October 7, 2015

Dave Campbell is 2015 Citizen of the Year

By Sheila McBrayne

Leamington’s 2015 Citizen of the Year was born in New Brunswick and came to Leamington in 1975 and has never looked back. Dave Campbell spent 34 and half years teaching at area elementary schools, eventually retiring as a principal.

“I had no idea. Not even a hint that this was happening,” said Campbell at the Municipality of Leamington’s annual Volunteer Recognition Night. Campbell was present at the reception held Wednesday, September 30 at the Leamington Marina pavilion for his volunteer work with the Leamington Triathlon Weekend Committee, the Tomato Festival Committee and his work with the Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce. You could say he’s a regular at this function. But this year he was the man of the evening, taking home the top prize.

Introduced by Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald, the usually talkative Campbell was at a loss for words. Fortunately his telltale grin said it all. Afterwards he stated: “I’m not even from Leamington... I came here in 1975 and I was sold on it.”

In the 1980s, Dave was elected as a member of the Romney Township Council. He has since served as Director and Chairperson of the Leamington District Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of the Leamington

Tomato Festival, a member of the Kinsmen Club, is instrumental in organizing the Leamington Triathlon Weekend as well as other local running events, is a past Executive Member of the Leamington Flyers Hockey Club, and what many of you may not have known is that Dave was an avid singer and seldom missed church choir practices.

Through the Chamber, Campbell is currently involved in the Labour Market Study with Denise Ghanam, president of Ghanam Consulting Inc.

Earlier this year, the Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities awarded funding to the Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce for a yearlong project to undertake a detailed labour market study. This project, valued at just over $140,000, will allow the Chamber to gather community-specific information about the existing labour market skills, future needs and growth from existing businesses, and potential changes to the labour market pool.

Campbell said he finds it interesting, even though he never had any business or retail experience in town.

“I love small towns and the possibilities of what we can do here. And we’re not done yet! I think Leamington is on its way up and I want to be a part of that,” said Campbell.

Campbell is a proud citizen of Leamington, having contributed greatly to its successes. “What I love about this community is that when you ask for help, you get it… We come up with ideas for the town and the community supports them,” said Campbell. “It makes it easy to do what we do,” he added.

Matt Morin named Youth Citizen

Matt Morin, a graduate of Leamington District Secondary School, was described by his teachers as having a strong work ethic and a desire to use his time and talents to serve others within the school and community.

2015 marks only the third year for the Youth Volunteer Award. The recipient of this award must be an individual whose primary residence is in Leamington, is 18 years of age or younger, and who has participated as a volunteer in activities that benefit the residents of Leamington.

As in past years, the 2015 youth volunteer award recipient is actively involved in school, sports and the arts and theatre.

Matt is known for being personable with his peers and is always willing to give them a hand. He has demonstrated his commitment and dedication to serving others through a variety of outlets. He has provided his outstanding musical talents on the piano and percussion instruments to theatrical productions and school and church events, served on Student Council, has

coached soccer, taught Sunday school and operated technical equipment at his church.

During his time at Leamington District Secondary School, Matt was able to accumulate almost 300 volunteer hours, and continues to volunteer now that he has moved on to post-secondary education.

David Campbell with Leamington Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald.

Matt Morin with Deputy Mayor Hilda MacDonald.

Et Cetera Shoppe wins Service to the Community Award

Volunteers from the two locations of the Et Cetera Shoppe were honoured as the service group of the year at the Leamington Volunteer Recognition Night held September 30. Those in attendance from the Et Cetera Shoppe were: Joel Epp (general manager), Cindy Lasi (production manager), and volunteers Fran Segedin, Linda Ringrose, Linda Humphries, Frieda Woelk, Elsie Neufeld, Bruno Penner, Freda Penner, Mary Neufeld, Liz Dick, Louise Tiessen, Cheryl Willms, Paul Barna and Marion Driedger. The not-for-profit thrift store will be combining its clothing and furniture stores into one location in January of 2016 and be renamed Thrift on Mill at 58 Mill Street West. The Et Cetera Shoppe was established in 1982. The Et Cetera Shoppe operates as one of 11 MCC Ontario thrift stores, generating about $300,000 in sales per year as part of the provincial average of $2.5 million annually. All profits are directed toward charitable causes from across the globe to Ontario-specific programs and projects. Epp and Lasie are the only paid positions within the Leamington operation, supported largely by about 150 volunteers. (SUN Photo)

SECC offering free Election Day transportation

With just over a couple of weeks to go before the federal election, the South Essex Community Council (SECC) is doing its part to help those in the Leamington, Wheatley and Kingsville area who may have difficulty getting to their local polling station by offering free, accessible transportation.

“Sometimes, when people have a difficult time getting around because they no longer drive or have a disability, they give up things that the majority of us take for granted, including voting,” said Carolyn Warkentin, Executive Director at SECC. “It is so important that everyone, especially those with limited support systems or mobility, has the same opportunities to participate in the democratic process and have their voice heard. Every vote counts.”

To help break down these barriers, SECC will be accepting reservations from seniors or those with a disability for free rides to their local polling station on Election Day. Interested persons meeting one of these criteria can call SECC’s Transportation Services to reserve their spot on the voter shuttle. Callers are asked to have their voter information card handy when they call so they can register which polling station they need a ride to. Riders will also need to show their voter information card to their driver when boarding the shuttle, which will be accessible for those with mobility limitations.

Deadline for reservations is 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. Riders will receive a reminder call on the Friday afternoon before the election with their pick-up time on Monday, October 19.

If you’re ready to vote early, you can vote at your advance polling place between October 9 and 12, from noon to 8:00 p.m.

Or you can vote at any Elections Canada office across the country any day until October 13 at 6:00 p.m.

For all voting locations, check your voter information card, visit elections.ca or call 1-800-463-6868 ( TTY 1-800-361-8935)

Elections Canada has all the information you need to be ready to vote.

For more information on the voter shuttle or to book your reservation, contact SECC’s Transportation Services Scheduler/Dispatcher James Impens at 519-326-8629 ext. 342.

TD supports Bank Theatre project

By Bryan Jessop

Two more recent donations have pushed The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place project closer to funding its entire renovation project.

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Leamington’s TD Financial made a contribution of $10,000, presented by branch manager Giovanni Chimienti at the bank’s Erie Street South location. The contribution was accepted on behalf of The Bank Theatre by building committee chairperson Rick Taves, Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre president Penny Gil and TBT director Larry McDonald.

“We believe in getting involved in our own community,” Chimienti explained of the bank’s decision to make the donation. “It’s a great project and we liked the idea of supporting it.”

Ten days prior to receiving the local TD Financial contribution, The Bank Theatre received an anonymous donation of $75,000. The money will be put towards the facility’s green room, being named after local musician Ed Belanger. Combined, the two recent offerings brought the ongoing sum of pledged and in-hand donations to $1,160,000. The new figure does not include a $160,000 commitment from the Canadian federal government.

“It’s a very significant boost for us,” said Taves of the two recent contributions. “We’re really pushing now. We’ve come a long way — the first $10,000 was really hard to raise.”

It is estimated that an additional $400,000 will be needed to complete the renovations being done at The Bank Theatre, located at 10 Erie St. South. Once all necessary funds for upgrades have been collected, The Bank Theatre’s representatives will begin building an endowment fund to help accommodate future expenses.

For more information on The Bank Theatre and its upcoming productions, visit the website www.banktheatre.com or call 519-326-8805.

Council shops around for insurance

By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent

In 2003 the Municipality of Leamington joined a consortium of over 50 municipalities that made up a selfinsuring non-profit group. At the time, Leamington had good reason to believe that it would realize considerable savings with this arrangement.

Fast forward to today,

Stop sign at Fox Run & Mersea Rd.19

There have been a number of near misses between vehicles at the intersection of Fox Run Road and Mersea Road 19 due to confusion about who has the right-of-way at the intersection.

According to municipal engineering staff, the correct solution to making it safer is to reconstruct the way these two roads intersect, but that takes both time and money – an estimated $26,400. Until the work can be studied, approved and constructed, a temporary stop sign is proposed for eastbound traffic at a cost of $1,500.

In response to a question from Councillor Tim Wilkinson at the Oct. 5 meeting of Council, engineering technologist John Pilmer explained that a traffic study done in the past proposed changing one short section of road to one way, creating a ‘T’ intersection, as the most economical and logical solution to the problem in the future.

It was clarified that a close look at the intersection will be completed before any proposal goes into the 2016 budget.

Council endorsed installing the stop sign and painting a stop bar for eastbound traffic.

however, and the landscape has changed. A number of high-profile retroactive awards have cost Leamington millions, and the new director of finance and business services, Ramona Nordemann, CPA, CA, issued a request for proposals for insurance services for Leamington.

The quotes were for a oneyear term as is standard in

the insurance industry. The results are in and a change is being recommended. For the same insurance coverage as Leamington has in 2015, at a premium of just over $1 million, the municipality can pay a premium of just over $600,000 in 2016. For clarification, at the Oct. 5 meeting Councillor John Jacobs said it looks like being a member of the

collective meant that Leamington was covering the costs of other municipalities’ carelessness. The director responded, “You could say that”.

Council voted in favour of the new coverage.

TD Canada Trust Leamington branch manager Giovanni Chimienti (far left) presents a cheque of $10,000 to The Bank Theatre, accepted by building committee chairperson Rick Taves, Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre president Penny Gil and Bank Theatre director Larry McDonald. Also on hand for the presentation was TD Canada Trust Leamington manager of customer service Laura Vincent. (SUN Photo)

Downtown memories

car after we handed them our number.

Driving through downtown Leamington is so different than it used to be.

Times have changed, they say. I guess I should get with the program.

The downtown here used to be a vibrant, booming community and although several hardy shops remain, it just doesn’t have the bustle it had in the 60s and 70s.

I felt pretty important in the back seat of that 1964 Pontiac handing the guys our numbers and helping pull the grocery bags into the car.

Strides are being made through improvement funds to revitalize Leamington’s downtown core. The old Leamington Post building on the corner of Mill and Princess has been overhauled and looks fantastic. Similar renovations are just starting at the Princess Centre across the street. These two projects will be cornerstones of the ‘new’ Leamington for years to come. The Bank Theatre will be a showpiece as well as a show place.

As buildings age, they require a lot of work to upgrade, fix and keep up to standards in today’s society. It’s a tough row to hoe for local retailers.

The big boxes have a stranglehold here on consumers as they do all over the world.

But it wasn’t always that way.

If we were hungry, we had plenty of places to choose from. Sue’s Coffee Shop, The Mill Bar, Diana Sweets, White Lunch were all there and all pretty busy. Also, Leamington Hotel (Brown’s) where my grandmother worked as a waitress, made a great soup and sandwich. The Auto Stop and International both served food as well.

While I was attending Mill Street School, an older gentleman opened up a magic and joke shop across from the Auto Stop. That store introduced me to cigarette loads and electric shock gum packages and that sort of thing. He was in business for only a short time, but the practical joker in me was thankful for that little shop being there.

Being a country bumpkin, I was always excited to ‘go into town’ from our homestead at Point Pelee, if for nothing else but to get groceries.

My mom seemed to need something at every store as I tagged along, hoping to get a small toy or even some Black Cat bubblegum or a bottle of Fanta.

The Vogue Theatre became my choice of hangout on the weekends as I entered my teenage years. I became a true movie fan during those years and spent a lot of my parents’ money there. If you weren’t into the pool halls, the ‘show’ was the place to be.

I saw some first run classics there, like Rocky, Jaws and Smokey and the Bandit.

She’d go into TK Discount, then the Vanitie, maybe a stop at the Jaunty Shop or Al Law, over to the Metropolitan and across to Woolworth’s all inside of a few minutes. I’d stop and admire the coin-operated horses outside the back door of Woolworth’s until she’d finally cough up a nickel so I could ride until my teeth came loose.

I remember walking out of the Led Zeppelin movie, The Song Remains The Same, after friends dragged me in to watch it. I couldn’t warm up to Robert Plant’s voice for some reason. Being a Beatles fan, I couldn’t wrap my head around the heavier music in those days. As I aged I came to appreciate Led Zeppelin’s music as much as the next guy.

I was always strangely drawn to those uneven creaky wooden floors at the ‘Met’, which was a two-floor store near Diana’s Sweets. Some of the things you could find there weren’t found anywhere else. It was kind of eclectic dimestore merchandise. Years later, when the Met opened up east of town along with the IGA, it was a full fledged department store, complete with a restaurant rivaling Woolworth’s lunch counter and Zellers’ Big Z restaurant.

If I wasn’t at the Vogue, I was at the old arena. We’d hang out on the railings out front, or play ball hockey in the corners of the building until we were caught by Tom Dickson and his crew and banished to the seating area. I’d bet old Tom had a collection of tennis balls in his office and many of them were mine.

If I wasn’t at the arena, I was hanging out in the neighbourhood playing road hockey or something. We didn’t have video games, so we made up our own fun.

It seemed like there was a car dealer on every corner, and according to fellow columnist Bill Sherk, there practically was.

We’d think nothing of starting a ball game with five or six of us and modifying the rules so we could enjoy ourselves.

I accompanied my dad every time he went into the Sport Shop. Besides the baseball equipment and hockey stuff, Mr. Bodle kept a bevy of guns in the back and I thought that was the neatest display I’d ever seen.

Carlos Borges was a neighbour back in those days and he devised a tether-ball game with a tennis ball in a sock, tied by a string to the stop sign at the corner of Bruce Ave. and Jay. We spent hours knocking that ball around in circles. That progressed into a game we made up similar to pickle ball, where we batted a tennis ball against the garage door with homemade wooden racquets.

Being a big fan of shows like The Rifleman and Gunsmoke, that firearms display was just the coolest thing for someone like me.

You had to go there to buy your hunting license in those days. That’s when it cost about $3.50 to buy a license.

After dark, we’d play manhunt or some other variation of hide-and-seek and then head in for fresh TV episodes of Happy Days or Six Million Dollar Man.

While in town, we’d get groceries, either at the IGA (now Royal Bank), Loblaws or down on Erie Street at the A&P. I loved the smell of the fresh coffee beans at the old A&P. Those coffee grinders fascinated this young boy too. Once our groceries were packed into those tall brown paper bags, we were issued a pressed-board square with a number on it that matched our grocery tote. Outside, the guys loaded our

Life was simpler then, times were different. That was before global terrorism put so many restrictions on the way we live. It was before cell phones put us out of touch with the person sitting next to us. It was before video games, MP3 players and downloading music.

Maybe our downtown will get back to that old-fashioned feel someday. I know people are working hard to make it happen.

Let’s hope that it comes to fruition.

So close but yet so far

After a fun-filled weekend in Lauderdale with the girls, Mom and I prepared for our flight to Little Whale Cay. As things go, once we were all packed up and loaded into the cab on our way to the airport, I called Mark. He had just received an email from Golden Wing Air Charters to say the pilot had just left Nassau and was an hour behind. We contemplated turning around and decided it was too much work to unload everything and load again, so we headed to Sheltair where we could put our feet up and relax for a while. This was the start of not only a day full of twists but also a week of turns.

Our flight departed Lauderdale at approximately 1:00 after we waited first for the pilot and second for the provision delivery. I told Mom to get used to the Bahamian pace and this was proven even more when we landed on Chub Cay to clear customs. The agent was pulling away in his car for a late lunch. We waited 45 minutes for him to return, and fortunately he was exceptionally courteous and we were in and out in less than 5 minutes. Mom was able to stay in the plane while I gave him her passport to stamp. He didn’t even come out of the office to make sure she was who she was.

Finally we landed just before four. After unloading and

storing our provisions by 5:00 it was the perfect time to join everyone in the shop for a cold Kalik beer. Chester and Edna from Flo’s Conch Bar and Grill and Harry and Charles from Big Whale were all there to greet my mother with a true Bahamian hello. Before long, they all were calling her “Mom” and talking to her as if they had know her forever. Chester told some great stories that had us all shedding happy and sad tears. I will share them at another time. We made plans for a potluck that upcoming weekend but with the twist of events, it never came to fruition. When people think of the Bahamas, many envision a small area and the familiar names like Nassau, Freeport, Eleuthera and possibly the Exemas. In fact, the Bahamas 700 islands make up a large archipelago in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. This past week a small part of this island chain was hit by a Category 4 hurricane that travelled so slowly that it wreaked havoc on the lives of a few human

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Prior to receiving warnings and watches of an impeding tropical storm, Mom and I were able to enjoy some time on the main beach. I set up a lounge chair for Mom to sit on in the shallow surf where the waves would roll in and splash her with the warm water from head to toe. I kept my eye on the water to make certain a rogue wave did not come in and pull her out to sea. I wasn’t too worried though, knowing my mother was probably more agile in the water than out after years of swimming herself and instructing hundreds of others.

By mid-week the news confirmed that tropical storm Joaquin was building to the south west of us, making it a potential threat to all of the Bahamas and possibly the eastern seaboard of the United States. Mark, my mother and I were able to check our computers, iPads and iPhones regularly to get the latest weather updates. By late Wednesday, Arthur gave us the go ahead to start securing the island and ourselves. A generator technician that had flown over with Mom and I from Lauderdale was quickly flown off island back to his home.

Thursday morning arrived with a drizzle of rain but it didn’t hinder us from going about our assigned tasks. Mom and I were in charge of readying the ‘safe’ house. Flamingo house is where Arthur spent Hurricane Andrew over 20 years ago. Once again it would be the place that everyone on the island would go if and when the time came. Mom and I gathered and delivered fresh, canned and frozen foods to the fridges and ice-packed coolers up in Flamingo. While mom unpacked, I went and loaded all the fresh water bottles into my golf cart. Luckily I ran into the guys before heading up the hill and they removed 5 of the heavy bottles, lightening my load and making it less likely that I would pop a wheelie.

Flashlights, first aid kit, and defibrillator were all checked off the list along with cards, dominoes and a few other things that would entertain us if the storm kept us captive for a long time. We had three days of provisions for the six of us. Arthur told us that with hurricane winds and storm surge this was a necessity. I filled the bathtub so that there would be water to flush the toilets if need be. Meanwhile, the men boarded up many of the windows, nailed shutters shut and secured any small or loose items that could pose a threat if there were strong winds.

As the time slowly passed,

the storm that was strengthening over the warm waters to the southwest was building and heading our way. This storm posed more of a threat than Hurricane Erica. The high tides added to hurricane winds and storm could make this deathly. Just days before, the entire world, including us, enjoyed the full lunar eclipse followed by the Blood Moon. Both the spring and fall full moons bring with them extremely high tides and this one was no exception. For the first time, Mark and I witnessed the waters in our harbour covering the docks and splashing over the edges of the walls.

The armour stone that replaced the wall, which was removed by Hurricane Andrew’s storm surge, was breached once again. We were amazed when the sea crashed through at every tide for 3 days, creating a stream across the centre of the runway leaving seaweed, conch shells and rocks as it retreated to its low point 6 hours later. Once all the hatches were battened down and a large pot of chili was made, it was a waiting game. I hate to admit that there were times when I simply thought I wanted the storm to hit and get it over with. Obviously, I am not a patient waiter and have never experienced what Arthur did. He felt very different than me. He stressed that he never wants to experience anther hurricane.

Unfortunately, we found it very hard to find a website that would give us a good forecast for the Bahamas. By Friday morning we read that the storm, moving so slowly that it tortured them with time, was battering our

neighbours 200 kilometres to the southeast. We heard reports after the fact that many residents on Aklins and Crooked Island were not prepared because of the lack of warning. This was not only sad but also not difficult to understand, as with all our technology we also were finding it hard to get updated information. Here on Little Whale Cay we are lucky to have Wi-Fi as well as satellite communication. Our neighbouring island, Bonds and Big Whale, have neither and rely on radio or their cellular service alone.

Hourly, mom and I would go online to check the updates. We searched Miami, Chub Cay, Nassau and many more sights to get as much information as possible. Each one would report that the Bahamas was getting battered and then skip to the potential threat to the U.S. I am sure the eastern seaboard was prepared and if anyone in the Carolinas wasn’t, they couldn’t blame it on not being forewarned.

The Berry Islands are made up of 30 islands and many small cays totaling an area of 30 square miles, a very small portion of the 10,000 square miles of the entire Bahamian islands. At one time many native Bahamians lived on these islands where they farmed and fished and created small communities. Now the Berry Islands are very low-key. Only a few islands have runways, leaving travel to the others difficult. There are approximately 700 people spread throughout the Berry Islands and most of those live on Great Harbour, the largest cay at the far north end of the island chain.

We are known as the Fish Bowl of the Bahamas

and famous for game fishing. The catch of the day includes bill fish, tuna, grouper, tiger fish, yellow fin snapper, wahoo, king mackerel and many more. During high season, many snowbirds move south to their winter residence and enjoy fishing, snorkeling or deep sea diving. Many of the smaller cays are privately owned by millionaires, and for this reason the Berry Islands can say they have more millionaires per unit of land than anywhere in the entire world, but most aren’t here during hurricane season.

During the calm before the storm, we sat and waited and watched for any change in the wind or sky. We wondered why, in a world with so much technology, we would neglect to properly warn anyone of upcoming danger? Fortunately for us,

we did not get hit by the hurricane. We realize that our small island chain could have been in the path of destruction. The people of Crooked Island, Rum Cay, The Aklins and San Salvador are awakening to a palette painted with heartache.

As of Saturday, communications on the those islands was still out. Arthur told us that he heard that there were

no fatalities. As the days passed and the storm turned onto a northward path directly east of us, we felt near galeforce winds for a short time under the sunny blue skies. By Sunday, we watched gigantic waves crash along the shore and spray over the wall at the lighthouse as we gave a Sunday toast of thanks with mimosas.

Water levels swelled over the dock...

Grow Wild Bootcamp at LDSS

Representatives from the Carolinian Canada Coalition met with Leamington District Secondary School students on Friday, September 25 to encourage them to create a campaign that will raise awareness for local species. The Grow Wild Bootcamp of Grade 9 and 10 geography students as well as members of the ECO team went outside to see some birds of prey introduced by Shauna Cowan of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy. Handler Shauna Cowan of the Canadian Raptor Conservancy is pictured here with a bald eagle. The bald eagle, which relies on clean fresh water became almost extinct in southern Ontario during the 1960s, ‘70s and 80s. The magnificent birds of prey have made a comeback with approximately 68 known nesting pairs of bald eagles in southern Ontario. (SUN photos)

Erie Glen will operate under Verve Senior Living

Leamington’s familiar Erie Glen Manor is changing its name to Verve Senior Living.

John Carnella, President and Chief Executive Officer, announced last week that Diversicare Canada Management Services Company, Inc. who operates Erie Glen will hereafter be operating its retirement residences under its new banner, Verve Senior Living effective immediately.

Mr. Carnella stated “We are thrilled to make this transition because we believe that the name Verve perfectly describes the types of environments that we are already creating for our residents – places that exude vibrancy, spirit, life and passion. So essentially the name is just catching up to who we already are”. He added “Verve means spirited effort, so it fits perfectly with what makes us unique – our passion for service excellence. We have won numerous awards for the service excellence delivered by our valued staff, and this will continue to be at the core of how we operate under the new banner”.

In addition to the new name, the company has also launched a new, refreshed website which features information on each of its 37 properties across Canada. More information can be found at VerveSeniorLiving.com.

Over the coming months, residents, staff and the general public will begin to see the transition to Verve. Residence signage is being transitioned and marketing communications will assist in creating awareness of the new name.

Shauna Cowan with a Peregrine Falcon, which was designated as threatened in Canada and endangered in Ontario. The hood on the falcon is used to keep the bird of prey calm during transportation.

Barn owls specialize in hunting animals on the ground and nearly all of their food consists of small mammals which they locate by sound, their hearing being very acute. The unique shape of their face is to “cup” sound for their asymmetric ears located on the fringe of the “cup”.

UMEI Ag Club attends Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Twenty-six students from UMEI’s Ag Club learned a great deal about the agricultural sector when they attended the largest outdoor farm event in Ontario, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, which ran Sept. 15-18 in Woodstock.

“I did not realize that one in eight jobs in Ontario are related to agriculture,” commented Mitchell Tiessen, a grade 9 student.

The club members had a chance to converse with crop breeders, and representatives from environmental agencies and solar industries, not to mention sitting inside almost every piece of farm equipment you could ever imagine.

“The technology keeps changing faster than I expected,” said grade 11 student Alex Epp, who has dreams of having his own farm operation some day.

Many of the displays were interactive, allowing students with licences to test drive the newest farm utility vehicles on the market.

The theme for the Ag Club this year is based on “Conservation” and their teacher John Fittler hopes his students will realize how important this concept is for the agricultural environment.

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock was a great experience for the students in UMEI’s Ag Club.

UMEI students Josh Toews and Fionna Tiessen are “Ag Proud!”.

UMEI Ag Club member Mitchell Tiessen checks out the equipment on display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, it may be challenging to express your true feelings, especially when you fear what others may think. Just do what feels comfortable to you.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Take a sentimental journey with a loved one, Taurus. You never know what examining your emotions will uncover, and you will get to spend quality time together.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you can strike up a conversation with just about anyone this week. Your gift for gab makes you a fun person to have around and a welcome member to any new group.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, someone may catch you off guard this week and you don’t have your go-to plan in place. Worry not, as you will rebound quickly and bounce back in a big way.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, it may seem like everyone is hanging on every word you say this week. Don’t worry about performing, just continue to do what gravitates people toward you.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, although you’re not a big fan of the spotlight, this week you will be asked to handle a situation on center stage. You just may enjoy the situation, so don’t fret about it.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, share your long-term goals with colleagues and you may find some unexpected allies. Support can only help your efforts even further.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, set personal feelings aside when dealing with professional matters. Allowing emotion to get in the way of your goals will only end up affecting you.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, this is a great time to try something new. Whether it’s a new food or a new experience you’ve been looking to try, dive right in and enjoy the excitement.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, expect to be excited by a budding relationship in the weeks ahead. Open up to friends or family members so you can share this positive development with loved ones.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Waiting patiently this week will not get the job done, Aquarius. You may have to be more assertive to get things done. Others will understand and prove helpful.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, a problem at work seems tough to crack. Take your time and try a new approach, and you will be happy with the results.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

OCTOBER 4

Alicia Silverstone, Actress (39)

OCTOBER 5

Kate Winslet, Actress (40)

OCTOBER 6

Nail Yakupov, Athlete (22)

OCTOBER 7

Toni Braxton, Singer (48)

OCTOBER 8

Matt Damon, Actor (45)

OCTOBER 9

Tony Shalhoub, Actor (62)

OCTOBER 10

David Lee Roth, Singer (60)

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RBC celebrates milestone with donation

By Bryan Jessop

Celebrating a birthday means accepting gifts for most, but Leamington’s Royal Bank Canada (RBC) branch has decided to give rather than receive.

The local bank officially marked its 125th year in Leamington on Sunday, Sept. 27, two days after presenting the South Essex Community Council (SECC) with a cheque contribution of $2,500. Branch manager Gary Toupin, assistant branch manager Helen Duquette and RBC regional vice president Margaret Corio presented the donation to SECC manager of finance Debbie Daher, who expressed sentiments of gratitude for the showing of support.

“This is absolutely huge for us,” Daher said. “We’re very appreciative to RBC for this.”

The SECC will use the funds to finance what it refers to as its emergency youth kits. The organization has raised money to assist local at risk youths by supplying them with a tote bag filled with shampoo, shaving kits, other hygiene products and food gift cards. The SECC has partnered with local high schools over the past few years to provide the kits to students who are in need.

Normally, the kits are distributed in December, although Daher pointed out

that the SECC has already received requests for the kits this year.

“The need always grows each year,” she noted.

“Right now, we’re on track to put together 60 male kits and 60 female kits. The timing (for the RBC donation) is perfect. It’s almost completely filled the need for this year’s kits.”

Toupin noted that it is standard practice for RBC branches to couple milestone anniversaries with local charitable groups. Such occasions are celebrated with corporate donations that the involved branch in turn gives to a local cause of its choice.

“Because their (SECC’s) values are so in line with ours, we thought it would be a great cause to support,” said Toupin, who also explained that RBC Leamington has raised funds for groups including W.E. Care For Kids, the OPP Cop Camp and Speqtra in

the past. “We thought they were a perfect fit. For us, this is just a way to give back to the community and say ‘thank you’ for supporting us over the last 125 years.”

RBC Leamington originally opened its doors Sept. 27, 1890 at the northwest corner of Talbot and Erie Streets as a branch of The Traders Bank of Canada. The local branch continued to operate in the same twostory, brick building after the corporation merged with Royal Bank in September of 1912.

Gore Hill holds Terry Fox Day

Last week, Gore Hill Public School staff and students participated in Terry Fox Day. Mr. Carlyle De Sousa, a local advocate of the Terry Fox Foundation, came to speak to students during a special assembly.

Students also participated in a walk/run around the perimeter of the school and several activities in classrooms that focused on this Canadian hero.

To date, Gore Hill students have raised approximately $580 for the Terry Fox Foundation.

Almost exactly 13 years later, Royal Bank merged with Union Bank of Canada, which has previously opened a Leamington branch at 21 Talbot St. West — the location that was then renovated to accommodate the joined employees and

clients. An extension was added to the building in 1962, although the bank’s growth throughout the 1970s called for another relocation. In March of 1980, the Leamington Royal Bank made the short move to its

current location at 35 Talbot St. West. The Royal Trust Leamington branch merged into the present RBC building in April of 1994. Presently, RBC Leamington serves about 16,000 clients.

Gore Hill P.S. students (left to right) Zephaniah Klassen, Liam Pilbeam and Justin Nantais take time to pose for the camera as they participate in the school’s Terry Fox Day.

From left to right, RBC Leamington assistant branch manager Helen Duquette, branch manager Gary Toupin, South Essex Community Council manager of finance Debbie Daher and RBC regional vice president Margaret Corio display a cheque of $2,500 to the SECC in celebration of the Leamington RBC branch’s 125th anniversary.

made a presentation to Leamington Council Oct. 5 promoting environmental stewardship as a priority for the municipality. Her sons Ethan (left) and Liam,

and

attended

Blue Dot presentation made to Council

Mrs. Lisa Jeffery, organizer of Blue Dot Leamington, made a much anticipated presentation to Leamington Council Monday evening, Oct. 5, promoting environmental stewardship as a planning and development priority for the municipality Blue Dot is a grass-roots movement across Canada begun by Ecojustice Canada and the David Suzuki Foundation promoting the adoption of ecological values as part of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The first step is to garner support in municipalities, then provinces, and finally, the federal government.

The key message expressed was that Mrs. Jeffery and the Eco Team from Leamington District Secondary School, along with Blue Dot volunteers from the community hope to collaborate and assist the Leamington municipal government as they go forward. Leamington Council adopted a resolution of support unanimously.

Far Out Show now on exhibit at LAC

“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” JeanJacques Rousseau

Now through October 24 the Leamington Arts Centre (LAC) is proud to once again feature the Shooters Photography Club 4th annual members show and sale featurimg 60 bright and amazing photographs by its members.

If you have passion for photography, are interested in getting involved and gaining some knowledge and experience, come see what the Shooters Club members have been up to. Get inspired to pull out your old camera, or fall in love with a beautiful landscape. The Shooters Show and Sale will definitely have something that will catch your eye!

And if you are in the mood for something a bit crazier, check out the Far Out Show in the second gallery. This exhibition’s focus is to highlight and showcase those offbeat, avant-guard, radical and/or extreme works of art that make us all think outside the box and push the limits of expressionism in contemporary art. With over 40 entries and 20 student works there is a wide variety of mediums including animation, mixed medium, collage, papier mâché, mod-podge, digital manipulation photography, colour pencil, graphite, spray paint, chip board paintings and found object sculptures.

And if you favour something more traditional, the second gallery features the Henry Collection, extended from September for the month of October. This rare and unique collection features works from the LAC collection donated by the Henry Estate with works of art and artifacts collected from around the globe. This month’s display features original oil and watercolour paintings by artists such as Marmaduke Mathews, Henry John Yeend King, Lammert Van Der Tonge, Dietz, Hugo Anton Fisher and Henry Harold Vickers, as well as a bronze by Carl Kauba.

Save the Date

Fri. Nov. 6, 4-7 p.m.: A Signature Christmas Indoor Artist Market Opening Reception. Refreshments served, free admission, everyone welcome. The Artist Market will run from Oct. 27 through Nov. 28 featuring all local handmade arts and crafts.

FREE WRITING WORKSHOPS

being offered for writers and aspiring writers, Wednesdays, October 7, 14, 21, November 4, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Kingsville Public Library, 40 Main St. W. Led by poet and former Creative Writing teacher Dorothy Mahoney. Everyone welcome, no registration. Info: Arts Council 519-252-2787 or Kingsville Library 519-733-5620.

THANKSGIVING FEAST - Sunday, October 11, 5:00 p.m., at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 60 Erie St. N, Leamington, for those who will be alone or will go without. Transportation available if required. Meal delivery to shut-ins within the Leamington, Wheatley and Kingsville area. There is no cost or obligation. Call the church at 519-326-3111 by Oct. 10 to register.

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP SUPPERMonday, October 19, 5:00 - 6:00

p.m. Leamington United Church, 9 John St., welcomes all those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet. No charge.

FAITH REFORMED CHURCH 60TH

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS, 1115 Seacliff Dr., Kingsville. Rededication Service Sunday, October 18 and many other events. All are welcome. Visit the website at faithkingsville.rcachurches.org under Home Coming 2015 for all event details.

ESSEX COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY

MEETSSunday, October 18, 1:30 p.m., St. Stephen's Church Hall, 5280 Howard Ave., Windsor. An informative photography session with Ted Kloske from Henry's.

FALL RUMMAGE SALE - Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24, 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon, at First Baptist Church, Leamington. Lots of toys, gently used clothing, small household items, books home décor, jewellery and so much more!

RUMMAGE SALE, Epworth United Church, 56 Division St. S., Kingsville. Friday, October 23 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. & Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. $2 bags on Saturday.

TAKE WHAT YOU NEED - FREE CLOTHING FOR MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN - Sunday, November 1, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington. If the weather is poor the event will be held inside the church hall. Donations of clothing welcome. Hosted by South Point Community Church, St. John the Evangelist Church and ONE. For more information contact ONE at caringaboutone@gmail.com

LEAMINGTON LIBRARY FAMILY

STORYTIME - Mondays to November 16 at 11:00 a.m. A program to encourage a lifelong love of reading. Stories, bounces, tickles, songs, rhymes, activities. Ages 5 and under with caregiver.

Register online at essexcountylibrary.ca or in person at Leamington Library, 1 John St. LEAMINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL MEETWednesday, October 21, 7:30 p.m., at Leamington United Church, 9 John St. Speakers: Master gardeners Alan and Karen Batke. Topic: Putting Our Gardens to Bed and Seed Saving. All welcome to join an evening of horticultural fellowship. Refreshments served. Info: Ken Clark 519-325-0769.

RUMMAGE YARD SALE at Leamington United Church, 9 John St., Friday, October 23, 9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon.

2ND LEAMINGTON SCOUTING

MEETS at the Leamington United Church, 9 John St., as follows: Beaver Scouts (age 5-7) meet Mondays from 6:15-7:30 p.m.; Cub Scouts (ages 8-10) meet Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m., Scouts (age 11-13) meet Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m.; Venturer Scouts (age 14-17) meet Mondays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Come check it out. For more info call 519-3266355 or 519-326-6214.

MONDAYS - SENIORS DROP-IN, 1st and last Monday of the month only at 10:30 a.m. at Leamington United Church. Guest speakers, refreshments, games, exercise. It's free, fun, and wheelchair accessible. All seniors welcome.

Wed. Dec. 20, 4 p.m.: Deadline to Enter the Anything’s Possible 2016 Amateur Photo Contest. This year’s categories are Events, Travels, Seasons. Enter your best 8”x10” photos (no limit, $10/entry). LAC will have them professionally matted, backer boarded, put in a clear protective sleeve, displayed for the month of January and entered in the contest for a chance to win great photography prizes valued at over $800.

The LAC is located at 72 Talbot St. W. in Leamington, 519-326-2711.

285 take part in local Life Chains

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Leamington was one of eight local communities where Life Chains took place. Pro-life supporters of all ages lined the sidewalks of both sides of Erie and Talbot Streets in Leamington’s 26th Life Chain. During this one-hour peaceful, public awareness event, hundreds of passersby saw the signs that delivered the message ‘Abortion Kills Children’. Life Chains were also held in Kingsville, Essex, Harrow, Belle River, Amherstburg, Tecumseh and Windsor, and in communities all across North America on Sunday, Oct. 4 as part of International Life Chain Day for the pro-life movement.

We would like to thank everyone who came out to see Shirley Valentine. Thank you to our event sponsor – Seacliff Heights. Allison Stills was amazing as Shirley. Thank you also to Ruth Owens , Director, Bonnie Reynolds, Producer and Gord Willms, Technical and the many volunteers that helped behind the scenes!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30TH @ 7:00 P.M.

DALE'S LAST FRIDAY COFFEE HOUSE

Dale Butler & Gord Harwood

Martha Renaud

Jim Horne

Cathy Coonan & Chris Ellison

Kristopher Marentette

Scott Erdely

Robert Stark

Joan Colbourn-Charette

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH @ 7:30 P.M.

GORDON LIGHTFOOT II TRIBUTE

David Light will be sharing his love and admiration for the music of Gordon Lightfoot with a second concert. He will be sharing the stage with Sharon Light, John Takle, Larry Folk, BJ Laub, Ken Cullen and Steve Cox. Tickets are $15.00 each and available at Wharram's Jewellery and Counter Effects.

CHAD RILEY Gallery Crawl

Blue Dot organizer Mrs. Lisa Jeffery

along with a large group of students, parents

volunteers also

the meeting to provide Blue Dot support.

Historical Society enjoys visit to Comber museum

By C. Scott Holland

The Leamington and Mersea Historical Society (LMHS) held their monthly meeting on Sat. Sept. 26 at the Comber and District Historical Museum on Hwy 77 with a small turnout of members. Prior to the meeting, vice-president Bob McCracken guided the members through some of the artifact exhibits which mainly centre around the agricultural aspect of the area.

The agenda was light and concentrated on reviewing the Society’s financial status with stress on raising extra money to meet the rising costs of the museum’s upkeep.

Preparations for the 18th annual Heritage Awards to held Fri. Oct. 23 at the Roma Club were also outlined and tickets are now available for members and the public to purchase.

Contact Paul Bunnett-Jones at 519-326-1691 for more information. This is the Society’s major fundraiser, and besides the award ceremonies there will also be a silent auction prize table. The event starts at 6 p.m.

Several fundraising ideas were presented at the meeting, but none have been finalized at the present time.

The LMHS’s next meeting will take place in late October.

OBITUARY

James Ferguson

James Ferguson, 86 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2015 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

OBITUARY

Hazel Hyatt

Hazel Pearl (Moore) Hyatt, 88 years, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Beloved husband and best friend for 60 years to Ethel. Loving father of Jim (Agnes), Heather Dunmore (Greg), Dean (Jerrie), Dianne Cook (Ted), Lynn Oliphant (Tim), Gary (Melody), and John (Marie). Jim was blessed with 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Loving brother of Norma Pearce and the late Joyce Votto. Predeceased by his parents Jim and Pearl Ferguson and in-laws Robert and Mabel Kirk. After 40 years of service, Jim retired from the General Motors Transmission Plant in 1991.

Special thanks to Dr. Gorrell, Dr. Bayley and staff, Dr. Tawil, and to the staff at Leamington Hospital - 2nd floor south for their dedicated care over these many years.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Thursday, October 8, 2015 from 12 p.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 1 p.m. to celebrate Jim’s life. Rev. Paul Rodey officiating.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Leamington Hospital Foundation (Hospice). Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Left - On display in the large agricultural section at the Comber and District Historical Museum is a stagecoach made by Bob McCracken.

Below - LMHS vice-president Bob McCracken stands at the entrance to the prairie schooner he built and has on display at the Comber and District Historical Museum. (Photos by C. Scott Holland)

Beloved wife of the late Ray (1976). Dear mother of the late Doug Hyatt (1996), the late Elaine Heels (2006), and Daniel Hyatt. Loving grandmother of Derik Hyatt (Erin Shanks), Jennifer St. Louis (Steven), Cindy Hyatt, Allan Hyatt, three great-grandchildren and two greatgreat-grandchildren. Predeceased by two brothers, Lawrence and Gerald Moore, and two sisters, Elsie Sheeler and Ruby Alcox.

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

Funeral Service to celebrate Hazel’s life was held at the Funeral Home on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Maureen Carder officiating. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Huntington Society or Canadian Cancer Society. Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

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LDMH first in area to have 3-D technology in mammography

Leamington District Memorial Hospital (LDMH) mammography program is the first provider in the Erie St. Clair LHIN and currently one of only a few in Ontario to offer 3D Tomosynthesis in combination with digital mammography as part of their breast health services.

“It’s been a great addition to our services in screening and diagnostics,” said Cheryl Carmichael, Technical Coordinator, Diagnostic Imaging at LDMH. The 3-D unit is part of the hospital’s newly established Women’s Centre. “The technology is so new, we had to wait for FDA and Health Canada approval to use for screening in addition to diagnostics,” said Carmichael.

The procedure is beneficial for some patients, in particular patients with dense breasts, as fine details in the images are more clearly visible, no longer ‘hidden’ by the tissue above and below as can occur with the traditional image. Routine screening or patient history will determine which patients are good candidates for tomosynthesis.

Breast tomosynthesis uses high-powered computing to convert digital breast images into a stack of very thin layers building what is essentially a 3-dimensional mammogram. Multiple images are taken in seconds, about the same as a traditional mammogram. A computer then produces a 3D image of your breast in thin layers. “It’s a great piece of

equipment and great tool that we now have,” said Carmichael.

According to Journal of American Medical Association (2014) studies indicate a 41% increase in the detection of invasive breast cancers and a 29% increase in the detection of all breast cancers with the use of tomosynthesis in combination with digital mammography. There is also a 15% decrease in women recalled for additional imaging when there are questionable findings in the original mammogram. Breast compression is still required during the procedure. Follow-up testing such as breast ultrasound, breast MRI, biopsy etc. is still necessary to confirm diagnosis.

Super Ethan’s Steps raises over $10,000

A fundraising event called Super Ethan’s Steps was held on Sunday, September 20 at the Leamington Marina Promenade in support of the Children’s Health Foundation and to bring awareness to childhood cancer.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and all funds raised were donated to the Children’s Health Foundation.

Charlie and Nicole Abdul-Massih organized the event in honour of their son Ethan, who is currently going through

Super Ethan’s Steps, a fundraiser in support of the Children’s Health Foundation, was led by organizers Charlie and NicoleAbdul-Massih (front, centre) and their son Ethan (in the stroller) who is undergoing leukemia treatments. (Submitted photos)

treatment for leukemia.

Over 200 people participated in the inaugural Super Ethan’s Steps, raising more than $10,300. The total in-

cludes a generous donation of $2,000 from the Leamington Firefighters Association who presented a cheque the morning of the fundraiser.

Denise, Abby and Max Jacobs took part in Super Ethan’s Steps on Sept. 20 at Leamington Marina Promenade.

High school students check out Leamington Arts Centre

Chad Riley, Leamington Arts Centre director welcomed a group of secondary school students from UMEI Christian High School on Wednesday, September 23.

The tour of the Leamington Arts Centre is part of the Leamington Arts Centre’s plan to make more secondary school students aware of the art gallery that is available right here in Leamington. Students toured the permanent display of Erie Quest. This was the first of four tours planned for other local secondary schools including Leamington District Secondary School and Cardinal Carter Secondary School. Kingsville District High School was contacted, but bussing is an issue.

Thank You

A sincere thank you to all my friends and family for cards, calls, visits, prayers, flowers and gifts during my recent illness and surgery. To the doctors, nurses and staff of Leamington Hospital, University Hospital London and Dr. Leungthank you for your excellent care. For every one who has made my recovery easier - my heartfelt appreciation.

Georgette (Jo) Teremchuk

“The goal of the open houses is to engage the local students, let them know about all the opportunities available at their local art gallery – from exhibitions, classes, events, networking, film nights… and most of it is free or has a very low entry fee with student rates,” stated Riley

“We would like to have the students involved to support them, which is in line with our mission and get feedback from them as to our programs and events. Ultimately it is these students who will be the future of the gallery and the arts and culture of our community,” added Riley.

United Way’s big, bold community challenge:

$7.5 million goal

United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County and its partners are thinking big this year with a bold community challenge – and with good reason.

Right now, one in five people are living in poverty in Windsor and Essex County, including more than 23,000 kids and teenagers. Fortytwo percent of single mothers in the community are also living in poverty. A recent United Way report specifically talks about the barriers facing young people living in poverty.

United Way is challenging the community to raise $7.5 million to help thousands of people in Windsor-Essex County, and lift 4,000 kids out of poverty.

“United Way has been working to reduce effects of poverty for people in our community for years by providing things like food programs, after-school support, and counselling services,” said Lorraine Goddard, United Way’s CEO. “We are proud of the programs that we support, but we now need to get to the root causes of these issues and lift people out of poverty for good.”

Donations to United Way supports local families with:

• Healthy and fresh food so kids and families don’t go hungry.

• Emergency assistance to help people get through tough times when there’s nowhere else to turn.

• After-school programs to give kids a safe place to go and get homework help.

• Programs that help kids graduate through mentorship and support.

• Counselling programs that reduce stress for parents.

“The need is there, but the level of poverty in our community isn’t widely known. With one in four children in Windsor-Essex living in poverty, we have to do more,” said this year’s campaign chair Tim Catherwood. “In order to solve a big problem, we all need to think big and that’s why we have a big, bold challenge to the community. To succeed, we need everyone to dig deeper and take bold action against poverty by supporting United Way.”

Leamington Arts Centre Director Chad Riley talks to UMEI Christian High School students about the local art gallery and various shows open to students.

Council okays addition of 150 more streetlights

A report came to Leamington Council at their meeting on Monday evening, October 5, recommending adding an additional 150 streetlights to the list of 1,800 that Leamington is already committed to converting to LED lighting.

This would include lights in municipal alleys, lights in municipal parks, lights on roads the municipality is in the process of assuming in new subdivisions and in exchanges with the County, and approximately 50 municipally owned streetlights in the rural areas of Leamington.

Only a handful of decorative lights will not be changed at this time.

In spite of adding 150 extra lights, the conversion will still be completed at a cost less than was originally budgeted.

Council endorsed the addition.

Drain work approved by Council

Leamington’s Drainage Superintendent, LuAnn Barreto, received a request to adjust the apportionment for drain maintenance from a landowner whose farm had 28 acres severed back in 2013.

In Barreto’s Oct. 5 report to Council, she said, “Under normal circumstances drainage staff are able to work with the landowners to apportion their drainage assessment without the assistance of an engineering firm. However, due to the current inconsistencies in the schedule resulting from historical changes that is not possible on this drain.”

Consequently, re-evaluation of the entire assessment schedule was placed in the 2015 capital budget.

Although only a small part (approximately $800) of the cost is apportioned to the municipality, it was brought to Council for their approval. It was approved unanimously.

tourney raises $12,000 for Hospice

Tim Towle of the Seacliff Inn held a charity golf tournament in July with the proceeds to go to the Erie Shores Hospice being built in Leamington. This year’s tournament raised almost $12,000 for the hospice. Construction is well underway, as seen in the background when the cheque presentation took place last week. Pictured here, from left to right, are Gloria Thiessen, Seacliff Inn Golf Committee member; Ross Barnwell, Leamington District Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director; Jean Towle (Tim’s mother); and Bill Baker, Seacliff Inn Golf Committee member. This was the 10th charity golf event hosted by the Seacliff Inn. (Photo submitted)

Fiestas Patrias celebration helps build cultural bridges

The Migrant Worker Community Program and the Consulate of Mexico in Leamington joined forces to present the 13th Annual Fiestas Patrias celebration on Sunday, September 13 at the Rhine Danube.

The festivities started with a four-team soccer tournament in the morning and ended with the start of the Fiestas Patrias celebration at 3 p.m. The winner of the tournament was the team from Nature Fresh. The second place winning team was the Latinos. The two remaining teams were Puebla and TNR. Trophies were presented during the celebration.

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.

There were two masters of ceremonies, Lester Cruz, a migrant worker from Mexico who spoke in Spanish, and Angela Ventura who spoke in English and did a translation of the greetings brought by the deputy-mayor. Ms. Ventura also provided a brief history of independence celebrations in Honduras and Guatemala.

What made this celebration the biggest and the best was the incredible support and involvement of Mr. Alberto Bernal Acero, new consul, Consulate of Mexico in Leamington, and his support staff. They invited and sponsored a sevenmember Mariachi band named Viva Mexico, as well as a Mexican dance group that effectively promoted Mexico’s cultural diversity through folkloric dance and a wonderful performance by singer Beatriz Montes from Michigan to entertain the enthusiastic crowd.

Rounding out the complement of entertainers was a singer known as “El Charrito” (Salvador Gomez) from Detroit and a four-member band from London, the Latin Power Band, who played a variety of Latin music such as Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and Cumbia, sponsored by the Migrant

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Above - Consul Alberto Bernal (back row, centre) and Viva Mexico Mariachi Band and Folklorico Dancers Viva Mexico.

Left - Consul Alberto Bernal (left), Claudia Soto, OM for Migrant Worker Community Program, and emcee Lester Cruz welcome everyone to the Fiestas Patrias celebration Sept. 13.

Two Hamilton hot rods pass through Leamington

On September 10, two hot rods from Hamilton rumbled into the Sun Parlor Motel in Leamington on their way to the weekend gathering of 4,000 street rods from all over North America at the Street Rod Nationals in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Tom Harber was behind the wheel of his flame-painted 1940 Ford pickup, a vehicle that landed on the front cover of a street rod magazine in 2008. Riding with him was Norm Kalney, who owns a chopped 1935 Ford sedan.

Murray Robertson was behind the wheel of his 1939 Ford Deluxe coupe, and riding with him was Ken Lindstrom.

Tom and I are automotively related but also by occupation. We are both retired high school teachers who took every opportunity to work old cars into our lesson plans. Tom had the edge on me because he taught auto mechanics at Delta Secondary School in Hamilton while I taught history to high school students in Toronto.

My Grade 10 Canadian history students learned all about Henry Ford and the Model T, and when I purchased a 1947 Mercury 114 convertible in 1994 and drove it to school, I took my students on a field trip out to the school parking lot to show them my tomato-red Windsor-built ragtop while giving them a history lesson on Ford in Canada.

But that was nothing compared to what Tom did, and still does, for the students at Delta SS. Several years ago Tom organized a car show in the school parking lot during school hours. The latest was on Friday, May 29, when an incredible 137 vehicles rolled and rumbled into the large parking lot beside the school! Although now retired, Tom still helps with the show every year.

Fiestas

Patrias celebration

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Worker Community Program and co-sponsored by William Cerdas from El Campeón Variety.

The children were treated to free balloon sculptures created by the very talented Jangles the Magic Clown and the workers won prizes donated by many, many sponsors playing “Loteria” (a game like bingo with picture cards, not numbers) and beans as markers.

The Civic Ceremony included an explanation of the independence celebrations in Guatemala and Honduras, followed by the playing of their national anthems. Mr. Acero led El Grito de Independencia and the singing of Mexico’s national anthem.

Leamington DeputyMayor Hilda MacDonald brought heartfelt greetings on behalf of Municipal Council that acknowledged the challenges the workers face being away from their family, friends and communities, and expressed appreciation for and recognition of the worker’s contribution to the economy and culture of Leamington and surrounding areas.

His ’40 pickup has a 5-litre Mustang V8 and Mustang II front suspension. His truck now has a Jaguar rear end, giving him complete independent suspension all around. Murray’s ’39 coupe is powered by a fuel-injected 350 Chev V8. At a hot rod meet in the States, one fellow said to Murray: “You can’t put a Chev engine in a Ford!” But that Chev engine looks right at home under Murray’s hood and takes up about the same amount of room as the original 221 cubic inch flathead V8.

We hope these Hamilton hot rodders will stop over in Leamington every September from now on. It’s always a treat to see them!

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Norm Kalney, Tom Harber, Murray Robertson and Ken Lindstrom with the passenger-side door panel from my first high school hot rod, a 1940 Mercury convertible reupholstered in red and white vinyl with black piping 60 years ago. Ken is holding a copy of my latest book: “The Big Tomato: A Comedy Farce from 1957.”

Sharks fall to Admirals in OT

By Bryan Jessop

In a rematch of the 201415 Great Lakes Junior C quarterfinals, the Wheatley Sharks met the second-place Admirals for an early 201516 season rematch.

In the same fashion as the last time the two teams

met, the Admirals went home with a victory, albeit this time in a much harderfought 5-4 overtime decision.

The early stages of the first period were spent mostly in Sharks territory, although Wheatley’s de-

fence had an easier time clearing their own zone as the period wore on. The Admirals struck first on a Lucas Bersuk blast from the point that followed a Sharks turnover earlier in the same play. With heavy traffic in his crease, Sharks’ goal-

The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You

ANGLICAN

St. John The Evangelist

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

Sunday Worship Services

8:30 & 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Church

East West Road, Pelee Island

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

Calvary Church

North Shore Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am

BAPTIST

First Baptist Church

3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Heritage Baptist Church

555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley

519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner

Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm

Wheatley Baptist Church 47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith

Sunday School 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church

589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994

Sunday Worship 11 am

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

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

LUTHERAN

St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church 311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng)

keeper Adam Leboeuf was screened on the shot.

MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

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

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

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

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church

108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Leamington United Mennonite Church

78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727

Sunday Worship 9:45 am

Summer Worship Services 10:00 am

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

1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am

North Leamington United Mennonite Church

625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

South Point Community Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-322-1858

Sunday Gatherings 10:30 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

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

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital

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

PENTECOSTAL

FGT Family Church

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

Service Sunday 9:15 am & 11 am am

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

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

English/Spanish 6:30 pm

Templo Christiano De Leamington

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

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

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

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

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

www.pccweb.ca/knoxleamnington/

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Parish

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

NO MASSES FROM JULY 14 TFN

St. Joseph’s Church

310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am (English)

9 am (Italian, English) 10:30 am (English)

12 Noon (Portuguese)

3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (English)

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

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

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel

88 Setterington Street

Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church

9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

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

Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am

Olinda-Ruthven United Church

1907 Queen Blvd., Ruthven ON 519-326-3138

Sunday Services at 9:30 am

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

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

Sunday Service 10:30 am

Wheatley evened the score just over two minutes later. After Admirals’ goalie Daniel Tonietto made the initial save and fell to the ice in an attempt to smother the rebound, Cole Butler charged the opposition’s net and poked the still-loose puck over the goal line for a 1-1 draw. Brady Hillock drew the only assist. The Sharks took a 2-1 lead with 2:02 on the clock with a play that began as a three-on-two rush. Luc Ribble swatted at a rebound near the crease from the right of the net, sending the puck off the end boards and back over the goal line where Kristian Brockelbank tapped it under the cross bar from the left side of the crease before Tonietto could slide over to intercept.

The Wheatley lead was short lived, as Amherstburg cashed in during a two-minute power play 49 seconds later. Again, a screened Leboeuf couldn’t locate a blast from the point — this time at ice level — before it hit the back of his net. Jordan Luciw scored the gametying marker to bring a 2-2 stalemate into the first intermission.The Admirals led 8-6 in shots to start the second period.

The second period was half as productive for both teams, as they again ex-

changed goals to bring an even score into the following intermission. The Admirals’ forwards forced Shark defenders to commit several icing calls in the first half of the period, but Wheatley then began generating a handful of quality scoring chances of its own. Just before being pushed into the boards, the Sharks’ Delaney MacDonald threw a pass out front of the net, where Calyn Kir released a wrist shot from between the hash marks. Tonietto got a piece of the shot, but couldn’t stop the disc from flipping over his left arm and into the net.

Amherstburg evened the score again with 88 seconds on the clock when Bersuk fired a knee-high shot past Leboeuf from directly in front of the net. The Sharks built up a shots advantage of 9-6 through the middle frame.

The hosts registered their third lead of the game on a double power play when Jack Leafeve grabbed a rebound, spun around to face the Amherstburg net and sent a laser-quick wrist shot into the upper left corner. Brett Bowman was credited with the lone assist. Luciw replied for the Admirals about 10 minutes later with his second of the night, firing a rebound into the right side of Leboeuf’s net before he could reposition himself.

In its new format, over-

time began as a 10 minute session of three-on-three hockey. The Sharks had a few chances to pot the game winner, but narrowly missed the net. The Admirals ended the game with a two-on-one break, as Luke Gangnon set up Blake Rutckyj for a shot that Leboeuf had little to no chance of stopping.

Amherstburg finished with 33 shots compared to Wheatley’s 28. Both were one for six on the power play.

“That was a great hockey game all around,” said Sharks head coach Ken Galerno. “If we can keep up an effort like that, we should be a .500 club or better. The midget players are being shaken out of these kids — they’re making better decisions and giving away fewer turnovers. We’re starting to force teams to earn their goals instead of giving them away.”

Galerno explained that Wednesday’s practice (Oct. 7) will focus largely on special teams — both the power play and penalty kill.

“It’s something we’ve got to work on,” he explained.

The Sharks were in Essex Tuesday, Oct. 6 — results were not available by press deadline. On Friday, they will visit the Dresden Kings before returning home for a Monday, Oct. 12 game against the Lakeshore Canadiens.

Blaine Bechard of the Admirals tries to block a Calyn Kir shot during the second period of a Monday, Oct. 5 game at Wheatley Area Arena. The Admirals won 5-4 in overtime.

Team Jack Nicklaus overall Thursday night men’s golf league champs

With the final evening of play Oct. 1 in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores, it was a foregone conclusion that Team Jack Nicklaus, with its grand total of 286 points, would win the Ron Campbell Trophy as the overall champions. Their exceptional play week in, week out for the entire season, combined with the highest weekly participation of all 10 teams, assured them months ago that they would easily finish in first.

What proved to be much more interesting was following the other 9 teams and seeing where they would finish. For instance, at the top end, the teams of Byron Nelson, Bobby Jones, Tiger Woods and even Gary Player all took turns at being in second place at some point in time. But with an incredible surge in power over the last 6 weeks, Team Tiger Woods rallied to pass the others and hang on to second place in the overall standings with their final point total of 255.

But the scrambling between Team Byron Nelson and Team Bobby Jones was a topsy-turvy, up and down affair during that same period of time for second and then third and fourth, while Team Gary Player was even in the mix until late summer. But the Nelson team did hang on with 238 points to finish third, just 3 ahead of Team Bobby Jones who was fourth with their point total of 235. Team Tom Watson was well back in fifth spot with 189 points.

At the bottom end, there was also a flurry of activity going on. In fact, it wasn’t too long ago, one point in mid-summer, when Team Ben Hogan was in last place. However, after picking up their pace and getting a higher number of weekly participants, they slowly climbed up the ladder and, with good numbers this past week, leapfrogged into sixth place with their total of 182 points.

Finishing in seventh spot was Team Gary Player with 174 points, while Team Sam Snead was next with 162 points. Team Walter Hagen had 105 points to finish ninth, and the Arnold Palmer team was another 17 points back at 88.

In the skins competition, Richard Lowes had two skins to move up several spots and finish as the overall top money winner with a grand total of $77.50, slipping just ahead of Henry Penner who led for most of the year with his second place total of $74.66. Neil Sawatzky finished third with $69.99, while Ted Dube was next at $61.34. Finishing fifth with $59.50 was Steve O’Hara, just pennies ahead of Ryan Peltier, Ward Hutchins and Joe Moavro. Other high finishers in the top 10 included Brendan Cornies and Kevin Babkirk who both had $49.58.

Other skin winners included Ryan Peltier, Will Peters, Ted Dube, Kevin Sawatzky, George Kir, Jason Tiessen and Frank Dick. In individual scoring, Ryan Peltier, Richard Lowes and Ward Hutchins all finished tied for low gross with rounds of 37, while low net honours went to Brian Geddes and John Tofflemire who finished on top with net 31s. Will Peters was longest driver of the day on hole #6 and also was closest to the pin on hole #3. The longest putt honours went to Dustin Wright on hole #2.

Prize presentations are being done this Thurs. Oct. 8 at the Flamingo’s Restaurant in the Erie Shores Clubhouse. To follow the news next spring of how to participate in the Thursday Night League, simply go to the league’s website at www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the “Canadian Tire Men’s League Official Page” site.

Rhine bowling results

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league scores for September 21.

Games Over 200: Ozzie Wolf 219-223-224, Gary Garnham 222, Kevin Kosempel 215, Heinz Kosempel 217, Alex Smith 200, Chris Kosempel 215, John Fittler 205, Manfred Dickau 204, Aaron Dickau 234-202, Brent Bishop 217-237, Jack Valade 268-237-231, Shaun Garnham 227-244-237, Mike Vitale 226.

Series Over 550: Ozzie Wolf 666, Gary Garnham 553, Kevin Kosempel 575, Chris Kosempel 574, Willy Fittler 566, Aaron Dickau 627, Brent Bishop 642, Jack Valade 736, Shaun Garnham 708, Mike Itale 613, Eric Zimmer 557.

High Handicap Game: Jack Valade 304, Gary Garnham 792, Mike Vitale 761.

High Handicap Series: Jack Valade 844, Ozzie Wolf 792, Eric Zimmer 761.

Standings: Taki’s 10, Dickau Construction 10, Fittler Farms 7, Weil’s Foods 7, Del Fresco 6, Rhine Danube 2.

This is the second year that local realtors have stepped up to help charities in their communities. The proceeds from this year’s 16th Annual Poor Boy Luncheon held Wednesday, September 9 were divided between the Hospice of Erie Shores ($6,400) and Leamington and Area Toys 4 Tots ($3,500). At right, Bill Baird, Broker of Record at Sun County Realty, presents Lorne Bradt, Chairperson of Leamington and Area Toys 4 Tots, with a cheque to help with this year’s campaign. Look for the red sleighs in stores and businesses throughout Leamington and Kingsville and help by donating a new unwrapped toy this holiday season. Toys 4 Tots also collects toys during the annual Leamington Christmas Parade, which is Saturday, November 28 starting at 6 p.m. (Photo submitted)

The Lost History of Christianity

Saturday, Oct 17, 10 am - 12 noon

Knox Presbyterian Church 58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541 pccweb.ca/knoxleamington/ TheforgottenstoryoftheancientChristian communitiesoftheMiddleEast,Asia&Africa Presenter: Rev. Thomas Kay ~ FREE ~ ALL WELCOME ~

Strong international finish for local triathlete

By Bryan Jessop

Whether its in her own back yard or in global competition, Kirstie Kniaziew knows how to simultaneously push and pace herself.

The Leamington resident took part in this year’s International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships Thursday, Sept. 17 in Chicago, where she finished first in the 40-44-year-old women’s sprint category.

Kniaziew finished nearly three minutes ahead of the division’s second-place competitor and was third overall among female sprint triathlon entries.

“We’re really proud of her,” said fellow Leamingtonite Dave Campbell, who is among the local group that trains regularly in preparation for both local and international events. “This was a big one — it wasn’t just a local get together. It’s usually the kind of competition where second place in your division comes in about 10 to 12 seconds after the winner. She’s an amazing athlete. No woman can touch her.”

“She’s an amazing athlete. No woman can touch her.”

– Dave Campbell

This year’s ITU Grand Final brought in about 8,500 athletes representing 60 countries. Kniaziew and Campbell were among 10 Leamington racers who qualified for and competed in Chicago this year, four of whom finished in the Top 20 of their respective gender and age divisions.

Kniaziew completed the 750m swim in 11:50, the following transition in 3:19, the 20km cycling segment in 29:13, the second transition in 2:23 and the five-kilometre run in 19:27 for a combined time of 1:16:10. Second place in her category of 83 competitors — Great Britain’s Lena Poulton — finished two minutes and 56 seconds later. Kniaziew led by five seconds after the swim and by 49 seconds once she

began the run. The five-kilometre sprint set the two frontrunners another 2:07 apart.

The local athlete’s time was a mere 16 seconds behind the overall female winner, Severine Bouchez of Canada and 10 seconds behind Kirsten Sass of the United States. Bouchez competed in the 20-24-year-old category while Sass was registered with the 35-39-year-old group.

Fourth overall among women was Elizabeth Bullivant of Great Britain with a time of 1:07:16 in the 35-39-year-old division.

The 42-year-old Kniaziew has been racing together with her husband Dufton Kniaziew since before they married. Originally from St. Catharines, Kirstie has been racing competitively since the age of 16. She currently trains an average of eight to 10 hours per week with LPC Coaching owner James Loaring of Colchester. Kirstie took some time off from competition after having three children, but returned to triathlons about two years ago.

“We’re all glad she’s back,” said Campbell. “I think she really missed it.”

Prior to the meet in Chicago, Kirstie entered a triathlon in Detroit, where only one male athlete finished ahead of her. She also took part in this year’s local Tomatoman Sprint Triathlon, where her official Chip Time Results duration read 1:02:50. Distances for the three segments were the same as in Chicago, although Leamington’s transition courses were shorter. In the Tomatoman, she finished first overall among women and fourth overall amid the 77 entries.

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Kirstie Kniaziew accepts a plaque for finishing first overall among women in the 2015 Leamington Tomatoman Sprint Triathlon Sunday, June 14. (Sun file photo)

Leamington’s Kirstie Kniaziew (second from right) celebrates atop the podium following the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Chicago. Kniaziew finished the triathlon in 1:16:10 for first place in her 40-44-year-old women’s category and third overall among female entries. (Submitted photo)

Cougars coach honoured by university

By Bryan Jessop

Despite a challenging football schedule for the present and future, Cardinal Carter teacher and coach Chris Church was granted an evening to reflect on his football past.

On Sunday, Oct. 4, Church was honoured as a new inductee into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the facility’s Ambassador Hall. The accolades stem from his years as a player with the Lancers from 1992 to 1996. Church played two games as a tight end during his freshman year, but was better known for his duties as right guard on the offensive line through each of the following seasons.

“It’s an amazing feeling when thinking about all the people who played football there,” he explained. “There have been a lot of great athletes there over the years. It’s very exciting and humbling.”

Church was inducted along with four others this year, including mid-distance runner Ryan McKenzie, who in 2004 won gold in the CIS championship 600m, 1,000m, 1,500 m and as the anchor of the Lancers’ 4x800m relay team. During his years as a player at the University of Windsor, Church was nominated three times as a First Team All Star and three times as a CIS All Canadian — the only Lancer football player to do so three times.

Church lived in the Wheatley area until Grade 5, when his father’s job brought his family to Chatham. He played on the offensive line for all five years as a student at John McGregor Secondary School before graduating and moving on to the University of Windsor. After marrying his wife and Leamington resident Tara, Church moved to Leamington, where many members of his extended family reside.

Hired by Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School in 2006 — where he currently teaches construction and physical education — Church began coaching the Cougars’ football team on the offensive line until 2009. Since 2010, he has been head coach or co-head coach of the senior team. Church has also been the Lancers’ offensive line coach since 2011, when he was brought on board by then new head coach Joe D’Amore. He also coached the Essex Ravens at the junior level while his son C.J. played for the team and then took a position with the bantam team’s coaching staff once C.J. moved up. From there, Church began coaching at the peewee level when his youngest son Gerrin began playing at that level. “It’s definitely challenging for my wife,” he admitted. “She does everything — I just coach football. None of this could happen without her.”

At Cardinal Carter, Church also coaches girls hockey and girls slo-pitch, where his daughter Alyee plays goaltender and outfield, respectively. The Lancers’ football team went 5-3 in the regular season during Church’s first year with the team, moving on to win its first-ever playoff game. The team has made the playoffs each year since then, although they are currently 1-4 in a rebuilding year with several new players including a freshman quarterback.

Currently, the team’s two starting inside linebackers are former Cougar Matt Gayer and

former Leamington District

Secondary School Lion

Matt Chamberlain, who led the Lancers in tackles during last week’s 22-18 win against Laurier. Next season could include as many as five additions to the Lancers that presently play for the Cardinal Carter senior team — Chris Tannous, C.J. Church, Dan Metcalfe, Josh Van Roie and Zack Benson.

Chris Church goes over a series of offensive drills during a pre-season practice with the school’s junior team. Church was recently inducted into the University of Windsor Alumni Sports Hall of Fame.

Cardinal Carter Secondary School’s Cougars football coach

Cardinal Carter Cougars football coach Chris Church.

Ladies league ends season with banquet and awards

The Erie Shores Tuesday night ladies golf league held their final banquet on Tuesday, September 29 at the Flamingo Restaurant. Seventy-two of the 80 women registered in the league attended this year, and everyone enjoyed a complete turkey dinner with all of the trimmings.

During the evening the year-end awards were presented. The winners of the 4 awards were: Low Gross - Carol Cornies; Low Net - Gerri Cassels; Most Improved Player of the Year - Joanne Brown; and Lowest Average Putts of the Year - Brenda Ruiter.

Many of the players in the league received golf balls for winning the various games that are played throughout the season.

The league’s “shoppers”, Janet Duckett, Sue O’Hara and Judy Slater, were once again applauded for their fantastic selection of gifts and prizes that were available for every player.

The executive of Cheryl Rutgers (president), Sue O’Hara (vice-president), Carol Cornies (scorekeeper) and Vi Gillett (treasurer) will remain the same in the upcoming year. However, the day of play for this league will be changing to Wednesday evenings rather than Tuesday evenings. Keep this in mind for the 2016 golf season. The league hopes to see everyone back next year, and will hopefully be able to recruit some new members too. Enjoy a restful and safe winter.

RECREATION EVENTS RECREATION EVENTS

LEAMINGTON KINSMEN RECREATION COMPLEX LEAMINGTON KINSMEN RECREATION

Complex Open House – this week till Oct. 10, 2015 Complex Members bring a guest week! Refer a friend to work-out with you. Exercising with a friend helps you to motivate and encourage each other to reach your goals!

Health & Wellness Expo each weekday afternoon 4pm – 9pm Complex Lobbymeet the professionals in the Complex lobby – exercise, wellness, alternative & holistic modalities.

Wed, Oct. 7th – 12:00 Noon Leamington’s in motion Walk! – everyone’s invited to meet at the Complex Trail to celebrate national in motion week!

Wed. Oct. 7th – 6:00 pm Leamington’s in motion Ride! - adults are invited to bring your bike & meet at the Complex to celebrate national in motion week!

Complex Pool has seen major upgrades with a new UV light filtration system installed this Fall!

RED CROSS SWIM LESSONS - Starfish thru Whale, plus Swim Kids levels 1 thru 10 and Aquatic Leadership courses.

Adults: review the Rec. Swim Schedule for Daily Open & Lane Swim opportunities!

All Fitness & AquaFitness Classes are now included in Annual Membership – including Zumba, Spin Classes, Bosu and the new TRX!! See Charts on pages 15 & 41 of the Fall Activity Guide online. The Complex offers 65 Fitness & AquaFitness classes per week for you to choose from!

Complex Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers and Nutrition & Wellness Coaches are certified and here to help you reach new goals this Fall!

Rock ‘n Swim – Fri. Oct. 16th “Within arms Reach Policy” applies for children ages 7 & under. Swim to your Favourite Tunes from 7:15 pm – 9:00 p.m. Music sponsored by UMEI Christian HighSchool.

View the Activity Guide online www.leamington.ca/recreation for detailed information on programs and classes. Contact the Complex Front Reception for availability.

Come for a Tour! Taking part in individual exercise routines or group classes will help you reach new goals and improve your over-all Health! Daily Exercise & Strength Work-outs help to Reduce Stress and give you more energy! Get in motion this Fall for a healthier, toned & trim body! Come visit us at 249 Sherk St. Leamington.

Never say never

There are just certain plays in organized sports that aren’t supposed to happen, even if they are physically possible.

In baseball, the fielding/defending team cannot score. I won’t even bother to research it before saying that there have been no exceptions at any level. The parameters of the game simply don’t allow it. There are exceptions to every rule — with the exception of this one.

In other sports, there are rare and unusual plays that do happen from time to time. Halfbacks can and have thrown touchdown passes. Kickers have run into the end zone for touchdowns, sometimes on fake plays and even after fumbles during kick returns.

In golf, there have in fact been par five holes in one — one of which was achieved with a three iron. Apparently, shooting four under par for one particular hole is called a condor or a double albatross. To be honest, I didn’t even know what ONE stroke better than an eagle was called until I started writing this column. Such knowledge is pointless for people like me. It’d be akin to owning an instruction manual dubbed “How to celebrate when the Buffalo Bills win the Super Bowl.”

In June of 2012, an NHRA drag race between Mike Edwards and Allen Johnson — the final race in the pro stock class at the Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tenn. — appeared to end in a tie. The clocks only display total times to the ten-thousandths of a second and both drivers registered a 6.6790 second run. Edwards, who was officially handed the win, actually ran slower. His

reaction time was faster, however, earning him what is called a holeshot win. The National Hot Rod Association’s own clocks (not on display for spectators) measure to the one-millionth of a second. As such, it was determined that Edwards finished the 1,320 ft. race less than one inch ahead of Johnson.

It hasn’t happened at the professional level before or since.

We’ve all seen footage of hockey goaltenders scoring empty-net goals. Sometimes they’re scored with a direct shot or in other cases as technicalities — meaning the goalie was the last player of the scoring team to touch the puck before an opposing player accidentally put it in his own net. It’s happened 14 times thus far in the NHL, starting in 1979 by Billy Smith. Smith’s goal, incidentally, is the only netminder goal scored by a team that lost the game.

Martin Brodeur — who has scored the most among goalies (three) — is the only keeper thus far to score a game-winning tally. Delayed penalties were factors in both Smith’s goal and Brodeur’s game winner.

The rarest of the rare hockey netminder goals was scored during a recent Great Lakes Junior C hockey match between the Alvinston Flyers and hosting Wallaceburg Lakers. Alvinston goaltender Cam MacAlpine had a rather successful game, and not just because he stopped 34 of 35 shots for a .971 save percentage. Seventeen minutes and 24 seconds after assisting on an early third-period power play goal, MacAlpine did one better by taking hold of the puck and firing it

the length of the ice into the Lakers net.

But wait, it gets better. It was NOT an empty netter (don’t worry, I’m not writing a poem about it).

The Lakers’ back-up goalie was on the ice and simply mishandled the puck. Long-distance goals into occupied nets aren’t unheard of. They’ve even been scored from behind the defending team’s goal line. Those ones are just usually scored by defensemen simply intending to clear the puck out of their team’s zone.

With the two-point night, MacAlpine (who, as one of the Flyers’ tallest players, I can only hope has been given the nickname “Big Mac”) moved up to a tie for eighth in team points and a tie for sixth in goals. That’s not bad for a goalie who has only appeared in four of six games.

That must have been a first, right?

Wrong.

Sort of.

On Feb. 18, 1905 what can only have been a penalty-filled game took place between the Canadian Amateur Hockey League’s Montreal Westmounts and Quebec Bulldogs. To throw out a couple asterisks of sorts, the rules were different back then. For one, goaltenders were allowed to cross the red line. Secondly, teams were not assured at least three skaters during the rapid succession of penalties. As such, goalies Fred Brophy (Montreal) and Paddy Moran (Quebec) were at one point the only players on the ice (I can only assume the situation presented itself following a line brawl). The two exchanged scoring attempts until Brophy was successful.

Apparently, Brophy pulled it off on March 7 of the following year, carrying the puck the length of the ice before firing a shot past the Montreal Victorias’ Nathan Frye.

In soccer, keeper goals are also unusual but possible. An international game between South Korea and Ivory Coast in 2008 started the scoring with the Korean netminder launching the ball from just outside his own penalty box. Similar goals have been scored both before and since, usually with the unenviable goalie misjudging the bounce while venturing out too far from his net.

“Nah, couldn’t happen,” they probably think to themselves as the ball approaches midfield.

The Erie Shores Tuesday night ladies golf league held a wind-up banquet Sept. 29 which included the presentation of awards. Winners were, left to right: Carol Cornies (low gross), Gerri Cassels (low net), Brenda Ruiter (lowest average putts) and Joanne Brown (most improved). (Submitted photo)

Midget BB girls record five shutouts in weekend tourney

The Southpoint Sun Midget BB Stars travelled to Niagara Falls the weekend of Sept. 25-27 to compete in the Niagara Rapids Fall Classic tournament. The Stars had a great performance during the weekend and lost 3-2 in the finals in overtime to a team from Amherst, NY.

The Stars continued their recent success as a sound defensive hockey team that limits the scoring opportunities for its opponents. In six games over the course of the weekend the Stars recorded five shutouts and only gave up three goals, all in a great final game. With two games on Friday, the Stars opened against the host Niagara Rapids team. After a slow start, Morgan Brown bulged the twine on a feed from Sarah Schincariol and Bryanna Rodrigues and the Stars were up 1-0. With time winding down in the third, Lauryn Gradwell sealed the 2-0 victory with a goal into the empty net, assisted by Claire Phibbs. Alyee Church played well in recording the first of her three shutouts on the weekend In game two the Stars played the second entry from Amherst and came away with a 4-0 victory. Scoring for the Stars were Emily Hyatt from Bailey Brown. Bailey then scored unassisted for a 2-0 lead. Adding a goal and an assist each to close out the scoring were Morgan Brown and Sarah Schincariol. Natalie Edmondson recorded the shutout for the Stars.

On Saturday in game three the Stars played the Hamilton Hawks and handled the Hawks in recording another shutout and a 5-0 victory. Corinne Jackson started the scoring on a shot from the point that got through after a win on the draw and a pass from Sarah Schincariol and Morgan Brown. Lauryn Gradwell made it 2-0 on a pass from Grace Hyatt. Emily Hyatt scored back-to-back goals to make it 4-0 and the game was well in hand. Sarah Schincariol closed out the 5-0 victory on a bullet high over the glove of the Hawks netminder after a lead pass from Morgan Brown. Alyee Church played another fine game in recording the shutout for her second of the tournament.

In the final preliminary game on Saturday night the Stars faced the Etobicoke Dolphins with a chance to secure first overall in the 10-team pool. Another good performance all around saw the Stars secure a 2-0 win and a spot in the semi-final on Sunday morning. Early in the first, Bailey Brown scored with assists going to Emily Hyatt and Kiera Murracas to put the Stars up 1-0. It stayed that way until midway through the second when Abbey Hopper scored on a blast from the point that beat the Dolphins netminder and sealed the win. Bailey Brown drew the lone assist on Abbey’s goal. Natalie Edmondson played great in securing the 2-0 shutout win and a spot in the semi-final.

On Sunday morning the Stars played the Mississauga Chiefs in the semi-final and came away with a very hard fought 1-0 win and a berth in the final. Emily Hyatt scored the lone

Southpoint Stars weekend update

The Bailey Inc. Southpoint Atom Stars travelled to LaSalle to tangle with the Sabre Cats. The Lady Stars worked very hard and dominated this game right from the drop of the puck en route to a big 4-1 victory. Evan Gualtieri played great in net for the Stars allowing just one goal against!

The Community Trophy & Awards Southpoint Peewee Stars battled the Lakeshore Lightning in the first week of league action. The Stars had a great effort and played well in their first game; however, the Lightning proved to be a strong opponent as they beat the Stars by a final score of 4-0.

The Naples Pizza Southpoint Bantam Stars welcomed the South County Girls from Harrow on Sunday afternoon on the Highbury Rink. The Lady Stars played a strong game both offensively and defensively throughout and were victorious by a score of 2-0. Hannah Chacko and Raine Schiefer found the back of the net for the Stars with assists going to Kaylie Goodchild (2) and Schiefer. Caitlin Preston played amazing in net posting a big shutout for her team.

The Leamington Kinsmen Southpoint Intermediate Stars played two games over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon the Lady Stars visited the Atlas Tube Arena to take on the Lakeshore Lightning. With 9 players out of the lineup, the Stars still battled hard with a great effort in this contest. The Stars scored first with a beautiful drive to the net by Captain

Lea Marshall with assists going to Mackenzie Mahon and Jenn Fehr. The Lightning lit the lamp with two unanswered goals to win this game by a final score of 2-1.

On Sunday afternoon the Intermediate Stars played the Switzer Carty Transportation Bantam “B” Southpoint Stars in a friendly in house contest. Sarah O’Brien paced the attack for the Bantam Bs, scoring a hat trick and an assist. Kira Babkirk and Montana Wilkins rounded out the scoring. The final score was 5-2 for the Bantam Bs. Kim Goyeau scored both goals for the Leamington Kinsmen.

goal with assists to Bailey Brown and Chelsea Hickson. Alyee Church played another strong game in goal to earn the 1-0 shutout victory.

In the final on Sunday afternoon the Stars played the second entry from Amherst, NY, and came away with a 3-2 overtime loss. Both teams played very well with Amherst opening the scoring and the Stars responding with two to take a 2-1 lead into the third. Scoring for the Stars were Charly Demers on a point shot with assists to Emily Hyatt and Lauryn Gradwell.

Kennedy Hodgson then put the Stars up 2-1 after a pass from Sarah Schincariol. Amherst tied the score early in the third and the game ended 2-2 after regulation.

Early into the overtime Amherst scored on a rebound after a scramble in front of the Stars net and the game was over. Natalie Edmondson again played very well for the Stars but it wasn’t meant to be on this day. Another great weekend with another final appearance for the Stars.

The Stars regular season is underway with games posted on the Southpoint website. Go Stars Go!

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Sept. 28: North/ South - 1st Joyce Moran and Marilyn Robbins, 2nd Nina Towle and Helen Preyde, 3rd Joyce and Sandy Gammie. East/West - 1st Roger Cote and Jim Perkes, 2nd Linda and Terry Parkinson, 3rd Ernie and Sonia Jackiw. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Sept. 30: 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Dave Derbyshire and Derek Parry, 3rd Jeanne Manners and Frank Duransky, 4th Sonia and Ernie Jackiw. Bridge is played every Wednesday at the Lions

Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

Harrow Bridge Club, Thurs. Oct. 1: North/South - 1st Pat DeNapoli and Teri Ford, 2nd Joyce and Sandy Gammie, 3rd Vi Major and Marie Ellwood. East/West - 1st Frieda Birch and Jan Cooper, 2nd Buddy Ellwood and Joyce Stewart, 3rd Mary Strachen and Patricia Sandford. Bridge is every Thursday at Harrowood, 7 p.m.

Southpoint Sun Midget BB Stars, front: Alyee Church (left), Natalie Edmondson. Seated, left to right: Grace Hyatt, Morgan Brown, Bailey Brown, Charly Demers, Corinne Jackson, Emily Hyatt. Standing, left to right: trainer Amy Bell, Abbey Hopper, Claire Phibbs, Kennedy Hodgson, Lauryn Gradwell, Kiera Murracas, asst. coach Scott Hopper, Sarah Schincariol, trainer Kathy Gradwell, Chelsea Hickson, head coach Brad Hyatt.

Progs golfers wrap up season

By Tom Miehl

On the last day of September, 56 confident Erie Shores Proggers approached the course with the greatest intention of bringing the course to its knees. Each player desperately wanted to exceed his goal and help guide his team to the big victory. There were 14 teams of 4, each clawing for every point. With every great aspiration, there are many disappointments. So it was true for 11 of the teams.

The best team survived with a +2. Captained by Neil Sawatzky, Bill Kelly, Ed Schachowskoy and Gene Bouliane shared $600. The second place team of Dan McQueen, Ken Segedin, Frank Gow and Jeff Brown captured $400 to be shared equally. They posted an even score. In third place, with a -2, was Harry Badz, Ron Tremblay, Roger Cote and Ernie Schmidtgall, who thankfully accepted their part of $200.

Ten team skins were handed out. Each skin was worth $30. Lucky those that had more than one skin on a team. Such was the case with Frank Gow and Ken Segedin. Included in this category were Bill Conn and Barry Miller. Other $30 dollar winners include Bill Gherasim, Pete Andary, Matt Dick, Harry Badz, Ed Schachowskoy and Greg Dunmore.

After the barbecued steak dinner, Bill, Stacey and Greg were thanked for their marvelous service provided to all the Proggers. The steaks were excellent. Stacey was hopping, delivering sodas to the group of responsible drinkers. I am pleased to report that each had a designated driver, be it a friend or a loyal, understanding spouse.

From there, Gary Alderson, à la Johnny Carson, provided humour with the special awards. Claudio Sabelli figured out the system to winning big with 45 Progs points. He won a bunch of money for that. In the season long skins, Mike Herbert’s net eagle on hole #10, stood up. It was the only time this season where Mike hit 2 shots on the same hole he was playing. He got some moolah for that.

The Maple Leaf Award, given to the golfer who won the least amount of money, was presented to Gene Bouliane. He won zero dollars throughout the year. No skins, no big plus scores and no winning teams. However, he got even by being on the best team at the wind-up and winning more than all of us.

Steve O’Hara was named the most consistent golfer this year. No one saw that coming, even Steve. It must be true. Last year Steve didn’t play due to surgery. This year he got his game on the right path. There is hope, people, there is hope.

As Gene Bouliane knows how difficult it is to be on a winning team, the golfer who was on the most winning teams was Ron Tremblay. Being such a loyal Maple Leaf fan, I would have thought he wouldn’t want to win anything so he could have the Maple Leaf Award. Ron, with amazing luck, found himself on 8 winning teams. Dick Segedin was on 7 winners, while ten others had 6 wins.

With the highs, come the lows. Claudio Sabelli distinguishes himself in more than one way. One day, he sparkles like the large diamond on his wife’s hand (the one he’s going to buy her). On another day, his invisible friend has to listen to the lamenting of a golf swing lost. It just so happened that Claudio had the high minus score of 13. I was present on that day, June 2. I know I won’t forget it.

We have a tad over 60 players in our group. It would be quite a feat to play with all of them in a single

season. Brian Plumb managed to watch 48 other golf swings, none of which matches his abbreviated backswing. As a former “accomplished” hockey player, each of Brian’s swings demonstrates that he could crank a slap shot. In golf, for Brian, it’s called a snap shot.

A lot of big money is won by getting skins. The more you get, the more full one’s pockets are. Seven skins is a remarkable number with the quality of sandbaggers that play. This year Mike Herbert cashed in and he rarely spent any of it on his friends. Tsk, tsk. Tuesdays are days that Proggers rarely like to miss. Of the 18 playing dates, 10 guys managed to get out of the house or work to be part of this great game. Basically, since they have nothing else to do, Pete Andary, Gord Anderson, Greg Dunmore, Henry Hildebrandt, Gary McRae, Brian Plumb, Richard Reive, Claudio Sabelli and Dave Wilkinson each achieved 100% attendance. The name left out was the recipient of Most Attended, Ed Schachowskoy. I think he got it because he tried to play when we were rained out. Bonus points.

The person awarded the highest plus acclamation was Paul Driedger. Paul is well known for keeping accurate books. On the day he kept score, he posted a +13. On the day he didn’t keep track, his score was a -11. That’s a 24-point difference. Do you see anything wrong with this? Me neither.

We play this game, also, to supplement our allowances from our spouses. Some do poorly, some do well and some do really well. This year was the closest yet – only $8 separated first and third. One award is allowed per player. Mike Herbert, who actually had more money won at $157, was not eligible for this award. The next best, at $150, was John Rutgers. John, too, managed to play the system with handicaps fluctuating wildly. So much for pride in being consistent.

The Shot of the Year Award was not really a shot, but the antics that followed. Pete Andary, on hole #3, plopped 2 shots into water, very close to the bank. He declared himself out of the hole. Pete went to the bank to fetch his golf balls if he could. He was holding on to his prized GPS which he purchased for a mere $100. Pete’s foot slipped and out flew the GPS into the muddy, cold water. A lost GPS is not a very good deal. Pete lies flat on his tummy (as flat as his tummy will let him), he dips his arm, shoulder deep, trawling the bottom for his GPS. Meanwhile, his cart is being blown by the wind with our golf pro’s umbrella attached to it. Long story short, the umbrella broke but the GPS was saved by Gary Alderson. Gary used his putter, felt the GPS and brought it to

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Progs 1st place team, left to right: Gene Bouliane, Ed Schachowskoy, Neil Sawatzky, Bill Kelly.

Progs 2nd place team, left to right: Dan McQueen, Ken Segedin, Frank Gow, Jeff Brown.

Progs golfers wrap up season

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the surface. Pete managed to restart the GPS but it couldn’t find Erie Shores. What course it found, nobody knows. Finally, the saga of

Progs

the 3-putt snake is put to rest. It was just a matter of time before Barry Miller was saddled with it. Barry has struggled with the yips for several years. Barry even tried putting left handed. Barry managed to do what we consider to be a near impossibility. Using his left side, Barry double putted (hitting the ball twice with one stroke). With that kind of finesse, Barry, you get to keep the snake for the rest of the year. Barry does get to pick his foursome next year in hopes that the snake will slither its way to someone else’s bag.

In conclusion, the committee – Gary Alderson, Gord Anderson and Tom Miehl – wish everyone a safe winter. Thank you for your support. Thanks go out to Ryan Peltier, head pro, and Mike Toth, our exceptional greenskeeper, for keeping us in the game. Special thanks are extended to Wayne Quinn and all the volunteers that do divots every Friday morning. All of you are, as Tony the Tiger would say, GRRRREAT!

Golden Years mini golf

Thirty-seven Golden Years mini golfers scattered 62 aces on Oct. 1 at Colasanti’s.

Leading the ace parade with 6 was Andy Orsini. Rose Taylor dropped 4, while 3 found the bottom of the cup for Mary Binder, Cam Keith, Bill Mayville, Colleen Pearse, Al Rutter, Barry Sweet, Bill Taylor, Bob McWilliam, Laurie Hylton and Gayle Johnson. Sinking 2 each were Cathy Dewhurst, Julia Kos, Betty McManus, Art Sweet and Gerrit Vriesen. Rounding out the ace parade with 1 each were Mike Binder, Eunice Cascadden, Tom Dewhurst, Perpetua Hildrop, Lloyd Honey, Eva Kah, Marie Lasi, Frank Lasi, Al Speed, Marilyn Speed, Mavis Rutter and Jo-Ann Ferguson.

Low score of 16 for 9 holes was captured by Andy Orsini. Carding 17 were Lloyd Honey, Bob McWilliam, Julia Kos (3), Bill Mayville, Al Rutter and Barry Sweet. Managing 18 were Rose Taylor, Gayle Johnson, Bill Mayville, Eva Kah, Colleen Pearse, Bill Taylor, Cathy Dewhurst, Al Rutter, Andy Orsini, Cam Keith, Murray Cascadden, Eunice Cascadden and Moe Scratch.

Leading with 35 for 18 holes was Julia Kos, followed closely by Bob McWilliam with 36, and Bill Mayville, Colleen Pearse, Al Rutter and Andy Orsini with 37. A score of 38 went to Lloyd Honey, Eva Kah, Mike Binder, Cathy Dewhurst, Betty McManus, Al Rutter, Andy Orsini, Laurie Hylton and Barry Sweet.

Sharing the lead with a 36-hole score of 75 were Julia Kos, Al Rutter and Andy Orsini. Bill Mayville shot 76, Colleen Pearse 77, Lloyd Honey 78, and Bob McWilliam 79. First-place bragging rights were awarded to Team Aces with 242 (Rose Taylor, Mavis Rutter, Kathy Bradley, Lloyd Honey). Second place was nailed down by Team 10 with 243 (Murray Hartford, Eva Kah, Colleen Pearse). Team 6 took third place with 245 (Mike Binder, Cathy Dewhurst, Betty McManus).

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

Play continues for TT seniors

By Bob McLean

On a beautiful almost fall day, Sept. 22, fifty-seven enthusiastic Talbot Trail senior golfers continued to play their weekly league round. The league scrambles are complete but sleeves of balls are still won for #9 and #2 holes.

Doug Langlois’ excellent shot on #9 won him the closest to the pin victory. Youngster Dave La Bonte converted the long putt on #2 for his win.

In the 70-79 y division, Vic Reynaert didn’t hear that the season was winding down as he scored a masterful 38. Bill Ward placed second to Vic with his outstanding 41. Al Zanuttini earned a terrific 43, and Mike Wright achieved a superb 44. Both Joe Vertel and Tom Sasso fired very praiseworthy 45s. Pete Daudlin, Paul Brown and Ron McCracken achieved very commendable 46s. Doug Langlois merited a solid 47. Eugene Abbruzzese and Ron Steingart earned noteworthy 48s. Fine 49s went to these four golfers: Richard Humber, Andy Orsini, Neil Adamson and Gary Wilson. Tom Bondy received a nifty 50 result. Other satisfying results went to Larry Hillman, Jerry Paine, Al Speed and Ron Nicholls.

In the 50-69y division, Jim Pearson, who has been missing golf action due to sailing, fired a terrific 41. Rapidly improving Larry Hughes shot another outstanding score of 42. Ray La Pierre and Gary Hillier earned very superb 44s. Four golfers who merited solid 45s were Jim Omstead, John Liddell, Terry Scratch and Rick Thompson. Another four players who scored very commendable 46 results were Paul Harrison, Mike Getty, Mac Hyatt and Kevin Miller. Dave Dent, Randy Hewey and Randy Zeray all fired very praiseworthy 47s. Sitting alone with his fine score of 48 was Gary Benninger. A fine score of 49 went to Wayne Humber. Larry Schmidt earned a nifty 50! Fine scores were earned by these golfers: Stan Brophey and Orville Houser 52; Dan Tymec 53. Bryon Walker was a few shots back with his own satisfying result.

In the 80-85 y division, Ed Woelk and Tom Hyatt led the way with their excellent 46s. Bill Galloway also had a terrific score of 47. Walter Balsam, who just moved into this new age bracket (Happy Birthday!), played well as he earned a superb 49. Other golfers who had

solid results were: Murray Knox 51; Carl Robinson and Dave LaBonte 52; Gerry Becigneul 53 and Dave Krueger 54. Following close behind with their fine scores were Hadley Pinch, Fred Takaki and Murray Cascadden.

Steve Haas was the sole 86y + player and he took top honours with another very solid golfing effort.

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At the wind-up of progs golf season, Barry Miller ended up with the 3-putt snake.

3rd place team, left to right: Harry Badz, Ron Tremblay, Roger Côte, Ernie Schmidtgall.

Junior Cougars blanked by Aigles

By Bryan Jessop

As anticipated, the 2015 season has been a valuable learning process thus far for the Cardinal Carter junior football team. The Cougars are off to a slow start with a 0-2 record in WECSSAA’s Miller Division, following a 31-15 season-opening loss to the Lasers at St. Joseph’s and a 28-0 home-opening loss to the L’Essor Aigles Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Nico Gaultieri and Adam McLellan ran in touchdowns for Cardinal Carter against the Lasers Tuesday, Sept. 22, while Matt Saad contributed with a two-point convert. One of two

PAT attempts were successful. All five St. Joe’s touchdowns were made on rushing plays, although the hosts were unsuccessful with PAT attempts. A single one-point convert gave the winning team its 31st point.

L’Essor, fresh off a 17-0 win over the Belle River Nobles, maintained its perfect defensive record a week later at Cardinal Carter. Ahl Djinko, the Aigles quarterback, ran in his first of four touchdown sprints in the opening quarter for a 6-0 lead after the first 12 minutes. L’Essor added to its lead early in the second quarter, again with a major followed up by an

unsuccessful PAT attempt. The third scoring play was a Djinko run from 33 yards out, this time complimented by a successful one-point kick.

The visitors’ defense continued to dominate from there, thwarting a Cougars’ offensive drive in its early stages by intercepting a pass at the Cardinal Carter 40-yard line. The Aigles appeared poised to add to their lead for the halftime break, but committed a fumble on an Adam McLellan tackle. Matt

Sadd pounced on the bouncing ball on his team’s own sevenyard line to keep the score at 19-0 at the break.

The Cougars’ defense proved tougher to crack in the second half, allowing only one major through the final 24 minutes.

Djinko made a four-yard run into the end zone for the game’s fourth and final touchdown, followed by a successful PAT. L’Essor made up for the lost single-point opportunities from their first two scores with two punts into the end zone that the Cougars could not return.

The Aigles again turned the ball over late in the fourth by retrieving a Cardinal Carter fumble at the Cougars’ 33-yard line, but could not add to their score before the game-ending whistle.

“We’ve got a lot of kids who’ve never played before,” noted Cougars coach Mark Renaud. “They’ll get better, though. They really had their eyes opened by St. Joe’s — some were on the sidelines and couldn’t finish the game. To-

during a punt return (above) and then avoids a tackle near the sideline (below) during a WECSSAA junor football game against L’Essor Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Cardinal Carter. The Cougars fell to 0-2 with a 28-0 loss to the Aigles. A week earlier, Cardinal Carter was handed a 31-15 loss to open the season on the road against St. Joseph’s.

day, they stuck it out. They’ll learn how to play the game and get better.”

Only five players on this year’s Cougars junior team are in Grade 10 — four of whom played for the high school team last year. Among the large contingent of Grade 9s, only one has played minor football in previous years.

Cardinal Carter played its third game at home Tuesday, Oct. 6 against the Essex Red Raiders — results were not available by press deadline. The team will again play at home Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. against Tecumseh Vista Academy and again Tuesday, Oct. 20 against Belle River.

Dan Daman of Cardinal Carter tips the ball past two Lightning blockers during the first set of a WECSSAA junior boys volleyball match at UMEI Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Cougars swept the three sets with scores of 25-7, 25-11 and 25-14. In the following senior contest, the Cougars did the same with scores of 25-16, 25-10 and 25-17. On Thursday, the senior Lightning visited Assumption, where scores ended 25-23, 25-21 and 25-18 favouring UMEI. In the junior Lightning game against Assumption, UMEI won the three sets by scores of 25-23, 25-14 and 26-24.

The Cougars’ Dante Figliomeni spikes the ball over the net onto the Maranatha side of the court during a WECSSAA Tier II senior boys volleyball match Thursday, Oct. 1 at Cardinal Carter. The Cougars won in straight sets of 25-11, 25-12 and 25-18. Cardinal Carter’s record improved to 2-0 for a firstplace tie with L’Essor. The leading teams met Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Cardinal Carter. Results were not available by press deadline.

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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.

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Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca

DINIRO FARMS NEEDS full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.25/hour, 45+ hours, 7 days/week. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds on a repetitive basis. Please apply via email to: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net. eow-oc7

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A & B PALLET DISPOSAL, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0. Job description: Assemble, build & dispose scrap pallets; lift up to 50 pounds. Job requires, standing, walking, bending, crouching & kneeling. Will train. Contact us at: ceziefule@gmail.com se23-oc7

NEW CASTLE FARM/ West Pointe Greenhouses/ 1830176 Ontario Inc. is looking for general labourer for greenhouse work beginning Nov. 1st. $11.25/hour. Must have 1 year experience. Mail resume to New Castle Farm, 414 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington, N8H-3V5. se2-oc28

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Antonio Figliomeni & Son (1993) Ltd.

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Is seeking to employ eight (8) FISHING VESSEL DECKHANDS (NOC #8441)

In these positions workers are required to: work on one of our three fishing vessels which operate out of Lake Erie; prepare nets, lines and other fishing tackle; operate fishing gear to catch fish and marine life; clean, sort and pack fish in ice and stow catch in hold; repair nets, splice ropes and maintain fishing gear and other deck equipment; clean deck surfaces and fish hold.

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SUNRITE GREENHOUSES Needs Full Time Greenhouse General Labourers

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Seeking Motivated and Experienced Personnel. Residential and Commercial Service Experience Required. Excellent Wages and Benefit Package Available. Please send resume to: cindy@policellaplumbing.com or Fax to: 519-326-8418

Truck Driver/Labourer (Maintenance Operations Division) Full Time Position

The Roads/Engineering Department of the County of Essex provides for the construction and maintenance on the roads and bridges in the County Road System. The Essex County Highway network is comprised of 730 km of paved roadway and 90 bridges.

Reporting to the Manager, Maintenance Operations, the Truck Driver/Labourer will perform general labour work such as road maintenance, minor equipment maintenance, flagging traffic, repairing shoulders and potholes, cutting brush, picking up debris and grading ditches. Fill in as a tractor operator and loader operator as required. Operates winter control equipment.

Qualifications:

• Completion of secondary school (Grade 12)

• Experience in road construction and snow plowing

• Valid Class DZ license (with successful completion of a County of Essex driving test prior to being interviewed)

• Able to work in all weather conditions

• Able to be on call 24 hours a day during winter months

• Able to work nights during winter control season

Salary:

$26.42 per hour with a comprehensive benefits package, based on 40 hours per week, Teamsters Local 879.

Qualified applicants are invited to apply online at the Career Opportunities section of our website at www.countyofessex.on.ca no later than Friday, October 16, 2015.

SOUTHPOINT SUN

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARITHA RENGGLI

late of the Municipality of Leamington, In the County of Essex and Province of Ontario, who died on April 29, 2015

Creditors and others having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of the same to the undersigned solicitors for the Estate Trustee on or before the 23rd day of October, 2015 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

Dated at Leamington, Ontario this 22nd day of September, 2015.

SAWATZKY BALZER

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

Solicitors for the Estate Trustee

Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9

519-733-2305

www.kingsville.ca

kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

WATERFRONT PARK FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville is accepting Applications for community members to serve on the Mettawas Waterfront Park Fundraising Committee. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the Community and utilize your skills to fundraise for the Mettawas Waterfront Park and Trail Project (“Mettawas Park”). The term of the appointments will conclude either at the end of the present term of Council, being November 30, 2018, or upon the achievement of the established fundraising goals, whichever is earlier. As a sub-committee of the Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture Committee (“PRAC”), the Committee is responsible for providing recommendations to PRAC regarding fundraising initiatives, events and sponsorship opportunities to raise money for the Mettawas Park. Additionally, the Committee will be responsible for organizing and operating the planned events.

Application Forms and draft Terms of Reference are available on the Town’s website or at the Municipal Office located at 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville. If this opportunity interests you, please submit a completed Application Form to the attention of the Corporate Services Department no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015.

DATED at Kingsville, Ontario this 22nd day of September, 2015.

Jennifer Astrologo, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk Corporate Services Department

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

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For the first time since relocating to the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, the Leamington Flyers skated to a scoreless, 0-0 draw.

The London Nationals visited Highbury Canco Arena for the first time this season Thursday, Oct. 1 before a crowd of 955 spectators. The game ended with both goaltenders earning a shutout, bringing Leamington’s regular season record to 6-1-1-0 for 13 points — four ahead of London, who 24 hours earlier passed the LaSalle Vipers in a tight race for second.

The first period was mostly uneventful, where both sides were unable to capitalize on two power play opportunities. Leamington outshot the Nationals 13-9, but were unable to beat Connor Hughes in goal. The best scoring opportunity through the opening 20 minutes was a shorthanded breakaway for London’s Kyle Robinson with less than 40 seconds on the timer. Rookie goalie and Leamington resident Tyler Wall denied Robinson’s close-range wrist shot to keep the game scoreless. In turn, Flyer forwards and point men sent a handful of tipped slap shots at the Nats’ goal, narrowly missing the mark on two occasions.

ing lanes while the puck was in their zone.

Leamington posted a 16-7 shots on net advantage, but was offered little in the way of rebounds or shots from favourable range.

The third period offered more of the same, although the Nats built up a slim 10-9 shots on goal advantage. Cale Phibbs had the best scoring chance of the frame, rushing in on Hughes for a short breakaway opportunity. Hughes followed Phibbs on a quick maneuver to the right side of the net to make the save.

Leamington pushed hard to avoid overtime throughout the final minute of regulation, but came up empty handed.

Four-on-four overtime proved fruitless for both sides, with London testing Wall with three shots and the Flyers sending just one for Hughes to intercept. The second overtime, played three on three turned out to be a dramatic turnaround for Leamington, who dominated each trio of opponents that the Nationals sent onto the ice. Despite the 7-2 shots advantage, the Flyers could not however break the stalemate despite coming close several times.

SCORELESS DRAW FOR FLYERS, NATS

BY BRYAN JESSOP

“We’ve got a team with a lot of skilled guys, so it shouldn’t hurt us. Three-onthree is really just one-on-one times three. That’s how it breaks down. We tried to get creative. Every time you beat someone, you’ve got a three-ontwo.”

The second period unfolded as a full-length instant replay of the first. Robinson charged in toward the Flyer net on yet another breakaway, again being stopped by Wall. An undetected rebound sat dangerously close to the goal line in front of the right corner of the Leamington net until the puck was picked up and cleared by Thomas Virban. London defenders continued to block shots and challenge the Flyers for every inch of ice while the home team’s defenders continued plugging up shoot-

“Well, everyone who paid to get in got their money’s worth tonight,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “London deserves credit — they played really well. They’re a good team with a lot of returning players. They’ll be in the thick of things at the end of the season.”

Piroski explained that the new threeon-three system that replaces the shootout was an interesting five minutes of hockey from his viewpoint.

“It was exciting for sure,” he said.

Wall, who faced 31 total shots, posted his first Junior B shutout in four starts.

“We played great defense,” he ex plained. “We made sure the rebounds went into the corners. The three-onthree was nerve wracking, although they (London) didn’t have many quality scoring chances.”

Having spent the past two seasons playing AAA hockey for Sun County and Windsor respectively, Wall explained that his new teammates have been sup portive in his arrival as a rookie goalie.

Despite the rare outcome of the game, the Oct. 1 contest was not the first this season to end in a scoreless draw. During the season-opening Show case Weekend in London on Sunday, Sept. 13, the West ern Conference’s Strathroy Rockets and Golden Horse shoe’s Thorold Blackhawks settled for a 0-0 draw. Pre viously, the most recent scoreless finale between Western teams took place Jan. 18, 1987 between the added a goal. Leamington outshot their

Rest of the West

“I’ve been bonding with the team re ally well,” he said. “They’ve made me feel like I’ve been with the team for the past four years.”

UPCOMING HOME GAMES: Thu., Oct. 8 vs. Lambton, 7:10 p.m. Thu., Oct. 15 vs. LaSalle, 7:10 p.m.

UPCOMING AWAY GAMES: Fri., Oct. 9 vs. St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. Sat. Oct. 17 vs. Lambton, 7:30 p.m.

Cale Phibbs of the Flyers picks up a loose puck near the right corner in the London zone as Nationals defender Jordan Di Cicco gives chase during a Thursday, Oct. 1 game at Highbury Canco Arena. The teams settled for a 0-0 tie. (Sun photo)

Jordan Di Cicco moves in to try blocking a Mark Gangnon backhand shot during the second period of a Thursday, Oct. 1 contest at Highbury Canco Arena. (Sun photo)

Scott Florence of the Flyers and Rai Di Loreto battle along the boards for control of the puck. (Sun photo)