received an administrative report about Revitalizing Chestnut Park at the September 12 meeting. One of the concerns is an alley that runs through the centre of the park.
Since improvements made in 2014 through the Giver project, use of the park has increased greatly. Safe use of the park would be improved through a list of changes.
One of these is to close the northsouth alley that ends at Oak Street to vehicular traffic through the park. The second is to finally complete the original vision for the park by demolishing the buildings at 20 Chestnut St. and 33 Fox St. that are owned by the municipality and completing the landscaped play area. For safety reasons, it is proposed to install a fence along the south side of the alley that runs between Fox and Chestnut to the north of the park.
Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald asked how utility and town trucks would turn around with the alley closed. It was explained that the alley would have a gate that can be unlocked for legitimate use.
An Askew St. resident who lives on the east-west alley suggested that vandalism is a real problem, so good lighting would be very desirable to reduce the problem, along with a gate at the south of the park high enough to inhibit climbing.
Another resident from Chestnut St. spoke in total opposition to closing the alley. Councillor Tim Wilkinson asked if there could be some special compromise that would satisfy his objection, and Mayor John Paterson commented that he hoped that public works could ‘work something out’.
Council voted to redevelop the park. During the vote Councillor John Hammond emphasized that he agreed with the value of improved lighting.
Fiestas Patrias: a celebration of independence
By Pat Bailey
It was a celebration of independence. It was a chance to show appreciation for the work of Leamington’s migrant workers. It was a gathering of hundreds of migrant workers and community members taking in a little Mexican culture and tradition.
The 15th Annual Fiestas Patrias took over the Roma Club parking lot Sunday, Sept. 11 offering a little taste of Mexican cuisine and whole lot of Mexican music and traditional dancing.
Lorraine Gibson, director of the Migrant Worker Community Program (MWCP), said the celebration of Mexico’s independence from Spain is a highlight for many of the workers. She said it is extremely important for the community to recognize its importance to the workers, as well as their importance to the community.
“We need to show them how much we appreciate and value their contribution to the community,” she said.
With hundreds gathered to take in the festivities, the phones were raised recording and photographing much of the celebration.
Gibson said sharing their experiences with their families back home in Mexico is important to the
workers, and giving them a glimpse into their lives in Leamington and Kingsville helps close the distance.
The event is a partnership between the Consulate of Mexico in Leamington and the MWCP, and receives financial support from several sources. Without this support, Gibson said it would not be possible.
On hand to entertain the crowd were El Charrito, Viva Mexico Mariachi, Grupo Folklorico Viva Mexico, Beatriz Montes (The Golden Voice) and Sonlince.
The event featured tasty Mexican treats like enchiladas, tacos, breads, donuts, baskets (tarts) and mangonadas (Mexican fruit drink with a tamarind straw).
Jangles the Magic Clown was on hand to entertain the children with his balloons, and there was an area where volunteers attached reflective tape to visitors’ bicycles. As well, Scales National Park (Orillia) had a display featuring snakes and turtles in Ontario and the efforts being made to protect them.
The highlight of the celebration for Gibson was the waving of the Mexican flag and the singing of the Mexican national anthem to end the festivities with the Consul of Mexico Alberto Bernal.
“It’s amazing,” she said.
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The popular Grupo Folklorico Viva Mexico dance group from Toronto performed to the delight of the crowd. (SUN Photo)
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tomatoes project
Nello Giesbrecht of UMEI Christian High School waited until the start of the tomato season to unveil his robotics independent study project which was dedicated to Highbury Canco.
The project, a simulation of the automated forklift in the Highbury Canco warehouse, was already marked in June by his robotics teacher John Fittler.
“I only gave Nello the idea and he took it from there,” commented Fittler. “He did it all from the building, electrical wiring and programming of the forklift. He had to solicit the help of fellow classmate and artist Grace Enns though, to paint the tomatoes on the board.”
John Krueger, Vice President of Supply Chain for Highbury Canco, was there for the test run of Nello’s project and was thoroughly impressed.
“His forklift operates on many of the same fundamental principles as our larger equipment in the plant and you can tell Nello has a passion for this type of work. It is great to see the interest of our students supporting our own local economy,” said Krueger.
Nello’s robot used multiple light sensors to detect the difference between red and white for driving and an ultrasonic sensor to detect distance to an object.
“I would say it was worth an A+ if you saw it in action,” said Fittler.
A full demonstration can be seen at UMEI’s fish fry in September or you can watch it at https://youtu.be/qNhd5d0DkH4
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Libro delivers cheques to support programs and projects
By Pat Bailey
Members of Libro’s Prosperity Fund Roadshow were in the area last week handing out pieces of the pie, literally.
The Libro team was on the road delivering cheques to support programs and projects across the area that are expected to help improve local prosperity in economic development, youth leadership and financial smarts to a total of 41 organizations and community groups across Southwestern Ontario.
Two pies in hand, the Libro team descended on the office of Community Living Essex County (CLEC) Thursday morning to present a cheque for $21,039 to support its Youth in Action Summer Work Experience Program.
Through the program, a minimum of 15 youths with intellectual disabilities between 16 and 29 will be given an opportunity to obtain summer employment or start a small business, giving them real world work experience that they might not otherwise get.
According to CLEC director of community living operations Karen Charette, some of these summer positions will lead to weekend or after school employment and help change the culture of high schools and communities.
This money, said Derek Roy, manager community living support, overseeing Career Compass, will allow them to develop this program that will provide summer employment and experience to their clients “which is exactly what our families are looking for”.
Chad Lovell, communications manager for Libro, applauded the new initiative that will help provide youth with disabilities the opportunity for summer jobs and said he hopes it will help improve attitudes and encourage more acceptance within the community.
With an extremely successful adult works program already in place, members of CLEC are optimistic this new youth program will prove equally successful in matching the skills and talents of their younger clients with appropriate employers.
But this was not the Libro team’s only stop. In Leamington, they presented a cheque for $7,500 to the Youth Small Business Program, through Rise Asset Development. Through the program, 20 area young people will be given the opportunity to participate in a 13-week program that will provide business training, mentorship, a graduation grant of $500 and will eventually give them the opportunity
to transform a business idea into a viable business plan.
The Kingsville Historical Park was also presented with a cheque for $10,000 for its Youth Museum Experience at the museum. The funds will help provide a series of group workshops, giving youth a chance to head up projects in the museum setting, develop their own problem solving, communication and teamwork skills.
Others benefitting from Libro’s generosity include: Harrow’s Youth Centre for teens in high school. Access County Community Support Services will use the $20,000 to provide support to students from Grades 9-12 following the closing of the local high school.
• Essex County Agricultural Education and Training Trailer received $7,500 to upgrade their trailer which provides agricultural education to primary and secondary student throughout schools in Essex County.
• Belle River District High School was given $10,000 to upgrade its kitchen facilities for classes on food and nutrition.
• Essex and Community Historical Research Society will use its $5,000 to preserve the town’s history through the proper preservation of historial materials.
• Amherstburg’s River Lights Winter Festival/ Chamber of Commerce received $5,000 to help ex-
pand its event.
• The Firehorse Leadership Organization, also located in Amherstburg, received $5,000 to help develop leadership skills, positive peer relationships, responsibility and communication skills through horsemanship.
• WEtech Alliance was presented with a cheque for $50,000 to help create the Libro StartUP program which will provide financial support, as well as mentorship, for entrepreneurs embarking on the challenge of starting up a new business.
Libro team members present a cheque for $21,039 to representatives of Community Living Essex County (CLEC) Thursday, Sept. 1 in Essex. From left to right are Chad Lovell (Libro communications manager), Liz Arkinstall (Libro manager of community engagement), Derek Roy (CLEC), Sandy Laurier (CLEC), Stephen Bolton (Libro president and CEO), Nancy Wallace-Gero (executive director CLEC) and Karen Charette (CLEC).
MARK RIBBLE
Rib’s Ramblings
Silence on the ice
For many years, people could walk into Wheatley arena and hear the crashing of pucks against the boards on Tuesday nights between 9:00 and 10:00.
ally comfortable and I force myself up and out, all the way to Wheatley to play a game that I’ve always loved.
I’ll miss Beaup circling the ice on his favourite Zamboni, trying not to miss a spot.
I’ll miss talking to Fordy on the way out about the old days of minor hockey.
Having played hockey for years in the village of Wheatley, I’ll miss that arena, which had the best ice a hockey player could ever ask for.
The Wheatley Oldtimers occupied that slot for a long time but this year that ice will likely remain silent.
It’s the end of an era that started a long time ago and holds a lot of memories for a great many now-retired hockey players in this area.
I played one season for the Wheatley Omsteads. I think it was 1982-83 or thereabouts. The late Roy Taylor was the coach and I still hear his raspy voice echoing through those dressing rooms. Whacker was the assistant coach that year and Snake Snider was the manager. Our captain that year was Mark Omstead.
I remember some great donnybrooks with Glencoe and Dresden.
Former player and long-time coach Bruce King made the decision a couple of weeks ago to fold up the Tuesday night squad, based on a lack of opposition more than anything.
The Oldtimers hit the ice every Tuesday night with a pickup game against local opponents, but a lack of committed players for the opposing pickup team prompted Kinger to call it quits.
I was once ejected as a coach for throwing all of the spare sticks on the ice during a peewee house league playoff game there. I’ve since mellowed.
Bruce poured his heart and soul into the Oldtimers and I think it just got to be too much to chase players on a weekly basis.
As a member of the team for the past five years, I’m sad to see that chapter in my hockey career come to a conclusion.
Those Oldtimers were a great group of guys to play hockey with and they were always fun to hang out with at the Legion afterwards.
Years later, I was the media guy for the first edition of the Wheatley Sharks in their inaugural year. My good friend Tracy Wiper was the Shark mascot that year and he couldn’t make it one night so he asked me to step into the shark costume in his place. I was beaten and abused by several teenagers while I was in that costume. They even threw pennies at me from afar. It was weird to be hurling obscenities at a bunch of teenagers from inside a costume. Now I know how Barney feels. Needless to say I never wore the outfit again, but it was an experience nonetheless.
I often wrote in this column about some of the fun we had with this group.
From Alex Crane’s deluxe hockey bag on wheels to Dennis Ribble’s road-kill-of-the-week casserole, we shared a lot of laughs.
No longer will I endure the caviar on crackers that my brother loved to serve to unsuspecting guests, or the odd things left in my hockey bag while I was in the shower.
I’ll miss laughing along with Goot when Wes yelled at us for errant passes in his feet. I’ll miss Phibbsy getting caught up ice as Bruce yelled from the bench. I’ll miss good old Wizard, who hasn’t played for a couple years, and his random comments during play.
I’ll miss all those guys.
I was also in the PA booth when the Detroit Red Wing Oldtimers came to Wheatley to play against the revamped South Essex League All-Stars. Chuck Reynolds and I handled the player introductions, which at that time included Alex Delvecchio, Nick Libett and Bill Gadsby. We put on a fish fry at the Community Hall for them afterward and they said they would always come back to Wheatley. I don’t think they did.
So, if you take those early memories of the Omsteads games and fish on the ice and couple those with some of the more recent shenanigans, there is a lot of hockey history within those concrete walls.
I’ll miss those frigid winter nights when the couch is re-
I’ll miss it all and who knows, maybe the Oldtimers will resurrect someday, but for now that noisy Tuesday night slot won’t be the same.
“You have feet in your shoes”: Dr. Seuss
If you care enough to discern, you can usually find a pro and a con for almost everything.
A couple of months back, the owners of the island gave both Mark and I a Fitbit. After I set it up with my personal data, this watch-like device was able to give me feedback on a variety of daily actions. I assume that the majority of people wear it mainly to track their steps every day. The magic number seems to be ten thousand steps but I think this probably varies depending on your age, body condition, etc.
Planning to get the most from my new gift, I initially logged on to my dashboard and entered my age, height and weight. Diligently, I daily began adding the foods I ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. My food tracking didn’t last long at all. After years of consciously being aware of what foods I choose to put into my mouth, I was well aware of my intake versus my burn opportunity. I’m also very aware that my biggest calorie botchers are the couple of glasses of wine or beer that I occasionally savour or that bite of dark chocolate Mark and I enjoy as a nightly ritual. Balance, balance, balance…
Although I understand the potential benefit of wearing my tracker at night, I have chosen not to wear it then. There is definitely a link between the things we put into our mouth, our daily activity level and how we sleep at night. I just don’t care to wear something ‘charged’ on my arm while my body is trying to naturally recharge.
Currently, I am reading “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood. I announce this with a slight feeling of embarrassment as I was sure I’d already read it and cannot believe that I haven’t. In a text to my friend who lent me the book I wrote, “her writing is brilliant and her foresight into the future I find to be very eerie.”
In her book (copyrighted in 1985) Margaret Atwood envisioned a society where plastic cards replaced cash. I haven’t finished the book yet, but I wonder if she also saw us, the people in the future, walking around driven by the band on our wrists! A society that would walk with their heads down staring at screens, while GPS location services tracked where we were and when.
I’m also embarrassed to admit that my new tracker has
made a difference in my life on the island. On a positive note, it has encouraged me to walk everywhere I need to go on the island, while prior to this I’d conveniently hop on my golf cart and head off to my destination. This was a simple change that has me easily marching ten thousand steps by late afternoon. Don’t fret if you have a desk job, because I spend a good part of my morning on the computer ordering supplies, writing or catching up with social media. Getting up to walk to the water cooler and talking in person with someone in your office instead of messaging, plus a few other little changes, easily will help you add up the steps you need to take. When we have a charter or the owners are on the island, I have no problem walking up to twenty thousand steps a day. Ten thousand steps are approximately equal to 8 kilometres, 5 miles, or 1 hour and 40 minutes of walking.
Last week my Fitbit frustrated me. It vibrated, encouraging me to get off of my butt. How dare it! I was sitting on my keister but sweating and burning energy while I scraped and painted wainscoting up at the main house. Can this wee machine not tell that I am working hard even if my legs are not moving? Somehow Mark surpasses or at least matches my steps every day as he continues to ride on his gator. I tell him he swings his arm while riding, making his tracker think that he is running. Cheater! I don’t wear my new gadget every day but a simple glance at it sitting on the desk next to me reminds me that I should get moving.
We live in such a fast-paced society and walking takes time. So, instead of taking time, we choose to drive to work and multitask along the way. Dropping the kids at school, picking up a Timmy’s coffee and visiting a friend (Continued on page 5)
OPP community survey:
98% of people feel very safe
The 2016 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Satisfaction Survey results are now available and reveal that more than 98% of respondents feel ‘very safe’ or ‘safe’ in their communities. Ninety-six per cent feel ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the overall quality of services provided by the OPP.
Earlier this year, 1,000 citizens from across the province were randomly selected and asked to participate in a survey to measure public opinion about the services delivered by the OPP.
The full results of the 2016 survey are available on the OPP website at www.opp.ca Those who participated in the survey were asked about issues such as highway safety, traffic enforcement, contact with the OPP, service delivery and even how the OPP investigates crime.
The survey is conducted annually to measure public opinion in communities throughout the province. The information collected is useful in helping the OPP set out goals and objectives to improve on the services it delivers to all Ontario communities.
The information was collected by a research consultant, R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd., which was retained by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. The information is treated confidentially and the names, telephone numbers and addresses of those surveyed are not included in the results provided to the OPP
The next provincial survey is scheduled to begin in January 2017.
“You
have feet in your shoes”: Dr. Seuss
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are many of the things that we try to tick off quickly. A trip home from work may include grabbing our kids from their after-school activity, a stop for groceries or a visit to the gym. Driving to the gym if you can walk just seems like an oxymoron.
My situation is very unique. Living on a small island makes it much easier for me to walk everywhere I need to go. No doubt your island or the area that you live in is much bigger. How big an island do you live on? Are you able to commit yourself to walking one kilometre from your home or biking a five kilometre radius around it?
While walking I keep my Bit from having a fit and ironically I’ve removed some of the ‘rat race pace’ from my day. Walking has allowed me time to think, clearing my mind. If I were speeding around on my cart, I wouldn’t have noticed the orchid blooming on the tree in the valley or the baby peacocks hiding in the bushes. Walking even gave me the time to count all 17.
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” – Eddie Cantor
What do you need to motivate you to move your body? I challenge you to get out and pound or pedal some pavement! Rediscover yourself and your island. Wheatley and Leamington teachers, encourage your students to walk to school. Parents, you can be your child’s “bit of fit”ness. Teach them to get active by setting a good example. Invite your work group to walk together to lunch. Walk with me on your island Friday, September 16 – all day, any time! Walk in a group, walk to work, walk to get your java and if you are unable to walk on land, walk in the water or on the water if you’re gifted!
When you are done, share your experience on social media and don’t forget to take photos. I love to walk alone but look forward to you joining me!
Property value presentation
Ms. Tracy Pringle, Account Manager, was present for the Municipal Council Meeting on Sept. 12 to make a presentation about MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation). This is the body responsible for valuing property for municipal tax purposes. Information included the website www.aboutmyproperty.ca that is provided by MPAC to help individuals understand their assessment. The second suggestion made by Ms. Pringle was for a property owner to ask the question, “Would I have sold my property for that assessed price on January first of this year?”
Councillor John Jacobs asked what actually happens when a property owner protests his assessment? He was told that if sufficient evidence is sent in along with the appeal, likely no investigation would be needed. If, however, the protest is based on neighbours’ values, an inspector would likely view the property to insure that the description MPAC has is accurate. Most important of all is ‘market value’. If your neighbour’s house sold (at arm’s length, without duress) for a very low price, that might very well lower the assessed value of your house. The reason is that market value statistics in your area is the most important
of the five considerations used to assess your house.
The statistics for Leamington in general are an increase in the value of residential properties of 2%, translating into a typical home assessment of $173,000.
Fiestas Patrias: a celebration of independence
Hundreds of members of the community turned out for the 15th Annual Fiestas Patrias Independence Celebration to mark the independence of Mexico from Spain on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Roma Club. They were treated to Mexican entertainment and a lot of fun. The Viva Mexico Mariachi band played, while members of Grupo Folklorico Viva Mexico (from Toronto) performed traditional Mexican dances.
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Jessica Amdor, 9, and brother Matthew, 7, with Jangles the Magic Clown and one of his balloon creations he entertained the children with at the 15th Annual Fiestas Patrias Sunday at the Roma Club.
El Charrito (Salvador Gomez) entertains the huge crowd with his rope tricks.
Maria Hernandez shows off some of the sweet treats and breads made by the North Carolina-based ‘Bakery and Coffee’, owned by she and Alex Hernandez.
Performer El Charrito with Lorraine Gibson, director at Migrant Worker Community Program.
Knox Presbyterian Donates to Erie Shores Hospice
Shelley Desnoyers (left) and Ian Panton from Leamington’s Knox Presbyterian Church presented Michelle Parker (centre) from Erie Shores Hospice with a cheque for $2,225. The money was raised at a barbecue held at the church during the Hogs for Hospice weekend in July. (Submitted photo)
Br. 324 to host Legion Week
By
Jan Watson
Only 11 players shot Fun Darts on September 1 at Wheatley Legion Br. 324. Debbie Ouellette and Larry Evoy won 6 games followed by Garry Hope, Gord Crook and Arnold Seili with 5 wins. Debbie Seili, Joe Pinch and Velma Hope won 2 games and, squeaking past the skunk with one win, were Bonnie Evoy, Mary Robinson and Jim McClellan. The “Debbies” were the night’s lady doublers.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, exercise patience as you try to resolve a situation this week. You may have found a solution that works for everyone, but it may take time for others to adjust.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, you spend much of the week daydreaming, but someone or something unexpected snaps you back to reality. Enjoy this pleasant surprise.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, others interpret your focus this week as single-mindedness, and they aren’t quite sure what to make of it. Do your best to keep colleagues in the loop.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, you are not a fan of instability, which is why you like to plan everything down to the smallest detail. This week you may have to loosen up a little bit.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, you manage to attract attention pretty much everywhere you go this week, in spite of your efforts to be as inconspicuous as possible. Chalk it up to your magnetic personality.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, you are emotionally charged of late, and that is perfectly fine. It may take a few days for you to begin thinking more with your head than your heart.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, a friend’s free spirit inspires you in the week ahead. Team up and plan an adventure together, or simply find time to spend with each other.
Turk Dibbley ran the Meat Draws on September 3. Al Durocher, a Leamington Legion member who dropped in to deliver a membership transfer application, stayed for the draws and won 3 times. Way to go, Al! Murray Loop won twice and single winners were Bill Sutherland, Linda Niehus, Brenda Wallace, Mary Robinson, Bill Derbyshire and Sue Adamson. Grant Bowman won the 50/50 draw.
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, many thoughts are swirling around in your head, and this puts you in an introspective mood. Make the most of this reflective period and think about your long-term goals.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
Sagittarius, professional obligations are keeping you close to home and that can be frustrating when you want to wander. Check the calendar to see when you can get away.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, make the most of your positive attitude and look for fun ways to spend time with friends and family. Engage in some light conversation with others who share your optimism.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
Aquarius, a rewarding feeling awaits as you work to solve a challenging problem. The solution won’t come easy, but your hard work will pay off.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Others are noticing the excellent work you have been doing, Pisces. Anticipate a few pats on the back and enjoy all of the praise.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
SEPTEMBER 11
Charles Kelley, Singer (35)
SEPTEMBER 12
Hans Zimmer, Composer (59)
SEPTEMBER 13
Fiona Apple, Singer (39)
SEPTEMBER 14
Michael Crabtree, Athlete (29)
SEPTEMBER 15
Prince Harry of Wales (32)
SEPTEMBER 16
Nick Jonas, Singer (24)
SEPTEMBER 17
Scott Hoying, Singer (25)
Next week, September 18-24, is Legion Week in Canada and Wheatley Legion will be hosting a variety of events: Ladies Auxiliary breakfast this Sunday 9 a.m.-12 noon; Tuesday and Wednesday the Branch will welcome local Gr. 8 students for a tour of artifacts and visit with veterans and members followed by hotdog lunch; General Meeting Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday the Branch will show appreciation to the community for their support with a Wine and Cheese Appreciation Night starting at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome; Friday is a Poor Boys Lunch from 11:30-1 p.m.; Friday night is Fun Mixed Darts at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday is a Fish Fry from 5-7 p.m. Wheatley Br. 324 looks forward to seeing you during this year’s Legion Week. For more information call the Branch at 519-8254161.
awarded for Road C work
Reconstruction work on Mersea Road C was awarded to the low tender, Shepley Road Maintenance, in the amount of $301,051 (plus HST).
The work involves not only the road surface, but also shifting the road 1.5m to the south and opening it to two-way traffic. The contract also includes spot repairs to Road 19.
OBITUARY
Suzanne Kudroch
Suzanne Kudroch, 93 years, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.
Beloved wife of the late Michael Kudroch (1995).
Dear mother of Rosalind Janovicek (John), Lillian Dann (Ross) and Tim Kudroch. Loving grandmother of Michael, Lorraine, Ken, Nancy, Dennis (Jennifer), Ryanna (Eric), Cera (Adam), and great-grandmother of Olivia, Jewelya, Ben, Caitlyn and June. Predeceased by her sister Anna Knezho and her brother John Kudroch.
Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
Funeral Service to celebrate Suzanne’s life was held at the Funeral Home on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 11 a.m. Rev. Thomas Kay officiated. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Leamington Hospital Foundation or the Kidney Foundation.
Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
OBITUARY
Harry Block
Harry Block, 92 years, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016.
OBITUARY
Casey B. Wood 1981 - 2016
Beloved husband of Louise (Walde). Loving father of Bev Brandenburg, Leamington; Lennard (Joy Gibson) Block, BC; Alan (Dianne) Block, AB; Glenn (Dana Redekop) Block, St. Catharines. Loving grandfather of Erin (Andrew), Rhea, Meghan, Emalee, Adam, Nicholas, Stefanie, Nicole, Eric, William, Carter, Griffin and great-grandson Jack. Dear brother of Dorothy and Henry Riediger, Leamington, and Helen Burtis, AB.
Harry’s life was defined in his family life and hard work, holding down two careers, farming and at the GM transmission plant. He loved sports both as a player and coach. Harry was a jokester at family gatherings with his infamous headstands and pranks. He will be dearly missed.
Visitation is at Gerald A. Smith Funeral Home, 197 King St. W., Harrow, on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
A celebration of Harry’s life will be held on Friday, September 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Harrow Mennonite Church, 3167 Walker Rd., Harrow, with Pastor Karen Sheil officiating. Private family graveside service at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) or the Harrow Mennonite Church.
You may send your online condolences to www.geraldasmith.ca
To place an obituary notice in the Southpoint Sun contact your Funeral Director, or call the Sun office directly at 519-398-9098.
It is with profound sadness that the family of Casey Wood announce his passing, at home in Ottawa, on Sunday, August 28, 2016.
Best friend and loving husband to Laurin (nee Williams).
Beloved father of Liam and June. Cherished son of Bill and Susan Wood of Trenton. Dear son-in-law of Jim and Gloria Williams of Leamington. Brother-in-law of Adam and Kim Williams. Uncle to Evan and Ethan.
Casey will be dearly missed by his many family members, friends and colleagues.
Services took place in Ottawa on September 2, 2016.
OBITUARY
Verna Shilson
Verna Ilene Shilson (nee Stewart), 92 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2016.
Beloved wife of the late Wilmot (1995). Dear mother of Ken and Bev. Loving grandmother of Lisa, Lee and Annie, and great-grandmother of Ryan, Mackenzie, Lenny, Erin and Luke.
Verna’s family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the Watford Quality Care Nursing Home and to the Erie Glen Retirement Home for all the care they provided to Verna. A private family graveside service will be held. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Parkinson Society.
Friends may send condolences or make a memorial donation at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Annual memorial service at Two Creeks is Sept. 18
Planting a tree, a living memorial, is a strong, positive and hopeful reminder of someone who means a lot to their family, community and friends. Two Creeks Conservation Association provides that opportunity to people throughout the year, and each year family and friends gather to remember their loved ones with a ceremony at Memorial Groves.
This year, starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18th, this remembrance time will be led by Derek Parry with music by David and Sharon Light.
“I keep my remarks inter-faith or secular while seeking to engender connectivity with those who have died and hope for the value of a life well lived, supporting family and community,” said Parry when asked about his approach.
All who would remember their loved ones and honour those who have died are invited to share in this touching time of remembrance. The event concludes with a visit to the memorial grove with its large collection of young trees commemorating lives well lived, still influencing our lives today.
There is no charge or collection taken at this event.
Fall Flea Market Fall Flea Market
September 17 & 18 9 am - 4 pm
Stroll through our Heritage Village and shop at over 80 + Vendors!
You may find that treasure you didn't even know you were looking for!
Adults $3, Children under 12 FREE Food & Beverage available for purchase inside our Diner and outside at our Boarding House.
Vending space still available call 519-776-6909 for details.
Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village 6155 Arner Townline, Kingsville (Essex) N9Y 2E5
Grant requested for theatre seating
The Sunparlor Players and The Bank Theatre have applied for a large Trillium grant to create permanent theatre-type seating in The Bank Theatre.
As part of that application the group has asked for a $33,000 grant from the Municipality of Leamington to demonstrate municipal commitment to this project. Council agreed to the request.
The result is that if the Ontario 150 grant comes through the grant will pay $165,000 (or 75% of the total), the municipality will kick in another 15%, and the final $22,000 will have to be raised by The Bank Theatre itself. If the grant is not successful, the municipal grant will not be given either.
Leamington Rotary Club
Welcomes Exchange Student
Leamington Rotary welcomed their newest exchange student for 2016-2017. Camille Carricheiro, who is from France, arrived on August 29th and will be staying until July 2017. While in Leamington she will be attending Leamington District Secondary School. Welcoming Camille (centre) upon her arrival were, from left to right, Wendy Parsons, Chuck Parsons (Rotary Youth Exchange Officer), Laura Varela and Martin Varela (Leamington Rotary Club president). Rotary offers an excellent youth exchange program for students age 16 to 18½. Students can apply for 2017-2018 by completing an application at yehub.net/CEN-obapp or contacting the club at 519-326-5507. The local club is also seeking host families for incoming students. (Submitted photo)
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
Under the direction of Joel Lewsaw the Sun Parlour Players present this wonderful classic play. Tickets are $15 and available at: brownpapertickets.com, Wharram’s Jewellery, Thomson Guardian Pharmacy and Counter Effects.
DALE’S FRIDAY NIGHT COFFEE HOUSE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
DOORS OPEN @ 6:30, MUSIC STARTS @ 7:00 PM
Come and enjoy an evening of acoustic music refreshments and Community. There is no cover charge but we do pass the hat for a free-will offering to support local Charities and the renovation of The Bank Theatre. See you there!
AN ECLECTIC CLASSICAL CONCERT
OCTOBER 2 @ 3:00 PM
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
To benefit The Bank Theatre, featuring harp, piano, cello, violin, voice, folk fiddling and classical guitar. Tickets are $15 each and available at Wharram’s Jewellery, Thomson Guardian Pharmacy and Counter Effects.
Upcoming events include Allison Brown in concert, October 14, followed by the comical musical production of "The Addams Family" October 20 - 23. Ticket info to follow.
INTRODUCTION TO LAWN BOWLING at Leamington Lawn Bowling Club. Free instruction and play on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Next to the United Church at 7 John St, behind Masonic Temple. Parking lot entrance is just off Erie on Clark St., across from Police and Fire stations. Info: Jackie 519-326-1361.
BICENTENNIAL BRANCH OF UELAC LUNCH MEETING on Saturday, September 17 at 12 noon at Church of the Epiphany, Kingsville. Speaker: Chris Carter. RSVP ASAP to info.bicentennial@uelac.org or call 519-9953529 (leave message).
SUMMER CONCERT WITH DALE BUTLER AND FRIENDS at St. Andrew's United Church, Sunday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m., 4625 Main St., Comber. Freewill offering. Refreshments to follow in church hall.
ESSEX COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY MEETING, Sunday, September 18, 1:30 p.m., St. Stephen's Anglican Church hall, 5280 Howard Ave., Oldcastle, just south of Laurier Parkway. Topic: Phalaenopsis from "Seed to Bloom". Plants available. Admission free. Info: www.essexcountyorchidsociety.webs.com
FOOD & FELLOWSHIP SUPPER Monday, September 19 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Leamington United Church, 9 John St., welcomes all who are alone or having trouble making ends meet. No charge.
WINDSOR-ESSEX SWEET ADELINES invite all women and teens over 16 to com and sing a cappella harmony on Wednesday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Parish Hall, County Rd. 34, Maidstone. Info: 519-259-2501 or 519-733-3449 or visit www.heartofessex.com.
LEAMINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meets Wednesday, Septenber 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Leamington United Church. Speaker: Jarrod from Groundskeepers. Topic: importance, construction and pleasure of garden ponds. All are welcome for an evening of horticultural friendship. Refreshments served. More info: Catherine Riediger 519-322-1551.
SOUTH SHORE HEALTH CENTRE (ADDICTIONS TREATMENT) GRAND OPENING Monday, September 26, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Meet addiction specialists (doctors, nurses, counsellors). Learn about treatment and support in the community. More info at www.southshorehealthcentre.com or 519-990-2530.
ONT. PURPLE MARTIN ASSOC. FINAL MEETING of the year, Saturday, October 1, 9:00 a.m., at Orchardview Golf Course, 1357 County Rd. 34, Ruthven. Please bring your stats for your colonies. Info: Paul 519-738-3476.
JOIN LIFE CHAIN on Sunday, October 2, 2:30 -3:30 p.m. at several locations in Essex County. Leamington at Erie & Talbot, Kingsville at Main & Division. For other locations or more information call 519-3250929 or 519-969-7555.
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
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.
MONDAYS - SENIORS DROP-IN,1st and last Monday of the month only at 10:30 a.m. at Leamington United Church. Guest speakers, refreshments, games, exercise. It's free, fun, and wheelchair accessible. All seniors welcome.
Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING EVENTS section in the CLASSIFIEDS for events with admission charges.
Driver succumbs to injuries
The driver of a white Chevrolet involved in a head-on collision on Highway 3 in Kingsville on September 1, 2016 has succumbed to his injuries. Yves Brouillard, age 55, of Windsor, was critically injured after being involved in a head on collision with a tractor-trailer unit west of County Road 31.
Mr. Brouillard was pronounced deceased at a London hospital on September 9, 2016. The Ontario Provincial Police have completed their investigation and no charges will be preferred.
Glen Tofflemire’s 1930 Model A Ford coupe
Glen Tofflemire was born on Thursday, September 16, 1926, and grew up on the family farm on the 2nd Concession east of Leamington. To celebrate his birth, his family planted a maple tree on the farm, and it and Glen are now nearly 90.
When Glen was born, Henry Ford was still building the Model T, soon to be replaced with the new 1928 Model A, which went on sale in Ford showrooms beginning in December 1927.
Now fast forward 70 years to Saturday, August 9, 1997 when Glen and his wife Donna Jean rode in the rumble seat of their green 1930 Model A Ford coupe with tan wire wheels and whitewall tires.
The occasion was the 100th anniversary of Hillman Church. It was a warm day and the windshield was cranked open from
the bottom for an early form of air conditioning. Under the 4-piece side-opening hood was a flathead 4-cylinder engine with 200 cubic inches
There were 29 Golden Years golfers who endured the heat wave and delivered 44 aces on September 8 at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens. Leading the pack with a 5 ace performance was Bill Mayville. Dropping 4 each were Bill Taylor and Bryon Walker. Scoring 3 aces apiece were Moe Scratch and Bob M. Finding the bottom of the cup with 2 each were Eunice Cascadden, Murray Cascadden, Pete Daudlin, Julia Kos, Betty McManus, Barb Murphy, Al Rutter, Art Sweet, Barry Sweet and Arne T. Rounding out the ace parade with 1 each were Dorothy Cascadden, Murray Hartford, Eva Kah, Bob McWilliam and John Murphy.
A strong 9-hole score of 17 was delivered by Murray Cascadden, Bryon Walker (2), Bob M. and Bill Taylor. Recording 18 were Barry Sweet, Bob McWilliam, Bill Mayville (3), John Murphy, Allan Mc, Art Sweet, Pete Daudlin, Julia Kos, Murray Hartford and Mike Binder.
An 18-hole score of 37 went to Barry Sweet, Bill Mayville and John Murphy. Bob McWilliam, Pete Daudlin and Bill Taylor scored 38.
The leader for 36 holes was Bill Mayville with 76, followed closely by Barry Sweet with 77 and Bill Taylor with 78.
First place bragging rights with 244 was shared by Team 6 (Laurie Hylton, Bryon Walker, Art Sweet) and Team 8 (Bob McWilliam, Pete Daudlin, Mike Binder). Second place with 248 was secured by Team 9 (Julia Kos, Marie Lasi, Betty McManus).
Third and final spot with 255 was shared between Team Aces (Mary Binder, Eva Kah, Barry Sweet) and Team 4 (Murray Hartford, Murray Cascadden, John Murphy).
and 40 horsepower.
Glen’s 1930 Model A was built at the Ford plant in nearby Windsor, and was one of 12 models built that year by Ford of Canada. Production began in January 1930 with prices at first ranging from $540 for the 2-passenger Standard business roadster with built-in trunk up to $835 for the 5-passenger Standard town sedan.
The coupe with rumble seat was available in the Standard series for $655 and in the Deluxe series for $685. The extra $20 for the Deluxe gave you two windshield wipers, two inside sun visors, and two taillights. The Standard had a single taillight on the driver’s side. Glen’s Model A was the Deluxe model. In May 1930, prices were reduced as much as $55 because of the onset of the Great Depression.
The rumble seat in Glen’s coupe was a popular place to be for the young and young at heart. Two steps along the right rear fender helped you to climb in, and unless you were a con-
tortionist, you had to step onto the rumble seat cushion before sitting down on it.
Most makes of cars throughout the 1930s offered coupes and convertibles with a rumble seat, but its popularity declined as more people demanded more protection from the weather. Its final year was 1939 when only Ford and Plymouth and the Canadian Dodge offered a rumble seat.
Glen Tofflemire and wife Donna Jean in the rumble seat of their green 1930 Model A Ford coupe.
August Fabulous Garden Display winners selected
By Catherine Riediger
Two more beautifully landscaped Leamington properties have been awarded the local Communities in Bloom (CiB) Fabulous Garden Display Award for the month of August.
Lucy and Julio Luzzi at 22 Elizabeth Crescent were thrilled to be chosen to receive the Fabulous Garden Display Award. They have resided there since 1977. Lucy does all the work as she thoroughly enjoys gardening and takes a lot of care in trimming and shaping the various shrubs and plants. Blue and white ribbons on the front porch are from their son’s wedding as well as the abundance of white flowers. There are two Persian Silk Trees (botanical name Albizia julibrissin) – one in the front yard and one in the backyard. It is often misnamed as Mimosa. It is a beautiful late summer blooming tree and the leaves are large and divided into many leaflets and clusters of brush-like clear pink flowers.
Elaine Garant-Bechard and Ralph Bechard at 27 Queens Hill were also selected for the Fabulous Garden Display Award. Elaine has lived there since it was new (15 years) and designed the gardens which change with the seasons. Located on a corner lot, it is currently colourful with daisies and hydrangeas extending from the front of the property, down one side and all around the back. They do the work themselves and take great pride in caring for their gardens, as evidenced by the careful edging and variety of plants and shrubs. CiB members are not the only ones appreciating their efforts, as other people have nominated them for recognition as well. They were also excited about receiving the award.
Elaine Garant-Bechard and Ralph Bechard, 27 Queens Hill Cres. have been selected to receive the CiB Fabulous Garden Display Award for August. Their property was one of two selected.
Lucy (pictured) and Julio Luzzie at 22 Elizabeth Cres. were recently named as one of two properties selected by CiB to receive the Fabulous Garden Display Award for the month of August.
Intermediate Girls Selects win season wrap-up
The Insight Advantage Intermediate Girls Select team won the season wrapup tournament held in Leamington in August.
In dramatic fashion the team earned a walk-off win against Amherstburg in the bottom of the final inning down two runs.
Leamington dropped the opening game of the tournament to Amhesrtburg short two runs. After piecing together an undefeated streak for the remainder of the weekend, the girls were determined to even the score
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County Bridge Results
Leamington Half Century Centre, Sept. 5: 1st Bill Chaplin and Sharon Lutz, 2nd Jeanne Manners and Shirley Plant, 3rd Helen Preyde and Nina Towle, 4th Sally and Bob Bell. Bridge games are each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.
Kingsville Bridge Club, Sept. 7: North/ South - 1st Joyce and Sandy Gammie, 2nd Pat DeNapoli and Frank Duransky, 3rd Joyce Bear and Shirley Plant. East/ West - 1st Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin, 2nd Al Morrison and Buddy Ellwood, 3rd Dave Derbyshire and Derek Parry. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.
with Amherstburg in the finals.
The coaches and parents are proud of the team’s drive, determination, teamwork
and ultimate accomplishment. The win completed a sweep by Leamington in all three divisions of the tournament.
Insight Advantage Intermediate Girls Selects recently won the season wrap-up baseball tournament held in Leamington. Team members, front row, left to right: Kloe DeJong, Nicole Sleiman, Kira Babkirk, Fumi Mallott, Sydney Parker, Jessica Bueckert, John Bueckert. Middle row: Shayna Harris, Olivia Obeid, Madison Willms, Helen Bergen (coach), Kaitlyn Bergen, Renee Iacobelli (coach) Lexy Iacobelli, Sophie George. Back row: Chris Parker, Rich Iacobelli (coach), George Bergen (coach).
E.S. senior men’s golf
Because of the Labour Day holiday the Erie Shores seniors league was pushed back to Wednesday, Sept. 7. Forty-eight golfers still managed to come out for the round of golf.
The 50/50 winners were Gary Alderson and Dick Segedin. Closest to the pin on #3 was Dick Segedin, and on #16 Dick Segedin accomplished the feat again. The longest putt on #9 was made by Matt Dinchik and on #18 by Richard Leslie.
In a game of only counting the two middle low nets, the winning team with a score of 134 were Ed Krahn, Bob Sutherland, Wayne Quinn and Roger Hodgson. Second place, also at 134 but dropped by retrogression, were Dave Wilkinson, Jamie Arquette, Guy McIntyre and Don Mensch. Third place, also at 134 but also dropped by retrogression, was Ed Schachoskoy, Dan McQueen, Bill Gherasim and Brent Metz. Fourth place at 137 was the team of Tom Miehl, Willie Krahn and Alden Werner.
Matt Dick had low round of the day with a fine 75, followed by Tom Miehl’s 77. Also breaking 80 with a 78 was Ross Clark.
Bob Sutherland and Tom Miehl led the birdie parade with 3 each. Matt Dick and Les Young had 2 each. Ron Tremblay and Dick Segedin each birdied #1. Ross Clark and Larry Lucier birdied #9. Henry Hildebrandt birdied #11. Ed Schachoskoy, Kevin Shaften and Barry Miller birdied # 12. Alden Werner birdied #13, while Dave Wilkinson and Willie Krahn had birds on #14.
Don’t forget, if you haven’t signed up for next week you can do so in the men’s locker room or send an email to essenior league@gmail.com. See you then.
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Just getting started
I’ve always taken a certain degree of interest in the comparison between the seasons of the year and the stages of life. Spring, of course, represents (and is compared to) birth and infancy. Everything is new and everyone is happy about a fresh beginning — leaves on the trees, the return of migrating birds, etc. Summer is the equivalent to the prime of youth, bringing with it boundless energy and enthusiasm. Autumn, which we are quickly approaching, is naturally compared to the senior or ‘golden’ years. Vigour starts to fade and just as leaves turn colour and start to fall, so too does the hair on our heads. Naturally, winter symbolizes death. The birds are gone, trees are barren and once green grass is covered in layers of the cursed white stuff. The horizon, as far as we can see it, is often bereft of life.
Funny how hockey is virtually a complete reversal of seasonal change, at least compared to life itself. The autumn is where it all gets started. The anticipation of a fresh start to attempt either making last year’s shortfalls a distant memory or to repeat and/or improve upon its successes. Tryouts, training camps, exhibition games and ultimately, the kickoff to the regular season. Winter, of course, is the very pinnacle of battle — trying to catch divisional leaders while at the same time keeping cellar dwellers in the rear-view mirror. Spring? The last minute push for home-ice advantage or a last-ditch effort to seize a rapidly diminishing chance to make the post season. For many, the sudden realization that they are playing their last few games, at least at their current level of play. It’s over by summer, even for the teams that have gone the distance. Time to toss the equipment into the closet under the staircase and dig past the boxes of Christmas ornaments to find the ol’ bat, glove and ball.
Ah, the start of the hockey season in Southwestern Ontario. The tradition unknown to most other regions of the world where you can drive home from the hockey game with the windows down or a/c blasting at full force. Where the lakes still offer no-expense cool downs to the region’s swimmers after the bite from the first skate sharpening of the season starts to fade. Life on the 42, as it’s now known in Leamington, where curious spectators stand along the glass in shorts and t-shirts even at Unicold Arena.
Right now, I’m trying to wrap my head around the fact that I’m writing these words at home in shorts and a t-shirt with all the windows wide open — about 13 hours after
the Leamington Flyers played their first game of the regular season. Some would call it anything but encouraging to start the season with a 4-1 loss, but when it’s against the three-time defending provincial champions, it can’t really be written off as a discouraging start. It probably came as a shock to many that the Corvairs started the season with only seven 20-year-olds (all teams are now allowed a maximum of nine, depending on whether or not those players have any prior CHL experience), although nearly two full lines of the utmost allowable experience isn’t always necessary when you’re given twice as many power plays as the opposition. The Flyers came up empty handed on five chances while Caledonia settled for one goal on 10 opportunities.
New start or not, it already looks like the same ol’, same ol’ is inevitable for other teams in the GOJHL fray. The Buffalo Regals are back following a two-year absence and seem to have done nothing to right the ship during that massive window of opportunity. The Cambridge Winterhawks — who finished dead last in the Midwestern Conference last season — thumped the Regals 15-0 while outshooting them 53-9. Yup, the season just started and Buffalo’s already accomplished the distinction of mustering fewer shots than the opposition did goals. Here’s some food for thought — at this rate, the Regals will have allowed more goals against at some point during the second period of their seventh game than the Flyers did through the entire 2015-16 regular season (50 games). Oh well, at least Pelham has a real shot at surpassing last season’s total of wins (one).
But, then again, the early stages of the regular season are often looked upon as little more than exhibition games that count in the points standings. It’s the time of the year where teams can afford some trial and error regarding line shuffling, systems and who to send down to or bring up from the league immediately below them. In Junior B, playoffs are another five-and-a-half months away. In other words, anything is still possible. If every team of every sport at every level was surveyed on whether it’d rather have a bad start or a bad finish to the season, I suspect 100 per cent would prefer the former.
In certain sports within certain leagues, teams are lucky to even have the opportunity to start the season. More to the point, many WECSSAA high schools are having a tough time putting together football teams this year. Even St. Anne’s is struggling, from what I’ve heard. A new rule is in effect requiring teams to have a minimum of 24 play-
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ers ready to go in order for a game to actually take place. Since it addresses player safety, it’s not a bad rule, but it will place a lot of teams — junior and senior — on the bubble, depending on how vehemently it’s enforced. It’s a scenario where I don’t believe there’s any particular group that’s at “fault.” All the baby boomers’ kids have long since graduated from high school and generational population spikes just seem to get smaller and smaller — most Canadian couples don’t have six kids any more. At any rate, if your team’s off to a rough start, approach it as a chance to improve… and consider yourself lucky you have a team.
Ladies 18 hole golf
Congratulations to members of the ladies 18 hole golf league at Erie Shores who braved the heat on September 6 for a fun game.
The winning team was Jean Penner, Lynne Towle and Lynda Mastronardi with an impressive score of 97 and with the pink ball still in play after 18 holes. Way to go! Chip-ins were scored by Muriel Davey, Carol Quinn and Deb Kobayashi.
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Local athlete excels in badminton, pickleball
By Pat Bailey
Jill Jakob could be the poster girl for badminton’s motto of being ‘a game of a lifetime’.
At 59, Jill, an ultrasound and mammography technologist in the Diagnostic Imaging department at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, has spent 51 years playing the game she loves.
Not only does she continue to play the game, she continues to let her racquet do the talking. And at a recent competition, Jill’s skill on the court ended with three gold medals in the Michigan 50+ Olympics in Rochester, Michigan — in singles, ladies’ doubles and mixed doubles.
But she admits she wasn’t always championship material.
Jill said she was just 8 when her parents, who played badminton themselves, signed her up for the Leamington Badminton Club’s Junior Program, run by Prosser Moran and Tom Moreland, and dropped her off each week.
“I was absolutely horrible,” she said of her first year in the sport. After missing the birdie time after time while attempting to serve, Jill said she would eventually get so frustrated she’d just pick it up and throw it over the net.
Painfully shy at the time, Jill said she doesn’t know if she could have continued if not for her sister Wendy by her side.
But as the years continued, Jill’s skills improved
Despite a rather awkward tryout as a Grade 9 student at Leamington District Secondary School, Jill said it was her growing love for the game that enabled her to finally speak up for herself to the high school coach. Luckily for the coach, he listened, and she became a standout, advancing to OFSAA as an LDSS athlete.
She also played for Fanshawe, Mohawk, St. Clair College and spared for the University of Western Ontario, winning a silver and bronze at the Canadian College Championships while at St. Clair College and Mohawk.
Jill was also named athlete of the year at both Fanshawe and Mohawk.
Her love of the sport took a backseat temporarily when she became a mother to two very athletic youngsters, Riley and Abby, and she doesn’t regret it for a minute.
She became the chauffeur and cheerleader as her youngsters tried their hands at baseball, soccer, volleyball and basketball, to name a few.
But she also passed on her love of badminton to both of her kids, serving as coach and mentor while they attended Kingsville District High School.
While Riley shone as a hockey player and Abby as a basketball player, they both could also swing a mean racquet. Like their mother, they both also achieved tremendous success, winning tournament after tournament while excelling in the classroom.
With both of her children now doctors, Riley a medi-
cal doctor and Abby an optometrist, Jill has more time to focus on her own game.
She continues to play with the Leamington Badminton Club weekly, but has also found a new love –pickleball.
Jill said when she was originally approached with the idea of trying the game which continues to grow in popularity, she laughed it off. But after learning more about the game, she decided to give it a shot. The game, which is played on a badminton court, with the net at tennis height, with a whiffle ball and a paddle, has captured her fancy.
While not replacing badminton, it too, has led to two recent medals at the Canadian 55+ National Games in Bramp-
ton – a gold in mixed doubles and a silver in ladies doubles, pairing up with sister Wendy Jackson-Sabo.
The ironic part, while she’s known Wendy all her life, Jill didn’t even meet her male partner until she arrived in Brampton. With the Windsor qualifying team unable to compete, there was an opening for another Ontario team, so Jill and ‘Jerry from Owen Sound’ stepped in to fill the void. Despite teaming up with a partner previously unknown to her, they clicked, going 9-1 in round robin play and bringing home the gold medal.
Teaming up with someone last minute has worked well for Jill this summer. Her partner in the 50+ Olympics in Michigan, Nancy Loeffler-Karo of Amherstburg, was a rather last minute teammate as well. But with months before the Nationals in Alabama next June, Jill is hoping they get a chance to practice a little more together and have a good showing.
The most difficult part right now, according to Jill, is finding enough competition in her age group, so she doubles up with Abby on occasion, battling much younger opponents. Although they don’t often bring home the gold, they bring home something much more important — a stronger mother/daughter bond, thanks to a game that has helped keep her young and fit.
A game that has also become a true family game in every sense of the word for the Jakobs, it is responsible for the meeting and eventual engagement of her daughter and her new fiancé — a man she met while playing badminton in Leamington.
Jill expects the love of badminton handed down by her parents will continue with future generations in the Jakob family — she’s counting on it.
Leamington’s Jill Jakob with her recent haul of medals from badminton and pickleball competitions.
Flyers split Showcase games
By Bryan Jessop
The new season started in the same place where the last one ended for the Leamington Flyers, although the local team came home in better spirits this time around.
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s 2016-17 season kicked off with the annual Showcase Weekend at London’s Western Fair Community Centre, Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11, where the Flyers established an even 1-1 record. Leamington faced the three-time defending Sutherland Cup champion Caledonia Corvairs on Saturday and came out on the unfavourable end of a 4-1 final.
Zachary Core opened the scoring for the Corvairs on a power play less than two minutes into the game before veteran Flyer Zach Guilbeault answered about five-and-a-half minutes later for a 1-1 draw. Cale Phibbs drew the lone assist on the even-strength tally. Mike Finger re-established Caledonia’s one-goal lead with just over seven minutes remaining before the first buzzer.
Leamington was outshot 15-5 in the second period, but an impressive goaltending performance by rookie Noah Hedrick kept the middle 20 minutes scoreless. Insurance goals by Adam Craievich and Bailey Fletcher in the third sealed the victory for the Corvairs, who outshot the Flyers 33-27. Leamington was zero for five on the power play while Caledonia went one for 10.
“There were a few good things to take out of that game,” Flyers head coach Tony Piroski explained. “They’ll (Caledonia) be one of the better teams in the league again. They were a little bigger and a little stronger. We could use some more size up front, but we had some good goaltending, which helped.”
On Sunday, Leamington faced the Elmira Sugar Kings for an early afternoon contest. In what unfolded as one of the weekend’s most evenly-matched games, the Flyers came
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out on top in a 2-1 regulation decision. Former Amherstburg Admiral and North Bay Battalion prospect Connor Meyerink guarded the net for the Flyers, steering aside 25 of 26 shots including a penalty shot awarded to Elmira’s Mitch Hoelscher late in the second period.
Following a scoreless first, Rookie Josh Pope-Ferguson opened the scoring on the man advantage for Leamington after being set up by Mark Gangnon with the clock showing 5:17 in the second frame. Josh Slegers beat Meyerink with a power play opportunity 25 seconds after the thwarted penalty shot to keep the teams deadlocked after 40 minutes.
The match ended without an even-strength goal, as rookie Blake Bain’s game winner with 6:22 remaining in the third was notched in a shorthanded effort. Fellow rookie Brayden Klemens was credited with the assist.
“We improved, even from the game before,” said Piroski. “The work ethic was a lot better, we battled more and it paid off. It was a good sign to see the intensity peak like that.”
The Flyers outshot their guests by a slim 27-26 ratio and settled for one for eight on the power play while the Sugar Kings went one for three. On Saturday, Elmira doubled the Strathroy Rockets 4-2.
Although a few roster adjustments are still possible, the Flyers are happy to welcome back Mitchell Crevatin from the summer camp of the OHL’s Niagara Ice Dogs.
“For Mitchell to be coming back is a really pleasant surprise for us,” Piroski said. “He’s a solid defenseman and he’ll be a leader on this team also.”
Like most other teams, the Flyers will consider lineup adjustments as the season progresses up to the January 10 transaction deadline. In the meantime, no major adjustments are expected for Leamington’s official home opener Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7:10 p.m. against the LaSalle Vipers.
“There are always phone calls being made and irons in the fire,” Piroski said of the potential for new player arrivals. “We’ll let it play out right now and make some decisions down the road.”
Starting at 5:30 p.m. at the arena main doors, the Flyers will host a tailgate party for their Sept. 15 opener. The event will include free hot dogs, chips and pop. For the Thursday, Sept. 22 home game against the London Nationals, spectators will be treated to free pizza from Domino’s, courtesy of local owner Mike Schlater.
Matheson signs
pro contract
Born and raised Wheatley resident Cheyne Matheson’s life-long ambition to play professional hockey has come to fruition.
Matheson, both a former Wheatley Shark and Leamington Flyer, is heading to Europe to join the Belgian Hockey League, also known as the Belgian Elite League. In that nation’s most established and renowned league, Matheson will represent the Liege Bulldogs to start the 2016-17 season in the 10-team organization.
Matheson’s junior career began with the Wheatley Sharks in 2008-09, where he scored six goals and added 10 assists for 16 points in 29 games. The following year, he led the Junior B Leamington Flyers as a rookie centre with 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points in 47 games. He collected 36 points in the same number of games with the Flyers the following season and then 50 points in 40 games for 2011-12.
From there, Matheson’s hockey endeavours took him to New England College to play for the Pilgrims in the NCAA III league. There, he averaged about a point per game and became team captain for 2015-16. In his sophomore year, he was selected for All-Conference honours in the ECAC East Division, where he registered 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points in 25 games.
Matheson, at 5’ 11” and 163 pounds, celebrated his 25th birthday Monday, Sept. 12. He is the son of Mark and Shannon Matheson.
In 2014, the Liege Bulldogs won their first BHL championship. The team announced Matheson as its second import for the upcoming season, following Garrett Brazzier of Brampton. Matheson and Brazzier were teammates with New England College.
Kings blast Stars
Special teams and aggressive forechecking in the first period powered the Kingsville Kings to a huge 9-1 win over the visiting Northumberland Stars Sunday afternoon, Sept. 11. Kingsville, at the home opener in the Greater Metro Junior ‘A’ Hockey League, were nipped 6-5 in overtime by host London Lakers the night before.
Against the Stars, the Kings held a slim 2-1 lead after the first period and it was still a one-goal difference with 4:30 left in the middle frame. That’s when the hosts exploded for four unanswered goals in 1:36, taking a commanding 6-1 lead into the second break.
The four quick goals began with a shorthanded effort by Marvin Simmons followed quickly by tallies from David Vostarek, Matyas Kazek with his first of two, and Marek Gharibyar. Also finding the back of the net for the winners were Matt Culot, Blake Nadia and Brendan Cheslock.
Getting the nod between the pipes in his debut for the Kings was Justin Lalonde who turned away 21 saves including a huge breakaway stop in the first period.
Progs golf report
On September 6, 54 Erie Shores proggers celebrated back to school by hitting the links on another steamy day. The retired teachers of the group were particularly chipper knowing full well that their days of facing the “kids” was over. Every September their mood changes to one of great glee. In the luck of the draw game, Team B snuck ahead on the basis of good proxy picks. They were fortunate indeed. Winners include Matt Dick, Gary Alderson, Claudio Sabelli, Greg Gare (first-time winner), Kevin Shaften, Gord Anderson, Carl Grossi, Bill Ruiter, Ron Koop, Bill Stackpoole, Fred Klassen and Jim Sudds. Each player collected $10. Pete Andary had the best plus points with a +8, good for $20. Now he can afford his own pizza. Orest Hrynewich and Gary McRae each won $12 for their +6s. Good job, guys. Each skins winner was awarded $17: Gord Anderson, Mel Davey, Barry Miller, Brian Plumb, John Penner and Vic Penner. Barry Miller actually made his 4-inch putt. Neil Sawatzky told him that if he missed that putt he should quit golf and take up quilting.
Gary Alderson had one of the interesting shots. He was on hole #8 when he pulled off a power shank. Being a lefty, it started on fairway 8 and ended up on #15. That sounds more like a Fred Klassen shot.
Do you believe in the golf gods? Do you believe that they listen in on conversations and intrude on a golfer’s inner thoughts? Last week Ron Tremblay may have thought that. When asked how he liked his new Titleist driver, he said he thought it went just as far but was more forgiving. He should never have said that. Ron went to the tee on #11 and promptly sliced one into the ditch by the Bevel Line. So much for forgiveness, and thank you golf gods for putting in your 2¢ worth. Such is golf! It’s a sport you love and hate, all in the same day.
Team Byron Nelson continues to lead the way in Thursday night men’s golf
Despite intermittent patches of rain with strong and persistent gusts of wind on September 8, both team and individual scores in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores Golf Club remained on the strong side with impressive numbers in both areas of play.
Team Byron Nelson continues to lead the way with 227 points but Team Tom Watson is right behind racking up 16 points to move into a second place tie with the Jack Nicklaus crew. Both teams now have 224 points to keep themselves 14 points ahead of Team Tiger Woods who is still in fourth place with 210. That’s 16 points ahead of the Gary Player squad who picked up an amazing 18 points to keep themselves in fifth place with 194. Team Sam Snead is next at 187.
Brian Humphreys led all gross shooters with an impres-
sive 3 under par round of 32, while Tim Tiessen was right behind him at 2 under par 33. Ryan Harder and Dave Owens were next at 34 and Kyle Humphreys finished with the fifth lowest score of even par 35.
Robert Hudders had the best net score of the evening coming in with a 5 under par net 30, and that was one better than Heinz Kosempel’s net 4 under par 31. Other top finishers included Tim Tiessen at 32 and Wayne Gillett at 33.
Skins winners included Dustin Wright, Brian Humphreys, Dave Owens, Carl Grossi, Claudio Sabelli, Mario Sonego, Roger Cote and Wayne Quinn.
To follow the complete list of the league’s weekly results and find out more about the Closing Dinner and Awards Night, go on-line to www.erieshoresgolf.com and click on the Official Thursday Night Men’s League website or call the Pro Shop at 519-326-4231 ext. 22.
Campus, Leamingtonthe nurses and volunteer staff who made Mom’s last days - ones filled with kindness and warmth and comfort. To the Comfort Bear Ladies whose special skills added one more loving touch to our Mom and our family. To Dan Hammond and staff of Hammond Funeral Home, your compassion, professionalism and assistance ensured that we could provide a tribute worthy of Mom. Rev. Liz Chaplin, my sincere thanks for your beautiful and compassionate service. To Cindy, for your loving tribute to Gram which was warmly delivered by Mike Nicholls. To Mom’s pallbearers: Bill, Brett, Matthew, Jeff, Brandon, Troy, Greg, Cameron, and Lance. We know this can be a difficult request but you did this unconditionally. To our Kaitlyn, who bravely, yet gently, released the dove at the cemetery. To our Carly we applaud your organizational skills and work to make the luncheon a special event. To Mom’s personal “family” nurse, Shelley, for always providing Mom with your steady, reasoned words of advice, and comfort. To Joan, who tirelessly cared for Mom and walked the hallway so many, many times - we thank you with all our hearts - the little bell rings no more. lf I have been remiss and have in error not mentioned you or your act of kindness, please accept my sincere apology. “Earth has one gentle Soul less Heaven has one special Angel more”
Remembering our loving Husband and Dad, and a #1 Son and Brother. Time cannot steal the treasures we carry in our hearts Nor dim the love we have for you, that will never part. We miss your smiles, your loving touch. We miss you being with us, so much. Loved always, every day. Thanks for the memories. Brenda, Tracy &
DENNIS REKUTA
Cougars gearing up for 2016 football
By Bryan Jessop
While
junior and senior football teams appear to have respectable strength in passing, punting, running, catching and blocking, they’re at the same time dealing with a lack of strength in numbers.
Although junior team numbers have been suitable since pre-season practice began on
the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 6, returning head coach Chris Church explained that the turnout of senior players was low enough for him to consider scrapping the team earlier last week. The first day of practice attracted only 10 senior players, although others unable to attend offered commitment
on,” Church noted. “Some don’t realize there are practices starting as soon as we’re back in school. Usually, there are some who aren’t sure at first who get more comfortable with the game.”
In previous seasons, WECSSAA senior football divided its teams into three divisions — Arnott, Newman and Wilson. The program has been revamped for 2016, introducing a Tier I, II and III system for the regular season and playoffs that will offer championships in only two categories — 1A/2A and 3A. As of late last week, details for the new system allowed Tier I teams to earn four points for a win towards playoff ranking while Tier II schools add two points per win and Tier III teams acquire a single point per win to determine whether or not they’ll qualify for the post season.
Both Leamington District Secondary School and Cardinal Carter will compete in the Tier III (“Arnott”) senior loop, paving the way for a regular season game between the two local rivals at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 at Cardinal Carter.
to the fast-approaching season.
“The guys we have coming back (to the senior team) are all good players, but there aren’t enough of us,” Church said. “Judging by what we’ve got now (Sept. 6), we’re in real trouble. I’ve told guys to bring a buddy and for that buddy to bring another friend.”
The number of senior players attending practices increased to 23 later in the opening week of school, prompting Church to go ahead with both junior and senior teams. Previously, he considered joining the two Cougar squads together for a senior team of Grade 9 to 12 students — a decision that would have been made reluctantly because of the lack of game time most Grade 9 and 10 players would receive.
Adding to the pressing matter of low numbers is new OPHEA legislation for Ontario high schools that states teams must have a minimum of 24 players ready to start for a game to take place. As of the end of last week, the junior Cougars included 24 players while the seniors were represented by 23.
“Typically, they trickle in as the week goes
Last season’s injury-riddled senior Cougars finished the regular season with a 4-3 record before winning the Wilson playoff title. Key players returning to the 2016 squad will include Dante D’Andrea, Affique Johnson, Mac Butler, Jagger Ascott and Alex Antunes. Ascott is the likely candidate for the position of starting quarterback. Grade 10 players returning for their second year of junior will include quarterback Matt Carvalho, Nico Gualteri, Tommy Saba, Cam Taouil, Tiago Mauritzio, Adrian Hermiz and Matt Sadd. In total, 18 of the projected team of 30 juniors have high school football experience.
“Skill wise, the juniors should be really good,” Church explained. “A lot of Grade 9s come and go, so we’ll assess the skills of the ones who stay and move on from there.”
Church is being supported on the sidelines and practice field by 2013 Cardinal Carter graduate Jordan Aguiar. Long-time Cougars football coach Mark Renaud retired in the spring of this year.
The senior Cougars’ regular season will begin Friday, Sept. 16 at Lajeunesse with their home opener slated for Thursday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. against Riverside.
Lions prepare to hit the gridiron
By Bryan Jessop
A football team whose very existence for 2016 was at one point questionable is looking to make some improvements over last season.
The Leamington District Secondary School senior football squad will once again be led by head coach Jason Primeau, who hopes to see the Lions make strides in comparison to a disappointing 2015 campaign. Last year’s Lions finished the regular season with a record of 1-7, collecting its only two points on a forfeit win over the Assumption Purple Raiders, who bowed out of contention just prior to the start of the season. Primeau will again be the sole leader on the practice field and from the sidelines, although he was at one point more concerned with the number of players rather than coaches.
The head count however started rising after a players’ meeting held during the lunch hour of Thursday, Sept. 8. About 30 interested students attended the gathering, roughly 25 of whom Primeau expects to commit to this year’s LDSS football program. The team will be made up of about 10 returning players and an estimated 15 rookies. Approximately half the team will be comprised of players who are new to organized football.
“Things could change when we start to hit (in practice),” Primeau said. “We tend to lose some of the younger players at that point.”
Some of the key returning veterans for the 2016 campaign will include Kenny Levesque, Gage Gabriel, Bryce Gabriel, Dillon Chamberlain and Billy Friesen — the last two of whom shared rookie of the year honours with the team in 2015. As they have in the past, some of the team’s most experienced players will take on a variety of roles from both sides of the football.
“Kenny’s a really well-rounded player,” Primeau said of Levesque, whose primary focus in runningback. “We’ve used
him everywhere.”
This year’s Lions team is one the veteran coach describes as a fairly even mix of Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12 players. Last year, Primeau expressed an interest in fielding both junior and senior teams at LDSS, but turnout numbers will only be able to support a senior squad.
Leamington will again compete in what has in the past been dubbed the Arnott Division, although a reconfiguration of WECSSAA football will officially classify teams into Tier I, II and III groups. Arnott, Newman and Wilson names will still be used in the standings, although points allocation will be four per win amongst Tier I teams, two per win for Tier II squads and one per win for
Tier III entries. These points will be used to rank teams for playoffs, which for 2016 will only award championships in two groups — 1A/2A and 3A. In past seasons, a championship was also awarded to the playoff winner of the Arnott group.
Another change to the upcoming season will be legislation requiring teams to have a minimum of 24 players ready to go before a game is to start.
The Lions at one point had to consider scrapping the upcoming football season, as a teacher representative wasn’t found until some time after the school year began. Problems coming up with sufficient numbers to field teams are being experienced across the county, a challenge that is not new for many schools.
“Last season was a disaster for a lot of teams,” Primeau noted.
For the first time in several years, the Lions and crosstown rival Cardinal Carter Cougars will compete in the same di-
Jagger Ascott (left) and Joshua Resendes reach for a pass during a drill on the first day of practice for Cardinal Carter’s junior and senior football teams Tuesday, Aug. 13. Although player turnouts
Players with this year’s LDSS football team jump their way through a drill during pre-season practice Thursday, Sept. 8. This year’s football team — which was almost scrapped — will likely include about 25 players.
Carter. The Lions will open the season
Lajeunesse at LDSS.
Leamington District Secondary School football coach Jason Primeau looks on as two players make their way through the chute during a Thursday, Sept. 8 practice.
GET CASH$$ - THURS.
SEPT. 29, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Buying all jewellery, coins, at the Unico Building, 37 Beech St. Kingsville (beside A1 Flooring). Buying for all gold, sterling, unwanted jewellery (even broken) for Cash $$. Mint sets, loose coins, Can., World, USA, paper money, military items. Dan Jones B.A.B.Ed. 519819-1805. se14
KINGSVILLE LEGION
BRANCH 188 - Friday Night Dinners 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekly Specials $14 (Ribs or Perch). Other weekly menu items $12. Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519-7335162 (office) or 519-7339081 (bar). ja6-tf
COME CHECK
OUT 2ND
LEAMINGTON SCOUTING at the Leamington United Church, 9 John Street. Registration taking place during meeting times. Beaver Scouts (ages 5-7) Mondays 6:15 - 7:30 pm. Cub Scouts (ages 8-10) Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Scouts (ages 11-13) Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Venturer Scouts (ages 1417) Mondays 7:30 - 8:30 pm. For more information call 519-326-6355 or 519326-6214. au31-oc12
HAVE YOU EVER attended a Leamington After 5 dinner meeting? Come join us on Monday, October 17th at 10:00 am at Colasanti's Tropical Gardens as we celebrate 50 years of inviting women into relationship with Jesus Christ. Enjoy coffee and muffins, Shop our marketplace. Listen to our musician and speaker, Susan Baresich and share a beautiful luncheon. Tickets are $20 in advance in Leamington from Setterington's Gifts, Stitch In Time, Ten Thousand Villages and The Strand on Main in Kingsville. Affiliated with RSVP Ministries (formerly Stonecroft). se14-oc5
FOR RENT
ERIE APARTMENTS
137 Erie St. South 2 bedroom units available. 2nd & 3rd floor. 13th month free. Available immediately. Call 519-325-8592
Upscale
include:
library and social rooms
new Smart Card “no coin” laundry
beautiful lobby
underground parking
outdoor balconies
FREE utilities and window coverings
Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management. Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819
SHERLOCK MANNING APARTMENT size piano. Good condition. Asking $400. Call 519-326-3942. se14
CAR TOP CARRIERS (2) and bicycle carriers. Like new, used twice. $650 value - asking $350. Call 519-3267881. au31-se28
KITCHEN CUPBOARDS WITH 2 drawers & 2 doors 53"h x 35.5"w x 16"d; complete set of English china dishes "Anniversary Rose" ironstone ware by Myatt of England; 2 mirrors 37" x 24" and 40" x 14"; 2 hexagonal end tables 21"w x 20"h; Singer portable sewing machine in case with all attachments; antique Duncan Phyfe drop leaf table 28"w x 36" long; beige/brown leather rocking chair 25"w x 22"d; Call 519825-3949. se14
YARD SALE - 46 ROBINSON STREET, Leamington. Saturday & Sunday, September 17 & 18 and Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. se14
BEST OF THE SEASON multi-family yard sale. High quality items for home, clothing, books, lots of "man stuff", decorating items, video games, Wii console. Nono, tv, monitor, fishing stuff. The one you have been waiting for all summer. Friday & Saturday, September 16 & 17 at 8:00 a.m. 52 Winston Crescent, Kingsville. se14
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
LICENSED PLUMBING, HVAC & Sheet Metal
Technicians, Apprentices, & Helpers: Resume to: 238 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON; 519-326-3632 Fax or grossi@grossiplumbing.ca. se14-28
DRIVERS WANTED FOR SUN PARLOR TAXI. Fulltime and part-time positions available. Call 519-3269063 and ask for Jack. se7-14
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
– Part Time potentially leading to full time. Resume to: 238 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON; fax: 519326-3632 or email: grossi@grossiplumbing.ca. se14-28
ORANGELINE FARMS LIMITED is a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality healthy foods and an opportunity exists for an ambitious well-organized career minded person in the position of:
Full Time Packing/Grading Staff
JOB DETAILS:
• Full-time permanent
• Monday to Saturday
• $11.25 to start with the ability to advance
• Healthcare Benefits
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Packing and grading of produce as directed by Line Leads
• Maintain product quality standards that meet product specifications
• Maintain a sanitized and organized department that meets all food safety requirements
• Respect all other employees and work in a professional manner at all times projecting a good company image
• Work in various positions at the required speed of service and with the desired sense of urgency
• Other duties as assigned
• Ability to work in the greenhouse as required
• Excellent multi-tasking skills under pressure and manual dexterity
• Ability to lift up 20 lb boxes
• Flexibility to work extended hours, including Saturdays
• Follow all policies and procedures as it relates to Human Resources, Health and Safety and Food Safety
If you possess these attributes, please forward your resume to hr@orangelinefarms.com
It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, excellent attendance and punctuality.
The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington Finance and Business Services –Senior Accounting Clerk (Temporary 3-Month Contract)
Reporting to the Manager of Accounting Services, the Senior Accounting Clerk is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Corporation’s receivables and bank accounts, and ensuring information in the general ledger is current and accurate. This role is responsible for preparing monthly account reconciliations, calculating and preparing various journal entries, accountable for the administration of the accounts receivable process and HST returns, and performing other various accounting functions as required.
For complete details regarding this position, please visit our website at www.leamington.ca/careers
Application Deadline: 11:59 pm, Sunday, September 25, 2016.
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
Greenhouse Labour
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Crop work, winding, pruning
• Harvesting produce
• 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: 11.25/hour
• Seasonal Full Time
FORKLIFT DRIVER(S)
• Full time permanent position.
• $12 - $16 per hour depending on experience.
• Day, evening & weekend work available.
• Experience an asset; willing to train new hirees.
• We also offer in house certifications. Please email resume to: bruceb@delfrescoproduce.com
NOW HIRING: GENERAL LABOURER
Please forward your resume by email to: hr@orangelinefarms.com
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
GENERAL LABOUR
Nature Fresh Sales is currently looking to fill a permanent full time position for General Labour. Must be available from Monday-Saturday. Start Date: As soon as possible. Please apply by fax: 519-326-2070, in person at: 4 Seneca Drive Leamington, or by email: at employment@naturefresh.ca
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
PROPERTY / BUILDING / VEHICLE Maintenance & Inventory Control Person: Full Time Position –Electrical Experience is an asset. Mail resumes to 12 Seacliff Dr. East, Leamington, ON, N8H 2L2. se14-28
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
EAST MERSEA LATCHKEY is hiring an assistant for their before and after school program. Please send resume to latchkey@mnsi.net. For more information call 519979-4309. se14
GREENHOUSE FARM LABOURER wanted. Wages $11.25/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 jul27-se14
Sunrite Greenhouses Ltd. is looking for:
• Job duties include plant crop, harvesting crop, crop maintenance, greenhouse cleanup and other farm duties as assigned.
• Job requires standing, 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.
Attendants/PSWs Servers
DINIRO FARMS NEEDS full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.40/hour, 45+ hours, 7 days/week. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Duties include plant, crop maintenance, harvest and pack. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds on a repetitive basis. Please apply via email to: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net. eow-se14
BUSY
Please email resume to: tinad@sunritegreenhouses.com or fax: 519-733-5290
On-site Job Fair - September 15th, 3pm-7pm 9 OPEN POSITIONS
Due to continued expansion, Caxton MGI, the leading print supplier to the local produce packaging market is looking to yet again expand its’ workforce at their new air conditioned facility on Iroquois Road, Leamington.
Caxton MGI have a range of positions open across their production operations. Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for producing high quality products. Caxton MGI offer on the job training; and for the right people career progression up through the ranks.
General Labourers - role entails the provision of packing support, clean up duties and general support activities to production operations.
Finishers - role entails the operation of simple machinery to complete final production and rework correction
Rewind Operators - role entails operation of rewind slitter machinery to convert printed material into finished product.
Flexo Press Operators - experienced print press operators; preferably with 2+ years flexo press experience. Specific press training will be given.
Flexo Press Apprentices – Caxton offers candidates with the right aptitude the opportunity to train up in the art of printing. Starting at the bottom, trainees are taught the intricacies of printing and operation of high tech print machinery. This is a 3-4 year training program and ideal for individuals who are looking for a career in printing.
All roles are for a base 40 hours per week and subject to a two shift work rotation. Pay ranges from $12.75-$25 per hour, commensurate with the specific role, plus benefits. Applicants looking for part time positions will be considered for some roles. All candidates must be hard working, literate, with good arithmetic abilities and able to lift 40-50 lbs. For roles requiring fort lift operation, training will be given.
Please apply in writing to hr@caxtonmark.com, drop off your resume at the front desk or attend our on-site job fair at 10 Iroquois Road, Leamington on Thursday, September 15th 3pm-7pm. All applicants welcome.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PAPER HANDLERS WANTED
Essex County’s Largest Community Newspaper Press. Part-time hours. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - hours vary. Must be able to stand for long periods of time. Drop resumes off at: Southpoint Sun Office, 194 Talbot St. E., Unit 5, Leamington or email to: sun@southpointsun.ca
NOTICES
HI, MY NAME is Stephan and I'm looking for a steady midnight job ASAP around Leamington area. Call 519324-5879. au31-se14
SERVICES
PRINTING: BUSINESS ENVELOPES,invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Jim at The Sounthpoint Sun for quick and economical service, 519-398-9098. tf
Public Notice of Pesticide Use
The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington intends to control weeds under The Weed Control Act, R.S.O., 1990 along municipal rural roads within the Municipality of Leamington.
The Municipality will be treating rural roadside ditches using TURBOPROP Emulsifiable Concentrate containing the active ingredients Dichlorprop 300 g/l (present as 2 –ethylhexyl ester) and 2,4-D 282 g/l (present as 2 –ethylhextl ester) { Registration #27967} registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA).
The Municipality will be treating urban curbs using ECOCLEAR Fast Acting Weed and Grass Killer which contains acetic acid 25% w/v 250 g/l (Registration # 25528) registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA).
Commencing on May 26, 2016, weather permitting, and ending September 30, 2016.
For further information please contact: Ken Brown, P. Eng Manager of Public Works 111 Erie St North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 519-326-5761
Collect calls will be accepted.
NOTICES
2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario
519-733-2305
www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION
TAKE NOTICE that Council of The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville will hold a Special Meeting for the purpose of Strategic Planning on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 commencing at 6:00 p.m. at the Kingsville Arena Complex, Room C, 1741 Jasperson Lane, Kingsville.
DATED at Kingsville, Ontario this 7th day of September, 2016.
Jennifer Astrologo, Director of Corporate Services/Clerk The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, ON N9Y 2Y9 www.kingsville.ca
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee Application
The Municipality of Leamington is looking for committed individuals who want to get involved and give back to the community of Leamington showcasing their voice as a youth.
The Municipality of Leamington Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) will provide a structured opportunity for youth to voice their opinions in Leamington, by providing a two-way channel for communication with Council on important recreational and social issues concerning the Municipality’s youth population. The MYAC will also organize community events for the youth of Leamington throughout the year in order to encourage community involvement as well as volunteering within the community and encouraging other youth to do the same.
The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee meets monthly throughout the school year. Application forms are available at the Municipal Office, 111 Erie Street North or on our website www.leamington.ca/MYAC. All submissions shall be addressed to the undersigned and will be accepted by mail, hand delivery or email by September 30, 2016.
Brenda M. Percy, CMO Manager, Legislative Services/Clerk 111 Erie Street North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 Tel: 519-326-5761 www.leamington.ca
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