The Leamington District Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners of the 2012 Business Excellence Awards, which take place Wed. Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Portuguese Club of Leamington.
“We had a record number of nominees,” said Chamber General Manager Sally McDonald, “and that’s half the battle. It wasn’t an easy decision in any of the categories!”
The following are the winners:
• Invest in A World Class Workforce, sponsored by Workforce WindsorEssex: Highline Mushrooms, Leamington.
• Home Grown, sponsored by H.J. Heinz: Climate Control Systems, Leamington.
• Welcoming Accessibility, sponsored by Community Living Essex County: Wenzler’s Landing, Wheatley.
• Small Business Excellence, sponsored by Windsor Family Credit Union, Leamington: Auto Rezolutions, Leamington.
• Innovation, sponsored by the Municipality of Leamington: Remasco (Bert Mucci), Kingsville.
• Industrial/Manufacturing Excellence, sponsored by WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation: AMA Plastics/AMA Hydroponics, Kingsville.
• Excellence in Food Service, sponsored by Cavendish Farms: Lakeside Bakery, Leamington.
• Customer First, sponsored by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce: Canadian Tire (Pierre Marcotte), Leamington.
• Warm Welcome Award, sponsored by Parks Canada: Pelee Wings, Leamington.
• Youth Excellence Award, sponsored by Scotiabank: Sarah Oswald, Leamington.
“And of course, there’s the Alf Bennie Award, named after our first Chamber President. It’s sponsored by Blackburn Radio but, as always, the winner is a surprise! I can say that this individual is very deserving and well known in the community!” said McDonald.
Tickets to the award presentations are on sale now at the Chamber office, 21 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Call 519326-2721 for more information.
Green
Jade (left) and Leo (right) Schnetzler were dressed as green and red apples for the 33rd annual Ruthven Apple Festival parade on Saturday, September 29. All proceeds from the annual festival benefit Community Living Essex County. (SUN Photos)
Ruthven Public School’s parade float featured Dr. Seuss’s Lorax as well as other Dr. Seuss characters. Thousands of people came to Colasanti’s September 29 and 30 for the Apple Festival. Pictured here, from left to right, are Chelby Coffey, Sage Stapleton, Avery Coffey, Juliette Heys (SUN Photo)
Meet Robert Sharon...
By Bryan Jessop
The Municipality of Leamington’s Robert Sharon is a man of many hats.
Sharon has been Leamington’s director of community services for just over a year, a position he embraces and approaches with a tone of enthusiasm on a day-to-day basis. With the title, he is responsible for overseeing the daily processes of four of the municipality’s departments — environmental services, engineering services, Public Works and culture and recreation.
Through these departments, Sharon works with about 60 of the municipality’s 110 employees, in addition to seasonal workers employed by the Leamington Municipal Marina and the Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Working with a labour force representing a wide variety of skill sets, Sharon is no stranger to career duties that are based on a sort of professional juggling act.
“There’s no such thing as a static way of doing business,” he said of his job.
Sharon explained that he takes pride in applying his experience, education and skills and applying them to different departments to make them as efficient and cost effective as possible.
“I take a lot of weight in my pride towards community,” Sharon said. “It’s not just a job. We have to care about what we’re doing. Some services, like snow removal from our roads, are about public safety. It’s also about proving we’re here for the public when we take
complaints. Creating good customer relations and building on it is very rewarding. I’m always preaching continuous improvement to our managers.”
In the environmental services segment of his job, Sharon oversees the operation of the Pollution Control Centre and takes on what he describes as a community relations function with Leamington Water Services, which is responsible for the distribution of water from Union Water in Leamington (a small percentage of the municipality’s easternmost region receives water from Wheatley). Sharon must also ensure enough budget funding is directed to the PCC for its maintenance and operation.
UPTOWN LEAMINGTON COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
The Uptown Leamington CIP is now official launched and applications are coming in daily. Once we reach the funding limit for this year, we will pre-approve applications for next year. The CIP document along with the map and application can be found on the Town website.
NEW – LEAMINGTON SKATEBOARD PARK COMMITTEE
Applications for appointment to the Leamington Skateboard Park Committee must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012. The mandate of the Committee is to provide advice and recommend direction to Council respecting the construction of a proposed skateboard park; educate and raise community awareness of the construction of a skateboard park; and determine the level of community support for the project. Members of service groups, the business community, high school students and teachers are invited to apply. Further information and application forms can be found on the Municipality’s website.
PARKING & STORAGE OF VEHICLES ACCORDING TO LEAMINGTON’S ZONING BY-LAW 890-09:
Parking Provisions for Residential Zones:
•in any Residential Zone, for all lots other than a lot abutting Lake Erie, all parking spaces shall be located in a garage or carport or carport or on a driveway in a side, rear, or front yard
•in a Residential Zone where the lots abut Lake Erie, all parking spaces shall be located in a garage or carport or in a front or side yard;
•in any Residential Zone, no vehicle shall be parked on any part of a lot other than in a garage, carport, designated parking area or on a driveway
Recreational Vehicles – Parking & Storage:
•in any Residential Zone, parking of a recreational vehicle shall be permitted between the months of April to October. The lot on which the vehicle is parked must have a residential dwelling unit
•in any zone, the owner or occupant of any lot shall not store a recreational vehicle or other similar vehicle in any front yard or exterior side yard and such vehicle may be stored in any rear or interior side yard behind or beside the main building and the lot in which the vehicle is stored must have a dwelling unit
Questions? Please contact the Municipal Law Enforcement Officers at the Municipal Office.
WINTER CONTROL - SNOW ROUTES
Residents are reminded of the following Municipal Winter Control policy to ensure efficient snow removal services:
No vehicle may be parked on a municipal street between 2:00a.m. to 6:00 a.m. commencing November 1st thru March
31st unless the owner of the said vehicle has obtained a winter
parking permit; persons contravening the bylaw are subject to penalties under the Highway Traffic Act. Please see the Municipal Website: www.leamington.ca for more detailed info.
WINTER PARKING PERMITS
The municipality recognizes that some residents have no parking, or limited “off street” parking facilities to access during the winter control period of November 1 to March 31. As such residents may apply to the municipality for consideration of a Winter Parking Permit which would allow for limited “on street” parking. The cost of an authorized, limited “on street” Winter Parking Permit from November 1 – March 31 is $40.00 plus HST. Applications are available at the: Department of Community Services 249 Sherk St. Attn: Manager of Operations (519) 322-2346.
RECREATION NEWS
Complex Activity Guide www.leamington.ca/activityguide to read all about the programs. Registration for the Winter 1 session begins on Mon. Oct. 29. 2012.
Wed. Oct. 3, 2012 - National “in motion” Week will be celebrated Oct. 3rd with a noon-hour walk. Everyone is invited to meet at the Complex parking lot and we’ll walk the Trail from 12:15 – 12:45! Free for the entire community.
Family Life ‘n Style Expo
Fri. Oct. 19th Puttin’ on the Glitz Fashion Show 6pm – 9pm $25.00. BIA Boutiques showcase Holiday Fashions –plus browse through the Vendor displays.
Sat. Oct. 20th Expo - Vendor displays - Everything for your families’ life ‘n style! 9am – 4 pm $4.00.
Interested Vendors contact Brenda Fischer at the Complex to reserve your booth space. Demonstrations, Samples, Presentations and Prizes Galore. Mark your calendar to attend the Life ‘n Style Expo.
UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS
Oct. 15, 22. Nov. 5, 19, 26 Council Chambers 7:00 pm. View Leamington’s latest council agenda at www.leamington.ca
ENVIRONMENTAL TIP:
Compost those autumn leaves
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The service also performs water main breakage repairs and regularly conducts tests on samples from across the municipality to ensure the chlorine residual content is high enough to keep bacteria counts low.
Through engineering services, Sharon is to a large extent responsible for looking after drainage, building, road, sidewalk and bridge construction and maintenance, storm and sanitary sewage infrastructure and traffic control studies that in part determine the use of signage and street lights.
“It’s one of the more complex areas to work in,” Sharon said. “What takes place in engineering has a lot of impact on community services.”
Sharon’s involvement in Public Works includes parks and roads maintenance pertaining to such duties as snow removal, pothole repair, roadside weed and grass cutting and the general function of sports fields such as the Kinsmen diamonds and soccer fields as well as the Seacliff Park splash pad and canteen.
In culture and recreation, Sharon takes on a roll that involves Kinsmen Recreation Centre programming, library upkeep and the functions of the Leamington Arts Centre and Leamington Municipal Marina.
Sharon explained that it is difficult to identify any of the four departments as the one that takes more of his time, focus and effort on the other three, as the demands of each vary depending on the time of year and according to ongoing needs or issues.
His work schedule, based mostly within the municipal office building on Erie Street North, also includes meeting with council during their meetings the first three Mondays of each month and Tuesdays that include the review of senior management reports for upcoming council meetings.
“I really enjoy the pace of this job,” he said. “There’s never a dull day. There are a lot of impacting things to take care of. There are a lot of days where we wish we could stop time just to get caught up on the duties that lie ahead of us.”
One of the biggest challenges in Sharon’s routine is currently the infrastructure needs of Leamington’s southeastern region. He explained that the combined cost estimated for the area’s needs is in the neigbourhood of $30 million, a number that could easily change as labour and material needs and costs fluctuate. Within this sum is $4 million for the Hillman Marsh dyke (now well over 100 years old, he explained), $4 million for the Lloyd Drainage scheme, more than $10 million for Mersea Road E’s Marentette dyke and $3.7 million for the rebuild of Mersea Road C.
“It’s been a very longstanding issue since before I arrived and probably will be well into the future,” Sharon said of ongoing issues in southeast rural Leamington. “It’s a good example of the challenges with balancing budget and demand. Nobody likes paying taxes.”
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OCTOBER 3, 2012
Fall fashions at Half Century Centre
The Leamington and District Half Century Centre held a Fall Fashion Show on Monday, September 24 at the centre. Male and female models showed off fashions from The Abbey, Modrigal and Tedi Lyn’s Fashions, most boasting Made in Canada labels. Above Peter Frederick shows off a comfortable and cozy cardigan and Ruth Ann Bonkink models an outfit from Tedi Lyn’s. At right is Half Century Centre Administrator Sandra Hughes. (SUN Photos)
$150,000
damage in house fire
On September 26 at 4:41 p.m., Leamington Fire Service was called to a fire at a single-family residence on Eastgrove Drive.
Sixteen firefighters were on the scene for almost 3 hours battling the blaze that caused approximately $150,000 in fire, smoke and water damage to the dwelling and contents.
The cause of the fire has been listed as accidental, the result of French fries left cooking unattended. The oil overheated and combusted. One resident was at home at the time and escaped injury.
Leamington Fire Service reminds citizens to “Look when you cook.”
When heating oil to fry food, use a thermostatically controlled deep fryer.
Meet Robert Sharon...
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Although residents in the area have various opinions on the needs regarding their section of the municipality, Sharon noted that infrastructure difficulties of this sort are not unique to Leamington. He does, however, want to ensure that Leamington is a municipality where residents affected by specific issues are treated to an open-book policy on what is being done to handle such situations.
“Accountability and transparency are paramount,” Sharon explained.
He explained that the challenges of southeast Leamington and other areas are largely the result of rapidly changing standards and changing provincial policy statements and requirements.
Sharon’s commitment to the field he now serves began after acquiring a business degree at the University of Windsor and taking courses at Western University in London — the only significant amount of time he has spent outside of Essex County. Afterwards, he became the chief operating officer of the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation, where he worked for about five years. At the time, the corporation owned and managed 4,700 social housing units, townhouses and 11 high-rise structures across the county’s municipalities, including units on Lutsch Street in Leamington.
Sharon’s career began in finance, working for a private sector accounting firm before working for the city of Windsor as a financial advisor and then manager of social housing.
Sharon has lived in Leamington since 2003, having been raised in the Colchester/Harrow region. While in university, he took on a job at a local bingo hall, where he met his wife-to-be, Sarah after her family spent a few years living in St. Marys before returning to Leamington. Sarah and Robert are now the parents of three-year-old daughter Leah and one-year-old son, Thomas.
Wallet stolen from vehicle in
Leamington
A vehicle was entered on Sherwood Avenue and a wallet taken sometime during the evening of Sept. 27.
The OPP reminds people to remove all valuables from your vehicles when parking them overnight and to lock your doors at all times.
Two RIDE checks were conducted during the course of the week with a total of 269 vehicles checked. One seatbelt infraction and one other Highway Traffic Act infraction were discovered.
As part of the Annual Seatbelt Campaign, 72 vehicles were checked and 2 Highway Traffic Act warnings were issued.
Fall colours
Fall has arrived and once again, time to return to routine, get the kids off to school and possibly do a cleanse. I found the following chart on Facebook and it made me think of my grandmother, who always insisted on making sure your dinner plate was colourful.
Summer with all it’s fun can be exhausting. Catnaps in the hammock were far and few between, and moments of over-indulgence were much too frequent. The great thing is that if you have taken advantage of the fresh produce and some exercise in the wonderful weather, getting back to the regime may not be as difficult as one might think.
This past Monday, I made Mark drag me out of bed when he got up for work. Yes, I had asked him to do the same many times in the last couple of weeks but I was serious this time. It’s true, only I have the power to make the changes I want in myself.
Dragging my butt out of bed was just the start I needed. Sweating out the impurities that build up daily from processed foods, suntan lotions, and even the air we breath is a start.
Exercise and diet are great, but to truly cleanse your body
you need to help your over-stressed liver on the way. Rest gives your body time for repair, water helps to flush out toxins, and yoga helps to release built-up tension. Reflexology and/or massage are also beneficial.
I am just reiterating all the things most of us know, but need to be reminded of frequently. If we don’t find time in our lives to fit these changes in, our knowledge simply won’t ‘make it happen.’
Organization always seems to be the lead on the “timesaving technique’s” list. I am a list maker and if I could only remember to take the list off the computer before I head out for my day, it would all be good. Lots of people use their new Smart Phones to keep track of their agenda. I prefer to physically scratch items off my list as I complete them.
Quick gratification!
It’s important to realize when you are most productive. Although I do prefer to get up early and check exercise off my list, my best time of the day is late afternoon, as I have so much more energy at that time of day; consequently, I actually enjoy the activity more, so that is important to me. The problem is: shower once, twice or maybe not at all? Depends how much your family and friends love you!
Meal planning is done on a daily basis at my home. It all depends on whether it is a ‘stew day’, a ‘salad day’ or possibly a ‘get your own dinner’ type of day! I have a good friend who used to make up meals on the weekend for the week ahead. Although I was envious of her organization and ambition, it simply wasn’t my style. Cooking is an important part of my day, a priority that I enjoy making time for. In the end, the key is to shorten the time you spend on tasks you don’t enjoy, like dusting.
Even though our lists are full, just try to accomplish one major task each day. Make it a good one and remember that walking with a family member or visiting with a friend should always trump laundry.
Back to my original message: remember you have to feel good – mind, body and spirit– to tackle all the things you hope to accomplish in a day. Note to self: have a colourful day!
Fall at Oak Farms
Neighbourhood garden club is quickly growing!
On Tuesday, September 25, the Leamington Gardeners Eastside Park held their first meeting at the Salvation Army. They transformed the facility into a gardener’s paradise, complete with draft plans of the garden, beautiful potted mums and a variety of sample plants they would love to see growing at Eastside Park. They discussed many exciting ideas including the possibility of a serenity garden, gazebo and splash pad.
Many interested and enthusiastic residents gathered to learn more about the club, to see how they can get involved and to meet new friends.
The Leamington Gardeners Eastside Park grew from the Youth and Family Resource Network’s Neighbours Helping Neighbours program. They hope to promote gardening, design and establish a community garden, organize workshops and classes, and get acquainted with neighbours.
“With so much green space and interest expressed by the neighbours attending a monthly barbecue at the park, a gardening club seemed like a perfect fit,” said club member Irena Vucajnk.
Anyone interested in joining the Leamington Gardeners Eastside Park is encouraged to contact the Neighbours Helping Neighbours coordinator at 519-326-8629 ext. 376. Neighbours Helping Neighbours is a program designed to revitalize a local neighbourhood in Leamington. The program focuses on the Mill Street area, which is bordered to the east by Erie Street South, to the north by Talbot Street East, to the west by Lutsch Street, and to the south by Oak Street. The program engages residents to become involved in their community, identify areas of concern, and develop potential solutions. The program is funded by United Way Windsor-Essex as part of their priority of Creating Thriving Neighbourhoods.
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The Youth & Family Resource Network of Essex County is a registered charity dedicated to providing social service programs to Essex County communities. Available free programming includes housing support services, nutrition programs, an Ontario Early Years Centre, and programs for youth including after school activities and leadership development opportunities. For more information, visit www. resourcenetwork.ca
A taste of Meals on Wheels
SECC to host free sampling and info session
The South Essex Community Council (SECC) is hosting a free sampling open house and information session about its Meals on Wheels program on Wed. nesday, October 10 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. at the Sun Parlor Home for Seniors, 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington.
Information on other Community Home Support Services will also be available as SECC, a member of the Ontario Community Supports Association recognizes October as Community Supports Month.
Meals on Wheels has been serving the nutritional needs of local seniors and adults with temporary and permanent disabilities for 40 years. The program, initiated locally by the ladies of Leamington United Church in February 1972, became a part of SECC’s array of services in April 1977.
Since then, countless individuals, churches and service clubs have helped
to deliver “independence with a smile” to the doors of hundreds of seniors in the Leamington, Wheatley and Kingsville areas.
Delivering independence with a smile...
Last year SECC and its volunteers delivered 20,046 meals to 215 clients, and so far has delivered more than 9,325 meals to 145 clients this year.
Seniors, caregivers and health care practitioners looking for more information about Meals on Wheels will find this event is the perfect opportunity to try some of the most popular dishes, meet some of the staff and volunteers behind the program, and have questions answered.
Also, it is a great time for those curious about volunteering to learn more about how simple it is to become an important member of the meal delivery team. Without the help of volunteers this program would not exist.
Leamington Gardeners Eastside Park hopes to promote gardening, and design and establish a community garden. Front: Tomas West (left)
Enns (right). Rear, left to right: Caroline Delisle, Melissa Blahovick, Rosie Little, Jen Robinson, Sharon Whitney, Vedran Vucajnk, Irena Vucajnk, Jim Jorneau, Carol Gow, Betty Lozon, Delmer Noyer.
Council Shorts for October 1
Sandy Lakes Storm Water
Leamington’s engineering department reported to Council on Monday night, Oct. 1 that the cleaning of the Sandy Lakes storm water retention pond “should not be considered an emergency”. Storm water in this subdivision is directed to the pond, where the sandy soil allows it to slowly seep into the ground and flow away toward the lake.
Concern about the ability of the pond to drain away water surfaced in the very wet weather of 2011, when nearby residents reported their sump pumps running when they never had before. To investigate the problem, Leamington Council hired Golder Associates to study the hydro-geologic functioning of the pond. It is the consultants’ report that the engineering document received Monday evening was addressing.
In essence, the report indicated that the pond is working as it was designed to do. Water drainage is being slowed by a build-up of sediment at the bottom of the pond, but is also
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slowed by a high water table reducing the force of gravity pulling water out of the pond into the ground. According to the engineering report, however, “The pond can currently accept the storm water run-off from a 1-in-100 year storm and still have approximately 1 metre to the top of bank at the current level of the pond.”
The report did not sit particularly well with residents who had come to the meeting to hear Council’s reaction. Ron Ricci pointed out that according to the California Stormwater Handbook, the bottom of an infiltration pond should be scraped clean when the flow rate is reduced by 25% to 50%. He pointed out that the design rate was 18 to 35 mm per day, but the rate when tested by Golder was only 7 mm per day—clear evidence that cleaning is needed (and long overdue). He also reminded Council that if a 1-in-a-100 year storm raised the level of the pond 1000 mm, it would take over 3 months for that water to drain away with the pond in its current condition. Tim Harris told council how his sump pump, which had never run before, ran constantly from November through to May 26.
Members of Council had a few comments to make before they formally voted to receive the report. Rick Atkin pointed out to the residents that “it was this council that authorized a report to bring us the facts”. This was in response to the insinuation that Leamington Council had ignored the problem by letting 20 years pass with no maintenance. (The subdivision was in Mersea Township, and has only been part of Leamington for about 9 years. Councillor Hilda MacDonald wanted to know if the municipality owned any land south of the existing pond where perhaps a second ‘overflow’ pond could be dug and connected to the existing pond to prevent excessively high levels in case of future extreme weather.
To conclude this agenda item, Council voted to receive the report, to consider cleaning the pond as one of the storm water projects in the 2013 budget, and to have administration provide at that time some alternatives that might be affordable in addition to dredging.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 - The Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi is hosting an Open House from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Leamington United Church, 9 John St., to demonstrate how you can improve your circulation and balance, increase your strength and reduce stress. Visitors will learn how to focus on the well being of the body and mind through the practice of Taoist Tai Chi. For more info, view a demo video at www.taoist.org, call 519-255-9744 or e-mail windsor@taoist.org.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 - Sun Parlour Players are holding auditions for “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown”. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Ages 7-17. The Bank Theatre, 10 Erie St. S., Leamington. Please prepare a short song or monologue. Info: 519-326-8805.
THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 4, 11, 18 & 25 - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church along with Faith Mennonite Church and St. John’s Anglican Church will be having an Ecumenical Bible Study held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 311 Sherk St., at 2 p.m. You are invited to study passages from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, share your faith, pray, sing, laugh and enjoy the fellowship of others. All are welcome!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 - Leamington Recreation Complex E-Waste drop-off depot, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sponsored by Computers for Kids and CAW Local 200. Bring your used items (working or not) i.e. TVs, computers, electronics, print cartridges, etc. to the E-Waste collection at the Complex parking lot. For full details visit www.cfkcanada.org.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 - If you will be alone or
Phasing of Subdivision Altered
The developer of Southwinds Estates, a subdivision that has received final planning approval from Essex County, wants to alter the phasing of the development. The property is east of the new East Side Arterial Road between Clarence Ave. to the south, and Oak Street to the north—basically across the road from Antonio Court.
The approved plan calls for the subdivision to be constructed in two phases, phase one involving 60 of the 130 lots, and phase two involving the other 70 lots. The proposal is to break construction into four phases, with the first phase involving only the first 22 lots.
Council was told that the pace of development and the type of housing being constructed was market-driven, but changing the timing of development would in no way be harmful to the municipality, and granted its permission to change the existing agreement.
Relief From Part Lot Control Sought
In order to construct townhouse units in the planned Southwinds Estates, the developer of the subdivision has requested relief from part lot control. Part lot control is a provision of the planning act that prevents anybody from selling a building lot that anyone else has a claim to. When townhouses are built, each occupies only part of the lot, so the ownership of the lot must be split. That requires Council approval. This is a common occurrence, so permission was granted.
Boat Ramp Needs Fixing
There are big holes at the end of the boat ramp at Leamington Marina, and some of the concrete ramp has collapsed into them. This has created a big problem for pulling the big boats out at season’s end. There are, apparently, three ways to fix the problem. A new ramp would cost $80,000; a ‘reasonable’ fix costs just about $14,000; a temporary band-aid would cost about $4,000 and only last the rest of the year. There was no money budgeted this year.
That is what Leamington Municipal Council heard Monday night. The administrative advice was to go with the ‘middle of the road’ repair, and accept an over-expenditure in this year’s budget. Administration indicated that this expense could be mitigated by transferring money from other under-expended items within engineering and public works. Some members of Council, like John Jacobs, favoured postponing the repair work until spring (before the boats go in), but ultimately, when debate had considered liability (knowing about the defect and doing nothing about it), and the very good deal that was currently offered, Council voted to do the mid-priced work as soon as possible.
will go without please join us for a Thanksgiving Feast at 4:00 p.m. at The Church of St. John the Evangelist (Anglican church) 60 Erie St. N., Leamington. A special invitation for shut-ins: if you are unable to join us, we will be pleased to deliver your meal within the Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville area. Transportation is available if required. Please call the Church at 519-326-3111 by October 5th to register. There is no cost or obligation.
TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 9 & 16 - Vegetarian Cooking Class will take place in the Basement Hall of the Leamington Seventh-day Adventist Church from 6-8 p.m.at 220 Erie Street North. The cost is $5 per night, or $10 for the three nights. There will be two draws per night. For further information and registration, call 519-326-8749, 519-3988123 or email at veggiecooking@hotmail.com. Due to a high demand for this program, and limited seating, those interested are encouraged to register early.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 - South Essex
Community Council presents “A Taste of Meals on Wheels”, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the Sun Parlour Home for Seniors, 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington. A free sampling and information open house. Sample some of our most popular dishes, meet the staff and volunteers and get your questions answered about the Meals on Wheels program serving the Leamington, Kingsville and Wheatley areas. For more information call the SECC at 519-3268629.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 - The Pelee Past Questers, an organization for the study of
antiques, preservation and restoration of artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education, will meet at 11 a.m. at Leamington Arts Centre for a tour of the Heinz exhibit with Dennis Jackson, owner of the collection and Heinz historian. Drop-ins encouraged. For info call Jackie at 519-326-1361.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 - LAERC Pasta Supper fundraiser, from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sherk St., Leamington. Adults $10, family $25. For further information contact Carolyn Reid 519-326-6776.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 - First Baptist Church Golf Tournament, 11:00 a.m. at Orchard View Golf Course. Tickets must be purchased by Sept. 28. Please contact the church office at 519-326-5491 Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 1pm or George Elachkar at 519-791-5412. $10,000 hole in one.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 - Looking for fun, friendship and fitness – physical and mental? Join a modern square dance club! Beginner classes start Tilbury Leisure Centre, 10 Canal St. W., Tilbury. For more information contact Gerald and Linda Armstrong 519-682-2496 or David and Betty Wharram 519-825-3612.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 - Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer Walk in support of breast cancer research, 9 a.m.-12 noon. Walk a 1-5 km outdoor loop from the Kinsmen Recreation Complex along Erie Street and Seacliff Drive in Leamington. Register as a team, individual or survivor. Participants raising $100 in pledges receive a t-shirt. Pets welcome (must be leashed). Register now at www.takingsteps.ca or call Deb at 519-326-6199 or 254-5116.
BILL CHAPLIN Municipal Correspondent
Sport fishing: 90% overall compliance this summer
The Ministry of Natural Resources laid 67 charges and issued 59 warnings during sport fisheries enforcement patrols this summer on area waterways.
Conservation officers with the Lake Erie Enforcement Unit checked 900 resident anglers and 400 non-resident anglers within the Essex County and Chatham-Kent waters of Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit and St. Clair rivers. Overall compliance with Ontario’s sport fishing and public safety-related laws was 90%.
Charges and warnings were issued for the following offences: catching over the limit of walleye; catching and possessing under size muskellunge; skinning fish so the species could not be identified; fishing without a licence; failing to carry a fishing licence while fishing; angling with more than the permitted number of lines; possessing live invasive gobies; transporting crayfish over land; liquor-related violations; and operating a vessel without the proper safety equipment onboard.
Fishing equipment and fish were also seized.
Miscellaneous Council Items
• A report recommending amendments to the municipal sign by-law will be brought to Council soon. At Monday evening’s meeting, members of council gave their opinions on banner signs to assist in crafting appropriate regulations.
• Non-union staff who have to go to the town hall when one of the alarms goes off in the night will now get overtime credit similar to unionized staff. Although motion sensors in the building rarely malfunction, someone must respond along with the police, and then reset the alarm system, but the policy manual had no provision to compensate responders for their service. This is now corrected.
• The County of Essex has received an appeal of the Santos Subdivision that Leamington Council recently forwarded to them, so development will not progress until it has been heard and a ruling has been made. In related news, another proposed subdivision in Leamington has been ordered to do an archeological assessment of the land before they proceed any further.
• The Mayor announced that the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario has recognized a Leamington employee, Heather MacDonald, for 20 years of service to the municipality.
Fax: 519-358-1428
dave.vankesteren.c1@parl.gc.ca
UMEI awards $12,000 in Entrance Scholarships
UMEI Christian High School kicked off the 2012-2013 school year on Sun. Sept. 23 with their annual school opening ceremony and second annual barbecue. It was a great time of celebration and fellowship for students, families and supporters of UMEI.
The ceremony which followed featured songs performed by the UMEI choir and the presentation of entrance scholarships. This year $12,000 in scholarships was awarded to six new students. Awards were presented as follows:
LAERC holds Oct. meeting
On Tues. Oct. 2 the Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee (LAERC) held their monthly meeting at Knox Presbyterian Church. One of the topics of discussion was the success of the golf tournament where almost $4,000 was raised.
The latest LAERC family is doing well, and last month baby Diana was born so the family now has their own Canadian baby!
LAERC’s next fundraiser is a Pasta Supper on Fri. Oct. 12 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Sherk St. in Leamington. Adults $10, family rate $25.
LAERC is an active team, and new members are always welcome to come and share their talents. For further information contact Carolyn Reid at 519-326-6776.
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dave.vankesteren.c1a@parl.gc.ca
Entrance Scholarship winners, from left to right, are John Humphreys, Josh Toews, Olivia Toews, Ben Willms, Willy Janzen, and Gibson Fulmer.
Alois Hudec Memorial Scholarship – Gibson Fulmer.
• Kenneth Epp Memoral Scholarship – Ben Willms.
• Anne Huy Memorial Award – Willy Janzen.
• Academic Scholarship – Olivia Toews.
• Leadership Scholarship – John Humphreys
UMEI Entrance Scholarship – Joshua Toews. UMEI is grateful to the families and supporters who
Sidewalk construction on budget
It took a bit of fiddling and finessing, but the tender for sidewalk construction has come in right on budget this year. A combination of considerations was able to reduce the costs in the contract.
Not cutting through driveways for new sidewalks reduced the price by over $25,000, and reducing a contingency fund by $3,000 helped.
Lastly, with ‘new’ construction slightly over budget, and ‘repairs to existing sidewalks’ just under budget, permission was given to combine the two account expenses and the costs fit the budget perfectly.
Hair Salon in Leamington last Tuesday,
Evelena Thiessen, Martha Fehr ( in the chair), hair stylist Jordyn Martin, Vanessa Klassen and Tiffany Redekop. (SUN Photo)
Quick decisions saved his life A chance to say “thanks”
By Bryan Jessop
Thanks to crucial assists from staff members at Leamington District Memorial Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital of Detroit, Jamie McDermott lived to offer words of thanks seven months after an aortic aneurysm rupture nearly cost him his life.
McDermott, an assistant coach with the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Leamington Flyers, was the focal point of a gathering at the LDMH first floor conference room Monday, Oct. 1. There, McDermott, his wife Michelle and children Jake and Jessi, Leamington mayor John Paterson and staff members of the two hospitals met to reflect on the March 4 evening when McDermott cheated almost certain death.
“We are here today of course to celebrate all those attributes of life we may take for granted every day,” said LDMH CEO Terry Shields to staff members. “But also we are here today to recognize the consciousness of medical teamwork, training, devotion to your profession and conviction that allows Jamie and family to be here today.”
Concern for McDermott’s condition first arose during the first intermission of a Western Conference quarter-final playoff game against the Strathroy Rockets at Heinz Arena. McDermott began complaining of chest pains and a short time later, team trainer Dr. Steve O’Neil ordered a 9-1-1 call after observing symptoms typical of a heart attack.
McDermott was taken to LDMH for assessment, where a team of doctors, nurses and technicians formed a team that played a pivotal role in saving his life.
After a CT scan was performed, Dr. Robert Stapleton made the crucial decision to send McDermott straight to Henry Ford Hospital instead of making a stop in Windsor.
“They (LDMH staff) played a very large role that day,” said McDermott. “They made a decision that kept me kickin’.”
While recovering from surgery at Henry Ford, McDermott was told by Dr. Tim McElmur (Continued on Page 10)
Leamington District Memorial Hospital CEO Terry Shields (left) shows a Leamington Flyers jersey presented to him by Flyers assistant coach Jamie McDermott (right) during a presentation at LDMH Monday, Oct. 1. (SUN Photo)
Quick decisions saved his life
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ray that his aneurysm burst open eight seconds after surgeons (led by Dr. Jeff Morgan) gained access by cutting out his ribs. Although the Detroit hospital is equipped with world-leading technology, it was McElmurray’s thumb that plugged the rupture to stop massive hemorrhaging and allow repair to the aorta.
McDermott explained that he has heard a great deal of speculation, although there is no definitive explanation as to what caused the aneurysm.
“I tell everyone to live life to the fullest,” he said. “Make every day count.”
Although the CT scan at LDMH offered vital information in Stapleton’s decision, lesser known symptoms of trouble also tipped off the local hospital’s staff members that serious complications were present. While talking to registered nurses Shelley Lavadan and William Mickle, McDermott appeared confused and expressed sentiments of his imminent death.
“We were taught early on that if a patient speaks with an impending sense of doom, you listen to them,” said Mickle.
Mickle and Lavadan also explained that McDermott’s wife offered key information, saying that he at times seemed confused and suddenly suffered back pain a few days earlier. Lavadan, who travelled with McDermott on the ambulance trip to Henry Ford, explained that he appeared at some points to understand the gravity of his situation and at other times was telling jokes.
“He was displaying some very clinical signs from a nursing perspective,” said Lavadan. “He was very repetitive in the things he was saying and was continually asking the same questions. It’s a tense situation when you know you’re dealing with something like this, but it was a seamless job that went very smoothly. The timing was perfect.”
While at the Oct. 1 gathering, LDMH communications coordinator Bill Baker read a letter from Henry Ford Hospital CEO John Popovich, who, like Shields, credited the expertise of his respective staff for McDermott’s survival and recovery. After Baker read the message, McDermott himself read a much shorter letter, addressed to himself from Popovich:
“Dear Mr. McDermott: Now that you are back coaching, please find some guys to help the Red Wings!”
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McDermott has been an assistant coach with the Flyers for the past three years and spent nine years behind the bench of the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Essex 73’s alongside current Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. He explained that players, coaches, executive members and fans from both teams have been supportive throughout the recovery process.
“The support from the Flyers ownership has been unreal,” said McDermott, explaining that team owner Abe Fehr visited him for most of the eight days he spent at Henry Ford. “Even fans that I’ve never met before gave lots of phone calls, letters, cards and e-mails when I was in the hospital.”
McDermott, a Cottam resident, attended a 73’s playoff game shortly after being discharged from Henry Ford and received well wishes over the arena’s PA system. It was shortly afterwards that he was swarmed by fans wishing him the best and congratulating him on his recovery.
During McDermott’s stay at Henry Ford, staff members stunned by his rapid recovery began referring to him as ‘Superman’. In return, McDermott was in awe of the hospital’s staff and facilities.
“When I woke up, I thought I was in a hotel,” he said. “It was more like the Taj Mahal than a hospital. The care over there was unbelievable. Every time I woke up, there were three people there to help me with everything I needed.”
Although his memory of the entire incident and process remains cloudy because of medication prescribed during
and after the ordeal, McDermott still remembers some instances of the services provided by his rescuers.
“It was like the perfect power play,” he said of the collaboration between staffers at the two hospitals. “They made perfect passes and put it in the top corner.”
Since returning home from hospital, McDermott has tuned down his activity schedule. He has been told not to lift objects over 20 pounds in weight, as such movement can causes stress to the graft applied at the site of the aneurysm. McDermott has also been prescribed six pills per day and has been advised to adhere to a low-sodium diet. He still, however, plays a complete roll as assistant coach with the Flyers and has been on-ice with the team since pre-season camp began in August.
“It helps take my mind off of things,” McDermott said. “It’s a very good getaway. The players are very supportive and take over with things they think I shouldn’t be doing, like carrying around the puck bucket... which does way over 20 pounds.”
McDermott has also been contacted by former Flyers Tyler Quigley and Cheyne Matheson, who frequently make inquiries about his recovery.
McDermott, a former player with the 73’s, no longer plays hockey, but plans to begin a new workout regime now that he has regained most of the 25 pounds he lost since surgery (he is back up to 182 pounds, nearing the 190 pounds he weighed during the aneurysm burst).
“Mostly, it’s the same daily grind,” McDermott explained. “I still take my son to the arena and my daughter to the soccer field.”
CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Jamie McDermott, left, shares a laugh with Leamington District Memorial Hospital registered nurses William Mickle and Shelley Lavadan. (SUN Photo)
Acknowledging 12 Years of Outstanding Service
Retiring Leamington Hospital Foundation Director Cole Cacciavillani (right) received a plaque from Foundation Board Chair Robert Hudders at a recent Foundation meeting.
The plaque acknowledges 12 years of outstanding service to the Hospital Foundation. During that time, Mr. Cacciavillani was part of the fundraising efforts that secured a CT Scanner and a new Dialysis Unit at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.
Tax assessment increase
Residential property owners will see average assessment increase of approx. 4.5% in 2013
MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) assessments for the 2012 Assessment Update reflect local real estate markets across the province, and as a result Ontario homeowners will see the assessed value of their property increase by an average of 4.5% in 2013.
Residential property values have increased by an average of approximately 18% across Ontario since 2008 when the last Assessment Update was delivered. Because of the fouryear phase-in program, property owners will see an average assessment increase of 4.5% each year for the next four years.
“Our values reflect local real estate markets and confirm that most homeowners in the province have seen the value of their homes increase over the last four years,” said Larry Hummel, MPAC’s Chief Assessor.
MPAC’s MarketSnapshot - Assessment Update Edition provides a more detailed analysis of the changes in values that have taken place across the province. The report is available on MPAC’s website at www.mpac.ca
An increase in assessment does not necessarily mean an increase in property taxes. If the assessed value of a home has increased by the same percentage as the average in the municipality, there might be no increase in the property taxes paid by a property taxpayer. MPAC will mail Property Assessment Notices to Ontario’s nearly five million property owners between September and November. Local assessment changes will be announced prior to the mailing of Notices in each municipality over the next two months.
Property owners can check the accuracy of their assessment at www.aboutmyproperty.ca. This website allows owners to easily compare the value of their property to others in their neighbourhood and community. Registration information is included with every Notice mailed this fall.
If property owners believe their assessment is not correct, they have the option of filing a Request for Reconsideration and MPAC will review their assessment free of charge. Hours will be extended at the local MPAC office at 1965 Manning Road, Unit 195, Tecumseh, during the Notice mailing period this fall. Property owners can also call MPAC’s Customer Contact Centre toll free at 1-866-296-6722.
The last province-wide Assessment Update of Ontario properties took place in 2008 and was based on the legislated valuation date of January 1, 2008. This fall’s province-wide Assessment Update of Ontario’s nearly five million properties is based on the legislated valuation date of January 1, 2012. Eligible assessment increases will be phased in over four years (2013-2016). All assessment decreases are applied immediately. This year’s Assessment Update will be the second in Ontario’s new four-year assessment and phase-in cycle.
SOURCE: Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
A fun, easy way to raise funds to support breast cancer research. Register now at takingsteps.ca
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex
249 Sherk St. Every step makes a difference.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
There are many ways you can help:
DONATE – Whether you are making a regular or one-time donation, there are a variety of ways you can give.
PARTICIPATE – Join the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, support a community event, or plan one of your own.
VOLUNTEER – There are numerous volunteer positions at the Foundation. It’s a great way to support this important cause in your community.
SHOP FOR THE CURE – By purchasing select quality merchandise from our partners, you are helping to make a difference.
COOK FOR THE CURE –Register and host a party and KitchenAid® Canada will donate $50 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
The following is available at www.breastcancer.org/community
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Chat Rooms - Chat in real time with other community members. Post questions, discuss issues, and just chat with others who have been affected by breast cancer. Stories of Hope - Read inspirational stories from the community.
Ask-the-Expert Online ConferencesOnline conferences with breast cancer experts to answer your questions about the topics that interest you most.
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Free Educationl Booklets and Brochures by Mail:
• Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer
• Understanding Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Understanding and Reducing the Risk of Recurrence
• Your Guide to the Breast Cancer Pathology Report
FIVE STEPS TO BEING BREAST AWARE
1. Know how your breasts normally look and feel.
2. Know what changes to look for.
3. Look and feel for changes.
4. Report any changes to a doctor.
5. Go for a free mammogram if you are of the appropriate age, or if recommended by a doctor. By finding breast abnormalities in the early stages, mammograms can save lives. Women at the appropriate age can get a free mammogram through their regional breast screening program.
By Allison Siddall
On Sunday, Sept. 23, the Kidney Foundation of Canada, Windsor & District Chapter, held their annual Give the Gift of Life Walk at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens in Ruthven.
Approximately 150 dialysis patients, kidney transplant recipients, organ donors, supporters and loved ones gathered to trek 5 kilometres to participate in the “gift of life” while promoting kidney health.
Participants and teams collectively raised an impressive $26,000 for the foundation toward the development of research and patient services that benefit this community.
The top 3 fundraising teams were Heather’s Heroes, Mary’s Spare Parts and Wheatley Wizzers, which collectively raised an impressive $9,400. Tina Bendig raised $1,255 and was top fundraiser for the event.
“The overwhelming support of this year’s Give the Gift of Life Walk by the Windsor and Essex community is so encouraging,” said Mary Diemer, chair of the event committee. “Personally, it means so much that family and friends are helping to raise awareness of kidney disease and organ donation. Seeing familiar faces, hearing stories and making new friends always makes this day memorable.”
Cara Flaming (kidney donor) and her aunt Tracy Buchenauer (organ recipient), members of the Wheatley Wizzers team, had a special reason to celebrate this year as they mark their first-year anniversary October 19 as donor and recipient. Cara unfortunately wasn’t a suitable match to donate to Tracy, so she entered a “kidney pool” that matches multiple kidney donors and multiple kidney recipients from anywhere across Canada. There can be up to eight people in the pool – 4 donors and 4 recipients. The surgery took place at University Hospital in London, where Cara donated a kidney to an unknown recipient, and Tracy immediately received a kidney from an unknown donor.
The privacy of the people involved in this type of exchange is fiercely protected, but the recipient of Cara’s kidney was allowed to write her a letter, which was given to the transplant coordinator, who in turn passed it along to Cara. The signature was blacked out to protect the identity of the writer. It reads as follows:
“There simply are no words adequate enough to express my gratitude to you for the gift that you have given me. It is most overwhelming! I know that you did this for your loved one, as my brother has done for me. I can only hope and pray that the two of you were as fortunate as we were in the success of our surgeries and recoveries. I am doing
well and could not have asked for a better outcome thus far.
I have polycystic kidney disease, which I inherited from my father, who unfortunately passed away many years ago. I have been on peritoneal dialysis for the past few months. I am 45 years old, a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt, niece, cousin and a friend. My husband and I have been married for 21 years and have 2 beautiful teenage daughters. I work full-time in the health care field.
I want you to know that I think of you often and will continue to do so forever. I hope you now carry a lightness in your heart for the rest of your life knowing what an amazing and unselfish act you have done.
I wish you and your loved one continued good health, a complete recovery, and many, many more years.
You will forever be remembered in my thoughts and prayers.”
Right now there are 1,100 individuals on the waiting list in Ontario waiting for a kidney transplant, 9,800 are receiving dialysis treatments for chronic kidney failure, and 7,000 are living with a kidney transplant.
The need for organ donation awareness and registration continues to grow. One person has the ability to save up to 8 lives. To say “yes” to organ donation and register to be a donor go to beadonor.ca
Gale Pimentel, her husband Tim, and their sons Owen (left) and Brent have
the 21st anniversary of Gale’s kidney transplant. Gale received the gift of life from her sister Paulette Abbott in 1991.
The Wheatley Wizzers raised $2794 for the Kidney Foundation by hosting a pig roast fundraiser as well as collecting pledges for the Give the Gift of Life Walk held Sun. Sept. 21 at Colasanti’s. Team members are, front row left to right:
Tracy Buchenauer (team captain and two-time kidney transplant recipient), Liisa Pere, Linda Niehus, Jane Murray. Back row: Stephanie Hodgson, Denise Beleutz, Allison Siddall (organ donor). Absent from photo: Cara Flaming (organ donor), Marthie Resendes, Sheri Lane.
Happy 9th Birthday
Jonathan Staudt on October 2nd
With love from all your family
Knox Auxiliary studies child poverty in Canada
The September meeting of the Margaret Ramsay Missionary Auxiliary at Knox Presbyterian Church began with a delicious potluck luncheon hosted by the committee of Carol James, Shelley Desnoyers and Judy White.
Following lunch, they led in worship and study regarding “Children in Poverty in Canada”. Members were told that one in ten children in Canada lives in poverty. Forty percent of the food bank users are children. Poor children are deprived of all the ordinary pleasures of more affluent children such as going to McDonalds or not getting a hotdog on Hotdog Day at school.
In 1989 the Canadian government passed a law promising to eliminate poverty, and as of this past year it has only been reduced by 20%. Many of the working poor still need help to feed their families and are using food banks to do so.
Auxiliary members are encouraged to respect and honour children as Jesus did, and to seek justice and mercy for all widows and orphans.
The business meeting was conducted by President Norma Panton. She led in prayer and repeating the Auxiliary Purpose, and thanked the committee for a delicious lunch.
Carol James read the minutes of the June meeting and called the roll, which revealed 16 members present and 2 guests.
Carolyn Reid gave the treasurer’s report and it was decided to send a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development to help ease the famine in West Africa following a severe drought.
Dorothy Peacock announced that the Glad Tidings subscriptions are due in October.
Carolyn delivered the monthly contribution to the food bank and noted that cereal and peanut butter are needed this month.
WE GOT HER!!!
The Essex-Kent Presbyterial meeting will be held at Knox Presbyterian on Thurs. Oct. 18 and the Auxiliary will be serving lunch to the ladies that day. Registration begins at 10 a.m.
Thank You to all the family and friends who were able to help us celebrate Marg Heaney’s 80th Birthday. She was truly surprised, not only by the event but by the amount of people who were able to attend from near and far. Thank You!! A special Thank You to all of her friends who helped out and were able to keep the secret!
Marg Heaney’s Family
The Chili Luncheon will be held on Fri. Nov. 9 and plans will be completed for that occasion at the October meeting.
The meeting closed with the Mizpah Benediction.
Rose of Sharon
The Rose of Sharon requires a moist and well-drained soil for best growing conditions. This plant requires a hot and very sunny spot in the garden and will not grow properly in shaded areas.
If starting from seed, you should germinate this plant in a greenhouse or indoors with ample light for at least one year before planting outside.
Rose of Sharon bushes will grow 8-10 feet tall and spread as wide as 6 feet. This plant is naturally a multi-stemmed shrub. It can be trimmed to a single trunk during pruning season in late winter.
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.
CONGREGATIONALIST
Faith Everlasting Congregational Church 589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644
Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am
LUTHERAN
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966
United Pentecostal Church 312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056
Sunday Worship Services 11 a.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Knox Presbyterian Church
58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541
Sunday Worship Services 11 a.m.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
St. Michael’s Parish
29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643
Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m. (English) 10:30 am (English/Children’s Liturgy) 10:30 am (OLBS, Wheatley, English)
3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (Youth)
St. Joseph’s Church
310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643
Saturday Mass: 5 p.m. (English)
Sunday Masses: 9 am (Italian, English)
Noon (Portuguese, English)
St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)
280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282
Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 a.m. (Lebanese, English)
SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army Citadel
88 Setterington Street Leamington 519-326-4901
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Leamington United Church
9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461
Sunday Worship Services 10:30 a.m.
Mersea United Church 1301
Don’t give up on this plant — Rose of Sharon will not start to show leaves until early summer. It not only blooms late but starts to leaf late, so be patient.
Rose of Sharon has a shallow root structure, so be careful not to damage the roots during weeding or mulching.
Protect the shrub before winter by mounding soil around the root ball to prevent freezing.
One of my favorite things about this plant is that it blooms all summer to late fall, especially when the entire garden color is changing and preparing for winter, the Rose of Sharon continues to flower, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.
Fertilize every month with a balanced fertilizer and water regularly to prevent wilt and stress.
Once this shrub has established a solid root base, it will live in drought and humid conditions. Ladybugs will control aphids, so don’t spray anything on an aphidinfested plant if ladybugs are present. At worst, blast the aphids with a stiff spray of water rather than a ladybug killing spray.
Most gardeners tend to kill their plants with kindness rather than neglect.
Watching your plants during the growing cycle and using a journal will help you to make changes to watering and feeding schedules for a healthier productive garden. October 3, today, is a special day for my rose — Happy Birthday Sharon, a special part of my life garden.
BILL PLUMB
In the back yard...
Pelee Past Questers enjoy summer explorations
Pelee Past Questers, an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration of artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education, continued to meet each month all summer.
Neil Bannister spoke at the June meeting on Belleek and Shelby cups. He brought lovely samples of this delicate form of porcelain. It was interesting to learn how the manufacturing process was different from other companies of the 1860s. The handout taught members to recognize the real thing by the mark on the bottom. He collects only the black mark Belleek, which is the oldest.
Members voted on a name for the organization and now has officers.
The July meeting involved a trip to The Commissariat in Amherstburg. Bryan Goegebeur does a fantastic job of showing the artifact, exploring the history of the area in the war of 1812. She is costumed as a Provincial Marine, and she explain how the material was given to the enlisted man and he made his own uniform. The meeting portion was held in the gazebo of Waterfront Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt across the street. As members munched on their cones they voted on their logo that shows Point Pelee and the
three towns – Leamington, Wheatley and Kingsville.
In August the Questers went to the Leamington Art Centre for a talk given by Chris Kohl and his wife Joan Forberg on the Ships and Shipwrecks of the War of 1812. Kohl, a longtime scuba diver from this area, always puts on an excellent program.
The next meeting is Oct.
Easement Granted
Dundee Oil and Gas has received permission from Leamington Council to cross the parking lot of the municipality’s service lot on Highway 77. This temporary easement allows Dundee to construct a private oil well. Once construction is complete, the easement will no longer be required.
Betty Goodison, of Leamington, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal that was created to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the Throne.
Betty received the Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her work with NATO Veterans Organization of Canada, where she serves as National Membership Director.
General (Ret.) Paul Manson, Chief of Staff for Canada, presented Betty with the award at a ceremony held at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa earlier this year.
The NATO Veterans Organization of Canada is an organization of retired and serving Canadian military (Regular and Reserve), including RCMP and Merchant Navy, who have served defending Canada and Canadian interests through Canada’s contribution to international peace and security by means of its alliance through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Betty joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at 18 years of age. During her military service she trained at St. Jean, QC, in basic military training camp. Following this, in 1962 she trained further at Clinton, ON, for Fighter Control Operations and was then stationed in St. Margaret’s, New Brunswick, where she worked until March 1964. She re-mustered into Meteorological Observation training at Trenton, graduating in June of 1964. From there, Betty was stationed in Gimli, Manitoba, where she worked until March 1965. She transferred to Cold Lake, Alberta, and completed her military service in 1966. After traveling and working in other provinces, in various occupations, Betty moved to Toronto and in August 1972 began working for what is now the Toronto Police Service, where she retired after 31 years.
In 2006 she became involved in the military veteran organization known as NATO Veterans Organization, where she is currently the Membership Director for Canada. She also became a proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 324 in Wheatley.
11 at the Leamington Arts Centre at 11 a.m. to tour the Heinz Exhibit with owner Dennis Jackson. After a brief meeting, it will be off to lunch at a local restaurant. Guests are welcome. Call Jackie for more information 519-326-1361.
“In joining the Royal Canadian Legion, it has given me a better insight into the meaning of the ultimate sacrifice for my country, and in the real meaning of peace and freedom,” said Betty. “I will reach out, even further, to our veterans who have served in both theatres of war and in peace time so that I can convey to them the appreciation that we Canadians have for their mission to maintain our freedom as a country.”
“It means even more to me, this year, the year of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Anniversary, to receive a medal from Her Majesty for my service to my country,” she said. “It makes me so proud to be Canadian.”
Betty Goodison has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Bryan Goegebeur, Amherstburg Provincial Marine, at The Commissariat.
Lions secure perfect home record
By Bryan Jessop
Although the 2012 WECSSAA senior football regular season is only half over, the Leamington Lions have already accomplished two significant milestones.
With a convincing 5814 victory over the visiting Assumption Purple Raiders on Thursday of last week (Sept. 27), the 3-0-0 Lions have already improved on last season’s record of 2-4-0 and can be assured that they will finish this year’s regular season with a perfect, undefeated home record.
The impending blowout would have been hard to foresee in the first quarter, as a 1-0 Lions lead — earned by a Todd Jones punt that bounced through the Assumption end zone — proved short lived. With just under four minutes remaining in the quarter, the Purple Raiders set up a pass and run play that lead to a touchdown with successful PAT, granting them a 7-1 lead going into the second quarter.
From there, Leamington’s offense sprung to life, utilizing a double-wing strategy that earned the hosts several first downs.
“After looking at our personnel, I thought it was the best thing for us,” said Lions head coach Greg Wood of the double wing play. “It’s been working well during practices.”
John Cabral ran the goahead touchdown into the
Above: John Cabral of the Lions catches a Matt Chamberlain pass before running it into the Assumption end zone for a second-half touchdown Thursday, Sept. 27. The Lions won handily, 58-14.
Above right: Leamington’s Collin Seng (#3) sprints his way to a first down during a Thursday, Sept. 27 senior football game against visiting Assumption. The Lions won 5814.
Assumption end zone from five yards out 35 seconds into the second quarter. All seven of Collin Seng’s extra point attempts were good.
The Lions recovered a fumble on the ensuing Purple Raiders possession, a turnover that eventually led to a one-yard punch through the end zone by Todd Jones.
On Leamington’s next possession, Andrew Levesque returned a punt 85 yards to give the Lions a 22-7 lead.
The hosts closed out the half with a two-point safety and a 14-yard field goal by Jones
to establish a 27-7 halftime advantage.
Cabral ran in another major early in the third quarter, followed shortly by an Assumption pass being intercepted to set up a 37-yard field goal by Jones, who went two-for-two.
A Brennan Mastronardi interception in the fourth quarter set up Cabral’s third touchdown, beginning with a pass from quarterback Matt Chamberlain and finishing with a sprint that covered 65 yards.
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Allison Kopinak waits for a pass in Southpoint Girls hockey action.
Southpoint girls off to a great start
Sun. Sept. 30 marked the opening for the Southpoint Stars Girls Interlock House League play. This year, Southpoint’s house league system is host to an Atom, a Peewee, two Bantam and two Intermediate teams. Southpoint Atoms lost 3-2 in a very close contest. Great start for head coach Chris Babkirk’s girls.
The Southpoint Fox Ready Mix Bantam team was a powerhouse on the ice in their home opener, defeating Chatham by a score of 9-0. Solid performances by both offence and defence. Alyee Church recorded the shutout in net.
In the Intermediate division home opener, Southpoint Lion’s Club also dominated the ice. The visiting Lakeshore White team saw great performances from Drew Bowman and Kim Goyeau with a pair each, and a single from Emma Kopinak. Kudos to Shayna Augustine who kept the Lakeshore offence at bay.
The Rhine Danube Intermediates were successful as well, winning their game against LaSalle 3-0. The shutout win was tallied to Holley Taves.
RECREATION EVENTS RECREATION EVENTS
Recreation Events from the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex
National in motion Week is celebrated on Wed. Oct. 3rd with a noon-hour walk. Everyone is invited to meet at the Complex parking lot and we’ll walk the Trail from 12:15 – 12:45! Free for the entire community.
Family Life ’n Style Expo – contact Brenda Fischer at the Complex to reserve your booth space. Fri. Oct. 19: Puttin’ on the Glitz Fashion Show 6-9 p.m. $25 includes tapas appetizers and glass of wine. BIA Boutiques showcase Holiday Fashions, plus browse through the vendor displays. Proceeds going toward the new Bank Theatre.
Sat. Oct. 20: Expo vendor displays – everything for your family’s life ’n style! 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $4 admission. Demonstrations, samples, presentations and prizes galore.
Mark your calendar to attend the Life ’n Style Expo!
Red Cross Babysitter Training Courses: Become babysitter certified and start your own small business. Youth learn basic Red Cross training and leadership skills that last them a lifetime. Home Alone Course to help young people ages 9-13 become confident and responsible while staying home alone.
Adults’ Red Cross First Aid and Defibrillator Training: Classes for individuals as well as for Worker Health & Safety requirements. Book your corporate First Aid Training Courses at the Complex.
Official Monthly Drop-Off Site for E-Waste sponsored by Computers for Kids. Bring your used TVs, computers, electronics, etc., to the E-Waste Day scheduled once a month at the Complex parking lot. Collection dates are Sat. Oct. 6 and Sat. Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. Fitness Programs: Sunrise Yoga, Health Track, and a new Zumba Toning class led by licensed instructor ZUMBA BILLIE! Plus Body Blast, Stretch It Out, Kick Box-Turbo Charged on Saturday mornings, After School Boot Camp on Mondays and Wednesdays, and a full range of pilates and yoga classes. New indoor cycling studio offers 15 classes of spinning each week. Come try a class and stay for the session!
Swimming Pool: Adults can build their swimming endurance during the many lane swim times offered each week. Or come and relax in the soothing effects of the salt water during any of the adult or 55+ swim times.
Recreational Skating: Designated Senior Skates, Adult Skates, Parent & Tot skates throughout the week, plus Public Skating on Sunday afternoons from 1:00-2:20 p.m. Live your life in motion! Check out the Activity Guide to read about all the programs www.leamington.ca/activityguide
REGISTRATION for the Winter 1 session is just a month away. Get your entire family enrolled in a physically active lifestyle! Reduce your stress – increase your energy!
We have something for every...body!
HUB Atom Majors kick off a new season
The HUB International Atom Majors kicked off their new season in early September with an exhibition game against the Riverside Rangers. The boys were excited to get on the ice with their new jerseys, although they came out a little flat and lost 7-0.
The team opened up the regular season on the road in Windsor and came out with a much better effort. The Caps were down 3-2 after two periods but gave up 5 unanswered goals in the third. Both goals were scored by Brayden Zuidema with assists going to Kaleb Tiessen and Eric Wright. Keagan Chambers played well between the pipes.
The team continued a busy weekend with another game on Saturday night – a rematch with the Riverside Rangers. The boys were out to prove a point and show the opposition that they were not going to be a rollover this time. The game was scoreless through two periods, and early in the third the Caps got on the board with a goal by Braeden Epp, assisted by Brayden Zuidema and Reese Hyatt. The boys played great defense during the third but with less than 5 minutes to play, the Rangers scored to tie the game. The entire team played awesome and Josh Cacilhas made some incredible saves in net.
The team had their third game in three days on Sunday when they hosted the
Amherstburg Avalanche.
The boys looked a little tired and fell short with a 4-0 loss.
The Caps hosted the Blenheim Blades the following weekend for an exhibition game in Wheatley. The team came out with a stronger effort and scored 6 goals, taking a 3-goal lead into the final five minutes of the third.
The wheels fell in the final few minutes as Blenheim scored 3 unanswered goals.
The game ended in a 6-6 tie with Southpoint goals going to Owen Scratch (2), Kaleb Tiessen, Eric Wright, Eric Tavares and Mason Cabral.
Assists were by Braeden Epp, Brayden Zuidema, Brady Bunda and Jed Boisvert.
The team travelled to LaSalle the following day to face the Sabres. The Caps were in penalty trouble during the entire game and came up on the short end, losing 6-0 to the Sabres.
This past weekend the HUB International Atom Majors were travelling to Bradford for their first tournament of the year.
With a Friday afternoon game and a 5-hour drive, the boys came out of the gate a little flat and lost to the NobleKing Knights 6-1. The Caps lone goal was scored by Braeden Epp and assisted by Reese Hyatt. Joshua Cacilhas played well in net and faced 26 shots.
The team had a chance to relax before they played again Friday night against
Downsview. They came out flying and scored 5 unanswered goals in the first period. The boys dominated this game and scored 4 more goals in the second period. The scored ended up 9-1 for the Caps with goals going to Owen Scratch, Reese Hyatt, Eric Tavares (2), Brayden Zuidema (2), Brady Bunda (2) and Sam van Gellecum. Assists went to Eric Wright, Kaleb Tiessen, Brayden Zuidema, Sam van Gellecum, Kean Bell, Owen Scratch, Quinn Rodrigues. Keagan Chambers got the win in net.
The Caps faced the hometown team Bradford Bulldogs early Saturday morning. Coming off a big win, the team was pumped and took a 2-1 lead into the third period. The game was tied with less than 5 minutes remaining, but the team was unable to hold off the Bulldogs in the final minutes and ended up losing 3-2. Joshua Cacilhas played awesome in this game, and if not for some incredible saves the Caps would have lost by a much larger margin. Goals were scored by Ryan Durocher and Owen Scratch, with assists going to Colton Ippoliti, Eric Tavares and Kaleb Tiessen.
The team had a must-win game against the Dundas Blues later Saturday afternoon, and with Slushies on the line the boys came out with a great effort. The game went into the third tied at two, but with less than 3 minutes left Brayden Zuidema scored the gamewinning goal. Scorers were Brayden Zuidema (2) and Brayden Epp with assists to Reese Hyatt, Brayden Zuidema and Braeden Epp. Keagan Chambers played awesome in net to help the team advance to the semifinals.
The semi-finals would be a rematch with the NobleKing Knights and the Caps were out for revenge. This was a very well played game by both teams and after 2 periods the Caps were only down 5-4. During the third period the Caps got into penalty trouble, lost the momentum and ended up losing 8-4. Goals went to Brayden Zuidema (3) and Brady Bunda, with assists to Owen Scratch, Eric Tavares and Jed Boisvert.
The team ended up finishing third and gained a lot of confidence, and quickly realized that they can play with any team. All in all it was an awesome weekend and the players had an opportunity to gel as a team and gain some needed confidence going back to the regular season. Come out and support the HUB International Caps this Friday in Leamington when
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Junior boys volleyball
Joshua Bothelo (right) of the Cougars taps the ball over the net towards two Lions blockers during a junior volleyball game between hosting Cardinal Carter and LDSS Wednesday, Sept. 25. The Cougars won all three matches, by scores of 25-14, 25-22 and 25-20.
Lions perfect home record
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The Lions struck again on their next possession, as Hunter DeLaurier took advantage of effective blocking from his offensive line to run the ball into the Purple Raiders end zone from 21 yards out. Assumption replied with their second and final touchdown with just over two minutes remaining, although the Lions regained their 44-point cushion thanks to a 34-yard run by Ken Levesque.
“It was a great team effort,” said Wood. “Our players keep improving. We play a simple offense and a simple defense because these kids are young.”
Of the Lions’ 28 players, 15 are of junior football age (Grade 9 and 10). Some players, Wood explained, also play minor football with the Essex Ravens, giving the LDSS roster some crucial and much-needed experience.
“We’ve got some good athletes,” Wood said. “They come together as a team — we’re getting great leadership from Matt Chamberlain.”
Wood explained that he has been pleasantly surprised by this year’s team, admitting that he did not expect to be coaching an undefeated team at the season’s half-way mark. Judging by a pair of one-point margins of victory to start the 2012 campaign, he didn’t predict a lopsided win over Assumption.
“I thought it was going to be a tough game,” Wood said. “We can’t take anyone lightly. We’re a small and inexperienced team.”
The next game for the Lions will be played Friday, Oct. 5 against Forster at Tecumseh Vista Academy. Forster’s record sits at 0-2-0, having suffered 27-9 and 14-0 losses to L’Essor and St. Joseph’s, respectively.
Atom minors post another win
Uni-Fab Atom Minors played host to Tecumseh Eagles in a one-sided game for Southpoint and skated away with a 2-1 win. Southpoint pinned the Eagles in their end for most of this game, missing many great scoring opportunities.
The Caps had a 1-0 lead in the first. Jason (Elvis) Daraiche scored with Michael (Bob) Vida collecting the lone assist.
The Eagles tied the game up 1-1 in the third. Austin Neufeld got the game-winner for his team with 6 minutes left in the game. Alex Jadischke and Evan Ouellette each assisted on the game winner.
Great start to the season for the boys with a 2-11 record for the month of September. The Caps have a big test this Friday against a very tough Belle River team on home ice at 7:00 p.m.
Senior boys volleyball
Cornie Froese of the Leamington Lions spikes the ball past a Cardinal Carter blocker during Tuesday, Sept. 25 senior boys volleyball matches at Cardinal Carter. The Lions won the first two matches 25-19 and 25-13 before the Cougars replied with a 25-14 win for the third and final game.
The perfect record of the Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary Cougars senior boys football team has come to an end.
The Cougars played a Friday, Sept. 28 road game against Holy Names at Windsor Stadium, where they suffered a 26-6 loss. With a 2-1-0 record, Cardinal Carter sits in third place in the Windsor Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association’s Wilson Division, behind the 3-0-0 Holy Names and Villanova squads. Massey is in fourth with a 1-2-0 record while Essex and General Amherst are deadlocked at fifth with winless records of 0-3-0.
The next game for the Cougars will also be on the road, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5 against Villanova at Tecumseh Vista Academy. The game will begin at 5 p.m.
football
In WECSSAA’s junior football loop, the Cougars were more successful last week. On Wednesday, Sept. 26, they played as visitors for the first time this season, defeating L’Essor 28-7. Chris Tannous contributed with a pair of touchdown runs for Cardinal Carter as Josh VanRoie rushed one touchdown into the end zone. Brian Gilbert took a touchdown pass from Noah Nassif as Austin Camire booted two successful PAT kicks. The Cougars’ defense
also recorded a safety. In the Miller Division, the Cardinal Carter team shares first place with Belle River and Herman, all with 2-00 records. The Tecumseh Vista Academy and Essex teams are tied for fourth with 1-1-0 records while Brennan, L’Essor and St. Anne are deadlocked at sixth with 0-2-0 records.
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the junior Cougars will be back home to host the Essex Red Raiders with a 4 p.m. start.
Golf tourney raises
almost $4,000 for
LAERC
The Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee LAERC held a golf tournament on Wednesday, September 19 at Erie Shores Golf & Country Club.
Twenty-two golfers participated in the fun Texas Scramble format.
“I sure am pleased with all those who made this day a success - the sponsors, the businesses who gave gifts, the people who gave gifts, the people who gave donations and of course, to the golfers who made the tournament happen,” said tournament co-ordinator Carolyn Reid.
Special guests were refugees Naymin Tun and Solomon James.
LAERC is a group of citizens from several area churches who have a passion to bring refugee families into the Leamington area and get them settled to become contributing, full supporting citizens of our country.
LAERC’s next fundraiser is a Pasta Supper on Friday, October 12 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Leamington.
Golf Tournament “Texas Scramble”
And the winners of the LAERC Golf Tournament are...
Men’s winners
Mixed winners
Leamington
Weil’s
Southland
Penguin
Leamington
RC
RBC
Bill Sherk
Bradt’s
Windsor Factory Supply
Joyce Gammie
Shoppers Drug Mart
WFCU
Roby Dyck
Keepsake
Schnikel’s Meat Market Ltd.
Hole in 1 Sponsor
Ives Insurance Brokers
Special Thanks for Donations
Susie Stricker
Paul Bunnet-Jones
Dong Tran
Gerald Omstead
Lois Cavers
Garry Mereszak
- South Point Pest Control
Rita Maiuri
Keith & Nancy McNeil
- Quercus Cottage B&B
Bev. Chortos & Marlene Enns
Thanks...LAERC
Women’s winners
Pictured here is the overall championship team with a score of 73. Left to right Arunas Januska (who also won the putting contest with a score of 45) and John Tofflemire. Absent from photo are team members Rob Lemon and John St. James. (Photos Submitted)
Pictured here is the top mixed team with a score of 73. From left to right are Trevor Murray, Lois Rivest and Ron Jones, who also won the closest to the pin contest. Carolyn Reid, at right, presented the prizes.
Pictured here is the top ladies team with a score of 87. From left to right are Nancy Abbruzzese (who also won the closest to the line contest), Linda Hurst (who won closest to the lady golfer ornament), Carolyn Reid and Laura Kochie.
Tina Quiring is accepting the golf bag full of golf balls. She guessed 35 & there were 39.
Linda Hurst was the winner of the 50/50 draw and graciously gave it back to LAERC. Thank you Linda.
Ian Panton is accepting his prize for being Closest to the man golfer ornament.
Progs golf wraps up with season finale
On September 25, Erie Shores hosted the Progs Grand Finale. Greenskeeper Mike Toth, in conjunction with pro Joel Epp, conspired to make the greens as slick as putting on a checkerboard. Nasty pin placements added to the entertainment value. That caught a lot of the proggers off guard. The weather was pleasant for golf and the game had that pressure feel like some of the pros experience because there was quite a bit of money at stake.
Progs is a progressive quota point game with plus and minus scores. Golfers adhere strictly to the rules – i.e. no gimmies, no rolling the ball, etc.
The format for this day was 12 four-man teams. Whoever posted the best +/- on this day won the big money. In first place were Kevin Shaften, Wayne Gillett, Barry Miller and Ron Gagne. In second place were Norm Beattie, Ejaz Qureshi, Ron Tremblay and Jack Martin. Third place went to Ward Hutchins, Gene Bouliane, Frank Gow and Henry Hildebrandt.
Six skins were earned, but the winnings had to be shared with his teammates. Proggers are a sharing bunch. Skins went to Gary Alderson and John Rutgers (same team), Ron Koop, Jeff Brown, Ron Tremblay and Kevin Shaften.
Kevin Shaften and Ron Tremblay posted best scores of +8, leading their respective teams into the top 3 positions. For the most part, the rest tried their best but fell short of their high expectations.
After the money was handed out, special awards were passed out. For not missing a week, by luck of the draw, Danny Adams received his valuable plaque. Ten other golfers shared in this honour, showcasing the fact that they have no life outside of golf.
Garth Dennerley was recognized for being on the most winning teams over the season. Garth was on 7 winning teams over the 15 weeks played.
Seven golfers shared the lead with the most skins over the year, at 4. Ken Cobby was awarded this honour by the fact that he achieved this feat before anyone else.
Ron Tremblay received the most consistent golfer. His handicap did not go up or down by more than 1 stroke over the 15 weeks of play. An investigation is underway by the Mel Davey Detective Agency since Ron posted a +8, which means his score would have in-
creased by 2.
In the 15 weeks, George Turnbull posted a high of +12 and was given the Sandbagger award. One other player, Mike Herbert, also posted this score. George received this award because …?
The Mr. Minus award was embarrassingly accepted by Eddie Schachowskoy. Eddie, on the last day of regular play, handed in a -13. In a little game of snake, this number was passed on. It was first achieved by Ernie Schmidtgall. Then Bill Kelly wrestled it away from him. Not to be outdone, last year’s recipient Steve O’Hara, wanted it back. As luck would have it, Eddie came through in the clutch.
Frank Gow was the overall financial winner with a total of $150. Much of this was won on one day where Frank had the only skin and won $85. On the other side of the coin is
Gene Bouliane. Gene won only $10 and was recognized as Mr. Pauper. Ken Steingart was rewarded financially for having the most points over the season. He is truly one of the league’s best golfers. Ken had to get 36 points, virtually every week. That is quite a feat, considering that a lot of the proggers have trouble getting around 20.
In conclusion, it was a great day. Bill and Stacey of Flamingo’s Restaurant served a superb prime rib dinner. Everyone had their fill of golf, friendship and good food. Until next year, be safe and healthy.
Progs golf 1st place team (L-R): Wayne Gillett, Barry Miller, Kevin Shaften, Ron Gagne. Progs golf 2nd place team (L-R): Ron Tremblay, Ejaz Qureshi, Norm Beattie, Jack Martin.
Progs golf 3rd place team (L-R): Frank Gow, Henry Hildebrandt, Ward Hutchins, Gene Bouliane.
Flyers nip Nats in overtime
The Leamington Flyers’ Cole Chevalier picked an opportune time to net his first goal of the regular season.
By Bryan Jessop
The Flyers hosted the experienced and talented London Nationals for their Thursday, Sept. 27 tilt at Heinz Arena and required an extra three minutes and 19 seconds to come up with a 5-4 victory. Chevalier, playing defense, fired a wrist shot from a few feet inside the blueline that a screened Taylor Edwards didn’t see until the puck hit the mesh of his net and dropped to the ice behind the goal line.
Although the Flyers finished the contest with a 43-26 shots on net advantage, the two teams appeared evenly matched through most of the 63-plus minutes of action. The Nationals had the upper hand on special teams while Leamington played a half-step ahead of their guests at even strength — none of the four London goals were scored while the penalty boxes were empty.
Joe Manchurek, the youngest Flyer, got things started with the game’s first two goals, scored less than a minute apart. The first, netted during a power play, came on a redirected shot with assists going to Brett Babkirk and Alex Seguin. Manchurek’s second marker came on a perfect passing play from Seguin and Tony Spidalieri.
The Nationals drew even late in the period on a pair of power play goals, starting with a wrister from inside the blue line by Noah Schwartz. Schwartz, who also tied the game in the third period, has accumulated 17 points in five games. London’s Blake Thomas evened the score about two minutes later. With 28 seconds left in the first, Spidalieri extended his scoring streak to five games on a commendable effort after taking feeds from Manchurek and Seguin.
“He’s been playing really well,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski of Spidalieri. “He’s one of the players from last season that we really needed to step things up for this year and he’s definitely been doing that. I’m really happy with how he’s been playing.”
The Flyers managed to kill a London five-on-three advantage of a minute and 41 seconds during the first period, but were not as successful while on the other end of a double power play. Twenty-seven seconds after Edwards took a controversial delay of game penalty that cost Leamington a would-be goal, defenseman Ryan Wells was assessed a hooking minor that set up the Flyers with a two-man advantage of a minute and 33 seconds.
utes later on the second Schwartz tally. Later in the period, Schwartz took a feed from behind the Flyers defenseman and raced in on Matt Mancina for a clear breakaway opportunity.
Mancina’s right post denied London’s top scorer from completing the hat trick.
Chevalier’s overtime goal gave Leamington its fourth win in five games, pulling the Flyers into a four-way tie for first place with Chatham, St. Marys and London — after Thursday’s game, Leamington held a gamein-hand advantage over the other three teams.
“We’re as good as anyone else here,” Piroski said of the Western Conference. “Anybody can beat anybody. When it comes to game days, I’m a lot more concerned about when the bus leaves than who we’re playing. I wouldn’t be surprised to see 10 points separating five or six teams later down the road.”
Although Piroski explained that early wins against other Western Conference front runners won’t likely put bulls eyes on Flyer jerseys, he explained that it will likely force the other eight teams to take the Flyers seriously.
Leamington has managed a 4-1-0 record despite Ryan Muzzin and goalie Austyn Roudebush being sidelined by injuries. Muzzin was expected to make his way back onto the ice about a week from Thursday’s game while Roudebush was an estimated two to three weeks from a full recovery following shoulder surgery.
After killing the first penalty, London’s Matt Wildman pulled his team into another draw for the only goal of the second frame — despite a 17-7 Flyers shots on goal advantage.
A Babkirk wrist shot early in the third period took a deflection that fooled Edwards for yet another Leamington lead — Kyle Bowman earned the only assist.
The Nationals’ third power play goal came less than four min-
The game against London was followed by a busy and successful weekend for the Flyers, starting with another overtime win — this time in a 6-5 final over the Lambton Shores Predators. Jacob McGhee and Riley Babkirk each buried a pair for the Flyers with Bryce Doan adding the other regulation goal. Chris Scott provided extra-minute heroics with 18 seconds remaining.
Spidalieri’s scoring streak ended at five games, although his point streak continued, earning an assist on the opening goal, netted by McGhee.
On Sunday, the Flyers weathered an early offensive barrage from the hosting Strathroy Rockets to pick up a 4-2 victory. Mancina stopped all but one of the Rockets’ 18 shots in the first period to keep his team within a goal to start the second frame. Leamington owned the second period, establishing a
19-11 shots on goal advantage and recording goals from David Dalby, Seguin, Manchurek and Spidalieri. Dalby’s goal was the only one at even strength, as Seguin scored shorthanded and Manchurek and Spidalieri potted goals on the power play (Leamington went two for six compared to Strathroy’s one for nine).
The Rockets netted an even-strength goal in the third period, which proved too little, too late against the Flyers. Seguin led the way offensively, adding a pair of assists for a three-point night.
As of Wednesday, Oct. 3, the 6-1-0 Flyers sat atop the Western Conference standings with 12 points, two ahead of the second-place Maroons — both teams have played seven games.
the rest of the west
Elsewhere in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference, the Strathroy Rockets blanked the LaSalle Vipers 2-0 as the Sarnia Legionnaires upset London 5-4 in overtime in a pair of Tuesday, Sept. 25 games. While the Flyers were battling London, the Legionnaires made it two in a row for the first time this season with a 6-4 victory over the visiting Maroons. On Friday, Sept. 28, the Vipers visited St. Marys and came home with a 7-3 win. On the same day the Flyers were in Lambton Shores, Strathroy hosted the Vipers and took a 2-1 loss. While Leamington visited Strathroy, the Legionnaires defeated St. Thomas 8-4 and Chatham nipped St. Marys 5-4.
The next game for the Flyers will bring the Nationals back to Heinz Arena for another 7:10 p.m. match Thursday, Oct. 4. On Saturday, Oct. 6, Leamington will become the first Western team to play Caledonia during a GOJHL day in St. Catharines featuring all 26 teams. The games will be held on the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre’s four rinks. The Flyers will take on the Corvairs at 2:40 p.m.
Upcoming Home Games: THURS, oct 4 vs london 7:10PM THURS, oct 11 vs chatham 7:10PM
Upcoming away Games: Sun, oct 7 at chatham7:00PM wed, oct 10 AT lasalle7:00PM
THE BEST KEEPS GETTING BETTER
Tony Spidalieri of the Flyers celebrates his late first-period goal against the visiting London Nationals Thursday, Sept. 27. The goal was his sixth in five games and proved crucial in Leamington’s 5-4 overtime win. (Sun photo)
Troy Cox jumps on a swarm of Leamington Flyers congratulating Cole Chevalier (hidden) for his overtime goal that lifted the Flyers to a 5-4 win over the London Nationals. (Sun photo)
Dunmore, George Turnbull, Earl Dunmore. Front: Garth Dennerley, Wayne Quinn and Ken
First annual Mulligan Cup a big success
Mulligan Cup, you ask? It is the Erie Shores senior golfers version of the Ryder Cup. Twenty players were divided into the Red team and the Blue Team. Shirts were donated by Essex Topcrop, so everyone had that pro look. Team Red members included Ken Luxford, Tom Miehl, Kevin Shaften, Henry Hildebrandt, Garth Dennerley, George Turnbull, Wayne Quinn, Earl Dunmore, Greg Dunmore and Buzz Rowan. The Blue Team was comprised of Gary Alderson, Bill Stackpoole, Danny Adams, Bob Park, Don Chalcraft, Don Mensch, Frank Gow, Norm Beattie, Darryl Brummell and Ron Koop.
On Sat. Sept. 29 it was a best ball format. Ken Luxford and Tom Miehl handily defeated Gary Alderson and Bill Stackpoole, 2 up. Kevin Shaften and Henry Hildebrandt manhandled Dan Adams and Bob Park, 5 to 4. A crushing defeat was handed to Norm Beattie and Frank Gow by Wayne Quinn and Earl Dunmore by the same 5 to 4. Garth Dennerley and George Turnbull knocked off Don Chalcraft and Don Mensch, 3 and 2. The last match showcased Greg Dunmore and Buzz Rowan creaming Darryl Brummell and Ron Koop, 4 and 3. If you hadn’t noticed, Team Red cleaned house with a 5 to 0 advantage. For Sunday, Team Red only needed 3 points to win the championship.
On Sunday it was man to man. Could Team Red hold onto the lead, or would the pressure of the competition be too
much? Team Blue started the day with 2 wins with Darryl Brummel sneaking past a dazed George Turnbull, 3 up. Bob Park, also Team Blue, smacked Buzz Rowan, 2 up. Team Red seemed to be reeling. However, it took the steady hand of Garth Dennerley to right the ship, narrowly defeating Gary Alderson, 1 up. The always steady Kevin Shaften humbled Norm Beattie, 2 up. The ever-confident Ken Luxford had his bravado deflated by Don Mensch, 3 and 2. From there, Team Red took control and amassed the rest of the points. Henry Hildebrandt slammed Don Chalcraft, 4 and 2. Earl Dunmore spanked Frank Gow 4 and 3. Greg Dunmore nipped Bill Stackpoole 2 and 1. Wayne Quinn topped Danny Adams 2 up while Tom Miehl escaped with a 1 up victory over Ron Koop.
Overall, Team Red annihilated Team Blue 12 to 3. Thanks go out to Darryl Brummell and Ken Luxford for organizing this awesome event, to Bob Dick Farms for their $1000 donation, and to Essex Topcrop for the shirts. Once again, Flamingo Restaurant prepared wonderful porterhouse steaks that were cooked to perfection.
This will be an annual event at Erie Shores. If you are a member of the Senior League, you are encouraged to take advantage of this event. It was great golf with equally great friends. Thanks to everyone that made this day a marvelous golfing experience.
First annual Mulligan Cup winners was the Red Team, back row, left to right: Buzz Rowan, Henry Hildebrandt, Kevin Shaften, Tom Miehl, Greg
Luxford.
Katrina Paty of the Cougars releases a shot during a senior girls basketball game at Cardinal Carter Thursday, Sept. 27. The Sabres won 41-18. Paty scored six of her team’s points while Amanda Ingratta also came up with a third of the Cougars’ points.
Ladies Golf League Presents Awards
Wednesday evening, Sept. 26, was the closing banquet and awards presentations for the Erie Shores Tuesday Night Ladies Golf League.
Golden Years mini golf
On Sept. 27, 37 Golden Years mini golfers participated and were only able to manage 40 aces over 36 holes. The greens were slow and hard to read.
Leading the way with 6 aces was Al Stockwell. Dropping 3 each were Ken Brook and Julia Kos. Following with 2 apiece were Barb Arner, Eleanor Brook, Eileen MacIntosh, Allen Rutter, Mary Ann Vickery, Eleanor Wilkinson and Donna Wiebe. There were another 14 aces dropped by 14 other golfers.
Low score for 9 Holes belonged to Al Stockwell with 15. Next was Barb Arner with 17, followed by Gerry Wilkinson and Bill Taylor with 18.
Low score for 18 holes was 32, which also went to Al Stockwell, followed by Barb Arner and Gerry Wilkinson with 37 each.
The best score for 36 holes again went to Al Stockwell with a 74. Mary Ann Vickery was next with a 76, followed by Gerry Wilkinson and Marie Lasi with 77 and Julia Kos with 79.
First place went to Team 8 with 243 (Ethel Ferguson, Marie Lasi, Julia Kos). In second place was Team 2 with 245 (Winnie Moore, Frank Lasi, Gerry Wilkinson). The third and final spot went to Team 1 with 251 (Mary Ann Vickery, Eleanor Wilkinson, Ken Womack, Barb Arner).
All are welcome to join the mini golfers every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Colasanti’s for some fun and fellowship. It only cost $10 to register and $5 each week for 36 holes.
Most improved winner is Lois Konrad (left), presented by league coordinator Carol Cornies.
Low gross winner is Carol Cornies (right), presented by league coordinator Gemma Bowman. (Photos submitted)
Low net winner is Erika Grabb (left), presented by league coordinator Carol Cornies.
1 game at Wheatley Area Arena. The Sharks lost 5-1.
Belle River reels in Sharks with power play
By Bryan Jessop
Early-season frustrations continue for the Wheatley Sharks, who fell to 2-6-0 with a 5-1 loss against the visiting Belle River Canadiens.
Despite outshooting their guests 22-21, the Sharks took their fourth loss in five games, following a 2-1 Saturday win in Kingsville that snapped a four-game losing skid. Weston Gaul of the Canadiens accounted for all the scoring necessary for his team in the first period, starting with a power play marker just past the half-way point, followed by an even strength tally during a scramble in front of the Wheatley net with 38 seconds remaining.
The 2-0 Belle River lead at the first intermission was established despite a strong start for Wheatley’s forward lines, who tested visiting goalie Zakk Olvin early and often throughout the opening 20 minutes.
“We dominated for most of the first period, but we’ve got a history of losing to Belle River when they capitalize on our mistakes,” said Sharks head coach Ken Galerno. “They’re (the Canadiens) a very opportunistic team.”
Derek Haskell expanded the visitors lead to 3-0 early in the second period after intercepting a Sharks pass from the goal line and flipping a wrist shot high into the left corner of Marc Tremblay’s net. Wheatley’s only goal came about six-and-a-half minutes later, when Dylan Impens snapped a shot past Olvin that grazed the netminder’s right pad and bounced into the net. The tally was scored during a Sharks double power play, allowing them to go 1-7 with the man advantage. Assists were earned by Kurtis Ouellette and Kevin Sawatzky.
The Canadiens replied with a double power play goal of their own, a Billy Eansor goal potted with just over five minutes left in the second frame. Shots in the second period were even at seven apiece.
Neither team mustered much in the way of offense through the final 20 minutes, although the Canadiens bagged another power play goal, this time on a Jordan Luciw shot, with 9:43 remaining on the game clock. Belle River held a shots on net advantage of 5-4.
“The (Jon) Woelk, Impens and (Kyle) Quick line dominated until we ran into penalty
trouble,” said Galerno.
Although the Sharks took 11 penalties, Galerno explained that discipline was not a problem for his team.
“We actually should have shown more toughness at certain points of the game,” he said.
The game became more physical as it progressed and by the time the final buzzer sounded off, a sum of six game misconducts had been assessed — four to Belle River and two to Wheatley. One of the Sharks misconducts was issued to Kyle Quick, who played his second game for the Sharks after playing for the Junior ‘B’ LaSalle Vipers, where he once played alongside fellow Shark Jon Woelk.
With Monday’s loss, the Sharks remained in sixth place overall, one point ahead of the Mooretown Flags and Alvinston Flyers and four ahead of the winless Kingsville Comets. Wheatley’s next game will be at home Monday, Oct. 8 with a 7:30 p.m. start against the Flyers.
Midget majors take two
Southpoint WFCU Midget Majors played their first back-to-back games of the season and came away with wins of 4-1 versus LaSalle and 4-2 over Belle River.
In the LaSalle game, Ty Scratch’s two goals led the Midgets, with singles going to Scott Florence and Frankie Ciacelli. Earning assists were Austin Thompson (2), Brian Whaley, Scott Florence, Ryan Zsebok and Derek Toews. Goaltender Tyler Jackson earned the win.
In the team’s first road game of the season, Southpoint played a disciplined game to earn the victory over Belle River. Scott Florence led WFCU with one goal and two assists, with other goals going to Ty Scratch, Ryan Zsebok and Evan Nash. Frankie Ciacelli, Ryan Zsebok, and Deryck Badz earned assists. Tyler Jackson played solid in the net to earn the victory.
and SWOSSAA
Leamington’s Alyssa Getty, 15, won the WECSSAA Individual Girls High School Golf Championship crown on Monday at Kingsville and the SWOSSAA Girls Championship Award on Friday at Deer Run Golf Course.
This is the second consecutive year Getty, a Grade 10 honour student at Kingsville District High School, has won both the WECSSAA and SWOSSAA Girls Golf Championship.
Last week in Tilbury, Getty also won The Tournament of Champions Girls Award for the 4th year in a row firing a 1 under par 71 to lead the entire field with the low round of the day.
Getty also helped Kingsville Golf & Country Club to victory with the team title at the Tournament of Champions.
This week Getty is receiving a plaque at the Kingsville District High School Academic Awards evening at Migration Hall for being on the honour roll for the 2011-2012 school year.
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Alyssa Getty Getty wins at WECSSAA
Kyle Quick, the newest Wheatley Shark, battles for a loose puck with Belle River defenseman Richard Dunning with Canadiens’ goalie Zakk Olvin watching closely during the first period of a Monday, Oct.
TT senior golfers enjoy windup scramble
By Bob McLean
On a somewhat cool day on Tues. Sept. 25, eighty-three enthusiastic senior golfers were out to enjoy the final scramble and barbecue at Talbot Trail golf course.
The excellent score of 33 was fired by two teams. By a flip of a coin, first place was decided. The winning team members were Mike Thibodeau, Orville Ellwood, Don Riley, Al Matthews and Paul R. Brown. Second place then went to these players: Mike Wright, Terry Bee, Andy Orsini and L. Reynolds. Also shooting a superb score of 34 were the following participants: Jim Omstead, Bob Patchett, Bob Scott, Don Willan and Jim Pearson. Tying at 34, but losing the flip, still enabled the following members to earn fourth place: Vic Reynaert, Dave Overholt, Pete Daudlin, Mike
OBITUARY
Margaret Toews
Margaret Toews, 91 years, passed away peacefully at the Leamington Mennonite Home on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
Getty and Bill Derbyshire. Four teams tied at 35. However, using the coin flip enabled these players to obtain fifth place honours: Robert Shaw, Mike Fritsch, Paul Brown, Ed Woelk, and Ron Will.
A tie for the most travelled team was decided in a similar manner and thus the winners were these fine sportsmen: Dean Wigle, Lloyd Symons, Erle Nash, John H. Dick and Andy Gould. All the above winning participants won varying numbers of new golf balls depending on their finish.
In to a very stiff breeze on the par three #7 hole, rookie Norm Kaufman hit a terrific shot to earn honours for his team. Kevin Jordan also fired a scintillating shot close to the pin on #9 for the closest to the pin honours. Each winning team member received $10. A new sleeve of golf balls was presented to each of the two sharp shooters. Seven Pro Shop gift certificates totaling $200 were handed out. Winning the top prize gift certificate of $40 was Tom Sasso.
The Senior Golf League would like to extend special
OBITUARY
thanks to volunteer cook Tom Dunn for once again doing a fantastic job of barbecuing the hot dogs and hamburgers with his usual expertise. Also, thank you to Greg and Susan for serving up the welcomed beverages and food to the hungry and thirsty members. Special thanks to Bill Galloway for donating 6 sleeves of golf balls to the league. Jim Omstead and Bob Patchett did a superb job reading the jokes to their attentive audience. Also, on behalf of the clubhouse staff, I want to say thanks to our members for their generous tip donation.
The greens required aeration recently and putting is still somewhat challenging for some. Thank you to Derek Brown and all his outside workers who have maintained this fabulous course in such outstanding condition all season.
To all league members, thanks for your participation and co-operation throughout the league play. The friendship and laughter that is shared on Tuesday mornings is priceless. Homer, Jim A., Jim O., Murray, and Bob, hope to see everyone back in May of 2013.
How True: Golf is the only sport where the most feared opponent is you.
Beloved wife of the late Jacob Toews (May 28, 2012) for 70 years. Loving mother of Linda Regehr and husband Ed, George and wife Marlene. Special Oma of Rosalind Regehr (Said), Tom Regehr (Krista), Heidi Cox (Leigh), Ashley Toews (Dan), George Rockwell, and proud great-grandmother of 13 great-grandchildren. Survived by sister Louise Ross (Ron), brother Art Mathies (Margaret), sisters-in-law Annie Braun, Gertrude Toews and Mary Lou Mathies. Predeceased by siblings Annie Krause (Bill), Bill Mathies, Harry Mathies. Special aunt to numerous nieces and nephews.
Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m.
Memorial service to celebrate Margaret’s life will be held at the Leamington United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak Street East, Leamington, on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 11 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington Mennonite Home (Music Therapy Program) or to U.M.E.I.
Family and friends are invited to share their words of comfort and remembrance at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
Jean Lenore Malott
Jean Lenore Malott (nee Myles), in her 96th year, passed away peacefully on Monday October 1, 2012 at the Sun Parlor Home in Leamington.
Beloved wife of the late Ralph Malott (2000). Dear mother of David and Marjorie Malott of Muirkirk, Heather and Bob Adams of Kingsville, and the late Gary Malott (1997). Proud grandmother of Shawn and Libby Malott, Guelph; Paul Malott, Airdrie, Alberta; Tasha and Gord Hughes, London; Jerene and Travis Cook, Erika Malott and Nici Malott; and step-grandmother of Jim, Dave, Mike and Kathrine Adams. Also survived by five great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. Lovingly remembered by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers Murray (the late Sally) Myles, Donald (the late Maisie) Myles.
Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Friday, October 5, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. until time of funeral service to celebrate Jean’s life at 2:00 p.m. Linda Blair officiating. Interment Graceland Cemetery, Olinda.
Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Olinda/Ruthven United Church or Sun Parlor Home Auxiliary.
Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca
July 8, 1989 - October 5, 2010
We little knew the day that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you. You did not go alone, For part of us went with you
The day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories. Your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you You are always at our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one the chain will link again.
We miss you dearly Jesse, Love, Dad, Mom, Andrew & Shane
ACROSS THE COUNTRY! For more information contact your local newspaper.
SOUTHPOINT SUN
TWO BEDROOM DUPLEX in Leamington. Fridge and stove, laundry room available. $600 per month plus utilities. First and last required. Available now. Call 519-326-8015. oc3-de19
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT. Large living room and kitchen together, full bath, fridge and stove. $450 per month + utilities. Call 519-326-8015. oc3-de19
QUALITY GUITAR REPAIR by Reese. Will service all stringed instruments. Over ten years experience, custom work available as well. Next day pickup upon request. Cell: 226-344-1142 Home: 519-825-4707. ma30-tf
PRINTING: Business envelopes, invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Rick at The Wheatley Journal for quick and economical service. 519-825-4541. tf
ELECTROLUX SALES & SERVICE: Complete line of vacuums and shampooers/ floor polishers. Will provide free estimate on Central Vac installations. Contact Dan Bailey. 519-825-7698. tf
PRIME FARMLAND FOR SALE
VEHICLE KEYS FOUND on the side of the road on Hwy. 3 just east of Wheatley. Belong to a Dodge, likely a 2005 or newer. Call Journal office 519-825-4541. oc3-17
Jack
Starting at 10:00 am selling 1975 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, Ford 8N style tractor, large
DOWNSIZING YARD SALE - Furniture, clothing and household items (functional and decorative). Fri., Oct. 5Mon., Oct. 8, 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. 804 Point Pelee Drive, Leamington. oc3
GARAGE SALE - 116 Clarence, Leamington. Friday, Oct. 12 & Saturday Oct. 13, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Mattress, two dressers, mirrors, blinds, bathroom cabinet, linens, blankets, men & womenʼs clothing. oc3
ANTENNAS
JACK RICCI ANTENNA
SPECIALIST - HDTV antenna systems, satellite dishes, aiming & accessories, specialty and non-denominational free religious programming. TBN 3ABN 7th Day, etc. on G19 satellite, burglar alarms, telephone, paging, intercom and background music systems. Sales and service. Prewire your new house. 519-326-8973, ricci@mnsi.net. se5-oc31
In light of our continued growth, our greenhouse vegetable packing company in Kingsville requires the following:
Receptionist
We are looking for a dynamic, professional and enthusiastic candidate with 1-2 years of receptionist experience with a multi-line system; and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
Jack Morris Auctions Inc. AUCTION SALE 1989 Jaguar, JD Tractor & Loader, JD Riding Mower, Horse & Construction Equipment & Household Items
T.O.P.S. - Take Off Pounds
Sensibly. Weigh in from 6 pm - 6:45 pm, meeting from 6:45 pm - 7:30 pm every Monday at Wheatley United Church. Call Cheryl at 519825-9194 or Ellen at 519326-0730 or visit website: www.TOPS.org. Everyone welcome. tf
Also many other shrubs and hardwoods available. 519-322-2471. se19-oc3
Please forward your resume, stating your position of interest, no later than October 20th, 2012, by email to mcornellier@muccifarms.com.
Saturday, October 6 at 10:00 am Short notice moving sale for Abe & Tina Giesbrecht, Leamington. Sale will be held at the Giesbrecht farm at 1426 Mersea Rd. 7, east of Hwy 77. NO RESERVE Jaguar Automobile –‘a very impressive car’: 1989 Jaguar XJS – V12, completely restored approx. 5 years ago, red w/black leather interior, car has a problem w/power steering, otherwise is in very good condition. Was certified 3 years ago, sells in ‘as is’ condition; Tractor with loader: J.D. 1450 dsl w/JD 100 front end loader, 1948.7 hours on tact, 16.9x28 tires; Flat Rack Hay Wagons, Gravity Wagons: two 16’ flat rack hay wagons & two smaller gravity wagons; Feed Mixer, Feed Tanks, Other Farm Machinery: J.D. model 750 hay mixer for mixing grain & hay or straight grain, mixer works well, the unloading augers are off & need some repair; two Gehl mixer tanks for storage; 3 ph 8’ scraper blade; 4” auger; 5’ – 3 ph chopper; J.D. Riding Lawnmower, Rototiller: J.D. LX 279 riding lawnmower, 17 HP V Twin Touch Automatic; Yardman 5 HP rototiller; Horse Equipment including very good Buggy: 4 wheeled buggy w/leather top & sides, has both team & single hitches; single harness for buggy horse; saddle stands; quantity of horse tack; old sulky; 4 rail steel horse training pen; etc; Construction Tools & Building Material: Hitachi chop saw & stand; good working Toledo beam scale; new & used kitchen cabinets; new & used doors & windows; lg. selection of trim & mouldings; etc; Flooring: approx. 58 boxes of new slate flooring; quantity of hardwood flooring; Household Items: newer grandmother clock; glass front hutch; approx. 4 very nice small antique tables; coffee/end table set w/glass inserts; chest/bench; pair black bear figure lamps; dressers; chairs; pictures; 2 bikes & other household items; Queen Bedroom Suite: JC Penny 6 pc bedroom suite, queen headboard, dresser w/mirror, lingerie chest, dressing table w/bench, bedside table, very nice; Accordion & Violins: Titano accordion w/case in very good condition; new made in China violin w/case; older violin; Domesticated Deer Head: 8 point buck mounted deer head; Sale Order: household items at 10:00 am, Jaguar at 12:00 noon, followed by JD tractor & equipment. Terms: cash, debit, farm cheque day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. Lunch available.
Proprietors: Abe & Tina Giesbrecht, 519-825-3417
Proprietor: Keith Coulter, 519-825-8002 Auctioneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 or 1-800-462-3561 Photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com
