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We’re all familiar with the old cliché that “April is the cruelest month,” but nothing could have pre-pared Woolwich for the cruelty that Mother Nature unleashed on April 11 and 12, when an ice storm led to property damage and power outages across the townships.

“Damage crews are still doing clean-up, and will be doing so until this Friday [April 19], picking up tree branches and debris and things that have fallen,” said Devin Petteplace, communications coordinator for Woolwich Township, on Tuesday.

The same storm struck much of Southwestern Ontario, with wide-spread blackouts in Waterloo and states of emergency declared in Wool-wich and Wellesley townships. And while cleanup is nearing completion, township officials are still uncertain of the extent of the harm done.

“It’s going to be probably a few weeks before they get an assessment of all the damages,” said Petteplace. He added that estimates of the mon-etary value of the damages may begin to trickle in once this week’s cleanup is complete.

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“Play is an important part of a kid’s life, and when you have a child with a disability, you want them to be included.” Such was Kelly Meissner’s rationale for starting up Kate’s Place for Everyone, the accessi-ble playground that opened last year in Elmira’s Gibson Park. Now, Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris will present her with a grant from the Ontario Trillium grant to fund an expansion.

“It’s about kids being able to be kids, and not having the barriers that they have to go through each and every day,” said Harris, who will present the $149,000 Trillium cheque to Meissner on April 27, 12:30 p.m. at the playground.

Kelly Meissner, K-W Oktoberfest’s 2011 Woman of the Year and a 2012 Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal-winner, conceived of “Kate’s Kause” in 2010, not long after her daughter

Trillium grant to help fund next phase of Kate’s Place playground

Kate (now almost 4 years old) was diagnosed with Angleman syndrome. The rare neurological disorder (which strikes approxi-mately one in 15,000) is marked by low verbal skills and slow development of motor skills.

“The earlier you can get kids included, the better,” said Meissner. “Kate goes to a preschool in Elmira that’s a co-op, so she has good exposure to other kids, but the best thing for kids is to play. That’s one of the best ways to integrate her.”

After joining forces with the Elmira Kiwanis Club in 2011, Kate’s Kause was able to quickly raise $300,000 from the community to build the playground, which opened in July 2012. The Trillium grant will help cover two new fea-tures: a sensory wall – with artificial tree branches, animals, rocks, bugs, fos-sils, etc. – for children with vision problems, as well as a “green gym” with addi-

PLAYGROUND | 4Kelly Meissner and her daughter Kate take a swing at Kate’s Place for Everyone in Gibson Park. The accessible playground is receiving a grant for $149,000 for further development. [will sloan / the observer]

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Development and in-creased traffic on the

Unless the planet is just revving up for another unfair late-season storm, it looks like spring has finally sprung in Woolwich Town-ship. As kids look longingly from their elementary school windows at the sun-kissed parks outside, what activities will they be look-ing forward to?

“They’re going to be weeding, hoeing, cleaning, mulching, staking, pulling, thinning, hilling, picking the produce … and what-ever else goes with garden-ing,” smiled Irene Dickau, who, along with Barb Finn, will be leading the Elmira Horticultural Society’s Ju-nior Garden Club.

Since its founding two decades ago by Elmira resi-dent Lois Weber, the Junior

Laurel Creek ESL committee seeks Wellesley’s support for traffic studyelena Maystruk west side of the region are

threatening the Laurel Creek headwaters, says the public liaison committee involved with the ESL. It wants council’s backing for a comprehensive traffic study.

Committee vice-chair Dianne Ensing addressed Wellesley councillors Tuesday night, asking for a financial contribution.

“Specifically we are requesting support and participation in a compre-hensive study that would assess the increasing traffic on ESL roads and would provide mitigation measures to improve envi-ronmental protection and safety for end users.”

The study would inves-tigate environmental im-pacts of roads located with-

in the ESL, a 5,300-acre area that straddles a por-tion of the City of Waterloo and Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot townships.

“It lies adjacent to a large, growing population base. This landscape pro-vides significant habitat to a rich diversity of flora and fauna including threatened and provincially significant species. It’s an area im-

portant to groundwater recharge and discharge including a cold water fish-ery,” Ensing explained.

She added that recent commercial and residen-tial development signals a need to study current envi-ronmental impacts.

The study would include the commercial strip on Ira Needles Boulevard in Waterloo, the junction of

Kressler Road and Weimer Line in Wellesley and the junction of Berlett’s Road and Wilmot Line. They’re the locations that see the majority of impacts of vehi-cle and pedestrian traffic.

Ensing predicted the use of ESL roads will continue to increase with residential and commercial growth

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Floradale Public School students Rece Williams, Hannah Peard, Alina Kehl and Kate Martin enjoy the breakfast of champions at the school’s Nutrition for Learning event celebrating the school’s partnership with the organization. Middle: Tricia Brubacher, Reagin Williams and Vanessa Sauder with Tania Moser, a student representative with Nutrition for Learning. Jack Dehl gets a second helping of pancakes and syrup from staff. [elena maystruk / the observer]

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With spring finally here, Elmira Horticultural Society gets things underway, including its club for youngsters

Junior Garden Club ready for the seasonGarden Club has offered adolescent botany enthu-siasts a chance to learn the tips and tricks behind the perfectly-planted gardenia, and May 15 will see the club reconvene at Elmira’s Bris-tow Park, for applicants ages 8 to 10. Dickau and Finn, who are both retired teachers, will be taking on leadership responsibili-ties for the first time (Finn served last year as an as-sistant).

Citing the findings of Charlie Hall, a horticulture professor at the University of Texas, Finn lists the sci-entific benefits of getting kids in the garden: “Chil-dren learn better when they’re around plants, it’s a multi-sensory experi-ence … people concentrate better in the workplace and have better memory

retention; spending time in nature gives people better energy levels; gardening

can act as therapy …”“It gets them away from

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Dickau.“That’s why we chose

this year to focus on the

8-to- 10-year-olds,” added Finn. “We felt this was the age when kids like to become independent, and they like to be learning and teaching and helping their families.

“It’s a great intergenera-tional activity. It involves all the senses; it connects you with nature; it’s just good for body-mind-spirit.”

The Junior Garden Club has long used Bristow Park as its meeting place, although soon they will likely be sharing space with another Elmira youth ini-tiative. On Monday night, Woolwich council formally approved Skate Elmira’s application to build a skate park in Bristow Park, the same area where the hor-ticultural society holds

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Elmira Horticultural Society members Barb Finn and Irene Dickau will lead the Junior Garden Club. [will sloan / the observer]

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An order has already been placed for the materi-als for the sensory wall, which Meissner estimates will take around three months to build, with an eye set on the July long weekend for completion.

Since opening the play-ground, Meissner has ob-

serverd a marked change in her daughter’s life.

“Her development has just soared. Because she sees the kids playing, she’s walking earlier than the doctors expected, and it’s been unbelievable for her social development.”

Added Harris, “At Kate’s Kause playground, they truly allow for kids with special needs to just be kids,

and I think that the Ontario Trillium Grant is meant for projects just like this.”

Kate’s Kause’s next fun-draising event will be the Beautiful Me Fashion Show, presented by Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa, on Sunday, May 5, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The event will also include a silent auction. Tickets are $20 at the door, or can be reserved at 519-669-8234.

Woolwich will spend $1.6 million to remedy some deficiencies in the water system supplying parts of Maryhill, tackling some drainage and ground-water issues while crews are at it.

A 900-metre section of watermain will be removed in the Maryhill Isley water distribution system, the ductile iron material re-placed. Parts of the system used with that material, a compound using other materials such as carbon

Maryhill watermain upgrades to proceed with $1.6-million price tagsteVe kannon and silicone, have deterio-

rated since being installed in 1972. Other parts of the system using cast iron, installed in 1968, are fine and won’t be replaced until down the road.

Meeting this week, Wool-wich councillors awarded a $1.36-million contract to Regional Sewer & Water-main Ltd. to undertake the project. Engineering con-tracts, additional work and contingencies bump the total cost to $1.6 million.

The work being done this year is needed due to water quality issues associ-

ated with ductile iron. The township has been unable at times to maintain ad-equate levels of chlorine residuals in the system, re-quiring more maintenance and higher costs, reported project supervisor Jarred Puppe.

Drainage issues identi-fied in preparing for the project will see crews re-store roadside ditches on Notre Dame Avenue that have been filled in. Defi-ciencies in the storm sewer on St. Charles Street East will be addressed.

As well, a 114,000-litre

fire reservoir will be in-stalled near the entrance of the community centre, at a cost of $73,000, to serve as a backup should it be need-ed while the watermain is being replaced.

Work is scheduled to get underway May 6, and be completed by September 27. It will be done in two stages: Notre Dame Avenue and Isley Drive, followed by St. Charles Street East.

Regional Sewer & Wa-termain Ltd. was the low-est bidder. Fifteen tender packages were picked up, with eight firms bidding on the work, indicating contractors are looking for work, said director of fi-nance Richard Petherick.

“They’re hungry out there.”

The watermain replacement project will be carried out in two phases in the areas served by the Maryhill Isley water system.

in the region. Even recre-ational use of the area, she said, can challenge road safety and environmental conservation.

In Wellesley the impacts are related to the traffic along Kressler Road, in-cluding heavy trucks from the local aggregate and agricultural industries, she explained.

“I want to hear what the region has to say about this

and I’m sure they will be interested in looking after this area. To a reasonable extent, I would support protecting that area,” said Mayor Ross Kelterborn in response to her request.

He added that council will have to learn more about the nature of traffic in the township.

Coun. Herb Neher asked for further details on what the study will encompass and at what cost.

“I think you’re going

to have a problem selling something where there is no price tag attached,” he said.

Ensing countered by saying she hopes various municipal staff can come together and establish a framework and estimate anticipated costs.

“Sometimes you can get universities to help out with these studies and they will do it free, that’s just food for thought,” Neher added.

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Willis McLaughlin (middle) was announced as Wellesley Township’s new chief administrative officer (CAO) at a council meeting April 16. McLaughlin was formerly the executive director of corporate/operations.

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Noise exemptions for Breslau events

Meeting this week, Woolwich councillors approved exemptions to the township’s noise bylaw for a pair of upcoming events. The bylaw does not allow amplified sound outdoors at any time.

The first, the Relay for Life cancer fundraiser set for June 21 at St. John’s-Kilmarnock School near Breslau, will use an amplified sound system during the course of the overnight event.

The second, the Waterloo Air Show based out of the Region of Waterloo

International Airport in Breslau, will employ amplified sound systems from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May 31 to June 2. There might also be some noise associated with the bevy of airplanes.

St. Jacobs arena roof replacement

The deteriorating main roof of the Woolwich Township Arena in St. Jacobs will be replaced this summer at a cost of $129,000. Township councillors this week awarded the contract for the work to Proteck Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc.

The project is the last of the roof

replacements, the smaller areas having been completed in recent years.

The work is expected to be completed before July 31.

Woolwich drops ARA objection

Having capitulated at the Ontario Mu-nicipal Board in the battle over the Jigs Hollow gravel pit, Woolwich council this week dealt with a housekeeping matter in withdrawing its objection to the operation’s extraction licence application under the Aggregate Resources Act.

The township will inform the Ministry of Natural Resources of its decision to rescind the letter of objection filed in 2009.

Josslin provides $10K to Drayton

Josslin Insurance Brokers – with offices in Elmira, Kitchener, New Ham-burg, Tavistock, and Wellesley – this week provided a $10,000 contribution to the Dunfield Theatre in Cambridge.

The company has has been a long-time supporter of the arts, including the Drayton Festival Theatre, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, and now Drayton

Entertainment's newest venture with the donation on April 17.

"Josslin Insurance is a pillar in each of the communities where it operates, and their involvement and support will ultimately enhance the artistic and cultural milieu of Waterloo Region," said Alex Mustakas, artistic director & CEO of Drayton Entertainment.

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8:00 aM | A child’s blue bike (a Dakota Nakamura) was found in Elmira at the end of Bonnie Crescent and turned in to police at the Elmira station, where it can be claimed by its rightful owner. Office hours can be located on the police website at www.wrps.on.ca under Rural Division.

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10:57 aM | A large farm tractor, valued at $40,000, was found abandoned at an address on Church Street in Woolwich Town-ship. Anyone with information can contact the police at (519) 570-3000.

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8:29 aM | A garbage truck struck a car at the intersection of Bluebird Place and First Street in El-mira. The garbage truck, which had stopped at the side of the road, was pulling away from the curb when it struck a Honda Civic. The driver of the Honda was trying to maneuver around the truck to make a left turn at the intersection. The driver of the garbage truck was charged. There were no injuries.

6:56 pM | A rock was thrown through a window at a residential building on Arthur Street in Wool-wich Township. The male suspect is described as 6 feet tall with blonde hair, wearing a black cap, a black coat with a hood, blue jeans and white shoes. The suspect was last seen getting into a Jeep and head-ing north on Arthur Street. Anyone

Freezing rain and high winds created dangerous road conditions at the end of last week. From April 11 at 10 p.m. through April 12 at 12 p.m. police reported a total of 10 weather-related

with information is asked to call the police at (519) 570-3000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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7:17 aM | A two-car collision occurred on Arthur Street near Wyatt Street in Elmira. A 71-year-old Elmira man was northbound on Arthur Street when he struck a 21-year-old female from Elmira while trying to make a left turn in front of her vehicle. There were no injuries. The man was charged with making an unsafe turn.

8:35 aM | A driver struck a 12-year-old child riding a bicycle in Elmira. The collision occurred on Second Street near the Arthur Street intersection. The cyclist was treated for minor injuries. The driver was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian.

9:40 aM | A horse-drawn buggy struck a car on Crowsfoot Road in Woolwich Township. The unmanned buggy was northbound on Crowsfoot Road when it struck a southbound Nissan driven by a 25-year-old Guelph woman. The horse was captured and returned to its owner. There were no injuries and no charges.

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5:04 pM | A three-vehicle collision occurred at Lobsinger Line and King Street, south of St. Jacobs. One driver suffered minor injuries and another was charged with careless driving.

Ice storm plays havoc with roads, as collisions keep police busy

motor vehicle collisions in the rural areas.

Three incidents involved minor injuries. No charges were laid in situations where the icy roads played a factor.

Most of the damage occurred on Thursday night, when heavy rain and freezing temperatures combined to weigh down trees, branches, and hydro and utility wires. Much of Friday morning was spent with the township opera-tions staff, the Woolwich Fire Department, and Wa-

terloo North Hydro clear-ing fallen trees and fixing potentially dangerous fallen wires, working on a priority basis. Waterloo North Hydro estimates that more than 30,000 of its customers were affected in the region.

“They worked all day Fri-day as much as they could to clean the priority areas to make sure that things

were safe, and in a manner that traffic could flow,” said Petteplace.

On Friday night, the Township opened Wool-wich Memorial Centre as an official warming centre for guests without power, with approximately 30 people taking refuge from the cold. In Wellesley, the Linwood Community Cen-tre was also established

as a warming centre, with food and cots for displaced residents.

By Saturday morning, power had been restored to the majority of locations in Woolwich, and Mayor Todd Cowan ended the state of emergency at 9:29 a.m. By that point, power had been restored to the majority of homes, though not all.

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Parts of Woolwich, particularly the Elmira area, were hardest hit by the ice storm that developed in the region overnight April 11-12. [joe merlihan / the observer]

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Future plans for Leis Pet Distributing would be to expand their current distribution operation which is adja-cent to the one lot, while Milverton-Wellesley Veterinary Clinic would hope to establish a new veterinary facility on their new property. Both projects would be independent of each other, though coming on neighbouring lots. Ambiguous information appeared in the April 6 edition of the Observer.

The Canadian Cancer Society Great Ride ‘n’ Stride event in Elmira is set for Sunday, April 28, starting at the Wool-wich Memorial Centre. Registration gets underway at 12 p.m., with a warm-up and opening ceremonies at 12:45 p.m., followed by at 1 p.m. start time.

The Great Ride ‘n’ Stride is a

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There’ll be no shortage of stories – and plenty of people to share them – at the memorial service Saturday to mark the life of Don Martin.

Martin, who died April 2 at the age of 79, played an instrumental role in the development of El-mira, and had a hand in numer-ous business and philanthropic projects over the course of his life. Many of those whose lives he touched will pass through Lions Hall on Saturday to pay their respects and reflect on his contributions.

From Martin Feed Mills Ltd., the family business that he took over while in his twenties and grew to an international concern, he directly launched a wide va-riety of businesses, including those that developed residential and industrial land in Elmira. He was also involved in dozens of other enterprises.

Martin was also equally un-tiring when it came to his vol-unteer activities, most notably as a member of the Lions Club, overseeing the creation of trails, parks and sports fields.

His long list of accomplish-ments – of which Martin was modest through his entire life – came from a drive to give it his all, no matter what he chose to do, said his son Chuck, who along with brothers Dennis and Tim will be speaking at the ser-vice.

Marking a memorable lifeSaturday’s memorial service in Elmira for Don Martin will have plenty of accomplishments, accolades and anecdotes to draw on

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“He put a lot of energy into everything he did.”

Whatever he threw himself into – a new business, the school board or the Lions Club – he did it with full commitment.

“When he joined the Lions Club ... he took that on with great vigour.”

That was certainly noticeable to Art Woods, himself a longtime Lion who worked with Martin for many years.

“He contributed immensely to the club all through the years. He had a unique way about him that will be sorely missed,” said Woods, who’ll speak about those years at Saturday’s memorial. “Everything the club did, he was always part of that."

Until his death, Martin was

the longest-serving member of the club, having joined in 1961 the Elmira group that formed in 1955.

From those earliest days, he committed himself to going above and beyond, Woods added.

It was always that way with his father, Chuck Martin explained.

At the age of 12, he was fasci-nated with radios so he built his own crystal radio set, despite being the child of a conservative Mennonite family. He was ulti-mately forced to destroy the ra-dio. Two years later, however, he built his own car. Merrily driving down the road to St. Jacobs, he was pulled over by the police, but was eventually issued a special permit to allow him to drive it and other cars owned by his fa-

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project was followed by a hand-built cedar-strip speed boat named the Silver Streak, which he took up to the Shand Dam near Fergus, where he got into waterskiing.

His antics saw him refused entry into his family’s church. Given the choice to renounce his ways or go his own way, he chose the latter.

The ingenuity he showed at an early age carried over into the business world. If the company needed something, he’d build or have it built. The desire to see things developed led to more than a few spinoff businesses, or to new ventures that he helped get going, even if it was only as “a good customer or a good sup-plier,” said Chuck Martin.

“He liked to build things. He’d say ‘let’s do it,’ or find somebody to do it with.

Not deterred by hurdles and never meeting a challenge he wouldn’t take on, Martin was always eager to “push the enve-lope,” said his son.

In that vein, Woods noted, Martin was not one to give up.

“He could do anything. It was a phenomenal talent that he had.”

Martin was 14 when he built this car, earning a special driver's licence after being pulled over by police on the road to St. Jacobs.

Martin took over the family business, Martin Feed Mills, in his mid-20s, eventually building it to an international concern.

Don Martin, posing here with his wife Waldtraut, was never averse to taking his message on the road, by car, plane ... or custom-built bus.

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For Chuck Martin, that perseverance came with a focused vision.

“He saw an opportunity in everything. I would say he was a chronic entrepre-neur.”

Some of the energy for that came from his own drive, but also from a pay-it-forward attitude.

Chuck Martin said his father always attributed his success to the help and input of others. As he got into a position to help others, he always made it a priority to do just that, both in business and as a philanthropist and volun-teer.

As with work, he also put equal energy into his leisure time, whether it was flying his plane across the north to Alaska, racing a dogsled across some of the most grueling stretch-es of Arctic ice and snow or carving out a trailway in Elmira.

Throughout his life, he liked to build things with his own hands. Each of his grandchildren, for exam-ple, got a handcrafted item – a desk, perhaps – along

with a poem.“That’s the energy he

put into everything,” said Chuck Martin.

Although he retired some years ago from the

day-to-day operations of the businesses now run by his sons, Martin’s can-do attitude, his energy and his philosophies continue to this day.

“He always believed ... when you see an idea, you just do it.”

Taking a cue from their father, his sons have con-tinued to find new ven-tures.

In Don Martin’s father’s time, business was as far away as a horse could travel in a day. Then it was as far as a truck could travel. Then came expan-sion into other parts of the province, country and the world.

“Today, we say it’s at the point where it’s as far as a jet can travel.”

The memorial service for Don Martin gets under-way at 10:30 a.m. at Lions Hall in Elmira. It will be followed by an open house format, with photos and mementoes of his life on display.

don Martin: He went full-throttle into everything he didAn avid pilot, Martin was equally prepared to fly across the north as he was to lend a hand with local search-and-rescue operations.

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its club and maintains its garden.

Does the group antici-pate any conflict?

“I did raise that concern at one of our board meet-ings, and they indicated that there was no commu-nication from the council indicating that we would be impacted in a negative way,” said Finn. “From my understanding, [council

decided] that gardening is just as valuable as skate-boarding, and they would work out both being able to handle that space.”

She added, “It is a large space, so I’m trusting that that will be honoured.”

Registration for the Junior Garden Club is $15. Space is limited, and granted on a first-come, first-serve basis to those who call 519-669-8616 or 519-669-3244.

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gardening: Sharing space with proposed skate park

Expanding into feed for fish farms (top) was one of Martin's many ventures. Above, Martin with his three sons, Chuck, Tim and Dennis, at the feed mill site.

NOTICE OF WATERMAIN FLUSHING/ HYDRANT

MAINTENANCE OPERATIONCHANGE IN SCHEDULE

The Township of Woolwich will be engaging in a watermain flushing/hydrant maintenance program from

Monday April 22, 2013 – Wednesday April 24, 2013 in Elmira

Thursday April 25, 2013 in St. Jacobs

Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

**These dates are subject to change and will be communicated on the Township website

Watermain flushing is performed at this time of low water usage to minimize its impact on water service. Please refrain from using excessive amounts of water during this time period (i.e. doing laundry, using the dishwasher, etc.)

The flushing process may cause discoloured water and a reduction in pressure. It should be noted that both of these conditions are temporary and not harmful. If discolouration occurs, open a cold, hard water tap in the basement until it runs clear before resuming regular consumption. In some situations this may take 5 to 10 minutes. If, however, either of these conditions persist, please contact Cynthia Lean at 519-669-6041 or 519-664-2613 ext. 6041

The Township of Woolwich appreciates your patience as we continually work to improve the quality of drinking water throughout the Township.

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Today (SaTurday) volunTeerS are fanning out across Woolwich Township in a clean-up effort, essentially picking up after the thoughtless people who litter wantonly. This year, there’ll add some ice-storm damage to the mix, as there are still plenty of signs of last week’s weather event.

Downed branches aside, if past years are any indication, they’ll find all sorts of discarded items. More than just can-dy wrappers and pop cans – perhaps written off as childish negligence – the long list of junk found along roadways, in parks and other public places reveals deliberate intent. A stray coffee cup or scrap of paper may have been caught in the wind, an old tire (or, more likely, dozens of old tires) did not arrive on its own – somebody was bypassing the proper disposal process.

Such garbage is not only unsightly, it is potentially haz-ardous: people should be able to use the parks and trails without worrying about what they may step on. Worse still, some people are not above dumping toxins such as used oil and household cleaners.

Even without the environmental consequences, such dumping is completely inconsiderate. Our shared spaces are just that: shared. Everyone who dumps trash, even if it's just that coffee cup or candy wrapper, is in fact leaving the mess for somebody else to clean up – people who make use of common areas are in essence forced to do the work.

Anyone who has ever walked along a roadside ditch, for instance, knows just how much garbage can accumulate in such places.

As unsightly as it is, however, such litter is only the tip of the environmental iceberg: The real damage comes from the stuff we can’t see, or collectively gather up for proper disposal.

As environmentalists stressed on the run up to Earth Day tomorrow, the number-one issue remains climate change. Canada, of course, has a poor track record on this file, promising little and doing less, arguing any targets we set would be a drop in the bucket if the big players – the U.S., China, India and Russia – refuse to play ball.

Perhaps it’s time to move past the rhetoric and actually start doing something. Even climate change skeptics – those who argue the changes are naturally occurring, not manmade – can’t argue the fact we’re polluting the only home we have. Measures designed to improve the environ-ment can only improve our own health and quality of life down the road.

Those opposed to fighting greenhouse gas emissions often cite economic reasons, saying we’d kill the economy by cutting back on energy production and manufacturing – take a look at the federal government’s rationale for scaling back environmental reviews.

This stance ignores many realities. First off, resources such as oil and coal are finite – we’re going to run out of them eventually. Also finite is the planet’s carrying capac-ity for the pollution we generate; we used to think dumping waste into the river/lake/ocean made it go away, but we now know better (what we do to the Grand, for instance, ends up downstream in Brantford and points south).

One way or another, we’ll have to change the way we live today. Whether we choose how to do that, or the planet makes the decision for us remains to be seen.

The need for each of us to tread more lightly on the earth is the real take-away message for Healthy Communities Month.

More than just storm damage to clean up after

“Work expands to fill the time available for its completion,” wrote Cyril Northcote Parkinson in 1955, instantly creating a whole new domain in the study of human affairs. “Parkinson’s Law” was one of the most profound insights of the past cen-tury, but he didn’t go far enough. There is a media corollary that doesn’t get nearly enough attention.

It is this: “International confrontations expand to fill the media space available.” There is a lot of media space available nowadays, and a striking shortage of truly terrifying international threats, so the few modest ones that do exist are magnified to fill the scary news quota.

That’s why you hear so much about the North Korean nuclear threat, the Iranian nuclear threat, and the international terrorist threat. Unless you live in South Korea, or Israel, or lower Manhattan, none of these “threats” will ever

Parkinson's law can be expanded to the mediadisturb the even tenor of your life – and even if you do live in one of those plac-es, it is still very unlikely.

The very unlikely did happen in lower Manhat-tan once, 12 years ago, but it is very, very unlikely to happen there again. Nev-ertheless, 9/11 is used to justify an ongoing “war on terror” that has provided long-term employment for several million people and justified well over a trillion dollars in “defence” spend-ing over the past decade.

Which brings us to another law, the Shirky Principle: “Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.” In other words, armed forces, intel-ligence services and those parts of the foreign policy establishment that have prospered from “fighting terror” will instinctively preserve that threat. They hunt down and kill individ-ual terrorists, of course, but they also keep coming up with new terrorist threats.

Moreover, fighting ter-rorists does not justify aircraft carriers, armoured divisions, and planes like the F-35. Those branches of the armed forces need

the threat of wars in which weapons like those might be at least marginally rel-evant.

Credible threats of high-intensity warfare are scarce these days, so you have to be creative. There is, for example, a remote possibil-ity that the inexperienced young man who now leads North Korea might be para-noid enough, and the gen-erals who supervise him stupid enough, to attack South Korean forces some-where. That might lead to a major war in the peninsula.

The probability that this would lead to the use of nuclear weapons in the Korean peninsula is van-ishingly small. The likeli-hood that it could lead to the use of nuclear weapons elsewhere is zero. Yet this confrontation is getting as much coverage in the West-ern mass media as the Ber-lin crisis did in 1961 – and the Asian media generally follow suit.

The same is true for the alleged Iranian nuclear threat. Iran is probably not planning to build nuclear weapons, and there is no chance that it would launch a nuclear attack on Israel even if it did build a

few. Israel has hundreds of the things, and its response would destroy Iran. Yet the Israelis insist that it might happen anyway because Iranians are crazy – and both Western and Arab me-dia swallow this nonsense.

Fifty years ago, during the Berlin crisis, a single misstep could have led to ten thousand nuclear weapons falling on the world’s cities. Bad things can still happen when politicians miscalculate, but the scale of the poten-tial damage is minuscule by comparison. Yet our credulous media give these mini-crises the same cover-age that they gave to the apocalyptic crises of the Cold War.

Hence Dyer’s Corollary to Parkinson’s Law: Inter-national confrontations expand to fill the media space available. Little ones will be inflated to fill the hole left by the disap-pearance of big ones. The 24-hour news cycle will be fed, and military budgets will stay big. You just have to keep the general public permanently frightened.

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Fee or tax? Either way, it's time for stewardship programs to go

Supporters, includ-ing ontario’s liberal government, call them eco-fees. Just about everyone else calls them a tax.

From that new television to tires for your car, there’s a long list of goods that add an extra line to the bill, os-tensibly the cost of dispos-ing of the items once you’re done with them.

Because the money doesn’t go to the govern-ment per se, proponents of programs such as Steward-ship Ontario and Waste Diversion Ontario say the money you’re forced to hand over isn’t a tax. But that’s really just a semantic argument, as the govern-ment created the infra-structure that drove up costs and cleared the way for manufacturers to pass the fees onto consumers. You have to pay it, so it’s a tax.

“The government is forcing people to pay the charge,” says Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael

Harris, the environment critic for the Progressive Conservatives, adding the various recycling entities constitute a “government-mandated monopoly.”

“This is another Liberal tax grab, pure and simple,” adds party leader Tim Hu-dak. “The Liberal approach under Dalton McGuinty and now Kathleen Wynne is just a tax grab and exces-sive bureaucracy, and it’s got to change.”

Sure, that position makes political hay for the opposi-tion, but that doesn’t make it any less relevant.

The issue of bureaucracy rings true, as the province has set up extra layers to oversee recycling efforts, in effect hitting up Ontarians for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Worse still, even envi-ronmentalists acknowl-edge the creations – Stewardship Ontario, the Ontario Electronic Stew-ardship, the Ontario Tire Stewardship – are often counterproductive. By al-lowing manufacturers and retailers to simply pass on the costs to consum-ers as a line item on bills, the current arrangement

provides no incentive for those companies to make better products that use fewer resources and less-hazardous materials. Nor is there an incentive to find better, less expensive ways to recycle waste ma-terial.

Instead, we have a sys-tem that makes the status quo just fine, especially as consumers refer to the fees as taxes and blame the government for everything, rather than increasing pressure on companies to do better.

For Harris, the solution is to make individual man-ufacturers responsible for the entire lifecycle of their products. No add-on fees, no system that masks inef-ficiencies at consumers’ and taxpayers’ expense. In that way, he argues, companies would look for the best way to drive down costs while creating new markets for recycled ma-terials, some of which are very valuable.

The government’s role in all of this should be to reg-ulate the process, not set up bureaucracies, he says.

“Its job should be to set targets and monitor the

outcomes. That’s it.”Harris has been leading

the charge against the eco-fees, calling on the govern-ment to repeal them. But even getting straight an-swers about the programs has proven difficult, he notes.

“Ontarians deserve answers, especially after the Environment Minister spent last week pretending he didn’t even know why eco-taxes are imposed on consumers.

“The Minister knows full well that his government’s regulations force manu-facturers and importers of tires and electronics to register with and pay fees to the Liberals’ recycling agencies. And it’s the Liberals who then allow retailers to pass these costs onto consumers at the cash register in the form of an eco-tax.”

Harris notes the Liberals have pointed to the Waste Diversion Act, passed by the previous Tory govern-ment, as the cause of the current situation, but he quickly dismisses that ar-gument.

“At every turn, the Minister cleverly avoids

explaining that it was the Liberals who used this piece of legislation to cre-ate massive new bureau-cracy and taxation pow-ers,” he says. “The truth is that the Waste Diversion Act was introduced to cre-ate a more stable funding formula for the Blue Box program. It was the Liber-als who then used it to create eco-taxes in 2008 for household hazardous materials, then in 2009 for electronics and again in 2009 for tires.”

Large increases in fees attached to some electron-ics and tires have the gov-ernment taking heat just now.

As of May 1, consum-ers in Ontario will pay a recycling fee of $39.50 when they buy a new TV with a screen larger than 29 inches. We currently pay $27.60. Some fees are going down, however. The same is true of tires, where the fees for passenger cars and light trucks are drop-ping a few cents (to $5.69 from $5.84 per tire), but the users of large tires – such as those found on the farm vehicles often seen in this area – were initially

facing increases of 2,000 per cent, to $352.80 from just $15.29. Political pres-sure has the government looking at halving that increase, phasing in the cost. That doesn’t appease Harris.

“That’s just dragging out the pain, not dealing with the problem.”

That problem, he says, is the structure that’s been put in place. But it’s one that could be remedied by making the manufacturers turn to the free market to find recy-cling options, rather than essentially letting them off the hook with third-party agencies.

Doing away with the stewardship programs – and the fees – while con-tinuing to regulate full-life-cycle responsibility would prompt the manufacturers to make changes in how they design their products and in how they dispose of them.

Better for the environ-ment. Better for our wal-lets. Thus far, the govern-ment’s come up with no good excuse for maintain-ing the current arrange-ment.

Will Justin Trudeau change how you vote in the next election?

No. I don’t vote Liberal, I will never vote Liberal so what does it matter?

» Lisa Dettweiler

Possibly, yes.

» Tracy Terryberry

I think Stephen Harper has changed my vote.

» Erica Hubbard

Yes. It might be nice to get some young energy back in there and to see if he lives up to his father’s legacy.

» Brad Dietrich

Yes, definitely will.

» Leah McGuire

"Until Woolwich made its decision there was little interest in having a casino in the region. " Clint Rohr | page 12

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cause people in most coun-tries know very little about the world beyond their immediate neighbours. They’ll believe almost anything the media tell them – and most of the media go along with the official sources because scare stories sell a lot better than headlines about the remarkably peaceful state of the world.

How ignorant is the general public? Well, Hol-lywood recently remade a paranoid film of the 1980s called “Red Dawn,” in which Russian troops occupy the United States and gallant American high school students launch a guerrilla war to expel them. Now the Russians aren’t the enemy anymore, so this time the invaders are North Korean paratroopers.

The film doesn’t explain

where a country like North Korea, with 25 million people, is going to find the troops to occupy the Unit-ed States, which has 330 million. It doesn’t go into awkward details like how huge North Korean trans-port planes, if they existed, could make a 20,000-km. (13,000-mi.) round trip to drop those paratroopers on American cities. Why bother? Few Americans know how big North Korea is, or how far away it is.

Okay, that’s Hollywood, not CNN. But the differ-ence between them is smaller than most journal-ists would like to believe.

Humbert Wolfe’s judge-ment almost a century ago still applies everywhere:

You cannot hope to bribe or twist (thank God!) the British journalist.

But given what the man will do unbribed, there’s no occasion to.

Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Georgian Bay are losing 10 billion gallons per day due to erosion of the St. Clair River. Specifically, erosion and semi-annual dredging of the St. Clair River bed. The consequence is a rapidly deteriorating ecosystem, with fish and waterfowl dying, massive algal blooms, stranded cottages, boathouses and docks, dry marinas and ships carrying 25% less loads.

» Michael McBane, national coordinator of the Canadian Health Coalition, on the federal government's decision to terminate funding for the Health Council of Canada

“National surveys consistently show that Canadians and the provincial and territorial governments want federal leadership. Instead Harper is choosing to cut and run – cut the funding and then put distance between his government and universal health care.”

» From the Apr. 21, 2001 edition of the Observer

In the vein of today's casino talk, a plan to keep the Elmira Raceway in town and use the proceeds from slot machines to build a new recreation facility took centre stage as Woolwich council met Apr. 17, 2001.

Mind the “road closed” signs

To the Editor,In regards last week’s ice storm, while the ice on the fences, trees and wires looked beautiful, it cre-ated a lot of havoc in short order.

Many businesses, homes and farms experienced the brunt of Mother Nature, who showed us who is really in control and re-minded us how much we rely on hydro for our daily existence.

I was told there were out-lying areas that were with-out hydro until sometime on Sunday. A lot of these people are farmers who have livestock to take care of. Fortunately, they resort-ed to plan B: generators.

What bothers me about the whole storm is the fact that people disregarded the “road closed” signs. These barriers were put up be-cause of safety issues, and should have been respect-

Casino process is flawed and should be revamped

To the Editor,OLG’s modernization

plan is impacting not only Woolwich Township, but the Region of Waterloo.

I believe Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne needs to implement an immediate freeze on all applications and create legislation requiring interested mu-nicipalities to hold referen-dums on the question prior to any approvals by OLG.

On March 5, Woolwich’s mayor and three of four councillors voted in favor of submitting an applica-tion to OLG to become a host community. They did this in spite of 62 per cent

ed regardless of inconve-nience. Is life not worth the extra effort to heed these barricades, taking a slight detour that may in turn save your own life?

June Bauman |BLooMINGdALE

of 1,866 respondents voting ‘no’ to a questionnaire sent out in November.

Community members spoke at least 5-1 against having a casino at three public meetings. When the mayor was challenged that he and council members were not listening to the public response, he in effect said the questionnaire was of minimal importance. He said this, after informing us at the Nov. 20, 2012 OLG presentation meeting that “transparency and public consultation” were high priorities.

In addition, the regional medical officer of health presented, noting the negative consequences of gambling, as well as the increased risks that come when it is more accessible. Research from the Ontario Problem Gambling Centre was presented highlighting the negative consequences, including negative eco-nomic impacts. Yet, they voted ‘yes.’

Although our mayor and

three of the four councillors are first-term inexperienced elected officials, one would think we citizens could expect more from them on a multi-faceted issue of this magnitude. When OLG requires community con-sultation as part of the ap-plication process, it has to mean it will be taken seri-ously as part of the applica-tion process. Anything less is a mockery of the whole process. In my opinion, the low value placed on public consultation negates and makes invalid the Woolwich application.

Equally critical is the fact Woolwich is a lower-tier municipality within the Region of Waterloo. Imag-ine, a council of five making a decision that not only impacts Woolwich’s 23,000-plus residents, but all 500, 000-plus citizens within Waterloo Region. How can this be allowed in a region becoming more and more integrated with citizens experiencing better services as a result of it?

Until Woolwich made its decision there was little interest in having a casino in the region. Now the two cities, Kitchener and Wa-terloo (Cambridge, as well as Wilmot, had already said “no”), have to seriously reconsider the question because they know they will have to absorb a range of costs that comes with a ca-sino. They rightly ask, “Why should we foot these costs and Woolwich be the bene-factor?” OLG must realize this might happen within a two-tier municipality such as ours.

Pitting municipalities against one another cannot be tolerated. Having been a community builder for years I vouch for the hard work it takes in creating healthy communities, pro-ductive and creative com-munities, supportive and sustainable communities.

Yet, it only takes a single poor decision that doesn’t look at the whole picture to have these efforts crumble. Right now, before we even

get close to final approvals in the OLG application pro-cess, we in Woolwich and in the Region of Waterloo are struggling and trying to deal with the negative fallout of the Woolwich de-cision.

I believe it is imperative we ask Premier Wynne to act for us on three fronts. We need her to implement an immediate freeze on all pending and future applica-tions by municipalities to become “host communities” for OLG. Secondly, we need her to create legislation requiring all municipalities considering a casino to have the question on the ballot at the next municipal election. Most of us can handle the democratic process when it is rolled out with integrity. In addition we need it clear-ly stated that lower-tier mu-nicipalities must default to the regional governments in OLG’s modernization plan.

Clint RohR |WooLWICH CoNCERNEd CITIzENS AGAINST GAMBLING ExPANSIoN

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VENTUREFOOD FOR THOUGHT/ OWEN ROBERTS

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AGRICULTURE / GOING LOCAL

Making the case for local food

After more than 20 years of pioneering local food and trying to under-stand its appeal, Guelph and Kitchener restaurateur Bob Desautels thinks he’s finally figured it out.

Local food, he says, sim-ply tastes better.

For one thing, it’s often fresher. And freshness and taste go hand in hand.

As well, in some cases, new technology – such as the miles of greenhouses in the Leamington area – is making local food available on a more consistent basis (for example, decent-tasting tomatoes in winter).

And the feel-good ele-ment of local food cannot be undervalued. As unsci-entific as this sounds, a lot of people think local food tastes better because if they wanted to, they could meet the farmers who grew it or raised it. In fact, they might think they already know them, as more farms brand their products.

All these factors are giving local food legs to run ahead of the food-trend pack.

This insight into the market has helped make Desautels a leader … so much so that Thursday, at a glitzy ceremony in Toronto,

Taste is why local food has such great legs

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On an average visit to the grocery store, how often do you stop to see if your eggs or sausages are locally produced? And, despite living in a maple syrup hotspot, how often do you opt to coat your breakfast waffles with some remainder-bin Aunt Jemima? Accessibility and awareness are key to supporting the local food industry, and now the Waterloo Region Food Sys-tem Roundtable’s newly-launched Food Charter hopes to spread awareness of the benefits of keeping the dinner table local.

The Food Charter, which the Roundtable has promoted for the past year, was approved by the Waterloo Region’s com-munity services commit-tee on April 9 and by the Waterloo Regional council on Wednesday. It was launched to the public on Monday night during a presentation at Woolwich Healthy Communities’ an-nual “A Taste of Woolwich” event in Breslau.

More a declaration of principles than a legal document, the food char-ter promotes “fair, envi-ronmentally sustainable, livable, and economically profitable rural and urban communities,” in which members of the communi-ty have easy access to food produced within the Wa-terloo Region. To that end, the charter supports five main principles: connect-ing people to the local food system; supporting com-

munity economic develop-ment; increasing access to healthy food; promoting ecological health; and in-tegrating food policies at all levels of government.

“This is just the begin-ning,” said Food Systems Roundtable member Ellen Desjardins at the presenta-tion. “This means we have now a plan to follow.”

With these principles, the charter seeks to en-courage legislation that would increase awareness of the benefits and avail-ability of local food prod-

Local farmers Paul Martin, Delphine Martin, and Glen Martin of Country Poultry Processing serve up their handiwork at Monday night’s annual Taste of Woolwich. The event, part of Woolwich Healthy Communities Month, was designed to connect local food producers to customers. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

ucts; preserve farmland from urbanization; and develop clean energy and reduce waste.

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Desautels, owner of Borealis restaurants and the Wool-wich Arms in Guelph, was named the Ontario Hostelry Institute Gold Award Hon-oree in the Independent Restaurateur of the Year category. Alongside him was his wife Sue and fel-low awardee Isadore Sharp, founder of the Four Seasons hotel chain, receiving a life-time achievement award.

These awards don’t leave Toronto very often. If they did, Desautels would have likely won years ago, based

“It’s pretty easy to sup-port something when you look at the preamble … ‘healthy,’ ‘just,’ ‘sustain-able,’ ‘accessible,’ ‘cultur-ally acceptable,’ ‘safe,’ ‘nutritious,’” said Water-loo Region Coun. Sean Strickland, who chairs the community services com-mittee that supported the charter.

“It’s great to have this kind of food charter that identifies specifically how important it is for people to get connected to their food, and recognize and understand where their food comes from,” he con-tinued. “It’s talking about collaboration within all of the different food sys-tems.”

While the Food Charter has officially been in the works for one year, Strick-land added that “there have been discussions around the community a lot longer.” The Food Sys-tem Roundtable drew at-tention to their cause with social media, soliciting endorsements from local citizens, both inside and outside of the food indus-try. They also received endorsements from more than 20 local organiza-tions, including Foodlink, Kitchener Downtown Community Health Cen-tre, the Grand River Envi-ronmental Network, and Bailey’s Local Foods.

“We needed this to be everyone’s food charter,” explained Desjardins.

While not all food prod-ucts have traditionally been the Waterloo Region’s forte, the charter seeks to discourage importa-tion when supply already meets demand. “I’m not sure we really want to stop imports. I think we want to discourage imports when we ourselves are growing

on the way he helped usher in this area’s local food movement as far back as 1992.

That’s when, at what’s known locally as the Wooly, he served his first local food dish, venison Bourgogne, and poured his first local craft brew, a Wellington Arkell true ale. Bison burg-ers and Niagara area wine followed, long before it was trendy to serve either, let alone find them on a menu.

Now, he offers much more, in part because Ontario farmers continue

it,” said Desjardins. “When it’s June and we have strawberries, we don’t want to see strawberries from Mexico or Califor-nia.”

Anna Contini, whose St. Jacobs-based Foodlink Waterloo Region is one of the area’s most active pro-moters of local food aware-ness, sees the charter as a step in the right direction.

“I think the more that’s out there, the better,” said Contini in an interview. “The very fact of estab-lishing a charter raises awareness of the issue, and that’s a good thing.”

She continued, “This touches on a whole range of issues around local food – everything from the ac-cessibility, the ecological health, and supporting economic development. It’s all in line with what we’ve been doing in terms of connecting people to local food and local food producers.”

However, despite the official endorsements, there are no guarantees that regional council and food distributors will nec-essarily follow the propos-als. The charter simply encourages policies to promote local food acces-sibility – it doesn’t propose them. The real test will be seeing if the Waterloo Re-gion can turn the charter into something more than just good intentions.

“It’s really just a state-ment of values,” said roundtable member Mi-chelle Metzger at Monday night’s presentation. “It doesn’t really say how we’re going to do that, and that’s coming.

“This is really just a first step to say, ‘These are our values,’ and from that, it’s up to us as a community to come up with the creative solutions to do this.”

diversifying. That increases options for him and his patrons (and indeed, for all consumers). For example, his table menu at the Wooly notes even the jalapenos on his Spicy Arrow Burger are a product of Ontario, as is the Thornloe cheddar, not to mention the Yu Ranch 100 per cent grass-fed beef. Superb.

That dedication to locally sourced cuisine is one of the reasons the institute recog-nized him. But perhaps the best is yet to come.

This summer, as Desau-

tels turns over corporate operations of his restaurants to his son Court, he and his daughter Emily are set to launch a branded condi-ment line called Fresh From The ‘Hood, a nod to his company’s corporate name, Neighbourhood Group of Companies. This line will also bear the moniker he trademarked years ago, A Taste of Ontario, and will feature four new items that are staples in the pub food business: ketchup, mustard, vinaigrette and barbeque sauce.

But in keeping with De-sautels’ style, there’ll be a local twist to each one. For example, the ketchup will be flavoured with basil and sundried tomatoes. Beer will help fashion the mus-tard’s taste. The vinaigrette will feature fresh tarragon. And the barbeque sauce will blend maple syrup, smoke and thyme.

And there’s yet another local connection: all these Taste of Ontario products are being developed in partnership with Rootham Gourmet Preserves, located

just outside Guelph. Roo-tham products are sold in most Canadian provinces; to some, no doubt Fresh From The ‘Hood products will be seen as local, no mat-ter where in Canada they’re purchased.

And next summer he and Sue are taking to the road to populate a website and blog he’s starting called Lo-covores Digest, which will feature profiles on branded products, and farms, from across Canada.

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WMHA injects new blood into its executiveELENA MAYSTRUK

Having seen a large turnover in the executive ranks, the Woolwich Minor Hockey Association is still looking to fill three of its 10 positions.

Among the six members who stepped down this week at the association’s annual general meeting April 15 were long-serving president Steve Hanley, vice-president of Rep teams Paul Wilson, local league VP Tom Arndt, VP of player de-

velopment Eric Brubacher, equipment director Garry Mayberry and photo direc-tor Chris Schnarr.

“We’re short three posi-tions that were not filled at our AGM last night,” said Hanley on Tuesday.

Hanley’s position was taken over by Rob Waters, formerly VP of coaching, who’s the group’s new presi-dent.

All of the positions are filled by volunteers and require a certain amount of commitment; some execs

stepped down after several years with the organization. So how do longstanding members feel about leaving their posts?

“Sad in one way and happy in another I guess,” Hanley said.

“I think it’s important to keep fresh blood and new ideas in the association. I’ll still be quite involved in the association, being past-president. Rob is more than capable of taking over the president position, so I’m very excited that he’s in

there.”After nearly seven years

on executive, first as VP of coaching then as president, Hanley is hoping to stay involved with the associa-tion.

Other positions up for grabs at the meeting were three VP opportunities (local league, player de-velopment and coaching), an executive secretary, equipment manager, chairs of fundraising and tourna-ments and a photography director.

The association still needs an executive secre-tary to take over for Leanne Rollins, who is now co-chair of the tournament com-mittee. Also needed are an equipment manager and a photo director.

Filling the remaining three positions by the start of the 2013-2014 season will not be a problem, Hanley said, as the association has a history of pulling through.

Last year the organization failed to find a fundraising chair, yet WMHA saw one of

its most successful years for fundraising, he explained.

The current executive recruited at the recent meeting is starting to look for volunteers to fill the three positions. An appre-ciation dinner was held to thank coaches April 17, with the association’s annual hockey banquet scheduled for Sunday.

“It’s a bit of work on the executive but it’s very re-warding, especially giving back to your community and the kids,” Hanley said.

More EDSS athletes are shaking off the win-ter’s inactivity after soccer took off for both girls and boys this week. As coaches work toward a good start to the Waterloo County Sec-ondary School Athletics Association games, they will be working on differ-ent aspects of the game respectively.

A relatively young team on the girls’ side will have coaches focusing on skill-building and teamwork, while a strong showing of senior players for the boys has coaches setting their sights higher at WCSSAA.

“We have a fairly young team so I think it will certainly be a building season,” said Lisa Bauman one of the coaches of the girls’ team.

“There are a few girls returning from previous years but we have a lot of new Grade 9s that are join-ing this year.”

Girls had their first WCSSAA game on April 17 against Eastwood Col-legiate.

EDSS lost 1-0 when East-wood managed to score late in the game.

Neither team had op-portunity to participate

Elmira Karate Dojo students swept away a national competition in Elora April 14. Back row: Michael Hewitt, Raven Fockler, Leah Shillington, Emily Hickey, Taylor Payne, Aiden Prentice, Nathan Maier. Front row: Anson Willoughby, Lauren Hickey, Jaxon Halstead, James Shillington, Jake Bauman, Dakota Payne, Micheal Morwood. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

year. We did a lot more intensive training for it. We spent a couple of weeks going through protocol so students were a lot more comfortable with it,” said sensei Barbara Lamble.

It seems that a larger role in the organization of the CNGK competition encouraged staff to tighten their fists on student train-ing. This year the school stepped up as an adminis-trator of the event, usually

coordinated and run by the chief instructor of Cana-dian Naha-te Goju Karate, Kyoshi J Purdi.

“The head of the asso-ciation is getting close to retirement and has asked someone to take over the association and the pro-motion, so we thought it would be pretty good if we could get as many students as possible to attend.”

Seventeen athletes of varying age split a total of

31 wins (first, second and third) during the competi-tion that featured schools from around the province. Awards to Elmira athletes were given out in the black belt, teen and senior blue brown belt, junior and senior green belt, adult yellow orange belt, senior white belt and peewee belt categories.

With that in mind, how could the competition’s hosting dojo pass up a

chance to show their mettle against fellow teams in a friendly competition?

“We are friends, we all come from the same place and more or less we do the same thing, but we do get a little bit of friendly brag-ging rights between the dif-ferent dojos. We like to be able to showcase our skills in front of the other sensei as well. It’s a nice thing to do in front of the parents.”

Not always focused on competition, the Elmira Karate Dojo put a little extra into its preparations this year. Instructors were pleasantly surprised to find their students kicking the competition at the 28th annual Canadian Naha-te Goju Karate Champion-ships held April 14 in Elora.

“We put a lot of energy into the competition this

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These snails are there now, and once Florida falls they’ll sweep across the landscape and subjugate humanity or at least those

of us who can’t outrun them. It might take a while.

Still, more than 100,000 have been caught and de-stroyed in Florida thus far. But they reproduce quickly and can grow to be the size of rats. Worse still they carry diseases and are de-structive – they love stucco for the calcium content. And stucco is essentially what Florida and most rec rooms in Ontario are made of. Be afraid.

Are they unstoppable? Like all invasive species, they present a real chal-lenge.

OK, let’s get real here. They are snails. They

are not fast. They are not

intelligent. I believe we can deal with them. I really do. I mean typically, if a crea-ture walks around with its home on its back, it’s not a threat.

But you need a plan. As with any invasive creature, you need to figure out their weakness and then devise a way to exploit it.

In this case, two things immediately come to mind – their speed and their potential value to French cuisine. And let’s not for-get that some turtles love to eat snails too. OK, so if knowledge is power, I’m underpowered – but at least it’s a start.

With this in mind, I am

now in the process of as-sembling a crack merce-nary team of 1,000 French chefs. I’m hoping to form an elite escargot-making brigade. Needless to say, it will be a mounted unit, so that we can keep up. Which is also why I am hoping to acquire 1,000 or so Galapa-gos tortoises – the world’s largest turtle-like creature.

Admittedly, it will take time to break each tortoise to the point where they won’t buck and throw their riders, but that’s alright: The snails aren’t going any-where too fast.

And, before you say I’m delusional, yes, I know that Galapagos tortoises don’t

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But I don’t need them to eat snails; I need them to put the fear of god into snails.

Think about it. Imagine you are an African snail and you suddenly see the approach of a French chef heating up butter on a portable stove strapped onto the back of the big-gest turtle-like creature you have ever seen. Believe me, this is a snail’s worst nightmare.

If you are a snail, you will turn and then flee.

I figure, once my unit gets organized and outfit-ted, we can drive the snails

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The CNGK is home to six member schools for which it sets the standards, with affiliations to vari-ous outside schools. There are close to 300 members across Canada.

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Seventeen Elmira students came away with awards in the black belt, blue brown belt, green belt, yellow orange belt, white belt and peewee belt categories. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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SPONSORED BY MOODER HORTICULTURALCole Altman, Daniel Carr, Jackson Dupre, Austin Flaherty, Evan Gowing, Bradley Hale, Sammy Huber, Jordan Lee, Brady MacDonald, Nolan McLaughlin, Chase Mooder, Nicholas Ravelle, Garrett Reitzel, Riley Runstedler, Ethan Wilkie, Coach Mitchell Metzger, Asst. Coach Chris Bauman, Trainer Tyler Matthews, Manager Trisha McLaughlin.

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MINOR PEEWEE A

SPONSORED BY TRYLON TSFKieffer Beard, Bryce Dettweiler, Brendan Gilles, Jackson Hale, Tyler Horst, Seth Morrison, Zac Pickard, Kyle Rintoul, Hunter Schmitt, CJ Sider, Travis Weber, Ben Weigel, Jody Weiss, MacKenzie Willms, Ethan Young, Kayden Zacharczuk, Coach Fred Hale, Asst. Coach Kyle Holtom, Trainer Gerald Morrison, Asst. Trainer Dave Weiss, Manager Gerald Beard.

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MAJOR BANTAM A

SPONSORED BY ELMIRA PET PRODUCTSConnor Bauman, Evan Courtis, Ryley Cribbin, Mathieu Fife, Jayden Hipel, Daniel Kauth, Jake Lewis, Kelby Martin, Tyler Martin, Chace McCallum, Brad McLaughlin, Luke Merritt, Tyler Moser, Alex Taylor, Tyler Townsend, Aaron Weigel, Coach Mark Goodwin, Asst. Coach Nick Harloff, Asst. Coach Steve McCallum, Trainer Chris Taylor, Manager Brett McLaughlin.

MINOR BANTAM A

SPONSORED BY RBC | SPORTCO SOURCE FOR SPORTSJonah Boehm, Cameron Brown, Ryan Conrad, Isaac Frey, Jordan Gamble, Aaron Logan, Connor Martin, Evan Martin, Sheldon Metzger, Mitchell Newson, Owen Read, Cameron Rose, Ryan Shantz, Alexander Turchan, Jacob Uridel, Mitch Waters, Coach Jeff MacGregor, Asst. Coach Matthew Horst, Asst. Coach Blake Ziegler, Trainer Patricia Newson, Manager Christine Conrad.

BANTAM AE

SPONSORED BY ELMIRA FOODLANDLuke Charter, Dylan Creelman, Liam Dickson, Blake Doerbecker, Connor Duench, Daniel Gallant, Connor Goss, Brett Henry, Mitchell Rempel, Danyal Rennie, Gareth Rowland, Connor Runstedler, Nathan Schwarz, Mathew Uhrig, Benton Weber, Coach Jesse Fournier, Trainer Andre Fournier, Manager Marc Burchett.

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SPONSORED BY SCOTIABANK OF ST. JACOBSMax Bender, Alex Berry, Mason Buehler, Nick Campagnolo, Luke DeCorte, Michael Devries, Ryan Diemert, Keean Dowdall, Adam Elliot, Joseph Hanley, Nathan Horst, Dawson Inglis, Jordan Luis, William Mewhiney, Kurt Michael, Noah Rawlinson, Jeffrey Talbot, Coach John Berry, Asst. Coach Harold Devries, Trainer Jim Dowdall, Asst. Trainer Vaughn Bender, Manager Jacqueline Hanley.

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SPONSORED BY RMW EXTERIORSLuke Brown, Cole Conlin, Jason Dunbar, Eddie Huber, Josh Kueneman, Matthew Lalonde, Matthew Leger, Cole Lenaers, Scott Martin, Troy Nechanicky, Bailey Nickel, Nicholas Pavanel, Connor Peirson, Jordan Shantz, Alexander Uttley, Thomas Vickers, Jayden Weber, Coach Joseph Amlinger, Asst. Coach Justin Schlupp, Trainer Scott Turner, Asst. Trainer, Bobby Cass, Manager Mike Lenaers.

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SPONSORED BY TRYLON TSFNigel Baldin, Kyle Bauman, Cody Chambers, Devin DeCorte, Ryan Devries, Tyler Fulcher, Matthew Halter, Colin Hartwick, Quade Hunter-Rhodes, Quinten Hunter-Rhodes, Andrew Jansen, Conor Jansen, Callum Johnson, Noah Taylor, Kirk Tuffnail, Tristen White, Dalton Wojcik, Coach Chris Thompson, Asst. Coach Trevor Thompson, Trainer Angela Tuffnail, Asst. Trainer Andrew Grant.

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SPONSORED BY LEROY’S GARAGEDylan Arndt, Jordan Arndt, Thomas Bromberg, Brent Eby, Isaac Fishbein, William Frank, Matthew Jessop, Adam Jokic, Brodie Keen Grady Keen, Carson Kyte, Sam Maier, Evan Martin, Charlie Pavanel, Christopher Tylor, Connor Venier, Coach Tom Arndt, Asst. Coach David Baker, Asst. Coach Patrick Kyte, Trainer Barry Keen, Manager Gord Maier.

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SPONSORED BY SPORTZONELucas Bauman, Nicholas Berlet, Taylor Brenner, Troy Brunkard, Cole Burkhart, Kyle Conrad, Jacob Cornwall, Zachary Goetz, Austin Horst, Tanner Horst, Duncan MacDonald, Coleton Martin, James Robertson, Kyle Ropp, Brendan Toylor, Colton Williams, Coach Darrel MacDonald, Asst. Coach Derek Goetz, Trainer Brent Goetz, Manager Greg Goetz.

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Now in its 71st year, Na-tional Volunteer Week is all about volunteer recog-nition. This year’s celebra-tion takes place the week of April 21 to 27, 2013.

Canada’s volunteers make a tremendous con-tribution in communities across the country and around the globe. They make our communities resilient and our country vibrant.

Today, volunteers are involved in more ways than ever. Volunteers complete tasks from smartphones while wait-ing at the bus stop. They sign and share petitions. They govern organiza-tions as board members. They lead rescue efforts when disasters strike. Ev-ery day, Canadians lend a hand to their neighbours and friends. And many of

them don’t realize that in doing so they’re volun-teering.

National Vol-unteer Week pays tribute to the millions of Canadian volunteers who graciously do-nate their time and talents to our communities.

National Volunteer WeekApril 21 to 27, 2013

The Region of Waterloo Library thanks our dedicated volunteers for their efforts in

support of excellent rural library service.

Volunteers grow community!Call for information on becoming a library volunteer:

Bloomingdale Branch 519-745-3151Elmira Branch 519-669-5477Linwood Branch 519-698-2700St. Clements Branch 519-699-4341St. Jacobs Branch 519-664-3443Wellesley Branch 519-656-2001Or visit the library’s website: rwlibrary.ca

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Chateau GardensElmira

8 Snyder Ave. N., Elmira, ONAssisted Living Centre

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 519.669.4111 EXT.300

www.chartwellreit.ca

Thank you!Together, we’re strong in the fight against cancer.

Celebrating VolunteersRecognizing the commitment and contributions ofCanadian Cancer Society volunteers, who are at thecentre of it all in communities across Canada.

Make Cancer History

Visit www.cancer.ca or call (519) 886-8888

A BIG thank you to all of our amazing and dedicated volunteers!

To learn more visit us at:www.bbbswr.org

encourage.empower.

mentor.

Appreciation to exceptional volunteers and members of St. Jacobs Community

Churches; to Pastor Martin Giebel, St. James Lutheran Church; Pastor Kevin Derksen, St. Jacobs Mennonite Church; Marianne

Leach-Hoffer; Calvary United Church; members of Inshallah Choir; St. Jacobs

Printery; and supporters for co-ordinating “A Christmas Carol”, fundraising event, Dec. 2010, in support of young pregnant

women and young mothers and their children enrolled in Saint Monica House programs.

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Monday to Wednesday: 9:30 to 5:00, Thursday: 9:30 to 8:00Friday: 9:30 to 5:00, Saturday: 9:30 to 4:00

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Where every purchase is a gift to the world.

Thank you to the 200 volunteers of MCC Thrift

& Gift. You make our shop a wonderful place

to work and shop in.

National Volunteer WeekApril 10 to 16, 2011

The Region of Waterloo Library thanks our dedicated volunteers for their efforts and

contributions in support of excellent rural library service. Volunteers: building

a stronger community!

For more information on becoming a library volunteer, call your local branch:

Bloomingdale Branch 519-745-3151Elmira Branch 519-669-5477Linwood Branch 519-698-2700St. Clements Branch 519-699-4341St. Jacobs Branch 519-664-3443Wellesley Branch 519-656-2001

ALL VOLUNTEERS

“OUR HANDS......OUR FUTURE”

CELEBRATING VOLUNTEERS

Volunteer Week Canadian Survey of Giving, Volunteering & Participating, 2007

95% of Canadians engage in at least one form of social support.

161,000 is the approx. number of charitable and not-for-profit organizations in Canada.

On behalf of the residents of Woolwich we would like to thank

our fabulous volunteers

69 Arthur St. S., Elmira519-669-1647 or 519-664-2613

www.woolwich.ca

The Township of Woolwich"Proudly Remembering Our Past; Confi dently Embracing Our Future."

The Township of Woolwich"Proudly Remembering Our Past; Confi dently Embracing Our Future.""Proudly Remembering Our Past; Confi dently Embracing Our Future."

The Township of Woolwich"Proudly Remembering Our Past; Confi dently Embracing Our Future."

The Township of WoolwichThe Township of Woolwich"Proudly Remembering Our Past; Confi dently Embracing Our Future."

The Township of WoolwichThe Mayor and Council

of the Township ofWoolwich would like tocommend all volunteers.

The unrelenting dedicationof volunteers in

Woolwich communities is deeply appreciated.

from April 10th-16thCanadians have a rich his-

tory of volunteering and community involvement. With 12.5 million of them dedicating their time across Canada, volunteers are on the front lines of all our com-munity services – commu-nity health care, sports and recreation, heritage and arts,

environmental protection & advocacy, disaster relief, international development, and volunteer firefighting – the list is endless. The work of volunteers is essential to maintaining resilient com-munities at home and around the world.

National Volunteer

Week (NVW) pays tribute to the millions of Canadian volunteers who graciously donate their time and energy. This year’s 68th annual NVW takes place the week of April 10 to 16. It is Canada’s larg-est celebration of volunteers, volunteerism, and civic par-ticipation.

Thank You to all of our Volunteers!

Visit www.cancer.ca or call (519) 886-8888

Thank You to our Incredible Volunteers!With your support we helped more than 1100 seniors and adults with disabilities to stay in

their own homes through

• Meals on Wheels• Rides to medical appointments• Day programs

Thank you for making such a positiveimpact in our community!

• Friendly visiting• Group dining programs• Homemaking and outdoor maintenance

519-664-1900 । 1-855-664-1900www.communitycareconcepts.ca

Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart. ~Elizabeth Andrew

We would like to thank the many volunteers who graciously offer their time to Elmira

District Community Living whether through time spent with the people we support,

providing assistance at fundraisers i.e. the Quilt Auction or the Maple Syrup Festival or being a member of a committee or on

the Board of Directors

We sincerely appreciate all that you do!

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.” ~ Johnnetta B. Cole

Elmira District Community LivingSupporting individuals with an Intellectual Disability

Thank you!Build, Office, Salvage, ReStore and Committee

Volunteers. You are true examples of ...love in action!

Building Homes. Building Hope. To be part of our team, please visit our

web site at www.hfhwr.ca or call 519.747.0664 ext. 23

Love in action makes Habitat homes a reality

Love in actionmakes homeownership a

reality for families in needLove in actionmakes a community

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Donations and volunteers always needed

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Where every purchase is a gift to the world.

Thanks to the 185 volunteers who make the MCC Thrift & Gift a wonderful place to work and to shop.

On behalf of the residents ofWoolwich we would like to thank our

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Bonnie’s Chick Hatchery Ltd.

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National Volunteer Week

The Township of Woolwich would like to acknowledge and thank the many volunteers

that help to make this such a wonderful community.

Volunteerism has a rich history in Woolwich. We have seen volunteers represent our communi-

ties as �re�ghters, builders, maintenance keepers, organizers, coaches, and aid workers.

On Monday April 15, Mayor Cowan and Township Council proclaimed the week of April

21-27, 2013 as National Volunteer Week.

Thank you to all volunteers for your dedication, commitment and community spirit. You make

the Township of Woolwich a better place.

The Township of Wellesley would like to Thank ALL VOLUNTEERS

who serve our Municipality

“OUR HANDS......OUR FUTURE”

NATIONALVOLUNTEER WEEK

APRIL 21ST-27TH

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WOOLWICH WILD

HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Novice: COWHA Provincial

Ottawa, ON – Apr. 4-7Game 1 vs. West Northumberland

Woolwich: 3 West Northumberland: 0Goals: Haylee Clemmer x3Shutout: Maggie SabeanGame 2 vs. Sault St. MarieWoolwich: 7 Sault St. Marie: 3Goals: Haylee Clemmer x3, Carly Bauman x3, Taylor SchmittAssists: Haylee Clemmer x2,

Teesha Weber, Kate Ratcliffe x2, Josie Brown, Annabel Musselman, Madison SavageGame 3 vs. IldertonWoolwich: 7 Ilderton: 1Goals: Haylee Clemmer x5, Carly Bauman, Taylor SchmittAssists: Teesha Weber, Amy Dueck, Kate Ratcliffe x2, Payton Ravelle, Taylor Schmitt x2,

Haylee ClemmerGame 4 vs. SarniaWoolwich: 2 Sarnia: 1Goals: Haylee Clemmer x2Assists: Taylor Schmitt, Payton RavelleGame 5 vs. Sault St. MarieWoolwich: 1 Sault St. Marie: 6Goals: Haylee Clemmer

THE SCORE | MINOR SPORT RESULTS

The Elmira Lions Club would like to thank the following for their donations

of $100.00 or more in corporate sponsorship contributing to the success

of our 42nd Annual Snofari.

• Woolwich Centre Pharmacy Inc.• Glass-Pac Canada• Martin’s Small Engines Ltd.• Rolan Inc.• Elmira Self Storage Inc.• Emerald Homes Ltd.• Walco Equipment Ltd.• Brian L. Shantz Ltd.• Programmed Insurance Brokers Inc.• Tri-Mach Group Inc.• VHF Construction Ltd.• Thompson’s Auto Tech Inc.• Westower Communications Ltd.• Advanced Masonry (Ont.) Ltd.• Dreisinger Funeral Home Ltd.• Taylor Tax Services • Wilbur A. Lichty• Bonnie’s Chick Hatchery• Willms Excavating Ltd.• C.J. Brubacher Plumbing & Heating Ltd.

• Permitax Corporation• Murray J. Esbaugh Contracting Ltd.• CRS Rentals• Cheryl Martin-Gray Professional Corporation

• Jones Feed Mills Ltd.• Premier Equipment Ltd.

• Way-Mar Inc.• Edenborough Limited• Gary R. Manser Ltd.• Ashton Ridge Homes West Inc.• M & G Millwrights Limited• Waters & Hastings Professional Corporation

• R. W. Thur Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage• Frey Building Contractors• Bonnie Lou’s Café• Woolwich Holdings Ltd.• Paradigm (Elmira) Homes Ltd.• Advance Millwrights Inc.• Mike Bender Roofing• Frey’s Plumbing Works Inc.• Two Wheel Motorsport• Snork’s Septic Service Ltd.• Pioneer North Landscape Inc.• Cowan Insurance Group• Marbro Capital Limited• D.C.F. Construction• Studd Construction• Blount Canada Ltd.• Hickory Dickory Decks• RMW Exteriors• Artefacts Salvage & Design

This year we raised just over $20,000

TC BANTAM B HERICANES WIN PROVINCIALS

The Twin Centre Bantam B Hericanes won the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Provincial championship on April 7 in Ottawa. They defeated Belmont 4-2. This is the first time any team from Twin Centre Hericanes attended the provincial championships. Back row: Kelly Lee (trainer), Trevor Lee (coach), Jessica McLachlan, Laura Ridge, Tim Weber (assistant coach), Laura Weber, Emma Banbury, Erika Lebold, Abbey Kellendonk, Lauren Quehl, Kayla Weppler, Cook Hammer (assistant coach), Andy Oja (assistant coach). Front row: Jocelyn Oja, Kayla Lee, Deanna Mainland, Baylie Parnell, Sophie Jantzi, Pam Hammer, Emma Martin, Carley Scheerer. [SUBMITTED]

in exhibition games prior to WCSSAA due to sched-uling conflicts, Bauman said. But in going straight to the regular season this year, coaches are seeing good numbers, with about 18 players on the girls’ team and the same ex-pected on the boys’ roster. Encouraged by last year’s results, boys’ coaches are hoping for a strong show-ing after the last cuts on April 16.

Last year’s team went undefeated in the regular season, said boys’ head coach Gord Maier, but the EDSS boys finally fell in the playoffs. This year the team is going into the competition with a solid core of senior players, he added.

“This is my first year coaching the school team, [though] I’ve coached lo-cally before. Last year we

had a very strong season but until we start playing we’re not exactly sure what we are going to be facing out there. I’m hoping for a winning season, a positive time with the kids.”

An EDSS boys’ team was added to the original schedules posted by WC-SSAA after Maier and a parent volunteer agreed to take over coaching du-ties this week following a strong student demand for the sport.

“It was a very late start. We had a parent volunteer step up and then I got asked to help out and I kind of volunteered at the last minute. We had the kids asking and I wanted to make it happen for them,” he said.

The first game for the boys took place at RIM Park against Galt Col-legiate Institute on April 18, with a first home game

scheduled for May 2. The girls host Preston High School on April 24 at Woodside Bible Fellow-ship.

SOCCER: Shortened season means teams have to jump right into the fray despite lack of prep time

FROM | 15

Lucas Nosal and Devin Decorte are part of the EDSS soccer team’s core group of players this year. The team had its first WCSSAA game this week against Galt Collegiate Institute. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

Elmira golfer Garrett Rank and standing amputee hockey player Kory Lorentz of St. Clements are among the eight nominees announced this week for the 15th annual Civitan Sport Athlete of the Year Award.

Lorentz is the captain of one of Canada’s most successful international hockey teams. He led the Canadian Standing Amputee Hockey Team to their sixth world championship title in Tampere, Finland in 2012. Quality play in 2012 earned the 25-year-old Rank a spot on the national squad for a second consecutive year. Rank captured the 2012 Canadian University College Championship by three shots.

A product of the University of Waterloo, Rank currently sits as the 259th ranked player in the world.

Two locals up for Athlete of the Year

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THE ARTSon stage / live music

There’ll be nostalgia in spades Major Hoople’s Boarding House is at the Commercial Tavern Sunday, followed by Kenny and Dolly on Wednesday

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Nostalgia is the name of the game at the Commer-cial Tavern, as the Maryhill venue welcomes a pair of shows where everything old is new again. From a legend-ary local band on its second wind, to a tribute to a pair of still-active country music superstars, the ‘10s will start to look a lot like the ‘80s.

First: Major Hoople’s Boarding House performs on Sunday, but the vener-able rock band you see at the tavern may not be quite the same as the one you saw in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Between disbanding in the ‘80s and reforming in 2010, the Cam-bridge-founded band has found that life on the road has gone in a distinctly more pleasant direction.

“There’s no pressure now,” said Ed Miller, the band’s drummer. “When we broke up, we were on the road, like, 52 weeks of the year. We were playing probably five or six shows a week, nonstop for years and years. Now, we’re just having fun doing it. We’re not forced to do it now, whereas before, the re-cord companies would force you to go out on the road. “

Major Hoople’s Boarding House formed in Cambridge in 1967, although the band has undergone enough incarnations to make the Curly/Shemp/Joe/Curly Joe conundrum seem manage-able. (In fact, there’s a com-peting version, comprised of different members, also touring.) Drummer Miller, bass player Keith Stahl-

baum, and sax player David Gooding scored a radio hit with 1975’s “I’m Running After You,” and continued to tour well into the next decade.

Their Sunday night show promises plenty of familiar songs for longtime Hoople fans. “We put together a bunch of the material that we were doing back in the

‘70s that people want to hear,” said Miller. “About half the night is material that we were doing back in the ‘70s – we were big into the Moody Blues, that kind of classic rock vein. Then we incorporate some of that with the newer material we’re doing.”

In addition to touring, the reformed band is currently

at work on its first album since the ‘80s, and hope to have it out by the summer. Some of the new material will be performed in Mary-hill on Sunday. “Still lots of vocals, and five-part harmo-nies right across the stage,” assured Miller.

“We’ve still got the vocal capabilities,” he added. “It’s like riding a bike. The first rehearsal, we got together and everything fell into place. It was like we never even parted ways.”

On Wednesday, another pair of music veterans will hit the Commercial Tavern’s stage, albeit not in the form you may be accustomed to. Marty Edwards and Marie Bottrell will don their re-spective beard and bustier to evoke Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in a tribute show that may not last from 9 to 5, but should at the very least go from 7 to 9.

An accomplished musi-cian in her own right, Bot-trell has eight Juno nomina-tions and two CCMA Female Vocalist of the Year awards to her credit. Still, she wears her influences on her sleeve.

“I grew up listening to a lot of Dolly and Emmylou Harris and Patsy Cline,” said

Bottrell. “The Dolly that I’m most fond of is probably the Dolly from the late ’70s into the early ’80s, when ‘Here You Come Again’ was a big hit, and the ‘Coat of Many Colours’ era.”

For as long as she’s been a star, Dolly Parton has been a popular subject for tribute artists. What will Bottrell bring that others haven’t captured? “Dolly had a real sweetness to her, and a lot of times you see people por-traying her who have more of a caricature-type thing about them, which doesn’t bring out that nice, soft, in-nocent quality she had back then.”

All of which distracts from the most burning question: can we expect Bottrell to sing anything from “Rhine-stone?”

“No,” laughed Bottrell. “That wasn’t my favourite era.”

Major Hoople’s Boarding House drops by the Com-mercial Tavern on Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m. The Kenny and Dolly: Together Again takes the stage on Wednes-day, April 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644.

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton? No, it’s Matty Edwards and Linda Bottrell, who will bring “Kenny and Dolly: Together Again” to the Commercial Tavern on Wednesday. [submitted]

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Frey Building Contractors 3435 Broadway Street, Hawkesville, ON N0B 1X0Attn – Connie BellEmail – connie@freybc.com

ELLEN MARTINCustom

26 Meadowlark Rd.Elmira, ON

P. 519-669-8188Open. Mon-Fri 10am - 2pm

Evenings|Saturdays by AppointmentsClosed Sundays

• Hems• Alterations• Piecing & Quilting• Heavy-Duty Sewing• Seams• Zippers

GENERAL SERVICES

Retirement Reception for

Rev. Dr. Linda J. Bell of Gale

Presbyterian Church

April 27, 2013 from 2-4 p.m.

[Presentation to be held at 3 p.m.]

Gale Presbyterian Church Fellowship

Hall. Rev. Linda’s last service will be held

on April 28, 2013

COMING EVENTS

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

CHILD CARE WANTED. Live-in OR Daily Help May 12 - June 7. Help for Mom with Child #1 after 2nd baby born. Great loving family in Hawkesville! Please contact: Angela Brubacher Ishaka 519-699-0404. angela. ishaka@hotmai l .com

TRAINING & LESSONS

NEW TO ELMIRA Piano/Vocal teacher now accept-ing students! Many years of experience as pianist/vocal-ist/teacher with A.R.C.T. in Piano Performance. Special-ties include teaching to play by ear/chords and conser-vatory exam prep. Happy to answer any questions! 226-240-9087 or brenda.cottrill@gmail.com

FOR SALE

10FT SNOW PLOW blade for pick up truck. $1500.00. 519-897-7707.

APPROX. 500 SQ ft of paver stone - 5 years old. You skid them, I’ll deliver , no charge. 519-897-7707.

BOOK SALE - April 24, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., April 25, 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., April 26, 1p.m. - 9 p.m. At Salema Martin’s, 15 Snyder Ave. S., Elmira. 519-669-3941.

THE PAMPERED CHEF Special-ty Kitchen Products. Exciting new products coming for Spring! Call Denise Martin 519-669-2312 or email dfmartin2009@live.com

AUCTIONS

FARM AUCTION SALE Of 50 acre farm, machinery, tools, household effects, antiques, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 3428 Berlett’s Rd. Wilmot Twp. (approx. 4 miles southwest of Wellesley off Nafziger Rd.) for The Thomli-son Family, on Saturday, April 20th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auc-tions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

AUCTION SALE OF Brick bun-galow, car, household effects, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 26 Arena Rd. (off Pugh St.) In Milverton, for Catherine Albrecht, on Friday, April 26th @ 5:00 p.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

AUCTIONS

FRI APRIL 26 at 4:30 PM - Toy auction of approx 400 pieces of farm toys; tractor trailers; cars; banks; literature; Tonka; and other collectables to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for the Ted Detroit estate and Bob Halliburton of Elora with additions. Jantzi Auc-tions Ltd, 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTION SALE OF Vehicles, boats, riding lawn mowers, tools, and miscellaneous items, to be held at 180 Nor-thumberland St. In Ayr (near railway tracks beside the former JM Schneider plant), for Nith Ridge Estate (Terry Schmidt), on Saturday, April 27th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

PROPERTY AUCTION OF 2 storey house with insulated shop on 1.17 acre lot to be held at 3149 Roseville Rd. (near corner of Roseville Rd. and Ficsher-Hallman Rd. South) in the Hamlet of Ros-eville, for Jo Anne Anderson, on Friday, May 3rd @ 7:00 p.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

AUCTIONS

FRI MAY 3 at 4:00 PM -Auction sale of new and used lawn and garden equipment; riding lawnmowers; tillers; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for surplus inventory of area dealers with additions. Jantzi Auctions, 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTION SALE OF Household effects, antiques, and mis-cellaneous items, to be held at the K.W. Khaki Club, 2939 Nafziger Rd. 2 miles south of Wellesley or 2 miles north of Philipsburg, on Thursday, May 9th @ 10:00 a.m. Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451.

SAT. MAY 4 at 11:00 AM - Farm property auction of approx 50 acres more or less with horse barns; fenced paddocks; race track; bush; 25 year old bungalow with in law suite to be held at 4784 Road 122 Gadshill Station Perth East Town-ship (approx 6 kms north of Stratford) for Dan and Michelle Kaufman. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

AUCTIONS

AUCTION SALE OF Brick bungalow on \’bd acre lot, camper, car, household effects, tools and miscel-laneous items, to be held at 4833 William Hastings Line, in Crosshill, for Glenn Uhrig & Val Phillips, on Sat-urday, May 4th @ 11:00 a.m. PROPERTY: 3 bedroom, 34 year old, custom built brick bungalow with attached garage, front porch & deck, situated on a nicely land-scaped, private .57 acre lot. This recently renovated home has new North Star windows, 6 year old roof, central air & vac, open concept main floor with large kitchen, bright sitting room, bathroom, wash-room, main floor laundry, good flooring, lots of closets, and finished base-ment with large rec-room, 2 bedrooms, office, 2 cold rooms & utility room. Heat - oil furnace & an air tight wood stove. WORKSHOP/BARN - 30 X 40ft. well insu-lated 2 storey structure with concrete floor & coloured steel siding. Circular drive.Water\- Drilled well.Zoning-”SC” Settlement Commercial. NOTE - Plan to view this well kept property! An updated house and an enticing workshop provide many options including various business opportuni-ties. 10 minutes to Waterloo. See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos and terms. TO VIEW - Call 519-699-9461 Auctioneers - Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138 2827 Hutchison Rd. R#1 Millbank (Crosshill) Gerber Auctions 519-699-4451.

WED. MAY 8 at 10:00 AM - Auction sale of furniture; household effects; antiques; tools; collectables; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Guelph Estate with additions. Jantzi Auc-tions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziauctions.com

HAY & STRAW

CLEAN, CHOPPED WHEAT straw. 6’ large round bales. Mark Cressman, 519-579-4979.

FARM EQUIPMENT

3950 JD HARVESTER with processor, 2R corn head, 51/2’ pickup, all updates, field ready. 519-291-5891.

RENTALS

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT on Line 86, east of Elmira. June 1, $700/mth inclusive. First & last. No smoking or pets. 519-669-3740.

ELMIRA - 2 Bedroom town-house. Please, no smoking, no pets. $880 plus utilities. Suitable for quiet tenants. Call 519-743-7479. One parking space included.

ENJOY LAKE HURON with your family this summer at our water-view cottage on 5.5 acres. Now booking weeks at our family cottage near Red Bay, 25min north of Sauble Beach. Details at www.rent-mycottage.snappages.com

RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE Arthur St, Downtown Elmira. Over 1,400 sq. ft. Email billnor-ris@rogers.com

REAL ESTATE

10 ACRE LOT- Lot 18 conces-sion 12 Mapleton Twp.10 acre lot available to build your Country estate approximately \’bd hour drive from Elmira. Within commuting distance of Waterloo, Guelph, Drayton or Listowel. Level lot sloping up gently to the rear with 400 ft. frontage. This is a rare find. For further information Call Peak Realty Ltd Elmira 519-669-1544 and ask for Mildred Frey-Bro-ker or direct @ 519-741-6970 .

50 ACRES FOR sale. Grey Highlands-Osprey. 30 acres workable, the rest bush. House needs serious repairs. Drilled well. Immediate close if desired. $180,000. 519-856-0381 evenings.

GARAGE SALES

THE ST. TERESA of Avila Catholic Women’s League is holding a Garage Sale at St. Teresa of Avila Church Hall, 19 Flamingo Dr. Elmira on Friday evening, April 26th from 7-8 p.m., and Saturday April 27th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. For more information please call Carol Kieswetter at 519-669-5392.

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Our St. Jacobs Furniture Retail Store currently has the following opportunity...

Sales Associate Student Position

Responsible to the Home Furniture Store Manager for providing courteous and efficient customer service while assisting customers in purchasing furniture, appliances and accessories, you will processes customer purchases in a computerized inventory system, order merchandise from stock or direct from Suppliers, respond to Dealer and telephone inquiries, and arrange attractive merchandise displays.

You are service oriented, able to get along well with others, and have good computer, mathematical and communications skills. You must be willing to work weekends. Sales experience and fluency in both English and French are assets.

We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of Home Hardware, please forward your

resume, quoting Student Sales Associate, by Monday, April 29, 2013 to: Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St. W., St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca Fax: 519-664-4711 (Microsoft Products Only)

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www.UniTwin.com | 519.886.2102QUICK LOCAL SERVICE | 245 Labrador Dr., Waterloo

TROPHIES | CUPS | PLAQUES | MEDALLIONS

RIBBONS | NAME TAGS | NAME PLATES

DOOR PLATES | CUSTOM ENGRAVING

RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

AUCTION LISTINGS

AUCTION LISTINGS

COMBINED HOUSEHOLD

AUCTION SALE

CONSISTING OF : House Hold & Miscellaneous ItemsFOR: Betty Weadick of Elora & Adele Ferraro of GuelphLOCATION: Kurtz Auctions, 5757 Wellington Road #86, 6KM West of Guelph at Ariss

Tues. April 30th @ 6pm

Kurtz Auctions Inc.Ariss Ontario

Auctioneer: Brian S. Kurtz – 519-836-0342Visit us on-line: www.kurtzauctionsinc.com

Call us for all of your auction needs, your place or ours!

FURNITURE & MISC ITEMS: 7 pc Roxton Ma-ple Dining Suite, Glass top kitchen dinette set c/w 4 chairs, 5 pc Arborite dinette set upholstered chairs (nice), Antique oak dining table & chairs (circa 1930), Sofa sets c/w love seats & chairs all like new, Coffee and end table sets, 8 pc solid Mahogany dining room suite c/w oval table 6 chairs buffet & hutch custom made like new, 6 pc custom made solid oak bedroom suite c/w queen bed head board– 2 night stands- dresser/mirror- mens chest (no mattress) this is a quality set like new, Solid maple dresser c/w mirror, Pine dress-er c/w 3 pc wing mirror, Misc occasional tables, Filter queen portable vacuum c/w power head & all attachments, ProGard safe c/w combination, 6 pc patio set with umbrella etc, 2 woods dehu-midifiers, 32” Toshiba TV JVC surround sound pictures, There will be many more misc quality pieces- too many to list.

NOTE: This will be a clean auction with quality contents as they are downsizing. There will be lots not mentioned.

GOOD LUNCH BOOTH by Ariss Take-Out.

Any announcements day of sale take precedence over ads. Proprietors & Auctioneer not respon-sible for accidents day of sale.

TERMS: Cash or Cheque with Proper ID, Interact

AUCTIONEERS:Gerber Auctions Ltd. 519-699-4451 or 698-0138

2827 Hutchison Rd., R#1 Millbank (Crosshill)

Auction SAle of

Brick bungalow on ½ acre lot, camper, car, household effects, tools and

miscellaneous items, to be held at4833 William Hastings Line, in Crosshill,

for Glenn Uhrig & Val Phillips, on

Saturday, May 4th @ 11:00 a.m.

PROPERTY: 3 bedroom, 34 year old, custom built brick bungalow with attached garage, front porch & deck, situated on a nicely landscaped, private .57 acre lot. This recently renovated home has new North Star windows, 6 year old roof, central air & vac, open concept main floor with large kitchen, bright sitting room, bathroom, washroom, main floor laundry, good flooring, lots of closets, and finished basement with large rec-room, 2 bedrooms, office, 2 cold rooms & utility room. Heat - oil furnace & an air tight wood stove. WORKSHOP/BARN – 30 X 40ft. well insulated 2 storey structure with concrete floor & coloured steel siding. Circular drive. Water – Drilled well. Hydro – 200 amp central metering with generator hookup. Zoning – “SC” Settlement Commercial. NOTE – Plan to view this well kept property! An updated house and an enticing workshop provide many options including various business opportunities. 10 minutes to Waterloo. See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos. TERMS – Will be sold at 12:00 noon subject to a reasonable reserve bid with 10% down sale day and the balance in 60 days or when possession is given. TO VIEW – Call 519-699-9461

CAMPER, CAR & MISC. ITEMS: 2004 Hybrid Trail Cruiser C-19 (19ft.) with double & queen bed ends – good. 1971 MGB GT partially restored with lots of new parts. 10ft. blowup dingy. 14ft. flat back fiberglass canoe. 2 electric trolling motors. Upright air compressor. Parts washer. Snow blower. Sleighs & skis. Hand tools plus a wagonload of related items.

HOUSEHOLD: Fridge, washer & dryer. Dressers. Sofas. Coffee & end tables. 4 X 8ft. slate pool table (new bumpers & felt). Cribs. Storage cabinets. Exercise equipment. TV’s. plus other furniture & household goods.

NOTE – Plan to attend. Many interesting items. See www.auctionsfind.com/gerber for photos. Proprietors and auctioneers not responsible for accidents day of sale. Lunch booth. Terms – Cash or cheque with I.D.

CLEARINGAUCTION SALE

Of property; truck; household effects; antiques; collectables; and miscellaneous

items to be held at 4 Campbell Place in Wellesley for Aaron L and Katie Jantzi on:

 SATURDAY MAY 11 AT 10:00 AM

PROPERTY: consisting of a 25 year old brick bungalow with nice sized attached garage; main floor includes: front entranceway with front porch; side entrance leading to garage has 2 pc bath and laundry room; kitchen; dining room area with bay window; living room with bay window; family room with brick fireplace and airtight wood insert and doors leading to back deck; 3 bedrooms with master having walk in closet; 4 pc bath; linen closet; finished basement with open concept area with kitchenette; dining and living room area; 4 pc bath; fridge and stove included; central vac; furnace and utility room with electric forced air furnace; 200 amp service; 1 year old water softener; fruit cellar. Property enjoys a gorgeous fenced in back yard backing onto the school property. Beautiful front yard with mature trees and flower beds. Antiques and collectables: Reitzel oak dining room suite (table, 6 chairs, buffet, china cabinet) very nice; drafting table; artwork; records; flat to the wall cupboard bottom; oak glass front bookshelf; wooden Pepsi box; odd chairs; crocks; oak sideboard; Peter Etrl Snyder print; Royalty coin set; older glass and china including cranberry; Royal Albert; pinwheel crystal; pyrex; fancy cups and saucers; variety of older tools; snow shoes; and many other collectables.

AUCTIONEER:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley

519-656-3555www.JantziAuctions.com

AT K & K LIQUIDATION AND AUCTION LTD.,1011 INDRUSTRIAL CRES. UNIT # 3, ST.

CLEMENTS

MONDAY APRIL 22, AT 5:30 P.M.

OWNERS: K & K Liquidation and Auction

Ltd. | (519) 699-6084

AUCTIONEERS: GRAY’S AUCTION SERVICE INC.,

HARRISTON | (519) 338-3722LICENSED & BONDED

AUCTION SALEOF CONSUMER GOODS

SALE CONSISTS OF: Ass’t Furniture Items; Mattress; Ass’t. Electronics; Watches; Swar; Housewares; Kid's & Adult Cloth-ing; Toys; Linens; Hardware Items; Books; Candy; Consumer Goods; Plus a Large Selection of Other Misc. Items.

LUNCH BOOTH TERMS: Cash, Interac, Visa, M.C.

NOTE: Clothes will be sold in large lots, list subject to additions & deletions. Viewing from 4:00 P.M. day of sale. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents day of sale. Any announcement given verbally day of sale take precedence over written ads.

Stolen, Recovered, Lost & Found

Sat. April 27th 9:00am

M.R. Jutzi & Co

www.mrjutzi.ca 519-648-2111

Breslau Airport Road Auction Complex5100 Fountain St., North, Breslau (Kitchener)

WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE

VIEWING & REGISTRATION: Fri. April 26th, 2013 1 to 4 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to sale TERMS: CASH & CARRY=> Cash, Interac/Debit, MasterCard & Visa

PROFESSIONALS IN THE ORDERLY LIQUIDATION AND APPRAISALS OF COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, CONSTRUCTION, MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES

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ANNUAL SPRING POLICE AUCTION

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Ring #1 @ 9am280+ Bikes - Mountain, racing, Hybrid

13 Police Service Bikes =>7-Trek Alpha/SLR (24Sp) Alum HT MTB

6- Giant XTC2 (27sp, Rock Shox) Alum HT MTB

Ring #2 @ 9:30am - Tools , Electronics & Jewelry Mowers * Electronics & TV’s * Cameras * Chainsaws * Mig Welder

Golf Clubs * Jewelry * Air Compressor * Drill Press Rotax Motor * Vending Machines * Trimmers * Mitre Saw

6500w Generator (New) * Power/Hand Tools * Mortorized BikesCordless Tools * Pumps * Office Chairs * AV Carts * etc.

2ND DAY OF OUR 11TH ANNUAL LAWN &

GARDEN AUCTIONSale to be held

AT 7213 LINE 86, WALLENSTEIN Approx. 6 kms west of Elmira.

SATURDAY, MAY 4TH @ 10AMFEATURING: Approx. 100 late model moun-tain bikes, 80 riding mowers, 30 push and self propelled mowers, front and rear tine roto-tillers, string trimmers, chainsaws, ATV’s, barbecues, picnic tables, generators, utility trailers and compact tractors. All equipment will be started and run through auction ring.

STILL ACCEPTING CONSIGNMENTS

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PHONE 519-638-5708For photos and full listing visit our website

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Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small TarpsStorage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies

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22 Church St. W., Elmira

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BICYCLE SALES & REPAIRSPROFESSIONAL BIKE MECHANIC ON STAFF

Buy your bike from us and get a FREE annual inspection!

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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

GENERAL SERVICES

TIRE

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24 Hour Service(Emergencies only)

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• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location

• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service

• Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair

• Janitorial

• Carpet Repair & Re-Installation

• Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping

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CUSTOM TARPS & COVERSCUSTOM SEWING AND REPAIRS

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4445 Posey Line Wallenstein ON.

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Decorative/Stamped and coloured concrete

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HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

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$344,950$344,950

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Elmira - Welcoming home with pool and hot tub. This Fantastic home is complete with 3 +1 bedrooms, living room and family room there is room for your family to grow. Many updates including kitchen and Brazilian cherry hardwood on main floor. Convenient double gate access to fenced backyard with 10ftx10ft shed, and pool house with hydro. The single garage is a great Man cave! MLS 1315013 Call Paul or Alli direct.

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Elmira - Right beside greenspace with play ground in desirable neighbourhood. Open concept semi with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Vaulted ceiling in living room with walk out to patio overlooking landscaped, fenced yard with large shed. Appliances included. MLS 1317913 Call Paul or Alli direct.

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Elmira - Full of natural light. 4 bdrms, 4 baths & lg fin’d basement it is move in ready! Perfect for entertaining w/open foyer & huge sep dining rm. Fantastic living room w/2 storey ceilings, lots of windows, gas fp & open to upstairs hallway. Lg master w/2 closets, ens incl whirlpool bath & shower. Convenience at it best w/MF laundry & Mud room off garage. MLS 1317575 Call Paul or Alli direct.

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Elmira - SENIORS DELIGHT, close to all amenities. This Bungalow has it all, tastefully decorated and finished top to bottom, complete with main flr master bdrm, laundry & 2nd bdrm/office. Enjoy your deck with privacy fence and enough backyard to get some exercise. Basement has a large recroom for entertaining & guest bdrm & bath ready for your out of town friends to visit you. For the man of the house a separate workshop to tinker in or simply another room for storage. MLS 1321463. Call Paul or Alli direct.

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$312,500.00. Immaculate brick bungalow with finished basement, gas fireplace open concept. Numerous upgrades mls call dale

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$399,900 - NEW PRICE! 1/2 acre country property only minutes from city. 3 Bedroom bungalow, 3 baths, finished rec. with gas fireplace and walk-up to double garage. Many updates have been completed. Move-in condition. 16x24 workshop with hydro. MLS 1311428 Call today. OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 2-4 P.M.

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COUNTRY LOT .5 ACRE | $73,500

4 bed room home with a big eat in kitchen, new windows, some new floors, new detached garage, on an oversized lot, in a small town 15 minutes from Waterloo. The perfect spot for your family. MLS

4 BEDROOM HOME! | NEW PRICE $249,000

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ALMOST 10 ACRES | PRICE $675,000

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BIG LOT! | NEW PRICE $160,000

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JUST MOVE IN! Don't miss this lovely 3 bedroom, 3 bath Elmira home backing onto greenbelt. Features include open concept layout, lots of natural light, carpet free throughout, walkouts to upper and lower decks. Inviting master bedroom with gas fireplace. Finished walk out basement with gas fireplace, 3 pc. bath and 25' x 24' deck with less than 2 year old salt water hot tub and fire pit. Other features are tile and laminate floors, oak staircase, central vac, rounded corners, c/air and cold room. A must see!

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0EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW backing onto Conestoga Golf Course. 3+2 bedrooms, 4 baths, spacious dining room, living room w/gas fireplace, eat in kitchen with walk out to large deck overlooking golf course. Large bedrooms, master suite with huge walk in closet and luxury ensuite. Finished walkout basement with 2 bedrooms, full bath, hobby room, recroom w/wood fireplace and family room w/wood pellet stove. Nicely landscaped with sprinkler system. Oversized dbl.garage & lots of parking. New front door. Shows Well!

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2.94 ACRES – WITH SHOP$859,000 | EAST OF ELMIRA This maturing property is bordered by farmland and the “Kissing Bridge Trail”. For the hobbyist or a hobby farm a 45’ x44’ 3 bay shop and shelter. 4 bedroom traditional styled home finished from top to bottom offering ample family space. Double car attached garage with walk down to the basement. Open concept kitchen to family room and walkouts to wrap around porch and deck. Please call for your additional information. MLS

STUNNING BUNGALOW LOFT$559,900 | ELMIRA Sought after area and home! Custom built with many executive features, Brazilian cherry hardwood flrs, maple kitchen w/stainless appliances, large dining area offers garden door to deck, oversized shed and fenced yard backing onto greenspace, main floor master w/ensuite, amazing loft space has a 4pc bath & eye-catching window seat, walk-up basement is partially finished! MLS

ELMIRA /GOLF COURSE– ½ ACRE $649,000 3000+ sq ft contemporary styled home. Open concept design with natural hardwood and ceramic flooring. Gorgeous new Windows, walkouts to private yard. Two sided gas fireplace in sunken living/dining room corner fireplace in Master Bedroom. Private study/media room on mainfloor. Double tandem style garage with rear access parking for 4 cars and workshop area. EXCL.

ELMIRA INDUSTRIAL 2.07 ACRES | $2,400,000 21,250 sq ft 2003. 7500 sq ft 2 storey offices plus 3500 sq ft finished basement. All floors are infloor heat, private and open offices. Warehouse offers 13,750 sq ft, 18’ ceiling height, option of 2 divisible bays, loading and drive-in docks. Zoning is M-6 business/industrial park. Located with close access to Hwy#85 and Hwy#86 South end of town, lease option available. MLS

$384,900 Impressive two storey with 2nd floor great room! Spacious open concept main floor offers ceramic & hardwood flrs, bright kitchen w/appliances, walkout to deck, lovely covered verandah, fenced yd & shed, hardwood stairs and throughout the 2nd floor, master ensuite. A MUST SEE! NEW MLS

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GLEN ALLAN .85 Acre$679,000 To be built 2400 sq ft scenic elevated property overlooking farmland , tucked away on a dead end road. Walk out basement, double garage, option to bring your own plan. Artist concept Only EO&O. EXCL.

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$429,900

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Bowman, Vera

Peacefully went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Grand River Hospital, in her 80th year. Vera Bowman (nee Diefenbacher), of Floradale, was the be-loved wife of the late Abner Bowman (2005). Loved mother of Karen and Jamie Gaul of Stratford, Gloria and Ken Martin of Elmira. Loving grandmother of Jason Haut of El-mira, Jeremy and Kristine Haut of Blackie, AB, and Rose Lawrence of Stratford. Dear sister of Edward and Gladys Diefenbacher of Drayton, Walter and Florence Martin of Elmira, Elaine Frey of St. Jacobs, Earl and Es-ther Diefenbacher of Alma, Doris MacKenzie of Naniamo, BC, and sister-in-law of Elvina Diefenbacher of Wallenstein. Also remem-bered by her sisters-in-law Almeda Krieger, Edna (Vernon) Shoemaker and Viola Lichty. Predeceased by her parents Aaron and Irene (Martin) Diefenbacher, sister Aleda Dief-enbacher and brother Lorne Diefenbacher. Vera was a faithful member of Floradale Mennonite Church and was very involved with all food service activities. She was well known to many for her Christmas baking and was often called the “Cookie Lady”. Visi-tation for relatives and friends took place at Floradale Mennonite Church on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. A memo-rial service to celebrate Vera’s life and faith was held at Floradale Mennonite Church on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 2 p.m. Family interment was at the Floradale Mennonite Cemetery prior to the service. As expres-sions of sympathy, donations may be made to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or House of Friendship. Arrangements entrust-ed to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira.

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Frey, Bertha Mae

Peacefully with her family by her side on Sat-urday, April 13, 2013 at Grand River Hospital after a brief, courageous battle with cancer, in her 73rd year. Bertha Frey, of Hawkes-ville, was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Frey (2002). Loved mother of Murray and his friend Sandy of Hawkesville, Terry and Liz of Hawkesville, Donna and Paul Stein-man of Shakespeare, Yvonne and Darryl Bender of St. Clements. Lovingly remem-bered by her grandchildren Charity (Tim), Nick (Jocelyn), Stacey, Cassidy, Carly and Katelyn, and her great-grandchildren Ruth and Emery. Dear sister of Doris Metzger and Ruth Ann (Mel) Irish. Also remembered by many nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by her parents Elmer and Ma-bel Streicher. The family received relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, Monday April 15, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Private interment took place. A me-morial service was held in Hawkesville Men-nonite Church on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Perry Bartel officiating. In Bertha’s memory, donations to the Cana-dian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy by the family.

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April 27, 2013, 8pm-1am at the St. Clements Community Centre. 1 Green St., St. Clements, ON N0B2M0. $10 a ticket. Games, prizes music and food! Come out and celebrate with us!

Furlong, James Joseph August 25, 1950- April 9, 2013

After a long courageous battle with cancer Jim died at Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cal-gary, Alberta. Loving father of Daniel Furlong of Kitchener, Lincoln and James Furlong, Nicholas and Amy Furlong, all of Calgary. Dear grandfather of Raynée and Chaniece. Dear son of Marcella Furlong of Elmira and the late Daniel Furlong (1993). Brother of Douglas Furlong and Patricia of Waterloo, Margaret and Richard Read of Ayr, Mary Jane and Alvin Beingessner of Guelph, Susan and Greg Goetz, Valerie and Brian Martin, Judy Furlong and Jim, all of Elmira. Lovingly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Jim was a licensed mechanic for many years at a Calgary bus company and then worked at a heavy equipment firm before retirement. Jim’s hobbies included rebuilding classic cars, walking his dog, and music. Cremation has taken place following a prayer service in Calgary. There will be no funeral home visitation. A memorial mass for family and friends will take place at St. Teresa of Avila R.C. Church, Elmira on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 11 a.m. with Father Jim Valk C.R. officiat-ing. Interment of cremated remains to take place at a later date. Arrangements entrust-ed to the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira

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Happy 50th Anniversary

The family of Amsey & Mabel Martin invite you to an Open House to celebrate their 50th Anniversary at Crystalview Mennonite Church. Sunday May 5th, 2013 2-4pm.

BOWMAN, VELINA (MRS. ELAM L.) | Peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at her home, R.R.#1, Wallenstein at the age of 93 years.

FARQUHAR, BRUCE MILTON | It is with sorrow in our hearts that the family announces the passing of Bruce Farquhar on Sunday, April 14, 2013, at the age of 76 years.

MARTIN, ALMA CLEMMER | Passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, April 15, 2013, in her 86th year. Local relatives are her sister Lorna Martin and her husband Amos of Elmira.

MARTIN, SELINDA (MRS. JEREMIAH ) | Passed away peacefully on April 12, 2013, at the home of Laverne and Mary Martin, RR 6, Mount Forest (formerly of St. Clements).

SIMON, MADELINE A. | A woman of great strength who faced life with passion and grace, and in the end, faced death fearlessly. Madeline passed away at St. Mary's Hospital on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 with family by her side. Local relative is her sister Marion Deckert of Linwood.

Audrey Griffin Peacefully at Leisureworld Elmira on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 95 years of age. Local relatives Margaret and David Fontaine.

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LIVING HEREVOLUNTEERS / KEEPING US ON THE GO

Time to hit the trails

These past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of participating in the second annual Youth Recipe Chal-lenge featured at the Taste of Woolwich event on April 15 as part of Healthy Com-munities Month.

For two years in a row, I have been asked to review recipe submissions by lo-cal youth groups within the age range of Grades 4 to 6. Both years I have been quite impressed with the recipes submitted and the creativity evident in each entry. The challeng-ing part for the up-and-coming culinary wizards of the township was to incorporate as many local foods as possible in their recipes. Each group was asked to indicate which ingredients were sourced locally and where they could be purchased. I have to commend each group for working hard to come up with a delicious recipe while trying to source most ingredients locally.

This year’s winner is a common favourite among many people, but adding the nettle spiced gouda to the filling and serv-

Try your hand at the winner of the Youth Recipe Challenge

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TRAILS | 39

For most of the year the expression “take a hike” is idiomatic and at worst, insulting. But come spring those on the receiving end may just shrug, grab a stur-dy walking stick and head for the trails. This is also the time of year when the efforts of local volunteers play a big role in a favourite seasonal activity.

“I’ve been cutting grass along the river for the last 20 years,” said trail volunteer Ken Kurtz of St. Jacobs.

Kurtz works on a portion of the village’s Health Val-

Long list of volunteers help maintain Woolwich trail network back in high use with spring’s arrival

ley Trail, usually cutting the grass along the Cones-togo River. As he walks to the entrance of the trail on a Tuesday afternoon, he points out a flowerbed near the trail map where the tulips planted by Kurtz and his wife Sheila have begun to grow. In the spirit of spring the longtime volun-teer has also planted some tulips in the foliage along the trail for hikers and cy-clists to enjoy.

“I planted tulips but didn’t tell anyone where they are, see if you can pick them out,” he said.

Smiling, he added that it brings him joy to see flow-

ers grow. Kurtz is one of many

such volunteers who find a sense of peace and maybe even duty in caring for the well-trodden paths.

“In the spring, once the ground has thawed out, the trails are groomed. The township looks after that, but there is a lot of work that volunteers do in terms of clearing branches, and some tree planting hap-pens depending on the trails. Each trail is some-what different,” said Wool-wich Coun. Mark Bauman, a member of the Woolwich Trails Group that promotes outdoor activity and the

use of local trails. The follow-up to win-

ter – and last week’s ice storm – has Bauman and numerous other volunteers taking to their trucks and tools, clearing fallen trees and large branches off the trails. It is not uncommon for groups to also help with other maintenance needs such as the bridge across the Health Valley Trail in St. Jacobs that saw pre-season repairs this year.

Countless organizations and local chapters volun-teer every year to care for a portion of local trails that span about 75 kilometers of the township. Bauman

notes that the natural land-scape has created a culture of outdoor enthusiasts.

“One day in May I went for a bike ride and in two kilometres I passed 75 peo-ple. I would say they are very well used,” he said.

Given all the use, it’s no wonder Woolwich trails require ongoing repair and maintenance. But what’s the appeal for volunteers who spend hours of their time at the task?

“There’s so many people using [the trail network], I think that’s part of the ap-peal. People can use it free

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This winter a crew of trail volunteers worked on bridge repair on the Health Valley Trail in St. Jacobs, an example of the work done every year by local volunteers, including Bryan Cronin, Jamie Schering, Ed Parker, Gloria Yeung, Nick Kuret, Alf Lemp, Linda Wilbur and Mark Bauman. [SUBMITTED]

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SUBMIT AN EVENT The Events Calendar is reserved for Non-profit local community events that are offered free to the public. Placement is not guaranteed. Registrations, corporate events, open houses and the like do not qualify in this section.

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APRIL 20

THE ELMIRA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S JUNIOR GARDEN CLUB is starting up in May. Interested 8-10-year-olds should contact the youth leaders by May 1. Call 519-669-8616 or 519-669-3244 for more information.

YELLOW FISH STORM DRAIN Painting 9:30-11:30 a.m. by Elmira Girl Guides & Beavers. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY 8:30 a.m. – noon. Contact Ann at 519-664-2613, ext. 6027 for more information. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

APRIL 22

NEEDLE SISTERS QUILTERS GUILD meets at 7 p.m. on the 4th Monday of the month at Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church St. W., Elmira. Speaker Sandra Thomas. Guests welcome $5. For more information call 519-669-3244.

WOOLWICH COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS trained volunteers available to complete your income tax return. This service is offered free of charge to people with limited income. To find out if you qualify drop by or call Woolwich Community Services at 73 Arthur St. S. Elmira. 519-669-5139.

APRIL 23

ELECTRONIC BINGO, 7 P.M., St. Clements Community Centre, sponsored by Paradise & District Lions Club. For more information contact president Joe Brick at

519-699-4022.

TREE PLANTING APR. 23, Wed. Apr. 24, Sat. Apr. 27 and Sat. May 4; 9 a.m. – noon. To help contact Ann at 519-664-2613, ext 6027. A Woolwich Healthy Communities Month event.

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS going to the movies! Join us on a trip to Galaxy Theatre to watch a newly released movie. We’ll even drive you, all you need is a permission form and $10, it’s as easy as that! We are leaving the YC at 6:30 p.m.. For more information, contact Catherine or Anna at 519-669-3539.

APRIL 24

SENIORS COMMUNITY DINING AT noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.). Linwood Community Centre, 5279 Ament Line, Linwood. Cost: $11 Community Care concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal, fellowship and entertainment. Call 519-664-1900 or toll free: 1-855-664-1900 for more information.

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS welcoming spring back by going on a trail walk, weather permitting of course. Be at the YC at 6:15 p.m. with a permission form, and you can join Anna on a nature walk adventure. For more information, contact Catherine or Anna at 519-669-3539.

APRIL 25

WCS YOUTH CENTRE LOVES to have fun with games. Today we are playing Monopoly and having a pool tournament. For more information, contact

Catherine or Anna at (519) 669-3539.

APRIL 26

H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Earning extra money from home: Women engaged in home based business will provide some insight on how to get started. No registration required. Childcare provided. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794 ext 237 for more information.

HOT ROAST BEEF SANDWICH Dinner $7. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St., Elmira. 6 p.m. Take outs available – call 519-669-2932 to place orders for pick up Friday.

WCS YOUTH CENTRE IS going to the theatre. We are seeing the play “Murder Room” at the Elmira Theatre, and tickets are only $5. If you would like to join us, please bring your permission form and money to the YC by 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Catherine or Anna at 519-669-3539.

APRIL 27

MARYHILL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Vegas Night at the Bridgeport Rod & Gun, 1229 Beitz Rd., RR#1 Breslau, 519-648-2633. Fun begins at 8 p.m., food available. Many beautiful quilts and generous prizes to be won at the ‘Big Wheel,’ other games of chance as well. Light lunch served at the end. Arrive early to get a good seat. All proceeds are given to charity. Contact Mike Rundstedler at 519-648-3394; Doug Zinger at 519-648-2939.

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 amSunday School during WorshipMinister: Rev. Dave Jagger

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St. Paul’sLutheranChurch

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STRANGE BUT TRUE / BILL & RICH SONES PH.D.

WEIRDNOTES

Take the $1 million, or opt for doing the math of the numbers between 1 and 2?

Q. Here’s a delightful dilemma: Which would you rather have? 1) a mil-lion dollars, or 2) a dollar for every number you can think of between 1 and 2? A. You probably noticed that we didn’t ask you to think of any whole numbers because there aren’t any between the whole num-bers 1 and 2. Fractions yes, decimals yes, but no whole numbers. So take the mil-lion dollars if you’re looking for the easy way out. But if you’re looking for

megamillions, just put your mind to it: 1 1/2, 1 2/3, 1 3/4, 1 4/5, 1 6/7, 1 8/9... The series goes on and on. To make it a little less challenging, switch to decimals: 1.1 and 1.11 and 1.111 and 1.1111... This series too is endless, meaning it’s INFINITE! So do you want to be a billion-aire? A trillionaire? Pick any “aire” you want, and you’ll get there before you put a dent in the “pile” of possible numbers between 1 and 2.

Q. Poisonous cane toads have been marching westward across Austra-lia for almost 80 years. At first they spread slowly, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) per decade, but they are now spreading

at more than three times the original rate. What’s going on here?A. Deliberately introduced into Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control crop-eating beetles, cane toads have themselves become a serious pest, poisoning in-digenous animals which eat them, reports Sarah Zielin-ski in “Science” magazine. Aussie herpetologist Rick Shine, who studies the toads in hopes of limiting their numbers, thinks he understands their ever-accelerating pace: Over the decades, faster toads -- those with longer and stronger legs and a propen-sity for hopping in straight lines -- have outpaced their slower brethren. The

speedsters, now distant from the dawdlers, breed with other speedsters, pro-ducing even faster toads. And this process simply keeps repeating, leading to what Shine calls “evolution by spatial sorting.” Quips Zielinski: “In other words, it’s survival of the fastest, not the fittest, when it comes to cane toads.”

Q. The story of plastic began in the 1850s with creation of Parkesine, by British inventor Alexan-der Parkes, and then 50 years later came Bakelite, by American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland, whose “Material of a Thousand Uses” was molded into telephones, home appliances, cam-

eras, and, oh, 997 other shapes. How has this story played out in our society today?A. The world’s 7.2 billion people use some 600 billion pounds of plastics annu-ally, with the market still growing by about 5% per year, says Rebecca Coffey in “Discover” magazine. Plastics are made from l-o-n-g chain polymeric mol-ecules, like strings of beads that can fold and curl, the most common being poly-ethylene in grocery bags and bottles. In one recent year, grocery bags alone numbered more than 100 billion in the U.S., enough if strung together to circle the Earth nearly 800 times. As it turns out, bacteria

and fungi are unable to digest most of the huge plastic molecules, “which is why the 31 million tons of plastic waste loaded into American landfills each year retains its Barbie doll and pink flamingo shapes pretty much forever,” Cof-fey adds. And although they don’t easily biodegrade, some plastics do “photo-degrade” as sunlight turns them brittle and causes breakage into small pieces that get swept into storm drains and out to sea.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Bill is a journalist, Rich holds a doctorate in physics. Together the brothers bring you “Strange But True.” Send your questions to strangetrue@compuserve.com.

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Dave & Jeanette Schaefer and Sue & Earl Gingrich visited Punta Cana in March for their holidays. As they soaked up the rays, they took some time out for a photo with the Observer.

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Potato & Cheese Perogies with Maple Sausage & Fried Onions4 cups all-purpose flour

2 eggs

3 lbs peeled potatoes

Water as needed

3/4 tsp salt

Garlic salt to taste

Salt & pepper to taste

1 pack (4 pieces) smoked sausage

Maple syrup to taste

1 sliced onion

1 small block medium gouda with wild nettle cheese

Cherry tomatoes (garnish)

Butter as needed

For the perogies:Bring a large pot of salted

water to a boil. Add pota-toes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 min-utes; drain;

Combine flour, eggs and salt. Mix in a little water at a time until dough is some-

ing alongside some local smoked sausage made these perogies especially savoury and delicious. Ku-

dos to all participants, and here’s hoping we get even more submissions next year. Keep cooking, kids.

CHEF’S TABLE: Winning recipe draws on local delicacieswhat stiff;

Roll dough in small sec-tions, about 1/4-inch thick. Using a large biscuit cutter or drinking glass, make circle cuts;

To make filling: Mix together potatoes, cheese, salt, pepper and garlic salt. Fill each with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the potato mixture, fold over and seal edges;

To cook, bring a large pot of water to boil, carefully dropping in one at a time; stir once. They are done when they float to the top;

In a saucepan, add some butter and fry the perogies until golden brown.

For the sausages and onions:In a saucepan, melt but-

ter until sizzling;Add sausage, partially

cook;Add maple syrup until

coated;Finish cooking until de-

sired brownness;Add onions and fry until

soft and brown;Add garnish of cherry

tomatoes and serve.

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HomeImprovements

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Chef Ryan Terry owns FLOW Cafe & Catering in Elmira. More information can be found at his website www.flowcatering.ca

Flow Catering chef Ryan Terry and the winners of the annual Youth Recipe Challenge prepped some perogies at “A Taste of Woolwich” on Monday night. In front: Maria Klassen, Katherine Charette. Behind: Maddie Hobson, Zoe Reimer, Ryan Terry, Alex Charette. [WILL SLOAN / THE OBSERVER]

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TRAILS: Volunteers provide countless hours on township’s trailsFROM | 34

of charge and we feel that we are giving back to the community by providing these facilities,” said El-mira Lions Club trail chair-man Art Woods.

Along with individual volunteers the trails see heavy involvement from local organizations like the Lions Club and the Conestogo-Winterbourne Optimist Club.

Local Lions have a long history with Woolwich’s trails, Woods explained, taking care of three dif-ferent locations including a portion of the Kissing Bridge Trail that runs from Elmira to Wallenstein. There is also the Lions Lake Trail near Floradale and the unfinished Elmira Ring Trail which, once complet-ed, will circle the town’s perimeter.

“There were some times I would be out as long as there was daylight. It’s the opportunity of getting out-side; it just gave me a mem-ory of what it was like for me as a kid. I grew up on a farm and being outside was just another outlet to break up my day,” Kurtz said.

So the next time you walk along one of Wool-wich’s many rural paths take a closer look at the surrounding flora. You might see a tree with a plaque dedicated to a loved one, likely planted by a member of a local club. Or you may catch a tulip hid-ing coyly along the trail; it might have been the work of a well-wishing trail volunteer. Seldom very noticeable for the casual observer, the small touches represent the stewards of Woolwich’s most scenic routes.

ALBRECHTHAROLD

Member of Parliament, Kitchener-Conestogawww.HaroldAlbrechtMP.cawww.HaroldAlbrechtMP.ca

Citizens Honoured withQueen’s Diamond Jubilee Medalsin Honour of Queen Elizabeth II

Young Leaders of Today, Honoured in their Graduating Year

Robert BergRobert BontaineJames ChmielDoug FergusonInge FordNatasha GaleClaude GelbardChris GomezLarry GravillWalter IresonKieran KellyRoss KelterbornEdwin LemontDonald McAllisterMargaret McDonald

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