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UMEI Lightning on Line begins generating revenue

the donors to this project.

Idea development for a 75 kW roof top solar project for UMEI Christian High School began in July 2010 with “Lightning on Line” as a project name that suited our school and community centre very well since “Lightning” is the name of the school’s sports teams and “on Line” refers to our connection to the electrical grid. The system is designed to produce electricity in an environmentally friendly manner under Ontario’s Feed in Tariff (FIT) Green Energy Program and creates a long-term revenue stream for the school. This exciting project helps UMEI support a greener world and their commitment to creation care in a tangible way.

In August 2010, a Feed in Tariff (FIT) application was submitted to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and a 75 kW project was subsequently approved in July 2011, with a conditional contract offer of 20 years of power generation at $.713 per kilowatt/hour.

After a number of other submissions and approvals and an extensive evaluation of seven proposals, a conditional contract to build the project was signed with Ethosolar Inc. in January of 2012. To ac-

commodate the project and extend roof life expectancy, a steel roof was installed on the chapel roof together with additional insulation and a new membrane on the gymnasium roof by Kingsville Roofing and Sheet Metal.

The system was physically connected to the grid on December 28, 2012 with an official in-service date of February 6, 2013. The school’s first generation payments were received in September 2013.

“Lightning on Line” features 349 panels in total, with 253 of these located on the flat roof of the gymnasium and 96 panels located on the south facing roofs of the Chapel.

Annual gross revenue is estimated at over $73,000 in year 1, declining to approximately $63,000 in year 20, with the overall 20-year income estimated at $1.36 million. UMEI expects this project to continue to produce power well beyond the contract period. The school is thankful to all who have helped in making this project a reality.

The Meaning behind

UMEI’s Lightning on Line Quilt

School Panel: This large central panel showcases the UMEI facility, particularly that of the original academic building constructed in 1946 by volunteers. The power of

the sun and a representation of the solar project are part of this central theme. The vehicle border highlights the ongoing tradition of “carloads” as the means of transportation to and from school, with one vehicle representing each of the 7 decades during which UMEI has operated.

Academic Panel (Upper Left): This panel celebrates the quality, academic education received by the more than 1200 graduates who have passed through UMEI halls.

Sports Panel (Upper Right): While this panel certainly depicts another facet of education at UMEI, it is also highly representative of the many fond memories shared across the generations of community usage of the UMEI grounds for playing baseball by various age groups, ranging from young Sunday School children to those who engaged in more competitive play.

Peace Panel (Lower Left): The Peace Garden, installed in 2006, is a spot conducive to quiet contemplation, and serves as a consistent reminder of the hope for peace in all relationships, whether personal or global. A surrounding border of doves completes the theme.

Community Panel (Lower Right): UMEI has served as a community centre for the Mennonite constituency for

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Lightning on Line begins generating revenue

(Continued from Front) many years and in many ways. The annual Mennonite Community Festival is displayed in this panel as a representation of this community spirit.

Music Panel: This panel contains the first four bars of “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow”. The thematic of this panel reflects a spirit of praise and our traditional and continued expression of worship and thankfulness through song.

Fundraising Campaign

The overall goal of the Lightning on Line Solar Project was to assist in providing the additional, year on year, operating revenue needed to ensure long-term financial stability for UMEI and its associated use as the local Mennonite Community Centre.

In 2011, UMEI’s Board of Directors decided to

raise the funds to pay for this project through a capital campaign so that the school could reap the benefits of this increased revenue immediately, or nearly so. The campaign goal was $500,000. After a number of months of designing the

campaign, a meeting was held in April 2012 with 18 individuals who had agreed to act as ambassadors during Phase 1 of the campaign. Their task was to approach potential donors to solicit larger donations. Phase 2, the broader public

portion of the campaign, was launched on May 27, 2012 with a follow up telethon manned by students in January of this year.

To commemorate the Lightning on Line Project, a quilted work of art was com missioned to acknowledge

the gifts received for the project and to celebrate various aspects of UMEI, both as a school and as a community centre. Donor names have been incorporated into this quilt on various items depending on support level and will serve as a lasting memento of participation.

Additionally, revenues from the 2012 and 2013 Surf ’n Turf dinner event have been

directed to this campaign.

To date, approximately $445,000 has been generously committed towards this project. Every dollar that has been donated toward this campaign will generate an additional $3 for the school over the lifetime of the contract with the OPA. UMEI is grateful for the community support this project has received.

Standing room only

at alley debate

An item of ‘old business’ that was discussed at the Mon. Sept. 9 Council meeting goes back to the alley between the First Baptist Church and its education building facing Fox Street. Back in January the application to close the alley so the church and education building could be connected was denied. Since then the church and administration have worked on a ‘new’ proposal to divert the alley from exiting onto Fox Street to Russell. There is local opposition to this relocation, but no administrative opposition nor technical impediment.

Both sides of the debate were out in force, and Council chambers were filled to standing room only. The solicitor for one neighbour suggested that accepting the proposed re-alignment to Russell “will be an invita-

tion to litigation”, and after lengthy itemizations of concerns added “there are too many unanswered questions to support the by-law [to close up the part of the alley leading to Fox] tonight.”

The solicitor for the Baptist Church outlined the serious effort that had gone into trying to satisfy the concerns of residents while achieving the added level of safety they would enjoy if the alley were rerouted. Still, however, the concerns and objections persisted

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with more delegations of neighbours who believe that the change will be less safe for them.

In the end, seeing that no agreement was likely, and that a final decision would preclude any solution that

BIA boundary changes

Back in March the Leamington Business improvement Association (BIA) submitted a request to Leamington Council to expand the BIA boundaries to match those of the Community Improvement Area, along with an expansion north to Wilkinson Drive. Based on the requirements of Provincial Legislation, municipal administration sent out notices about the plan to expand. By the deadline of August 19th, four objections had been received, and on the basis of their location administration

House fire on Deer Run Road

A house fire on Deer Run Road Friday night, September 6 caused an estimated $450,000 damage.

Leamington firefighters were called to the scene at approximately 10 p.m. No injuries were reported to the homeowners, however one firefighter was treated at hospital for exhaustion. The fire was ruled accidental.

has recommended to Municipal Council that the BIA be expanded only to match the CIP area and not include the northern area beyond.

Once all members of Council were clear that the only reason for the northern boundary extension request was due to confusion

— some businesses thought that they would then be eligible for CIP funding, but they would not; merely joining the BIA would not put them into the CIP area — Municipal Council decided to allow the BIA boundary to match the CIP boundary exactly.

might satisfy everybody, Municipal Council decided to defer the decision to allow the church and the neighbourhood more dialogue to see if they could come to an agreement. Council members made it clear, however, that if no agreement is reached, the alley will not be changed.

Harvesting

This morning I looked out into our backyard and thought, “What’s happened?” I haven’t had time to touch and care for the plants in over four weeks and everything looked withered and near death. Caring for a home and everyone in it takes constant tending and when the balance sways one way, something always suffers.

My children and new houseguest have been the focus over the last month. You guessed it! Mark and I are not empty nesters and we’re starting to wonder if we ever will be. This year, however, is different because instead of a house full of hockey players our rooms are filled with girls! One is a return guest who is attending her last year at St. Clair College in Chatham, and the other two young ladies are here temporarily working at the Ministry of Natural Resources. It’s a little fishy!

for attention. Whether children, gardens, pets or friendships, they all require similar things to thrive. Every once in a while this responsibility can become overwhelming.

Every living thing needs nutrients, care and a safe place to extend their roots. Sometimes relocation is necessary to allow full growth potential. These benefits and care all take time.

Someone asked Mark on the weekend how we have ended up with all of these young people throughout the past years and he answered, “They just knock on our door and we let them in.” This is not quite true, but I think the word is out that if we have room, we most likely will open our doors.

Meanwhile, my poor garden is dried up and I don’t even know how I will begin to repair it. Food is always a good start as it rejuvenates and gives comfort, so I will start with a special mix of sheep fertilizer and topsoil. Next I’ll add water and maybe that should have been first, but I don’t want to work in mud. Hopefully there’s a spark of life left so the flower heads will lift one more time before frost.

My pots are past resuscitation and the time has come to empty and store them until next spring. A couple of mums will colour our steps throughout fall and help to brighten things up. Their name is no coincidence.

I don’t like calling these kids strangers, but the fact is that when they arrive we know nothing about them other than where they live, what they’ve studied, their position on the ice and basics about their families; consequently, we don’t know them. Trust goes a long way and so far we have not been disappointed.

As we continue to enrich our lives, our children’s lives, and those of three new visitors in our home, our garden cries

With individuals, home and garden, life is full. If I can find a little time to tend and care for them all and myself too, I realize it’s better than nothing and the harvest will no doubt be plentiful.

A dozen years later

Where were you when the world stood still?

The morning of September 11, 2001 began as a regular workday for me and my co-workers at the Leamington Post and ended as one of the most shocking things I’ve ever seen in my life.

we’d witnessed.

They say everyone will remember certain big events from their lifetime. I was too young to remember the Kennedy assassination but those who were old enough to remember will have that image burned into their brains forever. The first moon landing and the death of Lady Diana are both memorable events that I will always recall.

By the end of the day, the sky above us was eerily quiet and bare. We saw no telltale sign of air travel as we’d become accustomed to for the previous 50 years. Planes had been grounded all over North America as, for the first time ever, airspace over the United States was completely closed down.

However, nothing will ever compare to the events of 9/11 for me and millions of others around this world.

I was sitting at my desk that Tuesday morning, sipping a cup of tea and working on a 20-pack of Timbits when Nick Cervini said something that caught my attention.

Keep in mind that 12 years ago, instant news was in its infancy. Today, as things happen, you can find it anywhere. Back then, you mostly relied on CNN’s website.

Out of the normal office chatter I heard Nick say something about the World Trade Centre and a plane. I remember thinking, oh a small plane crashed into the World Trade Centre, which, while tragic, was not an earth-shattering event.

I wasn’t prepared for what followed as I curiously popped onto the CNN site just in time to see the second plane veer into the other tower.

At that moment, I think time kind of stood still as we all realized something terrible was happening.

I remember thinking this was horrible and the casualties would be numerous, but again, I wasn’t prepared for the collapse of both buildings and the deaths of thousands of people.

Needless to say, we didn’t get much work done that day, as we all realized that it was a life-changing event that

We all watched on TV as people struggled through the rubble and dust and felt helpless as we realized that first responders who were there to help, were also lost to the falling towers. Firemen, paramedics and police officers who all rushed to the scene to do their job, suddenly becoming victims of the sinister plot, designed to bring the mighty USA to its knees.

If that’s what the attack was designed to do, it certainly accomplished its purpose.

It made regular everyday people fearful to do regular everyday things.

I guess that’s the definition of terrorism in a nutshell.

Over here, we’ve been lucky enough to not have a tragedy like that, but events like 9/11 and the recent Boston Marathon bombings do have their impact on us peaceful Canadians, whether we want to admit it or not.

Things changed after 9/11 and some of those things will never go back to the way they were before then.

For me, the memories of the faces of my co-workers when we realized the enormity of the attacks are still fresh in my mind some 12 years later.

And the images and sounds we witnessed in the following days will haunt every one of us for life.

Letter to the Editor

Supports the mayor’s concerns

I am a 76-year-old Canadian-born grandmother. My youngest grandchild is bi-racial. She is adored and loved by her parents and grandparents. One set of grandparents lives here, the other set are Jamaican and live there.

I heard loud and clear what Mayor John Paterson said. It is sad that we cannot say what has made our children uncomfortable without being called racist.

On Friday night, before 10 o’clock, my husband and I drove through Leamington downtown. There were swarms of people, mostly males clustered in groups. I am an older woman. I would feel uncomfortable walking in your downtown.

Your OPP smugly said, “We have had no complaints.” I say, “You are lucky. You are inviting trouble.”

Earlier last week, three or more men were hanging around a young cashier in a grocery store. One was trying to solicit the girl’s attention. She was trying to be polite, but she made it clear she was not interested. But it was clear he was not giving up easily. Finally I pushed my way closer as though I was impatient. They moved on.

Since the topic has surfaced, two women, both older than I am, were approached by handsome, well-dressed, migrant workers. Both were asked if they were married. Both were asked if they were interested.

None of this “stuff” was ever reported. If it had been, would it be taken seriously?

Leamington, I believe you have a problem. No teenage girl, regardless of how well she is endowed, should be taunted by lewd remarks – not in Canada, not in Leamington.

Maybe our guests, migrant workers and newcomers to our wonderful country, should be reminded when they are in Canada to respect our culture and that includes our women and girls.

– A concerned Canadian, Rosalind Dundas, Leamington

Southwestern Ontario Gleaners hosting Harvest Moon Gala

The newly formed Southwestern Ontario Gleaners is hosting its first Harvest Moon Gala evening fundraiser dinner on Thursday, September 19 at Viewpoint Estate Winery.

Relax from an elegant lakefront dining setting and gaze on the slendeur of the harvest moon. Tickets are $100 each and include appretizers and wine tasting at 6 p.m. and a formal dinner at 7 p.m. Music will be provided by harpist Paul Dueck.

To reserve tickets contact Mary at 519-796-8743. Viewpoint is located at 151 County Road 50 East, Harrow. Money raised will be used to operate the Gleaners new operation in Leamington.

Letter to the Editor

Benefits of living in a small town

Is it beneficial to live in a small town? Does living in a small town make people kinder? Although Leamington has grown and isn’t the small community it used to be, where everyone knew everyone, it still embodies the atmosphere of a small town. People are forced to be friendly and helpful. Yes, forced, or at least, strongly encouraged, and that’s a good thing. When you are stuck behind a slow poke at the traffic light, you don’t blare the horn, like you’d want to. You sit patiently, then smile when Pokey Pokerson finally crawls ahead. After all, you might know the people in that car, or at least know someone who knows them. It’s your reputation at stake. Unlike in big cities, where few people know you, it’s important that you keep your good name untarnished. Cooperation, favours, and nepotism are expected here. Snubbing someone or ignoring a request could have long-lasting consequences. So whether you like it or not, have the time or not, like the person or not, you “cowboy up” and cooperate with your neighbors, grant a request, do someone a favour and hire the nephew. I’m not saying that people aren’t innately altruistic and that it’s only societal pressure that makes us benevolent, but let’s be honest, it helps. Feeling interconnected with your community brings out the best in people. Knowing that you will see those same people over and over again influences your behaviour towards them.

My Dad, Gene Woodsit, used to co-own the Sport Shop (Source for Sports) in the 60’s and 70’s. Inevitably, every Christmas day, during those 20+ years, I remember my Dad getting a call from a customer who would apologize for the disturbance but ask my Dad if he could meet him at the store so he could purchase the camera film that he forgot to buy before the holidays. Without complaining, Dad would leave our gift opening session and drive to the store, sometimes in the snow, and sell them film so they could capture images of their families on this special holiday. He said he did this every time because they were loyal customers and he wanted to keep them happy. Picture yourself calling the owner of a store in a big city and asking him/her to do that. Oh the expletives!

John Omstead remembers my Dad as his favorite store owner. As a 12-year-old boy, in the late 1960’s, he used to

Quilt wins People’s Choice

The Harrow Fair Needle Arts Committee has announced that the 2013 People’s Choice Award will be awarded to Linda Rickeard of McGregor, for People’s Choice Quilt #17 entitled “Country Journal”.

go to the Sport Shop, wide-eyed and full of dreams about obtaining the ultimate hockey stick or baseball kleats. He recalls my Dad approaching him like the Friendly Giant, all smiles, ready to take him around the store to show him these coveted items. Years later, Dad became a regular customer of John’s when he opened his fish and chips place. Mom and Dad frequently enjoyed John’s friendliness as they ate fresh fish for lunch. You can call it karma or just small town kindness.

There are numerous sociological studies tackling the hypothesis that small towns breed good character traits, but I’ve done my own empirical study and my conclusion is that living in a small town does impact ones’ character for the better. It certainly worked on my Dad, the greatest guy I know.

Karla Griffin, Leamington

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, you may not like scheduling too many things in advance, but sometimes it pays to plan and let others know your schedule so their minds are at ease.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

You may experience a financial windfall this week, Taurus. It may be a good time to ask for a raise or to play the lottery. Luck is on your side in the coming days.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, expand your horizons and your path to success will be illuminated. Creativity will bring new opportunities and people into your life this week.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Share your optimism and enthusiasm with others, Cancer. You may prove unable to contain your happiness, so don't be surprised if those around you pick up that vibe.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, expect your social life to take off this week. Things pick up with your friends, and romance might be right around the corner. Enjoy the ride.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, you might think you can do no wrong at work, but scale back on risky decisions. Right now you have achieved financial stability, and you don't want to risk that.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, your heart is set on a lofty goal, but you recognize all the hard work necessary to make that goal a reality. Give it your best shot, and you will be glad you did.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you may convince yourself that now is not the time to

spend money on something that will make you feel good, but there is no reason to let fear get in the way of happiness.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

A friend or partner could open up a window of opportunity for you, Sagittarius. Make the most of this opportunity, and success will soon follow.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Don't be too hard on yourself if you don't get much done this week, Capricorn. There are many enticing distractions, and you can afford to devote some time to trivial pursuits.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, this week may allow you to have your cake and eat it, too. Friends may be envious of your luck, so be sure to share some of your good fortune with those around you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, devote ample time to your personal life this week. A few things need sorting out, so don't hesitate to put other matters on the back burner.

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County bridge results

Kingsville Bridge Club

Results for Wednesday, September 4, 2013

North / South

1st – Vi Major and Marg Koeman

2nd – Bob Lee and Henry Hildebrandt

3rd – Bob Branton and Jack Warmenhoven

East / West

1st – Ernie and Sonia Jackiw

Roadhouse,

Manager

2nd – Jim Perkes and Roger Cote

3rd – John and Dorothy McGregor

Every Wednesday at the Lion’s Hall in Kingsville. Start time 7:00. For further info call 738-4939.

Harrow Bridge Club

Results for Thursday, September 5, 2013

1st - Teri Ford and Pat DeNapoli

2nd - Sharon Lutz and Frank Duransky

3rd - Helen Biales and Mary Strachen

4th - Nancy and Jim Murphy

Every Thursday at Harrowood. Start Time 7:00. For further information call 738-4939.

New 12-step program that addresses abuse issues

Beyond Abuse (BA) is a 12-step program for men and women from the age of 15 years and up. BA has the same principles and guidelines as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and similar groups. It is the first program of its kind to consider and address the core of what truly hurts a person, affecting the emotions, changing the belief system, creating unfinished business and causing the use of unproductive behavior (mismanagement of funds, de-

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structive relationships with self and others) and coping mechanisms like drugs, alcohol, overworking, isolation, etc.

The goal of Beyond Abuse is to assist victims of emotional, sexual, and physical abuse to overcome its negative effects and to become empowered to move beyond abuse from victim to victor! Everyone, who has experienced emotional affects to their thinking process and emotional being/spirit, can be assisted by this program. Traumas are a form of emotional abuse/hurt and can take the form of words and various circumstances such as divorce, financial and health challenges, and the death of a loved one (including pets). These traumas have an everlasting effect, until addressed through a healing process.

Sexual and physical abuse have an element of having been touched in an inappropriate way, causing issues with trust, with relationships and many other issues. Abuse/hurt is when an individual has had his/ her personal power taken away. The scars/effects of this are long lasting, but can be modified and healed using the 12 steps, giving inner peace.

Beyond Abuse is now offering an on-going 12-step meeting every Thursday starting September 26, run by trained facilitators to assist participants in overcoming the effects of abuse/ hurts.

Meetings will be held at Ambassador Community Church, 3033 Rivard Avenue, Windsor, in the community/welcome room. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and meetings start at 7 p.m. sharp until 9 p.m.

For information contact Connie L. at (519) 3250723.

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” - Twyyla Tharp

A Love Affair With Essex County...

This month you can run away to the LAC for one last hurrah before the summer’s end.

If you have a passion for the birds, the beaches, the wineries, the nature, the wildlife or the people and places of Windsor-Essex and Pelee Island, then this is your show!

This month the LAC features A Love Affair with Essex County, an exhibition with a focus to showcase the sights and points of interest in our beautiful region. Artists share their fascination and show us the landmarks, the breakthroughs, the momentous places and occasions, the things revolutionary, innovative, groundbreaking, radical, pioneering, historic, significant, wondrous, unique and more found within Windsor-Essex and Pelee Island. This exhibition is proudly sponsored by the Friends of Point Pelee with a thank you to Allen and Marilyn Scase for their help and support in preparation for the exhibition and opening reception.

And in the Main Gallery you will be in awe by the talents of Kingsville based artist, Vera Graham. Her exhibition titled, Collective Souls, captures the many faces of people past and present that have come into her life. Her work has a strong modern style resembling the many pieces seen from the 20th Century Western paintings of Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Vera Graham is a self-taught artist who worked for fourteen years alongside her mentor and Calgary’s most prominent portrait painter, Tzak. This experience has enabled her to develop her skills and individual style, she labeled, “expressive realism”. Vera is driven by a passion to exalt realism by pushing her medium to heighten the colours, motion and shapes around her. Her expectation is to create a harmonious image that will evoke emotion in the viewer. She knows she has succeeded when the viewer stops, looks and sees.

Vera Graham is new to Kingsville, Ontario having moved here from Calgary, AB with her husband, David when he retired in 2010. It has been a difficult move for her, having to reestablish herself as an artist all over again. Nevertheless, she feels very welcome in the area and continues to work on new projects that are of interest to her and consistent with her style of painting. She had a slow start spending endless hours searching for a home that was wheelchair accessible and then to insure all necessary changes were made to accommodate her husband with paraplegia. With that accomplished, she created her work space and began to search out various options for exhibition in the area. The LAC is proud to feature Vera in her first solo exhibition at the LAC. We hope you stop in during the month to see her beautiful and striking portraits.

Save the Date: Uptown Leamington Culture Crawl, Sat. Sept 28th 10am - 5pm. Seeking artists & uptown Leamington stores to feature artists. For more information please contact the LAC, Amanda Smith, Manager of Recreation and Culture or Shawn Bodle at the BIA.

LEAMINGTON ARTS CENTRE

South Essex Arts Association

72 Talbot St. W

Leamington, ON N8H 1M4

When staying ashore is a better idea

LLOYD BROWNJOHN

Cobweb Corner...

There were all these Tall Ships that were in the neighborhood flaunting their masts and running their scuppers and spotting drinks over the yardarms and all that naval talk, so I assumed that as my sailing days were somewhat commensurate with those of sailing ships, I had better head to the docks and see if they had need of a spare seaworthy hand.

My very first serious job was as a deckhand on a large deep-sea tugboat along the BC coast. I still retain my US immigration paper indicating that I once entered the USA as a “seaman”. I’ve run-up lines, coiled lines, dropped anchor and painted more acres of deck than I care to remember. So, I thought, how could those Tall Ships resist a man of my ripe experience as a prospective crew member, especially as it was the intention to do battle with Americans in Lake Erie in what I assumed was to be a best 2 out of 3 series of sea battles.

So I took ‘meself’ to the dock prepared to sign on as a crew member for round II of the Battle of Lake Erie. I was absolutely certain that with my experience on the high seas and my infamous capacity to make nasty comments (always a useful weapon in war!) I would be welcomed aboard a needy ship. As I’m covered by OHIP and OAS, the matter of wages and benefits was of little concern.

On the first ship I boarded I asked for the Master and Commander. A delightful young woman approached me

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and identified herself as First Mate.

Gadzooks, thought I, a woman as a crew member – have they not heard of the curse of the wicked sea witch or was it the albatross or the white whale? I recalled my first lesson at sea – don’t pee into the wind! Now how could she possibly accomplish that?

I explained that I was available to sign on as a crew member and was prepared to fight at sea for Queen and Country. She smiled, then told me that they were fully crewed and that perhaps the next ship-of-the-line docked ahead might have need of an old sea salt.

I moved to the next Tall Ship, boarded, and met a man wearing a captain’s t-shirt. “Ahoy,” said I in my best Robert Newton Treasure Island accent. “I bin heerin’ ya’ll lookin’ fur a real sailor?”

He looked me up and down and said, “G’day mate. You want to be goin’ into battle is it?”

“Aye” I replied, vigorously swinging my dollar store plastic sword about his knees (he was a tall lad!).

“Well, then,” he said, “let’s see you fetch yourself up the mizzen mast and furl that sail flapping on the starboard quarter.”

I gulped. “Way up there at the top of that mast!”

“Yup, if you want to be real sailor you’ll scamper up there and furl that loose sail and if’n you can’t do it I can have you flogged with my pet Siamese cat’s tail,” said he.

Now if there is really one thing chubby little old guys should not be doing is scampering up towering masts above the decks of ships. This would be even more dangerous were the ship actually at sea and rolling a bit on a swell or high sea.

Quick thought and rapidity of action do not come easily to an old guy. Nevertheless, it clearly was time to retreat and salvage what, if anything, I might recover of my dignity.

Making matters worse for me was the realization that, I swear, a third of the population of southern Essex County was gathered on the ship and the dock, all watching our exchange.

Reverting back to Robert Newton’s accent, I said, “Aye, tis me hands can’t furl any more since that brutal last trip round Cape Scott on Vancouver Island – hands, you know, torn to shreds, fingers lacerated by ice and wind...”

And as he gently escorted me to the gangway, he said, “Sir, thanks for visiting our Tall Ship and enjoy the celebration.”

I found my way (retreated) to the dock where I sensed the assembled crowd was chuckling. But fast-forward then to the shore where, after a beer at the local pub, I realized that we aged and experienced ones are no longer appreciated by today’s modern sailors. Better, I thought, to stay ashore and watch the young people marvel at these beautiful ships.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 - Fall

Meeting of the Ont. Purple Martin Assoc., at 9:00 a.m. Orchard View Golf Course, 1357 County Rd. 34 (old Hwy 3), Ruthven. Members are reminded to bring their statistics for the year. The public is welcome. Call 1-519-738-3476 for further information.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 - Essex

County Orchid Society will meet at 1:30 p.m., St. Stephen's Church Hall, 5280 Howard Ave., Windsor. Speakers: Growers Doug and Terry Kennedy (AOS judge). Topic: Oncidium/Tolumnia orchids. They will have orchids for sale. Membership renewal time and new members always welcome. More info: www.essexcountyorchidsociety.webs.com

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17 - The Pelee Past Questers #1498 will meet or an Antique Crawl of shops in Leamington and Kingsville. Meet at 1:00 p.m. at the southwest corner of the Real Canadian Superstore to car pool. Dessert and beverage will follow at King's Landing. Guests are encouraged. For info call Jackie 519-326-1361. Questers is an organization for the study of antiques, preservation and restoration of artifacts, existing memorials, historical buildings, landmarks and education.

Fall Fertilizer for the Lawn

The fall season is quickly approaching and your lawn appears to have stopped growing, but the roots are actually growing deeper to prepare for winter.

Now is the best time to fertilize and reseed your lawn. A healthy height for grass this time of the year is 2½ inches. Don’t let leaves pile up blocking needed sunlight, as this will cause the grass blades to turn yellow and die. A mulching mower works best, creating valuable nutrients. Aerating makes holes allowing water to the root base.

A good fall fertilizer blend will have the first number (nitrogen) twice the amount as the potassium mixture (last number), example 25-3-10. The nitrogen helps build strong healthy roots, while the potassium will help the survival during the cold winter temperatures.

Don’t apply any weed and feed mixture or weed killer when reseeding and always read the directions.

Different fertilizer mixtures will need to be applied on a wet lawn or watered in after the application. Fall feeding is very important as it boosts the health of your lawn after the heat of the summer and will prepare it for winter. This will, in turn, give the proper nutrients needed for a healthy spring year after year.

Fall preparation is an important time to be using your garden journal, to help finish the year and where to start again in the spring. Visit my website www.bptreemarketing.com.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - Erie

Shores Quilt Guild - This nonprofit group of over 100 men and women who meet the third Tuesday of every month (except December) at Kingsville Arena (2nd floor) 1721 Jasperson Drive, Kingsville at 7:00 p.m. Our new year begins Tuesday September 17. If you enjoy sewing, want to take workshops to improve your skills, see Trunk Shows by renouned Quilt Artists, and enjoy the social aspects of an engaging hobby, please consider joining this positive, progressive group.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18Leamington Horticultural Society general meeting at 7:30 p.m., Leamington United Church. Speaker: Rob van Staalduinen. Topic: Keepsake Post Tornado. Guests are welcome. Attendance is free. Light refreshments will be served. For info call Ken Clar 519325-0769.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Leamington United Mennonite Church invites everyone to a free neighbourhood carnival at 78 Oak Street East, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Lots of fun activities for the kids and free hot dogs for everyone!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21Bicentennial Branch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association

September Luncheon. 12:00 noon at Curch of the Epiphany, JKingsville. For more info call 519796-3393 or email info@uelbicentennial.org.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - Food & Fellowship Supper, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Leamington United Church, 9 John St. would like to invite all those who are alone or having trouble making ends meet to come and share a meal together. No charge.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25FREE Well Baby and Child Drop-in Clinic, from 1:00-3:30 p.m., at Mill Street Ontario Early Years Centre, 134 Mill St. (Mill St. Public School), Leamington. The clinics are for healthy babies and children from birth to 6 years old. Meet with a public health nurse to have your baby weighed and measured. Caregivers will also be able to speak with a nurse about breastfeeding, growth and development, parenting and injury prevention. No appointment needed. For more info or future clinic dates visit www.wechealthunit.org.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30 - Knox Presbyterian Church, 58 Erie St. S., Leamington will be providing a free meal for those in need of food and fellowship in the community at 5:00 p.m.

A brown pelican spotted at Wheatley Harbour recently had the birding community all a flutter as birders came to see this rare sighting. According to an internet search: “There are seven or eight species of pelican in the world. Brown Pelicans breed from Anacapa Island, California south to Chile and from Maryland to Venezuela and Trinidad. After breeding, they may be seen as far north as British Columbia and Nova Scotia. They are the only species of pelican that is strictly marine in habitat, never found more than 20 miles out to sea or inland on fresh water. They prefer shallow inshore waters such as estuaries and bays. Brown Pelicans are large (3-5 kg) mostly dark brown birds with white to pale yellow necks and black feet and legs. Their most distinguishing feature is a long beak (23-34 cm) with a hooked tip and a huge pouch. Their legs are short and all four toes are webbed. Their wing span is more than 2 meters, they soar well, and often glide low over the water.” Steve Pike shared this close up shot of the brown pelican.

Flyers open season with two wins

By Bryan Jessop

If Week 1 of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season is any indication, the Leamington Flyers will be a force to be reckoned with in 2013-14.

Over a span of three days, the Flyers both claimed and denied playoff payback against their opposition, defeating the London Nationals 5-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and cruising past the Sarnia Legionnaires 7-2 on Friday, Sept. 6 in their home opener.

The Flyers were one of four teams to kick off the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season on Wednesday of last week with a game in London against the defending GOJHL champion Nationals. Leamington emerged as 5-1 victors in a gesture to avenge being eliminated from the Western Conference semifinals by London in last season’s playoffs.

Scoring started in the final minute of the first period, when veterans Tony Spidalieri and Alex Seguin set up Mitch Amante — another veteran — with the first of the season during a power play. Spidalieri made the only addition to the scoresheet of the second frame with helpers by fellow veterans David Dalby and Kyle Shaw, also during the man advantage.

Spidalieri’s impressive start on the season continued with his second tally of the night 19 seconds into the third period with an assist credited to Seguin — also during the power play. The

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Nats finally replied with a Paul Hopkins goal 1:39 later, the only successful London offensive attack of the contest.

The Flyers recaptured their three-goal lead late in the game with an unassisted effort by former Essex 73 Ryan Muzzin. Defenseman Jacob McGhee finished the scoring a minute and 14 seconds later on passes from Dalby and fellow rookie Cale Allen.

All five Leamington goals were scored on the power play, earning them a five for 11 record with the man advantage. The Nationals were held to zero for five. The Flyers limited their hosts to seven shots through the opening 40 minutes for a 30-15 margin at the final buzzer. Rookie goalie Trevor Wheaton picked up the win.

The Flyers’ impressive power play picked up where it left off against the Sarnia Legionnaires for an uncommon Friday night opener. Sarnia, eliminated in the first round of last season’s playoffs in five games by Leamington, was sent home with a 7-2 loss.

During the game’s first power play, Shaw took a perfect forward pass from Dalby to storm in on Legionnaire goalie Sean Parker to earn his team a 1-0 lead. Kyle Quick, who played most of the 2012-13 season with the Great Lakes Junior ‘C’ Wheatley Sharks, added to the Flyers’ lead by swatting a loose puck over the goal line from the right side of the Sarnia net. Chris Scott earned an assist.

Quick, who had previously played with the LaSalle Vipers, was acquired by Leamington along with Dylan Seguin in return for Brett Langlois.

“He’s going to be a big help for us,” said Flyers head coach Tony Piroski. “He’s a big power winger.”

Set up by Dalby and rookie Kelsey Graham, Shaw made a short break from the left side to finish first-period scoring and send his team to the dressing room with a 3-0 advantage.

The Legionnaires pulled to within a pair just after the Fly-

ers killed a penalty to turn a four-on-four into a brief power play. Jordan Fogarty solved Austyn Roudebush during a shorthanded scramble in front of the Leamington net.

Dalby allowed the Flyers to break even on the advantage by blasting a slap shot from a few feet inside the Sarnia blueline that struck the post and barely bounced over the goal line after taking feeds from rookie Blaine Bechard and Shaw. The Legionnaires contested that the puck didn’t cross the line, but to no avail.

The goal trading continued when Sarnia’s Riley Roberts found the bottom left corner of Roudebush’s net less than three minutes later. One of the assists went to former Flyer Riley Babkirk, who played the last half of the 2012-13 season with the Sharks.

The two-goal differential lasted 44 seconds before Quick snapped a hard shot

past Parker for his second of the night. Allen and Muzzin drew assists.

Leamington took complete control of the third period, where they outshot the Legionnaires 20-5. Nathan Opblinger added another power play marker by reaching ahead to flip a loose puck over a sprawling Parker with assists going to Muzzin and rookie Nicklas Pleshakov.

Another rookie, Collin Moore, finished the scoring less than two minutes later by burying a rebound with a quick snap shot while approaching the Sarnia net from the right side. Assists went to Jared Dennis and Amante.

“I thought we played pretty well. I’m happy with the effort,” said Piroski of his team’s season and home openers. “We’ve got some depth on this team. We’ve got four pretty good lines, good defense and two good goaltenders.”

The Flyers outshot their guests 58-28 while going three for six on the power play. Sarnia was held to zero for four on the man advantage. Alex Seguin — no relation to the recently-acquired Dylan Seguin — missed the home opener with prior commitments. James Brooks and Cole Chevalier were also not suited up for the game.

The Flyers roster is completed for the time being, as they have made the necessary releases to get started for 2013-14.

Leamington’s home schedule will return to normal for its next game at Heinz Arena, a Thursday, Sept. 12 match against the St. Thomas Stars with a 7:10 p.m. start. During the league’s showcase weekend on Saturday, Oct. 12 in St. Catharines, the Flyers will take on the Golden Horseshoe Conference’s Niagara Falls Canucks with a 5:30 p.m. start.

Rest of the West

Other team kickoffs in the

Western Conference included an 8-2 win for the LaSalle Vipers over the St. Marys Lincolns on Sept. 4. The day before their loss in Leamington, Sarnia defeated the Lambton Shores Predators 7-4. Also on Friday, the Strathroy Rockets cruised past the Lincolns 8-3 and LaSalle downed St. Thomas 5-2. On Saturday, Strathroy nipped Lambton Shores 2-1 before the Chatham Maroons pummeled London 9-2 on Sunday. Results from a Tuesday, Sept. 10 game between the Maroons and Predators were not available by press deadline.

Socially Responsible Investing

Jean-Claude and Lucille Marcoux of Mt-St-Hilaire, Quebec, are the proud owners of a spectacular piece of automotive history, a 1954 Nash Ambassador Custom Country Club Airflyte two-door hardtop.

This turquoise beauty was built in the Nash factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and purchased new by a couple in Kamloops, British Columbia. It was the only car they ever owned! The husband died 10 years before his wife, who stored the car till she passed away at age 84. Their family sold the car to an elderly man in Vancouver, who soon fell ill and decided to sell the car.

Jean-Claude tells the story: “A man living near Hull, Quebec, across the river from Ottawa, bought the car sight unseen and had it shipped by rail in November 2002. We went there to look at a Studebaker Avanti he had for sale, but when my wife and I saw the Nash we just fell in love with

her. It didn’t hurt that Italian designer Sergio Pinin Farina had something to do with her special beauty. Lucille has baptized her ‘Palazzo’ in keeping with her Italian-inspired design.

“We wrote the man a cheque, and were soon on the road heading east. The ride was fantastic – quiet, smooth, and powerful. On that day, I drove her through the 38,000 mile mark. Our Nash was brought to a good mechanic who took her through a complete inspection, tune-up, and minor repairs. He discovered that our new antique was not equipped with fuses but had breakers! Just like in a house… imagine! In 1954! Then our beauty got a brand new paint job. She still had her original turquoise paint that needed some ‘freshin’ up.’ Also, the back bumper was rechromed. The interior is original except for the front seat recovered with material shipped from Oregon.

2007 Nashional held in Boston (also featured in Collectible Automobile magazine as part of their coverage of Nash). She’s a knockout and people just love her! I can’t tell you how many people approached us asking if she was for sale (she’s not!).”

“During the last ten years, we’ve been travelling all around Quebec, accumulating thumbs-up and trophies, oftentimes also in the U.S., even winning First in Class in the

Nash cars of that era were famous for their fold-down front seats that formed a travel bed. On May 1, 1954, Nash ended its 37-year history as an independent carmaker by merging with Hudson to form American Motors.

Happy 90th Birthday Mary Mastronardi

your Family

Love Roger (father) and Donna, Paul (brother) and Helen, Jonathan and J.P., Dave (brother) and Nicole, and David

CARD OF THANKS

The family of the late Elizabeth (Betty) Emerson would like to express their sincere thank you for the flowers, memorial donations and sympathy cards in memory of our mother. A special thanks to Rev. Paul Rodey for a wonderful service and Dale Butler for his inspirational music. A special thanks to Jena for a special eulogy on behalf of our family. Thanks to Leamington Court for taking such good care of our mom for the last 3 years.

Thank you to Kevin and the staff of Reid Funeral Home for their compassion at a difficult time.

The Emerson, Renner and Giurissevich Families

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of HARVEY

GERALD TUFFIN

September 4, 1920 - September 16, 1987

When ties of love are broken And loved ones have to

New after school program

Let’s Get FitJump Into Success!

The Youth and Family Resource Network, in partnership with a provincial grant from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, has announced the implementation of a new after school program designed for elementary children and youth in the Leamington area.

The program will operate after school at Queen of Peace School and will run until 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday from September to June. There are no associated fees and students from grades 1-8 are encouraged to register.

The program is part of the government’s commitment to improving child and youth health concerns by developing the Child and Youth Health and Wellness After School Strategy. The program focuses on physical activity, healthy eating, nutrition, wellness and personal health. Homework assistance is also available.

The program is coordinated by qualified teachers, and staff members are certified in first aid and CPR. It is a safe and a supportive environment where kids can learn new skills, meet new people and have fun while being physically active.

The program is also seeking volunteers to be mentors and inspirational leaders. Community volunteer hours will be accepted. High school students are encouraged to commit to a few hours per week for a minimum of 6 months.

The program started September 3. If interested in registering or volunteering, contact program coordinator Rui Gerardo at 519-3245005 or by email at rgerardo@resourcenetwork.ca

The Youth and Family Resource Network of Essex is a registered charity dedicated to providing social service programs to Essex County communities. Available free programming includes housing support services, nutrition programs, and Ontario Early Years Centre, and programs for youth including after school activities and leadership development opportunities. For further information, visit www.resourcenetwork.ca.

Author and WW II veteran visits locally

By Bill Siddall

Stan Scislowski, of Windsor, was a welcome and interesting visitor to Wheatley Legion when he stopped in at the local Branch on Thurs. Aug. 29.

Stan is the author of the book “Not All Of Us Were Heroes”, which won critical acclaim for the portrayal of his time as a foot soldier with the Perth Regiment in the Italian Campaign during World War Two. Stan enthralled Padre David Derbyshire, WWII veteran Murray Reid, President Bill Robertson and myself with his tales as a foot-slogger going up the Italian Peninsula. There were tales of great tragedy intermixed with some light-hearted moments which censorship will not permit here (read the book!).

Mr. Scislowski, who will turn 90 in September, was accompanied by his son Jerry, a noted Windsor military historian, and conversation included the local connection to the Perth Regiment: Floyd Colenutt (wounded), Elgin (Curly) Haskell (wounded), Bill Lamb (transferred to Devil’s Brigade and wounded) and Roy Hyatt (killed in action December 5, 1944). Other area men were Charley Morris of Comber, John Zeray of Leamington, and Leonard Setterington of Leamington (killed in action February 5, 1944).

Stan mentioned that as a young man going to war he envisioned himself coming home as a hero to tickertape

NAMI offering Family to Family Education Program

NAMI Ontario (National Alliance on Mental Illness), in association with Leamington District Memorial Hospital (LDMH), is pleased to offer the Family to Family Education Program.

The program is designed for the families and friends of individuals with, or exhibiting signs or symptoms of, a serious and persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar illness, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder or borderline personality disorder.

The 12-week course started Monday, September 9 and runs for 12 weeks, 6:00-9:00 p.m., in the LDMH Board Room. There is no charge and those interested can join at any time. People who have participated in the program describe it as empowering, enlightening and life changing. Register by calling Niki Impens at 519-326-2373 ext. 4179.

parades. A few days in the front lines gave him a new perspective on bravery and what war really is, a horrid experience. Bravery and heroism became commonplace as everyone did their job without earning a medal, they just wanted to get their job done and come home. Many veterans will say ‘yes, there were medals we all got, but it did not make us heroes, it just proved we were there.’

Stan confirmed the old saying “There are no atheists in a foxhole.” He said he was not particularly religious, but admitted to asking for a little bit of divine help in the heat of battle and is not ashamed to admit it. “Scared? You bet I was,” said Stan. “Anybody who says they weren’t is a fool or a liar.”

Stan was wounded near the Gothic Line and soon after was returned to the front lines because of the serious manpower shortage. He spent the rest of the war in Italy and eventually returned home to Windsor to raise a family and have a successful career in the metallurgy industry.

A long time member of Branch 594 in Windsor, he was the editor of the Branch newsletter and submitted many articles to various publications.

The ranks of the World War Two veterans are growing thin, but we still honour Stan and all the men and women who gave so much for our freedom. Lest We Forget.

TBT PRESENTS OKTOBERFEST

Saturday, September 21st at The RhineDanube Club 130 Erie Street North, Leamington. This special event begins with cocktails at 5 pm followed by an all-you-caneat schnitzel and chicken buffet dinner at 6 pm. Come enjoy a full evening of good food, entertainment (accordionist, violinist, soloist, ballroom dancers and German folk dancers), dancing and a silent auction. Tickets $30 each at Counter Effects (Leamington) and The Party and Discount Store (Wheatley).

TBT’S OFF-SITE MUSIC SERIES

If you know Dale Butler and his music, you’ll know that a lot of people compare his musical style to that of the late John Denver and at every show someone asks or yells out “play a John Denver Song”.

Join us on October 5th for “The Music of John Denver”. The name says it all! You’ll want to sing-a-long while being entertained by the wonderful songs of John Denver with Dale Butler on guitar and vocals, Gord Harwood on bass, Dan Tofflemire on dobro, mandolin and guitar, Stu Campbell on drums and vocals and Judy Butler, vocals. Dale will also play some of his original songs and a few fan favourites.

Performance time 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $12 each, available in Leamington at Guardian Drugs (20 Talbot Street E) and The Lesson Lounge (120 Erie Street S), in Wheatley at The Party & Discount Store (8 Talbot Street W) and in Kingsville at Rebel Cowboy Music (49 Main Street W).

TBT’s Off-Site Music Series will be held monthly on Saturdays at Knox Presbyterian Church in Leamington (Erie & Setterington) while Phase II of our renovations is underway at the theatre. This Phase includes raising the roof and removing the vault to improve acoustics, lighting and sight lines and to increase the size of the stage.

Mark your calendar now for the entire Off-Site Series: October 5th: “The Music of John Denver“, featuring Dale Butler and Friends November 2nd: “A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot“, featuring Dave Light and his Lightfoot Tribute Band December 7th: “The Music Moves Kids Choir“ , under the direction of Erin Armstrong January 11th: “Jazzed Up January“, featuring Ian Smith and Friends.

As a Registered Charity we rely on community-minded individuals and organizations to accomplish what we do. Phase II of our Capital Campaign is underway. We are raising the roof and removing the vault to improve acoustics, lighting and sight lines and to increase the size of the stage. We have many sponsorship opportunities available and donations are always welcome and appreciated. We also have advertisement opportunities available in our programs, on our posters and on our tickets.

Working together we can bring exciting and affordable live entertainment to the area.

Donations to our organization can be made online at http://banktheatre.com/donate.html

Cheques should be made out to Sun Parlour Players Community Theatre and mailed to: Box 434, Leamington, ON N8H 3W5

For more information, please contact Helen, our treasurer (519-3264718) or email us at

Using Microsoft on your computer? Then hear this!

By C. Lloyd Brown-John

Many computer users have some form of Microsoft operating system such as XP or Windows 7 or Windows 8. What you need to understand is that is that none of these operating systems were built from scratch. Thus, both Windows 7 and Windows 8 contain major building blocks from XP and therein lies a forthcoming major problem. Computers purchased before mid-2007 are especially vulnerable.

If you use any of these systems you will probably have noticed that once a month you have received operating system updates. Known as “patches”, these major adjustments add corrections to the operating systems. They are essential to keep the operating system current.

“Patches” unfortunately offer clues to hackers about the weaknesses in the operating systems. Ironically, every fix reveals the weakness that is being fixed. Clever hackers receive clues to weaknesses within the operating systems.

So what has been Microsoft’s response?

Well, as of April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer offer “patches” or fixes for XP. In other words, after April 8, 2014, XP will no longer be receiving fixes. Your anti-virus programs will probably not protect you in this kind of situation.

How do you know if your computer has XP installed? Just watch when your computer starts. If it says it is XP then you do. If it says something else then you don’t. About 35% of the computers on the internet are still using XP. Support for XP ends on April 8, 2014.

Let Us Drop A Pool In Your Backyard!

Please note that if you have a Microsoft computer you likely have “Works” or “Office” on it. These are not operating systems, they are applications.

If you have XP you have an important decision to make by April 8, 2014. For most people that means buying a new computer. For a few it may mean changing their operating system on their existing computer.

But it could be worse than we thought!

Although the problem looms for everyone using Microsoft XP there is a solution – assistance –for those over age 55. ElderCollege (Leamington Campus) is offering a one session course titled “Microsoft Says ‘No More!’ What To Do?”.

The course will take place on Wednesday, October 2, from 9:00 a.m.-12 noon at South Essex Community Council, 215 Talbot St E., Leamington. You must be an ElderCollege member ($10 annual fee), register and pay the course fee ($28.25 + HST). Registration is available online (max. 15 people) at www. uwindsor.ca/canterbury/ eldercollege or by calling 519-253-3000 ext. 4944.

The course is probably vital if you use Microsoft XP.

And while you are on the ElderCollege website, check out the wide range of other courses available in Leamington, Kingsville and Essex which include a Mennonite Community course, the History of Heinz, a global introduction to red wines, Bob Duff’s Essex-Windsor Sports History and Personalities course, managing your finances and a one -day bus trip to discover vanished villages in Essex and Kent counties. ElderCollege has over 65 courses available in every community in Essex County.

Entirely a volunteer fun educational program for folks over age 55, ElderCollege is also a great social experience.

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Bantam minors win silver at OBA

The Bantam Minor baseball team, sponsored by Howie’s Custom Coating, is Leamington’s first minor team in 12 years. The Bantam Minors being the host team for the OBA tournament

Aug. 31-Sept. 1 was hope for a great showing. Moving up a level to “B”, they knew this would be tough competition.

Friday night Leamington battled a very strong Welland team. Leamington received great pitching from Aidan Massad who pitched a full game two-hitter with awesome defense to back him up. The Lakers came out the victors in a 4-1 win. With great hitting by Brett Enns, Lucas Lamotte, Jared Hillier, Brandon Tiechroeb and Kameron Wall the Lakers were able to score two runs in the first. Jessica Jeffery, Aidan Massad and Anthony Fehr helped score two more in the 7th to seal the win. Dawson Iles was solid behind the dish throwing out three Welland base stealers.

Saturday morning brought on Leamington’s league rival, the Essex Yellow Jackets. The winner of this game would receive a bye to the quarter-finals on Sunday morning. The Lakers were first to strike in the second inning with two runs generated by the hot bats of Jared Hillier, Dawson Iles and Jessica Jeffery. Brett Enns, Kameron Wall and Ryan Wall generated another run in the 7th to take Essex 4-3. Fantastic pitching by Kameron Wall and Anthony Fehr held Essex to only three runs.

livered his best performance with a bandaged lip from an errant spike in the last game. The Lakers defense once again was amazing, shutting down the Aurora team and winning in the top of the 7th with a throw to first from Kameron Wall and a big scoop from Lucas Lamotte, sending the Aurora team back to Toronto and the Lakers to the finals to meet the undefeated St. Thomas Cardinals.

Sunday morning’s quarter-final game was a battle of the two undefeated teams, and a battle it was. Neither Leamington nor St. Thomas were about to give up top spot after 12 innings of awesome defensive plays by Enns, Massad and Fehr, and great pitching from Jared Hillier and Fehr. In the bottom of the 12th with two out and a runner on third, St. Thomas scored the winning run with a base hit up the middle to win 3-2.

In the semi-final game Leamington met Aurora, a strong pitching team from Toronto area. Once again the Lakers coaching staff called on their ace Aidan Massad, who de-

In the final game, Leamington started Kameron Wall on the mound. St. Thomas came out hitting, scoring four runs in the first inning. The Lakers bats fell silent. The coaching staff needed to shake this up and put Kyle Wall at first base with his great glove and big bat and Mitchell Nicholson on the mound. Nicholson, the hard throwing side-arm righty, pitched well against the Cardinals. The only help came in the top of 7th with a great bunt from Devin Mills scoring Brett Enns from third. The Lakers ended the weekend with a silver medal.

Mosquito Selects, front row left to right: Kelton Bourdin, Alex Jadischke, Rowan Massad, Cameron Newman, Andrew Kelch, Troy Tiessen. Middle row: Brandon Friessen, Hannah Chacko, Kayden Stammler, Tyler Wiebe, Coach Kevin Newman. Back row: Coach Mike Jadischke, Andrew Verhaeghe, Adam Neufeld, Justin Wiebe, Coach Sam Chacko.

Mosquito Selects undefeated in tourney

The Primo Mosquito Selects won the Select Tournament in Kingsville Aug. 23-25, going undefeated at 4-0. They beat LaSalle 7-5, Kingsville 19-0 in 4 ½ innings, LaSalle 7-1, and Belle River 16-1 in the championship game.

The team had a terrific weekend of baseball despite a very slow start with two black eyes from baseballs (Justin and Troy), a few more scrapes, and a broken arm on Thursday (Troy with a full cast from shoulder to wrist), but they got through all of that and were able to put it all together.

All the kids played incredibly well with timely hits and converting great rally ending defensive plays. Pitching was also outstanding, overpowering their opponents at every turn.

Rowan Massad did it all on the weekend – pitched great, defensively rock solid and hit like a champ – and was named tournament MVP!

Leamington also dominated the Home Run Derby: Kelton Bourdin 1st, Hannah Chacko 2nd, and Alex Jadischke tied for 3rd.

RECREATION EVENTS RECREATION EVENTS

Recreation Events from the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex

Visit our website: www.leamington.ca /recreation

NEW CHILDREN’S programs – ages from 2 – 6 yrs. Sponsored by Province of Ontario

• Sporty Tots, Indoor Soccer, TeeBall, Kindernastics

CHILDREN & YOUTH Programs:

Home Alone Training Course ages 9-13 and Babysitter Training Course ages 11 – 15 years. Girls Night Out program for girls grades 6 – 8 on Monday nights. Bring along your girlfriend! Yoga for Youth ages 9 thru 12, Indoor Soccer, Karate & Tae Kwon Do, Nancy Pattison Dance World, Volleyball Academy ages 5 – 13 on Monday nights.

TEEN Programs:

• New this FALL! Youth Leadership Training program for ages 14 plus. If you’re wanting to work with children, the Municipality requires High Five training for employment as a Day Camp Counsellor.

• Volleyball House League - teens ages 14 – 16 on Monday nights.

• TEEN Indoor Cycling Class on Wed. nights.

ADULT Programs

Weight and Cardio equipment -strengthen & tone your muscles and build endurance at the Sherk Complex Weightroom! Advanced Urban Poling on Leamington’s Trails; Over 50 Fitness, AquaFitness & Indoor Cycling Classes per week –plus several Boot Camp Classes, Zumba Toning/Sentao and Zumba Gold for seniors, and a New BOKWA class! Adult Recreational and Lane Swims in the Complex Pool; Indoor Track. Red Cross First Aid and Re-certification courses.

TEENS ages 14 – 18 - Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee host Leamington’s BALL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT - Sat. Sept. 21st Complex Parking Lot. Register your Team in advance at the Complex.

NEW! Sunday Night Men's Hockey League Ages 19 – 35 welcome. Games at 6, 7, & 8 pm. Sanctioned by CARHA. League runs September thru March Commit to be FIT! 249 Sherk St. Leamington!

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Junior Cougars returning to gridiron

By Bryan Jessop

The junior Cardinal Carter Cougars football team is hoping that recent history repeats itself — up to but not including the league championship game.

This year’s junior team is comprised approximately of a 50/50 split between rookie Grade 9 and returning Grade 10 players, with five of last year’s starters returning to the lineup. The team is again being led by Mark Renaud as head coach, with support from Andrew George as defensive coordinator and Mike Bauer, who will assist with multiple roles.

Like the seniors, the ju-

nior Cougars began practicing one week prior to the start of the new school year, although a turnout of only about 20 players triggered a day off for Friday, Aug. 30.

As of last week’s midway point, the team was made up of 32 players — fewer than the senior team, equipped with 36, for the first time in the past several years.

“Our numbers are a little low this year,” Renaud said. “Still, we get one or two new players trickling in from practice to practice.”

The Windsor Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association calibrated the upcoming season following

a meeting Thursday in Essex of last week. Renaud is the convenor for WECSSAA junior football in addition to occasionally assisting with Cardinal Carter’s senior team.

For the junior Cougars, the regular season will be played as follows:

• Tuesday, Sept. 17 — away at 4 p.m. vs. Brennan;

• Tuesday, Sept. 24 — home at 4 p.m. vs. L’Essor;

• Tuesday, Oct. 1 — away at 4 p.m. vs. St. Anne;

• Tuesday, Oct. 8 — away at 4 p.m. vs. Herman;

• Tuesday, Oct. 15 — home at 4 p.m. vs. Essex;

• Tuesday, Oct. 22 — home at 4 p.m. vs. Belle River;

• Tuesday, Oct. 29 — home at 4 p.m. vs. Tecumseh Vista Academy.

Key return players for the CC juniors will include Daniel Metcalfe as starting middle linebacker and fullback and C.J. Church and Kyle Jennings on the offensive line. Cody Rankin will take on duties as starting quarterback.

The biggest setback for the team will be the loss of Chris Tannous, who has moved up to the senior team this year. In 2012, Tannous carried the ball into the opposition’s end zone 17 times for the juniors.

“Our biggest strength by far will be our offensive line,” Renaud said. “We’ve got some big kids there. Our big kids will be really good, although we’re a bit behind in the skills positions.”

Last year’s junior Cougars finished the regular season with a 5-1 record in the Miller Division. They defeated St. Anne, L’Essor, Essex, Brennan and Tecumseh Vista Academy while being blanked 16-0 by Belle River. Cardinal Carter went on to shut out the Janisse Division’s Kennedy Clippes in the quarters before earning payback against the Belle River Nobles in the semis with a 16-3 victory. Herman defeated the Cougars 20-6 in the finals.

Are you ready for some football?

Most people know the calendar year’s four seasons as winter, spring, summer and fall. Many avid sports enthusiasts — at least on this side of the pond — know them as hockey, soccer, baseball and football.

Football season of course begins a couple weeks earlier than its autumn equivalent, excluding the Canadian Football League. Hockey and baseball have always been my personal favourites, but in recent years, I’ve found myself spending more and more Sunday afternoons on the couch enjoying an NFL football game — or two.

BRYAN JESSOP

Jessop’s Journal

Football is a sport chock-full of subtleties that are practically invisible to the untrained eye. In the minds of millions of frustrated wives across the continent, its play after play of two groups of portly powerhouses smashing into one another. To the well-versed fan, it’s a well-orchestrated series of offensive and defensive strategies featuring painstakingly mapped-out objectives that rival the most clever military procedures in human history.

As a casual observer of the game, I wondered why there was so much ‘down time’ between plays until I enlisted for a season of high school football. From that point, the answer quickly became obvious — while burdened by a pile of less than streamlined equipment, even a seven-second play can test most any athletes endurance.

I remember thinking that tipping the scales around 200 pounds at more than six feet tall, I was in more-or-less reasonable athletic condition. I never boasted marathon-running endurance, but I figured running a series of consistent but short drills between games would be no problemo. Backed by several years of experience in a sport with exponentially longer stretches of action (hockey), I assumed football wouldn’t be too demanding on my lung capacity.

Talk about a wake-up call.

Covering pre-season football practices at both Cardinal Carter and LDSS, I was recently reminded of how oblivious I was way, way back in the early 1990s. Those drills and exercises are killers. There were no mirrors on hand at the time, but I’m pretty sure my face was about the same shade of maroon as my Lions helmet by the time I finished some of those routines.

I recall one of our coaches asking me if I smoked. It was tempting to lie and say “yes” just to offer an excuse for my pathetic condition, but I was honest and found just enough wind left in my lungs to say “no.” No, I didn’t smoke and at that moment, I wondered almost aloud why anyone would waste their money and brain cells on hallucinogenic drugs when all they have to do is run a few football drills to start seeing things that aren’t really there. When the brain’s demand for a specific amount of oxygen isn’t met, it extracts revenge by playing tricks on you. I swear I saw Elvis and Jimi Hendrix playing hopscotch at midfield. Exaggeration aside, even football’s linemen are capable of exceptional physical accomplishments. How about a 40-yard/120-foot dash in five seconds flat? By comparison, the average base runner can move from home plate to first base (30 yards/90 feet) in 4.3 seconds. If capable of maintaining that speed to cover the 40-yard dash, said baseball player would take about 5.4 seconds. That’s right, a nearly 300-pound, equipment-burdened lineman can cover 40 per cent of a football field’s length (minus end zones) quicker than the average baseball player. You don’t want to be the catcher who collides with THAT guy when he slides into home plate.

When starting to take an avid interest in a sport, what should be the once in a lifetime decision to pick a favourite team must be made. As a kid, I remember getting caught up in the hype of William “The Refrigerator” Perry when the Chicago Bears won the 1985-86 Super Bowl. The massive defensive lineman even managed a one-yard touchdown run during the big game.

Still, I decided that more decisive parameters had to be met. With an admiration of both small-market, northern teams and the no-huddle (a.k.a. “hurry up”) offense, not to mention the willingness to play a few games on Canadian soil, I’ve opted to back the Buffalo Bills (insert wild torrents of side-splitting laughter here). They started the season with a heartbreaking 23-21 loss against Brady and the mighty Pats with a rookie quarterback, so there just might be hope this year. Then again, Detroit Lions fans say the same thing every year.

Then there’s the Canadian Football League. From what I can tell, it deserves more praise than most fans are willing to offer. It’s a high-talent, competitive league with what Americans consider some oddball rules. I’ve read that it ranks seventh in the world’s most popular sports leagues, but that was on a website forum, so I guess it should be taken with a grain of salt. For whatever its worth, my CFL team of choice is the Hamilton Tiger Cats. Funny, I hear the distant sound of laughter again… and I haven’t even been running football drills.

Erie Shores 18-hole ladies league

On Sept. 3 the Erie Shores ladies 18-hole league played RCGA

Throw Out 1 par 3, 1 par 4 and 1 par 5 (gross score).

Winners were: A Flight - Annie Pump, B FlightAnn Johnston, C FlightMuriel Davey.

Chip-ins: Mary Wilson #10, Essie Gulliver #3, Annie Pump #12, Tym Brannagan #2 and #3.

Mosquito House League Tier 2 Champions

The Leamington Knights, sponsored by José’s Bar & Grill, claimed the Mosquito House League Tier 2 Championship after taking down Kingsville 18-3 in the final game. It was a fun-filled summer of baseball with lots of excitement. The team celebrated with a pool party, pizza and pop. Team members, front row left to right: Michael Vida, Alex Jones, Caleb Babkirk, Paul Schiller, Joshua Saad, Alex Jadischke. Second row: Hannah Chacko, Nick Driedger, Noah Dyck. Kneeling: Zack Washner, Nathan Pilmer, Luke Rahn. Back row: Coaches Sam Chacko, Pete Driedger, Mike Jadischke. Absent: Jonathon Staut.

Peewee B Girls Back In Action

Southpoint Stars Peewee B team took to the ice on the weekend. The team looked sharp as they managed a 4-1 win over the Windsor Wildcats. Logan Bonnor netted two, while River Tremblay and Abbey Resendes had singles. Pictured, Abbey Resendes holds the line while Mackenzie Wilson protects the net.

Knights Mosquito travel team wins OBA ‘C’ provincial championships

After going undefeated in five games Labour Day weekend, the Kingsville Mosquito Travel Knights are this year’s 2013 Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) Provincial ‘C’ Champions. The boys opened the year-end tourney against the host team Leamington. The final score was 5-3 and gave Kingsville the opening game victory.

Game 2 was played at 9 a.m. Saturday morning against Amherstburg. Strong pitching from Steven Debergh and Luca Quenneville, combined by strong fielding and timely hitting, allowed the boys to gradually pull away in this game right from the get-go. The final was a 13-0 shutout in five innings.

Game 3 was a 12 p.m. showdown against another 2-0 tournament team from Listowel. They proved to be a very solid all-around team, and the boys found themselves down 6-0 after 4 innings. But, as would be the case all-season long, Kingsville proved themselves to be a comeback team. A 6-run 5th inning evened the score, with contributions throughout the line-up, led by Matt Branch, Zach Mann and Coaton Campbell getting into the action. They went up 8-6 and then 10-6 heading into the 7th inning. Listowel chipped away to make it 10-9 final. Game 4 was played at 9 a.m. Sunday morning against Tilsonburg. Again, pitching for Kingsville would be the consistent arms of Steven Debergh, with Luca Quenneville and Trey Murray. Patience at the plate throughout the batting order, especially Matt Lafleur and Chad Stenger, helped to draw some walks and increase the Tilsonburg pitch-count.

Reese Kartye, Marco DiLaudo, Matt B., Carter Augerman and Zach all continued to pound the ball, and when it was over the Knights posted an 11-6 semi-final tourney win. By nature of the ‘double knock-out’ format, and Kingsville having beaten Leamington on Friday, Kingsville had two shots to win the championship. If Leamington won game 1, a second game to definitively settle the champion-

ship would be played immediately after, at 3 p.m. Big game pitcher Marco once again got the game ball. He went 5 strong innings, giving up only a handful of hits and 3 runs, and doing more than his part to keep Kingsville in the game. At the plate Kingsville hit the ball hard, but the very talented infield of Leamington proved impenetrable at times, and once again the boys found themselves trailing 3-0 after 5 innings.

The game ball was then passed to Reese Kartye, who started with a 6-pitch shutout 6th inning. This quick inning sparked the momentum, and in the bottom of 6 the bats came alive. Matt Lafleur scored the first run on Steven’s double, followed by Steven and Reese on a Marco double to tie the game.

No runs were scored for either team in the 7th, sending the game into extra innings. Scoreless again in the 8th, this was a nail-biter. Leamington made it interesting in the 9th with 2 out and two in scoring position, but Marco ended the inning with a game-saver from third base to first to close out the top of the 9th. Kingsville had a third chance to score the walk-off win!

Bottom of the 9th, 3-3 tie, and one out, Steven Debergh beat out his infield hit, stole second, and then got to third on a wild pitch. With Reese at the plate and the possible game-winning run on third base, Leamington called a time out and made a substitution. First pitch after play resumed got by the back-catcher, and Steven, the lead-off man and fastest player on the team, seized the opportunity and blazed down the baseline sliding safely into home. The Knight’s had done it! A 4-3 walk-off win as the dugout emptied and the team congratulated Steven and Reese at home plate. What a finale!

The Kingsville Mosquito Travel Knights finished their season with an undefeated OBA Tournament at 5-0, as Provincial ‘C’ Champions! Both teams put on a fine display of athleticism, and are to be congratulated on their performances!

Congratulations to the coaches on the championship season! Your dedication to the boys, their parents and Kingsville Minor Baseball is greatly appreciated!

The coaching staff would like to thank the parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles and extended family for their support, cheerleading, mileage, and all of their behind-the-scenes, yet not unnoticed contributions this season. It was a real team and unified effort. Boys, cherish your rings, your championship, and memories of the summer of 2013. You played your hearts out, never gave up, and earned your way to championship status.

Two holes-in-one at Erie Shores

There were two holes-in-one at Erie Shores Golf Club last week.

One was achieved by Kevin Shaften on hole #16. It was witnessed by Ron Koop, Danny Adams and Schachowskoy.

The second hole-in-one at the course was by Guy McIntyre on hole #3. Witnesses were Ken Luxford, Heinz Kosempel and Lloyd Owens.

Congratulations Kevin and Guy on this great achievement!

Erie Shores Thursday night men’s golf

Team Bobby Jones had a near perfect evening in the Men’s Thursday Night League at Erie Shores on Sept. 5, picking up 9 out of a possible 10 points to increase their lead over the team of Gene Sarazen to 26 points.

The Sarazen squad had a 6-point night giving themselves a total of 90 points and just three more than Team Ben Hogan whose 8-point performance moves them to 87 points. That’s 10 more than the team of Arnold Palmer who are still in fourth place at 77.

Team Sam Snead came through with the highest point total of the week with 10 and have now jumped ahead of the Bob Charles team who put in the worst performance of the week picking up only a single point for their overall sum of 67.

The remaining four teams of Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Harry Vardon and Tom Watson are all further back with 56 or less points.

Brian Humphreys topped all players with the best score of the night, firing a two under par 34 that was four better than the 38 shot by Ken Steingart, Ward Hutchins, Dave Owens, Van Tan, Darryl DiMilo and Tim Towle.

Low net honours of the week went to Dan Paget who had a net 30. Finishing over 3 strokes back with a net 33.5 were the twosome of Dave Wilkinson and Richard Reive.

Richard Reive also was closest to the pin on the 13th hole, while Norm Beattie hit it nearer than any other golfer on the 16th hole. Ward Hutchins was the longest driver of the night on the 17th hole and Rick Guenther made the longest putt on the 18th hole. The only two skins of the night were made by Richard Reive and Ward Hutchins.

The Closing Banquet and Awards Night takes place on Thursday, October 10 and all players should now start calling the Pro Shop at 519-326-4231 ext. 22 to book their meal. Or they can mention it directly to the League Starter Larry Stull the next Thursday they tee it up.

Heinz ladies golf league 2013 season recap

By Mary Ann Sherman

With the end of the Heinz Ladies Golf League season at the Erie Shores Golf Course fast approaching, members look back at the year with a bit of frustration at, of course what else, the weather. It seemed that every Monday night it rained, but the league lucked out and managed to complete their two fun nights as scheduled.

Both the Skills Night and Best Ball were shotgun starts, followed by dinner at Flamingo’s.

For Skills Night the winners in their division were as follows: Best Net Score - Linda Hurst, Mary Almasi, Gerda Kosempel; Longest Drive - Gloria Thiessen, Linda Hurst, Donna Colenutt; Longest Putt - Leita Vines, Fran Brown.

For Best Ball played in June the winning team was Ann Johnston, Mary Ann Sherman and Judi Patterson with low score of 37. Longest Putts were Mary Hrynewich, Mary Ann Sherman and Beth McMullin. Longest Drive winners were Annie Pump, Lorraine Cowan and Barb Holflick.

Erie Shores senior men’s league

By Gordon Wonnick

Erie Shores Senior men played last week’s game on Wednesday, Sept. 4 because the regular Monday game was changed due to Labour Day. Wednesday games always seem to have a lower attendance but last week’s was still very good. When you look at the results and see the repeat winners it makes you wonder if the guys retired to go on the golf tour.

Tom Miehl won the 50/50 draw and Vic Marcovecchio won second.

Closest to the pin on hole #3 was Tim Dobson and on #16 it was Ed Shachowskoy.

Longest putt on 9 was Tom Miehl and on 18 was Jack Russell.

Last week the game was a three-man scramble and the winners were: 1st - Wally Ellsworth, Earl Dunmore and Gary McRae; 2nd - Don Adams, Ernie Schmidtgall and Vic Marcovecchio; 3rd - Don Chalcraft, Wayne Quinn and Ross Clark; 4th - Ron Koop, Heinz Kosempel and Barry Russelo.

The last day for this season will be September 23 and will include the annual group lunch. See you then.

Proggers post negative scores

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the first day of school (shudder), 41 Erie Shores progs golfers were greeted with much cooler temperatures and cloudy skies. The scores were indicative of the cooler temperatures. Many wore an extra layer of clothing although most continued to wear shorts to show their “Canadianism.” If it’s over 50ºF, we’re wearing shorts. All four teams posted total negative scores. There were two teams, C and D, that ended up closer than a Gillette shave. Ken Cobby posted a +1 which is what Team C needed to win -4 to -5. Winners include Gary Alderson (+5), Harry Badz (-9), Neil Reimer (-3), Les Young (E), Henry Hildebrandt (+2), Roger Cote (+3), Ron Trembalay (+3), Ward Hutchins (-3), Mel Davey (-1), Frank Gow (-8) and Ken Cobby (+1).

The marvelous Brett Madden continues his winning ways with a nifty +6, followed by Gary Alderson and Bill Kelly with +5s. Brett won $20 for his efforts while Gary and Bill each garnered $12.

In the skins game, only 3 birdies were won. Joe Verhoeven chipped in twice for his two birdies while Brett Madden notched one birdie. This was worth $16 for each skin.

I had the privilege of playing with Steve O’Hara, Harry Badz and Dan Adams. Steve found himself in the bunkers quite a bit. I guess he wasn’t ready to give up the beach part of summer. Harry, aka Captain Zero, played predictably by posting 8 double bogeys. He wanted to be called half of Captain Zero, but mathematically, half of zero is still zero. Dan Adams’ drives were inconsistent with some nice high and long smashes followed by a few that had the worms slithering for cover. Throughout all that, Danny saved a lot of points by draining some lengthy putts to salvage a point. Progs is nearing the end of the season with only two more regular days followed by the final day on September 24.

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Senior Cougars optimistic for 2013 football season

By Bryan Jessop

High expectations abound for the 2013 Cardinal Carter senior football team.

Benson and Brendon Martins, linebackers Steven Dunn and Arlie McLellen and quarterback Andrew Valle.

Lions set sights on Arnott title

Size, speed and experience should all be key ingredients for this year’s squad, equipped with eight fifth-year players. A total of 17 players from last year’s senior group are returning for 2013, including 13 starters. Key returning Cougars include wide receiver Matteo Del Brocco, offensive linemen Jacob

“We’ve got a really big offensive line this year,” said cohead coach Chris Church, who will again lead the team along with Mark Ficon. “We were big last year, but we’re even bigger this year. I think we’ll have a good team this year.” Church isn’t the only one. Officially, the Cougars have been ranked third by the Windsor Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association prior to the season’s introduction, behind football powerhouse Herman and Holy Names, the latter with a student population more than three times larger than Cardinal Carter’s. The Herman Green Griffins, the defending provincial champions, eliminated the Cougars in the Tier I semifinals 34-0 last year before taking the WECSSAA crown with a 35-27 win over Holy Names. The 2012 Cougars finished the regular season with a 5-1 record before defeating the Brennan Cardinals 37-19 in the preliminary round. Cardinal Carter will again compete in the Wilson Division along with fellow ‘AA’ schools Brennan and Essex, ‘AAA’ schools Belle River and St. Joseph’s and ‘AAAA’ Holy Names and Massey. St. Joseph’s is a new addition to the division, having played 2012 in the developmental Arnott division, which they won in a 34-14 decision in the final against Leamington.

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Because of the addition of a seventh Wilson team, the Cougars will not play a cross-divisional game against their in-town Lion rivals this season. Cardinal Carter won last year’s game 30-4. The regular season will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at Brennan for the Cougars, followed by the home opener Friday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. against the Essex Red Raiders. Because of construction, all 2013 games for the Raiders will be played on the road. The remainder of Cardinal Carter’s regular season schedule is currently listed as follows: • Friday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. — home vs. St. Joseph’s;

• Friday, Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. — away vs. Massey;

• Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. — away vs. Holy Names;

• Thursday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. — home vs. Belle River.

This year’s senior Cougars team features a roster of 36 players, including 19 who played junior last year and four returning to high school football after taking a year off. Normally, between 22 and 26 players make up the senior team’s roster. The 2013 campaign marks the first time in recent memory at Cardinal Carter where the senior team is represented by more players than the juniors, who currently include a headcount of 33.

“We’re peaking in the program right now,” said Church, who has been on the Cougars’ coaching staff since 2006. “It’s an exciting year for us as coaches.”

Church, however, pointed out that his team won’t be taking any opposition for granted.

“We’ve got a lot of talent, but we can’t rely on expectations,” he said.

The team began practice one week prior to the start of the 2013-14 school year and played an exhibition game against Michigan’s Dearborn Fordson Tractors on Friday, Sept. 6. The Cougars will start the season without Valle, who is serving a suspension stemming from a late-season soccer game prior to the summer break. Noah Nassif and Chris Tannous will share back-up quarterback duties.

Church explained that this year’s senior team will rely on an even mix of passing and rushing to fuel its offensive attack this season.

“If our passing game isn’t working out, we’ll just switch to a running game,” he noted.

By Bryan Jessop

The coaching staff has seen major changes for the Leamington Lions senior football team, but the long-term goal has not.

The LDSS team is taking to the gridiron without past seasons’ head coach Greg Wood, who retired upon the completion of the 2012-13 school year. In his absence, Jason Primeau is returning and stepping up to the head coach position with assistance from teacher rep Joe Demars. Preparation for the new season began with a two-week, pre school-year camp, running four days each week. The camp brought in an average of 15 or 16 players per day and featured a variety of drills and agility training.

Once the school year began, the team’s head count doubled to 30 for practices, marking a noticeable increase from previous season. Primeau expects 27 or 28 to remain with the team start to finish for the 2013 campaign.

Most players are returning from the 2012 season, including starting quarterback and middle linebacker Matt Chamberlain and running backs Todd Jones and John Cabral. The Lions lost about half a dozen players to graduation and will include 10 to 12 new faces, including a few Grade 9s and a few who are new to football. Some of this year’s team members played Windsor Minor Football during the school off-season while others — including Chamberlain — played for the Essex Ravens.

Last season, the Lions enjoyed a breakthrough season that ended with a 5-1 regular season record, followed by an appearance in the Arnott championship game at the University of Windsor. After eliminating Riverside 31-8 in the semifinals, Leamington fell 34-13 against the St. Jospeh’s Lasers in the title match. The Lions’ only regular season loss was dealt in the cross-division game by the Cardinal Carter Cougars, a 30-4 decision.

Because the Lasers have elected to move up to the Wilson Division for 2013 and bring that group’s total to seven teams, there will be no cross-divisional game this year between the two Leamington-based rivals. Other changes to the Arnott group include the loss of Forster and the addition of Lajeunesse.

Surpassing last year’s accomplishments will be no easy task for the Lions, as their 130 points for and 87 points against made them the top team both offensively and defensively in the 2012 Arnott regular season.

“We’re just going to build on what we did last year,” said Primeau. “We’re keeping it simple — we’ve got a pretty skinny playbook.”

Having narrowly missed out on a division championship last season, the LDSS team’s intentions are clear for 2013.

“We’re using that loss (against St. Joseph’s) as a motivator every day,” Primeau said. “We’ve got a photo of the ring they won posted on the locker room wall as inspiration.”

The Lions’ regular season schedule has been established as follows:

• Friday, Sept. 13 — home against L’Essor, 3 p.m.;

• Thursday, Sept. 19 — home against Assumption, 3 p.m.;

• Friday, Sept. 27 — away against Riverside, 5 p.m.;

• Thursday, Oct. 10 — away against L’Essor, 3 p.m.;

• Friday, Oct. 18 — home against Lajeunesse, 3 p.m.;

• Thursday, Oct. 24 — away against Assumption, 3 p.m.

With two consecutive home games six days apart, the Lions are submitting a request to the WECSSAA senior football convenor to have the date changed for the Sept. 19 match against Assumption.

Bantam majors start year with a loss

The Southpoint Bantam Majors started the 2013-2014 Bluewater Hockey League action with a loss to the AA Kent Cobras on Sunday evening.

With a crowd of approximately 88 in attendance to watch these young lads/ladies, Kent opened up the scoring early in the first period to take a 1-0 lead.

The good guys answered quickly in the first as well, when Zack Dillen punched home a puck to knot the score at 1-1. Luc Ribble and Evan Loveless did the dirty work and added assists.

From there the Kent kids took over and took a 4-1 lead into the third period. The Caps played some inspiring hockey in the third but the hockey gods would not be on their side with some great chances to score. Kent scored a late goal in the third to take the game 5-1.

This was only the third time the kids had been back on the ice since June, so they have some work ahead.

Atom minors take on Chatham

On Sun. Sept. 8 the Gabriele Brand Source Home Furnishing Atom Minors travelled to Chatham to take on the Kent Tecksavy Cobras AA team.

Both teams came out working hard and the Kent team got on the board first by scoring 6 minutes into the first period. With less than a minute to play in the period, Kent pinned the Southpoint team in their own end and found the back of the net to take a 2-0 lead.

In the second period the Capitals had their chances but couldn’t find the back of the net.

After getting a penalty, Kent took advantage and put a shot passed Jarett Boisvert, to make it 4-0 going into the third. Mid-way through the third Mike Church put in the rebound off a Tyler Heinz shot, who got the puck from Kayla Gualtieri who won the face-off cleanly to him. The Capitals got more scoring chances, but couldn’t capitalize. Jarett Boisvert stood on his head keeping the Capitals within range for the entire game.

The Gabriele Brand Source Home Furnishing Capitals’ next action is on Fri. Sept. 13 versus Essex on the Unico rink, then again on Sat. Sept. 14 versus Riverside in Wheatley.

Southpoint Alumni Golf Classic

The Southpoint Alumni held their first annual golf tournament at Erie Shores Golf and Country Club Wednesday, September 4. Great weather greeted 121 golfers for the scramble format. The course was in perfect shape and some of the scores were low. The winning team of Ward Hutchins, Brian Humphreys, Ken Piper and Kevin Shaften shot 55, 16 under par.

The putting contest was won by Colin Hutchins with 55 points. In second place with 45 points was Darryl DiMilo, and with a five-way tie for third and luck of the draw was Gary Baker.

In the skins game there was only one skin won by the team of Neil Sawatzky, Todd Bell, Andy Herring and Dave Wilkinson with a two on #14.

For long drive there were two; front 9 went to Josh Mastronardi and back 9 winner was Greg Tiessen.

Closest to pin winners were Tim Tiessen (#3), Greg Dumore (#5), Rich Segedin (#13), and Josh Mastronardi (#16).

The Alumni Group will use the proceeds from this event to help first-year hockey players of any age in the Southpoint Minor Hockey system to offset the cost of their registration. Last year they helped 50 kids with a total of $10,000.

Organizers would like to thank all of the sponsors, businesses who donated to the prize table, the staff at Erie Shores, the volunteers, and the golfers who made this a very successful day!

Huntington Indy Go-Kart Challenge raises in excess of $11,000 for families in Essex County

On Sunday the roar of engines and the screeching of tires could be heard as local residents got together Sunday, September 8 at Zap Zone Fun Centre in Windsor to race for a cure for Huntington Disease.

The Huntington’s Indy Go-Kart Challenge raised over $11,000, which will assist families in Essex County cope with the devastating effects of Huntington disease, including many folks from the Leamington and Kingsville area who are impacted by this terrible disease.

“It’s a crazy fun time for everyone” said Paul Bateman, Essex County Chapter President. “About a hundred people showed up today to support our cause.”

“We are a small group locally but with the help of family, friends and sponsors we raise a significant amount of money for the Huntington Society of Canada,” Paul continued. “That money has resulted in some very exciting research breakthroughs recently. Although currently there is no cure, each time a discovery is made it is a step in the right direction and improves treatment options for those with this horrible disease.”

The Indy Go-Kart Challenge is a national event and has been extremely successful for the Essex County Chapter. Funds raised at the Indy will go toward research projects in this community as well as communities across Canada, providing direct services including information, counselling, referrals, social/recreational programs, and practical support to individuals struggling with HD.

Huntington disease (HD) is a hereditary brain disorder with devastating effects on both mind and body. One in 1,000 Canadians is affected by the disease. Every child of a person with HD has a 50% risk of inheriting the disease.

Hot TT senior scores despite cool weather

By Bob McLean

On September 3, sixty-seven seniors at Talbot Trail Golf Course ventured out to play their league games on a somewhat cool, dry overcast day. With the course in terrific playing condition, some excellent scores were produced by each division.

In the 55-69y division, Jim Pearson continued to demonstrate masterful golfing skills as he fired an impressive 37. He was closely followed by Bill Ward’s superb 39. Rick Thompson played brilliantly to achieve a 41. Ray La Pierre and Paul Harrison also shot very praiseworthy 43 and 44 respectively. Bill Leveille earned a very solid 45. Mike Getty scored a commendable 47. Three players who tied with satisfying 48s were Pat Hill, Dave Clark and Al Zanuttini. Nifty 50 scores were merited by Richard Humber, Dave Carter, Ron Will, Dave Dent and Ron Steingart.

In the 70-79y division, Mike Wright demonstrated terrific golfing scores as he fired a 39. Steady playing Vic Reynaert shot a superb 41, and Joe Vertel earned an impressive 42. Tom Hyatt and Paul Brown achieved very praiseworthy 45s. Both Neil Adamson and Bob Patchett scored very commendable 46s. Solid 47s were produced by Terry Bee and Carl Robinson. Satisfying 48s were fired by Bob Scott and Don Riley. The following players earned scores of 55 or less: Ken Womack, Martin Girash, Eugene Abbruzzese, Ray Ozorio, Andy Orsini, Larry Hillman, Bob Freure and Hadley Pinch.

A close contest for low score in the 80-85y grouping took place. Dave la Bonte nipped Bill Galloway by one shot as they fired outstanding scores of 45 and 46 respectively. Orville Ellwood played very well to achieve a praiseworthy 52. Iggy Arner and Gerald Wilkinson both had solid games of 53 and 54 respectively. Earning satisfying 56s were Bill Westrop and Gerry Becigneul. Steve Haas played well to achieve a noteworthy 58. Other fine games were shot by Ray Allen, Chester Kuli and Erle Nash.

The super seniors also had a close contest for first place as Bill Hutchinson’s excellent 50 nipped long hitting Dick Mackenzie by one shot. The amazing Linus Bachmeier continues to inspire the younger players. On this day Linus shot an impressive 53. Al Stockwell, Ray Allen, Jim Ascott and John H. Dick also achieved satisfying results.

Thank you to Jim Ascott for his terrific work at getting the golf groups ready to play each week. Trying to get riding partners, walkers, etc., organized in a short time period is an important job to complete. Also special thanks to Paul Brown and Bill Ward for filling in at the table with Jim last week.

The league’s deepest sympathy goes out to the family of Barry Cole who passed away recently. Barry played in the senior league for a number of years, and he was well liked by everyone. Homer Vandervecht, who recently underwent surgery, is recovering well and members look forward to his return. Dave Krueger is also wished a speedy recovery after suffering injuries in a hit and run accident. Murray Knox is looking forward to rejoining the group next year. To all other present and past members who are not able to play right now because of illness, etc., hopefully things work out in a positive manner soon so you can rejoin the league.

OBITUARY

Irene Lyons

Irene Lyons, 89 years, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Hospice Residence.

OBITUARY

Robert A. Barna

Robert Alexander Barna (Barney) passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 5, 2013 in Kitchener, Ontario, at the age of 54.

Beloved wife of the late Grant (1986). Dear mother of Peter and Lorie Lyons, Richard and Jeanne Lyons. Loving grandmother of Stephanie and Stephen, Cameron and Lisie, Jennifer, Kimberly and Jonathon, Melissa and Adam, and great-grandmother of Sophia, Amelia and Pierson. Dear sister of the late Roy Coburn and wife Betty. Irene will be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Visiting was at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Friday.

Funeral service to celebrate Irene’s life was held at the funeral home on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Paul Rodey officiating. Interment Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to Hospice of Windsor.

Friends may share memories at www.reidfuneralhome.ca

Barney was a gifted magician, entertaining many with Merlin at birthday parties, special events and local restaurants, sharing his charm and wit through his mystifying card tricks and illusions.

He is survived by his children Jaryd and Jacklyn, and their mother Karen, his parents Eugene and Marie of Leamington, his siblings Peter (Jeannine), Jean (Kip Brown), Paul, David (Joanne), Terry (Sharon), Kevin, and Debbie (Bob Richardson). He will also be dearly missed by his nieces and nephews, loving partner Charmaine, and many friends in the community.

We would like to thank the doctors and nursing staff at Grand River Regional Hospital for their support over the past year.

Cremation has taken place. Robert’s family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467, on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 1-3 p.m. with his memorial service taking place in the funeral home chapel at 3 p.m. Reception to follow.

As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Children’s Wish Foundation would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Robert’s memorial.

Mosquito Lakers fall in OBA tourney

The Leamington Uni-Fab Enclosures Mosquito Lakers lost a tough extra inning decision 4-3 to the Kingsville Knights in the championship game of the Mosquito “C” division on Labour Day weekend.

The Lakers jumped to an early 3-0 lead only to see Kingsville battle back to tie the game after six innings. Four innings later, Kingsville squeezed a run across the plate to win the nail-biter in the bottom of the tenth inning.

“Great pitching and flawless defence – this game was exciting,” said Lakers coach Terry Misener. “This was the sixth time we had met Kingsville this season so I wasn’t surprised fans saw a tight, low scoring contest.”

Leamington beat Kincardine 8-1 and Listowel 16-1 on their way to the finals.

The tournament was held in Leamington and also included the aforementioned teams as well as teams from Amherstburg, New Tecumseh and Tillsonburg.

Overall, including tournament and exhibition games the Lakers finished the season with a 23 and 14 win/loss record competing in the Sun Parlour league.

Team members were Benny Bueckert, Russell Derbyshire, Eric Dominguez, Kyle Fehr, Thomas Jennings, Austin Neufeld, Zach Penner, Eric Tavares, Kaleb Tiessen, Micheal Wiebe, Eric Wright and Brayden Zuidema.

The coaching staff included Dan Dominguez, Pete Fehr, Terry Misener and Nick Neufeld.

SOUTHPOINT SUN

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lower end unit townhome

available October 15. Perfect for the busy professional. 1050 sq. ft., cozy gas fireplace in living room, walk-out grade entrance to rear patio, private laundry, 3 pc bath, 4 major appliances. $800/month includes utilities and hi-def cable T.V. No pets. Contact Betty 519322-1359. No calls after 7:00 p.m. se4-tf

1 BEDROOM CONDO for rent. 44 Robson Rd., Leamington. $750 + utilities. No pets. Call 519-326-5591. se11-tf

HOUSE FOR RENT - Large 4 bedroom waterfront in Leamington., Available October 1st. $1,000 + utilities. Call 519-322-0031. se11-18

ROOM FOR RENT for working male in lovely private home on Talbot St. West. Completely furnished utilties, cable T.V., internet, parking, $450 per month, 519-322-0045. se11-18

HOUSE FOR RENT - First floor of duplex. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room, laundry room, enclosed porch, carport, central air, fridge and stove, 1400 sq. ft. $900 per month utilities included. 22 Sutton St. Leamington, 519-326-4810. se11-18

PLUMBING SERVICE

Ed Higginbottom 519-329-1779 eh48@hotmail.ca

INDOOR/OUTDOOR CARPENTRY - Repairs, vinyl siding, windows, doors, painting, flooring, fences, decks and sheds. Free estimates. 35 years experience. Our installation is as good as or better than window and door companies at 1/2 the price. Call for a quote, Bill, 519-566-8408. tf

SALE - 2204

Rd. 7. Tools, clothes, toys, household items, etc. Sept. 13 - 15, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. se11

CALL KAHL RECYCLINGWe come to you and haul away your junk. Scrap metal and appliances are free. Everything else has a fee. Call Ken 519-322-8305, 519-326-8559. ja16-tf

PRINTING: Business envelopes, invoices, flyers, business cards, custom print jobs, whatever your printing needs, call Mallory at The Wheatley Journal for quick and economical service. 519-825-4541. tf

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE, Emerald and Black Cedars, many other varieties, thousands to choose from, reduced to clear. $11 each. 519-3249665. se11

1976 CADILLAC - 42,000 miles, mint condition, $4,750. Call 519-326-2593. se11

BEAUTIFUL WEDDING GOWN with crinoline, trendy mother-of-the-bride dress and additional formal dresses and shoes. Must see to appreciate. Call 519326-3120 or 519-564-2422 (leave message). au28-oc30

FIELD DUCK AND geese decoys, Erie Dearie plus sinker molds. 1 Goodyear P225/75R15 tire - new. 2 Michelin P175/80R13 - new. Approx. 100 used cleaned cement blocks plus chimney blocks - red brick, 3 inch galvanized pipe 20 ft. long. 1 Delta 2 hp, thickness planer, heavy duty on stand, used 2x4 8-10 ft. long, 2x6 92” long, 3/4” plywood, 1 board 16” w x 14 ft long x 2” thick, 4-5 ft. pine board 7” w for wood working, and 6 sheets MDF. Call 519-3264277 or 519-995-4277. au14-oc16

Furniture, Glass, China, Primitives, Costume Jewellery, Coins, etc. Saturday, September 21 at 9:00 am At the Community Centre in Comber selling lovely antique furniture & lamps, large modern furniture, large selection of costume jewellery, coins, selection of china, glass, silver, 2 large anvils & other primitives, floor safe & collectibles for the Scarlett family of Cottam; selling lovely lamps, antique furniture, grandfather clock, art work, china, glass, vases, urns, statuary & collectibles from a Chatham household; and selling a very large collection of carnival glass plus depression & other glass & china from a Leamington estate.

Details & photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com

Terms cash, debit, Visa, MC, 3% premium (waived for cash or debit)

Auctioneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 or 1-800- 462-3561

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coal

bowl & pitcher (not quite matching); two copper boilers; 20 gal crock & other crocks; 3 railway lanterns; wash board; silver cruet set in lovely condition; pickle cruet w/tongs (some damage); 1919 Guidal Directory map of Gosfield; partial set of Johnson Bros china; large wardrobe; picture frames; milk cans; wagon wheel; walking plow; few farm primitives; etc; Golf Cart: club car golf cart w/box on back for yard use; Tools, etc: Devilbiss 5 HP port. air compressor; smaller air compressor; Mastercraft arc welder; acetylene torch, cart & container; Beaver 8” – 2 HP table saw; Craftsman radial arm saw; Argon gas tank full; Mastercraft wire feed Mig welder; Sears Craftsman mitre saw & attachments; router w/table & accessories; Poulin 16” chain saw; clamps; King 950W portable generator; grinders; Ryobi biscuit joiner; Milwaukee saws all; saws; air tools; air nailers; 2 drywall guns; carpet tacker; lots of hand tools; Craftsman 6” jointer; wrenches; two tool boxes on wheels; ladders & extension ladder; Honda push mower; lawn roller; floor jack; large work bench; filing cabinet; plus numerous other items; Wood Stove, Firewood, Trailer, etc: Elmira wood burning stove, glass door, some flu; large quantity of cut firewood; 2 wheel homemade trailer; scraper blade; approx. 20 steel fence posts; two 10’ cattle gates; stones for walkway; bricks; etc; British cement Gargoyle garden ornament.

Sale Order: household & antiques first, then tools & other items.

Terms cash, debit, Visa, MC, 3 % premium waived for cash or debit.

Proprietors: Serge & Barbara Tesolin, 519-839-4416

Auctioneer: Jack Morris, 519-687-2530 or 1-800-462-3561 Photos at www.jackmorrisauctions.com

SOUTHPOINT SUN

Electrical Wholesale Supply

Has an opening for the following position:

Inside Sales Representative

We are seeking a motivated energetic individual to join our growing team due to expansion. Experience in the Electrical Industry is an asset, but not a must. Please reply by email on confidence to: ews@mnsi.net

A. FIGLIOMENI & SON

Is looking to hire persons to work on their commercial fishing boats, preferably with immediate availability and knowledge of the industry and sea time. Please forward your resume to: caplov@hotmail.com or call Vito at: 519-818-9512.

KITCHEN/SERVER

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PERSONALS

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STEAK/CHICKEN DINNER. The WonderBroads Charitable Dragon Boat Racing Organization invites the public to join us at The Lakeside Pavillion in Kingsville for our 3rd Annual Steak/Chicken Dinner on Saturday, September 21. This event will take place at 6 p.m. The cost of $25 includes dinner served between 6:30 and 7:30 pm, followed by live entertainment and dancing. The WonderBroads are a breast cancer survivor team - this fundraiser allows the team to spread their message of awareness, support and the value of physical activity. Details can also be found on our website at www.wonderbroads.org, or for tickets call 519-253-7176. se4-11

SEA TO GREEN - A day of great golf, a night of fine cruise ship dining. Saturday, October 5 at Talbot Trail Golf Club. In memory of Douglas Coulter. $195 per couple, inclusive. Includes lunch, golf, cart, dinner, wine and prizes. Contact Greg for more info, 519-825-4521. se11-oc2

HARVEST MOON GALA Evening Fundraiser Dinner. Thursday, September 19, at Viewpointe Estate Winery. 6:00 p.m. - appetizers and wine tasting. 7:00 p.m. - formal dinner served. Music: Harpist, Paul Dueck. For tickets contact Mary at 519796-8743. Ticket cost: $100 per guest. se4-18