Southpoint Sun September 18, 2013

And, thEy’RE oFF! Horse racing returns to Leamington

By Bryan Jessop

The race is on in Leamington.

Representatives of the Lakeshore Horse Raceway Association and the Ontario Harness Horse Association have announced that the Leamington Fairgrounds will host four races starting later this month.

OHHA executive director and LHRA president Mark Williams led a press conference under the Fairgrounds grandstands declaring that the Leamington facility will host harness horse races for four consecutive Sundays starting Sunday, Sept. 22 with a 1 p.m. post time. The two groups originally set their sights on holding 10 races this year starting with the Leamington Fair on July 14, but an unforeseen length of time awaiting approval from provincial government groups turfed what would have been Races 2 through 6.

“There’s been bumps in the road. The government has definitely given us lots of hurdles to jump over,” said Williams. “Today we’re thrilled to say it’s absolutely a done deal. It gives us some hope for the future. It’s been a collaboration of all sorts of good people. We’ve had to navigate a lot of legal waters to get to this point.”

Whether or not race dates will be scheduled in Leamington after Oct. 13 and into 2014 is still unknown. Williams explained that the preservation of jobs across the Essex County region hinge on the continuation of horse racing and that if a new harness racing facil-

ity is constructed in Lakeshore as currently planned, the generation of new jobs would number in the thousands.

“The government must realize that we are ready, willing and able to do what we have to do to have horse racing in this area,” said Leamington and District Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper. “The Leamington and District Agricultural Society takes great pleasure in welcoming the Lakeshore Harness Horse Association to the Leamington Raceway.”

The gathering was attended by one of the local horse racing scene’s biggest supporters, Essex County warden Tom Bain. Bain, a former harness horse racing jockey himself, has been instrumental in helping Williams and the OHHA in efforts to curtail the loss of jobs in the industry since the Ontario government declared an end to slots revenue sharing at tracks throughout the province. Bain and his committee have met every Thursday for the past year with the objective of receiving approval from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and other provincial government institutions such as the Ontario Racing Commission.

“I think this is a giant step for us that we’re going to be able to get racing back here and the only reason we’ve been able to get this racing is teamwork,” said Bain.

Bain and his Lakeshore group executive have been in near-constant contact with representatives of the

to the annual race, but four more events have been scheduled starting Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m.

harness racing industry, those whose jobs will be lost if it shuts down in Ontario and other local politicians. Both he and Williams expressed appreciation for the support and assistance of dignitaries throughout Essex County and beyond, including Leamington mayor John Paterson.

“When I first approached the mayor, he was right on board right away,” Bain

said. “The town of Leamington, the Fair board have been excellent in supporting us.”

Bain explained that the four upcoming races will be presented as family-friendly events while Williams assured those attending the Sept. 11 meeting that fans would be considered the top priority. Between the announcement and the first of four races, organiz-

ers reached out to Essex County businesses to become sponsors for programs and other means of promotion. October 13 will also be the date for a fundraiser presented through the Knights of Columbus.

Williams estimates that a sum of 20,000 bets per night will be required to prove the viability of

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Leamington mayor John Paterson expresses his enthusiasm regarding the announcement of four harness horse races coming to the Leamington Fairgrounds starting Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m.

Lakeshore mayor and Essex County warden tom Bain addresses a crowd of listeners under the Leamington Fairgrounds grandstands during an announcement that harness horse racing will be coming to Leamington.

Leamington and district Agricultural Society president tammy Wiper thanks LdAS board members and other supporters during an announcement at the fairgrounds that the facility will host harness races this fall.

harness racing at the 165th Leamington Fair on Friday, June 14 was originally hoped to be the first of 10 races this year at Leamington Fairgrounds. delays in achieving approval from the provincial government made it seem as though there would be no follow-ups

Some of the participants in the 2012 Ride for Refuge.

Leamington Ride for Refuge

All are welcome to a fun event coming up on Saturday, October 5 in Leamington. Come out for a day of love, sweat and gears and take part in the “Leamington Ride for Refuge”. This family-friendly cycling fundraiser partners with

the Mennonite Central Committee to raise needed operating funding for their work with the displaced, vulnerable and exploited.

This year’s fundraising goal is $25,000 and UMEI Christian High School has already pledged five teams.

Horse racing returns to Leamington

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harness horse racing in Essex County, a number that he explained would be competitive with nearby tracks in Dresden and Sarnia. The bet number at this year’s Leamington Fair races was approximately 17,000 despite races taking place in Dresden and Sarnia during the same weekend. Spectator turnouts in recent Leamington Fair races have been encouraging indicators for local supporters of the industry.

“I’m pretty sure that the local citizens are going to be pretty happy to see horse racing back here in Leamington like it probably should have always remained,” said Leamington mayor John Paterson.

Although the inability to offer 10 races this year has in turn sidelined plans for tele-theatre installations in Windsor and Leamington, Williams remains confident that the upcoming races will prove harness racing is sustainable in Essex County. He noted that the county is the second most active betting region in Canada.

With a minimum allowable number of races per event of eight, Williams hopes to schedule 10 per event for the next four Sundays. With the ability to double dash, he expects a turnout of 30 horse and driver teams to make that number of races per night possible, despite the non-profit association’s limited purse offerings.

Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. and 6-kilometre, 17-kilometre and 23-kilometre rides start at 9:00 a.m. All rides start and end at the old Blytheswood School, 735 Mersea Road 8, Leamington.

Registration fee is $25 for all riders aged 13 or older. You may opt to pay this fee or choose to commit to raising your fundraising minimum of $75 for youth or $100 for adults. Ride alone or get a team together and join the fun. If you don’t want to bike, volunteers are always appreciated.

For more information contact Kristina Tiessen at 226347-3295 or kristinat@mennonitecc.on.ca or visit rideforrefuge.org

If the long-term goal of building a track and surrounding facilities in Lakeshore is eventually met, the structure would likely be constructed within close proximity to Highway 401. Williams said the cost of such a project would be about $10 million.

Local levels of government have been enthusiastic about plans for future race dates in Leamington and a track in Lakeshore, from the city of Windsor, all Essex County municipalities and MPPs.

“There is unprecedented political support for our endavour down this way,” said Williams.

For further information on the local horse racing industry, visit the website www.lakeshorehorseraceway.com.

Hike building ships for Niagara Falls tours

By Bryan Jessop

Wheatley is playing a major role in ushering in a new era of Niagara Falls boat tours.

Hike Metal is in the process of constructing two new catamaran-style boats to hit the waters of the Niagara Gorge for tours organized by Hornblower Niagara Tours. The service, to begin in the spring of next year, will effectively replace the Maid of the Mist Steamblower Co. as providers of the popular, tourisminspired tours.

The twin ships won’t be named until just prior to offering tours next year. Last week, the 30 workers assigned to the ships’ construction washed exterior aluminum surfaces and sandblasted in preparation for paintwork. Hike began building one of the two ships in early Decemeber, 2012 and the other in midJanuary of this year. Both are scheduled to be completed in early April of this year.

The two vessels will be dismantled and placed on trailers before being sent to Niagara Falls, where they will be reassembled — also by Hike workers.

“They’ll be taken apart piece by piece,” said Hike Metal vice president and yard superintendent Frank Baptista. “It’s quite a lengthy process.”

The procedure is nothing new to the Wheatley-based facility, as a barge built for Lake Simcoe was also dismantled and put back together after reaching its destination via flatbed trailers.

The only portion of the jobs on the twin catamarans being subcontracted is the electrical work.

The two vessels will each be capable of carrying 700 passengers and will be manned by six crew members. They will both be 86 feet in length, 36 feet wide and feature drafts (section between waterline and lowest point of a boat or ship) of just under nine feet. In fresh water, the ships can continue providing service for approximately 40 years.

A total of seven ships were built for the Maid of the Mist company — the third, fourth and fifth by

Hike Metal — before the newest contract was awarded to Hornblower. The Maid of the Mist ships built by Hike Metal were sent to Chippewa on flatbeds and launched on cranes.

Hornblower’s Ontario office is located on the Niagara Parkway while its headquarters is based in San Francisco. The company’s website — www.niagaracruises.com — describes the vessels as ‘state-of-theart’ with 360-degree viewing platforms.

While the unique catamarans are large, they are by no means the largest ships constructed by Hike.

The local company built a 140-foot yacht for a Miami, Fla. customer about five years ago, a contract that took about a year-and-a-half to complete. The smallest vessels constructed at Hike were 24-foot police boats, although they have not built them to such specifications over the past several years. More recently, most police boats have measured 34 feet in length.

Workers at Hike Metal in Wheatley prepare the outer aluminum surface on one of two catamaran boats for painting on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The twin vessels will be used by Hornblower to tour customers through the Niagara gorge starting in the spring of next year. Each boat can hold 700 passengers. (SUN Photos)

Wow, it can always be worse

Can Leafs overcome the collapse?

With the opening of NHL training camps last week, I can’t help but wonder what’s in store for my much maligned Maple Leafs this season.

After making the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons last spring, are they poised to carry that a bit further this season, or do they slip back into the pack where they’ve toiled for several years?

Every week I look forward to receiving the newspaper from my hometown of Ridgetown. It’s not just my hometown, I also worked at the Ridgetown Independent for almost 20 years. Every week I enjoy reading about the advances in town and the accomplishments of some old friends and their children. Anyways, recently I was taken aback when I flipped through the pages by some bad news.

MARK RIBBLE

The colossal collapse against Boston looms large for every fan of the blue and white, including this one. How can a team bounce back from something like that?

Rib’s Ramblings

Well, the silver lining seems to be that they had the eventual Eastern Conference champions eliminated with just minutes to go in game seven.

That, and a couple of bucks will get you a medium double double and a honey crueller at Timmie’s.

Hey, maybe they could have used Tim Horton himself to clear the zone and get some of those pesky Bruins off the puck in those frantic last seconds of regulation time. Yes, he’s been gone for a long time, but it seems the Leafs’ defence corp was equally dead on its feet during that collapse.

Anyway, with every new season comes renewed optimism in Hogtown and this year is no different.

A fairly busy off-season has re-shaped the roster ever so slightly, but is it enough to get over that hump of a first round exit, or even worse, a relapse back into a non-playoff finish?

First a girl from high school who was one year older than me died. She was 45. Wow. Cancer affects so many people, myself included, but it seems to be stealing people who are too young to die! Prior to this I read of a friend my age, also from Ridgetown, whose 16-year-old daughter is fighting a brain tumor found behind her eye. Cancer in children just shouldn’t be allowed!

They quickly jettisoned centre Mikhail Grabovski, who spent most of the strikeshortened season in Randy Carlyle’s doghouse.

You likely heard me yelling at the TV during a game in February or March when the Leafs went through about 11 shootout players and Grabovski sat on the bench without a sniff. They lost the shootout and I couldn’t help but think he may have been the one to put the puck in the net, but he was obviously not in good standing with the coach.

The acquisitions of Jonathan Bernier, David Bolland and David Clarkson should help this young team that is really trying to carve an identity in today’s NHL.

I feel bad for James Reimer, who, at times, has carried this outfit on his back, but I guess he will have the opportunity to challenge Bernier for the number one spot in goal and maybe that will spur him on to bigger and better things.

Nazem Kadri had a breakout year last season, and finally got signed the day before training camp. He and Cody Franson were the lone holdouts up until last week. Franson is in tough, however, with former NHL regular Paul Ranger working on a comeback bid.

The divisional re-alignment will prove a challenge for Toronto, with Winnipeg removed and Detroit added to their division.

Having to face the Wings instead of the Jets will be a challenge, but the Leafs normally play well against the Wings so maybe that will continue. The issue is really that one more playoff-calibre team has been added to the mix, which means one more hurdle that Toronto has to overcome.

Regardless of the outcome next April, I will be watching and rooting for the blue and white, just as I have done since I was a little tyke watching the likes of Mahovlich, Horton, Bower and Keon on our old black and white TV.

That was so long ago it seems ancient, but it’s really the only thing that us Leaf fans can hang our hat on, until the current group finally comes through with the goods.

Then leafing through the pages of the same paper I found a notice of a fundraiser called something like Heather’s Heart fundraising pig roast. It was a fundraiser for a friend of mine from high school (same age!) who is waiting for a heart transplant. Wow. We all have our own problems, whether they’re medical issues, mental issues or financial issues, we all have bruises.

I guess the long and short of it is to remember that there is always someone better off than you and someone worse off than you. You have to be happy with the life you have and stop looking and judging other people’s lives. As the old saying goes, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence.

Timberwolves taken at Parc Omega in Quebec. www.randysnaturephotography.com

SHEILA McBRAYNE

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Council cleans up old business

The first council meeting in September, held Monday the 9th, was an occasion for Leamington Municipal Council to clean up a number of items of business from past sessions.

First among these were two items deferred from the August 26th Council meeting: both re-zonings opposed by administration on the basis of Provincial policy directions, both endorsed by the Committee of Adjustment, and both delayed so solicitors for the applicants could be present to argue their merits before the final decision is made by council.

BILL CHAPLIN

Municipal Correspondent

The first of these two centers around the proposed creation of a residential lot as a consequence of consolidating ownership of two farms. To quote from the report, “Section 2.3.4.2 of the PPS [Provincial Policy Statement] permits lot additions in agricultural areas for legal or technical reasons. Legal or technical reasons are defined under the PPS as “…means severances for the purpose such as easements, corrections of deeds, quit claims and minor boundary adjustments which do not result in the creation of a new lot.” The consent is not consistent with the direction of the PPS established in Section 2.3.4.2 as it permitted the creation of a vacant residential lot not otherwise permitted. The proposed zoning amendment to permit the residential use of the property is not consistent with the direction of the PPS.”

The applicant simply asserts that this little lot of land is not farmable as part of the rest of the property, and the solicitor for the owner suggested that if the re-zoning did not go through the property could well become just a hobby farm and be removed from productive agricultural use.

For Councillor Hilda MacDonald, this application represents an attempt to achieve what otherwise would be against Provincial direction. “If we start to do this we’re going down a slippery slope”, she said, believing that other farm owners may try to get odd bits of their farms changed into building lots.

By contrast, Councillor Rick Atkin said, “For me it’s an issue of common sense,” and indicated he would be supporting the re-zoning. In the end, Council voted to permit the rezoning against administration’s recommendation.

The second lacked administrative support because of the number of severances that have already been approved for the farm located on County Road 37. As administration points out, “Municipal records indicate the property has been subject to a number of severances granted by the Committee of Adjustment. In 1997 the owners of the farm were granted a retirement lot to sever the existing home from the 8.06 ha (19.93 ac) farm. A second vacant lot was taken from the retained 6.5 ha (16.3 ac) greenhouse farm in 2001 and [a] home was constructed in 2002. The owners applied in 2004 to sever an infilling lot. The application was denied, as the retained and severed parcels did not comply with the minimum lot area requirements; the owners applied a second time in 2004 to add the area back to the farm.”

So, with the farm sold, the owners are faced with the situation that the home built in 2002 is part of the farm they sold, in spite of the fact that it is superfluous to the operation. The owners want it, the buyers of the greenhouse operation do not want it, but the rules are that you can’t just keep cutting pieces off a farm.

This time it was Councillor MacDonald who supported the re-zoning, stating, “This is an unusual case... It will serve the municipality and everyone involved better if it is granted.” Councillor Atkin took the opposing view that ‘enough is enough’, and no more severances should be granted on a farm that has had too many already. This time the re-zoning was supported by Council members, and once again the advice of administration was rejected.

Then there is the on-going saga of Leamington Court Residence at 1 Henry St. Without sufficient parking on site since converting to accept long-term care residents, they applied for a “temporary use” bylaw (that would allow them to continue without more parking), and the required public meeting was held back in early June. There was significant opposition because of the overflow onstreet parking on Pulford Avenue.

In proposing Council support a temporary use bylaw, administration pointed out that since the public meeting, the owners of the residence have a signed deal with the Erie Street South Plaza to use 19 parking spaces at the back of the plaza (behind Shoppers Drug Mart) to ease the onstreet parking problem on Pulford.

Hearing that, Municipal Council agreed to the temporary use by-law which will allow the residence relief from the on-site parking requirements until July 31st, 2015.

Seacliff Dr. E. road reconstruction expected to cost $6 million

By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent

Nobody needs to be told that the stretch of Seacliff Drive East between Danforth and the Bevel Line is one of the worst roads in Leamington, least of all the Town Engineer, but few know that the process to reconstruct this broken up section of road began in 2005.

To reconstruct the road, an Environmental Assessment was required, and Stantec consultants have finished the job. With the adoption of the Phase I and Phase II report, Leamington Council can now throw it open for public comment for 30 days. If no objections have been received during that time, the ‘preferred alternative’ identified in the report — an alternative that includes a widened road bed, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, curbs and gutters — will become ‘the’ design. This will allow the municipality to then proceed to ministry approvals for sewer lines, preparation of engineering plans, and assembly of tender docu-

ments to create a ‘shovel ready’ project.

Although this may seem like a lot of fuss to improve a road, realize that the administrative report that recommended Council adopt the Environmental Assessment also points out that, for budgetary reasons, the work is broken into four phases because the total cost is expected to be in the range of $6 million.

New pavilion for Leamington Fairgrounds

By Bryan Jessop

More visitors of the Leamington Fairgrounds will soon have it made in the shade.

The Leamington and District Agricultural Society has installed a new 40 ft. by 100 ft. pavilion near the western end of the Fairgrounds’ Erie Street North property within close proximity to the neighbouring Petro Canada gas station. Plans for the structure have been in the works for a few years now and with the continued success and large turnouts for annual Leamington Fairs, the decision was made to make those plans a reality

“It’s taken a lot of hard work and teamwork to get to this point,” said Leamington and District Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper. “We just decided that it had to be done. It was so hot at the Fair this year and there just isn’t enough shade. People need somewhere to sit and relax and just get out of the sun for a while.”

From start to finish, the pavilion will run the LDAS a cost of approximately $60,000. Construction began early in the first week of September and with steel scheduled to arrive on Friday of last week, the project’s completion has been estimated for the middle of this week. The roof was expected to be installed on Friday, but heavy winds delayed that stage of construction.

The Ag Society hired Leamington’s Home Building Centre on Oak Street led by Ed Bodi, who in turn subcontracted B Dry Construction.

“We always try to stay local,” Wiper said of the decision to hire the local Home Building Centre. “They’ve been very helpful and they gave us a good deal.”

Upon completion, the new pavilion will be available to rent for public, community and family functions such as picnics, dances, fundraisers and other functions such as the Fairgrounds’ car show. Wiper also expects it to be used by the Farmers Market hosted by the Ag Society every Saturday.

The pavilion will include a concrete floor and with help from sponsors, a set of picnic tables. Organizations or individuals who make donations will have a plaque with their name affixed to one of the tables.

The LDAS originally hoped to have a hydro system installed in the pavilion, but costs relating to permits, site inspection and other pre-construction requirements put electricity access financially out of reach.

“We don’t blame the municipality. Their hands are tied,” said Wiper. “It’s frustrating to go through so many regulations from higher levels of authority for a simple pavilion.”

A new pavilion at the Leamington Fairgrounds was in the middle of the construction process on Wednesday of last week. (SUN Photos)

Alan Wilton (left) and Pat Gibson of B Dry Construction — subcontracted by Leamington Home Building Centre — work on the roof of a new pavilion at the Leamington Fairgrounds.

The Leamington Arts Centre Presents the “Far Out Show”

The “Far Out Show” at the Leamington Arts Centre will run from October 1 to November 2.

Farmers Market launches can drive

By Bryan Jessop

While there’s always a wide assortment of food items to choose from at the Leamington Fairgrounds Farmers Market, vendors and organizers of the weekly event realize that such isn’t always the case at the Salvation Army food bank.

Earlier this month, the Leamington District Agricultural Society and vendors of its Farmers Market began collecting non-perishable food items in a first-of-its-kind charitable event dubbed ‘Fill The Cart’. Through all remaining Farmers Markets from now until Thanksgiving, shopping carts will be situated on site for such donations to benefit the food bank at Leamington’s Salvation Army.

While there is no specific donation target for what will become an annual event, organizers are hoping the initiative becomes an overwhelming success.

“We’ve got a whole bunch of carts and we just want to fill them,” said Leamington and District Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper. “The more the better.”

The Farmers Market runs 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday during ‘summer’ hours and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through ‘winter’ hours, starting Oct. 12. The idea for a food drive began when Farmers Market vendor Heidi Bowman-Quick of

Heidi’s Catering mentioned to Wiper that Salvation Army supplies typically start running low this time of the year. Bowman-Quick, who has helped run similar programs through her church St. Paul’s Lutheran, is also promoting Fill The Cart through her Facebook page and church’s bulletin.

For every three items given during Farmers Market gatherings, Heidi’s Catering will provide the donor with a free coffee. “They’re always coming up with good ideas to help give back to the community,” Wiper said of Farmers Market vendors.

The Salvation Army foodbank in Leamington is currently short on items for childrens’ lunches. Some of the inventory needed most include individual serving size fruit cups, peanut butter, cereal, baby food, toothpaste, deodorant, soap and toilet paper, although any and all canned and boxed contributions will be eagerly accepted.

“They’re always in need of help,” said Bowman-Quick.

“After seeing the Fill The Bus event at the Superstore, I thought ‘why can’t we do something like that’?”

For more information on Fill The Cart, call the LDAS at 519-326-8082.

The exhibit’s focus is to highlight and showcase those offbeat, avantguard, radical and/or extreme works of art that make us all think outside the box and push the limits of expressionism in contemporary art. This exhibition is open to all amateur and professional visual artists. All mediums accepted in 2D and 3D (watercolour, painting, photography, sculpture, textile, installations, printmaking, etc.). There’s no limit on the number of entries per artist.

Subject matter must be “far out” in nature. Meaning it must show significance of being abstract, bizarre, comical, surreal, experimental, kitsch, sublime, etc.

Application forms available at: www.leamingtonartscentre.com or at the gallery. Deadline to submit is September 28 at 4 p.m. There will be an opening reception on Friday, October 4, 7-9 p.m.

Heidi Bowman-Quick and Leamington and District Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper. (SUN Photo)

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, the week ahead is looking pretty good, as you will find people are more sensitive to your needs. Work with those willing to work with you.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, your visions of how things should be might differ from how things really are. Work toward improving those things that need some work, and things will turn out just fine.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Some surprises come your way this week, Gemini. But things will soon begin to fall into place. Just be patient before you make important decisions.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Things may seem a bit strained this week, Cancer. But all it takes is a little cooperation and an increased focus on teamwork, and things will quickly return to normal.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, stay prepared and well organized and this week should fly by without a hitch. Feel free to try some things that go against the grain.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, don't feel badly about the things over which you have little control. Go out and have a good time this week, and eventually things will run their course.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, it may prove challenging to sit still the next few days. People may be pulling at you from many different directions, and you will not know which way to lean.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, try not to be overly protective of your secrets this week. A friend or family member is offering their help and guidance, and such insight will prove invaluable.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, a seemingly insurmountable obstacle presents itself this week. Some creativity and quick thinking will be necessary, but you will enjoy the challenge.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Keep your feet on the ground this week, Capricorn. Even if you prefer to have your head in the clouds, keeping your cool will pay dividends in the long run.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, enjoy some quiet time so you can regroup after a hectic couple of weeks. You earned some rest and relaxation, and this time away will recharge your batteries.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, you have a lot of good ideas, and it's time to share those ideas at the office. Your star will soon start to rise.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

SEPTEMBER 15

Tom Hardy, Actor (36)

SEPTEMBER 16

Nick Jonas, Singer (21)

SEPTEMBER 17

Jimmie Johnson, Race car driver (38)

SEPTEMBER 18

Ronaldo, Athlete (37)

SEPTEMBER 19

Ramin Karimloo, Actor (35)

SEPTEMBER 20

Phillip Phillips, Singer (23)

SEPTEMBER 21

Bill Murray, Actor (63)

First-ever Uptown

Leamington Culture Crawl

The Municipality of Leamington, in partnership with the South Essex Arts Association/Leamington Arts Centre, the Uptown Leamington BIA and the Migrant Workers Community Program will present the Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl on Saturday, September 28 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

In coordination with Culture Days 2013, Leamington is proud to present its first-ever Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl, a one-day visual arts experience in uptown Leamington. Meet local area artists and view their works on display in uptown business storefronts. This is a free event, and everyone is welcome!

How the Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl Works: Visitors will pick up their Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl map at any participating location. Visit each location, meet the artists, see their work and get your map stamped. Visit all eight locations to complete the crawl, drop off your completed map at your last stop to enter for your chance to win some cool prizes (see the map for contest details). For a complete list of businesses, visit www.leamingtonartscentre.com starting the week of September 23.

A Call for Culture Crawl Locations: The South Essex Arts Association is still accepting Culture Crawl locations. Local businesses in the Uptown Leamington BIA can register their business by completing the Culture Crawl form and submitting it to the Leamington Arts Centre. Any BIA member is welcome to participate. Forms are available at www.leamingtonartscentre.com. There is no fee to participate!

About Culture Days: Culture Days raises the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. With the support of volunteer groups at the national, provincial and local levels, hundreds of thousands of artists, cultural workers, organizations and groups, volunteers and supporters self-mobilize to host free participatory public activities that take place in hundreds of cities and towns throughout the country over the last weekend of September each year.

COUNCIL SHORTS - Sept. 9

Burn concern

Mr. M.P. Bachmeier was present as a delegation at the Mon. Sept. 9 Municipal Council meeting to voice his concern about the open-air burn by-law. His focus was the potential harmful effects of smoke on ‘at risk’ individuals near a location where a burn permit has been issued. His presentation prompted Councillor Rick Atkin to move that administration do a review of the by-law to see if other municipalities have safeguards for urban burning and to see if any changes to the by-law are warranted.

Solution found for trail head parking

After hearing the concerns expressed about the plan to extend the municipal trail system north from Talbot Street West to Hazleton Avenue at the public meeting held last month, Leamington Council asked administration to look into what could be done without breaking the budget. At the Sept. 9 Council meeting they were pleased to hear that a small parking area could be incorporated into the trail just south of Smith Avenue to accommodate the Air Cadets and residents along that street.

“I think we have worked out a fair and equitable solution,” said a pleased Hilda MacDonald.

A small gravel parking lot that is able to hold about five cars will be constructed on the railway easement to satisfy three issues: users of the trail who need a place to park their cars as they cycle the trail will have a second option (the other being the existing parking area just south of Talbot Street off MCR Drive), local residents who need a spot for visitors to park will be able to use it, and the volunteers and parents associated with Air Cadets will have badly needed short-term parking.

Storm sewer indifference

At the Monday night, Sept. 9, council meeting, Municipal Council awarded a tender to clean and assess the condition of the Erie Street South storm sewer outfall. At only about $32,500 it is not a particularly large contract, but what makes it interesting is how Watec Services Inc. won the contract: they bid on it.

Months ago the engineering department sent out notices to ten qualified companies inviting them to bid on the job. Only Watec responded. Contacted by phone, a few companies indicated that the tight time lines for the work presented a problem. Upon review, more time was added and the proj-

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ect was re-tendered.

This time there were two replies. One was Waltec’s bid, and the other a polite note from one other company saying they were not interested.

Delivery of pumps for Pollution Control Centre could take 6 months

A report from Kit Woods, Leamington’s Manager of Environmental Services, informed Municipal Council at the Sept. 9 meeting that delivery of two Archimedes Screw Pumps for the Pollution Control Centre can be expected to be at least six months, and they are anticipated to cost in the area of $360,000.

Because of this, Woods asked Council for permission to order the pumps now so that their installation can be over before the end of next year. This demands that he come up with a deposit, but there is no money in the 2013 budget: all of the expenses for the project were anticipated to arise in 2014.

Because the work must be done, and the cost was anticipated (although not until next year), Council approved the move to order the pumps now. They recognized that next year the costs that must be budgeted will simply be that little bit lower.

Recreation Complex under study

Dillon Consulting has been hired by Municipal Council to do a “facility condition assessment” of the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. According to the report prepared by Manager of Culture and Recreation Services Amanda Smith, “The purpose of the initiative is to conduct an assessment of the Complex to determine the current condition of the building and components so that the municipality can then develop short and long-term comprehensive maintenance and capital replacement programs for the facility to be incorporated into the overall asset management plan.”

In other words, they need to know how long various components of the facility are likely to last so they can prepare realistic budgets.

Council had already agreed in principle with this project by allowing it to be included in the 2013 budget. The only thing they had to do at the Sept. 9th Council meeting was allow it to proceed in spite of it being more than $10,000 over budget. The decision was made to fund the over-expenditure from the Complex reserve account, and the green light was given.

Smoking restrictions pass this time

Back in July, Leamington Council defeated a motion to create a new by-law that would restrict where out-

door smoking was allowed. In a recorded vote only Councillors Chopchik and MacDonald voted in favour;

Mayor Paterson, DeputyMayor Wright, and Councillors Verbeke and Jacobs voted against (Councillor Atkin was absent from that meeting). That puts an end to debate on the subject. The only way the matter can be revisited is with a “Motion to Reconsider”, and that must be made and seconded by members who defeated the original motion. Last Monday, such a motion was made by Deputy-Mayor Wright and was seconded by Councillor Verbeke, but the motion had to wait until this pastMonday to be voted on. It was carried, so debate on the smoking by-law could resume.

When it did, DeputyMayor Wright introduced an amendment to the original administrative recommendation that would change an outright ban on smoking

at the Kinsmen Ball Diamonds, the Minor Soccer Pitch, and the Kinsmen Recreation Complex property to a restriction allowing smoking only in the parking lots of those three properties. After some debate that clarified exactly what the intent of the amendment was, it passed. Then, in a recorded vote, the by-law’s provisions were voted on. Voting for the amended provisions were Deputy-Mayor Wright and Councillors Atkin, Chopchik, MacDonald and Verbeke. Voting against the by-law were Mayor Paterson and Councillor Jacobs. Leamington now has a by-law that prohibits smoking within 15m (50ft.) of any designated children’s play area in all parks, within 9m (30ft.) of the entrance to any municipal building,

and restricts smoking to the parking areas at the ball diamonds, the soccer pitch, and the recreation complex.

Serious crash closes County Rd. 34 at Kopegaron Woods

TUESDAY EVENINGS - Weekly

Circle Dance, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the main building at Leamington Kiwanis Camp, 1948 Seacliff Dr. (County Rd. 20) between Union Ave and the Albuna Townline. No charge to attend, no partner needed, no experience necessary. For info call 519-3250720 or email emulcast@yahoo.ca

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Leamington United Mennonite Church invites everyone to a free neighbourhood carnival at 78 Oak Street East, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lots of fun activities for the kids and free hot dogs for everyone!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Bicentennial Branch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association September Luncheon. 12:00 noon at Curch of the Epiphany, JKingsville. For more info call 519796-3393 or email info@uelbicentennial.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - Food & Fellowship Supper, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St. would like to invite all those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet to come and share a meal together. No charge.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 -

FREE Well Baby and Child Dropin Clinic, from 1:00-3:30 p.m., at Mill Street Ontario Early Years Centre, 134 Mill St. (Mill St. Public School), Leamington. The clinics are for healthy babies and children from birth to 6 years old. Meet with a public health nurse to have your baby weighed and measured. Caregivers will also be able to speak with a nurse about breastfeeding, growth and development, parenting and injury prevention. No appointment needed. For more info or future clinic dates visit www.wechealthunit.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - The Leamington Mersea Historical Society Meeting will hold their monthly meeting at the Leamington Half Century Club, Talbot. St. E. at the special time of 10:30 am, and those attending should note that there will be no lunch break before the meeting. Everyone welcome.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - Yard, Book & Bake Sale for Erie Wildlife Rescue, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 11168 Tecumseh Rd. E. near Banwell. Trinkets, baked goods, gifts, household items, used books, VHS & DVDs, lunch and more. All indoors. Info at www.eriewildlifer-

Mayor Paterson (a nonsmoker) has made his opposition to any outdoor smoking by-law clear from the very first. His primary reason is that, as a health issue it should be made law by the Province (who have jurisdiction over health matters, and who could easily incorporate appropriate restrictions into the existing Provincial Legislation). In addition, he is reluctant to initiate local legislation that is part of the Health Unit’s agenda and not an initiative of either local Council or the local ratepayers. He also included his reluctance to oppose what some insist is their legal right (to indulge in a legal activity), especially when the action has the potential to have a negative impact on business, and creates an “uneven playing field” among neighbouring municipalities.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a single vehicle collision east of Leamington which resulted in the closure of the road for several hours. One person was sent to hospital.

The crash occurred just after 1:00 a.m. Sept. 17 on Essex County Road 34 near Kopegaron Woods Conservation Area.

The vehicle involved was travelling westbound when, for reasons unknown at this time, it left the roadway and struck the brick Kopegaron Woods sign on the south side of the road.

Leamington Fire Service and Essex County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended the scene to assist. The lone occupant was taken to Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital with serious lifethreatening injuries.

The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) were on scene for several hours to investigate.

escue.ca or 519-735-3919.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30 - Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington will be providing a free meal for those in need of food and fellowship in the community at 5:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 –

Leamington District Memorial Hospital Maternal/Newborn

Obstetrics presents “New Arrivals

Community Baby Shower” – a free event for new and expectant mothers and parents. It will take place from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Harrow Portuguese Club, 390 Sinasac St. W. Meet community health providers. Fashion show, educational sessions and exhibitors. Childcare, food and refreshments will be provided.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 - Join Life Chain from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Leamington (Erie & Talbot), Kingsville (Main & Division), Essex (Talbot at Centre), Harrow (King at Queen), Belle River (Notre Dame at Church), Amherstburg (Sandwich at Pickering), Tecumseh (Lesperance & Tecumseh E.), and Windsor (Ouellette at Tecumseh and Tecumseh E. between Kildare & Byng). Inquiries: Right to Life 519-325-0929 or 519-969-7555.

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

No name was released at press time.

TD, ERCA team up on environmental project

By Bryan Jessop

Money isn’t the only ‘green’ associated with the local branch of TD Canada Trust.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, employees and family members with TD Canada Trust locations in Leamington and Harrow met at a 2.5acre plot of county property immediately south of Leamington’s Windsor-Essex EMS station on Wilkinson Drive to plant 125 various tree and shrub species. The group of about 20 volunteers participated in TD Tree Days along with support from the Essex Region Conservation Authority and Tree Canada.

The annual event began in 2011, prior to which point the plot was a wide-open field mowed and maintained by Windsor-Essex EMS deputy chief of planning and resources Dean Wilkinson. Wilkinson has assisted with the project each year by providing mulch and drilling holes for new trees. Each of the first three annual gatherings included the planting of 125 small pod stock trees and shrubs for a current total of 375. The long-term goal is to transform the area into a treed lot with only a walking path to be mowed and trimmed. Organizers also hope to see park benches installed.

Planted species include tulip trees, basswood, white oak, red maple, sugar maple, sumac, hazel nut, grey dogwood and white pine.

“It’s a really nice mix that’s reflective of the Carolinian zone we live in,” said ERCA outreach coordinator Caroline Biribauer, who guided this year’s planting session along with other ERCA representatives.

TD Tree Days is a Canada-wide program with 160 participating communities including Leamington. With branches in the United States and United Kingdom also participating, each annual Tree Days averages 45,000 plantings across the three nations. The program is funded through TD Friends of the Environment.

“It’s a great way for TD to give back to the communities that support it,” said local TD Canada Trust branch manager Philip Fernandes.

“I’m proud of TD for what they’ve done and to see the results of their programs everywhere.”

Fernandes explained that the project near the local Windsor-Essex EMS station will take another four or five years to complete. Of the previous 250 trees planted in 2011 and 2012, only two have died. TD Tree Days addresses two of the company’s three funding arms —

environment and education

— Fernandes explained. The third is music.

“The kids really enjoy it. It’s a great way to teach them how Mother Nature works and to develop an appreciation for what’s being done here,” Fernandes noted.

The two-hour session began with a presentation by Caldwell First Nation chief Louise Hillier and an explanation of the project by

Biribauer. The event was also scheduled to receive a visit by Leamington mayor John Paterson.

The urban Leamington project became a reality after Wilkinson and Biribauer teamed up to organize a similar initiative in Amherstburg four years ago. The two discussed the EMS station property and after pursuing the idea, were joined by Trees Canada and TD to bring the plan to fruition.

“It’s really coming along nicely,” said Wilkinson.

“I’m taking a special interest in this one, since it’s home. Hopefully, we can continue to attract sponsors.”

Wilkinson’s family has made the Leamington area home since establishing farmland in 1832. The history of the Wilkinsons farming in the area actually dates back further, but the recording of properties didn’t begin until that year.

Groups organizing similar environmental projects can visit the website www. tdfef.com to apply for TD Friends of the Environment funding, which has also been used for projects such as battery recycling. Neighbouring communities have also benefited from the program. Wheatley’s Ivan Coulter Park was recently treated to a new Peace Garden with TD Friends of the Environment support.

TD Canada Trust Leamington branch manager Philip Fernandes and Essex Region Conservation Authority outreach coordinator Caroline Biribauer plant a sugar maple.

Dani Hunt collects a pot full of mulch to spread at the base of a nearby tree during the TD Tree Days event on the 2.5-acre property immediately south of Leamington’s Windsor-Essex EMS station.

Mya Fernandes stacks a collection of empty pots during the TD Tree Days event held Saturday, Sept. 14. (SUN Photos)

Family Fun Night in Leamington Fundraiser to “Give Life to Lainie”

All are invited to a fundraising event on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m. to assist Lainie Sallmen (Armstrong) in her fight against a rare form of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The event is being hosted by Lainie’s high school friends and will take place at the Leamington Marina Pavilion (90 Robson Road). Activities will include live music by local artists, a silent auction, finger foods, and pay-to-play family activities including a bouncy castle and face painting.

Lainie, who was born and raised in the Leamington area, has been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for over 5 years. She attended Leamington District Secondary School, and now resides in Northern Ontario with her husband and three beautiful children.

Lainie has a rare form of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma that has not responded to normal cancer treatments, thus financial assistance is needed to help cover the costs of the ‘new to Canada’ cancer treatments not covered by OHIP.

Cash or cheque donations made out to Lainie Sallmen will be accepted at the door. Cash or cheques are also preferred methods of payment for the silent auction items. If they wish, those unable to attend can make a financial donation at any Royal Bank of Canada branch using the following information: Transit #: 02162; Account #: 5058243; Name: Barbara Elaine Sallmen.

More about Lainie’s story can be found at www.givelifetolainie.com. You can also like her Facebook page “Give Life to Lainie.”

If you would like more information, are interested in volunteering, or would like to make a donation, please contact Katie Omstead at 519-992-5966 or komstead@gmail.com

Lainie Sallmen with her husband Jason and three children.

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SUN PARLOUR PLAYERS COMMUNITY THEATRE AND THEATRE ENSEMBLE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A JOINT PRODUCTION OF “CALENDAR GIRLS”!

“Calendar Girls” is based on the true story of eleven WI (Women's Institute) members who posed nude for a calendar, initially to raise money with the aim of purchasing a sofa for the visitors' lounge in a British hospital. The original calendar sales were overwhelming and the funds raised have been given to the Leukemia Research Fund.

Leamington Br. 84 Legion news

By Pat Simpson

Make sure to get your tickets for the steak barbecue to be held September 21. The tickets are $15 per person and there will be karaoke after the meal. Everyone is welcome and those who wish to attend just the entertainment part of the evening may do so for a small donation.

The winner of the Ladies Auxiliary draw for the Poppy Stained Glass was Emil Beleutz. Congratulations Emil!

ElderCollege Leamington campus open

By C. Lloyd Brown-John

Registration for Autumn 2013 ElderCollege courses at the Leamington Campus are now open with a wide variety of options being offered this term.

Leamington’s delightful Art Centre director, Chad Riley, is again offering his highly popular and useful ElderCollege course “eBay Basics”. Offered in two sessions – “Buying on eBay” and “Selling on eBay” – Chad offers his experience for those seeking to access the eBay market place.

Highly regarded local veterinarian Dr. C.F. Rhoads is offering a delightful course with friends Cinders and Junior entitled “Keeping Your Companion (Animal) Healthy and Happy”. Assisted by two very clever animals, Dr. Rhoads will discuss both the importance of managing the health and well being of pet cats and dogs, plus some more exotic pets as well. The course begins October 3.

In April, Microsoft will stop supporting XP. This will have consequences for folks with computers purchased before mid-2007. ElderCollege is offering a one-session course on Linux, one way to deal with the problem short of buying a new computer. “Microsoft Says No More! What To Do” is a course to assist older residents with this Microsoft transition.

“Calendar Girls” opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre, September 5th. 2008 and has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre history. The Leamington shows are scheduled for February 2014, when the newly renovated Bank Theatre reopens. The Windsor shows take place on November 29 and 30 at 7:30 pm and on December 1 at 2:30 pm. Tickets ($25) for the Windsor shows can be ordered by phone until November 15th (519-326-8805) or online (www.banktheatre.com/calendargirls.html). Juniper Books, located at 1990 Ottawa Street, Windsor (519258-4111) will have tickets early October. This amateur production of “Calendar Girls” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. and will support The Hospice of Windsor & Essex County.

TBT’S OFF-SITE MUSIC SERIES

If you know Dale Butler and his music, you’ll know that a lot of people compare his musical style to that of the late John Denver and at every show someone asks or yells out “play a John Denver Song”.

The winners of Friday night darts on August 30 were Larry Evoy and Carol Belleperche, with Barb Schmidt and Jim Simpson taking second place. The winners on Fri. Sept. 6 were Jim Simpson and Betty Fitzpatrick, with Barb Schmidt and Paul Groggins taking second place. Fri. Sept. 13 winners were Richard Howe and George Belleperche, with Larry Evoy and Betty Fitzpatrick taking second place. All are welcome every Friday night for a fun evening of darts. You do not have to be a member to participate.

Local historian Scott Holland will offer the opportunity to learn of the history of the H.J. Heinz Company. “Not Just Ketchup: The Story of H.J. Heinz and Leamington” will take course participants on an interesting tour of Holland’s photographic trove of Heinz and community memorabilia.

Pelee Island’s resident historian and philosopher Ron Tiessen is offering an intriguing one-day course, including lunch, titled “Pythagoras: Contemporary of Confucius and the Buddha”. The course will be held at Leamington Court Retirement Residence. It explores religion, democracy, philosophy and even mathematics. Need some brain-food? Check out this course from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2.

Noted local horticulturalist Susan Ross is offering a delightful course titled “Pharmacy in Your Garden and at the Roadsides”. This is a short course, also at Leamington Court Residence, on Tuesday, October 1. From your herb patch to roadside weeds, some old recipes to combat illnesses and improve health.

Two courses are being offered at Leamington Library: “Web Safety for Seniors” and “Social Media for Seniors” with specialist Adam Craig.

Join us on October 5th for “The Music of John Denver”. The name says it all! You’ll want to sing-a-long while being entertained by the wonderful songs of John Denver with Dale Butler on guitar and vocals, Gord Harwood on bass, Dan Tofflemire on dobro, mandolin and guitar, Stu Campbell on drums and vocals and Judy Butler, vocals. Dale will also play some of his original songs and a few fan favourites.

Performance time 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $12 each, available in Leamington at Guardian Drugs (20 Talbot Street E) and The Lesson Lounge (120 Erie Street S), in Wheatley at The Party & Discount Store (8 Talbot Street W) and in Kingsville at Rebel Cowboy Music (49 Main Street W).

TBT’s Off-Site Music Series will be held monthly on Saturdays at Knox Presbyterian Church in Leamington while Phase II of our renovations is underway at the theatre. This Phase includes raising the roof and removing the vault to improve acoustics, lighting and sight lines and to increase the size of the stage.

Curtain up; curtain set; curtain call; curtain music; curtain raiser; fly curtain..."Curtain" is a most important word and apparatus in the world of theatre. Ancient Greek open-air theatres occasionally used a small cloth to cover an entrance/exit, but it was the Romans who introduced the concept of two types of curtains: the siparium functioned as a screen or backdrop and the aulaeum which hid the stage before a performance. The "curtain" fell out of use and was not reintroduced until the 16th century when walled theatres were built.

Curtains provided permanent backdrops and sets. It wasn't until the 18th century that the dropping of the curtain to indicate the end of the performance became standard practice. The Act-Drop curtain was painted with a permanent and decorative scene having nothing to do with the play except to indicate a change in the action. Some theatres started painting advertisements on these curtains. 'Scrims' are a gauze-like curtain, made with an open-weave that can be both opaque or translucent depending on the lighting used. Large white concave 'cycloramas' at the back of the stage along with specialized lighting are used to project sky or large landscapes. 'Legs' are narrow curtains used to mask the wings.

'Curtain Up' and you're transported into another world… 'Curtain Down' and you're back home. Many modern theatres and directors are no longer using "curtains" and it has become a subject of heated debate in the world of theatre.

Mark your calendar for the next Seniors Social. It is a Roast Beef dinner on October 9. Seniors Chairman Betty Fitzpatrick would like to thank everyone who volunteered at the Seniors Social held September 11. It was very much appreciated. The events would not be successful without the help of the volunteers.

There will be a Notice of Motion brought up at the next General Meeting in regard to spending limits. The meeting is scheduled for October 2 at 7 p.m.

“Vanished Villages: Essex and Kent Counties Including the Battle Trail of 1813 and Other Forgotten Places” is a full one-day bus tour (back roads included) on October 23. The course will begin at the Leamington-Mersea Historical Museum and attempt to get lost in Kent County. There may still be a few seats available.

Pelee Island winery will host a course titled “Exploring the World of Red Wines: The Grand World Tour”. Red grape varietals and even an opportunity to explore blending of varietals with an experiential indulgence in red wines.

For more information about ElderCollege courses call 519-322-4566 for a course catalogue, or check out courses and registration procedures at www. uwindsor.ca/canterbury/eldercollege or 519-253-3000 ext. 4944.

• Newspaper • Magazines, catalogues and telephone books • Mixed paper and junkmail • Cardboard

• Plastic clamshells, trays and cups • Beverage cartons & juice boxes • Aluminum foil

Tubs & lids • Food & beverage cans

Plastic bottles & jugs

Empty paint & aerosol cans

Glass bottles & jars

Don’t tell me, my achy breaky back

Why are we humans, for lack of better words, so stupid sometimes? Earlier this week, I sat on my couch next to my dog as he stared up at me with his knowing eyes. He knew that I was not feeling well.

I do believe that we have as much instinct as our animals do and most days choose to ignore it. Last Friday, I was rushing and pushing my body to limits that nearly brought me to my knees. It was like a lightning strike through my lower back that numbed and weakened my legs.

SHANNON MATHESON

Lifestyles...

Prevention is a word I tend to think of after the fact. If my stomach starts to hurt, I take acidophilus and digestive enzymes to re-introduce the good bacteria into my system to help with digestion. When I feel run down, eight hours of sleep works miracles, and after working my muscles too hard, yoga stretches bring me back to par. Note: these remedies react to relieve pain and if used daily they may be preventative measures.

Saturday morning, I headed to a lady who helped to ease the pain. I was amazed with her ability to sense where my pain was, by the heat my body emitted from the inflamed areas. As a mother I have used this same instinct on my children to make them feel better, but tend to ignore the similar signs on myself.

My back felt so much better after my painful rub that I went home and did everything I shouldn’t have and more. This is exactly why I’ve convinced Mark that we need to do some major garden and yard maintenance now, instead of just prior to our daughter’s wedding next July. Hopefully we can thus avoid sore backs and broken bodies then! We both worked in the yard all day Sunday, pulling out 27-year-old bushes with taproots that reached through to Japan and ivy that has thrown down its little legs in pursuit of an invasion.

Mark had to finish up the last shrub transplanting on his own after I sensed some more lightning strikes – and not in the sky. I helped brew the storm and by the time the chicken stuffed with Brie cheese and the apple crisp were pulled out of the oven, I was fully baked.

It is fun to ponder a ‘day in bed’ when I’m well. Charlie my little dog was on one side of me and my two cats at my feet were the only ones enjoying my pain and suffering. It’s a scary scenario to think that maybe my backache won’t get better. I have way too much to accomplish in my life and need a strong pain-free back and body to do this.

Mark’s voice usually comes into my head when I go to lift something heavy, “Bend your knees and use your leg strength.” Most injuries happen when we are hurrying and trying to accomplish too much. That’s exactly what happened to me and now I’m paying for it!

Sometimes, throwing caution to the wind and plunging ahead can work perfectly, but other times we look back and realize that pacing ourselves just may have been the best choice. “Woulda, shoulda, coulda,” isn’t working well right now, so I will gently lie back down and let my body repair.

Until next week, take time to put your feet up too!

Horses struck in separate collisions

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two separate incidents on Saturday, September 16 with respect to horses being struck by vehicles.

In the first crash at 6:35 a.m., two horses ran across Essex County Road 29 near Essex County Road 18 in Kingsville, in front of a pickup truck. One of the horses was struck. The driver of the pickup was not injured.

Ten minutes later a horse ran out in front of a 2002 Toyota in the 12000 block of Essex County Road 15 in Essex. The driver of that vehicle was not injured. In both collisions the horses had to be put down by a veterinarian due to their injuries.

Teen Challenge residents will share stories of addiction, homelessness

Outreach to be presented this Sunday

Residents of the 62 bed Teen Challenge residential rehabilitation centre in London will be sharing their story during a presentation at First Baptist Church, 3 Fox St. in Leamington during the 10:45 a.m. service this Sunday, September 22.

The outreach includes members describing their lives of living on the streets, being institutionalized and destroying their families due to their addictions.

Teen Challenge consists of men and women of all ages from across Canada. The London team hosts 180+ annual community outreaches touching more than 40,000 people with their story of freedom for the addict and hope for their families.

These individuals are truly unique because they all come from different economic backgrounds, nationalities, and varying degrees of substance abuse. Each member has a distinct story from being involved in street or bike gangs to crack or prescription drug abuse and all have had miraculous changes in their lives.

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Nominations are now being accepted for the Ontario

Junior Citizen of the Year Awards

The strength of our community lies in solid citizens. If you know a young person, aged 6 to 17, who is involved in worthwhile community service; a special person who is contributing while living with a limitation; a youth who has performed an act of heroism; or a ‘good kid’ who shows a commitment to making life better for others, doing more than is normally expected of someone their age – help us recognize their contribution – nominate them today!

Nominations will be accepted until November 30

Contact this newspaper or the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at www.ocna.org/juniorcitizen or 905.639.8720 ext. 221

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Helping address prostate cancer in the Windsor-Essex region, a significant commitment on Sept. 16 from Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life is bringing the Windsor and Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation’s It’s In Your Jeans capital appeal $50,000 closer to its goal.

Launched in June 2012, the It’s In Your Jeans campaign will equip a new Regional Comprehensive Men’s Health Program in three key areas:

• A Men’s Health Centre conveniently located at Windsor Regional Hospital, providing one stop multidisciplinary care with wait times cut almost in half from 30 weeks to 16 weeks; and providing access to the highest quality treatment options best suited to each patient.

• New laboratory equipment for faster, improved diagnosis for all cancers for both men and women.

• The da Vinci® Surgical Assisting Robot for minimally invasive surgery that provides excellent cancer control with less blood loss, fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and faster return to normal activities than conventional prostate surgery. There are da Vinci® trained urologists in Windsor, but no machine.

Prostate cancer is Canada’s leading male cancer and the third most fatal. One in seven men will receive the alarming news that they have prostate cancer in their lifetime.

Nearly 50% of men in the area for whom surgery is the best treatment option have been traveling outside of the region to Hamilton and London, even the United States, for prostate cancer surgery, including da Vinci® surgery.

The Regional Comprehensive Men’s Health Program is administered by the Erie St. Clair Regional Cancer Program which serves patients from Essex, Kent and Lambton counties. In 2011, the Ontario Government agreed to pay the annual operating expenses of the men’s health program estimated at $2.5 million.

For more information on how you can support the campaign, visit www.inyourjeans.ca.

It’s In Your Jeans capital appeal is $50,000 closer to its goal thanks to a commitment Sept. 16 from Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life. From left to right are: Norma Brockenshire, President, Windsor and Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation; Tom Ferreira, Account Executive, Great-West Life; Scott Johnstone, Regional Director, Great-West Life; Sean Hammond, Group Benefits Advisor, Hammond Insurance Agency; and Bob Copland, Secretary/Treasurer, Windsor and Essex County Cancer Centre Foundation. (Photo submitted)

Fall planting for a colourful spring

Fall is the only time of the year to plant your spring flowering bulbs, with October actually being the best for planting. Keep in mind that the smaller bulbs will normally be the first to flower in the spring and the bigger bulbs will produce more and larger flowers.

Try to select a variety of bulbs with different blooming times as this will help increase the early spring colour from mid March to June.

Always select the bulbs that are firm and not mushy, and don’t be concerned if the papery skin has been removed or the flesh has a slight brownish shade.

Plant as early as possible, after the temperatures drop below 60 degrees consistently. Early planting will allow more roots to develop and help increase better performance of the bulb.

When planting, I prefer using 5 or more bulbs and even as many as 15-20 in groups. This will produce a brilliant splash of colour, especially daffodils and tulips.

Watering is very important to make sure that the bulbs get off to a good start. Roots will start to develop immediately after planting, so make sure they receive sufficient moisture. Continue watering whenever the soil is dry around 1-2 inches below the surface until the ground freezes.

Fertilizer is also important to keep bulbs blooming year after year. Bone meal in a well-mixed topsoil incorporated into the root zone works the best, as well as fall applications of 5-105 fertilizer.

Mulching is also useful to maintain moisture and keeping the ground from freezing and thawing in the winter. Mulch only 1-2 inches in depth.

Squirrels love eating tulip bulbs. Try mixing other bulbs such as daffodils or allium in the same area. I spread chicken wire over the planted area which helps keep squirrels from digging. If this does not work, try sprinkling a hot sauce or chili pepper on the planted area. This will certainly stop them from digging.

Always follow the rules of garden design and plant shorter varieties in front of taller ones. Bulbs like to be planted deep rather than shallow; follow the instructions on each package for proper planting depth.

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In the back yard...

A Love Affair With Essex County

The “A Love Affair with Essex County” exhibition will run until September 28 at the Leamington Arts Centre. The exhibition was open to all amateur and professional artists in 2D and 3D and in any medium. Artwork features the birds, the beaches, the wineries, the nature, the wildlife and the people and places of Windsor-Essex and Pelee Island? The exhibit features all mediums - 2D and 3D (watercolour, painting, photography, sculpture, textile, installations, etc. as well as poetry.

Let Us Drop A Pool In Your Backyard!

SIZES AND COLOURS

Historical Society discusses in-town location

By C. Scott Holland

At their August meeting, the Leamington and Mersea Historical Society had a lengthy discussion on obtaining a viable location within the downtown area. Many suggestions and opinions were offered as to possibilities of finding a more easily accessible place. The pros and cons of such a venture are many and were duly considered. As it stands, no immediate is being taken; however, the group is pursuing this issue.

Several items of note pertaining to the safekeeping of artifacts at the museum and recommendations to be implemented were made.

The public is reminded that tickets for the Society’s raffle on a handmade quilt, a large, beautifully framed 1874 map of Leamington and a $50 Tim Hortons gift card are currently available from members. Tickets for this year’s Leamington and Mersea Historical Society Heritage Awards are also available for purchase. The awards night will be held Fri. Oct. 18 at the Rhine-Danube Club. Doors open at 6 p.m.

The Historical Society will hold their next meeting on Sat. Sept. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Members and anyone else attending should note this is an earlier time than usual so there will be no lunch break. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Public’s assistance sought in daytime break and enter

The Leamington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting the public’s assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for a daytime break and enter that occurred on Friday, September 6, 2013 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Leamington. It occurred in the 1600 block of Essex County Road 34 East while the homeowner was at home but outside of the residence.

The suspect(s) entered the home and took a quantity of cash as well as the following distinct jewelry: a gold pin with the word “Franca” engraved on the inside; a gold pin with the letters “RV”

engraved on the inside; a gold ladies wedding ring with “Franca 65” engraved on the inside; a gold men’s ring with “GV” engraved on the inside; a matching gold necklace and ring with blue stones on both; a bracelet with “Antonio” on it; and a bracelet with letters “Denni” on it.

The homeowner was not injured.

Anyone with information regarding the person(s) responsible for this crime is asked to contact the Leamington OPP at 519-3262544.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you

can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

Golf club thief arrested

A 26-year-old Leamington man has been charged with several offences after a theft in Kingsville in July of this year.

The OPP Street Crimes Unit in Leamington arrested and charged Matthew Morrison in relation to a theft of golf clubs from a residence on Montego Bay Court in Kingsville on July 24. He has been charged with Theft Under $5000, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000, and Fraud Under $5000. He will appear in a Leamington court in October.

Mill St. area residents and SECC celebrate culture!

The Neighbours Helping Neighbours (NHN) program and the South Essex Community Council (SECC) is hosting a Celebrate Culture event at Caldwell First Nation Hall on Sat. Sept. 21 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The free event is open to the clients of the SECC and residents within the Mill Street area. Organizers hope to create an atmosphere that promotes diversity and celebrates culture. Many different clubs, organizations and businesses will be presenting their culture through artifacts, food, decorations, music, dance and/or crafts.

Tom, Ron, Cindy & Families

The Youth & Family Resource Network’s Neighbours Helping Neighbours program is designed to revitalize a local neighbourhood in Leamington. The program focuses on the Mill Street area, which is bordered to the east by Erie Street South, to the north by Talbot Street East, to the west by Lutsch Street, and to the south by Oak Street. The program engages residents to become involved in their community, identify areas of concern, and develop potential solutions. The program is funded by United Way WindsorEssex as part of their priority of Creating Thriving Neighbourhoods.

From Nana, Uncle Glenny, Daddy, Aunt Liz, Skyly, Austin

GECDSB begins school year with

OBITUARY

24,000+ students and

$396,961,181

operating budget

The Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) began the 2013-2014 school year under new leadership but with the abiding purpose to pursue excellence and success for all students.

Erin Kelly is the new GECDSB Director of Education. She heads a dynamic senior administration team of superintendents which includes two other new members, Cathy Lynd (Superintendent of Business) and Todd Awender (Superintendent Responsible for Accommodations).

The Board of Trustees will continue to meet twice monthly in public sessions on the first and third Tuesday of each month.

The GECDSB begins the school year with just more than 24,000 students at 58 elementary schools. 2,259 of those students are going to school for the first time in junior kindergarten. Twelve more elementary schools are offering Full Day Kindergarten Programming this year.

Approximately 180 students have transitioned to Jack Miner P.S. following the closure of Ruthven P.S. in June.

Approximately 12,000 students attend 17 GECDSB secondary schools.

The Board continues to employ approximately 4600 staff. Sixty employees were hired to permanent educational support positions this year (55 full-time, 5 half-time). Sixty more have recently been hired for the supply list. Ten new secondary and 15 new elementary teachers have been hired to fill vacancies on the supply list.

The operating budget for the 2013-214 school year is $396,961,181. There is an additional capital budget of $50 million.

All elementary schools are being equipped with video/ intercom access systems and all doors will be locked during the teaching day. All installations will be complete by October 11. The Safe Welcome Program is a valuable complement to safety plans already in place in the elementary schools.

Health team offers information session about advance care planning

The Leamington and Area Family Health Team will present “You Decide”, a guide to advance care planning, on Tuesday, October 8 at 7 p.m. at the Leamington Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W.

Advance care planning is probably one of the hardest conversations that will occur between loved ones, but it is one that needs to happen and is important at any age. A panel of guest speakers will do their best to answer your questions and provide you with resources to make decisions that are right for you.

This event is available to everyone free of charge – patients, families and health care providers.

For more information contact Lisa Durocher at 519-322-1100.

John Lettner

John Lettner, 77 years, passed away suddenly on Saturday September 14, 2013.

Beloved husband of the late Ilse (2012). Dear father of Chris and Michelle Lettner. Loving Opa of Brittany Lettner, Sydney Lettner (Jason Musgrove) and Great-Opa of Logan Lettner. Dear brother of the late Egon (Ed) (1970).

At John’s request, cremation has taken place. Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Thursday, September 19, 2013 from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington District Memorial Hospital Foundation. Friends may send condolences at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Friends may send condolences at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Sept. 9: 1st Bob Bell and Sally Bell, 2nd Pauline Mikolash and Vi Major, 3rd Roy Trowell and Agnes Fraser, 4th Patricia Sanford and Lily Shuster. Games are each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Sept. 11: North/South - 1st Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 2nd Joyce Gammie and Sandy Gammie, 3rd Bob Branton and Jack Warmenhoven. East/West - 1st Joyce Stewart and Buddy Ellwood, 2nd Sonia Jackiw and Ernie Jackiw, 3rd Marg Koeman and Vi Major. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m. For info call 738-4939.

Harrow Bridge Club, Thurs. Sept. 12: 1st Doug Bertram and Don Gordon, 2nd Vi Major and Marie Ellwood, 3rd Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 4th John McGregor and Dorothy McGregor. Bridge is on Thursdays at Harrowood, 7 p.m.

I’VE JOINED THE VALENTE TEAM

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Born and raised in Leamington, Matt considers strong family values and hard work to be important aspects in attaining both personal and business success. Having recently completed the educational requirements to earn his Real Estate license, Matt plans to “Live Better” as part of Valente Real Estate’s winning team, and invites you to call him for your Real Estate needs – you’ll live better, too!

OBITUARY

Susan (Klucik) Shagat

January 13, 1913 - September 12, 2013

With saddened hearts we say goodbye to our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Susan (Klucik) Shagat, who went to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the age of 100. She is reunited with her beloved husband Steve (1999).

Loving mother of Steve and Margaret. Cherished grandmother of Shirley and Todd Goodchild, Cindy and David Maksoud, and Steven and Angela Shagat. Loving great-grandmother of Katelynn and Kyle Goodchild, Morgan Maksoud, Amanda, Tyler and Brandan Shagat. Dear sister of Julie Makish. Predeceased by sisters Katie Chrcek and Annie Sich, brothers-in-law Steve Makish, Steve Chrcek and Paul Sagat. Survived by sister-in-law Katie Sagat and brother-in-law Andrew Sich. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

A special thank you to all the staff that came in contact with Susan at the Sun Parlour Home for your care and compassion.

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. Prayers were Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Funeral Service to celebrate Susan’s life was held at the Funeral Home on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Rastislav Micovsky officiating. Interment Erie Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, donations by cheque to Slovak Nativity Lutheran Church, Kingsville, would be greatly appreciated.

Leamington girl on national championship team

By Bryan Jessop

Jessica Jeffery and her U16 girls Team Ontario baseball squad have claimed revenge against their national neighbours.

Jeffery, participating in her second consecutive Canadian U16 Girls Baseball Invitational Championships, helped Ontario capture gold against Team Quebec in the annual tournament this year, one year after falling to the same team in the event’s 2012 final. Last year’s competition was the first for Jeffery, who this year was joined by fellow Essex County residents Jessica MacPherson of Essex and Tecumseh’s Jenna Hillman.

The 2013 tournament was hosted by Bedford, N.S. from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25. Jeffery switched duties between the outfield and three games of pitching — twice as a starter and once as the closer. Officially, her pitching record was 1-1. She struck out four batters during her time on the mound.

On the opening day, Ontario defeated Newfoundland 12-6 and Manitoba 2110 in round robin play. They were narrowly defeated 8-6 by the hosting province the day later, but rebounded with a 12-2 win over B.C. to improve to 3-1. Day 3 began with an 8-4 victory over Alberta, but Quebec continued to have their number from the previous year by finishing round robin action by downing the Ontario group 15-8.

In the medal games on Aug. 25, Ontario was set up for a rematch against Quebec in the gold/silver final while B.C. and Newfoundland went head-to-head for bronze. After Nova Scotia defeated Alberta for fifth and B.C. cruised past Nefoundland 11-1 for bronze, the tournament ended with a 7-1 gold medal-winning win for Ontario over La Belle Province.

“At first, it didn’t really sink in,” said Jeffery of winning the championship game. “Once I had some time to think about it, it was pretty cool.”

Tryouts for Team Ontario were held in late July, where a gathering of about 50 players was whittled down to 13 for the national competition. Tryouts were scheduled on four different days with each running four hours in length.

Jeffery went to bat 14 times during the tournament, managing four runs and five hits, including a double, a home run and four RBI. Her final batting average was an impressive .357.

Jeffrey was honoured for her gold medal performance by being invited to conduct a puck drop before the Thursday, Sept. 12 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League game between the hosting Leamington Flyers and St. Thomas Stars. MacPherson — also 14 — also took part in the event. Hillman, playing a hockey game that night, was unable to attend.

Jeffery started Grade 9 this year at L’Essor in Tecumseh where she has joined the school’s junior girls basketball team. Both her and MacPherson, who attends Essex District High

Championships in Bedford, N.S. Aug. 22-25.

School, will be eligible to play for the U16 Ontario baseball squad for another two years. Jeffery has already decided to try out again next year.

Jeffery also plays travel hockey in the Southpoint Minor Hockey Association system, representing the bantam major boys team, where she plays defense.

St. Thomas Stars captain Alex Morgan, U16 girls Team Ontario baseball players Jessica Jeffery of Leamington and Jessica MacPherson of Essex and Leamington Flyers captain Tony Spidalieri

Sept. 12 GOJHL game at Heinz Arena. Jeffery, MacPherson and Jenna Hillman of Tecumseh

represented the provincial team that won national gold

This little piggy bank went to market

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

Home invasion isn’t always about some degenerate committing a break and enter. My home, for example, has been invaded by Thomas the Tank Engine. That little blue miscreant has found his way into my family’s residence on hats, shirts, pajamas, shorts, back packs, colouring/activity books, ‘regular’ books, stickers, puzzles, a suitcase, toothpaste and of course, toys.

It all started with YouTube videos and episodes on Treehouse to distract my now two-year-old from whatever it was he was crying about. It worked, but at a price neither my wife nor I saw coming. He now has four Thomas trains of various sizes, along with his red and green buddies James and Percy to keep him company.

I now know the show’s song verbatim. It starts by mentioning that there are eight trains, but boy is that outdated. There are now literally close to 100 characters — most of them trains — making what must be the massive island of Sodor their home. The official website also includes a link to an annual activity day dubbed “A Day Out With Thomas” hosted by different communities across North America. The most local version of this attraction, fittingly enough, is in St. Thomas. The main attraction is a giant, real train-sized Thomas that actually rides along on a real railway. Not surprisingly, side attractions include what must be acres upon acres of Thomas toys and memorabilia for sale. The Thomas and Friends franchise is equipped with a merchandising machine that probably rivals John Deere and Harley Davidson. Professional sports teams are no strangers to clever marketing and merchandising. Most of them have gone well beyond the pens, coffee mugs and t-shirts that exist as standbys for businesses marching along in the real world. If you’re a Leafs fan, practically everything you own can be factory-adorned with the team’s blue and white logo. You can now purchase toasters that burn your favourite team’s logo onto the surface of your toast. Seriously,

I couldn’t make that up. I wonder if the packaging on the Toronto version comes with an advisory warning purchasers that the device will cause excessive crumbling after each year’s all star game.

Fanatics will go out of their way to let everyone know who they support as favourites. Someone in Chatham has gone beyond the door window flags and license plate frames. His entire car, which appears to be a late 90s Bonneville, is completely covered in Leafs logos. I haven’t seen it in a while, but I swear it actually exists (or existed).

While it’s always a good idea for junior, minor and high school teams to buy ads or commercials to promote their games and/or other events, it hardly seems necessary for the pros. New York City’s Wall Street should have erected a 20-foot statue of the person who first decided to sell shirts displaying a brand name. Think about it; someone woke up one morning and correctly made the assumption that people would PAY to help a company (or team) promote its products. It would have made perfect sense for Coca-Cola or the New York Yankees to approach the average Joe and offer him a few bucks to wear a shirt or hat displaying their corporate logo.

Professional teams that find their way into non-traditional markets have to get creative. Southern US NHL teams that don’t win Cup after Cup usually resort to changing their jerseys and/or logos as frequently as most of us change our minds. Northern teams are sometimes guilty of resorting to the same ploy — the Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers have all introduced some repulsive designs to replace perfectly good sweaters created in the ‘70s or ‘80s. This is one of the things I appreciate about the Habs — la Bleu Blanc Rouge is not open to interpretation. The occasional use of a ‘retro’ jersey is permitted, but otherwise, aesthetic alteration is considered sacrilegious.

I actually like the jerseys the Winnipeg Jets have worn since relocating from Atlanta with the exception of one little detail. After hearing that the main logo was created as a tribute to the Royal Canadian Air Force, it was a bit painful to hear that the fighter jet in the middle bears more of a resemblance to the F-16 (still used by the American military) than Canada’s CF-18 Hornet. Oops.

RECREATION EVENTS RECREATION EVENTS

Recreation Events from the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex

Visit our website: www.leamington.ca /recreation

Kid’s Fun Zone:

Rock ‘n Swim – Fri. Sept. 20th, 7-9pm with Music sponsored by Dr. K. Archer-Family Dental Care. Swimming Theme Day – “Beach Ball Bash” – Sun. Sept. 29th, 1-3 pm Complex Pool NEW CHILDREN’S programs – ages from 2 – 6 yrs. Sponsored by Province of Ontario

• Sporty Tots, Indoor Soccer, TeeBall, Kindernastics CHILDREN & YOUTH Programs:

• Home Alone Training Course ages 9-13 and Babysitter Training Course ages 11 – 15 years.

• Girls Night Out program for girls grades 6 – 8 on Monday nights. Bring along your girlfriend!

• Yoga for Youth ages 9 thru 12.

• Volleyball Academy ages 5 – 13 on Monday nights.

• And so much more listed in our Activity Guide!

TEEN Programs:

• New this FALL! Youth Leadership Training program for ages 14 plus. If you’re wanting to work with children, the Municipality requires High Five training for employment as a Day Camp Counsellor.

• Volleyball House League - teens ages 14 – 16 on Monday nights.

• TEEN Indoor Cycling Class on Wed. nights.

ADULT Programs

Weightroom and Cardio equipment -strengthen & tone your muscles and build endurance; Advanced Urban Poling on Leamington’s Trails; Over 50 Fitness, AquaFitness & Indoor Cycling Classes per week –plus several Boot Camp Classes, Zumba Toning/Sentao and Zumba Gold for seniors, and a New BOKWA class!

Adult Recreational and Lane Swims in the Complex Pool; Indoor Track. Red Cross First Aid CPR-C and Re-certification courses.

Warrior Fit - the ultimate Training Boot Camp to prepare yourself for Windsor Regional Hospitals “Heart Breaker Challenge.” Led by certified Can Fit Pro trainer Andrew Hopkins, this class starts on Sept. 25th and runs for 7 weeks Wed. nights: 7 – 8pm.

Come Exercise and Bring along a Friend. Commit to be FIT! at Leamington’s Sherk Complex.

WFCU Midgets open season with authority

Sunday, September 15 the WFCU Capital Midgets made a late night road trip to Kingsville to face the Erie North Shore Storm in their first Bluewater League game of the season.

The opening stanza saw the Capitals control most of the play; however, some decent net-minding by the Storm tender held the Caps to just one goal. Dylan Enns scored his first of two on the night, assisted by Brandon Turnbull.

In the second period the Capitals unloaded on the Storm out-shooting and outscoring them 5-0 to finish the period, ahead in the game 6-0. Goal scorers were D. Enns from Ryan Zsebok and Scott Florence, Zsebok from D. Enns and DJ Wales, Florence from Kyle Dama and Noah Nassif, Florence unassisted, and Calyn Kir from Derek Toews and Turnbull.

In the third period the Capitals maintained control of the game as it finished 8-0 with the two third period markers scored by Zsebok from Florence and Riley Enns, and Toews unassisted.

Shots finished in the Capitals favour 37 to 14. Come out and support your local minor hockey teams by checking out their schedules at www.southpointminorhockey.com.

Proggers push through despite unseasonal heat wave

September 10 will go down as one of the hottest days in recent memory. Many members of the Progs league decided to hoof it instead of using the riding cart. Some of them came in with faces as red as boiled lobsters. It could have been from the heat and some, maybe, were embarrassed with their score. Many Proggers shot negative numbers. The stars of the day were Norm Beattie (+7), Wayne Quinn (+4), Gary Alderson (+3) and Joe Verhoeven (+3). An honorable mention goes out to Jack Martin with a +2. If my eyes don’t deceive me, these were the only players to post positive scores.

Don’t even get me started on the Phoenix Coyotes. After being purchased by a Canadian-led group of investors from the NHL, the franchise recently launched the pitch “Here To Stay” — not really an honest declaration for a group that insisted on a contract ‘out clause’ if the team suffers more than $50 million in losses within the first five years of ownership. I guess “Here To Stay For At Least Five Years Unless Our Lawyers Can Exploit A Loophole In The Purchase Agreement” doesn’t have the same appeal.

Team C was the overwhelming victor with a +11. Heading the list of winners are Gary Alderson, Wayne Gillett, Dave Wilkinson, Norm Beattie, Harry Badz, Ron Gagne, Gord Anderson, Frank Gow and Greg Gare.

On the skins front, there were a bushel of them. Barry Miller notched two while singles were garnered by John Rutgers, Mike Herbert, George Turnbull, Ron Gagne, Jack Martin and Jeff Brown.

Mike Herbert made an unlikely birdie on hole #8. Mike drew/pulled the ball to his left landing by the 200-yard mark on hole #15. To get to the green, Mike had to hit it over the trees. Mike, for whatever reason, rifled it through the trees onto the back fringe of the green. From there Mike nailed the putt for a sweet birdie.

I got to play with Jack Martin, Roger Cote and Bill Slater. Up to this point in time, Bill Slater had not been on a winning team. Regrettably, his record remains intact. Roger was impressive with some dazzling chips and pitches where the ball nestled nice and close to the hole. Jack showed moments of the long ball hitter that I remember from years ago. That put him in good position to achieve his +2.

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Curling already? You must be joking!

By Gordon Wonnick

No folks, I am not joking – the 2013-2014 curling season is only about a month away. At Sun Parlour Curling Club the members look forward to an exciting season as they will begin curling on a brand new ice surfaced floor which should provide much improved ice conditions.

I grew up in Manitoba and this was always an exciting time when you looked forward to the winter months and participated in either hockey or curling. In my case it was curling, and I would play between 100 and 120 games each year which included bonspiels most weekends. This, of course, was made easy by the fact that if you had a village with grain elevators and a couple of churches and a general store you most likely had a curling rink.

Times have changed. I don’t know what the current situation is out west, but in this part of the country many clubs are really struggling to maintain a viable membership. To me this is hard to understand. When millions of Canadians love to watch curling on TV, you would think that they would like to actually participate in the game. This is not like watching hockey, baseball and football where once you get to a certain time in your life you cannot consider being a participant. In curling anyone can play, young and old and even those in wheelchairs are playing the game.

In southern Ontario you constantly read about the influx of retirees. No wonder, this is a wonderful part of the country. Certainly these seniors are looking for activities that they can participate in and enjoy, something they can do which gives them some exercise and at the same time they can meet new people and enjoy the fellowship. I can’t think of a better way than curling — you can play hard in some leagues or you can take it easy in others, and from a cost point of view you would have great difficulty in finding something more reasonable.

Curling is not just for seniors, Sun Parlour Curling Club has curlers of all ages and the high school curling is really starting to flourish, which bodes well for the future. Like everything else these days, there are changes taking place in curling that make it easier and more fun. One of the latest changes is the introduction of “Sturling” where there is virtually no sweeping. This opens the game to many more people, thank goodness, because in my case I am on oxygen 24-7 and I can still play this game.

Of all the curling clubs in this area, the Sun Parlour Club is doing better than most but the facility is such that it could double its membership and still have enough ice time to give everyone sufficient game time.

In about a month, Sun Parlour will be having their annual open house week where anyone can come and try their hand at curling, so why don’t you plan on giving it a shot? If you like it consider joining, and if you don’t, enjoy an evening with some nice folks. The day that I submitted this article the temperature was 34, humidex 44 — bring on the ice!

Senior golfers enjoying last of season

By Gordon Wonnick

Several years ago I started to write articles on Senior Golf for the Leamington Post and then when Southpoint Sun started to publish I had articles in both papers. You didn’t very often see golf articles in the papers, and I noticed in the last issue of the Southpoint Sun almost a whole page was taken up with golf from the various leagues. This was very nice to see and it just illustrates how important an activity it is in the community.

In last week’s Erie Shores Seniors League the results were as follows:

Tom Miehl won the 50/50 draw and Terry Bee won second.

Closest to the pin competition saw Frank Gow closest on hole 3 and Wally Ellsworth on hole 16.

Longest putt winners were Les Young on hole 5 and Dan Adams on hole 14. In the team competition there was a tie for first place – the team of Wally Ellsworth, Cam McKay, Garth Dennerly and Vic Paglio-

ne, and the team of Kevin Shaften, Bob Sutherland, Les Young and Tom Miehl.

With three weeks to go, Team Bobby Jones has secured first place honours in the Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores. Standing with a 28-point lead over the second place team, no one can catch them. So, the only real suspense remaining is which team will finish second and third and what other two will finish fifth and sixth.

At this point, Team Ben Hogan’s ten-point evening has allowed them to move into a second place tie with Team Gene Sarazen who’s seven-point finish leaves them both tied with 97 points, far back of the first place leaders but miles ahead of Team Arnold Palmer who virtually has a fourth place finish guaranteed with its total of 83 points.

The teams of Sam Snead and Bob Charles with 76 and 75 points seem to be in a dogfight for the fifth and sixth spots while the four remaining teams are much further back with 59 or less points.

In the individual competition, Brian Humphreys had an incredible five under par 30 to lead all gross shooters, while Ward Hutchins was close behind with his own spectacular round of three under par 32.

Low net shooters included Bill Gherasim at net 29 and Gary McRae at net 30.5. Greg Dunmore was closest to the pin on the 3rd hole and Brian Humphreys was in tight on hole #5.

Humphreys also had the longest drive of the day on hole #7, while Mel Pace made the longest putt on hole #9. Skins winners included Ward Hutchins, Greg

Dunmore and Matt Dick.

The final Dinner and Awards Night Presentation takes place on Thursday, October 10 with cocktails at 5:30 and dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. If you haven’t spoken with Starter Larry or the Pro Shop, please call 519-326-4231, ext. 22, and let them know if you arecoming out that evening. A count of those coming ahead of time is important so that the league organizers can have enough food and prizes on hand. There is no cost for this meal as it was already included in the price of the league entry fee paid at the beginning of the year.

The third place team was Dan Adams, Darryl Brummel and Jim Hodgkins. Fourth place was the team of Norm Beattie, Earl Dunmore, Larry Roberts and Alden Warner.

There are only a couple of games left before the season ends, so let’s all get out and enjoy.

Lions blank Aigles in opener

By Bryan Jessop

Friday the 13th featured both good and bad luck for the Leamington Lions senior football team.

The team shut out the visiting L’Essor Aigles of Tecumseh 9-0 Friday, Sept. 13 to start the 2013 season with a 1-0 record in the WECSSAA Arnott Division. The victory came at a price though, as starters and key players Todd Jones and John Cabral were sent to the sidelines with a dislocated shoulder and broken thumb, respectively.

“Some of the younger players are really going to have to step up big for us,” said Lions’ head coach Jason Primeau.

Andrew Levesque caught a tipped pass in the first quarter and ran the ball to the L’Essor 15-yard line in the first quarter, which eventually set up a short burst by Cabral through the Aigles’ defensive line and into the end zone for the game’s only touchdown. Chris Schultz kicked the successful PAT to give Leamingotn a 7-0 lead to start the second quarter.

With the home team’s defense pushing L’Essor deep into their own zone, the Aigles conceded a two-point safety late in the second quarter to complete the scoring at 9-0. An offensive push late in the half ended for L’Essor when Levesque nabbed yet another interception.

The Lions fumbled the ball three times in the first half, allowing turnovers that otherwise had potential to let LDSS expand on its lead. A quiet third quarter did however allow Leamington to turn the tables, as its defense recovered a L’Essor fumble on the Lions own 45-yard line.

Both teams made formidable attempts to score in the final quarter, starting with a Leamington drive that ended in a turnover on downs at the Aigles six-yard line. In the dying seconds of the game, L’Essor carried the ball as far as the Lions’ fouryard line before another turnover on downs.

“We made a lot of mistakes, but we played tough,” said Primeau. “We really have to work on ball security.”

Primeau however saw some positive characteristics on the field from his team early in the season.

“Our defense was pretty solid,” he said. “There were a lot of penalties that allowed drives to keep going and we were getting tired at the end, but we tackled well.”

The Lions were successful in tweaking the regular season schedule for Game 2, as a Thursday, Sept. 19 home game against Assumption has been pushed back to Friday, Sept. 20 with a 3:30 p.m. start.

Elsewhere in WECSSAA senior football, the Cardinal Carter Cougars started the Wilson Division season on the road with a convincing 21-2 victory against Brennan. The Cougars will take on the Essex Red Raiders for their home opener — also on Sept. 20 — with a 1 p.m. kickoff.

Cardinal Carter’s junior team started the regular season Tuesday, Sept. 17 on the road against Brennan — results were not available by press deadline. The junior Cougars’ home opener will be played Tuesday, Sept. 24 with a 4 p.m. kick off against L’Essor.

Cacciavillani wins in Rock Island Grand Prix

By Bryan Jessop

A return visit to Rock Island, Ill. proved a worthwhile trip for Leamington’s Cory Cacciavillani.

Labour Day weekend was a busy one for the local karting racer, who entered five different events in the Rock Island Grand Prix, known as the world’s most popular road course karting race. Cacciavillani, using four different karts, entered the Senior TaG for both Saturday and Sunday events as well as LO 206 medium and heavy classes and the Leopard division. Although a crash in the Leopard race ended his hopes of defending his 2012 championship in that group, the Leamington native went on to win Sunday’s Senior TaG event with a nine-second gap between himself and the second-place finisher.

Cacciavillani also finished second in the Senior TaG Saturday race, third in the LO 206 medium event and fourth in the LO 206 heavy final. Racers who compete in the LO 206 classes need only change the weight of the same kart.

The local racer’s victory was achieved in the same kart he uses in Southwestern Ontario’s Brian Stewart Karting Racing Championship series. Although Cacciavillani didn’t participate in many of the 2013 BSKRC races, he

did participate in the season’s local race hosted by the Point Pelee Karting Club track.

Last year, Cacciavillani appeared to finish second in the Rock Island Leopard race, but the winner was disqualified upon post-race tech inspection, giving the Leamington racer the honour of becoming only the ninth non-American to win one of the weekend’s divisions in its 19-year history. This year was his third trip to the popular Labour Day weekend event, featuring a course that brings entries just south of the Mississippi River.

Cacciavillani began kart racing at the age of 11 in 2004, entering the Novice group with a Honda-powered kart. Since then, he has enjoyed success in Junior Lite, Junior Medium, Junior Heavy, Junior Rotax, Junior TaG and Senior Medium groups. In the various classes he has entered over the years, he describes Senior TaG as his favourite.

“It’s a combination of speed, engines and the people you race against,” Cacciavillani explained.

The 7a Senior TaG kart used by Cacciavillani over the past five years is equipped with a two-cycle Vortex Rok TT 125cc engine. The LO 206 racer is powered by a four-cycle

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and also review some conceptual draft plans of the site provided by Town Staff.

For more information on the Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture Master Plan, visit www.kingsville.ca or contact Dan DiGiovanni, Chief Administrative Officer (ddigiovanni@kingsville.ca)

DATED at Kingsville, this 12th day of September, 2013.

Jared Adams carries the ball towards the L’Essor end zone during a first quarter play at Leamington District Secondary School. The Friday, Sept. 13 game was the home and season opener for the Lions in the Arnott Division. Leamington won 9-0.

Leamington’s Cory Cacciavillani leads the way in a qualifying race at the Point Pelee Karting Club track during the 2012 Brian Stewart Karting Racing Championship season. Cacciavillani won one of two Senior TaG races at this year’s Rock Island Grand Prix in Illinois.

Wheatley Sharks blasted by Admirals 6 - 4 in home opener

By Bryan Jessop

Monday ushered in a new season against new opponents with a new scoreboard, but the season opener brought with it a familiar start for the Wheatley Sharks.

The Sharks dropped their

home and season opener in a 6-4 decision against the Amherstburg Admirals on Monday, Sept. 16. In much the same fashion as the 2012-13 inaugural game against the Dresden Kings, Wheatley built a two-goal lead only to watch it unravel

as a Game 1 loss.

The Sharks sent starting Admirals goalie Clinton Kenny to the bench within the first two minutes of the game, starting with a Brett Bowman shot that took an odd bounce on its way into the net. Ty Scratch, who spent last season as an AP with Wheatley, drew an assist. Thirty-two seconds later, Cale Phibbs snapped a rebound into the lower right corner of the Amherstburg net, prompting the visitors’ bench staff to put Chris Wallace between the pipes for the remaining 58 minutes and 10 seconds. Veteran Brendon Anger and rookie Jimmy Ciacelli provided assists on the second goal.

The goalie swap seemed to inspire the Admirals forwards, who turned the twogoal deficit into a one-goal lead in a span of just over six minutes, starting with an ice-level one timer from Josh Laframboise to elude rookie netminder Conner MacKinnon. Amherstburg’s dominance in special teams took effect shortly afterwards, as Blake Rutckyj and Ryan Jones provided gametying and go-ahead goals to give the Admirals a 3-2 lead at the first buzzer.

Former Belle River Canadien Derek Haskell took a pass from behind the net by Travis Campbell to bring the Sharks even at four apiece just before the fiveminute mark of the second period, with team 2012-13 scoring leader Jon Woelk

also earning an assist. Chad Copeland unleashed a wrist shot that grazed the inside of MacKinnon’s right post before deflecting into the net to regain Amherstburg’s lead about two-and-a-half minutes later.

Austin Fontaine and Thomas Virban formed a two-on-one charge that led to another Sharks equalizer scored by the former and assisted by the latter. The 4-4 deadlock stood going into the second intermission, but the Admirals used their control of special teams to seal a victory in the third period.

Dan Matoski took advantage of a misfeed by MacKinnon, who ventured out of his net to play an iced puck during a Wheatley power

play. After pick-pocketing the rookie goalie, Matoski circled the net for an empty-net wrap around shorthanded goal that stood as the game winner. Copeland finished the scoring with a power play shot that deflected in front of MacKinnon and into the Sharks net.

The Sharks outshot Amherstburg 34-32, but were unable to form an effective offensive attack during power play opportunities.

“It was embarrassing,” Sharks head coach Ken Galerno said of his team’s season opener. “My veterans are held accountable. They were veterans who

looked like rookies. Our goaltending was fine, but after that it was just embarrassing. We’ve got to have personnel who are willing to share the puck and willing to shoot the puck.”

The previous night — Sept. 15 — the Admirals were blanked 6-0 by the defending Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ champion Essex 73’s, who started the season with a 13-1 drubbing of the Wallaceburg Lakers.

The next game for the Sharks will be held at Wheatley Area Arena Monday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. when they host the 1-1-0 Mooretown Flags.

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Briggs and Stratton engine. In the Rock Island Grand Prix, two-cycle class races bring the local 19-year-old and his competitors to speeds of up to 80 mph (129 km/hr).

Other south of the Canada/US border competitions have brought Cory and his crew to Michigan, Florida and Las Vegas. The latter two are international events with large turnouts of European racers with long-term aspiraitons of Formula-level competition. Cacciavillani hopes to attend this year’s Vegas race, scheduled for Nov. 20-24, but isn’t sure if it will interfere with his schooling schedule at London’s Western University.

“Racing is something I’ve always done just for fun,” he noted. “I’m not trying to make a career of it.”

Cacciavillani recently began his second year of courses in Western’s business program. Other sports he has participated in include hockey, baseball and soccer.

He began taking an interest in kart racing after his father Cole Cacciavillani took him to watch a friend race in a local series. Today, Cole serves as CF Racing’s mechanic with assistance from Adam Zaremba and J.P. Frydrychowicz serving as driving coach and tuner. The team is sponsored by CF Groups, Pure Industries and ENG Cap.

Brett Bowman of the Sharks is tripped up as he tries to clear the Sharks zone during Wheatley’s 2013-14 season and home opener Monday, Sept. 16 at Wheatley Area Arena. The Admirals won 6-4. (SUN Photo

Thunderfest

“Life

- Albert Einstein

Trent Pickle of Wheatley leads Shawn Rupert of Windsor coming out of the first turn during a Thunderfest Youth 250 heat race.

Cole Grossman of Leamington races between the first and second turns during a Youth 50 class race at the Erie Ramblers track.

Mike King of Leamington makes his way through the first turn of the Erie Ramblers track.

Wheatley’s Randy Robinson leads the pack early during a veteran class race during the annual Thunderfest competition. (SUN Photos)

Wheatley’s Nick Wenzler (29) leads a tight race into the first turn of an Expert 450 race.

Our phone rang. It was Eugene Barna calling to let me know that his son Peter was on his way from his home in Atikokan, Ontario, to Leamington, where he grew up, and he was driving his newly completed 1949 Hudson street rod – and would I like to see it when he rolls into town? “Yes! Yes! Yes!” was my reply.

I had met Peter about three years ago when he rolled into town behind the wheel of his yellow street-rodded 1934 International pickup truck. At that time, he mentioned that he was working on a 1949 Hudson, and I said I hope to see it down here someday.

That day arrived near the end of June 2013 when I drove over to his parents’ home here in town. The Hudson was parked in the driveway and facing the street. What a beauty! The gleaming Ruby Mica Pearl (’08 Subaru colour), dazzling chrome, and big wide whitewall radial tires made the

car look like a picture right out of a glossy magazine. I was treated to a drive around town as Peter told me the story behind the car.

Another resident in Atikokan had purchased the car some time ago in Pinawa, Manitoba, a small town northeast of Winnipeg. It had been off the road for several years and was complete but needed a total re-build. It was the Super Six model and still had its original flathead six engine. Peter purchased it and the fun began. He disassembled the car in his garage and found the floor was still good but the lower part of the body had rusted five to six inches all around, suggesting the car may have been stored in a watery area. The body work proceeded and included new inner fenders custom-made with a ’76 Nova front clip.

The engine compartment now is a dream to look at. The engine is a 454 big block Chevy with 4-bbl Edelbrock carb and intake. A serpentine belt from Billet connects the alternator, A/C compressor, water pump, and power steering pump to give the engine a super-clean design. The master brake cylinder is under the dash to further enhance the clean design of the engine compartment. The transmission is a 700R automatic with a 9-inch Ford rear end from a ’76 Bronco. Peter had to search far and wide for a rear end with the proper width to clear the rear tires and found one near Oshawa.

The only piece still missing is the stainless trim for the rear window. With Peter’s perseverance, we know he’ll find it!

Peter Barna’s 1949 Hudson street rod from Atikokan, Ontario.

Rutgers wins closing field day to become first triple winner

Sunny but cooler temperatures proved to be a real treat for most players at the Erie Shores Men’s Annual Walter Dick Memorial Closing Field Day this past weekend, although only 11 golfers managed to break 80 on the slippery and lightning fast greens.

Of the only two players who broke par, and playing in the same group, the winner wasn’t decided until the final putt was made on the 18th hole. Leading the way with a two under par round of 69 was Mike Rutgers, with previous multi-time winner, Brian Humphreys, finishing just a stroke back at one under par 70.

This has been an incredible year for Rutgers who also won the Men’s Opening Kick-Off and the Club Championship making him the very first golfer to win the Triple Crown title. Until now, no one had ever won all three of Erie Shores’ major events in the same year.

Capping the year off in grand style, Mike was also runner-up in the 72-hole Canadian Mid-Amateur Championships at the Black Hawk Golf Club, Sept. 3-6, in Edmonton, Alberta, finishing with a very respectable 9 under par score of 275.

Back to the Closing Field Day at Erie Shores, Ryan Harder finished alone in third place at two over par 73, while 2010 winner Ward Hutchins was another shot back at three over par 74.

Ken Steingart and Darryl Dimilo tied for fifth spot with four over par rounds of 75 with Neil Sawatzky, Joe Verhoeven and last year’s winner, Mike Ferreira, all finishing another

stroke back at five over par 76.

The only other two players breaking 80 were Richard Lowes at 78 and Jim Sudds at 79.

In the Low Net scoring division, with a net 65, Joe Verhoeven won top honours finishing two strokes ahead of Henry Hildebrandt and Barry Miller who tied for second with their net rounds of 67. The only two others bettering 70 were Jim Sudds at net 68 and Bill Conn at net 69.

In the Team Four-Ball Net Best Ball event, Don Posliff, Red Hazael, Henry Hildebrand and Ernie Schmidtgall finished on top with their 16 under par net score of 55. Finishing second by retrogression with the same score of 55 was the team of Scott Wilkinson, Vic Penner, Vic Tiessen and Dave Wilkinson.

Finishing alone in third place with a 14 under par net round of 57 was the team of Ken Steingart, Ward Hutchins, Brian Plumb and Mike Herbert.

This year’s Closing Field Day, along with the Men’s Opening Kick-Off in May and the Senior Men’s Invitational in July, were all made possible by the Friends of Erie Shores, a generous group of local sponsors consisting of Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Gillett Sheet Metal, Counter Effects, Leamington Chrysler Jeep, Humphreys Electrical Contracting Ltd., The Eye Glass Shoppe, Leamington Collision, Stewart’s Roofing and Siding, Uni-Fab Enclosures, Will Insurance Brokers, Investment Planning Counsel, Belfor Property Restoration and Southland Insurance Brokers.

Mike Rutgers (left) was low gross winner and Joe Verhoeven low net winner at the Walter Dick Memorial Closing Field Day on Sept. 14 at the Erie Shores Golf Club.

South Buxton second championship night preview

By Mike Bennett

South Buxton Raceway will crown its 2013 champions in two classes this Saturday night. The Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds and Lube Tech/Great Canadian Oil Change UMP Late Models will run season championship races as well as declare the 2013 points champions.

Chatham’s Gregg Haskell has already wrapped up a second consecutive Late Model division championship as he takes a 121-point lead over Ridgetown’s Dale Glassford into the fi-

nal night. The most points a driver can accumulate on a single race night is 97 by winning the feature and heat races.

Chatham’s Darryl Hoekstra is on the threshold of his first Modified points championship in just his second full season of racing. Hoekstra, who shared his ride with Louisville’s Jim Fletcher in 2011 before going solo last year, has a comfortable 80-point lead heading into Sunday. He can clinch the points title by starting the championship race.

A Hoekstra championship

will also be notable, as his father Eugene is an eighttime track champion. The Hoekstra’s would join the Reaumes – father Brett and son Andrew – as the only father-son points championship duos in the 42-year track history.

Eugene Hoekstra, making his return to racing after a 15-year hiatus, is 14th in the standings. He gave up his car for his son to drive in June when Darryl’s car was severely damaged in a wreck. The younger Hoekstra has two feature wins and 10 checkered flags on the

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Dick has the most feature wins in the class with five, including three in a row and four in five weeks during a hot streak from late June into mid-July.

Two-time defending points champion Jim Dale Jr. of Shrewsbury is third but has been mathematically eliminated from a third straight title.

Merlin’s Jeff Daniel and Wallaceburg’s Drew Smith round out the top five drivers in points.

Other area drivers in the top-15 points are Belle River’s Mario Toniolo in eighth, Windsor’s Dan McIntyre ninth, Essex’s Gerald Martin 10th, Wheatley’s Justin Mills 11th, Tilbury’s J.J. Beaulieu 13th and Clayton Smith, formerly of Woodslee but now lives in Taylor, Mich., 15th.

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but has three feature wins and a division leading 11 checkereds on the season.

Coulter, 23rd in points, has only raced three nights but has two feature wins, including Aug. 24 when he started at the rear of the field. Coulter, however, has indicated he may be running at Eldora Speedway in Ohio this Friday but possibly not at South Buxton on Saturday. Drivers will line-up according to points for the 30-lap Modified championship, so if Coulter does opt to race at South Buxton, he will be a threat despite starting at the rear of what could be a 20-plus car field.

checkered flags on the season but he fell out of points contention when he missed two nights early in the season.

Haskell is the only Late Model driver to compete every race night in 2013, as he has one feature win, four checkered flags and a division leading 12 top-five feature finishes.

Chatham drivers Jim Jones, Brad Authier and Erick Walker round out the top five.

Two drivers to watch who will start deeper in the field will be Merlin’s Joe Brosseau and Leamington’s Justin Coulter.

Brosseau is 16th in points

The Late Models have been dominated by Glassford the last half of the season, as he won five straight and seven of eight features starting in mid-June. However, he lost his primary engine on Aug. 31 and didn’t start the Sept. 7 feature when he had problems with his back-up motor. Glassford leads the division with eight feature wins and 15

Wallaceburg’s Mike Lewis is a legitimate threat as he will start the 25-lap championship race in the third row, as he enters the night sixth in points after missing the first five weeks of the season. Lewis, however, posted 10 top-five finishes in 11 features and is second in checkered flags with nine.

A serious challenger will be the driver of the No. 38 car, which will start near the rear. But it won’t take long for this car to get to the front, whether it’s Blenheim’s Andrew Reaume or Chatham’s Kirk Hooker behind the wheel.

Andrew went three-forthree on Aug. 10 while Hooker won the feature and heat on Sept. 7, giving the No. 38 car five wins in the six races it ran in its two weeks on the track.

Hooker, the car owner, said it will likely be Reaume behind the wheel on championship night if it fits into his Ohio-based schedule.

The Tirecraft Mini-Mods, Windride Transportation Sport Stocks and Bombers will all run non-points races. The three classes held its championship nights on Sept. 7.

Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano wrapped up his third career Mini-Mod points championship but finished second to Merlin’s Steve Shaw Jr. in the championship race.

Chatham’s Eren Vanderiviere won his third straight Sport Stocks points title but was runner-up to Grande Pointe’s Tyler Lozon, who won his second championship race win in a row.

Blenheim drivers Dylan Bonner and Jeff Schives won the points title and championship race, respectively, in the Bombers, the first year for the entry-level four-cylinder class.

South Buxton’s 2013 season ends on Saturday, Sept. 28 with a ‘Fun Night,’ with special races for all classes including mechanics, ladies and staff.

There was no racing this past Saturday due to the Canadian Sprint Championships at Ohsweken Speedway.

The grandstand opens at 5:30 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. this Saturday.

TT senior golf season winding down Golden Years mini golf

By Bob McLean

Sixty-six TT senior golfers played their league round on September 10. The weather conditions and course conditions were ideal for some low scores and, in fact, that’s what did occur. The official league dates have ended, but groups will continue to be organized until the end of September for those who still wish to play on Tuesday.

Bill Galloway led the 8085y olds with a very impressive and inspiring 40. He was followed by Dave La Bonte’s excellent 45. Bill Westrop, the league’s jovial Scotsman, fired a praiseworthy 54. Three golfers who merited commendable 56s were Hal Wigle, Iggy Arner, and Orville Ellwood. Steve Haas played well as he achieved a satisfying 58. Other notable results came from Gerry Becigneul, Chester Kuli, Erle Nash and Murray Casscadden.

In the super senior division, Dick Mackenzie earned a very gratifying 49. Both Linus Bachmeier and Al Stockwell merited very commendable 58 and 59 results respectively. Jim Ascott, Bill Hutchinson and John H. Dick also produced satisfying results. Congratulations to Linus Bachmeier for winning the Lally Ford prize as the best 90 and over golfer at the recent Doc McLean’s Senior Invitational.

In the 55-69y division, Robert Shaw demonstrated his excellent golfing form as he posted a masterful 39. Pat Hill played superbly recording a terrific 40. Bob McLean and Ray La Pierre merited praiseworthy 41 and 42 results respectively. Rick Thompson earned a gratifying 43. Three golfers tied with solid 44s: Lloyd Symons, Bill Ward and guest Mike La Bonte. Mike Getty scored a very commendable 45. Three golfers who produced satisfying 46s were Al Matthews, Larry Schmidt and Kevin Jordan. Dave Dent achieved a noteworthy 47. Dave Carter, Bill Leveille and Paul Harrison also achieved satisfying 48s. Ross Mackintosh produced a fine 49, and Jerry Paine achieved the sole nifty 50.

The 70-79y division lit up the scoreboard as both Mike Wright and Vic Reynaert shot masterful 39s. Joe Vertel and Paul Brown merited very praiseworthy 44s. Bob

Patchett played well scoring a 45. Steadily improving Pete Daudlin fired a praiseworthy 47. Three seniors who earned satisfying 49s were Carl Robinson, Don Willan and Larry Hillman. Eugene Abbruzzese earned the sole nifty 50. Other seniors who achieved results of 55 or less were Andy Orsini, Martin Girash and Chet Gibula.

Dr. Jim Forrest’s excellent hit produced the closest to the pin winner on #9. The long putt champ on #2 was Bill Ward.

Congratulations to Terry Pugh for winning the Doc McLean Senior Invitational. After 18 holes of golf, Terry and Jim Hawryluk were tied with terrific 74 results. In a 3-hole playoff Terry defeated Dutchy, a past winner, to earn the championship. Robert Shaw, also a past champion, took home the Low Net victory. The invitational honoured Mr. Rae Bell, one of the original founders of the golf course. Greg Coulter and the three Bell brothers, Bob, Brian and Jim, enjoyed playing together. It was great to see the Anthony brothers back competing with each

other. I understand that Rob and Mike Epplett had to serve as golf officials during the contest.

Obviously, there is a lot of work in making a tournament successful. Greg Coulter worked very hard, as he always does, to make the day a memorable experience for everyone. Special thanks to the following volunteer helpers who spent many hours helping make the day go well: Elaine Hancock, Helen Symons, Mary Ellen Charko, Patty Hopper and Neuf. The friendly and hardworking inside staff did another super job. Ingrid, Colleen and Deanna kept the thirsty and hungry seniors full and hydrated. Derek Brown, the green keeper, Robert Gillespie and all the outside workers had the course in superb playing condition for the invitational.

The league wishes Ed Woelk a speedy recovery from his recent surgery. Al Zanuttini will soon have a knee operation so members wish him well. Wayne Cowan will hopefully be back to enjoy the barbecue with us next week. To all the other league seniors, stay healthy!

Thirty-nine golfers hit the greens at Colasanti’s on Sept. 12 and sank a total of 72 aces over 36 holes.

Leading the ace parade with 5 was Iggy Arner, followed closely by Gord Ellis, Rose Taylor and Shirley Thiessen with 4 each. Three dropped for Kathy Bradley, Ila Ellis, Julia Kos, Frank Lasi, Marie Lasi, Duane MacIntosh, Al Rutter and Bill Taylor. Recording 2 each were Barb Arner, Ken Brook, Ethel Ferguson, Murray Hartford, Lloyd Honey, Bill Mayville, Betty McManus, Barb Murphy, John Murphy, Andy Orsini, Ernie Vandenberg and Norm Martin. Rounding out the parade with 1 apiece were Fran Clifford, Pete Daudlin, Barry Sweet, Irma Taylor, Winnie Moore, John Vlodarchyk and Donna Wiebe.

A remarkable 16 by Rose Taylor led the field for 9 holes. Shirley Thiessen and Ken Brook delivered a 17, and 18 went to Marie Lasi, Frank Lasi, Bill Taylor, Barb Arner, John Vlodarchyk, Laurie Hylton, Barb McManus, Lloyd Honey, Gerrit Vriesen, Andy Orsini, Pete Daudlin (2), Barb Murphy, Rose Taylor and John Murphy.

The 18-hole low score was captured by Rose Taylor with a strong 34, followed closely by Iggy Arner and Pete Daudlin with 36 and Marie Lasi with 37.

Rose Taylor continued her strong play recording 73 for 36 holes. Iggy Arner managed 75, Pete Daudlin a 76, and Marie Lasi and Ken Brook each notched a 78.

Bragging rights and first place went to Team 9 with 235 (Bill Mayville, Pete Daudlin, Shirley Thiessen). Second place went to Team 4 with 242 (Duane MacIntosh, Iggy Arner, Ethel Ferguson). Tied for third and final spot with 243 were Team Aces (Marie Lasi, Frank Lasi, Gord Ellis) and Team Kings (Rose Taylor, Eileen MacIntosh, John Murphy).

Play continues at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 19 at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

E.S. ladies play Blind 9

The Erie Shores Ladies League played Blind Nine on Tues. Sept. 10. The winners were: 1st Flight - Annie Pump with 34; 2nd Flight - Judy Butler with 36; 3rd Flight - Muriel Davey, also with 36. Chip-ins were: Annie Pump #16, Jo-Anne Smith #16, Muriel Davey #6.

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The Leamington Flyers are finding that it’s anything but lonely at the top.

The early-season points race in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference featured four teams vying for first place, a sprint the Flyers have kept up with by shutting out the St. Thomas Stars 6-0 at Heinz Arena Thursday, Sept. 12. A week-and-a-half into the regular season, eight of the conference’s nine teams were either undefeated or winless — Leamington, LaSalle, Chatham and Strathroy started the 2013-14 campaign with winning streaks while St. Thomas, Lambton Shores, London and St. Marys had yet to collect a point. Only Sarnia experienced entries under both the ‘W’ and ‘L’ columns prior to Friday, Sept. 13.

Despite generating several scoring chances by forcing turnovers in the Stars’ zone, most of the first period proved unproductive for the Flyers. Persistence paid off with a pair of Kyle Shaw goals scored 43 seconds apart. The game winner was potted just beyond the 15-minute mark when Shaw roofed a Nicklas Pleshakov rebound under the Stars’ crossbar from the left side of the visitors’ net. Tony Spidalieri also drew an assist.

Shaw followed up with an ice-level shot that slid quickly over the goal line just before St. Thomas goalie Riley Brown could drop to his knees and close the five hole. Assisted by Jared Dennis and former LaSalle Viper Dylan Seguin, the tally was Shaw’s fourth of the first period in the past two games.

“He’s come out of the gate pretty quick,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski of Shaw. “He’s got the size, strength and experience and he can shoot like nobody else.”

Despite being outshot 9-7, the Flyers controlled the pace over the first 20 minutes, allowing rookie goalie Trevor Wheaton to deal mostly with long-distance and perimeter shots.

Leamington picked up the pace even further in the second, expanding their lead to 3-0 after Brown stopped a Mitch Amante breakaway shot only to look on helplessly as Dylan Seguin launched the rebound high into the centre of the net just beyond the two-and-a-half minute mark. Chris Scott was credited with the second assist.

The home squad’s defense kept St. Thomas forwards at bay for most of the final 40 minutes, al-

Flyers blank Stars

By Bryan Jessop

though Wheaton made an impressive save from point-blank range at mid game to preserve his shutout bid.

St. Thomas managed to kill a 53-second five-onthree disadvantage, but failed to slow down the Leamington attack at even strength. What began as a harmless-looking play ended with a Dylan Seguin shot that found the lower right corner of the Stars’ net. Clever use of geometry allowed Chris Scott to bounce the puck off the boards, past a Stars’ defender and onto the stick of Spidalieri, who in turn set up Seguin for his first as a Flyer. The St. Thomas bench called a 60-second timeout immediately afterwards, but could neither solve Leamington’s defensive wall nor fend off its forward attack.

A two-on-one rush early in the third ended with David Dalby burying a pass from Blaine Bechard after the duo was set in motion by a forward Chris Scott feed. Scoring ended at mid-period when Seguin fired a quick wrist shot just inside the right post of the Stars’ net after being set up by Shaw and Scott.

Wheaton stopped all 20 St. Thomas shots for his first Junior ‘B’ shutout. Leamington fired 45 to at least double the opposition’s shots for each of its first three games. Neither the Flyers or Stars were effective on the power play, as they went zero for six and zero for five, respectively.

The first three games of the regular season have led to a goals differential of +15 for the Flyers, the best in the 27-team GOJHL as of Friday morning.

“Hopefully, we’ll keep seeing a steady improvement from game to game,” said Piroski. “I’ve

been pretty impressed with the work ethic from our guys in the first three games. It’s good to see our vets leading by example.”

What could be Leamington’s toughest test of the early season will be a Thursday, Sept. 19 home ice contest against the Chatham Maroons. Chatham, who finished first in the Western Conference regular season last year, has 14 returning veterans in its lineup along with the addition of Kyle Brothers in a recent trade with Lambton Shores. Last season, Brothers wracked up 74 points in 44 games. “They’ll be a good early measuring stick for us,” said Piroski.

The Flyers’ Friday, Sept. 13 game in St. Marys ended in a 7-2 win for Leamington. James Brooks and Dennis scored for the Flyers in the first, allowing their team to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Scott scored in the second to give Leamington a 3-2 advantage after 40 minutes. The Flyers owned the third period, with Alex Seguin, Pleshakov, Scott and Nathan Opblinger finishing the scoring. Leamington outshot their hosts 46-29 to help Austyn Roudebush earn his second win in net of the season.

rest of the west

On Tuesday, Sept. 10, the Chatham Maroons downed the Predators in Lambton Shores 9-4. Sept. 11’s only game in the league ended in a 6-4 victory for LaSalle over London, followed by an 8-1 win for Sarnia over St. Marys on Thursday. On Friday, London defeated St. Thomas 5-2 while LaSalle nipped Lambton Shores 4-3 in a shootout. On Sunday, Strathroy held on for a 4-3 win in Chatham to hand the Maroons their first loss of the season.

Upcoming Home Games:

THURS sept 19 vs chatham7:10PM THURS sept 26 vs lasalle7:10PM

Dylan Seguin of the Flyers tries to take control of a loose puck in front of the St. Thomas net during a Thursday, Sept. 12 game at Heinz Arena. Seguin scored twice and added an assist in Leamington’s 6-0 win. Rookie netminder Trevor Wheaton earned the shutout.. (Sun photo)

The Flyers’ Mitch Amante races towards the St. Thomas net with a Stars defenseman in tow during a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League match at Heinz Arena Thursday, Sept. 12. Amante scored once in Leamington’s 6-0 win. (Sun photo)

“Fun”raiser for swimmers a big success

On Sunday, September 1, Captain’s Corner in Wheatley hosted a fundraiser for area swimmers Cody Lavoie and Maddy Lavoie. The response and turnout was simply amazing!

“We are very proud of both Cody and Maddy,” said Albie Brewster, owner of Captain’s Corner and host of this first annual event. “They are excellent swimmers and very committed to achieving their goals. They need the community to support them and that is what we did.”

An estimated 400 people showed their support by attending the event. A portion of the store sales, a super raffle table and numerous donations from service clubs and private citizens made for a successful afternoon and evening. Adding to the fun, was the award-winning performance of “Viva Las Vegas” and their musical tribute show. The show stars Bobby Lavoie (father of Cody and Maddy), Ken Lavoie (grandfather) and Janice Byrne (close family friend). This musical group kept the audience clapping, dancing, and laughing from 4-9 p.m.

“The entire community supported this. The businesses in town donated great prizes for the raffle table. Lots of people came throughout the day and it was just awesome. At least 50 people wanted to shake my hand and wish me luck. It really made me feel special,” said an elated Cody Lavoie.

“I am continually amazed by this town. The businesses, the citizens, there are some very special people in Wheatley. But I really want to make sure that the early morning swim gang at the Leamington Sherk Centre pool don’t get missed. They brought a big group and they really care about Cody and Maddy. They are awesome!” exclaimed an enthusiastic Bob Lavoie. The big event brought attention to accomplishments and also the needs of these two local swimmers. Many of those in attendance were happy to support the kids, and enjoy great food and fabulous music. Add in a sunny day with temperatures in the mid 80s and it was the perfect recipe for the perfect day.

Pictured here, from left to right are, Arlene Brewster (co-owner of Captains Corner), Cody Lavoie and Captain Albie Brewster (co-owner Captains Corner).

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GARAGE SALE - Many tools, saws, household items. 206 Bennie Ave., Leamington, Fri. & Sat. Sept. 20 & 21. se18

YARD SALE - FRI. Sept. 20

- Sun. Sept. 22. 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. 334 Timberlake Drive, Kingsville (behind fire hall). Numerous mystery paperbacks $1 each, 2 playpens, 2 new Proctor Silex coffee pots, 2 small kids bikes, Jobmate table saw, mitre saw, cordless drill, household and misc. items. se18

YARD SALE - 7 Shawnee Crt., Leamington. Clothing, toys, books, household items, seasonal, etc. Fri. Sept. 20, Sat. Sept. 21 & Sun. Sept. 22, 8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. se18

GARAGE SALE - 6Maynard Street Leamington. Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 21 & 22, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. se18

KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja16-tf

PRINTING: Business envelopes, invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Mallory at The Wheatley Journal for quick and economical service. 519-825-4541. tf

Corn head: M.F. 550 dsl combine, grey cab sells w/15’ grain head; M.F. model 1144 – 4 row 38” corn head sells after combine & grain head; Planting: IH 5100 – 21 run grain drill w/press wheels & markers; IH model 56 – 7 row bean planter; Wagons: three small gravity wagons; 14’ flat rack wagon; two 20’ flat rack wagons w/10 ton Martin running gear; one 32’ flat rack wagon; Tillage: 11 tooth 3 ph high clearance IH chisel plow; 3 ph 17’ Triple K cult.; Triple K five furrow spring reset plow; IH approx. 24’ pull type field cult.; IH model 470 – 44 plate wheel disc approx. 14’; set of crow foot packers;

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The

Leamington Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee NOTICE

Information Open House

TAKE NOTICE that the Leamington Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee is in the process of preparing a register of cultural heritage designated and non-designated properties under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Act allows a municipality to include on this register named properties that are not designated by by-law but considered by the municipal council to be of historical, cultural or architectural value or interest to the community. No properties will be listed in the register without consent of the owner and approval of Council.

Individuals interested in this register are welcome to attend to learn more about the Ontario Heritage Act and the process of having a property listed in the municipal register for Leamington.

This register is the first step to conserving Leamington’s local heritage.

Kim Siddall, Manager of Corporate Services

The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington Phone: 519-326-5761 Email: clerks@leamington.ca

COMING EVENTS

SEA TO GREEN - A day of great golf, a night of fine cruise ship dining. Saturday, October 5 at Talbot Trail Golf Club. In memory of Douglas Coulter. $195 per couple, inclusive. Includes lunch, golf, cart, dinner, wine and prizes. Contact Greg for more info, 519-825-4521. se11-oc2

ROAST BEEF DINNERFriday, Oct. 4 at 6:00 p.m. at The Salvation Army, 88 Setterington St. Leamington. Take-out or eat-in. Tickets: adults $13; kids (4-10) $7; kids under 4 free. Phone 519-326-4091 or drop by 88 Setterington St. Mon. - Thur. 9 am - 12 noon. se18-25

STEAK/CHICKEN DINNER.

The WonderBroads

Charitable Dragon Boat Racing Organization invites the public to join us at The Lakeside Pavillion in Kingsville for our 3rd Annual Steak/Chicken Dinner on Saturday, September 21.

This event will take place at 6 p.m. The cost of $25 includes dinner served between 6:30 and 7:30 pm, followed by live entertainment and dancing. The WonderBroads are a breast cancer survivor team - this fundraiser allows the team to spread their message of awareness, support and the value of physical activity. Details can also be found on our website at www.wonderbroads.org, or for tickets call 519-253-7176. se4-18

SUN PARLOR HOME AUXILIARY will be selling tickets for their fundraiser, a very much needed mobility bus for the Seniors at the Sunparlor Home. Prize to be won: two tickets for the musical “Sound of Music” October 18 at Migration Hall, Kingsville and a fifty dollar gift card for dinner for two at Kings Landing, Kingsville. Tickets are $5 each and are available at Sun Parlor Home for Seniors, Talbot East, Leamington or from any Auxiliary member. se18-oc16

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