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Relay For 

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By Bryan Jessop 

Adding a traditional element 

to its own annual Relay 

For Life fundraiser triggered 

some not-so traditional results 

for Leamington District 

Secondary School. 

For the fourth time, the 

local high school organized 

a series of challenges for 

participating students with 

various obstacle courses and 

activities. For the first time, 

the event took place at the 

Leamington Kinsmen Recreation 

Complex instead of 

the school, adding a teamby-team 

running element 

that serves as the focal point 

for most Relay For Life 

events around the world. 

“With two 

student survivors 

as well as staff survivors, 

the opening 

ceremonies were 

pretty emotional.” 

- Wes Fuerth 

The change of venue and 

addition of a relay allowed 

the fundraising sum to increase 

roughly tenfold. The 

first three years of the event 

raised an average of $1,000 

each while this year’s edition 

allowed students to reel 

in approximately $11,100. 

“It’s been going really 

well,” said LDSS teacher 

Wes Fuerth during the early 

stages of the 9 a.m. to 3 

p.m. fundraiser. “With two 

student survivors as well as 

staff survivors, the opening 

ceremonies were pretty 

emotional.” 

Fuerth and fellow teacher 

Dan Braun took on organizational 

roles in this 

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year’s LDSS Relay For Life 

event, as did members of the 

school’s Student Parliament, 

led by designated chairperson 

Shannon Fehr. 

“It took a lot of effort, but 

it’s all coming together,” 

said Fehr, a Grade 11 student 

who was in Grade 10 when 

designated as the event’s 

chairperson in February. 

“It’s been great so far. All 

the students are having fun.” 

The relay segment of the 

event took part on the second-floor 

track above the 

main gymnasium, where 

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most of the day’s activities 

took place. The track was 

lined with luminary candles 

that are commonly featured 

during Relay For Life fundraisers, 

bearing the names of 

loved ones who’ve survived, 

died of or continue to be patients 

of cancer. The idea to 

include an actual relay run 

was presented by the Canadian 

Cancer Society upon 

receiving the LDSS donation 

from a previous edition 

held at the school. 

Preparation for the revamped 

fundraiser began 

with monthly meetings in 

February, which became 

weekly as the event drew 

closer. Fehr and her volunteers 

arrived at the LKRC at 

7 a.m. on the morning of the 

Friday, Nov. 27 event to set 

up its activity stations. 

Each student paid $15 to 

participate, which included 

a t-shirt, ‘buyout’ from 

classes, lunch provided by 

the school’s hospitality program 

and coffee and donuts 

couresy of Tim Hortons. 

About 250 students took 

part, each raising funds by 

collecting pledges in person 

or online. The group was divided 

into 20 teams that took 

turns competing at stations 

in the main gymnasium, 

the Spin Class room, Unico 

Arena’s lower foyer, and the 

racquetball courts. Games 

were followed by a lunch 

hour, an hour of free time to 

spend skating, swimming or 

singing karaoke and a 2 p.m. 

closing ceremony with live 

musical entertainment provided 

by Bob Gabriele and 

Dan Woods. 

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The Southpoint Sun - 3 

St. Louis school facing possible closure 

Proposed changes could be in place September 2016 

By Pat Bailey 

Leamington is one of 

three areas facing the possible 

closure of one of its 

community schools for the 

upcoming school year. 

At a recent Windsor- 

Essex Catholic District 

School Board meeting, the 

board gave its approval for 

a modified accommodation 

review which could affect 

students at Cardinal Carter 

Secondary School, St. Louis 

and Queen of Peace. A 

modified review allows for 

school boards to speed up 

the school closure process 

which means these proposed 

changes could be in 

place for September 2016. 

The problem, according 

to administration, is a surplus 

of pupil spaces in all 

three Leamington schools. 

According to a report 

from administration, the 

three Leamington Catholic 

schools are underutilized 

and account for 439 surplus 

pupil spaces within the 

board. 

The answer, according to 

administration, is to close 

St. Louis, create a JK to 

Grade 6 school at Queen 

of Peace, and establish a 

middle school for Grades 7 

and 8 from both St. Louis 

and Queen of Peace student 

populations and retrofit Cardinal 

Carter to accommodate 

a middle school. 

Mary DiMenna, board 

vice-chair and Leamington 

area trustee, said this is just 

the beginning of the process 

and it’s now up to the public, 

the trustees and the administration 

to decide what 

the final proposal will actually 

look like. 

She said if parents are 

concerned about any part of 

the proposal “they should 

attend the accommodation 

review public meetings to 

learn more about it and express 

their concerns.” 

While the dates of those 

meetings have not been 

set to date, a final decision 

by the board is expected in 

March 2016. 

She said in the past parents’ 

concerns have been addressed 

and their input has 

managed to persuade the 

board to reconsider its proposals, 

such as the proposed 

closure of St. Louis several 

years ago. 

As far as those parents 

concerned about their young 

Grade 7 and 8 teens being 

placed within the confines 

of a high school, DiMenna 

said based on the board’s recent 

experiences “they have 

nothing to fear.” 

She said if indeed the 

Grade 7s and 8s are moved 

to Cardinal Carter, it will 

be a completely controlled 

environment, with secure 

doors separating the two 

schools. 

The middle school students 

would still be able to 

access the high school facilities, 

said DiMenna, “under 

close supervision.” 

She said there are also 

benefits to such a move, citing 

an easier transition to 

high school, with the students 

already familiar with 

the building, as well as the 

staff. DiMenna said there 

may also be a mentorship 

type relationship established 

between the high school and 

middle school students, 

with the older students serving 

as tutors to some of the 

younger students. 

Citing a similar setup at 

F.J. Brennan Catholic High 

School in Windsor, DiMenna 

said, “Many of the parents 

there who had the same 

concerns say they are now 

very happy with the new 

model.” 

“It’s been extremely successful,” 

she added. 

In its report, administration 

has recommended that 

the middle school would 

have its own identity within 

the high school, that there 

would be different start and 

release times for the middle 

school and high school students 

and that the Grades 7 

and 8 would have access to 

specialized programming, 

technologies and specialty 

rooms but that access would 

be supervised, controlled 

and monitored. 

As far as the JK to Grade 

6 school being located at the 

Queen of Peace site, the administration 

suggested this 

would create a ‘campus’ 

community that would be 

beneficial to students of all 

ages with the sharing of “enhanced 

facilities and programming.” 

The report said 

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where siblings would be attending 

Cardinal Carter and 

the elementary school at the 

same time. 

It was also recommended 

that Queen of Peace continue 

to offer dual track French 

Immersion. 

While the process may 

seem rushed, DiMenna said 

this shortened time frame of 

the review would allow for 

public input, yet “still meet 

the timelines of being ready 

for the new students.” 

“I’m confident that the 

board’s facilities services 

department will have everything 

ready to welcome new 

students at Queen of Peace 

in September of 2016,” she 

said, “should that be the direction 

that we choose to go 

in.” 

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similar scenarios in 

both Amherstburg and West 

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Sports heroes of yesterday 

If you watched the Chicago 

Bears and Green Bay 

Packers game last week and 

weren’t moved by the appearance 

of Bart Starr hugging 

Bret Favre at half-time, 

then you have no heart. 

I’m not a Packers fan, but I 

am partial to the old stars of the game and Starr was one of 

those special talents in his day. 

To see him in his twilight and to see him come out to 

support Favre at his jersey retirement ceremony was one of 

those special moments in sports. 

Although not a big football fan as a kid, I had a couple of 

favourite players in Joe Namath and Roman Gabriel. 

As most kids, you gravitate toward the quarterbacks, just 

as baseball fans tend to like the pitchers and hockey fans 

love the goalies. 

It got me thinking about the sports heroes of my childhood. 

With hockey, I was a die-hard Dave Keon fan. He could 

do no wrong in my book and when he left the Leafs to join 

the WHA, I was one very disappointed kid. 

I can still picture the smallish, smooth-skating center gliding 

through the opposition and driving to the net. I wanted 

to wear number 14 on everything I did for a few years. 

With baseball, I had a wider margin of heroes. I was a 

Baltimore fan as a kid, due to watching the likes of Brooks 

Robinson and Jim Palmer do their thing. I also admired 

Bill Freehan and Mickey Lolich of the Tigers and good old 

Johnny Bench of the Reds. 

I had certain ball players that I despised, like Reggie 

Jackson and some of those other Oakland players like Sal 

Bando. 

As the Blue Jays came into being and the Expos began 

to improve, I turned my attention to those two teams. I had 

hopes at one point that someday they’d meet in the World 

Series. How would the Americans like that? 

Do the professional athletes of today stack up against 

those larger than life personalities of the ’50s, ’60s and 

’70s? 

I don’t think so. 

I recall being excited just to get the autographs of some 

of the South Essex Hockey League stars of the day. Imagine 

asking Ken Steingart, Bingo Harris or Fudd Jackson for 

their autographs. I did. 

I remember when I was quite young and my sister and 

her friends went to a Red Wings game at Olympia Stadium. 

She brought me back a program from the game and I was 

amazed that she had seen some of these players up close 

and in person. 

Howe, Delvecchio, Libbett and Sawchuk for the Wings 

and the Hull brothers, Esposito and Makita for the Hawks. 

Yet, the most noticeable thing to this young kid was that the 

Red Wings wore their captain’s C on the opposite side of the 

sweater from everyone else (and still do). 

Even being a Leafs fan, that right there would have been 

an awesome night. 

Little did I know at that point, that in a few short years, 

I’d be attending my fair share of NHL games anyway. 

Still, that program was kept under my pillow for a long 

time. 

That’s the way sports heroes were held in the minds of 

Canadian boys in those days. 

The onset of the internet, cable TV and other things has 

brought professional sports into our homes like never before. 

And with it, I think, the mystique of sports heroes is 

gone. 

Yes, it’s still exciting for little Johnny to meet Sidney 

Crosby, but I don’t think it carries the same feeling as little 

Johnny meeting Rocket Richard back in the ’50s. 

Had a conversation a couple weeks ago about the Red 

Wings barn-storming in the ’60s and making an appearance 

at Leamington Arena to play against the Flyers. I don’t remember 

attending those games but remember seeing photos 

of them when I worked at the Leamington Post. What 

a thrill that would’ve been to see the likes of those NHL 

greats skating on the Leamington ice in their prime. 

You simply don’t see that anymore, but with good reason. 

They can’t risk a player getting hurt and the player’s association 

would have a hissy-fit if the league tried to do that 

during the off-season. 

Even Tim Horton had to supplement his income by starting 

some run-of-the-mill donut chain. I wonder if that ever 

took off? 

Back in those old days, a lot of the players held off-season 

jobs to make ends meet, so they were pretty down-to-earth. 

Still, they were larger-than-life to your average Canadian 

kid. 

Sadly, I don’t think that’s the case anymore. The average 

Canadian kid can now call up a player’s entire career and 

hundreds of photos on their cell phone. No desire to meet 

the player. They already know everything about him and it’s 

really no big deal anymore. 

Fred Epplett, former Leamington Flyers owner passes 

By C. Scott Holland 

He held a passion, a fire and lifelong enjoyment of the 

game of hockey, and this past weekend Fred Epplett, second 

owner of the Leamington Flyers hockey club, passed 

away. 

The original club began in 1950 and by the late 1950s 

struggled to obtain players and fans. At the conclusion of 

the 1959-60 season, original founder and owner Bill Burgess 

put the club up for sale. A young entrepreneur whose 

business was based in Leamington decided to purchase the 

club. 

That fellow was Fred Epplett, one of the area’s most 

down-to-earth citizens. 

His International Trucks Ltd. business grew under his 

guidance and ownership in much the same way as he 

helped transform the Leamington Flyers. But most of all, 

his beloved Flyers hockey team would become a highly 

competitive group of young men who sought to learn how 

to play the game, develop their talents, and who learned 

valuable lessons in life. 

Epplett succeeded in hiring some of the best coaches 

around, and after the Border Cities hockey loop disbanded 

in 1963 he entered the Flyers in the OHA Juvenile ranks. 

For three consecutive seasons the Flyers went to the All- 

Ontario finals but only won the provincial once. Two future 

NHLers came out of those teams – Brad Selwood and 

Randy Manery. 

In 1966-67 Epplett entered the club in the Southwestern 

Jr. B which was split into an east and west division. The 

club did not fare well. Even before the season started they 

lost coach Marc Reaume. Al Plouffe was named to succeed 

him but bowed out after going 1-9. At that time Epplett decided 

to split the coaching duties between himself and Bill 

Sanford, an original Flyers player from the 1950s. 

Leamington finished last and dropped out. 

Undeterred, Epplett got the club into the newly created 

Border Cities Jr. C hockey league. The Flyers, with plenty 

of good young talent, would dominate for two seasons before 

the league was christened the Great Lakes Jr. C H.L. 

In 1971-72, a year in which they finally won the coveted 

All-Ontario crown and two more future NHLers (Kris 

Manery and Pat Ribble) played for the team. 

It was the beginning of many superb years for Epplett 

and the organization. 

Just prior to the start of the 1974-75 campaign, Epplett 

turned the club over to the Town of Leamington, thus making 

it a non-profit group run by members of the community. 

The club managed to remain solvent until 2010 when 

it was sold. 

Actively involved in other local minor hockey groups, 

as well as the Seacliff Hunt Club, Fred often spent time at 

a vacation retreat near Huntsville. 

Until the last couple of seasons, Fred retained an interest 

in watching the Flyers play. The hockey passion is carried 

by his four children, Lee, Rob, Mike and Tim, and their 

children. It definitely runs in the family. 

The Leamington Flyers can thank Fred Epplett for many 

things, but most of all he enabled affordable junior hockey 

to thrive in Leamington. Without a doubt, his friendship, 

generosity and leadership changed the lives of several 

thousand hockey players and hundreds of lives in and 

around the communities of Leamington and Wheatley.


Youth Centre receives donation 


The continued generosity 

of a local organization has 

made it possible to open the 

doors for Leamington youth 

looking for a safe place to 

gather. 

The second of two donations 

of $15,000 was presented 

to ACCESS County 

Community Support Services 

in support of its Leamington 

Youth Drop-In Centre 

Monday, Nov. 23 during 

the Windsor Essex Community 

Foundation annual 

general meeting at Spago’s 

Restaurant in Windsor. The 

donation was presented by 

Michael Honey on behalf 

of the MRH Foundation 

Fund, which offered the first 

$15,000 of the 24-month 

grant last year. 

The WECF event featured 

$50,000 in combined 

contributions, including 

$34,000 to county-wide organizations 

as part of it’s 

annual Community Impact 

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grants totaling $1,000 and 

the $15,000 contributed 

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youth centre. Each year, 

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CIG recipients include the 

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The 2014 and 2015 MRH 

Foundation Fund grants 

to the Leamington Youth 

Drop-In Centre have been 

and are being used to offset 

rental costs. 

“We would never have 

been able to open the Centre 

without this support,” said 

ACCESS County Community 

Support Services executive 

director Jenna Foley. 

The Drop-In Centre’s 

lease at 94 Talbot St. East 

began in December of 2014 

with the official grand opening 

taking place in April of 

this year. Members and 

volunteers with the former 

ACCESS program Voices 

of Youth in Community 

(VOYC) painted, furnished 

and decorated the building’s 

interior prior to its official 

opening. 

The centre is open Mondays 

to Fridays from 2 p.m. 

to 8 p.m. each day. Although 

there are no established 

age limits for those who 

can visit, the majority of 

the facility’s users are high 

school students. The centre 

offers visitors a reading 

nook, movies, computers 

with Internet access, referrals, 

assistance with filling 

ACCESS County Community Support Services executive 

director Jenna Foley accepts a grant of $15,000 for the Leamington 

Youth Drop-In Centre from Michael Honey of the MRH 

Foundation Fund during the Windsor Essex Community Foundation 

annual general meeting Monday, Nov. 23 at Spago’s 

Restaurant in Windsor. 

(Submitted photo) 

out forms and a trusteeship 

program. 

Since opening its doors, 

the Leamington Youth 

Drop-In Centre’s paid staff 

and volunteers have seen a 

steadily increasing number 

of local teens making use of 

the program. 

“There are a lot of regulars 

and new faces every day 

— it’s great,” said Foley. 

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If life is a game, he has scored 

We are frequently reminded of how quickly time flies. While checking Facebook daily 

I am greeted with many little smiling faces as photos of wee ones are shared as they 

experience their first milestones; first month, first smile and first Christmas. On the other 

side of the spectrum of life, we are also greeted with the news of the passing of a friend’s 

family member, our friend and mentor Mr. Fred Epplett. 

Lally 

SHANNON 

MATHESON 

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When you are far away from home, news such as this 

only accentuates the distance between us and those we 

love. I venture to bet that during Fred’s time on this 

earth, most of his close friends and family were very 

close knit and didn’t venture too far from their Wheatley 

home base. I know this feeling very well. 

As a little girl I grew up thinking that I would NEVER 

move out from under my parents’ roof. My days were 

perfect. In between my mother’s wonderful homecooked 

meals, I was able to explore the nearby woods 

with my older brothers. Nightly games of ‘French and English’,‘Kick the Can’ and ‘Man 

Hunt’ kept us entertained over and over again. However, as I grew up I became excited 

with the thoughts of creating a home of my own, but still not too far away. After just a 

couple of years in Leamington, Mark and I found our roots right back in Wheatley next 

door to my mother and father’s house where I grew up. 

Last week we flew to New Hampshire to spend the weekend with our son Cheyne. 

Unfortunately, he was unable to play hockey while we were there because he was still 

repairing from a cracked patella. However, our time with him and his friends was invaluable. 

Prior to returning to Little Whale Cay we made our stop in Lauderdale for provisions. 

The week was full of family festivities and a pleasant change from our normal routine. 

Timing was perfect for Mark and I, along with my brother Tom and ‘sister’ Sue, as we 

were included in three separate family gatherings. First we celebrated my father’s birthday, 

then U.S. Thanksgiving and finally my stepmother’s 80th birthday. We were royally 

spoiled with great food and conversation. I am proud to share the fact that we held our 

own and shone as Canadians, especially at the shuffleboard tourney one afternoon. My 

father and I cleaned up! Tom and Sue returned with us to our new home on Little Whale 

Cay for a quick two-day visit. I am quite sure they will return! 

Times like these are all memories in the making. With the news regarding Fred’s passing, 

Mark and I both reflect on our times with him. Mark’s recollections go far beyond 

mine, as he has known him since the dawn of time or at least the dawn of ‘his time’ 

playing hockey. Epplett is a family name that is synonymous with hockey. After Mark 

played with the University of Windsor, he joined the Hunt Club. It was during this time 

that Mark and I started dating and I remember well his yearly trips to Burk’s Falls. I am 

sure that I only heard a few of the stories but they always included ‘Cap’. 

During the time that our son Cheyne played with the Leamington Flyers, I was also 

able to forge a relationship with Mr. Epplett. He was a great supporter of hockey, the 

players, the volunteers and the entire staff. He rarely missed a game. I especially enjoyed 

our individual time with him and Grant Bowman as we drove them to ‘away’ hockey 

games riding in the luxury of Fred’s big pickup. I would usually just sit and listen to the 

wise and wonderful stories that they both shared! 

We certainly don’t regret a moment spent with this patriarch of the community. However, 

we do realize that distance has taken us away from building new memories with 

family and friends back home. Hopefully, our stories from the island continue to entertain 

until we return and create a different chapter in our book of life. Mark truly wishes 

that he could slip home to partake in the celebration of Fred’s life this week. He regrets 

that he will miss the endless stories that no doubt will be shared about a life worth living. 

“Life goes on with happy times and sad ones. Fortunately when a life is well-lived the 

memories survive when the soul flies away.” – My Mother 

STUDENTS 

from LDSS 

Will Be Picking Up 

CANNED GOODS 

for the 

GOODFELLOWS 

in Leamington 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 

If not at home please leave cans on your porch. 

Students will be identified by a red ribbon.


in the 

ANSWERS ON PAGE 25 

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 

Aries, you can be quite generous 

when you choose to be, but sometimes 

you can overlook the needs 

of others. Pay as much attention to 

others' needs as possible this 

week. 

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 

Little things influence how others 

look at you, Taurus, so make sure 

you get all of your ducks in a row 

-- especially at work. Focus on 

some finer details. 

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 

You may not be in a practical 

mood this week, Gemini. Fortunately 

for you, there isn't much of 

importance that needs to be done, 

so you are free to let loose a little 

bit. 

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 

This isn't a week to take a walk 

down Memory Lane, Cancer. 

Focus on the future rather than 

getting lost in nostalgia. However, 

let your past guide your actions a 

bit. 

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 

Now is not the time to begin a new 

project, Scorpio. Rather, keep a 

low profile and finish up any tasks 

that you did not get to finish last 

week. 

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 

Sagittarius, it's difficult to get a 

good read on any associates or 

friends, which could impact your 

plans moving forward. You may 

need to make a few assumptions 

and back track later. 

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 

Capricorn, right now all you can 

think about is your career and 

your financial future. That's okay 

because you've been meaning to 

give more thought to your finances 

and how to proceed. 

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 

Aquarius, you may feel yourself 

pulled in two different directions 

this week. There's a part of you 

that is focused on home, and another 

that knows work beckons. 

Find a balance. 

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 

Leo, your calendar is filling up 

quickly, but you cannot add any 

days to the calendar. Divide your 

responsibilities so you can better 

handle everything on your slate. 

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 

Ambivalence will get you 

nowhere fast, Virgo. It can be difficult 

to make decisions, but that's 

something you have to do this 

week. Once you do, you can forge 

ahead. 

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 

It may seem like getting others to 

open up is a struggle this week. 

Find a way to communicate as 

best you can, Pisces. 

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS 

NOVEMBER 29 

Howie Mandel, Comic (60) 

NOVEMBER 30 

Kaley Cuoco, Actress (30) 

DECEMBER 1 

Vance Joy, Singer (28) 

DECEMBER 2 

Charlie Puth, Singer (24) 

DECEMBER 3 

Amanda Seyfried, Actress (30) 

DECEMBER 4 

Tyra Banks, Model (42) 

DECEMBER 5 

John Rzeznik, Singer (50) 

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 

Libra, you are capable of making 

intelligent, objective decisions. 

Expect to find yourself with a 

growing list of new friends who 

want your advice. 

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Local ‘Be Safe’ app launched at LDSS 


Leamington District Secondary School has once again stepped forward to play a role in 

combining mental health awareness with leading-edge technology. 

In a collaboration between Leamington District Memorial Hospital and the Londonbased 

non-profit mental health program mindyourmind, a Windsor-Essex County version of 

the Be Safe mobile app was officially launched at LDSS Tuesday, Nov. 24. The event took 

place in the school’s gymnasium and was attended by about 30 Cardinal Carter Catholic 

Secondary School students, LDSS’s Grade 9 classes, a handful of Kingsville District High 

School students and representatives of LDMH, mindyourmind, municipal council and the 

Greater Essex County District School Board. 

The occasion was emceed by Security One director of marketing Corey Robertson, who 

introduced guest speakers that included LDMH vice president and chief nursing executive 

Cheryl Deter, GECDSB superintendent of education, health, operations, safe schools 

and equity and inclusion Dr. Sharon Pyke, Cardinal Carter principal Dwayne Brunet and 

keynote speaker Melissa Taylor-Gates, project coordinator of mindyourmind. Prior to and 

following presentations, Taylor-Gates offered brochures, pamphlets and other mental health 

literature while answering questions from visitors. Afterwards, snack items were offered by 

the LDSS hospitality program. 

“It’s really important to utilize opportunities to 

“When your dealing 

with mental health, 

however you want to 

deal with it, you have the 

right to say ‘this is how I 

want to be serviced’.” 

— Melissa Taylor-Gates 

engage the community,” LDMH manager of innovations 

and partnerships Dr. Zain Ismail said of 

the launch in Leamington. “It can be difficult to 

get the word out.” 

Ismail noted that while the app could be used by 

residents of all ages, it’s design was based on the 

feedback of youth with youth in mind. 

The Windsor-Essex County edition of Be Safe 

officially became available for downloading in 

mid-June of this year. Representatives of LDMH 

contacted mindyourmind about a year ago after 

learning about the Be Safe app to inquire about having a Windsor-Essex County version 

created. 

A series of phone calls and e-mails between the two organizations followed as part of 

the free mobile app’s construction. From there, the team representing mindyourmind — a 

Family Service Thames Valley program — vetted a list of mental health resources and 

organizations from across Windsor and Essex County to be included as part of the local 

rendition of Be Safe. 

The app allows users to create a safety plan and provides specific local resources to help 

accommodate the individual’s needs. Be Safe functions include a list of questions that links 

users to specific mental health service providers depending 

on how the questions are answered. It also includes a personalized 

‘get help’ script, a decision aid and instructs users 

with mental health concerns on how to reach out for help 

safely and effectively. The app also includes a printed paper 

version. 

Be Safe originated in London in 2013 and reached out to 

a test market in 2014. Since then, the list of location-specific 

versions has grown to 15, including editions for nearby regions 

including Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton. The 

app is available for both iPhone and Android formats and 

also includes an Ontario-wide version. 

“Resources are slim, and that’s why this app came to 

pass,” explained Deter, who noted that Windsor Women 

Working With Immigrant Women was one of the organizations 

contributing to the local Be Safe’s construction. 

“When you’re dealing with mental health, however you 

want to deal with it, you have the right to say ‘this is how I 

want to be serviced’,” Taylor-Gates explained of the motivation 

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Mindyourmind social media and 

project coordinator Melissa Taylor- 

Gates offers pamphlets, cards and 

other literature on mental health to 

visitors of the Be Safe app launch 

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Leamington District Secondary 

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Greater Essex County District 

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Relay For Life at LDSS 

Jorden Fehr works on a loose brick in a giant version of Jenga as one of the activities during this 

year’s Leamington District Secondary School Relay For Life fundraiser. The school raised about 

$10,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society by collecting in-person and online pledges. 

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Deangelo Policella makes a leap 

from his team’s board to a tire lying 

a few feet away in his team’s 

stop at one of 10 stations featured 

in the Leamington District Secondary 

School’s Relay For Life 

fundraiser Friday, Nov. 27 at the 

Leamington Kinsmen Recreation 

Complex. The school raised about 

$10,000 for the Canadian Cancer 

Society by collecting in-person 

and online pledges. 

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IN MEMORIAM 

KEVIN "MICHAEL" ASCOTT 

September 26, 1985 - November 28, 2014 

I thought of you today, yesterday and all the days before. 

I cry for you every day, wishing you would just burst through the door. 

I know it's wishful thinking, I wish it anyway. 

Call me a fool, call me anything you want, 

The angels wanted you, I couldn't make you stay. 

I am just a mother with a broken heart. 

A piece now in Heaven, a true bond between us that even death can't tear apart. 

I will think of you tomorrow, and every day until it is my end. 

I will smile for you tomorrow, my heart will never mend. 

But know this, Michael, I love you with all my heart. 

Smile down on us, Sonshine, we're not that far apart. 

Gone, but never forgotten. Lovingly remembered. 

XOXOX 

Mom, Darcy, Jesse, Alex & Catrina


Light Up The Night! 

MORE WAYS TO PLAY. MORE WAYS TO HAVE FUN. 

The Leamington Rotary Club engine steams its way along Erie Street North as one of the leading 

entries in the Leamington 2015 Light Up the Night Parade Saturday, Nov. 28. The parade made 

its traditional route from Georgia Avenue to the Leamington Fairgrounds despite construction 

immediately north of Oak Street. This year’s parade included a lighting of the tree in front of the 

municipal office at 111 Erie St. North as well as fireworks at the same location. 

With more than 5 unique game themes, TapTix 

is fun, easy to play, gives you the chance to win 

instant cash prizes and progressive jackpots. 

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Youngsters with the Fehr Car Wash Auto Detailing 

Centre float wave to a large crowd of spectators. 

Leamington Salvation Army volunteers 

fill up a cart with donations. 

Progressive jackpots available on select games. Must be 18 years of age 

or older to play. Government-issued identification may be required. 

The Leamington 2015 Light 

Up the Night Christmas Parade 

began with one of its 

more unique vehicles as entries 

make their way northward 

along Erie Street. 

Even Frozen’s Olaf had to 

wear a sweater during a chilly 

Leamington 2015 Light Up 

the Night Christmas Parade. 

Lobster, Yellow Perch, 

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Christmas Parade a great success! 

What another great turnout from the many spectators and the phenomenal floats 

entered in Leamington’s annual community Christmas Parade! 

Judges Alberto Bernal Acero, Joe Saad and Don Nicholson had a hard task before 

them, judging among the 60 entries in the parade. Here are this year’s winners: 

Best Church: Leamington United Church, with close second to Church of St. John 

the Evangelist. 

Best School: Christian Fellowship Learning Centre, second École St-Michel. 

Best Non-Profit: Leamington Flyers, second to Sun Parlour Rodeo and Crime 

Stoppers. 

Best Commercial (small business): Tie between Bailey Inc. and DiMilo Auto 

Body, second Realty House, Sun County Realty and Cassiah’s Dance Company. 

Best Commercial (large business): Tie between Highbury Canco and Mastronardi 

Produce, second to Leamington Rona, Leamington Superstore and Security ONE. 

Best Theme: Leamington Rotary Club, second South Essex Community Council. 

Mark your calendars! Next year’s Christmas Parade is slated for Saturday, November 

26, 2016. 

THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE IN LEAMINGTON! 

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BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY GET-TOGETHER NOW! 

STUDIES IN THE PROPHECIES OF 

DANIEL -every Sunday at 7:00 

p.m., Seventh-day Adventist 

Church, 220 Erie St. N., 

Leamington. Topic: Ch. 5 

"Running the Wrong Way". For 

more info call 519-322-1644. All 

welcome. 

ADULT CRAFT NIGHT - Thursday, 

December 3 at 6:00 p.m., 

Leamington Library, 1 John St. 

Craft: Paint Chip Wreath, a simple 

but stunning wreath for Christmas 

made out of paint chips. You will 

need a wire wreath form and paint 

chips in your choice of colours. 

Call the library for more details 

519-326-3441. Adult program. 

Register online or at the library. 

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CRAFTS 

- December 7-18 at Leamington 

Library, 1 John St. Drop in at the 

library and make a craft during the 

12 days of Christmas. There will be 

a different craft prepared for parents 

and kids to make together. 

Stop at the desk and ask for your 

supplies and then have fun crafting 

together. Also, browse the great 

collection of holiday titles and stop 

at the North Pole Selfie Station and 

take a pic with your finished creations. 

All ages welcome. 

FREE KIDS CHRISTMAS 

PROGRAM - Friday, December 11 

at 4:00 p.m. at The Bank Theatre, 

presented in partnership with 

SECC's New Canadian Youth. 

Program features the play "Charlie 

Brown's Christmas, a story and a 

visit by Santa! 

FAITH REFORMED CHURCH 

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, 

Saturday, December 12, 9:00 a.m. 

- 1:30 p.m., 1115 Seacliff Dr. 

Kingsville(at Graham Sd. Rd.). 

Bake sale, marketplace, bazaar & 

luncheon. Something for everyone! 

WEDNESDAY 

DEC. 9 

Ladies 

Night 

ENJO 

6:00 pm start 

$5.00 Lunch Specials 11-3 Monday thru Friday 

BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE - 

Monday, December 21 at 7:00 

p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 

311 Sherk St. Leamington. For 

many, this season is anything but 

cheerful. For those who have lost 

loved ones, lost a job, are struggling 

with finances or illness, this 

is not an easy season. The Blue 

Christmas service is offered for 

those in the community who are 

not having a Merry Christmas and 

the friends that support them. All 

are invited to come and visit with 

one another in a liturgy that speaks 

of the love of God for the grieving. 

FREE 12-WEEK PARENTING 

CLASS - hosted by Windsor Essex 

Community Health Centre, every 

Tuesday starting January 5 to 

March 29, from 10:00 - 11:00 

a.m., at Leamington United 

Mennonite Church, 78 Oak St. E. 

Topics: nutrition, child development, 

discipline, safety, health & 

wellness. Prizes & giveaways. Free 

childcare provided. For more info 

or to register call Nicole at 519- 

258-6002 ext. 503. 

2ND LEAMINGTON SCOUTING 

MEETS at the Leamington United 

Church, 9 John St., as follows: 

Beaver Scouts (age 5-7) meet 

Mondays from 6:15-7:30 p.m.; 

Cub Scouts (ages 8-10) meet 

Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m., 

Scouts (age 11-13) meet Tuesdays 

from 6:30-8:00 p.m.; Venturer 

Scouts (age 14-17) meet Mondays 

from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Come check it 

out. For more info call 519-326- 

6355 or 519-326-6214. 

MONDAYS - SENIORS DROP-IN, 

1st and last Monday of the month 

only at 10:30 a.m. at Leamington 

United Church. Guest speakers, 

refreshments, games, exercise. It's 

free, fun, and wheelchair accessible. 

All seniors welcome. 

ARE YOU AFFECTED BY SOME- 

ONE ELSE'S DRINKING? The 

Wheatley Serenity Al-Anon Family 

Group meets every Monday at 7:30 

p.m. at the Wheatley Friendship 

Club (north entrance), 171 Erie St. 

N. 

DO YOU ENJOY VOLUNTEERING 

AND MEETING PEOPLE? South 

Essex Community Council in 

Leamington is currently looking 

for volunteers for Meals on Wheels 

Delivery. If you are interested in 

volunteering during the morning 

for about 1 hour per week or as a 

back-up volunteer, please call 

Noreen or Susan at SECC - 519- 

326-8629 ext.381. 

www.secc.on.ca. 

HELP AN ADULT LEARN ENGLISH 

- South Essex Community Council 

is currently looking for tutors for 

adults learning English. One afternoon 

or evening per week. 

Training/materials provided. 

Qualification: Fluency in English. 

Great for high school seniors too! 

Call 519-326-8629 ext. 381 or 

email volunteer@secc.on.ca 

PREGNANCY & RESOURCE 

CENTRE, 33 Princes St. (Princess 

Centre) Suite 408, Leamington, 

offers free and confidential services 

provided by registered nurses 

and trained volunteers. Free pregnancy 

tests. Call 24/7 for free and 

confidential support - 519-326- 

0612. Business calls: 519-326- 

3821. 

WEDNESDAYS - Are you looking 

for food and fellowship? Join us, 

no charge, at St. John’s Anglican 

Church, 60 Erie St. N., 

Leamington, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. 

Call 519-326-3111 for more information. 

IF YOU HAVE PARKINSON’S and 

would like to join our group for 

information, exercise and support, 

come by Tuesday mornings at 

10:30 a.m. to the Half Century 

Club, 160 Talbot St. E. 

Leamington. 

Community Calendar is a FREE service for FREE events. Please see the 

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

Kathy Smyth (left), CiB tour judge, and CiB chairperson Charlie Wright presented Deputy- 

Mayor Hilda MacDonald with the two certificates that recognize Leamington for once again 

being a 5-Bloom Award winner and Criteria Award winner for Environmental Action. 

CiB makes presentation to Council 

Several Communities in Bloom committee members, chairperson Charlie Wright and 

CiB tour judge Kathy Smyth attended the Monday, November 16 Leamington Council 

meeting. Kathy presented an informative overview of the Judges Tour and Evaluation 

process. The Town of Leamington was once again a 5-Bloom Award winner and Criteria 

Award winner for Environmental Action. CiB presented the certificates to the municipality 

at the meeting. 

Also, Catherine Riediger and Bill Sherk donated copies of the 249-page 2015 CiB 

Community Profile Book to the mayor, deputy-mayor, councillors, economic development 

officer and the Leamington Library. The public can review this document on the 

Leamington Communities in Bloom website: www.communitiesinbloom-leamington.ca. 

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DECEMBER 11 TH @ 4:00 PM 

KIDS CHRISTMAS - a joint venture with South Essex Community 

Council Youth and The Bank Theatre. More details to follow. 

DECEMBER 12 TH @ 7:30 PM 

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS 

The Bank Theatre and Abridged Opera Company under the direction 

of Erin Armstrong and featuring boy soprano Will Trigo Ebere, bring 

to the stage this Christmas Opera by the contemporary Pulitzer Prize 

winning Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti. Based on 

Italian folk tales of the Nativity and Epiphany this opera is a retelling 

of the Magi from the point of view of a young disabled boy named 

Amahl living in poverty with his widowed mother near Bethlehem. 

Blinded by the lure of the Magi's gifts to "the Child", Amahl's mother 

attempts to steal a small portion but is caught. Unexpectedly, Amahl 

is blessed and cured of his disability. A vivid and accessible tale originally 

created for television, this is a perfect first opera -- or hundredth! 

Running time is 50 minutes but if you would enjoy a longer performance, 

each performer has prepared a Christmas piece to be included 

in a short sing-a-long. 

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and are available at 

Wharram's Jewellery and Counter Effects in Leamington. 

Follow The Bank Theatre on Facebook 

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Email: banktheatre@gmail.com 

Website: www.banktheatre.com 

Leamington Br. 84 

Legion News 

By Pat Simpson 

The Leamington Legion Kids Christmas Party is on Sunday, December 

13 from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. This is a party for the children and 

grandchildren of members. Members are asked to call the Branch at 

519-326-0073 and let organizers know how many children you are 

bringing. 

The Seniors Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings is on Wednesday, December 9. Tickets 

are still available. You do not have to be a member, you just have to be a senior! 

The Members Christmas 

Party is Saturday, December 

19. This is a potluck party so 

come out for an afternoon of 

comradeship and good eats. 

Members are reminded 

that 2016 dues are due. 

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Historical Society members learn 

about Boblo Island block house 

By C. Scott Holland 

On Sat. Nov. 28 six members of the Leamington and Mersea Historical Society – Bob 

and Shirley McCracken, Paul Bunnett-Jones, Bill Gay, Carolyn Coad and Scott Holland 

– traveled to Essex to learn about the restoration of the historic Boblo Island block 

house. 

The lunch-hour talk was sponsored by the Essex County Historical Society and was 

presented along with an extensive slide show by Ted Steele. 

After telling about the region’s background and the unrest at the time, Steele began 

his narrative by explaining that Bill Brundage, a retired elementary teacher, had visited 

Boblo in 2010 along with his son-in-law. Upon viewing the historic south end block 

house collapsing and in danger of disappearing, it disheartened him. Yet it lit a small fire 

deep inside him and from that small spark he knew he could get the historic structure 

restored. 

First on his list of things to do was approaching Dominic Amicone, the island’s developer 

who owned the property on which the block house sat. With permission to restore 

the historic site, Brundage did extensive research on the building. 

It was erected by the British in 1839 and had served primarily as a military outpost. 

But photos from circa 1900 show it had begun to deteriorate. Seeking a qualified engineer 

who could do the restoration was difficult until someone steered him towards 

Norm Becker. 

Immediately upon hearing about the block house, Becker seized the opportunity and 

agreed not only to do the restoration but provided some financial support as well. 

Becker’s professionalism not only got the project initiated but aided in the restoration 

immensely. 

The block house was a four-sided, two-storey building whose four walls, both upper 

and lower, had slits cut into them from which occupants could shoot their rifles. 

The upper floor had an overhang and contained “murder slits.” These slits were wide 

openings in the floor which looked down upon exterior (outside) walls. Should any unwanted 

intruders or enemies approach they could easily eliminate the threat. All the slits 

had boards which swung into place to cut down unwanted air flow and eliminate bad 

weather. Also, the upper slits rendered a good view of all four compass points. 

The original wood was white oak cut into square logs. Finding suitable replacements 

was difficult but Becker found a substitute in Northern Ontario. 

The building had two underground storage areas, one for gunpowder and another for 

food. Its single entranceway had a four-inch thick door. 

In the process of digging and laying a new foundation, dozens of artifacts – pieces of 

broken pottery, arrowheads, rifle flints, buttons, and other items – were salvaged from 

underneath the block house. Many of these are now on display inside the building. 

Among the exhibits, the original drawings for the building can be viewed plus a collage 

of photos showing the reconstruction which took countless hours over the course 

of four years. 

The block house is open to school groups and the general public on Sundays from 1 

p.m.-5 p.m. from May until November, weather permitting. Brundage is often on hand 

to greet visitors. Admission is free and donations are gladly accepted. Transportation 

between Amherstburg and the island is via ferry, and arrangements from the ferry docks 

to the south end of the island can be made. 

The block house was formally dedicated and opened on June 13, 2015. 

We can help make sense 

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Leamington Mennonite 

Home Auxiliary’s 

Homespun 

Christmas 

Bake Sale 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 

starts at 8:00 AM 

at LEAMINGTON UNITED 

MENNONITE CHURCH 

78 Oak St. E., Leamington 

• Fresh Baked Zwiebach 

• Raisin Bread 

• Christmas Cookies 

• Frozen Pies 

... and more 

School-Based Child Care 

Program of Kingsville, Inc. 

Offered at 4 schools in Leamington & Kingsville. 

Ages 18 months - 12 years 

6:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. • Subsidy available. 

For details call 519-733-8202 

www.discoverychildcareschools.com 

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Poster and Poetry 

Contest Entrants Recognized 

At Gore Hill Public School’s November Achievement Assembly, students were proud 

to congratulate two students who entered the Royal Canadian Legion poetry and 

poster contests. Sydney Enns (left) designed a poster and was presented with a certificate 

for her entry. Ardan Fischer wrote an original poem about Remembrance Day 

and won first prize for her division (Gr. 4) in the poetry competition. Ardan presented 

Leamington Legion Br. 84 president Bob McKee with a framed copy of the original 

poem she wrote to honour all Canadian veterans as part of the classroom literacy 

activities. From left to right are Sydney Enns, Legion president Bob McKee, and Ardan 

Fischer. 


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The Churches of Leamington 

and District Welcome You 

ANGLICAN 

St. John The Evangelist 

60 Erie St. N., Leamington 519-326-3111 

Sunday Worship Services 

8:30 & 10:30 am 

St. Mary’s Church 

East West Road, Pelee Island 

1st & 3rd Sundays from 

June to September at 10 am 

Calvary Church 

North Shore Road, Pelee Island 

1st & 3rd Sundays 

from October to May at 10 am 

BAPTIST 

First Baptist Church 

3 Fox Street, Leamington 

519-326-4372 

Sunday Worship 10:30 am 

Heritage Baptist Church 

555 Talbot St. W., Wheatley 

519-300-1400 Pastor Francisco Penner 

Sunday 11 am & 7 pm, Wed 7 pm 

Wheatley Baptist Church 

47 Talbot St. E.., Wheatley 

519-825-7433 Pastor Richard Smith 

Sunday School 9:00 am 

Worship 10:30 am 

CONGREGATIONALIST 

Faith Everlasting 

Congregational Church 

589 Hwy 77, Leamington 

519-322-2994 

Sunday Worship 11 am 

LE AMINGTON SEVENTH-DAY 

ADVENTIST CHURCH 

220 Erie St. N., Leamington 

519-322-1644 

Saturday Services: Bible Study 9:30 am 

Worship 11:00 am 

LUTHERAN 

St. Paul’s Evangelical 

Lutheran Church 

311 Sherk Street, Leamington 

519-326-3966 


10:30 am (Eng) 

MENNONITE 

Faith Mennonite Church 


519-326-6391 


10:50 am (Summer 10 am) 




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Leamington Evangelical 

Mennonite Mission Church 

1408 Deer Run Rd, Leamington 

519-326-9734 


9:15 am (German), 

10:45 am (English) 

Leamington Evangelical 

Mennonite Church 

108 Mersea Rd 3, Leamington 

519-322-9915 


Leamington United 


78 Oak Street East, Leamington 

519-326-2727 

Sunday Worship 

9:45 am 

Summer Worship Services 

10:00 am 

Meadow Brook Fellowship 

219 Talbot Street East, 

Leamington 519-326-3605 

1 Sunday Worship Service 

at 10:30 am 

North Leamington United 


625 Mersea Rd 6, Leamington 

519-326-7928 


South Point Community Church 

475 Bevel Line Road, Leamington 

519-322-1858 

Sunday Gatherings 10:30 am 

NON-DENOMINATIONAL 

Iglesia La Buena Semilla 


519-733-0342 

Sunday Worship 6:30 pm 

Leamington District 

Memorial Hospital 

194 Talbot St. W., Leamington 

519-326-2373, 

Chaplain’s Office ext. 4443 

PENTECOSTAL 

FGT Family Church 

285 Talbot St. E., Leamington 

Free bus rides available 519-322-2316 

Service Sunday 9:15 am & 11 am am 

Leamington Christian Centre 

98 Elliott Street, Leamington 

519-322-1504 

Sunday Worship Services 10:30 am 

English/Spanish 6:30 pm 

Templo Christiano 

De Leamington 

39 Talbot St. E., Leamington 

519-325-9654 

Sunday Worship Services 3 pm 

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Mount Zion Full Gospel 

Tabernacle 

6 Mill Street, Leamington 

519-252-0031 

Sunday Worship 7:30 pm 

United Pentecostal Church 

312 Erie St. St., Leamington 

519-326-7056 

Sunday Worship Services 11 am 

PRESBYTERIAN 

Knox Presbyterian Church 

58 Erie St. S., Leamington 

519-326-4541 

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ROMAN CATHOLIC 

St. Michael’s Parish 

29 Elliott Street, Leamington 

519-326-2643 

NO MASSES FROM JULY 14 TFN 

St. Joseph’s Church 


519-326-2643 

Saturday Mass: 5 pm (English) 

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am (English) 

9 am (Italian, English) 

10:30 am (English) 

12 Noon (Portuguese) 

3 pm (Spanish), 7 pm (English) 

St. Anthony’s Parish 

(Maronite Rite) 

280 Talbot Street East, 


Sunday Masses 9:30 & 11 am 

(Lebanese, English) 

SALVATION ARMY 

The Salvation Army Citadel 

88 Setterington Street 



UNITED CHURCH 

OF CANADA 

Leamington United Church 

9 John Street, Leamington 

519-326-9461 


Mersea United Church 

1301 Mersea Road 8, Wheatley 

519-825-4157 


Olinda-Ruthven United Church 

1907 Queen Blvd., Ruthven ON 

519-326-3138 

Sunday Services at 9:30 am 

UNITARIAN 

UNIVERSALIST 

Unitarian Universalist Church 

of Olinda 

2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 

519-326-4352 

Sunday Service 10:30 am 

Leamington 

male 

charged in 

September 

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4 injured 

On September 5, 2015, 

the OPP in Lakeshore attended 

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fire on West Belle River 

Road. 

The vehicle had been involved 

in a single motor vehicle 

collision with four occupants 

having been inside 

the vehicle at the time. 

Essex Windsor Emergency 

Medical Service (EMS) 

as well as Lakeshore Fire 

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assist with the collision. All 

four occupants were injured 

in the collision sustaining 

non-life threatening injuries. 

The driver of the vehicle 

was issued a blood demand 

while being treated at hospital 

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As a result, the driver 

Poetry Slam at Gore Hill P.S. 

Last week, students in Ms. Sales’ Grade 6/7 at Gore Hill Public 

School hosted a Poetry Slam. Students dressed as beatniks 

and presented some of their poetry to parents and other 

invited guests. Serenity Schroeder was one of the “beatniks” 

presenting literature at the Poetry Slam. 


of the vehicle involved in 

the crash, a 19-year-old 

Leamington man, has been 

charged with the following 

offences: exceeding 80 milligrams 

blood alcohol content; 

dangerous operation 

BBB launches Scam Tracker 

In an effort to monitor and track fraudulent activity – both locally and across Canada 

and the U.S. – Better Business Bureau (BBB) has introducing BBB Scam Tracker, a 

new online tool which allows consumers and businesses to report 

instances of fraud they’ve encountered and stay up-to-date on scams 

targeting their area. 

Whether you’ve been the victim of a fraudulent scheme, wish to 

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your area, you can do so by visiting bbb.org/scamtracker. That will 

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activity other people in your area have reported to Better 

Business Bureau. BBB staffers review all submissions to the site in 

order to watch for patterns of a problem and ensure the submissions 

are authentic. 

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of a motor vehicle causing 

bodily harm (x3); impaired 

operation of a motor vehicle 

causing bodily harm (x3). 

He will appear in a Windsor 

court on December 16 to 

answer to the charges.


LAERC to 

welcome 

family of 

9, help is 

needed 

By Carolyn Reid 

Leamington Area 

Ecumenical Refugee 

Committee (LAERC) 

got a surprise recently. 

The family of 9 that the 

group had chosen to 

sponsor would be here 

next year sometime. 

Knowing all the paperwork 

takes such a long 

time to be completed, 

and just having a family 

of four arrive and still 

getting settled, members 

were kind of relaxing. 

Then came the exciting 

news that the family of 9 

would be arriving Dec. 3 

at Windsor Airport! 

An emergency meeting 

transpired to get 

things in motion for all 

that has to be readied to 

welcome the family. The 

two women are sisters 

and are also cousins to 

some of the Karen people 

already here, who 

have offered to house 

them until a home is 

ready. 

Also, LAERC was 

asked by the refugee 

coordinator if the group 

could sponsor an elderly 

couple whose daughter 

lives here in Leamington. 

With all these impending 

arrivals, LAERC 

need lots of help. Furniture, 

household items, 

beds, towels, kitchen 

supplies, etc., as well as 

financial donations are 

needed as LAERC’s resources 

are stretched to 

the limit. 

If you can assist in any 

way, call Glenna Lane at 

519-324-0243. Together 

a lot of people can make 

a big difference to those 

who find themselves refugees 

through no fault of 

their own. 

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Tell everyone about 

the birth of your baby 

in the Southpoint Sun! 

Annual Soup & Salad 

Luncheon 

Organizer John Woelk welcomed a full house to the 

annual Soup & Salad luncheon held on Wednesday, 

November 25 in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. 

Four-year-old Noah Lasi and his Oma Marie Lasi were 

two of the hundreds of people to enjoy the Soup & Salad 

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from the luncheon support the Canadian Cancer Society. 

Serving up hot soup prepared 

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Happy 90 th Birthday 

Florence McLenon 

Melise Hill & Pat Miller 

Todd & Tara 

Florence McLenon (nee Hyatt) was born December 4, 1925 in 

Leamington. She has four children, ten grandchildren and eleven 

great-grandchildren, with another on the way. She will celebrate 

with family & friends at The Salvation Army Church in 

Leamington from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. on December 13. 

Happy Birthday Mom. 

Love Ruth, Don, Patsy and Terry 

Tim and Michelle Hill are proud to announce the marriage of their 

daughter Melise to Pat, son of Ron and Sharon Miller of Livonia, 

Michigan. Melise and Pat were married on July 1 st , 2015 

in Detroit, Michigan with a warehouse reception on 

September 12 th to celebrate with family and friends. 

Loads of love and best wishes for their future together in the D! 

Chris and Jack Harfmann are pleased to announce 

the marriage of their daughter Tara to Todd Bering, 

son of Gary and Brenda Bering on October 24, 2015. 

The couple reside in Leamington. 

IN MEMORIAM 

ELENA ZOMPANTI 

June 13, 1931 - December 2, 2010 

It’s been 5 years since you have been gone. 

We think of you always, we talk of you still. 

You have never been forgotten, and you never will. 

We hold you close within our hearts, and there you will remain. 

We miss you and forever loved, 

Your family, 

Antonio, Nick, Sue, Dan, Sylvie, and Families. 

ANGIE STAMATOPOULOS 

FEATHERSTONE 

Angie 

Has it been two long years since you were taken from our lives - 

Two years spent coping and adjusting and trying to get things right? 

I hope you're looking down on us and pleased with what you see 

Because I hope you realize how loved and important 

you were to this family. 

And rest assured I WILL see you again for it's not a question of if 

But a question of when. 

And when that time comes I'll be in total bliss 

For no longer will I wait for that one last kiss. 

Sad memories of a LOVED wife. 

In Loving Memory 

ANGIE STAMATOPOULOS 

FEATHERSTONE 


What would we give her hand to clasp, her patient face to see. 

To hear her voice, to see her smile, as in the days that used to be. 

But some sweet day we'll meet again beyond the toil and strife. 

And clasp each other's hand once more, in Heaven, that happy life. 

Love Mom & Dad 


Mommy 

Your kids are growing up now, 

trying to do what would make you proud. 

It's been two years now. 

We were the luckiest children in the world 

to be given a mommy like you - 

Your film star looks, engaging smile and a heart of gold too. 

They tell us time heals a heart, but we know ours will never mend. 

No one can replace our mommy, our hero, our best friend. 

We often visit the place where you were laid 

and talk to you on those days. 

We see your face and hear our conversations 

and know just what you will say. 

We knew God was taking you 

even though we prayed for you to stay. 

You told us you would never leave, 

you would be with us all the way. 

But no longer can we hug - something we wish we could share. 

Our mom was our whole world - now that world is in a whirl. 

We can only ask the Lord to love you and hold you in His care. 

Sad memories of your LOVING children. 

MARIA VINCENZA 

MASTRONARDI 

August 22, 1925 - January 4, 2014 

IN MEMORIAM 

WILLIAM RANDY 

HARRIS 

March 3, 1997 - December 3, 2012 

We can’t believe that we are 

entering our 3rd year of our life 

sentence without you William. 

We miss you every second of 

everyday; our family has been 

broken; and will never be the 

same again. You will never be 

forgotten. 

We love you so much. 

We’ll love you forever, and like 

you for always, as long as we’re 

living, our baby you’ll be. 

I hope the angels know what they 

have. 

Love you forever Bud 

Love, Mom, Dad, 

Hillary, Eliah and Dawson 

IN MEMORIAM 

ALBERINO 

MASTRONARDI 

December 4, 1925 - January 15, 2015 

Sadly Missed - Never Forgotten 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

A private funeral was held 

for Kenneth John Neufeld 

of Burlington, Ontario on 

Wednesday, November 25, 

2015. Ken was the son of 

Ben and Molly Neufeld of 

Leamington. His wife, Lorie 

(Quick) Neufeld and 

children Ryan (Sarah) and 

Brittany wish to thank 

Pastor Terry Dempsey 

along with family & friends 

for their support during this 

difficult time. 

GINO 

MASTRONARDI 

March 19, 1951 - September 3, 1961 

His weary hours and days of pain, his troubled nights are past. 

And in our aching hearts we know he has found sweet peace at last. 

Thinking of you on your birthday, dad. 

Antonietta Mastronardi-Coates & Sydney Coates, Nick D. & Marjorie Mastronardi, Mike & Connie Mastronardi and Families


OBITUARY 

Penny Harold 

Penny Harold, 75 years, passed away on Thursday, 

November 12, 2015. 

Daughter of the late Fred 

and the late Mary Harold. 

Dear sister of Joan Bateman 

(late Bruce), Barbara Harold, 

BettyLou Nussey (Bruce), 

Fred Harold (Marie), the 

late Janice Livingston (late 

Bruce), the late Jerry Harold 

(Kay), Judy Murray (Robert), 

Sheila Catton, Richard Harold (Patricia), Michael Harold, 

and Timothy Harold. Close friend of Stacey and 

Colin Campbell and their children, Stephanie and David 

Woloviec and their children. Penny will be missed by 

many nieces and nephews. 

Penny was a teacher in Frobisher Bay and a house 

mother at St. Albert’s College in Belleville. 

Visiting is at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception 

Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) 

on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. until 

time of Memorial Service to celebrate Penny’s life at 

11:00 a.m. Rev. Colin Swan officiating. 

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the 

SickKids Foundation. 

Habitat for Humanity looking 

for volunteer board members 

Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex is a non-profit organization 

dedicated to improving housing in the region. Their 

mission is to mobilize volunteers and community partners 

in building safe, decent, affordable housing and promoting 

homeownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty. 

The Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex volunteer 

Board of Directors is seeking nominations for new board 

members with governance experience in the non-profit sector. 

While this experience is preferred, it is not necessarily 

a requirement. 

Interested candidates can submit a resume including an 

outline of their professional, educational and community 

experience. Deadline is Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. 

Those interested must: be the age of majority (18+); reside 

in Windsor-Essex County; commit to one monthly meeting 

and committee work; be able to provide police clearance 

from the municipality in which they reside. 

For more information email: office@habitatwindsor.org 

noting “Board Application” in the subject line. 

TOM GIGNAC 

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OBITUARY 

Katharina Pauls 

Katharina “Tena” Pauls (nee Lehn), 94 years, passed 

away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Monday, 

November 30, 2015. 

Beloved wife of the late 

Bernhard Pauls (2004). Dear 

mother of William (Verna), 

the late Linda Pauls (1960), 

the late Nancy Willms 

(1985), Alice Derksen 

(John), Diane Evans (Tony), 

Dennis (Marilyn). Dear 

mother-in-law of Ron and Neta Willms. Loving grandma 

of Bradley, Brian and Diane, Jonathan and Andrea, 

Jeremy, Jeff and Tori, Julie and Tim, Kevin and Sarah, 

Hannah, Amy, Blake and Gavin, and great-grandma to 

twelve. Dear sister of Antonia Krahn, Theresa Ediger, 

Jake Lehn (Elizabeth), Peter Lehn (Lydia), Nellie Thiessen 

and the late Ed Lehn, the late Louise Penner, the late 

Henry Lehn (Christine), and the late Maria Lehn. Many 

nieces, nephews, cousins and friends also survive. 

Visiting at the Reid Funeral Home & Reception Centre, 

14 Russell Street, Leamington, on Wednesday from 

3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Funeral Service to celebrate Tena’s life held from the 

North Leamington United Mennonite Church, Concession 

6, Leamington, on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 

11 a.m. Rev. Cathrin van-Sintern Dick officiating. Interment 

Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. 


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Thomas Frederick Epplett 

Thomas Frederick Epplett, 88 years, passed away on 

Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the Sun Parlor Home in 

Leamington. 

Dear father of Lee and her husband Jack Franklin 

of Coatsworth, Rob and his wife June of Leamington, 

Mike and his wife Joyce of Wheatley, and Tim and his 

wife Tricia of Wheatley. Loving grandfather of Steve 

and Sue, Tracey and Rino, Jeff, Jamie, Nikki and Adam, 

Mark and Hedy, Carly and Mike, Caryn and Kevin. 

Loving great-grandfather of MaKenna, Hadyn, Blake, 

Koen, Mila, Ella and Samantha. 

Fred was the co-founder of Leamington International 

Trucks and former owner of the Leamington Flyers 

Hockey Club. Fred was also a member of the Royal 

Canadian Legion Br. #324 Wheatley. He loved his family 

and was a very caring and humble man. Fred spent 

many enjoyable years with family and friends at Rochester 

Lake. 

The family would like to thank the nurses and staff 

of the Sun Parlor Home for their care and compassion. 

At Fred’s request, cremation will take place. Visiting 

at the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little Street South, 

Wheatley (519-825-7741) on Tuesday from 3:00-7:00 

p.m. 

Funeral Service will be held at the Wheatley United 

Church on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. 

with Rev. Janet Brigham officiating. 


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Free classes to help parents 

raise happy, healthy kids 

The Windsor Essex Community Health Centre will be 

hosting a series of parenting classes, “ABCs of Parenting”, 

in Leamington. The free 12-week program will be held every 

Tuesday beginning January 5 and running until March 

29 (no class Mar. 15) from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at Leamington 

United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak St. E. 

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There will also be prizes and other giveaways, and free 

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Local quilter uses talents to 

benefit community, charities 

By Pat Bailey 

Martha Wiens has been using her talents to benefit local charities 

one stitch at a time. 

Wiens, 78, a retired school teacher, has thrown herself into her hobby 

for the past 20 years. 

For the Leamington woman, quilting was a natural choice when she 

suddenly had time on her hands. 

“All the women in my life quilted,” she said, “my mother, my 

grandmother, my aunts...” 

“My mother taught me embroidery and sewing,” she added. 

At 16, she made her first quilt. Sixty-two years later, she still proudly 

displays that quilt – which is admittedly much more simplistic than 

those that now adorn virtually every corner of her home. 

She admits she wasn’t thrilled with the choice of fabric but said the 

most colourful pieces of fabric had already been spoken for. 

“I got the leftovers,” she laughed. 

And it really wasn’t a planned project – summertime was generally 

spent picking crops on the family farm. But that particular summer, 

it was a case of the mumps that kept Wiens stuck inside with a lot of 

time to fill. 

She managed to complete that project, with a little finishing help 

from her mom, but then more or less put quilting on the back burner 

while her teaching career then monopolized most of her time. 

About three summers before her retirement though, a class offered 

locally at ‘A Stitch in Time’ caught her eye and her interest. 

Her renewed love of sewing and quilting took over once her retirement 

became official. 

“I retired in ‘96,” said Wiens, “and I’ve been sewing ever since.” 

But one house can hold only so many quilts – her home is a quiltlovers 

haven. They’re hanging on walls, over railings, and, of course, 

cover every bed. 

So Wiens decided to use her talent to benefit the community, as well 

as other charities near and dear to her heart. 

“Everybody gives in different ways,” said Wiens, “and everybody’s 

talented in different ways.” 

As a result, several charities have reaped the reward. 

One quilt in particular, Wiens said, she donated to a Stratford charity 

in memory of a dear friend’s mother. 

That friend, Ruth Owens, also happens to be a huge supporter of 

The Bank Theatre and a member of the board. As a result, Owens 

approached Wiens with the idea of making a quilt to help raise funds 

for the ongoing renovations of The Bank Theatre. To date, Wiens has 

Martha Wiens shows off a more recently completed 

Christmas quilt alongside her first quilt, 

sewn 62 years ago when she was just 16. 

donated five hand-sewn quilts that have been 

raffled off by The Bank Theatre. 

Wiens is delighted that others are able to enjoy 

her handiwork – that is reward in itself. But 

as an additional show of thanks, one chair in 

the theatre bears Wiens’ name. 

Wiens just shrugs off the thousands of hours 

spent making these works of art. 

“I have no idea how long it takes me to finish 

a quilt,” she said. She’s also not quite sure of 

the number of quilts she’s donated, but guesses 

it’s at least 20. 

But for Wiens, as long as the winner appreciates 

the time and effort put in, and the beauty 

of the finished product, she’s happy. 

“It just makes me feel good,” said Wiens. 

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - Page 17 

Cougars win Wilson title 


Brennan more than doubled Cardinal Carter’s senior football team in the 

regular season-ending game, but a playoff title for the Windsor-based team 

just wasn’t in the ‘Cards’. 

The Cougars avenged a 45-22 loss from Nov. 5 with a barnburner Wilson 

Divison championship game victory against the same team to finish the 2015 

campaign on a high note. Cardinal Carter faced the Brennan Cardinals at 

University of Windsor Stadium Thursday, Nov. 19 and came out on top by a 

final score of 16-15. The game-winning play was a 37-yard field goal kick by 

James Saba with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap a come-frombehind 

victory for the Cougars. 

“It was an incredible game,” said Cardinal Carter head coach Chris 

Church. “This game was very different — our defense did a great job of 

containing them.” 

The title match started on a promising note for the Cougars, who found 

the end zone with a Mack Butler touchdown on their first possession. The 

following PAT kick missed its mark. 

Cardinal Carter — which played the game as both visitors and underdogs 

— experienced a cooling off of its offense from there. After Brennan managed 

a safety, the teams took their halftime breathers with a 6-1 Cougars 

advantage. 

The Cardinals took their first lead off the opening kickoff of the second 

half, taking an onside kick and rushing it into the end zone for an 8-6 lead. 

Late in the third quarter, a long pass from quarterback Liam LeClair found a 

receiver to give the home squad a 14-6 lead after missing the PAT. 

A missed field goal attempt by the Cardinals with a few minutes remaining 

in the game brought the score to 15-6 after the Cougars conceded a single 

point on the play. Dan Metcalfe, who missed the last few regular season games after sustaining 

a lower-body injury, asked his teammates for a chance to bring Cardinal Carter within 

striking distance. He made the request worthwhile, running in a touchdown that included a 

PAT to make the score 15-13. 

“He figured it was his last game of high school football, so he wanted to finish it doing 

everything he could,” said Church. “He was probably at about 75 per cent, but 75 per cent 

of Dan Metcalfe is worth more than a lot of other players at 

100 per cent.” 

Zack Benson made back-to-back sacks on the following 

Brennan possession to help give the Cougars the football in 

FREE 

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Zack Benson avoids a tackle as he carries the ball for yardage against the Brennan Cardinals during a WECSSAA 

senior football game Thursday, Nov. 5. The Cardinals won 45-22 to bring the Cougars’ record to 4-3. The teams 

met again in the Wilson Division final, won 16-15 by Cardinal Carter. 

(Sun file photo) 

the game’s dying seconds. 

Cardinal Carter’s offense 

ran the ball up the middle 

four consecutive times to 

bring Saba within striking 

distance of a three pointer at 

the 0:09 mark. Brennan had one chance to go the distance 

with the ball from their own 35-yard line, but yet another 

sack by Benson put the game away. 

(Continued on page 19) 

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Injury bug strikes again… and again 

BRYAN 

JESSOP 

Jessop’s 

Journal 

When I was working in 

Wallaceburg a few years 

back, I remember covering 

a pre-season meeting 

for the town’s Junior B 

lacrosse team between its 

coaching staff and players. 

The coach of the Red 

Devils discussed a number 

of topics, from making sure potential rookies had permission 

forms signed by their minor league systems to on-thefloor 

expectations from the upcoming season opener to the 

finale. One of the things he said was “will I expect you to 

play hurt? Yes. Will I expect you to play injured? Never.” 

It made sense. Toughness is important in a sport like lacrosse, 

but even in what’s called the fastest game on two 

feet, playing with an injury is just begging for things to go 

from bad to worse. There’s a huge difference between hurt 

and injured — much like the difference between loud and 

noisy for a music enthusiast. “Loud” simply makes reference 

to a great deal of volume. Noisy is just sound with no 

rhythm, direction or discernible talent — like most 1990s 

grunge bands. 

Hurt can be as simple as a scratch or a bruise and nothing 

more — essentially, pain with the absence of physical damage. 

Injuries, of course, should be taken far more seriously. 

I recall a lesson taught during a high school health class that 

made note of the fact that a very small muscle tear at least 

has the potential to heal quickly… IF that muscle is not exerted 

any further. Ignored, a small tear becomes a big tear 

and sitting on your team’s injured list can instantly go from 

a couple weeks to a few months. 

I mention this because of how quickly we as professional 

team sports fans tend to lose patience with a clutch player 

missing game after game while going through a recovery 

process. If a team doctor is “pretty sure” a complete recovery 

is possible in say three weeks, I never have a problem 

with making it four weeks before that player suits up for his 

next game. Better safe than sorry. 

Sydney Crosby has already had more than his fair share 

of injuries, which as a non-Pens fan, doesn’t bother me 

THAT much. Still, I sometimes swear the guy is made of 

fine china — not a good thing for a franchise player who 

actually exhibits a willingness to drop the gloves from time 

to time (it’s rare, but look it up on YouTube and you’ll actually 

see him trade a few punches). 

RECREATION EVENTS 

LEAMINGTON KINSMEN RECREATION COMPLEX 

Winter 1 session began this week – there are still a few openings. View 

the Activity Guide online www.leamington.ca/recreation for details on all 

programs & classes! 

Christmas Gift Certificates - available in any $ increment for everyone on your list! 

3 month New Year Shape-Up special, meet with a Personal Trainer, Student memberships, 

Youth memberships, Youth Skate/Swim/Gym Punch pass. Complex Gift 

Certificates are always welcome under the Tree! 

Complex Pool: have you considered becoming certified as a Lifeguard? The 

Complex is looking for more lifeguards. An interesting, part-time career for teens or 

young retirees. Ask for more details. 

Youth Programs: Red Cross Swim lessons, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Parent/Tot and 

Youth Indoor Soccer, Kirk Bowman Hockey Camps, Kindernastics, Power Tumbling, 

Youth Distance Running. Power Tumbling, Jr. Racquetball, Youth Basketball, Velocity 

Volleyball Academy, Babysitter Training Course, Home Alone Course. 

Adult Programs: Fitness & Aquatic Fitness – 55 Classes per week, Indoor Cycling 

Spin Classes – 11 classes per week, Zumba, Mom & Baby classes – Stroller Fit, Mom 

& Tot Aquafit, Weight Room & Cardio Fitness, Masters Swimming, Scuba Lessons, 

Racquetball/ Squash, Pickleball, Table Tennis, 55+ Badminton, Health Track – a prevention/maintenance 

program, Red Cross First Aid CPR/AED Training, Personal 

Trainers & Nutrition & Wellness Coaches. 

Rock ‘n Swim – Fri. Dec. 4th from 7:15 – 9:00 p.m. Swim to the sounds of your 

favourite music played by Chick Reynolds DJ Service. Music is sponsored by UMEI 

Christian Highschool. 

Birthday parties, Group parties, Team parties – book your Activity and Pizza 

Party at the Complex. Kids love all the fun of an activity – choose from swimming, skating, 

gym or kindernastics! 

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As a Habs fan, I’ll admit I’m starting to lose patience with 

the Carey Price situation. He sits out nine games, comes 

back and three games later; tada, the same knee (the right 

one) puts him out once again. Mike Condon’s done an admirable 

job in his absence, but enough already! 

Anyway, whether you hate the Habs or love ‘em, you instantly 

start to wonder if Price came back too soon. If it had 

been his left knee the second time around, you wouldn’t 

think twice about passing it off as bad luck. But the SAME 

spot? One has to wonder. Latest word is that he’ll be out 

another month. Sigh. 

I distantly remember ranting a couple months ago about 

how the Edmonton Oilers take first-overall draft picks and 

play them FAR too often in their rookie years — a “strategy” 

that puts far too much strain on their bodies before they can 

grow accustomed to the lightning-fast, rough-and-tumble 

ways of the league (you can’t spell “unhealthy” without N- 

H-L, as the saying goes). Sure enough, Connor MacDavid, 

at the ripe old age of 18, suffered a fractured clavicle after 

crashing into the boards Nov. 3 in a game against Philadelphia. 

Initial estimates pegged recovery time at about four 

months, although we’re now hearing that he’s ‘ahead of 

schedule’. Would it surprise me to see the Oilers put him 

back on the ice too soon and make matters worse? Nope. 

Part of the problem is how unwilling most players are to 

sit idly by and watch their team soldier on without them. 

The urge to do your part is in and of itself a good quality to 

have, but when it comes to recovering from an injury, restraint 

is pretty important. We shower players with admiration 

when they take to the ice while tending to cracked ribs 

or broken fingers. Hockey is home to more than it’s share of 

tough customers, no doubt. I guess it’s not TOO bad when 

the walking wounded “suck it up” and hit the ice during 

playoffs — a few months of the fast-approaching offseason 

is the perfect time to recuperate. 

I can just imagine how often professional sport team doctors 

are pressured to give a player the thumbs up when his 

or her absence is being felt via a pile-up of marks under the 

losses column. Can’t say I envy them. It’s got to be one of 

the toughest ‘behind the scenes’ decisions to make. Sure, a 

coach or GM feels the wrath of public scrutiny when a bad 

trade is made or a top performer is benched because of a 

toxic attitude problem. The team doctor, however, has an 

entire career in his or her hands when a choice is made on 

when to send a player back into action. When that player is 

a rookie or at least has another decade or so ahead of him 

or her, the decision becomes 

that much tougher. 

Hugh Smythe — son of 

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Conn Smythe — was a team 

doctor with the Leafs who 

during Game 6 of the 1964 

Stanley Cup finals, had to 

decide whether or not to 

send Bobby Baun back onto 

the ice with a broken ankle. 

He decided to let him go. 

Baun then scored the winner 

in overtime to force a seventh 

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Would today’s doctors do 

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Local Equestrian Team 

Capture Championship Titles 

A local equestrian team from Wheatley attended the Western 

Dressage Association’s World Championships in Tulsa, 

Oklahoma, on November 7-8. There they captured three Reserve 

Championship titles in Level 3 test 2, Level 3 test 4, 

and the Level 3 Freestyle riding to the music of John and 

Michele Law, also from Wheatley. The team consisted of 

Walter Mantler riding his quarter-horse gelding Liberachi SS, 

coached by Walter’s wife Gisela Mantler (pictured). They operate 

a riding facility, Symphony Stables, located between 

Leamington and Wheatley. 


Bailey Atom girls take win 

Bailey Machining Atom girls played Harrow White in 

Harrow on Sunday. 

Less than one minute into the game, Adriana West put 

Southpoint on the board with a breakaway goal. Harrow 

came back minutes later to tie the game. Abbey Mazzella 

took a nice pass from Adriana West to score the second 

goal for Bailey’s. 

Both teams played strong and wanted the win. Abbey 

Mazzella scored another goal unassisted. Harrow came 

back to score a second goal and tighten the gap. The girls 

battled and had a few more scoring chances. Leah Youssef 

took a hard shot from the blue line and just missed the 

net. Alessia West worked hard behind the net and took 

another shot. Danika Romanyk was ready for the rebound 

and kept the pressure on, but Allison Brady of Harrow 

was on her game and kept the puck out of the net. 

Sienna Gale and Brook DaCosta drove the puck forward 

and set up some good scoring opportunities. 

Meghan Simpson and Daesa Minaudo worked hard along 

the boards. Abbey Neufeld, Emma Weil and Bricelyn 

Koehler did a good job keeping the puck in Harrow’s 

zone. Evan Gualtieri made some sweet breakaway saves 

for Bailey’s. 

Megan Derbyshire and Adriana West had a few more 

breakaway opportunities but Harrow figured out how to 

shut down Bailey’s little rockets by the third period. Alessia 

West and Abbey Mazzella hustled and played both 

ends of the ice. Their backchecking in the third period 

was outstanding. Blair Bailey and Mila Pereira worked 

really hard to drive the puck to the net and fed Alessia 

West a pass for Bailey’s fourth goal. With just seconds 

left in the third period, Harrow scored one more goal but 

it was not enough to close the gap. Southpoint took the 

win with a 4-3 final score. 

SP Ford 

Atoms play 

tie game 

Southpoint Ford Atom’s 

played to a 1-1 tie against 

Harrow #5 on Nov. 28. 

The teams took a 0-0 tie 

into the third period until 

midway through the Harrow 

team capitalized on a power 

play and was able to slip one 

by Jack Thomas who played 

another impressive game for 

Southpoint. 

Southpoint was able to 

tie it up with only a couple 

minutes remaining. Owen 

Jeffery scored the equalizer 

with assists going to 

Jonathan Semaan and Dax 

Mercer.


Southpoint Peewee LL 11 has been named AM 800 Team of the Week for Dec. 2. Front row, 

left to right: Noah Simpson, Jorden Simpson, Owen Matthews, Cole Knopp, Colin Basden, 

Cole Gossman. Middle row: Aiden Serravalle, Carter Matthews, Tyler Heinz, Zack Dault, Alexa 

Taylor, Paige Derbyshire. Back row: Hunter Deal, Jonnie Fiore, Curtis Chorba, Lucas Ingratta, 

Nathan Pilmer, Joseph Gruber, Jaydon Tannous. 


SP Peewee LL 11 faces SP 10 

Last week saw a lot of activity for Southpoint’s Centennial Windows Peewee LL 11. 

First they were named AM 800 Team of the Week for Dec. 2, whereby players on the 

team receive a mini hockey stick and a Team of the Week certificate. The team also received 

a voucher for a team breakfast at McDonald’s. Following this the team then had 

an outing to see the Windsor Spitfires defeat the Saginaw Spirit by a score of 5-1. The 

SP players then had a meet and greet with some of the Spitfires. Many thanks to Melissa 

Johnson Hunter, AM 800 and Adam Sellon. 

On Saturday SP 11 took on SP Peewee LL 10 (Brum) in Wheatley. SP 10 jumped to a 

1st period two-goal advantage. SP 11s goals in the second by Jorden Simpson, assisted 

by Lucas Ingratta and Aiden Serravalle, and Nathan Pilmer, assisted by Aiden Serravalle 

and Noah Simpson, were answered by two SP 10 goals. 

The 3rd period saw goals from SP 10 making the final score 6-2 for SP 10. 

Stars weekend results 

Community Trophy Peewee girls took on the Windsor P2 team on the weekend. The play 

was very aggressive on both sides. Alyssa Lamb applied a good deal of pressure on the 

Windsor defense and picked up a hat trick. Jaryn Harris assisted on one of the goals. The 

outcome was 3-1 in favour of Southpoint. This would not have been the case if Southpoint 

goalie Courtney Jeffery hadn’t made key saves on several breakaways. 

The Leamington Kinsmen Southpoint Intermediate Stars played two away games on Saturday. 

The first matchup saw the Lady Stars battle against the Tecumseh Tiger Cats. Kelsey 

Babkirk scored the lone Stars goal in this tight contest. After two periods the score was 

deadlocked at 1-1. However the Tiger Cats scored two unanswered goals in the third to win 

this game by a score of 3-1. The Lady Stars got assists from Allison Chopchik and Paige 

Thompson. 

The second matchup saw Southpoint travel to the Atlas Tube to take on the Lakeshore 

Lightning. This game was extremely tight as both teams came close to lighting the lamp but 

the goaltenders for both teams were absolutely amazing. Lady Stars goalie Sam Hartleib 

made several key saves to keep her team in the game and posted another shutout with a 0-0 

final score. 

County Bridge 

Results 

Leamington Half Century 

Centre, Nov. 23: North/ 

South - 1st Derek Parry 

and Al Morrison, 2nd Roy 

Trowell and Ron Martin, 

3rd Bill Chaplin and Jack 

Warmenhoven. East/West 

- 1st Dorothy McGregor 

and Frank Duransky, 2nd 

Jim Perkes and Roger Cote, 

3rd Sonia and Ernie Jackiw. 

Bridge games are played 

each Monday at 12:45 p.m. 

Members and new members 

welcome. 

Kingsville Bridge Club, 

Nov. 25: 1st Henry Hildebrandt 

and Bob Lee, 2nd 

Shirley Plant and Roy Trowell, 

3rd Pat DeNapoli and 

Frank Duransky, 4th John 

and Dorothy McGregor. 

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Cougars win Wilson title 

(Continued from page 17) 

Austin Camrie, Cody Rankin and Metcalfe were regular-season injuries who were able 

to return for the playoffs. Metcalfe had a limited role in the semifinal contest against the 

Catholic Central Comets, won 35-25 by the Cougars. 

“He was more of a decoy than anything else for that game, but it worked,” Church said. 

“Catholic Central is an incredibly athletic team, but we didn’t let them have the ball. They 

ran about 15 offensive plays. We put a good game plan 

Sunbrite Peewees win 5-2 

Sunbrite Peewees met Kingsville Red in Kingsville on Saturday. 

Marcus Stanley put Sunbrite on the board halfway through the first period when he 

received a pass from Massimo West. With just less than a minute left in the first, Tyler 

Swaddling scored an unassisted goal for Sunbrite to bring the score to 2-0. 

Second period was well-played by both teams. At first there were few scoring opportunities 

for either team, then Marcus Stanley started the scoring when he received a pass 

from Massimo West. Just 20 seconds later the same forward line produced yet another 

goal when Evan Ouellette and Massimo West fed the puck to Marcus Stanley for his hat 

trick goal. 

Kingsville turned up the heat and scored a goal just a minute later. Mitchell Defrancisco 

capitalized on a power play to pump in the fifth goal with an assist by Joshua 

Saad. Kingsville came right back to score on their own power play. Neither team was 

letting down and there were more scoring opportunities. The game ended in a 5-2 win 

for Sunbrite. 

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“This game was 

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— Chris Church 

together and the kids executed it really well.” 

Saba scored two majors in the semifinal game at University 

of Windsor Stadium Friday, Nov. 13. Rankin, 

Benson and Butler added the other touchdowns while 

Saba added all five PAT kicks. 

Junior players joining the senior Cougars for their 

playoff run included Grade 9 student Tommy Saba, 

Jackson Klassen and Adam McLellan — the later expected 

to be a key player for the seniors next season. 

Josh Van Roie and Chris Tannous — voted WECS- 

SAA’s second best defensive and offensive players respectably 

for the 2014 season — had not recuperated from early season injuries in time to 

participate in either playoff game. 

Players who will likely take on major roles with the 2016 senior team will include Kyle 

Jennings, Dante D’Andrea, Mack Butler and McLellan. With most of this season’s junior 

players being in Grade 9, Church expects next year’s senior squad to undergo a rebuilding 

process. 

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Wheatley Hosts 55+ District Duplicate Bridge 

Twenty-six competitors from the Chatham-Kent and the 

Windsor-Essex area recently competed in inter District 

Duplicate Bridge at the Wheatley Friendship Club. The 

event was part of the Ontario Senior Games Association 

(OSGA) 55+ fall series of events. 

Gold, silver and bronze winners were determined in both 

North-South and East-West Divisions. 

Standings in the North-South Division were: Tom Henry 

and Bob Lee (gold), Roger Cote and Jim Perkes (silver), 

and Vi Major and Joyce Moran (bronze). Standings in the 

East-West Division were: Ron Martin and Derek Parry 

(gold), Shirley Plant and Jean Manners (silver), Bill Chaplin 

and Chris Brennan (bronze). 

The OSGA 55+ Games are composed of 41 districts 

throughout all of Ontario. There are over 10,000 participants 

that take part in a variety of summer and winter 

activities. These events are available to anyone over the 

age of 55 that resides in Ontario. Regardless of your age, 

gender or athleticism, there is an activity that is right for 

you. Local competitors have their eye on the 2016 Summer 

Provincial 55+ Games being offered next August in 

the Midland area. 


Gillett Bantams beat 

Kent #3 Black 

The Southpoint Gillett Sheet Metal Bantams made a trip 

to Tilbury Nov. 29 to take on Kent #3 Black. Their previous 

meeting was a 3-2 win for the Southpoint team, so a tight 

game was expected. 

Despite a couple of early power play opportunities the 

Southpoint chances were turned away. However, late in the 

first Camron Taouil put Southpoint on the board with an assist 

from Andrew Verhaeghe on the latest power play. 

The tight play continued in the second period. Early on, 

Brock Siddall gave Southpoint a 2-0 lead with assists going 

to Cameron Impens and Camron Taouil. It looked that 

goalie Tyler Dibbley was en route to a shutout with his stellar 

play. 

Early in the third period, Tyler Labonte gave Kent Black 

some life and finally put one behind Dibbley. As the period 

continued, Southpoint had to stand tall to keep Tilbury at 

bay. The Southpoint defence made some good plays in their 

own end, forcing mistakes by the home team. 

Despite the pressure, including when Tilbury pulled their 

goalie for an extra attacker, Tyler Dibbley made key saves 

to preserve a 2-1 victory for Southpoint. 

SPCC Team Wins Senior Mixed Bonspiel 

A team from Sun Parlour Curling Club in Leamington took top honours at the Kingsville Senior 

Mixed Bonspiel on Saturday, Nov. 21. Teams from Roseland, Detroit, Sun Parlour and Kingsville 

competed in the one-day event. Bonspiel winners, from left to right, are: Gary Koestler, Lynn 

Lawson, Joan Kettle and Ron Kettle. 


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Rhine Danube bowling results 

The following are the Rhine Danube bowling league scores for Nov. 9. 

Games Over 200: Ozzie Wolf 225, Gary Garnham 212, Kevin Kosempel 228-232, 

Heinz Kosempel 236-299, Alex Smith 208, Chris Kosempel 235, Willy Fittler 201, Aaron 

Dickau 259-257, Eric Zimmer 208-215-212, Claudio Sabelli 212, Jack Valade 237, 

Shaun Garnham 213-253-208, Doug Scott 247-222-216. 

Series Over 550: Ozzie Wolf 562, Kevin Kosempel 657, Heinz Kosempel 728, Chris 

Kosempel 585, Aaron Dickau 697, Eric Zimmer 635, Claudio Sabelli 557, Jack Valade 

589, Shaun Garnham 674, Doug Scott 685. 

High Handicap Game: Heinz Kosempel 334, Aaron Dickau 281, Nick Levchuck 277. 

High Handicap Series: Heinz Kosempel 833, Eric Zimmer 803, Aaron Dickau 763. 

Standings: Dickau Construction 52, Weil’s Food 40, Del Fresco 40, Fittler Farms 31, 

Taki’s 28, Rhine Danube 19. 

Forty-two golfers sank 77 

aces in mini golf on Nov. 

26 at Colasanti’s. Leading 

the pack with 5 were Cathy 

Dewhurst, Bill Ward and 

Bryon Walker. Four found 

the bottom of the cup for 

Mike Binder, Pete Daudlin, 

Murray Hartford, Andy Orsini 

and Bill Taylor. Rose 

Taylor sank 3, followed 

closely with 2 each by Mary 

Binder, Dorothy Cascadden, 

Ethel Ferguson, Gail Johnston, 

Eva Kah, Bill Mayville, 

Eileen McIntosh, Barb 

Murphy, Colleen Pearse, Al 

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Speed, Barry Sweet, Sharon 

Teskey and Elaine Hatt. 

Chipping in with 1 each 

were Murray Cascadden, Jo- 

Anne Ferguson, Tom Hyatt, 

Lois Hudvagner, Tony 

Hudvagner, Betty McManus, 

Bob McWilliam, Moe 

Scratch, Marilyn Speed, Al 

Stockwell, Art Sweet, Gerrit 

Vriesen and Doug Vickery. 

Cathy Dewhurst delivered 

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9 holes. Scoring 17 were 

Bryon Walker, Pete Daudlin, 

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Taylor, Barry Sweet and Bill 

Mayville (2). 

Bill Ward delivered a low 

score of 36 for 18 holes. Recording 

37 were Tom Hyatt, 

Pete Daudlin, Bill Ward, 

Doug Vickery, Bill Taylor, 

Barry Sweet and Bill Mayville. 

Cathy Dewhurst, Mike 

Binder (2), Andy Orsini (2) 

and Bill Mayville each had 

38. 

Bill Ward continued his 

strong play by carding a 73 

for 36 holes. Following with 

75 was Bill Mayville, 76 for 

Pete Daudlin, Mike Binder 

and Andy Orsini, and 78 for 

Tom Hyatt and Bill Taylor. 

Taking first place with 

244 was Team Queens 

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McIntosh). There was 

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Sharks blank Lakers in first game with new coach 


New ownership, new jerseys, 

a new executive and 

several new players have 

been joined by a new coach 

for the Wheatley Omstead 

Sharks. 

The Monday, Nov. 30 contest 

against the Wallaceburg 

Lakers was the first for the 

return behind the bench for 

head coach for Dave Wiper, 

who officially replaces Ken 

Galerno for the remainder 

of the 2015-16 season. 

Galerno was replaced after 

serving as the Sharks head 

coach for approximately 

five seasons. Wiper returned 

to the leadership position 

after guiding the Sharks for 

roughly half a decade during the mid to late 2000s. Galerno 

led Wheatley to a 9-12-2-1 record this season before parting 

ways with the team. 

A fast-paced first period was controlled mostly by the 

Sharks, although a string of three consecutive minor penalties 

slowed down the home team’s forward attack. Eric 

Prudence opened the scoring four minutes and 13 seconds 

into the opening frame. Lakers’ goalie George Hill made the 

initial save on a Lucas Raffoul shot, but couldn’t locate the 

rebound before Prudence snapped it under the crossbar from 

inside the crease at the right side of the net. Brady Hillock 

also drew an assist. 

The goal, Prudence’s fourth of the season, came minutes 

after being awarded by Sun County AAA Minor Hockey 

president Andrew Doran as the Panthers’ 2014 recipient 

of the Mickey Renaud Memorial Award for determination, 

dedication and leadership. The late-coming presentation 

came a few weeks after Leamington Flyers rookie Mitch 

Crevatin was presented with the same award for 2015 prior 

to a GOJHL game at Highbury Canco Arena. 

Wheatley outshot Wallaceburg 13-6 through the opening 

20 minutes, but had to settle for the one-goal lead. 

The middle frame belonged exclusively to Wheatley’s offence, 

although a Brett Bowman goal within the opening 

minute was all the home team gained on the scoresheet. 

During a power play that started late in the first stanza, 

Bowman slid an ice-level five-hole shot past Hill from the 

right side of the net for the 2-0 lead. Prudence and Nick 

Tavolieri-Essex drew assists. The Sharks went on to keep 

the Wallaceburg defence under heavy pressure, thwarting 

countless clearing attempts en route to a 23-6 shots on goal 

margin. 

Wheatley’s special teams continued to shine in the third, 

where two more power play goals were added while the 

Lakers’ forwards were kept 

at bay during five-on-four 

chances of their own. After 

the puck was iced, blueliner 

Brian Johnson took control 

of it and went end to end 

to slide across the visitors’ 

crease before burying a high 

wrist shot past a sprawling 

Hill, unassisted. 

Bowman struck again 

about eight minutes later, 

tipping a Johnson shot from 

the point while planted in 

front of the left side of the 

Wallaceburg net. Johnson’s 

shot followed a feed from 

Tavolieri-Essex. 

Wheatley nearly doubled 

their guests on the shot 

clock with a 48-25 advantage 

while going three for 

five on the man advantage. 

The Lakers were held to 

zero for four. Adam Leboeuf 

earned the shutout, his first 

of the season. 

“I really liked the energy 

Delaney MacDonald of the Sharks tries to stuff the puck past Wallaceburg goalie George Hill as 

three Lakers close in during the second period. 

and hustle I saw out there,” said Wiper. “The zone coverage 

in our own end was good tonight. When you take care of 

things in your own zone and perform well on special teams, 

you should win 75 per cent of your games.” 

Wiper, a Leamington resident, was approached and offered 

the head coaching position by Sharks executives on 

Sunday, Nov. 29 at noon. The transition was finalized as 

of 10:30 a.m. the next day — about nine hours before the 

opening face-off against Wallaceburg. 

“We’re not going to change a lot from this point,” Wiper 

noted. “We’ll work with the positive aspects we can bring 

to the table. Behind our own blue line is what we’ve got to 

work on. I’m not here to reinvent the wheel.” 

Wiper explained that he is confident in the support of his 

assistant coaches, but admits that he was nervous returning 

behind the bench after a four-year hiatus. 

“I was ready to lose my guts tonight with the nerves,” 

he said. “It’s nice to get that first one behind me and move 

forward.” 

Wiper has been assisting the Southpoint major midget 

boys travel team with off-ice, behind-the-scenes duties this 

season. 

Monday’s win gave the Sharks sole possession of sixth 

place, two points ahead of the Dresden Kings and two behind 

the Lakeshore Canadiens. Wheatley lost a Friday night 

game in Dresden 7-2, trailing 4-1 after 20 minutes and 5-2 

to start the third. Mitchell Prudence and Bowman scored 

the Shark goals while Eric Morneau stopped 28 of 35 shots. 

Travis Moore blocked 29 of 31 to take the win in net for the 

Kings. 

The Sharks will travel to Mooretown for a Wednesday, 

Dec. 2 match against the Flags before hosting the Canadiens 

Monday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. 

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Wheatley Omstead Sharks new head coach Dave Wiper offers 

instructions to his players during a Wallaceburg timeout in the 

first period of a Monday, Nov. 30 game at Wheatley Area Arena. 

Wiper officially replaced Ken Galerno earlier that day. His 

first game since returning from the same position about seven 

years ago ended as a 4-0 win against the Lakers. 

Sun County AAA Panthers president Andrew Doran presents 

the 2014 Mickey Renaud Memorial Award to the Wheatley 

Sharks Eric Prudence prior to a Monday, Nov. 30 game. 

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Kayla Collison and a Harrow defender battle for control of the 

puck along the boards behind the Hawks’ net during the Cougars’ 

home and season opener at Unico Arena Thursday, Nov. 26. Collison 

scored once in her team’s 4-2 victory. 

Cougars start season with a win 


Evidence from two years ago of an inexperienced team 

struggling to compete is quickly becoming a distant memory 

for the Cardinal Carter girls hockey program. 

Despite having played no pre-season games or tournaments 

and having had only two prior practices to prepare, the Cougars 

started the 2015-16 season with a 4-2 victory over the 

visiting Harrow Hawks Thursday, Nov. 26 at Unico Arena. 

Harrow struck first about halfway through the opening period 

when Sarah Bonyai took hold of a rebound and tapped 

it past returning Cougars goalkeeper Alyee Church. Cardinal 

Carter evened the score less than two minutes later when 

Gioia DiCiocco sent an ice level shot from the left of the net 

five hole past netminder Ashley Brush. Bryanna Rodrigues 

drew the only assist. 

Both teams put their power plays to better use in the second, 

where the Hawks played a somewhat more lively offensive 

game than in the first. Cardinal Carter took its first lead with a 

five-on-four advantage when Brush lost sight of a Kayla Collison 

shot. There was a brief discussion among officials before 

it was decided that the puck had completely crossed the goal 

line for a 2-1 Cougars advantage. Karson Dickinson was credited 

with the lone helper. 

Harrow got even on a power play of its own with 24 seconds 

remaining in the second frame. Taylor Rousseau send a quick, 

ice level backhand shot past Church with a scramble of players 

near the crease for a 2-2 draw to start the third period. 

The final 15 minutes was all Cougars. DiCiocco potted her 

second of the game after taking a perfect pass off the boards 

from Charly Demers, burying a waist-high wrist shot for the 

game winner. DiCiocco completed the hat trick after sending 

a wrist shot into the top left corner of the net from a seemingly 

impossible angle. The shot was released from close range 

from the right side of the goal in an unassisted effort. 

“It’s a great way to start,” said Chris Church, who is again 

co-coaching the team along with Chris Lapain and Laurie 

Lapain. “We did a lot of things really well. Some of them 

looked like they’ve been playing together for a long time — 

and they haven’t.” 

Key players returning from last season include Brook Sarkis, 

Collison, Theresa and Louise Lapain, Kiera Murracas, 

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Sun Stars win in Ingersoll 

The Southpoint Sun Stars Midgets travelled to Ingersoll Sunday 

afternoon to face the Ingersoll Ice. 

The Ice opened the scoring with just over a minute remaining 

in the first period on a low shot from the slot that beat the Stars 

goaltender. Just 17 seconds later the Stars responded when 

Bryanna Rodrigues passed to Emily Hyatt behind the net and 

the wraparound caught the Ice goalie off guard and the score 

was tied. With time winding down in the second, Grace Hyatt 

passed the puck to Lauryn Gradwell who cut to the net and sent 

a backhand high over the glove of the Ice goalie and the Stars 

were out front 2-1. 

The Stars scored again midway through the third period on 

the power play when Lauryn Gradwell won the draw back to 

Corrine Jackson, and with the goalie screened Corinne fired a 

low shot that beat the Ice goalie and gave the Stars a 3-1 lead. 

That would end the scoring and the Stars escaped Ingersoll 

with a well earned 2 points on the road. Natalie Edmondson 

played a strong road game for the Stars and earned 

the win in net. 

Demers and Church in net. The even three lines of skaters are 

represented mostly by Grade 9 and 10 players, three Grade 11s 

and two Grade 12s. 

“We’re just going to take the season one game at a time,” 

Church said. “It’s the strongest team we’ve had so far, although 

we’re still a really young team.” 

The Cougars will play their next three games on the road — 

Wednesday, Dec. 2 against Essex, Monday, Dec. 7 in Harrow 

and Wednesday, Dec. 9 against Lajeunesse. Cardinal Carter 

won’t return for a home game until Tuesday, Jan. 5 against 

Tecumseh Vista Academy. 

Promising start for LDSS 

boys hockey team 


The Herman Green Griffins are renowned for their elite 

football program, but couldn’t come up with the touchdown 

and two-point conversion needed to steal a point from the 

Leamington Lions boys hockey team. 

The Lions kicked off their 2015-16 WECSSAA boys hockey 

season with a 10-2 thumping of the Green Griffins Wednesday, 

Nov. 25 at Unico Arena. The season and home opener 

began with seven unanswered goals within the first nine minutes, 

including three within 50 seconds. Leamington’s offense 

backed off somewhat from there, passing more and shooting 

less when in possession of the puck deep in Herman territory. 

Spence Wiebe opened the scoring 1:10 after the opening 

faceoff, charging in on a breakaway to cleanly beat netminder 

Martin Stengel with a waist-high snap shot. Brett Thomas 

claimed the lone assist. Another breakaway — this time in 

a two-on-zero — unfolded exactly a minute and a half later, 

when Dawson Iles completed an unassisted effort with a shot 

that hovered just above ice level. Eighty-four seconds later, 

a shot by Thomas struck Stengel from in close, allowing the 

puck to bounce up and over his right pad and over the goal 

line. Wiebe drew an assist on the game-winning tally. 

Noah Santos was next on the score sheet, sending a shot 

into the lower left corner during an odd-man rush. Jack Towle 

set up the goal. Stengel stopped a Bailey Loveless shot 26 

seconds later, but couldn’t come up with the rebound to prevent 

Wiebe’s second of the game. Ryan Wall made it 6-0 24 

seconds later by snapping a low shot from inside the faceoff 

circle to the right of the goal into the net. Loveless and Jaron 

Kir assisted. 

From directly in front of the net and about eight feet out 

from the crease, Iles potted his second with a low snap shot, 

assisted by Quinn Bowman. Earlier, a would-be LDSS goal 

by Quinten Adams was waved off because of a dislodged net. 

RJ Durocher put the Griffins on the board early in the second, 

sending a low wrist shot from the left of the net past Matt 

Ciliska and into the right corner. Leamington got the goal 

back 78 seconds later when Adams stuffed a rebounding puck 

off a Kir shot into the net from point-blank range. 

With a seven-goal cushion and an opposition equipped with 

barely two lines of skaters, Leamington’s offense set itself on 

cruise control for most of the final period. Adams netted his 

second with a high wrist shot released from between the hash 

marks after being set up by Loveless. With 3:03 showing on 

the clock, Kyle Vrabel unloaded a wrist shot from near the red 

line that caught Ciliska off guard as the puck bounced near 

the crease and over the goal line. Fifty-six seconds later, Iles 

Jack Towle of the Lions puts on the breaks to keep the puck away from 

Herman defenseman Liam McDonald during the WECSSAA boys hockey 

season opener for 2015-16 Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Unico Arena. Leamington 

led 7-0 after less than nine minutes of play en route to a 10-2 final score. 

completed the hat trick with an ice-level wrist shot that struck 

one of Stengel’s skates before deflecting into the net. Jesse 

Fast assisted. 

The game-ending buzzer sounded off six seconds later for 

the 4:20 p.m. curfew. 

“We played well today,” said Tony Nurse, who is again cocoaching 

the LDSS boys team along with Butch Rickeard. 

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chances.” 

Fast, returning as team captain, was optimistic 

about what he saw for his team’s season opener. 

“It looks like we could have a good season 

ahead of us,” he said. “We picked up some guys 

who didn’t play last season — we should be solid 

compared to last year.” 

Key players returning from the 2014-15 campaign 

include Fast, Santos, Bowman, Iles and 

Wiebe. This year’s roster of just over three full 

lines includes no Grade 9 players, but several in 

Grade 10 and a few more Grade 11s than 12s for 

the remainder of the lineup. 

Leamington’s first road game was played Monday, 

Nov. 30 against Lajeunesse, who opened the 

season with a 6-1 win over Herman. The Lions 

and Royals battled to a 1-1 draw. The LDSS team 

will return home for a Wednesday, Dec. 2 contest 

against the Harrow Hawks starting at 3 p.m. 

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ROAD GAMES 

BY BRYAN JESSOP 

Apparently, the Maroons in Leamington 

are not the same as the Maroons in 

Chatham. 

Seventeen days after thumping the 

M’s 8-0 at Highbury Canco Arena, the 

Leamington Flyers were handed an eyeopening 

loss of their own, this time at 

Chatham Memorial Arena. The Maroons 

avenged the humbling loss to the Flyers 

on Nov. 5 with a 6-3 victory on home ice 

Sunday, Nov. 22. 

The Maroons peppered netminder 

Michael Barrett 

with 54 shots including 

20 in the 

first period and 19 

in the second. Cale 

Phibbs opened the 

scoring for Leamington 

with a power 

play marker 5:46 

after the opening 

faceoff after being 

set up by Mitchell 

Amante and J.P. 

Grineau, but Ross 

Krieger replied 16 

seconds later to tie 

the game at 1-1. 

Gus Ford finished 

the scoring for the 

opening 20 minutes 

with a manadvantage 

tally 

about five-and-ahalf 

minutes later. 

The Flyers struck 

again on the power 

play to even the score at 2-2 with a 

Cale Allen goal assisted by Amante and 

Phibbs. Ian Faubert gave Chatham another 

lead by becoming the first player 

this season to score a shorthanded goal 

against Leamington. Ford netted his second 

of the night 28 seconds later to give 

the home team a 4-2 advantage going 

into the second intermission. 

Luke Sanko of the Flyers prepares to send a 

wrist shot at the Chatham net with Michael 

Douglas giving chase during a Thursday, Nov. 

5 match in Leamington. The two teams met 

again in Chatham Sunday, Nov. 22, where the 

Maroons won 6-3. 


Scott Florence took feeds from Derek 

Elliott and Phibbs to net the Flyers’ 

third power play marker of the evening, 

but Leamington was denied by 

M’s goalkeeper Parker Butler from that 

point forward. Connor Koviak and Mark 

Fratarcangelli scored less than a minute 

apart to finish the scoring. 

The Flyers were an impressive three 

for six on the power play compared to 

Chatham’s one for five, but mustered a 

moderate 36 shots on net compared to 

their hosts’ 54. 

“We didn’t play 

with a lot of energy,” 

said Flyers 

head coach Tony 

Piroski. “It’s a different 

game there. 

It’s about winning 

the 

one-on-one 

battles and we 

weren’t as keen as 

we have been. We 

weren’t 

horrible, 

but it was a lackluster 

performance.” 

The Flyers head- 

ed up to Sarnia to 

meet the Legionnaires 

two days later 

and came home 

with a 2-1 regula- 

tion victory. Scott 

Emerson started 

the scoring after 

taking a pass form 

Nicolas Mainella 

during a man advantage. Ryan Vendramin 

evened the score for the Legionnaires 

about 12 minutes later to bring 

a 1-1 deadlock into the second period. 

The only tally through the final 40 

minutes came off the stick of Amante 

— his fourth game winner and 12th goal 

of the season. Joe Urbanic and Mitchell 

A wrist shot by Leamington’s Colin Moore is deflected off the stick of Chatham’s Connor McKinnon 

during the third period of a Thursday, Nov. 5 game at Highbury Canco Arena. The two teams met 

again in Chatham Sunday, Nov. 22, where the Maroons won 6-3. 


Scott Emerson of the Flyers is challenged by Chatham’s Aaron Jacobs and Connor McKinnon for 

control of the puck behind the Maroons’ net during a Thursday, Nov. 5 game in Leamington. The two 

teams met again in Chatham Sunday, Nov. 22, where the Maroons won 6-3. (Sun file photo) 

Crevatin were credited with assists. 

Tyler Wall stopped 20 of 21 shots 

for the Flyers’ win while Aidan Hughes 

turned aside 30 of 32 for Sarnia. Leamington 

was one for six on the power play 

while the Legionnaires were denied on 

all four of their man advantages. 

“We came out really well in the first,” 

Piroski noted. “We could have been 

ahead three or four goals. We looked 

a little sluggish in the last two periods. 

The nine-day break has come at the 

right time — we’re not seeing the same 

fire that was there a month ago.” 

Between the two road games, the 

Flyers added some size and strength to 

both the red and blue lines with forward 

Aaron Langlois and defenseman David 

Storey, respectively. Langlois, who hails 

from Essex and measures 6’ 0” tall while 

weighing in at 205 pounds, took a threeseason 

break from hockey to focus on a 

baseball scholarship and later surgery to 

his arm. With a schedule that can once 

again accommodate hockey, he decided 

to commit to the Flyers. 

Storey, a Mississauga native, stands 

at 6’ 2” at 209 pounds. Previously, he 

played two seasons with the Midwestern 

Conference’s Brantford 99ers, accumulating 

31 points and 260 penalty 

minutes in 81 games. Earlier this season, 

he played 14 games with 

the Alberta Junior Hockey 

League’s Grande Prairie 

Storm before being sent 

to Elliott Lake in the ern Ontario Junior Hockey 

North- 

League. From there, he 

was acquired in an acquisi- 

tion with the Flyers. 

Both additions suited 

up with Leamington for the first time in 

Tuesday’s contest against Sarnia. 

At one game shy of completing the 

first half of the season, the Flyers record 

stands at 19 wins, four losses and one 

tie for 39 points — good for a sevenpoint 

lead over the St. Thomas Stars in 

the race for first in the Western Conference. 

Leamington’s 99 goals for was 

tied for second most in the West as of 

Nov. 25 with Chatham while their 48 

goals against is 26 fewer than secondbest 

St. Thomas. 

“After replacing 10 or 11 players (from 

last season), I didn’t think we’d be out of 

the gates like this,” said Piroski. “We’re 

a good team and we’ll get better. I’d be 

lying if I said I wasn’t surprised with how 

fast these guys have come together.” 

Rest of the West 

The LaSalle Vipers beat the St. Marys 

Lincolns 7-2 on Wednesday Nov. 25 as 

the London Nationals handed an 8-3 

loss to the Lambton Shores Predators. 

St. Thomas won 6-2 against Sarnia on 

Thursday, followed by a 4-0 London win 

over St. Marys and a 6-2 Chatham victory 

against St. Thomas on Friday. LaSalle 

lost 6-3 against Strathroy on Saturday. 

Sunday’s only Western game ended in a 

5-4 double overtime decision favouring 

Chatham over Sarnia. 

UPCOMING HOME GAMES: 

Thu., Dec. 3 vs. London, 7:10 p.m. 

Thu., Dec. 10 vs. Lambton, 7:10 p.m. 

UPCOMING AWAY GAMES: 

Fri., Dec. 11 vs. St. Marys, 7:30 p.m. 

Sun., Dec. 13 vs. Strathroy, 7:30 p.m.


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a Sunday in July 1973. I bought it the next day. 

This Camaro later sat for 27 years in my parents’ 

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“It now has 56,000 original miles and the engine and transmission have never been 

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1,287 were imported for sale in Canada. Only 207 came with the Z/28 option, and only 

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Mike’s Camaro won first prize awarded by RM Classics at the Old Autos Car Show in 

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Kiara Footwear Ltd. dba Brida Shoes 

located in Leamington, Ontario is looking for 

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Successful Candidate will be responsible for the 

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business; 

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FRESH FARMS 

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JOB OPPORTUNITY 

General Labor Warehouse, 

Vegetable Packer 

Hours vary on production. 

Minimum Wage. 

Please Fax resume to 519-733-8059. 

GREENHOUSE WORKER 

Day Shift - Weekends 

•Candidates will be working in the greenhouse as harvesters and crop workers 

with other duties as assigned 

• Ability to do repetitive tasks, work in a hot environment and attention to detail 

with 40 plus hours a week including weekends 

• Salary: 11.25/hour, working 40 plus hours a week including weekends 

and holidays 

Please forward your by email to hr@orangelinefarms.com 

(627 County Rd. 14, R.R. # 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V8) 

We are a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality 

healthy greenhouse products and looking for Career 

Oriented Line Lead for one of our Specialty Packing Line. 

LINE LEAD 

Responsibilities: 

• Progressively lead a packing line of 10 – 15 employees 

• Ensure customer specifications are being followed and adhered to 

• Working with scheduler to coordinate the personnel in order to meet 

production goals 

• Report all machine issues to Operations Manager and Maintenance 

• Report personnel issues to Human Resources 

• Train new employees as necessary 

• Maintain accurate records 

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manner, including recording all packaging completed and the packaging 

used and/or destroyed 

• Maintain a neat and organized work area 

• Follow all policies, practices and procedures as it relates to Human 

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Qualifications: 

• Self- motivation and attention to detail 

• Flexibility with working hours (Days Only including Saturdays) 

• Independent transportation 

• Excellent multi-tasking skills under pressure 

• Ability to lift boxes up to 20 lbs. 

• Work in cold and hot environments 

• High School diploma or equivalent experience 

• Basic math aptitude 

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels 

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PINNACLE ACRES 

REQUIRES Full time greenhouse 

general labourers. 

$11.25/hr, 50+ hours, 7 

days/wk. Must be available 

Saturday and Sunday. Work 

site: 333 County Rd. 18 

Leamington ON, rural setting, 

must have own transportation. 

Crop maintenance 

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DINIRO FARMS NEEDS full 

time greenhouse general 

labourers. $11.25/hour, 45+ 

hours, 7 days/week. Must be 

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Sunday. Must be able to lift a 

minimum of 40 pounds on a 

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Armstrong Top Pack Ltd. 

is hiring 50 permanent, 

full time vegetable packers 

for its Leamington location 

to start as soon as possible. 

The wage rate is $11.00 

for 44.0 hours per week. 

You should be able to lift up to 50 lbs. 

on a repetitive basis and be able to 

sort and pack fruits and vegetables 

in a fast paced environment. 

No education or experience is required. 

Apply in person from 9:00 to 5:00 at 

500 County Road 18, Leamington, 

N8H3V5 or by email jobs@toppack.ca 

We are a vegetable greenhouse that focuses on high quality 

healthy greenhouse products and looking for 

FULL TIME PACKING/GRADING STAFF 

Job Details: 

• Full-time permanent 

• Monday to Saturday 

• $11.25 to start with the ability to advance 

• Healthcare Benefits 

Responsibilities: 

• Packing and grading of produce as directed by Line Leads 

• Maintain product quality standards that meet product specifications 

• Maintain a sanitized and organized department that meets all food safety 

requirements 

• Respect all other employees and work in a professional manner at all 

times projecting a good company image 

• Other duties as assigned 

• Ability to work in the greenhouse as required 

• Flexibility to work extended hours, including Saturdays 

• Follow all policies and procedures as it relates to Human Resources, Health 

and Safety and Food Safety 

It is vital that you have a positive attitude, great energy, 

excellent attendance and punctuality. 

Additional Important Key Attributes: 

• Self-motivation 

• Attention to detail 

• Committed to customer service 

• Work in various positions at the required speed of service and with the 

desired sense of urgency 

• Ability to communicate any issues or concerns 

• Independent transportation 

• Excellent multi-tasking skills under pressure and manual dexterity 

• Ability to lift up 20 lb boxes 

• Ability to work as a team or independently 

• Must be able to work in cold and hot environment 

• Requires standing, and walking on a regular basis for prolonged periods 

• Visual and audio sensory are needed 

If you possess these attributes, please forward your resume to: 

hr@orangelinefarms.com 

Only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.


Quilt Winner 

The Bank Theatre’s latest fundraiser was the raffling off of a beautiful handmade quilt donated 

by Martha Wiens. This was the fifth quilt Wiens has made and donated to help benefit The 

Bank Theatre’s renovation projects. The winner, Carolyn Warkentin (left), displays the quilt 

with Wiens. 

(SUN photo) 

Local Hockey Team Holds Can 

Drive to Help Local Food Bank 

The Southpoint Atom Majors had a ‘goal’ this holiday season – they were challenged to collect 

300 canned goods to help local less fortunate families. On Saturday, they gathered at 

the Leamington Salvation Army to turn over the haul of non-perishables they collected from 

friends, family and neighbours to help restock the shelves of the food bank. According to 

team manager Cindy Goyeau, it was a team effort to show the community that they not only 

love hockey – they love their community. Back row, left to right: Coaches Brian Derikx, Ed 

Rodrigues, Ron Goyeau and Keith Bradley. Middle row: Caleb Bradley, Josh Chauvin, Evan 

Derikx, Ryan Goyeau Charlene Vincent (Salvation Army representative) Kaeden Sarkis, 

Jack Thiessen, Lucas Penner and Noah George. Seated: Ethan Rodrigues, Kaden Gabriele, 

Cole Bradley, Hunter Enns, Cole Vaillancourt and Seth Zylstra. Absent from photo: Ben 

Omar. 

(SUN photo) 

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OPP looking to reward youth with “Positive Tickets” 

Youth demonstrating positive actions, positive behaviour and showing acts of kindness 

toward others may earn themselves some well-deserved acknowledgment this 

winter. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing its partnership with Mac’s 

Convenience Stores across Ontario again this year for Operation Heat 2015. 

OPP officers will be on the lookout and when they “catch” a youth participating in 

an act of kindness the youth will receive a ‘thank you” in the form of a free “ticket” for 

hot chocolate. 

A youth may receive a “Positive Ticket” from an officer for a number of positive 

behaviours: 

• doing a good deed; 

• participating in community activities; 

• demonstrating community pride, e.g. picking up trash; 

• deterring crime or observing school crossing rules; or 

• as an “icebreaker” to establish a rapport with kids in their patrol area. 

Officers can use the coupons in a positive way to interact with young people in their 

area and build relationships that will last for years to come. 

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Everyone on your 

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• Youth Skate/Swim/ 

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