Southpoint Sun April 23, 2014

Final budget passedtaxes going down

By Bill Chaplin

At a special Council meeting called at noon on Tuesday, April 22, Leamington Council passed the final budget for the Municipality and as an event that is essentially a municipal miracle, taxes this year will go down. 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

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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.

(SUN Photos)

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 contracted for the new demand has yet to be negotiated, explaining that the entire production cannot stem from a single location. He estimated that the contract would rely on about 20 farmers to meet production needs.

you have good product, you have good consumers and you have good sales.”

Asihkia explained that the agreement will generate job creation in both Canada and Nigeria — about 15,000 in the African country.

“When we get to the Nigerian market, the consumers will know this is a good product,” he said. “When

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Asihkia explained that the decision to forge ahead with Thomas’ Utopia Brand contract was not a difficult one to make, based on the reputation of Essex-Kent tomato products.

“I decided to go ahead with the deal because of the

integrity of the place the product is coming from — the integrity of the country, the integrity of the CEO (Bill Thomas) and the integrity of the product,” he explained. Thomas’ Utopia Brand products are expected to reach the shelves of Nigerian markets as of May 23 this year.

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Thomas Canning Ltd. CEO Bill Thomas (left) and Festrut Group founder, president and CEO Dr. Festus Asihkia display an agreement signed that will send 2.2 million cases of tomatoes per year from Essex-Kent farms to Nigeria. The agreement was signed during a conference at DVD Farms in Leamington Tuesday, April 22. (SUN Photo)

What matters? Survey to help identify community priorities in Windsor-Essex

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,

or who are at risk of living in poverty.

Pathway to Potential recognizes and applauds the efforts made by the City of Windsor and County of Essex to reduce poverty, and hopes this survey will be helpful to the city and county as they continue to work diligently to make WindsorEssex the best place to live.

The online survey, which can be found at whatmatterswe.ca, takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and asks for feedback around

topics such as transportation, parks and recreation, safety, health and employment.

Residents of WindsorEssex are asked to complete the survey before June 30, 2014. Participants who complete the survey before the deadline will have a chance to win an Apple iPad 2, 32 GB with Wi-Fi.

For more information, call Pathway to Potential at 519-255-6545 ext. 6956 or email info@pathwaytopotential.ca

house safely with no injuries reported. (Leamington Fire Service Photo)

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.

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 fire on Mersea Road 8

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.

Easter Memories

Ahhhh, the joy of Easter.

- Andrew Plancke President Leamington Laser Swim Team

Editor:

Re: Everyone out of the pool

Good for you.

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.

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.

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

- Butch and Lisa Mitchell

Editor:

Important name missing from Council Report

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.

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.

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!

– Bill Sherk, Leamington

Editor:

Credit where credit is due

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.

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

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.

MARK RIBBLE Rib’s Ramblings

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 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 jaws dropped, our minds reeling and believe it or not 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!

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.

Both parties will appear in court at a later date.

Liddle’s Fish & Chips

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.

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! (Photo submitted)

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. (Photo submitted)

From left to right, Ontario Provincial Police constables

Jody Fedak (Leamington detachment), Rich Bortolon (Manning Road detachment) and Mike Baker (Leamington detachment)

the Leamington Real Canadian Superstore

of an annual fundraiser for the OPP’s Cop Camp. Cop Camp provides a week of activities for 90 students across OPP-

Kingsville, Es-

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. (SUN Photo)

We could talk all day about how the right hearing aids could change your life, but we want you to hear for yourself.

On May 6th & 7th, Helix Hearing Care invites you to book your no obligation two-week test drive prior to making a purchase decision. Now you can discover the lifestyle improvements that investing in hearing aids can provide and hear what you’ve been missing.

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, your self-confidence and enthusiasm have made you a natural leader. This week belongs to you, and others will rely on your leadership skills.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

A unique experience has inspired you to make a difference, Taurus. If you want to volunteer, there are many organizations that need help. Find the right fit for you.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Change is right around the corner, Gemini. Take the time to listen to what the stars are trying to tell you so you can make the best decisions.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

You are very good at bringing together people, Cancer. Use this ability to create a social forum this week. Encourage those closest to you to exchange ideas.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Don't let others make decisions for you, Leo. This week take control of your life and be more assertive regarding the goals you want to accomplish.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, technology is foremost on your mind this week. Focus on ways that technology can better your life and advance your career. 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.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, give ample thought to

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what you really want out of a particular relationship or situation. You might have to make big changes, but such changes are worth the effort.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Try to show others this week that you are a thoughtful person who has a lot of life experience, Sagittarius. Assert yourself calmly and effectively to get your point across.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Trust the people you love, Capricorn. They may grow weary of not knowing which way you lean. Be firm when making decisions and others will respect you for it.

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.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, someone close to you is having problems that he or she cannot express. Your intuition will save the day.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

APRIL 20

Miranda Kerr, Model (31)

APRIL 21

James McAvoy, Actor (35)

APRIL 22

Marshawn Lynch, Athlete (28)

APRIL 23

Craig Sheffer, Actor (54)

APRIL 24

Shirley MacLaine (80)

APRIL 25

Jason Lee, Actor (44)

APRIL 26

Stana Katic, Actress (36)

Leamington MS Walk set for May

4 at Recreation Complex

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.

Leamington Br. 84 Legion News

Beware of bogus phone calls: Legion is not soliciting funds

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; TeamsGloria 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.

Please remember to get out to the general meeting

Windsor Symphony Orchestra playing at Leamington Arts Centre

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

on May 7. It is election night and your support would be appreciated.

BANK NOTES

10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434

LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805

MUSIC THEATRE SHOWCASE

LDSS Students, Director Joel Lewsaw

Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 4at 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

Tickets are available at: Thomson Guardian 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. May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 & June 1, 2014.

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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Email: banktheatre@gmail.com Website: www.banktheatre.com

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.

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

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

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 Challenge10:00 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 - WINDSORESSEX SENIOR GAMESinvites 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. Rain or shine. Leamington Area Right to Life 519325-0929.

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.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Voices of Youth in Community Meeting in the Heinz Arena meeting room at the Leamington Recreation Complex. Meetings are 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. All youth ages 14-24 are welcome to join. For more information contact Wanda 519-733-8983 ext. 22 or email wrodrigues@accesscounty.ca.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - Shooters

Photography Club meets from 7:00 - 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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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 artifacts surrounding the area’s rich history and cultural heritage.

The Leamington and Mersea Historical will meet 10:30 a.m. on Sat. Apr. 26 at the Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Everyone welcome.

The Leamington & Mersea Historical Museum, the former Albuna Church. – Photo by C. Scott Holland

Local minister looking to launch global cause

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

OBITUARY

Patricia Trudell

Patricia Trudell (nee Howe) passed away April 10, 2014 at 62 years of age.

Cherished mother of Joel, Aaron and Sarah Trudell. Loving daughter of Len and Ruth Howe. Dear sister of Ron and wife Patty Howe. Pat will be sadly missed by her extended family and friends.

A private family service has taken place. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Families First, 3260 Dougall Ave., South Windsor, 519-969-5841.

Share memories, photos or make a donation at www.FamiliesFirst.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!

OBITUARY

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

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

Leamington

Blood Donor Clinic

Blood donors are needed. There is a donor clinic on Wed. May 7, 1:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Kinsmen Recreation Complex, 249 Sherk St. Call 1-888 2 DONATE or 1-888-2366283 to sche-dule your life-saving appointment. Bring a friend. Walk-ins and new donors welcome.

are

every Monday to make blankets out of scrap material at A

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.

(SUN Photo)

Pictured here

some of the ladies who gather

Stitch in Time in Leamington. (SUN Photo)

Students enjoy visit

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.

ATTENTION: GARDENERS

Highline has Mushroom Compost available for home use available 365 days a year. This spring we will be hosting times at the farm where we will help load your truck/trailers for a donation. All donations will be going to the Canadian Cancer Society.

The Benefits:

• High Organic matter content

• Slow Release nutrients

• Neutral pH (~7)

• Improved soil structure

• Beneficial soil microorganisms

• Biological disease suppression

• Renewable resource

• Produced locally

• Available year round

• Free of insects and pathogens

Leamington Mushroom Farm West Farm 506 Mersea Road 5, Leamington, ON

Dates we Help load:

– Fri Apr 25 – Noon - 4 pm & Sat Apr 26 – 9 am -1 pm

– Fri May 9 – Noon - 4 pm & Sat May 10 – 9 am-1 pm

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,

Compost is available every other day of the year, free of charge and you load yourself by visiting the Main Office. Their

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.

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).

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).

1938 Olds for $70: “Send me the money someday!”

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!

“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.

“We were close enough to an old friend’s house to go and borrow some money and finally made it home just about the time Marilyn Bell completed her swim across Lake Ontario. And we thought the crowds along the waterfront were for us. The Olds was built like a tank and I doubt it was ever washed. 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 1956 for a 1948 Plymouth, which gave me no trouble until I hit a rock in the fog around Rice Lake. It was never the same after that.”

I’m always looking for more stories. Email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2. Everyone whose story is published in this column will receive a free autographed copy of my latest book: “Old Car Detective Favourite Stories, 1925 to 1965.”

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

On Tuesday evening, Apr. 14, Gore Hill School Council organized a science workshop for parents and students entitled Snapology. Snapology is an activity that supports a variety of the Ontario Curriculum expectations in science by using Lego blocks and other materials. The evening was organized as part of the school’s Reaching Out to Parents grant.

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

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.

Gore Hill student Carter Thornton and dad Bronson

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

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.

Whether part-time, be-

hind-the scenes or on-air, the people who gathered for this reunion had fun doing their jobs and helped make

a proud com-

in which to live.

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

Leamington

munity

Prevent spring frost damage

Although the calendar indicates spring has arrived, frost is still a danger to tender young plants.

Happy 50th Anniversary Happy

50th Anniversary

Yvonne

and Ron Prudence

Thank You

IN MEMORIAM

In memory of a loving father and grandfather

It’s too early for annuals, but for early spring colour use pansies, primrose or kale which will withstand cooler spring temperatures. These plants can be planted directly in the garden as long as the soil is not too wet, or another alternative is to plant in containers for the patio.

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

you will be in my heart forever. Love you more than words could ever say, Lisa.

Thank you to everyone who sent gifts, flowers and cards or came to visit me on my special birthday. Everything made my celebration a special day.

Marg Hostine

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.

The Emerson, Renner and Giurissevich Families

CARD OF THANKS

Mae Hickson

The family of the late Mae Hickson would like to thank all those who had so many nice things to say about her. We would also like to thank the pallbearers, those who paid tribute and sent cards. To Rev. Liz Chaplin for her visits to Mom while in hospital and her very special service.

Mom will forever be missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew her.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of D O N

W I N D S O R

who passed away April 27, 2011 Forever in our hearts He will always stay, Loved and remembered every day.

Lovinglyrememberedby wifeJoyandfamily

Once the forsythia starts to bloom in spring, remove any wind protection away from rose bushes but wait for warmer weather for any major pruning.

It is also time to apply the first step of lawn fertilizer. Slow release fertilizer in all the planting beds will certainly get everything off to a good start.

Apply a rose fertilizer at the end of April for best results.

Now is the time to cut back any ornamental grasses or other perennials that were left over from last fall.

Many perennials are starting to sprout out of the ground, but watch for frost and protect the crowns of the plants with burlap to prevent frost damage. Many of the bulbs should be 3-4 inches in growth such as daffodils, crocus and tulips. A water soluble fertilizer should be added now to help promote healthy foliage and continued for at least 10 days or until the leaves start to die back.

It is also a bit early to bring out the indoor houseplants. Start fertilizing indoor plants once a month. Watch for moisture — the plants will require additional water as the season changes and the temperature and humidity in your home starts to change.

Some seeds in the vegetable garden can be sown directly in the soil this month, such as peas, lettuce, spinach and radishes. Plant a few rows each week to extend the harvest period. Tomatoes and peppers should be planted when the ground becomes much warmer, usually in late May.

Plant established plants grown at the garden centre for best results. Starting from seed in late May will only prolong a later harvest.

If you can’t work outside just yet, now is the time to plan and review last year’s garden journal. Check your tools, sharpen mower blades, and do any necessary maintenance before starting. Also be sure to remove any weeds that overwintered.

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.

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 opens seasonally from March through to the beginning of November. It is during the off-season time that renovations are made. In the spring, guests are welcomed back with revisions and menu updates that continually keep the restaurant exciting and fresh.

Paula Ouellette, owner and ‘chief cook and bottle washer’, has managed to find time to be part of many local community organizations including Childcan, Chamber of Commerce, Lung Association, Heart & Stroke, Friends of Point Pelee and the Optimist Club.

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.

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 manager Lori Pouget, who has been at Paula’s Fish Place for 13 years.

“I would not have been able to do this without their support and that of our loyal customers,” says Paula.

Please come celebrate with us on our Anniversary Day!

Wish great appreciation to you all!

Sincerely,

Paula Ouellette

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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

Amy

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)

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

Bell, Lauryn Gradwell, Chelsea Hickson, Abbey Hopper, Grace Hyatt, head coach Brad Hyatt.

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 and/or scenery — material so mind-numbingly boring that it would probably do adolescent literacy a massive favour to 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.

I suppose that’s one of the perks in the year-round process that is hockey. While it’s almost unfathomably tiring to start preparing for the next season the very instant the current one ends, it at least gives teams something to distract them from the bitter sting of elimination.

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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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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County Bridge Results

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Jessop’s Journal

League denied Junior ‘A’ status

By Bryan Jessop

The Greater Ontario Hockey League’s application for 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 application 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.”

Although the application issue has yet to be resolved, there is still time for the GOJHL to kick off the 2014-15 season as a Junior ‘A’ league if approval is attained. Player cards for next season cannot be signed until June, giving the league well over a month to reach its objective.

Leamington team fourth in provincial tourney

A beneficial season-long learning experience ended with a fourth-place medal for the Leamington Cougars major atom boys.

The Ontario Basketball team finished the season in Niagara Falls during the April 4-6 weekend with the provincial championship tournament. Round robin play began for the local team on Saturday, April 5, where they narrowly lost to the Albany Knights by a 2827 score. Game 2, played against the eventual division gold medal champions of Centre Wellington, was another close game. This time, Leamington came out on top with a 33-32 victory. Throughout the tournament, the Cougars were the only team able to defeat the goldmedal Celtics.

On Sunday, Leamington came up short against the Peterborough Power in a 45-23 decision. Later that day, the Cougars took on the York Stingers for the

bronze medal and despite a hard-fought contest, lost by a three-pointer, 51-48.

“They showed great class and sportsmanship and were pleased with their result,” said Cougars head coach Joe Youssef of the Leamington Basketball Association.

“Our main focus for the tournament was to focus on our development of skills.”

“The opportunity for the boys to travel to Niagara

Falls was a great experience for them,” added parent and coach Bill Boutros.

“They improved their game

and learned discipline. I’m proud of what the boys accomplished.”

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From left to right, front to back, are Leamington major atom Cougars team members Leonardo Cabrera, Markus Youssef, Zachary Penner, Andrew Sleiman, coach Bill Boutros, Backos Boutros, Eric Dominguez, Christopher Baeini, Thomas Bartha, Paul Sleiman, Justin Wiebe and coach Joe Youssef. (Submitted photo)

CC boys soccer vs Riverside

Players from both Cardinal Carter and Riverside try to take control of a loose ball in front of the Cougars net during the second half of a WECSSAA Tier I senior boys soccer game Wednesday, April 16. The Cougars’ record fell to 1-1 after the

the second half. Cardinal Carter’s next home game will be Thursday,

starting at 4 p.m. (SUN Photo)

Heinz Ladies golf league’s 39th season begins soon

The Heinz Ladies golf league will soon begin their golf season with a dinner meeting at the Flamingo Restaurant at Erie Shores Golf Course. It is their 39th

year as a league and the members have appreciated the support that the H.J. Heinz Company has given them throughout the years.

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.

The S.E.A.L. championship swim meet is the final meet of the SC season for most of the teams listed.

This year’s championship meet, as many before it, is being held at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex April 26-27.

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

This event typically sees between 250-350 swimmers in attendance, with many of the attending families spending the weekend in the Leamington area.

Only swimmers who have attended a minimum of four S.E.A.L. meets are eligible to attend the championship.

On April 26, swimmers 12 years of age and above will compete, and April 27 will be swimmers 11years of age and under.

The following ladies were awarded the top prizes for 2013: Annie Pump, Emily Oldenburg, Beth McMullin and Janet Derbyshire.

Regular play will begin on Monday, May 5 and the league hopes that all members will return to enjoy another year of golf and friendship.

Points are awarded to the individual swimmers who obtain the most points for their respective swims. First, second and third place trophies will be awarded by age group and gender.

It takes more than 60 volunteers/officials a day to make a swim meet run successfully. Each team attending is obligated to provide a minimum number of volunteers each day/ session, but the majority of the volunteers come from the host team.

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 clock which is mounted in the aquatics pool area. The clock ensures that future swim meets will continue at the Complex as a sanctioned and viable swim meet location.

Leamington’s swim season will wrap up in July.

1-0 loss to the Rebels, who scored midway through

April 24 against Villanova,

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.

Rhine Danube bowling scores

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league results from April 7.

Games Over 200: M. Dickau 210, O. Wolf 221, H. Kosempel 216-217, G. Garnham 223-211, C. Sabelli 202, S. Garnham 234-234-254, A. Dickau 203-213, W. Fittler 208229, E. Zimmer 225-201, J. Valade 205, C. Kosempel 236, A. Salvati 201.

Series Over 550: M. Dickau 570, C. Sabelli 550, A. Dickau 579, J. Valade 559, C. Kosempel 566, D. Dalimonte 595, O. Wolf 604, H. Kosempel 607, G. Garnham 620, S. Garnham 722, W. Fittler 608.

Talbot Trail senior golf commences Apr. 29

By Bob McLean

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.”

Marty’s accomplishment was witnessed by playing partners Ron Steingart and Don Girardin.

See you on the 29th of April!

AT�THE� CHEF’S�TABLE

by Caesars Windsor Executive Chef, Patrick McClary

Brunch combines the best of two worlds, offering all your favourites from early morning breakfast to something more substantial and savoury from a traditional mid-a�ernoon meal. Hosting your own brunch with family and friends can be an easy, carefree function when you keep a few things in mind when you start your planning:

1. Consider all the food groups when menu planning. Brunches start late morning and end just past noon. Remember you are combining two meals in one, so the food offerings should be light enough to start off your day right and substantial enough to sustain you until dinner. Traditional egg dishes like omele�es and quiches, fruit, potatoes, breads and pastries can be served in a variety of ways and at room temperature.

2. Ensure you have all five food groups represented to appeal to any taste and appetite.

3. Provide toppings like nuts, fresh fruit, spreads and cheese so guests can customize their plate.

Reservations

4. Offer a variety of drink options – warm, cold and hot including coffee, fruit juices and smoothies.

Brunches are great, casual se�ings for socializing that allows the host to mingle with guests rather than acting as server and cook.

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!”. Spring is here, so get growing! Stories, games and crafts for gardeners age 5 and up are being offered Sat. May 10 starting at 1 p.m. Register online or at the library until May 10. All kids, teens and adults are invited to Ruthven Library to meet and greet Cato, a St. John Ambulance therapy dog, on Sat. May 24 at 11 a.m. Either read to Cato or listen to stories while Helga, a St. John Ambulance dog handler, reads to the group. “Be a Rock, Be a Tree - Dog Safety Tips” will give advice about dogs and how to approach them. Register online or at the library.

Cougars girls soccer vs Kennedy

The Cougars’ Katie Zuccato tries to take control of a bouncing ball during the WECSSAA Tier II senior girls soccer season opener at Cardinal Carter Thursday, April 17 against the Kennedy Clippers. The Cougars were shut out 2-0. Cardinal Carter will return home Wednesday, April 30 for a match against their crosstown rival Leamington Lions.

Wheatley resident Cody Lavoie won the title of Top Male Swimmer at the 9th annual WESPY Awards held on Tuesday, April 15 at the Cabota Club in Windsor.

Cody, a Grade 12 student at Leamington District Secondary School, beat out two other nominees in his category –Andrew Binder and Aaron Norg, both from the Windsor Essex Swim Club. The award was one of 34 handed out at the annual awards night.

The WESPY (Windsor Essex Sports Person of the Year) are the area’s top athletic awards that recognize top male and female athletes in a wide variety of sports including swimming, golf, soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, hockey, track and field, fastball and figure skating. Guest speaker was Super Bowl champion and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Theisman.

“It was a great honour to be nominated. It was even better to win! The nominees are all excellent swimmers that have accomplished quite a bit in the pool. I was blessed to have had a successful season. The hard work is paying off,” said Lavoie on receiving the award.

Some of Cody’s nomination highlights included setting multiple regional records, provincial champion wins, junior national champion and qualifying in events for the World Trials and Canadian Senior Nationals.

“None of my achievements would be possible without my parents, my grandparents, close friends and the support of the community and service organizations. The letters of support always mean a lot. Thank you to everyone,” said Cody.

Top award winners at this year’s WESPY awards included Top Female Athlete Miah-Marie Langlois of the Windsor Lancers basketball team and Catholic Central’s football star Khaliel James as Top Male Athlete.

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Theisman pictured with Cody Lavoie with his WESPY award as Top Male Swimmer. (Photo submitted)

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.

Alyssa is an honour student in Grade 11 at Kingsville District High and credits her teach-

ers with the extra help they give her and the work they prepare ahead of time so she can take her work with her when she is out of the country training and competing in golf with Team Ontario.

Kingsville’s Alyssa Getty was named the 2014 WESPY female golfer of the year recently. Alyssa continues to train and play for Team Ontario and still maintains her acedemic honours in Grade 11 at Kingsville District Secondary School. Alyssa is the daughter of Steve and Michelle Getty, Kingsville.

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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-

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

“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.”

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.

Flyers season comes to an end

By BRYAN JESSOP

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.”

Although the series against St. Catharines was the last of the year for the Flyers, it ended on a positive financial note. The $1,300 prize of Game 1’s 50/50 draw, won by Gord Meuser of Meuser Designs, was donated back to the team to help cover seasonal expenses. After winning the hefty sum, Meuser asked Fehr what the team does with its half of each 50/50 draw. After Fehr explained that it covers expenses such as ice rental, equipment and travel, Meuser decided to return his $1,300.

teams is not a way to make money. 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 and Graham Kelsey. Leamington may also lose players to relocation for school as well as the move to the Ontario Hockey League. Eric Henderson, Wheaton, Alex Friesen, Daniel Robertson and Cale Allen are all potential OHL rookies for the 2014-15 season.

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

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.

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-

“He felt that we were putting a quality product on the ice and decided to support it,” said Fehr, who noted that the Flyers are a not-for-profit organization. “Running one of these

The process to replace the minimum of eight players begins with the team’s spring mini-camp Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. From there, the team’s coaching staff will select rookie hopefuls to attend the late-summer main camp.

“We’ll have a lot of young players to look at,” Piroski said of May’s mini-camp

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

Photo courtesy of Ryan Scott

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.

Golden Years mini golf

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).

Play continues at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

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SOUTHPOINT SUN

Spacious Rooms & Suites Available

Each includes private bath. Personal one-on-one care for when you need an extra helping hand. Fun filled activities as well! Please come for a tour ask for Trudy or Sheila. 21205 PIER RD. WHEATLEY 519-825-4694

LEAMINGTON LAKEFRONT

Upscale and Affordable in Leamington’s ONLY waterfront rental apartment building overlooking Leamington Marina and Park and minutes from the beach.

Amenities include:

• library and social rooms

• new Smart Card “no coin” laundry

• beautiful lobby

• underground parking

• outdoor balconies

• FREE utilities and window coverings

• Fully secured and 24-7 onsite management. Ask us about our limited time “New Tenant” incentives. www.ska-apartmentrentals.com Call Mike or Kevin 519-326-8819

1 BEDROOM CONDO for rent. 44 Robson Rd., Leamington. $750 + utilities. No pets. Call 519-326-5591. se11-tf

2 BEDROOM APT. and 3 bedroom semi, downtown Leamington. Newly renovated, laundry hookups, central air, fridge and stove included. Available now. Call 519326-4610 or 519-816-0068. Also for sale gas dryer, upright freezer and dressers. ap16-tf

1 BEDROOM HOUSE for rent. Suitable for 1 or 2 adults. No pets. $750 per month including utilities. Call 519-825-4755. ap23-ma7

SHOP AVAILABLE FOR rent1200 sq. ft. near Kingsville, 18 Hwy. New doors and windows, garage door. Hydro and gas heating. $600 plus utilities. 519-796-4960. ap23-ma7

1 BEDROOM HOME for rent. Clean, new central air and flooring. No pets. $500 a month plus utilities. Call 519-326-8525. ap9-30

APARTMENTS

YARD/GARAGE SALE

HUGE ESTATE GARAGE and yard sale. April 25, 26, 27, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. All items. Furniture, dishes, cutlery, misc. items, too many to mention. All quality and expensive. Must be sold. 44 Cheyenne Court. ap16-23

SALE AT 28 MELROSE AVE. Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. In house sale of furniture. Bedroom suite, box spring and mattress, small TV, love seat, 3 pc. living room set, china hutch, dining room table, desk, end tables, coffee tables, 2 bar stools, many knick knacks, clothing, vacuum cleanersElectrolux and Dirt Devil, hundreds of books and 33 1/2 record albums. ap16-23

GARAGE SALE - SNOW blower, sewing serger, lawn chairs and misc. Friday, April 26, 9:00 - 5:00; Sat. April 27, 9:00 - 1:00. 110 Danforth Ave. Leamington. ap23

WAREHOUSE

2500 SQ. FT. industrial/ commercial/warehouse space in Ruthven. Call 1-800-265-2397 or email paulh@wwp.on.ca. ap9-30

HOUSE FOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car garage, stair-lift to developed basement and 2nd kitchen. Upgrades throughout. Leamington Hospital area. No agents. Asking $162,000. Further information call 519-329-3807. ap9-30

WANTED TO BUY

BUYING SCRAP GOLD. Cash $$$ In. Thurs. May 1, Unico Building, 37 Beech St., Kingsville. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Fri. May 2, Essex Retiree Centre, 32 Russel St. Essex 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Cash for all coins, scrap gold $$$. All gold rings, chains (even broken gold jewellery), gold teeth, sterling, mint sets, musical instruments, etc. Also buying all costume jewellery. Top prices. We simply pay the most. House calls available. Dan Jones B.A., B.Ed. 519819-1805. ap23

YARD SALE - 11 LOMBARDY Lane, Leamington. Friday, April 25 and Saturday April 26, 8:00 a.m. - ? Rain or shine. Downsizing - everything must go! ap23

WEIL’S FOOD PROCESSING D&R - canned tomatoes 2 for 1 sale every Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm while supplies last. 519-825-4572 Located in Wheatley. ap23-ma14

CARTOP CARRIERS AND bicycle racks, like new, fits VW. $650 value, asking $325. Call 519-326-7881. ap16-30

WEDDING GOWN FOR sale

- size 10. Paid $1700, selling for $300. Call 519-324-0783. ap9-jun11

MOVING SALE

LARGE TABLE AND 4 chairs, entertainment unit, a cabinet, dresser, piano, ladders and tools, 519-3222004. mr19-may21

GARDEN

GARDEN FOR RENT- 12’ x 24’, black compost, in hospital area. Inquire at 519-3262828. ap23

SERVICES

INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - renovations and repairs, windows (full warranty), doors, painting, flooring, basements, drywall, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, fences sheds and roofing. Free estimates. 35 years experience. Our installation is as good as or better than window and door companies at 1/2 the price. We install windows and doors year round (senior discount). Call for a quote, Bill, 519-5668408. ap2-30

Morris, 519-687-2530 Details & photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com CALL KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja15-tf

GRASS CUTTING ANDyard clean up. Book now and call 226-787-7416. Homehelp House and Garden Maintenance. ap16-23

CGF BOOKKEEPING CELEBRATES10 years in business! On or off site services. Competitive rates. Corrine G. Ferreira, 519-733-3749, corrine@cgfbookkeeping.com ap16-jn18

SOUTHPOINT SUN

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 Lounge. ap2-23

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 eventin 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

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. Sponsored by the Order of the Eastern Star. ap23-30

1ST ANNUAL SOUTHSHORE Spring

Sprint 5k Run, Walk, Wheel & Kids 1k Saturday, May 31st at Leamington Marina. For more info and to register go to www.southshorecs.ca.

$35 early registration and tshirt guarantee. mr19-may28

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 Food Bank. ap16-23

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, Leamington. ap23-30

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

BUSY RV & MARINE dealer looking for RV Tech and Boat Mechanic. Contact 519-326-1156 or fax resume to 519-326-6567. oc16-tf

S u n n y

SALES/DATA ENTRY/ACCOUNTING

Full-time position available immediately at Leamington based company. Wage commensurate with experience. Experience with Health & Safety (WSPS) an asset.

Please email resume to: jobs_for_you@outlook.com by April 30, 2014

G r e e n h o u s e s

We’veGotAGoodThingGrowing!

AZ / DZ / G DRIVERS

Required for spring season. Full-time / part-time positions available. Border-crossing experience an asset. Retirees welcome!

Apply with resume & abstract to: 263 Talbot St.W. Leamington, ON N8H 4H3 Fax: 519-322-2916 E-mail: cf@cfgroups.com

General Labour

Wages:$10.25/hour

Skills:Manual dexterity

Product industry experience a must

Read customer specs and packaging labels

Ability to work closely with others in a team environment

Ability to speak Spanish an asset

Repetitive work, ability to work in a refrigerated environment

Ability to distinguish color

Work Environment:Monday thru Saturday

48+ hours per week

Rotating shifts weekly (Days/Afternoons)

All holidays worked except Christmas Day Apply via: HR@lakesideproduce.com

Westmoreland Transportation Inc.

Leamington, Ontario

largest grower, importer, exporter and packer of greenhouse vegetables has an immediate opening for:

local short haul AZ & DZ drivers

Qualifications:

1-2 years experience

Drivers logbook

Bill of Lading

Inspection Report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $10.25 for 44.0 hours per week.

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

No education or experience is required.

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

HELP WANTED FOR an elderly man. PSW, home care person, or Red Cross First Aid qualified. Call 519322-2409. ap16-23

DEPENDABLE TOMATO HARVESTER employees required starting August 2014. Includes drip tape retrieval, sorting tomatoes on harvester. Hours are variable, must work Sundays. Please fax resume to 519326-7593. ap23-ma7

2078 Talbot Rd.Ruthven ON

Seasonal

Full Time, Weekends

Position for Class D license

Position for Class AZ license Retirees welcome.

Apply In Person with Resume and Abstract. Mon thru Fri 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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

Job Role Outline: You would be working in our service center and on customer's location providing installation and maintenance services on Label applicators, conveyors, thermal printers, print engines and accessories. Including vision and scanning systems, both PC and PLC driven. You would be working with label generation software and its integration with new or existing systems and networks.

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. Email resume to:

SOUTHPOINT SUN

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.

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

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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

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

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

MUNICIPALITY OF LEAMINGTON

SOUTHPOINT SUN

NOTICE

Leamington District Chamber of Commerce ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday April 30, 2014

At Rhine Danube Club • 11:30 - 1:30

Cost: $30 for Chamber Members; $40 for Future Chamber Members

Guest Speaker: Sam Diab - President of Highbury Canco RSVP to 519-326-2721 or wendyp@leamingtonchamber.com

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS DONNA CLAIRE WIEBE

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

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.

Dated at Leamington, Ontario this 15th day of April, 2014.

SAWATZKY BALZER

Barristers and Solicitors 5 Russell Street Leamington, Ontario N8H 1T7

519-322-2341

Solicitors for the Estate Trustee

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL

Point Pelee National Park

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.

Parks Canada will enter into a licence of occupation with the successful proponent for the operation of a concession which offers to the visiting public the rental of non-motorized bicycles during the period from the Saturday of Victoria Day weekend to the Monday of Labour Day weekend in each year of the three operating seasons of the licence commencing in 2014.

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

Sealed proposals marked “Solicitation Number: PCA-2014-05-PPNP" will be accepted at the address noted in the Request for Proposal documents. Proposals must be received on or before 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on Thursday, May 8, 2014.

No proposal shall be considered unless it is accompanied by the required documents as stated in the RFP and received by the date and time specified above. Proposals received after the specified date and time will be returned unopened. Site visits can be arranged by contacting Pamela Hayhurst by email or telephone. The highest or any proposal shall not necessarily be accepted.