Santa arrived in Leamington on Saturday, November 26. The Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce Community Christmas Parade Committee presented the annual parade to large crowds that lined Erie Street from Georgia to Wilkinson Drive. A special treat was the lighting of the park in front of the Leamington Library. Warm temperatures, about 10 degrees Celcius, at parade time made for record attendance. Winning entrants in the annual parade were: Best Church – Salvation Army; Best School – Cardinal Carter; Best Non Profit – 2nd Scouting, Honorary Mention – SpEqTRA; Best Commercial – DeGoey’s Nursery & Flowers, Honorary Mention – Security One, Realty House Sun Parlour. Watch next week’s Southpoint Sun for pictures of the winners and more parade pictures. (SUN Photos) Leamington
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A municipal employee was “shoveling” water in an attempt to clear the roadway in the area of the bypass east of town on Tuesday morning, November 29. Heavy rainfall caused the ground to become saturated and several areas in the county were under water last week.
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Local MPP demands timeframe for completion of Leamington transmission line project
Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Essex, rose during Question Period in Ontario’s Legislature on Monday, November 28th to demand Finance Minister Dwight Duncan both commit to the completion of the shelved Leamington transmission line project and set a firm timetable for the project’s completion.
Despite years of planning and preparation, Leamington’s municipal officials were made aware in February of 2011 that the project was no longer moving forward due to a downturn in energy demand in Windsor. Municipal officials and supporters of planned greenhouse expansion projects, which would create over 1,000 permanent private sector jobs, 2,300 temporary construction jobs and increase annual greenhouse production sales by $158 million annually, were angered that the project which was supposed to be completed in 2013, was shelved.
Having met with local officials, including Mayor John Paterson, MPP Rick Nicholls is calling on the Provincial government, the Ontario Power Authority, and Hydro One to ensure the Leamington transmission line project is moved forward to
create private sector jobs, increase investment in Ontario, and strengthen the domestic greenhouse industry.
“I am committed to fighting for the completion of the Leamington transmission line project as it and the subsequent greenhouse expansion project will create over 1,000 permanent private sector jobs, 2,300 temporary construction jobs for the people of Leamington,” said Nicholls. “Another meeting with the Mayor and greenhouse officials is not what the people of Leamington need,” added Nicholls. “What the people of Leamington need is for this project to be completed.”
The Essex County region accounts for 47% of the provincial total of greenhouse area. Both the County of Essex and the Municipality of Leamington have passed resolutions calling on the Province to complete the transmission line project.
The failure to ensure adequate energy and electricity for greenhouse production could drive at least $300 million of investment to the USA, according to the Leamington Economic Impact Report.
Public Meeting and Court of Revision draw no comments
By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent
To begin the November 21st municipal Council meeting a public meeting was held to re-zone a house on Seacliff Drive from A3 (hobby farm) to A5 (agricultural residential). There were no comments, so council passed the necessary by-law at the end of the evening’s agenda. In a similar move, a court of revision was held to hear any complaints about the assessment property owners received as their share of the cost of the new municipal drain along Kent Road 1. While one property owner was present wanting to increase the amount of his property allowed to drain into the new storm water drain, there was nobody concerned about whether or not his assessment was fair. Consequently, the property owner was instructed to present his request for an addition to the drain’s watershed as a “subsequent connection” at another council meeting, and the assessment report was accepted unaltered.
Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Rick Nicholls (File photo)
Donate blood in Leamington
Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. Here in Leamington, one in two of us will need blood ourselves or know someone who will.
It could be someone you know undergoing heart surgery who will need up to 5 units, someone with leukemia who can require 8 units a week during treatment, or someone who has been in a car accident that may need as many as 50 units. This is why every donation counts and why the need for blood is ongoing.
Reader disagrees with “Buy Canadian” editorial
Editor:
Blood donor clinics are held in Leamington every first Wednesday of the month at the Portuguese Club from 12 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. To donate blood, you must be between the ages of 17 and 61, in general good health, and feeling well on the day of your donation. You may donate blood every 56 days.
Giving blood is one of the most direct ways you can help someone. Every usable part of your donation goes to help patients in need. Approximately 1 in 2 Canadians are eligible to give blood. Last year 1 in 60 actually did.
Call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit www.blood.ca to book your appointment today to donate blood and help save a life.
The next Blood Clinic in Leamington is Wednesday, December 7. Give blood today.
This editorial could have been better, if the part about Asian factories had been omitted. Blaming Asia is inciting hatred for its people, many of whom are now also Canadians. It also shows a lack of Canadian industry – which is NOT Asia’s fault.
Cheaply produced “Canadian” goods are more expensive because of wages paid to many of our factory workers and to pay for their many benefits including alcohol rehabilitation.
Think about how bare our store shelves could be –and how many underpaid clerks will be out of work – just to sell “made in Canada” items. In the same thought: how many of those store clerks are hardworking students trying to pay their way to an expensive higher education?
When dining out – how many plates are “made in Canada”?
It is always good to think outside the box – if you know what’s inside the box.
Christmas is about caring – volunteer to help someone in need. It makes us all richer.
The Taylor Maid is pictured here returning from the day’s fishing on Lake Erie on Tuesday, November 22. As you can see, the high wind was making for a rough ride. (Photo courtesy Peter Wood)
Letter to the editor
“Buy Local” campaigns are a farce
Letter writer Don Janzen made some excellent points in last week’s Sun regarding the “Buy Local“ editorial November 16. I get extremely annoyed seeing “buy local” campaigns, in particular, the message(s) sent out by this publication. Trading with people in other regions is a good thing, not the evil that many people wish to have us believe. Allowing people to do what they are best at doing helps us all. Here is a simple example which should illustrate my point:
A group of farmers find themselves shipwrecked on a deserted island somewhere in the middle of an ocean. They immediately begin to clear trees as well as they can with limited tools, and grow crops. By summer’s end they have enough food to survive the winter, but get cold and sometimes sick sleeping in tents. On another nearby deserted island, a group of skilled trades people also get shipwrecked and immediately use trees to build themselves houses. They are warm in the winter, but are starving because they are not good at growing food and have had little to eat all winter. When spring arrives, they build a small boat and explore the nearby area and find the island of farmers. The skilled trades people agree to make some farm equipment and build houses for the farmers. The farmers in turn agree to grow more crops, which they can now do with better equipment available to them, and give the excess food to the skilled trades people. Both groups are now warm in winter and have sufficient food to survive.
The next year the skilled trades people find another nearby island. It has doctors, nurses and teachers who also became shipwrecked. They are hungry and cold. They agree to come and help the skilled trades people and farmers with their skills, who in turn build them houses and provide them with grain. Now all the people are better off than they were before.
This is how an economy functions. People specialize in chosen fields which in turn leads to greater efficiencies and a higher standard of living. Producing goods and sometimes even services in large quantities results in lower prices or better quality of services for all, but doing so requires a larger market to make large investments in efficient production worth the effort. The groups in the example above did not buy locally, but instead, they all exchanged their talents among themselves and everyone was better off.
Where do supporters of “buy local” campaigns think we are going to sell all the product made in Leamington? We just cannot eat all the ketchup Heinz makes, nor can we possibly consume all the produce grown in greenhouses everywhere you look. Would anyone really want to build an invisible wall around our area?
We rely on people from other regions or countries to buy these products. However, we in turn must purchase goods or services made by other people in different areas or else they will not buy from us. Imagine if everyone in North America chose to buy locally. It would be the demise of our local greenhouse industry. It baffles me that farmers themselves seem to support the “buy local” campaigns, where they themselves rely on people from other regions purchasing their products. As for other businesses in the area, we cannot be expected to immediately patronize a business simply because someone decides to hang a shingle on a deserted storefront and open up shop if they cannot complete with other sources of the same product. It makes no sense. If they have a good product, service or price, they will prosper!
Sending a dollar overseas does not destroy this dollar. Eventually it finds its way back to our country. For example, you may buy a flat screen television made in Taiwan. The Canadian dollar in Taiwan may now go to China to buy rice. Now this dollar might find it’s way to Harrow, Ontario, because the Chinese person who owns this dollar has discovered fine Canadian wine. The people who own the winery might come to Leamington and buy some local produce with this dollar. It all goes around in a big circle.
A common complaint we’ve all heard is “our jobs are going overseas”. Ask yourself if you really wish to build a wall around Canada. Does anyone want to pay thousands of dollars for a television now available for $500? Sure, we could force some industries to manufacture in Canada, but in turn, the prices of their products would rise substantially, and anyone making a “decent” (whatever that implies) wage now, would suddenly find themselves having less purchasing power. People employed in exporting industries such as agriculture would lose their jobs because other countries would quit buying food or other products from Canada. Would we really be better off going back in time? Trade is good; it benefits us all in the long run. Buying local campaigns are nothing more than emotional protectionism designed to make consumers feel guilty about supporting the most efficient producers of product and/or services. Please feel free this Christmas to purchase whatever goods and services you wish, and enjoy the holidays! Our local producers depend on everyone else thinking this way.
– Don Tiessen, Leamington
Expect a rollercoaster winter, says The Weather Network
The Weather Network has just released its outlook for the months of December, January and February, and Canadians can expect a roller coaster winter from coast to coast, thanks to La Niña.
A phenomenon characterized by colder than normal waters in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, La Niña impacts weather patterns around the world. In Canada, weather patterns can be stormier than normal during a La Niña year. Extreme temperature swings are not uncommon, and Canadians can expect windier conditions at times as a result of an active jet stream.
“We are expecting a ‘melting pot’ of weather this winter. From wild and wide swings in temperatures to sloppy winter storms in Southern Canada bringing snow, freezing rain and rain all within the same system,” says Chris Scott, Forecast Operations Manager with The Weather Network.
What do we have to look forward to this winter? It is predicted that above normal temperatures will dominate most of the Great Lakes region through to southern areas of the Maritimes, according to The Weather Net-
work. Near normal precipitation is in the outlook for
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W.E. Care for Kids
The recent W.E. Care for Kids wrap-up event marked the end of the fundraising year for the Windsor Essex Care for Kids Foundation. At the annual luncheon, Board members of United Communities Credit Union (UCCU) presented a cheque for $30,000 to the children’s health care cause.
“We’ve been involved with W.E. Care for Kids since it began in 1997, and we’re proud of the over $350,000 we’ve contributed since then,” said Liz Arkinstall, Manager of Community Relations at UCCU. The funds donated by the credit union are raised mainly through their annual charity golf tournament in partnership with Ives Insurance, with additional contributions from branch fundraisers and a portion of the revenue earned from their iCare MasterCard program.
“Having donors like United Communities step up to the plate every year is outstanding,” said Pina Rosati, Chair of W.E. Care for Kids Foundation Board. “The dedication of their staff and members continues to make a significant difference in the lives of children in our area. We are proud to be partnered with them.”
The W.E. Care for Kids Campaign began as a local fundraising initiative in support of the three local hospitals in Windsor and Essex County. Recently, the foundation has committed to raising $1 million to help rebuild the Family Learning Place operated by Windsor Regional Children’s Centre, which offers an intensive treatment program for children with significant emotional and behavioural needs. Their mental health problems are at such a crisis state that it necessitates being temporarily removed from their community, school and/or their home. Visit www.wecareforkids.org or www.myunited.ca to learn more.
Give the “perfect gift” – be a blood donor
There are plenty of opportunities to donate blood this holiday season. Making a blood donation before or
after the holidays helps ensure an adequate supply for those in need. Please bring a friend or family member
and donate either just before or after the holiday season. There will be a Blood Donor Clinic in Leamington on Wed. Dec. 7 from noon to 7:30 p.m. at the Portuguese Club. Call 1-888-2 DONATE (1-888 236-6283) for information or to book an appointment.
United Communities Credit Union Directors Maureen Wickham (left), Dennis Hogan and Susan Rusk present a cheque for $30,000 alongside W.E. Care for Kids spokeskid Megan Fairlie.
Diamonds & Denim Gala
South Essex Community Council’s Diamonds and Denim Gala was sold out this year with a recordbreaking crowd of 425 attendees on Friday, November 18 at the Leamington Portuguese Club. SECC raised approximately $30,000 for its many programs.
Pictured at top left are Carolyn Warkentin, Executive Director of South Essex Community Council, and Sylvie Gava-Zompanti, the winner of the Porter Airlines trip to New York City, valued at $3,000.
(Photos by Noreen Wiebe, Milestone Imagery)
Pictured at bottom left is Vonda Ricci with a beautiful gift basket. Pictured at right is Tim Rempel enjoying a game of Wine Pong.
UMEI at Santa Claus Parade
Students from UMEI Christian High School participated in the Leamington Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 26. (SUN Photo)
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS ARE NEEDED to transport people in Essex County and Chatham-Kent for dialysis treatments. Reimbursement of mileage is at .40 cents per km driven. We are in need of volunteer drivers to provide these essential appointments. To volunteer call 519728-1435, long distance 1-855-728-1433, or visit us at 499 Notre Dame St., Belle River.
IF YOU HAVE PARKINSON and would like to join our group for information, exercise and support, come by Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. to the Half Century Club, 160 Talbot St. E. Leamington.
12-STEP PROGRAM FOR ABUSE FOR WOMEN AND MEN. BE SPA (Beyond Emotional, Sexual, Physical Abuse) is a 12-step program for abuse, modeled after AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). Move beyond the victim to victor! Address the core issues of the deep hurts that are affecting your life, resulting in poor relationships with yourself and others. Find inner peace, overcome the survivor/victim role and become the VICTOR! The power of this program takes you to a healing place that lasts a lifetime. Sessions Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Church of the Epiphany, 96 Main St. W., Kingsville. For information call Connie at 519325-0723.
MALE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE SEEK-
ING COUNSELLING SERVICES can contact the Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County at: Crisis Line: 519-253-9667. Office line: 519-
253-3100. The Sexual Assault Crisis Centre has 25 years of experience providing profession counselling services to male survivors of sexual abuse within Windsor and Essex County. Services are free.
THE ESSEX COUNTY AMATEUR WINEMAKERS GROUP IS SEEKING NEW MEMBERS. Share tips, source supplies, taste and learn from other home winemakers. There are social events, tours, dinners and an annual wine competition. Some members grow and press their own grapes; some buy and blend juices; others use unusual fruits like elderberries and cherries. Membership $25 per year per couple. For info contact Jim Trofin: ctrofin@cogeco.ca
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 - “Let the Show Begin”, sponsored by Sun Parlour Players. Fundraiser for The Bank Theatre & Meeting Place. At Colasanti’s, 7:00 p.m. $10 per ticket includes 1 glass of wine and hor d’oeuvres. Entertainment and silent auction. Tickets available at Modrigal and Thomson Guardian Drugs in Leamington.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 - Homemade Christmas Cookies and Squares will be on sale at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. 9:00 a.m. until sold out. Come and choose for yourself the baking you wourld like from a large selectiion. Cost $4 a dozen. For more info call 519-326-4541.
Getting more in the morning
During my days as a radio disc jockey, I pined for the morning shift. Most radio hosts do That’s when the stars come out in radio land. Morning shows carry the biggest numbers and it’s foreground listening. The audience pays close attention in the morning for the weather, traffic, news, sports scores and all the essentials they feel they need to start their day In the category of “be careful for what you wish for”, I was blessed with a morning show; however, it was the one morning of the week when the “stars” stay in bed – Sunday morning.
I was working at CKWW in Windsor then, and being relatively new to the station I drew the shortest straw. Still, despite the first hour of having to spin religious records while chipping in occasionally with the time and temperature to a faithful few, I grew to enjoy the shift. The toughest part of the job wasn’t playing “The Old Rugged Cross”, it was trying to stay awake.
The out of step melodies combined with my lack of sleep made for a very long first hour. I was like 19 or 20 then and I was now living in a city that could fit 200 Dresdens in it. Six a.m. didn’t always come early, often it came late. I mostly stayed up and just wobbled into work.
The rest of the Sunday morning show was far more stimulating. I was Uncle Johnny, your smiley host of the Kiddies Show. It was a phone-in program that encouraged local children to call to chat on the radio, tell silly jokes, sing songs and on occasion play a musical instrument.
I can’t profess that it was good radio. Especially in retrospect, it was lousy in terms of quality. However, it was local, spontaneous and cute. I used to love pulling the kids’ legs by telling them wild stories, I’d tease ’em a bit and generally behave like an overgrown kid.
Of the thousand plus radio shows I did in my fleeting radio career, it was those morning shows that I remember best, and for a couple of reasons. Sure the kids’ show was bizarre compared to the regular fare of spinning records and straining my voice. There is another reason. Mornings themselves are special and here’s why: our minds are fresh and fertile, ready to absorb new information. With our sponge-like brains, we tend to have a much greater recall of events and information that occur in the morning.
For example, have you ever had a silly song experience? Following your shower and first slurp of coffee, you flick on the local radio station and a familiar song is playing, but not just any song. Filling up your head is some bubble gum classic such as “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I Got Love in My Tummy”. You smile, shake your head and get on with your morning routine, not giving the goofy tune another thought… or so you think. Later that morning, while strolling down the hallway or when grabbing another coffee, you catch yourself humming – you guessed it – “Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy and I feel like loving you.” If you don’t catch yourself singing it, surely one of your co-workers will. It’s always good for a laugh.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 - 9:00 a.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Ladies Aid will be having a Cabbage Roll Sale; $18 per dozen. Corner of Sherk St. and Seacliff Dr., Leamington.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 - Imperial Chapter No. 21 Order of the Eastern Star Bazzaar & Tea, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Leamington Masonic Hall, 3 John St., Leamington. Everyone welcome. Tea room, baked goods, crafts, new to you table.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - Leamington Blood Donor Clinic at the Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W., 12:00 - 7:30 p.m. Call 1-888-2366283 for information or to book an appointment. Walk-ins welcome.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 - An intimate evening of songs and stories featuring Leamington’s own Dale Butler and Wheatley’s The Laws. Gallery Restaurant (lower level), 11 Queen St., Leamington. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 per person, available at Rebel Cowboy Music, 15 Talbot W., Wheatley. Info/reservations 519-825-3330.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 - Kittenaide’s Jingle Bell Marketplace, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Unico Hall, Beech & Main, Kingsville. New and interesting items for your Christmas shopping pleasure. Many vendors, baked goods, jewellery, movies, crafts and more. For info call 519-3242729.
Don’t be surprised if that silly song stays with you for most of the day despite the plethora of information you have been exposed to since you first flipped on the radio. According to experts, the average person is exposed to over 3,000 messages a day. It’s the first bits of information that stick the best.
Knowing the power of a fresh mind, why is it that so many of us don’t make better use of those precious morning minutes to study for school or to learn a new skill, to pray or meditate or do something significant?
This is one challenge that really can wait until morning.
Little Women the Musical at Migration Hall:
This holiday season, Migration Hall in Kingsville will be presenting the alltime classic story of the March sisters in Little Women the Musical.
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s own family experiences (and novel), Little Women the Musical follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America. The beloved story of the March sisters is timeless and deals with issues as relevant today as when they were written.
This wonderful narrative has been brought to life as an exhilarating new musical filled with glorious music, dancing and heart. Little Women embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears, and a lifting of the spirit. This powerful story soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope.
Little Women the Musical will take to the stage at Migration Hall Dec. 9 through to Dec. 18 featuring a small but talented cast of 11 men and women.
Stephanie Ruston, Stephanie Allen Santos, Abbey Arnott, and Shawna Wiznuk will be playing the beloved March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, with Jane Renaud as the strong and wise Marmee March and Jane Rogers as the staunch and proper Aunt March. Newcomer Susan Rideout is featured as the owner of the New York boarding house, Mrs. Kirk, and Carmen Danner plays Meg’s love, Mr. John Brooke. Chris Fazekas and Ray Silvius appear as the March’s neighbours and friends, Laurie and Mr. Lawrence, and the serene and peaceful Professor Bhaer is played by Andy Carscadden.
This intimate production will bode a more intimate setting with table seating, treats and a small gift for the youth in attendance. Ticket prices and information available at Kingsville Office Pro,
30 Main St. East, by phone 519-733-8357 or online at www.migrationhall.com. Ask about the discount performance (tiered seating only) on Thurs. Dec. 15.
Pictured above are some of the members of the talented cast of men and women performing Little Women the Musical at Migration Hall Dec. 9-18. From left to right: Shawna Wiznuk (Amy March), Abbey Arnott (Beth March), Jane Renaud (Marmee March), and Stephanie Allen Santos (Jo March). Absent from the photo is Stephanie Rushton, who plays the role of Meg March.
Ryanne Simpson, of Wheatley, a 17-year-old student at Leamington District Secondary School, was surprised and thrilled when she received word that she had been selected to run in Rick Hansen’s 25th Anniversary Relay in our nation’s capital city of Ottawa.
The anniversary relay is retracing the Canadian portion of the route followed by the Man In Motion World Tour 25 years ago that raised millions of dollars for spinal cord in-
jury (SCI) research and worked to make communities more accessible and inclusive.
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She is pictured above with Hansen.
The week prior to her running, Ryanne was even more surprised when she received an invitation from Their Excellencies The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston to attend a reception at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, October 26.
Ryanne Simpson, of Wheatley, was selected to be a medalbearer in the Ottawa portion of Rick Hansen’s 25th Anniversary Relay.
While at Rideau Hall, Ryanne was honoured to meet not only the Governor General but Rick Hansen himself. She was proud to have her picture taken with Hansen, a photo that will always be treasured. Ryanne was also surprised to discover that she was the only person her age at the reception; everyone else was “old”. The other runners in attendance were those who ran from the Museum of Man in Hull, across the bridge, over the Ottawa River, along Sussex Drive to Rideau Hall, arriving just before the reception.
Ryanne ran her portion of the relay on Friday, October 28. She met several wonderful and brave people who were also participating in the relay that day. She passed the medal to a visually impaired young man who was running with the assistance of his seeing-eye dog. It was incredible.
Even though their paths may never cross again, Ryanne will always remember the courageous people who were in wheelchairs, used other walking aids, were visually impaired, or were walking to help raise funds and awareness for SCI research. She hopes that someday in the near future that science will be able to repair spinal cord injuries, allowing people to walk again. Canadians should be proud of the Man in Motion, Rick Hansen, who wheeled through our village 25 years ago. He is an amazing person, someone to look up to, someone to be proud to emulate. Without his courage there would not be as much awareness of these types of injuries nor the funds for research.
The Essex County Associated Growers held its 61st annual trade show – Bounty of the County – at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex on November 22 and 23. The two days featured guest speakers, daily cooking demonstrations and a room full of displays and information booths. Pictured here Leamington Councillors Larry Verbeke and John Jacobs check out the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers booth.
Leamington Councillors John Jacobs, left, and Rick Atkins are pictured here at the Go For Health Windsor-Essex booth.
Dale Butler & Laws concert
Saturday, December 10 is the 2nd Annual Dale Butler and The Laws Concert at The Gallery Restaurant. The evening will feature great songs, sweet harmony singing, corny jokes and entertaining stories, and maybe a few Christmas songs, too. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15/person. To reserve tickets call 519-825-3330 or visit Rebel Cowboy Music, 15 Talbot, Wheatley.
Also, Bill Gay is pictured here looking at the promotional material for Climate Control Systems Inc., which manufactures its greenhouse product, in Leamington and is celebrating 25 years in business.
FREE Young artists
One of the many programs of South Essex Community Council (SECC) is the Language Instruction for New Canadians (LINC). While adults are in class learning, their children are also involved in a learning program at the Education Centre. Recently the students went on a field trip to the Leamington Arts Centre. Curator Chad Riley explained different techniques in photography and framing and let the children create some works of art on small canvases. Pictured here are Miya Ko (left) and Sarah Kim with their art work.
(SUN Photo)
Toys For Tots Radio Auction this Friday
92.7 Max FM is getting ready to once again host the Leamington and area Toys for Tots radio auction. A half-dozen different gift packages will be auctioned off during the event, with all the proceeds going to Toys for Tots. Volunteers will use the money to buy gifts for older children who usually don’t receive as many gifts in the drop boxes.
“It’s one of those community efforts that doesn’t get as much publicity as it probably should, so the auction is a great way to shine a light on the fine work done by the group,” said Max FM Program Director Cordell Green. “Usually we raise about $4,000 during the auction. However, this year Toys For Tots is getting a large number of requests so we’re hoping to top our normal total.”
Items up for auction include hotel stays across Ontario, a BBQ, and packs of gifts for kids include Build-a-Bear, Too-Too and wand from “Young and Fabulous” in LaSalle, and a gift certificate from the Jean Academy.
“We’re hoping businesses get involved in the event as well. It’s a good way for businesses to help a good cause and get a little exposure at the same time.”
People can listen during the auction to hear which items are up for bid, and then place a bid by calling 519-326-6171. Check out the website for list of the packages that will be going up for auction at 927maxfm.com.
Tim Hortons’ Kandahar deployment comes
to an end
After 5 years of serving 2.5 million customers of more than 37 different nationalities, the Tim Hortons outlet at the Canadian Forces base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, closed on November 29 as most Canadian troops withdraw from Kandahar.
Since opening on Canada Day in 2006, the Kandahar Tim Hortons served 4 million cups of coffee, 3 million donuts and half a million iced cappuccinos and bagels. More than 300 sea containers of Tim Hortons products were shipped over 5 years to Kandahar from Kingston. Over 230 Canadians made the trip overseas to work at the Kandahar Tim Hortons, supporting approximately 30,000 deployed Canadian Forces members over 11 rotations.
The Kandahar Tim Hortons was operated by the Canadian Forces Personnel and Family Support Services (CFPFSS) with proceeds benefiting military community and family support programs. For this location, Tim Hortons waived all fees and operating costs typically associated with a franchise.
The mysteries of measurement
I recently had to report on a proposal that had to do with charging fees “per square foot” on structures that are measured in “acres”. It brought back an old prejudice of mine: the insanity of non-metric measurement systems. Now before you mutter, “Are we going to start into this kilometres and grams business again?”, let me ask you a simple question. Do you have any idea how many square feet make an acre? I suggest that if you do you are in the vast minority: the number 43,560 is not one that springs to mind with ease. And if you are feeling smug, try relating your pet ‘acre’ to square yards, rods, chains, furlongs, and miles, because all of these measures figure in the history and dimensions of an acre.
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An acre is 1/640 of a square mile, and these square mile sections of land were the units in which this country was surveyed and laid out: concession roads are about a mile apart. Now, these miles are 8 furlongs long, and each furlong is 10 chains long. So, if you take a piece of land that is one furlong by one chain (10 square chains), you have a chunk of property that is 1/8 of a mile by 1/80 of a mile
or 1/640 of a square mile. That’s how you get to an acre! Problem is, only horse racing still uses furlongs, and only surveyors use chains. So, when we convert one furlong by one chain into familiar measures the numbers start to get weird. An acre becomes either 43,560 square feet or 14,520 square yards.
And all this nonsense dates back to somewhere in the 1600s in Britain where they were trying to adapt and standardize Roman measurements to their ‘modern’ agricultural times! ‘Cubits’ and ‘stadia’ just couldn’t cut it, so measurement was “improved”. For big measures like land, there were miles, furlongs, chains and rods; for little measures there were inches (thumbs), hands, feet, yards and fathoms.
Times being what they were, and people being what they are, Britain’s problems persisted and confusion continued in spite of standardization. For example, on land and at sea, a league was three miles. On land, that was considered to be about how far you could walk in an hour, so it was sort of useful. At sea, to be agreeable, it was three miles too—three nautical miles. Since the admiralty had decided that a fathom (6 feet) was 1/1000 of a mile, the nautical mile was 6000 feet long, not 5280 like the land mile, and it ended up that leagues on the ocean were longer than leagues on land, just like miles on the ocean were longer than miles on land. (I wonder what an acre of ocean would be...)
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WE ARE HERE FOR YOU - OFFERING VICTIM SUPPORT! Don't Drive Impaired (Drugs/Alcohol)
Quick Facts:
• MADD Canada's mission: to stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime
• Over 100 Chapters and Community Leaders and 7,500 volunteers across Canada
• Millions of red ribbons are distributed
• Over 400,000 pieces of mail sent each year
• 730,000 unique visits to our website annually for a total of over 4,450,000 page views
• Over 1,000,000 high school students see our multi-media assembly presentations annually
• Offer programs for victims' services, public awareness, legal research, chapter services and youth services
• Fact IS we have a long way to go to STOP impaired driving
• On average, 4 Canadians are killed every day and 207 Canadians are injured every day
• Approximately 77,000 Canadians impacted by impaired drivers annually
Bottom line? Antiquated measures like the acre and square feet have the advantage of being familiar terms that were once based on sizes useful for their times, but persisting in using these units carries the disadvantage that conversion between them is difficult. Hectares and square metres may have the disadvantage of unfamiliarity, but understanding one in terms of the other is simplicity itself: a hectare is a square hectometre (100 metres by 100 metres), so it is 10,000 square metres. Since a centimetre is 1/100 of a metre, I can calculate in my head that a hectare must be 100,000,000 square centimetres! Useless, yes, I agree—but how many square inches are there in an acre? Bet you can’t calculate the answer in your head.
MISSION: TO STOP IMPAIRED DRIVING and to support victims of this violent crime
Volunteer
Be responsible - Don’t Drive impaired by alcohol and/or other drugs. You can make a difference by volunteering. Get involved, make a difference, and help save a life. We are looking for enthusiastic youth, adults or seniors who can volunteer for an hour, an event, or a lifetime.
MADD Red Ribbon Campaign
Project Red Ribbon is MADD Canada's longest-running and most well-known public awareness campaign. For 24 years, the red ribbon has been a prominent symbol. It reminds Canadians to drive sober through the holiday season, and all year round. It also serves as a moving and respectful tribute to those who have been killed and injured in impaired driving crashes.
Every year, from the beginning of November to the first Monday after January 1st, MADD Canada Chapters, Community Leaders, volunteers and supporters distribute millions of red ribbons to Canadians, asking them to tie the ribbons to their vehicles, key chains, purses, briefcases and backpacks. The small but powerful ribbon symbolizes the wearers' commitment to sober driving and reminds us all that the deaths and injuries resulting from impairment-related crashes are needless and totally preventable. Every year, approximately 1,200 Canadians are killed and 68,500 are injured in impaired driving crashes.
At this most social and celebratory time of year, as Canadians come together for parties, dinners and holiday cheer, the risk of
impaired driving is high. MADD Canada is asking all Canadians to think about the role they can play in preventing impaired driving:
Never drive impaired or ride with an impaired driver. Plan ahead if you're going to be drinking. Take a cab or bus, arrange a designated driver or plan to stay over. If you see a driver you suspect is impaired, call 911 to report it to police.
This year's campaign runs from November 1, 2011 to January 2, 2012. Get your red ribbon today and wear it proudly with millions of other Canadians who are making the commitment to sober driving.
You can get your red ribbon by donating online at www.madd.ca, visiting one of our many sponsors' outlets, or contacting your nearest MADD Canada Chapter or Community Leader.
New this year! If you prefer to make your donation through your cellphone, you can text "ribbon" to 45678. In return for a $10 donation, you'll receive this Project Red Ribbon pin. (You will be asked to send a second text to MADD and receive a link to a secure web page to input your mailing address to receive your pin.) Your one-time donation will be added to your cell phone and payable to your service provider.
Easy bulb-forcing projects; enjoy spring flowers all
winter
Forcing bulbs is an easy and inexpensive way to keep busy during the cold winter days. Potted bulbs are also an easy and great gift for the holidays.
Narcissus are hardy blooming bulbs with an unmistakable fragrance. Better known as paperwhites, you are certainly assured of 100% success from growing this bulb. Paperwhites require 2-3” of pot for root growth and can be planted in soil, pebbles, glass marbles or tumbled beach glass and shells. Plant the bulbs with the wide bottom down, leaving one inch above the soil/pebble line. Also plant the bulbs in groups for display and support. Keep the soil moist, or if you are planting in pebbles or marbles add enough water to come within ¾ inch of the top of the material line. Place the container in a sunny or bright location. Rotate the container every few days so the stems will not lean into the light. Paperwhites will begin to bloom and develop quickly, usually 3-6 weeks after planting.
This is also a perfect take-home project for group activities such as Cubs and Scouts, birthday parties or any get-together. Simply add some pebbles, one bulb, water in a disposable plastic cup and you are good to go!
Forcing other bulbs such as hyacinths, crocuses, grape hyacinths and daffodils are also very easy but will take a little longer. These bulbs will require a cooling period either in the fridge or in a unheated garage for several days. This is necessary for the bulb to start its bio-chemical reaction that starts the flowering process. These spring flowering bulbs normally spend the winter outside underground and do need a cold treatment.
Two very important things to remember: keep the pots moist and away from any fresh or ripening fruit which gives off a gas that can kill the bulb.
By staggering your planting time it’s possible to have bulbs blooming in the house for the entire winter. Available by catalog and most garden centres or my web site www.bptreemarketing.com these bulbs need no special preparation and can be potted and grown as soon as you get them home.
Whether for education or entertainment, forcing flower bulbs is an activity the entire family can enjoy together.
Eye Guardian: new free app helps keep kids safe on Facebook
Parents get alerts about inappropriate content
With cyber-bullying and sexting at an all time high, there’s a brand new way to keep your kids safe while they’re online.
The app is called Eye Guardian, and it pretty much lets parents watch everything their kids are doing on Facebook. Parents will be able to see who their kids are friends with, even how much older or younger their friends are, letting parents know who they’re interacting with and alerting parents to potential predator problems.
The program looks at content too, flagging photos, messages and wall posts for inappropriate content, things like nudity, alcohol and drugs. Anything deemed a problem shows up in red. The parents can get the alerts on their phone, in their email or by logging into the site. The developer of the app is Steve White, a father of four who gets in-
stant text messages on his cell phone anytime questionable photos or language appear on his kids’ Facebook pages.
Parents: you won’t be able to sign up for this without your kids knowing. You will need your child’s pass-
word to access their Facebook activity.
Eye Guardian is easy to set up. Just a couple of clicks protects the family. Visit www.eyeguardian. com to download the free app.
Narcissus, a.k.a. paperwhites.
Taste of the Season
The Salvation Army kicks off annual Christmas Kettle Campaign
On Saturday, November 26 The Salvation Army in Leamington officially kicked off their annual Christmas Kettle Campaign at Wal-Mart.
All of the money collected stays in the Leamington area. The Salvation Army programs offer practical assistance for children and families, often tending to the basic necessities of life, providing shelter for homeless people and rehabilitation for people who have lost control of their lives to an addiction. When you give to The Salvation Army, you are investing in the future of marginalized and overlooked people in the community.
Salvation Army funds are also used to provide assistance in emergency situations such as the aftermath of the tornado that went through the area a year and a half ago.
The familiar kettles and bell ringers are seen in more than 2,000 locations nationwide. The Salvation Army in Leamington is looking for people to help at the kettles. If you have time to spare and would like to be a volunteer bell-ringer, contact the local Salvation Army office at 519-326-0319.
Last year the Christmas Kettle Campaign raised $87,000.
Overheated motor triggers alarm
Leamington Fire Service responded to a call Nov. 22 at Cardinal Carter Secondary School, where an electrical motor had overheated causing light smoke and an odour in an office area of the school. There was no fire; however, the safety alarm was activated and students and staff were evacuated until the all clear was given by the fire department.
The Salvation Army kicked off the Christmas Kettle Campaign on Saturday. Pictured from left to right: Kettle volunteer greeter Stephanie Robinson, Captain Corvin Vincent and Dale Butler. Captain Vincent and Dale Butler serenaded shoppers with several Christmas hymns as well as the seasonal classics. (Submitted photo)
Mastronardi Estate Winery was part of the Taste of the Season Open House held Saturday and Sunday, November 26 and 27. As a special feature, Pamela Cole, Tour Manager at Mastronardi held barrel tastings on Saturday.
Chef Paolo Vasapolli from Creative Catering was onsite with some tasty treats, including pizza cones. Chef Paolo is pictured here talking with Gerry and Sharon Cooper who recently moved to the area from Sudbury. (SUN Photos)
Fundraiser for Bank Theatre
December 1
The Sun Parlour Players are hosting a fundraiser – “Let the Show Begin” – for The Bank Theatre and Meeting Place at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens on Thursday, December 1, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and include a glass of wine and hor d’oeuvres. There will be entertainment throughout the evening as well as a silent auction. Tickets available at Modrigal and Thomson Guardian Drugs.
(Submitted Photo)
Tana Silverland is pictured above on her recumbent bike named Ranger. She is making a journey across Canada to raise awareness for SOS Children’s Villages, an organization working to improve the lives of orphans who are struggling just to survive. The charity began operations shortly after World War Two and is internationally well known, except, it seems, for here in Canada.
Children’s Villages
The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You
ANGLICAN St. John The Evangelist 60 Erie Street N., Leamington 519-326-3111 Sunday Worship Services 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.
St. Mary’s Church East West Road, Pelee Island 1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 a.m.
Calvary Church North Shore Road, Pelee Island 1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 a.m.
BAPTIST
Calvary Baptist Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-326-0876 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. First Baptist Church 3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372 Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite) 280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282
Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 a.m. (Lebanese, English)
When Tana Silverland arrived in Leamington on November 14th, she had been on the road for almost a year and a half. With no support team and no funding, the recently transplanted Brit, from Cambridge, England, depends on the kindness of strangers for her day-to-day survival as she travels from town to town across the length and breadth of Canada, her mode of transportation a recumbent bike called Ranger.
And why has she given up her job, her home, and 2½ years of her life to live in such a precarious way? Simply to highlight the work of SOS Children’s Villages – a charity helping some of the millions of orphans around the world who must also depend on the kindness of strangers for their survival.
“This journey is about getting the word out there about SOS Children’s Villages, and I am hoping people will be motivated to make a donation as well,” said Tana. “I passionately believe that SOS Children’s Villages is worth it; I hope that my dedication will demonstrate to people just how extraordinary I think the charity is.”
“It is many small acts of kindness that have helped me to get all the way from Whitehorse to here,” she said, “and I hope to inspire many similar acts of kindness towards the children that SOS Children’s Villages is helping both here in Canada and overseas.”
SOS Children’s Villages is the world’s largest orphanfocused charity, providing a permanent family home and a mother’s love to orphans around the world, ensuring that they receive the love, respect and guidance that all children deserve and need to equip them for a fulfilling adult life.
In addition to raising nearly 80,000 children in its villages, SOS also strives to strengthen the communities in which it operates by constructing schools, vocational training centres, health care facilities, and social centres – which are estimated to benefit another 950,000 children and their families.
“SOS Children’s Villages is possibly the largest, oldest, most well-respected charity that Canadians have never heard of,” said Silverland. “Because they [the charity] spend nearly all of their money on the children, rather than advertising, I wanted to do this journey to help them get the recognition they deserve. This journey is my attempt to get them the publicity to carry on without having to spend money.”
Tana’s journey will take her to Newfoundland, where she will turn around and double back to end her trek at SOS Children’s Villages head office in Ottawa around this time next year. “I am traveling to as many places and as far as I can to get the message out,” she said.
If you would like to follow Tana’s journey, or make a donation to SOS Children’s Villages, go to http://tanasilverland.wordpress.com.
Meet
Trish
Wales
Trish Wales was born in Leamington and grew up along Lake Erie in the Village of Wheatley. She started playing piano in grade 1 before she could read, taking piano lessons with Ivan Coulter. Mr. Coulter was well known in the Wheatley area as a bandleader and was a great music influence to lots of local families. He used the Royal Conservatory of Music method of teaching and Trish studied with him for 10 years.
Music Music Profiles... Profiles...
Trish attended the Wheatley Baptist Church and sang in the junior and then senior choirs. She played the piano at church for services and choirs. When she was a young teen, the Wales family – with Mom and Dad singing and Trish’s sister played the organ – did church services and special music for Sunday night services. At about age 14 Trish started playing and singing for weddings and funerals, and also started writing her own compositions. She went on to teaching young children their first piano lessons.
Trish said the best gift she ever received was her piano education. Thirty minutes of practiced used to be very difficult but now she can lose track of time for hours on end playing the piano. What a gift!
During her high school days, Trish was very active in school plays and theatrical productions. Trish sang and acted in plays such as “The Sound of Music” (she was Maria), “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Anne of Green Gables”.
When Trish went off to university she got away from music for a while, then got married and had a son, Weston. He is very musical and plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. About 10 years ago, Trish got back into writing and performing at church services. She then met up with some other musicians and they started to play a few shows together. Currently she is doing solo work and also band shows, according to the venue.
Describe your music: Trish Wales describes her music as Soft Adult Contemporary. She plays many artists’ music such as Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan and Jann Arden, to name a few. She love the music of Janis Ian, Etta James and Eva Cassidy. Trish writes her own style of music that crosses pop, jazz and blues and some rock.
Most interesting gig: When Trish was 20 years old she played in a contemporary Christian group and they were invited by the Canadian Christian Bikers Association to play at Port Dover’s Friday the 13th Bike Rally. The variety of people including biker gangs was a sight for young Christian eyes to behold, but they were welcomed by all and learned a lesson in not judging people by their dress or looks. They had a very interesting weekend.
Most significant gig: Playing at the Shores of Erie International Wine Festival in Amherstburg, right on the river.
The festival brings in big name artists such as Serena Ryder. The venue has a huge audience of thousands of people and Trish enjoyed the great outdoor stages… such a wonderful atmosphere.
In 5 year’s time: Trish wants to sell a song and have it performed by someone who will take it and run with it… to let that song be heard by the world and receive that elusive royalty cheque. “When someone hears your song and loves it, that’s wonderful,” said Trish. “Songs are like children, we just want our songs to be heard and played and loved.”
CDs and recordings to date: Trish Wales & Company – 2008 CD; Still Looking – 2010 CD; Amazing – 2011 E Album available online at www.CDBaby. All proceeds for the E Album are going to the Canadian Cancer Society and Bluewater Cancer Treatment Centre. Trish is hoping for a new CD release in 2012 of all original songs. Trish can be heard locally at wineries, outdoor functions and festivals, and solo restaurant gigs in Windsor and around Essex County. She is available for weddings, funerals, anniversaries and backyard parties. Music for all occasions. Email trishwalesandcompany@yahoo.ca Web pages: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Trish-Wales-Company/80564891014, www.myspace. com/trishwalescompany, www.detroitcity.com/trishwalescompany
Want To Sell?
Build A Bridge
The first order of business on Leamington Municipal Council’s agenda Monday night, November 7, was one of those chain-reaction jobs that delight the hearts of Provincial bureaucrats.
In order to sever a 33-acre parcel of land at the corner of Kent Road 1 and the 10th Concession, a new access culvert to the property has to be built over the 10th Concession Drain. Under the Drainage Act, only the municipality can build the culvert, so the owner has petitioned the municipality to build the culvert. But the municipality can only build the culvert in accordance with a drainage engineer’s specifications, so Bruce Crozier Engineering must prepare a report and plans for the culvert, so the municipality can build it, so the landowner can pay for it (and the engineer’s report and plans), so the severance can be approved by the committee of adjustment, so the owner can sell the 33 acres. Who said selling a piece of land is easy?
• “The most important part about UMEI is the deep faith that is intertwined with everything to do with UMEI.
• “UMEI strengthens students spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally all in four years.
• “Our teachers have encouraged us to become passionate, loving people and to become our true selves”.
“There isn’t any other school like UMEI!”
Saturday, November 26th
Sarnia 4 – Flyers 3
With a rare Thursday night off, the Flyers only game last week came on Saturday when they visited the Sarnia Legionnaires. Going into the game the 4th place Flyers trailed their 3rd place opponents by only one point. The two teams exchanged goals throughout the game with the score tied 1-1 at the end of the first period and 2-2 at the end of the second period. It was 3-3 late in the third when Sarnia got the winner with only 26 seconds remaining in the game.
“I thought we played well and I think it was one of our better games in the last three or four games,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “But we made a mistake late in the game and got the short end of the stick.”
Piroski wouldn’t get into specifics about the mistake and didn’t want to point fingers, only saying that one of Sarnia’s best players was able to take advantage of the situation. “That seems to be our downfall lately that even when we do play well we make some blatant mistakes and the puck ends up in our net.”
Austin Mattson had a goal and two assists for the Flyers while Nick Beaune and Tyler Quigley each had one goal. Chris Scott had a pair of assists with Jared Dennis and Alex Seguin each contributing one. Seguin’s point streak is now extended to seventeen games.
It was a disappointing loss for the Flyers who desperately need points to halt their rapid decline in the standings.
“I thought we were ready to start the game and came out hard but penalties hurt us early,” said veteran forward Quigley. “I felt we dominated the play and everyone played well but a few mistakes resulted in goals for Sarnia. I was shocked at the end when they scored I didn't even know how to react. We deserved to win that game.”
holiday events
The Flyers will be busy this holiday season with a number of upcoming events:
game events
Thursday, December 1st vs St. Marys – Can
Drive
Austin Mattson tallied one goal and two assists for the Flyers in their 4-3 loss to Sarnia.
(Photo by Shelly Quick)
Fans are encouraged to bring canned goods to the game. All items collected will be donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank in Leamington. Anyone who donates an item will be entered into a draw to win one of the following prizes: 2 tickets to every home game in January, a Flyers t-shirt or 2 tickets to an upcoming game.
Thursday, December 8th vs St. Thomas
Winter Clothing Drive
Winter Clothing Drive to benefit the South Essex Community Council. Fans are encouraged to donate hats, gloves and scarves to help keep those less fortunate warm this winter. Anyone who donates an item will be entered into a draw to win one of the following prizes: 2 tickets to every home game in January, a Flyers t-shirt or 2 tickets to an upcoming game.
Thursday, December 15th vs Chatham
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 Toys For Tots in Leamington. Toys For Tots is a volunteer-driven organization that provides toys to the less fortunate children in our community.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Wednesday, November 30th – Soup Luncheon
soup at last year’s Soup and Salad Luncheon at the Portuguese Club. Flyers players will be serving again this year.
Flyers players will be serving soup at the annual Soup N Salad Luncheon at the Portuguese Club in Leamington to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society. Doors open at 11am.
Friday, December 9th
Red Kettle Campaign
Flyers players will be at various locations around Leamington from 6pm-8pm to assist with the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign.
Sunday, December 11th – Public Skating:
Skate with Flyers players at Public Skating at the Kinsmen Recreation Complex from 1pm-2:30pm.
Flyers goaltender Colin Greeley and forward Matt Ogden served
NOTES: Ron Soucie did not play on Saturday due to flu-like symptons… Rookie defenceman Jacob McGhee returned to the lineup Saturday after missing four games due to a concussion…Alex Seguin leads the Flyers in scoring with 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists).
Novice Majors show support for Movember
The Southpoint Capitals Novice Major team participated in the Capitals Cup Challenge this past weekend. They also collected pledges for the Make A Wish Foundation and showed their support for Movember!
The team went 0-3 for the tournament. They played hard on and off the ice, then enjoyed the Leamington Christmas Parade as a team at Pilmer’s Perfect 10 Studio on Erie St. In the true spirit of sport, many players and parents showed up Sunday to cheer on neighbors from Erie North Shore (Kingsville/Harrow) to the eventual championship.
The Southpoint Novices are proud members of the Southpoint Minor Hockey organization, and are grateful to all of the volunteers and board members that make hockey in Leamington-Wheatley more than just a win/loss game but a true community experience.
The Novice Majors are pictured above sporting their Movember moustaches, front row left to right: Evan Ouellette, Luke
Jaydon
Chris Ouellette, Wheaton
kirk, Tim Vida.
Tatomir, Brennan Pulley. Second row: Goalie Adam Zylstra, Thomas Jennings, Caleb Babkirk, Thomas Chauvin, Nathan Pilmer, Jason Daraiche, Hannah Leclaire. Third row: Michael Vida, Troy Tiessen, Dawson Collison, Alex Jadischke, Austin Neufeld,
Tannous, Josh Saad. Back row: Coaching staff
Mouck, Head Coach Chris Bab-
(Photo Submitted)
Sharks take on Kingsville; Comets’ streak fizzles
On Monday night, November 21, the Kingsville Comets brought their 3-game winning streak to the local Ice Palace. Wheatley’s Josh Tremblay opened the scoring when Kurtis Ouellette shot the puck off of the Kingsville netminder, Kyle Andrian, and big #16 tipped it in. Jesse Martin also assisted. Less than a minute later, Kingsville’s Mark Belanger shot the puck in the top left corner past Nick Keeler. Kingsville’s J. Pillon put Kingsville in front with a scramble in front of Keeler. Before the period ended, the Comets upped the score when Robert Jardine banged in a goal from the left side of the goal.
Wheatley came out flying in the second frame. Josh Tremblay scored an unassisted marker on a great shot from the top of the circle that sailed over the goalie’s shoulder. The Sharks tied the game on one of the weirdest plays ever witnessed. With the referee raising his arm for a penalty in the Wheatley end of the ice, the Kingsville goaltender rushed to his net for an extra attacker. Steve Kanally passed the puck forward to Brian Johnston who had a wide-open net for Wheatley. After much discussion the referee allowed the goal to stand, thus letting the Sharks tie up the match. Before the period ended Jordan Carnevale set up Steve Kanally with a beautiful pass and Steve tipped it past Andrian. Also assisting on the go-ahead marker was Austin Fontaine.
Wheatley opened the scoring early in the third period when Brian Anger picked the top left corner. Assisting were Josh Tremblay and Brett Bowman. Kingsville again made it a one-goal game when Kirby skated out from behind the Wheatley net and made no mistake about it. The Sharks finished off the scoring when Josh Tremblay made a great spinning movement to pass the puck to Dan Matoski who deposited the disc in the Kingsville net. Kurtis Ouellette also assisted.
The Wheatley win puts them just 3 points back of secondplace Belle River. This was Wheatley’s sixth straight win at home, giving them a home record of 8-1-1.
The three stars of the game were Wheatley’s Josh Tremblay who had a 2 goal 2 assist night, Kingsville’s Mark Belanger and Wheatley’s Brian Johnston.
Bantam Minors win Regional Silver Stick tourney
The Southpoint Capitals Bantam Minor hockey team, sponsored by F.M. Nassif Ltd., recently competed in the Owen Sound Regional Silver Stick Tournament. With wins against Waterloo and Georgetown and a loss against Centre Wellington they secured second place in their pool and moved on to the semi-finals. The boys gave Erie North Shore their first loss of the tournament with a decisive 3-0 win.
The championship game gave the Capitals a chance at redemption against the big Centre Wellington team. It was a tight game and after three periods of play the game was tied 1-1. In 4-on-4 sudden death overtime, the Capitals scored the game winner. They now qualify to play in the International Silver Stick Tournament held in Newmarket in January.
REC ROUND-UP REC ROUND-UP
Pre-holiday one-month membership for December to help you get started into an exercise routine before all the holiday parties begin! Fill out your Christmas Wish List with all kinds of Complex options! Purchase memberships or gift certificates in any $ denomination.
• 3-month New Year Shape-up Special $115 plus HST always proves to be BIG HIT!
• Youth will love a skate/swim/gym pass to keep them active this winter
• Student memberships
• Program Card: take part in any of our 50 fitness or aquafitness classes
• Personal Training or Nutrition & Wellness Coaching gift certificates Shopping is made easy at the Complex with the diverse range of programs that we offer for everyone on your Christmas list.
Book your holiday work party or team party at the Complex. Select an hour of swimming or skating or a fitness activity class, followed by a pizza party for the whole gang!
Ice available for rent. Gather your friends together for an outing of fun skating or a pick-up hockey game. It’s good, refreshing, Canadian fun on the ice at the Unico Arena!
Rock ’n Swim Friday from 7-9 p.m. on Fri. Dec. 9. Swim to the sounds of all your favourite music played by a DJ. The music is again sponsored by Dr. Karen Archer, Family Dental Care. A splashing good time for your family in the Complex saltwater pool!
Skate with the Jr. B Flyers on Sun. Dec. 11 from 1:00-2:20 p.m. Scheduled to appear are Brett Babkirk, Kyle Bowman, Colin Greely, Jacob Henrikson and Dakota Olvin at the Unico Arena, Leamington!
Check out the Activity Guide online: www.leamington.ca/recreation/Guide
Complex membership rates for 2012 will remain the same as 2011!
Kings enjoy sweet win in mini golf
It was a sweet win for Team Kings when Art Sweet, Gary Honey and
Lloyd Honey posted a 227 and first place. Coming in second with a 234 was Team
Aces with Bill Mayville, Duane McIntosh, Julia Kos and Frank Lasi. Third place was nailed down by team 14 with a 235 and included Ethyl Ferguson, Barb Arner, Barry Sweet and Bill Ward.
Lowest score for 36 holes on this day was shared by Gerry Wilkinson and Lloyd Honey, both with 73, followed closely by Art Sweet with 75, Barry Sweet with 76 and Gary Honey with 79. Frank Lasi led the field with 6 aces followed closely by Gary Honey and Lloyd Honey, each with 5. Four dropped for Mary Ann Vickery, Mary Binder and Kathy Bradley. Managing 3 each were Eva Kah, Ken Brook, Murray Knox, Art Sweet and Barry Sweet. A number of golfers managed 2 each including Julia Kos, Gerry Wilkinson, Steve Vigh, Doug Vickery, Linda Walsh, Betty McManus, Stan Vickery, Pete Daudlin, Barb Symes, Pat Womack, Eleanor Wilkinson, Eileen McIntosh, Ethel Ferguson and Bill Ward. One dropped for Duane McIntosh, Ernie Vandenberg, Andy Orsini, Audrey Knox, Neil Quick, John Murphy, Shirley Thiessen, Ken Womack, Cam Keith, John Unrau, Janet Annison, Annie MacLeslie, Gerrit Vriesen and Barb Arner.
The F.M. Nassif Ltd. Bantam Minors won Regional Silver Stick in Owen Sound. Team members are, back row left to right: coaches Josh Lewis, Brennan Gomer, Joe Costa, Nick Bigley, Steve Peters. Middle row: Austin Slater, Matt Davie, Reid Jackson, Cole McGregor, Pat Matthew. Front row: Matt Taylor, Eric Prudence, Kody Epp, Jack Towle, Bailey Loveless, Noah Santos, Evan Mastronardi. Goalies: Jimmy McClellan, Tyler Wall.
(Submitted Photo)
Peewee Majors eliminated in home tourney
The Gabriele’s Peewee Major Team went 2-2 in their home tournament this past weekend, Nov. 25-27. They were able to beat two Bluewater League rivals in Belle River and Essex, but couldn’t find the net often enough against two out-oftown teams, Dorchester and Sault Ste. Marie.
On Friday morning the Capitals opened up their tournament against the Belle River Jr. Canadiens. The Canadiens had their number in preseason, beating up on the Capitals 8-1. With that in mind, the Capitals looked to gain the respect from their opponents they felt they deserved. Outshooting the Canadiens 19 to 10, a late first-period goal by Camden Driedger was all they needed in the 1-0 victory. Driedger’s goal was set up by Brennan Hancock and Zack Dillen. Cristian Santos came up big in earning his first shutout of the season.
Friday afternoon had the Caps facing the Dorchester Dragons on the Heinz rink. The Capitals opened the scoring one minute in on a goal by Darrin DiMenna, set up by Luc Ribble and Brett Enns.
The second period saw the Dragons and Capitals exchanging goals to make it 2-1 going into the third. The Capitals’ second goal was scored by Enns, assisted by Jared Hillier.
In the third period the Capitals got an early marker to make it 3-1 on a goal by Rory DiNiro, set up by Evan Loveless and Jack Hannigan. The Dragons would not go away though. They scored 3 unanswered goals to finish the game 4-3 in a defensive breakdown by Southpoint in the third. The Capitals outshot their opponent 22 to 15 and Tyler Dillen record the loss in net.
Early Saturday morning the Capitals faced the Essex Ravens. Outshooting the Ravens 31 to 5, they
were able to come away with a 4-0 victory, rebounding from the disappointing loss the night before. Goals by the Capitals came from Hannigan (2), DiNiro and Z. Dillen. Assists went to Z. Dillen (2) and Ribble. Cristian Santos recorded his second shutout of the tournament.
Saturday night the Capitals faced the team from Sault Ste. Marie. With Gabriele’s Capitals record sitting at 2-1, a win would secure a spot in the semifinal match-ups on Sunday morning. A tie or loss left the fate in the hands of a game between Belle River and Essex following their match-up with the Soo.
The Capitals came out strong with Darrin DiMenna scoring the first goal of the game to make it 1-0. With the score 1-0, the Soo Pro Shop team capitalized on a power play opportunity that evened the game at one apiece.
Before the end of the second the Soo made it 2-1.
Going into the third period with their backs against the wall, the Capitals evened the score at 2-2 on a wrist shot by DiMenna. With the goalie pulled in the third and all the pressure in the offensive zone, the Soo netminder was too much
House League Volleyball begins at UMEI
Sunday, November 27 was the first Sunday for Youth Volleyball House League at UMEI Christian High School. This is a joint venture of Velocity Volleyball and UMEI. Three courts were in action from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with court 1 for youth ages 5 – 8; court 2 for youth ages 9 – 12; and court 3 for youth ages 13 – 15. The season will run from December 4 until May 27. This program is designed to offer a fun and exciting opportunity for young people that wish to play volleyball on a weekly basis. Coaches for each court will be provided with a court cap of 20 athletes for each. There will be an end of season BBQ and awards ceremony. (Photo
for the Capitals to handle as the puck took a bounce and Sault Ste. Marie put it into the open net to make the final score 3-2. Southpoint outshot their opponent 40 to 11.
The game following saw the Ravens defeat the Canadiens 2-1, forcing the Capitals out of the semifinal game by means of a tie-breaker rule that cited the earliest goal scored in a game. Although disappointed to be eliminated from their home tourney, the team rep-
resented their association, coaches and families well. Congratulations to the Belle River team for winning the Peewee Division on Sunday. The Gabriele’s Capitals next action is Fri. Dec. 2 at 8:15 at Unico vs the Riverside Rangers, and Sat. Dec. 3 at 6:20 p.m. in Harrow vs the Erie North Shore Storm. Come out and support the local minor hockey teams by checking out their schedules at www.southpointminorhockey.com
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Wheatley Oldtimers win Windsor tourney
By Bob McLean
In the Windsor Ambassador Tournament held at the WFCU Centre, the Wheatley Oldtimers played very well to win their first 50+ tournament of the 2011-12 season.
The first game was won 6-2 over the Lansing Oldtimers. Wheatley built an early 4-0 lead with only 10 minutes left to play in the game. However, Lansing capitalized on several defensive lapses by Wheatley to make it 4-2. Although flustered by this quick turn in events, Wheatley recomposed themselves to score two unanswered goals. Goal scorers for Wheatley were: two by Wes Wright and singles by Garry Knight, Barry Colenutt, Tom Rogers and Gary Hillier. Wheatley’s disciplined play resulted in no time in the penalty box.
The team played their second game against a strong team, the Michigan Relics. Wheatley played well, but a few defensive lapses in the game proved very costly as they fell 3-1. The Relics deserved credit for the victory as they blocked many of Wheatley’s shots at their net. Despite having a five on three advantage, the Oldtimers failed to apply much pressure on the Michigan team. Wheatley was only able to get one goal, scored by Gary Knight, past the Relics goalie. The Michigan players had 10 minutes in the penalty box to Wheatley’s 4.
The game against Tilbury proved to be a very exciting one as both teams knew they needed to perform well to earn a spot in to the finals. A goal by Tom Rogers at the 3-minute mark got Wheatley off to a quick start. A second goal, by Garry Knight, at 8:30 in the first period gave Wheatley a 2-0 lead. Tilbury fought back before the end of the period to score a goal making it 2-1. In the first minute of the second period, Bill (Wiz) Derbyshire tipped in a shot to give Wheatley a commanding 3-1 lead. However, two goals in the final 5 minutes of play by Tilbury had the Wheatley boys momentarily reeling. Regaining their composure, Wheatley pressured Tilbury in the final minutes of play. The 3-3 tie was just enough to allow Wheatley to slip past Tilbury into the finals. Wheatley’s goals for and against in the tournament was better than that of the Tilbury team. Despite losing out, Tilbury deserved a lot of credit for their gritty comeback effort.
In the finals, Wheatley now had to defeat the only team that had beaten them. Wheatley’s Ken Cobby opened the scoring at the 4-minute mark. Before the end of the first period the Relics came back with a goal to tie the score at 1-1. Four minutes in to the second period, John Kenny scored his second goal of the game to give the Relics a 2-1 lead. Wheatley applied a lot of pressure on the Relics team after this and was finally rewarded with the equalizer when Gary Hillier fired in the tying goal. Both teams played well, trying to get the winning goal, but the game ended up 2-2. Five minutes of sudden death four-on-four hockey did not produce any goals, but it sure did raise the adrenalin level. Now, it was shootout time. John Kenny, who already
had two goals in the game, scored on his first attempt to give the Relics the shootout lead. Wheatley’s third shooter, Tom Rogers, had to score on his attempt or the Relics would be the champions. Tom made a superb shot to score. Now the same three shooters for each team had a second chance. Gene Biekx came up big for Wheatley as he stopped all the shooters for the Relics. It came down to Wheatley’s final player, Tom, and once again he produced another beautiful goal, giving Wheatley the victory. Wheatley had only 2 minutes of penalties to the opposing team’s 6. The team received shirts and a trophy for their effort in the competitive, well-hosted tournament.
The Wheatley Oldtimers won the Ambassador Cup Tournament held at WFCU in Windsor. Team members are, front row left to right: Gene Biekx, Gary Hillier, Alex Crane, Rick Thompson, Ken Steingart, Randy Garant. Back row: Gary Mutterback, Coach Bruce King, Pat Hill, Bill Derbyshire, Larry Schmidt, Terry Wilding, Gary Knight, Ken Cobby, Tom Rodgers, Dennis Ribble. Absent from photo: Barry Colenutt, Wes Wright, Assistant Coach Bob McLean. (Photo courtesy of Wiz Derbyshire)
After arriving in Leamington Sunday evening, November 20, the Rick Hansen Relay resumed on Tuesday morning at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. A special kickoff in the morning welcomed approximately 750 elementary students from Wheatley Area Public School, Margaret D. Bennie Public School, Queen of Peace and Mill Street Public School. Master of Ceremonies Brenda Fischer welcomed the large and enthusiastic crowd. After hearing from Jeff Tiessen, a double arm amputee formerly from Ruthven who was a Paralympian teammate of Rick Hansen’s, the selected medal bearers began the relay out of Leamington. Pictured here, in back from left to right, are medal bearers Tim Buxbaum, Deborah Scott, Noelle Resendes (WAPS), Paige McKeen and Dawson Wigle (Queen of Peace School). In front, from left, are Eva Guenther (M.D. Bennie Public School) and Lisa Brandner (Mill Street Public School).
4-H Christmas Craft Club helps decorate for the holidays
By Jennifer Scherer
On Sunday, November 20 the 4-H Christmas Craft Club had their Achievement Day. They went to visit Iler Lodge Nursing Home and Retirement Home in Essex, and donated Christmas decorations to the seniors, which were the crafts they had made this year in the club.
The club members got to talk with many individuals and decorate their rooms to get ready for Christmas. For all of the members in the club it was a very rewarding experience and they enjoyed it very much.
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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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• Develop and regulate operational policies, standards and practices.
• Ensure organization and cooperation amongst various departments.
• Plan, initiate and monitor productivity enhancements.
• Communicate with principles of the company and provide cost effective solutions.
MANAGER, HEALTH & FOOD SAFETY
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• Oversee all health and food safety activities for Canadian and American sites.
• Ensure compliance with all agricultural and governmental policies and procedures.
• Assist in training and education of employees.
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