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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Binational Peace Garden dedication at Leamington Marina Join Mayor John Paterson
and members of Council for the dedication of the Leamington Binational Peace Garden happening on Friday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. at the Leamington Marina, 90 Robson Rd. Leamington’s Peace Garden is part of a binational network that commemorates the 200 years of peace between Canada and the United States of America. There are 22 binational peace gardens that are being dedicated in 2012 as part of the “Binational Heritage Peace Garden Trail”. The Binational Peace Garden at the Leamington Marina will include replica canons, a beautiful water feature and the flags of the two nations created using flowers. A permanent sign will be installed to tell Leamington’s 1812 story, which highlights General Brock’s travels from Point Pelee to Amherstburg in August 1812. The storyboard also includes information on ErieQuest and the Pelee Passage. Leamington’s War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee includes: Coun Larry Verbeke; Arlene Sinasac, South Essex Arts Association representative; Carrie Ann Peters; Caldwell First Nations; Dale Butler, local musician; Denise Gaffan, Pelee Days Inn; Fraser Marshall, Leamington Yacht Club; Jane Toppi, Sun Parlour Theatre; Jerry Brown, Leamington Yacht Club; Justin Baker, Comfort Inn; Karen Linauskas, Point Pelee National Park; Sally MacDonald, Leamington Chamber; Ted Wigfiled, Cardinal Carter.
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Day of Champions at Cardinal Carter By Bryan Jessop bryan@southpointsun.ca
The spirit of sportsmanship came alive at the Secondary Day of Champions, hosted by Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School. The ninth annual rendition of the event included 150 Life Skills students from the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board’s eight secondary schools — Assumption, Brennan, Catholic Central, Holy Names, St. Anne, St. Joseph’s, Villanova and the hosting Cardinal Carter Cougars. The host school was represented by 31 athlete students who were divided into three teams of 10 to 11 students each. The other seven schools brought an additional 15 teams to vie for the Cougar Cup, a Stanley Cup-inspired trophy brought to the winning school each year. The first Cougar Cup was won by Villanova, followed by Assumption, Cardinal Carter, Catholic Central for two consecutive years, Brennan, St. Joseph’s and Holy Names for successive years. The Secondary Day of Champions is a ‘Crazy Olympics’ format of events and for its ninth installment, was based on the theme ‘Popular Movies.’ This year’s nine games games and rest area motif were created by Cardinal Carter teacher Keith Parent. The games were dubbed Cloudy with Meatball, Hunger Games, Tangled, Tooth Fairy, High School Musical, Cars, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Drummer Cize and We Are All Stars — the resting area was dubbed ‘At The Movies.’ The day’s itinerary began with the opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 7. Regardless of individual disabilities, all students are encouraged to participate in
Logan Farias of Cardinal Carter dances to the beat of his school’s Parade of Banners song following a set of nine activities during the Secondary Day of Champions at Cardinal Carter. (SUN Photo)
each of the nine games — those utilizing wheelchairs are sometimes assisted by their respective team leaders. “This is their day to shine. It’s their day where all their disabilities disappear,” said Cardinal Carter Life Skills teacher Peggy Tracey-Zuccato. “They get very excited about it — they’re practi-
cally bursting at the seams. They just love it.” The games are run by 120 educational assistants (20 from Cardinal Carter) and 100 general population student volunteers, all from Cardinal Carter. The athletes also include a handful of Grade 8 students from feeder schools. The 18 teams took turns rotating from game to game
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on a head-to-head basis with two teams on each game station at one time. The winning team of each station received 10 points while the other earned five points. In the event of ties, both teams received seven points. Each participating Life Skills student received a wristband and t-shirt and (Continued on Page 15)