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The Wheatley Sharks celebrate their 4-0 win over the Essex 73’s, Friday, February 25 in Essex, clinching the Great Lakes Jr. ‘C’ quaterfinal series. The Sharks advance to the semifinals where they will play the Wallaceburg Lakers. Game one is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2 in Wallaceburg at 7:30 p.m. and in Wheatley on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. See story on Page 9. (Photo by Andy Comber)

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By Allison SiddallA 3.0 magnitude earthquake in the Wheatley area at 9:21 a.m. on Wed.

Feb. 23 has caused plenty of excitement both locally and nationally, with our community making news reports across the country.

The earthquake has been confirmed by Natural Resources Canada, with its epi-centre “14 kilometres northeast of Leamington, near Wheatley.”

The Journal received a phone call shortly before noon that day from Kim Grant, who lives on the 3rd Concession (Drovers Road), reporting her experience. “The whole house shook and at first we thought it was a truck hitting something,” said Grant. “We live by the cold storage and sometimes when the trucks are empty they thump going over the bridge, so we thought something had happened.”

After realizing it wasn’t a truck on the bridge or an accident, Grant called the police to report the incident. C-K police came to her home and checked it out, and then later called her back to let her know that Natural Resources Canada had confirmed that it was indeed an earthquake.

A friend of Grant’s, who lives on the Zion Sideroad, told her that the vibrations shook all the snow off the trees in her yard.

Grant says that she and her daughter Laila heard a loud band that was very similar at about 3:30 p.m. the day before when they were waiting at Dr. Brissette’s office for an appointment. She also says that last sum-

mer there were two incidents where the family heard the exact same ex-ploding sound when they were in their back yard enjoying their pool. She thought something had happened at Weil’s food processing plant, but when she called Weil’s she discovered that there was nothing going on at their property. Nothing has been confirmed regarding these other three incidents.

Reports about Wednesday’s earthquake to The Journal vary from feel-ing a little rumble or thinking the car was acting up, to other reports of the whole house shaking, hearing a loud explosion or sonic boom, or thinking that a truck had hit a house. And many residents didn’t know we had an earthquake until they heard it on the news.

According to Earthquake Canada, earthquakes in this country are a natu-rally occurring shock or movement that occurs on or just below the earth crust. There are two main causes of earthquakes in Canada. One is tectonic activity, which is caused by the earth plates moving, and the second reason is faults or volcanic activity which is caused by volcanic eruptions. Out of the two earthquake causes, tectonic activity is the most common. Tectonic earthquakes begin when there is movement in the earth’s tectonic plates. Most of the time these plates are slowly moving; they might slide towards or away from each other or even slip past each other. It is when these tec-tonic plates collide or move too closely to each other that an earthquake is caused.

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Mike Schoeger on his Indian Scout motorcycle in Ontario in 1933

Bob Schoeger of North Ridge, Ontario, tells the story of a vehicle owned by his father many years ago: “My Dad, Mike Schoeger, was a German-speaking Saxon who emi-grated from Romania in the early 1920s with the traditional $20 in his pocket. He was sent out to work on a Saskatch-ewan farm but eventually found his way back east to work on a farm in Charing Cross near Blenheim, Ontario.

“Needing transportation, he saw an ad for an Indian Scout motorcycle in the local paper but had no way of go-ing over to look at it. The people selling it volunteered to bring it over, and the next day showed up with the bike sitting on the running board and lashed to the side of their Model A Ford. This couple had bought it for their son but then decided it was too dangerous for him and they were selling it. The bike looked good, the price was agreeable, and so Dad became the proud owner of what appears to be a 1930 or ’31 Indian Scout Model “101” based on the photo I have.

“Dad never said how he learned to ride the bike but did tell about going to his night school English class in the springtime by steering in the car tire ruts on the muddy road and riding no-hands all the way to Chatham. He also used to ride it to watch flat-track races in Fort Erie and Buffalo. He had a scary experience once in Toronto when he tried to stop while his wheels happened to be on a rain-slicked streetcar track. He had a long slide but managed to keep the bike upright.”

The Indian motorcycle was eventually replaced by more practical transportation in the form of a Model A, followed

by a ’34 Dodge when Bob’s dad moved to Windsor to work for Chrysler. A succession of Chrysler-built cars followed, including a 1938 Plymouth and 1954 Dodge.

Bob would like to have a motorcycle like his dad’s but restored Indian bikes are rare and expensive. However, he does have a part of his dad’s Indian in the form of a nice pair of leather shin-guards he wore while riding.

The photo was taken beside the barn on a farm where Bob’s dad worked as a hired hand. He often wore a vest and tie, which came in handy when he later bought his 1934 Dodge, formerly owned by a doctor. The letter “D” was on the license plate, which back then stayed with the car when sold. People thought he was a doctor and showed him great respect.

If the story of your vehicle is published in this column, you will receive a copy of Bill Sherk’s book, “60 Years Behind the Wheel: The Cars We Drove in Canada 1900-1960.” To share your story and photos, email billtsherk@sympatico.ca or write Bill Sherk, 25 John St., P.O. Box 255, Leamington, ON N8H 3W2.

First taste of spring

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Discover the history of maple syrup making at the John R. Park Home-stead Conservation Area during the Maple Syrup Festival, Sun. Mar. 6, from noon to 4 p.m.

“This is the only place is Essex County that you can see maple syrup be-ing made in the pioneer way,” said curator Janet Cobban.

Many special activi-ties are planned so that the public can participate in this exciting spring ritual. Visitors can see the trees tapped and learn how maple sap is trans-formed into maple syrup and other sweet products. Homestead staff and vol-unteers will lead demon-strations and hands-on activities including taffy making on snow. Even if the weather turns mild, the taffy making on snow will go ahead as planned. “We have collected fresh clean snow and have it packed safely away in the freezer for Sunday’s event,” said Cobban.

The Maple Festival will also include pioneer maple syrup and sugar making, science of maple sessions, a maple film and exhibit, a maple craft for kids, blacksmith-ing demonstrations and more.

Visitors to the home-stead can see antique ma-ple dishes in the dining room of the 1842 house and the newly restored antique old painting.

New this year, the Homestead offers locally produced maple syrup, made by Daniel and Kim Choquette of Cottam. Daniel will be on-site during the event to an-swer all of your modern maple making questions.

The Homestead is located at 915 County Road 50, east of Colches-ter, on the lake. For more information call 519-738-2029, email jrph@erca.org, or visit www.erca.org.

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Interest in Eldercollege concept ‘overwhelming’

People toast to the idea of creating a voluntary program of courses that could offer lifelong learning to persons over the age of 55, following a forum launch, Thursday at Pelee Island Winery in Kingsville.

By Andy ComberIt was standing room

only for over 200 people attending a public forum exploring interest in a vol-untary program of courses, following a proven model called Eldercollege – said to provide “brain food” for those over age 55.

“I’m just overwhelmed,” said Lloyd Brown-John, a professor of political sci-ence, who facilitated the forum. “I guess we can really say there is an inter-est.”

Brown-John is working on developing an Eldercol-lege, a voluntary program designed to offer courses, generated by volunteers, to persons over age 55 in Windsor and Essex County region.

The idea is being bor-rowed, with approval, from Capilano University in North Vancouver, which has successfully oper-ated an Eldercollege for 20 years. Brown-John is working with Canterbury College of the University of Windsor in an effort to set up an Eldercollege here.

“Eldercollege is de-signed to provide volun-teer-led courses on virtu-ally any subject,” he said. The courses would be fa-cilitated by a person with enough expertise to offer up to a six-week course. Courses would be non-threatening with no tests, exams or entrance require-ments,” he said.

Like the B.C. model, an Eldercollege here would offer diverse courses in senior centres, residential retirement homes, commu-nity centres, and any place seniors find convenient to attend.

The concept won wide praise from the large au-dience at the Kingsville meeting.

“I think it is a great idea,”

said 66-year-old Gary Coo-per of Leamington. He said he would like to take more courses, but has been dis-couraged by having to make the drive to Windsor, where most courses of interest are held.

“This would bring some interesting courses right into my community,” he said.

Essex resident Judy Wheeler has taken a real interest in the project and already indicated a desire to volunteer. “We can learn from each other,” Wheeler said. Studies show that life-long learning keeps people healthier in mind and body.

“It energizes me to learn something new,” she said. “Learning is important to our mental fitness too.” Working with Canterbury College, a plan is being developed to offer several courses across the region. The University of Windsor supports the concept in prin-ciple but requires a feasibil-ity study, Brown-John said.

“We’re desperately look-ing for input,” Brown-John said. “The fundamental rule is it’s all volunteers.”

Although courses would be run by volunteers, fees would be required to ad-minister the courses. For example, Capilano’s Elder-college charges $75 for a single course or $130 for an unlimited number that can be taken by one individual.

“There will also be a so-cial side to it,” Brown-John said. There will be the usual coffee, tea and biscuits of-fered – all part of the Elder-college learning and social environment.

As part of the feasibil-ity study, Brown-John is interested in hearing from volunteers interested in facilitating a course, and prospective business and corporate participants. It is also very important to know what courses are being of-

fered by other organizations for people over the age of 55, he said.

“If you want the opportu-nity to embrace new ideas and new interests – then you may be interested in the El-dercollege concept.”

Participants in the forum filled out a survey form. It will also be made available on the Canterbury College website. Additional forums are planned in Windsor and Tecumseh. Plans are to have the Eldercollege up and run-ning by the fall, if all goes well, Brown-John said.

If you are interested in participating, volunteering, sponsoring or hosting an Eldercollege programme, please contact Lloyd Brown-John by phone at 519-322-4566, or by email lbj@uwindsor.ca.

Two Creeks annual meetingThe annual meeting of the Wheatley Two Creeks Asso-

ciation will take place on Thursday, March 3 at the Wheat-ley Legion at 7 p.m. The association will review its activ-ities and finances of the last year and chart a course for the next. The meeting will also elect three members to the nine-member board. A short board meeting after the annual meeting will select an executive.

All interested community members are encouraged to at-tend these meetings. Membership fees are $5 per year. The organization is beginning its 19th year.

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Where there is hardship, there tends to be smilesMany of us may have found ourselves telling our kids at

some time or another, “you should be thankful for what you have”, “the food that you are wasting could feed a family in Africa” and “do you need that or want that?”

Seven years ago, we were able to experience with our children a reality that no words could ever match. We planned the trip so that we would be staying with one of our offshore workers and his family in the central part of Mexico four days prior to finishing our vacation on the west coast north of Puerto Vallarta.

At the airport we were greeted by Efrain and then intro-duced to Gloria his wife, baby Janet in her arms, as well as Claudia and Gloria who shyly hid behind their papa. Our children were quiet and at this moment the language barrier seemed insurmountable.

Up until the moment we headed out to the parking lot, I hadn’t given a thought to what we would be travelling in from the airport to Efrain’s home. Reality hit hard, as we all climbed into an old pickup with a cap over the back. The five older children excitedly crouched in the back with our luggage and the adults squeezed into the front seat with baby Janet on Mama’s lap.

Yikes! Off we went with four barely on the floor to-wards their home, the kids banging on the windows with big smiles, showing off the fact they had no seat belts on. I was not so impressed, especially as we passed the myriad of

crosses along the steeply banked roadsides.We made just one stop on our way for a large basket of

strawberries. You could tell by the wide-eyed ninos that this was a treat they rarely got to have!

We passed many nice homes, and just as it was looking promising turned upward onto a road that looked as if an earthquake had left a huge crevice right through the middle. As we rumbled along towards the top of the hill, we passed many identical homes with rough brick siding and barred windows. Efrain explained to us that these homes only re-cently were they able to be bricked using the money the lo-cals had made over their eight months in Canada.

As we pulled into their barren yard, the smell of pigs and a stray doll head made me think that I may be in the middle of the movie ‘Toy Story Gone Bad’! We were welcomed in and shown through their home, to which they had added on an addition for our arrival. Two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen with no running water were the extent of it.

I don’t know whether or not I can blame it on the clean-ing product commercials or hand washing until you’re raw brainwashing, but that first night I had a panic attach. I was sure my kids were going to get ill and I wanted to leave.

Of course I felt embarrassed since I really don’t need luxu-ry. I had survived two weeks with Mark on a deserted island before this, but with kids everything was different. Finally, I pretended that we were camping and focused on the fact our

children were more than fine with the surroundings.From there on in, it was wonderful! Our children spent

hours playing soccer and somehow found a way to com-municate with sign language and smiles. Our youngest daughter had brought along a Highlights magazine and she, one of the girls and her cousins sat on a bed and point-ed at pictures and taught their language to each other.

We ate wonderful food, including the strawberries, on plates washed in the rain barrel and met all the extended family. When it came time to leave, Efrain’s daughters asked him to translate to our chil-dren how much they loved them. We all had tears in our eyes.

From there, we went to our ocean side vacation home, and on our arrival there our eldest daughter, with sadness in her voice, said, “Aren’t we lucky? Efrain’s kids have never seen the ocean in their own country and we get to.” I think we all appreci-ated the second part of our trip more than we ever would have because of our visit to Efrain’s home.

The only contagious thing we caught from them and took with us was the smiles on our face because that was something they constantly had!

People watching at the airportVacations are great, but it’s always nice to get back to the real world and back to the

daily routine. Part of the fun for me is hanging out at the airport. I figure if I have to be somewhere and just hang out for a couple of hours, you might as well have fun with it.

I love people-watching, and where better to people-watch than at Pearson International Air-port. It’s fascinating to me that so many people can be at one place at one time. Everyone is coming or going and they are all so interesting to me. I like to watch and try to figure out what’s going on in their lives...

I like to invent stories sometimes. Like the el-derly Chinese man who sits with a young Caucasian man in his 20s. They are waiting for a plane to Haiti. I wonder if it’s a vacation or to visit family? Is this his grandson? They act like family. The 20-something shows the elder his iPad and sets it up for the senior one to read the Globe & Mail.

At a different terminal I spotted a young couple with six - yes six - children between the ages of about 2-14 years old... It’s quite impressive how well-behaved they all were. I think they travel often, as they all have matching luggage and seem to know exactly “how the airport works”. There was no whining about being bored or hungry. The mother had packed snacks and juice boxes and made sure everyone had some kind of toy or device to entertain themselves. It was impressive, very impressive.

One thing is for sure, you can always tell if people are just leaving for or returning from vacation. There’s lots of tans and some very red faces and lots of peeling, and they are usu-ally wearing a t-shirt from the trip because everything else is dirty.

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Bernie Niehus (left) was the lucky winner of a 32” LCD HDTV at Subway’s 1st birthday bash. He is being congratulated by Subway owner Dharmesh Patel.

Happy Birthday Subway!Wheatley’s Subway celebrated their first-year anniversary with a weekend-long birth-

day party Sat. Feb. 19 and Sun. Feb. 20. The weekend featured balloons, food and drink specials, and a special visit by Mr. Subman. There were also lots of prizes and giveaways, including a 32” LCD HDTV as the grand prize. The celebration was topped off with the cutting of a sumptuous birthday cake by Subway owner Dharmesh Patel.

CK On the Edge, Chatham-Kent’s newest summer arts festival due to hit downtown Chatham June 11-18, 2011, is looking for artists in any genre. Music, dance, drama, spoken word, film, literature – whatever your thing is, you could be a part of the “drama” of this exciting festival.

CK On the Edge entered the summer scene in 2010 of-fering a total of 28 performances over 11 days in 14 venues

throughout Downtown Chatham. Over 6,000 people attend-ed one or more events covering everything from short films to slam poetry to chalk art to break-dancing and everything in between.

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and a proposal of your po-tential performance along with a bio and sample of your work. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 13, 2011, with decisions be-ing made shortly after that. Applications are also avail-able at the Cultural Centre Box Office, 75 William St. N. in Chatham between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

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There was a fairly good crowd out for the Meat Draws on Saturday February 19. The draws were run by Jan Watson and the winners were Carole Dibbley, Linda Niehus, Jan Watson, Becky Branco, Bill Derbyshire, Jim Hey-ens, Garry Hope, George Imeson, Mary Robinson (2) and Amy Bell. Karen Ouellette won the 50/50 draw.

Meat Draws are held every Saturday afternoon and everyone is welcome. Tickets go on sale at 3 p.m. and the draws run until 5 p.m.

The Ladies Auxiliary hosted a Zone Dart Tournament at the Branch on Saturday February 19. The team of Beth Clements, Laura Simpson, Carol Martin and Anne Marie Chase did extremely well. They had to shoot a playoff game for first place against Essex. Even though they lost this, we congratulate them for a most impressive second place. They will travel to London to participate in District play. Way to go, girls!

Frank Katzenberger’s 3 lone hands were the most at the Legion Euchre held on Wednes-day February 23. Pearce Plato took first place with 63 points and in second place, tied with 61 points each, were Ted Cobby and Mary Katzenberger. Simone McConnell had the day’s low score with 42 points.

Join the euchre players next Wednesday March 9 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and snacks always follow.

Our 14th Annual Chili Cook-Off attracted ten entries – even one from Sweaburg (near Woodstock). Judy (nee Wharram) and her husband Stew Brown were visiting relatives in the area and joined us for the afternoon toting a pot of chili with them. We thank them and all the other entrants – Kay Shaw, Bill Robertson, Rick Dibbley, Jan Watson, Steve Smith, Bill Derbyshire, Dennis Ribble, Allison Siddall and Judy Pickle – for their efforts and en-thusiasm. Judges Kathy Jackson, Norma Setterington and Ken Snider had their work cut out for them and, to tell the truth, I think it’s easier to make a pot of chili than it is to judge one! The scores showed that every pot was a winner, however, we did declare a first, second, and

The winners of the 14th annual Chili Cook-Off at the Legion are pictured with Jan Watson (far right) who coordinated the event. From left to right are Bill Robertson (3rd), Steve Smith (2nd) and this year’s winner Kay Shaw.

third place – respectively – Kay Shaw, Steve Smith, and Bill Robertson. Congrats guys! All entrants and judges received free fish fry tickets that they can use at any fish fry we hold during 2011. We thank all those who participated, entrants and judges, for their efforts, their enthusiasm, and their support of our Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. That alone makes all of you winners!

Mark your calendar – the famous Turk ’n Beaup St. Paddy’s Day celebration will be held on Saturday March 19. Need I say more! Plan to join us for a great “Irish” day!

Senior Foot Care Clinics are held weekly at The Meadows of Wheatley. Call 1-800-897-7062 ext. 48037 to book your appointment. If you are 55 years and up and have a Wheatley (825) phone number you will receive this care partially funded by our Legion.

Card encounters - EUCHREIt’s time to open the Euchre Book of Records to give you

the latest standings.Sat. Feb. 12 – Rosalind Dundas had ladies high with 105.

Men’s high went to Ted Cobby with 115. The holder of the

most lone hands was Ross McConnell with 7. Low went to Tammy Krawchuk with 58.

Mon. Feb. 14 – Elaine Liebrock had ladies high with 100. Ted Cobby took men’s high again, this time with 103. Rosalind Dundas had the most lone hands with 6. Simone McConnell took low with a score of 66.

Sat. Feb. 19 – Bernice Seguin had ladies high with 124. Her husband Ray had men’s high with 123. The holder of the most lone hands was Ben Wells with 5. Low went to Grace Getty with 65.

Mon. Feb. 21 – Ladies high went to Elaine Liebrock with 99. Ted Cobby took high for the men with 108. Harold Dun-das had 2 lone hands. Low went to Eleanor Loop with 72.

Euchre is played every Monday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. The third Saturday of the month is potluck starting at 6 p.m. We have cake and ice cream the last Monday of the month to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. We would like to have you join us on our next euchre night. A good time is had by all. – E.J.B.

Union Gas to celebrate 100 years with $100,000 in charitable gifts

Company launches Centennial Community Grant ProgramUnion Gas is celebrating 100 years of delivering safe, reliable and affordable service to customers and communities

across Ontario. To mark its Centennial, the company is awarding 100 one-time grants of $1,000 each to support charitable projects focused on the environment, community safety, and education across the province.

Union Gas has utilized an online grant request process to consider funding requests. Visit uniongas.com/centennial for eligibility guidelines, additional information and application details.

Applications will be accepted from now until April 15, 2011. Successful applicants will be notified by May 18, 2011.Leading up to the company’s 100th anniversary on Dec. 19, an exciting year-long centennial celebration is planned that

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We are geography!Throughout the Grade 9 Geography course at UMEI Christian High School, guest

speakers from many different parts of the world will be coming in and talking about their experiences across the globe. This project is headed by their teacher, Miss. Mallory Schwengsbier, who feels it is a great way to connect students to the rest of the world and allows geography to come alive in the classroom.

On February 17, the Grade 9s had their first guest speaker, Mrs. Barbara Martens, join their class and relate her experiences in the Middle East. It was a very eye-opening pre-sentation and sparked a lot of discussion from the students. Each student is then required to reflect on the presentation and complete some follow-up research on that country/region.

In addition to this project, these students will also be receiving email pen pals from different parts of the world to help fuel their passion for the world and the cultures it represents.

Pictured above are Barbara Martens (left) and Serena Huy, who is wearing a traditional dress worn by females in Palestine. These dresses are very precious to the women of Palestine and are passed down generation after generation.

Andrew Dyck is experiencing the com-mon turban worn by older males in Palestine.

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March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month - Kids

get arthritis too! It is a common myth that arthritis only affects the elderly but, one in 1,000 boys and

girls, under 16 years of age, are struck by this chronic disease - even more children than those with cystic fibrosis.

Juvenile Arthritis stops the body’s immune system from working properly; it fails to recognize healthy body tissue and attacks it. Kids can experience excruciating pain and inflammation in their joints. They can struggle to keep up with the demands of school and other daily activities such as buttoning clothing, playing sports, a musical instrument or even playing with friends. The disease can take a serious social, emotional and physical toll on a child. In some cases, the arthritis disappears after a few months and never returns. Many children however, experience ongoing inflammation that requires long-term medica-tion and treatment. Juvenile Arthritis often continues into adulthood and the consequences can be devastating.

Today, there is no cure for Juvenile Arthritis, but an effective treatment plan - medica-tion, physiotherapy, physical activity and rest - controls pain and helps to prevent per-manent joint damage. With the guidance of a health-care team and the support of family members, a child with arthritis can lead an active and productive life.

The Arthritis Society is a significant source of funding for arthritis research in this coun-try and is currently investing in a National Research Initiative studying Juvenile Arthritis to better understand the disease and how to treat it.

The Society is committed to raising donor dollars to help find a cure for Arthritis. Your support will help Canada remain a leader in the field of juvenile arthritis research. Cur-rently, the society is taking orders for “Gardens of Hope” (pots of spring flowers). One gar-den costs $4 (with an exclusive ceramic pot - $10), 3 gardens $10 (with exclusive ceramic pots - $25), case of 20 gardens $65 (with exclusive ceramic pots - $180). Your “Gardens of Hope” will be delivered from Tuesday, April 19 to Friday, April 22; just in time for Easter. Email your or-der, with your name and phone number, by Saturday, March 26, 2011 to a.monk@sympatico.ca or call 519-944-2619 or 519-945-8395.

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James Corless of Detroit Line in Wheatley captured with his camera the few seconds at sunrise when the reflection off the icebergs in Lake Erie appeared as bursts of light. Even in the deep freeze of winter, Mother Nature bestows her gifts with breathtaking moments like this.

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Legion holds public speaking contestBy Allison Siddall

Wheatley Legion held its annual speaking contest on Sunday, February 27.“Youth education is a very important part of the Legion,” said Youth Education Chair-

man Bill Robertson. “Public speaking is a voluntary activity at the schools and I congratu-late those who chose to stand up and talk in front of a group. You are all winners no matter where you finish.”

Judges Richard Taves, Don Pardo and Tracy Buchenauer had a difficult task in picking the winner. At the conclusion of the speaking competition, 10-year-old Emily Bunda, a grade 5 student at Wheatley Area Public School, won first place with her speech about “Little Brothers”. Abbey Hopper (10) and Kendra Hancock (11), also students at W.A.P.S., won placed second and third respectively. Abbey spoke on the sport of “Jump Rope”, and Kendra gave a speech about “German Shepherds”. All three competitors were in the Gr. 4-6 division.

Emily advances to Legion Zone Competition, which will be held Sunday, March 6 in Essex.

Shea Driedger, a grade 8 student at East Mersea Public School, automatically advances to Zone Public Speaking Competition in the Gr. 7-8 division.

STOMP coming to Chatham Capitol TheatreSTOMP, the international percussion sensation, will make its Chatham-Kent premiere

at the Chatham Capitol Theatre on March 15 and 16. This is the only Canadian stop cur-rently listed on the North American tour.

The young performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” says co-creator/director Luke Cresswell. Stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra; Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion. STOMP uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – trashcans, tea chests, plastic bags, plungers, boots, and hubcaps – to fill the stage with compelling and infectious rhythms.

From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 13 years, having performed in over 350 cities in 36 countries worldwide.

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In a historic battle, the Wheatley Sharks overcame an old nemesis. On Friday night, in a seventh and deciding game, Wheatley stole the show with a 4-0 win in Essex. From the opening faceoff it was clear that the Sharks were not going to be denied. With ferocious fore-checking, Wheatley tied up the 73’s at every turn to win their first series ever against Essex.

Josh Tremblay opened the scoring at the 9-minute mark of the 1st period on a pass from Kevin Sawatzky that put Josh in all alone and he scored on a great play on the goaltender.

In the 2nd frame, Jordan Carnevale scored on a nice pass from Andy Stevenson. Then one of the prettiest goals of the whole series was scored when Andy Stevenson found him-self all alone with the puck at the blue line. He went in and deked Chad Summerfield in the Essex goal and then tucked it around Summerfield to score a shorthanded marker.

With less than 10 minutes left in the game, Shawn Quigley won a hard battle with Brohman of Essex to thrust the final dagger into the home team. This was another great individual effort as this was the second shorthanded goal of the game and one of four short-handed goals for Wheatley in the series.

Marc Tremblay was stalwart in goal for Wheatley stopping 23 shots to earn his first shutout of the playoffs.

As a team, Wheatley played great with very strong work ethic and discipline throughout the game.

“This win was not only huge for the Sharks organization, but for the whole communi-ty,” said General Manager Kevin Fisher. “I want to personally thank everyone for the support we received not only at home but from the fans that traveled to Es-sex and made this a special win. I hope it continues into the next round.”

An added note, the Wheatley Sharks are lead-ing the league in playoff attendance with an average of 916 people per game.

Next Series: Wheatley will start the League semi-finals against the overall first place team from the regular season, Wallace-burg Lakers. First game is this Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Wallaceburg and the second game will be this Saturday night, March 5th at 8:00 p.m. in Wheatley. Third and fourth games are Wednesday, March 9th at 7:30 p.m. in Wallaceburg and the fourth game will be Monday, March 14th at 7:30 p.m. at The Shark Tank.

Sharks’ Marc Tremblay poke checks the puck away from Essex 73’s Capt. Tanner Gallant, in their deciding Great Lakes Jr. ‘C’ game, Friday in Essex. Tremblay earned a 4-0 shutout giving Wheatley the quarterfinal series win. (Photo by Andy Comber)

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Peewee A’s advance to OMHA semi-finalsThe OMHA quarter-finals be-

gan in the Honeymoon Capital of the World and concluded in the Fresh Fish Capital of Canada.

In a tight battle between the Ni-agara Falls Canucks and the local Southpoint Capitals, sponsored by Gabriele Floor & Home, the six-point series took 6 games to decide who would advance to the Ontario Minor Hockey Associa-tion’s semi-final round.

In game one, in Niagara Falls, the Capitals took a couple of pe-riods to shake off the 3-1/2 hour car ride. By that time Niagara had outshot Southpoint and gone ahead 1-0 after two periods. In the third, after going down 2-0, the boys got one back with a timely block and shot by Noah Santos. Although it was too little too late, it gave Southpoint a good lift go-ing into game 2 the following day.

In game 2 the Caps came out firing, outshooting the Canucks 29-16. After going down again 2-0, this time the Caps fought back and went up 3-2 late in the third. The Canucks didn’t give up either, and put a late one in to send it to OT where nothing was decided. Goals were scored by Brayden Klemens (2) and Quinn Bowman, with assists to Eric Prudence (2), Kody Epp and Rory DiNiro.

Coming home trailing Niagara Falls 3 points to 1, South-point needed to make the most of their home ice – and they did. Outshooting their opponent once again by 30-13, Southpoint won game 3 by a score of 2-1 with goals by Rory DiNiro and Eric Prudence. Assists were by Reid Jackson, Darrin DiMenna and Noah Santos.

Game 4 took place at the Heinz rink and in another solid game the Caps won 3-1 to go ahead in the series 5 points to 3. Goals were by Eric Prudence, Brenden Fehr and Matthew Taylor, with an assist by Kody Epp. Needing only a tie to close out the series, the boys boarded the bus and went back to Niagara the following day.

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lywood screenwriter, ending with a controversial call made with 1 second left on the clock in overtime in a 1-1 game. The ref gave Niagara Falls a penalty shot to win the game. The Niagara player snuck one by to even up the series and force game 6 in Wheatley the next day. The goal in game five was by Noah Santos, assisted by Eric Prudence and Darrin DiMenna.

Game 6 in Wheatley: on this day the 7th man made an appearance. With what had to be over 300 people attending (plus a few fish), the boys were treated to a truly special experience. The horns were blowing and the fish were fly-ing. Niagara Falls had no idea what they were in for on this special Family Day. Both teams came out hard and fast. In a dramatic first period there was no scoring but a lot of close calls by both teams. The crowd was on the edge of their seats. Midway through the second period there was an eruption of sound when Brayden Klemens put the first goal of the game up on the scoreboard, with help from Quinn Bowman. Four minutes later, Noah Santos put the Capitals up 2-0 and once again the fish flew. With the support of the crowd, the boys brought home the 2-0 victory to advance to the semi-finals.

Both Caps’ goalies – Jimmy McLellan and Tyler Wall – made timely saves throughout the series. The whole team got better and better.

The Caps began their semi-final round of the OMHA playoffs by hosting the Centre Wellington Fusion this past Friday night. After being on the ice for 6 out of the previous 7 days and going through the rigors of a playoff series, the boys were caught off guard when the puck dropped. After the first minute of the game, they found themselves down 2-0. The boys fought hard but couldn’t recover from the early onslaught. Final score was 4-1 with Matthew Taylor getting the only Southpoint goal.

On Saturday at the H.J. Heinz Arena, game #2 took place and the squad showed Centre Wellington that the previous night was not the same team that they expected. Forcing the play and taking command of the game, the Capitals played much better. After going down 1-0 on a late goal in the first period, Southpoint kept it coming and Kody Epp with help from Noah Santos put one by the Fusion goaltender to even things up. Once again Centre Wellington took the lead go-ing into the third, but the Caps evened it up with less than 3 minutes left in the game with a goal scored by Eric Pru-dence and assisted by Quinn Bowman.

The goal, along with a late toe save by goalie Tyler Wall, forced the game to an exciting and tense overtime. Although the overtime period did not produce a winner, it did force 2 more games to be played in Centre Wellington this upcoming weekend. If the boys can pull out a win this weekend, Southpoint will host game 5 on Sunday March 6th in Wheatley.

Midget B girls win 2By Mackenzie Heyens

Thursday, February 17, the Rhine Danube Southpoint Stars Midget B Girls played St. Clair on Wheatley home ice for provincial play-offs. After being beat the previ-ous Sunday by St. Clair, the Stars were hungry for a win.

The girls came out strong, playing that way through-out the entire game. But St. Clair was not about to roll over, fighting back just as hard. The game soon turned rough but the Southpoint ladies kept their cool, keeping their heads held high despite instigation from the other team.

First goal of the game went to Kayla Lindsay with only 4 seconds left in the first period. The assists went to Jillian Iles and Shaylynn LeClaire. St. Clair met each goal within minutes of Southpoint scoring. The second goal went to LeClaire with the assist by Jessica Gray. Amanda Stasko netted the third goal with the assist by Shailyn Waites and Gray. The score was tied at 3-3 when Waites scored with the assist by Kaily Zack and Charlee Cabral. Lindsay scored the final goal in a falling shot with the assist by Stasko and Dana Peltier. The Stars were victorious with a win of 5-3.

Sunday, February 20, the Rhine Danube Southpoint Stars travelled to Sarnia to play the Sarnia Sting girls team. The game started slow, remaining scoreless throughout the first period. Amanda Stasko scored the first goal of the game, tipping the strong shot from the blue line from Jessica Gray in the second. The Stings reciprocated with a goal of their own shortly after. The score remained tied until the final 2 minutes of play when Shailyn Waites netted a shot from Jillian Iles. The final score was 2-1 for the Southpoint Stars.

Atom majors win in shootout

Reid Funeral Home Atom Majors hosted Chatham Fri-day night and it was like the last-shot-wins kind of game.

Spencer Wiebe had an outstanding game collecting 4 points with a hat-trick an assist. Keil Reid, Matt Travis, Ty-ler Zsebok and Gioia DiCiocco each added 1 goal to the at-tack for a 7-6 victory. Mason Gow got 2 assists, and singles went to Kir, Reid, Thiessen, Carvalho and Alfano.

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By Dean WareThe Southwest Outdoors Club (SOC) is presenting its 6th annual Big Buck and Bull

Day on Saturday, March 5. It is an event not to be missed, as last year’s five-hour show was a huge success with the attendance of over 300 outdoor enthusiasts. There were an estimated 100 whitetail deer racks and approximately 25 moose racks entered in the show for scoring.

This year the event will take place at Tilbury Arena, 49 Bond Ave., and the show time has been extended to 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $5. The trophies and prizes will be presented for Typical Whitetail, Non-Typical Whitetail, Whitetail Sheds, Moose, Black Bear and Wild Turkey. The members of FROW (Foundation for Recognition of Ontario Wildlife) will conduct the scoring. At last year’s event, FROW presented a score that ended up being the Ontario Typical Record, which broke a 43-year-old record. A Non-Typical Muzzle Loader record was scored as well.

The guest speakers include Ken Capling, World Moose Calling Champion. Some folks may remember Ken when he was on the Conan O’Brien Show. Recording artist Randall Haley from Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, will also be appearing.

Kids will enjoy fishing in the Trout Pond and new this year is a 3-D Archery Range for the youngsters to try out.

SOC is quite new to the outdoor community that extends throughout Ontario. It was created by a group of citizens who shared concerns for the environment, conservation and outdoor heritage that includes hunting and fishing. The club now boasts a membership of 210 since its inception in 2003 with the help of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.

The Southwest Outdoors Club is involved in several community endeavours including Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Day that attracts 300 young anglers to Wheatley Harbour, the Wild Turkey reintroduction in the Wheatley area, and an ongoing Wood Duck Box Program with Wheatley Scouts. SOC will also host the first Southern Ontario Quality Deer Management Association Seminar at the Legion in Wheatley on April 17.

If you are interested in attending Big Buck and Bull Day or if you have racks to show off, please visit www.swoc.ca for further details.

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Peewee AEs win exhibition game over Glencoe

The Southpoint Uni-Fab Peewee AEs played the Glencoe Ice Cats over the weekend in exhibition play.

The Caps started the scoring with Dawson Iles firing a puck from a sharp angle that found the back of the net. Luc Ribble had the only helper on the play.

Glencoe tied the score at 1-1 until Royce Beauchamp feathered a pass up the boards that Gerrid LaSala took and went in and fired the biscuit past the goaler.

Jack Towle lasered a puck for the Caps’ third goal with assists going to Mitchell Demelo and Cameron Richmond. Glencoe cut the lead to 3-2 until the Caps went up 4-2 on a bang bang play that Jack Towle converted out of the corner. Luc Ribble and Connor Ribble gath-ered the assists. Glencoe snuck in a couple of goals to tie the game.

The good guys wrapped up the scoring when Luc Ribble banged home a beauty pass from LaSala to round out the scoring and come home with a 5-4 win.

Dylan Mcintosh played well in net for both Glencoe and Southpoint. As well, C.J.Church, Dawson Wigle and Camden Driedger played like seasoned veterans for the Glencoe team.

The kids ended the game with a shoot out with some nifty goals to take the competition.The Caps next play the Essex Ravens on Wednesday evening and then travel to Tecum-

seh on Sunday evening.

Skate Wheatley holds test daySkate Wheatley held their first test day of the new year on Jan. 21. It was another success-

ful day at the arena. The following are the skaters who passed their tests.Swing Dance: Alyssa Beleutz.Rocker Dance: Kelsey Almasi.Starlight Dance: Mackenzie Goodison.Westminster Dance: Kristen DiMenna.Quickstep Dance: Sabrina Coomber, Courtney Wiebe.Argentine Dance: Elyse Epp.Preliminary Skills: Abby Wigle.Junior Bronze Skills: Krysten Garant, Mykayla Tiessen, Regan King, Hayley Bazala.Gold Skills: Sabrina Coomber.Preliminary Freeskate Part 1: Jessica Buxton, Summer Ellis, Krysten Garant.Preliminary Freeskate Part 1 & 2: Kendra Hancock, Regan King.Preliminary Freeskate Part 2: Delaney Ribble.Junior Bronze Freeskate Part 1: Meghan Mercer, Haley Clark.Junior Silver Freeskate Part 2: Sabrina Coomber.Senior Bronze Part 2: Mackenzie Mifflin.

Bantam AEs move on in OMHA playoffs

The Bantam AEs, sponsored by UFCW Local 459, beat the Windsor Jr. Spitfires six points to four in the best three out of five series to continue to the OMHA semi-finals. The Caps were down by two points heading into the weekend and won both games to triumph over Windsor.

In game one of the weekend the Caps played a through a tight battle winning the bout 4-1. Justin Church dominated with two goals and Teo Mastronardi stunned the Windsor snipers by putting up the wall in net. Dalton Enns added another short-handed goal and Angus Fleming dumped in the empty-net goal to finish off the Spitfires. Assisting on the goals were Matt VanBeekveld, Kyle Desnoyers and Jonathon Cabral.

With the series now tied a four points each, the Caps were set to play the next day with hopes of moving out of the Bluewater.

With everything on the line in game five both teams fought hard and left everything on the ice, but in the end the Southpoint Capitals were the ones celebrating. The Caps won the contest 4-2, clinching their spot in the OMHA semi-finals. Captain Travis Fehr started off the scoring for the Caps, Shane Antunes netted two goals and Derek Johnston added a single to help seal the Caps’ victory. Assisting on the goals were Matt VanBeekveld, Justin Church and Shane Antunes.

The Capitals will continue their OMHA playoff run against the Stoney Creek Jr. War-riors. All games will be posted on the Southpoint Minor Hockey website.

Two golds for LDSSswim team

The Southwestern Ontario High School Swim Championships recently took place in Sarnia.

Swimmers from Cardinal Carter High School and Leamington District Secondary School, who had qualified at the Windsor/Essex County Championships, made the journey to the Sarnia YMCA Competition Pool & Aquatic Center.

Cody Lavoie, competing for L.D.S.S., swam to gold in both the 100m backstroke and the 200m individual medley. He also swam to silver in the 100m breaststroke. Cody qualified for the Ontario High School Swim Championships in all 3 events, with his times being well below the required time standards.

Placing in the top 3 in their events were s.w.a.d. swimmers Marc Beneteau (C.C.) with the top placing in both the 50m backstroke and the 100m freestyle, and Amber Platsko (L.D.S.S.) who placed first in the 50m backstroke and the 50m freestyle.

The L.D.S.S. junior girls relay team, consisting of Kerra Gradwell, Brooklyn Om-stead, Lynden Omstead and Riley Brown, swam to the bronze medley in the 4x50m freestyle relay.

Both Cardinal Carter HS and Leamington District SS train three times every week and the fine coaching staff deserves a lot of credit for their instruction and commit-ment. Overall, the swimmers had an excellent season and should be commended for their efforts!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 The Wheatley Journal - Page 13

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If you own 1 acre of land you can qualify to purchase treesfrom the Essex Region Conservation Authority. Treeplanting grants of up to 90% of project costs are alsoavailable for people wishing to plant 1 acre or more of landinto seedling trees.

Please call Paul Giroux, forester, to learn more about theseprograms 519-776-5209, ext 377 or emailpgiroux@erca.org

Essex County Civic Centre, 360 Fairview Ave. W., Essex.7:00 - 9:00 pm Room C. This workshop is free to attend butpre-registration is req’d. Call Vivian 519-776-5209, ext 345or send email vkennedy@erca.or

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Evelyn Hodgson

Evelyn R. Hodgson, 96 years, passed away on Sat-urday, February 26, 2011 at Franklin Gardens.

Beloved wife of the late Fred (1988). Dear mother of Bob and Darlyne Hodgson, Doris and Don Baughman,

Bruce and Evelyn Hodgson, Jean and Don Church, Don-na White. Loving grandmother of many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Pre-deceased by her parents Ella and Gordon Hickson, her sisters Norma Knister, Elva Thompson, Vera Sovie and Lena Jackson, and her brothers Harold Hickson, Leonard Hickson, Jack Hickson and Earl Emerson. Many nieces and nephews also survive.

Evelyn was a lifelong member of Wheatley Baptist Church.

Visitation was held at the Reid Funeral Home & Re-ception Centre, 14 Russell Street, Leamington (519-326-2631) on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 from 10 a.m. until time of funeral service to celebrate Evelyn’s life at 12 noon. Rev. Jack Glover officiated. Interment Erie Cemetery, Wheatley.

Memorial donations may be made by cheque to the Al-zheimer Society or the CNIB. Friends may share memo-ries at www.reidfuneralhome.ca.

OBITUARY

Golden Years mini golfTwo teams took first spot on Feb. 24 with 240 even par totals. They were Team #2 with

Mary Ann Vickery, Bill Ward and Rose Taylor, and Team #11 with Lloyd Honey, John Vlodarchyk, Gerry Wilkinson and Annie Mae Leslie.

Second place prize money went to Team #6 – Art Sweet, Liz Scratch and Barry Sweet – with a 250 for their 36 holes.

Third place cash prize was taken by Team #7 with Nancy Hill, Iggy Arner and Gerrit Vriesen.

Low round single was a 33 for Gerry Wilkinson, and two-round final was a 73 with Bill Ward’s 36+37, a 7 under par. Lloyd Honey had a 35+41, Bill Mayville shot a 37+40, and Iggy Arner a 39+40. Even par showed for Bill Taylor and Moe Scratch. Steve Vigh and Rose Taylor each had a single 38.

Holes-in-one for the day were 5 for Bill Ward, and 4 for Iggy Arner and Gerry Wilkinson. Three dropped for Bill Mayville, Lloyd Honey and Ernie Vendenberg. A couple fell for Rose Taylor, Colleen Pearse, Marg Ross, Art Sweet, Gerrit Vriesen, Betty McManus and Bill Taylor. Single aces were on the cards of Bill Adams, Cami Keith, Eva Kah, Mary Ann Vickery, Kathy Bradley, Bryon Walker, Donna Wiebe, Nancy Hill, Moe and Liz Scratch, Winnie Moore, Steve Vigh and Ethel Ferguson.

You are welcome to join the fun any Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Colasanti’s.

Stronger protection forretirement home residentsOntario is one step closer to strengthening protections for seniors in retirement homes

across the province. Proposed regulations under the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 were developed after exten-

sive consultations and include:• Care and safety standards – resident care plans, food safety, falls prevention, require-

ments for emergency and evacuation plans, mandatory staff and volunteer training.• Resident rights and protections – abuse-prevention measures and requirements regard-

ing residents’ financial matters.• Definition of a retirement home – minimum of 6 residents per home and exemptions for

premises governed by other provincial legislation.• Licensing, inspection and enforcement – requirements for retirement home licenses,

complaints procedures, and information to be kept on a public register of retirement homes.The second and final phase of proposed regulations will include: administrative require-

ments for the authority’s emergency fund; financial penalties for homes not in compliance with regulations; and processes around the transitional phase-in of regulations.

Ontarians who would like to comment on the proposed regulations have until April 8, 2011 to do so on the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat website at ontario.ca/seniors.

NDP nomination meeting Mar. 10The NDP Chatham-Kent

Essex riding will be hold-ing a nomination meeting for the next federal election on Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Chatham Banquet & Conference Centre (the for-mer CAW Hall), 280 Merritt Ave. in Chatham.

Who am I?

... the happiest guy in Wheatley! This week’s front page person is Wheatley Sharks owner Bruno Carnevale.

On the snow day, Friday, February 25, Cal and Jax Epp made a “Snow Cone Stand”. There were no sales, but the boys had a great time. “We figured this was a Canadian twist on the old lemonade stand”, said parents Mark and Sheri Epp. (Photo submitted)

The Wheatley Journal - Page 14 Wednesday, March 2, 2011

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Karen Augustine

This Community Calendaris sponsored by

• THE WHEATLEY HERITAGE SOCIETY WILL MEET at theFriendship Club on Thursday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m. Program:“Share and Tell”. Members are asked to bring a family itemthat has a story to be preserved for future generations. Allare welcome.

• Talbot Street United Church is holding a ANNUAL PANCAKESUPPER on Sunday March 6, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Adults $10,kids 6-12 $5, kids 5 & under Free. We are located at 3741Talbot Trail (aka HWY #3) 2 km west of Port Alma/15 kmeast of Wheatley.

• TILBURY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MONTH-LY MEETING on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. at TilburyArea Public School library. Guest speaker is horticulturalpresident Sandra Rammelaere who will speak and show herslide presentation of her visit to Keukenhof Gardens inHolland. Annual memberships will be on sale that evening.Stop by 54 Queen St. North store front window to see 25years of the Horticultural Society’s existence in Tilbury.

• APPLE PIE FUNDRAISER. Pies are being made onThursday, March 10 at Merlin Community Hall. $6 each -ready to be baked or frozen. Pies will be available for pick upat the the hall between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. ContactRuth Haddock at 519-689-4953 to place your order.

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8 Talbot Street WestP.O. Box 519

Wheatley, Ontario N0P 2P0Full Catalog Service

Email: tapmifflin@sympatico.ca

Phone 519-825-4671Fax 519-825-4240

OXYCONTIN is the #3 abused drugs among teens inOntario, according to the Student Drug Use Survey fromthe Centre of Addiction and Mental Health.

Are you or someone suffering from an OXY or narcot-ic addiction or are abusing these? Some people lie totheir doctors to get prescription pain medication andsell it on the street!

Call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 and reportcrime associated to prescription and illegal drugs!

If you need help with addictions, call WestoverTreatment Centre’s Addiction Assistance Line at 1-800-721-3232.

If your group would like a drug information and pre-vention presentation, please call Special ConstableCharlene Mitchell at 519-682-2614.

Pastor Richard SmithSunday School 9:00 am • Worship Service 10:15 am

47 Talbot St. East 519-825-7433P.O. Box 99, Hrs: Mon - Fri 8:30- 3:00

WHEATLEYBAPTIST CHURCH

TALBOT TRAIL THEATRE COMPANYANNUAL FUNDRAISERSATURDAY, MARCH 5

Dinner followed by“The Ultimate Tribute Show”.

Silent Auction of pies.Tickets are $20 each.

59 Talbot St. W. Phone: 519-825-4157Closed Circuit TV in Lower Parlour.

Nursery care is available

SUNDAY, MARCH 6 - 11:00 amSpeaker: Jack Glover

Sunday School immediately after Children’s ServiceEveryone is Welcome

WHEATLEY UNITED CHURCH

IN MEMORIAMIn memory of

TAYLOR,ALBERT

In loving memory of a dearfather, grandfather and great-grandfather who passed away

March 4th, 1989.We often think ofdays of gone by,When we were

all togetherA shadow o’er our

lives has castOur loved onegone forever

Forever loved and missed bydaughters Shirley and Marjorie

Talbot Street and east of town

IN MEMORIAMIn memory of

R ITCHIE ,ETHEL

March 5, 1996To my Mother,

who gave me thebest of her life,who cherished

my secrets,my sorrows,

my strife.Who taught me to live,who taught me to love.

So loved, so missed by herdaughter, Olive, her children

and grandchildren

All are invited to worship at Talbot Street Community Church at 10 a.m. usually. We welcome our guest leader for this Sun. Mar. 6, Susan Scaman.

PANCAKE SUNDAY SUPPER. At Talbot Street United Church, out at 3471 (or some

combination of those numbers) Talbot Trail E., on Sunday March 6, 4-7 p.m. Full course meal: pancakes with a variety of syrups including Gary Mills’ pure maple syrup, ham, our famous scalloped potatoes, slaw, breads, desserts and bever-age. Adults $10, youth 6-12 $5, and kids under 6 eat free.

The Talbot Street Church guest leaders coming up are: Mar. 6 – Susan Scaman. CHANGE: Mar. 13 will be Geral-dine McAlorum. Mar. 20 is Susan Scaman, Mar. 27 will be John Cats.

The T. Street Youth Group meets tonight, Mar. at 6:30 p.m.Free art classes on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. on the lower

floor at the church. Any level of ability and any religion wel-come. Joanne 825-7559.

Our hearts hold prayers for Johnny Goodison, Bob John-ston, Ray Lott, Kathy Gardiner, Cathy and Sandy, Mark McLimont, Lydia Cummings and Olive Coatsworth.

Brian and Kathy Authier enjoyed a great Caribbean cruise visiting St. Thomas, the St. Martins and other islands.

FROM THE HISSY-FIT FILESIn light of the riots in so many countries right now, if you

want to scare yourself to death or at least get a chilling in-sight as to where these situations might be coming from and leading up to, try re-reading Robert Ludlum’s ‘The Aquita-ine Progression’, published back in the 80s but still believable.

The book we are reading right now is more vulgar and violent than we had expected. Even at over 1,000 pages it is never boring and is always an action-packed page-turner. Al-

though we would consider it sci-fi, it could possibly happen under extraordinary circumstances. It is ‘The Dome’ by Stephen King and we are still 300 pages short of the ending and can’t imagine what horrors are yet to come. Apparently we’ve never read Stephen King before and didn’t realize how ghastly this book could become. We find ourselves picking it up and reading it at other times than just our usual bedtime. It weighs several pounds but is great while waiting for trains, planes and doctor appointments.

WRANDUMB THOTSAlthough Black History Month is just finishing up, there

are many good books based on the lives of Blacks from slavery times as in ‘The Book of Negroes’ by Canadian black folk-singer Dan Hill’s brother, whose first name we can’t recall. Another book we read at Christmas (again at the recommendation of our daughters), ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stollett (?). It chronicled the situation of some of the blacks and the families they worked and cared for back in the ’60s South, which we remember all too well.

During our trip to Hong Kong a few years ago, periodi-cally along the walkways the city provided sandboxes, but not for kids to play in. The dogs could relieve themselves in the sand, the dog-walkers could use the free plastic bags provided and deposit them in the pail on a post nearby. The post also made a handy spot for dogs with less serious ‘business’ on their minds.

Till next time keep telling yourself how much worse win-ters used to be in your childhood and that this one is wimpy in comparison. 825-4092 by Sunday suppertime. Thanx.

Volunteer to help

fight backFighting cancer is a matter of time. Your time. When

you donate as few as three hours to the Canadian Can-cer Society’s Daffodil Days, March 31-April 3, you help save lives and support those living with cancer.

Volunteering is a small gesture that makes an enor-mous difference. The Cancer Society needs your sup-port to beat this disease. To volunteer call 519-352-3960.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 The Wheatley Journal - Page 15

Email or drop by The Wheatley Journal office to place your classified advertisement. Classifieds are $5.00/wk for 20 words or lessand 10¢ per word thereafter. Reach over 11,000 households by advertising also in the Southpoint Sun.

We accept Cash, Cheque, Debit, Visa and Mastercard. Email journal@mnsi.net. Fax 519-825-4546. Phone 519-825-4541

NOTICEFOR RENT SERVICES

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HELP WANTED

2 BEDROOM APARTMENTfor rent in Wheatley. Formore information call 519-326-8259 or 519-324-2096.

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HELP WANTED - to establishand monitor a home schoolingprogram located on Talbot Rd.West. Elementary level, paynegotiable, experience pre-ferred. Call 519-791-6751.

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FULL TIME FISH FILLETERS NEEDEDTaylor Fish Company is looking for experienced hand cutters for our

family run fishery in Wheatley.We are now paying piece work rates for perch ($0.54/lb) and pick-

erel ($0.31/lb).If you are an experienced filleter with a desire to produce a good

quality product in a smaller, friendlier environment without all the stressof a bigger company, we are looking for you. We are in the final stagesof our new construction and are looking for experienced cutters to startwith the opening of the 2011 season.

• Piece work rates • 1/2 hour lunch• AM & PM breaks • Straight days with no Sundays• Benefits available • Experience A MUSTPlease call/visit if you are interested. Ask for Donna or JohnTaylor Fish Company419 Erie Street South Wheatley 519-825-7366

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Pink was the colour of choice at LDSS on Feb. 23 when students held “Get Your Pink On”, a day to protest bullying and support positive relationships.

LDSS “Get Your Pink On”

promotesanti-bullying

Leamington District Secondary School promoted anti-bullying with “Get Your Pink On” on Wednesday, February 23.

The school Bullying Prevention and Inter-vention Team, “Speak Out”, is made up of junior and senior students who are visible in their bright pink tee shirts as they cruise the

school at lunch. They work to include students who are new to the school or who may feel excluded for a va-riety of reasons. Their pres-ence also acts as a reminder to students to treat others with respect and dignity. The idea is catching on. This year the team is com-prised of over 20 student volunteers.

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