Southpoint Sun December 1, 2010

Leamington switches to OPP Dec. 3

On Friday, December 3 at 7 a.m. Leamington will be under the watchful eye and authority of the Ontario Provincial Police when they assume policing services for the Municipality of Leamington from the Leamington Police Services.

Residents may not recognize some of the officers in town on Friday, but beginning Saturday, December 4, after being sworn in by the OPP, former Leamington constables will be donning their new uniforms and will be right back to business.

Missing from the new Leamington contingent of officers will be Chief Dean Gow who is hanging up his badge and handing in his gun after 34 years with the Leamington Police Services.

“It was a very difficult decision. No one was upset with the Leamington police force,” said Leamington Deputy-Mayor Rob Schmidt, who is also the Chairman of the Police Services Board.

It is estimated that the switch to OPP will save taxpayers $2.3 million Schmidt said that the decision to except the OPP five-year contract was based on finances and that it will save up to $50 per household per year.

The dispatching service was eliminated and all calls will now be routed through London. The police station on Clark Street will remain open 24 hours a day and court will continue to operate.

To report an emergency dial 9-1-1 For non-emergency situations dial 1-888-310-1122

Santa comes to town...

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Santa Claus arrived in style on Saturday, November 27 for the Leamington Santa Claus Parade. Large crowds of people lined Erie Street North and South as Santa and the parade made their way from the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex to the fairgrounds. Cordell Green and Laura Carney were Masters of Ceremony for the parade, set up in front of the municipal office. See pages 22 and 23 for more pictures and the names of the parade winners. (SUN Photo)

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Making clothing for those in need

A group of enthusiastic sewers meets regularly to construct dresses for the poorest of the poor in Third World countries. Mary Beth Sharpe, owner of the fabric store

A Stitch In Time, on Mill Street in Leamington, donates the store’s classroom and trim for the dresses, and gives plenty of encouragement. The group sews children’s dresses in sizes 2 to 14 and recently donated 142 garments to an organization called Canadian Food For Children that was inspired by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Plans for this year also include sewing shorts and t-shirts for little boys.

Any help with sewing and/or supplies would be gratefully accepted. Contact Wendy at A Stitch In Time, 519-322-4690, for further information.

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Trudy Jane Stevenson, 66 years, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday November 29, 2010 at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor.

Loving wife to Larry for 42 years. Cherished mother of Richard and wife Shelley. Loving grandmother of Spencer, Connor, Hayley and Teryn. Dear sister of Paul Stocks and wife Gayle and mother-in-law of Cindy Hillman. Predeceased by son James and her parents L.D. and Grace Stocks.

Trudy was a dedicated registered nurse (maternity ward) at Leamington District Memorial Hospital for over 38 years. Her family wishes to thank everyone for their efforts and compassion at Leamington Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital.

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

Funeral service to celebrate Trudy’s life will be held from the funeral home on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. (Visiting from 10 a.m. until time of service). Rev. Paul Rodey officiating. A private family interment will take place at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington Hospital Foundation or Leamington Salvation Army.

Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca. Please give generously to The Salvation Army this holiday season

A generous group of people who love to sew have been busy making clothing for children in Third World countries. Pictured, front row left to right,

Eleanor Barrons, Vince Dimilio and Mary Beth Sharpe. Back row: Diane Isly, Marlene Schives, Nancy Robson, Wendy Carmanico, Shirley Pull and Doris Clodd. (Photo Submitted)

Trudy Stevenson

Community celebrates expansion of Leamington Trail

The Municipality of Leamington held an official ceremony Friday, November 26 to celebrate the expansion of the Leamington Trail.

Dave Van Kesteren, MP Chatham-Kent Essex, Pat Hoy, MPP Chatham-Kent Essex, and John Adams, Mayor of the Municipality of Leamington, are pleased to see this important community recreational infrastructure project reach completion.

Completion of the trail network expansion, from Ellison to Talbot Road West, now creates a direct trail linkage between two secondary schools, two elementary schools, the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex and to the Marina. Work on this project included the construction of a drainage system and granular trail as well as new rest areas with benches, landscaping, fencing and signage.

The governments of Canada and Ontario have each committed up to $250,000 to the project, while the Municipality of Leamington contributed the balance of the total project cost of $750,000.

“Improvements to the trail will help connect the community and provide a safe trail for those who love to walk, run or cycle,” said MP Van Kesteren. “Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, stimulus projects like these are being completed across the country, creating local construction jobs and promoting sustainable growth.”

“Improvements to this trail supports our government’s Open Ontario plan to stimulate the economy and create new opportunities to support healthy active living while creating jobs,” said MPP Hoy. “In Leamington, Open Ontario is supporting local trades and businesses while promoting a stronger, healthier community.”

“This is a proud moment for all residents of Leamington,” said Mayor John Adams. “This newest section of the trail is the latest in Leamington’s commitment to providing healthy lifestyle choices for people of all ages. We are grateful for the financial contribution from the governments of Canada and Ontario. Without this assistance the progression of trail development in our community would take much longer to realize. To all Leamington citizens… I invite you to walk, bike, run and enjoy this newest addition to our urban trails.”

This project is one of more than 760 across the province that is moving forward thanks to a joint federal-provincial investment of more than $380 million under the Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) Program in Ontario and the Ontario Recreation Program (Ontario REC). The governments of Canada and Ontario teamed up to support Ontario’s communities and create jobs by improving recreational infrastructure, as these types of projects also encourage higher levels of participation in physical activity and community building. For more on this initiative visit www. rink-on.ca.

More money for trail

Members of Leamington Council were asked to join in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the Leamington Trail last week. Pictured here, from left to right, are Councillor Bill Derbyshire, Councillor Herb Enns, Deputy Mayor Rob Schmidt, MP Dave VanKesteren, Mayor John Adams, MPP Pat Hoy and John Tofflemire, Director of Community Services.

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Mayor John Adams complimented the entire Council of Leamington on the work and commitment that has gone into the Leamington Trail and wants to encourage the new Council to continue with the trail project. Pictured here are Mayor Adams and John Tofflemire, Director of Community Services. (SUN Photo)

Lawsuits ruin being a kid

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Lawsuits or the threat of lawsuits have ruined being a kid. Some schools have banned baseball and monkey bars because children may get hurt. Schools no longer go on ski trips because someone might fall. Any school trip is questionable because of the possibility of a bus accident. Heck, you can’t go public skating without a helmet! And one school even went so far as to not allow kids to play tag. Yes, tag – apparently kids were tagging too hard and someone developed a red mark and a lawsuit followed.

The Christmas classics

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Sometimes we criticize parents for coddling their kids too much. Everyone seems to want their kids to somehow be safer than when they were a kid. They want to give them everything they didn’t have as kids. Maybe we didn’t have everything we wanted as kids, but don’t you think that’s part of character building? What are we teaching our kids if we’re telling them they should have everything they want. What happened to earning rewards, not just receiving them?

With all of today’s technology and all of the Disney characters and other popular cartoons, you’d think there would be some really great new Christmas shows. I’m sure there is a Sponge Bob Square Pants Christmas special and Dora the Explorer no doubt has a Christmas Special – in English and Spanish.

But what I look forward to year after year are the classics - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and Here Comes Santa Claus. They truly are classic.

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Society has created this world of never being at fault. If they are disciplined – “the teacher doesn’t like me”. If they are failed – “the teacher hates me”. Oh wait, we don’t fail students anymore... When they are arrested – “the police are picking on them”. Can you see a pattern of nothing is ever their fault? We all want our kids to be successful and happy in life, but perhaps part of that is being able to take criticism and accepting fault.

Like everything else in life there are risks and there are consequences. If you send your child on a ski trip, any intelligent parent knows there is a risk involved. Accidents do happen and sometimes they are truly accidents. And sometimes, there may be negligence involved, but let’s not jump to sue every time there’s an injury. It really does spoil it for everyone.

Rudolph made his television debut on NBC in 1964. With the technology of the day it was produced as a stop-motion animated TV special. This version of the story adds several new characters, including the prospector Yukon Cornelius, a love interest for Rudolph named Clarice, and a Christmas elf named Hermey. (Hermey, like Rudolph, is a misfit: he suffers the disdain of the other elves because he would rather be a dentist than a toymaker). New subplots include Hermey and Rudolph running away to the “Island of Misfit Toys” where defective, anthropomorphic toys are left when they are deemed unfit for a child’s care, and the capture of Rudolph’s parents and Clarice by the Abominable Snowmonster. It’s just classic! Personally, I like the Berle Ives snowman who narrates the story who floats across the screen unable to bend.

Frosty the Snowman was also a song and a Little Golden Book before it was a television show. In 1954, the UPA studio brought “Frosty” to life in a three-minute animated short film which appears regularly on WGN-TV. In 1969, the Rankin-Bass company produced a thirty-minute animated television special of Frosty the Snowman that featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the title character. This was a story based on the discovery of Frosty the Snowman. Two sequels were produced, Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (based upon the song Winter Wonderland) in 1976 in which Frosty got married and Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July in 1979, followed by The Legend of Frosty the Snowman many years later, in 2005. A derivative work, Frosty Returns, was broadcast in 1992.

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town is a 1970 stop motion television special, made by Rankin-Bass with models carved from wood (as with most Rankin-Bass specials). The film stars actor Fred Astaire as S.D. Kluger, the narrator, and Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle/Santa Claus (a role which he would frequently play later on). The film tells the story of how Santa Claus and several Claus-related Christmas traditions came to be. It is based on the Christmas hit of the same name, which was introduced on radio by Eddie Cantor in 1934.

I think part of what makes these classics so special are the memories of watching them when they aired (no VCR, no DVD, no cable or satellite) with a blanket and bowl of popcorn in front of the tv. This was one of those rare exceptions where we were allowed to curl up on the floor two feet in front of the screen.

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Do you remember as a child a present that you wanted really badly

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“I wanted a make-up vanity so bad. It was in the Sears Catalogue and was plastic Provincial Style. And I got it, too!”

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“I don’t remember asking for anything special. All I ever wanted was dinner at Grandma’s house – the mincemeat pie and butter sauce.”

Food Bank diet grumblings...

When I agreed a couple of weeks ago to enter into a month-long challenge of dietary discovery I had no idea where it might lead. I was sure that I would simply eat from the collection of cans, boxes and produce samples as I sensed grumblings from my abdominal region. No problem. Easy, as a matter of fact. After all, I’m one of those people who only eats because he has to. I only eat because if I don’t – I’ll die. As I mentioned in this article a couple of weeks ago, I love a great meal, but life is busy and I find myself more often than not just grabbing whatever will stop the grumbling at that moment.

The challenge before me is to eat from a list of items offered to an individual on social assistance. The food items are as supplied by the Leamington Salvation Army Food Bank throughout the year to this area’s needy. In list form it would appear I have a lot of food left to finish out the final two weeks of my challenge. Sitting on the floor it takes up about the equivalent of about three square feet. Not three cubic feet (3x3x3) but three square feet (3x3). Now I don’t really know for sure, but I’m pretty sure the average person eats more than three square feet of food in 14 days. Now my dilemma. The remaining food items that make up my three square feet don’t necessarily work together. For example – chick peas. What does one do with chick peas? Does one eat a plate full or mix them in a sauce? Here are some of my remaining items: a bottle of Ketchup, a can of spaghetti sauce, 2 cans of brown beans, a can of pea soup, a jar of jam, a bottle of steak sauce (but I’m out of meat), a bottle of barbecue sauce, a can of gravy, 3 boxes of Kraft dinner, 2 boxes of Jello, one can of Heinz Scooby Doo pasta, 2 cans of soup, white and whole wheat spaghetti, 2 cans of pizza sauce, a box of stuffing, a small bag of white rice, a small bag of flour, 2 cans of tuna, some onions, a can of kidney beans, some frozen vegetables, potatoes, onions. Jen Robinson from the food bank said I could drop by for milk and bread this week.

So as you can see, the next two weeks may present some challenges. Spectacular culinary experiences will not be the goal. Putting together a meal that will stop the grumbling will be. Two weeks to go. I’m fortunate. Many in our area face this challenge daily. Mothers do their best with no end in sight. Please help if you can.

To make a donation, contact the Leamington Salvation Army Food Bank or Jim Heyens at jim@southpointsun.ca.

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“I don’t think there was. I grew up in Sault Ste. Marie and in the winter fresh fruit wasn’t available. In our stocking we always got an apple, an orange and some nuts, and we were so thrilled to get fresh fruit.”

Monica Reynolds

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“That’s easy – my pony. I was about 5, and Christmas morning I raced to the window and looked and there was nothing there, but under the tree was a grey dappled rocking horse. He was shipped from England and brought to Canada, and I still have him.”

Utopia: “Good place – no where”

“In these days of wars and rumours of wars, haven’t you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and security, where living was not a struggle but a lasting delight?” – Lost Horizon, directed by Frank Capra (1937)

Recently I heard of a study done to find where the happiest people on the earth live. Disney World claims to be “the happiest place in the universe” and I must admit when there I am full of bliss, but besides Goofy and a few other characters, who really lives at Disney permanently?

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In Asia, Singapore houses the happiest people, and in Central America the habitants of Monterrey, Mexico, are smiling. They are probably happy they have been one of the only areas of the country that has escaped all the negative media. Iceland is known as one of the happiest countries and Bhutan, in South Asia, is where the King has made Gross National Happiness a nation priority.

With the grey skies, cold climate and some of the highest taxes in the world, does it surprise you that Denmark boasts the most content people? How have they avoided ‘seasonal affective disorder’ (SAD)?

All of these studies have found similarities in the top ranking happy places, and mediocrity is one of them. There is not the same drive for wealth and material possessions. What is the driving force behind these so-called needs?

In Denmark, 50% of an individual’s income goes to income taxes. Mind you, these taxes go towards providing health care and education. Nowhere else in the world is there more money spent on children and the elderly. No doubt, that brings peace of mind!

People are not striving to have higher income jobs and therefore they are finding careers in areas they thoroughly enjoy and feel proud of such as design and technology. A career as a garbage collector is as equally respected as any other job, and most people live contently at a middle class standard. Very different than in the U.S. where paradise is “always” a step away.

Even friendship is subsidized in Denmark. If you get a group together to sing, build model airplanes or enjoy any hobby the government will pay for it. Perhaps they see that the health benefits from interaction and activity outweigh the cost of a society on antidepressants.

If you feel like learning the secrets to a simpler fulfilled life, perhaps check out Eric Weiner’s book, “The Geography of Bliss, One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World”.

“A lifetime of happiness! No man could bear it. It would be hell on Earth!” – George Bernard Shaw

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2:

Listen to Country 92.7 CJSP for more events happening in Leamington and Essex County during the Community Calendar 6 times daily or visit www.country927.com for a complete listing

Essex District High School's 4th Annual Cultural Diversity Night - local performers, student interactive lessons from 10 different countries, food prepared by the Family Studies classes. Event will take place at the High School cafeteria, on Talbot St. in Essex from 4:00 p.m.7:00 p.m. Funds raised for the event will go to the local food bank and Free the Children. Admission is $5 or three cans for the local food bank.

Leamington Flyers will be at home to the Lasalle Vipers at 7:10 p.m. at Heinz Arena in the Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St., Leamington. Tonight is the Teddy Bear Toss. Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to the game and throw it on the ice after the Flyers score their first goal. All bears collected will be donated to Leamington and Area Toys for Tots.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train arrives in Windsor at Erie St. W. at Janette St. at 6:00 p.m. The Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 decorated rail cars, including a modified box car that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers, this year featuring Kelly Prescott. The train shines brightly with hundreds of thousands of modern LED Christmas lights. Please bring a donation of money or non-perishable food - everything collected will stay in the community for distribution. For more information, visit www.cpr.ca.

The first in a series of 1812 series book launches at 7:00 p.m. at the Freed-Orman centre, Assumption University - Father E.J.Lajeunesse, The Windsor Border Region. A forum of three prominent speakers- Dr. Marcel Beneteau, Gail Moreau and Louse Boyd will discuss the importance of this book reprinted by the Essex County Historical Society for the first time since 1971. Soft cover edition will be on sale for $24.95. Other books will also be available by Marcel Beneteau, Peter Halford and Trevor Price. Everyone is invited and the meeting will be followed by a social hour with free refreshments. For further details contact Trevor Price, President Essex County Historical Society , 519-734-7725.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3:

All are welcome to adult book club meeting at Kingsville Library, from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Come and discuss your favourite books with an enthusiastic group of fellow readers. December's selection is "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusak.

Tilbury Santa Claus Parade, starting at 7:00 p.m. Canned goods will be collected along the parade route. Free chili and hot chocolate. Children are invited to join Santa at Tilbury Fire Hall following the parade.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4:

3rd Annual Christmas House Tour in Harrow, featuring 6 homes beautifully decorated. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets are $15, available by calling 519-738-2510.

Family Christmas Concert, 2:00 p.m. at Leamington & District Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Enjoy an afternoon of family Christmas music, followed by tea/coffee and dessert. Admission by donation.

Craft & Bake Sale from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Kingsville Community Church, 1860 Division Rd (at #2 Rd.). A wide variety of vendors and hand crafted gifts. Enjoy a cup of coffee and baked goods at the Cafe and shop for that special Christmas gift.

Christmas Program at United Mennonite Education Institute, 614 Mersea Rd. 6., Leamington, at 7:00 p.m. A program of music and drama prepared by UMEI Christian High School students and staff.

Christmas on the Farm, at 4465 Huron Church Line Rd., Windsor (parking at the condos opposite the farm). 1:005:00 p.m. Rain or shine. Visit horses in their decorated barn, visit with Santa, children's Christmas craft table, food and Christmas goodies, games, Christmas entertainment, mini horse and goats. Entry fee is $5, children under 2 years are free. All proceeds to benefit Windsor-Essex Therapeutic Riding Association. For more information, call 519-969-1261.

Harrow Santa Claus Parade at 1:00 p.m., starting on Sinasac St., proceeding to Queen St., King St., Victoria St. and McAffee St., ending at the Harrow Arena, where kids can meet Santa Claus, and hot chocolate, juice boxes and chips will be served.

Essex High School Annual Arts and Craft Show, Talbot St. Essex, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission $1.

Santa's Workshop is from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Ladies Aid, Sherk St., Leamington is holding a cabbage roll sale, beginning at 9 a.m. Cost is $18 per dozen. For information, call 519326-5576.

Homemade Christmas Cookies and Squares Sale, 9:00 a.m. until sold out. At Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. The easiest way to do your Christmas baking ever!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5:

Lions Club of Kingsville Annual Christmas Bingo, benefitting the Kingsville Food Bank, Leamington Hospital Foundation and the Lions Foundation of Canada for dog guides for the blind. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. at Lions Hall, 23 Mill Street West, Kingsville. The bingo starts at 2:00 p.m. Prizes include Christmas food certificates and door prizes. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome. In the spirit of Christmas giving, attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Kingsville Food Bank.

John Brazill Circle #1385 hosts a Christmas Basket Bingo at the Knights of Columbus Hall in McGregor. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., bingo starts at 7 p.m. 15 rounds of bingo with 2 prizes per round. 3 special rounds. Admission $5, extra cards .50 or 3 for $2. Hot dogs, pop, chips, bottled water, coffee will be available. Proceeds will benefit St. Clement's Church Catholic Women's League. Essex County Coin Club 8th Annual Paper Money Show & Sale, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the Fogolar Furlan Club, 1800 E.C. Row Ave. E., Windsor. Vendors buying and selling all coins, gold, silver, bank notes, tokens, paper money, world coins and mint products. Admission is with any voluntary donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association. For more information, contact Dan Jones at 519-733-6296.

Essex High School Annual Arts and Craft Show, Talbot St. Essex, from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission $1. "Christkindl Market" - a Christmas Market at Rhine Danube Club, 130 Erie St. North, Leamington from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Over 20 vendors to choose from. Santa arrives at 3:00 p.m. Admission is canned good(s). 3rd Annual Christmas House Tour in Harrow, featuring 6 homes beautifully decorated. 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $15, available by calling 519-738-2510.

Christmas Concert - a musical celebration featuring Leamington District Secondary School Concert Band and Choir. 7:00 p.m. at Wheatley United Church, 59 Talbot St. West. Refreshments following the concert.

Essex County Male Choir Christmas concert at 3:00 p.m. at Faith Mennonite Church, Sherk St. Leamington. "Eve of St. Nicholas" - a new holiday event from 1:004:00 p.m. at the John R. Park Homestead, 915 County Rd. 50 East, between Kingsville and Colchester on the Lake. The Homestead is decorated with fresh evergreens, berries, fruits and feathers gathered from the farm and forest. There will be a tabletop tree in the parlour and a kissing ball in the hall. But, this year, among the merriment will be two of St. Nicholas' historic counterparts - Belsnickel and Ruprecht. These historic figures not only have the 'naughty and nice' list close at hand - they also come with a host of other long-lost holiday accoutrements including switches, chains, coal and even a white mare horse. The Homestead offers a host of holiday activities for families. See the Christmas goose cooking on the clock jack rotisserie, play a game of conkers, visit the blacksmith, and get some of your holiday shopping done in the gift shop which features many quality handmade and reproduction items. Visitors can spend the day and stay warm with some tasty traditional treats - lamb's wool cider, chestnuts roasted by an open fire, and gingerbread cookies fresh from the hearth. Decadent homemade goodies will also be available to take home from the Friends of the Homestead fundraising bake sale. Admission: $6 adults, $4 children 316, Family Maximum $20. For more information contact: 519-738-2029 or email jrph@erca.org.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7:

Essex County Federation of Agriculture Annual Meeting, 7:00 p.m. in Room "C" of the Essex Civic Centre. This meeting will include a review of the past year's activities, the election of directors and the election of the executive that will represent Essex County farmers for the next year.

Local student recognized by Ontario Parks

Kyle Hack of Leamington is one of 40 students to receive an educational bursary in recognition of being an outstanding summer employee of Ontario Parks. Kyle worked at Wheatley Provincial Park and is a student at the University of Western Ontario.

The Ontario Parks Partners Bursary Awards recognize excellence and leadership in student employees and promote post-secondary education. Winners were nominated by park visitors as well as student peers and supervisors for their dedication, customer service, initiative and leadership.

In addition to supporting the students’ education, the program promotes the province’s natural and cultural heritage, and careers in the public service.

“I’m pleased to see that these young Ontarians are being recognized for their excellent customer service and we are able to help them a little bit with their education through this partnership bursary,” said Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Natural Resources. “I’d like to thank all the partners who have stepped up and are supporting these young leaders.”

A partnership between Ontario Parks, corporate sponsors and park supporters, the bursary program is now in its 11th year and provides students with a $500 bursary. Recipients work for Ontario Parks, the Ontario Ranger program, “friends of the park” organizations or other park volunteer groups. More than 2,000 students work in Ontario Parks each summer.

The Joy of Singing: Reflections from the audience

By Eunice Seney

The joy of singing is on her face as she introduces the program, “The Lord’s Prayer”, and also later as she sings the soothing liquid morphology of “Esto les digo”, with its beautiful a capella harmonies, promising God’s presence where two or three are gathered. Nancy Dyck co-directs the 41-voice Soli Deo Gloria Singers with Paul Dueck, a tenor soloist, and one of the founders of this choir together with Barb Martens, also a soprano soloist in the choir. This is a volunteer choir of professionals in the county in whose homes singing has become a tradition, as in the family of David and Charlene Epp and their daughter Alyssa who all sing in the choir.

Aspects of our Lord’s teaching in the Lord’s Prayer provided the structure for the program and the various versions of the prayer, differing in language, ethnic origin and musical style, all served to provide the audience with a musically and spiritually nourishing experience.

The intimate atmosphere was established at the outset with the choir singing antiphonally on either side of the audience. Pure soprano and alto parts wove across the hall with rich bass and tenor parts in cascading harmonies, requesting the presence of God’s spirit, ending in a homophonic “Allelujah”.

Bill Bergen sang, “I do not ask You to take this cup from me, I only ask Your guidance o’er paths I cannot see,” in his lovely tenor voice, and the choir harmonized with him in: “and Thy will be done, Lord, Thy will be done.”

We enjoyed the comforting Gaither version of “Shelter in the Storm” which Paul told us had been sung for his father’s passing of September 11th by this choir, sight unseen. We were calmed by the contemplative “Pater Noster” from the Taisé Community in France where the choir chanted softly below the lyrical tenor voice of Greg Trepanier.

It was exciting to hear the skillfully sung rhythmic ostinatos in the Zulu folk song, “Jabula Jesu” and in “I hear a voice a prayin’”, a Negro Spiritual.

Mendelssohn, Brahms and Bach in their native language were also present, alongside the two Russians, Tschesnokoff and Rimsky-Korsakov, whose songs have become the hallmark of this choir, with their luscious harmonic spread of high soprano to the deep basso-profundo sandwiching many rich harmonies in between. Nancy’s salute to us was that Bach always signed his manuscripts with “Soli Deo Gloria” – only to God be the Glory, which is the choir’s name and slogan. They call UMEI at Leamington their home and sing 4 concerts a year for their local audience, as well as having produced several new recordings.

Two cadet squadrons train together

The 2918 South Essex Scottish Army Cadet Corps, together with 535 Air Cadet Squadron in Leamington, conducted a joint training exercise at Gesstwood Church Camp on Mole Side Road, Essex last weekend, November 19-21.

The 30 cadets of the 2918 and the 30 cadets of the 535 participated in joint cadet training focusing on outdoor activities - camping, navigation, survival, field-craft, camp-craft, and cold weather indoctrination. Each Corps provided qualified instructors for a variety of training activities. The equipment used was supplied by the Department of National Defense.

The weekend was an introduction to cold weather camping and outdoor survival activities. The cadets were subjected to situations dealing with survival and field-craft under the supervision of officers of the Cadet Instructors Cadre. Secondary training included leadership tasking and team building exercises.

The cadets ranged from 12 to 18 years old, male and female, and from all over Essex County. This was the first of at least three weekend camps the cadets will partake in over the course of the training year, besides the numerous other shorter and closer training, citizenship and fundraising activities the Corps’ engage in from September to June.

Langeman Manufacturing helping locally and globally this holiday season

Langeman Manufacturing is kicking off the holiday season by helping those in need within the community and around the world. They have partnered with the Leamington Goodfellows to become a drop-off depot for canned goods donations that will be included in this year’s Christmas hampers distributed to area families.

In addition to accepting canned goods on behalf of the Goodfellows, Langeman Manufacturing will donate $1 for every can received to help locally and globally through two non-profit organizations. Half of the funds will benefit the Goodfellows campaign, with the other half being donated to Samaritan’s Purse International Relief.

“Langeman supports numerous charitable initiatives during the year and during the Christmas season, we especially want to remember the people in our community as well as around the world who are having a hard time making ends meet,” said Gary Langeman, President of Langeman Manufacturing.

Residents are invited to drop off their canned goods at Langeman Manufacturing, 56 Oak Street East, Leamington, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m Monday through Friday. Donations will be received until Thursday, December 9. For more information, please visit www.langeman.com/holidays.

About Leamington Goodfellows - Goodfellows is a men’s and women’s service club which delivers Food Baskets to needy families during the Christmas season. For more information on Goodfellows, please contact Don Nicholson at 519-326-9578.

About Samaritan’s Purse Canada - Samaritan’s Purse Canada is a nondenominational organization that has been providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world since 1970 through emergency relief, community development, vocational programs, medical projects and more. For more information, please visit http://www. samaritanspurse.ca.

About Langeman Manufacturing – In business since 1954, Langeman Manufacturing Ltd. began as a machine repair and welding shop, evolving as a high-tech manufacturer of machinery and industrial products. http://www.langeman.com. Langeman Manufacturing has developed a multitude of products, raising the bar and taking the spray-on truck liner industry to a new level of consumer acceptance and satisfaction.

Busy Bees at École St. Michel

Mme Léna Bacco-Reid and Mme Stéphanie Trépanier are extremely proud of their students. After their trip to the Iroquois village in London, Ska-Nah-Doht, the grade 3 students at St. Michel in Leamington each made a replica of an Iroquois village. Pictured are Mme Bacco-Reid’s class (standing) and Mme Trépanier’s class (sitting) with their remarkable projects. Congratulations on a job well done!

Seated in the front row and accepting the award from Dr. Bette M. Stephenson is school principal, Germaine Quenneville-DiMenna (far right) and grade 3 teacher Léna Bacco-Reid. Also in attendance at the awards ceremony were Joseph Picard, Superintendent CSDECSO; Marguerite Jackson, CEO; Micheline Nouhra, grade1 teacher; Deeanne Cervini and Rima Mastronardi, school council parent reps; and Brian Desbiens, Chair of EQAO.

École St.

Michel receives achievement award

École Saint-Michel in Leamington was honoured with the prestigious Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement Award during a provincial ceremony on November 8 in Toronto. The school was recognized for its efforts and use of Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) results to improve student learning. École Saint-Michel is one of just 20 schools from across Ontario to be awarded the honour

The Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement was established in 2009 in honour of Dr. Stephenson’s pivotal role on the EQAO Board of Directors and her lifelong commitment and contribution to Ontario’s publicly funded education system. This recognition program acknowledges school communities throughout Ontario that have distinguished themselves through their leadership, data-driven strategies and whole-school approaches to help every child succeed. Each of the 20 schools recognized this year has adopted an action plan based on their unique circumstances to work toward improved student outcomes.

École Saint-Michel is very proud to add this newest award to its list of accomplishments as it also garnered the Garfield Weston Awards for Excellence in Education in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the category of Academic Achievement in Excess of Expectations.

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Ed Roach - blogging for business

By Sheila McBrayne

Ed Roach of Leamington has been a marketing expert for about 30 years (The Branding Experts), and now his blogging has taken him around the world for marketing and branding contracts.

Most recently the Tanzanian Government contacted him to work on the branding of its new bus rapid transit system - much like an above ground subway system. “Of course you’re a little skeptical at first of the legitimacy of a blogging contact from Tanzania, which is a country in Africa about the size of Manitoba, but I did some research and checked out a company in San Francisco who did work for them and it all seemed legit,” said Roach.

Soon after the initial contact Roach communicated with officials there and set up a branding program for the Dar Rapid Transit Agency or DART. He spent the month of October in Tanzania working with government officials on the project and learning a little Swahili, which is the universal language of the country. “My job was to develop the brand of the new transportation system… It won’t be up and running until 2012, but the DART brand will be marketed on terminals, uniforms, and the buses themselves… I just signed off on the final report so all is good to go,” said Roach. Roach isn’t bragging about this lucrative contract, he’s actually sharing one of his trade secrets with all small business owners – “If you’re not blogging, you’re really missing out. You never know what your next email may bring,” he said. Roach started seriously blogging about seven years ago, and after a year of little response the contacts started to come in. “You have to be

patient. It takes a good year before you’ll see anything, but it’s out there,” he said. Roach’s blogging has secured him clients in India, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Africa and all over the US and Canada. “All this through the internet marketing. Blogging opens up a world of possibilities… It proves you don’t have to be from Toronto to land the big contracts. I’ve done all this from my home office in Leamington,” said Roach.

Donation turns into fundraiser for SECC

The South Essex Community Council received an early Christmas gift from Leamington woodworker Clarence Bechard who made festive wood oraments and donated them to SECC.

The painted Christmas ornaments are available for sale as a fundraiser for SECC. All proceeds will go towards SECC’s children’s programs. There are painted ornaments or plain wood ones ready for painting.

SECC is also selling pet-packs as a holiday fundraiser. Stop by SECC or call 519-3268629.

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Branding logo for Tanzanian Government

Thieves Make Off With Cash Register

In the early morning hours of November 24, a pizzeria on Talbot Street in Essex was broken into and the cash register stolen. A passerby discovered coinage scattered on the ground outside the rear of the business and noticed the broken glass on the door and contacted police immediately.

The investigation has revealed that two suspects wearing dark pants and sweaters with hoods pulled up, baseball caps and white work gloves gained entry through a door located on the north side of the building.

Three Injured In Collision

On November 24 at approximately 2:25 p.m., Kingsville OPP responded to motor vehicle collision on Highway 3 and County Road 18 (Road 4) in the Town of Kingsville. A 2004 white Dodge Ram pickup struck a 2009 blue Ford Taurus. Three parties were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 43-year-old female, was charged with failing to yield to traffic on a through highway.

Seatbelt Charges Issued

On November 24 at approximately 10:45 p.m., an Essex County OPP officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 3 in the Town of Kingsville in relation to a vehicle not moving over for police. During the traffic stop it was observed that several of the occupants of the vehicle were not wearing seatbelts, as the bench seat in the vehicle did not have any seatbelts. Four Provincial Offence Notices were issued for “Passenger Fail to Occupy Position with Seatbelt” and one Provincial Offence Notice to the Alberta driver for failing to ensure his passengers had securely fastened their seatbelts. All parties were transported home by taxi.

$125,000 Worth of Chrome Bumpers Stolen

On November 24, Tecumseh OPP responded to a theft of chrome bumpers from a property/business located in the 3000 block of Moynahan in Tecumseh. The complainant advised that a tractor-trailer was dropped off in their yard on November 17. The locked trailer was parked in their yard waiting to be transported to another location. It contained over 170 Dodge Ram pickup chrome bumpers worth approximately $125,000. Police are continuing their investigation into the matter. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Essex County OPP Criminal Investigation Unit 519-723-2491 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Be Prepared for Winter Driving

With winter fast approaching, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are issuing an important reminder that driving conditions could rapidly and unexpectedly change, creating dangerous hazards and challenges for drivers. The OPP is reminding motorists to adjust their driving habits during what Environment Canada predicts will be a snowy, cold winter:

• Drivers must SLOW DOWN! Speed is the #1 cause of winter crashes.

• Adjust your driving according to the road and weather conditions.

• Leave extra space between vehicles. Stopping distances are at least double on snowy roads and even longer on icy roads.

• Know where you are. If you require help in an emergency, you need to know your location when asked.

• Monitor road and weather conditions, plan your trip and check local weather before heading out.

• Check the Ministry of Transportation website prior to heading out on any trip during the winter. Do not call 911 or the OPP for road reports. Instead, visit www. mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/conditions or call 1-800-268-4686.

The Ontario Provincial Police will assume policing duties for the Municipality of Leamington on December 3 at 7 a.m. To report an emergency dial 9-1-1

New ServiceOntario centre in Leamington

OHIP and driver’s license all in one place

MPP Pat Hoy has announced that Leamington has a newly integrated ServiceOntario centre and residents can access health card and driver and vehicle renewal services under one roof.

Routine health card services are now available at the ServiceOntario centre at 215 Talbot St. East in Leamington. Driver and vehicle licensing services are already offered at this location.

Hoy said these changes will give people access to more routine government services and better meet customer needs.

ServiceOntario is making it easier for people to get the government services they need by making changes to its service delivery network. Services have expanded at nearly 300 ServiceOntario centres across the province. By the end of this year, nearly 95% of Ontarians will be within 10 kilometres of an integrated ServiceOntario centre.

Pat Hoy announces he will not be running for re-election

Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Pat Hoy announced November 23 that he would not be running for re-election in 2011. Hoy made the announcement in Tilbury, where his political career first began in 1994.

“I’ve been at this since the age of 43, winning the nomination at Tilbury arena in July 1994. By the time of the next election I will be 61. It’s time for my wife and I to enjoy some quality time with our two grandchildren,” said Hoy.

Hoy said he had spoken with Premier McGuinty and the Chatham-Kent-Essex Provincial Liberal Association executive last week to advise them of his decision.

“Since my election in 1995 I have had the privilege to serve the people of Essex-Kent and then Chatham-Kent-Essex as their provincial representative and to work with countless dedicated individuals as we strived to improve the quality of life for the people of this area,” said Hoy. “I am extremely proud of all that we have been able to accomplish together over the last 15 years.”

Hoy confirmed he will serve as MPP until the election next October. “I am committed to serving to the end of my term and to continue working hard on behalf of the people of Chatham-Kent-Essex.”

“I’ve known and worked with Pat for 15 years, and he has always demonstrated the true meaning of public service. Pat’s dedication to rural and transportation issues has led to real improvements for Ontario families,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty

“Our kids get on safer school buses every day because of Pat’s work. Construction workers go to work every day a little safer because of legislation Pat Hoy wrote. And the 401 is safer through the Chatham-Kent area because of Pat’s advocacy. I thank Debbie and the entire Hoy family for sharing Pat with us, and wish them well as they enjoy their well-earned retirement together.”

Hoy was first elected as a Liberal during the Mike Harris sweep on June 8, 1995, defeating an NDP incumbent. He was re-elected in 1999, again defeating a government incumbent, and subsequently re-elected in 2003 and 2007. He is Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs, which will soon hold public meetings leading up to next year’s provincial budget. He is also Chair of the Southwest government caucus, and vicechair of the government’s Rural Caucus.

Hoy said over the last seven years, the McGuinty government has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in projects across the region, including Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and Leamington District Memorial Hospital (including a new dialysis centre), extra funding for the Chatham-Kent Children’s Treatment Centre, and new Family Health Teams in Leamington, Tilbury, Chatham and Ridgetown. Tilbury had been waiting for almost a decade, told “no” by the previous government.

“I am proud that after 10 years of seeking funding from the previous government for the Rudy Brown Centre in Ridgetown, I was able to get that funding,” said Hoy. “The success of my private members bills brings a measure of safety to the people of Ontario. My bus bill protects children who ride school buses every day. And the legislation to double fines in construction zones is a positive step in protecting workers. The bill that declares Sexual Harassment Awareness Week brings awareness to the need to protect people from sexual harassment wherever they may live in Ontario.”

Longtime Liberal supporter and past riding association president Mike Ouellette of Tilbury acknowledged Pat’s service and strong commitment to the community. “I have had the opportunity to work on all Pat’s campaigns,” he said. “We are proud of all he has accomplished and the positive legacy he leaves our community.”

MPP Pat Hoy

MPP Crozier announces retirement from politics

Essex MPP Bruce Crozier announced his retirement from politics on November 29, after more than 25 years of municipal and provincial public service. While Crozier will continue to serve as MPP for Essex until next year’s provincial election, he will not be running for re-election.

“This was not an easy decision,” said Crozier, “but at the age of 72 and after over 25 years in public life, I feel it’s the right one for me and my family.”

Crozier was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in a by-election in December 1993, then re-elected in the 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 general elections. He was also appointed as Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House in 2003 and again in 2007, and was elected Chair of the Government’s Rural Caucus just this year. Prior to his election as MPP for Essex, Crozier served as Leamington Town Councillor beginning in 1985, then

as Mayor of Leamington from 1988 to 1993.

“Bruce has been a tireless champion for the people of Essex since he was first elected in 1993,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty. “Among his many successes, he helped bring quality health care to more Essex families by championing the establishment of family health teams in Amherstburg, Harrow and Leamington, as well as nurse practitioner-led clinics in Essex and Lakeshore.”

Christmas Treasures Tour

The very successful Christmas Treasures Tour in Leamington and area on Sat. Nov. 27 and Sun. Nov. 28 featured wonderful gift ideas that included everything from antiques and art to candles, crafts, jewelry, Christmas decorations, personal care items and much, much more. Eight locations were part of the tour this year: The Leamington Arts Centre, There’s No Place Like Home Country Flea Market, Seacliff Village Antiques, There’s No Place Like Home Antiques, Vogue Boutique Gifts, Finders to Keepers Antiques, Setterington Religious Gifts & Books, and Simona’s Flowers & Home Accents. IN THE UPPER PHOTO, Julia Bell of Shattered Glass is pictured at the Arts Centre with items from her beautiful display of collage on glass artwork. IN THE LOWER PHOTO are sisters Tina Thibert (left) and Coleen Thibert. Tina owns Dancing Jellybean Designs Jewelry & Accessories. Coleen owns Coleeflower Designs, which specializes in textile accessories. (SUN Photos)

During his 17-year tenure, Crozier also helped to ensure the future economic prosperity of the region and the safety of citizens of Essex County by securing $80 million in funding to widen Highway 3 from 2 to 4 lanes. He was a driving force in keeping Harrow High School open when it was threatened with closure. He also saw the passage of his private member’s bills, the Ontario Wine Week Act and the Chase McEachern (Heart Defibrillator Civil Liability) Act into law.

portunity to work with so many committed individuals and organizations over the years and I am so proud

of all that we have accomplished.”

More recently, MPP Crozier introduced the Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Awareness Month Act, which proclaims the month of November as Bone Marrow Awareness Month. The bill passed third reading in early November and received Royal Assent November 29. His efforts in passing this bill and bringing the cause to Queen’s Park will help save the lives of Ontarians and citizens of Essex County alike who are waiting for a bone marrow transplant.

“It has been my privilege to serve as the MPP for Essex for over 17 years,” said Crozier. “I have had the op-

Come October, Crozier said he plans to spend more quality time with his wife Joan. The couple will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2011. The two also plan to spend much of their time with their children, daughter Nancy and husband David, son David and wife Jolean, and their five grandchildren –Emma, Adam, Ben, Cowan and Cate.

“It has been my honour to work with Bruce for so many years,” Premier McGuinty said. “His commitment to public service and the integrity he has always brought to his responsibilities inspire us. I want to thank Bruce for his years of service to his constituents, our caucus and our party. I join with them in wishing Bruce, his wife Joan, and their family all the best.”

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Meet The Laws…

Michele and John Law are still new to the area, settling into their first home just 2 years ago in Wheatley, or as they call it – “Sweetley”.

John and Michele have been on the road as professional musicians for the past 10 years, writing and performing together and playing their own original music. They describe their music as roots country/bluegrass/folk. Having been at many of their shows, what I love the most is that they really connect with their audience, so if you haven’t seen them yet it’s time. Their show is an intimate evening of tight-as-a-glove harmony singing and heartfelt lyrics. You will become one with the Laws, hearing the stories behind the inspiration of each song. Sheer musical enjoyment.

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Michele is originally from Kingston, Ontario, and her musical background started at home singing harmony with her 3 sisters while doing the dishes. (Note: People used to have fun doing household chores together.)

Michele was sent for piano lessons at a convent at age of 6. She lasted about 1 year; she didn’t want to do the recitals.

When she was in her early 20s, her sister had a boyfriend who was a guitar player and inspired her to get a guitar. She got started with a Mel Bay Neil Young songbook. She taught herself to play, then sold the guitar in a yard sale.

Cash’s “Walk the Line”, Roger Miller’s “Greatest Hits”, and John Denver’s “Greatest Hits” – so he heard those records a lot while growing up.

At age 11 he got his first guitar. It was a Black Johnny Cash-style guitar. He took 3 or 4 lessons on basic chording from the neighbour, and that was the beginnings of John’s musical journey. After college, John took his guitar and moved to Toronto and became a street musician, playing on the corner of Dundas and Yonge streets. While there he met other musicians and started a band. John met up with a music agent who told him to put together a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Tribute Band, and they worked the music circuit all across Ontario for the next 8 years. At one of his gigs he met Michele, and they have been playing ever since.

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Next she met John, who was already a full time musician. They moved out west and hung out with lots of musicians. Michele got another guitar and then one day asked John to teach her the bass guitar. Within 2 weeks they were on the stage playing in a bluegrass band called One Track Mind. Later on, John was playing in a trio with another singer/song writer and a bass player. One night the bass player was sick so Michele filled in, and she kept the job. They stared playing as a duo, opening for Fred J. Eaglesmith and Willie P. Bennett. Fred told the Laws that they had something special on stage and that they should start writing songs. They took his advice and wrote a couple of songs, and haven’t stopped since.

Michele also mentioned that she is one of three “chick” bass players in her family. She has an aunt and a cousin who play bass in country bands.

John is originally from Chatham, Ontario. His mom and dad had three LP records in the house – Johnny

Along the way, John played in several bands to survive. He knew that playing music was all he wanted to do, so he took up learning several other instruments like the harmonica and the mandolin, and adding the electric guitar and bass. John also shares his talent by teaching private music lessons on all these instruments at his home in Wheatley. So if you’ve always wanted to learn to play or this is your New Year’s resolution, give John a call. It’s never to late to learn to play music.

How often do you practise?: They play every day, either at a show or jamming with friends and writing new songs. Michele is currently taking advanced guitar lessons from her favourite guitarist, John Law.

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Most interesting place played: The Laws played at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in New South Wales, Australia, at a weeklong festival. They played every day –7 shows on 4 different stages in 40ºF weather. The whole town features live music in every bar and stages are set up in all the parks. It becomes a tent city of 60,000 people with every style of music under the country banner being played. The town is about the size of Leamington and everyone gets right into the festivities. It’s one big party, and great for the local economy.

Brush with fame: The Laws have had a great time sharing their music around the world. Here’s a few of the greats they have met and played with:

• They got to open for Randy Bachmen of The Guess Who (BTO) fame and got to sing Randy’s mega hit, “Taking Care of Business”, every night on a 17-city tour with Randy and his band. They also recorded their first 2 CDs at Randy’s house.

• Played and sang with country star Emmy Lou Harris at the Ottawa Folk Festival.

• Played with Jesse Winchester in BC and Ottawa.

• Played with Tim O’Brien at the Edmonton Folk Festival.

• Filmed a PBS TV show with Kris Kristofferson in Shreveport, Louisiana.

• Got to sing backstage with Texas songwriter Guy Clark and British bluesman Long John Baldry.

These are just a few of the brushes with fame that the Laws have had. The list was too long to print all of their great adventures.

Most significant gig: Michele and John both agreed it was winning the song writing contest at Merle Fest in North Carolina in 2007. Michele and John are the first Canadian winners to perform at the festival, to an audience of 10,000 people. Winning this contest gave them credibility as songwriters, which led to a 3-year songwriting contract in Nashville. Another chapter in their musical journey...

CDs to date: Estimated Time of Revival (2001), Two (2003), Another Road (2005), Live (2006), and Ride It Out (2007). Coming soon in January 2011 is Try Love. This new CD was recorded June of 2010 at J.P. Cormier’s Studio in Cape Breton. On this new CD, John played J.P. Cormier’s Tanglewood Guitars.

The Laws now have an endorsement deal with Tanglewood Guitars and use their guitars in all their live shows. They also have a deal with Silver Jeans and GHS Strings.

In 5 year’s time: The Laws hope to be as happy as they are right now, living in this great community and living out their musical dreams of touring and writing and recording music. If you could play with anyone, who would it be?: Michele just loves playing and singing with everyone but would love to work with the very talented J.P. Cormier again, and maybe do a tour with him as well – that would be great.

Website: The Laws can be reached at www.thelaws.ca.

Come out and enjoy an intimate evening of songs and stories on Sat. Dec. 11 featuring Leamington’s own Dale Butler and Wheatley’s The Laws at the Gallery Restaurant (lower level), 11 Queen St., Leamington. Doors open at 7 p.m., show time is 8 p.m. Let’s help others in our community have a Merry Christmas by bringing a non-perishable food item or canned goods for the Salvation Army Food Bank. For reservations or ticket information contact Dale at 519-326-9793.

Perhaps you can’t judge a book by its cover. However, you might be able to judge a person’s lifestyle by a cover or several covers. As I sit at my home computer, staring into a blank screen and caught somewhere between a hopeful strike of divine intervention and apathy, my attention gets kidnapped by the row of books I have neatly standing on the side of my desk. It’s not that I’m unfamiliar with these books or surprised at their presence. I put them there purposely in an attempt to bring some order to my desk area and, subconsciously perhaps, impress guests.

So, starting from the left right side of the bookend, here is the literary lineup and a brief anecdote about the books, starting with – a real surprise – a hockey book. It’s a Canadian tradition this time of year. The bookstores are stocked to the ceiling with the latest hockey book. This year, the Bob Probert autobiography is a biggie. The hardcover on my desk is not that one, but a book from the man in stripes who assigned him hundreds of penalty minutes throughout his career.

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Yet to be read, but well skimmed, is “The Final Call” by Kerry Fraser. I welcomed Kerry to our Rotary Club meeting a few weeks back and had the opportunity to share lunch with the newly retired and well-coiffed refereeing legend. Nice guy. The book has some interesting stories to tell, including what he and his parents had to go through after Kerry missed the infamous high-sticking call in overtime on Wayne Gretzky in the 1993 NHL semi-finals. No penalty, Gretzky scores.

Next, another hockey book – “Playing with Fire” by Theo Fleury. Not long ago, and most certainly underscored with this book, we’ve come to learn what many suspected all along. Tragically, Theo Fleury, beginning at age 14, was the victim of a monstrous pedophile disguised as a hockey coach. Because of his painful ordeal and dysfunctional childhood, Fleury was, in additional to being a phenomenal hockey talent, an out of control addict. This book is a great read, but caution to the kiddies – this isn’t about how hockey players need to take their vitamins and listen to mom and dad. It’s a brutally honest, graphic and emotional read.

Next to the two hockey books: a John Tesh self-help book. That’s right! I said it! John Tesh has a radio program. I’m in radio for a living. Get it? It’s called research, folks. Geez… tough crowd.

Next to John Tesh’s “Intelligence for Your Life” stands a big thick health book from Dr. William Sears. It’s about being committed to health. Unfortunately, I’ve only committed to reading about a third of it. It’s a bit dry.

Next is another health book, “The Mind, Body FX Lifestyle”. I haven’t even cracked open the cover. If it was a bag of Oreo’s, I would have sunk my teeth into it by now.

Next, “What To Do When Your Therapist Isn’t There”, a book by Nina Danielson. I don’t even have a therapist, but must have figured I needed one at the time and had to account for their vacation time away. Who knows?

Ahh, now we come to a book that I really need to finish. “Fix the Yips Forever”, a golf instruction book by Tiger’s former instructor, Hank Haney. I love golf almost as much as I love my yellow lab. Problem is, my dog could beat me in a putting contest. I have the

affliction known as “the yips”. It’s a nervous condition that causes unsteadiness in your hands and a tightening up of your muscles as you go to stroke the putt.

I won’t bore you with all the others, but they include a business book, another mental wellness book, a business course instruction manual, and finally, another sports book called “The Machine” by Joe Posnanski. It’s the story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds during their Big Red Machine days. It’s not my book and I will need to return it soon. To be truthful, like with so many books, my eyes are bigger than my appetite or my time availability or whatever. So many go unread.

The good thing about books is that you can do so many wonderful things with them. You can pass them off to friends, donate them to charity, sell them in a yard sale or elevate your bed with them. Some people even read the darn things.

Holiday mailing deadlines

With the holidays fast approaching, Canada Post is reminding Canadians of shipping deadlines to ensure that no one is disappointed during the holiday season. Regular parcels bound for Canadian destinations should be mailed by December 11 in order to be delivered in time for the holidays. For those with busy schedules, packages can be shipped until December 23 using Priority Next A.M.

Greeting cards within Canada going outside the province should be mailed by December 16; within the province by December 17; and local greetings should be in the mail by December 20.

In light of recent air transportation security measures in Canada and internationally, Canada Post is also advising Canadians sending letters, parcels or packets to the U.S. and other international destinations to do so as soon as possible to ensure their mail arrives on time for the holidays.

For the most up-to-date information on shipping deadlines, please visit canadapost.ca and select “2010 Holiday Season Suggested Mailing Dates” at the top of the page.

The 4-H Christmas Crafts Club holds bazaar

By Jennifer Scherer

On Saturday, November 20 the 4-H Christmas Crafts Club held their Achievement Day at Royal Oak Long Term Care in Kingsville. The club had a table where they were selling mini wreaths, pom-pom creature magnets and key chains, cookie cutter ornaments, napkin rings and snowmen in jars.

The club would like to thank all of those who came out and supported them by buying decorations. A special thank you goes out to the Royal Oak Long Term Care for allowing us to sell our decorations at their bazaar.

The club would also like to thank their leaders Mary and Joan for another great year. They hope to see everyone back again next year, and are welcoming new faces to come out and join the club!

Do you want to join 4-H in the new year? We are having our Sign Up Night & Awards Night on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the Essex Civic Centre Council Chambers. Everyone is welcome! Membership is open to youth aged 9-21 (before January 1, 2011). Visit Facebook at Essex County 4-H Leaders Association!

The 4-H Christmas Crafts Club members and leaders held their Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 20 at Royal Oak Long Term Care in Kingsville.

Two Creeks tree planting a success

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About 30 volunteers took less than an hour Saturday morning to plant more than 100 oak seedlings in Wheatley’s Two Creeks Conservation Area. Armed with shovels and spades, the volunteers came from Wheatley, Leamington, Windsor, LaSalle, McGregor, Essex, Kingsville and Chatham to help with the third annual Care for Carbon Carolinian Forest Project.

Event organizer Marjan Willett said the mostly white oak seedlings will take years to mature, but that the planters’ grandchildren would be grateful for the morning’s activities.

While donations are usually sought to offset the cost of acquiring the seedlings, this year the Wheatley Two Creeks Association received $1,300 grant from the Community Fisheries and Wildlife Involvement Program. The CFWIP, part of the Ministery of Natural Resources, provides the opportunity to participate in hands-on fish and wildlife management and biodiversity conservation activities.

The site chosen for reforestation was a hickory-oak savannah in the northeast section of the 85-acre conservation area, which is part of the Lower Thames Conservation Authority and managed by local volunteers.

For more on Two Creeks, see www.twocreeks.ca.

Point Pelee National Park reopens road to tip

Parks Canada has reopened the Tip road and the Visitor Centre parking lot at Point Pelee National Park.

After several weeks under construction, the new road is now ready for a trip to the southernmost Tip of mainland Canada by bike, rollerblades, foot and vehicle.

Parks Canada would like to thank all park visitors for their patience and understanding while access to the Tip was restricted. Now that the southern part of the park has reopened, park entrance fees are once again being charged.

Work continues on replacement of the floating section of the Marsh Boardwalk and the new sewage system at the Visitor Centre. If you are planning a visit, call ahead to confirm if there are any limitations to access – 519-322-2365 ext. 0.

Stay tuned for celebrations planned in spring 2011 to unveil the new shuttle system, along with other enhancements to the visitor experience.

Many of the volunteers who took part in the planting.

Bruce Jackson gives a lift to some of the volunteers on their way back.

Forgotten harvest

By Sheila McBrayne

It’s an idea that has 10 years of success across the border and, it’s coming to Essex County. Forgotten Harvest is a food rescue program that collects food, mostly produce, that would otherwise go into the landfill and distributes it to food banks.

Susan Ellis Goodell, President and CEO of Forgotten Harvest, was a guest speaker at the 60th Annual Bounty of the County trade show held November 23 and 24 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex.

The mission of Forgotten Harvest is to relieve hunger in our community by rescuing surplus, prepared and perishable foods and donating it to emergency food providers. Forgotten Harvest already comes into Essex County to four major greenhouse operations to pick up produce, but at this time, the truck returns to the US operation. The truck also makes stops along the way at Essex food banks.

Forgotten Harvest has 27 trucks that pick up and deliver food. “We usually pick up in the morning and drop off to food banks in the afternoon,” said Goodell. They rescue 75,000 pounds of food daily supplying 158 food banks and providing 19,400,000 meals per year.

Plans are in the works to create a Canadian version of Forgotten Harvest. In the Windsor-Essex community there were 235,000 food bank visits last year. That number has risen 242 per cent since 2006.

Ed Verbeke, president of The Essex County Growers Association, has been working with Marilyn Beckham, Director of Regional Food Rescue. “We wanted to make sure our local food banks were taken care of first, and then there’s still so much left over,” said Verbeke. One producer has vine tomatoes and explained that once the tomatoes fall off the vine, they’re still good, but not good for his purposes. This is a perfect example of rescuable food. Also, peppers which have odd shapes or blemishes that can’t be packed for wholesale can be rescued.

The program is a win-win situation. Producers save money in dumping fees and the food banks get fresh, nutritious produce. Most companies feel morally compelled to participate because they feel it is the right thing to do. In the US they also receive a tax credit equal to 150% of the value of the product.

“We’re really excited about this. We’ve started up food rescues around the world and to be playing a direct role in Canada, we’re very excited,” said Beckham. “We’re working on getting the Canadian Incorporation, it’s taking a lot longer than we expected… we thought we’d be providing food by now,” she said.

Forgotten Harvest provides the greenhouses with plastic bins and plastic liners for easy separation and pick up. “It’s designed to be easier to donate than to dump,” said Beckham.

A Longest Night worship service

Christmas can be a painful time for some. It may be the first Christmas without a loved family member who has recently died, or it may be a time that has always been difficult. This time of year, we hear the constant refrain on the radio, television and in shopping malls about the happiness of the season, getting together with family and friends, all reminding many people of what they have lost or have never had. The anguish of broken relationships, the insecurity of unemployment, the weariness of ill health, the pain of isolation – all these can make us feel very alone in the midst of all the celebrating and spending. We need the space and time to acknowledge our sadness and concern, and we need to know that we are not alone. Our spirits sink as the days grow shorter, and we feel the darkness growing deeper around us. We need encouragement to live out the days ahead of us.

For these reasons, Leamington United Church, 9 John St., is offering a special “Longest Night” service on Tuesday evening, December 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come out and join in the sharing and hearing of prayers, scripture, stories and music that acknowledges that God’s presence is with those who mourn, those who struggle, bringing light into the darkness. Everyone is welcome.

Immediately following the service you can experience your own quiet time, or you can also seek out one of the church’s support people to talk with. Refreshments will also be served.

Psalms, singer and harp – unique CD released by Paul Dueck

By George Wiebe (Mus.D.)

Music Professor Emeritus CMU Winnipeg, Manitoba

In Paul Dueck’s most recent CD entitled “The Lord is my Shepherd – The Psalms”, lovers of Psalms and music are offered a superb musical and spiritual experience. The disc consists of 12 of Paul’s original Psalm compositions and 7 beautiful harp improvisations of familiar English and German Psalm-based hymns like “Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us” and “So Lang Mein Jesus Lebt”.

The music for the 12 Psalms was composed throughout Paul’s musical career and ministry. His most recent Psalm compositions – Psalms 27, 37, 62 and 69 – were composed within the last few years during a period of difficult personal struggles. These Psalms sing of anger, pain and loss but also of victory, praise and thanksgiving.

In this reviewer’s evaluation, Paul has attained a power and depth of musical expression and spiritual force that exceed that of his earlier compositions. His lovely lyrical tenor voice has never sounded better. The wide range of color and expression in these settings has been enhanced by the alternate use of the bright, ringing Paraguayan harp and the poignantly somber Celtic harp. This CD is unique because the Psalms are sung and played as they were in biblical times by David, Asaph and others – i.e. solo voice with a stringed instrument! The intentions of the singer/harpist are apparent: these songs are to be listened to, meditated upon and experienced as they were by the Psalmists! What greater achievement could a contemporary composer/ performer strive for!

CDs are available at Setterington Religious Gifts, 13 Russell St., Leamington, or visit www@pauldueck.ca.

Flyers captain Nick Nicodemo is out indefinitely after suffering a separated shoulder in Friday’s loss to St. Marys… Defenseman Evan Accettura is expected to return to the lineup this week after missing six games due to a knee injury… This Thursday, December 2 is the annual Teddy Bear Toss game. Fans are encouraged to bring teddy bears to the game and throw them on the ice when the Flyers score their first goal. All teddy bears collected will be donated to Toys For Tots… Watch for the Flyers to be ringing the bells and collecting donations for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign on Friday from 6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m. at various locations throughout Leamington.

flyers two losses

FLYERS UPDATE PLAYER

By Melissa McCarty

The Leamington Flyers suffered two losses last week, falling 3-2 in a shootout in St. Marys on Friday and losing 3-1 against Strathroy at home on Sunday night. The losses bring the Flyers’ record to 11-12-3 on the season and they currently sit in 7th place in the Western conference.

On Friday the Flyers travelled to St. Marys where they faced their first shootout of the season. Flyers forward Jared Dennis opened the scoring in the first period but just 24 seconds later St. Marys evened the score and it remained tied at 1 apiece until midway through the third period when St. Marys took the lead. But just like the Lincolns had done in the first period, the Flyers were able to rebound quickly and Nick Nicodemo knotted the score again when he got his sixth goal of the season 37 seconds after the Lincolns got the go-ahead goal.

The shootout went into the fourth round when St. Mary’s was finally able to get one past goaltender Colin Greeley, who had played a great game making 41 saves.

Flyers vs Strathroy

“We were short a few players on Friday for various reasons but I thought the guys that did play, battled hard,” said Flyers assistant coach Jamie McDermott. “It was a back and forth battle and we played a full sixty minutes but unfortunately they were able to score in the shootout and we weren’t.”

The Flyers have not won a road game since October 23rd but will look to snap that losing skid when they visit Guelph on Saturday for an interlock game. The last Flyers road win came against the Strathroy Rockets who were in town on Sunday night.

After a scoreless first period, Strathroy jumped out to a 2-0 lead when they scored 14 seconds apart early in the second period and then scored again minutes later to extend the lead to 3-0.

The Flyers put on some heavy pressure late in the second and with only 18.3 seconds remaining in the period, Ryan Crevatin’s shot hit a skate in front of the net and went in to make it 3-1. Neither team was able to score in the third period despite a few good chances at both ends of the ice.

“We had a lapse in the second when we gave up a couple goals but we started to come back late in the period,” Crevatin said. “We were hoping to bring it into the third but we took a lot of penalties that didn’t allow us to get back in the game.”

Assistant coach Jamie McDermott attributed Sunday’s loss to something that has plagued the team all season.

“We had a lot of chances but we just couldn’t capitalize on them,” McDermott said. Moving forward, McDermott said the team’s game plan is pretty straightforward. “All we can do is keep battling,” he explained. “ We just need to keep working hard and putting pucks at the net.”

FLYERS FLASHBACKS

Back row: Bob Fox (pres.), Carl Stadler (trainer), Rick Wright, Rob Johnston, Tim Impens, John Jacobs, Rob Hickson, Paul Anthony (ass’t coach). Middle row: Walt Plumb (manager), Scott McKee, Jeff Huson, Scott Omstead, Rick Schmidtgall, Richard Symes, John Emerson (coach). Front row: Dave Wiper, Darrin Harrison, Mike Reynaert, Kevin Dierksens, Stewart Froese. Absent: Eric Gow. (Photo courtesy of Bob Platsko)

Midget girls defeat Lakeshore

Tuesday, November 23 the Rhine Danube Southpoint Stars Midget B Girls faced the Lakeshore BB team.

The game started out as a battle between the longtime rivals. First goal went to Lakeshore, but Southpoint finally retaliated with a goal by Shailynn Waites, assisted by Jillian Iles. The Stars then turned on the heat, scoring two more and dominating the second period. Goals went to Amanda Stasko, assisted by Kayla Lindsay and Jessica Gray, and Lindsay assisted by Gray and Shaylyn LeClaire.

Lakeshore managed to score one last goal in the third before Waites scored again, with an assist by Stasko.

Final score was 4-2 for Southpoint.

Atom majors go 2-1 in London

Southpoint Capitals Atom Majors went 2-1 in the Dan Pulham Tournament in London this past weekend, but that was not good enough for them to advance to the semi-finals. With a three-way tie for first, it came down to goal differential and the Caps ended up third in the division.

The Caps came out flying in game one against Ingersoll Flyers and posted their first win 6-3. Mason Gow paced the Caps with two goals and singles went to Spencer Wiebe, Kiel Reid, Nico Gualtieri and an empty-netter by Matt Carvalho. Game MVP went to Jeron Kir with 3 assists in this game, Joseph Alfano had 2 and singles went to Carvalho, Kiera Jackson, Matt Travis and Colton Major.

Game 2 wasn’t as productive as game one. Playing locals from London, the West London Hawks, the Caps fell 3-0. The team just couldn’t find their legs in this game. Game MVP went to Joseph Alfano.

In a must-win game 3 the team again came out from the drop of the puck with a win in mind. Kiel Reid provided his team with a natural hat trick scoring the first 3 goals assisted by Jackson, Brown, Wiebe and Kir. Getting the game winner was Gioia DiCiocco with Gow getting the lone assist. This goal earned Gioia the game MVP.

Bantam AEs blast Chatham in back-to-back wins

The Bantam AE’s sponsored by UFCW Local 459 won two games on the road this weekend in Chatham. Both Nick Tiessen and Teo Mastornardi had great games between the pipes while Shane Antunes had three goals on the weekend.

Friday’s game was a close 2-1 victory. Derek Johnston scored late in the first period to go ahead and Shane Antunes netted the game-winner midway through the third. Assisting on the goals were Justin Church and Jonathon Cabral.

Saturday’s game resulted in a 5-3 thrashing, sending the Bantam AEs to second place in the Bluewater Hockey League. Travis Fehr, Justin Church, Daniel White and Shane Antunes all scored to improve their record to 6-5-3. Assisting on the goals were Keagan Wiebe, Angus Fleming, Matt VanBeekveld, Justin Church and Kyle Desnoyers.

Peewees represent well in home tournament

The Southpoint Capitals Pee Wee “A” team, sponsored by Gabriele Floor & Home, put in a good effort this past weekend in their 2010 Challenge Cup home tournament. The Challenge Cup brought teams in from Dorchester, Essex, Windsor, Chatham, Tilbury and Petrolia.

Southpoint began their defence of the 2009 Cup by facing off against the Petrolia Oilers. In the Friday morning game, Petrolia took the early lead in the first period with Southpoint answering on a power play goal by Brayden Klemens in the second period, assisted by goalie Tyler Wall. Southpoint continued a strong second period by scoring two more times to go ahead 3-1. The game-winning goal was scored by Quinn Bowman, assisted by Matthew Taylor. The other goal was scored by Evan Mastronardi, assisted by Brayden Klemens. In game 2, Southpoint took on the Dorchester Dragons, again trailing after the second period. Southpoint battled back with two goals from Eric Prudence, and one goal and two assists from Noah Santos with another helper from Kody Epp, ending up 3-1 winners in the game.

On Saturday night the Caps faced the Chatham Maroons and completely dominated with a 5-0 win over their division rivals. Goals were by Brett Enns (2), Brenden Fehr, Brayden Klemens and Noah Santos. Assists went to Rory DiNiro (2), Brett Enns, Brenden Fehr and Kody Epp.

In the semi-final, the Capitals had a rematch with those Oilers from Petrolia. In a tight game, the boys came up a little short on the wrong end of a 2-0 score. Petrolia went on to face the Essex Ravens in the final where the Ravens reigned victorious to take home the 2010 Challenge Cup.

A good effort by everyone and especially goalies Tyler Wall and Jimmy McClellan for only giving up four goals in four games.

Southpoint faces an “eager to prove something” Chatham Maroons team at the Wheatley Arena on Saturday Dec. 4.

Peewee AEs lose to LaSalle, travel to London

The Southpoint Capitals Uni-Fab Pee Wee AEs travelled to LaSalle last Monday night on the heels of a butt-kicking the night before from the Sabres. The Caps played one of their best games of the season, passing the puck well, crashing the net and defending very well.

The game was knotted up 2-2 in the last minute of the game when LaSalle got a breakaway and put one in for the 3-2 win. Southpoint goals went to Gerrid LaSala and Dawson Iles, with assists going to Connor Ribble, Luc Ribble, Evan Loveless and Jack Towle.

LONDON TOURNEY

The Uni-Fab Pee Wee AE hockey club travelled to London this past weekend for the Dan Pulham Memorial tournament.

The first game pitted the Caps against the hometown London Bandits (Black) team. The kids came out slow and never really got going in this one. The Bandits came out the winner with a convincing 6-0 win. Brandan Lavadan took the loss in net and was busy with lots of shots.

The Caps then played the Aurora Tigers the same day and came out like gangbusters, taking an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Mitchell Chausse. Jack Hannigan and Luc Ribble picked up assists on the goal. The Caps continued their pressure on the Tigers net but were unsuccessful at scoring after the first period.

Aurora then scored 3 goals in the second on some loose play by the Caps and the second period ended 4-1 Tigers.

The Caps got right back into it in the third with a nice goal by Luc Ribble. The lone assist went to Mitchell Chausse. Unfortunately the Tigers capitalized on some sloppy passes and ended up with a 6-2 win. Chiquita Santos played net for the good guys and took the loss.

The kids ended their preliminary round robin against the London Bandits (Orange) team on Saturday evening. The Caps scored the game’s first goal with Evan Loveless banging home a rebound with assists going to Dawson Iles and Mitchell Demelo. London scored the next two goals and took a 2-1 lead heading into the third period.

The kids scored the next three goals of the third period with some gritty play. Jack Towle scored a hard-working goal to start off the comeback with an assist going to Jessica Jeffrey, and then Evan Loveless scored on the power play with an assist going to Gerrid LaSala. The Caps rounded off their offence with Dawson Iles scoring their fourth goal with assists going to Gerrid LaSala and Mitchell Chausse. The Bandits scored late in the third and the Caps walked away with a 4-3 win. Lavadan played solid in net for the good guys.

The Caps failed to make the top six quarter-finals by way of a mathematical equation, which saw the team they just beat make the top six. A good time was had by all on this cool weekend in London with a lot of team bonding occurring.

The Caps next host the Chatham Maroons on Saturday afternoon.

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RENTAL OPTIONS: The Complex has all kinds of different rental options, the possibilities are endless so contact us today to plan your event.

• Ice rental times are available for pick-up hockey groups, or for recreational skates.

• Meeting rooms for small or larger workshops, bridal showers, family reunions or Company events.

• Plan your holiday party at the Complex! If you need to host your team or a larger group of friends, consider an activity party like swimming, skating or gym/fitness, followed by a pizza party for the whole gang.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

The monthly Rock ‘n Swim will take place on Friday, Dec. 3 from 7 - 9 p.m. with the music sponsored by MGS Horticultural.

Holiday Happenings Day Camp - ages 4 - 7 & 8 - 12. While the kids are off school, bring them to the Complex Day Camp for swimming, skating, holiday crafts, “fort maze & sardines,” and games galore! Mon. Dec. 20 thru Thurs. Dec. 23 from 8 a.m - 5 p.m.

COMPLEX MEMBERSHIP - Have you checked out the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex and all the programs and classes that we offer? We invite you to come in and take a tour! Our weight and cardio training rooms are full of the latest equipment. Whether you’re just beginning, or if you exercise to an advanced regimen, everyone can comfortably work-out and get fit. One compact fee for annual membership, and there are no enrollment or initiation fees.

CHRISTMAS GIFT GIVING!

If you’re ready to start your exercise routine right now, we have a December preholiday 1 month membership to help you shed a few pounds before the holiday season. Plus there’s a long list of Gift Certificates to purchase for everyone on your Christmas List:

• The ever popular New Year shape-up special for $109.00 plus HST.

• Gift certificates to meet with a personal trainer or nutrition and wellness coach.

• Great stocking stuffers include: a youth swim/gym/skate pass for all the youngsters on your list.

• or A student home for the holidays membership.

• or For the adult on your list who isn’t sure how to get started in exercise, purchase them an adult single visit punch pass or a fitness program card.

• Gift certificates are also available for swim lessons.

There’s just about any dollar denomination available - so come do your Christmas shopping at the Complex and give everyone on your list the gift of healthy, active living!

We have something for every...body!

Golden Years mini golf

Fifteen teams of 3 plus 1 team of 2 plus ‘the phantom’ competed in mini golf on November 25 at Colasanti’s.

In first place with a score of 245 was Team 10 – Eileen MacIntosh, Stan Vickery and Bill Taylor. Seven shots back and tied for second place with a 252 were Teams 2 and 11. Team 2 consisted of Doug and Mary Ann Vickery and Tom Bondy, and Team 11 had Laurie Hylton, Murray Knox and Don Ribble. Two teams also shared third place with a 256. They were Team 8 with Eleanor Brook, Barb Arner and Gerrit Vriesen, and Team 16 with Linda Walsh, Marie Lasi and ‘the Phantom’.

Gerry Wilkinson scored a remarkable round of 71. Tom Bondy managed a 78 with Gerrit Vriesen close behind with 79. Gerry Wilkinson also managed a low for 9 holes of 16.

Setting the pace for aces were Shirley Thiessen and Eileen MacIntosh with 5. Close behind with 4 were Betty McManus, Gerry Wilkinson and Tom Bondy. Three dropped for Marg Ross, Gerrit Vriesen, Murray Knox, Don Ribble, Duane MacIntosh, Audrey Knox and Annie Mae Leslie. Two each were recorded by Angus MacRae, Laurie Hylton, Donna Wiebe, Linda Walsh and Marie Lasi. Singles went to Stu Folster, Frank Lasi, Eleanor Brook, Barb Arner, Iggy Arner, Carol Hylton, Stan Vickery, Bill Taylor, Bill Adams and Bill Mayville.

Come join the gang and have some fun at Colasanti’s on Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m.

Early season busy at Sun Parlour Curling Club

Curling Notes by Gordon Wonnick

On Saturday, November 20 the Sun Parlour Curling Club held their “New Meets Old” bonspiel, which is designed to get longtime members to meet new members and have the new members participate in a competition very early in the season. There were 56 members participating and the team of Rob Squire, Aaron Bell, Grant Beacom and Shelley Bondy came out on top in the early draw. Doug Scott, Larry Traenor, Margaret Graham and Aaron Dickau were the winners in the late draw.

Most important was the fact that all participants had a good time and spent a few hours getting to know each other a little better. Another such event is planned for February 5.

This past weekend Sun Parlour Curling Club played host to the Zone 16 men’s and ladies senior playoffs. I am very happy to report that the team skipped by Cathy Moncur representing Sun Parlour won the “A” side of the ladies competition and the team skipped by Linda Patkau from Sun Parlour won the “B” side. Both teams will advance in the provincial competition to the regional playoffs. In the men’s competition the Kelly team from Sarnia won the “A” side and the Stafford team from Chatham won the “B” side, with both teams advancing to the regional finals.

We had good crowds both Saturday and Sunday and they really enjoyed very exciting games and terrific shot making.

This coming Saturday, December 4 Sun Parlour will hoist our annual Men’s One Day bonspiel with 16 teams taking part. Teams from Michigan, Windsor, Tecumseh and Kingsville along with our own Leamington teams should make for exciting competition. Why not come out and watch some good curling?

Piroski pleased with Flyers’ progress

By Melissa McCarty

The Leamington Flyers have welcomed a lot of new faces this season including a new ownership group, many new players and a new coaching staff led by Tony Piroski. On the heels of a season that produced only seven wins, a lot has been expected of this new regime not only from the community but also from the team themselves.

The Flyers have now reached the midway point in the 2010-2011 season and coach Piroski is happy with the progress that has been made thus far.

“If someone would’ve told me in July and August that we would be at .500 and in the thick of things I would’ve been very happy,” said Piroski. “I’m happy about where we are at, but now that we’re here I’d like to do better. I’m ready for us to take that next step.”

Piroski previously coached the Essex 73’s for nine seasons, winning seven Great Lakes Junior C titles and three OHA championships. One of the main reasons he decided to come to the Flyers was to take on a new challenge and so far he thinks he has tackled his biggest problem.

“I think we’ve gone through the biggest challenge which was to work on changing the mindset here,” Piroski said. “The biggest challenge was probably to get the players and fans to buy in that this is going to be a hard working team that will compete each and every night.”

Piroski has been determined to get everybody in the organization working towards one goal and he is confident that they are headed in the right direction.

“It’s become a very close knit organization. It’s starting to get that family atmosphere and when you do get that complete, it will be all for one and one for all and we’ll all be pulling on the rope the same way, so to speak.”

Piroski is happy with a number of areas including the goaltending, the improvements being made by the defense, the penalty kill and especially the way the entire team is playing when the other team has the puck.

“I like my teams to know what they’re doing when we don’t have the puck,” Piroski explained. “I’ve been fortunate to have the lowest goals against every year I’ve coached in junior hockey and I think we’re heading the same way because my players concentrate on picking the right guy up at the right time.”

Piroski is also happy with the team’s depth and says that at this point in the season, the players have all proven that they can perform at this level. And he will continue to give them all an equal opportunity to prove what they can do.

“If someone could come in and tell me who our first, second, third and fourth line is they’d do better than me because I have no idea who they are,” Piroski said. “Any given night you could be the first line on this team.”

While Piroski is happy with many aspects of the team, he knows there is still work to be done and one of his main goals is to improve the weak power play

“I haven’t been very happy with the power play for a number of reasons,” Piroski acknowledged. “We just don’t seem to make the right decisions at the right times. We need to do a better job of making teams pay the price when they take a penalty and up until now we haven’t done that.”

Piroski is hesitant to make any firm predictions about how the remainder of the season will play out, however there is one goal that is already coming to fruition.

“By the end of this season we need this organization to have players that want to come to Leamington,” Piroski said. “And that’s the case already. There are a lot of disgruntled players playing on other teams that have already shown interest. I think that’s a feather in the owners’ hat and the way they run things here. The way the players are playing and their work ethic now, players see that and they want to be part of it.”

While the ultimate goal is to win a championship, Piroski is a little more realistic about this season’s possibilities, but he is extremely optimistic nonetheless.

“Now is there going to be a championship right away? Well the chances of that are probably slim to none,” Piroski admits. “But we’re going to work every game to get better, to go as far as we possibly can. And with the talent and work ethic we have, who knows. Anything is possible.”

Leamington Flyers to assist those in need this holiday season

By Melissa McCarty

The Leamington Flyers will be providing assistance to those in need this holiday season with three upcoming special events.

On Thursday, December 2 the Flyers are home to the LaSalle Vipers and it will be the annual Teddy Bear Toss game. Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to the game and throw it on the ice after the Flyers score their first goal. All bears collected will be donated to Toys For Tots in Leamington. Toys For Tots is a volunteer-driven organization that provides toys to less fortunate children in our community.

On Friday, December 3 from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Flyers players will be situated at various locations throughout Leamington to collect donations for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. The Salvation Army provides assistance to those who will not have sufficient food, toys or clothing to make Christmas a happy and special time for their families.

On Thursday, December 9 the Flyers will be home to the London Nationals and will be having a Can Drive to benefit the Salvation Army Food Bank in Leamington. Fans are encouraged to bring canned goods to the game to provide assistance to local unemployed or low-income families.

“It’s important for the Flyers to help out in the community because it’s a way to give back to the people of the area,” said Flyers captain Nick Nicodemo. “These events are a way to help those in need and since we are in a position to do so, it is up to us to help out.”

Donations welcomed for Rec Complex Tree

Again this year the Manulife Securities office in Leamington is leading the campaign to decorate the Leamington Complex Community Christmas Tree with donations of hats, scarves and mittens for the Salvation Army and Children’s Aid Society. Pictured here are Mona Anthony, left, and Sue Adamson of Manulife as they start to decorate the Complex Tree. Everyone is invited to bring a donation of these new items to the Complex Tree to help those less fortunate during the upcoming holiday season.

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Kiwanis Welcome

Governor,

First Lady

The Governor for Kiwanis International Eastern Canada & Caribbean District traveled to Leamington on November 22 to meet with members of the Leamington Kiwanis Club and to tour their Boys and Girls Camp located on Conc. Rd 20 in Kingsville. Governor Paul Toussaint is from Martinique in the Caribbean. Pictured in the photo presenting the Governor’s Banner to the Leamington Club are, left to right, Leo Smith (nature walk coordinator), James Ives (property manager), P.P. and founding member Bill Hutchinson, Governor Paul Toussaint, First Lady Christiane, Lt. Governor Sheila Donald, Club President Lloyd Honey and Gary Honey.

The Kiwanis Boys and Girls Camp is made available at no charge to organized youth and special needs groups. For information on availability, please contact James at 519965-1557. For information on membership, contact Lloyd at 519-324-9185

Leamington Santa Claus parade lights up

Parade Winners

Leamington Santa Claus Parade

Saturday, Nov. 27

UMEI hosts

Discovery Day for grades 6, 7 and 8

On Friday, November 12, UMEI Christian High School welcomed the local grade 6, 7 and 8 students to spend their PD Day participating in a fun-filled afternoon at Discovery Day as guests of the UMEI student body.

The elementary-aged students were given a firsthand introduction to a school where community is a number one priority. Age appropriate activities that were challenging and fun were designed to make everyone feel included. It was a delight to staff and students to share UMEI’s unique environment with their young visitors, and everyone had a wonderful time.

CLOSED DEC 24 8:00 - 4:00 PM

HOURS

8:00 - 5:30 PM

8:00 - 5:00 PM

Rotary Christmas Craft Show

Essex Wine Trail Rides honoured as part of WindsorEats.com

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) has announced the winners for the 2010 National Awards for Tourism Excellence.

WindsorEats.com was selected as “Deloitte Innovator of the Year Award” for their Wine Trail Rides.

“We are honoured,” says Adriano Ciotoli, co-owner of WindsorEats.com. “We have worked very hard to ensure that everything we do through WindsorEats is a positive reflection of our community. Our events have always strived to be unique and different. This is a win not only for WindsorEats and the Wine Trail Rides, but for Essex County,” added Ciotoli.

WindsorEats.com has been the generator of unique culinary experiences throughout Essex County. The culinary guide is known for creating events such as Eat Your City Culinary Week, Winter Bites Culinary Week and the award winning Wine Trail Rides, which created a tourism market where none existed.

“To win this award facing significant competition from across the country is tremendously impressive.”

In 2008, WindsorEats created the Wine Trail Rides, a

cycling experience that provided participants an opportunity to get to know the region. Each Wine Trail Ride visits 2 to 3 wineries for tastings, tours and a locally grown meal. The rides put the focus on the region by highlighting what is available locally, the importance of supporting local agriculture and the significance of our local culture and heritage. Since 2008, the Wine Trail Rides have significantly increased awareness of what the Essex County has to offer.

Miriam Tiessen of Leamington picked up a copy of Amherstburg author John Schlarbaum’s newest release at the 16th annual Leamington Rotary Craft Show held Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21. (SUN Photo)

Sisters Rita Huson of Stoney Point, at right, and Lucille Mailloux of Tilbury, at left, were among the hundreds of patrons who attended the Leamington Rotary Club’s 16th annual Christmas Craft Fair held Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. (SUN Photo)

Erie Glen Manor Retirement Residence Marketing Manager Theresa Buschman, right, presents Larry and Carrie Martin of Windsor with a new 32” television that they won from Erie Glen’s booth at a recent Life After 50 Event at the Windsor Family Credit Union (WFCU)Centre in November. (SUN Photo)

P.C. Charities donates school breakfast programs

Four Leamington and area schools received $600 each to help with their breakfast/healthy snack programs. Leamington’s Great Canadian SuperStore Manager Frank Culmore invited store associates into the community room last week to show them where their charitable contributions go. Through the Breakfast For Learning program

the store handed out cheques to representatives from Margaret D. Bennie Public School, Leamington Public Alternative Education School, East Mersea Public School and Wheatley Area Public School who all applied for funding through Breakfast For Learning. Pictured here, from left to right, are Associate Store Manager James Lea; Community Room Coordinator Rose Delbrocco; Derek Tomkins, PAS; Anne Morin, East Mersea; Michelle Sprague-Keane, M.D. Bennie; and Store Manager Frank Culmore. “We have a healthy snack program three days a week. This donation will allow us to add another day for the kids and help supply the snack cupboard,” said Sprague-Keane. “I’m telling you, it’s truly needed and appreciated,” she added.

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