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Acquisition of regional land secures Elmira’s Victoria Glen as green space James Jackson

Storytellers GETTING THE WORD OUT Members of the Elmira

Sugar Kings were at the Elmira library Nov. 17 to read aloud to children from the community, including Andrew Smith (top), Pat McKelvie (left), Brodie Whitehead and Cash Seraphim (right). The players read “The Farm Team,” a story about hockey-playing barnyard animals and the 2011 choice for the Let’s Read family literacy program in Waterloo Region.

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ore than two years after a group of concerned citizens first voiced their opposition to the development of residential homes in Victoria Glen Park in Elmira, the issue was finally laid to rest last week when Woolwich formally completed its purchase of the region-owned parcels of land. The $1 transaction was agreed to Nov. 16 at regional council, and it transfers ownership of two plots of land at the intersection of Dunke Street and Victoria Glen Street to the township; the first is at the southwest corner of the intersection and is approximately 0.83 acres, and the second parcel at the northeast corner is approximately 30’ by 100’. With this transfer also comes the promise that the two parcels – which are currently zoned as residential – will be rezoned as open space along with the rest of the seven-acre park to effectively protect it from any future development.

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WINTER WARMTH

Grade 6 Park Manor students Avery Klooster (left), Jennifer Wilson, Jacob Searles, Riley King, Lexie Steffler and Alex Schott have spent the past few weeks organizing their Coats for Kids campaign to collect gently used coats and cash donations. Not pictured are fellow organizers Saxon Musselman and Emma Bader.

Students putting WE into action Park Manor students collecting coats and cash to keep kids warm James Jackson

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rade 6 students at Park Manor Senior Public School in Elmira have made it their mission to ensure that no child in the community goes without a winter coat this winter season. To that end, several students organized their first Coats for Kids clothing drive in order to provide gently used coats to those in the community who cannot afford one. “It’s Canada. Some kids have to walk around in the winter without a proper coat on, and it’s sad,” said Jennifer Wilson, one of the students who organized the campaign. Back in October, Wilson and fellow students Jacob Searles and Saxon Musselman made a keynote presentation in the library to the school’s principal as to why they wanted to start

collecting coats and cash donations. The students were motivated by the school’s We in Action team, which is associated with the Toronto-based charity Free The Children that aims to increase awareness of child exploitation and poverty in the developing world. “I was very inspired,” said principal James Bond of the student’s presentation and the organization of their clothing drive. “These students wanted to help other kids who don’t have as much as they have, which is perfect.” The students teamed up with the 30 or so students that are a part of the We in Action team from Grades 6, 7 and 8 to make posters and to spread the word about the coat drive. They have set up a desk in the main hallway as well as the gymnasium, and have given up their

I was very inspired. These students wanted to help other kids who don’t have as much as they have, which is perfect.

James Bond recesses and lunch periods to organize and implement the program. Other students who joined the cause said they did so because they wanted to help those who may have fallen on hard times in the economic downturn and may not be able to afford a winter coat. “I thought it was a really good cause, there are a lot of people losing jobs and there aren’t as many jobs, so they won’t have enough

money to buy winter coats,” said Grade 6 student Riley King. Not only has the principal been impressed by the student’s initiative, their teachers have noticed as well. “Sometimes it’s hard for a Grade 6 student who is fairly new to the school to come in front of the principal and ask to made a presentation for a cause that they feel strongly about,” said Grade 6 French teacher Melanie Jespersen, a supervisor for the We in Action team. “We’ve been impressed with the organization of it and the maturity that they have brought forward for a good worthy cause.” So far the students have collected three coats and more than $200 and they will be collecting donations until school breaks for Christmas holidays on Dec. 23.

Neighbourhood concerns about a fence that runs down to the sidewalk have Woolwich poised to draft up its first fence bylaw. The move comes after the township received a complaint from a Queen Street, Elmira resident concerned about a fence erected by a neighbour in the front yard. The fence extended along the property line between two homes, ending at the sidewalk. While the bylaw enforcement department did end up getting the homeowner to lower a portion of the fence due to visibility and safety concerns, the township currently has no regulations governing the size or location of fences, director of council and information services Christine Broughton told councillors meeting this week. Director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley received council support to begin looking at a bylaw to govern fences, saying it’s standard practice in most municipalities. Most people are “instinctively” against high fences in the front yard, he said. “If everyone had a fence to the sidewalk, I think it would result in unappealing streetscapes.”

> NextEnergy aids Habitat for third year Elmira’s NextEnergy Inc. and Habitat for Humanity Canada are partnering to provide a ground source geothermal heating and cooling system for another Habitat home. The partnership is a five-year, multifaceted commitment that is currently in its third year. The first system was donated to a home in PEI in 2009, the second system to a home in Owen Sound. NextEnergy is now making its third donation of a geothermal heating and cooling system to a home being built in Welland, Ont. The installation of the geothermal system began on Oct. 20, with construction of the house scheduled for completion by April 2012.

> ‘Tis the season for song under cover With council endorsement for the event, all that remains is securing a picture-perfect snowfall for the Elmira Kiwanis Club’s annual carol singing event at the West Montrose covered bridge, scheduled for Dec. 5. Woolwich council passed a motion Tuesday night that will allow the temporary closure of portions of Rivers Edge and Covered Bridge drives from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

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Police looking to stuff a cruiser with Christmas donations responded to a call from Performance Feed Ingredients on Listowel Road after a oneton steel plate fell onto the foot of a 38-year-old Guelph employee. The man was taken to hospital with a crushed foot. The Ministry of Labour is investigating the incident.

November 17 >>5 PM | A 52-year-old

Gowanstown man driving a Home Hardware company truck was turning into a driveway on Henry Street in St. Jacobs when he was hit from behind by an 18-year-old St. Clements man driving a 1989 Sierra who slid across the icy road. No injuries were reported and no charges were laid. The Sierra sustained moderate damage.

November 18 >>12:20 PM | Police were

called to dispatch a raccoon on Dunke Street near William Street in Elmira. The animal was injured and dragging itself around the street.

embers of the Waterloo Regional Police Service Auxiliary unit have partnered with the Knights of Columbus in support of the ‘New Toys for Needy Kids” toy drive. The unit will visit six different retail locations throughout the region and are asking shoppers to drop off toys for children or donate them by placing them inside a police car. Donated toys should be new and unwrapped. The toys will be distributed through community agencies to children throughout the region. The auxiliary unit will be at the Walmart at the St. Jacobs Outlet Mall on Benjamin Road on Dec. 17 from 2-10 p.m.

>>3:50 PM | A new landscape

utility trailer described as a single-axle with a wooden bed and wire mesh fold-down gate was stolen from a lot on Union Street in Elmira. Police continue to investigate the incident.

>>5 PM | A 19-year-old Guelph

man driving a 2002 Pontiac van on Lobsinger Line swerved to miss a rabbit and hit a hydro pole. The van sustained significant damage. No injuries were reported and no charges were laid.

>>6:30 PM | A single-vehicle collision occurred intersection of Market Road near when a 24-year-old

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man driving a 2007 Mazda proceeded through on a yellow light and hit the curb, causing severe damage to his car. The man told police he looked down to shift gears when he hit the curb. No injuries were reported and no charges were laid.

November 19 >>2:45 AM | Police received a call

about a body lying on the ground behind the Bargain Shop on Arthur Street. When police arrived they found a man intoxicated with a cut on his head. The man had been involved in a fight earlier in the night. He was taken away by ambulance. Police have spoken to witnesses and are investigating.

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DUTIFUL Woolwich Mayor Todd Cowan (center) handed out long-service awards to members of the Woolwich Fire Department at Tuesday’s council meeting. Recipients included, from left, Dale Martin, township deputy fire chief (30 years); Bob Brown, Elmira station (20 years); James Martin, Floradale station (25 years); Neil Martin, Floradale station (25 years); Gary Auger, Maryhill station (25 years); Rick Pedersen, township fire chief (35 years); Oscar Clemmer, Floradale station (40 years) and Dane Goebel (beside mayor), Maryhill station (30 years).

>>7:30 AM | Police found a

burnt-out 2005 black, four door Toyota Corolla on Durst Road near Lobsinger line. The car had been stolen from an address on Mitchell Street in Kitchener. Empty boxes of shotgun shells were found beside the car. The car, valued at $5,000, was completely destroyed.

>>8:45 PM | A 19-year-old

Wellesley woman driving a 1999 Toyota lost control of her car on Perth Line near Gerber Road and hit a hydro pole. The road was closed for several hours as live hydro wires were on the roadway. Waterloo North Hydro repaired the pole. The car sustained severe damage, but no charges were laid. The woman declined an ambulance.

November 20 >>10 AM | Police found three bikes in the Woolwich area. Two bikes, a black and white Monster Nakamura mountain bike and a

blue Trapper XG boy’s bike, were recovered on Brookmead Street. A brown Raleigh Sundowner girl’s bike was found on Park Avenue in Elmira.

>>12:17 AM | Police were

called about a man driving a blue pickup truck tailgating cars while travelling along Ebycrest Road. Police found the man on Victoria Street heading to Kitchener. Police charged a 54-year-old Guelph man with ‘impaired driving’ and ‘alcohol readily available.’

November 22 >>6:30 AM | A 27-year-old

Linwood man driving a tractor trailer on Hawkesville Road near Three Bridges Road missed the road-closed signs and struck a railway crossing that was under repair. The driver damaged his rig and was charged with disobeying regional bylaw signs.

>>6:50 AM | A 83-year-old St.

Jacobs man driving a Dodge Caravan was charged with an improper left turn after he pulled out of the Crossroads Restaurant parking lot and struck a black Jeep Liberty driven by an 35-year-old Elmira woman. No injuries were reported, but both vehicles sustained significant damages.

>>12 PM | A man entered

Walmart at Farmer’s Market Road and stole $2,700 worth of electronics. The man used tools from the store to break into a secured cabinet and took six Xbox units. Police believe this incident to be connected to similar crimes in the area and are continuing to investigate.

>>6:35 PM | A 30-year-old

Guelph woman driving a Chevy Cavalier hit a deer on Sawmill Road. The car sustained damages to its hood and bumper. When the police arrived they could not find the deer. No injuries were reported.

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Woolwich firefighters help train young college students

LAST RIDE FOR THESE CARS Two cars were donated by local auto wreckers, and the Grand River CarShare group also donated a 2001 Honda Civic for demolition. Above, two students receive tips on removing the trunk of one car to gain easier access to the backseat of the flipped vehicle.

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were at the St. Jacobs fire station Nov. 18 for hands-on training in auto extrication. Above, a student uses an axe to smash out the back window of a green Pontiac to gain access to a victim.

West Montrose nearer to heritage designation for bridge area Council expects to deal with CHL next month following this week’s public meeting Steve Kannon

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bid to designate the area around West Montrose’s covered bridge a cultural heritage landscape (CHL) moved into the final stages following a public meeting Tuesday night. After reviewing the latest round of input, director of engineering and planning Dan Kennaley expects to bring back a recommendation to Woolwich council in three weeks’ time. A favourable decision next month on the designation isn’t likely to be the final word, however, as a legal challenge is likely to follow: two companies are looking to extract

gravel on land within the CHL. Guelph-based Capital Paving has already filed an application for a gravel pit, though the process has been on hold pending the outcome of the CHL exercise. And The Murray Group of Moorefield has an interest in mining an adjacent property. The company has not yet made an official application to the township. Some 30 people attended the meeting Nov. 22, a light turnout as the process winds down. A second public session was called because substantial changes were made to the proposed Official

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Plan amendment following public input at the first meeting back in June, Kennaley explained. The changes largely involved tightening up language to remove ambiguity and give landowners more certainty by including the proviso that any future changes to the CHL designation would require the full consultation of another Official Plan amendment. The boundaries of the proposed cultural heritage landscape remain unchanged. The area covers some 1,670 acres bounded by Northfield Drive to the west, Line 86 to the north, Katherine Street

to the east and an irregular line to the south to a point beyond a line extending from Maryhill Road. Along with the bridge and older homes in the immediate vicinity, the CHL designation encompasses the surrounding environment and views that makes up the historical context of the structure. The continued exclusion of the newer subdivision in West Montrose suits longtime resident Les Bauman just fine. Addressing councillors Tuesday night, he argued the designation should not include that area, as it has no cultural significance. Two members of the

West Montrose Residents’ Association, also known as the BridgeKeepers, pressed council to keep going with the CHL project, praising the work done thus far. Hans Pottkamper said the wider area around the bridge should be kept free of development in order to avoid repeating the kinds of mistakes seen at Kitchener’s historic Pioneer Tower, where sprawl has overrun the historic setting. “This area must be protected before it’s too late,” he said. “Without the countryside, there is no context for the bridge.” His sentiments were echoed by fellow resi-

dent Tony Dowling, who called the bridge and its surroundings “Woolwich’s most important cultural landscape.” Alluding to the potential for legal challenges related to gravel pit applications, he noted the CHL process began in 2005, three years prior to Capital Paving’s bid. He urged the township has to pursue the designation not because of residents’ demands or the aggregate controversy, but because it’s required under the provincial Planning Act, plain and simple. Kennaley plans to have a recommendation back to councillors Dec. 13.

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CHRISTMAS BLITZ Barney Kuntze, owner of Pinacle Fitness in Elmira, is offering the club’s annual 10 guest visits to the club for $10. All the proceeds will go directly to the Woolwich Community Services. Each visit allows full use of the facilities and services offered at the club including the weight room and fitness classes. Last year the club raised $1,050 for the WCS food drive.

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or nearly two decades Santa Clause has paid a special visit to Elmira, and this year is no different as the 19th annual Santa Clause parade rolls into town next Saturday. Organized by the Elmira Kiwanis Club, this year’s parade should prove to be as big as ever, with seven bands and about 20 floats confirmed for the event. The parade starts at 10 a.m. sharp in front of Riverside Public School on William Street, before winding along Arthur Street and through downtown Elmira towards its finishing point at the Legion located on First Street. The parade takes about an hour

and a half to complete, and is a great deal of fun for the whole family, says the chair of the parade committee. “This parade is as good, if not better, than the one in K-W,” said Lyndon Ziegel. “Why drive to K-W if you don’t have to?” The parade started when Ziegel and other members of the now-defunct Jaycee service club decided that instead of sending busloads of kids and parents down to Kitchener-Waterloo to see the Santa Claus parade, they should have their own. When the Jaycees folded about seven years ago, Ziegler joined the Kiwanis Club and took the parade with him.

He said it’s a good way to support the local community and the downtown shops in the area, and that the growth in Elmira in recent years has seen the popularity of the parade grow as well. “There seem to be a lot of new entries this year from Guelph, Fergus and Elora,” he added. Ziegel is still looking for volunteers to dress up in festive costumes and hand out candy along the parade route, as well as for volunteers to help throughout the day. Anyone interested in volunteering can contact him at 669-0598. For those also interested in having an entry in the parade this year, register online at www.elmirakiwanisclub.com.

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STEPHEN LOTZ, crossing guard in St. Clements How long have you been a crossing guard for? Oh, at least four years. I just fill in for the other crossing guard, Kathy Miller. Why did you decide to start being a crossing guard? Just for the fun of it. I really enjoy the kids. Is it hard to deal with the weather?

It’s cold in the mornings, and this week was bad. I just bundle up, wear lots of clothes to stay warm. You also sell the 50/50 tickets at the Sugar Kings games, right? Yeah, I’ve been doing that for three years. When I go out in the second period and tell people it’s their last chance, everyone jumps at

them. What do you think are the Sugar Kings chances of repeating as league champs this season? Well, from what I’ve seen in the last couple games they have to work on clearing the puck out of their own end. There are some good teams out there, but it would be nice if they won again.

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Two residents to take part in Woolwich stretch of Rick Hansen relay Colin Dewar I can see a new horizon underneath the blazing sky I’ll be where the eagle’s flying higher and higher Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels Take me where my future’s lyin’, St. Elmo’s Fire

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ne could not turn on a Canadian radio station back in 1986 without hearing the chorus of that famous song, a tribute to Rick Hansen and his Man In Motion world tour where he travelled the circumference of the earth in his wheelchair. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tour, and to mark that milestone Hansen has organized an anniversary relay crossing

over Canada. The relay began this August in Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador and will retrace the Canadian segment of the original tour, covering 12,000 kilometres to finish in Vancouver on May 22, 2012. Hansen will be represented and celebrated by many in motion this time around, including 7,000 participants from across the country who have made their own difference in the lives of others. Each participant will be a relay medal bearer who will run, walk, wheel or bike to complete their segment of the tour and will pass along the singular Rick Hansen medal, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, as the relay makes its way across the country. On Dec. 3, the re-

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lay will be arriving in Woolwich. Dianna Weltz and Corin Metzger have been given the honour of being medal-bearers. Weltz will take on the St. Jacobs stretch and Metzger will complete the Elmira segment. Weltz has been a part of the community most of her life and has served on numerous boards such as the Elmira Figure Skating Club, Elmira Aquaducks and Memorial

fountain committee. Metzger, who is confined to a wheelchair, grew up in Elmira and has made a difference in the community by educating students, school staff and the community about the physical barriers that people with disabilities live with everyday. “I have never done anything like this before,” said Metzger. “Representing my hometown and supporting the Rick Hansen

Foundation and spinal cord research is something that is really important to me – this is an amazing opportunity.” Metzger has taken part in the Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion event for the past seven years and helped to promote that event by holding a wheelchair basketball demonstration. This summer Metzger was selected to be a part of the Canadian Women’s U25 team at the World

Wheelchair Basketball Championships in St. Catharines. She is also a member of both the Ontario mixed and Canadian women’s sledge hockey teams. The township will host an end-of-day celebration at the Woolwich Memorial Centre starting at 3:30 p.m. with a free public skate in the Jim McLeod Arena and a preview of the Woolwich sledge hockey team during their practice at 5 p.m.

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Cathy Read-Wilson held a signing and release party for her book “Reflections: Finding Direction Through My Mind’s Eye” Nov. 19 at Robin’s Nest café in Elmira. The book is a collection of poems and photography relating to her suicide attempt in July 2010.

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Bamberg bridge connects area to Avon Trail onnecting St. Mary’s to Conestogo, the Avon Trail covers 110 kilometres of farmland, brush and open fields, crosses numerous creeks and streams and links the Thames Valley and the Grand Valley Trail. As part of the effort to keep the trail contiguous, the Avon Trail Club this summer installed a new 24-foot bridge across Bamberg Creek, just south of Waterloo Regional Road 12, and east of Wilmot Road 16. Constructed by the maintenance crew, Dennis Rawe, Warren Breedon, Dave Williamson, Rick Horst and Luke Debrabandere, it was built to Bruce Trail Conservancy standards. The pre-fabricated bridge was hauled across farmland to its current location, replacing an old wooden

BRIDGING THE GAP Rick Horst (left), Dennis Rawe and Dave Williamson were part of a five-member maintenance crew that built a new bridge to span Bamberg Creek along the Avon Trial, a 110-kilometre trail connecting St. Mary’s to Conestogo.

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structure that had become a safety hazard. “We are happy with the enhancement this bridge has made to this section of the trail,” said Bernard Goward, Avon trail maintenance coordinator. “Our members vary in age and background, but all share an interest in being active outdoors and this bridge helps by connecting the trail across the creek.” The bridge cost close to $800 to build and was funded by the Thames Valley Trail Association based in London. “We were very lucky to have the association help us since they are always looking to help advance hiking trails – they were very generous,” said Goward. The club is also fortunate to have the cooperation of landowners who allow hikers to walk through their properties, he added. Since the addition of the bridge across the

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Bamberg Creek, the club has erected another bridge southeast of Stratford on Perth Road crossing a drainage ditch at the back of a cornfield. Currently the club has 55 members and schedules a variety of hikes with varying degrees of difficulty and duration over the course of the year.

Some are short, twohour hikes while others are five or six hours in length. Often, the hikes end with a social hour at a local pub. The trail is marked at regular intervals by white rectangular blazes on trees and fences and the club recommends never travelling the route alone. Motorized vehicles, camping,

or fires are not permitted on the trail. The club established 35 years ago tries to stimulate an interest in hiking while establishing and maintaining the trails for hiking. They also encourage awareness of the natural environment and promote the conservation of the environment. “Hiking is good for

body and soul, especially if you are having a tough day, just go out for a walk and clear your mind and surround yourself with nature,” said Dick Pullin a member of the Avon Trial for some 20 years. Anyone interested in joining the Avon Trail can contact representatives at www.avontrail. ca.

There is also an antiflip covenant to prevent the land from being sold and developed in the future. Back in the summer of 2009 the township first proposed purchasing the land from the region in order to build homes on approximately 2.6 acres of the park. That deal would have brought in approximately $1.5 million to the township coffers, and would have helped finance the approximately $35 million in capital projects that were on the books for that year, including the Woolwich Memorial Centre, the Breslau Community Centre, Floradale fire station and the new township office. Faced with a vocal, impassioned and well-organized backlash from residents in Elmira, the council of the day eventually rescinded their plan for development in November of 2009, opting instead to borrow nearly $4 million to cover the outstanding costs

of the projects and to raise property taxes by an extra 0.79 per cent. The issue and the property had lain dormant until this agreement was completed earlier this month, but constantly hung over the local resident’s heads as no firm resolution had been reached until now. “From a township perspective this is a good news story of moving forward with preservation of the open green space,” said Woolwich chief administrative officer David Brenneman. “I think it’s just wonderful,” added Karen Orr, a resident of Snyder Avenue North who frequents the park regularly and who was one of the original organizers of the Preserve Victoria Glen Park movement. “We don’t have much forested area left in Elmira. It’s different to have green space versus forest; green space is nice and you can have a park, but this is a true forest and there aren’t too many left in town.”

The deal also finalizes one of Mayor Todd Cowan’s primary election promises from his mayoral campaign last fall. Cowan was a part of the Preserve Victoria Glen Park group and lobbied for them by going door-to-door and collecting signatures in opposition to the development back in 2009. He said the previous council’s approach to dealing with the land was one of the main reasons why he decided to run for mayor. “That was the straw for me that said ‘you know what, we need a different direction here. We need someone that’s going to preserve those green spaces (and) find the money somewhere else’,” said Cowan. “This is finally going to put this thing to rest because it’ll never be hanging over our heads.” The legal paperwork of the deal still needs to be completed, as well as an amendment to the zoning bylaw and the township’s Official Plan, but those are merely housekeep-

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Park: Woolwich deal part of the process to protect site from development

VINDICATED Mayor Todd Cowan and Elmira resident’s Karen Orr and Edna Diefenbacher were among those who first voiced their opposition to the proposed development of Victoria Glen Park back in 2009. The new direction to protect the parkland is satisfying for all of them. ing items that will be zens over the almighty handled in the coming dollar by protecting the forest and the green weeks. For Orr and Cowan, space is an important the message sent to the one, particularly given rest of the region by the township’s recent towards Elmira’s decision to put movement the interests of its citi- planting more trees,

not cutting them down. “We’ve got to protect these areas,” said Cowan. “You look at the flipside and what we’re going with our TWEEC (Township of Woolwich Environmental Enhancement Committee) group, we want to plant 23,000 trees – one per person – and I think we’re turning the corner here because a couple years ago we wanted to knock down a couple hundred trees.” Orr also said that their eventual success against council and city hall helped to prove that a group of people can make a difference, and she hopes this positive outcome will arouse others to act in the future whenever they see injustice. “It’s really important to stand up for what you believe in if you think is right. “I hope that this is an inspiring thing for other people and organizations. There is strength in numbers and if enough people believe in it and come together, that’s how things change in the world.”

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Is it just me or are we allowing our town to look trashy? Joy Frey letter on page

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he resolution of the G20 case shows that whatever they were, they weren’t much. They certainly weren’t anything near what they were portrayed to be by the police, by the media at the outset.

> Edward Sapiano, a Toronto criminal defence lawyer, joins in the discussion of the costs, financial and social, of the largely futile G20 undercover police operation

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verage weekly earnings of employees declined 0.3% to $872.75 in September, partly offsetting an increase in August. Earnings have been relatively flat since the start of the year. On a year-over-year basis, average weekly earnings rose 1.1%, the smallest increase since November 2009.

> Statistics Canada

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he Throne Speech that this week launched Ontario’s 40th Parliament was a subdued affair, reflecting the economic woes and an austerity-driven mandate. The province is running a $16-billion deficit and hopes to balance the budget by 2017-2018. We can expect cuts, some of them deep, in various departments. But the two largest portfolios that suck up the lion’s share of the budget, health care and education, are not on the chopping block. That’s not to say reforms aren’t coming, as the province awaits a report from economist Don Drummond that, among other things, will look at ways of curbing health care spending that’s growing by more than seven per cent a year, an unsustainable rate. In the meantime, the McGuinty government hopes to reduce the size of the public service by five per

cent by next March and an additional two per cent in the following two years for a total savings of $500 million. Provincial agencies such as the LCBO are also being called on to find savings of $200 million in that timeframe. Those are helpful steps, but more will have to be done, especially as the government shies away from tax increases. Ideally, the economy would pick up, dropping unemployment numbers and filling the coffers. That’s most unlikely, given the increasingly grim economic forecasts worldwide, significantly in Europe and Asia. These are serious times, as the government notes in the speech read Tuesday by Lieutenant Governor David C. Onley. While at times adopting a hopeful tone, the speech essentially asks Ontarians to reduce their expectations and to tighten

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Finally, acknowlegement that the war on drugs failed L

ike those generals who used to discover that nuclear weapons were not a good thing about 20 minutes after they took off their uniforms and started collecting their pensions, we have had a parade of former presidents who knew that the war on drugs was a bad thing – but only mentioned it after they were already ex-presidents. Now, at last, we have one who is saying it out loud while he is still in office. President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, the country that has suffered even more than Mexico from the drug wars, is an honest and serious man. He is also very brave, because any political leader who advocates the legalization of narcotic drugs will become a prime target of the prohibition industry. He has chosen to do it anyway. “We are basically still thinking within the same framework as we have done for the past 40 years,” he told “The Observer” in a recent interview in Bogota. “A new approach should try and take away the violent profit that comes with drug trafficking ... If that means legalizing [drugs] ... then I will welcome it.” Santos has no intention of becoming a kamikaze politician: “What I won’t do is become the vanguard of that movement [to legalize drugs] because then I will be crucified. But I would gladly participate in those discussions, because we are the country that’s still suffering most ... from the high consumption in the U,S., the UK and Europe in general.” There are no such discussions, of course. Santos is being disingenuous about this; he is really trying to start a serious international debate on drug legalization, not to join one. But the time may be ripe for such a debate, because it is now almost universally

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International Affairs GWYNNE DYER acknowledged (outside of political circles) that the “war on drugs” has been an extremely bloody failure. Twenty years ago Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize winner, the most influential economist of the 20th century, and an icon of the right, said: “If you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel.” It is only because the government makes the drugs illegal that the criminal cartel has a highly profitable monopoly on meeting the demand. Friedman also said: “Government never has any right to interfere with an individual for that individual’s own good. The case for prohibiting drugs is exactly as strong and as weak as the case for prohibiting people from overeating. We all know that over-eating causes more deaths than drugs do.” But there are a quarter-million Americans in jail for possessing or selling drugs. Nobody is in jail for producing, marketing or eating junk food. Friedman was right, of course, but 40 years of the war on drugs have also shown that arguments based on logic, natural justice, or history (the obvious parallel with alcohol prohibition in the U.S. in the 1920s and early 30s) have very little effect on policy in the main drug-importing nations. Many politicians there know that the war on drugs is futile and stupid, but the political cost of leaving the herd and saying so out loud is too high.

The political leaders who are starting to say that it’s time to end the war and legalize the drugs are almost all in the producer nations, where the damage has been far graver than in the drug-importing countries. In practice, therefore, they are almost all Latin American leaders – but even there they have waited until they left office to make their views known. Former Mexican president Vicente Fox supported the U.S.-led war on drugs when he was in office in 20002006, but more recently he has condemned it as an unmitigated disaster. “We should consider legalizing the production, sale and distribution of drugs,” he wrote on his blog. “Radical prohibition strategies have never worked.” “Legalization does not mean that drugs are good,” Fox added, “but we have to see it as a strategy to weaken and break the economic system that allows cartels to make huge profits, which in turn increases their power and capacity to corrupt.” Naturally, Fox only said all that when he was no longer president, because otherwise the United States would have punished Mexico severely for stepping out of line. In the same spirit, former presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, Cesar Gaviria of Colombia and Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico made a joint public statement in 2009 that drug prohibition had failed – after they had all left office. But gradually Latin American leaders are losing their fear of Washington. Last year Mexican President Felipe Calderon called for a debate on the legalization of the drug trade, although he carefully stressed that

THE VOICE

Where do you get your coffee from?

I don’t drink coffee.

> Glen Cawker

I go to McDonalds. I switched to them after their free coffee promotion. I really like the taste of their coffee, it is not bitter. > Linda Robinson

> SEE DYER ON PG. 12 BY SCOTT ARNOLD

I get my coffee at Tim Hortons. > Yvonne James

Realizing that it’s not always true that good fences make good neighbours, Woolwich opts to look at coming up with a bylaw governing fences.

I only drink tea and I prefer to get that at the grocery store. > Jody Cawker

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» Saturday, November 26, 2011

Our humanity should extend beyond the Christmas season

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he Christmas season – now upon us, ready or not – brings out our better natures. Maybe it’s years of childhood practice: behaving well lest we end up on Santa’s naughty list. Or maybe once a year we take to heart the message of community and goodwill towards men. Whatever the case, we certainly find it easier to be generous and considerate when it comes to our fellow man (which, of course, includes women, children and small furry animals, in some cases). Once a year, we take the time to think about others, at least for as long as it takes to share a smile, a greeting and perhaps even a bit of charity. The rest of the year? Well, not so much. That dichotomy begs a host of questions, not least of which is what exactly is it that we owe each other as humans, citizens and residents? It’s a question that goes back millennia, and forms the basis of social contract philosophy, from the ancient Greeks through Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Hmmm, I sense a yawn coming on, kind of like when I go on about pension reform. At any rate, the topic flows naturally from a discussion of the impact of the Occupy movement – another recent hobby horse – and the current police crackdowns. Criticized for a lack of defined goals, the movement’s real purpose is to call attention to inequities and to challenge the rest of us to think about a political and economic system that in essence encourages us to be selfish and not to take into consideration what we can do for each other as a community – to forego our humanity.

From the Editor Steve Kannon The protestors give lie to the notion that our system of government – our democracy – is based on the consent of the governed. Government policies that run contrary to the public interest – an increasing proportion of its actions – surely are the opposite of what we’d consent to. They benefit the one per cent at the expense of the 99, as the memorable slogan reminds us. Who is responsible for that? Certainly those who’ve benefited have fostered an unending propaganda campaign that’s been every bit as effective in sweeping aside citizenship as the corporate marketing has been in turning us into consumers. We’ve happily abdicated power and responsibility for the comforts of our lives. Excuses about being busy are just that. Still, we’ve opted for the distractions, and can’t even be bothered to show up at the voting booth for five minutes every four years. As a result, we’ve got the government we deserve, one that acts against our interests and against the common good. We’ve tuned out, bought into consumerism and the ideal of rugged individualism while enjoying the fruits of what years of communityminded spirit and policies brought us. It’s a trend that was identified in a collection of essays edited by American sociologists Howard L.

To the Editor, Is it just me or are we allowing our town to look trashy? Lately as I’ve been out walking I have noticed garbage and articles that should be recycled lying in amongst the weeds and thistles, along the streets and public walking trails. Already the grassy areas along some streets look unkempt because of overgrown grass and weeds. Now we add junk to this unkempt look to make it look really bad. The west side of Church Street

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more mean-spirited. Nowhere is that more clear than with attacks on public institutions, most notably through the tax system. Even governments have jumped on the pile. “[It] appeared that both public and private enterprises did very little to promote or satisfy mutual obligations,” the authors note on the declining notion of the public good. “Tax policy at the state or federal level, and benefit and pension policies at the corporate level, did not push back inequalities or overcome indifference. Neither in the polity nor in the economy was a sustained and systemic effort made to promote the commonweal over individual self-interest.” The political and economic systems we live under are both manmade constructs. We devised them, and they’ve evolved into something that no longer meets the needs of the majority of us. If the social contract means that there’s a greater, common good, then that contract has been violated. We’re going to need more than some Christmas cheer to get back on course.

Dyer: Legalization will take time > CONTINUED FROM PG. 11 he himself was against the idea. (Then why did you bring it up, Felipe?) And now President Santos of Colombia has come out, still cautiously, to say that he would consider legalizing not only marijuana but cocaine. The international discussion on legalization that Santos wants will

not start tomorrow, or even next year, but common sense on drugs is finally getting the upper hand over ignorance, fear and dogmatism. And cash-strapped governments will eventually realize how much the balance sheet could be improved by taxing legalized drug consumption rather than wasting hundreds of billions in a futile attempt to reduce consumption.

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Elmira starting to look a little trashy

Rosenthal and David J. Rothman in a book call What Do We Owe Each Other?, which, ironically, appeared in 2008 just as the Ponzi scheme that is the global financial system was unraveling. “Income distribution is now as skewed as it was in the heyday of the robber barons. The Top 25 hedge fund managers on Wall Street earned in one year as much as 80,000 New York City schoolteachers did in three,” they not in introducing the text. Yet it wasn’t until recently that we’ve taken real note of that inequity. Those who benefited from the arrangement did so away from the public view, as we went about our lives. The authors indentified “a conviction that most Americans were, bluntly put, selfish. Ready to do everything possible to satisfy their own and their family’s needs, they were utterly indifferent to the well-being of others. Little or nothing was owed to strangers, whether they were fellow Americans or immigrants, documented or undocumented.” Public sentiment has become

looks terrible coming into town. It is littered with Tim Hortons, McDonald’s, Coca Cola, even yogurt containers. It looks like a billboard with free advertising for local businesses. Who is leaving this mess? Is it our garbage pick-up drivers who allow trash to roll down the streets and don’t bother to pick up after themselves or do we as homeowners not pack our containers correctly? Whatever it is, we should all make a better effort to pick up around our block. Of course if you’re not bothered by it, the snow will cover it shortly and then we won’t see it until spring, when the dandelions will keep it covered.

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13 BUSINESS

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ave you ever dreamed of starting your own business? The Township of Woolwich and the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre have teamed up with the Region of Waterloo Library to launch a four-part business seminar series called Start and Grow Your Own Business to help make that dream a reality. The series, hosted by the Elmira library, kicks off Tuesday with “Ten Steps to Starting a Business,” from 7-9 p.m. Other seminars include “Writing a Business Plan” on Jan. 17, “Financing Your Business” on Mar. 20, and “Communicating and Marketing” on May 15. According to the event’s organizers, self-employment is a concept that has gained a lot of traction in recent years, prompting the township and the Small Business Centre to offer this series. “There seems to be a lot of interest for self-employment as an option,” said Roy Weber, a business consultant with more than 15 years of experience who works at the Waterloo branch of the Small Business Centre. “I think particularly in this economy, with people losing their jobs to downsizing, people are taking a serious look at self-employment as an option over working for somebody else again.” The seminar on Tuesday

night will provide a general overview for those interested in becoming their own bosses, with subsequent evenings going more in depth on particular subjects. “We look at the regulations required to set up a business, putting together a business plan, financing your business, staffing your business, and marketing your business,” explained Weber. As home to Canada’s Technology Triangle, Waterloo Region has always been recognized as an area of high entrepreneurial spirit, but in the township especially the idea of becoming your own boss has really taken hold, says Woolwich’s economic development and tourism officer. “In the township we have a very high level of entrepreneurship relative to other municipalities in the region, and that is something we want to encourage and foster,” said Laurel DaviesSnyder. “I think the rural lifestyle has necessitated innovation and change in order to remain viable. There is also a lot of collaboration, and I think when you get people together and trying to achieve something, you get a great synergy of ideas.” Davies-Snyder agreed with Weber’s suggestion that the sluggish economy has actually done wonders to create an air of self-em-

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Elmira library to host series of seminars for those looking to launch their own busineses

JUST STARTING OUT Business consultant Roy Weber of the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre and Township of Woolwich economic development and tourism officer Laurel Davies-Snyder have teamed up to offer a four-part small-business seminar at the Elmira library. The series kicks off this Tuesday with “Ten Steps to Starting a Business.” ployment across the region, become an entrepreneur to boss, and it can take some in part because of the ef- make that dream a reality. It time to adjust to that reality. “We’ve lived most of our forts of groups like the Wa- requires careful planning, terloo Region Small Busi- and potential business own- working lives reporting to ers really need to do their somebody else, and it’s a ness Centre. totally different working “There are mechanisms homework, said Weber. The first step is to identify structure. When you are in place now to support entrepreneurs such as sup- a business that has a viable your own boss, somebody port groups and training,” market and for which the isn’t telling you what to do, products or services created you basically have to know she said. yourself.” “The economic downturn will be in demand. He also said that entrepre“It’s an essential step.” breeds innovation out of neThere is also the real pos- neurs should be optimistic cessity, but also I think that the region has been excel- sibility that many who are – but at the same time reallent at supporting innova- self-employed for the first istic – with their plans and time will struggle to shift they should also consider tion and entrepreneurs.” Yet it takes more than their thinking from being > SEE GET STARTED ON PG. 15 just the drive and desire to an employee to being the

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New farm leader faces challenge of a lifetime

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et ready, Queen’s Park – you’ll soon be seeing a great deal more of new Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Mark Wales and his trademark Birkenstock sandals, weather be damned. The colourful and well-spoken Wales, an Elgin County horticulture producer, beat rival Don McCabe of Lambton County by just one vote (129-128) on the second ballot in the race for top spot of Ontario’s largest general farm organization Monday. Both candidates were federation vice-presidents. Wales has particular experience in on-farm labour issues, environmental issues and in working on high-profile program development with the province, including Ontario’s risk management program and the agricultural portion of the province’s all-sector “Open For Business” legislation review. That effort was dedicated to cutting impediments to business development, and reforming legislation that gets in industry’s way. The province entrusted the federation to gather opinions and advice from farmers and agri-business across Ontario. Wales says such initiatives put farmers in a proactive position, close to the decision-making process in government. “We need to be able to see legislation and legislative ideas before they get written, to save ourselves wasting years solving

campaigning against dairy farmers, trying to convince consumers they’ll save a dime if these farmers no longer operate within a supply managed system. That system exists at the pleasure of the Prime Minister, who currently has his sights set on the wheat board … and who, coincidentally, is pictured on the front page of the association’s website, posing and smiling with its executive. Farmers, beware. The restaurant association’s shortsightedness and self-interest is to be expected. It’s trying to widen the profit margins of its own members, and it couldn’t care less about farmers or where its members get their products. Think about it – if the supply management system falls and over time milk and cheese are cheaper, will your restaurant bill drop accordingly? I doubt it. But what gets me is how people

Food For Thought Owen Roberts problems that should never have happened in the first place,” he said on the campaign trail. He’s clear on where he stands on pressing politicians for pro-farm action, particularly given that they showed their hands in the Ontario election in October. All three major parties had the federation’s priorities in their election platform, he says. “It’s now time to make them act on them.” Wales is assuming the presidency at a fascinating, tumultuous time for agriculture, one in which it needs to be understood more than ever by the public. Farming is making the front pages and lead stories with increasing frequency. For decades, people east of Manitoba seldom heard about the Canadian Wheat Board. And they knew little of the supply management situation for dairy, poultry and eggs, even though they were heavily influenced by it. Now, these stories are everywhere. Some of them are perpetuated by self-interest groups such as the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. Its actively

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are flip-flopping on their dedication to farmers and local food. Either that, or they haven’t thought through the implications of a Canada without supply management. No one knows for sure, but it’s reasonable to expect a sweeping changes if supply management goes down the drain. Forget about choosing sides – what about choosing food grown in Ontario? That consistently rates high in consumer polls, yet some true dietary staples could indeed be replaced by products from the U.S. or abroad if supply management goes down. This isn’t scaremongering. It’s what most insiders expect to become the reality. And that’s what farm leader Wales and others face right now: a cultural and agricultural landscape that’s changing before our eyes. Assuming the helm in this environment is the challenge of a lifetime

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FOUR SESSIONS The series will continue at the library in the new year, with three more sessions set for Jan. 17, Mar. 20 and May 15. There is no cost for those who pre-register, or $5 at the door.

Get started: Self-employment goals > CONTINUED FROM PG. 13

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their possible competition in the region. He gave the example of trying to open a coffee shop in town, and that between Tim Hortons, McDonalds and now Robins Nest, it would be a hard market to crack. “You definitely have to have a good dose of optimism because nothing is a sure thing. That’s why you want to do your homework before you open the doors so you’re confident there will be a market for your business.” In this economy where many would

opt for the steady paycheque available by working for someone else instead of taking the risk of going at it on their own, Weber said that if you have a unique or marketable concept you should give it a shot, because even in a slow-moving economy there is never a bad time for a good idea. The first of the fourpart seminar series is on Tues., Nov. 29 from 7-9 p.m. at the Elmira library. Admission is free for those who preregister by contacting the library (519) 669-5477 or elmlib@ regionofwaterloo.ca.

Admission will be $5 at the door for those who do not register beforehand. Today (Saturday) Weber is also holding a fundraiser at the Elmira library for the Strong Start Literacy Program at the official launch of his holiday book, Unscrooged, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is once again visited by his old partner Jacob Marley and given the task of changing the heart of one earthly soul before midnight. Weber will be signing and selling copies of the book at the library from 1-3 p.m.

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NEW ELECTRONICS STORE

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She’s not horsing around Lifelong dedication to riding has earned Ute Busse a list of accomplishments, now including coach of the year orses are in Ute Busse’s blood. There is not a day that goes by without Busse strapping a saddle to one of the 25 horses at her Sonnenhof Stables to go for a ride. She is dedicated and exacting in her skills as a dressage rider, which means she develops, through training, a horse’s natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, and increases its potential as a riding horse. At the height of a dressage horse’s development, the animal will respond smoothly to a skilled rider’s minimal directions. It has been called ballet on a horse and to the spectator it should appear as if the rider sits effortlessly on the horse as it performs intricate movements all on its own. For more than 52 years Busse has surrounded herself with horses and for the last 20 years she has been training both horses and riders in dressage discipline, teaching the correct aids precisely. “All my life I have been on the back of a horse,” she noted. Starting at the age of five in Germany with the help of her father, a riding coach, she entered the sport early on, competing in eventing and jumping. In 1982 Busse immigrated to Canada and started coaching horseback riding as a way of dealing with the

outdoor ridi n g ring. T h at s a m e year her horse, Dillon, became a champion in dressage. “He helped build me my name and after him I continued to get good horses,” she said. “He was an amaz-

UP ON TOP Ute Busse will receive the OEF Coach of the Year award on Nov. 26 in Toronto.

She has been coaching dressage to riders at her Sonnenhof Stables for 20 years. (Below) Busse rides her champion horse Lindor’s Finest and hopes to compete for team Canada at the summer Olympics in 2012.

ing horse and we trained him over the flat not over fences, it is a really good base for all horses that need to be trained, either to walk, trot, or canter. At the stables we take it further and go into the more fancy movements – some people re refer to it as horse dancing.” To say that Busse has a great talent in working with horses is an understatement. No matter the age, breed or level of training she can trans transform the ordinary horse into an extraor extraordinary one. Which is why she’ll be in Toronto Sat Saturday to receive an award as the 2011 Ontario Equestrian Federation coach of the year. “She is amazing at what she does and has accomplished so much this year,” said Nadine

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stress of being a mother of two. “I just wanted to get out of the house and do other things rather than focusing on the children all the time, so I accepted a job as a coach at a hunter jumper stable. I never could stay away from the horses,” she said. She purchased her farm, located at 300 St. Charles St. W. between Maryhill and Bloomingdale, in 1991 and converted the sheep farm into a riding stable and ex expanded to include 25 stalls, an indoor arena and

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Koppeser, who nominated Busse for the honour and whose daughter Brooke trains at Sonnenhof Stables. “(Busse) keeps producing great horses and riders year after year and I am glad she is finally receiving the acknowledgement she deserves.” Not only is Busse receiving the coach of the year award but she is also the only coach in Canada to have four family members competing in the grand prix at the international level: Busse, her two daughters Sarah Turner and Tina Irwin and her son-in-law Jaimey Irwin. Daughter Tina is also a member of the 2011 PanAmerican dressage team. She was not only taught to ride by her mother but has become a coach as well, which makes her the third generation horse coach in the Busse family. Busse’s current horse, named Lindor’s Finest, has produced a few winning shows over the season and is part of Busse’s declaration to become a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2012 in London, England. The road to the Olympics

will not be an easy one, even for the coach of the year, as she will be travelling across North America over the next few months competing in shows and earning points. “I am willing and capable to compete for Canada at the Olympics but I still have to prove that I can really do it,” said Busse. “I have to produce results and only the top three will be able to go to the Games. The road to the Olympics is not paved with sugar cubes.” Age is not a factor for equestrian riders. In fact, once a rider has learned the skills they operate on technique, and age can help as it means more experience and better technique. “At the age of 57, I can outdo a lot of our young riders, and I can do this for many more years to come, I am very fit on the inside and out. It is all a mental thing: you are only as old as you think you are.” For all her endeavours this year, Busse is the most proud of her student’s accomplishments. She trained four riders who made it to the young and junior rider teams.

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Kale chips a great option for healthy snacking

Kale Chips >>1 bunch of kale, washed and dried >>A good drizzling of olive oil (about 3 tablespoons)

>>1/4 tsp or more of kosher salt on many flavours, anything from bacon to lemon to garlic. We’re getting close to the end of the buying season for this vegetable, so get to the market to find your huge head of kale for under $5.

From The Chef's Table Kirstie Herbstreit & Jody O'Malley Once the chips are baked to a crisp they keep well in an airtight container for several days of snacking. You can experiment with flavours too. Fancy sea salt, sliced garlic or even herbs tossed with the kale before baking are options. We’ve even used the chips as a nice crispy garnish. Try it on top of a creamy potato soup, or in a sandwich in place of lettuce. Preheat oven to 350; Tear kale into ‘chip’ size pieces; Toss with olive oil and salt; kale should be ‘shiny’ looking; Spread evenly on a baking sheet and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes.

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“OEF coach of the year is a great accomplishment, I understand that, but for me the bigger accomplishment is having four junior riders reach the highest standards of the sport and two of them reached the finals in Kentucky. For me that is the best accomplishment to have. That I have so many great riders in my home base, that is what I am proud of, their accomplishments.” Becoming a champion rider is not something everyone can do. A rider needs compassion and feel when it comes to connecting with a horse.

“They need to be able to feel themselves into the horse,” said Busse. “It isn’t about muscling a horse because these animals on average weigh 1,200 pounds; if they don’t want to work for us, they are not going to, so we have to convince them that they do want to work for us. We have to build a partnership with the horse.” That partnership takes a great deal of effort on the part of both horse and rider. “It takes a lot to become a champion both physically, mentally and you must have deep pockets. It is not a cheap sport to be a part of. It is, after all, the sport of kings.”

Kiwanis leads food drive

>>Chefs Kirstie Herbstreit and Jody

O’Malley are both Red Seal certified chefs. Together they run The Culinary Studio, which offers classes, demonstrations and private dinners. To contact the chefs, visit their website www.theculinarystudio.ca.

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ately everywhere you turn there are ‘healthy’ versions of our favourite pastime snacks. ‘Baked’ chips as opposed to fried, low-fat cheeses, diet pop and more. And now the latest snack we’ve seen on the market (selling for very high prices!) is kale chips. These ‘chips’ are made from the nutrient-dense vegetable that may often be overlooked at the market. We love kale for its sturdy texture and depth of flavour. The leafy green can be cooked without wilting down to nothing, and can take

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FOODSTUFFS Some 200 volunteers were out Nov. 19 to help the Elmira Kiwanis Club collect nearly 13,000 pounds of food for local food banks. Among those volunteers was Tyson Bender of the Woolwich Major Peewee A boys’ hockey team.

Thinking about planting trees in 2012?

The GRCA can help. • We have decades of experience helping landowners plant trees to improve their farm or rural property and, at the same time, restore the Grand River forest. • We can also help you access grants that could pay up to 80 per cent of the cost of the project. • Trees can help reduce energy costs, reduce erosion, increase property values, improve water quality and provide habitat for many different species. • Windbreaks have been found to increase crop yields by 10-20 per cent for a distance of 10 times the height of the windbreak. • Our tree-planting program is available to landowners who want to plant at least one hectare (2.5 acres).

Contact your forestry specialist now to develop a plan for 2012!

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Grand River Conservation Authority Jessica Robbins Forestry Specialist (519) 621-2763 Ext. 2277 jrobbins@grandriver.ca

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Christmas Passport to

During Moonlight Madness

Grand Prizes

Thursday, December 1st BBQ & CHEF SERVICES From Elmira Home Hardware & Flow Cafe & Catering

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CUSTOM JEWELLRY INSPIRING ACCENTS

Visit us from 6pm-10pm on Moonlight Madness Lockett Beads Rep will be at Inspiring Accents to make custom rings for $14.95 (Pick the beads and finished product will be ready a week later) Our jewellry supplier will be offering her entire collection — sets for only $21.95

4:30pm | Book Signing and Reading with Author Nan Forler and Illustrator Peter Etril Snyder 6-8pm | 15% OFF Bulk Coffee or Tea 7-11pm | PRE-ORDER Christmas Coffee or Tea Lover Gift Baskets and SAVE 15% OFF

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he Elmira Sugar Kings put on a dominant display of hockey last weekend with a pair of complete wins against out-of-conference foes. The Kings scored 17 goals by the time the weekend was over, including a 12-2 dismantling of the Fort Erie Meteors Nov. 19 on the road, and a 5-1 victory at home over the Niagara Falls Canucks in their first meeting since the Sutherland Cup Finals last May. The wins were a welcome reprieve for the Kings, who have struggled ever since they jumped out to a 14-0 start to the year. In the eight games following that win streak the Kings sported a mediocre 3-5 record, losing to divisionleaders Stratford twice and falling to third in the standings. That less-than-stellar play led the coach to challenge his players to follow the system his staff had laid out, and to be ready to play every night. “Our message was that we want to be one of the top teams in the league, but we haven’t beaten the top teams in the league yet,” said head coach Dean DeSilva following the win last Sunday against Niagara. Their back-to-back wins should go a long way in

righting the ship. In the match against Niagara Falls, the Kings proved they were the capable of taking down a top opponent with a complete victory against the Canucks; with a record of 15-4-4 the Sutherland Cup finalists are currently second in the Golden Horseshoe Conference. “I thought we probably played the best game of the year (against Niagara),” said DeSilva. “We played a full 60-minutes as a team and I thought our best players were our best players. Everybody did their job.” One of the team’s best players agreed. “In the last couple of games we haven’t been up to par and worked hard enough or done the little things needed to win hockey games,” said Andrew Smith, who was recently named the Midwestern Conference Player of the Month for October after registering 12 goals and 12 assists in 11 games last month. “We knew we had to come out strong because Niagara Falls is a good team.” In the opening period, Elmira put their foot down and never let up. They dominated the period on both the shot clock, outshooting Niagara 21-4, and on the scoreboard, leading 2-0 by the end of the frame. Michael Hasson opened

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BATTLE FOR TERRITORY Kings forward Andrew Smith – October’s Player of the Month – fights off a defender on his way to the net in the third period of Elmira’s 5-1 win over Niagara Falls last Sunday. the scoring at 13:57 after a turnover in the neutral zone. Hasson received a pass from defenceman Craig Johnson and with a clear path to the net he likely caught Canucks goaltender Cody Vinnai off guard when he unleashed a wicked slap shot into the top corner for a 1-0 lead. Smith added to that lead with a terrific individual effort in the neutral zone. He picked up the loose puck and used his speed to catch the defence flatfooted, then sent a quick wrist shot into the top corner with just 32 seconds left on the clock – a goal very similar to Hasson’s.

In the second period the Kings put the game out of reach early. On the very first shift of the period, Brett Priestap tallied his 10th goal of the season on what appeared to be a broken play. He crossed the blue line and his initial wrist shot was blocked but bounced back onto his stick, and with the Niagara keeper out of position he sent a shot into the open net. Hasson and Riley Sonnenburg picked up the assists. Just 14 seconds later the Kings made it 4-0 when Cash Seraphim slipped home his first goal of the year by

pouncing on a rebound on a shot from Lukas Baleshta. Smith picked up the other assist. From there on, the Kings continued to win the battles for loose pucks, and appeared hungrier than Niagara throughout the entire game. At one point the Kings had as many goals as the Canucks did shots, and by the end of the second Elmira held a 42-10 advantage overall. In the third, Brodie Whitehead rounded out the Kings scoring at 2:27, and Ni-

> SEE KINGS ON PG. 26

Harnock part of silver medal squad at Parapan Games James Jackson

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ondon is calling for the Canadian senior men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams as both squads qualified for the 2012 Paralympic games in London at the Parapan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico from Nov. 13-19. The men advanced with a bronze medal finish, while the women – including Elmi-

ra’s Katie Harnock – qualified thanks to a silver medal performance. There were three Paralympic berths up for grabs for both the men and the women at the start of the tournament. The Canadian women were nearly flawless en route to the gold medal showdown against the Americans, sporting a 4-0 record heading into the finals. The Canadians fell short in

the championship game, however, losing 69-31 to the topranked U.S. squad and earned a second straight silver medal after losing in the finals four years ago in Brazil. “(The tournament) went reasonably well until the final game,” said Harnock over the phone from the University of Alabama, where she attends school. “Unfortunately, against the U.S. we definitely didn’t play

our best and they sure did. We’re usually a relatively close match with them and in that match we weren’t.” Harnock finished with zero points and two assists in the final game while playing just over 25 minutes. Over the course of the tournament she finished tied for eighth with 15 assists and also collected 38 points. While some might attribute their loss to the Ameri-

cans to fatigue, Harnock said the team just didn’t perform well enough to take home the gold. “We were all there for the same time, we were all eating the same food, and we were all staying in the same beds. They (the Americans) were really dialed in and I think it was a case of them catching us off guard in the first ten

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Does size matter? The debate is anything but a big bore Not-So-Great Outdoorsman Steve Galea of the gender difference when I took it at just under 250 yards. Which brings me to the point. The difference between guys like me and those who prefer larger calibers is essentially a difference in philosophy. I don’t see the need for the animal to be punished at both ends of the gun. They seem to. I’d rather shoot a firearm I enjoy shooting and can handle well. If you can handle a larger firearm, well, all the power to you. I happen to do much better with lighter calibers. That means no flinch. Nothing kills consistent accuracy like flinching and this affliction comes from anticipating the punishment inflicted by the recoil of a gun too big for you. I liken flinching to telling your spouse that you are going out on a long fishing weekend with the boys. If you’ve done it before and it caused you sudden pain, you’re going to expect it the next time – and you might not be as confident as before. This can lead to all sorts of performance issues and even a fear of fishing, which never helps, of

course. When it comes to rifle shooting it’s the same. You just keep thinking of the painful things your spouse said about your lack of fishing success and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. But I digress. As I said, I prefer smaller calibers because they are fun to shoot. Because of this I shoot more often at the range and in the off season. This makes me a better and more confident field shot. Many will agree with me and

many won’t. All I know is that because I shoot them well and practice a lot, my shots are well-placed. This is crucial in hunting. You can do this with a big-caliber rifle or a small one – the small one just provides less pain for you in the process In the end this is just one of those never ending debates that hunters have – there’s good points on all sides. The only thing we can agree on is this: any way you look at it, talking about calibers is never a bore.

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eer hunters are nothing, if not opinionated. And this is especially true when the discussion turns to favourite rifle calibers, as it does every deer season. Some hunters prefer guns that are, in my opinion at least, better suited to elephants; others prefer what some would call peashooters. The former is any caliber bigger than the one you use; the latter is anything smaller. Currently, I own four firearms for big game – a .44 Rem. Mag., a 30.06, a 12-gauge slug gun and a .243. And I’ve taken deer and other animals with each. Every one of them works fine provided that I do my part. Some would say the first three are elephant guns – at least compared to the last. Funny thing is, that little rifle happens to be the one I prefer these days. Why? Well, with the bullets I reload for it, it’s easy to shoot, accurate and it gets the job done without spoiling too much meat. And I’m not talking about the meat on the animal either. No, I’m speaking of the meat on my shoulder. The recoil on that rifle is next to nothing. Because of its negligible recoil, a couple of younger fellows at camp tease me about it being a lady’s gun. To which I say, “tell that to the bear and three deer it has taken in the last three seasons.” This year’s buck was also unaware

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Jacks making their way back up the standings Taking three of four points last weekend puts Wellesley in more comfortable position he Wellesley Applejacks continued their strong play last weekend, collecting three of a possible four points thanks to a 5-2 win in St. George last Saturday night and a 4-3 overtime loss in Burford the following evening. Those points have allowed the Jacks to climb to fourth in the McConnell Conference standings, only four points behind Hagersville and St. George, both tied for first with 23 points. “I guess all in all, yeah three out of four (points) isn’t bad,” said head coach Kevin Fitzpatrick, who expressed some disappointment in losing to Burford in overtime after leading 3-2 late into the third period. Their 5-2 win over St. George was the team’s most complete effort in about three seasons, the coach added, indicating it was their strong yet disciplined play that made the difference. The game was close for most of the match, as both teams were held off the score sheet throughout the first period. The Dukes opened the scoring at 8:03

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20 minutes, but Way opened the scoring at 5:30 of the second from Jake Steenson. Burford knotted the match up at 9:43, but Wellesley would score two unanswered goals just over a minute apart to take a 3-1 lead thanks to powerplay goals from Geoff Par at 14:28 (Metzger) and James Mildon at 15:49 (Malone, McLeod). Burford tallied one more before the end of the period to make it 3-2, and then scored late at 15:46 of the third period to force overtime. In that overtime period, the Jacks saw some bad luck and unlucky bounces end their winning streak at three games. Wellesley managed to put the puck past Burford’s keeper Justin Garner in OT, but the goal was waved off after the referees determined Hinschberger had interfered with the keeper, even though Fitzpatrick said his captain was clearly pushed by the Burford defenceman after the goal was scored. The game continued, and at the opposite end of the rink the Jacks blocked a Burford point shot which deflected

off the board’s right onto the stick of the Bulldogs’ Kyle Chaney, who tapped in the easy winner at 4:29 of overtime. Despite the overtime loss, the weekend continued Wellesley’s trend of playing well on the road. They own a 7-3-1 record away from Wellesley Arena, the best road record in the league. Contrast that to their 2-3-0 record at home – the fewest home wins in the league. “The biggest thing I

think is when you’re on a bus you’re more focused than when they just come to the arena,” said Fitzpatrick of the team’s record. “They need to come better prepared than they have been.” The Jacks will get an opportunity to display that preparation tonight (Saturday) when they play host to firstplace Hagersville at 7:30 p.m. in Wellesley. Fans should keep an eye out for Jacks captain Rod Hinschberger, who has been one of the

league’s best players since returning from injury last month. In only nine games this season he has seven goals and 20 points – including 12 points in his last four games. “I made him captain last year and some people questioned that, but I knew he was going to be a good captain,” said Fitzpatrick. “You can see the leadership he brings off and on the ice. He just brings it every game and never misses a shift.”

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of the second period from Pat Bates, but the Jacks’ Josh Herd tied it up at 18:37 on a feed from Blair Witmer. In the third the Jacks really poured it on and exploded for four unanswered goals to put the game out of reach. Mitch Metzger tallied a powerplay marker just 1:05 into the third from Corey Way and Rob Hinschberger. About four minutes later Wellesley slipped another puck past the Dukes keeper as Matt Soveregn scored the eventual game winner at 5:38 on the powerplay from Sean Malone and Connor McLeod. Way made it 4-1 at 6:55 from Hinschberger and Metzger and Hinschberger iced the game at 18:11 from Way and Mark Hamilton. Josh Heer was strong in goal, collecting 31 saves for the win. The following night the team headed into Burford for a game against the always tough Bulldogs and the Jacks knew they were in for a hard game; Wellesley last travelled to Burford on Sept. 25 and needed overtime to seal a 3-2 win. Once again both teams remained scoreless after the opening

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OH SO CLOSE Lukas Baleshta watches his pass slide through the crease, narrowly missing a teammate for what could have been a tap-in goal against Niagara Falls. Baleshta finished the night with one assist.

Kings: Back in action this weekend > CONTINUED FROM PG. 23 agara’s Cam McLean spoiled the shutout bid at 7:03 on a bit of a weak shot through the legs of Kings goaltender Nick Horrigan. The coach said his lineup was outstanding from top to bottom. “Everyone did their job tonight and it was an easy game to coach because they played the

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system and did what they were supposed to do.” Towards the end of the game tempers began to boil over, something that is likely linked back to the heated playoff battle between the two clubs for the Sutherland Cup. “We have that rivalry a bit from last year, but we’ve got a new team this year and a

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UNDER PRESSURE Kings forward Devon Wagner is knocked off balance in the second period by a diving Niagara defender, but still managed to get a good shot on goal.

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SCORECARD St. Clements 2, Wellington North 2 Goals: Laura Runstedler, Lauren Horst (Kylee Barless, Courtney Brubacher) WOOLWICH PETITE U12 HOUSELEAGUE - GIRLS NOV. 16

Woolwich 7, Waterloo 1 Goals: Carola Bromberg x2, Ava Henderson x2, Alice Wang, Alison Schultz, Maddy Waters (Alice Wang x2, Mackenzie Beacom x2, Steph Knoerck x2, Maddy Waters, Megan Scheuring) WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #1 - GIRLS NOV. 13

Woolwich 2, Waterloo 2 Goals: Ella Campbell, Maddy Goss (Kate Ratcliffe, Ella Campbell) NOV. 19

Twin Centre 8, Woolwich 3 Goals: Julia Doerbecker x3 (Karissa Schouppe, Tisha Weber) TWIN CENTRE NOVICE LL #2 - GIRLS NOV. 19

Twin Centre 8, Woolwich 3 Goals: Emily Krueger x5, Nicole Hehn, Kirsten Livingston, Megan Janzti, (Emily Kruger, Lauren Skanes, Mia Thompson, Megan Janzti) WOOLWICH ATOM LL - GIRLS NOV. 13

Woolwich 6, Stratford 2 Goals: Monica Wang x2, Carrie Martin, Liette Fife, Melyssa MacDonald, Abagail Leibold (Monica Wang x2, Liette Fife x2, Brooke Richardson, Abagail Leibold, Holly Faries, Claire Hartman) NOV. 20

Woolwich 3, Grand River 3 Goals: Brianna Fleming, Liette Fife, Claire Hartman (Holly Faries x2, Melyssa MacDonald) WOOLWICH ATOM B - GIRLS NOV. 18

North Simcoe 3, Woolwich 0 NOV. 18

Waterloo 1, Woolwich 0 NOV. 19

Woolwich 4, Saugeen Shores 0 Goals: Mya Brubacher, Jade Lipczynski (Cassidy Moser, Delaney Douglas, Sydney Dettweiler, Abigail Burkholder) Shutout: Cailyn Wilkie TWIN CENTRE PEEWEE LL - GIRLS NOV. 16

Twin Centre 2, Wilmot 0 Goals: Olivia Bolender, Julia Dakin (Elena McKee, Emma Banbury, Grace Kalbfleisch) Shutout: Riley Barnhardt NOV. 20

Twin Centre 2, Waterloo 1

Goals: Kate Seip x2 (Libby Henderson x2, Sadie Richmond, Megan Giovanniello) TWIN CENTRE PEEWEE B - GIRLS NOV. 2

Twin Centre 1, Grand River 0 Goals: Leah Sebben Shutout: Tiffany Towns NOV. 3

Twin Centre 4, Woolwich 1 Goals: Sophie Jantzi x3, Lauren Quehl (Madelyn Jantzi x2, Jocelyn Oja) NOV. 5

Ayr 4, Twin Centre 2 Goals: Laura Ridge, Jocelyn Oja (Sophie Jantzi) NOV. 9

Twin Centre 1, Waterloo 0 Goal: Deanna Mainland Shutout: Tiffany Towns

WOOLWICH BANTAM B - GIRLS NOV. 19

Twin Centre 1, Woolwich 0 NOV. 20

South Huron 3, Woolwich 1 Goals: Brooke Mulder (Emily Schuurmans) WOOLWICH BANTAM BB – GIRLS BARRIE SHARKFEST TOURNAMENT NOV. 18

Woolwich 1, North Simcoe 0 Goals: Megan Lair (Emily Willms) Shutout: Megan Harron NOV. 19

Woolwich 3, North Bay 2 Goals: Cora Kieswetter x2, Meghan Martin (Cora Kieswetter, Claire Hanley, Meghan Martin, Amber Macpherson) NOV. 19

Woolwich 3, Hamilton 0 Goals: Randi Paul, Emily Willms, Cassandra Tuffnail (Randi Paul x2, Emily Willms, Amber Macpherson) Shutout: Megan Harron NOV. 20

Woolwich 1, Barrie 0 Goals: Rachel Weber (Emily Willms) Shutout: Megan Harron NOV. 20

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Twin Centre 1, Grand River 1 Goal: Callie Churchill (Carling Cisecki, Brittany Wagner) NOV. 14

Twin Centre 3, Kitchener 2 Goals: Brittany Wagner, Janessa Heywood, Shannon Lorentz (Callie Churchill, Sara Miltenburg, Carling Cisecki, Dominique Bruns) NOV. 20

Twin Centre 4, Stratford 0

Goals: Shannon Lorentz x2, Carling Cisecki, MacKenzie Van Bargen (Sarah Miltenburg, Holly Lorentz, Shannon Novak) NOV 20

Woolwich 4, Twin Centre 2 Goals: Woolwich: Jenna Martin x2, Emily Chapman, Mandy Martin Twin Centre: Contessa Brenner x2 (Woolwich: Katie Murray, Lori Atchison) NOV 22

Twin Centre 3, Grand River 1 Goals: Jayme Marshall x2, Becky Jantzi (Shelby Smit x2, Kaitlyn Jantzi) WOOLWICH MIDGET B - GIRLS NOV. 19

Woolwich 4, Kitchener 0 Goals: Sarah Church, Katharine Hoffman, Victoria Horst, Becca Luis (Marissa Woodburn x2,Victoria Horst , Amy Calenda, Katharine Hoffman, Corey Hinsperger) Shutout: Lauren Lesage WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #1 - BOYS NOV. 19

Woolwich 1, Paris 0 Goals: Ben Fretz Shutout: Connor Dingelstad

WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #2 - BOYS NOV. 20

Woolwich 5, Tavistock 5 Goals: Lucas Carson x2, Liam Eveleigh x2, Patrick Perry (Patrick Perry x2, Ryerson Chamney x2, Carter Cousineau, Andrew Buehler) WOOLWICH NOVICE LL #4 - BOYS NOV. 19

Twin Centre 8, Woolwich 6 Goals: Dustin Good x2, Lucas Radler, Simon Shantz, Nolan Karger, Owen Hackert (Simon Shantz x3, Sam Siopiolosz, Sam Rawlinson, Lucas Radler) WOOLWICH NOVICE AE - BOYS NOV. 19

Erin-Hillsburgh 9, Woolwich 5 Goals: Kody Lewis x2, Braxton Breen, Andrew Weber, Danny Soehner (Evan Roth x2, Gavin Wilson, Tyler Brubacher, Andrew Weber, Kody Lewis)

TWIN CENTRE ATOM LL #2 - BOYS NOV. 19

Twin Centre 1, New Hamburg 1 Goals: Nathan Brideau (Jack Wolf)

WOOLWICH ATOM LL #1 - BOYS NOV. 19

Woolwich 3, Elora 0 Goals: Ryan Parrott, Blake Richardson, Nathan Curtis (Kyle Deyell, Matthew Deyell, Daniel Bullock, Liam Hanley, Grayson McGirr) Shutout: Cal Schell NOV. 19

Woolwich LL #2 5, Woolwich LL #1 1 Goals: Matthew Brubacher (Ryan Parrott)

WOOLWICH ATOM LL #2 – BOYS SAUGEEN COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP NOV. 19

Woolwich 6, Hanover 0 Goals: Matt Dunn x2, CJ Sider x2, Matthew Fleischmann, Tanner Mann (Sam Nitsche, Owen Hill-Ring, Adam Anstett, Joseph Boehm, Tanner Mann, Brendan Grant, Matthew Radler, Max Nitsche) Shutout: James Ormson NOV. 19

WOOLWICH LL #2 5, WOOLWICH LL #1 1

Goals: Joseph Boehm x2, CJ Sider, Brendan Grant, Owen Hill-Ring (Sam Nitsche x2, Matthew Dunn, Adam Anstett) NOV. 19

Woolwich 6, Hanover 2 Goals: Tanner Mann x3, Matthew Dunn, CJ Sider, Owen Hill-Ring (Matthew Fleischmann x2, CJ Sider, Owen Hill-Ring, Joseph Boehm) WOOLWICH ATOM LL #3 – BOYS AYR CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT NOV. 18

Woolwich 6, Ayr 0 Goals: Sullivan Keen x2, Eric Martin, Ian McGregor, Nathan Maier, Simon Zenker (Simon Zenker x2, Matthew Thaler, Tyler Newton, James Wang, Sullivan Keen, Nathan Maier) Shutout: Liam O'Brien NOV. 19

Woolwich 2, LaSalle 1 Goals: William Carter, Simon Zenker (Nathan Maier, Sullivan Keen) NOV.19

NOV. 21

Woolwich 3, Flamborough 2 Goals: Gavin Wilson x2, Cameron Leonard (Danny Soehner, Connor Waters)

WOOLWICH NOVICE MAJOR A - BOYS

Woolwich 2, Thornton 2 Goals: Simon Zenker, William Carter (Matthew Thaler, Sullivan Keen) WOOLWICH ATOM AE - BOYS NOV. 10

NOV. 19

Centre Wellington 5, Woolwich 3 Goals: Kyler Austin x2, Jake McDonald (Tyler Martin, Owen Lee, Gavin Roemer, Alex Hutton) NOV. 20

Woolwich 5, Burlington 3 Goals: Jake McDonald x3, Nolan Steringa, Spencer Young (Gavin Roemer x3, Kyler Austin x2, AJ Mitchell, Colton Schmitt, Brett Moser)

Atoms sweep their way to Saugeen win

Woolwich 6, Erin 1 Goals: Kieffer Beard x2, Hunter Schmitt x2, Matthew Steringa, Ryan Belanger (Zac Pickard x2, Kieffer Beard, Hunter Weigel, Jackson Hale, Matthew Steringa, CJ Sider) NOV. 18

Arthur 2, Woolwich 1 Goals: Ryan Belanger (Hunter Weigel,

Travis Weber) NOV. 19

Woolwich 18, Dundas 2 Goals: Hunter Weigel x3, Travis Weber x3, Zac Pickard x3, Kieffer Beard x2, Jackson Hale x2, Hunter Schmitt, Seth Morrison, Matthew Steringa, Ben Weigel, Ryan Belanger (Kieffer Beard x5, Hunter Weigel x2, Travis Weber x2, Hunter Schmitt x2, Jake Clemmer x2, Zac Pickard, Seth Morrison, Matthew Steringa, Brendan Gilles, Ryan Belanger) NOV. 20

Woolwich 2, Arthur 0 Goals: Matthew Steringa, Travis Weber (Hunter Weigel, Zac Pickard, Ryan Belanger, Ben Weigel ) Shutout: Bryce Dettweiler

WOOLWICH MINOR ATOM AA - BOYS NOV. 11

Woolwich 5, Ancaster 2 Goals: Ryan Elliott x2, Blake Roemer x2, Connor Bradley NOV. 18

Woolwich 6, Flamborough 4 Goals: Mitch Lee x3, Keaton McLaughlin, Blake Roemer, Dawson Good (Ryan Elliott, Keaton McLaughlin, Brady Brezynskie, Nathan Taylor, Isiah Katsube) NOV. 20

Woolwich 5, Brampton 1 Goals: Mitch Lee x3, Connor Bradley x2, (Dawson Good x2, Colin Merlihan x2, Nathan Taylor, Brady Brezinskie)

WOOLWICH MAJOR ATOM AA - BOYS NOV. 18

Woolwich 4, Ancaster 1 Goals: Griffen Rollins x2, Austin Cousineau, Brody Waters (Sam Davidson x2, Jacob Code, Eli Baldin, Mackenzie Willms, Lukas Shantz) NOV. 19

Woolwich 2, Guelph 2 Goals: Austin Cousineau, Joshua Martin (Eli Baldin)

WOOLWICH 9 MINOR PEEWEE A – BOYS WOOLWICH WEEKEND NOV. 11-13

Woolwich 4, Bradford 2 Goals: Cole Altman x3, Daniel Carr (Garrett Reitzel x2, Riley Runstedler x2) NOV. 11-13

Woolwich 5, Southpoint 1 Goals: Riley Runstedler x2, Chase Mooder, Garrett Reitzel, Bradley Hale (Liam Hartman x2, Justin Urhig, Nolan Mc Laughlin, Cole Altman) NOV. 11-13

Woolwich 4, Uxbridge 3 Goals: Riley Rustedler x2, Cole Altman x2 (Garrett Reitzel x2, Bradley Hale, Riley Runstedler)

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Major Bantams claim tourney title

WE'RE NUMBER ONE The Woolwich Atom LL #2 went undefeated at the Saugeen Country

Championship on Nov. 19, defeating Hanover 6-2 in the finals. Back row: Mike Grant (trainer), Troy Dunn (head coach), Ray Boehm (asst. coach). Third row: Tyson Kraemer, Joseph Boehm, Matthew Dunn, Tanner Mann. Second row: Tim Brunkard, Owen Hill-Ring, Sam Nitsche, Brendan Grant, CJ Sider, Brannon Slade, Matthew Radler, Max Nitsche. Front: James Ormson, Adam Anstett, Matthew Fleischmann.

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ST. CLEMENTS U16 JUNIOR ROCKETS - GIRLS

NO PLACE LIKE HOME The Woolwich Major Bantam team captured the Woolwich Weekend for their third consecutive year. Back row: Pat Shantz (assistant coach), Matt Snyder (trainer), Grant Kernick, Troy Nechanicky, Alex Uttley, Connor Pierson, Josh Kueneman, Nicholas Pavanel, Jason Gamble, Harrison Clifford, Cole Conlin, Matthew Leger, John Lunney (assistant coach), Joe Amlinger (head coach) and Mike Lenaers (manager). Middle row: Cole Lenaers, Luke Brown, Nathan Schlupp, Liam Gangl, Scott Martin. Front: Thomas Vickers and Jayden Weber.

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Harnock: Paralympic medal sought lent offensive player. She scores a lot of points for us and is a pretty good transition player as well. She’s also a great passer and brings a little bit of veteran leadership.” Once the team is selected the players will gather in Winnipeg in June to train leading up to the London games from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, 2012. If Harnock does make the Paralympic squad, it’ll be her second time representing her country at the games following a disappointing fifth-place finish in 2008 in Beijing. She has won gold at the World Championships in 2006 and now has a pair of silver medals from the Parapan Games, but is looking to add an Paralympic medal to her total. “I don’t have a Paralympic medal – it’s the only one I don’t have yet – so I’m really looking forward to making the team and being part of things for the next couple of months.”

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minutes and we were never able to catch up after that.” Now that the team has qualified for next summer’s Paralympics, Harnock has turned her focus back to playing for her university squad but will have team Canada in the back of her mind; she must still qualify for the London-bound team, which comes up early in the new year. “I’ll go home and see my family (over the holidays), but tryouts are right after that so I really can’t afford to take much time off. I’ll be doing lifting and working out at home to be ready to try and make the team.” The national team coach praised Harnock’s poise on the court and said she was an important member of their squad in Guadalajara. “Katie’s actually a pretty key player for us,” said Team Canada head coach Bill Johnson. “She’s an excel-

Novice Reps are tops in South Huron

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CLEAN SWEEP The Twin Centre Novice Rep team captured the South Huron Novice Rep Tournament

over the Nov. 12 weekend by winning all four games and defeating the host team 5-2 in the "A" championship game. Back row: coaches Brent Murray, Duane Gowing, Jeff Stemmler, Paul Schnarr and Jamie Hislop. Middle row: Michael Hayes, Evie Adam, Easton Gowing, Jaxson Murray, Curtis Bisch and Sam Erb. Front row: Jacob Thompson, Brayden Hislop, Jonathan Gervais, Kyle Kraemer and Austin Stemmler.

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IN GAME FORM Elmira’s Katie Harnock makes her way down the court during the recent Parapan

American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The team captured a silver medal, good enough to qualify for the upcoming 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

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Peewee Reps win it all in Clifford

PLENTY OF REASONS TO SMILE The Twin Centre Peewee Rep team won the Clifford Minor

Hockey Tournament this past weekend, after beating out Creemore, Minto, and Smithville in the finals. Back row: coaching staff Rod Straus, Brent Freeman, Mike Ferrede, Scott Gaudet, Dave Freeman (coach). Middle row: Cole Bender, Adam Runstedler, Noah Donsig, Jessica McLachlan, Brett Hartin, Mitch Esbaugh, Erik Holmes, Evan Gowing. Front row: Joel Heise, Spender Adam, Will Martin, Troy Hemmerich, Derek Wagner, Nathan Belcourt, Brett Kraemer.

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Gymnastics open house

HELPING OUT Friends of Hockey made a donation of 25 pairs of sledge hockey sticks to the Woolwich Thrashers Nov. 19. The donation was made possible through donations and the help of local service clubs. Jim Radcliffe (back left) the president of Friends of Hockey was on-hand to present the sticks to Evelyn Menkveld, John McCarthy and Keith Metzger, as well as several players including Corin Metzger (front left), Jason Menkveld and Nate McCarthy.

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TWIN CENTRE PEEWEE REP – BOYS CLIFFORD MINOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENT NOV. 19

Twin Centre 5, Creemore 2 Goals: Troy Hemmerich x3, Evan Gowing x2 (Will Martin, Adam Runstedler, Cole Bender, Erik Holmes, Derek Wagner, Troy Hemmerich) NOV. 19

Twin Centre 4, Minto 0 Goals: Troy Hemmerich x2, Adam Runstedler, Will Martin (Mitch Esbaugh x2, Noah Donsig x2, Brett Kraemer, Jessica McLachlan, Will Martin, Derek Wagner) Shutout: Spencer Adam NOV. 19

Twin Centre 3, Smithville 2 (OT) Goals: Cole Bender, Will Martin, Troy Hemmerich (Troy Hemmerich, Brett Hartin)

WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #1 – BOYS INGERSOLL BANTAM LL TOURNAMENT NOV. 19

Ingersoll 1, Woolwich 0 NOV. 19

Bradford 5, Woolwich 2 Goals: Jacob Cornwall, Nick Berlet (Alex Taylor) NOV. 20

Woolwich #1 2, Lefroy 1 Goals: Alex Taylor, Liam Dickson (Nick Berlet) WOOLWICH BANTAM LL #2 - BOYS

Woolwich 2, New Hamburg 2 Goals: Mason Beuhler, Dylan Arndt (Spencer Anderson, Luke Charter, Isaac Fishbein, Jeff Talbot)

WOOLWICH BANTAM MINOR A - BOYS NOV. 16

Georgetown 2, Woolwich 1 Goals: Mathieu Fife (Connor Runstedler, Brant McLaughlin) NOV. 20

Burlington 5, Woolwich 3 Goals: Ryley Cribbin x2, Cloby Bond (Greg Huber x2, Kelby Martin, Connor Goss, Tyler Moser)

WOOLWICH BANTAM MAJOR A - BOYS NOV. 19

Woolwich 2, Georgetown 0

Woolwich 4, Guelph 3 Goals: Alex Uttley, Harrison Clifford, Luke Brown, Connor Peirson (Jason Gamble x2, Josh Kueneman, Troy Nechanicky, Nicholas Pavanel, Cole Conlin) WOOLWICH MIDGET LL #1 - BOYS OCT. 24

Woolwich 6, Twin Centre 3 Goals: Alex David x4, Joel Cairney, Sean Wilton (Tyler Martin x2, Alex David x2, Josh Simpson x2, Nick Bauman, Joel Cairney, Sean Wilton) OCT. 28

Woolwich 7, Tavistock 1 Goals: Alex David x3, Tanner Horst, Nick Bauman, Tyler Martin, Dan Faries (Taylor Brenner, Troy Brunkard, Alex David, Sean Wilton, Josh Simpson, Tyler Martin, Joe Cairney, Zach Goetz) OCT. 29

Woolwich 7, Tavistock 1 Goals: Alex David x3, Nick Bauman, Lucas Bauman, Dan Faries, Andrew Stoltz (Duncan MacDonald x3, Josh Simpson x2, Tanner Horst, Alex David, Nick Bauman, Zach Goetz) NOV. 13

Woolwich 4, Plattsville 3 Goals: Alex David x2, Tanner Horst, Dan Faries (Alex David x2, Nick Bauman, Dan Faries, Tyler Martin, Troy Brunkhard) NOV. 19

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Woolwich 1, Wellington 0 Goals: Matthew MacDonald (Mathew Uhrig, Riley Shantz) Shutout: Ryan Conrad

NOV. 21

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EDSS curlers in action against St. Mary's

SWEEPING UP The EDSS intermediate curling team, Will Shoemaker (front left), Noah Schelter, Alex Bean, and Mike Weber took on the visiting St. Mary’s at the Elmira Curling Club on Wednesday.

Sharkfest silver for Woolwich Peewee girls

Beverley 3, Woolwich 2 Goals: Tanner Horst x2 (Sean Wilton, Joe Cairney, Alex David)

WOOLWICH MIDGET MINOR A – BOYS NOV. 18

Oakville 5, Woolwich 0 NOV. 19

Woolwich 3, Flamborough 1 Goals: Owen Griffiths x2, Tyler Seguin (Tyler Seguin x2, Wes Martin x2, Alex White, Jordan King) NOV. 20

Woolwich 4, Burlington 4 Goals: Tyler Seguin x2, Jordan King, Johnny Clifford (Wes Martin x3, Jordan King x2, Mike Martin)

WOOLWICH MAJOR MIDGET A - BOYS NOV. 19

Woolwich 5, Brampton 4 Goals: Matthew Townsend x3, Nathan Playford, McKinley Ceaser (Eric Hanley x2, Jordon Moore x2, McKinley Ceaser, Ryan Ament, Dalton Taylor)

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Southpoint 3, Woolwich 1 Goals: Cole Altman (Liam Hartman)

Goals: Harrison Clifford, Connor Peirson (Scoot Martin, Nicholas Pavanel) Shutout: Jayden Weber

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TWO UP The Woolwich Wild Peewee B girls took the silver medal Nov. 20 at the annual Sharkfest tournament in Barrie. The final game was lost against Grand River in a shootout. Back row: Janet Bauman (asst. coach), Briana Kuchma, Rod Weber (asst. coach), Morgan Douglas, Nicole Snyder, Amanda Fleischmann, Megan Chapman, Mikayla Weber, Steve Chapman (head coach), Lori Merlihan (trainer). Front row: Nicole Merlihan, Victoria Weber, Meghan Mathieson, Abi Martin, Leah Bauman, Caitlin Pickard, Alyssa Pogson. Front: Cassie Mann (goalie).

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When Kenny met Dolly: country music magic Tribute show at Maryhill’s Commercial Tavern features the hits of Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton Steve Kannon

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tribute act covering Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton face one daunting task: recreating the experience of a pair of extremely well-know performers who have sold more than 200 million albums. Actually, make that two tasks: choosing which of the long string of hits to showcase in a two-hour show. Marty Edwards and Marie Bottrell will have that all figured out prior to hitting the stage at Maryhill’s Commercial Tavern for a Dec. 1 concert, “Kenny and Dolly: Together Again.” A country musician since the early 1970s, Edwards has been doing Kenny Rogers tributes since 1998. Based in Las Vegas, he’s taken his act around the globe, and has appeared on Oprah, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CNN. In contrast, Canadian country music legend Marie Bottrell will be making her first appearance as Dolly Parton. With a total of 18 top40 radio hits, Bottrell is an eight-time Juno nominee and a two-time CCMA Female Vocalist of the Year. She was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in September 2010. Having performed as Patsy Cline, she’s familiar with the tribute genre. Cline is an

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ALL THE HITS Las Vegas-based entertainer Marty Edwards teams up with Canadian country music legend Marie Bottrell in "Kenny and Dolly: Together Again," on stage Dec. 1 at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill.

iconic figure in country music, but there is little video footage or audio interviews of her. It’s just the opposite with Parton, where movies, TV appearances, music videos and countless interviews have ingrained in the public’s mind her look and

sound. Singing the songs is one thing, but Parton’s personality is so big that recreating it is the crucial part, said Bottrell in a phone interview from her London, Ont. home. “There’s hardly anybody who doesn’t know who Ken-

ny Rogers and Dolly Parton are,” she said, acknowledging the expectations. It’s one thing to get into character with costumes, wigs and makeup, but there’s also the singing, tonality, posture and gestures to take into account.

“The goal is to make it believable,” explained Bottrell, though in the end it’s all about the music and getting it just right. “You want to make it a fun experience. If they’re smiling and singing along and tapping their feet, then we’re doing our jobs.” In preparation, she’s going through Parton’s catalogue: the show will feature a list of her hits, including 9 to 5, Jolene, Coat of Many Colours and Will Always Love You. Narrowing down the choices has been the hard part. “I grew up listening to her, and I have the odd Dolly Parton song in my repertoire over the years,” she said. “My favourite Dolly Parton song of all time is “Here You Come Again.” I remember listening to that as a teen and thinking it was so different from what other country music sounded like. That will be fun to do.” For his part, Edwards will be drawing on Rogers’ long list of hits, The Gambler, Coward of the County, Lucille, Lady, and She Believes in Me among them. Together, they’ll present Parton’s duets with Rogers such as Islands in the Stream. "Kenny and Dolly: Together Again" is set for Dec. 1, 8 p.m., at the Commercial Tavern in Maryhill. Tickets are $15, available at the venue or by calling 519-684-3644.

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lmira’s Lions Hall will be awash in the sounds of the season Dec. 4 during A Yuletide Christmas with the Grand Harmony Chorus. “It will be a mix of season music and some of the stan-

dards from our repertoire,” said Joyce Ireson, one of six Elmira residents in the chorus of 45. To boost the festive quotient, the ladies will be presenting the likes of Christmas in Killarney, Silver Bells, Feliz Navidad, Christ-

mas is a Feeling and Jingle Bell Rock, among others. Grand Harmony will be joined by guests the Bluevale Jazz Choir and the Waterloo County Carollers. “It’s going to be great fun,” said Ireson, who’s been singing in the barber-

shop style for 37 years and has been with the Grand Harmony Chorus since its inception. The concert is set for Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at Lions Hall. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for children 5 to 16 and free for those under the age of 5.

They’re available by emailing grandharmonytickets@ gmail or by calling 519-5910771. They’ll also be available at the door. For more information about the chorus, visit www. harmonize.com/grandharmony.

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A DVANCE D DV VANCE VANCE MILLWRIGHTS INC. Do you take a logical & systematic approach to problem solving? Are you self motivated self starter who takes pride in their work? Advance Millwrights Inc. has been serving the aggregate, feed mills, fertilizer, food & foundry industries since 1992. We are looking to add the following to our team of skilled employees: CONSTRUCTION MILLWRIGHT LEADHAND (2-3 positions) • Minimum 5 years experience • License CFQ ticket or qualified experience (3 year apprentice) • Stick welding experience & CWB Tickets • Ability to lead and supervise 1-2 men • Ability to read & follow blue prints & field sketches • Must be mechanically inclined • Ability to work with minimal supervision • Trade experience with heavy duty equipment • Trade experience in Agricultural, Indus trial & Food plants • Innovative & problem solver

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Responsible to the Home Furniture Store Manager, you will assist with deliveries, pickups, service calls, and transfers of stock as required. Working within health and safety guidelines, you will also assist with the unloading and loading of trucks, assembly of product, setup of displays, and relocation of product within the store and stock areas, general housekeeping of retail sales floor, storage areas and truck, and other duties as assigned. You have a secondary school diploma or equivalent and excellent customer service, computer, and communication skills. Able to work effectively with minimal supervision, you have the physical ability and proper technique for lifting and moving heavy objects and are willing to work weekends as required. A valid driver’s licence, a good driving record, and knowledge of K-W and surrounding area are required. We offer a competitive salary and great working conditions. If you are interested in becoming part of Home Hardware, please submit your resume quoting Furniture Store Delivery Person by Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 to: Dayna Weber, Recruitment, Human Resources Department, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 34 Henry St W, St. Jacobs, ON N0B 2N0 Fax: 519-664-4711 Phone: 519-664-4975 E-mail: hr@homehardware.ca (Microsoft Products Only)

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>>Christmas Sale at Hillcrest Home Baking. December 6 - 31. Closed Sun. & Mon. 519-6691381. 5% off all groceries excluding eggs, milk, butter, cheese and baking. 10% off 10lb or 5lb chunks of cheese. 10% off throughout rest of store excluding china and coats. 50% off selected fabrics. 10% off all other fabrics and sewing notions. Dec. 15 & 16 - Free coffee and Crestbits or cookies. >>Fully

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6-14”/36” Wood Bandsaws * 24” Thickness Planer * 16” Jointer SCM C35 Planer/Jointer/Shaper * Holzher Power Feed 3 - 14” Table Saws * Sliding Tablesaw * Straight line Rip Saw 9”/36” Thickness Sanders * 5-Radial Arm Saws * Mitre Saw Triple Copy Carver * 3-Drill Presses * 50+ Wood Clamps 3 - Dowel Borers * P&B 6X Dowel Borer * Routers Wood Carvers * Murphy Dustcollector *6’ Edge Sander Pistorius Undercut Saw * Spindle Sanders * Carbide blades Kremlin & DeVilbiss Sprayers * Frame Clamps * Shaper Large Qty of Air Nailers, Drills, Sanders, Staplers 2-F/P Paint Cabinets * 3 - 5hp/25hp Air Compressors Canox DC/Mig Welder * Miller Plasma Cutter Upholstery => 7+ Singer, Pfaff, Juki & Omega Sewing Machines Benz (10½’) Quilter S/M * Fabric & Foam Cutters Foam Stuffer * 40’ Cutting Table * Fire Extinguishers

Many More Items Too Numerous to Mention!!!! PARTIAL LIST ONLY!!! No Buyer’s Premium or Penalty!! VIEWING: Friday Dec 2nd 2011, 1 pm to 4 pm TERMS: Min $500.00 Cash Deposit on Major Units, Balance in 48 Hours or as announced.

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Printing & Copying Services

>>Black and white, 8 1/2 X 11 flyers designed and printed for as low as 6¢. Professionally designed, quick turnaround, local service. Delivery, folding and colour work also available. Call 519.669.5790 ext 107 for details.

THE GIFT OF MUSIC For the music-lover on your list we`ll transfer music from LPs, 45s, 78s and cassettes to CDs. We`ll take your favourite albums, clean up clicks, pops and surface noise and enhance the overall sound of the recording. For pricing, terms and conditions contact:

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The Corporation of the The Corporation of the TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talk About SIGNS in the Township of Woolwich

Box 158,TOWNSHIP 24 Church Street West, Elmira Ontario, N3B 2Z6 OF WOOLWICH

& Planning Services: Box 158, 24 Engineering Church Street West, Elmira Ontario, N3B 2Z6 519-669-1647 or 519-664-2613 Engineering & Planning Services: 519-669-1647 or 519-664-2613 www.woolwich.ca www.woolwich.ca

Do you use signs for your business or events?

NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

We are reviewing our Sign By-law and want to hear your issues, opinions and questions.

Nightingale Crescent Reconstruction Nightingale Reconstruction Thursday, DecemberCrescent 1, 2011 between 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm Thursday, December 1, 2011 between pm and 7:30 pm Park Manor Public School4:30 (Library) Park Manor Public School (Library) 18 Mockingbird Drive, Elmira

This is your invitation to participate in a Focus Group Session. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend a Focus Group, you can call, email us, or fill out the online form at www.woolwich.ca

18 Mockingbird Drive, Elmira The Township of Woolwich is currently working with Meritech Engineering on the engiThe Township Woolwich is currently working withMockingbird Meritech Engineering on the engineering neeringofdesign of Nightingale Crescent from Drive to Whippoorwill Drive for design of Nightingale Crescent from Mockingbird Drive to Whippoorwill Drive for construction in construction in 2012. 2012.

Registration is recommended but Focus Groups are open to all.

Focus Group Schedule

The scope work of is work to include complete replacement of the existing pavement Theofscope is to the include the complete replacement of the watermain, existing watermain, structure, curb and gutter, and sidewalk to the municipal property line. Also included, pavement structure, curb and gutter, and sidewalk to the municipal property line. will Alsobe isolated included, repairs / will replacement to the existing sanitary sewer and storm sewer along with utility be isolated repairs / replacement to the existing sanitary sewer and storm Council improvements where warranted by the utility companies. Construction is scheduled for May sewer along with utility improvements where warranted by the utility companies. ConBoardroom 2012 subject to Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval.

Community Organizations, Not-for-Profit Groups Wednesday November 30 2.30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.30pm Farms & Rural Businesses Thursday December 1

Businesses

struction is scheduled for May 2012 subject to Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval.

11.30 pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.30 pm Council Boardroom 7.00 pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8.30pm Council Chambers

Thursday December 1

PARK MANOR PUBLIC SCHOOL

Please contact Steph Thomas to sign up for a Focus Group. Light refreshments will be provided.

All Focus Groups will be held at:

Focus Group Registration Questions | Contact

Township Administration Building (second floor) 24 Church Street West, Elmira

Steph Thomas Tel: 519.669.6010 Email: sthomas@woolwich.ca

Parking is available at the rear of the building and across Maple Street in the Public Lot.

Display Display boards of the engineering design, information packages, commentcomment forms and Staffand from boards of the engineering design, information packages, forms the Township andthe Meritech be available the Publicat Open House Staff from TownshipEngineering and MeritechwillEngineering will at be available the Public Openfor Nightingale Crescent.

www.woolwich.ca

House for Nightingale Crescent.

OVERNIGHT PARKING BAN

If you would like more information, please contact:

If you would like more information, please contact: Mr. Richard Sigurdson, C.E.T. Mr. Ian Robertson, P.Eng. Effective December 1st to April 1st, parking is prohibited on all Township roads and streets ManagerMr. of Richard Engineering President, from 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sigurdson, C.E.T. Mr. Ian Robertson, P.Eng.Director of Engineering Township of Woolwich Meritech Engineering Manager of Engineering President, Director of Engineering E-mail: rsigurdson@woolwich.ca E-mail: ianr@meritech.ca Vehicles found parked overnight on Township roads during the parking ban or on Region of Woolwich Meritech Engineering Phone: Township 519-669-6033 Phone: 519-623-1140 roads at any time will be ticketed. E-mail: rsigurdson@woolwich.ca E-mail: ianr@meritech.ca Phone: 519-669-6033 Phone: 519-623-1140 For further information, please call 519-669-1647 extension 6106

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REAL ESTATE FEATURE PROPERTY NEW PRICE

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated | 180 Weber St. S., Waterloo

OFFICE 519-888-7110

$475,000

St. Jacobs - Only minutes to Waterloo. This family oriented home is complete with 3rd flr. family rm and laundry, separate DR., 4 bdrms. Airy eat-in kitchen with reverse osmosis, breakfast bar & island, lrg LR w/gas fireplace. Basement w/o to fenced yard. Put your personal touches on the unfinished basement. MLS Call Paul direct.

IMPRESSIVE HOME

Paul Martin SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-503-9533 www.homeswithpaul.ca

$500.00 donation will be made with every home bought or sold by Paul in Woolwich.

FABULOUS HOME

$624,000

On picturesque setting. Only 20 min to Waterloo. Spacious grand foyer w/curved oak staircase & french drs leading you to through this exceptional home. Complete w/sep DR, MF laundry, LR, FR& fin'd basement. Master w/FP, walk in closet & captivating ensuite complete w/stand up shower & corner whirlpool bath. Sit back & enjoy the lg deck overlooking inground kidney shaped pool w/brick privacy wall & country setting. MLS Call Paul direct.

OPEN HOUSE - 98 Muscovey Dr., Elmira Saturday, Nov. 26th, and Sunday, Nov. 27th | 2-4pm

NEW LISTING!

$319,900

FLORADALE SIDESPLIT

$349,900

Beautiful home in excellent condition in quiet, peaceful village of Floradale. Your ideal family sized home with four spacious levels. Walk-out from your country kitchen to deck and enjoy the exceptional flower beds and gardens. Central air, central vac, some updates, wood stove. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

$262,900

Very nice and well kept 3 bedroom home in Drayton. Very impressive with open concept. Spacious kitchen with an island. The great room with cathedral ceiling has a walkout to a fenced and treed backyard with a private deck for entertaining. Finished basement with large L shaped rec room and roughed in for future bathroom. Double garage and driveway. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

MOVE RIGHT IN!

Elmira - This open concept, raised bungalow is

$303,000

OPEN CONCEPT RAISED BUNGALOW

CHARMING

Heidelberg - This uniquely designed, one owner

Elmira - This quality built semi detached home is

Alli Bauman

$303,000

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

CALL DIRECT

519-577-6248

currantly being built by Huron Homes in mature area. Close to downtown, walking distance to restaurants & banks. Complete w/deck, MF laundry, spacious master w/lg closet & 4 pc ensuite. Double garage (17.5 x 20 ft) perfect for storage & still easily have parking for 3 vehicles. Convenient separate side entrance.

$615,000

EXECUTIVE HOME

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

$849,000

Elmira - with inlaw suite including w/2 bdrms, full kit, bath, & lndry. Grand 87 x 250 ft lot overlooking farm land just steps to golf course. 3car garage & detached 4car garage/workshop Perfect for car buff or hobbyist. A must see home! MLS Call Paul direct.

$453,900

Elmira - Meet “Olivia”, another fabulous home by Verdone. 2216sqft plus fin'd bsmnt. Many quality finishes some incl: Ceramic, Hrdwd, oversized trim & mf crown moulding. MF lndy, spacious LR, Dinette walk out to covered 16.4 x 9.4ft deck. Fabulous must see kit built for convienience, French drs to mf den. Lg master w/crown moulding, 2 walk ins, lg beautiful ens w/free standing tub & oversized glass shower. MLS Call Paul Direct

Bill Norris SALES REPRESENTATIVE

$459,000

519-588-1348

www.elmiraandareahomes.com

$195,000

Everything that’s fit to print...

Plus a whole lot

ELMIRA BUNGALOW - $265,000 Updated kitchen. Ceramics throughout. Main-floor walkout. Deck & fenced yard. Side-entrance. Finished rec room. MLS. Call ROD at

519-578-7300

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IN PRINT | ONLINE | IN PICTURES | IN DEPTH

$274,900

REDUCED REDUCEDFROM FROM$289,000 $289,000

Elmira - Huge, beautiful, corner, treed lot full of perennials offers potential for pool or addition. Cathedral ceilings throughout main floor. Bright, open kit w/breakfast bar. Hardwood floors in airy living room. Whirlpool bath, Gas fp in Rec room, laundry rm walk out, Lg 19x24ft storage rm. MLS Call Paul direct.

$749,900

Woolwich - Loc’d on 20 acres. Spacious 2400 sqft bungalow equip’d w/MF lndry, sep dr, huge fin’d bsmnt & walk up to garage. Open kit & FM w/wood fp. Master w/huge walk in closet & attractive slider to 3 tiered composite deck w/hot tub. 25x36 ft insulated, heated shop, 100amp w/bathrm & phone. 20,000 sqft 2 storey barn equipped for chickens or turkeys, currently empty. 17 acres of bush w/trail, mostly hardwood & poplar. MLS Call Paul direct.

HOBBY FARM

BRIGHT & SPACIOUS find. Charming original wood details like trim, railings & built-ins add to the personality of this home. Equip’d w/3 lg bdrms, very lg bath, MF lndry & a DR so big it will fit any lifestyle. Many updates. Situated on a lg private lot backing onto stream. MLS Call Paul direct

Rod Cunningham Sales Representative rodcunningham@rogers.com

This 3 bedrm, 3 bathrm, 2000 plus sq. ft. custom built home will impress you with it's creative and original design. Large spacious yard with separate 24x24 garage/workshop. Features a main floor master bedrm with spacious 5pc. ensuite, over-sized bedrooms with walk-in closets, hardwood & ceramic throughout, partially finished basement and much, much more! MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

SOUGHT AFTER BIRDLAND LOC’N

Linwood - Very well kept home, truly a rare

CALL DIRECT

home, is a rare find! Beaming with lots of natural light, you will love the bright open concept layout, making entertaining a pleasure. Walk up your spiral staircase to your very private loft style master bedroom and spa ensuite bathroom featuring a three-way fireplace and a whirlpool tub. Enjoy your beautifully landscaped yard with fish pond while relaxing in the quiet court location. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

UNIQUE CUSTOM BUILT HOME

NEW VERDONE HOME

NEW PRICE

Built in 2008, this detached 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home upgraded with hardwood and ceramics is move in ready. With the popular open concept layout, entertaining is a breeze! Enjoy your over sized 22ft x 14ft Trex composite deck overlooking fields and a beautiful sunset. Huge master bedroom with lots of closets and windows, gas fireplace, all appliances included, gas bbq hook-up, A/C. MLS Please call Bill or Alli direct.

OPEN HOUSE - 1 Florapine Rd., Floradale | Saturday, Nov. 26th, 2-4pm

QUALITY BUILT SEMI DETACHED

currently being built by Huron Homes in mature area. Close to downtown, walking distance to restaurants & banks. Complete w/deck, MF laundry, spacious master w/lg closet & 4 pc ensuite. Double garage (17.5 x 20 ft) perfect for storage & still easily have parking for 3 vehicles. Convenient separate side entrance.

OPEN CONCEPT WITH PICTURESQUE SUNSET VIEWS

PRIVATE SALE

$379,000 61 Memorial Ave. ELMIRA Large arge 4+ bedroom family home on 1/4 acre lot. Shaded and fenced backyard, central vac, central air, large country style kitchen with island, den, main floor laundry, hardwood flooring, 2.5 bathrooms, hobby room, recreation room with in-floor heating. Large master bedroom with 2-man shower and walk-in-closet. Large deck, veranda, and heated garage (12x40). Must see. Ready to move in!

519-669-1456 - dvm975@bell.net.

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Sunlight Homes Drayton Heights

VISIT US SATURDAY AND SUNDAY!

ELMIRA REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage 519-669-3192 90 Earl Martin Dr., Unit 1, Elmira N3B 3L4

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BAMBERG – 61 ROLLING ACRES

The Edge Semi-detached homes from

BONNIE BRUBACHER Broker of Record

SHANNA ROZEMA Broker.

$2,500,000. Grand piece of property offering picturesque views of the country countryside and park like grounds. 3500 sq ft Ranch Bungalow, vaulted ceilings, 3 fireplaces, sunroom, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths and triple car garage. Additional 4000 sq ft fully insulated plus heated lower level. MLS

from

$239,990

$324,900 BRESLAU. Located in Riverland Estates! Great curb appeal, stylish décor, walkout off dinette to deck overlooking parkland, finished walkout basement, upper floor laundry, master bedroom ensuite, central air, appliances included. MLS

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION! $299,900 ELMIRA. Finished top to bottom! 3 bdrms, 4 bathroom two storey home backing onto green space/creek, open concept main floor, sunken living rm., w/gas fireplace and walkout to deck & fenced yard, spacious kitchen & dinette, master ensuite, central air, central vac. MLS

ELMIRA’S 4 BEDROOM BEAUTY

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VACANT LOT

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519.787.0203

$69,000 GLEN ALLAN. .85 acre situated on a higher elevation overlooking farmland and country views. MLS

Have a question? Email us at: info@sunlighthomes.ca $464,900 Attractive design and décor including an amazing open concept kitchen/dining/family room complete with gas fireplace and Entertainers Island. The open solid oak staircase to the 2nd floor overlooks the cozy dining/den boasting 21’ ceiling and gas fireplace. Luxurious ensuite includes separate soaker tub and tile shower, upper hall, remaining bedrooms and bath offer generous space for your family. MLS

BROKERAGE

R.W. THUR REAL ESTATE LTD. 45 ARTHUR ST. S., ELMIRA

BRAD MARTIN

519-669-2772

MVA Residential

Broker of Record,

JULIE HECKENDORN

TRACEY WILLIAMS

Res: 519.669.1068

Res: 519.669.8629

Cell: 519.505.0627

Broker

Sales Rep.

AFFORDABLE BACKSPLIT SEMI on a deep fenced lot. Parquet floors in bdrms. Updated bathroom w/ ceramic flr. Replacement windows and furnace. Newer rec room with walkup to back yard. Deck. Shed. Updated ele. panel. Central air. Lots of storage! NEW MLS $214,900.

BUYING OR SELLING?

Coach House Realty Inc. Brokerage

OFFICE PHONE: 519.343.2124 KATHY ROBINSON

159 William St., Palmerston ***Broker of Record (Across from Home Hardware) 519.292.0362

CONESTOGO -Lovely .78 acre property backs to wooded area. This home boasts character throughout - hand laid hdwd. floors, solid oak doors & trim, hand carved staircase. 3 bdrms. + nursery/hobby room. Insul. workshop. Brick driveway. 1 block to public school! MLS $629,900.

EDITH MCARTHUR DEBBIE ROY *Sales Representative *Sales Representative

519.638.2509

519.343.4817

YOUR DOLLAR WILL GO FURTHER HERE! OPEN HOUSE | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 • 1-3 PM 552 MAIN ST. PALMERSTON

GREAT BUY! $174,900. Spacious 3bdrm 1.5bath family home in excellent shape with recent updates throughout, includes eat-in kitchen, main floor laundry and large bright living room, fenced yard backs onto green space. A Must See! MLS 1141180.

You’ve come to the right place to find a home. NICE OLDER HOME on the edge of town. Natural staircase, pocket doors. Oak kitchen & spacious dining area overlooking the deep yard. Family room and living room. 2 bathrooms. Some replacement windows. Detached garage. MLS $249,900.

MONIQUE ROES Sales Representative

FABULOUS TWO STOREY

$189,990

Choose from one of our plans or let us custom build your home fully detached. Homes starting

LAURIE LANGDON Sales Representative

ROOM FOR EVERYONE! $189,900. Large 2.5 storey family home with 4 bdrms, 1.5 baths, large eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, main floor den, sunroom & laundry, much to offer plus detached garage/workshop. Come see for yourself! MLS 1144278

INCOME PROPERTY AUCTION

PERFECT STARTER HOME $158,000. 3bdrm, 2 bath family home with many updates throughout, includes separate dining room, eat-in kitchen, main floor laundry, cozy side porch with walk out to large deck & yard. Great Location! MLS 1131103.

44 Church St. W., Elmira

www.thurrealestate.com

TWIN CITY REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

519-579-4110

msaunders4@sympatico.ca www.KitchenerWaterloo-RealEstate.com

Solid Gold Realty (II) Ltd., Brokerage Independently Owned and Operated

MICHAEL J. SAUNDERS Sales Representative

OPEN HOUSE - Sunday 2-4pm, 11 Eagle Dr.

3 Arthur St. S. Elmira • www.remaxsolidgold.biz OFFICE: 519-669-5426

BERT MARTIN, BROKER

Call Bert For Your FREE Market Evaluation

COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE

Two adjoining offices in Multi-Tenant Plaza. Also 920 s/f unit consisting of two offices, reception area, kitchenette and bathroom. Located in busy plaza 10 minutes from Waterloo. MLS. Call Bert to view.

Your referrals are appreciated!

Sat. Dec. 17 ** 10:00 a.m. Duplex Plus Apartment. R6 Residential/Commercial Many possible uses. Make plans now to buy!

View essential details on: www.mooreandassociates.on.ca David Moore & Associates Inc. 519-744-7600 Real Estate Auctions an alternative way to market, buy, or sell, with success!

$369,900 GORGEOUS BACKSPLIT

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DIRECT: 519-572-2669 EMAIL: bert@remaxsolidgold.biz

Updated 4 level backsplit in super family neighbourhood. Spacious eat-in kitchen with ceramic, overlooking family room with woodburning stove & new carpeting, living room & dining room feature new gleaming hardwood and French doors. Master bedroom ensuite, bright Florida room addition, tasteful decor and fresh paint, 4th bedroom/office, newly finished rec room, hi-eff gas furnace, double garage, freshly paved driveway. IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY POSSIBLE. MLS®.

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Earth’s rotation sees to it we’re always on the move Q.

Biologically speaking, can you imagine what seven different sexes might do for some “lucky” species?

A.

That’s the number for “Tetrahymena thermophilia,” a single-celled organism found in pond water, says Shannon Palus in “Discover” magazine. The diversity may help maximize the chances of finding a mate, with an individual able to reproduce with any sex except its own. For the seven sexes A B C D E F G, the pairings become AB AC AD AE AF AG, BC BD BE BF

Strange But True Bill & Rich Sones

BG, CD CE CF CG, DE DF DG, EF EG, FG; or 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 21 possible couplings. And then there’s the slime mold “Physarum polycephalum” existing in more than 700 mating types, though not all of them are sexually compatible. Interestingly, fossil remains of

tubular organisms like corals and sponges found in South Australia offer “the earliest evidence of sexual reproduction” going back at least 565 million years. “Better get going, honey, or you’ll be late for school,” you tell your kid. “Hey, Mom, I’m already on the go plenty,” she answers back. What’s your little smart aleck got in mind this time?

Q.

A.

From science class, she begins, we know about the rotation of the Earth once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds (Roger

Highfield in “New Scientist” magazine). At the equator, this means a circle with a circumference of about 24,000 miles, so people there are moving at a speed of 1,000 miles per hour relative to the center of the Earth. At our latitude in Cleveland, this is more like 750 mph. Relative to the sun, we’re all travelling about 67,000 mph, while the solar system itself whirls around.

>> Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at strangetrue@cs.com

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19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira • 519-669-3387

Trinity United Church, Elmira “Our mission is to love, learn & live by Christ’s teachings” Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School during Worship Minister: Rev. Dave Jagger

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Zion Mennonite Fellowship

Nov. 27 at 11am

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Ron Seabrooke

Sunday School - 9:30am Worship Service - 10:45am Finding The Way Together

47 Arthur St., S. Elmira • 519-669-3153 www.thejunctionelmira.com

Sunday School at 9:30am Service at 10:30am REACH WITH LOVE. TEACH THE TRUTH. SEND IN POWER. 290 Arthur St. South, Elmira • 519-669-3973 www.ElmiraAssembly.com (Across from Tim Horton’s)

“Structured Freedom” Discovering God Together

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Gale

Worship 10:30a.m. Minister: Rev. Dr. Linda Bell

Presbyterian www.galepresbyterian.com Church 2 Cross St., Elmira • 519-669-2852

Office Hours: M-TH 9-Noon & 1-3 • E galepresbychurch@golden.net

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Nov. 27th Living a Generous Life casual dress | contemporary music | christian church

SUNDAYS AYS @ 10:30AM Services at John Mahood Public School A

5 First St., Elmira • 519-669-1459 www.elmiracommunity.org

Sunday, November 27, 2011 9:15 & 11:00 AM Guest Speaker: Dr. Timothy Warner "Emotional and Spiritual Baggage” 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira • 519-669-1296 Check out our website www.woodsidechurch.ca

SUNDAY SCHOOL

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COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR DEATH NOTICES

>>HABEL,

Jean (nee Leis) – Peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at Doon Village Retirement Residence, Kitchener, at the age of 91 years, formerly of Elmira.

>>MUNRO,

Ian M. – Peacefully, to greet the sun in Kitchener-Waterloo on November 19, 2011. Local relatives are his son Robert (Tonya) of Wellesley.

>>REGIER, Jacob George – Peacefully at Nithview Community Residence, New Hamburg, on Wedndesday, November 23, 2011, at 97 years of age. Local relatives are his daughter Marilyn Steckly and her husband Doug of Wellesley.

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>>THOMAS,

Dave – Passed away at Chateau Gardens (LTC), Elmira on Sunday, November 20, 2011 on his 81st birthday.

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>>H.U.G.S. Program – 9:15-11:15 a.m. Meet with other parents to discuss parenting and child health issues. Topic: Breakfast and lunch suggestions for toddlers; How to make meal time fun! Presented by Registered Dietitian, Karen Reitzel. No registration required. Held at Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call Heidi at 519664-3794, ext. 237 for more information. >>Woolwich Community Lions Club welcomes new members. Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Lions Hall. If interested in attending a meeting to see what we are all about; or for more information, please contact Lion chief Elaine Racey at 519 669-4469 or email at ohelaine@bell.net. >>Shepherd’s Pie Dinner with garden salad $7. Royal Canadian Legion, 11 First St. Elmira. 6 p.m. NOVEMBER 26

>>Twin

City Harmonziers presents “The Spirit of Christmas” at Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. There will be two performances 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 and can be purchased by calling the church office at 519-664-2311 or at the door. Children under 12 are free. Special guests will be The Salvation Army Band. Refreshment will follow the concert. Calvary church is wheelchair accessible and has hearing assisted.

>>Christmas Craft Bazaar from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Bridgeport United Church, 40 Bridge St. W. Kitchener. If you would like to reserve a table, please contact the church at 519-745-0931. >>The

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last visitation for 2011 in the WTHHS Historical Room at the Old School, 1137 Henry St., Wellesley, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free admission. There will be no visitation in December.

>>Vegas

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Night, Maryhill Knights of Columbus, 8 p.m. at Bridgeport Rod & Gun Club. This is an evening of chances on a spin of the wheel for turkeys, grocery hampers, quilts, hams, steaks and other items. Also penny table and Crown & Anchor. Free admission, fast food available, snack after the event. Proceeds to Maryhill Knights Monsignor Stephen Foerster Welfare Charity Trust in aid of local charities.

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>>Needle Sisters Quilters Guild meets at 7 p.m. on the 4th Monday of the month at the Elmira Mennonite Church, 58 Church St. W, Elmira. Guests welcome ($5.00). Next meeting on November 28. For more information call 519-669-3244. >>Making Baby Food – 1-3 p.m. Join registered dietitian Robin Hicken and learn hands on techniques to make your own baby food. Topics covered will include: What foods are good for your baby’s age and stage, how to choose, make and store baby food, and ways to avoid “picky eating” and nurture a “good eater.” This class will be held at

the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs. Call 519-664-3794 for more information.

DECEMBER 1

>>Medication, food and supplement interactions; 10:15-11:15 a.m. Presented by Jennifer Bruce, pharmacist and Dr. Lisa Clements, naturopath. Session will be held at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr. St. Jacobs. DECEMBER 2

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>>St. Teresa’s Annual Christmas Dinner, held at St. Teresa of Avila Church, 19 Flamingo Dr., Elmira. Meal begins at 6 p.m. Those who purchase take-out tickets can pick their meals up at 5:30 p.m., there is a limited number of tickets. Tickets available at the parish office Monday to Friday 9 a.m. 0 1 p.m. or by calling 519-669-3387. Tickets: adults $15; children 6-12 yrs $7.50; children 5 and under free. All are welcome! DECEMBER 3

>>Christmas

Bake Sale/Grocery Hamper Draw. St. Joseph’s Parish- Listowel. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. St Mary’s School – 1209 Tremaine Ave., Listowel. For more information call Doris 519-291-4376, Don 519-638-7705 or Melanie 519-291-4109.

>>Official Tree Lighting ceremony for Paradise & District Lions Club Tree of Light beside the St. Clements library at 6 p.m. Special guest: Harold Albrecht MP. Come and join in on the caroling, enjoy complimentary cookies and hot apple cider. Contact Annette Kuhn 519-699-5917 to purchase bulbs. >>Christmas Bazaar – Shop With A Mission. Wallenstein Bible Chapel, 1-4 p.m. Proceeds donated to various International Ministries. Refreshments and live music. For more information 519-669-4290. >>6th Annual Songs of the Season with Jeff Poolton and Friends; 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church, 685 Highpoint Ave., Waterloo. Free admission, donations gratefully accepted to benefit Kidsability Centre for Child Development. Additional info and music samples available at www. myspace.com/jeffpoolton. DECEMBER 4

>>Chalmers

Presbyterian Church, Winterbourne will hold its final service of worship after 141 years at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. Free-will offering for local food bank.

DECEMBER 5

>>Managing diabetes over the holidays – 12:30-1:30 p.m. The holidays can be challenging when you are managing diabetes. Learn strategies for healthy holiday eating and sample some healthy holiday recipes. Presented by Registered Dietitians, Karen Reitzel and Marg Alfieri at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. Call 519-664-3794 for information.

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WCS, Park Manor benefit from share of real estate sales Elmira agent Paul Martin’s four-year tally of contributions exceeds $70,000 James Jackson

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or the fourth consecutive year, Re/Max agent Paul Martin has donated $500 from every home sale in Woolwich Township to a charity or local community group, and this year’s recipients are Park Manor Senior Public School and the family violence prevention program offered by Woolwich Community Services. Martin is donating $8,500 to each group, a reflection of the 34 homes he has sold thus far in 2011, and will give more should he close any more deals between now and the end of December. “It’s my way of giving back to the community for allowing me to help people sell their house or find them a house,” said Martin of the donations. “You can’t take it with you,” he added with a chuckle. The large influx of cash, however, is no laughing matter and both groups said they will make wise use of the funds. “Like many of our programs the family violence prevention program tends to run with a little bit of a deficit and we don’t get funding from the ministry for preventative work,” said Kelly Christie, director of community support at WCS. She also noted that the donation coincides well with the fact that November is recognized as family violence prevention month. “This money in particular will go to support the women’s groups that we support.” This year marks the 20th anniversary of the program, and every year it helps about 100 women who are struggling with violence in their lives. It includes a fourstage women’s group that meets

on a weekly basis to discuss what control and violence look like, and it takes about a year and a half for women to complete the course. At the end of the program the women participate in an intensive weekend retreat that is the equivalent of about six months of counselling, Christie added, and the money is crucial to help keep that program running. At Park Manor school, the principal said that he doesn’t have any firm ideas of what he plans to do with the money, and that he must discuss it with his staff and school council. “If you think of our school goal of creating or developing global critical thinkers collaborating to change the world among our students, what things can we purchase to help make that happen?” remarked James Bond. “Whether it’s more technology, or classroom resources, we have to decide.” Bond also knows that the money not only helps the school, but it will indirectly help the entire region by producing better educated and more community-minded students. “There are so many things that our school community does to support the Elmira community, and this will help support the school and allow us to do more of those things. “It’s a great way for him to give back to the community, and a great way for us to give back as well.” This most recent donation by Martin takes his four-year total past the $70,000 mark. He donated $10,000 to the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena in 2008, $8,500 to both John Mahood and Riverside public schools in 2009, $27,000 to KidsAbility in 2010, and another $17,000 this year for a grand total of $71,000.

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY Re/Max agent Paul Martin has donated $8,500 to both Park Manor school and the Family Violence Prevention Program in Elmira, a sum of money greatly appreciated by Kelly Christie of WCS (above) and Park Manor principal James Bond (below). Martin donated $500 from every home sale in Woolwich Township in 2011 to the cause.

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Holiday shopping made easy, as Elmira’s merchants stay open until 11:00 p.m. with amazing sale prices and incredible selection. Once the big tree at the library is officially lit at 6:30pm firefighter’s light your walk along Arthur Street let the firefighter's while you enjoy songs of the season by carollers.

There’s even a chance you might see Santa!

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