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Summer is officially just around the corner, as the Leamington Agricultural Society will present the 164th annual Leamington Fair June 15 to 17. The fair will feature both the return of popular attractions as well as the introduction of new displays and events. Rides, games and treats will again be brought to Leamington Fairgrounds by Carter Shows Ltd., led by Jerry O’Neil. “I wouldn’t want to have anyone else,” said Leamington Agricultural Society President Tammy Wiper of Carter Shows Ltd. “They’re very particular and they’re a class act. Safety and cleanliness mean everything to them.”
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As in recent years, the Leamington Fair will feature several attractions, programs, displays and events, beginning with a 5:30 p.m. opening ceremonies on Friday, June 15. Harness racing will begin at 7 p.m., with a special doubleseat apparatus being brought to the facility that will allow spectators to take a ride around the track between races. Friday will also mark the beginning of the weekend’s indoor art display, Southwestern Ontario’s largest school art show under one roof. About 10,000 pieces made by local students will be on display and judged professionally, with winners of each category receiving cash prizes. Entries in the antique tractor show will also arrive Friday. Dan Wiper, husband of Tammy and Leamington Agricultural Society first vice president, is preparing to present his collection of 19 tractors for the show. Dan also volunteers his time for the conditioning of the grounds in preparation of the fair. “We’re all volunteers,” said Tammy of the Leamington Ag Society, which was established in 1848. “None of us get paid a single penny — it really helps keep the total cost of the fair down.”
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One of Saturday’s new attractions will include aboriginal dancers from noon to 7 p.m. — some dancers are local to the Leamington area while others hail from the Sarnia area. Another new feature is the Egg-citing Mobile Egg Show, presented by the Ontario Egg Producers. The display is made up of a trailer that seats several chickens that allow fair goers to watch the entire production process — from the chickens laying eggs, to inspection and cleaning to packaging and shipping. Saturday will be known as ‘Children’s Day’, with each attending child receiving a bike helmet and 20 winning a new bicycle. Prior to the fair, local schools handed out free tickets for the Saturday bike draw. Another 20 bike prizes will be drawn on Sunday, although tickets for this bonus draw will only be available from the grandstand. Tammy noted (Continued on Page 3)
Cardinal Carter’s Carlos Soares hoists the senior boys ‘AA’ soccer SWOSSAA championship plaque amid a circle of celebrating teammates following a victory against the defending champion St. Christopher’s Cyclones of Sarnia. (SUN Photo)
Cardinal Carter clinches SWOSSAA title By Bryan Jessop
Five days after denying the L’Essor Eagles a shot at revenge, the Cardinal Carter senior boys soccer team achieved some revenge of its own. The Cougars defeated the visiting St. Christopher’s Cyclones in a SWOSSAA senior boys ‘AA’ tilt that required penalty kicks to solve a 1-1 stalemate that proceeded through two extra 10-minute sessions. Carlos Soares, who allowed the Cougars to reach overtime by intercepting a rolling ball just before it crossed the Cardinal Carter goal line in the second half, started the penalty kick tiebreaker with a goal. Cou-
gars goalkeeper Chris Dias stopped the first Cyclone penalty kick, followed by a goal by Jason Goncalves. St. Christopher’s was successful on its second penalty kick, but were unable to stop Brad Dos Santos from making it three in a row for Cardinal Carter. Dias made another miraculous save on the Cyclones’ third kick, although teammate Chris Delgado narrowly missed the outer right post to seal the deal for Cougars. St. Christopher’s buried its fourth penalty kick, but the Cyclone keeper was unable to stop Celso Carapau’s shot — the fifth and final for the Cougars. The visiting goalie reached far enough to partially deflect the ball,
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only to watch its remaining momentum send it across the goal line and into the mesh. “That felt awesome,” said Carapau, who also scored the host team’s regulation goal in the first half. “We lost this game last time, but the Man upstairs owed us one this time.” Carapau didn’t see the need for his team to change its game plan for the OFSAA tournament, to be held at North Bay’s Steve Omischl Sports Complex June 6 - 9. “We’ve just got to do what we’ve been doing all along,” he said. “We’ve got to keep up our fitness (Continued on Page 22)
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