November 4, 2015

Leamington receives $1M gift from Domino’s Pizza

By Bill Chaplin

At the Monday night, November 2 Leamington Municipal Council meeting, a report was presented to Council announcing that Domino’s Pizza of Canada has donated $1,000,000 over 10 years to Leamington.

The report states, “There are no stipulations on how the municipality must utilize the funds.”

The Director of Legal and Legislative Services, Ruth Orton, introduced the report and indicated to Council the goal of getting permission to craft a donation agreement.

Mike Schlater, Domino’s Pizza of Canada president and CEO, was at the Council meeting to confirm the donation. He spoke of his love for the municipality and his desire to contribute to the common good.

At the conclusion of the comments, Council and all who were present rose to give Mike a standing ovation.

Leamington honours Dutch liberation

By Bryan Jessop

Thanks to the efforts of its Horticultural Society, Leamington is able to pay a fitting tribute to a special international anniversary.

In honour of the Netherlands’ liberation from Nazi occupation at the hands of Canadian armed forces 70 years ago, 140 communities across Canada have been chosen to receive 700 tulip bulbs as part of the national Friendship Tulip Gardens program. The country-wide event has been launched in celebration of seven decades since Canadian soldiers drove German forces out of the Netherlands and the tradition of gratitude that began with 100,000 tulip blubs being shipped to Canada by the Dutch in 1945.

The Leamington Horticultural Society and its president Ken Clark sent an application in late August explaining why its community deserves one of the 140 tulip beds as part of the program. The group was told about a month ago that its bid was successful, along with other local communities including Tecumseh and Tilbury.

In turn, the Horticultural Society invited the area’s political dignitaries, students, veterans and other members of the public to attend the planting ceremony Saturday, Oct. 31 at Rick Atkin Park along Robson Road. The

ceremony began with music by bagpipers Peter Scorrar and Walter Meixner, both of whom have attended multiple liberation ceremonies across the Netherlands with the Sun Parlour Pipes and Drums on behalf of the Essex Scottish Regiment.

“The effects of the war are still visible there,” said Scorrar.

The two visited several sights during their overseas visits, including a memorial site where a Lancaster bomber was shot down and crashed, Holten Cemetery and in May of this (Continued on Page 2)

Members of the Leamington Horticultural Society, political dignitaries and other guests listen to bagpipers Peter Scorrar and Walter Meixner during a pre-planting ceremony for one of 140 Friendship Tulip Gardens being planted across Canada. In Leamington, the 700 bulbs were planted near the front entrance of Rick Atkin Park along Robson Road Saturday, Oct. 31.

Leamington municipal councillors John Hammond, John Jacobs and Wheatley Royal Canadian Legion member Betty Goodison begin planting tulip bulbs in a small garden in Rick Atkin Park along Robson Road Saturday, Oct. 31.

CEO of Domino’s Pizza Canada Mike Schlater

Leamington honours Dutch liberation

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year, a small tunnel built outside a village that allowed a Dutch farmer to secretly feed two families during German occupation.

At the local park, 350 red and 350 white tulip bulbs were planted strategically on a five ft. by 22 ft. plot to resemble the Canadian flag. Holes were pre-dug using a homemade device the Society refers to as its ‘holeirometre’. About a dozen volunteers took part in the planting process, including long-time husband and wife Horticultural Society members Dick and Tina Grolman. Before the bulbs were planted, Dick shared stories and experiences as a teenage Dutch citizen during German occupation in the western regions of the small, coastal nation.

“From 1943 on, the situation became extremely brutal and difficult,” Grolman explained. “Living conditions in the western part of the country were extremely difficult, more so than in the east. Life became really unbearable for those people — there was no hydro any more at all, there was maybe one hour of water per day, at night. There was no food, there was no clothing anymore. The worst part of it actually were the executions that became essentially a daily event.”

Coming from one of the more fortunate Dutch families during the war, Grolman’s family was able to host and feed

as many as 13 people with a diet of mostly potatoes.

Oranges OR Ruby Red Grapefruit

“There was no food, there was no clothing anymore. The worst part of it actually were the executions that became essentially a daily event.”

- Dick Grolman

“And then, on May the 6th, 1945, in our little village, the Canadians arrived,” he recalled, being 16 years old at the time. “That is something that I shall never, ever forget. And all of a sudden, there was freedom. There was no more fear. Food slowly appeared again. Men came out of hiding to rejoin their families. One cannot begin to imagine the euphoria, the deeply, deeply felt happiness. It’s just indescribable. The Canadians were the heroes — the superheroes. The unbelievable gratitude is still felt today. Primarily very much so because this history is kept alive in schools.”

More than 7,600 members of the Canadian armed forces were killed during the nine-month campaign to liberate the Netherlands during WWII.

Grolman continued to explain that his birth nation’s gratitude toward Canada also stems from its welcoming nature to Princess Juliana, who was pregnant with her third child while fleeing to the Allied nation. As members of her home nation’s Royal House must be Dutch nationals, the Canadian federal government solved the issue by temporarily declaring the maternity ward of the Ottawa hospital where Margriet was born extra-territorial. Doing so allowed the newborn child to attain the same nationality as her mother, a gesture the Netherlands continues to honour by sending 10,000 tulips to Canada every year.

The planting ceremony in Leamington was a collaborative effort between the Horticultural Society and Leamington Public Works Department. A bloom celebration is expected to take place at the site during the spring of 2016.

New soccer fieldhouse gets nod from Council

Administration is recommending a contract with Marcovecchio Construction for the design and construction of a soccer fieldhouse at the Leamington Soccer Fields.

In its budget sessions over the past two years, Leamington Council has set aside a total of $300,000 toward the construction of the fieldhouse, based on the estimate that it would cost about $600,000 to build. In addition, the municipality has a promise of $150,000 from the Leamington Minor Soccer Association.

The administrative recommendation was to complete the funding of the project with money from the contingency account and to replenish that with money from the Domino’s of Canada donation. During the summer, administration issued a request for proposal to supply a ‘turn-key design-build proposal for the fieldhouse, and on September 1st it received six submissions from firms throughout Southwestern

Ontario. Subject to Council’s approval, the recommendation is for the contract to go to Marcovecchio at a cost of just over $700,000 including net HST.

In response to a question from Councillor Bill Dunn at the Nov. 2 Council meeting, it was indicated that Domino’s would almost certainly receive prominent acknowledgement of their contribution at the fieldhouse, but its exact appearance would have to wait until the construction is complete.

Council voted to build the new facility.

Boot Drive this Saturday

On Saturday, Nov. 7 (with a rain date of next Saturday), the annual Fill the Boot drive will be conducted at three traditional locations: Pulford and Erie S., Talbot W. and Elliott, and Talbot E. and Lutsch.

This initiative started years ago when it was a simple matter of asking drivers who have stopped for a red light to make a donation to the volunteer firefighter’s charity – the Salvation Army, who are so important when a serious fire causes suffering in Leamington.

Seven-year-old Amy Vazquez helps plant tulip bulbs during one of 140 Friendship Tulip Garden plantings across Canada Saturday, Oct. 31 at Rick Atkin Park along Robson Road.

Report on closing part of Princess St.

Back in July the firm of RC Spencer was hired to complete a traffic analysis and provide a recommendation on the feasibility of closing Princess St. between Mill St. E. and Setterington St. The report was considered at Leamington Council’s Monday evening, Nov. 2 meeting.

The administrative report dealing with the traffic/closure study commented: “RC Spencer has delivered the subject report after careful consideration of existing conditions, parking, traffic volumes and traffic patterns. The RC Spencer analysis did not identify any reasons to oppose the road closure, and provided several recommendations to accommodate and/or mitigate the closure.”

The administrative report also recommended further discussions before Municipal Council considers actually closing the street.

The report concludes with the request, “Should satisfactory terms and conditions be reached with the owner of 33 Princess regarding easement and maintenance agreements, that administration report back to Council to consider initiating the process to close the subject portion of Princess Street.”

LDMH awarded the Mental Health Matters Award

Leamington District Memorial Hospital (LDMH) was awarded the Mental Health Matters Award from Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women (WWWWIW) at their 33rd annual gala held at the St Clair Centre for the Arts Friday, Oct. 30

The Mental Health Matters Award was presented to LDMH was for their development of the Neighbourhood of Care model with partners in mental health and addiction programs at Leamington hospital.

“We are pleased to be recognized for our partnerships in the Neighbourhood of Care and our commitment to meeting the needs of residents of Essex County through, streamlined approaches to care,” said Cheryl Deter, Chief Nursing Executive, Vice-President Patient Services & Director Hospice Erie Shores Campus. “With this award we recognize the work of our partners in the Neighbourhood of Care, fulfilling our mission in providing compassionate care close to home.”

The Neighbourhood of Care streamlining includes a system that allows direct connections to community agencies from within the hospital, facilitating discharge and allowing access to a wide variety of services.

The Neighbourhood of Care partner programs include addiction and mental health care, chronic pain

management, youth and geriatric mental health specialists, with growing interest in partner programs at LDMH.

“In welcoming conversations about the mental health needs across citizenship status, through the Mental Health Matters Award, LDMH is being recognized as a leader in the region. As a member of this neighbourhood, we are proud to recognize the dedication of LDMH to the complex diversities of the needs of residents across Windsor Essex County.” – Excerpt from the WWWWIW 33rd annual gala program.

“In working to provide education, consultation and direct service regarding mental health care for immigrants and refugees, I meet a wide variety of professionals and clients on a regular basis. Few have been as dedicated to growth, adaptation and innovation in the area of diversity and mental health care as the staff at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. The

neighbourhood of care has been inclusive and inviting of our program and staff to LDMH, who are clearly dedicated to increasing their capacity in this crucial, and growing area,” said Naomi Levitz, MSW, RSW, Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women; Crisis counselor, Community Connections.

In expressing his gratitude, Terry Shields, CEO Leamington District Memorial Hospital, said: “The partnership services in the Neighbourhood of Care demonstrate the commitment of our partners, staff and board of directors at LDMH, who are all taking a part to ensure a continuum of care to the community we serve. LDMH will continue to develop a ‘hub’ of care to the county community. We share this award for the great work of all involved, and we thank Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women for this recognition.”

Making Highbury Canco Arena more accessible

the spectator area above and behind the ice resurfacing machine doors. The five make up the Leamington Accessibility Advisory Committee, which oversaw the removal of railings and installation of new glass along the arena’s walkway. With the changes, limited mobility spectators will have more viewing area options without barriers or other visual obstructions. (

Donald Giesbrecht (front left), Rob Bahry (front right), and in back, left to right, Bechara Daher, Karen Lewis and John Hammond display Highbury Canco Arena’s newly-modified wheelchair accessibility section in

SUN Photo)

A letter to my father

Dear Dad:

MARK RIBBLE

Rib’s Ramblings

It’s not Father’s Day or Christmas or Thanksgiving. However, it is that time of year when I think of you most. Your birthday was on Sunday. You would have been 95 years old. I remember when you turned 50. Most of my friends’ fathers were much younger. I was only 9 that year and I recall wondering why my dad was so much older than the others.

tied a ball in it, oiled it and put it away until the following spring, just so I’d have something decent to play ball with. You didn’t shun or discourage my left-handedness. You embraced it and told me I could be a pitcher.

I remember one fall day about 1972, I was outside throwing the ball against the side of the house, pretending I was Jim Palmer. You had warned me before to not hit the battenboard siding with a hardball, but I was so confident in my fastball location that I didn’t see that to be a problem and just shrugged it off.

Of course, I released one late and it sailed high and into the wooden siding of our old house, leaving a hole surrounded by splinters in the north side of the house.

Still, you were active in managing baseball teams and helping coach hockey, keeping yourself as limber as any of those younger dads.

Of course, you began life as a strapping farm boy who could handle anything this world could throw at you, at least in those days.

You witnessed the introduction of television, air conditioning and computers. You even drove a car with pushbutton transmission at one point in the ’60s.

You lived through the Great Depression, the war, the tumultuous sixties and found yourself sailing into the new millennium, whether you liked it or not.

Remembrance Day is a mere week away and that day always brings me back to you.

The kitchen window was open and within seconds you were out the back door, yelling at the top of your lungs. I ran through the neighbour’s property and into the fishery property two doors down before a thought crossed my mind that I didn’t want you to have a heart attack trying to chase me down. I stopped and took the spanking. Little did I know that was the last spanking I would ever receive from you. Come to think of it, it was likely the one and only spanking I ever got from you.

That just wasn’t your style. Or maybe I was just a good kid?

I remember my first hockey helmet, a hand-me-down from the Balkwill family next door. It was a Cooper helmet with a leather pad on the front, another on the back and a strap criss-crossing atop my head to keep it on.

A veteran, entrusted with defending this great country against oppression and tyranny so many years ago.

Wearing the poppy on my chest means more now than it ever did. All of those years that were spent remembering soldiers I never knew. For the past nine years, I’ve had my own soldier to remember.

Our family history in the sport of hockey was just beginning. Up until then, we had only really watched it on TV or skated at the boardwalk.

In those days you had no idea that one of your three boys would play in the NHL, but you had probably already accepted that it wasn’t going to be me, the little one with the dimples and cowlick.

I enjoy the fall of the year for many reasons, but mostly because that’s when your commercial fishing business slowed down and you had time to enjoy life a little more. Time to get out in the fields and hunt pheasants and into the marshes for some duck hunting.

I remember the rows and rows of ducks on the back lawn, waiting to be plucked and dressed and then roasted like only you could, painstakingly stuffing each little body cavity and arranging them all side-by-side in a roasting pan.

I remember tagging along on those pheasant and rabbit hunts, tripping over corn stubble, wishing that someday I’d be able to be the hunter instead of the fifth-wheel.

You bought us one of those table hockey games with the metal rods and we played the living heck out of that. Those were the days when the players, always Montreal and Toronto, were made out of tin. You encouraged good competition among us kids, even though my brothers usually found a way to cheat.

I’ve got a lot to be thankful for in this life. I’ve managed to sire a couple of great kids who are now fathers themselves. Those boys adored you and cherish your memory on a daily basis. Those great-grandchildren of yours will only know you through pictures and rare video appearances.

As you grew older, your passion for hunting waned, but your three sons have all picked up that heritage and continue on with it in their own way.

Many don’t understand the passion that hunters have for the sport. Chances are they didn’t have a dad like you, who instilled in us early, our passion for the outdoors.

I remember my first ball glove, a hand-me-down from my uncle Sonny, who was the only other southpaw in the family. I remember how you took that ratty old glove and

I’m most thankful for the 86 years you got to spend on this earth and the legacy you’ve left behind. I’m thankful for the five years you gave to your country. I’m thankful for the 57 years you gave to my mother and most of all, the common sense and practical knowledge you instilled in the next generation of Ribbles. I can only hope to carry that on. And next week, I can proudly stand among Remembrance Day crowds and know that my dad was one of those veterans who made a difference, not only for his country, but also for his family.

Guests are coming: enjoying the challenge

Magician, check. Calypso band, check. Six piece band, check. Fine wines and spirits, limbo spirit dancer, chef, stewardesses and housekeeping staff, check, check, check. Add a couple of fishing rods, bait and diving gear. There! Now you have all the fixings for a fun week on an island! Hopefully everything works out. As I write this article, the entertainers are ready to go but I’m waiting for the actual go-ahead from the charter group. This is proving to be a bit difficult as the public relations person I am dealing with just happens to be in California and the client he’s dealing with is in Russia. It’s a time zone dilemma. Logistically, this could be a nightmare.

We have scheduled the initial four days of our guests’ visit, which means orchestrating flights on and off the island for the entertainers and their equipment. One group will leave as the other group arrives. By using the same plane it is cost effective and keeps our budget down. Providing accommodation for all these ‘extras’ is a feat as well! The pink house and the blue cottage that Mark and I have upgraded are fresh and decent now. The other cottages leave a lot to be desired. Over time the floors have started to rot out due to the water damage from Hurricane Andrew over 20 years ago. The interiors need a fresh coat of paint and the bathrooms and kitchen need new toilets, sinks and hardware. These renovations do not happen overnight, but in time we hope to have our entire staff’s housing revamped properly. In the meantime, a scrub, fresh sheets and towels will have to do.

Fortunately, we’ve had lots of rain to fill all of our cis-

terns; consequently, if the people are careful we should have more than enough fresh water to keep showers and laundry services going. It is very important for us to remember not to leave the water running anywhere while either irrigating or topping up the pool or ponds.

I really enjoy the challenge of pulling things together. It affords me the experience of speaking with wonderful people along the way. Whether I have hired them or not, everyone I’ve called is willing and excited by the thought of coming here. The two stewardesses are from Florida but have worked on mega yachts all over the world. I am counting on them to give me suggestions regarding the extra floral arrangements I need to order, plans for theme nights and fun drink concoctions we can try.

Although we have many beautiful tropical flowers here, they don’t tend to last long in a vase. I’ve ordered extras to use for table settings and bedside tables throughout the guesthouses. Included in this order from Fort Lauderdale are some gerbera daisies, white calla lilies, stargazers, cymbidium orchids, loose ginger, protea and anthrimum.

SHANNON MATHESON

An opportunity of a lifetime... Canadian Foodgrains Bank in Africa

By Sheila McBrayne

In less than a week I will be in Africa. That still blows my mind. This has been a whirlwind couple of months. It all started in late September with an email from a familiar Leamington man, David Epp. He had contacted me to put his daughter’s graduation notice in the Southpoint Sun.

are a lot of them – and I’m starting to pack for my adventure of a lifetime…

We fly into Mozambique and stay there for 4 days and then fly to Kenya for the remainder. We will be visiting three agricultural projects, each an example in conservation.

Guests are coming: enjoying the challenge

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Fortunately, my stewardesses are trained not only in serving but also floral arranging, mixing cocktails and more.

I’ve known David since we started the Southpoint Sun almost six years ago. He was involved in a wide variety of committees and boards in the community. We had the chance to talk on several occasions. He informed me that he was now the Ontario coordinator for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. I was quite familiar with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank as there are several farmers and church organizations that support their work locally. He told me I should be receiving an email from them soon…

I thought he meant a press release about one of the Foodgrains Bank projects. What I received was an invitation from Canadian Foodgrains Bank headquarters in Manitoba to join a journalists’ tour of Canadian Foodgrains Bank projects in Africa! Without a lot of detail, the email said it would be approximately two weeks this November! I called David immediately and asked, “Is this for real?”

It’s for real. Here I am, just over a month later and I have all my required vaccination shots – and wow, there

Council passes transit agreement

Leamington administration has recommended that Leamington Council enter into a renewed contract with Switzer-Carty Transportation Services to provide the transit services in the municipality. The new agreement would be approximately 2% more costly than the current contract.

At the Mon. Nov. 2 Council meeting, Allan Botham, Manager of Engineering Services, took Council through the structure of the agreement, including safeguards in case of fuel cost swings or unexpected mechanical problems with the buses.

Deputy-Mayor Hilda MacDonald spoke well of the transit system as an asset that this municipality has to offer, especially to the elderly who live in Leamington.

Councillor Larry Verbeke asked if there will be an increase in fares, and Mr. Botham replied that an increase has not yet been discussed. The matter was passed.

Check out my blog at

www.sheilasawesomeadventure.ca

Yes, I have a blog set up and will be trying to upload pictures and submissions. I’m told the internet may be sketchy until the second half of the trip when we get to Nairobi. But please check in at www.sheilasawesomeadventure.ca

I’m kinda glad I didn’t have more time to think about it because now the reality is setting in.

I fly from Toronto Pearson Airport to Munich, Germany (8 hours) then an 11-hour layover. Then it’s back on a plane for 10 hours to Johannesburg, South Africa. From there it’s a short one-hour flight to Mozambique. Then the adventure actually begins.

We’ll be visiting three agricultural conservation projects in small rural areas. The Canadian government, as well as Canadian Foodgrains Bank, have invested heavily in conservation techniques such as crop rotation, ground cover and minimal tillage.

Founded in 1983, Canadian Foodgrains Bank works to end global hunger by supporting programs in developing countries that meet immediate food needs, that improve agriculture and livelihoods and that improve nutrition; by influencing improvements in national and international policies that contribute to ending global hunger; and by increasing and deepening the engagement of Canadians in ending global hunger.

Recently, while researching information about teas, I found a link to hibiscus tea and how good it is for you. We have an unlimited supply of these flowers in an array of colours on the island: fuchsia, red, peach and a very special white with soft pink edges. When things slow down to normal in the New Year I will dry some of these flowers for tea and steep some to make hibiscus syrup. The syrup can also be used in many different ways to add colour and a yummy flavour to various food items.

Having so much entertainment will be a new experience for us on the island. Of course I plan what is requested by the guests, but I always subtly remind the P.R. person that there is something to be said about just ‘being’. There are so few places to be found that offer the night sky lit up so brightly. It’s so peaceful here you can hear the peacocks as they stretch their feathers and you don’t need to battle traffic or deal with a schedule. Last year’s New Year’s group had the best celebration of their lives by enjoying the moon over the ocean, walking barefoot on the beach and a little bubbly as well!

There will be lots of bubbles this week. I have found it interesting to price out and order the requested wines, spirits and beers. It will be even more interesting to taste the difference between a $1,700 bottle of wine and my favourite one at $9.88! If I’m so lucky.

Fishing and diving are on the daily agenda for the men in the group. I hope they can find a safe balance between imbibing and adventure. Otherwise, I may need to suggest a day on a lounger.

The countdown is on and we are ready to go. Mark and I are hoping to steal our own lounger time on Sunday. I hope our crew does the same. It comes well deserved!

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Creativity will help you achieve much this week, but it's also important to maintain a practical outlook. These two factors combine for a greater measure of success.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Romance is on your mind this week and you have to find a way to fit it prominently in your agenda, Taurus. If you have been busy lately, slow down to spend time with a loved one.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Home may feel like a personal retreat after the last few weeks you have been experiencing, Gemini. If you need rest, take it. It's not a sign of slacking off.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

This week you are bogged down by menial tasks and hope that something more exciting will come your way, Gemini. If you play your cards right, the weekend could be a blast.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, a financial boost may compel you to go on a spending spree. Just be sure you keep track of those purchases so you do not go overboard.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, your confidence peaks this week and you take a leap of faith in a new arena. It may be a new job or a thrilling hobby. Travel is another option that may require bravery.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, mingling can bring out the best in you, so get out there this week as much as you can. Show off your people skills and converse with people from various walks of life.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, this may be the best your social life has been in a long time. If you have opportunities, try moving in different social circles by joining clubs or becoming part of a volunteer group.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, your desire for adventure could soon see you booking a cruise or taking a trip around the world. For now, there's plenty to keep you occupied at home and work.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, explore new avenues in your life, even if it makes you feel a little nervous to branch out. You might be surprised with what you find if you give things a try.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, research all of your options before making a big decision. Figure out the details before you make any changes that could have long-term effects.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Try to exercise more vigorously and regularly this week, Pisces. Not only is it good for your body, it's good for relieving stress.

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Matthew McConaughey, Actor (46) NOVEMBER 5

Kevin Jonas, Singer (28) NOVEMBER 6

Emma Stone, Actress (27) NOVEMBER 7

Omstead reflects on election campaign

By Pat Bailey

While many would have been discouraged by the outcome, others, like Katie Omstead, prefer to find a silver lining.

The 31-year-old Liberal candidate from Leamington may have fallen a little short on votes in the recent Federal election but she said the outcome was far less disappointing than waking up to Stephen Harper at the helm with a majority government in 2011.

In fact, if they’ll have her, the Leamington teacher said she would certainly be up for another campaign in the future for the Liberal party. Omstead admits the entire process was exhausting at times – but said it was also a real education.

Falling short of ousting incumbent MP Dave Van Kesteren by about 2,000 votes in the Oct. 19 vote, Omstead said she learned that her hard work had indeed paid off.

“I can honestly say, I wouldn’t do anything different,” she said of her campaign.

She knocked on about 40,000 doors within the riding, placed thousands of phone calls, held can drives, attended festivals, parades and other community events and spoke to people of all ages.

“I ran a real grassroots campaign,” she said. “I ran a positive campaign – clean and focused on the riding.”

But Omstead certainly didn’t do it alone.

She credits a very dedicated team of about 200 people with helping her achieve the level of success that made the vote relatively close.

And Omstead said that success included insisting her ‘team’ treat people properly and not resort to ‘dirty politics’.

The morning after, Omstead said she awoke to dozens of heartfelt messages of support.

“I think I received more than I would have if I’d actually won,” she laughed.

But she said the loss was most devastating to her parents, who had been amongst her greatest supporters, along with husband Matthew Olewski.

As for the critics who place some blame firmly in the lap of Trudeau for not making an appearance on her behalf, Omstead said she really doesn’t know if it would’ve made the difference.

“It’s tough to say,” she said, “there are lots of whatifs.”

Instead she prefers to focus on the learning experience and the importance of engaging young people in the political process. That, to Omstead, was extremely important.

“I was certainly happy with the voter turnout,” said Omstead, “and how engaged and knowledgeable some of young voters were.”

Amongst the highlights of her campaign were some of the debates – the best run one, she said, was hosted by Cardinal Carter Secondary School.

“The questions were relevant and in-depth,” said Omstead, “and very well thought out.”

A question and answer period at Queen Elizabeth Public School also impressed her.

As a teacher with the Greater Essex County District School Board, Omstead said it’s extremely important to “try and bring politics into the classroom and engage the kids”.

The key, she said, is to try and make it relevant and interesting to the youngsters, so when they are old enough to cast a vote, they do.

In other countries, said Omstead, people die fighting for the right to vote.

For now, Omstead will head back to the classroom –optimistic that some of the concerns expressed by the constituents of the riding are addressed by prime minister designate Justin Trudeau.

During her door-to-door visits, she said, the job situation and health care were probably the major concerns of local residents.

In fact, it was the closure of the H.J. Heinz Company that was a major impetus in convincing Omstead to join the political fray and continues to be a driving force behind her commitment to her community and the entire riding.

Letter to the editor

Soup ’n Salad Luncheon to benefit Canadian Cancer Society

November is here and that means the 24th annual Soup ’n Salad Luncheon is quickly approaching, as it is always held on the last Wednesday of November. The Leamington Portuguese Community Club is again hosting the event at 217 Talbot St. W., across from McDonald’s. In 2013, we raised $18,000 and last year we raised $22,629 with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Area restaurants from Leamington, Wheatley, and Kingsville donate 5 gallons of their special signature soups. Our local OPP officers, firefighters and other volunteers pick up the soup. All your family and friends are invited to sample up to 33 soups, taste the delightful donated vegetables from the salad bar, and finish off with cake for dessert. Coffee, tea, tomato juice and water are also available.

If you have attended the event in the past, you know all about the great food and the many donated draw prizes available to win. This year we will have jewellery for sale as Christmas is just around the corner.

Area greenhouse operators donate veggies, while local businesses, real estate agents, bankers, retired teachers and the like donate their time to ladle the soup in shifts of 45 minutes each. They also purchase a ticket for only $10 ($8 in advance) to enjoy the delicious buffet. Community minded business and individuals have become Gold Sponsors by donating $500 or more, Silver Sponsors by donating $250 or more, and Bronze Sponsors by donating $100.

We all know of family members who have been affected by cancer. Please come out and give generously to support this event. Invite your friends to join you from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. or as long as the food lasts. No food goes to waste though, as all leftovers are donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank.

It will be “a great day in the neighbourhood” when virtually everything at the event is organized, donated and enjoyed with proceeds benefitting the Canadian Cancer Society

For advance tickets of $8 stop by the Century 21 offices in Leamington or Kingsville. To volunteer or donate, contact Ev at johnwoel@hotmail.com

– John Woelk, Leamington

Recent Liberal candidate for Chatham-Kent-Leamington, Katie Omstead, with Prime Minister designate Justin Trudeau.

Above left: In the spirit of Hallowe’en, the entire staff at École St-Michel in Leamington dressed up as Minions

Mme Kulwartian as Lucy. Above right: Friday was also reading marathon

ners: Rylee Gillett (Pocohontas),

Wilkinson (Minion), Ardan Fisher (Owl), Conner Jones (Little Blue Truck), and Ryan Klassen (Knight).

Fire Safety Poster Contest Winners

It was a tough decision, but Leamington Fire Service has selected the winners of the annual fire safety poster contest. Deputy-Chief Mike Ciacelli presented the students with their awards at the Southwestern Ontario Fire Trade Show held Wednesday, October 28 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Front row, left to right: Sparky the Fire Dog, Melody Dueck, Daesa Minaudo, Anthony Pimentel, Jacey Foster, Emma Tiessen, Rebecca Mikhail, Brooklyn Loeppgy, Ryan Goyeau. Back row: Jacklyn Wall, Madison Gagnon, Razan Halabi, Liam Brown, Lily DeLorenzi, Julianna Wiebe, Milana Andrade, Isaiah Gomez, Lily Steinhoff, Sophia Guadardo and Deputy-Chief Mike Ciacelli. See Fire Trade Show story on Page 10. (SUN photo)

Motorists: watch for deer

Drivers are reminded to stay alert and keep a sharp eye out for deer and other wildlife that are more active during the fall. The presence of wild animals is prevalent at this time of year, particularly with the removal of crops from the fields. Minimize the chances of being involved in a collision with a wild animal by following these tips:

• Be attentive, especially from sunset to shortly after sunrise, as these are the highest risk times for deer-vehicle collisions.

• Scan the area ahead while driving.

• Slow down for better reaction time and use high beams when there is no oncoming traffic.

• Watch for glowing eyes of wild life. Deer seldom run alone. If you see one deer, others are likely nearby.

• Do not swerve suddenly. If you see wildlife, slow down, steer straight and stay in control of the vehicle. Remember that your first priority is safety – for you, your passengers and other motorists sharing the road.

Auditions for Peter Pan Jr. are Nov. 28

Little Tomato Children’s Theatre will be holding auditions for the production of Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. on Saturday, November 28 from 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington (back entrance). Calling all singers, dancers and actors – children and teens age 5-19. Prepare one minute of a Disney or age appropriate Broadway show, song performed a cappella or a dance. No audition appointments are necessary. For more information call Sharon at 519-326-5649.

There are six performances of Peter Pan Jr. scheduled. Performance dates are May 5-8 at UMEI Theatre.

First fire show a success

By Pat Bailey

It may not have been the largest, but judging by the response, the Leamington Fire Services debut as trade show host was a resounding success.

Geared to firefighters, prospective firefighters and the departments they represent, Leamington’s Southwestern Ontario Fire Trade Show on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex offered a little something for everyone in the business of fighting fires and protecting the residents in the municipalities they are serving.

With 40 vendors on hand, Deputy Chief Mike Ciacelli said, not only did it give a rather all-encompassing view of services and products available to local fire departments, it also coincided with the Zone 1 Fire Chiefs meeting which included department heads from Windsor to Woodstock.

Visitors were able to take in demonstrations by Kingsville Fire Department’s high/lowangle rescue team, automobile extrications, extinguishing cylinder fires, a display of a variety of fire trucks and of course, the award winning fire safety posters.

For a group of pre-service fire students from St. Clair College, it also meant a chance to get a little ‘hands on’ experience. For 20-year-old Nik Guthrie, of Windsor, that meant

suiting up and trying his hand at the use of the ‘jaws of life’ in demonstrations by the South West Fire Academy.

“I’m just exploring my options,” said Guthrie.

HAPPIER MOMS- A time for moms and children. If you’re feeling down or stresed out, or need some ideas on how to manage those rollercoaster feelings, come out on Wednesdays, November 4, 11, 18 & 25 to Faith Mennonite Church, 269 Sherk St. Leamington. 9:30 a.m. - Coffee and Play. 10:30 a.m. - Coping Strategies. 11:00 a.m. - Moving Our Bodies (bring your strollers and we’ll all go for a walk). For more information call 519-3266391.

CHRISTMAS CARD SIGNINGThursday, November 5 at Tilbury Tim Hortons. Cards provided. Your signing a card will provide support and appreciation to our Canadian soldiers who will be overseas at Christmas.

HOW THE MIND WORKS IN CONNECTING THE BRAIN TO DISEASE PREVENTIONThursday, November 5, 7:00 p.m. Free session. Speaker: Lew Keith. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 220 Erie St. N., Leamington. All welcome. More info: 519-3221644.

DEMENTIA - LEARN HOW THE BODY AND MIND ARE CONNECTED - Friday, November 6, 7:00 p.m., free session. Speaker: Lew Keith. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 220 Erie St. N., Leamington. More info: 519- 3221644.

FREE PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN TESTING CLINIC (P.S.A. TEST) at Leamington District Memorial Hospital on Saturday, November 7, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. This clinic was made possible by a generous donation from the Stoney Point Lions Club.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID OLD SCHOOL RELEASE PARTY - Come to Leamington Library and celebrate the launch of the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book with an authorless Old School release party. Dress up in your throwback gear and we’ll listen to some groovy tunes and see what life was

like waaaaaaay back in the day before Facebook and Twitter, when phones had cords and music was on tapes. Saturday, November 7 at 11:00 am. Ages 6-12. Register online or at the library.

CHILI COOK-OFF - Sunday, November 8. Serving 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Mersea United Church, 1301 Mersea Rd. 8 - corner of Mersea Rds 8 and 12. Chili (soup optional) dessert, coffee, tea. Free will offering. Proceeds to benefit Meals on Wheels sponsorship. For further information contact Ken, 519-8257300.

EXPLORE THE FASCINATING PROPHECIES OF THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF DANIEL - Sunday, November 8, 7:00 p.m. Chapterby-chapter study will open your understanding of some of the greatest prophecies of all time. Free study material available. Seventh-day Adventist Church, 220 Erie St. N., Leamington. Info: 519-322-1644.

FAMILY KNIT/LOOMING CLUBSaturday, November 14, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Leamington Library. The public is welcome. All skill levels. This family knitting club teaches kids to make a baby hat for donation to a baby in hospital. Parents and grandparents encouraged to attend too.

SIXTH ORCHID SHOW & SALENovember 14 & 15 at Colasanti's Tropical Gardens hosted by the Essex County Orchid Society. Open Sat. & Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday Lecture, 1:30 p.m. "Growing for Success" & Re-potting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Re-potting 12:30 p.m. and Lecture at 1:30 p.m. on "Lady Slipper Orchids". Photographers hour, Sunday, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Tripods permitted. Free Admission

LEAMINGTON LIBRARY FAMILY STORYTIME - Mondays to November 16 at 11:00 a.m. A program to encourage a lifelong love of reading. Stories, bounces, tickles, songs, rhymes, activities. Ages 5 and under with caregiver.

Register online at essexcountylibrary.ca or in person at Leamington Library, 1 John St. COATS FOR KIDS DISTRIBUTION will take place at SECC's Leamington office, 215 Talbot St. E. on the following dates: Saturday, November 14 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Monday, November 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, November 17 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. For more information visit www.secc.on.ca.

ESSEX COUNTY ORCHID SOCIETY MEETSSunday, November 15, 1:30 p.m., in the Cactus Room at Colasanti's Tropical Gardens, 1550 Rd. 3 E., Kingsville. All are welcome to come and learn how to grow Lady Slipper Orchids with an expert grower from BC. More info at www.essexcountyorchidsociety.webs.com

SUN PARLOR HOME AUXILIARY

BAKE SALE & RAFFLE - Friday, November 20, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tea and coffee will be served in the Garden View Cafe at the Sunparlor Home for Senior Citizens, 175 Talbot St. E., Leamington. Proceeds to support new mobility bus.

FOOD & FELLOWSHIP SUPPER, Monday, November 23, 5:006:00 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St., welcomes those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet. No charge.

Little Tomato Children’s Theatre announces AUDITIONS FOR PETER PAN JR. Saturday, November 28, 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S. Leamington (back entrance). No appointments necessary. Calling all singers, dancers and actors - children and teens ages 5-19. Prepare one minute of a Disney or Broadway show age appropriate song sung a cappella or a dance. Performance dates are May 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2016 at UMEI Theatre. For further information please contact Sharon, 519-3265649.

Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the COMING EVENTS section in the CLASSIFIEDS for events with admission charges.

“We’re giving college kids an exposure to auto extrication and the tools used in it,” said Gord Roesch, an instructor with SWFA.

He said they are a rather new, third party training provider that is trying to ‘raise the bar’ when it comes to third party training for young hopefuls. Roesch said his group wants others to know there is excellent training available.

Members of Kingsville Fire Department’s Technical Rope Rescue Team were also on hand to demonstrate rescue techniques from the complex track down to the gymnasium floor. In a special show for the fire safety poster winners and their guests, trophies were delivered to the grand prize winner Jacey Foster and the school she represents, Gore Hill Public School.

Jeff Kartye of the Kingsville Fire Department had a chance to try out the new air packs his department is expecting to be delivered in about a month.

Ciacelli said the response to the show was excellent and said it gave local departments a chance to take in the latest equipment and techniques without having to travel two or three hours down the road.

And while the show may have been a little on the smaller side, Ciacelli said the vendors there were of good quality.

In addition to helping to co-ordinate the show with Fire Chief Chuck Parsons, Ciacelli also had the honor of presenting awards to the winners of the annual fire safety poster contest.

Taking top honours as the grand prize winner was Jacey Foster of Gore Hill Public School. Also taking home trophies, gift cards and passes were:

Grade 1: 1st Madison Gagnon, Gore Hill; 2nd Milana Andrade, M.D. Bennie; 3rd Jacklyn Wall, Gore Hill.

Grade 2: 1st Liam Brown, Gore Hill; 2nd Julianna Wiebe, Mount Carmel-Blytheswood;

BANK THEATRE NOTES

10 ERIE STREET SOUTH P.O. BOX 434

LEAMINGTON, ON N8H 3W5 519-326-8805

GORDON LIGHTFOOT II TRIBUTE

NOVEMBER 14TH SHOW IS A SELL-OUT. SECOND SHOW ADDED FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2:00 P.M.

Following on the success of his Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Concert in 2013, David Light will once again take the stage to present a new set of Lightfoot material. He will be accompanied by fellow musicians John Takle, Larry Folk, BJ Laub, and Ken Cullen with special appearances by Steve Cox and Sharon Light. Tickets are $15 each and available at Wharram's Jewellery and Counter Effects.

NOVEMBER 19, 20, 21 @ 7:30 P.M., 22ND AT 2:00 P.M.

BLEACHER BUMS

Some people like to sit in the bleachers from time to time to watch a baseball game and then there are those, the die-hard, never give up fans. Come and get to know a few of them sitting up in the "cheap seats". Decker is playing hooky from his hardware store. Marvin and Zig will gamble on anything while Richie knows everything there is to know about the hapless Chicago Cubs. Sexy Melody soaks up the sun while Greg, who is blind, follows it all.

Come on out and be entertained by LDSS students Dawson Wigle, Ian Webber, Dylan Dundas, Steve Sartori, Kenzie Selwood, Tatum Davison, Julia Dick and Nay Moo Shar as they perform Bleacher Bums under the direction of Joel Lewsaw. Tickets are $10.00 each available from Counter Effects or at the door. NOVEMBER 28TH @ 2:00

3rd Razan Halabi, St. Louis.

Grade 3: 1st Lily DeLorenzi, St. Louis; 2nd Isaiah Gomez, St. Louis; 3rd Sophia Guadardo, M.D. Bennie.

Grade 4: 1st Jacey Foster, Gore Hill; 2nd Daesa Minaudo, Queen of Peace; 3rd Lily Steinhoff, Gore Hill.

Grade 5: 1st Brooklyn Loeppgy, Queen of Peace; 2nd Ryan Goyeau, Gore Hill; 3rd Melody Dueck, M.D. Bennie.

Grade 6: 1st Anthony Pimentel, St. Louis; 2nd Rebecca Mikhail, St. Louis; 3rd Emma Tiessen, Queen of Peace.

50k

$50k doubles fundraising goal

By Pat Bailey

It may have been deemed the ‘50k for $50k’ – but in the end, it ended up being so much more.

What started as a challenge for two members of ‘Team Mucci’, Mucci Farms CEO Bert Mucci and key account manager Nick Williamson, turned into the stuff dreams are made of for several local seriously ill children.

The duo, who is always in search of something to test themselves physically and mentally, decided completing an ultramarathon (50k run) in northern Ontario was the answer.

But when Emily Murracas, Mucci Farms marketing coordinator, caught wind of their plans, she had an idea of her own to up the ante.

Instead of heading up north for an ultramarathon, Emily suggested they do their own ultramarathon right here in their own backyard and turn it into a charity fundraiser. And Emily suggested Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario was the perfect recipient of any funds raised.

With a cost of about $10,000 per wish granted, Emily believed with community support, the group could help grant wishes for five seriously ill children – that is, if they could pull together and raise $50,000.

Bert and Nick were on board immediately, with two more Muccis joining the team – Danny and Gianni.

While Bert’s a seasoned marathoner, Nick has completed one, with a twist. A former member of the British military, Nick decided running 26.2 miles wasn’t a challenge enough, so he completed the Detroit Free Press International Marathon a couple of years ago carrying a weighted backpack, wearing fatigues and his army boots.

Danny’s been a runner in the past, completing a half marathon previously, but struggles with knee problems. While Gianni, who suffers with arthritis in his hips, was set to bike the 50k.

After 16 weeks of training, which included injuries for the whole gang, the group gathered early Sunday morning, Nov. 1, in Amherstburg for the start of the grueling run.

There were times it admittedly got rough, pounding the pavement mile after mile, but they relied on each other and a few supporters gathered along the route for encouragement.

But Nick said the real inspiration to keep going was the thought of the children – especially those dreaming of that special wish that would be granted because of Team Mucci. A dream that would give them a little happiness and normalcy in their lives – if only briefly.

While Nick, Danny and Gianni set out at 5:30 a.m., Bert gave them a two-hour lead, joining them on the road at 7:30 a.m.

A mere 3:37.02 later, Bert sailed into a cheering crowd of friends, family, co-workers and neighbors that had gathered at Mucci Farms’ Seacliff Road location to welcome the crew.

With the adrenaline still flowing, Bert said he was feeling good.

“I feel great,” he said, showing virtually no signs, except a little sweat, that he had just run 31 miles.

“It’s a fantastic feeling to have the support of family, friends and co-workers,” he added.

He also admitted being joined by Anthony Grossi, Todd

Small and Giancarlo DiMaio at about the halfway mark also provided a little extra support.

In fact, whether it was the boost his buddies provided, or sheer adrenaline, Bert managed to beat his target time of four hours by nearly 23 minutes.

But that wasn’t quite enough for the CEO, he then headed back down Seacliff to lend his support to Nick, Danny and Gianni for the final leg of the run — a run Gianni hadn’t really prepared for. But when his bike tire blew in Kingsville near Jasperson Lane, Gianni was not ready to abandon his team. Instead, he joined Nick and Danny on foot to finish what he had set out to do.

And despite a ‘little’ pain, nothing could stop Danny from completing the run – especially when it meant an extra $25,000 pledged by two trucking firms, dependent on Danny crossing the finish line.

“I feel great,” said Danny, minutes after crossing the finish, “above the knees — but from the knees down, I feel horrible.”

Emily though, was grinning from ear-to-ear. Overwhelmed by the support of the community, she expressed her pride in the entire Mucci Farms family.

“I am so proud to say I work for Mucci Farms,” she said, “they are all around good people.”

She was also thrilled her 50k for $50k had more than doubled its target — raising over $105,000 which will translate into wishes for 10 children.

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The Churches of Leamington and District Welcome You

ANGLICAN

St. John The Evangelist

60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111

Sunday Worship Services

8:30 & 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Church

East West Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from June to September at 10 am

Calvary Church

North Shore Road, Pelee Island

1st & 3rd Sundays from October to May at 10 am

BAPTIST

First Baptist Church

3 Fox Street, Leamington 519-326-4372

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Heritage Baptist Church

555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley

519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner

Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm

Wheatley Baptist Church

47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith

Sunday School 9:00 am Worship 10:30 am

CONGREGATIONALIST

Faith Everlasting Congregational Church

589 Hwy 77, Leamington 519-322-2994

Sunday Worship 11 am L

220 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-322-1644

Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am

LUTHERAN

St. Paul’s LutheranEvangelical Church 311 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-3966

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am (Eng)

Building Supplies recently presented Gore Hill Public School with a donation of $1,000. The fund was used to purchase three new instruments for the school’s instrumental music program. In the photo, music teacher Jennifer Fittler presents owner Tera Kimball with a plaque recognizing the company’s generous donation while student Noah Garton looks on. (Submitted photo)

Council Report for November 2 Point Pelee Dr. sewer process to begin

MENNONITE

Faith Mennonite Church

269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-6391

Sunday Worship Services 10:50 am (Summer 10 am)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church 1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington 519-326-9734

Sunday Worship Services 9:15 am (German), 10:45 am (English)

Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church 108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 519-322-9915

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Leamington United Mennonite Church 78 Oak Street East, Leamington 519-326-2727

Sunday Worship 9:45 am

Summer Worship Services 10:00 am

Meadow Brook Fellowship 219 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-326-3605

1 Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 am

North Leamington United Mennonite Church 625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 519-326-7928

Sunday Worship 10:00 am

South Point Community Church 475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 519-322-1858

Sunday Gatherings 10:30 am

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

Iglesia La Buena Semilla 269 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-733-0342

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm

Leamington District Memorial Hospital

194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 519-326-2373, Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443

PENTECOSTAL

FGT Family Church

285 Talbot St. E., Leamington Free bus rides available 519-322-2316

Service Sunday 9:15 am & 11 am am

Leamington Christian Centre

98 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-322-1504

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

English/Spanish 6:30 pm

Templo Christiano De Leamington

39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 519-325-9654

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm

Mount Zion Full TabernacleGospel

6 Mill Street, Leamington 519-252-0031

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm

United Pentecostal Church

312 Erie St. St., Leamington 519-326-7056

Sunday Worship Services 11 am

PRESBYTERIAN

Knox Presbyterian Church

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 519-326-4541

www.pccweb.ca/knoxleamnington/

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

ROMAN CATHOLIC

St. Michael’s Parish

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

NO MASSES FROM JULY 14 TFN

St. Joseph’s Church

310 Sherk Street, Leamington 519-326-2643

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English)

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am (English)

9 am (Italian, English) 10:30 am (English)

12 Noon (Portuguese)

3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (English)

St. Anthony’s Parish (Maronite Rite)

280 Talbot Street East, Leamington 519-322-2282

Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am (Lebanese, English)

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvation Army Citadel

88 Setterington Street

Leamington 519-326-4901

Sunday Worship 10:30 am

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

Leamington United Church

9 John Street, Leamington 519-326-9461

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am

Mersea United Church 1301 Mersea Road 8, Wheatley 519-825-4157

Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am

Olinda-Ruthven United Church

1907 Queen Blvd., Ruthven ON 519-326-3138

Sunday Services at 9:30 am

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda

With construction of a sanitary sewer for Point Pelee Drive almost ready to begin, Leamington Municipal Council will be applying to proceed under the local improvement provisions of the Municipal Act. Some property owners don’t want to pay for their attachment to the sewer; however, the process is fairly clear.

As laid out in Section 8 of Regulation 586/06, Local Improvement Charges, made under the Municipal Act, Council must first seek formal approval from the Ontario Municipal Board. Then, before proceeding, the municipality must give notice to landowners detailing what the municipality intends.

Property owners have the opportunity to object to the Ontario Municipal Board before anything more is done. To try and help members of Council to understand the impact of this on property owners, a ‘typical’ assessment chart was included at the Mon. Nov. 2 Council meeting for the purpose of illustration. It showed that the gross amount a typical residential unit would end up paying would be in the neighbourhood of $20,000 if paid all at once, or as much as $26,750 (which includes interest) if paid as part of property taxes over the course of 10 years. After the grants are applied, these values should be reduced by at least 50% to a net cost of $10,000 or $13,375 as described above.

As part of his presentation to Council, Manager of Engineering Services Allan Botham, the area to be serviced and the assistance received from upper levels of government were reviewed. The purpose was to get Council to vote in favour of proceeding with the process.

Councillor Tim Wilkinson asked Mr. Botham to explain the concept of “equivalent residential unit” [ERU] (which differs from the classical ‘frontage-based’ assessment). The response was that the assessment is based on a typical flow from a single family unit, and then comparing the flows of commercial and multiresidential units. Then, the zoning of vacant land was considered and its potential flow if developed as it is zoned. This translated into a standard flow value and that was compared to the typical residential flow to generate an “ERU” value.

It was stressed by DeputyMayor Hilda MacDonald that the ERU approach is more fair than basing the local improvement on frontage.

Benefitting landowners have 30 days after the date of mailing the notice to appeal their assessment. It is the hope of administration to begin construction in the new year (depending on appeals).

The matter was confirmed by Council.

LDSS student introduces charity program

By Bryan Jessop

Leamington District Secondary School’s Dany Meng is putting her heart and ‘sole’ into an initiative that will help the less fortunate both locally and abroad.

Meng is bringing the international program Soles4Souls to her school and across the community, setting her sights on a goal of collecting 2,000 pairs of footwear donations. The Grade 11 student launched the program during the week of Monday, Oct. 19 and by Thursday, Oct. 29, saw the total contributions eclipse the 100 mark.

“It’s still early, so I’m still working on getting the word out,” Meng explained. “I’m getting a lot of support from other students — some are bringing in donations and some are helping out. Shoes are coming from students, staff and across the community.”

The Soles4Souls program was founded in 2006 and in Canada, is based in Mississauga. Since it was formed, the organization has delivered 26 million pairs of shoes to underprivileged families in 127 countries.

The idea to bring the charitable cause to LDSS began with an e-mail message teacher Lisa Jeffery received from the guidance department, asking her who she thought would be ideal to spearhead the effort. For Jeffery, Meng came to mind immediately.

Leamington District Secondary School Grade 11 student Dany Meng displays a portion of the roughly 100 pairs of shoes and boots that have been donated thus far for a local extension of the international Soles4Souls program. She hopes to collect 2,000 pairs of footwear that will be delivered to the organization’s Mississauga headquarters before being shipped to developing nations across the world as well as locations within Canada.

“She’s the perfect fit for something like this,” the LDSS teacher said.

To get started, Meng recruited the assistance of the school’s student council leadership class and teacher Dan Braun as well as Jeffery. Braun has also reached out to members of his church — Leamington United Mennonite on Oak Street — for additional support.

The LDSS drive for footwear donations will conclude once the school’s Christmas holiday break arrives. At that point, the local collection will be sent to Mississauga, where So-

les4Souls ships donations to developing countries as well as destinations across Canada. Meng explained that boots, shoes and sandals of any style — men’s, women’s, girls’ and boys’ — are accepted in all sizes.

“I’m getting a lot of support from other studentssome are bringing in donations and some are helping out.”

— Dany Meng

Some shipments are sent to micro-entrepreneurs in developing-world countries. From there, these recipients are able to sell shoes and boots at modest prices in order to financially support their own families.

Prior to being approached with the idea by Jeffery, Meng had not heard of Soles4Souls, but has since dedicated much of her time researching, learning about and promoting the program to fellow students.

The 16-year-old student has made a series of school announcements to expand awareness and on Nov. 30, will speak on Soles4Souls during an assembly in the LDSS gymnasium. Anyone interested in making a donation of used footwear can bring them to the main office at LDSS. To learn more about offering shoes, monetary donations or to volunteer for the cause, visit the website https://soles4souls.org/.

Letter to the editor

Importance of monuments and cenotaphs

The following letter was written in response to the theft of three large commemorative plaques – bearing the names of veterans from the First World War and Second World War – that were stolen from the New Brunswick Provincial Cenotaph in Fredericton.

Monuments and cenotaphs provide a tribute to the sacrifices made by Canadians during armed conflict, peace support operations or military training. They build awareness about how our Veterans shaped the Canada we know today, promote a sense of community and national pride while creating a legacy for generations to come. In short, they are a place of honour. So any attempt to desecrate, vandalize or tarnish these symbols of Remembrance will always be viewed with disdain and scorn by the members of the Royal Canadian Legion and hopefully by the courts of public opinion.

It is hoped that the recent events in Fredericton, New Brunswick will provide an opportunity for New Brunswickers and other Canadians to re-affirm the purpose of monuments and cenotaphs and the important role they play in the heritage of our communities.

We Will Remember Them!

– Respectfully,

Tom Eagles, Dominion President

The Royal Canadian Legion

Special Guest Readers Visit Queen of Peace School

The halls of Queen of Peace School with French Immersion were moving on Friday, October 30. The students wore black and orange and participated in activities led by the Leadership students from Cardinal Carter Secondary School in the morning. Special guest readers arrived in the afternoon to read to the students. It was a great way to share a special day. Pictured, Domino’s of Canada CEO Mr. Michael Schlater read to Mrs. Mastronardi’s grade 8 students, followed by discussion time. (Submitted photo)

French Onion Pork Chop Dinner

Submitted by Jan Watson

4 boneless pork chops ½ inch thick (about 1 lb.)

2 onions, thinly sliced

2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 pkg. (120 g) Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken

1 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded

1. Heat large non-stick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add chops and onions, cook 10 min. or until done, turning chops and stirring onions after 5 min. Remove chops. Cook and stir onions 5 min. or until golden brown.

2. Stir in Worcestershire. Return chops to skillet, top with onion mixture.

3. Mix stuffing mix and 1 c. hot water; spoon around edge of skillet. Top with cheese, cover. Cook 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

Readers: If you have a favourite recipe you would like to share, please email it sun@mnsi.net

Learning to appreciate wine

Please submit wine-related questions for publication and I will also share my experiences with local wines. You can reach me at grapeaspirations@gmail.com and on Twitter at @gr8grapz.

This month’s question comes to us from Suhail in Windsor: I am thrilled to live in an area surrounded by so many wineries and would like to learn to appreciate wine; something I have never experimented with before. Where do I start?

Suhail, thank you for your question. We are indeed fortunate to have such a bounty of local wonder at our doorstep and I am pleased that you are interested in familiarizing yourself with the wonderful world of wine.

As you have never experimented with wine, I would assume that your palate would interpret wine as overly acidic, alcoholic and bitter. To the uninitiated, this is not inaccurate. The trick, as you indicated in your question, is knowing where to start and that is where a road trip to several wineries proves most beneficial.

It’s going to take some patience on your part to find something that you like to start with; I would recommend starting with a sweeter white wine. Not necessarily Icewine sweet, but something more along the lines of what is termed “Late Harvest” or “Autumn Harvest”. There are a few red wines that fall into this category, but they tend to be hard to find. Grapes used to make late or autumn harvest wines are usually Riesling or Vidal and they are left on the vines past regular harvest time to dehydrate a bit and concentrate the flavours and sugars. The resulting wine usually comes in anywhere from 4 to 8 on the sugar scale (Icewine usually sits around 20).

I know you’re asking “Why start with sweeter wine?” These slightly sweet wines are a good place to start because of the increased fruit and floral aromas. You’ll find the fruit flavours are enhanced as well, but it all starts with the nose; if you can’t smell something, you’re not likely to find the taste appealing. And most of us can relate to the aroma and flavour of apples, pears, peaches and honey – and those are often easier to identify than orange blossom, grapefruit and minerality, which are just some of the characteristics of drier white wines.

Once you’re comfortable with sweeter wines, I’d move on

Wine Together to sparkling wine. Then it’s on to light, fruity whites like Pinot Gris and Chardonnay on up to Sauvignon Blanc and then, gradually, start with light reds like Pinot Noir, Baco Noir and work your way up to the heartier, fuller-bodied Syrah/Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. Let your palate be your guide and enjoy the process. It’s meant to be a fun one.

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Margaret Huggett

OBITUARY

Ruth Knowlton

OBITUARY

Autumn Albury

Margaret Huggett, 91 years, passed away peacefully at the Sun Parlor Home on Friday, October 30, 2015. Dear daughter of the late John and Mary Huggett. Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 from 12 noon until time of Funeral Service at 1 p.m. Rev. Paul Rodey officiated. Interment Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Leamington United Church or Leamington Hospital Foundation.

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

Artwork made by lost-wax method of casting brass

By Carolyn Reid

The goal of Ten Thousand Villages is to provide vital fair income to artisans by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.

Items come from more than 30 countries and include the dhokra horse sculpture, handcrafted from brass. Invented by the Egyptians, dhokra is a traditional lost-wax method of casting brass, one of the earliest known methods of working with molten metal. Each piece is individually molded and cast. First, a wax model is sculpted and the details carefully carved. The model is then covered with clay, save for a tiny hole at its base, and a funnel is formed at the top. Once it is

1921-2015

Ruth Knowlton (nee Whale) passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Autumn Jean Albury, 90 years, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015 at Leamington District Memorial Hospital.

Beloved wife of the late Clark (1999). Survived by her loving family, daughter Betty and husband Stuart Young; son Bill and wife Kerry Ann; her four grandsons Christopher, Spencer, Neil and Mackenzie; her brother Brock Whale and wife Bertha; her niece Margaret and husband Tony Dama; her nephew Brock Whale and wife Cindy and their families. Predeceased by her sister Mary Whale (1990).

Ruth was born and raised in London, Ontario, educated at the University of Western Ontario and taught high school home economics in Windsor and Kingsville. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was active throughout her life in her church and her community.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 2 p.m. until time of the Memorial Service to celebrate Ruth’s life at 3 p.m. Rev. Paul Rodey officiating.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington Hospital Foundation or the local charity of your choice.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

dry, small strips of metal are inserted into the funnel and the piece is fired. Alternatively, molten metal is poured into the opening at the top of the mold. As the wax melts, hot brass replaces it. After the clay has cooled, the mold is carefully chiseled away to reveal a dazzling, truly one-of-a-kind brass figure.

Other handcrafted items are made of wood, onyx stone, black clay, kisi stone, jacaranda wood, metal, and Albenia wood.

They are made in Peru, Kenya, India, Nepal, Indonesia and Bangladesh.

For many artisans, handicraft production is the main source of income. The sale of the items enables artisan groups to become economically viable, while revitalizing dying handicraft traditions such as leather embossing, block and silkscreen printing, embroidery, jewellery making, and dhokra lost-wax metal casting. The artisans use natural and environmentally-friendly materials, and are encouraged to set up effluent treatment plants to prevent environmental damage.

Series of free health lectures this week

Lew Keith is coming to Leamington Nov. 5-7 to deliver a series of health lectures. Lew is the Director of the Butler Creek Health Education Center in Tennessee.

Prior to his interest in healthy living, Mr. Keith was into a destructive lifestyle, but that all changed following the birth of a stillborn son. Through the influence of friends, he learned about healthy living and is now committed to helping others enjoy the secrets of truly enjoying life to the fullest.

Over the past 16 years, Mr. Keith has noticed the ‘cause and effect’ and ‘prevention and cure’ principles. He has shared these concepts with health lectures and classes across the United States and Canada, travelling as far as

the NWT.

Mr. Keith will be speaking at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 220 Erie St. N., in Leamington. His presentations are factual, inspirational and practical. His theme is helping us to understand how the mind works in relation to the decisions and choices we make regarding our health.

On Thurs. Nov. 5, Mr.

Keith will speak at 7 p.m. on the topic of “Making the Decision.” This will be followed on Fri. Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. with “Dementia: How the Body and Mind Are Connected.”

There will be three additional presentations on Sat. Nov.7. All are invited to these free lectures. For more information, call 519-3221644.

Beloved wife of David. Dear mother of the late Gene (1988), James and Olivia, Shayne and Bonnie, and Joanne Simpson. Loving grandmother of Cale, Sarah, John David, Jamie, Colin and Bryce, and great-grandmother of Jayce and Drew. Dear sister of Ethel Hrynkiw, Yvonne Shulakowski, the late Roy Morran and the late Lee Oman.

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Thursday, November 5 from 10 a.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 11 a.m. to celebrate Autumn’s life. Rev. Paul Rodey officiating. Interment of cremated remains at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Windsor. Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Leamington Hospital Foundation. Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Local school reaches recycling milestone

By Bryan Jessop

Environmentally conscious staff and students at Queen Elizabeth Public School are going to great ‘lengths’ to protect the planet.

The school’s eco program brought its collection of lunchitem cookie and cracker wrappers up to about 215,000 earlier last month, which in turn were shipped to Terracycle. The Toronto-based organization collects used packaging items not accepted by municipal recycling programs such as those sent by Queen Elizabeth School. Those cookie and cracker wrappers, if placed end to end, would cover a distance reaching from the southern tip of Pelee Island into downtown Leamington.

The school’s program — known as the Knights of the Green Table Eco Team — has in total collected about 500,000 items for Terracycle thus far. For some years, Queen Elizabeth School has been in Terracycle’s Top Three schools across the country.

The wrapper recycling idea was presented to staff at the school by Grade 6 student Annalee Chopchick, now in second-year Grade 12 courses at Leamington District Secondary School. Chopchick came up with the idea after researching Terracycle and its services. She was encouraged to suggest involvement in the program to her school after her mother showed her a magazine article on a similar incentive.

From there, the Q.E. School program began with the recycling of Kool Aid Jammers containers and other ‘shiny’ packages like Nutragrain and granola bar wrappers and even dog food bags.

“We’ve turned it into a community-wide program,” explained Queen Elizabeth teacher and eco team leader Craig Weglarz. “Students are going to their parents now. It just keeps getting bigger every year.”

When the in-school program began about six years ago, the

Annalee Chopchik, present a

idea about six years

as

various wrappers and packages. response was modest.

“At first, there were a lot of big messes to deal with,” Weglarz noted. “Since then, we’ve been getting better at this year after year.”

“I’m really happy with how far they’ve taken it,” Chopchick said. “I’m shocked by how big it’s become. It’s great to see.”

Currently, each classroom from Grades 1 to 8 includes a bin for the used packages and wrappers — Weglarz explained that efforts are ongoing to coordinate similar participation for kindergarten classes. The program is maintained by Knights of the Green Table, a team of between 70 and 80 students who regularly organize presentations, messages and intercom announcements. Collections are routinely packaged, identified with UPS labels and shipped to Terracycle. Thus far, Weglarz estimated

that the school has reduced its garbage output by about 40 per cent.

In return, the school is paid one cent per wrapper, which has earned Queen Elizabeth School an average of $1,500 to $2,000 per year. The money has been used to purchase items including two greenhouses, seeds, trees, a wheelbarrow, shovels, an outdoor classroom and other essentials used for environmental preservation.

“It’s a win-win situation,” Weglarz said. “We cut down on our garbage output and make money for school projects at the same time.”

The school’s greenhouses are used to grow vegetables that are in turn donated to local food banks or the Southwestern Ontario Gleaners.

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About 70 per cent of the Knights of the Green Table Eco Team, along with Grade 12 Leamington District Secondary School student

display of two of Queen Elizabeth Public School’s food wrapper bins. Chopchik came up with the

ago

a Grade 6 student at Queen Elizabeth school. Since then, students at QE have recycled about 500,000

By Bryan Jessop

Thanks in part to the support of a handful of Leamingtonarea players, the Windsor AKO Fratmen have captured their third consecutive Ontario Football Conference championship.

The Fratmen hosted the Ottawa Sooners for the OFC title Sunday, Nov. 1 at Ecole E.J. Lajeunesse in Windsor — the Windsor team’s home until Windsor Stadium renovations are completed. Five of the local junior team’s players, each of whom played high school football with either Cardinal Carter or Leamington District Secondary School, were suited up for the season finale. The AKO squad maintained its unbeaten 2015 record with a 21-11 victory over Ottawa to earn another engraving on the Teddy Morris Memorial Trophy.

“It feels amazing,” said Adam Slikboer, a starter on the Fratmen’s defensive line who helped Cardinal Carter capture its first SWOSSAA 2A football title in 2013. “Being a part of this is a great feeling.”

Slikboer, now with two seasons of OFC football under his belt, made a crucial play in the second half of this year’s title match. On a third and long deep in their own half of the field, the Fratmen punted the ball away to the Sooners. The guests’ punt return team committed a fumble within field goal range and before they could muster the chance to regain control, Slikboer pounced on the ball to give Windsor possession for the start of the fourth quarter.

AKO was leading 14-11 at the time.

“That’s the kind of thing we spend a lot of time preparing for,” Slikboer explained. “We’ve got to be ready for the unexpected.”

The fourth quarter’s first play was a successful long pass and short run into the end zone to give Windsor a 21-11 advantage that stood as the final score. The championship victory marked the Fratmen’s 19th straight win and 25th in the last 26 games. Windsor never trailed in eight regular season games, the semifinal win over the London Beefeaters or Sunday’s final against Ottawa.

Slikboer, donning the #99 jersey, credits his success in junior football largely to his years as a Cougar.

“I owe a lot to Cardinal Carter,” he said. “(Mark) Ficon and (Chris) Church are amazing coaches.”

Other Leamington-area players with AKO this season were defensive back Martin Varela, offensive linemen Ja-

cob Benson and Mostapha Mehry and defensive lineman Ryan Langille. Like Slikboer, Benson is a former Cougar who just completed his second year as a starter with the Fratmen. Mehry is a former LDSS Lion and starter in his first year with Windsor while Langille and Varela — also playing junior football as rookies this season — hailed from LDSS and Cardinal Carter football programs, respectively.

In the AKO program, veteran players are each ‘assigned’ a rookie to take under their wing and show the ropes throughout the season. Langille, mentored by linebacker Dalton Gilmore, enjoyed his first season of junior football.

“He really likes it,” said Stephanie Langille while her son and his teammates warmed up for the championship contest. “He can’t wait for his shot to play all the time. The camaraderie with this team is great. Coach (Mike) Morencie (Continued on page 22)

Former Cardinal Carter Cougar Jacob Benson blocks an Ottawa defensive lineman as a member of the Windsor AKO Fratmen during the Ontario Football Conference championship game at Ecole E.J. Lajeunesse Sunday, Nov. 1. The Fratmen won 21-11 for their third straight OFC title.

Former Cardinal Carter Cougar Martin Varela (#35) and former Leamington District Secondary School Lion Ryan Langille (#64) — both with the Windsor AKO Fratmen — shake hands with the Ottawa Sooners after defeating them 21-11 in the Ontario Football Conference championship Sunday, Nov. 1 at Ecole E.J. Lajeunesse Field.

Sooner or later

It’s not too often that I’ll venture outside of the LeamingtonWheatley area to cover a sporting event that does not involve a Leamington or Wheatley team. By all accounts, it wouldn’t make sense.

That is, of course, unless it involves a team that includes several Southpoint-area players (and the game doesn’t take me outside the Essex-Kent region). The month of November started with just such a game. It was the Ontario Football Conference championship game between the Windsor AKO Fratmen and Ottawa Sooners. Five AKO players were former Cardinal Carter or Leamington District Secondary School players. Since the championship game happened to be in Windsor, I thought I’d grab the ol’ Rebel T2i and blast a few photos.

The provincial/conference title game took place at Ecole E.J. Lajeunesse, a French Catholic high school in the City of Roses (Windsor). From what I saw of it, it’s a pretty impressive facility, especially for a 1A school. The gridiron was treated to more than reasonable upkeep and the uprights were actual purpose-made uprights — complete with little red flags atop each post, presumably to let the kicker know which direction the wind is blowing.

At most Canadian high schools, these field goal targets are simply vertical extensions poking out of a stationary, fullsize soccer net. I started to wonder if the school even had a soccer program until I noticed them beyond and off to the sides of the end zones (they’re portable, white-painted aluminum-frame versions that I thought were PVC plastic until closer inspection during halftime).

Anyway, Lajeunesse is serving as the Fratmen’s home at least until renovations at Windsor Stadium are complete. The Windsor team capped the season with a 21-11 championship victory to wrap things up for the year with a perfect 10-0 record (8-0 in the regular season, plus a semi-final win over London, followed by the title victory over Ottawa). What’s more impressive is that the win marked a successful “threepeat” attempt. Whether your league features seven teams or 30, three championships in a row is pretty impressive stuff. Windsor’s own record appears to be four (1996-1999) and the OFC’s overall lengthiest reign belongs to a team that doesn’t appear to exist anymore — the St. Leonard Cougars captured bragging rights from 2000 to 2007. Eight years in a row — even the Essex 73’s have yet to top that kind of streak.

That brings up one of my favourite debates in organized team sports — what exactly is a dynasty? I’ve heard from some sources that dynasty status is achieved only with four or more consecutive league championships. Four seems like kind of an arbitrary number to me; either three or five seems more appropriate. Others argue that league titles don’t even have to be consecutive, although they must certainly not be interrupted more than once over a three (or four?) year term. Others still will be even more lax. Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves have been referred to as a dynasty. Sure, 14 consecutive division titles is impressive to say the least. During that period, however, the Braves advanced to the World Series “only” five times and won it only once. Perhaps we can call them a regular season dynasty.

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If four titles in a row is truly the measuring stick for a dynasty, the NHL hasn’t had once since the 1979-80 to 198283 New York Islanders. Edmonton managed four of the next five, interrupted only by the same team whose record they preserved (Montreal) by upsetting the Isles in ’84. The team has been mediocre at the best of times since then (which is great for me, since I hate all New York teams), until now. That’s got to be a frustrating story for the team’s fans. They’re finally good again, but depending on where you sit in their new home — Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Centre — you wouldn’t know it during a live game. There are hundreds of seats where one of the two nets is entirely obstructed by the front of the upper tier. So how do you know when someone puts the puck in that hidden net? You wait for the cheers or groans of the spectators who have a better view than you. Sounds kinda dumb, don’t you think? This is what you get when you move a hockey team to a venue built specifically for basketball, which is played on a smaller surface (NBA games are played on a court of 94’ x 50’ while NHL games utilize a rink of 200’ x 85’). No worry for the Isles, who’ve signed a sweetheart lease with Barclay’s, who don’t even have the option of kicking them out for another five years. Getting back on topic, I guess it only seems appropriate that the definition of a ‘dynasty’ — at least for leagues that continue to expand and introduce tricky little obstacles like salary caps — gets loosened up a bit. So having won three of the last six Cups, can we call the Chicago Blackhawks a dynasty? Despite hating them, I say “yes.” How about winning it all two years in a row? I say “no.” We can’t simply hand out such accolades like candy — it would lose its significance. If you don’t draw the line somewhere, Leafs fans will call their team a dynasty every time they snap an eight-game losing streak or miss the playoffs by less than 10 points. So exactly HOW do we declare a team a dynasty? Does it depend on the sport or how many teams are in the league? Sports fans as a whole will probably agree upon the terms at around the same time I figure out how the word “Sooner” can be a noun.

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LDSS junior boys volleyball vs. Brennan

Matthew Kroeker makes the extra effort to keep the ball in play during a WECSAA junior boys volleyball match at LDSS Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Lions lost the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-20, but salvaged a win in the third by a score of 25-18. They hosted Villanova two days later, winning by scores of 25-20, 25-22 and 25-20.

Gillett Bantams on winning streak

On Oct. 27 the Southpoint Gillett Sheet Metal Bantams played host to Kent #3 Black at the Unico Arena. A fast moving game up and down the ice played to many scoring opportunities on both ends.

Southpoint took a 1-0 lead after the first period on a goal by Cameron Impens, assisted by Brock Siddall.

The tight play continued in the second period with the visitors evening the score 1-1 after two periods of play.

The Southpoint boys continued to drive the play in the third period. Andrew Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal on a nice feed from Colton Ippolitti, and added a second soon after on a goalmouth scramble.

The visitors from Kent continued to put up solid opposition and scored shortly after to narrow the score to 3-2.

Both goalies made some solid saves in the final minutes, but the Gillett Sheet Metal boys held on for a hard fought

win.

Southpoint continued their unbeaten streak on November 1 as visitors against the Essex Ravens #3.

Less than two minutes into the game, Colton Ippolitti gave the Southpoint squad the early lead on a goal assisted by Jared Pickard. Fast paced action continued and the game was tied 1-1 after an energetic first period.

The tight play continued in to the second. After an Essex penalty late in the period, Cameron Tauoil gave Southpoint a 2-1 lead on a determined individual effort.

The Essex squad continued to press in the third, but offered the visitors some power play chances. Despite numerous chances, the Essex goaltender stood tall. Late in the third period, after pressuring the Gillett squad, they tied the game 2-2.

Overall a very entertaining game with both teams going home with points and the Southpoint squad extending their unbeaten streak to three games, 2 wins and a tie.

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

Novice Blue earns 4-2 win

Last week the Southpoint Novice Leamington Chrysler Team Blue hit the ice for their third regular season game versus Southpoint Team Red. This was a great game with endto-end action throughout.

The scoring started early with Team Blue getting on the board first with 2 goals, but Team Red responded back to equalize the score at 2 each.

From that moment on, Andrew Demant put up a wall for Team Blue and helped lead the way for the team as they responded with 2 more to make the final score 4-2 for Leamington Chrysler Team Blue.

The team worked hard for the remainder of the game with Dylan Marchand, Cohen Kimball, Lucas Grilo and Mason Dault putting forth a great effort to get the team 2 more points and extending their winning streak to 3 games in a row.

Come support your local Novice team as they face the Kings from Kingsville on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Highbury Canco rink.

The Leamington Flyers are having their annual Southpoint Minor Hockey Night on Thursday, Nov. 5. All players wearing their Southpoint jersey to the game will get in free.

Stars weekend results

Community Trophy Peewee Girls came out a bit sluggish against Amherstburg Blue. Gradually the pace and aggressiveness picked up. It helped that members of the defense, Shannon Harris and Tarez Raheb, started bringing the puck down the ice. Southpoint’s Community Trophy scored first on an Alyssa Lamb goal. Alyssa carried the puck in unassisted and shot the puck over the goalie’s shoulder. Tarez scored the next goal as she stick handled the puck through the opposing team and slipped it under a dropping Amherstburg goalie’s pads. The assists on this goal came from Charlene Smith and Brienna Tiessen. The final Southpoint goal saw defense Stephanie Wiebe bring the puck over the offensive blue line send a great pass to Alyssa who put the puck away. Amherstburg scored on a breakaway late in the third to make the final score 3-1 for Southpoint.

The Naples Pizza Southpoint Bantam Stars played host to the LaSalle Sabre Cats in Essex-Kent League action. LaSalle scored their only two goals in 17 seconds in the last minute of the first period. However, the Lady Stars did not give up as they notched the next goal early in the third. The Stars continued to press until the end of this close and exciting matchup that ended with a score of 2-1 LaSalle. Hannah Chacko scored the lone Stars goal with the assist going to Adrian Gualtieri. Caitlin Preston had a very strong game in net for the Stars as she made several key saves in this hard fought contest.

The Leamington Kinsmen Southpoint Intermediate Stars travelled north to Lakeshore to take on the Lightning. The Stars scored 5 unanswered goals en route to a dominant 5-0 win. Samantha Hartleib recorded her second shutout in a row as she once again was fabulous in net! The Lady Stars saw 5 different players find the back of the net in this contest. Goal scorers were Kayla Collison, Krista Marshall, Kim Goyeau, Lea Marshall and Paige Thompson. Assists were by Abbey Gualtieri (2), Kasia Dyck, Katrina Paty, Marshall, Collison, Joline Driedger and Angelica Ouellette.

Sunday afternoon saw the Leamington Kinsmen Southpoint Intermediate Stars welcome the Wildcats of Windsor to the Highbury rink. This was a very physical, penalty-filled game and when the dust cleared the Lady Stars prevailed and won this game by a final score of 5-2. Allison Chopchik paced the Southpoint attack, scoring an amazing natural hattrick to lead the offence. Kim Goyeau and Kelsey Babkirk also scored for the Stars. Samantha Hartleib was exceptional between the pipes as she made numerous amazing saves especially late in the game.

The WFCU Southpoint Intermediate Stars played the Essex Thunder on Halloween. There were many tricks and treats throughout this game as the Lady Stars dominated from start to finish to record a big 6-1 win. Erica “The Wall” Taylor played brilliantly in net for the Lady Stars as she held the Thunder to just a single goal.

Southpoint Ford Atom LL played their best game of the year on Saturday, skating to a 3-0 win over Kent #8.

Owen Jeffery led the scoring for Southpoint with two end-toend rushes resulting in goals. Jonathan Semaan notched the other tally with assists going to Adam Krueger and Drennan Vince.

Jack Thomas played a spectacular game between the pipes, making numerous highlight reel saves to get the shutout and first win of the season.

Every player on the Southpoint Ford Atom LL team gave a magnificent effort to earn the win.

LDSS senior boys volleyball vs. Villanova

Daniel Warkentin of the Lions bumps a Villanova serve during the first set of a WECSSAA Tier I senior boys volleyball game at LDSS Thursday, Oct. 29. Leamington swept the sets with scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-22 to improve its record to 4-4. The

travelled to

Red Raiders Tuesday, Nov. 3. Results were not available by press deadline.

to take

Bailey Atom girls shutout Harrow 7-0

Southpoint Bailey Machining Atom girls took on Harrow Blue in Harrow on Sunday. Both teams played hard and the first period was scoreless.

Minutes into the second period, Adriana West found an opportunity to score for Bailey’s with an assist from Meghan Simpson. Just a minute later, Alessia West took a pass from Megan Derbyshire to score the second goal. Bailey’s kept the pressure on, and Adriana West scored their third goal from the point.

As the third period started, Danika Romanyk and Raegan Woodiwiss assisted a goal for Brooke DaCosta.

Harrow turned up the pressure and had a few breakaways but Evan Gualtieri shut them out. Southpoint’s Megan Derbyshire received a nice pass from Bricelyn Koehler to score another goal for the team. With just minutes left in the game, Raegan Woodiwiss scored two more goals for Bailey’s assisted by Megan Derbyshire and Daesa Minaudo.

The game resulted in a 7-0 victory for Southpoint Atom girls.

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Novice Grey defeats Novice White

On Saturday, Oct. 31, Southpoint Novice Team Grey (Community Muffler) took on Southpoint Team White (Leamington Chrysler) at the Leamington Highbury arena.

Team Grey’s Grant Symons, assisted by Liam Brown, was quick to score in the first period. Owen Pimentel and Holden Bailey played strong defensively, protecting goalie Meghan Derbyshire with power as Team White’s Abbey Mazzella and Daniel Sadd tried to pop the puck in the net. Grant Symons scored another goal with an assist from Liam Brown and Carson Stadler for Team Grey.

Both teams gave it their all in the second period. Nicholas Mastromatteo, with an assist from Cole Gossman and Tomas Kniezew, scored for Team White. Within minutes, Colton Selwood, with an assist from James Soniski and Travis Dupuis, scored again for Team White.

Team Grey’s Tyler Franklin, assisted by Seth Jensen and Logan Lefaive, was quick to snatch the puck and get it in the left corner of Team White’s net.

In the third period, Team Grey’s Julien Pereira and Nicholas Beaudoin did a great job

on defense as teammates Taylor Insley and Logan Lafaive played offence.

Team White’s Max Youssef was strong between the pipes in the third period with powerful defense from Avery Hopper and Brooke Derksen.

It was a hard fought game with Community Muffler Team Grey defeating Leamington Chrysler Team White to take the 3-2 win.

Southland Bantams win 5-3 over Essex

The Southland Bantam team took on the Essex Ravens Green Oct. 30 at Unico arena to a packed house and no one was disappointed as a goaltender war was on!

Essex scored first in the middle of the first period to take the lead. Then the battle was on as both teams skated end-to-end but were stopped by the opposing goalies who were outstanding.

It wasn’t till the third period when Preston Knight passed off to Mason Cabral who deked the Essex goalie to tie the game at 1.

With 4 minutes left in the third, captain Owen Lindsay got the puck behind his own net and went end-to-end, stick handling around the whole Essex team and putting a shot in the 5-hole to beat the Essex goalie.

Essex never gave up and kept the pressure on Southland goalie Nathan Jacobs.

With only 57 seconds left in the third, Essex scored their second goal of the night to end the game at a 2-2 tie.

Sunday afternoon was the meeting of Southland Bantam at Kingsville Team 9.

Kingsville started out strong, scoring in the first shift of the first period, then 5 minutes later made a couple of moves and scored again to take a 2-0 lead.

Southland bounced back at the end of the first when Mason Cabral went over the blue line and passed over to Trevor Dyck who flipped it by the Kingsville goalie.

The second period was end-to-end rushes by both teams. Mason Cabral made a backhand pass over to Alex Jones who made no mistake in putting the puck into the back of the net to tie the game.

Captain Owen Lindsay took matters into his own hands in the third when he broke into the Kingsville end and ripped a slap shot past a stunned Kingsville goalie to take the lead. Five minutes later, it was Trevor Dyck in front of the net making a sweet saucer pass to Alex Jones who again stunned the Kingsville goalie with a quick shot, scoring his second goal of the night.

Southland was not done yet, as Trevor Dyck passed over to Mason Cabral who bounced a shot off the goalie only to have Santiago Cabrera tuck the loose puck into the open net.

Kingsville came back late in the third to score, but Southland won 5-3.

Sun Stars win on the road

On Sunday, Nov. 1 the Southpoint Sun Stars Midget BB team travelled to London to play the London Devilettes.

A very solid two-way game with plenty of great offensive opportunities and timely saves had the game entering the third period scoreless.

A win for Sunbrite Peewees

Southpoint Sunbrite Peewees came to play on Saturday when they faced Kingsville White.

With the Sun Stars buzzing the Devilettes net in the third, Sarah Schincariol fired home a rebound off a Morgan Brown shot and the Stars were on the board with a 1-0 lead. That goal came midway through the third period.

The Stars defensive game and dump and chase offensive attack limited the Devilettes opportunities and the game ended in a Stars 1-0 victory.

Natalie Edmondson played well in earning the shutout for the Stars.

The game started with a few scoring opportunities for Southpoint, but Kingsville managed to defend their zone. Then halfway through the first period, Evan Ouellette scored for Southpoint assisted by Tyler Swaddling. Just seconds later, Dawson Collison scored another goal assisted by Massimo West. Southpoint was on fire and Massimo West scored another unassisted goal for them. Collison scored one more unassisted goal to help them take a 4-0 lead going into the second period.

The Sun Stars return to London next Sunday to play those same Devilettes, and return home Nov. 14 for a doubleheader split in Wheatley and Leamington against the Ingersoll Ice. Go Stars Go!

Southpoint’s scoring continued in the second when Joshua Saad fed Jackson Cinicolo a nice pass in front of the net. Tyler Swaddling scored a breakaway goal just seconds later.

Kingsville came back during a power play to score a goal and get on the board. Marcus Stanley of Southpoint wound up for a shot from the blue line and scored, but it was discounted due to a questionable offside call.

Kingsville fought hard and slipped in another goal to end the second period.

Southpoint’s Mitchell Defrancisco started the scoring in the third period, assisted by Tyler Swaddling. The team worked really hard and there were additional scoring opportunities for Malcolm Klassen and Jackson Cinicolo. Dawson Collison scored the last unassisted goal for Sunbrite for a hat trick.

The game ended with a 8-2 victory for Southpoint. Way to work, boys!

Colton Selwood (left) of Team White and Grant Symons (right) of Team Gray get ready for a faceoff.

Weil’s Atoms take 2-0 win

In Atom hockey this past weekend, Weil’s Food Processing took on Kingsville Red. Both teams played very well defensively. There were few scoring chances for both teams.

Late in the first period, Josh Tiessen scored the first goal for Weil’s to put them on the board. Abel Teichroeb scored an unassisted goal for Weil’s to secure the lead. There were a couple of scoring chances for Erik Heinz and Gavin Garcia, but they just couldn’t get the puck past the Kingsville goalie.

Kingsville kept playing strong but was not able to get through Weil’s defense.

Cian and Josh Tiessen made some great plays for Weil’s but they were trapped by the Kingsville defensemen. Alessia West had a breakaway chance for Weil’s but was tripped in front of the net and could not finish.

The third period was scoreless.

The game was wellplayed by both teams. The final score was a 2-0 win for Weil’s.

LDSS vs. Maranatha

Amber Smith of the Lions tries to make her way through traffic as she approaches the Maranatha basket during the first half of a WECSSAA Tier II senior girls basketball game at LDSS. Despite leading by nine points with less than a minute in the final quarter, the Lions lost 35-34 — their first defeat of the season. The regular season ended Monday, Nov. 2 with a contest at UMEI. The Lions won the game by a final score of 26-21, led by an eight-point effort by Danielle Slingerland. Olivia Toews led the Lightning with 10 points. The Lions finished the regular season at 7-1 to secure first place in Tier II. The Lightning’s regular season will end Wednesday, Nov. 4 at Maranatha in the battle for second place.

Rhine Danube bowling results

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league scores for Oct. 19. Games Over 200: Ozzie Wolf 209, Gary Garnham 213, Kevin Kosempel 215, Heinz Kosempel 204, Chris Kosempel 235, Willy Fittler 215, Aaron Dickau 201-236, Eric Zimmer 212, Mauro Paglione 204, Brent Bishop 236-225-217, Wayne Abbott 211. Series Over 550: Gary Garnham 581, Kevin Kosempel 586, Chris Kosempel 603, Willy Fittler 580, Aaron Dickau 617, Mauro Paglione 589, Brent Bishop 678, Jack Valade 551.

High Handicap Games: Wayne Abbott 284, Nick Levchuck 271, Eric Zimmer 271. High Handicap Series: Shaun Leclair 776, Claudio Sabelli 759, Wayne Abbott 756. Standings: Dickau Construction 28, Fittler Farms 26, Del Fresco 25, Weil’s Food 21, Taki’s 15, Rhine Danube 11.

Cardinal Carter vs. Assumption

A spike by the Cougars’ Dante Figliomeni bounces back after it is blocked by two Assumption players during a WECSSAA Tier II senior boys volleyball match at Cardinal Carter Thursday, Oct. 29. The Cougars swept the sets with scores of 25-12, 25-14 and 25-20. On Monday, Nov. 2, the Cardinal Carter seniors hosted Herman. The Cougars won with scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 25-10. The junior Cougars lost 2-1 to the Green Griffins — a 25-19 win was followed by losses of 25-23 and 26-24.

Peewee LL takes on Kingsville

On Saturday, Oct. 31 the Southpoint Centennial Windows Peewee LL (11) travelled to Kingsville to play Kingsville #9.

Both teams answered each other’s goals in the first two periods with the score tied at 4. Hats off to Nathan Pilmer for the hat trick. His goals were assisted by Noah Simpson (2), Jordan Simpson, Jaydon Tannous, Curtis Chorba and Jonnie Fiore.

The third period proved too much for the Southpoint team despite hard work and good play by Carter Matthews, Aiden Serravalle, Zack Dault and goaltender Joseph Gruber.

The final score was 8-5 for Kingsville with SP goals

by Tyler Heinz assisted by Colin Basden, and Colin Basden assisted by Tyler Heinz.

Leamington Flyers hosting Southpoint Minor Hockey Night

Locals contribute to AKO three-peat

(Continued from page 17) has been wonderful with him — he’s learned so much.”

Morencie, the team’s owner and defensive

coordinator, sees promise in the team’s Leamington-area rookies.

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“They’re (Langille and Varela) younger guys, but they’re definitely coming along,” Morencie said. “As long as they work hard in the off season, there’ll be a lot of potential with them. They’re where Slik was last year.”

Other local players were also praised by their respective leaders on the AKO coaching staff.

“With the offensive line, guys like Mehry and Benson are paramount to our success,” said offensive line coach Matt Morencie. “It all starts with the offensive line.”

Matt Morencie — Mike’s son — also had encouraging comments for the Leamington-area defensive players.

“Slik is a cornerstone to our defense,” he said. “He missed a game or two and we felt it. Langille learned a lot this year and he’ll be good for us in the future. Varela’s a player we noticed with the (Essex) Ravens and the coaching staff is excited about him — he’s also got a bright future here.”

Because the OFC extended its maximum

player age from 22 to 24 last year, it is classified with ‘associate’ status to the rest of the Canadian Junior Football League. As such, its championship team is not eligible to compete for the Canadian Cup. Mike Morencie noted that this status could change following the upcoming CJFL annual general meeting.

Field.

Former Leamington District Secondary School Lion Ryan Langille hoists the Teddy Morris Memorial Trophy with the Windsor AKO Fratmen after defeating Ottawa in the 2015 Ontario Football Conference final.

Former Cardinal Carter Cougar Adam Slikboer (#99) holds the Teddy Morris Memorial Trophy during a photo session following his Windsor AKO Fratmen’s 21-11 Ontario Football Conference championship won over the Ottawa Sooners Sunday, Nov. 1 at Ecole E.J. Lajeunesse Field.

Former Cardinal Carter Cougar Adam Slikboer takes part in a play with the Windsor AKO Fratmen’s defensive line.

Former Cardinal Carter Cougar Martin Varela (#35) and Windsor AKO Fratmen teammates take a breather during halftime against the Ottawa Sooners during the Ontario Football Conference championship game Nov. 1.

An effective defensive game once again proved all that was necessary for the Leamington Flyers, who shut out the Strathroy Rockets in their most recent contest at Highbury Canco Arena.

Leamington came out on the favourable end of a 2-0 final against Strathroy Thursday, Oct. 29, leaving five other Western teams to battle for second place while they padded their first-place cushion to seven points. The shutout — the Flyers’ third of the season — also contributed to maintaining the lowest goals against total of 30, seven fewer than the Midwest-leading Kitchener Dutchmen and eight fewer than the Golden Horseshoeleading Caledonia Corvairs. Kitchener averages 2.18 goals against per game while Caledonia averages 2.24 and Leamington 1.88.

“We didn’t grab as many rebounds from our own shots as we could have, but I like the idea of not giving up any in front of our net,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “I’d rather be stingy defensively,

traffic in his crease. Offence had to take a back seat shortly thereafter however, as Leamington was assessed a steady stream of minor penalties to kill. Even-strength moments seemed far and few between for the Flyers, who managed to open the scoring on a brief power play chance. Bursting his way through a couple Rockets near the blue line, defenseman Nicolas Mainella stormed into the faceoff circle to the right of the visitors’ net before releasing a knee-high wrist shot that hit a stick before finding its way into the back of the net. J.P. Grineau and Zach Guilbeault drew assists on the goal, Mainella’s first as a Flyer.

The opening 20 minutes expired with the teams dead even at 12 shots apiece. Michael Barrett was tested periodically at the Leamington end of the rink, where he consistently stood his ground to keep the Rockets off the scoreboard.

The second period belonged exclusively to the Flyers, where they outshot their guests by a staggering 21-2 margin. While Barrett battled boredom, Ouel-

FLYERS BLANK ROCKETS

BY BRYAN JESSOP

the game.

The third period was unproductive for both teams, where Leamington outshot Strathroy 17-11 for an even two-to-one

and that’s what we were. We had a lot of chances that we didn’t capitalize on, but at the other end, (goaltender Michael) Barrett was there when we needed him.”

The first period started with a flurry of scoring chances for the Flyers, who forced Strathroy netminder Matt Ouellet to scramble for saves with heavy

let was pelted with a steady stream of shots from several different locations. Cale Phibbs scored the game’s final goal — his 10th of the season — taking a backhand pass from Matthew Opblinger and calmly tapping it over the goal line while stationed in the Strathroy crease.

Guilbeault was also credited with an assist, his second of

up being the case,” Mainella said of his first Junior B goal also serving as the deciding tally. “We were good defensively and Barrett kept the door shut. We took it to them and didn’t

margin of 50-25. The Flyers managed one for five on the power play while the Rockets were scoreless on the same number of chances. The Strathroy bench pulled Ouellet with just over a minute remaining in a bid to spoil Barrett ’s shutout, but came up empty handed to allow Mainella’s goal to stand as the game winner.

“I didn’t think that could end

give them any life. We missed some chances, but we scored more than they did and that’s all that counts.”

For the Thursday, Nov. 5 match against

the Chatham Maroons, the Flyers will host Southpoint Minor Hockey Night. All SMHA players from all age divisions — travel, house league and girls — will receive a free admission ticket to the game if they arrive wearing a Southpoint Minor Hockey jersey.

Rest of the West

The Chatham Maroons continued rolling Wednesday, Oct. 28 with a 6-2 win against LaSalle while London defeated St. Marys 7-3. On Thursday, the Maroons visited the Sarnia Legionnaires and came home with a 6-4 victory. Friday games included a 6-5 double overtime victory for Lambton Shores over St. Marys and a 4-0 St. Thomas Stars victory against Sarnia. Halloween matches included a 2-2 tie for LaSalle and Strathroy and a 10-2 victory for London against Lambton Shores. On Sunday, Chatham handed a 5-4 regulation loss to St. Thomas.

UPCOMING HOME GAMES: Thu., Nov. 5 vs. Chatham, 7:10 p.m. Thu., Nov. 12 vs. St. Marys, 7:10 p.m.

UPCOMING AWAY GAMES: Wed. Nov. 4 vs. London, 7:30 p.m. Tue. Nov. 10 vs. Sarnia, 7:10 p.m.

The Flyer’s Scott Emerson carries the puck out to the front and left side of the Strathroy net under the watchful eyes of Dante Coops and goalie Matt Ouellet during a Thursday, Oct. 29 GOJHL game at Highbury Canco Arena. The Flyers won 2-0 to gain a seven-point lead over second-place Chatham and London in the West. (Sun photo)

The Flyers’ Matthew Opblinger uses one hand to maintain control of the puck with Strathroy’s Dalton Good giving chase during the second period of a Thursday, Oct. 29 GOJHL game at Highbury Canco Arena. (Sun photo)

Liam Hogan of the Flyers makes his way around Jeff Clarke of the Rockets as he approaches the Strathroy net during a Thursday, Oct. 29 GOJHL game at Highbury Canco Arena. (Sun photo)

Best Dorito Dip

Submitted by Sue Watson, Wheatley

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

8 oz. sour cream

1 (4 oz. can) green chile peppers, chopped 1/3 cup bacon bits

¼ - ½ tsp. garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and allow to chill for at least 3 hours to blend flavours.

Top with additional bacon bits before serving.

Serve with crackers, veggies or chips (Doritos are the best!)

Readers: If you have a favourite recipe you would like to share, please email it sun@ mnsi.net

Golden Years mini golf

Thirty-nine Golden Years mini golfers delivered 70 aces on Oct. 29 at Colasanti’s.

Putting in a strong performance with 6 each were Bill Mayville and Bill Ward, who also managed a score of 17 on 4 consecutive 9 holes. Close behind with 5 each were Julia Kos and Art Sweet. Dropping 3 each were Murray Cascadden, Duane McIntosh, Bob McWilliam, John Murphy and Moe Scratch. Notching 2 each were Mike Binder, Eunice Cascadden, Cathy Dewhurst, Murray Hartford, Lloyd Honey, Lois Hudvagner, Eva Kah, Colleen Pearse, Al Rutter, Al Stockwell, Rose Taylor and Bryon Walker. One each fell for Madeline Butler, Dorothy Cascadden, Pete Daudlin, Andy Orsini, Mavis Rutter, Barry Sweet, Bill Taylor, Ernie Vandenberg and Gerrit Vriesen.

Low score of 16 for 9 holes went to Julia Kos, Bill Mayville and Art Sweet. Bill Ward (4), Bryon Walker and Bill Mayville each recorded 17. Delivering 18 were Kathy Bradley, Nancy Hill, Murray Cascadden, Duane McIntosh, Tony Hudvagner, Murray Hartford, Barry Sweet, Bill Taylor, Bob McWilliam, Moe Scratch, Andy Orsini, Eunice Cascadden and Art Sweet.

A strong round of 34 for 18 holes was carded by Bill Ward (2) and Art Sweet. Julia Kos chipped in with 35, Bill Mayville 36 and Murray Cascadden 37, while Duane McIntosh, Barry Sweet, Bill Taylor, Bob McWilliam and Andy Orsini each had a 38.

Continuing his strong performance was Bill Ward who managed 68 over 36 holes. Rounding out the scoring for 36 was Julia Kos with 74, Bill Mayville and Art Sweet 36, Murray Cascadden 37, Barry Sweet, Bob McWilliam and Andy Orsini 78.

A 237 was good enough for first place by Team Queens (Bob McWilliam, Moe Scratch, Andy Orsini). Second

place was secured by Team 3 (Ernie Vandenberg, Mary Binder, Bill Ward) with a score or 239.

Third place with 242 went to Team 8 (Barry Sweet, Lois Hudvagner, Julia Kos).

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

This 1983 DeLorean looks like a movie star!

At the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa is a 1983 DeLorean identical to the DeLorean that starred as a time machine in the 1985 movie Back to the Future. That movie is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

And who can forget “Doc” (Christopher Lloyd) who sent Marty McFly back to 1955 when the DeLorean he was driving hit 88 mph and slammed into a barn on the future site of a shopping mall. In Back to the Future II, Canadi-

an actor Michael J. Fox travels forward in time to October 21, 2015 to find a future with flying cars.

The DeLorean was a good choice with its sleek silvery profile looking like a car of the future capable of time travel. Features included a manual transmission, gull-wing doors, and fibreglass underbody with stainless steel panels.

To pay tribute to the movie and its two sequels, the Canadian Automotive Museum, on Thursday, October 22, hosted a fundraising visit to its 1983 DeLorean with DeLorean expert Justin Sookraj, who joined with curator Alexander Gates as they opened the hood for a view of the features that made this car unique.

The CAM’s DeLorean is one of only 88 produced for the Canadian market. These cars were given metric instrumentation at the factory in Northern Ireland in late 1982 and shipped to Canada as 1983 models. They were among the last DeLoreans manufactured.

The one at the museum is in excellent original condition with only 1,941 km on the odometer. It was purchased new by Dr. David and June Sugden at Ontario Motor Sales in Oshawa. They were the only owners before donating it to the museum in 2011.

John DeLorean left General Motors in 1973 to form the DeLorean Motor Company, which built only one model, a 2-door coupe. Museum records tell us that “approximately 9200 were built before the company went bankrupt in late 1982 following John DeLorean’s arrest for drug-trafficking. He was later acquitted but too late for his company or his name. The V-6-powered DeLorean took a conservative 10.5 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60.”

Over 75 historic vehicles can be seen at the Canadian Automotive Museum at 99 Simcoe St. S. in Oshawa, open year round. For more information, visit their website at www.CanadianAutomotiveMuseum.com or phone 905-576-1222.

County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Oct. 26: North/ South - 1st Sean Pryke and Ken Pryke, 2nd Dorothy McGregor and Marie Ellwood, 3rd Marilyn Robbins and Joyce Moran. East/West - 1st Roy Trowell and Ron Martin, 2nd Al Morrison and Derek Parry, 3rd Roger Cote and Jim Perkes. Bridge games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members welcome. Kingsville Bridge Club, Oct. 28: 1st Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin, 2nd John and Dorothy McGregor, 3rd Marg Koeman and Vi Major, 4th Ron Martin and Derek Parry. Bridge is every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville, 7 p.m.

Harrow Bridge Club, Oct. 29: 1st Ann Pascoe and Jane Gollmer, 2nd Vi Major and Marie Ellwood, 3rd Pat DeNapoli and Teri Ford, 4th Helen Jenner and Jenny Cornwall. Bridge is Thursday evenings at Harrowood, 7 p.m.

1983 DeLorean at Canadian Automotive Museum.

The DeLorean’s gull-wing doors were a styling sensation.

SOUTHPOINT SUN

ITEMS FOR SALE

2 BEDROOM HOUSE in Leamington. $700/month plus utilities. Available immediately. 1st and last required. Call 519-7967505. no4

SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM house for rent in Leamington. Stove and fridge included; available December 1st. First and last month required. Call 226783-0392. oc28-no18

ERIE APARTMENTS

137 Erie St. South 2 bedroom units available. 2nd & 3rd floor. 13th month free. Available immediately. Call Bob at 226-936-1676

3 BEDROOM SEMI (house), 3 years old in Leamington close to town. Fridge and stove included with full attached garage. Available immediately. Also for rent - 2 bedroom apartment in Leamington. Newly renovated with fridge and stove included. Call 519-8160068. no4

PINK DEPRESSION

GLASS- Lots of pink depression glass for sale. Please call and leave a message at 519-825-9002 or 226-345-1407. oc28-no4

REFRIGERATOR - WHITE

KENMORE with freezer on the bottom. 7 years old. $400 firm. Call 519-3989159. no4

FIREWOOD FOR SALESenior in Leamington has 10 cords of split maple and elm from the tornado. $50 face cord - you pick up. Call 519992-4467. no4-tf

HAMILL 1-PIECE COVERALLS 2XL, brand new $50; Heavy duty farm jack $40; used 5 hp log splitter, chain saws and hedge trimmers from retired tree service technician; wood stoves; full-size used grey Andy's Cap truck cap; electric 3/4 hp motor; Sony DVD player; Koss 5 speakers. Call with your best offer to 519-9969680 or 519-727-5931. no4

NOTICES

Christmas Hamper Assistance

For families with children DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2015 Monday - Thursday 9:00 am to 12:00 noon Apply in person, with identification for all family members and proof of income and expenses to: The Salvation Army 88 Setterington St., Leamington • 519-326-0319

2016 MUNICIPAL GRANT PROGRAM

The Municipality of Leamington is now accepting applications for the 2016 municipal grant program. All municipal grant applications must be submitted prior to Sunday, November 15, 2015 to ensure they are incorporated in the annual budget process for consideration.

For more information, please contact 519-326-5761 or visit www.leamington.ca to obtain a grant application request form.

ATTENTION SENIORSAFFORDABLEand reliable home repairs, improvements and maintenance. Some work may qualify for the Ontario Tax Credit. Call Joe, 519-324-2542. no4-25

CALL KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja14-tf

J J STITCHING - SEWING, alterations, and repairs. Pants shortened $8.50 plus tax. (Some exceptions may apply such as lined pants). If your clothing is too tight or too baggy, give me a call to see if it can be altered. Call Jean at 519-968-2261. 14 Johnson Avenue, Leamington. jjstitching@gmail.com oc28-de30

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COMING UP

TURKEY SUPPER AT Harrow United Church. Saturday, November 7 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Adults $15, children 6-12 years $6. Take-outs available - for faster service call ahead to 519-738-4223. Mark your calendar if homemade pie and a hot turkey supper interests you on a crisp autumn day. oc28-no4

TURKEY SUPPER - ST.

PAUL'S Lutheran Church, Leamington (corner of Sherk & Seacliff). Thursday, November 12 from 4:007:00 p.m. Adults $15; ages 6-14 $8; 5 & under free. Take-out available. no4

CHILI LUNCH - FRIDAY, November 13, 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. Knox Presbyterian Church. $10. no4-11

LADIES, YOU ARE invited to a dinner evening at Colasanti's Tropical Gardens on Monday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $16.

Inspirational speaker, Pat Ellerholz, Adrian, Michigan, will share "Every Face Has A Story - What's Yours?" This is our Fall Fair, so bring baked goods, giftware, gift certificates to be auctioned. Reservations by Friday, November 6th with Sharon 519-326-0421. Affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries www.iaminvited.to no4

KINGSVILLE LEGION BRANCH 188 Friday Night Dinners 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Weekly Specials $12 (Ribs or Perch). Other weekly menu items $10. Next brunch Sunday, December 13, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Karaoke every 3rd Saturday of the month 8:00 p.m. 519733-5162 (office) or 519733-9081 (bar). oc29-tf

MARKETPLACE/FLEA

MARKET - Sunday, November 8, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kingsville Lakeside Park Pavilion, 315 Queen Street. Buffet breakfast plus a great variety of other foods and baked goods. Collecting non perishable canned goods for the Kingsville food bank. Free admission. 519-7339191. no4

LEAMINGTON UNITED CHURCH Turkey Dinner (buffet style). Saturday, November 14 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Adults $15, children 7-12 $8, children 6 & under free. Advanced tickets only - cut off date November 9. No take-out dinners. For tickets call the church office at 519-326-9461. oc28-no4

ROAST BEEF DINNER at Olinda-Ruthven United Church, 1907 Queen Blvd, Ruthven. Saturday, November 14 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Adults $15; ages 6-12 $7; under 6 free. Tickets available at the door. Handicap accessible. All welcome! no4-11

PREVENT AND REVERSE Heart Disease SeminarSaturday, November 7 at Walkerville Collegiate Auditorium, 2100 Richmond Street, Windsor. Join Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Director of Cardiovascular Prevention & Reversal Program at the Cleveland Clinic to learn about his revolutionary, scientificallyproven, nutrition-based cure for heart disease. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance. Contact http://endheartdisease.event brite.ca no4

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SOUTHPOINT SUN

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• Ability to do repetitive tasks, work in a hot environment and attention to detail with 40 plus hours a week including weekends

• Salary: 11.25/hour, working 40 plus hours a week including weekends and holidays

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Apply within at: 39B Oak St. W. Leamington or send us a resume by email: tiretyme@tiretyme.ca

Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. is hiring 50 permanent, full time vegetable packers for its Leamington location to start as soon as possible. The wage rate is $11.00 for 44.0 hours per week. You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. on a repetitive basis and be able to sort and pack fruits and vegetables in a fast paced environment.

No education or experience is required.

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

EXECUTIVE CHEFDINING Room and banquet experience necessary. Apply in person. Best Western Plus Leamington Hotel & Conference Centre. 566 Bevel Line Road, Leamington, 519-326-8646. oc2-no4

DINIRO FARMS NEEDS full time greenhouse general labourers. $11.25/hour, 45+ hours, 7 days/week. Must be available Saturday and Sunday. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 pounds on a repetitive basis. Please apply via email to: dinirofarms@wavedirect.net. eow-no4

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We are a large greenhouse facility located in the Kingsville area. Please submit your resume to: HR@Soaveag.com

Sharks lose tough one to Canadiens

By Bryan Jessop

A game that seemed destined for overtime even before the first period ended fell seconds short of at least a one-point night for the Wheatley Sharks.

The visiting Lakeshore Canadiens broke a 4-4 tie with 14 seconds remaining in regulation to hand the Sharks their third consecutive loss. Wheatley tied the game four times only to have a trickling puck sneak over the goal line late in the final minute to give Lakeshore a 2-1 series lead in head-to-head regular season matches between the two teams.

The Canadiens outshot Wheatley 12-6 in the first period and forced their hosts to commit several icing plays, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw after 20 minutes. Hunter Corp opened the scoring 15:40 into the period, racing around the back of the Sharks’ net before finishing a wide wrap around by sending a wrist shot past goalkeeper Eric Morneau.

The Sharks evened the score a minute and 41 seconds later during a rush at the Lakeshore net. Recent addition Justin Pinsonneault garnered the undivided attention of goalie Colin Tetreault before setting up Frankie Ciacelli,

who quickly tapped the puck over the goal line from the crease. Calyn Kir was also credited with an assist. The Canadiens wasted little time regaining their first-period lead in the second, burying a go-ahead goal 54 seconds after the opening faceoff. Mejoe Gasparovic sent an ice-level backhand shot into the right corner of the Wheatley net before Morneau could react. Less than five minutes later, Delaney MacDonald took advantage of a Lakeshore defenseman’s mishandling of the puck deep in his own zone. MacDonald pickpocketed the blue liner before closing in on Tetreault and potting a high wrist shot from just in front of the crease. The goal came on a Canadiens’ power play, granting the Sharks their second shorthanded tally of the season.

Lakeshore scored three times on five shots in the third stanza, starting with a JJ Percy goal that was a virtual instant replay of the game’s first mark on the scoresheet. The Sharks again drew even — this time nine seconds into a power play — after Brady Hillock took multiple jabs at the puck before sending it just inside the left post. Cole Butler and Lucas Raffoul assisted.

Colin Sartor one-timed a pass into the right side of the Wheatley net after the Sharks defense failed to clear the zone to give the visitors a 4-3 advantage. Pinsonneault tied the match with 1:19 on the clock, jamming a Kir pass into the right side of the net a fraction of a second before Tetreault could cross his crease to intercept. Brett Bowman earned the other assist.

With heavy traffic piled up in front of his net’s left side, Morneau couldn’t steer aside a point-blank shot that trickled over the goal line to earn Zack Bedard the game winner.

“We fought back and fought back — to lose like that at the end is unfortunate,” said Sharks head coach Ken Galerno. “We had some guys who were minus-three and minusfour in a five-goal game. We’re not being responsible in our own zone. There are guys who refuse to compete down low and it’s resulting in goals.”

On Halloween, the Sharks paid a visit to Mooretown, where they dropped a 5-3 decision to the hosting Flags.The game unfolded in much the same fashion as the previous Monday’s 6-4 loss to the Alvinston Flyers. The Sharks’ opposition again jumped out to a

five-goal lead followed by three third-period Wheatley markers to close the gap to two goals.

Mooretown’s Ben Morrison scored the only goal of the first frame, followed by Alec Segers and Jakob Reeves tallies in the second.

Cameron Rannie and Morrison made it 5-0 before the midway point of the third before Nick Tavolieri-Essex put the Sharks on the board after being set up by Ciacelli and Pinsonneault. Pinsonneault struck less than a minute later for his first goal as a Shark with Kir taking the only assist. With 12 seconds to go, Mitchell Prudence made it 5-3 with passes from Tavolieri-Essex and Bowman.

Pinsonneault, a Belle River native, was added to the Sharks roster to help lessen the impact of a lengthy list of players on the injured list. He spent most of the summer’s camp with the Sharks and was a late release before the regular

season began.

“He’s only played two games with us, but he’s already making some big contributions,” Galerno noted.

Wheatley’s next home game will be played Monday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. against the Essex 73’s.

TOM GIGNAC

Wheatley’s Kristian Brockelbank is dragged to the ice by Lakeshore’s Dylan Kolic during the second period of a Great Lakes Junior C hockey game Monday, Nov. 2 at Wheatley Area Arena. No penalty was called on the play. (SUN photo)