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Woolwich eyes 4.3% tax hike for 2013 With budget in early planning stages, township seeks to increase revenue, but plans no spending cuts STEVE KANNON Woolwich homeowners can expect a 4.3 per cent tax hike next year, led by a special levy to fund infrastructure projects.

Although the budget process is in the early stages, councillors this week gave preliminary approval to a framework that includes inflationary-level spending increases and no cost-cutting measures.

Taxes would rise 1.8 per cent to cover operational spending, while another 2.5 per cent hike is earmarked for repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges and water pipes.

Based on current numbers, that 4.3 per cent hit would amount to another $25 to $30 a year on the township portion of the average tax bill, using an assessed value of $254,000. Director of finance Richard Petherick warned, however, that the 2013 bills will be based on new assessment levels from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), making it

The Elmira Legion marked Remembrance Day November 4 with ceremonies in Elmira and Linwood. See photos on page 2.

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Members of the Elmira Legion march down Arthur Street toward the Elmira cenotaph during last Sunday’s ceremonies.

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George Crawly, a bandsman with the Waterloo Regional Police Service, plays “The Last Post” during the ceremony.

Members of the Elmira Scouts were in attendance at the cenotaph.

difficult to know for sure just how big the impact will be.

As well as the tax increases, growth will bring the township another three per cent increases in revenues, representing about $231,000, he added.

Led by Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis, there was some discussion of trying to keep the hikes below levels recommended by staff, but her suggestion to cut the increase in half was quickly swept aside.

Even the idea of cutting the infrastructure levy from 2.5 to 2 per cent found no traction.

“What does 0.5 per cent represent?” asked Mayor Todd Cowan.

“It represents the people of the township,” she said in response to the dismissive tone. “Every penny adds up.”

People are getting tired of tax increases, she argued.

“Everybody needs to save right now.”

Coun. Allan Poffenroth fared no better when he suggested looking at cuts in order to control spending and reduce the tax burden.

“I think reducing some services wouldn’t necessarily be the end of the world. It could be a good thing,” he said, noting he had not specifics in mind, though suggesting a hiring freeze.

The township hired two new positions this year. New hires for 2013 would be talked about in future budget deliberations, said Petherick.

Staffing costs, accounting for more than half of operating expenses, have risen significantly in recent years. There’s been no talk of eliminating unnecessary or unproductive positions thus far in the budget process, with a staff report identifying no such changes while noting the township is heading into another round of contract negotiations with its

@ Mya Brubacher speaks during a Remembrance Day ceremony Thursday morning at John Mahood Public School. Left, Hannah Burkholder and Ethan Burkholder place a wreath as part of the event.

unionized workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 1542.

Poffenroth’s call for looking at cuts found some support from Coun. Mark Bauman, who suggested the township could find service levels that could be lowered. The 1.8 per cent operating budget increase would simply involve breaking even in the absence of some reduced spending, he noted.

There was more common ground on the infrastructure levy, however. Councillors agreed on the need to continue setting aside money to tackle a growing deficit, as the township falls behind on such projects. Woolwich needs an estimated $63 million just to deal with road and bridge repairs.

For Bauman, it’s a matter of looking ahead to the future and setting aside money to deal with tomorrow’s needs. The 2.5 per cent levy is a “preventative measure.”

The levy, introduced with the 2012 budget, brought in $179,000 this year. For 2013, that number will be $372,000. Due to compounding, 2.5 per cent each year would reach $1 million by 2016, for a running total of $2.9 million over the five years.

Whatever the total tax increase for next year – right now it’s 4.3 per cent – the figure should remain constant throughout the budget process, said Coun. Bonnie Bryant, noting the increase crept up as deliberations went along for the 2012 budget.

“I think we have to stick with whatever we set. We can’t keep changing it on taxpayers.”

The tax increases proposed

by Woolwich council reflect the township’s portion, which typically counts for about 20 per cent of the total property taxes. The region grabs the lion’s share at 50 per cent, with the school boards get 30.

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Public pressure sees Woolwich change noise policy Council promises revisions to recently-approved document that governs cheering at rec. facilities STEVE KANNON Less is more when it comes to a noise policy for Woolwich’s recreation facilities, councillors decided this week.

Faced with public resistance to changes made in September, officials opted to scale back a list of pro-

hibitions deemed heavyhanded. Director of recreation and facilities Karen Makela is to bring back a revised policy for council to consider.

The reversal of a decision made Sept. 18 comes after councillors received numerous complaints by telephone calls, email and

through an online petition.

The policy approved at that meeting went beyond the township’s previous exclusion of air horns, sirens and similar devices to include noise-makers such as clappers and thunder sticks. Also on the list were “human-created noised deemed unsafe or unpleas-

ant, such as finger whistles, yelling, cat calling, profanity, etc.”

The terms of the policy were called both overkill and unenforceable by residents who spoke against the changes Nov. 5.

“My first reaction to the policy is that it prohibits cheering,” said Brooks

Campbell, who argued the policy should have stopped with last year’s ban on air horns.

He called it a poorly written document with subjective provisions – “who decides what’s unpleasant?”

– that can’t be measured.

As such, it’s unenforceable.

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New Optimist Club launches in St. Clements COLIN DEWAR

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A new Optimist Club is now in place in St. Clements.

Lacking a club since the Optimist Club of St. Clements-Heidelberg disbanded a few years ago due to declining membership numbers, a group of St. Clements residents have formed a new club called the Optimist Club of St. Clements and area.

“This does happen from time to time when we have members that get too old or move away we do see a drop in membership and clubs have petered out,” said Ken Hayward, governor of Optimist International. “But we are excited to have the new club up and running.”

On September 29 the new club was formed, chartered with 16 new members, including president Terry Koudys and secretary treasurer Kevin Shultz.

“We are very glad that we were able to get enough people within our community here to lets us establish a new Optimist Club and we look forward to serving the community OPTIMISTS | 4

ber argued there’s no point to putting in place a policy the township had no plan to enforce.

“You cannot approve a policy that ‘strictly prohibits’ noise makers, human or otherwise, and then turn around and say ‘these ac-

Many Grade 9 students across Canada were absent from their desks on Wednesday. No, they weren’t cutting class or sick with the flu; instead they were put to work at their parents jobs during the 18th annual Take Our Kids to Work Day. In Waterloo Region, many large companies such as RIM, Manulife Financial and Home Hardware in St. Jacobs held events for the day’s young visitors.

“I learned how shelves are stocked, how orders are made, how to make inventory – the basics of a retail store,” said Julia Pilecki, who was shadowing her mother Karen at the Home Hardware paint department in downtown St. Jacobs.

During the day the two had a chance to spiff-up the window display with early Christmas decorations and placed mustaches on the trees for Movember.

“It’s kind of different to have someone on your heels all the time, but it was nice to see her interests outside of the house

Julia Pilecki spent Take Our Kids to Work Day working with mom Karen at Home Hardware in downtown St. Jacobs.

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and put some thought and energy into something,” Karen said of the day with her daughter.

This year 250,000 Grade 9 students and 5,000 businesses and organizations across Canada participated in the event.

The program is headed by the Learning Partnership, which operates out of Toronto and focuses on public education. The group’s director of communications, Carol Davies, said the program was started to jog both parents and students in to thinking practically about future career paths.

“I think it helps them understand the skills and educational requirements needed to get where they might like to go,” she said on Wednesday.

Davies said Grade 9 students benefit most because they are entering a critical point in their high school education, where they have to start seriously thinking about career possibilities after graduation.

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Workers from three local electric utilities – Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Waterloo North Hydro – arrived last weekend to help commence repairs, bringing with them bucket trucks and other equipment.

Waterloo North Hydro president Rene Gatien, says the challenge will be immense for crews that are not used to dealing with

this amount of damage. He compares the damage in New York to a theoretical power outage across the entire Waterloo Region.

“I think the size of the area affected is massive compared to what one would normally be dealing with. It goes beyond what you can handle with your own crew. The problem, as you can imagine, is if it was right across our whole region and there are trees that are down and poles that are broken, wires that are down in many areas,” he said.

When the hurricane first hit in the northeast on October 29, some eight million people lost power. Last week more than 640,000 customers on Long Island were still without power

and utilities crews as well as their supplies are spread thin.

The three local hydro companies went south to join Centre Wellington Hydro, Halton Hills Hydro, Orangeville Hydro and Guelph Hydro.

Gatien said the crews are facing a number of issues. Firstly they had to find accommodations in an area largely without power. Crews are staying at motels, as well as schools and halls with cots. They’re also bunking with local fire departments.

“Working in a strange area, trying to get enough materials – they need materials for many more crews than they would normally have. The other part is its long hours trying to get

power back on to people as fast as you can and as safely as you can,” he said this week of the challenge his workers face.

He explains that a multitude of fallen trees present a big problem for repair workers who need to clean up the obstacles before attempting get power back to the public.

“Trees are down across things and so you have to get through trees first and they rip things apart. That’s the problem; you gotta take things apart first before you start rebuilding them.”

According to Waterloo North Hydro, local responders are working around the clock to help restore power in the area and will stay in New York for about two weeks.

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tivities will be welcomed so long as they aren’t affecting the enjoyment of others at the facility.’”

In looking at the document and recreation staff’s rationale for the changes, St. Jacobs resident Emily Schieck easily stripped aside references to noise studies taken from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website as both out of date and inapplicable to Woolwich’s situation.

At times interrupting speakers in defense of the policy, Mayor Todd Cowan said the criticism was misplaced, as the township was only seeking a way to deal with issues should they arise, stressing there was no intention to eliminate cheering at arenas and playing fields.

“We’re not saying let’s turn this into a sanctuary where everyone has to be quiet.”

Coun. Mark Bauman emerged as the champion

of changes to the policy, calling for a rewrite in line with what the petitioners were asking for.

Makela, admitting the document needs work – “some words need to be tweaked” – suggested removing some of the provisions, to Bauman’s satisfaction.

“I think what you’re proposing will satisfy the concerns,” he said.

With other councillors on board, Cowan then assured those in the audience

opposed to the policy that revisions would be made.

“We have some assurances that we’re going to change it.”

In an interview after the meeting, Weber said she’ll be happy with the results once opponents have seen the revised version of the policy.

“Behaviours don’t belong in a noise policy. This can’t be about ... pet peeves,” she said, adding she’s reserve judgement on Monday night’s decision. “There’s just not a lot of trust there.”

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and the kids here as well,” said Koudys.

Optimist International is a worldwide organization with more than 3,100 operating clubs in North America and the Caribbean. The mandate of the club is to improve the self-esteem of youth while encouraging them to get involved within their own community.

“We want the youth to help improve things in the community and at the same time their personal lives,” said Hayward.

The club will be meet-

ing monthly at the St. Clements arena to plan local activities and help youth in the surrounding area.

“We look to see the club grow,” said Hayward. “At one time we could not charter a club with less than 25 members but Optimist International changed their rules and we can do it with a minimum of 15.

The ideology behind that is if a club gets together and meets up doing things the members will follow. I am hoping this club climbs form 16 members to the 30s.”

One of the current projects the club is organizing is a charter party to be held in the spring of 2013. The party will be open to members of the public who wish to attend.

“The club is young and like an infant you have to crawl before you can walk and once this club gets organized and into gear we are looking to help with bigger and better things within the community,” said Hayward.

The St. Clements Optimist Club is co-ed.

“Because of the challenge of volunteerism

these days it is hard to get volunteers in the first place and in most cases where the men’s club was involved the women were quite active in the background so it makes sense that they should be members. Having separate clubs for men or women are going by the way side and it is more efficient financially to have everyone under one club.”

The next club meeting will be held on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. upstairs in the St. Clements arena. Anyone interested in participating is welcome to attend.

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Governor General during the day. A police officer being his dream job, he also met with the chief of police.

Pilecki may not have her future career sights on a job in a hardware store, but says the experience was nevertheless a good lesson

in organization, management and interaction with customers.

“I will be working at my dad’s store in the summer and it’s nice to see how a retail store works,’ she said.

Julia Pilecki helps with a window display at the store. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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Councillors support bid for Elmira skateboard park Woolwich council continues its support of community-led recreation projects, this week agreeing to assist with fundraising efforts for a skateboard park in Elmira.

Meeting Monday night, councillors heard from a group of young people behind Skate Elmira, the organization behind the bid for a new facility

in town. Officials quickly agreed to four requests for assistance, including hosting a public process to come up with a design for the park; agreeing to have a township representative on the committee to serve as a liaison; allocating municipal land for the park when a site is chosen; and using the Fit for the Future campaign infrastructure – the organization behind fundraising for the township’s new rec. facilities, including the Woolwich Memorial Centre – to take donations and issue tax receipts.

The process is expected to modelled

on the recently-opened Kate’s Kause playground, whereby a group would do the fundraising and organizing, with the township providing expertise and ensuring the park gets built to specifications.

“I think we’re on board. Let’s go,” said Mayor Todd Cowan.

On the fundraising front, Skate Elmira is heading into the third round of qualifying for the Aviva Fund, with votes from the public an important part of the process.

More information is available online at the Skate Elmira website, www. skateelmira.com.

Jubilee medals to three long-serving politicians Three local community and political leaders were among those who last month received Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals.

Recipients gathered at the Waterloo Region Museum in Kitchener to for the ceremony on Oct. 28.

Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht and Kitchener Centre MP Steven Woodworth were there to hand out the medals to Waterloo Region

Chair Ken Seiling, Wellesley Township Mayor Ross Kelterborn and former Woolwich Township mayor William Strauss.

CANS effort nets 4,500 lbs of food Despite the poor weather on Halloween last week, CANS (Citizens Always Need Supper) volunteers collected more than 4,500 pounds of food for the Region of Waterloo Food Bank.

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Only one vehicle was tampered with at the Fastenal lot.

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3:15 PM | A Guelph man driving a white Honda Civic lost control of his vehicle on Lobsinger Line near Herrgott Road when he hit the soft shoulder and drove into a ditch. No charges were laid. No injuries were reported.

3:30 PM | Police were notified by a Woolwich Township man about an internet scam from Africa.

The man told police he had given $60,000 to help two women come to Canada and has not heard back

5:40 PM | Police were contacted by a concerned citizen about a man collecting money for a charity called Child and Youth in Crisis. The man had been collecting money at the No Frills in Elmira. The charity is not registered. The man is described as 45-50 years old, large build, balding, wearing a plaid shirt and blue jeans and spoke with an

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10:20 AM | Police were contacted about a break-and-enter at a residence on William Hastings Line in Wellesley Township. A lawn sweeper, wood chipper and an aerator were taken. The investigation continues.

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12:30 PM | A man was walking his dog along Fountain Street near Menno Street in Breslau when he was approached by a man dressed in black who grabbed his shoulder. The dog chased off the suspect, who was last seen heading into a forested area. Police were unable to locate the suspect.

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2:20 PM | Police were contacted about two Wellesley men removing aluminum siding from an abandoned house on Victoria Street North in Woolwich Township.

When police approached the men told them they had permission to remove the siding. The men were asked to leave the property.

6:30 PM | A 35-year-old Guelph man operating a 2000 Volkswagen hit a deer on Crowsfoot Road near Cox Creek Road in Woolwich. The animal ran off

after the collision. No injuries were reported by the driver. Moderate damage occurred to the vehicle.

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9:45 PM | A 52-year-old Waterloo man driving a 2007 Toyota hit a deer on Conservation Road.

The vehicle sustained moderate damage. No injuries were reported by the driver.

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8:20 AM | A 60-year-old Port Carling man lost control of his

1:00 PM | Police were called to remove an obnoxious man who was yelling at a pastor at the Gospel Centre on Kramp Road near Greenhouse Road in Woolwich Township. A 50-year-old man was removed from the building and was given a trespassing notice.

11:00 PM | Police are looking for a green van involved in an incident at the Foodland parking lot in Elmira after a Woolwich man had his vehicle attacked with a dozen eggs. The eggs scratched the vehicle and caused an estimated $500 in cosmetic damage. The BLOTTER | 6

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Following up on the release of a plastic polymer $100 bill, the Bank of Canada this week began circulating new $20 polymer bank notes.

Making up half of all bank notes in circulation, the $20 bill is the most used denomination. The change allows for bills that are more difficult to counterfeit and less expensive, as they last longer than the current notes. The remaining bank notes in the series – the $5 and $10 bills – will be issued by the end of 2013.

2007 Volkswagen on Maryhill Road in Woolwich Township when a dog ran out into the street. The man hit a post. No charges were laid. No injuries were reported. The dog could not be located.

Police seek suspects in theft, damage at car dealership Police responded to two separate calls early November 2 at Voisin Chrysler and Fastenal in Elmira. Unknown suspects had removed the tires off trucks at both sites.

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On the runway, modelling holiday and cruise wear, will be members of the Kitchener Rangers and the Waterloo Synchro Team as well as Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht and Woolwich Mayor Todd Cowan. Visitors can look forward to a night of shopping and treats.

“The clothes the models are wearing they can by those literally off their backs. We will have a store set up there. They can buy clothes and accessories like purses jewelry and Christmas gift wear,” Marshall said of the plans for the event.

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5:20 PM | A collision occurred on Ament Line, west of Linwood in Wellesley Township involving a horse-drawn buggy driven by a 13-year-old boy and a Ford F150 pickup truck. The buggy was heading eastbound on Ament Line on the shoulder of the road when the horse became spooked and pulled the buggy across the road into the path of the pickup truck.

The truck collided with the horse, killing it instantly and destroying the buggy. The 13-year-old boy was transported to a Kitchener hospital and from there was airlifted to

Hamilton with life-threatening injuries. A 9-year-old passenger in the buggy sustained non-life threatening injuries and was not taken to hospital. The three occupants in the pickup truck were not injured in the collision and assisted at the scene. Police closed the road for several hours for the investigation. No charges are anticipated in this incident.

7:20 PM | A 26-year-old Cambridge woman driving a black Volkswagen Golf hit a deer on Lobsinger Line hear Hackbart Road in Wellesley Township. The animal had to be dispatched by officers.

The vehicle sustained moderate damage. No injuries to the driver were reported.

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8:30 AM | Police were called about a break-and-enter at a residence on Hackbart Road in Wellesley Township. Five nail guns, a battery charger and a case of oil were stolen from a garage. The suspects entered through an unlocked door. The investigation continues.

6:15 PM | A 41-year-old Linwood man operating a John Deere tractor was driving along Ament Line near Lavery Road in Wellesley Township when a pin holding a metal stand attached to the tractor broke and fell into the roadway, hitting a 27-year-old Owen Sound man driving a 2012 Hyundai. The car sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No charges were laid.

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Class of 2012 gathers at EDSS for commencement COLIN DEWAR Cheers and laughter could be heard coming from the Elmira District Secondary School gymnasium as the graduating class of 2012 took to the stage to receive their diplomas, reminisce and catch up with old friends.

Some 240 students graduated this year and over 80 awards were handed out throughout the evening in front of proud parents, grandparents and family members.

The ceremony began with the ritual procession of students as they walked past their applauding families before the formal greeting from school board trustee Harold Paisley and new principal Paul Morgan.

“Graduation is a time of anticipation and celebration. Receiving a diploma is a significant accomplishment,” said Paisley.

“As you move on from EDSS, I want the grads to think about privilege and potential. To receive

Valedictorian Andrew Cook speaks to the 2012 EDSS graduating class at a ceremony held on November 2 at the school’s gymnasium. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

a publically funded, topquality secondary school education is a privilege … one that is often taken for granted. It may not seem like a privilege when you are sweating through an exam yet it will be the gift of education that will give you the foundation to build a career.”

Because of the privilege each student has a great potential, said Paisley, adding they have the potential of taking their gift of education and applying it to life and the potential to pursue their dreams, develop their skills and impact their world.

Morgan told the young people to remember those who helped them graduate, including their parents, family, friends and teachers.

“Don’t forget the impact others have had on you,” said Morgan. “When you leave here I hope all of you can walk out heads held high with integrity. A person with integrity makes good decisions and treats others with care and compassion while making a difference in their world.”

Following his speech, the awards portion of the evening began as students

Kayla Wideman receives the Student Leadership Award from Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht.

[COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] were honoured with scholarships, bursaries and awards ranging from academic to sporting success to be used as they pursue a career beyond the walls of EDSS. Lucas Wilkinson and Leah Shuh were the big winners of the evening, both taking home six awards, including the Township of Wellesley Award, the H.B. Disbrowe Scholarship and the Governor General’s Academic Medal for Wilkinson. Shuh would take home the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship Award, the McQuibban Award and the Canadian Federation of University Women Award.

After the graduates received their awards and diplomas, the graduating class’s valedictorian, Andrew Cook, delivered his speech.

In it, he spoke about staying positive and realizing the changes that occurred to each of them over their high school career.

“The true part of high school is not the marks we got or even the friends we made. High school is about shaping ourselves and all of us have changed since we first came here four years ago and that is the important part of high school, the changes we made to become who we are today.”

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Local kids get scissor treatment with cancer patients in mind ELENA MAYSTRUK Haircuts are an everyday occurrence at Destiny’s Hair Loft in Elmira, but on Wednesday things were slightly different as a local girl had a loved-one in mind when she sat down for more than a little trim.

Cassidy Moser had been growing out a mane of golden blond hair for almost a year before cutting it off for Locks of Love.

The non-profit organization provides hairpieces for disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

According to the organization, most of the children

who receive a hair prosthetic for Locks of Love suffer from alopecia areata, which has no known cause or cure.

Jacob Davis and Keean Dowdall, 13 would come in later that evening to shave their heads for a friend with cancer.

“My grandmother got breast cancer,” Moser said of her reason to make the cut, while Davis and Dowdall had a fellow friend in mind. Austin Whittom, a local student and friend who has cancer has returned to school this week and the boys decided to get their hair buzzed off “so that he didn’t feel left out,”

Davis said.

Cassidy wasn’t the first out of her group of friends to make the donation and was familiar enough with the process.

Her face in the mirror was calm and curious as a hairdresser divided the hair into two straight braids and began to snip away at the base of her neck.

Ten inches of Cassidy’s untreated, natural, golden locks will be sent in a padded envelope to Locks of Love to be made into a hairpiece for a child, while Cassidy herself, she says will be rocking a short bob “with blue tips.”

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Ramzan Buriro (middle), Engro Foods project manager from Pakistan, toured local operations while in Canada to study dairy production methods. He was joined at Grootendorst Farms in Breslau Monday afternoon by Mennonite Economic Development Associates’ (MEDA) Linda Whitmore and Marion Good.

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The Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) hosted a representative of a Pakistan dairy project on Monday as part of the organization’s entrepreneur project for women in impoverished communities.

Ramzan Buriro , project manager of Engro Foods Corp. in Pakistan, is part of the collaborative initiative to improve livestock management practices in the country. He had a chance to tour the Wallenstein Feed Mill and the Grootendorst Farms in Breslau to see how dairy farming is done in Canada.

As a MEDA partner in the project to better the economic endeavors of Pakistan’s women, Buriro was to be accompanied by two female representatives. The entrepreneur associated with MEDA and a veterinarian were, however, denied Canadian visas for the trip.

“Our whole women’s empowerment is that we’re working with the women because they have very little,” said MEDA’s regional director Marion Good of the Women’s Empowerment Through Livestock Development (WELD) project.

With the aim of improving the county’s dairy production, Buriro said focusing on female entrepreneurs and farmers is a key part of the process.

“In Pakistan about 70 per cent of livestock farming is rural based, and it’s a family business over there.

More than 80 per cent of livestock managing practices are being done by the

Buriro inspects the hay at Grootendorst Farms during a tour of the operation’s bestmanagement practices. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER] women. We believe if those management practices are fine-tuned it can have better impact on the milk yield,” he explained.

So far the project has created a number of female entrepreneurs who are beginning to make more money through their farming businesses and on average make approximately $40 a month. It may not seem like much, but in a country where much of the population lives below the poverty line the improvement is seen as progress, according to Buriro.

Engro Foods owns nine companies in Pakistan and diverts two per cent of their net profits to fund social programs through the corporation’s Engo Foundation. Through MEDA, Buriro was introduced to Wendell Schumm of Wallenstein Feed and Supply Ltd., one of MEDA’s sponsors. During the day, the Engro Foods representative toured the feed mill before heading to Grootendorst Farms in Breslau, where co-owner Henk Grootendorst was able to demonstrate some best-management techniques on the dairy farm.

In Pakistan a large por-

tion of the dairy businesses are smaller, rural-based and family-owned operations where buffalo are traditionally the milking animal. Cows can still be found in more commercial businesses with higher yields.

MEDA has been implementing economic development programs for people living in poverty for almost 60 years. They work with local corporations and organizations like Engro in order to ensure the continuation of the programs in the countries well after the completion of MEDA projects.

“Making Market Linkages is what we call it. We try to find where’s the gap in the whole system. In the production or from inception to the final market, what’s missing? And we try to find a place to bridge that gap so that the whole chain will be complete and that it will be sustainable and that they will benefit,” said MEDA’s Linda Whitmore.

Buriro said there was “a lot of learning,” involved in the trip. “This is totally new for us. A lot of the experience where the management is concerned is very good a very successful trip.”

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The Region of Waterloo has expanded on the aid it offers jobseekers by reaching out to rural communities through a new website.

“The Region of Waterloo has created a website that will assist our people seeking employment. It will assist by making it a lot easier to find various websites that will be useful for them in locating jobs,” said Woolwich Community Services (WCS) executive director Don Harloff.

The region had similar programs installed in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge for quite some time, according to Harloff, but now it hopes to bridge the unemployment gap by reaching out to the townships as well.

The region’s employment services department has created this website with links to other useful job searching websites. The site consists of a desktop link to a one-stop-shop of

various useful websites.

It will also feature helpful tips for the development of résumés and cover letters.

“This website is really quite effective in that it is able to provide links to lots of different websites, not just the normal ones like Workopolis and the ones that you might think of, but also websites that may be a little unusual for people.

Hopefully from that they’ll be able to find jobs that they may not normally find,” he added.

The site is not something residents can access at home. Instead it can be viewed through organizations such as WCS in Elmira where jobseekers can come in to use the digital resources available to search for positions, revamp their résumés and get information on apprenticeships.

Implementing the program in Woolwich is the first step of the outreach plan for the region. Eventually, Wellesley and New Hamburg will also be of-

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The project is geared towards providing unemployment services across the region. Region of Waterloo representative Chris McEvoy said the efforts are not due to unemployment rates. In fact, unemployment rates in the region have decreases, according to October statistics, he said.

The outreach is an effort to enhance services that are already in place in rural communities and the WCS pilot project is going strong.

“We are currently working with sights in Wilmot and North Dumfries – it’s is the plan to go out to most if not all of the townships,” McEvoy said.

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Council's job is to represent public in budget talks LET’S HOPE WOOLWICH COUNCILLORS have much more scrutiny planned for the 2013 budget process than was on display this week.

Mayor Todd Cowan, in particular, needs a refresher course on just whose interest he’s supposed to be looking out for. Hint: it’s the public’s. As such, council’s role is to push for lower amounts of spending than rolled out by staff, especially when the recommendation is for business as usual, with no spending cuts, only another in a long line of tax increases.

There was some discussion about limiting the impact on taxpayers, led by Coun. Julie-Anne Herteis, but that was glossed over quickly. Reductions in spending were referred to as cuts to service levels, with the implication that citizens would receive less in the way of front-line services and programs if council went down that road.

That terminology is disingenuous at best: officials know perfectly well there are cuts that can be made without the public even noticing, including staff reductions at the administrative level and adjustments to wages and benefits.

Staffing costs make up more than half of the operating budget, so changes there could easily eliminate the need for tax increases. Most of the proposed 4.3 per cent hike in property taxes – that is too high, as Herteis noted – is earmarked for a special infrastructure fund, a 2.5 per cent levy that was introduced last year.

There’s no arguing that Woolwich, like every other municipality in the country, is way behind in setting aside money to replace aging roads, bridges, sewers and facilities. the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) estimates $172 billion is needed to repair or replace aging roads, water pipes and sewers. Woolwich faces an infrastructure deficit of $63 million over the next decade for road and bridge work alone.

For years we’ve coasted on the infrastructure built decades ago: we never saved for a rainy day, and now the skies have opened up.

A special levy makes sense under those circumstances: we have to start saving now to pay for some very expensive projects in the future. And with federal and provincial assistance less likely – both senior governments face massive deficits of their own – costs will fall on the local tax base. But beyond the special levy, municipal governments will have to cut back on the operating side – programs and soft services – in order to offset the sting of infrastructure renewal.

There’s no room for delay when it comes to failing bridges and water systems. If residents are not going to face even more exorbitant tax increases than have been the norm recently, then the dollars will have to be reallocated rather than simply going to the well for more, the usual fallback plan for all governments.

But rational approaches are seldom embraced by politicians who want to promise more and spend more rather than oversee reductions: ribbon-cuttings trump budget cuts every time.

In Woolwich, there are expenditures – some of them substantial – that provide few if any direct benefits to the public. That’s the low-hanging fruit the township continues to ignore. Staff recommendations naturally avoid such common sense solutions, as padding the bureaucracy is their goal, not decreasing it. It falls to councillors, therefore, to do the sensible thing in the interest of the public purse. As noted, that’s their job. Nobody said it was going to be fun.

The mayor soon discovers that such analogies, like the coffee itself, get stale awfully fast where taxpayers are concerned.

WORLD VIEW / GWYNNE DYER

Obama's second term may bring action on climate WORLD AFFAIRS It’s hard to know how much impact New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s comments about climate change after Hurricane Sandy had on the U.S. election. It’s easy to overestimate that sort of thing, but President Barack Obama’s victory in several states was so razor-thin that Bloomberg’s lastminute intervention may have been decisive. What’s crystal clear is that Obama himself didn’t want to talk about it during the campaign.

Bloomberg, responding to the devastation he saw in New York City, laid it on the line. “Our climate is changing. And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not have been the result of it, the risk that it may be... should be enough to compel all elected leaders to take immediate action.”

The New York mayor, a former Republican, did not

hesitate to assign praise and blame: “Over the past four years, President Barack Obama has taken major steps to reduce our carbon consumption, including setting higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks. Mitt Romney, too has a history of tackling climate change. ... He couldn’t have been more right. But since then, he has reversed course.”

He said this only five days before the election, in the immediate aftermath of a national calamity that may well have been climate-related. So did Obama pick up the ball and run with it? Certainly not. Apart from a one-liner about how climate change “threatens the future of our children” in a single speech, he remained stubbornly silent.

Rightly or wrongly, Obama and his team have been convinced for the past four years that talking about climate change is political suicide. Nor did he actually do all that much: higher fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles was his only major initiative.

And Mitt Romney, of course, said not a word

about climate change: you cannot take this problem seriously and retain any credibility in today’s Republican Party. So was all the instant speculation about how Hurricane Sandy might finally awaken Americans to the dangers of climate change just wishful thinking? Not necessarily.

Obama faces a daunting array of problems as he begins his second term: avoiding the“fiscal cliff,” restraining Israel from attacking Iran, tackling the huge budget deficit, and getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. But the biggest problem facing every country is climate change, and he knows it. Otherwise, he would never have appointed a man like John Holdren to be his chief scientific adviser.

Holdren, a former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is one of the leading proponents of action on climate change.

He is also savvy enough politically to understand why Obama couldn’t do much about it during his first term, and he didn’t stomp out in a rage when

the president avoided that fight.

Obama rarely starts fights he cannot win, and it was clear from the day he took office in 2009 that he couldn’t get any climaterelated legislation through Congress. That’s why his fuel-efficiency initiative was his only first-term accomplishment on this front: that did not require legislation, and was done as a regulatory initiative by the Environmental Protection Agency. To what extent has his re-election changed this equation?

Second-term U.S. presidents, who no longer have to worry about re-election, often act more boldly than in their first term. The U.S. economy is clearly in recovery mode, and Obama will (quite justly) get the credit for that. That will give him more leeway to act on other issues, and the environmental disasters of the past year may finally be pushing American public opinion towards a recognition that the threat of climate change is real.

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THEIR VIEW / QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Do we do enough to remember the sacrifice of our veterans?

»»Ron Braker

»»Maggie Durnford

»»Marie Braby

I think we do.

No we do not. We should do more.

My husband is a 36 year veteran and I feel we can No. My dad fought in the First World War and do more. I feel children are becoming more aware we remember him every year but I think we of the sacrifices made but I think they should be should be doing more. exposed to more of what the veterans did for them.

»»Joyce Morden

»»Kyla Litwiller No, I don’t think we do enough.

"Where has loyalty, giving the less-gifted a chance to participate, making intellect a first priority and considering others before yourself gone? " Darren Roorda | page 12 HIS VIEW / STEVE KANNON

It's hard to believe partisan sniping will end now that U.S. election is over EDITOR'S NOTES The best thing about the U.S. presidential election? It’s over.

To the majority of Canadians, Barack Obama’s victory came as something of a relief. But maybe now we can ditch the never-ending coverage of all things election – after, of course, the obligatory post-mortem – and get back to other things.

In the U.S., where the citizens really bore the brunt of nasty campaigns that drag on for years, getting back to business is bound to be a struggle.

Obama, unable to deliver on much of his hope-andchange platform four years ago, is no further ahead than he was four years ago: Congress remains gridlocked, and a divided nation remains in economic purgatory.

Canadians followed the protracted U.S. election campaign with far more interest than we typically muster for federal elec-

tions here. We’re drawn to the U.S. vote because of the spectacle and because we’re in many ways tied to what goes on to the south.

It’s safe to say that, given a chance to cast a ballot, most Canadians would have opted for Obama, certainly our choice over Mitt Romney, as was the case with John McCain in 2008.

And Certainly over George W. Bush. And over Stephen Harper, too.

There was also an additional pull this time, sparked by what’s been happening in the U.S. since the last Bush administration. Given that record, and the mire Obama has not been able to extract his country from, it’s a wonder the popular vote was so close. While we relate in many ways to our American cousins, we simply can’t wrap our heads around the appeal of the Republicans, especially the socially conservative, warmongering version in power for the previous eight years.

But can we really expect to see real change in the U.S during Obama’s second term? Probably not, and

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be no next term to worry about. But given the situation in Congress, a corporate agenda and the prospect of even greater partisanship – look at what the demographics have done to divide Democrats and Republicans – it’s unlikely he’ll get either the go-ahead or the needed cooperation to make any progressive changes.

In many ways, U.S. voters are changing – it’s not the 1950s anymore – but that’s not always for the best, especially as it applies to the dumbing-down of the electorate. And the rise of populist, anti-elitist politics. In play for the better part of a century, the template was really set during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, hardly a bastion of brainy thought.

His aw-shucks, down-home appeal covered an attack on public institutions and a drive to promote individualism over the collective good. The educated, socially involved products of the 1960s were portrayed as out-of-touch idealists looking to spend taxpayers’ money while enjoying cushy government jobs.

To foster those sentiments, those advocating for social change and public institutions are depicted as self-interested, selfserving types who are out of touch with the opinions of the common people.

The market and business offer what we really want and need.

The elites are not the bankers, oil tycoons and other robber barons of the past, but liberals and left-leaning activists who propose limiting market and individual freedoms … as defined by those on the right.

The results of the antiintellectual drive were clearly on display in Obama’s first go-round in the form of Republican vice-president nominee Sarah Palin, who reveled in her gun-toting, extreme evangelical positions as the faithful lapped it up.

These are the same people who mock Obama for being thoughtful and wellspoken. And the people who will be casting blame on Romney for being too moderate, leading to another loss. Rather than recognizing their party is no

longer appealing to anyone by white men and overzealous Christians, they’d rather move farther away from the reality of America today.

Yes, Americans are angry. And scared. They have every right to be, given the state of their economy. But the anger is directed at the wrong targets. Supporters of the Tea Party movement who voted for fringe candidates Tuesday night do so in direct opposition to their own best interests.

There’s the obvious stuff – the so-called grassroots organization was created and funded by the billionaire Koch family, which has been working for decades to undermine the public good for its own benefit.

Then there’s the underlying issue of corporatism and consumerism-trumpscitizenship, far more difficult to get on the agenda, let alone resolve.

The problems in the U.S., and to a lesser extent in Canada, are complex.

Partisan sniping and sloganeering won’t help.

Apparently, that’s the best we can do. That’s the real shame.

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not just because of the burden’s he inherited: the financial collapse, wars and record deficits, among others.

There could be some improvements, notably on the budget front, including more fairness in the tax system. That’s how it played out when Bill Clinton came to the White House, cleaning up after the huge mess made by Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. So much the better, but not likely the kind of systemic changes some people have in mind after listening to Obama’s speeches, this time and last.

Real change would involve the U.S. discontinuing its imperialism, pulling out of its wars and state-sponsored terrorism and reducing its military spending and adventurism. To do so, Obama would have to rein in the special interests that really set the agenda, the powerful lobbies led by the military contractors. An unlikely scenario.

He’ll have some more leeway in his second administration, as there’ll

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Alberta has the richest rich and the poorest poor in Canada: 87% of earnings in the province goes to the top half of families; the top 10% of Alberta families get 28% of after-tax incomes, while the bottom 10% of families get only 1.7%; the top 1% of Alberta earners have an average income of $675,200 compared to an average of $353,100 for the top 1% nationally.

“We have to face some reality . . . this was not a glitch. This is the trend. We are outnumbered, whether you want to put it in terms of whether we lost the country or not.”

The long and winding road to the construction of the King/86 power centre south of St. Jacobs cleared the Woolwich hurdle Nov. 7, 2000 when council voted to approve the project, setting the stage for some protracted Ontario Municipal Board hearings.

»»Parkland Institute

»»Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh leads a parade of squealing that followed

»»From the Nov. 11, 2000 edition of the Observer.

Tuesday night's re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama.

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that, but it wouldn’t be surprising. This year has seen meltdown in the Arctic, heat waves that killed more than 10 per cent of the main grain crops in the United States, big changes in the jetstream (which may be responsible for the prolonged high-pressure zone that steered Hurricane Sandy into New York), and then the fury of the storm itself.

It has long been argued that what is needed to penetrate the American public’s resistance to the bad news of climate change is a major climate-related disaster that hurts people in the United States. Even if Sandy may not have been a direct consequence of global warming, it fills that bill. It may get the donkey’s attention at last.

YOUR VIEW / LETTER

B-ball changes send kids the wrong message To the Editor, Re: Eagles stacked to the max (Observer, Nov. 3/12) A private Christian school in our midst that “recruits” players from other schools to take positions away from current basketball players at St John’s: what message does this send to others? It saddens me that at a high school level, especially at a Christian school, players are being treated like professional athletes or commodities that are recruited, stripped from their former teammates and friends and taking the spots on a local school’s team once reserved for ordinary kids wanting to play the game, but who were a little less talented.

This elitism sends the message that any allegiance these hired guns had to their previous coaches, teams and schools prior to their being “recruited” is secondary to personal pursuits or

There is no guarantee of that, and each year the risk grows that the average global temperature will eventually rise by over 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) and topple into uncontrollable, runaway warming.

Moreover, the Republicans still control the lower house of Congress. But hope springs eternal, and at last there is some.

The past two weeks have seen an unexpected and promising conjunction of events: a weather event that may shake the American public’s denial of climate change, and the re-election of a president who gets it, and who is now politically free to act on his convictions. As “Businessweek” (a magazine owned

by Michael Bloomberg) put it on last week’s cover: “It’s global warming, stupid.”

SJK’s “effort to boost its fortunes.” Is this really the kind of behaviour that “stirs into flame the gift of God,” as their school logo indicates? What does all this tell our community about Christians?

Where has loyalty, giving the less-gifted a chance to participate, making intellect a first priority and considering others before yourself gone? These are longstanding marks of Christian faith and practice. It saddens me to see it being replaced for the pursuit of success that looks all too worldly.

One word of note, I do not blame these boys for choosing to be on such a team. I know one of them and he is a fine young man who loves the game and has been a valuable member of his school, a fine friend and good son. My sadness is rooted in the institutional school that behaves in a way that teaches their community a message opposite of its founding principles rooted in faith.

REV. DR. DARREN ROORDA, BRESLAU

Young men deserve praise for act of kindness To the Editor, We are writing this letter to give a positive shout out to our youth of today.

Often we read or hear about youth involved in mischief or misdemeanors or negative incidents. Our society tends to dwell on a few that are not thinking of others.

What if we begin to applaud the good rather than expect the bad? How about we share what is uplifting rather than broadcast what brings us down. I hope this story will help us to see our youth in a positive light and to inspire others to strive to be their best person in their communities.

It was last week that an incident involving a couple of young men turned my thoughts to a positive outlook on the younger generation. As I was rushing out of a downtown Elmira

business I didn’t realize that my bag was opened enough for items to fall out.

I hurried to my car and set on for home, several miles outside of town. Later that evening my doorbell rang. I opened the door to find two young men I did not know standing there. They asked for my name. There were pleased to hear it was me, as it confirmed to them they had found the owner of the wallet and all its contents they held in their hands.

Out and about in Elmira these young men had come across my wallet somewhere on the sidewalk downtown. It had fallen out of my handbag and in my hurry I hadn’t noticed. They picked it up and checked for my owner’s information . They then decided to drive it directly to me. I stood in my doorway as they passed me my wallet and all the change in their hands that they found on the sidewalk

by it. They wanted no reward, they just wanted to return my valuables in a simple act of kindness and head on their way.

I am truly touched by their honesty and that they would go out of their way for a stranger. Thank you to these two young men and others like them. Please know that your kind actions show us that we need to applaud your generation more. In society it is far more productive to recognize our youth as a generation of valuable good persons who give us hope that, good old fashioned selflessness and kindness still thrives in our community.

May this act inspire us to be kind and selfless, or go the extra mile to make someone’s day better. May we see these two youths as a fine example of what community really means.

EUNICE FREY & KARLA FREY, ELMIRA

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SPORTS HOCKEY / JUNIOR B

SOCCER / MOVING ON UP

His passion for soccer is paying off Conestogo’s Benjamin Upenieks earns spot as goaltender with the Toronto FC Under-15 team COLIN DEWAR Benjamin Upenieks has always dreamt about playing soccer professionally. Now he’s one step closer to seeing that dream become a reality after being offered a spot with the Toronto FC Under-15 team.

Upenieks will be between the posts playing netminder for the Torontobased team.

Playing since the age of 4, the Conestogo teen feels comfortable in the net thanks to his older brothers, Adam and Alex, who needed a goalie to practice on and stuck him in the net and started kicking balls at him.

“I guess I had no other option: I had to stop the balls they kicked at me,” laughs Upenieks. “I like being the last line of defence but at the same time I like having confidence in my team just like they need to have confidence in me.”

That confidence has brought Upenieks a long way since playing in the Timbit league: he was the goalie for the Ontario provincial team last year and represented them in Barcelona, playing against a few professional team academies.

“That was a great experience and the team really bonded well on that trip,” he said. “I always wanted to be on the provincial team and now that I am with the Toronto FC it is beyond my dreams.”

The 14-year-old, Grade

Sugar Kings all over Cyclones for 7-2 win Early lead gives coach a chance to play his full roster, seeing what the young guys can do COLIN DEWAR

Benjamin Upenieks of Conestogo has been practicing and playing with the Toronto FC U 15 team as their new goaltender.

10 St. David’s student has a lot on his plate. Along with travelling to Toronto three or four times a week for practices and games, he keeps a grade average of 95 per cent.

“We have heard that it is very hard to balance both the good grades and the demands of training but he is going to try,” said Richard Upenieks, Benjamin’s father. “He has shown that he is capable of doing it.”

It was with the help and recommendation of his coach Mario Halapir and

goalie coach Jarrett Humphreys that Upenieks made it to the Toronto team.

“I had a few scouts come at look at me while playing in the OYSL (Ontario Youth Soccer League) and then I received an invite to come a meet with the Toronto organization and I tried out and made the team,” said Upenieks. “It was because of the help of my coaches that I even had a shot at this.”

“I always wanted to make a career out this and play professionally, but that

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may be unrealistic, so right now I am looking to get a scholarship with a good university in the United States.”

The Toronto FC develops players fostering a professional attitude towards sports with hopes that the players will play for their first team but continuing with the organization takes a lot of work and dedication. Players can be cut without notice, adding extra stress to the young hopefuls.

“The competition is

fierce and the team can let you go at anytime. It is the best kids from Toronto and Ottawa and the all come down to be a part of the team. It is very competitive,” said Richard. “The Toronto FC is not interested in being nice, they are interested in winning.”

Upenieks said he doesn’t mind the added pressure and feels the quality of soccer with his new squad is outstanding.

“I play every practice like it is my last and give it everything I’ve got.”

The Elmira Sugar Kings secured a four-goal lead after the first period and did not look back en route to a 7-2 win over the visiting Listowel Cyclones at the Dan Snyder Arena on Nov. 4.

Both Jake Weidner and Brady Campbell were all over the ice for Elmira, as Weidner tallied one goal and three assists in the win and Campbell netted two goals.

“Campbell worked very hard over the summer and he is a very good hockey player. Weidner is probably the best player at this level I have ever seen, his sense of anticipation is uncanny and they feed off one another so well that as we sit on the bench watching them sometimes our jaws just drop they are so good together,” said Dean DeSilva, head coach of the Kings, of his two star forwards.

Campbell opened the scoring potting the team’s first goal three minutes into the first period. His lead was followed by Adam Dauda, Matt Harding, and KINGS | 16

Down early in both games, Jacks drop a pair COLIN DEWAR The Wellesley Applejacks ran into some serious disciplinary problems last weekend leading to two losses and dropping the team to fifth place (67-1) in the McConnell Conference.

On Nov. 2 the Jacks fell behind 2-0 late in the first period while visiting the Delhi Travellers and would

never recover, ultimately losing 8-4.

Delhi’s Colin Streutker had a great offensive game, scoring two goals and one assist as he found the back of the net twice in the first frame, beating Jacks netminder Trevor Olender.

Returning to the ice for the second period the Jacks came out strong and came within one when

Connor McLeod beat Travellers’ netminder Nick Heath just two minutes in, but Delhi returned the favour potting their third of the night 11 seconds later to take a 3-1 lead.

Wellesley continued to attack hard down the ice and was rewarded when Reid Denstedt found the back of the net to bring the game within one at 8:13.

However, Delhi quickly

regrouped scoring three unanswered goals to finish the period 6-2.

Back for the third the Jacks found themselves in the sin bin as they began to rack up the penalties, clocking 23 minutes during the period with four minors and one major that saw Coleton Madge ejected from the game.

Both teams managed to pot two more goals, with

Corey Way and Troy Williams scoring for the Jacks.

Delhi kept both Jacks’ goalies busy during the game, ripping 33 shots and forcing 25 saves as Olender made 11 stops and Josh Heer made 14.

“The problem we have been facing for the last few games is that we are always playing catch up.

We let other teams score first, one or two goals and

we need to catch up. We also have been letting them score right after we do which kills any momentum we may have built up,” said head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick.

The next night Wellesley hosted the visiting Hagersville looking for revenge after losing to the Hawks the weekend before.

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THE SCORE WOOLWIC WILCATS

Tyke: SELECT Nov. 3 vs. Caledon Woolwich: 1 Caledon: 2 Goals: Dustin Good Assists: Denver Martin Nov. 4 vs. Georgetown Woolwich: 6 Georgetown: 2 Goals: Jordan Chan, Austin Schnarr, Dustin Good x4 Assists: Keenan Martin, Sam Hacock, Ethan Bickerton, Eric Hutton, Denver Martin, Will Lavigne x2, Pacy Camm Nov. 6 vs. Caledon Woolwich: 4 Caledon: 1 Goals: Jordan Chang x2, Dustin Good x2, Assists: Sam Hacock Will Lavigne

Novice: LL #1 Nov. 3 vs. Beverly Woolwich: 1 Beverly: 4 Goals: Ryan Wingrove

Novice: LL #2 Nov. 3 vs. Plattsville Woolwich: 14

Plattsville: 0 Goals: Daniel Kelly x2, Cale Waechter x3, Nolan Karger x4, Parker Alles x3, Ryan Brubacher, Adrian Kocan Assists: Thomas Hill-Ring, Cale Waechter, Riley Snider, Tristan Kraemer, Daniel Kelly, Nolan Karger, Parker Alles, Jonathan Staken Shoutout: John Kilgour

Novice: LL# 3 Nov. 2 vs. Tavistock Woolwich: 14

Tavistock: 0 Goals: Ben Moyer x1, Coleton Benham x6, Turner Duldhardt x2, Corbin Schmidt x4, David Taylor x1 Assists: Michael Gear Shoutout: Connor Dingelstad

Novice: AE Oct. 27 vs. Guelph Woolwich: 3 Guelph: 2 Goals: Lucas Radler, Lucas Carson x2 Assists: Oscar Fitch, Sam Siopioloiz, Mitchell Hartman Oct. 28 vs. Guelph Woolwich: 3 Guelph: 4 Goals: Lucas Radler x2, Lucas Carson Assists: Sam Siopioloiz, Jocelyn Pickard, Shelby Rempel x2, Lucas Carson, Mitchell Hartman Nov. 3 vs. Milton Woolwich: 3 Milton: 4 Goals: Lucas Carson, Sam Siopioloiz, Mitchell Hartman Assists: Jocelyn Pickard, Carter Cousineau, Shelby Rempel Nov. 4 vs. Erin

Woolwich: 2 Erin: 3 Goals: Lucas Radler, Carter Cousineau Assists: Shelby Rempel

Novice: MAJOR A Nov. 3 vs. Georgetown Woolwich: 3 Georgetown: 2 Goals: Tyler Brezynskie, Carter Rollins, Sebastian Garrett Assists: Ian Speiran x2, Sebastian Garrett, Liam Eveleigh, AJ Shaw-McMahon Nov. 4 vs. Hespeler Woolwich: 4 Hespeler: 4 Goals: Ian Speiran x2, Brett Moser, Sebastian Garrett Assists: Sam Goebel x2, Reid Burkholder, Andrew Gear Nov. 5 vs. New Hamburg Woolwich: 1 New Hamburg: 1 Goals: Carter Rollins

Atom: LL #1 Nov. 3 vs. Ayr Woolwich: 5 Ayr: 0 Goals: Ben Fretz x2, William Carter, Matthew Brubacher, Mac Benham Assists: Braxten Breen, Jake Stanley, Matthew Deyell, Mac Benham Shoutout: Kody Lewis

Atom: LL #3 Nov. 3 vs. Plattsville Woolwich: 3 Plattsville: 1 Goals: Cameron Martin x2, Nate Curtis Assists: Cameron Martin, Nate Curtis, Jordan Dickieson, Zach Downs Nov. 4 vs. New Hamburg Woolwich: 6 New Hamburg: 0 Goals: Cameron Martin x2, Cole Seabrook x2, Nate Curtis, Jordan Dickieson Assists: Cameron Martin, Ben Martin, Sam Nitsche, Zach Downs, Jordan Dickieson Shoutout: Ryan Martin

Atom: AE Nov. 4 vs. Erin Woolwich: 5 Erin: 0 Goals: Andrew Kieswetter x2, Tyler Newton x2, Tanner Mann Assists: Nathan Snyder, Conner Waters x2 Shoutout: James Ormson

MacPherson Assists: Tia Zettel

Nov. 3 vs. Oakville Woolwich: 7 Oakville: 0 Goals: Mya x4, Ella, Julia, Alana Assists: Cassidy, Alana, Lauren, Abby, Delaney, Mya

Atom: LL #7103 Nov. 4 Cambridge Woolwich: 1 Cambridge: 4 Goals: Melyssa MacDonald Assists: Kristen Busse, Brianna Bettridge

Nov. 4 vs. Georgetown Woolwich: 1 Georgetown: 0 Goals: Blake Roemer Assists: Keaton McLaughlin Shoutout: Zach Verwey

U12 Nov. 4 vs. Kitchener Woolwich: 2 Kitchener: 0 Goals: Maddy Camm Assists: Ava Henderson, Erica Buehler Shoutout: Kayla McDougall

PeeWee: LL# 2 Nov. 4 vs. New Hamburg Woolwich: 0

New Hamburg: 0 Shoutout: Riley Weigel

PeeWee: MINOR A Oct. 28 vs. Burlington Woolwich: 2 Burlington: 3 Goals: Tyler Horst, Ethan Young Assists: Kieffer Beard, Zac Pickard, Ben Weigel

Nov. 3 vs. Kitchener Woolwich: 4 Kitchener: 5 Goals: Alice Wang, Maddy Camm, Ava Henderson, Mackenzie Beisel Assists: Maddy Camm, Alice Wang, Madison Waters

PeeWee: MINOR AA Nov. 2 vs. Caledon Woolwich: 2 Caledon: 0 Goals: Eli Baldin, Jake Code Assists: Lukas Shantz, Owen Harnock, Kurtis Hoover x2 Shoutout: Cyrus Martin Nov. 3 vs. St. Catharines Woolwich: 1 St. Catherines: 4 Goals: Justin Taylor Assists: Brody Waters Nov. 4 vs. Orangeville Woolwich: 1 Orangeville: 0 Goals: Josh Martin Assists: Lukas Shantz Shoutout: Cyrus Martin

PeeWee: MAJOR A Nov. 2 vs. Owen Sound Woolwich: 1 Owen Sound: 1 Goals: Chase Mooder Assists: Brady MacDonald, Evan Gowing Nov. 3 vs. Caledon Woolwich: 2 Caledon: 2 Goals: Riley Runstedler, Evan Gowing Assists: Austin Flaherty x 2 Cole Altman, Garrett Reitzel

Oct. 31 vs. Acton Woolwich: 3 Nov. 4 vs. St. Catherines Acton: 4 Woolwich: 3 Goals: Connor Goss, Mathew St. Catherines: 3 Goals: Weston Bradley, Cameron Uhrig, Danyal Rennie Assists: Danyal Rennie, Daniel Leonard, Gavin Roemer Gallant, Connor Runstedler Assists: Owen Lee, Ethan Birmingham, Alex Hutton Nov. 3 vs. Oakville Woolwich: 3 Atom: MAJOR AA Oakville: 3 Nov. 3 vs. Caledon Goals: Liam Dickson, Nathan Woolwich: 4

Windsor: 2 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Jen McDonald Assists: Cassandra Tuffnail

Atom: B

Caledon: 2 Goals: Isiah Katsube, Ryan Elliott, Brett Allen, Blake Roemer Assists: Keaton McLaughlin x2, Brett Allen, Ben Witmer, Conner Bradley, Blake Roemer, Isiah Katsube, Ryan Elliott

Bantam: AE Atom: MINOR AA

NHL ALUMNI ON ICE IN ELMIRA

Gilbert Dionne (left) and Lou Franceschetti share a laugh during the NHL Alumni game held at the Dan Snyder Arena on Nov. 3. The game was played to raise money for the charity Help A Child Smile.

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Schwarz, Connor Runstedler Assists: Connor Runstedler, Connor Goss, Daniel Gallant, Benton Weber, Nathan Schwarz, Brett Henry

Bantam: MAJOR A Oct. 26 vs. New Hamburg Woolwich: 3 New Hamburg: 5 Goals: Aaron Weigel x2, Jake Lewis Assists: Luke Merritt, Jayden Hipel, Tyler Townsend x2, Ryley Cribbin, Brant McLaughlin Oct. 27 vs. Caledon Woolwich: 3 Caledon: 3 Goals: Tyler Townsend, Jake Lewis, Daniel Kauth Assists: Daniel Kauth, Ryley Cribbin, Alex Taylor x2, Aaron Weigel Nov. 3 vs. Hespeler Woolwich: 4 Hespeler: 1 Goals: Matheiu Fife, Jake Lewis, Aaron Weigel, Ryley Cribbin Nov 12 vs. New Hamburg Woolwich: 4 New Hamburg: 1 Goals: Ryley Cribbin x2, Aaron Weigel, Daniel Kauth Assists: Connor Bauman, Tyler Townsend x2

Midget: MINOR A Oct. 31 vs. Brampton Brampton: 5 Woolwich: 1 Goals: Troy Nechanicky Assists: Matthew Lalonde, Ryley Cribbin

Scott Martin

Nov. 5 vs. Guelph Woolwich: 4 Guelph: 1 Goals: Matthew Leger x3, Nic Pavanel Assists: Scott Martin, Eddie Huber, Matthew Lalonde, Ryley Cribbin

Nov. 4 Woolwich: 3 Owen Sound: 0 Goals: Matthew Lalonde, Cole Conlin, Matthew Leger Assists: Troy Neckanicky, Cole Lenaers Shoutout: Thomas Vickers

Juvenile: JUVENILE Nov. 3 vs. New Hamburg Woolwich: 3 New Hamburg: 7 Goals: Justin Schlupp, Justin Van Elswyk, Ryan Ament Assits: Josh Wade, Andrew Moore, Justin Vn Elswky, Tommy Beariger, Logan White, Jordan Moore

HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS

Midget: MINOR A

Owen Sound Midget Minor A Tournament Nov. 2 vs. Ayr Woolwich: 3 Ayr: 2 Goals: Alex Uttley, Jordan Shantz, Matthew Leger Assists: Cole Conlin, Matthew Leger, Troy Neckanicky, Connor Pierson

Nov. 3 vs. Owen Sound Woolwich: 2 Owen Sound: 1 Goals: Cole Lenaers x2 Assists: Scott Martin Nov. 3 vs. Meadowvale Woolwich: 3 Meadowvale: 1 Goals: Jordan Shantz, Matthew Lalonde and Alex Uttley Assists: Matthew Lalonde x2, Cole Lenaers, Nic Pavanel and

Nov. 4 vs. Ayr Woolwich: 5 Ayr: 1 Goals: Alex Uttley x3, Nic Pavanel, Matthew Leger Assists: Ryley Cribbin x2, Nic Pavanel x2, Jason Dunbar, Jordan Shantz

PeeWee: AE

St. Marys PeeWee AE Tournament Nov. 3 vs. Tilsonburg Woolwich: 5

Tilsonburg: 2 Goals: Kyle Deyell, Cade Schaus, Ben Lenaers, Devin Williams, Kyle Bruder Assists: Cade Schaus, Matthew MacDonald, Bruce Martin, Riley Shantz, John Wang, Tim Mayberry

Nov. 3 vs. Tilsonburg Woolwich: 1 Tilsonburg: 2 Goals: Kyle Deyell Assists: Cade Schaus

WOOLWICH WILD

Novice: LL #2 Nov. 3 vs. Grand River Woolwich: 3 Grand River: 6 Goals: Kieren Stewart, Braelyn

Oct. 27 vs. Waterloo Woolwich: 11

Waterloo: 2 Goals: Rosie Martin x2, Maddy Camm x3, Madison Waters, Brianna Jacobi, Ava Henderson x3, Alice Wang Assists: Alice Wang x2, Madison Waters, Maddy Camm, Ava Henderson x2, Hilary Bauman, Brianna Chang

Peewee: LL #1 Nov. 3 vs. Twin Centre Woolwich: 5 Twin Centre: 1 Goals: Brigitte Dyksterhuis, Jenna Duimering x2, Abby Hanley, Claire Robertson Assists: Caylee Gallant, Holly Faries, Abby Hanley, Maddy Waters x2, Alenna Martin, Jenna Duimering Nov. 5 vs. Wilmont Woolwich: 7 Wilmot: 2 Goals: Gracie Durrer x3, Jenna Duimering, Claire Robertson x2, Meagan Langer Assists: Claire Robertson, Gracie Durrer, Jenna Duimering

Midget: B Nov. 3 vs. Mitchell Woolwich: 6 Mitchell: 1 Goals: Claire Hanley x3, Natasha Runstedler x2, Kendra Harold Assists: Michelle Bauman x2, Randi Paul x2, Gillian Olsthoorn x3, Jennifer Norris x2, Tori Martin, Rebecca Luis Nov. 4 vs. Norfolk Woolwich: 3 Norfolk: 1 Goals: Claire Hanley, Gillian Olsthoorn, Jennifer Norris

TWIN CENTRE STARS

Novice: LL#1 Nov. 4 vs. Ayr Twin Centre: 3

Ayr: 0 Goals: Owen Jantzi x3, Andrew Rouble Assists: Cameron Butler, Colton Egli, Charlie Birrell Shoutout: Scotty Diebold

Atom: LL #1 Nov. 3 vs. Ayr Twin Centre: 10 Ayr: 2 Goals: Dawson Stevenson x4, Ben Bauer x2, Jack Wolf x2, Reid Henderson, Jaden Palermo Assists: Ben Bauer x4, Mathew Gedche x2, Isaiah Siewert, Will Edwards Nov. 4 vs. Kitchener Twin Centre: 3

Kitchener: 3 Goals: Jack Wolf, Josh Carare, Jaden Palermo Assists: Tyler Rose, Jaden Palermo, Dawson Stevenson, Isaiah Siewert

TWIN CENTRE HERICANES

Atom: REP Oct. 28 vs. Brantford Twin Centre: 2

Brantford: 0 Goals: Jordyn Torti, Emily Krueger Assists: Kara Dietrich, Nicole Hehn, Avery Bender, Megan Jantzi Shoutout: Kara Mark

Peewee: LL Nov. 3 vs. Woolwich Twin Centre: 1 Woolwich: 5 Goals: Kira Schneider

Bantam: BB Nov. 2 vs. Cambridge Woolwich: 4 Cambridge: 1 Goals: Megan Chapman, Sydney Meunier, Meghan Martin, Cassandra Tuffnail Assists: Rachel Weber x2, Megan Chapman, Leah Bauman, Jen McDonald x2 Nov. 3 vs. Chatham Woolwich: 2 Chatham: 2 Goals: Emily Wilms, Megan Lair Assists: Sydney Meunier Nov. 3 vs. Windsor

Intermediate: LL Nov. 4 vs. Stratford Twin Centre: 3

Stratford: 0 Goals: Janessa Heywood x 2, Lisa Guenther Assists: Lisa Guenther Shoutout: Lindsay Dietrich Nov. 5 vs. Waterloo Twin Centre: 2

Waterloo: 2 Goals: Brittany Wagner, Jaide Shantz Assists: Holly Lorentz

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THE OBSERVER | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012

NOT SO GREAT OUTDOORSMAN / STEVE GALEA

Taking the Movember concept to a more useful level with launch of Earpril OPEN COUNTRY “Isn’t Movember great?” my friend stated the other day.

“What did you say?” I asked.

“I said isn’t Movember great?” he repeated, a little louder.

“You’re going to have to speak up,” I said. “I can’t figure out how to turn down the sound on my CD player.”

This time he yelled, “Isn’t Movember a great idea?”

Having finally heard that

pronouncement, I could not help but agree. Movember, which asks men to raise funds and awareness by growing moustaches for male mental health, prostate cancer, and other issues is truly a brilliant idea. Then again, anything that takes advantage of the God-given, male ability to grow hair in unwanted places or capitalizes on our fervent desire to avoid scraping sharp instruments across our faces is bound to gain traction.

And that is why I am now proposing Earpril. It’s a simple concept really.

My vision is for men to grow ear hair throughout the month of April to raise

awareness about issues surrounding men’s hearing loss.

Finally, here is an event where men over 40 can do their fair share.

Why do this, you ask?

Well, men’s hearing loss, whether real or faked, eventually affects us all.

Here’s just one sad example.

The other day Jenn asked, “Are you going to rake the leaves in the front yard anytime soon or do I have to wait until after hunting season?”

To which I answered, “Huh? Did you say something?”

She then got closer and repeated her request, this

time in a louder, more assertive voice.

Suddenly, I could not help but hear her.

It was yet another tragic case of not nearly enough hearing loss – something that we men endure almost daily at work and at home.

That last statement is not just hearsay either. My extensive research, which consisted of two quick phone calls to friends who own rakes, confirmed this.

The sad part is that this need not be the case. There is a cure for keen hearing and it is simple. All we need to do is make unruly ear hair fashionable once again. (It was fashionable for a short while just after

Van Gogh, while trying to impress a lady, accidentally lopped off an ear while trying to trim it.)

I know it won’t be easy but the important things never are. In fact, I think it is fair to call it an uphill battle. Why? Because sometime over the last few years, the fashion world has decided that ear hair, no matter how it’s parted or permed, is only attractive on lap dogs.

Fortunately, the resurgent popularity of werewolf movies has given us a window of opportunity to change this. We’re going to need a few big names though. I suspect that once we get Clooney, Cherry and

Pitt on board, we’ll start to make a bit of headway.

Maybe I’m just a dreamer, but I long to see the day when a man sprawled across a couch will never again clearly hear the words, “I think I want to rearrange the living room” or “You’re not planning to wear that hat to town, are you?”

Just imagine.

That’s why, this Earpril, I will be calling on all men to grow out their ear hair in support of this very worthy cause. And, hopefully, if all goes well, by mid-Earpril no one will hear me repeat the request.

Earpril – it sounds great to me. It’ll grow on you.

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Once again the Jacks would find themselves down 2-0 after the first period, as the Hawks scored early in the contest, beating Heer twice in the first two minutes.

The Jacks struggled to clear the puck from their end as Hagersville controlled the first frame.

Back on the ice for the second period a re-focused Wellesley fought hard and scored when Williams beat Hawks’ goaltender Justin Paccheco at 10:39 to bring the game within one. But the Hawks were quick to respond, netting their third one minute later.

The determined Jacks answered with their second

of the night 19 seconds later only to be followed by the Hawks potting their fourth and fifth goals to end the frame at 5-2.

The third period was hard-fought, with both teams seeing chances, but it was Wellesley’s Steve Tait that managed to find the back of the net with three minutes remaining.

The Jacks pulled their goaltender hoping to capitalize on the momentum but were unsuccessful, as the Hawks scored an open netter to finish the match.

“We were hoping with the extra man on the ice that we could score again unfortunately that just did not work out. The guys have to really start coming together especially in

the defence, we have to be way better defensively. We score enough goals but we are letting other teams do the same,” said Fitzpatrick.

The Jacks have two home games starting Friday against the Burford Bulldogs and then on Saturday against the Norfolk Rebels. Game time is 7:30 p.m. On Sunday the Jacks again face the Rebels during an afternoon game in Norfolk.

Jacks forward Connor McLeod collides with Hawks player Jacob Brown during first period action at the Wellesley arena on Nov. 3. Hagersville would defeat Wellesley 6-3.

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37TH ANNUAL

Sun. November 11 ‘12

WOOLWICH WEEKEND TOURNAMENT NOVEMBER

9th, 10th & 11th Hosting 39 teams at the Woolwich Memorial Centre and St. Jacobs Arena

Vendor Fair Friday & Saturday Featuring: Custom mouth guards, hockey swag & more!

Popsicle stick draw for kids!

OVER $5,000 IN RAFFLE ITEMS AND SILENT AUCTION

Saturday - Featuring home made pulled pork on a bun

ELMIRA LIONS FOOD TRUCK Fri. & Sat. COME SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TEAMS!

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KINGS: Week off allowed team to work on coming together as a team, which showed in win

Listowel goaltender Daniel Dekoning makes a save off the stick of Kings forward Adam Dauda during first-period action at the Dan Snyder arena on Nov. 4. The Kings defeated the Cyclones 7-2. [COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER] FROM | 13

Mitch Wright to take the 4-0 lead.

The second period would see more from the Kings as they scored a minute and a half into the period, forcing the Cyclones coaching staff to switch netminders.

Elmira kept both Cyclones’ tenders busy all game long, totaling 59 shots and forcing 52 saves. Daniel Dekoning made 20 stops and Drew Reinhardt made 32.

Campbell scored his second of the night during a power play, giving his squad a comfortable lead. Listowel did manage to sneak one in past Kings’ goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, however, as the teams returned to the room with a score of 6-1.

“Our challenge to the guys tonight was going in and having a good start.

This was a big game and we wanted to keep them on their heels straight of the

bat and we did in the first period; we knew Listowel would keep coming and coming and they did, but the lead allowed us to work on some other things and give some other players opportunities they might not normally have,” said DeSilva. “We were able to see what guys like Dauda, Matt Schieck, Zac Coulter, Matt Harding and Rob Kohli were capable of doing.”

The third frame would see each team add one more

to their tallies for a 7-2 final.

The Cyclones kept Elmira’s goalie busy throughout the game, as Blackwood made 46 saves on 48 shots.

The Kings struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game, finishing the game with 30 penalty minutes for nine opposing power plays.

Team captain Cass Frey and Justin Cooke were ejected from the contest. However Listowel’s power play was ineffective against Elmira’s

penalty kill, which allowed one goal while shorthanded.

“We had a week off and in that time we had a lot of practices that allowed us to focus on being a team. In the first period stuck to the game plan and played as a team and had great success but we got away from that a bit in the second and third periods and had some individual plays and we still need to focus on playing as a team, we are much better

when we play as 20 guys as oppose to one guy,” said DeSilva after the game.

The win moves the Kings into third place in the MidWestern Conference.

The Kings visit the Lambton Shores Predators of the Western Conference in Forest, Ontario today (Saturday) before hosting the St. Catharines Falcons of the Golden Horseshoe Conference at the WMC Sunday, with the puck dropping at 7 p.m.

SENIOR LANCERS BEAT PRESTON IN QUARTER-FINALS

EAGLES FALL IN EXHIBITION

The EDSS Lancers senior football team defeated the Preston Panthers 20-8 during the quarter-finals at St. David’s on Nov. 7. Top left, Alex Martin (31) blocks a pass. Above, Jordan Fry avoids a tackle. Inset, Alex Weber tries to find a hole in the Panther defence.

[COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

The St. John’s-Kilmarnock Eagles basketball team hosted Eastern Commerce of Toronto during an exhibition game held at SJK Monday night. The Eagles were defeated 65-58. Top, David Khayipangi drives to the net. Above, Saajan Arora tries to make his way around an Eastern player.

[COLIN DEWAR / THE OBSERVER]

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On the move for those on the go Never Enough Thyme finds a new home in downtown Elmira, where the chefs prepare homemade meals ELENA MAYSTRUK Elmira chef Dierre Acheson is anything but a stranger to change. In fact, she often strives for it in her business at Never Enough Thyme, a food shoppe and catering service in Elmira since 2002.

After a three-year stint on Earl Martin Drive, Acheson decided to leave the outskirts of Elmira behind for a much more homey location downtown. After a long process of relocating heavy and delicate equipment as well as large fridges, Acheson and her team of eight were ready to get messy in a cozy little store on 83A Arthur St. S. She admits the move was strategic and something she has looked forward to for a long time.

“It’s a bit more visible.

We’ve been looking for a downtown location for a long time but nothing came up every time we tried to make the move. When this became available I decided to take a chance and go for it – everybody pulled together as a team and we got it done,” she said of the move.

For three weeks Acheson and staff have been busy exploring their options.

With a large storefront view of a bustling downtown area, Never Enough Thyme bakers are filling the window sill with colorful displays and the interior with the toasty-sweet scent of more baked goods, including custom-designed cakes, breads and pastries.

With customers’ favou-

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Never Enough Thyme owner Dierre Acheson with some of her staff – Donald Mann, Donna Gingrich and Andrew Hammer – at the new location on Arthur Street in Elmira.

[ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

rite casseroles, soups and breads still available, Acheson says a few services have been getting more attention since the move.

“I would say the dinner in a hurry has been the most popular. You order by 3 and you have a dinner for 5 o’clock pickup. Salad, handmade bread and casserole or pad thai.”

With hungry kids coming home from school and the busy Christmas season around the corner, it’s no surprise to Acheson that more customers are opting to skip cooking for a change and visit the store

for a taste of a homemade meal with nine different options.

“We’ve seen the biggest surge in that; people looking for something healthy for takeout for their family in the evening,” she said.

There is only one thing absent from Never Enough Thyme: a deep fryer. It’s a point of pride for, Acheson.

Instead of a speedy meal of a burger and fries, she hopes to offer customers something more nutritious with gourmet foods made as often as possible from local produce.

“We want to have a

healthy alternative for people who are trying to feed their families. Because people eat take out more and more throughout the week depending on how busy their lives are. To have an option that doesn’t have preservatives and that kind of stuff in it is a good thing.”

The location is not the only thing that has changed at Never Enough Thyme. Acheson has also revamped the website and logos for the company. Her reason? Keeping things fresh and not just in the kitchen.

“The strategy was really because its making things better all the time. Its not that anything wasn’t working it’s just that change has always been good, freshens things up and keeps people interested,” she said of the NEVER ENOUGH THYME | 20

VENTURE PROFILE BUSINESS: Never Enough Thyme LOCATION: 83A Arthur St. S., Elmira PHONE: 519-669-0374 OWNER: Dierre Acheson

The dress rehearsal is over. Finally, the planet now has what is likely its first unencumbered food laureate, Elora’s selfdescribed culinary activist Anita Stewart. After years of paying dues, she’ll soon be taking up residence (of some kind) at the University of Guelph, Canada’s food university. And she’s rarin’ to go. From her perch, the world’s her oyster.

The University of Guelph food laureate is different than the World Food Prize laureate, an international honour bestowed annually on a notable individual who’s helped address the globe’s hunger problems.

First off, at Guelph, there’s no prize. No tiara.

And no ceremony, outside of the local-food recognition reception hosted Wednesday by restaurateur Bob Desautels at Guelph’s Woolwich Arms – an appropriate venue, given the whole discussion about a Guelph food inventory actually started there well more than a decade ago, and Desautels was long committed to local food before it became trendy.

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Since 2001, Martin’s Pharmacy St. Jacobs has been the choice of many families in the region for their service, expert advice and assistance in maintaining or improving your health and wellness.

Finding a pharmacist who is available to answer questions relating to healthcare in a trustworthy and professional fashion is invaluable.

With their knowledge and experience, owner/pharmacist Alan S. Martin and the pharmacy team at Martin’s Pharmacy St. Jacobs are able to counsel patients regarding prescriptions, as well as vitamins, herbals, and over-the-counter medications. Because it is important to have a proper understanding of any prescribed medicines being taken, the pharmacist provides information to reaffirm and expand upon that given by the physician. For patients with multiple medications, a MedsCheck Medication Review can also be arranged. Compliance packaging is available upon request, with convenient blister packs to assist in taking the correct doses at the correct times. They can also help with anything from proper asthma inhaler usage to blood pressure screening, and blood glucose monitor training.

Other convenient product and service offerings at Martin’s Pharmacy St. Jacobs include home health care supplies, health and beauty aids, diabetes products, Rexall brand products, and more. Free prescription delivery is available. An eFill prescription reminder service using e-mail is ideal for patients with ongoing medication needs. Call or visit them soon.

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Are you still taking chances by not using winter tires on your vehicle in the colder weather? You may have recently purchased a different vehicle. You may have an all-wheel drive vehicle and think that winter tires are not necessary. The reality is that all-season tires lose their elasticity and grip at temperatures below 7 degrees celcius.

New winter tires from OK Tire Store (Elmira) are designed to disperse snow and grip on ice more effectively in severe weather.

Drivers are able to better handle their vehicles, corner more confidently and stop sooner.

Owner Rob Bowman and team at OK Tire Store (Elmira) are there to help address any tire concern, providing information and advice you can count on.

OK Tire Store (Elmira) offers the best in all-season, performance and winter tires from the most popular tire brands such as Bridgestone, Firestone, Kumho, Continental, General, Pirelli, Toyo Tires, and others. Custom wheels and winter rims are also available.

From professional tire mounting and nitrogen tire inflation to computerized wheel balancing including large truck tire balancing on their new Hunter equipment, their tire specialists will do things right.

With 4 service bays including 1 tall bay, the staff can get you back on the road quickly. A road service is available for disabled vehicles, plus an on-farm service with mobile units.

Formed in 1953, O.K. Tire Stores has grown to become Canada’s largest independent chain of tire retailers with the buying power of over 285 locations. They offer value, selection and warranties that can’t be beat. Customer loyalty rewards include Aeroplan Miles with your purchase at OK Tire Store (Elmira).

Baker’s Cove Seafood Restaurant is a full service, family oriented seafood specialty restaurant that offers great taste and friendly service every time. Their décor consist of sky-blue walls adorned with nautical theme items, artwork, mirrors as well as subdued music for a relaxed environment. They have seating for up 70 guests with comfortable high-back padded chairs and two banquettes along the walls to help accommodate larger groups.

Baker’s Cove Seafood Restaurant offers lightly battered English Style Fish & Chips with fresh cut fries and Family Size available, shrimp, sea scallops, breaded clam strips, chicken strips, and 3 types of Fisherman platters. Halibut, Haddock and Cod are available deep fried or grilled. All their fried food is cooked in nonhydrogenated, trans-fat free canola oil. Everything is cooked to order and you can taste the difference The Feature Dishes include Arctic Char, Poached Salmon with Fruit Salsa, Salmon Fillet, Sole Almandine, Sautéed Shrimp or Seafood Combo, Crab Cakes, Honey Garlic or Tandoori Halibut, Sweet Cajun Haddock, Curried Shrimp or Scallops, Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast, and the Mermaid Platter. They also feature Appetizers, Soup, Clam Chowder, Garden or Caesar salad, sides like coleslaw or English mushy peas, plus a variety of beverages, wine, beer, and desserts. Daily Features and take-out are available.

Founded in 1986, Baker’s Cove Seafood Restaurant is owned and operated by Karolyn Drake who took over the restaurant in July 2005.

When you want seafood and other tasty dishes done right, make Baker’s Cove your destination.

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Whether it’s your first time or you’re rediscovering the fun of bowling all over again, find out why Elmira Bowl has become a preferred family recreation centre for good, clean fun. Bowling is a competitive and professional sport, and also a healthy form of exercise and family entertainment—best of all, it doesn’t cost a lot of money.

Elmira Bowl has 8 automatic five pin lanes with automated computerized scoring which makes it even more fun. You simply type in your names, bowl, and let the computer do the rest!

In 2010 the facility was upgraded with a new carpeting, seating & tables, plus new durable synthetic “phenolic” flooring on all the lanes for more accurate bowling.

Visit Elmira Bowl on Saturday and Sunday nights when the lights go down and the music goes up with glow-in-the-dark Cosmic Bowling combining special lighting and music! Reservations are recommended.

Elmira Bowl features a snack bar serving refreshments, and is fully licensed.

Ask about their league enrollment for cost conscious fun and a great way to meet new people and hone your skills.

Arrange a company bowling tournament at Elmira Bowl—you can’t beat the convenience or cost!

Also, call ahead to book your birthday parties with Elmira Bowl.

Kids especially will have a great time because of an inflatable bumper system that keeps bowling balls out of the channels so they hit the pins just about every time.

Founded in 1961, Elmira Bowl recently came under the new ownership of Jeff Young & Jen Galbraith on July 1, 2012.

Elmira Bowl is a great place to get together with friends or bring a date or spend time with the family. Consider them for your club’s fundraising events!

Over 27 Years of Poultry in Motion 1010 Three Bridges Rd. St. Jacobs (north of Lobsinger Line, east of Township Rd. 36) 519-664-3090 www.thepoultryplace.com Chicken and poultry products make up a large portion of many family meal plans. It also takes up a significant amount of the annual food budget, so choosing where to buy is important when you want to ensure value. Plus, with all the food contamination scares and concern over content in today’s meat products, the question of origin comes into play as well. It is for precisely these reasons that we recommend The Poultry Place as a destination of choice for their poultry products. This retail/wholesale business is renowned for their free range, drug-free fresh and frozen poultry from local farmers— processed and prepared locally right on the premises.

The selection of fresh and frozen products plus personal service from the Den Boer Family and their staff at the retail outlet store has made The Poultry Place popular since 1985.

Their ready-for-the-oven prepared foods from The Poultry Place are ideal for busy people who want delicious, wholesome meals without devoting hours to food preparation. The “heat and serve” frozen foods, finger foods and appetizers are ideal for the Holiday Season.

The store showcases a wide variety of specialty items such as chicken schnitzel, numerous creative varieties of chicken sausages, turkey sausage, chicken vegetable pie, burgers, wings, fingers, roasts, ground chicken. Other offerings include various breaded stuffed chicken breasts, cordon bleu, turkey bacon, stuffed turkey roasts and more.

Items to complement your meal include a unique line of tasty sauces and rubs—from sweet and sticky to hot and exotic. Try them all!

The Region’s Car & Truck Accessory Store 1546 King St. E., Kitchener 519-584-2100 (east of Ottawa St., across from Rockway Gardens) www.overdriveauto.com Not many cities the size of K-W can boast of a business like this one. Since opening in June 2008, Overdrive Automotive has made great impact with car and truck owners, muscle car buffs, the import tuner market and off-road enthusiasts. Franchise owner Michael Meakes and his team are well experienced in fulfilling the area’s preferences and needs for auto and truck accessories, car care products, and performance improvements.

The first Overdrive Automotive store in the chain opened on Yonge Street in Newmarket in August 2004, and today there are 9 franchise locations across Ontario.

If you want a new tonneau cover, bed mat or liner for your truck, look no further than Overdrive Automotive, Ontario’s largest dealer for Bak Industries tonneau covers plus other top brands. The store also offers a great selection of custom wheels from many top brands in all the latest styles and finishes, whether it’s an OEM replacement or cool oversized wheels with new low profile tires. Other offerings include a large selection of performance auto parts with a selection of exhausts, carbs, intakes, tuning parts, HID and LED lighting, lift/lowering kits, seat covers, bug shields, rain guards, car covers, cleaning supplies, batteries, lubricants and more.

If you want to improve your vehicle to increase its power output, generate a deep throaty exhaust growl, or enhance its handling characteristics, appearance and comfort for a one-of-a-kind ride, stop in and talk to the people at Overdrive Automotive. Think of them for great Holiday Season gifts! Like them on Facebook.

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Small cracks and chips can often be repaired, saving you money and ensuring the integrity of your windshield.

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112 Oriole Pkwy., Elmira 519-669-8234 (at Flamingo Dr., in the Birdland Plaza) Celebrating 30 years of service, Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa is always becoming more diversified in its service offerings and ready to introduce new products. It was in March 2001 that their Spa was introduced, making Guys & Dolls a one-stop 3,000 square foot facility for total beautification and rejuvenation.

Owner Lori Weber and the creative team at Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa invite you to arrange for more than just an appointment—they want to offer you an experience.

Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa has attracted and retained a team of experienced stylists and colour technicians who share your passion for beautiful hair. You can expect a personal consultation, along with your valued input, to ensure that their services are suited to your lifestyle and changing image. Specialties such as texture changes, and chemical services like colouring and highlights are guaranteed to meet your needs.

When it comes to updo’s for bridal parties so everyone feels beautiful on that special day, the team at Guys & Dolls remains current with all the newest updo and hair styling trends.

If you want spa and esthetics services that beautify, refresh and promote a more youthful appearance, Guys & Dolls offers facials, soothing manicures and pedicures, gel nails, lash & brow tinting, as well as waxing and massage treatments—all guaranteed to make the new you feel complete.

Guys & Dolls Salon & Spa can also recommend results-oriented hair care, styling and finishing products from Matrix (Biolage, Vavoom, Design Pulse), Kenra, American Crew, as well as OPI nail products.

Visit them online at www.guysanddolls.ca, call 519-669-8234 for appointments, or stop in to purchase Gift Cards & Spa Packages for the Holiday Season!

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With a history as a hardware store dating back over 130+ years, Elmira Home Hardware has been serving the area under current management since March 2004. The store is one of over 1,060 stores under the Home Hardware umbrella and is 100% dealerowned by Krista McBay. In a clean well-stocked retail environment, Elmira Home Hardware offers an excellent selection of nationally recognized brands as well as many Home-brand private label products created by leading manufacturers, such as Benchmark tools. The BeautiTone line has been rated #1 paint manufactured in Canada.

This store showcases home improvement supplies, hardware and fasteners (including bulk bins of nails), plumbing and electrical products, cleaning supplies, small appliances, lawn and garden equipment and supplies, barbecues, auto accessories, housewares, giftware and toys galore. Other offerings include sporting goods, hunting-camping-fishing supplies, work wear, bottled water, V-belts, pulleys, and a 2,000 square foot Farm Supply Department. They also offer audio-video products, telephones, computer accessories and electronic gadgets. Also in-store are wood stoves from Drolet, plus repair parts and maintenance supplies for your wood stoves.

Visit their all-new Lighting Gallery with 26 foot long display featuring table and floor lamps, hanging pendant lighting, gorgeous wall sconces and more—in styles and finishes from traditional to contemporary.

Customer support at Elmira Home Hardware includes: key cutting; rope, cable, electrical wire and chain cut to size; and paint mixing and colour matching.

Stop into Elmira Home Hardware soon to discover the latest specials, pick up Holiday Season gifts & Christmas decorations, plus you can earn Aeroplan Miles with your purchase!

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prizes, this one’s focused on what the recipient is capable of doing in the future, not what she’s done in the past … despite her stellar pedigree and connection with Guelph. For example, she helped it assemble and celebrate its own food history back in 1999 with the support of then-dean of the Ontario Agricultural College, Rob McLaughlin, by creating a food inventory, preparing a special menu for the college’s 125th anniversary and overseeing a feast for

hundreds.

Then two years ago she helped the university launch the Good Food Innovation Awards to recognize Canadian restaurants showing culinary creativity with local ingredients. All this led to Stewart receiving an honourary doctorate from Guelph’s College of Management and Economics in 2011.

There’s no question she has credentials. Stewart is a Cuisine Canada founder, author or co-author of 14 books on Canadian food and a regular guest on CBC

Radio. Lately, you may know her best as the creator of Food Day Canada, a national event that grew from the World’s Longest Barbecue which she started in 2003, to support Canadian beef farmers caught in the BSE crisis.

Looking ahead, University of Guelph president Alastair Summerlee says Guelph’s food laureate will focus on widely underlining the institution’s contributions.

“We are known internationally as the place for food research, teaching

and technology, but our contributions to the culinary life of Canada need to be more widely touted,” he says. “Having a food laureate will allow the university to engage people across the country and strengthen our profile and support.”

And that’s where Stewart’s starting. She wants Canadians to know Guelph faculty and graduates have had a hand in food and drink that go way beyond our immediate area. For example, Guelph graduate Bob Bors, who worked with

plant agriculture Prof. Al Sullivan, is now helping develop haskap berries (sometimes called honeyberries) in western Canada.

And when you’re on a wine tour of the Niagara region, stop at Jordan Station and visit the incomparably warm and homey winery of Sue-Ann Staff, another of Sullivan’s graduates, who is accomplishing great things on her family’s home farm.

Stewart likes the fact that as food laureate, she’s starting with a blank slate.

“We can write the book,”

she says. “We can make our own definition of a food laureate. The stars have aligned.”

Indeed they have. People care more than ever about food, local food, nutrition, food security and food safety. Against this backdrop comes Guelph’s food laureate with exuberance, panache and the globe before her. And besides caring about food, she’s no stranger to farmers and production. What a great opportunity to join agriculture, foodies and consumers.

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initiatives over the past few months.

“It’s good to keep fresh, its good to change. That’s why you can’t be in business doing the same thing for ten years and not change. You won’t be in business very long doing that,” she said of her time in the business.

Over more than a decade Acheson has had much success in and outside of Woolwich Township. The company caters to many areas of the region predominantly in Kitchener-

Waterloo and Guelph. With as many as five catering deliveries per day to Waterloo, the chef and entrepreneur has set her sights on expansion into a welcoming market in the region’s more southern territory.

“Well we hope to expand once we get settled here and get through Christmas we’re hoping to expand to Waterloo. This was my way of developing kind of a formula for that expansion when and if it happens. We looked at properties in August and July but it wasn’t the right time,” she said.

Now, with the increased popularity the new location is bringing to the business, Acheson believes it’s time to try again and is grooming her team for the next step.

“We are building a team that will later on go back to the other [Waterloo location]. It’s a huge amount of training. But they are a good solid team and I’m so impressed with their capabilities and how they manage things in the move.

I couldn’t have done it without them.”

Should she find a suit-

able spot, her eight team members will be split between the two locations, she explained. In the meantime, Acheson is enjoying the influx of new customers and positive feedback from eager regulars who come in to sample new products. ”I love it here. Our team loves it here we see a lot more people we see regulars and just how they responded to the new place was very nice. They were excited see all of the different things that we’re doing.

Elmira is a fantastic place to be in business.”

Acheson has made many changes to her business, the latest of which is moving downtown to be closer to customers. [ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

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Looking forward to a Killer show in Maryhill Joe Passion brings his Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire tribute concert to the Commercial Tavern Sunday STEVE KANNON Normally, when performing as a tribute artist, a musician has to take some elements of the star’s persona and exaggerate them for effect – think of an Elvis impersonator gyrating his hips, festooned with sideburns and jumpsuits. But when it comes to performing as Jerry Lee Lewis, however, there’s just no way to do that. “He’s already larger than life,� said Joe Passion, who’ll be channeling The Killer during a show November 11 at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill.

It’s true, Lewis has certainly lived an over-thetop life, with a persona clearly etched on the public consciousness. From marrying his 13-year-old cousin to battles with the tax man, his life has been something of train wreck. “The thing about Jerry Lee is that he’s unpredictable, so he gives me free rein on the stage,� said Passion.

Behind such hits as Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, lies a whole lot of interesting stories, he added, stories that form part of the show – some educational moments to go along with the entertainment. “He’s a fascinating character.�

Joe Passion aims to entertain and inform in a show about legendary bad boy Jerry Lee Lewis that takes to the stage at the Commercial Tavern tomorrow afternoon (Sunday). [SUBMITTED] shotgun shack to musical stardom only to fall from grace due to his personal life and personal demons.

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Lewis, born Sept. 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, had the kind of life rock ‘n’ roll legends are made of, rising from a

piano at an early age, often joined by two of his cousins, Mickey Gilley, who would go on to a country music career, and Jimmy

Swaggart, an eventually defrocked TV evangelist.

At the age of 10, his family mortgaged the house to get him a piano, sending him off to bible school to play evangelical music. He was promptly thrown out for playing boogie woogie music. Rebellious right from the start.

Lewis’ travails have been well documented over the decades. At 16 he married for the first time, and at 17, before his first divorce was finalized, he took his second wife. His third wife was his 13-year-old cousin, with Lewis being 22 at the time. Two of his children and two of his seven wives died in tragic accidents.

He had three monumental battles with the Internal Revenue Service. He had a war with alcohol and pills that almost killed him. He once accidently shot his bass player, who survived. “You couldn’t make this stuff up,� said Passion, who’s been performing as Jerry Lee Lewis for 18 years.

He does other tribute shows, including John Lennon and Bobby Darin, but Lewis remains the most popular.

In between those shows, he finds time to write and record his own music, producing and engineering music for other performers as well.

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around the globe. As Lewis, he brings his explosive piano playing style and humorous personality to the role. “Jerry Lee Lewis is a great character to have fun with on stage. He’s got rockin’ hits like Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta Shakin, and I perform a highly interactive show with the audience� he explained, noting he likes to inject elements of Hank Williams and Will Rogers into the storytelling show.

For the Maryhill concert, he’ll be accompanied by Bill Culp and the Memphis Cats band. Culp is known in theatre circles across Canada for his unique combination of musicianship, booming Baritone voice and hilarious sense of humour. Culp puts all three elements to good use in this 1950s show, singing such hits as Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper and Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets.

Joining in the fun will be Jim Yorfido, best known for his Johnny Cash show, on lead guitar.

The Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire tribute show hits the stage at the Commercial Tavern November 11 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the venue, 1303 Maryhill Rd., or by calling 519-648-3644.

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FARM SERVICES

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MILL OPERATOR AFTERNOON SHIFT

519-638-3008 W-S1-800-263-9818 Feed & Supplies Ltd. is a local family run (Part-Time - Approximately 20 hours per week)

business and is looking for an energetic and reliable individual to help work in the retail store and warehouse at our Conestogo location. Must be able to lift 25 kg bags. Forklift license and computer skills would be an asset. We offer a competitive wage.

Please forward resumes by: Friday, November 16, 2012 to: Attention: Human Resources W-S Feed & Supplies Ltd 1805 Sawmill Rd., Conestogo, Ontario N0B 2N0

• Responsibilities include: Working in a feed manufacturing plant. Duties may include production of pelleted and milled animal feed products, general physical labour and specific tasks related to the production of animal feeds • Skills Required: the ability to operate a simple forklift; basic telephone skills; ability to lift packages 25 kg to 40 kg; good communication skills; mechanical ability, and understanding of proper shipping/receiving procedures; the ability to work alone and as a team player; prior experience and agricultural background preferred.

• Wages: we offer a competitive wage and benefits commensurate with experience • Location: Listowel, Ontario Reply in confidence to: Scott Nieuwland or Dennis Stirling Nieuwland Feed & Supply P.O. Box 220 Drayton, Ontario N0G 1P0 scott@nieuwlandfeed.com dstirling@nieuwlandfeed.com Fax (519)638-5221

FAX: 519-664-1638

is a progressive tower company in the telecommunications industry. We are currently accepting resumes for:

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Construction labourers Civil construction foremen Truck drivers Excavator operators

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Looking to hire an experienced heavy truck mechanic, concrete pump operators, a dispatcher, and salesperson. Experienced operators preferred but will train qualified applicant. Must have DZ license. Competitive wages & benefits.

Send resumes to: HR@rigarus.com or Fax # (519)669-2440

Please fax your resume to 519-648-3528

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HELP WANTED EXPRESSIONS SALON IS looking for a licenced hair stylist. Please email Sarah at: sarahedmond@ymail.com

FULL-TIME TRUCK & TRAILER MECHANIC REQUIRED Position available immediately for a full time truck mechanic in our Drayton Repari shop.

This person must be self-motivated, team player, strong diagnostics and electrical skills. Person should be licensed or a 3rd year apprentice.

Afternoon shift. Competitive wages paid, plus benefit package. Fax resume to 519-638-2143 Attention Randy. Only those we wish to interview will be contacted.

HOW TO REACH US

FULLTIME PRODUCE/RETAIL POSITION available immediately. Four days + Saturdays.

Apply with resume to: Stemmler Meats & Cheese, 3031 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg.

FOR SALE GRINDER, 8”, DUAL stones, industrial on stand.

Brand new. $135.00. Call 519-669-3927.

FOR SALE 5-IN-1 WOODWORKING MACHINE - Shopsmith Mark V 510, 10” saw, drill press, 34” lathe, 12” disc sander, line boring. Online list at $3400.00.

Includes 4” planer (integral), online list at $490.00 + spare knife set. Excellent +, barely used. $1750.00 takes all!

Please call 519-669-2069 . No Sunday calls please.

ROXTON CHINA CABINET & Hutch, glass shelves, interior lights, excellent condition.

76” tall, 67” W, 12.5” deep, bottom 17.5” deep. $550.00 o.b.o. Call (519) 590-6699.

1-877-669-0700 FOR SALE

AUCTIONS

CHAINSAW ‘SKIL’ 16”. Good condition, $80.00. Tablesaw 10” Rockwell Beaver, 5” cast iron table, 1 HP motor.

Good condition $125.00.

519-669-3434.

AUCTION SALE

Of property, lawn and garden equipment; household effects; antiques; and miscellaneous items to be held at 7162 Line 86 in Wallenstein for the estate of the late Henry and Edna Horst on:

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 AT 11:00 AM

MATTRESS AND BOX Spring, new, never used, still in sealed bag. Sacrifice $195. Delivery available.

Temperpedic Memory Foam Mattress, new, never used, in sealed bag.

Like sleeping on a cloud. No pressure points. Bankruptcy sale $595, box spring $200 extra. Delivery available.

519-635-8737.

PROPERTY: CONSISTING of a 1 ½ storey red brick house situated on an almost one acre well landscaped country lot. House consists of an eat in country kitchen; living room; front entranceway and sun room; laundry room and utility or furnace room with side entrance, master bedroom; 4 pc bath. Upstairs has 3 bedroom, one with walk in storage and walk out to balcony. House is heated by gas furnace and has a rented gas water heater. Partial basement with fruit cellar, storage, and utility room with pressure tank, iron filter, and submersible pump. Situated on this property is a steel sided barn with a workshop area; 3 horse stalls and one box stall. Top level of barn having a loft, office area, and hay storage. Garden shed with cement floor.

NEW ITEMS ADDED DAILY! Visit our 2nd floor clearance centre for mega deals on hand tools, small appliances, artwork, home-decor, lighting, paint sundries, and so much more.

All at least 35-50% off retail prices. Elmira Home Hardware. OPEN Mon Fri 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sun noon - 5 p.m.

HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND antiques: Danby spinner washer,

chest freezer, Whirlpool ceramic top stove, Maytag fridge, flat to the wall cupboard, old dresser, antique secretary, bonnet chest, milk can, buffet, parlour table, kitchen table and 7 leaves, 3 pc living room suite (couch, loveseat, chair), china cabinet, chrome chairs, area rug, 3 piece bedroom suite, wardrobe, glider rocker, double bed, microwave stand, love seat, sewing machine and stool, recliner, office chairs, Regulator clock, freezer, queen bed with bookcase headboard, cedar chest, chest of drawers, double metal bed, arm chair, wooden stacking chairs, trunks, toaster oven, Johnson Bros dinner set, cups and saucers, silverware chest, Speedvac vacuum, stepstool, quilts, luggage, German Bible, coins, bedding, linens, cookware, kitchenware etc.

PRE-SEASON WALK BEHIND Snowblower sale on New In stock Blowers - Columbia 7hp, 24” blower $849, Columbia 10.5hp, 28” $1049, Columbia 11.5hp, 30” $1217. 3 year warranty on new. Used Cub Cadet 10.5 hp 30” $895. Call Stoltz Sales & Service 519-669-1561.

1 OAK BED headboard with mirror & end tables $75; 1- 9 drawer oak dresser with mirror $50; 1- 48”x 48” glass top kitchen table – 5 chairs $75; 2 - 16” TV $20 each.

Ph 519-669-5866.

AUCTIONS SAT. NOV. 10 at 10:00 AM Clearing auction sale of riding lawnmower; Waterloo County antiques and collectables; rustic furniture; household effects; miscellaneous items to be held at 927383 Oxford Road 8 (highway 97 or 4 kms east of Plattsville) for Wendy Kaufman. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

Pick up less stones with no raking WITH THE NEW Loftness windrow crop shredder 20’ Draper side discharge

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: Lawnboy self propelled lawn mower; Stihl weed eater; Ariens front tine tiller; wheel barrow; tricycles; child’s wagon; aluminum ladder, extension ladder, and step ladders; baskets and bushel baskets; stainless steel tubs; scrap steel; variety of hand and garden tools; and much more.

AUCTIONEER:

Jantzi Auctions Ltd. Wellesley 519-656-3555

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AUCTIONS WED. NOV 14 at 10:00 AM. Clearing auction sale of furniture; household effects; antiques; tools; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo Estate with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

CHILD CARE REQUIRED STUDENT HELP NEEDED (at least 14 years old please) to come into my home Mon to Fri and keep my 12 year old son company from 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. He has a mild physical disability, no developmental delay, spend the first hour reading a doing homework and the 2nd hour watching tv or playing video games. This person will need to be there promptly at 3 p.m. to get him off of the bus and into the house (he will walk using 2 canes all on his own - no lifting required) and stay with him until I get home. If you are interested please give me a call 519-669-7633, ask for Angela.

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

PRESENTATION BY THE ONTARIO LOTTERY AND GAMING (OLG) CORPORATION AND REQUEST FOR PUBLIC INPUT RE: POTENTIAL FOR A NEW OLG GAMING FACILITY IN WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF VENUE Further to previous notification please be advised of the following:

PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION 11/2012 NELSON KRAUS HOLDINGS

The Mayor and Council at the Township of Woolwich invite you to a public meeting on the Future of Gaming in Woolwich.

for the property located at 889 Bridge Street West

This is an opportunity for residents to listen to a presentation by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and to provide input to Woolwich Council concerning a possible new gaming facility.

on November 20, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. will now be held in the Community Room – Woolwich Memorial Centre 24 Snyder Avenue South, Elmira.

Public Meeting on Potential Gaming Facility in Woolwich When: Tuesday November 20th, 2012 @ 6:00 PM

Cancellations Skating and Shinny WMC

Where: Community Centre, Woolwich Memorial Centre, 24 Snyder St South, Elmira, ON

November 9th, 10th and 11th Woolwich Weekender Tournament Friday Nov. 9

For more information on the public meeting, please visit us at www. woolwich.ca or follow us on twitter: @woolwichupdates and facebook.

You can also contact the Township of Woolwich Council and Information Services Department at 519-669-6009 or by email kmorris@woolwich.ca

Parent & Tot Noon Skate

9:30am & 1:30pm Cancelled 12:00 pm Cancelled

Saturday Nov. 10 Public Skate

4:00 pm Cancelled

Sunday Nov. 11

7:30 am Cancelled 9:00 am Cancelled

Family Shinny Adult Shinny

Woolwich Memorial Centre 519-669-1647 ext 7001

THIRD RUN OF SUPP/OMIT PROPERTY TAX Supplemental/Omit Tax Bills invoiced November 1 and November 2, 2012 were mailed November 5 2012 based on Notices mailed to property owners from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation in October.

2010 Supp/Omits due November 30, 2012 2011 Supp/Omits due December 28, 2012 2012 Supp/Omits due December 28, 2012 Pre-Authorized Payment Plans did not include these Supp/Omit Bills, and must be paid on the due dates.

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Unfinished walk up attic. Located on large lot featuring detached 17ft x 18ft, insulated, heated workshop, fantastic gazebo and 10ft x 20ft shed. MLS 1234999.

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Elmira - Backing onto Green space! This fantastic

home was built with family in mind! Huge kitchen with breakfast bar and walk out to large deck over looking green space. Office just off kitchen with side door to deck. Finished recroom with laminate floors and ample storage space. Large master bedroom complete with 2 walk-in closets and ensuite. MLS 1234126. Call Alli or Paul direct.

$345,000 IN BY CHRISTMAS

Elmira - Fantastic Layout in this bright home!

Modern colours & dĂŠcor throughout. Hardwood floors in the lg open living room & master bedrm.

Eat-in kitchen w/slider to deck overlooking green space. Convenient upper floor laundry w/lg window.

Finished basement w/slider walkout to back yard.

Large 1.75 garage (18x20ft). MLS 1241698. Call Alli or Paul direct.

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Elmira - A perfect family home located on a mature treed lot complete with shed and detached garage.

This 2 storey, 3 bedroom home features a finished rec room, separate dining room, and main floor family room with sliders to large wrap around deck. New main floor and rec room windows excluding living room. All appliances included with the exception of freezer. MLS 1237778. Call Alli or Paul direct.

D L O S

$274,900

LOOK NO FURTHER!!

Elmira - This classic century home in move-in condition is awaiting your arrival! This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home features main floor laundry, family room with gas fireplace and walkout to fenced yard with shed. Recent upgrades include upstairs and stairway carpeting, plumbing, windows, electrical, roof (2008), and landscaping/deck (2009). Appliances included. MLS 1242053 Call Alli or Paul direct.

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

$269,900 LOCATION, LOCATION!

Kitchener - Fantastic bungalow close to expressway, amenities, bus routes and in quiet neighbourhood. The carpet free main floor is complete with 3 bedrooms, living room and eat-in kitchen. Large finished rec room with gas fireplace. Both bathrooms recently renovated.

Convenient second garage door to fenced backyard featuring patio and large 10x16ft cedar shed. MLS 1241620. Call Alli or Bill direct.

$314,000

DUPLEX

St. Clements - Own a duplex in small town St. Clements.

Great mortgage helper, excellent tenants, ample parking, fantastic location. Live in one and rent the other or rent them both or convert back to a large family home. very large country lot with mature trees. Backs onto greenbelt.

Just minutes from the city and steps from all amenities, everything you want can be found in St. Clements. MLS 1241584. Call Alli or Bill direct.

$495,900 VERDONE MODEL HOME!

Elmira - Attractive upgrades and finishing touches through-out this 4 bedroom home. Convenience at its best with main floor laundry/mudroom, walk-in pantry and completely finished basement with gas fireplace. 9ft ceilings thoughout main floor. Bright eat-in kitchen with granite counter tops, cupboards to the ceiling and island.

Large living room with wood floors, gas fireplace and French door walk-out to yard. MLS 1241535. Call Alli or Paul direct

$299,900 YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! Elmira - Brand new semi detached raised bungalow.

Complete with main floor laundry, 4 piece ensuite, open concept eat-in kitchen and living room with French door walk out to deck. All the conveniences on one floor. The large garage is perfect for storage and have room for a vehicle. Located close to downtown, walking distance to library, restaurants and banks. MLS 1234444. Call Alli or Paul direct.

519-577-6248

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

$399,900 $399,900 IMPRESSIVE

Elmira - 3 bdrm, 2baths birdland bungalow

Bill Norris SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL CALL DIRECT DIRECT

519-588-1348

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

backing onto farmland on a family oriented st. From the welcoming eat-in kit, to the oversized LR, to the gorgeous master w/walkout , this home is bright & spacious. Add in the huge unfinished basement, beautiful covered patio & well-kept yrd complete w/shed, this home is everything you are looking for!

MLS 1231378. Call Alli or Paul direct!

GREAT STARTER!!

Elmira - Bright Home Backing onto farmland and directly across the road from Ann Street Park. Carpet free with Hardwood and ceramic through out main floor. Family room with cozy wood stove, large windows and walk out to fenced yard. This home is complete with mudroom and very large dining room. 24 x 20ft double garage. MLS 1244010. Call Alli or Paul direct.

$769,000 EQUIPPED FOR 2 FAMILIES!!

Elmira - This home is equipped for 2 families! Front and side entrances, separate garages, separate laundry rooms, separate bathrooms, living rooms and 2 huge kitchens.

Fantastic opportunity for large family/families complete with 7 bedrooms. Perfect for the hobbiest 3 car garage & detached 4 car garage/workshop. Large yard 87x250ft over looking farm land just steps to golf course. MLS 1225049. Call Alli or Paul direct.

NEW PRICE

$219,900

OUTSTANDING AGENTS. OUTSTANDING RESULTS.

$234,900

SPACIOUS TWO STOREY

Floradale - 1866 sq.ft. home in Floradale with

a large lot backing onto green belt. This century home is one of Floradale's originals.

This home is priced right for a young family and has great potential . Close to Floradale School and the park. 20 min to K-W. MLS 1241726. Call Alli or Bill direct.

$549,900 OUTSTANDING BUNGALOW

Elmira - Only 2 years old! Backing onto greenbelt.

Many upgrades throughout. Open concept mf w/hardwood & ceramic throughout. Gas fireplace in great room w/cathedral ceiling. Lg master w/5pc ens incl corner whirpool bath. MF laundry/mudroom. Finished basement includes: 2 bdrms, 4pc bath & lg rec rm. Sunroom walk-out to deck & interlock patio over-loogin yard & greenspace. MLS 1237430. Call Alli or Paul direct.

$218,500

VERY AFFORDABLE!

Elmira - This semi is only steps to downtown!

Fantastic hardwood floors, high ceilings, original built in cupboards and trim provide charm and character.

Bright spacious kitchen with walkout to sun porch.

Featuring; large front porch, carpet free, 3 bedrooms, living room, family room and lots of parking. MLS 1237444. Call Alli or Paul direct.

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REAL ESTATE LISTINGS

Sunlight Homes

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD.

BROKERAGE

Drayton Heights

Elmira Real Estate Services Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage When you buy or sell your home with us, part of our commission supports women’s shelters & violence prevention programs.

90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

519-669-3192

45 Arthur St. S., Elmira Office:

519-669-2772

Broker of Record,

JULIE HECKENDORN

TRACEY WILLIAMS

Res: 519.669.1068

Res: 519.669.8629

Cell: 519.505.0627

BRAD MARTIN MVA Residential

Broker

Elmira@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca/elmira

Sales Rep.

ATTENTION FIRST TIME BUYERS! OPEN HOUSE: Sat. Nov. 10/12 1-3pm | 61 William St. Elmira

$255,000

HUGE FAMILY ROOM ADD’T w/cathedral ceiling & lots of windows!

Oversized dining area. Main flr. laundry, bathrm & master bdrm. Huge rec. rm. w/high ceiling. Newer doors, windows, furnace & deck. Short walk to downtown. MLS REDUCED

Bonnie Brubacher Shanna Rozema Jason Shantz Broker

Broker of Record

OPEN HOUSE Saturday November 10, 2-4 p.m.

4 Ernst Street, Elmira

CHARACTER & CHARM $319,900 ELMIRA.

MOVE-IN CONDITION! enjoy

$285,000

Offers this beautifully restored home, front covered verandah, natural woodwork, original French doors, hardwood and pine flooring. 3+ Bedrooms and 2 Baths. Many upgrades make this home move in ready and a bonus of a finished attic/loft a great retreat. Call today for details. MLS

the dble. garage w/stairs to basement.

Updated kitchen 2 bathrms, windows, doors, furnace & central air.

Private deck area. Fin. rec. rm. w/fireplace, 2/pc washroom & games room. MLS REDUCED

ST. JACOBS - Extensively renovated bungalow on a large lot (85‘x170’).

Hdwd. and ceramic flrs. Oak kitchen w/island. Fin. rec. rm & 4th bdrm in lower level. Main flr. laundry. 2 baths. Main flr. family rm. (could be bdrm. w/ensuite). Updated bathrms, windows, and furnace. MLS

FURTHER REDUCED

$389,900

$899,000

Broker

BRAND NEW BUNGALOW $345,000 ELMIRA.

Paradigm Homes new model offers 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, open concept, beautiful bright kitchen with contrasting dark island, gas fireplace, coiffured ceiling in great room.

Exclusive

Linwood - Expect to be impressed

DIRECT: 519-572-2669 OFFICE: 519-669-5426

3 Arthur St. S. Elmira

www.remaxsolidgold.biz

COMMERCIAL LEASE SPACE

Commercial space for lease in busy plaza only 15 minutes to K-W. Office space from 144 s/f to 2400 s/f. Zoning allows numerous uses. Lots of parking.

MLS.

ELMIRA! GREAT STARTER semi offering new kitchen, two bathrooms, three bedrooms, patio and deck, fenced yard backing to green space. New roof September 2012. MLS $229,900.

Your referrals are appreciated!

519.787.0203

Have a question? Email us at: info@sunlighthomes.ca

Suzanne Denomme

519-574-2996

Sales Reprentative

MARTIN GROVE VILLAGE

FOR RENT. WITH REAL INVESTMENT YOU WILL SEE A REAL RETURN. MAKE THIS SPACE YOUR NEW HOME. ADVERTISE WITH US TODAY.

FREE Market Evaluation Lease Space - 22,700 s/f on 3 acres 20 minutes to Waterloo offers 20’ height, loading docks, drive in door, lots of office space. Space is easily divisable.

MLS. Call Bert.

Broker Re/Max Real Estate Centre Inc.

www.sunlighthomes.ca

Immaculate BUNGALOW in desirable adult living community.

Vaulted ceiling, open concept, 2 bedrooms including ensuite bathroom. Minutes from St. Jacob’s Market, Hwy85, Waterloo shopping.

Must see! MLS. Call Suzanne for info (519) 574-2996

EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

WAREHOUSE/LIGHT MANUFACTURING!

Alyssa Henry

Direct:

www.thurrealestate.com

Independently Owned and Operated

Learn More About Sunlight Heritage Homes and Our fine communities by Visiting us Today!

Office: 519.885.0200 • Fax: 519.885.4914 83 Erb St. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 6C2 suzanne.denomme@remax.net www.homeswithsue.com

LET OUR 50+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU!

BROKER

Ask Alyssa for details

Don't forget to check us out in 2014 when Sunlight Heritage Homes begins its second Phase!!

Independently Owned and Operated

overlooking the countryside & pond.

Loaded w/extras. Gourmet kitchen.

Open concept makes it great for entertaining! Private master suite w/fireplace. Huge fin. walkout bsmt. w/seperate enterance. TRIPLE garage.

Prof. landscaped. MLS

Remax Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage

$259,990

Live mortgage FREE for 4 months!!

Twin City Realty Inc., Brokerage

with this custom home on 12 acres

Bert Martin

OPEN HOUSE EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1-5PM Come take a look you won't be disappointed!

The last home in the Sunlight Heritage Homes Phase 1!!

Beautiful 1400 sq ft home, features 3 beds, 3 baths, master with ensuite and walk in closet.

Open concept main floor, with custom kitchen and island. Buy today and celebrate the holidays in your brand new home! Quick Possession available!

15 Green St., Drayton only

www.OBSERVERXTRA.com

POND VIEW Lovely and bright BUNGALOW in desirable adult living community in Wellesley. Spacious, open concept & cheery sunroom.

Private treed peaceful yard. Ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet. Spectacular value! MLS. Call Suzanne for info (519) 574-2996

REALTY LTD., BROKERAGE

INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED

17 Church St. W., Elmira

Phone: 519-669-1544 Fax: 519-669-5119

Len Frey

Sales Representative mildred@thefreyteam.com

519-741-6368

Mildred Frey

Wendy Taylor

Mary Lou Murray

Dale Keller

Bill Cassel

519-741-6970

519-669-1544

519-669-1544

Cell: 519-500-1865

Cell: 519-505-3111

Broker Broker/Manager Sales Representative Sales Representative Sales Representative mildred@thefreyteam.com wendy.taylor1@rogers.blackberry.net marylou@mmrealestate.ca dale@kellersellsrealestate.com sandcasselkids3@gmail.com

OPEN HOUSE: Sun. Nov. 11 2-4pm 17 Park Ave. Elmira

10 Martins Lane, Elmira

10 Acre Lot, Mapleton Twp.

$379,900 This 2-storey home includes a gourmet

$319,900 Huge older home with in-law set up M 1

$199,900 Concession 12-Lot 18 10 acres ready to build your dream home along with out buildings. The lot is level and is in a good production area for market gardeners. On a paved road with traffic. Perfect for a roadside stand. For more information call Mildred Or Len Frey. MLS1237449

kitchen with custom maple cupboards and a breakfast bar with 3 stools. The huge dining room is adjacent to the kitchen and opens into a large living room with large stained glass window. This home has lots of old time charm and character. Take the time. Come to our open house. MLS 1221850 Call Mildred Frey to view.

zoning (light industrial) Inlaw allows as a mortgage helper.

Some updates are New wiring, 200 amp, new plumbing, New on demand water heater, new kitchen in the main unit, 3 bathrooms, Some new windows & floors. More work in progress to be finished by the buyer. To view call Mildred or Len Frey. Will consider all reasonable offers.

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OBITUARY

FAMILY ALBUM BIRTH NOTICE

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAY

Hannah Margaret Elaine Kellough

Happy 1st Birthday Riley Brubacher!

Happy Birthday Betty Ertel

We’re in the PINK! Big brothers Jackson and Carson happily announce the muchanticipated arrival of their sister Hannah.

Born October 29, 2012, at Grand River Health Centre, weighing 8 pounds.

Pround parents Andrea and Andrew Kellough, along with their families, lovingly welcome Hannah and celebrate her birth. Special thanks to Pooja and Ashley of the St. Jacobs Midwives.

It’s been a GREAT first year!

Love your family

THANK YOU

Thank You Austin Whittom and his family would like to thank the entire community for their support during his recent battle with Leukemia. You prayers, cards, calls, visits, and donations of meals and gift cards have helped out a great deal. The support we received during this difficult journey, will NEVER be forgotten.

Thank you again!

Austin Whittom and his family.

The family invites you to join us for her 75th Birthday Celebration Open House Sunday November 18, 1:30pm-4pm. St. Teresa Church 19 Flamingo Dr. Elmira.

Drop in with best wishes only.

THANK YOU

DEATH NOTICES

Thank You

GRAIN, Patricia | Of Kitchener, passed away after many courageous battles with her health, on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, in her 60th year.Local relatives are her sister Sarah Hicks and her husband Robert of St. Jacobs.

Thank you to everyone who made my 90th birthday so special. Thank you for all the cards, gifts and best wishes.

To my family, a GREAT BIG HUG. I love you all very much.

Carl Foell

AUCTIONS

BEARINGER, Cleon M. | Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at his home, RR1, Wallenstein, in his 64th year.

BELKWELL, Shirley Joan (nee Palubiski) | Passed away

MORRIS, Patrick John, LLB;QC | In his 90th year of Guelph,

peacefully on November 1, 2012 at Valley Manor Nursing Home in Barry’s Bay, Ontario, age 73 years.Local relatives are her daughter Sandra Allan and her husband Roger of Elmira.

Ontario, died peacefully and surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at The Village of Riverside Glen. Local realtives are his sister Helma (Wilfred Mayne) of Elmira.

PETS

COMM/ INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT

FRI NOV. 16 at 4:30 PM. Toy auction of approx 400 pieces of farm toys; precision; tractor trailers; cars; and other collectables to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for an area collector. Jantzi Auctions 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

SAT. NOV 17 at 4:00 PM Country property auction of a 3 bedroom bungalow fully renovated situated in a highly sought after area to be held at 7027 Perth Rd 121 in Millbank for Paul and Melissa Erb. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

SAT. NOV 17 at 11:00 AM Clearing auction sale of country property; household effects; antiques; collectables; miscellaneous items and lawn and garden equipment; 7162 Line 86 in Wallenstein for the estate of the late Henry and Edna Horst. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555. www.jantziaucitons.com

WED. NOV 28 at 10:00 AM \- Clearing auction sale of furniture; antiques; tools; household effects; and miscellaneous items to be held at the St. Jacob’s Community Centre in St. Jacob’s for a Waterloo resident with additions. Jantzi Auctions Ltd. 519-656-3555 www.jantziauctions.com

RENTALS

SAVE $5-$10 OFF your 1st bag of Dog or Cat food! PLUS free bag credits transferrable from other stores. Creature Comfort Pet Emporium, 1553 King St. N. St Jacobs. Open 7 days/week. 519-664-3366. www.creaturecomfort.ca

ELMIRA - LIVING Accommodation for mature single Christian girl. No smoker, no pets. Shared kitchen, private bath & rec room. Available immediately. 519-669-3996 , after 5 p.m.

VERY AFFECTIONATE CAVALIER cross Shitzu puppies. Beautiful brown and white markings.

First shots, no Sunday calls. $325. Call 519-669-9836.

REAL ESTATE

COMING EVENTS

DRAYTON CHRISTMAS CRAFT Show organized by the Drayton Craft Show Committee. Saturday, November 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drayton Community Centre, 68 Main St. W. Drayton.

FARM FOR SALE. 200 acres 170 +/- workable, 3 barns, 3 silos, tractor shed, heated workshop. Century old brick house with addition - 4 bedrooms, excellent shape. East of Hwy 6 between Fergus and Arthur. 519-843-2859.

100% LOCAL

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

at the age of 94, on October 16, 2012 at Tuxedo Villa in Winnipeg.He was Born in Elmira June 24, 1918 and lived there until 1964.

CLASSIFIEDS CONTINUED AUCTIONS

Passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Grand River Hospital. Shirley (Green) Geisel, age 70 years, was the beloved wife and best friend of Glen Geisel for 47 years.

Devoted mother of Scott, Jeff and Brenda Geisel, all of RR 1, West Montrose. Loving grandma of Nicholas and Meagan. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Ruby and Ron Lebel of Windsor, Audrey and Vern Hammond of Tillsonburg, Karen and Norm Craig of Owen Sound, Donna Green of Kitchener and the late Larry Green and Gerald Geisel of Elora. Shirley is remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families.

Mother-in-law of Helen Geisel of Elmira and the late Clayton Geisel. Predeceased by her parents Virgil and Ethel Green, brother-in-law Earl Geisel and sister-inlaw Myrtle Rush. At Shirley’s request cremation has taken place. There will be no funeral home visitation. A family service was held. In Shirley’s memory, donations to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre may be obtained by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira (519-669-2207).

HOFFER, Arthur John “Jack” | Jack passed away peacefully

MILLER, Michael Frank | Passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of his family on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Forest Heights Long Term Care at the age of 80.Local relatives are his daughter Carol Ann and her husband Philip Jefkins of Wellesley.

DEATH NOTICES

Geisel, Shirley

ELMIRA STORE 1560 sq. ft. plus unfinished basement with shelving - front & rear entrances, move in condition. $1175.00/mth plus utilities and taxes.

Suitable for retail or office.

Phone Allan 519-669-8074 or Paul 519-669-8582. Email allanpoffenroth@gmail.com

GARAGE SALES CHRISTMAS GARAGE SALE - Fri. Nov. 9, Sat. Nov. 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 2368 Northfield Dr. Elmira. Wreaths, decorations, ceramic houses, nativity set, lights etc. Excellent quality, reasonable prices.

Downsizing.

WE’RE AT YOUR SERVICE. We specialize in getting the word out. Advertise your business services here.

Get weekly exposure with fantastic results. Call us at 519.669.5790.

BIRTHDAYS, MARRIAGE & BIRTH NOTICES, STAG & DOE. SHARE IT ALL!

Parker, Alice (Stumpf) December 17, 1912 – November 3, 2012 Passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Chateau Gardens in Elmira. Alice was the oldest daughter of Otto Stumpf and Edna (Ernst) Stumpf. She was predeceased by her husband Fred Parker (1964) and her brother Howard Stumpf. She is survived by her sister Mae Miller and her husband John of Elmira. Alice is lovingly remembered by her two children, Janet Brown and her husband Ron of Elmira, and Bruce Parker and his wife Charlotte of Worsley, Alberta. She was blessed with five grandchildren, Stephen Speth (Tracey) of Brampton, Colin Speth of Angus, Ginger Patton (Owen) of Worsley, Jeremy Parker (Christine) of Bluesky, and Jill Ruecker (Jason) of Worsley. Also remembered by 15 great-grandchildren, Victoria and Emma Speth, Tyler Cole, Ally Miller, Garret, Dexter, Levi and Nolan Patton, Gracie, Jasper and Nixon Parker, and Kaylee, Dawson, Grady and Kyla Ruecker. Also fondly remembered by Don and Deb Kilimnik and their sons Evan and Derek of Winterbourne. Alice was a proud lifetime resident of Elmira and a faithful lifetime member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where for over 25 years she helped assemble Braille books.

Many former students of EDSS will remember “Ma” Parker from her many years working in the school cafeteria. Alice’s last years were spent at Chateau Gardens where everyone will miss her hearty laugh.

Visitation for relatives and friends was at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was held on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Elmira. Interment will follow in Elmira Union Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Chateau Gardens Auxiliary.

www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

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OBSERVER SERVICE DIRECTORY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

TIRE

WHERE TIRES

Complete Collision Service

SPECIALTY, NOT A SIDE LINE. 101 Bonnie Crescent, Elmira, ON N3B 3G2

519.669.8330

Farm • Auto • Truck Industrial On-The-Farm Service

FAX: 519.669.3210

35 Howard Ave., Elmira

AFTER HOURS

519-669-3232

THOMPSON’S

Auto Tech Inc.

ARE A

Providing the latest technology to repair your vehicle with accuracy and confidence.

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

AUTO CLINIC 21 Industrial Dr. Elmira

24 Hour Accident Assistance Accredited Test & Repair Facility

519-669-4400 30 ORIOLE PKWY. E., ELMIRA www.thompsonsauto.ca

519.669.8917

Quality Collision Service

1-800-CARSTAR 519-669-3373

519-669-7652

33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

BODY MAINTENANCE AT:

RUDOW’S CARSTAR COLLISION CENTRE

Call Us At (519)669-3373 33 First Street, East Elmira, ON

GENERAL SERVICES

World’s Largest & Most Trusted Carpet, Upholstery and Fine Rug Cleaners For Over 30 yrs

• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning on Location

While you wairtt!

ORTLIEB CRANE & Equipment Ltd.

Nov. 9 & 10 only

• 40 ton Mobile Crane

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NOW ACCEPTING

• Janitorial

NEW CLIENTS

• Area Rug Cleaning Drop-off / Pick up Service • Carpet Repair & Re-Installation • Pet deodorization • Floor Stripping • Bleached out Carpet Spot Repair

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ROB McNALL 519-669-7607 LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-866-669-7607

• 14 ton BoomTruck

519-664-9999 ST. JACOBS

*See store for details

22 Church St. W., Elmira

669-3332

Tel: 519-669-5537

STORE HOURS: M-F: 8-8, SAT 8-6, SUN 12-5

24 Hour Service (Emergencies only) 7 Days A Week

GENERAL SERVICES

CUSTOM MACHINING CNC LATHES • CNC MILLS CNC BRAKE • PLASMA & LASER CUTTING

MUSIC-LOVER GIFT ALERT! COUNTR Y

’s 60’s / 70

HIGH SCHOOSL BAND

GOSPEL

ROCK

MUSIC TRANSFERS FROM LPs, 45s, 78s, CASSETTES TO CD

We do small jobs with fast turnaround

Your favourite albums get a whole new life on CD after we clean up the clicks, pops and surface noise.

Martin Machining

MORE INFO | 519.669.0541

Linwood, Ontario

(519) 698-2283

EMAIL: vinylp2cd@gmail.com

Various sizes & rates

CLEAN • DRY • SECURE Call

CUSTOM TARPS, COVERS & REPAIRS (519) 698-2754

4445 Posey Line Wallenstein ON.

BAUMAN PIANO

SERVICES TUNING & REPAIRS

Sew Special Custom Sewing for Your Home

Custom Drapery Custom Blinds Free Estimates In Home Consultations

JAMES BAUMAN Craftsman Member O.G.P.T. Inc NEW PHONE NUMBER

519-880-9165

Over 20 Years Experience

Lois Weber 519-669-3985 Elmira

Established 2000

F. David Reimer

UNDER PRESSURE TO HEAL

Safe, effective and proven for 13 + UHMS (Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society) Approved indications:

519.669.5313

Mon.-Tues. 3pm-6pm | Wed.-Fri. Noon-6pm Saturday 9-5 | Sunday Noon-3pm

6376 Perth Rd. 121 Poole, ON

Steve Co.

Plumbing and Maintenance Inc.

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

For all your Plumbing Needs.

24 HOUR SERVICE Steve Jacobi

ELMIRA

519-669-3652

100% SUPERIOR QUALITY CUSTOM WOODWORKING Softener Salt & Pool Salt

KENJI ORITA

FREE BAG In troductor Offer y

• Custom Kitchens • Custom Furniture • Libraries • Exotic Woods

> Superior Salt Products > Fast, Friendly Service > Convenient Delivery Times > Discounts for Seniors

Taking Salt to Peoples’ Basements Since 1988

519-747-2708

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TEL: +1 (519) 574-6734 oritakenji@gmail.com 20B ARTHUR ST. N., ELMIRA

HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

Reimer Hyperbarics of Canada

The Sharp Shop | 112-D Bonnie Cres., Elmira

519.595.4830

100 SOUTH FIELD DRIVE, ELMIRA

GENERAL SERVICES

● ● ● ● ● ● ●

General Repairs

HOME IMPROVEMENTS SERVICES

GRAIN/ FORAGE BOX • TRUCK • TRAILER • BOAT AWNINGS • STORAGE COVERS AND MORE!

ivan@aaronmartin.com

•Ratches, Hooks, Straps, Webbing etc.

•Canvas, Vinyl, Polyester, Acrylic Fabrics

519-669-4964

GENERAL SERVICES

MAR-TARP

Boat Covers | Air Conditioner Covers | Small Tarps Storage Covers | BBQ Covers | Awnings & Canopies Replacement Gazebo Tops | Golf Cart Enclosures & Covers

Crush Injury Enhancement in Healing of Wounds Necrotyzing Soft Tissue Infections Intracranial Abscess Clostridal Myosistis and Myonecrosis Crush Injury. Compartment Syndrome Skin Grafts and Flaps

● Air or Gas Embolism ● Thermal Burns ● Acute Traumatc Ischemias ● Exceptional Blood Loss ● Decompression Sickness ● Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ● Delayed Radiation Injury + Many More

www.reimerhbot.com For more information call:

519-669-0220

56 Howard Ave. Unit 2, Elmira, ON, N3B 2E1

READ’S DECORATING

20 years experience

SINCE 1961

Specializing in Paint & Wall coverings

FOR ALL YOUR HOME DECORATING NEEDS. 27 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

519.669.3658

free estimates interior/exterior painting, wallpapering & Plaster|Drywall repairs

519-669-2251

RA HOME COMF ELMI (519) 669-4600 ORT APPLIANCES – FURNACES – FIREPLACES AIR CONDITIONERS – WATER HEATERS SPRING SPECIAL ON AIR CONDITIONING TUNE UP $99, INSTALLED FROM $1999 FURNACES INSTALLED FROM $2499 FRIDGES $499, STOVES $399, WASHERS $399, DRYERS $369, FREEZERS $199 Come visit our show room FREE QUOTES 1 Union Street, Elmira

36 Hampton St., Elmira

ehc@hotmail.ca (519)-669-4600

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AMOS

Custom Window Coverings

www.budgetblinds.ca

RESIDENTIAL & AGRICULTURAL

Each Franchise Independently Owned and Operated

Driveways • Sidewalks • Curbs • Barn Renovations Finished Floors • Retaining Walls • Short Walls Decorative/Stamped and coloured concrete www.facebook.com/marwilconcrete

519-638-2699

R O O F I N G

INC

(519)746-3498

Ltd.

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Photos allow us to see the local landscape through his eyes Neil de Boer’s longtime fascination with capturing light in photos can be seen in upcoming exhibit ELENA MAYSTRUK Many locals drive by the rolling hills and farm fields of the township every day without giving the scenery a second glance, but for one St. Jacobs resident, the landscape is an ideal spot to capture the beauty of light and texture.

Watching his wife pick up a Pentax 35mm camera to learn about photography some 40 years ago, Neil de Boer became enthralled with taking pictures. In college he had a chance to enhance his skills by taking an arts and media studies class where he got to know the inter workings of a darkroom. The passion has stuck with him every since, but it’s only recently that the photographer has been able to immerse himself in his craft.

“I’ve been refining my digital skills. Before that I was doing stuff in film and that sort of thing. It’s always been part of my life but I’m just getting time now to spend more time at it,” he said.

Family, work and home projects have always come first, but de Boer is starting to branch out. With more time on his hands, he was part of the rural routes tour in Baden last week where he was able to showcase his work. The second fall show for the artist will take place on Nov. 16 at Woolwich Township administration building on Church Street in Elmira, though

Plenty of flavourful options come with versatile lemongrass RECIPE NOTES

After years of carrying a camera around in his spare time, photographer Neil de Boer has a chance to immerse himself in a favorite hobby and share it with the public.

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his photographs will be available for viewing as early as this weekend.

Through these shows, de Boer hopes his artwork will catch someone’s eye as he continues to create and sell his works. With the Christmas season on the way, he’ll also be participating in Help Portrait, a volunteer event in which a network of photographers

donate their time and gear to create portraits for those who may not be able to afford a professional photographer.

The longtime resident of St. Jacobs has a practical job as an estimator for a door and hardware company, but outside of work he always tries to have a camera in his hand.

“The creative side of it is

always what attracted me.

I was never great at drawing and never great at doing music and that sort of thing, but there was always something in there that wanted me to create things so the photography was a great outlet for that.”

While some photographers like to focus on people as their subjects, de Boer’s art is all about bringing

objects and scenery to life as he explores the local geography. Among his work can be found intricate and detailed photographs of an old burnt down property in Elmira as well as photographs of the West Montrose Kissing Bridge and landscapes surrounding St. Jacobs.

“I hope to capture the

This week I’m going to focus on a fragrant herb called lemongrass. Lemongrass is native to India and tropical Asia, and is widely used in Asian cuisine. It has a subtle citrus flavor and can be dried and powdered, or used fresh.

Lemongrass is commonly used in teas, soups, and curries. It is also suitable for poultry, fish, beef, and seafood. I prefer using it fresh mostly in soups and stocks for sauces.

You will be able to find lemongrass at most grocery stores next to the root vegetables. Don’t be afraid to buy a few stalks as this stuff freezes well and can add such a beautiful flavour to almost anything you simmer it in. When using this long stock, I chop it in half discarding the top portion and only using the bottom portion of the stalk.

I use the back end of my knife and smack it up and down the stock to release the oils and place into the soup or stock. Remember to pull it out after letting it simmer for an hour or so you’re not eating the stalk: it’s not so nice on the teeth.

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CHRISTMAS BAKE & CRAFT Sale at Waterloo Rod & Gun Club, RR1 St. Jacobs. 9-4 p.m. and Sunday, November 11, 11-4 p.m. Follow signs from Wagners Corner. For more information call 519-664-2951.

NOVEMBER 9 H.U.G.S. PROGRAM – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues.

Topic: Financial Planning for Families. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs 9:15-11:15 a.m. Call Heidi at 519-664-3794, ext. 237 for more information.

PD DAY MOVIE – 2 p.m. at Elmira Branch Library. Join us at 2 p.m. for a special PD Day Movie! Movie shown will be Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (G). Tickets are $1 each and every person attending must have a ticket. Admission includes light refreshments, please no outside snacks.

Children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The event will take place at the library located at 65 Arthur St. S. in Elmira. For more information call the Elmira Branch Library at 519-669-5477 or elmlib@ regionofwaterloo.ca.

NOVEMBER 10 GINGERBREAD HOUSE BAZAAR & Tea 1-4 p.m.

Leisureworld Caregiving Centre, 120 Barnswallow Dr. Elmira. Craft & Gift vendors, penny table, raffles and bake table. Help support our Resident and Family councils and Programs department. For more information call 519-669-5777.

FOUNDATION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INVITES you to our seventh annual Winterbourne Wonderland Christmas Tea & Marketplace; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tea room, homemade soups, delicious scones & holiday baking.

Marketplace with 35+ vendors. Free admission, door prizes. Contact Victoria at the school at 519-664-0110 for more information.

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and join us on Saturday at the Bridgeport Rod & Gun, 1229 Beitz Rd., RR1, Breslau. The fun begins at 8pm.

Many beautiful quilts and generous prizes to be won at the “Big Wheel.” A light lunch will be served at the end. Event contacts are Mike Runstedler 519-648-3394 or Doug Zinger 519-648-2939.

CARDIAC FITNESS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL Dinner at St. George Hall, Waterloo; 6:30 p.m. dinner. Dr. J. Schaman will present “20 years of heart disease reversal in 20 minutes.” Tickets available at clinic 519-648-2252 by Nov. 5.

EVERYONE WELCOME TO A bazaar and bake sale at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Linwood from 9-11 a.m. Also check out product displays form Steeped Tea, Epicure, Pampered Chef and Living Books.

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STROKE SUPPORT GROUP – The Stroke Support Group is a newly formed group comprised of stroke survivors, their caregivers and peer facilitators. This informal group meets on the second Tuesday of every month 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. For more information, call Tiffany Krahn, R.D. at 519-664-3794.

HUNGRYMANS BREAKFAST WITH SLEDGE Hockey; 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 469, 11 First St. E., Elmira. All you can eat – ham, sausage, fried or scrambled eggs, pancakes, home fires, baked beans, toast & jam, coffee, tea & juice. Adults $6; 6-10 yrs $3, 5 and under no charge.

WATERLOO RURAL WOMEN IS planning a Ladies Night Out at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilmot Recreation centre in Baden. We will be making an artificial seasonal swag to decorate your home for the holidays. For more information or to register call Heidi at 519 664-3794, ext. 237

DO YOU HAVE HIGH Blood Pressure? Registered Dietitian, Tiffany Krahn, will help you explore tips and tools for controlling your blood pressure. Learn how salt intake, portion size and weight management impact your blood pressure. This free education event is held at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr. St., Jacobs; 2-4 p.m. For information call 519-664-3794.

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

Statue of Liberty a real marvel given its metal structure survives the elements

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Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the greatest peril facing the Statue of Liberty since its unveiling in 1888?

A. Probably not sabotage, though a 1916 explosion set off by German agents to damage a nearby munitions dump did damage the raised arm, says Yale University materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez, as reported by Kate Greene in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Discoverâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

The 156-ton Lady Liberty, designed by French

cold winters, the salt spray of the surrounding sea,â&#x20AC;? explains Ramirez.

Although copper corrodes with exposure to salt, the corrosion forms a protective coating with a greenish hue. Over the first 30 years of the statueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, the color gradually shifted from gold to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic green. Though copper has proved a sound materials choice, over time holes have needed to be patched and leaks plugged, with many of the iron components replaced with stainless steel.

Concludes Ramirez, who grew up in Jersey City within sight of the statue, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of amazing to me that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still

standing. Here you have this metal in the most corrosive environment possible -- seawater -- and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still there.â&#x20AC;?

Q.

What are the three common forms of language, and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the critical challenge to learning any of them?

A.

We can think of speech and writing as two forms of language, with writing going back maybe 6,000 years, speech probably 10 times older, says Dominic Massara in â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Scientistâ&#x20AC;? magazine. The third form is sign language, or gestures or pictograms.

The critical challenge for all of these is the same:

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Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. We have got you started with a few numbers already placed in the boxes.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say sh-t and you say a-s.â&#x20AC;? Then at breakfast, when Mom asks them what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like, Johnny answers, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ah sh-t, give me some Cheerios.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mom cracks him one upside the jaw, turns to Jane and angrily shouts, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;And what do you want?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jane looks over the situation and anxiously stutters, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know but you can bet your a-s it ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gonna be Cheerios.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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the mental rigor to connect the symbol with the proper referent, and to do this correctly again and again in communicating.

Logician Willard Van Orman Quine once illustrated the indeterminacy of translation using the example of a native who points at a white running rabbit and says â&#x20AC;&#x153;gavagai.â&#x20AC;?

The anthropologist, not knowing the language, has trouble deciding whether the word refers to the rabbit, the rabbit running, a white animal or something else.

A more humorous example of reference ambiguity has two children deciding they want to begin swearing: Johnny says to Jane,

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4. Has a mortgage 8. Fed. construction overseer 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;20/20â&#x20AC;? network 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ Ngâ&#x20AC;? (They Might Be Giants song) 15. Mountain ___ 16. Circus cries 17. Persia, now 19. Golden-brown head and neck 22. Gift on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bachelorâ&#x20AC;?

23. Blended to obtain a desired property 24. Deception 25. Highlanders, e.g.

26. Frank H. ____ 27. Market characterized by falling prices 29. Bring on 30. Affranchise 31. Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;___ del Cairoâ&#x20AC;?

32. At liberty 34. ___-eyed 36. â&#x20AC;&#x153;2001â&#x20AC;? computer 38. Watch chains 42. Back in 44. Handful

46. To offer or accept a challenge 48. Australian runner 49. A jar of mixed flower petals 52. ___ lab 53. Longest river of Asia 55. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ momentâ&#x20AC;?

56. Decrease 58. Little, e.g.

59. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walking on Thin Iceâ&#x20AC;? singer 61. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seinfeldâ&#x20AC;? uncle 63. Go for 64. Control 66. ___ Beta Kappa 68. Lowlife 70. To be particularly pleasing 74. French city on the Strait of Dover 77. Accord 78. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ bad!â&#x20AC;?

79. Landlocked republic in east central Africa 80. Trattoria order 81. Relating to or found in Australasia 83. Halftime lead, e.g.

84. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tarzanâ&#x20AC;? extra 85. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not on ___!â&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;No way!â&#x20AC;?)

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89. Bungle, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;upâ&#x20AC;?

90. â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ do you do?â&#x20AC;?

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7. Caribbean, e.g.

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35. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come here ___?â&#x20AC;?

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67. Catcall 69. A unit of weight 70. Experience 71. Ammonia derivative 72. A light clear metallic sound 73. A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists 75. Its license plates say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Famous potatoesâ&#x20AC;?

76. Strength 79. Honey 81. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see!â&#x20AC;?

82. Battering device

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sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a remarkable metallurgical success story.â&#x20AC;? Its outer surface is made of copper sheeting barely a tenth of an inch thick (like two pennies pressed together) and supported by a wroughtiron skeleton designed by engineer Gustave Eiffel of Eiffel Tower fame. The copper â&#x20AC;&#x153;skinâ&#x20AC;? is joined to the iron skeleton with copper braces pliable enough to endure cycles of thermal expansion and contraction.

The structureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;combination of materials has allowed it to withstand more than 125 years of the harshest of environments: hot summers,

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colours and bring them out in a way that I see them.

That’s kind of the art part of it, I guess you could say.”

De Boer has been working on his digital skills in order to further enhance his love of colour and light in the photos he takes.

“I use high dynamic range or HDR. I take typically three pictures: one that’s overexposed, one that’s underexposed and one that is normal exposure, and then I have software that blends them together so that you get that full dynamic range of light that a camera sensor can’t really capture the way your

eye does,” he explained.

The result is a burst of colour and texture revealed through a combination of a trained eye, a camera lens and editing process.

In his pictures objects can come alive: a moldy pair of boots near an old building seem like they are waiting patiently for their owner and a 100-year-old barn is filled with warm ambient light that bounces off of the relics inside.

“I try to find things that are kind of unique if I can – the farmland is always great. Wherever I go I’m always keeping my eyes open and try to have a camera with me at all times.”

St. Jacobs photographer Neil de Boer will be showcasing his work for a second time at the Woolwich Township administration building next weekend. ELENA MAYSTRUK / THE OBSERVER]

CHEF’S TABLE: From simple to a mix of complex flavours If you don’t like butternuts, then sweet potatoes work in this recipe too.

Thai Style Butternut Squash Soup 2 tablespoon of canola oil 2 medium butternuts, peeled and diced 1 cup diced onions 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1/2 cup chopped celery 5 cloves garlic 4L of vegetable or chicken stock (enough to cover all ingredients) 3 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground cinnamon 4 lime leaves (optional) 2 oz of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped 2 stalks of lemongrass 2 cans coconut milk Juice of 2 fresh limes

On medium heat place a large pot with the oil and let stand for one minute; Add the butternut squash and sauté for four to six minutes then add carrots celery, onions and garlic continue to sauté for another 5-8 minutes; Add ground coriander and cinnamon just before adding the stock to toast the spice: be ready with the stock so you don’t burn the spice; Place stock, lemongrass, lime leaves and fresh ginger in with the sautéed vegetable and simmer for two hours; Remove lemongrass and lime leaves then puree with a hand blender, finishing with the coconut milk. Season with salt and pepper after tasting it.

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Lemongrass Lime Soda

Garnish with chopped cilantro and coconut meat

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1/2 cup lemongrass-scented simple syrup Juice of 2 fresh-squeezed limes 1 cup soda water or San Pellegrino

Introduce a refreshing lemongrass lime soda at this year’s holiday gatherings.

Lemongrassscented Simple Syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 stalk lemongrass

Place all ingredients into a pot and bring it to a boil and turn it off. Let cool and strain into a sealable container.

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Place simple syrup and fresh squeezed lime juice in a glass or martini shaker, mix and top with soda water. You can add vodka or gin to this drink and it’s great if you want to go all out rim the glass with lime and dip into a mixture of equal parts salt and sugar before adding any liquid.

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

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