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Washington residents residents have have been been waiting waiting Washington 15 months months for for speed speed report report on on County County Rd. Rd. 88 15 The wheels of bureaucracy

DRUMBO WINS BIG AT FAIR CONVENTION -- A local entry in the poster competition came in first in the intermediate division (grades 5-7) at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies convention in Toronto last weekend. The hand drawn poster by grade 7 student Alyssa Modry had won a red ribbon in the Drumbo Fair last September. Delegates from Drumbo took the poster to Toronto where it was put up against thirteen other entries from across the province and displayed for the 1,000 society members attending the three-day event. Above, Drumbo Fair board director Laurie Cadwell (left) presents the cheque for her win to Alyssa Modry. District 7 boasts eighteen annual fall fairs, of which Drumbo is one of the oldest continuous exhibitions.

Knox Church Church donates donates over over $11,000 $11,000 to to Syrian Syrian Refugee Refugee Fund Fund Knox Over $11,000 has been

Over $11,000 been donated throughhas Knox donated through Knox Church in Ayr toward the Church toward the relocationinofAyr Syrian refugees. relocation of Syrian refugees.

The donation from Knox will The donation from Knox will assist the sponsorship of assist sponsorship of Syrian the refugees

by Trinity Syrian refugeesKitchener.

by Trinity United Church, United Church, Kitchener.

Donations like the one Donations like the one made

by Knox Church will made by Knox Church will help Syrian newcomers help newcomers navigateSyrian community supports, navigate community supports, language training and more. language and more.

“We training are immensely “We immensely grateful toarethe community grateful to the community whose generous donations whose generous enhance donations will significantly the will significantly enhance the capacity of local programs capacity local programs supportingof the integration of supporting the integration of our new Syrian neighbours,” our Syrian neighbours,” saidnew John Haddock of the said John Haddock of the Immigration Partnership Immigration Partnership Council. “Community agencies Council. agencies still face“Community many programming still face many challenges due programming to resource challenges due resource and funding to constraints. and funding giving constraints.

Additional to Additional givingPartnerto the Immigration the ship Immigration Fund for PartnerSyrian ship Fund willforenable Syrian Newcomers us Newcomers enable us to continue will flowing support to flowing support to continue local agencies when and to local agencies when and where it is needed.” where it is needed.”

Since early 2016, Waterloo Since early 2016, Waterloo Region residents have Region residents have donated more than $100,000 donated morefund thanfor $100,000 to a special Syrian to a special fund for Syrian newcomers. The Kitchener newcomers.

The Community Kitchener and Waterloo and Waterloo Community Foundation collected these Foundation funds and collected matched these them funds and matched for a total of more them than for a total more than $200,000.

TheofCambridge & $200,000.

The Cambridge & North Dumfries Community North Dumfries Foundation has Community also begun Foundation has also begun collecting donations. collecting Prioritydonations. will be given Priority given to projects will and be initiatives to projects and initiatives geared towards helping geared towards Syrian refugees accesshelping health Syrian refugees accessservices, health and mental health and mentalhousing, health language services, affordable affordable housing, language

The much wheelsslower of bureaucracy move than the move much slower than the traffic rolling through the traffic rolling through the community of Washington. community of Washington.

In November 2014, Gwen In November 2014,Durham Gwen Parker and Shane Parker and Shane presented Durham of Washington of Washington presented council with a petition signed council with a petition signed by 55 residents who want the by 55 residents who want speed limit lowered from the 60 speed limit lowered 60 km. per hour to 50 from km. per km. hour toCounty 50 km.Road per hourper on Oxford hour on Oxford County Road 8 near the intersection of 8Washington near the Road, intersection which isofa Washington Road, which is a residential area. residential area.

Because this is a county BecauseBlandford-Blenheim this is a county road, road, Blandford-Blenheim council supported the request council request with a supported resolutionthethat was with a resolution that was sent to county. sent to county.

“The County has collected “The County has collected data from their speed studies data from their speed through Washington,”studies said through Washington,” CAO said Blandford-Blenheim Blandford-Blenheim Rodger Mordue. “This CAO data Rodger Mordue. to“This was forwarded the data OPP was forwarded The to the for analysis.

OPPOPP has for analysis.

The OPP conducted focus patrols has in conducted patrols in Washingtonfocus which started Washington which started around January 20th and ran around January 20th and ran until February 14th. They until February 14th.

They will now report the results of will reportback the to results of thosenow patrols County those patrols County staff who will back then to determine staff who will then determine what steps need to be taken what next ifsteps any.”need to be taken next if any.”

Parker said that because thatspeed because theParker 80 km. said per hour sign the 80 km. per hour speed sign is visible in the residential is visible in the residential area of the road, vehicles begin area of the road, vehicles begin to speed up well before leaving to speed up per wellhour before leaving the 60 km. zone. theParker 60 km. per hour zone. and Durham are Parker andabout Durhamschool are concerned concerned about school children departing from the children the bus in an departing area wherefrom speeding bus in annorm. area where speeding is the Durham told is thethe Ayrnorm.

News Durham that he told has the Ayr News that has witnessed a vehicle he passing witnessed a vehicle passing the school bus when the lights the school bus when the are flashing and stoplights sign are flashing and stop sign

CHILDREN DEPARTING FROM BUS AT WASHINGTON – Front to CHILDREN DEPARTING FROM BUSand AT Octavia WASHINGTON – Front back: Juliette Aubin, Eowyn Durham, Aubin are three to of back: Juliette Aubin, Aubin three of several children whoEowyn departDurham, the bus and ontoOctavia a highway in are Washington several childrenare who depart the bus a highway where vehicles often travelling 80onto km. per hour. in Washington where vehicles are often travelling 80 km. per hour.

activated. Parker said she has activated.

Parker has almost been hit said twiceshewhen almost been hit twice when crossing the road to get her crossing the road to get her mail. mail.

Scott Boughner, Oxford ScottRoads Boughner, Oxford County Operations SuperCounty Roads Operations Super-

visor said that there is report visor said at that scheduled thisthere time.is report scheduled at this time.

“The OPP just recently com“The their OPP just recently pleted Focus patrolcomand pleted theirthe Focus patrol will report results backand to will report the results back to us,” said Boughner. us,” said Boughner.

Waterloo Regional Regional Police Police will will target target off-road off-road Waterloo vehicles operated operated illegally illegally in in North North Dumfries Dumfries vehicles In North Dumfries, ORVs (off-road vehicles) travel along certain provincial highways and

Pictured above (l-r): Kate Cressman, Chair of Knox Council; Rev. Tiina Pictured aboveUnited (l-r): Kate Cressman, Chair of Knox Tiina Cote of Trinity Church; Don Davidson, KnoxCouncil; Church Rev. treasurer; Cote of Trinity United Church; Don Davidson, Knox Church treasurer; Helen Scutt, Knox Church in Action Committee.

Helen Scutt, Knox Church in Action Committee.

training and language training and will language supports. Priority also be supports. will also be given to Priority the development of given to the supports development of community geared community supports systems geared towards navigating towards navigating systems and community integration. andSince community integration.

November 2015, Since November 2015, Waterloo Region has welcomed Waterloo Region has welcomed almost 900 Syrian refugees. almost 900 Syrian refugees.

The community integration of The community integration of refugees is a long-term process refugees is a long-term process that involves resettlement that involves resettlement agencies or private sponsors agencies or people private to sponsors supporting access supporting people to access a wide range of services, a wide range of services,

sectors and community sectors community connectionsand that people need connections that over people when starting in need life. when starting over inacross life.

Community partners Community partners Waterloo Region haveacross been Waterloo Region have been working collaboratively since working since late 2015collaboratively to welcome Syrian late 2015 to welcome Syrian refugees and prepare a refugees prepare coordinatedand service response.a coordinated service response.

“Thanks to our friends our friends in “Thanks the Ayr toCommunity for in the Ayr Community for supporting this urgent cause,” supporting urgent cause,” said Kate this Cressman, one of said Kate Cressman, of the Knox Church Syrianone Fund the Knox Church Syrian Fund organizers. organizers.

North Dumfries, ORVs (off-road vehicles) or In ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) are not permitted or ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) are not permitted on township roads, parks, or sidewalks. These on township roads, sidewalks. vehicles include dirtparks, bikes or and golf carts.These vehicles include dirt bikes and golf carts.

With increasing complaints received by With increasing complaints received by Waterloo Regional Police, especially in Ayr, Waterloo Regional especially in Ayr, Staff Sergeant Ray Police, Ward says that there will Staff Sergeant Ray Ward says that there will be an initiative in North Dumfries targeting be initiative in Northwhere Dumfries theanvehicles travelling theytargeting are not the vehicles travelling where they are not permitted. permitted.

Last July, it became legal to drive ORVs and Laston July, it becameoflegal toin drive ORVs and ATVs the shoulder roads municipalities ATVs on the shoulder of roads in municipalities where a by-law has been passed to permit the where a by-law has been passed to permit vehicles.

However, North Dumfries has the not vehicles.

However, North Dumfries has not passed this by-law. passed this by-law.

The North Dumfries noise by-law allows the The North Dumfries noise by-law allows the operation of off-road vehicles in permitted offoperation of off-road vehicles in permitted offroad locations, during certain hours of the day road during certain hours the they day with locations, no restriction on the amount of of noise with no restriction on the amount of noise they make. make.

According to the MTO Smart Ride Safe Ride According to the MTO SmartATVs/ORVs Ride Safe Ride ATV/ORV Handbook: “Some can ATV/ORV Handbook: “Some ATVs/ORVs can

travel along certain highwayshas anda on municipal roads, provincial if the municipality on municipal roads, if the municipality has by-law permitting on-road ATV/ORV use.” a by-law permitting on-road ATV/ORV Similar to North Dumfries, theuse.”

County Similar to North Dumfries, the County of Brant and the Township of Blandfordof Brant and thehave Township of BlandfordBlenheim do not a by-law permitting Blenheim do not have a by-law permitting on-road ATV or ORV use. on-road ATV or According to ORV the use.

MTO handbook, for the According to the handbook, for the purposes of on-roadMTO riding, a single-rider purposes of on-road riding, a single-rider ATV is a type of ORV that has four wheels that ATV is athe type of ORVsteering that has four wheelsa that contact ground, handlebars, seat contact the ground, steering handlebars, a seat that is straddled by the driver, and is designed that straddled theno driver, and is designed for aisdriver onlybyand passenger.

Only an for a driverthat onlymeets and these no passenger.

Only ATV/ORV standards can an be ATV/ORV that meets these standards can used on the road, in municipalities where itbe is used on the road, in municipalities where it is permitted. permitted.

Megan Rooney of Dumfries Mutual Megan said Rooney of Dumfries Mutual Insurance it’s important that operators of Insurance said it’s important that operators of ORVs and ATVs understand that even if they ORVs and ATVs understand that even they have insurance, the insurance will be ifvoid if have insurance, the insurance will be void the vehicle is involved in a collision where it if is the is involved in a collision where it is not vehicle permitted. not permitted.

Local snowmobile snowmobile club club will will not not be be aa part part of of Bill Bill 100 100 that that proposes proposes voluntary voluntary trail trail easements easements Local Recently Bill 100, Supporting Ontario Trails the landowner,” continued Howlett. “The them.

“The OFA does have concerns with

Recently Billgiven 100, Supporting Ontario Trails Act, 2016, was second reading at Queen’s Act, 2016, was given second reading at Queen’s Park, but at least one local snowmobile club has Park, but at least one local snowmobile club has no interest in utilizing easement agreements no interest in utilizing easement agreements with local farmers for the use of their land for with trails.local farmers for the use of their land for trails.

“For Drumbo Snowmobile Club, we have “For Drumbo Snowmobile we have zero interest in or intentions Club, of utilizing an zero interest in Jason or intentions utilizing an easement,” said Howlett,of vice president. easement,” said Jason Howlett, vice president.

“We will continue to use our traditional land “We will continue to use our traditional use agreement process that has worked land well use agreement has worked well for many years. process With thethat Drumbo Snowmobile for many years.

Withfarmers the Drumbo Club being mostly and Snowmobile landowners Club being mostly farmers and landowners ourselves, we would never jeopardize our good ourselves, wewith would never jeopardize our good relationship our neighbours, friends and relationship with our neighbours, friends and fellow landowners by asking them for any type fellow landowners by asking them for any type of easement.” of easement.”

“Our land use agreements adequately define “Ouruse landparameters, use agreements adequately define land including landowner land use parameters, including landowner cancellation authority and notice, and ensure cancellation authority and notice, and ensure that the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile that the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club’s General Liability Insurance protects Club’s General Liability Insurance protects

the landowner,” continued Drumbo Snowmobile Club willHowlett. work with“The our Drumbo Snowmobile Club will work with our landowners to provide as much information landowners to provide and transparency as weas canmuch todayinformation and in the and transparency as we can today and in the future.” future.”

According to the Legislative Assembly of According to the Ontario website, the Legislative purpose of Assembly the act is of to Ontario website, the purpose of the act isthe to increase awareness about and encourage increase awareness about encourage the use of trails, enhance theand trail experience, use of trails, enhance the trail experience, protect trails for today’s generation and future protect trails for today’s the generation and future generations, recognize contribution that generations, contribution trails make torecognize quality ofthe life in Ontario. that trails make quality of life in Ontario.

What hastosome landowners concerned is a What has some landowners concerned is a section of the bill that says “An eligible body may section the bill that says eligible body enforceofan easement that“An is registered on may title enforce an easement registered on title to the land, includingthat any is covenants contained to the land, including any covenants contained in the easement, against the owner of the land in the easement, against the owner and against any subsequent owner of of the the land land and against any subsequent owner of the against which it is registered.” Meaning, land once against which itisisinregistered.”

Meaning, once the easement place, if the landowner the easement in mind, place,the if organization the landowner changes his or isher or changes his or her mind, the organization or municipality could take action against the municipality could take action against the

them.

There is another section of the bill that Therealso is another section of that could cause concern, “if the thebill eligible could also cause concern, “if the eligible body transfers the land, the easement and any body transfers the land, thewith easement and any covenants continue to run the land.” covenants continue to run for with thelandowner land.”

However, it is possible the to However, it of is agreement possible forfor thethe landowner to specify a term easement. specify a term to of agreement for the easement.

According Paul Wettlaufer, director of to Paul Wettlaufer, director of theAccording Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), OFA carefully reviewed Bill 100 and provided OFA carefully Bill 100 and provided comments backreviewed to the Ontario Legislative. comments back section to the Ontario Legislative.

“OFA noted 12 of the legislation is “OFA section 12 of to the legislation is clear thatnoted an owner’s decision enter into a trail clear that an owner’s decision to enter into a trail easement is their own choice and is completely easement is their choice and is completely voluntary,” said own Wettlaufer.

“The legislation voluntary,” said Wettlaufer.

“The clearly states a landowner may legislation grant an clearly states a landowner may grant and an easement to allow use of their property easement to allow use of their property and have the right to state the length or term of have the right toThat statemeans the length or farmers term of the agreement.

Ontario the agreement.

That means Ontario farmers and rural property owners will retain a choice and willtoretain a choice and rural shouldproperty not feelowners obligated enter into any and should not feel obligated to enter into any easement agreement for recreational trail use.” easement agreement for recreational trail use.”

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OFA Ontario does have with the“The Supporting Trailsconcerns Act, including the Supporting Ontario Trails Act, including insufficient fines for trespassing and vague insufficient fines vague best practices for for trailtrespassing operators,” and Wettlaufer best practices for trail operators,” Wettlaufer said. “Ontario’s farmers have a unique said.

“Ontario’s farmers a crossed unique perspective on trails.

Formerhave railways perspective on trails.

Former railways crossed through farms, hiking trails run through through farms, hiking trails run through or adjacent to farmland and many farmers or adjacent permit to farmland and farmers voluntarily seasonal usemany of their land voluntarily permit seasonal of to their land for snowmobile trails.

There’suse a lot consider for snowmobile a lot to trails consider when farmers trails. permitThere’s recreational on when farmers Land permit recreational on their property. easements undertrails Bill 100 their property.

LandSupporting easements Ontario under Bill 100 and the proposed Trails and the proposed Supporting Ontario Trails Act are voluntary and should be carefully Act are voluntary and granted. should be carefully considered before being If in doubt, considered before being granted.

If in doubt, consult legal counsel if you have any questions consult legal counsel if you questions about allowing access to have your any property for about allowing access to your property for recreational purposes.” recreational purposes.”

The North Dumfries Trail Advisory The North Dumfries Trail Advisory Committee is aware of Bill 100 and will have Committee is aware of Bill 100 and will have a discussion about it at an upcoming meeting, aeither discussion about atMarch an upcoming on March 8thitor 22nd. meeting, either on March 8th or March 22nd.

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North Dumfries and County of Brant delegations meet with Energy Minister over stray current issue

BURFORD CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The Burford Masons recognized four local residents at the 2015-2016 Burford Citizen of the Year Awards Banquet held on Wednesday, February 24th at the Burford Agricultural Hall.

Shown at right are the recipients (l-r): Justin Hoogstraten, Friend of Youth Award for the Burford Soccer Club; Judy Bonney, Good Neighbour Award; Michelle Clark and Gerry Northey, Citizens of the Year. Hoogstraten is the president of the Burford Youth Soccer Club. Judy Bonney has helped at many functions in the school, cared for many people in the community, and is a membership of the Burford Township Historical Society Advisory Board. Michelle Clark and Gerry Northey are key members of the Burford Community Food Bank.

The awards were presented by Kevin Reading, Master of the Burford Masonic Lodge.

Photo by Bob Howes.

Cambridge North Dumfries MP Bryan May elected Chair of a Human Resources Standing Committee Bryan May MP for the riding of Cambridge, North Dumfries, and North Brant has been elected chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA).

The vote to elect May was unanimous across party lines.

“It’s an honour to serve as Chair of this Committee,” May said. “The issues we’re looking at are the issues that I’ve been working on for years before I was an MP, and I’m really excited for the Committee to get to work.”

Standing Committees are extensions of the House of Commons. Consisting of 10 Members of Parliament, including the Chair, committees conduct studies and in-depth review of all legislation before it goes to a vote in the House.

The HUMA Committee is tasked with studying and reporting on matters related to Employment and Social Development Canada,

Employment Insurance, the Canada Labour Code, skills development and training, and various social programs for seniors, families, children, and persons with disabilities.

The Committee is empowered with studying certain crown corporations and agencies such as the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Additionally, the Committee is responsible for the administering the Centennial Flame Research Award.

May introduces bill to promote first aid training

Last week, MP Bryan May also introduced his first Private Members Bill, an Act to Amend the Income Tax Act to provide a non-refundable tax credit to those who take an accredited first aid, CPR, or AED training course.

On a $100 first aid course, this would be a $15 savings.

Parents are able to claim the credit on behalf of a qualifying child.

“Having worked at community non-profits, I know firsthand how important first aid training can be,” May said.

“These types of courses save lives in our community, help reduce the burden on our health care system, and help make people more attractive to potential employers.”

According to a survey for the Canadian Red Cross, onethird of Canadians 18 years of age and older have never taken a first aid course.

Similarly, a 2014 survey

by Statistics Canada found that 53% of Canadians 15 years of age and older lived in a household in which no member had been trained in CPR or first aid in the last three years.

According to a 2015 study by the US Institute of Medicine, the survival rates for out-ofhospital cardiac arrest cases can be increased by 50% if a bystander is trained in CPR.

Last week, representatives of North Dumfries and the County of Brant met with Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli over the issue of stray current. The meetings were held during the ROMA (Rural Ontario Municipal Association) conference in Toronto.

It appears that both groups were met with a lukewarm response from the Energy Minister.

“Similar to Bill 161, which came to Queens Park last week, this issue came to the province 10 years ago and got unanimous support, but nothing has happened,” said North Dumfries Mayor Sue Foxton. “These farmers can’t wait another 10 years. I said to Minister Chiarelli that if you care about our farmers, we need to start the process now.”

Bill 161, an Act to prohibit harmful electrical ground current passed unanimously at Queen’s Park. It was introduced by Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent. Stray current has been proven to lower livestock production and negatively affect humans. The problem arises when power lines are grounded into the earth instead of using return lines to the power stations.

Nicholls accompanied Foxton to the 15-minute meeting with Chiarelli, that also included North Dumfries CAO Andrew McNeely and two staff from Hydro One. Foxton presented a prepared brief which said, in part: “What is acutely frustrating is the limited proactive measures being deployed at the both the Provincial level and by the Utility Corporations to deal with what in effect is a health and economic-related assault on rural Ontario. The resolution of this matter requires leadership and an acknowledgement that an issue is present that requires the proper and immediate attention of the Government of Ontario.”

“The Township is also cognizant that research and networking is underway by several groups examining this issue. What is absent, however, is the direct involvement and leadership by the Government of Ontario on this matter. At the end of the process it is the Ministry of Energy that establishes policies, protocols and regulations that the Utility Corporations and others within the electrical supply/distribution community are required to implement. Therefore it is incumbent for the successful resolution of this problem that the Province be directly involved and engaged.”

“Hydro One claims they have not found any studies that relate to current affecting animal health,” said Nicholls.

Foxton said she told Chiarelli that the problem has been rectified in Europe, California, and other U.S. region.

Nicholls said he had to explain to Chiarelli how stray current gets into the ground.

“I re-iterated that they are running a wire down hydro poles in rural Ontario approximately 4 per kilometer and attaching the wire to a grounding rod that goes 4-6 feet into the ground,” said Nicholls.

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Trumpeters distinctive because of their large, solid NORTH DUMFRIES FIREFIGHTER TRAINING – Local black beaks. volunteer firefighters spent their Sunday morning

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“We don’t have to reinvent the wheel, the information is already out there, we just have to take action,” said Foxton.

Representatives from the County of Brant were also given a 15-minute meeting with Chiarelli and Hydro One staff to express their concerns about stray current. The County of Brant representatives included Mayor Ron Eddy and Councillors John Wheat, Brian Coleman, Robert Chambers, Willem Bouma and three members of staff, Paul Emerson, Michael Bradley, and Robin Hewitt.

Councillor John Wheat said that he has been a part of numerous delegations over the past 13 years, and he hoped that Chiarelli would move forward with Bill 161.

“All three parties [Liberal, Conservative, New Democratic Party] have been in power since this issue came forward, and the problem hasn’t been solved yet.

“I do have some experience in dairy cattle and I know that Stern’s jerseys should be producing better than they are.” Over 110 cows have died on the Stern farm in the past eight years and the deaths are attributed to be the result of stray current.

Chiarelli said that Ontario Hydro is working with a working group from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to investigate stray current.

The Ayr News contacted Brent Royce, OFA director and member of the working group for an telephone interview.

Royce said that the working group was formed a few years ago and is finishing testing on two farms at an undisclosed location in Ontario. Both farms had reported stray current issues.

There are about 20 members in the working group that also includes representatives from the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Farm & Food Care Ontario, Ontario Pork, individual farmers and livestock organizations.

Royce said he is aware of Bill 161 but would not comment on it. He said the group will discuss the bill at some point.

“Presently, it [Bill 161] is not within the focus of the working group,” said Royce. He said the working group is working toward the same goal as Bill 161, but they have a different approach.

“We are working collaboratively to get the problem solved,” said Royce. “Through different avenues of mitigation that farmers can take.

He said this includes working directly with Waterloo North Hydro and Hydro One. One of the accomplishments of the working group is that Hydro One has made it easier to report stray current issues.

“We have made great strides today, but this is a long-standing issue in rural Ontario,” said Royce.

Royce said he can be contacted by email brent.royce@ofa.on.ca, or by phone 519-2915952.

doing some training exercises at 1320 Swan Street in Ayr. The building is to be demolished to make way for the new MacNeil & Dodd Pharmacy building.

FROM THE MAYOR OF NORTH DUMFRIES

Update from Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference

I have been working with local dairy farmer Peter Stern and M.P.P. Rick Nicholls in preparation for my meeting on stray current with Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli during the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference last week. A stray current brief prepared in advance of the meeting was distributed to all parties and council members.

At the ROMA meeting, along with Nicholls, I handed the Minister a presentation from Stern, and said a bill was unanimously supported 10 years ago with little or no results. A similar bill, Bill 161 was unanimously supported at Queen’s Park last week.

Our farmers cannot survive another 10 years without action. Stray current is real and has a severe impact on the farming community.

Other jurisdictions in Europe and the U.S. have recognized this situation and dealt with it. We as a province must do all we can to eliminate stray current.

Did Nicholls and I make an impact? I can’t be sure, but I will follow-up on a regular basis with the Minister to ensure that he knows we are watching.

At the ROMA conference, I attend many forums and lectures. One lecture dealt with conflicts of interest and another lecture was a Small Town Forum. The discussion revolved around staff sharing

SUE FOXTON

between communities such as recreation and chief building officials, the pros and cons, some successful and some not.

Larger conferences such as ROMA and AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario), have a forum where Premier welcomes attendees in a conference hall and presents a brief on upcoming funding – and then the “Bear Pit” takes place.

Microphones are stationed throughout the hall and attendees line up to question a panel of ministers and the Premier.

It is a no-holds barred event with direct questions – and if we are lucky – direct answers.

The AMO bear pit in August was very productive, but at ROMA, although the questions were direct and assertive, the answers were reserved. I wondered if the hold back was due to the upcoming budget.

Aggregate update On Wednesday, February 24th, I attended a conference

call with M.P.P. Kathryn McGarry, M.P.P. Eleanor McMahon and six other M.P.P.s.

It was a lively discussion on next steps in regards to fill and aggregate.

I have provided the group with documents and information to support changes to the aggregate industry. The issue is still hot, still moving forward and by the energy from the participants in the room, change is going to happen.

During the call, we discussed “sucker” trucks on Brant-Waterloo Road and concerns about what is being brought into a pit. A sucker truck, as I understand it, is a truck that puts a large pipe into the ground and sucks out the soil then it puts ‘fill’ in where the soil was removed. The Minister of the Environment Glen Murray is very concerned and wants to discuss this further with me.

I will forward information as soon as possible.

I am excited because it appears North Dumfries is being heard. Of course, the excitement of the moment is tempered with other pressing issues. It is my job to keep in contact, keep meeting and keep the momentum going.

The province knows North Dumfries exists and ready to work for progressive and positive change.

As always, your servant, Sue Foxton Mayor of North Dumfries

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29 Years Ago March 4th, 1987

Ron Eddy Named Acting Head of GRCA A delay by the Ontario cabinet in appointing a member to the Grand River Conservation Authority has led to South Dumfries reeve Ron Eddy being appointed interim chairman.

James Bauer, a former Waterloo mayor, has held the $35,000 a year chairman's position since the G.R.C.A. was created 22 years ago.

The provincial government appoints eight authority members, watershed municipalities appoint the remaining 38 members and this body of 46 elect a chairman, vice-chairman and 10-member executive.

Bauer had been regularly appointed a member by the province.

However the new Liberal government failed to confirm the appointment prior to last week's annual meeting, thus he wasn't eligible to be re-elected chairman.

Thus Eddy was named acting chairman.

Subsequently Bauer was hired as a consultant by the G.R.C.A. until the status on his provincial appointment is confirmed one way or the other since Eddy does not have the time required to fully fill the chairman's position. Besides being reeve of South Dumfries, he is administrator of Middlesex County.

A provincial announcement is expected this week.

Lorne B. Zehr Suddenly on Monday, March 2, 1987, Lorne B. Zehr, of 82 Main St., Bright.

He was born in North Easthope Township, 61 years ago, a beloved son of Menno Zehr of Tavistock and the late Amanda Bender. He was employed at Carborundum Abrasives Inc., Plattsville for 31 years and was a member of Bright United Church where he was an elder and a steward at various times.

Beloved husband of the former Janet Innes, whom he married June 29, 1946 in Tavistock. Lovingly remembered by his children, Richard and his wife Margaret of Kitchener, Diane and her husband Richard Roth of RR 1, Bright, Paul of Kitchener, Craig and his wife Susan of RR 5, Embro, Janice and her fiance Paul Vink at home and Steven at home. Sadly missed by six grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Heather Cuffley of Kitchener; two brothers, Stanley and his wife Florence of Stratford and Elroy and his wife Audrey of Tavistock; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Kropf of RR 1, Shakespeare and Ida (Mrs. Floyd Snythe) of RR 4, Stratford and one sister-in-law, Mrs. Arletha Brown of Waterloo.

Lorne was predeceased by his stepmother, Sarah; one son, Brian in 1980 and three brothers, Henry, Wesley and Wilfred.

Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, New Hamburg until Thursday noon when transfer will be made to Bright United Church, for the service with Rev. E. Milson officiating.

Interment Chesterfield Cemetery.

Ayr Property Sold Bruce Stotesbury of Richwood has purchased a lot on upper Northumberland Street, Ayr, upon which a new home will be built.

The Dennis Watson home on Newell Street, Ayr, has been sold to a Waterloo couple.

Jack McAllister has now taken up residence at Kirkwood Apartment, Ayr. Ross L. Currah Ross Lorne Currah of 147 William Street S., Tavistock, passed away at Stratford General Hospital

on Saturday, February 28th. He was in his 62nd year.

Beloved father of Larry and his wife Dianne of RR 1, Bright, Bryan of London, Ont. and Mrs. Robert (Linda) Humphrey of Bright; dear brother of Donald of Plattsville and Mrs. Hugh (Sadie) McCartney of RR 4, Bright; dear brother-in-law of Marie Currah of Bright. Lovingly remembered by seven grandchildren.

Predeceased by parents, James Currah and Martha Armstrong; his wife, Ruthe Morgenroth (1981) and two brothers, Stewart and Russell.

Member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, East Zorra township. Past master and past secretary of Plattsville Masonic Lodge 178.

Funeral service was held Monday at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, East Zorra, with Rev. Melvin Janke officiating. Interment in Ratho Cemetery.

Wings and Eagles It was a trip back in time for sports fans on Saturday night as the Detroit Red Wings Oldtimers were in Woodstock for a benefit hockey game against the Innerkip Eagles.

Names like Gary Bergman, John Wilson, Jim Peters and Alex Delvecchio played to a 7-7 tie in aid of the new Innerkip Community Centre.

The Red Wings were coached by George Gvozdich. Following the game the two teams relaxed at a team reception in the Quality Inn, Woodstock. The Red Wings were on their way to Georgetown for a sold-out game with the Toronto Maple Leaf Oldtimers.

Celebrates 90th Birthday Twenty-eight family members attended a 90th birthday celebration for Mrs. Grace Ritchie at Carl's Tavern in Cambridge on Sunday.

Among those attending were her daughter Mrs. Betty Vanderlip of RR 2, Paris and sons Robert of RR 2, Paris and Grant of Ayr. Also in attendance were 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Ritchie has been recuperating in St. Joseph's Hospital, Brantford, following a broken hip but was able to attend the dinner to mark her March 3rd birthdate.

Harold C. (Harry) Racknor Harry Racknor passed away at the Brantford General Hospital on Saturday, February 21st in his 87th year.

Mr. Racknor farmed near Princeton and worked at Cockshutt Farm Equipment. He retired in 1960 and moved to Burford.

Surviving are his wife, Stella; daughter, Marie and husband Mervin Spiece of Brantford; daughter-in-law Orpha Racknor of Toronto; predeceased by a son Lloyd in 1983; 5 grandchildren, Maureen Fleming, Marilyn Hussey, Diane Lewis, Greg and Barbara Spiece; 4 great-grandchildren, Sarah and Graydon Burbank and Drew and Nicole Hussey; one sister Mrs. Alice Elvidge of Paris. He was predeceased in death by 4 brothers and 3 sisters. Funeral service was held Monday, February 23 at Rumble Funeral Home, Burford with interment in Princeton Cemetery.

Propose 740 Acre Golf Course Development For Farm Near St. George Plans were outlined at a South Dumfries planning committee meeting Monday evening to develop the 740 acre Onondaga Farm at RR 2, St. George into a golf course, luxury hotel and residential estate development.

Andy Byrne, golf pro at Cambridge Golf and Country Club, representing a group of investors outlined the future plans. The initial project would be the construction of a 36 hold international size golf course. An additional 18 hold course would be built at a later date.

Plans also include the erection of a luxury hotel and development of estate residential sites.

Byrne told the News “we are in the very early stages of our proposal. Last night's meeting was our initial presentation to the township.

The purchase of the property is subject to acceptance by the township and all related agencies of our proposed plans. Rezoning would have to take place and these things all take time. We feel the location and rolling terrain is excellent for such a development.

The Ayr News, Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 — Page 3

February is Heritage Month

Birth Yenssen — “A precious gift from God.” John-Kyle Armur Bradford (after his dear uncle John d. Mar 1986), arrived Feb. 23, 1987 at 9:54 weighing 7 lbs., 10 oz. Thankful parents are Brad and Colleen of Ayr. Pleased grandparents are Art and Mary Yenssen of Neustadt and Murray and Verlie Sherk of Hanover.

50 Years Ago March 3rd, 1966

Small Maple Syrup Production This Year Just about every school pupil to come into our office this past week has told us that the maple sap is running. This is an encouraging sign.

But offsetting this good news is the fact that there likely will be little maple syrup produced in the area this year. Many of the producers, in whose families maple syrup production has been a tradition of generations, won’t be tapping this year because of lack of help. As anyone knows, this job requires considerable assistance and good farm help nowadays is almost non existent.

This is unfortunate in view of the fact that syrup from the area just north of here is tops in the province and also that the price is expected to be $7.50 a gallon this year.

Pucks and Politics Pucks and politics were under discussion when the trio of Irvin Erb, Ray Sherk and Bob Nixon, M.P.P. met at the annual Minor Hockey Sportsmen’s banquet. Irvin Erb, of hockey fame, found plenty in common with Ray Sherk, an Ayr councillor. Irvin’s defence partner on that fine Kitchener team of several decades ago was Allen Shirk, whose name is spelled differently, but who probably could find relationship several generations back.

Bob Nixon, M.P.P. was comparing the work of a provincial legislator and municipal legislator.

Possibly Ray will use his coaching for a future step up in the provincial level at some future date.

One Injured In Car Crash A Galt man was admitted to South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Sunday afternoon following a twocar collision on Highway 97 at the junction of Waterloo County Road 18.

Norman Sweetlove, 32 Parkwood Dr., Galt, a passenger in a vehicle operated by James Sweetlove of the same address suffered whiplash and contusions to the chest.

Driver of the other car was David H. Kyle of Ayr. Damage was estimated at $500 to each of the cars by Kitchener Ontario Provincial Police who investigated.

Recently Appointed Drumbo Postmaster Lloyd Etherington was recently appointed Drumbo Postmaster. Mr. Etherington, who is a World War II veteran, is a well known village resident. Among other positions he has held are custodian of Drumbo Central School and inspector for the North Blenheim Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. To Interview Ayr Police Applicants Two applicants for the position of full time police constable here were opened by Ayr Council on Tuesday.

One applicant was from Waterloo and the other from Kitchener.

Both indicated they had considerable policing experience and the salaries requested were within the anticipated range.

Council will interview the applicants prior to making a decision as well as another possible applicant from a town north-west of Ayr.

100 Years Ago March 2nd, 1916

Enjoyable Gathering With the object of getting better acquainted, the Women’s Auxiliary of the Recruiting Committee entertained, on Thursday evening in the Library Hall, the wives and mothers and children of our own soldier boys to the number about 20 to 25. There was a short but very enjoyable program of song and recitation. The artists were: Miss Douglas, solo; Mrs. Urquhart, solo; Miss Pearl Hawes, solo; Mrs. Edwards, recitation; Miss Harriott,

solo; Kendal Barnes, recitation.

After the intellectual program, an appetizing supper was served.

Signed With 168th Batt.

— A batch of four Blenheim boys have just signed up with the 168th Batt., Woodstock. They are: James Earl Balkwill, son of Mrs. Balkwill, Wolverton, flour packer, born Blenheim, served one year in Grey’s Horse; Wm. Arthur Channing, Wolverton, born England, married man, cooper by trade; Joel Dawson, Wolverton, born Blenheim, married man, miller; Robt. Michael McTague, single man, residing at Drumbo, trackman and well known hockey player, born Drumbo.

Death of Mrs. Malone Mrs. James Malone, who had been quite ill for the past week or two from heart trouble, passed away about 4:30 on Tuesday afternoon, in her 70th year. Deceased was born in Galt and lived in this vicinity practically all her life, her maiden name being Jessie Gemmell. In religion she was a staunch Presbyterian and almost a life-long member of the Church in Ayr, and also active in all good work. Her husband predeceased her about six months. Four sisters and one brother survive. They are Mrs. Jas. Robson, Ayr; Mrs. Wm. Wallace, Galt; Mrs. Wm. Guthrie, Paris; Mrs. And. Hall, Plattsville, and Mr. John Gemmell, North Dumfries. There are also three daughters and three sons, Mrs. D. Fair, Strathclair; John, Detroit; Ernest, Chicago and Wm., Mary and Olive at home. The funeral will take place on Friday, March 3, at 2 p.m. from her late residence, lot 34, conc. 3, North Dumfries, to the Ayr Cemetery.

Drumbo News — The annual entertainment of the Drumbo branch of the Women’s Institute was held in the town hall on Friday evening last. A varied program was given, the leading number being a sketch called “Poppelton’s Predicaments” which was very amusing. There was a good attendance and a nice sum was realized, which will be divided between children’s prize money for Fall Fair and the Piano Fund.

— Friends in the community were very much shocked to hear of the death of Mr. De Witt Speirs of Calgary, the sad news being made known to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Speirs, by telegram on Friday last. No particulars were given, but the body is on its way home and funeral arrangements will be made known later.

— Died, in Drumbo, on Feb. 25th, Margaret Robina Laidlaw, in her 49th year. The funeral took place on Monday from the residence of her brother, Mr. A. Laidlaw, to the Drumbo Cemetery.

Town Talk — Major Goldie is now in command of one of the three divisions of Ammunition Park, C. E. F., France.

— Sunday’s storm blocked the roads pretty badly. On Monday, some teamsters were obliged to dig their way through.

— A rink of Ayr curlers journeyed to St. Thomas Monday to compete for the Challenge Cup won by the western saints at St. Marys a week or two ago. Ayr was the runner up on that occasion, securing a suitable memento in recognition of the fact, and was the first to challenge the winners. The game on Monday was not finished when train time arrived, but at that juncture St. Thomas had a lead of nine, the score being 15 to 6. The personnel of the Ayr rink was as follows, the names being given in the order in which they played: J. Whitson, J. Q. Reid, Jas. Elliott, J. Anderson, skip.

Ayring the News

by Irene Schmidt-Adeney

Should regional staff get an office at the NDCC too?

Word on the street is that the Waterloo Regional Police are going to reopen an office in Ayr at the North Dumfries Community Complex. At one time, the police had an office in the Ayr downtown core, which has been closed for some time. This is a great idea because it will provide a convenient location for meeting with the police in Ayr. But why stop at the regional police? It seems that regional staff thinks it knows better than local council and local residents – and yet how often do they visit Ayr? In the past three years, the region ripped up Northumberland Street three times at the Ayr Commons before they got it right. Northumberland Street was ripped up the first time to improve the road. Then, the same road was was ripped up again to build the plaza – at which time numerous residents asked for a turning lane into the plaza. The answer was no, based on a recommendation by regional staff.

It took numerous collisions, but finally the same stretch of road was ripped up a third time to install the southbound turning lane into the plaza. The first two times was poor planning, but the third time was poor listening.

Today, council and residents are asking for a speed limit reduction on Northumberland Street extending past the Ayr Commons. Most residents want the 70-km speed limit at the plaza reduced 50-km as far as the Hwy. 401 overpass.

Once again, the region is not listening.

A casual survey of people contacting the Ayr News puts traffic at the top of the list. Recently, Councillor Rod Rolleman was on hand at the News office when a Colonial Drive resident dropped by to relay a near-miss incident in the same area. Rolleman asked if this is a common occurrence. The answer is yes – it seems that when you have a permanent office in a community, people will stop by to express their concerns.

A similar problem in Washington

About 15 months ago, Washington residents brought a petition to Blandford-Blenheim Council requesting a speed limit reduction on the main street, which is also a highway, Oxford County Road 8. They were told it is a county road, and the township has no jurisdiction. Once again, the Ayr News was contacted by a concerned resident when it appeared that an upper tier government is not listening.

I took a picture that appears in this week’s Ayr News of the children getting off the bus in Washington. As I waited for the bus to arrive, I was parked on a side street watching the traffic fly by. I’m sure I saw a transport travelling about 100 km. per hour in the 60 km. zone – and it was last Wednesday, the day of the storm.

I asked the residents if they should campaign for a fourway stop, instead of a reduction in the speed limit? They already asked about that and were told it’s not possible because the road is an EDR (Emergency Detour Route).

That’s the same kind of road in Drumbo that has a four-way stop and the same road in Plattsville that has an all-way stop.

I’m not sure why it’s taking studies, readings, meetings, and reports for the county to decide this is dangerous. The kindergarten-aged girl descending from the bus knows that.

Spike in growth and cost of land in the past 200 years

It’s been interesting researching the early days of Dumfries as we celebrate our 200th anniversary.

The population of Ayr has grown about 200% in the past 40 years, from about 1,000 people in the 1970s to over 4,000 today, but is nothing compared to the population 200 years ago.

In 1817, there were 163 people living on about 94,000 acres in Dumfries, which included present-day Cambridge (Galt), North Dumfries and the County of Brant. You can imagine that with 163 people in the whole area, the population in what would become Ayr was only a handful.

By 1834, after Dickson finished selling property in Dumfries and the population of Dumfries was 4,177 people and Ayr was well established. I would imagine it went from 10 to a few hundred in barely 10 years.

Dickson paid about $0.11 per acre for the land in Dumfries and became a very rich man, selling it for about $1.00 per acre. Today, one acre of property in the heart of Ayr would average about $300,000, so developers are still making money.

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YOUTH APPRECIATION AWARDS– The Optimist Club of New Dundee held its annual dinner last Tuesday, February 23rd at the New Dundee Community Centre. Shown above are the those who received awards, back row (l-r): Pastor Dan Hamill, adult volunteer “hero” award; Kaley Hughes, Waterloo-Oxford DSS; Nikki Dietz, Waterloo-Oxford DSS; Katherine Gerber, Waterloo-Oxford DSS; Emily Glendinning, Waterloo-Oxford DSS; Madison Zinger, Bethel Missionary Church; Margaret Heckman, Wilmot Aquatic ACES; Kate Baumgart, Baden Public School; Bonnie Schelter-Brown, adult volunteer “hero” award. Front row (l-r): Taydon Shantz, Plattsville Minor Hockey; Melodie Shantz, Bethel Missionary Church; Sydney Malleck, New Dundee Girl Guides; Madi Moniz, John Sweeney Elementary School; Amorette Rubio, John Sweeney Elementary School; Molly Timmermans, Plattsville Minor Hockey; Adrians Reynolds, Plattsville Minor Hockey; Benjamin DeJong, Baden Public School; Sydney Richard, New Dundee Public School; Matthew Gerrard, New Dundee Public School. Absent from the photo were: Karlee Drzazga, Youth Scholarship Award; Ryan Bossy, Wilmot Aquatic ACES; Brianna Smith, New Dundee Beautification Committee.

DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS PLATTSVILLE LIONS CLUB — Plattsville Lions celebrated with a cake during the visit from the District Governor to the Plattsville Lions Club on February 18th. Pictured left to right: Gwen Parker, Plattsville Lions; Bea Parker, Woolwich Community Lions Club; District Governor Diane Smith from District A-15, and President of Plattsville Lions Janet Moss.

Plattsville PLATTSVILLE AND AREA, February 26th, 2016.

Around Town and Beyond

FEBRUARY IS HERITAGE MONTH — Last week’s heritage picture of buildings on a gravel road was located on township road 13 to the west of the former Blink Bonnie school, where Mike and Colleen Baldwin now live. The little burgh was called Blink Bonnie. The picture shows two very important businesses in the early 1900s, a wagon and buggy shop in the middle and a blacksmith shop to the right. Charles Decker was the carriage maker and lived in the house to the left of the picture. John Taylor, the blacksmith, is seen shoeing a horse being held by two little boys. Some remember that a post office was at one time in the blacksmith shop beside the forge before rural mail delivery began before WWI. When your correspondent came to live in the house across the road in the 1960’s, remnants of the well and some apple trees were still there. The older homes across the road and the one to the east of the school were there at the time of this picture but probably looked much different in those years before additions and renovations.

SOCCER REGISTRATION — Kevin Thomson is once again organizing a soccer house league to run from May 24 to July 28. Registration will be in the arena lobby from 6-8 p.m. on March 2 and March 5.

The games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 p.m.

Cost is $25 and there will be teams for 5 to 13 year olds.

COMMUNITY EVENTS — March 2 and 5, 7-8 p.m. at Plattsville Arena - Soccer Registration (details as above); March 3, 7 p.m. Lions Club meets at arena upstairs hall; March 8th - Young at Heart (members will be notified of time and place); March 15th, 7:30 p.m. at Shakers Restaurant - Heather Rennalls will speak on Black History in Oxford at the meeting of Plattsville and District Heritage Society, all welcome.

The executive of the BlandfordBlenheim branch of the Canadian Cancer Society will meet on Monday, March 7th (please note change of date) at 7 p.m. at the home of

Bonnie Csinos in Drumbo, for their kick-off meeting for the upcoming campaign in the month of April.

Any persons who would like to volunteer to assist the Branch in any capacity please feel free to contact Ann Hoard at 519-463-5408. We are in need of captains and doorto-door canvassers in some areas of the Township.

PEACE UNITED CHURCH — Ken and Marie McNab welcomed the larger than usual congregation on the third Sunday in Lent at Peace United Church where many were present to witness the baptism of cousins, Ava Anne Witzel, daughter of Brett and Samantha Witzel and Dominic Todd James Smith, son of David and Jenna Todd-Smith. Pat Hall, chair of the church board, assisted Pastor Barb Dawson in the Sacrament of Baptism by introducing the babies and their families and lighting the candles at the end of the ceremony.

Being the last Sunday of the month, four of those present - Michelle Henderson, Fay Capling, Maribeth Bird and Bob Coldham, contributed to the Mission & Service Fund and were sung to in honour of recent birthdays.

The welcoming first hymn was Come In, Come In and Sit Down and the choir’s anthem was You Are Mine, which spoke of all being welcome in the family of God. With the children present, Barb spoke of baptism as the first step on our faith journey to become friends with Jesus. She read from a little book on friendship and reviewed the action prayer distributed last week.

Sheila Boltz read the first ten verses from John 10 where Jesus talked about shepherds entering the sheepfold by the door. In Barb’s sermon, she continued talking of our faith journey, the doors we must pass through and the decisions we have to make trying to understand the mystery of God. CHURCH ACTIVITIES — March 3 and 4 - For Pastoral Care, please contact Lori Minler, 226-374-4321; March 6-10 a.m. - Regular service with Sunday School and Nursery, 1:30 p.m. - Cantata practice; March 11 - Space to Be - a time for parents and young children from 9:30-11 a.m.; March 14, 7 p.m. - Tyler Quilt group (please note that the date has been changed for 2 above events); March 17, 5:30 p.m. - Irish Stew Sup-

Plattsville Lions Club member Gabrielle Paff receiving her 20 year of service to Lions certificate from District Governor Diane Smith.

Glendinning Funeral Home (family owned and operated) 40 William St., Plattsville 519-684-7409 Jeffrey W. Glendinning • Caring and Understanding • Assistance in selecting one's special needs • Complete services and facilities • Information on pre-arranged funeral available as well as information on cremation • Price lists available upon request

per, advance tickets are available from the committee; volunteers are needed to prepare and serve. Sign up on green sheets on usual table.

ADVANCE NOTICE — Daylight Saving Time begins on March 12 not next Saturday as mentioned in the church bulletin. Remember to move your clocks forward one hour.

Bright BRIGHT, February 29th, 2016.

Bright Locals

Black History month is almost over as I write this and the Ayr News had a very good article - albeit on the back page - written by Pauline Janke. She mentions the Honourable Jean Augustine who brought the Motion to Parliament in 1996 to have a Black History Month. Pauline Janke apparently lives in Ayr - perhaps we should know more about her - also she mentions Mary Seacole and I must admit I have no knowledge of her contributions either. It does seem that our school curriculum could be changed to include the contributions to Canada by AfricanCanadians.

Coffee morning is always a chatty time and this time we discussed Donald Trump’s apparently large support and of course we all hope this will change and our neighbours to the south will have more sense than to put him in the White House. It is certainly hard to imagine.

Is “white gravy” a favorite of yours? To me it sounds just like the flour and water paste we used as kids to stick pictures in a scrapbook! However, I was assured with the addition of a little soup base it was really great. Doris and Bob Glendinning have been visiting Bob’s brother in California for a week. I hope they had good weather and we will likely hear about their adventures this week. For the month of March, Gail Fulton in Woodstock will be hosting Coffee Hour.

Have you ever been on Fluid or Lasex pills? If so, you will understand the choices you have to make. I am on a double dose at present which means when I take the pills I have to stay close to my bathroom for about 6 hours. So, do I take them in the morning and then I can have mid-afternoon activities or do I go for exercises from 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 - take my pills and then just go down for supper? Today my son was coming at 3 p.m. to pick me up to spend a day with him in Seaforth so I had to miss church so that I could take the pills before breakfast. On Tuesdays, I don’t take any as I go to Coffee Hour in the morning - in the afternoon either to go to the Young At Heart meeting or play bridge and after supper join the Scrabble Club. NO time for pills that day.

But I keep telling myself how lucky we are to have our Health System and doctors to look after us.

I was pleased to have a visit from former neighbours Norman and Monica Pigeon and they brought me some more delicious apple sauce which they had made from Dick Ward’s fallen apples. Apparently, although they haven’t been sprayed for years, the apples were not that bad and Monica made lots of apple sauce and brought me a generous supply. Monica is going for another visit to England to see her family there - all her grandchildren are in England so she is anxious to visit while they are small enough to appreciate Nana.

Genny Bittner is now living in her newly built house on the 10th Concession, on the property once owned by Mrs. Gilholm. Genny designed this house herself so is especially pleased with all the conveniences she has built into it. Congratulations, Genny.

Don’t forget the Irish Stew Supper which will be served at Peace United Church on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17th. The tickets are $12 for adults so be sure to speak for yours soon.

The executive of the BlandfordBlenheim branch of the Canadian Cancer Society will meet on Monday, March 7th (please note change of date) at 7 p.m. at the home of Bonnie Csinos in Drumbo, for their kick-off meeting for the upcoming campaign in the month of April.

Any persons who would like to volunteer to assist the Branch in any capacity please feel free to contact Ann Hoard at 519-463-5408. We are in need of captains and doorto-door canvassers in some areas of the Township.

New Dundee NEW DUNDEE, Feb. 29, 2016

St. James Lutheran Church

On Sunday 3 families hosted “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”.

Families volunteer to host others for dinner and others sign up for the opportunity to attend. No one finds out where they are going until the day of the event.

42 youth from New Dundee and surrounding areas attend a weekend retreat at Hidden Acres from February 19 to 21.

Several youth from St. James will be attending the CLAY conference this year. In preparation they are asking you to consider coming out to any or all of the upcoming youth events. Currently the youth are over half way to their goal of covering some of the costs of the $1200 per person trip. Please mark the following dates and they hope to see you there!

March 27th Easter Sunday Breakfast - The youth will be hosting a pre-church breakfast in the basement of the church in support of the CLAY trip. Come join for fun fellowship, good food and to celebrate the season.

April 26th at 5-6:30 p.m. Crock Pot Surprise - Come join the youth and assist them in the fundraising for CLAY. The youth will be hosting a crock pot dinner in the basement of the church for a free will donation.

Mark it on your calendars!

Victoria Day Garage Sales - It’s not too early to have a look at what is in your basement, garage or back room that would be someone else’s treasure. They will be accepting donations at the church closer to the date - pick up could also be available if required.

Optimist Youth Appreciation Awards

The Optimist Club of New Dundee held their Annual Youth Appreciation Awards Dinner on February 23 at the community centre. Youth appreciation chair Mark Cameron chaired the large gathering. Youth pastor Dan Hamill from Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church gave the invocation and Chef Bob Thompson and staff served a wonderful chicken and stuffed pork loin dinner.

Mark Cameron announced that Karlee Drzazga, was the recipient of the youth scholarship award. This year Pastor Bonnie Shelter-Brown and Pastor Dan Hamill were corecipients of the Adult Hero Award.

Mark Hammer made the presentation.

Every year area churches, schools and youth organizations are asked to nominate youth from New Dundee who go that extra mile within these organizations, volunteering and acting as mentors to others. Representatives from each of these organizations made the presentations.

This year's recipients were: Melodien Shantz and Madison Zinger, Bethel Missionary Church – presented by Dan Hamill; Adrian Reynolds, Taydon Shantz and Molly Timmermans, Plattsville Minor Hockey – presented by Morgan Scoyne; Ryan Bossy and Margaret Heckman, Wilmot Aquatic Aces – presented by Joni Maerten Sanders and Kristopher Sanders; Sydney Malleck, New Dundee Girl Guides – presented by Anne Fischer; Brianna Smith, New Dundee Beautification Committee – letter of presentation from Beth Poth read by Mark Cameron; Matthew Gerrard and Sydney Richard, New Dundee Public School – presented by Suzanne DeJong and Renee Nolet; Madi Moniz and Amorette, John Sweeney Elementary School – presented by Margo King; Nikki Dietz, Katherine Gerber, Emily Glendinning and Kaley Hughes, Waterloo-Oxford DSS – presented

by Beth Bodkin and Chad Dosman.

The meeting adjourned with the reciting of the Optimist Creed.

New Dundee Adult Hero Award

Submitted by Mark Hammer It is my pleasure to introduce our New Dundee Adult Hero for 2016. We define an adult hero is someone who has gone above and beyond in their community with some focus on youth. A person who has displayed a history of volunteering and has shown a long-term commitment to the community of New Dundee. This year we received a number of nominations of really great people but this year’s recipients are Pastor Dan Hamill and Pastor Bonnie Schelter-Brown.

It is uncommon for us to announce two Heros in one year but when we were faced with these two nominees the committee felt this was a natural choice. This is one of the reasons that these two shine within our

community – their commitment to cooperation.

It could be argued that both are employed and the job that they have is congruent to being a leader and a hero to the community but all you need to do is spend 5 minutes with them at a function to know that it is more than just a job for them.

Pastor Bonnie has been the pastor at St. James church for the past 13 years. In that role she is also leads the youth of the congregation.

Pastor Bonnie tries to schedule an office day on Tuesday afternoons but lately it has become a youth drop in spot which I am sure interferes with her ability to get work done.

I have witnessed many youth get off the bus and walk over to visit with PB. She opens her doors and welcomes the youth and even gives them jobs to do. This has led to the occasional dinner where the youth have “helped” make dinner prior to Pastor Bonnie’s next meeting.

Pastor Bonnie has been an influential person with Camp Edgewood, which is the Lutheran church camp outside of Guelph. Her passions lead her to be part of the executive for the camp when it was in need.

It was also this passion that was so apparent that it has motivated people in the community to fundraise for it as well as St James routinely sends people to assist on work weekends and several members has now started serving on their executive.

Pastor Bonnie also devotes her time in the form of a winter retreat where she takes several youth for the weekend and they spend time learning about faith in a different environment. They also are responsible for various jobs and meal prep.

They have to clean and interact with others. One youth had never done dishes before and had to get over the “ick” factor of sticking his hands in the sink to wash.

Pastor Bonnie has become the “cool pastor” according to my sources.

One of them said, “It’s so cool it’s like she’s not a pastor or anything”.

The bond that they have with her is simply remarkable. Most youth have her cell phone number where they can exchange messages or just reach out to her when they need to.

Pastor Dan is the youth pastor at Bethel Missionary church for the past 8 years. This role is one that he can spend the majority of his time devoted to the youth and developing them as future leaders. Through the program Pastor Dan allows the youth to take on a leadership role, when they are ready for it, to increase their development According to Pastor Graham, Pastor Dan’s greatest skills are his ability to focus on the needs of each youth and develop an approach, which is, tailored for them and they way that they learn and develop.

Pastor Dan is an active photographer and due to his passion I have been told that some youth have picked up that interest as well. This is something that he has encouraged as well within the school and photography courses.

Pastor Dan has been known to pick up students from Waterloo Oxford and take them out for a lunch and a talk when they had needed it.

He spends most Wednesdays at the school helping out. I believe that it was here when he started to learn that the curling team had begun to struggle. Pastor Dan teamed up with another teacher and became the coaches of the team – I understand that they have had some success as well on the ice.

Pastor Dan is involved in their church camp, Camp Misheawa, and spends two weeks there as a leader as well as makes the over 5 hour drive to get there. This is not his only camp outing as he takes a number of youth on a multiday canoe trip where the youth develop more of their independence and self-reliance as there is nothing else out there.

What makes this a unique year is that we have TWO heroes. Something that speaks volumes on the ability of these two to work together for the benefit of our community.

Neither Pastor seems concerned about what denomination that you belong to they just look at where the better fit is and go from there.

They have worked cooperatively in project such as the food drive and have encouraged both sets of youth to participate in programs.

Several of the youth who apply for the youth scholarship have named either Pastor Dan or Pastor Bonnie as one of their influences and have been mentored by them. Both recipients excel at ensuring that also the youth give back to the community.

What differentiates these people is the fact that neither of them seek recognition for their work they just seamlessly step up to the role when it presents itself. One of the major mottos for the club is “Bringing out the Best in the Kids” I believe that

both embody what that statement is all about. Both are genuinely good people who like to help and have earned their roles as the 2016 Adult Heroes.

Optimist Club of Wilmot Youth Appreciation Awards

Thursday, February 25, members and guests totalling 75, gathered at the Haysville Community Centre for the annual youth appreciation awards. President Darlene Vorstenbosch chaired the meeting and Past President Mary Hasenpflug gave the invocation and toast. The meal was prepared and served by Optimist members.

Cassidy Wagler, one of the New Hamburg Fair Ambassador contestants gave a few words on her experience with the competition and thanked the Optimist Club for sponsoring her.

Optimist Lynn Perrin, youth appreciation chair, led the awards presentations. Every year all of the schools in Wilmot Township are asked to pick one boy and one girl who go that extra mile volunteering in school and community and being kind and helpful to their fellow students. This year’s recipients were: Narein Chenthivelnathan and Marley O’Connell, Baden – presented by Shawn Zarudny; Ben Aszmies and Emily Pierson, Sir Adam Beck – presented by Daphne Weaver-Cole; Zachary Watsa and Heidi DeMelo, Holy Family – presented by Jodie Schnarr and Heather Cater; Sarah Ehgoetz and Mitchell Weber, Waterloo Oxford – presented

by Beth Bodkin; Victor Jackson and Anastasia Townshend, Forest Glen – presented by Mark Drummond and Lisa Martin. Each student received a recognition certificate, medallion and the letter read by their teachers.

President Darlene announced the upcoming babysitting course on March 12 and 19, and the Easter Egg Hunt which will be held in Beck Park Baden on Saturday March 19 at 11am.

The meeting closed with the reciting of the Optimist Creed.

Optimist Family Fun Fest

The Optimist Club of Wilmot had great fun entertaining around 30 youngsters on Sunday afternoon at the Wilmot Rec Centre. Children were invited in to play several different games, go through an obstacle course, do a craft, colour a picture and have their face painted by a very talented clown. The children earned tickets at each event which could be traded in for prizes at the prize table. Fresh hot popcorn, juice, water and coffee (for mom and dad) were available for all. Thanks to all of the volunteers who came out to help and to all the parents who brought their kids.

Waterloo Junior Farmers Awards and Appreciation Banquet The Junior Farmers of Waterloo and several guests gathered at the St. Agatha Community Centre for their annual awards and appreciation banquet. The meeting was chaired by treasurer Nicholas Weber. The meeting opened with the singing of O Canada, a toast to the queen and the Junior Farmer grace. The meal was prepared and served by all of the Junior Farmer members.

Club objectives and different reports were given by President Meaghan Weber and Nicholas Weber. Barclay Napp, advisor, led the introduction and swearing in of the club’s officers for 2016. These are: President and Provincial Director Meaghan Weber, Vice President and Social Director Leslie Reid, Treasurer, Social and Fundraising Director Nicholas Weber, Secretary and Social Media Rep Tracey Stark, Social Director and Agricultural Rep Nicole Cressman and Fundraising Director Allie Lehman.

Awards were presented by Barclay Napp with assistance from members of the 100th Anniversary Committee present at the event. The meeting closed with the singing of the Junior Farmer Song.

Board of Trade

The Annual Pancake Breakfast will be held on Sunday, March 13 at the community centre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please check out the community calendar on the New Dundee web site for a list of events for the BOT and other groups.

Cave Quest

“Following Jesus, the Light of the World” is the theme for a two-day March break program for children grades JK to 6 at Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, New Dundee on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Lunch and snacks will be provided. To register for this event, visit their web site www.bethelnewdundee.org or call the church office at 519-696-2284.

Hear at the Steeple

WILMOT OPTIMIST YOUTH AWARD WINNERS — Back Row: Lynn Perrin, Victor Jackson (Forest Glen), Sarah Ehgoetz (W.O.), Mitchell Weber (W.O.), Narein Chenthivelnathan (Baden), Marley O’Connell (Baden), Darlene Vorstenbosch. Front Row: Anastasia Townshend (Forest Glen), Heidi DeMelo (Holy Family), Ben Aszmies (Sir Adam Beck), Emily Pierson (Sir Adam Beck), Zachary Watsa (Holy Family).

2016 EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTORS WATERLOO JUNIOR FARMERS — left to right: Nicole Cressman, Tracey Stark, Meaghan Weber, Leslie Reid, Nicholas Weber, Allie Lehman

Ruby Sylvia catches a fish at the fish pond at the Family Fun Day.

At Knox United Church on Sunday, February 28th the congregation gathered to worship God. “Like a parched dry land out souls are thirsty for you... as long as we have breath, an beyond, we will joyfully praise you.” Sandra Dance talked about The Daniel Plan a journey to a healthier life through five areas, faith, food, fitness, focus (mental health) and friends. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says “so whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it for the glory of God.” Joyce Hambly invited any children in the community to attend both singing practice at 3 p.m. then Messy Church at 4 p.m. in the fellowship hall at Knox with a theme of the stories around Easter.

All the songs in the service today had a contemporary feel and included “All who are thirsty”, “As the Deer” and “Water Flowing from the Mountains”. The lesson read

by Linda Roberts was from Psalm 63: 1-8 and the minute for mission talked about a mission in Toronto that supports kids with homework and the chance to learn how to cook and share a meal in community.

The second reading was from Isaiah 55:1-9 and Rev. Terry’s message was titled “Angel Food, Devils Food”. He talked about the Jewish life of strict rules about eating and how when exposed to many different things the Jews known to Isaiah were tempted by the variety and distractions of this new world and no longer followed the rules of God. So there is nothing new in this world, we are distracted by the fast food around us and the many distractions that take up our time. In this time of Lent finding 5 minutes more in your day to be quiet with God or give to someone else, or to eat fruits and vegetables makes God smile and the benefit to you....priceless.

See you on Saturday, March 5th at Messy Church 4-6 p.m. or Sunday 10:30 a.m.

The Ayr News, Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 — Page 5

Innerkip INNERKIP, February 29, 2016

Lion or Lamb?

Well, how did your March present itself wherever you are? This past week in the Southern states has been quite newsworthy as far as severe storms and tornadoes are concerned.

I would say it is pretty close to being a lion in these parts. Now, the forecast for this coming week looks super... mostly sunny and mid-70’s...just the way I like it...like a lamb. I might even get to the pool for a change.

I know your thoughts are turning to Spring and all the various activities related to the season. I saw an email from President Fran flash by the other day when I was trying to get caught up. I just cannot even think about ‘jobs’ at home until I get this place here in order. Most of the time, I make a cup of tea and head for the patio with the dogs for some ‘sun time’. My patio here is protected from the strong breezes we have been experiencing, so it is a perfect spot to tilt back the lounger and read the latest book on order from the library.

I just discovered a possible disaster!

I cannot open my ‘Spare Parts’ file... some kind of error is prohibiting me from doing so. That is very bad news!

I have years of ‘goodies’ stored in that file. Horrors! Well, I guess I had better start a new one. I see Lynnie sent me something this week from Kamloops. I will check it out. Yes, she sent a ‘fun facts’ selection and I can share a couple this week. Here you go . . .

A SHOT OF WHISKEY - In the Old West a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents and so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash, he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a “shot” of whiskey.

SHIP STATEROOMS - Travelling by steamboat was considered the height of comfort. Passenger cabins on the boats were not numbered. In-

stead they were named after states.

To this day cabins on ships are called staterooms.

That leads me to my last bit of news. Yvonne are Tim are on board the Royal Caribbean ‘Oasis of the Seas’ for a week in the Caribbean with about 70 other neighbours from our two parks. This ship is huge and it holds about 6,000 passengers and 2,200 crew. Can you imagine the amount of food required on board for just one week? I have a few facts for you...8,800 pounds of tomatoes (the weight of a male Southern elephant seal)...9,000 pounds of lettuce (the weight of a full-grown hippo)...14,800 pounds of potatoes (the weight of a Cessna Citation Bravo)...5,400 lobster tails...2,600 pounds of apples (the weight of a cubic yard of loose earth)...5,400 pounds of bananas (the weight of a blue whale’s tongue).... just a sample of some of the load that has to be on board to feed all of those hungry travellers. Google the website and check it out further if you are interested.

I know you can’t help but hear about the US Presidential election campaign. The more I hear, the more I appreciate our method of operation in Canada. Our campaign was 100 days long...just enough to hear what we needed to hear and not get too involved in negative issues that are mostly false anyway. The media sure controls what we learn along the way. I have a number of acquaintances who are selling their homes and either not returning or waiting to see what happens before they come back down and rent something. Our Canadian dollar has been a factor in that, for sure! My Walmart bill of $110 translated to $156 yesterday. Well, have I given you enough ‘food for thought’ to go on for this week? Maybe it’s time for that shot of whiskey, cowboy!

Have a great week, everyone! Thanks for being so kind to those you meet. xxoo...mmtink

Richwood RICHWOOD, February 29th, 2016.

Sunday Church Service

HERO AWARD WINNERS – Dan Hamill and Bonnie Schelter-Brown were recipients of the Adult Volunteer Hero Award, presented by the Optimist Club of New Dundee. The annual awards dinner was held on Tuesday, February 23rd at the New Dundee Community Centre.

Princeton PRINCETON, February 29th, 2016.

United Church Service

The congregation gathered at Princeton United Church on February 28th for the Sunday service with Lori Minler presiding. Audrey Hall played the organ for all the hymns for this service.

Opening with the Welcome and Announcements, a Happy 60th Anniversary was wished to Phil and Lorene Church on March 3rd.

The Preparation for Worship was “Come and Find the Quiet Centre”.

Lighting the Candle was performed

by Steven Haverkamp and Opening the Bible was performed by Callie Haverkamp. Everyone was then called to worship responsively by Lori. The first hymn for this service was “Come In, Come In and Sit Down”. The Opening Prayer was then said in unison.

The Minute for Mission was “Safe Haven” presented by Peggy Crosby. When you arrive at Pelham Park Resource Centre in Toronto’s west end, you’re greeted by a bright graffiti mural beside the entrance.

Pelham Park is one of the resource centres of the Davenport Perth Community Ministry. Located in a housing project, Davenport Perth has been providing a safe place for all ages to gather and take part in health, arts and education programs for 25 yrs. At this location children

have enthusiastically gathered after school for games, homework help and eating a meal together.

10-year-old Cesar gets help with homework and receives compliments. 8-year-old Jocelyn loves to learn how to cook and eat together.

Pelham Park is supported through Mission and Services gifts.

The offerings were collected by Carol Dykstra and Laura Swick and dedicated with Prayer. The Presentation and Doxology was next, followed by the Offering Prayer said together. Sharing Time followed and the hymn “A Touching Place” was sung.

Scripture was read by Callie Haverkamp. Lori’s sermon was titled “Loving Generously”. The call to Prayer was given followed by the prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer. The closing hymn was “Amazing Grace”. The Benediction closed this service.

Upcoming in the Church — Wed., March 2nd - Spaghetti Supper at Etonia United Church. 5-6:30 p.m.; Fri., March 4th - World Day of Prayer at Princeton United Church at 10:30 a.m.; Sun., March 6th Potluck at Princeton, the potluck has been planned by a committee so no one has to provide anything so come enjoy the lunch and a visit; Tues., March 8th, 7 p.m. - UCW at Princeton; Thurs., March 17th, 5-7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church - The Coffee Guys are hosting their Annual Soup Supper of soup,

KNOX CHURCH DONATES OVER $7,000 TO MISSIONS AND SERVICE FUND – At the annual meeting of Knox United Church on Sunday, February 21, a cheque for $7,057.63 was presented to the United Church of Canada Missions and Service Fund on behalf of the Knox Church in Action Committee. Pictured above is (l-r): Kate Cressman, chair of Knox Church Council; Helen Scutt, a member of the Church in Action Committee; Don Davidson, Knox Church treasurer. The Missions and Service Fund is used for national and global mission work, justice and peace advocacy, and efforts to care for the environment – locally, nationally, and internationally. homemade bread and dessert (there is no set cost for the meal, just an invitation to give as you are able; Fri., March 25th, 10 a.m. - Good Friday joint service at Etonia, join us for tea and coffee afterwards; Wed., March 30th, 7 p.m. - Video Series at Etonia.

Fun Night at Princeton United

Princeton United Church held their first “fun night” on Fri., February 26th at 6 p.m. when delicious roast beef on a bun was enjoyed with all the condiments, chips, veggies and dip, plus pickles, to make a very interesting first course. The dessert was make your own sundae with trimmings and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Lucky draws were won by Shirley Crosby, Tyler Jones, Morgan Young, Cathy Collard, Lucas Stern, Penny Mason, Sharron Dyment and Susan Wright. There were four tables of Euchre in play with high winners being Charlie Schultz and Donna Wilson and lows were Tyler Jones and Shirley Crosby.

Playing the most lone hands was a draw won by Audrey Schultz. A board game of Telestrations was in play with lots of laughter and everyone declared winners, as they didn’t know how to keep score. Many thanks to committee of Billie Forest, Peggy Crosby, Dan and Sharron Dyment and Kathy Keys - the beef roaster.

Next “Fun Night” will be announced later. Thank you to all our guests for attending to make this a success.

Sunday at St. Paul’s

Rev. Derek Perry welcomed all to a service of Morning Prayer on Sunday with Cara Fishwick as server and Shauna Fishwck at the keyboard.

Worship opened with the hymn “Holy Spirit Sent”. The general confession was followed by readings from Isaiah 55 by Mitchell Fishwick and 1 Corinthians by Keith Fishwick.

Psalm 63 was read alternately led by Derek.

The singing of “How Bright Appears the Morning Star” led to the gospel from Luke 13.

In his homily, Derek asked the question, ”Why do bad things happen to good people?” We often blame God or use Him as an excuse. Bad things happen to all of us who are a little less than good because life happens. Forgiveness and redemption are priceless and have been bought for us by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. They are ours, that is the Good News.

Keith Fishwick presented the offering during the singing of the hymn “God, When I Stand, No Path Before Me” and this led into the Prayers of the People.

Blessing of the donations to the Food Bank and the three-fold blessing preceded the final hymn, “Eternal God, Lord of all Space and Time”.

A time of coffee and fellowship followed the service.

Princeton Locals

Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary to Phil and Lorene Church on March 3rd. Happy Birthday this week to Mitchell Scott on March 2nd and my buddy Carter Dehn on March 8th. Happy Birthday to the both of you!!

The Princeton Museum & Library Board is looking for volunteers to have the museum open.

For details please call Diane Meade at 519-900-1213.

The executive of the BlandfordBlenheim branch of the Canadian Cancer Society will meet on Monday, March 7th (please note change of date) at 7 p.m. at the home of Bonnie Csinos in Drumbo, for their kick-off meeting for the upcoming campaign in the month of April. Any persons who would like to volunteer to assist the Branch in any capacity please feel free to contact Ann Hoard at 519-463-5408. We are in need of captains and door-to-door canvassers in some areas of the Township.

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The service began with a welcome to all from Rev. Mary. The coming events were listed. The Call to Worship was read, followed by the singing of hymn “Come, We that Love”. The Lenten litany was read

by Rev. Mary and Shae Cleave and the Lenten candle was snuffed out

by Beth Cleave.

The Prayer of Approach was read, followed by a story for the children.

The choir presented a lovely anthem titled, “God’s Way”, with Betty Ford at the piano.

The children attended Sunday School with Ann Green, who taught them several songs to sing. The Prayer of Approach was given. The hymn “I Love to Tell the Story” was sung.

Rev. Mary read Scripture from Isaiah 55, and led in the reading of Psalm 63, with a sung refrain.

Betty Ford read from I Corinthians 10 and from Luke 13. The minister’s morning message followed.

“There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” was sung. John Perrin read the Minute for Mission titled “A Safe Place”.

The offering was gathered by Ray and Dan and presented for dedication with prayer.

The Prayers of the People were given, remembering the Awde families and the family of Nancy Kyle, as they had passed away this week.

“You Shall go Out with Joy” was sung, then a Blessing was given and the service closed with “Amen”. Coffee and tea and goodies were enjoyed as we visited together.

It was very nice to have Lorene and Phil Church visit with us this morning. It was the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary.

They were married in the Richwood Church sixty years ago. Congratulations to them on this special occasion.

Coming Events — Save your Roll up the Rims for the homeless - envelope at the back of the church. Rev. Mary is on Study leave Feb. 29th to March 6th (if you need to reach a minister, call Lori Minler of Princeton/ Etonia, cell phone 226-374-4321 or church number 519-458-4091. World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 4th at 1:30 p.m. to be held at Maple Grove apartments in Drumbo. The Ladies of Coffee Time on Monday mornings are looking for material for piecing

quilts (it can be given to Marelene Perry or brought to Willis Church on Mondays). Thursday, March 10th at 7 p.m. is the Richwood Council meeting.

Richwood Ramblings Our deepest sympathy is extended to Terry Awde and all members of the Awde family, on the passing of Keith Awde on Saturday, February 27th. Keith fought a good fight but it was not to be. There will be a private family service on Thursday, March 3rd at 11 a.m. at Glendinning’s.

There will be a Celebration of Life that afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at the Drumbo Agricultural Hall, where your condolences can be given.

Our prayers are also with the Kyle family, as they grieve the passing of Nancy, last week also.

The executive of the BlandfordBlenheim branch of the Canadian Cancer Society will meet on Monday, March 7th (please note change of date) at 7 p.m. at the home of Bonnie Csinos in Drumbo, for their kick-off meeting for the upcoming campaign in the month of April. Any persons who would like to volunteer to assist the Branch in any capacity please feel free to contact Ann Hoard at 519-463-5408. We are in need of captains and door-to-door canvassers in some areas of the Township.

Mike and Sarah Awde, Bentley and Easton of Ayr, spent two days at Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls, last week. Grandparents Bill and Connie Awde also went along. It was a birthday outing for Bentley and Easton, who celebrate on March 1st and the 5th. Lots of fun was had by all.

Happy birthday wishes to Edna Pipe as she celebrates her 90th birthday on March 1st. Also sharing that same date is Ed Stott and Bentley Awde (age 3), son of Mike and Sarah Awde.

Ruth Ann Booker is wished a good day on March 2nd.

Happy third birthday to Samantha Balkwill (Nick and Annyse) on March 4th.

Happy 5th birthday to Easton Awde on March 5th.

Best wishes to Terry and Sue Thede on March 2nd. Congratulations to Lorene and Phil Church as they celebrate their 60th anniversary on March 3rd.

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Cens a Win Away from Finals

Ayr native Logan Beechey is in his final year with the Centennials. Logan’s Cens career started back in 2010/2011 and he has played in more than 200 games. This makes Logan one of the longest standing Centennial players in our history. You will be missed next season Logan and your fans wish you all the best. Photo by Tanya Taylor.

In a series that has been marred with a near constant parade to the penalty box, by both teams, the Cens are one win away from their fourth finals appearance in the last four years.

The semis against the Wellesley AppleJacks started last Thursday in Ayr in front of 485 enthusiastic fans.

The Cens would like to thank Brenda Kemp for persevering through some technical problems and doing a great job of O Canada and to the game sponsor, Queens Tavern of Ayr. Also to the Janzen kids, Brooklyn, Logan and Jesse for dropping the puck to start the series. Also congratulations to winner of the Ayr News draw for Cens tickets Noah Covemaeker.

The Cens ran into penalty trouble early and had spent a combined 3:35 playing two men short before the Jacks got on the board with the only goal of the first.

It wasn’t until the 16:31 mark of the second that Clipper (Diamond and Whibbs) got the Cens on the board.

Another great 50/50 of $390 was won

by Paul Magdy.

The AppleJacks regained the lead with another power play goal 8:16 into the third but it was once again Clipper from line mates Whibbs and Diamond that evened it up and forced the game to overtime.

It took just 3:11 for the Cens to end it as Klie was at the top of the crease to back hand in a rebound. Assists went to MacLean and Cummings.

In total the Cens played 5:31 down by two men. The games three stars #3 Riley Clipper, #2 Ryan Hergott and the #1 star Mitch Figueirdo.

Saturday the Cens traveled to Wellesley for game two. Once again the Jacks opened the scoring 7:26 in, with their first even strength goal of the series. Ayr fought back and left the first up 2-1 on goals from Seraphim (Roelofson and Harding) and Schaefer (Harrison and Diamond).

The Cens penalty kill was put to the test midway through the second as Wellesley enjoyed another 1:28 5-on-3 advantage It was a crazy shorthanded goal Clipper (Ormiston) scored from his own blue line when his clearing shot hit a stanchion at the Wellesley line and redirected past Hergott who had come out to play the puck. Then it got really weird.

Wellesley scored a power play goal with 1:39 left in the second. With 1:00 remaining the goal was disallowed as the player that scored it was still meant to be serving a penalty.

Wellesley came out and got two in the third to force the second O.T. in as many games. It was Ayr’s Brendan Schaefer (Seraphim) that ended it 4:15 in, scoring from behind the icing line by banking it in off Hergott’s pad.

Sunday the teams returned to

Ayr for game three in front of a good afternoon crowd of 425. In a pre-game presentation Larry Brown presented league trophies to Cash Seraphim for league’s leading scorer, Tyler Harrison for rookie of the year and Jackson Swindells and Mitch Figueirdo for the leagues best goaltending tandem. A big thank you to Julie Millward for a great job of O Canada and to game sponsor Sharp Bus Lines.

It was a 5-on-3 in Ayr’s favor that lead to the opening goal from Klie (Seraphim and Harrison)at the 11:40 mark of the first. Seraphim (Harrison and Kemp) made it 2-0 after 20.

It was the AppleJacks cashing in on a 5-on-3 5:46 into the second to draw within one. Klie (Harrison and Roelofson) got his second of the afternoon with 2:00 left in the second to regain the two goal lead and Diamond (Cummings) scored with 6 seconds on the clock to make it 4-1 after 40.

Glenn Nealy picked a good time to win the 50/50 as it was the year’s biggest at $478.

Wellesley opened the third period with a shorty but the Cens replied with goals from Ferris (Harding and Harrison), Klie with his hattrick (MacLean and Seraphim) and Roelofson from Harrison to make the final 7-2 for the Cens. The games three stars #3 Cash Seraphim #2 Tyler Harrison and the #1 star Mitch Klie.

With honorable mention for outstanding efforts and fearless penalty kill shot blocking to Carver Ormiston.

Game four goes this Wednesday and the Cens can move on to the finals against the winner of the New Hamburg/Paris series (Firebirds lead 3-1) with a win. So plan a road trip and come cheer on your Ayr Centennials. If necessary game 5 goes Thursday back in Ayr. Follow the Cens on Facebook and Twitter or ayrcentennials.com for schedule details, scores, pics and game recaps.

Senior IP – Blue Team The blue senior IP team faced the blue New Hamburg team in an action packed game Sunday, February 21 in New Hamburg. The blue New Hamburg team is more of a rep team and a very tough team to beat, but Ayr rose to the challenge!

Zach James was brave enough to offer to play net and did an amazing job stopping almost every shot (and there were a lot of shots!) In the first period Bryan Brunkard went head to head with an opposing New Hamburg player keeping the puck out of our zone but New Hamburg gained control of the puck again and got a breakaway which was saved by Zach! To start off the second period New Hamburg again came out strong but were shut down by Kaelen Moco who grabbed the puck and shot it back down to New Hamburg’s zone.

In the third period Lucas Haus and Nolan Macauley turned up the heat keeping the puck in New Hamburg’s zone as much as possible, and Luca Grbac had some beautiful shots on net! In the end the game was a loss, but Ayr showed amazing team work and didn’t get discouraged. We’re really proud of all these kids!

Novice LL1 LL1 made the trek to Port Colborne this past weekend to participate in the Golden Puck Tournament. The team started off slow with a 6-1 loss to Millbrook.

Carter MacKay put the team on the scoreboard with help from Ryder Kaufman.

After a night of team bonding and parent partying the team turned over a new leaf and with their name bars on upside down, they pounded the Port Colborne Black team 9-0. The puck was flying into the opponent’s net fast and furious. MacKay got things started assitsed by Havelin Duiker and Max Culp. Duiker then netted a beauty assisted by Kaufman and Noah Garchinski. Not to be outdone, Holden Roche slipped one into the net with help from Garchinski.

The scoring continued with Dylan ‘Crazy Legs’ Johnson sneaking one past the goalie with yet another assist by Kaufman. Kaufman added another point to his tally when when he assisted Culp on yet another goal.

Finally feeling the need to be the one to get the goal Kaufman scored when Seth Patirani set him up with a sweet pass.

With the thought of Coach Steve having to jump in the pool fully clothed, Garchinski scored two goals of his own, with assists again going to Kaufman and Patirani. Roche also added another to the score with the help of Tyler Aichison and Cowen Charrette. Coach Steve won his bet with the boys, but not by much.

Next up was game 3 against Port Colborne Orange. Once again upside down name bars proved lucky as the team showed the extend of their hockey talent. Carter ‘Two Sticks’ MacKay was on fire for this one scoring a career best 4 goals and two assists! This wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for the defensive skills of Alex Leone and Tyler Aichison who fed the puck like pros adding one assist each to their

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Coach Jason showed his passion for the game and fired his boys up!

Culp responded and added two more goals to his tally with assists going to Jack ‘the Hammer’ DeVos. Duiker and Garchinski also scored making the final score 9-0.

Of course none of this would have been possible if it weren’t for goalie Brady MacDougall who broke the bank when he earned himself not one, but two shutouts!

They may not have won the tournament, but they showed amazing passion and came together as a team.

The progress of this team through the year is undeniable and wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for such a great coaching staff.

lent mentorship to our team this season! Each team member brought their own unique abilities and talent together to create a dynamic team. Goalie: Grant Smith. Defense: Derick Groot, Paul Fahner, Boston Brown, Fisher Woznica, Centres: Braydon Hall and Will McLeod.

Wingmen: Maxx Vanoosteveen, Bryce McEwan, Ethan Tanner, Andrew Sayles, Liam Fahner, Lane Sauder. Thanks for a great 20152016 hockey season. We will look forward to working together once more as a team during the upcoming Ayr Local League Tournament.

Please note edit from last week’s game: Braydon Hall scored the goal on Sunday, February 21st; he was assisted by Fisher Woznica.

Novice LL2 The Novice LL2 wrapped up the playdowns this weekend with a duo of games verses the Beverly Bandits.

On Saturday morning, the result was a commanding 5-1 win. This was followed by a tougher game on Sunday that wasn’t helped by the fact that the Flames had a short bench.

The game ended with a 3-3 tie which landed both Ayr and Beverly 1 tied in 1st place standings. Now, these two teams await the upcoming battle for the Grand River LL Championship.

This season has been unbelievable for LL2. Please come out and cheer these boys on in their final series of the year! Feel the Heat! Go Flames Go!

Novice Rep February 28th, the Novice Rep Ayr Flames travelled to Simcoe for their 3rd OMHA semi-final game. The boys entered the arena determined as Simcoe led the series 2-0. A loss today would put the Flame out on their OMHA dreams. Unfortunately, they were facing a team who has been undefeated in the regular season, through Southern Counties A division play offs, and all their OMHA games thus far. Early in the first period, Simcoe scored and the boys felt a slight pull. Soon, it was 2-0 and the boys lost a bit of confidence. Then, Jordan Charron came through with an amazing goal, bringing the boys spirits back up and reminding them they can do it together, as a team. End of the first period, the score was 2-1. Jackson Cunningham-Louks tied it up in the second period, leading to a 2-2 tie at the beginning of the third period. Connor Armstrong’s shadowing of Simcoe’s strong #77 effectively shut him down. Forwards Isaac Melo and Teegan Bergman were everywhere, forechecking, back checking, fighting for the puck in front of the net and skating hard.

Charron’s sweet goal early in the third, assisted by Egan McDonald and Hayden Covemaeker brought them a goal ahead, and the team never looked back. Another goal

by Charron, assisted by McDonald and Kaden vanOordt followed by Cunningham-Louks second goal, assisted by Sullivan Cofell and the Flames last goal of the games by Charron sealed the deal. Defencemen Mason Koebel and Jackson Wright were spectacular, rushing the net, taking shots from the blue line, protecting their goalie and blocking pucks. Jackson “Killer” Illerbrun was absolutely spectacular in net, at times standing on his head stoping pucks. He was the “Flame” of the team for sure. The Ayr Flames defeated the “undefeated” Simcoe Warriors 6-4. In other news, Feb. 25th the team defeated Paris 5-1 with goals by McDonald, Charron and Cofell and assists by Keith McRuer, Koebel, Wright, Bergman and Armstrong. Ryan Smith was magnificent in net, stopping shots from Paris breakaways. The team was happy to have him in net that game. Feb. 27th, the team travelled to Tillsonburg and won 6-4. Goals were scored by Cunningham-Louks, Cofell, Charron (3), and Armstrong with assists by Koebel and Charron. Smith once again had a great night in net, securing a win for the team.

Novice LL3 Two games this weekend, were important ones for Novice LL3, if they could win both games then it means the boys are going to the finals. It all started with a great game in Tavistock on Friday night, keeping the first period scoreless with goalie, JS Deacon, at his best again, saving all attempts at net. In the second period both teams were ready to make this period count, and with fantastic team work, Deacon Samay was able to score the first goal of the game with assists by Noah Hoch and Sam Steward. Great defense by Jack Coughlin and Emmett Holman as they were able to keep Tavistock back so, Cohen Dalton was able to make an unassisted goal. With just under 4 minutes left in the game, Tavistock, scored a goal, and after more great plays the period ended 2-1 for LL3. The third period was even more intense, with a slashing penalty going to LL3, forwards, Lukas Washenko and Matthew Aoun and defensemen Colton Hanlon and Brody MacAulay were able to run the penalty out with no goals. With a battle for the puck against the boards Samuel Vaisanen passed the puck to Cohen Dalton who scored his second goal for the game, but Tavistock did not leave that goal unanswered and with less than 30 seconds later they made the score 3-2. JS Deacon was astounding with triple saves right the faceoff in our end. With a minute left in the game Tavistock pulled their goalie and Cohen Dalton took advantage and shot the puck down the ice to score our 4th goal! The game ended with the score 4-2.

The final game of the playoffs happened at the NDCC against our worthy home opponents Novice LL4. Our boys knew how important this game was and you could see it in the way they played. There was great skating, passing, and most important teamwork. The entire game was intense and the crowd could feel it, there wasn’t a person sitting down. The first period was a fight for the puck, both teams worked tirelessly as the ice and/or the puck was not working in their favour. The work paid off for both teams as both were able to score in the first period. The first goal was scored by Cohen Dalton, assisted by Brody MacAulay, and LL4 was able to score less than a minute later. At the end of the first period the score was tied. In the second period the boys used the whole ice and did not slow down. All the defencemen, Noah Hoch, Brody MacAulay, Colton Hanlon, Emmett Holman, and Jack Coughlin, worked and did their best to keep the puck out of our end and protect our goalie, JS Deacon. The forwards, Sam Steward, Lukas Washenko, Cohen Dalton, Deacon Samay, Matthew Aoun, and Samuel Vaisanen, worked hard with skating the puck down the ice and making fantastic passes and many attempts on net. Neither team could score in the second period, the game would continue tied 1-1. The third period seemed as though time flew by, both teams had lost no energy and were fighting for the win. Half way through the period Cohen Dalton scored the second goal of the game with the assists going to Deacon Samay and Samuel Vaisanen. Both teams play extremely well and the period came to a close finish with LL3 winning 2-1. Which means the LL3 boys will be off to the finals against Tavistock!!! Way to go Flames, feel the heat!

Novice LL 4 Saturday, February 27th, Novice LL4 played against their friends and classmates on Novice LL3. LL3 opened up the scoring in the first period. Fisher Woznica soon tied the game with a quick shot on the net. He was assisted by Paul Fahner. The second period was very eventful with both teams putting their best effort forward. Every team member on LL4 played hard. Grant Smith displayed his amazing goal tending ability by repeatedly taking away any scoring opportunities the opposing team had.

Unfortunately in the third period, LL3 was able to pull ahead, ending the game with a 2-1 lead. Congrats on your win, LL3! And thus ends our play-off win.

Special thanks to coaches Randy Smith and Tyler Brown, and trainer Tricia McEwan for providing excel-

Atom LL1 This past weekend the Atom LL1 team had an amazing event in the Port Colbourne 52nd Golden Puck Tournament. Friday’s game was fantastic with a win of 8-4. All the players were working hard and as a true team. The game sheet filled up with many numbers including our fantastic AP players. Celebrations back at the hotel included pizza and of course swimming. With a good rest, Saturday had the team facing Cayuga. By middle of the second period we were down 2-0, but skill, determination, and hard work Crits let in no others, and the team tied it up 2-2. Sunday started with a morning game. The music pumping and players excited to get out on the ice, the team was ready. Great passing and more fantastic teamwork lead the team to another win of 5-1.

With a break for lunch and a room change, the team was back on the ice for semi-finals, pumped and ready to go they gave it their all. By the end of the first, the team was down 4-1. Many teams would give up and seal their fate, but not Ayr Flames.

Burning to catch up, within the first 3 minutes of the second period, they found the net again and again and tied the game up 4-4! The fans were going wild! Neither team wanted to lose, and the play was intense. Right to the end the team played amazingly well and skated away winners even though they lost 6-5. Dissapointed they weren’t heading onto the finals, but every single one of them played their hearts out and walked away with their heads held high. A shout out to Brown and his first goal, the AP Players who were all strong members of our team, the parents and fans who cheered the team on, and especially the coaches Marty Garchinski, Scott Loughrin, and Craig Fleming who have been such positive influences for the players in growing their skills and the love of the game.

Peewee LL1 The boys played Plattsville on February 27th and lost 3-2. Tristan Steenbeek scored, with Brandon Bramley assisting. Brandon Bramley scored, unassisted.

We played Hespeler Team 2 on February 28th and won 4-1. Drew Porter scored, with Darrin Ecclestone assisting. Drew Porter scored, unassisted. Darrin Ecclestone scored, unassisted. Drew Porter scored, unassisted.

That wraps up our local league year. Still have the Baltimore Tournament to play in March.

Rockets Novice 1 The Rockets Novice 1 took on the Cambridge Roadrunners White on Saturday, February 27th at the Ayr Community Centre.

The Roadrunners came on strong and scored their first goal at 9:19 into the game, but the Rockets answered back with Olivia Henhoeffer scoring on a breakaway assisted by Rori Wallace and Sienna Freisen. It was Olivia’s first goal of the season!

The Roadrunners had another goal shortly thereafter and took the lead once again. Jenna Charron skated up the ice to score to tie it up once again.

The Roadrunners had another goal in the second and took the lead again. Sarah Wood was switched to wing half way through the second and had some breakaways towards the net, but the shots came up just wide.

Heading into the third the score was 3-2 for the Roadrunners. Lily Montgomery, assisted by Sienna F. scored to tie it up. Looking for an additional goal the girls tried their best with several shots on the Roadrunners end of the rink but unfortunately didn’t see any go over the goal line. But the Roadrunners scored an additional goal with just 16 seconds left to win the game. Brooke Spencer did a great job with the net minding for the game.

Atom LL 2

by Molly K. This weekend out Atom #2 team faced off against the Kitchener White team with a home and home game Saturday, February 20 in Kitchener and Sunday, February 21 in Ayr. The girls played an amazing game and ended up with a 5-2 win on Saturday. Scout H.L. was called up to be goalie for us for the first game against Kitchener white and Reese C. was called up to be a winger for the first game. These girls were left to fill some pretty big skates left empty by our injured star defencemen, Chloe A. The first two goals were scored by Gwen Y. in the first period, one assisted by Sofia G., and the other unassisted. The next two goals were scored by Emma V., both unassisted. The final goal was scored

by Kate S. who carried the puck all the way from the far blue line and took a nice shot on net. Great job Kate!

The girls had to wake up bright and early on Sunday morning to face this Kitchener team again. The game started off slow but in the beginning of the second period Claire L. scored with the help of Gwen Y. The next goal was scored by Emma V. with an awesome unassisted goal.

In the same period Gwen Y. scored with the help of Claire L. and Skylar S. The final goal was scored in the third period by Peyton G. unassisted.

Claire M. played solid defence and in the end our team finished with a victory and a score of 4-1. Thanks to Sofia for playing in net this game. Good job girls.

We only have 3 more games left in the regular season. Our last two home games are on March 11 at 7 p.m. vs. Wilmot at the NDCC and March 12 at 12:00 p.m. vs. Woolwich at the ACC. Come on out to cheer us on!

Ayr Sportsmen League Sunday, March 6th - NDCC 6:30 p.m. White Coad vs No Frills 7:30 p.m. Impact Mrktg vs Kovacevic 8:30 p.m. Rivals Night vs Coke Zero 9:30 p.m. Greenhaze vs Snap Fitness Sunday, March 6th - ACC 7:00 p.m. East Side vs Mad Tractors 8:00 p.m. Clintar vs Remax Standings Coke Zero Rivals Night Kovacevic Snap Fitness Impact Mrktg Greenhaze White Coad Remax No Frills Clintar Mad Tractors East Side Mario’s

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February meeting of North Dumfries Heritage Preservation Society

The regular meeting of the North Dumfries Heritage Preservation Society was held at the North Dumfries Community Complex with the following members in attendance: David Pyper, Gail Rhodey, Ron Sage, Jeannine Babister, George Barrie, Rosemary Phillips, Irene Adeney, Rachel Redshaw, and Margaret McCreery.

It appears that the NDHPS will be part of the township’s summer student project this year, with about two days per week of time allotted for archives. Executive members will consider the role and work for summer students.

Two volunteers from Southwood Secondary School have come forward to work on a website for NDHPS. They will contribute up to 70 hours total in volunteer time in the next four years. Please forward ideas to Irene Adeney to share with the students.

Adeney will discuss equipment needs with the Ayr Library, Paris Museum and township office. Pyper will contact the WRAR for their advice and direction.

Members were reminded that NDHPS is considering a calendar sale and house tour for next year for 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation. It was suggested sponsors for the calendar pages would help fund the production of the calendar project. This should be ready for fall fundraising starting in 2016. Ayr News can provide printing and the summer student may be able to assist this project.

The NDHPS approved spending $1000.00 to purchase three display cabinets, a five-drawer file cabinet, 10 certificate frames and 20 display plaques from the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Adeney suggested that the NDHPS should approach the Township Council for consideration of space for a permanent archival display area attached to the township office. The members were supportive of this idea, but it would require a revision to the terms of reference for the NDHPS. Adeney will investigate dates to present the idea to the township council. She also pointed out that grants that the NDHPS can access might also support the needs of the Township and that this may be an incentive to move forward.

Adeney suggested that Ken McLaughlin, author of the book Cambridge: Making of a City, would be a good speaker for a fall fundraiser. Ideas that were discussed included possible dates in September 11th or 17th, and that it could include a dinner, corn roast, bbq and lecture, possibly at the Dickie school site or the former Goldie House on Northumberland Street, with permission of the family. Members were asked to consider other ideas for a fall fundraising event for the next meeting.

Adeney reported that Andrew Taylor’s book, Our Yesterdays and Todays, has been scanned and she will seek to get a digital copy of this for the NDHPS. This would be a good addition to our digital project. In addition, another group has requested a reprint of this book.

There will be a community celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of North Dumfries at July 3rd concert of the AyrParis Band. The NDHPS agrees to participate. Members are asked to consider what can be done for that event.

Ron Sage, Gord Taylor and Pyper will attend the grant program review of the Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Foundation to determine the procedures for spring applications.

The Canadian Subsidy Directory website was flagged as a place to find alternative funding sources as well.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 9 (a change from the regular Tuesday time slot), at the NDCC at 1:00 p.m.

Etonia ETONIA, February 29, 2016

Etonia United Church Pastor Lori Minler led the worship at Etonia last Sunday morning. Faithful Cliff Collard greeted at the door and pianist Connie Boone led the music for the day, After the announcements were read, in preparation for worship we sang ‘Come and Find the Quiet Centre’ and the Christ Candle was lighted by Colleen Pike and the Bible was opened by Lois Watters.

‘Come In, Come In and Sit Down’ came after the Call to Worship and was followed by the Opening Prayer. The Minute for Mission was a video from the United Church of Canada.

The offering was presented for dedication by Arnold Mantel and Brian Ackland with grandson Kohan.

We were treated to a beautiful rendition of ‘Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)’ sung by Penny Mason and Nancy Durham. Lori then read a lovely untitled poem which was written by Alicia Carpenter and in Sharing Time she continued with discussing 40 acts of generosity.

We sang ‘A Touching Place’ and after scripture from Luke, chapter 7 read by Cathy Collard Lori delivered the sermon, ‘Loving Generously’ in which she hoped that there is room in our hearts for forgiveness.

The Call to Prayer was followed by the Prayers of the People and the singing of the Lord’s Prayer.

The worship closed with ‘Amazing Grace’, the Benediction and the Choral Amen.

Announcements Wednesday, March 2, Spaghetti Supper at Etonia from 5-6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 4, World Day of Prayer at Princeton United Church at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m., UCW meeting at Etonia.

Thursday, March 17, 5-7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Princeton. The Coffee Guys are hosting their annual Soup Supper. Soup, homemade bread and dessert. Freewill giving.

Friday, March 25, Good Friday Joint Service at 10 a.m. at Etonia.

Join us for tea and coffee after.

Wednesday, March 30, 7 p.m., Video series at Etonia.

Etonia Locals This report of the Mantel Family’s latest racing event was received – Refrigeree Eighter,

Waterloo race was held with donations going to Juvenile Diabetes, a total of $7000 was raised. Our Mantels raised $380 and Mom Kathy ran 8 miles in 100 minutes, 42 seconds and was the 7th lady.

Daughter Kelly ran 5 K and was 2nd overall and Dad Arnold ran 8K and was 2nd in his age group. They are a happy healthy family participating in many, many events.

Deepest sympathy from all of us is extended to the Durham family as a dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother has passed away. June Durham died at Stedman Community Hospice on Sunday, February 20, 2016 in her 90th year. June (nee Bonney) was the beloved wife of the late Harvey Durham and the loving mother of David and Nancy, Ronnie, Bonnie Lynn and Fred Kotlar, Karen and Keith Sheppard and daughter -in-law Luanne Durham. Predeceased by son Barry and brother Charles Bonney.

She leaves 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren to mourn her loss and will be missed by all who knew her. Funeral arrangements at Keith Ovington Funeral Home in Burford.

Condolences are sent to the Catton family when David Victor Catton CD MD FFRCP(C) passed away at the Juravinski Hospital in Hamilton on February 9 at the age of 85. He was predeceased by his wife Phyllis and is survived by his wife Eileen. He was the father of David (Nancy), Ian and Richard and grandfather of 6 and great- grandfather of 2. He was a respected doctor with the RCAF and also at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Our prayers are with Don and Jean Eaton and also with Connie and Bill Boone.

Last Wednesday evening the Princeton Book club met for the monthly get-together, and because of the freezing rain and rain the attendance was sparse.

We are also starting a cookbook club, when each of us chooses a cookbook, reviews it and chooses a recipe to bring for a tasting at the meeting. We had some delicious samples for this first time.

Everyone is welcome to come and join, they are a good group, the books chosen (by Librarian Betsy) are usually (!?) very interesting and the cookbooks also make good reading. Meetings are held on the last Wednesday evening of each month starting at 7:00, so come and join us.

Upcoming birthdays, good wishes for a happy day and a happy year this week and next go to grand-daughter Ann Haw, to Jillian Cain, to Darlene Eaton

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Drumbo DRUMBO, February 29, 2016

Drumbo Chatter Hello again! This week we head into March. When I think March, I think Spring!! Yeah!! Now that I have a smaller yard and we did most of the structure and planting last year, I just have to wait for the warm weather and put out my furniture and plant some annual flowers. It’s nice to keep it simple, that way I can enjoy what I have and I don’t have to spend hours maintaining it. I always look forward to putting up my Hummingbird feeders. I love to watch them when I am outside soaking up the warm weather.

I would like to give thanks to our local Legions, who through their Youth and Education program, give young people an opportunity to speak in public. Two of my great-grandchildren won gold in their age groups and will move on to compete at the Woodstock Legion in March. Congratulations Braxton and Brody. Good luck in March.

Have a good week and Happy Leap Year.

Trivia Q: What toy went to the moon on Apollo 8?

Trick Questions and Riddles If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?

Cancer Socity Meeting The Executive of the BlandfordBlenheim Branch of the Cancer Society will meet on Monday, March 7th, (please note change of date) at 7 p.m. at the home of Bonnie Csinos, Drumbo, for their kick-off meeting for the upcoming campaign in the month of April.

Any persons who would like to volunteer to assist the Branch in any capacity, please feel free to contact Ann Hoard at 519-463-5408. We are in need of captains and doorto-door canvassers in some areas of the Township.

Drumbo and District Historical Society The DDHS met on February 2 at the museum for the monthly meeting. President Diane McLaren welcomed everyone. The speaker for the evening was Don Michalak and he gave a short history on the telephone. After presenting some interesting facts he invited everyone to look at a few of the telephones he had brought from his collection. These are still on display at the museum.

After a brief break for refreshments provided by Kathy Hughes the regular meeting took place.

The minutes of the January meeting were read by Linda Clare and the treasurer's report read by Don Michalak. Plans were finalized for the Lions Club Elimination Dinner. Meeting was adjourned.

Please come visit the museum, open every Tuesday or by appointment, Centre St. Drumbo.

This Week in History February 28, 1983: Final TV episode of “M*A*S*H” aired February 29, 1984: Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he was stepping down after more than 15 years in power March 1, 1961: President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps.

March 2, 1904: Theodor Seuss and to long-time friend Laurel Norry.

Happy Anniversary this week to Bill and Betty DeKoning.

And—A woman and her friend were talking about their laboursaving devices as they pulled into the driveway. The friend said, “I just love my new garage door opener.’

“I love mine too,” the other replied and blew the horn three times. That was the signal for her husband to come out and open the garage.

Personal note—I also love our garage door opener, before we got the first one I usually got out of the car and opened the door, noone blew the horn at me though.

Geisel, who wrote and illustrated ‘Dr. Seuss’ children’s books, was born.

March 3, 1923: Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, debuted.

March 4, 1989: Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. announced plans to merge.

March 5, 1963: Country singer Patsy Cline died in a plane crash at age 30.

Birthday Corner A great big Birthday wish to my great-grandson, Braxton from Tillsonburg, who will be 12 years old on March 2. Hugs from Big Grandma Special birthday wishes to Cathy who will celebrate her Birthday on March 9. Cathy is one of the smiling faces we see at Shakers, in Plattsville. Have a happy day Cathy

March If you were born in March, your birthstone is an Aquamarine and your flower is a Daffodil

Seenager I am a Seenager. (Senior teenager) I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later.

I don’t have to go to school or work.

I get an allowance every month.

I have my own place.

I don’t have a curfew.

I have a driver’s license and my own car.

I have ID that gets me into bars.

I don’t have acne.

I don’t have peer pressure Life is great.

I have lots of friends I can call to go out for coffee, but right now I can’t remember their names.

Euchre Results Following are the results from the Drumbo Agricultural Society euchre held on February 22nd.

Hi man, Don Michalak; low man, Dan Van Weerhuizen; most lone hands, Don McAllister; high lady, Marelene Perry; low lady, Pauline McAllister; most lone hands, Bonnie Rounds. Lucky draw winners were Steve Kwasnick and Richard Jarvis.

The next euchre will be held on March 7th at 7:30 p.m.

Kids/Pet Corner This list of cat names was sent in

by Carter. Loli, Blixa, Bubba, Muffin, Mia, Charlie, Isaac, Maggie, Daisy, Cherry and Fuzzy Wuzzy Thank you Carter, I know a few cats with those names.

Welcome to the family! Gracie is a 10 week old Zuchon who was adopted by my daughter and her grandchildren. A Zuchon is a mix of Shih Tzu and Bichon Frise. They are also referred to as a Shichon or Teddy Bear dog and are nonallergenic and non-shedding. I’ve heard Gracie is very cuddly.

Mark Your Calendars March is Red Cross Month March 14-18, March Break March 16, Daylight Saving Time begins March 17, St. Patrick’s Day March 25, Good Friday March 27, Easter

Pun of the Week After hours of waiting for the bowling alley to open, we finally got the ball rolling

Life Lessons Couples without children always know how you should raise your kids.

A mule dressed in a tuxedo, is still a mule.

I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn Patronize local merchants, even if it costs a bit more.

Do not spread yourself too thin, learn to say no politely and quickly.

Praise in public, Criticize in private.

Don’t be afraid to say “I do not know or I am sorry.”

Thought for the Day POISE: The ability to continue speaking fluently while the other person picks up the cheque.

Chatter Box Says The principal function of March is to use up the winter weather that would not fit into February.

Trivia Silly Putty went to the moon on Apollo 8. The astronauts used it to relieve boredom and to stabilize their tools during the zero-g periods.

TRICK QUESTION - four and five are nine.

Please e-mail Irene Skater at ourrainbow@execulink.com for submissions to Drumbo Chatter

Brad J. Hause B.A., LL.B.

Drumbo Lions' members (left to right) Phil Harmer, Marion Piggott and George Corrin; along with Barbara Corrin volunteered at the 22nd annual Alzheimers Society Walk for Memories at the Oxford Auditorium in Woodstock to raise funds for Alzheimers research.

Til next time, ~Smile it's contagious~

Willis United Church

Ted and Judy Leuszler welcomed everyone to Willis on Sunday, February 28th. Joan Shantz was the organist for the service. Rev. Ken Jackson welcomed everyone to the service and gave the morning announcements. Marcie Cunningham lit the Christ Candle, as well as all the advent candles. We sang “Let All Things Now Living”. Rev. Ken led us in the Call to Worship and the Prayer of Approach and then the Prayer of Confession. Larry Balkwill, Pam Bader, Bethany Jackson and Jeanie Green sang “I Love You Lord More Than Thee” accompanied by Joan Shantz on the piano.

Rev. Ken’s time for Young Worshippers was about how when our lives seem jumbled God offers us help to change and to do the things that He wants us to. Marcie Cunningham led in the Liturgy for Lent and extinguished the first, second and third candles. Rev. Ken led us in the Words of Assurance and the Doxology. Ann Hoard read the scripture reading of Isaiah 55:1-9 and then the gospel lesson of Luke 13:1-9.

Rev. Ken’s inspirational sermon was entitled “More Manure”. We all have natural talents or abilities but the idea is to find them and use them appropriately. Ted and Judy Leuszler collected the offering. David Money, Jeanie Green, Marcie Cunningham and Carl McLean assisted Rev. Ken with the serving of communion.

Rev. Ken gave the commissioning and we sang the benediction.

Announcements: Willis contact information is: telephone 226-323-5222; email is drumbocharge@hotmail.com and the website is www.willisunited. ca. Rev. Jackson will be in the church office on Wednesday mornings and his email is kenatwillis@ gmail.com.

Coffee time is at Willis on Monday mornings from 9:30-11:30.

Everyone is welcome. The group is in need of spare material that you may have in your closets for quilts and baby blankets and wool. If you have anything to donate please bring them to Willis.

Willis Choir Practice on Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

We are planning a new fundraiser involving gift cards. More

details to follow.

Roll up the Rim to Win - we are collecting winning drinks and donuts from the cups for Feb. and March from Tim Horton’s as well as from McDonalds. They will be given to the out of the cold program.

There will be a Good Friday Service on Friday, March 25th at 10 a.m.

Sunday, March 13th coffee and muffins will be after the church service for a time of fellowship.

Something to Think About I remember one word that was called to me quite often in school, ‘Quiet’. It was usually directed at me more than the other students.

Don’t know why, maybe she noticed me more than the others who were not paying attention. But then again, maybe it was me. Maybe I should write a book on what I learned from my grade two, three, fourth grade teachers.

Recently I was doing some visiting with some relatives and their place is out in the middle of nowhere. As we walked around the yard on that pre-spring, spring day, I noticed more than anything the quietness. So stark against what I was used to. It was so nice to have a quiet place to go to. But here, where they live, it was all a quiet place.

Back in school we boys were sometimes a handful. Maybe that is why my marks reflected the noise of the classroom just as our towns and cities are too noisy with traffic and congestion. I must have got quieter as the years past because I started getting higher grades.

Nice. I had learned something from all that yelling.

Today I realize there is more to the scripture: “Be still and know that I am God”. It’s more than just being still. It’s putting out of our minds all the noise of life. Blocking off our life from the noise and congestion and just opening our ears to learn from the Master. And just like when we were kids, we will get to know Him by talking less and listening more. If we are to truly get to know God we have to do a lot more listening. It’s not about what we ask, or what we think we know but it’s about what we have heard Him say. Just like the line of that old hymn, ‘open my eyes that I may see. . . ‘ Something to think about.

Rob

2016 DRUMBO LIONS CLUB

33RD ANNUAL AUCTION SALE LOCATION: DRUMBO AGRICULTURAL HALL

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CONTACT LARRY BALKWILL 519-463-5263 BILL AWDE 519-463-5443 OR ANY LIONS MEMBER Items Will Be Received on FRIDAY, MARCH 25TH from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Sale Starts Friday, March 25 at 1:05 p.m. SHARP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, NEW MERCHANDISE, GIFT CERTIFICATES LARGE ITEMS (FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, ETC.).

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Police watched a vehicle approach the RIDE location then turn into a closed business parking lot in attempt to avoid police.

Police attended the location of the red 2009 Dodge Caravan and determined that the female driver had consumed alcohol.

OPP investigators have charged 33-year-old Woodstock woman with operating a motor vehicle with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date to answer to the charge.

Ayr & District News Briefs Waterloo Regional Police report stolen vehicles Sometime between February 18 and February 26, a 30-foot 1993 white Ford motorhome was stolen from a workshop on Dumfries Road.

The vehicle is easily identified by the words “Portraits of Honour” painted on both sides and poppies on the front and back. Police continue to investigate.

On February 23 between 11 a.m. and 5:10 p.m., a red 2002 Subaru was stolen from a property on Brown Avenue in North Dumfries. It was found ablaze at 7 p.m. Police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information can make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Rash of single vehicle accidents There were four single vehicle accidents last week in North Dumfries, several of which resulted in charges of careless driving.

On the morning of February 24, a Simcoe man lost control of his car, which was travelling southbound on Dumfries Road, and ended up in the eastside ditch. There were no injuries, but the driver was charged with careless driving.

On February 24, at 10:49 a.m., a Cambridge woman lost control of her car that was travelling southbound on Spragues Road near Shouldice Sideroad, and struck a hydro pole on the east side of the road.

There were no injuries. She was charged with careless driving.

PHONE There were632-7432 no injuries from a single vehicle collision on Alps Road near Shouldice Sideroad on February 26 at 4 p.m. The vehicle, which was travelling westbound, lost control and hit a tree.

A man injured his leg and was taken to hospital on February 27 at 2:45 p.m., when he lost control of his car on Cedar Creek Road and crashed. No charges have been laid. Waterloo Regional Police are looking for witnesses to the crash who have not yet been interviewed. If you have information, call 519-570-3000 ext. 2297.

OPP investigate dog bite at Paris elementary school County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a report of a youth being bit by a dog on Grandville Circle in Paris within the County of Brant at approximately 6:00 p.m. on February 20.

OPP members attended the scene and were advised that the youth suffered a small puncture wound to his leg as a result of a dog bite. The dog was on the school grounds with its owner and 2 children, but left prior to police arrival.

The dog was described as possibly a Great Pyrenees or similar breed. The owner was a male with dark hair, mid to late-30’s and had two girls approximately six and ten in his care.

The OPP as well as County of Brant by-law and The County of Brant Health Unit continue to investigate and are asking for the owner of the dog to please contact police so that the status of the dog’s vaccinations can be verified.

Anyone with information regarding this or any other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or 911. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.crimestoppersbrant.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Waterloo Regional Police charge Brantford resident with credit card theft On Monday, February 22, 2016, a 40-year old Brantford resident was charged by the Waterloo Regional Police with using stolen credit card data, theft over $5000, and uttering forged documents. The man currently operates a Kitchener company under the name, New Age Home Care Products, previously known as Universal Water Technologies, out of Kitchener. He allegedly sold water treatment systems and air purifying systems through tele-marketing and door-to-door sales throughout Ontario.

In February of 2016, an investigation commenced as unauthorized transactions were appearing on credit card accounts of various individuals in and around the amount around $5,000 payable to New Age Home Care Products. Two victims have been identified by police; however, it is believed that there may be more victims, who may be unaware of the unauthorized transactions.

Through investigation and speaking with Ministry of Government and Consumer Services investigators, it is believed that multiple victims may be outstanding in Central Ontario. It is alleged that victims, primarily senior citizens, were sold overpriced water treatment systems which may or may not include: reverse osmosis systems, water conditioners, UV Light filters and de-chlorinators.

Investigators from the Ministry and Waterloo Regional Police are continuing their investigation. It is anticipated that further charges may be laid under the Consumer Protection Act and/or the Criminal Code of Canada as more victims are identified.

If you have noticed unauthorized charges on your credit card statement associated to New Age Home Care Products, please call Waterloo Regional Police at 519-653-7700 extension 4449.

If you have information relating to this investigation, please call the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services at 416-326-8800 or 1-800-889-9768.

FAX 632-7743

Business Directory

OPP arrest female driver for Over 80 after she attempts of avoid RIDE program Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) on Colborne Street West in the County of Brant on February 20 at approximately 3:20 a.m.

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HARDWOOD FIREWOOD — Split and dried. $80/cord. Delivery available, price depending on location. Call Drumbo 519-463-6374 or 519-5352824. c1-tf

SCRATCH PADS — Eight pads in a bundle. $2.00 per bundle. Available at the Ayr News, 40 Piper St., Ayr. p1-tf

IN MEMORIAM

ROSWELL, Madeline — In loving memory of our sister who passed away February 28th, 2015.

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COMING EVENTS

BIRTH

AYR COMMUNITY BLOOD DONOR CLINIC — Thursday, March 10th 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. at NDCC, 2958 Greenfield Rd., Ayr. Sponsored by Ayr Masonic Lodge #172. Call 1-888-236-6283 to book an appointment. c9-2t

BRANT 4-H RALLY NIGHT — Calling all youth ages 9-21 years of age. A wide variety of livestock, agricultural and life skill clubs. Sign-up Wednesday, March 9th, 7 p.m. at the special events building at the Paris Fairgrounds. Cloverbuds ages 6-8 will be offered as well. For more information 519-756-4515 or email brant4h.programmanager@gmail.com c8-2t

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Classified Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m.

SERVING 16,000 RURAL PEOPLE

The Ayr and North Dumfries Lions Club Euchre was held on February 4th with 7 tables in play. High lady was Betty Boland; low lady, Kay McRae; most lone hands, Jane Van Weerdhuizen; high man, Terry Rickert; and low man was Bill Gavin. Most lone hands went to John Harkness. Special prizes were won by Bev Fried and Donna Sayles.

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SPAGHETTI SUPPER AT ETONIA HALL — Wednesday, March 2nd, Hwy. 2 in Etonia, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Adults $10; children $5; preschoolers free. Menu: Spaghetti, meat and meatless sauce, meatballs, garlic bread, build your own sundae. Everyone welcome. c8-2t

WOODSTOCK ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE —Our 42nd year. 30 plus vendors. Oxford Auditorium, Woodstock Fairgrounds, Friday, March 25th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, March 26th, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $5.00 for both days. Free parking, food available. c8-3t

PERSONAL INCOME TAX PREPARATION — Pat Harmer, Drumbo, ON 519463-5291, cell 519-532-5467, email: pharm7@execulink.com

Serving Ayr, Cambridge and surrounding area for over 25 years

Ayr and North Dumfries Lions Club Euchre

NORTH DUMFRIES SENIORS EUCHRE — Monday, March 7th, 1:30 p.m. at the North Dumfries Community Complex, seniors room. $2.00 person, refreshements and coffee.

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Tim Vander Welle Daleview Business Services

The Wednesday Seniors afternoon at the NDCC on February 24th had a modest turnout with 5 tables of Euchre in play.

Clubs was designated as the ‘magic’ suit.

The average score for the afternoon was 7.7.

Bernie Plagens had the men’s high average score of 9.4 and Julia Boyd had the ladies’ high average score of 9.3.

John Harkness and Don Shaver had the most lone hands with 5.

Ken McRae had the winning ticket for the $10.00 draw.

MIXED EUCHRE — The Ayr and North Dumfries Lions are hosting mixed euchre on Friday, March 4th, 7:30 p.m., at the Ayr Fire Hall. Lunch provided, fee $5.00. Come out and support your local Lions Club so they can help with community projects.

COMPUTER AND NETWORKING SERVICE — Virus removal, speed issues, repair, upgrades, data recovery, consultations. A+ and Net+ certified.

Call Steve Thompson 519-463-5011 or 519-501-6777. kst@kst-web.com

3 personal income tax 3 small business 3 corporate tax returns 3 exceptional service

WH’AYR IN THE WORLD ARE YOU? While visiting John and Susan McDonald in the Bahamas over Christmas/New Year’s, Doug Boyd, of Chicago, hands his significant other, Carla Gable, The Ayr News and says “check out the center of the paper, Susan’s picture is in it”. Carla opens it and to her surprise finds a marriage proposal. Carla’s first reaction was “Susan, did you write this?” Doug then proceeded to present her with a gorgeous diamond/ tanzanite engagement ring. After much laughter and clapping by all, Carla said “YES”. They didn’t totally lie to Carla, Susan’s picture was on the back page for our local Christmas sing-a-long. Another great use for The Ayr News! The Ayr News is now a keep-sake in Chicago.

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SERVICES

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• Custom Buildings - barns, garages, workshops, etc.

• Steel Roofing Sales and Installation • Coloured Steel Eavestrough - cut to your desired

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Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a report of a motor vehicle collision on St. George Road in the County of Brant at approximately 12:10 p.m. on February 24.

OPP investigators attended the location and found that a single vehicle had lost control and struck a hydro pole. The hydro pole was damaged and hydro wires were down at the scene. The 20-year-old male driver was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

Anyone with information about this or any incident can call the County of Brant OPP Criminal Investigations unit at 1-888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www. crimestoppers-brant.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

SERVICES

TAX RELIEF

HOEKSTRA – Kevin and Joanne (Hofer) of Kitchener praise God for a healthy baby boy. Arie Jo, was born February 19, 2016 at Grand River Hospital, weighing 7.5 lbs. 19.5” inches tall. Thrilled grandparents are Jake and Junia Hofer of Drumbo, Ron and Anita Hoekstra of Kitchener. Great-parents Frank and Jane Roorda of Kitchener, and Bill and Geralee Hoekstra of Kitchener.

County of Brant OPP investigate collision on St. George Road

Wednesday Seniors Euchre

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• Concrete Work - All Jobs No One Else Wants WALTER DEDMAN CONSTRUCTION 519-632-7652 Cell 519-572-6997

WATERLOO JUNIOR FARMERS 100th Anniversary Alumni — left to right: Barclay Napp, Jeff Stager, Sandra Quehl, Susan Mills, Lynn Perrin, Howard Otto.

Acupuncture/Chiropractor

Crime of the Week

WH’AYR IN THE WORLD ARE YOU? Carter MacKay took his copy of the Ayr News to the Grand Cayman Islands. Here he is with a crabby friend he found near the beach :)

Antennas/Satellite Systems

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First month free $100 Programming Credit

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On February 2, 2016 at approximately 10:15 p.m., a lone male attempted to break into a residence on Sacha Road, in the city of Cambridge. The male cut the screen on the front door using a knife.

The residence was occupied at the time of the attempt and the suspect fled in an unknown direction. A search of the area was conducted with canine with negative results. Police are looking to identify a white male, 25 to 30yrs of age,

Automotive

facial scruff and was wearing an orange baseball cap with circular logo and a green sweater.

Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward for any information leading to an arrest in this break and enter or any other serious crime. You won’t be asked to identify yourself, or testify in court.

Leave a tip with Crime Stoppers in one of three convenient ways: the toll free number of 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS); a secure anonymous tip online at waterloocrimestoppers.ca or text tip to CRIMES (274637) and start your message with TIP152.

Automotive Service

Greulich Auto Repair MELAIR DRIVE, AYR

• New replacement parts and filters for cars, trucks, tractors • Extensive selection of automotive tools and equipment • Automotive paint and custom spray bombs

M. & A.

AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY 109 Grand River St. N. PARIS - 442-2247

Repairs & Service to North American and Foreign Cars and Light Trucks TOWING & SERVICE CALLS

✓ Tune-Ups ✓ Electrical ✓ Transmissions ✓ Steering & Suspension Work ✓ Major & Minor Engine Repair

DRIVE CLEAN EMISSIONS TESTINGS

✓ Brake Work ✓ Exhaust Work ✓ Safety Checks ✓ Lubrication Service ✓ Tire Sales & Repairs

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Auction Service

LANDSBOROUGH AUCTIONS LTD. • Auctions of all kinds • Specialty Firearms Auctions Call us to plan your Auction needs . . .

OFFICE 519-449-1001 DAVE LANDSBOROUGH C.P.P.A.G. Auctioneer (519) 442-2581 (res.)

ROSS LANDSBOROUGH Auctioneer (519) 442-9238 (res.)

- Over 35 years of service -

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PHONE 519-632-7432

EMAIL ayrnews@golden.net

Business Directory SERVING 16,000 RURAL PEOPLE O’Neill’s

• Land Clearing Topsoil

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Fencing

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• Residential & Commercial Installations & Repairs • Insured & Licensed

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Heating/Air Conditioning

— Backhoe Service — Bulldozer Service — Septic Bed Installations — Free Estimates

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We Welcome New Patients

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Cell: 226-218-5674 Res: 519-632-8883

— Plastic Tile Installations — Guaranteed Workmanship — Qualified Erosion Control Contractor

Industrial High Pressure Wash Equipment

W. G. MOORE

RAINBOW EAVESTROUGHING

FARM DRAINAGE

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• Farm Ponds • Towing Winch

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• Road Work

Eavestroughing

R. J. VANCE

Dental Hygiene Clinic

• Foundations • Gravel &

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Foot Orthotics

• Furnace Oil • Farm Diesel Fuel • Gasoline • Hot Water Heater Rentals

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Hours: Mon. 10-6; Wed., Thurs., Fri. 10-6:00; Sat. 10-6; Sun. 10-6.

Closed Tuesdays.

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DANAYR FUELS — Locally owned and operated —

Outreach Site - North Dumfries Community Health Centre 2958 Greenfield Road, Ayr, ON, N0B 1E0, Phone: 519-632-1229

AYR 632-7741

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Lawn Maintenance

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• Bulldozing

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Bulldozing

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- Spring Cleanup - grass cutting - edging/trimming - de-thatching lawns - fertilizing

Water Heater Rentals

519-622-3720 Mobile Hairstyling

Painting / Wallpapering

PAINTING & DECORATING Interior & Exterior Painting & Wallpapering Drywall & Plaster Repairs

• Cuts • Perms • Colours

- My house or yours -

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Physiotherapy Services

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Call for information or appointments

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Ken Korte

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• Sports Injuries • Runners • Motor Vehicle Accidents • Neck Back and Joint/Muscle/ Nerve Pain • Vertigo

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ST. BRIGID MISSION

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

At Christ Church, Ayr Sunday, March 6th, 10 a.m.

Holy Communion/Healing Children’s Program

FARM SERVICES • Argus 2000 Tillage and Combine Specialty Parts

Custom Seed Cleaning For Appointment

632-7500

Saturdays 4:00 p.m.

For information call: St. Gregory 519-623-3111

Experience would be an asset but willing to train for the following: Forklift, skid steer and trailer shunting.

FOR SALE

FEBRUARY SPECIALS at SINDEN FEED & SEED PRINCETON

• Feed the Birds! Fresh bird seed & bird feeders available!

• Ice Salt • Redecorate! Come out & see our new line of paint

Phone 519-458-4770

FULL LINE OF SHUR-GAIN FEEDS AND PET FOOD

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Local Recycling Company looking to hire Full time and Part time dock workers. Job entails loading and unloading trucks with forklifts. Some heavy lifting is required.

Forward resume to info@futurewaste.com or Call 519-463-9990

Deaths Joyce Carmichael

Real Estate Grand Valley Realty

73 Grand River St. N., Paris 519-442-2231

BROKERAGE

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED

Bruce Taylor Broker

Tony Schmidt Broker of Record tony@hsrealty.ca

519-621-2000 office 519-740-8231 direct www.brucetaylor.ca Bruce@brucetaylor.ca

Teri Vincent Broker teri@hsrealty.ca

Helping people buy and sell homes is what I do for over 20 years now.

Area Sales Representative MARJORIE ETHERINGTON

Home: 519-458-4759 Cell: 519-754-7796 Email etherma@yahoo.ca

Howie Schmidt Realty Inc. Brokerage 107 Westminster Drive, North, Cambridge

519.653.6666 519.653.0477 fax

Triland Realty, Brokerage 577 Dundas Street, Woodstock ON 519-536-5966 DIRECT

25 years of experience serving Oxford County rural and village properties

LYNN ROUTLY Sales Representative

“CALL WITH CONFIDENCE”

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Free Market Evaluations Proud Ayr resident for 15 years Serving Ayr, Cambridge, KW and Surrounding Area “Helping you build your dreams, one house at a time”

Joyce Jessie Carmichael (nee Thomson) April 30, 1938-February 19, 2016.

Joyce Carmichael passed away at the Woodstock Private Hospital.

Joyce was blessed with two wonderful parents Minota and Perry Thomson.

Her childhood on the Thomson Farm, Washington, Ontario was shared with two sisters and two brothers.

Joyce married Garnet Carmichael and resided in Drumbo, Innerkip and Woodstock.

Survived by her siblings Bill and Shirley Thomson of Woodstock, Kaye Swan of Simcoe, Ian and Nancy Thomson of Cambridge and by her many nieces and nephews. She will lovingly be remembered by the Carmichael Family.

Predeceased by her parents Perry and Minota Thomson, husband Garnet (2004), sister Bette (2012) and brother-in-law Bob Bullock (2007).

More than any other trait in life was Joyce’s willingness to “lend a hand” to family, friends and neighbours.

As per her wishes cremation has taken place. A family interment in the Ayr Cemetery and a Celebration of her life will be held in the spring.

In Joyce’s memory, donations to a church or charity of one’s choice would be appreciated by the family.

Many thanks to the doctors in Woodstock and London for their care over the past 2 years, the staff at Woodstock ProResp, and to the friends for their visits, call, cards and concerns at both Parkinson Apartments and Woodstock Private Hospital.

Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Glendinning Funeral Home, Plattsville. Personal condolences can be sent at www.gffh. ca

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Innerkip United Church seeks Senior Camp Counselor (+18 years) for WONDERCAMP July 4-August 29, 2016.

Preference given to an individual with ECE or EA background.

Deadline for applications is March 24, 2016.

For application form and job description see www.innerkipunited.ca or facebook.com/IUWONDERCAMP

Nancy Kyle

Nancy Irene Kyle (nee Tupling) of RR 3, Ayr, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at home, on Thursday, February 25, 2016. She was in her 65th year.

Nancy was a founding member of the Waterloo Rural Childcare, worked with Community Action Program for Children, she was very active with 4H, Knox United Church, and Drumbo Fair.

Beloved wife to George, loved mom to Christopher, Kathryn Roxburgh (Andrew), Carman (Jennifer), and Curtis (Nicole); cherished Grammie to Madelyn, Callum, Lincoln, and Memphis; much loved daughter to Irene Tupling and the late Melville, dear sister to Bert Tupling (Pat) and Jack Tupling (Helen). Nancy is also survived by her in-laws, an aunt, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Rested at the Wm Kipp Funeral Home, Paris. Funeral Services were be held at Knox United Church, Ayr on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Family interment Ayr Cemetery.

Donations to the Knox United Church and Stedman Community Hospice would be appreciated.

Online condolences and donations may be arranged through www.wmkippfuneralhome.com or by contacting Wm. Kipp 519-4423061.

Keith Awde David Keith Awde of Drumbo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Alexandra Hospital, Ingersoll. He was in his 63rd year.

Loving husband of Terry (nee Booker) whom he married April 17, 1976. Beloved father of Neil and wife Cindy of Belmont and Nathan and wife Vicki of Drumbo.

Much loved grandpa/papa to Adam, Sean, Abby and Blake. Loving son of Ruby Awde of Woodstock.

Survived by his brothers Bill and wife Connie of Drumbo, Ric and wife Joanne of Woodstock, Daryl of Woodstock and sisters Barb Caldwell of Woodstock, Kathy and husband Jim Haskins of Delhi, Patricia Good of Keremoes, B.C., by his father and mother-in-law Doug and Ruth Booker of Woodstock, sisters and brothers-in-law Lori and Roy Fox of Drumbo, Brad and Val Booker of Emsdale and also by many nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by his father Earl (2008), brother Raymond (1985).

Keith served 30 years on the Drumbo Fire Department and was an Environmental Service Aid with Brant Community Health Care.

A private family service was conducted at the Glendinning Funeral Home, Plattsville. To celebrate Keith’s life, relatives and friends may call at the Drumbo Agricultural Hall on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. Spring interment in Drumbo Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lung Association (cheques accepted) would be appreciated by the family. Personal condolences can be sent at www.gffh.ca

The Ayr News, Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 — Page 11

60th Wedding Anniversary

At The End of Manley Street

Meeting Waters Chapter Order of the Eastern Star

Philip and Lorene (Mitchell) Church Philip and Lorene Church were married March 3rd, 1956 at the Richwood United Church.

Love and Best Wishes from Judy and Anne and the Family.

Cathcart Women's Institute

by Billie Forrest Twelve members and three guests attended the February 9th meeting held at the Burford Legion. Hostess Liz Ficht assisted by Betty Dakes welcomed everyone. Following a delicious lunch President Audrey Hall welcomed everyone and read a selection from a former Institute booklet.

The Institute Ode and Mary Stewart Collect were repeated in unison.

Billie Forrest introduced our speaker Shonna Ward of Hickson. Shonna was accompanied by her mother Pat Black of Woodstock. Shonna is a past council president of 4H Ontario. She joined 4H at age twelve and completed 24 projects. Following marriage to her husband Bruce they moved to Hickson and operate Wardway farms, a dairy holstein operation. Shonna leads two 4H clubs in the Hickson area. The 4H members join in the Cancer Relay for Life and have raised approximately $10,000 for cancer research. Accompanied by other 4H leaders Shonna visited Jamaica to help with projects there. It was a rewarding and learning experience. The group still keeps in contact with 4H Jamaica. Donna Csonto thanked Shonna and presented her with a monetary donation for 4H. Roll call was answered by "Who was president when you joined W.I.?"

We welcomed a new lady, Roseanne MacKenzie of Princeton. The December minutes were read and approved. Treasurer's report was given by Audrey and pennies for friendship were collected. Audrey reported on information from the provincial board. Smokey Hollow will host a meeting on March 8th and branches are invited. Audrey donated a baby quilt and a small bear for our Quincy project. These will be given to a local hospital.

Tweedsmuir history curator Donna Csonto received scrapbooks from the late Doris Costain. These books contain considerable history of our area.

Cathcart W.I. will host the district meeting on March 7th, location to be decided. Pat Osavari had the motto "How to maintain and healthy level of sanity". This gave us many smiles and chuckles. Since our meeting was close to Valentine's Day, Marion Sheridan read a poem, "What is Love?"

Dorothy Fair had our entertainment and had two quizzes. The first quiz was a vegetable know how and the second was unscrambling food words.

Audrey Hall was first contest winner and Roseanne MaKenzie second contest winner.

Prior to closing Audrey reminded us that our bylaws will be discussed at our March meeting. The meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.

On The Road With The Junior Rambler What more can we say about this weather? If you got up before church a week ago, you might have been fortunate to see the last of the winter’s ice go down the Nith River. And it looks like this will be the second consecutive year that we will not have to be concerned about a flood in the spring. Up in Ottawa, they closed the Rideau Canal skateway last week, after only eighteen days of skating, but they did manage to get in Winterlude in the capital city before the weather became too warm. And a nice surprise when you opened your monthly gas bill - the coldest month of the year cost us a bit under $100 for heat, hot water and the kitchen stove.

A group from the Drumbo area went in search of weather conditions cold enough for ice fishing and found them in the middle of last week on Lake Simcoe, where the ice was a foot thick allowing for a good number of huts to get out for fishing. The fishermen reported a good catch on the first day nineteen good sized Perch, but the storm that came in from the north-west forced them to cancel their second day’s excursion and head for home.

We were up early on Friday morning to do a job delivery to Woodstock, and after scurrying around for a few minutes, found a vehicle that didn’t have frozen locks and doors (the one that is kept inside where it’s warm).

The vehicle was pointed up Piper Street around 8 a.m., and it’s a good thing we had to take a few extra minutes to wake up out in the cold. As we neared the end of the village limits at the Thomas residence, a good sized deer bolted across the field beside the house, directly across our path and down the bank on the south side of the road to the security of the bush on the river bank. So once again we avoided an insurance claim and gave Bambi some more time to enjoy the countryside around our village.

While searching for information on the late Claudette Millar a couple of weeks ago, we came across a website which lists the names of men, women and organizations that have been inducted into the Cambridge Hall of Fame since 1995. The name that caught our eye was William Edward “Bill” Struck, inducted into the hall of fame in 2004. William was born in New Dundee in 1925, the third son of Edward Struck and his wife, Idella Mae Main. We checked with Bruce Main of Plattsville to see whether there might be a relationship to his family, but he said there was none. But back to William - who moved from New Dundee with his widowed mother to Preston, in 1930, where he went to school and worked in the textile trade. In 1937 he enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry of Canada at the age of 14 and when the H.L.I. was mobilized and sent overseas in July of 1941, Bill got as far as Halifax before he was sent home for not being quite eighteen years of age. He signed up with the Perth County Regiment and tried to get overseas again, but was sent back home from Halifax a second time. The third time he signed up with the Scots Fusiliers in Kitchener in March of 1942, and was again discharged because he was too young. Just before his nineteenth birthday in August of 1942, he signed up with the Royal Canadian Air Force and went overseas as a sergeant air gunner on a Lancaster bomber. On a mission over France he was wounded and parachuted out of the bomber behind German lines after an explosion, where he was found by the French underground and hid for two and a half months before he was able to escape back to England. After the war he worked for Royal Metal, later InterRoyal and then Croydon Furniture Co. William was elected to Preston city council in 1965, and then after the three cities were amalgamated he served on council until 1972 and again from 1975-1985 and 1989-1997. In all, he sat on municipal council for twenty-seven years, as well as being a member of the District Health Council, the boards of the Children’s and Family Services, Associated Planning Group for Children, Unemployment Help Centre, Cambridge Food Co-op and Cambridge Memorial Hospital. A substantial list of accomplishments for a man born in New Dundee. William Struck passed away on November 17th, 1997 and Struck Court in Cambridge is named in his honour.

This week our thoughts are with George Kyle of RR 3, Ayr and Terry Awde of Drumbo.

Until later . . .

Members of Meeting Waters Chapter #173 Order of the Eastern Star met for their monthly meeting on February 18th in Etonia.

Worthy Matron Diane Hadaway and Associate Patron Bill Boone gave a warm welcome. There were several dignitaries in attendance including Lynn Atkinson, Worthy Grand Matron; Ev Beacock, General Grand Chapter Committee Member; Past Grand Patrons, Mike Beacock and Keith Post; Past Grand Matron, Connie Boone and Karen Dobbs, Grand Electa.

Many special invitations were read and reports from standing committees were received.

It was reported that the Chapter had donated a very impressive 152 lbs. of food to the food bank last month.

Worthy Grand Matron, Lynn Atkinson gave a very inspirational message to the honoured stations of Worthy Matron, Secretary, Ruth and Organist.

Lorilee Benny, D.D.G.M. gave a very informative talk on the history and use of the seal in Eastern Star Chapters.

The charter was draped in loving memory of Jack McComb. He was a very active member of our Chapter and will be missed by all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sister Sylvia and her family at this difficult time.

Just a reminder of the card making fundraiser at Connie Boone's home on March 14th. Please call Connie 519-442-7543 to reserve a spot and enjoy a day of fun and fellowship.

Also keep in mind the Chapter will be hosting a Grand Officers night on March 17th. There will be a potluck supper at 6 p.m. The Grand Officers will perform the initiatory work during the meeting. After the meeting there will be a silent auction. Members are asked to bring items for the auction.

The evening concluded with lunch and a time of fellowship.

Glen Morris GLEN MORRIS, February 29, 2016.

Worship in the Glen Rev. Mary Elliot was welcomed to our service this morning, the Third Sunday of Lent. The Christ Candle was lit followed by an Introit by the Choir.

The Call to Worship and gathering prayer were followed by the singing of “Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet”, The Prayer of Confession was repeated and the Minute for Mission given. “Amazing Grace” was sung.

Reading from Our Hebrew Scriptures: Isaiah 55:1-9, and the responsive reading was Psalm 63 with the first refrain.

Our Christian Gospels: Luke 13:1-9 by Rev. Elliot and her Reflections for today, “The Church’s One Foundation”.

Morning gifts were presented and “Grateful” from More Voices was sung.

Rev. Elliot led in prayer and we remembered those who are in special need of our prayers and any known to others.

Closing hymn was “We shall go out with Hope of Resurrection”. The commissioning, blessing and choral amen closed the service, followed by a musical postlude.

Announcements: Rev. Brenda Otawa will be back on Monday after her study week. An up-date on the Refugee Family who arrived in Paris on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd was

outlined in the order of service. The annual congregational meeting will take place immediately following worship on Sunday, March 6th.

The Cemetery Board will hold their annual meeting following the congregational meeting at about 12:30 p.m.

World Day of Prayer We will be joining the United and Baptist congregations at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in St. George on Fri., March 4th at 1:30 p.m. for the World Day of Prayer. The Service this year is written by the women of Cuba and the theme is Receive Children, Receive Me.

Horticulture Society On Monday, March 7th the monthly meeting of the Glen Morris Horticultural Society will be held in Glen Morris Central School at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Connie Dam of William Dam Seeds, who will speak on “Tomato Varieties”.

Program: Distribute tomato seeds.

Business and announcements will also be part of the meeting. Come and hear all about tomatoes.

Our volunteers are preparing to go to school when a date is confirmed to make a craft with Mr. Shortell’s Grade 4 class.

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WH’AYR IN THE WORLD — Pictured above are George and Janet Schmidt (left) along with Karen and Mark Carmen (right) as they recently enjoyed a vacation at Blue Bay Villas Doradas near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

A truly lovely morning, sun shining, blue sky, I boldly stepped out and walked to the end of Manley Street. I enjoyed every step.

George and Janet gathered our young congregants around and had them imagine that they won a trip to Disneyworld. All they needed to do was pack and find their way there. What would they take with them? George pulled out some essential items such as bathing suit, toothbrush and a few other things. Janet said that sometimes we forget to pack something but that is alright. Then both Janet and George said that wherever you go, whatever you do something or someone is always with you; our Lord. Well done George and Janet.

The lesson today was about the fig tree that didn’t give a fig.

(That’s for you Fred). The owner wanted it taken down, found it unworthy. As I thought about this and we know the analogy that we are the fig tree but I wondered if we are like the owner. Do we find some people unworthy, not worth the time and effort? Our Lord finds each and every one of us worth the effort. He sent His only Son to teach us, to nurture us, to prove to us that we are worthy.

Fred said that evil wants us to feel so bad about ourselves that we give up. Why do we give the negatives, the wrongs so much power?

Sin wants to own us and when we give up we allow just that, we allow our sins to cripple us into inaction, it defeats our hope and dreams.

God has faith in us, God has hope in us, and God loves us. We are imperfect beings, we will sin and we will struggle and we will sin again but we will also succeed, we will love and nurture and encourage and risk and reach out. God sees this in us and believes in us. We just need to believe in ourselves more.

There are horrible things in the world, we hear tragedies and crimes against one another not just on a daily basis but with the internet and mass media it is in our face constantly. I use to tell my children that yes this exists but the good also exists. We cannot deny what is happening in the world but the world you live in and are a part of, there is amazing good, amazing compassion, amazing hope and perseverance.

Love is the great enabler; God’s unconditional love is all we need.

Embrace it and dare to hope, dare to dream, dare to be better. Give a fig, nurture yourself and one another.

Let’s make God smile today.

Safe and joyous week my friends.

Christ Anglican Church

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Page 12 — The Ayr News, Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

North Dumfries celebrates the 200th anniversary of the founding of Dumfries This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of Dumfries, which was originally known as Block One. Today, only North Dumfries carries the name of the original parcel of land purchased in 1816

by William Dickson, originally from Dumfries, Scotland.

South Dumfries was amalgamated into the County of Brant in 1999, and the municipality ceased to exist.

This following account of the early history of Dumfries was written by Kenneth McLaughlin and is included in the book Cambridge: The Making of a Canadian City. The book was published in 1987 and is now out of print. Permission was given by Kenneth McLaughlin and Laurier Press to republish this information.

By Kenneth McLaughlin The Treaty of Paris ended the American War of Independence in 1783, creating a dramatic situation. United Empire Loyalists – those former American colonists who were faithful to the British cause – began to flee the United States in large numbers.

Among those seeking new lands were a large number of the Iroquois Confederacy. Led

by Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant Thayendanegea, they had fought valiantly on the British side. Indeed, Britain’s Indian allies had been so feared and bitterly hated by the American revolutionaries that it would have been impossible for them to remain on their traditional lands in the Finger Lakes country of New York.

Fearing an uprising of the Mohawks at Niagara, and partly at Brant’s instigation, General Frederick Haldimand acted quickly to accede to their

request for land. In October 1784, Haldimand issued a document that granted Chief Brant, on behalf of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy [Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, Tuscarora], six miles on each side of the Grand River beginning at Lake Erie and extending the head of the river at present-day Fergus.

The area encompassed 641,910 acres.

The land was divided into six separate blocks, and Block One, containing 94,305 acres (from the present-day Paris to just above Cambridge (Galt) remained virtually unsettled until 1816, when William Dickson acquired the land.

The Honourable William Dickson was a legislative councillor in the government of Upper Canada, prominent attorney at Niagara and magistrate for the Niagara. Travelling the Indian trail bordering the Grand River, July 3, 1816 Dickson had purchased all of the lands of Block One of the Six Nations Reserve. As the lawyer for the Mennonites, Dickson knew well the value of these fertile tracts of land, and having already gained considerable wealth and prestige at Niagara, he was seeking a new outlet for his boundless energy. With the successful conclusion of the War of 1812, Dickson believed the time was right to invest in land and in the future prosperity of the colony.

Containing 94,305 acres, Block One had originally been sold to Philip Stedman for £8,841. Stedman died within a year of obtaining the patent from the Crown, and the property passed to his sister Mrs. John Sparkman, who sold the patent to the Honourable Thomas

Clarke. No part of the principal had yet been paid. Clarke executed a mortgage on the land to Six Nations trustees for the payment of the original £8,841, plus interest. Dickson acquired the entire mortgage and provided Clarke with a significant gain.

Almost immediately, Dickson set out with his agent Absalom Shade and an Indian guide to view his purchase. Proceeding westward by way of the Governor’s Road, they reached the Grand River near the site of present-day Paris.

When Dickson surveyed his new township in 1817, he expected the population to grow rapidly. Within the first year, only 38 families, mainly Scots from New York States, had taken out land. This reluctance to settle in an undeveloped area such as Dumfries was vividly understandable in one historical account: “With scarcely a tree felled, no roads, no mills or stores nearer than Dundas or Ancaster – 20 miles distant – and with the almost impassable Beverly Swamps between, and only a solitary settler here and there, and these poor in everything but their brave hearts and willing hands, the initial difficulties encountered by Mr. Shade in 1816 and afterwards, were of no ordinary kind.”

The rate of progress was altogether too slow for Dickson.

It was a bad investment into which he had sunk considerable funds. Descended from a prominent Scottish mercantile family whose fortunes had suffered with the bankruptcy of the Ayr bank in 1782, Dickson was determined to regain his family’s fortune and its reputation.

William Dickson was much loved and admired by the Scottish settlers and residents in Galt and Dumfries. He was described as “a man of indomitable perseverance, courage, energy, enterprise. Business ability, and kindness.” (reference courtesy of Waterloo Historical Society) Naming his new lands Dumfries Township, he looked to Dumfriesshire as a source of hard-working, solid settlers for Dumfries, Upper Canada.

The Scots were primarily Lowlanders from Roxboroughshire, Selkirkshire, Dumfriesshire, and Ayrshire. Since many of them had travelled together from Scotland, the closeness of their community life, like that of the Mennonites to the north, would help to explain the separateness of Scots in Dumfries from the Germans in Waterloo Township. Scottish place names began to appear throughout the township. The population grew rapidly from 163 in 1817 to 4,177 in 1834. – End of excerpts from Cambridge: The Making of a Canadian City

by Kenneth McLaughlin.

Photo taken in 1920s at work shed on the Hall farm. Left to right: Annie Guthrie, sitting beside horse; Em Gillies, wife of photographer A.C. Gillies, standing; Mort Guthrie, sitting on ground; Baby Jean Marshall; Alvin Marshall, brother of Annie, with axe; Bill Hall, standing in door; Bell Marshall, lady sitting; Daisie HallWitt, sister of Bill Hall, standing; Tom Hall; Sara Hall, wife of Tom Hall, sitting in front. Tom Hall – father of Bill, Martha, Daisie. Sara Hall – mother of Annie, Olive, Alvin, Bill, Martha, Daisie. The Hall farm at Jedburgh in Ayr is an original Block One property, remaining in the Hall family.

Emerging communities transform Block One

By Irene Schmidt-Adeney In the 1820s, communities began to be established in Dumfries. Formerly known as the separate communities of Mudge’s Mills, Jedburgh, and Nithvale – Ayr was named in 1824. Formerly known as Shade’s Mills, Galt was named in 1827.

According to The Forks of the Grand, written by Don Smith, before 1831, Paris was known as The Forks of the Grand, but Hiram Capron, the town’s founder, didn’t like that name.

It became known as Nithsville for a very short time, followed

by Parisville because Capron was selling plaster of Paris, mined locally. In December of 1831, residents agreed on the name Paris.

The Village of Paris was incorporated in 1849 and then incorporated as the Town of Paris in 1856.

Dumfries is divided

William Dickson passed away in 1846 and just a few years later, Dumfries Township experienced a bitter political battle when it was divided into North and South Dumfries.

In 1849, the government of Robert Baldwin began to define counties and proposed a bill that the County of Waterloo would consist of the townships of Waterloo, Wilmot, Puslinch, Beverly, Galt, and Dumfries.

Berlin (now Kitchener) would be the county seat. The bill was never passed. Baldwin’s government was replaced by Francis Hincks.

The Hincks government introduced a new bill that would have Berlin as the county seat.

Bill Hall of Jedburgh (Ayr) retains the original Block One property bought by his ancestor, Scottish settler John Hall. Back row (l-r): Pam, Thomas, Bill. Front row (l-r): Julia and Grace.

There was opposition from within the Hincks government from David Christie, who wanted Brantford as the county seat.

The last-minute proposal of the Hincks government was to divide Dumfries into two new townships. The northern half would be part of Waterloo County, while the southern half would become of the newly-created Brant County, for which Brantford would be the county seat.

The Scottish citizens of Dumfries were aghast. Vigorously and relentlessly, they opposed this division of their township.

Christie was lambasted at public meetings. Their close family ties and Scottish heritage had

created a strong sense of identity. To force them to transfer their political allegiance from Galt to Brantford would be unthinkable.

Unfortunately for the Dumfries Scots, Christie was determined to have Brantford, the area he represented, become a county seat and for this reason he pressed for the division of Dumfries into two townships.

By 1852, the townships were separated into North Dumfries and South Dumfries and remained this way until 1999 when South Dumfries was absorbed into the County of Brant.

The Dumfries area is one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the world

GRCA Heritage workshop celebrates Dumfries Township

By David Pyper Over 200 residents of the Grand River Valley from Cayuga to Fergus joined a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Dumfries Township at the annual GRCA Heritage workshop.

The workshop was held at Forward Baptist Church on February 12. The day-long event looked at the biologic, geographic, Indigenous and European heritage of the original Dumfries Township founded in 1816 after 94,000 acres were purchased by William Dickson.

Larry Lamb from the University of Waterloo and Graham Buck from the Ministry of Natural Resources gave a detailed outline of the geographic and biological history of the original township. They pointed out many unique and unusual fea-

tures including that the area is on the northern edge of the Carolinian forest as well as containing elements of the northern boreal forest. The early prairie grasslands were a key feature of this region along with many important and unique wetlands.

Mr. Lamb concluded that the Dumfries area is one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the world even today.

The Indigenous history of the area was jointly presented by author and professor Dr. Gary Warrick from Wilfrid Laurier University along with Paul General, manager of the Six Nations Environmental Centre.

Their presentation provided an archeological perspective of early settlement from the post-glacial period to the present. Paul General added very interesting highlights from the legends and

stories passed down over generations.

Sessions included a presentation by the Region of Waterloo about a new project to inventory public buildings in Waterloo Region that predate 1851.

Steve Pinkett from the County of Brant Heritage Society and the Paris Museum and Archives shared unique anomalies of the original boundaries of Dumfries Township from the early 19th century, including a map from 1822.

The event concluded with a panel of speakers that included Paul Sapounzi, David Simpson, Alison Jackson and Karen Richardson. Their presentations included the architectural history

and features in the North and South Dumfries, the early European history in both North and South Dumfries and the history of Adelaide Hoodless from St. George and the resulting woman’s movement in Ontario.

Mayors Sue Foxton, Ron Eddy and Doug Craig wrapped up the event with Mayor Craig from Cambridge presenting coloured copies of the 1826 Dumfries survey map to each of the municipalities as well as each local historical preservation organization, courtesy of the City of Cambridge.

This free event was organized by the Grand Strategy Heritage Working Group, a subcommittee of the GRCA.

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