Southpoint Sun April 17, 2013

Major investment in Leamington’s road system announced

Road improvement work is set to begin soon at one of Leamington’s busiest intersections – Erie Street South and Oak Street – thanks to funding announced April 11th by the Government of Canada and the Municipality of Leamington.

Federal Gas Tax funding is being used to improve the intersection with the addition of new left-turn lanes. As well, the traffic signal system and street lights are being replaced with more energy-efficient LED systems. Finally, the nearby Heinz Parkette will receive a new landscape feature, and a nearby pedestrian trail is being extended so that walkers, joggers and cyclists can more easily access the trail. Together, these changes will reduce commute times, reduce energy costs, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, promote alternative modes of transportation and beautify the area.

“With the start of a new construction season, there is no better time to celebrate road upgrades that will contribute to the creation of local jobs and long-term economic growth in Leamington,” said the MP for Chatham-Kent-Essex, Dave Van Kesteren, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. “Not only will these investments improve commute times and road safety, they will also reduce future maintenance costs and save taxpayers’ money.”

“The Municipality views the Erie/Oak intersection as an important people mover, including vehicles, walkers and cyclists,” said John Paterson, Mayor of the Municipality of Leamington. “Getting rid of the old infrastructure, providing a better design and installing energy efficient and reliable LED lighting and traffic signals is long overdue.”

The Municipality of Leamington will use just over $1 million of its federal Gas Tax Fund transfer towards this project. The total cost for the improvements is close to $2.1 million.

The Gas Tax Fund, part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, provides long-term funding to help every municipality across the country build and revitalize public infrastructure. The Government of Canada has invested over $10 billion to date in municipal infrastructure through this fund alone, which is now a permanent transfer of $2 billion per year. Between 2010 and 2014, the Municipality of Leamington will receive $3,537,809 from the Gas Tax Fund to improve local infrastructure.

“Canada’s Gas Tax Fund acknowledges that all orders of government must work together to address the pressing need for infrastructure investment in our municipalities,” said Russ Powers, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). “Stable and predictable, the Gas Tax Fund is supporting long-term investment in local priority projects right across Ontario.”

Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2013 is delivering a New Building Canada Plan to build roads, bridges, subways, commuter rail, and other public infrastructure in cooperation with provinces, territories, and municipalities. The New Building Canada Plan, combined with other federal infrastructure investments, supports Canada’s infrastructure advantage, a key enabler of economic growth and job creation.

Leamington budget passed: 1.32% increase for urban, .89% increase for rural

By Bill Chaplin, Municipal Correspondent

At the Monday, April 15th Leamington Council meeting, final approval was given to the 2013 Municipal Budget. The taxes you will be paying are a combination of the municipal levy, the county levy and the school levy. This year that totals a 1.32% increase for those paying the urban rate and 0.89% for all others.

To apply this to the average household within the Municipality of Leamington it equates to $35 more for an urban house valued at $150,000 or $21 for a rural dwelling of the same value.

The urban rate is always a bit higher than the general rate due to the costs of street lighting, sewer maintenance, and servicing the debt related to the pollution control plant, but this year there is an added $1,378,500 in planned capital expenditures as well. One of these, the Erie Street South Pumping Station construction, is carried forward from last year when it was begun. Since its total budget is well over $600,000, it accounts for about half of the capital projects being charged to the urban levy.

Of your total tax bill, 63.2% is money the municipality collects for its own use. 24.8% of your taxes are for the county levy, and 12.0% is for schools.

Asset Management Software Purchased

Municipalities had it made clear to them that in order to qualify for upper tier government grants they would have to have an asset management plan in place by the end of this year. That is why money was in the budget to purchase the necessary software and expert training. Monday evening Leamington Council approved the price of $46,099 (+HST) for this item.

Leamington already has a tangible capital asset inventory. This software will help staff keep track of the life expectancy of these assets and the budgeting appropriate for their replacement and maintenance.

the board since the 1970s. Four new board members were welcomed to fill vacancies. New members include Sandy Davidson, Arlene Sinasac, Brittany

and Sheila McBrayne.

LDMH:

balanced budget

forecast

for

2013-14; surplus expected for 2012-13 year-end

Parade day change planned by Tomato Fest

Special to The Sun by Mike

Thibodeau

As the Leamington Tomato Festival again moves under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, several changes are in the works.

“I’m pleased the Chamber has taken it over… it’s really back where it belongs,” said Dave Campbell, who acted as chairman of the festival committee for the past five years.

Campbell, who stays on the committee as pastchairman, says the Chamber office can provide the continuity required for the event. The Chamber office can respond to questions and get back to people right away throughout the year, he said.

space in that for years the parade formed up at the fairgrounds for the 10 a.m. start. But that now conflicts with the farmer’s market that the fair board hosts each Saturday morning.

It will be good for the uptown businesses and allow many of the vehicles in the car show to participate as well, said McDonald.

Another possibility is a dinner on Friday evening for the festival sponsors.

“It could be a free rib dinner… we’re looking to fit it in somewhere.”

Also on Friday, as an

attraction, the festival is looking at hosting a “sanctioned” boxing match that would be organized by the local boxing club.

And McDonald said the festival is already booking vendors for the weekend celebration set for Aug. 1618 at Seacliff Park.

The festival committee meets on the last Thursday of each month at the Chamber office on Talbot St. East at 6 p.m.

The festival was reborn in 1984 after the initial festival halted in 1959 after a fiveyear run.

At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors for Leamington District Memorial Hospital (LDMH), the operating plan for the 2013-2014 fiscal year was presented and approved. The operating plan is expected to return a balanced budget resulting from focused efficiencies that have been implemented. “This budget, however, may call for adjustments contingent on later confirmation of provincial funding totals for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014,” said LDMH CEO Terry Shields. Ministry of Health funding is not expected to be announced until mid June 2013.

LDMH is facing uncertainty in funding through Health System Funding Reform (HSFR), the new funding model for Ontario hospitals introduced by the provincial government last year.

Shields is eager to point out that the hospital is expected to finish fiscal 2012-2013 in a surplus position. “This likely surplus is a result of savings from efficiency throughout the hospital with substantial input from frontline staff,” he said. “The hospital will remain conscientious in identifying plausible efficiencies for the 2013-2014 operating budget but with caution of the HSFR funding yet to be provided by the Ministry.”

Leamington is a 65-bed rural community hospital serving a population base of approximately 75,000 for Essex County’s south shore including Leamington, Wheatley, Kingsville, Harrow and Essex. Leamington hospital is an integral part of the communities they serve, providing a high level of quality care and efficiencies. “Keeping the programs in our community remains the Board’s steadfast position,” emphasized Shields.

Leamington District Memorial Hospital provides progressive and high quality services including 24-hour Emergency Department, Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Complex Continuing Care, Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Intensive Care, Diagnostic Services and a wide range of Ambulatory Care programs.

The Chamber did host the festival for many years but it then went back to a citizens’ committee.

And the big change at the moment is the day of the parade, a favorite event during Tomato Fest. Chamber general manager Sally McDonald announced recently the parade will move to Sunday, from its usual Saturday.

“We’re just tweaking it now,” said McDonald.

The problem is one of

Finding the good in everything bad

It seems like every day we are reminded that there is evil in the world. Headlines from around the world tell stories of mass murders, school shootings and bombings.

The bombing at Monday’s Boston Marathon is yet another example of the evil side of mankind.

Like most people I received an alert on my phone – it was a breaking news flash from the Globe and Mail stating that there was a bombing at the Boston Marathon. Within minutes there were videos and reports about the bombing. We waited to see the extent of the destruction. As I’m writing this the toll is three dead and more than 100 injured. One of the dead is an 8-year-old boy who was waiting for his dad to complete the famous run.

How can doing nothing make us tired?

We headed out from southern Florida for our drive home. Our friends flew home, we were driving and our in-laws were sailing up the coast. I am pretty sure that we weren’t taking the quickest travel route, but within twenty-four hours on the road we would be home.

Of course on Facebook, many people were posting their disgust at such an attack and many were sharing their thoughts and prayers for the families of the injured and deceased of those involved.

With the unsettled weather throughout the country early in the week, we were lucky to be where it was warm and mostly sunny. Sudden downpours of rain sometimes lasted for a couple of hours, then blew over just as quickly as they’d arrived. Our friends left on a day when tornadoes were threatening the ‘alley’ through the centre of the states. This threat held them hostage on the tarmac before they finally took off. Mid-flight their plane was diverted around the storms. Thankfully, they arrived home safely with their tanned feet on the ground.

I drove the first leg of our day until we finally stopped for breakfast. A southern breakfast includes biscuits, eggs, bacon and coffee, as well as promises of swollen ankles and thirstiness before noon. Oh well, it is always one of the best parts of the day, regardless of where you are. Healthy choice or not, vacation would be over soon enough.

One email caught my attention. It’s a quote that apparently Fred Rogers said. For those who don’t recognize his full name, he was Mr. Rogers, from the Television show Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood which ran for 33 years during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. I guess, it’s not so much of a quote, as it is a thought. He said when bad things happen, look for the helpers. When catastrophes happen there are those people, those helpers, who step up and help those affected.

It’s too bad that we need to experience extreme disasters, whether manmade or through forces of nature to truly see the best in people. In addition to the 100s of police, fire and paramedics on scene helping those affected were fellow runners, fellow family members who were also waiting for their loved ones to finish the marathon.

Driving north we witnessed the seasons regressing from summer to near winter weather. In Florida the hot humid weather allowed us to enjoy flip-flops and summer wear, but remembering a long ago trip to Disney with my grandparents, I missed the smell of orange blossoms as we travelled. I kept thinking I caught a fragrance of them in the air. Trying to please me, Mark played along, fooling me into thinking he could smell them too. Unfortunately, it was the musk of a skunk and not the fragrance of my memories! Endless orange groves that used to exist have either been replaced with cattle farms or lie sadly vacant as For Sale signs dot the lands. This probably is due to repeated crop damage from icy weather or the fact that cheaper imports made it difficult to compete.

Images of strangers comforting strangers should resinate with all of us that at the heart of every tragedy there is human descency. People do care. As messed up as our world seems sometimes, we don’t need to look too far to see that there is far more good than evil. And it’s comforting to believe that good will prevail.

Florida’s flatlands, moist and lined with trees covered with sphagnum moss and the smells of bog, led to the gentle rolling hills of Georgia and then Tennessee, both lush with the arrival of spring. The leaves looked like ours in southern Ontario will in mid-May. Both the dogwood and red bud trees were in full blossom and wild wisteria hung like purple grape clusters from the greenery alongside the highway. Three separate locations throughout Georgia held witness to the twisted totems left from violent tornadoes that recently made a clearing along the roadside.

Twelve hours into the road trip, wakening from a sleep, I noted that we had passed into our third state and were midway through the States. The same hours driven in Ontario wouldn’t have led us much further than Marathon and twenty-four hours would still find us in the same province. From flat southern Ontario, to the deep northern lakes sided by the tips of granite hills; cold, pickerel filled rivers running near the tree line, where eventually the greenery disappears. So beautiful in its own way.

Our trip was smooth sailing for the most part. I look forward to hearing about our in-laws’ adventures as they set sail out into the Atlantic. Sailing northward in the ocean, they will enter the inland waters around Chesapeake Bay, then continue on through the inter-coastal waterways and lakes that will finally land them home, as they sail all the way to Sault St. Marie.

The next few days I will be thinking of our individual homeward treks by air, land or sea, each quite exceptional when you recognize all the options we have for travel. The thought of the physical and mental work our in-laws will incur on the water makes me tired, but I am sure the fresh air and exercise the trip will afford them will be invigorating for Mind, Body and Soul.

My career as a rockstar

I remember the day I decided I wanted to be a musician. The fact that I really didn’t become one has no bearing on this story.

I was about 10 years old and my mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday that year. Well, I wanted a drum set, just like thousands of other 10-year-olds across the globe. And as much as my mom usually gave me everything I wanted in life, I was not about to be a drummer, at least not yet.

Instead, she signed me up with the Royal Conservatory of Music to learn the guitar.

They sent a representative out to the house to see if I was musically inclined before they would take me on as a student. They asked a few questions and had me do a test and I guess I passed because I was accepted. I wonder now if they accepted everyone.

I can remember it like it was yesterday.

With the sounds of Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana playing in my head, I exited the car and climbed those stairs in downtown Leamington to take my first lesson. I didn’t yet own a guitar because they recommended I take a loaner out to see if I liked it first. I envisioned playing Black Magic Woman or Evil Ways within a month. Instead, I was plunking note-for-note to Tom Dooley and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

With some patience, mostly on the part of my teacher, Mike Jokimaki (yes, for some reason I remember his name), I eventually graduated to strumming a few simple chords and my endless practicing finally paid off when I was able to strum through Happy Birthday without messing it up.

My visions of standing on stage with girls screaming my name had to be put on hold but I stuck it out for about a year before I realized that it wasn’t to be.

After a two or three year hiatus, I finally got my drum set and without a lesson I formed a band with my cousin, Dick Pursel, and two of my classmates. With David Wood on guitar and Mike Vourakes squeezing his accordion, the four of us formed the Royal Blues and began practicing like crazy. The best part of practice night was heading over to the Tropicana, where Mike’s dad Peter would feed us.

Our songs ran the gamut from the Beatles to Anne Murray and everything in between. We even did some songs from the fifties, mainly because they only involved three chords.

We held together for awhile, playing mostly church basements and nursing homes before Mike and Dave decided that the musical life was not for them, while my cousin and I forged ahead, thinking we would eventually make it.

We didn’t, or at least I didn’t. Dick went on to play a lot of local venues and although he had never taken a lesson, was clearly the most musically talented of all of us.

I discarded the drums for another guitar and began to take more lessons, this time from the Fotheringham brothers, Neil and Andy.

They helped me progress into full chord play and even taught me some neat little ditties that I still play today, almost 40 years later. My favourite has always been Everybody’s Talkin’ by Harry Nilsson and whenever I pull out my guitar these days, that’s the first song I play.

At some point I bought a bass guitar and rejoined my cousin to play a few small gigs before hanging up the music career for good.

Truth be told, I wasn’t very good but it was a lot of fun and we made memories that will be with me forever.

With today’s music, I can’t even imagine playing some of those songs but there are some great ones out there. I dropped in to the Lesson Lounge in Leamington the other day, if only for a moment. Charles was busy in the back giving a lesson and I stood there listening to them play together. He didn’t even know I was there, but the music coming from the mandolin that was playing brought back a flood of memories and knowing that some young person was playing that song was great. It’s nice to see them playing something that involves music and not just rhyming a bunch of offensive lyrics.

Maybe there is hope after all.

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in a Troubling World

Beginning Friday, April 19 at 7 pm and continuing....

FridayApril 197:00 pmWhere Hope is Not Needed

SaturdayApril 2011:00 amA Life Without Hope

SaturdayApril 207:00 pmA Universal Promise of Hope

SundayApril 217:00 pmA Mountain of Hope

TuesdayApril 237:00 pmEvidence of Hope

WednesdayApril 247:00 pmHope in a Father’s Love

FridayApril 267:00 pmHope That is Affirmed

SaturdayApril 2711:00 amThe Blessed Hope

SaturdayApril 277:00 pmHope That is Complete Glendon Robinson presents

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ANSWERS ON PAGE 32

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, take time to sort through some of the paperwork on your desk. You could find there is something important that you overlooked that needs to be addressed.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

There are a few things you can't seem to work out in your head, Taurus. A better idea may be to put everything on paper and perhaps the answer will jump out.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, there will be a few moments this week when you seem to have a breakthrough. Maybe it's in a relationship or you have just the right answers at work.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Surprising events are in store as you continue to change your views about life-altering events, Cancer. You may find your master plan is entirely turned on its head.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, your energy level is so revved up that others won't be able to keep up with you. You may have to slow down a little to let others catch up.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, others find it difficult to change your opinion once you have your mind set on something. But it still helps to consider if the direction you're heading is the right way.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, you may be feeling a little homesick, especially if you are away on business or on vacation. Try to make the most of the situation even if you're feeling nostalgic.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, if it seems like nothing is going your way, keep in mind there is a master plan in the works. You may not be able to see the resolution, but just be patient.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, there are a few puzzle pieces that you need to get into place and then you'll have everything worked out. Reward yourself with a night out.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, lay low for awhile rather than drumming up some trouble. Tempting as it is to stir the pot, it may cause more difficulties for you in the long run.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, although you have a few projects on your to-do list, you can't seem to get started. Instead of looking at the entire list, tackle one task at a time and you'll get the job get done.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, turn your thoughts to creative efforts and you'll find the days will just fly by. Before you know it, the weekend will be here.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

APRIL 14

Adrien Brody, Actor (40)

APRIL 15

Seth Rogen, Actor (31)

APRIL 16

Lorraine Nicholson, Actress (23)

APRIL 17

Sean Bean, Actor (54)

APRIL 18

Conan O'Brien, TV Host (50)

APRIL 19

James Franco, Actor (35)

APRIL 20

Miranda Kerr, Model (30)

Sunday, April 28th

Rotary donation creates largest Student Art Show ever

An infusion of money into this year’s Juried Student Art Show attracted four times the number of entries at the Leamington Arts Centre.

Thanks to a generous donation of $1,000 from the Leamington Rotary Club, the usual $5 entry fee was waived and more substantial cash prizes were awarded. Last year the Juried Student Art Show attracted only 41 entries from students across Essex County. This year the 15th annual show had a record number of entries from a record number of artists. The Art Centre filled both galleries with 162 works of art from 91 different artists! “We were a little scared at first. We didn’t have any entries and then on the deadline day, they started dropping off carloads of art,” said Chad Riley, Gallery Director.

In fact, they had to call in board members and volunteers to help frame, catalogue and present all 162 pieces in time for judging. This year’s judges John Haynes, Ken Friessen and Ann Siegel Robertson had a very hard job choosing the top three in each of the nine categories.

Art works came from Leamington District Secondary School, Cardinal Carter Secondary School, Essex District Secondary School, Belle River District High School, St. Thomas of Villanova, Harrow District High School, Catholic Central and Sandwich Secondary School.

Acrylic: 1st – Jenna Sousa, Poster of a Girl; 2nd – Stephanie DiMenna, Sphere; 3rd –Alexander McCraig, Journey.

Oil: 1st – Alison Feltz, Self Portrait; 2nd – Alexander McCraig, Innocence; 3rd – Sarah Trocchi, Xenomorph.

Watercolour: 1st – Rachel Jorrtisma, Robin; 2nd – Stephanie Lahoud, Untitled; 3rd –Beth Grass, Domestic Bulb.

Drawing: 1st – Allison Feltz, Justin Wallace McLister with a Guitar; 2nd – Samantha Dupuis, Prout; 3rd – Delaney McVeigh, Eyes of the Storm.

Mixed Medium: 1st – Samantha Grant, View from a Skyscraper; 2nd – Vennessa Carroccia, Ballerina; 3rd – Kristine Bradt, Sounds of the Sea.

Photography: 1st – Tessa Johnston, Lifted Beauty; 2nd – Alisha Sheppart, Half Dog; 3rd – Sarah Szpak, 4558.

Sculpture: 1st – Candice McFadden, A Star in the Night Sky; 2nd – Shane Chappus, Cheval Jovial; 3rd – Charlotte Cheng, Omnipotent.

Multi-Media: 1st – Brea Dupuis, 2nd – Gabrielle Gasper, Les Miserables; 3rd – Megan Boer, In the Stars. Poetry: 1st – Nicole Gloss, The Storm; 2nd –Gillian Mayo, The Truth About What Adults Think of Teenagers.

A special award – Future Artist Award – was presented by longtime South Essex Arts Association member and director Marg Ross on behalf of herself and the late Don Ross. The winner was Rachel Jorritsma.

The 15th annual Juried Student Art Show runs until May 5 at the Leamington Arts Centre. Everyone is welcome to view the vast collection of student works and vote on a ‘People’s Choice’ winner. The gallery is open Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 12 to 4 p.m. The Gallery is closed Sundays and Mondays.

Ag Society to celebrate 165th Leamington Fair

By Bryan Jessop

The calendar may suggest that June 14 marks a full remaining week of spring, but Leamington residents know that unofficially, it kicks off the summer of 2013.

The annual Leamington Fair will once again be hosted by the Leamington and District Agricultural Society, this year for the 165th time. The three-day event will include the return of several popular attractions as well as a few new ones.

The Friday, June 14 official opening will include access to traditional rides and games by Carter Shows, as well as a few premier additions never before made available in Ontario.

Day 1 will also include Vendors’ Ally, the antique tractor show, and the 7 p.m. start to harness racing. The proposal to have Leamington Fair’s harness racing start a season of 11 such race dates at Leamington Fairgrounds is still being considered — a response telling organizers whether or not more races will come to the local facility has not yet been declared.

Following harness racing, live music will begin under the grandstands. Classic favourites such as the sheep show, poultry show, a petting zoo/pony rides, the Hottest Tomato competition and the annual students’ art show will again return to the fair. The student art show, again to line the walls of the fairgrounds’ Activity Centre, is the largest of its kind throughout Southwestern Ontario.

“It’s very labour intensive, but once it’s done, it’s amazing to see,” said Leamington and District Agricultural Society president Tammy Wiper. “The kids are always thrilled to win prizes.”

First-time features for the show will also include an appearance by children’s entertainer Andrew McQueen, better known as ‘Too-Tall McQueen’. McQueen will put on a show immediately prior to the drawing of winners for new bicycles and bicycle helmets. Children’s entertainers Spin City will also attend the show, sending characters through the crowd of visitors to greet kids.

A new event for Saturday (June 15) will feature the Legends of Wrestling at 2 p.m. and the Impact Motorsports Thrill Show and Monster Trucks at 7 p.m. The weekend will also include an aboriginal powwow and the presentation of artifacts dating back 165 years, presented by the Sun Parlour Historical Society. A Metis aboriginal group will also be setting up an information booth over the weekend.

This year, the home craft/culinary arts division will hold a cake designing competition with a top prize of $165. Demonstrations from a chainsaw artist will also take place.

As per usual, Sunday will feature the annual demolition derby, a time-tested crowd favourite of the Leamington Fair.

“It’s going to be a great fair, with something for everyone to enjoy,” Wiper noted.

Teen hit by driver appeals to public for witnesses

It’s been just over a week since 15-year-old Ryann Mackenzie Wickham was hit by a vehicle and left on the road at the intersection of Erie and Oak streets in Leamington.

Police are investigating, and the teen’s family has been using social media to appeal to anyone who may have seen the accident or may have information about who is responsible. Wickham is home recuperating from what is believed to be severe bruising on her pelvis and right side. “She’s on serious pain medication. She uses a wheelchair to get around because it hurts too much to walk,” said her mother, Lisa Wickham.

On Tuesday, April 9 at approximately 9 p.m. Wickham was heading home from 7-11 and was crossing Erie Street heading east when a black or dark coloured car (possibly a Chev) slowed up, but proceeded to hit her.

“I thought she was going to stop, but the next thing I knew I was on top of her car... She stopped long enough for me to get off the car, and took off,” said Wickham. Although everything happened very fast, Wickham was able to remember a brief description of the driver. Her mother said Ryann described the driver as being in her late 30s or early 40s with a pale complexion and shoulder length dark hair. “She can’t be very tall, because Ryann said she could barely see over the wheel… and there was a Kleenex box on the dash,” she added.

Leamington OPP are investigating, and encourage anyone with information to contact them. “It’s hard to believe that no one saw anything… That’s a pretty busy intersection,” said Lisa Wickham.

Shoppers Drug Mart Commits to Women’s Centre

The Leamington Shoppers Drug Mart has committed to support Leamington District Memorial Hospital’s new Women’s Centre and presented the first installment from the annual “Tree of Life” program. Ross Barnwell (left) from the Hospital Foundation receiving their initial contribution from Shoppers Drug Mart representatives Rob Wright (Shoppers store manager), Mandy Morris (pharmacist/ owner), Rich Morel (district manager) and Brian McDougall (vice-president of operations). – Submitted photo

PLAY BINGO IN ESSEX

Keeping a garden journal

Garden journals are as important as water and fertilizer for a healthy successful growing season. Write down your successes and failures i.e.: did you like the performance of a certain plant or did your pet like it more?; keep track of your vegetable yields – would you plant it again next year?

These types of notes will help you from making the same mistakes twice. Also include a maintenance calendar noting things such as fertilizing, pruning and mulching, as well as splitting perennials at the right time, sunny days, temperatures and, most important, rainfall totals.

Taking pictures of your plants will help you better plan your planting schedule by showing possible gaps in colour or foliage. Chances are most of your garden plantings are summer bloomers so you may want to plant evergreen shrubs or use garden structures to enhance the visual appearance during the fall and winter

Taking pictures or sketching the design of your landscape will help you in not overweeding or mulching in early spring or fall, causing root damage, and making it easy to identify which tiny plants are to stay and which ones are weeds.

Always keep plant or nursery tags for future reference. These can be taped inside your journal. Leaving them in the garden will result in either losing them or the sun fading the print.

Never keep leftover seeds in your journal. These seeds will dry out and decrease germination rapidly. Most leftover seeds should be stored in a cool dry area or shared with a friend at planting time.

Enjoy your garden and time spent wisely; don’t rely on your memory from year to year. Using my three-year garden journal will help you to compare last season with the upcoming year,

In the back yard... creating your own personalized reference to ensure that you can accomplish more each year.

My new Three Year Garden Journal, “In The Back Yard”, includes many of my past gardening articles, family history and pictures. Just in time for spring planting, it’s an ideal Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift. For more information call 519-796-7082 or e-mail inthebackyard74@yahoo.ca

FREE WELL BABY AND CHILD DROP-IN CLINICS. Offered by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit from January to June 2013. The clinics are for healthy babies and children from birth to six years old. You don’t need an appointment to attend. Meet with a public health nurse to have your baby weighed and measured. Caregivers will also be able to speak with the nurse about breastfeeding, growth and development, parenting, and injury prevention. For dates, locations, and times go to the Health Unit website at http://www.wechealthunit.org/familyhealth/news/free-well-baby-and-child-drop-inclinics.

EVERY THURSDAY NOW UNTIL MAY 23 - 6:30 - 9 pm. Why not join us for the “ALPHA COURSE”? Dinner, Video & Discussion, Exploring the meaning of the Christian Faith. Meadowbrook Fellowship 219Talbot St. E., Leamington. Register now! Call Church Office: 519-326-3605.

FRIDAY APRIL 19 - Finding Hope In A Troubled World is the theme of a 9 part seminar series that starts on Friday, April 19 @ 7 p.m. Great promises are made by many individuals, yet hope is not very evident. In this series, Glendon Robinson will present the world situation as it currently is and that there is Hope to come. This free seminar series is April 19-27, nightly at 7 p.m. (except Monday and Thursday) and is being held at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 220 Eire St. N., Leamington. All are cordially invited to attend.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 - Leamington Library Earth Day... Love Your Planet! At 1:00 p.m. Ages 5 & up. Register at the library.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 - The Ont. Purple Martin

Assoc. spring meeting is at 9:00 a.m. at Orchard View Golf Course, 1357 County Rd. 34 (old Hwy 3), north of Ruthven. Everyone interested in purple martins is welcome. For info call 1-519738-3476.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 - Mersea United Church (Mersea Road 8, East of Blytheswood - corner of Rd 8 and Rd 12) Benefit Breakfast for Lainie Sallmen 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm. by Donation. Also accepting donations at: Mersea Untied Church (Lainie Sallmen Benefit) P. O. Box 652, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0. Please make your cheque payable to Mersea United Church and mark the memo line - Lainie Sallmen Benefit.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 - SILENT WALK & VIGIL

Meet at the South Point Community Church, 4 Queens Avenue at 3:15 pm. Walk to Leamington District Memorial Hospital to express concern for abortion. Rain or shine. Leamington Area Right to Life 519-325-0929.

MONDAY, APRIL 22 - Food & Fellowship Supper 5:00-6:00 p.m. Leamington United Church, 9 John St., welcomes all those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet. No Charge.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23 - Leamington District Memorial Hospital Maternal/Newborn Obstetrics presents "New Arrivals" Community Baby Shower - a free event for new and expectant mothers and parents. It will take place from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Kingsville Golf and Country Club. Childcare, food and refreshments will be provided. Door prizes, fashion show, educational sessions and exhibits. Meet your community

health care providers. Find out more at www.facebook.com/LDMHcare or www.twitter.com/LDMHcares.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Free Caregivers Support Group for persons dealing with loved ones with Dementias and Alzheimer’s. Please call Tammy at 519-3260499 to register.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 - The Pelee Past Questers will meet at 2:00 p.m., at Annabelle’s On Main for a tour of Suzanne Brown’s collection, 76 Main St. E., Kingsville. RSVP to Jackie at 519-326-1361 by Mon. Apr. 22. Pelee Past Questers is an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration of artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 - The WonderBroads Charitable Dragon Boat Racing Organization is a breast cancer survivor team. We invite breast cancer survivors to join us in a New Paddler event. This is an opportunity to see what it is like to paddle in a dragon boat, meet the team, and learn about our community involvement. This event will take place at 11:30 a.m. Register with Cathy at 519-972-7882 then meet us at the Puce Marina to join in this event.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 - The Leamington and Mersea Historical Society will hold their monthly meeting at the W.F.C.U., Erie St. S., Leamington. Everyone welcome.

MONDAY, APRIL 29 - A free community dinner will be provided at 5:00 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, Leamington for anyone in need of food and fellowship.

Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events.

Please see the COMING EVENTS section in the CLASSIFIEDS for events with admission charges.

Rules of Procedure Updated

Leamington’s last Procedural By-law update was done in 2000. Monday night, Apr. 15, the Director of Corporate Services, Brian Sweet, took Municipal Council through an exhaustive review of this by-law and proposed changes in its wording.

BILL CHAPLIN Municipal

Arrest made in Mezza stabbing

The Leamington OPP have arrested a male and charged him with the stabbing of a Leamington man on March 2, 2013 at Mezza Bar in Leamington.

The altercation occurred during the early morning hours of Mar. 2 between three men, resulting in one man being assaulted and another man being stabbed with a knife. A 23-year-old man was taken to Leamington Hospital with non-life threating injuries from a single stab wound. A 20-year-old Leamington man was physically assaulted in the melee and was treated and released.

Correspondent ber objecting. Mr. Sweet pointed out that strictly speaking in terms of Provincial law, Leamington should not be opening its meetings with any kind of prayer at all, and so he was proposing to drop that item from the agenda.

Steven Hayden, 33-years-old of Hamilton, was arrested without incident on April 9 in Hamilton by the OPP Central West Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) squad.

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Most of the proposals were merely to reflect current practice or current Provincial Legislation and received little comment. One proposal, however, got every Council mem-

Councillor MacDonald led off with, “I’m very against taking it out,” followed by her clear and cogent reasons. Deputy-Mayor Wright’s objection was, “It’s part of our heritage, part of our culture,” followed by arguments about not needing to sacrifice Canadian culture while being welcoming to others.

While all members of Council spoke in favour of keeping an opening prayer, perhaps Councillor Verbeke’s comment was the most special: “I like the prayer the way it’s written,” pointing out that it is not specifically Christian, but applies to all who hold a deity in reverence. Needless to say, the prayer is not getting the ax when the by-law comes back to Council for its ratification.

Another curious item came to light during the review: the Province now regards a strategic planning retreat, such as local Council has gone on a number of times over the years, as a “public meeting”. Consequently it falls under the Provincial rule that all public meetings must be held within the boundaries of the municipality itself or of an abutting municipality. Consequently, if future Councils feel the need to ‘retreat’, it will have to be locally, not up in Bayfield or any other remote location.

A last oddity that may be of interest since it so rarely occurs. How does it count if a member of Municipal Council abstains from a vote? If it is a recorded vote (done at the request of a member of Council) abstention is recorded as a negative vote. If, however, the abstention occurs during the course of an ordinary ‘show of hands’ vote, it is simply an abstention and is not counted in the negative.

Hayden has been charged with assault, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats. He was remanded into custody and will appear in a Windsor court at a later date.

BANK NOTES

10 ERIE STREET SOUTH

LEAMINGTON 519-326-8805

SUMMER CAMP AT THE BANK THEATRE

Theatre Ensemble is offering a two week summer theatre camp at TBT for youths ages 5 to 16. The camp, run by Joel & Melinda Lewsaw, takes place July 8 to 12 and July 15 to 19. For more information please email joel.lewsaw@gecdsb.on.ca

Erin Armstrong’s Music Moves Kids “WHIMSICAL” - Two one-week music, drama and puppetry camps at TBT for youths ages 6 to 12, July 22 to 26 and July 29 to August 2. For registration forms, visit the Music Moves Kids website (www.musicmoveskids.com), send an email to musicmoveskids@gmail.com or call 519-890-7463.

“FORGIVEN/FORGOTTEN” Theatre of the Beat returns to The Bank Theatre with two performances of a new dramatic play about restorative justice… Torn between compassion and their fear of the unknown, a community is thrown into turmoil upon hearing that an offender will be serving his parole in their midst.

April 27 at 7:30 pm and April 28 at 3 pm. Students $10 each/General $12 each. Tickets available after April 1st at MSCU - 243 Erie S., Guardian Drugs20 Talbot E., Mary Kathryn Ladies’ Shop - Kingsville & The Party & Discount Store - Wheatley. This event has been generously sponsored by: Mennonite Savings Credit Union.

COMING IN MAY

FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC SERIES presents ANDREW TAVES: Join us as Andrew takes the stage on May 3rd accompanied by some great musical companions. In his folk-country style, he will perform songs from his recent album, his favorite covers and some great new material! Tickets: $10 each in Leamington at The Lesson Lounge (120 Erie S) & Guardian Drugs and in Wheatley at The Party & Discount Store. Doors open at 7 pm. Music begins at 7:30 pm.

JUNIOR VAUDEVILLE COMES TO LEAMINGTON on May 4: A program of entertainment featuring music, dance and comedy performed by local youth. Details to follow.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR SHOW THE LOVE! TBT & Friends presents “Show the Love” A Tribute to The Dale on May 24th (6:30 pm) at the Leamington Marina. Tickets $15 in Leamington at The Lesson Lounge & Guardian Drugs, in Wheatley at The Party & Discount Store and in Kingsville at Rebel Cowboy.

County Classic Chorale celebrates 30 years with anniversary concert

In 1983, a small group of singers from the Leamington Choral Society decided that in order to have opportunities to enjoy a wider range of music and share their love of singing with

others, they would create their own community choir dedicated to the enjoyment of singing. The County Classic Chorale was born. Today, 30 years later, the County Classic Chorale has grown to close to 60 members and is made up of singers from across Essex County – from Windsor to Leamington and from Amherstburg to Wheatley, as well as Harrow, Kingsville and Cottam.

The Chorale will be celebrating its anniversary with three concerts featuring songs about singing and incorporating a number of signature pieces that have become associated with the choir over the years. Performances will be in Leamington on Saturday, April 20 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m., both at Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie Street South.

The third performance will be the celebratory concert to which all former members and directors of the Chorale have been invited to join in the singing of several pieces. It is anticipated that this will grow the choir’s numbers to nearly 80 singers. This special concert will take place on Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m. in Kingsville at Epworth United Church, 56 Division South. There will be a reception after the performance open to all attendees.

The Annual General Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

• To receive financial statements for 2012/13

• To renew annual memberships

• To establish the 2013/14 Board of Directors

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 • 7:00 - 9:00 pm

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The highlight of the three concerts will be the world premiere of a piece commissioned by the Chorale in observance of its 30 years of singing. My Song of Joy is composed by well-known Canadian composer Dr. Larry Nickel, with words inspired by a poem by Fab Ricciardi of Toronto. Sadly, since he enthusiastically granted permission last fall to use his poem ‘My Song’, Mr. Ricciardi has passed away.

Advance tickets ($12 adult, $6 child) are available at Thomson Pharmacy and Wharram’s Jewellery, or from Chorale members.

UMEI Touring Choir performs in Pennsylvania

UMEI Christian High School’s Touring Choir is one of 15 Mennonite high school choirs that performed during the Mennonite Schools Council Choral Festival April 1214. The event was hosted by Christopher Dock Mennonite High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The highlight of the weekend was a concert on Sunday, April 14 at Souderton Area High School featuring the combined choir of more than 500 voices.

“This is the 51st year for the festival, and Christopher Dock is privileged to host these wonderful singers from the United States and Canada,” said Dock Principal Dr. Conrad Swartzentruber. “The festival is a wonderful opportunity for students, families and congregations to build connections, make music together, and enjoy a spectacular mass choir program.”

The guest conductor for the festival was Dr. Philip Copeland, Director of Choral Activities for Samford University in Birmingham, AL. In 2012, Dr. Copeland’s choir won two top awards in the Florilège Vocal de Tours competition in Tours, France. Dr. Copeland has also twice conducted performances of choral masterworks at Carnegie Hall. In addition, the festival choirs were accompanied by guest pianist Dr. Beverly Lapp, professor and chair of the music department at Goshen College in Goshen, IN. Dr. Lapp is a 1987 graduate of Christopher Dock.

Congregations from local churches served as hosts for the singers during the festival, which included rehearsals Friday evening and all day Saturday. “Many individual school choirs sing in their host churches on Sunday morning prior to the combined choir concert Sunday afternoon,” said Bronwyn Histand, festival coordinator for Christopher Dock. “There are a lot of volunteers who work together to make this a memorable experience for the students.”

Following the festival, UMEI Christian High School students and staff travelled to New York City for four days of off-campus education. The students plan to visit all the iconic sights of New York such as the Empire State Building, Central Park and Times Square. Tours include the Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 9/11 Memorial, the United Nations Headquarters, and the NBC Studio. On Tuesday night the choir saw Broadway musical Wicked performed at the Gershwin theatre.

Off-campus trips are an annual tradition at UMEI Christian High School which involves the entire student body. “Off campus education is not only a valuable learning experience for our students, it adds to the rich memories of their high school experience. This is one of the UMEI traditions that students remember for a life time,” said UMEI Christian High School Principal, Sonya Bedal.

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All about CO2 and Carbon Emissions

I do not believe that burning fossil fuels is the cause of “Global Warming”. I am of an opinion contrary to the popular cliché about climate change based on what I know about CO2 and its effects. Let us consider the following information. Carbon dioxide is a clear, colourless gas. It will solidify at -78o C (called dry ice). It is one and a half times heavier than air, which means it will ‘sink’ to the bottom of a container. The most important fact about carbon dioxide is that it is very soluble in water. It will rapidly dissolve into droplets of rain and is removed from the atmosphere.

Since the oceans cover 70% of the Earth, then virtually all of the CO2 will be found in the oceans. It is what happens to the CO2 in the oceans that is of interest. A very small amount of the carbon dioxide will come OUT of solution and be released back to the atmosphere. Over time this will account for the small, 0.002%, makeup of CO2 in the atmosphere. The rest of the carbon dioxide will, over time, be used by algae and diatoms in the process of photosynthesis.

During the process of photosynthesis it is known that for every molecule of CO2 used, a molecule of oxygen gas is released to the atmosphere. Since oxygen makes up 20% of the atmosphere it means that photosynthesis has a huge capacity to handle carbon dioxide. The algae and diatoms are eaten by a many marine animals. After metabolizing the food, many of the animals combine the CO2 produced by respiration with calcium ions to form calcium carbonate used to grow shells. When the animals die, the shells sink to the bottom of the ocean and over time will form layers of limestone. I have concluded that carbon dioxide will not blanket the earth.

The other ‘issue’ I have with Global Warming alarmists is how they make measurements of atmospheric CO2. If you want to prove that carbon dioxide blankets the world you must find some numbers to support your claim. I question how the numbers are produced.

Who: Male & Female contestants aged 16+ (as of June 1, 2013) With What: An interest and knowledge of agriculture Why: To represent the Leamington District Agricultural Society at the annual Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Convention (held in Toronto in February 2014) as well as to compete in the “Ambassador of the Fairs” Competition at the Canadian National Exhibition Note: The competition is not a beauty pageant, talent contest or fashion statement. The judges are looking for someone with a knowledge of agriculture and the ability to relate to the public with ease and confidence. Each contestant will receive a gift bag and to the winner goes a bursary along with other major gifts! INTERESTED?

Pick up an entry form at the Society office, 194 Erie St. N., Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Or call 519-326-8082 for more information you can also get application at http://leamingtonagriculturalsociety.weebly.com DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: JUNE

A principle of scientific research is that when you measure something, you must always use the same instrument and methods. There may be a small degree of error between two different instruments, but if you only use one for all your research, you may account for the error. Is the same methods used to measure atmospheric carbon dioxide?

A concept, called the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, states that when you measure one thing you will alter the measurement of another. You can never be sure that you haven’t biased your observations by measuring them. An example of this was the process of measuring the CO2 in Antarctica. It took a team of 120 researchers to measure carbon dioxide levels and they found them going up. Maybe the CO2 came from their breath around the collecting instrument or the burning of the oil to heat the dozens of huts?

Burning fossil fuels does produce CO2. Since the world is able to handle the CO2 that is being produced; then I need someone to explain to me why I have cut my use of fossil fuels and freeze in the dark to save the world. If you agree with me, cut this article out, put it on the fridge, and show it to the next politician who wants you to vote for emission reductions.

Next week I would like to explain the science of climate

THANKS CAROLE GOMER

The family of the late Carole Gomer would like to thank our extended family, friends, neighbours and co-workers for their generous support, cards, floral arrangements, food, visits, charitable donations and online condolences during this difficult time.

Thank you for the gift of friendship, shared tears and outpouring of sympathy during these difficult days. Your countless messages of comfort and strength have helped us and are greatly appreciated.

We would also like to thank Reid Funeral Home for their kind hearted and professional assistance in planning a wonderful tribute to our Mom.

ChrisGomer&Family

Chris

Horticultural Society has lots on its agenda for spring

By Catherine Riediger LHS Publicity Coordinator

April 22nd is Earth Day and it brings to mind the caretaking of our planet for future generations. The planting of trees is one of the best ways to improve, beautify and safeguard our environment. With this in mind, in 2002

Bill Sherk and Scott Watson initiated the “Replant Our Streets” project in partnership with the Municipality of Leamington. To date, 105 large shade trees have been planted by private citizens on public property (Erie Street, Talbot Street, Sherk Street, Oak Street, and the Marina). The trees have been planted for many rea-

sons: in memory of a loved one, to honor a special event and to recognize a special person, organization or occasion.

The Leamington Horticultural Society has recently taken on the “Replant Our Streets” program to be managed by their Tree Committee. If you wish to contribute to this unique

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with Ontario Volunteer Service Awards for continuous years of commitment and dedicated service to an organization. The ceremony was held Friday night, April 12, at the Caboto Club in Windsor. Recipients are, from left to right, Nancy Robson (15 years service), Bev Gillespie (15 years service) and Eileen Wonnick (10 years service). (Submitted Photo)

program to help beautify our town, please contact Berit Collings, President, at 519-326-5558 or Joan McDonald, Coordinator, Tree Committee, at 519-3268122 for further details.

On Wednesday, April 17th the Society will be holding their monthly general meeting at the Leamington United Church, 7:30 pm. The guest speakers will be

Marg and Susan Ross who will be holding a hands-on demonstration in the art of making corsages and leis for Mother’s Day on May 12th. Everyone is welcome.

On Saturday, May 11th the Society will be holding their annual Plant Sale at the Leamington United Church, 9 John Street, 9:00 a.m.12:00 noon. It is a great opportunity to add some pe-

rennials to your garden and contribute to a good cause. The Society has been organizing these annual plant sales for over 20 years.

On Wednesday, May 15th the Society will be holding their monthly general meeting at the Leamington United Church, 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Gianni Mucci on the subject of “Growing Gourmet Vegetables Since the 1960s”. Everyone is welcome.

Don’t forget about the raffle tickets that are available through Society members or raffle coordinator Berit Collings (519-326-5558).

The proceeds will go towards the beautification of Mersea Park. The draw will be made on June 19th. First prize $500, second prize $250, third prize $100.

LDSS, KDHS students in cast of Les Misérables

The Ontario Secondary Teachers Association ‘work-torule’ policy last fall may have cancelled high school drama performances, but it didn’t stop the area’s youth from performing.

Leamington District Secondary School drama teacher

Joel Lewsaw and two other high school drama teachers from Essex County decided to pool the talent from across the county and create a student production without teacher involvement. The three teachers - Joel, John and Joe – volunteered their time away from school and created Triple J Productions. “We didn’t want to go against the union, but we wanted to do a production, so we started Triple J Productions,” said Lewsaw.

“My good friend at Walkerville already had the rights to Les Misérables (Student Edition) so we put the all out to all Essex County high school students,” said Lewsaw. Auditions were held in January and rehearsals have been ongoing, usually three days a week, since February. Because it is the Student Edition of Les Misérables, all cast must be 19 years or younger. Lewsaw is the director.

LDSS has 17 students in the cast of 48, along with Kingsville District High School’s 4 actors, the local group makes up almost half the cast. The rest are from various Windsor and Essex County high schools, with a couple of elementary school students. The lead characters are performed by different actors on a rotating basis, so if you’re going to watch a specific student, be sure to check the schedule.

Because the theatre group is newly formed, they had to purchase all costumes, and even rented the practice space from the school board. “It was a temporary solution, but we’ll continue to do community shows as well as school shows now that the work-to-rule is over,” said Lewsaw.

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“They’re great kids. They really are,” said Lewsaw. “It takes a lot of dedication. A lot are driving here from Windsor to rehearse,” he added.

Opening night is Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Capital Theatre Windsor. There is a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, April 20 with proceeds from that performance being donated to Autism Ontario. Others shows are scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 21, 2 p.m.; Friday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 27, 2 p.m. (proceeds to SickKids); Saturday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15 in advance and can be ordered online at www.showclix.com/event/lesmiserableswindsor or on the ticket hotline at 226-350-9377 or from cast members.

LAERC Art Open House

An Art Show and reception for the Leamington Area Ecumenical Refugee Committee (LAERC) Kid’s Art classes was held on Wednesday, April 10 at the Leamington Arts Centre. Parents, grandparents, committee members and community friends enjoyed seeing the displays of the children’s artwork. The art therapy program was made possible through a generous donation from the Sisters of St. Joseph’s. The program allows the children to express themselves through art as a form of communication. Pictured here are some

the students with the arts therapy instructor Mary Jane Nohra, left, and LAERC chair Wilma Lamb, right. (Submitted photos)

Ground work begins for Project Pipes

By Bryan Jessop

There’s always a great deal of work involved in preparing for the next curling season, but readying for 2013-14 will be exceptionally labour intensive for the Sun Parlour Curling Club.

Three days after the 2012-13 campaign officially ended with the end-of-season party at the club, preparation for upcoming phases of Project Pipes began with the removal of ice from the facility’s four-sheet, 150 foot-long rink. More than 30 volunteer members of the SPCC took part in removal of the ice, a process the club usually takes care of by shutting off compressors and allowing the surface to melt and evaporate. This time, ice was removed in pieces and shoveled into the bucket of a backhoe waiting outside the rear doors.

“If we just let the ice melt this time, we’d be working in a muddy swamp trying to get the pipes out,” explained Project Pipes co-chair Linda Patkau, who leads a committee of four people along with Joan Kettle. John Couvillont and Gary Koestler are other committee members.

Volunteers removing the ice either took time off from work or were retired. Three of the SPCC members/ workers are more than 70 years old.

“There’s a great group of volunteers within this club,” said Patkau. “They do so much. I can’t describe how lucky we are to have them around.”

The removal of ice at the SPCC began Tuesday afternoon after a walk-behind chop saw was used to cut the frozen surface into two-foot squares, making it easier to dig up pieces of ice with shovels. Club president Matt Dick, one of the volunteers who removed the ice, explained that removal of the two inch-thick ice was

still a chore, as the bottom was still frozen to the underlying sand.

The project’s first phase was the installation of new, energy-efficient lighting. Following ice removal, the group of volunteers will remove the roughly 40-year-old lengths of pipes and cut them into 20-foot lengths for easier removal and recycling. The lines were drained prior to ice removal, with brine (salt water) being stored in barrels until the remainder of the project is completed. Brine can then be filtered and reused. The header bar at the lounge-end of the rink has already been removed.

Sand will be the next on the list for removal, as well as the three inch-thick sheets of insulation below, some of which was brought up and removed when the ice was taken out.

New .625-inch lines made of PVC plastic will be installed by Custom Ice Inc. of Burlington, Ont. Lines will be spaced 1.5 inches apart for a total length of just over 11 kilometres/6.8 miles, allowing for more even temperatures and quicker heat removal.

One of the most notable differences between the old surface and new surface at the SPCC will be the removal of the walkways at the sides of the rink — plans for the 2013-14 season and beyond will be wall-to-wall ice.

Brine line trouble at the Sun Parlour club began about two years ago, when an eight-foot section of the header had to be removed after excessive rust caused brine leakage. Afterwards, leaks began emitting from lines under the houses of the middle two sheets, causing discolouration beneath the surface and eventually, a crack snaking across the two middle sheets. In mid-February of this year, a portion of the second sheet had to be dug up and covered with plywood, effectively leaving the club with three usable sheets for the season’s last month and a half.

The entire project will run a cost of nearly $100,000, funded in part by a $36,750 Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund grant from the federal government. Half of this money is being given up front with the other half to be given to the club upon the project’s completion. Another $50,000-plus has been made available through interest-free loans from SPCC members.

• Switch off electronics on standby and save up to 10% on your electricity bill. Turn them off at the wall when not in use.

• Use the cool cycle on your washing machine. Washing at 30°C uses a third less electricity

• Compact fluorescent light bulbs use 75% less energy than an equivalent incandescent bulb.

• Defrost fridges and freezers regularly to improve their efficiency

Resources

• EnWin Conservation tips for homeowners www.enwin.com/conservation/soeforhome.cfm and Essex Power’s Save on Energy Campaign www.saveonenergy.ca/Consumer.aspx

• Ask about our energy related school programs www.stclaircollege.ca

So far, the Project Pipes committee has raised $37,500 through fundraisers, bringing the club’s currently-available total to about $106,000 — enough to pay for materials and labour up front with some left over to begin paying off member loans. The April 6 endof-season party included a live and silent auction that raised $8,000, made possible with the donation of items from club members. Patkau estimates that it will take another two to three years to raise enough money to completely pay off loans from the SPCC’s membership.

The organization’s next objective will be to replace furniture that is now more than 40 years old. Fundraising for this future project will prove challenging, as a Trillium Foundation grant will not be available.

“They told us to just raise membership, kitchen and bar costs,” Patkau said. “If we did that, we wouldn’t have as many members.”

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County Bridge Results

Leamington Half Century Centre, Mon. Apr. 8: 1st Marilyn Robbins and Frank Duransky, 2nd Bob Branton and Don Franks, 3rd Agnes Fraser and Ross Mackintosh, 4th Vi Major and Pauline Mikolash. Games are played each Monday at 12:45 p.m. Members and new members are welcome.

Kingsville Bridge Club, Wed. Apr. 10: North/South –1st Chris Brennan and Bill Chaplin, 2nd Bob Bell and Sally Bell, 3rd Joyce Moran and Marilyn Robbins; East/ West – 1st Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt, 2nd Ginny Pettapiece and Vi Major, 3rd Roger Cote and Jim Perkes. Bridge is played every Wednesday at the Lions Hall in Kingsville at 7 p.m. For further info call 738-4939.

Harrow Bridge Club, Thurs. Apr. 11: 1st Ann Pascoe and Jane Gollmer, 2nd Don Gordon and Doug Bertram, 3rd Helen Butler and Frank Duransky, 4th Carol Kelvin and Mary Strachen. Harrowood hosts bridge on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Maddy Lavoie, age 12, recently competed at the Victor Davis Memorial swim competition in Guelph. This is an annual meet that pays tribute and respect to one of Canada’s greatest swim competitors both nationally and internationally. Victor Davis set many records, primarily as a breaststroker, before he was killed in an auto accident.

This was Maddy’s first time competing at this prestigious invitational meet and she quickly showed that she belonged. Lavoie swam to gold in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, and finished with the bronze in the 100m freestyle.

Maddy’s swims in the 100m and 200m breaststroke events placed her #1 in Canada for girls age 12 and under so far this season.

Maddy’s times also qualified her for the Canadian Age Group Nationals in Montreal, as well as the Jr.

Provincial Swim Championships in Brantford. Both of these meets will take place in July.

In team relay events, Lavoie’s relay team has also set all-time 12 and under team records and were Western Ontario gold medal winners.

Maddy trains 7 times per week, between the Leamington Kinsmen Complex pool and the University of Windsor pool, as well as 3

land-training sessions each week.

Maddy is currently in grade 7 at Wheatley Area Public School.

Great Amusing Race returns to Leamington

Southpoint Minor Hockey Alumni members are busy organizing the 2nd annual Great Amusing Race set for Saturday, May 25.

Last year the small, but mighty, group of volunteers attracted eight teams of four and raised $12,000 to help offset the first-time hockey registrations for 50 Southpoint Minor Hockey players. “Our goal is to get more kids involved in hockey. If it’s money holding them back, we want to make sure money is not the issue,” said Southpoint Alumnus Steve Tuffin.

The first year was a learning curve for the 10 volunteers who have made some changes and improvements for this year’s Amusing Race. Last year teams travelled in twos to various events across Essex County, which included mini golf at Colasanti’s, blindfolded barrel racing in Wheatley and belly dancing in Leamington.

“I think we’re going to have five stops this year all across the county,” said Southpoint Alumnus Ralph Warkentin. Another change is that all teams will be at one event at a time, instead of being spread out at all the event locations.

“Last year was a lot of fun and we learned from it to make this year’s even better,” he said.

The cost is $150 per team and a minimum of $600 in pledges. Because the purpose of the day is to raise money, and the teams are competing to accumulate the most points, extra points are awarded to teams who raise more than $600 at a rate of 100 points per $100 above and beyond the $600.

Points are awarded for each activity as well – 1,000 for first; 900 for second; 800 for third and so on. The team with the most points at the end of the day wins bragging rights, a trophy and a trip for four to Las Vegas, sponsored by Shoreline Charters & Tours, Leamington.

This is a full day of fun, which ends with a steak BBQ at the Leamington Marina. The BBQ and dance is included in the entry fee and is also available for $30 per person for anyone else to come and join the fun. Tickets are available at Bowman Sports, Source For Sports or any Alumni member.

This year the Great Amusing Race is limiting the number of teams to 10, so be sure to register now. Email thegreatamusingrace@gmail.com for a registration form or for more information. Applications should be in by May 3. Participants must be 16 years or older.

Leamington to host Junior ‘B’ lacrosse game

By Bryan Jessop

For the first time in five years, the Sun County Crows Minor Lacrosse Association will offer Heinz Arena as the site of an Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League pre-season exhibition game.

The Windsor Clippers and Wallaceburg Red Devils — both of the league’s Far West division — will face off at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. The rival squads are the two closest Junior ‘B’ centres to Leamington.

Admission to the game will be $5 per adult and free to children accompanied by adults. The game will be the third Junior ‘B’ lacrosse event to come to Heinz Arena, made available this week to Sun County minor players after the surface dried up following removal of the 2012-13 hockey season’s ice. In 2008, the local surface hosted a mini preseason tournament for the four Far East teams (London Blue Devils, Sarnia Pacers, Wallaceburg Red Devils and Windsor Clippers). A similar event took place a couple seasons earlier at Wheatley Area Arena. In 2009, Heinz Arena was the site of the most recent OJBLL All Star game, featuring the best Junior ‘B’ players from across the province.

The April 20 game between the Red Devils and Clippers will be played

about a week prior to the launch of the 2013 Junior ‘B’ regular season, meaning the rosters of both teams will consist mostly of players who made the upcoming season’s final line-ups. The game has been arranged between close friends Clippers general manager Mike Soullier and Sun County minor lacrosse treasurer, past president and OLA Zone 7 director Ken Jolly.

“This game will help us to get some awareness out there,” said Jolly. “We’ll be seeing some really good calibre players.”

Last year’s Clippers roster included former Sun County Crow Mike Cameron, who played net for the duration or part of seven regular season matches. He posted two wins and one loss, allowing 28 goals and stopping 71 shots for a goals against average of 9.18. He is also trying out for this year’s Clippers squad. In the mid

2000s, former Crows player Albert Bergen played for the Red Devils. Jolly’s son Jordan has also played goal for Wallaceburg. Prior to the start of each season, a handful of midget- and intermediate-age Crows head off to Windsor for tryouts with the Clippers — Sun County’s official Junior B affiliate.

Last season, the Red Devils finished second in the Far West with a 13-7 record while the Clippers finished third at 10-10. Wallaceburg won the first two rounds of playoffs to advance to the semi finals, where they were defeated three games to two by Six Nations, who in turn went on to win the league championship.

Jolly has expressed an interest in hosting Clippers regular season games, but with most Junior ‘B’ teams playing on NHL-sized arena surface, it is difficult to arrange for official games to be played on an Olympicsized surface like Heinz Arena. Additionally, OJBLL regular seasons are booked much further ahead than those of their minor lacrosse counterparts.

The Crows regular season will be launched Sunday, April 28. Jolly noted that there are still several spots available on most teams for late registrations. The SCCMLA will be putting tyke, novice, peewee and intermediate boys teams on the floor this year. There has not been enough player interest to form bantam and midget teams or a girls intermediate squad.

“Our numbers are really light this year,” Jolly noted. “We had a girls program for the first time last year and it was really successful. This year, there have been a lot of girls who have graduated by either age or going on to college or university while others are playing spring hockey.”

The minor lacrosse season ends in early August with provincial tournaments in Whitby, which also hosts national championships between provincial teams. Hosting 545 teams in 10 days, it’s the largest sporting event in North America.

Erie Shores to host 18th Pro/Am

By Bryan Jessop

Although golfers far and wide began hitting the links for the 2013 season a month earlier, activity on the greens will reach full momentum with the arrival of the Erie Shores Golf and Country Club’s 18th annual Pro/Am tournament.

The event will begin Saturday, April 27 with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start and as per the competition’s format, will feature teams of one pro and three amateurs. This year’s tournament has booked 30 teams, nearing the capacity of 36 (two teams stationed at each hole awaiting the shotgun start).

For the first time, long-time Pro/Am organizer Darell Langille has passed the torch onto the Erie Shores pro shop, where the course’s golf manager Joel Epp is now taking the helm. Langille has been the leading organizer of the event since it began in 1995.

“A big thank you goes to Darell for all (his) efforts in making the Pro/Am what it is today,” said Epp, who is the Erie Shore course’s pro who will be leading one of the 30 teams.

As the case has been in past years, the tournament will serve as two competitions taking place at the same time — the pros will compete against each other individually while

at the same time leading their respective foursomes in the team portion of the event. The team tournament will combine gross and net scores for each hole based on amateur handicaps. Each pro will help with his or her team’s gross score where each participant plays his or her own ball. During registration, each pro submitted his or her medal score while amateurs were required to submit an RCGA handicap maximum of 18 (an effective maximum of 14 strokes).

Last year’s winning team was led by pro Curt Gammage and included Pete Brown, Rick Hall and Chris Hislop. Brian Hadley of the Thames Valley Golf Club (London) was the winning pro, shooting a 69 on the par 71 course. Both the Gammage team and Hadley will return this year in efforts to defend their titles. Most participating pros are from Essex County and Chatham-Kent, with some to make the trip from the London area and others from as far as Kitchener and Toronto. Most amateurs are from Essex County and Chatham-Kent, with several making the short trip from within Leamington.

Other pros taking part in this year’s contest will include Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member Bob Panasik, former Canadian Tour member Matt Cole, and Dave Bell and Mike Woodcock, both of whom have qualified for several worldwide PGA events.

Although the Pro/Am has always been open to women and most years have included one or two pro women, this year’s only female entry is Debbie Kobayashi, a certified retirement specialist with one of the three major sponsors, TD Bank. The other major sponsors are Graham, Setterington, McIntosh, Driedger and Hicks LLP Accounting Firm and the main sponsor, Flavour Pict. Flavour Pict, which also stepped up as last year’s main sponsor, is providing food for the participants’ complimentary lunch and dinner, along with Bedell’s Food Services, Unico and Freshco. Other supports include the Southpoint Sun as the media sponsor and Zippy Print, which donated the event’s print materials. Cash prizes for the 2014 Pro/Am will total about $10,000. Competitions within the tournament will also include a skins game and closest to the pin for all the course’s par three holes.

After playing in the Seniors Golf League at Wheatley’s Talbot Trail Club since they formed in 1982, a little rain couldn’t stop the play of threesome James Reid (left), Dr. E.M. McLean (centre) and Jack Baker. They are credited with the formation of this popular golf league, which started with 20 members and currently sees 115-120 members sign up each year. Members claim that it is the best seniors golf league in the province. (Journal file photo, Aug. 21, 1985)

Early start for Tuesday

Talbot Trail Seniors

By Bob McLean

The Talbot Trail Tuesday Seniors League started in 1982, and today has as many as 115-120 members signed up each year, averaging approximately 80 participants each week.

If you’re like me, you want this present weather to warm up so we can begin playing the game we love. The league organizers have decided to start the Tuesday morning league at 10:00 a.m. on April 23. We need Mother Nature to provide us with good weather conditions. We usually had play for April and May commencing at 1:00 p.m. so this is a change from the past. Please note that you need to register by 9:20-9:40 so we can get groupings made up. If you miss this week, sign up when you are ready to begin your league play. Please note that in June play commences at 9:00 a.m. so you need to be at the course by 8:30!

The league cost is still $25.00. Besides our weekly games, we have four scrambles throughout the season. At each of these scramble outings, we enjoy delicious food, beverages, prizes and fellowship!

I’ve heard that we have some new seniors planning to play this year. As always, we welcome these new league members to this very enjoyable league which is about having a good time with the other members. Yet we still challenge ourselves to hit the little white sphere into the seemingly small cup in the least number of strokes.

Hope to see you on the 23 of April at 9:20!

Bobby Jones quote: “Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course – the distance between your ears.”

Rhine Danube bowling results

The following are the Rhine Danube Bowling League scores for Mon. Apr. 1 at Empire Lanes.

Games Over 200: J. Dalimonte 205, M. Dickau 202, O. Wolf 206-238, E. Purr 216, H. Kosempel 205-236, G. Garnham 235, F. Fittler 201, C. Sabelli 213-227, M. Paglione 205-211, S. Garnham 239-213-276, A. Dickau 232-252, W. Fittler 222, J. Valaded 237, C. Kosempel 200-234-233, D. Dalimonte 246-204, K. Kosempel 229. Series Over 550: M. Dickau 557, E. Purr 583, F. Fittler 584, M. Paglione 597, W. Fittler 553, J. Valade 594, O. Wolf 637, H. Kosempel 622, G. Garnham 613, C. Sabelli 600, S. Garnham 728, D. Dalimonte 620, A. Dickau 673, C. Kosempel 667.

Standings: Fittler Farms 71, Unico 67, Dickau 56, Rhine 46, Takis 41, Weil’s 34.

Getty wins WESPY Female Golfer of the Year Award

Leamington’s Alyssa Getty, 16, has won the 2013 WESPY Female Golfer of the Year Award at the 8th Annual WESPY (Awards Windsor-Essex Sports Person of the Year) Banquet. The event was held Tues. Apr. 9 at the Caboto Club in Windsor. Getty made it as a top three finalist for the overall award out of 36 female athletes nominated from various sports.

Twenty-four-year-old Olympian Melissa Bishop, a University of Windsor Alumni, took home the top honour of Female Athlete of the Year. Getty was the youngest athlete at the banquet to take home a WESPY Award. She will also receive a custom engraved WESPY ring to signify being the top Female Golfer Athlete of the Year in 2012 from the Windsor-Essex area.

Keynote speaker was Ken Dryden, former Montreal Canadiens goalie and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.

Golden Years mini golf

A total of 52 golfers recorded a very respectable 98 aces over 36 holes on Apr. 11. Sinking 5 were Kathy Bradley, Rose Taylor and Lloyd Honey, followed closely by Gord Ellis, Ethel Ferguson, Iggy Arner and Frank Lasi with 4 each. Three each dropped for Jim Allan, Herb Ascott, Murray Cascadden, Tom Hyatt, Al Stockwell, Art Sweet, Bill Taylor and Ernie Vandenberg. Finding the hole twice on the first shot were Cheryl Allan, Mary Binder, Eva Kah, Cam Keith, Marie Lasi, Duane MacIntosh, Eileen MacIntosh, Bill Mayville, John Murphy, Doug Vickery, Mary Ann Vickery, John Vlodarchyk, Eleanor Wilkinson and Gerald Wilkinson. Rounding out the ace parade with 1 each were Caroline Ascott, Da-

vid Bezaire, Mike Binder, Madeline Butler, Fran Clifford, Ila Ellis, Floyd Johnson, Betty McManus, Barbara Murphy, Allen Rutter, Liz Scratch, Morley Scratch, Shirley Thiessen, Gerrit Vriesen and Pat Womack.

A low score of 16 for 9 holes was registered by Lloyd Honey, followed closely by Iggy Arner (2), Rose Taylor, Duane MacIntosh, Tim Allen, Cam Keith, Marie Lasi and Lloyd Honey with 17. A score of 18 was registered by Gord Ellis, Art Sweet, Rose Taylor, Duane MacIntosh, Bill Taylor (2), Al Stockwell, Colleen Pearse, Eleanor Wilkinson, Jim Allan, Betty McManus, John Vlodarchyk (2), Gerrit Vriesen, Marie Lasi and Mary Ann Vickery.

A score of 35 for 18 was recorded by Lloyd Honey. Managing 36 was Duane MacIntosh, John Vlodarchyk and Marie Lasi. Notching 37 was Iggy Arner (2),

Rose Taylor and Al Stockwell, followed by Tom Hyatt, Gerry Wilkinson, John Murphy, Gerrit Vriesen and Marie Lasi with 38 each.

A 36-hole total of 71 was carded by Lloyd Honey, followed closely by Iggy Arner and Marie Lasi with 74, Rose Taylor, Duane MacIntosh and Al Stockwell with 77, and Bill Taylor, Tom Hyatt and Gerrit Vriesen with 78.

First place was awarded to Team 2 with a 234 (Ethel Ferguson, Gord Ellis, Lloyd Honey). Second place went to Team 5 with 237 (Rose Taylor, Art Sweet, Andy Orsini), and third place was captured by Team 17 with 242 (Mary Ann Vickery, Cheryl Allan, Marie Lasi).

Next golf date is April 18. The season will wind up on May 9 with regular golf followed by the annual banquet/dinner at Colasanti’s.

Heinz ladies golf league kicks off soon

The Heinz Ladies Golf League will begin their golf season on May 6th at the Erie Shores Golf Course. It is their 38th year as a league and the members appreciate the support that the H.J. Heinz Company has extended throughout the years.

Prizes for the league’s 2012 banquet were purchased from the Inspirations Gift Shop at Leamington District Memorial Hospital. The league was happy to support the Inspirations Gift Shop, as proceeds from their sales go to the purchase of new equipment at the hospital.

The following ladies were awarded top prizes for 2012: Annie Pump - low gross; Ann Johnston - low net; Mary Hrynewich - low putts; and Jodi Patterson - most improved.

The league hopes all members enjoy another year of golfing and friendship.

Spring Doubles tourney at Rec Complex

The Leamington Badminton Club hosted its annual Ontario Spring Doubles tournament on April 6 and 7 at the Kinsmen Recreation Complex. Players from all over Ontario, Michigan and Ohio attended this long standing yearly event. This event is supported by the Kinsmen Club of Leamington, Rhine Danube Club, members of the Leamington Junior and Senior Badminton Club and the gracious hosts, The Kinsmen Recreation Complex.

The results are as follows:

Ladies Doubles A Winner – Ash Mathew & Julie Schell (Toronto/Leamington)

Sand, Gravel, Stone, Top Soil, Mulch

Ladies Doubles A RU – Laura Arbour & Margaret Myjak (Burlington)

Ladies Doubles B Winner – Deb McCoy & Sarah Ball (Woodstock)

Ladies Doubles B RU – Tonia Bryans & Hanny Chen (Windsor)

Ladies Doubles C Winner – Robyn Bennett & Jody Carruthers (Burlington)

Ladies Doubles C RU – Fionna Cowan & Nam Bourassa

Ladies Doubles D Winner – Debbie Arbour & Sheila O’Driscoll (Burlington)

Ladies Doubles D RU – Diane Terbenche & Janet Lambier (Leamington)

Men’s Doubles A Winner – Sam Lamoure & Jonny Tran (Windsor)

Men’s Doubles A RU – Alang Luangrath & Somath Kong (Windsor)

Men’s Doubles B Winner – Erveen Nanick & Darshen Selot (Windsor)

Men’s Doubles B RU – Ryan Harder & Ryan Derksen (Leamington)

Men’s Doubles C Winner – Teo Jiunnzie & Luc Su (Michigan/Leamington)

Men’s Doubles C RU – Greg Gregoria & Mike Ryan (London)

Men’s Doubles D Winner – Paul Taylor & Clovis McLaughlin (Windsor)

Men’s Doubles D RU – Warren Green & Rob Bennett (Burlington)

Mixed Doubles A Winner – Ash Mathew & Jonny Tran (Toronto/Windsor)

Mixed Doubles A RU – Connie Yan & Somath Kong (Windsor)

Mixed Doubles A Cons Winner – Sarah Ball & Gary Wan (Woodstock/Toronto)

Mixed Doubles A Cons RU – Laura Arbour & Jordan Hearn (Burlington)

Mixed Doubles B Winner – Margaret Myjak & Bruce McGregor (Burlington)

Mixed Doubles B RU – Sheila O’Driscoll & Greg Gregoria (Burlington)

Mixed Doubles C Winner – Tonia Bryans & Sam Lamoure (Windsor)

Mixed Doubles C RU – Ryanne Stieler & Sean Frye (Windsor)

Mixed Doubles D Winner – Jenn George & Josh Konopasky(Leamington)

Mixed Doubles D RU – Karen Legria & Paul Taylor (Windsor)

Mixed Doubles E Winner – Cham John & Rob Bennett (Leamington/Burlington)

Mixed Doubles E RU – Zeel Patel & Sanjay Patel

SOUTHPOINT SUN

NOTICES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

ALL PERSONS having claims against the Estate of ELSBETH DORATHEA MATEJCEK, late of the Municipality of Leamington, County of Essex and Province of Ontario, Deceased, who died on or about the 2nd day of December, 2012, are required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned Solicitor before the 24th day of April, 2013, after which date the assets will be distributed to the parties entitled thereto, having regards only to those claims received.

DATED at Harrow, Ontario, this 21st day of March, 2013.

KARL G. MELINZ

Barrister and Solicitor P.O. Box 880

Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0

Solicitor for the Estate Trustee With a Will

Notice of Liquor Licence Application

The following establishment has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for a liquor licence under the Liquor Licence Act: Application for a Sales Licence NOT EASY

75 TALBOT STREET EAST

LEAMINGTON (Indoor and outdoor area)

Any resident of the municipality may make a written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents. Submissions must be received no later than May 10, 2013. Please include your name, address and telephone number. If a petition is submitted to the Commission, please identify the designated contact person. Note: The AGCO gives the applicant copies of any objections. Anonymous objections are not considered. The personal information gathered is collected under the authority of the Liquor Licence Act. The principal purpose of the collection is to assess eligibility for the issuance of a liquor sales licence. Copies of all objections are given to the applicant. The information may also be disclosed pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Manager, Licensing and Registration, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario at the address, telephone numbers or e-mail address listed below. Submissions to be sent to: Licensing and Registration, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, 90 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M2N 0A4. Tel: 416-326-8700 OR Toll-free in Ontario: 1-800-522-2876. Fax: 416-326-5555. E-mail: licensing@agco.on.ca

GENERAL LABOURER

Looking for a self reliant, responsible individual for maintenance of: Equipment, Buildings, Property and Vehicle Detailing. Apply with resume and references to: Box A c/o The Southpoint Sun P.O. Box 10 Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0

SHEET METAL TECHNICIANS

Fully Licensed only need apply. Benefits available. Please send resume, references and a transcript of schooling to:

238 Talbot St. W., Leamington, ON N8H 1P1

Ph: 519-326-9018

Fax: 519-326-3632

grossi@grossiplumbing.ca

Accounts Payable & Payroll Clerk

Candidates must have 5+ years of accounts payable, general accounting and payroll experience. Be able to prepare analysis of accounts, research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues, produce monthly reports, assist with month end closing, reconcile accounts payable transaction, prepare and process electronic file transfer for payroll of 250+ employees. Resumes may be faxed to 519-326-6356 or email to Isabel@naturefresh.ca.

Purchaser

MGS Horticultural Inc. is expanding and is seeking 2 energetic and qualified candidates to fill positions in our purchasing department. We are a distributor of horticultural products serving Eastern Canada and North Eastern United States. Our products and services sold by the company include integrated pest management products, plant nutrition and greenhouse vegetable seed.

Responsibilities Include:

The candidate would be responsible for timely ordering, tracking and follow up of fertilizer, pesticides, biological and other horticultural products. Maintaining required inventory levels based or reorder points and thereby ensuring ongoing adequate supply. Coordinate inbound shipments with freight carriers to ensure efficient and timely arrival of products. Ensure proper documents accompany international shipments and dialogue with our customs broker to ensure all truck, air and sea container shipments customs clearance are effective. In addition this position involves maintaining of standard costs of products and keeping current retail pricing on an ongoing basis. Interface with customer service and warehouse departments regarding daily orders and inventory transactions.

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years experience in a purchasing department in a procurement role is a definite asset. Ability to management inventory in a fast-paced environment, ability to work independently and as a team, attention to detail and accuracy is key, computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, MRP/ERP), strong mathematic skills. Previous experience in freight management position coordinating inbound shipments for both truckload and LTL shipments, PMAC enrollment would be beneficial. As well bilingual in French would be a definite asset.

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume no later than Friday April 19, 2013 in confidence, to:

Gerry Willms, Purchasing Manager 50 Hazelton St. P.O. Box 33 Leamington, Ontario

N8H 3W1

Gerry@mgshort.com

Although we thank all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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NEIGHBOURHOOD SPRING YARD sale - May 4 & 5, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Francesco Court, Leamington (subdivision behind Leamington High School). ap17-24

THE ESSEX-KENT

BLUEGRASS, Old Time & Folk Music Association presents Ralph Stanley II & Band in concert at the Belle River K of C in Emeryville, 1303 County Road 22. Saturday April 20 at 7:00 p.m. Opening Band - Close Enough. Tickets: $18 advance; $22 at the door. Call Bev MacAulay 519-7768716, email: bev4ekbofma@sympatico.ca. ap10-17

ALL YOU CAN eat pasta dinner (includes soup or salad) Monday, April 22, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Jose's Bar and Grill in Leamington. Adults $13 / Kids $6. $5 from adult meals goes to local Scouts who are raising money for the Canadian Jamboree. ap10-17

SUNDAY, APRIL 21Mersea United Church (Mersea Road 8, East of Blytheswood - corner of Rd 8 and Rd 12) Benefit Breakfast for Lainie Sallmen 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm. by Donation. Also accepting donations at: Mersea United Church (Lainie Sallmen Benefit) P. O. Box 652, Wheatley, ON N0P 2P0. Please make your cheque payable to Mersea United Church and mark the memo line - Lainie Sallmen Benefit. ap10-17

T.O.P.S. - Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Tuesday night at the Faith Everlasting Church, Hwy. 77, Leamington. Weigh-in 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. Meeting 78 p.m. For more information call Joan at 519-326-2388 or Connie at 519-733-4458. mr13-may6

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