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By Pat Bailey It took living through a nightmare before Joan McSweeney dreamed of a better ‘end of life’ for both the patient and their families.

While sitting in the waiting room for two hours while her brother Jim Spinx died alone, McSweeney vowed that night to make things better for families and patients suffering similarly.

On Wednesday, McSweeney admitted, with tears in her eyes, the reality was even better than she ever dreamed.

Taking a break from the festivities of the grand opening in the peaceful and the beautifully appointed Erie Shores Campus of the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County on April 6, Joan said, was an emotional time for her. It was the culmination of two years of following through on her promise to her brother — and a passion that carried her through from beginning to Wednesday’s ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration.

For McSweeney, the journey began in 2012 helping Roberta Jarecsni with a feasibility study. Following interviews with about 60 business people, organizations and individuals from Leamington, Kingsville, Wheatley and Harrow, a report was written and taken to the Erie St. Clair LHIN. In 2013, McSweeney said they received overwhelming support from the LHIN and a pledge of funding operating expenses for each bed.

McSweeney said that is when the real work began — the formation of a committee co-chaired by John

Omstead and Cole Cacciavillani, in an effort to raise $6 million. While still a little shy of their goal, McSweeney said the response was phenomenal.

In particular, said McSweeney, a call was put out for artwork to adorn the walls. In less than a week, she said, they had 60 works of art to decorate the new 10-bed facility with.

She is also delighted that the hospice will soon play host to a children’s gallery, with a section reserved to display the artwork of children from Windsor and Essex County.

Despite the time and effort she invested in the project, McSweeney said she wouldn’t have had it any other way. “It was an absolute privilege to be a part of that group,” she said.

She said it was also an honour to be a part of virtually every aspect of construction, along with her husband Terry.

On Wednesday, hundreds turned out to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting on Canada’s first ever satellite residential hospice.

Leamington Mayor John Paterson was smiling from ear-to-ear as he addressed the crowd. “This facility will enhance the lives of many families from this day forward,” said Paterson.

The mayor was also thrilled to announce that municipal workers, under the direction of Alex Del Brocco and in collaboration with Sterling Acre Farms Ltd., also managed to complete The Serenity Trail which is located behind the hospice and con-

Cutting the official ribbon to open Hospice of Windsor Essex, Erie Shores Campus, from left to right, were Ross Barnwell, Executive Director, LDMH Foundation; John Ingratta, LDMH Foundation Director; Cheryl Deter, VP Patient Services/CNE & Integrated Director Hospice Erie Shores Campus; Carol Derbyshire, Hospice of Windsor Essex CEO; and Joan McSweeney, Erie Shores Hospice Capital Campaign.

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nects with Leamington’s existing trail network.

“It is the municipality’s vision the Serenity Trail will provide a serene setting of flowers and milkweed designed to create a peaceful sanctuary,” said municipal CEO Peter Neufeld in a press release.

“The trail will allow those seeking the services of the hospice and the families caring for the terminally ill in our community to have a place to go, walk, ponder, breathe, grieve, cry and clear their minds while their loved ones are being cared for in the final stages of life,” added Neufeld, “all close to home.”

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“It’s just way over the top,” said McSweeney, “it’s more than I ever dreamed could happen in such a short time.”

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Carol Derbyshire, executive director, applauded the efforts of the county residents. “A group of interested individuals came to us and wanted to partner to bring hospice care to the county,” said Derbyshire. In true hospice style, by working together, we have created Canada’s very first satellite residential home.”

The Erie Shores campus will provide 24/7 residential hospice palliative care services for all residents of Essex County at no cost. The campus is modeled on the existing Windsor hospice and has 10 patient suites, as well as living areas and spaces for caregivers and their families.

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By Bryan Jessop In combining his love of basketball and the drive to support patients of Autism, George Youssef is hoping that the third truly is the charm.

Youssef will make his way back to the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex on Friday, Apr. 15 for his third free-throw shooting fundraiser in support of Autism Ontario’s Windsor-Essex chapter. The upcoming edition of the Blondie’s Shooting Challenge will start at 6 p.m. and run for 20 to 30 minutes and this time around, will feature an interesting twist.

The focal point of this year’s Autism fundraiser will be an attempt by Youssef to sink a shot from the court’s threequarter mark, a distance he estimates to be between 60 and 70 feet. If successful, Blondie’s 2016 Autism Ontario fundraising drive will instantly add another $1,000 to its total.

The one-attempt shot is being sponsored by local insurance agent Danny Farias.

This year’s goal for the Shooting Challenge is $2,000, although Youssef explained that he’d like to see the sum of donations reach about $2,500 as it did in both 2013 and 2014.

“Raising that much before attempting the (three-quarter distance) shot would be a nice bonus,” he explained.

Youssef was initially convinced that he wasn’t going to conduct the Autism fundraiser this year, but was talked into it by a regular Blondie’s customer.

“After that, it just kind of snowballed and I’m just taking it from there,” Youssef noted. “Everybody’s always shown a lot of support for it. I like to give to charity throughout the year, so this is how they give back.”

Youssef has been accepting donations at Blondie’s Restaurant — located at 77 Erie St. North — for the past few weeks. Thus far, customers, area businesses and walk-in traffic have made a steady flow of donations during business hours. The drive is well on its way to reaching the $2,000 goal, although Youssef explained that he’d like to see members of the public attend the Shooting Challenge to drop off additional contributions for the local Autism Ontario branch.

During the challenge, Youssef will be joined on the court for emotional support by Andrew Mallott and Leo Obeid. He began practicing for the three-quarter distance shot in late March and in one session, made the shot on two of 20 attempts.

Youssef has also made the shot sporadically during other visits to the LKRC court.

“I get tired fast,” he said of training for the big shot.

“Hopefully, luck will be on my side when its time for the real shot.”

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Everyone who owns or keeps a dog within the Municipality of Leamington must register their dog by purchasing a dog tag. No one is allowed to own more than two dogs or keep more than two dogs on a property unless the property is licensed as an approved dog kennel.

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Queen of Peace slated for closure

By Bryan Jessop A recommendation to close Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School in Leamington has been passed.

Following a vote by the Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board’s board of trustees Tuesday, Apr. 5, the decision was made to close Queen of Peace effectively upon the completion of the 2015-16 school year. Although the specific vote results were not officially recorded, WECDSB communications coordinator Stephen Fields explained that the show of hands indicated unanimous support from the nine trustees for the local school’s closure.

“It was a very difficult decision for the trustees to make,” he explained.

“There were some compelling arguments (in support of keeping both Leamington Catholic elementary schools open). Every time we got through this, it’s a sad decision. Nobody takes any delight in closing a school.

The Queen of Peace community is very sad about the decision and we understand that.”

Fields explained that the increasing number of empty spaces at WECDSB schools has become a serious problem in recent years — one that triggered the closure of St. John Catholic Elementary School in west Windsor and St. Bernard Catholic Elementary School in Amherstburg. The closure of the other two schools was also decided upon with unanimous votes on Apr. 5 at the WECDSB headquarters in Windsor. St. Bernard students will attend Stella Maris in Amherstburg while those at St. John will attend St. James in Windsor.

Assumption High School in Windsor will undergo a similar transformation process as Cardinal Carter’s to provide space for a new middle school of Grade 7 and 8 students from St. John and St. James.

While Cardinal Carter undergoes structural modifications necessary to accept Grade 7 and 8 pupils, Queen of Peace will serve as the temporary location of Leamington’s WECDSB middle school. Although a detailed timeline for the start and completion of construction at Cardinal Carter hasn’t yet been specified, the process is expected to take place in the near future.

“We’re ready to hit the ground running,” said Fields. “There’s no definite timeline, but we’re looking at sooner rather than later.”

The six affected elementary schools will address a combined sum of 597 empty spaces, bringing the school board’s combined total to less than 1,000 vacancies. Closing Queen of

Peace will save the school board approximately $1.5 million in expenses while the three closures combined will reduce operating costs by between $7 million and $8 million. Fields noted that such measures are considered seriously by the Ministry of Education before it makes decisions on dispersing consolidation funding. Provincial backing would be used to help retrofit schools that are taking in students affected directly by closures.

“Instead of investing in empty spaces, we’re better off using that money for innovative programs at our schools,” Fields said.

Presently, St. Louis has an enrolment of 333 students and 429 available spaces for a utilization rate of 77.62 per cent. Queen of Peace hosts 242 students and the potential to accommodate 380, bringing its utilization rate to 63.68 per cent.

Earlier this year, the school board’s administration reversed a recommendation to close St. Louis and send its students to Queen of Peace. The WECDSB initially favoured the idea of having Leamington’s Catholic high school and last remaining elementary school situated side-by-side geographically, but then reversed its suggestion after hearing about St. Louis’s potential as a central hub with a well-established day care facility, English as a Second Language (ESL)

and Outreach programs.

During a late-January delegation meeting, it was also noted that the school board would have a more visible presence in Leamington with two separate locations.

Fields also explained that St. Louis is situated on a large property that could easily accommodate expansion or modification to the existing building. The Apr. 5 meeting’s vote was preceded by a presentation made by students from St. Louis school, explaining that if the closure vote went through, they’d be enthusiastic about opening their doors to former Queen of Peace students.

“They’ll be happy to welcome Queen of Peace students and its parent council,” Fields noted. “They’re more than willing to work together as a family to make this transition as smooth as possible.”

Following the late January public delegation meeting at Cardinal Carter, trustees set up another public gathering at the same location to take in feedback from their constituents. Fields described both pre-vote meetings as having tremendous turnouts.

“Everyone was extremely professional, courteous and well-informed with the information they presented,” he noted.

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This appeal must include a petition signed by a number of supporters equal to or greater than 30 per cent of the affected school’s student population. With a head count of 242 Queen of Peace students, a petition would have to be signed by a minimum of 73 parents, guardians or others that took part in the accommodation review process. Each signature would have to include the person’s name, address with postal code and indication on whether he or she is a parent/guardian or review process participant. The petition and highlighted policy would have to be submitted to the Minister of Education within 30 days of the board’s closure resolution.

In return, the school board would have to confirm to the MOE that the petition names are parent/ guardians or review process participants and submit its response to the Minister of Education within 30 days of receiving the petition. If satisfied that the required conditions have been met, the MOE would conduct a review through a facilitator to determine if the school board’s review process

Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School was one of three Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board facilities that trustees voted on for closure effective upon the completion of the 2015-16 school year. Queen of Peace JK to Grade 6 students will attend St. Louis Catholic Elementary School while the Ellison Street building will serve as the temporary home of a new middle school for Grade 7 and 8 students until Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School is sufficiently modified.

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Does anyone have these anymore?

Technology has made a lot of household objects obsolete, but it wasn’t that long ago that some of those things were common items for everyone.

I guess the obvious thing would be a typewriter. Many homes had them and we all learned on them in high school.

You’d be hard-pressed to find one being used today.

Throw in 8-tracks, cassettes and now even VHS tapes, and you’ve got a box of obsolete stuff with a ton of memories attached. Even CDs and DVDs are on their way out.

How about those personal labeling machines we all had back in the day?

They would spit out a hard plastic strip of letters or numbers with a sticky backing so you could label different things. You had to dial in each letter or number and then pull the trigger.

Other things come to mind like shoehorns and shoe-shine brushes. I think you can still buy those, but I doubt they are used much anymore.

My dad used to have a box with shoeshine, all of the brushes and things that go with it. I’m sure it found its way into the trash at some point.

When I worked in the grocery business, one of our best selling ‘hardware’ items was Rit fabric dye. We had a hanging display of several different colours. I wonder if you can even buy that anywhere now. At Halloween, all the moms flocked to the store to buy the black dye for witch and vampire costumes.

Many men wore suspenders back in the day, some of them even wore suspenders on their socks. Ladies wore stockings with garter belts, but once again those are no longer a necessity, unless you work in a strip club.

My childhood home had an ashtray in every room. Even when I visit a home with smokers, I very seldom see anything that resembles an ashtray. They’ve also disappeared from vehicles.

We also once inherited an organ that was powered by a vacuum cleaner. It was ancient, but you had to hook up a vacuum cleaner, run it in reverse so it would blow instead of suck, and then you could play the organ. Somehow defeats the purpose, doesn’t it? I remember the few times that we tried to play with it, the vacuum was louder than the organ was.

Society changes the way we think that we need some things. Technology does the rest.

Electric toasters were once simple metal objects where the sides opened and closed to allow the insertion of the bread and the removal of the toast. Then came the pop-up kind and now they have sensors to decide if your toast is done to your specifications.

I still usually mash my potatoes with a hand-masher.

Many people use an electric mixer for that. My former inlaws used to use a potato ricer, which always added a nice

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twist. I bet you don’t see many of those around these days.

When the annual Bell phone Rib’s book arrived every year, we’d Ramblings replace the old one on the kitchen counter with the crisp new one. Now, it’s a thing of the past.

Remember when cable TV first appealed to our laziness and came out with a plastic box with all the channel buttons on it? It was attached to the back of our TV through a wire that ran all the way from couch to television. Our version of a remote control I guess. You still had to get up to turn the TV off and on though.

Those spindle adaptors that you put in the middle of a 45 rpm record to keep it stable on the turntable are now a distant memory in most of our homes.

In fact, the records themselves have become obsolete, although they’ve enjoyed a little bit of resurgence in the past couple of years.

Try buying a true set of rabbit ears these days and let me know how you make out. Outdoor TV antennas are making a bit of a comeback with all of the cable cutting going on, but a true set of rabbit ears is rare.

I still prefer a wood hockey stick but they are few and far between. Take a trip down the hockey stick aisle at Canadian Tire and see how many you can find. Slim pickings anywhere you go.

On the playground, things have changed considerably.

No more monkey bars or merry-go-rounds. Even slides have been labeled as dangerous and those old steel ones have been replaced by plastic.

Remember how hot those slides were on a summer day?

It was all part of the childhood experience. There used to be a fireman’s pole at Seacliff Park but that’s gone now too. We used to spend hours pretending we were Batman.

Tupperware was huge back in the day and I think it’s still around, but so many knock-offs have made the once-popular and durable houseware a bit of a rarity. Remember those tiny Tupperware Midgets with lids? They only held a tiny amount of liquid but they were popular once, along with the salt and pepper shakers, and those popsicle trays we used to freeze Koolaid in.

Even glass pop bottles, which were once the only way to buy soft drinks, have pretty much disappeared. Sure, there are those six packs of mini Coke in the bottle but those are more of a novelty than anything.

It would have seemed odd to drink my Fanta Grape, Chocolate Soldier, or Kickapoo Joy Juice from a plastic bottle or aluminum can.

So many things have come and gone and once in awhile we’ll find a gem hidden in the attic or basement.

You just never know if you’ll use it again.

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April is BeADonor month April 1st marked the start of BeADonor month in Ontario. Right now there are over 1,600 people waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Every three days, someone dies waiting.

Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) is calling on Ontarians to register their consent for organ and tissue donation and encourage others to do the same. When families have evidence that their loved one wanted to be an organ donor, they are more likely to consent. Where there is no proof, families consent only half of the time.

“We often hear from donor families that their loved one’s gift has brought them solace in their grief,” said Ronnie Gavsie, President and CEO, TGLN. “When a potential donor is registered, families have the comfort of knowing they are affirming their loved one’s wishes.”

“Now is the perfect time to join the 3.4 million Ontarians who have proudly registered as organ and tissue donors,” said Dr. Eric Hoskins, Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long Term Care.

“It takes two minutes at www.BeADonor.ca. One donor can save up to eight lives and enhance up to 75 more through the gift of tissue.”

Once you’ve registered your consent, share your reason with friends and family. On social media, use #BeADonor and #MyReason. Watch those hashtags through the month of April for inspiring stories and interesting perspectives on organ and tissue donation and transplant.

In 2015, 269 deceased and 279 living donors gave the gift of life to 1,086 transplant recipients. More than 2,100 tissue donors helped improve the lives of thousands through the gift of eyes, bone, skin, or heart valves.

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New hope for treatment Representing the South Shore Health Centre, Roberta Jarecsni spoke to Municipal Council on Monday evening, Apr. 11, about the start of a program of help for chemical dependency in the Leamington area. Facts revealed as part of the presentation to Council: addicts are in the top 5% of health care system users and the financial burden of mental health and addiction problems is 1.5 times higher than all cancers and infectious diseases; one Jarecsni made a presentation to out of six high school students meet the Roberta Council Monday evening advocating a treatcriteria for substance abuse; our region ment centre for chemical dependency. has a higher rate of addictions (18.2%) than in Ontario as a whole (16%); and finally, alcohol-related disorders account for 88% of all deaths caused by addiction.

What was described to Council was a centre that brings addiction/mental health care specialists to the people in need and their families: active treatment and counselling for the opiate dependent and long-term follow-up care for both these patients and recovering alcoholics.

The centre expects to get individuals help within 72 hours, and support while they wait. There will be a team of physicians, nurses and social workers — all specialists in addiction and recovery — who will provide a range of programs that can be customized for each circumstance, and which will increase funded treatment options by 30%.

Jarecsni was quick to assure Council that the municipality is doing well in many areas, but the reality is that addiction is the last major prejudice that is still accepted in public.

She also indicated that not only do a lot of people leave the area to get treatment for addictions, but also when they return there is a real vacuum of follow-up to help them maintain the progress they achieved in residential, in-patient treatment.

There are always two streams when it comes to addictions: those who can afford to pay, and those who can’t. Those who cannot pay face huge obstacles to treatment. Now, however, the opportunity exists to make a change. The problems are exacerbated by a lack of specialists trained in the sub-specialty of addictions and mental health. For example, of the 1,000 consultations for addiction Jarecsni knows about in Windsor last year, there has been no successful psychiatric consultation — psychiatrists are not necessarily trained in treatment of addicted individuals.

In conclusion, Jarecsni praised the local help the new centre has already received, but made it clear more help is needed and more volunteers would be welcome.

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Drug charges laid Leamington OPP stopped a white Chevrolet travelling southbound on Highway 77 at approximately 11:45 p.m. on April 6.

Officers located a quantity dilaudid hydromorph, fentanyl packets and marijuana. The total value of the illegal drugs is valued at approximately $8,000.

A 56-year-old Leamington woman and a 49-year-old Kingsville man were both charged with: Possession of a Schedule II Substance; Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking; and Possession of a Schedule I Substance (x 2).

Both charged parties will appear in a Leamington court in May to answer to the charges.

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In an unrelated request, East Side Acres wants to add a four acre addition onto its greenhouse operation East of Mersea Road 19, just north of Mersea Road 1. Again, neither the municipality nor ERCA have expressed concerns about the plan as proposed. The biggest hurdle that must be cleared is their fresh water supply: they will have to expand their storage capacity and limit their inflow rate, which both will be covered in the site plan agreement.

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Members of the 2015-16 Leamington District Secondary School Eco Team. Along with the Municipality of Leamington and Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce, the Eco Team will present the Earth Day Expo at the Portuguese Club Friday, Apr. 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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By Bryan Jessop Leamington District Secondary School’s Eco Team simply has too much on its schedule for Earth Day to be recognized in a mere 24hour period.

The group’s next public event, the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up, will take place Monday, Apr. 18. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Eco Team will lead a clean up effort along Seacliff Beach, where members of the general public are welcome to join. The team will bring with it the equipment needed for local residents to stop by and assist with ridding the waterfront area of garbage.

The event will take place weather permitting and is an opportunity for high school students to contribute toward their mandatory service hours. The Eco Team has spearheaded a Seacliff Beach clean up gathering annually for the past eight years.

Tentatively, LDSS has booked a public showing of Naomi Klein’s controversial documentary This Changes Everything. The book-based film focuses on climate change and the factors causing them. Having already been screened in Windsor following its 2015 release, This Changes Everything largely targets capitalism as the catalyst behind detrimental environmental conditions that have developed around the world.

The Eco Team hopes to have its copy of the movie arrive in time to be played Wednesday, Apr. 20 for a noon start in the LDSS main gymnasium. If the screening is able to proceed as scheduled, members of the public will be invited to attend free of charge.

The team’s biggest event of the calendar year will once again take place on Earth Day. This year’s attraction will be an Earth Day Expo, taking place at the Leamington Portuguese Club Friday, Apr. 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The LDSS Eco Team is partnering with the Municipality of Leamington and the Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce

to present the expo, a first of its kind event for the volunteer school group. With an estimated 20 booths and displays, the expo will focus on sustainable environmental practices utilized by Leamington area businesses and organizations. Representatives of the expo are hoping that guests will be inspired to use the same or similar environmentally-friendly practices in their day-to-day lives.

“It’s a celebration of some of the great things that are going on in this community,” said LDSS science teacher and Eco Team leader Lisa Jeffery. “This is a chance to showcase the positive things that are going on, not just to the school, but the whole community.”

Admission to the Earth Day Expo is $20 per person, which includes food and DJ music provided by LDSS students. Youths under the age of 10 will receive free admission. Tickets can be purchased in advance at LDSS (125 Talbot St. West) or the Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce (318 Erie St. South). Tickets

at the door on the day of the event will be $25 apiece.

Organizers recommend purchasing tickets in advance to ensure that an appropriate amount of food can be made available.

Representatives of the Eco Team, municipality and Chamber of Commerce were initially planning to charge $25 per non-profit display and $50 per business, but corporate sponsorships from Lakeside Produce, Leamington Medical Supply, Essex Power and Hicks, MacPherson, Iatonna and Driedger LLP allowed exhibitors to set up their displays free of charge. The Mosaic Company also stepped forward to support the event.

The expo will include a mobile learning trailer, lessons on wetland protection, the harmful effects of microbeads and a display from the Essex Region Conservation Authority, which the Eco Team has partnered with several times in recent years.

Local automotive dealerships will also showcase their most environmentally friendly vehicles while Pelee Wings has signed on as one

Leamington Fire Services battled an early morning blaze Wednesday, April 6 at a residence on Emerson Ave. The fire caused approximately $150,000 damage to the home.

The Leamington OPP were called to the scene at approximately 3:30 a.m. as the fire was deemed suspicious. The Ontario Fire Marshall (OFM) was called to investigate, along with the Essex County OPP Crime Unit.

As a result of the investigation, two males were arrested and charged.

The males, a 20-year-old and an 18-year-old, both of Leamington, were each charged with Arson – Disregard for Human Life, and Arson – Damage to Property. of the most recent additions to the participation list.

Proceeds from the Earth Day Expo will go toward funding a new outdoor classroom and community garden at LDSS. Last year, the Eco Team recognized Earth Day by organizing an Algae Bloom Summit, organized in response to high populations of algae blooms that posed a threat to Lake Erie drinking water.

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Information centre to gather input on one-way streets Members of the public are invited to attend a Public Information Centre (PIC) to provide input and comments on a traffic study of Leamington’s one-way couplets, namely Chestnut/Fox and Victoria/Wigle.

The information centre is drop-in format and takes places Tuesday, Apr. 19 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Leamington Municipal Building, 111 Erie St. N. The aforementioned streets have operated as one-way couplets since 1983. Since the opening of the East Side Arterial Road, traffic patterns have changed. Leamington Municipal Council has authorized a traffic study to examine possible strategic operational improvements or traffic calming measures.

The traffic study is being undertaken by RC Spencer Associates Inc., Consulting Engineers. Staff from the RC Spencer Associates Inc. will be present to discuss the status quo, illustrate possible options, and receive comments and feedback from the public.

If you are unable to attend the PIC, and would like to provide comments or receive further information, please contact: Allan Botham, Manager of Engineering Services, Municipality of Leamington, 111 Erie St. N., 519-326-5761 ext. 1502 or email: abotham@leamington.ca

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PELEE PAST QUESTERS WILL MEET Thursday, April 28, 7:00 p.m., at WFCU, 318, Erie St. S., Leamington. Speaker: Chief Louise Hillier. Topic: History and Future Plans of Caldwell First Nation. PPQ is an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration or artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks, and education. Guests are welcome. To reserve a spot call Jackie King 519-326-1361.

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Council voted in favour of the request.

Council votes to close portion of Princess St. There were three public meetings at the Monday, Apr. 11 Municipal Council meeting. Two were to create a residential lot with a surplus farmhouse. The Committee of Adjustment had already found no problems with them. There were no objections to the re-zoning.

The other public meeting was significant: a proposal to close Princess Street between Mill Street and Setterington Street. The proposal is to change the street into a pedestrian park that joins the Mill Street Parking Lot and the Princess Centre.

While the ownership of the land would remain with the municipality, the owners of the Princess Centre (to be renamed “Central 33”) are prepared to contribute heavily to the park construction.

After the meeting was opened by Rob Sharon, Leamington’s Director of Infrastructure Services, and the administrative endorsement of closure was made, a short presentation was made

by Carl Grossi about the vision. He emphasized that

and that the park is “not only for us, but for the community”.

Members of the public raised a wide variety of concerns. Rae-Ann Scratch pointed out that closing Princess would result in it being more difficult to navigate side streets to Erie Street, and that access to the building would be made more difficult for wheelchair-bound individuals who could no longer be dropped off right at the door of 33 Princess. Harold Rempel noted that the closure of Princess would necessitate moving the driveway to his property, and was relieved to hear that the cost of the relocation would not fall to him. Pierre Obeid was upset by the number of variables that were still unanswered, identifying such things as his property value, the problem of snow removal, and the uncertainty of the traffic study.

Loss of parking was questioned by Councillor Bill Dunn. Change of tripmaking characteristics was questioned by Councillor John Hammond. There were also comments and questions by Councillors Tim Wilkinson and John Jacobs.

Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald spoke about the

sult she anticipates by creating Leamington’s “piazza”.

Council voted in favour of the recommendation to initiate the process to close the street.

Water systems get the okay The annual reports received by Leamington Council Apr. 11 for both the Union Water System and the Wheatley Drinking Water System indicate that the drinking water was fine all of 2015.

In fact, the only problem detected occurred when both the untreated and treated samples were taken from the same untreated water tap. Resampling properly proved everything was fine.

Contract awarded for marina security A tender for security at Leamington Marina in the summer was considered at the Monday Apr. 11 Municipal Council Meeting and the low bid was just over $45,000.

Administration recommended awarding the contract to the low bidder, Neptune Security Services of Mississauga. Council awarded the contract.

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Seeking submissions for Flock Fest The mission of the Leamington Annual Flock Fest is to create, share and inspire creativity and innovation through a community celebration in a public space.

It is led by a volunteer committee of community artists, volunteers and activists.

The initiative was launched in 2015. The Leamington 1st annual Flock Fest was held at the Sherk Complex and on the streets of the Uptown Leamington with free workshops, performances and birdhouse installations.

The 2nd annual Flock Fest Committee is calling for individuals and groups of all cultural traditions, ages and abilities to join together for fun and free celebratory gatherings from Apr. 26-May 28 in Uptown Leamington.

The program encourages the mixing of experiences inspired by birds and birdhouses as a symbol of continued existence directed at a future sense of the community and a place making.

April 23: The due date for the exhibit at the Leamington Arts Centre. Submissions of works inspired by birds and birdhouse designs in a variety of styles, mediums and disciplines are welcome.

April 26: Opening of the exhibition.

May 14: Due date for the registration to perform at the Leamington 2nd Annual Flock Fest event May 21.

May 21: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Performances of music, drama, dance and poetry as well as an installation at Caldwell First Nation (former Legion) and at Dieppe Park in Uptown Leamington, which includes the following: • Installation by artist Jacqueline Cadarette. She brings her original script “The Flight of Icarus”, a reader’s theatre/dramatization that comes alive with an opportunity for children

and adults to participate with dances, costumes, solos, reading.

• Participate in building a giant nest. Bring bio-degradable materials to construct a community nest at Dieppe Park such as dryer lint, hay, dried leaves, scraps of yarn. Some of the materials may eventually end up in a natural bird’s nest! Take a selfie from inside the nest upon its completion.

• Exhibition of bird-inspired costume and headpiece designs of any medium. The project encourages the diverse skills and innovative use of material celebrated by a performative walk in Uptown Leamington with an unconventional narrative co-created by the participants and observers.

• Share and support local creative businesseses at Caldwell First Nation building. Vendors are welcome.

• Enjoy a chicken soup

fundraiser to support creative people with autism in the community.

May 21: Closing reception from 5-7 p.m. at Leamington Arts Centre. Enjoy good camaraderie and a performance by Justin Latam, a local singer/songwriter. His most recent album, “Barefoot”, was released in 2015.

Award winners will also be be announced sometime during the closing reception.

All are welcome to join the festivities and flock with the people of the same mind and an innovative nature to create, inspire and be inspired through shared experiences at this fun community events.

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OBITUARY Margaret Honey Margaret Virginia Honey, born August 2, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, passed away, surrounded by her family, at Leamington District Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 9, 2016.

Margie was raised in Windsor by loving parents Alexander and Mary Lipischak, and brothers Robert (deceased 1957) and Frank (Del) Lipischak. Margie married the love of her life, Gary Bruce Honey, on October 12, 1963. They raised three boys in Belleville, Ontario, Michael (Francine), Greg (Linda) and Tom (Kristi). Margie was the proud grandmother to Ella and Grantley Honey, and step-grandmother to Raphael and Louis-Philippe Joly.

Margie was proudly granted her Canadian citizenship in Belleville in 1997. She was a longtime volunteer at the Belleville and Leamington Hospital Auxiliaries, and an avid worldwide traveller with a beautiful sense of humour.

The family requests donations to the Leamington Hospital Auxiliary in lieu of flowers.

A memorial will be announced at a later date. Margie’s cremated remains will lay at peace at Erie Memorial Gardens in Leamington.

Arrangements entrusted to the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little Street South, Wheatley (519-825-7741). www.hammondfuneralhome.ca

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“You’re the Heart of Our Success” Juried Student Art Show It was a full house for the 18th annual Juried Student Art Show held at the Leamington Arts Centre for the opening reception and awards held Thursday, April 7.

This year’s show broke all previous records with 163 students artists (up from 105 last year and 85 in 2014) submitting 220 art works (up from 168 last year and 123 in 2014). Chad Riley, Director and Mary Jane Nohra, South Essex Arts Association (SEAA) Chair welcomed students, teachers and parents to the Gallery and thanked the generous sponsors Leamington Rotary Club and Leamington Kiwanis Club who provide free student entry and the cash prizes.

The juried art show is open to all Essex County secondary students. Five area secondary schools entered artwork this year. The following schools and their art teachers were thanked for organizing and participating in the contest: Sandwich Secondary School, Ms. Srdanov and Mrs. Thibert; Cardinal Carter, Mrs. Budd; Leamington District Secondary School, Mrs. Grossi and Ms. Kubis; Kingsville High School, Ms. L Roughton; and St. Thomas of Villanova, Mrs. Bastien.

Judges for this year’s show included: Ken Friesen, retired art teacher, long time member and past board member of the SEAA/LAC; Irena Vucajnk, artist, SEAA/LAC member and Leamington Rotarian; John Haynes, artist, past board member of the SEAA/LAC; Derek Friesen, artist, Media Arts Program Chair, SEAA/LAC board member; and Terry Dolle, artist, SEAA/LAC member.

Awards were presented in nine different categories including acrylic, oil, watercolour, drawing, mixed medium, photography, sculpture, digital, and film. Prizes of $25, $15 and $10 were awarded in all categories except film which paid $250 for first, $150 for second and $50 for third.

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JAC launched 80 years ago

By Bryan Jessop The Great Depression may have seemed like an odd time to start an athletic club, but hundreds of Leamington-area youths were grateful for the opportunities it presented, regardless of the timing.

The Leamington Junior Athletic Club was launched in 1936 by John Offler, who was known across the community as the proprietor

initially hosted by Leamington District High School, located in what is now the student parking lot for the current LDSS along Talbot Street West. Five years after a new high school was built across the street at 125 Talbot St. West in 1953, the JAC’s future was left up in the air as its organizers struggled to find new accommodations. The organization found a new home in the Community Centre auditorium after a fourmonth delay in 1958 — the year it ran as a girlsonly club.

The JAC temporarily ceased operations during WWII and was reintroduced in 1948, opening its doors to both male and female members. The boys’ club was guided by instructors including Alf Andrews, Al Nicholson, Herb Longland, Russ Corlett and Garland Mills while the girls were instructed by coaches including Eileen Stockwell, Mary Huffman, Jean Ashton, Muriel Wilshire, Debbie Stewart and Jo Evans. Evans, a well-known community volunteer for organizations including Leamington District Memo-

rial Hospital and St. John’s Anglican Church, played an instrumental role in the development and support of the girls’ program.

The JAC’s season typically began in early-mid autumn and concluded late in the spring with an awards banquet for top athletes and instructors. Banquet sites included establishments such as the Leamington Royal Canadian Legion, the Roma Club and St. John’s Parish Hall. Trophies and awards were sponsored by a lengthy list of Leamington-area service clubs, businesses and individuals. Service club awards included the Lions Club, Kinsmen, Kinettes, Loyal Order of Moose, Sertoma Club, Royal Canadian Legion and Kiwanis Club.

Sponsoring businesses included Lakeside Jersey Dairy, Gord’s Welding, Sam Feldman’s, Reliance Petroleum and others.

Perhaps the most wellknown among trophy sponsors and presenters were Toronto Maple Leaf players Ted “Teeter” Kennedy and Howie Meeker. Top Canadian gymnast and Olympic medalist Ernestine Russell of Windsor was also a regular awards presenter.

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“I remember the halls there being really dingy.

It was like a dungeon.”

— Danny Bateman of a successful seed company. Backed by a squad of volunteer instructors, the group initially operated as a boys’ club offering training for sports including boxing, basketball and several disciplines in gymnastics including balance beams, horizontal bars, tumbling, apparatus, vault horse and trampoline.

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JAC launched 80 years ago (Continued from page 14) of the program in 1967.

Bateman, the son of club chairman of the early 1960s Ken Bateman, recalled a variety of aspects known to the JAC, its facilities and services that are uncommon to most modern-day equivalents of the organization.

“Everybody took on a little bit of everything,” he said. “There were buses that picked up the Wheatley kids and dropped them off again.

It was really different.”

Bateman recollected the busing service for Leamington-area members as being intended for girls only, as programming at the JAC routinely concluded after nightfall. He did however note that boys also made use of the transportation service.

At present day, Bateman describes Lakeside Bakery as a common gathering place where former youth athletes meet to share memories of

The girls club of the Leamington Junior Athletic Club poses for group photos in the gymnasium of the former Leamington District High School, located across the street from the current LDSS.

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“I remember the halls there being really dingy,” Bateman noted. “It was like a dungeon.”

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Kingsville Bridge Club, Apr. 6: North/South - 1st Bill Chaplin and Chris Brennan, 2nd Marg Koeman and Vi Major, 3rd Sandy and Joyce Gammie. East/West - 1st Marlene Ross and Buddy Ellwood, 2nd Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 3rd Jack Warmenhoven and Frank Duransky. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

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Busy month for Horticultural Society

Catherine Riediger March has been a busy month for the Leamington Horticultural Society. It started off with the Home and Garden Show on March 4-6 at the Sherk Complex. The Society’s booth was decorated with two beautiful assortments of spring flowers, Boston ferns and watering cans and bunnies provided by members, creating a spring-like atmosphere. A freshly cut flower arrangement was donated as a prize for one lucky new member who signed up at the show.

This was won by Jackie Bruno. The Communities in Bloom Committee shared a section of the booth displaying certificates awarded for Recipient of 5 Blooms and Environmental Actions as well as the Community Profile book for 2015.

Guest speaker for the March 18 monthly meeting was Susan Ross on the topic of creating a “Critter Friendly Habitat”. With Susan’s usual humour and knowledge, members enjoyed a very enlightening and interesting presentation. It is so important that we learn how to coexist with nature and share the space around us.

Leamington Horticultural Society’s Social Committee organized a trip to Canadale Greenhouses On Saturday, March 18, the Social Committee organized a day trip to St. Thomas to visit in March. The ladies had a very enjoyable time. From left to right are Joan McDonald, Tina Grolthe Canadale Greenhouses which were celebrating their 9th Annual Spring Garden Show. man, Erna Wright, Eileen Wonnick, Kathryn Brooker, Marion Liebsch and Jane Donaldson.

(Submitted photo) The ladies had a most enjoyable day touring the garden show, lunching at the Wayside Inn, stopping at Pickards and Barry Hill. Even with a winter chill in the air, as one participant voiced, “It was a blast of spring.”

Stay tuned, as the Social Committee plans to organize more day trips to interesting gardens, nurseries and garden centres.

The Provincial Flower featured this month is the Purple Violet for the Province of New Brunswick.

Upon the suggestion of the New Brunswick Women’s Institute, the Lieutenant Governor and the province’s school children, the Purple Violet (Viola cucullata) was chosen as the provincial flower and adopted in 1936. This small flower grows in wetland areas and forests west to Ontario and as far south as the state of Georgia in the U.S. It is also known as “Marsh Violet” (Viola oblique). It spreads underground by means of flesh rhizomes.

Plants are 2 inches tall and 4-6 inches wide. Kidneyshaped leaves have teeth along the margins. They will tolerate both partial and full shade.

Upcoming events for the Society are the annual Plant Sale on May 14 at the Leamington United Church on John Street, 9:00 a.m.12 noon. The Plant Sale Committee is requesting donations of plants for the sale. Assistance to dig up and pot is available. Please contact Eileen Wonnick at 519-326-4841 by April 25 if you have any plants to donate to this worthy cause and require assistance in the harvesting.

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Spring Bling Gala Benefits Those Who Need Help in the Community

By Pat Bailey Nearly 300 guests, dressed in their finest, turned out for the Spring Bling Gala Saturday evening at Kingsville’s Lakeside Park Pavilion. The fundraiser for the Neighbourhood Charitable Alliance is expected to raise about $55,000. Funds raised from the event will support the group’s mission of increasing awareness of those in the community who need a helping hand; improving the community by helping those in need; reducing the financial burden for those struggling with illness or suffering financial hardship; advancing the sense of community with each act of kindness; promoting the effort to support struggling famiies, the schools, the churches and service organizations.

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Offer(s) available on select new 2016/2017 models through participating dealers to qualified retail customers who take delivery from April 1 to May 2 , 2016. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers are subject to change without notice. All pricing and payments include delivery and destination fees up to $1,725, $5 OMVIC fee, $29 tire fee, and $100 A/C charge (where applicable). Excludes other taxes, licensing, PPSA, registration, insurance, variable dealer administration fees, fuel-fill charges up to $100, and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise specified). Other lease and financing options also available. ĭ0% financing for up to 60 months plus up to $4,000 discount available on select 2016/2017 models. Discount is deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. 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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Big Buck Sportsmen’s Show to return

Senior Men’s Curling League members participate in the dishwashing after their luncheon on the final wrap-up day. From left, Will Patkau, Bob Bee, Cliff Kettle, Ron Kettle and Wayne Quinn share in the fun.

Senior men’s curling wraps up with “Turkey Shoot”

The Tuesday Men’s League at the Sun Parlour Curling Club wrapped up league play for the season with a “Turkey Shoot” after their regular games. This involved throwing the curling stone from the hacks on Ice 4 to the frozen turkeys spread across the opposite corner on Ices 1 and 2. The thrower of the rock that was closest to the turkey at the end of the throwing got to take home the turkey. There was also a “Lucky Duck” on the ice.

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By Bryan Jessop The Windsor to Toronto corridor’s biggest display of products for the outdoors enthusiast will soon make its way back to the Essex-Kent border.

The 12th annual Big Buck Sportsmen’s Show — presented by the Southwest Outdoors Club — will return to Tilbury Memorial Arena Saturday, Apr. 16. The large-scale presentation of fishing and hunting equipment and supplies draws hundreds of anglers, hunters and other outdoor adventurers from across Southwestern Ontario, Michigan and Ohio.

Last year’s show drew a minimum of 1,200 paid adults and between 250 and 300 youths.

The family-oriented event features an admission fee of $5 per person and is free to children 12 years of age and under. Organizers with the SOC predict another turnout of about 1,500 visitors to peruse the displays of more than 50 vendors and displays and events that have proven popular with crowds over the past 11 years.

Returning attractions will include the outdoor trout fishing pond near Ryder Hall, sponsored by Liquiforce No-Dig Pipelines. Ryder Hall will also host the supervised indoor archery shoot for kids.

Hunters will also have the opportunity to bring deer and moose racks, turkey beards and bear “The feedback skulls to be measured and scored by the Founfrom those who dation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife attend the show is (FROW). The competition — sponsored by Buck very positive, and Fever Synthetic Scents — will be conducted by FROW representatives including the Beasley those who’ve attended Brothers, hosts of award-winning hunting show in the past always Canada In The Rough. Trophies will be presented seem quite excited at the end of the show. Participants must register to return.” their entries before 1 p.m.

— Dan Reive A new addition to this year’s show will be a series of five 30-minute seminars throughout the day sponsored by Canadian Tire. These seminars will cover Lake Erie bass fishing, the return of the spring bear hunt, muskie fishing techniques and two presentations on deer hunting.

“We try to bring something new and interesting to the show each year,” said SWOC president Dan Reive. “This year it’s the seminars, and we’re really excited about this addition.

We also have several new vendors, raffles, and loads of great door prizes to give away.”

The show will also include a $1,000 cash raffle drawn at 4 p.m. and give away more than $2,500 in hourly door prizes, including fishing rods, tackle boxes, hunting knives, Coleman stoves and other items. A draw for an Excalibur crossbow package valued at $1,300 will also be featured. Many door prizes are donated by participating vendors, including custom duck calls. Approximately one third of this year’s vendors will attend the SOC show for the first time while the other two third are returning from previous years.

Turkey hunting license tests can also be taken during the show with three sessions available. Throughout the seven-hour event, food will be available at the arena’s canteen while live music will take place on the arena floor. There will also be a cash bar.

“The feedback from those who attend the show is very positive, and those who’ve attended in the past always seem quite excited to return,” Reive added. “The club puts a lot of work into organizing this event, and it pays off. People have a good time and we raise the funds needed to support some of the many projects we do.”

Proceeds from the show will be used in support of Southwest Outdoor Club events and programs taking place throughout the year. These include the annual Kids Fishing Derby and Big Boyz Fishing Tournament — both based in Wheatley — as well as trout stocking, tree plantings, habitat creation, supervised youth hunts and numerous other wilderness activities.

The non-profit Southwest Outdoors Club presently includes more than 130 members from across ChathamKent and Essex County, including several women and entire families. MeetBOBO MERIC ings are held upstairs at the Bobo is a very playful cat who Meric has all the traits of a border collie.

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“You’re the Heart of Our Success” Juried Student Art Show (Continued from page 13) A special award, the Future Artist Award, is given out by Marg Ross on behalf of her late husband Don Ross. Each year $100 is awarded to the best essay submitted by a graduating student entering an art program. This year’s winner was Drew Sovran.

The Student Juried Art exhibit will be on display at the Leamington Arts Centre until April 23. Be sure to take a walk through and see the local art talent and be sure to cast your vote for People’s Choice, which will be tallied at the end of the exhibit (one vote per person).

Acrylic Sandwich Sec. HM – Simona Boicuic, Poverty Sandwich Sec. 3rd – Megan Morency, Clear Thoughts Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Ariel Shearer, Green Sky 1st – Drew Sovran, Labels Oil 3rd – Krista Wilson, Hendrix Trip Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Courtney Gregorian, The End Where I Begin Sandwich Sec. 1st – Brock Brian Hectic Ice

SPCC Hosts Final Bonspiel of the Season Sun Parlour Curling Club had their final bonspiel and closing party of the year on Saturday, April 3. The only team that went undefeated in the second draw was the Repman Team. They defeated both the second place overall team and the third place overall team. The team was, from left to right, skip Christian Repman, second Stephanie Heaton, vice Gary McRae and lead Sue Markham. The closing bonspiel is usually the teams playing 9 holes of golf and curling 8 ends. Because of the poor weather, they were only able to curl two 6-end games.

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Watercolour LD. HM – Mina Wiebe, Dexter Sandwich Sec. 3rd – Kaitlynn Lessard, Gaia Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Kaitlyn Donaldson, Old Fashioned Ink Sandwich Sec. 1st – Mena Rimac, Nonna’s Kitchen

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Drawing Sandwich Sec. HM – Ashley Kerr, We’re Not In Florence Sandwich Sec. 3rd – Spencer Ginn, Venus Reborn 2nd – Emma Flynn, Best Friend Sandwich Sec. 1st – Megan Morency, Free Your Imagination Mixed Medium LD. HM – Mina Wiebe, Van Gogh Sandwich Sec. 3rd - Andrea Loubert, A New Found Life Sandwich Sec. 2nd - Kaitlyn Donaldson, Deep In The Woods Sandwich Sec. 1st - Simona Boicuic, A Bird In A Tree Sculpture Sandwich Sec. HM – Sallma Majthoub, Amelia Sandwich Sec. 3rd – Alyssa Harris, Bridge To Betterment Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Taya Baird, Dragon’s Lair Sandwich Sec. 1st – Chyenne Wilson, Trilogy Photography Sandwich Sec. HM – Ariel Shearer, Rusted Time Sandwich Sec. 3rd – Craig Baggio, Remember Me Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Kaitlyn Donaldson, Cascade Sandwich Sec. 1st – Logan Paroian, Freedom Digital Sandwich Sec. HM – Colin Laughland, Follow The Lonely Road Sandwich Sec. 3rd – Sydney Cremasco, Geometric Jovi Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Allison Victor, Fear & Disquiet Sandwich Sec. 1st – Andrea Loubert, Flesh Crawl Film LD. 3rd - Khang Nguyen, Falling Apart, Falling Together Sandwich Sec. 2nd – Rachel Timmins, The Door Sandwich Sec. 1st – Sydney Cremasco Dina Al-Hayale, Angela Bi, Sarah Foote, Run

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The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league scores for March 28.

Games Over 200: Ozzie Wolf 213-204-204, Gary Garnham 210, Heinz Kosempel 225222-225, Chris Kosempel 216-258-205, Willy Fittler 221, Brent Bishop 206-207, Tys Schaafsma 213, Jack Valade 205, Gary Smith 215-203, Eric Zimmer 225.

Series Over 550: Ozzie Wolf 621, Heinz Kosempel 672, Chris Kosempel 679, Willy Fittler 588, Manfred Dickau 570, Brent Bishop 587, Tys Schaafsma 592, Gary Smith 602, Eric Zimmer 622.

High Handicap Games: Chris Kosempel 288, Tys Schaafsma 276, Bob Barnett 273.

High Handicap Series: Tys Schaafsma 781, Chris Kosempel 769, Rob Gerhardt 759, Heinz Kosempel 759.

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Bailey Machining Atom girls defeated Lakeshore Lightning Blue to win the EKGHIL championship. Team members, front, left to right: Abbey Mazzella, Evan Gualtieri, Megan Derbyshire, Adriana West. Middle row: Meaghan Simpson, Leah Youssef, Emma Weil, Sienna Gale, Abigail Neufeld, Daesa Minaudo. Back row: Bricelyn Koehler, Kevin Gale (assistant coach), Alessia West, Brooke DaCosta, Eric West (assistant coach), Blair Bailey, Danika Romanyk, Raegan Woodiwiss, Mila Pereira, Tony Youssef (coach).

Bailey Atom girls win league championship Southpoint Bailey Machining Atom girls faced the Lakeshore Lightning Blue on Sunday for the Essex-Kent Girls Hockey Interlock Day of Champs.

Bailey’s starting line-up of Abbey Mazzella, Brooke DaCosta, Danika Romanyk, Leah Youssef and Adriana West came out strong. As the puck dropped they barreled down the ice as a team and had several scoring attempts within seconds. Within less than 45 seconds of the puck drop, Brooke DaCosta passed to Danika Romanyk who took a couple of shots. Abbey Mazzella scooped up the rebound to tap it in the net.

Baileys worked really hard to keep the 1-0 lead. Meaghan Simpson, Blair Bailey, Daesa Minaudo and Bricelyn Koehler did a great job keeping the puck in the zone. Emma Weil, Mila Pereira and Abby Neufeld defended Bailey’s zone and kept the Lightning out. Bailey’s Raegan Woodiwiss, Megan Derbyshire, Adriana West and Leah Youssef were key players surviving two penalty kills.

The game was evenly matched and play was fast. Neither team would back down. Adriana West spotted a breakaway opportunity and dangled her way down the ice to take a shot on net, but it was saved by the Lightning goalie. As the second period came to a close, Baileys maintained their 1-0 lead.

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Leamington hockey player Milana Butera was part of the championship team that was victorious over Kitchener 4-0 in the final game to earn the gold medal in the Provincial Championship for the Windsor Wildcats Peewee A team. She also scored the insurance goal to solidify the lead.

Milana, who just turned 12 years old, is a student at Queen of Peace school. The youngest player on her team, she is third in scoring. She has recently been recognized and picked to play for the Regional Express Gold All-Star hockey team, designed to offer young talented-aspiring hockey players an opportunity to compete with Windsor Wildcats Peewee A’s Milana Butera top players from Canada and the United of Leamington shows off the gold medal she and her teammates received as Provincial States. As well, Milana was invited to play Champions. Other local players are goalie in Rush the Hockey Tournament (Draft Hanna LeClaire of Ruthven and Sophie Coris(Submitted photo) Day Hockey), both in the GTA spring tine of Kingsville. hockey forum.

In Toronto this past weekend, Apr. 8-10, the Windsor Wildcats Peewee A’s competed for the OWHA Provincial Championship. They went 3-0 in round robin pool play against Owen Sound 6-2, Brampton 5-1, and Toronto Leaside 2-1. They went on to beat the Ottawa Ice 2-1 in the quarter-finals to set up another rematch against Toronto Leaside, coming out on top 2-1 in the semi-final. The semi win sent the Wildcats to a final against Kitchener. This was the third time this season the two teams had met and the Wildcats won the championship over the second-ranked Kitchener Lady Rangers. The 4-0 victory completed an undefeated weekend 6-0.

The team’s season total includes 50 wins, 8 losses, and 6 ties. Season highlights: Gold - Markham Stouville Tournament; Gold - Windsor Hocktoberfest Tournament; Silver Cambridge Tournament; LLFHL West Champions; Bronze - LLFHL Finals Weekend; Gold - Provincials Weekend.

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I’m quite the bitter hockey fan right now.

First, bitter about the Leamington Flyers losing the Western final to London. Like all Jessop’s reporters, sports reporters are Journal supposed to be 100 per cent neutral and objective in every event they cover.

I think I’ve done a reasonably good job of that with all the non-sports topics I’ve covered, but it’s quite difficult to do when it comes to the Flyers, Sharks and all other local teams, whether they be in minor sports or WECSSAA (high school). I always enjoy watching the Leamington-Wheatley-Southpoint teams win and find it disappointing when they lose. Professionally, I’m not supposed to care. Personally, I can’t help it.

Secondly, the impending NHL playoffs. Not a single damn Canadian team to cheer. Whenever a die-hard hockey fan’s team doesn’t make the post season, he or she finds a temporary favourite to root for, usually a team that he or she has always kind of admired or has at least been indifferent to in the past.

This year (for me at least), that’s going to be more difficult than usual. My sentiments on six of the eight Western teams range from dislike to downright hate. I’m indifferent toward the St. Louis Blues and admire the Minnesota Wild (despite their idiotic name) because they hail from one of the VERY few American regions that rivals Canada’s love of hockey.

Problem is, I can’t see either team advancing to the conference semis.

My stance on the eight Eastern contenders, as a whole, aren’t much different. I have a very neutral opinion of Washington and Pittsburgh and I can root for Detroit as the league’s most local team — I even still have a Red Wings key chain bottle opener I bought from the last game my Dad and I attended just before passports were required to cross the border.

As for the other five teams? Hate ’em. Hate ’em all.

So, now that I’ve wrapped up my rather lengthy preamble, I’ll take a crack at this season’s conference quarterfinal outcomes.

Eastern Conference Washington vs. Philadelphia — The Caps’ lethal offense against the Flyers’ less-than-stellar defense should make this a quick one. Philly is also exactly .500 on the road and Washington has lost a grand total of seven — count ‘em SEVEN — home games in regulation. Being the President’s Trophy winner is often considered a curse come playoff time, but not for Washington… at least not yet. Washington in five.

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impressive on both sides of the puck and they don’t rely a whole lot on players who’ve piled up on penalty minutes. The Islanders are also a well-disciplined team, but don’t have a ton of depth. If I was behind the bench, I’d throw Halak in net and see what happens. Florida in six.

Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers — Crosby’s done a better-thanusual job of avoiding the injury bug this year, but can he actually start producing in the playoffs? New York, meanwhile, doesn’t have a single player who was even close to producing a point per game. I think this one will be closer than it should be on paper, but we can still expect the expected. Pittsburgh in seven.

Tampa Bay vs. Detroit — Congratulations to the Red Wings on qualifying for the post season for 25 consecutive years, albeit by the skin of their teeth a few times in recent years. Unfortunately, they possess the unflattering title of the playoff team with the worst goals for/goals against ratio at -13. I can’t help but wonder if Datsyuk, playing his final year of NHL hockey, will have his heart in this one. I’d like to see Detroit win this one, but I can’t see it happen. Tampa Bay in six.

Western Conference Dallas vs. Minnesota — I honestly can’t remember the last time a team made the playoffs with as few as 87 points.

Boston’s 93 wasn’t good enough in the East (time to balance the conferences, Bettman). The Dallas Stars have also put up some interesting stats as a playoff team. They boast the best offence in the league with 267 goals, but are also by far the worst post season team defensively, having allowed 230.The Wild, however, only have three players who topped the 20goal mark this season. Dallas in five.

Anaheim vs. Nashville — There’s a seven-point divide between these teams, but Nashville is actually a bit better offensively. Pekka Rinne’s goaltending has been suspect this year, however. With .919 and .920 save percentages respectively, the Ducks can put either Andersen or Gibson in net without giving it a second thought. As much as I hate the Ducks’ very existence… Anaheim in seven.

St. Louis vs. Chicago — Here we have one of the best playoff teams in recent years against one of the worst playoff teams… ever. Vladimir Tarasenko can put the puck in the net, but the rest of the Blues aren’t nearly as dangerous. The Hawks have their usual arsenal of goal getters and Corey Crawford’s been rock solid in the crease. Chicago in four.

Los Angeles vs. San Jose — San Jose hasn’t been too impressive in the post season over the past few years and L.A. has been tough to beat. Still, the Sharks’ top six in points have missed a combined total of four regular season games.

Their top five have missed one. Their top four have missed zero. You know the hockey gods are smiling at you when your healthiest players are the ones who do most of the scoring. Oh, and only the Caps are as good on the road.

San Jose in seven.

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Golden Years golf report

On a cold and rainy Apr. 7, thirty-six Golden Years golfers managed to drop 51 aces at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

The outstanding player of the day was Andy Orsini with 4 aces. Coming in a close second with 3 aces were Julia Kos, Perpetua Hildrop, Marilynn Speed, Bill Ward and Doug Vickery. There were 2 aces dropped by 10 golfers, and 12 golfers managed 1 ace each.

Bill Mayville had an outstanding round of 16 for 9 holes.

Also having a fantastic round of 17 were Andy Orsini, Laurie Hylton, Marilynn Speed, Art Sweet, Wanda Hayes, Eileen McIntosh, Bill Ward (2) and Bob Larsern. Eighteen was scored by Andy Orsini, Bill Mayville, Mary Binder, Bob McWilliam, Tom Dewhurst, Laurie Hylton, Art Sweet, Eva Kah, Pete Daudlin, Marie Lasi, Jim Allan, Doug Vickery and Bill Taylor.

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Taking over the lead for 36 holes with a winning score of 73 for the day was Bill Ward. He was followed by Andy Orsini with 74, and Bill Mayville, Laurie Hylton and Eileen McIntosh with 75. Other good rounds were by Art Sweet and Doug Vickery with 77, Mary Binder with 78 and John Murphy with 79.

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Cougars compete in WECSSAA gymnastics

By Bryan Jessop Half a dozen students at Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School are making an effort to ‘raise the bar’ for potential future teammates.

All six of the athletes on the Cougars’ gymnastics team competed in this year’s Windsor Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association (WECSSAA) competition, held in Windsor Monday, Apr. 4. The team set out with hopes of achieving last year’s milestone, where all eight Cardinal Carter entries qualified From left to right, Mariah Pimentel, Julia Pearce, Cristina Pearce, Gabrielle Pofor the OFSAA tournament. licella and Dominique Nickels represented Cardinal Carter during this year’s The 2015-16 season marks the second for the Cou- WECSSAA gymnastics tournament, held Monday, Apr. 4 in Windsor. gars after returning to the sport following a 20-plus year hiatus. This year’s team is made up of Grade 9 student Mariah Pimentel, Grade 10 student Julia Pearce and Grade 12 students Dominique Nickels, Gabrielle Policella, Cristina Pearce and the squad’s only male entry, Sebastian Sarkis. All five Cardinal Carter girls competed in four female disciplines — the vault, parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise. Sarkis entered five of six boys’ categories — the vault, pommel horse, floor exercise, parallel bars and rings. The only event he opted out of was the high bar.

“We’re starting off small and hopefully, we can keep it going,” explained teacher supervisor Maria Pearce, a staff member at Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School and mother of Julia and Cristina. “We’d like to see our numbers grow for future years.”

This year’s WECSSAA gymnastics meet was held in two parts at the Winstars Gymnastics Training Centre in Windsor, the same location where the Cougars team members have trained three times per week since the season began in early December. The Sebastian Sarkis of the Cougars performs on the men’s parallel Cardinal Carter group is led by coach Melynda Outram, who bars during the annual WECSSAA tournament, held Monday, Apr. 4 in Windsor. Sarkis competed in five of six events, although there works out of the Winstars Centre. is no OFSAA level of competition for men’s events.

The local school’s athletes were pitted against competitors from 11 other Windsor-Essex County schools from both the • Dominique Nickels (Level 2) — fifth in beam; Greater Essex County District School Board and Windsor Essex • Julia Pearce (Level 6) — second in bars, sixth in beam.

Catholic District School Board. In girls’ categories, the top six “All team members did especially well,” said Maria Pearce, finishers in each event qualify for OFSAA, also to be hosted by explaining that Pimentel did a fantastic job in vault and floor the Winstars Gymnastics Training Center April 25-26. Boys divi- for her first competition. She was also impressed with Sarkis’s sions do not advance beyond WECSSAA. Without a sufficient display of talents in all six men’s events. number of gymnastics entries in Kent and Lambton regions, the Last year, Julia Pearce captured OFSAA gold in the vault.

2016 season will not include a SWOSSAA tournament between Julia also competes in gymnastics meets outside of the secondWECSSAA qualifications and the provincial championships. ary school loop.

The following Cougars qualified for this year’s OFSAA comLast year’s return to gymnastics for the Cougars was backed petition: by eight team members — five girls and three boys. The num• Cristina Pearce (Level 2) — third in vault, sixth in bars, first bers dwindled somewhat this year because of 2014-15 stuin floor; dents who’ve since graduated and advanced to post secondary • Gabrielle Policella (Level 2) — fifth in vault, fourth in beam, educations. second in floor;

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The Corporation of the Municipality of Leamington

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Reporting to the Director of Community and Development Services, the Manager of Recreation is responsible for the overall provision of services and day-to-day operations of the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex (LKRC) and the Municipal Marina to the levels as prescribed by Council and within approved budgets.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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28 - The Southpoint Sun

NATS BEAT FLYERS IN SIX GAMES

BY BRYAN JESSOP

The Leamington Flyers were hoping to earn two straight victories and win the Western final series against the London Nationals, but literally got tripped up along the way.

Leamington’s bid for a third consecutive Bill Weir Cup as Western Conference champs was dashed after the London Nationals bounced back from a 2-1 series deficit to win three in a row, including overtime victories in Games 5 and 6. The Flyers’ playoff record of 10 wins and six losses translated into a .625 winning percentage while the Waterloo Siskins’ nine wins and five losses equaled a slightly better .643, granting the sixth-place Mid Western team the wild card spot in the Sutherland Cup semifinals.

The Flyers were on the brink of a 2-1 win at Highbury Canco Arena Thursday, Apr. 7 to put the Nationals in a do-or-die situation for Game 6 in London, but fell victim to a late offensive charge from their Game 5 guests in the final minute of regulation. After tying the fifth game 2-2 with less than a minute in the third period, the Nats proceeded to bury the game winner early in overtime to instead put the Flyers in a must-win situation for Game 6 in London on Saturday.

The game-tying goal on Thursday was scored seconds after Jacob McGhee was tripped beside his team’s net.

London’s forwards took possession from there and sent a shot from in front of the net and over the line to force extra minutes.

“I understand they’ll (referees) let some stuff go, but when the play could lead to a goal, you’ve got to call it,” Flyers head coach Tony Piroski said. “They didn’t make a call in the third and it cost us the game.”

Leamington’s offense held a slight edge in momentum for most of the first period, although the Nationals were first onto the scoreboard with what spectators saw as a controversial goal at the 5:44 mark. A low Kevin Madden shot beat net minder Tyler Wall from just in front of the crease during a rush toward the Leamington net. Officials determined that the puck crossed the goal line before the net was knocked off its moorings and into the Zamboni-doors corner of the rink.

With just under a minuteand-a-half to go, Liam Hogan evened the score by tapping a low shot of his own past Nats’ goalie Connor Hughes to tie the score at 1-1. Scott Emerson and Derek Elliott assisted on the goal, netted during the game’s first power play.

The Flyers outshot London 16-8 through the first 20 minutes, although Nationals defenders were able to block and deflect several shots.

Both teams had quality chances to add to the scoreboard, but only Mitchell Amante was able to find the back of the opposition’s net.

While stationed between the hash marks and a couple steps away from the nearest London defender, Amante took a pass

Flyers’ affiliate player Griffin Robinson takes control of a rebound near the London net as the Nationals’ Tyler Sehovic tries to prevent another shot during Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday, Apr. 7 at Highbury Canco Arena.

London tied the game in the final minute of regulation and won 3-2 in overtime.

(Sun photo)

from behind and to the left of the net from Derek Elliott before sending a high wrist shot under the crossbar to give Leamington a 2-1 lead. Hogan drew the second assist on the go-ahead tally.

our (Game 5) performance, although I would have liked to see more offense in the third instead of trying to protect the lead. We know the situation and we’ll come out hard on Saturday.”

Wall made a string of key saves in the middle frame, starting with a breakaway save against Kyle Robinson. After taking a banked pass off the boards, Robinson rushed in for a clear shot against Wall, trying to make a jaunt to the goalie’s left for a chance to stuff the puck inside the right post. The rookie goalkeeper however read the play perfectly, closing the gap before Robinson could release the disc.

Hogan’s two-point performance on Thursday brought his playoff total to nine goals and nine assists for 18 points, second on the Flyers only to veteran forward Amante.

The Nationals managed an 11-10 shots advantage, although Wall foiled several chances to tie the game before the second buzzer.

Game 6, the Flyers fell 2-1 in double overtime. Leamington’s bench shortened by two players early in the game, as both Matthew Opblinger and Zack Parlette were sent to the dressing room with injuries. The Flyers have also spent the last few games without Cale Phibbs and Joe Urbanic as well as Luke Sanko, who served the second game of a two-match suspension.

Amante started the scoring 20 seconds into the third period on a power play, assisted by McGhee. For the second time in as many games, one London forward provided both the equalizer and game winner. Kyle Robinson tied the match 3:13 into the second and after a scoreless overtime session, provided the game, series and conference winner 4:21 into the fifth period during a scramble in front of the Leamington London’s Sam Harris and Leamington’s Derek Elliott race for a loose puck behind the London net during net.

“We’ve picked up the intensity, although there was a bit of a tailspin later on,” Hogan not-

Rai Di Loreto scored the equalizer for the Nationals with 54 seconds remainthe second period.

(Sun photo) Connor Hughes stopped ing in regulation, sending 44 of 45 for London while a point-blank, knee-high ed.

“We’ve been playing good Michael Barrett steered aside wrist shot past Wall after Lonhockey, giving me the chance 40 of 42.

The Flyers were one don’s bench pulled Hughes for to put some pucks in the net for fi ve on the power play while the sixth skater. The Nationals and pick up some points.” the Nati onals were kept scoreoutshot their hosts 9-8 in what less through eight. was mostly a defensively-conLike his coaches and teamtrolled third period. mates, Hogan believed the Fly“Through the whole series, ers deserved a more favourable we didn’t seem to get the Di Loreto completed the fate Thursday night. breaks we needed,” said PiroGame 5 heroics for London less ski.

“The boys battled hard and than 90 seconds into overtime, “We took it to them for the did what they could — it just sending a low shot into the left better part of the game,” he corner of the Flyers net, under said. “We had more chances, wasn’t enough this season. I’m the outstretched pad of Wall. but there were a couple bad proud of the way we played.”

Zach Guilbeault zeroes in on the London net with the Nationals’ Sam Harris challenging.

(Sun photo)

“We’ve got to bring our A game on Saturday and win one there — that’s all,” Piroski explained. “I’m happy with

breaks. We’ll come back determined for sure in the next game.”

Despite a spirited effort in

The Flyers will start preparing for the 2016-17 season with Spring Camp Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8.