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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Vol. 13, Issue 51
Missing Santa makes SCHIEFER its way back home DR. STEVE
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Santa has found his way home, thanks to a few good Samaritans who saw the story in last week’s Southpoint Sun. As reported in the January 11 edition of the Sun, a large plywood Santa went missing from Regatta Drive in Leamington sometime after Christmas Day and the owners were hoping for its safe return, or at least help locating the long-time family decoration. That help came in the form of a couple of attentive residents who take their morning walks along Robson Road. Tom Mercer contacted Loretta and Albert Vriesacker last Wednesday morning after seeing the wayward Santa on his morning walk past the Leamington Lakeside
Marina. Janet Arthurs, who also walks that route, contacted the Sun on Thursday to say she had seen the Santa at the marina as well. The Vriesackers drove to the marina on Wednesday and picked Santa up and tucked him safely into storage until next Christmas. “He was in pretty good shape but had some graffiti on him,” said a happy Loretta on Thursday. “Albert cleaned it off and he’s good to go. We are so thankful to Tom, Janet and everyone who helped, including the Southpoint Sun.” Loretta says she was glad she contacted the paper about the missing jolly old elf, which paid dividends quite quickly.
Road 5 East gets speed reduction vote
Kingsville Council has voted to reduce the speed limit on a section of Road 5 East to 70 kmh after a recommendation from administration for a 60 kmh reduction. The stretch of Road 5 between Longlee Lane and County Rd. 31 (Albuna Townline) has been an 80 kmh zone and residents came to council last year asking for a reduction to 60 kmh. A homeowner delegation led by resident Bill Bennett pushed hard for the 60 kmh limit, citing dangerous traffic along a populated stretch of Road 5 East. At a previous council meeting, Councillor Tony Gaffan had made a motion to change it from 80 kmh to 70 kmh as a compromise and that motion was deferred until the January 9 meeting. Mr. Bennett, a 25-year resident on Road 5, asked council to follow administration’s original recommendation and reduce the speed limit to 60. Mr. Gaffan elected to keep his motion at 70 kmh after talking to residents, drivers and other involved parties, saying it was a good situation for a compromise. Council then voted and narrowly passed the reduction to 70 kmh by a 4-3 vote.
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Little one-year-old Jeylah Scott of Windsor reacts to her ball swishing through the net at the Dino Pop arcade game in Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens kids area Sunday afternoon, January 15. The perfect shot earned her more tickets for a larger prize at the prize counter. The arcade and mini golf area of the business was a very popular spot this past weekend for families. SUN photo by Deanna Bertrand
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