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Not much, mind you — about $1 on the urban levy and about $8 on the general levy — but down for the first time in memory. To translate that into ‘real’ dollars, if you own a home out in the country valued as $150,000 you will owe $2,382, and if you own a home of the same value in town you will owe $2,654.

Your tax bill consists of three parts: taxes raised by the Municipality, taxes levied by the County, and the school support levy. Leamington’s portion is about 63.2% of the total, the County portion is 25.3%, and the Education portion is 11.5%.

There is essentially no local control over the County and Education rates, but the local assessment is what Municipal Council spent two days debating earlier this month.

Leamington’s own tax rate can be broken down into the net demand of four distinct parts. The first is operations, the roughly $18.6 million needed for the ongoing, day-to-day business of the Municipality including the wages and benefits for everybody that works for Leamington. Of that amount about $0.6 million is applied

Hundreds enjoy FGT Easter Eggstravaganza Hundreds of children, parents and volunteers enjoyed the free Easter Eggstravaganza at FGT Family Church on Saturday, April 19.

ABOVE: Three-year-old Hayley Morrison enjoyed having her face painted by youth volunteer Kyra Lear.

AT RIGHT: This friendly Easter Bunny helped children as they slid down the giant inflatable slide.

There was also a bouncy castle and free hotdogs and treats for the kids.

An Easter Egg Hunt with prizes in each age division was the highlight of the morning of fun.

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Local growers to benefit from international agreement

By Bryan Jessop The next step in economic recovery from the impending Heinz closure is being made, thanks to an agreement penned between local and Nigerian companies.

Representatives of Thomas Canning Ltd. of Maidstone, Ont. and Festrut Group in Nigeria met at DVD Farms on County Road 20 in Leamington to sign a contract that will send Essex County- and Chatham-Kent-grown tomatoes to consumers of the African nation. The global export deal involves an annual minimum of 2.2 million cases valued at a sum of $25 million.

Nigeria, a coastal nation sharing borders with Cameroon to the east, Niger to the north and Benin to the west, will welcome Thomas’ Utopia Brand tomato products to its markets via Festrut Group. The African company was represented during the Tuesday, April 22 conference at DVD Farms by Dr. Festus Asihkia, its founder, president and CEO. Asihkia signed a contract with Thomas’ Utopia Brand CEO Bill Thomas during the conference, also attended by members of Leamington municipal council, Essex MPP Taras

Natyshak, Chatham-Kent Essex MPP Dave Van Kesteren DVD Farms owner Dave Dick, Essex County warden Tom Bain, the Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation’s Brian Payne and several Festrut representatives.

Thomas explained that the agreement between the two groups began with Thomas Canning seeking out export opportunities.

“We need to develop the market,” Thomas declared.

“This is a significant project, as you can see by the numbers. It’s come together as a community project. We’re very grateful to everyone who’s been involved.”

“I promise to make this brand (Thomas’ Utopia Brand) known in Nigeria,” said Asihkia during the Tuesday conference.

The announcement of the agreement between the two groups came as encouraging and welcoming news for the region’s political and economic representatives, many of whom have been active in efforts to lessen the impact of the June, 2014 Heinz closure.

“It certainly bodes well for our regional economy here in Windsor and Essex County,” said Essex MPP Natyshak. “To hear that there is a strong partnership

and relationship being built around the hearty tomato of Leamington and Essex County really thrills everyone in our communities. It’s nice to see this partnership come to fruition.”

“This news about Thomas Canning is fantastic,” added Dick, a third-generation farmer in the Leamington area. “Our industry is growing, the forecast is a little bit better than what we had forecast in December.

We’re going to get back to where we need to be. We’re grateful to Bill Thomas for thinking outside the box.”

To complete the commentary portion of the Tuesday morning conference, Leamington deputy mayor Charlie Wright expressed his own sentiments of optimism in response to the international contract.

“Leamington is still the tomato capital of Canada, if not the world, as far as I’m concerned,” Wright said. “Tomato plants have to start somewhere, and they’re starting right here in the capital. Now that we’ve got the connection, it’s up to the people to make this happen.”

Thomas described his company and Festrut as sharing a common vision, making the contract of production and overseas distri-

bution and sales a “good fit.” He explained that plans for a new processing facility to accommodate the newfound product demand is in the works, which will translate to the creation of an estimated 40 jobs with a projected start-up for the summer of this year. The initial target for grower activity in the region is 3,000 acres, including Essex County and Chatham-Kent.

“In our current facility, we can’t produce that much,” Thomas explained. “In other words, as we ramp up our sales, we also need to ramp up our capabilities of production.”

Thomas noted that the number of farmers to be Thomas Canning Ltd. CEO Bill Thomas (left) and Festrut Group contracted for the new de- founder, president and CEO Dr. Festus Asihkia display an agreemand has yet to be nego- ment signed that will send 2.2 million cases of tomatoes per year tiated, explaining that the from Essex-Kent farms to Nigeria. The agreement was signed durentire production cannot ing a conference at DVD Farms in Leamington Tuesday, April 22.

(SUN Photo) stem from a single location. He estimated that the contract would rely on you have good product, you integrity of the place the about 20 farmers to meet have good consumers and product is coming from — production needs. you have good sales.” the integrity of the country, Asihkia explained that Asihkia explained that the integrity of the CEO the agreement will generate the decision to forge ahead (Bill Thomas) and the injob creation in both Canada with Thomas’ Utopia Brand tegrity of the product,” he and Nigeria — about 15,000 contract was not a difficult explained. in the African country. one to make, based on the Thomas’ Utopia Brand “When we get to the Ni- reputation of Essex-Kent to- products are expected to gerian market, the consum- mato products. reach the shelves of Nigeers will know this is a good “I decided to go ahead rian markets as of May 23 product,” he said. “When with the deal because of the this year.

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House fire on Mersea Road 8 Leamington Fire Services responded to a call on April 17 at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Mersea Road 8. Crews spent several hours knocking down the fire and clearing the scene.

Damage is estimated at $250,000 with no cause determined. The two occupants made it out of the house safely with no injuries reported.

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Asleep at the wheel; driver charged On Apr. 13, Leamington OPP received a report that a male was passed out in a truck at the intersection of Erie Street North and Wilkinson Drive.

Officers arrived on scene and spoke to the sole occupant of the vehicle who exhibited signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene.

A 19-year-old Kingsville man was charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Care or Control Over 80 Milligrams of Blood Alcohol Content. He will appear in a Leamington court on May 1, 2014.

With municipal elections coming up on October 27, 2014, a community survey is available to gather input from residents across Windsor-Essex.

The goal of the survey is to help identify community priorities that residents feel local government should focus on as they relate to health, well-being and prosperity. The results will be released prior to the municipal election and will be used to foster dialogue among councillors and their constituents.

Though the project is not funded by Pathway to Potential, as a collaborative network of over 50 organizations, they have taken the lead on the community project. Pathway to Potential conducts surveys of residents’ attitudes and opinions in keeping with their commitment to reducing poverty and advocating for the removal of systemic barriers, and creating and supporting concrete initiatives that improve the lives of people living in poverty,

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Letters to the Editor Editor: As the president of the Leamington Lasers, I felt compelled to comment on behalf of the team on last week’s editorial, entitled “Out of the Pool”. We go to great lengths to research the results of our team members and try to highlight as many of the accomplishments as possible as we are very proud of our small local team. The swimmers truly enjoy seeing their names in print and in fact it has a very positive impact on their performance. We wish to thank you for your continuous support in posting our articles and assure you that they are factual.

It is disheartening to read the negative impact that this attention has drawn to the sport of swimming. We hope you have not received negative feedback regarding our articles.

Should you have questions or concerns regarding them, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

- Andrew Plancke President Leamington Laser Swim Team Editor: Re: Everyone out of the pool Good for you.

It is unfortunate that the Southpoint Sun had to come to this decision.

Yes, swimming is an individual sport, and in many clubs, parents are supportive and respectful of all the achievements of the kids on their team.

What has happened should by no means reflect on the swimming community as a whole. It is the few who spoil it for the many.

- Butch and Lisa Mitchell Editor: Important name missing from Council Report I read with interest Bill Chaplin’s report of April 16, “Leamington to participate in Communities in Bloom”. For the most part, it was well written and mentioned almost everyone who spoke in favour of this wonderful community program. The name not mentioned was Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright, who brought forth the idea to revive the Communities in Bloom program in Leamington and who will serve as Council’s representative on the new Communities in Bloom committee.

I believe credit should be given where credit is due, and without Charlie Wright’s leadership in reviving this program, it probably would not be happening.

This letter is written to correct this oversight in Mr. Chaplin’s report.

– Bill Sherk, Leamington Editor: Credit where credit is due I could not help but notice that Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright has received zero recognition by the Southpoint Sun (Leamington’s community newspaper) for being the one to champion Leamington’s entry into the Communities in Bloom program. There was no mention of the Notice of Motion at the April 7 Council meeting, nor on the discussion and the unanimous passing of the Motion at the April 14 Municipal Council meeting, not even Council’s Appointment of Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright as the Council’s chosen representative to serve on the Communities in Bloom committee.

If it wasn’t for Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright’s efforts against great odds, the community of Leamington would not have this positive thing to grab on to and once again be able to take pride in their community. My presentation to the Council in favour of the Communities in Bloom program explained why I consider it so important to our community and why I think our Deputy-Mayor Charlie Wright deserves to be recognized for his work on behalf of our community and the taxpayers and citizens of Leamington.

– Greg Rice, Leamington

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Easter Memories Ahhhh, the joy of Easter.

The religious holiday that, for many, ushers in the first signs of spring.

And what a nice spring day it was, finally. After a long, cold winter, the weekend was abuzz with bees, birds and flowers and we can finally feel the warmth in the air.

We all know the true meaning of Easter and MARK why it’s such an imRIBBLE portant holiday in the Christian faith, but for me, Easter brings back Rib’s memories of my childRamblings hood and all of the things that came with it.

I think I believed in the Easter Bunny until I was about 10, and that year I remember distinctly because my parents forgot to get up early (or stay up late) and put out the chocolate treats that always awaited me on Easter morning.

As I awoke that morning I went to the usual place to look for my Easter goodies and found none. So I went tiptoeing around the house, only to find nothing chocolatey at all.

When my mom got up she saw me moping on the couch and asked what was wrong. I informed her that said bunny had not delivered the goods and her face went white.

It was then that she told me that there was no bunny at all.

All those years, she had been putting chocolate and candy and those Matchbox cars in a basket filled with coloured plastic grass.

Talk about devastation!

Well, out came the chocolate, which she had hidden a few days before and forgotten to display. Once I saw it, all was forgiven and the Easter Bunny never really crossed my mind again until my kids were youngsters.

When I was a kid, my mom also had a metal cake mold shaped like a lamb and I looked forward to that lamb cake every year.

As Easter approached, out came the mold. She would whip up the batter and pour it in, close it up and stick that lamb in the oven. When it came out it was a nice brown, crispy cake shaped like a lamb and she would let me pour powdered sugar all over it and put cherries in for eyes and a raisin for the nose.

Then on Easter Sunday, we would cut that lamb cake and eat it and the mold would be put away for another year.

The families got together just like at Christmas and we’d visit my Ribble grandparents down on the farm, then spend a lot of Easter with my relatives on my mom’s side, the Sovies.

My grandma Sovie, Elsie, was a saint of a woman, who always made plum pudding with rum sauce at Christmas.

At Easter, she would always have treats for us kids. I was born on her birthday, so I sometimes got a little extra.

This Easter, my kids were gone away to a wedding.

I stayed behind and worked, and then spent a relaxing Sunday having ham and all the fixings, along with some delicious Twinkie cupcakes that I concocted myself.

With the warm breeze and bright sun, it felt like Easters of old, making me think of that lamb cake and knowing that no matter how delicious my cupcakes were, they’d never compare to mom’s lamb cake.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Just what you ‘knead’ I have mixed thoughts of heading home from vacation. Our time away was everything that we wanted —relaxing and a change of pace. It also gave me time to think about and get excited for the upcoming wedding showers, backyard gardening plans and more!

After been surrounded by tropical trees and lush gardens, my mind has jumpstarted into plans for our SHANNON MATHESON own gardens. Unlike some of the residents that live along the intercoastal waterway, I won’t be shipping in five to six pineapple palms from the Canary Islands at $500 a foot. Phew! As you may imagine, some of the homes that we passed on our evening boat tour left our Lifestyles... jaws dropped, our minds reeling and believe it or not BROUGHT TO YOU BY: feeling quite lucky.

A friend’s recent blog about bread making, that’s right, yeast reminded me that no matter whether you live in a sprawling mansion or a quaint little abode, our needs are the same. “Yeast is a living organism and is in the air around us. It must have three things in order to grow: Moisture, Food and Warmth = Love.”

Ironically, many of these homes or yachts lining the intercoastal, although seemingly able to afford all the amenities and more, did not have blinds on their windows and allowed us the guilty pleasure of taking a peek into their lives. Many of the homes seemed empty, but in a few you were able to have full view of a large, flat-screen television flashing or someone curled up in a comfy chair enjoying their Sudoku puzzle or a good book.

Simple pleasures that we can all enjoy in peace and privacy.

I enjoyed a great book on vacation that inspired me to make some changes in both my garden and home to simplify life. Mark and I are still up in the air as to how we will handle our empty nest in the fall. Until then, we have a list of maintenance projects that we need to tackle and the wedding has given us our deadline. Do-it-yourself jobs can be overwhelming but I am hoping, if it’s as easy as the online ‘how-to’ videos, we will check through our list smoothly and have the satisfaction of doing the work ourselves.

My mother-of-the-bride dress hasn’t been as easy to find as I was hoping. Someone I met while on vacation suggested that we check out the Goodwill. So one rainy day, we took advantage of a chance to rinse the salt air off the car and took a drive. I didn’t find what I was looking for but could definitely see that if you were there at the right time, you may very well find just that and more, in great shape or brand new.

The sunshine has revived me and I miss home where I look forward to getting into the dirt, a little paint on my face and tackling some new and exciting projects. Bread-making machines may have saved us time, but like many things in our lives, if we take the time and full fill our ‘kneads’ the end results will be even yummier!

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Search warrant leads to charges On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Street Crimes Unit, along with Emergency Response Team (ERT) members, executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Lutsch Avenue in Leamington.

Two persons were arrested inside the residence and a quantity of cocaine, marihuana and prescription pills along with cash were seized.

Betty Lariviere, age 68, of Leamington was charged with Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000, and Possession of a Schedule I Substance.

Nicquille MalcolmMacDonald, age 19, of Brampton was charged with Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Schedule II Substance, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 and Possession of a Schedule I Substance.

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(Continued from Front) to the urban levy (from engineering and public works exclusive to the town).

The second is the roughly $2 million spent on debt servicing — the money needed to pay down the principal and the interest on debentures and loans the Municipality has outstanding. Once again, just over $600,000 is applied to the sewage treatment plant debt and is charged to the urban levy. The third part is contributions to reserves. This year the amount is about $900,000, about one third of which is an urban charge for equipment replacement that is used exclusively for urban purposes. Finally, there is the capital budget, and this year it represents about $2.5 million on the levy, $1.6 million on the general levy and $890,000 on the urban levy.

Remember this is net demand. The actual totals being spent are also partly covered by federal and provincial grants, user fees, and a myriad of other income sources. As an example, the capital budget for the wastewater pollution control centre alone is $1.1 million (exclusively an urban charge) but the capital levy

on the urban rate for everything — including, in addition, sewers, traffic signals, street lights, sidewalks, etc.

— is only $890,000. That is because revenues from user fees are applied against these capital expenses first, and the tax levy is only used to cover the gap between what has been saved for (in reserves) plus grants to which the Municipality is

entitled (like gas tax revenue), and what the Municipality is paying for as it goes along (in user fees). In many cases, the capital purchase is completely covered and results in no tax burden at all.

So, all in all, the Municipal leaders and administration have done an admirable job in keeping taxes in check while still allowing the Leamington to progress.

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Haircuts for Cancer Brooke Da Costa (left), 8 years old, and her friend Brooklyn Loeppgy (right), 9 years old, have been growing their hair for almost two years now, in hopes to have enough length to donate their hair to cancer patients. Originally they thought it was a great idea to be able to help cancer patients by donating their hair, but since they heard about local cancer fighter, 7-year-old Aubri Andre, their motivation has skyrocketed! “My hair will just grow back, so it just makes sense to donate it!” said Brooke.

The girls decided to do it together during Easter weekend, on Sat. Apr. 19, at Ulook hair salon in Kingsville where hair stylist Teresa Avelar (centre) gave them a new look. Brooke and Brooklyn are classmates in Grade 3 at Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School in Leamington and have been great friends for over two years now!

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Do the Bunny Hop… Hop, Hop, Hop! Prior to the Easter Break, students at Gore Hill Public School spent a part of the afternoon participating in a variety of related activities. One of the favourites was the Bunny Hop, led by Mrs. Jeffery’s Grade 2 students. Pictured is lead “bunny” Autumn Farrar.

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Bagging groceries for OPP Cop Camp From left to right, Ontario Provincial Police constables Jody Fedak (Leamington detachment), Rich Bortolon (Manning Road detachment) and Mike Baker (Leamington detachment) bag groceries at the Leamington Real Canadian Superstore as part of an annual fundraiser for the OPP’s Cop Camp. Cop Camp provides a week of activities for 90 students across OPPserviced regions across Essex County including Leamington, Kingsville, Essex, Lakeshore, Harrow and Tecumseh. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Cop Camp, which offers students leadership and life skills through a series of supervised activities. OPP officers, civilians and volunteers bagged groceries at Leamington’s Real Canadian Superstores from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Money was raised through donations made by customers.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 It is not always easy to think and act differently from those around you, Aquarius. But your willingness to take the road less traveled is why you're such an effective leader.

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Seek the advice of others.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, seek guidance from friends and family when faced with a puzzling problem. Different perspectives can shed light on the problem and make it easier to solve.

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Leamington MS Walk set for May 4 at Recreation Complex

The Windsor Symphony String Orchestra, led by WSO assistant conductor Peter Wiebe and local a vocal soloist, along with a 14-piece orchestra, will be in Leamington on Saturday, April 26 at the Leamington Arts Centre, 72 Talbot Street West.

The 60-minute concert will feature a mix of everything from the Beatles to Puccini.

Tickets are available in advance or at the door. A portion of the proceeds from this event help to support the South Essex Arts Association/Leamington Arts Centre.

The Leamington Arts Centre (LAC) is located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario’s beautiful uptown Leamington in one of the town’s many wonderful heritage buildings. The LAC is a state-of-the-art gallery which offers three large galleries and Erie Quest Heritage Ship Wreck Museum as well as a gift shop, art classes, workshops and

The 11th annual Mandarin MS Walk in Leamington is set for Sunday, May 4 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex.

In 2013 the local walk welcomed 143 walkers who raised a total of $32,270. Since its beginning in 2004, the MS Walk in Leamington has raised $409,116. Money raised from the local walk is allocated for local client services and equipment and research to find a cure. In the past year two oral medications have been developed and are being prescribed for people with relapsing remitting MS, the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease. There are approximately 700 people diagnosed in Windsor-Essex County. Each month the local chapter receives requests for funding equipment such as electric wheelchairs, walkers, equipment repairs and much more.

The Windsor-Essex chapter offers a bi-monthly “Day Away” program, educational events, support groups and more. The chapter is a self-funded organization relying on events like this to provide for its members.

Each year teams have fun raising money and participating in this fun walk. Last year’s top fundraising team (corporate) was Mastronardi Produce who raised $14,064, almost half the walk’s total funds raised. Since 2004, Team Mastronardi has raised $129,991. The top fundraising team (family) for 2013 was Profile Ramblers with $2,619 and Marjorie’s Motley Crew with $2,335.

Registration for the walk starts at 8:30 a.m. with the walk beginning at 10 a.m. from the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex.

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By Pat Simpson A Leamington resident reports that he/she received a call from someone asking for $50 to aid Canadian Legion veterans. The Leamington Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is not soliciting funds and would appreciate hearing from anyone who receives a call about making a donation.

The Legion asks that you get as much information from the caller as possible before you hang up.

A couple of other Legion branches, including Wheatley, had members advise that they were asked for a donation over the phone.

This may be for the “We Remember” program and booklet being written about veterans experiences. If this is a legitimate request a tax receipt is offered and the money is asked to be sent to Aurora, the location of Provincial Command offices.

There was a small turnout for the Easter tournament but everyone enjoyed the day of darts. Winners were: Doubles - 1st place Tom and Paula, 2nd place Chance and Betty, 3rd place Brad and Jamie; Teams Gloria Caza’s team took 1st, Mark Cincurak’s team was 2nd, and in 3rd place was Jim and Beth’s team out of Wheatley. Also, young Chance from Kingsville tossed a 180. Special thanks to the ladies supplying the dart players with sandwiches and soup for the day.

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Sunday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets are $10, available from LDSS students and Counter Effects, 2 Iroquois St., Leamington.

AGM MEETING MONDAY, MAY 5 AT 7:00 PM APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY PRODUCTIONS THE SOCIABLE PLOVER - Nothing and nobody will stop Roy Tunt from searching for the Sociable Plover. Not the weather and not the mysterious stranger who joins him in the bird hide. A quirky two-person show with humour, tenderness and charm.

Thursday, May 8th - 7:30 pm Friday, May 9th - 7:30 pm Saturday, May 10th - 2:00 pm matinee 7:30 pm Sunday, May 11th - 2:00 pm matinee 7:30 pm

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Drugs, 20 Talbot East, Leamington. Counter Effects 2 Iroquois Rd., Leamington. The Party and Discount Store, Talbot St., Wheatley. Adults $15, students $10. Hotel and Motel owners and Bed and Breakfast owners be sure to get some tickets for your birders. They are going to love this show! Hotline: 519-326-8805.

Todd Pepper - Talk about type-casting! Todd plays an avid British birder in The Bank Theatre’s production of The Sociable Plover. In real life, Todd is an avid birder, to say the least. He is one of the top 500 birders in the world. Todd has travelled to Brazil, China, Madagascar, India, South Africa, Ghana, Venezuela, and all of the Central Americas. He has been around the world several times in his pursuit of viewing different birds.

There are 229 different families of birds. Todd has seen all but 13 families and he won’t rest until he has seen the remaining 13. His most exciting find was the black-faced spoonbill. It was the first one found in the Philippines in 104 years.

When Todd appears on the Bank Theater stage, looking for the sociable plover, you will see an actor who really knows what he is doing. Next week: Gord Willms THE LAST FIVE YEARS - An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.

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TBT’S OFF SITE MUSIC SERIES Thank you to “Leamington’s Own” Jody Raffoul and Special Guest Wes Buckley. Your concert, Saturday, April 5th at Knox Presbyterian Church, hit it out of the park. “I didn’t want it to end,” was repeated by lucky audience members as they left the premises. We knew that the music would be great. What we didn’t expect were the warm-hearted anecdotes about people from leamington who Jodi fondly remembered. Jodi and Wes’ close relationship and deep respect for one another added to the musical harmonies. Thanks again for a marvelous concert.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Former area church’s history extends 150 years

By C. Scott Holland The former Albuna United Church came into existence long before the small community was ever given the name Albuna.

Well over 150 years ago, in 1850, a small cemetery took up the north half of Lot 1, Concession 8, Mersea Township, and by 1860 Henry Smith and son, Alexander, needed a place to worship since the Baptist Church on the 8th Concession of Gosfield North had closed.

Various families of mixed religious backgrounds within a two-mile radius formed a non-denominational group and moved that it be called “Odel Church.”

George Hillier donated land on the southern part of Lot 1, Concession 9 and the north lot let out to John Lane and a Mr. Ransom of Leamington for $450. The deed was dated February 24, 1869 and a church was erected on the property.

Meanwhile, it was decided that the group would be a Methodist Episcopal Church with the understanding that it could be used by other Christian sects when not in use.

From 1857 to 1864, preachers came from the Sandwich Mission and a bit later from what was known as the Blytheswood circuit. In the 1880s, ministers from the Leamington and Cottam (North Ridge) circuit made regular visits. Circa 1890 the community became known as Albuna and a short while later became connected to the village of Ruthven.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24 - The Pelee Past Questers will meet 7:00 p.m., at the Leamington Mersea Historical Museum, 121 Essex Rd. 14, where they will be taking a tour.

Questers is an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration or artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education.

Drop-ins encouraged. For info call Jackie at 519-326-1316.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25 & SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - Rummage Sale at Epworth United Church, Kingsville.

Friday, April 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Satudray, April 16, 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Only on Saturday - $2 Bag. SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - VOYC is hosting the Mayors Community Ewaste Collection Challenge 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., at the ACCESS parking lot, 23 Mill St. W., Kingsville. Proceeds support Computers for Kids and the Voices of Youth in Community Program.

For a list of acceptable e-waste items visit www.accesscounty.ca or www.cfkcanada.org.

THE LEAMINGTON & MERSEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold their monthly meeting 10:30 am on Saturday, April 26 at the Leamington Half Century Club, Talbot St. W., Leamington.

Everyone welcome.

MONDAY, APRIL 28 - A free community dinner will be provided at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington, at 5:00 p.m. for anyone in need of food and fellowship.

THURSDAY, MAY 1 - WINDSOR ESSEX SENIOR GAMES invites you to 2014 Lunch and Learn at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens at 12:00 noon. Tickets $17, include broasted chicken lunch buffet and informative gardening tips from pros like Joe Colasanti and St. Clair College Horticulture Technician Jay Terryberry. Deadline for tickets is April 24. Call Paulette at 519-9743709 or email pkupnicki02@cogeco.ca.

THURSDAY, MAY 1 - Finding Work on the Web Part 2, 6:00 p.m., Leamington Library. Creating a profile online, preparing your resume for the web, how to get noticed. Space is limited. Register online ASAP to secure a spot.

SUNDAY, MAY 4 - Silent Walk & Vigil, Meet at Leamington District Secondary School, 125 Talbot St. W., at 3:15 p.m. Walk to Leamington District Memorial Hospital to express concern for abortion.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Leamington Blood Donor Clinic, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m., Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Call 1-888 2 DONATE or 1-888-236-6283 to schedule your life-saving appointment. Walk in, bring a friend. Visit: www.blood.ca. Blood donors needed. New donors welcome.

The Leamington & Mersea Historical Museum, the former Albuna Church.

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The first major renovation of the church occurred in 1925 when the original church building was lifted and turned halfway around. At the time a basement was added as well as a new front entrance, plus an 18- by 30-foot addition was formed at the back. It served as a kitchen and living room plus a classroom – all under the sanctuary.

The church continued to thrive and by 1940 stained glass windows were installed thanks to many donations by its membership.

Its last renovation took place in 1959 when a 22- by 40foot addition was erected for Christian education with a modern kitchen in the basement.

Since its founding in 1869 the church was a focal point for Albuna and much of the northern half of Mersea Township.

By 1980, storm windows were installed in the basement kitchen, and for a number of years the church had become part of the Cottam Pastoral Charge; it contributed one-third of its annual earnings (approximately $4,000) that year.

Dwindling membership forced an amalgamation of the Albuna, Olinda and Cottam United Churches in 1993 and two members of the Church, Margaret and Bruce Cowan, sought to have the church remain in use. Thus, the Albuna congregation made a deal with the Leamington and Mersea Historical Society in mid-1994 to take over the premises to use as a museum. The $1 deal has only one stipulation: if ever a time comes when the Society cannot use the building, it would revert back to the Cottam Pastoral Charge.

During the last 20 years, since the Society held its first meeting at the historic church, the Leamington and Mersea Historical along with the Leamington Weavers Guild have utilized the building and provided a home for the history and WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Voices of artifacts surrounding the arYouth in Community Meeting in ea’s rich history and cultural the Heinz Arena meeting room at heritage. the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 The Leamington and p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welMersea Historical will meet come to join. For more information 10:30 a.m. on Sat. Apr. 26 at contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. the Leamington Half Cen22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca. tury Centre, 160 Talbot St. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Shooters E., Leamington. Everyone Photography Club meets from 7:00 welcome.

- 10:00 p.m., Willow Room in food court at Colasanti's Tropical Gardens, 1550 Rd. 3E, Ruthven.

Please use west parking. Visit facebook.com for meeting and club into. For info contact George at gschiefer@cogeco.ca THURSDAY, MAY 8 - Sun Parlor Home Auxiliary Bake Sale & Raffle, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tea and coffee will be served in the Garden View Cafe, 175 Talbot St. East, Leamington. Proceeds to Mobility Bus Project.

FRIDAY, MAY 9 & SATURDAY, MAY 10 - 9:00 am to 12 noon.

Rummage Sale at First Baptist Church, 3 Fox St, Leamington.

Lots of toys, good used clothing, small household items, books, home decor and more!

SATURDAY, MAY 10 - Ready, Set, Grow! - 1:00 p.m., Ruthven Library. Stories, games and crafts for gardeners age 5+. Register online or at the library until May 10.

SATURDAY, MAY 10 - United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada Open House, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., meeting to follow. Church of the Epiphany, Kingsville. info.bicentennial@uelac.org.

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By Bryan Jessop Rev. Paul Rodey of the Leamington United Church is looking for a few good acres.

Rodey and members of his congregation are actively seeking out land owners willing to offer the use of some of their acreage to support the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a national charity that has provided food to the world’s hungry and impoverished. The CFB, in operation since 1983, has sent more than one million tonnes of food to some of the world’s poorest regions.

Rodey explained that between eight and 10 acres would be needed to set his plans in motion.

“We’ll need a plot big enough to produce a reasonable amount of crops — and one big enough to turn machines (combines) on,” he noted.

Once a suitable section of farmable land is offered, Rodey will form a committee to organize the project. Members of the Leamington United Church congregation have already volunteered their time and resources to assist with the plan, including one who has already volunteered to do the planting.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects in other parts of the county often involve local youths to assist with planting and/or harvesting, an opportunity that Rodey describes as an excellent learning experience for many children.

“A lot of kids have never even seen a tractor before. It’s a great learning experience for them,” he said.

In many locations, CGB project harvesting events are often accompanied by pot luck lunches or other public/social events.

Rodey moved to Leamington about five years ago after offering his services in churches located in Ancaster, Ont. (near Hamilton) and as far east as St. John, NB. “I’ve gone whereever my services are needed,” he explained.

Funds raised through the sale of crops harvested from the CFBdesignated plots are matched four-to-one by the Canadian federal government, a program Rodey describes as an ideal chance to support the globe’s less fortunate.

“It’s about a lot more than just us,” he stated. “That’s why we really need to find someone to offer the land we need.”

Rodey noted that time is of the essence in finding suitable acreage, as the planting and growing season is fast approaching. The Leamington United Church minister explained that he would enthusiastically accept the offer to team up with other local churches to turn the plan into a reality.

Anyone interested in providing land for a local Canadian Foodgrains Bank project can contact the Leamington United Church at 519-326-9461. For more information on the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and its worldwide initiatives, visit the website www.foodgrainsbank.ca

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John Tavares John Tavares, 53 years, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, on Sunday, April 20, 2014.

Dear son of Maria Tavares and the late Humberto (1988). Dear father of Michael Tavares (Elizabeth) and Jennifer Tavares (fiancé Aaron Rahm). Dear brother of Bert Tavares (Kim), Donna Ford (Marane Thompson), Edward Tavares (Shelly Hebert). Dear uncle of Melinda Ford (Jason Primeau), the late Jeffrey Ford (2009), Vanessa Tavares, Mackenzie Tavares, Nicholas Tavares and Shaun Tavares.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Thursday from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral Mass to celebrate John’s life held from St. Michael’s Church, 21 Elliott Street, Leamington, on Friday April 25, 2014 at 10 a.m. with Fr. Patrick Beneteau officiating.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre.

Friends may send condolences or make a charitable contribution online at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Essex County’s first Ultimate Fun Firefighter Challenge Leamington Fire Services will be participating in the first ever Ultimate Fun Firefighter Challenge being held in Tecumseh on Saturday, May 10.

“We have teams from all fire departments in Essex County. This has never been done in Essex County and we’re really looking forward to it becoming a fun family day,” said organizer Basem Balbaki, firefighter with Tecumseh Fire Department.

The event will kickoff at 9 a.m. and will run throughout the day. “How long it runs kinda depends how many teams each department sends out,” said Balbaki. At least one team of 3 to 5 firefighters are confirmed from Leamington, Lakeshore, Kingsville, Essex, Amherstburg, LaSalle, Tecumseh, Chatham-Kent, and firefighter students from St. Clair College. Some are sending more than one team.

The day will also feature vintage fire trucks, kids activities, food and refreshments, and the combat obstacle courses where firefighters will manoeuvre through eight different stations in full firefighting gear. Races include individual races, tandum (2) and relay races (3-5).

The 1st annual Ultimate Fun Firefighter Challenge is being held at Tecumseh Station #2 on Walker Road and Highway #3. Admission is free!

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Pictured here are some of the ladies who gather every Monday to make blankets out of scrap material at A Stitch in Time in Leamington. (SUN Photo)

Stitching for charity Wheatley’s Laura Sasso is part of a special group of ladies who meet weekly in Leamington to make blankets to be shipped to Third World countries.

The group of approximately a dozen ladies meet on Mondays at A Stitch in Time on Mill Street and spend hours piecing together donated scrap material to create blankets.

Sasso has made 54 blankets over the past year and the group has made over 100.

The blankets, as well as dresses and clothes for children, are sent through the Canada Food For Children organization based out of Chatham.

Laura Sasso holds up one of the many blankets she has sewn to be donated to Third World countries.

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Students enjoy visit with Easter Bunny

From left to right are Queen of Peace students Cole Gualtieri, Joshua Chauvin, Owen Pimentel and Julien Pereira with the Easter Bunny (Valere Gaspard, CC).

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Queen of Peace students, from left to right, Daesa Minaudo, Alessia West, Carys D’Alimonte and Marianna Saad with the Easter Bunny (Valere Gaspard, CC).

On Wednesday, April 6, children from four local Catholic elementary schools (Queen of Peace, St. Louis, St. John de Brebeuf and Holy Name) attended an Easter Egg Hunt at Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School.

They participated in face-painting, a colouring contest, an egg hunt, and a hotdog lunch. There was even a visit from the Easter Bunny! The activity was organized by both the Leadership students and Student Parliament at CC. Fun was had by all!

Helping artisans from Bangladesh

By Carolyn Reid Ten Thousand Villages features the work of artisans from Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is a tiny nation and one of the most densely populated. Formerly East Pakistan, it gained its independence in 1971 after a brutal civil war that saw over 1 million Bengalis killed and another 10 million displaced. Poverty is deep and widespread.

Bangladesh is located on a fertile, low-lying plain where rice, tea and the majority of the world’s jute is grown. Catastrophic hurricanes and floods often accompany heavy rains from June to September. Some years more than half the country is flooded, resulting in famine and thousands upon thousands of deaths.

However, these grim realities are not the whole picture.

Bangladesh is a lush country, with a rich history and culture and with open and friendly people.

The per capita GNP in Bangladesh is $200 a year, barely enough money to buy food and pay rent. But widespread handicraft projects enable thousands of women to earn supplementary income by creating these beautiful items that is mentioned above.

Let’s go to the country of Bangladesh and learn about the beautiful handicrafts from jute, handmade paper, baskets and garlands from palm leaf and terra cotta.

Only fine lustrous jute is used to make crafts like shopping bags, placemats, plant hangers and other items. The fibers are stripped off the tall jute plant and then washed,

dried, sorted and in some cases spun into lightweight cord.

Jute may be washed in water, bleached or dyed. Jute fibers darken with washing and must dry flat.

Shuktara handmade paper was one of the first handmade paper enterprises in Bangladesh. These female artisans specialize in making paper using scrap from local mills. Fibers are beaten down into a pulp that is floated in a large tub of water. The pulp is collected on a hand-held screen until a thin, even, sheet of paper is formed. It is transferred to a steel sheet, dried in the sun, and peeled from the sheet.

The paper is then cut to shape and size. Most of it is either bleached or dyed using environmentally safe compounds.

Rag and other fibers are added to give colour and improve strength and smoothness.

Baskets capitalize on an abundance of raw materials and superb craftsmanship passed down through the centuries.

Shapes and weaving techniques range from traditional to modern. Raw materials include bamboo, coconut leaves, the banana-like abaca, tikiw grass, seagrass and wild nito vines.

Palmya palm tree fronds provide the raw material for much needed jobs. Conscious of the need for conservation, only 9-10 leaves per tree are harvested each year, giving opportunity for regrowth. Leaves are dyed, spliced into narrow strips and woven into decorative garlands and ornaments.

Since ancient times, terra cotta has been used to make functional and beautiful pottery. Most products are now formed in molds, and the details carved by hand. Different fuels and clay locale can change the tint of the clay. Items that the artisans wish to “blacken” are smoke-fired a second time or hand-painted. “Whitewashed” pieces are individually dipped into a chalk and water mixture after firing.

Ten Thousand Villages is there to support artisans from Bangladesh and give them a chance to obtain necessities like food, medicine and housing.

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Bill Richmond of Essex has good reason to remember his 1938 Oldsmobile 4-door sedan: “Hi Bill: Hitchhiking from Vancouver back to Toronto after the Commonwealth Games in September 1954, me and a buddy arrived in Odessa, Saskatchewan, about 40 miles SE of Regina. We stopped to visit an old army friend of my father’s, who turned out to be the only car dealer in town, and with two teenage daughters (we were both 20).

“We were treated like royalty and stayed for a few days, taking the girls to barn dances and parties at the farms of their friends, using any available car on the lot. Lo and behold, come time to leave, our host handed me the keys to this ’38 Olds, told me to send him $70 someday, and the car was mine. He knew we had very little money left. He had been quietly prepping the car for a couple of days. Bingo! My first car!

Bill Richmond’s unforgettable 1938 Oldsmobile 4-door sedan.

“The old straight six chugged along nicely for many days and nights.

With stopovers in Winnipeg, more parties with my female cousin and friends, then Windsor with more of the same, we were about a week late getting back… and flat broke as we puttered into west Toronto on Lakeshore Road, where we ran out of gas. This was not unexpected since the gas gauge didn’t work. Whenever we found a gas station, rare enough in those days, we would check the gas and fill up the oil, which burned merrily.

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The photo was taken on Chilver Road in Windsor † when departing for Toronto and the last leg of our trip.

“We had one flat tire in the middle of the night in ^ northern Wisconsin with nothing but the Northern Lights and a Zippo lighter to see what we were doing and where the tools were.

The spare was an old front wheel from a tractor but it was inflated and it fit. And it was still on there when I sold the car.

“I drove the Olds for about a year and added oil, continuously. I traded it in TONNEAU COVER 1956 for a 1948 Plymouth, CHROME HOOD TRAILE R HITCH BUG DEFLECT OR TOOL BOX BED EXTEN DER which gave me no trouble until I hit a rock in the fog Our advertised prices include Freight, Air Tax, and PPSA (if financed or leased). Add dealer administration and registration fees of up to $799, fuel fill charge of up to $120 and applicable taxes, then drive away. around Rice Lake. It was never the same after that.”

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Gore Hill students Ryan Goyeau (left) and Hunter Enns participate in one of 6 Lego stations.

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Gore Hill students Emily Garton (left) and Breanna Klassen show off a Lego creation and enjoy a special treat as part of the Snapology evening planned for children and their parents.

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Former CJSPCHYR staff enjoy 5th Annual Reunion

By C. Scott Holland Former staff members of Leamington’s first radio station CJSP, which later became CHYR, held their 5th annual reunion last Friday night, Apr. 11, at Ray’s Ribhouse. This year’s edition featured several new members who had never attended previously, and was comfortable with an attendance of 36. Of special note was the appearance of Dave Mather (Dave Dawson) who came from Burlington, Jim Miklos from Hamilton, and Paul Firminger of Paris, Ontario.

Besides reuniting the staff members from various time periods in the station’s long history, it served as a reminder of how the station was a vital element to Leamington and Essex Country.

Its music often reflected its own history and in its early years the station took the Top 40 hits on the road to locations like Jackson Park in Windsor where they would hold record hops.

Summer evenings at Jackson Park often included Motown artists, and as organizer Paul Bunnett-Jones (a.k.a. Chuck Reynolds) stated, “On Easter Monday in 1964, CJSP morning man Craig Cole was the MC for a 24 hour teen dance!”

The disc jockey names are familiar to anyone 30 and older. Lou Tomasi, Don Brown, Wayne McLean, Ron Burgoyne, Dick Bourdeau, Dave Dawson, Pete Summers, Chuck Reynolds, Heidi Hotz, Mark Allen and Craig Cole are only a handful of the ones who worked at the station.

Two of the most popular morning show hosts, Chuck Reynolds and Mark Allen, ran the morning drive slot for an amazing run of 22 consecutive years until what many call “the purge in 2001.” Both recalled the camaraderie and close friendships that were always in abundance among staff members at CHYR. Memories flooded the room as Brian Penstone, Bill Gay and John Garton

CJSP-CHYR reunion attendees, front row left to right: Paul Bunnett-Jones (“Chuck Reynolds”), Marg Dama, Effie Roach, Ruth Ann Derbyshire, Dennis Rowley, Wayne McLean. Middle row: Ted Cribbie, Scott Holland, Paul Firminger, Mark Sivak (“Mark Allen”), Heidi Hotz, Stephanie Dowhan, Liz Gow, Jim Miklos. Back row: Cheryl Sheik, Dave Sheik, Alf Andrews, Brian Penstone, Vic Lehan (“Pete Summers”), Dave Mather (“Dave Dawson”), John Garton Jr., Wally Dowhan, Tony Gossmann, Bill Gay. Photo by Ted Lovell

Jr. shared stories of the station’s history and personnel.

Everyone at the reunion fondly recalled the wisdom and hard work of the late station founder and disc jockey Lou Tomasi. Without Tomasi, CJSP’s growth into a powerful, close-knit station that catered to the needs of local citizens would not have evolved.

One of the new reunion members was Liz Gow. From 1988 until 1992 she worked in advertising sales, as well as making public appearances with the station’s remotes, trade shows and helping with marketing the New Country format. Her work with CHYR aided her as she joined the Leamington Chamber of Commerce

and the Tomato Festival Committee for many years.

Another distinguished former staff member is Jim Miklos. Jim came to the station in 1977 as a staff writer who worked there for almost 5 years with the sales department and production staff. When he came to Leamington he studied the local paper to get a sense of the community and potential advertisers. Miklos’s professional touch brought the best work out of many of the popular announcers working at CHYR in those days, including Reynolds and Summers and others such as John Harada, Bill Taylor, Jeff Parker and John Weese.

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Happy 50th Anniversary

Yvonne and Ron Prudence

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who sent gifts, flowers and cards or came to visit me on my special b i r t h d a y .

Everything made my celebration a special day.

IN MEMORIAM In memory of a loving father and grandfather

DON EMERSON Who passed away 6 years ago on April 24, 2008

Everyday in some small way memories of you come our way.

Though absent you are always very near In our hearts always.

Yvonne and Ron were married April 25th, 1964 at St. Michael's Church, Leamington.

They have 3 children and 9 grandchildren.

Congratulations! Love and Best Wishes, Your Family

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IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of a Dear Son,

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Who passed away 25 years ago, April 28, 1989.

A special star is shining Upon a silent grave Above it lies a son we love The one we could not save.

A thousand prayers won’t bring him back We know because we’ve tried And neither will a thousand tears We know because we’ve cried.

If tear drops were a stairway And memories a lane We would walk all the way to Heaven Dale To bring you home again.

We love and miss you very much. Kyle is now 26. He looks like you.

Love Mom Fran Zdziarski, Your Son Jim, Stan, Family & Friends

IN MEMORIAM In Loving Memory of

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Not everyone can say their Mother was their best friend growing up, but I can. With her beautiful smile and heart full of love, she always had a way of making everyone happy. Although you were only in my life for a short time, you will be in my heart forever.

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Paula’s Fish Place is Celebrating 20 Years in Business Paula’s Fish Place began simply, in 1994, with just enough seating for 35 and a simple screened-in patio off the back of the restaurant.

Paula is very grateful for the dedication of her family and employees, who all play a large role in the ongoing success that she enjoys today.

Now twenty years and many updates later, Paula’s welcomes many regular customers and visitors to their two dining rooms and beautiful outdoor patio overlooking Lake Erie with seating for an additional fifty.

Paula’s three sisters and nieces, as well as her parents, have all worked with her for years and some continue to work by her side – her sister Donna is dining room manager and her mother still bakes fresh pies for the restaurant, as well as her longtime servers and kitchen Paula’s opens seasonally from March manager Lori Pouget, who has been at through to the beginning of November.

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Southpoint Sun Stars silver medalists for Ontario Bantam B The Southpoint Sun Stars Bantams traveled to Brampton the weekend of April 10-13 to participate in the all Ontario Championship tournament in the Bantam B category.

The Stars had earlier eliminated the Kent County Fillies in a best-of-three series to advance to the tournament.

In game 1 on Friday afternoon, Apr. 11, the Stars faced the Scarborough Sharks. The Stars came out a little tentatively not knowing what their opponent would bring, and 3 minutes into the game, before the Stars got their legs, the Sharks were on top 1-0.

The game started to open up for the Stars and they had many opportunities but couldn’t bulge the twine. With the Stars down 1-0 headed to the third period, Lauryn Gradwell, on a nice individual effort, put the Stars back in the game, evening things up at 1 apiece. Not long after that, with the Stars still buzzing around the Sharks net, Sarah Schincariol scored to put the Stars up for good. Chelsea Hickson and Charly Demers assisted on Sarah’s goal and the tournament was on. Final score Southpoint Sun Stars 2, Scarborough Sharks 1. Alyee Church had a strong game in goal for the Stars.

In game 2 on Friday night the Stars faced the Brantford Ice Cats. The Stars came out flying in this game, and midway through the first period Kiera Murracas, on a nice cross-ice pass, caught Grace Hyatt racing into the zone down the right wing. Grace fired a shot from the top of the circle that beat the Brantford goalie and the Stars were out front for good.

Midway through the second period, on a goalmouth scramble, Kennedy Hodgson found a loose puck and fired the rebound into the net for a 2-0 lead. Assists on Kennedy’s goal went to Lauryn Gradwell and Claire Phibbs. Just prior to the end of the second period, Claire Phibbs put the Stars up 3-0 on another Brantford rebound. Assists on Claire’s goal went to Morgan Brown and Lauryn Gradwell.

Early into the third period Brantford got on the board to make the score 3-1, giving them some life. That momentum was short lived as Sarah Schincariol beat the Brantford netminder to restore the 3-goal cushion. Assists on Sarah’s goal went to Chelsea Hickson and Grace Hyatt. Brantford pulling out all the stops to get back in this game, pulled their goalie down 4-1, and Kennedy Hodgson finished off the scoring firing the puck into the empty net off a feed from

The Southpoint Sun Stars won silver in the Bantam B category at the All Ontario Championship Tournament held Apr. 10-13 in Brampton. Team members, front left to right: Natalie Edmondson, goaltending coach Cindy Osadzuk, Alyee Church. Kneeling on ice: Bryanna Rodrigues, Corinne Jackson, Morgan Brown, Bailey Brown, Emily Hyatt, Kiera Murracas, Sarah Schincariol. Back row: manager Tom Hyatt, coach Scott Hopper, Charly Demers, Kennedy Hodgson, trainer Kathy Gradwell, Claire Phibbs, trainer Amy Bell, Lauryn Gradwell, Chelsea Hickson, Abbey Hopper, Grace Hyatt, head coach Brad Hyatt.

Lauryn Gradwell and Claire Phibbs. Final score, Southpoint Sun Stars 5, Brantford Ice Cats 1. Natalie Edmondson played a strong game in goal for the Stars stopping all but one of the shots she faced.

Winning the first two games earned the Stars the day off and they would not see action again until Saturday night when they would face the team from West Grey in the quarter-finals. Another tough contest with lots of back and forth action and solid goaltending at both ends.

Midway through the second period, with West Grey in the penalty box, the Stars were working hard in the offensive

end. At the 6:04 mark Bailey Brown scored on a low shot from the face off dot that beat the West Grey goaltender and put the Stars on the board with a 1-0 lead. Assists on the goal went to Emily Hyatt and Corinne Jackson. That was it for scoring and the Stars held on for a great 1-0 victory and berth in the semi final. Alyee Church played net for the Stars and earned the shutout.

In the semi-final Sunday morning, Apr. 13, the Stars faced a familiar foe in the Lambeth Lancers. The Stars had faced the Lancers on multiple occasions this season with Lambeth (Continued on page 22)

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A fly in the (disapp)ointment During high school, English Literature was a hit and miss subject to me. I hated Thomas Hardy’s works with a passion. It seemed like an endless string of pointless, rambling paragraphs penned to describe inconsequential occasions BRYAN and/or scenery — material so JESSOP mind-numbingly boring that it would probably do adolescent Jessop’s literacy a massive favour to Journal have it banned from secondary school curricula from one end of this country to the other.

Instead, we ban literature based on usage of the occasional expletive or subject matter that certain special interest groups find offensive... and then we wonder why so many kids drop out of high school.

Fortunately, not all literary works double as stand-ins for insomnia. I was particularly fond of Geoffrey Chaucer’s efforts, most notably The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is credited with coining the phrase “All good things must come to an end” — a phrase that inspired one of the songs written by my high school rock/metal band way, way back in the day (1993).

Chaucer put the statement to paper (parchment?) 640 years ago, but it’s as relevant today as it ever was. Most recently, it offered proof of its legitimacy through rumours that my favourite musical act of all time — AC/DC — is calling it quits after 40 years. Introverted founding member Malcolm Young allegedly suffered a stroke that left him unable to play the beat up old Gretsch Firebird that has been his primary go-to instrument since shortly before I was born. Some sources say the band may forge ahead and somehow record new music in Vancouver as early as next month. Time will tell.

“All good things must come to an end” most certainly applies to the world of competitive sports. Within hours of the AC/DC rumour breaking, the Leamington Flyers 2013-14 season ground to a halt. It’s frustrating to see a talented, hardworking team like that being denied their league’s ultimate prize after such a long journey, but hey, that’s sports — every team but one sees their season end on a disappointing note.

That’s just how it works.

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We’ve all heard it a thousand times from the fans, coaching staff and players of a thousand different teams — “there’s always next year.” The supporters of some teams just find themselves saying it earlier in the year than others. I wrote these words on Sunday, April 20, 2014 — the 10-year anniversary of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ most recent playoff series victory. It was Round 1, Game 7 against the Ottawa Senators.

That’s right, you have to go back more than a decade to reminisce about the last time they eliminated someone from outside their own province.

Remember those old Bugs Bunny cartoons where a character had a tough, moral decision to make? A small devil-version of their own likeness would appear on one shoulder and basically say “Yeah, do it!” and then their angel-conscience would appear on the other and urge them to instead take the ethical high ground. Something like that happened to me when I stumbled upon this historic fact of Toronto-esque futility... sort of.

“Go ahead, ridicule the Leafs again!,” said devil-Bryan.

“Yeah, do what he said!,” urged angel-Bryan.

Please forgive them both — it’ll be another decade before the same opportunity presents itself again.

A very thin sliver of the pie graph that is my moral conscience feels bad about poking fun at the Leafs because “my” own teams haven’t gone the distance all that recently either.

The last time the Habs hoisted the Cup (1993), the internet was in its infancy. The most recent World Series title for the Detroit Tigers (1984) was captured during a time before most North American automobiles began running on fuel-injected engines. Then again, the Leafs last drank from Lord Stanley’s Mug (1967) during a time when most considered the concept of putting a man on the moon as little more than science fiction nonsense.

Still, the long and painful wait for the next championship at least allows the backers of lost causes to sleep at night knowing that they’re not highjacking some other team’s bandwagon. Besides, for many a sports fan, the past is as boring as a Thomas Hardy novel — not because of relentless pages of trivial detail, but because it never changes, never throws us a curve ball. On that note, elimination from further contention becomes the past a fraction of a second after the final buzzer.

Only the future offers the suspense of the unknown or the element of surprise. Refer to last week’s prediction of the Chicago/St. Louis series for evidence of how pointless it can be trying to map the future based on what’s happened in the past.

In other words, there’s always next year.

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(Continued from page 21) in the same regular season division as the Stars. Once again the Stars knew they were in for a tough one as the Lancers presented a great challenge all year.

The Stars forecheck was relentless at this point in the tournament. It had been working well all weekend, but was creating many scoring opportunities as a result of the offensive zone pressure. This game was no different, with back and forth end-to-end action.

The Lancers got on the board early into the second period on a high shot over the Stars goaltender’s shoulder to go up 1-0.

At the 5:18 mark of the second period, the Stars tied the score on a goal from Chelsea Hickson when she cut to the middle of the ice and beat the Lancer goaltender on a low shot stick side. Assists on Chelsea’s goal went to Sarah Schincariol and Morgan Brown.

With the score tied heading into the third period, Emily Hyatt took the puck down the wing, cut to the net and beat the Lancer goaltender high over the left shoulder to put the Stars in front 2-1 with just under 6 minutes remaining in the game and a trip to the finals on the line.

The Stars finished the game playing in the Lancer end, eliminating any opportunity for scoring chances and securing a berth in the finals. Another great game by the Stars. Once again Alyee Church had a strong game in net for the Stars.

In the final on Sunday afternoon the Stars faced the Nepean Wildcats. The Stars continued to play their game and were creating scoring chances in front of the Nepean netminder, who was stopping everything the Stars could throw at her. With the Wildcats on the power play, they scored on a slap shot from the point that was redirected in front of the net and the Stars were facing a 1-0 deficit.

The Stars stayed on the attack and finally beat the Wildcats goalie on a goalmouth scramble when Bryanna Rodrigues jumped on a loose puck and buried it to tie the score. Charly Demers assisted on Bryanna’s goal.

With just under a minute to play in the second period the Wildcats scored again to go up 2-1.

The Stars poured it on in the third, but could not beat the strong play of the Nepean netminder and when the final horn sounded, the Stars were Silver Medalists in a 2-1 loss.

The Stars played great all weekend and really represented the association well. The coaching staff is all very proud of their accomplishments this season. Go Stars Go.

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By Bryan Jessop The Greater Ontario Hockey League’s application for in provincial the move from Junior ‘B’ to Junior ‘A’ status has been rejected, but the group isn’t about to give up on its objective.

The Ontario Hockey Association received the applicatourney tion from a six-member GOJHL transition team earlier this month, a request that was supported by all 27 ‘B’ teams.

The response offered late last week explained that the league lacked sufficient justification for the move up to Junior ‘A’ categorization.

“They told us that we hadn’t provided relevant reasons, but we disagree with that,” said Leamington Flyers president and transition team member Abe Fehr. “We want to keep our kids here at home instead of losing them to what they’re told is a higher level of the game. They’re (the OHA) basically saying that having two ‘A’ leagues isn’t good for competition.”

Fehr and the rest of his transition team were not surprised by the OHA’s response, considering the association’s collaborative agreement with the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) that they will operate as the only ‘A’ league within their jurisdiction. Fehr stated that the transition team realizes the OHA is “between a rock and a hard place,” but also further pointed out that the collaborative agreement is unfair to the remainder of the system’s teams and leagues.

“They’ve got some issues to work out,” Fehr said. “The agreement takes some of our rights away. It basically caters to 20 per cent of OHA’s members while ignoring the best interests of the other 80 per cent.”

In response to the OHA’s decision, the transition team quickly filed an application of appeal, sent to the Ontario Hockey Federation, the governing body of the OHA. The appeal was sent Monday, April 21 to the OHF’s Cambridge office. The transition team isn’t certain when it will hear back from the federation, although Fehr hopes a reply will come as early as the end of this week.

Fehr and his group are willing to bring its case to the top link in the chain of command — Hockey Canada — if its appeal is not upheld. The team, however, is hoping that taking its case to the top won’t be necessary.

“It’s certainly open to us, but we expect to get some traction with the OHF,” Fehr explained. “…the OHA was clearly not willing and able to properly assess our request in light of the contract it had signed with the OJHL thereby assigning our rights away to the OJHL for at least the next seven years,” said GOJHL Junior A Transition Team chairperson Joe Machado in a written statement. “The GOJHL Junior A Transition Team is well prepared to present the merits of becoming a Junior A league, to a governing body that respects and shares the values of integrity and transparency just as it does.”

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Leamington Lasers to host championship swim meet Apr. 26-27 The Leamington Lasers Swim Team practices and competes at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex saltwater pool. They are part of the St. Clair Erie Aquatic League known as S.E.A.L., which is a competitive developmental league with many swimmers proceeding to higher level events province-wide.

Eight teams in the league include Leamington Lasers Swim Team, Windsor Aquatic Club, Windsor Essex Swim Team, Chatham YMCA Pool Sharks, Sarnia YMCA Rapids, Killer Whale Swim Team (London), Blenheim Blast Swim Team, Alymer Optimistic Arrows Swim Team, and Wallaceburg Marlins Swim Team.

The S.E.A.L. season consists of 7 short course (SC) meets held in 25m pools hosted by the respective teams in the league.

Players from both Cardinal Carter and Riverside try to take control of a loose ball in front of the Cougars net during the The S.E.A.L. championship swim meet is the final meet of second half of a WECSSAA Tier I senior boys soccer game Wednesday, April 16. The Cougars’ record fell to 1-1 after the the SC season for most of the teams listed.

1-0 loss to the Rebels, who scored midway through the second half. Cardinal Carter’s next home game will be Thursday, This year’s championship meet, as many before it, is beApril 24 against Villanova, starting at 4 p.m.

(SUN Photo) ing held at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex April 26-27.

“The Sherk Complex continues to be regarded as the finest Protect 25m pool and facility in the league, and is highly regarded Yourself in South Western Ontario, largely due to the fact that the from a Complex offers meeting rooms, a spacious viewing stand, flooded and additional auditoriums for food and leisure for the hunbasement dreds of youth and families taking part,” commented Anwith a drew Plancke, president of the Leamington Lasers.

The Heinz Ladies golf year as a league and the This event typically sees between 250-350 swimmers in LIBERTY league will soon begin their members have appreciated attendance, with many of the attending families spending the WATER golf season with a dinner the support that the H.J. weekend in the Leamington area.

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Sump Required On April 26, swimmers 12 years of age and above will Golf Course.

It is their 39th The following ladies were Pump awarded the top prizes for compete, and April 27 will be swimmers 11years of age and 2013: Annie Pump, Emily under.

Points are awarded to the individual swimmers who obOldenburg, Beth McMullin tain the most points for their respective swims. First, second and Janet Derbyshire. and third place trophies will be awarded by age group and Regular play will begin gender. on Monday, May 5 and the It takes more than 60 volunteers/officials a day to make league hopes that all mem- a swim meet run successfully. Each team attending is oblibers will return to enjoy gated to provide a minimum number of volunteers each day/ another year of golf and session, but the majority of the volunteers come from the host team. friendship.

Most teams in this league will be switching to long course (LC) (50m) meets starting in May. Leamington Lasers attended 17 swim meets during the 2012-2013 season, and is on schedule to repeat this again in the 2014 season. The Laser swim team recently purchased a state-of-the-art electronic Time & Score Insurance and investment solutions that fit your life. clock which is mounted in We can help. the aquatics pool area. The Derek Bilokraly H.BSc. Ronald Bilokraly CFP RHU clock ensures that future 519-712-9406 519-326-9652 swim meets will continue at derek.bilokraly@sunlife.com ron.bilokraly@sunlife.com www.sunlife.ca/derek.bilokraly www.sunlife.ca/ron.bilokraly the Complex as a sanctioned and viable swim meet location.

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By Bob McLean

LDSS girls vs St. Cecile The Lions’ Stephanie Scratch prepares to kick a bouncing ball toward the Ste. Cecile net during a WECSSAA Tier II senior girls soccer game at LDSS Wednesday, April 16. Leamington jumped out to a 5-0 lead to start the second half en route to a 9-2 victory for their home and season opener. Chelsea Hickson, Jillian Schroeder, Shannon Fehr, Baylee Barraco and Sydney Hildbrandt scored for the Lions. A Tuesday, April 15 match in Kingsville was postponed due to inclement weather conditions.

The Talbot Trail senior golf league wants to welcome back all past league members of the enjoyable Tuesday Golf League held at the Talbot Trail course, and invite new golfers 50+ years to join them. Play commences on Tuesday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m.

On your first outing you need to register between 8:00 and 8:50 a.m. This will enable organizers to get the groups off smoothly for the first golf test of the year. New golfers please provide your name and age so you can get placed in the correct grouping for reporting scores. If you can’t start in April, join up ASAP. May’s golf starts at 10:00 a.m., but in June and the following months play commences play at 9:00 a.m.

The cost to participate in the league is $25. This entitles league members to four barbecue meals, prizes, and great fun with their fellow league members. Of course, participants who aren’t TT members will have to pay Greg for their golf and cart usage each day they play.

This was very challenging winter weather, as we all are very aware. Derek Brown and Robert Gillespie have been kept very busy getting the course in great shape for the golfing season. You will notice that the big tree on #6 hole has been cut down to allow the two new smaller trees more room to grow. You will still find this hole – called “Long Fellow” – challenging.

It was brought to the league’s attention, after reporting stopped last season, that Mr. Martin Girash, the renowned but reformed golf cart napper, shot an inspiring 48 on Oct. 8, 2013.

Martin wants this round to be a “Play Ahead Score.”

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Leamington, Ruthven library programs Leamington Library’s Adult Book Club will meet Tuesday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss the May selection, “The Forgotten Garden” by Karen Morton. Ages 19 and up are welcome. Registration is open until May 20 either online or in person at the library.

Another adult program is scheduled for May 1 at Leamington Library, starting at 6 p.m. “Finding Work on the Web” will cover topics such as creating a profile online and preparing your resume for the web, as well as answer questions on how to get noticed. Space is limited so register online soon to secure a spot. www.essex/countylibrary.ca Ruthven Library is presenting “Ready, Set, Grow!”.

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Getty repeats as WESPY female golfer of the year Alyssa Getty of Kingsville won the 2014 Windsor Essex Sports Person of the Year (WESPY) Award for Female Golfer of the Year.

This was the second year in a row for the 17-year-old golfer who plays out of the Kingsville Golf and Country Club. Last year Alyssa became the youngest nominee and recipient of a WESPY honour.

Alyssa is golfing with the Golf Association of Ontario’s (GAO) U19 Team Ontario. Alyssa was unable to attend the 9th annual WESPY awards night held Tuesday, April 15 in Windsor because she was in Florida training.

“Alyssa was named to Team Ontario for the 2013-2014 year so she has been busy travelling with the team this past winter. In January she spent a week in Arizona with Team Ontario training and she went back to Arizona with the team to train in February. In March she was away 12 days training and competing as she was selected to represent Canada at the CAN-AM Matches in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina during March Break,” explained Alyssa’s mother, Michelle Getty.

After winning the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association (OFSAA) Championship in 2012, Getty followed it up with a third place finish in 2013. Other top 2013 finishes included: a tie for second at the Ontario Juvenile Girls Championship in Renfrew; an eighth place tie at the 2013 Canada Summer Games, in Sherbrooke, QC.; and a tie for fifth at the 2013 Royal Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship in Pickering.

From Quebec, Alyssa would head to Ottawa where she would compete in the Ontario Juvenile Girls Championship and end up sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole to join two other girls in a play-off for the championship title. She would lose the play-off with a par and take home the silver medal in this Provincial Championship.

Alyssa capped off the summer of 2013 by winning the Player of the Year on the local Jamieson Vitamins Junior Golf Tour by winning all the 6 events she entered. She would also represent the Jamieson tour at the Ontario Junior Tours Championship in Cambridge where her partner and her won 1st and defend their Ontario Girls Team title.

Alyssa won 1st and defended her high school golf titles at WECESSA and SWOSSAA and tied for 2nd at OFSSAA in Barrie in the fall.

In addition to the WESPY Award, Getty has also been chosen as a finalist for the 2014 USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award. The AJGA, in conjunction with the USGA, annually awards select boys and girls who exemplify the spirit of volunteerism, charity, and leadership.

Getty is currently attending Kingsville High School and has verbally committed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for 2015.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Flyers season comes to an end

By BRYAN JESSOP

Seven-and-a-half months after it began, the 2013-14 season concluded for the Leamington Flyers.

The Flyers were eliminated four games to one in their Sutherland Cup semifinal series against the St. Catharines Falcons, ending with a 21 home ice loss Thursday, April 17.

The Golden Horseshoe Conference Falcons took the first two games of the series before the Flyers achieved a 4-2 home-ice win to bring the standing to 2-1. St. Catharines, however, responded with another two straight victories by scores of 4-2 at home Tuesday, April 15 followed by the 2-1 decision at Heinz Arena two days later.

All three Game 5 buzzers arrived with shots on goal advantages for the Flyers — 13-7 after 20 minutes, 19-5 for the second period and 7-4 in the third. Despite the 39-16 total, Leamington was unable to solve Falcons’ netminder Knick Dawe until 59 minutes and 35 seconds had expired.

“The hockey gods just weren’t with us,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “We did everything possible, but the puck just didn’t go in the net. The effort was outstanding.”

Ryan Doucette foiled goalie Trevor Wheaton for the second time about four minutes into the final frame for the game winner. With Wheaton pulled for the sixth skater, David Dalby finally solved Dawe at the 19:35 mark to bring the Flyers within a goal.

Time however ran out on Leamington, allowing the Falcons a chance at redemption against their conference rival Caledonia Corvairs. The Corvairs defeated the Waterloo Siskins by the same 4-1 margin in the other Sutherland Cup semifinal.

The Flyers were held to zero for five on the power play while the Falcons played 60 minutes without a man advantage.

Game 4 was played in St. Catharines two days earlier. The Falcons were again more than doubled in shots — Leamington fired 41 at Dawe while Austyn Roudebush faced 20 — but still managed the 42 win.

Tyler Jackson scored the only marker of the opening frame with 52 seconds remaining. The Flyers owned the middle frame with a 17-5 shots advantage and tallies by Alex Seguin and Dalby. Nathan Op-

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

Through the fifth and final game of the series, the Flyers hit the posts of Dawe’s net eight times.

blinger assisted on both while Scott provided a helper on the game-tying goal.

“I can’t remember the last time I saw a team hit eight posts in one game,” Piroski said. “In the playoffs, you’ve got to have good goaltending and you’ve got to have the bounces go your way. We had good goaltending.”

The Falcons stormed back in the third with a trio of goals netted 3:16 apart. Jambrosich, Yanni Rallis and Brennan Feasey came up with the tying, go-ahead and insurance markers, respectively.

Greg Jambrosich opened the scoring with 42 seconds remaining in the first period to give the Falcons a 1-0 advantage at the first buzzer. Despite nearly quadrupling their guests on the shot counter, Leamington settled for a scoreless second period.

Despite falling short of a Sutherland Cup final appearance, the Flyers organization as a whole was pleased with its team’s performance throughout the 2013-14 season, where it captured the franchise’s first-ever Western Conference championship.

“I’m really happy with it,” said Fly-

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

ers president and co-owner Abe Fehr. “If we were told Jan. 11 that we would be eliminated in the Sutherland Cup semifinals, we would have taken it in a heartbeat.

Our kids played their hearts out. It’s a good feeling to go as far as we did.”

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We’re lucky to break even, so this certainly helps.”

Game 5 against the Falcons was the final for the junior hockey careers of Flyers Alex Seguin, Dylan Seguin, Roudebush, Cole Chevalier, Dalby, Opblinger, Tony Spidalieri Although the series and Graham Kelsey. against St. Leamington may Catharines was also lose playthe last of the ers to relocayear for the tion for Flyers, it school as ended on well as the a positive move to financial the Onnote. The t a r i o $ 1, 3 0 0 Hockey prize of League.

Game 1’s Eric Hen5 0 / 5 0 derson, draw, won Wheaton, by Gord Alex Friesen, Meuser of Daniel Robertson Meuser Designs, Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott and Cale Allen are was donated back to all potential OHL rookies the team to help cover seafor the 2014-15 season. sonal expenses. After winning the hefty sum, Meuser asked Fehr what The process to replace the minimum the team does with its half of each of eight players begins with the 50/50 draw. After Fehr explained team’s spring mini-camp Saturday, that it covers expenses such as ice May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at the rental, equipment and travel, Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Meuser decided to return his Complex. From there, the team’s coaching staff will select rookie $1,300. hopefuls to attend the late-summer “He felt that we were putting a qualmain camp. ity product on the ice and decided to support it,” said Fehr, who noted “We’ll have a lot of young players that the Flyers are a not-for-profit or- to look at,” Piroski said of May’s ganization. “Running one of these mini-camp.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

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Lions baseball vs Harrow Above left: Matt Warkentin makes the run to first base for the first hit of the season as the Leamington Lions host the Harrow Hawks at Kinsmen Field Thursday, April 17. Leamington won the first game of the double header 5-0 and tied the second 4-4.

Above right: Leamington’s Mark Wright avoids a pick-off attempt at first base during the Lions WECSSAA baseball season opener.

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Fifty-two golfers managed a respectable 93 aces on the Apr. 17 outing at Colasanti’s.

Leading the way with 6 was Jim Allan, followed closely by Ken Brook with 5. Four dropped for Eunice Cascadden, Ethel Ferguson, Laurie Hylton, Cam Keith, Steve Vigh and Bill Ward. Managing 3 each were Barb Arner, Murray Cascadden, Pete Daudlin, Tom Hyatt, Betty McManus, John Murphy and Mavis Rutter. Sinking 2 each were Iggy Arner, Caroline Ascott, Kathy Bradley, Dorothy Cascadden, Tom Dewhurst, Marie Lasi, Morley Scratch, Al Stockwell, Art Sweet, Mary Anne Vickery, Eleanor Wilkinson and Gerry Wilkinson. Recording single aces were Mary Binder, Mike Binder, Murray Hartford, Tony Hudwagner, Julia Kos, Duane MacIntosh, Bill Mayville, Winnie Moore, Barb Murphy, Andy Orsini, Al Rutter, Doug Vickery and John Vlodarchyk.

An excellent low score of 16 for 9 holes was shared by Al Stockwell, Ken Brook, Tom Hyatt and Jim Allan. Managing 17 were Betty McManus, Tom Hyatt, Gerry Wilkinson and Cam Keith. Notching 18 were Steve Vigh, Mary Anne Vickery, Moe Scratch, Laurie Hylton, Ken Brook (2), Iggy Arner, Murray Cascadden, Gerry Wilkinson, Kathy Bradley, Jim Allan, John Murphy, Barb Murphy, Kathy Dewhurst and Art Sweet.

Boasting 34 for 18 holes was Ken Brook, followed closely by Bill Ward, Al Stockwell and Gerry Wilkinson with 35. Tom Hyatt managed 36 (2), while Bill Ward, Laurie Hylton, Gerry Wilkinson, Jim Allan and John Murphy shot 37.

Sharing low score of 72 for 36 holes was Bill Ward, Ken Brook, Gerry Wilkinson and Tom Hyatt. Laurie Hylton shot 75, while 76 was recorded by Al Stockwell, Tom Hyatt, Bill Mayville and Pete Daudlin. Jim Allan had a 77.

First place bragging rights went to Team Kings with 229 (Eileen McIntosh, Gerry Wilkinson, Bill Mayville). Second place, with 233, was captured by Team Queens (Murray Cascadden, Iggy Arner, Tom Hyatt), and third place went to Team 9 with 236 (Laurie Hylton, Al Rutter, Marie Lasi).

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SOUTHPOINT SUN

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

COMING UP SPAGHETTI DINNER at Wheatley Legion to benefit Darlene Pursel & Ian Tate.

Saturday, April 26. Dinner at 5:30. All ages, 50/50 draw, raffles. Tickets $10, available at Wheatley Legion, Lesson Lounge, Bill & Karen Robertson, Justin & Heather Latam, The Party Store in Wheatley and at the door.

Limited seats available. Live entertainment provided by Homegrown XI. Guitar raffle sponsored by Lesson ap2-23 Lounge. ______________________ LEAMINGTON SHOPPERS DRUG Mart Is having their annual, "Cutest Baby Photo Contest" once again! Enter a 4x6 photo of your child (ages 0-2 and 2-4) today for your chance to win wonderful prizes and a baby photo shoot! Contest runs from April 12th to Thursday May 8th! Winner will be revealed at our Mother's Day event in store - at noon on Saturday May 10th! It is a $10 donation to enter and all proceeds go to the Shoppers Drug Mart Dragon Boat for the Cure team! ap16-ma7

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TURKEY POT PIE luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 2 at Masonic Lodge Hall, John St., Leamington.

Tickets at the door $10.

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SPRING BINGO - SUNDAY, April 27 at the Lions Community Hall, 23 Mill Street West, Kingsville.

Proceeds of the bingo will benefit the Kingsville Food Bank, Leamington Hospital Foundation and the Lions Foundation of Canada for dog guides for the blind.

Doors will open at 12:30 p.m.

Bingo starts at 2:00 p.m. This will be a cash bingo with Spring themed door prizes.

You must be 18 years of age to attend and play. No children allowed. In the spirit of giving, attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Kingsville ap16-23 Food Bank. ______________________ LEAMINGTON MENNONITE HOME Ladies Auxiliary Yard and Bake Sale. Fresh baked goods, many household items, furniture, books and more. Saturday, May 3, 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Heritage Center, 31 Pickwick Drive, ap23-30 Leamington. ______________________ BENEFIT CONCERT FOR Ian Tate and Darlene Pursel.

Sunday, May 4 at the Leamington United Church at 3:00 p.m. Musicians: Dale Butler and Gord Harwood, Andrew Taves, Timeless Tunes, Justin Latam and Friends. Tickets: adults $10, children 12 and under $5.

For tickets contact Dale Butler or Justin Latam. ap23-30 ______________________

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HELP WANTED FOR an elderly man. PSW, home care person, or Red Cross First Aid qualified. Call 519ap16-23 322-2409. ______________________ DEPENDABLE TOMATO HARVESTER employees required starting August 2014. Includes drip tape retrieval, sorting tomatoes on harvester. Hours are variable, must work Sundays.

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Wheatley United Church is now accepting applications for part time positions of Director of Music and Sunday School Teacher/Coordinator.

Send resume to: Wheatley United Church Attn: Ministry and Personnel Committee P.O. Box 652 Wheatley ON N0P 2P0 or email: wheatleyunited@bellnet.ca Closing date: May 7, 2014

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Location: Leamington/Kingsville and surrounding territory.

Ideal Candidate: You should have excellent computer skills, electronics and electrical experience, as well as capable use of required tools. A clean driving record is a must as well as free border crossing. Communication skills, as well as excellent customer service skills are required as you will be working directly with our customers on a regular basis.

Required Qualifications & Experience: Electronic technical training, electrical training and PLC training would be an asset.

Salary: Based on experience, education and qualification.

Package Details: On top of a competitive salary, we offer a benefits package, service bonuses and overtime pay (as prescribed by the Province of Ontario), valid expenses and mileage reimbursement as required.

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NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON

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NEWS RELEASE Temporary Switch to Free Chlorine Beginning on Sunday, April 27th, 2014, the Union Water Supply System (UWSS) will be temporarily changing to a free chlorine disinfection method in the water distribution system for the UWSS service area, which includes the Municipality of Leamington, Town of Kingsville and parts of the Town of Essex and Town of Lakeshore. This temporary change in the treatment system is to facilitate a long term maintenance program on the system and to control bacterial re-growth within the distribution system.

Your drinking water will remain safe to consume throughout the temporary conversion process. The UWSS is working very closely with the Windsor-Essex Community Health Unit, the Ministry of Environment, Ontario Clean Water Agency and water distribution staff from the municipalities of Leamington, Kingsville, Essex and Lakeshore to plan and carry out this work. Regular monitoring of drinking water quality will continue throughout the process.

As the transition in water chemistry moves through the distribution pipes, you may notice a slight change in the taste and odour of your tap water. The mild chlorine taste and odour is normal and poses no health risk. Slight discolouration of cold water may also occur during the switch. This can typically be addressed by running the water for a few minutes.

Additional information on the temporary switch to free chlorine, including Frequently Asked Questions, is available on the UWSS website at www.unionwater.ca .

If you have any questions or concerns with the temporary free chlorine treatment, please contact the UWSS treatment plant at (519) 326-4447 or contact your local municipal water department.

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Pelee Drive / Bevel Line Sanitary Sewage Collection System Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Notice of Completion The Municipality of Leamington has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study of the proposed sanitary sewage collection system along Pelee Drive, from Bevel Line Road at Seacliff Drive E to the entrance of Point Pelee National Park at Mersea Road E. The EA study followed the requirements for a Schedule “B” Municipal Class EA project under the Municipal Class EA (October 2000, as amended in 2007 and 2011).

Based on the study, Alternative 2, Conventional Gravity Collection System, is the recommended sanitary sewage collection strategy. The recommended servicing strategy consists of a series of gravity sewers and pumping stations being constructed within the municipal road allowances throughout the service area. This solution meets the Municipality’s long-term servicing needs and provides an immediate and long-term environmentally sustainable solution for existing and future land uses.

The Municipal Class EA process is documented in an Environmental Study Report (ESR). A copy of the ESR is available for a 30 calendar day review period from April 17 to May 16, 2014, at the following locations: Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, ON N8H 2Z9 Tel: 519-326-5761 Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex 249 Sherk Street Leamington, ON N8H 4X7 Tel: 519-322-2337 Hours: Mon – Fri 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Fri 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m Sat 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Sun 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Essex County Library – Leamington Branch 1 John Street Leamington, ON N8H 1H1 Tel: 519-226-946-1529 ext 220 Hours: Mon – Thu 10:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Fri 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sat 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sun 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Oct. - May) Municipality of Leamington website www.leamington.ca

Please provide written comments to the Municipal Clerk within the 30 calendar day review period. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved in discussion with the Municipality, a person may request that the Minister of the Environment make an order for the project to comply with Part II of the EA Act (referred to as a Part II Order), which addresses individual EAs. Requests must be received by the Minister at the address below by May 16, 2014. A copy of the request must also be sent to the Municipal Clerk. If no request is received by May 16, 2014, the project will proceed to detailed design and construction as outlined in the ESR. For more info, visit www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/class-environmental-assessments-part-ii-order.

Brian R. Sweet, B.A., LL.B Director of Corporate Services, Corporate Counsel & Municipal Clerk Municipality of Leamington 111 Erie Street North Leamington, Ontario, N8H 2Z9 Email: clerks@leamington.ca

Director, Environmental Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment, Ontario 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1L5 Fax: 416-314-8452 Email: EAASIBgen@ontario.ca

If you require further information, please contact: Joe Dattilo, P. Eng., Project Engineer Municipality of Leamington Tel: 519-326-5761 ext 1303 Email: jdattilo@leamington.ca

Robert Molliconi, P.Eng., Project Manager Dillon Consulting Limited Tel: 519-948-5000 ext 3341 Email: rmolliconi@dillon.ca Notice issued April 16, 2014.

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PARKS CANADA AGENCY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS POINT PELEE BICYCLE RENTAL CONCESSION Parks Canada is inviting proposals for the operation of a non-motorized bicycle rental concession located within Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada.

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Documents may be obtained from the following location: Parks Canada Agency Pamela Hayhurst, Senior Realty Advisor 1869 Upper Water Street, Suite AH 201 Halifax, NS B3J 1S9 Tel: (902) 426-6260 e-mail: Pamela.Hayhurst@pc.gc.ca

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late of the Municipality of Leamington, In the County of Essex and Province of Ontario, who died on November 14, 2013

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Creditors and others having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of the same to the undersigned solicitors for the Estate Trustee on or before the 15th day of May, 2014 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed having regard only to claims that have been received.

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