October 5, 2016

Addiction services

By Bryan Jessop

available at South Shore Health Centre

Addiction services once virtually impossible to find in Leamington are now readily available, as declared during a new program’s open house.

The South Shore Health Centre officially opened at 15 John Street in Leamington in May of this year and celebrated its arrival Monday, Sept. 26 with a four-hour open house. There, members of the public who stopped in for a visit were offered tours of the second-floor SSHC after being welcomed at the main floor’s Erie St. Clair Clinic. Visitors were introduced to physicians, nurses and councilors who specialize in addiction treatment and therapy while learning about the assortment of programs available at the new centre.

Presently, the facility is occupied by two registered practical nurses (RPNs), its own dispensary/pharmacy available to clients seven days per week and two physicians renting offices — Dr. Jennifer Jaco and Dr. Anthony Hammer. Jaco’s services at the site are available every Tuesday while Hammer is available at the centre every other Friday. The busier the two doctors become, the more hours they will likely add to their practices on John Street.

Jaco and Hammer moved into the SSHC when it opened in the spring, with the pharmacy being added as another tenant in July. The building’s investors have offered the SSHC free rent for the first full year, giving the organization time to acquire funding sources to offset such costs.

The centre is operated by a board of directors made up of a small team of volunteers led by chairperson Roberta Jarecsni, a former vice president of Leamington District Memo-

rial Hospital. Other members include retired OPP constable Kevin O’Neil, treasurer Deborah Wilson-Safa, Elizabeth Graper and Mark Hartley. Wilson-Safa is the Deacon and Community Meal Coordinator at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Leamington, Graper is the group’s lawyer who incorporated the SSHC and set it up as a non-profit group and Hartley is a program facilitator and research assistant with Western University’s health sciences program.

“Not everybody can go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and not everybody can go to AlAnon. Here, you can meet other people like you. If you need the support, you can get it.”

— Roberta Jarecsni

Jarecsni, herself an RN, partnered with the Erie St. Clair Clinic branch in Windsor to acquire the 4,000 hours of experience needed to become an addictions councilor. While there, she worked with approximately 1,000 patients before focusing her efforts on a new Leamington location.

“I was told that I was needed in Leamington. That’s how it all started,” she explained.

The main floor clinic and second floor SSHC work regularly together in a partnership to operate a number of programs.

One of the many services available is dubbed SMART Recovery, a part of which involves family and friends of

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On Saturday, October 1 at approximately 1:15 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police, Leamington Detachment and Leamington Fire Services responded to an underground natural gas eruption near the intersection of Erie Street and Mill Street.

OPP and Fire evacuated all people encompassed in the area of Erie St. N., Talbot St. E., Princess St. and Russell St. and asked the public to remain away from the downtown core until the leak has been controlled. Union Gas was on scene to investigate.

At 3:30 p.m. the OPP reported that the major natural gas leak in downtown Leamington had been located and repaired by Union Gas. Erie St. N. reopened to its businesses, residents and commuters.

Mill St. W. between Fox St. and Erie St. N. remained closed for approximately 2 hours to allow Union Gas to fill in a hole where the repair was made.

No persons were injured nor property damaged as a result of the incident.

South Shore Health Centre board chairperson Roberta Jarecsni explains program services to Essex-Windsor EMS paramedics

Brian Boismier, Stacey Shepley and district chief John Fast during an open house at the facility’s 15 John Street location in Leamington Monday, Sept. 26. (SUN Photo)

LHIN announces Health Centre funding

By Bryan Jessop

A new facility in Leamington offering health care treatment to area residents is itself being treated to a new source of funding.

During a gathering at one of the suites hosted by Community Hub 33 on Princess Street, the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) announced that it would be funding the new Leamington site

of the Windsor Essex Community Health Centre to the tune of just over $1 million per year. The amount is being added to the Centre’s operating budget to accommodate expenses associated with programs and services available to the current 1,200 clients from across the Kingsville-LeamingtonWheatley corridor. The funds will be made available in a phased-in process, starting with $724,000 for this year and growing to about $1 million for upcoming years.

unteer staff providing a variety of different services to patients. Primary care services from the local Health Centre have been provided at 33 Princess Street since August 1 of this year, although the group has existed in Leamington for the past three-and-a-half years.

soon become available to clients, who do not pay out of pocket for services. In recent months, the WECHC ‘borrowed’ staff from other sites to work in Leamington, which now has its own dedicated workers.

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The announcement included welcoming words and descriptions of Leamington WECHC services and programming as well as the impact the new centre has had on the community. The local LHIN’s acting CEO Ralph Ganter and WECHC board vice chair John Mowat, executive director Hardeep Sadra and staff representative Helen Quick shared comments with the group of about 50 guests in attendance. The Windsor-Essex region of the centre includes six different locations dispersed throughout the county as well as others in Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton.

The string of CHC locations is run by about 120 full-time, part-time and vol-

The Erie St. Clair LHIN’s funding commitment, Hardeep explained, stabilizes a steady stream of services for residents without primary care providers such as low-German speaking patients, migrant workers, recent immigrants, indigenous individuals and families and low income populations.

“It gives us the opportunity to provide an appropriate health care team for Leamington,” Hardeep said.

The number of WECHC clients in Leamington has grown steadily over the past summer and has doubled over the past year. The local branch has grown from three clinic spaces to eight, which Hardeep explained has allowed the CHC to expand its services. The organization is now looking to hire a fulltime primary care physician to join a team of three nurse practitioners. ‘Wrap around’ services include counseling, community health work for prevention and dietary services. Foot care will also

Hardeep noted that the key to Leamington CHC programming is a central location with the Health Unit, Children’s Aid and Windsor city services such as Ontario Works.

“There’s no need to do a lot of driving around,” she stated. “It’s a lot easier for those who don’t have a car.”

The new source of funding from the Erie St. Clair LHIN was an arrangement prepared for starting in March of last year by an expert panel of stakeholders and representatives of the LHIN, Municipality of Leamington and Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

“There wasn’t a magic wand — just a lot of hard work,” Hardeep said. “It makes it feel more permanent for the clients, that they can count on it.”

“We found there was a great opportunity to make an improvement,” Ganter said of what the LHIN learned through interaction with other members of the expert panel.

Erie St. Clair Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) acting CEO Ralph Ganter describes a new funding model in support of the Windsor Essex County Health Centre location at 33 Princess St. in Leamington to a crowd of guests Thursday, Sept. 28. (SUN Photo)

Power outage affects approx. 1,900

Roughly 1,900 Hydro One customers in Wheatley and Leamington were without power Thursday morning, Sept. 29. The hydro went out approximately 7:30 a.m. and was restored by 10:30 a.m.

According to Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls’ office, Entegrus stated that the power outage is “due to a loss of supply from Hydro One,” but a specific cause was not released at this time.

A smaller outage in Wheatley was linked to a fallen tree striking a power line.

In a press release, Nicholls said that numerous constituents have called his offices due to a growing number of outages over the past month, and many are concerned about the reliability of the electricity system in our region.

Nicholls launches hydro petition

MPP Rick Nicholls is launching a petition calling on the provincial government to listen to Ontarians and take action to lower hydro rates after the Provincial Government suddenly shut down debate on their proposed 8% HST rebate on electricity bills.

“It’s disappointing and perhaps telling that the Premier would shut down debate on hydro rates only a couple weeks after claiming that her government had changed and would listen to the needs of the people of Ontario,” Nicholls stated.

Nicholls had asked constituents to share their stories of how rising hydro bills were impacting family budgets and hurting local businesses, and was prepared to present them at Queen’s Park.

“Thank you so much to everyone that shared their stories about how rising hydro bills are hurting your budgets,” Nicholls said in a statement to constituents on Facebook. “I was proud to receive such a strong response from constituents that sent in heartfelt letters as well as shocking bills, and I looked forward to getting these stories into the public record.”

The MPP has launched a petition on his website calling for the government to take action to lower rates, instead of merely using tax dollars to lower bills through rebates. The peti-

tion’s goal is 500 signatures.

“I’m launching this petition for all of my constituents who had their voice taken away in this hydro rate debate,” Nicholls said.

The petition is available at ricknichollsmpp. ca/2016/09/20/petition-to-reduce-hydro-rates/

Addiction services available at South Shore Health Centre

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clients, teaching them how to communicate effectively with those struggling with addictions. In-house appointments can be arranged for patients who are reluctant or apprehensive about traveling to the centre, offered as a solution to Wheatley, Leamington and Kingsville area clients who cannot make travel arrangements for similar services in Windsor.

“Not everybody can go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and not everybody can go to Al-Anon,” Jacecsni noted. “Here, you can meet other people like you. If you need the support, you can get it.”

Since opening in May, the centre has welcomed about 100 clients, some who visit the facility on a daily basis. Jacecsni is stationed at the John Street establishment about 25 hours per week, where her husband and son are among the team of volunteers.

Among the volunteers who assist with programming are three recovered clients who assist with patient meetings.

“It’s been very interesting,” said one of the patients who now helps with facilitating meetings. “It’s been a very valuable experience. Learning what I’ve learned here has been a stepping stone in saving my life. Volunteering is a big part of recovery, doing positive things with my time.”

Although volunteer assistance has proven valuable in keeping expenses at the SSHC down, the group is actively seeking funding partnerships and arrangements to keep its programs running. To make corporate or individual donations — or for more information on services or volunteering — visit the centre’s website www.southshorehealthcentre.com.

Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls

Thankful for fall’s arrival

I don’t think there is a better season than fall.

The smells, the falling leaves, the cooler temperatures, they all go into the great autumn experience and it’s something we look forward to each and every year.

With Thanksgiving weekend now upon us, those smells are already dancing in my head as the anticipation builds.

In my younger years, fall was reserved for duck hunting, hockey and playing ball in the old Roma Club Grape Fest tournament.

A roasting turkey, along with cranberries, mashed potatoes and fresh gravy just can’t be beat, in my opinion.

Thanksgiving is about family. We’ll be fortunate to spend much of this weekend surrounded by most of our family.

I have a lot to be thankful for, really.

We had some great times playing in that tournament every year. It was a big event back in those days. I miss playing the outfield in the cold October rain.

Oh sure, there are things in life that get me down just like everyone else. But in the grand scheme of things, I’m not living in a war-torn country or fighting famine or floods on an annual basis.

We’re not living in poverty and really have everything we need.

I don’t hunt ducks anymore, but I’m looking forward to returning to my regular Northern Ontario hunting grounds in November. My hunting buddies say they miss my cooking. We’ll see about that. My spaghetti supper is legendary up there.

As for hockey, I managed to catch on playing once a week here in Leamington.

Do I have everything I want? Most certainly not, but sometimes we accept that we have all that we need and we’re thankful for that.

We’ve got a roof over our head and food on the table.

We do have some of the modern luxuries, don’t get me wrong.

Even though this season brings the impending feeling of doom for the upcoming winter, we all seem a little more relaxed in the fall. Maybe people aren’t hurrying as much as the other seasons.

I’ve got “body by Netflix”, which is just my way of saying I’m spending way too much time on the couch with a remote in my hand. And hockey season is looming!

The three grandbabies are growing like crazy and the oldest two have such great little personalities. My dream last year was to have them running to me upon my arrival with their arms outstretched. Mission accomplished. They now come running when we arrive and we get a big welcome from each of them.

As the fall colours arrive, I get a feeling of anticipation that this season will be a good one.

My Maple Leafs have a renewed sense of optimism for the future although it may take a few years to actually compete. The Blue Jays just secured the wild card spot, but may very well be out by the time you read this column. The Tigers sputtered over their last few games and didn’t make it at all.

This weekend, be thankful for what you’ve got. Sit back and take in the burning leaves, the cooler nights and sounds of far away Canada geese.

Most of all, be thankful for your family, because they won’t be around forever.

Terry Bee remembers his 1942 Hudson coupe

Terry Bee of Leamington was born in 1940 and bought his first car when he was around 17. It was a reddish-coloured 1942 Hudson coupe with a flathead straight 8 engine under the rear-opening hood.

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The other students at Guelph noticed Terry’s car right away, thanks to the Candy Apple Red paint job that Terry had applied over the original finish.

A family from Michigan living nearby owned it and it had been stored in their garage for a number of years. Terry decided it was the perfect car to drive to the University of Guelph, where he was a student.

The car had an original radio mounted in the dash and a button on the floor to change the stations. What a great safety feature! Terry could switch from station to station all the way to Guelph without taking his hands off the wheel. And you can be sure he was searching for the latest hit by Elvis “the Pelvis” or Jerry Lee

They all piled in one day and went for a spin. The car conked out while going up a hill, possibly from an overheated coil, so all the boys climbed out and started pushing it.

A bunch of farmers were sitting on a nearby front porch watching these university students heading for a big problem.

After Terry’s Hudson reached the top of the hill, it began rolling down the other side with no one in it! The boys had to run after it and catch up to it while the farmers had a good laugh while watch-

ing these well-educated young men chasing after their runaway car.

Terry’s 1942 Hudson coupe was relatively rare even when new because production of all cars stopped in February 1942 because of the war. Hudson built 40,661 vehicles in 1942, less than half the production for 1941.

In February 1932, the Hudson Motor Company of Detroit opened a branch plant in Tilbury where the Hudson and Terraplane were built for the next several years.

After World War Two,

competition with the Big Three was fierce and Hudson joined with Nash in 1954 to form American Motors. The last car to bear the Hudson name was built in 1957.

I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2. Everyone whose story is published in this column receives a free autographed copy of my latest car book: “Old Car Detective Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965.”

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After the end of World War Two, Hudsons for 1946 and 1947 were virtually identical to the 1942 models. Pictured here is a Hudson coupe from a 1947 Hudson sales brochure.

Organizational changes

At the Sept. 19 meeting, Municipal Council endorsed two changes within the administrative structure of Leamington.

First, the Economic Development Officer has been recognized within the fabric of Business Retention and Community Development. While this has long been the ideal towards which Municipal Council has been moving, it is only now that the opportunity has arisen to adjust other jobs to accommodate this new position. Now the Manager of Economic and Community Development, the title and formal job description recognize the importance of new, existing and expanding business health.

The second job is the creation of a Manager of Communications and Public Relations. Municipal Council and the CAO have combined a wide range of responsibilities that all centre on communications. Not only are corporate communications subject to strategies and innovation, but also generating a pro-active two-way communications strategy with media outlets, media inquiries and public relations. This will also include all civic consultation, polls and surveys. The manager is also responsible for the municipal website as well as all social media engagement. The manager will also deal with corporate advertising, branding, marketing, internal communications improvements and act as Chief Information Officer for the Municipal Emergency Response Plan.

Letter to the editor

Enough is enough!

For over 3 months the Essex Public Library system has been closed and the public has suffered. As a heavy user of the library system, I can only come to the conclusion that the elected county politicians and their appointed library board don’t give a fig about the public. We are paying taxes for an Ontario-mandated service for which we are not getting. Essex County officials are acting like a bunch of little children fighting over control of a corner of a sandbox.

This situation should not have happened in the first place. The issue is minor, could and should have been resolved while keeping the libraries open. Now that it has gone on for far too long, I can only surmise that egos and ‘saving face’ are the real issues here. It seems more about exercising power and authority over a small corner of the sandbox rather than serving the public.

Perhaps a class-action lawsuit against the County Council and Library Board on behalf of all Essex County taxpayers would ignite some sensibility. The strike would be resolved in days if the alternative was painful enough. Grow up, resolve this thing, and get the libraries open NOW!

– Craig Marley Leamington

OBITUARY

Mary Chorba

Mary Phyllis Chorba, 89 years, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Erie Shores Hospice.

Beloved wife of the late Nick John Chorba (1965). Dear mother of the late Nick (Theresa), Louise Bradley (the late Larry), Jim (Shirley), Rosemary Campbell (Bob McFarland), Mark (Rhonda), Dan (Tammy). Loving grandmother of 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by granddaughter Amanda Campbell and son-in-law Joey Campbell.

Memorial visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell St., Leamington, on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Memorial Service to celebrate Mary’s life was held from the funeral home on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 11 a.m. Rev. Liz Chaplin officiated. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores Hospice.

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

tender awarded for snow and ice removal at rec complex

The tender for clearing snow and salting icy conditions at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex was discussed at the Oct. 3 meeting of Council. Complex administration recommended the low tender from Landscape Effects located in Belle River. The tender was lower than the existing contract.

Councillor John Hammond spoke about the value of giving local businesses special consideration when it is known they provide superior service. In this case, it was the opinion of Councillor Hammond, echoed by Councillor Tim Wilkinson, that the contract should be awarded to a local company, J & T Trucking Excavating, whose bid was about 4.5% more over the life of the contract.

This raised the question of the low bid tendering process and the risks of not honouring it. Both the CAO Peter Neufeld and Director of Infrastructure Services Rob Sharon tried to make clear the significance of following the process. It was added that tendering is quite different from issuing a request for proposals where there is some flexibility that may result in not selecting the lowest dollar value because of intangibles and intellectual property.

While the recommendation was passed by Council, both Councillors Hammond and Wilkinson opposed it.

OBITUARY

Blanche Jones

Blanche Rosina Jones, 91 years, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the Sun Parlor Home. Beloved wife of Wilbert. Predeceased by three brothers and five sisters. Blanche will be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Blanche was a C.W.L. member at St. John de Brebeuf Church. She was a graduate of Hotel Dieu Hospital and worked with the V.O.N. in Leamington (1947-1952).

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Mass of the Resurrection was at St. John de Brebeuf Church, 67 Main St. E., Kingsville, on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10 a.m. Interment Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Parkinson Foundation or the charity of your choice. Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, certain feelings may not be easy to convey, but try to find the words this week. It’s important to let your feelings be known, and others are waiting on you to speak up.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, coworkers respond favorably to a proposal you worked hard on. Allow this professional momentum to pay dividends outside of the office as well.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, mixed signals lead to a bit of confusion. It’s nothing you can’t handle if you backtrack and remedy the original situation, just provide yourself ample time to set things right.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Be extra sensitive to the plights or concerns of others this week, Cancer. Some around you could benefit from some empathy and understanding.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, now might be a great time to take a step back and enjoy a little breathing room. Look at things from a different perspective, and you might be amazed at your new outlook.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, many things in your life are vying for your attention. It’s difficult to choose just one, but you will have to do so this week. If necessary, reach out to a friend for assistance.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, your values and those of a loved one may clash from time to time. Some polite and intelligent discourse might be just what the doctor ordered this week.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Reactions come swiftly and strongly this week, Scorpio. You either love or hate something, and things may be very black and white in your world in the days ahead.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, try to separate your personal life from your professional activities this week. This may require being a little more quiet and introspective than usual, but do your best.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, let your feelings be heard if you feel underappreciated by someone close to you this week. Your loved one will appreciate your honesty and welcome your insight.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

A meaningful conversation with the right person may occur this week, Aquarius. It could mean a step in the right direction for you and help to further your career.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, your emotions are so strong this week that you may feel alienated from those closest to you. If so, make an effort to stay connected.

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Elisabeth Shue, Actress (53)

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New heritage clock installed in Kingsville

By Pat Bailey

A new heritage clock now stands regally on the main intersection in Kingsville – and it’s about ‘time’.

It’s been several years since the old clock that stood in front of BMO came down, now replaced by a Victorian-style clock perfectly suited to the town’s heritage.

Friday morning, Sept. 9 the town was abuzz as the clock installation began.

BIA co-ordinator Sarah Holland said she got tremendous enjoyment out of watching the reactions of people as they drove by the corner.

“I was getting a lot of thumbs up,” she said.

The BIA project, which was two years in the works, was important to the town in helping make the downtown core more welcoming, said Holland.

And the more welcoming the shopping and business district is, “the greater chance people will come and invest in local businesses.”

“The BIA takes great pride in creating a clean and welcoming environment for both locals and visitors to shop, dine and discover what Kingsville has to offer,” Holland added.

The last quarter of the year is busy. From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve we get to enjoy lots of social gatherings and good times, but also, some

While Holland said it is a BIA project, she admits it wouldn’t be possible without the support of the municipality, local businesses and the community as a whole.

The cost of the clock itself is about $35,000 but Holland said there was much more involved than just that cost. She said the total budget for the project is $90,000, with 10 per cent budgeted for last year in the BIA budget. The remaining cost, she said, is being covered by local fundraisers, including fashion shows held in recent years.

In addition, said Holland, there is an ongoing ‘brick fundraiser’ where supporters can purchase personalized bricks and major sponsors can purchase plaques.

She said the additional cost involves the work required for the clock’s installation –preparing the property, the future addition of trees in specially made tree wells, a circular garden at the base of the clock, a garden wall, a special brick pathway and benches.

With all the work that has gone into the project, Holland said she is happy with the work to date. But she anticipates when the project is complete it will be a real showcase – a place for visitors and community members to sit and relax while out shopping, dining or doing business in Kingsville.

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Security One helping fill Salvation Army shelves

Leamington Salvation Army leftenants Brad and Wavie Webster (fifth and sixth from left) accept a donation of 750 canned goods and nonperishable items as well as $130 in cash from employees of Security One Leamington. The collection was accumulated through Security One’s ‘Vacation Fridays’ campaign, where employees could dress in summer vacation attire in exchange for donations to the Salvation Army food bank.

(SUN Photo)

Local business makes food bank donation

By Bryan Jessop

Employees at the Leamington Branch of Security One got behind a charitable cause to earn an extra day off, but it was local hunger that was subject to reduced hours as a result.

For the second consecutive year, staff at Security One in Leamington embarked upon a summer-long campaign to collect donations for the local Salvation Army food bank. Upon its completion, Security One management representatives and staff paid a visit to the Salvation Army branch on Setterington Street Tuesday, Sept. 27. There, the group was treated to a tour from local SA leftenants Brad and Wavie Webster after presenting a collection of about 750 canned goods and other non-perishable items and a donation of $130.

“With the warehouse still in short supply, it’s huge,” said Brad of the Security One donation. “It helps local families that much more.”

The Websters estimate that the most recent donation will support local families in need for approximately two additional weeks. Last month, the Leamington Salvation Army’s food bank served about 300 local households or about 500 people in total.

Last year, Security One Leamington decided to enjoy the summer months with ‘Vacation Fridays’, allowing employees to dress in vacation attire ranging from sun hats to Hawaiian shirts and other beach ware in exchange for donations to be sent to the local food bank. Last year’s collection was similar in size to this year’s which ran weekly from June 2 to Sept. 23.

“We had a lot of fun putting it on,” said Leamington Security One director of marketing Corey Robertson. “Putting it on social media, looking for the ugliest shirts — it was great for team bonding and camaraderie while helping out the Salvation Army at the same time.”

The top five canned good collectors from the Leamington Security One office of about 20 employees were given the chance to tour Salvation Army facilities including the chapel, family services area, new day care centre and the food bank warehouse. The top contributor earned an extra vacation day from work. For both this year and last, the top collector was office manager Patty Otton, who brought in 180 items this summer.

Robertson explained that Leamington Security One’s charitable involvement has earned recognition from Honeywell for its community service work for each of the past five years. The end of the Vacation Fridays, he explained, serves as the kick-off to a Christmas season promotion where an extensive home security package is given and installed to a local family free of charge. The general public is asked to submit the names of families they believe are in need of such a donation and is later asked to vote for one of six families chosen as finalists.

The 1973 Ford Mustang convertible of Wheatley’s Dennis Stevenson was selected for the Best Mustang award during the Cruisin’ For A Cure car show Sunday, Oct. 2 at The Roma Club.

A line up of classic, custom, original and hot rod entries show off their engines during the Cruisin’ For A Cure car show at The Roma Club parking lot.The event raised $2,600 for the family of one-year-old Sophie O’Brien, a patient of Retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer in both eyes.

(SUN Photos)

Car show supports infant cancer patient

By Bryan Jessop

Classics, customs and cruisers have united to assist a local child in her battle against cancer.

Cruisin’ For A Cure, organized by Classic Cruisers Alumni chairperson Gino DelCiancio, took place at The Roma Club Sunday, Oct. 2 in a showing of support to the family of one-year-old Sophie O’Brien, a young patient diagnosed with the rare form of cancer known as Retinoblastoma. The disease has affected the girl’s eyes and has rendered her legally blind while at the same time forcing her family to bring her on a steady stream of hospital visits for chemotherapy and red blood cell/platelet transfusions. The recent car show in support of Sophie took place three days before her first session of Invitreal chemotherapy was scheduled, a complex procedure only recently made available in Canada.

Cruisin’ For A Cure’s early hours were marred by cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall, factors that kept the vehicle count under DelCiancio’s goal of 100. However, with combined proceeds generated through registration fees, a 50/50 draw, prize raffles and barbecue, $2,600 was raised for the O’Brien family to help offset the costs associated with Sophie’s treatments.

“I thought that in my heart, this is what I wanted,” DelCiancio said of the idea to organize a car show fundraiser for his cousin’s daughter. “I wanted to help out and do something for the family. The early morning weather probably scared a few people off, but overall, I’m happy with how it turned out. It was fun.”

Backed by the assistance of roughly three-dozen sponsors, this year’s autumn fundraiser was able to send more than 30 entries home with awards from one of several different categories. Major sponsors for the early October show included Hike Metal, Triple A Party Tents and Bartel Machine. DelCiancio also credited The Roma Club, other return sponsors who also donated raffle/door prizes and a team of volunteers for the gathering’s success.

The 1967 Camaro of Windsor’s Bert Bellaire won Cruisin’ For A Cure’s Best Camaro award, one of many categories selected by a panel of four judges during the show hosted by The Roma Club.

“Without them, it would be impossible to do a car show,” he explained.

For the second time in as many Gman Productions fundraiser car shows, 50/50 draw winnings were donated back to the cause, effectively bringing Cruisin’ For A Cure’s total up to about $2,750. Trophies and plaques were offered courtesy of sponsors and a supply of trophies DelCiancio won when he owned a ’55 Chevrolet Bel Air. Most of his personal trophy collection was given away during one of the annual mid-August shows held in 2014, but others were found while clearing out space to host a yard sale.

This year, the autumn show drew vehicles and owners from across the Essex-Kent region, as well as Randy Marco — winner for Best Volkswagen and Longest Distance — from Paris, Ont. In previous editions, Gman Productions car shows raised money for Erie Shores Hospice in Leamington through his wife’s organization Miss Lizzy’s Foundation. The next Miss Lizzy’s Tea fundraiser — the eighth annual — will be hosted by The Roma Club on June 5, 2017 with doors opening at 1 p.m.

For more information, call 519-326-1955 or visit the website www.misslizzys.org.

RCSS Providing Breakfast and Snack Programs to Area Schools

In September, Leamington Real Canadian Superstore hosted this school year’s first Breakfast Program at Mount-Carmel Blytheswood Public School. Pictured are MCB students Alexia, Raylene and Cara with nutritious breakfast selections. The Real Canadian Superstore started their Breakfast and Snack Programs for area students in May of the last school year with a hot Breakfast Program at Mill St. P.S. and in June with a Snack Program at St. Louis school. Superstore will be choosing one school per month to host a program. The programs are part of Loblaw Company’s Feed Everyone Program. (Submitted photo)

MDB hosts meet and greet: Back to

Bennie Bonanza

By MDB students Zahra Al Ali and Madisyn Church

Wednesday, September 21 was a blast for both Margaret D. Bennie Public School staff and students. It wasn’t just a typical teacher meet and greet – it was a Back to Bennie Bonanza!. Inside the school was where most of the available staff stood, waiting for the parents of their beloved students to join them. Outside, in the sunny backyard, was where all the fun took place. Pizza was bought and orders for Terry Fox shirts were placed for the upcoming run.

Many of the teachers held their meet and greet outside where they were helping, but others waited inside for the parents of their children to come. Outside, everyone chattered their way across the pavement. Even new students gave their parents a tour of the school. To most, it was possibly one of the best teacher meets in Bennie history!

When first entering the building, parents encountered the beloved principals and secretary, Mrs. Patti Oshar (principal), Mrs. Lisa Major (vice principal) and Mrs. Diane Martin (secretary). They work hard every day, so it made them proud that the students were able to introduce their parents to them. The three welcomed families as they walked in, sitting at the large table handing out slips of paper for a free bottle of water and a slice of pizza. It certainly was a fun event for students to socialize with parents and their favourite teachers.

Students and their families lined up to cash in their vouchers for free bottled water and slices of pizza at M.D. Bennie’s meet and greet with teachers and staff of the school.

World Alzheimer Day raises dementia awareness

Peggy Winch and Sarah Overton, staff of the Alzheimer Society, along with Essex Warden Tom Bain dropped in on Leamington Town Hall and Leamington Mayor John Paterson in their World Alzheimer Day & Coffee Break Awareness Campaign Ambush. Arriving with coffee and freshly baked banana bread the trio spread a little cheer throughout Windsor and Essex County on World Alzheimer’s Day, Sept. 21, in order to raise awareness about dementia. The day started early in the morning brewing coffee for 20 different media locations and Town Halls who all were excited to receive hot coffee and baked goods.

“Alzheimer’s disease is a growing concern for our community, as the numbers increase so does the demand for dementia education, support and services,” said Peggy Winch, Manager of Fund Development and Community Engagement, “Our programs are increasingly vital. The Coffee Break Campaign is one way we raise funds to keep our programs active and readily available.”

It is estimated that 7,120 people in Windsor and Essex County have Alzheimer’s disease or other related dementias. By the year 2031, it projected that the number will climb to 10,000 for people aged 65 and older.

Coffee Break is the Alzheimer Society’s major nationwide annual fundraiser where friends, co-workers and customers gather in communities across Canada to raise funds for local Alzheimer Societies. Participants at these events make a donation in exchange for a cup of coffee. Coffee Break can be customized to your organization and can last a few hours or a few weeks. Coffee Break runs annually from September 1st through November 30.

For more information about the campaign contact Sarah Overton 519-974-2220 ext. 237.

Resolution required to proceed with green energy projects

Under the Green Energy Act a municipal blanket support resolution is required to apply for the Provinces FIT (Feed in Tariff), which the Municipality of Leamington did. Another blanket resolution is required in the exact wording that the Province demands so that projects already on the books can progress to the next step.

Before Council dealt with this requirement at the Sept. 19 meeting, Councillor John Hammond informed his fellow Council members and the public that it is important for anybody wanting to install photovoltaic cells on their roof to participate in this aspect of the Green Energy Act, that they consult with their insurance company, because many insurance companies will not insure buildings with rooftop solar energy installations due to the difficulty they represent in case of a fire.

Council passed the resolution.

BANK THEATRE NOTES

10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434

LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805

ALLISON BROWN IN CONCERT

OCTOBER 14, 8:00 PM, DOORS OPEN @ 7:30

Join local musician Allison Brown and her band The Assembly Line for an evening of Country, Folk and Roots music. Tickets ($12 advance, $15 at the door) are available from Allison at www.allisonbrown.ca, the Bank Theatre Ticket Hotline at 519-326-8805 and Counter Effects in Leamington.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical comedy

OCTOBER 20, 21, 22 @ 8:00 PM

OCTOBER 23 @ 2:00 PM

Under the direction of Windsor's Joseph Cardinal, this production has something for everyone to enjoy. Wonderful music, great dancing and a lovely story based on a tv family we all know and love. Tickets are $20 and available at Wharram's Jewellery, Thomson Guardian Pharmacy, Counter Effects, our ticket hotline 519-3268805 and at brownpapertickets.com.

Upcoming events include Voices of Vimy, an original production being brought to our stage in mid November by Ghost Light Players. More info to follow.

Thursdays: Nachos Supreme $7.95

Fridays: Fish ‘n Chips $7.95

Saturdays: Fries Supreme $7.95

Sundays: Twin Breakfasts $8.95

Get special prizes at Leamington Raceway 1:30pm Post Time

Mondays: Quesadillas $7.95

Tuesdays: Taco Tuesdays! 2 Tacos for $6

Wednesday: Ladies Night -Platter & 4 Drinks $23.95 1/2 Price Wings This Week: Pampered Chef

Leamington

s Hot Spot

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, October 5, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New Donors and Walk Ins Welcome! To book an appointment, please contact us at 1-888-236-6283 / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App.

If you will be alone or will go without, please join us for a THANKSGIVING FEAST on Sunday, October 9, 4:00 p.m. at the Church of St. John the Evangelist (Anglican church), 60 Erie St. N., Leamington. A special invitation for shut-ins: if you are unable to join us, we will be pleased to deliver your meal within the Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville area. Transportation is available if required. Please call the Church at 519326-3111 by October 7 to register. There is no cost or obligation.

ESSEX COUNTY BRANCH OF ONT. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS "EARLY ESSEX", Windsor Public Library, lower level, 850 Ouellette Ave., Windsor. Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. Speaker: Local historian and author Chris Carter. Topic: Early settlements in southern Essex County and finding family history information for this area. If you can't be there in person go online www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzgDam_3bYI for streaming.

LEAMINGTON UNITED CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE. Friday, October 14 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. 9 John Street, Leamington.

SENIORS ON THE MOVE - FREE INFORMATION DAY Wednesday, October 19, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Advice about fall prevention, incontinence, medication, exercise and more. Free lunch. Limited seatsyou must register to attend. Call 519-326-2521.

RUMMAGE SALE AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22 from 9:00

a.m. - 12:00 noon each day, 3 Fox St., Leamington. Gently used fall & winter clothing, small household items, children's clothing, toys, books, home décor and more.

EPWORTH UNITED CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE , Friday, October 21, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. & Saturday, October 22, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 56 Division St. S., Kingsville.

CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP - Saturday, October 22, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N. A simple method of Christ-centred silent prayer, a renewal of ancient Christian contemplative practice. Freewill donation. Bring bagged lunch, coffee and tea provided. Info: Debbie 519-818-5236 or Marlene 519-3240118.

SHOOTERS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB EXHIBITION, now until October 22, Leamington Arts Centre, 72 Talbot St. W. Fabulous framed photos members have taken. Come out and support local photographers. Everyone welcome. Free admission. Info: Mike mtowne@sympatico.ca

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEED FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WINDSOR-ESSEX from the Leamington and Kingsville area. If you believe that you can make a difference in a child’s life and can commit to a minimum of one year, for a few hours a week, check out the website and online orientation at www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WINDSOR-ESSEX ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS from the Leamington area to volunteer in a group mentoring setting called On Track to Success which takes place from September to June. Info at www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca/ or call 519-945-5232 ext. 23 to speak with Rose Culmone, Director of Programs.

Essex County Warden Tom Bain (left) and Peggy Winch of the Alzheimer Society ambushed Leamington Town Hall and Mayor John Paterson (right) in their World Alzheimer Day & Coffee Break Awareness Campaign.

250 take part in local Life Chains

Leamington was one of eight local communities where Life Chains took place on Sunday, Oct. 2. Pro-life supporters of all ages lined the sidewalks of both sides of Erie and Talbot streets in the community’s 27th 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 Oct. 2 as part of International Life Chain Day for the pro-life movement.

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 Worship 10:00 am Children’s Program during Worship

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church

589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994

Sunday Worship 11 am

L

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)

MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

Sunday Worship Services

10:50 am (Summer 10 am) Deer Run Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington www.deerrun.church 519-326-9734

Sunday Worship Services

9:00 am (German), 10:30 am and 11:45 am (English Services)

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

LakePoint Family Church

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

Service Sundays 9:15 am & 11 am

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

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

English/Spanish 6:30 pm Templo Christiano De Leamington

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 10 am

Olinda-Ruthven United Church

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

Sunday Services at 9:30 am

Wheatley United Church

59 Talbot St. W., Wheatley ON 519-825-4157

Sunday Services at 10:30 am

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda

2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 519-326-4352

Sunday Service 10:30 am

Stonecroft Ministries

celebrates 50 years in Canada

Have you ever attended a Stonecroft event as a guest, a speaker, musician or feature?

Stonecroft Ministries was founded in the United States in 1938. It was the inspiration of Helen Baugh, a woman with a heart for God. Her desire was to know Christ deeply and serve Him faithfully.

Stonecroft Ministries Canada was established in 1966 and this year is celebrating 50 years of inviting women into relationship with God through Jesus Christ, inspiring hope, growth and passionate living and providing opportunities to invest generously in the lives of other women.

The local group, Leamington After 5, was established around 1978 by Wendy Taylor along with Ina Dawson and Betty Mackenzie. After one year they had 15 Friendship Bible Studies going, and soon after started their dinner meetings with the current name of Leamington After 5.

The area rep, Linda Falkner, helped the group get established and a committee was formed including Julie Steffan, Anne Stepharnof, Martha Froese, Ina Dawson, Joannie Klassen, Betty Mackenzie and Wendy Taylor. Their first official dinner meeting was held at the Pelee Motor Inn (now Best Western) with 230 ladies present. Merv Knight did the special feature with a fashion show.

The group has now been meeting for over 40 years at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens on the second Monday of the month. You are invited to come celebrate this special anniversary with the Leamington, Windsor, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia groups on Monday, October 17. Registration begins at 10 a.m. followed by an exciting program, lunch, speaker and music. There will be a “Marketplace” from 10-11 a.m. and again after lunch. A terrific day has been arranged for all to enjoy. Invite a friend and enjoy a fun filled day.

For ticket information contact Barb 519-326-7631 or Linda 519-326-3392.

Lease amendment

Municipal Council has approved the refreshment concession in Seacliff Park to apply for a Provincial License to sell alcohol. The concession is already licensed to sell beer, wine and coolers. The amendment requests permission to continue selling other alcoholic beverages as they were permitted during the Hogs for Hospice celebration.

At the Sept. 26 Council meeting, Councillor John Jacobs spoke, endorsing the good name and reputation of the concession and the lack of any problems having been reported. Council approved the amendment.

Leamington After 5, Christian Women’s Club will be celebrating Stonecroft Canada’s (now RSVP Ministries) 50th Anniversary on October 17 at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. Linda Hurst (left) and Barb Hall, along with the Planning Team, have been busy preparing for an amazing day for all who attend.

Leamington GM donates to Kingsville food bank

By Bryan Jessop

A local automotive dealership has decided to ‘meat’ a local charitable group on very favourable terms.

For the fourth consecutive year, Leamington GM — which describes itself as a proud member of the Rafih Auto Group — has supported multiple groups with one philanthropic gesture. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, a contribution of 500 pounds of processed ground beef was delivered to the Kingsville Community Food Bank. Marilyn Mayville Allen, the food bank’s coordinator, described the donation as being unique while arriving at an opportune time.

“I think it’s a very generous donation,” she explained. “It’s also very timely. Our supplies are always low after the summer. We’re very grateful because meat is an important staple of the diet.”

As has been the process through the first three years, the 2016 donation from Leamington GM came from the Harrow Fair’s 4-H Club Livestock Show Ring. The dealership’s sales and leasing representative Bob Knight once again attended the annual community festival, where he selected a cow presented by Essex County senior 4-H Club member Emma Anger. From there, Gord’s Abattoir on Highway 77 in Leamington processed the meat into enough beef to fill three quarters of one of the Kingsville Community Food Bank’s seven chest freezers.

“It supports local youth in agriculture and its fun to do,” Knight explained of the reason he’s eager to carry out a front-line role in each year’s Leamington GM contribution. “It’s great that people donate to food banks during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, but it’s something we should all think about during other times of the year too. Hopefully, people will hear about this and decide to make donations.”

“We look forward to chances like this to support the community,” added the dealership’s general manager Adnan Abouzeeni.

Leamington GM paid a price of above market value for the 4-H cow as a means of supporting the local chapter of the agricultural group, as it did for the previous three years. Knight expressed an interest in starting the annual contributions about two years prior to the first arrangement between the 4-H Club and local food banks, before the first time it was set up in 2013. In previous years, meat was donated to the Leamington Salvation Army food bank. Most recently, the dealership supported the annual Poor Boy Luncheon for Erie Shores Hospice and Leamington Toys For Tots as one of its gold sponsors.

Mayville Allen described the 500-pound contribution as one of the largest the Kingsvillebased food bank has seen since it first opened more than 20 years ago. The organization operated as part of the South Essex Community Council (SECC) for its first two years before stepping ahead to offer its services independently. The Kingsville Community Food Bank is registered with more than 200 families, with an average of 15 to 20 families per week receiving support. Each household is given one or two pounds of meat as often as once every three weeks, depending on the size of the family. The food bank — located on Division Road North next to Box Office Video — is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and can be contacted at 519-733-8591.

Oversize water main recommendation accepted

At their Oct. 3 meeting, Leamington Council was asked by Cervini Farms to allow it to construct a water main to service their greenhouse range off Highway 77.

Council has accepted the recommendation that the water main be oversized from 300mm, which the greenhouse needs and will pay for, to 400mm for future development.

This allows the municipality to install a water main at a fraction of the cost it would otherwise have to pay. The total cost is expected to be in the range of $340,000 of which the municipality will only have to pay about $100,000.

Kingsville Community Food Bank coordinator Marilyn Mayville Allen stopped by the Leamington GM Wednesday, Sept. 28 to thank the dealership for a donation of 500 pounds of beef picked up the previous day for the facility’s supplies for local families. Here, she is met by Leamington GM general manager Adnan Abouzeeni (far left), sales and leasing rep Bob Knight (second from right) and general sales manager Jesse Howell. The meat came from a cow purchased by the dealership during this year’s Harrow Fair Friday, Sept. 2.

Dealer Phone: 519-728-2120 • Fax:

October 29th, 2016

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF OUR NEW AUCTION SITE, STILL IN TILBURY BUT NOW LOCATED AT 20400 COUNTY RD. 42 JUST EAST OF THE 401 OVERPASS Don Hearn Trucking (Aggregate Hauler) is retiring and we are auctioning off his equipment at this auction along with surplus equipment from Lakeshore Township, Chatham-Kent and other businesses.

Tractors:

Tractors:

*2013 Cat CT660S @ 187,221km *2006 Trail King live bottom

*2005 Int’l 9400I @ 737,135km *2005 Trout River live bottom

*2007 Sterling @ 451,880km *1995 JC 5 axle flatbed

*1988 F600 Diesel @ 175,534km *1981 Tusco Tri-Axle

*2013 Cat Dump CT660S *1999 Raglan U-Body Dump

*1999 Western Star; N17 cummings *1999 Raglan U-Body Dump

*1992 Int’l Flatbed w/ramps *1998 Custom Dump

*2006 Ford E350 @ 72,976km *2005 Trout River tri-axle U-Body

*2005 Int’l 9400I @ 546,049km *2005 Trout River tri-axle U-Body

*1986 Int’l S1900 @ 53,159km *2010 Custom tri-axle

*1988 Freightliner Water Truck @ 366,465km *2006 Trout River 5 axle U-Body

*2013 Cat CT660S @ 162,265km *2011 Cross Country pup

*2000 Int’l plow & Salter @ 95,963km *2014 Homemade tandem axle

*1999 Int’l E350 roll-off @ 519,683km Loaders:

*1995 Volvo @ 995,933km

*John Deere 624G

*1995 Volvo @ 29,457km *Cat 988

*1989 Mack Boom (47ft. boom)

*2006 F150 @30,479km

Miscellaneous:

*1969 Champion B562 Grader

*Alco Engine trains (parts only)

*Slinger 725 Manure Spreader

*Vicon 4600 Manitowoc Dragline

*Root Rakes

*Pro-Farm 50ft. Boom Sprayer

Directions:

*20 yard garbage bin

*26ft. and 22ft. flat decks

*Running Alco Engine Train

*Ripper Tooth

*John Deere Bucket

This auction is located just off the 401 at Exit 56 in Tilbury, Ontario

(coming from Windsor take 401E exit 56; turn right on County Rd. 42; first site directly on your left) (coming from London; take 401W Exit 56; turn left over 401; directly on your left on County Rd. 42) Terms: 13% Buyers premium; All items sold “as is” “where is” “with all faults”. Neither the auctioneer nor owners shall be liable for any incorrect description, fault or defect. 15% Buyer’s premium for all ONLINE BUYERS We only accept CASH, VISA, MASTERCARD, INTERAC, BANK DRAFT AND BANK TRANSFER. Any payments made by CASH, DEBIT or BANK DRAFT WILL HAVE AN 11% BUYER’S PREMIUM

Running on empty

1X4 = $35+HST

2X4 = $45+HST

3X3 = $55+HST

By Pam Atkinson

Running on empty is a fairly common phrase. When it is used in reference to a car the solution is simple and straightforward – just pull into the next service station for fuel and continue on. However, the phrase generally refers to a human condition or state of being involving the physical body, and the mental and emotional aspects of the mind. When we push ourselves beyond reasonable limits on a continuous basis attempting to keep up with the responsibilities of family, work, friends and social commitments, and we do not balance that schedule with the basic requirements needed to ‘refuel’ our body and mind then we are ‘running on empty’.

Other sizes available upon request. E-mail, call or drop off your announcement by Friday at 3 pm

When our vehicle needs fuel we take care of it immediately knowing that otherwise it will come to a complete stop resulting in delay and inconvenience. Unfortunately, when the situation applies to ourselves we may ignore the signs and continue to push forward when perhaps a path of greater wisdom would be to slow down, begin to conserve our energy and make choices that will help us to thrive rather than strive. It can be quite challenging to put ‘taking care of ourselves’ on our list of priorities when everything else seems to require our attention first, but that choice is indeed the path of wisdom.

Many factors contribute to our well-being and these include adequate sleep, rest and relaxation, proper nutrition, fresh air and exercise. A vacation, regular spa days and daily naps may be lovely thoughts but impractical options for most of us at the present time.

Other sizes available upon request. E-mail, call or drop off your announcement by Friday at 3:00 pm

There is a form of movement, a living art, that can benefit both the body and the mind quite significantly and that is Taoist Tai Chi as offered by the Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi Organization. When this art is practised regularly with proper instruction it can help to recharge, rejuvenate, and regenerate the body to the cellular level and it can assist with calming and focusing the mind. The body feels energized yet relaxed and the mind is quieter in this more balanced state. We feel a sense of renewal and from here we can approach our responsibilities from a much healthier space knowing that we are no longer ‘running on empty’.

Order of the Eastern Star Gives To Erie Shores Hospice

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Sept. 26: North/South - 1st Vi Major and Pauline Mikolash, 2nd Derek Parry and Sharon Lutz, 3rd Ron Martin and Roy Trowell. East/West - 1st Jack Warmenhoven and Al Morrison, 2nd Sally and Bob Bell, 3rd Mame Nicholson and Dave Derbyshire.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Sept. 28: North/South - 1st Marie Ellwood and Roger Cote, 2nd Pauline Mikolash and Jeanne Manners, 3rd Nancy Murphy and Shirley Plant. East/ West - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Dave Derbyshire and Derek Parry, 3rd Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan.

Happy 95th Birthday Gwen Davidson

favourite sayings are "I just might make it to 100" and "I can't be that old"

Retirement Bill Bonham!!!

Congratulations to Bill Bonham on his retirement from the Leamington Beer Store - 30 years. September 30, 2016. "Goodbye Tension - Hello Pension!" Love, Your Family

The family of the late Daisy Flewelling would like to thank friends, neighbours, extended family and coworkers for their kindness shown with flowers, donations, baking and visits during this time. Special thanks to Franklin Gardens for their care of Daisy during the past two years and the compassion shown in her final days. A thank you to her nieces Laurie and Linda for all their time and help with Daisy, also to her friend Lorrie for all her visits. Also special thanks to Reid Funeral Home for their exceptional kindness and caring service.

The Flewelling Family

celebrated her 95th birthday on September 28th with dear friends and her daughter Gwenn and son Chuck.

The Imperial Chapter No. 21, Order of the Eastern Star held a draw to support Erie Shores Hospice in Leamington. Ross Barnwell (centre), representing Erie Shores Hospice, accepted a cheque for $500 from Worthy Matron Sharon Matthews and Worthy Patron David Derbyshire at a recent meeting. (Submitted photo)

List of heritage properties adopted by Council

Leamington currently has four properties designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. Each was identified as having “cultural heritage value or interest to the municipality”, and once designated cannot be demolished or altered in a way that affects its heritage attributes without permission from Municipal Council.

On Sept. 26, Leamington’s Heritage Advisory Committee presented Municipal Council with a register that includes not only these four properties, but also 270 properties that have the potential to qualify for designation.

Although the Heritage Act starts with properties that may be identified as having Provincial Significance, it addresses municipal heritage interests in Part IV, where it lays out the authority of the municipal government.

Thus, Leamington’s Heritage Committee exists to advise Municipal Council on properties that could qualify as having Heritage value.

What constitutes ‘Heritage Value’? Under the act, the regulation states, “A property may be designated under Section 29 of the Act if it meets one or more of the following criteria for determining whether it is of cultural heritage value or interest:

1. The property has design value or physical value because it, i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method,

ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit, or

iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement.

2. The property has historical value or associative value because it, i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community,

ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture, or iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community.

3. The property has contextual value because it, i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area, ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or iii. is a landmark. O. Reg. 9/06, s. 1 (2).

It may seem surprising that 270 properties have the above traits. The reality appears to be that each may include only one or two features from this list of attributes. Moreover, many of the properties will never actually be designated. The register merely identifies properties that may qualify.

During the information sessions and open houses held during the process of assembling the list, not one property owner asked to have his home removed from the list and four owners asked that further research be done with an eye to having their properties designated.

The register has legal status, and does provide Council with one power: undesignated properties included on the list are protected. For one to be demolished Municipal Council must be informed and demolition can be delayed for up to 60 days while Council consults with the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee. It will either

be removed from the register and demolition can occur, or Council can be convinced by the committee that the property is too important to let it go without a fight and the process to designate the property begins, allowing the owner opportunities to object and have a Provincial appeal body decide the matter.

Why all the fuss? If you think about it, every longterm resident of Leamington can think of buildings from their youth that have been lost and many can name structures and buildings whose loss seems a real tragedy. The register is an attempt on the part of Municipal Government to forestall future glaring examples of failure to consider Heritage while eyeing progress.

Council was asked to adopt the list.

Councillor Tim Wilkinson asked about what the incentives are (or can be) to have a property designated.

Danielle Truax, Leamington’s Manager of Planning Services, responded that there is no intent at this time to have Municipal Council adopt incentives. The department plans on returning at budget time after the committee has done further research into what incentives other municipalities are offering.

Councillor Larry Verbeke pointed out that one of the properties identified is listed as “demolished’, whereas the demolition was for a greenhouse on the property, not the home identified.

Council voted in favor of adopting the list.

Gore Hill hosts Meet the Staff BBQ

week Gore Hill Public School welcomed the new school year with a Meet the Staff BBQ for the school community.

In addition to a meet and greet where children introduced staff members to their family, students were challenged to participate in a Scavenger Hunt around the school.

Gore Hill Parent Council offered families hot dogs, juice, water, watermelon and chips as the Gore Hill

Gore Hill students (from left to right) Jackson Harfmann, Zachary Paine and Barrett Enns enjoyed a rest and a hotdog at the school’s Meet the Staff BBQ.

Gore Hill P.S. staff, students and parents enjoyed their food under the school’s newly constructed Picnic Shelter.

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community celebrated welcoming 223 students and

three new staff members to Gatorland.

New style of teaching introduced at UMEI: The Flipped Classroom

“Okay class, let’s start today by reviewing Example 3 from the video in your pods. Take turns explaining each step and I’ll be coming around to observe.” It’s not a typical way to start a math class, but for Mrs. Chani Wiens and her Advanced Functions class, it’s the new norm.

Mrs. Wiens, UMEI’s Academic Math teacher since 2009, has introduced a new style of teaching to the school – The Flipped Classroom. “I started to research classroom flipping when I became frustrated that, even in a small classroom, I wasn’t meeting the needs of each student as much as I wanted to,” explained Wiens. “I felt that my higher level students could be further challenged, and my struggling students would benefit from even more remediation and personalized attention.”

Classroom flipping “flips” the traditional method of spending class time on instruction and home time on homework questions. Now, students watch lecture videos created by Mrs. Wiens at home and spend class time working on group challenges, interactive activities, and the practice questions from the textbook.

“The risk of becoming stuck on a concept at home no longer exists because, with the new flipped concept, the homework is done in class,” said student Josh Isley. “If I need help with a question, Mrs. Wiens is present to answer my question and I can continue ahead without having to wait until the next day and fall behind.”

Mrs. Wiens is always looking for new ways to reach her students; however, flipping was a big risk for her to take on. She started with her Grade 11 Functions class in February 2016.

“I had to decide to commit to the concept, which meant recording hours worth of footage before the class even started,” said Wiens. “It was important for me to record my own videos to maintain the relationship with my students. There are thousands of math videos on the Internet, but the research I did suggested that students learn best when hearing and seeing their own teacher.”

With all of the videos online through a learning management system called Schoology, students are able to self-pace their learning by re-watching videos as often as needed, viewing ahead if desired, or watching the video during class time if they choose.

“The most convenient thing about the flipped classroom is its ability to accommodate my busy schedule,” said Josh. Like most UMEI students, he is heavily involved in extracurricular activities and also takes a wide range of challenging courses.

The flipped classroom had another unintended benefit last year. Student Jordan Latam went to Switzerland on exchange for three months and was able to learn all the material on her own.

“I was able to start working on the math before the semester started and then keep up while I was away,” said Jordan. “Instead of struggling through my work with only my textbook and email, I felt like I was part of the classroom despite being so far away. I ended up with a much higher mark than I expected and, as we continue with the concept this year, I really feel like the flipped classroom ensures that I understand my homework.”

The real advantage of the flipped classroom is the ownership it gives students over their learning.

“At university or college, these students will be on their own to figure out how to best learn the material and where to go for help. It’s part of UMEI’s mission to ensure students are prepared for what faces them after high school,” said Wiens. “It’s future-focused education. And it’s working.”

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UMEI math teacher Chani Wiens works with grade 12 Advanced Functions student Josh Isley. (Submitted photos)

UMEI academic math teacher Chani Wiens has introduced a new style of teaching to her students – The Flipped Classroom. Pictured, Alexander Epp watches instruction on his laptop and Carley Brissette watches on her phone.

Atom Majors take gold in Essex Early Bird Tournament

The Southpoint Atom Major Capitals, sponsored by Thiesssen Orchards, were back on the ice in Essex Sept. 1618 for the 39th Essex Early Bird Tournament. Riding in on a high from a victory the previous weekend, the Caps faced off again against the Essex Ravens on Friday afternoon on the Libro rink. The Caps played a great game and came out on top 3-2 with a great performance from all players.

The second game of the tournament on Friday night saw the Caps faceoff against the Innisfil Winter Hawks. The Caps came out soft and allowed 2 goals in the first period to go down 2-0 starting the second. The coaches must have said something to get the team ready because at the end of two periods the Caps were tied 4-4. Jak Thiessen started the scoring halfway through the second with a goal assisted by Cam Arquette. Vito Alfano took a pass from Ben Recker and potted his second of the tournament. Seconds later Luca Rino tallied with a great pass from Cam Arquette to make the score 3-2.

Innisfil countered and tied the game 3-3. The Caps allowed another one late in the second to go down 4-3, but they fought back and Jak Thiessen added another, rifling a laser shot in the top corner over the goalie’s glove. The fans were the only real winners of that period.

Great hockey from both sides had the arena busting with energy. The Capitals shut out the Hawks in the third while scoring 3 times to take a 7-4 victory into Saturday. Jak Thiessen had 2 more goals with assists from Owen Matthews and Carter Murracas, while Cam Arquette finished off the scoring of the game with a great pass from Kyle Macmillan.

Saturday saw the Capitals face off against the Kent Cobras. The Caps scored early in the first period to take a 1-0 lead into the third. Jak Thiessen netted a goal in the first with a great setup from Owen Mathews and Luca Rino. A scoreless second period saw the Caps take a lead into the third. Kent was able to tie the game up in the third and the Capitals had to settle for a 1-1 tie.

The last game of the round robin bracket was at home on Saturday night against the perennially strong Belle River Canadiens. The game was off to a quick pace as Belle River won the draw and came in on a breakaway on the Caps’ tender Aiden Brown. Brownie read the play and forced the Belle River player to the outside, making him hit the post

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The Thiessen Orchards Southpoint Atom Majors claimed their first tournament championship of the season when they defeated the Belle River Canadiens 7-1 for the victory. Team members, in front: Goalies Jack Thomas (left) and Aiden Brown. Front row, left

to right: Andrew Marchand, Jak Thiessen, Vito Anthony Alfano, Carter Murracas, Cam Arquette, Carson Stomp, Tiago Ribeiro. Middle row: Ben Recker, Nash Poisson, Luca Rino, Kyle Macmillan, Carson Murracas, Owen Matthews. Back row: Head coach Brennan Gomer, Deny Beresh, Alan Beausoleil, Nick Bigley, Tyler Clark.

Atom Majors take gold in Essex Early Bird Tournament

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keeping the score 0-0. With only 2 minutes left in the first the Caps found the net after a defensive rush. Carter Murracas got the puck to his defensive partner Andrew Marchand who rushed down the ice and got a shot to the net. Jak Thiessen was in the right place to bang home the rebound to take a 1-0 lead into the second.

Belle River came out strong and scored 3 in the second to take a 3-1 lead into the third. The Capitals held strong and Cam Arquette had 2 beautiful goals in the third to tie up the game 3-3. His goals were assisted by Vito Alfano and Carter Murracas on the first and Jak Thiessen and Vito Alfano on his second.

Belle River came back to score with only 3:18 left in the third.

The arena was loud and the Caps were fighting for their tournament lives. Carson Murracas buried a goal late in the third with assists from Cam Arquette and Jak Thiessen to tie the game at 4-4 and keep the Caps’ hopes alive that they would be playing the finals Sunday afternoon.

The round robin games finished up Sunday morning, and as luck would have it there was a 3-way tie for first. The Capitals, Canadiens and Hawks were all tied at 13.5 points each. The formula worked in the Caps’ favour and they ended up facing the Belle River Canadiens on Sunday afternoon in Essex for the championship. The final score was 7-1 for the Capitals taking home their first tournament victory of the season!

The game was led defensively by Aiden Brown between the pipes and Tiago Ribeiro, Carter Murracus, Ben Recker and Andrew Marchand on the blue line. The Canadiens struggled to get anything on net with the pressure from the four blue liners and Aiden Brown shut the door on all shots but one. Carson Stomp led the team with a hat trick and Jak Thiessen netted two, while Owen Mathews and Carson Murracus each found the back of the net as well. Cam Arquette, Jak Thiessen, Vito Alfano and Luca Rino all had helpers along the way to victory. Way to go, Caps!

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Leach lifts Kings over Oshawa

Tied 3-3 after two periods, the Kingsville Kings exploded for four unanswered goals in the final frame, beating the visiting Oshawa RiverKings 7-3 Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2.

The win, the second straight at home, saw the Kings improve their Greater Metro Junior ‘A’ Hockey League record to 4-2-0-1 which they will take to Komoka Saturday night and back home next Sunday against London.

Taking advantage of the undisciplined RiverKings early in the game, Kingsville built a commanding 3-0 lead on back-to-back tallies by Dan Leach and one from big Tyler Garcia.

Penalties caught up to the hosts and by the end of the middle period it was tied 3-3. However, Kingsville roared out of the second intermission and defended the castle in fine form.

Leach got his third of the game for the hat trick, Marek Malinsky and Adam Kusior found the back of the net, and defenceman Jakub Mecir, who had a stellar game with defensive partner Zach McDonough, scored on the power play.

Kingsville goalie Pierce Dubowski got his first start in net and turned away 12 shots for the win.

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The prediction infliction

Many of us have at one point engaged in a group conversation about what jobs/careers we think would be really cool and which ones would be horrible.

Obviously, personal likes and dislikes are key in determining which are which. Not crazy about heights? Big city window cleaner probably won’t be your forte, especially if you take certain old Bugs Bunny cartoons to heart. Not a big fan of open spaces? Farming’s probably out of the question. If you suffer from atychiphobia, you had best steer clear of meteorology. It seems that nobody gets it wrong more often than those who provide us with weather forecasts. I can only assume its one of the hardest jobs on Earth to “get it right” consistently. Some sources (Environment Canada for example) probably couldn’t predict YESTERDAY’s weather. How many times have you been on a weather forecasting website or channel of some sort that declared current conditions include rain when there’s not a cloud in the sky? How many times have you been on a site where the hour-by-hour outlook forecasts rain all day long when the SAME SITE’s radar indicates a brief scattered shower or two over the course of the next several hours?

On Saturday evening (Oct. 1) I gave my cell’s handy-dandy weather site a check to see if Sunday’s car show at The Roma Club would be treated to any degree of co-operation from Mother Nature. Not to fear, it suggested, the rain will wrap up by 5 a.m. that morning. Well, as per usual, the wet stuff came falling down mere seconds after I took the ol’ Cutlass out en route to Cruisin’ For A Cure. This, incidentally, was about 9:15 a.m. Another bang-on job by AccuWeather.

So what could possibly be more difficult to predict than the weather? It seems the answer is sporting events. If you’ve ever taken a gander at my annual Stanley Cup playoff predictions in these columns, it’ll probably come as no surprise that I’m not doing so well in my first-ever NFL weekly football pool. We started one up here at the Sun/Journal office in time for Week 2 of the current season and so far, Week 1 has been my greatest triumph. After the first 13 games of Week 4, I’ve managed six correct picks (the Steelers and Chiefs are still in the first quarter as I write these words, so if that one goes along at its current pace, I’ll be seven for 14).

Why in God’s name did I pick the Lions? I should have known better, no matter how badly Chicago is stinking things up so far. NOBODY can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like the Lions… not even the Leafs (of course they’re usually down by two or three goals when the third starts, so its not quite the same). Anyway, I’m starting to experience some problems that I’ve heard are commonplace. There’s always that one team that you’ll be wrong about whether you pick them to lose or to win. For me? Well, let’s just say the most irritating Bengals I’ve ever heard of are NOT in fact the ‘80s hairspray band that released “Walk Like An Egyptian” some 30 years ago. I swear that if Cincinnati were to play some alien super species of football players and I predicted the Bengals to lose, they’d win by 50 points or better. If I figured they’d beat a team from some unheard of beer league flag football group, they’d get their arses handed to them.

It seems another problem with weekly NFL picks is that you HAVE to crawl out onto a limb and call for a couple upsets if you want a shot at your pool’s lead. This, as it turns out, is also a great way to make yourself look like an idiot. I believe it was Week 2 when I cast my vote for Tampa Bay over Arizona. Wow. That was dumb.

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One problem I don’t have is making picks with my heart instead of my brain. Or maybe it IS a problem. My Bills have won two in a row now in games where I thought they’d be readily crushed. Maybe I should pick them to lose every game so they’ll make the playoffs. Hmmmm…

And yeah, as is the case with so many other pro sports pools, the entry with the most fleeting grasp on the inner workings of the league had already humbled the rest of us. Oh how we laughed when one co-worker explained his picks would be based on which of the two head-to-head cities he’d rather visit… at least until he won that week. Beginner’s luck? Well,

I’m new at the football pool thing too, and I’ve had next to nothing in the way of luck. Ever heard of some guy who’ll walk into a pool hall and make it look as though he has no idea what he’s doing until money hits the table? I’m starting to wonder.

Oh, but it’s not like my woeful inability to “pick ‘em” stops at NFL football. If you read this little rant a few short weeks ago, you might recall how I scoffed at the idea of a “Team Europe” in this year’s World Cup of Hockey. I was CERTAIN they’d go winless and be packing up for their homes in Norway, Belarus, Slovakia and Switzerland as the big dogs squared off for ‘playoffs’. Instead, they advanced to the final and despite being swept by Canada in the best of three, made us earn that goofy looking trophy (have you seen it? Rather than hoisting it above their heads, I half-expected Team Canada’s players to start pouring margaritas out of it).

Anyway, best of luck to those who are wrapped up in football pools of their own. May you at least do better than me.

RFH Ladies League Holds Closing Banquet

RFH Novice Majors face Essex, Tecumseh

On Friday, September 23 the Southpoint Capitals Reid Funeral Home Novice Majors battled the Essex Ravens in their first home game of the season. It was a close fought duel between the two squads, but Essex took the lead early in the first period. However, solid goaltending by Andrew Demant and Tomas Kniaziew kept the Caps in the game. Zack Liebrock had a stellar performance and drew Southpoint even late in the first with helpers going to Carson Koehler and Liam Brown. Essex regained the lead halfway through the second and added another in the third. Despite a solid effort from the Caps they couldn’t quite reel it back in and the game ended 3-1 for Essex. Even though they came up short, there was some great hustle in this game shown by

Nicholas Brophy, Holden Bailey and Landen Bradley. Southpoint travelled to Tecumseh the following afternoon to tangle with the Eagles on Saturday, September 24. It was a lopsided affair in favour of the home team.

The Tecumseh forwards bombarded the Caps goalies with a seemingly endless flurry of shots. However, in the midst of getting routed, Southpoint showed some resiliency and mental resolve by responding with their best offensive output of the season. They tallied three markers on the day with Grant Symons leading the charge. He scored twice and added an assist, while Nicholas Brophy sniped his first of the year. Landen Bradley was rewarded for his strong fore-checking and tallied an assist on the second goal.

The final score was 15-3 for Tecumseh, but there were some positives for the Capitals to take away. They finally got some secondary scoring and the coaches saw determined efforts from Mason Dault, Caidon Fuller and Owen Deneau.

Season begins for Southpoint Stars

Essex Orange came to Highbury Canco rink to take on the Southpoint Stars Highbury Canco Intermediate team. The play seesawed between ends for much of the first period. Essex picked up the first goal in the opening period. The goal came on a sharp angled shot that caught the far corner of the Southpoint net. Goalie Erica Taylor was unfazed and managed to stop all of Essex’s remaining shots.

Late in the first, with Southpoint deep in the Essex end, Brienne Mastronardi sent the puck around the back of the Essex net to Shelby Hunter in the left corner. Shelby passed the puck to the front of the net to Madison Pardo. Madison made no mistake and deposited the puck in the back of the net.

With the game tied, Southpoint started to apply more offensive pressure. During the second and third periods the Southpoint forwards came back hard to assist their defense. This backchecking helped disrupt the Essex attack.

The Southpoint defensive core of Connie Wiebe, Joline Driedger, Allison Chopchik and Kelsey Babkirk are to be commended on limiting the number of shots that Erica had to face. This hard fought battle ended in a 1-1 tie.

The Southpoint Stars Sunbrite Intermediate girls took their show on the road to Lakeshore to battle the Lightning. Rayvenne Sarkis wired a shot that beat the Lightning tender on her very first shift early in the first period.

This tally proved to be the game-winning goal as the Lady Stars won this contest 1-0. Notching the assists were Kayla Collison and Krista Marshall. Sam Hartleib shut the door in this game getting the shutout win.

The Southpoint Stars Switzer Carty Bantam girls played host to the South County Amherstburg Predators on Sunday afternoon. After a scoreless opening period the Lady Stars took over the rest of the way as Lexy Iacobelli led the attack, netting both of the Stars goals including the game-winner. Scoring assists for the Stars were Alexa Taylor and Charlene Smith. The Stars won this game by a final score of 2-1.

The Southpoint Stars Bailey Machining Inc. Atom girls battled the South County Harrow Predators on Sunday afternoon. The Atom Stars played hard from start to finish but lost the game by a score of 1-0. Lily St. Pierre played awesome between the pipes for the Lady Stars as she allowed just one goal in this exciting matchup!

The Reid Funeral Home ladies golf league held their closing banquet on Sept. 26 at Erie Shores Golf Club. Top prizewinners for 2016 are, left to right, Sherry Wenzler (most improved), Marilyn Ribble (low net), Carolyn Kelly (low gross) and Valerie Bauer (low putts). The league appreciates the support of their sponsor and would like to thank Ryan Peltier and staff at Erie Shores for another great year. (Submitted photo)

Atom Majors playing strong

At home on the weekend of September 23-24, the Thiessen Orchards Southpoint Atom Majors came out flying on Friday night against the Windsor Junior Spitfires.

Owen Matthews started the scoring in the first period after taking a pass from Jak Thiessen. Just over a minute later, Carson Murracas found the back of the net to go up 2-0. Andrew Marchand and Carter Murracas assisted on the play. Windsor came back and scored late in the first to finish up at 2-1 after 1.

Team defence took over the rest of the game and the Junior Spitfires were held off the scoreboard, finishing up at 6-1.

Cam Arquette set up Jak Thiessen for 3 more goals in the second and third period, while Carson Stomp tallied with a beautiful pass from Vito Anthony Alfano. Everyone backchecked well and Aiden Brown stopped all but one shot for a great victory at home on Friday night!

Saturday afternoon saw the Capitals in Wheatley against the Amherstburg Stars. The Caps managed a 2-2 tie against a traditionally strong Amherstburg team. The low scoring affair was a great defensive battle from the drop of the puck.

Nash Poisson started the scoring early in the first period with assists going to Carson Murracas and Jak Thiessen. Amherstburg tied the game up and the period ended at one apiece.

Carson Murracas was the only player to find the twine in the second period with a setup from Jak Thiessen.

The Caps took a 2-1 lead into the third but Amherstburg was able to tie it up late in the game.

The Thiessen Orchards Atom Majors remain undefeated to this point in the season. The effort this team has put in over the years sure is paying off so far this year. Keep up the great work, Caps!

Bowling league kicks off season

The Rhine Danube bowling league kicked off the 2016 season on Sept. 12. The following are the results.

Games Over 200: Heinz Kosempel 203, Chris Kosempel 228-225, Dan Dalimonte 221-211, Tys Schaafsma 205, Jack Valade 235, Willy Fittler 206, Jamie Arquette 222, Manfred Dickau 236-213, Aaron Dickau 202-209, Gary Garnham 202, Ernie Purr 200.

Series Over 550: Heinz Kosempel 561, Chris Kosempel 623, Dan Dalimonte 619, Jack Valade 595, Jamie Arquette 553, Manfred Dickau 616, Aaron Dickau 593.

High Handicap Games: Manfred Dickau 285, Jamie Arquette 282, Jack Valade 272.

High Handicap Series: Manfred Dickau 763, Dan Dalimonte 760, Jamie Arquette 733.

Standings: Del Fresco 5, S.W. Property 5, Rhine Danube 4, Dickau Construction 3, Fittler Farms 2, Weil’s Food 2.

The following are the results for the second week of league play on Sept. 19.

Games Over 200: Chris Kosempel 245-247, Mauro Paglione 222-231-280, Jason Dalimonte 204, Dan Dalimonte 201, Wayne Abbott 221, Jack Valade 212, Aaron Dickau 222, Gary Garnham 201, Ernie Purr 220.

Series Over 550: Chris Kosempel 652, Mauro Paglione 733, Wayne Abbott 582, Jack Valade 567, John Paliwoda 569, Manfred Dickau 559, Aaron Dickau 578, Ernie Purr 556.

High Handicap Games: Mauro Paglione 325, Lloyd Owens 290, Jason Dalimonte 284.

High Handicap Series: Mauro Paglione 868, John Paliwoda 797, Chris Kosempel 742.

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Proggers wrap up with grand finale

September 27th marked the last day of Progs golf at Erie Shores for this year. This was the Grand Finale. The greens were slick and the wind was brisk, to say the least. I was half expecting to see the slim Garth Dennerley being whisked away, rolling down the fairway like an Arizona tumbleweed.

For the finale there were 14 teams of four. The 1st place team captured $600 for their better than average play. Winners are Bill Ruiter, Frank Gow, Fred Klassen and Gene Bouliane. This is Gene’s second win in a row.

Second place winners are Ken Steingart, Bill Gherasim, Barry Miller and Brett Madden. Their team won $400.

Third place winners are Tim Tiessen, Greg Dunmore, Richard Reive and Jack Martin. $200 was their prize money.

Team skins were highly anticipated. Claudio Sabelli, Bill Conn, Richard Reive and Fred Klassen each got skins for their team. Each skin was worth $60 and it was happily/ grudgingly shared with their respective teammates.

Over the 22 weeks of Progs, many statistics were maintained so organizers could provide well deserved awards. Money is usually used as a barometer of success or failure. Winning the most money for the year was Jim Sudds, who collected $169. Mike Herbert came in second with $148, while $146 was won by Frank Gow and Vic Penner. I know Frank is worried that his wife, Pam, will find out about his windfall. With all that money, maybe you guys could share some with Mr. Futility, Wayne Quinn. Wayne has, in the past, often been the recipient of an envelope. This year, Wayne garnered a measly $10 over the 22 weeks.

Every week there is always a winning team and as mentioned in previous articles, how can one person be on a winning team so often? John Rutgers was the only player who was not on a winning team. Henry Hildebrandt, however, managed, through the grace of good fortune, 9 winning teams. Winning 8 times were Ron Koop, Dan McQueen, Ed Schachowskoy, Kevin Shaften and Tim Tiessen.

Every golfer would like to be consistently good within their individual abilities. Ed Schachowskoy’s handicap, over the season, barely budged. His point totals were never so good, or bad, that his handicap moved. This is not how you win the big dollars, Ed. Be lousy for a few weeks, build the handicap and then play well.

No one wants to have the Highest Minus Award. It showcases our golf skills in a less than glamorous light. Although several golfers had a -12, through retrogression, Matt Dick claimed this prize. Matt accomplished this in the first week of play, surpassing my -11 on the same day.

Every week skin money is handed out for net birdies. Jim Sudds and Claudio Sabelli nailed 5 birdies each. Since these 2 golfers already received an award, Frank Gow was handed this award. He, too, had 5 net birdies.

Ron Koop was awarded a prize for his 21 appearances on Progs day. It shows that life is better at Erie Shores than anywhere else. Does your wife know this, Ron?

It’s a difficult chore to get as many different playing partners through the year. Mel Davey managed to partner up with 49 different players. Usually playing with Mel once is more than enough for most people. If one comes to the golf course for peace and quiet, don’t play with Mel. He’s a friendly, talkative fellow without a mute button.

The last award is the “Shot of the Year.” Bill Gherasim claimed this prize on #7 when his second shot sailed far left, hit the cart path and landed in the recycling can. Apparently the opening was smaller than Mike Toth’s backside, which Gary Alderson hit on #13.

We are blessed to have Ryan Pelltier as Erie Shores pro and Mike Toth as greenskeeper. Ryan finds time to help members with their games. He is highly organized and has resurrected tournament play at Erie Shores.

People want to play here since the conditions on the course are second to none. Mike works tirelessly, and it seems, endlessly. Mike picks a hard working ground crew who maintain the course. Golfers who play Erie Shores can expect a wonderful round of golf with pristine conditions.

194 Talbot St. E. Unit 5 519-398-9098 sun@mnsi.net www.southpointsun.ca

As a footnote, the Progs league has been running for 1516 years. The late Jack Marley, with a handful of golfers, started this league. Over the years, different convenors ran the league. Members recognize and are thankful to Bevan Donaldson, Bill Gherasim, Mel Davey, Larry Roberts and Jack Martin for their past service. Today, the league is run by Gary Alderson, Gord Anderson and Tom Miehl. They will be entering their 6th year and will welcome new convenors in the upcoming seasons.

Each year, the membership has grown, up to 60+ players. We are proud to be a members only league. The membership consists of the finest gentlemen. Some even know how to golf well. Others are a work in progress. Regardless, we are the Proggers. Have a safe winter. Keep in shape. May God bless.

Leamington’s Kelly O’Hara Grossi poses for a photo with her mother Sue O’Hara during a trip to Louisville, Kentucky where O’Hara Grossi competed in her first-ever Ironman triathlon. She finished third in her age category, qualifying her for the 2016 international Ironman triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. The global event will take place Saturday, Oct. 8.

O’Hara-Grossi preparing for world Ironman event

By Bryan Jessop

A Leamington triathlete is gearing up for a long trip that will take her on a lengthy swim, bike and run.

Kelly O’Hara-Grossi qualified for the 2016 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, Oct. 8 by finishing third in her 35-39-year-old women’s category Sunday, Oct. 11 of last year in Louisville, Kentucky — her first-ever Ironman event. Preparing for the global event included a training process that ramped up to 20 hours per week for six consecutive weeks before a ‘taper down’ schedule was recently implemented to allow for a pre-race rest and to prevent injuries. The local athlete has had friends join her on portions of segments of her cycling and running workouts, but has not worked with any specific trainers on a consistent basis.

O’Hara-Grossi explained that she has no specific goals with regards to ranking in Hawaii, although she’d like to finish the three legs of the competition in under 12 hours.

“I just want to finish,” she said. “I’m not really worried about time. I’ve heard a lot of people say its super hot and windy — a pretty tough race. I’m both nervous and excited at the same time… all the emotions are there.”

In last year’s Kentucky Ironman, O’Hara-Grossi finished in a total time of 10 hours, 28 minutes and 56 seconds — about 26-and-a-half minutes behind the category leader. She was joined by Jeff Moracci and Tony Coppola in Kentucky, but will be the only entry among the more than 2,000 in Kona from the Leamington region.

The Queen Elizabeth Public School teacher has been running shorter triathlons since the age of seven and was the winner of her age category in this year’s Leamington Triathlon Weekend. At the local event, she was also second overall among female entries, behind Kirstie Kniaziew by

just over six minutes.

“Nobody beats Kirstie,” O’Hara-Grossi said with a laugh, noting that the fellow Leamingtonite also finished as top overall female in the following month’s Toronto Triathlon Festival.

On August 14 of this year, O’Hara-Grossi entered the Steelhead Half Ironman competition in Benton Harbour, Mich. There, she finished in a total time of 4:59:05, good for ninth amid 137 in her age category and 184th overall among about 2,300 participants. While O’Hara-Grossi has been backed by the support of many families and friends, she is exceptionally grateful for the assistance from her parents, Steve and Sue O’Hara.

“My parents have been awesome,” she explained, noting that they’ve looked after her children during several of her training sessions. “They’ve been incredible.”

Talbot Trail seniors enjoy final scramble

By Bob McLean

On a rather cool September 27, the Talbot Trail senior golf league’s final scramble of the 2016 season was enjoyed by 58 enthusiastic golfers. Putting skills were really tested as the greens were recently top dressed.

Steve Longeway of T1G1 hit a terrific shot to within 21 feet of the pin on #7. T1G1 players were: Bill Ward, Steve, Larry Schmidt, Dave Krueger and Murray Cacadden. Jerry Paine’s spectacular shot on #9 to within 2½ feet of the cup won for T3G2 participants Jerry, Andy Orsini, John Blood, Wiz and Dave Alexander. Steve and Jerry each won a sleeve of balls for their individual effort. Also, all players earned a $10 gift card.

Bob Lee converted the longest putt on #2 to win a sleeve of balls for himself and $5 for each member of T6G1 - Bob, Dave Overholt, Bob Patchett, Gerry Becigneul and Dave La Bonte.

Winning gifts cards in our draw were Joe Vertel $25, Don Willan $20 and Orville Ellwood $15.

Two teams, T5G2 and T2G1, were tied with excellent 32s. T5G2 players who won 2 sleeves of balls were Bob Scott, Bob McLean, Ray Foster and Ray La Pierre. Dutchy’s team ended in second place as he lost the coin selection, but each player received 4 balls for their great effort. Players on T2G1 were Gord Chadwick, Randy Zeray, Bill Edwards, Dutchy and Walter Balsam.

Two teams were tied for third spot with terrific 34s. Winning a sleeve of balls by a coin selection was T3G1 - Tom Sasso, Jamie Arquette, Jim Omstead, Wayne Humber and Gary Benninger. Fourth place participants of T3G2 received 2 balls each. The most honest team members each won 2 balls. Members of T5G1 were Eugene Abbruzzese, David Tonks, George Toews, Rick Epplett and Richard Humber. Everyone was entertained by the funny jokes told by Scotty Westrop, Patch and George Toews.

Here is a summary of the players with the lowest average scores: Dutchy 37.6; Jim Pearson and Jerry Omstead 40.2; Mike Wright 41.1; Bob McLean 41.2; Vic Reynaert 41.4; Bill Ward 42.2; Rick Thompson 42.3; Joe Vertel 42.8; and Herb Reid and Pat Hill 42.9. The following players improved by the most average shots this year: Bummy 3.2; Terry Bee 3.0; Wiz 2.7; Ron Nicholls 2.4; and Martin Girash 2.3.

Thank you to all the league members for continuing to participate in this player friendly league. The league was started many years ago by Jack Baker, Jake Reid and Doc McLean. Murray Knox and many others helped for years! Jim Ascott helped every Tuesday morning despite not being able to play himself.

Tom Dunn‘s volunteer barbecuing of delicious hot dogs and hamburgers each scramble was very much appreciated. Greg Coulter and his friendly staff (Ingrid Miller, Elyse, Jessica, Tyler, Ian and Ryan) always kept our hungry and thirsty members very satisfied. Derek Brown and all the outside workers - Robert Gillespie, Phil Humphries, Lloyd Symons, Jamie Stickney and George Christianson (cart maintenance) did a fantastic job on the golf course this year despite the extreme weather conditions. Special thanks to Jan Derbyshire for maintaining the weekly score sheets. Jim Ascott, Wiz, Bummy, Paul Harrison and Bobo helped organize the groups each week. Thanks also to those people such as Paul Brown who filled in when help was needed.

Groups will continue to be organized at 9 a.m. in October as long as the weather permits. To those players under the weather right now, we look forward to having you back next year. If you’re now packing up your clubs, we’ll see you next season!

Golden Years golf report

Twenty-three Golden Years golfers braved the heavy rains and flooding on Sept. 29 and were rewarded with 39 aces.

A most unusual 3 consecutive aces were delivered by Julia Kos (holes 3, 4, 5) and Barry Sweet (holes 4, 5 6). Leading the ace parade was Pete Daudlin with 5, followed closely with 4 by Julia Kos and Barry Sweet. Sinking 3 was Kathy Bradley. Registering 2 apiece were Dorothy Cascadden, Murray Hartford, Lloyd Honey, Laurie Hylton, Eileen McIntosh, Eva Kah, John Murphy and Andy Orsini. Chipping in with 1 each were Eunice Cascadden, Murray Cascadden, Cathy Dewhurst, Tom Hyatt, Bill Mayville and Betty McManus.

Julia Kos continued her strong play by carding a remarkable 15 over 9 holes. Barry Sweet delivered a strong 16, Pete Daudlin 17, and Bob Martin, John Murphy, Tom Hyatt, Laurie Hylton (2), Art Sweet, Bill Mayville (2), Pete Daudlin (2), Eileen McIntosh (2) Cathy Dewhurst and Andy Orsini each managed 18.

Pete Daudlin set the pace for 18 holes with a 35, followed by Laurie Hylton and Barry Sweet with 36. Shooting 37 were Julia Kos, John Murphy, Tom Hyatt and Eileen McIntosh.

Scores for 36 holes were 75 by Laurie Hylton, Pete Daudlin, and Eileen McIntosh. Julia Kos notched 76, Tom Hyatt 77, and Bill Mayville and Barry Sweet 78.

Team Aces got the nod for first place with 234 (Julia Kos, Eunice Cascadden, John Murphy, Bob Martin). Team 4 took second place with 237 (Betty McManus, Pete Daudlin, Bill Mayville). Third and final spot was captured by Team 5 (Eileen McIntosh, Jim Allan, Cathy Dewhurst) with 242.

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

2016 2017 FLYERS BLANK PREDS

BY BRYAN JESSOP

Lambton Shores has caught a few teams by surprise in the early stages of the 2016-17 season, but the Leamington Flyers aren’t one of them.

The teams met at Highbury Canco Arena Thursday, Sept. 27 tied at seven points apiece, but any probability of an evenly-matched game became steadily less likely as the minutes ticked away. Leamington marched to a 5-0 victory, helping Noah Hedrick achieve his first shutout as a Flyer while at the same time leaping over LaSalle to take sole possession of third in the West at the time.

The Predators held off the Leamington offense for the first few minutes of the first period, but couldn’t keep the home team’s attackers from forming a string of numerous scoring chances. With the clock’s timer whittled down to exactly seven minutes, Brett Vorshuk finished a rush from the right side of the net by releasing a lazer of a wrist shot into the far, upper left corner of Riley Collins’ goal. The tally was Vorshuk’s first of the season, set up by Sylvano Valente during the charge into Predators’ territory.

buzzer sounded. The Flyers doubled their guests on the shot clock 12-6.

With the exception of a few brief spurts of offensive pressure by Lambton, the Flyers took ownership of the middle period from start to finish. After a minute and 24 seconds of action, Zach Guilbeault released a wrist shot from the point that found its way through traffic before grazing a post and putting Leamington up 2-0. The tally was set up by Cale Phibbs and Dallas Maurovic.

Just prior to the six-minute mark, Phibbs took a feed after a faceoff from fellow former Wheatley Shark Scott Florence and catching Collins out of position, sent a quick wrist shot into the right side of the goal. Maurovic also drew a helper on the play.

goal, sending a wrist shot at waist level into the left side of the goal during a rush after taking feeds from Virban and Mark Gangnon.

Leamington’s forwards stepped up the pressure even further following the game’s first goal, but couldn’t solve Collins for a second time before the first

Less than a minute later, it was Maurovic who was set up for a Flyers’ marker, sending a knee-high wrister from the same standpoint and into the same section of the net as Phibbs to give the home team a 4-0 advantage. Lambton Shores took a 30-second time out from there and mustered a brief display of offensive pressure, but couldn’t beat Noah Hedrick for their first of the night. About a minute past the period’s midway point, Liam Hogan registered the game’s first power play

Leamington outshot the Predators 15-6 through the second stanza. Lambton’s forwards seemed livelier in the third, where they outshot their hosts 8-6. The Flyers shifted into a more defensive role in the final 20 minutes, where they took two minor penalties compared to zero for the Preds. Hedrick had to be sharp to preserve his own shutout on a few occasions, although his teammates offered little in the way of rebounds.

The Flyers built a 33-20 shots advantage while going one for two on the man advantage, holding Lambton Shores to zero for two.

“Offensively we’ll be okay, but we’ve got to work on what we do in our own end, away from the puck,” Leamington head coach Tony Piroski said. “Defensively, we have to be sure that we understand what it is we have to do.”

The regulation loss was only Lambton Shores’ second of the season. Their only other game without a point was a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Strathroy Rockets 12 days earlier.

“They work hard,” Piroski said of the Predators. “We got a jump on them tonight, but they’ll be fine this year.”

Maurovic, declared the second star of the game before Hedrick and after Virban, brought his points total from four to seven to be ranked second among the Flyers along with Gangnon.

“I’m fortunate to work with linemates who are always contributing,” said the rookie forward. “Everyone was giving it all they had tonight. From start to finish, we battled all game and took control.”

On the following evening, the Flyers paid a visit to the Lincolns in St. Marys, from where they came home with a 4-0 win. With the victory, the Flyers became the first GOJHL team to post back-toback shutout wins for 2016-17. Scoring for Leamington were Vorshuk, Florence, Josh Pope-Ferguson and Broden Meloche. Connor Meyerink stopped all 30 shots while Tristan Lewis blocked 34 of 38 for the Lincolns. Leamington was zero for five on the power play while the host team was zero for four.

Rest of the West

The LaSalle Vipers squeaked past the Sarnia Legionnaires in a score of 4-3 Wednesday, Sept. 28 while the Chatham Maroons upset the London Nationals 3-2. On Thursday, Sarnia handed a 5-4 overtime loss to the Strathroy Rockets before Chatham registered a 6-5 win in St. Thomas against the Stars on Friday. Saturday matches included a 6-1 victory for LaSalle over Lambton Shores while Strathroy nipped St. Thomas 6-5. Chatham kept its streak going Sunday with a 7-1 win over St. Marys as Strathroy tripled Lambton Shores 6-2.

UPCOMING HOME GAMES: Thu., Oct. 6 vs. St. Thomas, 7:10 p.m. Thu., Oct. 13 vs. Strathroy, 7:10 p.m.

UPCOMING AWAY GAMES: Sat. Oct. 8 vs. Strathroy, 7:30 p.m. Wed. Oct. 12 vs. LaSalle, 7 p.m.

Jaydon Fetter carries the puck away from his team’s net as the Predators Garret Wojchicki races to prevent being caught back during the second period of a GOJHL Western Conference game Thursday, Sept. 29 at Highbury Canco Arena. The Flyers won 5-0. (Sun photo)

Leamington’s Liam Hogan and Lambton Shores’ Alex Cunningham race to take control of a bouncing puck. (Sun photo)

Brayden Klemens of the Flyers and Colin McLean of the Predators look to the blue line where a play takes shape during the first period. (Sun photo)

On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Hockey Canada Skills Academy students from Leamington District Secondary School and Belle River District High School made a special trip to Toronto to take in some of the current scenes of the nation’s official winter sport. In total, 56 students and teachers from the two Greater Essex County District School Board schools took in a World Cup of Hockey game between Team North America and Team Sweden. The day began with a visit to the MasterCard Centre, where the group watched a Toronto Maple Leafs scrimmage. The day’s itinerary also included practice sessions for Team Finland and Team Czech Republic as well as a tour of the Archives for Hockey Canada and the Hockey Hall of Fame. The WHC home at the Air Canada Centre followed, which LDSS and BRDHS described as ‘incredibly exciting’.

(Submitted photo)

UMEI

Junior Boys volleyball vs General Amherst

Josh Smith of the Lightning sends the ball over the net and past General Amherst blockers during the WECSSAA Tier II junior boys volleyball home opener Tuesday, Sept. 27. The visiting Bulldogs won the first and third sets 25-21 before and after UMEI won the second 25-20. On the following Thursday, the Lightning hosted Maranatha. The UMEI juniors lost in scores of 25-12, 25-18 and 25-21.

E.S. senior golf league holds closing tournament

Monday, September 26 was the closing tournament day for the Erie Shores senior golf league. The rain dampened spirits, and when the word came that the course would not only open but carts would be allowed, 69 golfers set out to play while another 11 came to the dinner and award presentations that followed the golf game.

Fifty-fifty winners were Gary McRae and Bob Kavanaugh.

Closest to the pin on #3 was Dick Segedin and on #16 Wayne McKeen did the trick.

The longest putt on #9 was made by Clark Richardson and on #18 by George Levack.

Teams were divided into groups of four and the game of scrumble was played. In this game each player drives the ball off the tee, the team decides which ball is the best to play, and from that point everyone hits his own ball and counts his score for the team total.

The first place team was Ron Tremblay, Pete Sanger and Myron Wilson. In second place were John Tofflemire, Kevin Shaften and Bob Sutherland. Third place went to Herb Grundner, Carl Young and Frank Dick. Fourth place went to Matt Dinchik, Orest Hyrnewich, Richard Reive and Jamie Arquette.

The dinner served by the Flamingo Restaurant was great, prizes were won by all, and even though most of the golf was played in a light rain, it was a great ending to a great year for golf. Thanks goes to Gary Alderson and his crew who did a fabulous job running the league, and to league sponsor the Flamingo Restaurant.

Let’s try to bring out a friend or neighbor next year and make the league even bigger than it was this year.

UMEI senior boys volleyball vs. Maranatha

Emilio Gomez of the Lightning and a Maranatha opponent each try to push the ball to the opposition’s half of the court during UMEI’s Thursday, Sept. 29 match in WECSSAA Tier II senior boys volleyball action. The visiting Panthers won two of the three sets by scores of 25-13 and 25-21 before losing the third 25-22. In their home opener two days earlier, the Lightning won 2-1 against General Amherst by taking the first set 25-23, dropping the second 25-16 and then winning the tiebreaker 25-23.

LDSS senior girls basketball vs. Walkerville

Jayden Selwood of the Lions protects the ball from a Walkerville opponent deep into the Tartans half of the court during a WECSSAA Tier III senior girls basketball game at LDSS Thursday, Sept. 29. Leamington kept the score close for much of the game, but couldn’t hold off their guests in what ended as a 37-32 loss.

Cardinal Carter junior boys volleyball vs. Maranatha

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Alec Symons of the Cougars bumps

high ball over the net and front row of Maranatha opponents during his team’s WECSSAA Tier II junior boys volleyball home opener Tuesday, Sept. 27.

few strings of effective offensive plays, the Cougars fell to the Panthers in three straight sets. In the following senior match, Maranatha also blanked the host team 3-0.

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2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 519-733-2305 www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE

The Town of Kingsville is seeking applications for a Public Works Employee to work in the Municipal Services Department.

A complete description of the Public Works Employee duties and Application Form (Career Profile Form) are available online at www.kingsville.ca under the Employment Opportunities heading or may be obtained at the Municipal Office.

Interested applicants shall submit a resume, cover letter and completed Career Profile Form no later than Friday, October 21, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. Completed applications will be accepted by regular mail, personal delivery or email to:

Human Resources Department

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

E-mail: thewitt@kingsville.ca

STORAGE

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 1ST - inside storage in Tilbury

Kingsville lies in close proximity to larger urban centres and an international border, with an economy driven by growing agriculture, tourism and service activities.

The Town is currently seeking two experienced and progressive managers to lead capital and operating functions within the Municipal Services Department.

Manager of Municipal Services: reporting to the Director of Municipal Services, this position is responsible for coordinating the overall work orders in the Municipal Services Department and providing internal project management and contract management for all capital projects.

Public Works Manager: reporting to the Director of Municipal Services, this position is responsible for the overall programs of the Public Works operations, including the operation and maintenance of roads, boulevards, alleys, bridges, sidewalks, signage, weed control, cemeteries, urban and rural storm and road drainage, water and wastewater systems.

Full job descriptions and the list of qualifications for each position are available on the Town of Kingsville’s website: www.kingsville.ca. Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by regular mail, personal delivery, courier or email no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016 to:

If applying for more than one position, a separate application package is required for each position.

Accommodations under the requirements for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) will be provided upon request.

The Town thanks all those who submitted an application. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The historic and picturesque Town of Kingsvilleʼs 21,600 residents enjoy a small town quality of life on the shores of Lake Erie with access to outstanding waterfront venues.

Greenhouse Worker

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Crop work, winding, pruning, harvesting

• Checking quality of harvested produce

• Other duties as assigned

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Fast-paced environment, repetitive tasks, standing for extended periods

• Bend, crouching, kneeling, hand-eye coordination, attention to detail

• Working at heights, hot environment

WAGE AND HOURS:

• 40 plus hours a week including Saturdays

• Wage: 11.40/hour, seasonal, full time

Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com (627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V8)

We are currently seeking an experienced candidate for the FULL TIME, PERMANENT POSITION OF METAL MECHANIC/ FABRICATOR

Must be able to read blueprints. Wages are negotiable upon experience.

Please forward resume in person to: 229 Talbot St. W. Leamington between the hours of 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday. Or by email to: leamingtonglass@bellnet.ca

PART TIME RECEPTIONIST

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For busy chiropractic office. No experience necessary. Email resume to: dreveraert@gmail.com or drop off during clinic hours. Back In Motion Chiropractic, 22 Heritage Road, Kingsville, ON N9Y 2C6. 519-733-4545

is seeking an AZ DRIVER/MACHINE OPERATOR

This position will consist of duties and or responsibilities in regards to deliveries on company vehicles and operations of production machinery in one of our facilities. No overnight runs - candidates need to be mechanically inclined. Also hiring general labourers. Interested candidates can submit resume and driver’s abstract to tmaiuri@amaplas.com or by fax to 519-322-1358

GREENHOUSE FARM

LABOURER wanted. Wages $11.40/hour. Min. 40+ hours

Mon.-Sat. Must be able to maintain attendance, vital for harvesting. Repetitive tasks, handling heavy crates - 40 lbs, working in hot conditions. Send resume to: Ingratta Farms, 341 Morse Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 or fax 519-326-1082 oc5-de7

GENERAL GREENHOUSE LABOUR - Full time and full time part time positions available. 40-48 hours per week, weekends/holidays. Physically demanding work, load lifting required, hot humid environment. Minimum wage to start. Apply by fax: 519-326-6702 or email: hriprfms@gmail.com. au17-oc19

WELDERS, GENERAL LABOURERS & PRESS BRAKE OPERATORS NEEDED

Experience an asset. Apply in person to:

Custom Fab. Inc. 5140 Ure Street, Oldcastle

bending, kneeling for long periods of time, must be able to sort, pack & stack produce.

• Salary: $11.40 per hour, minimum 40 hours/week including weekends and holidays.

Please email resume to: tinad@sunritegreenhouses.com or fax: 519-733-5290

• Wage: $11.40 per hour, minimum 40 hours/week.

• Repetitive tasks, standing for long periods of time, handling weight of 30 lbs. or more.

• Fast paced environment, must be able to sort, pack & stack produce.

• Cold warehouse setting.

• Experience and asset.

Please email resume to: tinad@sunritegreenhouses.com or fax: 519-733-5290

Operations and Commodity Allocation Specialist

We are an award winning healthy food producing vegetable greenhouse looking for career minded people. If you are looking for stability and longevity, Orangeline Farms is the place for you. We take pride in being innovative with a high standard of customer service and this all starts with our amazing employees. Orangeline Farms offers opportunity for development and growth. Join our amaZING Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Forecast to determine produce needs

• Plan, implement and monitor the day-to-day operations for the warehousing function, including analyzing operating data and reports, working with Human Resources to determine manpower needs.

• Ensure product is used in the most cost effective manor and ensure business plan objectives are met or exceeded

• Take into account full implications of product turnover, size, weight, and other factors when allocating warehouse space

• Conduct periodic spot-checks of inventory levels, supplies, or equipment working with the purchasing department

• Identify discrepancies between inventory records and take action.

• Coordinate with Quality Coordinator for effective communications and managing of shipping and receiving department

• Work with Quality Coordinator implementing best practices for receiving product and quality checks

• Assist with the development and implementation of quality control equipment and process’

• Monitor excess and inadequate inventory levels daily, by working with the team to move product strategically to customers of best interest

• Act as liaison for completion of day to day administrative and operational issues for the sales and marketing team

• Work with the Sales Division on client requests and specifications

• Ensure client specifications are communication and updated on a regular basis

• Work with Health and Safety/Food Safety Coordinator to ensure all compliance to procedures

• Build peer support and strong internal-company relationships with other key management personnel

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Strong ability to build relationships for success

• Passion for customer service and strong drive

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Excellent leadership, organization, accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to be creative in problem solving

• Self-starter attitude with the ability to work in a dynamic environment Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com (627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H

GREENHOUSE WORKERS NEEDED

Employees will be required to carry out all job tasks as specified by the operation manager.

Specific duties include: Pruning, clipping, harvesting and cleaning work area. Repetitive task, standing for extended periods, hot humid conditions, comfortable working on scissor lifts, handling weights of up to 23 kg or 50 lbs, report signs of insect or disease damage.

Permanent full time weekdays including weekends $11.25 per hour. Will train the right candidate.

Must be able to work within a group or on their own. Reliable and dependable.

Must have own transportation.

Apply:

Southshore Greenhouses Inc. 1746 Seacliff Drive Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2M6

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington Infrastructure Services Assistant (Temporary 13-Month Contract)

Reporting to the Director of Infrastructure Services, the Infrastructure Services Assistant provides administrative and clerical support, financial tracking, and data analysis for Infrastructure Services. This position interacts with customers on a daily basis, communicating matters related to various Infrastructure Services functions.

For complete details regarding this position please visit our website at www.leamington.ca/careers

Application Deadline: 11:59 pm Monday, October 10, 2016.

GREENHOUSE WORKERS NEEDED at Ridge Farms.

Duties - tomato crop work, winding, pruning, harvesting produce, packing produce, other duties as needed.

Work Conditions - repetitive tasks, bending, crouching, kneeling, standing for extended periods, hand-eye coordination, working at heights, hot humid environment, experience an asset.

Wages and Hours - 40 plus hours a week including weekends, wages at Ontario minimum wage, seasonal full time. Please forward your resume by email to ridgefarms@sympatico.ca.

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HELP WANTED. - New Castle Farm/West Pointe Greenhouses/1830176 Ontario Inc. is looking for general labourers for seasonal full-time greenhouse work. $11.40/hour. Duties include harvesting, de-leafing, crop work, etc. working in hot conditions. Must have 1 year experience. Mail resume to New Castle Farm, 414 Mersea Road 3, Leamington N8H 3V5. se21-no16

ACCOUNTING CLERK / ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Temporary, Full-Time

Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

We are actively seeking an experienced accounting clerk / administrative assistant to fill this temporary position. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Answering telephones and directing calls

• Matching vendor invoices to stock receipts and purchase orders

PLEASE RECYCLE!

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. Minimum Wage to start. 44 hours per week. You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment. No education or experience is required.

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

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL

STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION COUNCIL / STAFF WORKSHOP

TAKE NOTICE that Council of The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville will hold a Special Meeting for the purpose of a Strategic Planning Council / Staff Workshop on Monday, October 17, 2016 commencing at 6:00 p.m. at the Kingsville Arena Complex, Rooms B and C, 1741 Jasperson Lane, Kingsville.

DATED at Kingsville, Ontario this 29th day of September, 2016.

Jennifer Astrologo, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk The

• Entry of payables into computer system

• Entry of picked quantities into computer system for invoicing

• Assistance with filing and other administrative duties

• Performing additional administrative duties and special projects as required

• Support of other departments as required

Minimum requirements:

• 2+ years of accounts payable / administrative support experience

• Solid understanding of the process flow for purchasing, receiving, payables and payment

• Must be a very well organized individual

• Excellent written and oral English language communication skills

• Excellent ability to multi-task, prioritize, organize, and manage workload

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel

• Must be detail-oriented, with an ability to work and problem solve independently

Required education:

• Diploma / Certificate

The successful candidate will need to be flexible and able to effectively deal with changes in business needs as they arise. Please email your resume and cover letter to: resumes@plantproducts.com, with the subject line “Accounting Clerk / Administrative Assistant”.

We thank all applicants for your submission however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

NOTICES

N9Y 2Y9 519-733-2305

www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

PUBLIC NOTICE

DOG TAGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2017

**Please take notice that it is now required to have a copy of your dog’s rabies vaccination to obtain your dog licence and tag. We collect this information to ensure that our community is safe if your dog is at-large.

In accordance with the Dog Licensing By-law 103-2003 as amended, being a By-law to provide for the licensing, regulating and registration of dogs within the Town of Kingsville.

Every dog owner, within the Town of Kingsville shall obtain a licence and a tag each year, or within seven days of becoming an owner from the Kingsville Municipal Offices.

The rates are as follows:

• Now until to March 31, 2017: $20.00 per dog

• Beginning April 1, 2017: $40.00 per dog

• Kennel Licences: $110.00 (includes one dog tag)

You can download the dog registration application form on the Town of Kingsville’s website at www.kingsville.ca

Failure to purchase a licence

NOTICES NOTICES

Planning Services

111 Erie Street North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 info@leamington.ca 519-326-5761

The Corporation of The Municipality of Leamington Notice of a Complete Application and Public Meeting to Consider An Official Plan Amendment (OPA #5), Consent Application (B/12/16) & Zoning By-Law Amendment (ZBA #133)

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington has received a combined Consent Application B/16/16, Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA #135 and Official Plan Amendment OPA #5 to be considered under Sections 22, 53 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P. 13.

And Further that Council will hold a public meeting on October 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building to consider these applications which apply to lands located at 427 Mersea Road 6.

The Purpose of Consent Application B/12/16 is to create a residential lot approximately 0.381 ha (0.95 acre) in area containing a dwelling deemed surplus to the farming operation on the farm lot located at 427 Mersea Road 6 (see attached key map). The proposed amendment to Zoning By-law #890-09, as amended, seeks to change the zoning of the severed lands from the Agricultural General Zone (A1) to Agricultural Residential Zone (A5) to the reflect the proposed residential use of the property and to allow a reduction to the minimum required area of the retained lands. Official Plan Amendment OPA #5 seeks an exemption from section 5.4.2 (j) of the Official Plan which limits the number of consents to one for every complete 10 ha (24.70 ac.) of lot area on any farm lot existed on May 7th, 1985.

Any Person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal comments either in support of or in opposition to the proposed consent or zoning by-law amendment. If you wish to be notified of the decision of Municipality of Leamington, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington. If you are an owner of property containing seven or more residential units, you are requested to post this notice in a location visible to all residents.

If a Person or public body does not make oral comments at the Public Meeting or make written comments to The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington before the provisional consent is given or a by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington to the Ontario Municipal Board.

If a Person or public body does not make oral comments at the Public Meeting or make written comments to The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington before provisional consent is given or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Additional Information relating to this matter is available for review at the Municipal Office for The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington, during regular office hours. Please contact Gary Smith, Development Planner at gsmith@leamington.ca or 519-326-5761 extension 1415 for further information.

DATED at the Municipality of Leamington this 5th day of October, 2016.

Planning Services

111 Erie Street North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9

info@leamington.ca 519-326-5761

The Corporation of The Municipality of Leamington

Notice of a Complete Application and Public Meeting to Consider Consent Application (B/21/16) & Zoning By-Law Amendment (ZBA #137)

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington has received a combined Consent Application B/21/16 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA #137 to be considered under Sections 53 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P. 13.

And Further that Council will hold a public meeting on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building to consider these applications which apply to lands located at 116 Mersea Road 8.

The Purpose of Consent Application B/21/16 is to add a parcel of land approximately 9.4 ha (23.22 ac) in area from the farm located at 116 Mersea Road 8 to the abutting farm parcel immediately to the west at 760 County Road 31 (see attached key map). The proposed amendment to Zoning By-law #890-09, as amended, seeks to change the zoning of the consolidated farm parcel at 760 County Road 31 from the Agricultural Hobby Farm Zone (A3) to the Agricultural General Zone (A1) and to change the zone of the retained residential lot from Agricultural General Zone (A1) to Agricultural Residential Zone (A5), including an increase to the permitted maximum lot frontage.

Any Person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal comments either in support of or in opposition to the proposed consent or zoning by-law amendment. If you wish to be notified of the decision of Municipality of Leamington, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington. If you are an owner of property containing seven or more residential units, you are requested to post this notice in a location visible to all residents.

If a Person or public body does not make oral comments at the Public Meeting or make written comments to The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington before the provisional consent is given or a by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington to the Ontario Municipal Board.

If a Person or public body does not make oral comments at the Public Meeting or make written comments to The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington before provisional consent is given or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Additional Information relating to this matter is available for review at the Municipal Office for The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington, during regular office hours. Please contact Gary Smith, Development Planner at gsmith@leamington.ca or 519-326-5761 extension 1415 for further information.

DATED at the Municipality of Leamington this 5th day of October, 2016.