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TWEPI honoured at EDCO awards Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) is the winner of the Technology and New Media Promotional Award for the Plenty of Reasons to Visit Video Project.

The award was announced February 7 at the resident’s Dinner at the Economic Developers Council of Ontario’s (EDCO) 61st Annual Conference and Showcase in Toronto.

A collaboration between TWEPI, Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation and the nine municipalities in the region culminated in a video production project highlighting the region.

The “Plenty of Reasons to Visit” video campaign conveyed the broad spectrum and vastness of the region’s municipalities and their accompanying points of interest by giving each one its own feature video. Each municipality’s message was customized, yet the videos carried a consistent tone and style with evocative imagery and copy hosted by recognizable local talent. Viewers were able to feel as if they were experiencing the moments firsthand – as if they were listening to a friend tell them about a great travel experience.

“Through these videos, we were able to tell a very large and multi-faceted story in an easily digestible way, giving potential visitors their own individual reasons for coming to visit the region,” said Gordon Orr, CEO of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island.

Videos can be viewed at www.youtube.com/visitwindsoressex

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The 2001 to 2014 games were organized primarily by Essex County OPP constable Kevin O’Neil as fundraisers for WE Care For Kids until his retirement. In total, those games raised approximately $300,000.

Essex OPP constable Jim Chauvin is organizing the local team’s duties in preparing for the March 10 game while the NHL Alumni Tour takes care of other arrangements including booking ice time, promotions and advertising. The OPP group will also be responsible for complimentary elements of the fundraiser such as Chuck a Puck or 50/50 ticket events.

“When they approached us with the idea, we jumped all over it,” said Chauvin.

“Small towns don’t usually “When they get these opportuniapproached us ties very often — they prefer bigger venwith the idea, we ues. This is a unique jumped all chance for us to get something like this over it.” going again.”

— Jim Chauvin The NHL Alumni Tour choses lines from a group of about 75 players to particiSaturday, March 10 starting at 6 p.m. — one day af- pate in each community’s ter the Alumni Tour visits event. Players representing Owen Sound and six days the group who have taken before a team of retired part in previous Legendary Hockey Heroes games pros visits Cornwall.

The most recent visit of in Leamington include Jack former NHLers to Leam- Valiquette, Rick Vaive, Wilf ington was the 14th and Paiement, Al Iafrate, Dan final yearly Legendary Daoust, Doug Gilmour and Hockey Heroes vs. Ontario Leamington’s own Pat RibProvincial Police event at ble. The NHL Alumni Tour the LKRC in late Febru- team also includes members ary of 2015. Although next such as Curtis Joseph, Dale month’s game will also pit Hawerchuk, Theo Fleury, a group of Essex County Marcel Dionne, Wendal OPP constables and other Clark, Joey Kocur, Chris employees against a team Nilan, Dave “Tiger” Wilof renowned NHL retirees, liams and referee and Hockthe event is being presented ey Night In Canada personby a different organization ality Ron McLean.

By Bryan Jessop After a three-year hiatus, National Hockey League legends of the past will be making a return trip to the Tomato Capital.

In support of Special Olympics Ontario and the 30th anniversary of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex has been selected as one of the stops in this year’s NHL Alumni Tour. The series of competitive yet good-natured games between retired NHL stars and various law enforcement personnel of hosting communities is presented

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Leamington native and former NHL player Pat Ribble was welcomed on the ice during a past Alumni Game held in Leamington. (File Photo)

The NHL roster to appear in Leamington has yet to be announced, although it will be updated on the website www.benefithockey.com as players are confirmed. The Essex County OPP team will include a handful of players with Junior A and B experience, although Chauvin isn’t optimistic about their chances of winning.

“No matter how good our guys are, they’ll be pylons out there,” he said with a laugh. “All these NHL guys are still great players. They make it look easy.”

Advance tickets are the cheapest option at $10 each and are available at all Essex County OPP detachments including Leamington’s at 7 Clark St. West. Once all 300 available advanced tick-

ets have been purchased, others will be available at $20 apiece on the www. benefithockey.com website by clicking on “tickets” along the top menu bar. Tickets will also be available at the LKRC’s doors on the day of the game at $15 each.

Last year, the Law Enforcement Torch Run raised $1.7 million in Ontario — roughly half the amount raised across Canada. For the past 11 years, the initiative has earned the Diamond Award for raising in excess of $1 million and in 2013, was honoured with the International Special Olympics’ Best Program in the World Award.

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The Bridge opens to local youth

By Bryan Jessop An establishment for troubled youths in the Leamington area with nowhere else to turn to has officially opened its doors.

The Bridge Leamington Youth Resource Centre at 310 Sherk Street — formerly St. Joseph’s Catholic Church — began welcoming youths from ages 14 to 24 to its facility Thursday, Feb. 1. A grand opening will be held after it acquires its charitable status number — a date targeted for March 1.

The newfound organization operates under “To think that the mission statement there are youth “Bridging the gap bein Leamington who tween homeless youth and the resources they are hungry with no need to excel,” but also means of finding welcomes residents of their next meal is the same age group who outrageous.” are not experiencing — Maria homelessness or other Peters domestic problems.

“This is a centre for all youths ages 14 to 24,” explained The Bridge public relations and fund development coordinator Maria Peters. “We’re not just about homeless issues and we don’t want to segregate. We want to integrate those who are struggling with those who are not.

This is meant to be a safe place to hang out or a quiet place to do homework.”

Peters noted that homelessness for Leamington-area youths is a bigger issue than many people realize and ex-

plained that the reasons why local teens are left with no place to stay vary from one individual to the next.

“Youths here experience homelessness because of some very serious problems,” she said. “It’s not because they’re brats or that they’re not getting enough screen time. They’re dealing with parents with addictions or mental health problems, abuse at home or even getting kicked out for being gay. There have been issues where a single parent became sick and died and one where a dad kicked out his son before Christmas.”

The Bridge includes a large kitchen with industrial grade equipment that will soon become fully functional as well as bathroom and shower facilities. Peters explained that following a research process, it became evident that the latter was of paramount importance for clients.

“For someone without a home, there’s nowhere they can have a free shower,” she said. “How do you go to school looking like you’re not homeless? It’s about preserving their dignity. We accept donations, but encourage gift cards so they can shop for what they need to maintain their dignity, even if it’s a $5 gift card for McDonald’s.”

The Bridge is also equipped with laundry facilities featuring a washer and dryer donated by Essex Appliances. The facility provides laundry detergents with the support of donations and shows client youth how to do their own laundry as one of many steps to develop essential life skills. Storage sections are on site for donations of new clothing including socks, underwear and winter apparel such as toques, mitts, scarves, coats and boots. One of the greatest donation needs is backpacks — both in support of the “Seventy-two Hour Emergency Backpack” program with items needed to survive the first three days and for the storage of personal items.

“We don’t have enough storage space to be a thrift store and for youths who are couch surfing, they need something to keep their healthcare, but are unable to travel to the stuff private — they often nearest clinic to get the help they need. have nothing more than a garbage bag, which is heart“I basically offer the same hearing breaking.” healthcare services provided at any other Supplies, services and materials that are crucial clinic location,” says Breault. “People may to youths facing homelessnot have a driver’s license. A clinic may be ness are often provided at too far for people to travel outside of LeamThe Bridge thanks to partington. People may not be well enough to nerships with groups and travel and it may be easier for loved ones to businesses including Mark’s Work Warehouse, Thrift On bring them to a clinic closer to home.”

Mill, Value Village, South Essex Community Council While completing her Speech and

Hearing Professional Makes Hearing Healthcare More Accessible with Out Clinic Brandy Breault is a Hearing Instrument Specialist from ListenUP! Canada who recognizes the need for more accesBrandy Breault, Hearing Instrument Specialist sible hearing at ListenUP! Canada healthcare in Leamington. ListenUP! Canada has a hearing healthcare clinic at 313 Main St. E in Kingsville that is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 - 4:30, but for some in Leamington, this may be a distance to travel. So, every other Monday, Breault drives to the Leamington out clinic at the South Essex Community Council at 215 Talbot Street East to provide free, no obligation hearing tests, a broad selection of brand-name, digital hearing aids and assistive listening devices at affordable SULFHV DV ZHOO DV KHDULQJ DLG ¿WWLQJV cleanings and repairs. These out clinic services help those who need hearing

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(SECC), local churches, the Leamington OPP and Access County Community Support Services. Upon opening, The Bridge welcomed ACCESS as a cohabitant of the Sherk Street building. While sharing the same roof, ACCESS offers many of its programs to homeless youth. Clients may also benefit from SECC programs including employment services, skills training and one-on-one tutoring.

“We want there to be as many services under one roof as possible,” explained Peters. “There are a lot of agencies doing great things, but there’s one tiny pot of funding and those agencies are competing for the same money. To get it, they must show a need, and to prove the need, they have to show numbers (of clients).”

The Bridge also provides youth with a homework station featuring several refurbished computers offered through the Computers For Kids program, a common area with furniture offered at a discounted rate from Ernie’s TV in Kingsville and a healthy snack station complimented by fridge and storage areas for food donations. Sustenance is in part supplied through an ongoing series of fresh meat donations (Continued on page 3)

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The Bridge public relations and fund development coordinator Maria Peters reveals the main entrance — known at the facility as the “Welcome Area” — at 310 Sherk Street after the Leamington Youth Resource Centre opened its doors on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Bridge will host its second Giving Spoon fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Deadline to meet this target is April 23, 2018!

Donations – Please make cheques payable to The Bank Theatre: Mail or drop off cheques to Municipality of Leamington, 111 Erie St. N. or online a www.banktheatre.com

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Internet safety resources available The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is encouraging young people and their families to report if you or someone you know is being victimized online.

In January the OPP and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Canadian Centre or C3P) signed an important agreement that highlights areas of collaboration to enhance the safety of children and youth in Ontario.

The Canadian Centre operates Cybertip.ca – Canada’s national tip line to report child sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet, as well as other prevention and inOUR NCOME AX EAM tervention services to the public.

“The Ontario Provincial Police is working diligently to protect children in our communities, but police cannot be evHELGA FRANCES JANET JANICE erywhere at once,” said OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes. “It is important for parents to be proactive and speak with their kids about their experiences MARILYN SUE CAIRN online and potential safety concerns, such as cyberbullying and privacy.”

There are many age appropriate internet safety education and awareness resources found on Cybertip.ca. If you know a child who is in immediate danger or risk, call 9-1-1 or your local police.

Other useful links include: • needhelpnow.ca • protectchildren.ca 107 Erie Street North, Suite 2, Leamington • kidsintheknow.ca (entrance on Hazelton St., parking lot side of Lifestyles by the Firebox))

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The Bridge public relations and fund development coordinator Maria Peters reveals the new kitchen and its industrial grade equipment at 310 Sherk Street after the Leamington Youth Resource Centre opened its doors on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Bridge will host its second Giving Spoon fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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“To think that there are youth in Leamington who are hungry with no means of finding their next meal is outrageous,” said Peters. “Fortunately, we’re seeing support come through. It’s really amazing how a community can come together with different kinds of assistance — it’s been absolutely overwhelming.”

The Bridge also offers a multi-faith chapel that can double as a meeting room, sponsored by Meadowbrook Church. The room can serve as a location for spiritual and group councilling and includes an electric wall fireplace donated by The Fire Box. Future plans include the addition of an emergency shelter segment of the building with 11 units that can each accommodate two clients in instances where it is safe to do so. The next section will be a dormitory style unit with 13 one-bedroom apartments and additional showers and bathrooms.

Presently, The Bridge is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday and is accepting volunteers for the positions of youth mentor, kitchen support, nutrition program and food service coordinator, administrative services, general maintenance and other duties.

For information on how to volunteer or donate, visit the website www.thebridgeyouth. ca.

The next community event in support of services at The Bridge will be the facility’s second Giving Spoon fundraiser. The Bridge will host the gatherings Saturday, Feb. 17 and Sunday, Feb. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first Giving Spoon at the site raised just over $10,000. Peters explained that while there is no set goal for this month’s edition, she would like to see funding reach the $12,000 mark.

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Celebrate heritage with a trip to the museum Museum Windsor is celebrating the launch of Heritage Week with free admission to both the Chimczuk Museum and François Baby House on Saturday, February 17.

There will be lots of great family friendly activities happening at the Chimczuk Museum throughout the day: • Artists from Creative Brush Strokes will be on site to talk about their program from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Magicians Elizabeth and Miles will be teaching magic tricks from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Face painter Ted from Ted Paints Faces will be on hand from 12 p.m.-4 p.m.

• Discussion of diecast cars by exhibit designer Matthew Pritchard takes place at 1 p.m.

• Guided tour at 2 p.m. of the new exhibit Material Culture: The Things We Make to Live by artist A.G. Smith.

There is help and ecouragement In addition, visitors will after the death of a loved one! have the opportunity to view Whether it has been a recent or not so recent loss, we invite you or someone five new exhibits: you know to GriefShare. GriefShare is a weekly non-denominational • Cursive Writing: Readseminar/support group which will help you rebuild life after losing a loved one. ing and Writing the Old School Way. Divorced?

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• “Breaking the Colour Barrier: Wilfred ‘Boomer’ DC4K is a safe, fun place where your children Harding and the Chatham (ages 5-12) can learn the skills to help them Coloured All-Stars” process the divorce and move forward.

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Memories of the Erie South corridor

RIB’S RAMBLINGS

Brush up on your Italian, folks. Starbucks is coming to town and you’re going to have to know the difference between a Vente and a Mark Ribble Grande.

It seems our little town of Leamington now has most of the popular dining conveniences available to Canadians, except for Taco Bell.

For some reason, Taco Bell is reluctant to plop a franchise down here, but we can all hope that someday we’ll be able to grab a Gordita Crunch on the run as well.

I’m old enough to remember one of Leamington’s first fast food joints, Scott’s Chicken Villa, aka La Poulet, aka Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was located about where the Quality Inn now sits, right beside what was then known as the A&P plaza.

The A&P plaza eventually became the Big V plaza and has now morphed into the Shoppers plaza.

When the Dairy Queen was being built, us kids all thought it was going to be a Red Barn, which was a popular burger joint with a great commercial jingle that had us all singing, “When the hungries hit, when the hungries hit, hit the Red Barn.”

Much to our disappointment, the barn shaped building with the bright red roof became a DQ and was there for many years.

I remember my disappointment was somewhat softened when I got hooked on the Brazier Burger and Dilly Bar. And imagine all of us adolescent boys giggling at the name Brazier Burger.

Another place we miss on Erie South was Lee’s Garden. Long before Flamingo and A-1 occupied that spot, Sonny Lee and his family operated what was once Leamington’s only Chinese restaurant. This was before Happy In opened up on Talbot across from the hospital.

Sonny’s daughter Faye was a classmate of mine at Mill Street and I remember some of the stories she told about life in the family business.

We can’t talk about Lee’s Garden without mentioning the good old Tropicana. The

Vourakes family launched the ‘Trop’ from their beginnings at the Mill Bar uptown. That Greek bread still makes my mouth water.

Louie’s Sunoco anchored that northwest corner when I was a kid. And it seems something new is happening there in that vacant building that was previously the Mac’s.

Jacobs’ Flowers was a mainstay along that strip for a long time. Fletcher’s Cleaners has also been there for many years and is still going strong.

In the County Fair Mall, we had Peppe’s Pizza and AC Fine Shoes too. They didn’t last long, although I believe Scotiabank has been there since the beginning.

Mama’s Candy store anchored the hallway in that mall at the time, and there was a video/ music store in there as well. Radio Shack spent some time there too if I remember correctly.

A&P moved over there from across the street, and then relocated again when the Walmart plaza was built, only to succumb to a name change and now we have Food Basics.

Along that Erie South corridor, we had and lost several tenants, with the LCBO relocating from the Shoppers plaza to Seacliff Drive, and the Bargain Shop eventually making way for Dollarama. And who remembers the BiWay? Now I’m hearing rumours that Dollarama is moving across the street to sit beside the new Winners. Time will tell, I guess.

Of course, Lakeside Bakery relocated from Mill Street and expanded into what it is today on that Erie South strip.

Of course, Harvey’s and Swiss Chalet have returned after a several-year absence.

It’s funny how they eventually come back. A&W was the place to be when I was young.

Located on the ridge, just down and across from the famous Hilltop, those Teen Burgers and Root Beer were a treat on any night. Then Harvey’s leaves, A&W comes back and now Harveys is back again, alongside the A&W. Of course, much of this Erie South action was pre-Tim Hortons, of which we now have three locations.

So Leamington has grown in many ways. We now have so many food and coffee options, we’ll be set for life. Or at least until we get that elusive Taco Bell.

LET’S WINE The impact of weather on vineyards So in the meantime, this could be a great advantage for winter acidic wine, which may not be appropriate depending on the TOGETHER is Wellcertainly Canadian sparkling wines to show their worth – and afgrape and the winemaker’s vision.

upon us, and with Mother Nature’s seeming onslaught this year, a lot of you are asking what impact this weather – specifically the long stretches of unusually cold temperatures – will have on the vines.

This is a question that, unfortunately, only time and patience will answer. My hope is that, at worst, the consistent blanket of snow will have served as enough of an insulator to the roots so that new growth will spring forth from any vines that have not survived the cold. We’ll know more in a few months.

This raises the next question, which is: what effect global warming will have on the vineyards?

While in general a slight increase in seasonal temperatures simply means that the grapes will ripen more quickly on the vine, too much heat produces a sweeter and more

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Climate change brings a disruption of all weather patterns, not just warmer temperatures. Wider swings in temperature extremes during any season and severe and potentially disastrous storms are becoming more common, as are erosion, drought and related irrigation issues.

These conditions are already having an effect on some of the oldest and most well-established vines in Europe. So much so, in fact, that vineyards in Champagne, France, are already looking to other countries to grow their grapes. The warming weather and often devastating rainfall in the area are not sitting well with the vines and the resulting grapes no longer fit the tried and true profile of the world-renowned sparkler.

At least one château is experimenting with growing grapes in the south of England. It turns out that the soil and climate are similar to those of the winery’s home location and the harvest looks promising.

fordability – on the world stage.

Other wineries, like Weingut Selbach-Oster in Germany’s Mosel Valley, for example, are moving their vines to higher altitudes to take advantage of the cooler air or into shaded valleys and ravines. What exactly this will mean for their product and production remains to be seen.

Please understand that we’re looking at a 50-plus year change here, but if current weather trends continue, experts predict a drop in production of 80% for regions like Tuscany and Bordeaux, 70% for Australia and California, and 40% to 50% for Chile and South Africa. For the moment, at least, Canadian wine regions seem out of harm’s way.

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Last week, Rick Nicholls, MPP Chatham-Kent-Essex, attended a Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Hwy 401 barrier briefing and spoke with ministry officials and the new minister, Kathryn McGarry.

Nicholls made it very clear a concrete barrier running due to the from Tilbury to London is Family Day Holiday desperately needed.

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“Why wait until the bridge is built before construction on widening the 118 km stretch of highway including a concrete barrier is started?” said Nicholls. “This 401 highway project is going to take many years to complete and with congested transport and vehicle traffic increasing every year, more lives will be put at risk. Hundreds of thousands of people travel this * corridor every year. Safety must be a priority.”

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“The stretch from Tilbury to Highway 40 has recently undergone extensive work.

Surely the EA done on that stretch can be updated quickly and the widening of the highway and the addition of a concrete barrier can begin starting in spring.”

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“These cable barriers will stop cars from crossing the FIND IT. DRIVE IT. OWN IT. VISIT YOUR ONTARIO FORD STORE OR FINDYOURFORD.CA. median but we (the build Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers only valid at participating dealers. Retail offers may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. For factory orders, a customer may either take advantage of eligible raincheckable Ford retail customer promotional incentives/offers available at the time of vehicle factory order or time of vehicle delivery, but not both or combinations thereof. the barrier group) have very Retail offers not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upt Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). *Offer valid from December 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018, to Canadian customers. Receive a total of CAD$1,500 towards the monthly or bi-weekly payments for lease or purchase nancing (on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit Canada Company), or CAD$1,500 bonus for cash purchase, towards a new 2017/2018 Ford model, excluding all chassis cab, stripped chassis, and cutaway body models, strong reservations as to Focus, Fiesta, C-MAX, F-150 Raptor, Shelby® GT350/GT350R Mustang, Ford GT, F-250 to F-550, F-650 and F-750. Combinable with all retail offers excluding CFIP and Commercial Upt Program (not combinable with CFIP, CPA, GPC, Daily Rental incentives). ^Until February 28, 2018, receive 0% APR purchase nancing on a new 2018 Ford F-150 SuperCab 4x4 101A/ F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 301A/ F-150 SuperCrew 4x2 502A for up to 72 months to qualied retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit Canada Company. Not all buyers will qualify whether these cables will for the lowest interest rate. Example: $50,000 purchase nanced at 0% APR for 72 months, monthly payment is $694.44, cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $50,000. Down payment on purchase nancing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit Canada Company. †Offer only valid from December 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018 (the “Offer Period”), to resident Canadians with an eligible Costco membership on or before November 30, 2017. Receive $1,000 towards the purchase or lease withstand the impact of a of a new 2017/2018 Ford model (excluding Focus, Fiesta, C-MAX, F-150 Raptor, Shelby® GT350/GT350R Mustang, Ford GT, EcoSport, cutaway/chassis cab and F-650/F-750) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Limit one (1) offer per each Eligible Vehicle purchase or lease, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. Applicable taxes calculated before the offer amount is deducted. ≥6000-series fully loaded transport trailer” Available in most aluminum alloy. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs. GVWR based on Ford segmentation. **When properly congured. Maximum payload of 3,270 lbs with available 5.0L V8 engine conguration. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs. GVWR based new Ford vehicles on Ford segmentation. ‡When properly congured. Maximum towing of 13,200 lbs with available 3.5L V6 EcoBoost engine conguration. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs. GVWR based on Ford segmentation. ‡‡Some driver input required. Driver-assist with 6-month pre-paid Nicholls said. features are supplemental and do not replace the driver’s attention, judgment and need to control the vehicle. ††F-Series is the best-selling line of pickup trucks in Canada for 52 years in a row based on Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association statistical subscription.

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Deadline to sign up for Zone Darts is this week

Overseas Motors BMW

Rafih Auto Mall, 9425 Tecumseh Rd. E. (between Lauzon Rd. & Forest Glade Dr.), Windsor

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(Jasmine.Lee@bmwgroup.ca).

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BMW Group Canada (Jasmine.Lee@bmwgroup.ca). i8 i8 $5,000 $5,000 i8 play in the Zone Tournament being held at Wheatley Branch on March 3 must sign up i8 $5,000 $5,000 by this Friday. This tournament is for doubles and teams of 4 and all players must be * * * * * * * * * 2018 2018 BMW BMW 330e 2018 BMW330e 330e members in good standing.

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February 20: Understanding Accommodation, Inclusion, Exclusion, Suspension & Expulsion March 6: Effective Education Advocacy All webinars will take place at 6pm.

To register & receive presentation links, please email ensemble@communitylivingessex.org or call 519-776-6483, ext. 225.

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On Saturday, February 3, about 250 guests turned out for The Bank Theatre Gala ‘Some Like It Hot’. The fundraiser was held to raise money for the new Starlight Stage, in memory of the late Fred Omstead. The Windsor-Essex County actors portraying some of the most famous personalities are, left to right, Jennifer Blom, Leamington (Jane Russell), Gary MacDonald, Windsor (Frank Sinatra), Allison Still-Berry, Leamington (Marilyn Monroe), Alex Alexjandria, Windsor (Sammy Davis Jr.), Brian Yeomans, Windsor (Dean Martin) and Mischa Aravena. Allison (Marilyn) and Gary (Frank). The professional impersonators waived their fees for the fundraiser in an effort to help The Bank Theatre. Marilyn was also the MC for the night. Mischa Arevena received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Windsor.

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EWSWA finally making progress on 2017 and 2018 budgets

By Ron Giofu After over a year of going back-and-forth with each other, County of Essex and City of Windsor representatives on the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) are close to having a budget.

The authority met last Tuesday evening and came to terms on not only a 2018 budget, but a 2017 budget as well.

The issue dates back to Dec. 2016 when Essex County council refused to accept a proposed 2017 budget at that time. That refusal caused over a year of meetings and negotiations between the county and the city.

The 2017 budget calls for a zero per cent increase while a two per cent increase is recommended for 2018.

Warden Tom Bain said a surplus for 2017 helped out.

Additional revenue, according to a subsequent report in the agenda for last Tuesday’s EWSWA meeting, indicated there was as much as $958,950.

“I’m pleased that (Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkins) and myself and both of our CAO’s have been able to sit down at the table and thrash this out,” says Bain.

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Multiple collisions investigated On February 7 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Essex County responded to several collisions associated with Wednesday’s snowfall.

Included in these collisions were two involving school busses. The first collision involving a bus occurred on Concession 14 in Essex near Walker Side Road. Seventeen high school aged youth were aboard when the bus slid off the road and entered a ditch. No one was injured.

The youth were subsequently boarded onto another bus and taken to school.

The second collision occurred in the area of Hwy 3 and Division Road, Kingsville, where a school bus with driver only was struck by another vehicle. No injuries to either driver were reported.

In all, approximately 20 collisions were reported between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Snow blanketed the area again on Friday, February 9. Essex County OPP responded to a further 19 motor vehicle collisions throughout the day. In most of the occurrences, driving too fast for road conditions was the causal factor.

One of the incidents involved a car hauler leaving Hwy 401 and striking a light standard at the Puce Road off-ramp shortly after noon on Friday. The OPP were standing by with a vehicle awaiting a tow on Hwy 401 in Lakeshore when an empty car-hauler tractor-trailer left the eastbound lanes and narrowly missed the vehicle and cruiser on the south shoulder. The tractor-trailer came to rest after hitting the light standard. There were no injuries. One eastbound lane of Hwy 401 and the off-ramp were closed for approximately 2 hours.

Essex County OPP urges motorists who must drive in hazardous weather conditions to drive slowly at a speed appropriate for the weather and road conditions, and to be ready to stop quickly to avoid collisions.

County Council releases library surplus funding, Leamington to receive $98,951

By Ron Giofu The County of Essex has released some of the surplus funding accumulated during the library strike in 2016/2017.

Essex County council decided last summer to place the surplus funding in a reserve with the funding to be distributed in the form of grants to the lower tier municipalities “who apply to use their proportionate share of the $790,000 towards capital improvements or enhancements to libraries located within their municipality.”

Five municipalities applied to the Essex County Library Board for funding with the board making their recommendations to county council.

The Municipality of Leamington will receive its full allocation of $98,951 and will use its funding towards a full renovation project at its John Street branch. Greenall’s report indicates the cost of that renovation is projected to be between $750,000 and $1 million.

Essex will be receiving its full share of the funding $75,013 – to help support capital projects at its Gosfield Townline branch. The funds will be put towards a new roof that is estimated at $100,000, a new canopy roof at the library entrance estimated at $7,000 and the installation of three new HVAC units, estimated at $23,000.

The Town of Kingsville will receive $40,000 of its allocated $94,150 for work at two of the branches. The branch on Main Street West will have three accessible door operators installed at a cost of $6,000. The remaining $34,000 will be put towards replacement of all windows and doors at the Ruthven branch.

Lakeshore will receive $32,000 of its $186,266 share for work at two branches. A concrete walkway at its Toldo Branch, located within the Atlas Tube Centre, estimated at $27,000 will be installed to reduce a tripping hazard and vandalism while the remainder will be used on another concrete walkway at its Stoney Point branch.

Amherstburg’s share was calculated at $92,396. The calculation was based on Amherstburg having 11.7 per cent of the county levy. Amherstburg will use its money to help fund a capital project to help repair damage to the lower level of the branch. The lower level of the Amherstburg library has experienced damage due to water seepage and is estimated to cost (pending an RFP/RFQ process) more than $93,000.

The remaining shares of the $790,000 in funding sees LaSalle in line to receive $123,385 and Tecumseh allocated $119,839. Those two municipalities have yet to request their shares of the surplus.

Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos said it was “positive to see the response from member municipalities” in terms of wanting to enhance their branches. He suggested that the member municipalities follow up with a letter upon the completion of the works to show that the money was used and what it was used for.

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LAERC presents bursary The Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee (LAERC) recently presented a bursary to Nay Moo Shar of Leamington for her continued education. She will be attending the University of Windsor and taking Honours International Relations and Development Studies.

The bursary was made possible due to a donation to LAERC from the Sisters of St. Joseph.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

MYAC hosts mental health conference

By Bryan Jessop After forming to ensure that their voices are being heard in Leamington, the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee took measures to ensure that the voices of mental health patients and advocates are also being heard.

As its first-ever public forum, the MYAC presented We Are Here: A Mental Health Conversation Panel at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex Thursday, Feb. 8. The public gathering served as an opportunity for a team of panelists to share their personal stories while at the same time shedding light on the struggles facing mental health patients. Presented “It affects every to a gathering of a about 70 guests, the session also served as individual’s life at an opportunity to counter the assumptions and stereotypes that some point — it’s are often associated with various mental health conditions and time for people to issues. talk about it.”

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The local Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee has been planning We Are Here since December of 2017 and set up an Eventbrite web page where interested residents could register. The two-hour event was sponsored by Piroli Construction, WorldSource Financial Management Inc.,

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ABOVE - Members of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee listen to a group of five speakers during We Are Here — A Mental Health Conversation Panel at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex gymnasium Thursday, Feb. 8.

LEFT - Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee chairperson Kiara Clement welcomes guests to We Are Here — A Mental Health Conversation Panel at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex gymnasium Thursday, Feb. 8. Five panelists shared their stories on a variety of mental health matters in a session established to educate the general public and battle stigma.

Leamington mayor John Paterson, WFCU Credit Union and Essex Powerline Corporation.

The conference began with the introduction of five participating panelists, each with a different story on how and why they’ve been challenged by various mental health issues and diagnoses. The group included Alyssia Dietrich, Dylan Dundas, Rebecca Laplante, Jason Mackenzie and Meaghan Marton, each of whom also took part in a question and answer session from the gathering of guests at the LKRC gymnasium.

The event was mediated by RN Megan Miinch, who specializes in mental health and addictions. Topics covered throughout the conversations included mental illness, self worth and esteem, abusive relationships, family issues, suicide, coping mechanisms and public resources and services available to mental health patients. The open forum was attended by the nine current members of the MYAC — made up of local high school students — Leamington council member Larry Verbeke, mayor John Paterson and social workers with the Canadian Mental Health Association and Windsor-Essex County Health Care. Representatives of the two groups set up booths at the conference where they were also available to answer guests’ questions.

“Mental health is something a lot of people still are not ready to open up about,” explained Clement. “It affects every individual’s life at some point — it’s time for people to talk about it.”

“When kicking the elephant out of the room and removing the stigma, we can erase it,” said Dietrich on the general public’s reluctance to address mental health issues.

Money raised through donations as admission and in exchange for refreshments and snacks provided at We Are Here are being contributed to The Bridge Leamington Youth Resource Centre on Sherk Street.

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April 28, 1914 - February 11, 2018 Olga Bilyk passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Toronto Grace Health Centre.

Formerly of Leamington and Windsor.

Beloved wife of the late Nick (2006). Loving mother of Luba, Vera and Josephine. Grandmother of Hugh, Albert, Michael, and the late Matthew.

Olga and Nick owned the Ridge Restaurant for many years. She was a loving woman and humanitarian. Olga always had an elegant way about her. She was a member of St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, where she was a choir member. Olga was an avid gardener and loved to sing.

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home and Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 from 12:00 p.m. until the Funeral Service to celebrate Olga’s life at 1:00 p.m.

Interment Erie Memorial Gardens.

Memorial donations made to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

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William (Bill) Galloway, 86 years, passed away with his loving family at his side on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Victoria Hospital, London.

Beloved husband of Betty (nee Mills) for 68 years. Loving father of Dave and Alison Galloway, Lorie and Lambert Wybenga, Dan and Wendy Galloway.

Cherished Grandpa of Christopher, Sarah, Emma, Heather, Kate, Jenny, Allison, Megan, David, and Great-Grandpa of Mackenzie, Ryan, Erin, Audrey, Talisker, Clementine, Miles, Carter, Jonathan, Bentley. Son of the late Wilmer and Mabel Galloway. Dear brother of the late Dorothy Galloway and the late Don and Isabel Galloway.

Bill was known as The Clock Man and Mr. Fix It. He was an active member of Leamington United Church, ringing the bell 21 times every Sunday. He retired in 1990 from Leamington PUC. Bill loved to golf and do crossword puzzles. He was an avid Murdoch Mysteries and Hamish MacBeth fan.

Visiting was at the Leamington United Church, 9 John Street, on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until the Funeral Service to celebrate Bill’s life at 11:30 a.m. Cremation followed.

If desired, memorial donations made by cheque to Leamington United Church or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Share words of comfort or make a donation at www. reidfuneralhome.ca Reid Funeral Home and Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) entrusted with arrangements.

Lee Selwood Lee (William) Selwood, 74 years, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 at Erie Shores Hospice.

Loved and cherished husband of Tonie To n e l l a t o - S e l w o o d .

Dear father of Dennis Selwood, Jane Murray (Craig), Jenn Chamberlain (Eric). Awesome Papa to Madison, Brooke, Adam, Lauryn, Matt and Dylan.

Dearly loved brother of Pat Paley (Steve) and Jim Selwood (Theresa), and brotherin-law of Peter Tonellato (Muxie).

A celebration of Lee’s life will be held at LakePoint Family Church, 285 Talbot Road East, Leamington, on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Visitation at the Church from 1 p.m. until the time of the service at 3 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores Hospice or for the family for final arrangements.

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Peacefully, with her family by her side, Mary Klassen (Mika Willms) passed away at the Bethania Mennonite Personal Care Home on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the age of 94.

She was predeceased by her parents and her beloved husband Ernest Klassen in 2004. Mary was born May 1, 1923 in Tiegenhagan, Southern Russia. She was the daughter of Henry and Maria Willms of Leamington, Ontario. She immigrated to Canada with her parents and sister Helene in 1925.

She received her formal education in Southern Ontario and worked for the president of a large firm, Hiram Walker, in Windsor, Ontario, for seven years, until she met Ernest Klassen of Winnipeg. They were married July 5, 1947 in Leamington and moved to Winnipeg. Together they had three children, Gregory, Serena and Melanie.

Their summer months were spent at Lake of the Woods, enjoying nature, swimming, boating, tennis and enjoyed many friendships along the way. Mary’s greatest joy was walking hand in hand with Ernest, making plans for their children and grandchildren, and being together as a family.

Aside from being a loving wife and homemaker, Mary was active in fundraisers for the St. John’s Ravenscourt School, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, and The Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club.

She leaves to mourn son Gregory (Nancy), their children Lura and Natalie and Greg’s son Tyson; daughter Serena, her children Warren, Charles, Romy, and Angelina (Colten) and great-grandchild Shep; daughter Melanie, her children Micah (fiancé Joseph) and Trevor; sisters Helene Spencer and Irene Woodsit (Gene); brother Harry Willms (Zilda); sister-in-law Elsie Klassen and Helene Murdoch (Dean); brother-in-law Victor Klassen; and many special nieces and nephews.

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Raffaele Mastronardi Raffaele Mastronardi, 96 years, passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Franklin Gardens.

Beloved husband of the late Bambina Mastronardi.

Dear father of Michelino Mastronardi (Lillian).

Loving Nonno of Diane Mastronardi Poetker (Matt), Lori Mastronardi (Matt Frehner), Andrew Mastronardi and More Nonno of Brayden, Adalyn and Emily Poetker. Dear brother of the late Leopardo Mastronardi (late Lena), the late Fiorina Mastronardi (late Vincenzo and wife Maria), Erselia Ingratta (late Enrico), the late Michelino Mastronardi, Lena Mastronardi (Leonardo), and brother-in-law of the late Antonio Delli Schiappoli (Candelora). Raffaele will be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home and Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Monday from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Further visiting was on Tuesday February 13, 2018 at St. Michael’s Church, 29 Elliott Street, Leamington, from 10:00 a.m. until Mass of the Resurrection at 11:00 a.m. Entombment Erie Memorial Gardens.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Erie Shores Health Foundation.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 It can be difficult to focus with so many things running through your mind, Aries. Give it your best shot, especially at work where it counts the most.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 The next few days provide opportunities to relax and have fun, Scorpio. With no pressing matters on the calendar, you can relinquish some responsibilities.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Focus on fun experiences that will pop up this week, Taurus. They will brighten your mood and make you more inclined to interact with the people you love.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, getting your point across may seem like your primary goal, but you can let things simmer for a little bit. Others have things that they want to share as well.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, someone you haven’t seen in a while makes an appearance in your life. You don’t know if you should be excited or just a tad cautious about what to expect.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Someone at work or home cannot get an accurate read on how you are feeling, Cancer. This may lead to some communication issues. Be as open as possible to avoid confusion.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you are called on to be a leader this week, so make sure you do your homework on pertinent issues. This way you can make decisions with confidence.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, even when you think you know best, you may want to let others voice their opinions. You never know the value of another’s perspective until you hear it.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Surround yourself with your closest friends and family members, Libra. These are support pillars you can lean on in tough times and the people to laugh alongside when things are good.

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CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, romantic notions are popping into your head lately, and they may only be spurred on by the Valentine’s Day magic. A relationship gets to the next level.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you can be the voice of reason if family life has gotten a bit chaotic. You may be called on to sort things out and put a plan in place.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, whether you are attached or not, feelings of love are blooming inside of you. Romance may pervade your daily interactions.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY 11 Jennifer Aniston, Actress (49) FEBRUARY 12 Tara Strong, Actress (45) FEBRUARY 13 Robbie Williams, Singer (44) FEBRUARY 14 Danai Gurira, Actress (40) FEBRUARY 15 Alex Borstein, Actress (45) FEBRUARY 16 Elizabeth Olsen, Actress (29) FEBRUARY 17 Billie Jo Armstrong, Singer (46)

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SECC launches new accessible buses with ongoing support from annual Chilifest This year’s Chilifest is Feb. 28 South Essex Community Council (SECC) has been providing accessible transportation for the residents of Leamington, Wheatley and Kingsville since October 1991.

In the years since first hitting the road, SECC has expanded its fleet from its original one vehicle to its current complement of four vehicles – two accessible mini-buses, one accessible passenger van, and one standard commuter van.

None of this would be possible without the ongoing support of local key stakeholders, including the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), Municipality of Leamington, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Town of Kingsville, and the efforts of the Chilifest Committee chaired by John Woelk and supported by a network of volunteers, sponsors and donors.

SECC officially launched their new buses on Monday, February 12 at their main office at 215 Talbot St. E. in Leamington. Short presentations were made by Carolyn Warkentin, Executive Director of SECC, and John Woelk, Chairperson of the Chilifest Committee.

There was an opportunity to check out the new buses as well.

This launch was just in time for the 2018 Annual Chilifest, which takes place at the Leamington Portuguese Community Club on Wednesday, February 28 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

More than two-dozen local restaurants, clubs and other businesses will donate a variety of chilis to sample, along with a few soup options for those looking for something other than chili to try. Fresh tortilla chips, corn bread muffins, baked potatoes, veggies, beverages and dessert will also be available.

Takeout by advance order will also be offered for those who’d like to support the event but cannot attend.

Several raffles will be held for a chance to win a vast assortment of prizes donated by local businesses and individuals.

Tickets are available at SECC and Century 21 offices in Leamington and Kingsville, as well as the Portuguese Community Club.

Proceeds from Chilifest have supported SECC since 2006. South Essex Community Council has been serving the communities of South Essex since 1973. It is a registered, non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is: “Helping people. Improving lives.”

South Essex Community Council executive directory Carolyn Warkentin and Chilifest chairperson John Woelk reveal one of two new accessibility buses operated by the SECC Monday, Feb. 12. Both buses can carry 16 walk-on passengers or up to five wheelchair clients. One of the two buses was funded by the Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN) while the other was purchased through funding provided by the municipalities of Kingsville, Leamington and ChathamKent along with money raised by the annual Leamington Chilifest. One bus was delivered in December and the other in January. Both are equipped with back-up cameras and serve the Kingsville-Leamington-Wheatley corridor. This year’s Chilifest will be hosted by the Leamington Portuguese Club Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday’s presentation of the new vehicles was led by SECC department coordinator of community services Mark Wybenga.

SECC provides three core services: employment and training, language and settlement, and community home support services. The organization also provides a variety of income and security programs such as Coats for Kids and Keep the Heat.

IN MEMORIAM

PETER J. THIESSEN March 15, 1942 - February 14, 2012

Happy 90th Birthday Oma! Katy Pretli

We cannot bring the old days back When we were all together But memories keep you close to us And memories last forever Loved forever Gloria, Mark, Krissy and Andrew Jak, Carly, Joni and Nate

IN MEMORIAM

MAURICE (MIKE) MARTIN

In loving memory of our beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather who passed away February 17, 1992 We little knew that morning That God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly In death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you You did not go alone.

For part of us went with you The day God called you home.

You left us precious memories Your love is still our guide.

And though we cannot see you You are always by our side.

Our family chain is broken And nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one The chain will link again.

Forever in our hearts, Your Children, Grandchildren, & Great-Grandchildren

IN MEMORIAM

Blair CampBell In loving memory of a dear brother-in-law and uncle, Blair Joseph Campbell, who passed away 30 years ago on February 14, 1988 at the age of 29.

Forever young Forever remembered.

Love Allison and kids Mike, Cara, Marci

Love Your Grandsons, Jackson and Michael

Happy 80th Birthday Evelyn Stein (nee Chambers) February 14th

Come celebrate with Evelyn & Family Saturday, February 17, 2018 Car Barn Banquet Room, Wheatley 2:00 - 4:00 pm Best Wishes Only

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The WSO to perform three concerts Soprano Julie Ludwig, tenor Ryan Fitzgerald and bass Jeremy Ludwig join forces with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra Chorus this weekend for a musical exploration of Night. Music Director Robert Franz will lead the audience through the many variations of Night – calm and still, sad and painful, joyful and happy.

The program includes Mozart’s witty and elegant Serenata Notturno, Schubert’s lyrical Mass No. 2 in G, and Arnold

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Friday February 23. Doors 6:30pm Show 7pm. OFFSITE at Knox Hall - Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington. Admission - Pass the hat.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Dale’s Friday Coffee House March 23, April 27, May 25.

Offsite Knox Hall - Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington.

Windsor Symphony Orchestra Neighbourhood Concert Series - Thursday, March 22 - more info TBA. Love, Sex, And The IRS - more info TBA.

RENOVATIONS

During renovations at The Bank Theatre upcoming events will be held at offsite locations. Visit our website for updates. www.banktheatre.com

SOME LIKE IT HOT

Thank you for attending and supporting our gala. The event was an amazing success raising $25,000! From the attendees, entertainers, organizers, donors, volunteers, Board of Directors to sponsors, we couldn’t have done it without all of you. Special thanks to our media sponsor Southpoint Sun!

THE BANK THEATRE MATCHING FUND CAMPAIGN

Schoenberg’s emotionallycharged Verklärte Nacht.

Performances are scheduled for: • Fri. Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church in Chatham.

• Sat. Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Leamington United Mennonite Church with a preconcert talk one hour prior to the performance.

• Sun. Feb. 18 at 2:30 p.m. at The Heritage Auditorium, University of Windsor with a pre-concert talk one hour prior to performance.

Chatham-Kent tickets are available from St. Andrew’s Church 519-352-0100 or standrewschatham.org Leamington and Windsor tickets are available in advance or at the door.

Purchase by phone at 519973-1238, online at www. windsorsymphony.com or in person at the WSO Box Office, 121 University Ave. W., Windsor.

1931 Ford cabriolet off the road over 50 years.

1931 Model A Ford built in Tilbury An email arrived recently from John Hinchcliffe in Woodstock: “Hi Bill: I have known of a 1931 Model A Ford Cabriolet for well over 50 years. The owner would not sell during that time but in 2010 agreed to sell after 50 years under a leaky roof. The car had also been hit or slid into a pole behind the driver’s door.

“The original brass plate from Canadian Top and Body Corporation is still fastened to the passenger sill showing #221. It has several ‘only in Canada’ features (mostly trim, colour schemes, etc.) so is rather unique.”

In 1910, the Canadian Top and Body Company in Bill Sherk Tilbury began building tops and bodies for cars in the Model T Ford era. Most cars back then had wooden frameworks with a metal covering that formed the body.

In February 1932, the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit set up a branch plant in Tilbury where the Canadian Top and Body Company assembled Hudson, Essex and Terraplane cars. Production continued all through the 1930s and into the early 1950s. This plant gave the company access not only to the Canadian market but also to the overseas British Commonwealth countries.

But why a Model A Ford in Tilbury? In 1931, Ford of Canada produced the Model A in ten different body styles, and the second most expensive was the cabriolet. That meant it was a convertible – not a roadster – and it had roll-up windows, unlike the side curtains in the roadster.

The construction of the body of a cabriolet would be more complicated and might slow down the assembly line. And so Ford of Canada contracted with the Canadian Top and Body Company of Tilbury to construct the cabriolet bodies and ship them to Windsor for final assembly – or maybe these cars were fully assembled in Tilbury with chassis and other parts supplied by Ford.

A member of the Model A Owners Club of Canada owns a 1929 Model A Ford cabriolet built in Detroit by the Briggs Manufacturing Company, which would be the U.S. equivalent to the Canadian Top and Body Company in Tilbury.

When John Hinchcliffe’s cabriolet is restored, you’ll read all about it right here.

Stay tuned.

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Community CALENDAR

NEW YEAR, HEALTHIER YOU! Wellness Seminars at Seacliff Manor Retirement Residence, 30 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington. Seminars presented by: Heart & Stroke Foundation - Wednesday, February 14 at 1:30 p.m. Learn about a variety of health conditions and how to manage them. Refreshments and giveaways. Everyone welcome.

FISH DINNERS BEING SERVED every Friday from February 16 to March 23 at St. Michael’s Church, corner of John and Elliott St. in Leamington. Serving 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Meal includes fish, baked potato, coleslaw, homemade desserts, beverage.

Adults $12, children under 12 $5.

IT’S TIME TO START GETTING READY FOR THE RETURN OF THE PURPLE MARTINS. The Ont. Purple Martin Assoc. will have its first meeting of the year on Saturday, February 17 at 9:00 a.m. at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens (Cactus Room), Ruthven. Everyone is welcome to come and learn about these amazing members of the swallow family and what to do to provide housing for their survival. More info: Paul 519-738-3476.

GIVING SPOON FUNDRAISER on Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in support of services at The Bridge - Leamington Youth Resource Centre, 302 Sherk St. ESSEX COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY MEETS Sunday, February 18 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 5280 Howard Ave., Oldcastle.

Learn the “How and When of Repotting”. Bring own supplies (some available for sale for handson event). Free admission. Visitors welcome. Info: www.essexcountyorchidsociety.webs.com FOOD & FELLOWSHIP SUPPER, Monday, February 19, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St. welcomes those who are alone or experiencing hardships to come and share a meal. No charge.

LEAMINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETS Wednesday, February 21, 7:30 p.m., at Leamington United Church, 9 John St. Speaker: Jan Dugdale. Topic: Ponds. All are welcome to an evening of horticultural fellowship. Info: Peter Scorrar 519326-8529.

SEACLIFF CINEMA NIGHT on Thursday, February 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Seacliff Manor, 30 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington. The flick is “Jackie” with Natalie Portman portraying the life of Jacqueline Kennedy during the days after JFK’s assassination. Everyone welcome.

ROAST BEEF DINNER Sunday, February 25, 5:00 p.m. Knox Presbyterian Church - $17. Limited tickets. Call 519-326-4541 to reserve.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE - Friday, March 2 at 1:00 p.m., St. Michael’s Church, 29 Elliott St., Leamington. Introducing the Republic of Suriname. All are welcome.

SECC CHILIFEST - Wednesday, February 28 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Leamington Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W. Enjoy over 25 delicious chilis, veggies, dessert, beverage - $8 advance or $10 at door. Tickets at Century 21 office, 150 Talbot St. E. or SECC offices. Chilifest benefits SECC Transportation Services. For more information or to volunteer time or prizes, contact chairperson John at c21johnwoelk@hotmail.com TRIVIA NIGHT 19 is Wednesday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the Leamington Portuguese Club, 217 Talbot St. W. Teams of 4 get together to answer trivia questions, competing for cash prizes, door prizes and bragging rights! Register online at leamingtonminorbaseball.com or at Fletcher’s Cleaners in Leamington. More info: Jeff 519-5664558.

MAPLEFEST SPRING OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, March 4 from 1:00 - -4:00 p.m. at Seacliff Manor, 30 Seacliff Dr. E., Leamington. Maple inspired treats, make your own maple taffy, entertainment

by Bev Bechard. Everyone welcome.

LEAMINGTON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Wednesday, March 7, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. New donors & walk-ins welcome! To book an appointment or for additional information, please contact us at 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) / www.blood.ca / GiveBlood App. RUMMAGE SALE at Leamington United Church, 9 John St., on Friday, April 20 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 21 from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon.

BOXERCISE FOR PARKINSON’S. Free class for Parkinson’s patients. Now accepting registration.

Open to residents of Essex County. Call Andre 519-551-0539.

MATHEMATICS TUTORING FOR GR. 6-8 will be held Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. in a classroom situation. The class will be led by retired teacher David Kolotylo who specialized in mathematics. No charge. 10 students maximum per class. Registration required. Individual tutoring available upon request. Students must bring their math notebooks, pens, pencils. For more information call 519-326-3111 and leave a message for Deacon Deborah.

T.O.P.S. - TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY - a support group that meets every Tuesday evening at Faith Everlasting Church, 587 Hwy. 77, Leamington. Weigh In 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. Meeting 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. First meeting is free.

CAREER CLOTHING IS AVAILABLE at St. John Anglican Church Angel Cupboard for anyone who requires professional clothing to attend job interviews or for starting a new position. Call 519-3263111 and leave a message for Charlotte to set up an appointment.

FREE RECOVERY PROGRAMS at South Shore Health Centre, 15 John St., Leamington: Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Westover Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Women Only Recovery Support; Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Guided Meditation Group; Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. SMART; Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Recovery Support in Low German and Spanish; Fridays at 6:30 p.m. CA Group. Individual family and friends education and support to create a recovery plan call 519-990-2530 for an appointment.

ADDICTION RECOVERY: Family Education and Support Program: call 519-990-2530.

ADDICTION RECOVERY GROUPS now running at St. John the Evangelist, Erie Street. Mondays at 6:30 p.m. - Westover After Care. Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. - SMART Recovery. Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

- Cocaine Anonymous.

IF YOU WANT TO DRINK, THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS If you want to stop, we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous: 519-999-1234.

WHEATLEY HERITAGE SOCIETY is open Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. For appointments other than normal hours contact Heather Vannieuweneburg at 226-248-0382 or e-mail wheatleyheritage@gmail.com.

KINGSVILLE HISTORICAL PARK MUSEUM, 145 Division S. S., at rear of Kingsville Legion, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This local military library is open to the public. Civic and military artifacts on display, as well as documentation on many local veterans. For more info call 519-733-2803 or email khpi@mnsi.net RANDY ATKINSON FUND provides money for extras that OHIP doesn’t pay for or to help with unexpected expenses for cancer patients (e.g. hospital parking etc). If you, your group or organization would like to have a speaker explain the fund and its availability in this area, call 519-682-2580.

THE SALVATION ARMY LEAMINGTON CC YOUTH DROP-IN CENTRE open every Tuesdsay, 6:00 8:00 p.m. at the church, 88 Setterington St. The centre provides a safe supervised location and use of our computer lab, movies, videogames or table tennis etc. For more info contact us at 519326-4901.

MOODS DISORDER GROUP MEETS the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor. Info: Nancy at 519-971-4050 or nrkolah@sympatico.ca BE A YOUTH MENTOR – South Essex Community Council’s SPARK AfterSchool Program is looking for mentors to share their skills with local youth ages 7-12. The program runs Tuesday - Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Volunteers attend once a week. Help with homework, crafts or sports. Call 519-326-8629 for more information.

EARLYON CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRES DROP-IN ON WEDNESDAYS from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon at Wheatley Area Public School, 226 Erie St. N. The weekly sessions provide up-to-date information for all stages of family life, from preconception and prenatal care, first year development, to nutrition, toilet training, toddler curiosity, early school experiences. Visit www.chatham-kent/EarlyON for more details. Cancellations due to weather, etc. will be posted on social media.

SOUTHWEST OUTDOORS CLUB MEETS the second Tuesday of every month (except August) in the upstairs hall of the Wheatley Legion starting at 7:00 p.m.

DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAVE PARKINSON’S? Parkinson’s Support Group meets every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-12 noon at Leamington Half Century Centre, 160 Talbot St. E. Facilitators: Bob Prince and Laurie Stone. Note: Individuals are encouraged to call 1-888-851-7376 before attending their first meeting.

PLAY ROTARY TV BINGO GAMES - Tuesday nights, live on TVCOGECO from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Support the community and purchase your cards from Adamson Guardian Drugs, Wheatley. Pick up your cards early! Play 5 different games on 3 faces in 1 hour. $3 for 15 ways to win and $2000 in prizes.

WINDSOR-ESSEX COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 33 PRINCESS ST. IN LEAMINGTON, IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS who are interested in supporting young children Monday mornings and afternoons, 9:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon or 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Dodie Wilson 519-253-8481 ext. 226.

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES? South Essex Community Council’s Teens Teaching Tech Program can help.

Smartphones, computers, tablets, social media, we can help with it all. The program runs from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month at SECC, 215 Talbot St. E. No appointment necessary, just stop by! For more info call 519-326-8629.

ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE’S DRINKING? The Wheatley Serenity Al-Anon Family Group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheatley Friendship Club (north entrance), 171 Erie St. N. PREGNANCY & RESOURCE CENTRE, 33 Princess St. (Central 33) Suite 212, Leamington, offers free and confidential services provided by registered nurses and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy tests. Call 24/7 for free and confidential support - 519-326-0612. Business calls: 519326-3821.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP? Join us, no charge, at St. John’s Anglican Church, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington, Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Call 519-326-3111 for more information.

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Trivia Night 19 is set for February 28

The month of February is best known for Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras and Groundhog Day. But if it is the last Wednesday in February, we may be talking about another exciting tradition – Trivia Night in Leamington!

This year marks the 19th consecutive edition of the popular event.

Trivia Night 19 takes place on Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. at the Portuguese Club in Leamington.

Teams of four get together to answer trivia questions,

competing for cash prizes, door prizes, and most importantly – bragging rights!

The evening consists of 120 questions (12 rounds of 10 questions) and includes a wide variety of trivia subjects such as entertainment, sports, TV, history, food and much, much more.

“This is the longest continuous Trivia Night we are aware of,” said Jeff Lamotte, Trivia Night 19 chairperson. “Everyone has fun.”

All proceeds support minor baseball locally.

“It is a fun evening,” said longtime emcee Mark Ribble.

“It is hilarious to watch when a team talks themselves out of a right answer or to see the elation when they correctly answer a question and it is obviously a wild guess.”

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LDSS curlers heading to provincials

By Bryan Jessop Maintaining control on the ice has been a challenge for the areas’ motorists in recent weeks, but it hasn’t been a problem for a local high school curling team.

The Leamington District Secondary School boys curling team has returned to sheets across the county for the second consecutive season since returning to WECSSAA competition last year following a multi-year hiatus. With the extra year of experience, the team has made notable improvements over the 2017 campaign, made evident by qualifying for the provincial level of “The Gore” — an annual series of bonspiels for high school students.

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by Gore Mutual Insurance Company — is not a segment of Ontario Federation of Secondary School Athletics, but is regarded as a complimentary level of competition to the province’s governing body of organized high school sports where entries must meet the same eligibility guidelines.

Last month in Kingsville, the LDSS team started The Gore series of competition at the Zone level among its WECSSAA opponents from

Leamington District Secondary School boys curling team vice Connor Pearce releases a shot during the first end of a WECSSAA boys curling draw Wednesday, Feb. 7 against General Amherst at the Kingsville Curling Club.

From left to right, Leamington District Secondary School boys curling team members skip Kyle Dick, vice Connor Pearce, second Eric Wright and lead Stephan Hotz ensure that a rock makes its way into the house during the second end of a WECSSAA boys curling draw at the Kingsville Curling Club Wednesday, Feb. 7 against General Amherst. The Lions won 13-0 to improve their record to three wins, zero losses and two ties — moving into a three-way tie for first with Massey and Holy Names.

across Windsor and Essex County. There, the Leamington team finished second in the boys division of the double knockout event, earning it an appearance at The Gore’s regional level of competition in Ilderton.

Again, the Lions finished second in double knockout format — this time in a field of eight teams — to secure a position in this year’s provincial championships, to be hosted by Sarnia Thursday, Feb. 15 to Saturday, Feb. 17.

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Back In Black… and red (and white) Sometimes, comebacks happen so quickly you don’t even realize that there was a lull or a break in the first place.

About 38 years ago this time of year (February 19, 1980 to be precise) my favourite band — AC/DC — suffered the loss of lead singer Ronald “Bon” Scott. Naturally, there was some talk of simply allowing the group to disband. Apparently, during Bon’s funeral, his mother told the remaining members of the band that her son would want them to continue writing, recording and performing.

Roughly two months later, they released what continues to stand as their most commercially successful album to date — Back In Black. They began writing material for it months before Bon’s passing and after auditioning a few different frontmen, recruited Brian Johnson — a burly English bloke who was running a business replacing automobile windshields at the time — as his replacement.

Ed Petryschuk addresses guests of the team banquet following The album’s title, as many assumed, made reference to the Barons’ all-Ontario championship of the 1976 season. With AC/DC’s return to the business of heavy-hitting hard rock many of the same players, the team successfully defended its provincial title in 1977.

(Submitted photo) after Bon’s death. Johnson was chosen as their newest crooner because A) he expressed no interest in doing Deep Purple covers during his ‘tryouts’ and B) unlike other candidates, he never tried to sound, look or act like Bon. Apparently, he also shot a mean game of snooker.

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Nonetheless, the Leamington Junior Barons are making a comeback. After nearly a decade and a half, the diamonds of Kinsmen Sports Field Bryan Jessop along Seacliff Drive will again host some of the best hardball the region’s prime of youth (19- to 21-year-olds, to be more precise) has to offer. Like Brian Johnson, they’ll be wise enough to honour their predecessors without trying to emulate them in every way, shape and form. The new Junior Barons will don black jerseys with red “BARONS” lettering and white pants. The coaches will offer players a significant degree of input on how the team operates, and why not? Many of them have played together since they were too small to access the bathroom sink without a stool, but they’re not exactly kids anymore.

As chance would have it, the Junior Barons are returning to town precisely 100 years after the organization of the same name replaced the Leamington Cardinals. The timing is good for other reasons, too — most of the players were members of the midget team that captured two consecutive OBA championships in 2016 and 2017. That’s no easy task at the provincial level, so expansion team or not, there’s potential for them to be very competitive as a Junior squad.

But that’s not all!

The 2018 campaign will also mark the first year of a new travel baseball junior league in this neck of the woods. In previous seasons, local systems put enough teams together to form a full-sized league by combining junior and senior entries. This year, the Sun County and Western Counties leagues are joining forces to create a loop made up entirely of junior teams. The caveat of course is that this will translate into a lot more traveling — a system encompassing communities from Windsor to Wyoming will mean a whole lot of traveling. With the expenses of operating a junior team in mind, the Barons are seeking out additional sponsors if any local businesses or other organizations are interested.

Sometimes, team comebacks are a far lengthier process.

If certain media rumblings contain any merit, the return of NHL hockey to the Emerald City (Seattle) is basically a done deal — even at an expansion fee as formidable as $650 million US. The pipe dream gained massive momentum once Seattle city council green stamped a proposal to allow a major overhaul of Key Arena, an outdated landmark that makes Calgary’s Saddledome seem cutting edge. If construction goes according to plan, the team could become the league’s 32nd franchise as early as the 2020-21 season.

Hopefully, that team can also honour its storied past (it was the first-ever American team to win a Stanley Cup) without trying too hard to duplicate it. The franchise that existed from 1915 to 1924 was dubbed the Metropolitans, a crappy yuppie-esque name that is already taken by one of the divisions in the Eastern Conference. Other monikers being bantered about include some pretty cool considerations such as the Steelheads and Sockeyes.

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By Bryan Jessop An annual weekend of fun, fellowship and fundraising will soon hit the quarter-century mark at Wheatley Area Arena.

The 25th annual Childcan Tournament will hit the ice at Wheatley Area Arena Friday, Feb. 16 to Sunday, Feb. 18 in support of the local families of children who’ve been diagnosed with cancer. This year’s event will feature 16 teams dispersed among three divisions — four in the Men’s Open group, six in Men’s Rec and another six in the Women’s category, the most ever for the tournament in the female division.

The bulk of funds raised for the tournament will be through “We like to each team’s $475 registration fee. keep the entry “We like to keep the entry fee reasonable so more players can fee reasonable so come out and have some fun,” explained Childcan Tournament more players can co-chairperson Mark Epplett, who is again organizing the event come out and along with Tom Hyatt. have some fun.”

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The tournament will take on the same format as in previous years, with two periods and a between-game flood accounting for a combined duration of one hour. What could be Saturday’s final game will start at 5:45 p.m. in anticipation of a potential Game 6 in the Junior C Stobbs Division quarterfinal series between the Wheatley Omstead Sharks and Dresden Kings. If a sixth game is not required in the Stobbs Division playoff series, Sunday morning’s first game may be rescheduled to become Saturday evening’s final game at 7 p.m.

“We don’t want games running too late on Saturday,” explained Epplett. “With people hanging out upstairs all day long, the penalty boxes sometimes fill up on Saturday night games.”

Spectators will be admitted into the second floor lounge area free of charge throughout the tournament, with licensed bar service and pizza and other meals available from local restaurants.

The license to serve alcohol was acquired by the Wheatley Optimist Club. The tournament’s organizers are hoping that spectators avoid alcohol-related incidents that have marred other public events throughout the region.

“We want everyone to have fun, but be responsible at the same time,” said Epplett, who noted that the phone numbers of local taxi services will be posted throughout the arena.

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LDSS curlers heading to provincials (Continued from page 17) This year’s LDSS team is again being guided by returning coach and Sun Parlour Community Curling Club president Matt Dick, along with Ian Pearce. Grade 12 student Kyle Dick is returning as skip, while Grade 10s Connor Pearce, Eric Wright and Stephan Hotz are back as vice, second and lead, respectively. New to the team are Grade 9 spares Luke Rahn and Colby Clark.

“They’ve been doing quite well,” said Matt Dick, Kyle’s uncle. “They’re having a really, really nice run. This was a really young team last year, but they weren’t bad at all.

I’ve seen an incredible amount of growth in these kids.”

The LDSS team also participates in the Sun Parlour club’s Men’s Competitive league, where Matt explained “This was a really they are holding their own. All members of the team have young team last year, made their way up through the ranks starting with the but they weren’t bad at SPCCC’s Little Rockers program, introducing youths to all. I’ve seen an the sport at ages as young as eight. incredible amount of Through their first five WECSSAA draws of the 2018 growth in these kids.” campaign, the Lions posted a record of three wins, two — Matt Dick ties and no losses as the nine-team division’s only undefeated team. Most regular season draws are hosted by the Roseland Curling Club in Windsor, although Kingsville and Beach Grove also host one round of multi-team competitions. After tying Belle River and Kingsville in scores of 7-7 and 8-8 respectively, LDSS cruised past Villanova 12-1 and blanked Massey 7-0 and General Amherst 13-0.

The WECSSAA regular season concludes Thursday, Feb. 15, followed by playoffs and the SWOSSAA finals on March 6 and 7 at the Roseland club.

County Bridge Results Kingsville Bridge Club, Feb. 7: North/South - 1st Bill Chaplin and Frank Duransky, 2nd Jeanne Manners and Shirley Plant, 3rd Pauline Mikolash and Al Morrison.

East/West - 1st Derek Parry and Dave Derbyshire, 2nd George Hildebrandt and Henry Hildebrandt, 3rd John McGregor and Buddy Ellwood.

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Carnival Time These members of the Wheatley Area Figure Skating

Club are “working out” their routines for the skating carnival this Saturday. From left, Sherry Hickson as Can Can girl, Cindy Hyatt is a Cowgirl, Cathie Rutt as a Sailor, Jill Loop dressed in costume from the Strike up the Band routine and Cris Kaiser, ready for the Splash number. The fourth annual event carries the theme “Memories On Ice”.

Nutrition Week Last week the pupils of Romney Central School were involved in “Nutrition Week” studies.

Decorated bulletin boards and different categories of foods were on everyone’s mind.

The students examined the nutrition value of a variety of food and classes cooked different dishes for their noon lunch. Shown here are the pupils of Mrs. Zittlau’s class watching their noon meal simmer on the stove.

Romney Central girls volleyball The Romney Central School girls volleyball team advanced to the semi-finals in the county tournament held recently, winning 4 of 6 games. Previously they were the champions in playoffs between Wheatley, Tilbury and Romney. Front row - Patricia Dierckens, Cindy Coulter, Melisse Craig, Brenda Laur and Rene Quenneville.

Back row - Sheri LaCount, Michele Donais, Linda Stein, Charlotte Mills, Laurie Johnston, Tuesday Arnew, Joanne Rivard.

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Junior Barons returning to Leamington

In 1976, the Leamington Barons captured an Ontario Minor Baseball Association championship. The team advanced to the National Junior Championships in Moncton, NB, where they finished third to claim the bronze medal. The team included, from front to back and left to right, coach Bill Derbyshire, Tim Towle, Gary Baker, Mike MacKinnon, bat boy Phil Towle, Dan Siddall, captain Pat Misener, John MacKinnon, manager Rob Johnston, Dale Towle, Brian Roach, Paul Jeffery, Dan Dewaele, Bob Willms, Ed Petryschuk, Dan Tofflemire, Ken Derbyshire, Dave Bowden and Paul Krause. With many of the same players, the team successfully defended its provincial title in 1977.

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with red “Barons” lettering, accompanied by white pants.

Howie’s Custom Coating will remain with the players — some of whom have played on the same teams since the age of five — although the team is also in the midst of seeking out additional sponsors. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the Barons’ formation in late 1918 — a few months before a new league formed for them to compete in starting in 1919 — the juniors’ uniforms will also likely include a special centennial crest.

Shortly after the idea to field a junior team came about, Wall and Lamotte began seeking a few 20- and 21-year-old Leamington-area players to join the lineup. Lamotte explained that the process included approaching and welcoming four players who made their way through the Lakers system before joining Windsor-area teams to continue involvement in travel baseball.

“Having a team with all players from the Leamington area was something we were really striving for,” Lamotte noted. “Having all local players is something you don’t usually see on junior teams around here.”

Players committing to the Leamington juniors began preparing for 2018 in early December of last year, utilizing an indoor practice facility created by, maintained and owned by local baseball enthusiast and Senior Barons catcher Isaac Giesbrecht.

For neighbouring junior travel teams, the addition of a Leamington entry won’t be the only change for the 2018 season. Recently, the Sun Parlour Baseball Association was approached by the primarily Chatham-Kent-based Western Counties organization with the proposal to combine their systems for an After about half a decade of not fielding a team, the Barons returned for 1939 to capture the All all junior league. Previously, Ontario championship. Members of the team were, from front to back, left to right, Bill Reimer, both Sun Parlour and Western Russ White, manager Thomas Whitesell, Sandy Cochrane, mascot Bob “Doc” Waters, Loris Havens, John Garton, Glenn Parker, Lloyd Cates, Harry Fenwick, Bud Roach, official sponsor Counties systems combined John McIntyre, treasurer Bob Mayhew, Norris Sudds, Bill Simpson, George Tacq, “Spike” Hillier, junior and senior teams for Earl Lott, secretary Carl Burke and league rep Ray Duff.

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own leagues. The new all-junior group would include teams from Essex and/or Woodslee, Belle River, Leamington and Windsor-based Walker Home Site of Sun Parlour origin as well as Western Counties sites Chatham, Wallaceburg, Dresden and Wyoming.

The regular season will likely feature about 20 games. Along with tournaments and exhibition games, the Junior Barons will probably play about 40 matches before the OBAs conclude their season in early August.

“These young guys are excited about being the Barons,” said Lamotte. “We want this team to be around for years to come.

It’ll be something for the younger kids to watch and look forward to — a way to keep them playing in Leamington.”

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By Bryan Jessop After nearly a decade and a half, organized baseball in Leamington will have a home for competitive local players in their late teens and early 20s.

The Leamington District Minor Baseball Association will expand to include a junior team for the first time since 2004.

The squad of 19- to 21-year-olds will take to the diamonds of Kinsmen Sports Field immediately north of Seacliff Drive as the Barons, paying homage to the teams of the same name that officially stepped forward in place of the Leamington Cardinals late in the 1918 season.

The travel team’s roster has already been formed and presently includes 13 players — nine of whom represented the consecutive Ontario Baseball Association Leamington Lakers midget ‘B’ provincial champions of 2016 and 2017. The new junior group started taking shape in September as part of a meeting following the midgets’ second straight OBA championship victory in Simcoe. In place of tryouts, coaches and players who’d be beyond midget age for 2018 met to discuss the notion of fielding a junior squad for the next season and determine if there would be adequate player numbers to form a team.

“The idea to bring back a junior team actually came from the players themselves,” explained Chris Lamotte, who, like John Wall, will coach the new Barons organization after leading the Leamington midgets to back-to-back Ontario titles. “They wanted to keep playing and a lot of them had dads or uncles who played as Barons years ago.”

Although the Leamington junior team will operate under the umbrella of the Leamington District Minor Baseball Association like their younger Lakers counterparts, the new Barons will operate in a somewhat different fashion. The coaches, who also include Jeff Enns as well as manager Terry Misener, will designate a handful of player reps to attend coaches meetings for discussions on how the team will function.

“These players are adults now,” said Lamotte. “They’ll have a voice on the decisions we make as a team — they’re a big piece of the Barons.”

The juniors’ uniforms will also vary from the schemes of their younger Laker cohorts. The shirts will be primarily black

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Southpoint Atom Grey vs. Essex White On Saturday, February 3 the Southpoint Capitals Atom Grey team took on the Essex Ravens White at home. The Caps fell short by a score of 3-2. Southpoint goals were by Max Youssef and Chase Simpson. Pictured, Max Youseff carries the puck in Saturday’s game.

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Southpoint Novice Blue vs. Essex Ravens Pictured, Southpoint Capitals Novice Blue’s Chase Collins (left) takes the faceoff against Essex Ravens on Saturday, February 10.

Essex took the win 2-1. Chase scored the Capitals’ goal.

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Atom Select faces Essex The Southpoint Atom Select squad faced off this past weekend against the Essex Ravens.

Essex scored late in the first to take the early lead and the period ended with Essex up 1-0.

Several good saves by Nikolas Beadouin kept the Caps in the game with the offence coming alive in the second.

The offence in this case was actually defensemen James Sonoski and Owen Pimmentel who scored consecutively on shots from the point on the same shift! Assists went to Chase Simpson, Charbel Tannous and Tony Tanous. Another second period goal by Ethan Barnewall gave the Caps a 3-1 lead. The Barnewall goal was assisted by Hadyn Epplett and Max Youssef.

Essex scored the next three goals to retake the lead with the last goal coming in the final minutes.

The Caps continued to press and were set to embark on a four-minute power play when curfew sounded. The end result was a hard-fought 4-3 Essex victory.

The Caps hope to build on the strong performance as they head out to South Bend, Indiana, this weekend to take part in the Irish Challenge Cup. Good luck, Southpoint!

Atom Stars defeat Wildcats On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 11, the Southpoint Community Trophy Atom Stars played the Windsor Wildcats in Essex/Kent League action. The Stars worked hard as a team and really forced the play throughout this exciting game.

After a scoreless battle in the opening period the Community Trophy Stars found the back of the net in the second period, scoring three unanswered goals and adding one more in the third period to secure a big win with a final score of 4-1.

Taylor Insley led the Stars’ offence scoring three goals, while Ava Carreiro scored the other goal. Scoring the always important assists were Emma Brown, Shelby Wiebe (2), Aleviyah McAndrews (7), Grace Bedard and Jadyn Coates.

Shelby Wiebe played a very strong game between the pipes as she made several key saves to hold the Wildcats to just one goal.

Luca Coppola Brampton Cup ’18 Leamington boxer Luca Coppola is consulted by his coach Doug Patterson between rounds during the 2018 Brampton Cup — Canada’s largest boxing tournament — Friday, Feb. 2. Coppola took the silver medal in the Male Elite Open 52-56 kg class following a final loss to Dustin Howick of Brampton. Howick is a former National Championships silver medalist. The fight was Coppola’s first in the Male Elite Open group, as he formerly fought in the Male Youth Novice division. The Male Elite Open class includes several entries with experience of between 25 and 150 fights. Coppola trains with Fighting Island Boxing Club at Seng’s Martial Arts in Kingsville.

Patterson is also the coach of Kingsville’s Tiago Baltiero, who won gold in the Junior C Novice 75 kg class, defeating Pawan Sangha by knockout.

UMEI senior girls volleyball quarterfinals The Lightning’s Melissa Redekop launches the ball toward the Lamothe-Cadillac half of the net during the first set of a WECSSAA 1A senior girls volleyball quarterfinal match Tuesday, Feb. 6 at UMEI. The Lightning advanced to the semis at Maranatha with a sweep in scores of 25-13, 25-18 and 25-21. Against the first place Panthers on Thursday, Feb. 8, UMEI was defeated in scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-14.

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Leamington Bridge Results The following are the results of the bridge games played Monday, February 5 at the Leamington Half Century Centre.

North/South - 1st Bill Chaplin and Roger Cote, 2nd Pauline Mikolash and Vi Major, 3rd Shirley Plant and Jeanne Manners.

East/West - 1st Al Morrison and Roy Trowell, 2nd Henry Hildebrandt and George Hildebrandt, 3rd Ken and Kay Pryke.

Bridge is played every Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members are welcome.

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Morgan Brown puts pressure on a Lambton Attack opponent for control of the puck during the second period of a midget travel quarterfinal league playoff game Thursday, Feb. 1 at Unico Arena. The Stars held on for a 2-1 win after cinching the game-winning tally shorthanded late in the second period. On Saturday, Feb. 3, the Stars travelled to Watford, where they beat the Attack 3-0 to sweep the four-point series.

Southpoint advanced to the semifinals to take on the Lakeshore Lightning, starting with a Saturday, Feb. 10 home game that ended in a 0-0 tie. The teams will meet for Game 2 Friday, Feb. 16 in Leamington at 7 p.m. and if necessary, at the Atlas Tube Centre in Lakeshore Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 8:30 p.m.

Thirty-four avid Golden Years golfers delivered a respectable 60 aces on February 8 at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.

Setting a lofty goal and maybe a record number of aces was Mary Binder who sank 8. Following close behind with 7 was Bill Mayville. Dropping 4 each were Bob McWilliam and Lloyd Honey. Andy Orsini sank 3, while Mike Binder, Pete Daudlin, Tom Dewhurst, Barb Fick, Ron Fick, Perpetua Hildrop, Laurie Hylton, Betty McManus, Colleen Pearse, Barry Sweet, Mary Anne Vickery and Ernie Vandenberg sank 2 apiece. Chipping in with 1 each were Jim Allan, Dorothy Cascadden, Al Christie, Vicky Harris, Gary Honey, Marie Lasi, John Murphy, Rose Taylor, Doug Vickery and Gerrit Vriesen.

A score of 16 over 9 holes was delivered by Bill Mayville and Lloyd Honey. Sporting 17 were Barry Sweet, Colleen Pearse, Bob McWilliam, Bill Mayville and Ernie Vandenberg. Carding 18 were Barry Sweet, Andy Orsini, Eileen McIntosh, Barb Fick, Gerrit Vriesen, Jim Allan, Tom Hyatt, Bob McWilliam, Lloyd Honey, Al Christie, Laurie Hylton and Mary Anne Vickery.

Carding 36 over 18 holes were Bill Mayville and Lloyd Honey. Ernie Vandenberg had 37, while Eileen McIntosh, Gerrit Vriesen, Bob McWilliam, Al Christie and Laurie Hylton each had 38.

Bill Mayville continued his strong performance over 36 holes by carding 75. Sporting 77 were Eileen McIntosh, Gerrit Vriesen and Lloyd Honey. Barry Sweet and Bob McWilliam recorded 78.

First place with 239 was delivered by Team 9 (Betty McManus, Al Christie, Lloyd Honey). Second place with 243 was captured by Team 2 (Andy Orsini, Eileen McIntosh, Barb Fick). Third and final spot with 244 was shared by Team Aces (Barry Sweet, Mike Binder, Bill Taylor, Murray Cascadden) and Team 10 (Laurie Hylton, Pete Daudlin, Tom Dewhurst).

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Flamingo bowling scores The following are the Flamingo Restaurant bowling leagues scores for January 30.

Games Over 200: Al Bison 256, Shawn Leclair 202, Jack Valade 202, Tys Schaafsma 201, Chris Kosempel 207204, John Paliwoda 278, Willy Fittler 257-206, Gary Garnham 222, Aaron Dickau 213-201-234, Albert Salvati 207.

Series Over 550: Al Bison 614, Shawn Leclair 566, Tys Schaafsma 566, Chris Kosempel 580, John Paliwoda 598, John Fittler 550, Willy Fittler 605, Aaron Dickau 648.

High Handicap Games: John Paliwoda 351, Willy Fittler 307, Al Bison 301.

High Handicap Series: John Paliwoda 817, Shawn Leclair 788, Karl Wachholz 772.

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John Paliwda’s high game of 278 was third high for the year. His 351 handicap game was the highest and his 817 handicap series was second best. Great bowling, great game, John.

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E-mail, call or drop off your classified ad by Friday at 4:00 p.m. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 5, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: journal@mnsi.net or sun@mnsi.net We accept CASH, CHEQUE, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

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AUCTIONS

Form 6 Municipal Act, 2001, c. 25, s. 379 (2) O. Reg. 181/03, s. 5(1)

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SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER The MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land(s) described below until 3:00 p.m. local time on March 14th, 2018, at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8.

Description of Land(s)

Minimum Tender Amount

All lands are in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, the following are the geographic descriptions and municipal addresses.

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$7,199.82

2. Roll # 3650-020-001-58600 Pt Lt 5, Blk C, Pl 184, As In 477590; Wheatley; Municipality of Chatham-Kent Being 26 Talbot Rd E, (Wheatley). P.I.N. 00843 0006 (LT).

$9,847.37

3. Roll # 3650-060-004-13700 Pt Lt 15, Con 13, Part 1, 24R2257; S/T TE20304 Tilbury East; Municipality of ChathamKent. Being 3719 Goodreau Line, (Coatsworth Station). P.I.N. 00823 0027 (LT).

$74,184.76

4. Roll # 3650-140-006-35500 Pt Blks L, N & V, Plan 109 As In 109263, Harwich, Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Being Brock St, (Blenheim). P.I.N. 00938 0822 (LT).

$7,231.79

5. Roll # 3650-140-006-68800 Pt Lts 11 & 12, S Wellington St, Plan 109 As In SH1320; Harwich; Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 44 Wellington St, (Blenheim). P.I.N. 00939 0175 (LT).

$9,194.05

6. Roll # 3650-140-006-78800 Lt 1, S Kent St, Plan 109 Harwich; Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 2 Kent St, (Blenheim). P.I.N. 00939 0258 (LT).

$18,673.41

7. Roll # 3650-140-010-70800 Lot 9, Blk A, Plan 196, Harwich; Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 19397 Charing Cross Rd, (Cedar Springs). P.I.N. 00940 0115 (LT).

$19,320.06

8. Roll #’s 3650-380-001-18700 & 3650-380-001-18800 Lt 1-2 Blk P Pl 144; Chatham-Kent; Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 142-146 London Rd, (Thamesville). P.I.N. 00723 0121 (LT).

$19,832.83

9. Roll # 3650-390-003-30100 Lot 18 Blk N Plan 135; Chatham-Kent; Municipality of Chatham-Kent. 603 Fuller St, (Dresden). P.I.N. 00603 0109 (LT).

$35,152.26

10. Roll # 3650-420-002-03200 Part Lot 31, 34 Block M Plan Old Survey As In 617188; Chatham-Kent, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 166 Colborne St, (Chatham). P.I.N. 00503 0029 (LT).

$20,746.97

11. Roll # 3650-420-003-15200 Pt Lt 193 Pl Old Survey As In 544843; Chatham-Kent; Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Being 116 Wellington St E, (Chatham). P.I.N. 00503 0177 (LT).

$14,921.79

12. Roll # 3650-420-020-10800 Pt Lt 7-8 Blk 5 Pl 291 Together With a R.O.W. Over Pt of Lot 7, Blk 5, Plan 291 As In 346342; Chatham-Kent, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 25 Richmond St, (Chatham). P.I.N. 00506 0300 (LT).

$22,343.75

13. Roll # 3650-420-030-08500 Part Lot 6 Plan 28 S/S Murray Street As In 583299; Chatham-Kent, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 198 Murray St, (Chatham). P.I.N. 00503 0280 (LT).

$16,618.64

14. Roll # 3650-420-047-06700 Pt Lt 1 Blk L Pl 2 As In 372931; S/T Execution 05-0000001, If Enforceable; ChathamKent; Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Being 90 Grand Ave E, (CHATHAM). P.I.N. 00541 0192 (LT)..

$26,760.69

15. Roll # 3650-420-050-15800 Pt Lt 16 Blk U Pl 4 As In 631272; Chatham-Kent; Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Being 207 Grand Ave E, (CHATHAM). P.I.N. 00547 0246 (LT).

$8,861.96

16. Roll # 3650-480-002-17300 Pt Lt 5 Pl 428 As In 661564; Chatham-Kent; Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

Being 24224 Winterline Rd, (Pain Court). P.I.N. 00784 0137 (LT).

$78,277.35

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order, or of a bank draft, or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality (or board) and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount.

24 Oak St. East

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1. Roll # 3650-020-001-34130 Pt Lt 4, Con 1, Pt 2, 24R762; Romney; Municipality of Chatham-Kent.

467 1st Concession Line, (Wheatley). P.I.N. 00846 0368 (LT).

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Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes, HST (if applicable) and the relevant land transfer tax.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender contact: Title

Name of Municipality or Board

Amy McLellan, Manager Revenue or Steven Brown, Deputy Treasurer

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Address of Municipality or Board 315 King Street West, P O Box 640, Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5K8

www.chatham-kent.ca

Personal information contained on this form, collected pursuant to the Municipal Act will be used for the purposes of that Act. Questions should be directed to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Co-ordinator at the institution responsible for the procedures under that Act.

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Because of the Family Day Holiday on Mon. Feb. 19th the deadline for Classified advertising for the Feb. 21st paper will be this Fri. Feb. 16th at 12 noon.

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E-mail, call or drop off your classified ad by Friday at 4:00 p.m. 194 Talbot St. E. Unit 5, Leamington ON N8H 1M2 Ph: 519-398-9098 Email: journal@mnsi.net or sun@mnsi.net We accept CASH, CHEQUE, DEBIT, VISA & MASTERCARD

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NOTICES 2021 Division Road North Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2Y9 519-733-2305 www.kingsville.ca kingsvilleworks@kingsville.ca

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport Agricultural Land Lease

TAX NOTICES 2018 Interim Property Tax Bills were mailed January 30, 2018

Quotations sealed in an envelope which shall be clearly marked as to contents, will be received by the Purchasing Officer, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, First Floor, Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, Ontario until 1330 h (Local Time) on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

THE MAJOR ITEMS CONSIST OF:

If you own property in the Town of Kingsville you should have received your 2018 interim tax bill. The tax due dates are as follows:

Quotations for the lease of approximately 329.53 acres of property at the ChathamKent Municipal Airport to be used for agricultural purposes. The Municipality intends to enter into a three year lease agreement with the selected bidder with an option for two additional one year renewals, based on the needs of the Municipality.

February 28, 2018 May 31, 2018 Please refer to the brochure included with your tax notice for a listing of the payment options available. Avoid long lines by paying your taxes early or online through your bank.

Failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve you from payment of taxes or penalties. Penalties are assessed the day following the due date at 1.25% and each month thereafter until paid. It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to ensure the Town has the correct mailing address.

If you have not received your tax notice please call 519-733-2305 or visit the Municipal Office at 2021 Division Road North.

All offers are to be presented on the specific forms provided for this quotation and are subject to specific conditions, both of which are available by contacting the Chatham-Kent Public Works Department by phone at 519.360.1998, or by email at ckpw@chatham-kent.ca.

More information is available on the Chatham-Kent website at: www.chatham-kent.ca/ airportlease.

The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all quotations if the Corporation’s funding is insufficient or becomes unavailable for any reason.

Purchasing Officer Municipality of Chatham-Kent 315 King Street West, PO Box 640 Chatham, ON N7M 5K8 www.chatham-kent.ca

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Flyers hold off Legionnaires 2017-2018

By Bryan Jessop

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Kenny Styles of the Flyers sends the puck back to the point while under pressure from Sarnia’s Sam McCormack during the second period of a Thursday, Feb. 8 GOJHL game at Highbury Canco Arena. Leamington trailed 1-0 and 2-1 in the first, but came back for a 5-3 win.

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The Legionnaires’ Alec Trusler attempts to prevent the Flyers’ Griffin Robinson from passing the puck to the front of the Sarnia net during the second frame of a Thursday, Feb. 8 GOJHL match up at Highbury Canco Arena. Robinson had a goal in his team’s 5-3 win.

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Alec Dekoning of the Legionnaires tries to prevent a Levi Tetreault shot from inside the point during second period action of a Thursday, Feb. 8 Western Conference game at Highbury Canco Arena.

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wo wins against two tough opponents have giv- like we were resting on our laurels,” Flyers head coach en the Leamington Flyers a narrow lead in the Tony Piroski said of his team’s start against the Legionnaires. “It took us a while to get started, but the last two Western Conference’s race for second place.

The Flyers hosted the Sarnia Legionnaires periods were definitely better than the first.”

“It was a good game overall — we worked well toThursday, Feb. 8 — a day after coming home from London with a 4-2 win — to fend off a late string of attacks gether to get ourselves the win,” said Weston after his for a 5-3 victory. Leamington trailed by a goal on two two goal performance. “Hedrick made some big saves separate occasions against their Lambton guests, but and bailed us out a couple times. We’re all thinking generated enough offense after a slow first period to about second place — we want the (home ice) advantage for the first couple rounds. We’ll have to hit hard, earn the crucial two points.

Leamington trailed 2-1 at the first buzzer, despite play a fast game and get the forecheck going early on the teams going an even 9-9 in shots on goal. Jake Saturday.”

The previous night, the Flyers came out on top 4-2 Vince opened the scoring for Sarnia with a low shot that snuck through Noah Hedrick’s armour after the to hand the first-place Nationals their fourth consecuhome team netminder dropped to his knees in antici- tive loss. Weston and Fetter potted power play goals pation of a save. The Flyers tied the game less than to start the scoring before Blake Bain accounted for two minutes later when Dylan Weston released a shot the game winner with 35 seconds left in the opening period. Kyle Dawson put the Nats on the that hovered just above the board about seven minutes into the secice’s surface before taking a ond period, although Dalton Langlois slight deflection. From there, “It was a good replied roughly a minute and a half later the puck eluded Legionnaires to put Leamington back up by three. On goalie Blair Coffin en route to game overall — we the power play, Jack Webb beat Connor the lower left corner of the worked well Meyerink for the night’s last goal late in goal. Assists went to Blake together to get the second.

Bain and Jaydon Fetter.

The Flyers were two for four on the Neither team made serious ourselves the win,” man advantage while London went one threats to jump out to a 2-1 for five. David Ovsjannikov stopped 22 lead until a Sam McCormack - Dylan Weston of 26 shots while Meyerink denied the pass sent Brock Perry away hosts on 30 of 32 shots. Leamington on a short breakaway that earned the win despite missing six regustarted within the Leamington lars from their roster — several players blue line. With a defenseman in tow, Perry sunk a wrist shot beyond Hedrick’s trap- were out with the flu while Jake Nimmo tended to an upper body injury that will keep him out of action for per at knee height.

The Flyers stepped their game up a notch in the about a week.

Saturday, Feb. 10 brought the Flyers to Strathroy for middle frame, buzzing around Coffin’s net and generating a greater quantity of scoring chances. Griffin Rob- a road game against the Rockets, where Leamington inson evened the score and achieved his 50th point of won by a final score of 7-2. After a scoreless first, the the season during a two on one break, electing to fire Flyers struck with a barrage of goals in the second by a quick wrist shot at an elevation half way between the Robinson, two by Zach Guilbeault, Maddux Rychel ice and cross bar that beat Coffin cleanly to his right and Fetter. TJ Harris replied in the third with two for the Rockets, but Weston and Josh Pope-Ferguson side. Josh Pope-Ferguson drew the only assist.

Leamington took its first lead of the night about countered to regain Leamington’s five-goal advantage. three minutes later. A split second before a Sarnia de- Strathroy outshot the guests 44-37 and went scoreless fender took control of the puck in his own zone, he on four power plays while the Flyers managed one for was pick pocketed by Weston, who turned around and six.

Leamington will host the LaSalle Vipers at 7:10 p.m. from between the hash marks, planted a shot under the crossbar for an unassisted tally. The Legionnaires on Thursday, Feb. 15 in a crucial match in the race for struggled more to handle pressure from Flyer forwards second place in the West. in the second while Hedrick made multiple key saves Rest of the West at the other end to keep his team ahead by one after On Wednesday of last week, the St. Thomas Stars 40 minutes.

The teams were again even in shots on net, this time handed a 4-2 loss to the Vipers. Thursday’s other game ended in a 4-2 win for the Chatham Maroons against with a dozen apiece.

Kenny Styles came up with the game winner just the St. Marys Lincolns. Friday matches featured a before the third period’s three minute mark. During 3-2 overtime win for the Strathroy Rockets versus St. an offensive charge into Legionnaire territory, Styles Marys while the Stars versus Legionnaires match was snapped the puck low and through an opening to Cof- postponed. A Sunday afternoon game concluded in fin’s right side after being set up by Blake Johnson and a 5-1 victory for St. Thomas over St. Marys while the Kade McKibbon. Sarnia refused to quit however, even- match between the Maroons and Komoka Kings was tually benefiting from a forward rush of their own when postponed.

Alec DeKoning beat Hedrick with a low shot. The Legionnaires pulled their netminder for the extra attacker Western Conference Standings as the clock ticked down to the final minute but despite as of February 12, 2018 cycling consistently through the Flyers’ zone, couldn’t Team OL Pts. G W L T solve Hedrick to force overtime.

London 2 66 44 32 10 0 After a faceoff outside the visiting team’s blue line, Leamington 3 65 46 29 10 4 Cody Schneider forced his way to the top of the crease LaSalle 1 60 45 29 14 1 to backhand an empty netter with 3.6 seconds to go.

St. Thomas 2 56 44 26 14 2 Pope-Ferguson drew his second helper of the night.

Sarnia 5 54 44 24 14 1 Sarnia outshot their hosts 31-28. Neither team had Chatham 2 43 44 20 21 1 much in the way of power play opportunities, as the Strathroy 3 27 46 11 30 2 Legionnaires went zero for two and the Flyers zero for Komoka 3 27 44 10 27 4 one.

St. Marys 5 25 43 9 27 2 “After the win last night in London, it kind of looked