drop point to rivals after week off

to swing momentum back into their favor. With a flurry of chances, the Canadiens began to take control of the puck, winning puck battles. Midway through the frame, the Canadiens drew level, when Bryce Scarlett beat McCabe.

Just 19-seconds later, the Canadiens found the net again, when Scarlett set up his teammate, Brandon LeBlanc.

73’s 3-2.

The 73’s now have a seven-point lead over the second place Canadiens, with two games in hand as well. These pair of rivals have one more meeting in February, with the Canadiens coming

by Garrett Fodor

After a week-long break from play, the Essex 73’s returned to the ice a few days later than originally scheduled, due to the weather.

After having more than a week off, which was used for recovering and team-building, the Essex 73’s was originally slated to play two games last week. The Essex 73’s was supposed to travel to Wallaceburg, however, the weather had other plans. With snow and slick conditions affecting the region, the league made the decision to postpone the contest to a date to be determined.

With the postponement, the 73’s received a pair of additional days off, making it nearly 10-days off prior to the matchup against its rival, the Lakeshore Canadiens, on Friday night.

In their last matchup in Essex, the 73’s had the Canadiens’ number. For the last trip to Lakeshore however, it was the Canadiens getting the best of the 73’s, giving them their second loss of the season, 3-2, in overtime last month.

Coming out of the gate, it was the 73’s coming out early, looking to set the tone. They were quick to look to get momentum in the building, testing Romano Liburdi. He stood tall early. Just over the mid-way mark of the first period, the 73’s opened the scoring, when Karson Beuglet found the back of the net in his first game in over two-months. Closing out the frame, the Canadiens began to push and put the pressure on Cavan McCabe and the 73’s.

Going into the intermission, it was the 73’s who stood tall, holding a 1-0 lead, with the Canadiens holding a slim 11-8 lead in shots.

During the second period, the Canadiens came out looking to get their home crowd back into it. The Canadiens pressured early, looking

Closing out the frame, the 73’s took the wind out of the sails of Canadiens’ fans. Conor Dembinski beat Liburdi, with just 66-seconds remaining, which tied the game heading into intermission.

The teams skated to a scoreless third period, setting up another overtime matchup in Lakeshore.

Three-on-three, the teams exchanged chances and flurries of offense. With plenty of ice to skate, play flowed at both ends fluidly with the goalies standing tall. Just like their last game in Lakeshore, however, the Canadiens eventually broke-through and earned the extra point. Josh Cyrenne beat McCabe as the Canadiens beat the

St. Paul’s Anglican Church submitted by Sandra Lypps

Join us for Sunday service each week at 11am. Please keep our Clothes Cupboard in mind when you clean out your closets.

Our pasta dinner is Friday, Feb. 3, 5-6:30pm. For information about what is happening at St Paul’s, visit our website: www.stpaulstrinity.org) or social media.

Messages are checked regularly at the church office, at 519-776-7711 .

Salvation Army Essex Church submitted by Carolyn Barnett

We invite you to attend Family Worship Sunday, Feb. 5th at 10:30a.m. Major Jim Hann’s sermon topic is “Walking on Water.” Stay for our monthly Potluck lunch afterwards.

We will watch a movie at SA Connections on Tuesday, Feb. 7th.This free community program runs from 10a.m. -1pm. Following lunch, Major Hann will lead us in Bible Study, as we explore the book of 1 John. All are welcome. For Food Bank information, call the church office at 519776-4628. We are in need of pasta and sauce. If you would like to make a donation, it can be dropped off on Tues., Wed, and Fri. between 9-2. Support is appreciated. Please keep our sick and shut ins in your prayers.

Essex Christian Reformed Church submitted by Beverley Van Huizen

You are invite you to join us each Sunday at 10am in person or online, at www.essexcrc.ca. Or you may join us online each Sunday morning beginning at 10am. Plan to stay afterward for fellowship, coffee, and goodies. Nursery supervision will be provided.

Come be part of the community, our Take-a-book Leave-a-book library is now in front of Essex CRC church. Join us on Saturday mornings from 8:45-9:30am for a time of prayer for one another, the church, community and the lives of those living around us.

GEMS and Cadets meet on Monday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. This is a great club for girls and boys from Grade 1-8 where we participate in bible studies, crafts and games. All are welcome to attend.

Paquette News

Church of the Redeemer and St. Stephen’s are excited to announce the beginning of a new ministry with the Rev. Hilton Gomes. Rev. Hilton is the pastor for Trinity, Cottam, St. Stephen’s, and Church of the Redeemer. This new arrangement has required time changes. Church of the Redeemer’s services are at 8:30a.m., Trinity at 9:45a.m., and St. Stephen’s at 11:15a.m. Join us for worship. St. Stephen’s made more meat pies last week. Just call 519-257-1945 to get some. Soup for the Soul lunch at Church of the Redeemer is on February 12th.

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Trinity Anglican Church

Our new service time is 9:45am on Sundays with Rev.’d Hilton Gomes at 235 County Rd. All are welcome.

If you have donations of sanitary pads, gum, lip balm, gloves, etc. for our “Purses of Love” for the homeless shelter please contact Pat or bring donations to church.

Join us this Sunday, at 9:30 am with Rev.’d Hilton Gomes. The annual Vestry Meeting is on Sunday, Jan. 29th.

Take-out Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper on Feb. 21 from 4-6 pm. Pre-order with message and include your requested pick up time at 519-839-5303.

Our office hours are Fridays, 10:30 - 12:30.

Essex United Church

Please join us next Sunday, February 5th, as, once again, Richard Dalton leads us in worship.

Our Wednesday Lenten services begin on February 22nd and, again, will be held at noon. Essex United church will host the first service.

Please check out our website, essexunitedchurch.ca.

The Essex Food Bank is open Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Woodslee United Church

Join us for Sunday Service and Sunday School at 10:45am. Rev. Carl will lead the Service. Video of the Service and bulletins on our website: woodsleepastoralcharge.ca

Our Congregational Meeting is on Februay 12 after the Service.

Join us for coffee and conversation every Thursday at 10am. Enjoy Playing Cards? Join us every Monday at 1pm for Euchre, and every Wednesday at 1pm for Pepper. Everyone is welcome.

Bethel-Maidstone United

Our service begins at 10 am Sunday mornings, and all are invited to hear Rev. Paul Rodey’s message. We enjoy coffee hour in the hall after the service. All are welcome.

The next UCW Meeting is on Mon., Feb.13 at 1pm. All ladies of the congregation are invited to attend.

Our Annual Meeting is on Sun., Feb. 19. A soup & sandwich lunch will be served. Committee chairs are asked to submit their reports to the office by January 29.

The secretary can be reached on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am - 1pm at: (519) 723-2284 and our email is bethelmaidstone@gmail.com. We are located at 933 Talbot Road, Maidstone, near the corner of Manning Road and Talbot. www.bethelmaidstone.com

Essex Retirees’ Social Club

We had the following winners for Pepper: Gary West, Angela. Low score was Debbie Viver and Judy. The most peppers were Kevin Edwards and George Diesbourg. For special Pepper: first place was Diana Dennis, Lou Anne Mailloux in second, Janice McLaughlin in third, and Anglea Trimble fourth place.

Pepper is played on Mondays at 1pm and Wednesdays at 7pm and every-other Saturday. We host Euchre on Fridays at 1pm. Please stop in and grab one of our monthly newsletters with a list the programs we have going on.

Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes Essex, Maidstone, McGregor, and Woodslee

A Parents meeting for Confirmation is on February 8 at 7pm at Holy Name of Jesus parish hall.

St. Mary’s All You Can Eat Pasta Night is on February 6 from 5 - 7pm at St. Mary’s hall.

St. John’s CWL is hosting an All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Valentines Dinner on Tuesday, February 14th from 5 - 7pm at St. John’s Hall in Woodslee.

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1953 Meteor: where was it built?

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The Essex Southpoint U13 Hockey Team travelled to Port Huron, Michigan this past weekend to compete in the International Silver Stick AA U13 Finals.

The first team ESP faced were the #1 ranked AA team in Ontario, the Vaughn Rangers. The ESP team came out playing hard and skated away with a 4-2 victory. Austin Goudie scored two in the win while Derek Dunn and JoJo McLeod each added singles.

Later that day, ESP faced off against the the Texas Tigers and ended with a 3-2 victory. Ben Liebrock paced his team firing in a hat trick and Trent Chevalier earned the win in net.

Saturday morning’s opponent was the Ogden Jr. Mustangs from Utah. In a back-and-forth game, ESP came away with the 4-3 win. Jonathan Recker, JoJo McLeod, Nash Feurth, and Austin Goudie each scored.

A letter arrived from George Jackson in St. Thomas, Ontario: “Hi Bill. I bought my 1953 Meteor hardtop in 2000 and owned it for eight years. I bought it in a village north of Kitchener with more horses than cars.

“The colour is Forest Green and when Ron Turner went south, he brought me back a Coronado kit for my trunk lid. After removing three coats of paint from it, NAPA mixed me a spray can and it matches the rest of the car. A man in Chesley brought me a box of seat covers from Canadian Tire never opened. They are now on the car.

“The car has the original 255 cubic inch flathead V-8, six volts, and no power assists but runs perfect with new wide whitewall tires.

“The car was sold to a man in Moorestown near Sarnia and I never saw again. I now I have a 1964 Chev Impala but that’s another story!”

The Meteor was built only in Canada. Ford opened its Oakville plant on May 11, 1953 but cars were still built in Windsor until March 12, 1954. A letter in the serial number of George’s Meteor can tell us where his car was built: “H” for home plant in Windsor and “K” for plant in Oakville.

I’m always looking for stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca passed to Kayden Cook at the line, and he wired a snap shot. In a scramble at the net, Ben Liebrock found the loose puck and put it over the line, to increase the lead. Mississauga scored on a power play, but that couldn’t catch the ESP team, who won 2-1. Kevin Ondic earned the victory in net.

Three wins led to a quarterfinal matchup with the Mississauga Terriers. With 5:42 left in the first, Nash Feurth kept the puck in at the line and fired his shot. Austin Goudie, just off to the side of the crease, knocked the rebound out of mid air to open the scoring. With 10:40 left in the middle frame, Derek Dunn

The semifinal matchup had ESP face off against the Belleville Bulls. This fast paced game went back-and-forth, with both teams trading numerous scoring chances. Finally, in the second period, Austin Goudie gave the puck to Derek Dunn and he sent it right back to Goudie, who roofed his power-play snapshot goal, to take the lead. Belleville scored with six-minutes remaining in the game. The game went to sudden death overtime. Both teams traded scoring chances, as the play went from end-to-end in this stressful battle. Two overtimes still solved nothing. Midway through the third overtime, ESP found themselves facing adversity with some questionable calls. The Bulls scored the winning goal, while on a 5-3 power-play. Trent Chevalier played fantastic in net, despite the outcome. Each member of this team should hold their heads high and be proud of how they battled.