leamington drainage matters and present ideas and proposals to council for final approval. The property and finance committee would be made up of five members and include three councilors to screen, manage and decide on financial requests from administration.

Wright also expressed intentions of expanding on the initiative with St. Clair College to create a centre of post secondary education — which began Sept. 30 — and to promote senior health care and agricultural business. He also plans to revisit and develop a proposal with the University of Windsor to create a biological research station in South-

east Leamington.

Support of the Communities in Bloom program to again be ranked number one nationally and to put more emphasis on bylaw enforcement were other priorities Wright discussed, as was promoting Leamington’s natural and cultural assets to create jobs and improve quality of life for its residents. He also declared intentions to keep the public library at its current location and to promote the municipality as “Canada’s South,” the tomato capital of Canada.

The current deputy-mayor reflected on successful past endeavours in acquiring government grants to improve Leamington’s infrastructure and generate new jobs, a series of objectives he said he would continue to pursue as mayor. Wright described Leamington District Secondary School’s Centennial Field, Wilkinson Street Park and co-chairing with the Leamington Kinsmen to create the Frank T. Sherk Recreation Complex as past achievements made possible by acquiring support from various levels of government.

“I’ve got a lot of insight on different projects,” Wright said. “With government, it’s important to recognize the difference between political and bureaucratic levels.”

Wright supported his idea to bring the number of monthly council meetings from three to two by explaining that the 33 per cent reduction would be less demanding on senior administration and would in turn eliminate the need to hire more people.

“We’d save on a third of video costs and a third of the time needed to prepare for meetings,” he noted. “I’m looking at how to encourage council to save money and do things more efficiently — that’s what I’d do as mayor.”

Wright explained that creating a drainage board would free up significant time for the municipality’s finance department as well as time spent in council meetings. He noted that drainage boards currently exist in neighbouring Lakeshore and Chatham-Kent. He also noted that a finance and property committee existed in Leamington prior to amalgamation and that if reintroduced, would likely include three

members of council, the director of finance and one representative from administration.

“If it impacts the budget, we have to look carefully on how to cover it before it goes to council,” Wright declared. “I’m a teacher — it takes time to assimilate information, whether it’s for a $500 request or a $500,000 request. These are the kind of things where we can’t have decisions made by non-elected administration. We’re in a financial crisis and we have to act accordingly.”

As of Monday, Wright estimated that he had knocked on more than 1,500 residential doors in his campaigning efforts.

“I’m going out there to talk to the people, to walk on the same sidewalks they walk on,” said Wright, who also explained that he championed the elimination of development charges in the municipality. “I’ve had nothing but positive response when I explain exactly what I’m trying to do here.”

Leamington mayoral candidate and current deputy-mayor Charlie Wright discusses his platform for the 2014 election in front of Leamington’s public library Monday, Sept. 29. Wright vowed not to relocate the library as one of his priorities for the upcoming 2014 to 2018 term. (SUN Photo)

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• Born and lived in Leamington for the last 68 years

• Married to Judy for 49 years and have three grown children and eight grandchildren

• Retired as Captain after 45 years with the Leamington Fire Department

• Spearheaded and served on many fundraising committees

• Served on Doctor Recruitment Committee

• Voice of the Leamington Flyers for the past 20 years

• Leamington Kinsmen member for a number of years

• Donated time to the Leamington Salvation Army

• Served on Leamington Minor Hockey Board

• Played Santa for the past 3 years for the Leamington BIA Parade

Why are you running for Council?

My vision of Leamington’s future is to diversify. This has the most potential to maintain a steady economy for the town. Find ways to support and encourage agricultural expansion since that is already a strong base. But don’t put your eggs in one basket, as the experience with Heinz has demonstrated. Small industry can also be encouraged through deferred taxes and subsides. The largest potential impact over the long term is to encourage small businesses, as it has been shown that these are the backbone of an economy.

The other major potential for the area is to market tourism. There is no question that more could be done to market the bird and butterfly migration. There are lots of tourists with only a passing interest in bird and butterfly migrations who would visit and spend money in town if specific dates were widely promoted, as well as nice souvenirs and store front displays.

We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

As to the question of taxes, I would recommend to support the freezing of taxes as a first step, which sends a positive message to both tax payers and businesses. Then over a period of the next couple years find ways to try to hold the line on taxes without negatively impacting services.

How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? Small business? Agriculture? How can we grow?

I want to represent the people of Leamington over the next four years and bring forth some ideas for what I believe are needed improvements. The Leamington Kinsmen Ball Complex is in desperate need of more parking

and new washrooms. Our soccer pitch, although outstanding, needs washrooms and a shelter with possible canteen for the soccer season and special activities. Greater accessibility to the sidewalks, especially finding a way to put an access route between the local Canadian Tire and Walmart malls to stop the unnecessary traffic forced to use Erie Street South.

Leamington is a great community that was set on its heels with the loss of Heinz and we need to encourage retirees to resettle here by selling lifestyle, such as the climate, cleanliness, small town atmosphere, beach, parks, proximity to the lake and Point Pelee.

Jacobs seeks re-election as councillor

John Jacobs Sr. is a lifetime resident of Leamington whose parents arrived in Leamington in the 1920s. He is married to his wife Donna and they have grown children and grandchildren.

John has over 40 years as co-owner/operator of Sun Parlour Ambulance serving Essex County and Chatham-Kent, dealing with budgets, labour negotiations and local issues,’ as well as provincial regulations and standards.

He is a past member of Leamington District Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, chairing several committees within the Board of Directors. John served as a past member of Leamington District Memorial Foundation Board of Directors as well as a past President of the Ambulance Service Alliance of Ontario.

John has brought to his role as councillor his business experience and ability to make sound responsible decisions, as well as his ability to work within the municipal and provincial environments.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? Small business? Agriculture? How can we grow?

The recent closure of Heinz was a shot across our bow; we must now rethink our strategic plan and prioritize our infrastructure program to provide our current businesses with infrastructure to provide for expansion as well to attract those that have expressed an interest in locating in Leamington. Small businesses are the backbone of the Ontario economy and Municipal governments must work with those entrepreneurs to build on their successes.

The need to keep our commercial, agriculture, residential and industrial tax base is of primary concern. The recent removal of development charges and new security provisions for builders and developers (which I have spearheaded and worked on for a considerable period) will hopefully encourage residential and commercial development thus broadening our tax base.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington

property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

Reduction of taxes is a difficult process without growth. The new initiatives that recently have been put in place with the elimination of development charges and new security provisions for builders and developers will enhance growth to achieve tax reductions in the future.

In the interim, council must remain fiscally responsible and hold the line on taxes and continue to provide the services our residents require and enjoy. This council has held the line on tax increases to less than 1% for each of the past three years and managed a slight reduction in 2014.

3. Why are you running for Council?

I am seeking re-election to provide me the opportunity to continue with my vision to enhance the profile of Leamington. The next four years will be a period for council to shape and enhance the future of Leamington. This will take experience, dedication, and municipal knowledge which I can bring to the table. I am eager to continue to offer all the abilities I have to help our municipality prosper. All I need is you — your faith that I will try my hardest to do a good job, expressed as a vote for me come Election Day.

John Hammond

John Jacobs

Klassen comes from family of municipal politicians

I grew up on a small farm near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. My family there includes 3 previous generations of municipal councillors and reeves. I definitely understand the commitment of time and energy and the personal sacrifice of privacy involved with serving on Council.

After graduating from high school, I studied music and theology for 2 years at Swift Current Bible Institute. Then I came to visit my uncle and aunt here in Leamington “for the summer”. That was in 1983 – it has been a long and enjoyable summer. Brenda and I have been married for 25 years and have 3 adult children. I have gained much valuable work experience during my 31 years in Leamington: auto mechanics at Scott Auto Sales and First Choice Nissan; purchasing and inventory control at Hike Metal Products; auto parts sales at Poole Automotive Supply; growing processing tomatoes for Heinz with my in-laws at Krueger Farms; and machining at Hike Metal Products and Ag-tronic Control Systems.

Over the years I attended night classes for small business management and computer skills training. I also attended Fanshaw College during my mechanics apprenticeship. Since 2003 I have been self-employed in my own machine shop, My Ride Inc. I have always enjoyed volunteer work in the community. At church, I have taken on many roles, including usher, Sunday School teacher, worship leader and youth ball coach, while also sitting on numerous committees. I also currently represent the Leamington branch of Mennonite Savings and Credit Union on the Council of Members.

I have been sitting on the executive of the Leamington Badminton Club since 2001 and am the current treasurer and equipment manager. I have also coached junior badminton for 10 years.

In 2010, I was appointed to both the Committee of Adjustment and the Communications Committee by the current Municipal Council. The Committee of Adjustment considers applications for minor variances to the zoning by-law and consents for lot severances. Through that I have gained extensive knowledge of municipal, county and provincial legislation, which will be very useful, should I be elected to Council.

And yes, I still keep track of Council activities by attending most Monday night Council meetings. I have been for about 5 ½ years now (at least 160 meetings).

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be –industry? small business? agriculture? How can we grow?

Leamington’s growth will be dependant on building the employment sector and increasing tourism. The closing and subsequent sale of the Heinz plant has brought into focus the necessity of greater diversification in our commercial and industrial sector. But, at least in the short term, the focus should stay on agriculture and agri-business, since the majority of our community is still dependant on a profitable agricultural sector.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

I don’t think that it is feasible to reduce taxes by a significant amount, without impacting the level of services, unless more funding becomes available from senior governments. The current council has shown that tax increases, if any, can be kept to a minimum with careful budgeting and delaying some capital projects. I believe that there are still some inefficiencies that can be addressed to keep taxes down.

3. Why are you running for Council?

Much of my working life has been spent troubleshooting mechanical problems and then engineering, building and implementing affordable solutions. I can see that those common-sense problem solving skills are needed on Council. I have a good working knowledge of Municipal legislation and a good understanding of the needs of the agricultural and rural residential community

Setterington sees opportunity to grow

LeeAnne is the owner of Setterington Cemetery Services, including two cemeteries and a mausoleum. Born and raised in Leamington, LeeAnne spent her adult life in marketing in New York and Chicago, at Bloomingdale’s and the Leo Burnett Co. as a Creative Director, Senior Vice President, where she produced two award-winning cookbooks.

Upon returning to Leamington, LeeAnne purchased a landmark Victorian home at 13 Russell Street and restored it to its former elegance, where she launched Setterington Gifts and Books of Faith. LeeAnne also petitioned Leamington Council to create the Leamington Municipal Heritage Committee. She currently chairs the Heritage Committee.

In her spare time, LeeAnne enjoys entertaining and baking. She writes a baking blog and enters her butter tarts in Ontario culinary contests.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? small business? agriculture? How can we grow?

The answer to the question of growth is “all of the above”. And I would add tourism and waterfront businesses. The departure of the Heinz Company from Leamington was a wake-up call for all of us. We need to focus on retaining and expanding not only business and industry, but also retaining our middle class and being attractive to new residents. As a commercial landlord and a strong supporter of our Uptown, I have observed a shift over the last 5 years where Leamington has been losing it’s quaint small-town feel and becoming less attractive to potential new businesses and residents. We must restore our community pride with a safer and cleaner Uptown Leamington., plus focus on waterfront development and supporting the arts. Unless we create a healthy environment for families and retirees, we will lose the battle to capture their energy for our town.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

It is unrealistic for any one candidate to promise to lower taxes but I would want to promise that the residents of Leamington will get their money’s worth. Yes, our taxes are higher than the next town but we offer a lot more to our residents, the Kinsmen Recreation Complex, a wonderful Marina and waterfront walk and our parks to name a few. The question would be like any investment, we want to know if it’s growing in value. Will your house or business be worth the same or more in 4 years?

We need to say “YES” and make that promise.

3. Why are you running for Council?

I am very appreciative of the hard work and efforts the Mayor and Council have made during very trying times; however, there are still plenty of opportunities to grow and strengthen Leamington.

Leamington is at a transition between being a great agricultural town and creating an exciting waterfront town that will attract new residents and tourists. I believe my past experience in business and having a clear vision for a growing and prosperous Leamington would allow me to serve the community of Leamington well.

Find out more at: leeanne@setterington.com or follow on Facebook at: Setterington for Town Council

Lear-Zylstra wants to be part of the solution

I have been a resident of Leamington most of my life and my husband and I have 3 young boys we are raising here. I am currently the administrator of a local family business, Lear Electric, and I facilitate the health and safety responsibilities for both Lear Electric and our business Bayshore Construction and Steel Buildings.

I graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1988 and have a degree from the University of Windsor in Nursing. I have specialized in Neurosurgery and have been creative with my career since my decision to stay closer to home. I was a parish nurse for a small congregation and did counseling and partnering to help others overcome adversity. I have owned and operated an antique store on my property for several years, which was a very interesting experience. I am currently on the board at Southpoint minor hockey and my children are involved with both hockey and SC United soccer. I attend and am active with a local church. I am currently on the Heritage Committee for the town of Leamington as well as the Accessibility Advisory Committee. I enjoy administration and committee work.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? small business? agriculture? How can we grow?

I believe Leamington is an untapped area for investment related to tourism and services. I would like to see excellence in customer service and in amenities which are not only helpful but enjoyable for our unique area. Waterfront development and services to support our marina and seasonal visitors will also be utilized by our local residents. Family friendly entertainment venues would also be an asset. Investment of small or larger businesses will allow for growth in our economy and encourage people to grow roots to raise their families. Celebrating our heritage, partnering with groups such as the Caldwell First Nation will foster growth and pride in our community as well as working towards common goals.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services.

I am aware that our tax issue is a concern for Leamington. I am also aware that we lost a major contributor to our tax revenue. I believe it will take some time to recover and initiate new direction. I would challenge initiatives that would raise taxes drastically and also be a watchdog for responsible spending. I also want to see various initiatives completed or continued such as trail and walkways. There has to be a balance and some tough decisions will have to be made.

3. Why are you running for Council?

I am running for Council because I want to be a positive force for change. I want to build on what we have and take us to the next level. I would like to facilitate communication between council and people we represent so everyone feels well informed. I would like to continue the plans to preserve and celebrate our heritage, embrace our multiculturalism and use my skills, education and expertise to make Leamington healthy. I believe in networking and attracting the necessary businesses and services to Leamington to make us a destination “hot spot” and a centre of excellence in all we do! I am an advocate and want to help make families strong and thrive.

Tatomir wants to make a difference

Robert Tatomir was born and raised in Leamington on the 50acre family farm. At the age of 19 he took over the reins of the longtime family-owned Music Centre in Windsor. In 1986 he obtained his real estate license and received Broker status in 1992. Robert continues his real estate career of nearly 30 years and owns his own Brokerage Future Homes & Real Estate in Leamington. Robert will bring a unique experience and fresh point of view needed to Council. Robert is a very dedicated and private family man who enjoys spending time with his family and is happily married to Kattie with two young boys and two older girls from a previous marriage.

1. Work to attract and encourage new business leaders, developers and entrepreneurs to establish new high tech, professional industries and quality retail that will provide much needed middle and upscale jobs.

2. Monitor closely the Highbury Canco takeover of H. J. Heinz and work with the company to assist this plant to grow, be viable and to have long term sustainability.

3. Lobby the Provincial government and impress upon them the importance that all Municipalities be allowed some form of leverage to entice new industry and keep valued existing industry vs. consistently losing our industrial base to the US or Mexico.

4. Add to the uptown Commercial Improvement Program (CIP) to allow for “0” development and “0” permit fees plus an automatic doubling of the maximum CIP grant for any new commercial building that is built within the designated CIP area.

5. See residential development fees continued to promote growth: no new residential homes being built means no positive growth.

6. See residential tax rates reduced by 20%: 5% each year for the next 4 years.

7. Work with town administration to develop an incentive plan for top paid future Municipal executives to reside in Leamington adding value and a personal stake in the Municipality they both work and reside in.

8. See a discount applied to Leamington residents that utilize our recreational facilities and allow senior property owners over 65 to have use of the Kinsmen recreation complex free of charge.

9. See the waterfront property west of the dock, south of Park Ave. up to the Seacliff Park be expropriated for the use of our residents and tourists that visit Leamington.

10. Continue to work with the Leamington Pollution Control plant as it does not seem to exhibit much if any control over foul odours emanating throughout their facility

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? Small business? Agriculture? How can we grow?

Answer: Leamington is at a difficult crossroads. If we are to grow as a community or even maintain growth for that matter, we need other industry to provide middle class jobs to middle class families. The bulk of our present work force are TFW (temporary foreign workers) in which cannot participate wholly in our Municipal economy.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

Answer: That is a fact, not hearsay. Out of 24 similar size Municipalities in all Ontario with a 20K to 40K population base, Leamington pays the highest residential property taxes. We need to streamline our admin office, cut back and reduce our taxes by 20%, and I propose we do that by 5% each year for the next four (4) years.

3. Why are you running for Council?

Answer: My reason for entering the local Municipal politics is to try to make a difference in the Municipality of Leamington and create a better place for my family and I, as well as all the ratepayers that proudly call the Municipality of Leamington their home.

Robert Tatomir

Keith Klassen

Judy Lear-Zylstra

LeeAnne Setterington

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Verbeke - a voice for rural and urban residents

I have lived all of my 56 years in Leamington. I am married to my wife Margaret for 27 years. We have 2 adult kids, James and Julie. I am a third generation farmer, currently working on the family farm. I am living on the family farm, which my grandfather purchased in 1912. On any given day there are 3 generations working together on the farm, digging potatoes or other produce. My mother Lorraine, myself, and our 2 kids work on the family farm.

When I have spare time, I like to help other people involved in agriculture by attending meetings and sitting on different boards. We all need to eat, and there a lot of rules farmers need to face, and I like to be there to help with making policies. I have sat on numerous boards throughout Ontario. It is rewarding when a plan comes together, and you were a part of it.

I attend church regularly, and I am an usher at 7:30 mass. Also, I am involved in CFTV-DT, the local TV station. This was always a hobby for me growing up, and I am happy to assist when needed. There’s always time to go and have coffee in the morning to find out was is going on in town. People seem to know a lot of things. I am a member of the 3rd and 4th degree of St. Michael’s Knights of Columbus. I sit on the Essex County Federation of Agriculture as past-president. I am currently on the Source Water Protection committee for Essex County. Being a councillor, there are other committees that I sit on – Union Water, ERCA and the Mayors Youth Advisory Committee, just to name a few. I am currently the chair of Leamington/Kingsville animal control board. I was also fortunate enough to sit on the committee to pick the new CAO for Leamington. This was a very rewarding job for me.

I enjoy spending time with family and friends, and driving around and checking out the crops that are growing in the county.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? Small business? Agriculture? How can we grow?

Leamington’s diverse residents have lots to give to the community. We must embrace other cultures and share ours with them. With over 30 different ethnic groups throughout Leamington, we can learn from each other. New industry is a must for the municipality. We need to get utilities to these factories so we can promote “open for business.” Of course agriculture is our major employer. Let’s create high tech agriculture schools to create more jobs. After all, this business sector will be coming. If you build it, they will come.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services? Leamington taxes are in line with all the amenities we have here. The Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Seacliff Park, the soccer fields, sport fields, the marina and I could go on. There is a lot to do here and it must be paid for. However, if you spend more than you bring in, you will not be in business for too long. In the past 4 years there has been less than a 1% increase in taxes. Council is trying to hold the line. Could there be someplace else we could save some more tax dollars? The level of service may hurt a little but we should be able to get by.

3. Why are you running for Council?

I am running for council to continue to be part of the team that works for you. I like to make sure there is proper representation among council. I want to be a voice for rural and urban residents. I want to be your voice on council. I think for myself with you in mind. I

participate in all of the council meetings, voting against my fellow councillors and administration. I am very vocal, and not a yes person. It’s your choice. Remember to vote.

Wilkinson wants to serve his hometown

For years when I was younger, I watched the municipal process and was fascinated how leadership and participation can help shape our community.

Municipal service runs in the blood. Wilkinsons have a long-standing level of service to our community. I too want to do my part as my father did on Council with Mersea Township and Leamington, as my brother does as an officer of our community for 25 years, and as my wife does working for our local library.

So far, my service to the community has revolved around coaching minor hockey, baseball and soccer. I really enjoy working with today’s youth.

I want to help change the trend and attitude of our town, try to motivate more young families to stay and support our area, and improve the morale of our community.

My life has had a constant address – Leamington – and now I am raising our family here. My roots go deep in this community

Our current state of our downtown, we should have a re-launch of the CIP program with our new Economic Development Officer. Also, we should discuss with all parties associated, the issues and challenges that face our downtown merchants.

Crime: Leamington is losing it’s small, hometown safe sense of security. We cannot be naïve. Leamington has it’s fair share of serious crime involving drugs, break and enters, theft and shop lifting

Aging infrastructure: My wife and I lived downtown for a few years, we know what it’s like to live with orange, rusty water. Fixing the plumbing isn’t glamourous, but it’s needed. I think Leamington is set up for a comeback, which is in large part because of our current council and administration. Leamington has a stable financial base, and this council should be commended for acting responsibly with our public purse.

1. How do you see Leamington being able to grow as a community? What should the focus be – industry? small business? agriculture? How can we grow?

It’s a given that job creation and job retention will obviously increase our base. Businesses are struggling though, to provide good paying jobs to a community that needs them. It’s hard enough for business and industry to compete in this economy and against other communities. A concentrated effort to lower taxes and fees would certainly help a community that is struggling with employment.

The days of our town employing massive work forces like Heinz under one roof are probably fading. We need to concentrate on developing other industries that we excel at, like fabricating. Great companies like Uni-Fab, South Essex Fabricating, and other skilled trade shops might be the brighter future that take us forward.

Agriculture is a staple that Leamington will continue to thrive at. Our farmers are the smartest and most talented in North America. The market will demand our quality products.

2. We hear quite often about how high Leamington property taxes are. What ideas do you have to reduce taxes, but maintain the same level of services?

When our company in the private sector struggles with the cost of operating we look to reduce expenses. All aspects of the business are considered in regards to savings that will help our bottom line.

Local government needs to run more like the private sector: “We spend what we can afford, we fix what can be fixed, we sacrifice when sacrifice is needed.”

I think a drastic drop in property taxes is probably unrealistic, I hope that we can continue to hold the line, and maybe through some careful expense reductions we can move the momentum in the other direction.

3. Why are you running for Council?

This is my hometown, and I am proud of it. I’m the local kid that stuck around after high school and now I am raising my family in this same community. Like most parents, I want my family to have it better, and right now Leamington needs some tweaking — some parts are worse than others, some parts need to be saved.

I hope that my contributions to this Council will provide them with a safer and more enjoyable experience as they grow up.

If we want the next generation to have reason to stick around as well, then we need to adapt and search out new industries that will keep them here.

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For the second time in 2014, the Leamington Flyers have wracked up four points in a single day.

The Flyers defeated the visiting London Nationals 42 Thursday, Sept. 26, a win that would have brought their early-season record to 3-3-0 under normal circumstances. Earlier that day however, the Ontario Hockey Association decided to uphold a protest filed by the Leamington team regarding the Maroons’ use of a suspended player during a 3-1 Chatham victory over the Flyers Sunday, Sept. 14.

Within the last eight minutes of the Maroons’ previous game — a Sept. 12 5-4 shootout win against St. Thomas — defenseman John Bowen was issued a one-game suspension (GM26) that should have been in effect for the following game against the Flyers. For using Bowen in the Sept. 14 match, the Maroons’ forfeited the game, had Bowen’s suspension doubled to two games, were fined by the OHA and were issued a one-game suspension to head coach Mark Davis.

The game is now recorded as a 4-3 Leamington win, with three ‘protest goals’ added to the 20minute mark of the third period.

After losing a Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 regular season game to the Maroons, the Flyers discovered that Chatham suited up more than the allowable number of import players. What was originally logged as a 7-2 Maroons win was relisted as an 8-7 victory for Leamington late in the regular season following a lengthy appeal process.

The Flyers’ first 2014-15 match against the Nation-

als began with a quick, physical pace by both teams. London was rewarded for its efforts on the first power play of the game when Drew Worrad sent a loose puck past a sprawling Michael Barrett during a scramble in front of the home team’s net.

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Leamington replied with the tying goal just under two minutes later, when Kyle Perkowski appeared to catch Nats’ goalie Justin Tugwell off guard with a quick shot from in front of the London net. Fellow American Matthew Opblinger drew the only assist.

The Flyers kept up the game’s physical tone to take control of the middle frame, doubling their guests in shots 12-6. While sliding right to left from about 25 feet in front of the Nationals’ net, Alex Friesen tucked a wrist shot just inside the right post for a 21 Leamington advantage. Perkowski and Zack Guilbeault were credited with helpers on the mid-period tally.

During a four-on-four where the Flyers were issued a five-minute major and London a two-minute minor, Chris Scott and Mitch Amante broke out for a twoon-one rush after being set up by blueliner Ryan Muzzin. Scott tapped a cross-crease pass from Amante into the London net on a play where Tugwell had little chance to prevent the game winner. Worrad struck again to bring his team within a goal, sliding an ice-level wrist shot past Barrett from the right side of his net. Leamington’s surging offense proved an effective defense, minimizing the opposition’s chances to bury an equalizer and force overtime. Tugwell added himself to the London bench with about a minute-and-a-half remaining for the sixth attacker. While the Nationals kept the puck in the Flyers’ zone for many of the game’s dying seconds, Leamington’s defense kept the shooting lanes closed.

Muzzin eventually cleared the zone with a pass to Amante, who raced over the guests’ blueline and sent a wrist shot into an empty London net just before tripping over a sprawling Nats’ defenseman. The Windsor native’s first of the season was scored with 14 seconds remaining.

“Our guys played hard all night. The forechecking was good and we’re getting better on different parts of the ice,” explained Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “It was a game where everybody contributed.”

Enforcing newer OHA rules legislated to improve player safety, officials handed out one-game suspensions to both back-up goaltenders — Leamington’s Trevor Wheaton and London’s Logan Ferrington — for skating onto the ice without wearing helmets after the final buzzer sounded. During the pre-game warm-up, officials gave the Flyers a warning over a player’s unsnapped chin strap.

From there, the Flyers hit the road for a Saturday, Sept. 27 match in Strathroy against the Rockets. The Flyers won 3-0, scoring once in each period. Amante potted the game winner in the first followed by power play goals from Eric Henderson. Jacob McGhee chipped in with two assists while Zack Guilbeault, Thomas Virban and Kyle Quick added one each. Michael Barrett stopped all 30 shots for the shutout while Mat Ouellet steered aside 35 of 38. The Flyers were two for seven on the power play while Strathroy came up empty handed on eight man advantage opportunities.

Leamington’s next home game will be played Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:10 p.m. against the St. Marys Lincolns.

Rest of the West

The LaSalle Vipers kept their perfect record alive with a 7-3 win against the Lincolns Wednesday, Sept. 24 while the Nationals squeaked by Strathroy with a 4-3 win.

The Sarnia Legionnaires kept up with LaSalle as the West’s other undefeated squad by downing their Lambton Shores neighbours 7-4 on Thursday and then handed St. Marys a 6-0 loss the following day. London fell 3-2 to the St. Thomas Stars while Chatham was shocked by Lambton Shores, who managed a 5-4 shootout win. A busy Sunday ended with the Stars beating the Lincolns 3-2 in a shootout, Sarnia handing Chatham a 7-5 loss and LaSalle defeating Strathroy 6-1.

Upcoming Home Games: THURS oct 2 vs st. marys 7:10PM THURS oct 9 vs strathroy 7:10PM

Upcoming away Games: fri oct 3 vs st. thomas 7:30PM sun oct 12 vs chatham 7:00PM

Jacob McGhee of the Flyers drops the gloves with Brent House during a Thursday, Sept. 25 contest against the London Nationals. The Flyers won 4-2. (Sun photo)

Matt Bean of the Nationals tries to steal the puck from the Flyers’ Colin Moore during the third period of a GOJHL game at Heinz Arena Thursday, Sept. 25. The Flyers won 4-2.(Sun photo)

Zak Parlette of the Flyers deflects a Tanner Ferreira shot during a Thursday, Sept. 25 GOJHL game against the London Nationals. The Flyers won 4-2. (Sun photo)

Pickle captures Open Novice title

By Bryan Jessop

Leamington’s Trent Pickle has proven that being young does not necessarily mean being inexperienced.

At the age of 13, Pickle has captured his first Flat Track Canada division championship while at the same time finishing the points season second in another division. Pickle finished the 2014 campaign atop the 36-racer field in the Open Novice division and second in the Production Frame Novice group, which included 34 entries. Piloting his #98 450cc Honda, the local rider finished the 11-race Open Novice season with 170 points — 13 ahead of Copetown’s Kyle Sheppard — and with 172 in PF Novice, 11 behind the same competitor.

Both racers tabulated points in 10 of 11 rounds for both divisions. Pickle has been racing dirtbikes for six years, taking an interest in the motorsport after watching his father Jay Pickle compete. Trent expressed an interest in racing shortly after he was given a minibike.

The 2013 season was Trent’s first crack at a full schedule in the Flat Track Canada circuit after a few years of racing in the Canadian Motorcycle Association organization. In the FTC system, riders earn 25 points for winning a race, 23 for placing second, 21 for finishing third and then from 20 points and down by one-point increments for placing fourth and lower. Although Pickle didn’t win any Open Novice races this year, he consistently made podium appearances — finishing in the top three — in the later half of the season. By the end of the fifth round, Sheppard led him 90 points to 64. Following with four consecutive top five finishes however, Pickle sprung ahead and capped the season with a second-place finish at Erie Ramblers Motorcycle Club in Wheatley. The highlight of his PF Novice season was winning the Leamington Fairgrounds final in a nailbiter against Sheppard.

“He was pretty excited,” Jay said about his son winning the Open Novice points title. “He’s normally not nervous, but the last few races were a bit nerve-wracking for him.”

Because of his young age, Trent will enter the same divisions again for the 2015 season. Although he also plays travel hockey for Erie North Shore, he may put the winter sport on the shelf to concentrate his efforts on racing.

Pickle also entered one CMA race this season and for most summers occasionally enters races in Michigan and Ohio. He also competed in both 250cc and 85cc classes last year in CMA races, where he was denied a win because of a crash.

36 entries — for the 2014 season and placed second in the PF Novice group, which included 34 racers.

Pickle’s bike is sponsored by Elite Media Works, Gossman Motorsports, Stoney Point Rona, Leamington Collision, Ziggy’s Electric and Quick’s Auto Wreckers. Friends and family members assist Pickle in his racing endeavours, helping out as a pit crew with maintenance and repair of his bike.

“They do whatever they can to help us out,” Jay said. “We owe them all a huge ‘thank you’ for what they do for us. It means a lot.”

CC sr girls basketball vs Brennan

The Cougars’ Lauren Oswald rushes toward the Brennan end of the court with the ball under the watchful eye of a Cardinal defender during a WECSSAA senior girls basketball game at Cardinal Carter Tuesday, Sept. 23. The Cougars were shut out in the first quarter en route to a 51-13 loss. Sarah Beneteau and Rebecca Daoud led the hosts with five points each. In the next half of the double header, the junior Cougars defeated Brennan 38-17. Kiana Garganta led with 11 points while Delaney Ribble chipped in with 10. Two days later, the Cougars visited Catholic Central, where they were handed a 64-10 loss.

Peewee Minors face A’burg

The Spraytec Peewee Minors traveled to Amherstburg Friday night, Sept. 26.

The first two periods were spent mostly in Amherstburg’s end. The Amherstburg team started the scoring but Michael Vida, the newly elected captain, pushed hard and led his team through a close, heartfelt game.

The dependable and gritty hard work of Josh Saad in the corners, as well as fellow defenders Caleb Babkirk and Alex Jadischke holding a strong gate at the blue line made the game very tight.

Noel Hodgson and Brennan Pulley were great at predicting the passes of the opposing team and interrupted Amherstburg’s plans multiple times.

Austin Neufeld’s fast legs and determination earned him the tying goal, which was assisted by great passes from Evan Ouellette and Michael Vida.

From the first puck drop, Adam Zylstra rose to the occasion and made many saves, but the Amherstburg team snuck one in with 2 minutes left in the game, which ended at 2-1. Saturday brought the Amherstburg team to the Heinz rink.

Nash Perry held strong between the posts, playing with all he had and only letting in one in the first couple periods.

The never-give-up-on-the-play attitude of Noel Hodgson and Thomas Chauvin paid off when their team play sent the puck out to the waiting Nate Pilmer who scored to tie the game.

Thomas Chauvin and Thomas Jennings played a strong and versatile game of both forward and defense. It is great to see a team coming together and improving every game.

The last 10 minutes of the game were tough and ended with the team losing 5-1.

A third game was to be played in the new Belle River Arena but after the team arrived they were informed of some technical difficulties with the ice and the game was cancelled.

Midgets lose in Windsor

Sunday, Sept. 28 the Reid Funeral Home (RFH) Southpoint Midgets travelled to Adie Knox Arena where the team was hoping for their first win of the young season. It wouldn’t be so on this day though, as the RFH Capitals were down 3-0 by the midpoint of the second period. They were in some early penalty trouble that cost them any sort of momentum they were trying to build off of. Late in the second, Bailey Loveless netted a power play marker to narrow the lead to 2 for the Jr. Spitfires. Loveless was assisted by Eric Prudence and Brett Enns.

Early in the third the Caps came out buzzing and netted a second power play goal scored by Prudence from Noah Nassif and Gerrid LaSala. With the lead down to 1, that is as close as Southpoint would get, giving up a late third period goal making the final 4-2. Come out and support the local minor hockey teams by checking out their schedules at www.southpointminorhockey.com

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No signs of ‘week’ness

I know I’ve covered the topic of stamina in this column before, but a couple unique examples of it came to light over the past weekend that once again make it worthwhile as the focal point of my weekly ramblings.

Whenever a person takes part in an organized and/or competitive five-kilometre run, it’s always something to be proud of when you finish third (unless of course there are only three entries, and even then simply finishing is a feat worth smiling about). This year’s Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer fundraiser at Point Pelee National Park brought in 49 runners — nearly double the number of participants who elected not to walk from last year. Had there been a podium, Kingsville’s Vince Spicer would have captured bronze with his impressive time of 21:31.8.

There are days when I don’t have the energy to DRIVE that far in such a short period of time. Think about one of those oval tracks you see behind a typical high school the next time you plant yourself in front of the idiot box (television). In the same amount of time you just spent absorbing the mindless entertainment offered by the latest half-hour reality show — minus commercials — someone did 12.5 laps around one of those tracks.

Yes, Mr. Spicer can certainly take comfort in covering a distance in 21:31.8 that would have taken the average Joe much, much longer. Except, maybe, for the fact that his sevenyear-old son did it in 21:09.3.

That’s right, Corbin Spencer — a kid in Grade 2 — won the event, besting second place by about seven seconds and his own father by 22.5 seconds. Many kids don’t have fullydeveloped knee caps until they’re six (or so I’ve read). My accomplishments by the age of seven were pretty much limited to getting the hang of the Atari game Asteroids, learning how to flip the puck over a goalie who’d just lie across the goal line and belching my way through the alphabet up to the letter G in one breath.

Imagine what a seven-year-old who can run five kilometres in just over 21 minutes will be able to do when he’s 20 if he keeps it up. There were cars built in the late ‘70s he’d be able to outrun.

The other feat of endurance that I witnessed a part of over the weekend involved the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Wheatley Sharks. The team played an unheard of four games in five nights... and won them all. They’ll have played five in seven days as of Sept. 30, but that’ll be well past press deadline for both the Journal and Sun so I won’t be able to comment on their results against Essex.

Sure, there are teams that play four or five games in two or three days during tournaments, but these rarely go a full 60 minutes of stop time and they’re always against opponents with the same demanding schedule. Care to guess how many other hockey teams will play four regular season games in five nights or five in seven nights this season?

None.

It’s against the rules to put a team through such a grueling week at the NHL or OHL level. It would be considered unfair to put them through that, and for good reason. That’s 12.5 per cent of the regular season in one week. There have been teams in the same league that couldn’t win four games in an entire season, never mind five days. It’s even more bewildering when you consider the rookies who’ve never played more than 45 minutes of stop-time hockey in a single game prior to the start of the 2014-15 campaign.

Over those four games, the Sharks outscored their opponents 21-8 — an impressive ratio even when those contests are spread out over three weeks. I’m going to try to find out if eight regular-season points in five days has ever been accomplished in OHA hockey. So far, ‘Googling’ it has revealed no such occurrence. At the same time, Wheatley also became the first-ever team to defeat the Lakeshore Canadiens in their new arena.

For this season, they also became the first team to defeat the Lakers by more than four goals and the first team to shut out Dresden. On Sept. 28, the Sharks and Blades became the first teams of the season to win after trailing by two goals.

To test the Sharks’ stamina even further, Sunday night’s game against the Admirals — taking two hours and 45 minutes to complete — has also been the longest game of the season thus far among all nine Great Lakes teams by a full 15 minutes, including overtime

and shootout games. Fitting that the team is actually called the Sharks, of which some species (great white sharks, whale sharks and mako sharks) must constantly stay in motion in order to survive.

Zoology refers to it as obligate ram ventilation, where water can only be passed through the gills if the shark is moving fast enough to force it along (some sharks lack “buccal” muscles that can push water from the mouth into the gills while the fish remains motionless).

It makes sense in sports like hockey, where standing around is no way to assure survival.

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

LDSS senior girls basketball vs Herman

Juliene Mastronardi of the Lions tries to make her way around a Herman guard during a WECSAA senior girls basketball game at LDSS Thursday, Sept. 25. Herman led 12-6 and 40-15 at the first two buzzers and 51-21 after three quarters en route to a 65-26 victory.

LDSS vs CC junior boys volleyball

Royce Beauchamp of the Cougars sends the ball toward Lions blocker Allan Botham during a WECSSAA junior boys volleyball match at LDSS Tuesday, Sept. 23. Cardinal Carter won the first set 25-22, but the Lions rebounded by winning the next two by scores of 25-20 and 25-4. Thursday, the junior Lions hosted Catholic Central, where they lost the first set 25-22, won the second 25-18 and lost the third in a 29-27 heartbreaker. (SUN Photo)

UMEI girls basketball vs Harrow

Oliva Toews carries the ball away from her team’s end of the court with a Harrow player in close pursuit during a WECSSAA senior girls basketball game at UMEI Wednesday, Sept. 24. The visiting Hawks led 11-6 and 15-6 after the first two quarters. The Lightning tried valiantly to stage a comeback, but fell just short with a 23-20 loss. Kianna Epp and Emma Bedal led UMEI with eight points apiece. (SUN Photo)

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Sept. 22: North/South - 1st Sandy Gammie and Joyce Gammie, 2nd Marilyn Robbins and Joyce Moran, 3rd Vi Major and Pauline Mikolash. East/West - 1st Helen Preyde and Nina Towle, 2nd Mame Nicholson and Dave Derbyshire, 3rd Don Franks and Bob Branton. Bridge games are each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Sept. 24: 1st Bob Branton and Jack Warmenhoven, 2nd Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 3rd Ron Martin and Sharon Lutz, 4th Roger Cote and Jim Perkes. Bridge is played every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. Info: 519-738-4939.

Harrow Bridge Club, Thurs. Sept. 25: North/ South - 1st Al Morrison and Pauline Mikolash, 2nd Helen Jenner and Jenny

Cornwall, 3rd Jan Cooper and Frieda Brich. East/ West - 1st Jane Gollmer and Ann Pascoe, 2nd Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 3rd Marie Ellwood and Vi Major. Bridge is every Thursday at Harrowood, 7 p.m.

Library to host family storytime

Family Storytime at Leamington Library is a program for families with children under 5 years of age to encourage a lifelong love of reading. This program includes stories, songs, rhymes and activities.

Family Storytime is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. beginning October 1. It runs for eight weeks with the last storytime being held on Wednesday, November 19. Children age 5 and under with a caregiver are welcome. Register online or at the Leamington Library, 1 John St., 226-946-1529 ext. 220.

LDSS vs CC senior boys volleyball

Quick wins Mini-Mods at shootout

By Mike Bennett

South Buxton Raceway

The magic marker bearing his name on the $1,000 winner’s cheque was barely dry, and Rob Quick was already on the phone. “I had to call my Dad and tell him how we did... he was pretty happy,” Quick said after winning the Mini-Mods feature at the Canadian Fall Shootout at South Buxton Raceway on Saturday night.

Quick’s father Bob, 78, was back home in the Cottam area, too ill to make the trip to South Buxton.

“This was really special to win tonight with this on the car for my dad... it’s pretty emotional,” Quick said.

The Cottam driver won the first heat race to start on the pole as he led all 20 laps for his sixth feature win of the season and $1,000 winner’s share.

wreck, rebounded to win the championship race.

“He (Jones) was going up high, I was underneath him, and he got loose,” Quick said of the incident. “I thought he was going to miss me but he collected me in the back and spun me around, then I got hit two more times.”

Quick’s crew was up early Saturday morning to make repairs to get the car back to the track for the Shootout.

The Cougars’ Sheldon Foldesi spikes the ball past Riley Enns and Robert Botham of the Lions during a WECSSAA senior boys volleyball match at LDSS Tuesday, Sept. 23. Cardinal Carter won all three sets, posting scores of 25-22, 25-19 and 25-10. On Thursday, the Cougars cruised to another three straight wins with 25-10, 25-11 and 25-5 scores against their Maranatha hosts. On the same day, the Lions hosted Catholic Central, winning 25-22 before losing the next two 25-17 and 25-23.

(SUN Photo)

Evelyn Mackenzie

The family of the late Evelyn Mackenzie would like to sincerely thank all those who made donations, provided food, sent cards and prayers, attended the visitation & memorial service. We also thank Pastor Mike Sealy for officiating at her service and the Reid Funeral Home for their caring support & professionalism during this most difficult time. Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated. Jim

Quick, 51, put a new paint scheme on his MiniMod last week in tribute of his father, with the No. 5, colours and logo from the 1935 Coup he ran at Ridge Raceway in 1969.

PETERSON

Who passed away 14 years agoOctober 5, 2000

This day is remembered And quietly kept. No words are needed As I do not forget. Alwaysloved & remembered, Muriel.

The big payday made up for the disappointment Quick suffered on Friday, when he got caught up in a multi-car wreck while battling for second place just six laps into the Tirecraft Mini-Mods season championship race.

Quick had to go to the pits to change a flat and restarted at the back. He later went a lap down and finished 13th.

Blenheim’s Trevor Jones, who spun and triggered the

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Who passed away October 2, 1993. Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure ... You are loved beyond words And missed beyond measure. BillWilliamsandFamily

“I would have loved to win the championship, but being the first MiniMods Shootout winner is pretty good too,” Quick said.

“It’s a credit to P.J. (Wolters) and my crew. They worked on the car all day to get it to Victory Lane tonight,” he said.

Leamington’s Brandon Windsor finished fifth in both the Shootout and championship race.

Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano finished fourth in the season championship race, driving his father Norm’s No. 96 car.

Chatham’s Jake Hooker, 14, won the Sport Stocks feature on Saturday, a race shortened to 14 laps because of a rash of accidents.

Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse was fourth, Cottam’s Tiffany Ellis eighth and Ruthven’s Rob Young ninth.

The Mini-Mods and Sport Stocks were support classes at the Shootout for the UMP Modifieds and Late Models.

Brian Ruhlman, of Clarklake, MI, won the Modified feature for the fifth time in the 6 years since the class was added to the Shootout. He earned a $2,000 pay cheque.

Leamington’s Curtis Coulter finished second, followed by Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr., Leamington’s Joel Dick and Merlin’s Brad McLeod to round out the top 5.

Tilbury’s J.J. Beaulieu was seventh, Merlin’s Joe Brosseau eighth and Belle River’s Mario Toniolo was ninth.

Toniolo and Dick won heat qualifying races on Friday.

Eric Spangler took advantage of a late restart to pass Ruhlman and went on to win the UMP Late Models’ feature and $3,000 winner’s share.

Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford was second and Blenheim’s Andrew Reaume third.

Atom Minors let one slip away

It was another busy weekend for the Southpoint Capitals Atom Minor squad.

On Sat. Sept. 27 the Capitals played host to the talented Essex Ravens. In the first period, strong offensive pressure by Cole Vaillancourt, Seth Zylstra, and Evan Derikx led to great scoring chances, but the Capitals couldn’t get one past the Ravens goalkeeper. At the other end, the Ravens peppered the Capitals net-minder, Cole Bradley, with a number of shots and rebounds eventually netting a couple of goals.

In the second period the Capitals again had a number of good scoring opportunities. Aggressive puck pursuit by Hunter Morris and a short-handed rush by Benjamin Omar kept the contest exciting, but two power-play goals by Essex gave the Ravens a 4-0 lead. The third period began with a great charge by Seth Zylstra whose shot and resulting rebound was neatly tucked in by Hunter Morris who scored the lone goal for the Capitals. Essex was able to capitalize on missed clearing opportunities and put the game away for good.

On Sunday the team travelled to Adie Knox Arena to play the Windsor Junior Spitfires. The Junior Spitfires jumped to a 3-0 lead in a contest that would eventually see Southpoint dominate. A pair of goals by Capitals forward Benjamin Omar got Southpoint to within one. Despite a strong collective team effort the Capitals couldn’t find the equalizer.

The team is off to Ann Arbour Michigan to play in a tournament next weekend.

Team Lee Trevino wins championship

After a final month of the top three teams battling it out for the number one spot and the championship title, Team Lee Trevino put it in overdrive and shutout the team of Sam Snead by taking all 10 points available in the final evening of play in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at the Erie Shores Golf Course.

Helping secure the championship win with 2 points apiece were Richard Lowes, Gary McRae, Roger Cote, Ken Piper and Albert Jenkins. With their grand total of 127 points, it was sweet revenge for the Trevino squad who were shut out by Team Sam Snead the last time they met in a head-on match at the end of July. With that loss and a big 9-point night by Team Bobby Jones in their match against the Tom Watson team, the Jones squad moved up to finish the year in second place with 116 points while Team Snead ended up in third place with 114 points. Helping secure second spot for Team Jones was a result of the winning points gathered by Brian Humphreys, Will Peters, Pete Neufeld, Bill Slater and Terry Shields.

With Team Gary Player’s strong 8-point performance against the Ben Hogan group, counting points picked up by John Davis, Tim Tiessen, John Tofflemire, Wray Pollock and Ed Woelk, they leapfrogged the Watson crew and finished in fourth place with 92 points putting them 5 markers ahead of the Hogan and Watson teams who tied for fifth place with 87 points. Team Hogan got their final points thanks to the fine play of Wilf Janzen, Jim Dueckman and Larry Lucier.

Playing it out for seventh and eighth spots were the teams of Gene Sarazen and Harry Vardon. While it was a close matchup due to the 8 points won by Kevin Babkirk, Ted Dube,

Ralph Will and Andrew Dick, Team Sarazen hung on to the seventh position with their final total of 84 points with their 4 counters received by Mike Herbert and Rob Lee. Team Vardon finished the season with 81 points.

At the end of the spectrum, the teams of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus spent most of the year at the bottom of the heap but the Palmer squad, thanks to having the best night of all 10 teams with a perfect 12-point ending with help from Neil Sawatzky, Mike Mackinnon, Ken Labbe, Jason Tiessen, Dan Musuronchan and Ralph Warkentin, shut out Team Nicklaus to finish in ninth place with 79 points, 20 more than their last place competitor.

In the final night of individual team competition, Brian Humphreys was closest to the hole on #3, while the longest driver of the evening honours went to Mike Herbert. Closing it out with the longest putt winner of the evening on hole #9 was Ted Dube.

The Final Dinner and Awards Night for the league takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, at the Flamingo’s Restaurant at Erie Shores. Cocktails begin at 5:30 pm and dinner will follow at 6:30 with a generous prize table for everyone who attends compliments of Ron McLean and the Leamington Canadian Tire Store.

Growing a winter vegetable garden

Before starting a winter garden project you will need to consider several things to help ensure that it is fun and productive. Choose the right vegetables to grow in cold weather such as carrots, lettuce, spinach, peas, cabbage and parsley.

Start your garden in late summer, before frost, and be ready to cover the area with protection such as cold frames, hoop houses or row covers.

Some vegetables, like chard and parsley, will be ready to eat during the winter and last into spring. Others will carry over winter for late harvest in mid February such as carrots, lettuce, and spinach.

For best results sow peas, carrots and chard in July to insure a strong root structure and midAugust for spinach and lettuce for a fall to winter harvest.

Winter greens grown in cooler temperatures are sweeter and in some cases milder than in warmer conditions.

Stop watering during the late fall as temperatures become consistently colder. The main cause of plants failing as the temperature gets colder is water freezing, causing the plant tissue to burst and killing the plant.

When it is time to harvest, do so only during the warmer days after the temperature is above freezing to help the plant recover from the deep freeze, otherwise you might be harvesting mush. Several hours of temperatures above freezing are necessary

For root crops it is a little different. You can dig your carrots, parsnips and rutabagas from frozen ground.

With a comfortable enclosure, you will do better at keeping ground temperature and the crop will have protection from the extreme cold and wind. It is no fun digging or cutting an unprotected garden in the blowing snow. For winter gardens use ground level beds to help capture ground heat. Start out small and experiment, as our climate offers its own set of challenges and opportunities. Use only winter vegetables – nothing else can take the winter cold. Don’t expect to grow much of anything the first year; this takes a lot of patience and a little cooperation from Mother Nature. Try new things to help you determine what is most effective and unique in your situation.

Ruthven Library hours changing

The opening hours of the Ruthven Branch Library are changing. Effective the week of Oct. 27, the new hours will be: Monday closed, Tuesday 2:30-5:30 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday 5-8 p.m., Friday closed, Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Novice AEs kick off season

On Friday, Sept. 19 the Southpoint Capitals played their first game of the season against the Tecumseh Shoreline Eagles (2) in Tecumseh.

Tecumseh came out strong and got on the board early, scoring a couple of quick goals in the first few minutes. The Capitals defense struggled in the first period but quickly pulled it together and played as a team.

Tecumseh scored a few more times but Southpoint fought back with Evan Tavares releasing a wrist shot and tipping in the Capitals’ first marker of the season.

Despite finding penalty trouble in the second period Southpoint played great, proving they are willing to give their all!

Tecumseh Shoreline Eagles took the win.

Left - Southpoint Capitals Novice AE action on Sept. 19 vs. Tecumseh Shoreline Eagles.

Below - Novice AE goalie Jack Thomas during a Sept. 20 home game against Erie North Shore Storm.

Progs teams all on the plus side

With a beautiful first day of autumn on Sept. 23, a small group of proggers tackled the course at Erie Shores. Numbers were down as 15 of the league members were showing the people of Michigan how golf is played “Erie Shores” style.

Teams A and D were the winners last week, each coming in at a +13, while the other two teams each had +6. It has been a long time since all four teams were in the pluses.

Winning members were Verhoeven, McQueen, Davey, M. Dick, Herring, Koop, Miller, McRae, Plumb, Steingart, Shaften, Shack, Dunmore, Young, Hildebrandt, Hrynewich, Gillett and Madden.

Top scorers were Ward Hutchins with a +12, followed by Steingart and Shack who each had a +7.

There were 9 skins. Those awesome golfers were Krahn, Plumb, Verhoeven, Anderson, Madden, Hutchins, Davey, Mush and Schmidtgall.

A very rare event took place on hole 10 as Herring and

Cobby each had a natural eagle but sawed each other off for the skin, much to the amusement of those who thought their birdie would stand up.

League members have often talked about how beautiful the course is due to the hard work of grounds manager Mike Toth, but it would be remiss not to mention his wonderful crew of Steve Doyle, Dan Simpson, Mike Seres, Sean Merritt, Mike Fritsch, Dave Stockwell and Reid Horne. You should be proud of the fantastic job you do each day, gentlemen.

As well, the Friday divot crew who comes out each week to fill the holes that some golfers make on a daily basis must be mentioned. Thanks goes out to Wayne Quinn, Gary McRae, Jim Armstrong, Barry Russello, Guy McIntyre, Bill Conn, Ron Koop, Orest Hrynewich and Don Mensch. This is a very dedicated group of guys.

Next Tues. Sept. 30 is the last day of this league. It is the wrap-up tournament and it is anybody’s guess who will be the winning team. Good luck, proggers.

Junior Cougars blanked by Herman

By Bryan Jessop

A promising start to the 2014 season hit a familiar, green wall for the Cardinal Carter junior football team.

The Cougars’ home opener was marred by a 48-0 drubbing at the hands of the football powerhouse Herman Green Griffins Wednesday, Sept. 24. While Cardinal Carter’s defense had moments of impressive stands against their guests, the home team’s offense was consistently shut down. The Cougars were unable to earn a first down in the second half against a Herman squad that has yet to surrender a single point through two games.

The Green Griffins scored two touchdowns in each of the first quarters to take a 28-0 lead into the halftime break. Losses for Cardinal Carter were more than just yardage and the game itself, as multiple key players were sidelined by injuries. Middle linebacker and running back Wilmer Jiminez suffered a shoulder injury on the last play of the first half that sent him to Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Other Cougar injuries included offensive and defensive lineman Laba Tawil, receiver, halfback and back-up running back Adam McLellan and starting quarterback Jagger Ascott.

Despite the losses, Cardinal Carter kept the gamesheet clean through the third quarter until the last play, when a Herman running back took advantage of a positional gaffe and sprinted about 50 yards into the hosts’ end zone.

By the fourth quarter however, injuries left the Cougars with about half as many active players as the Green Griffins. With

some of its less experienced players on the field, the hosts were unable to hold off the Herman offensive charge. An early fourth-quarter 30 yard sprint gave the visitors a 42-0 lead, after which point the Griffins recovered their own onside kick at the Cougars’ 42-yard line.

Cardinal Carter’s defensive line forced the opposing offense to settle for a field goal attempt and although the kick was blocked, the Griffins managed to take control of the bouncing ball and run it far enough for another first down on the Cardinal Carter 10-yard line. Another strong effort from the Cougars’ defense forced Herman to turn the ball over on downs once they reached the three-yard line.

The match ended with a seven-yard touchdown run for the Green Griffins, who elected not to attempt the following PAT.

“It’s the same old Herman,” said Cougars coach Chris Church. “They’re just that good. It’s not about the kid in the jersey, it’s the green colour of the jersey. Our guys get intimidated by it. We call it ‘Hermanitis’.”

Church pointed out McLellan, Dante D’Andrea and Alex Faddoul as offering exceptional performances, the latter two on both offensive and defensive line positions.

“We just needed more bodies, more guys who know what they’re doing,” Church said.

The junior Cougars won’t return home until Wednesday, Oct. 22 for a 4 p.m. contest against the Brennan Cardinals. They will visit L’Essor, Belle River and Essex on Oct. 1, 8 and 15, respectively, each with 4 p.m. opening kickoffs.

The senior Cardinal Carter team was the official home team of a Thursday, Sept. 25 game against St. Anne at Tecumseh Vista Academy. The Cougars won the game 24-12 and will return to TVA for a Friday, Oct. 3 match against Herman starting at 1 p.m. They will be back home for a Thursday, Oct. 9 game against Catholic Central at 3 p.m. The Thursday victory for the seniors came courtesy of two touchdowns by Josh Van Roie and another from Chris Tannous. Bobby Gould kicked all three PATs and a field goal. St. Anne replied with two touchdowns, neither followed by successful PAT attempts. The win brought the Cougars’ record to 3-0-0 in the Newman Division.

From left to right, Adam McLellan, Laba Tawil and Salomon Recinos join forces to tackle the Herman quarterback during the fourth quarter of a WECSSAA junior football game Wednesday, Sept. 24 at Cardinal Carter. The Green Griffins’ defense shut down the Cougars en route to a 48-0 victory, handing their hosts their first loss of the season.

(SUN Photos)

Josh Resendes (#30) of the Cougars looks for a lane while teammate Salomon Recinos blocks during a WECSSAA junior football game at Cardinal Carter Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Final scramble enjoyed by TT seniors

By Bob McLean

On Tues. Sept. 23rd, 80 league members played their golf rounds on a somewhat cool, but sunny day. Twenty scramble teams, consisting of 4 players, challenged each other for the lowest scores.

The winning team was determined by the lowest coin number. T2G2 shot an excellent 32, and this team had the following players: Mike Wright, Gerry Becigneul, Dave La Bonte and Ray La Pierre. In second place was T8G2 who also enjoyed a terrific 32, and the team members were Ross MacKintosh, Gerald Rivait, Steve Price and Wayne Zimney. Another team, T1G3, fired a superb 33 to take third place. This team had the following players: Jim Omstead, Tom Bondy, Wayne Humber and John Liddell. Two teams tied with very praiseworthy 34s. T5G2 playing partners were Bob Lee, Dave Krueger, Reg Flewelling and Pat Hill. Tying for fourth spot was T2G1 players who had an average age of 84. Amazing golf, gentlemen! This dynamic team had the following players: Linus Bachmeier, Dick MacKenzie, Carl Robinson and Joe Vertel. T4G1 players earned the Most Honest award. The players were Bill Stein, Eugene Abbruzzese, Ray Allen and Bill Westrop. Various numbers of golf balls were awarded to the winning teams mentioned above.

The closest to the pin on #7 was won by T1G3 as John Liddell fired an excellent shot near the pin. The closest to the pin on #9 was captured by T7G2 when Paul Harrison’s shot came close to the pin. John and Paul each won a sleeve of golf balls and also each team member received $10. T7G2 players were Tom Sasso, Dave Carter, Orville Houser and Paul Harrison. Bill Edwards of T8G1 knocked in the long putt on #2 to win himself a sleeve of balls and $20 to share with his playing partners Terry Bee, Al Matthews and Larry Haggitt.

Before the prizes were presented a few humorous golf jokes were shared with the league members. Special thanks to Bob Patchett and Bill Westrop for their excellent deliveries.

The Pro Shop gift certificates, which were won by a draw, were presented to Neil Adamson $30, Al Zanuttini $25, Bob Scott $15, and Linus Bachmeier $20.The fifth draw winner, Ray La Pierre, received 6 new golf balls.

Everyone enjoyed the final fabulous windup barbecue. Tom Dunn prepared all the hot dogs and hamburgers to perfection. Ingrid Miller and Greg Coulter prepared tantalizing pork and beans and a superb cold pasta salad. Greg was also kept very busy helping to quench the thirst of the senior patrons.

Ken Womack made a special presentation of a wooden washroom aid to Larry Schmidt. Larry’s comment was, “What did I do to deserve this?” Ken received an additional sum of money, for tips, from Ron Steingart during an auction for a similar aid. Ron then gifted Scotsman Bill Westrop with

the device. Bill felt that the legs would have to be shortened so he could make it meaningful to his urgent needs. Bill was somewhat speechless at Ron’s generosity.

The league very much appreciates all the volunteer work that Tom Dunn has performed at the barbecues. Tom was presented with a Pro Shop money gift card. A tip box was passed around to all the members who were present. Once again the group was very generous. Greg will dispense the tip money to his workers. Special thanks are extended to Greg Coulter, Derek Brown and their respective staff members who made Tuesdays so enjoyable. The organizers also appreciated the thanks extended to them by the league members.

The regular golf league continues, weather permitting, as long as there is interest by the participants.

Golden Years mini golf

Thirty-five Golden Years mini golfers descended on Colasanti’s course Sept. 25, ready to challenge its toughest holes. When the scores were finalized, only 66 aces were recorded.

Leading the ace parade with 6 was Lloyd Honey, followed closely with 5 by Andy Orsini. Managing 4 was Ken Brook. Three dropped for Cathy Dewhurst, Gary Honey, Floyd Johnson, Cam Keith, Marie Lasi, John Murphy and Morley Scratch. Contributing 2 each were Iggy Arner, Pete Daudlin, Tony Hudvagner, Dorothy Johnson, Julia Kos, Bill Mayville, Barb Murphy, Colleen Pearse, Bill Taylor and Doug Vickery. Rounding out the scoring with 1 each were Kathy Bradley, Murray Hartford, Frank Lasi, Winnie Moore, Al Rutter, Art Sweet, John Vlodarchyk, Gerrit Vriesen and Linda Walsh.

Recording 16 for 9 holes were Andy Orsini and Gary Honey, followed closely by Moe Scratch with 17. Art Sweet (2), Winnie Moore, Doug Vickery, Rose Taylor, Julia Kos, Cathy Dewhurst, Laurie Hylton, Lloyd Honey, John Murphy, Moe Scratch, Iggy Arner and Ken Brook (3) all recorded 18. Andy Orsini’s 35 was good enough for low score on 18 holes with Gary Honey and Ken Brook in close pursuit with 36, and Julia Kos, Cathy Daudlin, Lloyd Honey and Moe Scratch with 37. Julia Kos, Laurie Hylton, John Murphy and Iggy Arner (2) recorded 38.

Julia Kos took the honors for 36 holes with a 75. Andy Orsini, Lloyd Honey, Moe Scratch and Iggy Arner all notched 76. Ken Brook contributed a 77.

A score of 239 took first place for Team 10 (Gary Honey, Kathy Bradley, Iggy Arner). Second place went to Team Aces with 241 (Art Sweet, Winnie Moore, Cam Keith, Bill Taylor), while third place was wrapped up by Team 5 (Laurie Hylton, Ethel Ferguson, Marie Lasi) with 243.

League play continues every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

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ERIE

APARTMENTS

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Attention Snowbirds/ Seniors. I am available to local residents to provide home care services for seniors. I offer my services in cooking, cleaning, running errands, transportation or simply providing companionship to you or your elderly parents/grandparents. I am available daily, weekly or even on a live-in basis. I have police clearance. Call Amie at 519-819-5865. oc1-8

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YARD SALE

INDOOR YARD SALE- For the next five Fridays, September 26, October 3, October 10, October 17 and October 24. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at 16 Kay Avenue, Wheatley. Furniture, dishes, collectable glass and household items. se24-oc22

GARAGE SALE - JVC high quality movie camera in original case - like new, filing cabinet, plumbing tools and more. Friday & Saturday, October 3 & 4. 9:00 a.m. to ? Rain or shine. 70 Pickwick Drive, Leamington oc1

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ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, the Lions Club of Kingsville will conduct an All Cash Bingo at the Lions Community Hall, 23 Mill Street West, Kingsville. Proceeds of the bingo will benefit the Kingsville Food Bank, Leamington Hospital Foundation and the Lions Foundation of Canada for dog guides for the blind. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. The bingo starts at 2:00 p.m. You must be 18 years of age to attend and play. No children allowed. In the spirit of giving, attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Kingsville Food Bank. se24-oc1

VEGETARIAN COOKING

CLASSwill take place at the Leamington Seventh-day Adventist Church on Tuesdays - October 14, 21, 28, starting at 6:00 p.m. at 220 Erie Street North. A cost of $5.00 per session. For further information and registration, contact Eva Klassen at 519-326-8749. You may also register by email at: eatsleepbmerry@gmail.com Bring a friend...bring a family member. Nightly draws. oc1-8

SERVICE

Repairs • Installations • Drain Cleaning • Excellent Rates • 37 Years Experience Ed Higginbottom 519-329-1779 eh48@hotmail.ca

WEDNESDAYS, OCTOBER 1NOVEMBER 19 - Family Story

Time - 10:30 a.m. A program for families of parents with children under 5 years of age to encourage a lifelong love of reading. This program includes stories, songs, rhymes and activities. Ages 5 years old & under & caregiver. Register online or at the library.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 - Three Tai Chi Open Houses, Thursday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 7 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday, October 8 from 6:307:30 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Church, 60 Erie. St. N., Leamington. For those who are interested in learning how to reduce their stress level, improve circulation and balance, and increase strength and flexibility in an effective natural way. Info at 519-255-9744 or www.taoist.org/windsor

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3 - Youth & Student Volunteer Information Open House, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

at South Essex Community Council (SECC), 215 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Drop in and find out how you can volunteer.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 - Join Life Chain, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at Erie and Talbot, Leamington. Inquiries call Right to Life 519-325-0929 or 519-969-7555.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 – Free Sacred Concerts by the Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Leamington United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak St. E. KSOC is the musical arm of Music Mission Kiev. Sacred music from the Ukraine and stories of God's grace from the former USSR. A musical arm of Music Mission Kiev. Canadians will be thrilled with sacred music from the former USSR. Free will offering to support the ministry to Ukrainians.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12Community Thanksgiving Dinner, 4:00 p.m., St. John's Evangelist Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N.,

Leamington. Meal delivery to shutins within the Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville areas only. Transporation is available if required. No cost or obligation. RSVP by Oct. 10 to 519-326-3111.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15South Essex Community Council Adult Day Away Program will host an Open House 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., at the Sun Parlor Home for Seniors, 175 Talbot. St. E., Leamington. All are welcome for refreshments, free tours and to learn about the local Adult Day Program. For info call 519-3268629 or vist www.secc.on.ca.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - Join us for a screening of “Red Light Green Light”, a film about the prevention of sex trafficking in Canada and throughout the world. At Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church, 1408 Deer Run Road, Leamington. Intended for a mature audience, viewer discretion is advised.

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FISH VESSEL DECKHAND

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GREENHOUSE FARM

LABOURER wanted. Wages

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NEWCASTLE FARMS/ WEST Pointe Greenhouses is hiring a general labourer for greenhouse crop work beginning November 1st. Must have minimum 1 year experience. Drop off or mail resume to Newcastle Farms, 414 Mersea Road 3, Leamington, N8H 3V5.

NOW HIRING: GENERAL LABOURER

Seeking to fill full-time packing positions

Wages: $11/hour, 48+ hours, Mon-Sat Skills: Able to maintain attendance, repetitive tasks, distinguish color, team environment

Rotating weekly shifts (Days/Afternoons) COME MAKE A DIFFERENCE!! Apply via: HR@lakesideproduce.com QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED

PINNACLE ACRES REQUIRES Full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.00/hr, 50+ hours, 7 days/wk. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Work site: 333 County Rd. 18 Leamington ON, rural setting, must have own transportation. Crop maintenance and harvesting, other duties as required. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs on a repetitive basis, fast paced environment, strong work ethic, punctual, reliable. Please apply via: email pinnaclejobs@hotmail.com or fax: 519-326-9253. No experience or education required.

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2078

Talbot Rd.Ruthven ON

GREENHOUSE GENERAL LABOUR

Starting January 5, 2015. Physically demanding, standing for long hours, hot conditions, work Saturdays, 40+ hrs. $11/hour.

Apply In Person Mon. thru Fri. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Greenhouse Labour

PERMANENT FULL TIME JOB

Requiring the prospect to be on call, work overtime, weekends, days and evenings. Three to five years experience required in cucumber greenhouse operations. Job involves supervision of more than 20 workers, working in groups, and in various responsibilities, establishing work schedules and procedures, resolve work related problems, train workers and requisition supplies and materials. Hot, damp, fast-paced environment, working under pressure, tight deadlines, giving attention to details, with large workload. Skills involve written and oral English communication, numeracy, computer use, job task planning. Must have forklift operators licence and have three to five years Aweta GS7XF pack-line operation experience. Ability to speak Tagalog and Thai preferred. $14.67 per hour, no benefits.

Please apply by sending resumes to: hr.woodsidegh10@yahoo.ca

is looking for greenhouse workers. $11 per hour, 45 hours per week. Please fax resume to 519-733-0286.

Looking for experienced handy man/maintenance person for full time position. Fax resume to 519-3266567. se10-tf

Do you have experience with Honda, Nissan VW, Hyundai, Kia? Are you working with a bank, insurance company, Staples, Best Buy, Future Shop, Sears, Telus, Bell, or Rogers; how about a career in automotive sales?

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• Available to work 50 plus hours including weekends

• Crop work experience

• Attention to detail

• Work in hot environment

• Work cooperatively with all co-workers

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2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

519-733-2305 www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINGSVILLE

Part-Time Maternity Leave Replacement Visitor Information/Tourism Employee

The requirements of the position include:

• Knowledge of computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office, Adobe software)

• Marketing or business diploma.

• Good organizational and communication skills.

• Experience in front-line customer service work will be an asset.

Work performed in an office environment for a maximum 24 hours per week at the Carnegie Arts and Visitor Centre, Division St. South.

If you are interested in this position, please obtain an Application Package (Career Profile) from the Town of Kingsville Municipal Office located at 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville, Ontario or through the Town’s website at www.kingsville.ca.

Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014.

Human Resources Department

The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario

N9Y 2Y9

All applications are appreciated, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information will only be used for candidate selection.

2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

519-733-2305

www.kingsville.ca

kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINGSVILLE

Part-Time Maternity Leave Replacement Office Support

Employee

The requirements of the position include:

• Operating in a computerized office environment the applicant must have knowledge of computer software (i.e. Microsoft Office Programs), Keyboarding, File Management and Telephone Reception experience

• Good organizational and communication skills

• Experience in cash handling and front-line customer service work will be an asset

• Minimum college diploma in Business or Office Administration

Work performed in an office environment for a maximum 24 hours per week in the Parks and Recreation Department Arena Complex. Some work hours will be during the weekend.

If you are interested in this position, please pick up an application package from the Town of Kingsville Municipal Office located at 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville, Ontario or through the Town’s website at www.kingsville.ca.

Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014

Human Resources Department

The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

All applications are appreciated, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information will only be used for candidate selection.

PRESS BRAKE OPERATOR, WELDERS AND GENERAL LABOURERS REQUIRED

Apply in person to:

Custom Fab. Inc. 5140 Ure Street Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0 519-737-6631

LOCAL TREE SERVICE SEEKING FULL-TIME TRIMMER

With experience running bucket truck / chipper and other related equipment.

Email resume to: goodreautreecare@yahoo.com or fax: 519-682-1525

GENERAL GREENHOUSE

LABOR: Full time and full time part time positions available. 48-60 hours per week. Weekends/holidays. Physically demanding work load, lifting required, hot humid environment. Minimum wage to start. Apply by fax: 519-326-6702 or e-mail: hriprfms@gmail.com. se24-oc15

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $11.00 for 44.0 hours per week. You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment. No education or experience is required. Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca

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 by providing supportive resident focused 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 has 2 (two) vacancies in the Building Maintenance department:

Maintenance Charge-Person and Maintenance “A” Person:

The successful applicants will be graduates of a two year technical diploma program with demonstrated knowledge of computerized building control systems (electronic, pneumatic, electrical), two years mechanical systems experience, proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word, with ability to promote a culture of a safe and secure work environment with good interpersonal and communication skills. A valid Ontario driver’s license (Class F) is also preferred. The successful incumbent will be required to provide a clear driver’s abstract as well as a Vulnerable Sector Screen before accepting the position.

The starting salary for this position is $21.80 per hour along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes before October 10, 2014 to:

Manager, Building Services

Sun Parlor Home for Senior Citizens

175 Talbot St. E.

Leamington, Ontario N8H 1L9

Fax: 519-326-8952

Email (Word or PDF Attachment): dgleason@sunparlorhome.net

The County of Essex will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment and selection process.

This document is available in alternate formats upon request. 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

Sharks win four games in five days

By Bryan Jessop

Wheatley is completing the busiest week of any team in the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Hockey League.

The Sharks have embarked upon a marathon of games that began Wednesday, Sept. 24 in Wallaceburg and ended Tuesday, Sept. 30 in Essex. Wheatley took on a schedule of five games in seven days, completing an eighth of its regular season over a span of time that teams often play only a single game. The Sharks started the ultimate test of endurance with an 8-2 road win against the Lakers before heading off to become the first-ever team to defeat the Lakeshore Canadiens in their new arena.

Following the 5-4 regulation win in Belle River, Wheatley hosted the Dresden Kings, who had handed the Lakers a 4-2 loss the previous night. Despite starting to show signs of fatigue, the Sharks blanked their guests 4-0.

“It’s early in the season and we’re making mistakes that we’ve got to take care of, but we’re finding ways to win,” said Wheatley’s head coach Ken Galerno. “I didn’t think we played very well last night (in Belle River) either, but there are positive things there to build on. A lot of the mistakes are fatigue related.”

Although Blenheim, Amherstburg and Dresden each have stretches of three games in as many nights coming up, no other team in the league is scheduled for four games in five days or five games in seven days this season.

“It’s a tough schedule, but we have to play through it,” said Galerno following the home-ice win against Dresden.

Wheatley is also tending to several injuries leaving players off the gamesheet, including veteran defenseman Brendon Anger, Pete Mosher, Devin Shannon and Lucas Raffoul, who is dealing with a minor concussion.

The Sharks sprung to life early in the first period, where they outshot Dresden 20-6. Rookie Nolan Gardiner buried the game winner 2:03 into the opening on a shot that found the the left corner of the Kings’ net while netminder Steven Taylor was screened. Brett Bowman and Austin Thompson drew assists.

Scott Florence struck about a minute-and-a-half later, reaching ahead from just outside the crease to flip a rebound past Taylor. Conor Marontate, despite tending to an injury of his own and seeing limited ice time as a result, earned the first assist while Frankie Ciacelli drew the other.

Kevin Ritzer had an opportunity to bring his team to within a goal upon being awarded a penalty shot during a Sharks power play, but Adam Leboeuf made a pad save on the shot to keep his

opposition scoreless. During a two-on-two where he had outmaneuvered his covering defenseman, Thompson sent a wrist shot into the top right corner to give Wheatley a 3-0 advantage after being set up by Ryan Zsebok and Michael Travis. Fatigue began settling in for the Sharks in the second frame, where they were outshot 15-13. Dresden managed a few quality scoring chances, but failed to capitalize with shots that missed the net.

The Kings kept the pressure on through much of the third, but were unable to solve Leboeuf. With about three-anda-half minutes remaining, Florence transformed a harmless looking one-on-one rush into a wraparound goal for his second of the night, unassisted.

Dresden went zero for three on the power play while Wheatley was held to zero for four.

Despite battling pure exhaustion, the Sharks made a valiant effort against the hosting Admirals the following night to win an unprecedented fourth game in five days — a 4-2 comefrom-behind victory. The hosts led 2-0 at the first buzzer on goals by Ryan Alexander and Mark Gangnon, the latter during a power play. Layne Gouin replied for the Sharks with the only marker of the second frame with an assist going to Florence.

Frankie Ciacelli tied the game with an unassisted effort midway through the third period. Less than five minutes later, Calyn Kir gave Wheatley a 3-2 lead with assists from Zsebok and Travis. With the Admirals net emptied for the extra attacker, Dylan Enns put the game away unassisted with 54 seconds on the game clock.

Leboeuf turned aside 27 of 29 shots for the win while the Sharks managed 43 shots at Arren Romeril plus the empty-net tally. Wheatley was forced to score all four goals at even strength despite 13 power plays while the Admirals were one for two.

The game was the longest in the Great Lakes league for 2014-15 thus far, taking two hours and 45 minutes from opening faceoff to third-period buzzer.

In Lakeshore on Friday, the Sharks trailed four different times before Kir broke a 4-4 draw after taking helpers from Michael Travis and Florence.

Dylan Kolic, Brad Carroll, Nick Goran and Nick Tavolieri gave the Canadiens 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 leads, but Frankie Ciacelli, Bowman, Thompson and Jimmy Ciacelli replied for Wheatley. Florence assisted on all but one of the Sharks’ goals. Conner MacKinnon stopped 37 of 41 for the win in net while John Jeffries blocked 18 of 23 for Lakeshore. The Sharks were one for 10 on the power play while the Canadiens went one for four.

The busy week started with Jimmy Ciacelli netting a hat trick during the victory in Wallaceburg, where Thompson also added four helpers. Kir and Brian Johnson each scored twice while Antonio Ciampa added a single. The Sharks outshot the Lakers 3926, with Leboeuf earning the win between the pipes.

Results from the Tuesday, Sept. 30 game in Essex were not available by press deadline.

The Sharks next home game will take place Saturday, Oct. 4 against the Admirals at 7 p.m.

Rhine

Danube bowling scores

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league results for Sept. 15.

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Games Over 200: Will Fittler 202-214, Ozzie Wolf 101-200, Ernie Purr 204, Manfred Dickau 256, Aaron Dickau 231245-212, Richard Dickau 205, Heinz Kosempel 200, Chris Kosempel 257, Jason Dalimonte 207, Dan Dalimonte 236. Series Over 550: Willy Fittler 585, Ozzie Wolf 595, Aaron Dickau 688, Chris Kosempel 583, Dan Dalimonte 552.

Standings: Dickau’s 12, Unico 11, Taki’s 9, Rhine 5, Fittler 3, Weil’s 2.

Left: Dresden’s Jim McKinlay tries to swat the puck off the stick of Wheatley’s Scott Florence as he approaches the Kings’ net during a Saturday, Sept. 27 contest at Wheatley Area Arena. Florence scored twice in his team’s 4-0 win.

Below: Wheatley’s Scott Florence scores his second of two goals on a wraparound against Kings goalie Steven Taylor with defenseman Graham Smyth giving chase.

(SUN Photos)