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By Pat Bailey A few short years ago, the idea of being able to visit and care for family members or friends facing the heartbreaking end of life stages in a comfortable, homey atmosphere close to home was a mere pipe dream.

But after a lot of hard work, and an enormous amount of support from the surrounding communities, the idea of having hospice facilities in our own backyard is suddenly just months from becoming a reality.

The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County Erie Shores Campus is expected to open in early 2016, after more than two years of work by the Hospital Capital Campaign Committee dedicated to making that dream a reality.

With a $6 million goal, the committee is hoping to reach that target in the coming months with a variety of events, naming opportunities and other financial contributions.

Leamington District Memorial Hospital Director of Development Ross Barnwell said the committee has worked diligently to ensure the funds are in place for the completion of the project.

Barnwell said the project was kick-started by a $2 million commitment from County Council, a donation of the Talbot St. W. land by the Amicone family, and a pledge from the Ministry of Health to fund the professional nursing care necessary for the success of the program.

With the foundation now heavily involved, with an expanded role as owners of the property, Barnwell said its completion will be beneficial to everyone in the area.

He said that currently more than 40 per cent of those using Windsor’s hospice services are from the county. Barnwell said it’s tough enough dealing with the impending loss of a loved one, with the additional travel to Windsor just adding to the already stressful situation.

To date, Barnwell said a total of $5.2 million has been raised.

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He said the entire campaign has been a “great collaborative effort”, with the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County, assisting the local team in its fundraising efforts.

“I can’t say enough about the committee,” said Barnwell, which was headed up by Cole Cacciavillani and John Omstead.

“Within a year, we raised $5 million,” said Barnwell, “that is just astronomical.”

He said one of the most successful aspects of the campaign was the ‘naming opportunities’ of the 10-bed state of the art facility.

But, he said, they are still looking for some huge leadership gifts to complete the naming process. He said they started with 35 rooms, wings and specialty rooms and are now down to six rooms or wings to be named.

Barnwell said the final push is always the most difficult. He’s optimistic though, and said he has seen a ‘re-dedication of sorts to the hospital and its services’. Barnwell said he has also witnessed firsthand the tremendous generosity of the community.

Located in the medical plaza on Talbot St. W., the hospice will offer 10-beds in a comfortable, homey setting that allows family and friends the luxury of staying with their loved ones in their final days, without having to travel into the city.

The facility includes sitting areas, pullout sofas, fireplaces, televisions, wireless internet and calming garden spaces.

Barnwell said about 160 volunteers have already been trained to help provide services at the hospice, one of which is preparing meals for the visiting families.

In addition to the physical rooms, hospice also offers several wellness programs to help those affected by, or caring for, those with life-altering illnesses.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

One quarter and dial ‘N’ for nostalgia

We may have thought that the cell phone would make our lives easier, but I think it may have just complicated things!

Would we be lost without them?

Mark and I have an unlocked cell phone. Depending on what country we are in, we can pop in the corresponding SIM card, then call in and add some minutes for the time we will spend there. One card is always in the phone and the other two (whether for Canada, the U.S. or the Bahamas) remain in an empty 35 millimetre film case. Do you remember those?

Everything works smoothly until the little case is misplaced or we upgrade our phone and the cards don’t fit anymore. Wouldn’t it be great if there were strategically placed public phones here and there, that you could throw a quarter in and call home, even ‘collect’ if required? Are these still available? If so, does a quarter work or is a credit card necessary?

I remember being dropped off at the Wheatley Arena for figure skating or to roller skate. After a couple of hours there, I could use a quarter from my pocket to call home for a ride, or better yet I walked. After school on any given day you would see at least one to five kids with either their skate bag or hockey bag slung over their shoulders and heading out across the Wheatley field to the arena. No ride, no wheels and they were talking to the friend beside them, instead of staring blankly at the screen of a phone.

We worry about our children if we are unable to reach them on their cell phones. Yes, it’s the same phone that we purchased for them, so we could stay in touch. It often kept us up at night when they didn’t answer and we knew they were looking, just not answering. In hindsight, a lifetime supply of quarters might have been cheaper and more reliable. Little do they understand that with the purchase of their first cell phone, their privacy and freedom is taken away.

Our son Cheyne heads back to school this week. Of course we’ll worry about him as he hits the road for the 13hour drive. He, too, has an unlocked phone, but unless he stops to purchase a new card for the U.S. he will only have Wi-Fi at selected service centres along the way. It will be a long day for us all.

Hopefully, there will always be a place in our society for a pay phone. Down on the island our Bahamas Telecommunication is unreliable, often causing our Internet to be

down. Phone calls are hit and miss and we’re lucky SHANNON MATHESON to get through a broken conversation before it totally disconnects. We have to rely on an expensive satellite backup that Lifestyles... comes along with its own BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ups and downs. Neither system will be reliable during a hurricane. We have one good old landline that may be our saving grace, and if that is down it’s back to the VHS radio, an oldie but a goodie.

Roughly 10% of the population doesn’t have a cell phone.

They still continue to rely on a home phone or the sparsely placed public phones. I would bet that many, if not all of the younger generation, may not even know these public phones exist. Do you remember the refuge that a telephone booth could give to you? When I was a teen, the rotary phone at home didn’t have a long enough cord to reach around a corner, let alone into the privacy of my room. We had one phone in the kitchen and my parents had one in their room.

Many calls to boyfriends or girlfriends were made from a quiet phone booth with my last dime, or was it a quarter?

That privacy was something to be cherished, especially in the midst of the bustling lobby of a public building.

Privacy doesn’t seem to be a concern for the general public anymore, especially when using a cell phone. I have witnessed public displays of people arguing on their phone, doing business while at a restaurants and even talking while walking the aisles of Costco. It’s weird to hear someone discussing their latest colonoscopy in a loud voice, as if there was no one near enough to overhear. What has the world come to?

We had visitors come to the island this past Saturday.

The three Americans all have homes on Great Harbour Cay, in our Berry Island chain. We enjoyed the company. Steve, from Bonds Cay, delivered fresh lobster and conch salad which we enjoyed with a cold beverage while sitting at the harbour.

By the end of their visit, we all exchanged numbers and promised to friend each other on Facebook. I am the first to admit that without our cell phone and computer on the (Continued on Page 3)

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Off one bandwagon and onto another

How hot are those Toronto Blue Jays?

As of this writing they’ve scratched their way up the standings into a firm wild card position heading into the last month of the season.

This is the closest the Jays have been to the playoffs since they were dismantled following their back-to-back World Series wins in 1992-93.

Stuck in a notoriously tough American League East, they had to perennially battle the likes of the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays to keep pace in that division.

The past few years, fans have been optimistic about the season, only to watch them fall out of contention in August.

This year is different.

At trade deadline back in early July, Jays’ management made the decision to go for it and they brought David Price and Josh Donaldson aboard. Those moves have proven to be great ones. Donaldson himself has propelled his new team to a great stretch run. Add in Troy Tulowizki and the Jays have the makings of a strong contender heading into September.

Across the river, the Detroit Tigers seem to be heading in the other direction. A spark of hope developed late last week when they scored 25 runs in a two-game sweep of the Cubs, then shutout the Texas Rangers 4-0 in the first game of their series at home. That all came back down to earth as they reeled off three straight losses and fell five games behind the Jays for the wildcard.

I had a fleeting thought that it would be great to see a Tigers-Blue Jays wildcard play-in game, but it seems the Tigers just can’t string together enough wins to get there.

The Jays, still battling the surprising Yankees for first place in the east, are far from a lock, but they are also playing the type of baseball that makes them a favourite to get to the post-season.

The Tigers’ woes conMARK tinue as they can’t put RIBBLE their pitching and hitting together. In the series against Texas, the starting pitching performed Rib’s admirably, but the bats Ramblings died completely. I guess they ran out of whatever magic they had in Chicago just a few days earlier.

A once-promising season has gone by the wayside and it will likely cost Brad Ausmus his job at season’s end. It’s already cost Dave Dombrowski his.

I’ve been a fence sitter between these two teams for a number of years. Once a die-hard Jays fan, I got frustrated by the lean years that followed the World Series wins and became more interested in the Tigers, especially once they turned the franchise around in 2006. When the Jays allowed great players like Joe Carter, Robbie Alomar and John Olerud to get away, I just felt awful.

And while I’ve kept the Blue Jays in my thoughts, I’ve rooted for the Tigers every year since. I think it’s time to don my Blue Jays hat again, seeing that they just may have something magical going on. I hate to be bandwagon jumper, but I guess since I’ve kind of rooted for both for so many years, it’s okay to revert back to my old team for awhile.

Now, don’t ask me to do that with hockey. I’ve invested so many disappointing years as a Leafs fan that I just can’t turn away. It’s like watching a train wreck happening in front of you. You should turn away but you just can’t.

That’s how I feel about my hockey team.

Hockey season will come soon enough. For now, the Jays have given Toronto sports fans a reason to get excited about baseball and that’s good enough for me.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

LDMH receives money for upgrades Over $2.3 million in funding was announced last week by Ontario Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins to the hospitals in Leamington and Chatham-Kent for infrastructure upgrades.

Total funding of $2,314,627 was announced for the Chatham-Kent riding: • Leamington District Memorial Hospital: $864,822.

• Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (Chatham Campus): $938,163.

• Sydenham District Hospital: $511,642 Also in nearby Windsor, Windsor Regional Hospital received $1.438 million and Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare received $695,370.

“Through this investment in hospital infrastructure, we are ensuring that patients have access to care in spaces that are safe, healthy and comfortable. These projects make a real, positive difference in the healing environment, complementing the high quality care patients receive in Ontario hospitals,” said Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and LongTerm Care.

The funding will help address critical infrastructure needs at local community hospitals such as: • Structural upgrades such as roof replacements and new windows.

• Upgraded heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

• Improvements such as upgrading back-up generators.

• Upgraded fire alarm systems and other work needed to address requirements under the Ontario Building Code and Ontario Fire Code.

In the 2015 Ontario Budget, the government committed to providing more than $11 billion in hospital capital grants over 10 years. This funding is an annual allocation to assist hospitals in renewing their hospital facilities through minor infrastructure projects.

The wreck of the Griffon: A Great Lakes mystery

The legendary vessel named the Griffon, built by the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle in the year 1679, was the very first ship to sail on Lake Erie. The ship was lost with all hands and valuable cargo on the return leg of its maiden voyage.

Since then, the fate of the Griffon has become the greatest mystery of the Great Lakes!

Join Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg, a husband-and-wife team of underwater explorers and authors of a new book called The Wreck of the Griffon, as they present a multi-media, live narration program with exciting visuals and background music telling the dramatic story of this long lost historic ship, and the many times people thought they had found it!

The Wreck of the Griffon will be presented on Friday, September 25, 7 p.m. at the Leamington Arts Centre, 72 Talbot St. W. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

A book signing by the authors will follow the presentation.

Convenience store and gas bar approved for Erie and Seacliff

The southwest corner of Erie St. and Seacliff Drive has been vacant for a long time.

Municipal Council has received a proposal for site plan control to build a convenience store and gas bar on the location. The report recommending the development to Council states that the proposed development meets all of the provisions of the Zoning By-law, includes provision to buffer abutting residential properties, and fits the property.

At the Aug. 24 meeting of Council, Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald asked if the buffering was required under the site plan, and was told that not only was it required, but would be inspected before the owners would be allowed to do business.

Councillor John Jacobs asked if this would be a 24-hour operation, and whether or not the lighting would be positioned so that it would not light up neighbouring properties.

The answer to the lighting question was satisfactory, and that was Councillor Jacobs’ concern, so he had no further problem with the proposal.

The matter was passed.

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One quarter and dial ‘N’ for nostalgia (Continued from Page 2) island, we would feel very out of touch. I enjoy most of what people post, especially if it is about them. There is a fine line between what private moments should be kept to yourself or shared with others. Even Clark Kent used a phone booth to strip down into his Superman role!

In the end, as our children head back to the classroom, do them a favour. Don’t send them with a phone.

They will survive – we all did. When our daughter Anna went away to a hockey school in Saskatchewan she had a cell phone. These phones were held in safekeeping except for two hours every evening, at which time the students could contact family or friends. We were lucky to get a call once a week!

Our son will probably be safer on the road without the distraction of the cell phone chirping every time someone messages him. Nevertheless, I would feel better knowing that there were some good old-fashioned pay phones along the way and that he had a pocket full of change!

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The Bank Theatre has raised over $1 million after receiving $162,000 from the federal government’s Canada 150 grant program last week.

Earlier this spring, The Bank Theatre submitted an application under the federal government’s Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP) for a renovation project that will refurbish performance space, including the stage, seating area, lighting and sound system.

On August 11th, correspondence was received from the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario, which confirmed The Bank Theatre was successful with their application securing $162,000 for the project.

The Bank Theatre, located at 10 Erie Street South in Uptown Leamington, was constructed circa 1850. Prior to The Sun Parlour Players, it was a Bank of Montreal, hence the name The Bank Theatre. It opened its doors to the public on August 31, 2012.

The Bank Theatre is a labour of love for many hard working volunteers. When interior improvements are complete, The Bank Theatre will be a vibrant, viable, modern facility that is accessible and Wi-Fi ready.

“The Bank Theatre is a focal point of the uptown core in both location and function. Ensuring that it remains fully operable preserves not only our local history, but also our commitment to the arts,” stated Rick Taves, Chair of the Bank Theatre Fundraising Committee.

“The Bank Theatre will prove to be a shot-in-the-arm for Uptown Leamington as it attracts patrons of the arts to our core area. It will also be one more asset that the Municipality of Leamington can add to its long list of amenities offered to all who live, work and play here,” stated John Paterson, Mayor of Leamington.

Taves and other Bank Theatre Board members welcomed a small group to acknowledge the federal funding on Friday, August 21 in front of the theatre. Inside the building, work is being completed on the HVAC and sprinkler systems.

The Bank Theatre reopens in September for the opening of the Odd Couple (Female Version) Sept. 11, 12 and 13. Dale Butler’s Last Friday Coffee House is Friday, Sept. 18 at The Bank Theatre. And on Sept. 25, 26 and 27, The Bank Theatre presents the one-woman show Shirley Valentine.

The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program is part of Canada 150 Celebrates, the Government of Canada’s celebration of our country’s 150th anniversary.

Pictured at right, from left to right, are Leamington counThrough investments in community incillor John Hammond, Leamington Economic Development frastructure, the Government of Canada Officer Jeanine Lassaline-Burgland, Mikell Kennedy, Leamwill invest in projects that celebrate our ington mayor John Paterson, Dennis Dick, Ursula Tiessen, shared heritage, create jobs, and im(SUN Photo) Rick Taves and Penny Gil. prove the quality of life for Canadians.

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Water Tower Gets New Paint Job

Aerial shots taken last week show the restoration work underway at the Leamington water tower. The big job of painting the structure officially started July 27 when workers erected scaffolding with a series of massive tarps covering the structure before the old paint was removed by sandblasting. When the job is complete, both the interior and exterior of the tank will have will been painted, along with its ‘legs’. Safety improvements will also be made, including upgrades to the ladder systems, access hatches and points, vents, safety davits and harness hook-up points. The project is expected to be finished in November. Check out https://youtu.be/VeY32ozWKN8 for an awesome aerial view.

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By Pat Bailey It was overwhelming for David Younan, the outpouring of love and support by family, friends, teammates, his neurosurgeon, opponents and those he’d never met before.

Friday night’s ‘Project Rebound’ fundraiser for the 22-year-old athlete who suffered a brain aneurysm a year ago was sold out, with about 500 people lending their support to the affable 6’8” basketball player.

In fact, it was a trio of sisters who barely knew Younan, Yolla, Gina and Susie Abraham, who organized the tremendously successful event. Like Younan, they were thrilled by the community support for the fundraiser which was held to raise money for Younan to receive much needed high-tech physiotherapy at the DMC Rehabilitation Neuroscience Unit in Detroit at an estimated cost of $60,000.

Rehabilitaion centres in Ontario don’t have oversized machines that would accommodate Younan’s towering frame, and to date he has been turned down by the ministry of health for funding the stateside treatment.

In addition to a pasta dinner, guests participated in a silent auction, raffles and games. Entertainment was provided by Jody and Billy Raffoul.

David Younan was front and centre for the ‘Project Rebound’ fundraiser Friday night at the Portuguese Club.

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A sold out crowd of about 500 showed its support for Leamington’s David Younan.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, your mind is racing a mile a minute. Although it may be challenging, you have to find a way to slow down and focus on one thing for the time being.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, put some thought into your long-term financial goals.

Planning now will help you realize your goals down the road. Don't put off a meeting with your advisor.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you will get another crack at an opportunity that recently passed you by. Just be patient and prepare for the chance that awaits you in the near future.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 You need to find ways to relax, Cancer. Schedule time to unwind, whether it is dancing, listening to music or practicing yoga. Make the most of your elevated energy levels.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have a lot on your plate at the moment, so shelve some immediate plans you had. Right now you don't have the time to devote to them.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, continue to work hard and rewards will come to you in the professional arena. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed, and soon this will be made clear to you.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you are anxious to announce plans for a new chapter in your life. But you might want to table your enthusiasm for the time being until these plans are confirmed.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Your ideas carry a lot of weight at your job and within your circle of friends, Scorpio. This week you may be called on to come up with a few new thoughts on getting things done.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, understand that others do not necessarily have your thick skin. Consider your words carefully before delivering some constructive criticism to a friend or loved one.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your attention to detail can make your projects take much longer than others', but that's what separates you from the pack. If it's worth doing, it is worth doing right.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Words come easily to you this week, Aquarius. It may be worth your while to negotiate a raise or debate an issue that has been bothering you lately. Your point of view will be heard.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you may know how someone close to you is feeling even before they confide in you. Your intuition is on fire this week.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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Sun Parlour radio club hosts swap meet in Leamington

By Bryan Jessop Amateur radio enthusiasts looking for a way to put that extra ‘SPARC’ in their hobby have once again converged upon Leamington.

The Sun Parlour Amateur Radio Club hosted its third annual SPARC Fest Sunday, Aug. 9 — a swap meet that drew about 100 Ham and amateur radio enthusiasts who made the trip from across Essex County, Chatham-Kent and Lambton County. Two hobbyists made the trip from Hamilton specifically for the local event, hosted by SPARC vice president and station manager Mike Ciacelli.

“It’s been getting bigger and better every year,” said Ciacelli, who is also the chairperson of the Leamington Tomato Festival and a group of buyers and sellers chat alongside tables filled with inventory during the third annual deputy chief with the Leam- A SPARC Fest swap meet Sunday, Aug. 9. The local event drew about 100 vendors and customers ington Fire Department. from across Essex County, Chatham-Kent and Lambton County.

“We had another good turnout this year. We’re getting “It’s a pretty progressive clude police officers and home basements, garages or the word out now.” club,” said Ciacelli. “We’ve EMS workers. Ham radio what many refer to as ‘Ham SPARC is the Leaming- got a lot of equipment, re- enthusiasts often operate Shacks’, but can also utilize ton area’s only registered peaters and new technol- from base stations set up in portable systems that can amateur radio club and was ogy.” established in 1969. The Most importantly, Ciagroup currently includes celli explained, SPARC’s 35 members from across equipment located at the Windsor, Leamington and Leamington Kinsmen RecChatham areas and is led by reation Complex allows it Growing president Bill to serve as Since 1921 Leal. The club the region’s is an active commu“We had component nications another good within the headquarc o m m u n i t y, ters in case turnout this year. volunteerof disaster We’re getting the ing its comor emerword out now.” munications g e n c y - Mike Ciacelli services for situations events such as including the MS Walk, tornados or 239 Rd 5 Between Hwy 77 and Albuna Townline Leamington Tomatoman other severe weather condiOPEN MON - SAT 9 am - 5:30 pm Triathlon and Leamington tions.

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be installed in vehicles in the same fashion as typical two-way radios.

Ciacelli noted that even portable and mobile amateur radio devices can contact sources from across the world, as Internet connection services have allowed the hobby’s technology and functionality to improve.

“You used to need a huge antennae to communicate across the globe,” Ciacelli said. “The technology has

changed over the past few years and that’s been a good thing.”

Ciacelli, who has been involved with amateur radio for the past 24 years, is one of about 30,000 who attend an annual swap meet in Dayton, Ohio every year dubbed the Dayton Hamvention. The convention is attended by enthusiasts from across the world.

“I never miss it,” Ciacelli said.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

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By Bryan Jessop A new hub to be built for families with sick children is being supported by a ‘Hub’ of a different sort.

The Hub International offices of Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville and Windsor have joined forces to generate a $6,000 donation for the new Ronald McDonald House to be built within the walls of Windsor Regional Hospital. The money was raised via a company golf tournament hosted by the Kingsville Golf and Country Club Thursday, July 9.

As this year’s company summer party, the tournament drew Hub staff members and their families as well as employees with the insurance companies it represents.

The event included 120 golfers as well as 150 for the fundraiser’s lunch and 140 for its dinner. Despite heavy rainfall that morning, only one of the nine holes reserved for the tournament was closed by the time it began.

“We couldn’t have done this without the support of our staff,” said Hub International office manager for Southwestern Ontario Suzette Smit, who organized the event with the assistance of Hub account executive and the fundraiser’s emcee Matt Isaacs. “The whole thing was amazing and we had great feedback. The Kingsville golf course was really good to us.”

Smit noted that many who took part in the tournament have since asked when and if the company would be making it a yearly occasion. The Kingsville Golf and Country Club and local Hub representative have already been in contact to discuss a date and time for the 2016 installment of the fundraiser.

“Everyone is happy that the money is staying local,” Smit explained.

With a handful of Hub employees having made use of the London Ronald McDonald House in recent months and years, representatives of the company decided that hosting a golf tournament in support of the new RMH facility coming to Windsor would be ideal. The announcement for a Ronald McDonald House facility — to be constructed on the third floor of Windsor Regional Hospital near the pediatric ward — was made in late April of this year.

With the design phase complete, construction of the 3,700 sq. ft. site is expected to begin later this year. The new facility is slotted for an opening date in the spring of next year and will include a minimum of five bedrooms as well as a common space and fully functional kitchen.

Hub’s contribution was one of the first for the new RMH Windsor location.

“It’ll make a big difference for families here, with the building right inside the hospital,” explained Ronald McDonald House London’s director of development Jen Wason, who accepted the Hub donation Thursday, Aug. 20.

“For a family to be steps away from their sick child is important — some babies are in the hospital for months.”

The RMH in London currently hosts an average of 800 families per year — 28 per cent or about 220 making the trip from Windsor and Essex County. Wason explained that local families who continue to bring their children to London for treatment will continue to use the Ronald McDonald House facilities there, although a new Windsor location will prove beneficial for many others.

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In the homerun derby, Roberto Andrade Laguna earned bragging rights. Above, Andrade Laguna (right) with team manager Isaak Giesbrecht and organizer Kevin O’Neil.

A player for Team Mexico warmed up by showing off some soccer skills.

(SUN Photos by Pat Bailey) OPP officer Jim Chopchik makes the play on the ball diamond.

Cross Cultural Sports Day in Leamington

Leamington’s SC United goalie Chris Dias makes a stop during the shoot out between Team Canada and Team Mexico.

By Pat Bailey Saturday afternoon Canada took on Mexico in the 6th Annual Leamington OPP Cross Cultural Sports Day. While there was tremendous competition on the soccer field and the baseball diamond, it was all about helping build relationships between the community and the migrant worker population, according to organizer Constable Kevin O’Neil. It came down to a shootout on the soccer field, with Canada ending up on top.

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Council rejects changes to marina fees

Leamington Council received a report at the Aug. 24 meeting from the acting manager of recreation, Terry Symons, requesting some changes to the fees the marina will charge in 2016. Here are some of the highlights: “Seasonal dockage rates have increased $5/foot between the years 2011 to 2015. As a result, no change is being recommended to seasonal rates per foot in 2016.”

Proposed changes in the report for the 2016 Fee Schedule include: • $5 increase in day dockage rates; • $50 increase in seasonal dockage for 15-foot to18-foot boats; • $50 increase for jet-ski dock unit rentals; • $2 increase for pump-out services; • $3 decrease in boat ramp daily passes is recommended to remain competitive with area marinas. This will also bring the total with taxes to an even $10; • Kiosk advertising signage has not increased since 2004 and a $75 increase is recommended based upon market demand; • A new user fee is recommended for the temporary use of a leased slip while the original lessee is not using the slip.

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Councillor Larry Verbeke asked why the ramp fees are being reduced and was told it was to attract mid-week fees to the Leamington Marina.

Councillor John Jacobs was surprised that the new fee schedule was coming to Council so early, given that the final numbers for the year are nowhere near complete. Continuing, he pointed out that the 15- to 18-foot boat fees were reduced last season to try and attract more of this size boat — the increase seems to undermine this initiative. He pointed out that reducing the rate for the ramp was ill conceived since the ramp is very busy and does not need a stimulus.

Finally, he objected to charging a fee for lending a fully paid for dock and that it was “double dipping”. He concluded that he would not support the proposed fee changes.

Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald described the proposed changes as “greedy”. She would like to have a few more years of healthy volume before bumping the prices up.

Councillor Tim Wilkinson was also unhappy, especially with the fee to borrow a fully paid-for dock.

Council was told that the fee was related to the liability of knowing who is in the marina and knowing that the boats are insured and appropriately docked.

In response, Councillor Wilkinson suggested that the

onus should be put back on the leaser to BILL notify administraCHAPLIN tion that the dock is occupied with permission.

Councillor John Municipal Hammond said that Correspondent the boaters using the ramp are also paying for the storage of their trailers, so a fee reduction is inappropriate.

Mayor John Paterson asked what prompted the recommendations. The response did not seem to be satisfactory for all of the proposed changes.

Councillor Verbeke indicated that he would like to see the cost of renting the pavilion re-visited.

The recommended changes were rejected by Council.

Deputy-Mayor MacDonald then moved that only the kiosk advertising fee be increased as proposed in the report.

That was carried.

The mayor invited returning with any proposed changes at a later date with clearer explanations and justifications.

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Public works would like to purchase a replacement leaf vacuum for this fall. It was in the capital budget for an estimated $35,000, and the lowest tender comes to $36,704.

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The explanation made it clear that the old unit is not salvageable.

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Public meeting for zoning amendment

A farm on Mersea Road 5 has a home that is surplus to the operation, so a public meeting was held to receive public reaction to severing the house and grounds from the farm and to re-zone the lot from General Agriculture (A1) to Rural Residential (A5) so that it can be sold off.

The planning report presenting the request to Council on Aug. 24 includes the conclusion, “If no concerns are raised, it is requested that Council consider granting provisional consent for the requested lot addition and amending by-law the same night as the public meeting.”

When the floor was opened to the public, no one spoke on the matter and it was approved.

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September 13th - 2:00 p.m.

Becky Lashmar, who played Queen Milli in Queen Milli of Galt, and Melinda Lewsaw, who has been in numerous productions, will delight audiences with the hilarious female rendition of Neil Simon’s classic, THE ODD COUPLE. Joel Lewsaw is the director. Tickets - $15 for Adults, $12 for Students Available at Wharram’s Jewellery; Counter Effects or AT THE DOOR.

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September 18th “The Dale” is back! 7:00 p.m. with all his friends.

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Dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tickets available after August 20th for $20.00.

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Sunday, September 20th - 3:00 p.m. @ the Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie Street South. Treat yourself to a rich array of classical music performed by three accomplished musicians. The pianist is Helen Brown, the flutist is Natalie Dorion and the soprano is Jilda Farias.

You will hear music from Puccini, Ave Maria, Danny Boy, the Canadian favorite, Song for the Mira, as well as many more.

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September 25th & 26th - 7:30 p.m. September 27th - 2:00 p.m. - Shirley Valentine, 42-year-old put-upon mother and housewife packs her bags and heads for the sun. The note on the kitchen table reads ‘Gone to Greece, back in two weeks.’

Come and see the original one-woman show upon which the movie was based. Allison Still-Berry is terrific as Shirley. Make this a “Girl’s Night Out!”.

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WOOLWORTH EMPLOYEES REUNION, SUN. SEPT. 13, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at Seacliff Park. For more information call Erna 519-326-9576 or Sue 519-326-3168.

ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH REGISTRATION FOR RECONCILIATION & FIRST COMMUNION for 2015 - 2016 .

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FREE WRITING WORKSHOPS being offered for writers and aspiring writers, Wednesdays, Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 14, Oct. 21, Nov. 4., 6:30-8:00 p.m., Kingsville Public Library, 40 Main St. W. Led by poet and former Creative Writing teacher Dorothy Mahoney. Everyone welcome, no registration. Info: Arts Council 519-252-2787 or Kingsville Library 519-733-5620.

MONDAYS - SENIORS DROP-IN, 1st and last Monday of the month only at 10:30 a.m. at Leamington United Church. Guest speakers, refreshments, games, exercise. It's free, fun, and wheelchair accessible. All seniors welcome.

ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE'S DRINKING? The Wheatley Serenity Al-Anon Family Group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheatley Friendship Club (north entrance), 171 Erie St. N. DO YOU ENJOY VOLUNTEERING AND MEETING PEOPLE? South Essex Community Council in

Leamington is currently looking for volunteers for Meals on Wheels Delivery. If you are interested in volunteering during the morning for about 1 hour per week or as a backup volunteer, please call Noreen or Susan at SECC - 519-326-8629 ext.381. www.secc.on.ca.

HELP AN ADULT LEARN ENGLISH - South Essex Community Council is currently looking for tutors for adults learning English. One afternoon or evening per week. Training/materials provided. Qualification: Fluency in English. Great for high school seniors too! Call 519-326-8629 ext. 381 or email volunteer@secc.on.ca PREGNANCY & RESOURCE CENTRE, 33 Princes St. (Princess Centre) Suite 408, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy tests. Call 24/7 for free and confidential support - 519-3260612. Business calls: 519-326-3821.

TUESDAYS - Epilepsy Support group meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon, at the Windsor United Way office, 300 Giles Blvd. E., Windsor. New members welcome.

Info: Windsor/Essex Epilepsy Support Centre, 519-890-6614, epilepsywindsor@epilepsysupport.ca or visit the website at www.epilepsysupport.ca.

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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED in the Wheatley area for South Essex Community Council's Friendly Visitors program for seniors and persons with disabilities. Commitment is 1 hour per week. If you are interested in volunteering or know of someone who could benefit from these services, call SECC at 519-326-8629.

MONDAY NIGHTS - The Windsor Classic Chorale is looking for new members. Rehearsals are Monday nights from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. in South Windsor. We perform 3 - 4 concerts a year. Call the director at 310-292-8444.

LOOKING TO REVIVE THE ESSEX COUNTY JUNIOR FARMERS. Are you 15-29 with an interest in agriculture or farming? Contact Nic Willemsma at sirnic16@gmail.com if interested or if you have any questions. You don't have to be from a farm to enjoy being part of this group!

SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETS WEEKLY in Leamington. As a fellowship of recovering addicts, SA offers a message of hope to anyone who suffers from sex or porn addiction. For more information, email sa.leamington@gmail.com

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As the result of a successful public meeting concerning raising biological greenhouse pest controls north of town, Municipal Council has taken the final step toward allowing the enterprise to take off: it has agreed to remove the holding zone designation on the property.

The holding restriction (h) can be applied to any property zoned for almost any purpose to prevent development until essential services or conditions are met. In the case of the application for the production and storage of arthropods to control greenhouse pests, no new services are needed, so the restriction can be safely removed. It was originally applied when the property was re-zoned so that a commercial development such as a mall could be sited there. The holding restriction was added to indicate that services for a strip mall would have to be constructed before development. Now, however, a threeyear temporary use by-law is an approved use.

With that explanation, there were no questions at the Aug. 24 meeting of Council and the matter was quickly approved.

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This will only take a few minutes a day and a brief, slight clouding of the waters off the west beaches could result in very calm conditions.

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Administration has submitted a report to Leamington Council recommending the replacement of approximately 1800 High Pressure Sodium Lamps with LED streetlights.

One thing that makes this a really desirable move is that it has a payback time of between five and six years; the savings on electricity costs will cover the entire cost in just over one term of Council.

The high-pressure sodium fixtures use approximately 60% more energy than ‘new’ LED lighting. According to the report, LED street lighting is more than 10 years old now, and is a reliable technology. The LED lights are expected to have a ten to twenty year life expectancy.

Many firms responded to the Request For Proposal issued to supply the lights. Administration recommended that Council hire LRL Roadway Lighting of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to supply and deliver the lights for $680,000 (plus HST). Essex Power will install the lights for $252,000 (plus HST). The costs will be covered by the gas tax reserve that Leamington has already.

Members of Municipal Council were enthusiastic about the upgrade and savings and the recommendation was carried at the Aug. 24 meeting.

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Officials measure the strained contents from team entries following this year’s Tomato Stomp, a popular attraction during the annual Leamington Tomato Festival. This year’s winning team was No Ands, Ifs or Butts About It, made up of members from Lakewood, Canton, Copley and Vermilion, Ohio.

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IN MEMORIAM

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Jerry & Bernice, Fred & Sandra, Joann & Ron, Sheila & Butch and all the Grandkids.

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You have been gone one sad and lonely year, and there isn't a day goes by when my heart doesn't ache to see your handsome face, hear your wonderful deep voice and feel your strong, loving and caring arms around me.

Remembering you is easy, I do it every day.

Missing you is the heartache, that never goes away.

Naval veteran WWII, founder of Cottam Diecasting. You were a special husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend.

Dearly loved and always in our hearts and missed, especially all your hunting and fishing stories.

We hold you in our thoughts every day. Love you forever.

Your wife Betty and children Richard, Greg, Cynthia, Cheri, Chris, Merri Beth and Mark, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Area drivers prevail at South Buxton Raceway

By Mike Bennett South Buxton Raceway Three drivers from the Windsor-Essex area who need no directions to Victory Lane were feature winners again Saturday night at South Buxton Raceway.

Leamington’s Joel Dick won his eighth feature of the season – his first in over a month – to pad his lead atop the standings in the Schinkels Gourmet Meats UMP Modifieds.

Cottam’s Rob Quick and Windsor’s Jamie Beaulieu both won features for the second week in a row and fourth time this year.

Dick started on the outside of the front row, took the lead from Belle River’s Mario Toniolo in turn four on the first lap and never looked back.

“We nailed the set-up tonight,” Dick said, passing credit for his dominating run to his crew. “I know Mario’s great on the bottom, and I knew I wouldn’t have beaten him if I got behind him, so I just maintained my line up top and kept her sailing up there.”

Dick won seven straight features from May 23 to July 18 before posting finishes of 2nd, 8th and 6th in the first three features of August.

Shrewsbury’s Jim Dale Jr. finished 2nd with Toniolo coming in 3rd. Clayton Smith, of Taylor, Mich., and Merlin’s Brad McLeod rounded out the top five.

Dick padded his lead to 167 points over Smith in his bid for a second straight division championship.

Windsor’s Dan McIntyre won his heat race, and Essex’s Gerald Martin the ‘B’ Main, the first checkered flags of the season for both drivers.

Quick continued his late season bid to steal the points title away from Blenheim’s Kyle Hope with a second straight feature win in the Tirecraft Mini-Mods.

Hope led the first 10 laps before Quick, who started ninth, took the lead on a restart and led the final 10 laps. The leaders got together coming out of turn two with three laps to go as Quick wound up on the infield as Hope motored on as the caution waved. Officials ruled Hope was the cause of the incident and was placed to the back for the restart while Quick was put back in the lead.

“I think I broke loose just a little bit but the 73 (Hope) was coming pretty hard and he got into me pretty good,” said Quick, who held off

Blenheim’s Trevor Jones and Merlin’s Steve Shaw Jr. over the last three laps to take the checkered.

Quick’s win, coupled with Hope’s 9th-place finish, moves the Cottam driver to within 194 points of the lead with three race nights remaining.

Beaulieu led the first lap but ran second behind Ridgetown’s Nick Glassford for the next 11 circuits of the Autotech Bombers feature. With three laps to go, Beaulieu regained the lead when Glassford’s right front tire went down.

With his win, Beaulieu took over the division lead as he is 19 points ahead of Merlin’s Cale Johns.

Chatham’s Jake Hooker won his second straight and seventh Tirecraft Sport Stocks feature win of the season. The 15-year-old

Hooker padded his division lead to 46 points over Kingsville’s Rob Young, who faded from 3rd to 10th place on the final lap with mechanical issues.

Ruthven’s Brad Bloomfield finished 3rd for the second week in a row, while Essex’s Doris Lajeunesse was 6th, Cottam’s Tiffany Ellis 7th and Essex’s Dillon Moody 9th.

Lajeunesse won his heat race.

The Ontario Topless Sprints visit South Buxton this Saturday, with races starting at 6:30 p.m.

Correction: In last week’s South Buxton Raceway report, it was stated that Rob Quick lost the 2008 Comp 4 division points championship to Cottam’s Denis DeSerrano. The 2008 champion was Nate McNally, of Charing Cross, who edged Quick for the title.

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Elsie Irene (Wharram) McGregor passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Sun Parlor Home in Leamington on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the age of 90.

Predeceased by her husband Andrew (1983), parents Harvey and Ada Wharram, sister Joyce Garraway and sister-inlaw Margaret Wharram.

Survived by her three sons, Allan (Mary) of LaSalle, Gordon (Norma) of Chatham and Glenn (Kelley) of London. Also surviving is her sister Doris Lamb of Wheatley, brother Ken Wharram (Murdeena) of Wheatley, six grandchildren, Steve McGregor (Tony), Monika Turner (Dan), Chris McGregor (Melanie), Jamie McGregor (Susan), Kirsten McGregor and Hannah McGregor.

She had six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Elsie was very active in the United Church of Canada for the better part of her life in various capacities until the onset of dementia.

If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society or Sun Parlor Home where she resided for many years. The family wishes to thank the staff there for her wonderful care.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-3262631) on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. until time of the Memorial Service to celebrate Elsie’s life at 12 noon. Rev. Mark Perry officiating.

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Through Europe in 1970 with a Volkswagon Camper van

Bob Schellenberg grew up on a farm east of Leamington. As a young boy, he often rode with his grandfather on the tractor in the tomato fields. The steady humming of the tractor often caused Bob’s grandfather to fall asleep at the wheel, and that’s how Bob first learned how to drive!

His first car was a new 1959 VW Beetle from Hildebrand Motors, a gift from Dad for Bob being in the second graduating class at the University of Waterloo. Bob later began teaching math at M.M. Robinson High School in Burlington.

In 1970, Bob and his wife Lenita spent a year travelling around Europe. Bob had helped his dad with the tomato crop in July and August, and come September 1st they flew to London to start their European adventure. Bob knew another teacher who was stationed at Baden-Baden and who owned a 1969 VW Westfalia camper van. It was up for sale at $2,650 and Bob managed to get it for $2,350. The teacher selling it told Bob: “Send me half the money now and the other half when I go through Toronto on my way home to

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Saskatchewan.” When Bob made the second payment, he got the keys. The vehicle was still in Europe.

After Bob and Lenita landed in London, they took the ferry across the English Channel to Belgium, then by train to Baden-Baden, arriving around 4 p.m. The next morning, Bob obtained the oval (CAN) international license plates and then they set out to find the vehicle. They took a train to a little village, then walked 2 km and up a lane to a house.

Their VW camper van was parked behind the garage. It had license plates and it started!

They drove all around England, Ireland, France and Germany (where they spent Christmas). They got caught in a snowstorm in France and were stuck living in a high school gym for three days. Their VW camper van had a little stove, and with the pop-up roof they could do their cooking while standing up.

They sold their travelling companion on July 1, 1971.

Some flyers from the DND stationed at Lahr heard about it and a chaplain bought it. Bob and Lenita then spent some time in London before flying home on July 1, having been away for nearly a year.

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Kopinak wins Southland golf tour

By Bryan Jessop Wheatley’s Erin Kopinak has capped in impressive start to the 2015 Southland Insurance Junior Tour with an even more impressive finish.

Kopinak competed in the Girls’ 11-18-year-old category for the third straight year and this time, came out on top in the rankings to take this year’s championship. The nineevent, 18-hole category wrapped up Sunday, Aug. 23 at Tilbury Golf Course, where Kopinak finished in a three-way tie for first with a score of 86. Her combined score stood at 519, good for a 13-stroke cushion over second place Nicole Cesca and 15 lower than the 534 of Nina Korac.

“I was surprised,” Kopinak admitted of taking this year’s title. “It was such a tight race between Nina, Nicole and I.” The season started June 29 at Amherstburg’s Pointe West Golf Club, where Korac took first place with a seven-stroke lead over second-place Kopinac. The two appeared destined for a down-to-the-wire finish until Cesca broke a tie with Korac upon finishing the final stop in Tilbury to steal second. Tess Scaman of Chatham, the tour’s only other Chatham-Kent resident, finished sixth with a final score of 565.

“I knew I had to shoot good, but I wasn’t sure exactly how good,” Kopinak said of the final round.

Each entry’s final ranking was determined after their highest three scores were removed. Thirteen of 14 entries participated in the required minimum of six of the nine events to be ranked. Kopinak attended all nine rounds, finishing first six times and second the other three. She won by three strokes at Erie Shores Golf Club in Leamington Aug. 8 and by three at Rochester Place in Lakeshore two days later.

By winning the division, she received a $500 post secondary education bursary. After the successful tour, Kopinak is now giving serious consideration to earning a golf

scholarship for her post-secondary education plans. Although she isn’t yet sure which schools she’ll apply to, she is leaning toward pre med and health sciences courses after she completes Grade 12 at Tilbury District High School next year.

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“I’m keeping my opIt was such tions open right now,” she a tight race explained. “I’d love to go between Nina, Stateside, but I’ll be applyNicole and I.” ing to places around here - Erin Kopinak too.”

Kopinak and her family are working on creating videos to submit to different colleges and universities with the assistance of websites designed to help students submit presentations in hopes of landing scholarships.

The 17-year-old will join the Southland tour again next year for her final year of eligibility. Backed by her coach Don Harrison of LaSalle, she also has her sights set on participating in the Jamieson Junior tour for 2016, a system that is spread out across Essex County and Chatham-Kent facilities.

In the 11-12-year-old Girls nine-hole division, Erin’s sister Allison Kopinak finished the season third among the eight entries who started the season July 4 in Tilbury. She finished second at both Oxley Beach July 18 and Woodland Hills Aug. 9. Twelve-year-old Allison also plans to compete in the Southland loop again for 2016.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hockey season around the corner

By Bryan Jessop While there are still more than three weeks left in the dog days of summer, there is considerably less time remaining for the 2015-16 season to get underway for Southpoint minor hockey.

The association took another step closer to kicking off the upcoming campaign with Part 2 of its Annual General Meeting (AGM), essentially a financial report made available to the public Wednesday, Aug. 19. The first half of the AGM took place in late April, where Greg Liebrock remained as president and Greg Dries as vice president for the upcoming SMHA season.

With no non-board members in attendance, the financials for the 2014-15 campaign were addressed

and filed without objections or difficulties in about 15 minutes.

The SMHA has long since began preparing for 2015-16, having opened registration on March 1 with travel coaches selected by late April to conduct tryouts that got under way in May. Although early bird rates ended in mid July, registrations are still being accepted in all age divisions.

“We’ll take players for as long as we can to get good numbers on every team,” Dries explained.

Despite the expected two per cent increase in ice rental costs in addition to rising referee mileage fees and rates, the Southpoint Minor Hockey Association is keeping registration expenses in line with last season. Regu-

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Dries noted that there is still work to be done before 2015-16 officially begins on the ice, as the association is still seeking out coaches for some house league teams.

The organization will also require volunteer timekeepers, as some of those who stepped up to the task for last season will soon start committing to a post secondary education.

The Bluewater Hockey League held its annual scheduling meeting Aug. 18, where regular seasons were mapped out for some divisions while others still require adjustments. For Southpoint, home openers have been slotted for Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. against Essex for the minor atoms, 8:15 p.m. on the same day for the major atoms against

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12 at 1:30 p.m. for the novice AEs against Essex at Wheatley Area Arena and 2:40 p.m. against LaSalle for the peewee AEs, also in Wheatley.

House league and girls schedules have yet to be established and will begin in early October. For 2015-16, the Southpoint Stars will ice seven girls teams — five in interlock house league and two travel teams. The midget Southpoint Sun Stars will compete at the ‘BB’ level

while the bantams — who are still seeking a primary sponsor — will play as either a ‘B’ or ‘BB’ squad.

Travel girls scheduling meetings will take place Sept. 25-27.

The SMHA will begin renting ice at all three rinks — Highbury and Unico at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex and Wheatley Area Arena — starting Tuesday, Sept.

8. New for this season will be the elimination of body checking at all house league

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“Hopefully, it doesn’t come to that,” Dries said.

“We have a lot of players who go on to play at the junior level for the Sharks.

If they’re not prepared for contact hockey at that level, concussions could be an even bigger problem than they are now.”

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Talbot Trail seniors enjoy annual scramble

During their scramble games on August 18 at Talbot Trail Golf Course there was a mixture of weather conditions that all 73 senior golfers had to contend with. Most of the groups finished their final two holes playing in a steady, fairly heavy, rainfall. However, all but one team completed their rounds.

Outside workers, led by Derek Brown, have continued to maintain the golf course in excellent playing condition.

Aug. 18 was the Guardian Drugs Senior Scramble Day, sponsored by Neil Adamson and Guardian Drug Store owners Mike Untch, Mark Vickers and Jim Malott. Guardian Drugs certificates were provided to the top three winning teams.

The regular scramble format was used. Seventeen foursomes and one fivesome took part. Every player in a group had to have at least one of his drives used during the 9 holes of play. The teams were very evenly matched as there was only a 6-shot difference between first and last place.

First place winners of $25 gift certificates were T3G2 players: Tom Sasso, Richard Humber, Paul R. Brown, and Andy Orsini. They shot an excellent 32.

Second place winners of $20 certificates were T5G2 players: Al Zanuttini, Larry Schmidt, Kevin Miller and Bob McLean. This team was one back with a terrific 33 result.

Five teams tied with identical scores of 34. To decide where they would finish, a coin selection method was used. The low number would finish third. Third place winners of $15 certificates were Garnet Fox, Gord Chadwick, Randy Zeray (missing), and Larry Hughes.

Neil Adamson congratulated the top three teams as he handed out the certificates.

Fourth place winners of six balls were T8G1 players: Bob Patchett, Gerald Rivait, Walter Balsam, and Ross Clark.

T6G1 players who finished in fifth place to earn 4 golf balls each were Gerry Becigneul, Vic Reynaert, Steve Haas and Ray La Pierre.

Placing in sixth place because of the draw, but earning 2 golf balls each, were Ron Nichols, Wiz, Tom Bondy and Terry Scratch.

Honourable mention also goes to T2G1 players Gary Wilson, Neil Adamson, Carl Robinson and Joe Vertel who also shot a superb 34. They unfortunately lost out in the draw.

The Most Honest team award went to Paul Harrison, Murray Knox, Ed Woelk and Bob Freure. These gentlemen received 2 golf balls each.

The closest to the pin winner on #7 was Eugene Abbruzzese and his group T1G3. Eugene received a sleeve of golf balls and $40 to share with Hal Wigle, John Liddell and Vic Marcovecchio. Gord Chadwick’s masterful shot on #9 stood up and Gordie received a sleeve of balls and $30 to share with T7G1 players Garnet Fox and Larry Hughes. The other $10 went as a tip to the workers.

The long putt victor was Tom Sasso and T3G2. Tom received a sleeve of balls and $20 to share with Richard Humber, Paul Brown and Andy Orsini.

Also, check out another player friendly game that Greg has devised. There are sheets on the tables. It permits players of many different ages to form a team. Also, the older players will play off tees closer to the green than the younger participants. There are a number of age divisions and a certain number of points are allotted according to a player’s age. Each team must have at least 200 points!

#1 and #4. Neil Debacker won the only other skin, a net 2 on hole #8.

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In what appeared to be one of the windiest days on record for many players struggling around the links on August 20 in the Leamington Canadian Tire Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores, three golfers still managed to break par. Two southpaw swingers, David Owens and Scott Wilkinson, and one right-handed clubber, Ward Hutchins, all came in with one under par scores of 34.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Midget Lakers win two out of three

The Leamington Minor Midget Lakers won two out of three exhibition games last week as they prepare for the OBA tournament on Labour Day weekend.

On Tuesday evening the Lakers edged the Walker Homesites Major AA Hawks 4-3, Friday night they beat Essex Minor Midget Yellow Jackets 8-2 and followed up Saturday afternoon with a 5-0 loss to the same Essex team.

Kyle Wall had two two-out singles in the game against Walker, both scoring Anthony Fehr to lead the Lakers to a hard fought victory. Aidan Massad also had a pair of singles.

Massad struck out nine and gave up five hits in six innings to notch the win. Brett Enns came on in the seventh to earn the save.

On Friday night, Kameron Wall pitched a complete game to lead Leamington to the 8-2 win over Essex.

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Home plate, sweet home

It happened again.

Late last week, I had another one of those story assignments that triggered more than its fair share of memories.

Fred Osmon, a Chathamite, will soon be releasing a book focusing on the history of minor baseball throughout Chatham-Kent/Kent County. It would stand to reason that Wheatley — with about two per cent of the municipality’s population — would account for about two per cent of the book’s page count. The book, being dubbed The History of Baseball in Chatham ‘N Kent, will dedicate about five times that to Pegtown.

Although the entirety of my organized baseball days were played in Wheatley, I didn’t realize what a dominant force the town had once been at the provincial level. Not entirely my fault, since the string of Ontario Baseball Association titles began before my father was born. Some teams captured OBA championships over a course of consecutive years.

I was surprised to discover that one of the local teams went head-to-head with the city of Sudbury in the final (OBAs were once organized like any playoff series rather than the modern double-knockout tournament format). In a minor sports version of David vs. Goliath, the smaller of the two adversaries triumphed. How a city of 100,000 ended up in the same division as one of well under 2,000 is beyond me, but for whatever reason, it happened.

Having played house league exclusively, I have no tales of OBA glory to share with anyone. Back in the day (the 1980s), the Wheatley Minor Baseball Association had enough players in my age group to field four house league teams, all sponsored by the Kinsmen Club. For one particular season, we had two dominant teams and two doormats.

I played for one of the doormat, sub .500 squads. Strangely enough, on the Day of Champions/wind-up day, the two underdogs triumphed in the semis and met one another in the final. Our team came out on top for what was the only baseball title in which I’ve played a roll.

Sadly, what could be considered the beginning of the end transpired shortly thereafter. Registration numbers started to decline to the point where we had to join Leamington’s house league system. Batting was my strongest element of the game and one day, a road game took us to Leamington (my dad recalls the diamonds being on the old arena property near the Rhine Danube, but I seem to remember them being at the present-day Kinsmen Sports Field). At one point, I connected with a pitch and watched as the ball landed precisely at the base of the fence. Before it could even bounce, the ball made its way under the chain links and out of play.

“No Jessop, hit it OVER the fence! OVER the fence!” shouted ‘Tucker’ Mifflin in jest.

Appropriately enough, the ump declared it a ground rule double, an assessment usually set aside for a pop fly that hits the ground and then bounces over the fence/wall.

Apparently, the WMBA held its swan-song season in 1997. Other minor baseball associations have before or since been forced to fold up as well. Even Zion — which to the best of my knowledge is more of a road than a village or town — once fielded organized teams. Ditto for Port Alma and what is to me the mysterious community of Windfall.

Like a somewhat modern day landlocked Atlantis, Windfall seems to have disappeared from the face of the Earth entirely. Legend has it that it was located along the Wheatley Town Line, slightly closer to Wheatley than Tilbury. Osmon’s book even has a photo of a team hailing from this little known town.

It goes without saying that Wheatley-area kids still playing baseball are doing so in Leamington. Speaking of which, if you’re taking your dog for a walk through the diamonds/ outfield at Kinsmen Sports Field and your pooch has a bowel movement, please stoop and scoop. Nobody charging for a pop fly wants to step in that, thanks. Those outfielders are even less enthusiastic about picking up a ground ball that just ploughed its way through your dog’s drop offs.

For a lot of communities, organized baseball was THE thing to either do or watch during the summer. I’ve heard tales in towns like Tilbury and Wallaceburg that at one point, the streets were completely void of human life, as EVERYONE was at the local diamond watching the home town team take on a rival visitor.

While it would be more than a bit of exaggeration to say that minor baseball in this country is in jeopardy, it’s certainly harder to find in towns with less than three sets of traffic lights. The likes of Comber and Cottam do well to provide exceptions to the rule, but it’s still easy to see what I mean. As a 1998 brief in the Journal pointed out, kids have a lot more pastime options nowadays than they did back when most cars were still carbureted. There’s now soccer, competitive swimming, junior golf, lacrosse and summer hockey. No, I’m not shaking a nostalgic fist at any of these (or other) recreational activities — all are exponentially better than letting a child’s brain melt in front of a television, smartphone or iPad screen.

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One classmate, of respectable athleticism otherwise, didn’t fare so well with the system.

“Hey sir, how many tombstones does Degoey have?,” someone once asked the teacher in the latter stages of one particular game.

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By Bryan Jessop Never mind the leaves turning colours, the first sign of a fast-approaching autumn has arrived in Leamington with the start of the Junior ‘B’ Flyers’ main camp.

The primary round of tryouts for the two-time defending Western Ontario Conference champions began Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Unico Arena. The team’s coaching staff, a handful of veteran players, rookie hopefuls and curious fans are converging at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex for seven sessions prior to the kickoff of the 2015-16 season.

The camp began with 80 players and was reduced to about 70 following the annual Red-White game Saturday, Aug. 22. Head coach Tony Piroski met with remaining players following the Monday, Aug. 24 session, by which point the number of candidates for a roster position was whittled down to 45. By the time the Flyers host a pre-season tilt against fellow Western Ontario Conference finalist LaSalle at Unico Arena Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m., the list of candidates will be lowered to between 35 and 40. Leamington will visit the Vipers for their final pre-season game Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m., by which time Leamington’s bench staff will bring the number of potential rookies down to 25.

“I believe this is the best year we’ve had so far,” Piroski said of the ongoing tryouts. “I’m very impressed with this camp. There are some good, young players in this area. Everybody’s working hard too, which makes it easier to evaluate.”

Piroski explained that the Flyers expect to replace 10 players from the 2014-15

Tyler Caruana makes a save for Team Red against Team Black’s Austin Thompson during a Leamington Flyers main camp session at Unico Arena Thursday, Aug. 20.

On Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m., the Flyers will host a pre-season game against fellow 2014-15 Western Conference finalists LaSalle.

(SUN Photo)

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camp, including last season’s graduating-age players Ryan Muzzin and Ryan Shipley on defense and forwards Tyler Duarte, Chris Scott and Kyle Quick. Others — including forward Alex Friesen — will be moving away to take on post-secondary educations. Friesen, who finished the 2014-15 regular season with 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points in 46 games, will play with the Tier II Junior A Carlton Place Canadiens of the Central Canada Hockey League. Veteran goaltender Trevor Wheaton will return to the Junior C Essex 73’s to better accommodate his work and school schedules and to attain eligibility as an overager for the following season. The team is also expecting to fill gaps left by players advancing to the Ontario Hockey League. Netminder Michael Barrett of Lambertville, Mich. is expected to return for the upcoming campaign. Last year, he posted a .913 save percentage and goals against average of 2.44 in the regular season through 24 games.

Once again, the Flyers will be presented with the task of replacing some of the most effective components of its offense. Scott’s 54 regular season points ranked him first with Leamington in 2014-15, with Quick finishing second at 51 and Duarte’s 36 good for fourth with the Flyers. Veteran Mitch Amante will be the only top four Flyer from last season expected to return for 2015-16.

Liam Hogan became the first midget player from last season to sign a card with the upcoming season’s Flyers. Hogan played for the Riverside Rangers, where he scored four goals in a tournament title game to push his team to a 7-4 win against the Kent Cobras. The Flyers have also signed two Junior ‘C’ players from last year, including Scott Florence from the Wheatley Sharks and Mark Gangnon from the Amherstburg Admirals. Florence led the Sharks with 47 points in 39 games while Gangnon was second with the Admirals, collecting 58 points in 38 games.

Piroski expects to have added one player from the 73’s and another from the Belle River Canadiens by the time the roster is complete. The Flyers’ coaching staff will not change for the upcoming campaign, although Derek Anderson will step up as the team’s new chiropractor.

Piroski noted that he isn’t sure what to expect of the OHA’s new overtime format, where five minutes of four-on-four will be followed by five minutes of three-on-three instead of a shootout in games that remain deadlocked after 65 minutes.

“We’ll have to let it play out, but I think it’ll create a lot of excitement — especially on our big ice,” he explained.

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Leamington and Kingsville battle for the ball in a U15 game at the Sun County Wrap-Up Soccer Tournament this past weekend.

Sun County soccer wraps up season

The Sun County Soccer League finished off the season with a Wrap-Up Tournament this past weekend, Aug. 22-23.

The Leamington soccer fields were packed with young athletes and spectators participating in what was not just a sporting event but also a social event. It was a pretty impressive sight with all the fields in use, tents pitched along every sideline, and family and friends under the tents watching and intently cheering on their favourite teams.

The Wrap-Up Tournament was the ending to an intensely competitive season involving teams from Harrow to Blenheim and from U7 to U18 divisions. By the end of Saturday, playoff teams had been determined and all of those returned Sunday in a bid to reach the finals.

Leamington #1 won their U9 final match by a score of 2-1 on goals by Carson Murracas and Carter Murracas. The U11 team also won their final match 2-1. These wins were a result of great passing, strong defensive play and goalies making crucial stops.

The following are the Sun County Tournament results. Teams in the U7 division competed in a friendly tournament.

U9: Champs Leamington #1; finalists Kingsville #1.

U11: Champs Leamington; finalists Kingsville #2.

U13: Champs Stoney Point; finalists Cottam.

U15: Champs Kingsville; finalists Tilbury.

U18: Champs Tilbury; finalists Stoney Point.

Also handed out were the awards given to the teams with the best records. The league leaders were: U9 - 1st Leamington #1, 2nd Kingsville #1; U11 - 1st Kingsville #2, 2nd Leamington; U13 - 1st Blenheim, 2nd Stoney Point; U15 - 1st Kingsville, 2nd Blenheim; U18 - 1st Stoney Point, 2nd Blenheim.

Alyssa Getty graduated at the end of June from Kingsville District High School as an Ontario Scholar and will attend the University of Nevada - Las Vegas (UNLV) on a full ride athletic golf scholarship.

UNLV is a Division 1 Women’s Golf program ranked in the Top 20 in the USA in women’s golf. They made it to the NCAA Championship this year only to miss out on match play and being on TV by one stroke.

Getty, a member of Team Ontario, capped off her junior career with three first-place wins this season. She won the GAO Ontario Junior Girls Spring Classic in Waterloo, Golf Canada’s C.N. Future Links Ontario Championship in Dorchester, and then Golf Canada’s Quebec Championship in Bromont, Quebec, where she defended her previous year’s title.

In Tottenham, at the GAO Ontario Junior Girls Match Play, Getty made it to the championship round and finished in second place at Alyssa Getty received a full ride athletic golf scholarship and will be attending University of that Provincial Championship.

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Getty placed 9th at the GAO Ontario Women’s Amateur in St. Thomas and at the GAO Ontario Junior Girls Championship in Ottawa.

Getty ended her summer by playing the Canadian Junior Girls championship in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, where she placed 13th out of a field of 105 girls and then she headed back home to play in the Junior Girls Club Championship at Kingsville Golf & Country Club where she won her 7th Junior Club Championship.

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Erie Shores senior golf Only 41 Erie Shores senior golfers came out Aug. 24 for one fantastic day for golf.

Dave Robinson and Richard Leslie won the 50/50 draws.

Tom Klassen’s shot on #3 ended up being the closest to the pin from all other golfers, while Barry Power’s shot on #16 edged out Tim Dobson.

Bill Stackpoole’s putt on #9 stood out the entire round from all golfers, while Fred Klassen’s putt on #18 edged out that of Rudy Dyck.

Monday’s game was 6-6-6 as the low net on the first 6 holes was scored, the two low nets on the next 6 holes and the three low nets counted on the last 6 holes.

The winning team at 116 went to Rudy Dyck, Carl Young, Barry Power and Francis Garant. Second place at 120 went to the team of Ken Luxford, Wayne Quinn, Frank Mazzara and Bill Stackpoole. Third place at 123 went to the team of Ron Koop, O’rest Hyrnewich, Tim Dobson and Dave Robinson. Fourth place at 124 went to Bob Park, Tom Bondy, Bob Sutherland and Ron Tremblay.

Barry Power led the birdie parade with 3, birdying #1, #13 and #16. Two birdies each went to Ron Tremblay on #1 and #10, while Guy McIntyre had his on #1 and #2. Gary McRae birdied #3, Rudy Dyck and Heinz Kosempel birdied #9, Ron Koop birdied #10, Dan Dalimonte birdied #12, Bob Sutherland had one on #14, Ken Luxford on #15, and Tim Dobson rounded out the birds with one on #16.

Bill Stackpoole and Gary McRae were tied for low for the day each shooting a fine score of 77, followed closely behind by Bill Stackpoole who shot a 79.

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County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Aug. 17: 1st Derek Parry and Al Morrison, 2nd Jeanne Manners and Sharon Lutz, 3rd Roy Trowell and Ron Martin, 4th Ross Mackintosh and Agnes Fraser.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Aug. 19: North/South - 1st Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 2nd Ron Martin and Derek Parry, 3rd Marie Ellwood and Roger Cote.

East/West - 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Shirley Morel and Al Morrison, 3rd Joyce Bear and Barb Buchanan.

Harrow Bridge Club, Thurs. Aug. 20: North/ South - 1st Jane Gollmer and Ann Pascoe, 2nd Vi Major and Marie Ellwood, 3rd Paul Blair and Irma Deeg. East/ West - 1st Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli, 2nd Cathy Mitchell and Pat Rivait, 3rd John and Dorothy McGregor.

Competition close for proggers

By Tom Miehl Based on radar screens on the internet on Tuesday, August 18, it appeared that 53 Erie Shores proggers would go home without completing their round. Fortunately, nary a drop fell but apparently Kingsville Golf Course was closed due to a deluge of rain. The cloud cover kept the temps comfortable. Once the sun appeared, the air got greenhouse hot.

The competition was close for 3 teams. Teams A and B closed with a total of -1. However, through a proxy, Team D won with a +3. Winners include Gary Alderson, Pete Andary, Claudio Sabelli, Richard Leslie, Dan Musuronchon, Ken (birthday boy) Luxford, Orest Hrynewich, Garth Dennerley, Dick Segedin, Bob Park (again), Ward Hutchins, Mike Herbert and Ed Schachowskoy. Each player received $10.

The three players that posted the best plus scores were Claudio Sabelli with a +10. He gets to take his wife out for supper with the $20 he won. Twelve dollars each were handed out to Ron Koop and Pete Andary for their +7s.

In the skins game it was pretty cut and dry. There were only 2 skins and Pete Andary had both of them. He collected $90 for his 2 skins. Not only that, his total winnings for the day was $112. Now Pete is a kind and generous guy. Maybe some pizzas could be delivered to the snack shack for his golfing friends.

A couple of interesting stories popped up through the post-round dialogue. First, Gary Alderson, whom I play many rounds with, questioned whether I had touched his clubs. I’m a notorious shanker. Last week, Gary felt the frustration of heeling the ball. He did this not once, but 6 times. My only regret was I wasn’t there to see it. I hardly would have laughed.

Honest.

Fred Klassen has not had his usual robust burst of great golf. Last week was no exception. On hole #6, which runs parallel to the Bevel Line Road, Fred managed to cut the ball far onto the road. As often happens, the traffic can be at times busy. Fred picked one of the busy times. The ball landed very close to a passing truck. The driver stopped and turned around in a driveway. Gary McRae was being helpful by pointing that it was Fred’s ball.

When the driver noticed that Fred, with a stern face, was approaching with the driver in his hand, he decided to leave. Probably the vehicle was just turning around and the ball bounced merrily down the road.

Jim Sudds showed his frustration with his putting. On hole #9, what did he use? Over various holes where the putter was uncooperative, Jim tried putting with his 5 iron. No luck. On his last hole, #9, Jim pitched his shot, hitting the flag pole. It stayed 3 inches away. Jim proceeded to his ball, knelt down in prayer. Not trusting his putter, he gingerly tapped the ball into the hole - with his DRIVER. Jim changes putters as often as he does his socks. (I think he changes his socks.) If you need a new putter, I think Jim may have his current one for sale.

Finally, in our 3 putt snake avoidance contest, Mike Herbert, myself and Neil Sawatzky evaded the purple serpent which was held by Brian Plumb. Neil had it for 3 holes but then Brian wanted it back. Brian proceeded to 3 putt 2 more times. I mean really, who 3 putts a green? Apparently, a lot.

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If your clothing is too tight or too baggy, give me a call to see if it can be altered. Call Jean at 519-968-2261. 14 Johnson Avenue, L e a m i n g t o n . jjstitching@gmail.com jn24-se30 ______________________ INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - Renovations and repairs, windows (full warranty), doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathroom. Decks, fences, sheds & vinyl siding.

Free estimates. 35 years experience. We install windows and doors year round (senior discount). Call Bill at au26-se16 519-566-8408. ______________________

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COMING UP

PLUMBING SERVICE

• Repairs • Installations • Drain Cleaning • Excellent Rates • 37 Years Experience Ed Higginbottom

ST. JOHN'S PIG ROAST Leamington Marina, Friday September 4, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Adults $15, children $6.

Cash bar. Call church office for tickets 519-326-3111.

519-329-1779 eh48@hotmail.ca

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KINGSVILLE LEGION BRANCH 188 Friday Night Dinners 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Weekly Specials $12 (Ribs or Perch). Other weekly menu items $10. Brunch on the second Sunday of the month, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519733-5162 (office) or 519oc29-tf 733-9081 (bar). ______________________

• Shrub & Tree Trimming & Removal • Fertilizing & Spraying • Lawn Care & Cutting • Landscape Design & Installation • Stump Removal

519-733-6739 “Est. 1969” Gov’t Licensed, Fully Insured

AUCTIONS

TENTS FOR SALE - 2 man pup tent asking $20. 4 person stand up tent. Features no ropes, hardly used.

Asking $40. Call 519-326au12-26 7881. ______________________ SOFT CREAMY FLORAL sofa, loveseat and chair. 46" round kitchen table with 2 leaves and six chairs, plus 70" tall desk/hutch. Free Spirit treadmill, 1.5 HP, 0-8 mph. Call 519-326-4634.

Old Fashioned Auctions Farm • Residential • Commercial Industrial • Estate • Consignments Consultations are FREE and First Pick Up Is FREE

226-344-8741 • 226-344-1732 oldfashionedauctions@yahoo.ca WANTED JACK MINER GOOSE BANDS. Willing to pay up to $250 for old bands from the 1920s. Call 519-919-4716. au26-se16

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RYOBI 10" TABLE Saw $80, Concept 10" sliding mitre saw $95, Mastercraft mitre saw stand $50, Yardworks lawn dethatcher, new, $100. au19-se2 Call 519-324-0369. ______________________ 2000 SUNFIRE, 2 door, 240,000 kms with little rust. $1500 or best offer. Technics cd/cassette player, tuner with surround sound and 2 big speakers. $150 or best offer. Red and black cruiser bike $50. Call 519-996-9680 au26

______________________ DOUBLE BOX SPRING/MATTRESS set with metal frame; 2 sets of sheets, 7 piece queen comforter set includes comforter, bedskirt, two standard shams and three decorative pillows. 100% cotton, neutral colour - all in excellent condition. Great for student or that extra bedroom. Asking $200 or best offer. Call 519au26 326-1472. ______________________

YARD SALES GARAGE SALE. 16 ASHLEY CRESCENT Leamington (off of Carter to Sandy Lake Drive to Ashley Crescent). Saturday & Sunday, August 29 & 30 - 9 am to 4 pm. Numerous household items, Coca-Cola cooler, dehumidifier, brand new baby mattress with mattress pad, small child's bed, student's desk, bread maker, rattan plant stand, foot bath (new), kitchenware, oak bar stools, oak swivel desk chair, floor lamp, demi-jons, electronics, many more au26 items. Great prices! ______________________

ATTENTION - HAVE A CAR BUT NO DRIVER. Please call 519-322-0845.

Roommate wanted to share two bedroom home in a au26 good area. ______________________

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

a better opportunity

awaits

Discover a better place to grow your career: a place that’s caring, engaging and rewarding. We’re proud of our diverse culture of trust and respect. It’s a culture guided by solid leadership and collaboration from every member of our organization.

The Co-operators, a leading Canadian-owned insurance and financial services company, is looking for a qualified:

Associate Insurance/Financial Advisor Leamington, ON

the opportunity The Associate Insurance/Financial Advisor is a key player in the support and development of the agency operation primarily through sales and service. This role utilizes a broad knowledge of The Co-operators insurance products and services including personal lines (auto, home) and specialty lines (farm and commercial). In addition, may provide sales and service for life and wealth products if life licensed. your qualifications You will have a General Insurance Licence and be proficient with the Microsoft office suite and other technology. You will be skilled in communication, organization, time management, client service, decision making and problem solving. A minimum of 2 years insurance industry experience including sales experience is preferred. A Life License is an asset. A valid driver's license may be required If you are interested in a career with The Co-operators, email your resume to: Joseph Betlehem 'JOBODJBM "EWJTPS joseph_betlehem@cooperators.ca

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SOUTHPOINT SUN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

NOW HIRING PART TIME MULTIPLE POSITIONS Must bring resume in to:

EMPIRE LANES 1771 TALBOT ST. W. RUTHVEN ON 519-326-3442

WELDERS REQUIRED Experience an asset.

Apply in person to:

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible.

The wage rate is $11.00 for 44.0 hours per week.

You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment.

No education or experience is required.

Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 500 County Road 18, Leamington, N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

GREENHOUSE FARM LABOURER wanted. Wages $11/hour. Min. 40+ hours Mon-Sat. Must be able to maintain attendance, vital for harvesting. Repetitive tasks, handling heavy crates 40 lbs, working in hot conditions. Send resume to: Ingratta Farms, 341 Morse Road, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5 or fax 519-326-1082. jl29-se16

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Custom Fab. Inc.

5140 Ure Street, Oldcastle • Fax: 519-737-1833

WANTED...

INVENTORY CONTROL PERSONNEL FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT · Ordering of product · Maintaining inventory control · Shipping / receiving · Pulling product Please drop off a resume with references, MVR (Motor Vehicle Report), & Police Clearance to: 238 Talbot St. West, Leamington, ON Alternatively - send resume to: grossi@grossiplumbing.ca Fax 519-326-3632

PLUMBING • HEATING • HVAC SERVICES • SERVICING YOU SINCE 1974

DINIRO FARMS NEEDS full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.00/hour, 50+ hours, 7 days/week. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds on a repetitive basis. Please apply via email to: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net. aug26

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GREENHOUSE WORKERS. General labour at $11.00/hour. Heavy lifting required, must work weekends. Send resumes to: P.O. Box 520, Ruthven, Ontario aug26-se2 N0P 2G0 ______________________

GREENHOUSE FARM LABOURERS - full time.

Wages $11/hour, 50+ hours, 7 days/week including Saturday & Sunday. Duties include harvesting, crop work, heavy lifting 40lbs repetitively. Conditions can be hot & humid. Send resume to East Side Acres, 116 Mersea Road 19, Leamington N8H 3V7 or fax au26-oc14 519-324-9088. ______________________

Classifieds Work!

Place Your Ad Today!

519-398-9098

GENERAL LABOURER SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The Highbury Canco Corporation is currently seeking qualified individuals for:

SEASONAL FACTORY HOURLY WORKERS

Looking for responsible individual for maintenance of: Equipment, Buildings, Property and Vehicle Detailing.

Drop Off resume with references, in the mailbox at 12 Seacliff Drive East, Leamington, ON

• $11.50/hour • Mandatory shift work – overtime may be required • Seasonal Period: July 1st – November 30th Applications available in the Human Resources lobby: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 148 Erie Street South, Leamington, ON

JC FRESH FARMS

& greenhouses

JOB OPPORTUNITY

General Labor Warehouse, Vegetable Packer

Hours vary on production.

Minimum Wage.

Please Fax resume to 519-733-8059.

We currently have an immediate opening for a GREENHOUSE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Orangeline Farms Limited has an opportunity for a SHIPPER/RECEIVER

WANTED

Responsibilities include: •Develop, implement and fully execute an all-encompassing preventative maintenance program •Trouble shoot and repair greenhouse, warehouse and equipment issues as they arise, while maintaining production levels •Develop, implement and fully execute an all-encompassing preventative maintenance program •General facility maintenance, including irrigation, welding, low voltage/battery powered electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics and controls •Promote an atmosphere of team work at all times •Recommend and participate in continuous improvement activities •Maintain a clean and safe work environment •Work in compliance with all health and safety and Food Safety requirements •Completion of any other duties as assigned

It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, excellent attendance and punctuality.

SHEET METAL WORKER

Successful candidate will have: •Welding, low voltage wiring and preventative maintenance experience •An aptitude to learn •Strong communication skills, both verbal and written •Flexibility to work extended hours during peak seasons to meet changing deadlines and project needs We offer: • Excellent working environment • Opportunity for personal growth • Benefits Package Please forward your resume with wage expectations to hr@orangelinefarms.com Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Responsibilities: •Load and unload shipments with forklift •Input incoming produce into inventory based computer system •Maintain accurate shipping records •Forklift experience •Follow all procedures for Health and Safety and Food Safety policies •Keep shipping/receiving areas clean •Willing to work hours as needed •Ability to lift up 20 lb boxes •Ability to work as a team or independently •Work in cold and hot environment Skills and knowledge: •Self motivation •Attention to detail •Minimum two years experience on the forklift •Basic computer knowledge an asset •Flexibility to work extended hours when required (includes Saturdays) •Own transportation •Ability to follow verbal and written instructions •Ability to problem solve issues •Ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision If you possess these attributes, please send your resume to hr@orangelinefarms.com stating what position you are applying for and expected wage.

Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Licensed 308A (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available

REFRIGERATION & AC SYSTEMS MECHANIC or RESIDENTIAL AC SYSTEMS MECHANIC Licensed 313A or 313D (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available

PLUMBER

Licensed 306A (Registered with OCOT) Full Time, Benefits Available

Prefer resume to be dropped off at: 238 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON

Resume must include school transcript, references and MVR (motor vehicle report) Alternatively - send to: 519-326-3632 Fax or grossi@grossiplumbing.ca

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SOUTHPOINT SUN E-mail, call or drop off your classified ad by Friday at 5 p.m. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 5, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: sun@mnsi.net We accept CASH, CHEQUE, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS IN THE ESTATE OF JACK HYATT All persons having claims against the Estate of Jack Hyatt, formerly of Leamington, Ontario who passed away on or about the 4th day of July, 2015, are hereby notified to send in to the undersigned Personal Representative of the said deceased on or before the 14th day of September, 2015, full particulars of their claims, thereafter the undersigned will distribute the assets of the said Estate having regard only to the claims then filed.

DATED at Leamington, Ontario this 11th day of August, 2015.

Michael Berry By his solicitors: C. OWEN SPETTIGUE PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, Barrister and Solicitor, 57 Talbot Street East, P.O. Box 327, Leamington, Ontario N8H 1L1

NOTICES

LEAMINGTON ONTARIO, CANADA

Municipality of Leamington PUBLIC NOTICE

PESTICIDE USE The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington intends to control weeds under The Weed Control Act, R.S.O., 1990 along municipal rural roads within the Municipality of Leamington.

The Municipality will be treating rural roadside ditches using TURBOPROP Emulsifiable Concentrate containing the active ingredients Dichlorprop 300 g/l (present as 2 – ethylhexyl ester) and 2,4-D 282 g/l (present as 2 – ethylhextl ester) { Registration #27967} registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA) commencing May 20, 2015; weather permitting and ending August 31, 2015.

The Municipality will be treating urban curbs using ECOCLEAR Fast Acting Weed and Grass Killer which contains acetic acid 25% w/v 250 g/l (Registration # 25528) registered under the PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS ACT (CANADA) commencing May 20, 2015; weather permitting and ending August 31, 2015.

For further information please contact Ken Brown, P.Eng, Manager of Public Works at 519-326-5761. Collect calls will be accepted.

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NOTICES

Ken Brown, P.Eng Manager of Public Works

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The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington

Notice

Citizen of the Year Award, Youth Volunteer Award and Service to the Community Award The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington appreciates and acknowledges the many volunteers who come forward to aid their community with their time and expertise.

Council will accept submissions for the “Citizen of the Year Award”, “Leamington Youth Volunteer Award” and “Service to the Community Award”.

Citizen of the Year Award: is defined as an individual who has contributed their time and effort to the community. Names submitted should be residents of Leamington.

Youth Volunteer Award: is defined as an individual whose primary residence is in Leamington, is eighteen (18) years of age or younger and who has participated as a volunteer in activities that benefit the residents of Leamington. Volunteer activities may include activities undertaken with other individuals or groups but do not include activities where the nominee receives payment or obtains an educational credit.

Service to the Community Award: is defined as a group, whose single contribution brings the greatest benefit, comfort or hope to the community. A project may extend over more than one year, but may only be proposed in the year during which the benefit to the community is realized.

Nomination forms are available at the Municipal Office, 111 Erie Street North, or on the Municipality’s website www.leamington.ca. Please forward submissions, with supporting background information to Jennifer Bavetta (jbavetta@leamington.ca) no later than September 11, 2015.

Kim Siddall, Manager of Legislative Services Phone: 519-326-5761

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Leamington has a new Rogers store Come in and check out our grand opening specials!

Activate any Samsung Smartphone and get

Trade in your device and get

$ from

50

1

to $250 to put towards your new device on a 2-yr Share Everything™ plan

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$

up to

50

2

off to put towards your new device on a 2-yr Share Everything™ plan

24 Seacliff Drive E, Leamington, ON 519-326-2638

1 Offer ends December 31, 2015. Available to new or existing customers who trade in their old device and purchase or upgrade to a new phone on a 2- year Share Everything Plan in participating Rogers retail locations only. Credit for existing customers who perform DQ XSJUDGH ZLOO DSSHDU RQ WKH QG RU UG LQYRLFH 9DOXH RI WUDGH LQ GHYLFH LI DQ\ GHWHUPLQHG XVLQJ D WKLUG SDUW\ WRRO SURYLGHG E\ &ORYHU :LUHOHVV WUDGH LQ YDOXH LV ƓQDO DQG QRQ QHJRWLDEOH 2IIHU DYDLODEOH WR QHZ DQG H[LVWLQJ FXVWRPHUV ZKR SXUFKDVH D QHZ GHYLFH from Rogers and activate on a postpaid monthly plan. For new customers: Credit will be applied in-store to the value of the new device purchased. If new device price is lesser than credit amount, remaining credit must be used on concurrent purchase of accessories and/or another new device for the same account or credit will be lost. For existing customers: Credit will be applied to your account and will appear on one of your next two invoices. In each case, if you return your new device, your original trade-in device will not be returned to you and you will lose the value of the credit. Limit of 1 trade-in device per transaction. Trade-in device must be owned by customer in order to be eligible for the Rogers Trade-Up program. Customer is responsible for deleting/backing up all personal data on the trade-in device, Rogers and/or Clover Wireless is not responsible for any loss and recovery of personal data. Subject to the Rogers Trade-Up Program Terms & Conditions. 2 Offer available for a limited time only at select participating Rogers Retail locations and subject to change without notice. Discount of up to $50(not to exceed device purchase price) available with the purchase of any Samsung smartphone with new activation/upgrade on a 2-yr Share Everything plan; For hardware upgrades, discount applied as a bill credit on customer’s 2nd or 3rd invoice to offset applicable device purchase price. For new activations, discount applied immediately against device purchase price. © 2015 Rogers Communications.