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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Weekend Weather
Fireworks at Leamington Marina
Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Joe Sabelli, left, and Bob Bourland in front of Bourland’s 2010 Grand Sport corvette.
Corvettes pull into Leamington By Fred Groves
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Sleek lines, bright colors and a passion for perfection. Car guys and car gals brought out their best on Saturday as they cruised onto Leamington’s Cedar Avenue. Over 40 Corvette cars, from a 1964 red classic to Bob Bourland’s 2010 Grand Sport shined up and showed off. Leamington’s Joe Sabelli, a member of the American Corvette Club which is located in West Bloomfield, Michigan, hosted the summer get-together for his fellow car club members and collectors. “We are celebrating the club’s anniversary in Leamington. We have Heinz 57 and it’s the 57th anniversary of the Corvette,” said Sabelli. In his garage sits a tan 1980 coupe which he got in 1984 and a sleek-looking 2005 convertible which he says is his summer car. He says both cars are as different as the array of beauties that were parked in front of his house. Admiring the vehicles, Sabelli said the club is, “a great group to hang around with and everyone are easy going.” Bourland had four Corvettes and now has one but it was the talk of the day and the Grand Sport drew a lot of looks on Saturday. “When I retired in March, I had four and now I have one,” said Bourland. Everyone has a different story of why they started collecting the famous Americanbuilt sports car. “I bought my first one in 1987. Back when I was 19, a buddy of mine bought a 1958. He put in on the racetrack and gave me a ride,” said Bourland who was hooked. The cars at Sabelli’s house were not headed to the racetrack but they certainly were a lot of glittering gems. “You are looking at a lot of bucks, $30,000 and up,” he said. Sabelli not only has a couple of impressive rides of his own, but his basement rec room is a virtual memorabilia show place of cars and the featured one of course – the Corvette.
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The Municipality of Leamington, its Mayor and Town Council invite all residents to celebrate Canada Day. Plans are underway for the Annual Canada Day Celebrations to be held on Thursday, July 1st at the Leamington waterfront. Festivities will include a spectacular fireworks with barbecue food and live music by “Same Latitude as Rome” in the upper park by the Marina. “In light of the present state of world events, it is perhaps more important than ever that we come together as a community to celebrate this great land in which we live,” said Mayor John Adams. “We hope that everyone will join in as we pay tribute to our great country and enjoy an evening of fireworks under the stars.” The Fireworks can be seen from Seacliff Park and the connecting promenade walkway from Robson Road to the marina grounds. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at approximately 10 p.m. with a rain date of Friday, July 2nd. Food and beverages will be available for purchase in the park or marina from 6 p.m. on. Bring your lawn chairs and celebrate at the waterfront! Please note there will be road closures in the area including Robson Road, Cherry Lane and Donald Street after 8 p.m.
HOPE ceremony July 9
Leamington members of H.O.P.E. (Healing Our Planet Earth) are planning a special evening on Friday, July 9 to give Leamington residents a chance to participate in a ceremony which is aimed to help residents honour and replace the trees that were lost in the June 6 tornado. On Friday, July 9 starting at 6:30 p.m. H.O.P.E. is inviting members of the community to a fundraising event, which is also aimed at helping residents bring awareness and signify what happened on June 6. A ceremony will take place at dusk to honour the trees and the lives of all impacted by the tornado. Proceeds will be going to the ERCA (Essex Region Conservation Authority) to assist in the replanting of trees. The ceremony will be held at the Leamington Marina Pavilion. Bring a lawn chair and a flashlight for the ceremony at dusk. This is a family event with music and art as well. Cost for the event is by donation. It will be a coffee house type atmosphere with different musicians playing between 6:30 and dusk. People are invited to drop in any time to listen and to participate in as well as view some art. For more information, contact “HOPE” at hope@3dgathome.com for more information.